COMFORT FEELS.. WIERD.

***In Navi's sub consciousness..

     What?..?..?..? ..?..?..?!!.

     Looking and feeling Ikita Shi who is currently sitting at the back of the jeep in a thick pink Cardigan, Navi's couldn't hide his confusion.

     Ikita Shi looks a bit older than he(Navi) currently is as he is probably thirteen years old and he's seat belt is in place with his body wrapped by a pink coloured cardigan and a black inner turtle-neck wool vest under his cardigan. A pair of trousers accompanies his clothing alongside by a pair of plain white boots.

     Sitting by Ikita Shi's side is a slim young girl with bubble cheeks and her brown hair tied into a neat ponytail. She's currently wearing a pink Cardigan just like Ikita Shi and her black eyes looked full of energy as she nonchalantly sucks on a coilourful lollipop while bobbing her head and swaying her legs to an invisible rhythm.

     Taking a guess, Navi assumes that she is atleast seven years old and almost eight years old but this isn't what's confusing. What's confusing is that 'what is someone like Ikita Shi doing in a place like.. this?'.

     Feeling his alternate self emotions, Ikita feels relaxed, comfortable, almost completely off his guard and for the first time , Navi senses something other than calm or dark emotions from Ikita Shi. He sensed lightness, a calm wave of happiness and appreciation and finally, a feeling Navi is very familiar with, filial love. Filial love from a son to his mother.

     Ikita Shi has a mother???...

     How?!..

     Navi has lived through a memory of Ikita Shi when he was younger than this and he has learnt from that memory that Ikita Shi was raised by a someone they described as a demoness. A cold tall woman who seems to have no heart for compassion for Ikita Shi or the world. Ikita has been locked in a room and forced to battle and kill dozens of men and Navi could still remember every swing of Ikita's sword as well as those emotions as he looked at that woman.

     In a more mature memory of Ikita Shi, Navi sees his alternate self still under the control of that cold and evil woman. Ikita Shi has lost a lot of emotions he didn't even truly have and all that remains is calm, a vague emotion he is barely holding back and finally, a constant and chilling intent to kill. Apart from the burst of rage in that episode, Ikita Shi seems to have nothing else left in him.

     Snapping out of his thoughts, Navi look judging at the trio as he tries to make sense of the situation.

     "Akemi would you please put you seat belt on?(Japanese)..", The older woman who is now sitting behind the wheels calmly says as she adjusts her rear-view mirror till she can see her daughter's image.

     Navi watches calmly as the bubbly girl in a pink cardigan answers a childish 'OK mom' with the lollipop mumbling her speech. The seven year old reaches her small hands to her left high side as she fumbles with the hook of the seat belt but she seems to lack the strenght to pull it through.

     Just seconds into her struggle, the always calm Ikita Shi reaches his hand out and gently yet firmly pulls the seat-belt across the girl's body before locking it in place.

     Navi watches as the small girl gives a childish pout as she leans back into her seat.

     "I am strong enough to do it myself,..", The girl mumbles in a tone that comes out more than a little adorable.

     "I know, little Akemi is the strongest.", Ikita Shi says with a slight up of his lips before lightly patting the top of the child's pony tail.

     Navi is thrown into more confusion by this small action. He has never seen Ikita Shi smile before, infact he himself rarely ever smiles so he knows the weight of that simple action or rather, a sincere attempt at that simple action.

     The girl seems to melt to Ikita's pats as she soon starts to swings her legs once more with a new smile in her face while Ikita withdrawn his hand.

     *VROOM*..

     The jeep jumps to light with a low hum as the Mom starts driving. Navi doesn't know much about this world yet somehow, he is able to guess that the woman is quite the talented driver of the metal beast call a *Car*. His perspective follows the trio in the jeep as they go through a short ride through giant and small building plastered in neon light signs of different colours.

     It was quite beautiful, Navi admits in his thoughts as he observes the night-time of this world.

     The dressing, the co-ordination of people and cars, the coloured lights instead of beautiful lanterns and the sounds of horns, fireworks and just.. People. Everything is different.

     Navi hasn't ever been outside the tight walls of the Outskirts but he can just somehow tell this isn't Gieă's beauty,.. it's Earth's.

     "Ugh.. I can never get used to the heavy traffic in Tokyo", Mia(Ikita's supposed mother) says while slightly shaking her head as she steers her jeep into the bright underground parking lot of a storeyed building after a mostly stuck-up twenty minutes trip.

     With a slow speed, she soon hits a slow and smooth reverse before parking at her spot.

     The in-lights goes out as her car hums to shut off.

     "Mum what's for dinner?..", The cute Akemi asks as Ikita unlocks her seat belt for her. Her lollipop have been long devoured so she has no problem speaking clearly this time.

     "All your spicy favourites..", Mia(Ikita's supposed mother) says with a small smile on her face as she goes out to open up the booth before taking out all she has bought from its space.

     As usual(atleast for them), Ikita comes out of the door with the cute girl hanging onto his neck like an octopus yet despite being not much older, Ikita easily supports her weight as Mia pushes the car door shut.

     "You mean octopus soup..", The young girl says with childish excitement as they walk past the other cars or rather, Ikita and Mia walks to the elevator at a composed pace.

     "Hm-um..", Mia answers with a small motherly smile still hanging on her lips as she stays a step behind her kids.

     "And fish?.."- Akemi asks, excitement in her doe eyes as she shifts her body in Ikita's hold. Mia mumbles another 'Hm-um' while pushing the button of the elevator.

     "And lollipops?..", The girl asks once more but this time, a bit shyly.

     "You have already gotten an overdose of that for today, your brother even gave you his stick..", Mia lightly scolds as the doors to the elevator closes with the trio now in it.

     Hearing her mother's response, Akemi pouts and holds on her brother a little tighter.

     Following their conversation, Navi finally accepts the clear relationship dynamic between the trio- Mother, Daughter and son. Although still confused, Navi put that aside as he just takes in this memory-scene.

     *DING!*..

     The elevator door slowly opens up to the eighth floor as the trio exits before walking to the front of their specific apartments door.

*BEEP*..*BEEP*..*BEEP*..*BEEP*.. TURUM..

     Inserting their door code, Mia twists the door open before stepping in with her children following right behind her.

     Navi's perspective moves into a spacious modern apartment. Definitely not first class but definitely a bit above the standard middle class.

     It's in general apartment, first step in leads to a small section for umbrella's, coats and shoes then into a wide sitting modern room with a kitchen in the distance and an hallway for rooms by another wing of the apartment.

     The main tone of the house is a shade of olive and white and Navi's perspective settles for a comfortable angle to see just about everything.

     "Haru darling, can you get the heater?..", Mia says while moving to the kitchen to get some plates and ceramic bowls.

     Navi's confusion deepens as he watches Ikita Shi walk towards the homing controls on the wall before adjusting the gauges..

     Who's Haru?..

     "Thanks sweetie..", Mia says with a sweet smile while Ikita tries to push one back. The attempt seems enough for Mia who keeps setting the table with a smile.

     Minutes passed bh and Navi watches as the 'family' interacts over dinner.

     The youngest(The seven year old) seemed like the foodie and Ikita seems to be mostly satisfied by continuously filling her plate.

     Mia would sometimes wipe off sauce from someone's cheek or say something motherly like 'be careful it's hot' or 'eat slowly' as she eats and watches as her children eat.

     Through out dinner, nothing special happened.

     To Navi's surprise, nothing much happened. No explosions, no blood, no death, no.. action. It was all very clear yet so much more confusing.

     The dinner soon concludes and after petty discussions, Mia takes her daughter into the room for a shower and Ikita moves through his own room and into the shower.

     Finally, Navi sensed something new from Ikita. Concentrating on the new emotions, Navi observes that Ikita is feeling a little out of place despite his obvious comfort.

     Turning on the shower, streams of warm water hits Ikita's skin. Droplets clinging onto his frame with the warmth sinking into his hair and scalp. The warmth from the water somehow made Ikita feel even more out of place.

     Warmth seemed unfamiliar..

     Comfort feels weird..

     There's a new calm within him though this one is weird. Instead of keeping him constantly on guard, this one seems to do the opposite and he somehow cannot stop himself from slipping into this state.

     And the love he's getting feels out of place. He feels undeserving yet he wants to hold on to this.

     With a sigh escaping his lips, Ikita begins to wash himself up  under the showers constant stream and suddenly, the world begins to get blurry for Navi.