Transition, Part 1
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Mal and Inara's children are gathering for Inara's birthday celebration. Reunion fic.
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PART 1
Little Zoë loved autumn more than any other time of year on Deadwood. The grass was still green from summer rains, but the humidity was gone and the air was perfectly cool. The soft grass tickled between her toes as she padded through it, tossing a Frisbee back and forth with Michael. She’d left her new shoes on the porch because the heels kept sinking into the soil. The stitches on her spine itched against her shirt and her abs were straining in protest about being upright, but she was so tired of sitting, and she wanted to be active while the pain pills were still working at their max. She’d never had the cancer hit her nervous system so hard and she found rehab incredibly frustrating and boring. Her control over the Frisbee left much to be desired.
“How many are coming?” she asked Michael. He’d arrived early that morning for their parents’ big party and nearly scared her to death by climbing through her window and crawling into bed next to her. One day, she’d tell him to stop doing that, but it was so precious that he wanted to spend that part of his day with her. That time was his. She’d hear more about his life in the twenty minutes before dawn than she would the entire twenty hours after.
“Just three,” he answered, tossing the Frisbee back to her. She was making him run, but he was considerately giving her easy tosses. “Berke, Jarvis, and Courtney.”
“You’re bringing the guys to hide the fact that you’re bringing the girl,” Zoë teased and Michael made a face. “I always thought you’d get back with Chelsea. You two had such chemistry.”
“In the daytime,” Michael allowed. “At night, she was so loud, I could never sleep.”
“Are you talking about snoring or the psychic equivalent?”
Michael held the Frisbee reflectively, forgetting to toss as his thoughts mulled over his ex. Michael claimed he’d done the leaving, but he clearly still had strong feelings for her.
“Was she your first?
Fun birthdays and good news, after the last saga's troubles. :)
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