Friday 18th September 1981
18th September 1981 was the day that France abolished capital punishment, but to Genji Sato it was an even more special day. The birth of his first child. His sister in law, Amaya, had been with his wife the whole time, but the baby was born now, and as far as he was concerned, Genji had a right to see his new child. He was the Father whilst Amaya was the Aunt. In his books, that meant he had a higher priority.
Genji strode into the private hospital room and looked at his wife, who smiled back at him. They had become fond of each other, as arranged marriages went, their's had turned out okay.
'Well, what name have you chosen?'
'I thought after your Aunt, Toshiko, but I was wondering, can I give her a middle name?' Genji sighed. There were a few problems in his mind, firstly, the baby was a girl, secondly, who in Japan gave their child a middle name? He always let his wife have her way, but he may have to put his foot down this time.
'It depends, what name do you want?'
'I thought Mirai, after my Nanny. She raised me better than my parents did.' Genji could see the reasoning behind this, so let her have her way.
'Who will we arrange for her?' Namiko asked. She knew the rules in her husband's family, as long as you were in Japan, you had to marry by the age of 22. In most cases meaning an arranged marriage.
'The Hitachi's had a son a few weeks ago, I'll give them a call.'
Just as he got a few photos of his wife and the new baby, his sister in law arrived.
'Hey, guys. I just wanted to see how the baby is doing. In a few years she'll be able to play with my two boys, Osami and Raidon. Maybe a female influence will calm them down a little. But anyway, the main questions, is she okay? Who does she look like? What have you called her? How much did she weight?' Genji felt like strangling her, but calmed himself. After all, Amaya was his wife's sister.
'Love, I'm going to head home, get everything ready for tomorrow. Love you.' With that, Genji walked out of the hospital, knowing that for the next few years, it would be a hard life.
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