Numb3rs Fic: Iridescence, 8/10 - Heart of Gold (David, Claudia, OMC, PG) (Color: Red)
Title: Iridescence, 8/10 - Heart of Gold
Word Count: 693.
Characters: David, Claudia, OMC.
Rating: PG.
Warnings: None.
Spoilers: 2x12 - The OG.
Summary: Helping others is what helps David save himself.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Numb3rs.
Betas: The fantastic twins_m0m.
Previous chapters: Find them here.
Color: Red.
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Iridescence Series
Heart of Gold
Helping others is what helps him save himself. Going to the 23rd Street Community Center is exactly what he needs to remember how far he’s come and how much he can do for people who need to be shown the way.
Peacefully, he watches kids playing chess, others helping their coaches with their regular tasks to keep the place clean. But as he observes a woman gathering the Autumn leafs with a rake and putting them inside a box, her face catches his attention.
Walking towards her, he says, “Claudia?” and sees her turning at the sound of his voice.
Her smile is always a reason for joy. “Hi! Ah, I was…” She waves her hand as if her appearance here is not important. “I heard that you liked coming here to give this people a hand, so I came one day and met Olivia Rawlings…”
The mention of Olivia’s name brings so many memories to David’s mind. It’s amazing that’s been so long since he met the woman in charge of the Community Center and after a few arguments and a case, he decided to join. “Yeah?”
“Yeah. She showed me what you guys do and I thought about helping a bit… It’s nice.” Claudia looks around and suddenly says, “Tony, here! Could you help me with this?”
When David turns to see who she’s talking to, he sees a thirteen-year-old with an angry expression on his face coming to meet them. “Hey, man, how are you doing?”
The kid ignores him and speaks to Claudia. “No way! I ain’t doin’ nothing here, you get me?”
“But Tony…”
“You take care of this shi…!”
That is too much to bear, so David intervenes. “That’s enough!” With that, he gets the kid to look at him. He reminds him so much of people he’s met in the past. “That’s not the way to talk to a lady. Plus, she hasn’t offended you. Show her some respect.”
Tony looks away, obviously not wanting to cooperate. It’s like going back to the old days when David avoided guys from school so he wouldn’t get in trouble with gangs. The Bronx was the kind of neighborhood where one didn’t want to rub shoulders with the wrong people.
When the kid starts walking away, David puts a hand on his shoulder. “Hey… What’s going on? Is there something you want to talk about, buddy?”
He gets silence; but from the way this little fellow stares at the floor, David knows that something bad has happened to him today. He doesn’t push it; he knows how it is. It takes trust for kids to speak up about their worries.
But that doesn’t mean Claudia has to take the hit. “Okay, you don’t have to tell me. But c’mon, pal… Apologize to the lady.”
Taking a deep breath, Tony goes towards Claudia, looks at her in the eyes and mutters, “I’m sorry, miss…”
David gets closer to her, too, and realizes that he’s been able to teach a lesson today.
“Apology accepted, young man…” she says, and then she turns to David. “And you? You have a heart of gold.” She learns to kiss his cheek before going back to work. He watches her walk away, watches her glance back a couple of times to show him how proud of him she is right now.
On the floor she’s stepping there are traces of blood. Red, thick blood that is attached to a story David ignores. But he knows the feeling of being in danger in the streets, or running for his life before the bad guys get him.
It still happens. But to him, it belongs to the past. Family and understanding have been the answer to him.
“Lucky guy,” Tony says, grinning, and David almost lets a laugh come out.
“See? Watch and learn, man,” he says, running his hand over the kid’s head. Finally, Tony goes to grab the bag and helps Claudia take care of the leaves. David watches him smile for a moment, and he can’t help smiling, too. “Watch and learn,” he repeats, thinking of how powerful a few friendly words can be.
Word Count: 693.
Characters: David, Claudia, OMC.
Rating: PG.
Warnings: None.
Spoilers: 2x12 - The OG.
Summary: Helping others is what helps David save himself.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Numb3rs.
Betas: The fantastic twins_m0m.
Previous chapters: Find them here.
Color: Red.
Previous chapter
Next chapter
Iridescence Series
Heart of Gold
Helping others is what helps him save himself. Going to the 23rd Street Community Center is exactly what he needs to remember how far he’s come and how much he can do for people who need to be shown the way.
Peacefully, he watches kids playing chess, others helping their coaches with their regular tasks to keep the place clean. But as he observes a woman gathering the Autumn leafs with a rake and putting them inside a box, her face catches his attention.
Walking towards her, he says, “Claudia?” and sees her turning at the sound of his voice.
Her smile is always a reason for joy. “Hi! Ah, I was…” She waves her hand as if her appearance here is not important. “I heard that you liked coming here to give this people a hand, so I came one day and met Olivia Rawlings…”
The mention of Olivia’s name brings so many memories to David’s mind. It’s amazing that’s been so long since he met the woman in charge of the Community Center and after a few arguments and a case, he decided to join. “Yeah?”
“Yeah. She showed me what you guys do and I thought about helping a bit… It’s nice.” Claudia looks around and suddenly says, “Tony, here! Could you help me with this?”
When David turns to see who she’s talking to, he sees a thirteen-year-old with an angry expression on his face coming to meet them. “Hey, man, how are you doing?”
The kid ignores him and speaks to Claudia. “No way! I ain’t doin’ nothing here, you get me?”
“But Tony…”
“You take care of this shi…!”
That is too much to bear, so David intervenes. “That’s enough!” With that, he gets the kid to look at him. He reminds him so much of people he’s met in the past. “That’s not the way to talk to a lady. Plus, she hasn’t offended you. Show her some respect.”
Tony looks away, obviously not wanting to cooperate. It’s like going back to the old days when David avoided guys from school so he wouldn’t get in trouble with gangs. The Bronx was the kind of neighborhood where one didn’t want to rub shoulders with the wrong people.
When the kid starts walking away, David puts a hand on his shoulder. “Hey… What’s going on? Is there something you want to talk about, buddy?”
He gets silence; but from the way this little fellow stares at the floor, David knows that something bad has happened to him today. He doesn’t push it; he knows how it is. It takes trust for kids to speak up about their worries.
But that doesn’t mean Claudia has to take the hit. “Okay, you don’t have to tell me. But c’mon, pal… Apologize to the lady.”
Taking a deep breath, Tony goes towards Claudia, looks at her in the eyes and mutters, “I’m sorry, miss…”
David gets closer to her, too, and realizes that he’s been able to teach a lesson today.
“Apology accepted, young man…” she says, and then she turns to David. “And you? You have a heart of gold.” She learns to kiss his cheek before going back to work. He watches her walk away, watches her glance back a couple of times to show him how proud of him she is right now.
On the floor she’s stepping there are traces of blood. Red, thick blood that is attached to a story David ignores. But he knows the feeling of being in danger in the streets, or running for his life before the bad guys get him.
It still happens. But to him, it belongs to the past. Family and understanding have been the answer to him.
“Lucky guy,” Tony says, grinning, and David almost lets a laugh come out.
“See? Watch and learn, man,” he says, running his hand over the kid’s head. Finally, Tony goes to grab the bag and helps Claudia take care of the leaves. David watches him smile for a moment, and he can’t help smiling, too. “Watch and learn,” he repeats, thinking of how powerful a few friendly words can be.