Fic: At the Zoo
Title: At the Zoo
Characters: Jeanette (John's girlfriend from ASiB), John, Sherlock
Rating: G
Words: 350
Warnings: mild spoilers for "A Scandal in Belgravia"
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Summary: Days at the zoo always were great fun.
Author's Notes: Written for goldvermilion87 as part of my "Request a Drabble"-Meme (still spots open!), though this turned out a bit longer than a drabble... ;-) Thanks to my beta musical_lottie. Comments and criticism are always very welcome! Enjoy! :)
Days at the zoo always were great fun.
“Miss Jeanette, Tommy has thrown my teddy bear into the lions’ enclosure!”
“That’s not true - Lucy dropped it!”
“Miss Jeanette, can I take one of the turtles home?”
Jeanette took a deep breath.
“SILENCE! All of you! Michael, those treats are for deer, not for you. And Tommy, stop making funny faces at the monkeys!”
For a moment it was quiet. Then she felt a hesitant tug at her sleeve: “Miss Jeanette? What’s that man doing over there?”
She sighed. “Billy, you know it’s rude to point at - what is he doing?”
Jeanette strode over towards an open cage, a cluster of excited children trailing after her.
“Excuse me! What do you think you’re doing? There are children here! Shouldn’t you be a role model?”
She crossed her arms, frowning. The man, dressed in a great dark coat despite the warm weather, completely ignored her. But another man emerged from inside the cage, hands held up apologetically.
“It’s alright, no worries. He has permission to be in there - it’s for a case.”
“A case?” Jeanette glared at him. “And you would be?”
“John Watson. Nice to meet you.”
He extended his hand and Jeanette took it after a second of hesitation. “Jeanette Robertson. I’m here with the children.”
“All yours?” John joked. He had a nice smile and Jeanette found her hostile pose relaxing involuntarily. The man with the coat chose that exact moment to jump up.
“The tiger, John! We have to go there immediately!” He pointed very insistently in the general direction of the tiger’s enclosure.
“At least your children behave better than mine.” John winked at her. “Um, listen, Jeanette - you wouldn’t like to have a coffee sometime or - “
“John, we have to go now!”
“Miss Jeanette! Billy’s climbed into the ostrich enclosure and now it’s chasing him!”
“Be right there!” Jeanette yelled. And to John, with a smile: “Sorry - got to dash.”
She heard him shout after her while he was dragged away by the other man: “Call me! You can look up my blog!”
Characters: Jeanette (John's girlfriend from ASiB), John, Sherlock
Rating: G
Words: 350
Warnings: mild spoilers for "A Scandal in Belgravia"
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Summary: Days at the zoo always were great fun.
Author's Notes: Written for goldvermilion87 as part of my "Request a Drabble"-Meme (still spots open!), though this turned out a bit longer than a drabble... ;-) Thanks to my beta musical_lottie. Comments and criticism are always very welcome! Enjoy! :)
Days at the zoo always were great fun.
“Miss Jeanette, Tommy has thrown my teddy bear into the lions’ enclosure!”
“That’s not true - Lucy dropped it!”
“Miss Jeanette, can I take one of the turtles home?”
Jeanette took a deep breath.
“SILENCE! All of you! Michael, those treats are for deer, not for you. And Tommy, stop making funny faces at the monkeys!”
For a moment it was quiet. Then she felt a hesitant tug at her sleeve: “Miss Jeanette? What’s that man doing over there?”
She sighed. “Billy, you know it’s rude to point at - what is he doing?”
Jeanette strode over towards an open cage, a cluster of excited children trailing after her.
“Excuse me! What do you think you’re doing? There are children here! Shouldn’t you be a role model?”
She crossed her arms, frowning. The man, dressed in a great dark coat despite the warm weather, completely ignored her. But another man emerged from inside the cage, hands held up apologetically.
“It’s alright, no worries. He has permission to be in there - it’s for a case.”
“A case?” Jeanette glared at him. “And you would be?”
“John Watson. Nice to meet you.”
He extended his hand and Jeanette took it after a second of hesitation. “Jeanette Robertson. I’m here with the children.”
“All yours?” John joked. He had a nice smile and Jeanette found her hostile pose relaxing involuntarily. The man with the coat chose that exact moment to jump up.
“The tiger, John! We have to go there immediately!” He pointed very insistently in the general direction of the tiger’s enclosure.
“At least your children behave better than mine.” John winked at her. “Um, listen, Jeanette - you wouldn’t like to have a coffee sometime or - “
“John, we have to go now!”
“Miss Jeanette! Billy’s climbed into the ostrich enclosure and now it’s chasing him!”
“Be right there!” Jeanette yelled. And to John, with a smile: “Sorry - got to dash.”
She heard him shout after her while he was dragged away by the other man: “Call me! You can look up my blog!”