Amiko Kobayashi (hotlittlehands) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-11-12 03:04:00

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It's About Time. (slightly bendytimed)
Keiji was making a full recovery, though he still shouldn't go outside yet.

Kayura's latest Incident had been tidied up. Everyone had something for which to be grateful; Amiko, for one, rejoiced that she did not attract ogres and had never had a blind date.

After her talk with Keiji a few days ago... Amiko sat alone and realized how sick she was of keeping secrets from her father. She put in for a couple of days off, making many, many provisions for the team's organization and safety before she left. She hated leaving them, but this was something she had to do in person... after a lot of showers and laundry. She had to tell him, not any kind of residual smell.

And then, she did something she really hated: bought a plane ticket for New York.

She managed to pull up in the taxi to the school at a time when no one was attacking the place.

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	mishaloganovich 2011-11-12 07:50 am UTC (link)
	He caught her up in a big hug. "Being a fugitive sounds like a lot more fun." A last squeeze and he put her down. "Are you sure? Be very sure, Amiko. Is Keiji worth it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 07:53 am UTC (link)
	Amiko looked her brother in the eye. "I'm sure. He's worth it. And even if he wasn't, I wasn't brought up to lie to my family." Beat. Smile. "No matter how hard Yukio tried to fit those lessons in at the end." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-11-12 08:01 am UTC (link)
	He grinned. "Mom did the same thing. It's just that you can't lie to Dad, especially if you live in the same house." He led the way up the drive with an arm slung around her shoulders. "It'll do him good to see you. He's been worried. Something has him all moody." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 08:04 am UTC (link)
	"Hope it's not the fact that I already told him some of what's been going on... if it is, well, I womanned up and got New York Cooties on me, I can take things as they come." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-11-12 08:09 am UTC (link)
	"I'll have the beer ready when you're done with Dad. He's down in the weight room working off some steam. You remember where it is?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 08:13 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks. And yes, I remember it." She'd argue that it hadn't be that long since last she was here, but really... It had been quite some time. Amiko had never been comfortable in New York. But she did remember where the room in question was, and went down after one last quick, grateful hug. "Sir?" she called as soon as she got close enough to do so. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 08:23 am UTC (link)
	Logan paused in the act of wiping sweat from his face with a towel. He looked around toward the door. Unlike his son, he didn't question why she was here and make up a fanciful story. He just accepted it. On his feet, he gestured her closer. "You okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 08:26 am UTC (link)
	"Fine, Sir," she said, going in for the hug, sweat regardless. "But I need to talk to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 08:30 am UTC (link)
	She towered over him, had for a long time now, and he still hugged her like she was a little girl. "You came all the way to talk? Must be important. How 'bout I get a shower an' we'll take a walk?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 08:32 am UTC (link)
	Amiko was quite familiar with that, and knew that turning 30... or 60, probably, wasn't going to change that. "Sound good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 08:38 am UTC (link)
	Twenty minutes later, they were heading into the forest surrounding the mansion and he was lighting a cigar. He took the extra second to brace himself. The last thing he wanted to hear first was that she was pregnant. "Tell me what's on your mind, darlin'." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotlittlehands
2011-11-12 08:43 am UTC (link)

She took a breath herself. "It's about Keiji, Sir. I haven't told you everything, and it's about time I did. I mean, everything you know so far is accurate. He's on parole. The Hand's been coming after him. He's dealing with mental illness -- and he is trying, so hard, Sir."

She takes a breath. Straightens up. Looks him in the eye like a big girl. "...But the thing is...we're in love. I'm in love with him."

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	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 08:51 am UTC (link)
	He let it hang in the air between them like the cigar smoke. Considered the words. Then continued walking. "Kid's sick." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 08:54 am UTC (link)
	And walk they do. "He's making progress. And even when he's had ... moments, he's never gotten violent." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 08:58 am UTC (link)
	"It'll get worse before it gets better," he advise out of personal experience. "Just because he didn't lay a hand on your don't mean it won't get violent." Pause. "Did he put a hand on you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotlittlehands
2011-11-12 09:04 am UTC (link)

"I realize that's a possibility, Sir, but I'm pretty good at taking care of myself."

She frowns at the question. "He hasn't taken a single violent action toward me since the day we met. And that, as you recall, was business, and he stopped once he had the goods back... as opposed to taking me out while I was defenseless and getting that suicide-by-Wolverine he wanted so badly back then."

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nextgen_parent
2011-11-12 10:59 pm UTC (link)

"I know ya can. Yukio did a good job with you, an' she was nice enough to let me help sometimes." Hey, he could make a joke. A bad joke, but he could do it.

"I don't like it, Amiko. I don't like the Hand comin' after him, an' you in the crossfire. I don't like it that he's damaged an' you're in the crossfire." He held out a hand to stop any comment she might make. "I don't like it, but I'm trustin' your judgment."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	Amiko closes her mouth mid-explanation, then smiles. "That's all I can ask for at this point, Sir." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	"I can always kill him later if he earns it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Amiko frowns. "You won't have to. He loves me, and he's doing his best to pull himself together." The frown fades. "I'm hoping he'll be ready to meet you by your next visit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	"It's my back up plan. If ya have a little girl, you gotta have a back up plan." Logan put a hand on her shoulder. "I'll give him a fair shake. He's got that comin' if he's really gettin' himself cleaned up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	Amiko smiled, a hand on his. "Thank you." She refrains from protests on issue of age. She sighed as they walked some more. "... He's... I'm going to go ahead and say afraid of you. I've tried to get it through his head, at least, that you're going to care more about what he's going to do and not what he's done or what was done to him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-12 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"If I had any clue Yuriko would sell her boy just to get revenge, I'd have gone for him myself. No kid deserves that. Don't know what I would've done with him, but I would've made sure he had a fair chance at a life." He shrugged. "Maybe even raised him here with Mikey an' called 'em brothers. Tell that to your boyfriend an' see how white he gets." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-13 12:02 am UTC (link)
	She smiles. "You know, I just might...." it fades. "...It's a sure thing that she's really gone?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-11-13 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"As sure as anybody can be about anythin'. You can't say dead until ya watch 'em burn an' scatter the ashes. Until that happens, you gotta be ready for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)