Chapter 2
I do not own Tenchi or anything that comes with it!
Aeka hurried up the steps into her room, rushing past Ryoko as doing so.
Ryoko entered Washu's lab grabbed a nearby cookie that Sasami had cooked earlier for a snack for Washu, shoved it into her mouth and swollowed gulping down a nearby glass of milk.
"What's up with Aeka? She's acting down and I've baley insulted her at all today, hmmm I'll be more aggresive tomarrow!" Ryoko smiled at her plan and ate another cookie. Washu looked at her daughter, giving her a stern look.
"You will not be doing any such thing, do you hear me Ryoko?" Washu ordered.
"Whoa, who put the stick up your ass?" Ryoko than laughed at her own joke.
"Ryoko, you need to listen to me, this is very important, I told you earlier Aeka wouldn't be needing your help."
"Uh huh, why though? You never told me that!"
"Hush, let me explain. Aeka will be going away, in two days she will leave for Jurai and never return. Sasami will not be going with her though, this is very hard on her, and I and you are the only two that know, you are to tell no one until she says it is okay, the reason I want you to know this is because I want to know if you want her to leave with the bad blood between you two."
"What do you mean?"
"Just what I asked, Do you want Aeka to leave and her not know that you acctually do not hate her, but consider her as a , dare I say it, friend?"
"Well...uh...I guess not...but...she doesn't think of me as a friend!"
"And you know this how?"
"I just do!"
"Did you ask her?"
"Ack, fine! I'll talk to her tomarrow, are you happy?"
"No! You will talk to her tonight. tomarrow might be to late."
::grumble grumble::
"NOW!!"
"Hai." She slowly walked out the door, and made the long journey up the stairs to Aeka's bedroom.
Aeka was packing, she knew Sasami would be up soon, and was planning to tell her than. A sudden knock on the door told her the moment she had been dreading had come.
"Come on in Sasami, it's your room to, please don't say anything, I have something very important to tell you, and I want to say it all the way through before you talk." Aeka inhaled slowly as she started.
"Okay, Sasami, I just want you to know right away that I love you with all my heart like only a sister can, and I have some good news! I'm going to be married, and go away for a little while back to Jurai. Father is coming to get me, yes me, not you. I told him he would not take you from your home here on Earth. Sasami I..I..don't want you to worry about me, becasue just think, I'm doing what I was born to do, tomarrow is my last day here, well for a full day at least. So I want to spend it here with everyone..."
"Aeka, it's not Sasami, it's me Ryoko. I just wanted you to know that...well..I'll miss you when you go." Ryoko than started heading for the door.
"Ryoko? Do you mean that?" Aeka slowly asked.
"Of course, why would I say it if I didn't?"
"Well Ryoko, I was going to tell you, tomarrow actually, that I'd miss you and that I don't hold you as an enemy but as a friend." Aeka stepped foward and enveloped Ryoko in a suprising hug. Ryoko's face was one of shock, but it quickly turned to one of happiness.
"Aeka...truce?"
"Truce, Ryoko."
"Than you forgive me for.."
"Don't even mention that Ryoko, because I know that you were not under control, it just hurt that...that my home was attacked and you were the cause of that, and that my fiance was gone, but I've learned to deal with it in time, and now that I know you, I realize how much pain you, yourself must go through remembering the dreadful memories of your past."
"Acctually Aeka, I hate to dwell on that, even if I brought it up, so please let's change the subject."
Sasami than bounded in the room a smile spread on her face.
"Yay! Aeka and Ryoko-chan are friends! I have to go tell everyone!" She started running out of the room but Aeka grabbed her.
"Iie Sasami, we can tell everyone tomarrow, but now you and I have to have a nice little sister talk, okay?"
Sasami looked at Aeka wonderment, and confusion clearly written all over her face.
"Hai Aeka, I like it when you and I talk it's nice. Well Ryoko be joining us?" Ryoko's face scrunched up she hated girly talks.
"Uh...I'll pass that, I'm sure Aeka will want to talk alone. Ja ne!" Ryoko than rushed out the door her face was relieved to get past that little meeting.
"Sasami, I have some rather.... sudden news, from father."
"Daddy!? Is he coming to visit?" Sasami asked getting rather excited.
"Well..no, but he is sending someone here, to take his place.. to get me."
"What do you mean?" Sasami's eyes buldged and she squeezed Aeka's hand.
"I'm going to be married, just like father planned. I will leave in two days. Tomarrow will be my last full day on Earth. Prince Diamond, of the Rymond Star Galaxy is to be my husband." Aeka looked slowly to where Sasami was holding her hand, it was now slightly red with the tightness Sasami was grasping it with, of course Aeka didn't mind.
"No! I won't let him take you away," tears brimmed Sasami's and Aeka's eyes. "it isn't right and I won't stand for it!" Saying this she hurled herself into Aeka's arms crying openly, and freely now.
"Shhh Sasmai, I'll be fine. Really I will. It's for Jurai, and father has reminded that I must do what's best for Jurai since I will be Queen of it one day and," Aeka face hardened and no emotions were shown on it as she still held Sasami in her arms. "that is what I will do, you will not be coming with me either Sasami, I have forbidden it. Father and Mother were a bit disappointed but were," Aeka slipped and it shown her discust for a breif moment. "satisfied." Aeka curty finished.
"I will go with you Aeka, you can't stop me! This isn't fair, he said we could be together her on Earth! Aeka, I don't want to leave!" Aeka's face calmed as she seem the distress in her sister's face. *I will be strong for her.*
"Sasami, you will not be leaving here, you have to stay and make sure everyone eats right!" Aeka smiled down at her little sister craddled in her arms. "Besides you have to watch Ryoko, and make sure she doens't get into any troublw while I am gone." Sasami looked as if in deep thought. Her eyes grew wide and Aeka could just see light bulbs go off in her eyes, like in one of the cartoons her dear sister always watched.
"Aeka, we can round everyone up and go somewhere! We'll leave, wait a while and than come back! Everything will be alright, and once we explain how much you love it here and want to stay daddy'll let you stay..." Sasami's than tugged at Aeka's pigtail, slightly than with a horrified thought said; "You do want to stay don't you?" her eyes once again got misty as she thought of this possabilty. Aeka held Sasami closer trying to comfort the small girl.
"Sasami, of course I want to stay, I love it here, I love you. It's just that, you know it will never work. Father will eventually find us and I cannot run away from my responsibility, and duty. You know that Sasami, besides it's not like we'd never get to see each other ever again." With this Aeka looked away from Sasami, they wouldn't be able to see each other again. Aeka would be too busy with 'offical' business, to come and see Sasami, Tenchi, and the crew.
"Promise me one thing Aeka."
"Anything in the whole world Sasami."
"Promise me that, where ever you are you'll never forget that I love you." Aeka couldn't hold back any longer as tears sprung from her eyes and her heart swelledl with love for her sister, yet it also held hurt, pain, and another feeling that she couldn't identify.
"I promise on my life, as long as you promise the same for me."
"I do." Aeka layed back on a pillow as Sasami curled up in her sister's arms, and soon was in a peaceful slumber. Aeka stared into darkness as she knew she would have to tell the rest of the Masaki family/hosehold tomarrow. Warm, salty tears created a path from her eyes past her chin, she didn't bother to wipe them away, she held Sasami tighter knowing that her sister time with Sasami would be very limited.
*I must be strong, I must withstand my feelings, I must protect my culture, my family, I must deny my feelings, and I cannot be true to my heart, to my dreams, to my soul.* She inhaled slowly forcing herself to halt her cryings and to fall into a disturbed sleep.
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Whew thats it for this chapter. That was fun! I'm gonna start working on the next chapter right away! But I have to work on my other story 'The Real Serena' too. Oh what I life a lead. (a true sad and boring one) :)
Ja ne Minna-chan!
I do not own Tenchi or anything that comes with it!
Aeka hurried up the steps into her room, rushing past Ryoko as doing so.
Ryoko entered Washu's lab grabbed a nearby cookie that Sasami had cooked earlier for a snack for Washu, shoved it into her mouth and swollowed gulping down a nearby glass of milk.
"What's up with Aeka? She's acting down and I've baley insulted her at all today, hmmm I'll be more aggresive tomarrow!" Ryoko smiled at her plan and ate another cookie. Washu looked at her daughter, giving her a stern look.
"You will not be doing any such thing, do you hear me Ryoko?" Washu ordered.
"Whoa, who put the stick up your ass?" Ryoko than laughed at her own joke.
"Ryoko, you need to listen to me, this is very important, I told you earlier Aeka wouldn't be needing your help."
"Uh huh, why though? You never told me that!"
"Hush, let me explain. Aeka will be going away, in two days she will leave for Jurai and never return. Sasami will not be going with her though, this is very hard on her, and I and you are the only two that know, you are to tell no one until she says it is okay, the reason I want you to know this is because I want to know if you want her to leave with the bad blood between you two."
"What do you mean?"
"Just what I asked, Do you want Aeka to leave and her not know that you acctually do not hate her, but consider her as a , dare I say it, friend?"
"Well...uh...I guess not...but...she doesn't think of me as a friend!"
"And you know this how?"
"I just do!"
"Did you ask her?"
"Ack, fine! I'll talk to her tomarrow, are you happy?"
"No! You will talk to her tonight. tomarrow might be to late."
::grumble grumble::
"NOW!!"
"Hai." She slowly walked out the door, and made the long journey up the stairs to Aeka's bedroom.
Aeka was packing, she knew Sasami would be up soon, and was planning to tell her than. A sudden knock on the door told her the moment she had been dreading had come.
"Come on in Sasami, it's your room to, please don't say anything, I have something very important to tell you, and I want to say it all the way through before you talk." Aeka inhaled slowly as she started.
"Okay, Sasami, I just want you to know right away that I love you with all my heart like only a sister can, and I have some good news! I'm going to be married, and go away for a little while back to Jurai. Father is coming to get me, yes me, not you. I told him he would not take you from your home here on Earth. Sasami I..I..don't want you to worry about me, becasue just think, I'm doing what I was born to do, tomarrow is my last day here, well for a full day at least. So I want to spend it here with everyone..."
"Aeka, it's not Sasami, it's me Ryoko. I just wanted you to know that...well..I'll miss you when you go." Ryoko than started heading for the door.
"Ryoko? Do you mean that?" Aeka slowly asked.
"Of course, why would I say it if I didn't?"
"Well Ryoko, I was going to tell you, tomarrow actually, that I'd miss you and that I don't hold you as an enemy but as a friend." Aeka stepped foward and enveloped Ryoko in a suprising hug. Ryoko's face was one of shock, but it quickly turned to one of happiness.
"Aeka...truce?"
"Truce, Ryoko."
"Than you forgive me for.."
"Don't even mention that Ryoko, because I know that you were not under control, it just hurt that...that my home was attacked and you were the cause of that, and that my fiance was gone, but I've learned to deal with it in time, and now that I know you, I realize how much pain you, yourself must go through remembering the dreadful memories of your past."
"Acctually Aeka, I hate to dwell on that, even if I brought it up, so please let's change the subject."
Sasami than bounded in the room a smile spread on her face.
"Yay! Aeka and Ryoko-chan are friends! I have to go tell everyone!" She started running out of the room but Aeka grabbed her.
"Iie Sasami, we can tell everyone tomarrow, but now you and I have to have a nice little sister talk, okay?"
Sasami looked at Aeka wonderment, and confusion clearly written all over her face.
"Hai Aeka, I like it when you and I talk it's nice. Well Ryoko be joining us?" Ryoko's face scrunched up she hated girly talks.
"Uh...I'll pass that, I'm sure Aeka will want to talk alone. Ja ne!" Ryoko than rushed out the door her face was relieved to get past that little meeting.
"Sasami, I have some rather.... sudden news, from father."
"Daddy!? Is he coming to visit?" Sasami asked getting rather excited.
"Well..no, but he is sending someone here, to take his place.. to get me."
"What do you mean?" Sasami's eyes buldged and she squeezed Aeka's hand.
"I'm going to be married, just like father planned. I will leave in two days. Tomarrow will be my last full day on Earth. Prince Diamond, of the Rymond Star Galaxy is to be my husband." Aeka looked slowly to where Sasami was holding her hand, it was now slightly red with the tightness Sasami was grasping it with, of course Aeka didn't mind.
"No! I won't let him take you away," tears brimmed Sasami's and Aeka's eyes. "it isn't right and I won't stand for it!" Saying this she hurled herself into Aeka's arms crying openly, and freely now.
"Shhh Sasmai, I'll be fine. Really I will. It's for Jurai, and father has reminded that I must do what's best for Jurai since I will be Queen of it one day and," Aeka face hardened and no emotions were shown on it as she still held Sasami in her arms. "that is what I will do, you will not be coming with me either Sasami, I have forbidden it. Father and Mother were a bit disappointed but were," Aeka slipped and it shown her discust for a breif moment. "satisfied." Aeka curty finished.
"I will go with you Aeka, you can't stop me! This isn't fair, he said we could be together her on Earth! Aeka, I don't want to leave!" Aeka's face calmed as she seem the distress in her sister's face. *I will be strong for her.*
"Sasami, you will not be leaving here, you have to stay and make sure everyone eats right!" Aeka smiled down at her little sister craddled in her arms. "Besides you have to watch Ryoko, and make sure she doens't get into any troublw while I am gone." Sasami looked as if in deep thought. Her eyes grew wide and Aeka could just see light bulbs go off in her eyes, like in one of the cartoons her dear sister always watched.
"Aeka, we can round everyone up and go somewhere! We'll leave, wait a while and than come back! Everything will be alright, and once we explain how much you love it here and want to stay daddy'll let you stay..." Sasami's than tugged at Aeka's pigtail, slightly than with a horrified thought said; "You do want to stay don't you?" her eyes once again got misty as she thought of this possabilty. Aeka held Sasami closer trying to comfort the small girl.
"Sasami, of course I want to stay, I love it here, I love you. It's just that, you know it will never work. Father will eventually find us and I cannot run away from my responsibility, and duty. You know that Sasami, besides it's not like we'd never get to see each other ever again." With this Aeka looked away from Sasami, they wouldn't be able to see each other again. Aeka would be too busy with 'offical' business, to come and see Sasami, Tenchi, and the crew.
"Promise me one thing Aeka."
"Anything in the whole world Sasami."
"Promise me that, where ever you are you'll never forget that I love you." Aeka couldn't hold back any longer as tears sprung from her eyes and her heart swelledl with love for her sister, yet it also held hurt, pain, and another feeling that she couldn't identify.
"I promise on my life, as long as you promise the same for me."
"I do." Aeka layed back on a pillow as Sasami curled up in her sister's arms, and soon was in a peaceful slumber. Aeka stared into darkness as she knew she would have to tell the rest of the Masaki family/hosehold tomarrow. Warm, salty tears created a path from her eyes past her chin, she didn't bother to wipe them away, she held Sasami tighter knowing that her sister time with Sasami would be very limited.
*I must be strong, I must withstand my feelings, I must protect my culture, my family, I must deny my feelings, and I cannot be true to my heart, to my dreams, to my soul.* She inhaled slowly forcing herself to halt her cryings and to fall into a disturbed sleep.
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Whew thats it for this chapter. That was fun! I'm gonna start working on the next chapter right away! But I have to work on my other story 'The Real Serena' too. Oh what I life a lead. (a true sad and boring one) :)
Ja ne Minna-chan!