Amiko Kobayashi (hotlittlehands) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-05 22:07:00

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They couldn't talk about it at work yet. They just couldn't. She needed Keiji to really establish himself with BH6 before anyone knew about their relationship, so that people wouldn't get the Wrong Idea. The idea that she was taking advantage, having gotten him the pardon and being responsible for him.

She'd rushed things. She knew she had. But what could she do, keep fighting her feelings? And she didn't want it to stay some dirty little secret forever. They'd tell her father when he came in a few months. They'd let the team find out when the time was right. But to start with....

...Amiko had an idea.

"Keiji?" she asked in a quiet, private moment. "Would you come down to the docks with me tonight?"

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	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"Certainly, Amiko-chan. Are we going to be on some manner of stakeout?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 12:35 am UTC (link)
	She shakes her head. "...I want to take you when I go to see Yukio. If you're not ready for that, I understand..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Keiji was shocked. "You..you want me to meet your adoptive mother? Forgive me, Amiko-chan, but is that wise?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"Last one I've got," Amiko sayd, smiling wryly. "She won't tell my father and brothers yet if I ask her not to. And she'll be easier to talk to about this, Keiji. She's a ronin. She's not exactly judgmental. She won't get the Wrong Idea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 12:41 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry, I didn't mean..." he shakes his head. "If you feel it best, then yes, I will." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Amiko touches his face and looks at him intently. "We have a lot to work on," she says. "There's no getting around that. But I am not ashamed of loving you. Let me prove it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 12:48 am UTC (link)
	He covers her hand with his and looks back at her with both love and trust. "Okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you," she says. And that evening, it's down to the docks with them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Keiji was nervous, very nervous. However he tried not to let it show too much on his face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-06 01:05 am UTC (link)
	And suddenly there's a voice behind the. "Hello, Amiko-chan." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 01:29 am UTC (link)
	Amiko turns the instant she starts speaking and goes to hug her. "Hello, Yukio." "Good to see you. And this is your new recruit?" Yukio's voice gets colder. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Keiji manages to fight the urge to gulp, a little annoyed he hadn't heard her coming. He bows respectfully. "I am Oyama Keiji. It is an honor to meet you, Lady Yukio" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-06 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"You're a little confused, young man," Yukio says with just a slight bow. "I realize Amiko's three three mothers can be confusing, but I'm no lady." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 01:48 am UTC (link)
	He'd fouled up already. Mentally cursing himself, he strode onward. "My apologies. Somehow calling you Yukio-san just didn't seem appropriate." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2011-10-06 01:53 am UTC (link)

"Inappropriate is simply an effect I have on people. Forget about it. Amiko's decided you're worth making a project out of, and there's no changing anyone in her family's mind without resulting to tactics so dishonorable even I'm ashamed of them."

"..Yukio! Please don't call him a project."

"See. Like I said. Inappropriate. Whatever, Little One. Friend. Colleague..." Yukio looks at her former charge's expression as Amiko takes a breath to start to speak and just says "...no."

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	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Keiji's hands clench a little when referred to as a project, but manages to keep his composure. "Amiko-san woke me up..showed me the lie that my life was. She..is very important to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2011-10-06 02:09 am UTC (link)

"Oh, I bet she's important to you, Oyama-kun. Her father was very important to me when we first met, too. And you know what I did to him?"

"Yukio!" Amiko says, shocked. "I thought you would understand! And comparing it to... besides, that was all forgiven long ago --"

"That's the trouble, 'miko-chan. I understand better than you do. And it wasn't forgiven. I made amends. That's not the same thing. Your father never forgave me, and he was wasn't wrong. I don't want to see you used like that."

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	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 02:13 am UTC (link)
	Now Keiji was angry. "I would never hurt, Amiko! Yes I was a Hand assassin, yes I was trained to kill her father, but that was not who I am now! I love her, she is everything to me." He extends a claw from his right trigger-finger and places it close to his own neck. "I'll prove it if I must by any means!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Amiko's attempt to argue with her former guardian is interrupted by her horror. "KEIJI!" She reaches for his wrist to pull his hand away. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 02:20 am UTC (link)
	The sound of her voice stops hims, allowing her to move his hand away. "I'm..sorry, Amiko-chan. Perhaps Yukio-san is right. I am a danger to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, don't you start!" she insists. "Yukio, do I look drugged? Do I look mind-controlled? And was I or was I not brought up well enough to make a basic judgment call?" "...I...I'm sorry, Little One. I was worried." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-10-06 02:37 am UTC (link)

"You are right to be worried, Yukio-san." Keiji sits down, a little shaken by his sudden mood-swing. "I am a very dangerous..." it takes a lot of for Keiji to admit the following. "and unstable man. Amiko-chan has been helping me, and she is a true godsend, but it is likely I will never be..completely sane. I can promise if I ever truly become a threat to Amiko, I would end it myself long before you or Wolverine-san could do so."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Amiko sits beside him. "It's not going to come to that," she says, her voice thick. "Ever." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-06 02:42 am UTC (link)
	It's Yukio's turn to look uncomfortable. "Sane's overrated," she mutters. "The important thing is that she doesn't get hurt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 02:46 am UTC (link)
	Keiji nods slowly, tentatively reaching for Amiko's hand. He looks at Yukio. "I agree.The fact that the Hand wants me dead and will likely send assassins is on mind constantly. I know Amiko can handle herself, but the idea of her getting hurt because of something in my past..." Keiji falls silent. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2011-10-06 02:58 am UTC (link)

"I understand," Yukio says as Amiko just holds his hands. "Don't... don't overextend yourself trying to react against the possibility. My first attempt at making amends to Logan was to kill Shingen single-handedly myself. It... didn't go well."

"Yukio, stop comparing everything to your mistakes, please."

"I can't help it, 'miko-chan. They're the ones I know best. Does Logan know?"

"Not yet. Misha suspects, but he won't tell. We're going to tell him when he comes for--"

"Mariko's birthday. Yeah. I've seen the news enough to know he'd never miss it. I won't tell him until you do. Now... come. Let's get some fish. I'll tell embarrassing stories about how you studied too hard in high school."

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	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"That.." Keiji managaes a light, but genuine smile. "..I would like that very much, Yukio-san." He squeezes Amiko's hand, a thank you for being there with him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Amiko manages to smile as well. "She's a ronin. You can't believe a word she says." "She would study forever. It was ridicuous. I couldn't distract her with food or fireworks. Her grades were perfect, you know. She gets it from her other mothers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Keiji chuckles a little. "She does have a habit of overachieving." He looks at Amiko fondly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-06 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"Tell me about it. She's been trying to be her father for as long as I've taken care of her." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"I cannot speak for Wolverine-san, but I can say that the person Amiko has become is worthy of respect in her own right. I do not state this out of fondness, merely as an observation that anyone who has been around her long enough could pick up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Amiko smiles. "Thank you, Keiji. And i'm not trying to be him, Yukio. I'm in charge now, after all." She chuckles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 03:48 am UTC (link)
	"Indeed, and what a harsh taskmaster she is at that." Anticipating Amiko's potential response, he smiles. "but always fair. It's paradise compared to hand training." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-06 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I can imagine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"My earliest memories are of the lessons I learned from mother in enduring pain." Keiji rolls his sleeve up, revealing a few of the scars he gained from Yuriko Oyama's "pain-tolerance" training. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-06 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"See, I wouldn't have done it like that," Yukio says simply as she looks. "It's much better to use pain as a motivator toward a specific goal than to confuse any issues with inconsistent -- aaand, I can see the honorary Canadian is looking at me like I'd better stop talking like this right now. Right. Inexcusable. I got it, Little One." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Keiji pats Amiko's hand reassuringly. "Regardless of methods, it did help me increase my pain tolerance levels far above the norm. It's gotten to the point where I barely acknowledge the pain of unleashing my claws causes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 04:09 am UTC (link)
	"Which you should do so much," Amiko says, scowling. "Your physiology doesn't compensate enough." "...You know it hurts your Father, too, little one. The trick is all in not minding." "But he's not doing himself damage, an anyway, I can't tell him what to do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-10-06 04:13 am UTC (link)

He sighs in resignation. "What Amiko-chan says is true. My mutation is meant to be internal, and my body compensates for it. However, the claws are an affect I forced. My body does not compensate for the effects my bones may have on the outside of my skin. Plus, I have no method of quick healing." It was as much giving Yukio important weakness as a sign of his willingness to protect Amiko as it was to explain Amiko's concerns.

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	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 04:18 am UTC (link)
	And Yukio gives him an "I see what you did there' look. 'You might fit in with this family eventually after all. Amiko looks at her with an eyebrow raised, although she appreciates the comment. Yukio continues. "That was an 'if I ever have to be taken down' statement, 'miko-chan.' Noble and ridiculously unwise. Like I said; he'll fit right in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 04:22 am UTC (link)
	"However Amiko has been very adamant that will never be necessary, and I intend to prove her right." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"Darn straight you will." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 04:28 am UTC (link)
	He smiles. "You better than most see what I'm up against here." He notes his trigger-finger was bleeding from the claw earlier used. His first instinct was to hide it, but..he knew Amiko would be more hurt if he did than if he showed her. Instead he simply pulls out a bandage to wrap the finger up in. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 04:30 am UTC (link)
	Neither of the women blink at the blood. Amiko will help him secure the bandage. Yukio smiles tightly. "Like I said. No changing her mind without drugs and brainwashing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-06 04:35 am UTC (link)
	Keiji started a little at the mention of brainwashing. How much of his life had been brainwashing? Was he a victim of said action? Or was he really just a gullible fool whose honor and sense of duty were used as a means to get the Hand to do as they wished? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-10-06 04:37 am UTC (link)
	Amiko squeezes his hand tenderly. "All right. Food. Let's eat." And they will. Cheap local dockside food, about as far from the fineries of Amiko's childhood as one could imagine. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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