Title: B-Blackbird
Rating: T
Pairing: Kathy and Kasey of course implied Kasey/Renee
Game: Animal Parade
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters. They all belong to Natsume.
'Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these sunken eyes and learn to see, all your life…you were only waiting for this moment to arrive.' Beatles, Blackbird.
Hayden sat behind his bar cleaning and recleaning his favorite shot glass. His small green eyes were focused on the only patron of the bar. One golden blonde head of hair was bent over a small glass of vodka. The bartender stood and approached her with heavy, deliberate steps.
"Hey dad." The woman slurred, her emerald green eyes were dull and lifeless. A look he hasn't really seen since her mother died. It was misery, complete and total misery. "H-How's it goin'." Hayden scowled softly, it wasn't like her to drink, not this much. He cleared his throat.
"Great. I'm doing fine, but you aren't…don't you think you had enough?" Kathy lifted her head and, if looks could kill, her father would be a dead man. "Or maybe you haven't." Kathy sighed and rubbed at her one of her eyes.
"I just…I just cared 'bout him dad." She sniffed and ran a hand through her hair, which had lost it's trademark ponytail, Kathy's national sign of distress. Hayden scratched at his beard and stayed silent. "N' I know I say things I don't really mean, and I have a temper, but I don't get off my ass drunk." The bearded man nodded, there was no arguing with that logic. Kathy slammed her hand down against the bar, hard. "Ow"
"You know what I think kiddo?" Hayden said, his deep baritone voice echoing through the vacant bar. Kathy shrugged and massaged the base of her hurt palm. "I think you should talk to him." Kathy scowled and picked up the half full bottle of gin, Hayden grabbed the base of it and calmly pried it away. The glare Kathy sent him would've normally resulted in her getting back whatever it was he had (or in this case was) taking away. This time it didn't. "Go."
"He doesn't want to see me now, Dad." Hayden's frown deepened. Kathy went back to rubbing her sore hand. "He proposed to her you know, Renee." She sighed, and shook her head, "She was a more sensible choice. Or that's what everyone says."
"Trust me. He does." The gigantic bartender replied stepping around the bar to help her up. Kathy stopped him.
"I can get up on my own Dad, I'm not six for Christ's sake." The blonde haired girl slurred "'M going to the Inn." Hayden nodded and stood back as Kathy swayed a little but by the luck of god, she slunk away stumbling on the heels of her cowboy boots only once when she reached the door.
The air was cold and crisp as Kathy started up the hill towards the house, the lights were off, the barn doors closed, the animals safely tucked inside. The only sound Kathy noticed was the shuffle of her feet against the cracked cobble stone road. She stood in front of the old oak door and knocked. From outside the tiny cabin she could hear the sound of a dog barking and feet being dragged across the floor. 'He's an ass he's an ass god just remember that he's an ass.' The door opened exposing a young man with messy brown hair that fell into his eyes. He looked down at the blonde haired girl, his vision still blurry with sleep.
"Hey…what are you doing here?" He mumbled, Kathy didn't say anything just studied him with glassy green eyes. A breeze encircled the pair and she shivered, cursing herself for not grabbing a jacket. Unfortunately for her, Kasey noticed. "Uhm, Kathy?" He paused and scratched the back of his head and opened the door a little more. "Do you want to come inside?"
"Are you…Are you happy?" Kathy asked as she took a seat on the creamy, ebony black leather couch. Kasey shuffled towards her two mugs of steaming hot coffee in his hands.
"About what?" The brunette farmer replied as he sat down beside her, close enough for her to smell that sandalwood cologne she had bought him last year. Close enough for Kasey to catch a whiff of alcohol on her breath.
"Everything, are you happy about…" She sipped her coffee and sighed, the caffeine quickly sobering her up, "About your life." Kasey raised an eyebrow, "'Cause I'm not, you know... I guess that's kinda obvious though." She mumbled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I-I just…well," She took a deep breath and continued, "I'm still in love with you."
"Renee is too." Kathy winced.
"I know." She replied, "I guess I just wanted to say I'm sorry, about everything." She faltered as the same strand of hair fell back into her eyes. Kasey reached out a hand and brushed it back. Kasey's hand lingered on her cheek.
"You have nothing to be sorry about."
"Yeah I do if I wasn't the way I was with you, if I had a little more patience."
"Patience had nothing to do with it."
"Like hell it didn't. God I acted so strong when I broke things off." Kasey laughed softly moving his hand to cup her chin.
"Haven't you always been strong?" He murmured, his thumb rubbed a circle around her cheek, "I never knew it was an act." Kathy risked a small smile.
"I must be pretty damn good at it." She replied. Kasey chuckled softly, Kathy's smile widened. She pulled her face away from his hand and his eyes widened slightly, as though he just noticed how long his hand was there. "So…you and Renee huh?"
"Yeah, kinda..." Kasey leaned back and sighed, Kathy glanced at him cautiously. "She told me she loved me, but I told her that I just couldn't do it." A pair of emerald green eyes widened, "What?"
"So you didn't propose?"
"Hell no, do I look desperate?…Don't answer that."
"But…why?" Kasey shrugged his broad shoulders. He could feel her jade green eyes on him and he looked down at her. "There has to be a reason."
"No, there doesn't."
"Yes, there does."
"Kathy, you're drunk." Kasey mumbled he glanced down at his bare feet Kathy leaned against him filled with a sudden overwhelming giddiness. His cheek flushed as Kathy crawled onto his lap 'She's drunk, she's drunk, she's drunk.' "C'mon Kathy let's get you back to your dad."
"No. You still haven't told me why."
"Kathy, you're drunk."
"Exactly! Now tell me why." Kathy batted her eyelashes and gave him her most seductive smile. "C'mon, it's not like I'll remember." Kasey sighed and rubbed his face as he mumbled something incoherent. Kathy nuzzled his neck. "I can't hear you."
"I said" he sighed and rested his head on top of hers. "She's no you." Kathy froze her big green eyes staring up at him. "Don't look at me like that, I swear to god your more frustrating when you're drunk then when you're sobe-" Kathy cut him off putting a finger to his lips.
"You know you're killing the moment right?" Kasey rolled his eyes and kissed the tip of her nose, "and you'd be a total ass if you took me back to my dad's." Kathy continued, "besides I should sleep here."
"And why's that?"
"B-because" she yawned "Because you're real nice, and only stupid people would kick girls like me out of their house." She stood up and swayed a little, "I'm going to your bed."
"Okay Kathy."
"And I'm going to sleep."
"Okay Kathy."
"Alone."
"Alright Kathy." Kasey said hoisting himself up, he grabbed the empty mugs and put them down in the sink, he heard the light scuffing off boots against the floor. He turned around to see her laying down on his bed. Her eyes were trained on him her heart trilling happily, 'All mine for the taking' He walked back to his bed and crawled in next to her. "We won't bring this up to Hayden will we." Kasey grumbled the blonde girl laughed her gorgeous green eyes lighting up for the first time in months.
"Don't tempt me." Kathy mumbled sleepily burying her face into his collar bone, "Are you gonna kiss me now?" Kasey shook his head running his hand through her hair.
"Goodnight Kathy." Kasey replied as he reached over to the nearby lamp and turned off the light.
A/N: Hey everybody, so...this was originally meant to be for the oneshot series I'm working on for Jack and Karen but...I decided against it. It was also alot more angsty...er. But if i did that i wouldn't have been able to turn it into a oneshot.
So read review I won't post another chapter until i get three reviews. Thats fair right? I think it is. Anyway next up is letter C.
