Of Anime, Poetry and Falling in Love: Mack and Rose
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Challenge: Triumph
Timeframe: Between Out of Luck and One Gets Away
Summary: He was always so happy when she shared her triumph with him.
She was not a shy person, she never had been. When there was news to tell she had no problem announcing it to the world. And when Rose discovered a new piece to the puzzle, the first person she found was always the one she shared her triumphant smile with. He was always so happy when it was him.
This happened one day as he sat in his room with a book. He was immersed in it, and therefore quite surprised when Rose practically skipped into his room and pounced onto his bed. "Come on Mack. Come on, I have something to show you!"
Although Mack was reluctant to look away from his book, he knew Rose was going to be smiling ecstatically. Sure enough, he was right. "What's up?" he asked, trying to sound nonchalant. "Where's the fire?" Rose simply seized his hand.
Once she had pulled him down to the base, Rose tugged him over to one of the monitors. "I think I've located the third jewel."
"That's awesome," Mack declared as Rose turned around to beam at him. She looked so happy. Mack, content to see her triumphant, promptly picked her up and spun her around, causing her to laugh. He'd never seen her this way.
"It is, isn't it?" Rose replied, looking back at the blinking red dot on the monitor. "As soon as the others get back from town we can get going." She gave a funny sort of hop, grinning at the screen.
And it was funny, but just seeing her so happy was enough to make him feel on top of the world.