Three times over

Pairing: Trudy/Ram & Tai-San/Mega

Others: Sammy, Salene, and Brady

Words: Lycra, Hammerhead, Fingers, Ball-n-Chain

Sentences: "My life before you was black and all I see is colour." "Seeing him in the ground could have killed me if I didn't have you." "Their lives have been turned upside down but hopefully now they can be happy."

Disclaimer: Not owning

Other: I'm kind of technically on 'vacation' until um the 25th of July- so er I won't be around much.

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(Post S5 AU)

"Salene- we need help Brady got her fingers stuck," Sammy screamed from the bottom of the stairs.

Salene froze- and let out a sigh- AGAIN!

"Sammy, Brady, and Lottie what have told you about-" she said rolling her eyes and racing down the stairs to hear Brady's hysterical screaming as she held up her hand that appeared to be caught in a… rat trap?

"Stuck," Brady wailed.

Salene looked at them, "Where did that come from?"

"Darryl put them there after he saw them in the sewer," Sammy stated.

Salene rolled her eyes, "Brain dead…" she muttered undoing Brady's fingers as she looked at the time then suddenly she heard a scream- Bray was now up, "Oh Trudy and Amber better be back soon".

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(The hotel)

"You know I was never sure why they called it ball-n-chain, like marriage is somehow a death curse," Trudy reasoned.

"Males have a negative outlook on life- they like to have illusion of being free," Ram replied typing in another key on his computer.

"You think Jay and Amber are having a decent wedding?" Trudy asked with a sigh.

Ram slammed his fist against the desk and turned to face her, "I don't know but if you ask me that one more time…"

Trudy looked down, "Sorry".

"How about you stick to the drinking?" Ram suggested.

Trudy nodded slowly brushing her purple hair from her face, "But weren't you supposed to join me, I mean that was the point of this "vacation" wasn't it?" she inquired.

Ram rolled his eyes, "Yea but that was before Mega lap handed me all these files".
Trudy turned to him, "Forget Mega. Executive order. Come on we're going to the casino," she said standing up.

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(The beach)

"Seeing him in the ground could have killed me if I didn't have you," Amber noted as they walked down the beach side.

She intentionally kicking the sand lightly while looking around for shells.
"You got me through losing Ved. It's only the same I helped you deal with Bray's death," Jay answered automatically as he watched her fiddle around some.

'Marriage, Amber. You got married. Stop bringing the conversation back to Bray. Get over it. Your celebrating and right now you're not acting happy,' Amber commanded herself.

Amber then forced a smile, "I was glad to help- so you think Salene is probably wishing our deaths about now?" she asked switching to a lighter subject.

"Probably- maybe we should we go back sooner?" Jay suggested with a small laugh.
"Nah, I like it out here"

"Yea, so do I," he added after a second, 'It's just I think I'm here with the wrong person- and I get the feeling Amber- so are you' Jay thought to himself.

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(Elsewhere)

"My life before you was black and all I see is colour. That's what Lex would sometimes say to me when no one was around. I thought it proved that we had something. He showed me depth- that he was capable of it. And then I saw him with Siva and I knew- I never stood a chance," Tai-san confessed looking at Mega as she changed out of the Lycra uniform.

"You sure you don't want to go back- we're done you know," Mega pointed.

The war over- the techno's lost. They were done for. All of his troops had been given that option- go home to their original tribes or move on. Mega had now finally had to travel to the Island to tell his last group it was decision time- and there was only one he wanted to ask that same question in person…

"No. I don't. That's why I asked you to move me out of the city in the first place. I just can't watch them together. It's too much. I have my own path to take now," Tai-san answered as she handed him her uniform shirt and zapper.

He nodded and turned around so she could finish changing, "So then where are you headed?" he inquired.

"North. I want to see the country side," she reasoned.

"Admirable," he noted.

Tai-san then tapped his shoulder and turned around- she handed him the rest as she was now in a kimino with her braids gone and hair down with a flower in her hair- she smiled at him.

"Thank you for letting me in- even if brief"

"You're a skilled worker," he reasoned.

"I know, but thanks anyway. You could have just left me a prisoner but you didn't. You could have left me to Ved but you didn't. You saved me without even intending on it. I hate to ask anything else of you… but… will you make sure you never tell Lex where I am or where you saw me? Can you tell him that I was deleted?" Tai-san inquired.

He looked at her with a bit of a bewildered look but decided to keep his inquiry silent, "If that's what you want".

"It is".

Tai-san then wordlessly looked at him and went up to him knowing that if she said anything this would all go to hell- she then leaned on toes and went up and kissed him breaking it apart a second later.

Mega then looked at her oddly, "What was that for?" he demanded.

"My way of saying thanks. I know it didn't mean anything to you but I felt obligated," she answered.

He nodded slightly with a slight roll of his eyes- he failed to get what was so appealing about that.

"Have a good life"

"You too"

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(The casino)

"Theiiiir live---s havve beeeeeeeeeeen turnedupsidedown but-hopefully-now theycan be happppppppppppppppppy," Trudy said slightly slurred as she took another sip of her drink.

"You don't actually believe that do you?" Ram challenged taking another drink himself.

"Be-li-eve wha?"

"That they'll ever be happy. Give me a break," he answered.

Jay and Amber? No way. It would last a short while until Amber would start calling out Bray's name in her sleep. Meanwhile, Jay would be after some other sweet woman, god know who next… maybe Lottie- Ram then snorted to himself.

"Hmm wonderwhy they call thiiiiiiiiiiis a Hammerhead?" Trudy asked suddenly examining her drink.

"Because that's how much your head is going to be pounding tomorrow," Ram muttered to himself, "Maybe you should lay off those now," he said in a louder tone this time.

"Layoffwhy wouuuld I wanttodothat? It's so rellaxxxxxing," she said.

Ram let out a snort as she spoke but then his amusement changed as she slumped down to the ground- half unconscious.

"Yea, now you're done- let's go"

(Sometime later)

Ram could not believe he had to carry her all the way back to the hotel- better yet how heavy someone of her stance could be- it was slightly unnerving. It was like hulling dead weight.

He finally however had to put her down as they reached the steps because she was just too damn heavy!

"Okay- can you walk from here?"

"Uh yea surewalkwhere?" she asked tripping some to make a stance as she leaned against the pillar.

"Okay on second thought- you hang there- I'll catch my breath and we'll go together," he said.

"Oh whatever" she said dismissingly tossing her hand over her head.

Ram rolled his eyes- he was never EVER talking a female drinking again, especially one with such a low tolerance for drinking.

"Ohlook at-" Trudy began before suddenly feeling her face turn green.

She then leaned down and threw up. Ram watched in horror and looked down noticing she got his boots, "Damn it".

(5-10 minutes later)

Now he was staggering down the hall trying to carry her over his shoulder- god she was really dead weight now- holding on to her mouth and dragging herself after him half out of it. This was a nightmare!

Finally, he reached the room- and pulled Trudy into it and literally threw her to the bed and she fell onto it face down- she then groaned and turned herself over as Ram went over to actually get her physically into it.

What he didn't expect though was for her to then randomly climb up and look at him, "ThanksRam," she mumbled as suddenly kissed him.

Ram pulled and pushed her off, "Now, I know you've really had too much," he said blinking a bit in shock as she fell back turned over and shut his eyes.

He then decided it wasn't worth his effort to actually do anymore so he got up and head back down the hall- may Java never ever find about this…

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