Fumio Hari Kouineji & Souta Fushimaru Hari
Fumio reappeared within the front garden of the Squad Eight barracks. The second Fumio stopped, Souta ripped his arm from Fumio's hand, walking forward before stopping to say something. "I don't see why you did that Kazuhiko." Fumio crossed her arms before replying. "It was getting out of hand Souta." "Are you kidding me?" Souta turned around to look at Fumio, scowling. "So I'm supposed to not do anything! That girl and thing had something to do with Hozumi! After all the shit Aya went through, how could you just stand there and not do anything about it?!" Fumio eyed the anger in Souta's face, however his own was straight and calm as usual. "Souta, what did I say. You need to forget about her and her son. Ties with others only makes you weaker." This made Souta snap his head up. "What's that supposed to mean?! So with that theory, I'm making you weaker? Chie's making you weaker?! Is that really how you think Prince?!" "Yes and no. With you and Huerona, we're from the same Clan and have always been close until that event... You two give me strength... If it weren't for you two, I would of given up a long time ago.... However, with Chie, it's different..." "Different? How?! So you're aloud to care about her but I'm not aloud to give a shit about anyone?!" Fumio screwed his eyebrows together, thinking of what to say before speaking. "Souta... You have to her let go, how do you expect to beat our leader if you're too focused on that woman and her child... She's moved on, time for you to move on and forget about her.... Okay, I admit, Ties don't make you weaker, but they make you soft... And it's the softness that makes you weak... We've grown soft here Souta, can't you tell? We don't belong here, so let them go" "I've had enough of letting go!!... I-I... just want to be able to live with people I care about.... I've had enough of having to through that away... It isn't making me stronger! All it's doing it making me feel more... vulnerable...." Fumio watched Souta sink to his knees, sitting on the floor while looking down. He looked defeated, but Fumio wasn't going to let him give up. Bending down, Fumio placed a hand on Souta's shoulder and smiled. "Souta, you'll always have me, you seem to keep forgetting that. We've been best friends, practically brothers ever since we first met. It's been over 100 years and we're still close... You're not vulnerable Souta, you just get attached to the wrong people. Now come on, lets go inside and have some tea, you need to rest up after all of that training... Hell I do too" Fumio stood up and waited as Souta looked up at him before looking down, sighing before getting up himself. "I'm not like you Kazuhiko....but, I guess, in a sense you're right..."