Scripture Entry 1: My Past
Since the day I was born, life was hell but it was better than how it became later on. Back then, it was just the three of us; Mom, big brother, and me. I never knew my father but big brother always told me that he was a brave man who wanted nothing more than the best for his family. I learned that he died before I was born. Big brother was able to see him and speak with him while I never met him. It was sad but I never complained. It was selfish to complain about things that cannot be helped; like the weather, the amount of food, and the comfort.
Big brother always did his best to make sure that both mom and I were safe. Just by protecting us, he was able to master his powers. I was able to but while big brother got the hang of it and moved on, I stayed on one level so that I could master it because my powers were unstable. However, my powers weren't as useful as big brother's are. He was soon chosen to become the brave warrior to save us all. We were all desperate but I didn't want my brother to go.
"You can't go!" I remember yelling as he was getting ready. I was clinging to his leg when I yelled that.
He told me, "Sano, let go." He got me off but I instantly hugged him and cling on like an earth Koala. He told me again, "Sano, I have to go." I only shook my head. I was scared. I was scared if he was going to leave and never come back like dad.
He didn't try to get me off right away like he did the first time. This time, he slowly picked me up and held me. I was close to tears because I was still only four years old. He told me, "Sano, listen to me okay? I don't know how long I'll be gone and I need you to protect mom when I'm gone, okay? Promise me." After a while, I nodded.
"I promise."
"That's a good boy."
He smiled at me and then carried me to mom's arms. But as soon as she said bye to her, she put me done and held him, begging him to come back alive. He promised her that he'll come back, no matter what. That was the last time I saw my brother who cared for his family.
Months passed and during those times, mom got smashed by a rock fall and left me alone. I was crying for days because I promised big brother that I would protect her while he was gone and it became the other way around. She ended up protecting me because I wasn't as strong as my brother. I spent the days before big brother came home alone because neither Taruto nor Pai had family for me to go to.
Then they actually came back but it was on the day we thought we saw stars falling from the sky. The weather calmed down and we all went out. I was the last to leave our underground home. It was all very beautiful. The things that were falling from the sky looked like clear balls and they came in many sizes but no size bigger than my palms and back then, it was tiny. But those balls healed our planet. Plants started to grow and the weather became so nice. It was sunny and a cool breeze blew in after hundreds of new plants started to grow. Everyone was cheering that we were finally saved. I felt a bit happy that we were going to live but I was still worried about my big brother.
Then we all saw the ship that we sent to check on earth land on the same plain that we were all standing on but it was far away from us. I ran up to it because I was wondering if my brother came back. When the doors opened, all three of them came out. Pai and Taruto were the first so they observed our planet's new beauty as big brother came out last. But he didn't get the chance to look at how our planet looks then. He saw me first.
"Sano!" he called, a smile on his face. I ran up to him as he rushed to me.
"Big brother!!"
I jumped on him and he caught me, which lead to both of us landing on the ground. He held me tight and I was crying.
"WAAAAHHH!!! Big brother, I missed you so much," I told him, crying.
He rubbed my back and told me, "I told you I would come back, didn't I?" I was so happy to have him back that I didn't realize how weak he sounded.
Some of the villagers approached them soon after I did. One asked, "What happened?"
"Weren't we supposed to go back to earth?"
"Why is it so beautiful here?"
Pai, Taruto, and big brother heard them and my moment with him was cut short. Big brother told them, "Now calm down, everyone! Everything will be explained." But then he got really tired. He was panting and I was confused as he was trying to breathe. Then right after that, he fell backwards and fainted.
"Big brother!" I called, scared out of my mind when he just passed out like that.
Some of the villagers gasped at that as Pai and Taruto rushed to us. Pai checked touched his forehead and said, "He's got a fever," he touched his neck and finished, "and he's got a weak pulse."
I asked them, "What's going on?! What's a fever and what do you mean by 'weak pulse'?"
Taruto told me, "Sano, back away from Kisshu. We're going to carry him." I stepped away and both Pai and Taruto picked him up and they headed for the ship. I was anxious. I wanted to know what was happening to him so I tried to use my powers. By looking at someone, it's hard to get information from them and I could only get a little but I wanted to know what was wrong with my brother. I tried and I was only able to get one sentence from them; Using the Mew Aqua used up all of his strength.
"Mew Aqua?" I mumbled, curious. I asked them, "What's Mew Aqua and what did it do to my brother?!"
Both Pai and Taruto stopped after I asked them that. Taruto answered, "Mew Aqua is what turned this planet beautiful and your brother used it." I was surprised to hear that.
Pai gave me a little bit more details. "Mew Aqua is a very powerful substance and the last remains of it were in Kisshu's body. He used the remaining Mew Aqua to save this planet. As it looks, it used all of his strength and it weakened him greatly. He just needs some rest, so don't worry." That was the first time I ever seen him smile. He never did that when he left. I was more curious about what happened when they were gone, but my brother is sick. I rushed up to catch up with them and I grabbed big brother's hand that was limping on the side. They continued to walk as I grasped his hand tightly. He was all I have left.
After they made him comfortable, I stayed by his side while both Pai and Taruto went to tell everyone what happened on earth. I told them that I didn't need to hear it because when someone is asleep and I can touch them, then I could get the information I needed. I looked through Kisshu's memories and I saw everything that happened on earth; the Mew Mews, Inuyasha, Kraehe, Mytho, and his love, Ichigo but he prefers koneko-chan. I even got the part how he's planning that after the planet is healed and they help everyone finds ways to live, he was going back to earth and pick her up so that he could make her his bride. He even promised to get her back in three years. After I saw that story, I was happy for him because he tried so hard on earth and he didn't die on that day when he thought he did. I was crying when I saw the part on how he was supposed to die. I was forever grateful to Ichigo on bringing him back because she loved him so much.
I was also curious at the time what they were doing on big brother's last day on earth. It involved with both of them on a bed and being naked. I was curious and I even asked Pai and Taruto about it. They were red and they were looking at Kisshu like how a human girl sees an earth bug. I didn't understand it and I didn't even want to try and look for their memories. I heard them grumbling about how they were going to have a long, long discussion with him when he wakes up. He didn't wake up for two months.
When Kisshu woke up, I was so happy. He asked what happened and I told them that he fainted because he used up his strength for saving the planet. I was grateful for that but I told him that at first the people were upset about hearing that Deep Blue tried to kill everyone and destroy earth. But they didn't hold grudges. We're different because as long as everyone is going to survive and we're all going to live, we could care less about the human protects who dared to stand up against us. He was sitting up by then and at the same time when both Pai and Taruto came in, I told him that both of them confess that they fell in love with humans in front of everyone. He got up and hit them both in the head. Fast recovery, I thought. He was yelling at them that it was their own personal business and they shouldn't just announce it in front of their whole clan. After that reminder, they started to tell him on how he had sex with Ichigo. I asked what that was and they froze up because they just remembered that I was in the room when they were yelling. They told me to forget it and then they kicked me out. I heard the other side of the door that their argument continued. I decided to give them time to let it all out before I reminded them something else. I knocked when I was satisfied with the time. Besides, they went on for about an hour. I entered when they calmed down and I reminded that the people wanted all three of them to be the leaders of the clan since Deep Blue is dead, especially big brother since he was the one who saved the planet. He was red from that but he only answered that he doesn't want to disappoint everyone so he accepted the job and they went to work.
Big brother became a great man. He helped everyone around with building their new homes, he found new plants with Pai and Taruto and test them to make sure that they are good to eat or good for medicine, they made up laws that were reasonable, go through traditional ceremonies, gave out earth ideas that they thought were interesting, listened to comments or complaints from our people, and they made speeches about this and that. As I got older, I noticed how much work all three of them do and I had to say that I felt sorry for them. Big brother always came to his bed with a tired expression and tired body language. I heard compliments from our people, most of them teenage girls, and they all tell me how great of a man my brother is. At the time, I thought so to and was happy to have him as a brother.
While big brother was busy with that kind of work, I found books in Pai's office. When he caught me one time reading them, he told me that he while he was on earth and before Ichigo joined the Mew Mew team, he attacked a building called a library to gain information and he did it with water flies that ate the human books. Those were copies of the information they stole. Then he kicked me out because I shouldn't be reading any of those. By then, I finished reading a cooking book. It fascinated me a bit so I thought I tried it. From the list of plants that they found, I was able to make some dishes and I fed them to big brother and the others. They told me later on that I became a big help by making these dishes because I found out ways on how to keep everyone alive. Pai made me make a list of every dish I made and I did. I liked cooking because at the end of every dish, big brother told me that now he has energy to keep working and he said that with a smile, I was happy that I could help.
Then it's been five years and I noticed that big brother was unusually happy and he was packing. "Are you leaving, big brother?" I asked him. I caught him off guard as he stopped for a brief moment.
He smiled at me and answered, "Yep. Pai, Taruto, and I are going back to earth and we're going to pick up your new sister in law." I only had on guess.
"You mean you're going to pick up koneko-chan?"
"And bring her here so that we could get married."
"But what if she forgotten about you? Didn't you promise to go back three years after you left but it's been five years already?"
Big brother suddenly got really gloomy after I asked that. It was only a question but he was practically on his knees leaning over with a black cloud over his head. I had to admit though, he looked ridiculous.
When he calmed down after a gloomy moment, he told me with a weak smile, "Please don't tell me that. I'm trying to be in a good mood since I can see her again and I don't want to be nervous until after I see her."
I was curious about this girl that big brother fell in love with. I still remembered at the time that she was someone who understood how we were all feeling and she was different than all of the other Mew Mews. I wanted to see her too.
"Well can I come?" He was surprise that I asked him that. He just kept staring me so I gave him an explanation. "I would like to meet her. I want to see the girl who stole my big brother's heart." He blinked a few times after I said that. It was the truth.
He smiled shortly after and then ruffled my hair. He told me, "Alright, kid! But you need to pack, okay? We're going to leave in a few hours and I don't know how long it will be until we get there."
"And to have her leave her planet behind for ours?" That black cloud was ready to hover above his head again but it disappeared before it started to rain.
"Yeah," he answered when he calmed down.
"Why do we have to wait?"
He suddenly got really dark and frightful as he answered, "Because I don't know how long it will take for her to forgive me. I was gone for five years instead of three like I promised. Last time something like that happened, she slapped me. I might get worst than that." I remember that from memories and I have to agree with his behavior. "She's complicated like that, but hey!" His frightening aura was gone as he smiled ever so sweetly and told me, "I love her anyway. She's the most important girl in my life." At the time, that saying didn't bother me.
So I packed. Unlike my big brother who is always so hyper and carefree, I grew up to be someone who just watched and have what humans call a low blood pressure. I have an easy going attitude and I could be negative at times but they didn't seem to mind it. The worst part was that I was still a coward. After we packed, Taruto and Pai as well, we were getting ready to load up. I asked both Pai and Taruto about why they were coming and they answered that they fell in love too. I forgot about that. Then I asked them the same thing I asked big brother and they both got really upset. Big brother thought it was best that I shut my mouth for a bit. I was confused. Hours later, they made their big speech about us leaving and they hoped that everyone would behave while we were gone. They promised and they wished us a safe trip. We had one until we arrived at earth.
