The Five Times Rory Fought with a Sword
Characters: Rory Williams, Amy Pond, Anthony Williams
~Pairings: Amy/Rory
Rating: K+
Word Count: 356/2,204 (or close to it, the total changes as I edit)
Note: Takes place after Angels Take Manhattan

...And the One Time He Didn't

Rory stared at Anthony, watching the boy dance around wildly through the yard and he smiled.

He loved the boy; oh he was brilliant he was, even if he didn't understand why his parents talked funny, using words like torch to describe things that were clearly flashlights. Rory had laughed at this and it had felt good.

He remembered his hesitation at adopting the boy, it had been Amy's idea and he had found himself scared and uncertain.

He had wanted kids once…a long time ago, a lifetime ago, but so much happened and he didn't know anymore. He was a mess.

…then Anthony came along. His wonderful Anthony and he loved them as much as any father could love a son.

He carried him, taught him, cared for him; played with him in the yard.

"Look at me Dad!" The boy yelled suddenly and Rory looked to see the boy grasping a wooden sword in his hand. Rory had made him that sword, if only to stop the five year old from trying to steal his. "I'm just like you!"

He swung his sword at invisible bad guys and Rory's blood ran cold, without thinking he crossed the yard and grasped his son by the arms, gently, but firmly.

"Anthony, I want you to listen to me very carefully. Okay?"

The boy nodded confused.

"You are going to be a greater man than I ever was and in order to do that you need to be a great man…not a great warrior okay?"

Anthony looked confused, "but you saved people."

Rory smiled sadly, "you don't have to be a great warrior to save people and I want you to be something better than a great warrior okay?"

Anthony nodded, "Like what?"

"Whatever you want, because you will be brilliant, do you understand?"

The boy nodded, but it was clear that he didn't.

The poor boy was still confused, but as Rory watched him play across the yard, sword swiping through the air Rory knew that one day he'd understand.

…Rory just hoped that when the boy knew the whole story he wouldn't hate his father.

So there we have it, the end of this story

I'm not really sure if I like how this chapter turned out or not, but I really wanted it to be Anthony and Rory

...Anthony by the way is from the P.S. deleted scene, in said scene it's said that Anthony is the adopted son of Rory and Amy so yep

It's also said that Anthony is American, and that he grew up in New York, due to this it stands to reason that while he would know the British English for words, he would use the American ones

(i.e. Flashlight instead of Torch, Pants instead of Trousers, ect)

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