So this is a twoshot detailing Shun meeting his estranged father. Since Shun's dad is never shown in the series, we fans have many speculations and fictional situations to create lol. I haven't decided if this will be post Gundalian Invaders/pre Mechtanium Surge or just post Mechtanium Surge. But for now, I think I'll go with post Gundalian Invaders/pre Mechtanium Surge . So basically, Shun finally meets Ayden's father and immediately after, he encounters his own.
I do not own Bakugan, only Ayden and other OCs.
Normal POV
"Remind me why we're coming here," said Shun.
"I told you. When I moved in with Ace, I just forgot a couple of my things at my dad's. That's all," replied Ayden.
"But why do I have to come?" he whined.
"Did you not want to come?" asked Ayden.
"No-no, of course not! You of all people know how much I love spending time with you, especially now that Ace knows about us. I'm just…you know…not keen on meeting your dad." Shun muttered that last part.
"Don't worry about that. He works all day. We'll be in and out before he even knows it!"
Shun and Ayden walked through the streets of Vestal, making their way to Ayden's father's condominium. The entered the lavish building and rode the elevator all the way to the top floor.
"Whoa, this is where your dad lives?" asked Shun, taking in the amazing sight of the beautifully furnished apartment before him.
"Yeah, personally I don't like it that much. Not enough windows. That's why I like your home so much better. It's so open and fresh!" She walked into the living room and motioned for Shun to sit on the couch. "Just make yourself at home while I gather up the rest of my stuff."
"Ok." Shun sat down on the couch before standing back up a few seconds later. He saw a picture on a bookshelf and picked it up. There was a man and woman standing next to each other while a little boy stood at their feet. The woman held a small bundle in her arms. It was clearly Ayden's family and the boy was obviously Ace. 'Even as a baby, she's so cute…'
Shun heard the front door open and quickly put the picture back as the same man from the photo walked in. The man was shocked to see someone in his apartment, but he wasn't alarmed.
"Who are you?" he asked, glaring his eyes at Shun.
"Uh…" Shun didn't know what to say. Should he say something like "Hi, I'm your daughter's boyfriend"? Shun had never dated before meeting Ayden, so he had no idea how to meet his girlfriend's father for the first time. Only one thing came to his mind. "…Ayden?"
"What is it, Shun?" Ayden's voice rang from the other room.
"Um…I think you're dad's home…" He heard Ayden quickly run into the living room.
"Dad? I thought you were working today."
"I was. Forced vacation," he muttered. "What are you doing here? I thought you went to live with your useless brother."
"Ace is not useless!" she yelled. Shun had never seen Ayden angry, in fact, he had never seen any hostile side of her, save for when she'd fight with Ace, but that was good old sibling rivalry. Clearly, Ayden did not have a good relationship with her father.
"Hm, could've fooled me. You made you're choice, Ayden. As far as I'm concerned, you're not my problem anymore."
Shun looked over to his girlfriend while her father spewed these hurtful words and could clearly see that she wasn't taking it that well.
"Who's this?" he asked, motioning to Shun.
"Shun, he's my boyfriend," she said proudly.
"Boyfriend? Aren't you a little young to be dating?"
"I'm 16, dad And I thought you didn't care what I did anymore."
"You're right, take what you need and get out. I don't want to see you around here again, especially not with your deadbeat brother."
"Ace is not a deadbeat!" she yelled. "Forget it, let's go Shun." Shun followed his girlfriend out of her father's apartment and into the elevator.
"Hey, you ok?" he asked, wrapping his arms around her.
"No…it's always the same with him. He calls Ace useless and doesn't give two shits about either of us! The only reason he fought for custody in the divorce was so that he wouldn't 'lose,'" Ayden sighed and leaned into Shun. "What's your dad like?"
Shun hesitated. He never knew his father. It had always just been him and his mother, and after that, his grandfather…but no father. "I-I don't know. I've never met him," he said sadly.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"It's ok. I used to ask my mom about him, but she never wanted to talk about him. I could see that it hurt her whenever I brought him up so I just stopped asking about him."
After dropping her things off at her apartment, they returned to Earth. They were walking down the street, making their way back to Shun's dojo. They stopped right at the entrance when they saw a man with short black hair standing at the entrance. He kept looking back and forth between the dojo house number and a piece of paper.
"Excuse me, but do you need some help?" asked Shun.
"Um…yes." The man turned and faced Shun. His orange-brown eyes widened for a moment before he continued speaking. "Do you by any chance live here?" he asked, pointing to the dojo.
"Yeah…why?" asked Shun.
"And are you by any chance Shiori's son?" he asked hopefully.
"Yes…Shun Kazami. Why?" Shun was getting suspicious. This guy just appeared out of nowhere asking if he was his mother's son.
"Shun…" he exhaled, before smiling to himself. "My name is Chihiro Suzuki. I'm your father."
The next chapter will be the end. Sorry it's so short but it is just a two shot.
I couldn't think of a name for Shun's father and I felt that his dad should have a different last name because Shun would have taken his mother's surname seeing as his grandfather's last name is also Kazami. So, I named his dad after Shun's Japanese voice actor, Chihiro Suzuki.
Hope you guys like it! Review!
~ZP
