Drabbles 91-100: It’s More Fun in the Philippines!

91. Jeepney

"Don't they ever make these things with higher ceilings?"

Marce motioned for Emil to quiet down while everyone else in the jeepney laughed. "They make these things to fit in tight alleys, by the way," Darren said between snickers.

"It's not people friendly," Emil groused.

"Why, would you ( Read more... )

Drabbles 81-90: Ten love stories, ten Lifehouse songs!

81. All In

"I never thought it would end up this way actually."

"Why, what did you imagine?"

Ida sat up and looked at Mark. "I kind of thought I'd wander the world a bit, settle down late for companionship...I was always more restless than you are."

Mark nodded even as he glanced at their ( Read more... )

Eight years again of Darren

Car in the desert

"We have done crazier stuff than this."

Darren snorted as he stretched his legs. "You have. I've never driven a car across the desert."

"You're the consummate activist," Colin pointed out. "This scene should not be new to you."

Darren smiled as he looked around the latest encampment of Occupy London. "This ( Read more... )

Mark over eight years:

Cat with snowcone

"Aw, nuts, there's no way I can eat that now!"

The cat meowed insolently up at Mark before proceeding to take another lick of the snow cone. Had it not been for its impertinent look, it would have appeared almost comical.

Mark found himself shaking his head as he sat beside the feline. "Not fair. Everyone else ( Read more... )

Prompts 56-64 (the picture prompts). Ida over ten years

Picnic basket
"When was the last time you really stepped out under the sun anyway?"
Ida smiled weakly at her siblings. "I don't remember, really."
"Yeah, point exactly," Patricia said smartly as she set down the picnic basket. She picked up the Frisbee. "Come on, Nicolai, let's go!"
As her brother ( Read more... )

Drabbles 48-55. Several years in Emil’s life, post novel timeline

Sour
"You remember this old candy?"
Everyone laughed at the sight of the small pack of Warheads in Emil's hand. "Sour on the outside, sweet on the inside," Marce said.
"Never could stand the stuff," Wena muttered.
"We used to have contests about holding a piece in your mouth the longest ( Read more... )

Arts and Crafts

Within a few weeks it became clear to Marce that Ida was a great writer, but was notably lacking in dexterity. "You must have gotten in much trouble in home economics," she remarked one day after class.

"Yeah; I can't do arts and crafts to save my life," Ida said, tossing out a malformed paper braid. "See, I even managed to cut ( Read more... )

A/N: All these drabbles will revolve around break-ups and romantic reversals.

Clouds

"The outcome was obvious from the get-go."

Farrah laughed sardonically. "I sure didn't see clouds on the horizon at the beginning."

Emil shook his head. "I should have known better. I mean, I was eighteen, and that's an excuse in itself...."

"But you were the one who ( Read more... )

Tide

Even now, Marce had some good days and some terrible days.

There were times when she'd wake up early, hum to herself as she took care of Andrei and Alix, and be the one to suggest to her colleagues where they could go for lunch. On those days, Marce never said 'no' when Emil asked her to dance.

There were days though when she'd be silent, poring ( Read more... )

Stars

"Pick one, any one of them."

Elise looked at her sister quizzically. "Will it really grant a wish?"

"Maybe. They're there all the time, not like wishing wells, wishbones or other things," Phyllis whispered so they wouldn't be heard chattering in the observatory.

The little girl looked up at the starry sky and pointed to the Pleiades. "There, what ( Read more... )