InsaneJournal

Who: Gulliver and Stephanie
Where: Phone
When: Last night
What: Gully asks Steph out. She warns him about her dossier, but accepts anyway.
Rating: PG-13


-ring, ring-

"Heeeello?"

"Hooolllaaarr at ya boy-eee"

"What up homieee?" -giggle- "Hi, Gully."

-Giggling as well- "Hey Steph, haha, what's up?"

"Not a lot. Watching TV instead of doing my homework."

"Ugh, homework. At least you're almost done with high school!"

"Sorta. I've got a whole freaking semester left."

"Yeah, but.. its almost. the key word was almost."

"Yeahhh."

-pause- "So, hey.. I talked to your brother the other day. Did you know he's a sweaty piece of manhunk when he works shirtless?"

"...Are you crushing on my brother?"

"You're the lesbian, not me!"

"Uh huh. Why were you talking to him anyway? Did your car break down?"

"Yeah, my car broke down..." -said sarcastically, though in a friendly way-

"No. We talked about you."

-hesitates- "Me?"

"Yeah. OH! And he so offered me a beer. Haha... eh.. yeah..."

"What about me, Gully?"

"So.. um.. yeah. We talked for a little. A very little, but like.. uh.."

"Well.. I know we've been hanging out a lot recently, and I mean, we kinda always have anyways, so I don't know why recently was really mentioned--" -here comes the infamous rambling of gulliver morris-

"Gully. Why were you talking about me?"

-deep breath- "Because.. uh.. well, in the famous words of donnie darko, you uh.. wanna go with me?"

"Go where?"

-giggles- "I hope you're quoting too, but.. if not, uh. like. With me. with with me.. You know.. like.. date..ing.. sort of.."

"...Are you asking me out?"

"I could be.."

"You could be, or you are?" -grin-

"Actually.. I think I did already."

"I can't believe you asked my brother."

"No. I'm asking you. I asked him to not kill me for asking you."

-laughs- "And what if he had said no?"

"Would've asked anyways."

"Are you sure you want to date me?"

"Will you just say yes already? The anticipation is killing me."

"I'm serious, Gully. I'm a mess. You know that, don't you?"

"Yeah, so? Whose not a mess these days?"

"You're not."

"You don't know that."

"Yes or no? I mean, no is okay, but yes would be like.. super awesome."

"I- Well, yeah."

"..You sure?"

"I'm sure. I just don't think you know what you're getting into."

"Why doubt yourself?"

"...There's something I haven't told you, Gulliver."

"Uh oh.. you used my full name.. What's wrong Steph?"

"...There's... a guy who has the power to move through time. A little while ago he went forward two years, and things were... different. He brought back some files with him."

"A time traveler? What the hell.. that's so cool. What was in the files?"

"They were files on different people kept by Elkins. I had one, and it... wasn't good."

"You're not going to die in 2 years, are you?!"

-sigh- "No."

"It's worse. A lot worse."

"Um.. there's nothing worse than you dead. What was in the file?"

"Do you know who Eris is, Gulls?"

"Eris? No."

"In mythology, she was the mother of battle, slaughter, dispute, lawlessness... the list goes on. Everyone has a codename in the future. Mine is Eris."

"You? The Goddess of dispute? It just sounds like an intimidating name, a good way to scare of evildoers."

-shaky voice- "Gully, that's not all it says."

"What else?"

"I... kill people. With my ability. Alcohol poisoning, hyperhydration..."

"What? No way. You're Stephanie Barker, you're good at volleyball, but you don't even crush your opponents," - sheepish laugh-

"It says the first person is my aunt. My own aunt."

"Steph, do you really believe that you'd kill your own aunt?"

"Vince says I can change the future if I want to- I just... I'm not so sure."

"Then you'll change it Steph, there's no way you can kill anyone, like.. its not in your blood to do it!"

"It is in my blood, Gulliver! Every day I go to bed praying it won't be the next morning, but it is."

"I... wanted to tell you for a long time, but I was scared to, Gully. It took me months to work up the gall to tell you I had a power at all."

-Sighs- "Steph, its okay. Everything's going to be okay. If you don't believe that you won't end up killing someone, than believe that I'll make sure you don't."

-weakly- "...Yeah?"

"Yeah." -grin-

-small laugh- "You're insane, you know that?"

"Sooo. Where are you taking me, stud?"

"Not insane, just special. And I dunno. I figured chinese and a movie? Boring, and static, I know, but, if you want to do something else, just say."

"Sure. Sounds like fun."