A/N: Are you still enjoying it? We're not yet halfway in the story!!!
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Ryoma's PoV

When I'm finally back home untying my shoes and said, 'Tadaima' to them, mom quickly came to welcome me back.

"Okayri nasai, musuko-san!" she told me. She hugged me and kissed my forehead. After that, her eyes suddenly shifted on the necklace. She touched it and her eyes seemed to water. I don't know if it's because of joy or sadness that I already accepted my fate as grandpa's successor.

"Son, I can't believe you accepted your grandfather. I'm very proud if you," she told me. Oh, so then her tears are of joy as she's holding the eagle pendant. After that, I quickly went upstairs and changed in my civilian clothes. I lie on my bed thinking about everything. My future seems to be closer than I thought it is.

I put my arms up under my head.

I'm an heir...

A grandson of a well known and rich owner of Echizen Brothers Corporation who definitely has an influence in politics and Japan's economy. I looked again at my necklace and quickly felt how heavy it is for me. It's weight isn't the problem. Its symbolism is what matters to me. Wearing this necklace dubs me as the legitimate successor of Echizen Brothers Corporation.

It creates a lot of the sports things that we buy at the store and most of all, the corporation holds a large sum of money in the stock exchange.

Am I dreaming?

I should be happy, right?

I can have anything in my life.

I can have a large box of tennis balls and tennis rackets! I can even have my own tennis court!

I can even buy my own house!

But why am I nervous, anyway?

I sat up on my bed and stare up into space from my window. I watch the stars as they twinkle on the sky. I have serious life problems awaiting... what could they be? It only makes me feel worse. Before that disaster, what I only know is that I am a rookie tennis player, Momo-senpai's friend, a boy whom Tezuka-senpai appointed as the new Seigaku's pillar of support, baka-oyaji's son, mom's son, Nanako's cousin, Karupin's master and a normal boy who lived and was born in a foreign country but now there is something big in front of me.

My dad opens up my door too loudly making my train of thoughts shift on him. I was surprised of course but I didn't show it on my face. "Why are you here, oyaji?" I quickly asked. He was playing with his wooden racket and he's still in his rude robes.

"Play with me, Ryoma!" he tells me.

I lean back at my bed and tells him, "I'm not in the mood, today, Oyaji."

He moves closer to me naughtily but when he was just inches away from my bed, he froze. I sat up again and looked at his eyes. He's definitely looking up at the golden eagle dangling on my neck. So what if I already accepted myself as an heir of a large corporation? He wants me to accept my fate right? He's definitely looking surprised at me. "Y-you accepted it, Ryoma?" he asked me.

"Oyaji, daijoubu desu ka?" I asked my father.

Suddenly, the tense reaction of my father turned into a hysterical happiness that enveloped him. If I did not try to avoid my father's violent hug, I could have died instantly. He's been jumping up and down in front of me. "I'm so happy for you, seishounen!!! I'm so happy for you!!!"

I glared at him and laid back down on my bed. "So what if I accepted? I couldn't escape my fate anyways. It will keep coming to me and knocking at my door."

He put his arms on my shoulders heavily and he stared at me seriously. "From now on, you really are a part of a large family. You should know everything about our family anyway. Go down and I'll give you the album. You also should know everything about their positions."

I'm annoyed with my father but I followed him downstairs.When I'm finally at the family room, my parents were seating side by side with a large album at the small table.I sat in front of them and asked them, "Why do I have to know everything, anyway? I know I have you and my grandfather as an influential man."

"You don't know everything yet and I'm here to inform you about our family. Sit and most of all, I don't want any complaints!" he told me. His eyes were truly overjoyed that I accepted grandfather's offer.

"Che. Well, I have no choice then," I tell them.

They put the album closer to me. I don't know what's inside it but still, I decided to look at it. I opened it and found out that the album is a collection of several people I know. My brother, Echizen Ryoga is at the very last page of the album with a medal and trophe, my grandfather is at the very top wearing a tuxedo, my father is beneath him with my mother. I was confused why my brother is at the different page of the album.

"Why is Ryoga's pictures on a different page?" I asked.

Oyaji and Okaasan swallowed hard. "Naze?  Why seemed so surprised at my question?" I asked.

Oyaji soon replied to me. I can totally see that he's sweating all over. Why seemed so nervous, anyway? "Ryoga is still an Echizen... demo... he's a problem in the corporation."

"Naze?" I asked again. They're keeping something from me.

"Well," he swallowed again. "He's my... oh... he... he..."

My mother's frowning already from all of his stuttering and she's already growing impatient with her arms crossed.

"If you're not ready to tell me, I'll ask another question," I showed them three people and they seemed to belong in a different family. All of them have the same green-black hair the same as mine but the difference is, they have light green eyes. "Who are they? They seemed to be half-Japanese."

"Well, Echizen Shuichiro's my uncle. He's my father's brother. They're brothers but he has a very little confidence with him," oyaji told me.

"Why, Oyaji?"

Just like with my question with Ryoga, it looks like my question is hard to answer. I wonder why that is."Grandpa will tell you but for now, I have to answer your first question. Ryoga's my adopted child. That means he's never eligible as an heir."

"Oh..." I replied.

"One last thing you need to learn about our family, your grandfather's the CEO, Echizen Mayuri is the COO. She's my younger sister but she married before me, so, her sons are now at their college years and we also have family friends with us. Now, I'm also beginning to work there, too but I'm only active as a model. It's our family business anyway."

Model?

How can my father be a good model for tennis fans anyway? He's a pervert father. Well, not everyone knows it anyway.

"Okaasan, Oyaji... I have a date with Sakuno tomorrow. I'll sleep now," I go up the stairs with my father doodling, "Hmm... young love, young love!!! My sooooonnnn is maaaaatttttuuuurrriing!!!"

I open my door and I quickly lie on my bed thinking about the future. What could that be? I don't know but for now, I know I have to be with Sakuno no matter what.
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Sakuno PoV:

I kept waiting for Echizen outside the school with me carrying our bento that morning. I only made a simple egg sandwich for us to eat. He promised me he'll take me at the butterfly garden today. After a few minutes, he came with Momo and An. He's totally pissed of that day. I think he didn't like the idea of it but he can't let it go. He suddenly and accidentally stumbled on Momo and An.

"Gomen gomen... I think we'll be having a group date today," he told me.

"It's okay, Ryoma-kun. I prefer a group date anyway," I said.

Surprisingly, Momo and An defended themselves like they were caught in the act of doing something so bad. An is continously shaking her head telling me, "S-Sakuno! I'm not going with a date with HIM!!!"

Momo-senpai punched Ryoma's shoulders and I really find it funny when I saw his denying look. "I just want to go out! What's wrong with that?"

No one seemed to notice me laughing as we started walking to go at the newly opened flower garden. As we were walking, they all realized I am laughing, so, they shot a surprising look at me. "What's funny?"

"You- you're like kids!!! Both of you are no doubt have feelings with each other!" I said.

Both quickly blushed. "Sakuno!" An shyly told me.

"So, it's obvious. The only thing that's missing is confession. Why don't we go, now?" he asked us.

"Confession?" Momo asked. After that, Ryoma whispered something to him.

We all walked happily talking about our lives but as we keep reminding ourselves how free we are, I noticed that Ryoma has a sad look on his eyes.

"Ryoma, genki desu ka?" are you fine

"Genki desu, Sakuno!" I'm fine.

When we were at the butterfly garden already, I saw hundreds of butterflies circle the whole place. They were all free to roam around.

I noticed Momo grab An's hand and walk away from the two of us and leave us alone. Of course, I don't know what's happening until Ryoma told me, "I'm helping him confess here. Sakuno, are you happy?"

I looked at him, "Of course, I'm happy!"

The large and small, white butterflies were circling a pink flower. They were all lovely to watch and I don't know if I could touch them.

"You can touch them, Sakuno. I borrowed this place from my grandfather. He knows how I love you," he told me. I smiled happily. I am so thankful I have someone like him as my boyfriend.

Before the end of our day, we both saw Momo and An holding hands already. It seemed he finally confessed his feelings for her which An had accepted.

I thought it was already the end of the day when we were already finished playing and looking around the garden when suddenly, Echizen pulled me into his arms and kissed me on my forehead.

"I have already accepted my fate as an heir of the Echizen Brothers Corp. From now on, my future is sealed. There will be many changes in my life. Can you keep up with it?"

"I don't know but I'll try," I promised him. After that, we proceed in seating on a stainless bench outside the butterflies' fence to eat the sandwiches. At that time, Momo and An are enjoying themselves inside. Both were laughing sweetly together. She even had a large, beautiful red butterfly on her palms. It flapped its wings and flew to its own pack.

"We're together Ryoma. I won't leave you," I promised him.
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Ryoma's PoV

After I finally lead Sakuno home after our date, I was surprised that my things were in a large bag inside my room. "Why are my things packed up? Nanako, Oyaji, and Okaasan... naze desu ka?"

They are all teary-eyed as they were looking up at me. "You did accept the position. That means you'll also be starting to be active in your father's business."

"No way! I want to stay here!" I told them.

"You can't, Ryoma-kun," Nanako told me.

My eyes were getting watery. Was my decision even right in the first place? If only I have a time machine, I would stay at the time I do not know who and how rich and powerful my grandpa is. I have no choice.

"You will leave this place you called home for fifteen years. You would soon be studying entrepreneurship in a very young age. Son, thank you for accepting and I'm happy he still accepted you even he already disinherited me long ago," Oyaji told me.

Soon after as we are all crying, my mother hugged me and I hugged her for so long like she could slip away from me. I thanked Nanako for treating me as if I am her younger brother. Thinking about that, she is also an Echizen.

"My sister's an Echizen. She's the COO of the company you would soon inherit," she told me.

"Echizen Mayuri?" I asked as I am drying my tears.

"Yes. I have also a position ready for me too, soon. My brothers are already working there as bosses. My elder brother, Meino Keisuke pursued medicine and so, after five years of study and practice, he became the head doctor in one of our hospitals. You'll soon meet all of the Echizen Clan and the branch families."

"Nanako, Oyaji, Okaasan, arigatou gozaimasu!!! I'll visit you here if I'm not so busy!" I don't want them seeing me crying but I can't stop the salty tears from falling.

Okaasan hugged me again while Oyaji messed my hair. We all went downstairs to wait for grandpa. After a few minutes of waiting two black limousines came in front of our house. Grandpa went out after a black-uniformed man opened the door for him. I carried the trolley bag on my own as I step closer to the car that will forever change my life but then, grandpa stopped them. They let me get inside the second car on my own and grandpa's servants are the ones who carried my two bags.

I waved my goodbye after that with tears falling in my eyes. I don't know what kind of life I should have now but I know that it will be too distant from the life I was used too. I stared at my own old village. I realized that when I get back here, I am already a different person. I do wish my grandfather has a lot of patience and I don't disappoint him.

As I am being transported at my grandfather's place, the driver gave me an album again. It's just like what my oyaji gave me. "My father already showed it to me," I told the skinny, tall driver at the right side of the car's front.

"Echizen-sama, your grandfather told me to give it to you before we reach his place. He told me to tell you that you should memorize it well before we arrive at the mansion."

"Alright, I'll read it," I flipped open the album and knew that it is really different from the album which my oyaji and okaasan had given me. The positions are written there too. What made me surprised in the album was that, almost all of the Echizens are in the album including the branch families except for my brother, Echizen Ryoga. He wasn't in any part of the album and he's not even isolated. Why are they discriminating my brother like this?

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