I'm So Glad I Found You : Quintis Fic

The Other Side of Fear

"So what exactly did Sage do this time?" Colby asks with an amused lilt in his voice.

The ride started about pretty slow while Ralph got the hang of riding again. He has been practicing, but he still wasn’t an expert in the art of skateboarding and he doubted he ever would be. Eventually, with a few instructions from Colby, he gets the hang of it and they cruise together side by side down the back streets.

“Well, we found out what happened to her when she was younger a few days ago and ever since then we have been working to figure out why she lost her memory. Eventually the team started piecing it together little by little and we were able to get most of the story of what happened to her. So just this morning, everyone but Sage, Sylvester and I headed to the warehouse where Toby’s sure she was kept before she lost her memory. Then, all of a sudden Sylvester started arguing over the comms with Toby about something and Sage literally darts out the door with her skateboard,” Ralph says, purposefully leaving out the part about the kiss.

He said it all so fast that Colby had a difficult time keeping up, he could barely understand what he had said. It didn’t help that he was more focused on the way Ralph was so desperately worried about Sage, much more than he should have been.

"You have a thing for her don't you?" Colby smirks, glancing over at him. Ignoring everything he had just said.

"N-No," Ralph stutters. He wonders if Colby had magically found out about the kiss, or if Sage had taken note of his weird behavior over the past few days and passed them on to Colby. He had been trying his best to act normal around her, but maybe he was more obvious than he thought.

"Sure," Colby responds sarcastically. His face hardens and his voice drops down to a more serious tone as he shoots another glance at Ralph.

"You don't have to worry about her so much. Sage is tougher than most adults I’ve met. I found her running down the street with a stab wound in her side once. After awhile I just learned that there’s no reason to worry about her over every little dangerous thing she does… because everything she does is dangerous,” Colby laughs at Ralph’s horror. He recovers quickly enough to respond.

"I'm not worried about her," Ralph huffed.

They were picking up speed as they went. Hopefully they would be able to catch up with Sage before she reached the warehouse, since she probably wasn't riding as fast as she could  because of her injured foot. Even with their increasing speed though, Ralph knew there was a very slim chance of catching up to her in time.

"Fine,” Colby sighs after about a minute of silence, “but I know you're lying about your feelings towards her. I also know you have that same amazing mind that Sage does. Neither of you like to admit that you have emotions, or special feelings towards anyone. You’re much more open with that stuff, which I commend you for, but that’s because you’ve had the opportunity to be taught what to do in certain social situations. Sage’s never had that, so she’s got no idea how to process any feelings she might have for you. I mean, she even struggles to communicate with me sometimes and I’ve been her best friend since like the second grade.” Colby says, with an irritated sigh as he turns another corner.

"She has been getting much better since she’s met you guys I will admit that, but I’m going to give you some advice before you make a stupid mistake...If you ever get the guts to ask her out, she WILL say 'no'".

"What!? You mean she doesn't like me? I thought you said she liked me," Ralph says, a little taken back by his blunt phrasing.

"No. She likes you alright, that I'm for sure." Colby laughs at his flustered face.

"Then why wouldn't she say yes?" Ralph asks, risking a glance over at Colby.

"Man, you geniuses are terrible with this kind of stuff. Sooner or later you'll figure her out, I promise," he chuckles. Ralph frowns. He was really hoping for a straight answer, or at least a tip for asking her out. Not that he was interested or anything. After all he was only 11.
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