The Morning After
It's the morning after Ralph's karaoke serenade...

AUTHOR: Augustus
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FANDOM: The Fast Show
PAIRING: Ted/Ralph
RATING: G
CATEGORY: fluff
FEEDBACK: Much appreciated. Be as harsh or detailed as you feel necessary.
SUMMARY: It's the morning after Ralph's karaoke serenade...
DISCLAIMER: Ted and Ralph belong to Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson and to the BBC. I'm just borrowing 'cos they're so damn cute G
SPOILERS: Perhaps for the last episode ever of the show. My note will be more of a spoiler!
NOTE: For those not quite sure, Ted and Ralph are the groundsman and Lord of the Manor. You won't really get this if you don't know the Fast Show, but the basic idea of the sketches is that Ralph's been in love with Ted forever, but Ted just doesn't realise, as he's more interested in getting his work done. This is set the morning after the final episode of the show, in which Ralph serenades Ted with karaoke and Ted seems to finally get it. He smiled happy sigh
ANOTHER NOTE: This header is almost longer than the actual story G
DEDICATED TO: Mez, who goes as gooey over these two as I do :-)

Ted is repairing a fence. Ralph slowly and awkwardly makes his way over to him. Ted nods his acknowledgement of his master's presence, but continues working.

RALPH: nervous cough

TED: silence

RALPH: I hope you're not feeling too under the weather after last night's... frivolity, Ted.

TED: mutters I'm fine, Sir.

RALPH: I guess we all had a little too much to drink, didn't we?

TED: I couldn't say, Sir.

RALPH: That's very nice of you, Ted, but there's no need to minimise my lack of restraint. I was an embarrassment to you, wasn't I?

TED: Sir, I -

RALPH: No, Ted, I won't have you pretending otherwise. I behaved in a disgraceful manner and I wish to apologise.

TED: silence

RALPH: bumbling on I'm not quite sure what got into me. "Hunka Hunka Burning Love"?

TED: more silence

RALPH: Do you like Elvis, Ted?

TED: I don't... I haven't really thought about it, Sir.

RALPH: When I was a young man, I was a great admirer of his. The way he shook his hips...

TED: I wouldn't really know about that, Sir.

RALPH: No, no, fair enough, Ted.

There is a full minute of silence before Ralph speaks again.

RALPH: Would you... I mean, if you could possibly... What I'm trying to ask, Ted, is will you join me for dinner tonight? Let me make up for last night, and all...?

TED: Sir, I -

RALPH: Now, come on, Ted, I don't want any excuses. My behaviour last night was atrocious and I'd like to make amends.

TED: I... That would be nice, Sir.

RALPH: shocked silence

TED: Although, I quite liked the song, Sir. Very heartfelt.

RALPH: more shocked silence

TED: Should we make it seven, then?

RALPH: faints

TED: content smile

fin
© Augustus, 03-08-2001
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