I don't own any of the X Men. But I take better care of them than Marvel does.
My sensei taught me to meditate each day – at least, I think he did. It's as hard as ever to sort my real memories from the crap they put in my head. But I digress. Heh. Bet you thought I didn't know words like that? Anyway, I try to meditate everyday. I can't always do that, but I try. And today's as good a day as any.
The forest is good to do this in 'cause nothing and nobody will disturb me here. Close my eyes and clear my head. Emptying my mind of all the frustration and anger and all those pent up urges. I am more than an animal. I am a man. I am a samurai.
Eventually, without thinking about it on purpose, the image of the garden comes to me. I dream of this garden often, or at least whenever I'm not having nightmares. I'm sure it's a real garden, in Japan I think, but it's a memory that I can't remember right.
But that's not the important part. The important part is whose there. I can see myself, with Mariko, Amiko, Kitty and Jubilation. Everyone is happy and playing, I can hear their laughter.
Slowly, the image whites out and all I can hear is the laughter until I'm just left with the feeling it gave me.
In this quiet moment I am free, I am happy.
Thanks for the reviews StormLover and Marie Nomad. This one should be easy to guess and I'll start work on writing Havok later today.