author: rainyday101
raiting: pg for now but it will most likely pg13 later on
disclaimer: besides my cd collection, and my cat nos, I own nothing. This includes the Tribe and evrything affiliated with it.
summary: while working on a project together jack starts to rethink his opinion of ram (ramjack) SLASH
a/n: okay just a reminder kiddies this is slash. on the off chance that anybody is actually reading this story I will be moving soon and it will be a couple of weeks before we get internet going so I wont be able to post anything during that time. However I fully plan to have at least three chaptors written by then and will post them as soon as I can.
chapter 0ne
Jack sat at the computer terminal next to Ram. They were working on creating a program that would enable them to know everything Mega did on the computer, every keystroke that him or anyone at the hotel made Ram and Jack would know about.
The only problem was that Jack was finding it increasingly hard to concentrate. Ever since Ellie had broken up with him stating that he never payed any any attention to her, he had started to develop a very disturbing attraction to a certain ex-head honcho of the technos.
Jack found this alarming on many levels and had written a list of everything that was wrong with Ram : he's a guy, he's evil, he's a guy, he would punch me if he ever found out I felt this way, he's a guy, he would probably laugh in my face after the aforementioned punching and then tell everyone i've ever met about the craziness that has apparently taken over my commen sense, oh yeah and did i mention that HE'S A FUCKING GUY! While Jack was busy repeating his list to himself he failed to notice Ram giving him a very strange look and was therefore quite startled when Ram agitatedly said "who's a guy"?
Jack jumped a foot in the air and startded to blush furiously. "um, nobody, i wasn't trying to talk out loud, i was just, erm, thinking" he finished lamely. Ram continued to look at him strangely and Jack almost blurted out exactly who he had been thinking about under the penetrating stare but Ram abrubtly turned away and went back to work leaving Jack free to work on returning his face to a less lobstery shade.
They continued working until they both had migraines and Ruby was yelling at them to come down for dinner if they wanted to eat because she certainly was not going to serve them. When Jack asked if he was coming Ram just waved his hand in the way that only he could, half distracted but still managing to be imperious and make you want to apoligize for wasting his time. Jack couldn't help but find it endearing.
With that alarming thought causing him to blush again Jack thought to himself 'gonna need to get that under control, I didn't even blush this bad when me and Ellie first had sex. If i don't cut this out Ram's definatly going to notice. After all he's not dumb.
"Who's not dumb"? Jack jumped and looked at Ruby who wore a semi-interested look on her face. "um... nobody?
Ruby now appeared focused. 'Damn, great going Jack, you know the quickest way to get Ruby's attention is to play dumb'. "Just sombody i've been thinking a lot about recently".
Ruby had a decidedly evil glint to her eyes now "A girl perhaps"? If anybody else had asked the question it would have seemed perfectly innocent, but ever since slade broke her heart she seemed rather determined to fix everyone's problems. Although when Jack thought about it Ruby might be meddlesome but she was helpful and could keep a secret.
"If i tell you somthing will you promise not to tell anyone"? Ruby eagerly agreed and after getting two glassed filled with somthing alcholic-Jack wasn't really a drinker so he didn't know what-she led him up to her room and sat him on her bed while she took a chair across from him.
"Well"? she prodded. Jack took a deep breath and dove right in. "It's not a girl i've been thinking of". Ruby appeared confused for a second and then clearly a lightbulb went off because she got a startled look on her face and said 'oh' a few times.
Jack was seriously starting to regret telling her this, and was getting ready to leave when Ruby suddenly spoke up "who"? Jack turned around to face her so he could try and read her expession. Well she didn't seem disgusted, in fact now that the suprise had worn away she seemed quite curious.
"um it doesn't really matter you'd just laugh anyways, and it's not like he feels the same way in fact he'd probably beat me up if he ever found out. Besides he dosn't like any body the only thing he likes is creating computer..." Jack trailed off when he noticed Ruby was starting to get that annoying 'i've got a plan and i'm going to put it into action whether you like it or not' look
. 'Crap now she now who it is' Jack thought desolatly.
"Look, Ruby please don't do anything that would make want to hide under my cover and never show my face again" Ruby nodded her head distractedly and made muttered "yea, yea, of course I won't" Jack felt his stomach drop. He had a very bad feeling about this, and if the insanity that was his attraction to Ram seemed bad, it was nothing compared to the insanity of telling Ruby about it.
Resigning himself to his fate he said goodnight to Ruby and went to bed, praying that whatever plant she came up with it wouldn't be to horribly embaressing.