One Wing in the Fire.....

I walk past just in time to see Kenya talking to her dad and hvae to shake my head. All the tales of her father and how he treats her seem to really get to me. I just cant understand it my self. Orion and megs are in the "Ready room" going over something that looks like battle plans i think and Meleficnet is on her comp deep in a chat with someone else. Several someones by the looks of it. Apparently shes on a crusade to straighen up all of the Disney "badgirls". Granted She does good work.. A few days ago she ACUTALLY got Elisa and Demona To talk in a chat for five minutes with out it disloving in to an online yelling match. Thats close to being a miricel.

Still some part of me is bothred by the fact that kenya and her dad have issues. I come into the kitchen and find the reason that this probably bothers me so much sitting at the table having coffee with mr. Slade and Mr. Wistler.. I have no clue where Blade and Jhon have gotten off to but im sure if we need them they will come a those two's beck and call.
I walk past and offer the elderly gentlemen more coffee and then head out on to the porch for some air.

Now granted My father is an exmillitary man, and that can on occasion make him hard to live with. I guess once you get in command you never stop, that mentaltity never goes away. But strangely enough as conservaitve and Narrow minded as my father can be.. he has never once. come down on me for my geek dom, or my pet obessions or even my relationship with a "Cartoon" character. Basically the polar opposite of Kenya's father.
Hes always been supportive of me, and when i have needed him he has always come running, andwhile he might yell some on the way and has a tendancy to rake the nerves raw, I know that he loves me and accepts me no matter what. Which makes kenyas problems with her father that much more bothersome. I wish my dad could sit down with her dad and they couldd have a long talk.. Maybe some of my father would rub off on the man.

Now granted my Dad isnt perfect, Dont get him around cars or pluming if you value your hearing and sanity.Hes an arch conservative, and is a very strong Christian desptite a run in with Billy Graham whenhe was on his "Vietnam Soilders are all Child Killers Doomed to hell!!"rants. (no i kid you not.. Graham ACUTALLY said that)
still he tries to do his best and fights for what he believes in.

IN short. The man is a hero, plain and simple. Which brings up and odd point.
Kenya said in her post she wondered if she would have Gotten interested and obessed with StarWars, if not for her faminial issues. Of course if she never would have.. then she never would have gotten to where she is in her realtionship, neithe would have i for that matter. and this story would be a whole lot more boreing.
That also rings gtrue for me. Orion is a lot like my father, a hero, very noble, self sacrificing , willing to fight for wht he believes. I became facinacted by him for that reason, and the facination grew into love. Its a fact that girls go for men liken to thier dads. Good or bad.

now I dont accuse Vader of being like kenyas dad, oh bloody hell no. Its just hes someone with a lot to work out, similar in at least feel to her father. Same for Me an Orion.

So . .. Good or bad , great parent or COMPLETELY LOUSY one, If not for our respective dads, we would never have been attracted to these wonderful men that we love so very much. And we would be a lot worse off. Being loved in the middle of a war is better than being alone at peace.

I hear foot steps behind me and turn to see my dad walk out. I throw my arms around his neck and just hug him.
"Whats that for baby girl?" He smiles down at me.

"Everything," I hug him again.

Some where off in the group of people i hear a song on the radio start playing.. It well near makes me want to cry at the words of it.. And its simple truth. About not just my and kenya's fathers.. but all of the strang and wonderful men that have come into our lives over the years...



Daddy's been a back-row Baptist
With his share of front-row sin
His Saturday night still on his breathe
Every Sunday when he'd walk in
He's never led the Benediction
He's never sang in the choir
But he's an angel with no halo
An' one wing in the fire

Mamma lives by the Bible
The Bible lives by the bed
An' she's lied alone so many nights
With scriptures in her head.
Prayin', Good Lord, just be with him
I know his Faith is tired
But he's an angel with no halo
An' one wing in the fire

An' I know he lives a little left of livin' right
An he's come close to goin' way too far a few times
But I'd trade a thousand prayers
If just one prayer would come true
Lord, please believe in him, like I believe in you

Daddy's always been there for me
From T-Ball to touchdowns
Fixed my car an' fixed my heart
When they've been broken down
I know he calls for more forgiveness
Than most folks do require
But he's an angel with no halo
An' one wing in the fire

An' I know he lives a little left of livin' right
An he's come close to goin' way too far a few times
But I'd trade a thousand prayers
If just one prayer would come true
Lord, please believe in him, like I believe in you

Well, I just can't imagine
What Heaven might be like
If me an' Mamma make it
Without Daddy by our side
Lord, could you please remember
When it's time to call us higher
That he's an angel with no halo
An' one wing in the fire

Rose