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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 15, 2012 23:32:39 GMT -5
Aaron and Alexander gave each other an awkward glance, before sighing. "L-Listen..." Alexander moved forward, gently setting his son into the chair, and kneeling in front of him. "Xerxes... We understand wanting to experiment. We understand that this is... Something you can't really fight. But we want you to know, that... in the end, you have to do what's right, okay? For now, while you're young, this... Seng, or whatever... He's alright. But once you're old enough, you have to settle down, put it out of your mind. Your mother and I want grandchildren, after all."
He just wanted it clear, so the child wouldn't think that they hated him, after all.
Kazuma's voice was panicked. "S-Sensei... Sensei, Otou-san... He's p-planning on shutting off the wifi! I... I d-don't know what to do! I can't..." He was hyperventilating still, and walking nervous circles in his room, his voice a harsh whisper as if he was afraid he was going to be heard. "I... I don't know... what I should do!"
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Post by Fateful on Jan 16, 2012 0:10:05 GMT -5
Experimenting. W-Wait? What?! No! This... this wasn't that. He didn't like girls. He didn't care about them and... But he understood. Culturally, Greeks could be gay, they could fool around with one of the same sex, but they had to come back to reality and get married. So, he sighed heavily and nodded. "Alright." He didn't want to be straight, but he also wouldn't be here forever. He didn't bring up that his parents had other children, that they would have children. So he just agreed. "I understand. T-This... might not be a p-permanent thing... I-I'll grow out of it. A-After all, we're Greek, we always do."
Mansuke wasn't sure what to do. He loved Kazuma, but he also knew that he needed something else to push him forward with his life. He had a couple of options, one of which was to hang up the phone and let Kazuma suffer through this for a week or two. But he couldn't bring himself to do it. So he was silent, weighing his options. He hated being put in the middle of this. "Kazuma..." He finally stated. "I... I'm not sure what you want me to do to help you, or what advice to offer. I'm lost." He paused again, biting his lip. "I do want you to be happy, but I can't stop your father in his own household."
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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 16, 2012 0:16:54 GMT -5
"Then let me stay with you! Sensei, please... I... I can't lose OZ..." He breathed, terrified of the possibility. The only good thing about him was King Kazma... And he didn't... He COULDN'T lose that! "Let me come stay with you... That's not interfering, right?!"
He'd miss his sister. He'd miss his mother... But in the end... He'd have to do it. Because he couldn't lose the only good thing about him.
Alexander clapped his son on the back, smiling warmly. "Good boy. Now, let's all get to bed, hm?" And that would be the end of it. It would be glossed over and forgotten, because that's how it worked. No one would pay attention to what the male would do, so he was free to grow up as he would.
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Post by Fateful on Jan 16, 2012 0:26:42 GMT -5
Mansuke shook his head. "Kazuma, that isn't going to solve the problem." He started, but then sighed, knowing this was a losing battle. "I will allow you to come live with me, but there will be conditions and you will have obligations. Are you willing to accept my conditions?" He wasn't going to tell the boy either, but he was damn well going to do them.
Xerxes nodded, willing to accept that. At least for now. It made him weak, but if... if he had to be with one girl to pacify his parents, to make them happy, then... he was willing. He'd find a way. He wasn't into girls, but kissing one wouldn't be that horrible right? And, if it would keep his family with him. His family meant so much to him. Literally, family was everything. A Greek without a family wasn't a Greek, they weren't even a human. They were unworthy of laurel and lost the the pureness in Olive oil, and a crime worse than destroying an ancient temple.
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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 16, 2012 0:33:46 GMT -5
It was difficult to think of what his grandfather would demand of him, but... Kazuma took a deep breath, and swallowed back his fear. "Anything. I... I can't lose OZ... It's..." He didn't know if he should say it, because it sounded like he was whining, or worse, spoilt, but he wasn't. "It's the only good thing about me."
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Post by Fateful on Jan 16, 2012 0:43:23 GMT -5
Mansuke was more worried by what was said, but he had to find a way to make him feel better. So he nodded. Alright, this was all his grandchild had, and he couldn't let his father rob him of that. "I would like you to sleep tonight." He said, very carefully. "You will go to bed at a reasonable hour. I will come over in the morning and talk to your parents. I will try to convince your father to let me take you. I expect your things to be ready, and for you to be awake waiting for me. I will not hear any excuses. Do you understand?"
Xerxes went back to his computer after dinner, looking at the nasty email he sent Kazuma. The reply he got proved his sister right. So, he wrote his own quick reply. "I'm sorry... I was just upset. And I'm not just saying that. What... do you want in exchange for the silver pot?"
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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 16, 2012 0:48:30 GMT -5
The asian teen swallowed, but nodded, "Hai, Sensei." He murmured, agreeing because he had no other choice. "What time will you be coming over?" He asked, hoping his Sensei wouldn't be coming TOO early... He had to finish answering his mail in OZ...
But in the end, Mansuke was going to come early. After a few more moments with his sensei, he hung up, putting his phone on it's charger, and sitting in front of his computer. Sighing, he didn't feel like answering a message from Mercury. The other was an asshole...
Or maybe he wasn't... He paused, rereading the message, just to see what it really said. He sighed, typing out a reply. "It's alright. Everyone has problems. Do you happen to have an english text book? A real one, not a PDF file. Or even an english translation of a japanese novel?" It was an unusual request... But Kazuma was curious.
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Post by Fateful on Jan 16, 2012 0:54:43 GMT -5
"I will be there at eight in the morning. I want to catch your father before he goes to work, and I don't want him to have to rush out on my account." Mansuke said sternly. "Sleep well."
Xerxes was surprised by the request. He smiled and started to write back. "Actually, yeah. I live in America. Even though Oz universally translates languages, I took Japanese as a language in elementary and high school. Not to mention all the good fighters speak Japanese. I learned it so I wouldn't need to rely on Oz's translation system. Even if Japanese is my third language, I like to think I'm pretty good at it. I can send you like any book you want. I can photocopy some of the books from my English Textbooks, or I could send you some of the books I've read. Whichever one you'd prefer, really."
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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 16, 2012 1:02:05 GMT -5
Another quick reply... Kazuma smiled. A quick typer was always appreciated, not to mention he came with an affirmative answer! Kazuma set up a transfer for the silver pot to be put into the turtle-avatar's care. "There's your pot. I'd like some of those scans later today. And if you wouldn't mind sending one of the books too? If you don't feel it's too much. I want to learn english, but I don't go to school anymore, so it's hard to pick up."
He wondered if that was saying too much, but in the end, he decided it was fine. He turned towards the online market, and checked a few of his investments. At the very least... he had money to go to college... if he really ever wanted to. Right now, he couldn't imagine it.
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Post by Fateful on Jan 16, 2012 1:09:56 GMT -5
Xerxes thought about that. He didn't go to school? What the hell kind of bullshit was that? Whatever, he would do it. "Alright, but I'm going to mail them to your house, which might be sorta weird... Do you have a P.O box, or do you just want me to send them? And I remember learning English. Dude, it sucked. English hs all these fucking irritating rules. It's nothing like European languages. But, I could sorta tutor you if you want. I can teach you to change your language settings and stuff so we can talk in English. There is a way to stop Oz from translating your language. And, as someone who learned it as a second language, I suppose I could be a little more understanding than most other people." He liked that Kazuma typed as fast as he did. When the pot was in his industry, he grinned. "Hell yeah! Thank you so much!"
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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 16, 2012 1:52:08 GMT -5
Wow... Two IMs in, and he had an offer for someone to tutor him in english... Maybe the night wasn't a complete wash? He sighed, however, pushing a bit of his dark hair out of his face.
"Alright... I don't have a P.O.Box, and I might be moving soon, so I'll have to give you the address in a few days. In the meantime, enjoy the pot. I have to go now, so sweet dreams." He wasn't sure what time it was in whatever english speaking country he was in, but it was nightime here.
Then, he signed off, sliding into his futon, and curling up, face in his pillow. He couldn't imagine things getting any worse... They must be getting better... right? Maybe?
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Post by Fateful on Jan 16, 2012 3:18:50 GMT -5
"Moving? Alright. I'll talk to you later. Thank you, seriously. I was commissioned to make an item, and this is one of the ingredients I need to finalize the item. Thanks dude. Sleep well. And good luck with the move I guess. I'll see you later. Bye. Talk to you later. Night." He felt better about himself. He felt like he made a friend rather than an enemy.
He ran out of his bedroom after turning off his computer. He went into his sister's room. He jumped onto her bed. "Hey! Kali!" he chimed. "I apologized and made up with that guy I argued with. He wants some books to learn English. What do you think I should send him? Do we have anything left from when we were learning?"
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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 16, 2012 3:42:46 GMT -5
Morning came in Japan, and the sun set in America. Morning came to Kazuma with the soft chime of his cell-phone declaring it was time to get up. This, however, was completely drowned out by the sound of his father's loud yelling.
"Not on your life! Mansuke, I can't just let this go! Kazuma needs to live here, with his family! If he has a problem with the rules of my house he needs to bring them to ME!" He yelled, and Kazuma flinched underneath the covers. He swallowed, nervous, getting up and quickly packing everything, before moving to the door, and opening it, slowly, peeking out.
"You're loud..."
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Post by Fateful on Jan 16, 2012 3:48:17 GMT -5
Mansuke glared down at his son-in-law. Although he was not a tall or particularly powerful man in his own age, he would not stand for this man ruining the life of his own son. "His family is what drew him to this point! Kunisuke, he'll kill himself. He called me last night, panicking, terrified of what you'll do to him. Take responsibility for everything you've done. You're not sure what to do, so give him to me. We both know the respect he has for his sensei, so let me work him until he's strong enough. I will NOT let him sit his a bedroom alone all day. If he thinks he's doing that, then he's a fool. He promised me to stay with me and do anything I ask. If he refuses, then he can come back here and deal with not having Wifi. That is his ultimatium." He glared at his son in law, because he wasn't backing down from this.
"What do you want, Kunisuke? Your son to get the help he needs, or a dead son?"
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Post by otakulady89 on Jan 16, 2012 3:59:47 GMT -5
Kazuma had never seen that expression on his father's face before. Something that pained and hurt, but stubborn at the same time. It was an expression he expected to see on a wounded samurai, not his own father. Clutching at his shorts, he stepped forward, into basically a brawl between titans.
"For... For how long?" Kunisuke demanded. "How long before this insane experiment doesn't work and you return him to us? Kiyomi will miss him, and I don't wanna be the one to tell her he isn't coming back!"
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