Forever

to the rescue- (Floyd's pov)

"Now be careful with him Floyd-" I nodded my head suddenly determined to not drop him but a sudden movement forced me to almost drop him. I yelled as Bruce immediately came over to help me hold him and yelled for the others as the shell cracked,

"GUYS HE'S HATCHING!" I was soon swarmed as John, Clay, Bruce and our father surrounded me holding the aquamarine colored egg as it repeatedly kicked off it's solid exterior until the top was completely removed and I looked into my baby brother's eyes for the first time as I held him, his navy dark blue hair stuck up had bits of eggshell still in it.

"Dada!" His chubby light aquamarine colored hands reached out to me as his laugh filled the otherwise silent room and I dropped the egg only to catch him, letting his shell crumble to pieces beneath us.

"Uhhh dad he called Floyd dada. What do we do?" I couldn't barely hear my other brothers whispering as I held my newly hatched one. I cradled him to me as I gently swayed.

"That's alright, you called John Dory daddy until you were three-"

"Awwww look at them though-" Clay cooed as I barely noticed the flash of a camera as my brother was babbling excited about the world he was now allowed to be apart of.

This tiny little guy was in my arms trying to grab onto my earring in fascination of my fuzzy accessory as I could only think one thought while I stared at his plump little face that held so much joy and wonder,

"I'm gonna take care of you Branch." That was his name, It's befitting because he's kinda like a Branch, he's apart of us but he's his own person, like a branch sticking out of a tree.

"Uhhh dad?!" They tried to rain on my parade at the name I picked for him only for my father to chuckle and say,

"Branch it is then."
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That was years ago and now that same baby was standing in front of me asking me with those same soft sky blue eyes to be the best man to his wedding.

"Of course Branch..." I tried to wipe away tears with the back of my hand as I was finally able to be back with him again. I was being given the first row seat as I watched him fully commit to someone.

I sighed at the fact that If I was crying this much now, I'm probably going to bawl like a baby at his wedding with Veneer trying to soothe me probably giggling at my over sensitivity.

"Wait Floyd look!" I pulled the caterpillar over and glanced at the movie screen that showcased Velvet, I rolled down the windows and listened,

"That's Velvet's spicy-hot new single "Love Game!" That she released early this morning. Catch her tomorrow night at the Rage Dome, where she'll be receiving the Lifer Award."

Branch wiggled me again only to see the she beast herself strutting around with her nose in the air as she huffed as the paparazzi swarmed her. I tuned in on their screeching questions,

"So Velvet where your brother?!"

"What happened to Veneer!?"

"Is it true that he ran off after thwarting a deranged fan!?"

"Velvet over here!"

"Where's Veneer!?"

"Velvet are the rumors true that your brother ran away with his secret lover?!" That specific Paparazzi seemed to strike a nerve with that one as she turned and dumped her ice coffee all down his shirt, the vultures eating it up with their camera's flashing at a more execrated rate.

He wasn't wrong definitely since Velvet took action at hearing the truth after all, we did run off together and we've done a lot more intimate things with and to each other since our sweet escape.

Her face twisted in a manic happy smile while she lifted her star shaped glasses onto the top of her head as she popped bubblegum.

Her hand on her holographic covered hip as her crop top that was of a turtle neck sweater had a small amount of back splash of her iced drink on it.

"Don't ever mention my brother, Ever again. Got it? Veneer's gone off and is probably in a dumpster somewhere so stop asking." She put her sunglasses on her face strutting her stuff away from the blaring lights.

"Oh I'm gonna-"

"Not if I do it first Branch." I started the car again and discretely followed her using our vehicles size to our advantage as we crept along the sidewalk, hearing the clank of her diamond shoes as we tried to maintain distance between the three of us.

"Well I may have lost my coffee but at least I got those two a muffin so I can stop hearing their bitching about them being hungry, then I can sleep before the Rage Dome show." I could hear branch growl as she was referring to Poppy and Veneer as if they were misbehaving pets that were just being greedy.

Knowing Velvet, they were probably starving specifically Poppy. I doubt that she would starve Veneer fully, she always did treat him like a pet.

Whenever he did something that pleased her she'd always pet him with praises slipping of her tongue. Whenever he begged for a shiny new toy, she was quick to roll her eyes and buy it for him as to distract him from her cruelty.

Honestly, out of the two of them Veneer's probably getting treated better by Velvet by not letting him starve. However it was only slightly because he was probably getting a taste of her pure psychotic wrath due to him running away with me.

"Park here!, I think that's the car she'll be using-" I pulled up behind a white shiny car, that had a platform above it.

"Let's go-" I tried to get up only for Branch to sit me back down and I must've looked lost because he pointed out Rhonda sitting at the main entrance waiting to pounce.

"If they're doing what I think they are it's better to do this." He was right, if they were going to face her head on, I'd rather stay behind and be hidden so we'd have a better chance of getting them back. While they hit her from the front, we'll be discreetly pulling the strings letting her crumble into her own demise.

But all we can do now is wait for the succubus herself to make her grandiose appearance.