Chapter 14: The Manga Con
Anya and Yor went out to walk Bond while Loid cooked dinner. They already have some friends at the dogs' park and while Anya played with Bond and other dogs, Yor was chatting with the owners.
"Mrs. Forger. I heard Anya loves Bondman so maybe this will be something she would like to go to" said a nice man to Yor, offering a brochure.
"Manga Con?" She read the paper "a convention full of activities, meet and greet with the writers of your favorite manga and even the actors of the most famous TV shows. From Thursday to Sunday" Yor finished reading and looked at her daughter and smiled "thank you very much. I will talk to my husband"
Then they left and Yor made the wise decision of not telling her, if Anya were a normal child, but sadly she read her mind and knew about the convention and that there might be the voice actor of Bondman and the writer but, as always, she will need to act normal, as normal as she can, to not reveal her power.
Anya bit her tongue all the way to their house and thankfully the food was ready. Loid sent them to wash their hands then started to eat.
Yor was waiting to speak with him without Anya so the pink haired girl had to keep the secret. Bond could tell she was hiding something but maybe he will know later
The dinner went by as normal as ever and while she brushed her teeth and changed Yor washed the dishes. Then Loid went to read her a story and he joined Yor in the living room.
There Yor made her move. She got out of her purse the brochure.
"Loid, look at this" she handed it to him. "one of the dogs' owners gave it to me when Anya and I walked Bond today" he started to read and with his quick reading ability hw finished in seconds but faked to read a bit longer.
"Manga Con?" He asked, confused "what's that?"
"It's a convention where fans of the manga and anime go to interact, buy stuffs from their favorite manga and there will be events like dressing up as their favorite character and win something" he nodded showing her that he understood, Yor continued "Anya had been a good girl all this month, doing her homework and getting better with her handwriting so maybe we can take her there" she said looking at his face for any sign of disapproval but he just smiles.
"That's an excellent idea, Yor. I noticed that she is putting an extra effort in her homework and with Grandpa Siggy's help she's getting better so I like your idea and we can let it clear that we are doing it because of her effort so you understand that, if she works hard then she will have a reward"
"Exactly! That's what I thought. Like what I did with Yuri. He was doing all his homework and passing his exams so I brought him a new encyclopedia or something he liked" she smiled big remembering her brother's face when she did.
"Amazing, tomorrow we will tell her" he promised and they remained in the living room a bit longer just reading. Yor was happy because of her idea and Loid was proud that she was acting like an actual mom, which was excellent for his mission. That way everyone will never doubt her as a mother.
They went to sleep at eleven and the next morning while having breakfast, they told Anya who had to fake that she didn't know about it but her excitement was real.
At school she told Becky who doesn't seem excited but still was happy about her best friend having fun. Damian was a bit jealous because he knew that his father or mother would never take him to those events. They could say 'it is too dangerous' or 'you should be more mature'.
He didn't say anything but Anya could read his mind and felt bad for him, she looked at him in a way like saying 'I'm sorry you have such strict parents' which made him blush and stopped looking at him.
He still has in his mind what she told him about reading minds. Was she really doing it?... No, she must be faking it.
The days passed and Anya continued her good job so her dad didn't change his mind and Saturday morning arrived.
They had breakfast and left for the convention. The place was full of people wearing costumes or something from their favorite character.
Anya got excited and asked her mom for photos next to Bondman cosplayers, there other shows she liked but Bondman was her main show.
They stopped by a stand and bought a shirt and a pair of Bondman socks. She also got a color book and the manga she couldn't find which were the hotel saga, one that they haven't shown on the anime yet but maybe will be next season, there was also his past before turning into a spy so Anya bought both volumes.
There was a band playing anime covers and she was ready excited when they played her Bondman's favorite opening.
Yor was happy for Anya and enjoyed it with her, Loid smiled as he watched her so happy. Operation Strix was important but these moments were worth having because those two were his team in order to complete the mission and keeping them happy was a must on his list.
The day finished with a cosplay contest and some words from the voice actor of Bondman which meant the world for Anya who nearly passed out.
They returned back home holding two bags of merchandise and a little girl sleeping in Loid's arms.
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Short and nice. Hope you liked this. I might skip to Halloween or jump straight to New Year's Eve but I want Yor and Loid to have their first real kiss before that. Maybe an event in between also I might do an AU in the Modern Time using the song Lover as an inspiration. I'm open to suggestions.
