Here we are, the long overdue Chapter 5. To be honest, I borrowed the "person's dead first love talking to same person's new lover in a dream" concept from one of my other fanfics. Hopefully, this chapter won't be too hard to understand. (I'm still wondering what I was "on" when I wrote this.)

Much later, Shinobu unlocked the door but wouldn't look Miyagi in the eye. For the rest of the day, the younger man did not say a word, leaving Miyagi pondering whether or not he should tell Shinobu's father. He felt like beating himself up for upsetting his lover.

By nightfall, the two men were ready to go to sleep. Miyagi bid Shinobu good night but the latter did not respond. The older man was quite hurt by being given the cold should shoulder, but he understood that Shinobu was still cross with him.

A few minutes after falling asleep, Shinobu began to enter the world of dreams. When he got there, his dream appeared to be an underwater exploration where he didn't need any equipment. Confused, Shinobu kept swimming around until something uncharacteristic caught his eye; a red heart-shaped door. He was curious to know what was behind it, so swam towards the door and slowly opened it. He then became completely dry and the room he entered in resembled a table in a restaurant. Seeing that this dream was weird enough already, Shinobu decided not to question it anymore and sat in one of the seats.

"I wonder if anyone else is coming here. This place seems pretty empty."

Suddenly, the bell by the door jingled, signaling that someone had come in. Shinobu turned around to see who came. It was an adult woman whose eyes were covered by her bangs. Shinobu noticed that she looked quite familiar.

"Who is she? She looks like someone I've seen before…" Shinobu thought.

"Excuse me. Sorry to bother you, but are you Shinobu Takatsuki?" asked the woman as she walked up to his table.

"Um, yeah. How do you know my name?"

"I've been watching over you and Miyagi from up above. I glad that I could see you up close this time."

"This is getting suspicious. Who are you anyway?"

"Take a guess, Shinobu." smiled the woman.

A sudden flash of memory appeared in Shinobu's head. He remembered who she was.

"Are you…Miyagi's sensei?"

"Correct. I am Miyagi's sensei. It's good that you recognize me from the picture."

Shinobu was perplexed. "What do you want? Why are you here?"

"Calm down, young man. All will be explained as soon as we order some beverages."

Miyagi's sensei called the waiter, who happened to be a panda with a moustache, over to the table.

"Yes, ma'am. What would you like?" questioned the panda.

"I'd like a Diet Coke, please." replied Sensei.

"All righty. And you, sir?"

"Uh, maybe just mango juice, please." Shinobu confirmed.

"Okay. I'll be back in a jiffy."

Just a few seconds later, the panda came back with their drinks and set them on the table.

"Will there be anything else?" asked the panda.

"We'll let you know, thanks." Sensei answered.

"Okay then."

The panda went on his way and Shinobu started to ask her again.

"All right, we have our drinks already. Please tell what you want from me."

"It's simple. Shinobu, I want you to accept Miyagi's help." requested Sensei.

The young man became agitated, stood up and slammed his hands on the table. Luckily, the drinks didn't spill.

"What? No, I can't do that! If Miyagi tells my dad, our relationship is done for! Can't he understand that I can do this on my own?"

"Shinobu, relax! I'm not done yet. Please take your seat." advised Sensei.

Shinobu sat back down and apologized.

"I'm sorry. I guess I just freaked out."

"It's fine. I thought you might react this way, but I want you to hear me out please."

"Okay, I'll listen."

"From the looks of it, Miyagi only wants to protect you. And to do that, he might need to pull some strings. He's already lost someone he loves, he doesn't want the same thing to happen again."

"Like what happened with you, Sensei?" the young man asked.

"Well, yes, like me. I loved him as well, but it wasn't my choice to leave him behind. I fought hard but I lost; my body was weakened very quickly. But you're a healthy young man, Shinobu. As long as you stay that way, you won't die early from an illness, but you can still get hurt. Even if it's just a little scratch on your body, I'm definitely sure he'll drop everything to make sure you're fine. "

"You're kidding me, right? He'll overreact to something like that?" he snarked.

"Of course he would. He loves you. He treasures you above everything else in his life. You're his most precious thing. That only further proves that you two were destined to be together."

"Wait. So it really was destiny all this time?" interrogated Shinobu with eyes wide open.

"That's right. Your undying belief in destiny was true all along. "

"How? I want to know why."

"Before you were even born, the universe had already decided that you were going to be Miyagi's true love. Mere seconds after I died, you were brought into the world. You and Miyagi were meant to meet from the very beginning, even if took some time. To put it simply, you totally believed it was destiny, but at the same time, you didn't know it really was."

"But isn't that a paradox, Sensei? I mean, how can I know and not know it was destiny all along?"

"Come to think of it, it does sound like one. To be honest, I don't exactly understand everything either. But as far as I know, no matter what happens, there won't be anything that will tear you and Miyagi apart. Not a bully, not your father, nothing at all. And if your father finds out anyway, he'll come around. After all, you're eighteen. You're practically considered an adult, so you have the right to make your own decisions."

Realizing that he took Miyagi's offer of help the wrong way, Shinobu swallowed his pride and said: "Okay. If Miyagi wants to help me, then I might as well accept it. I don't think I can handle this on my own."

"He'll do anything for you, Shinobu. You just have to let him." assured Sensei.

"I will let him help me! I swear!" Shinobu asserted.

"All right then." Sensei stood up and shook the boy's hand. "I believe my job is done. I had a good time talking with you, Shinobu. Good luck. Oh, and one more thing. Take care of Miyagi, okay?"

With no hesitation, Shinobu nodded. And from there, the dream had ended.

The next morning, Miyagi found himself being hugged tightly by Shinobu, still sound asleep. Not wanting to disturb his slumber, Miyagi decided to bask in his lover's affection before waking him up.

"I guess this mean you're okay now. Trust me, Shinobu. You'll be okay from now on." Miyagi thought to himself.

Author's note

I believe that I may need to dig deeper into the nether regions of my brain, but I can assure you that this will have more chapters soon.