Confronting the Family Problem

Disclaimer: I only own Sapphire, Smoke, Yageo, Tama, Ishida, the names of Eiji's family, the Eiji devils, Eiji angels, and the co-op attacks between the Guardians. I also own some of the plot of the story if you know what I mean. Anime, mangas, and games that are in this story that I do not own are Prince of Tennis, Yu Gi Oh GX, Chrono Crusade, Negima, Full Moon O Sagashite, Gravitation, Mermaid Melody, Marchen Awakens Romance (character mentioned at the beginning), Skip Beat, Ultra Maniac, Dark Stalkers and Sakura Wars. I then own Leo, Glacia, Nemi, Frank, Wei-Ko and Rotor (Aria).

Me: I can't work on chapter 35 of Falling for the First Time. I lost it motivation because I haven't even gotten to the battle scene.

Yohko: This chapter is much shorter.

Me: Yes. Enjoy the chapter. LEO! GET OUT OF THE WAY!

Leo: -rolls eyes- Whatever.

Me: You're the person in the whole DS cast that nobody likes!

Leo: Actually…it's Frank that nobody likes.

Me: SHUT UP!

Chapter 29: Confronting the Family Problem


Normal POV

"Dammit!" Eiji cursed. He did not want to see his family especially his father again. Edo had forced him to get ready in under 15 minutes. It always took the red head 20 minutes to get ready but with the Pro Duelist around, he had to speed up the time. Edo kept mentioning that the more popular you are, the more likely you are expected to get to a place on time. Screw that!

When the red head finished getting ready, Edo forced him into the car along with Aria who was already ready to go.

"I'm surprised that Leo fixed the Cresta this fast…" Edo mumbled.

"You threatened him so I expected this much…" Eiji murmured to himself.

"What did you say?"

"…Nothing…"


The ride to the Kikumaru resident took as long as an hour because Eiji didn't give Edo the right directions on purpose. Edo told him that if his parents kicked him out and if he adopted him then he would ground him as soon as possible. Eiji prayed that wouldn't happen.

Finally after seventy minutes, they finally arrived at the Kikumaru resident. Eiji's heart started thumping when he saw that his father's and mother's car were in the drive way.

Just great. Eiji thought, Everybody's home.

"This will make things a whole lot easier," Edo said.

Eiji rolled his eyes. He wasn't ready to face them and might cause a scene. When Edo got out of the Cresta, Aria accidentally kicked him in the ankle when he tried to get out. Eiji sighed. He was more worried that Edo or Aria might do something stupid and screw up everything.

The thing about Edo is that he always has to make a flashy appearance. Instead of knocking on the door like a normal person, he rang the doorbell in a melodic tune. It was very annoying that Eiji expected no one to answer the door. After a minute of ringing the doorbell, someone had to open it.

"What the hell! Can't you ring the doorbell like a normal person?"

That was Tamaki who was forced to get the door when he was in the middle of his video game. (Me: I would be pissed off too!) When he saw who it was, he instantly apologized.

"That's okay. People say that to me all the time," he lied.

"So is there a reason why…Eiji! Is that you?"

Eiji waved at his older brother. His brother waved back and allowed them to come in. The acrobatic player cursed at himself when he heard Tamaki announce that he came back with two other people that weren't from Seigaku. His siblings came zooming down the stairs immediately and hugged their little brother. They took notice of Aria who looked very similar to Eiji.

"I'm Aria," Aria said simply.

"He's so cute!" Yuri cried out as she and the other older siblings let go of Eiji to hug Aria.

"I've just been replaced…" Eiji said with a sigh. His tone of voice had a tone of humor in it though.

All laughter died down when Eiji's father came down the stairs with a stern face. The red head glared at his father when he stopped at the bottom of the stairs. His father didn't even acknowledge his son as he was glaring at the Pro Duelist.

"Who are you?" he asked or rather demanded.

"Let me just say I'm the friend that allowed Eiji to stay at my place. Phoenix Edo," Edo answered in a serious tone.

"How old are you?" he asked instantly. He intended to get a lot out of the gray haired duelist.

"19."

"What is your occupation?"

"Pro Duelist and LME actor."

Eiji's face lit up as his father continued asking Edo questions. He had no right to ask Edo personal questions!

"Honey, please stop asking our guest questions," Eiji's mother said calmly.

"Who said he was a guest? He works at LME. Anyone who works at LME is a scum for life."

"Honey, please-"

"Don't you dare call LME a place for scums!" Aria shouted.

Eiji was stunned that the robot lost his temper. Edo glared at Aria and told him to stay out of it. He turned back to Eiji's father and said, "Mr. Kikumaru, I came here to not bring your son back but for him to tell you something important that you…no this whole family needs to know."

Edo said it in such a serious tone that the red head couldn't recognize who he was for a moment. He had never seen Edo this serious, but Judai and Jun might have.

"You don't mind us LME actors coming into your house so we can take Eiji when he's done announcing-"

"There is no way I'm handing my son to you people!" Mr. Kikumaru shouted.

Edo gave a look of sadism. His face told his father that it was already too late.

Eiko closed the door when the three LME actors sat themselves on the couch. Mr. and Mrs. Kikumaru sat themselves on the other couch across from the couch that the trio were sitting on. Eiji's older siblings were told to leave the area, but they decided to stick around to see what Eiji was going to announce even though they might already know the answer.

"Eiji my dear," Mrs. Kikumaru said in a calming voice, "Why didn't you come home in such a long time? We were worried about you."

Eiji looked at his mother and smiles slightly. Even if his father didn't miss him, his mother did as well as his siblings. He chose to say nothing to her.

"You can explain the situation now," Edo told the Guardian of Hope.

Eiji glanced at the gray haired duelist. If he didn't play along then all might take a turn for the worse. He took a deep breathe before speaking, "I have two things to tell you all. The first is that I have a job…"

"Congratulations!" Tamaki cheered.

"At LME as a voice actor," Eiji finished.

Tamaki's voice died down. His whole family gasped as his father glared at him.

"The place isn't that bad in general…it's just that…"

"You have to continue Eiji…" Aria told him.

"Right. The other thing that I have to say and is the main reason I left was that I'm in a relationship with…" Eiji's face lit bright red thinking of the confession not too long ago, "I'm…going out with…Shuichiro…"

As soon as Eiji said that, the room fell silent. The red head was worried about everyone's reaction.

"Con-" Yuri was going to congratulate her youngest brother when her father gave his son a glare that could have killed him if looks could kill.

"You're despicable Eiji…" he said in a low dangerous tone.

The acrobatic player's heart seem to stop beating. He knew what was coming next, "Father-"

"Take your stuff and get out. I want nothing to do with a queer who sold his soul to LME," Mr. Kikumaru said harshly.

The whole room minus Eiji gasped at Mr. Kikumaru's words. Before his wife could yell at him, Eiji was already heading up the stairs to pack his things with Aria helping him.

"I can't believe you said that to your son after you said that you wouldn't hand him over," Edo said with a sigh, "Oh well. At least I can adopt him since you no longer want him."

Mr. Kikumaru couldn't say anything to him. He didn't want his son, so Edo had all the rights to do whatever he wanted now.

Aria proved some use to Eiji as he opened his robotic body up revealing many suitcases for clothes. Eiji was amazed that Mr. President would put stuff like that inside a small robot body.

"You have some use after all…" Eiji whispered to the robot as he packed up his remaining clothes that were in his drawers. He packed up a few things whenever he snuck into his house and no one was home. He just needed to pack the rest of his clothes and some other junk that he treasured. Edo would probably get him new stuff since the Pro Duelist seemed very serious of taking him in despite his career. I guess I should start calling Edo father now.

Eiji could hear his mother yelling at Edo begging him not to take her son away. The Pro Duelist told her that it was Eiji's decision from the start.

Eiji heard the door open and slam close. He looked out the window to see that Yuri was leaving to take a walk. How thoughtful yet so heartless.

"Please hurry up," Aria told him.

"I'm hurrying dammit!" Eiji cursed as he packed the last of his clothes and some junk in the suitcase. He took his stuff and walked out of his room. He glanced at his old room one last time before leaving it permanently. He saw his older siblings down the stairs with a look of sorrow in their eyes. They didn't want him to leave, but it was time for him to move on.

Aria raced down the stairs passed his siblings and opened the door already wanting to leave the miserable house.

"Please," his mother begged Edo again.

Edo just shook his head, "It's your son's decision. Not mine, and I didn't do anything to make Eiji like this. If you have anyone to blame, blame your husband. All Eiji wanted was his father's attention."

"Enough Edo…" Eiji murmured. He sounded like he was going to cry, but held in his tears long enough. He gave a small wave to his siblings who went over to embrace their brother one last time. His mother was too distraught of losing her son to do anything. Eiji told her that he was sorry before walking about the door with the two LME actors behind him.


"WHAT AN ASS!" Edo cursed as he drove his Cresta back to the mansion.

"Edo, it's okay…I saw this coming," Eiji said with a sigh. He was trying really hard not to shed a tear.

"Really! How could he call you a queer?!"

"…"

"You know what, I'll let you stay at my place until you have enough money to buy your own place," Edo announced with a determined look on his face.

"You don't have-"

"Abandoning my friend is something I won't do."

Eiji smiled and as he did, tears began to run down from his eyes to his cheek, "Thanks Edo…"

"It's a shame that I have to tell your boyfriend that you can't go on that date," he said with a sigh.

"W-Why?"

"You wouldn't want him to see you in this condition, would you?"

"No…"

"I thought so. One more step toward fatherhood!"


Unknown to the trio, there were three shadows watching them from a distance.

"Mr. Kikumaru is so stupid," began one of the three shadows, "He let his son go to LME knowing that he will never see his son again and put his whole family in danger?"

"It's funny how parents can do this to their kids," said the second shadow that looked very familiar.

"This is what your parents did to you, right Smoke?"

"Yes Hanako. That's why I lived in the orphanage."

"Not all parents are that bad though…" said the third shadow in a solemn voice.

"Be quiet Ike. Your parents loved you while they hated us!" Hanako hissed.

"…"

"So what's the plan Smoke?"

Smoke grinned evilly, "There will be a red moon tonight…and tonight is when this family will be murdered in cold blood."

"I like your way of thinking," Hanako said.

"I don't…" Ike mumbled.

Hanako glared at Ike, "Continue acting like a pussy and I'll tell Yageo-sama about you rebelling after he gains his immortality. You will never find that angel without his help!"

"I understand."

Smoke continued to smile sinisterly. This will be the day he starts his killing sprees again after that lost with Eiji. He could no longer have Eiji, so no one will and he will start by killing off everyone that is important to him.

"I'll show you what sweet revenge is, Eiji."


Me: Chapter done with 2197 words.

Yohko: Shortest chapter ever.

Me: And the next one might be shorter…or longer. Wasn't really that angst. I had a headache when writing this chapter so it was done badly…sorry.

Yohko: No note?

Me: Nope and no preview either. I want to leave everyone full of suspense to see if the slaughter will happen or not but either way, the truth about Eiji and the crosses he has on his body will be revealed. Please review. Ja ne! I'm going to play Melee since I have an intense headache and I am sick at looking at this screen. Ja ne!

I leave the room.

Yohko: There is one thing I can tell you though. If you know that Super Smash Brothers Brawl is coming out, you would know who the angel is. Momo is in love with him now. Ike is also from SSBB and if you read her profile then you know who he likes.