A/N: Ta da! This is it! The final chapter! Thank you so much every single person who has read, reviewed, or followed this story; I would never have even started it without the reviews on my Ruby Redfort one-shot, 'Always'. I really hope you've enjoyed reading 'Ruby's Rule 6' as much as I have enjoyed writing it! :)
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"Did Hitch ever tell you how he did it?"
"Did what?"
"Found us. You know, rescued us."
"I just kinda assumed he has superpowers. I mean, seriously, I don't think it's even possible for the guy to get hurt. Have you ever seen him get so much as a paper cut?"
"The dude is awesome." Ruby grinned. "Remember the dress I was wearing?"
"Yes." Clancy answered immediately. He wasn't going to forget that in a hurry.
"Remember the kinda translucent broach that was on it?"
"It looked like a tiny bird?"
"Yeah - well Hitch got Mrs Digby to put a tracking device in it."
"No!" Clancy's jaw dropped. "He did not!"
"He did." Ruby nodded, laughing. "It would be creepy, if it hadn't saved both of our lives."
"Did LB know?"
"What's your obsession with LB?"
"If Hitch isn't a superhero, then LB must be; she knows everything!"
"How do you know I'm not a superhero?" Ruby and Clancy almost fell out of the oak on Amster Green as a voice called from below them.
"Hitch!" Clancy's voice was about an octave higher than usual. "How long have you been stood there?"
"Long enough. Come on, Redfort, you're needed. LB wants to speak to you."
Clancy paled considerably. "You see?" He hissed. "She knows we were talking about her."
"Don't be a duh brain." Ruby joked, climbing down to the ground with ease. Clancy followed, slightly less gracefully, and Hitch shook his head.
"Come on, kid, you know you can't come." He said apologetically. Clancy flopped onto the ground, leaning against the trunk of the tree.
"Yeah, I know. I'll wait here." He said, only slightly out of breath. Climbing trees was hard with only one working arm.
"Sorry, Clance, duty calls." A month ago, Clancy would have been put out that he was being left here, sat on the ground, by himself. But it no longer bothered him. "I'll tell you everything when I get back."
"You promise?" Clancy teased.
"I promise." Ruby smiled, and she and Hitch left. Clancy stretched out in the shade underneath the great oak tree, glancing at his watch. '15:40', it read. Four hours and twenty minutes until he had to be back at home. He and Ruby had been planning on going back to her house for dinner courtesy of Mrs Digby, but now she was off in Spectrum business, they'd probably end up skipping the meal anyway. Or maybe it was nothing, and she'd be back in an hour or so, laughing about something cryptic that LB had told her, and they'd head to a diner. Either way, Clancy didn't really care; he just leaned back against the tree and watched people passing by, going about their own business. He could wait for Ruby Redfort for forever and a day.
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'Clancy Crew,' Ruby thought as she sat in Hitch's car ten minutes later: 'Is not every smart kid's smart kid. Sure, he doesn't exactly blend in, but at first glance, there is nothing about him that makes him particularly special either. He isn't a Spectrum agent; he isn't an experienced free runner; he definitely isn't an expert at French. But he is kind. He's loyal, and he's clever, and he's patient, when he wants to be. And most importantly; Clancy Crew, whatever else he may be, is mine.'
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Rule 6: Never have a friend who would sell you out.
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A/N: So... What next? ;) I'd appreciate any suggestions for fanfics for Casualty, Teen Titans, Star Trek, Blackadder, iZombie... Anything that I've seen, really - and again, thank you for taking the time to read this story! xx