*Skulks in* Hi. Um. Yes.

I'm soooooooooooooooooooo sorry! I've just been so busy with A-Levels and recording and filming music videos that my fics have been abandoned because I'm a bad lazy person! To make up for it, I'll try and stop being so lazy and will:

Update more!

And

Try and hunt down an old, unfinished Ingo oneshot and complete it and post it for you guys because I love you

Right. So. Onwaaaaaaaaaaaards! Wait. What did I do with my chapter plan? Where is my chapter plan? Oh poo, now I'm going to have to wing it…so….ONWARDS WITH IMPROVISATION!

And the reviewers this chapter is dedicated to are: MaryandMerlin, elviracar128 and whirlindervishes. Thanks so much guys!

Chapter Seven

The sun is sinking as Rainbow and I reach the bus stop on the road overlooking Porthminster Beach, Sadie walking along next to us.

"Oh come on!" I say, sitting down on the wall and shifting awkwardly, trying to find a comfortable place on the flint stones that make it up, whilst Sadie curls up on the ground at my feet. "You've interrogated me all day about my supposed boyfriend. Now you have to tell me; is there anyone you like?"

Rainbow rolls her eyes, shaking her head, strands of her blonde hair blowing around her face. "No. There's no one I like," she says, but she says it far too quickly.

"Aha! You said that far too quickly! Tell me everything!" I say, leaning closer, my eyes narrowed. Let the interrogation begin.

"Never! I will never confess!" she says, folding her arms and turning her head away, her nose in the air.

I slowly raise an eyebrow. "I've told you everything! I have bared my soul to you, Rainbow Peterson! I let you use tweezers on my face and put gloopy stuff in my hair. Now it is time I extracted my revenge."

She pouts and swivels on the wall, turning her back on me.

"Oh come on Rainbow! You can't not tell me!" My curiosity is getting the better of me now; whereas before my questioning was playful, now I'm serious. "Come on Rainbow, you know you can tell me anything!"

"I know…" She sighs and turns back to me. "Okay, if you promise never to tell anyone. Not a living a soul. You swear?"

I nod, my eyes earnest. "I promise. Even though you totally betrayed me with this whole setting me up with Mal thing." And tweezed me. I won't forget or forgive that.

She swats at me, but she's smiling. "Okay…and you promise not to be cross with me?"

"Yes! Why would I be cross with you?" I lean forwards eagerly as she takes a deep breath. Please be what I hope you're going to say…come on…please be what I hope you're going to say…

"Because….Ireallyfancyyourbrother."

For a moment, I can hardly believe it. "What? Conor?" No, Sapphire, Mordowrgi. What brother do you think she means?

She nods, her face going the same shade as a tomato.

"You…you fancy Conor? You honestly fancy Conor." Thank you. Thank you so much! Yes! Granny Carne is officially the matchmaker of Zennor!

She nods again, looking slightly perplexed at my reaction, as if she's not sure whether it's positive or negative.

I start to laugh with relief. "Rainbow…"

"What? What? Why are you laughing? Why are you laughing?!"

I manage to control myself. "It's just….you looked so scared to tell me…you guys are perfect together! I've been hoping that you'd start going out for aaaaaages!"

"Really? You're not mad?" she says, blinking her big grey-blue eyes, beginning to look a little calmer than before.

I laugh even harder. "Why would I be mad, you idiot? You're my best friend! There's no one I was rather with my brother than you!" Because unlike some dark haired, mysterious girls I could mention, you're probably not going whisk him away from me.

She smiles happily, hugging me. "Yay! Really?"

I hug her back, still giggling. "Yes! Please go out with him, please go out with him!"

"No! You can't tell him!" Her face is suddenly horrified. "You promised to never tell a living soul!"

"Okay!" I pull away, pouting slightly. "I won't tell him you like him. I promise."

She looks relieved, letting out a deep breath.

"Buuuut…you should tell him yourself."

She jerks, looking at me with horrified eyes. "What? No! What if he rejects me!?"

"Why would he? You're gorgeous and lovely and sunny and bubbly and he likes you!"

"But probably not in the way I want him too!" she wails. "He probably thinks I'm just his little sisters' friend!"

"He does not! He's always talking about you!" I say, folding my arms. "And laughing with you and having a good time."

She perks up. "Really? He does? He talks about me? What does he say?"

I roll my eyes. "Oh just nice stuff about how great you are."

She beams. "He says that?"

"Uh…yeah! He thinks you're great. He's always saying I should hang out with you more," I reply, nodding. Which is true, actually. I'm straying back into the land of truth telling. Let's hope the truth will wash out the lies.

She grips my arm. "Sapphy, I have a task for you, my ninja."

"Um…since when was I a ninja?" I'm slightly inclined to believe that Rainbow has been communicating with Faro now…

"You just are. Okay, your task is to find out subtly if Conor likes me. Please note the subtle part, okay?"

Her grip on my arm is kind of cutting off my circulation now…I try to gently pull away, but she clings on. I roll my eyes. "Okay, okay, I'll be subtle."

"Good!" The bus draws up to the stop, and she gives me a hug and Sadie a pat on the head. "I'll see you soon, ninja child."

I laugh and pull out my purse as the doors open. "Aye aye, Captain Rainbow."

I climb on and pay, Sadie following me, before finding a seat and sit down, Sadie curling up at my feet once more. I wave at her through the window as the 508 pulls away, beginning its climb through the twisting and turning streets. I rest my head against the glass, sighing softly as it travels along its climb up to the top of the hill, before making its way inland, passing through farms and a couple of small towns before returning to the cliff road and winding its way towards Senara. I stare out over the Atlantic, watching the sheen of the setting sun dance on the waves, going back over the conversation in my mind and wondering to myself how I of all people am going to be subtle…

Please review! Hope you liked it! I'm so sorry it's short; this is originally half of the chapter I was going to put up, but I went down the improv route and ended up with this, which was meant to be a lot shorter and...never mind, I'll get everything up eventually :) I'll try and update soon! xxx