It was the winter of '86, and the fields had frozen over, so we moved to Arizona to save our only son. He's turned into a man, and thinks just like his mother. He believes that everyone are just lovers, and sees hope in everyone.


One day, in his teenage years, he brought home a beautiful ravenette on the bus.

Roxy was waiting for him, her scarf still wrapped around her neck. Roxy tilted her head in confusion as she saw the unfamiliar girl, but chuckled as Dave jumped off the bus, wearing a wide grin as he talked with her. Ah, they looked so cute together.

Dave then saw Roxy standing on the porch steps like she usually was, and stepped it up. He walked up to her, giving her an enthusiastic hug. Roxy laughed at his attitude. "Wow, you changed a lot over 8 hours, haven't you?"

The raven blushed as she laughed along with Roxy, which made her smirk lightly, but she fortunately learned to pass it off as a friendly smile.

"Mom, I met a girl at school!" Dave says with that same wide grin popping back up on his face. This made his mother chuckle, crossing her arms.

"I see that. Nice to meet you." Roxy held out her hand, which was taken by the ravenette. "I'm Roxy Lalonde-Strider." The girl smiled with a blush as her lime green eyes flashed over to Dave for a second in what seemed as nervousness.

"I'm Jade Harley. N-Nice to meet you, Ms. Lalonde." Jade said with a bubbly smile, making Roxy laugh heartily.

"Call me Roxy, Jade. Ms. Lalonde was my mother." Just then, Dirk walked out of the house, sipping on some lemonade. "Oh, Dirk, honey! Look who Dave brought home from school."

Jade blushed at went to Dave for cover, who chuckled at her attempt at hiding from his dad.

"Finally brought your girlfriend home, Dave?" Dirk asked with a flounce in his tone, ruffling his blonde hair. Dave scowled and then hissed at him.

"How do you know about Jade already? I haven't even talked about her yet!" This made Jade shrink back into her sweatshirt with a fierce red blush. Roxy chuckled nervously with a shrug that meant 'I'm so sorry for their actions.'

"I pay for your phone bills-" Dirk cut himself off and stuck his hand out to Jade. "Excuse me, I am being rude. Nice to finally meet you, Miss Harley."

Jade smiled and shook his hand. "Call me Jade, Mr. Strider. Or would you like to be called Dirk?" She asked, eyeing Roxy nervously. The mother's are the ones that usually cause the break-ups in a relationship, but Roxy was completely 100% encouraging this relationship. It pained her to acknowledge the fact that her little baby boy was growing out his habits when he was a child, but she knew it'd happen someday.

"Dirk is just fine, Jade." He kissed the top of her hand, which made Dave narrow his eyes behind his round shades that resembled his father's pointy anime shades. Roxy sighed as the two began to argue. She looked at Jade who was smiling at Dave lovingly.

"Jade, dear?" This caught her attention from the fighting two. "Would you like some lemonade?"

"Of course! Gym was terrible today!" Jade cheered as they walked inside to the kitchen as the father and son fought.


Even though she moved away, we still get calls from our daughter. She has eyes just like her father; blue when sky's are grey. And, just like him, she never stops, never takes the day for granted. Works for everything that handed to her, never once complained.


Rose steps out of her lavender car, and her eyes are greeted with the familiar sight of her parents in the house, most likely watching Jeopardy or something odd that elderly people watch because of their years in existence. However, that'd be rude to call them old, so Rose agrees that they are simply elderly and wise.

She bites her lip nervously, but relaxes once her fiance hugs her. "Thank you, John. I really need some support now."

Said raven smiled wide as he opened the backseat door, and out bounded a little girl in a dark purple sundress which the two could rarely ever wash due to her psychical attachment to the dress. "Don't worry, Rose! I'm sure they won't be mad!"

Rose smiled and nodded as she watched her little girl, jump to open to the door on the porch, then fall on her rear, making the two laugh. Then, Roxy and Dirk came out after seeing the familiar car.

Roxy hugged her big girl tightly, who hugged back with teary eyes. "Oh, Rose! You've grown so much! I'm so..." Roxy held back tears as she looked into Rose's eyes that held so much of herself when she was younger. "Oh my, Rose. I'm never going to get over this."

"Momma! Momma!" Their child called from around the house corner with a bright smile. "Uncle Dave's here! And, CC's here too!" Then, the small girl disappeared around the bend. Rose sighed, and patted John's shoulder.

"It's your turn, John. I'm not feeling so hot." John nodded with a bubbly smile, kissed her cheek, and took off around the house where a series of loud laughs occurred. Dirk smirked and went back there too, but more slowly because he was elderly. Not old. Elderly.

Roxy then grins. "Another child, Rose?" When she gets a nod in response, Roxy helps her to the other room they had available. Dave and Jade were in one room with their 4 year old son, and their daughter preferred sleeping on the couch downstairs. Rose and John would be in another room along with their almost 5 year old daughter. Perfect house and semi-perfect life, what more could a couple ask for?

Roxy sat down next to Rose, who was now laying on her back, staring at the white ceiling. "Rose, darling... I have to tell you something." Rose was silent but her lavender eyes snapped over to her mother's weary hot pink ones. "I had to go to the hospital a few weeks ago. I don't want to tell Dirk yet, so I'm telling you and I already told Dave and Jade." Rose was now sitting up straight confusion and fear heavy in her features.

"Mom?" That single word made Roxy try and avert her gaze elsewhere nervously.

"I've been diagnosed with cancer." She finally spoke, crying into the sheets on the bed. "The doctors said I might not make it, even with treatments." Rose stroked her mother's hair until John walked in the room.

"Hey, so I'm guessing you heard, Rose?" John sighed, sitting next to Roxy who was hiccuping. "I'm so sorry, Ms. Roxy. Dave and Jade believe you can power through it, and so do I. I know Rose believes you can, so you should probably tell Mr. Dirk before it's too late." John suggested as he lay on the lavender bed sheets, his blue eyes glazed over with worry.

Roxy took a deep breath and swallowed harshly before standing weakly. "You're right-HIC! I'll go tell him now." Roxy hiccups as she staggers out the room. Almost instantly, Dirk tackle-hugs her.

"Roxy, you didn't have to hide it from me. You shouldn't be embarrassed. Everyone is fighting alongside you." Dirk grinned painfully. "I'll make sure we keep up our promise okay?" Dirk held out his pinkie finger, and Roxy smiled painfully as they recited the promise they made when Rose was born.

"Together forever, no matter the consequences or reality of a relationship. Always together, always each other's song." Then, they hugged each other...


Now, around 4 years later, Roxy and Dirk are still alive, sitting in the garden swing, watching their grandchildren play around with several pieces of equipment scattered around the sunny patch of garden. Roxy opens her eyes wearily, and looks at her little angel couples.

"We made the right choice, Roxy." Dirk say, drifting into sleep himself. "I am suddenly really tired, what about you~~~?" He yawned, trying to stay awake.

Roxy realized she was as well. She felt like she hadn't slept in the 4 years since the treatments had ended. She nodded as her hot pink eyes shut slowly. "Yea, I'm really, really...tired..."Then, they fell asleep peacefully.


I hope you know what I mean by fall asleep.