Valentmez
The group went to a local restaurant/saloon to celebrate the new lives. They sat together around a large circular table in the middle of the building.
"So Vash, are you ever going to tell us your real name?" Wolfwood said through his cigarette.
"It's irrelevant."
"Not to your girlfriend."
"Valentmez Alkallnella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gumbigobilla Blue Stradivan Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovicci Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser," Danni said grabbing Wolfwood's cigarette and taking a drag from it.
"Hey! How'd you know that?!" Vash said eyes wide.
"And why did you know before we knew and we knew him longer?!" Wolfwood said lighting another cigarette.
"First of all, I knew you were Vash before you said your name, so doesn't that tell you something?"
"Am I in a book?"
"No, I have my ways, Valentmez."
Vash sweat dropped and Danni, Britt, and Jacki laughed, they all knew his name. Danni took another drag from the cigarette she took from Wolfie. Vash took it from her and put it out in the singed wood ashtray on the table.
"Smoking is bad for the baby," he said grinning.
"Second hand smoke is worse," she said grinning at Wolfwood with eyes that said 'If I can't have it, neither can you.' Wolfwood scowled at her and put it out. She grinned.
Dinner came. They ate in silence for a while.
"How are we gonna get home?" Jacki asked through a mouthful of spaghetti.
Everyone stopped and looked up. Danni, Britt, and Jacki looked around the table at their newest friends and lovers. They were all thinking it, but hiding it and repressing it until it came up. This was supposed to be a joyus night.
"Um.....well....that would be a problem...." Britt said looking at Danni then Vash, then down to her stomach.
"I'm staying," Danni said starting to eat again. She was hungry, she was feeding two people! "I just want to see my family first to tell them I'm leaving."
Vash grinned. Britt scowled and pulled Danni and Jacki outside for a moment.
"How are you going to tell your parents anything?! Hey mom, I just got pregnant by a anime cartoon and I'm going to live with him from now on on a planet that's nothing but hot sweaty desert with 2 suns and 5 moons oh yeah and he's wanted for 60 billion dollars by the police, by the way how's the dog? I don't think that would go over to well!!!"
Danni sighed. "I know, but what other choice do I have? If I don't go home I will never see my family again and they won't know what happened to me, and if I do I'd have to explain why I've been gone so long and gained about 10 pounds..."
Her and Britt were almost a whole month pregnant, and it was starting to show a little. It was only the tiniest change but it was still there, and she could still fit into her clothes, but parents could tell everything. She sat on the porch and rubbed her face. She started to cry and stopped herself.
"I don't know what to do."
"I think we should find a way home and just tell them you decided to move out because you found a place and a guy that really loves you. Then we could come back, I'm coming back whether you do or not, I have it much better here than at home," Britt said sitting on the steps.
"I guess we better," Danni said. Jacki still hadn't said anything since inside. She just looked up into the sky. It was night. The sky was dark black, like velvet. The 5 moons shone brightly in the dark sky. A few stars twinkled ever so slightly next to the moons.
"We certainly don't have anything like that back home," Danni said looking up.
"What's it like where you come from?" a new voice entered the conversation. Vash sat down next to Danni and held her close to him. She leaned her head on his shoulder and he hugged her tight. She closed her eyes picturing home.
"Let's see, earth...it seems pretty normal, unless your from here..."
"Wait your from a different planet?" Vash asked. Not shocked or anything, but interested.
"Yeah, earth..." She laughed remembering how she hated to live there. She closed her eyes again. "New Jersey...its mostly residential, lots of families, most densely populated place in America. But it's nice, at least where I live. Plenty of parks full of trees and grass and rocks to sit on. Swings and play grounds. Lots of shops and restaurants and everything. Me and my friends used to just wander around places, talking about how much Linden sucked. It's like a green heaven compared to this place. There's not that much crime or anything there, lost of car accidents though. Lots of cars everywhere. Pain in the ass if you ask me. We just walked." She stopped and opened her eyes. The whole group was out there now, sitting on the porch listening to her describe home, their eyes closed. Each head full of pictures of what they think Linden, New Jersey, America, Earth, looked like. They all had smiles on their faces. Danni smiled and rested her head back on Vash's shoulder.
"And to think, you thought I wasn't going to take you back with me. HA! You're all coming, whether you like it or not." ____________________________________________________________________________ __
The group went to a local restaurant/saloon to celebrate the new lives. They sat together around a large circular table in the middle of the building.
"So Vash, are you ever going to tell us your real name?" Wolfwood said through his cigarette.
"It's irrelevant."
"Not to your girlfriend."
"Valentmez Alkallnella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gumbigobilla Blue Stradivan Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovicci Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser," Danni said grabbing Wolfwood's cigarette and taking a drag from it.
"Hey! How'd you know that?!" Vash said eyes wide.
"And why did you know before we knew and we knew him longer?!" Wolfwood said lighting another cigarette.
"First of all, I knew you were Vash before you said your name, so doesn't that tell you something?"
"Am I in a book?"
"No, I have my ways, Valentmez."
Vash sweat dropped and Danni, Britt, and Jacki laughed, they all knew his name. Danni took another drag from the cigarette she took from Wolfie. Vash took it from her and put it out in the singed wood ashtray on the table.
"Smoking is bad for the baby," he said grinning.
"Second hand smoke is worse," she said grinning at Wolfwood with eyes that said 'If I can't have it, neither can you.' Wolfwood scowled at her and put it out. She grinned.
Dinner came. They ate in silence for a while.
"How are we gonna get home?" Jacki asked through a mouthful of spaghetti.
Everyone stopped and looked up. Danni, Britt, and Jacki looked around the table at their newest friends and lovers. They were all thinking it, but hiding it and repressing it until it came up. This was supposed to be a joyus night.
"Um.....well....that would be a problem...." Britt said looking at Danni then Vash, then down to her stomach.
"I'm staying," Danni said starting to eat again. She was hungry, she was feeding two people! "I just want to see my family first to tell them I'm leaving."
Vash grinned. Britt scowled and pulled Danni and Jacki outside for a moment.
"How are you going to tell your parents anything?! Hey mom, I just got pregnant by a anime cartoon and I'm going to live with him from now on on a planet that's nothing but hot sweaty desert with 2 suns and 5 moons oh yeah and he's wanted for 60 billion dollars by the police, by the way how's the dog? I don't think that would go over to well!!!"
Danni sighed. "I know, but what other choice do I have? If I don't go home I will never see my family again and they won't know what happened to me, and if I do I'd have to explain why I've been gone so long and gained about 10 pounds..."
Her and Britt were almost a whole month pregnant, and it was starting to show a little. It was only the tiniest change but it was still there, and she could still fit into her clothes, but parents could tell everything. She sat on the porch and rubbed her face. She started to cry and stopped herself.
"I don't know what to do."
"I think we should find a way home and just tell them you decided to move out because you found a place and a guy that really loves you. Then we could come back, I'm coming back whether you do or not, I have it much better here than at home," Britt said sitting on the steps.
"I guess we better," Danni said. Jacki still hadn't said anything since inside. She just looked up into the sky. It was night. The sky was dark black, like velvet. The 5 moons shone brightly in the dark sky. A few stars twinkled ever so slightly next to the moons.
"We certainly don't have anything like that back home," Danni said looking up.
"What's it like where you come from?" a new voice entered the conversation. Vash sat down next to Danni and held her close to him. She leaned her head on his shoulder and he hugged her tight. She closed her eyes picturing home.
"Let's see, earth...it seems pretty normal, unless your from here..."
"Wait your from a different planet?" Vash asked. Not shocked or anything, but interested.
"Yeah, earth..." She laughed remembering how she hated to live there. She closed her eyes again. "New Jersey...its mostly residential, lots of families, most densely populated place in America. But it's nice, at least where I live. Plenty of parks full of trees and grass and rocks to sit on. Swings and play grounds. Lots of shops and restaurants and everything. Me and my friends used to just wander around places, talking about how much Linden sucked. It's like a green heaven compared to this place. There's not that much crime or anything there, lost of car accidents though. Lots of cars everywhere. Pain in the ass if you ask me. We just walked." She stopped and opened her eyes. The whole group was out there now, sitting on the porch listening to her describe home, their eyes closed. Each head full of pictures of what they think Linden, New Jersey, America, Earth, looked like. They all had smiles on their faces. Danni smiled and rested her head back on Vash's shoulder.
"And to think, you thought I wasn't going to take you back with me. HA! You're all coming, whether you like it or not." ____________________________________________________________________________ __