Dominique/Lucy

Prompt: Apple

Apple

September 10, 2011

"What are you doing?" Lucy asked, sitting down on the porch and staring out at her cousin, who was practicing her ballet routine along the sand. Dominique's face was hard with concentration as she pirouetted clumsily and stumbled a little, trying her best to regain her footing. Lucy giggled softly and bit into the juicy green apple that she had been holding.

Dom glared at her and brushed her stubborn, copper locks out of her sweaty face. "I'd like to see you try and do this," she snapped rudely.

Lucy merely shrugged. "Why would I want to do that anyway?" she asked pointedly, her mouth full of apple.

Ignoring her cousin, Dominique attempted her twirl again. This time, she was so off balance that she fell flat on her bottom. Sand kicked up into her eyes. With a growl, she pushed herself up and plopped herself next to Lucy, crossing her arms with a huff.

"Why can't I get it?" she grumbled to herself. "Vic was so good at it, but I'm hopeless."

Taking another bite of her apple, Lucy patted her cousin on the shoulder. "Don't give up," she told her. "Sometimes things will come to you when you least expect them." She pointed to her apple with a proud smile. "Sir Isaac Newton discovered the law's of motion when an apple fell on his head."

Dominique snorted. "Right," she scoffed. "Well, if an apple falls on my head during my performance, it won't give me anything except a concussion." She stood up and ran out onto the sand, setting her jaw firmly and gritting her teeth. "C'mon Dom," she muttered to herself. "You can do this."

After a few more tries, she finally achieved a perfect pirouette and Lucy beamed at her proudly. Luck was for fools, she decided. The only way to achieve perfect was to practice.

A/N: Something a little more light hearted compared to my last chapter. This was difficult, as it was another difficult and strange prompt. And I know that Lucy is referring to a Muggle, but I think she would actually appreciate his work, considering she admires intelligence extremely highly. Poor Dom, she's not perfect but she sure tries hard.

Ages: Dominique (10), Lucy (9)