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A/N: Ok I really don't have much to say, I am taking suggestions for this. I am working on when they go back to K'un-Lun and Danny becomes king, because not a lot of people write those stories, I haven't seen any really like this, so if anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them! So, please enjoy this chapter and if you have any ideas about that please leave a review or PM me, anything! So enjoy!
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ArtemisBAMF1218- I love flashbacks, also you can do all sorts of stuff with them. That's partly it on why I named this story neon. The real reason is in the next chapter. We do a little time skip, but she is more informed in this chapter, she has a better general understanding. I am glad you like Flash hitting on Aiko. I enjoyed that. She would defiantly fit under pretty girl other than nerd. The date thing isn't working out like Danny plans and that is what this chapter focuses on. I am glad you cant wait for more, is there anything certain you might like to see? Thanks for reviewing!
Guest- it wouldn't probably work out to well… she might short out the cell phone… Enjoy the chapter!
NyanWolf- Thanks I am loving Traitor. I sent you a PM about it and I hope you can get back to me! Is there anything certain you might like to see? Thanks for reviewing!
Wowza03- Thanks for reviewing! She does have a lot to learn, espically considering she hasn't even started being a hero yet. I hope you enjoy!
Aiko slumped down into the empty seat in History toward the back, next to MJ. She had been in school for two weeks now and was starting to get the hang of her double life, even if Fury didn't let her go on missions yet.
Aiko watched Danny take down notes and then look out the window. More memories of days stuck indoors came back and Aiko couldn't help but sigh.
"You like him don't you?"
Aiko jerked out of her thoughts. "Who?"
"Danny." MJ smiled at her.
"He's nice and all. But, what makes you think that?" Aiko replied quickly writing what was on the board into her notebook.
"Sure, half the girls in this school have a crush on him because 'he's nice and all'. And it's the way you're looking at him. You seem to be lost in thought. Daydreaming about him, maybe?" MJ smiled.
Aiko turned to her and tilted her head. What if people here really knew his whole story? What would they think then? And MJ was kind of right. She was thinking about him.
"Ok." Was all that came out of Aiko's mouth.
"You know I bet I could set you two up. Like on a date maybe?" MJ stated looking over at Danny.
Aiko blushed, remembering how Danny had explained it. It would have been filed under the list of things they weren't allowed to do while in the outside world. Aiko didn't know the monks had actually made Danny promise to follow the same rules he did while living with the monks. "He would never go for it." Aiko stated. "And I am not allowed to date." She said as indignantly as she could manage.
"I bet I can get him to agree to it." MJ smiled.
After class MJ dragged Aiko through the crowded hallway to where Danny and Luke were talking while Danny got stuff out of his locker. Putting a few books away also.
"Hey, Danny!" MJ yelled over the noise.
Danny and Luke turned to see the two girls.
"Is everything alright?" Danny asked slowly.
"Yah, Aiko here was wondering if you had any plans this weekend." MJ announced happily.
Aiko looked at Danny, who she was certain understood the look in her eyes; 'Help me.'
Danny and Luke looked at each other for a moment. "Um, no. Not really." Danny said, very slowly.
"So nothing?" MJ asked. "Shame. Maybe you should go do something. Maybe take some lucky girl on a date?"
Danny looked at Aiko, who mouthed 'Help me.' In attempts of actually getting some help, seeing as he didn't get her first signal.
Danny only smiled, shaking his head to clear it. "Really?" He asked, still smiling. An eyebrow was raised in disbelief.
"Oh come on!" MJ whined. "You said you didn't have any plans."
"Danny would be happy to take you on a date, Aiko." Peter had just walked up and joined the group. He put an arm on Danny's shoulder.
MJ smiled proudly. "You can come over to my house and we'll get you ready and Danny can pick you up there!" She said happily to Aiko.
"Tonight?" Aiko asked, eyes widening. She and Danny were planning to spar.
"It's Friday." MJ said. "You two can stay out all night."
Danny and Aiko sighed in annoyance at the same time the minute MJ walked off.
"Really Peter?" Danny demanded, turning to his friend. He looked very serious.
"You two are already a couple. This way people will know it and stop bothering you both." Sam smiled joining them.
"We never were a couple, and I don't need her Dad skinning me!" Danny noted sourly.
"Bà would do that." Aiko added.
"Bah?" Sam asked.
"Chinese for dad." Danny explained. "Plus, even if we wanted to we can't. I made a deal with the monks when I left K'un-Lun. No dating was a part of it!" He said strickly.
"You're still going on a date." Ava said she had walked up. "You two could just hang out."
"Fine, if we go on a 'date'. You and Peter have to go on an actual date." Aiko smirked at Ava. She had learned quickly that they had crushes on each other form Sam.
Peter and Ava both turned hot pink, making disgusted faces at the same time.
Aiko stood stiffly as MJ was holding up different dresses.
"I like what Aiko's currently wearing." Ava said from her seat on the bed watching the two other girls. "It looks good on her."
Aiko looked down and smiled. She had on a blue dress that had a tank top like strap on each shoulder that was only three inches or so. A brown belt was tied around her waist, and the dress cut off at her knees and in the back went further down.
"Fine, but we are going to have to fix it up." MJ decided, pulling out a leather jacket.
In about thirty minutes MJ and Ava had decided on the "Perfect outfit." It was the same dress with a leather black jacket, a black clutch, a handful of dark colored bracelets, and platform navy blue heels which Aiko could hardly stand while wearing.
They had managed to talk Aiko into some makeup. So while Ava brushed out her hair, Aiko held out her wet fingernails, letting them dry. And MJ went through all the makeup she could find.
"Danny's going to be shocked." Ava said after a while. "Aiko, you really do look all dolled up."
Aiko pouted as Ava started a fishtail braid.
MJ looked for lipstick. "I bet he's going to take you somewhere nice."
Aiko rolled her eyes. "I hope not."
"I told Peter to help Danny. Hopefully he took my advice and make him dress up a little bit." Ava smiled.
"So when are you guys going on a date?" Aiko asked.
Ava turned hot pink and MJ burst out laughing.
The group of them joked around for a few more minutes before the doorbell rang.
"Danny's here!" MJ jumped up happily and pretty much ran to the door.
Aiko slowly followed, and sure enough Danny was standing right there, smiling at her and watching her. "Wow, Aiko," He started looking her over. "You look wonderful."
"Thanks." Aiko tucked a few loose strands of hair behind her ear.
"Ready to go?" Danny asked.
"Sure." Aiko smiled as she stumbled out the door and they started walking.
"So what are we going to do?" Aiko asked.
"Hang out, go eat dinner." Danny sighed, shoving his hands into his pockets. "If your Dad, or anyone, is watching this right now, we are dead. The monks will kill me."
"Yah, you are dead. But hey, let's just think of it as the two of us, getting away for a little bit and hanging out." Aiko smiled. "And if you dare so much as mention or try to kiss me, my Bà and the monks will be the least of your worries."
"Don't worry." Danny held his hands up in mock surrender. "I wasn't planning on it."
The pair walked to the busy streets of New York. "So, um, Ava said she made Peter help you get ready."
Danny smiled. "Yes, it was interesting." Danny joked. "He just made me put on pants and a nicer shirt."
Aiko smiled shaking her head. Sounded right. "So where are we going?"
"I wasn't really sure." Danny smiled up to the polluted sky. "What do you want to do?"
"I've been here a few weeks, I want some real food. Nothing fast that you just heat up." Aiko sighed. "There is no chance of finding that here is there?" She asked, watching Danny for a sign of hope.
"Actually." Danny smiled as they walked down a busy street. "I think I know where you would like to go. Do you want to know how to hail a cab?" Danny smiled easily.
He walked up to the side of the sidewalk and held out his arm.
"What are you doing?" Aiko asked, trying not to laugh.
"Watch." Danny smiled. A few cabs flew by before one stopped.
"That's how you do it." Danny smiled opening the door for Aiko.
"Where did you learn that?" Aiko asked playfully.
"My dad taught me when I was little, it's one of the few things I remember." Danny sighed getting in after her and closing the door. He quietly said something to the driver and then he turned to Aiko.
"Where are we going?" Aiko asked, she looked to Danny.
"You'll see."
After about 30 minutes the car stopped and Danny helped Aiko out of the car, paying the driver.
Aiko looked at the busy street in front of her. The lights and décor all look familiar, but she couldn't place it. When Danny stood next to her, she found her voice to ask the question. "Where are we?"
"Don't you recognize anything?" Danny laughed. "We're in Chinatown."
"Wow, it's beautiful." Aiko breathed. "Do you come here often?"
"Sometimes when I am homesick." Danny smiled. "Or if I need to think."
"Wow, so dinner?" Aiko asked glancing at Danny playfully.
The pair went to a hibachi place for dinner, and Aiko had to admit, dinner was really good. Aiko impressed the cook, with her fluent Chinese and they had shared a joke while he was cooking.
After they left, Danny and Aiko walked down the busy street.
"It's a good night. Isn't it?" Aiko asked, slipping her hand into Danny's.
Danny smiled. "Yes."
They spent the rest of the night walking around before escaping onto a rooftop.
"So you've been here a few weeks. It's time you think about getting into the hero business." Danny stated calmly.
"Hero?" Aiko asked, looking at Danny weakly.
"Haven't given it too much though. I mean, I haven't even used my powers since I got here." Aiko looked down at her hands. "Fury said he wanted me to get settled before we got to talking about the hero game. He hasn't tested me or anything."
"Oh trust me, he will." Danny sighed remembering his first fight Fury had watched. He was sparring with Tiger's Beautiful Daughter, a fellow Immortal Weapon, and had his rear end handed to him on a silver platter. After that, Fury had asked to spar Danny himself, the results were a little better, Danny at least standing a chance with Fury's tech being shorted out.
"So how did all that paperwork turn out?" Danny asked smiling.
"Paper work?" Aiko shuttered. "Not fun."
"So codename?" Danny looked up to the sky once more.
"I don't know. You've seen my uniform, I want something to go with what my powers are, who I am…" Aiko trailed off. "Like you, Sam, and Ava. Your names are ceremonial. Peter's and Luke's names are symbols. I'm not sure what I want."
"How about something that has to do with home?" Danny asked. "Heaven's something, or something from heaven."
"Heaven's Guardian?" Aiko asked. "Heaven's Magic? Heaven's Angel?"
"So you like the Heaven start?" Danny asked, with a laugh.
"Yah," Aiko smiled. "It makes me think of home. The City of Heaven."
"Yah, and Heart of Heaven." Danny added. "I miss the Immortal Weapons."
Aiko looked around at the decorations that covered the streets below her. "I could get used to this." She smiled. "It does feel as close as I can get to home from here."
"Hope so." Danny smirked. "Because we can come back anytime. "
"So are you going to take me back to MJ's?" Aiko asked, checking her watch.
"If you want me to." Danny replied. "You tired?"
"I went to an American public high school most of the day, please tell me why I shouldn't be tired." Aiko joked.
"Alright." Danny said, taking her hand in his and pulling her to her feet. "We can call it a night."
He led her off the roof and they slipped out of an alley unnoticed, and started walking. Aiko looked up at Danny, she hadn't seen this side of him in a while; the carefree part of him.
With the tournament, and then working out some details for returning to the outside world, getting caught back up in school from missing a few days, and watching out form Aiko; he just seemed to have to be on top of things.
And now, he was relaxed. he was just Danny Rand. No dragons, Iron Fist, magic, hidden cities, and kingly responsibilities.
"So…" Aiko said slowly, looking away form Danny and to the streets before her. "Do you want to this again? Maybe next weekend?"
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