Forty-second lotus

[spandexisyouth]

[Early on the 27th.]

I have been here for two years now. It has been an honor to make what friends I have. It is not good to be taken away to a place you do not know, but it is made better by the company. I do not know what tomorrow will bring, especially here, but I am glad to be part of it. And perhaps there will once more be singing bananas next week, or a tasty rain. Or mistletoe which means hugs!

But I do have something to say that is not as pleasant to think about as hugs and songs. It is a bit hard to write but it must be written because what came before was written.

A long time ago I wrote that my son was here. I have been calling Spring, Lotus, my son for a long time based on how I felt and what I saw and remembered, and what I was told by someone from my world. I was wrong. I have mislead you all and I am sorry. He is still important and precious to me, but we are not related by blood. It seems that he is one of my students from home, as Sighted, who was likely also Helix, was. I am sorry again. I did not mean to lie to everyone but I did. I can only hope that I am forgiven.

Comments

[awokentospring.livejournal.com]

Da

Gai-sensei. You did not have to tell anyone about this. You did not know so it was not a lie.

[esoteric_rose.livejournal.com]

First and foremost, congratulations on making it to two years.

As to the second part...I don't believe you did lie to us. Even if he is not yours by blood, he is yours by bond, still part of your family. If we here can choose our friends as our siblings, who would say you and him are not parent and child by your mutual choice? You love him and he loves you. That's all that matters.

[spandexisyouth]

For over a year I told these people that I had a son, and some of us even strengthened relationships based on that. I mislead them and I owed them an apology, Spring. I wrote about it on the journals and so it makes sense that I apologize on the journals as well.

[spandexisyouth]

Thank you.

[There are pentaps.] And thank you for that. It means a great deal, Juliet. I still feel the same for him! This does not change any of that at all.

If there was a sarcasm font...

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Well, at least now we know for certain that I can't be the kid's mother. That's a relief.

Hee. And now Gai is smiling a bit.

[spandexisyouth]

Yes it is! Though I think we were mostly sure of that already.

Good. Bell likes his smile.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Were we? I missed that memo.

\o/

[spandexisyouth]

We were! Nothing has children here so it could not happen!

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Ah, right.

He's still going to be living with us?

[spandexisyouth]

Of course! I would not have him elsewhere! I still love him.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Good. I'd hate to have to find your 'puppy' another home.

[stonyfaced.livejournal.com]

[Oh. Well. That does make a lot more sense than Spring coming from the future, Vimes supposes, but the resemblance between the two had been uncanny.]

Two years, eh? Congratulations, for what it's worth.

And that isn't exactly what I'd call a lie, there. A lie's when you know you're not telling the truth and do it anyway. I'd call that bit a misunderstanding. Besides, the two of you look enough alike for anyone to make that mistake.

[spandexisyouth]

Thank you, Vimes. It is worth a great deal.

I am glad that you do not feel lied to. I am still sorry that I mislead so many, but thank you. And we do look alike. Maybe we are somehow still related, an uncle and nephew, or something along those lines.

[spandexisyouth]

I would never turn him out. Especially as the mistake was mine.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

It was Crow's mistake. The rest of us, including you, just wanted it to be true.

[spandexisyouth]

Crow made the mistake, and I 'ran with it.' Did you want it to be true too, Bell?

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

We might as well take what we learn and 'run with it' here.

Maybe. It's not as though I wanted you to have a wife back home.

[spandexisyouth]

I think that perhaps I should not have run so fast.

I did not quite mean it like that. But it is good to know you did not want that.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't have been you otherwise.

At least this way you can have a son without the complications of having actually conceived one.

[spandexisyouth]

That is true!

Yes. If he will still have me.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

I don't see why not.

[spandexisyouth]

I shall hope!

[awokentospring.livejournal.com]

I know that sensei has said he would like to keep me in the house, but if you are the least bit uncomfortable with the situation then I will move out, Bell-sensei. I would not be offended. Please be honest.

[burnt_orangesky]

[Tiny ink splatter.]

You are not? Then it is the most incredible case of similar appearances that I have come across in all my time here, not counting the things the Tree has done.

But Gai, I see no reason why you cannot continue to consider him your son. Not all families must be related by blood, and as you have said, he remains an important and precious person to you.

[its-me-hooray.livejournal.com]

Juliet's right! Blood shouldn't matter at all as long as the love is there!

You did not teach me everything I know, for instance, but you've helped me become a better person, a good person! For that you are and always will be my Sensei!

And, well, I'd still call you dad even if it turned out you weren't. Spring's really lucky to have you, blood or not!