Stepbrothers- Prologue
“ I Do.”
Applause sounded through the hall as the newly wedded couple sealed their promise towards each other with a kiss. Just a simple kiss, and a promise to take care of each other forever, would bring people together, and tear people apart. That, was something Usagi Suzuki and Yamamoto Mimiko had never expected.
The audience “Aww-ed” and smiled as the two kissed.
“ Now I would like to thank, as well as introduce all of you to my son, Akira Suzuki, who has currently no job and… he’ll be living with us.” Usagi spoke into the microphone, before giving a nervous smile to his son.
Akira Suzuki, at an age of 25, has absolutely no records of completing any jobs. He has a talent and plays the bass guitar however, and treasures it like no other object in his life. That is, except for his television and Xbox set. He has no dating history as well, and is practically a scum. He stays home everyday and feeds off pizza and wings. He does no workout, but maintains his slim but muscular body however. With no motivation to work, he stays home with his father, and insists on taking on the family business despite the fact that he’s father is working medical doctor, which of course, is no family business. He is the only child in the family and his parents divorced since young.
“ DAD! I TOLD YOU I’M GOING TO TAKE UP THE FAMILY BUSINESS!” A blonde, approximately 7’9, stood up immediately at the comment from his father. He threw his napkin down on the floor, before stomping off. Ohh, of course, that was after he grabbed another chicken wing.
The crowd let out noises and grunts of disapproval before quieting down.
“ I’m sorry for my son’s actions, but please Mimiko, do continue.” Usagi gave Mimiko an encouraging smile and a nudge.
“ Well I have two sons actually, and my younger son, Ryohei is off on a very important fishing trip and could not attend this ceremony, I would like to introduce you to my elder son, Matsumoto Takanori.” Mimiko beamed at her mentioned son, before continuing. “ He had a job in a pet shop, but he kinda got fired so… he currently has no job as well, and would be living with us.”
The audiences applaud once again, while Usagi and Mimiko secretly prayed there wouldn’t be another screwed-up situation like just now. It seems that Kami-sama had too many prayers to answer before theirs.
Matsumoto Takanori, is currently 23years old, and jobless. He had tried working in some weird jobs, but none of them lasted more than a week. Of course, him being retrenched from his job as a cleaner in a pet shop was definitely un-true. Who gets retrenched when the economy’s rising and he gets 300yen for 2hours? He is a really good singer, and was even named “ The greatest singer of the era”. It might be too much of an exaggeration, but all in all, he has a fantastic voice. He, like Akira, has absolutely no motivation to find a job, and has to live with his mother as a result.
“ I WAS NOT FIRED! I WAS FUCKING RETRENCHED, MUM! YOU WOULDN’T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ANYWAY. AND HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU I’M NOT HAVING SALMON?!?” Takanori shouted towards the stage on which his mother and step father was standing on, before stomping off aswell.
“ This wedding is total shit…” He said a little bit too loud while exiting the room. Now, there was almost an uproar. The audiences got into discussion once again, and they didn’t look very happy at how the sons of the bride and bridegroom reacted. It took a long while to quieten the audiences down, and even longer for Mimiko and Usagi to recover from the shocked they received.
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“ Hey dad, ya’ know, even if the both of you are married… it isn’t necessary for them to move in.” Akira tried talking his dad out of the idea at breakfast.
“ Akira, what’s done is done, and we are set on our decision. So save your breath honey. Speaking of which, have you brushed your teeth this morning?” Usagi let out a sound of disgust at the morning breath his son “produced”.
Akira’s hands came automatically up to his mouth and tried smelling his own breath. Well, it wasn’t THAT bad, just some ginger… onion. Pizza and chips. It was pretty good smelling to him.
Wait. What was I doing? Oh yes talking to dad.
He dismissed the action and continued on with the persuasion.
“ Oh come on. When we both, GUYS, live together, we mess up the house however we like! We walk around half-naked in the house, and we get to watch porn together! Plus, we get to visit the sea in our yatch every weekend! Together! Just you, and me!” Akira ended his a-little-too-dramatic-speech with hands spread out and hopeful eyes. He looked like he was gonna cry from the speech he found touching.
Usagi, however, was totally unaffected.
“ Well first of all, Akira. We have never done the above things u mentioned. Well at least, I didn’t. And, having them over could be great fun!” Usagi prevented Akira from adding any more crazy ideas by getting up and putting away the dishes into the sink.
“ Okay so here’s a scenario for you, dad. Imagine YOUR wife, Mimiko, seeing me coming out of the shower. Well of course, women die to look at me doing that, with hair sticking to my face, and my torso all wet, plus, I’m gonna be half-naked!”
Usagi sighed at his statement. True, his son was attractive to women, but it was to women that doesn’t know what he does everyday. and he rather no soul gets wind of the porn he watches and the things he eats.
“ Okay so she comes to me, and says “ I’ve got the old cow, now I want the young calf!” and then she grabs me by the balls-.”
“ JUST SHUT UP MAN!” Usagi couldn’t take picturing what his wife does in his son’s good-for-nothing brain.
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“ Somebody’s not doing any talking behind…” Mimiko commented as she looked into the rearview mirror of her car. Her son, Takanori was more or less emo-ing by himself. He hasn’t spoken a word since they left house, and it wasn’t too good of a sign.
“ I’m not calling him dad.” Takanori finally broke the silence as he glanced at his mother driving.
“ Taka, for god’s sake your 23-years-old. No one expects you to call him Dad.” Mimiko replied with an amused expression.
“ I mean I’m never, EVER going to call him dad. Even if there’s a fire.”
“ Ohh. Um sure. Anything.” Mimiko wasn’t too sure moving in was a great idea. But she guess it was no harm doing so. At least, that was what she hopes.
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“ C’mon Taka! Get off the car!” Mimiko tried convincing her son out of the car, but all she got in return was
“ I’m staying in for good.” Mimiko sighed. Sometimes, she really wondered if Takanori was her son. Not that she was praising herself, or Takanori’s biological father. But both of them were pretty good kids themselves when they were little.
Maybe it was her mother, or grandmother, or great-grandmother. That makes sense, she’s heard her mother telling her stories about how her great-grandmother used to be a bully. She shivered at the thought of a woman hitting three strong-built gangsters in the crotch.
“ Hey sweetheart!” She snapped out of her thoughts at the sound of her husband.
“ Hey!” She gave her brightest smile and gave up trying to get Takanori out of the car, and Usagi welcomed her with a tight embrace.
She lets go of him as she sees a second person coming out of the garage door and walking towards them.
“ Hey… you must be Akira.” She flashed him a smile, but none was return.
Great. He’s gonna be another tough nut to crack. As if one Takanori wasn’t enough.
She shook her head at the thought of it.
She stuck a hand out. Akira took her hand reluctantly, before forcing a crooked smile.
“ What’s up. Seen you at the wedding. Nice meeing you.”
She couldn’t help but notice that Akira’s nose was covered by a noseband. She decided it was best to ask Usagi instead of directing the question to her step-son.
“ Where’s Takanori?” Usagi asked Mimiko while guiding her back into the house.
“ Um he’s still in the car. He must be feeling unwell from the ride.” She told him, half lying. Well, it wasn’t completely her fault. No one tells her husband that his step-son dislikes him.
Akira was still staying put on the lawn where the car was parked across.
Takanori got out of the car, before stopping at a distance of about three meters opposite Akira.
“ Hey.”
“ Hey.”
“ Name’s Akira. But you got to call me god.”
“ Name’s Takanori. And you got to call me Dragon.”
Both teen narrowed their eyes at each other.
Ohh this is going to be fun.