"Text"- dialogue
'Text'- thought

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Aika's POV

"Ahh! Onichan! Onechan!" Senjuro said when he finally notice the two of us. "How's your training?" I ask "It's doing great Onechan" he said "that's good to hear"I said then giving him a hug. That make him a little flustered. I break my hug to Senjuro and Kyojuro then give his brother a pat in the head.

"How's Father Senjuro? " Kyojuro ask him but still have his usual smile,  and Senjuro smile suddenly crumble "Father is in still on room drinking his sake" "it's alrighty Senjuro, everything will be fine, Father is just lonely" Kyojuro said reassuring Senjuro.

"Your Onichan is right, everything will be fine" I said giving Senjuro a smile 'Senjuro is really cute, a cute little Kyojuro, I refuse to see a even a little tears from that face' "for the past days I've been visiting your wonderful residence and I haven't even have atleast one conversation with your father, and that was really rude for someone who's been entering in and out from your state"

"Are you sure Onechan" " yeah yoy don't need to father is already know who you are and we already ask for his permission" Senjuro and Kyojuro said looking at me worried "it's fine don't worry so much and beside I'm not talking to any random people, I'm going to talk to your father the former Flame Hashira" I said giving them a smile.

Kyojuro then escort me to the room that was he's father. Kyojuro then slide the door a little and speak in a very calm voice "father, my friend and co-Hashira is here to speak with you" "if its that woman, tell her that I am not in the mood to talk so GET OUT! " I hear Kyojuro's father responding to him in a very irritated and angry voice. Then Kyojuro look to me. I can see clearly the sorry look in his face I then immediately put my hand in his face. He's eyes widen to the sudden action I made

"Don't, you did nothing wrong, I'll be fine you can leave me here, even though your father doesn't want to talk me, I'm still going to talk to him" I said then Kyojuro give me a smile and nod. He slowly walk away leaving me in the front door of his father's room.

I take a deep breath and slide the door in front of me and take a sit in a kneeling kind of position.

A/N: Like this!...

3rd Person's POV

"What now!  I told you to get out!!" The grown man  said who's sitting and looking outside their state still holding on the bottle of sake, not bothering to look at the person who enter the room.

"I'm sorry if I come in without your permission, I just really need to talk to you Shinjiro-san" Aika said making Shinjiro to look behind him to see the young lady. "I told you I don't have anything to talk to so get out before" he was cut of by Aika saying "but I do" she said stopping the man from saying anything.

"Please you don't need to say anything to me, I just want you listen to me and after that I will leave you as you wish" she said confidently staring at the elder Rengoku in the eyes. The room then suddenly fields with silence when Shinjiro left out a sigh.

"Shinjiro-san, I'm going to introduce myself properly this time. I am Fujiki Aika the newly appointed Ocean Hashira. I give my respect to the  master of this residende" she said then give a bow.

(Like this...)

She raised her heads and look at the elder man who is still looking at her silently with his obvious annoyed face.

"About to what I want to talk...about" Aika take a deep breath before saying what she's been wanting to say "It's not too late to restore your relationship with your sons" she said making the elder Rengoku to widen his eyes "You! -" he shout but once again cut of by Aika.

"Please!! just listen to me first... I beg you" Aika said "I understand why you acting like this, I know how hard it is to lose someone you love" 'I know because my parents die even though they treated me like a trophy to brag in other it's still doesn't change the fact that they are my parents, and I love them'

Aika looking at Shinjiro who has now a calmer facial expressions listening to Aika. Right now he was intrigued, curious, and why the girl in front of him is talking to him about this topic.

"The grief you are showing right now only shows how much you love your wife, Ruka-san. It's all the love you want to give, but cannot. All of your unspent love gathers in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and the hollow part of your chest"

"When we lose someone we love, we must learn not to live without them, but to live without them with the love they left behind"

"But you see, Shinjiro-san you still have your two son whose been worried about you, I cannot ask you to stop griefing but you can spent those love with Senjuro and Kyojuro" the man intently listening to her now with a sad and guilty look.

He knows what he's been done, not paying attention and abandoning his duty as their father to his sons. Deep down he was proud and love his son so much but the lost of his wife become more dominant that he became blinded to see what in front of him.

Right now talking to this girl is slowly making Shinjiro to open his eyes to what he failed to do for the past years.

"Shinjiro-san you might already know this but I'm from the Fujiki Clan" she said in her calm voice "I know. The Clan who is known from their amazing medical knowledge and the unbelievable ability to see the future" Shinjiro said, now in his calm voice "wait what are you-" Shinjiro said in a thought Aika was planning to do but was cut off by Aika that was now holding her throat.

"Two...years...and a...few months...from...now... "Take care of yourself"...that's... Kyojuro's last...message...for you..." *cough *cough.  Aika was now coughing so much and holding her throat 'damn that's so hurt it's like my throat is ripping from the inside' *Huff...Huff...

Aika raise her head from the non-stop coughing and pain she just experience that is slowly to subside and she was stunned of what Shinjiro's expression.

The elder Rengoku is now has he's  eyes widen in disbelief of wht he just heard 'Kyojuro will die!' his thought he know that the girl I'm front of her just tell him the future and he couldn't make himself to believe that it's lie because the fact that this girl just endure the pain she was into is already an evidence that everything she said is true.

He was suddenly brought back from his thought when Aika said something to ease the sudden feeling Shinjiro is in to.

"Please Don't worry about it" she said making Shinjiro to look at her in confusion "that is one of the main reason I am here. I will protect him, I'll prevent it...no I'll stop it from happening...even if it cause me mylife" she said in more determine voice that make Shinjiro stunned at her determination and resolve "Why? " the only thing he ask.

"I know I can't always tell others about their future whether if it's a good or bad future because doing so always takes a lot from me a few words and I'm already feel an unbearable pain in my throats but that's the reason why I'll  do everything in my power and ability to guide my friends and help them to change their future even just little bit is enough to change a certain part in the future"

"And Shinjiro-san... I love Kyojuro. That is why it always pain me to see him die countless of time" Shinjiro is schock to the girls confession about Kyojuro

"Thank you for listening to me Shinjiro-san, I said everything I want to say and just like what I said it's not to late to restore your relationship with your sons" she said

"Oh I just remember, Kyojuro invites me again to have a dinner in your household and I take the initiative to cook for tonights dinner. I'll prepare a medicinal tea just for you it will greatly help your stomach, you've been drinking sake after all...well then I will take my leave...thank you again for giving me your time Shinjiro-san"

"I'll see you again at dinner"she said giving  then giving a bow. She stand up from her siiting position an approach and slide the door but before she fully close the door.  "Thank you Aika" Shinjiro-san said making Aika to be shock but she immediately give him a warm smile and give him a one last bow before closing the door fully.

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