Eleven Years Chapter 2
Summary: AU- Inazuma Eleven, eleven years later. Multiple pairings. Will probably be no mention of Inazuma Eleven GO! Rated T for safety.
A/N: This was supposed to be a one-shot, but new ideas just started to pop out. Special thanks to Kitty723 and HatchimitsuOukan for correcting me on Ulvida and Nonomi's names.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inazuma Eleven!
Chapter two- Terrible Twos
"Here comes the choo-choo train." A man cooed as he brought the plastic spoon to the toddler's mouth, only to be given a swift rejection. "No." The child said as she shook her head repeatedly. "Come on sweet pea, it's your favorite apple sauce…" The man coaxed, as he continued his attempts to get the child to eat her lunch. "No, don wan apuls." She replied before turning her head to the side. "Then what do you want to eat for lunch?" The man said, finally conceding his loss and the child perked up instantly.
"Choclet." She answered without missing a beat as her father sighed. "Listen sweet pea, you and I both know that you can't have that for lunch." The man said as he braced himself for what he knew was coming next. "No! Choclet! I wan choclet! No apuls! No apuls!" The child shrieked as she began to thrash in her high chair. The man sighed for the second time that day as he resigned himself to his fate. "Fine, I won't force you to eat apples."
The child immediately ceased her thrashing and turned her complete attention to her father. "But you still can't have chocolate for lunch; you'll just end up getting a stomach ache again. Just tell daddy what else you want to have for lunch. Do you want chicken noodle? Or maybe some omelet rice, like yesterday?" The man asked hoping that fate would be merciful on him today. But sadly, it seemed that fate thought it to be fun to mess with him some more.
"No! Choclet!" The toddler screamed as her father could see the telltale signs that she was about to cry. Fortunately for him, it seemed that fate decided to finally throw him a bone as it was at that exact moment that a new person walked into the room. "Still having a hard time with meal times I see, Fudo." The man said as the other male, now known as Fudo, gave a sigh of relief at seeing the other person. "Uncl Kiido!" The child squealed, her previous foul mood, forgotten completely.
"Hello there, Kimi-chan." Kido greeted her as he walked towards the where the toddler sat, before picking her up from her high chair and holding her securely in his arms. "Uncl!" The girl happily cried out before erupting into a fit of giggles. "I swear, she likes you more than she likes me." Fudo said as Kido begin to play a game of up-up with his daughter. "That's" Lift. "Not" Giggle. "True" Lift. "Kimi-chan is fond of me, but I'm sure her favorite is definitely her father."
Fudo 'hmpfed' before giving the other man a look. "Yeah right, if I really were her favorite, she would listen to me more and would actually eat her lunch." He said as Kido only smiled as he shook his head. "This and that are two different matters entirely." He replied before adding. "It's not like she's doing this on purpose, you know. She isn't trying to be difficult or defiant to you, she's just going through a phase right now." He said and Fudo snorted.
"Yeah she's going through a phase alright, the nightmare phase for any parent." He said before looking at his daughter. "Why did you have to turn two? You were never so difficult to take care of before this. Ever since your second birthday, you've turned mealtimes into a battlefield." The man said before he brought his hand up and ran it through his hair. But the toddler only looked at her father with a confused expression on her face before speaking. "Papa, wan apuls?"
"Now, now, Fudo, the terrible twos are something most parents experience. It's the stage when children begin to assert their independence." Kido lightly chided, trying to keep from laughing because of Kimi's previous question as he gently put the now giggling toddler back in her high chair. "Independence?! She's only two, and she can hardly walk for five minutes before she asks either her mother or I to carry her." Fudo retorted before continuing. "And since when were you such an expert on this? If I remember correctly, your own children skipped the terrible twos stage."
"That's not-" Kido paused mid-protest and thought about it. "See?" Fudo said, fixing Kido with a stare. "Spill it, Kido. What's your secret?" Kido went silent for a while before answering. "There's really no secret. Mizuki was always such a well behaved child, even as a baby. Aoi is a bit more playful, but give him his picture books, coloring books and crayons, and he'll be occupied for hours on end." He said as Fudo gave him a small glare. "Lucky Bas-… Baskets…"
Kido raised an eyebrow at that. "Interesting new vocabulary you've got there, Fudo." Kido said as Fudo glared at him again. "My wife "advised" me to stop cursing… At least not in front of Kimi, or she would end up with a potty mouth." Fudo explained with a sigh, watching as Kido picked up the neglected bowl of apple sauce and began mixing it with the spoon. "By the way, where is your wife?" Kido asked as he scooped a spoonful of the apple sauce and brought it to Kimi's mouth.
"She's currently out of town with her older sister for a weekend getaway at some newly opened hot spring, and she'll be back on Monday. It- It's probably the last chance she'll get for a vacation for a while since- That's just not fair!" Fudo stopped mid-sentence as he saw his daughter eat the apple sauce that just moments ago, vehemently protested against. "Well, look at the bright side; at least she's eating her lunch now." Kido said in between feeding the little girl.
"Oh by the way, I came here because you texted me that there was an emergency. So, what's going on Fudo?" Kido asked as Fudo just looked away to the side. "Fudo?" Kido tried once more as said man coughed into his hand before answering. "You're currently feeding my emergency." He answered rather sheepishly. There was a moment of silence before Kid broke it. "Ah. Well, emergency resolved then." Kido said lightly as he continued to feed Kimi, and soon a comfortable silence fell into the room.
Once the apple sauce was completely finished, Kimi seemed to get drowsy and her father took that as his cue to pick her up, hold her securely against his chest and gently rock her to sleep. He then took her upstairs to her room, tucked her into her bed and placed the pillows around her form to ensure that she wouldn't fall off from the bed. After giving a final check on both his daughter and the placement of the pillows, he went back down to find Kido sitting down on the couch in the living room.
"She sound asleep?" He asked and was answered immediately. "Out like a light." Kido nodded before asking another question. "So, why didn't you go with your wife to the hot springs? If it was because of Kimi, I'm sure you would have found somebody to take care of her for the weekend." Fudo snorted before plopping down next to where Kido was on the couch. "It's not just because of Kimi. The thing is … My wife is due in a few weeks time, but she's still adamant about working."
"The woman needs a break, both from taking care of Kimi and me, and from work." Fudo says as Kido nodded sympathetically. "I know how that feels, Ul was the exact same way. She wanted to keep working for as long as she was able to." Kido said before continuing. "Well, this is what we get for marrying women who are very driven and dedicated to their work." Kido said as a small grin appeared on Fudo's face. "Well, that must also be a part of their charm, I guess."
The two didn't exchange words for a while after that. But the silence was eventually broken by Fudo. "But seriously, I need to do something about Kimi's terrible twos stage or I'm going to go crazy." He said as Kido's face turned thoughtful. "Well maybe it would help if you read up about it more, if you want to, I could lend you my book about the terrible twos stage." He said as Fudo twitched. "Why do you even have a book on that? I thought we just established the fact that your children skipped the terrible twos."
"I bought it when Mizuki was just about to turn two and if I remember correctly, Hotaru had just started on her terrible two stage then. After seeing how Goenji was, I thought it would be a good idea to read up on it, so that when Mizuki entered her terrible two stage, I would at least be a little prepared for it." Kido answered as a wry smile made its way on Fudo's face. "But you didn't even need it in the least. Is there even anything in that book that will tell me an easier way to get Kimi to eat her meals?" He asked and once he saw Kido shake his head, he sighed.
"Thought as much. Thanks, but no thanks on the book. But if you got any other ideas or suggestions I'm open to hear them." He said and Kido thought about it for a few seconds before speaking again. "Maybe you can ask Genda for some advice." Fudo raised an eyebrow at that. "Genda? Why him?" The corners of Kido's mouth twitched upwards as he answered. "Have you forgotten? Genda's older children also went through their terrible two stages a couple of years ago, so he has a lot of experience when it comes to the terrible twos."
Fudo pondered about it before a sudden realization struck him. "Wait a minute! Didn't Genda have twins?!" He asked and at Kido's nod, he paled slightly. "That means, he took care of two cases at the same time… Kimi can be a prima donna during mealtimes, but if there were two of her at the same time… I'd never make it." He said before continuing. "Alright, it's settled. I'm definitely asking him for advice." He said and Kido nodded once more before saying. "And if you can, share the advice that he'll give you with Sakuma."
"Sakuma?" Fudo repeated, confusion evident in his tone, before his eyes widened. "You don't mean…" He trailed off as he looked at Kido, just waiting for him to say that he was wrong with his assumption. But when it never came, "Damn. That means Kichi's also in his terrible twos… How bad is it?" This time, it was Kido who sighed. "Well last I heard, he is now near impossible to bathe and he apparently kicks hard." Fudo didn't say anything for a while before, "Damn, and I thought I got it pretty bad. Kimi, at the very least, doesn't resort to hitting."
"Thank god for small miracles." He muttered before settling himself more comfortably on the couch. "So, you never did say…" Kido started, which caused Fudo to turn to him. "Say what?" Fudo asked, a confused expression in his eyes. "If you were having a boy or girl, Ul's been asking me about it, you see. She and the other girls want to throw Shinobu a baby shower, but they're having a hard time with gifts since…" Kido trailed off and Fudo laughed.
"Sorry, but just like last time, it's gonna be a surprise again." He said and Kido sighed again. "Well, I guess I'll tell Ul to get something unisex as a gift again." Fudo grinned at that. "The last baby shower was pretty interesting cause' while most gave unisex gifts, others gave two sets of gifts for a girl and a boy, just to make sure..." Kido just stared at Fudo for a few seconds before speaking. "That's only because you kept everyone in suspense."
"But keeping these things a surprise is what makes it fun. Hell, even I didn't know that I'd be having a daughter." He said before turning to look at Kido again. "Hey." When Kido faced him, he continued. "I'm not confident that this weekend will go as smoothly as I assured Shinobu it would be... Scratch that, I am eighty-nine percent sure that it won't go smoothly period, so…" A small smile then graced Kido's lips as he realized what his friend was trying to say.
"Don't worry. I'll definitely be giving you support, and I'm sure Ul also won't mind helping to take care of Kimi-chan." Kido said as Fudo visibly relaxed. "Good, I'll be counting on you two then." He said before adding. "You could also bring your children over next time, or we could come over. Kimi really likes playing with your children and that would be more than enough to keep her occupied for entire the weekend." He told the other man and Kido just chuckled. "Then it's a good thing that we live just across from each other."
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A/N
Fudo Akio married Takanashi Shinobu and their daughter is Kimiko (2). Shinobu is due in a few weeks time.
