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And now it's a chapter fic!
Author/: Tsukino Akume
Fandom/: Power Rangers Samurai
Characters/: Jayden Shiba, Antonio Garcia
Pairings/: pre-Antonio/Jayden
Rating/: K
Disclaimer/: If I owned them, it would not be subtext.
Summary/: Antonio made many promises to Jayden over the years. He never broken any of them. Bright Skies 'verse.
Warnings/: Still just UberFluff for now.
Author's Notes/: While the Christmas Clip Show didn't *entirely* suck, it was still pretty bad. But it conveniently works with the plotbunny I wanted it to work around, so I DON'T CARE! -Beams- This is my version of Christmas morning, because while Mike being all sad that no one got him anything was kinda cute, all the comments about Santa and then him randomly giving away his several hundred dollar motocross bike that 'Santa' - who was clearly Ji - just bought him was stupid. (And if Skull is able to afford a limo, why didn't he send his son any presents?)
And because I promised I'd be working Samurai into Bright Skies. ^_~
Mike comes across kind of bratty here, which wasn't intentional. Oops? >.O
Hola, mi amigos! - Hello my friends!
Es un niño! - It's a boy!
Sleep eluded him.
He knew why: he hadn't slept easy since Antonio had rushed out the door four days ago, barely taking a breath to say something about a family emergency before he was gone. Everyone had sort of blinked after him for a moment before Mike had scowled and demanded to know why *Antonio* was still able to see his family, Kevin had argued that Antonio wasn't a true Samurai and not bound to his duty like the rest of them, Emily had protested on Antonio's behalf, and Mia had tried to play peacemaker. Meanwhile he'd continued to stare after Antonio, wondering.
There had been a brief phone call a day later; just long enough to assure them that everything was fine, and he'd be back in a few days. He'd hung up before anyone could say much of anything in response. He sounded happy though. Ridiculously happy even, which for Antonio was definitely saying something.
He couldn't help wondering what had happened to create such a complete turnaround in Antonio's mood. He'd always been mercurial, but he'd sounded almost ... scared, as he was rushing out the door. The fact that he still didn't know why or what changed bothered him more than it should have.
He was at home now, too. Or with family, at least. A family he clearly adored, judging by the way his eyes always lit up the few times he'd spoken about them. Maybe ... maybe he wouldn't -
His cell phone beeped.
Blinking, he reached to grab it off the side table and stared at the message displayed.
stop brooding & go 2 sleep.
The corner of his mouth turned up a little. He shouldn't, but he found himself replying anyway.
How'd you know i'm up?
The response was almost instant.
i can hear u thinking from here. stop keeping me awake & go 2 sleep.
He frowned, but the phone beeped again before he could ask what *that* was supposed to mean.
i'll see u 2morrow. promise. go 2 sleep.
A slow smile spread across his face.
Goodnight antonio.
night. GO 2 SLEEP.
He laughed softly, putting the phone back on the table and snuggling back into his bed with a smile. "Good night," he murmured.
Another beep.
SLEEP.
****
They'd just finished cleaning up from unwrapping presents when the door banged open. "Hola, mi amigos!" Antonio called joyously. "Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa to all!"
"Antonio!" Emily greeted gleefully, jumping up to give him a hug.
"Where have you been, man?" Mike complained as he waited his turn to exchange a fist bump. "You missed all the presents!"
"Mike! Don't be rude," Mia scolded gently as she pulled away from giving Antonio a hug of her own. "Don't worry, we made sure to save yours," she promised him.
"Where were you, anyway?" Kevin asked with a frown as he hovered behind them all.
Antonio shrugged off his snow-covered jacket and scarf, hanging them by the door to dry. "Oh, my mom went into labor a few days ago," he said dismissively. "It was kind of touch and go for a while, so I went to sit with everyone while we waited for news."
"*What*?" Emily gasped.
Mike cringed slightly. "Is she okay?"
"She's fine. They got her to a hospital right after the plane landed - "
"Plane?" Kevin repeated blankly.
"And the baby?" Mia pressed, looking anxious.
At that Antonio turned, giving them all the brightest, beaming smile Jayden had ever seen him give. "Es un niño! I'm a big brother!"
He pulled out his cell phone, fiddling with it for a few moments before thrusting it out proudly to display a picture of something tiny and red. "Isn't he adorable?"
Jayden waited behind them all as everyone admired (Mia and Emily) or made faces at (Mike) at Antonio's phone. Antonio was practically gushing over his new baby brother. The story came out in disjointed bits and pieces - something about a transcontinental flight, someone's boyfriend, hot chocolate, and an ambulance - but Antonio's joy made it clear that whatever happened had ended well.
And again, he found himself wondering, just a little. Maybe it would be better if Antonio went back to his family. He wasn't obligated to stay, and they must miss him. And with a new baby around -
"*Ow*!"
He glared at a completely unrepentant Antonio, rubbing the back of his head. "What was that for?"
"A reminder," Antonio retorted. "I already told you: I'm exactly where I need to be."
"I didn't say anything," he protested.
Antonio rolled his eyes. "You didn't have to."
He humphed. Then Mike and Emily were dragging Antonio over to his presents and Mia was saying something about breakfast while Kevin tried to insist no one was hungry yet. Alone with his thoughts again, he shook his head, bewildered.
How did he *do* that?
Author/: Tsukino Akume
Fandom/: Power Rangers Samurai
Characters/: Jayden Shiba, Antonio Garcia
Pairings/: pre-Antonio/Jayden
Rating/: K
Disclaimer/: If I owned them, it would not be subtext.
Summary/: Antonio made many promises to Jayden over the years. He never broken any of them. Bright Skies 'verse.
Warnings/: Still just UberFluff for now.
Author's Notes/: While the Christmas Clip Show didn't *entirely* suck, it was still pretty bad. But it conveniently works with the plotbunny I wanted it to work around, so I DON'T CARE! -Beams- This is my version of Christmas morning, because while Mike being all sad that no one got him anything was kinda cute, all the comments about Santa and then him randomly giving away his several hundred dollar motocross bike that 'Santa' - who was clearly Ji - just bought him was stupid. (And if Skull is able to afford a limo, why didn't he send his son any presents?)
And because I promised I'd be working Samurai into Bright Skies. ^_~
Mike comes across kind of bratty here, which wasn't intentional. Oops? >.O
Hola, mi amigos! - Hello my friends!
Es un niño! - It's a boy!
Sleep eluded him.
He knew why: he hadn't slept easy since Antonio had rushed out the door four days ago, barely taking a breath to say something about a family emergency before he was gone. Everyone had sort of blinked after him for a moment before Mike had scowled and demanded to know why *Antonio* was still able to see his family, Kevin had argued that Antonio wasn't a true Samurai and not bound to his duty like the rest of them, Emily had protested on Antonio's behalf, and Mia had tried to play peacemaker. Meanwhile he'd continued to stare after Antonio, wondering.
There had been a brief phone call a day later; just long enough to assure them that everything was fine, and he'd be back in a few days. He'd hung up before anyone could say much of anything in response. He sounded happy though. Ridiculously happy even, which for Antonio was definitely saying something.
He couldn't help wondering what had happened to create such a complete turnaround in Antonio's mood. He'd always been mercurial, but he'd sounded almost ... scared, as he was rushing out the door. The fact that he still didn't know why or what changed bothered him more than it should have.
He was at home now, too. Or with family, at least. A family he clearly adored, judging by the way his eyes always lit up the few times he'd spoken about them. Maybe ... maybe he wouldn't -
His cell phone beeped.
Blinking, he reached to grab it off the side table and stared at the message displayed.
stop brooding & go 2 sleep.
The corner of his mouth turned up a little. He shouldn't, but he found himself replying anyway.
How'd you know i'm up?
The response was almost instant.
i can hear u thinking from here. stop keeping me awake & go 2 sleep.
He frowned, but the phone beeped again before he could ask what *that* was supposed to mean.
i'll see u 2morrow. promise. go 2 sleep.
A slow smile spread across his face.
Goodnight antonio.
night. GO 2 SLEEP.
He laughed softly, putting the phone back on the table and snuggling back into his bed with a smile. "Good night," he murmured.
Another beep.
SLEEP.
They'd just finished cleaning up from unwrapping presents when the door banged open. "Hola, mi amigos!" Antonio called joyously. "Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa to all!"
"Antonio!" Emily greeted gleefully, jumping up to give him a hug.
"Where have you been, man?" Mike complained as he waited his turn to exchange a fist bump. "You missed all the presents!"
"Mike! Don't be rude," Mia scolded gently as she pulled away from giving Antonio a hug of her own. "Don't worry, we made sure to save yours," she promised him.
"Where were you, anyway?" Kevin asked with a frown as he hovered behind them all.
Antonio shrugged off his snow-covered jacket and scarf, hanging them by the door to dry. "Oh, my mom went into labor a few days ago," he said dismissively. "It was kind of touch and go for a while, so I went to sit with everyone while we waited for news."
"*What*?" Emily gasped.
Mike cringed slightly. "Is she okay?"
"She's fine. They got her to a hospital right after the plane landed - "
"Plane?" Kevin repeated blankly.
"And the baby?" Mia pressed, looking anxious.
At that Antonio turned, giving them all the brightest, beaming smile Jayden had ever seen him give. "Es un niño! I'm a big brother!"
He pulled out his cell phone, fiddling with it for a few moments before thrusting it out proudly to display a picture of something tiny and red. "Isn't he adorable?"
Jayden waited behind them all as everyone admired (Mia and Emily) or made faces at (Mike) at Antonio's phone. Antonio was practically gushing over his new baby brother. The story came out in disjointed bits and pieces - something about a transcontinental flight, someone's boyfriend, hot chocolate, and an ambulance - but Antonio's joy made it clear that whatever happened had ended well.
And again, he found himself wondering, just a little. Maybe it would be better if Antonio went back to his family. He wasn't obligated to stay, and they must miss him. And with a new baby around -
"*Ow*!"
He glared at a completely unrepentant Antonio, rubbing the back of his head. "What was that for?"
"A reminder," Antonio retorted. "I already told you: I'm exactly where I need to be."
"I didn't say anything," he protested.
Antonio rolled his eyes. "You didn't have to."
He humphed. Then Mike and Emily were dragging Antonio over to his presents and Mia was saying something about breakfast while Kevin tried to insist no one was hungry yet. Alone with his thoughts again, he shook his head, bewildered.
How did he *do* that?
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