The
Virtual
Realm

Challenge -

Done by WHITEVEILS for NEIL G

“A fanfic where Eric and Bobby get to have some sort of moment of mutual respect. It needn't be a whole story, just a moment after something dramatic has happened to them when, maybe, Eric has saved Bobby's life (or vice versa) - just a small moment of pleasantness (tenderness?) between them, before everything gets back to 'normal'...”

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Apologise

 

 

You go and apologize right now!  You know he took that last one hard.  The last thing he needs is you calling him a runt and teasing him all the time.  Go on!

 

“So.  Your sister sent me to apologize.”

 

“Umph.”

 

“She says you’re sad we didn’t make that last portal.  That that’s why you haven’t said anything today.”

 

“She’s dumb.  And you’re a jerk.”

 

“Sometimes.  So?”

 

“So what?”

 

“So are you upset about the portal?”

 

“Go away.”

 

“We came pretty close that time.”

 

“I SAID…”

 

“I know…I know.  I told your sister I’d apologize though.”

 

“So apologize and go away.”

 

“Do you want me to?”

 

“I don’t care.  Just leave me alone.”

 

“Cause I could.  I just figured you weren’t the type who needed handling with kid gloves.”

 

“…”

 

“You give as good as you get, after all.”

 

“Uh…thanks.”

 

“Your sister wants to look after you.  I’m told it’s natural.  I wouldn’t know.”

 

“Yeah…She’s like that.  She just doesn’t get it though.  I hate being babied.”

 

“You’re ten.”

 

“So? I work just as much, fight just as hard as any of you.  I’m tougher and faster and stronger than Presto.   And I don’t complain as much as you.”

 

“I don’t complain that much!”

 

“Yes you do. You whine all the time about how this place sucks.”

 

“It does suck.”

 

“We all know that already.  You don’t have to whine about it.”

 

“Maybe.”

 

“Why do you, anyway?”

 

“Do what?”

 

“Complain about this place all the time.  Talk about home.”

 

“I guess I don’t want to forget it. Home wasn’t exactly great for me all the time. I want to remember why I keep trying to go back.”

 

“Oh.”

 

“It’s probably different with you and Sheila.  I bet you miss your folks.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I bet they’d be proud of you, though.  Hank is.  Diana is.”

 

“You think?”

 

“They let you take the crap from me, don’t they?  They don’t hover over you in a fight, do they?  They know you can take it.  They’re all mature and all.  You think they’d do that if they didn’t think you could handle it?”

 

“Huh.”

 

Eric? Bobby?  Are you okay back there?

 

“Sisters worry.  I guess we better catch up.  You still want me to apologize?”

 

“Forget it.  I’ll be fine.”

 

“Whatever you say, Runt.”

 

“Thanks, Jerk-face.”

 

 

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