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Chapter Two – A Special Somebody

Kuon nervously took the phone to the bedroom that had been set up for him to stay in, "Dad?" he asked in English as he walked towards the bed. He was a little nervous about why his father was calling him. It was stupid, but he had had so many bad dreams about his dad telling him how ashamed of him he was and of his father looking at him with disgust. He hadn't wanted to admit the fear he had of disappointing his loving father.

"Kuon, it's good to hear your voice," Kuu said as Kuon imagined his smile. He sounded happy. "How are you? How's Japan?"

"It's okay," Kuon replied quickly. "I…I haven't explored a lot of it. Kyoko took me to some of her favorite spots including an ice cream shop. I've been trying my best to grasp all of the kanji…umm…boss says that I've done really well so far and that I learned in a week what he thought it would take a month to learn."

He could hear his father relax a bit as he said that, "It makes me happy to hear that you're grasping it so quickly. I expect it's in your blood," he said as Kuon laughed weakly at that. He felt his chest tighten as he realized how much he missed his dad. That was so much like a little kid. He should be stronger and braver than that because if his dad sensed his anxiety that would make him even more disappointed.

"Dad, I'm sor-ry," Kuon said in a weak voice and mentally kicked himself for letting his voice break.

"You're sorry? You're not enjoying Japan, if that's the case then we can always think of another plan. Is there anything that I can -" Kuu tried to say in a comforting manner and Kuon could imagine the nervousness his dad felt. He wondered what kind of expression that would be.

"I…I disappointed you," he told his father and heard Kuu take a shocked inhale. "I'm really sorry."

"No." Kuu said weakly, "Never. You're my son, Kuon. I love you with all of my heart and my love will never fade for you. You haven't disappointed me at all. Are you okay? Did something happen?" he asked and heard Kuon sniff over the phone as the little boy tried to stop any tears from falling. "Kuon? What's wrong?"

"I messed up. I couldn't get the acting roles right. I disgraced the HIzuri name. I'm so sorry, Dad" he apologized again hating that his dad could hear all of this. Saying this would only burden his father. "I thought you weren't talking to me because I…"

"Kuon, you are my lovely son," Kuu said in a way that was hard to argue with. "You mean so much to me. You and your mother are the most important part of my life and I would never disown you. Even if you did something illegal, you are still my child, my adorable son who I care about with all of my heart. Don't ever think that I'm not talking to you because I don't want you. There's nothing that could be further from the truth."

Kuon took deep breaths as he let the words sink in, "I love you, Dad. I just don't want to let you down again. I wanted to talk to you but there's not much that I -"

"You pick a time, Kuon, and I will make sure that we can have at least ten minutes to talk to each other at that time and longer if you need it. I love you. If these phone calls are what you need then I will definitely make time to call you each and every day," Kuu promised with so much love in his voice as well as the longing to have his son in his life. These calls would help both of them.

"Maybe at three for me?" Kuon asked and thought about it, "In the afternoon?"

Kuu smiled. That would mean making time every night to call Kuon which was definitely a way to cool down after a hard day's work. Hearing that Kuon was doing alright every night would lead him to better sleep. "Deal," he said as Kuon relaxed.

"Thanks Dad. Uh…boss asked me something and I wanted to check with you," he said nervously and then looked down. "Boss said that he wanted to introduce me to one of your acting friends over here and I…I didn't know if I should go. I don't want to shatter the Hizuri image."

Kuu didn't hesitate in his answer, "If they can't accept my son, Kuon, then they are no friend of mine. Did Boss tell you who it was?"

"Saiga Keitaro," Kuon said nervously.

"Go see him," Kuu said, "He's not going to be unkind to you and if he is then he's not the person that I thought he was. He's gone through a lot himself, that might be the reason why Boss wants you to see him."

"If I disappoint you again…" Kuon said sadly before hearing his father's strong and confident voice.

"That's impossible. So, what else did you want to talk about?" he asked and Kuon looked down with a weak smile.

"Are you and mom okay?" he asked.

"We're good. We miss you a lot but we're going to do our best to support you. Whatever you need, Kuon, you just reach out for us and we can see what we can do. We both love you with all of our hearts."

"I love you too," Kuon smiled, "Thanks for calling, Dad. So you'll call tomorrow?" he asked and Kuu gave an exhale showing how relieved he was.

"I'm going to schedule it on my phone so I don't forget. You take care of yourself, okay? If you need anything even if it's in the middle of the night, you can call and your mother and I will do whatever we can. I'll see you in February, but if you need either of us before then…"

"I'll tell you," Kuon said before holding the phone and smiling as he ended things with his father. Maybe he hadn't let them down as much as he had believed that he had.

…..

…..

Kuu looked at Julie as he ended the phone call. He had a relieved smile on his face and Julie could tell it was a good conversation.

"So," Julie beamed, "How is he? You look as if the two of you had a good conversation." Julie wrapped an arm around herself, she didn't want to talk about how much she now missed her little boy and everything that she was doing to reflect on her mothering and try to improve it. She knew that they had spent more time with Kuon when he was younger and one of her friends had said that it was easy to forget about one's older child because they weren't as cute or sweet.

She had to make sure that they could all be together happily. She looked over to her husband and reached out for his hand. "Do you think that we could go camping again this summer? I know that Kuon loves being in the wilderness and I think that I could handle it."

"Do you mean that you want to get an RV and go somewhere?" Kuu asked, "You usually worry about the insects out there and getting dirty. I mean, we've been as a -"

"I know that I'm an amazing model," Julie smiled at him, "but for the sake of our family I can get a little dirty. Besides, when we went when Kuon was seven, who was it that made sure that the tent was up securely. I want to go with the two of you."

"I think that's an amazing idea," Kuu smiled happily, "I'll look up camp grounds tomorrow and see if there's any place where we can see the birds and wild animals. Maybe we could have a family vacation to Kenya or South Africa."

Julie raised an eyebrow, "How about Australia?" she asked and Kuu kissed her forehead.

"I think that Kuon would love to go to Australia," he told her before trying to think if there was a way of going to multiple countries so that they could really show Kuon the wildlife that he always got excited about. Maybe making sure to spend more time together as a family was what would help Kuon the most.

It was time to prioritize values in this family and as far as he and Julie were concerned, Kuon's happiness and health had to rank first.

…

…

Kyoko smiled as she entered her elite school that morning. She had heard from Kuon that the talk with his father had gone well and he had decided to go with her father and see the old friend that had been mentioned. The way that Kuon had been after the phone call made her happy. He had such hope and determination in his eyes that he was really going to try to be happy.

Well, if anyone had the ability to make Kuon happy then it was the king. He had always been nice to her and now that he was opening his eyes to see into Kuon's world, he had the potential of being one of the best dads ever. She was hoping that when Kuon went home, he would be happy.

She wanted him to be happy and for them to be friends. Despite their age difference, they got along very well and he hadn't teased her or acted angry that she had a crush on him. She knew that he didn't feel that way about her but there was always hope for the future. She waved to a couple of her friends as she entered the classroom and sat down at her desk. She organized her items to start the morning lesson and saw three of the popular boys whispering before one of them, Ryuu, approached her.

"Kyoko-chan," he said as she looked at him before nodding. She always felt a bit awkward when any boy other than Kuon called her by her first name. Her two best friends were girls and it always felt easier to talk to girls. "How are you today?"

"I'm alright, Kawamoto-kun," she said to him. He was probably the most popular boy in the class. He reminded her of Shotaro, well if Shotaro had a better attitude. "How are you?"

"Would you like to go get ice cream this afternoon, Kyoko-chan?" he asked and Kyoko's eyes widened and she looked down awkwardly.

"No, thank you for the invitation though. I have somewhere where I have to go," Kyoko tried to tell him as she heard her two friends gossiping between themselves.

"I want to sit with you at lunch, Kyoko-chan," he said and Kyoko's eyes widened and she looked down nervously. Was he going to tell her - "I'd like you to be my girlfriend."

"Umm, no thank you," Kyoko said nervously. She really hated to disappoint people but she had a special somebody of her own. It didn't matter that Ryuu was popular and that he had chosen her to ask. It didn't matter that he would most likely treat her nicely. She had someone who, though the odds were against them getting together, she still treasured more than anyone else.

"Do you have someone else you like?" Ryuu asked surprised and Kyoko nodded.

"Yes. He's my knight," she told him with a smile. She saw him walk away and blushed. He might not be her prince but he was her knight and maybe someday she would let go of her love for him in this way and her hope that they would be together but that wasn't yet. She wasn't ready to be with anyone else apart from her knight in all of his sparkling armor which reflected that amazing smile she hoped to see more of.

End of Chapter Two

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