Marathon!

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya had trained faithfully, just like she promised (and despite her period starting a few months after that promise. Really? She didn't need that!). The weights had been added by about the second month of training and she was really, really proud of her stamina!

And the marathon they'd chosen as their first was coming up this weekend, with fund raising as done by Elcy...and yeah. "Don't tell me you have to cancel!" she said into the phone, pulling one foot up to stretch out her thighs. "Don't! I can't go and do this alone!"

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[mitochondriaaya]

"I can bring it up?" Aya offered. "We can talk to him after this? When we're in PJs?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah." Dilan said, "I guess so." He did not look forwards to this.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Whenever you want," she shrugged slightly, the motion making her silks rustle. "When you know what you want to say? I can think about it too if not tonight?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah. Not tonight." Dilan said, "I'm too tired."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Alright, but don't forget." He thought it was important so, no, no forgetting. "You might even sleeeep innnn..." she teased.

[sliceitwithwind]

"I won't, I promise." Dilan laughed, "Even if I do sleep in, I'll be awake before you, monkey."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Well, yeah," Aya noted. "You always are! Can tell when you wake up usually!" But as long as he didn't make too much fuss about being awake all was well with the world!

"I'm a tired monkey. Does Braig need rescuing?"

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan looked over, "Not really, but if you want to stop dancing I think we've mingled enough that we can find a seat and rest our legs."

[mitochondriaaya]

"If he doesn't need dancing then yes!" YES A CHAIR WOULD BE NICE THANK YOU! "If I fall asleep don't let me fall over?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Okay." Dilan promised finding a pair of chairs where they were visible but out of the way. That way anyone else who wanted to talk to them could find them.

[mitochondriaaya]

And Aya promptly leaned against his arm and zoned out. Truly zoned to the point of being able to answer simple questions but not actually make any sense! Woot! "Thank you for the teacups they were useful!" To a person who had donated.

[sliceitwithwind]

"She's really tired." Dilan said, over and over until at last Braig said, "Mom says I can get you two home."

"Cool." Dilan didn't ask, he just picked Aya up and tucked her head against his shoulder.

[mitochondriaaya]

At least everyone knew the girl well enough to understand how young she was! They were happy to smile, chuckle, and move on!

Aya was...going to squeak when Dilan picked her up! Yep! Squeak and flail a little in panic as the ground went away! Oh. Wait. Dilan shoulder. Okay. "M'go home now?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah, monkey. We're going home now." Braig said, heading out to get the car open. Dilan briefly considered just cuddling Aya all the way home, but eventually tucked her into the back and buckled her up.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Good. M'tired and my legs hurt." She was waking up a little with the night air and the being tucked into the seat, hence coherency! Slow bliiiink..."Do you think mom planned this tonight so we'd have a reason to cut out early?!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"I dunno, maybe." Dilan said, also folding into a seat.

Braig pulled out and headed home, "I wouldn't be surprised. It's not really our kind of thing, and an excuse to get home early let you show up and be feted without having to stay out too late."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Elcy," she noted, firm and utterly factually, "is smart. And sneaky." She was so glad they hadn't skimped out on any of the formal touches! "No wonder you lean towards evil genius Braig!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Well, yeah. Mom's awesome." Braig said, "She says that Aunt Lenna was the evil one, though."

"It's true. Momma was wicked at her best."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Lenna was her stalking horse." Said with the utter clarity of the over-tired discovering the foundations of the universe!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Nah, you just don't remember momma." Dilan said with a sad sort of love. It didn't HURT to think about his mother anymore, but he missed her and sometimes it was hard to remember the good things.

"Yeah, monkey. She wasn't doing well by the time we got you."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Sorry," she apologized immediately. "And...sorry. Hard to get a license for monkeys in a personal home?" Eh? Trying to lighten the mood? A little?

"I remember she reamed the school! Dilan got that from her."

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah." Dilan reached back to grab her hand, "It's okay! I like telling you about momma, when she was healthy. It's sharing."

"I bet the videos will show Aunt Lenna, too." Braig said.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya leaned forward between the seats to touch the boys, smiling. "Yeah, I bet! And Aunt Lenna having to chase a baby Dilan around! My mom once said that there was a lot of unexpected running involved in having children." In a note in her cookbook; Aya didn't remember many things spoken by her mom!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Especially after Dilan." Braig said wryly, "I lost count of how many lizards I had to rescue...or failed to rescue!"

"Lizard is an important part of a baby Katzu's diet." Dilan said.

[mitochondriaaya]

"And an important part of learning hand-eye coordination!" Aya laughed. "But still. Lizard breath!"