A/N: I've fallen behind a bit on the whole "writing every day" thing. I missed a couple days between Kindness and Butterfly, but I'm not doing too badly. So far, most of my drabbles I've been writing have been about Mary Poppins, but I'm hoping to start including more characters. Any drabbles about characters not in the Mary Poppins world will be posted to my writing tumblr writtenbyallygrace. I hope you'll check it out! Anyways, onto the writing! (And I love hearing back from people so if you feel inclined to leave a review, please do!)
"Kindness"
Featuring: Bert. Word Count: 122.
Mary Poppins often told Bert he would never make any money conducting business they way he did. Money didn't matter to Herbert Alfred, though. To Bert, there wasn't a single thing that could compare to the joyful smile of a child when he handed them a kite free of any charge or the grateful look he received when he'd give an old man a bag of hot chestnuts on a particularly blustery day. He didn't need the nicest flat in Londontown or the best food available. All he wanted was to know that he made people's days a little brighter.
And besides, it was all worth it to him if it meant he was able to spend another day with Mary Poppins.
"Butterfly"
Featuring: Mary Poppins. Word Count: 144.
She couldn't put her finger on the reason why and it drove her out of her mind. Bert had always been one of her closest friends; as a young girl and even now as an adult. Had she always felt this way about him? Certainly their relationship hadn't always felt so incredibly complicated; had it? Before, being around Bert was easier than even the simplest act of magic. Now, without fail, his mere presence made her blush and feel like a schoolgirl all over again. Whatever it was, Mary wished it might stop; her friendship with Herbert Alfred wasn't meant to be so complicated.