37 Interactions

In a hospital room you can see two people present. One laying on the hospital bed and another seated by its side.

This of course are the father and son duo, Ryuji and Sekizan. He came to check on his father and was surprised to see him awake, so he decided to stay, to have a conversation.

" How are you feeling dad?" Sekizan asked. Now was the time to assess the damage done and what they can do about it.

"Hm, it seems I've been paralysed from my hips down. I currently don't feel my legs." Ryuji said calmly, as if he was talking about the weather.

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Sekizan looked at his father, he admired his stoicism, to not show panic nor regret in such situations was a staple of a strong mind.

"That is regrettable. On another note this is not the end, you can look at this as an opportunity to focus in mastering the Seimei Kikan, with it you can heal this wound. I can even get the recovery lady to speed the process." Sekizan said. It was his duty to lay the options for his father so that he can get the motivation to go on.

" I've been thinking about the same thing. Maybe if I had mastered this technique I would not be in this situation in the first place, this is a good opportunity to work on it. How has your mother been dealing with the situation?" Ryuji asked. He didn't worry much about his condition, his weakness and lack of preparation were the cause for his misfortune, he will deal with the consequences himself. He cared more about his family reaction to his current state.

"Well, it has been a battle for her and myself, but she has been strong. Now that you are awake we can talk to the hospital to transfer you home so you can focus on getting better there. It would make ma's happy as well." Sekizan said the truth, dealing with his father's incident was indeed a challenge on their part.

"Hm." Ryuji looked at his son. He could feel that something was not right with him." You can tell me what you've done, you don't need to keep secrets from me." He said finally.

Sekizan stared at his fathers eyes. The eyes of the man who was the true pillar of the Scarlatti family, his eyes contained the wisdom that only a life of difficulty and battle could give a man.

" There's nothing to talk about. I've avenged you, the rat who did this to you is currently out of commission." Sekizan said simply. He was not ashamed of his actions, he just didn't find a reason to share it.

" You found him? Did he hurt you then? I was caught of guard in my fight with him, it seems that you did not fell for his trap." Ryuji noted. Seeing his son alive and well he could only derive one explanation.

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Sekizan was silent for a moment. He thought about his fight with the Hero Killer, indeed he fell for a trap, but ultimately came on top by the force of his will.

"You were caught in the trap then. How did you get out?" Ryuji asked. He could not see a way to scape such situation.

Sekizan lifted his shirt, showing the scar in his upper chest. The scar was right beside his heart position, telling of the closeness of his encounter.

" I moved out of the way. I don't know the cause, maybe it is a window for the evolution of one my techniques, or just a coincidence. The thing that I learned is that, in the world, quirks designed to bypass all situations exist." Sekizan said. He was meditating about his fight for the last few days, he being able to move showed that he could still get better in the absolute control of his body, he just had to figure it out how.

"Good. I'm glad you are okay. You didn't need to avenge me, I have the capacity to avenge myself bub. I'm happy it turned out fine." Ryuji said with emotion. He did not want to think about the consequence of his son falling before his time. He knew that he couldn't blame him for his actions, he would have done the same. The path they thread is filled with such decisions.

They both remained quiet after that, enjoying the comfortable silence that only family members could share. They were both glad to be alive and together.

___(interlude)___

At a gym two people are stretching together, one short and toned woman, wearing a white leotard, and a tall man wearing simple martial arts garments.

Sekizan currently was helping Rumi to stretch, pushing her back in the direction of her feet. His large hands touched her small back and he could feel the tenderness of her skin.

Rumi in turn could feel the wide hands supporting her back, such strong hands. It gave her a sense of security, she could feel his breath close to her, and she felt a strange feeling on her body.

They have been training for a week now, every day they spent training having physical contact with each other. At first unintentionally, but with time she began to give more opportunities for these instances to occur.

Sekizan could see the situation clearly. But he chose to turn a blind eye and go with the flow. He could feel a connection forming with this rabbit woman, but he was not worried, in the end if his heart desired he will follow it's lead.

"Let's go patrol." Sekizan said. His internship was coming to a end in a few days, so they began patrolling more often together.

"Hm." Rumi responded. She was currently pensive about her situation, she was older than him by 11 years. She did not know how to come to terms with her budding feelings.

They proceeded to jump through buildings. Rumi sometimes kicked the air creating a cloud of smoke, pushing her forward, she was practicing Geppo as she ran. Sometimes she failed as she didn't have enough mastery of the technique, but Sekizan was always there to hold her, not letting her fall.

They, as a duo stopped all kinds of criminal activities together. Until the dusk settled in the city of Hosu.

In the past week theirs activities became the talk of the city population. Mirko being in the top 6 on the ranking of heroes and Sekizan being known to be a finalist of the sport festival and having a distinct appearance. They became more popular by being seen fighting crime together.

" Let's go home, it's almost time for our night spar." Rumi said, they spent a few hours patrolling the city, now was the time for them to go back.

"Sure." Sekizan said. But as they were about to go home a explosion was heard.

*Boom!*

"Huh, something seems to be happening. Let's check it out." Sekizan said. Going in the direction of the explosion, as one do.

Mirko followed, she was curious what kind of villain would attack the city so blatantly.

They arrived at the origin of the commotion and saw the pandemonium that was currently happening in the city.

Sekizan could see a trio of Nomu's, much like the one he fought before at the USJ. He thought.

'Hm, it seems that the so called league of villains are plotting something again.' He observed as the heroes who were fighting currently having trouble with the behemoth that the Nomu was .

" Let's go help. I go first, and you can come with a special move when I get you a opening." Sekizan said, already jumping down the building.

" What!? I am the pro here you brat!" Mirko shouted but he already was falling into the fray.

' What a troublesome brat.' she thought but had a grin on her face watching him.

(An: Cliff hanger-kun for y'all. I focused more on interactions on this chapter, so I didn't want it to do a battle on the same chapter. Next one I will show the teamwork between our couple of battle maniacs.

Man I already am imagining how they will get together, I don't know if am horny or something but the image is hot af. Hahha

Leave your stones and some suggestions for the deepening of the connection between the two. I'm not am expert in romance, so I appreciate all the suggestions you guys give.)