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ruby ruth 19 • f triple R trrrouble mamono island

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aberzombieandfitch:

“That was speedy.” She said, almost incredulously. Isa put the papers she had been shuffling back and forth into the file folder on the wall. Normally, holding things made it look like you were busy but it didn’t always work–some people were just plain annoying. “I’m sorta glad too, can’t be away from the post for too long or people start searching for me. Had to tell one or two to shove off but it’s alright as long as you’re good now.”

Looking true to her name, Ruby’s lips were a deep iron red. “You look like a blushin’ beauty, or a star from the big screen… i’m sure that means the blood must’ve helped.” Isa smiled and then noticed the smudge in the vamp’s makeup. 

“Oh, you got somethin’ there. Do you mind if I just…” She yanked a tissue from her pocket and then gently wiped off the blotch. “Got it for ya.”

She laughed, shrugging some. “Well, I mean, it is just chuggin’ liquid. Ain’t no big deal. No huge, dramatic shift or nothin’. Just, uh,” she raised one side of her top lip, showing as her fangs slid down out of the sheaths for a moment and retracted again. “Poke an’ suck. Dunno why people think it’s gotta be some big show.” She rolled mismatched eyes, swinging the pail full of leftover bags in her hands.

Ruby grinned, cheeks flushing out even more. “Only got what I eat in me. Get real pale an’ all when I’m low on food. Rhetty gets monster migraines, too.”

She blinked and waited as Isa reached up to wipe off the lipstick, watchin her patiently. “Thank ya, darlin’.” She flashed her a grin, straightening up from the unconscious bend towards the shorter nurse. “Well. This was just a lovely little detour, but I do think I need t’get goin’ back on up home. Rhett might be worried sick. Or he hasn’t even thought about me. Either way.” She shrugged, spinning to walk backwards towards the exit. “I’ll see y’ Monday, Miss Isabelle!” She waved enthusiastically before turning, skipping off into the damp night.

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2x2

mirror images, perfect opposites, yin and yang, twins / siblings for eternity, hungry for something more

(( and a mix for them as a duo ))

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trrrouble

(( WHOO HOO NEW MIXES ))

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"The sun is awfully bright today"

Ruby decided on this tiny little island because it was supposed to keep them out of the sun. She coulda sworn that they were spending 50% of their money just on sunscreen to go out during the day. All the lame little myths about burning to ashes in the sun seemed to be wrong, but they were much more sensitive. Today seemed to bring a small reprieve from the rain to most, but it just made her life a hassle. Days like this made Rhett’s life plan of being a shutin look good. Still, she wanted to go out, so she did, dragging herself and 3 bottles of SPF 90 and classy sunglasses and her big ol’ sunhat down to the park for people watching. 

She looked up from her methodical sunscreen slathering to find a man, surrounded by three dogs, talking to her. “Bright is right. Ain’t this place s’posed to have rain all the time? This feels like some goddamn false advertisin’.”

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sundancea:

“That’s because I am human,” he replied, wanting nothing more than to flee this conversation. But, it was bound to come out sooner or later. If he’d tried to put it off, he was sure Ruby would force it out of him. 

“I ah, was cursed, you see, with immortality. I’ll skim over the details, but I’ve been travelling the earth for over a thousand years,” his ears were reddening, and he tugged on a lobe, flustered. “I don’t have any special powers, like most immortal beings do, all I do is heal,” he explained, sighing. “My body regenerates very quickly, and my blood is perfectly normal, sans the whole magical bit where it can heal people.”

Ruby raised an eyebrow, listening to Sundance’s very abridged story. She was still a bit wary of the man. Not that she didn’t believe him, of course she did, but he’d been acting weird. “Sounds like you got the real short end of the stick, mister. All that time and no fun.”

She thought over his speech again, rethinking his anatomical abnormalities. “Hold on right quick,” she said, leaning over the table towards Sundance. “You mean to tell me that your body regenerates, and you’re immortal, but also human full of perfectly human blood?” She grinned, setting her chin in her hands. “Lemme feed off you.”

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aberzombieandfitch:

“No, it’s not busy for a couple more hours typically. I could probably be at home sleepin’, but I’m getting paid to be here so…” She shrugged her shoulders playfully, “Gotta stay. Hard not-life, working for an un-living.” Isa laughed at her own play on words. 

 "Yeah, uh, I think I’ve got a few spare rooms, let me get you one that’s least likely to be touched.“ She pulled a brochure from the wall and gazed over the map, just to refresh. The picture on the front had a sunny, happy place, and every time she saw it, it made her interally giggle. 

 "Maternity ward’s around the bend, it’s secluded and quiet. No one’ll bug ya and I can watch the door. It’s nicer than a bathroom stall, if not more private.”

Ruby laughed at the tacky undead jokes. "Well, whatever makes you money, right. Makes the world go 'round an' all." She twirled a piece of hair around a finger, grinning down at Isa. "What a shame, though. Late nights can be so fun for lookers like you."

She hummed in thought as she looked over the simple map. "So I just head up in through there.... Got it." She took the map from Isa anyway, just in case, Rhett's voice ringing in her head. "Gimme ten minutes and I'll be fine as frog's hair." She smiled and sauntered off towards the maternity ward, waving over her shoulder.

Sure enough to her word, barely ten minutes passed before she walked back out. Fresh color flooded her cheeks, eating leaving a renewed pep in her step. She rubbed at a spot of smeared lipstick on her chin as she neared Isa. "Howdy. Have a nice wait?"

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"The sun is awfully bright today"

Ruby decided on this tiny little island because it was supposed to keep them out of the sun. She coulda sworn that they were spending 50% of their money just on sunscreen to go out during the day. All the lame little myths about burning to ashes in the sun seemed to be wrong, but they were much more sensitive. Today seemed to bring a small reprieve from the rain to most, but it just made her life a hassle. Days like this made Rhett’s life plan of being a shutin look good. Still, she wanted to go out, so she did, dragging herself and 3 bottles of SPF 90 and classy sunglasses and her big ol’ sunhat down to the park for people watching. 

She looked up from her methodical sunscreen slathering to find a man, surrounded by three dogs, talking to her. “Bright is right. Ain’t this place s’posed to have rain all the time? This feels like some goddamn false advertisin’.”

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sundancea:

His face flushed even more than it already had. He’d never meant to make a fool of himself, he only wanted to help her. 

He sat up a little straighter, listening to her. So she wasn’t after supers? Sundance felt a weight being lifted of his shoulders, one less thing for him to worry about, he supposed. “So wait, there are two of you?” he asked to clarify.

He looked down at his hands under the table. “Well, if you’ve lived as long as I have you learn a thing or two,” he replied, vaguely. Discussing his past wasn’t something he was particularly fond of.

Ruby nodded, blonde hair bouncing. "Me an' my twin brother. He's like a shut in. You ain't lucky to run into the big baby unless you're tryin' to." She rolled her eyes. "He ain't no fun. Ain't no harm, either. Less than me. I do all the food stuff for the both of us. Rhetty'd starve to death if I wasn't around."

She pursed her lips, unhappy with the man's answer. "Well, you look human to me. I ain't too good at sniffin' out other monsters, but you're the right temperature and your pulse felt right." She blinked and opened her mouth, teeth slipping down as she breathed in. Her lips snapped shut and she shrugged. "Yeeeep. Smell right too. You're bein' real shady, mister."

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"Were you talking to me?"

Ruby looked down at the short girl in front of her, painted lips stretching into a smirk. “Well, I do think that depends on if you are in fact the person who just cut me in line.” Stepping back out of Texas was always a bit of a culture shock, especially with manners. Good God almighty. “Since you’re fixin’ to be real rude and all, tell me your name.”

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kingdomofblys:

“No uh, I’ve got a dog. She really likes hot dogs,” she fibbed. If she said she was having a barbecue, she had a feeling Ruby was the type of girl to invite herself over to join in on the festivities. 

“Isn’t a maverick some kind of bird that eats dead stuff?” She asked, wrinkling her nose. It wasn’t completely false, sometimes she did eat dead stuff. This Ruby girl had some pretty good insight. 

She scoffed. “Yeah, loosening up is for drinking during football games and-” Running naked through the woods and letting your inner wolf out? She snickered at her joke she made in her head, and then shrugged. “Well, it was a pleasure to meet you, Princess, but I’ve gotta jet.” She gave her a mock salute and began to walk away.

Ruby blinked. “An’ you just feed your dog hot dogs? That don’t seem too healthy...” She wrinkled her nose. “I ain’t know much about dogs, but isn’t there dog food for feedin’? Y’gotta be doin’ somethin’ else. I always know a crappy lie.”

“No! I mean...” She tried to think for a second. “Y’know what, I ain’t know much about birds either. I’ll ask my brother when I get home.” Rhett would defintely know if the girl was right or not. “It’s down  home talk, means like... Wild, lone wolf. You know the type. I mean, you should, Mav. Bein’ as you’re one of ‘em and all.” 

Ruby huffed as Imogen started to leave with a bare minimum of a goodbye and that weird cutoff of a sentence. “Hey! Come back here!” She followed, longer legs catching up easily. “You ain’t even finish what you were sayin’. That’s rude to yourself, Mav. My southern sensibilities just won’t stand for it.”

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aberzombieandfitch:

“Yeah, dates. “ She whispered, more to herself than the other. It was followed by a small laugh. “How about Monday nights? Those seem to be the tamest around here, at least during the night. Figure you don’t go out much during the day, right? Hold on.” She hit the number keys and slid her card, pushing open the door and sliding inside.

About five minutes later, Isa returned with a plastic lunch pail containing six bags of various blood types–whatever had been closest to expiring but had about a week left of shelf life. Suppose it doesn’t matter much to a hungry Vamp. It was the best she could do for now, anyway, seeing as Tantum always got first pick.

After she closed and re-locked the door, she turned and handed the container to Ruby, “No bendy straws back there, sorry. Looked everywhere.” She smirked. “Anyways, just uh, don’t show it off or anything. There’s still a few humans on the Island that would go ape if they found out what’s going on.” She just kept blabbering, unsure of how to lengthen the exchange. “It’s pretty illegal still but I don’t think you’re an idiot, and you probably already knew that.”

“Monday’s just fine with me. ‘S’far as I know, the night thing is one of those pesky myths. Ain’t turn to ashes in the sun either, though I do get one helluva sunburn. That’s half the reason we picked here. I ain’t fixin’ to spend half my money on sunscreen all the time.” She stepped back more as Isa opened up the room, leaning against the opposite wall as the door closed.

By the time the nurse stepped out, Ruby was on her phone, bubblegum fished out of her bra and popped in her mouth. The only thing Rhett ever used his phone for was trivia games against her, and he always won. Still, she couldtry to beat him, he wasn’t that much smarter. The door slid open and broke her concentration, both making her miss the timer for the game and popping the growing bubble out of her mouth. She slipped her phone back down her shirt as she watched the nurse lock up.

The vamp laughed as she took the container. “Damn. Worth a shot anyway, right? Think I might have some back home… Rhetty’ll know.” She shrugged, smiling down at Isa. “I ain’t gonna ruin your nice lil’ covert operations here, darlin’. What would be the goddamned point of all that?” She looked down at the container and huffed softly. “You ain’t real busy right now, right? You got a spare room I can stop an’ snack in right quick?” She gave her the most convincing puppy dog eyes she could muster, unnatural charisma kicking in anyway. “Won’t take me long at all.”

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"The sun is awfully bright today"

Ruby decided on this tiny little island because it was supposed to keep them out of the sun. She coulda sworn that they were spending 50% of their money just on sunscreen to go out during the day. All the lame little myths about burning to ashes in the sun seemed to be wrong, but they were much more sensitive. Today seemed to bring a small reprieve from the rain to most, but it just made her life a hassle. Days like this made Rhett’s life plan of being a shutin look good. Still, she wanted to go out, so she did, dragging herself and 3 bottles of SPF 90 and classy sunglasses and her big ol’ sunhat down to the park for people watching. 

She looked up from her methodical sunscreen slathering to find a man, surrounded by three dogs, talking to her. “Bright is right. Ain’t this place s’posed to have rain all the time? This feels like some goddamn false advertisin’.”

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sundancea:

Sun’s face flushed. “I-I’m sorry, it’s just that- Well the last vampire I met did turn to ash… Ruby, was it?” He explained, looking down at his large hands. “I didn’t hurt you, did I? I’m sorry, I just got really scared for a second, you don’t seem the type that’d be a viscous monster, and I’d hate to see a nice girl like yourself shrivel up from a little overcast.”

Sundance frowned. Were there two of them, then? And what did they want with this tiny island. Sure, Ruby had mentioned the climate earlier, but was that really what they were searching for?

The island was crawling with super-beings, some all too easy for the taking. One wink from Ruby and they might end up dinner. To a vamp, these people would be like muscle milk, packed with all sorts of vitamins and nutrience. “You’re not.. Youre not here to hurt someone, are you? IF so, I’m sorry but I can’t let that happen,” he said, a desperate look in his eyes.

Ruby huffed, rolling her eyes. “I was sittin’ there a good while before you showed up. Ain’t no big deal with some protection.” She waved the bottle of sunscreen at him. “Nice intentions or not, you should maybe ask before you drag a lady off. What would someone just walkin’ on by think?” She sent him an accusatory glance. “Ain’t hurt, no.”

She snorted at the man’s question. “You kiddin’ me? I ain’t stupid. This is the least ideal huntin’ grounds I have ever seen in my 70 years of this shit,. Full of things stronger than me and too little population.” She shook her head, incredulous. “Already staged me an’ Rhetty a good hookup with the local hospital. Tried to hijack the place, but got lucky enough that the pretty lil’ night nurse ain’t with the livin’. Now we’re sippin’ blood bags with twirly straws.” Ruby smiled, proud of herself. “Ain’t as good as fresh meals, but it’s food. Whatever. Got no reason to hunt.”

She stopped her babbling for a moment, thinking back on the entirety of this strange encounter. “How’d you know I was a vamp anyway, Sunny boy? You ain’t tickin’ any boxes."

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“Luckily, four’s not bad to spare. Mamono’s marked down as an emergency hospital so we get imported blood frequently. It’s a lifesaver considering that the majority of the island can’t or won’t donate blood. I don’t know about you but werewolf blood sounds hard to swallow.” She laughed again, it seemed like the first time in a long time.

“Most people who come in here are dead or almost dead or undead so there’s really no reason to keep the stock up besides feeding and no one else keeps tabs on the inventory besides me and another super. Make sure you come talk to me instead of just walking in here though, please? It’ll make my life hellish if you bypass security.”

She reached the room known as ‘the cooler’ and stopped before swiping the key card and punching in a code. “How hungry are you, exactly? I don’t want to take you in a big room of supplies only to have you ruin the damn thing. It’s not meant to be a slight I just… I’ve only just met you, y’know? Maybe it’s best if you wait out here while I fetch you a drink.”

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aberzombieandfitch:

“Luckily, four’s not bad to spare. Mamono’s marked down as an emergency hospital so we get imported blood frequently. It’s a lifesaver considering that the majority of the island can’t or won’t donate blood. I don’t know about you but werewolf blood sounds hard to swallow.” She laughed again, it seemed like the first time in a long time.

“Most people who come in here are dead or almost dead or undead so there’s really no reason to keep the stock up besides feeding and no one else keeps tabs on the inventory besides me and another super. Make sure you come talk to me instead of just walking in here though, please? It’ll make my life hellish if you bypass security.”

She reached the room known as ‘the cooler’ and stopped before swiping the key card and punching in a code. “How hungry are you, exactly? I don’t want to take you in a big room of supplies only to have you ruin the damn thing. It’s not meant to be a slight I just… I’ve only just met you, y’know? Maybe it’s best if you wait out here while I fetch you a drink.”

Ruby wrinkled her nose at the mention of wereblood. "Most other creatures besides humans' blood is disgustin'. Not that I have the God given right to be picky or nothin', but..." She shook her head fervently. "Nasty. Like milk 'bout to spoil, maybe. Edible, but... Obviously off. Gets worse the farther removed from livin' and humanity somethin' is."

She smiled, listening to Isa talk. Maybe she got a little too over excited. Seemed the nurse just thought she was rude now. "Don't you worry. I ain't plannin' to barge my way in, now. We can make up a schedule or somethin'. Weekly blood dates." She snickered, happy to have some kinda plan at all.

"I don't think I'm too bad yet at all, but," Ruby took a step back, gesturing at the cooler door. "I can understand the concern, a'course. You go on ahead. Get me a twirly straw," she joked, grinning all the while. It made sense to be a bit reluctant to let a hungry vamp into the room full of fresh enough blood. No reason to push things.

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aberzombieandfitch:

She looked around the room quickly then took the offered hand in her room-temperature one, “No offense taken. Name’s Isabelle, most people call me Isa. I’m a bona fide walking corpse and a flattered one at that. It’s alright about the hunger, we all need to eat something. Except for the ghosts, those folks are just plain spooky.” She laughed softly at her babbling, it was nice to meet a pretty new face in this old town.

Isa rounded the corner of the booth and motioned to follow after her, she walked backwards through the double doors down the empty hallway and started chatting. “Anyway, usually Rei organizes hunts for the meat-eaters on the island but I supposed you’re the “blood only” kind of vamps? If blood bags don’t cut it, I know a sleaze or two that needs to be knocked down a couple pegs.” She laughed and then grimaced at the thought of Elek being drained. 

“I’ll admit I don’t know much about Vampires aside from old hollywood flicks so please excuse my in-expertise. How much do you guys think you’ll need per week and do you have a type preference?”

Ruby grinned as she followed the tiny nurse through the doors, nearly starting to skip. Sometimes these plans didn’t go right, but a fail didn’t always mean somethin’ bad. Whatever kept ‘em fed. “Mighty pleased to meetcha, Isabelle. What a pretty name.”

“Animal blood makes us groggy, mostly. I’;d like to avoid that at any costs. Plus, I swear if Rhetty gets any more tired, he might just become one with his bed. Barely ever leaves the goddamn house.” She shook her head, huffing at her doof of a twin. “Blood bags usually work in a pinch, but of course a livin’ meal is always best. Can’t always get top notch quality, though...” She sighed, thinking back to living in a city when food was easy.

“I ain’t too sure, but I think only a couple bags a week will do. A meal lasts longer than you’d expect...” She trailed off, counting on her fingers. “Yeah. Maybe two each a week, so four. No type preference, really, it don’t matter. Food’s food, at this point.”

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"The sun is awfully bright today"

Ruby decided on this tiny little island because it was supposed to keep them out of the sun. She coulda sworn that they were spending 50% of their money just on sunscreen to go out during the day. All the lame little myths about burning to ashes in the sun seemed to be wrong, but they were much more sensitive. Today seemed to bring a small reprieve from the rain to most, but it just made her life a hassle. Days like this made Rhett’s life plan of being a shutin look good. Still, she wanted to go out, so she did, dragging herself and 3 bottles of SPF 90 and classy sunglasses and her big ol’ sunhat down to the park for people watching. 

She looked up from her methodical sunscreen slathering to find a man, surrounded by three dogs, talking to her. “Bright is right. Ain’t this place s’posed to have rain all the time? This feels like some goddamn false advertisin’.”

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sundancea:

At the shake of her hand, it all clicked very quickly. Pale skin, dislikes sun and those cold, clammy hands. His grip tightened, a look of concern on his face. “Well, Ruby, can I ask what the hell you’re doin’ in the sun?” He pulled her away from the railing of the boardwalk, to a table with an umbrella and sat her in she shade. “Buen Señor, are you trying to get yourself killed vampiro?” 

He slid in the seat across from her, his dogs suddenly sitting quietly, watching the scene unfold. He’d been around long enough to come across vampires multiple times. Granted, none of them were this nice or pretty, but they were still extremely dangerous. 

Ruby growled at being dragged off to the seat, plopping down with an aggravated flourish. “I’m doin’ just fine, thank you very much. I know my limits well enough. I ain’t ever burnt up all the way if I’m careful enough. Dunno why y’all all think we burn to goddamn ashes.” She grumbled, glaring at Sundance from across the table. 

“I think it’s all them storybooks. I swear, even Rhett loses track of what his own anatomy is when he reads too many vamp stories. Thinks he can suddenly turn into a bat or sparkle or somethin’. Big doof needs to go outside more often.” She huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. “You wanna tell me why you felt the need to drag me over here, mister? Ain’t polite to treat a lady like that.”

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"Were you talking to me?"

Ruby looked down at the short girl in front of her, painted lips stretching into a smirk. “Well, I do think that depends on if you are in fact the person who just cut me in line.” Stepping back out of Texas was always a bit of a culture shock, especially with manners. Good God almighty. “Since you’re fixin’ to be real rude and all, tell me your name.”

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kingdomofblys:

Imogen eye’d her incredulously. Who the hell keeps their money in their bra? She shook her head and set the basket full of assorted meats on the belt. Her wolf was hungry, but not in a feral way. Imogen almost considered buying dog food, but she knew that was a bad idea. It was peculiar, feeling hungry no matter how much her human body ate. As of lately, Imogen had managed to permit the wolf to have her free time in the house. Sure, she’d peed on a couple things and chewed up a throw pillow, but overall she was like a docile pet dog. That lived inside Imogen’s body.

Her head snapped up, and she barked a laugh. “Wow, yeah okay have fun with that one,” she said, snorting. The girl looked like she had the attention span of a squirrel, and Imogen didn’t have time to dwell on incompetent girls. She had bigger fish to fry.

Ruby fished a stick of gum out of her bra as she waited for the other girl, popping it in her mouth and humming softly. That sure was a lot of hot dogs. “You plannin’ a barbecue or somethin’? Or just packin’ school lunches for someone?” She twirled a lock of hair around her finger, swinging her bag in her spare hand.

“Ain’t you a lil’ maverick. Maybe that’ll be your nickname. I think it suits ya.” She grinned, smacking her gum before blowing a bubble. “Y’ain’t gotta try so damn hard to be oppositional. Loosen up a lil’, darlin’.”

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"The sun is awfully bright today"

Ruby decided on this tiny little island because it was supposed to keep them out of the sun. She coulda sworn that they were spending 50% of their money just on sunscreen to go out during the day. All the lame little myths about burning to ashes in the sun seemed to be wrong, but they were much more sensitive. Today seemed to bring a small reprieve from the rain to most, but it just made her life a hassle. Days like this made Rhett’s life plan of being a shutin look good. Still, she wanted to go out, so she did, dragging herself and 3 bottles of SPF 90 and classy sunglasses and her big ol’ sunhat down to the park for people watching. 

She looked up from her methodical sunscreen slathering to find a man, surrounded by three dogs, talking to her. “Bright is right. Ain’t this place s’posed to have rain all the time? This feels like some goddamn false advertisin’.”

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sundancea:

Sundance felt his heart jump to his throat. Were his dogs rude? Did he need to enroll them in an obedience class? Was this how others perceived him? A horrible pet owner? 

As his anxious battle raged, he realized he’d never answered her question. “Oh, oh right ah,” he slipped his hand out of the leashes and stuck it out, the other hand straining to keep the dogs from running away. “I’m Sundance, what’s yours?”

She reached out to gently pet the dog still sniffing around her. It immediately drooled on her and she recoiled, grimacing. Gross. She was definitely still Not a dog person.

Ruby took the man’s hand, giving it a ladylike shake. She could feel his pulse under neath the calloused skin, basically calling to her to eat. She really should look into a proper food source soon... “You can call me Ruby.” She smiled, lips painted her namesake color twisting into a smirk. “Sundance. Quite a name.”