Welcome to a new story. I've had this Chapter written out for months for one reason or another I never posted it. The again something like ninety percent of what I write I won't ever share. To be honest I have written chapter ones a ton of stories which I have since forgotten what they were meant to be or were I was going with them. They just sit there in my google docs page collecting virtual dust. Anyways Yes, this is a scott pilgrim parody, no I'm not gonna follow the book or movie to the letter because that is both lazy and boring.
Ruby Rose staggered through dune after dune of yellow sand. The sun burned at her back. The sand clung to her bare feet And sweat glued her bangs to her forehead.
Her jean shorts and tank top moist with her perspiration
" I'm alone… I'm so alone!" she bellowed out.
"Hey chin up red… at least the desert's just a dream."
Ruby turn to the voice she was met with a Handsome face framed in unkempt blonde hair. He was tall and had broad shoulders, pale skin and a sharp looking face. He wore black combat boots worn straight jeans, most strikingly hoodie with a bunny on it and on his what strapped a brown messenger bag.
As soon as he came he was gone; strutting off through a door that connected to seemingly nothing on the open desert.
When she open her eye ruby was met with the familiar image of the living room ceiling.
She was left transfixed seeming.
"Hey sis~" Ruby sat up from the pull up couch to meet eyes with her Xiao Long called to her from behind the partition which divided their small living room their even smaller kitchen.
"Morning Yang…" Ruby blurted out still feeling groggy. " I had the weirdest dream last night"
"If by morning you mean, afternoon, It's almost two."
"Ugh's.." Ruby groaned.
"Weren't you supposed to meet with somebody today?" Yang asked.
"Can I just not…" Ruby tossed in her bed.
" Ruby, If you're gonna dump the kid at least look at him in the eye."
"We're not dating." Ruby says as she finally gets out of bed.
"Well he certainly seems to think so…" Yang pressed. "Now come get your breakfast, or brunch."
The streets of toronto were a blur to Ruby; small shops and snow coated streets. The ringing becomes louder and louder as she steps closer to the building. She puts up her hood to hide her crimson hair, instead she furtively tries to blending in with uniformed youths spilling from the building from which a bell could be heard.
'Oh god' Hoping no one could recognize her. The rumors that might spread if people knew she was prowling around a high school.
"Hey Miss Ruby!" Ruby the dread set in. She turned to see a small boy, with short black hair and chocolate skin. His light green eyes were fixed on her like a puppy.
"Hello Oscar...uhm, walk with me?"
She and Oscar began to drift through the streets of toronto.
"Did you like the gift I sent you?" He asked positively brimming.
Ruby felt her guilty immediately rise like vile in her throat " uhm… yeah it was very sweet of you…"
Sensing her trepidation, Oscar said. " If the teddy bear wasn't to your liking we can try something else, do you like Jewelry miss rose?"
"Uh where are we going?" Ruby ask not meeting his eyes.
"Don't you remember? We're going to the l library…"
"Oh right." Is all ruby says.
"... and after that maybe we can get dinner." He looks at her, a hopeful look in his eyes.
"Sorry Oscar I've got band practise tonight."
"Oh! Can I come?" Oscar asks excitedly.
Ruby recoils back.
"I promise I'll be good" Oscar says.
'Only some sort of sexual deviant would make a boy this young say such thing' Ruby thought.
"Uhm fine but if anybody ask-"
"-We're not dating." Oscar finishes.
"We let's just get the library stuff done we'll talk about it then" Ruby says once more turning away from him and entering the library.
There she saw him again, the blonde from her dream. He was at least six foot two, his was built rather lean but his broad shoulders and rugged neck neck tells of the muscle beneath his black hoodie and brown jacket. He seemed to be delivering something to the girl in the front desk.
Ruby was awestruck only thoughts along the line of 'he's real' crossed her mind. And he was oh so handsome too. His eyes, nose and cheeks somewhat boyish were somewhat soft and boyish giving him a sort of cute appeal while his strong jaw and mouth definitely gave him a sort of masculine edge.
"Someone you know?" Oscar obviously notice her staring starring.
Ruby cursed herself for being so insensitive to the boy with her. Regardless of what Ruby felt for him she knew how he felt about her. Mystery boy disappears in the the snow outside. And Ruby was left to wonder what the dreams meant, if she would ever see him again and how good he was in bed. Okay maybe that question wasn't as relevant but it mattered to her.
The rest of time in the library was spent reading comic while vaguely listening to Oscar tell her about scrapbooking club or some other immensely boring high school thing.
Her balled up hand met the cold wood of the door.
"Thanks again for letting me come" Oscar spoke.
"It's not problem really." Ruby didn't meet his eyes.
"It's just so cool, that you're in a band so much better than the other girls."
"Well how many girls have you gone out with?" Ruby retorts.
Oscar goes quiet "...I actually never kissed a girl…" The hint was obvious.
"Me neither." Was Ruby's only answer.
As if on cue the door swung open to reveal Nora Valkyrie. A short redhead with a curvy body and a bubbly personality.
"Hey! Ruby so glad you could make it!..." Nora hugs ruby as if she hadn't seen that in over Oscar with a knowing smirk; she whispers to Ruby. "And you brought some Jailbait."
"Uhm Nora, this is Oscar pine… a friend" Ruby awkwardly introduces the two.
"Hello! It's a pleasure." Oscar said
"Oh so good to finally meet you Ruby never shuts up about you." Nora said with an evil grin on plastered on her face.
Oscar face lit up. 'That evil bitch!' Ruby could only glared at Nora. While she had in fact at least once spoke to the her about the boy she knew Nora was very much aware she
Had just dug Ruby into an even bigger hole.
Entering the Valkyrie residence gave the pair a welcome respite from cold outside. After hanging their jackets by the door they followed Nora who went on a mile a minute about possible gigs, instrument maintenance, pastries… something about sloths it was honestly hard to tell. The walk through the mostly dark house to the living room which were two other figures were seated in a sofa. The room itself was a mess of cables and sound equipment, the furniture had been pushed against the walls to make room for the instrument.
"Right" Nora said as she settled on a wooden chair tuning her guitar. "Introductions, that's Roman our drummer."
She pointed to the red headed man who sat on the sofa. He wore a bowler hat, his long hair loosely covering his right eye. With a cigar in his mouth, he wore brown leather pants, black boot and a white tank top he was tall and a bit lanky but the way he sat sold the rock and roll persona.
"Hey, Roman Torchwick, nice to meet ya." he said a small smile graced his lips.
"Oscar Pine, drumms huh, cool." Oscar said walking up to him. Turning to the so far unaddressed man sitting next to roman.
"Hey, what do you play?"
"Oh, I'm not in the band I just live here…" The asian man said. Wearing a simple Tee and jeans the man came across as a man of little words.
"That's Ren." Nora said "he's my Groupie." Nora puffed up her chest only for a pillow to hit her square in the face.
"We call him young Ren, but i guess he's not youngest anymore." Roman spoke. "How old are ya kid?"
"Uh fourteen." Oscar answer.
"Wow and you and Red are…" Roman trailed off.
"Oh no nothing like that." Oscar assured him.
"Well, I'm not one to judge but going to jail for Grand Larceny is at least respectable getting locked up for kiddy fiddling is real pathetic." Roman said.
"Oh we're not dating…" Oscar says.
"Oh stop messing with him." Nora said. "Okay we're all set let's play!"
With the cue from nora, they get into position all in, Roman sits behind the drums, Nora takes center stage just as ren moves behind to a console and Oscar settle in couch that Roman just vacated. Everyone is in place... except for Ruby. Who still sat absentmindedly fiddling with her base.
"Uh Earth to Ruby! You there?" Nora ask.
No answer.
"Ruby!" Nora screamed in her ear.
"Ah, what is wrong with you?" Ruby asks exasperated.
"What's up you? you've been spacing out for like and hour." Nora said.
" I was just thinking…" Ruby said.
"That's a new thing for you." Roman says.
"Well what about?" asks Nora.
"Well what does it mean when you have a dream about someone?" Ruby aks not willing to get in detail.
" Depends on what you do with them." Roman said with a smirk.
"Ugh, not like that you pig." Ruby said. "Forget it, let's play."
"One, two, three, four, We are cherry bomb and we're to make you think about your feelings!" Roman screams at the top of his lung which startles Oscars.
Welcome to the end card I'll keep it brief for those of you interest an to cover something which I'm expecting people to interpret as a mistake or as unintentional the fast pace is intentional it's mean to mirror the fast pace of first book and the beginning of the movie.
Shippers of Rose garden might be upset at Oscar's role in the story If you read the book. To which I say sit still I'm not going 100% by the letter Oscar fans will have something even if this story Is lancaster. I don't dislike Oscar but Rose Garden is definitely something that has always rubbed me the wrong way. The only scene they have is the one where he out of nowhere yells at Ruby and and RG shippers champion that like they professed their love for one another. We haven't seen a lot of Oscar though and he doesn't really have a chemistry established with ruby so who know? Anyway leave a review.