Notes:
Well -- I had two plot developments that I had to chose between, and this
is just the one that won over and I had to do first. I'm mean.
I know.
Warnings: Angst, Sano/Saitou
Crying Roses
By: Emmy
Part Five
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Sanosuke smiled as he leaned into the embrace of the man that had his arms wrapped around him. "Hajime?"
"Hm?"
"Why are ya doing all this for me?"
"Because I want to, Sanosuke."
Sanosuke nodded and closed it eyes. The trio had been together for little over a month now and at the current time, Sanosuke and Saitou were cuddling on Saitou's bed. Yes, they were in Saitou's home, in front of Saitou's huge home entertainment system. Aya was seated on the floor, shuffling through a pile of videos that Saitou and Sano had bought her.
She had a big job.
She had to decide what they were all going to watch tonight.
Sanosuke leaned up and stole a quick, wet kiss from Saitou as the Aya squealed in delight.
"I know what we're gonna watch!"
"And what's that, Aya-chan?"
She hopped up to the couple and handed the DVD to Saitou. Saitou nodded, and stood up to set everything up. Sanosuke opened his arms wide with a smile and announced, "Come're, kiddo!"
Aya giggled and hopped into her father's arms.
The older man finished with the setting up and set back down into the bed with a remote controller in his hands. Sanosuke pulled Aya close to him as he pressed himself to Saitou with a grin.
This was heaven on Earth, he wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Sanosuke walked slowly back into Saitou's room where the other man lay and smiled in the doorway. He had just gotten back from tucking Aya into a bed in the guest room that Saitou had graciously lent the little girl. "Thanks a lot for getting those for her... she really loved them..."
Saitou merely nodded, patting the place on the bed besides him.
The younger man smirked and walked over, falling into his lovers arms.
"Sanosuke?" Saitou asked, and Sanosuke peered up for a moment, placing a chaste kiss on the other man's forehead.
"What's up?"
There was another pause, and that didn't set too well the the rooster headed youth. He frowned, looking at the man, and then shook his head.
"What is it, Hajime...?"
"It's about Aya."
Sanosuke's stomach lurched.
He couldn't be talking about...
"What is it..?"
"I was just--"
"Yer not gonna tell me that we're gonna have to end things because I have Aya-chan, are you!?" Sanosuke demanded, pulling away from the man wildly, standing up on the floor.
Even though fear and despair was evident on Sanosuke's face, Saitou couldn't help but break out laughing.
Sanosuke blinked, watching the man. "What the hell is it!?" He demanded.
"Nothing. I just find it amusing that your reaction was that." Saitou got out inbetween fits of... uncharacteristic laughter.
"What... so what do you mean...?"
"I was just wondering when she was starting kindergarten." The older man replied with a smirk slapped to his face.
Sanosuke blanked. "What?"
"It's about that time, isn't it?"
Another pause.
"I... I guess it is..."
Saitou stood up and took the rooster head into his arms, chuckling once more. "You actually thought that's what I was going to ask about, Sanosuke?"
"I don't know! But ya know... at least now you know my biggest fear, man... don't do that again... next time just cut me off and don't let me scare myself like that..." Sano mumbled, shaking his head.
The brunette grinned, and tackled the older man to the bed, pinning him beneath his body.
Saitou raised an eyebrow. "And what's this about?"
"Heh. What do you thinkit's about?"
"You're going to run the risk of your daughter waking up?"
Sanosuke gave the man a feral grin. "We'll just have to make sure to stay quiet."
Sanosuke leaned down and covered Saitou's mouth with his own, nibbling lightly on the older man's bottom lips. Sanosuke laced his fingers through the midnight locks of his lover's hair, pulling the man closer to him. Their bodies pressed together perfectly. Saitou's arms wrapped around the young, lithe body as his hands began to roam lower until they were under the boy's shirt. He tugged at the edge, and quickly pulled the fabric over Sanosuke's head.
He kissed down the boy's neck, pulling their bodies closely together.
Very closely.
"Saitou..." Sanosuke groaned in a breathy whisper.
"What ever happened to being quiet?" Saitou asked back, voice low and sultry.
Sanosuke laughed, pulling the man back down to his lips.
"I'm tryin', I'm tryin'. Shaddup."
"Heh. This is going to be a long night..."
"Well, that doesn't bother me at all."
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Saitou had had a long day at work and came home a little later than he usually did. Usually he got home around six, just in time to start dinner for Sanosuke and Aya when they came back from kindergarten and other programs. Aya had been attending kindergarten for about a month now, and was proud to say that she was one of the most popular girls in the class.
Only tonight Saitou came home late.
It was around nine when he walked in and paused to the sound of silence.
The sound of silence...
Ever since Sanosuke and Aya had moved in the house was almost -never- quiet. What was wrong with this picture?
He walked into the kitchen, flicking the light on.
He was a little surprised to see Sanosuke sitting on the counter, just waiting for him. Saitou cocked his head as he looked at the troubled expression on the other man's face. "What is it, Sanosuke?"
Sanosuke looked up carefully and reached in his coat pocket for a letter. He stretched out his hand, the crumbled piece of paper in it.
"What's this?" Saitou tried again, but got no response.
He opened the crumbled piece of paper and looked in at its contents. His eyes scanned the text,.
And then his heart skipped a beat.
Saitou looked from the letter up to Sanosuke. Sanosuke bitterly gripped the counter, his jaw clenched. "He can't fucking do that... can he...!?" He demanded, his voice cracking. "He can't take her away from me..."
"He's her biological father... he can..." Saitou calmly stated, walking closer to where Sanosuke was sitting on the counter's edge. He wrapped his arms around the boy, holding him tightly. "I'm sorry..."
Sanosuke shook his head over and over, burring his face in Saitou's shoulder.
"This isn't happening... this isn't happening... This... can't be happening..."
Saitou pulled away just enough to kiss Sanosuke's forehead. He could feel hot tears soaking the shoulder of his shirt. He just stroked the younger man's face, kissing him lightly, trying to console him.
Saitou spoke carefully, "Sanosuke, where's Aya?"
"I... I dropped her off at Misao's... as soon as I got... that letter..." Sanosuke managed to get out in-between on-coming sobs.
He felt so useless... so pathetic...
"What are you going to do?"
"What the... fuck can I do...?"
"We can try to go against it. You adopted her. We can use the fact that you've been her full-time father for five years... We may have a chance..." Saitou stated, pulling the other man closer yet.
"How much is that going to take...?"
"A lot."
"Doesn't matter... I'll do anything to keep her..."
"That's good... we'll start all of this tomorrow. I'll get a hold of my lawyer. Right you need to relax." Saitou stated, rubbing the man's back.
Sanosuke took a deep breath in.
"Yeah -- I guess so..."
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"Aya-chan?" Misao asked, walking into the guest room where she had put the little girl. Sanosuke and Saitou had asked her to watch her for a night... and told her about the circumstances. She gladly accepted and was now attempting to talk to Aya.
She walked in to heard the small sobs coming from the inside of the room. Misao rushed to her side and scooped the small girl up into her arms. "What is it, Aya-chan?" She asked, kissing the girl on the cheek.
"Daddy... Daddy's sad... I don't want Daddy to be sad... He's been real'y happy with the 'ffer lately... but now he's all sad..." She sobbed a little bit, sniffling in. "An' that makes Aya sad..."
Misao pulled the girl close to her chest and gave her a tight hug. "It's all right, Aya-chan. Daddy will be happy again soon... I promise... just give him time. He doesn't want to lose something important to him, and right now he's trying to keep it with all of his might... please understand. And just be there for your daddy, all right?"
Aya nodded, "'m always there for my daddy! He told me once that I was all he's got! I love my daddy!"
Misao nodded, feeling small tears well up in her eyes.
She didn't want to admit it, but it was going to be next to impossible to win against the biological father... and they all didn't want to see Aya, the girl that they had grown up with leave like this...
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End of part five
Warnings: Angst, Sano/Saitou
Crying Roses
By: Emmy
Part Five
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Sanosuke smiled as he leaned into the embrace of the man that had his arms wrapped around him. "Hajime?"
"Hm?"
"Why are ya doing all this for me?"
"Because I want to, Sanosuke."
Sanosuke nodded and closed it eyes. The trio had been together for little over a month now and at the current time, Sanosuke and Saitou were cuddling on Saitou's bed. Yes, they were in Saitou's home, in front of Saitou's huge home entertainment system. Aya was seated on the floor, shuffling through a pile of videos that Saitou and Sano had bought her.
She had a big job.
She had to decide what they were all going to watch tonight.
Sanosuke leaned up and stole a quick, wet kiss from Saitou as the Aya squealed in delight.
"I know what we're gonna watch!"
"And what's that, Aya-chan?"
She hopped up to the couple and handed the DVD to Saitou. Saitou nodded, and stood up to set everything up. Sanosuke opened his arms wide with a smile and announced, "Come're, kiddo!"
Aya giggled and hopped into her father's arms.
The older man finished with the setting up and set back down into the bed with a remote controller in his hands. Sanosuke pulled Aya close to him as he pressed himself to Saitou with a grin.
This was heaven on Earth, he wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Sanosuke walked slowly back into Saitou's room where the other man lay and smiled in the doorway. He had just gotten back from tucking Aya into a bed in the guest room that Saitou had graciously lent the little girl. "Thanks a lot for getting those for her... she really loved them..."
Saitou merely nodded, patting the place on the bed besides him.
The younger man smirked and walked over, falling into his lovers arms.
"Sanosuke?" Saitou asked, and Sanosuke peered up for a moment, placing a chaste kiss on the other man's forehead.
"What's up?"
There was another pause, and that didn't set too well the the rooster headed youth. He frowned, looking at the man, and then shook his head.
"What is it, Hajime...?"
"It's about Aya."
Sanosuke's stomach lurched.
He couldn't be talking about...
"What is it..?"
"I was just--"
"Yer not gonna tell me that we're gonna have to end things because I have Aya-chan, are you!?" Sanosuke demanded, pulling away from the man wildly, standing up on the floor.
Even though fear and despair was evident on Sanosuke's face, Saitou couldn't help but break out laughing.
Sanosuke blinked, watching the man. "What the hell is it!?" He demanded.
"Nothing. I just find it amusing that your reaction was that." Saitou got out inbetween fits of... uncharacteristic laughter.
"What... so what do you mean...?"
"I was just wondering when she was starting kindergarten." The older man replied with a smirk slapped to his face.
Sanosuke blanked. "What?"
"It's about that time, isn't it?"
Another pause.
"I... I guess it is..."
Saitou stood up and took the rooster head into his arms, chuckling once more. "You actually thought that's what I was going to ask about, Sanosuke?"
"I don't know! But ya know... at least now you know my biggest fear, man... don't do that again... next time just cut me off and don't let me scare myself like that..." Sano mumbled, shaking his head.
The brunette grinned, and tackled the older man to the bed, pinning him beneath his body.
Saitou raised an eyebrow. "And what's this about?"
"Heh. What do you thinkit's about?"
"You're going to run the risk of your daughter waking up?"
Sanosuke gave the man a feral grin. "We'll just have to make sure to stay quiet."
Sanosuke leaned down and covered Saitou's mouth with his own, nibbling lightly on the older man's bottom lips. Sanosuke laced his fingers through the midnight locks of his lover's hair, pulling the man closer to him. Their bodies pressed together perfectly. Saitou's arms wrapped around the young, lithe body as his hands began to roam lower until they were under the boy's shirt. He tugged at the edge, and quickly pulled the fabric over Sanosuke's head.
He kissed down the boy's neck, pulling their bodies closely together.
Very closely.
"Saitou..." Sanosuke groaned in a breathy whisper.
"What ever happened to being quiet?" Saitou asked back, voice low and sultry.
Sanosuke laughed, pulling the man back down to his lips.
"I'm tryin', I'm tryin'. Shaddup."
"Heh. This is going to be a long night..."
"Well, that doesn't bother me at all."
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Saitou had had a long day at work and came home a little later than he usually did. Usually he got home around six, just in time to start dinner for Sanosuke and Aya when they came back from kindergarten and other programs. Aya had been attending kindergarten for about a month now, and was proud to say that she was one of the most popular girls in the class.
Only tonight Saitou came home late.
It was around nine when he walked in and paused to the sound of silence.
The sound of silence...
Ever since Sanosuke and Aya had moved in the house was almost -never- quiet. What was wrong with this picture?
He walked into the kitchen, flicking the light on.
He was a little surprised to see Sanosuke sitting on the counter, just waiting for him. Saitou cocked his head as he looked at the troubled expression on the other man's face. "What is it, Sanosuke?"
Sanosuke looked up carefully and reached in his coat pocket for a letter. He stretched out his hand, the crumbled piece of paper in it.
"What's this?" Saitou tried again, but got no response.
He opened the crumbled piece of paper and looked in at its contents. His eyes scanned the text,.
And then his heart skipped a beat.
To Sanosuke Sagara:
It has come to my attention that you have been watching my daughter for about five years. I only recently found out that Megumi had died. I want to take responsibility for her now. I thank you from the depths of my heart for watching her. I'll be coming to pick her up a week from now, and the 24th. Please pack her things so I can come and take her then.
Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Yoshimita Takimaru
It has come to my attention that you have been watching my daughter for about five years. I only recently found out that Megumi had died. I want to take responsibility for her now. I thank you from the depths of my heart for watching her. I'll be coming to pick her up a week from now, and the 24th. Please pack her things so I can come and take her then.
Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Yoshimita Takimaru
Saitou looked from the letter up to Sanosuke. Sanosuke bitterly gripped the counter, his jaw clenched. "He can't fucking do that... can he...!?" He demanded, his voice cracking. "He can't take her away from me..."
"He's her biological father... he can..." Saitou calmly stated, walking closer to where Sanosuke was sitting on the counter's edge. He wrapped his arms around the boy, holding him tightly. "I'm sorry..."
Sanosuke shook his head over and over, burring his face in Saitou's shoulder.
"This isn't happening... this isn't happening... This... can't be happening..."
Saitou pulled away just enough to kiss Sanosuke's forehead. He could feel hot tears soaking the shoulder of his shirt. He just stroked the younger man's face, kissing him lightly, trying to console him.
Saitou spoke carefully, "Sanosuke, where's Aya?"
"I... I dropped her off at Misao's... as soon as I got... that letter..." Sanosuke managed to get out in-between on-coming sobs.
He felt so useless... so pathetic...
"What are you going to do?"
"What the... fuck can I do...?"
"We can try to go against it. You adopted her. We can use the fact that you've been her full-time father for five years... We may have a chance..." Saitou stated, pulling the other man closer yet.
"How much is that going to take...?"
"A lot."
"Doesn't matter... I'll do anything to keep her..."
"That's good... we'll start all of this tomorrow. I'll get a hold of my lawyer. Right you need to relax." Saitou stated, rubbing the man's back.
Sanosuke took a deep breath in.
"Yeah -- I guess so..."
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"Aya-chan?" Misao asked, walking into the guest room where she had put the little girl. Sanosuke and Saitou had asked her to watch her for a night... and told her about the circumstances. She gladly accepted and was now attempting to talk to Aya.
She walked in to heard the small sobs coming from the inside of the room. Misao rushed to her side and scooped the small girl up into her arms. "What is it, Aya-chan?" She asked, kissing the girl on the cheek.
"Daddy... Daddy's sad... I don't want Daddy to be sad... He's been real'y happy with the 'ffer lately... but now he's all sad..." She sobbed a little bit, sniffling in. "An' that makes Aya sad..."
Misao pulled the girl close to her chest and gave her a tight hug. "It's all right, Aya-chan. Daddy will be happy again soon... I promise... just give him time. He doesn't want to lose something important to him, and right now he's trying to keep it with all of his might... please understand. And just be there for your daddy, all right?"
Aya nodded, "'m always there for my daddy! He told me once that I was all he's got! I love my daddy!"
Misao nodded, feeling small tears well up in her eyes.
She didn't want to admit it, but it was going to be next to impossible to win against the biological father... and they all didn't want to see Aya, the girl that they had grown up with leave like this...
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End of part five