Outside The Bar

[Ris Grestar]

"I never really knew much about Ris.  He was just the quiet kid in school.  Sucked at sports, didn't seem interested in romance, never really hung out with anyone.  He was just...there."  The ermine shrugged, glancing down the hall towards the blue fox.  "I guess you could say he was a loner, too.  Maybe he's changed, being with all of you, but I can't say...Still, though,"  She continued, her eyes moving to Ruby, "I don't see why his company would have changed."

Giving the young vixen a quick glance, Ris said, "No, Ruby was the one provoking everything.  She lied about us dating and then started talking trash about her and our village."

[Kursed]

"You know she didn't mean that.."Krystal muttered "Your sure your friend didn't provoke anything maybe even a little?"Krystal asked.

"I donno ,but I think  he'll never speak to me agian just another person I've lost in my life next too my entire race.. no biggie right?"Ruby asked starting to cry harder.

[Ris Grestar]

"Yeah, I -know- she didn't mean any of it, which makes it even worse 'cause that meant it was only to make Audri upset."

"Well...Ris...I-I -did- do something..."

Surprised, the blue fox looked over to the vixen.  "Really?  What?"

"I...well...I stuck my tongue out at her..."

Ris stared at her for a moment, but then he raised his hands into the air, looking up.  "Oh no, heaven forbid you stuck your -tongue- out!"  The fox cried playfully, a small smile forming over his muzzle.

Seeing this, Audri grinned, too.  "But I did, Ris, it was simply terrible!"  She joked, her tail swishing again--she was no longer worried about the vulpine blaming her for the event.

--

"Aww, there there,"  The ermine tried to comfort Ruby, scooting closer and lightly rubbing her back.  "I mean, come on, it's not like that fox is any good, right?  He seems like nothing but trouble to me."  While she didn't necessarily mean what she said, having hardly any history with Ris, she hoped it would make the she-wolf feel better; it sounded like she was losing a best friend.

[Kursed]

"I don't know...uhh what is your name?"She asked."I mean he may not be good at any other guns ,but still that's not how I was raised I could have taught him how to use a sniper within a  week..."Ruby mutterd Sniffing.

"You know, Audri if that's your name why don't you  apologize to Ruby i have a feeling you two would make great freinds."Krystal mutterd before walking towards the Infirmary.

Fay skidded to a stop  near Ris and Audri"Excuse me ,but  did either of you see a  sickly blue Vixen walking around?"Fay asked the collie clearly had worry i her eyes

[Ris Grestar]

Ris pointed in the direction Krystal had headed while Audri stared at the ground, still upset.  "I'm not apologizing.  All I did was ask if you two wer--"

"I know, Audri, I know...I'd like you two to make up, but I won't make you do it now...You still want to go catch up?"

After a moment's thought, the young vixen nodded, taking Ris' hand.  "If you wouldn't mind...I missed you, you know."

Ris smiled, momentarily pressing his head against hers.  "I missed you, too."

--

"It's Sadie...But Ruby, that's not what I meant."  She said, looking a little confused again.  "In all honesty, I don't care about guns...nor do I know anything about them.  I meant who he actually -was-.  His personality.  He just doesn't look like a good guy; you're not missing out on anything."

[Kursed]

"What you don't Understand Sadie is I'm a telepath and I don't know if I could block out his thoughts of Hatred towards me if it comes to that."Ruby muttered "Thank you though I think if I can make it through this I'll try to visit you sometime....If your parents would allow that."Ruby muttred

[Ris Grestar]

"Ohh, you'll do fine, Ruby."  Sadie replied, grinning sheepishly at the news that she was a telepath.  "And if you want, my parents wouldn't mind at all."

--

Ris and the vixen eventually stopped in an empty room, obviously a bedroom as seen by the single bed inside.  The two sat down on the bed next to each other, their tails idly flicking back and forth.

"So Audri, tell me about your life.  What'd I miss out on?"

"Well, not much."  She replied, her feet lightly kicking over the edge as Ris leaned back on his hands, looking over at her.  "Just...I just went through high school like I normally would have, made some friends, lost some, the same tragic life of a teenage girl."  She smiled softly at her remark, turning to look at Ris.  "What about you?"

The blue vulpine laughed lightly, sitting up more fully.  "Well, I can pretty much guarantee you're smarter than me.  I...Heh, 9th grade was the last I went through."  Audri looked a little surprised, but she indicated for him to go on.  "I left Fichina for a few reasons...I wanted to see if I could find my father anywhere.  He disappeared after that fight with the raiders, but no one knows if he actually died, not even Zeke..."  His eyes moved to the wall, staring at nothing in particular as he continued.  "Also...I just wanted to be free.  I was pretty much alone here, so I thought 'Hey, why not be alone somewhere else?'  I thought I could at least live without being judged by everyone I grew up with.  Explore the universe, travel to different worlds and see different things...I ended up staying on Corneria, living on the streets and making just enough money to buy food each day...Well, most every day, at least.  I skipped a couple of meals here and there to save up for things, but oh well.

"That's pretty much how it went for those three years.  Nothing special.  I'd just take an odd job whenever I needed it, cleaning something, delivering something, or even acting.  Whatever it took, really."  Looking back over to her to see a saddened expression full of pity, he shook his head.  "No, no, really, it wasn't so bad.  It was hard, yeah...It still -is- hard...But it's freedom."

[Kursed]

"I'll be glad to visit this beautiful town again if I can see you."Ruby muttered her mood improving slightly.

"ooff mmpph ooof iif!' Said something in the bed that the two had sat on. MMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!" it screamed.

[Ris Grestar]

"Now then, wanna help me learn how to play?"

--

Both of the Arctic Foxes leapt off the bed in surprise, Audri clinging to the blue vulpine.

Raising an eyebrow, Ris said, "Okayyyy...Who's there?"

[Kursed]

Nicoel  came out of the covers  Taking a deep breath "Well if you'd let me breath!" The empathic  silver Vixen, Nicole muttered "Please don't tell Kr- Oh hi." she said noticing Audri.

"Sure."Ruby replied begining to explain the game to Sadie.

[Ris Grestar]

Both Ris and Audri were taken aback, but the first spoke up.  "Yo--Bu--...-Why- were you in the bed?  Seriously, did the entire team sneak on or something?"

[Kursed]

Both Ris and Audri were taken aback, but the first spoke up.  "Yo--Bu--...-Why- were you in the bed?  Seriously, did the entire team sneak on or something?"

"Kinda Kari  and Tigress stayed back Miyu is helpign Fay and umm Lupe is around somewhere."Nicole explained.

"It's really Fun when you get someone who knows how to play or in your case two people who know nothing about the game."Ruby laughed as she finished explaining to Sadie "So how is life here on Fichina?"

[Ris Grestar]

Sadie rolled her eyes, setting the controller down to answer the question.  "To you, it's probably simple.  Everyone know everyone, you know?  When someone leaves, people remember..."  She glanced again down the hallway, a little surprised to see that the foxes had left.  Returning her watch to the she-wolf, she said, "I think it's nice.  I probably couldn't live anywhere else if I tried."

--

Ris stared blankly at her for a moment, giving Audri a quick glance.  "So yeah, pretty much the entire team...Great.  Thanks for the help back there, ya know, when Krystal got shot and all?"  Sighing, the fox turned between the two, hoping that nothing would go wrong this time.  "Audri, Nikki, Nikki, Audri."

Audri wasn't as worried, seeing the vulpine's slight frustration towards the other vixen's appearance.  "Hey, Nikki.  What's this team you keep talking about, Ris?"

[Kursed]

"Nice to meet you Audri."Nicole said getting up and holing her hand out to shake. She turned to Ris. "We're kinda suppose to be stowaways Ris showing ourselves is a bad  idea don't you think?"Nicole asked

[Ris Grestar]

Audri accepted her hand in a quick shake, though her ear twitched as she heard 'stowaways.'

The male Arctic Fox was also surprised.  "...-Why- are you guys all stowaways?"

[Kursed]

"Well technicly we're not suppose to be here ya know this is  a warship..."Nicole replied.

"You think Audri will ever forgive me?"Ruby asked.

[Ris Grestar]

"If you're not supposed to be here, then why're you here?"

--

"Well..."  Sadie began, thinking.  "Audri's a sweet person...But what you said really hurt her.  I'm sure she'll forgive you, but...She's going to need time first.  Don't rush it--with her, going too early would only make things worse."

[Kursed]

"I hope this doesnt' complicate tigns to making ris not stay with us he's been living like a homeless bum on corneria."Ruby muttered

"Umm we worry."Nicole replied simply.

[Ris Grestar]

"...You worry, so you hide in a bed until someone sits on you while having a sentimental moment with an attractive girl from his past?"  Ris asked, causing Audri to blush, though he didn't see.

--

Sadie looked oddly, once again, at Ruby.  "He's homeless?...Poor guy...I see why you like him."

[Kursed]

"Sorry where else am I suppose to hide this is Krystal's room after all."Nicole replied.

"yeah we offered him a place to stay too."Ruby muttered

[Ris Grestar]

"Well...Sorry for the intrusion, then."  Ris apologized, offering a light nod.  "We'll just move on to the next room.  Talk to you later."

Audri apparently felt the same way, glancing back at the other vixen as they left.  She still wanted to talk to the fox about everything she'd missed.

--

A smug grin happened upon Sadie's face.  "So you -do- like him.  And don't play dumb, Ruby, I know you know what I mean.  And I thought you said you already had a boyfriend, too."

[Kursed]

"I like him as a freind  and I already told him had I not  had a boyfriend he'd be mine."Ruby replied blushign although her black fur blocked the blush easily.

"Sorry."Nicole muttered simply.

[Ris Grestar]

"Still, you're crushing on him.  Imagine how your boyfriend would feel, girl."

--

After thoroughly checking the bed of the next room, the two closed the door and sat down.  "So, Ris...Tell me more about your 'freedom'.  Without money, what did you do all those years?  Hang out with friends?"

"Audri, I'm just going to say this bluntly...I had no friends on Corneria until they let me stay with them for a few nights.  Now I'm here."

"But wait, you had no friends?  Why not?"

Ris shrugged, not too concerned with the issue, but she wanted to know.  "I just...I didn't really care.  Like I said, I didn't go to school or anything, I didn't have a steady job...There was just no stable way for me to meet people.  All I really did was stay physically active; kept my mind off of everything, helped me to set goals and such."

The vixen studied Ris for a minute, blushing lightly.  "At least you kept fit...That's obvious, Ris."

Grinning sheepishly, the Arctic Fox gave her a playful nudge.

[Kursed]

"Sadie Dash would understand he's like that trust me I know him."Ruby muttered in reply.

[Ris Grestar]

"He's fine with you liking another guy?"  Sadie asked, not entirely believing what she heard.  "How would -you- feel if he started hanging out with another girl all the time?  Then, you find out that he likes her and that he spends a lot of time around her, more than he does around you.  How would that make you feel?"