Disclaimer!: Wow! I'm not sure when I wrote this. The date on my computer says Febuary 20, 2002, so I guess somewhere around there. This is just a short little piece that might be attached to a story someday but until then here is…
A Visit
By: Kitty the Drunken Butterfly
Joe lay peacefully on his bed, his father sitting next to him in a chair. Only a few hours ago they had found Joe beaten half to death and tied to a tree to die alone.
Doc Martin had come quickly, surveyed the situation and decided that Joe would live. Ben had silently thanked his maker and Marie for watching over the boy.
A figure behind him smiled as she ran her hand down Joe's face. "Always my love, I'll watch over him always," Joe relaxed, as if he could hear the voice and the fingers tracing his chin.
She had stayed there, calming Ben with a strange effect and stood behind him as he sat next to his sleeping son.
She was soon joined by another figure that emerged from a wall.
"How is the little one?" the figure asked.
"He will be fine. Thanks to all of you," she said as she gave a grateful glance at the figure that had just emerged from the other wall.
"He is a part of our lives to. He gives our sons joy in life also, we could not let him die and let the ones we love grieve so over him," the first figure said, her blonde hair cascading over her shoulders. "Besides," she added, "It wasn't his time yet,"
Marie nodded. "Thank you, and how are your boys?"
The second figure shook her head, "He grew up so fast. He has become as handsome as his father was at that age." "Come, I think it is time we go," she added as she floated towards the window.
"Goodbye my loves," they said in unison as they all floated away.
A/N: BTW, I don't own Bonanza or any other characters here. Just thought I'd remind you of that.