"Soooo where's daddy?" Maria was getting her hair brushed by her mother.

"Yeah… Star seemed upset when I saw her. Did… did something bad happen?" Gidget was working on controlling her flame with Hekapoo.

"It's just been a rough week for your father… he'll be back to normal in no time…" Hekapoo was lying.

"Okay…" Gidget knew it.

Outside

"Mommy... the stars look really pretty up here." Ember and Star were on top of the tower lying on their backs.

"I'm glad you like it… I come up here to think sometimes..." Star had to get her thoughts in place, having her draught next to her was really helping.

"Daddy did something… didn't he?" While the girls didn't know anything was wrong, just the fact of their father was not there, that was enough to tell them something was going on.

"No… I was the one who pushed him away…" Star kept replaying the whole night in her head.

She then felt the little girl roll on top of her into a hug, " It's okay mommy… daddy will come back!"

Star wrapped her arms around Ember and held her tight, "I hope so…"

Blue Heaven

"You're not allowed to call me that… you got that?" The scythe was as tall as Marco with the blade three in a half feet long and the back end nine inches extended out. It had suited him well with the way he held it tight in his hand.

"Oh… okay…" Yuki looked down nervous that she upset him, until she felt his hand pull her chin to look at him.

"Don't sweat it, I really like it!" He gave her a comforting smile.

Her eyes lit up with stars feeling the contact and seeing a smile only for her.

Faye walked in, "I remember that… she dragged it all the way home not allowing anyone to touch it." She felts chills when he looked over his shoulder staring at her with his black eyes.

"I'll make good use of it… soon. I'm heading into town." He let go of Yuki and walked to the door.

"You coming?" Rotating his neck a few times as it cracked.

Yuki followed right behind him just like she use to as a kid. Faye watched them walked out happy that he was back in their lives again.

...

The walk was a quite as Marco taped the weapon on the ground with every other step, "What gave you the idea to make this for me?"

"… you got me something before you left… I wanted to be ready when you came back with my own gift for you!" She kept looking at his shirtless back.

"I see… thank you…" He wanted to tell her the last woman that gave him a weapon died, but he kept it to himself.

"I won't let that happen again…" His hand tighten on the new weapon.

"Sooooo… what are we going to do in town?" Yuki wanted to know the plan.

"I'm hoping someone is still open at this hour, I need a new jacket"

"You're not going to get a trench coat? Are you?" She didn't think it would be a bad look on him.

"Maybe, something will catch my eyes. Stop walking behind me, you know this place better than I do… we use to hold hands when I would take you to visit Asuka all the time..."

In no time, Yuki latched her hand on his left "Better?" She looked up to him with a bright smile.

"More than you'll ever know…" Just like the last time he was with her, Marco was starting to feel better already.

Her cheeks went red, the quiet returned until they went into a shop in town.

"We're getting ready… to… close…?" The owner was under the table until he seen who just walked in.

"It won't take-" Marco was looking around the shop until he seen the male.

"You gotta be shitting me…" The owner's mouth was wide open.

"How have you been, Captain Reinhardt?" Marco was glad to see a familiar face.

"Better than you from what I can tell!" He came around the table as they stared each other down… well, Marco had to look up at him.

"Time will do that to you..." They kept staring, Yuki started to get worried as she held Marco's hand tighter.

…

…

They broke out in a huge laughter as Reinhardt picked him up into a hug, "REAPER, IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME!?"

Yuki let out a breath grateful as they seemed to be friends.

"TOO LONG MY FRIEND! NOW YOU SELL DRESSES?!" Marco was quick to poke fun at his new job unit Reinhardt dropped him onto his feet.

"I sell items for war… doesn't hurt to have something nice for the ladies… I see you have taken that name of yours literally with the new weapon?" He was checking it out in all angles to make sure it wasn't a toy.

"I blame her!" Marco pulled his hand to show Yuki.

"Ohhhh I see… finally found the Jinko of your dreams, huh?" Reinhardt was elbowing him in the chest.

Yuki's face went red as she heard wedding bells in her ears.

"I was her Master for a short time… she helped me in dealing with… Asuka's death." The room became silent.

"I apologize for the mistake… nice to meet you young lady, come follow me…" The big guy knew he stepped in it… big time.

"No worries…" Yuki didn't know what else to say as they walked into the back of the shop.

"I believe you were looking for this?" He threw out his arms to show the room filled with body armor in all shapes and sizes.

"This is much better!" Marco released Yuki's hand as he searched the room.

"I thought so, what you looking for anyway?" The former Chapin asked I still trying to comprehend this whole entire situation

"A new coat, the last one has too many bad memories with it. Pants wouldn't hurt either." Now shuffling some racks

"Not a trench coat… right?" What? No one likes a good trench coat now in days?

Yuki was giggling after hearing that.

"Not you too, what would be so bad about that?!" Marco looked back at them as they kept laughing.

"I'm just kidding, grab whatever you like!" Still had that attitude like always.

Everything Marco pulled out didn't work for him, until he found a red leather jacket. The shoulders were in black and even had a hoodie to match.

"I take it you know Marco?" Yuki looked up to Reinhardt.

"You talking about Reaper?" He gave her a confused look never hearing the name before.

"Ummm yeah?" Was she the only one that really knew his name?

He nodded his head, "We go way back, I use to be in his unit." That's all the older man responded.

The Jinko looked at him wanting to know more until she seen Marco in his new outfit.

"How does this work?" He gave Yuki a smile that made her gulp.

"Simple, but it gets the job done." Reinhardt gave him a thumbs up.

"Who would have thought, you would have anything worth a damn in this place?" Marco's new jacket had matching combat like pants with built in knees pads resting on his on his shins in black.

(Just in case you guys don't understand why the knee pads are so low. What happens when you take a knee on the ground? Your pants shoot up, right? So as you stand, the knee pads will rest on your shins and then when you lay on your knees, they will be pulled up. God I love my combat pants lol!)

"Hot, I like how it matches your weapon…" Was all Yuki could mumble out.

Reinhardt looked down at her "Right… you up for a few drinks?"

Marco smirked at him, "Does a Bearwolf shit in the woods?"