The Docks

Chapter 1
I just arrived from Japan, at the time, I did not speak English too well, but my parents could.

"New neighbors just arrived, let's say hello to them." A man said.

The man, woman and her son walked to the entrance of our house.

I opened the door and me and my sister looked at the three faces, Sachiko was holding a teddy bear and I was holding a poorly detailed action figure.

" (Hello?)" I said.

My father and mother then came out of the door aswell.

"Hello, I'm John, this is my son Mikey, he's around the same age as your son, and my wife Marie." The man introduced himself

The woman kneeled down.

"Hello, cuties!" She said as she extended her hand to both of us.

"Ichiro-kun, Sachiko-chan, shake hands." Kenta, my father said.

We both done it, and the woman stopped kneeling.

"Ichi-kun is very shy around people." Kenta said.

"We've arrived from Japan recently, Ichi-kun's English is a little poor, he starts school in a couple of days." Aiko, my mother said.

I looked at Mikey, then he glared at me.

"He's a Pagan." Mikey said, pointing at me.

"Mikey! That is inappropriate! What is wrong with you?!" His mother scolded him.

"No.....No....It's fine..." Kenta said.

"What's wrong with me?! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM?! THEY'RE JAP PAGANS!" Mikey said, shouting.

John came down to Mikey's level.

"Listen here kid, I am not afraid to beat your a** right infront of this Japanese family, be nice." He said.

Ichiro generally decided he was going to hate this guy.

Unlike his father, Ichiro was very shy and timid, and he preferred calligraphy to whatever Mikey did.

"Do you want to come over for dinner?" John asked the family.

"Yes, that would be very lovely." Aiko said.

The families went over to Mikey's house nextdoor.

"So, Kenta, what do you do for a living?" John asked.

"I was a Lance Corporal in the Imperial Japanese Army, now, I moved my family to the United States so my children can learn English and speak it." I said.

I sat down with Sachiko on the couch.

"Do your kids like Mickey Mouse cartoons?" John asked.

"I think so." Kenta replied.

Kenta looked at Ichiro.

"I sometimes don't even wonder what's wrong with him, he's very shy, he didn't speak until he was three, is very reclusive and doesn't like other people touching him." Kenta said.

Ichiro got out his calligraphy set and drew "Home" in kanji.

"He's also a bright boy and before we moved here, he excelled in school." Kenta said.

Mom went down and sat next to me and Sachiko.

" (Mommy, I want to watch cartoons)" Sachiko said.

(Okay, sweetheart)" She said.

Mom helped us out on the TV, Sachiko was happily clapping.