Chapter 4 - A Parent Love
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The next morning Hiro quickly dressed for school, he put on his black pants, a red singlet beneath his white button short sleeve school shirt, with red strips at the handle. He packs his books, his eyes landing on the headset on his bed, his looks darken.
"Hiro!" his mom called, he quickly rushed out leaving the headset.
He rushed downstairs straight to the out entrance.
"Hiro, come have breakfast!" his mom's high-pitched voice came in again.
Hiro instantly halts at the door.
"I'm already late for school!" Hiro said dashing out to the car.
"Late?" Aiko said checking the clock against the wall. It was still early.
"He's avoiding me," Haruto said eating his breakfast with an unreadable expression.
Aiko sighs.
"That child," she said rubbing her forehead.
"Will make it up to him," Haruto said with a lit bulb against his forehead.
Aiko sweat drop.
"You already gave him the headset wasn't that enough already".
"Rest assure Aiko-chan, I shall make tomorrow the best outing ever, the opening of the amusement has all the family vibe we can get, it will be spectacular," he said with shiny eyes.
"Let's just hope your make up plan works this time," she said smiling with a twitching eyebrow. She could already imagine Hiro with a dark look as Haruto tries to make him happy.
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Matsubara Junior School
The School bells rang loudly, in the classroom, Hiro with his hand against his jaw just stared out the window bored.
"What's up Hiro!" Shinzo said wrapping his arm around Hiro's neck tightly. Hiro struggles to breathe with white eyes.
Shinzo had grey hair and blue eyes.
"You hang up last night and never called back you dummy" he hissed with an angry popped-out vein against his head.
"Stop it Shinzo I can't breathe," Hiro said with spinning eyes.
"Hmph!" Shinzo just made a sound letting him go.
"Serve you right" he smirks.
Hiro growls shooting him a death glare.
"So tell me, Hiro, how long are you gonna be angry with your dad, you can't be for long I mean he's staying a week, it's the longest he has ever stayed" he reasons.
Hiro just rolls his eyes.
"There's no point he's just gonna disappear for months again, it's not like anything can stop that," he said sternly.
Shinzo sighs.
"But you know it's not his fault he's always stuck up with work," he said.
Hiro looks away.
"It's none of my business" he murmurs under his breath.
"KANAME-KUN!" A group of girls exclaims loudly at a boy seated a row away from them.
He had dark curly hair and black eyes, a smirk plastered on his lips, as shiny stars were around him like he was a god.
"Oh no not this drama again," Shinzo said with a twitching eyebrow.
"He has all the girls to himself" he adds with beaming red eyes.
Hiro just looks away, a hand still against his chin, his eyes landing on the Chemical Plant in a distance, at the tip evaporated black smokes.
The school bell rang again as their homeroom teacher walks in.
"Alright settle down!"
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Hours Later
The Kimura's Residence
Hiro slides the door open, taking off his sneakers.
"Hey you're back," Haruto said walking in, he was dressed casually wearing a loose shirt and pants, hands in his pocket
"And you're still around," Hiro said raising an eyebrow.
"Well you have me for one week," he said amused.
"So you better get ready, tomorrow is all about family fun" he adds.
"Yeah sure can't wait," Hiro said walking past him.
Haruto looks sad.
Hiro halts, hands in his pocket.
"It's good you're staying longer this time, mom is always pestling me about how she can't wait for you to be home," Hiro said.
Haruto turns to him.
"The truth is" Hiro began turning his head only.
"Am not angry about the fact you missed my birthday, it's about mom she misses you a lot".
Haruto's eyes slowly widen at his words.
"I will gladly replace you, mom surely loves me more" he rolled his eyes walking away.
Haruto smiled. 'At least there's one thing that hasn't changed. He thought amuse. 'You always think of others '.
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Hiro sat on the futon crossing his legs in a meditative position, his headset on, grabbing his game-pad, the screen came online showing a car race game.
"Alright!" Shinzo exclaims loudly through his headset.
"Prepare to witness the god of speed!" he roars.
Hiro smirks confident, car races were his gem.
"No, you prepare to go down, Kimura Hiro will take you out!"