Carry Me { Tion, Dallas, Ruka, and Railyn }

The small woman sighed and gazed off into the distance.
She felt so cliche; staring off into the distance .
Yet, she didn't mind it. God, so hypocritical. She thought, laughing quietly to herself. I poke fun at everyone else when they act cliche...
She let out a deep breath and shook her head, trying to clear her mind of all her thoughts. Her short and wild black hair whipped around and tickled her nose, making her sneeze.
She made a whining noise and rubbed her nose.
"Oi, Tion." Came a lazy sound as the driver of the car poked his head out the window. "Don't fall off, yeah?" He said with a sarcastic chuckle. "Not only would it suck ass to explain to Taykil about, but I've never heard of no ninja fallin' off no car roof, 'fore."
Tion sighed like a little kid pestered by his mother and bat her hand in the air aimlessly. "I'm not stupid enough to fall, Dallas." She scoffed. "And I find it insulting you think I would." Her dark gaze peered down at him with worry. "But you might wanna pay attention to the road, yeah? You're swerving."
Dallas' face suddenly grew alight with alarm and he quickly disappeared back into the vehicle, the car jutted back to the dirt path roughly, making Tion shriek and start to fall in the opposite direction. Her small hands grabbed at the roof of the car, grabbing hold of the rims of the off-road vehicle. "DALLAS!" She hollered.
"Sorry, Tion!" The sand-haired man replied. "I'll be more careful next time."
"If I have a next time." Tion grumbled distastefully.1

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"You really are irritating, Dallas." The ninja grumbled, glaring up at her partner.
"You really are short, Tion." The elf responded, returning her gaze with his own cocky one.
Tion twitched slightly at the comment. "I'm not short..." She hissed, "I just... haven't hit puberty yet..." She looked down, her fingers entwined themselves together and she fidgeted with them.
"Yer' nineteen, Tion." Dallas snorted, rolling his eyes. "I think any hope of puberty is long gone."
"Sh-Shut up!" Tion stuttered. "I like to think my height is made up for with my agility." She turned her head away from Dallas in a pouty fashion. Stupid... Tall... Elf... Man...
"Mmkay, whatever ya' say." Dallas agreed sarcastically, reached toward Tion and grabbing the ends of her ribbon-like headband, pulling her head back slightly. "I still say yer' short."
Tion yelped slightly at the abruptness of her head being yanked back and glared up at Dallas. "Yeah, well, I still say you're an ass!" She hissed.3

"Daalllaaasss." Came a happy tone as a woman skipped up to the elf and his partner. "If you keep teasing Tion, one day you'll just--" Ruka cut off and made a vanishing motion with her hands before finishing. " Disappear ."
"Damn straight." Tion agreed, immediately taking shelter at the taller woman's side.
The elf shrugged and ran a hand through his hair, his opal-eyed gaze looked like he was concentrating on something. "Okay, okay," He began. "I'll stop teasing her...." He thought for a moment, and held up his fist, index finger pointing out the way you do when you have an idea. "The day you sleep with me, Ruka."
Ruka's expression was not the least bit impressed. "I'll say yes the day Len dyes his hair."
"Ouch." Dallas made a wounded face. "That was harsh, yeah? Haven't heard that one yet. Yeah, that one was good. But hey, ya' can't blame a guy for try---"
"Yes, we can." Ruka and Tion said in unison, both expressions looked over-worked and annoyed.
"Again, girls, ya' wound me." Dallas put a hand to his heart like it'd been stabbed through with a chainsaw.
No doubt, one day -- that chainsaw would become a reality.
"It's because you keep pestering them like you actually think you have a chance, Dallas." An incredibly tired and stressed voice cooed. The new man in the scene clapped a hand onto Dallas' shoulder and sighed. "I keep telling you, you're never going to see Ruka with her legs spread for you." His own opal gaze looked down at Dallas' with pity.
"Ya' make me sound like..." The sand-haired man thought for a moment. "Ya' make me sound like Luc, Rai."
The taller elf man just shrugged and let the hand on Dallas' shoulder fall. "That's because, Dallas, you never learn." Railyn shook his head disjointedly, his short spiky black hair only moving slightly.
"Never does." Ruka repeated, crossing her arms and pursing her lips.
"Probably never will." Tion continued, pressing a finger to her temple like she was dealing with some pestering child.
"Okay, outnumberin' me ain't no fun. I don't even got a chance." Dallas complained. "Really uncool, yeah?"
Railyn rolled his eyes and brought his fist to Dallas' head softly, like you would a child. Kind of... like a bop to the head? "It's your fault." He said before turning his gaze to Ruka. "Sekil said something about needing us for reports..."
The afor-mentioned woman groaned and looked like someone had just told her she had to built a pyramid in the desert. "Neehhh... I just finished doing a different report... Can't we do it later..?" She begged, looking up at Railyn with pleading eyes.
The elf just cocked an eyebrow. "You act like I asked him for it. I'm just as tired as you. You want out, you talk to Sekil." He said distastefully, motioning Ruka to start walking.
"But, but, but... Raiiiillyynnn..." Ruka whined. "I'm too tired, if you want me to budge, you're gonna hafta' carry me." She lifted her chin defiantly, turning her head away from the elf.
Railyn rolled his eyes and grabbed Ruka, picking her up bridal style and began storming away. "I swear to God, woman, you'll be the death of me."
Ruka just smiled appreciatively. "Then that will be one lively death."
"Of one grueling... drawn out.. torturous death." The elf said sarcastically.
"Do us all a favor, Rai, drop her, yeah?" Dallas called after them, smirking when he saw Ruka give him the finger. He looked down at Tion, who was staring up at him with a tiny pout. "No." He said immediatly. "Hell. No."
"But Dallaaassss..." The ninja cried. "I'm tired too."
"So am I." The elf snapped. "Ya' don't see me askin' nobody to carry me."
"That's because no one would." Tion said flatly. She lifted her small arms up to tug on Dallas' hair like a little kid who's father wouldn't buy her ice cream. "Carry mmeeeee...." She whined.
Dallas scowled and rolled his eyes, picking up the small ninja girl. "Next time, I'm not gonna." He grumbled, carrying her down the hall.
"That's what you said last time."