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"Doctor," A small women with dark burnet hair called out as she finished packing a basket full of food.
A tall thin boy with the same burnet hair (Although his was hair was 'bed hair mess' as his mother would call it. He would always insist that was 'the way he liked it'.) trotted down the stairs looking to the woman who looked so much like him apart from his tallness.
"Mother, How many times have I asked you to call me 'John'?" He said giving a frown eyeing the basket of food.
"Nonsense! Doctor is the name I gave you when you were born and I will always call you that." She said stubbornly reaching up in an attempt to straighten his hair but before she could touch it he pulled back. She sighed and gave up the attempt. "Why you insist on wearing your hair in such an odd manner is beyond me."
Before he could retort 'because its cool' she held her hand up to stop him.
"You're such an odd child-"
"One I'm not a child I'm twenty-one, two this coming from the woman who names her children 'Master' and 'Doctor'." He said in a matter of fact tone.
The woman shook her head and headed to the kitchen counter where there was a blanket sitting there nicely folded up. "I didn't call you down to argue." Picking up the blanket she walked back over to her boy and the basket covering the food with the blanket. "Seems your grandfather isn't doing so well right now would you mind bringing him the food and blanket?"
A look of concern settled on to his face and his shoulders tensed a bit. "Whats wrong is he ok?"
His mother smiled up at him. "Its nothing to serious. I meet Matilda in town and she told me she checked on him since she didn't see him gardening at his usual time. Seems he came down with a cold."
He gave a sigh of relief and closed his eyes his shoulder relaxed as well. "No worries I'll go take care of him." Opening his eyes he said and grabbed the basket and headed for the door.
"Doc I couldn't find your coat and it looks like its going to rein so take my cape."
He stopped in his tracks looking at the dark red cape that hung next to the door. Not wanting to sound juvenile he gave a small sigh putting the basket down to tie on the cape.
"I'll probably stay over there the night since it'll be dark by the time I get there." He said and opened the door looking up at the gray sky.
"Oh one last thing." His mother called after him picking up the basket and handing it to him. "I heard there have been wolf sightings in the woods lately so make sure to take the town path."
"Ok mother." Takeing the basket he gave her a kiss on the cheek before lifting the hood of the cape and heading towards the path giving a short wave good-bye.
She waved back and watched him till he was out of sight before closing the door.
After a ten minute walk he came to a fork in the road. The left path led to the woods and the right path led to the town. The Doctor had told his mother he would take the town path but now that he was here he questioned if he should.
He looked towards the town path. "Hmm if I take the town path it'll take longer. Pluse I'll be seen in my mothers cape." He looked to the path that led to the woods. "This way is a short cut and no one is likely to see me but mom mentioned wolf sightings." He considered his option before smirking. "Whats life with out its risks?" He said and headed down the woods path.