Disclaimer: Pot doesn't belong to me. Too sad, isn't it?

Rating: T

A/N: English is not my first language; feel free to point out the mistakes I made.

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DAY 20 (Friday)

Sanada woke up with a splitting headache. He drank himself to sleep. The evening hadn't been really pleasant. His brother came back to eat dinner with his wife and children. He kept glaring at him and kicking him under the table. Just like a brat. Sanada didn't do anything to make him stop. Then his father began to complain about his elder son's choice to leave Japan. The evening ended up being a huge settling of scores. His mother who rarely showed her emotions went to her room to cry. His sister-in-law took the children home as they didn't have to witness that sort of thing. Only the men were in the kitchen. Silence and glarings. Glarings and silence. And suddenly yellings, fists slammed on the table. For the first time Sanada stood up, swore and went to his room. There he took a bottle of vodka, gift from Niou for his last birthday, and drank it till he passed out.

He went in the kitchen. He was holding his head. It was really hurting a lot. The first thing he saw was his mother handing him some painkillers and a glass of water. She was frowning. It was the first time her son was drunk and she didn't like it. She made him sit down and brought him a cup of coffee.

"I understand how you feel, Genichirou. But drinking a whole bottle of vodka is a bit over the top. I'm really ashamed of this behavior. I know it is difficult with your brother but you know they nearly lost them because Li Mei was really ill. It is only normal that Gennosuke is overprotecting them."

Sanada didn't answer. He was feeling so much shame that he couldn't look at his mother who went on.

"He isn't really blaming you for what happened. Deep in his heart he knows you couldn't have prevented it from happening. But you know him he had to vent out his frustration and someone and it was you because you were the one looking after them. Had their teacher been in front of him she would have been to one to be slapped."

After that she left her son advising him to spend the day and the night at a friend's place because his dear older brother was still really mad at him. Poor Sanada went back to his room to pack a little suitcase. Oh he didn't want to leave but he knew his mother was right. And he loved his mother a lot even though he never really showed it.

So he left with the bus. He didn't want his brother to know he wasn't home. It would make him happy. He had to choose where to spend the night. Yukimura would be an obvious choice. Or even his neighbor… But he knew these places would be the first one to be checked by his father. He sighed and decided to visit Kirihara. Maybe the former devil could accommodate him for the night. Impossible his grandparents were visiting.

Jackal went back to Brazil to visit his cousins who got twins. Niou couldn't let him stay because his girlfriend was in a really bad mood. Yagyuu was away on a business trip; he was visiting a brand new hospital in the United States. And Marui was living in a one room flat so it was impossible. Oh he would have agreed but Sanada didn't want to burden him.

The only one left was Yanagi. He accepted saying that Inui wouldn't mind it at all. Sanada was relieved. He spent his afternoon coaching the kendo team. He also explained the situation to Yukimura who had been ready to go to the Sanada's to punch Gennosuke right in the face. It took Sanada a lot of saliva to prevent him from doing it.

Both of them went back to Yanagi's flat. Inui was already there, busy cooking something in the kitchen. Seeing the pink smoke Sanada started wondering if facing his brother would have been less dangerous. He begged his lover to stay with him but Yukimura refused. He was a little bit angry that Sanada hadn't come to him but he understood.

Poor Sanada spent the evening discussing math theories with his former team mate and Seigaku brightest math teacher. Needless to say he was really happy when it was time for him to go to bed. Well he became less happy when he heard moans coming from their room. It reminded him how alone he was and how he wanted to hold Yukimura in his arms, to kiss him and to make him love. Of course little him had to participate.

Sanada knew the night would be long. Really long…

A/N:Really short. My computer crashed so I had to borrow my father's laptop to write it and well I wasn't that well because of something that happened one month ago. Thought it was over but no… What else? Next chapter will be the last then an epilog…