The Water Hashira

Mother's visit

Giyuu pov: As it now has been 5 months since tsutako died I've been feeling more lonely then ever. Father won't talk to me or let me have some peace. All he ever wants is alcohol and getting drunk over and over again until his mind becomes fuzzy. I was just doing the morning routine fixing up some food as I heard a slight knock on my door. I stopped from what I was doing and headed to the entrance door of my living room. Could it be. It was her!

Giyuu- Mother!
Mother- Hello giyuu ready to spend the day with me?
Giyuu- Of course mother! I will gladly take your offer mother dear!
Mother- Then get ready. We're going into town and shopping with dear old mommy.

Giyuu pov: Finally I can have some fun around here instead of being locked up into a trashy home. I grabbed my purse and put on my shoes as father was in the doorway blocking me from steping a foot outside.

Father- And where do you think your going brat!?
Giyuu- I'm going with my mother to spend some time with besides being stuck here in a smelly, trashy house.
Father- How dare you talk to me that way.
Mother- Both of you stop arguing and apologize.
Father- HAH! You expect me to do that to a worthless scumbag like her?! She can't even defend herself.
Mother- Yes dear.
Giyuu- It's okay mom he doesn't need to, besides we have places to go besides cleaning up after a worthless junky, hobo, man like you. Aren't you like 31? Hmmmm~.

Silence was brought into the room as her father was glaring at her with daggers into the pit of her soul. He didn't expect that coming out of a nine year old kid. He was totally pissed off and then stormed off somewhere in the house as her mother proudly put her hand around her daughters shoulder with a happy smile. Then out the door they went and got into town looking around, and eating the best foods there was. Soon it was getting dark but the mother had another surprise that she be staying at home for the next four days for the week before going into work. Giyuu was curious on why her mother was following her back home usually she walk alone not until her mother surprised her.

Giyuu- Really?! Your really staying here for four days of the weekend mommy!?
Mother- Yes dear I thought I'd surprise you since me and you never really had that much time to hang out. Even when I found a new job that pays me alot.
Giyuu- So we're sorta rich and poor at the same time?
Mother- Quite right but it's enough for the three of us to live my sweet child.
Giyuu- I'm glad I got to hang out with you today mommy. I missed these moments before tsutako died.
Mother- I do too. Is there anything you want me to get you before I go back on the road my child?

She thought for a moment and nodded. She then started off with something simple like a necklace, or a pair of dresses she can wear, or some new shoes since she only wears one pair of shoes.

Mother- What a great choice my dear. How about we go into town again and buy those things that you requested tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Giyuu- Really?!
Mother- Of course my child you are all that I dreamed of since coming her and I hope you live in a better future my child.

They both smiled and unlocked the front door and entered smelling such an oder coming everywhere. All that made the smell was the wasted alcohol bottles, and the father himself laying on the couch drunken in hazed. They were slightly disappointed in him that he could go on like this forever until somebody knocks some senses into the poor man. They then closed the door quietly and sneaked into the kitchen to grab a snack for the both of them. To be honest they looked like little children stealing cookies whenever they wanted to. Giggling they did that night and having fun with each other and wishing it could last forever even one of their life's.

Giyuu pov: Its been going great for the past three days and tomorrow Mother goes back onto the road setting off somewhere in the nearest city or Tokyo they call it. She even bought me new pairs of shoes, along with jewelry and dresses. She is the best parent and my favorite other than the abusive dweeb. All he does is lash at me, and beats me because of his own anger, and doesn't do anything around the house, besides sleeping in and wasting more alcohol I get him even though I don't want to. I watched my mom pack her bags for tomorrow and spend our day together for the last time and only the last time. We were settling in with stories we came up with until father had a unusual look in his eyes which made me fear he would do something drastic, and......he did.

As they talked, and laughed the father came in with a dark look plastered on his face of something evil inside him. He walked off into the kitchen grabbing a knife in the drawer and silently walking behind the Mother, not noticing what paranoid the child infront of her. He raised the blade and drew it into the woman's shoulder piercing through the muscles and tissues. She screamed in pain as tomioka watched in horror telling the old man to stop. He wouldn't listen but kept stabbing away at the beautiful woman's body. Blood covered the carpet staining it permanently as the smell of iron rosed into the darken room. Tomioka couldn't believe that not only she could tell anyone about this, but could report it to the police, but the man threaten her into doing so she quietly walked out and into her room upstairs. She locked the door and couldn't keep it in anymore and cried out her eyes weeping on the floor in such sorrow. If they were somewhere else in the house none of this would've happen if it weren't for her dad. She continued to cry mourning the death of her loving mother, wishing she was able to stop him, but only watched just to not get herself killed. Then as she kept crying she fell asleep on the cold floor with teared stained cheeks and redden eyes.

Giyuu- when will.....this end....