Hey everyone, I have another chapter for you! There's not much to say this time, so let's commence with the story!
DISCLAIMER: Sadly, I do not nor will I ever own Doctor Who or its characters.
Prompt: Jenny and Vastra get a pet kitten ^^
It was a rainy November afternoon when the house's quiet atmosphere was disrupted by the front door being flung open. Enter Jenny and Strax, home from running an errand, and who were arguing most heatedly.
"Why, you thick-headed overgrown potato,"shouted Jenny with rapidly depleting patience,"How many times must I tell you that you cannot blow this up with your grenades!"
The Sontaran butler shot back with,"You are a fool, boy! Bringing a disgusting, disease-ridden vermin into our home base...preposterous! I must exterminate it swiftly before it can wreak havoc among our ranks!"
Five whole years of living with Strax still weren't enough to get used to his violent impulses. Jenny, in that moment, was very dangerously close to splitting his skull open with a cleaver just to be over with it. Perhaps Vastra would like to try some new Sontaran chop suey. Before the brunette could act through on it, however, her Silurian wife came down the stairs to see what was causing all this commotion.
"Jenny, Strax, what is the meaning of all this noise?" Inquired Vastra with concern.
"Nothing, Strax is just being ridiculous...again!"
"I'm being ridiculous?!" The Sontaran clone pointed a fat, accusing finger at Jenny. "Your boy over here wants to bring that furry monstrosity into our living quarters!"
Jenny continued to glare daggers at him while exclaiming, "Oh, Jesus bleeding Christ, it's just a harmless kitten!"
"A kitten, you say?"
It was then that Vastra finally noticed the small white mammal being held in her wife's arms.
Jenny nodded, a gentle smile spreading across her face. "Aye, my love. I found this poor angel huddled in an alley, and didn't have the heart to leave her out in this weather." She rubbed the kitten's ears while continuing to gush excitedly over it.
Strax was about to retaliate again, but was stopped by Vastra holding a hand up in his face. The Silurian then glided over to take a closer look the so-called 'kitten'. In her eyes, the creature didn't seem very impressive, being nothing more than a tiny shivering ball of fur. She failed to see what about it was so appealing to Jenny, or what Strax thought to be a serious threat. Vastra then allowed her tongue to slither out in order to taste its pheromones. Surprisingly, she discovered that the creature possessed very appetizing qualities which pleased the Silurian greatly. Although its small size was only suitable for a mere snack, Vastra's stomach still growled with hunger.
"Jenny is right, Strax, and you shall do no such thing to this kitten-"
"Thank you, darling!" Jenny sighed in relief; finally, at least someone here is reasonable...
"-Because what's the point in letting such a fine specimen of meat go to waste?"
...Or maybe not after all. Now it seemed like there will be two people getting murdered Jenny. That earned Vastra a hard, resounding slap on the arm.
"Oi! You two are utterly impossible!" Shouted a beyond frustrated Jenny, before storming off into the kitchen with the kitten.
Vastra and Strax simply stood there awkwardly as they shared a puzzled glance. Soon enough, Vastra hastily shooed away the Sontaran before going to check on her wife. She found Jenny in the kitchen, who had already prepared a plate of milk for the kitten. The brunette was still fuming, because she could hear her muttering things along the lines of, "Stupid and smelly potato...Insensitive daft old lizard...I swear that I'm gonna kill them one of these days!"
Jenny sighed wearily as she continued to stroke the kitten's fur and watch it eagerly lap up the milk.
The Silurian then spoke up from the doorway,"Jenny, my dear?"
"For the last time, Vastra, I am not butchering it to be your bloody dinner!"
Vastra held her tongue, for she knew that tone all too well. That was Jenny's You've-pissed-me-off-and-I'm-about-to-skin-you-alive tone. She knew that she would have to choose her words extra carefully in this situation. Vastra cautiously approached the table and sat down in a seat beside Jenny.
With one clawed finger, she raised Jenny's chin up to meet her eyes. "Jenny, my love, I am deeply sorry for whatever I did to make you so upset. I honestly don't know what I did wrong, though I'm guessing it has something to do with that mammal you brought home."
"God, for the Great Detective you sure can be clueless sometimes,"teased Jenny with a shake of her head, a positively good sign. She looked directly at Vastra as she spoke,"I'm mad because of the way you and Strax acted toward the kitten. I want you to understand that not every animal is meant to be a meal, and it's bad enough that Strax keeps eating all the horses!"
Vastra was perplexed and asked, "So if you humans don't eat kittens for food...then what exactly is their purpose?"
Jenny replied simply with,"Well, we usually just keep them as pets, for companionship. They are also helpful for catching mice around the house, too."
"Is that what you want to do, Jenny? Keep it as a pet?"
A wide smile spread across Jenny's face as she nodded zealously. "Yes, it would be nice to have a pet that doesn't complain or threaten to destroy the moon."
"I couldn't agree more,"chuckled Vastra in response. She leaned forward to observe the kitten with curiosity. "Then it's settled, the kitten shall live in this house under our protection from now on. Though, we will have to keep it away as far as possible from Strax's grenades. Also, I do believe that this is a girl,"added the Silurian with a mischievous grin.
Suddenly, the kitten ceased to drink in order to stick out its pick tongue at Vastra. The Silurian took offense to that, and retaliated with a flick of her own more impressive tongue. Meanwhile, Jenny was finding the situation to be highly amusing.
"Hmm, cheeky little thing isn't it? Reminds me of another certain mammal that I know."
Jenny merely laughed, taking it more as a compliment, and planted a kiss on her wife's cheek.
In the month that followed after that, Jenny continued to care painstakingly for the little kitten as if it were her own child.
She thought hard about a good name for it and finally settled on 'Nappy Jane'; Vastra didn't understand why humans felt the need to name their food. Jenny made sure that little Jane received four servings of milk daily, as well as bits of meat, arranged a nest of blankets on their bed for her to sleep in, and provided her plenty of yarn to play with. The work was rather tiresome, but Jenny enjoyed every last second of it. There was nothing she loved more than to settle in front of the fireplace with a good book and Jane curled up in her lap. Although it required a great amount of convincing, Strax begrudgingly came to tolerate the kitten's presence...after his several failed attempts at poisoning its food, which resulted in Jenny chasing him out of the house wielding a butcher knife.
One evening when Jenny walked into the sitting room, she was met with a sight that she never thought possible in a billion years. Vastra had fallen asleep on the couch and curled up against her chest, purring contentedly, was Jane the kitten! Jenny could hardly believe her eyes upon seeing her big, tough Silurian wife being cozy with a creature that she could easily crush in one hand. Even so, it was enough to melt her heart all the same. Seizing advantage of the opportunity, she rushed out the room to come back later with her Canon camera, a Christmas gift from the Doctor.
"Say cheese, my darlings!" With a quick flash, the adorable scene was then immortalized forever.
It's clear that Vastra will never be hearing the end of this for so long as she lived.
This was my favorite chapter to write so far, because it's so fluffy! Vastra using a kitten as a teddy bear is pretty cute, don't you think? Oh and I used a name generator to pick the kitten's name because I'm horrible at that sort of thing. Don't forget to leave a review and enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday! I am definitely thankful for all you amazing people that read my stories :)