Sai was getting seriously nervous. Even though it was not the first time he appeared to the others as Hikaru's father, he was still nervous about every single little thing he could thing of. Kyoko had already braided his hair up and spoke some jokes to lighten the mood. However, Sai was still being tense. Seiji, who was cold as usual, just told him to 'chill'. God's know what the hell does he meant.

Sai just looked so awkward around the usual parents at the age of forties. He stood out like a sore thumb among the rest. Some of those housewives would took a little peek at Sai, who was blushing cutely, and giggled among themselves happily. Sai, however, just continued to stone.

Sai perked up at the loud 'ow!' a teen gave when his mother pulled his ears. Sai glanced at the child pitifully and thought about his own little Hikaru. No, wait –Hikaru should get high marks, Sai thought as he twiddled with his fingers, considering the fact that Sai had spent weeks revising with Hikaru and coaching Hikaru a-tiny-weenie-bit too enthusiastically. That simple matter caused Hikaru to be in coma a day because of the lack of sleep.

The teen's mother continued to yank his ears and screamed at his son, who was yelping because of the pain. Sai smiled, staring into space. It reminded him of the fond times Hikaru used to pulled his ears and yelled into it when he went home, drunk, almost once per week. That was those happy days.

"Excuse me, parents of Fujiwara no Hikaru, please report in room C142 right this instant," The Public announcement hailed and most of the teachers froze for a moment. A cold ran down the teachers' spine.

Sai stood up from his chair, grabbed the paper bag and scampered into the room. Some of those elderly chuckled at the young man's nervousness and commented on how they used to be when they were younger. Sai took and deep breathe and went into the room.

"Impossible!" One teacher exclaimed, dropping the cup of tea that he was holding. The cheerful mood of the teachers who were in meeting tensed up suddenly. Murmurs could be heard from the teachers. Some face turned blue, while the others just panicked.

"Have you heard what I just heard? That surname, Fujiwarano?" Another elder teacher spluttered, while the other teachers affirmed gravely. Another middle-aged woman, the Head of the English department, pushed up his spectacles and stared at her colleagues solemnly.

"Maybe it was just a mistake. There are a lot of people with the same surname in Japan. It may not be him," she spoke. Even though she was reassuring her colleagues, she too felt fearful. It simply cannot be, the guy whom they kicked out more than a decades ago. The guy who was infamous for his acts. Grand, dangerous yet pretty. Dark, mysterious and wonderful that simply arouses people curiosity.

His every action caused people to fear him. His intelligence was terrible. Together with his friends, he seemed to create a new era for the school. No longer were there rules and regulations, no longer were there discipline. However, the reputation of the school had not dropped all thanks to him.

Infamous, beautiful him.

In the crowds of the teacher, sat Yukishiro Ayako. She had taught in the school for as long as she could remember. She knew of him, whom the teachers and principal known him as a genius. Ayako shook her head miserably. No one would understand, how much efforts he had placed in to change the school. Ho one would understand how much thoughts he had spent to change the school. No one would know him, the real him, expect his best friends.

No one would understand just how much he loves the school and how his smile brightens up people's life. Was it because that they hadn't seen his smile, or was it because of that they were scared of his mask? His calm façade that seemed to melt people's heart?

Neither. They were jealous, of his beauty, of his intelligence. They were scared of the him, who was made up by others, one they thought that was flawless. However, they was wrong. Utterly wrong.

Kindness was his Achilles Heel.

Too kind, too soft.

Because of a child who went to hospital, as he couldn't get into the top three, Sai just simply shut down. He passed up a blank paper in his examinations. That time, Ogata got a first, and the child had a second. Sai was simply marked absent.

Sai thought that no one would notice, if he put on his cool, rebellious mask. However, Ayako, an old woman, saw it. The smile he had when he knew that the child got better.

A pretty smile that was shining with radiance. That was the guy Fujiwara no Sai was.

"Ms Kamiya, you are the teacher that was meeting him, right?" the head of the English department questioned, and Kamiya nodded. "How was his son in school?" More murmurs came.

"He excels in every subjects, be it academically or physically. Well, the only exception is History." Kamiya spoke, firmly. Ayako almost chuckled aloud. That was the very same subject Sai was weak in, but Sai gradually improved it in a matter of weeks.

"Please go and meet him, Ms Kamiya. If that gentleman was not him, please tell us about it after the meeting." The middle-aged woman instructed. Kamiya nodded and head out of the meeting room.

Hikaru was worried about his father. Sai would certainly miss two matches today. Hikaru thought as he folded his arms and tapped his foot impatiently. That was only part of the reason. The other reason was just what Kyoko had mentioned. He was scared to know how his father would react when he knew that Hikaru had simply passed his History with only sixty percent. Even though his other subjects, which passed with flying colors, could pulled his average marks, he still felt scared.

When father is angry, he is sure to be scary.

Hikaru had not seen his father being furious before, expect sometimes when Sai grounded him in his bedroom for a week.

His father was kind and forgiving, yet ruthless.

Hikaru froze when the click of the door opening was heard. Here comes his terror, his father's reaction…

A/N: Ah, cliffy.

Tomorrow is my English paper, so I finish this, don't want to delay it since this chapter was halfway through a few days before.

Cheerios!

Uenki.

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Note: Tears of the Wind

This story is on Hiatus. Well, maybe after I have finished this sequel, which is not going to be LONG, maybe 10-20 chapters or so, I will rewrite the whole Tears of the Wind with the Dark!Sai plot.

I used to love Rurouni Kenshin so much, but now I guess I like HnG more. I am so biased. O.o