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~who are You?~
"Mom?"
"Yeah, hon?"
"Who's that man?"
Tokio Fujita looked down at her son, who asked the question. Her little boy was pointing to a tall police officer outside, smoking. Tokio, laughed, "Ryu, baby, that's Daddy. Your father."
Ryu looked at the man. He was tall. He mistook him for a statue too, because he didn't move. In fact, he didn't do much of anything. Ryu watched through his eyes as this man walked into their house, as if it were his own. And his mother ran up to this man, and hugged him so tightly, as if she had been waiting all her life for his return.
But he was a stranger in Ryu's eyes.
"Why is he smoking?"
"Because he likes it," his mother replied, cutting up some daikon at the kitchen. Ryu clung to his mother's leg, still looking at his alleged 'father' standing outside, smoking. He wore a simple police uniform, with white gloves tucked into his pockets. He didn't look friendly at all, the way his eyes narrowed at Ryu when he first saw him.
"Mom."
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure he's my father?"
Tokio looked down at her son, putting down her knife, "Well, I think I would know, you silly head."
Ryu frowned, and said, "Well, he sure doesn't act like one."
Tokio sighed, and said, "Your father is busy. It's best if you don't bother him, hon." She bent down, and scooted his back, "Here, go play with your sister. And don't bother your father. I think he's in a bad mood."
Tokio stood, keeping her eyes on that man. Well, easy. Ryu didn't want to deal with him anyways. Ryu didn't like strangers. So Ryu ran through the house, looking for his twin sister, Minami. Minami was a good playmate, but she could be extremely bossy. Something Ryu frowned upon.
Suddenly, Ryu felt something WHAM into his back, and he fell off the porch. He lifted his head, spitting out dirt, and looked up. His twin, Minami, had pounced upon him, and was grinning devilishly, "I pinned ya!! Pinned ya good, too!!"
Ryu growled, and shoved her off, "Stop that!! That hurts, Mina!!"
"Only because you're a big baby!!" Mina giggled, and hugged his shoulders, "Come, tackle me now!! I wanna see if I can reverse it!!"
Ryu stood up, leaving Mina to slide off his back. He brushed his kimono, "That's okay. I wanna ask you something."
"Ohh, really? Is it about that man?"
"Yeah!! How'd you know?"
Mina shrugged, "He's scary."
"And quiet."
"And tall."
"And he smokes."
"He's got a sword, too."
Ryu frowned, "A sword?"
Mina nodded enthusiastically, her hair sticking out at all angles from the force of it, "Uh huh!! I saw it in Mommy's room! It wasn't there before until that man came!!"
Ryu grabbed her arm, "Oh, I got an even bigger secret!!"
"What, what is it?"
Ryu pulled Mina close, and whispered in her ear.
Mina widened her eyes, and gasped, "WE HAVE A DADDY?!!"
Ryu clamped his hand over her mouth, "Not so loud, stupid!! Mom doesn't want us bothering him!!"
"I wasn't gonna bother him anyways, he's got a sword!!" replied Mina.
Ryu rolled his eyes, "What makes you think he's gonna kill us?"
"What if he's a murderer? Or a thug!?" Mina gasped, and clung to her brother, "You'll protect me, right Ryu?!!"
Ryu hated Mina clinging to his back, since she was heavy. He struggled, trying to drop her, and sputtered, "I'll sooner THROW you at him if you don't get off me!!"
And Ryu accidentally shoved her, and she fell. Mina widened her eyes, and sniffed. Ryu gulped, "Uh oh..... Mina!! I didn't mean it!! I didn't-"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH AAAAH HAHA HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" bawled Mina. "MOMMEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! RYU HIT ME!!"
Tokio's angry stern voice floated through the halls, "What was that?!!" She came into view, and looked at her kids, smirking, "Honestly, can't I leave my kids alone for two seconds before they start killin' each other?"
Mina got up, rubbing her eyes, and ran to her mother, clinging to her leg, "Mommy!! Ryu said that man's a murderer!!"
"I didn't say that!!"
Their mother blinked, and started to laugh. "AAHH HAHAHA HAhahahaaa!! Oh, you kids are so funny!!" Tokio wiped her eyes, siting on the floor, "Is that what you're all antsy about, Ryu?"
Ryu rubbed the back of his neck, "He's got a sword. You won't let anyone in the house with a sword, remember?"
"Ah, I DID say that, huh? Well, let's make this an exception."
Mina was holding onto her mother in an embrace, looking at the man who had stubbed his cigarette, and was reading a note. He was facing sideways from her, and she noticed how sharp and angular his profile was, ".............. he looks evil, Mommy."
"Now what makes you say that?" Tokio smiled at her daughter.
Ryu came over to his mother's lap, and looked at his 'father'. "............ his eyes, Mom. They don't look nice."
Tokio giggled, "He's got the same eyes as you, tough guy," she pinched his cheek, "Only yours are a wee bit bigger."
Mina kept her eyes on him, craning her neck, "Say............... if he is my daddy, will I get tall like him?"
Tokio smiled, "I guess so, why not?"
"If he's our dad, why doesn't he talk to us? Or stay in our house?"
Tokio looked at her son, her eyes somber. Mina slid down her shoulder, and asked, "Yeah, how come? Chiba's dad taught us how to make paper cranes. How come ours don't do anything like that?"
"Or even look at us, for that matter?" added Ryu.
Tokio had no idea how tough it would have been to have a father that wasn't there all the time. True, her husband had no time for them, and it really ticked her off sometimes, but Hajime had to. He was needed, to uphold his creed of Aku Soku Zan, and he needed.......... no, he WANTED to eliminate all evil if possible. To protect the people of Japan................ those were his words. But, oh, she wished he'd fit his family into his busy schedule sometimes. She sighed again, "You know what, kids? Mommy doesn't really know."
Mina cocked her head, "Huh? Yeah you do!! You know everything!!"
Tokio giggled, "I'm not as smart as you think I am, hon." She nuzzled her cheek against Mina's, "But let me tell you something. If you really want to know more about your father, maybe you should ask him yourself."
Ryu eyed the man suspiciously, who had just yawned slightly. "......... I bet he hates us."
Tokio frowned, "What? What makes you-"
"I know I don't talk to people when I hate them."
Tokio sighed, and rubbed her son's shoulder. Ho boy, raising them by herself was fine, since they were a pretty obedient bunch. Who knew introducing a father was something so difficult? Mina was absolutely curious as to who this man was. Whereas Ryu had an air......... of distrust. Was it because Hajime was carrying his sword, or because he wasn't there all the time? Tokio hoped it was because of the sword.
She nudged them both, and smiled, "C'mon, dinner's ready. We have to eat."
~who are You?~
"Mom?"
"Yeah, hon?"
"Who's that man?"
Tokio Fujita looked down at her son, who asked the question. Her little boy was pointing to a tall police officer outside, smoking. Tokio, laughed, "Ryu, baby, that's Daddy. Your father."
Ryu looked at the man. He was tall. He mistook him for a statue too, because he didn't move. In fact, he didn't do much of anything. Ryu watched through his eyes as this man walked into their house, as if it were his own. And his mother ran up to this man, and hugged him so tightly, as if she had been waiting all her life for his return.
But he was a stranger in Ryu's eyes.
"Why is he smoking?"
"Because he likes it," his mother replied, cutting up some daikon at the kitchen. Ryu clung to his mother's leg, still looking at his alleged 'father' standing outside, smoking. He wore a simple police uniform, with white gloves tucked into his pockets. He didn't look friendly at all, the way his eyes narrowed at Ryu when he first saw him.
"Mom."
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure he's my father?"
Tokio looked down at her son, putting down her knife, "Well, I think I would know, you silly head."
Ryu frowned, and said, "Well, he sure doesn't act like one."
Tokio sighed, and said, "Your father is busy. It's best if you don't bother him, hon." She bent down, and scooted his back, "Here, go play with your sister. And don't bother your father. I think he's in a bad mood."
Tokio stood, keeping her eyes on that man. Well, easy. Ryu didn't want to deal with him anyways. Ryu didn't like strangers. So Ryu ran through the house, looking for his twin sister, Minami. Minami was a good playmate, but she could be extremely bossy. Something Ryu frowned upon.
Suddenly, Ryu felt something WHAM into his back, and he fell off the porch. He lifted his head, spitting out dirt, and looked up. His twin, Minami, had pounced upon him, and was grinning devilishly, "I pinned ya!! Pinned ya good, too!!"
Ryu growled, and shoved her off, "Stop that!! That hurts, Mina!!"
"Only because you're a big baby!!" Mina giggled, and hugged his shoulders, "Come, tackle me now!! I wanna see if I can reverse it!!"
Ryu stood up, leaving Mina to slide off his back. He brushed his kimono, "That's okay. I wanna ask you something."
"Ohh, really? Is it about that man?"
"Yeah!! How'd you know?"
Mina shrugged, "He's scary."
"And quiet."
"And tall."
"And he smokes."
"He's got a sword, too."
Ryu frowned, "A sword?"
Mina nodded enthusiastically, her hair sticking out at all angles from the force of it, "Uh huh!! I saw it in Mommy's room! It wasn't there before until that man came!!"
Ryu grabbed her arm, "Oh, I got an even bigger secret!!"
"What, what is it?"
Ryu pulled Mina close, and whispered in her ear.
Mina widened her eyes, and gasped, "WE HAVE A DADDY?!!"
Ryu clamped his hand over her mouth, "Not so loud, stupid!! Mom doesn't want us bothering him!!"
"I wasn't gonna bother him anyways, he's got a sword!!" replied Mina.
Ryu rolled his eyes, "What makes you think he's gonna kill us?"
"What if he's a murderer? Or a thug!?" Mina gasped, and clung to her brother, "You'll protect me, right Ryu?!!"
Ryu hated Mina clinging to his back, since she was heavy. He struggled, trying to drop her, and sputtered, "I'll sooner THROW you at him if you don't get off me!!"
And Ryu accidentally shoved her, and she fell. Mina widened her eyes, and sniffed. Ryu gulped, "Uh oh..... Mina!! I didn't mean it!! I didn't-"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH AAAAH HAHA HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" bawled Mina. "MOMMEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! RYU HIT ME!!"
Tokio's angry stern voice floated through the halls, "What was that?!!" She came into view, and looked at her kids, smirking, "Honestly, can't I leave my kids alone for two seconds before they start killin' each other?"
Mina got up, rubbing her eyes, and ran to her mother, clinging to her leg, "Mommy!! Ryu said that man's a murderer!!"
"I didn't say that!!"
Their mother blinked, and started to laugh. "AAHH HAHAHA HAhahahaaa!! Oh, you kids are so funny!!" Tokio wiped her eyes, siting on the floor, "Is that what you're all antsy about, Ryu?"
Ryu rubbed the back of his neck, "He's got a sword. You won't let anyone in the house with a sword, remember?"
"Ah, I DID say that, huh? Well, let's make this an exception."
Mina was holding onto her mother in an embrace, looking at the man who had stubbed his cigarette, and was reading a note. He was facing sideways from her, and she noticed how sharp and angular his profile was, ".............. he looks evil, Mommy."
"Now what makes you say that?" Tokio smiled at her daughter.
Ryu came over to his mother's lap, and looked at his 'father'. "............ his eyes, Mom. They don't look nice."
Tokio giggled, "He's got the same eyes as you, tough guy," she pinched his cheek, "Only yours are a wee bit bigger."
Mina kept her eyes on him, craning her neck, "Say............... if he is my daddy, will I get tall like him?"
Tokio smiled, "I guess so, why not?"
"If he's our dad, why doesn't he talk to us? Or stay in our house?"
Tokio looked at her son, her eyes somber. Mina slid down her shoulder, and asked, "Yeah, how come? Chiba's dad taught us how to make paper cranes. How come ours don't do anything like that?"
"Or even look at us, for that matter?" added Ryu.
Tokio had no idea how tough it would have been to have a father that wasn't there all the time. True, her husband had no time for them, and it really ticked her off sometimes, but Hajime had to. He was needed, to uphold his creed of Aku Soku Zan, and he needed.......... no, he WANTED to eliminate all evil if possible. To protect the people of Japan................ those were his words. But, oh, she wished he'd fit his family into his busy schedule sometimes. She sighed again, "You know what, kids? Mommy doesn't really know."
Mina cocked her head, "Huh? Yeah you do!! You know everything!!"
Tokio giggled, "I'm not as smart as you think I am, hon." She nuzzled her cheek against Mina's, "But let me tell you something. If you really want to know more about your father, maybe you should ask him yourself."
Ryu eyed the man suspiciously, who had just yawned slightly. "......... I bet he hates us."
Tokio frowned, "What? What makes you-"
"I know I don't talk to people when I hate them."
Tokio sighed, and rubbed her son's shoulder. Ho boy, raising them by herself was fine, since they were a pretty obedient bunch. Who knew introducing a father was something so difficult? Mina was absolutely curious as to who this man was. Whereas Ryu had an air......... of distrust. Was it because Hajime was carrying his sword, or because he wasn't there all the time? Tokio hoped it was because of the sword.
She nudged them both, and smiled, "C'mon, dinner's ready. We have to eat."
