Changing of the weather

Pairing: Danni/Ryan

Words: fire, passion, beauty, fine wine, and bath salts.

Lines: "People seem to hate me", "Every time I look at him/her I want to be sick… it just reminds me of everything I've lost", "People don't change; feelings do".

Rating: Up to PG13

Disclaimer: I don't own anything it belongs to Cloud Nine and whoever else owns it

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(Season 2)

It was a day of beauty in some respects- Lex and Tai-san had gotten married. Dancing, drinking fine wine, a decent amount of food eaten, and a good time happened for maybe for the first time since the virus for the members of the Mallrats.

However, it was not without bitter sweetness. Salene and Ryan should have been married that day as well but that fell to pieces. Or as Salene would have said the passion was no longer there- but Ryan felt another way- that her passion of fire burned for another- named Bray.

The only other person is equally depressing spirits was Danni who had been left by Bray that morning for who else- but Salene.

Ryan was now at the table drinking- as Danni came through going to straight to the kitchen sink and pulling out a box with the label "bath salts" on it.

"Hey," Ryan said suddenly to her feeling that she could probably use a friend noticing the look on her face.

It was the same one- he had been wearing all day as well.

"Hi… what's up- how are you dealing?" Danni inquired.

"Poorly but I could ask you the same thing- and chances are it would be the same wouldn't it?" Ryan asked.

"Yea but least they all worried for you and about your broken heart. People seem to hate me here for some reason- they all gloated all day that Bray finally left me- for Salene," Danni said sadly.

"No, that's not true- they just couldn't stand the competition you were giving them," Ryan told her.

"You really think so?" she said hopefully.

"I know so… so what's the with the…"

"Oh! Well I figure since everyone here is treating this wedding as an excuse to use up all our resources it's only fair I do the same. And seeing as I'm quite depressed- I'm fancying myself one very long bath," Danni informed him with a sad smile.

"Sounds like plan," Ryan agreed.

Danni was about to leave but then she stopped and sat down, "So what else is on your mind- you look like your guilty of something".

Ryan sighed and looked at her- no use in denying it now, "I should be more upset that Salene left me. I reckon I must have changed over night or somethin'. 'Cause up till as far as I can remember recently- I thought she was my world and then this morning hit- I felt numb… like I had almost expected it. I didn't even care that she was pregnant with my child," Ryan told her.

Danni gave him a sympathetic look, "Ryan- people don't change; feelings change. You didn't change just because you're feelings did. You didn't do anything wrong- it's just maybe your feelings were changing long before now and it took till now to realise it," Danni told him.

"Maybe… is it the same with you and Bray?"

"No. My feelings are the same since he left me which are… every time I look at him, I want to be sick… it just reminds me of everything I've lost. That I'm suffering and he's not- and it makes me ill. It makes me ill to left like that when he supposed to be such a good guy but if he was- then why did he do this to me- like this? You know?" she said.

"Yea, I do know- and I even understand it"

"Somehow I knew you would," Danni agreed, she then looked at the shift in the sky pattern, "It's late I should go," she said after a minute.

"Yea, so should I"

"Hey Ryan?" Danni said.

"Yea"

"Thanks for everything"

"No, Danni- thank you".

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Word count: 795 (with counters and such not just text)

The end

A/N: Kinda sweet, kinda sad, and done