| | I know I haven't written in forever...sorry 'bout that. ^^;
This is a little scene that popped into my head as I was listening to a few of Jack Johnson's songs, specifically the happy, romantic ones like "Better when we're Together", "Banana Pancakes", and "Do you Remember". Although, the idea for the setting came from "Constellations"; Trunks, Butterfly, and Anomen are laying in the grass, looking up at the stars and sharing their thoughts with one another. This scene occurs after Trunks and Butterfly get back from a trip gone wrong, during which they were hypnotized and brainwashed and...don't ask (I've been reading way too many mind control stories, and it's affecting my little world). Anyway, Ani had to help them to escape since, well, Trunks was kept drugged and was pretty much out of it (though he was still managing to fight off being totally brainwashed), and Butterfly was completely out of it. ^^;; So that's why Ani is there, too, even though he lives somewhere in England while Trunks and Butterfly live somewhere near the west coast of the United States.
Some more background...Ahzi has died sometime before this, though I'm not sure he died in the way I wrote up a while back, but he is definitely dead. Duren has disappeared, though I'm not sure how or why yet. I was originally thinking that he ran away, but...even though Ani wouldn't be the best father, I don't think he would be terrible enough to make Duren take such drastic measures. >.o It's for sure, though, that he disappeared and has been gone a while, probably at least eight years, so, honestly, they don't have much hope of ever finding him...and they tend to avoid talking about it because it sends Butterfly into a fit whenever they do.
Just by the way, I've completely changed everything...the whole story plot thing I had going has been totally destroyed and rebuilt. And, unfortunately for those poor souls who actually care, I'm not going to bother to describe it or explain it all here, at least not until I know for sure that this storyline is what I'm going to stick with until the end...though I think it will be, or at least a version of it, because I'm really liking it. >.> That's actually the reason I haven't written anything for so long...nothing that I'm going to write from now on will fit very well with what I've already written. ^^;; I like to think of all the stories I write here as just scenes shot in a movie; some scenes are kept and used in the actual movie, and others were made but just didn't become part of the finished product. Seriously, most of the scenes I think up never become anything more than random thoughts that keep me occupied when I'm bored. ^^;;
*ahem*
On to the story now. >.> It'll probably feel like I've lost a bit of my "touch", because I have.
Trunks raised his glass of champagne to the night sky. "To family!"
Mimicking his brother's gesture, Anomen raised his glass as well. "To love!"
"To not being brainwashed!" The two of them looked at the speaker and laughed. Butterfly laughed, too, in a way that she hadn't in a very long time. All three glasses clinked together as they made a toast and drank cheerfully.
After sitting in relaxed silence for a few moments, Trunks turned to his brother who was laying on the other side of Butterfly. "So, Ani, how long are you going to stay?"
"Until I'm sure that you guys are going to be okay, I suppose. You were subjected to some of the most dangerous methods of mind control out there, and it'll take a while to recover from that, especially for..." he trailed off in his reply as he looked at the woman next to him. Just a couple of weeks before, she was so far gone she didn't even know her name...
"I see," Trunks said when Ani didn't continue. "Well, I think Butterfly and I will be alright now, thanks to your help and help from the anti-mind control squad." He put his arm around his wife and held her close to him, telling her, "It's good to have you back, Butterfly, really back."
She let out a sigh and replied, "It's good to be back, honey. Seriously, I never want to hear the word 'obey' again."
Ani smiled to himself, once again feeling grateful that they were safe. But at the same time, it was a sad smile because it meant that he had no reason to stay with them. He was so lonely, and had been since his son disappeared...it was nice being with them, feeling the warmth of their friendship and love, and even joining it in times like these. They made a wonderful trio, it seemed.
"We're moving out soon." Butterfly's statement broke the silence that had settled upon them, breaking Ani's train of thought with it.
"Why?" he asked, not really expecting much of an answer. They never stayed in one place too long, so it comes to no surprise that they would be packing up again, especially after recent events. But they were currently staying with a very kind family, and they seemed content there; he didn't sense any restlessness from Butterfly at all.
It was Trunks who answered, pulling Butterfly a little closer to him and resting his head on her shoulder while still keeping his blue eyes locked on him. "We've decided to move on," he said as he stroked his wife's long hair. "We're going to adopt a child and start our lives anew."
"And I bet Uncle Ani would be a great help, if he would like to stay with us." Butterfly smiled, knowing exactly what Ani's reaction would be to her saying that.
His face lit up with excitement. "Of course, I'd love to help out with the baby!" Husband and wife both smiled, to Ani and to themselves as well, and Butterfly wrapped her hand around Ani's.
After a while of laying there in silence, soaking in the warmth and beauty of the night, Trunks finally spoke. "There's one condition, though, Ani. You're going to have to refrain from grabbing my wife's ass every chance you get." The three of them laughed together and soon sank back into their warm embrace.
They seemed to stay that way for a long time, until Trunks noticed a single silent tear rolling down his wife's pale cheek. "What's wrong, Butterfly?"
She smiled and said, "I just realized something."
Bewildered, he asked, "What did you realize?"
"I'm happy."
End.
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