Light Fire ch21-Father and son

Koji stood in front of his house, hesitant to open to the door. Would his stepmother be as accepting as his real mother had been of him and his children? He shook his head as Takuya told him to be brave, earning a smile from him. He slowly opened the door, fear making his hand shake and become sweaty. Looking around to make sure that no one was watching.

He saw his stepmother sitting on the couch, extremely worried. As soon as she looked up and saw him, she ran over to him and gave him a big hug. The Warrior of Light was filled with relief that his stepmother was okay. Not being with her had taken a lot out of the blunette teenager, but relief soon to shock and her part,

"Koji, you're okay! Thank goodness, I thought-!" she trailed off as soon as she saw Koichi. Her eyes widened, he had found out about his twin? She pulled back, her hand over her mouth.

"You…how?! How on earth did you have children? You never mentioned a girlfriend to us. So how…?" she gasped, regaining her composure. Koji sighed, hoping to calm her down so she wouldn't flip out on him.

"I'll explain later, but I have something else to show you. Takuya, show her." he smiled as his brunette lover came into the house, holding Percy and Reika as they slept. Koichi came in after him, holding Nanami. Satomi's eyes grew even wider with realization and shock, looking at the triplets and how much they looked like her stepson.

"Are they…your kids, son? With that boy there, they're your children?" she breathed slowly, running a hand through their hair. Koji nodded as he told the story to her, repeating what he had said to his real mother about the Digital World. She swallowed, somewhat scared to know what could happen next.

"Your father won't like this, you know…and you're planning to live with your boyfriend…Takuya, was it?" she asked, knowing her husband's homophobic tendencies. He nodded yes as she rubbed her forehead. Then the door opened as Koichi and Takuya stood up, as a black haired man stood in absolute shock. He stared at Koichi, and then at the infants. His fists clenched as Satomi stood up,

"You heard the whole thing, Kousei?" she said worried what he would do to the kids. His fists clenched in anger as he stared at his son,

"You fool, why would you throw away your life for them? Those…" he said, staring at his grandchildren in disgust as Koji handed Percy to his stepmother,

"I thought you were better than this, son. All those girls I sent your way, and you fell for that bastard!?" Kousei swung his arms around in rage, furious at his son. He glared at Koichi, who glared right back at him in disgust and anger. The elder twin snarled as he held Nanami close to his chest, his eyes shining with rage.

"You tried to force him to fall in love, hoping that he wasn't gay? And yet you made no attempt to show him that it's okay to fall in love with whoever you want?" he spoke, his voice barely holding back his anger. Kousei glared at him, not wanting to even look at his other son.

"You…how did you find him? I thought I'd cut off all contact with…her. You must have pulled some strings to be able to find out about Koji." said Kousei, his anger leaving him for the moment. He truly had believed that Koichi could never find him. But there he was, right in the flesh, glaring at him with rage.

"And you, how did you even find Koji in the first place?! I told NO ONE to speak of you. So how the fuck did you find out?!" he yelled, grabbing a newspaper. Koji moved in front of Takuya and Koichi just as Kousei raised his arm, swinging down hitting him smack dab in his face. Satomi looked on in horror at her husband's actions.

Koji winced as he fell to the ground, holding his head as a small amount of blood trickled down. Takuya quickly moved to help his lover as Kousei readied himself for another swing, this time going for Takuya. But the Warrior of Flame stayed out of his range and he fell to the floor. Koji glared at him with pure rage that his father had attempted to harm his children.

"Call the police, mom. I won't forgive this act!" he growled, grabbing his own newspaper. Satomi nodded and ran into another room, quickly tapping the buttons. "Hello, 911? My husband just attacked my stepson! Please hurry!" she yelled.

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JP got up from the couch when he heard the phone ringing, Takuya's voice on the other end, yelling for him to come help Koji. Flailing in panic as he woke up his mother, he felt a shiver go down his spine. "Please…let them be okay…please…" he breathed as he and his mother got in the car and drove to Koji's house.

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Zoe got on her coat as she grabbed her coat and left to go help Takuya and Koji. She growled at the thought that they could be hurt. Picking up the pace, she made a sharp turn and saw Mora and Shinya waiting there around the corner. She waved for them to come over and they followed her.

"Yutaka said he'd be late, but he's coming too. Tommy's coming as well, so that takes care of everyone, Zoe." said Mora, panting as she ran beside her friend. Shinya followed right behind the pair, worry growing on his face as they grew closer to their destination. As tears fell down his face, he vowed not to let anyone hurt his family.

He brushed his hand across his scars, remembering the first time he went into battle.

"Please…let them be okay…"

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The inside of Koji's home had become a mess, furniture thrown everywhere as Kousei grew more agitated and livid, shown by the knife he now wielded in his right hand. A trickle of blood moved down the left side of Koji's face. He winced as he held his hand and felt wetness. He stared at his hand in shock as he stared back at his father's angry face.

"…Why won't you listen to me, my son?! Staying with that brunette will only hold you back in life! Those kids shouldn't even exist!" he stated, looking at Takuya and Koichi. "And he will only bring you unnecessary emotions as well." he finished, wielding the knife again, this time in his right hand. Glaring at his son, he hissed.

Satomi moved and grabbed his arm, hoping to stop her husband. "Please stop, Kousei!" she yelled crying. This was the first time she had seen her husband do anything like this. She heard Koji get up behind her, grunting and cursing in pain. "Mother…get away…hurry." he groaned in pain as he stood up.

Kousei glared at his wife, "Let go, Satomi. He needs to be punished." he hissed as his eyes glared back and forth between her and Koji. His anger rose as he shook his wife's grip off and knocked her to the ground, the sound of bone cracking filled the air as she screamed in pain. Koji's anger rose and soon he forgot his pain, raising his own weapon. Soon, father and son were slashing at each other, forgetting about the world around them.

Soon, someone began banging on the door, causing both to turn around to look. Koichi and Takuya took this opportunity to run to the door and swing it open. Takuya's face lit up with happiness as he saw their friends. He could hear Kousei's anger and curses as Koji yelled for them to pin down his father. Koichi nodded and agreed that this would be best.

Mora and the others moved inside the house, forming a protective ring around Takuya, Koichi, and the triplets. Kousei glared at them, "Who the hell are you!? You think you can just-!" He was interrupted by the sound of sirens in the distance. His eyes widened and he took off outside running. Satomi did nothing as her husband grew smaller as he kept running.