drabbles100 Challenge: Michael Samuelle. 15, 16, 17, 18/100
Title: Smile
Characters: Michael, Elena; Nikita mentioned
Prompt: Blue
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Summary: --I took the one less traveled by,--
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Blue -- Smile
Elena carries Vacek’s grandson.
She wants to name him Adam. I agree; I don’t care.
The child is bait for the trap. A contingency profiled to bring Elena’s father back into her life. When he comes, I will kill him.
We paint the nursery blue. The toy box overflows with stuffed animals; bookshelves are lined with board-books to be read aloud. I won’t be here then.
I tell Elena to rest. She touches my arm, and I can reassure her with a smile. Every day it is easier.
Nikita amuses me.
I pour more blue paint. Nikita’s eyes are blue.
Title: Matching
Characters: Michael, Nikita, Madeline; Walter, Birkoff and Operations mentioned
Prompt: Purple
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Purple -- Matching
Nikita tests the limits of my patience.
Birkoff’s patience. Madeline’s patience. Even Walter’s. I keep her away from Operations.
She spars in cargo pants instead of her Gi. Snaps her gum in Birkoff’s ear to annoy him. Tries to make Walter blush; matching his ribald comments with her own.
Madeline wants me to teach Nikita to waltz. I wait impatiently as she insists on selecting a proper dress to wear for her lessons, though Madeline explains it isn’t necessary. The ball gown she finally selects is a deep, rich violet. Nearly the same color she has just dyed her hair.
Title: Lost
Characters: Michael; Elena and one canon character mentioned
Prompt: Brown
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Brown -- Lost
In Section, I am Black.
Ruthless. Cold and efficient. Fearsome.
With Elena, I am Brown. Innocuous. Harmless.
Black is my job. I lead missions. Conquer. Vanquish.
Brown is my home. I grill steaks on the barbeque. Fetch ice cream in the night.
When I am Black, I can kill Elena’s father. I want to kill Elena’s father. To achieve end game.
When I am Brown, I want Elena to meet the man who was lost to her. To find happiness in family; the happiness I cannot give her.
I understand the man in Black. I fear the man in Brown.
Title: Please
Characters: Michael, Elena; Madeline mentioned
Prompt: Green
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Green -- Please
“What do you think, Michael?
Boy or girl?”
I don’t want to think. Not of my child. Madeline insisted. I had no choice.
“I hope she has your curly hair, though maybe not such a good idea if we have a boy. His hair, or her hair, will be dark I’m sure.”
Black hair. Straight. Like Elena’s. Nothing of mine. No reminder of what once was to be left behind in the aftermath of this disaster.
“What about the eyes? Dark like mine, or light like yours?”
If there is a God, may this child not have eyes of green.
My drabbles100 prompt table is here.
Characters: Michael, Elena; Nikita mentioned
Prompt: Blue
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Summary: --I took the one less traveled by,--
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Blue -- Smile
Elena carries Vacek’s grandson.
She wants to name him Adam. I agree; I don’t care.
The child is bait for the trap. A contingency profiled to bring Elena’s father back into her life. When he comes, I will kill him.
We paint the nursery blue. The toy box overflows with stuffed animals; bookshelves are lined with board-books to be read aloud. I won’t be here then.
I tell Elena to rest. She touches my arm, and I can reassure her with a smile. Every day it is easier.
Nikita amuses me.
I pour more blue paint. Nikita’s eyes are blue.
Title: Matching
Characters: Michael, Nikita, Madeline; Walter, Birkoff and Operations mentioned
Prompt: Purple
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Purple -- Matching
Nikita tests the limits of my patience.
Birkoff’s patience. Madeline’s patience. Even Walter’s. I keep her away from Operations.
She spars in cargo pants instead of her Gi. Snaps her gum in Birkoff’s ear to annoy him. Tries to make Walter blush; matching his ribald comments with her own.
Madeline wants me to teach Nikita to waltz. I wait impatiently as she insists on selecting a proper dress to wear for her lessons, though Madeline explains it isn’t necessary. The ball gown she finally selects is a deep, rich violet. Nearly the same color she has just dyed her hair.
Title: Lost
Characters: Michael; Elena and one canon character mentioned
Prompt: Brown
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Brown -- Lost
In Section, I am Black.
Ruthless. Cold and efficient. Fearsome.
With Elena, I am Brown. Innocuous. Harmless.
Black is my job. I lead missions. Conquer. Vanquish.
Brown is my home. I grill steaks on the barbeque. Fetch ice cream in the night.
When I am Black, I can kill Elena’s father. I want to kill Elena’s father. To achieve end game.
When I am Brown, I want Elena to meet the man who was lost to her. To find happiness in family; the happiness I cannot give her.
I understand the man in Black. I fear the man in Brown.
Title: Please
Characters: Michael, Elena; Madeline mentioned
Prompt: Green
Word Count: 100
Rating: PGish
Spoilers: through mid-Season 3.
Green -- Please
“What do you think, Michael?
Boy or girl?”
I don’t want to think. Not of my child. Madeline insisted. I had no choice.
“I hope she has your curly hair, though maybe not such a good idea if we have a boy. His hair, or her hair, will be dark I’m sure.”
Black hair. Straight. Like Elena’s. Nothing of mine. No reminder of what once was to be left behind in the aftermath of this disaster.
“What about the eyes? Dark like mine, or light like yours?”
If there is a God, may this child not have eyes of green.
My drabbles100 prompt table is here.