The sins of his past haunted him, even now. Even while first setting foot in this place to this moment. It had came back in a flash when Luke had first appeared here the first time, then again when he had saw Asch on the network.
He would never forget his past, who wouldn't? He still carried the guilt and sins on his shoulders; even now with Akito in his embrace. He hadn't been lying, he could find peace within the teen, to find peace within himself. To maybe someday forgive himself for his sins. That, too, would take time, but he would be patient.
Truthfully, he had been considering heading to Akito's room, but heard the knock on his door instead. He did not mind Akito coming over at all, welcomed it.
The death of Kaito bothered him a bit, within the past week, he, himself, had died, Zidane had been attacked protecting Akito and Kaito had been found dead; taken into Cid's care. He couldn't make sense to Kaito's death, but he had a guess as to who did it, judging from what he saw on Xora's network post.
He dismissed these thoughts for right now. Akito... hadn't he gone through enough pain within the last week? He knew that the robo was their roommate. Adopted brother at that. He had seen the way how Kaito had clung to Akito during their first painful meeting during the bone setting.
Jade, himself, meant a lot to Akito, that much was certain. He didn't doubt the teen's words at all, not for a minute. He was amazed really at the amount of trust, respect and love that he had for Akito. Amazed that he could care about someone so deeply it hurt.
No, not in the way how he saw Luke and Tear, not that kind of love; a different kind of one. A love that would not fade no matter how hard you tried to. At first he had wanted to deny it, but there was no sense in denying it now.
He didn't have to ask why Akito had come over, it was crystal clear when the teen had thrown his arms around Jade's neck. He had wanted to see his ootosan, just as much as his ootosan wanted to see his son. He had to smile at the humming, something he was doing a lot more now.