Title: I Never Realized, pt 1
Author: Josephine
Email: Lovellama@aol.com
Pairing: Pt 1 M/S, Pt 2 T/S, Pt 3 A/S
Rating: PG
Summary: A challenge from Saturn's Orbit, where the first line of the story is: 'I never realized that you were capable of doing something that stupid.'
Category: General/Romance
Written: April 12, 2002
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I Never Realized Malcolm
"I never realized that you were capable of doing something that stupid. You're a hazard to everyone around you, Malcolm Reed. I don't care one bit if you blow yourself up, but I'll be dammed if I let you take us along. You've crashed through a window, shattered the mirror, and broke your Mother's favorite bottle of perfume. Christ, Malcolm! Use your head for once!"
Malcolm stood in his parent's bedroom; he could hear the barely restrained fury in his father's voice. The sickly stench of Honeysuckle enveloped him. The slight breeze from the broken window wasn't, unfortunately, clearing the room of the smell.
"What on Earth made you think you could go shooting off rockets near the house? What if your Mother was in here when it hit? What is with you, boy?"
The rocket worked fine, it was an unexpected gust of wind that had caused it to go off course. The day was supposed to have been still, with no wind. Just Malcolm's luck an errant breeze had blown up.
"This time you went too far Malcolm! I've tried to beat it out of you, but apparently that's not working. No food, Malcolm! Two weeks this go 'round! Now clean this mess up."
Malcolm watched his father storm out of the room. He could faintly hear his mother's voice through the door, and his father answer her.
"No, Mary, I mean it this time! The boy has got to learn discipline. Fine, fine, apple juice only! Nothing else! Now leave me be, woman."
Malcolm bent down and started picking up glass.
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"Malcolm? Malcolm? Are you there?"
With a start, Malcolm found himself in a turbo lift with Hoshi, the smell of Honeysuckle still in the air. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Where'd you go? You were off someplace else."
"It's not important." He finally really saw her. "You look nice."
"Thanks. 'Some Like It Hot' is playing tonight. You going?"
"No, I don't think so."
The doors slid open. "It's a great movie, Malcolm. Come on." Hoshi grabbed Malcolm's hand, pulling him out of the lift. She looked back as she tugged him down the corridor, giving him a wide smile. "It'll be fun."
The sweet scent of Honeysuckle drifted past him.
Author: Josephine
Email: Lovellama@aol.com
Pairing: Pt 1 M/S, Pt 2 T/S, Pt 3 A/S
Rating: PG
Summary: A challenge from Saturn's Orbit, where the first line of the story is: 'I never realized that you were capable of doing something that stupid.'
Category: General/Romance
Written: April 12, 2002
* * * * *
I Never Realized Malcolm
"I never realized that you were capable of doing something that stupid. You're a hazard to everyone around you, Malcolm Reed. I don't care one bit if you blow yourself up, but I'll be dammed if I let you take us along. You've crashed through a window, shattered the mirror, and broke your Mother's favorite bottle of perfume. Christ, Malcolm! Use your head for once!"
Malcolm stood in his parent's bedroom; he could hear the barely restrained fury in his father's voice. The sickly stench of Honeysuckle enveloped him. The slight breeze from the broken window wasn't, unfortunately, clearing the room of the smell.
"What on Earth made you think you could go shooting off rockets near the house? What if your Mother was in here when it hit? What is with you, boy?"
The rocket worked fine, it was an unexpected gust of wind that had caused it to go off course. The day was supposed to have been still, with no wind. Just Malcolm's luck an errant breeze had blown up.
"This time you went too far Malcolm! I've tried to beat it out of you, but apparently that's not working. No food, Malcolm! Two weeks this go 'round! Now clean this mess up."
Malcolm watched his father storm out of the room. He could faintly hear his mother's voice through the door, and his father answer her.
"No, Mary, I mean it this time! The boy has got to learn discipline. Fine, fine, apple juice only! Nothing else! Now leave me be, woman."
Malcolm bent down and started picking up glass.
-----
"Malcolm? Malcolm? Are you there?"
With a start, Malcolm found himself in a turbo lift with Hoshi, the smell of Honeysuckle still in the air. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Where'd you go? You were off someplace else."
"It's not important." He finally really saw her. "You look nice."
"Thanks. 'Some Like It Hot' is playing tonight. You going?"
"No, I don't think so."
The doors slid open. "It's a great movie, Malcolm. Come on." Hoshi grabbed Malcolm's hand, pulling him out of the lift. She looked back as she tugged him down the corridor, giving him a wide smile. "It'll be fun."
The sweet scent of Honeysuckle drifted past him.