The Bad, The Bidder, and the Daughter (KBTBB)

Mamoru and Soryu: Four

NANAKO POV

"...so, correct me if I'm wrong; Yukiko got shot in the leg while pregnant with YOUR baby. You decide, 'You know What? Instead of being there for here and protecting her, I'm gonna make her leave and survive on her own without help from anybody' does that ring a bell?"

Soryu sighed and spoke, "it was the only way I could truly protect her. She's safer alone than with me..."

I was so baffled by his bullshit, I almost couldn't believe someone could be that stupid, so naturally I pulled out my phone and called Auntie Yukiko to proved him wrong.

She picked up after a single ring and I put her on speaker phone, "Hello? Nana? Is something wrong?"

Soryu's eyes widened and couldn't help but say, "Y-Yuki?"

"Soryu," she gasped, " Is that you, love?"

He gulped and took the phone, "its me..."

I could hear her sob through the phone, "I thought I'd never hear from you again... I thought... oh, love I've missed you for sixteen years... wait. Why do you have Nana's phone? Is Isao there?"

"I'm here, mom," Issy's voice cracked.

"So... You two have... met?" She asked.

"Yeah, you did a great job with him. He's a fine young man. Deadly right hook as well," he complimented.

"Eh?"

"He nearly beat the shit out of me. Strong arms, good stance. He's been in a lot of fights. Quick to stop when his girlfriend touched him, so he has a good grasp on controlling his emotions."

"his girlfriend... Do you mean Nana? He's too much of a pussy to ask her out so they aren't together yet," said my mom who came out of nowhere.

"Hi mom."

"Hey sweetie, is your asshole father there."

"yeah, he's here. Kishi-or should I say Dad- you wanna talk to mom?"

He sighed, "hi Yui."

"What's up dickwad?"

"Really kid, could you try to act a little like an adult for once in your life? We have a child damnit."

"Lalala, can't hear you Mamo-douche~"

Now, I love my mom, but damn.

She sure can act like a five year old.

A petty five year old at that.

"Mom, could you put Yukiko back on the phone?"

"Ugh, fine. She needs to pull herself together tho. She's wayyyy too good for Soryu the Sore Loser. And she's too forgiving. Girl got no backbone. Anyways, here she is."

...

ISAO POV

To be honest, I have no idea what the fuck just happened.

Okay, so Mom and Soryu (father, I guess?) Talked for a few hours.

Aunt Yui refused to talk to Mamoru without being immature.

Nana is following around Mamoru like he's fucking Jesus Christ himself asking if he'll play catch with her or take her out for a father-daughter day or just to push her on the park swings and he's just telling her to go away (it's really sad, she's always wanted her father and now that she has him he could care less it's pissing me off)

My father, however, is desperately trying to have a conversation and spend time with me.

"So, son,  would you like to play catch?"

"No, don't call me son."

"Isao, would you like to spend the day together?"

"Die in a hole."

"Want to get something to eat?"

"Burn in hell."

"give me a chance, damnit."

"Ill give you one the way you took care of my pregnant mother."

...

Nana got a spare bedroom to share with me with two separate beds that we pushed together.

She was wrapped in my arms with her head resting on my chest, "hey, Issy?"

With my face burried in her wild vanilla scented hair I asked what.

I suddenly felt something warm and wet on my pectorals, "do you think my dad hates me?"

'Oh my God she's crying what do I do how do I make her feel better ima kill a certain Kishi oh god' was all I could think.

I held her tighter, "How could anyone hate you?"

"He probably didnt want me. And the same way all the girls in our class do. I'm lazy, I'm failing almost all my classes, I'm a smart aleck, and according to every other human being we know I'm annoying-"

"Nana, shut up. Those are all completely irrelevant. And you aren't annoying. You're far from it."

She shrugged, still crying.

I kissed her forehead, "wanna know a secret?"

"What?"

"You're my reason for everything I do. All I think about is you. I can't stand to see you this way, so just say the word, and I'll beat Mamoru to the half point of death."

She shook her head, "it's fine, really."

I sighed, "okay."

...

MAMORU POV

I gripped the picture of five year old Nanako looking down at a butterfly while tears nearly escaped my eyes, "damnit, why can't I tell her I've been keeping tabs since she was born?"

I pulled out my photo book filled with pictures of her I got from different people over the years, "my baby girl, my sweet little Nana..."

I knew it was you at the station.

I just had to be sure.

Now that I am...

I'm never letting you go.

Yui can go fuck herself if she thinks I am not going to fight to keep my daughter.