Food Wars: The Golden Hands

Japan...Tokyo.

Alexander was in his office doing some delayed paperwork from last week with Vlad beside him to make things easier for him.

"This is the last contract for the day." Vlad gave Alexander a paper to sign "It is a contract with A.M.B company to buy 20 Bulldozers, 5 Cranes, and finally 25 Dump trucks. The Korean branch is preparing to expand its H.Q due to the recent profit in the entertainment division."

Alexander took the paper and skimmed through it and then signed it "Entertainment?" Alexander mumbled. It's been such a long time since he has heard any news about their entertainment branches at all "Finally they are doing something that worths reporting." Alexander sneered as he stood up "If this is all, I am leaving for school, it's been about 4 days since I left." Alexander adjusted his suit as he stood in front of the mirror "By the way, I have heard that Rindo left to Dubai. Is someone with her?"

Vlad who was stacking the papers nodded "Yes. Neo; Keanu's brother is with her." he said.

"Good." Saying those words. Alexander left the company to head back to Totsuki. In the Underground parking, Keanu was waiting by the car wit a dozen other men for Alexander. As soon as he made an appearance, Keanu opened the door for him.

Alexander jumped in and Keanu took off with 5 cars following behind him and 5 in front of them. Alexander took out his phone to see some messages from his girls that he missed. He got a message from Rindo posing with Tsukasa and Megishima holding a tall red prize shaped like a chef's hand holding a knife and cutting the world symbolizing that they are the best chefs in the world. Alexander smiled at Rindo who had the brightest smile on her face since the day he met. He noticed her stomach which had grown in size.

Alexander started reflecting on the thought of him becoming a father, it is something very sudden, technically he is still a kid himself, although he doesn't hate, it is just too sudden and he doesn't deny any responsibility for his actions with Rindo.

Alexander sighed and looked at Keanu in front of him "Keanu..." he called.

"Yes." Keanu looked in the mirror back at Alexander.

"What was your father like? I have never heard you or Neo speak about him." Alexander wanted to know more about being a father. His own father is a man who just lives life and swims with the waves wherever they take him. And his grandfather isn't a good example as he treats him as a grandson and just spoils him and never says no.

Keanu looked surprised at this question "What got you to ask that?"

"I just want to know...what does it mean to be a father?" Alexander shrugged his shoulders "Figured if I asked enough people I might get an idea."

Keanu realized where he is coming from "Yes. Lady Rindo is pregnant. You must be confused, technically you are still a boy and developing." Keanu looked at his hands and smiled "My father, huh?" Alexander looked at his servant, he might be the first man to hear about Keanu's father ever "...He was a tough guy. Didn't see him smile much, my mother died giving birth to Neo..." A faint sadness took over Keanu's voice.

"Yes. He must have felt a lot of pressure when he realized he has to raise you two alone." Alexander assumed.

"No." Keanu shook his head "He never felt pressured. He didn't raise us. He trained us." Alexander frowned not understanding "When my father served your grandfather, he was a man true to his duty, since he realized he was getting old, he looked at me and Neo and said "You two will succeed me into serving the family... I will make sure of that." Those were his words. Since that day, he took us to the mountains and beat us every day calling it "Training". After completing our training, he took us to the underground to do a mission..." Keanu stopped at that.

"What mission?" asked Alexander.

"...It was to capture a man who stole from the Red company's vault. After completing the mission, our father...Made us kill the man." Keanu said, the memory is still fresh and can't be forgotten.

Alexander didn't like what he was hearing "Did you hate him for it?" he asked.

Keanu looked at his scarred hand "Yes. For some time. But then I realized that whether I hate him or like him, he is and still my father."

Alexander touched his ear and rubbed it for a moment "So...You-" Alexander was about to comment on Keanu's story but he was cut off by Keanu.

"The point is...We don't get to choose our fathers, neither fathers chose their children, we can't control each other's behavior or expect them to be the perfect parent or child. As a son, I learned to love my father for who he was. True his methods were wrong, very wrong, but later in life, I learned that if he didn't train me or teach me how to kill, I would have never survived in my journey here." Keanu gave Alexander a faint smile, a smile that never came from Keanu before.

"Stop worrying about how to be a father...Just be there, and see what is best for your children, they don't have to like you."

"I expected something more like "Love your children with your heart" or "Spend as much time as you can with them"...but never this."

Keanu chuckled "Yes. Many believe so, love and time are good tools to raise children..." His voice then turned serious "...But never enough to prepare men for their new world."

Alexander smiled "Prepare, not raise...I will keep that in mind."

No sooner they entered Totsuki's ground, Keanu dropped Alexander in the classroom area. The cars left but Keanu's just went to find a parking space and continue to be near Alexander.

Walking down the halls, Alexander headed to his classroom. On his way, he met with Erina running somewhere "Erina!!" Alexander called.

"Alexander-sama?!" Erina turned to see Alexander waving at her. She ran to him and dragged him with her "Quickly, we must go inform Yukihira-kun!" she said.

"With what?" Alexander asked.

"I have spoken with Doujima-san and he informed me that the noir hef known as Saiba intends to clash with his brothers and his first target is Yukihira-kun, he even suggested that Siba must be already in Totsuki by now," she said.

Alexander rolled his eyes, clearly not interested in what he was hearing "Don't make such a big deal of that guy." Alexander mumbled.

"Here!" Erina saw a group of people standing outside a classroom and she recognized them as her and Yukihira's classmates. Se then ran in and opened the door, just so she and her fianceé could hear the next words.

"I will make Erina-sama my bride." A black-haired man with blue eyes said confidently to his half red-headed brother "Only I, Saiba Asahi can quench her God Tongue's thirst for delicacy."

Erina froze in her place from what she has just heard, she started sweating as she felt Alexander's hand start to squeeze hers with force.

Alexander smiled brightly "And I believe your meat will be a fine delicacy to the sharks of the Atlantic Ocean."