"I gonna become a ARKS oper-aye-tive," the toddler announced, his small feet kicking back and forth on the seat his father just placed him onto at the kitchen table.
"Oh really?" His father's voice was thunderous, yet calm. The man towered over him built completely of muscle He swept his blond hair back nice and slick, but he kept his facial features neatly trimmed.
"Really and really!" The toddler sucked in his breath while his feet continued to kick back and forth in excitement while his hands gripped the edge of the chair.
"Really?" A voice called out from the kitchen before heading back into the room. A woman stepped out of the kitchen while wiping her hands on her towel. She pulled her Sakura pink hair up into a set of pigtails while wiping her hands on the towel. "Why do you want to become an ARKS operative, Zeno?"
"Because mommy and daddy are," the child chirped at them, his hair untamed like his mother's rather than his father's. "Particularly like mommy."
His father hummed, glancing at Zeno's mother then down at his son. "Oh? ARKS operatives protect people you know, so who do you want to protect?"
"Mommy and daddy of course! Particularly mommy!"
"I... uh..." His father got down on one knee, something the man only did when he wanted to speak to Zeno on his level. Zeno attentively turned so he might look him in the face. "Zeno, I don't think..."
"Don't." The sharp tone of voice from his mother made Zeno look at her.
He saw the angry look on her face and laughed. "Mommy's mad at daddy again!"
"Hun. Can I talk to you in the kitchen real quick?" His father cleared his voice.
"Of course."
Talking in the kitchen meant not letting him hear, yet he heard his father say something about an unrealistic goal and something else about how his mother was a stronger ARKS operative than his father, to which she pointed out not letting him be disappointed just yet and that she found his goal quite sweet. She came back in with father carrying that morning's breakfast while she leaned over, brushing aside a lock of Zeno's red hair before kissing him on the forehead.
"That's super sweet Zeno. I can't wait until the day you're strong enough to protect mommy."
Zeno smiled at her before beginning to eat his breakfast with great zeal.
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Gonna Protect (Phantasy Star Online 2)
FanficA very young Zeno tells his parents he wants to become an ARKS operative just like them. Disclaimer - I don't own Phantasy Star 2 Online. The idea for this particular headcanon came to suddenly as it popped into my head that Echo's original hair sty...
