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Okay, I thought about doing a sequel for First Time... but it just seemed hard, so instead, I'll post a series of one-shot songfics or short fics that ties in with it. It would all fall under Family Affair, I will try to keep the events in order!
Arms Wide Open
By: Joy
She said 'yes'
After years of being patient, allowing her time to think about his proposal, she finally said 'yes'.
She was finally moving in with him, along with their son.
Their son was almost five, and he was beginning to be discontent in not seeing his son everyday. Those years were hard on him, and on Yuffie as well. Trying to build a family together when mother and son was living under a different roof didn't help the situation either.
At first, Yuffie was hesitant to live with him again, with his drinking and his womanizing... not to mention that he had the habit of leaving his gun around his apartment, plus his smoking. All which Yuffie used as a reason why their son can't stay with him full-time.
But now, even Yuffie had a hard time answering Aidan's questions on why his mommy and daddy don't live together. He was growing up, and needed his father, as much as father needed his son.
He looked around his newly renovated apartment, enough space for him, Aidan and Yuffie to live in. The two were still out shopping for dinner, the little boy offering to help his mother with the groceries.
Reno was excited; it seemed only yesterday that Aidan was born, and that his life turned around. He spent almost a year sleeping in Yuffie's couch during Aidan's first year. He can't exactly blame Yuffie for not moving in with him then, but now, things were different.
She never has any problems in leaving Aidan alone with him; however being alone with him was a different matter. He would notice her tense-up, and she wouldn't look at him when they would talk.
"Daddy!"
The cherubic voice shook him out of his thoughts as he grinned at his son. Aidan Mikagi ran up to him, and Reno took him in his arms and threw him up in the air, before catching him.
Father and son continued to play, and Yuffie watched in amusement as Reno pretended to be injured when Aidan accidentally kicked him. She smiled as she brought the groceries inside, loving the way her son was so happy.
She had to admit, it was selfishness on her part why she never moved back in with Reno after he threw her out. She was so afraid that he would hurt her again, like that time so many years ago. She forgot that there was this little boy who needed both her and his father around in his life. How could she have denied him that?
"We're having pasta for dinner.!"
"Pasta? Are you going to help your mommy cook?"
The little boy nodded as he wrapped his chubby arms around his father. "I brought her flowers!"
"Did you?" He asked in amusement. The last time he brought his mother flowers, Yuffie had to pay for it herself. "And where did you get your money, young man?"
"From you," The child responded. "I didn't buy chocolates so I can give mommy flowers."
"You're a good boy..."
"How come you never buy mommy flowers?" Aidan asked, tilting his head to one side, as Reno looked into eyes that mirrored his own. "Gary told me his papa always gives his mama flowers."
How was he supposed to answer that? Lucky for him, he was saved from answering when the phone rang. He watched as Yuffie walked out of the kitchen and answered the phone. At twenty-one, she could still pass for an eighteen year old. She had grown slightly taller, and her once boyish figure had developed curves.
"What are you getting mommy for her birthday?" Aidan whispered and Reno grinned at his son.
He walked out to the balcony as Yuffie continued her phone conversation. "I dunno. What do you think she would like?"
Aidan's face grew thoughtful, and Reno could hardly believe the resemblance between him and the little boy. He was 100% Reno Mikagi. There was no physical resemblance between him and Yuffie. "Ummm, I don't know...maybe we can take her to the carnival!"
"The carnival?" The last time he was at the carnival, was with Yuffie years ago. She seemed to have enjoyed it, even the rides. Surprisingly, it didn't make her sick. "You think she'll enjoy it?"
His son nodded. "Mommy needs to have fun, she's always tired after work when she picks me up from school."
Reno stiffened. "Mommy works?"
Aidan nodded. "While I'm at school, mommy works in the bookstore."
Reno didn't say anything. She never mentioned to him that she was working. "When did she start?"
"I dunno." Aidan replied with a shrug. "I think mommy will enjoy the carnival."
"I think so too," Reno murmured, though his mind was elsewhere. What did she need to work for? Wasn't he giving them enough money?
"Can we go inside now, daddy? I'm cold."
Reno's attention snapped back to his son, who was starting to shiver. "Of course, sorry kiddo."
The two of them walked back inside, just in time to see Yuffie finish her conversation. "That was Tifa, she's having a baby!"
Aidan scrambled down from his father and ran towards Yuffie. "Cool! Auntie Tifa's gonna have another baby! I hope it's another boy!"
"What's if it's a girl?" Yuffie asked leading his son in the kitchen.
"Girl's aren't fun to play with. They're so girly!" Aidan exclaimed.
"Hey, I'm a girl!" Yuffie protested as her son climbed on a chair.
"You're different, you're my mommy."
His words warmed her heart. "That's right, I am your mommy." She said as she showered his face with kisses and tickled him.
Aidan pretended to protest. "Mommy!" He giggled as he pretended to avoid her kisses, and Reno watched the two from afar. Yuffie's laughter died when she caught Reno looking at her.
"Well, I'll be preparing dinner. Are you sure you still want to help me?"
Aidan nodded. "Can daddy help? He can cook the garlic bread."
Yuffie looked at Reno before looking back at Aidan. Reno felt a slight twitch. Sure he was a complete bastard to her those years ago, but that was in the past, damn it!
"If he wants," Yuffie replied softly looking back at him. Reno just nodded and removed his jacket and placed it on the couch. He saw her tense again as she moved to get the bread from the paper bag. "You know what to do, right?"
Reno nodded again, deliberately brushing his hands against hers as he took the bread from her. "I remember."
Aidan watched his parents with a smile. He could never understand why his mommy didn't like being around his daddy. At least now, they were all living together. He liked seeing them together; he always hated it when all those other women would smile at his daddy, even more when other men were talking to his mommy. Can't they see that she didn't like talking to them? Maybe now, his daddy can make those men stop talking to her.
Yuffie blushed as she turned around and ruffled her son's hair as they began making spaghetti.
Halfway through making dinner, both Yuffie and Reno were laughing at one of Aidan's tales. Reno watched Yuffie from time to time, and he knew that getting her and Aidan to move in with him was right. 'This' felt right. The three of them, together.
"Reno, can you pass me the pepper?" Yuffie asked, her eyes still on her son. And for the second time that night, he deliberately brushed his hands against hers, although this time, he held on to her hand. She looked at him, slightly alarmed, but did not move her hand away.
He would have kissed her, he would like have kissed her, but knew it wasn't the right time. He let her go, and caught the eyes of his son. "What?"
"Nothing!" The boy replied with a smile as he sat on the chair and watched his mother stir the sauce. "I'm hungry!"
"It won't be long, honey." Yuffie replied as she lowered the heat. She could feel Reno's eyes on her, and she wanted to curse. He was doing it again! As much as she told herself that she didn't care what he felt about her anymore, it was times like this that she could feel... something. She didn't want to know what it is. All that's important now is that he cares for Aidan, and she knew that he would protect him. That was enough.
"You think you can handle setting the table?"
Aidan nodded as he jumped off the chair and ran to the cabinet and taking out the placemats. He returned a moment later, and Reno handed him a set of plastic plates, with plastic cutlery. Yuffie raised her eyebrows and Reno shrugged.
"It's better than washing the dishes." He replied as he watched her drain the spaghetti. "Aidan told me about your job."
"It's at the bookstore just across his school." Yuffie answered as she began mixing the sauce with the spaghetti. "I just wanted something to do while waiting for him to come home from school."
Reno took the bread out of the oven before speaking again. "If you needed more money, Yuffie, all you had to do was ask."
"I don't need your money, Aidan does." Yuffie told him as she began placing their dinner on a serving platter. "I'm doing this so I can have my own savings. I want to be able to buy Aidan things with my money."
"You don't have to work..."
"I want to work." Yuffie said as she grated the cheese over the spaghetti. She didn't look at him as she took the food outside; Reno followed with the garlic bread and smiled as his son looked eagerly at their food. He set the bread down and pulled the chair for Yuffie, making her blush. He nodded in satisfaction at her reaction as he sat on his own chair.
Tonight was their first 'family dinner', and he wasn't going to ruin it. He just has to talk to Yuffie some other time.
=EnD=
Aiya... I don't know where I'm going with this. Up in the air this fic goes...
I know I left so many things unexplained, but I'll try to make it up with other one-shots... or maybe this will become a series on it's own... I don't know yet!
Okay, I thought about doing a sequel for First Time... but it just seemed hard, so instead, I'll post a series of one-shot songfics or short fics that ties in with it. It would all fall under Family Affair, I will try to keep the events in order!
Arms Wide Open
By: Joy
She said 'yes'
After years of being patient, allowing her time to think about his proposal, she finally said 'yes'.
She was finally moving in with him, along with their son.
Their son was almost five, and he was beginning to be discontent in not seeing his son everyday. Those years were hard on him, and on Yuffie as well. Trying to build a family together when mother and son was living under a different roof didn't help the situation either.
At first, Yuffie was hesitant to live with him again, with his drinking and his womanizing... not to mention that he had the habit of leaving his gun around his apartment, plus his smoking. All which Yuffie used as a reason why their son can't stay with him full-time.
But now, even Yuffie had a hard time answering Aidan's questions on why his mommy and daddy don't live together. He was growing up, and needed his father, as much as father needed his son.
He looked around his newly renovated apartment, enough space for him, Aidan and Yuffie to live in. The two were still out shopping for dinner, the little boy offering to help his mother with the groceries.
Reno was excited; it seemed only yesterday that Aidan was born, and that his life turned around. He spent almost a year sleeping in Yuffie's couch during Aidan's first year. He can't exactly blame Yuffie for not moving in with him then, but now, things were different.
She never has any problems in leaving Aidan alone with him; however being alone with him was a different matter. He would notice her tense-up, and she wouldn't look at him when they would talk.
"Daddy!"
The cherubic voice shook him out of his thoughts as he grinned at his son. Aidan Mikagi ran up to him, and Reno took him in his arms and threw him up in the air, before catching him.
Father and son continued to play, and Yuffie watched in amusement as Reno pretended to be injured when Aidan accidentally kicked him. She smiled as she brought the groceries inside, loving the way her son was so happy.
She had to admit, it was selfishness on her part why she never moved back in with Reno after he threw her out. She was so afraid that he would hurt her again, like that time so many years ago. She forgot that there was this little boy who needed both her and his father around in his life. How could she have denied him that?
"We're having pasta for dinner.!"
"Pasta? Are you going to help your mommy cook?"
The little boy nodded as he wrapped his chubby arms around his father. "I brought her flowers!"
"Did you?" He asked in amusement. The last time he brought his mother flowers, Yuffie had to pay for it herself. "And where did you get your money, young man?"
"From you," The child responded. "I didn't buy chocolates so I can give mommy flowers."
"You're a good boy..."
"How come you never buy mommy flowers?" Aidan asked, tilting his head to one side, as Reno looked into eyes that mirrored his own. "Gary told me his papa always gives his mama flowers."
How was he supposed to answer that? Lucky for him, he was saved from answering when the phone rang. He watched as Yuffie walked out of the kitchen and answered the phone. At twenty-one, she could still pass for an eighteen year old. She had grown slightly taller, and her once boyish figure had developed curves.
"What are you getting mommy for her birthday?" Aidan whispered and Reno grinned at his son.
He walked out to the balcony as Yuffie continued her phone conversation. "I dunno. What do you think she would like?"
Aidan's face grew thoughtful, and Reno could hardly believe the resemblance between him and the little boy. He was 100% Reno Mikagi. There was no physical resemblance between him and Yuffie. "Ummm, I don't know...maybe we can take her to the carnival!"
"The carnival?" The last time he was at the carnival, was with Yuffie years ago. She seemed to have enjoyed it, even the rides. Surprisingly, it didn't make her sick. "You think she'll enjoy it?"
His son nodded. "Mommy needs to have fun, she's always tired after work when she picks me up from school."
Reno stiffened. "Mommy works?"
Aidan nodded. "While I'm at school, mommy works in the bookstore."
Reno didn't say anything. She never mentioned to him that she was working. "When did she start?"
"I dunno." Aidan replied with a shrug. "I think mommy will enjoy the carnival."
"I think so too," Reno murmured, though his mind was elsewhere. What did she need to work for? Wasn't he giving them enough money?
"Can we go inside now, daddy? I'm cold."
Reno's attention snapped back to his son, who was starting to shiver. "Of course, sorry kiddo."
The two of them walked back inside, just in time to see Yuffie finish her conversation. "That was Tifa, she's having a baby!"
Aidan scrambled down from his father and ran towards Yuffie. "Cool! Auntie Tifa's gonna have another baby! I hope it's another boy!"
"What's if it's a girl?" Yuffie asked leading his son in the kitchen.
"Girl's aren't fun to play with. They're so girly!" Aidan exclaimed.
"Hey, I'm a girl!" Yuffie protested as her son climbed on a chair.
"You're different, you're my mommy."
His words warmed her heart. "That's right, I am your mommy." She said as she showered his face with kisses and tickled him.
Aidan pretended to protest. "Mommy!" He giggled as he pretended to avoid her kisses, and Reno watched the two from afar. Yuffie's laughter died when she caught Reno looking at her.
"Well, I'll be preparing dinner. Are you sure you still want to help me?"
Aidan nodded. "Can daddy help? He can cook the garlic bread."
Yuffie looked at Reno before looking back at Aidan. Reno felt a slight twitch. Sure he was a complete bastard to her those years ago, but that was in the past, damn it!
"If he wants," Yuffie replied softly looking back at him. Reno just nodded and removed his jacket and placed it on the couch. He saw her tense again as she moved to get the bread from the paper bag. "You know what to do, right?"
Reno nodded again, deliberately brushing his hands against hers as he took the bread from her. "I remember."
Aidan watched his parents with a smile. He could never understand why his mommy didn't like being around his daddy. At least now, they were all living together. He liked seeing them together; he always hated it when all those other women would smile at his daddy, even more when other men were talking to his mommy. Can't they see that she didn't like talking to them? Maybe now, his daddy can make those men stop talking to her.
Yuffie blushed as she turned around and ruffled her son's hair as they began making spaghetti.
Halfway through making dinner, both Yuffie and Reno were laughing at one of Aidan's tales. Reno watched Yuffie from time to time, and he knew that getting her and Aidan to move in with him was right. 'This' felt right. The three of them, together.
"Reno, can you pass me the pepper?" Yuffie asked, her eyes still on her son. And for the second time that night, he deliberately brushed his hands against hers, although this time, he held on to her hand. She looked at him, slightly alarmed, but did not move her hand away.
He would have kissed her, he would like have kissed her, but knew it wasn't the right time. He let her go, and caught the eyes of his son. "What?"
"Nothing!" The boy replied with a smile as he sat on the chair and watched his mother stir the sauce. "I'm hungry!"
"It won't be long, honey." Yuffie replied as she lowered the heat. She could feel Reno's eyes on her, and she wanted to curse. He was doing it again! As much as she told herself that she didn't care what he felt about her anymore, it was times like this that she could feel... something. She didn't want to know what it is. All that's important now is that he cares for Aidan, and she knew that he would protect him. That was enough.
"You think you can handle setting the table?"
Aidan nodded as he jumped off the chair and ran to the cabinet and taking out the placemats. He returned a moment later, and Reno handed him a set of plastic plates, with plastic cutlery. Yuffie raised her eyebrows and Reno shrugged.
"It's better than washing the dishes." He replied as he watched her drain the spaghetti. "Aidan told me about your job."
"It's at the bookstore just across his school." Yuffie answered as she began mixing the sauce with the spaghetti. "I just wanted something to do while waiting for him to come home from school."
Reno took the bread out of the oven before speaking again. "If you needed more money, Yuffie, all you had to do was ask."
"I don't need your money, Aidan does." Yuffie told him as she began placing their dinner on a serving platter. "I'm doing this so I can have my own savings. I want to be able to buy Aidan things with my money."
"You don't have to work..."
"I want to work." Yuffie said as she grated the cheese over the spaghetti. She didn't look at him as she took the food outside; Reno followed with the garlic bread and smiled as his son looked eagerly at their food. He set the bread down and pulled the chair for Yuffie, making her blush. He nodded in satisfaction at her reaction as he sat on his own chair.
Tonight was their first 'family dinner', and he wasn't going to ruin it. He just has to talk to Yuffie some other time.
=EnD=
Aiya... I don't know where I'm going with this. Up in the air this fic goes...
I know I left so many things unexplained, but I'll try to make it up with other one-shots... or maybe this will become a series on it's own... I don't know yet!