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Warning: Angst
Pairing: SxJ
Summary: This chapter is basically about Joey's past.
Unbreakable - Flashback
Joey's POV
For as long as I remembered, I have never met my biological mother. I'm guessing she was already with the angels. My father never talked about her, he was always so busy on his countless 'business trips'. I hardly ever see him.
But I wasn't alone. I had her. She was a very friendly Japanese lady. I would easily recognize her from her long black hair that flowed softly in the breeze. She usually dressed in a simply designed cream white Kimono during hot summer days. The lady had a daughter. Unlike the mother, the daughter was a brunette, but she was just as lovely. Those were the good days I cherished. We would walk through one of my father's many gardens and play hide-and-seek. Finally they would declare a time-out because I was always winning. Then they would speak amongst themselves in foreign language, which was always interrupted by a very frustrated me since I cannot bear being clueless. The lady took pity on me, like she always did, and taught me Japanese. I still vividly remembered her brilliant smile when I pronounced the first Japanese word she taught me: Mother. From that day forth, that was what I called her.
But, all good things will come to an end.
"Father is sending me to a military school?!"
By the age of 10, I was off. The only valuable things that I carried with me were those two beautiful faces, and the whisper of words exchanged between us in Japanese the night before my departure.
"I'll write to you, Son. Be good."
"Big brother...I'll miss you, please be back soon."
"Mother, Sis...take care."
Before the break of dawn, my father's agents came and took me...
To hell.
That was probably the best way of describing a military school. Every morning I rose before the sun does and started training until my back break. The food was beyond awful. The instructors were intentionally making me deaf by screaming and shrieking on the top of their lounges. Worst of all, I never got a single letter from Mother.
Despite all the hardship, I graduated after 6 years of boot-camp-style training. I returned hoping to see her similar smile again but instead I stumbled upon strange faces. And when I asked for her...
"She died." Was all I was told. Despair and disbelieve washed over me like acid rain. Suddenly, I forgot how to smile.
Later, I was arranged to attend Rosedale Private High to further train my academic skills. However, by then I already have an agenda of my own.
The photo displayed a young brunette with a sweet smile that bloomed like a flower. Joey held the priceless item between his hands. School was long forgotten. He only had one thought in mind.
Serenity, I'm coming for you...
A/N: I've kept this chapter as short as possible, cuz I know flashbacks are usually not very well-liked by readers.
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