I was standing in front of another tattoo parlor on another island this time with just Izo at my side. I was going to get a tattoo of a few cherry blossoms on my shoulder in honor of my biological mother. She loved flowers and I guess that was what attracted her to my biological father who had the flame and flower tattoo on his shoulder. Thinking about that monster made my blood boil
"Suri, are you alright?" Izo asks and I nod
"Yeah, just thinking is all. Anyway, let's get this done." I say walking into the tattoo parlor with my older brother following. Sitting in the chair I bare my left shoulder letting the artist begin to make the cherry blossoms. As he marked my skin my thoughts returned to my birth father. I had no connection to the man other than blood, but I seemed to be thinking of him often recently. I always wondered if he even spent any time looking for me or if he even cared if I was gone? What if he just remarried and had another child that he could shape into what he wanted?
I hadn't even realized that the tattoo was done and Izo was shaking me until I get my cheek lightly slapped
"Snap out of it Suri!" Izo yells an annoyed look on his face.
"Sorry. Thinking again." I apologize earning a sigh from my okama sibling. We pay and start on our way back to the ship though Izo pulls me into an alley way
"Alright, what have you been thinking about?" he demands and I look away
"My birth father."
"Your birth father? Why?"
"Just questions like if he even looked for me, did he remarry, or do I have a half sibling?"
"Don't worry about him Sis. You have us and we are a pretty big family." I smile and nod agreeing. We hug then start our way back to our family.
