Genetic Psychosis
Chapter One
Dr. Kisa Sohma sat at her desk in her nice little office across the street from Sohma House. It was basically a stereotypical psychiatrist's office. The walls were a medium-stained wood but they were barely seen, due to the bookcases against nearly every inch of wall. Near the wall to the left were a burgundy chase lounge and a burgundy over-stuffed armchair. For the patients who preferred to sit, she had a comfortable green chair before her desk. Her desk was the same medium-stained wood as the walls with a green synthetic leather board in the center which held some of her smaller notes and prevented scratches in the desk from when she pressed her pen too hard. There was a pencil holder to the far right of the desk, a pencil sharpener beside it, and an intercom to the far left.
The intercom buzzed. Kisa pressed the button and asked, "What is it?"
"Akihito is here for his 2:15 appointment, Doctor," the secretary replied.
"Send him in," Kisa ordered. The door opened and Akihito entered her office. Kisa took a look at him and, if she had not known better, she would have said Akito had magically lost two feet of height.
"Hello Akihito. It's nice to meet you," Kisa smiled.
Akito came over and sat in the green chair before her desk. He asked bluntly, "Mother says I have problems. She says you can fix them. Is she right?"
"I'd have to get to know you first to give you an answer," Kisa insisted. "Tell me about yourself."
"I am Akihito, the next head of Sohma house. My Father is Akito," he stated. Then he turned to the stenographer and said, "Make sure to capitalize the 'f' in father."
"The 'f' should be lower-case," Kisa insisted.
"Not for my Father…" The way Akihito spoke greatly unnerved Kisa but she refused to show fear to a child.
"Akihito… what are your hobbies?" she changed the subject.
"I don't have many…. I keep a white finch."
"A white finch? Was it once your father's?"
"Yes. Father is too ill to care for it anymore."
"Do you have many friends?" Kisa asked.
"Only Father and Mother. Hatori seems to like me but Father says he isn't trustworthy," Akihito admitted.
"But Hatori is the only one who has never turned against Akito," Kisa objected.
"Precisely why he can't be trusted. Father says Hatori is just biding his time. Father says once he dies, Hatori will attempt to take power in the household."
It was a fairly logical concept, though it didn't fit Hatori's character. "Akihito… I understand you hit Kyoko yesterday," Kisa changed the subject again.
"The stupid cat got in my way…" Akihito growled.
"She blacked out, Akihito. Yuki and Tohru are very upset at what you did to her."
"It's their fault. They raised a stupid fool," he said bitterly.
"I also understand Kyoko was just trying to stop you from doing something hazardous."
"I heard the bees buzzing and decided to silence them with death. How is it her place to stop me?" he demanded
"She was watching out for you," Kisa insisted.
"She challenged my authority as the next leader of Sohma house."
Kisa wondered if he treated all the children so harshly so she decided to inquire more about the other children of Sohma House. "Akihito, how do you get along with Ai?"
"She doesn't belong. She's no Sohma and she never will be," he argued.
"It's not her fault she's adopted."
"You're right. It's her stupid parents' fault. Being the way they are…"
"What do you mean by that?" Kisa asked.
"They're gay. It's sickening," Akihito said harshly.
"They can choose their own lifestyle," Kisa persisted.
"You only defend them because your husband is gay," Akihito pointed out.
"Haru-kun is bisexual, I can't deny it and I can't change it. He chose to be that way and I'm fine with it."
"Well I'm not. It's not right. Shigure and Ayame aren't meant to be together. Haru shouldn't feel the way he does about Yuki. None of it is right."
"It's not your right to determine what's wrong or right," Kisa stated forcefully.
"In Sohma house it is… or it will be once Father passes on. When He passes on, I shall take over and then I shall decide things."
"How do you feel… about the Sohma curse?" she asked.
"I am to die for people I can't even stand. They all sicken me. Why should I die for them?"
"The curse is weakening. You might live a normal, long life."
"Someone will try to usurp my power. If they succeed, regardless of what you said, I will die."
"A child so young should not worry about death." She then added mentally, "or this power-hungry."
"Death is my existence," he objected grimly.
"Don't you ever think about life?"
"About how fleeting and worthless it is…"
"Do you ever think about the future?"
"About my eventual reign and inevitable death."
"Do you ever think about the past?"
"About my Father's rise to command."
"Forgive me but you have an unhealthy obsession with both your father and death."
"You think so? Father will not be happy about that assumption," Akihito said as if it were a threat.
"I don't mean to scare you, Akihito, but your mother is thinking of getting you far away from your father."
"NO! She can't do that! She can't! She's not allowed! He won't allow her to take me away!" Akihito jumped up from his chair.
"Calm down Akihito," Kisa insisted. "The same was done when Hatori was born. He was separated from his father for most of the time to prevent emotional problems."
"Does Hatori even have emotions to have problems with?" he demanded.
"He's not particularly mentally healthy, I admit. However, Hatori is much healthier than he probably would have been."
"You may say so; however, that has nothing to do with me," Akihito waved a hand in dismissal.
"Let's change the subject," Kisa said, realizing they had gotten sidetracked from the subject of the other children. "I'm assuming you don't get along well with the other children?"
Akihito began immediately listing his issues with each, "Kyoko is a worthless stupid nosey cat. Ai is a pretender. When I become the head of Sohma house, the first thing I'll do is order her memory to be erased and abandon her at an orphanage."
"And how do you feel about Kanami?" Kisa queried.
"The rat? Ayame's child, born of Mine? She's nothing but a bastard," Akihito snorted
"Poor choice of language, but you are correct," Kisa admitted. Kanami was an illegitimate child. "What do you think of her?"
"She doesn't belong either. Maybe I'll do to her what I intend to do to Ai. Then, before abandoning them, I'll order that their hands be stitched together without use of anesthetics," Akihito laughed to himself briefly.
Kisa, trying to restrain herself from yelling at him, looked to the clock for aid. Aid was given – Akihito's time was up. "Time is up for today, Akihito. Please, send your mother in when you leave. I need to speak to her."
Akihito left without a word and his mother, Kana, entered.
"What's wrong with Akihito?" Kana asked
"Well, he seems to me to be a sociopath, which is especially bad because that's not supposed to show during childhood. It typically can't be diagnosed until adulthood," Kisa sighed. "He's just like his father and even if he isn't allowed to assume power upon his father's death, he will still be trouble - perhaps even more trouble. He shows the same mental patterns as a serial killer."
"I was afraid this would happen. Should I send my other son off to live with his father?" Kana asked, frowning.
"It might be for the best for him to go live with your ex-husband," Kisa agreed. "Akihito might hurt him."
"I never meant for any of this to happen. Why did Akito demand that I divorce and marry him anyway?" Kana queried, not really expecting Kisa to answer.
"To spite Hatori," Kisa answered. "You were once involved with Hatori but Akito ordered that Hatori erase your memory. Then, you married another man and it didn't seem to bother Hatori, so Akito decided to spite him more and force you to divorce and marry him."
"My God… I see it now…," Kana finally realized why her first son resembled Hatori. "My son wasn't born four months early. It was only two months, just as the doctors said. He's Hatori's child."
"In that case, I suggest you send him to live with Hatori," Kisa said. "It will do Hiromitsu good to finally meet his real father. As for Akihito, he may turn violent if separated for his father so I suggest you try to convince Akito to give the order himself that Akihito go somewhere else."
"I don't think I can--," Kana began to object.
"Kana, Akito married you for spite but he's grown to love you in his own way, sick and twisted though it may be. You have a very calming effect on him. He'll listen to you," Kisa insisted.
"Alright."
"Goodbye Kana."
"I'll see you next time, Kisa."