The Butchers daughter || the boys

Part 8

Tigger warning Death and Nazi

Hughie and I were laying the bed and I feel his hand touch my necklace, "where did you get it?"
"Becca gave it to me to remind me to be strong but wise."
"Like the goddess Athena," he says then kisses me again after a few minutes I sit up and put his shirt on. "You smell like my shampoo."
"I ran out of mine man-child."
"You love me."
"I do I really do Hughie," I put my hand on his cheek and kiss his lips. We then get up and go see what everyone was yelling at.

"The RPG releases an electromagnetic pulse on the impact," Frenchie says and Hughie squeezes my hand, "should cut through Stromfronts plasma bolts."
"I don't like that should. Frenchie if we're gonna take down one of the first supes ever we need something better then should," I say.
"So that's storm front and thanks to starlight we know Noir needs a fucking tree nut. How about a-train?"
"Got enough epinephrine here to blow up that motherfuckers heart," M.M says as i start picking my nails and I feel Hughie interlock are hands. "We can't just kill everyone?"
"That is exactly what we're gonna do."
"Listen you heard Mallory. She said all we need is another witness."
"Wile E. Coyote. Always chases Roadrunner, always with an elaborate plan, always fails. You know I always say, 'why do this coyote?' all you need is an ar-15 and the meep meep no more." I lean over to Annie and whisper, "you'll get use to them."
"Their insane," she whispers back.
"It's gotta get worse."
"Are you sure your ok? You Seem off."
"Yeah I'm fine Annie just want this to be over."
"We're just gonna shoot Roadrunner in the fucking head."
"That won't stop Vought that-that won't stop compound v. If you kill these supes then Vought just gonna make a thousand more," Hughie says and I rub my chest feeling my breathing start to hatch, Hughie noticing hands me my phone putting a headphone in one ear to kinda distract myself. "Then will top those cunts to."
"Great so that's settled. We're just supervillains now, huh?"
"Vought attacked the country Hughie, fuck 'Em all."
"What if I testify?" Annie suggest and I face palm. "Escaped convicts don't have a Ton of credibility."
"No but maybe I know someone who does. Give us the day." Annie walks off. "Hughie?"
"Go babe I'll be ok here I promise," I kiss his lips lightly, "go save the world babe."
"I love you Athena."
"I love you too," Hughie leaves and I turn back to the guys. "What I'm fine."
"You watched 4 people get their heads exploded how are you fine Madame stubborn?" Frenchie asks me.
"She's a Butcher," dad says wrapping an arm around me and holding a gun. "Hug me or the gun not both dad."

Hughies pov:
As Annie and I drive, "So Theres been something I've been meaning to ask you. Last time I check your not 57 years old so why is it always Billy Joel?"
"I'm 57 on the inside."
"No really please."
"It was just the music in my house growing up like how Athena listens to spice girls. You know I did a some somersaults to you mat be right that were pretty thrilling to watch."
"Athena listens to spice girls we should've brought her."
"She almost died yesterday I'm not I can't lose her too."
"You love her."
"Why do you Care Annie? You've never showed interest in her before."
"Because I don't know," Annie says then looks at the floor of car. "Sorry just worried I guess."
"You really do love her don't you?"
"I don't know what it is but I'm around her and I can't help but smile. I know that's cheesy but I do anything to make her happy."

Athena's pov:
"Kid we need to talk?"
"Dad I'm doing this plan. Hughie needs to be happy I can't be that person I'm well aware I'm a massive asshole," I say messing with the sleeves of my leather jacket.
"Do you think you don't deserve to happy to?"
"Yes. I just seems like everywhere I turn things are falling apart dad i don't know what to do anymore and I keep thinking that maybe I'm not good enough or maybe-" before I could finish dad hugs and I hug him back. "Kid I want you to be happy and if dumb scrawny petit Hughie makes you happy then you and him get out together and live a happy normal life together ok. I didn't want this for you ever I hoped you maybe I could keep this away from you then you hacked the cia."
"Sorry."
"Im ok kid ok you listen to me you deserve happiness too. You are strong you are wise you are a badass and my kid. Do you remember that day I gave you pot for the first time?" I laugh, "mom yelled at you like 2 whole minutes."
"Do you why I gave it to you?"
"Because I was 16 and your well not a great influence around children."
"I gave it to you because I see you were worried and stressed. I could tell something was wrong but I couldn't figure out how to help you."
"So you chose you weed?" He chuckles then gets up calling someone, "hey Hughie," dad leaves and I sit there messing with the necklace. Suddenly I feel a hand on my knee and I look over it was Kimiko, she hands me a paper bird, "thank you Kimiko." She hugs me and I hug her back. We let go and I look at my phone reading the text from Grace, Athena be careful there looking to blame for the murders at the hearing. "Oh shit," I say then I show Kimiko the text then she looks at me. "No I didn't kill them so don't give me that look. We need to get going."