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MAY 18, 1983IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
KIRK'S P.O.V. i sighed gently as i played some tunes on the guitar, just winding down for the day. the other guys were out visiting some friends of ours, but, i hadn't gone, and neither had leighton. the reason being: my older sister, keiko, was able to get a few days off her job - she was a private investigator back in san francisco, so she was almost always busy with that - and she decided that she was gonna come out to new york to visit me. she was supposed to call me before she left home, give me the time she was supposed to land, and i would drive to the airport and pick her up to take her to the apartment me and the others were staying at so she could crash with us for the few days she was staying over.
the living room was just across from the kitchen, and i was playing guitar and watching horror movies in the living room while leighton made some spaghetti in the kitchen as a late lunch. then, the kitchen phone rang, and my head perked up, though leighton walked over to the phone and answered it. "hello?" she asked. after a few minutes of conversing with the person on the other line, even introducing herself to them, she lowered the phone to her shoulders before looking at me. "it's for you, kirk," she said, and i nodded and walked over, thanking her as i took the phone and put it up to my ear.
"let's cut to the chase, when are you getting here? i really wanna see you," i said, and the person on the other line - a female - laughed a familiar laugh. it was definitely keiko. "i'll get there at about 8 o'clock tonight, so i'll probably be out at the waiting area or whatever at 8:15," she responded. "great, i'll see ya then. got any cool new cases you're looking into now?" i asked. "no, not yet; i'm still looking into the ones i got a few weeks ago," she told me. her job as a private investigator was kind of cool to me, and she was good and thorough as hell at her job, so i wouldn't doubt that in her years doing her job that she'd find a big break in one or more famous cases and potentially solve them.
keiko and i talked for a bit, and she even slightly teased me about leighton, but i just brushed it off. after about 15 minutes, keiko had to leave for the airport, and leighton had just finished making lunch, so i had to eat. keiko and i said our goodbyes before hanging up, and we went on with our days.
later that day, at about 7:45 pm KIRK'S P.O.V. "alright guys, i'm gonna head out now; gotta go pick up my sister," i said to the guys, tossing my keys up and down in the air a couple times. "oh, is she hot?" lars asked in a joking manner, making me roll my eyes. "she says that she's too busy for any romantic relationships, so none of you boys should even think about trying to bang her," i responded. "anyways, does anyone wanna come with me, or are you all gonna stay here? it'll take me about an hour to get there and come back," i offered. "i'll go; i need a break from these hooligans," leighton joked with a small giggle, and cliff ruffled her hair. "you love us," he said to her. he then whispered something to her - nobody else could hear it - that made her blush and smack his arm before she walked over to me.
"what did he say?" i asked her. "oh, nothing," she responded with a small shrug. i raised my brows and shook my head; sibling things, i knew all about that. "alright boys, don't get too wildly wasted while we're gone," leighton said to the others. "no promises," james responded, and when i looked back at him, i saw that he was grabbing a beer. "seriously, please don't; you all have to give me a break some days from being the one to watch over your asses," leighton told them before she and i walked out of the door and into the car.
we both gave a heavy sigh in unison as we boarded the car, making us chuckle slightly. after we'd first met, leighton and i became quite close quite quickly, and we were best friends; we were probably closer to each other than anyone else.
"so your sister is really a private investigator?" the brunette asked me. "yep," i responded, popping the 'p' as i started the car. "that's honestly super cool," she said. she then turned on the radio, and our ears were greeted by 'let's dance' by david bowie, making us smile; we both liked his music quite a bit.
as i drove us up to the airport, we sang the songs that came on the radio, dancing a bit and smiling widely as we did so. leighton was a really fun person to spend time with, especially for me, because we shared so many interests and were willing to do almost anything with each other. plus, she always found a way to make something more fun.
we soon got to the airport and waited for a few minutes for keiko to come out to the car, and once she did, i rolled my window down and gave her a cheeky smile. "took ya long enough, keiks," i said to her. "oh you shut up, hamster," she responded, packing herself, her suitcase, and her briefcase in the back of my car. once she had her seatbelt on, i drove off. "so this is that leighton girl?" keiko asked me. "the one and only," leighton responded. "and are you two banging or something, or," keiko started, snickering after she spoke. "no, we're just best friends is all," i responded. "but hey, to be honest, i wouldn't be complaining if we were fucking," leighton said with a small giggle, and keiko practically died laughing in the back at leighton's comment.
that made me blush. no, i didn't like leighton like that - she would be a great girlfriend, but we've only known each other for only a month; i feel i can get to know her better - but the comment still made me blush a bit.
"i'm just teasing you two; there's nothing wrong with you both being best friends," keiko assured us before hunting for something in her briefcase, and she soon pulled out some case file and decided to read over it during the ride. meanwhile, leighton had decided to look outside of her window at all that was outside, and i just focused on driving, humming some U.F.O. songs to myself.
after about 20 minutes, we arrived back at the apartment complex we were staying at, and we all got out of the car. i then went over to keiko and wrapped my arms around her in a hug. "i'm really glad that you came out to see me," i said, and she hugged me back. "i'm glad i came out to see you too," she responded, and i saw leighton smile at us from the corner of my eye.
keiko and i soon released our hug, and we began walking to the apartment the boys and i shared with leighton. "so how's the new band been going?" keiko asked. "oh it's going great! we're already recording an album," i responded. "really? that's awesome; i can't wait to hear it! metallica's the band name, right?" she asked, and i nodded. "great, i'll keep that in mind."
we soon arrived at the apartment, and of course, the boys started flirting. the apartment wasn't actually messy, which surprised me. the boys, though, were a little tipsy. disappointed, but not surprised. i could tell keiko was uncomfortable with the flirting, so i got them to back off, which wasn't actually that hard. we all then gathered in the living room to watch a movie, as we were all bored with nothing to do, so we ended up turning on 'blazing saddles.' while watching the movie, it had been getting kinda late, and leighton rested her head on my shoulder and fell asleep. to be honest, it was pretty cute.
before i knew it, the credits were rolling, and i was drifting off to sleep myself. i soon slowly rested my head on top of leighton's, and i had fallen asleep.
yeah, it had been kind of a long night.
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ AUTHOR'S NOTE: WOW 1448 words 🤩 anyways no im not telling you what cliff told leighton, im taking that secret to the grave ;) also can we please appreciate how beautiful and baby kirk is in that gif like im 🥺
