Chapter Five-
lmao, major cutsie moments in here...some sorta father/daughter ones, and definitely a 009/003 one! ^_^ And, since you've all mentioned the reactions...I've written reactions! Go figure!
009 stopped outside the Dolphin, looking down at Kohana, who slept in his arms. She looked almost peaceful at the moment, so he figured she was having a nice dream. He smiled at her, and went aboard the ship.
"Oh, there you are, 009!" Dr. Gilmore said, then froze as he observed the girl Joe was carrying in his arms. "And who's this?"
Joe chuckled, "Um...Doctor, this is Kohana...and I have a lot to explain to you..."
Some Time Later...
"No way!" Jet cried, jumping out of his seat. Francoise was staring at Joe, lost for words, as Jet continued, "So, Doctor, is this why 009's been dissapearing in his sleep?"
"It seems so, 002," Dr. Gilmore said, calm as a cucumber, "Although I must say, this is quite a development. So that's how I knew that woman; I'd seen her at the lab!" Joe nodded, resting his chin on his fist.
"But what about Kohana?" asked Francoise, speaking for the first time in a few minutes, "Is she going to stay with 009, or with Mitzuko?"
Joe quickly elaborated, "We're going to decide that tomorrow, I just wanted to get your opinions first...do you think, if Mitzuko allows it, would it be all right if Kohana stays with us?"
"It'd be fine with me," Dr. Gilmore said, and everyone else, but 001, who was napping again, agreed.
"It'll be lovely to have a young face around here!" G.B. said, "I kind of miss the children from my theater..."
Jet agreed, "Yeah, the kids at the Bronx were great. Always willing to listen to stories about ol' beaten down cyborgs like us..." He was remembering Kathy while he said this.
"Do you think she'll like us?" Francoise asked curiously.
"I don't know, Mitzuko said she's kind of fearful of people in general," 009 told her.
"That's to be expected, seeing what she's gone through." Albert thought for a moment, then continued, "Of course, since she's still so young, she may get used to people, depending on how we influence her."
"She will be all right," 005 said, surprising them with his words as he usually did. "The girl is, after all, nearly 009's daughter. She will be fine."
"In that case, it's pretty good news that we kept that extra room free," 002 said.
"If Mitzuko lets us keep her," Joe commented worriedly. As little as he would have admitted it, it was almost exciting, the thought of raising a child. Resisting a blush, he let his mind continue his unfinished thought, 'Raising a child with Francoise...' Joe was glad, most of them seemed to be excited about Kohana...hopefully she would stay.
They continued conversing for about half an hour, when a small sound came from the doorway. Francoise heard it, being the only one who could, and looked over to see Kohana standing in the doorway, her ice blue eye staring around at the strangers. Without further hesitation, she grinned, and stood up, saying, "Well hello there!" as she went to the doorway to greet the child, and the others looked over.
Kohana looked up at Francoise as she kneeled beside her, and backed away a step, hand resting on the doorframe. She looked to Joe, wide eyes questioning, and he nodded, "It's okay, Kohana, these are some of my friends." Looking over the group of people again, Kohana's lip trembled, and she whimpered.
"M...Mitzuko?" she asked, looking right at Joe.
"All of us are going to see Mitzuko tomorrow, Kohana," Joe replied with his patient smile, going and kneeling in front of her, beside Francoise. "Until then, are you okay with staying here?"
"Mmm," Kohana looked around, and his eyes landed on Francoise, who smiled at her sweetly. "Okay..." she continued in a small voice. She took Francoise's hand, and followed her over to the couch, other hand in Joe's. They sat down, and everyone introduced themselves to Kohana, who looked at each of them curiously. When she looked at Dr. Gilmore, she smiled, "I remember you."
"Really?"
"You got kidnapped from the laboratory right before Mitzuko brought me home," she said. Then shuddered, obviously remembering what happened after she came home.
"Well that's strange," Jet said, "Thought you said she doesn't remember-" Joe interrupted him with a look, as Kohana looked at him, eyes wide.
"Don't remember? Don't remember what?" she asked, voice trembling and naive.
"Nothing, Kohana, nothing," Joe said, continuing to glare at Jet as he picked up Kohana. "What do you say we get you tucked in, hm?"
"Okay," she said, rubbing her eyes, "But I'm not sleepy."
"Yeah, right..." Joe turned back to the others, "Anyone wanna help?"
"I will!" Francoise volunteered, earning looks from the rest of them. Blushing, she quickly made up an excuse, "I have to tuck in 001, anyway." Picking up the baby, she followed Joe and Kohana to the girls' rooms. After tucking in the children, Joe and Francoise met in the hall.
"Thanks for helping," Joe said with a smile, wrapping an arm around her waist to escort her to her room.
"It was no trouble at all," she returned, blushing. Reaching her door, she sighed and turned to him, "Good night, Joe." Kissing him on the cheek, she quickly went into her room, leaving him to touch his cheek and grin after her.
"Good night...Francoise..."
Okay, getting short on ideas. Tell me, what would you all like to happen? *listens with hands folded and chin resting on knuckles* Come on, fess up!
lmao, major cutsie moments in here...some sorta father/daughter ones, and definitely a 009/003 one! ^_^ And, since you've all mentioned the reactions...I've written reactions! Go figure!
009 stopped outside the Dolphin, looking down at Kohana, who slept in his arms. She looked almost peaceful at the moment, so he figured she was having a nice dream. He smiled at her, and went aboard the ship.
"Oh, there you are, 009!" Dr. Gilmore said, then froze as he observed the girl Joe was carrying in his arms. "And who's this?"
Joe chuckled, "Um...Doctor, this is Kohana...and I have a lot to explain to you..."
Some Time Later...
"No way!" Jet cried, jumping out of his seat. Francoise was staring at Joe, lost for words, as Jet continued, "So, Doctor, is this why 009's been dissapearing in his sleep?"
"It seems so, 002," Dr. Gilmore said, calm as a cucumber, "Although I must say, this is quite a development. So that's how I knew that woman; I'd seen her at the lab!" Joe nodded, resting his chin on his fist.
"But what about Kohana?" asked Francoise, speaking for the first time in a few minutes, "Is she going to stay with 009, or with Mitzuko?"
Joe quickly elaborated, "We're going to decide that tomorrow, I just wanted to get your opinions first...do you think, if Mitzuko allows it, would it be all right if Kohana stays with us?"
"It'd be fine with me," Dr. Gilmore said, and everyone else, but 001, who was napping again, agreed.
"It'll be lovely to have a young face around here!" G.B. said, "I kind of miss the children from my theater..."
Jet agreed, "Yeah, the kids at the Bronx were great. Always willing to listen to stories about ol' beaten down cyborgs like us..." He was remembering Kathy while he said this.
"Do you think she'll like us?" Francoise asked curiously.
"I don't know, Mitzuko said she's kind of fearful of people in general," 009 told her.
"That's to be expected, seeing what she's gone through." Albert thought for a moment, then continued, "Of course, since she's still so young, she may get used to people, depending on how we influence her."
"She will be all right," 005 said, surprising them with his words as he usually did. "The girl is, after all, nearly 009's daughter. She will be fine."
"In that case, it's pretty good news that we kept that extra room free," 002 said.
"If Mitzuko lets us keep her," Joe commented worriedly. As little as he would have admitted it, it was almost exciting, the thought of raising a child. Resisting a blush, he let his mind continue his unfinished thought, 'Raising a child with Francoise...' Joe was glad, most of them seemed to be excited about Kohana...hopefully she would stay.
They continued conversing for about half an hour, when a small sound came from the doorway. Francoise heard it, being the only one who could, and looked over to see Kohana standing in the doorway, her ice blue eye staring around at the strangers. Without further hesitation, she grinned, and stood up, saying, "Well hello there!" as she went to the doorway to greet the child, and the others looked over.
Kohana looked up at Francoise as she kneeled beside her, and backed away a step, hand resting on the doorframe. She looked to Joe, wide eyes questioning, and he nodded, "It's okay, Kohana, these are some of my friends." Looking over the group of people again, Kohana's lip trembled, and she whimpered.
"M...Mitzuko?" she asked, looking right at Joe.
"All of us are going to see Mitzuko tomorrow, Kohana," Joe replied with his patient smile, going and kneeling in front of her, beside Francoise. "Until then, are you okay with staying here?"
"Mmm," Kohana looked around, and his eyes landed on Francoise, who smiled at her sweetly. "Okay..." she continued in a small voice. She took Francoise's hand, and followed her over to the couch, other hand in Joe's. They sat down, and everyone introduced themselves to Kohana, who looked at each of them curiously. When she looked at Dr. Gilmore, she smiled, "I remember you."
"Really?"
"You got kidnapped from the laboratory right before Mitzuko brought me home," she said. Then shuddered, obviously remembering what happened after she came home.
"Well that's strange," Jet said, "Thought you said she doesn't remember-" Joe interrupted him with a look, as Kohana looked at him, eyes wide.
"Don't remember? Don't remember what?" she asked, voice trembling and naive.
"Nothing, Kohana, nothing," Joe said, continuing to glare at Jet as he picked up Kohana. "What do you say we get you tucked in, hm?"
"Okay," she said, rubbing her eyes, "But I'm not sleepy."
"Yeah, right..." Joe turned back to the others, "Anyone wanna help?"
"I will!" Francoise volunteered, earning looks from the rest of them. Blushing, she quickly made up an excuse, "I have to tuck in 001, anyway." Picking up the baby, she followed Joe and Kohana to the girls' rooms. After tucking in the children, Joe and Francoise met in the hall.
"Thanks for helping," Joe said with a smile, wrapping an arm around her waist to escort her to her room.
"It was no trouble at all," she returned, blushing. Reaching her door, she sighed and turned to him, "Good night, Joe." Kissing him on the cheek, she quickly went into her room, leaving him to touch his cheek and grin after her.
"Good night...Francoise..."
Okay, getting short on ideas. Tell me, what would you all like to happen? *listens with hands folded and chin resting on knuckles* Come on, fess up!