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Chapter 19: Spur of the Moment
…flashback…
"Woah, Daddy look at him!"
A little girl around five years old was tugging fervently at a blonde foreigner.
"So cool!"
The blue-eyed foreigner chuckled at his daughter's interest. Said interest was in the form of a boy, probably two years older than her, shooting each target on the range with precise accuracy. The boy was accompanied by another boy, same-aged he assumed. Heedlessly, his daughter inched toward the two boys, and he anticipated how the outcome from her forwardness.
"Hello, my name is Kagome. May I know who you are? You are very good with that," She motioned toward the handgun in the boy's hand, "Almost as good as daddy's." She greeted them with charming grin.
'Cute.'
The boy thought before replying to her question.
"I'm Kid," The dark haired boy curtly nodded, acknowledging her use of first name. "And this is Tetsuma." He beckoned to his loyal friend, while said boy simply bowed to Kagome and her father. Kagome nodded before introducing her dad to them.
"Nice to meet you! This is my daddy!" She cheerfully hugged the older man.
"Hello, boys. A very young sharpshooter you are." The man offered a warm smile. Surprisingly, he spoke very fluent in Japanese, causing the two boys looked up at him in wonder. How Kid longed to have an elder such a one as him, but he dared not to dream. "Ah, I see that talent is in the blood. How are you, Mushanokōji-san?" The man continued, however, he was facing onto another direction at his last sentence.
"What nonsense are you talking, Dave. Good lord knows mine is no better than yours. I see, you've met my son and his friend. Have you both pay homage to Mr. David Rickford?" Mushanokōji senior participated in their little talk, directing his gaze upon his son.
"Actually, they have," Dave interjected before any could respond, "Rather, it is my daughter who hasn't made herself known."
"Hello, Sir. I'm Kagome Higurashi. Nice to meet you." She saluted in a cute manner.
"Higurashi?" Kid's old man inquired.
"A prerequisite for me upon marrying her mother. Now Kagome dear, would you like to play with Kid and Tetsuma for a while?" Dave urged his daughter on.
"Aye aye, Daddy!" She then turned toward Kid and Tetsuma, "Won't you show me again that cool things you did?" The much smaller girl dragged her newfound friends away with a goofy grin, leaving both parents in amuse before engaging themselves in a profound conversation.
"Ne, do you guys know Amefuto?" The little girl played with a faux rifle, contrasting with her cutesy look and attire.
"Amefuto?" Kid paused in his shooting, opting to take a break, and sat beside her.
She nodded enthusiastically, "Un! American football! I saw Daddy playing with the other biggies yesterday, and they were sooo cool!" She gushed about how her dad had awesomely clobbered his opponents. "You should play it too! You have nifty hands! So when you guys are big enough, you can play against Daddy! And that will be awesome!" She giddily babbled on in her childish voice.
Later that day, by chance Kid and Tetsuma found out about the game and tried it between themselves, unaware of its importance in their future. Regardless, the girl was nowhere to be seen for the next day and the rest of their childhood, not even until Kid finally decided to abandon his family.
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Additional Disclaimer: David "Dave" Rickford is a character under copyright of Marvel Comics.
AN: Yep, I made him as Kagome's old man here. FYI, Kid's dad was a three-time pistol shooting Olympic gold medalist, and probably he got American blood from his mother, since he came from a noble line and I suspect it's from his noble father.