The Legend of Shinigami | By : KimTime-Wolf Category: Gundam Wing/AC > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 675 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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The next morning Solo woke to the pain in his leg and the smell of bacon and eggs. The smell of food meant that his wife was already up, since he knew his son would not have been up yet - not with chocolate in his system. Glancing over at the clock Solo noted that it was only nine A.M. A little over four hours of sleep would have to do. If his wife could do it, then so could he.
Groaning Solo rolled out of bed and found his slippers and walked out to the kitchen for the painkiller that was waiting to be devoured there. Seeing his wife in short jean shorts and a skin-tight white T-shirt sent him on a trip down memory lane as he walked into the kitchen and thumped into a chair at the dining table. The differences to the scene being that Sara’s T-shirt had been pale pink and had a smiley face on it and she was wearing hiking boots and leaning over a campfire instead of a stove, the memory folded out before his eyes as the day he’d met her at Carnival in Romania. Both had ended up there for school trips, something the higher ups called a “learning experience”. Solo had been 17 and Sara 16, why a place in Romania was picked, nobody knew. When Solo had first seen Sara he’d been instantly lost, one of those ‘love at first sight’ cliché things except the falling in love part came later: he had been with a group of friends just walking by and he’d glanced her way and literally stopped in his tracks. When her friends had pointed out to her that he was staring he’d tried to act like that wasn’t so and walked right into a pole. Right then was when his own friends had realized he wasn’t with them anymore and turned around to find him, yeah, just in time to see him rebound. He still to this day got teased about it. But when Sara had looked over and right into his eyes, blue-grey met purpley-blue and it was all over. They gravitated to each other and ended up hanging out for the rest of the day. Solo smirked; it had been a very memorable day.
“Well I know where your mind’s at. My dirty old man.” Sara affectionately said with a pointed look at the bulge in Solo’s pj’s and a smirk on her face.
Blushing Solo shifted around in his seat and brought his thoughts back into the present. “So, um, how long have you been up?”
“Only long enough to start coffee, bacon and eggs. Oh, and toast. Kiddo can you butter them please?” Sara answered her husband.
Solo looked around confused until his eyes fell on Duo walking groggily into the kitchen.
“Yeah sure Mom.” Duo replied and headed for the fridge to grab the butter.
“Wow, you imbibed chocolate only four hours ago and you’re already awake. An amazing new record-.” Solo started sports-commentary-style only to have his wife smack him upside the head with a dish towel. “Ouch!”
Duo giggled from his spot at the counter buttering toast. “How many slices am I making? Just one each or two?”
Solo and Sara looked at each other and then back at Duo. “Two.”
Their synced response made Duo giggle again as he turned to the toaster to make more.
“Since when does our son giggle?” Sara asked under her breath into Solo’s ear.
“I have no idea.” He replied just as quietly looking at their son quizzically.
Once breakfast was on the table with Orange Juice for everyone and they were all seated Duo was awake enough to ask, “Hey Dad, how’s your leg?”
“Oh, it’s alright. I took some painkiller once I got my juice. I’ll be just fine, nothing needed stitching so.” Solo shrugged as he trailed off.
Duo sighed in relief. “I’m sorry I didn’t ask last night.”
Sara smiled at him, “That’s okay Duo, you were kind of distracted by us yelling and telling you things you should have been told a LONG time ago. I’m sure even your father forgot he was wounded himself and he hadn’t had any painkiller yet.”
Solo laughed, “Yeah pretty much. I’m so sorry Duo; we shouldn’t have been so blind to what was happening to you. We know the legends and history, we should have understood.”
“It’s alright. We know now and I can learn from there right?” Duo smiled hopefully.
“Yes, you can.” His mother answered him.
“Ah, first things first though. I need to call in and tell them that I won’t be out today and ask about any fires. Can you bring me the phone son?” Solo asked.
“Sure thing Dad.” Duo went to the living room and came back with the cordless phone. Sitting back down he finished eating and then got up and washed, dried and put away his dishes.
“Hey Duo?” His mother started.
Duo turned to face her, “Yeah Mom?”
“Are you wearing foundation again?” Sara was hesitant to ask, but it didn’t look like he was, he’d seemed too tired to have bothered when he walked into the kitchen, but he looked so much better.
“No, I’m not, wasn’t really awake enough for that. But I feel better, like I actually got sleep.” Duo answered with a grin. He wasn’t at all surprised that his mom had noticed he was wearing make-up, she was a girl after all, plus he was pretty sure she knew he was gay; he wasn’t really looking forward to that eventual conversation. But he knew his parents wouldn’t really care all that much.
Sara smiled, “Well that’s good. I’m glad you’re feeling better.”
Overhearing the conversation as he dialed and waited for the Ranger Station to answer Solo smiled, he was glad, maybe just talking about it and having Duo learn what he was supposed to do would be all he needed.
The phone line picked up: <Holy shit Maxwell, are you and your family alright?!> Came the overloud voice of Chief Schbeiker.
Solo blinked, “Yeah Boss everything’s fine. Why, is something up?”
<We’ve been trying to call you all damn day! We had a new family move into that old ranch down the road from you guys yesterday. They called in last night saying there were a bunch of bobcats out by your place.> Chief Schbeiker told him.
“Oh.” Solo looked at his family who were now staring at him having heard the Chiefs’ initial yelling. “So we’ve got new neighbors huh? We’ll have to say hi at some point. However Chief I was actually calling to say I wouldn’t be coming in today.”
<Why’s that, you just said you were fine.> The man grumbled.
“To a point yes. I got a bobcat to the leg last night, nothing too serious, no stitches, but it hurts like a mother and I don’t think I’d be much use when walking so much is painful. And to not be in pain for it I’d be drugged up and that’s even less useful.” Solo chuckled.
<I guess you’ve got a point.> The Chief’s gruff voice chuckled over the line. <Well you rest up and see if you can’t come by sometime today or tomorrow and give a report about it.>
“Sure thing, and Boss?” There was a pause in motion on the other end of the line. “Are there any forest fires in the area? Or more exactly the area that the bobcats inhabit?”
<How in the Sam-hell did you know that?> Chief Schbeiker sounded incredulous.
“Just thinking that the bobcats came down because of a problem in their territory is all. A fire seemed the most likely.” Solo responded neutrally.
<Hmmm, yeah maybe. But yes there’s a fire up there. We sent out people to take care of it, even called in the Guard to help out. We’re currently trying to locate the retards that started it. Once we do there’ll be Hel to pay.> The Chief’s voice was dark with promise.
“Hm, sounds good. If you need any more help with the fire or looking just let us know.” Solo said.
<Sure thing Maxwell, see you.> There was a click as the Chief hung-up.
“Well,” Solo said turning to face his family, setting the phone down on the table. “It seems there is a fire in bobcat territory. They’ve even called in the Coast Guard to help deal with it. Haven’t found the morons that started it yet, but they’re looking.”
Sara and Duo’s faces both held glum expressions at the news.
“On a lighter note, we seem to have new neighbors. That old ranch down the way. Apparently they’d called into the station last night about the bobcats out here. The Rangers have been trying to get ahold of us all morning to see if we’re alright. I don’t see how we wouldn’t have heard the phone though. Even with how tired we all were.” Solo grumbled.
“Sorry, that would be my fault. I turned the ringer off yesterday afternoon. That stupid electric company guy kept calling over and over and over yesterday. I got pretty sick of it. The only reason that asshole calls is to hit on me, he’s SO certain that he can get me away from you. It makes me wanna puke.” Sara’s face was scrunched up in the most disgusted look they’d ever seen.
“Don’t worry about it Mom, it just means you’re still hott.” Solo smacked his son upside his head.
“Only I’m allowed to say that.” His dad groused looking at his wife with wolf sized puppy eyes.
Sara giggled, “You are such a dork. But I love you anyways.” She moved over and hugged her son before giving her husband a quick kiss and grabbing the phone to turn the ringer back on.
Duo grinned; he loved it when his parents were like this. It always made him feel safe somehow. “I think I’m gonna take my computer out and see if I can find that clearing again and get some homework done.”
“Alright son, have fun, and be careful. We don’t know if those bobcats are still out there or not, or the wolves for that matter.” His father cautioned.
Duo nodded as he left the room. Getting to his bedroom he got dressed for the day, thankful that he didn’t need the foundation. He looked much better, grabbing his computer bag and putting said computer in it; he left the house and headed for the woods.
Heading out to the clearing was of course a difficult task, the thing was always hard to find. But Duo knew where the river was and he knew that once he got to it all he had to do to find the clearing was follow the river to its fork and then take a left and hope he got lucky the first try or it would be rinse and repeat for a while. Having found the river Duo was currently trudging up to the fork, it was the deepest part of the river and he and his family occasionally went swimming there. Getting to the spot where the brush cleared away and there was a clear path to the river Duo paused scanning the area. He wasn’t stupid; he knew he needed to watch out for bears and coyotes not just bobcats and mysterious giant wolves. Honestly he had to look out for foxes as well, the silly little ankle biters liked to steal his food. Duo frowned in thought thinking about the last fox he’d seen, the little bugger had decided to come up and take his sandwich right out of his hands and run off with it! He hadn’t known they ate that kind of stuff! Hearing a splash Duo began to slowly turn and look at the river, generally splashes meant black bears, fast movement would be a bad thing. But then he heard the giggling and decided not to look at all. Girls always made him uncomfortable, and that was definitely a female giggle.
“Mariemaia! What are you doing!” An exasperated and very sexy male voice yelled out.
“I’m bathing, what’s it look like genius.” The woman in the water replied.
“In the middle of a river where anyone could come by and see you!?” The decadent voice was now incredulous.
“Oh shut up moron! Seriously, I doubt anyone comes out here.” The girl seemed to be pouting, there was a swish of water and a slight slapping sound and Duo could just imagine the woman crossing her arms and glaring petulantly.
“Really? Then what do you call him?” Duo figured the man had pointed to him though he still had his back to them frozen in place for the time being. He couldn’t see her but the female voice squeaked and he figured that was when she saw him. There was a plopping sound, the sound that water makes when it crashes together over the top of something sinking. The man giggled, presumably at the woman’s actions as she’d ducked under the water.
There was splashing through the shallow spot near to where Duo was standing, he figured the man was headed toward him. “Sorry about my sister. She’s a nut.”
“Not at all.” Duo replied, not moving his head one centimeter from facing completely away from the river.
“It’s okay; she’s ducked under the water, just her big wide eyes above the surface now.” The guy moved around in front of Duo making it so that he could actually look into his eyes to talk to him. And as he came into view Duo almost had a heart attack, the guy was HOTT. He had dark emerald green eyes that Duo felt he could drown in and the guy’s hair was the same deep brown as the wolf he’d had a staring competition with the night before. A shock of hair, what obviously constituted as the man’s bangs stuck out and down at an odd angle that blocked off half of his face at a time, but honestly it simply made him more alluring. He was taller than Duo, maybe six-two, Duo couldn’t be sure without asking him - and that just seemed impolite at a first meeting. He wore dark brown hiking boots with cargo shorts of dark navy and no shirt, his hard chiseled six-pack out for the world to glory at. /Seriously I think I’m gonna faint./ Duo thought to himself fighting off a blush.
“Where are you headed?” Duo heard him, and yet he didn’t, still trying to wrap his mind around the delicious voice and the carnal thoughts provoking body that went with it.
“What?” The man rolled his eyes at him and repeated his question. “Oh, I’m heading to a clearing I like to go to. But I have a hard time finding it generally. So I come to the fork in the river and go left and hope I get it on the first try or I end up coming back to the river and trying again.” Duo said sheepishly a hand rising to the back of his neck.
The guy grinned at him, “Well we won’t keep you. Hope you find it on the first try. Though I’m sure my little sister will be gone as soon as you are.” He chuckled and the sound flowed through Duo like a glass of water on a hot day.
Barely able to stand on his own and desperately hoping he wasn’t giving himself away somehow Duo nodded and headed in the direction he hoped the clearing was in. “See you around.”
They watched as Duo disappeared into the trees, and then turned to look at each other. “That was a close one Mariemaia. He nearly saw us, let’s not do that again.”
The girl nodded, “He doesn’t seem to like girls much.” She shrugged and then grinned at her brother. “So is he who we’re here for? He really does look like the man from the legend. We’re lucky his aura gave him away before he could see us. Though, he’s already seen both you and mum.”
He grinned at her, “Oh hush.”
“I was really hoping that your mate would be a girl though Trowa.” Mariemaia pouted for real now as she climbed out of the water to stand beside her brother, bare as the day she was born, as he gazed in the direction the young man had gone. “You won’t get to have kids like you wanted this way.”
“You know that having a mate doesn’t have anything to do with that side of life Meimei. Don’t worry about it.” Triton replied looking back thoughtfully to where the purple eyed man had disappeared.
Meimei = Little sister (Chinese)
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