gratitude

[the_very_best]

Bella flies away. She visits her parents, hits up the guild for matches and wins enough to pay her guild dues, and tools around random wilderness beating up on the wildlife.

She doesn't really expect to hear from Sherlock and Tony again.

Comments

[toblameforit]

Tony sits down beside Fireflower.

"So, you're really pretty," he says conversationally.

[the_very_best]

"Raaaa," agrees Fireflower regally, tossing her head.

[toblameforit]

"What can I say, I like to state the obvious," laughs Tony. "I bet you're great in a fight, too, huh?"

[the_very_best]

"Raprapidash!"

[toblameforit]

Tony grins and nods.

[the_very_best]

Fireflower nods back.

[toblameforit]

"And fast, I hear you're super fast."

[the_very_best]

"Radpidashdashdash rapidash."

[bitofafiction]

Sherlock murmurs a translation into Tony's ear - 'I am the fastest, that other Rapidash cheated!'

[toblameforit]

"I'll bet they did!" laughs Tony. "We were all thinking of having a race, you interested?" He offers her another treat.

[the_very_best]

"Raaapid. Rapidash."

[bitofafiction]

'Bella's gonna win because I'm the best,' translates Sherlock.

[toblameforit]

"You totally are," says Tony. "You're the prettiest and the fastest. But Bella was thinking of asking if I can ride you instead, what do you think of that?"

[the_very_best]

"Raaaaa? Rapidash! Rapidashdash."

[bitofafiction]

Sherlock murmurs, 'What? That would just leave her with the Sawsbuck. He is slow and stupid.'

[toblameforit]

"Yep," says Tony. "But that's okay, 'cause you'd still win, right?"

[the_very_best]

"Raaaaapidrapidash."

[bitofafiction]

'But it would be silly of her to let you borrow me because I would win,' Sherlock relays.

[toblameforit]

"Yeah," laughs Tony, "she only offered 'cause she wants to see if you'll do it. I, however, know that you are awesome, and I am awesome, and awesome goes with awesome." He holds out another treat. "We cool?"

[the_very_best]

Fireflower takes the treat and eyes him.

"Rapidash."

[toblameforit]

"You are so the awesomest," he agrees. He didn't even need Sherry for that one.

[the_very_best]

Fireflower looks him over again, then says, "Rapid."

[bitofafiction]

'Fine, I guess I won't set you on fire,' Sherlock provides.

[toblameforit]

"That," says Tony, "is because you're awesome."

[the_very_best]

Fireflower nods.

"This is really interesting," observes Bella dryly. "All right, I guess I'm on Branch, although I consider it misleading that you didn't tell me Tony would be wooing my Fireflower with translation help."