"Hao?"
"Yeap." "Among all of you he's the coolest, so I think he's my dad. Besides, he's my mom's ex boyfriend."
"How do you know all of this? And how sure are you that's it's one of us?"
"Correction. One of them. My mom made it clear it's not you so your out of the picture. I made my research. That's all I'm gonna say."
Yoh was overwhelmed. First the kid popped out of nowhere asking for his help, seeking the father of the woman he has been crazy about. Then he's telling him he's not the father and Hao is because he's the coolest. Just because he's the coolest?
"Listen kid, how about I take you home?"
"I am going home. But please help me. He's your brother. I might be your nephew." Those pleading eyes made you feel guilty. He loved Anna. May love her until now but for him to look for the guy that broke his heart is too much. Still...
"I know you have a family. Think of me. I wanted to meet my dad too. Please... I'll come tomorrow. Please think about it."
"I'll take you home. Where are you staying?"
Yoh and Hanna arrived in a condominium unit, 56th floor in the center of Tokyo. When he opened the door, he was surprised to see Lyserg. They were both surprised. When nobody said a word Hanna butted in.
"Surprise?"
"Hanna, where have you been? Your mom's gonna kill us when she knows of this."
"I'm with him. He's gonna help me find my dad because you refuse to do so."
"Hey, Lyserg. Long time no see. I didn't know you were with Anna. Hanna's quite a charm eh?"
" Yeah. I met her in England. Come in."
"Thanks."
"So... Anna's getting married huh!?"
"And you're married."
"Yeah." Yoh replied looking at his pants and hands while sitting. "So, how's life?", He asked smiling.
"Fine. Having work here and there until Hanna blackmailed me to bringing him here and made an alibi to Anna that he's here for a vacation. We're just here for 2 weeks then we'll return to England."
"So.. how's she?"
"She's doing great."
"Great then," he reply smilingly. "Oh yeah, Hanna asked me to help him find he's father. He assumed it's Hai because he's the cool one."
"I didn't know Anna was pregnant when she left."
"Yoh. It has been a long time. Let it go. I'm sorry the trouble Hanna brought you. I'll tell him to stop."
"No. It's ok. I like him. I also wanted to help him as a way of saying sorry to Anna."
"And your wife won't get mad?"
"Tamao's in Izumo together with our daughter. She'll be back after 2 weeks."
"Aren't you going to tell her?"
Yoh looked down the floor. "Do you think it's Hao? What if it's me?"
"Then we're all in trouble don't you think? The fact that Anna didn't tell you seems to me that she doesn't want you to know or that you're not the father."
"She still hates me?"
"I don't know bro."
Yoh left with a heavy heart. Why? Why isn't he planning to tell his wife about Hanna and Anna? She's Tamao's friend. Oh yeah. That's the problem.
He went to sleep thinking of that day when he first met her.
He's in Aomori to visit his grandfather's. She was there, shining and glittering in her amber eyes and golden hair contrasting the snow. She's beautiful. Very beautiful. Who knew he be in love at first sight despite her angry attitude towards him.
"Move or you'll die." He remembered the glare. The glare that scared him and made his heart flutter.
He came to know her afterwards. At 13 he felt his heart pump like a crazy. After 2 weeks of getting to know her, I made her mine. The first time that we kissed was magical. The snow's glistening in the night. The view of the temple is accentuating the happy voices of the people and the bursting of the fireworks. I kissed her. She kissed back. I was honest with my feeling for her but wasn't in everything. Back home, in Izumo a girl is waiting. His friend. His girlfriend, Tamao. He didn't know how to tell her. He don't want to lose her. But he did.
After 6 months of a long distance relationship, she found out through my twin brother Hao whom she agreed to be betrothe with because of her anger with me. He was stupid and a coward. He can't break Tamao's heart who did nothing but good to him. Plus she's an orphan. His family took care of her. How awkward would it be if he broke up with her. Worse, he found out that Anna and Tamao were friends. And Hao was his brother.
"Damn that tradition." He cursed.
But in the morning he was there. In the doorstep of his brother who hated him. It's been more than 10 years. But he hasn't forgiven him just because they fell in love with the same woman. The woman that he let go for him. For him who is possibly the father of the son of the woman that he loved the most.
