this is where i want to be (for powered_otaku)

[its_notluck]

It was nice to sneak back to Greece for a night or two after everything had gone down and they would get back before the party that she was planning for Sylar with the others.  It would give her some time alone with Hiro which was something they needed with all that had been going on lately with Bee's wedding, traveling and then the family drama.

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[powered_otaku]

"Mmmhmm," he says, giving her a rather lechy look. "The view is absolutely the best ever." He hands her a cold orange juice. "I got the food and everything else. Everyone fussed over Kuma and he loved it." Kuma jumps up onto the chair and flops into her lap.

[its_notluck]

She laughs a little at the lecherous look, ducking her head a little before reaching to take the orange juice. "Thank you." Tucking some hair back, she looks to him again and then laughs softly while glancing at Kuma. "I'm sure he was in his element." She brushes her fingers over the top of their puppy's head. "He's growing like a weed."

[powered_otaku]

"You know him; he loves being popular. He is definitely growing quite quickly. He is going to be a big puppy." He stands up. "I will get my swimsuit, so I can sun properly." He leans over and kisses her, then goes to change his outfit. A few minutes later, he's out in his swimsuit and a hoppi coat. He's carrying another orange juice. "I got us some dolmades from the little restaurant."

[its_notluck]

"Especially if it's women fawning over him. Typical boy." She chuckles before leaning up into the kiss, touching his cheek quickly before sitting back as he heads inside. When he joins her again, she has the top of her dress rolled down to her waist as she had a strapless bikini top under the dress. "Mmm, sounds good."

After a minute, she glances over at him. "So, I have a couple things to talk to you about."

[powered_otaku]

"Boys can never be trusted around pretty girls unless they are properly trained," he laughs. "Fortunately, I am a properly trained boy."

He smiles at her. "A couple of things?"

[its_notluck]

"Yes, yes you are." She smirks a little before taking his hand with a nod.

"A couple things." She reiterates before continuing, "First, this Sunday we're doing a birthday party for Sylar. It's going to be in the Hamptons, Adam bought a new place." She squeezes his hand. "I would like for you to be there."

[powered_otaku]

"After all, I have the most beautiful wonderful girl in the universe to come home to. I have desire for anyone else."

He gets quiet. "If it is his birthday, I am sure he would not want me there to ruin it. And I am not certain that Adam would want me in his house."

[its_notluck]

She looked a little embarrassed, laughing softly. "Charmer."

Then she grew serious as well, sighing. "I think they would both be fine." She looks down before looking at him again. "Hiro, I know it's difficult for you...considering what happened in the past. But this is my family and after we're married, they will be yours too. I don't want to worry all the time that I can't take you with me to big functions or to see them."

[powered_otaku]

"I try my best

[its_notluck]

She listens to him, understanding his side of the whole problem but it didn't make it any easier for her. She felt torn a lot of the times, torn between him and her family. "Sylar would never do anything to you, not unless you hurt me somehow. He's changed and I know that's hard to believe but he has."

"As for Adam, yes you guys are complicated but you must have gotten past it once if you two were...you know." She motions at him before looking with a blink. "They would never say such a thing to me. They know I've chosen to marry you."

Then he makes the comment that it's her family she must be concerned with and it hurts. She pushes to her feet, taking a few steps away before turning back. "How can you even say that? I need you just as much as I need them."

[powered_otaku]

"I...I know he has," Hiro admits quietly. "It is just that sometimes I cannot let the anger go."

He watches her go, wondering if it is just a portent of things to come. "Because I am finite. I will only be a small portion of your very long life and they will always be there for you. They will help you get past the grief you feel when I am gone. I will give you whatever happiness it is within my power to give you, but I will die one day and they will be the ones you turn to. Even with my ability and the fact that it has given me more time than most men, eventually, I will be gone. I do not want to hurt the connections you truly need. The ones that will be there when I pass. They need you, too."

[its_notluck]

"Do I have to worry about you two fighting then? All the time?"

She stands there quietly, looking at him. "So then what, Hiro? What are you trying to say?"

[powered_otaku]

"No, you do not. I have already told Adam that I will keep peace with him. It is just that sometimes we will probably not want to stay in the same room with each other."

"That you should consider your family's feelings over mine. Do not worry if you hurt my feelings, if it keeps the peace of your family. I am not important in the long run. I understand this. I cannot be the cause of disharmony between you and them. I respect them too much to ever try and take you away from them for my selfish reasons."

[its_notluck]

"That's fine but I still want you included in things, Hiro." She sighs.

Her shoulders slump a little bit as she looks at him, just at a loss of what to say to him at the moment. "I...I see." She looks down at the ground as the wind tugs at her long blonde hair and causes it to dance around her features. "I guess....okay."

She can't help but feel hurt and confused. He is one of the most important people in the world to her, she would fight for him but she feels perhaps it's a little one sided now.

[powered_otaku]

He looks down at the ground. "I am used to being an outsider. I am a stranger in a country that welcomes me and slaps me at the same time. I am friends with people who, for the most part, do not understand me because our points of view are sometimes too different for them to understand me. I accept this. I am Buddhist enough to understand that my selfishness causes only pain for everyone, including you. And I do not want to cause you any pain that hurts both you and them. In a perfect world, we would all get along and there would be no anger between any of us. But I can only do what I can to ensure that your life is as good as possible. I love you with all my heart. For the few seconds out of your life that I am here, I want to make you happy."

[its_notluck]

"No one is trying to make you in an outsider." She murmurs softly in low tones, shaking her head. "You and Sylar are the ones one who really have an issue with each other and you already agreed to be civil. But you need to understand that both you and my family are important to me. And you asking me to not consider your feelings or anything is like saying I shouldn't care about how I feel either."

"I just wish...I wish I didn't have to worry about big family events like this."