For Nikki!
Title: Take And Shake The Big Number
Characters: Asher Talos, Ray Vecchio
Rating: Language
Notes: For
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souncanadian ! A congratulatory fic for passing her math class! \o/ So this ficlet is math-themed in turn :DTake And Shake The Big Number
“Got any books?”
“I don’t read.”
“Got a kitchen?”
“I don’t cook.”
……
“Got any personal care products I could use up?”
This one got a look from Asher and a hard “No”, giving way to more silence.
Except for the TV.
Ugh. The crap that America put on air; Ray was ready to gouge his eyes out. Some guy was on screen pointing a finger, glaring and telling him he was On Notice and while Ray thought this was maybe, perhaps one of the better shows Asher had flipped over to, he was still so close to throwing something at him. He picked up a cushion instead and flopped flat to the sofa, groaning into the make-shift pillow before trying to suffocate himself with it.
He was so bored.
“Got any books?” Came a muffled voice.
Asher didn’t answer.
“Asher.” Ray lifted the cushion, his voice suddenly coming clearer. “You got any books I could d--”
“God, would you just shut up?!” Heels of hands dug themselves into Asher’s eye sockets. “Just for one day, just keep that closed?”
“To do, not to read,” Ray finished, dropping back down and rolling onto his back. “I’m offering you a free service here. If I were a real accountant I could charge you mega bucks.”
Asher’s arms dropped but even they seemed reluctant to do so. “You want to cure your boredom with math?”
Ray pushed himself to his elbows and gave Asher a pointed look. “I think you’re underestimating just how bored I am.” Not that he was a fan of doing the books but at least it came naturally now. As long as he had a calculator…
“Well, you’re out of luck. We have our own accountants.” And Asher definitely didn’t want Vecchio’s big nose well, nosing around their details. He turned back to the screen, signalling the end of the conversation.
Ray kept staring, Asher ignored him.
He started to click his tongue, Asher ignored him.
He tried whistling but his cheeks still ached.
………
“You got a kitchen?”
“For fuck’s sake!” Asher’s head hit the back of the sofa, then he was climbing off the damn thing and storming out the room.
Ray flopped back with a long sigh, figured there must be about a dozen places Asher could watch TV uninterrupted in this place.
A couple of minutes later Asher came back in but Ray was none the wiser. Until a notepad hit him square in the face and he yelped in surprise. And pain.
“You paper cut my nose!” He tipped his head back like it was gushing blood. Asher was sat back in his place, legs propped up, hands clasped across his stomach, eyes on the TV. “Oh my God, ow. Oh man, I can feel it. I can-- blood. Oh God, I’m bleeding, I’m, I’m,” and then he remembered who he was with, “fine, completely fine. No blood, at all.”
Asher’s sympathy overwhelmed Ray.
“Can you die from a paper cut to the nose?”
“Do I look like google?” Asher’s eyes still didn’t stray from the screen. “Zip it and do your books.”
Ray frowned for nearly a minute before the notepad resting between his knees entered his mind again. He reached a hand down, the other still occupied with his nose, and flipped it over.
2 + 5 =
13 - 3 =
1 x 4 =
10 + 10 =
It went on…
“Oh, yeah, this is, this is exactly what I had in mind,” Ray drawled sarcastically.
“Good. You like math so much so get cracking.”
Suppressing a sigh, Ray pulled the pen from the top of the pad and clicked it on, extra loud just to annoy Asher.
He didn’t flinch.
Another sigh and Ray put pen to paper. At least he didn’t need a calculator for these.
He hoped.
“Got any books?”
“I don’t read.”
“Got a kitchen?”
“I don’t cook.”
……
“Got any personal care products I could use up?”
This one got a look from Asher and a hard “No”, giving way to more silence.
Except for the TV.
Ugh. The crap that America put on air; Ray was ready to gouge his eyes out. Some guy was on screen pointing a finger, glaring and telling him he was On Notice and while Ray thought this was maybe, perhaps one of the better shows Asher had flipped over to, he was still so close to throwing something at him. He picked up a cushion instead and flopped flat to the sofa, groaning into the make-shift pillow before trying to suffocate himself with it.
He was so bored.
“Got any books?” Came a muffled voice.
Asher didn’t answer.
“Asher.” Ray lifted the cushion, his voice suddenly coming clearer. “You got any books I could d--”
“God, would you just shut up?!” Heels of hands dug themselves into Asher’s eye sockets. “Just for one day, just keep that closed?”
“To do, not to read,” Ray finished, dropping back down and rolling onto his back. “I’m offering you a free service here. If I were a real accountant I could charge you mega bucks.”
Asher’s arms dropped but even they seemed reluctant to do so. “You want to cure your boredom with math?”
Ray pushed himself to his elbows and gave Asher a pointed look. “I think you’re underestimating just how bored I am.” Not that he was a fan of doing the books but at least it came naturally now. As long as he had a calculator…
“Well, you’re out of luck. We have our own accountants.” And Asher definitely didn’t want Vecchio’s big nose well, nosing around their details. He turned back to the screen, signalling the end of the conversation.
Ray kept staring, Asher ignored him.
He started to click his tongue, Asher ignored him.
He tried whistling but his cheeks still ached.
………
“You got a kitchen?”
“For fuck’s sake!” Asher’s head hit the back of the sofa, then he was climbing off the damn thing and storming out the room.
Ray flopped back with a long sigh, figured there must be about a dozen places Asher could watch TV uninterrupted in this place.
A couple of minutes later Asher came back in but Ray was none the wiser. Until a notepad hit him square in the face and he yelped in surprise. And pain.
“You paper cut my nose!” He tipped his head back like it was gushing blood. Asher was sat back in his place, legs propped up, hands clasped across his stomach, eyes on the TV. “Oh my God, ow. Oh man, I can feel it. I can-- blood. Oh God, I’m bleeding, I’m, I’m,” and then he remembered who he was with, “fine, completely fine. No blood, at all.”
Asher’s sympathy overwhelmed Ray.
“Can you die from a paper cut to the nose?”
“Do I look like google?” Asher’s eyes still didn’t stray from the screen. “Zip it and do your books.”
Ray frowned for nearly a minute before the notepad resting between his knees entered his mind again. He reached a hand down, the other still occupied with his nose, and flipped it over.
2 + 5 =
13 - 3 =
1 x 4 =
10 + 10 =
It went on…
“Oh, yeah, this is, this is exactly what I had in mind,” Ray drawled sarcastically.
“Good. You like math so much so get cracking.”
Suppressing a sigh, Ray pulled the pen from the top of the pad and clicked it on, extra loud just to annoy Asher.
He didn’t flinch.
Another sigh and Ray put pen to paper. At least he didn’t need a calculator for these.
He hoped.
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OH, RAY <3333
And surprise Stephen! \o/
“You paper cut my nose!” He tipped his head back like it was gushing blood. Asher was sat back in his place, legs propped up, hands clasped across his stomach, eyes on the TV. “Oh my God, ow. Oh man, I can feel it. I can-- blood. Oh God, I’m bleeding, I’m, I’m,” and then he remembered who he was with, “fine, completely fine. No blood, at all.”
SO MUCH LOVE XD
That was worth having to endure the Math Class from Hell!!! :D
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Also? This is SO ADORABLE. Bored Ray! Adorable! Asher swearing! Adorable! And he found math to do! Adorable! XD
“Got any personal care products I could use up?”
XD!
And Ray's drama queen reaction about his nose! HEEEEEEE!!!!!
<3
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I'd feel so sorry for Asher if he actually had to put up with that XD He thinks over the internet is stressful XD
Bored Ray is a sight to behold though - it was bored(and hungry)!littleRay that first started to eat worms...
Paper cuts hurt!! That's.....all I got...XD He's a great big wuss and we know it? I need a drama queen icon!
Glad you enjoyed it too! :D
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Bored tiny Ray eating worms is so cute! And gross.. but cute! And find me a good picture for an icon.. ;D
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