Title: Green Pinches
Author: KellethMetheus
Spoilers: none
Category: Gen/Kidfic
Summary: Cassie's first St. Pat's didn't go so well.
Disclaimer: Not mine and I'll put them back when the Muse runs out, maybe.
Warnings: none

Written for StargateDrabbles Challenge: #110 Luck 'O the Irish: Four words: Jig, Leprechauns, bagpipes, Patrick-Bonus: Parade. (I felt like writing a Cassie fic for this one as well so here it is.)

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Cassie stormed in the front door slamming it hard behind her. She took one look into the living room and saw Janet. "I hate school. I'm never going back there!" Then she burst into tears and ran up the stairs to her room and that door banged shut as well.

Janet slowly got to her feet and walked up the stairs, trying to figure out what had gone wrong this time. Cassie had only been at school for a month and a half and it was still a bit of a culture shock for her. This kinda thing happened once or twice a week.

Knocking softly on the door she asked, "Cas, can I come in?"

"No you can't. I was humiliated today. They all hate me, because I'm different and they all know it. All that stuff about leprechauns and shamrocks was just a reason to be mean to me. What kind of holiday is it when you have to pinch people. Then we had an assembly and this man played the bagpipes. It sounded like someone was killing a cat."

Realizing what had happened Janet opened the door and saw that Cassie was wearing a blue shirt with her blue jeans and sighed. "Cassie, they weren't being mean, not really. They probably didn't know that you didn't understand. It's just a silly tradition that if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's day you get pinched. Next year I'll make sure I remember."

Shaking her head Cassie yelled, "It's just a silly holiday. I refuse to celebrate it again. I won't go to school on St. Patrick's Day next year!"

Crossing the room, Janet sat down on the bed rubbing Cassie's back. "I have no idea where it came from but people just do it. I'm sorry it was my fault. Can you forgive me?

With her face buried in her pillow Cassie said, "Then there was this boy, Johnny Miller and he pinched me the most. Every time I turned around on the playground he was there pinching me."

Janet smiled pulling Cassie's hair back from her face. "Do you think that he might have another reason for pinching you?"

Cassie sat up grabbing her pillow and Janet put her arm around her. The girl let out a sniff and said, "I guess and he's kinda cute. He did tell me he liked my read hair yesterday."

Pulling the pillow out of Cassie's arms Janet whacked her with it. Then Cassie grabbed her other one and it deteriorated into a pillow fight.

A few minutes later the two of the collapsed on Cassie's bed and Janet got an idea. "Shall we grab Sam and head over to the Irish Club. There is a dance and a parade later today. You can get changed into something green, so no more pinching. If we can get the Colonel to come he can teach you to do a jig."

Cassie grinned. "Okay mom. That sounds like fun, but can I we go pick up that green sweater we saw at the mall last week. It would look really nice with my jean skirt and I can wear it tomorrow for Johnny."

Janet got to her feet and ruffled Cassie's hair. "I'll think about it. Now go wash your face and get ready while I make some calls."

With a huge smile on her face, Cassie ran out of the room and Janet knew that Cassie would be just fine.

On Friday this one will be come a collection of Kidfics, called Little Gatters and I'll be posting one a week or so I hope.