Meeting father dearest.

Previously on Insight.

"I think it's time for you to meet our father." Dai said.

The double brown hard wood door gracefully opens and a middle age man in a butler suit greeted us, he took my jacket from me and then went away. I didn't stop admiring the beautiful house as Dai lead me to the.....or should I say one of the sitting room area. I see a man about 6'5 standing looking at something on one of the coffee table. He is dress in a blue sweater with a red shirt underneath, his black slacks fit perfectly on his legs and his black hair is slick back.

"Ehem." Dai clear his throat. "Dad, Miayana is here."

The man swiftly turn around when he heard Dai's words. And my heart skip a beat when I see who my father is.

And now.

I stare at the man in front of me, his dark blue eyes are identical to mine and Dai's, but his held years of knowledge and.....happiness. His 6'5 frame complimented his muscular body quite well, his black hair has a touch of grey in it but not much to call him an old man. His tan skin is flawless expect from the dark facial hair and a small scar on his right cheek. His looks isn't why I stood there with my mouth agape, it is the fact that the man standing in front of me is someone I have idolize for a really long time. He is the one that made me appreciate anything that has to do with drawing, standing in front of me is none other than D.H. The famous illustrator and artist, and one of the richest man in our city. D.H is my father, wow I never seen that coming.

"Y-your are my father." I stutter like an idiot, which made him chuckle. Come Miayana pull it togather, stop embarrassing yourself in front of D.H.

"Yes I am, and I must say it is a pleasure to see you again." He walk up to me and pull me into a bone crushing hug.

I wrap my hand around his waist and inhale his sent. He smell like vanilla and musk, I don't know what came over me but I started to cry. His hands wrap tighter around me, and he started rocking us back and fourth.

"Hey it's ok, don't cry." His smooth voice flows over me.

We stayed like that for a couple minutes, and then he realise me. I look over at Dai, and he gave me a thumbs up and then handed me a tissue. I take it from him and dried my eyes, giving him a grateful smile.

"So how have you been?" D.H, I mean my dad ask me.

"I have been ok." I reply, not knowing what else to say.

He nodded with a smile, but I could practically see the gears turning into his head.

"How is your mother and sister?"

"They are good, mom is the head pharmacist at Highland City hospital and Charlotte,(the name of my sister), is a grade three teacher at Westchester prep school. And she is married now with two kids, a girl and a boy. Oh, and she has another one on the way but she hasn't tell anyone as yet."

"So if she hasn't tell anyone as yet, who come you know?"Dad ask, his eyes searching my own eyes.

"Well...um...ah..."

"So dad, Miayana is a graphic design student at HCU. And you are her biggest inspiration." Dai said, saving me from an awkward situation.

I want to know if my dad can tell me about these mysterious abilities, but I want to bond with him first.

"I remember that you already told me that Dai, but I didn't know I was the one that inspired her to acommpilish it." Dad said with a cheeky smile, one that matches the one I see on Dai's face everyday. "So which of my work inspired you the most?"

"That art piece that you have donated to the Highland City gallery, the one with the lady catching her tears in a ceramic bowl. And those drawing that you illustrated in the children's book, what was it called again? Oh yea, the mice and the elephant. That story book was my favourite growing up." I started going down memory lane.

"Wait a sec, how is it your favourite book growing up. And that book was published when you were around nine." Dai interrupted my flashback.

"I was eight and a half that time, and my mom read it to me every time I was sad or when I got depressed. When I started middle school she stopped reading it to me, and my brother was born. So I used to carry it around with me everywhere I go, it's even at my apartment on my bookshelf."

"So." My dad, it feels so good to say that, ask me. "Which of the illustration in the book is your favourite?"

"Oh, the mice. And we share the same name.Allthough the name of the mice is Mia and mime is Miayana, but that is close enough."

My dad smile fondly at me. "I knew you would have liked her."

"Woah, woah. wait a minute, you name one of your illustrations off of her and you never honer me with something like that. I have work my but off to please you and you never-"

"Is Dai jealous?" I laugh and receive a glare from him.

"Jealous of you, no freaking way." He folded his arms across his chest.

"Dai." Our dad turn to look at him sternly. "Play nice, and for your infomation. I never once ask you to do anything to please me. I always tell you that your best will always be good enough for me." He smile fondly at dad.

Dai brush a stray hair out of his face, and his usual cocky smile spread across his lips. "Dude and dudedette, I can't believe that you took me serious a while ago. I don't want a drawing or whatever dedicated to me, all that matters to me that I will always have your love and support. And if ever I lose it one day to Miayana or any other siblings that is out there or may to come, then I will be jealous." Dai smile a toothy smile. "By the way Mia, I don't share my parents love that well, so please don't get too attach. Comprendae?"

"Ah, yeah?" I look at my dad's face questionably. He just shake his head and roll his eyes playfully in Dai's direction.

"Haha, I got you again. Miayana go wild with their love."

I laugh awkwardly, suddenly feeling out of place. I look over at Dai who is standing next to a glass window, overlooking a nice rose garden. His eyes met mine, and his smile faded and a worried look cross his face.

"Are you ok?" He ask me with his eyes.

I smile at him and nodded, suddenly feeling good again.

"I swear you guys have your own secret way of communicating with one another. What were you talking about?" Dad ask, his face lights up with interest.

"Nothing really, she just had this out of place look on her face. But she is fine now." Dai answered.

Dad nodded his hand and turn back to me with a smile. He pointed over to the lovely black leather sofas, and I totally forgot at we were standing. I follow the two males over to the sofa and sat down. I am in the middle, with both Hesketh men on both side.

"So Miyana what-" But dad didn't get to finish as a beautiful lady walks in. Her flawless pale skin glows in the morning sunlight that is shining through the black pane sliding windows. She is wearing a red sun dress that suites her petite body perfectly, she has the most friendly brown eyes and her eyebrows are neatly plucked. She has a small button nose, and her lips are painted red. Her long chocolate brown her falls in curls over her shoulder and down her back. She wore a sweet smile on her face.

"Hello." She greeted walking over to us and her husband meet her halfway, kissing her sweetly on the mouth. "And who is this?" She ask sweetly when she spotted me.

"Mom this is Miayana, the sister I was telling you about that did not die-"

"Ok Dai I get it, it's nice to meet you my dear." She came over and give me a hug. "I am Apinya , Dai's mother as you must know already." She laugh.

"It's nice to meet you Mrs Hesketh." I said politely.

"Oh no sweetheart, you bare the name before me. And I am your father's wife, so you please call me Apinya all of my family do. And if you are comfortable enough, you can call me mom." She said letting me go.

"Wow, now I really should be jealous. You are the first girl I ever brought how and they like her instantly." Dai laugh. "I guess you are a keeper Miayana." He growl at me playfully.

"Creep." I muttered, and he shot me a smirk.

"Ok, well I came in here to tell you guess that lunch will be served shortly." Apinya said, placing a hand around her husband waist.

"Thank you honey." Dad kiss her on the cheek and they stare lovingly in each other's eyes.

They are really in love, I wonder if it was like that when he was with my mom? He must have loved her, they were togather in high school. And then they found each other after a couple of years.

"Well then, you two should get to know each other better. I will leave you to it, Dai." She said looking over at her son, who is busy texting away on his phone.

"Dai." She calls him again.

"What? Oh sorry, yes?" He blush a deep red, maybe from embarrassment.

"I need your help in the kitchen." Apinya said to him.

"Why? You have a staff of five in there." He whine.

"Get up and come on right now." She said lowly, gritting her teeth. And then slowly use her head nodding over to me and dad. Dai seems to get the message and got up with a sigh. 'Boy I tell you, my son is so hardheaded sometimes.' She thought.

Dai and Apinya went out of the sitting room, leaving me and dad alone. And might I say, the atmosphere became awkward. Or maybe it is just me. Avoiding eye contact with him, I look over the sitting room. Taking time into really noticing it. The room has this black and white theme to it with also a touch of silver. The walls are painted white, while the window panes are black. The marble tiles on the floor are black and white, and the sofas or also black along with the bookshelves. And there is also a eighty inch smart television hung on the wall over a fire place.

"So Miayana, please tell me more about yourself." He said, sitting down in a single sofa next to the long one I am sitting on.

I nervously rub my hands on my knees. "I am twenty-one year-"

"No, No, no. I know all of that already, I was at the hospital when you were born." He smile at me.

"Oh, ok." I chuckled nervously. "I live alone at Summerset Avenue, I have a dog and a cat. I am really anti social, and I always get good grades."

He put a hand on his chin, and look me in the eyes. I don't know what he's looking for, but it is like he is looking in my soul. Maybe he has the same ability as Dai. "Well when it comes on to making friends, I was a champ. So you did not get your anti social thing from me. Your mom was always out going too. For the pet thing, I love animals. I have got quite a few running about, maybe after dinner I could give you a tour?"

"I would love that." I answer with a bright smile.

"So anything else you would like to share, or ask me. Come on, I am an open book. And I am sure you are dying to ask me some questions, I can see it on your face." He relax in his chair and put his right foot over his left knee. "And who would want to ask questions to their father that they are just meeting."

"Well...i um, Dai is a good kid. Have he always been like that?" I chickened out, I was going to ask him about the whole power thing. But I panicked.

"Yea, but since of lately he has been acting really strange. Sometime he would just space out, like a few weeks ago his mom has this close encounter with one of her friends."

"What happened?" I ask, curiosity clouding my mind.

"He touch his mom the day the incident happened. We were all in the kitchen having breakfast, when Dai got up from the table to kiss his mom goodbye so he could leave for school. He jumped back from her, panicking that Isla is going to hurt Apinya. Apinya and I told him to stop with the nonsense and go to school, we thought that he was only doing it to not go to school. But knowing Dai, he has always been enthusiastic about school. He left that day kicking and screaming, it got even worse and he fell ill when he heard the news that Isla had drive her car off the flat bridge on the outskirts of Highland City. Jumping from it, leaving Apinya in the car."

"That is terrible. Why did she do it?"

"She had some vendetta against her. She said she should have married me instead of Apinya. Your dad is a catch." He smile smugly. "It wasn't a far drop and my wife is a good swimmer, so she swam to shore. We kept it out of the media, and Isla is on the run."

I take all of what he had said to me, so they know about Dai's powers.

"So, do you think Dai-" but he didn't let me finish.

"That's absurd, this is not one of those superhero shows or comic books Dai likes to watch or read. There is no way he saw that Isla was going to hurt his mom, he had always hated Isla." Dad said, but a lool came across his face. But it vanished just as fast as it came.

"Maybe he is not just pretending, I have been going through some changes too."

"Oh really."

"Yes. Do you know a man by the name of Barrus Strikehand?" I ask him.

His eyes widen and he tense up a bit, but then he relax backwards into the soft cushioned chair and look at me intently. "I have never heard about anyone by that name. Oh wait, is he that man that.....what is the name of the girl dressing like at superhero?" He ask.

"Insight, her name is Insight." I said lowly through grit teeth. I am getting so annoyed right now. Chill Miayana chill. He doesn't know that you are Insight, if he did. He wouldn't have said what he said. How dear him, that girl dressing like a superhero. I am a superheroine, and a very good one. Chill Mia, he doesn't know. I try to calm down myself. What he does know is answers, and I want every single one of them.

"Yes, that's her name. I have never heard of that man, why did you ask?" He cock a brow at me.

"I met him once and he said that he saw you gettin-"

"It wasn't me." He didn't let me finish what I was saying.

"I am pretty sure that he meant you. He said that he saw that D.H guy getting pushed into a van when he was com-"

He slam his hands down on the arm rest of the chair startling me. "Well that wasn't me, I have never been abducted or anything like that."

"But maybe you went willingly." I said trying to get my anger under control. How dare he sit there and lie to me.

"I didn't go anywhere willingly. Did your mom put you up to this? Because that would be a really low blow, to the fact that she lied to me about you dying." He spat.

"No she didn't, my mom doesn't even know that I am here. And she would have all right to do what she did , after you left her and your nine months old daughter for how many months." And here comes my anger.

He laugh, pinching the bridge of his nose. "How dare you come into my house and accuse me-"

"If I was accusing you of anything, I would have said you left me and my mother for some other woman. Yea, you think her friend didn't tell her that she saw you with another woman, so tell me DAD, was it Dai's mother?" I laugh humorlessly. Oh gosh me and my big mouth.

His eyes darken, and his curl into a angry snarl as he glare darkly at me. "How dare you accuse me of cheating on your mother, haven't she learn never to listen to gossip. I bet it was Lucinda that told her all that lie, I could never stand that woman,"

Me either, she likes to gossip a lot. "When I came back to explain everything to her, she wouldn't listen and then she told me that you died. I was heartbroken for years, only to find out that you are alive. And here you sat in front of me know, accusing me and backlashing my wife. Who has nothing to do with what ever happened between me and your mother, and who has been nothing but kind to you since you got her." He angry said. But I wouldn't have it his way. I know I should shut up, but my mouth just kept on talking.

"Than stop lying to me and help me understand, help Dai understand."

"You leave Dai out of what ever you are trying to work here." He raise forward, his face completely darken with anger.

"I am not working anything, I just want the tr-"

"Lunch is re-, am I interrupting something?" Apinya said, probably noticing the awkward uncomfortable tense atmosphere in the room.

"Ah, no honey. Thank you for telling us." Dad said, getting up and kissing her on the lips.

After Apinya left the room dad turn back to glare back at me. "Well aren't you coming?"

I got up and follow him through a hall and down another one to a spacious dining room.

"And please, don't bring up any of your uncall for business." He whispered in my ear, before walking away to go and sit around the long dining room table.

"So, have you guys get acquainted?" Apinya said, scooping up some fruits and putting it on her plate.

"Um....yes?" I answer more as a question.

Dad rub his temples in fusration, then turn to his wife with a breathtaking smile. "Yes honey." He went back to his bowl of tomato soup.

Dai gave me a confusingly look from across the table, mouthing an are you ok look. I nodded to him, and went back to pushing about my food.

"Aren't you not hungry my dear." Apinya ask, she is so nice. Why am I being so rude to her over something my dad did, I should be eating up this food. But I don't have an appetite right now.

"Um not really, I kinda lost my appetite."

A look of offence flash across her face, but she manage to cover it up with a smile. "Am sorry if the food is not appealing to you."

Dad shot me a nasty look, and Dai brows crease in confusion.

"Ah, no no no. It's not that, I just heard something that isn't too appealing to me. I am sorry that I offended you in any way." She smile at me and went back to her meal.

We continue to eat in an uncomfortable silence, Dai looking around like a deer caught in a headline.

"So what did you guys talk about?" Dai decided to break the silence, and I am glad he did.

"Nothing really, he just-"

"Miayana." He said sternly.

I just roll my eyes at him.

"So did he tell you anything?" Dai mouth to me. She I lie, or should I tell him the truth. Maybe if he knows that Dai wants answers he will talk, so without thinking, I started spilling.

"No he didn't Dai, he just sat in front of me and lie." I said menacingly.

"Miayana." He said with a warning glare. But I ignore him.

"He said that he didn't know anything, he said that I am talking-"

"I said you should stop!" He yell, getting up and letting the chair drop with a loud thud.

"W-what is she talking about honey?" Apinya said, looking from my father to me.

"I have no idea." He reply to her.

"Oh really, but if you don't know who will know. Just stop lying and tell me the truth. Do you know who Insight is?" I ask him.

He shot a deadly glare my way before answering. "And why would i know who Insight is, how is who she is important to me?"

"The nerve-"

"Hey Miayana, I think you should stop." Dai mutter.

"No, he is a coward. Can't handle his-"

"Get out of my house!" I was taken aback from his sudden out burst.

"Daison." Apinya calls his name, looking at him.

I got up and look at him, his hands are in fist and he is foaming with anger.

"When you have some respect for me and my family, you are always welcome here. But for now, please go." He pointed to the door.

I push back the chair and walk around the table to the exit of the room.

"Miayana wait." Dai call after me.

I turn to look at him and shake my head. "No Dai, he is right. And when he can start being truthful, I will find the guts to talk to him." I spin around and make my way to the door, when I got there. The butler is already there with my jacket.

"Thank you." I thanked him, taking my jacket from him. He open the door from me and I step out onto the nice shiny marble tile step. I took my phone out to call a cab when I hear Dai calling my name. I turn to look at him.

"Hold on, the driver is coming."

"You don't have to do that, I am going to call a cap to take me home." I said to him.

"No, I am coming with you."

"Dai, you should stay. I don't wan-"

"It's fine, he is just angry. What did you say to him anyway?" Dai ask.

"I will tell you when I cool down, ok?" He nodded just as his driver pull the car up to the driveway.