Three AB fanfic100 ficlettes -- for YOU!

[mhalachai]

Nothing profound, just some character study. Anyway, enjoy. I'm not sure if there will be any other fic this weekend, as I'm very busy. We'll see!

Title: It Tastes Like Burning
Fandom: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter (master list here)
Characters: Anita, Damian, Nathaniel
fanfic100 Prompt: 093 -- Thanksgiving
Word Count: 120
Disclaimer: Laurell K. Hamilton owns all things Anita Blake. Only the story is my own.
Rating: PG

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"It's to give thanks," I explained to Damian. "Everyone gets together for the day and is… thankful."

Damian stared at me. "If everyone is thankful, then why are you so stressed out?"

I shrugged. "It's the pard's first Thanksgiving together. I just want everything to be nice."

Damian turned to the messy kitchen, where Nathaniel had been cooking all afternoon. "There is too much preparation."

I slapped my dishcloth to the counter. "How did you give thanks?" I demanded.

"We sacrificed an animal and burned it, as befitted the gods," Damian said matter-of-factly.

"Get back to us on the burned animal tomorrow after the turkey's done," Nathaniel said. "The oven's not working right."

I closed my eyes. Just freaking perfect.

Title: Free
Fandom: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter (master list here)
Characters: Anita, Jean-Claude
fanfic100 Prompt: 094 -- Independance
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: Laurell K. Hamilton owns all things Anita Blake. Only the story is my own.
Rating: PG

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I stood, watching a perfect sunset. Micah was doing coalition overnight duty, and Nathaniel planned to stay over at the Circus after work.

I had to the house to myself all night. No work, no one around. I was free for a glorious twelve hours.

An hour later, I was driving to Guilty Pleasures. Jean-Claude seemed surprised when I slunk into his office and curled up beside him on the couch.

"I thought you looked forward to your free evening."

"I got lonely," I said gruffly.

Jean-Claude laughed softly, kissing my hair. "Then we are here for you, ma petite."

Title: Party Time
Fandom: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter (master list here)
Characters: Anita, Larry
fanfic100 Prompt: 095 -- New Year's
Word Count: 284
Disclaimer: Laurell K. Hamilton owns all things Anita Blake. Only the story is my own.
Rating: PG

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"Another year," I muttered, staring at the grave. The zombie had been laid to rest, and Larry and I were the only moving things in the cemetery.

Larry jumped up and down in place, blowing on his hands. "Can we get to a less cold place for introspection?" he pleaded.

I shot him a look. "Stop whining," I said as I slipped my machete back into my bag. "Don't you know that animators are less susceptible to cold?"

"I must have missed the memo." Seeing me gather up my things, he hurried to follow suit. "Any plans for New Year's Eve?"

"God, no," I said. "All those parties ever turn out to be is alcoholic disasters."

"Oh." We crunched over the snow for a while. "Then I suppose you wouldn't want to come over to my place? Tammy's stuck at home with a newborn and I thought that she might like to see some of her friends."

I stopped dead. "You know I'd bring Micah if I came, right?"

It was Larry's turn to give me a look. "I know that, Anita. So does Tammy."

He waited while I thought about this for a moment. Some people freaked out when you put a lycanthrope, no matter how controlled, around a newborn baby. But Micah was one of the most controlled lycanthropes I'd ever met. He'd be fine around the baby. He'd probably be happy that Larry had asked, too.

"Yeah, we'll come," I finally said. Larry grinned like a fool.

"Great!" We were almost to the car when he said, "Can you bring some veggies and dip?"

"Do I look like a veggies and dip girl?"

"Chips and salsa?"

"You're pushing your luck, Kirkland."

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Of course. He's the one character I have a hard time writing these days... not sure how his relationship with Anita is changing him. Anyway, I ramble