I DON'T OWN GHOSTBUSTERS AND I AM MAKING NO PROFIT OFF THIS. I ONLY OWN ROSE.

Chapter 8

After Rose and the guys saw the commercial air for the first time, Peter announced that they needed to put a sign up.

So the next day, Peter called a guy named Marty and had him paint the sign, with Peter "helping". Well, in all actuality, Peter just watched him paint the sign.

"Honestly, Peter, you could at least hold the bottom of the ladder to make sure he doesn't fall and break his neck!" Rose called out to Peter. Marty looked down at her in alarm and she shrugged and said, "But, hey, don't worry, the odds of that actually happening is probably a million to one, Marty!"

Rose turned her attention back to her lazy brother, who raised his hands, palms turned toward the sky, and said, "Hey, sis, I am helping. It's called supervising!"

Rose made a face at him and walked over to the ladder and braced it so that Marty wouldn't fall and break his neck. Unfortunately, she was left alone with her brother during this event. Ray was out trying to find a suitable car for the Ghostbusters and Egon was far too busy working on their ghost catching equipment to come out and berate Peter with her.

She loved her brother dearly, but sometimes, he was just too much for one person to handle. As she made sure that the ladder wouldn't move unless she wanted it to, Peter called out, "You don't think it's too subtle, Marty? You don't think that people will drive down and not see the sign?"

Marty turned as far as he could without placing himself in danger of falling and shook his head at Peter. Rose then heard a curious noise, like an ambulance siren. She turned around and saw a dark blue hearse pulling up, with Ray driving it.

"You can't park that here!" Peter joked. Ray climbed out of the car and said, "Everybody can relax. I found the car!"

Peter looked it up and down as Ray said, "Needs some suspension work, and shocks, and brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear and-"

Rose's eyes had been getting wider with everything Ray said about the car, so she was happy that Peter interrupted him. "How much?" Peter asked.

"Only 4800." Peter and Rose's faces fell at exactly the same time. He paid 4800 for that?

However, she didn't want to hurt Ray's feelings, so she masked her disappointment. There wasn't any need, though, because Ray just kept saying what the car would need. "And maybe new rings, also mufflers, a little wiring..."

Eventually, Ray gave up on listing everything and drove the car into the firehouse. Luckily, there was a space that acted as a garage, so the car fit perfectly.

"Hey, Rose, I'm gonna start working on the car. Do you maybe wanna help me?"

"Uh, sure, Ray. I know nothing about cars though. I don't know how much help I'm gonna be."

Ray smiled and said, "I'm sure you'll do fine. Just hand me the tools I ask for, okay?"

Rose nodded and shrugged. Seems that's all I'm good for. Handing people tools.

Peter left the two of them and walked toward his "office", which was right behind Janine's desk. Janine was just sitting there, reading a magazine. Peter stopped next to her and said, "Janine! Any calls?"

"No," she replied. Rose craned her neck to look at Janine.

"Any messages?" Peter asked.

"No."

"Any customers?"

"No, Dr. Venkman."

Peter nodded and said, "Good job, innit? Type something will you? We're paying for this stuff..."

He walked past her desk and Janine stared at him as he did. "Don't stare at me! You've got the bug eyes..."

That was really rude, Pete. Rose thought. Peter stopped, turned around, and said, "Janine! Sorry about the bug eyes thing. I'll be in my office."

Rose rolled her eyes but then raised her eyebrow when Egon popped out from under the desk.

"Hey, Egon, what were you doing down there?" Rose called out, waggling her eyebrows. Ray looked around at Rose and then Janine and Egon and then snorted. Egon looked at her, blushed, and glared at her. "I was fixing Janine's computer."

"You're very handy," Janine told him. Ray and Rose tried to stifle their laughter. Seeing Janine trying to flirt with Egon was hilarious. "I can tell. I bet you like to read a lot, too."

Egon simply replied, "Print is dead." He knelt down next to Janine's monitor and started fiddling with it.

Ooh, sorry Janine. Keep trying, though.

"Oh, that's very fascinating to me," Janine continued, not to be deterred. "I read a lot myself. Some people think I'm too intellectual, but I think it's a fabulous way to spend your spare time. I also play racquetball. Do you have any hobbies?"

Rose leaned forward and whispered to Ray, "Janine sounds like she's at a speed dating convention."

Ray chuckled and nodded his agreement. Egon clearly didn't understand what she was trying to do because he sighed and said, "I collect spores, mold, and fungus," before walking away.

Ray shook his head and then opened the hood of the car and propped it up. He bent over into it and apparently reached down far. Rose was treated to a very nice view of Ray's butt. Rose let herself get semi-distracted and had to keep shaking her head to clear her mind when Ray asked her for a tool.

Apparently, she got so distracted that she couldn't hear Ray's voice anymore because he slowly came out of the car and turned around. He waved a hand in front of her face and she came crashing back to Earth.

"Didn't you hear me, Rose?"

Rose shook her head and Ray said, "What were you staring at?"

Rose raised an eyebrow and said, "Well, my eyesight may not be the best, but I'm not blind, Ray."

"Huh?"

Rose huffed and, taking a stab at being blunt, said, "Ray, you are very attractive man."

Ray turned red, which by now was to be expected. Rose just plowed on and said, "You were practically upside down in that car. I had a very nice view of your butt. That's what I was staring at."

Ray had steadily been going redder and redder, until he looked like he was on fire. "R-Really?" he squeaked. Rose nodded and he said, "O-oh. Well...I...I mean...uh..."

Ray gave up on trying to say something and just went back inside the car. Rose sighed and was about to say something to Ray, but then she noticed a woman walking in, looking kind of scared and worried. She had wild curly hair and was, from what Rose could see, very pretty.

"Hello?" she called out. Rose busied herself with the tools so that she wouldn't have to talk to this woman. She didn't know why, but she felt that Peter should be the one to deal with her. The woman walked right by the car and apparently didn't notice Ray.

How could she not notice him, especially in those pants? I am the only one who appreciates Ray's hotness?! Rose thought. But that was fine with her, if she was. Then she could have Ray all to herself.

Although the woman didn't notice Ray, Ray noticed her and looked behind him at the woman and then at Rose, frowning. Rose shrugged and mouthed, "Customer?"

Ray mouthed back, "Maybe."

His face had gone back to the normal color but when he remembered what happened, he turned a light pink and smiled at Rose. She rolled her eyes and walked to the side of the car and Ray looked at her, a cautious look in his eyes.

"Ray, every time I say something flirtatious or do something flirtatious to you, you blush like a madman. Why?"

Ray swallowed and avoided her eyes. Rose hesitantly touched Ray's cheek and he looked back up at her. His voice was incredibly soft when he spoke. "I guess I'm just not used to someone like you being interested in me. I don't...I've never been good at this."

"What do you mean, someone like me?"

"Rose, I wish you could see yourself the way I do. I wish you could see how amazing you are. How beautiful you are. How much you deserve better than me, Rose."

"Better -? Ray, there is no better than you. Not in my world. You're it for me. You're everything I've ever dreamt of."

Ray blushed yet again but this time he looked directly in her eyes. "You know, we really shouldn't do this. You're my best friend's little sister. Peter would kill me."

"Ray. I don't care what Peter would say or think. It isn't up to him."

"Really?" Ray asked. "I know how much you mean to each other. I would think that you would want his approval."

"Ray, of course I would want him to approve. But if he refused to, then I would tell him to screw himself and go on being with you. I wouldn't let something like that stop me."

Rose leaned forward and kissed Ray as best she could with the car being there. They tried to make it last as long as they possibly could but Ray ended it when they heard Peter's voice.

"I'm Peter Venkman," Peter was talking to the woman who had walked in. Ray and Rose smiled at each other and they both moved away from the car. "May I help you?"

"I-I don't know. What I'm about to say may sound a little unusual."

"Oh, that's all we get day in, day out around this place. Come into my office, Miss-"

"Barrett, Dana Barrett."

Ray and Rose looked at each other and Rose said, "I think we have a customer, Ray."

Ray grinned and nodded. He put his arm around Rose's shoulders and they started walking toward Peter's office, knowing that Peter would probably need their help. Little did they know that Miss Dana Barrett was only the beginning of a long and unbelievable journey into the paranormal.