Benni
Friday, October 13, 2006
Written for Firefly100 on LJ. Prompt was Meat. I loved doing this so much I had to have someone else edit it, I just couldn't do it. There will be a longer version later. I'm not done with it yet.
I called Mal's mother Lilly, but as far as I know, she has never been offically named.
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 2698 RATING: 9.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
“Mama, please!” futilely, Mal grabbed at her leg.
“I’ll eat protein packs and like ‘em, just not Benni.”
Lilly sighed, “Malcolm, you are grown enough to know that the easy thing and the right thing ain’t always the same. I got folk that need to eat.” She knelt to wipe away his tears. “I am sorry. Fallin’ in love with a cow was a foolhardy thing to do, but it shows you have heart and I am a powerful proud of that.”
Looking dejected, he nodded.
“You don’t need to be here for this, so why don’t you go see if Lenny needs help.” Proudly, she watched him run off. She called after him, stopping him.
“I got all manner of plans for you, and not one of them involves you eatin’ protein packs. The two things you can always count on?” she asked.
“The ground beneath your feet and the good Lord in the sky,” he finished, having heard and believed it his whole life.
The final line really highlights the changes Mal has gone through in his life perfectly.
This fic just shows how far Mal has..I want to say 'strayed' but that isn't right. How far Mal has differed from who he was as a kid. It hurts in an odd way, to know how far he's fallen.
You can't take the sky from me
I could see this same scenario happening to Kaylee too ... and maybe even Jayne ... great bit of insight!
And I don't think Mal's been pushed or strayed exactly. More like...educated in some tough lessons that have overwrote his mother's wise teachings:(
BEB
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