A/N;Oh my gosh. I know, this chapter sucks. I really needed to get the point across that Crys was trying way to hard, Gold is being childish and Ruby and Sapphire are well... Ruby and Sapphire.
A little bit of angst MangaQuest. Lots of fluff next chappy. I promise.
This is more of a plot chapter. Not much for entertainment DX.
Time began to melt away, much like our confidence in escaping the wooden death-trap before the snow melted.
Gold had gave a half-hearted effort to chip away at the snow with our forks. It didn't seem to work at all, resulting in three bent forks.
At first, it seemed that minutes took forever to pass by. However, after we gave up all hope, time ticked by seemingly quickly. Things were going smoothly.
Until Gold got hungry.
"Mew, I'm starving." he drawls out lazily.
He stands up and zips open his suitcase. It's only me and him conscious anymore. Ruby and Sapphire had drifted into slumber a good hour ago, so they quietly snore in their individual beds.
He pulls out a bag of potato chips and begins to open the loud, crinkly package.
"No!" I cry, realizing what was happening. I snatch the bag from his hold.
"Loosen up.." he grumbles.
He lays his hand on my shoulder to take the bag from me. Now, I know I'm not as strong as say Sapphire, but I usually wouldn't of just let him take the bag from me.
But he had to break the touch barrier.
The moment his warm hand touched my shoulder, my body became a board. Inresponsive and stiff.
I HATED when he did that.
I'm going to be honest when I say I like Gold. It's really hard to like a flirt, though. I hate how he makes me like him.
"No." I firmly say. "Nobody knows how long we can be in here. We need to ration our food."
His lips tug into a devilish grin as he lightly chuckles.
"You expect me to know what 'ration' means?"
I groan. "You're so hopeless. It's like Halloween candy."
His eyebrows scrunch up in confusion. "We eat it all in one night? I was going to do that in the first place."
"No!" I yell. "We spread it out so we have enough to last!" Gold frowns.
The WORST part about him is that you can't understand him.
You can't tell if he is faking or being real.
"Geez, no need to yell." he says, rubbing his sore ear. "You're starting to sound like Sapph'."
I glance over at the brunette, who lets out a drowsy string of garble at the sound of her name. I look at Gold for a moment, contemplating.
"You're a real ass, you know." I say suddenly, finally decided what was on my mind.
He laughs out loud, so loud that Ruby gives a grunt and stirs.
"That was quite random, Super Serious Gal." he teases.
"No. I'm serious. You are one of the biggest asses I've met in my whole life."
He blinks, realizing I'm being truthful. "How am I an ass?" he says indigantly.
"You play with girls' feelings. Including mine!"
One thing leads to another, and I'm ranting and raving while Gold sits in the corner, confused by my array of vocabulary.
If he doesn't understand what 'ration' means, I'm guessing he didn't know what 'hapless' or 'conscientiousness' meant.
For a big finish, I cry out (without thinking about it.)
"I really like you, you know!"
He sighs.
At first, I don't know why. He's shaking his head, all dissapointed almost.
That's when I turn around.
Ruby and Sapphire are wide awake.
"How much did you hear?" I whimper, sounding much like my mother after her and my father have one of her 'fights'.
"All of it." they say in unison.
Gold blinks in disbelief. "What the fuck, you eavesdroppers!" he yells.
"Well, sorryy if I can't sleep with you two menustrating girls screaming at eachother all night!"
Gold's face becomes arrogant. "Excuse me, Miss Priss? You shouldn't be one to talk."
That's when it all fell apart.
Everybody was screaming at eachother.
Only when I stop fighting do I hear the foul words coming from Gold's mouth.
"Stop." I simply, firmly say. They shut up, looking at me expectantly. I can't think of what to say to straighten them out.
"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." I lamely say.
You'd think they would stop.
You'd think they wouldn't laugh at you and promptly reboot their argument.
You'd think.
Their argument continues, much louder than ever before.
Ruby gradually slows to a steady stop, thank Arceus. He look at the bickering Gold and Sapphire. He frowns.
"She's right, you know." he says quietly. "We're not going to survive if we pick at eachother like this."
"Like Lord of the Flies!" I offer, and immediately regret it.
"Holy fuck, you're such a nerd." Gold says the moment the five words leave my mouth.
"Shut up, Gold." Sapphire mutters. "The Homo's right."
I hastily throw together a plan in my head.
"Let's make a deal!" I begin enthusiastically.
"Ugh, I hate that show." says Ruby, invoking a death stare from Sapphire that said 'Seriously Ruby, just shut the hell up.'
"Let's agree not to use any negative words around eachother!"
The three look at one another anxiously. Although for most people it wouldn't be a big deal, it was a serious challenge for them.
"Fine." Sapphire says. "We'll play nice as long as you get off our Arceus damn backs."
Sapphire realizes what she says. "Starting now."
Then the hope inches back.
Slowly, I let the thought creep in. 'We might manage!'
I look at the silent young adults.
Maybe.
Probably not.
A/N; I know, I made Gold seem way ditzy for a while there lolz. Kind of cheesy. Yeah. I know. Next chapter will be epic bubbles. I promise. This chapter was solely for the sake of the plot.
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