Cherished
prompt : butterfly
Vaan & Penelo
Disclaimer: I do not own FF12, its characters, settings, etc. These words, however, are mine.
"They're so pretty, aren't they?" Penelo asked a bored Vaan, who was busy trying to find a way to escape the frivolity of walking around town with his best friend. He didn't feel too bad about it -- he always went out with her whenever she asked, so what was walking off on one?
"What's pretty?" Vaan asked distantly, not paying attention.
"Are you even listening to me?"
Uh-oh. That tone of voice. Vaan cleared his mind of all thoughts and turned to focus on her. "Of course I'm listening." Vaan scowled.
"Now you are."
He opened his mouth, ready to argue until he was blue in the face, but she continued before he could say anything, so he let it go. This time.
"The butterfly." She said softly, watching the beautiful silvery-blue winged creature fly away into the sky.
"Yeah." He replied, thinking; the butterfly would traverse the world until it's wings could beat no longer... How he wished he could do that. And he would, he would. He had no doubts about that... And she would come with him.
It would be great.
Penelo smiled at him, knowing where his thoughts were taking him. She wished, too, to be like the ethereal insect... Dancing around the world so gracefully, expertly, having onlookers marvel at her...
"We always talked about building our own ship, right?" Penelo said suddenly, her eyes lighting up with an idea.
"Yeah. Why?"
"What if the design was like a butterfly... It would mean something then, you know?"
"As long as it's not too girly... And since you're here that's probably what it'll look like..." He sulked.
"Oh, shut it." Penelo swatted him on the arm playfully. "You know it's a good idea."
"Yeah, yeah... Maybe it is."
They would explore the world, intricately and with skill... Just like the butterfly.