Diclaimer: I only own what is mine. My OCs, and ideas.
A/N: Chapter 10. My original story only had 13 chapters or so total. So I am very excited.I am very happy with all the praise I have been getting on my flashbacks that I write. So I did another one. Hope its good. Um, Enjoy the chapter and leave ma a comment,
Reviewers:
ArtemisBAMF1218- Part of your favorite line came form the comics. Aiko isn't a chill laid back character. She's got some fire in her. She can loosen up and she is going to change. Stuff did get to her. JJJ does make a show in this chapter and she does use her powers against the team. DAniko comfort is pretty good in my opinion. They can't kiss already because; 1) I am mean (JK) and 2) They still have to follow K'un-Lun rules. Ancient traditions and stuff. No dating or anything like that. But trust me I have some kiss scence written, they will kiss (eventually). The point of Tori was really to have an obvious crush on Danny, and be a snotty brat. So without further ado! Enjoy!
NyanWolf- If anything that's what Peter is good for. Catching people in bad moments. Danny rally can stay calm under anything. So, funny story, when you wrote "jerk" my email said "j***". Just thought that was intresting. But that was what she was there for. Tori may have even been the source of the rumors…. Ideas! Oh I love how this happens to me at the most random moments! Danny is trained to stay calm under anything. So Yup! Calm and collected! She does use her powers against her teammates. Can't wait to hear what you think of my character death! Enjoy!
Chapter 10
When the transport jet docked with the Tricarrier, Aiko left straight to her room.
Leaving the boys behind.
She wanted some time to herself.
She kept the hood over her head as she walked into the living space the team shared.
"Aiko, you have got to see this news report about you and Danny taking down Batroc. JJJ almost stopped yelling about Spiderman whole ten whole minutes!" Sam called.
Aiko glare at him and blindly threw dark purple daggers in his direction, luckily hitting Luke instead of Sam.
"I don't want to." Aiko muttered.
"What's gotten into you?" Sam asked.
Aiko snapped and turned around a dark purple sword in her hand.
"You will be wise to shut up Samuel Alexander!" She yelled at him, her K'un-Lunian accent heavy. "I have had just about enough of you humans for today!"
And with that she stormed into her room.
She plopped down on her bed and pulled off the black bandana that covered her mouth.
She lay on her bed for a while.
Aiko pulled her necklace out from under her shirt and played with it.
It had been almost an hour by the time there was a knock on her door.
"Go away, I don't want to talk." Aiko said.
The door opened and Danny walked in. "Aiko, I think we need to."
Aiko groaned as Danny turned on the lights and a red force field blocked their view of each other.
"I'm sorry you got hurt." Aiko said calmly, it took a while for her to do so.
"I'm fine. Spiderman took me to the medical wing and I get it cleaned up. Sixteen stitches too." Danny joked.
"Sixteen?" Aiko asked alarmed.
"Four for each of those cuts, they weren't too bad. But I'm off training all weekend. Fury sometimes underestimates us. He doesn't want us to die." Danny said, sitting down next to the bed, his back leaning on it. "I'm numb through. Can't feel it."
Aiko joined him, gripping her necklace, she changed but to her normal outfit.
She looked Danny over who was watching her. He wore a white short sleeve shirt and gray sweatpants. His right arm had a blue brace wrapped around it.
"Are you sure it's ok?" Aiko asked.
"I'm fine, really. I could use some time to myself anyway. Might go to Strange's, spend time reading in my room, so whatever I feel like." Danny smiled. "I need a break, I really do."
"I feel like I need one too." Aiko leaned back.
Danny smiled. "Thanks for not using your powers at school."
"Oh, I wanted to wipe that plastic grim right off her face." Aiko growled. "Send her to the 8th City."
"She wouldn't last very long." Danny pointed out.
"You understand my plan then?" Aiko smiled.
It took only a minute before the two burst out laughing.
"Why did she have your phone number anyway?" Aiko asked.
"I think it has to do with Sam, I can't be sure. Sam says she had a crush on me. He said a lot of girls do." Danny groaned.
"And if they knew you were a king…" Aiko trailed off.
"I wouldn't be able to breathe. And I would go back to K'un-Lun." Danny smiled.
"What's the big deal with who likes who anyway?" Aiko questioned.
"Ask Sam. I really just try to ignore it. Girls are complicated." Danny complained.
Aiko smiled. "I'm simple, aren't I?"
"You can have your moments."
Danny looked down at his watch. "I'm going to go and do some stretching and meditation."
"Good Night." Aiko smiled as Danny left.
"Night."
After Danny left Aiko showered and changed into her pajamas before leaving her room to eat dinner.
"And I swear, this new hero is nothing but trouble. Injuring a civilian and stumbling over her own teammate, how much more unprofessional can you get? And I Blame Spiderman…" Aiko grabbed the remote and turned off the news quietly as she walked over to the kitchen.
Sam jumped off the couch and took a seat next to her on the counter, she sat down and opened the salad she had made the day before.
"So did you guys kiss?" Sam asked.
Aiko nearly spit out her foot. A strong hand whirled around and smacked Sam.
"What was that for?" Sam complained.
"Just for being annoying."
"So, you're mad at all humans except Danny?" Sam asked.
"Yes."
"All I did was ask one question."
"I do not care." Aiko replied, sternly. "And, no, we did not kiss; we merely crashed into each other. I hurt him. That is all that happened."
"Ok, than you have no feelings for Danny?" Sam asked.
"I care about him, we were raised almost as brother and sister. He is my best friend. I care about his safety and what happens to him. That is all." Aiko was pleased with her answer.
"Then why did you snap at Tori?"
"How did you?"
"I was watching." Aiko glared at Sam who backed up slightly.
"She was being annoying. And Danny had already said no to her. She didn't accept this and I shut her up. What's the big deal about it?"
"You might have gotten yourself in trouble."
"I didn't."
Sam groaned. "Not the type of trouble we do, as superheroes. 'Girl Trouble'."
Aiko looked at him.
"Tori has been trying to get Danny to fall for her for a while now, she clearly likes him and has been trying to get close to him." Sam explained. "Joke's on her; Danny is a fully trained warrior. He doesn't fall victim to her little mind games."
Aiko looked at Sam strangely.
"Why?" Aiko asked.
"Like I know." Sam grumbled. "Girls."
Aiko smiled. "Fine." She sighed, going back to eating.
Sam bugged her a little longer.
Then Aiko went to bed.
"Aiko, strike with more force. Control you're strengths. Daniel, stop hesitating and attack. Trust in your training and abilities." Lei Kung called from where he stood watching the two 13 year-olds spar.
Aiko narrowed her eyes and swung at Danny's side.
Danny jumped backwards, his long pants drug on the ground.
Even at 13, Danny was still one of the smallest kids in his class.
Aiko flipped forward and landed before Danny taking a strong stance as she awaited his attack.
Time almost seemed to slow down.
Danny struck, hand and strong.
A kick to her ribs was easily deflected.
A forward punch was dodged.
Aiko spun to face Danny, who easily landed a hit on her side against her defenses.
Aiko stumbled and fell on her side.
Dirt came up around her.
She quickly regained her footing as Danny took a kick at her head, missing by a long shot, but kicked up enough dust to easily blind Aiko.
Aiko closed her eyes, listening for Danny.
She knew it was useless to try to clear her eyes.
She heart the slightest breath come from Danny and she spun and felt her fist connect with skin.
She rubbed her eyes quickly. And looked down to where Danny was holding his wrist and on the ground.
His face showed he was in mild pain.
His eyes narrowed as he tried to block it out.
He made his way to his feet and Aiko easily grabbed his arm and forced him on his knees in an arm lock.
"Yeild." She commanded him.
At Danny's silence, she pushed harder on his arms.
"I said yield."
"The fight is over. Release him. Aiko, you have won." Lei Kung announced.
Aiko bowed to her father and helped Danny up.
Danny held his wrist close to his chest.
"I did not hurt you, did I?" Aiko asked calmly reaching for Danny's hand.
She touched it and Danny jerked back.
"It's just hurting some, it'll go away." Danny dismissed it easily.
"Come on." Aiko grabbed his unhurt arm and started to pull him to the monastery.
"Where are we going?" Danny asked her as she opened the door and escaped inside.
"Infirmary. You need to have your wrist looked at." Aiko said.
"It's fine. I swear, you didn't hurt me." Danny argued, helpless.
Aiko didn't say another word as they walked into the infirmary, it was mostly deserted. A few people were asleep in beds.
Not that Aiko or Danny knew why.
"Kasumi!" Aiko yelled.
Kasumi was their friend and an apprentice to the best healer in K'un-Lun. She was 2 years older than Aiko and Danny, but they were still friends and hung out when they could.
The fifteen year only girl appeared and looked the two younger kids over.
"What happened?" She asked.
"We were sparring and Danny got hurt." Aiko explained.
"I swear it just hurts a little. You act like I'm made of glass!" Danny complained.
Kasumi gently took his hand in her cold one and looked it over.
"How much does it hurt?" She asked.
"A little." Danny said again.
"Really, because it looks like Aiko hit you pretty good. Looks sprained, maybe torn a little." She diagnosed.
Danny looked at her with his puppy face, which made her laugh.
"You are not going to die." She said as comforting as she could.
Aiko watched Kasumi as she led Danny to a table and made him sit on a stool.
She felt terrible inside because she had hurt Danny. She didn't mean to, but training got out of hand sometimes and… stuff happened.
She walked over slowly and watched as Danny's wrist sat in a bucket of water.
"So, what is wrong with him?" Aiko asked, slowly.
"Just tore something slightly. Wrap it up and take it easy a day or two and he will be fine." Aksumi said pulling out Danny's hand and drying it off.
"This will hurt." She warned.
A second later there was an audible popping noise and Danny yelped.
He had pulled back so hard and so fast he had nearly fallen off his chair.
"Oh, stop being a baby." Aiko joked playfully. She flinched inside out of sympathy.
Once his wrist was properly wrapped up the pair left and went to their favorite spot to hang out.
"I'm sorry you got hurt." Aiko said as she looked at the view before them.
They were sitting on the flattest part of the monastery's roof.
"I get hurt a lot. No big deal." Danny said, looking off at the view also.
"How offend?" Aiko asked concerned.
She looked at him. As he watched the sun starting to set.
"All the time. Last summer with I was sent away to live at the monastery in the mountains I got a new burse everyday."
"How?!" Aiko asked alarmed.
"The Monks say I must be ready. I have to train. I have to become the best of the best." Danny groaned. "I just don't know. They never explain it to me. 'You will understand when you are older.' That's what they tell me."
Aiko shot up. The dream of the first time she had hurt Danny.
It hadn't been the last either.
She had hurt him a lot. Wiether she physically hurt him, or let him down. Or whatever it was…
She was a disaster. She couldn't help it. She felt absolutely terrible.
A white circle appeared before her and she hit. The force field color, she watched it. Her fist still connected to it, the white.
She was weak.
White was such an uncommon color.
White meant either she was at her strongest or weakest.
And right now, she felt weak.
The monks had meant he would need to be the best to fill his roles. His new life.
Part of her tore inside.
Once Danny became king, they would drift apart….
Life would change.
He would be her King. And she would just be another warrior in his Kingdom.
Aiko laid back down. She reached for the alarm clock, 5:30.
There was no way she was going back to sleep.
She stood up and gripped her necklace.
Becoming Neon she stalked out of her room and made her way down to the streets of New York.
She watched the life below her buzz and the sun began to rise.
She took a deep breath, turned. Facing the building roof.
She closed her eyes and ran…
Once she reached the edge, she jumped.
Time nearly froze.
She was just by herself, between buildings.
Then time came back.
The sound came back.
Everything came back as her feet hit the roof of the next building.
Blood was pumping loudly in her ear.
Everything was perfect.
This is where she belonged.
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