Collide
Ch 1 The Gift
A young girl ran up to an old rickety, yet durable white picket fence and unlatched it. She passes through the garden of beautiful flowers and heads to the small stone steps.
She slides her hand up the white banister as she climbs up the steps. The door opens to her slightest touch and the young girl walks through and into the kitchen. "Mom I'm home!" She cries.
A woman with the lightest of blonde hair runs out of the living room and cries out, "Reiko! I'm so glad you're home!" The small girl grins and teases her "Why? Do you need someone to sample your cooking?"
Her mother rolls her eyes and says, "No… I have your father for that..."
She laughs at that and combs a finger into her blonde hair. "So what's up then huh mom?" The young woman says "Well, I know it's a bit early, but your father and I got you a birthday present. You know, like a prize. Sort of"
"Oh wow thanks mom! What is it? ... Not a batch of your homemade cookies I saw you buy at the supermarket is it?" Her mom grins, "Oh no… of course not… even though I know how much you love them." "Over here. Come with me!" And with that Reiko is dragged down to the living room by her overexcited mother. The two enter the room and lying on the couch is a box wrapped in paper decorated with the words "Happy Birthday!" and pictures of birthday cakes and balloons.
Reiko runs over to the couch and hurriedly picked up the present. She eagerly rips open to wrapping paper. Her mother laughs as she watches her young daughter open her gift. Under all the paper, was a rectangular box. She opens the box slowly and gasps. Inside the box is a wooden play sword. She lifts it up and says ecstatically, "Oh mom I love it! Where did you get it?"
Her mom chuckles before replying, "Uh let's see. Well your uncles used to play with it all the time down at the beach. It was so much fun to go down there and play with the others." Reiko grins and asks "So who would usually win? Or was it a tie?" Mom laughs, "Tie? I don't think so."
The young girl smiles and hugs her mom. "Well anyway it's great. I love it. Thanks Mom." The blonde smiles and says "You're welcome sweetie" She ruffles Reiko's short, brown hair. Chuckling Mom says, "I still don't understand why you have brown hair.
Your father and I both have blonde hair. You must get it from your Uncle Sora." Reiko pouts "I wish I had white hair like Uncle Riku…" Her mother laughs. "Your Uncle Riku is still beating him. Back when we were little, He would always beat your Uncle Sora. Once he even pushed him into the waterfall from a room above."
Reiko laughs," Did they really use to be so silly?" "Of course they were", her mom says smiling. "But everyone loved them for it. Especially your Aunt Kairi. The three of them are still best friends from back then."
"Wow. They must have overc- "Reiko began. The door suddenly opened and a man opened the front door and stepped inside. "Honey? Namine? I'm home." Namine answered "We're in here, Roxas."
A young man with dark blonde hair opened the door to the living room and smiled. "Hey there, you guys." Reiko smiles "Hi Dad! Look what Mom gave me!" She pulled out the wooden play sword and handed it to him.
Roxas took a look at it. "Oh yea I remember these… your uncles and I use to play with them when we were young and…Hey! You didn't wait for me until you gave it to her?" He turned to look at his wife and gave her a pout that looked just like Reiko's.
Namine looked apologetic and gave him a swift kiss on the cheek, earning them stares from their daughter. "I'm sorry. I just couldn't help myself." He pretended to look hurt and sighed "I guess it's alright…" She suddenly looked frantic at making her husband sulky. "Oh no Roxas! I'm sorry!" She shook him by the shoulders. He just chuckled and gave her a kiss saying "I forgive you".
Reiko just rolled her eyes and said "Mom, Dad…" They turned around saying "Yes?" Simultaneously. Their daughter beckoned them closer. They drew in pretty close and waited for what she wanted to say. Reiko took a deep breath and said, "Why don't you two get a room?!"
Her mother blushed a bit but Roxas grinned and stood. He patted her on the head and said, laughing "Sorry 'bout that kiddo."
Checking the clock it read "3:39". "Wow that went by fast. Sorry but I promised your Uncle I'd meet up with him. See you two later. Namine stood then gave her husband a kiss on the cheek and left the room. Roxas lifted an eyebrow "I wonder what that was about…". "He shrugged it off then grins at Reiko. "So squirt, what do you wanna do?" "Hey don't call me a "squirt", Spiky!"
"A formidable opponent ey? How's this?" With that Roxas starts tickling his daughter like there's no tomorrow. Reiko squeals twisting and turning. "Ok dad! You win! DAD!!" He grins and releases her. "No one has beaten me yet. I'm the king!" "Whatever you say, Dad…"