1FORGOTTEN PAST

Eiri-san! Stop being so stubborn and tell me what's bothering you! And don't give me that 'nothing' crap again! I know you're upset but how the hell do you expect to get any better if you don't tell anyone what's bothering you?

I'M NOT NORMAL!

What do you mean by that? You're just like everyone else!

YOUR LYING! I'm not like any other Japanese!

Why would you say-

I mean I look different! My hair, and eyes, and skin are lighter then anyone else's. have you ever seen a blond with blue eyes walking around other then me?

Is that what you're so depressed about? Nobody cares what you look like, Eiri!

That's not true and you know it! Everybody is always teasing me because I look American! Even mother and father look at me funny! I have no friends because I'm different!

What about Tohma and Tatsuha? They don't treat you any different!

Eiri Uesuegi couldn't get the argument he had with his older sister, Mika, the previous day out of his head. It had went on for hours, resulting in Eiri storming off and locking himself in his room until morning. This depression had been going on for a while now and Eiri was finally cracking.

"Uesuegi-san? Do you have the answer?" Eiri snapped to attention, remembering that he was still at school.

"I'm sorry, sensei, could you repeat the question, please?"

"Are you daydreaming again? What am I going to do with you, Eiri-san? You are constantly drifting off in class! How do you expect to live your life if you are uneducated?"

"I'm sorry, sensei, it won't happen again," Eiri promised. But as soon as the teacher stopped hounding him about his recent behavior, he drifted off once again.

"Hey, look! It's the little wanna-be-American boy!"

"Yeah! No real Japanese has hair that light! He must've died it himself!" Eiri had once again been surrounded by the gang from his school who made a habit of bullying him after class.

"I don't have time for this shit today, you guys! Get the hell away from me!"

"Or else what? Are you gonna run to your friend Tohma Seguchi to come to your rescue? Not brave enough to fight your own battles like a real man?" one boy said.

"I don't need Tohma! I can kick your asses on my own!"

"Ooohh! Such brave words for little Eiri-kun! You couldn't even lay a hand on us!"

"Wanna bet on that, Shinimura?"

"Let's go then! If your so tough, let's see how you fare against all of us!"

"See now you've gone and hurt my feelings! Five big-mouthed weaklings like yourselves isn't nearly enough of a challenge for me!"

"Why you-!" Shinimura was shaking with rage.

"Well? Are you gonna start this, or would you like me to do the honors?"

"Eiri-kun! There you are! I finally found you!" Eiri turned around to see his sister's husband, Tohma Seguchi, running up to him. "What's going on here?"

"Nothing, Tohma! This is my business, just get out of here and I'll catch up to you later!"

"Are you trying to pick a fight with Eiri-san again, Shinimura? I suppose you don't remember what happened the last time I found out about this nasty little habit of yours?" Tohma was looking at Shinimura with a frown on his face.

"N-no, Seguchi-san! I haven't forgotten! We were just- saying hi to Eiri-san! Right guys?" He turned to his gang to see that they had already ran for their lives away from Seguchi. He took one last frightened look at the pair and sprinted down the alley-way after his friends. Tohma Seguchi was a very powerful man who had a lot of connections with people high-up. He was also the synth-player for the hot band ,Nittle Grasper. They were still fairly new, but were already a big hit with all the girls and even a lot of the guys. They were admired by all of the public, except by those who had gotten on their bad side.

"I told you this was my business, Tohma! I don't need your protection, ok!"

"Mika would've killed me if I had let you get into another fight. I did it to save my own skin."

"Whatever."

"Oh, mika told me to bring you home right away. We need to talk to you about something."

"Ok, fine. I'll meet you there. I'm gonna take the long way home."

"Would you like me to walk with you in case those thugs come back?"

"It looks to me like you scared the shit out of them for a while. They'll probably stay safe at home with their mommies until they're sure that your no where near me."

"Ok, I'll see you later then, Eiri-kun." Tohma then turned and walked in the opposite direction.

"Good-bye, Tohma-san. See you in another life I guess."

So whatcha think? likey? no-likey? please review! i know this first one was pretty short and kinda boring but i swear the next one is both longer AND more interesting