call her a bookworm [c]

[ruari whelan]

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[STERLING BLUE]

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Sterling was out here of his own free will. He wasn't on a case, hunting criminals, or scouting out for Team Rocket members. He wasn't on the job at all. This was his free time, but a phone was always on hand, in his pocket, in case of an emergency. He was always on-call. But he had other things on his mind today. Like clearing his mind and thinking of anything but work. To do that, he would go running. It was that simple. One run and he could get all the bad moments out of his head entirely. Sterling wouldn't consider himself very attractive in the sweatpants and muscle shirt that he wore, but it was more comfortable than his uniform.

The officer had come to a halt, panting as he rested his hands on his hips and looked up into the trees. His chest quickly rose and fell, his cheeks gone red as he tried to get the breath back into his body. But what Sterling concentrated on was the out of place colors among the leaves. There was a pinky-red that stood out against all the green and brown foliage. "You think it's safe to be out here?" Sterling called out to the figure, his tone serious. But a smile graced his lips, knowing this little redhead anywhere. "Ruari."

This was the forest and a lot of shady activity was known to go on out here. Forests and lakes were where most of the illegal activities went on. That is, when people were looking for places to hide bodies, whether it was someone else's or their own. But he didn't think Ruari was hurting anybody. Though Sterling worried that she might be the one hurt if she stayed out here too long and ran into the wrong people.
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[ruari whelan]

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[STERLING BLUE]

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"A creeper? If anything, you look lonely. So, I'd say it's a good thing I happened upon you right about now," Sterling grinned, his hands dusting off his pants real quick before standing straight. His hands were on his back, stretching and arching forward as he heard a little crack. A relieved sigh left his mouth and he cracked a single eyelid open to stare at the girl, who was now in front of him. Below him, rather. She was so tiny. Like a little puppy. She was a Growlithe after all, wasn't she? And Sterling did love dogs.

Sterling snorted and took a few steps closer to the girl, reaching out to give her forehead a sudden poke. Was she teasing him? Who in their right mind teased a police officer? People who happened to know that officer personally and outside of work, of course. "Off duty. If I were undercover, I'd at least wear a suit and look good doing it. This is my jogging uniform! What did you expect? A matching sweatsuit?" He wouldn't be caught dead in one of those. He'd rather be running in jeans or even naked. But a nude Sterling on the run would surely disturb the piece and be against the law. No one enjoyed public nudity. Did they?
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[ruari whelan]

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[STERLING BLUE]

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Sterling never understood the pleasures of reading that everyone else did. Everyone around him was always lost in their fictional novels with people who were never even real. Sure, the officer did his fair share of reading here and there, but they were all historical books- usually novels about war stories. "Do you prefer your characters over me for company?" the officer asked, arms over his chest as he stood up straight, making himself even taller- as if he weren't tall enough as it was when he slouched.

The man stood still as the girl circled him, his feet planted to the ground as only his head turned to keep his eyes fixed on her, a playful little smile visible there on his lips. "Well, lucky for me, I do look good. Always. No matter what I'm wearing," Sterling stated the blatant fact. It was a joke though! He wasn't trying to sound seriously full of himself and narcissistic. But he didn't think he looked half bad. Mornings were spent running and working out, and what more could the ladies want than a well built man?

"You're right. I'm the ocean kind of guy. Too bad the closest thing we've got is a lake," came the sigh, one of his hands slipping into his pocket now as he reached out and hooked his arm around Ruari's neck, pulling the girl close to him. He'd do anything for a nice polar bear swim. If he'd been born a gijinka, he'd be a water type. Maybe a water type dog. Too bad those didn't exist, from what he knew of all the books he'd been through. The closest was Suicidine- who might well be a cat.
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[ruari whelan]

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[STERLING BLUE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true] [style=width: 238px; height: 20px; margin-bottom:3px; border: 1px solid #989898; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 8px; text-align:center; font-family:cambria; font-size: 20px; color: #989898;]IF YOU'RE NOT WITH ME Sterling thought, in fact, that he'd be able to pull off bright pink incredibly well. But he didn't want to try it or find out. Especially not in public. He'd look like a homosexual- or worse, a meterosexual. "Maybe one day I'll show you just how sexy I look in a pink shirt and... pink... leather pants?" he trailed off, seeming a little confused at the thought. Leather was sexy, wasn't it? Whether it was black, brown or pink. He'd pull it off. But not literally. He didn't need to scar the poor little girl for life with his masculine and bare legs. Oh, right, she was a fire type, wasn't she? And a dog. Sterling had always been the dog type of man. He considered them to be man's best friend. Unfortunately, he loved the ocean as much as he loved dogs and would be absolutely torn if he had to choose between the two of them. He more or less grew up in a lake with a bunch of water happy dogs. But none of those dogs had a weakness for water like Ruari did. "It's not gonna kill you! Just get you a little wet and make your fur- er... hair smell a little salty and dogish. But that's nothing some shampoo can't fix!" Sterling laughed at her merrily, as he stopped back and turned around, leaving her behind him now. With a weak groan, he rolled his eyes and bent himself over a bit, making him an easy target to jump and climb on top of. "You're asking me to bend over. Is this like the scene where you take advantage of me while I pick up soap?" Sterling was awful. But it was all he could think of when he heard the words 'bend over.' He thought food sounded great right about now. He was craving something meaty. Burgers or steaks or even a nice porkchop. The man was the ultimate carnivore. [/style]

[ruari whelan]

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[STERLING BLUE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true] [style=width: 238px; height: 20px; margin-bottom:3px; border: 1px solid #989898; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 8px; text-align:center; font-family:cambria; font-size: 20px; color: #989898;]IF YOU'RE NOT WITH ME Well, Sterling just screwed himself over, didn't he? There was no way that he'd fit into some leather pants. He wouldn't be able to pull them up over his beefy, masculine thighs. The only leather item he owned was a wallet, some belts and a jacket he never even wore before. But if it was where public couldn't see, Sterling supposed he could let Ruari watch him struggle with pink leather and laugh at him over it. She was a friend, after all. And friends laughed at each other for doing stupid things. She just needed to wait. One day, she'd do something stupid and he'd be all over it in his own fit of laughter. "A special kind of fur? I supposed it's called hair," the man started chuckling before he felt a sudden weight fall down on his back. Sterling was strong. He managed to stay on his feet- she wasn't too heavy- but let out a quick oof as he put his hands on her legs to try and keep her up. He'd feel guilty if he dropped her on accident. "Yeesh, how much do you weigh? More than me? I've met fat men who weigh less than you!" Sterling didn't mean it. Not for a minute. It was rude and harsh, but it was only a joke. He felt like he was carrying a puppy. A big puppy, but a puppy none the less. [/style]

[ruari whelan]

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