Amiko Kobayashi (hotlittlehands) wrote,
@ 2011-11-11 22:25:00

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Now that Keiji had received the correct antidote, he could complete his recovery at the BH6 HQ.

When there was finally time, Amiko went to his bedroom.

"I talked to my father," she asid.

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	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 02:50 am UTC (link)
	He laid on the bed on top of the covers, full-clothed in night clothes. He wasn't tired, but his body was wracked by all the spasms he had gone through so he really couldn't move too much without pain. He wasn't in the best of moods. Inactivity didn't suit him. He turned to Amiko. "What does he know?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"That the Hand attacked us; put you in the hospital. His next visit is becoming quite the deadline; if the Hand are still threatening us, he intends deal with them after his own fashion." A small smile. Her hands dig into his shoulders a little, just to deal with the tender spots. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 02:59 am UTC (link)
	He hisses a little, he was still in considerable pain, but her efforts help. "Deal with the Hand? Forgive me, love, but even fractured one man does not simply deal with the Hand." Maybe the pain was aggravating him, but for some reason Amiko's constant portrayal of her father as some kind of unstoppable force irritated him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hotlittlehands
2011-11-12 03:03 am UTC (link)

She keeps trying to sooth things as tenderly as she can, physically. As to the emotional irritation, Amiko's hero-worship of her father was something Keiji was just going to have to accept if the relationship was to survive.

"The orders are doubtless coming from one man, my love. One man who's already lost his best operative, will continue to lose others, and will lose a great deal more if the problem hasn't stopped in a few months. I'm not quite foolish enough to think my father will wipe the organization off the map, but he has still dealt with the Hand quite conveniently before. And I'm sure he wouldn't turn down help."

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	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Keiji growls out the name of the man he's certain was behind it. "Akira Ashikabe... " Keiji says nothing in regard to Amiko's father. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"That's the Jonin, huh?" Amiko keeps trying to deal with the ache. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 03:14 am UTC (link)
	"At least he believes himself to be. He is the last of the old leadership that was not killed or absorbed by the foreigners who usurped control of much of the Hand years ago." Keiji hisses as Amiko hits a raw spot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"I see. Well, they come and they go, and Matsuo still rots in the hospital." Her fingers get gentler, but still insistent, not willing to let the sore flesh knot and stiffen. "I won't let anyone take you away from me, Keiji," she says softly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 03:27 am UTC (link)
	"He stays in power through secrets and alliances with younger, independent lords. Akira may have dwindling operatives, but he can fall back on them." He sighs she manages to soothe a trouble area a bit. Her last comment catches him a bit. "Amiko..it could have been you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"But it wasn't, love. Thank you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 03:43 am UTC (link)
	He was quiet while, his mouth locked in a thin line. "You didn't need my help. You could have avoided it yourself. You were there because of me." His voice was dry and factual. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Her hands back off a littlet at his tone. "...Was there something you're getting at, Keiji?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 03:51 am UTC (link)
	"You're in danger all the time with this job, it's true, but that's risks you chose. With me here, you all have become targets because of my presence. You've accepted it, Hajime does so because of his obligation, but what if someone like Kayura-chan gets in the crossfire?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 03:55 am UTC (link)
	Amiko looks almost pathetic as she wishes she could come up with something better than "She won't. I will look after her." She starts to look more helpless as she touches his face. "What alternative is there, Keiji? Keeping you with us was the condition I got for keeping you out of prison... do you realize how easily they could get to you there?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Keiji just barely keeps from saying "Maybe they should.". Instead he just glares out the window. He tests the grip of his hand, trying to flex his fingers, but flinches at the pain. "I will be useless to the team for some time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, but it won't be that long." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 04:07 am UTC (link)
	He nods. He needed to talk about something else. "So how have you held up, love?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 04:08 am UTC (link)
	"Fine. I enjoyed getting the antidote out of your attacker. He thought he could hurt me. It was almost funny." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 04:09 am UTC (link)
	Keiji looked surprised. "He actually told you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 04:10 am UTC (link)
	She shrugs. "His eyes gave himself away when he thought he was dying. I'm not stupid. Even when he tried to distract me by... how do the Americans say it? 'Trash-talking' my mothers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 04:13 am UTC (link)
	"Ah," he replied at first."He's imprisoned then? A good prison?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 04:14 am UTC (link)
	"The best security we had available, Love. Even some magic wards, although granted, that's not much of a specialization for government security." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 04:21 am UTC (link)
	"I can't imagine they do," he said evenly, though with a small hint of venom. "If the Hand want him back, they'll take him. Otherwise it's a moot point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-11-12 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"...I apologize if you think it was wrong to take him alive, Keiji, but I did get useful information out of it, since I hardly knew which of the vials was the antidote and which was more poison." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-11-12 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"I understand that, and I'm grateful, but.." he gritted his teeth. "What the hell has happened to this country!?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)