"It's the freak"
"Let's get away before he taints us"
"He's abnormal"
Genjirou flinched as he sat down at his desk. He didn't look at anyone at all. He heard the teacher come in which made all the whispers die down. His teacher quickly took roll call and then started the first lesson of the day. Genjirou took out his books and began writing down his notes. A paper ball hit his back as soon as the teacher turned to write on the blackboard but he didn't even complain.
When the class ended, everyone turned to talk to their friends. Genjirou felt a hand grab a bunch of his platinum blond hair and pull his head back so it slammed against the desk behind him. It wasn't hard enough to make him dizzy but it still hurt. He looked at the upside down image of the boy who bullied him every day, Izumi.
Genjirou sat right back up and hunched over his desk so Izumi wouldn't get him again. His blond hair fell into his eyes and he blew a gust of air so it would move out of his face. The next teacher came in and class began as normal. When the bell rang for lunchtime, Genjirou was the first one out of the room. He bought his lunch from the cafeteria and then sat down alone at an empty table.
He glanced around the room at the students who were eating lunch and chatting with their friends. He had had lots of friends back home in England but after his mother had them moved to Japan, Genjirou had forgotten the meaning of the word 'friend'. The sole reason for them moving to Japan was sitting there at the tennis club table.
Sanada Genichirou. It was all his family's fault that they were stuck here. Genjirou would have loved nothing more than to leave this godforsaken place and go home. But no, his mother had to be the beggar and go plead to the Sanada family who the most upstanding and traditional families in Japan.
It had happened years ago before Genjirou was born. The patriarch of the Sanada family, Sanada Kazuki had travelled to England for business. His wife had not accompanied him. Sanada-san had met Genjirou's mother in a bar and the results of that night in his bedroom had brought a small baby nine months later. Genjirou had no idea that his father was someone from Japan since he looked like he had no Asian blood at all. His eyes were smaller than average and he was almost entirely hairless.
So when they had come to Japan, Genjirou's mother had gone to the Sanada estate. There her claims were outright denied by Sanada-san, his wife and the grandfather. She had even brought Genjirou to them but that had made them deny the blond boy even more. Genjirou had seen the hard glare that Genichirou had given him before they had left.
Their feeling of hatred was mutual.
Genjirou glanced at the tennis club table once more and then stiffened. The lilac haired captain was staring right at him. What Genjirou found the most unfair was that there was a boy with purple hair in this school yet everyone loved him. Genjirou had blond hair and was regarded as a witch of some sorts ready to cast evil spells. He blamed the stupid Japanese myths for that.
A sudden silence descended over the cafeteria but Genjirou ignored it and continued eating. Then a chair was pulled from the table and a tray set down on the table. Genjirou glanced up and sat up straight when he saw the captain seated in front of him. The captain smiled softly but Genjirou simply looked down at his food, ignoring the captain entirely.
"What's your name?" The captain asked.
Genjirou didn't reply.
"What is your name?" the captain asked, this time in heavily accented English.
Genjirou didn't reply at all. He stood up from the table and walked away. There were gasps as he left the cafeteria but he ignored all of them. He didn't need and didn't want all this attention. All he wanted was to leave Japan and never come back. Classes continued after lunch and then soon even school was out for the day.
Genjirou lingered in the classroom long as he could, packing in his books achingly slow. Almost everyone left and then he left the classroom. This was his way of avoiding Izumi and his buddies. It was pure luck that they had decided to leave as soon as class let out. He walked out of the school and stopped short when he saw who was waiting for him at the gates.
Sanada Genichirou was an upstanding student of Rikkai High School. He was top in his class, second in the entire state, a kendo champion and a tennis champion to boot. He had been raised in a family where honour and respect was to earned above all. He believed that his grandfather had raised his father right and his mother was a respectable woman who loved her husband.
That entire image had been shattered when a blond woman had showed up on their doorstep. She spoke fluent Japanese which surprised his grandfather immensely. She had explained that she had been a student in language studies when she had met Genichirou's father when he was on a business trip. This had been a year after he was born. She revealed that she had slept with Genichirou's father and had had a child to boot.
This had sparked outrage. In ten minutes, the blond woman had turned their entire family upside down. His mother had burst to tears and his father had looked thoroughly shaken. His grandfather had outright denied the child without even looking at him. Then the blond woman, who had introduced herself as Alicia, said that her son was right outside.
"Call the boy in!" Gen'emon thundered.
Genichirou slipped out of the front door and then walked towards the gates. He spotted a boy with platinum blond hair and large round glasses standing outside the gates. So this was the boy who was supposedly his half brother. He glared at the boy who stared right back at him fearlessly and he was struck with wonder. That was the exact same glare his father had given Genichirou when he was younger.
"Come in" Genichirou said quietly.
The boy walked inside and his mother wailed when she saw the boy. His father stood up on shaking legs. The boy bowed at a ninety degree angle towards Gen'emon.
"Hello. My name is Genjirou" He said in perfect Japanese.
"This cannot be my grandson!" Gen'emon thundered.
"Sanada-san, please! I am telling the truth" Alicia pleaded.
"Take your cursed son and get out of my house!" Gen'emon roared.
Genjirou, who was perfectly calm, smiled. He turned and offered a hand out to his mother. Genichirou was pulled back to a memory when his mother and father had attended a Western style party. Genjirou held out his hand the exact same way when his father had taken his mother to dance.
"We just came to inform you of my existence. It is up to you to make a decision on whether you want me or not. Good day to you" Genjirou said.
He led his mother out and closed the door quietly behind him.
"What do you want?" Genjirou asked.
Sanada breathed in deeply. He didn't want to get angry at the blond boy.
"My grandfather wishes to see you. He wants to do a DNA test"
"After six months? You must be joking" Genjirou scoffed.
"If you really are my father's son then you should have no problem doing the test" Genichirou pointed out.
"I don't have a problem taking the test. My mother is telling the truth. I would have never been given the name Genjirou if your father had never suggested it" Genjirou replied.
"Then tomorrow at Dr. Takabayashi's clinic. 4pm. Be there" Genichirou said.
"I will"
Genjirou turned and walked out of the gates. Genichirou's eyes narrowed on a bald patch near Genjirou's left ear. His father had the exact same bald spot. Could Genjirou really be his half brother?
So this is rather different from my usual stories. I still have a few stories incomplete so updates will be a bit later than usual. Please treat me well!
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