Pairing: Ruby/Sapphire - Franticshipping
Words: 245
Deforestation
"Yah don't need tah be so rough," She mumbles, as Ruby drags her out from her nearly inconspicuous hiding place.
"Yeah, I do." She's muddy, and now he's muddy. Surprisingly, he doesn't care. He wraps an arm around her muscled shoulders, adjusting the umbrella to cover them both.
"I hope you know that running away doesn't solve anything, "he whispers, beginning the descent out of the forest.
"You're one to talk," she snaps.
He doesn't fall for the bait. "Yeah, I am one to talk. My running away only caused problems." His steady hike slows to a stop, and he turns toward her, lowering his head to look her dead in the eyes. "You're really stupid. The only thing that would come out of this would be you dying along with everything else."
"I thought that you of all people would understand." Sapphire's are shiny, and on the verge of tears. "This forest is like my second home. I practically grew up here!" She shoves him back, resisting the urge to break his nose. "Pretty soon, it's not going to be here anymore." The tears fall.
"You're really stupid," Ruby replies, grabbing her wrists in one hand, and tilting her chin up with the other. "I never said I didn't care, I said running away never solved anything." He wipes a stray tear from his face, "This forest isn't going down."