Fic: Calico
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meridian_roseTitle: Calico
Fandom: Original
'Verse/Series: Copper Dagger
Pairing/Characters: Elspeth, Colonel Montenegro, Calico
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 268
Prompt: For the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
writerverse challenge "definition of adorable"
Summary: Flashback/backstory; Colonel Montenegro brings Elspeth a gift
Warnings: None
Colonel Montenegro held out the box carefully.
"Is it a kitten?" Elspeth asked.
The answer was 'no'. But he hated to disappoint the young princess. The king really didn't get on with cats – he sneezed around them, and they knew it, and deliberately liked to rub against him whenever they got the chance. A kitten just wasn't going to be a suitable pet.
Elspeth had been asking for a kitten for a very long time. Finding this poor orphaned creature had seemed, to the Colonel, like Mistress Fate finally spinning her wheel in their favour.
"Why don't you open it and see?" he asked.
Elspeth placed the box on her bed and lifted the slatted crate. Inside the box, which had plenty of air holes, and lots of straw inside, was a baby dragon. Her mouth fell open. The colonel's heart sank.
"I know it's not a cat," he began.
Elspeth lifted the dragon out of the box and hugged it tightly. The little creature squirmed, gave an indignant squeak, and puffed out steam. Elspeth giggled.
"Oh, he's adorable! Is it a he? Thank you, Colonel!"
The colonel felt relief wash over him. "You're welcome, Elspeth. Yes, it's a male dragon. Are you going to name him?"
"Of course. Calico."
He blinked. "That's…unusual."
Elspeth shrugged. "He was supposed to be a calico cat, but instead he's a dragon named Calico."
It made sense, he supposed. Elspeth hugged the dragon tighter and it wriggled free, clambering up to sit on her shoulder.
"Who's a pretty dragon?" Elspeth cooed. "You are, Calico."
Calico tossed his head and began to preen.
Fandom: Original
'Verse/Series: Copper Dagger
Pairing/Characters: Elspeth, Colonel Montenegro, Calico
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 268
Prompt: For the
writerverse challenge "definition of adorable"Summary: Flashback/backstory; Colonel Montenegro brings Elspeth a gift
Warnings: None
Colonel Montenegro held out the box carefully.
"Is it a kitten?" Elspeth asked.
The answer was 'no'. But he hated to disappoint the young princess. The king really didn't get on with cats – he sneezed around them, and they knew it, and deliberately liked to rub against him whenever they got the chance. A kitten just wasn't going to be a suitable pet.
Elspeth had been asking for a kitten for a very long time. Finding this poor orphaned creature had seemed, to the Colonel, like Mistress Fate finally spinning her wheel in their favour.
"Why don't you open it and see?" he asked.
Elspeth placed the box on her bed and lifted the slatted crate. Inside the box, which had plenty of air holes, and lots of straw inside, was a baby dragon. Her mouth fell open. The colonel's heart sank.
"I know it's not a cat," he began.
Elspeth lifted the dragon out of the box and hugged it tightly. The little creature squirmed, gave an indignant squeak, and puffed out steam. Elspeth giggled.
"Oh, he's adorable! Is it a he? Thank you, Colonel!"
The colonel felt relief wash over him. "You're welcome, Elspeth. Yes, it's a male dragon. Are you going to name him?"
"Of course. Calico."
He blinked. "That's…unusual."
Elspeth shrugged. "He was supposed to be a calico cat, but instead he's a dragon named Calico."
It made sense, he supposed. Elspeth hugged the dragon tighter and it wriggled free, clambering up to sit on her shoulder.
"Who's a pretty dragon?" Elspeth cooed. "You are, Calico."
Calico tossed his head and began to preen.
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Date: 2012-12-19 07:47 pm (UTC)Absolutely AWESOME hon!
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Date: 2012-12-19 07:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-27 01:00 am (UTC)Calico's so cute! I love how he immediately preens :)
And I sympathize with the king's cat allergy. Dust and animal hair and all that always makes me sneeze.
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Date: 2012-12-27 04:03 pm (UTC)The king could probably use the magical equivalent of antihistamines but he's not that interested in Elspbeth generally, let alone making any effort on her behalf. (Though talking dragon probably trumps cat anyway :D) Poor Colonel Montenegro is Elspeth's main parental figure in all the ways that count, which is how he comes to be the one giving her a beloved pet :D