masanari | [Futurelandia] An Eventful Valentines and beyond (happy new year)

[Her parents really have the weirdest origin story and what makes it even stranger is that they're both completely proud of it.

She gives herself time to think about what he's saying, though, which might lead to a little period of silence. It stings a little to know that he's saying a lot of what her father had, which probably means that he was right. She's already made those mistakes, she looked at Yamato, Audrey, and her father that way. But maybe she has to spread out a little more. And stop trying to be exactly like her mother or father, meekness doesn't suit her, but overbearing aggression isn't her thing either. Existing in the middle is weird, but it's probably what she has to parse out with time.

She sits upright again, which takes her from his body heat, somewhat unfortunately.] That's all true, but there's still a problem.

[She taps at her own knee, a slight nervous tic.] ... I've tried hinting at Ethan that we're not a good match and he never really seems to get it. How am I supposed to break up with him without my phone exploding?

[Because he'll probably send her a thousand texts in the span of the first two weeks. Maybe he'd calm down once the worst of it passed but until then? She had trouble believing he'd just lie down and accept. Even if he certainly did that with nearly every other fucking topic.]

[ It is all true, probably. But then, he smirks a little and - ] C'mon, where's that little girl who told me she was gonna be her father's bitch? That was pretty bold!

[ Considering she had whispered it to him like it was some amazing secret when she was like... nine? Something like that, maybe a little younger. He chuckles at the idea of it, and he holds out his hand, as if expecting her to give him the phone. Like she had it on her right now or something.

... And her father is a- well okay he's not necessarily a smart or a wise man, but he was a lucky and an insightful man, when he wanted to be. Rin definitely respects that much in his older brother. ]

She's disillusioned and probably dead. [At first she doesn't understand what he's asking for, and when it clicks she reaches over into her bedside drawer, temporary bracing on one of his knees to make the reach, so she can hand it to him. There's no password on it right now, which was why it had been somewhere no one would really think to look unless they were being suspicious.]

Now there's just the girl that's going to have a cool apartment and a corgi and drink tea every morning. I hope you end up liking her better than an idiotic little kid.

[And she'll figure out the rest as it goes along. Keep trying to find the right person while having fun, that sounded like a good plan right now.

... What does he want her phone for, though?]

Awww, come on, I liked that girl. I'm pretty sure you could even seduce him right good too, it's not like he's got that much restraint.

[ Particularly when it comes to her, in his mind. But taking the phone, Rin scrolls through the contacts. Let's see here... ... Oh. There's like five standing messages from Ethan on here. so it's probably that Ethan guy (are there any standing messages from anyone else? ... Oh, there's one from Yamato asking her if she can order a pizza. ... Weird. Why can't he just do it himself?) But okay, Ethan...

And he goes to Ethan's text chain, frowns at what's in there, and he types out "We're going to break up, sorry. Talk to you at school tomorrow" And... send! There's a response before he can do the next step, but then he blocks Ethan's number and then deletes the contact ]

There!

It's exactly because he has no restraint that dad'll bang anything that moves or looks receptive. [She can't imagine a type that he wouldn't go for, he's eerily boundless in that way.] Besides, dad's great in his own right but I don't think he's actually my type.

[He was fun, though, and incredibly good at fucking her brains out. Still, she watches him open the text chain,] Rin. [What is he doing. What is he typing?!] Rin!!

[What did Ethan just say? It was probably some long message about how she must be confused or something.] RIN! [By the time she snatches her phone back the contact is gone and like most people dependent on modern phones she can't remember his phone number - she's only got her families memorized.]

Oh man, he's going to follow me all around school now! [Wait.] Fuck what if he shows up here and then I have to tell everyone!

[For being as weirdly harmless as he is Ethan's unpredictable, and she'd sort of wanted to get out of this without letting anyone else know what went on. That might not be possible anymore.]

Well then I guess you gotta tell anyone who sees it.

[ ... Okay so this might be a dick move, but still- ] And you can get any of the people you go to school with to cover for you there if you can't handle it yourself.

[ Rin says all this evenly, encouraging her to both end things - because she didn't like it - and to connect with everyone here because it'll be better for her. That said, it does sort of pain him to make her mad at him, but still. He gives her a little thumbs up at this once she gets the phone back.

Her dad isn't her type, huh... He could argue one wa or another about that, but - ]

Man.

[Let's face it, she's probably not going to tell anyone at school unless her life somehow really and truly depends on it. But Rin doesn't know that and she's not going to come right out and explain it, either. Now she just has to make the best of what's already happened. He's never getting her phone again, though.]

At least I don't have to go out, now.

[Audrey had invited her out to something in a text but she's probably not going to do that either. ... Ethan's not stupid enough to really make a huge deal out of this past the first few weeks, right? He's too smart for that! So why does she feel so anxious?]

Whaaat, why not? You could go out with a friend or your brother or somethin'.

[ Yamato didn't tend to have dates. He was pretty meek. Or at least he was like three years ago ] Valentines can be a day to hang out with friends and not creepy boyfriends or fake parties.

[ Rin is trying to be supportive for her now, saying this all in a sort of a confused tone. But he does reach his arm out to pull her in towards him again, to hug her close. Actually- ] Speaking of him, he wants you to order a pizza.

[ Just to be fair because he saw that text too ]

Yamato's probably going to try and take someone out. I've never really been fond of Valentine's Day anyway.

[A lot of people probably do go out with their friends or have actual parties that are just for the sake of it, but none of that really sounds fun to her. Emily didn't like the holiday much either so maybe she'd be up for a movie marathon and drugstore chocolate. But when she's pulled in a little more she kind of pouts up at him and, really, she almost wants to punch him in his side. Because that's clearly what she should do to a man probably two whole sizes bigger than herself, and much older than her.

... She doesn't, though. She isn't really upset with him so much as incredibly worried about the whole situation, and a little disturbed at the realization that she's essentially refusing to trust her own pack.]

Seriously? [She hadn't looked at her phone since this morning and so she ends up leaning into Rin and opening Yamato's message chain. Mostly she just asks him why he even wants pizza since Veronica, mom, and Ada are all on dinner prep. They'd actually been able to eat at home a lot more often since Veronica came into their pack.]

How long are you staying, by the way?

Me? Imma be here until a little after Valentines, probably the 16th or something.

[ That said, she should trust her pack, and she should trust it implicitly. That's something he very much believes in, but even as he feels his heart beat increase with her pulled into his chest he ... knows he probably shouldn't say that. But- ]

If you didn't know, more of us are gonna be showing up too, like Basara-niisan.

[ As for Yamato, he responds immediately that it's not for him! He just owes someone a pizza! ]

That's not very long.

[She'll trust them after this thing with Ethan is dealt with.] I think dad said something about it, and I've already decided that I don't want to know what's going on. [Because it has to be one thing or the other. It's not very often that the whole lot of them just show up, almost out of nowhere. She wonders if all the kids will be here, though, or if they're staying behind.

Also who the fuck do you owe a pizza too, Yamato? And why is she ordering a pizza that's not for you in the first place? What in the world.

Anyway, she texts that while looking up at him.] You know, you could stand to visit more often.

[Especially if you're going to show up and knock a third of her life off its axis. At least come around enough that she can get used to it.]

[ rin's chuckle is a bit cheeky - she might not want to know, no. But all the same, his response, other than to squeeze her a little and coax her head into his shoulder is even more cheeky ]

Yeah, why's that, so I can see my favorite niece?

[ Basara will be bringing his eldest daughter at least because she's the one set to inherit his dojo and thus comes with him everywhere he goes. Who knows if the others will bring any of their kids. Knowing Mikado, he might bring little Mika just because he worries about her, but if he's going to do that he might need to pry her from her brother...

Well that's all sorts of a mess-

And Yamato - it's because he can't make an email or a call from where he is now and he owes a pizza for Ada for some reason. ]

[Ultimately she'll find out anyway, and knowing Rin was probably involved in it wouldn't exactly be pleasant, but such is life.]

Yes.

[Was she supposed to be subtle, there? Or play coy? Obviously that's the reason she's asking when no one else seems to kick up much of a fuss about what the fuck he's even doing that keeps him away for not just some days or weeks, or even months, but whole years. She won't pry into it, but she can't pretend it isn't weird, too.

... Yamato why is your life so weird. She doesn't text them but she does think it while resting her head on him, and she gets that same little pulse all throughout her body, it's much harder to ignore this time. If he gives her the order she'll put it in for him, but this is all really weird and she's asking Ada about it later.]

Apparently I'm getting pizza for Ada.

[ Yes... huh.

He grins a little, and - ]

Well, if I'm comin' back and more regularly for you, I need to make sure I'm comin' back for something good.

[ He says this with a pleasant tone and expression, but he also has to hold back laughing at the idea of her needing to order a pizza for him. Of course, he can't know about whatever budding alpha relationship they have, but Yamato is counting on her to fulfill the order because he did order it - so what comes next is Ada's preferred pizza type. Which frankly you probably need to order from a real Italian place ]

[Ah...]

Well, the quality of something good is reliant on how much attention it's paid, right? [... What is she doing. What are they doing. She has to order this stupid pizza but that doesn't zero out her focus, she's still aware of Rin, still smart enough to sense something in that tone of his.] So if you really come around more often then it's no big deal.

[She's a dedicated person, after all! One that's now leaking a scent without being touched, it's very light right now, of course, but Rin's older and more perceptive than she could hope to be. He's probably going to notice.]

I should really get this over with.

[She knows Yamato essentially gave her an order but she doesn't care about it right now. Her brain keeps circling back to Rin, and all they're doing is sitting together! Junko has no reason to be desperate or react this dramatically and yet ...]

If yer putting it like that though, I probably shouldn't come over that much, so each time I come over it can be that much more special.

[ Was she sixteen yet? He didn't know... or he'd forgotten. When was her birthday again? Koji's was in December, so there's that, but. Oh well, there's no need to panic - right now, he was in control of the situation, smirking a little bit and thinking back on how many times over how many years he'd sort of thought about this, or something resembling this. He loved his pack dearly, and they would never not be important to him. But... ]

I shouldn't be keepin' you from something like that though, if it's what you want to do.

[ He does pick up on that scent, and it makes him throb - his heart beat goes up that much more ]

[No, she's not quite sixteen yet, but she will be in a few months! Besides, it's not like anyone here would really care about the legality of it, right? Rin is still family, it wasn't as if he'd take advantage of her or refuse to stop if she really wanted him to. Maybe it's illogical of her to have such faith in that but what's apparently happening to her doesn't make a lot of sense either.]

I mean - don't go, just ... One second.

[Her face is hot and she's weirdly unsettled in her own skin. This isn't a normal, basic heat, the kind that could very easily be triggered at any point. She very quickly dials the number and wills her hands to be completely still. She holds the phone to one ear while looking up at him - whether it was a misunderstanding or not she thinks he might try to leave while she accomplishes this stupid task. She's waiting for them to pick up.]

Don't you get lonely, though? Everyone needs someone to look out for them.

[She's not going down so easy, dammit.]

[ That look on her face as it's ringing and that smell of hers in the air are both so cute. It's criminal, really. the older man doesn't push her away and doesn't really move, even if she obviously needed to sit up straight in order to make the call. For his part though, his cheeks color a little himself, and while he hoped he could control the situation here he was also being thrown off every which way.

... It's good for her to hold her ground ]

I've got a pack of people I can depend on, who'll all watch my back. [ His was a work oriented pack. There were still relationships between all of them to different extents, but they formed out of the academy and worked together as a specialist unit. These sorts of things happened sometimes, but she might not know the details. Still, he's not closing the door on her - he's ... giving her a little push ]

So I ain't that lonely, but if y'ask me, having something to come home to now and again besides them work comrades might be nice.

[For someone whose being thrown he's far too composed. It almost irritates her even if the sight of him blushing relieves that feeling. She wants him to be as excited as she is, she wants to see him hard and demanding or begging her to let him fuck her and those thoughts are a formidable roar in her head, she can barely hear him. That her angle fails for a second there is enough to further upset her, but he comes back around to it.]

That's what I mean! [Wow, she sounds eager as fuck all.] I-It's not like I'm good at any of that stuff now but I can be and - everyone needs a little bit of stability. [... She doesn't know what he wants, though. How could she help make something he'd want to come back to, in the first place?]

A-and I would -- I would like to -

[Someone answers the phone at the restaurant and she about drops her own, jumping in place and making a weird noise that's both incredibly horny and surprised. She stutters through stupid greetings before her uneven voice places a delivery order to Ada Morenco. The whole time she's aware of Rin and how close they are, how weak her knees are, and how vaguely freaked out she is. This is weird, isn't it? This happened quickly and if he'd started talking dirty to her or put his hand between her legs or something it'd make sense.

But her scent keeps getting stronger and it doesn't smell normal, it's not backed up but it's - concentrated is the best word she can come up with. Almost exactly like slamming pure shots of espresso.

All she has to do is finish reciting her card number and then she can ... They can - she doesn't know. But if it involves Rin it might ease some of this anarchy that's come over her body.]

[ Well that was something. He doesn't want to upset her on the phone there, but hearing that squeak out of her and listening to her trying to make the order on the phone. He smells her more than anything though, and he sighs out something from that smell, his own scent inevitably trying to match it. His own smell is more like brown sugar than anything else - or maybe it's a little different, like a spice you might throw yakisoba in. A sort of sweet spice. And he grins a little as he continues on the phone -

Well.

He'll wait for that exact moment she hangs up, and then he's going to grab both of her own and all but tackle her to the bed, with him on top of her and blushing fiercely. He'd thought about how this might go down for a while - ]

Promise me you'll be a good girl for me, Junko.

[ He wants her to be there for him, but if she's going to do that, she needs to have a life besides. She needs to be stable with and healthy within her pack. But she also needs to be ready for him, whenever he was around. It's selfish, yes, but - he somehow senses she won't mind it ]

[Had she hung up? Probably not but considering how awkward the hostess had sounded on the phone she probably knew to end the call as soon as Junko's phone smacked into the hardwood floor. What really gets her here is that he's blushing nearly as bad as her but she's still the embarrassingly turned on one here.]

I will be.

[For better or worse the answer isn't uninformed, she can sort of parse at what he's hinting, what their conversation worked around. He wasn't going to be around all the time, in fact he's be out running around as he pleased and she might not be able to call him. So ... She has to be okay with that even when it makes things incredibly difficult. She has to love and want him enough to keep it from yanking them apart in the long term.]

I'll be the best, as long as it's for you.

[And she's certainly continue to be Yamato's sister, Masaomi's daughter - but it would just be different with Rin, and she doesn't know what word to put to it yet. But Rin probably had quite a bit of foresight in all this, didn't he?]

See, that's wha tI wanna hear! That's the smart and pretty girl I know you can be! [ He grins ] And I promise that I'll keep coming back for you. Really, I can barely wait.

[ And while he has got her sort of pinned... well, he's got lot of foresight into this, a lot of an anticipation about this moment which is probably why he'd never really told anyone about it. Because now, he leans now to break the last bit of distance between them t ogive her a kiss. It's a sweet one, but it's one he'd been waiting on for years now, and even if it might be premature, the time just feels right. ]

[She's never really thought to question what he does, maybe because ultimately it was never her business, but right then she wants to ask him why he can't just stay. Maybe he's one of those types that can't handle being still for too long. Not that any of that matters because she does shine under those compliments, and when moment he kisses her Junko doesn't really care about anything else in the world and she lets her hands find a purpose in missing up his hair, trying to make it last for as long as possible.]

Sorry. I don't know what's going on, but. [Her scent hasn't ebbed in the least and wow it's kind of embarrassing now that she spares a little extra thought to it. He's going to think she's lame as fuck now, right?

... So this was Yamato's life for the majority of last year. Yeesh.]

[ Yes it was you should take more pity on him.

And the simple answer for why he can't be around is his job! He can't... talk about said job that much, but it had sort of defined his adult life, resulting in long, dangerous, sometimes overseas missions that he can his pack got involved in. He wants to make sure that she knew it was a thing going into this. ... If it'll be a lasting thing or not, and he's hopeful it sill be, isn't certain, but he knows know that he can smell her all over this room and he- ]

I ain't never seen you fuck, Junko, but based on what you said about your ex, you like bein' led, right?

[ He's just making sure! It's only polite! ]

[Not her style!! All he'll get is an understanding look and a free breakfast and complimentary blowjob. That's how the real world works.] I like how you're calling him an ex when you literally just sent him a text less than an hour ago. [Although Ethan is absolutely that, now. Not just because of Rin, in general, but because the whole thing's finally happened. She won't go back on it.]

Yes. [That's undeniable.] I mean, I like a lot of things but that's - not a bad start.

[Not at all, though it could also be said that she enjoys being able to tease quite a bit, to have a little control, but not so much that she could possibly be deemed dominant in any real sense of the world. ... But she also didn't want to come off as boring.

Life is complicated when you actually like someone.]

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and junko escalates quickly

Junko, you're s horny

The power of mates. Or really hot uncles.

rofl yes something like that man goes crosseyed

I MEAN at least they're cute.

YEAH it seems to be going well so far

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