Spill
Chapter: 1
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Rating: PG (to go up in later chapters)
Pairing: Rose/Joel
Synopsis: It is a Friday night and Rose realizes that she really needs
to get out more.
Author's Notes: Related is not mine so you don't have to rub it in. It
hurts enough knowing that Kyle Howard will never be with me. This takes place between the 4th and 5th episodes.
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Joel gave a quick rap upon the door before opening it. He poked his head into the room. "Are you decent?"
Rose was perched on the edge of her bed. "Aren't you supposed to wait for my response before you look in?"
He grinned widely and closed the door behind him. "And miss out on the chance that you might not be decent? Never."
She rolled her eyes as he grabbed a stray chair, sitting backwards on it. He smirked. "So, spill."
She frowned. "Spill what? Who says I want to spill anything? I might want to remain unspilled," she babbled defensively.
He shrugged. "You sounded like you needed to spill on the phone. Plus is seems like the only reason you want me to come over now is to spill." He waved his hand at her. "Which I completely don't mind! So come on. Unload. Vent. I am here for you to bog down with your baggage."
Her mouth opened and for a moment, it looked like she was going to protest. Instead she said in a rush with that trill she got whenever she complained about her sisters, "MarjeesaidthatInevertakechancesandIknowshesaysitallthetimeitreallybothersmeandyoudon'tthinkIamboringdoyouImeanItakechancesIdodon'tI?"
His eyes widen and she continued quickly after taking a breath.
"ImeanIdyedmyhairadnIknowyoudidn'tactuallyseeitbutIdid.Itwasreallyblue!Likeblue.youhavenoideaandIdroppedpremed!Thosearehughchancesright?"
Joel winced. "Uh…"
She took a deep breath and finished in a blessedly slower pace. "I know I shouldn't let this bug me anymore. But…"
"…It does." he finished.
She sighed. "Yeah."
He nodded. "You're right you shouldn't let it." He shrugged "But she is your sister so when she says stuff like that, you are gonna listen." He offered up a smile. "You're not boring, Rose. You take more chances then most people I know. And you dropping Pre Med to go into Theater should give you an 'Official Free Spirit and Wild Child' card for the next 5 years at least, no matter what else you do."
This seemed to placate her and she smiled lightly. "Thanks."
He sighed. "What I am here for." After a moment. "So, it is Friday night, what is a Wild Child like you doing this night? Something full of nudity, debauchery and maybe even an arrest at the end of it, I assume."
She frowned a little. "I was going to try getting a head start on a paper that is due next week."
Joel stared.
Rose winced and dropped her face into her palms. "Oh god. That is really lame isn't it?"
Joel pursed his lips and moved from his chair to sit down beside her on her bed. "No."
She peeked through her fingers up at him.
He smiled widely. "Yes."
She groaned and hid her face again this time shifting sideways a bit, leaning against his side.
He paused as the contact between them made his heart rate instantly increase and he steadied himself before he let his hand fall lighting on her back, giving her an awkward pat. Was it sad that he actually counted all the times that he had touched her?
Rose mumbled into her hands. "Help me, Joel."
He frowned as he was pulled from his contemplations. "Help you?"
She sat up quickly and he reluctantly drew his hand away.
"Yes! Help! Take me somewhere! A party! Or a …kegger! Something! I would even take a …bar mitzvah! Anything to save me from doing homework that isn't actually due for another week and a half on a Friday night."
She stood up suddenly and Joel leaned back.
She scowled to no one in particular. "I mean, I'm young. I could even be considered hot right?"
Joel swallowed. "Uh…yeah. Definitely."
"I should be out! It is my 'young and hot' duty," she said with conviction.
Joel nodded dumbly. "Absolutely."
She offered a hand.
He studied her outstretched hand for a second. "I guess I know of a couple parties that are on tonight." He took it and she helped pull him up.
She gave him a wide, if slightly nervous smile. "Perfect, let the debauchery begin."
He shot her a devious grin. "And the nudity?"
She gave him a smack on the arm and a small shove to the door.
"Ow, alright just debauchery it is then."
She gave him another push out the doorway and started to close it after him.
He frowned. "Wait? I thought we were going out. Why…"
She gave him an incredulous look. "I am not going out into public in…" she waved her swept her hand over her body, "this"
He tilted his head slightly. She was wearing a pair of sweats and pink T-shirt that stated 'Eeny Meeny Hiney Moe' with a pink rabbit pointing to its butt. He couldn't help but smile. "What? I think you look cute."
Rose rolled her eyes. "Yeah right, now get out."
He feigned a scowl and put his hand on the door, keeping it open. "Oh so they are good enough for me but not for anybody else?"
She gave him a look before placing a hand on his chest. "You're special, what can I say." She gave him a shove and the door slammed shut on his nose.
"Right." Joel tried hard not to read too much into that.
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So, I have several chapters written that follow after this. You wanna see what happens next? Hit that delightful little purple button.