"Hanzo! Come on, hurry up!" Genji shouts from the entrance of the academy giving little jumps on his place.

"Come and help me with your luggage if you are in such a hurry!" I shout back to him with 4 suitcases, two on each hand and two hanging in my shoulders. I only packed the one on my back.

"You're such a pussy" he snorts and runs back to me then, he takes the four cases in my hands "And please smile a bit! We made it! We're in the Artwatch Academy!" His enthusiasm was cute, but I have to admit I was worried, I haven't told Genji about what father said about the whole thing, he told me two weeks ago, when I told him that we'd be going to the academy.

"If you dare to go to that academy, you won't be able to return home until you finish you studies! And if you fail even ONE class... Your last name will stop being Shimada" I remember his look... it was THE look that lets you know that he is dead serious...

I look at Genji and sigh.

"Genji, please make an effort to study and do your projects on time" I tell my brother a little worried, he can be such a slacker with school's stuff "Attend all of your classes and..."

"Hanzo! You're doing it again!" his voice sounds annoyed "We came here in order to get away from dad and his stupid rules!"

"Rules are not stupid, Genji, they're necessary" I tell him with a severe look "Last time you broke the rules..."

"I know, I know" he says a little sad "You know? Tamaro uses you as his tool because he knows that you want to be in his grace!"

"Don't call father like that! We own him our lives!" I say angrily.

"Why?! Because he gave his sperm?! Come on Hanzo!" He says exasperated "He was never there to take care of us! I swear I saw our nanny or the cookers way more in our kinder presentations or in our music festivals than our father!" he says a little louder than he should, attracting some unwanted viewers.

"He paid for every-"

"Don't you dare, Hanzo!" he growls at me "He might have paid for everything, but we know money is not an issue in our family" his eyes were glinting with fury and he had little tears threatening to slip through his cheeks.

"Sorry Genji, but father deserves respect, no matter what-"

"EVEN BANISHING ME FROM OUR FAMILY?!" he finally shouts "Fine! You know what?! Go back and lick Tamaro's ass, I don't need you or your "follow the rules" shit!"

"I can't!" I finally shout, angry and sad "Neither me nor you can! Dad told me that we couldn't get back until we finish studying and if we fail a class he disowns us!"

Eyes are stuck on us, but the ones that hurt the most are Genji's.

"And even after that you still respect Tamaro? Geez Hanzo, you really need to take that stick out your ass, otherwise you'll end up being a puppet, like everyone in his company..."

And with that, Genji walks away to the dorm.

Great school start...

Unpacking was quite awkward, Genji wouldn't talk to me, and I was too ashamed to speak.

"Where the heck is my tablet?!" One of Genji's most cherished belongings is his old tablet, he bought it with his savings a couple years ago, but it was too old, it didn't respond as nicely as before and the chord was kinda loose, so it'd shut down randomly and it took half an hour to repair.

"Genji..." I tell him taking out two boxes with a ribbon, he turns and gawks.

"What's this?" He asks gently taking both boxes.

"First day present..." I say smiling a bit "Old Panda wasn't working anymore so I..." he sees me with a sad look on his face "I had to go and change it, they gave me money and I bought you a new one and the other box is a shirt..."

"Hanzo..." he says smiling after opening both boxes "I'm sorry I made you waste money"

"Nah, don't worry, I had some spare" he hugs me and sighs.

"Sorry I shouted at you like that"

"That's my line, you prick" I say chuckling "You've never been a rule follower"

"Not Tamaro's at least" Genji softly answers "I know rules are there for a reason, but his are way too stupid!"

"Maybe…"

"No drawing in the living room rule?" He cocks an eyebrow smirking "No shirtless rule? No freeballing rule?"

"No music rule" I finish laughing "Not to drink soda after 6 pm"

"See? His rules were shit!" He exclaims triumphantly

"I'll concede this argument to you, I guess" I say nodding "I hope comissions keep on coming..."

"Dude, is porn. Everyone wants porn" he says laughing and pats my back "Forgive?" he says extending his hand.

"And forget" I say gently squeezing it "Come on, I'm starving and I heard there are…"

Suddenly, someone knocks on our door, I go and open it.

"Hello darling" a spiky haired girl smiles and waves "I'm Tracey, but you can call me Tracer, I'm cheerleading captain of the school" she says giving little jumps.

"Hi, I'm Hanzo and this is my brother, Genji" I say nodding.

"Heya" he waves and gives back a big smile.

"I hope you're as excited as I am to be here, just that there are some rules" she say a little worried "I hope it is okay with you…"

"Uh, yeah, sorry about the ruckus a moment ago" Genji answer a little ashamed "A little… uh… family drama"

"It's okay, just be careful, Principal Ana won't like it if you keep it like that" she sighs and takes out a little handbook "First rule, you cannot be with other gender people in your dorm after 9 pm unless you have open doors, same applies to people who likes their own gender" she looks up asking with her sight if we understood, we nod "Second, no alcohol allowed, if you want to party, please do so, but try to be sober or drunk outside school, otherwise you'll be suspended, three faults of this nature and you'll be expelled" we nod "Please use earphones after 8 pm in order to avoid disturbing other people, although you can talk it with your neighbors and arrange a different hour" and so, she kept reading the most important rules while we unpacked, some curious guys were also listening to her.

"Thanks Tracer" Genji says smiling.

"One more thing, you can start signing up to clubs after today's afternoon meal, there will be a fair and all, feel free to sign up as many as you like, take in consideration that if you sign in, you won't be able to get out unless is a serious reason, so plan it carefully"

"Will do" I say smiling, I'm already making us some tea. The whole "rule reading" took enough time for us to finish unpacking. I had to invite Tracer in, she's sitting on my bed.

"And finally" she says taking the cup "Thanks, sweetie" she takes a sip and smiles "I should warn you, Artwatch Academy has a lot of people here, some shady, some not so much, but if I were you I'd be careful around them"

"We'll do our best" I answer sitting on a chair near the desk "But we believe on knowing people and trusting them on their actions, not their looks"

"Noble" she says smiling "A little naïve but noble nonetheless" she finishes her cup and gives it to me "I gotta run, coach Zarya asked me to tell the rules to everyone, see ya!" she jumps from the bed to the door and runs away.

"She does know that everyone heard her, right?" Genji asks laying down on his bed.

"She'll notice, eventually" I looked around the room, it was quite cramped.

Two beds separated by a night stand, a wardrobe, a counter with a little kitchen, two cabinets for spices and stuff, a fridge and the desk was the only thing we had and of course a big window that led to a little terrace that had sight to the pool.

"I feel so… peaceful" Genji comments in a whisper "Like… I'm barely starting my life, I'm being reborn…"

"Stop smoking that" I say chuckling "You'll get hurt"

"I'm serious Hanzo!" he says laughing "I'm gonna take a nap, I could barely sleep last night"

"Sure, I'll work on some commissions" I say while taking out my new tablet, I convinced father to buy me a new one, I told him we needed new stuff for our works and stuff, so he bought mine and I bought Genji's.

Definitely, like Genji said, I was feeling little by little, reborn.