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A/N: I have a break! In the middle of the week strangely enough. So, while I have this break! I shall update! So, millisecond busy. Life is good. Well, I have this one class... sigh. There is always that one class it seems. Anyway. About 25 days till Iron Fist. Read an interesting article about how much power Iron Fist can pack in a punch. And Jessica Henwick has done some interviews.
Oh, here is something interesting. In the 90's there is a comic where Misty Knight called Danny "the Leonardo DiCaprio od the superhero set." And then, I recently found an article where Jeph Loed (a key person in the MCU) describes Finn Jones as a "young Leonardo DiCaprio." Cool? Cool.
And then the New "I Am Danny" Featurette! Nearly here! It's all nearly here! The whole featurette is so jam-packed with everything. I'm pumped! Can't wait!
Alright. Without further ado! Enjoy this chapter! Read and Review!

Reviews:

ArtemisBAMF1218- I know! So pumped! So ready for the show! I get what you are saying with the yes/no dynamic. I think it's going to be great. David Wenham looks perfect in the trailer as Harold Meachum. There is one-millisecond look at Lewis Tan, who plays Zhou Cheng. And let me just say, I am really looking forward to it. Really Lewis Tan's instagram, it has some really cool videos of him working out and training with swords! He seriously has the background to play this character. Looking forward to this!
Yeah, Hope does not come along for about four years after they get married. And then Kai is four years younger than she is.
Oh, the sweet little kisses and happiness. Oh, the love of it all. Just wait...
I get what you are saying. I think I should write a fight scene. but, like... I just finished chapter 21, and there has not been a fight scene as far as I remember.
It continues to bode into the next chapter. Anyway, get to it! Enjoy!

TheRandGirl- It's fine, don't worry about it. What is it now? 21 days? I'm excited! Finn is going to be great. I'm excited. Yeah, at first I wasn't sure about him, but as I've kept up with the news. I think he's going to rock. And Jessica Henwick (Colleen) said she is no one's love interest. There is one comic where Danny and Colleen are a thing, but I hope the show does not do that. From what I've seen they are going to have a ying-yang dynamic, and I love it. And you mentioned Luke, Mike Colter (Luke Cage) said that their dynamic is very fun, Danny being young and full of energy, and Luke being more down to earth.
Yeah... the kiss... um... coming up? Eventually? Heh... yeah... Enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 11

Aiko woke up on a couch in her living room. Danny was sitting with his back to her. Leaning against the couch and reading.

"Hey," Aiko muttered hoarsely. "Shouldn't you be at the palace?"

"He should be," A voice cut in.

Aiko looked up to see her father approaching her. "But he insisted on staying here to make sure you were alright. You slept all night last night."

Aiko sighed as she stretched out. "I know you are about to lecture me about caring for myself. And next time, I swear I will," Aiko promised.

Danny put his book down. "That is good. Because next time I will be the one mad at you for your neglect, not your father," Danny said easily.

"You don't get to talk about neglect!" Ryu.

Aiko looked around and saw the small girl walking into the room. "Two meetings! You've missed two meetings in a row!"

Danny cringed a little. "I will never hear the end of this."

"You missed two council meetings because you were taking care of me?" Aiko asked.

Danny sighed and nodded.

"Give me that book so I can smack you," Aiko ordered.

Danny raised an eyebrow at her. "You are clearing better. I'll fix you some of that herbal tea."

"Ryu. Training. Now." Master Kung ordered.

"Yes, master," Ryu replied as she opened a portal and left. Master Kung looked at the two teenagers. "Don't hurt yourselves. And the same rules as always apply."

Danny, who that had clearly been pointed at, looked up. "Yes, Master."

It was quiet for a while as the two were left alone.

Aiko got up and walked over to the table. Wrapped in a blanket.

Danny joined her a moment later and poured her a glass of tea.

"So… what the result of the date?" Aiko asked softly.

"You are a Dog." Danny smiled.

Aiko smiled at him as she drank some of her drink. "That is good."

"Alright. Now explain all of this to me," Danny said handing her a parchment.

Aiko smiled. "Down to the hour a child is born is recorded," Aiko began. "Each year, month, day, and hour are assigned a zodiac. And they each have different meanings. The best relationships match all four of the animals. But the hour is not usually looked at because it is secret. It is only looked at is the rest of the matches become questionable."

Danny gave a nod and passed Aiko a cup of hydrating tea.

"The year is how others perceive you and how you present yourself. The month is the inner animal. The most important one in determining the circumstances of one's adult life. The day; is kind of who you really are, your true zodiac. The secret animal is thought to be a person's truest representation, the one they hold back." Aiko explained.

"I understand. So even if I did know the time I was born it would not be looked at?" Danny asked.

"Yes, because everything else lined up so perfectly," Aiko smiled.

Danny nodded.

"So we match each other ninety percent in how we perceive ourselves, ninety percent in our circumstances in life, and truly are honestly an eighty percent match," Aiko smiled. "Which is really good."

"You seemed upset with that you could have been a snake," Danny said.

"It offended me that he thought so badly of me." Aiko sighed.

Danny just smiled at her. "He gave me some dates that would be good for a wedding. The 25th day of the 8th month is the one I thought was best. Sorry, that is the wrong calendar… 7th month and the 19th day."

Aiko smiled. "That sounds good. It gives us some time."

Danny gave a nod. "Are you ready to begin planning?" He asked. A smile was in his eyes.

"I guess you want me to tell you how it works?" Aiko asked.

"Yes, please," Danny smiled.

"So… on the morning of the wedding, you come her to retrieve me, dress casual," Aiko instantly smirked. Danny didn't know this custom… "And bring Hiroshi."

"What? Why?" Danny asked.

Aiko smiled. "Oh, you don't know?" She teased, already knowing the answer.

"Aiko… what?" Danny asked.

Aiko just smiled and started laughing at the thought.

"Aiko… what is so funny?" Danny asked.

"How much do you love me?" Aiko asked while laughing.

"More than you will ever know," Danny replied seriously.

"Well…" Aiko led on. "You have to prove it."

"In a fight or something like that?" Danny asked.

"Um... No," Aiko laughed.

"Then what?" Danny asked.

Aiko took a long drink. "You will have to do whatever my friends say. It is a custom that a bride's friends will try to stop her groom from retrieving her. They will challenge him to do random things until they are satisfied. If you fail to do what is asked. You are punished. In the end, they will either let you pass, or you will have to pay them to leave you alone."

Danny's expression was blank… "You are joking… right?"

"No," Aiko laughed.

Danny looked at her with a mixture of confusion and pain, his mind was clearly already trying to mentally prepare himself, he sighed. "Like what kinds of things?"

Aiko shrugged. "That is why I said to dress casual and bring money."

Danny filled Aiko's cup before laying his head on his crossed arms. "What else?"

"Then you take me to the palace and we both get ready. I will already be fully dressed and everything and you will have to change. But you won't actually get to see me because I will be covered in fabrics so you cannot see what the dress looks like, or what I look like. And I will have a veil that does not allow me to see you." Aiko explained. "Something like that."

"Then the Immortal ceremony, and then the Chinese ceremony, and then the celebration," Aiko listed.

Danny smiled. "Sounds a little too easy."

"I know. I believe there will be a ten-course meal or something that has to be planned. And music, and decorations, and everything else."

"And you will need a dress," Danny smiled.

"And you will also need something to wear," Aiko countered.

"Right," Danny nodded.

Aiko looked up at the ceiling. "I'm bored. I want to go spar or something."

"No… you'll hurt yourself," Danny said strictly.

"Right," Aiko sighed. "Like that is the worst of your problems. You have missed two meetings…"

Danny sighed. "I know…"

"You should go work so it does not pile up," Aiko smiled at Danny. She looked up at him weakly.

"Are you certain you are going to be ok with being home alone?" Danny asked.

"Danny, I am fine. I can handle myself. You don't need to fuss about me." Aiko sighed slightly annoyed.

Danny stood up and walked over to her. Bending down next to where she sat on the floor.

With his left hand, he easily cupped her cheek and planted a kiss on her forehead gently. "Take care of yourself. I'll see you later."

Aiko smiled as she watched Danny walk over to the door and leave.

She placed her cup down and laid her head on the table in her folded arms and drifted into a light sleep.

Aiko woke up by Davos walking into the house. The door slammed shut and Aiko jumped up from where she slept.

"When did Danny leave?" Davos asked.

"I don't know. A while ago. He has to work." Aiko yawned.

"He's going to get chewed out for missing." Davos joked as he sat down at the table.

Aiko rolled her eyes. "I don't think it will be the last time."

"Young men in love… a strange phenomenon," Davos commented. "It's going to mess with his head."

"What do you mean?" Aiko asked.

"Well, you don't get it because you are a girl," Davos dismissed easily.

"Explain it," Aiko commanded.

"Once young men reach the age to marry many become more interested in girls than training or studies. It's a universal distraction to them. And once many do get married they don't train like they used to." Davos shrugged. "You know girls get distracted by guys too. Assuming you and Ryu were in the same outside world for the past year."

Aiko smiled and nodded. "I guess."

"Are you excited to finally have a date and start preparing?" Davos asked.

"I guess so," Aiko sighed. "It's a little nerve-racking. And everything. And I don't know."

Davos nodded.

Aiko stood up and wrapped the blanket around her. "I'm going to wash up, seriously need to wash up. I feel disgusting."

Aiko walked out of the room and down the covered walkway to her room.

"So basically what you are saying is that I get to mess with Danny?" Kasumi asked as she sat around Aiko's room.

"Yes," Aiko smiled. "If you would like to. I was going to ask Ryu seriously and maybe a few other people if I can think of them."

Kasumi laughed to herself. "I remember this one trick from when Hiroshi and I got married that I would love to do. A Mongolian tradition."

Aiko looked over at her older friend who held her arm and was checking her blood pressure and pulse.

Kasumi closed her eyes for a minute. "Well, you seem to be doing alright. I guess if you just don't do anything today you can go to the palace tomorrow. Two days of confinement seems a little much, Mistress Ratana must have just been worried about you hurting yourself. But she is right, don't hurt yourself by doing something hard."

Kasumi let go of Aiko's arm and looked at the younger girl who forced herself to sit up.

"So, what is the Mongolian tradition?" Aiko asked.

"You take a bone and hollow it out and put metal in the middle to make it hard to break. And then tell the groom to break it." Kasumi smiled.

"That would be entertaining," Aiko smiled.

"So what traditions are you including in your wedding?" Kasumi asked. "Besides this one?"

"I don't know. I guess some of the more formal ones. There is the one tradition where Danny and I get teased in our room. I don't think I want to do that one. I would just rather go to bed," Aiko sighed. "It's going to be a long day. And I think I will sleep for a week."

Kasumi smiled at Aiko sweetly. It was a knowing smile.

"What?" Aiko asked.

"Having been married already, I think you and Danny will enjoy it," Kasumi said easily. "Marriage is about the little things and working together, and stuff like that. When you have your first fight, you'll understand just how much it is about. But right now, looking at you, Aiko, you don't have a clue."

"What?" Aiko asked.

"Has he kissed you yet?" Kasumi asked.

Aiko nodded.

"Does he hug you and stuff?"

Aiko once more nodded.

"You two are just cute together. You don't know marriage until you are chin deep. You are going to fight. You are going to disagree. You guys are going to be imperfect, as much as it might pain either of you to think." Kasumi said thoughtfully.

"What do you mean?" Aiko asked.

"You have always been the Thunderer's daughter. You are great at fighting and you are all that… and Danny is King. You both hold yourselves in high regard. You both don't let others see the worst of you guys. Neither of you are perfect. Do you think Danny is perfect?" Kasumi asked.

Aiko looked at the ceiling. "Kind of."

"You just wait," Kasumi said standing up and getting her supplies together. "It's not all sweet and smooth."

Aiko got up and swung her legs over the bed, pulling her sleeve down over her arm. "I guess I get that. But… my parents don't fight that much. I guess I just thought…"

"They've had over four thousand years to perfect marriage. It probably takes at least half that to get it right." Kasumi said longingly.

Aiko caught it. "You and Hiroshi?" She asked sadly.

"What?" Kasumi spun around.

"Is everything ok?" Aiko asked quickly.

"His father is pretty sick again. And Hiroshi is just trying to pretend things are fine and trying to be heartless. You know they have not always been on great terms since his mom passed. We got in a fight about it," Kasumi admitted.

"How sick is he?" Aiko asked.

Kasumi sighed. "Very sick, he's old too, which makes him weaker."

Aiko walked over to her and hugged Kasumi. "I'm sorry."

Kasumi smiled. "Yeah. It's just part of us being together. And my brothers are here already…"

Aiko smiled. "You can handle this. I know you can."

"Thanks, Aiko. Now, I need to get back to work. Don't hurt yourself," Kasumi said as she started to walk away.

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