This one is shorter and not as detailed because I don't want Shizuo to kill me.
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Shizuo carried Rimiko toward where Tania was supposed to be waiting with Supai, who had just graduated high school. The ceremony had been too long for the young Rimiko to sit through quietly, so her father had taken her outside for a bit. When the blond approached his wife, though, he found her edging away from a strange man, with Supai nowhere in sight. He saw her hand inching toward the concealed holster at the small of her back and stalked over. Just before he reached them, he heard a bit of their conversation.
"Aw, come on, you husband won't know," the man was saying, his hand reaching for Tania's waist.
"Whether he would know or not is irrelevant," she replied icily. "You are repulsive, and even if I were attracted to you, I would not betray my husband." The man's hand landed on her waist just as her hand reached the handle of her gun, and Shizuo's hand shot out and seized the man's wrist.
"Don't you dare touch her," the blond growled. "She said no, and she's married. Don't you even know who she is?" he spat. The man smirked at him, and Shizuo knew what he must look like at first glance: a harried father with a wife of his own who didn't like someone harassing another person's wife, but who probably wouldn't get too involved because he was looking after his child.
"Oh? Is she someone special?" the man sneered, trying to twist out of Shizuo's grip on his wrist. The blond's expression darkened, and the man started to look nervous.
"Yes, she is," Shizuo growled. "That's Tania Heiwajima. My wife." The confusion in the stranger's expression turned to open terror as he made the connections. Tania Heiwajima…the blond's wife…and the blond was dressed like a bartender, he realized…
"Oh, shit," the man squeaked. Shizuo's scowl deepened.
"Don't swear in front of small children, you asshole!" he spat. "And don't touch my wife!" With that, Shizuo wrenched the man's wrist sideways, away from Tania, and then threw the man one-handed.
Little Rimiko in his arms clapped excitedly as she watched the human projectile crash-land into the graduation stage, while Tania eyed her husband appraisingly.
"You realize you just swore in front of her too?" the teacher inquired calmly. Shizuo blinked, then grimaced.
"Sorry, Ani," he muttered. "I just…"
"I know." She studied him for a moment, then seemed to reach a conclusion. "You need some time to calm down," she murmured, resting a hand on his arm and moving it slowly up and down. "And maybe a distraction." He caught her meaning, and his scowl turned to an expectant grin.
"I think Arlua is free to babysit tonight," he told her. Tania nodded.
"I think so, too," she agreed. "Let's go ask her."
