It’s almost like the wild coyote and all its chaos settles flat when she smiles. Her heart beats evenly, not like a thunder storm- but even when it does the fox dances in the rain with her.
Boyd snorts as she gracelessly takes another bite, not even trying to catch the bit of sauce as it tumbles down her shirt. “You’re a dork,” he says.
Kira simply smiles at him through a mouth of extra cheesy pizza. “I’m your favorite dork,” she singsongs. “Now help me put away these video games before my mom kills us for all the noise.“
He sighs, but does as he’s told and wraps his controller up in its chord, putting it in its place underneath her little TV. After a beat, he asks, “Do you think I could stay the night?”
From her place crouched in front of the small stand her television sits on, she shrugs.“Sure. It’s not like my parents will care.” She pauses, then turns on her heel and frowns at him. “Things aren’t getting bad again, are they?” she asks sincerely.
Shit. He hasn’t been asked that since… well, the last time Kira asked that. He huffs. “No,” he says defensively. “I just don’t feel like waking your parents or taking a crappy bus home.”
She nods and stands abruptly. “Fair enough,” she agrees. “I’ll go call your mom.” She turns and walks out the door, taking care to call over her shoulder, “Don’t play without me!” on the way out.
Even as she goes, he can’t help but smile. He has to be at least a little lucky to have found a friend in Kira Yukimura.
AU in which Jackson sticks around long enough to meet Kira. He’s distant and cold at first, but eventually Kira ends up being the one person he can stand the most.
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