Of Anime, Poetry and Falling in Love: Mack and Rose
Disclaimer: #Listens to "Stolen" (Mack and Rose's song) and cries#
Challenge: Let Me Tell You a Story
Timeframe: Somewhere after Kick into Overdrive
Summary: "Now stop interrupting me and let me tell you this twisted little fairy tale."
Rose Ortiz was perched on one of the orange couches in the lounge, reading Mack's very battered copy of the Baron's Betrayal. She was stretched out contentedly, her feet propped up on the ottoman. She put aside the book after finishing the last page, her face smiling. It was easy to see why Mack liked the series so much.
As if on cue, Mack Hartford, who happened to be Rose's boyfriend, walked into the room. "Hey, you," he greeted. He plopped down, sprawling out over the bright cushions. He laid his head in her lap, closing his blue eyes.
"Comfortable there, Mack?" she questioned as she ran a hand through his brown curls. She was still grinning. "You require more attention than a two year old."
"Oh I'm very comfortable," answered the red ranger. "Thank you for asking. Will you tell me a story, Rosie?"
"A story?" she repeated, still running her fingers through his messy mop of curls. "What kind of story do you want to hear?"
"How about the pretty, smart pink princess and the hot red knight who rescued her from the evil of her chemistry textbook?"
"I think I know that one," Rose answered. "So once upon a time there was a princess who lived in San Angeles-"
"I bet she was pretty."
"The red knight always told her she was. Anyway, the pink princess was always studying her pretty little head off because she wanted a Ph.D."
"Was the Ph.D. magical?"
"Yes, if you want it to be. Now stop interrupting me and let me tell you this twisted little fairy tale. Where was I…? Oh yeah, the princess wanted a 'magic' Ph.D. The self-proclaimed 'hot' red knight wanted her enjoy herself every now and then, and he wanted her to be the one he ruled the kingdom with. One day he simply took her chemistry textbook and tossed it into the…er, moat. Then he asked, quite bluntly, if she would like to go out some time."
"To the magic movie theater?" Mack asked in a childish voice, smirking, his eyes still closed. Rose hit him playfully.
"Yes, to the magic movie theater."
Mack chuckled, curling up in a ball. Without opening his blue eyes he said, "Tell me the story about how the red knight kicked the black knight's ass for going near the pink princess."
Rose rolled her eyes and obliged anyway, letting her voice wash over him until he fell asleep, perfectly content.