The Mishimas were having a heated discussion in the living room. Without the person whose name is actually Mishima.
"Aren't you gonna do something for Kazuya?" Lars asked, confused. "Jin!"
"I never said anything!" Jin argued. "I just asked what we should do."
"Kazuya likes sneakers," Jun shrugged.
"And chaos," Jin added.
"Yeah, and-" Jun stared at him, confused. "Jin, what do you mean by 'chaos'?"
Jin just shrugged.
"Just buy him something nice," Lars sighed. "What about breakfast?"
"For Dad...?" Jin thought with a frown. He started laughing as he imagined himself taking a tray of food to Kazuya in bed. "No, that won't do..."
"Let's ask the guy that knows him better than me," Jun said, taking her phone out.
"Who?" Jin asked, interested.
"His brother," Jun grinned, putting her phone on speaker mode, making the dial tone blare out of the speaker.
Anna seemed to be very busy that day and even left Tori with Lee. Lee had no idea what she was busy with, but decided not to ask, and played with his daughter instead.
His phone suddenly rang, revealing to be a call from Jun. Puzzled, Lee attended the call after distracting his daughter with a doll.
"What is it, Jun?" Lee said as soon as he answered the call.
"Lee, are you busy?" Jun asked.
"Not really," Lee chuckled. "Just babysitting my little Princess."
"Where's Anna?" Jun asked.
"I have no idea," Lee admitted. "Said she was busy and left Tori with me."
"That's funny," Jun said. But then she sensed what was up and giggled. "Never mind that now. We need your help."
"What is it?" Lee asked, ruffling Tori's hair.
"Well... Father's Day is coming up, and Jin is absolutely pooped on what to do for Kazuya," Jun chuckled. "Any suggestions? If there's anyone who knows him better than me, it's you."
"Well... I did grow up with him, but we were anything but close," Lee sighed. "But I do know what he likes since Heihachi forced us to share a room. But he somehow got away with that and hung out in the next-door room instead. But let's just say I got a few glimpses of that room when he's out."
"What does he like?" Jun asked, interested.
"Not sure if you already know this... but do you know his favourite singer?"
"Umm... Tatsuro Yamashita?" Jun shrugged. "He likes that song, Kiss something."
"Wait... he likes that song?!" Lee said in shock. "Sorry, he always mocked me for liking that song. He did it only last week!"
"I was surprised too," Jun admitted. "He listens to Toshiki Kadomatsu sometimes too."
"Well, in my time, he listened to mostly Marino, Outrage, and Kiss," Lee said. "Mostly rock and goth bands."
"I didn't know Kazuya liked gothic rock," Jun said in surprise.
"What about Jazz?" Lee smirked. "Kazuya couldn't get enough Careless Whisper and Songbird back then. And Last Christmas too."
"Yeah, he likes George Michael too," Jun nodded. "He still listens to those, and Fast Love. Not much on Kenny G. though."
"Enough about music, what should we do?" Jin chimed in. "Excellent, any idea?"
"Excellent, you're calling me that too!" Lee laughed. "Alright... let's see... how about you guys..."
Everyone eagerly leaned forward on their seats.
"What?" Lars asked, also interested.
"I don't know," Lee sighed. "Kazuya has changed a lot since when we were kids. All I know is that he still likes sneakers."
Jun thought. She got an idea but wasn't sure if it was good. "Would Kazuya like a spa day?"
Everyone started laughing, even Lee. The image of Kazuya getting a facial with cucumber slices on his eyes was too hilarious.
"It might do his scarred face some good," Lee agreed. "How about it, you guys? I feel like it's a good idea, actually."
"It's on," Jun said. "Let's take him to a ryokan."
"I know a good ryokan in Kyoto," Jin added, taking out his phone. "There's a spa there too."
Lee grinned. "Can I come too?"
"Ask Anna," Jun said, hanging up.
"Why?" Jin asked when he saw how his mother just ended the call like that. "Just let him come, Mom."
"No," Jun smiled. "Anna is planning something else there."
"No wonder..." Lars chucked. "Anyway, Jin. Let's book the ryokan."
Jin smirked and picked up his tablet from the table. He booked everything and prepared for one of the Zaibatsu's private jets to go to Osaka International Airport. Then they would rent a car and go to Sakyo Ward.
"It's gonna be a long drive," Lars sighed. "Who's gonna drive? I don't even know my way around Tokyo much, let alone Kyoto."
"Then, you think we do?" Jin said, annoyed. "Lars... we didn't even ask you to drive. I'm the son here."
"How long are we gonna stay in Kyoto?" Jun asked.
"Is three nights enough?" Jin asked.
"No." Both Jun and Lars said together.
"Luckily I didn't hit 'pay' yet..." Jin sighed, opening the tab to alter the dates. He added two more nights and showed it to his mother. "Okay, right?"
"Yeah, should be okay," Jun grinned. "If we wanna stay longer, we can just talk about it at the front desk."
"Yeah, sure," Jin agreed and paid for it. "Alright, it's done. What else should we do?"
The front door opened, and Amber stepped in, dressed in black as she usually did.
"Uncle Kazuya's downstairs," Amber said, coming in with a bag of groceries. "You guys better stop discussing now."
They did and pretended as if they were watching television together the whole time. Kazuya came back from work and sank down on the sofa after throwing his shoes into the rack.
"Whatcha guys watching?" Kazuya asked, turning towards the tv. He laughed when he realised that they were watching a cartoon. "Since when do you guys watch kiddie shows?!"
They only just realised how they accidentally put it on the kids' channel. Lars grinned and quickly changed it to the drama channel. Kazuya shook his head and put his arm around Jun.
"Kazuya, go take a bath first," Jun laughed, taking his arm away from her. "You stink."
Kazuya smirked and kissed her cheek before making his way towards his room. The others heaved a sigh of relief.
"Now how do we bring him?" Lars asked.
"Just bring him," Jin shrugged.
"No!" Lars frowned. "We have to do something fun!"
"I thought you were the most sensible among the three guys in the family," Jun laughed. "Guess not."
"Can't we just take him there?" Jin groaned. "Kidnapping him seems like too much work. Besides, he might already know it's us."
"Yeah, I guess you're right..." Lars sighed. "Maybe we can still rig something up?"
"Like what?" Jun asked, amused.
On Father's Day, they made Kazuya dress up in casual clothes, and made him wear an eye mask. Jun secretly packed his clothes for the trip so he didn't know that they were going on a vacation.
"What are you guys doing?" Kazuya asked, not knowing what the heck was actually going on. I can't even see!"
"That's the point," Jin grinned. He helped him up and took him outside. "Watch your step. We're leaving the building."
"You could've just done this when we're safely out the door, right?" Kazuya asked, slightly annoyed and confused. "I definitely won't see anything of note as long as we're still in here, right?"
Jin turned towards the others and saw how all of them were carrying rucksacks, including himself.
"No, that's not a good idea," Jin said, turning back to Kazuya. "Come on."
They brought Kazuya to the ground floor parking lot and got into one of the Zaibatsu SUVs. Alisa came too.
"Am I in a car?" Kazuya asked.
"Yes, in the Zaibatsu SUV," Jin explained. "Wear your seatbelt."
Kazuya blindly groped for it and fastened it around him. Jun laughed and hugged Kazuya's arm, leaning her head against his shoulder. He smiled and felt around for her head with his other hand to stroke her hair.
"Where are you guys actually taking me?" Kazuya couldn't help but wonder. "And is the blindfold really necessary?"
"Yes," Lars grinned. "Just bear with it for the time being, Kaz."
"Fine..." Kazuya sighed. "Wish I could use my phone or something, instead of just sitting here with tied eyes. At least talk, guys!"
Jun sighed and sat up, her arm still around Kazuya's bicep.
"Wanna hear a story?" Jun asked.
"Sure," Kazuya shrugged.
Jun started telling him about the day Jin was born. She still greatly wished that he had been there with her at the time to see their newborn son, but unfortunately, he was still in Nebraska at the time, recovering from his wounds.
"He looked just like you, Kazuya," Jun smiled. "He had your perfect wing-like eyebrows, and your sharp nose."
Jin touched his nose, evidently just realising how he inherited it from his father. Lars couldn't help but burst into laughter, making Kazuya shush him.
"And then?" Kazuya said, turning his head back to the direction of Jun's voice. "Did he ever ask for me?"
"Why, of course he did!" Jun chuckled. "Which child wouldn't wonder about their father?"
The driver stopped the car in front of the airfield. Jun unhooked her arm from Kazuya's and unfastened his seatbelt.
"Come out, Kazuya," Jun said, gently pulling her husband out of the car. "Careful."
They did the necessary procedures to board the Mishima Zaibatsu's jet, which was now parked in the hangar. The security officer gave the blindfolded Kazuya a questioning look, but flagged him in anyway after Jin quietly explained that they were taking him on a surprise trip to Kyoto.
"Careful, Kazuya, there's stairs here," Lars warned. "Oneesan, want me to help?"
"Do you want me to fly you up there, Master Kazuya?" Alisa offered.
"It's okay, I can go up myself," Kazuya insisted, his hand searching for the handrail. Jun took his hand and placed it on the metal bar for him. She led him from the front, behind Jin, while Lars and Alisa followed them from behind in case he fell. Kazuya felt the cold air conditioning and wondered where he was. "Where am I?"
"Never mind that now," Jin said with a grin. "Just take a seat."
Jun chuckled and led him to one of the seats. She sat next to him too. Kazuya felt the seats and gasped.
"Am I on a bus?!" Kazuya exclaimed in surprise. "Jun? Where are you guys taking me?"
"We'll explain that later," Jun chuckled. "Anyway, you wanna hear more about Jin's childhood?"
Kazuya agreed and leaned back on his seat. Jun continued telling him about Jin's childhood. Jin listened from the seat in front of them, a smile on his face and with a sense of nostalgia. Amber listened too, next to Jin. She didn't really remember much about Jin's childhood, but realised that they were still somewhere in her head.
The aeroplane engines suddenly roared, and Kazuya almost jumped out of his skin. Though he couldn't see where he was, he could never mistake that sound.
"Am I in a plane?!" Kazuya exclaimed in shock.
"Yep!" Jin exclaimed from the front, looking up from his seat with a grin. "We're going on a trip!"
"In our favourite rocket ship!" Alisa added, clapping cheerfully.
"Zooming through the sky!" Lars continued.
"Little Einsteins!" Jun laughed.
"Gosh, you guys still remember that show?!" Jin said in surprise. "Even I didn't watch that show when I was young."
"Yeah, but Asuka did," Jun laughed. "I visited her once or twice, when she was young. She was so cute."
"I don't really remember much," Jin frowned. "I mean I do, but not much."
"We only visited her once or twice," Jun explained.
"Where are you guys taking me?!" Kazuya suddenly exclaimed through gritted teeth. He reached for his face, to pull out the blindfold, but Jun quickly stopped him.
"No peeking!" Jun said, cheerfully and sternly at the same time. "What else do you wanna hear?"
"How long is this flight?" Kazuya asked with a sigh.
"Only one hour," Jun smiled. "You wanna hear something else?"
"Fine, tell me about Jin's first day at school," Kazuya said, much to Jin's surprise.
Jun laughed. "Sure. I still remember it like yesterday."
"What did he do?" Lars asked, sitting at the opposite aisle with Alisa.
Jun then went on to talk about what Jin did, how he put on a brave face when stepping into the school, then burst into tears as soon as he set foot in the class.
"I had no friends, okay?" Jin reasoned. "Everyone seemed to have friends, besides me. Of course, that changed when I found that Shin attended the same school. At least we met each other during recess. After that, we were both put in the same class. We were so happy, we jumped around the entire classroom."
Kazuya laughed as he imagined Jin and Shin, in their fully grown state, cheering and jumping around a classroom.
"I wish I had been there to see Jin grow up," Kazuya sighed. "I wouldn't have left if I knew that you were pregnant with my son..."
"I wouldn't have let you go too," Jun added, leaning against Kazuya's shoulder. "I would've stopped you with all I had."
"Enough with the sentimental stuff," Lars retorted. "Let's talk about something fun!"
Lars ended up talking about his time as a child in Sweden. He was eventually stopped, much to his dismay.
"What's going on?!" Kazuya panicked. "Why is the plane shaking?! Is this a turbulence?"
"No, we're landing," Jun laughed. "Don't worry Kazuya. It's nothing to be worried about."
"Oh..." Kazuya relaxed.
As soon as they landed, they had to escort Kazuya out again. After going through the security procedures again, they exited and waited for their rental car. Kazuya had no idea why he had to wait and was growing increasingly impatient.
"Where are we, and why are we waiting here?" Kazuya demanded, scratching the nearest person, which happened to be Jin. "Oi! What are we doing?!"
"Just wait," Jin said, slightly annoyed himself. "We're waiting for the rental car."
"Oh..." Kazuya sighed.
Thankfully, the car arrived. The six of them got in and started driving off to Kyoto.
"At least tell me where we are?" Kazuya begged when they drove a little. "Guys? Jun? Jin?"
"We're in Osaka," Jin settled on saying.
"To be precise, we're exactly three kilometres away from the Osaka International Airport, headed towards-" Lars quickly clapped a hand over Alisa's mouth from behind. "Mmm mmph mmm!"
"What?" Kazuya asked, surprised. "Headed towards where?!"
"Why don't you take a nap, Kazuya?" Jun suggested. "You must be tired after that long flight."
"Tired?" Kazuya repeated in surprise. "Long flight? It was barely an hour!"
"It was exactly an hour," Jin pointed out.
"That's alright, Kazuya, just sleep," Jun said soothingly. She leaned Kazuya's head on her shoulder. "Go to sleep. Want some music? I brought your wireless earbuds."
Kazuya sighed and felt for Jun's hand holding it out. He didn't find it since she wasn't actually holding it out just yet. "Where is it?"
Jun fished it out of her pocket and handed it to Kazuya, who managed to put it on himself. She rested his head on her shoulder again and slowly he went to sleep, listening to music.
"Is he asleep?" Lars asked from next to him.
"Yes, he is," Jun replied, seeing how he let out soft snores. "He woke up pretty early today."
Jin drove on, for miles and miles, with Alisa navigating next to him. Jun turned her head slightly to see Amber, sitting alone in the back row with her phone.
"Hey Amber, you okay?" Jun asked.
"Yeah, I am," Amber smiled. "I wish Xiao was here, at least she'd be fun to talk to."
"Yeah, but she has her own Father's Day to celebrate," Jun said, smiling ruefully. "You want anything to eat? I brought snacks."
"And I'm holding it," Amber said, holding up a plastic bag of snacks they brought along. "Oneesan, I'm fine! I'm reading this interesting book that Shasha wrote on Wattpad."
They finally arrived at the ryokan, after miles of driving. Jin parked the car in the parking lot and stopped the engine.
"Kazuya?" Jun softly said, gently stroking his head. "We're here."
Kazuya sat up and took his earphones off. He didn't really hear what his wife said, but knew it had something to do with the trip. He also realised how the car had stopped driving.
"Are we finally here?" Kazuya asked, handing the earphones to Jun.
"Yeah, we are," Jin said from the front. Mom, let me help him out."
Jun smiled and got out of the car. Jin carefully pulled his father out and walked him a little to face the beautiful gardens of the ryokan. He stood in front of him and finally took his eye mask off.
"Where are we?" Kazuya asked, squinting his eyes due to the sudden brightness. "Also, thanks, I can't see."
He wiped the sweat off his eyes, which was there thanks to the mask, and looked up at Jin's grinning face again. His son finally stepped aside and let him see the beautiful gardens of the ryokan. Kazuya looked at it in awe as his eyes adjusted to the light.
"Wow..." Kazuya said, still awestruck. "Where is this place? Where am I?"
"Ryokan Kirei, Sakyo, Kyoto," Jin said, leading him in. "Also, Happy Father's Day."
"That's what this was all about?" Kazuya said, slightly annoyed but amused at the same time. "Anyway, thanks, Jin."
They unloaded their bags and entered the lobby to check in. They suddenly heard the sound of a laughing baby and turned around to see...
Lee and his family walking in.
"Kazuya!" Lee exclaimed in surprise. "Fancy seeing you here, almost five hundred kilometres away from home!"
"Fancy seeing you here too, Excellent," Kazuya laughed. "Did you know that you were being brought here?"
"Technically," Lee said with a shrug. "We took the private jet and landed in Osaka before coming here."
"Did you blindfold him, Anna?" Kazuya asked, turning towards her.
"Nah I didn't," Anna laughed. "Just made Tori distract him. He didn't even ask where we were headed to!"
"Smart girl..." Kazuya laughed, tousling Tori's short hair. "These guys blindfolded me..."
"Now that's just sad..." Lee said, shaking his head while laughing. "Anyway, let's enjoy!"
"How long is this trip?" Kazuya asked. "I don't think I even have clothes."
"I packed for you, and we're staying here for five nights," Jun said, showing him the bag she brought. "This one's yours, and this one's mine."
"Make it six nights," Lee suddenly said.
"Why?" Jin asked, turning towards them.
"Because we're staying here for that long?" Anna smirked.
Jin turned back to the receptionist and added an extra night to his reservation. They requested adjoining rooms, even when they didn't plan on having this vacation together.
The extended Mishima family had a great time at the ryokan and enjoyed themselves thoroughly, sightseeing around Kyoto, and relaxing in the ryokan. They even went for spa treatments there.
***
Steve and Adam had somehow persuaded the Wilsons to come over to Tokyo to celebrate Father's Day there. They started off by making breakfast for their fathers, with Steve complaining while preparing his side of the breakfast.
"I shouldn't even be making this for you, considering you left me in a lab with psychotic scientists!" Steve complained, violently stirring waffle batter in a bowl. "Be grateful you have a son like me!"
"I am," Adam rolled his eyes. "It wasn't my fault you were used for experiments! Think about it, if I hadn't given my genes at the lab that time, you wouldn't even be born!"
"Fine, whatever," Steve sighed. "But I'm making extra for grandpa. He not only raised you, but raised me as well."
"Fine..." Adam sighed.
"What are you two bickering about?" Nina asked, walking in with Harper.
"Nothing," Adam quickly said.
"I said I'm giving grandpa extra because he had to raise not only this guy, but me as well," Steve repeated, much to Adam's dismay. "What do you say, huh?"
"I agree!" Both women exclaimed at once.
"The two of you are so mean!" Adam sighed, shaking his head.
"Aww come on, I was just joking," Steve finally said. "You're more like a brother than a dad. That's a fact."
"He's right," Nina chuckled. "They do act more like brothers than father and son."
"I have to agree to that," Harper laughed. "They even look like brothers..."
"What are you guys doing there without me?" Jacob's voice suddenly came from the living room.
"Making breakfast!" Adam called back.
"Great!" Jacob said, making his way to the dining hall and sat down on a chair. "I'm starving!"
"So am I," Harper added.
"Ditto..." Nina agreed.
They had breakfast together and took the couple from London around Tokyo. They really enjoyed themselves, especially the trip to Disneyland and the garden parks.
Happy Father's Day to all fathers!