Just as a forewarning, this will be an ongoing drabble writing, so feel free to suggest phrases or words for me to write for. Although mainly Chase-centric this will contain Gou/Chase from time to time due to my love of the pairing. I'll try to keep these short since they will help me hammer out writer's block and laziness from the other fics. Because of that, this will be the last thing I will try to update.

The first time a butterfly landed on Chase, it had been during his time as the Roidmude's Grim Reaper and he had thought nothing of it.

The second time after his redemption with becoming Kamen Rider Chaser, Kiriko had noticed and taken a picture of it, the colorful insect having alighted on top of his head without a care in the world. This time he had recognized it, yet still didn't seek meaning in its arrival.

However, it was the third time when he had questioned it, after he had been brought back to life through the determination of his partners and friends. The third time, the butterfly had landed on top of his nose as he lay down on the ground participating in Shinnosuke and Gou's activity of 'cloud-watching'.

"Ah? Chase, you have a butterfly on your nose." Shinnosuke nearly jerked his head up as he noticed the black and blue butterfly land on Chase, yet he refrained from the action, not wanting to disturb the insect. Almost immediately Gou, who had been close to nodding off in the warm sunlight, popped his head up, peering over Shinnosuke's head at the sight. The other had to clamp a hand to his mouth to prevent from laughing. Chase's eyes darted over to the two, not daring to move and disturb the butterfly.

"What is the significance of a butterfly?" The question was typical of Chase; there were many things he still didn't understand, yet his friends – the word still brought a warm feeling to his chest – helped him along. Shinnosuke frowned slightly, his gaze drifting from Chase back to the butterfly, who slowly flapped its wings, content on Chase's nose. He had a thoughtful expression on his face, pursing his lips.

"Well. The butterfly is the symbol of metamorphosis. It's one of Hayase's favorites, the way that even though its life cycle is short, it changes so dramatically and lives out life to the best of its ability. First it's a caterpillar which spins itself into a cocoon. Later it emerges as a butterfly. Even in passing, they are beautiful and inspiring." Shinnosuke's face softened in the sunlight, obviously thinking about his partner, who now was almost completely healed. Eyes flickering over to Gou, he wasn't the least bit surprise that he had somehow propped up his camera on the other's chest. The soft click startled the butterfly and it flew off, but Gou simply smiled and turned the camera so that the other two could look.

There on the screen was the picture of Chase and the butterfly. Lips twitching upwards only briefly before he laid back down, he reflected on Shinnosuke's words. Metamorphosis, it meant a transformation. Thinking back to his time as Mashin Chaser, and then to Kamen Rider Chaser, he did have a metamorphosis of his own. With Kiriko, Shinnosuke, and even Gou himself as his cocoon, Chase had found where he had belonged, a Kamen Rider, not as Protodrive, but as Chaser.

Although his life cycle wasn't as short as a butterfly, he now had time to appreciate the humans he had protected, the friends he had gained, and perhaps… Perhaps he could be human too.