Tsumara Port, a town residing across the shared sea from Dolle Harbor. Known locally for fresh bass, odd flamingo breeds and hot springs. It's a town where people come to relax and enjoy themselves from their travels, often before they head off to Dolle Harbor.
But one thing is for sure, it's not a place to raise a family, especially when that family includes a 17 year old boy bored and sleepy at the front desk of his fathers famous hot spring and inn. As famous as one could get in a small town.
His name was Alexander and soon enough he's going to get a chance to actually do something he's always dreamed about.
In fact he's dreaming now.
Snoring against the desk boredom had finally taken him to far and sooner or later a puddle of drool would cover the front desk and Alexander would have to clean it up, again.
He dreamed soundly of a strange new world, of meeting people he's never meet and eating food he's never tasted. It was a pleasant dream that Alexander often had awake as well, but was more attainable in his sleep than in reality.
And like all good dreams it must come to an end.
Quick footsteps could be heard in the backroom and the shoji that divided the front business from the back home slammed open, "Alexander!" the man yelled.
Alexander jumped from his stupor reciting his the inns motto "Welcome to Sulis' Therapeutic Hot Springs and Inn how can I help you!" Alexander looked around the shop and saw no one enter. If one glanced at the right time you could see a tumbleweed passing by.
Alexander shrugged and began to fall asleep again, leaning against the desk.
"Alexander" the man warned.
Alexander turned to see his father standing in the door way "Oh hey dad" Alexander pretended as if he hadn't gotten caught falling asleep, twice.
"If that was a customer we would've lost their business" the man walked over to Alexander and straightened his sons back to stand up straight.
"Smile" the man said gesturing to his example of smile.
Annoyed and sleep Alexander stared at his father noticeably angry "Smile or your grounded" the man said.
And Alexander smiled.
Alexander's father Joshua was the owner of this shop and forced Alexander to work the front desk every since he taller than the desk itself. He was very much a home body which didn't allow Alexander much freedom.
"That's more like it" he said.
"Joshua are you making that boys face hurt again" a very short older man said walking from the back with a powdered donut in hand.
This was Siegfried, Alexander's grandfather, he shared more traits with Alexander than Joshua ever could. Some say he could be clone.
"It's called service with a smile dad" Joshua said.
"It's called unnecessary" Alexander's grandfather whispered, Alexander overheard him and snickered, Joshua shot him a glare and he immediately stopped.
"Come Alexander" Siegfried said waving back to him
"Why?" Joshua said stopping Alexander from leaving the desk.
Siegfried looked back and with a sly smile said "Because I am an old man and I would like to spend some time with my grandson before I kick the bucket".
Joshua looked unamused, rolling his eyes he let Alexander through, "Hold up if you going out you can pick up some things for me" Joshua said heading to the back. Meanwhile Alexander and Siegfried performed their personal handshake laughing together.
"And here's something money for them" Joshua said handing Alexander the list and money. "Do not spend that money on anything but Alexander" Joshua said returning to the back.
"Yes father" Alexander sighed.
"Just can't get away can you" Siegfried laughed.
"Not at all" Alexander sighed following his grandfather out the store, they had flipped the open sign to close in the meantime.
As they left the store moments later a man strolled up and gazed at the shop, he grumbled something about coming back later.
Although Tsumara Port was a small town, it carried a importance to the economy of the state, bringing in all kinds of fish beside the Razor Scaled Bass that migrated here three times a year.
Alexander and Siegfried found themselves in the business district rather quickly, chatting with someone like minded did make traveling so much quicker. "I'm so tired of that shop grandpa," Alexander sighed, "Dad polices me worse than the actual police"
"I still say you should just take a boat in the middle of the night," Siegfried laughed, "but maybe that was just my generation" he continued.
Alexander smiled looking down at this short grandfather "Very funny" Alexander said.
"All jokes aside, I know, your father can be difficult and stubborn as all hell." Alexander rolled his eyes, he didn't want Siegfried to defend his father again he wondered whose side he was on Joshua's or Alexander's.
"But does care about you," Siegfried continued, Alexander rolled his eyes mocking his grandfathers words and planned to continue doing so "and I know he can be overbearing," just as Alexander knew he was going to say "and I know it's hard without your mother around," Siegfried was like a broken record at this point "but I believe now is the time for you to make your own decision" the record has been scratched and Alexander stopped in his tracks.
"What?" Alexander whispered.
Siegfried turned back to Alexander and approached him "You're 17, you turn 18 in a few months. Now you can either stay here and let your father give you the shop like he planned or you can leave as quickly as you can and find something that makes you happy. Like cooking, you've always liked that and your good at it" Alexander didn't know what to say. He knew Siegfried was right, but somewhere deep inside of him there was a painful constricting, he couldn't explain it.
Siegfried turned and continued walking, Alexander followed shortly.
They had arrived at there destination. Alexander opened the door to the doctors office letting his grandfather in before himself.
"Welcome to the Private Practice of Giovanni" a woman at the front desk greeted them as they entered, her desk plate said Patricia "Oh Siegy right on time, I'll let Giovanni know your here" Patricia walked to the back and moments later returned "Follow me you guys".
Siegfried stopped Alexander "Wait here actually, I won't be long" Siegfried said.
Alexander nodded and sat in the waiting area as Siegfried left, Alexander wondered what was the problem he'd always gone come to the back with Siegfried what was so different this time.
Returning home after the soon was beginning to set Siegfried and Alexander walked into the Inn with bags in there hands from Joshua's list. They were going on about some giant fish on a nearby island
"Master of the Swamp, grandpa it's giant and I heard it's difficult to catch" Alexander seemed so baffled, "I bet when cooked right they taste amazing" Alexander sighed.
"I've heard stories about that thing hey say the last guy to catch it was" "Where have you two been!" Joshua yelled interrupting Siegfried.
"Gotta go" Siegfried said grabbing the bags and rushing off.
Joshua opened the shoji and you could see how angry he was "Hey dad" Alexander sweated.
"The shops been closed all day long you know!" Joshua yelled.
Over the years Alexander had learned how to diffuse his father from growing any angrier with him he raised his arms in his defense "Dad I'm sorry ok, but hey I got the groceries you want." Alexander said.
"We're losing business Alexander, you can't keep disappearing for hours like this anymore, you have a responsibility" Joshua said.
"To what dad, a shop that isn't even mine?" Alexander questioned. Tensions were rising, Joshua forces this shop onto Alexander and he's just supposed to be happy about that. Alexander wondered how right his grandfather was, maybe he should just go.
"A shop that will one day be yours, and it'll be your duty to to maintain it," Joshua explained, "and until you can get your act together you're grounded" Joshua said.
Alexander was stunned "My act together? Dad I don't care about this stupid shop!" he yelled.
"Stupid? Me and your mother put our hearts into making this a reality and we're not just going to leave it to anybody!" Joshua rebutted.
Walk away, just walk away. Alexander couldn't think about anything but ending this stupid argument. His father doesn't get to choose what kind of life he lives, no one does, no one expect Alexander. Why couldn't he understand that.
Frustrated Alexander groaned and was ready to continue going at it.
When he walked in.
Hello there! If you've made it this far you've shown interest in this story, hopefully, and here I'd like to let you all know that I would like this to be a SYOC story. So please if you are interested in submitting an OC using the template below send them as a private message and I will decide who to use. For this story I will be needing Villains, Friendly Opponents and a Companion for Alexander. These characters can range from Pro-Hunters, up to double star, Nen Users, although I'd like to keep those for later on or just people for Alexander to meet. So thank you all for reading and don't forget to review!
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