React and Interact

Pair: Eddy and Sarah (romance)

Dedicated to Unlucky-Amulet; hope this pleases! Also, Happy Birthday!

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"Sarah! You comin' or what?" Eddy jiggled the knob of the bathroom door and then pounded on it for good measure.

"Geez, hold your horses!" Sarah's voice filtered clearly through wood, carrying her usual tone of irritation, "I'm almost done!"

"Yeah, well, I didn't drive all the way down here just to wait for you to put on your makeup." The 21-year-old groused, leaning against the wall opposite the bathroom his girlfriend was currently holed up in.

He looked up when the door suddenly squeaked open and Sarah leaned up against the doorjamb, smirking at him. "What did you come here for, then?" The 18-year-old teased.

Eddy couldn't help the small grin that formed as he looked the young woman before him up and down, but he promptly wiped it off. "Don't you listen? I came here to pick you up for Double Dee's birthday party… since you still don't have your license."

"Hey, I'm working on it!" Sarah stood up fully, pointing accusingly at her boyfriend.

"Yeah, yeah," Eddy surged forward and tossed his arm over her shoulders before Sarah could get further up in arms and began leading her towards the stairs, "C'mon, let's get goin'."

Sarah huffed a little, but didn't remove herself from Eddy's embrace until they'd reached the door. She snatched up her purse and shouted to her mother. "Mom, we're going now!" Without waiting for an answer, she and Eddy left the house, locking the door behind themselves.

They headed to Eddy's beat-up car ("it's a classic!") parked by the curb and began the drive back towards the city. The radio filled the easy silence between the two, until Eddy spoke up after they'd been driving for 10 minutes or so. "Y'know, since Sockhead has the apartment right next to mine, I'm basically going in a circle when I pick you up." He noted, not even glancing over.

Rolling her eyes, Sarah quirked an eyebrow at the young man beside her as she leaned an elbow on the car door. "Are you going to quit bitching about that any time soon?" She asked, no real heat in the words.

"Bitching?" There was a slight tone of offense in Eddy's voice, but he settled for shooting her a glare, "I ain't bitching. I'm just sayin' that it'd be a Hell of lot easier if you just lived with me 'er something."

This caused Sarah to pause, swivel in her seat, and stare owlishly at the driver of the car. "…Seriously? Are you asking?" She questioned carefully.

In the late daylight of June she could see dull color staining Eddy's face as he acquired that bizarre crumpled expression he got whenever he was embarrassed. "Well, I dunno… I mean, since you finally graduated high school and all…"

"You are! You're asking me to live with you." Sarah grinned.

"I'm just thinking it would be easier…"

"You just want me close by, huh?" The red-headed girl continued to tease, reaching over and tickling him under the chin like she knew he hated.

"Jesus!" Eddy shoved her hand away, scowling, "I take it back, forget I asked."

"Nope, too late. I'm living with you." Sarah said with a resolute smirk.

Irritated silence filled the car, but the girl could have sworn she heard a muttered "good," just over the noise of the radio. When she looked over, Eddy was smirking triumphantly.

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Words: 563

Author's Note: That was fun… despite the fact I was 63 words over.

Anyway, since I've taken one request now, I figure it's only fair to take other people's. So, the first person to review a new chapter gets to make a request! As long as it doesn't involve incest or a pairing that's already been done, I'll make it happen.