Title: Heartbeat Author: bookishtype Characters: River, Kaylee Prompt: Hear Word Count: 100 (ba-doom is 2 words; ba-boom is 2 words; badoombadoombadoombadoom is 1 word) Rating: PG - for reference to violence and death

She could hear their hearts as they rounded the corner. Ba-doom ba-doom ba-doom She could hear Kaylee's heart as she pointed the gun and couldn't pull the trigger. Badoombadoombadoombadoom She heard her own heart as she looked at the soldiers, closed her eyes and pulled the trigger. Boom boom boom boom She heard silence as they fell to the floor to dead. She heard Kaylee's heart overcome with fear. Ba-boom boom ba-boom boom She could hear her heartbeat never changing. Boom boom boom boom. Above all this girl could hear her own heart breaking. Boom.