Hey Guys !

So i had an idea for Shokugeki no Soma fic ,we all know about Erina's drak childhood, so what would happen if she came across a child facing similar circumstances (or worse)?

The story is set in the same universe of my previous SomaxErina oneshot- HOME. (although this story is not in continuation, i'd be happy if you could give Home a read as well)

The Characters belong to their respected owners. Only this story belongs to me :p

Story Details:

Genre: Family, Hurt/comfort, slight romance, Theme of a dark past and overcoming it.

characters:Soma,Erina, Jouichiro ,OC's (other SnS characters may appear in the future)

Pairings: Soma x Erina (married)

Time line: Set in the distinct future (5-6 years after the events of the last chapter of SnS)

Original Characters Included.

Status: ongoing

Chapter 1

A loud knocking sound resonates through their flat. A minute of silence passes before the figure standing at the door knocks at it again with a little more force this time.

The sleeping figure of a woman groans, shifting in her bed, her green gown hugging the curves more tightly as a result of being pulled back by the body weight of the crimson haired man sleeping soundly besides her. Another knock reverberates through the room, stirring the woman up from her sleep. She groggily elbowed the man in slumber besides her awake, "Soma. Soma, wake up, come on …..Wake up .there's someone knocking on the door?"

"Hmmm, what is it Erina", he whispered, pulling the blonde into a hug and burying his face in the crook of her neck, dozing back to sleep.

"There is someone knocking on our front door, go and check who it is before I kick you out of the bed", replied the half-awake girl, pushing the figure of the red haired man away from her.

"As you say princess", Soma groggily made his way out of their bed towards the main entrance. 'Who the hell is it this time of the night, and to think I was having such a good sleep', he thought to himself while opening the door to check who it was that caused him to wake up from his beauty sleep.

"Yo, Soma. Took you pretty long to open the door. I've been standing here for 15 minutes now." Standing in front of Soma, was a man in a black overcoat and cowboy hat, his brown bangs done in a messy ponytail hanging from the sides of the hat, accompanying his facial hair.

"Dad! What are you doing here!?"

"Visiting my son. Now, would you mind letting this old man in? He's been standing here so long waiting for you to open the door"

"Oh? Is that so? Then why didn't he try ringing the bell, instead of knocking like a primate?" Soma smirked pointing towards the turtle shaped doorbell.

"Wait. This weird looking thing is a door bell?" he exclaimed looking towards the small switch just besides the nameplate.

"Yeah, see you have to press its shell to ring it"

"Oooh, that's neat. Let me guess it wasn't you who bought this huh?"

"Erina found it cute"

"Soma, who is it? Why did the bell ring? Didn't you see who it was? …..S-Sa-Saiba- sama!"

"yo! Erina. How you've been? You've grown so much more beautiful since the last time we met"

"Saiba-sama! I-i am fine. How are you? Oh, please forgive me for my rudeness, please come in. Soma, please get Siaiba-sama's luggage, won't you?". Erina guided Soma's dad towards the living room while Soma just complied with his wife's instruction.

Jouichiro followed his daughter in law to their living room and made himself comfortable on the couch and let out a moan of relief feeling his muscles relax after the long impromptu journey that he had just made.

"Would you like something to drink?" Erina inquired politely.

"Yes please. I would love to. Could I please get some tea? "

"Of course. Right away" Erina happily made her way to the kitchen, low-key excited to have the opportunity to serve her long since childhood idol now father in law.

She quickly made a cup of Assam tea leaves which she had received as a gift from Hisako and Akira when the said couple had gone on a tour to India. Hisako being the best medicinal cook there is and Akira hayama being the world renowned spice expert, Erina had little doubt regarding the quality of the leaves. But the utmost potential of an ingredient could only be bought out by a seasoned chef like herself or by a few others that she had come to respect greatly for their skills over the years.

Erina also made a cup for Soma and herself and made way to the living room with the cups where Soma and his father were sitting and catching up. Serving them the beverage she then took a seat next to soma on the couch opposite to the one on which Jouichiro sat sipping the high class tea savoring its deliciousness.

"This tea is heaven Erina! Thanks, it's just what I needed to relax. I see you look well, thanks for keeping this blockhead out of trouble" Jouichiro said taking another sip of the tea.

"I' m humbled by your words Saiba-sama. I try my best to keep him under check" giggled Erina looking at the betrayed face her husband was making besides her.

"Hey! I don't cause any trouble. It's unfair of you two to gang up on me!" Soma tried to say in a hurtful tone but the amused smile he had portrayed otherwise. The three had a good laugh and continued their light hearted conversation a bit more.

Soma finished his tea and put the cup down on the glass top table in front of the couch rather loudly. The sound of glass hitting glass shifted the attention of the other two occupants who were busy conversing about the flavors of various teas towards the red haired chef. Gaining the attention of the other two, Soma continued in a demure tone "So pops, are you gonna tell us or what?"

"Soma! What are you-"Erina stopped mid-sentence when she saw the intense look the father and son were sharing with each other.

"It's hard to believe that you'd suddenly come all the way to Italy to visit us that also in the middle of the night just because you missed us?" Soma continued with a small smile and the serious tone.

"You make it sound like I won't visit my daughter in law unless I have a reason. But I hate to admit that you are right on the mark this time. I had to make this trip rather hastily. It's just a coincidence that this happened at the same time you both are in Italy as part your world tour." Jouichiro replied earnestly and with a bit of sadness in his voice.

Soma nodded in understanding, "I see…so would you like to share it with us?"

"Yes I will, and actually I am really hoping that you guys would help me with this" Jouichiro replied in a heavy tone and with unfocused eyes, pondering about the things he was going to reveal, drinking the last sip of his tea he said "can I get another cup of tea?"

Hey guys! Hope you liked it.

Please Do leave me your reviews and let me know what you think about the story also i'd like to hear your ideas as well in moving forward with the story. (they mean a lot)

Will Update new chapters soon.

Thank you for reading!