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 Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:31 pm
Aki looks slightly saddened for a moment, but she smiles at Blank's mother.
"I lived here when I was very young. My father was a fisherman, Bieran Minardi. My mom sang at a tavern somewhere around here, her name was Ariya. We lived not too far from here actually. But they were killed when I was six... by the Galbadians. My father was a skilled swordsman and left my mother and I in hiding to protect the beach, but he was killed in battle... and my mother died when our house caught fire in one of the explosions," she explains.
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:43 pm
"Minardi?" Both Blank's parents looked at one another with stunned and shocked faces...but there was also remorse in their eyes. Christian turned his gaze to Aki, "Lilian and I used to know your folks pretty well." He said slowly with a warming smile, "...I wish I could've done something...but I was at the city entrance." His voice grew grim as he frowned slightly, "I'm sorry." He said silently. Lilian put a hand over his, giving it a light squeeze while Blank placed a hand on Aki's thigh reassuringly.
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:09 pm
"Really? You knew them? I... don't really remember a whole lot about them... except that they were both kind and they loved me very much," Aki says.
She smiles at Blank and places her hand on top of his.
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:29 pm
Christian nodded, "Your father and I were pretty close friends." He replied, reaching into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. Opening it up, he searched through a number of pictures before pulling one out and sliding it toward Aki. It showed him, Lilian and her father, Christian's bulky form taking up most of the picture as he smiled widely.
"He was a good man...I believe I even made a blade for him as a gift." He said recalling the memory.
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:35 pm
Aki picks up the photo and smiles fondly, the familiar face of her father as she remembered him smiling back at her.
"He taught me how to use a sword... It's my principle weapon. I was hardly four years old when he started training me... The sword I have is actually the one he died defending Dollet with. I rarely use another. I wonder if it's the same one?" she says, still staring down at the photo.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:23 am
Christian smiled, "Can I see it sometime? I remember all the blades I've ever made. I could tell you if it was." He said with a reassuring smile as he gave his wife's hand a warm squeeze before he rose from his seated position and started to clear the plates on the table.
"I also knew your mother, but not was well as your father." Lilian spoke, nodding her head before looking up at Blank's father who was clearing the table.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:30 am
"I'll go get it as soon as were done!" she says to Christian excitedly.
Aki jumps to her feet as he does, handing the photo to Blank and begins helping clear the dishes. She smiles at Lilian and says, "My favorite memory of my mom was how she was always singing or humming. She had the sweetest voice, and I could sit for hours listening to her while I played with my dolls."
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:12 am
Blank took the picture and could help but smile at his oldmans wide grin...he looked so goofy sometimes. He then handed the picture to his mother who looked at it fondly, "Yeah, she's actually how Christian and I met." She replied, grabbing the leftover spaghetti on the plate and began to wrap it up. Blank stood up and cleared away the alcohol his father had, moving the cups away and stuffing them in the sink.
Christian smiled at the mention of her getting the sword, "Great! There's nothing I love more than fixin' a blade up." He said with a grin before looking to his wife who smacked him lightly in the arm. He laughed before wrapping an arm around her waist and pulled her close, "Besides you of course." He said as the older couple laughed. Blank tried to avoid the sight, placing a hand to his brow as he wiped it with his index and thumb, exhaling a sigh.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:28 am
Aki smiles warmly at Blank's parents, suddenly realizing that he definitely had his father's charm. She looks over at her lover and grins affectionately at him.
"How did the two of you meet?" she asks, helping to clean where she could.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:50 am
Blank smiled back at her and moved to the fridge, walking past her and planted a light kiss on her forehead, wrapping his arm around her waist a moment before he moved past her. He pulled out a can of Cola and popped it open, taking a sip before closing the fridge.
"Well, I had finished work late, and I asked your oldman if he wanted to get a drink, to which he agreed. So we went to the bar we frequented; where your mother sang." Christian said, recalling the memory with a smile, "I had been friends with your mother and went to go see her play with some friends of ours." Lilian chimed in, "And Christian...with his ability with the ladies, ended up spilling his hard liquor all over my 1500 gil dress." She said with sarcasm and a mocking of disappointment. Christian in turn smiled sheepishly, "...It was intentional? Every guy knows that the way into a girls heart is to pay for the dry cleaning of spilled alcohol on a dress." He said as the two older people laughed amongst themselves and washed the dishes, Christian drying them with a white towel before setting them in a rack by the sink.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:54 am
Finding herself unable to help further, Aki leans against the counter, listening to their story with a warm smile.
"That's so cute! Though I hope you got the stain out of your dress," she says, laughing.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:47 pm
Blank's mother looked at her husband with furrowed brows but with a smile, "Yeah, I did...But it cost Blank's father more than what I paid for it to get it out." She replied, "...But that is how we started talking more." She added as she smiled fondly at Christian who smiled back as he nearly finished the dishes.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:58 pm
Aki grins at the older couple, then looks at Blank lovingly. It was truly touching how much love was between his parents,and she has a sudden thought of her and Blank together at that age and blushes slightly.
"I'm glad Blank never tried that technique," she says, giggling.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:21 pm
He smiled at Aki as he leaned against the counter beside her, placing a hand on on her waist, "It crossed my mind from time to time." Blank replied with a grin, taking a sip from his drink with a smile as he gave her a light squeeze. he caught the slight blush in her cheeks, as if he knew what she was thinking...He thought about it too...alot. He stared into his can of cola at the thought...
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:28 pm
Aki smacks Blank in the arm, suddenly realizing his mother had been doing the same thing to Christian all night. She giggles, assuming it was a trait brought out by the men themselves. She looks up at him just in time to catch him stare into his can distractedly.
"What's up?" she asks, wrapping her arms around his waist.
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