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"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Radio"

Chapter Three: Meetings and Goodbyes

Mugen Kano, Toronto Ship Port

"Toronto Control this is Valiant-class Mugen Kano, on approach and requesting permission to dock." Joker informed over the radio as he guided the carrier through the waters of Lake Ontario towards the sprawling metropolis.

"Valiant-class, Mugen Kano, you are cleared for approach for Dock Five, uploading course to your navigational systems." Control responded.

"Five by Five Control, course settings received and are on approach to Dock Five," Joker confirmed as he skillfully guided the ship through the port, the smaller vessels giving the Sea/Air/Space carrier a wide berth and with an ever so slight bump Joker pulled into the dock with the magnetic locking clamps holding the ship into place. "And we are landed. Thank you control." He turned in the cushy leather seat to Ryu and Kira, Kira sitting in the captain's chair, Ryu was sitting at the weapons control station. "Alright, be honest, I am completely amazing, right?"

Ryu snorted and rolled his eyes at Joker's statement. "Right, because following the docking course is such a hard job," he replied sarcastically getting a glare from the pilot.

"Don't tease him, Ryu," Kira remarked as she stood up from the Captain's chair. "Good work, Joker."

Joker blew a raspberry at Ryu. "The boss likes me more than you!" he sang teasingly, getting a raised eyebrow from Ryu in response.

"Right, you do remember that I am your boss as well, right?" he asked getting an eyeroll from Joker.

"Please, we all know that Boss is the brain behind this operation Ryu, you're just the hired muscle," he commented with a wide grin, making Ryu's eyes narrow.

"And what would that make you? The Mascot?" Ryu countered.

"More like the handsome and dashing pilot who sweeps the ladies off of their feet," Joker replied.

"Oh, you mean the pilot who breaks everything below his waist if he tries to dance?" Ryu asked.

"All right, that's enough, you two," Kira remarked scoldingly. "Come on, Ryu, we have a couple of meetings to get to."

The pair sighed as their banter was interrupted and Ryu stood. "Right, so… I'll keep an eye on the ship then… just me…" Joker said with a theatrical sigh. "And if anyone tries to steal it, I'll, y'know, break my bones at them."

"I doubt anything will happen," Kira remarked. "And we'll see about getting some security personnel for the ship, too." Kira and Ryu then left the bridge, heading for the exit.

"'I doubt anything will happen,' thanks for calling upon the apocalypse boss," Joker said with a sigh as he turned back to his stations and started typing away at the console.

"Right, so, where's your brother going to be meeting us?" Ryu asked as they headed for the hangar to grab the jeep.

"Somewhere here in port," Kira replied as they entered the hangar, opened the doors, and got in the jeep. "I think he's wanting something covert, because he didn't want to mention too many details over the phone."

"Must be transporting a High Value Target then," Ryu commented as he started up the jeep and pulled out of the hanger, the doors closing up after them. "Must be off the books as well if he isn't using Terminal Resources for it, either."

"Yeah… ah!" Kira's eyes widened as she spotted her brother's unmistakable appearance at a cafe they were passing by. "He's in that cafe - let's park this thing and see what he wants."

"You got it… boss," he said with a teasing smirk, earning a slight glare from his partner as he pulled the jeep into a parking slot.

Takeshi wasn't alone, either - as the pair walked up, they could see him sitting next to a woman his age with red hair and blue eyes. "Ah, Imouto, good to see you made it," Takeshi remarked as they approached. "I take it this is your new partner?"

"Yup, Ryu Hisanaga, a pleasure to meet you," Ryu said as he held out his hand to shake Takeshi's.

"A pleasure to meet you, as well," Takeshi replied as he shook Ryu's hand. "The lady sitting next to me is Linda. She's a Mobile Suit Operator at Terminal."

"A pleasure to meet you, Miss Linda," Kira remarked. "So, Take-nii, what did you need us for?"

Takeshi and Linda's expressions both grew serious. "We're doing a covert rescue operation," he admitted, "and we need secure transport to bring the one we're rescuing to Orb's Heliopolis Colony, while still maximizing Terminal deniability."

"What are you transporting?" Ryu asked bluntly.

Linda sighed. "I joined Terminal last year, after being disowned by my Bastard of a former father," she said. "However, I had to leave my younger sister behind. Takeshi here offered to help me get her away from him to someplace she would be safe."

"What's the problem with the family at home?" Kira asked curiously.

"My former father is EA Foreign Minister George Allster," Linda said, practically spitting out the man's name. "Our falling out was because I wouldn't be a 'good little girl' and sit idly by while he plotted genocide. I don't want his dogma corrupting my sister."

"Allster, huh?" Ryu murmured. "I remember him from the farce they called my court martial, how do you plan on getting your sister here?"

"Flay goes to a Boarding School in Michigan," Linda informed. "He has minimal security around her there, and the teachers always favored me over him. We have a few additional Terminal Agents with us - we'll sneak into the school, get help from the teachers, and smuggle her out at the best opportunity, hightailing it back here to Ontario as fast as is practical. If everything goes well, we should be entrusting her to your care for the trip to Heliopolis before he even knows she's gone - especially since the family residence is in DC."

Ryu thought for a moment. "You mind if I make a phone call?" he asked. "I can make your border crossing far easier than what it would be. I have some friends on both sides of the border patrol for the Sarnia-Port Huron border crossing."

"That would be beneficial," Takeshi mused. "Go ahead."

Ryu nodded and pulled out his phone and quickly dialed a number. "Mike, it's Ryu, listen, I need to call in that favor you owe me," he said over the phone before quickly delving into a hushed conversation.

"We'll pay you 50,000," Takeshi said to Kira as Ryu continued his conversation on the phone. "Half when we pass Flay over to you for transport, and half when she makes it to Heliopolis. If you can get her there in less than two weeks, we'll pay an extra 25,000."

Kira nodded as she considered it. "Done," she declared. "That'll easily cover the fuel and docking fees, plus we needed to head to Heliopolis soon anyways."

"Thanks, Mike," Ryu cut in as he closed his phone. "Right, I have you cleared with customs at the border, when you go, go through Sarnia, stop at a bar called the Lost Ones, and ask for Mike, he'll give you a special pass that will clear you through customs with no checks."

"Got it," Takeshi replied. "Thank you two very much for this."

"Sure thing, Take-nii," Kira replied. "You do what you have to, and we'll do what we have to."

"Right," Takeshi said as he stood up. "Well, we should get going - the rest of the team's ready to move out whenever we finish."

"Got it," Linda replied as she stood up as well. "It was nice meeting you, Kira, Ryu. We'll see you again when we get back here."

"Cya, and if things go bad, give us a call, we'll pull you out." Kira informed as the pair left, giving a wave of acknowledgement. "Right then, I suppose it's time we headed over to meet with your family."

Ryu nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I suppose so," he said as he stood up. "Sorry in advance if they do anything to embarrass you."

"Odds are I should be able to take it," Kira replied. "I am a tad bit nervous, but nothing too bad."

"Well… just be careful, Mom's been on me about finding a girlfriend and 'settling down'," he said, groaning slightly as they climbed into their jeep and started off. "And Dad never misses an opportunity to embarrass me."

Kira nodded, blushing slightly at the 'girlfriend' remark. Because, to be honest, she was definitely finding herself drawn to Ryu, and not just as a friend.

Ryu casted a glance over to the girl next to him before turning his eyes back to the road. 'She's an interesting one in the end,' he thought to himself as he weaved through traffic, moving through the streets he grew up in. 'Mom will no doubt be asking when the marriage will be…' a smile flickered onto his face as he let out a soft chuckle. 'Maybe it wouldn't be so bad… getting into a relationship…'

Later

Michigan

An RV drove down the Michigan Highways, heading towards a remote boarding school. The RV was in the upper end of the size scale for vehicles of its kind, and had fairly decent accommodations. Of course, that was assuming it was carrying a family of two, or at the very most four. Not a Terminal Combat Agent, Mobile Suit Operator, and a team of six Terminal Agents.

"Part of me wishes we could have used a Marauder," Takeshi remarked from the driver's seat. "But even though that might be able to fit us all semi-comfortably, I don't think they're street legal in this neck of the woods."

One of the Terminal agents snorted in response. "Not to mention it sticks out like a fat man at a skinny convention," he said jokingly as he checked over his gear.

"True, though the same could be said of an RV like this thing," Takeshi remarked. "At least this thing doesn't have any discernible markings, so if something does go wrong, we won't be automatically identified as Military." He then looked at Linda, who was standing just behind his seat and holding on to it for stability. "We getting close, Linda?"

"Almost, take a left at the next exit," she informed. "Then a right onto Range Road 4."

Takeshi followed the instructions, pulling off of the highway at the next exit, making a left, and then turning right once they reached Range Road 4.

"The school is at the end of the road, one of the teachers will be waiting with Flay just a mile down from it, at a crossroad so that we aren't caught on any of their cameras," she informed. "They said it would be best done this way so that there is no way to pin me around here."

"Gotcha," Takeshi replied, spotting a couple of figures at an intersection ahead, one of whom had hair remarkably like Linda's. "Is that them?" he asked.

"Yes it is," Linda informed, her voice making her relieved and happy smile. "Pull over." As soon as the RV was on the side of the road, Linda was out of the vehicle and running up to her sister. "Flay, I am so glad you are alright."

As soon as Flay saw Linda, she ran towards her as well, the two meeting in the middle and happily embracing. "I missed you, Sister," Flay whispered happily. Meanwhile, the six Terminal Agents rapidly exited the RV, establishing a perimeter.

"I am so glad you are safe, Flay," Linda informed as she blinked back a few tears. "I was so scared for you Flay, please, tell me you are alright, nothing happened to you, right?"

"Not at first, no," Flay replied. "For the first couple of months, everything went on about the same as always, only without you around. Daddy constantly ranted about Coordinators being abominations, but I didn't let it get to me, remembering your words. I even made a friend in school who was a Coordinator - he was really nice." She blushed a bit. "We even grew… close…"

Her expression turned sorrowful. "Then, about two months ago… I think Daddy found out that my friend was a Coordinator… Military Police came into the school, and took him… when I confronted Daddy about it…" Flay was tearing up at this point. "He… he hit me!"

Linda's expression turned murderous. "He WHAT?!" she practically roared.

"Unfortunately it's true," the teacher who accompanied Flay informed as she stepped forward, a grim look on her face. "We managed to get the boy out of Jail and back to his parents in ORB, but… any charges of child abuse we filed, were 'misplaced'."

Takeshi had a look of pure fury on his face as he walked up to them. "Scumbag," he muttered. "I normally wouldn't do something like this, Linda, but if you want a hit put out on your former father, I'd be willing to help front the bounty fee."

Linda shook her head. "That would just cause more trouble than it's worth," she informed. "Plus, I don't think Terminal wants to have EA Commandos invading our bases looking to get some revenge on us… but make no mistake, if I see an opportunity, I am taking it."

"And I'll help you if that opportunity presents itself," Takeshi replied. "Anyway, this just makes our current objective even more important." He looked down at Flay. "You ready to be smuggled out of here, Flay?"

Flay nodded. "How are you going to get me out of the country without alerting him,though?" she asked as she climbed into the RV, shortly followed by the Terminal Agents.

"We have transport arranged at Toronto," Takeshi replied as he hopped back into the driver's seat. "They're independent Mercs, so they should be able to head out without much scrutiny, and if I know Kira-Imouto, she'll have a place you can hide if the ship gets searched for any reason. She's been paid to get you all the way to the Heliopolis Colony, where you should be safe - both from him and from the war."

Flay nodded slowly. "Thank you, Mr…" she said to him, trailing off as she searched for his name.

"Yamato," Takeshi replied. "My name is Takeshi Yamato, and you're welcome." Once everyone was aboard, Takeshi started the RV again. "Now, let's get going! Next stop, Toronto!"

Toronto, Hisanaga Household, driveway

"Sorry for any chaos my family brings down upon you," Ryu said in advance as they pulled into the driveway. "I never brought home a girl before."

Kira nodded. "Well, whatever happens, happens," she remarked as they got out of the jeep and walked over to the door. "If nothing else, it'll be interesting."

"Interesting… right…" Ryu said with a sigh as he moved to open the door, only for it fling open on its own and a crimson blur to tackle Ryu to the ground.

"RYU-ONII-SAN!" Jade Hisanaga cried out as she tackled Ryu to the ground, earning a grunt of pain from Ryu.

"H… hey imouto…" Ryu greeted, wheezing. "Nice to see you, too… I think…"

"Nee-san, you're going to break his neck sooner rather than later if you keep greeting him like that," a cool voice reprimanded as Jinn walked onto the frontstep. "And not only that you are totally ignoring our guest, nice to meet you, I'm Jinn, this is Jade," he said to Kira politely.

"Nice to meet you, too, Jinn," Kira replied just as politely. "My name is Kira. Kira Yamato."

Jinn smiled at her, his brown eyes shining from behind his ovalish glasses as Jade got off of Ryu and smiled cheerily at Kira. "Hiya!" she greeted in her usual bubbly manner, her crimson red hair falling in waves to her shoulderblades and her green eyes shined with mischief. "Nice to know that Ryu-onii-san isn't gay! Not that it would've been a bad thing if he was… it's just Jinn here is such a bookworm so Onii-san is my only chance to be an auntie!"

Ryu's right eye spasmed in a horrible twitch as he glared at his oblivious sister as she continued to ramble on about being able to feed her nieces and nephews nothing but sugar then handing them off to the two of them to deal with.

Kira, meanwhile, was blushing fiercely. "We… we're not that far yet…" she stammered. "That's… that's not to say I wouldn't be interested if things go that way…" 'In fact, I'm kind of hoping they do…' she added very privately, "…but I only just met him almost two weeks ago."

"Aww… that sucks…" Jade said with a pout that should have not been so adorable on the blooming fourteen year old girl, she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and yelped as she looked up to her eldest brother's twitching visage.

"What was that you said about me being gay? I-mou-to?" Ryu asked with deliberate slowness.

"Well… umm… y'see the thing is…" Jade said nervously as she squirmed under his gaze. "Um, bye!" with that she took off running into the house, Ryu hot on her heels shouting 'PUNISHMENT!'

"Oh dear…" Gail said with an amused smile as she stepped out to greet Jade. "Sorry about that, Jade just can't help but tease her brother sometimes. It's nice to meet ye, I'm Ryu's mother, Gail, please, come in and make yourself at home, my husband should be home from work soon."

"Thank you, Mrs. Hisanaga," Kira replied as she followed the older woman into the house. "Ryu must get along with his siblings rather well."

Gail smiled kindly at Jade. "Just Gail is fine dear," she informed with a chuckle. "Why, don't be afraid to call me mother even! I think ye might even fit into my old wedding dress if yer interested."

Kira blushed again. "That might be… interesting…" she replied, "but like I told Jade, I only just met Ryu a couple of weeks ago." She hesitated for a moment. "I admit that I am feeling drawn to him, but… even if we do end up married, that's months off at the very least."

Gail laughed merrily as she led Kira into the den and had her sit on the couch. "I was only yanking yer chain, dear," she informed, her eyes twinkling merrily. "Nothin' would make me happier if Ryu settled down with a nice girl and gave me a grandchild or two to spoil, but… he is still a man finding himself, so… he just needs some time to do so."

Kira nodded, her blush fading. "Yeah, I can see that," she admitted. "He told me a bit about his past on the way over here - he's been through quite a lot."

Gail's smile took on a bit of a sad tinge as she looked over to a picture that had been taken shortly before Ryu set off on his Mercenary Career. "It is true, the fact that he was never able to live up to Ryuzaki's hope for him in O.M.N.I… but I think it was for the best," she admitted, her smile returning to its usual cheer. "Despite everything, he is more happy than he ever was trying to live up to his father's expectations, something his father had realized after the court martial… the two of them became even closer, Ryuzaki is proud of what Ryu has become, proud that he is his own man making his own legacy, not following the Hisanaga legacy."

Kira nodded. "Part of why I went solo, myself," she admitted. "My older brother is in Terminal, and I honestly preferred going into the Mercenary business for myself rather than be in my brother's shadow."

Gail chuckled. "Families are a funny thing, aren't they?" she asked rhetorically. "Each member walks on a different path, but they all return to one another and keep their ties close…"

"Yeah, that's true," Kira remarked, thinking about how close she and her brother still were, despite their separate paths. "So, where is Ryu's father, anyway?"

"He should be on his way home, he just had to give a quick mission briefing," Gail assured. "He should be home soon so long as traffic isn't too bad."

"That's good, since we're on a little bit of a clock," Kira admitted. At Gail's curious expression, she explained, "I can't give very many details, but Ryu and I have a job in the area - it's a simple transport job, but it's very important to the client. I kinda want to be ready to leave as soon as the package is ready to go."

"Oh?" Gail asked, a thoughtful expression on her face. "Well, I hope you don't mind me asking this, but… would you mind terribly if Jade and Jinn came along with you, they never really had a chance to accompany Ryu with his work, due to the danger of it, and the fact that he hitched rides on ships, they have been badgering him about it ever since he started, and now that he has a permanent ride…"

Kira looked thoughtful. "I'd need to discuss it with Ryu, and no doubt with your husband as well, but I don't see any problems. However, is that the only reason you're asking, or is there something else?"

Gail's smiled faltered ever so slightly at her question. "It's best you don't dig in too deep, dear," she informed as she patted her hand. "This is not something for either you nor Ryu to be involved in, after all, even at our age, we still need to… consummate our love."

"I… I see…" Kira remarked, flushing slightly but still having an uneasy feeling in the back of her mind. "Well, like I said, we'll need to talk to both Ryu and your husband about it."

Gail patted her hand again as she stood. "Well, I best finish cooking dinner now," she informed. "Would you mind giving me a hand, I would like to learn more about this young woman who has perked the interest of my son."

"Alright," Kira replied as she stood as well, following Gail into the kitchen.

Later, at Dinner

Laughter rang through the Hisanaga dining room as the occupants took turns telling Kira embarrassing stories of one another, from silly baby stories to humiliating mistakes, not a single punch was pulled at the table. Ryuzaki beamed at his son and his Mercenary Partner, his eyes shining with pride. "Ryu, thank you for coming tonight, and thank you for accompanying him, Miss Yamato," he thanked the girl. "Jinn, Jade, you best pack if you wish to go on the trip, remember, it will be a long one!"

The two teens nodded and darted off towards their room to begin packing. "Thank you for taking them with you," Gail said with a beaming smile. "Ryuzaki and I don't get enough time alone with his work, let alone having them in the house!"

"Too much info, Mom," Ryu said as he palmed his face, making his parents chuckle. "Way too much."

"Y… yeah…" Kira replied, her cheeks a light red. Though most of her blush was due to the fact that her brain was currently conjuring images of her and Ryu, being… intimate…

The group chatted idly as they waited for the teens to finish packing. "We're ready!" Jinn informed as soon as they loaded their trunks into the jeep.

Ryu let out a soft sigh as he stood and embraced his mother. "Thanks for the meal, Mom, nothing beats your cooking," he informed.

Gail laughed. "Well, your partner there is no slouch in the kitchen herself, so I think ye might find a suitable replacement," she informed with a cheery smile before moving onto Kira as Ryu embraced his father. "Kira, please, take care of Ryu, he puts up a strong front, but… he still hurts, his beliefs are fragile, so please, show him some hope for the future, will ye?"

"I will, Gail," she replied. Her voice dropped to a whisper as she continued, "To be honest, I do feel drawn to him, and I hope things work out well between us, and not just as partners in the mercenary business."

Gail's eyes twinkled as she surprised Kira by cupping her cheek. "All things work out for the best, dear," she informed softly. "And the two of ye will be very happy at the end of the road ahead of ye, I promise you that."

Kira smiled and blushed a bit as she nodded. "Thank you, Gail," she said.

Gail smiled as she and Ryuzaki saw them off and watched the group drive away. "They'll be just fine," Ryuzaki stated. "Don't you think."

Gail nodded as the pair headed back into the house and headed straight for the gun lockup where they each loaded up on weapons. "They will," she agreed as she loaded shells into a shotgun. "But… I think we have ourselves to worry about first, after all, someone is stepping in my flower garden out back."

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Ryuzaki smirked as he slid a clip home into his submachine gun. "Well now, it's a good thing that there is that community event tonight," he commented as he picked up a handgun. "I love you, Gail, thank you for being my wife."

"I love ye too, ye rogue," Gail informed a grin on her face. "Now, shall we kick these hoodlams off our property."

Ryuzaki smiled as he held up his weapon and nodded, both whirled and faced the door as it was kicked in, an armed, black clothed man entering in, only to be met with a facefull of 12-gauge buckshot sending him flying back out. Ryuzaki turned towards the back of the house, his SMG firing as a commando leapt in through the window, riddling his body with bullets and dropping him.

Another commando tried entering through the living room window, and got an SMG round through the head for his efforts, even as the shotgun claimed another victim trying to get through the door.

Men continued to pour into the house, attacking the two parents as they fought back. "Basement!" Ryuzaki shouted as the pair made their way to the basement door, darting in and went down the steps to the rec room where they made some makeshift cover out of the family pool table. "Looks like… this is it…" Ryuzaki said with a grunt as he pulled his hand away from his side where blood spilled out.

His wife smiled at him. "Aye, that it is…" she agreed, her hand clutching her abdomen, blood seeping between her fingers. "But… we had a good run…"

Ryuzaki nodded as they heard the commandos tramping around upstairs. "Those bastards… Ryu'll make sure they get what's coming…" he said knowingly. "He would never sit on the sidelines, not after this…"

"Aye, that he will," Gail agreed with a nod on her own as the door was kicked down. "Ready?"

Ryuzaki nodded as he held out a detonator. "I love you," he said as she wrapped her hand over the one that held the detonator.

"And I love ye," Gail returned, the soldiers entering the room as the pair pressed down on the trigger, causing the C4 planted secretly throughout the house to explode consuming all within in a fiery blast.

Mugen Kano, Bridge

Ryu paused in his small tour of the ship he was giving his siblings, looking out over the city skyline… a troubled frown on his face. "Onii-chan?" Jade asked. "What's wrong?"

Ryu turned to his sister, putting a reassuring smile on his face. "Nothing Imouto, nothing at all," he informed. "C'mon, let's get you two squared away."

Casting one last look over his shoulder he turned away from the viewport and headed down towards the crew quarters.

Meanwhile, Kira was waiting at the entrance to the ship, as an RV pulled up next to the ramp. The door opened, and first out the door were six Terminal Agents, quickly fanning out and securing a perimeter. After them came Takeshi, then Linda, then a girl around Kira's age with similar hair and eye color to Linda. "Hey there, Imouto," Takeshi said as he walked up to her alongside Linda and the girl. "You have a decent meeting with your partner's family?"

Kira grinned and nodded. "Yeah, we actually have some extra passengers as a result," she informed. "Ryu's siblings are coming along for a ride to give his parents some… alone time."

Takeshi nodded. "Makes sense," he replied. He then gestured to the girl. "Anyway, this is Flay."

"Hello there," Flay greeted.

"We've already wired the initial payment to your account," Takeshi continued. "You'll get the rest once you get her to Heliopolis, and the bonus if you get her there in under two weeks."

Kira grinned even wider. "We'll meet the deadline, this old bird has far more juice than anyone credits her for, and we have a pilot who is capable of using that juice," she boasted. "Come on in, Flay, my Name is Kira Yamato, I'll make sure you get to Heliopolis safe and sound."

Flay smiled. "Thank you, Miss Yamato," she said, before turning to her sister. "And thank you, too, Sister."

Linda gave her sister a tight hug that was returned. "I'll meet you in Heliopolis and get you set up at your new place," she informed her sister. "Make sure you keep your head down alright, we just need to get you to safety, then we don't have to worry about him ever again."

Flay nodded, then turned to Takeshi. "Thank you, too, Mister Yamato," she said. "I'm glad my sister has a boyfriend like you."

Kira howled out laughing as her brother began to blush. "Girlfriend? Take-nii, you sly dog you!" she teased. "Trying to slip her past me like that!"

Takeshi just blushed even more fiercely. "Hey, I only just met Linda a week ago!" he complained. "I admit that we have become good friends, but we aren't that far along, yet!"

Kira chuckled. "Sure, whatever you say dear brother of mine," she said, a knowing look on her face. "Make sure you don't have too much raunchy sex on the way back!"

Takeshi scowled, even as he blushed even brighter. "Just get Flay to Heliopolis, will you?" he said as Flay finally walked over to join Kira. "And you might want to hurry - I want Flay to be well on her way to Heliopolis before her former father even thinks of looking beyond EA borders for her."

Kira nodded. "We'll be using the Onogoro Mass Driver," she informed seriously. "We'll be heading off now, c'mon Flay, I'll show you where you can bunk for now."

Flay nodded, following Kira onto the ship as the ramp closed behind them. A few moments later, the Mugen Kano began moving backwards, easing its way out of the dock, before turning around and starting out of the harbor.

The Terminal Agents all watched as the ship left, slowly ascending into the sky as it finally cleared the Harbor. "Well, they're off," Takeshi said as he looked over at Linda.

Linda swallowed nervously and nodded. "T… they'll be fine… right?" she asked nervously, her eyes shining with her fear for her sister.

"They'll be fine," Takeshi replied comfortingly. "My sister won't let yours come to any harm. Now come on, let's get out of here."

"We'll make our way back to the Shuttle, Agent Yamato," the leader of the squad of Agents informed. "You and Linda can take the RV back to the rental place - though feel free to take your time, seeing as how they're not expecting it back until tomorrow morning."

Takeshi nodded. "Thanks for the heads up," Takeshi replied as he helped Linda back into the RV, driving it away from the port as the six agents walked back to their own shuttle.

The pair drove in silence for a while before Takeshi pulled up into a trucker's stop. "Are you alright?" he asked her softly as soon as the engine was turned off.

"I… I'm just so nervous…" she replied. "There's so much that can go wrong, and I can't get involved anymore until she gets to Heliopolis…"

"Don't worry, she'll be fine," he remarked soothingly, taking her into his arms. "My sister won't let anything happen to her, trust me on that."

"I… I do trust you…" Linda replied. "But… I still can't help but worry…"

Takeshi smiled gently at her. "You just need something to take your mind off the worry…" he said, leaning closer to her. "Let me help you with that…"

Before she could reply, Takeshi gently pressed their lips together.

*** Lemon Start!***

Linda stiffened as their lips met, her eyes flying wide for a few moments before she relaxed and slowly returned it, her eyes sliding close.

Takeshi started guiding them through the RV, towards the bedroom in the back, even as he slowly deepened the kiss, his tongue tapping against her lips, then slipping into her mouth when she opened it.

Linda groaned as his tongue wrapped around hers as he pulled her down onto the bed, with her ending up laying on top of him.

After a moment, they parted from their kiss, looking at each other. "Linda…" Takeshi began. "Even though we have known each other for only a week, like I told my Imouto, there are times it feels like longer to me. You're just so beautiful… so smart… and so caring for your sister…"

He gazed up at her. "I know I told my Imouto we weren't in a relationship yet… but I'd be willing to give it a try… if you'll let me, Linda."

Linda nodded slowly. "I… I can't help but think of how kind you are, Takeshi," she replied. "You are willing to help a complete and total stranger, not only with spiriting away their sister, but even donating your savings to getting that sister a place to live and a spot in a school in the middle of the school year… I want to give us a try… Takeshi."

Takeshi smiled again as he pulled Linda down for another kiss, this one much more passionate. As they kissed, he began undoing the fasteners on her shirt, opening it slowly.

As soon as he was finished with the fasteners she slipped her arms out of the shirt, revealing her bra covered chest to him, before quickly undoing the buttons on his shirt and splayed her hands across his firm chest, her lips trailing across his face to his jaw where she started to kiss along his neck.

Takeshi groaned in pleasure as his hands reached behind Linda once again, undoing the fastener for her bra and then tossing it to the side. He slipped his arms out of his shirt before moving his hands over her body again, his left hand beginning to caress Linda's breasts while his right went lower, dipping under her pants to begin rubbing her slit through her panties.

Linda shuddered as she moaned in response to the stimulation. "Takeshi…" she breathed out, her hand dipping beneath his pants to rub his swelling erection. "Please… help me forget everything… for just tonight…"

"Of course, Linda," Takeshi said, grunting slightly from the pleasure as she massaged his cock. "Let me take all your worries away…"

He flipped them over so that now Linda was on the bottom, and he began slowly kissing his way down her body, pausing for a moment to suckle on her breasts before continuing further.

Linda shuddered again as he drew both her pants and panties down and off of her, completely revealing her nude body to him, her entrance glittering with her arousal.

Takeshi smiled, whispering, "You're already so wet…" before lowering his head to her entrance, running his tongue along her slit.

"Ahhh!" Linda cried out as pleasure ran up her spine, making her vision go spotty. "Takeshi~ that feels so good!"

Takeshi mentally smiled before delving deeper, his tongue slipping past her entrance and beginning to swirl around her womanhood, even as one of his hands reached up to begin fondling her breasts once more.

Linda squirmed underneath him as he drove her pleasure to greater and greater heights, a coil building up within her body as her hips began to buck slightly, her legs wrapping around his head to ensure he stayed there.

Takeshi could feel Linda getting close, and could feel his own pleasure rising. He continued massaging her breasts, flicking her nipples with his thumbs, even as his tongue flicked her clit a couple of times before plunging back into her depths.

Linda screamed as her back began to arch. "T… Takeshi… I… I'm going to… CUM!" she shouted out between gasps for air.

Takeshi simply continued his ministrations, lapping up her sweet juices, even as his hand continued to pleasure her breasts.

"CUMMING!" she cried out finally as the coil snapped, sending a haze of white over her vision as she came, her juices flooding out of her pussy.

Takeshi greedily lapped up her juices, enjoying the taste. When her orgasm had died down, he stood up for a moment, taking off his pants and boxers and fully freeing his erection before he got back on the bed, positioning himself over her so that his member was poised for entry. "Are you ready for this, Linda?" he asked.

Linda nodded slowly as she braced herself. "Do it," she ordered firmly.

Takeshi nodded, before slowly pushing himself into her, grunting as her tight walls seemed to suck him in, even as she moaned from the sensation of his member filling her. He got about halfway in before he came across a barrier. He grinned as he looked at her. "I guess I'm not the only virgin here," he said.

Linda nodded slowly. "Y… yeah, I didn't trust any of the people he tried to set me up with," she informed. "But… it's yours for the taking… Takeshi."

"Thank you, Linda," Takeshi replied, backing up slowly before making a rapid thrust, breaking her barrier quickly and fully entering her, kissing her to muffle any screams she might have made from the pain.

After a few moments of adjusting to having his cock within her, she slowly gyrated her hips as a signal to start moving, moaning at the full feeling she had within her.

Takeshi pulled out slowly until just the tip of his member remained within her, before slowly thrusting back in, and then repeating. "Y… you're so tight, Linda…" he grunted. "It's like you're sucking me back in whenever I pull out…"

"It… it feels so good, Takeshi!" she cried out as her arms and legs wrapped around him tightly, her hips moving in conjunction with his almost instinctually. "P… please, harder!"

He complied, beginning to thrust harder and faster, his pleasure rising quickly as they continued their lovemaking.

All too soon, Takeshi could feel a pressure building within him. "L… Linda…" he grunted. "I-I'm gonna cum!"

"Inside…" she requested with a loud moan. "It's a safe day… I want to feel it…"

"LINDA!" Takeshi screamed out to the heavens as he came, his seed shooting deep into her womb.

"TAKESHI!" Linda cried out as she clutched at him tightly as her body was rocked with an orgasm even more powerful than the last.

The two rode out their orgasms together, then collapsed onto the bed, Takeshi just barely managing to roll them over once more, leaving Linda resting atop him.

***LEMON END!***

"Aishiteru, Linda," Takeshi whispered to his lover as she lay atop him.

"I… I love you, too, Takeshi…" Linda said tiredly. "I… I'm glad I met you."

"Likewise," Takeshi said with a slight yawn. "Now, let's get some rest. We've got a fair amount to do in the morning."

Linda nodded, before the two fell asleep, resting to prepare for the next day, and everything that would follow after. Both knowing that, whatever happened in the future, they would face it together.

END CHAPTER