The car rolled down the road in the early morning, the peaceful quietness of the land easily overpowering any need to talk between the two occupants in the back of the limo. Yuji kept his hands folded in his lap, pressing against his dark brown slacks and causing slight wrinkles in the firmly ironed pants. His bright blue eyes, a rare commodity in the country, spoke highly of his slight Western heritage, a testimony to his wonderful Grandmother, who had been born in Germany before being married off to his Grandfather. Though he was a proud citizen of Japan and it's beautiful culture and heritage, a part of him had always been excited by the idea that he had taken after the wonderful woman, the only person in the world who could have made his Grandfather change his mind. Perhaps, if she were still alive, she could have talked him out of marrying him off.
No, thinking like that was selfish. Marrying into the Sohma family was the only way to reclaim the honor that his sister, his foolish, selfish sister had decided to throw away with no regard to anyone else. He closed his eyes, knowing that his Grandfather wouldn't be looking at him, instead he would be focused on the folder in his hands. Despite deciding to accompany him to the estate where he would soon live for the rest of his life, his Grandfather hadn't said a word to him the entire hour ride.
He reached a hand up to straighten the collar around his white sweater. He was going to meet his fiance for the first time today. To say he was nervous would be a complete understatement, he hadn't ever expected that he would be married off, though he had always known that being the second son (and third child) left him little option otherwise.
The car pulled to a stop in front of beautifully crafted wrought-iron gates. Yuji's eyes widened at the sheer beauty of the estate as the gates opened and the car pulled along the driveway. It was magnificent! The moment the car stopped, Yuji's goodbye to his Grandfather took less than a minute, the stern man wouldn't accept a tearful goodbye, considering it dishonorable. By the time that Yuji's brown loafer's touched the driveway, his bags were already placed in front of him by the driver. His eyes darted around the view, taking in the large Main House as he could now safely say he was getting excited to explore the land and meet it's many residents.
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"I've always put my family, first. That's just the way it is." - Jaime Lee Curtis