(Sorry it takes so long to write. Just finished midterm exams at my school)

Rebecca was at her grandmother's house, playing a game of scrabble with Jake and her Oma (grandmother in German) when the door opens. They all look up to see Zack and Cody with blood on their clothes and grim looks on their faces.

"DAD, WHAT HAPPENED!" Jake shouted to his father.

"Henry tried to get Mikhail" Cody said. Everyone was silent. Rebecca suddenly burst into tears. Jake tried to comfort her and hugged her.

"H-h-how is h-h-he" Rebecca managed to say.

"His heart was put under quite a bit of strain from heaving Henry over his head and through his desk. But he is already stabilized and should be home tomorrow. As a matter of fact, I don't think Henry landed anything more than some punches to the back of the head. Henry on the other hand, looked pretty fucked up. He was bleeding pretty badly. I think Mikhail smashed Henry's head with a glass covering for a picture on the wall. Also, Mikhail said before we left was that he managed to rip Henry's left cheek with his fingernails and we definitely saw that." Said Cody, "Don't worry, police are all over the city looking for him. and trust me, he won't be too hard to find with a face like that."

Rebecca was a bit relieved that her dad wasn't too hurt. Jake was amazed that a man who is 50 could possibly defend and beat the hell out of a man who is in better shape and has a knife. Zack said, "Mikhail insisted that you forget about this and continue to plan the wedding. He also said that Jake be prepared to defend Rebecca if the police don't find him and that until Henry is caught, Jake not be more than two houses away from her."

(Two days later)

Mikhail enters the house at six in the morning. Jake was the only person awake at that time. Mikhail sat in the chair across from Jake at the dinner table. They were silent ffor a few minutes. Two fighters of two different generations at one table. At one side, the former street fighter and protector of all precious to him. At the other side, is a young kung fu fighter who will protect those precious to him. Mikhail knew that Jake could be cocky, arrogant, and brash. But he also knew that Jake was just like him when HE was that young.

(flashback)

"Yo punk. I hear that you're the toughest person in this school. I beg to differ. You insulted my friends honor when you embarrassed him in front of his girl. Only a coward does that.

"By the way I see it, she's just a whore that you'll use for a few years and dump her right before you leave for some shitty job that will land you in a trailer park in South Carolina."

"Why you…"

The man charged the young Mikhail and swings large haymakers. Mikhail simply moves out of the way and delivers one punch right to the kid's nose, which broke in two places. Mikhail looked down at the pathetic excuse for a fighter and spat on him.

(Back to the present)

Mikhail realized that he couldn't do this anymore. He had to give up the only thing he could control. He had to give up fighting to protect those dear to him. Although this time he was able to recover easily, his heart would get worse if he did that again. He leaned towards Jake and said,

"I hope you realize that the police will not be able to find Henry quite as easy as everyone lets on. I've fought many in my day, but Henry is very different from the everyday crook. He is filled with thoughts of revenge and will not let the police stop him from achieving his goal. So, all we can do is act stupid and wait." Jake remained silent. He realized that everything that he had at first thought that a stupid, over protective dad would do was actually love. He realized that Mikhail didn't want his daughter to become a loser who sleeps with everyone. He wanted what was best for his daughter. Jake had just thought Mikhail was a man living in the past when he could beat everyone in a fight. He thought Mikhail was just a brute using his daughter as an excuse. But what Mikhail said next completely changed Jake's views on him.

"Jake, you need to take over what I can no longer do. Protect those close to you. I am glad to have you as my son-in-law. And maybe, just maybe, if we find Henry, I can have one last fight against Henry with you at my side." Jake finally spoke.

"It would be a pleasure." At that exact moment, Justin and Cody entered the room and sat at the table. Mikhail stood up.

"So, what would you like for breakfast?"

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