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Little Things

Moment Eight

"So," Kagome started as she sat on the couch with a large bowl of popcorn for their movie night. "I'm planning a trip to Japan sometime soon. Do you guys want to come with me?"

Conner stopped fiddling with the DVD menu and stared at Kagome. "You want us to meet your family?"

"Of course I do!" Kagome told him with a surprised laugh. "You're important to me and we've been together for a while now. I would've liked for you to meet them a while back, but we're all usually so busy that I wasn't sure when we'd actually be able to. Just, you know, something to think on." When Conner didn't go back to starting up the movie, Kagome reached over and took the remote from him to do it herself.

As the movie began and Kagome seemed happy to leave her invitation at that, Conner and Kaldur glanced at each other over Kagome's head. They knew how much Kagome's family meant to her and what meeting them would mean. Family was an odd topic for the three of them that was never brought up much, mostly because Kagome and Kaldur so rarely got to see theirs and Conner's closest family consisted of Superman and that was on a technicality more than anything else.

"When were you planning to make your trip?" Kaldur asked.

"I'm not sure yet," Kagome shrugged lightly. "If you're planning on coming with me, it'll depend on when we're all able to find some time off together."

Kaldur and Conner both knew that even though Kagome talked to her family, specifically her mother, frequently, she hadn't been to see them in years. It had been several years since her last trip, and while they'd been dating at the time, their relationship was still young and they'd all agreed it would be better to wait until they were all more sure of where it was going.

"And they…" Conner trailed off for a second before continuing, "they already know you're inviting us?"

"What?" Kagome asked genuinely confused as she paused their movie and set aside the popcorn to look back and forth between the two of them.

They weren't oblivious. All three of them knew that not all cultures on Earth were accepting of their type of relationship, of polyamory. People were getting better and more accepting all the time, but many still weren't. It was the reason that, while they didn't go out of their way to make it clear that they were in a relationship, they didn't advertise that they were together. Conner and Kaldur weren't in the public eye as much as some of their peers, choosing instead to remain with the Team and lead the younger members in covert missions, but if it got out to the public that Kagome was dating not just one but two heroes, her credibility and professionalism could be questioned.

The two men were aware that Kagome's family already knew about them, the fact that they lived together and were in a relationship, but Kagome had never told either of them about her family's reaction or view on the three of them.

Kaldur was about to phrase Conner's question a different way when Kagome suddenly started laughing.

"Oh!" She wheezed, blinking away a few tears. "I get it now! It took me a second." Taking a second to catch her breath and get out the rest of her giggles, Kagome told them, "Look, my family has always been very understanding. They stopped being surprised by anything in my life years ago. And believe me, my mom has been dropping the least subtle hints in history that she wants to meet you guys."

"Are you sure?" Kaldur asked, choosing to err on the side of caution. He knew that as important as they and her family were to her, having a bad first meeting or seeing poor interactions between them would put a lot of strain on Kagome. At worst, it could even lead her to start questioning their relationship.

Kagome made a thoughtful face at him before standing up and saying, "One second, I'll be right back." Conner and Kaldur watched her retreat to their bedroom before she came back a minute later toting her laptop. Setting it up on the coffee table in front of them and quickly logging in, she opened Skype and started a call. It took a few rings, but it was eventually picked up by Kagome's mother (on her phone, judging by the video).

Kagome and her mother, who appeared to be pleasantly surprised by her tone and expression, greeted each other in Japanese, but soon Kagome was saying something else and motioning to the other two sitting on the couch with her. Her mother listened carefully, nodding, before she began to laugh in a way that reminded Kaldur and Conner of Kagome.

"Yes," her mother said in heavily accented English. They could see her thinking over her words carefully before she said, "You come to Tokyo. I want to meet you. All of us!"

"Mom and Souta speak a little English, enough to get by," Kagome explained quickly. "Grandpa, not so much."

Conner thought for a moment before he added, "I speak Japanese. I've never really used it before, though."

Kagome's mother's face lit up on the screen before she spoke happily to Conner in her native tongue, sounding much more natural and at ease. Kaldur and Kagome watched as Conner blushed a little and nodded before responding. His speech sounded a little mechanical, but Kagome's mother beamed all the same.

Soon enough, Kagome said goodbye to her mother and ended the call before closing her laptop again. "See?" She asked. "Nothing to be nervous about. Honestly, she was a little disappointed I didn't bring you two with me last time I went." Pushing her laptop further back on the table and grabbing their popcorn again, Kagome sat back on the couch and said, "So whenever you think you might be able to take a little time away from the team - I'm thinking maybe a week? - just let me know."

The movie was started up again and played undisrupted for a couple of minutes before Kaldur spoke up, "I suppose I should try to learn at least a little Japanese before we go."

"Don't worry," Kagome said, patting his knee. "Conner and I can give you a crash course between now and then."