AUTHOR'S NOTE: Part 2 of Lord Sakuragi!?! Thanks for those who read the first part. This will be Sakuragi x Haruko later on. So for those who love this pairing much as I do, just wait a little longer ok?
GUIDES:
italic letters-all dialogues spoken in english
regular letters-all dialogue spoken in japanese
DISCLAIMER: Standard disclaimer applied.
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As soon as Sakuragi barged in to their living room, waves of English hit him. "BUT YOU CAN'T JUST BRING HIM TO ENGLAND! HIS LIFE IS HERE!" Sakuragi's mother shouted at the man she was talking, too. Sakuragi noted that he never saw his mom this angry. "But I told you, as a future Duke of Lancaster it is his responsibility to go back to England and take the title his father is not able to get," the man his mother was having a "conversation" replied in a rather exasperated tone.
"I understand that. But you can't just force him to leave Japan for another country. My son is just as..."
"Strong willed as his father, Lance. I know that..." the man finished what Yui was supposed to say. At the mentioned of Sakuragi's deceased father, an uncomfortable silence fell upon the two adults. Sakuragi took this as a cue to barge in to the conversation.
"What's going on, mom?" Sakuragi asked in perfect English. Unknown to many (except the Sakuragi gunta), Sakuragi could speak English. Lance, Sakuragi's father, was an English-Japanese man. He taught his family English because he believed that a person would get very well in the world if he knows a foreign language or two. He was supposed to teach his son French, but he died too early in his life. After Lance's death, Sakuragi rarely spoke English. It just brought back the memory of his father's death.
Yui was surprised to find Sakuragi at the entrance of their living room. She was so focused on this argument that she did not notice her son's arrival.
"It's nothing Hana-kun. It's nothing." Yui answered. Sakuragi was going to ask something again but he was abruptly cut off by a glare from his mother that said I-can-handle-this. "Hana, I would like you to meet your uncle, Sir Henry of Lancaster" Yui introduced his son to the man she was talking to. "Hanamichi, I am glad that I finally met the son my brother was so fond of," Henry said as he extended his hand for a handshake. Sakuragi blushed at the compliment his uncle gave. He was only brought back to his senses when his mother cleared her throat to make Sakuragi noticed the extended hand of his uncle. "Oh! I'm so sorry. Please to meet you also. AHAHAHA!" Sakuragi said as he enveloped his uncle's hand in a tight grip. Henry winced and discreetly shaked off his hand after Sakuragi released it.
"You're quite strong. Are you into any sport?" Henry asked his nephew.
At the mention of sport, Sakuragi puffed his chest out and solemnly declared, "I'm Tensai Basketball Man Sakuragi Hanamichi! No one can beat me! NYAHAHAHAH!"
Henry smiled at Sakuragi's antics. His brother's spirit lived in his son. Suddenly, Sakuragi got serious. "So, my mom called you Sir Henry. Are you a knight or something? How can you be my father's brother if you're a knight? Are we royalties? You're trying to be funny, don't you?" Sakuragi implored.
Any other man would get irritated at Sakuragi's barrage of question but Henry just merely laughed at his nephew's funny way of asking questions after questions. Really, after living with Lance for 19 years, he got used to this. "My you're so anxious. Why don't we sit down," Henry said as he mentioned the seat to his nephew and sister-in-law.
As soon as they were sitted, Henry quickly took on a serious air. "Yes, I'm your uncle. And yes, I'm a knight. And yes, you're royalty since you're the son of the supposed future Duke of Lancaster. But Lance died too young." Henry was saddened a little bit but he quickly resumed his disposition. "Anyway, I'm not trying to be funny," Henry said it so sternly that Sakuragi had the decency to turn beet read. "But of course, I expect that you would think I'm trying to trick you. We rarely communicate. If only mother isn't so hardheaded then."
Sakuragi still couldn't understand how could this man be a relative of his. "My father was an English-Japanese businessman. He was not royalty!"
"That's what you know. But have you noticed that Lance never looked a bit like Japanese?" Henry asked Sakuragi.
Now, that he mentioned it, his father did not have any single Japanese feature. But still, "But that doesn't prove he was royalty. I mean, his parents were maybe English and he's born here in Japan. That still made him Japanese,"
"Yes, that was possible. But have you seen your father's parents?" Henry asked.
This made Sakuragi think. Come to think about it. He hadn't seen any of his grandparents from his father's side either to confirm his theory.
"The truth Sakuragi is that, if I tell you the whole story about our family, it will probably take a long time. But this you have to know. Your father, on his 35th birthday, is supposed to be named as Duke of Lancaster. But due to circumstances, he will not be able to get his title. In the absence or death of the future duke, his son will be named as the duke. And you, Hanamichi, as the son of my deceased brother, will take your father's title. But you must go with me to England in order to accomplish that," Henry said seriously at the gaping Sakuragi.
Sakuragi looked at his mother but Yui just turned her head away. "It's not my decision anymore, Hana."
Sakuragi looked squarely at his Uncle Henry. This will be a tough decision, he thought. "If I am also absent-no, correct that. If I declined the title what happens next?"
Henry answered,"Well, the title goes to your cousin. Which my mother disapproves so much. She'd rather see me dead trying to persuade you to come than to give the title away to some nephew she disliked. So you see, I have a big problem here as well as you, " Henry finished with a sad shake of his head.
"Suppose,"Sakuragi started,"suppose I come with you to England," Yui cannot help but uttered a small gasp at where Sakuragi was leading at. "I will not be gone for very long, right? And I'll be able to see my, uhm, grandmother," Sakuragi said with full of hope.
Henry addressed Sakuragi with uncertainty. "Well, I'm very sure mother would like to see you. But, I cannot assure you that you will be back immediately," Henry said.
"What? I'll be gone for a week? A month? What?" Sakuragi asked. He's afraid of what his uncle, or whoever he is, would answer.
"You'll never come back to Japan."
GUIDES:
italic letters-all dialogues spoken in english
regular letters-all dialogue spoken in japanese
DISCLAIMER: Standard disclaimer applied.
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As soon as Sakuragi barged in to their living room, waves of English hit him. "BUT YOU CAN'T JUST BRING HIM TO ENGLAND! HIS LIFE IS HERE!" Sakuragi's mother shouted at the man she was talking, too. Sakuragi noted that he never saw his mom this angry. "But I told you, as a future Duke of Lancaster it is his responsibility to go back to England and take the title his father is not able to get," the man his mother was having a "conversation" replied in a rather exasperated tone.
"I understand that. But you can't just force him to leave Japan for another country. My son is just as..."
"Strong willed as his father, Lance. I know that..." the man finished what Yui was supposed to say. At the mentioned of Sakuragi's deceased father, an uncomfortable silence fell upon the two adults. Sakuragi took this as a cue to barge in to the conversation.
"What's going on, mom?" Sakuragi asked in perfect English. Unknown to many (except the Sakuragi gunta), Sakuragi could speak English. Lance, Sakuragi's father, was an English-Japanese man. He taught his family English because he believed that a person would get very well in the world if he knows a foreign language or two. He was supposed to teach his son French, but he died too early in his life. After Lance's death, Sakuragi rarely spoke English. It just brought back the memory of his father's death.
Yui was surprised to find Sakuragi at the entrance of their living room. She was so focused on this argument that she did not notice her son's arrival.
"It's nothing Hana-kun. It's nothing." Yui answered. Sakuragi was going to ask something again but he was abruptly cut off by a glare from his mother that said I-can-handle-this. "Hana, I would like you to meet your uncle, Sir Henry of Lancaster" Yui introduced his son to the man she was talking to. "Hanamichi, I am glad that I finally met the son my brother was so fond of," Henry said as he extended his hand for a handshake. Sakuragi blushed at the compliment his uncle gave. He was only brought back to his senses when his mother cleared her throat to make Sakuragi noticed the extended hand of his uncle. "Oh! I'm so sorry. Please to meet you also. AHAHAHA!" Sakuragi said as he enveloped his uncle's hand in a tight grip. Henry winced and discreetly shaked off his hand after Sakuragi released it.
"You're quite strong. Are you into any sport?" Henry asked his nephew.
At the mention of sport, Sakuragi puffed his chest out and solemnly declared, "I'm Tensai Basketball Man Sakuragi Hanamichi! No one can beat me! NYAHAHAHAH!"
Henry smiled at Sakuragi's antics. His brother's spirit lived in his son. Suddenly, Sakuragi got serious. "So, my mom called you Sir Henry. Are you a knight or something? How can you be my father's brother if you're a knight? Are we royalties? You're trying to be funny, don't you?" Sakuragi implored.
Any other man would get irritated at Sakuragi's barrage of question but Henry just merely laughed at his nephew's funny way of asking questions after questions. Really, after living with Lance for 19 years, he got used to this. "My you're so anxious. Why don't we sit down," Henry said as he mentioned the seat to his nephew and sister-in-law.
As soon as they were sitted, Henry quickly took on a serious air. "Yes, I'm your uncle. And yes, I'm a knight. And yes, you're royalty since you're the son of the supposed future Duke of Lancaster. But Lance died too young." Henry was saddened a little bit but he quickly resumed his disposition. "Anyway, I'm not trying to be funny," Henry said it so sternly that Sakuragi had the decency to turn beet read. "But of course, I expect that you would think I'm trying to trick you. We rarely communicate. If only mother isn't so hardheaded then."
Sakuragi still couldn't understand how could this man be a relative of his. "My father was an English-Japanese businessman. He was not royalty!"
"That's what you know. But have you noticed that Lance never looked a bit like Japanese?" Henry asked Sakuragi.
Now, that he mentioned it, his father did not have any single Japanese feature. But still, "But that doesn't prove he was royalty. I mean, his parents were maybe English and he's born here in Japan. That still made him Japanese,"
"Yes, that was possible. But have you seen your father's parents?" Henry asked.
This made Sakuragi think. Come to think about it. He hadn't seen any of his grandparents from his father's side either to confirm his theory.
"The truth Sakuragi is that, if I tell you the whole story about our family, it will probably take a long time. But this you have to know. Your father, on his 35th birthday, is supposed to be named as Duke of Lancaster. But due to circumstances, he will not be able to get his title. In the absence or death of the future duke, his son will be named as the duke. And you, Hanamichi, as the son of my deceased brother, will take your father's title. But you must go with me to England in order to accomplish that," Henry said seriously at the gaping Sakuragi.
Sakuragi looked at his mother but Yui just turned her head away. "It's not my decision anymore, Hana."
Sakuragi looked squarely at his Uncle Henry. This will be a tough decision, he thought. "If I am also absent-no, correct that. If I declined the title what happens next?"
Henry answered,"Well, the title goes to your cousin. Which my mother disapproves so much. She'd rather see me dead trying to persuade you to come than to give the title away to some nephew she disliked. So you see, I have a big problem here as well as you, " Henry finished with a sad shake of his head.
"Suppose,"Sakuragi started,"suppose I come with you to England," Yui cannot help but uttered a small gasp at where Sakuragi was leading at. "I will not be gone for very long, right? And I'll be able to see my, uhm, grandmother," Sakuragi said with full of hope.
Henry addressed Sakuragi with uncertainty. "Well, I'm very sure mother would like to see you. But, I cannot assure you that you will be back immediately," Henry said.
"What? I'll be gone for a week? A month? What?" Sakuragi asked. He's afraid of what his uncle, or whoever he is, would answer.
"You'll never come back to Japan."