Mob was the one in charge of where they went now.

"Ok, so we're in agreement that we're going to Tokyo…and then after that London…and then after that California…and then where are we going after that?" asked Mob as she walked up and down the plane aisle. She had her ipad in her hands and her finger hovered over the keyboard. She was setting the itinerary for the whole rest of the year! And the plane ride was going well! This was the best day ever!

Even if something was bothering dad.

She could feel his aura. He was off in the corner, he had told everyone to leave him alone, and she didn't think that he needed to be alone right now. She knew her dad and she knew that sometimes he could get either really mad or really sad for no reason….and this was one of those times. When a person was sad they needed to be with their friends. Her friends always made her feel better when she was sad and she always made her friends feel better when they were sad and even Sho was with Fukuda now because he was feeling sad about the snakes…not that she knew how Fukuda could help but if Sho felt better then that was what mattered.

Well that and making up their itinerary for the rest of the year.

"So we're skipping the Christmas party?" asked Minegishi from where they were sitting. They were using Shimazaki as a pillow and they looked like they were going to be sick…probably because they were flying and stuff. They hated flying and…well it was a short flight to Tokyo. Then they could go somewhere with a lot of plants…well there were plants in London…well some it was cold there now…after California they could go to the jungle or something. Some place where Minegishi could be happy.

Because they deserved to be happy.

"Mob, no! You can't cancel the Christmas party, I was planning on slipping Hatori some-" said Shimazaki

"Nobody is slipping Hatori anything. I had to hold his…well I had to do a lot of things for him last time and I don't want to ever have to do those things for him again. There have to be limits of some kind in this friendship." Said Shibata. Mob nodded. She would make an official party rule that Hatori wasn't allowed to have anything to drink or smoke or eat, well that wasn't food, and then they wouldn't have a repeat of last year…because nobody wanted to have a repeat of last year…

Especially the guy who cleaned the bathroom sinks.

"Come on…I'm not going to do…any of that again." said Hatori. Mob walked a little faster. The pacing helped her think…and that was all. She wasn't trying to get away from Hatori in this tiny plane. She had no reason to avoid him. He hadn't said a word to her about what had happened when she asked him out, he thought that Shimazaki had put her up to it, and she wasn't going to bring it up either…so now they could go back to normal….but going back to normal was actually kind of hard…

But she would worry about that later. Right now she had to get this travel itinerary done.

"We're still going to have the Christmas party guys…and we're going to make a rule that Hatori can't have anything fun. Not even champagne." Said Mob

"But where are we going to have it? You already scheduled this thing for the Tokyo HQ. If we follow this then it's going to be a lot of travelling all before Christmas...and I don't know if I can deal with that." Said Minegishi. Mob looked down at her ipad. Right. Winer was coming and when it was winter then Minegishi was in a lot of pain and sadness and cold and stuff. They hated the winter and they hated flying…so doing both at once…they would need more than a couple of Xanax and using Shimazaki as a pillow.

"Well maybe I can move it to right now…and turn it into a Halloween party. People like Halloween." Said Mob. She liked Halloween, well she liked candy and costumes…and she had already ordered a bunch of Christmas decorations…but she could just have them dyed orange and purple and black and stuff. She could also just give everyone new invitations and…yes. This was going to work.

"Miss Suzuki? Are you sure that's a wise decision? You could end up alienating a lot of important backers." Said Fukuda. Mob had put him in the far corner specifically so that he couldn't hear her or talk to her…not that she wanted to be mean to him or anything. She hated being mean…she just didn't want to give him the chance to be mean first. Not that he had been mean…well he had called her Miss Suzuki…but he could have said something a lot worse.

"Leave big sis alone, if she wants to have a Halloween party then she can throw a Halloween party…now hold still." Said Sho. Mob knew what he was doing, another one of those pokey tattoos but this time on Fukuda, and she really wanted to tell Fukuda not to let Sho do that to him. That was teaching Sho that it was ok for him to go around giving tattoos and stuff….and they were a cool kind of art and stuff….but if Sho did that to Fukuda then he would have thought that it was ok to go around doing that to other people too…and also Sho…she loved him but she had no idea if he knew what he was doing…

But at least he was practicing on the guy who could heal…so that was good at least.

"Miss Suzuki, I just think that you should reconsider…or at least ask your father-" said Fukuda. Mob…well she knew that Fukuda helped dad with these things…but she could handle them. She was in charge here. She was in charge and she knew what she was going to do. Everyone had been working hard all year and now it was time to have some fun. People liked parties, people like Halloween…well not everyone in Japan knew about it…but people liked parties and candy and costumes and spooky stuff and that was what they were going to do. Have a party and then everyone would have fun…and then they would be happy.

Mob knew how to be in charge.

"Big sis knows what she's doing…stop being a jerk and hold still." Said Sho. Mob could tell that he was upset…and she knew that she was right to send the snakes away, wild animals belonged in the wild like mom had said, but she also knew that she had hurt Sho when she sent the snakes away…when he was all grown up and dad was old and stuff then she would get him snakes. Then, in the future, but not now.

"Yeah, stop being a jerk and let the kid practice his stick and poke on you." Said Shimazaki. Mob quickly turned over to look at dad. He had his earplugs in and he was doing something on his laptop…so he hadn't heard. That was good. Sho needed to be more careful about that…and everyone needed to no talk about it so loudly. Dad didn't like tattoos…or anything that Sho did…and he was in a bad enough mood as it was. She didn't want to make it any worse.

"Not that he's doing that again." said Shibata. Mob didn't know if he honestly couldn't tell what Sho was doing or if he was just lying in case dad was listening…and she would have to make a no lying rule. She didn't like lies and people needed to tell each other the truth…and she wondered if she could make those kinds of rules. Dad had told her that she was in charge now and….well she knew that she didn't have absolute power, she could just make new divisions or anything like that, but she might have had the power to make new big rules….

She would ask about that later when dad was in a better mood.

"No, he is. I can tell." Said Shimazaki. Mob shook her head and motioned over towards dad. His aura was pulled inwards and he was buried in his laptop but he could have heard them at any moment. Then he could have gotten up and tried to punish Sho…and then Mob would have had to stop him again. She hadn't liked it, before, stopping dad from getting up and hurting Sho….but it had to be done. She just didn't want to have to do it again.

It had just seemed sort of….mean.

"Ryou, we were trying not to address it. Stop drinking and pay attention to your surroundings for once." Said Minegishi. They were in a bad mood…and Mob wished that she knew what she could do…this was only a one hour and fifteen minute flight…but there had to have been something that she could do.

"I haven't had that much to drink, Toshi." Said Shimazaki. Mob thought otherwise. There were a bunch of tiny beer cans and wine bottles on the seat across from him, and she would have to make a rule later on about all garbage going in garbage cans, so maybe he'd had enough. She knew that Minegishi had helped make that pile but she also knew that Minegishi knew to use moderation. They were always talking about it, anyway.

"You've had enough, Ryou." Said Minegishi. There was a tone there that she couldn't read…but maybe it wasn't meant for her…and also maybe it wasn't a good tone. Sho's aura flared when they said that…but that was normal for when Minegishi talked to Shimazaki. It must have been so hard for him having to see the boy he was in love with sitting with Minegishi…and Mob felt bad for him, she really did, but she wasn't going to order Shimazaki to break up with Minegishi and then wait until Sho grew up and then marry him…well boys couldn't get married…but still. That wouldn't have been fair to Minegishi, they had been dumped once already and they didn't need to be dumped again…and it wouldn't have been fair to Shimazaki, it was hard for him to be open about his feelings like this, and it wouldn't be fair at all to Sho because the love between him and Shimazaki would have been forced and not based on actual love at all…so she wouldn't be doing that even though she was pretty sure that she had that kind of power over her friends.

"Or maybe you've had too little. Come on, get on my level. You'll feel better." Said Shimazaki

"They said that they didn't want any." Said Sho. Mob shook her head. Nope. This was getting close to a fight. Shimazaki and Minegishi were a couple now and couples did this thing where it seemed like they were fighting but they weren't, Mob had seen Minegishi and Shimazaki do it before and she had seen a lot of movies too, but Sho didn't realize it and he thought that they were really fighting. He loved Shimazaki so of course he wouldn't want people to fight with the boy he loved.

Was in love with.

There was a difference, Mob realized, because Sho wanted to be his boyfriend. Mob loved Shimazaki too but in a friend sort of way, not a kissing sort of way….and it was so weird thinking about her little brother thinking about anyone in a kissing sort of way…but he was a human being the same as she was and he thought about the same sorts of things that she did…and he must have been just as hurt as she was, she realized, because if it had hurt her hearing Hatori confess to Minegishi…then it must have been extra painful for Sho to have to sit and watch Minegishi and Shimazaki cuddle…and when Sho was hurt he started fights…

And rule number one on the plane was 'no fighting'.

"Sho, stay out of this. Here, focus on the rocket ship you've been drawing…maybe make it look more like a rocket ship." Said Fukuda. Mob knew that this was getting worse. Fukuda always made fights worse, he had to fight with everyone, and he encouraged Sho to fight even when he didn't directly tell Sho…and Mob did not need to deal with another plane ride fight. She was tired of plane ride fights.

"He's not drawing a rocket ship. I can feel it from here. That's clearly a-" said Shimazaki. Mob leaned forward to see what it was…and it just looked like a really bad drawing of a rocket ship…but skin was different than paper…and also Fukuda was moving a lot….and also Sho was still learning. She didn't know if she wanted Sho to learn how to do this…but it was better that he learn on Fukuda than himself…and also she wanted nothing more or less than his complete and constant happiness.

"Ryou, shut up about what Mob's little brother is drawing." Said Minegishi. Mob…wouldn't have used those words exactly…but yes, Shimazaki needed to stop talking about what Sho was drawing. Sho was in love with him and every mean thing he said was like Shimazaki was digging his heart out with a spoon and then rubbing salt in the wound.

"Sho's drawing what Sho feels like drawing and none of us are artists so we can't talk about the things that Sho draws. Anyway so we're in agreement about the schedule, right? The Christmas party will now be the Halloween party?" asked Mob. Parties were a good thing to talk about. Everyone loved parties…well the last one hadn't gone the best…and at least if she and Shimazaki had another coke adventure it wouldn't be as cold out so that was good…but this would be a good party. She would make this into a good party.

"You know not a lot of people in Japan celebrate Halloween." Said Shimazaki. Mob nodded. It was much more popular in America…but she didn't want to move the party to America. People had already planned on coming to Japan…and also she just sort of liked being in Japan the best…because she was Japanese and it was her first language and also she just…liked looking like the people around her…even though she knew that was selfish of her.

"Yes…but that's the only holiday theme that I can think of." Said Mob. She could do maybe a non holiday theme like under the sea or the future…but that was kind of a waste of a month. There was a holiday this month so why not use it?

"There's health and sport's day…so we could have a Claw wide sports festival like they have in school." Said Shibata. Mob…well that didn't seem like a party idea but…well that could have been a fun thing to do next summer. She added that to the idea list.

"That's all you, Shibata. I'm more of an indoor guy." Said Hatori. Mob…well she thought that maybe being outside would do him some good, being outside in the sun and getting exercise was good for you…but she wasn't going to say anything. That would have been really mean and she did not want to ever be mean to Hatori. He was her friend…just her friend…and things maybe were pretty awkward right now….but that didn't change the fact that they were still friends.

"Sports Day? That's the best you guys can come up with?" asked Shimazaki. Minegishi lifted their head and gave him a look even though he didn't see expressions that well, he said, not unless he was really focused on the person…and he was always really focused on Minegishi. Mob maybe wanted to tell him to focus a little less on Minegishi since Sho was right there…but Shimazaki had no idea that Sho was in love with him and she wasn't going to go around telling her own little brother's secrets like that.

"What else is there?" asked Mob. The only other thing she could think of was Shimazaki's birthday….but birthday parties weren't work parties. Well the Awakened celebrated dad's birthday but that was different. They had already planned a party for Shimazaki at the house. He would get thirty one pancakes, which was way too many pancakes for one person, and then maybe if he had all thirty one pancakes he would get sick of pancakes and never want to see or eat them ever again and then breakfast would be safe forever.

"Really Mob, you can't think up anything else special happening in October?" asked Shimazaki

"Nothing else besides your birthday…but we're already throwing you a party in the house with birthday pancakes. You get thirty one pancakes because you're thirty one. You've been looking forward to this for a while. You said so." Said Mob

"We should throw Shimazaki a party instead of having a Halloween party! It's a good idea! Do that, big sis!" said Sho. Mob nodded. Well if Sho thought that it was a good idea then she would do that. She would kill two birds with one stone…that was a mean saying. She would get two things done at once. Shimazaki was a good friend and she loved him, and Sho loved him a lot more, so she would just do that. Maybe Sho should have been in charge too. He was good at making decisions….and he was the one who was going to grow up to be in charge of Claw, not her.

Because he was a boy.

She didn't mind it, the fact that she could never inherit the world. She was a girl and girls didn't inherit things. She just hoped that Sho didn't get overwhelmed. It was hard to be in charge and she really hoped that he watched and learned from her. She didn't mind at all that one day she would just live with dad and her kids and that would be her life…she would at least have a boyfriend then, or a husband, and she wouldn't have to move anymore…and she would keep her friends close, of course, not in the house but they would be close…and it would be a good life…

Besides, she could enjoy being in charge now while she could.

"Hey, hey, hey, let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater here." Said Shimazaki. Mob stared at him. That was a saying but she had no idea what it could possibly mean. Throw the baby out with the bathwater? That was just weird. If someone was so absent minded that they threw a baby out with the bathwater then maybe they shouldn't have been allowed to have a baby in the first place. That was mean but it was just how she felt.

"Ryou, we're not throwing two parties. I don't think that I can survive two parties." Said Minegishi. Mob would make sure that there were plenty of things at this party that they liked…and she would make sure that nobody confessed to them, too, about being in love with them and about wanting to eat them. She would be there at their side the whole time. There. That was a good plan.

"We can throw one party, a combination party." Said Mob. There. That was another good idea. She would get a cake and stuff and…well it would be fun. She had planned on getting very stoned with Shimazaki but they could do that anytime….and also she had been looking forward to pancakes…but she could serve them at the party. That would be good, Shibata could help since he liked to cook, and also they could get drunk off of that vodka that Shimazaki liked…that was going on the idea list too.

She was on fire today…the saying, not in life. If she had been on fire in life then she would have been really freaked out.

"See, great minds think alike! Ok Mob, so what we're going to need is a hundred cases of champagne, a hundred cases of good Russian vodka, a hundred cases of pudding packs, some candles at the table, a really good playlist…let me do the playlist actually…and we're going to need some lawn darts-" said Shimazaki

"Miss Suzuki, before you make any decisions I really think that you should consult your father." Said Fukuda. Mob hated it when he called her Miss Suzuki…and also she hated it when he looked at her and stuff, too. She could feel his eyes on her…and she turned to the side. She hadn't been wearing her sweater, just her shirt, and she sort of wished that she had worn her sweater even though it was hot out…but she wasn't going to make a big thing out of it. She didn't want to make a fight happen. That would be breaking her own rule.

Also she maybe should have asked dad.

He was in a bad mood but also…well he was still the President of Claw. He had put her in charge but he was still there. He wasn't on one of his away missions, he was right there, and she could ask him…so that was what she was going to do. Even though he could say now. She looked down at her ideas list. These were good ideas….and she was in charge…but not fully. She was not fully in charge and she would never fully be in charge.

Because she was a girl and that was just what life was like when you were a girl.

"Hey dad….dad!" called Mob across the plane. She tapped his aura with hers. He looked up, his laptop almost fell but he caught it with his powers. His aura flared against her and...and it didn't feel good at all….but she had to ask him. She wasn't the only person in charge and…well she had to ask him. Even though he could just walk over, take her whole list in his hands, and delete it all…because he was the one in charge…and stuff.

"Shigeko…what is it? I told you not to bother me. I told you that you were in charge." Said dad. Mob nodded. She knew that she was in charge but…well Fukuda was right. She didn't have all the power and she never would…and also she had no clue what dad was so upset about but she didn't want to make it any worse.

"Can I move the Christmas party to Halloween and also make it a-" said Mob

"Yes, yes, that's fine. Whatever you want is fine." Said dad before he put his earplugs back in. She nodded and looked back at everyone else. Fukuda was giving her a look but he did that a lot, that wasn't new and it wasn't important. Figuring out the details of their travel plans and party plans, all of that was important.

"Ok, so since we're staying in Tokyo for longer than I thought we can move the London trip to…" said Mob as she went over the new list she just thought up right now this second. She was making plans as fast as they came into her head…and she liked it. She made plans all the time. She planned on which chores she would do and what meals she would cook and what groceries she would order…but this was different. This was better…more exciting. She had all the power and she could make things so fun for everyone….and that was what she was going to do for as long as she could. She wouldn't have this kind of power forever, she was just a girl after all, but she would hold onto this for as long as she could.

She would be in charge for as long as she could be…because it was pretty great being in charge of stuff…and it was too bad that it couldn't be forever.