The Trouble with Drabbles

by Athena Phoenix 144

…is that they're addictive. This contains miscellaneous drabbles that don't necessarily have anything to do with each other AND also don't fit into the themes of our other series. ADDED: "Fifty Shades of Justice," "In Memoriam," and "Turnabout".

5. Breakfast Meeting

Breakfast Meeting

Written for the HG/GL 'Shippers Drabble Challenge. Fanfic 100 Prompt: Breakfast

Shayera stared into her coffee. So this is what being "just friends" is like.

John flipped the shiny new penny toward her, narrowly missing the remains of her sausage and French toast. "For your thoughts."

She blinked, then smiled slightly. "I was just remembering when we used to race." Soaring through the clouds, then down to whatever we called the finish line that day. Later, the winner would… Her smile faded.

He raised an eyebrow. "Our meeting isn't until nine."

"Is that a challenge?"

"Absolutely."

Then she saw Mari enter, obviously looking for someone, and Shayera rose. "Maybe another time."