'I couldn't care less.' Rick and morty fic

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'Knock , knock'   The Smith family turned their attention to the door. " Uh , are you guys expecting someone?" Jerry asked as he stood up from the table and walked toward the door. " No?" Beth said looking around for objections.  No one disagreed.

Jerry opened the door. His face looked.. confused? " Uh , Hello, how can I help you?" The woman stood still , not responding. " Who is it , *buuurp*, Jerry?" Rick stood up and walked over to the door. "Oo..okay I might be fucked."

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" How come we've never heard about the girl you took under your wing and then abandoned?!" Beth yelled, standing from her seat at the table. " I gotta agree with mom on this , Rick. This feels like something you should've mention." Morty rubbed his arm awkwardly. " I didn't think she'd find me so soon. Thought I had at least ten more years.." He tapped his chin thoughtfully.

" Uh , hi , I'm sitting right here." She spoke up, pointing at herself. " After you left , Rick. I was honestly so fuckin' lost. After a few years of looking for you, I came across bird person. He was hanging with this weird human chick." Rick groaned, throwing his head back.
" Of course. Bird person and fuckin' Tammy led you to me." He rubbed his face with his hand. "Hello , I'm Beth Smith , owner or the house you're standing in , and daughter of Rick." Beth stepped in between Rick and the girl , holding her hand out. " Uh , I'm Ray. Nice crib."  Ray ignored her hand and looked around the house admirably.

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They all sat on the couch in the living. " S-so , Ray , how long did you and Rick adventure until he.. Y'know , abandoned you." Rick rolled his eyes. "Wow Morty, how blunt of you." Ray shrugged him off. " Eh , the better part of seven years. I met Rick when I was eighteen. He was , at the time hiding from the Galactic Federation after the war. " They all nodded. Ray reached into her pocket and pulled out a lollipop and popped it into her mouth.

" Oh my god! I literally love your jacket." Summer stood up and admired the girls jacket. It was a muddy green that matched her eyes.
" Thank you , I stole it." Ray smiled proudly but everyone but Rick grimaced. " That'a girl. Ray was once known as the pirate of space. She was the best pick pocket in the galaxy." Morty frowned. How could Rick and this girl be so close. Ray smirked and bit down on her lollipop. " Mhm. Those were the times."

" Anyway , let's get down to the real reason you're here. You didn't come to be reunited with your old mentor , did you?" Rick stood up and walked toward her.
" You know me too well , Rick." She smirked playfully. " I got into some shit with the council. They caught me stealing some records , among other things , and tried to kill me. Of course I didn't die but they won't stop hunting me until they get it back." Ray smiled innocently. " What the fuck."

" Are you fucking dumb? Why would you come here? Those assholes are gonna know how to find you." Rick paced around his garage.
" What did you steal?" Morty asked Ray , who sat on top of Ricks work bench. " Ohoho , Morty. Check this baby out." She pulled out a portal gun from her coat. " Sweet right?" Rick eyes shot open. " You're a real fuckin' idiot." He snatched it from her and began tinkering.

" Can't they like , i don't know , track the portal gun?" Morty asked, peering over Ricks shoulder. " Oh look , Morty , you do have common sense. Yes they can. I modified mine when I made it , making it impossible to track  without installing a microchip." He used a pair of tongs to pull out a chip from the gun , tossing it on the ground and stomping on it. The chip sizzled and broke.

"Seems whoever owned this portal gun had the same idea. He just ended up joining the council of sheep." Rick glanced at the chip before handing the portal gun back to Ray. " Here. Take it." Ray lips parted slightly. " You're..giving it to me?" Rick groaned. " No , I just enjoy waving it around while saying the words 'here' and 'take it'." Rick said sarcastically , his usual tone. " Yeah that's on me. Appreciate the help." Ray grabbed the gun and pocketed it. She rocked on her heels. " Y'know I really don't have anything to do anymore. Kinda been on my own for the last year or two"

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" Rick , you can't be serious." Jerry's voice rang out from the other room. Ray stood in the garage as the Smith family had a meeting in the living room. Rick made the proposition that Ray stayed with them for the time being. " She's like what twenty? Shouldn't she be in school or Y'know working? Plus we don't really have any room , nor do we know her." Beth pitched in. " Twenty seven. She's twenty seven. I adventured with her for seven years. Obviously if she wasn't trustworthy I wouldn't have took her 'under my wing' as you'd put it."

Morty stepped up. " Why do you care about her so much?" Beth gasped. " Morty!" Rick placed a hand in front of her. " No. What do you mean , *belch*, Morty?" Morty looked down at his feet. " All these years , you've treated me , us , like shit. And I just can't understand how you can be so kind to this w-woman but be such an asshole to your own grandson!" Morty shook his head. " It-it doesn't make sense!" Rick rolled his eyes. " See, Morty." Rick began toward Morty, menacingly. " That's where you're wrong." He jabbed his finger into Morty chest causing him to flinch.
" I don't give two shits about you , her , or anything. So you're jealousy or whatever this is , is fuckin' dumb." Morty gulped down tears.

" That's cold hearted , Rick. You haven't changed." Ray stood in the doorway , a small frown on her face. " Of course I didn't change. I'm the only constant in this world." Ray nodded. " Morty. Please don't be jealous. Your grandpa and I don't have the relationship you think we do. He doesn't treat me 'special'. He treats me like shit too." Jerry deadpanned. "Doesn't really make anyone feel better." Rick shot Jerry a deadly glare. " Yeah , it's really sad how we just let Rick treat us like shit. As if it's the norm." Summer added while texting on her phone.

"Can we do this another time? I have better shit to do." Rick said as he took a swig from his flask. Ray turned her attention to Beth. " I have a shit ton of money." Ray reached into her pocket and pulled out a knot of hundreds. " Will this convince you?" Beth and Jerry looked at each other , shocked. " I-I have more , hold on." She dug around her pockets , pulling out more wads of cash and tossing it to the ground in between the two. " That- that's a lot of money. A lot." Jerry stuttered , picking up some of the money.

" I think we have an extra guest room."