A Hero I Look Up To

A Little Boy

On December 13, 2007, a baby boy was born from his mother in Richmond, Virginia. His mother, age twenty-three, a businesswoman who manages a family business cafe with dark red long hair, wearing a hospital gown for the night, has witnessed the birth of her baby alongside her husband, twenty-five, another businessman, the one who owns the family business cafe with short brown hair, freckles on his face, wide rectangular framed glasses, a light blue dress shirt, and green pants. The mother let out a smile. Her son was finally born into this world. As for the father, he also had a smile painted on their faces, except... both had to struggle with financial problems. It was a tough decision for the two. It was between taking care of their child, or giving him up for adoption. Without hesitation, they chose to keep the child, the boy that they love.

"Hey, honey... what should we name the child?" The mother asked. "How should we decide?"

"I have some names in mind... let me think." The father starts to decide for names. He walked around the hospital room, only to come up with one answer. "Hey, how about Daichi?"

"No... I don't like that name, sorry." The mother turns down the offer of naming the baby "Daichi" due to her dislike. Then, the parents decide for other names...

"Luke?" The father came up with a new name.

"No..." she hated that name. "That name just sounds boring..."

"Clayton?" He asked again, hoping for the name to be accepted.

"Not that one either..." she replied.

"Then how about Kent?"

"Hell no, I'm not naming the baby that!!" She retorted.

For a while, the names suggested by the father have came up, but none were to her liking. The names he came up with were either boring, or simply basic. The father was about to give up after a couple of names, until he found a good name for the child.

"Hey... how about we call him... Tobio!" The father exclaimed.

The mother heard that name, and finally decided the final name of their son and the end of the decision on what to name their new born baby.

"Great idea... then we'll name him Tobio!" She shouted happily.

Their newborn son, was named Tobio Kagawa. He had bright red eyes like his two loving parents, and fair skin. Most of his appearance were inherited from his father, minus his freckles. The parents were overjoyed to have a child to take care of.

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A few days later, his mother was discharged from the hospital. She wore a dark gray dress shirt with white pants. She and her husband decided to have a great life with Tobio. Tobio's life was peaceful with them. His parents kept feeding him, giving him baths, and a lot of playtime. However, the financial problems of their business had gotten worse—to the point where the business would be closed down and Tobio's parents couldn't take care of them. The mother started getting really busy with her business, while the father... let's just say, he tried to take over the duties when the mother couldn't. Sometimes the mother was around and did stay home to watch over the baby when she didn't have work, but that wasn't enough. That's when Tobio's mother decided to find a babysitter... someone to take care of Tobio in their stead. Yes, she told her husband on the phone that she'll try to find Tobio a babysitter, so they both went on a website to find one.

That method however, did not work as well. Most of the babysitters were busy, some weren't available, and some work far away from Richmond. As the days passed, the mother felt dejected. Babysitters have been hard to find and without the father around, Tobio wouldn't be taken care of. Every website she checked and every call she made, no progress. Then she asked friends, family, but none were fit to take care of the young baby.