[Day 205] [CLOSED] When days seem meaningless don't go and lie

[hellpyre]

WHO: Rin and Bon
OPEN: Closed
WHEN: Day 205
WHAT: It's finally time to go home.
WHERE: Tower Apartments
FORMAT: Prose
WARNINGS: Rin being herself, couple talking about being a couple (Don't look, Yukio)

"I didn't think it was possible to miss this place as much as I did..."

It was hard to think of any place in the Bastion as strictly "home". The word may have been used, but for most it was with a tinge of something missing, something distant and long since destroyed. Right now, though? After spending as long as she did in the hospital, Rin was more than happy to consider this place as something closer to that.

She walked in with Bon (Yukio still at the hospital caring for those who were on the road to recovery) and haphazardly tossed her bag of belongings to the side in the living room, walking over to the couch and promptly faceplanting in to it.

"Mnnn couch..."

Yup. It was good to be back.

Comments

[hellpyre]

Of course she is!

"I-I dunno about kids! But... yeah. I mean, that's not the only thing about bein' together..."

Awkward teenagers being awkward about awkward teenage things.

"I do wanna... try it. With you. Eventually."

[kyotoprincess]

"Kids are for way in the future when we could take care of them!"

Yeah, even though he thinks he's ready for sex, he's definitely not ready for kids. Still way too young for that.

But they could take care of Tepig and see if they could handle raising a thing that's not a child. Maybe that will show how good of parents they could be.

Also, Bon calms down a bit after that first outburst, so his voice is more normal when he speaks again. "Yeah. We can try it, when we're ready. And not exhausted or sick or anything."

Which was why Bon wanted to have the talk now. If they can talk about it beforehand, then at least they'll both know they want it later, when it comes up again.

[hellpyre]

Which is something Rin doubts would ever happen with her. Kids? Her? With anyone? As much as she loves Bon (and she does) that idea just leaves her feeling nervous and uncertain inside. What kind of child would some one like her bring in to the world, and would they grow to hate her for the heritage she would have no choice in passing down.

This seems to weigh on her mind, so much so that she barely notices the outburst, and her tail droops to the couch as her gaze shifts away.

[kyotoprincess]

Bon definitely notices that shift in behavior, and he begins to worry. Maybe she didn't actually want any of this? Or maybe thinking about the possibility of losing each other is too much for her?

"Rin? What's wrong?"

[hellpyre]

"I--... I don't... d'you really think I'm gonna be able to... I mean, knowin' what I am, would that really be okay... ?"

[kyotoprincess]

"What, us being together? Or you having kids someday?"

That first one should be obvious. They've been dating for months, and anyone who would have given Rin shit for it is dead. But if this is about Rin becoming a mother, then that would be a whole different challenge.

[hellpyre]

"The last thing."

[kyotoprincess]

"Do you not want to have kids?"

Bon never really considered that before. He figured everyone had kids, eventually, so it was really a non-issue.

[hellpyre]

"I do wanna have a family! It's just... what would I be giving any kids that we do have? Would they hate me for it? What if I totally fuck up at bein' a parent?"

[kyotoprincess]

"That's why we'd be doing it together."

It's such a simple answer, for such a serious topic.

"We're both fuckups. We both get angry too easily, and we both have our problems. But together, I think we could do it. You'd tell me when I was messing up, and I'd tell you when you're messing up. If we do it that way, then there's always someone there who's not messing up."

[hellpyre]

"I--..."

It was a simple answer. Almost too simple for Rin to just accept like that. But she knew Bon, and she knew Bon wouldn't bullshit her.

"... I was a really horrible kid to my dad."

[kyotoprincess]

"So? It doesn't mean you'll be a bad parent. Besides, you're not the only one who gave your father a lot of crap."

He's definitely not bullshitting right now.

[hellpyre]

"No. You don't get it. I was really, really horrible to him. Like parents looked at us and wondered how the hell he could have raised such an awful child. A-and any kids I have? They're gonna be part demon, too!"

Oops. You've got her on a tangent now, Bon.

"Whenever it happens, however it happens, I bet you anythin' that old bastard will be laughin' his ass of while I'm gettin' back every damn thing I deserve from those future brats!"

[kyotoprincess]

Rin might be panicking, but Bon is just laughing. Because seeing her fret so much is hilarious to him.

"It's fine, it's fine! We'll do it together, and there's a bunch of babysitters here too if you ever need a break."

[hellpyre]

Wow Rude Bon.

"... ermf..."

Don't mind her just... fwumping in to your lap there. Apparently she overloaded her brain just reasoning around all that.

"I guess that's true..."

[kyotoprincess]

Fwumping is okay, Bon will just rest a hand on her head.

"Besides, by the time you become a mother, you'll be much older and more patient."

[hellpyre]

Pet her, it'll make her feel better.

"I can't ever imagine me bein' patient."

[kyotoprincess]

Good, because that's totally what he's doing.

"You're already more patient now then you were back when we first met."

[hellpyre]

Well then she might be purring a little.

"I am?"

[kyotoprincess]

"Yeah. I don't think we've had a serious screaming match in over a month now."

Shush that is totally progress for them. They used to yell at each other all the damn time.

[hellpyre]

"... that's true. I think the last thing I yelled at you about was the whole 'act like a couple' thing."

Which he's clearly gotten better about as well.

Speaking of, she's just going to casually roll over on her side again in his lap because this is comfortable and very pleasant.

"I'm really happy about that..."

[kyotoprincess]

"...yeah. I like this better than us screaming at each other all the time."

Not that they don't have their arguments. And he's sure yelling will happen again sometime. They're both pig-headed and don't back down easily, they're bound to butt heads every now and then. But for the most part, getting along works for him.

[hellpyre]

She expects it to happen again, too. Really, if they wind up working together at all outside the confines of the Bastion chances are high that they'll disagree on how to go about things. Or he'll get angry at her for taking unneeded risks. Or she'll get irritated at him for not pushing forward enough. Or... something like that.

But yes, for now, this is good.

She makes a hum of agreement and goes quiet for a time, almost dozing off until something gets her attention.

"... did you move some books from the shelf while I was gone?"

[kyotoprincess]

"Hmm?"

He almost misses her question at first, because he had started to drift off too.

"I grabbed one of the medicine books for Okumura-sensei, but otherwise no. Why?"

[hellpyre]

"There's like... three of my cookbooks missin'."