Diclaimer: I only own what is mine. My OCs, and ideas.
A/N: This went from 1,157 words with no ideas on how to fill it up to about 1,700 very quickly. And I may start writing the next chapter tonight! So exciting! So we have a good mix of thins in this chapter; girl drama, villain, Danny. It's a good list. 'Snowflake' came form the newest Iron Fist story, when Danny was getting beat up on the streets as a little kid. They call him snowflake.
Reviewers:
ArtemisBAMF1218- Aiko's outfit id the favorites of my designs. And yah, she doesn't look great in it. K'un-Lun is mentioned in this chapter and politics maybe in the next. Don't worry about ideas; I think this chapter has got some you recommended earlier. Idk. Next Gen: Anna is coming, but Kai has to finish first. No JJJ reaction yet maybe next chapter. She does make a mistake in this chapter. So (evil smile) I wonder what happens… Jk, I know. Danny comfort next chapter.
NyanWolf- I also enjoy the general laid back-ness of this story also. Coming Together is a little serious. And Next Generation is currently very serious. (I took your suggestion for a character death.) I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thing start getting "bumpy" for Aiko.
Chapter 9
"So after training do you want to go get dinner or something?" Aiko asked. She was holding her books and was standing by Danny's locker. School was almost out and they were on their way to training.
"Um, I was going on patrol tonight actually." Danny said with a small smile.
"Oh, so you have plans?" Aiko asked.
"Yah, you could come along if you want to." Danny said calmly.
Aiko watched him. "What are you thinking about?" She asked, concerned.
"To be honest? Home. My mind had been clouded lately. I've been going though some old stuff, and I keep finding a lot of illegal stuff happening." Danny sighed. He turned to face Aiko.
"What?"
"Black markets, secret killings, other stuff you think would have been caught by now. K'un-Lun is not all that meets the eye." Danny spoke quietly. "And it seems the prophecy has all these really high standards."
"You're going to be a great ruler." Aiko spoke quietly.
"Thanks." Danny smiled, pulling out his backpack.
"Hey guys!" MJ called running up to them. "Hey Aiko, have you heard anything recently?" She asked concerned. "Gossip and rumors, maybe?"
"You know I don't approve of that. Why would I know any?" Aiko asked, she looked MJ over trying to detect anything.
"Ok, that's good." MJ said calmly.
"Why do you ask?" Danny questioned.
"Um, I heard some stuff going around about Aiko." MJ admitted. "I just wanted to see if she had heard anything."
"What? What kind of thing?"
"Mostly lies, stuff people made up about you to make you feel bad about yourself. I doubt any of them are true." MJ explained.
"Like what?" Aiko asked.
"Just stories."
Aiko glared at MJ, being the daughter of an immortal warlord, she had a pretty intimidating glare.
"They're saying how you're a tourist and don't belong here. And because you lived in a monastery must be one of those really weird spiritual people who sit around all day, thinking about magic and stuff. And how your family must be really dirt poor and stuff." MJ said almost all in one breath.
"Not one thing you said is true." Aiko said, quietly looking down at her feet. "I belong here as much as anyone else. I'm not weird, and my family isn't dirt poor!"
Danny's eyes widened, looking at Aiko's hand, which had the slightest glow of red that only a well-trained eye would catch.
"Aiko, rumors are stupid. You know the truth and that's all that matters." Danny cut in quickly to avoid having an "incident" as Fury referred to it when the Heroes used their powers openly.
Having the double life had been difficult for Aiko because everyone in K'un-Lun knew her. She had no worries.
But here was different.
Aiko looked at him bitterly.
"Don't let it under your skin." Danny said leading her away.
"Speak for yourself. You never have had rumors spread about you."
"Yes I have, all the time, actually." Danny protested. "People believe I have done many terrible things in K'un-Lun which I have never done. People here? They even make up stories about me."
"Why?" Aiko asked.
"It's a really long story. I'll explain it to you later. Here isn't the place."
"Here isn't the place for what?" A girl asked making both Danny and Aiko look up.
She had a light whitish blonde hair to go with her tanned skin.
"It's nothing, Tori." Danny said between clenched teeth.
Tori was watching Danny dreamily, as Aiko noticed.
"Oh, so you haven't replied to any of my texts I have been sending you. I have the right number right?" she asked, she went to her pocket and pulled out her phone. She pulled up Danny's contact and showed it to him.
"Yes, that is it." Danny said.
"So are you teaching the tourist English?" She asked. She leaned close to Aiko. "Can you understand me?"
"Perfectly." Aiko almost snarled.
Danny gripped her wrist as a reminder not to do anything too rash.
"So, Danny do you have any plans for tonight?" Tori asked.
"Yes, I have to work." Danny said simply.
"Big important meeting?" Tori asked.
"No, just papers, I think." Danny replied.
"Oh, then you can surely take a night off, right?" Tori asked pleadingly.
"No, I can't." Danny replied.
"But," Tori opened her mouth to argue.
"He said no. So respect his decision and leave him alone." Aiko said coldly from where she stood watching.
"Oh, right. He's way out of your league, dirt bag. You're family is so poor you had to be harbored by monks. They must have felt so bad, taking you in."
"從我站在那裡，你的污垢袋。" Aiko informed her in Chinese smugly.
Danny had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing.
When Tori turned to him, he was hardly able to keep his calm composure.
"Uh." Tori scoffed. "You're so sad aren't you?"
"If you'll excuse us, Tori," Danny said, quickly. "We need to get going."
Danny pushed Aiko away who was starting to turn red.
Neon watched from where she was crouched. She and Iron Fist were standing on top of a building watching the city below him.
"So you never did tell me about the rumors about you." She prompted him.
Iron Fist didn't reply, Neon wasn't sure if he had heard her, or was trying to figure out the best way to explain it.
He pulled out his stone necklace from under his collar.
"Neon, this has to do with my parents, so you must understand, this isn't something I enjoy." Iron Fist's words were cold and Neon felt terrible.
"You don't have to talk about it." Neon said quickly.
"No, I think you should know about this. You don't know much about my time before K'un-Lun." Iron Fist interjected.
"My parents were wealthy business people. They owned Ran Industries. The wealth of the business came originally from K'un-Lun." Iron Fist pointed to the large building decently far away.
"Alright." Neon said quietly, she could make out his last name on the building.
"When I ended up in K'un-Lun no one had known where I have been, everyone thought I was dead for so long." He sighed. "So when I came back and it was confirmed I was who I said I was, people wanted to know. They wanted to know where I had been. If my parents were still alive. Every detail. I never said anything, I just ignored them, I wasn't going to expose K'un-Lun to the outer world, say I had been there, and everything I knew. I had been instructed not to. So, since I wouldn't tell anyone, people like to make up ideas that are so crazy and play around with them. And people believe that, just because I don't say anything."
Neon's blue eyes went wide. "Oh, I'm sorry."
"It's fine, Neon. You can't do anything about it." Iron Fist said.
"So, n villains out tonight?" Neon asked.
"And Leap." A distant voice was heard by both heroes.
"Just one." Iron Fist smirked.
They pair took off in the direction of the voice.
They watched a good distance away as Batroc did a victory dance.
"You or me?" Neon asked.
"It might take both." Iron Fist replied. "He's slippery."
"Oh please." Neon said running after the distracted villain.
She easily got one solid kick to his back.
The villain dropped the bag he was carrying and turned to face Neon.
She didn't give him a chance to say anything as chains formed in her hand.
A bright, light green.
Confidence.
Neon swung the chain as she ignored the comments being made from the villain.
The chain missed him and almost hit Iron Fist who had approached.
"Be careful!" He warned.
Neon dodged oncoming attacks.
The green chained disappeared and on her hands appeared a pair of Shuko, one on each hand in a matching shade of green.
She clawed at Batroc and was able to avoid most of the devastating blows, but a few hits were made.
One of the Shuko was able to dig into his shoulder. Which was bleeding now.
She straightened her posture and dove to grab Batroc, who leaped out of the way in time.
Instead she crashed into Iron Fist who had been standing right behind Batroc.
She knocked into him and both fell to the ground.
It took a moment to figure out what happened, but Neon's eyes widened when she realized she was laying on top of Iron Fist and that their faces with inches apart.
Then she noticed where her hand was. Her hand rested on his upper arm, the Shuko dug deeply into his skin.
Iron Fist's cheeks had turned a hot shade of pink and Neon's did the same.
Iron fist pulled at her hand as the Shuko turned a bright orange and Neon also pulled at it, causing Iron Fist to flinch in pain. It quickly disappeared and Iron Fist grabbed his arm tightly.
"Sorry." Neon said, standing up quickly. She pulled Iron Fist up and turned to see where Batroc sat webbed up.
"Wow, aren't you two K'un-Lun's finest or something?" Spiderman asked jokingly.
"Failures are part of life. If you don't fail, you don't learn. It you don't learn you'll never change." Iron Fist said calmly.
"We didn't fail, and we didn't need you're help spider!" Neon nearly yelled her voice angry.
"Neon, chill. I was kidding. What's gotten into you?" Spiderman asked.
"Humans! Mortals! All of you! That's what's getting to me! You humans are just as bad, if not worse, than you are portrayed in stories from K'un-Lun!" Neon snapped.
Neon looked between the two boys. "I could have handled him on my own; I am the daughter of the Thunderer! I've faced worse odds as a child!"
Iron Fist's face was emotionless. He wanted to speak but knew to hold his tongue.
Spiderman had his arms crossed. "You hurt Fist while trying to take down a bad guy. I don't know how things were in K'un-Lun but here, we don't kill the villains."
"You're treating me like a child; I know how to do things! I'm like everyone thinks I am!" Neon said defensively. Her blue eyes were starting to get wet as she pulled her hood over her face to hide her eyes.
"Like what?" Spiderman asked mildly confused.
"I'll explain later, spider." Iron Fist cut in.
Right as Spiderman was going to say something, the SHIELD transport arrived and the group went inside.
Batroc was put in a temporary holding cell, while Spiderman was sitting on the wall watching as Neon, who still had here hood on, wrapped up Iron Fist's arm carefully over his costume.
She had muttered "I'm sorry" every time he would flinch and a couple other times out of guilt.
But other than that the whole trip was quiet.
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