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estiriseAfter a long wait, I got inspired to write Second Son part 6.
It was somehow not a suprise that Taiga-kun - Wataru reminded himself that Taiga-kun was his older brother and he should be addressing him the right way, but it was hard to think of him that way - dropped by to see how things were going.
He looked at the file folders, and then Wataru, and folded his hands. "So, how is the search going?"
"Kuramae-san's been helping me," Wataru said. "Once I took her off the list, she was more than happy to help me figure out who I want to marry."
"She wouldn't make a bad wife for you herself," Taig said, taking a seat. "The Kuramaes are legendary for recordkeeping."
"But she wouldn't be a Kuramae if she married me," Wataru lamented. "She'd be forced to take my name and be just my wife. We'd destroy her purpose in life, Taiga-kun."
"Nii-san, I'm your Nii-san," Taiga-kun reminded him. "I'm your older brother, I'm going to make sure you're taken care of."
Wataru nodded. He still hadn't figured out how to convince Taiga on having his people not kill humans, and he really didn't want to get into an argument at the moment. But still....
"Nii-san, you wouldn't have to marry me off if the Fangire would stop slaughtering humans," he tried.
"Humans are food," Taiga said, without batting an eyelash. "The sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be with your wives." He leaned forward. "You're not going to be a threat to your own people anymore, Wataru. Because we *are* your people; the fact that you're half human is a stain on our mother, not you. In fact, I have people working on making you live the length of time that you *should*, instead of the length of time that you seem to be at now."
"Tai - er, Nii-san," Wataru pleaded. "I...."
"You can adapt and change, Wataru, I have faith in you," Taiga said. "I want my younger brother to be happy, and you can't be happy doing what you've been doing." His tone was firm. "Now, have you got dates scheduled with everybody?"
"Except Kuramae-san," Wataru said. "I... I guess you could say we've been dating, if you mean that we've spent time together....
Taiga - his older brother - smiled. "I'll talk to the Kuramaes. Surely there's something that I can do to make them feel more comfortable with the prospect of a royal as a son-in-law that won't make them cut their daughter off."
"She's very frightened that it might happen," Wataru said.
"Then I'll just have to make sure they don't turn her out for marrying you," Taiga said. "And the others? Anybody you like, so far?"
"Um... I'm not sure yet," Wataru admitted. "Watanuki-san and Takamoto-san and Shoji-san are the best prospects so far." He hadn't really considered that far; those had been the first names off the top of his head.
His older brother looked thoughtful. "If I didn't think they would be good matches for you, I wouldn't have given them your phone number. Any of them are fine, Wataru. You can't just marry Kuramae-san."
"I... don't think Kuramae-san wants to marry me after all," Wataru said. "And you gave me permission to take her off the list."
"I changed my mind," Taiga said. "She sounds like she's perfect for you. And if I have to make it a royal order, I will. But hopefully, I can persuade the Kuramaes that they're not going to lose their daughter, they're going to gain a son." He smiled at Wataru. "How would you like to go into recordkeeping?"
"I'd rather do that than have Kuramae-san lose her place in her family," Wataru admitted. He couldn't imagine himself as a recordkeeper, but it was better than forcing Kuramae-san to lose everything she knew and loved. He didn't know how well it would come across to her family, though.
"Then I'll see how receptive they are to it," Taiga said. "And I expect to hear reports on how everybody else comes out, too. I think you'll like your other choices. If you wanted to marry them all, I really would not object."
"I know, Nii-san," Wataru said. "I... I want to meet them more, first. I haven't even dated the rest."
"Just don't take forever, Wataru," Taiga said. "I don't want to have to kill you."
"I'll... try not to," Wataru said. He really didn't want to have to kill his big brother, either.
Taiga got up. "I know you'll make good choices, Wataru," he said. "You are my little brother, after all."
Nodding, Wataru decided maybe he'd get through all of this after all.
"And by the way," Taiga said casually, "I made a doctor's appointment for you. I'm worried about your energy levels...."
Wataru winced.
It was somehow not a suprise that Taiga-kun - Wataru reminded himself that Taiga-kun was his older brother and he should be addressing him the right way, but it was hard to think of him that way - dropped by to see how things were going.
He looked at the file folders, and then Wataru, and folded his hands. "So, how is the search going?"
"Kuramae-san's been helping me," Wataru said. "Once I took her off the list, she was more than happy to help me figure out who I want to marry."
"She wouldn't make a bad wife for you herself," Taig said, taking a seat. "The Kuramaes are legendary for recordkeeping."
"But she wouldn't be a Kuramae if she married me," Wataru lamented. "She'd be forced to take my name and be just my wife. We'd destroy her purpose in life, Taiga-kun."
"Nii-san, I'm your Nii-san," Taiga-kun reminded him. "I'm your older brother, I'm going to make sure you're taken care of."
Wataru nodded. He still hadn't figured out how to convince Taiga on having his people not kill humans, and he really didn't want to get into an argument at the moment. But still....
"Nii-san, you wouldn't have to marry me off if the Fangire would stop slaughtering humans," he tried.
"Humans are food," Taiga said, without batting an eyelash. "The sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be with your wives." He leaned forward. "You're not going to be a threat to your own people anymore, Wataru. Because we *are* your people; the fact that you're half human is a stain on our mother, not you. In fact, I have people working on making you live the length of time that you *should*, instead of the length of time that you seem to be at now."
"Tai - er, Nii-san," Wataru pleaded. "I...."
"You can adapt and change, Wataru, I have faith in you," Taiga said. "I want my younger brother to be happy, and you can't be happy doing what you've been doing." His tone was firm. "Now, have you got dates scheduled with everybody?"
"Except Kuramae-san," Wataru said. "I... I guess you could say we've been dating, if you mean that we've spent time together....
Taiga - his older brother - smiled. "I'll talk to the Kuramaes. Surely there's something that I can do to make them feel more comfortable with the prospect of a royal as a son-in-law that won't make them cut their daughter off."
"She's very frightened that it might happen," Wataru said.
"Then I'll just have to make sure they don't turn her out for marrying you," Taiga said. "And the others? Anybody you like, so far?"
"Um... I'm not sure yet," Wataru admitted. "Watanuki-san and Takamoto-san and Shoji-san are the best prospects so far." He hadn't really considered that far; those had been the first names off the top of his head.
His older brother looked thoughtful. "If I didn't think they would be good matches for you, I wouldn't have given them your phone number. Any of them are fine, Wataru. You can't just marry Kuramae-san."
"I... don't think Kuramae-san wants to marry me after all," Wataru said. "And you gave me permission to take her off the list."
"I changed my mind," Taiga said. "She sounds like she's perfect for you. And if I have to make it a royal order, I will. But hopefully, I can persuade the Kuramaes that they're not going to lose their daughter, they're going to gain a son." He smiled at Wataru. "How would you like to go into recordkeeping?"
"I'd rather do that than have Kuramae-san lose her place in her family," Wataru admitted. He couldn't imagine himself as a recordkeeper, but it was better than forcing Kuramae-san to lose everything she knew and loved. He didn't know how well it would come across to her family, though.
"Then I'll see how receptive they are to it," Taiga said. "And I expect to hear reports on how everybody else comes out, too. I think you'll like your other choices. If you wanted to marry them all, I really would not object."
"I know, Nii-san," Wataru said. "I... I want to meet them more, first. I haven't even dated the rest."
"Just don't take forever, Wataru," Taiga said. "I don't want to have to kill you."
"I'll... try not to," Wataru said. He really didn't want to have to kill his big brother, either.
Taiga got up. "I know you'll make good choices, Wataru," he said. "You are my little brother, after all."
Nodding, Wataru decided maybe he'd get through all of this after all.
"And by the way," Taiga said casually, "I made a doctor's appointment for you. I'm worried about your energy levels...."
Wataru winced.
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Date: 2009-04-03 04:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-03 05:38 am (UTC)Taiga adding Yuki back onto the list was interesting, and I could see Wataru mentally wincing the whole time because of it, even if Taiga manages to convince the family it will work. I did like the subtle powerplaying near the end too. Makes me wonder if you'll just have Wataru end up rebelling.