Ninja Spirit: A Whole New Adventure
Part 6: How many ninja's does it really take to change a light bulb?
Note: Whelp, it took pretty long cause of my midterms but here it is! Chapter 6 of Ninja Spirit! I just watched all the movies so I'm in my phase again. And is it just me or did the only guy who stayed around the guy who played Colt? Maxy baby that is…lol anyways hope you enjoy it!
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"Pass the…er…" Ruby trailed off as she searched for the name in the depths of her mind. As she stood there on the ladder, a small snicker came from around the corner of the hall but it quickly died off as Ruby muttered a curse under her breath and glanced down at the awaiting eyes below her.
Rocky rolled his eyes ignoring her spacey moment and handed her the screwdriver. "Do you want to trade spaces? You aren't exactly helping this along you know."
Blushing enough to match her flamboyant name, Ruby waved her hand a bit. "No sorry, I just didn't get that much sleep last night that's all. Anyways, I'm very capable of doing a simple job like changing a light bulb."
'Or so one might think.' Rocky thought with a small smile. With his usual gentle and kind beam plastered on his face, Rocky reached up and pointed skyward to where the glass covering on the light bulb lay. "Well then get to it."
Ruby made a 'pssh' sound before reaching up, leaving her hold on the ladder, and started unscrewing the light covering. As she teetered slightly she stopped and gave another glance to the overall clad Rocky, "You better not let me fall. If you do I'll be sure to land on you, you know that right?"
Rocky laughed a bit and kept a hold on one of her legs the other on the ladder. "Yeah, yeah, no trust. I know we just met but as a fellow elder in this house hold I'd think you'd at least trust me as much as I could throw you."
"Throw me?" Ruby asked softly as she handed the covering down to Rocky, letting his hand leave her for the moment without commenting, before grabbing the light bulb. "I doubt you could throw me let alone pick me up."
"You'd be surprised!" Rocky called as he grabbed her up off of the ladder balancing her on his shoulder. Smiling in amusement at her yelp and soft scream, Rocky patted her leg. "Calm down will you?"
"Calm down?! You're going to drop me. I know it! Besides I have to finish screwing!" She held the screwdriver up before squeaking and clinging to Rocky's head.
After a few moments of silence Rocky snickered and snorted. In realization of what she had just said, Ruby blushed. "I-I didn't mean it like that!"
"Ehem…" Rocky cleared his throat before depositing Ruby on the ground. "surree you didn't."
Ruby muttered something about boys as she climbed up and reattached the glass covering on the light fixture, in record time one might add. As if her fear from earlier was gone, Ruby jumped and landed gracefully on the ground after doing an impressive twirl.
Clapping his hands together at the small show, Rocky laughed. "I'm amazed."
"Chauvinistic, knew you were too good to be true." Ruby flashed a large grin before straightening out her ponytail. "Check on stage one."
At the raise of the eyebrow from Rocky, Ruby brushed past him and patted his shoulder. "Honestly, I don't see why they assigned two people to this job. It only takes one person to change a light bulb."
"Maybe grandpa thought you needed company then." Blowing his hair out of his face almost irritated, Rocky picked up the ladder and moved it down the hall. "Or maybe he knew you were so paranoid about falling off a ladder."
With a soft yawn Ruby pointed to her own forehead. "Or maybe it's opposite and he just was worried you wouldn't get the job done."
As if he was being lured on by the idea of competition, Rocky's blue eyes twinkled as he set the ladder down. Tugging on his overall straps a moment he retied the green sweatshirt around his waist and pulled his baseball cap from his back pocket on to rest on his head almost crown like. "Or perhaps he already knew we would think of this, and knew we would start talking about why he sent us both to do it. In turn causing us not to get the job done. But when we realize how short of time we have left we can rush and two pairs of hands are always faster then one."
Ruby blinked, and blinked, then blinked yet again. "You are very confusing Rocky, and yet very deep. A deep thoughtful person."
Sharing a small bout of laughter they turned to the job at hand and went into a silence for the next few moments.
"Um, Ruby?"
~Rocky's POV~
Clearing my throat I handed her the last light bulb watching the back of her head. Hearing her silent hum in response of my inquiry of her, I paused and took the burnt light bulb from her.
"So what's the deal with your sisters and you?" Sure it was a touchy subject, but I noticed from the beginning that they weren't really blood related. Natter had a bit of Japanese in her that was obvious. Now Storm, at first glance they do seem like sisters.
They were almost the matching pair of Colt and I, but they were girls. But after last night and the pillow fight it was obvious they weren't. I sensed a bit of resentment and awkwardness in their obviously strained relationship. Something one doesn't often find in siblings even in the worst situations.
"What...do you mean?" I noticed the falter in her voice and knew she knew exactly what I meant.
"Are you all adopted?" I asked in a low voice.
Ruby's head snapped around as she turned sharply to stare down at me. We stayed like that for a while and silently had a conversation that aloud would have been very difficult.
Her eyes told me that in fact I had hit the nail on the head. She was adopted, as were her sisters and they had no relation at all. Her wrinkled up brow, which led to a soft frown, told me otherwise though. They told me, that though they have different blood running threw their veins; there really was no difference. On the inside she felt as if they were all intertwined, that just having different heritage didn't matter. But then I saw it, hidden deep in the hazel tinged windows of her eyes…
"Oh…" I broke the look and cleared my throat once more my voice cracking as it does ever so often. "I'm sorry, that was rude."
"Yes it was." She snapped at me. Suddenly things seemed awkward until I looked up again and saw her smiling. "But that's alright Samuel. It is a touchy subject, but I'm all right with sharing. Though if you had said that to Storm I'm sure you would have been drop kicked."
Relieved I took a deep breath and let it out. But slowly I smirked sideways and said in a teasing manner. "It's Rocky, not Samuel."
"Alright, that was fair." Ruby smiled widely. "After all if I were you I wouldn't want someone calling me by my real name as it is."
"And just what might your real name be miss Ruby?" Winking I helped her down to the ground again.
"aahh, please don't call me Miss, Rocky." She giggled and stretched almost cattishly. "Jennifer McClaret."
Surprised, I hadn't expected her to actually tell me, I tilted my head. "Jennifer McClaret…" Not liking the way it rolled off my tongue I raised an eyebrow, "That's a very ironic last name you have there 'Jennifer.'"
Ruby rolled her eyes and smacked me upside my head. "It is isn't it?" (AN: see end of chapter for explanation if you don't know)
Yelping softly I opened my mouth to say something else but was interrupted by a yell from the hallway over.
"Rocky! Get everyone and gather up! We have a training in five minutes!" I watched as Tum Tum ran by, the small Natter girl following covered in some kind of gunk. Shaking my head I motioned towards them.
"You can follow them, Ruby, I'll go get Storm and Colt." I saw a doubt in her eyes as if she was pondering whether I could handle this small task. Smirking I tugged on the overall straps once more. "Don't worry I won't get lost. I use to live here you know."
"Oh alright, but don't take long…Sammy boy!" I fumed slightly as I watched her go sprinting down the hall after the two youngest of the household, yelling to them to wait up.
Turning I folded up the ladder and shook my head. We hadn't even finished the light bulbs. Putting the ladder up in the utilities closet I coughed as a strong scent of flora reached my nose. It was like some elderly woman was around and had overdosed on her perfume. Slamming the closet door shut I made my way to the dojo where Colt and Storm were supposed to be.
Not seeing Colt dusting outside of it I paused and sighed as I heard their bickering inside. Sliding open the door I raised my eyebrow. Now this was a sight…
"….I'm really good with names ya know!" Listening to Colt I looked at him with boredom before noticing that Storm had spotted me. She looked like a bass fish as her mouth opened and closed, obviously having been about to reply to Colt's comment.
Noticing their position just now I almost missed her greeting me with an almost Colt like drawl. Turning to her again I struggled to talk a moment before shaking my head and getting myself together. Really they must have just slipped on the waxed floors, after all they were only teenagers!
Relaying the message Tum Tum had given me. Storm tried to get to her feet but fell, Colt barely dodging, and letting her hit the ground. Not really listening to her I just shook my head. "You guys take your time."
I couldn't help but rub my eyes as I grumbled and went down towards the stream where we so often trained. I had a feeling that with these girls around things were about to get so much more complicated.
~~~End Chapter 6
A/N: The thing is…McClaret, claret. Claret is a synonym for ruby. Lol! I actually thought that up before hand! I mean sure Colt got his name cause he's all wild and Tum Tum …well that's self explanatory, but Ruby got her name based on the fact she so much fits herself, there is no way to change her. Storm, well she has issues as many of you know, and Natter…likes to talk hence Natter.
Well there you have it. Ruby's real identity revealed. Here's something I totally forgot to do last chapter…the thank you's!
For chapter 4 thank you's…
Isis- YO! Thanks for the review I'm glad you liked it!
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Joerule- I will! I promise I will!
Moonlights Sundance- Ah I'm not sure but love might just be a new issue for Storm and Colt but no promises of course! Heh.
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For last chapter-
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Wow...that was a lot of thank you's. Anyways as a present here's a preview of the next chapter…
Glancing from the mess on the floor to her partner in crime and then her father Natter sheepishly gave a huge grin. "oops?"
(Not much, but for any Natter and Tum Tum fans out there it's going to be one fun chapter!)
Angelfish-Smile