Journey to Insanity and Romance p 13

Disclaimer: I do not own Full Metal Panic or Robocop. Wish I did though.

Author's Note: This will have a pair of lemon scenes in it. It will also be the last chapter taking place in Detroit. The rest of the story will be happening in New York. Be ready for a dramatic ending to the story, as it will carry over to my newest story, 'Kim Possible and Street Hawk: Full Metal Mayhem!'.

548 Primrose and Departures

Davis and Robocop are in the front seat while Luke, Sousuke and Kaname are sitting in the back seat of Davis's personal car. Of course, the ride is somewhat bumpy because of the cyborg sitting in the front seat.

But, they take it in stride. After all, it's not every day they ride with a hero. Funny thing is, Robocop feels the same way when it comes to Sousuke.

He has saved the world numerous times, very much like another couple that he knows, and he's only seventeen. Just like that other couple was when he first met them.

When they get to the house, Robocop opens the door on Davis' Intrepid and steps out, lightening the load on the car's suspension.

He then takes a look at the house and sees some changes were made to his former residence. A elm tree in the front yard, a basketball hoop over the driveway and vinyl siding, just to name a few things.

Luke steps out and says, "I got it before OCP shut down. For some reason, no one even bought the place. It could be because the sales unit was destroyed. Apparently, someone wasn't very happy about it being in there. Or perhaps it said the wrong thing. I found some trashed items, including a crumpled picture. I've still got them, as it gives the house some charm and history at least."

Softly, Robocop asks, "Were there people in the picture?"

"There were. A family. A man, his wife and their son. The son was dressed as the devil. They looked so happy. I guess the picture was taken before the man's death, maybe about three months."

"You hit the nail right on the head, Luke. I was the one that took that picture. Then those creeps took me away from my family. I thank you for keeping them."

"It's not a problem."

Kaname's jaw drops as she hears those words from Luke's mouth. She then decides that he is like Sousuke in some aspects. Both she and Davis sigh in exasperation as the cousins walk into the house together.

Ayame then giggles, causing the other two to share a quick giggle as they follow the cyborg into the house, right behind the cousins Sagara.

Once inside, Kaname smiles as she sees the interior of the house. A fireplace, free of soot all around it, fresh flowers at both sides of it. A table with a memorial-type display in the middle along with a television set facing the table. The list goes on and on.

Ayame then says, "Very impressive, Luke. Must have cost you a substantial amount."

Luke nods and replies, "Yeah, I'll say. When I bought this place, the fireplace was covered in soot, there was a broken mug on the counter and the flowers were long dead, having been neglected for so long. From the looks of the damage, I estimate that Mrs. Murphy suffered a seriously broken heart that night. She blamed the world, the people responsible for her husband's demise, everything. In a way, I think she kinda blamed herself. Even though there was nothing for her to feel bad about. If she had unresolved issues, then she would have been more destructive."

Kaname nods as she imagines what would happen to her if anything took Sousuke away from her.

"Miss Chidori, I come to you with a heavy heart. Sergeant Sagara is out on patrol. He was ambushed while within the ARX-7. He was unable to activate the Lambda Driver and never stood a chance."

"No, no, no, no! Not Sousuke! Sousuke!"

As soon as the Mithril Casualty Officer leaves after having given her the Mithril flag, she swallows the biggest lump she ever had within her throat.

An hour later, she comes out of the shock and writes down Sousuke's name and the words, 'Killed in Action'. When she's done, she looks around their apartment, strokes her five-month pregnant belly and starts sobbing.

Through her sobs, she vows, "I'll tell our child all about you, Sousuke. I'll tell him or her all about how brave you were in facing danger at all times and how much you loved us. We were to be married next month. Until we're together again, my darling."

At that, she starts screaming and trashing the apartment. Starting with picking up her Glock 26 and shooting the walls, leaving their pictures intact.

When she's done with her rage, she weeps some more, wishing that she could have told him so much more before he had left on his final mission.

Tears fall from her brown eyes as she comes out of the nightmarish daydream and gazes over to her beloved. Sousuke catches her gaze and nods his understanding.

He then goes over to her side and holds her close, kissing her at the top of her head. When he wraps his arms around her middle, she smiles slightly and leans back against him.

She tilts her head back and kisses him on his chin, saying, "I love you, Sousuke. Please, keep yourself off the list. Please."

"I'll do all I can, Kaname. That's all I can promise."

"As long as you promise to make every attempt to stay alive, it'll be good enough for me. But I'd very much prefer you not knock on Death's door. I want you to be old and gray before you die. If it means quitting Mithril, then so be it. You've done more than you fair share of saving the world. Don't you think it's time for you to enjoy it?"

"Affirmative. I've been wondering about family since this morning. If anything happens, I'll switch my status to on-call, only for specific emergencies which require Arbalest."

Kaname blushes and giggles, saying, "Sousuke, that's the most beautiful idea I've heard from you yet. Would you like to start working on our family tonight?"

She then laughs when she sees Sousuke go rigid in his posture and sweating profusely. "Luke, if you don't mind, I think I'll take your cousin into one of your rooms so we can have ourselves a good time."

"Have at, Kaname. Just try to keep it down. Okay?"

"It will not be a problem. Not for a Specialist's girl." She then wriggles her way out of Sousuke's arms and drags him by his arms, very gently, toward one of the house's bedrooms. When she closes the door, they can hear her speaking softly, but cannot make out her words.

Inside the bedroom, Kaname undoes her blouse and removes her bra, smiling as she does so. She then takes down her skirt and panties, undoing Sousuke's slacks as well. When they're around his ankles, Kaname mounts him, pumping up and down on him. Sousuke comes out of the daze and helps Kaname with the pumping.

As he pumps her, he kisses her and says, "I love you, Kaname Chidori."

"I love you too, Sousuke Sagara." She then feels his essence bursting into her and clasps Sousuke into her arms. "Let's be happy for the rest of our lives, Sousuke. You deserve to be happy, just like I deserve happiness as well."

Sousuke smiles softly at Kaname and whispers into her ear. "Affirmative, my darling Kaname." Kaname blushes and smiles at Sousuke's endearment toward her before she kisses him again.

The rest of the night, they hear the occasional scream from Kaname and then giggling from her. Yet, somehow, Ayame, Luke and Davis are able to get some rest once the bedroom had quieted down.

Robocop looks around the house, nods in approval and walks out the door, knowing the house is in good hands.

He makes his way along the street when he hears James' Mustang come at him. He then grins as the former Police car stops beside him and the window rolls down, revealing his son's face.

"Need a lift, Dad?" Robocop nods and gets into the car. When he's in position, James directs the car toward their home. As they drive, James looks over at Robocop and asks, "You okay, Dad?"

"I'm fine, James. Thank you for asking. How's Diana holding up with her new face?"

"She's working it for sure, Dad. The Stoppables did a fine job on it." Robocop nods in agreement as the car gets to the house.

As it pulls into the driveway, Robocop glances to the left and sees a young woman with reddish color hair sitting at the window. He waves at her, with her returning the wave.

Both Father and son get out of the former Police car and go inside their house, with no knowledge about their neighbor.

The next morning, Kaname wakes up, nude and happy, just like the previous day in New York. She looks over at Sousuke and sees him smiling lightly with his eyes closed. She then kisses him on his lips and presses herself into his body. When he opens his eyes, he smiles at the lovely angel beside him.

"Good morning, Kaname." Wrapping her in his arms, he pulls her closer to him. Kaname grins and kisses him again as she mounts him. Eager for a quickie, she softly kisses him, knowing they have to depart soon.

"Morning, Sousuke. I don't know about you, but I think this'll be the best part of waking up. As long as you're with me, I feel safe and happy. Just like I told you in that amusement park while you were dressed as Bonta-kun."

She then feels his essence bursting into her, again. Collapsing on top of him, she grins and gives him another passionate Frencher.

Checking the time, she moans and dismounts him, causing him to look at the time as well. Kaname gives a light giggle as Sousuke rises up from the bed and starts to get dressed.

"Kaname, what does one say when they're saying good-bye to a relative, even though they'll see each other later? I spent so much time, treating Mithril as my family, that I seem to have lost touch with how to handle my actual family."

Kaname smiles warmly as she gets up from the bed, her breasts bouncing proudly as she moves.

Wrapping her arms around him, she kisses his back and replies, "Usually, the best phrase for one to say when dealing with that kind of situation is 'see you later', 'later gator', something along those lines. I can only hope that Luke can understand the situation you're in right now. I mean, you're a mercenary with a girlfriend, the two of you have just reunited, we have started working on our family and you're worried about offending him."

Sousuke nods and replies, "That makes sense. Looks like this arrangement has benefits after all. I protect you and you help me learn to cope in a world clear of war. Until I have to go into another hot zone, that is." Kaname nods her head against Sousuke's back, tears falling from her eyes.

Curious about an old assignment, Kaname asks, "Was it really that bad in Helmajistan, Sousuke? Did you come across any friends that may have survived the slaughter of your old unit?"

"Affirmative. Gauron and myself were the only survivors of that mission. I did come across an old friend, only for him to turn out to become my enemy. His name was Zaied. He taught me everything about survival in battle when I was only a boy of eight years old. I thought he had died when our base was attacked by Savages. Turned out he had survived it. I can't help but wonder if he was the one that caused the deaths of everyone else."

Sousuke can then feel Kaname shaking in anger. He turns around to wrap her in his arms and does so.

"No wonder you felt so bad, Sousuke. If I was in your shoes, I'd want some answers as well. Let alone suspect someone after having a chance to analyze things a little clearly."

Liking the feel of her breasts against his chest, Kaname routes her hand down towards his lower region, only for a knock on the door to interrupt them.

Ayame's voice can then be heard through the door. "Sousuke, Kaname, our flight leaves in two hours, guys. So quit screwing around and get ready."

Kaname grins and blushes, thinking, 'I was ready to screw around some more. Oh, well. We can wait until we get back to New York and then Tokyo so we can enjoy each other some more.' At that, Kaname squirms her way out of Sousuke's arms, gives him a quick peck and gets dressed.

An hour and a half later, the couple and cousin are at the airport, saying their good-byes. Of course, leave it to Sousuke to say a good-bye like a soldier would.

"I'll hope to see you on the battlefield soon, Luke."

Kaname clamps her hand over her mouth to stifle her laughter, knowing that Sousuke just said good-bye in his own unique way. Ayame goes to a nearby pillar and laughs behind it.

Davis comes up and asks, "You're leaving already? We were hoping to take a picture with you guys." Sheila and Robocop, along with James and Davis, had come to see the couple off.

Sousuke checks his watch, nods and replies, "We have time for a group picture. It's not a problem."

Kaname nods in agreement and gets into position as Davis sets the camera onto a nearby bench and sets it's timer. Once Davis gets into position, the flash goes off.

As she goes to retrieve it, a thief comes up and snatches up the camera, running as he does so.

Snarling, Sousuke brings out his dagger from within his sleeve and throws it at the thief. When the blade pierces the thief's back, Sousuke goes to retrieve the camera and his dagger, Robocop right behind him.

The thief is writhing in pain on the floor and swearing when he hears something he'd never expected anyone to say.

"Retrieval in fifteen seconds."

Sousuke said the words with a fiercely feral grin on his face while Robocop's face is clenched. When the two reach the thief, Sousuke picks up the camera and gets his dagger out of the thief's back.

As Sousuke cleans the blade, the thief says, "I'm suing you. 'Smitty' Shyster is gonna make a killing with my case. His brother Sammy will be so proud of him, picking up where he left off. What's your name, man? You grossly violated my civil rights."

Before he can say anything more, Sousuke grabs him by the collar and brings him up to eye level.

"You do not have the right to sue me, steal another person's property or demand my name. As far as I'm concerned, you have no civil rights. You lost them the instant you grabbed the camera. You were in the process of committing a crime when you received my dagger into your back. If anyone should sue, it's the lady you stole the camera from. She's even a Police Officer. The next time I see you steal another person's property, keep this in mind. It will be the last thing you ever do. Is that understood?"

"You're a plainclothes cop. You're not supposed to threaten me."

"What makes you think I'm with the Law Enforcement community? Not that it's any of your business, but I think it'll be safe to say I'm a mercenary and leave it at that."

He then turns to Robocop and says, "He's all yours, Commander Murphy. I'll return the camera to Officer Davis."

Robocop nods as Sousuke drops the thief onto the ground and walks back to the others. The thief lands so hardly, it results in another cry of pain.

Robocop chuckles lightly and says, "I'd say you got off lucky, creep. He's usually not this forgiving according to his friends. Be thankful he's feeling charitable."

His back still flaring with pain, the thief asks, "How is throwing a knife into my back charitable?"

"He could have blown your brains out the front of your head with his gun." That causes the thief to pale in fear over what the cyborg in front of him had just said.

While this is going on, Kaname cringes as she sees Sousuke's face go from angry to stony as usual then up to jovial. When he gets to her, she wraps her arms around him and checks him for wounds. Finding none, she smiles and kisses him.

Sousuke returns the kiss and hands Davis her camera as the couple kisses. When the time comes for them to board their charter, they walk out of the terminal together after Robocop handed the thief over to the Paramedics.

"Sousuke, I'll hope to see you on the battlefield as well. Kaname, take good care of my cousin for me. Please?"

Kaname winks and replies, "Affirmative, Luke. It will not be a problem."

At that, Luke gives all three of them a hug at the same time, causing them to start chuckling. When the couple and Ayame get onboard the plane, they give their friends and Luke a warm wave good-bye. Five minutes later, the plane takes off, heading for New York.

On board the Tuatha de Danaan, Melissa is heading for the hangar along with Commander Mardukas. Her intent is flying back to New York to meet up with Sousuke.

"Sgt. Major, I expect Sgt. Sagara to fully employ discretion on his part while in the States on vacation."

"About that, sir. Kaname used one of the earring grenades that Sousuke gave her on a mugger. It blew the mugger's head off. He threatened myself, Kaname, her sister, Kurz and Sousuke with death. He even went so far as to tell her his intentions for after she's dead."

"I thank you for your report, Sgt. Major. I was, however, speaking about Sagara's actions while on vacation for the remainder of the trip."

"Sir, yes sir!"

"Carry on, Sgt. Major."

"Sir, yes sir!" Little do they realize that an interesting situation will soon develop in the next two and a half weeks.