Mina Kobanwa ! writer's blocks and busy Graduate School prep made me put this on a long hiatus...again...but here's the next chapter finally .

Last time, Isshin and Ryuuken are officially together and are moving in together, merging their family and creating the KurosakIshida household. To celebrate, the family went out for ice cream and the Ishida men starts a long delayed talk. And now the continuation of Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.

Chapter 11

"Uryuu," Ryuuken cleared his throat, grabbing Uryuu's shoulder, "I know I have never been fatherly to you, at least, I don't let you see it...and any reason I give would be poor excuses, but, I hope you do realize... I do love you."

"Ugh, don't make me sick," Uryuu pulled away, standing up "why are you telling me this anyway? Isn't it a bit late?" Ryuuken sighed and stood up after him.

"I hope it's not too late. I've been cold to you all your life and I know you hate me-"

"Hate is a strong word," Uryuu cutted in, "You're my father, I'll be damned if I hate you; I don't want that on my soul, I do however despises you, the way you barely look at me with a single eye when I was growing up, the way you treated Mom."

Ryuuken was stunned for a second then cracked a smile – not his usual cold smirk but a genuine smile that was alien to his son. "Well, I'm glad you don't hate me." His smile faded quickly into a longing sigh, "about your mother...there's something you should know..."

"Was she right? " Uryuu asked, bitterness in his voice.

"What?"

"Was she right, about you marrying her just out of obligation – that you never really loved her?"

"Uryuu.." Ryuken sighed, reaching out to his son, but Uryuu slapped his hand away.

"Was Mom right ?!"

Ryuuken blew out a heavy sigh as he sat back down, hand on his forehead, "Your mom asks me that all the time-"

"I know, I was there when you two fought after Ichigo's mother's funeral." Uryuu spatted

"I really didn't want you to see that fight, and to this day I regret losing my cool and striking you in the crossfire."

"Yeah, okay, whatever, doesn't do any good apologizing again."

"I owe you and your mother a big apology, but I did love her. I wouldn't have married her if I didn't. You're exactly like me – even if you hate to admit it – you should understand, Ishida men don't do things just because we're obligated to – I wouldn't have renounced being a Quincy otherwise, and you know it."

"So what are you saying?"

"I'm saying I married your mother out of Love."

"How could you say that when there's HIM." Uryuu growled, pointing at Isshin in the creamery.

"Because he knows it as well, and he understand," Ryuuken stated, then, mumbling, said "He did chose Masaki over me."

"So you're telling me you two genuinely love each other, but it wasn't a lie with our mothers - how is that possible?"

"It just is." Ryuuken replied shortly, "If anything, I thought we were a lie." Ryuuken thought back to the eve of Isshin's and Masaki's engagement, how Ishhin have told him that he has chosen, and he didn't want to carry on their "affair." He recalled going to the bar and waking up on Yui's sofa; she had told him that she took him home after he was passed out drunk. They talked and he cried on her shoulder. They met again at Isshin's and Masaki's wedding and started dating afterward.

"Ryuuken, Ryuuken...OTOUSAN!" Uryuu shook his father , trying to get him back to reality. It worked.

"Y-You called me Otousan!" Ryuuken snapped back to reality with a happy start. Uryuu looked away and fixed his glasses,

"Only to get your attention." _

Ryuuken smiled, "That's good enough for me. To answer your question though – Yes, I do love your mother, I did marry her out of love, she's the strongest, kindest, most patient woman I know, and I'm grateful to her for her love and support."

"Really? Near the end she was neither patient nor strong nor kind to you."

"Everyone gets tired...your mother did. And it takes a saint to put up with me, you know that."

"tch...So why are you telling me all this ? Why now ?"

"I'm...I guess I'm trying to say sorry, son. Sumeimasen. For robbing us of our normal father-son relationship while you were growing up."

Uryuu stayed quiet for a while before saying, "Do I have to say I forgive you now?"

Ryuuken sighed and gave a sad smile, "Not if you're not ready to. I'll wait for your forgiveness and I'll try and make it up to you from now on."

before Uryuu could answer, Ishhin popped out, grinning "OY! Come in for ice cream already, we miss you!"

"We're coming," the Ishida men answered and started to head in.

"Oh ! And I'm sorry Uryuu-kun, they're out of your favorite."

"My favorite ? "

"Ichigo !" Isshin barked, "but don't worry , there's still one fully intact and functional in there waiting for ya !"

"

"EEW, Dad , you're my dad, you're not supposed to make sexual inuendos about me! ACK!" Ichigo cried coming out from behind Isshin.

"What ? Uryuu-kun liked it, look, he's blushing brighter than your hair!" Isshin laughed.

"Ahem." Ryuuken cleared his throat and glared at his idiotic boyfriend, causing said boyfriend to give him a stupid grin, "Oh c'mon, I'm just trying to lighen up the mood."

the others rolled their eyes and started walking into the creamery, Ryuuken smirked and leaned in as he came up to Isshin, mumbling just loud enough for the boys to be able to hear , "Be in the mood later."

The boys froze and fell over, scarred., while the older men placed their arms around each other and shared a laugh.

"Dirty old perverts!" the boys cursed, which just made the older men laugh louder.

At the table, Karin and Yuri was giggling at the commotion.

"As if Dad and Ichi-nii doesn't already cause a scene wherever they go." Karin facepalmed.

"Yeah, and now it's double! Isn't it awesome!" Yuri giggled gleefully.

"Yeah...awesome..." Karin laughed.

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