Title:  Letters to Home
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang
Prompt: 034 - Contact
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

Dearest Winna, Dove and Petranne,
Firstly I apologize to you all. I should never have run off

Sarai scratched it out and started again.

I know eloping was the silly thing to do, but I do not regret it.

That didn’t sound right ( Read more... )

Title:  Welcome to Court
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: 001 - Toast
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

When Kaddar rose, holding a goblet of wine, the chatter in the banquet room died down. The court gave their Emperor their full attention.

Kaddar raised his glass. “A toast to Zaimid and Sarai Hetnim. To Sarai, ( Read more... )

Title: Familiarity
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: 088 - Fight
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

“Fine!”

Sarai slammed the door shut. Her eyes had welled up long ago and she was beyond caring that Zaimid had seen her in tears.

She hated fighting. She hated the way her tears ruined her carefully applied face paint. She ( Read more... )

Title: Baby Blues
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: 044 - Fear
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

Zaimid knew something was amiss from the moment his hand touched the door. Sarai was slumped in a corner, head bowed down, hugging her knees. Opposite her, Mequen was wailing. “Hey there,” Zaimid soothed, as he picked up his ( Read more... )

Title: Baby names 
Fandom: Tamora Pierce 
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim 
Prompt: 086 - Birth Word Count: 100 
Rating: G

Sarai rested her hands on her belly - now that it was big enough for her to do so. Gone were the days when she could see her toes! Deep in thought, Sarai began to gently caress her bulging stomach.

“Suppose the baby is a ( Read more... )

Title: Sand
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: 033 - Hairbrush
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

Sarai sat at her dresser and there she began to run a comb through her hair. Never had it been so knotty! Once thoroughly completed she ran a hand through her hair, only to find sand.

Sarai pulled a face and sighed. “Will there ( Read more... )

 Title: University Girls
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: 008 - School
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

“So you attended the University of Carthak?” Sarai lazily glanced at Zaimid as they walked down the Universities’ pathways. She stopped to admire a tapestry hanging on the wall.

He nodded. “Naturally. It was this or ( Read more... )

Title: The Cow!
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: 045 - Cow
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

Zaimid dropped his lips to Sarai’s ear. “I have a surprise for you,” he murmured. “Stay here and keep your eyes firmly shut.”

She peeked.

Sarai saw Zaimid was headed for the stables and her lips formed a smile much against her ( Read more... )

Title: Touch
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: Ficlets100; 035 - touch
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Sarai tenderly nursed baby Mequen in her arms. His forehead was burning hot; he had a temperature.

“Is there nothing else you can do?” Sarai cried helplessly.

Zaimid shook his head solemnly, his eyes never leaving ( Read more... )

Title: Habbit
Fandom: Tamora Pierce
Character/s: Sarai Balitang, Zaimid Hetnim
Prompt: tammy drabbles - 16, habbit. Ficlets100; 032 - Ritual
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

Zaimid watched his wife gracefully enter the room. She came to sit next to him, but not before firmly closing the door behind her.

He frowned. “You always do that.”

“Do what?” Sarai’ ( Read more... )