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I'm back :3 again, I'm sorry for the week wait but here's the next chapter. Enjoy
"Blue," Green said gently as he trailed his hand down her brown hair. His touch brought her back to her youth. The memory of his proposal made her heart but just as suddenly, the memory of him leaving shattered the moment. Blue quickly pushed Green of her and scurried away from him. He was so stunned by her sudden change, he didn't stop her.
She ran along the pond's edge until she saw Aqua running toward her. Blue felt her legs go shaky and walking became more difficult since she was still wearing her ice skates. She staggered and fell to her knees. Aqua didn't seem to notice the tears Blue was trying to hold back as she skipped to her mother. Her smile was wide enough to split her face and she hugged Blue's leg, telling her about all of the tricks she accomplished.
Blue smiled, trying to hold back the tears. Even after all this time, it still hurt her to think about him. Damn him for kissing her and making all of these feelings come back… for them to be awakened again. And now that they have been awakened, will they sleep again?
"Momma?" Aqua tugged at her hand and looked at her concerned, "You're quiet."
"Momma's just thinking," She said softly with a smile.
"So did you have fun with Mr. Green? I saw you and him skate off. Did anything happen?"
A part of Blue almost laughed at the sight of how much her daughter was like her but another part of wanted to cry. There was no chance Aqua could mend their relationship so that they could be together. If Aqua began to see Green as a father, it would only hurt more when he left. And he was bound to leave eventually. His heart was too cold to stay or realize that he hurt her when he does leave.
"We should go home," Aqua nodded and walked alongside Blue. She did turned back to see Green staring at them. She gave him a reassuring smile and mouthed: 'you win some, you lose some.'
"Blue we need to talk about this," Green insisted but she only closed the door in his face. It was late that night and Green was sure that he could speak with Blue about the matter but she tried to shut him out. He knocked at her door several times but she refused to let him in. That kiss meant something, to both him and her.
He sighed and leaned his head against the door. He took that moment to gather his thoughts. She would have to open the door for him eventually and he would like to know what to say to her. At the moment, the only thing he could think about saying was… he had no idea what to say to her. But that seemed to be the case where ever Blue was involved.
"Go away Green!" Blue's voice easily carried through the door. "Just go!"
Green could hear her voice break and felt his heart tighten. Had she been crying? Had kissing him made her feel like she was betraying Aqua's father. He saw the lights turn off in a deafening silence. She was shutting him out completely. Green clenched his teeth and moved around the little café until he reached the side.
He stopped under an opened window and surveyed the vines tangled around the checkered wooden frame. He was a large man and hadn't climb since his youth but he was determined to speak with Blue. She couldn't hide from him and he wanted to speak with him, if for nothing more than the selfish need to see her again.
He tested his frame and it seemed to be able to hold him. He began to climb. The structure began to give under him and climbed faster. At his initial weight, factoring in height and the constant force of gravity, he could very well break something if he fell. This is about speed just as much as upper body strength.
He made it to the open window in record time and eased himself into the room. He landed with a thump despite the ease in which he climbed into the room. He swore softly but stopped himself when he realized that someone was mumbling as if they were awakening. He turned to the bed next to him and saw that Aqua was shifting in her sleep.
"Poppa?" Aqua shifted onto her stomach and rubbed her eyes. He seemed to sense his presence for in the next second, she jumped without thinking and fell off the bed. He was by her side in seconds and placed her onto his lap. "Poppa!"
Aqua didn't dare look at him, in fear that he would disappear but did burrow into him to reassure herself that it was really him. Her father that her mother had told her so much about had climbed into her room just as her mother said he did every night. Even though her mother told her to keep her window shut, she kept it open so her father would be able to kiss her goodnight.
"I knew you were real," Her tears began to stain his jacket. "I can't wait to tell the other kids that you're actually real. No one can call me a bastard now that you're home."
Green heart cried out to the girl. He knew what it was to grow up without a parent and how the kids would pick on him. He didn't want to break the illusion she had so deepened his voice when he asked, "Do the kids pick on you a lot?"
He felt her nod more than he saw her nod. "Momma said that they're just meanies who are jealous of my smartness. But I'm not a bastard because Momma and Poppa love each other. It's just difficult right now for us to be a family because Poppa is busy with his job but can we be together? Can you come to my science fair? I promise that I'll win and make you proud."
"I'm already so proud of you. I'll come to your science fair," Green promised despite himself. He lifted her onto the bed and tucked her in. She kept her eyes closed not wanting to wake and find that it was only a dream.
"Can you tell me the story of how you and Momma met? She would never tell me, no matter how many time I've asked her."
"I'll tell you another time," Green promised. "When your mom says that it's the right time, she and I will both about it. I'll try to talk her into telling you. Now go to sleep, you have school tomorrow, don't you?"
"School is stupid," Aqua mumbled as he kissed her forehead.
He moved to close the door softly behind her and he didn't hear her whisper, "Thank you Green."
Green sighed as he stopped outside her door. How can he explain what he did to Blue? She would kill him but how could he break that little girl's heart? He pushed away from the door and went to find Blue. He walked downstairs to find Blue going over some of the paper work. She didn't seem to notice him and he came up behind her.
When he touched her shoulder, she jumped, knocking the chair down. She grabbed his hand and twisted it behind his back, forcing him to his knees. When she realized that it was Green, she quickly released him and stepped back.
"Why did you scare me like that?" She demanded as he got back to his feet, rubbing his wrist. "How did you get in anyways?"
"Aqua left her window open," Green admitted. "I climbed in through there. I wanted to talk to you but you refuse to speak to me."
"There's nothing to talk about," Blue insisted. "It was just a kiss that doesn't mean anything."
"It does!" Green suddenly slammed his hand on the table. Blue didn't show any reaction besides closing her eyes briefly. "You can't just tell me that you didn't feel anything when we kissed."
"You didn't feel anything, you couldn't possibly have! Your heart is so cold that it can't possible feel anything. I can do this on my own. I can protect my daughter. I can find this killer. I don't need you anymore, so please just leave this be. Why are you still here anyways? There's nothing for you here."
"Do you think I know that either?" Green said softly. "I don't know why I came but I know why I'm staying. I'm going to protect you and Aqua. There's a killer out there and I want to keep both of you safe. I know that you're a very smart person, but you're wrong about one thing. I do truly care about you and I'm sorry that I've hurt you in the past."
"I'm sorry too," Green was confused about what she was referring to. He saw that she began to get nervous by the way she played with her hair. The tension was filling the air and he wished that they could go back to the time where they were closer… when she was warmer towards him. He missed the time where he had a hand to hold. He knew she was drawing away from him so he had to break away. He would allow her to have time to think.
He left without a word, not knowing what to say. He closed the door behind him and heard something shatter. He almost went back but stopped himself. She wasn't thinking clearly right now so he would have to speak later. Now he wished he hadn't gone to speak with her in the first place. Now he promised something important to the little girl and now he was only more confused.
The shattering was from the glass Blue threw after him. "You're the one to talk!" She screamed after him, "You come and invoke all of these emotions in me and then you just leave. You call me the coward that avoids things but you're the one walking away. You always were! You always leave and leave me to pick up the pieces."
Green thrust his hand into his pocket as he walked to the address Wally gave him. He told him that it would be better if Green was actually in town so he could be closer. He reached the small apartment building. He went into the small building and walked down the hall until he got to the apartment Wally got him. He pulled out the key and unlocked the door quickly.
He walked into the room and turned on the light. It was a small simple room with a small living space and a bedroom. There was no kitchen though and he thought of it as an excuse to go to Blue's café. He threw the key onto the low table in front of the couch and sat on the couch. His bags were already placed in the room and he pulled it out to get his laptop.
He paused when his phone rang and saw that it was his boss. Not wanting to talk with anyone, he ignored the call. He pulled out his wallet and took stared at the little picture he had there. It was of him and Blue at a fair when they were younger. He raised his brown when the lights began to licker and turned off. He was so deep in the past that he didn't hear someone come behind him. Someone grabbed him from behind and began to choke him.
Green mind began to race as he fought back against the intruder. His grandfather had brought him to a dojo when he was younger and was now glad the years of training. He grabbed behind him and took the man's shirt. He used the man weight against him and threw him over his shoulder. He went flying into the table and Green tried to adjust his eyes to the darkness quickly so he could make out the man. Green raised his fist and walked forward. He saw the glint of something in his hand and saw that it was a knife.
Why didn't he just slice his throat instead of trying to suffocate him? The knife was meant for something else. He went forward and tried to knock him out but he dodged easily by keep stepping backwards. Green was blindsided when the man pushed him to the ground. He pinned his hand to the ground and tried to take off hand. Green kicked the man off him and jumped to his feet easily.
The man got to his feet as well and threw the knife over his shoulder. It was human nature to be drawn to object in motion and he turned to see the knife hit the wall. When he turned back, the man was already out the door. Green cursed his dumbness, he ran after the man. He ran into the lobby and saw that it was empty.
He ran his hand through his hair and pulled out his phone to call the local police.
"And you let him beat you like a pussy?" The police stared at Green in shock. Green grumbled as he watched over the police go over the small apartment. He saw that most they were from his high school and knew that he was a decent fighter. Hell, he often had to resort to violence when some guy wouldn't stop bothering Blue when they were younger.
"Just get the prints from this room," Green snarled. "By the time you spent talking to me, I could've gone over this room five times over."
"Still as cold as always. Don't see why Blue ever agreed to marry you." Green didn't address that since he didn't know the answer as well. He turned when the door opened and Eric entered. Green set his jaw and had to restrain himself.
"Why are you so late?" Green demanded of him. "It isn't really responsible of you not to take the call, expressly since this seems to be connected to the case and you were supposed to be on duty tonight or at least that's what my friends here told me."
Eric glared at the man next to Green, as if the mere connection with Green made the man an enemy in his eyes. Green pushed himself off the wall and walked up to him. "While you've been gone, your team went over the place and took the knife. They seem to do just fine without you."
Eric moved before Green could react or see him throw the punch. Green head was jerked back but he stayed on his feet. He cupped his jaw and moved it to the side to see if it was broken. It wasn't but it still hurt and he knew there would be a bruise in the morning. Green wished he could return the punch but knew better than to hit an officer of the law.
"You think you can just come back and win back Blue? She loves me and I just spent tonight to prove that I love her. I promise that by the end of this winter, I'll be the one that wins her."
"Don't speak about Blue like an object!" Green lashed out and punched Eric in the gut, knocking the air out of him. He bent over and Green would've hit him again but a policeman stepped in between them.
"Sir, the killer seems to be wearing gloves since there were no prints on the knife. And Green, I have a question for you. Did anyone know you were here? There's no sign of forced entry and they seemed to be waiting for you. As if you were the one they intended to kill."
Green was about to say Wally but didn't want the kid to be implicated. He seemed truly good and Green couldn't see it in the kid to hurt him. Blue also defended him so he couldn't be all bad. "No one knows that I've rented this place for a while. I did it under a different name because no one would rent to me when I first came here."
The policeman nodded and wrote little notes. He pulled out a card and handed it to Green. "If there's anything else you'll tell us, right? Even if it seems very little it can help in the investigation."
"I know the drill," Green waved them away. "I'll tell you anything that I think might help."
"Green!" Blue hand flew to her mouth when she saw him walk in with the bruise on his jaw. She ran to him and touched it gently, her brows furrowing when he winced. Her worry made her forget the awkwardness she dreaded of their meetings for a minute. Aqua was there at his side too but she looked at the mark more with admiration than horror like Blue.
"Did you get into a fight?" Hope and admiration shined in her eyes, "Did you kick someone's butt?"
"Aqua!" Blue chide, "Getting into a fight is a bad thing to do."
"But you punched Eric when he tried to kiss you at the Valentine Day dance," Aqua argued. "And don't tell me that's different because it's not. I just want to know if Green got into a fight."
"That's a very violent daughter you have there," Green patted Aqua on the head and ruffled her hair. Aqua hugged Green's leg and stuck her tongue at her mother. Blue puffed her cheeks when she saw that Green would agree with Aqua easily since they were one in the same.
"Don't let her fool you," Blue crossed her arms. "She may be mature but she's still a child."
"You raised her well enough."
"Of course you would say that. You didn't have to raise her as a single mother or her terrible twos," Green expected to hear bitterness in her voice, but instead it was regret and… fear? He didn't want to think too much into it and watched as Blue kissed Aqua away. Wally was waiting outside the shop to bring Aqua to school. She didn't want to risk Aqua going to school alone, even if it was just around the corner. She looked after them until they turned and disappeared before she addressed Green.
"So you want to tell me how you got that?" She gestured to the bruise. She walked behind the counter and soaked a towel at the sink. She turned back to him and dabbed it at the bruise. He didn't wince but his eyes were intense, causing her to stop without realizing it.
"I ran into Eric's fist," Green said sarcastically. "I gave him a jab to match as well. I don't trust him."
"What did you two get into a fight over now," She spoke as if he were a child to be chided. He didn't say anything so she went back to the subject at hand and continued to put the towel to his jaw to ease the pain that he no doubt felt. "Did something happen last night?"
Green thought over telling her for a moment. He didn't know if she would get more worried if he told her but knew that she deserved to know as well. She was a grown woman and can probably take what he was going to say. He just wished that he didn't have to.
"Someone attacked me last night and tried to take off my hand," He said. He noticed her hand froze and put a reassuring hand over hers. "I didn't get hurt. I was able to fight him but he got away. I'm sorry I couldn't stop him."
"Sorry?" Blue asked confused. "You got hurt because of some idiot's obsession to me. I wish I could meet this guy and shot his-"
"It's okay Blue," He cupped her face to stop her tirade. He knew how fiercely protective she could get and knew it was better to calm her now before she got really riled. "I'm safe, Aqua's safe, we're all safe. We'll find this guy and then he'll go to jail."
"I hate how you can be so calm through all of this. You're the one that got attacked and it seems I'm angrier than you are! Sometimes I can really believe you're a cold robot."
"I'm not a robot or devoid of emotions. I just think on this logically. Getting made and emotional over the attack won't get me anywhere closer to finding the killer. I'm worried that if he went after me, he'll go after Aqua. I say we put aside our differences so we can protect her."
Blue looked at his outstretched hand with caution. Could she put her trust into this man again? She would have to, to protect Aqua. She shook his hand and looked into his eyes, "We'll work together but this doesn't mean anything between us. When this is over we'll go our separate ways. And you'll still be living at the office."
Green didn't like the terms of him leaving her in the end, but he had to agree to them.
And there you go :) hope you liked it despite the long delay. Review if you did liked it.