Fic: Flocks By Night (39/100)

[purple_bug]

I'm actually posting another drabble! At long last. I've been on unintentional hiatus for far too long. I can't promise my previous posting frequency will resume, but I can promise that I'll try to get some more done and posted in the near future.

For now, here's one written especially for eeveekitty85, for Christmas, albeit a teensy bit late. Hopefully the spirit of Christmas is not too long deceased that this isn't in season anymore :o) So, this is my thirty-ninth drabble for the doctorwho_100 challenge.

Fic Name: Flocks By Night
Rating: G
Prompt: Star (#046)
Claim: Companions
Companion: Martha Jones
Timeline: Before the Doctor, aged about six.
Spoilers: None


It’s dark outside the school, and the night air tingles with festive excitement and the bite of frost.

A tiny boy bundled in hat and mittens bounces eagerly at a small girl, whose huge toothy smile and shepherd’s headdress tea towel stand out against her dark skin in the sharp winter moonlight.

“You were the most beautiful shepherd I’ve ever seen,” her mother tells her proudly, bringing forth more beaming smiles. “Shall we go home to Daddy and Tisha? They’re very sad they missed your play.”

First Shepherd Martha Jones clutches her toy lamb to her chest and nods happily.


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Comments

[elfgirljen.livejournal.com]

aww young martha! so cute!

[purple_bug.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :o)

[eeveekitty85.livejournal.com]

Yay! *dances* Thank you vair much...lickle Martha is very sweet. Hooray for nativities! *pulls on the big shiny wings of angelic authority* ^^

[purple_bug.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome :oD The original idea was to have Ten and Martha watching from a distance, but my word limit wouldn't allow. They're there, though :o)

[kazzy.livejournal.com]

Aww, cute little Martha. I was wondering where your drabbles went!

[purple_bug.livejournal.com]

:o) Yeah, I kinda got a bit distracted by life, and there was the fact that I was close to running out of drabbles to post, plus my muse went into hiding. I'll try and get back into the swing of things this year.