Greetings,
I am going to start by saying that I am an American viewer of this programme. That being said, I am aware that some things presented may not be completely accurate despite my countless hours of research on the English legal system. Feel free to correct me on anything that may be seriously wrong and bear with me on it. Also, feel free to correct any mistakes I have made in the way the characters talk and some of the spellings used. These stories have been written over the course of a year and I promise that they do improve as the timeline furthers. So, ignore any inconsistencies for now. Also some of the storylines can get a bit strange once or twice but, again, bear with me and my imagination.
That out of the way, let me get to the real introduction. This is a seriously altered universe due to the story arc beginning before series two was even known by me. In this universe that series is not considered canon and the only character from the second series to make the cut into the stories is Caroline Warwick. (The only series two character I liked.) It goes without saying that I ship Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch. HARD. Anyone could tell that they were totally crushing on each other in the series. I just decided to further this into a lot more.
Now, you (the reader) may be asking why and how the pupils are incorporated into Shoe Lane chambers. As any loyal viewer knows, their fate was undetermined at the end of series one. As stated, I finished the series and went awhile without knowing a second series had been commissioned. Since I like both Nick and Niamh and wanted them together, I decided that chambers accepted both of them.
I always figured that Niamh had headed back into the room to tell them that she had an unfair advantage in the moot and technically cheated. Despite knowing this, Martha speaks on her behalf saying that while she did cheat, it takes a lot to actually admit to it, and that they should look past that before voting. It is determined that while both pupils have different skill sets, they both have great things to add to chambers and both end up acquiring the necessary votes. Thus it is determined that they can stay but will have to end up sharing a room. I know this is really farfetched and highly unlikely to occur in real life, but the programme itself isn't completely realistic either. Besides, it's fiction and it gives me a reason to have everyone back together.
The upside to them both disappearing in canon is that I can fabricate my own details regarding their backgrounds, likes, dislikes and how they were raised. I also took the same liberties with Martha, and, not to brag but my family story for her makes a lot more sense the one presented in canon. But, we'll get to her story later (That's a whole separate arc).
Lastly, do not expect frequent updates. These stories will be updated periodically until I run out of archives and have to write more. This is a collection of one-shots that from a long story arc. As far as fanfic goes, I have found that I have issues creating and sticking to long, chapter stories. I get bursts of inspiration that come out like this. However, explanations of the general plot will be provided when the story calls for them.
In short, these may not be perfect and have their flaws, but for me, it's just for fun. I love to write, and the light-hearted stuff is a nice escape from the book I'm writing…Anyway, enjoy!
-Ami Meitsu