Sky Full Of Stars: Ruby Redfort One Shots

Raise the Colours High

Hi guys! I'm sorry I haven't written anything in a while, it's exam season so I'm revising hard for my GCSE's and I've been pretty stressed. I thought that now I'm done for the week I would write something so I hope you enjoy this!! It's set a few months after BAYD. Anyways I'll shut up now and get on with the oneshot hehe xxx

Blacker's pov:

The early April temperatures were climbing after a particularly cold winter in Twinford. Spectrum was back in full swing by now, having taken some time to recover from Buzz- I mean Casey Morgan's betrayal. Not many of us had been inside HQ for a while; LB and Delaware had decided it was best to make sure there was no other cracks in security before we all came back. I can't say I've ever been prouder of LB. In the 20 years I've known her, she's never been so strong, especially after losing Bradley for a second time. Having lost Lopez, I understood her grief and was surprised to see her handle it so well. Unfortunately, I suppose she was used to it having been head of Spectrum 8 for 25 years.

Hitch was still rather shaken up from it all. I can't say I blame him. Coming face to face with Casey after all those years and discovering that it was her who caused his unnatural fear of crocodiles must have been traumatic to say the least. He's always dealt with such situations in his own way, the rest of us have learnt just not to ask about it. He's never been one to lean on others, preferring to be self reliant enough to help others and not ask for anything in return.

Ruby too was distraught from the events. For the first time in her year at Spectrum, she had been partially responsible for someone's death. I remember her face that night after her parents left the rooftop, she muttered an endless apology to Hitch while silent tears pricked in those green, green eyes. I had never seen her look like that, so much like the thirteen year old she was. I suppose I had come to see past her age, her brain being at twice the capacity of mine at my grand old age of 48. It was humbling to say the very least. But she was back now, fourteen years old and yet one of the most inspirational agents to ever walk the Spectrum corridors.

LB's pov:

Spectrum has been my home since I was 16 years old. A place where friends became family and where I, a once naive young girl, became the woman I was supposed to be. I've loved here, I've cried but, most of all, I've lived. Lived the life I was born to. I've never been one to believe in destiny but, if there is one I must believe in, Spectrum has been mine.

***

"Come in," I said, the gravel in my voice gone.
Hitch wandered into my office, his black hair and startling turquoise eyes breaking the colour palette of the room and adding warmth in his mysterious way. Here he was, my best friend, my brother in all but blood. Hitch was my first real friend at Spectrum. The first agent to ever look at me and not see my sex as the only thing there was to know about me. I had loved him from that moment on.

"Hey," he smiled.
"Hi," I replied, returning his smile. "How is she?"
Hitch's face grew brighter at the mention of Ruby. I had never understood why he had never had children; he would've been the most incredible father any child could ask for. He always told me that he was happy being his nephew's fun uncle although, seeing him with Ruby, I highly doubt it.
"Better," he smiled. "I think it's all settled in that brain of hers. She's grabbing a donut with Clancy right now."
I smiled at the mention of Clancy. I found it rather amusing how wrong the entirety of Spectrum had been about the two of them. Ruby, often compared to Bradley, and Clancy, often compared to me. However, having known both myself and Bradley rather well, I can tell you that is not the case. Clancy is, in fact, more similar to Bradley. The anxious golden retriever type who never gives up on those he loves. An incredibly loyal boy and braver than most. And Ruby, rather unbelievably, is the very copy of Hitch. His sarcasm and his compassion and a contagious smile, all exist in Ruby. Not to mention they're both very intelligent yet bruised people. I didn't place Hitch in charge of her so he could rest his arm. I did it so that they could both stop feeling so alone. With minds like theirs, it's easy to feel misunderstood, but they found each other. I'm glad I could make that happen.

I must say, the best duo Spectrum has ever seen, Hitch and Bradley, is reflected in those two teenagers. The chaos and all. And Clancy will make a great agent some day, some day soon.

Clancy's pov:

I had finally figured it out. Why LB wore white, that is. I do admit, I had flapped excessively when I figured it out, unable to wait to tell Rube.

"So?" She asked as we settled in a booth at the Double Donut. "What's the big discovery?"
"I know why LB wears white!" I exclaimed.
"Do tell," Ruby grinned.
"Well, I asked Hitch and he said she started wearing it when Bradley died. And then it hit me! White is the colour of mourning in Australia," I flapped.
Ruby's lips curled into a grin.
"Clance! You little genius!"
I smiled, I wasn't often the smart one here.
"And," I continued, flapping still. "She wears red lipstick because red represents power! So she's saying that she's mourning but it doesn't take away from her power!"
Ruby clapped excitedly.
"That's not even the best part!" I squealed. "Red is Bradley's colour in the Spectrum. You know, strength and confidence!"
"Yeah, I remember Blacker telling me that."
"And white is LB's colour because she's the head of Spectrum! White light splits into all of the colours of the Spectrum!"
"Since when do you pay attention in Physics?" Ruby asked, astounded.
"Since you stopped coming to school due to spy stuff!"
She chuckled at that.
"Well I'll be damned Clance," she smiled. "You're quite the little code cracker!"

Hitch's pov:

All was well in Spectrum again, after all the chaos of the last year, we were all finally ourselves again. I found myself looking forward to dinner with the Redfort's and bingo night with Mrs Digby. Strange how they had become a family to me despite them knowing nothing about me. But I suppose I liked it that way. After all, no one who wants to be well known becomes a secret agent, now, do they?

Yes, all was well. And we raised our colours high.

Thank you so much for reading! Lmk if there's anything in particular you want me to write about! I know this wasn't a very eventful chapter but I just wanted to write a hopeful thing about the future of Spectrum! I hope you enjoyed it. I really appreciate you guys for continuing to read my stuff; it really does mean the world to me :)) xxxx