BUTTERFLY BABY! ❪ J. BLOSSOM ❫

2. VIXENS

chapter two:
vixens

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luca frowned, staring at his toast instead of eating it.

"luca you're gonna make mom upset" christian scolded his younger brother.

"you know it's just like mari is still here. do you think she's running right now, just in a different neighborhood?" luca inquired, putting his bread back on the serving plate.

"stop talking about mariposa. now you're making us all upset" christian whispered the last part.

"good morning mi chicos!" leanne exclaimed, walking into the kitchen. "luca! this looks wonderful!" she thanked her son, who was studying to be a chef, and had prepared them all breakfast.

"of course mom" luca faked a little smile towards his mother.

"where's eric? luke made him a special omelette, with that ham he likes" christian asked, knowing his stepdad was usually down first.

"oh funny thing, i kicked him out last night" leanne told them. both her sons saw tears pooling in her eyes, yet she remained smiling.

"i'm so sorry mama," christian said, giving luca a kick under the table before he said something snarky.

luca didn't take the hint, "well i'm not,"

leanne looked at her feet. she pulled an envelope out of her back pocket, opening and closing her mouth as if she was going to say something. luca's phone rang, breaking her out of her trance, "no phones at the table chico, you're eating"

"it's mari, and i try not to disappoint, but i guess that's not something you understand" luca glared, answering his call and walking to another room.

"mom i'm so sorry, let me just talk to luke, he shouldn't speak to you that way" christian quickly apologized on behalf of his sibling.

"no, i deserve it" leanne finally letting a tear escape, but moving fast to wipe it away, "i- can you ask luca to give this to mariposa at school today, it's crucial that she reads it" she held the envelope towards her eldest son.

before christian could respond, the younger abbott interrupted.

"mariposa isn't coming to school today. but she wants me to babysit AJ tonight while she's at tryouts for the vixens," luca informed his family, walking over to his mom, snatching the paper from her hand. "i'll give it to her, but there's promise she won't just throw it away"

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posie slipped a headband onto her daughter's head and buttoned a coat onto her small torso.

"are you excited to see luke, conejita?" posie whispered to her baby. "are you? are you?" she giggled, adelaine smiling sweetly.

vixen tryouts were directly after school, and mari had been getting ready for the last hour. she couldn't be more over the moon, it felt like she could finally be normal again, doing something she loved since freshman year when she first began on the squad. but she knew should wouldn't feel truly at home until after track tryouts, which were to be held next week. she was already clad in her vixen outfit, and she figured she'd already been guaranteed a slot. cheryl always liked her, it was polly she wasn't so hot on.