Post by Gia on Jun 8, 2010 9:56:09 GMT -6
OOC: I just had to do this post after reading that, I just had to.
Lakano barely registered Karena talking to Katara. His mind was on the fact that after the battle tomorrow, they were headed to the Fire Nation. There, he would meet his boyfriend’s father who did not agree with his son’s choice in lovers. Not to mention the fact that he was a Waterbender probably wouldn’t sit well with the old man, either. It was going to awkward, but it could be worse. The Waterbender was well aware that Hatsuharu’s father could outright hate him. If he tried to cause trouble, the brunet would have to do everything in his power to knock his boyfriend’s father on his butt so hard it would hurt for a month.
It was well within Lakano’s power to do so, but that would not be a good way to start out that relationship – and there was one there between him and Haru’s father, whether anyone liked it or not. After all, he was in love with the man’s son; that was something that was never going to change. A sigh escaped the brunet’s lips. His stomach was tied up in knots. The Waterbender didn’t feel much like eating, but decided to do it anyway. After all, they had a battle coming up tomorrow… and he needed every bit of strength he could muster. Especially since it was a Master Firebender he was going to be fighting against.
Lakano couldn’t keep his mind on the fight right now, as many scenarios concerning Haru’s father ran through his mind. They had never discussed what had happened, he and Haru that is. He knew from what his lover did say that his father had not been pleased. His sister didn’t seem to care, so it was possible that is mother didn’t, either. His Firebender didn’t talk about his father much, though, and when it did, it was laced with hurt and disappointment. The brunet wasn’t sure why, as his redhead never went into much detail. Blue eyes glanced to the tall figure next to him, only a few inches shorter, but other than that, different in every way, including looks.
It was then that Lakano realized that there were tears coming out of Haru’s eyes. Tears! Fear gripped the man’s heart. He was thinking about something, and whatever it was, it was making him cry. The brunet could almost assume it had to do with the upcoming meeting with Haru’s father – and more importantly, the meeting between his boyfriend and his own father. Could that be the reason why his love was crying? The fear became mixed with anger. If Haru’s father was the reason why he was crying, then he already hated him, even though he hadn’t met the man yet.
Touching a hand to Haru’s shoulder, his brows were creased with worry. “Haru, baby, what’s wrong?” He spoke in a whisper so that only Haru could here. Lakano hated to see his boyfriend cry. He wanted to hurt the person responsible so bad that they would never do it again. The problem with that was, the Waterbender had a strong feeling that his father was the reason why, and that was something he could do nothing about. His beautiful redhead got distracted with his sister for a moment – and the brunet would have realized why if he’d been paying attention. He was more concerned about his lover, though, and after a moment, he gave Haru’s shoulder a light squeeze.
“Haru, what’s wrong?” Once again, Lakano’s voice was a whisper. This was really no one else’s business but their own. Xiaoyu might be able to hear, but she would end up finding out everything anyway, so that was really of concern to the Waterbender right now. Blue eyes swimming with worry and confusion, the brunet’s face became his usual mask of calm again, although he couldn’t stop the feelings from being in shown in his eyes if he’d wanted to. Damn blue eyes for that… “I think we need to talk about something.” Leading Haru out of the room, they arrived at the one that the couple shared with Makaro.
Once the door was closed, Lakano turned around, crossing his arms loosely over his chest, before putting them on his hips and back down to his sides. He wasn’t quite sure what to do with them right now, so he settled for moving closer to Haru, putting on hand on his shoulder, and the other on his waist. Concern and worry swam in his blue eyes. “Why were you crying back there? Please don’t say it’s nothing, because I know that’s not true.” The brunet searched his boyfriend’s face for an answer, giving him a moment to respond. “It’s your father, isn’t it?” He paused again, gauging Haru’s reaction. “What happened between you two?” Please give me the whole story this time, because I think I deserve that…