Atobe's: Past, Present, and Future
A/n: Yup, this one is a Song-fic! :D
Disclaimer: Nope, not mine.
Keigo 5: Dancing with Cinderella.
She spins and she sways
To whatever song plays
Without a care in the world
And I'm sitting here wearing
The weight of the world on my shoulders
It's Been a Long Day
And there's still work to do
Keigo smiled as he watched his daughter spin around the kitchen to the song flowing out of the radio on the counter. Hikari's pink sun dress spun with her as she danced, her blonde hair flaring out with every twirl.
The pair was at their vacation house, which was no where near the size of the mansion. It was just a small house where the family could be together during vacations. Currently only the two were home, Jirou having gone out shopping and Keiichi down at the lake with some of his friends.
The pile of paperwork Keigo had to finish before his summer with his family could really start sat unattended as he watched Hikari. With a new resolve he turned back to the paperwork, determined to get it finished so he could spend some time with his daughter.
She's pulling at me,
Saying, "Dad I need you
There's a ball at the castle
And I've been invited
And I need to practice my dancing
Oh please, Daddy, Please?"
He'd just finished the paperwork when he felt a tug on his arm. Looking down he found the seven year old looking at a small envelope in her hand. "Daddy, I need your help."
"What's wrong?" Keigo asked lifting her up to sit on his lap and taking the envelope into his hands. He scanned over the content before crushing his hand into a fist, someone was going to die...
"Landon invited me to a party," Hikari declared referring to Landon Echizen-Fuji, Ryoma and Syuusuke's youngest son, "I need to practice my dancing. Please help me daddy."
Keigo didn't like Landon, given he did like the boy more then Syaoran but still, he was only seven and he was trying to take his little girl from him. Despite not wanting to give in Keigo couldn't help but lift Hikari off his lap and put the right kind of CD in the radio, he couldn't deny her something she wanted.
So I Will Dance with Cinderella,
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song,
'Cause all to soon the clock will strike midnight
And She'll be gone...
As they danced, he couldn't help but wonder just how much longer he'd get to spend time with her like this. She was growing up, and soon enough she'd been doing the same stuff as Keiichi. Going out with her friends, and going on dates. So he held her a little tighter and enjoyed this dance, because soon enough she wouldn't be his little girl anymore.
She's says hes a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of the dress.
She says, "Dad the prom is just one week away
and I need to practice my dancing
Oh please, Daddy Please?"
"Oh daddy, Yumachi really is a nice guy," Hikari stated from behind the bathroom where she was putting on her dress in order to show Keigo.
Keiichi laughed, "Yumachi Oshitari? Your going to the prom with him?" Keigo resisted the urge to flat out deny her the privilege of gong to prom, his daughter having anything to do romantically with a Oshitari was worse then when she had liked Landon. It was almost as bad as he fact that his son was going to be marrying a Niou soon enough, the ring on his ring finger was proof of that.
"Yes Nii-chan," Hikari declared, a childish tone in her 16 year old voice as she walked out of the bathroom, "And there is nothing wrong with that. Yumachi is nice, and I really like him." Turning towards Keigo she asked, "Do you like it daddy?"
Hikari stood in front of Keigo in a blood red spaghetti strap dress which cut off above the knees. He sent Jirou a glare saying 'I-can-believe-you-let-her-get-that' before saying outloud, "It looks great on you sweetie."
Hikari glowed with happiness for a moment before asking, "Daddy I was wondering... Prom is just a week away and I was wondering if you would help me practice my dancing."
So I will dance with Cinderella,
While she in here in my arms.
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all o soon the lock will strike midnight
and she'll be gone
She will be gone.
Complying with his daughter's wishes, Keigo motioned for Jirou to put the CD in. Keigo couldn't help being a little sad as he danced with her, his little girl wasn't so little anymore. She was almost grown up, and going to her prom with the son of his worst enemy...okay his best friend. He shook the thoughts from his head, he wasn't going to worry about that. For now he was just going to enjoy as many dances with her as he could.
Well, she came home today with a ring on her hand
Just glow and telling us all they had planned
She says, "Dad the wedding's still six months away,
But I need to practice my dancing.
Oh please, Daddy, please?"
"Mom! Dad! Keiichi-niichan! I have big news!" Hikari shouted as she came into the house for their customary Sunday dinner, Keigo, Jirou, Keiichi, and Syaoran already sitting at the table as she and Yumachi walked in.
"Stop screaming," Keiichi hissed rubbing his head, "Your giving me a headache."
Jirou laughed at his son for a moment before saying, "What is it hon-oh my god! Keigo, Keigo her hand." Keigo looked down at his daughter's hand and spat out his wine when he saw the ring.
"Tell me that isn't what I think it is," Keigo whispered with wide eyes. Sure, his daughters boyfriend had grown on him over the years but this...oh god it couldn't be true.
Hikaru nodded her head eagerly, "It is! Yumachi proposed when I came home last night. We've already started making plans, it might take a little influence of our family names..." Keigo didn't hear the rest because his mind was spinning, his little girl...his Hikari was getting...oh god this really couldn't be happening.
"Daddy," Hikari declared snapping Keigo out of his thoughts, "the weddings only six months away, and I need to practice my dancing. Oh please, daddy please?"
So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all to soon the clock will strike Midnight
And she'll be gone
And so Keigo danced with his daughter, resisting the urge to cry. Because while she would always be his baby, Hikari was grown up now. She was ready to take on the world with Yumachi, to face whatever they had to. Just like he had ton so long ago with Jirou, and like Syaoran and Keiichi were. Now he really was crying, both of his children we're grown up.
As Jirou watched he couldn't help wondering what Keigo would do when the actual wedding came around.
Keiichi watched fondly for a moment as his sister and father danced, then he got up and went to give Yumachi a certain speech for the 2nd time since his sister and him had began going out.
E/n: Yup, Keiichi has a little sister. I hope you guys liked this one :D