Pops wants a phone call? Oh boy.

Enjoy.

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(FN) wasn't thrilled but he dialed the phone while holding Miku's hand. Hoping this would be quick before getting to his studies and having Miku on her way to work. But he heard the ring and shut his eyes annoyed on the situation. Though at least he was talking to him and not the Monster Maria. Sounds like an old ship. 

< Son? >

"Yes?"

< Take your time coming home. It's just you and me. >

"What?" (FN) gasped.

< Maria is in a hotel until the court date. Just you, me, and Makia. > Said Eito.

"Wait, so you're really going through with this? I mean, what is going on here?"

"It's what I put in place before Maria and I got married. She's been nasty with me and I know she's been nasty to you these last few months and I am sick of it just as much as you. I apologize this happened. This one is all on me. After what had happened this morning, I just couldn't do it. I thought it long and hard. And I won't have to put up with her antics any more."

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It was morning time as Eito was out of his shower and putting on a suit to go to work. Putting on some cologne for some class and then going to polish his shoes. After Makia said that (FN) was very early, it concerned both Eito and Maria. Eito thought he was just getting out early because he was frustrated. Maria found it insulting.

"Since when did you raise such a low class mongrel." Complained Maria.

"Excuse me." He put his shoes down and turned around. "Want to run that by me again?"

"That's low class." She snarled.

"Okay. Enough. I talked to him. I'm handling this. Can you please drop the subject."

"You're too soft."

"And you are being bitchy beyond my comprehension." Eito scolded. "I said enough."

"What are you going to do Mr. Man?" She wanted to piss him off at this point. 

"You can always leave you know?"

"Oh please. I don't need you." Huffed Maria.

"Fine. Pack your shit. Get out. Makia will get you a hotel until we get a divorce judge. Fucking eh, why not?" Now he was putting his money where his mouth is.

"Think you'll find better?" Glared Maria.

"Heaps. Pack your shit. I'm sick of it. And since there is the contract we signed before marriage that you apparently forgot about, I would be very careful if I were you." He winked at her.

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"So let me get this straight. Maria is in a hotel and once you call Attorney Senpai and get a court date this will go on for a week or two?"

< You know too much Son. > Sighed Eito.

"This is only third time around Dad. Come now. But I think it is best for both of us. Tell you what. I am going to stay the most of the afternoon and part of the night here to study. After I'll get home and we can talk. It's just going to be the two of us. We can talk more about our next move later right?"

< Granted. I'll see you. I'll be at the office late as well most likely. Too many calls today. Call Makia for your ride home at night please. It will be late. >

"Alright. Bye Dad."

< Bye now. >

(FN) hung up. "Just got to worry about Papa Nakano and that's that. Maria is in a hotel until the divorce settlement which could take about two weeks. Her belongings moved or in a storage facility."

Miku hugged him. "That's great. We can game tonight depending on how you feel."

"Let's see how the review goes. It would be a quick session. Chances are it will just on the phone for our call. After tomorrow, you are so on." (FN) kissed her on the forehead. "Don't be late now."

"I got it Babe. No worries." She giggled as she went on her way. 

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The teenaged boy got a lot done at the library. It was just him. Since he was alone and focused in a public area, he had the full on motivation to complete his tasks, assignments, and study for a few tests for tomorrow. Then called Makia for him to fetch the car. When he walked out and to the road where there was enough cars parked to count on one hand, he walked over. The window scrolled down.

"Hi Son." Smiled Eito.

"Dad?" (FN) gasped.

"That's right. Your old man came here to fetch ya. Hop in. Hungry at all?"

"Yeah actually. Just a little." He nodded. 

"Okay. Our usual. Let's see how Yumi and Chidori are doing at Healing Dragon. I think a platter will do us some good." 

(FN) put his bag in the back seat and hopped in shotgun. Strapped himself in and looked at his father. "You got a meeting with him?"

"Nope. Just wanted a dinner with you. Just us." Nodded Eito as he put the car in drive and got on the road. 

"I thought you hated driving." Pondered (FN).

"Well you see I used to. When you're in traffic and people are constantly impatient and you have to take these phone calls that apparently can't take twenty minutes or even sometimes ten when you find a parking space, you do hate it. But also realize back then when your mother was pregnant with you I didn't have the funds to hire others to do some of the stuff they do now. I was worried about you and your mother at the time. And when I did have Makia decide to add driving with a little extra money it all worked out. But now it is so smoother."

"So you're driving and just want sushi with just us and not meeting anyone there?" (FN) pondered again.

"Yes. It may not seem that way (FN) but there is more to it. I love you. You are the best thing that has happened to me. Yes I have regrets. You know what they are. Should at least. But you are by far the best thing that has happened to me. And you are the reason why I work hard." He watched his son gasp on the corner of his eye. "You see Son, your grandfather didn't care about my interests. It was about what he could read on paper. 3.5+ GPA. Not hey he can problem solve. Sure he mellowed out with time, but if I didn't become half of what I was when I was I 22 or so I would labeled as a failure."

"Geez. Pop was a bit much..." (FN) cringed at that. A man worth over a billion yen with a father who wasn't nearly as successful was so mean. 

"That's why I wanted you to try things out. Granted you are so brilliant which I am proud of. That's why I am happy to grant you things like your gaming PC. You earned it. Plain and simple. I wanted you to make your path while I am supportive as long as you do well. Which you have done so well for most fathers to be happy. You really have. I never knew if you wanted a position at my company, wanted to do game design for all I know, (I am happy to meet one or two game design guys on here. You have a lot of respect. I thought about it but it just isn't for me. I'll stick to general labor and writing. But if you need script help I'll be available) or something else. It was your destiny and your path and your battles."

"Dad, I don't know what to say..."

"You can figure it out when we have the sushi platter."

"You aren't thinking about the Goddess Special right..."

Eito started laughing. "Well there is a few things wrong there. For one I am technically still married. Two, you have yourself a girlfriend. Which I will say is allowed at our place as long as there is no conflict that will caused because of it. And three, I'll just say this. If you want, when you're old enough to drink and your woman gives you permission if you have one at the time, Goddess Special on me for your friends. Maybe as your bachelor party. Because I know a lot of good titty bar stories that are trouble. Including a woman wanting to be the guy's mistress working at the club and wanting to give him a lifetime supply of lays."

"DAD! Come on!"

Eito parked the car on the side of the road in front of the restaurant. "Or maybe when the guy's harem finds him there and all of them outside the groom gets a hard smack across the face. Yes even his redhead wife was pregnant and she let him off the hook. They said she was quite the Devil but man she was kind and such a beauty."

Hope you like the references.

"Okay Dad. No locker room talk in front of Chidori. You'll mortify her."

"I think that ship has sailed Son. Heck, my friend that owns the place wanted you and Chidori to get married one day. I said its your destiny to pick."

"Thank you for that... Pretty, but there is a certain side I wonder about."

Eito chuckled as he opened the car door. "I dated a Tsundere once."

"Okay enough. Let's eat. Please..."

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I loved this chapter. Hope you agree. Love yas.

-Rel