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"Daddy, come! Come with us!" Asuka would have jumped with excitement if her mother had not held her. "Mommy, why is Daddy not going to skate with us?"
Bisca turned to her husband, who was content enough to sit and watch. "What are you going to say Alzack? Will you only cheer from the sidelines?"
He laughed: "Sorry, little Asuka." He scratched the back of his neck, likely remembering those few times he had agreed for lessons with Bisca. "Daddy doesn't like the slippery ice. But your mom will teach you to skate; she's a genius in that art."
"I couldn't convince you." Bisca laughed and leaned for a quick kiss. "A real genius will be able to do that. But our Asuka is not that hopeless." She let her daughter's hand. "Now look at mommy and repeat after her."
Bisca could not dance like Gray and Mirajane, she was not as fast as Bickslow's blinding speed. She considered herself a complete novice - "Don't look down," she had to repeat to herself ever so often - but Asuka had not wanted anyone else for a teacher. Any mother would fight a dragon for her daughter; skating lessons were nothing compared to that. After all, she had promised and she never went back on her promises.
"And now repeat after mommy."
Asuka waddled a bit on the ice, still unsure on her feet. Bisca's face tensed; she had to skate to Asuka immediately if her little girl looked like she would fall. She did not; with a smile brighter than the sun, Asuka stood in front of her mother. "I did it! I did it, mommy! Can I now show it to daddy? I want, I want!"
"Congratulations, Asuka!" Bisca hugged her child. "Of course we can - let's show him what's missing on!"
They had not strayed too far from the bank. Despite that Asuka still told her father about her achievements as if it was some legendary story. And it was indeed, in a sense - her legend. Bisca and Alzack had fought so many battles together; they have discovered so many things. No feeling would ever be greater than the excitement after winning a hard battle. Today Asuka had learned to skate. No one knew what was going to happen tomorrow, but she would take it with the same smile, shining bright with hope.
"Mommy!" Asuka's voice brought Bisca back to the current time. "Daddy says I'm an amazing skater! Does it mean I can try jumping like Gray and Mira?"
The complicated movements and dangers in case of a failure passed through her mind. She felt like answering "Never!". Instead, she smiled and said: "One day, once you learn the basics good enough."
"Really, mommy? Will you teach me?"
