Part 1: Father
"Class, I know this is going to sound corny, but I want you to discuss in the next English Language class your family. You can be as simplistic as possible, I will not mark down if your family is small and there are only one or two people in the family as parents. So just try it out," the teacher smiled, she looked across the class and her prize student, Naoe Nagi slouch in his seat with the look of inner terror.
She smiled when the bell rang and looked over at Nagi who had stayed seated as the rest of the class went out into the hall to stretch. "Is there a problem, Naoe-san?"
"I'm adopted, I don't want to do the project, can't you assign me something else?" His eyes were filled with terror of announcing that he was someone's illigimate son.
"That is nothing to be ashamed of, I have a boy at another school who is adopted too, he talks about his friends. You can talk about that."
He turned to look at the teacher who smiled and walked away, he just sighed standing to stretch. "So, Nagi-kun, are you going to tell us about that rich a** uncle of yours. The American who picks you up after school?"
"It is none of your business."
"I guess you're just going to skip class, aren't you?" one of the boy's blocked the door. "After all, you're just a spoiled brat and an adopted one at that."
"Take that back, Nagi-kun is not adopted," they turned to see the class president, Yumi walk in, she smiled at him and giggled slightly causing the usually pale Nagi to blush. There was no denying it, Yumi had a crush on Nagi since he transferred into the class. "I can't wait to hear about your family, Nagi-kun."
"Er...okay," he nodded and sat down in his seat.
***
Home was pretty much Schuldich cooking up a disaster called dinner, he stood over the stove top busily making speghetti. "Nagi, how does this taste?" the German looked at the boy as he walked in and held out a spoon of tomato sauce with meat in it.
Nagi took a bite and his eyes widened. "Schuldich, this is good, put that in your book."
"Will do, at least I know how to make one person in this house happy," Schuldich sighed as he had on a apron that said "Kiss the Chef" on it.
Nagi sighed and walked over to the table. "I have a complaint. Can I change schools again?"
"Nope," Schuldich shook his head. "Come on, what happened in school to make you feel like this?"
This was of course a play, Schuldich only pretended to be concerned, usually he could care less. "They want me to do something about my family in English Language class."
"Tell them that you have a single, German older brother looking for a date," Schuldich teased. "He can cook, clean and even make great pretzels."
"Schuldich, will you be serious!"
There was laughter and Schuldich just nodded. "Fine, look if it bothers you that much, don't do the assignment or ask for something else."
"I did, there was no getting around it."
The German's eyes were dark. "Look, you could just say you're adopted and talk about Crawford. He is your legal guardian after all. You spent four years bouncing from one family to the next until Crawford adopted you, just tell them that and..."
"Have the whole class laughing at me," Nagi turned his head to see Crawford walking into the room.
Crawford look flustered and turned his head. "Time for your check up, Nagi, get your coat, I'll be in the car."
Shrugging Schuldich sighed and nudged the boy from the table. "Go on, he's being his usual a**l self."
***
Nagi hated doctors, especially the ones at Tokyo General Hospital. "I haven't had a seizure in months, can't we just reschedule this," Nagi stared up at the nurse who was smiling at him.
"Not this time," Crawford pulled out a novel he was reading and sat there in the waiting room.
"Naoe-san?" a woman called into the room and Nagi stood up and walked into the examination room.
"Nagi, I'll wait out here," Crawford said disinterestedly, he turned the page and had a dulled look in his eyes.
The door to the hall opened and a man with silvery blond hair walked in. "Did you bring him?"
Looking up the American nodded and whispered. "In with the nurse."
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