This chapter last updated: Jul 14/ 04
Later that night; Rally was in her room, getting ready to go out, when Minnie May walked in. "Where're you going?" May asked, innocently.
"None of your business," Rally replied.
"Are you going out on a date with Bean?" Minnie May asked playfully, a wide grin plastered across her face.
"It's not like that, Minnie May."
"Right..." May said, rolling her eyes.
"We're just going to talk."
"And pigs can fly."
"Minnie May..." Rally was starting to get annoyed.
"Then why are you going?"
"To talk; just like I said."
"About Maggie?"
"Mostly."
"There's more?" May asked, excitedly. "Are you going to start dating?"
"Not a chance, Minnie May. He's creating the crimes I'm supposed to stop. It would never work."
"Aw, you don't really mean that do you? The way you two were kissing today – don't tell me you didn't feel anything. Don't you care about him?"
"You're wrong, Minnie May. First of all, he kissed me—not the other way around. And I'm not happy about it."
May pouted, "Damn... But it looked like you were kissing back, Rally. I mean, If you weren't, you would've pushed him away and started beating him with whatever you could get your hands on, right?"
Rally sighed. "I'm not going to date him, Minnie May. So give it up." She paused. "Besides, he's a lot stronger than me. I couldn't have pushed him away if I tried."
"'If?' Oh... so there is something going on."
"No, nothing's going on. He surprised me. I didn't have much of a chance to react. He kissed me just when you opened the door."
"Ooh! How sneaky," Minnie May said with a grin, "I like it!"
"Minnie May, I'm only going to restrain myself from making him sorely regret that incident because I know how important Maggie's safety is to you. Quit jumping to conclusions."
"I guess this means your hobby's still more important than romance, huh?"
"Why would that change?"
"The way you argue with him—I don't think you really hate him. I mean, you argue with me a lot, but you still love me, right?"
"That's debatable."
"Rally!" May whined. "Come on, we're still friends, right?"
Rally laughed, "Yes, Minnie May, of course we're still friends. But I don't see that happening with Bean. He's a criminal, and I enforce the law, remember? Working out any kind of agreement with him is iffy, at best. I'm still not sure about trusting him. But I'll do what I can to make sure he can help protect Maggie, okay?"
"Thanks, Ral. But I still think you two care about each other." Minnie May stuck her tongue out at Rally. "Besides, I think you'd make a cute couple." She smiled.
Rally made an angry fist, "One of these days, Margaret!"
"Promise you'll be nice, Irene."
"I'll be as nice as possible, Margaret."
Notes:
Rally's given name is really Irene.
"May" is derived from the name Margaret.