A/n: Yes, I know it has been forever! Sorry. I hope this slightly longer chapter makes up for it!!! And if you haven't figured this out, this is an AU story.

Just so you know, I don't think I misspelled Yakumo's dad's name… so yeah…

Chapter 14

夢

"Dreams"

'What is this place?'

"Yakumo?! Are you in here?"

'Who's voice is that?'

"Ah, Yakumo, there you are sweetie," said a strange girl in the doorway.

'Who is this? When I fell asleep I was with Mushrambo…' Yakumo thought.

"Today's the day, huh?" The girl smiled sadly and walked over to the small bed.

"What day is it sister?"

'I didn't say that! Wait… sister?'

"Today is the day you will go to sleep for a very long time…"

"Why do I have to go sissy?"

"So we can some hope for the future," the girl picked Yakumo up from the bed and dressed Yakumo in white pants and a light blue-green shirt.

'Somehow, I remember this girl… from long ago… she looks just like me, but older…'

"Yakumo, when we go outside, you must be very quiet, okay? Don't say anything and please don't complain. I don't want any enterrans to find us, okay?"

"Yes sissy."

"Okay then, let's get going."

'I remember this house… I think I grew up in this house… we moved here after mother died…'

The girl picked up Yakumo and wrapped a black cloak around them, then walked out of the house that Yakumo would never see again.

They moved swiftly, and whenever they saw an enterran, they would dart behind a building, or what was left of one, and hide until the coast was clear.

It seemed like it took forever to get to the dome where Dr. Tatsuro worked. When they did arrive, Yakumo's sister typed a code into the heavy metal door to deactivate the booby traps. They walked down the massive hall until they saw the awaiting Dr. Diago Tatsuro.

"Hello Ayame."

"Hello dad."

"I was starting to worry about you two, is Yakumo okay?"

"She's fine daddy, see for yourself." Ayame pulled off the cloak and handed Yakumo to her father.

'Dad… I haven't seen you in 500 years…' Yakumo started to cry in her mind.

"Hello daughter. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes daddy."

"Good. Well, Ayame, the robots and I aren't quite done. You and Yakumo should go into the infirmary and say your goodbyes. Also ask your brother to inject Yakumo with the medicines she needs as she is sleeping."

"Yes, dad. Come get us when you are done."

Ayame took back her sister and started towards the infirmary on the second floor of the lab.

"Hi Ayame, I'm guessing you have Yakumo?" A tall boy was standing over a bed with an old man in it, looking as if he was very worried and tired.

"Yes, Ichiro, I'm not quite stupid enough to forget my little sister. Um… how is Grandfather Ryo?" Ayame asked as she lowered Yakumo to the ground.

'Grandfather Ryo? I barley remember him… I can just slightly remember Ichiro, my own brother…'

"Not good. I'm guessing that he will pass on before the enterrans completely take over the West."

"Grandpapa?" asked the 3-year-old Yakumo.

"Grandpapa cannot speak right now Yakumo…" Ichiro kneeled down to Yakumo's height and looked right into her eyes. "You can hug him if you want to."

Yakumo's eyes looked right into her brother's bright blue ones, and nodded.

Ichiro picked up his little sister and placed her on the infirmary cot, so she could hug her grandfather for what would be the very last time.

"Ichiro, dad says you need to give her the medicine… I'm a bit worried as to what they are…"

"Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of vitamins to ensure that Yakumo will grow up normally in cyber-sleep."

"What is cyber-sleep?" asked Yakumo.

Ichiro took Yakumo off her grandfather's cot and placed her on the second cot, "It's what you'll be doing. Remember dad explaining this to you awhile ago?"

"Oh, yeah…"

"Yakumo, I need to give you a shot, okay?" Ichiro told his little sister.

"But they hurt!" whined Yakumo.

"I know they do, but I need to because it'll help you grow big and strong!"

"Well… okay."

Ichiro took out the needle and syringe and motioned for Ayame to hold Yakumo's hand. "Okay Yakumo, here it goes…. 3…2…1-"

"OUCH! Owie, owie, owie, owie!!!!" Yakumo whimpered.

"There, all done. And now you get a Band-Aid!" Ichiro smiled at the little girl.

"Yay! Can I have a princess one?"

"Of course."

'Right now that seems like one of my most precious memories…'

"Ayame?"

"Yes?"

"Take Yakumo into the sleeping room and spend time with her," Ichiro commanded firmly.

"And do what? Just because you're two years older than me, doesn't mean you can boss me around."

"Go sing to her, right now you're pretty much her mom, and this medicine is making her body grow up, then it will make her body completely stop growing. Right now she needs to be a small child, for she will never be again. And I can command you, you little 15-year-old, because those are dad's orders after injecting the medicine."

"Fine. Yakumo, come with me."

"Okay sissy!" the small child jumped down from the cot and followed her sister out the door and down the hall.

"Come here kiddo," Ayame sat down and patted her lap.

"Ayame?"

"Yes?"

"Will I ever see you again?"

"What?"

"Will I ever see you after I go into cyber-sleep?"

"I-I… I don't know sweetie."

Yakumo snuggled into her sister's arms and relaxed.

"Yakumo?"

"What is it sissy?"

"Will you remember me?"

"Of course I will, silly!"

Ayame sighed and hugged Yakumo closer to her chest.

'Oh my gosh! I barley remember her!!! How can I be such a bad sister?!' Yakumo cried as she re-lived her memory.

"Ayame, can you sing me mom's lullaby?"

"You know I'm not the singer mom was…"

"I know, but I miss her so much, and what Ichiro said…" Yakumo started to sniffle a bit.

"Fine, I'll sing you mommy's lullaby…"

"I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

This is my wish
I hope you know somebody loves you
May all your dreams stay big"

Yakumo had finally fallen asleep in her sister's arms, dreaming peacefully. Sometime later, her father walked into the doorway.

"Ayame?" called Dr. Tatsuro from the doorway.

"What is it dad?"

"It's time."

Ayame sighed, but gently shook her sister from her peaceful slumber, "Yakumo? Time to wake up, you need to go with daddy now…"

"Ayame? I wanna stay here with you…"

"You can't honey. You have to save us."

"Yakumo, come here…" Dr. Tatsuro called.

"Go on Yakumo," urged Ayame.

"Are you gonna come too?" Yakumo asked with her big blue eyes shinning with tears.

"I can't sweetie. I have to stay here."

"Will you come say goodbye?"

"No, I can't be in the room when you're put to sleep."

"Okay…"

Ayame bent down and hugged her sister tightly saying, "I love you, and always remember that."

"Okay sissy."

Ayame kissed her sister's cheek, then let her go to her father, and then started crying softly.

"Yakumo!"

"Mph…"

"YAKUMO!"

"What is it?"

"Were you having a nightmare?"

"Not-not really…."

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, Mushrambo, I'm fine…what time is it?"

"About an hour before dawn."

She sighed and wiped away the tears in her eyes and rolled over on the bed mat to face Mushrambo.

"Are you sure you're okay? You were crying in your sleep…"

"Yeah, I'm fine; it was j-just a dream."

"What kind of dream was that?" Mushrambo asked.

"It was about the last time I saw my family…"

Mushrambo sighed and looked at his wife of one week, "You can tell me if it bothers you."

She sighed, "I don't know. It is one of my most precious memories… yet I can barley remember my own family…"

"It's okay, Yakumo. You haven't seen them in over 500 years."

"I know, but I told my sister that I would always remember her, but I didn't recognize her when I first saw her…"

"You have a sister? You never told me this…"

"Oh, I guess I haven't told you…"

"Can you share? I'd like to know this unknown part of you…" he sat up and sat Indian-style as if he was a small child.

"Well, you know my father… Dr. Diago Tatsuro…"

Mushrambo sighed at his dreadful memory of the Dark King.

"And I have an older sister, Ayame, an older brother, Ichiro, and a Grandfather, Grandpa Ryo."

"Hm… do you have a mother?"

"Well, I did. But she died when I was about two. So Ayame was pretty much my mother, until I was put into cyber-sleep when I was three."

"Oh, I'm sorry for asking…"

"No, it's okay. We're husband and wife now, so you can ask me anything you want," Yakumo put on her sunny smile and sat up to hug Mushrambo.

"Can I ask you something Mushrambo?"

"Yes, anything."

"Why did you ask Suki to come with us on our journey?"

"Well, I know Mushra likes her…"

"Everyone knows that."

"And I thought she could be useful if Kimyras shows up again."

"Oh… can I ask you something else too?"

"Yes," Mushrambo slightly rolled his eyes.

Yakumo slightly hesitated to ask, "Where did you and Kimyras go when he kidnapped you?"

"…we went into my past…"

"Oh."

"You really want to know what happened, don't you?"

"Yes…" Yakumo sweat dropped.

"Well, it was when I ran away from my home."

"Why'd you run away?"

"I'm getting to that; just ask questions at the end!" Mushrambo laughed.

"I ran away because my father got King Kimyras' daughter, Yuki, pregnant. My father was going to make my mother and me slaves and erase all of our honor and titles. My mother was devastated and I was extremely angry. I fought Yuki and made her go into labor early. Kimyras made me stay to watch what happened after I ran away, and Yuki had a girl, Michiko. Father accepted the child… and I do not know what happened to my mother."

"Oh, Mushrambo! That's so horrible!"

"I'm fine, but we need to get some more rest so we are ready for tomorrow."

"Okay…"

"Hello Mushrambo…" a haunting voice teasingly greeted Mushrambo into his dream.

"Who are you?" Mushrambo asked as he opened his eyes wearily.

"I would have thought you'd remember my voice… after all, we did spend quite a bit of time together…"

"Kimyras?"

"You're brighter than I thought!" Kimyras mocked him, "And to you, I am KING Kimyras."

"I have no respect for you; I shall not call you by your 'title'."

"Then I will just have to show you your place… hm… I think I'll show you what happened to your mother after you ran away…"

Mushrambo was thrown into the familiar void to see his father and Yuki where he last saw them, in the birthing room.

"Michiko is finally asleep…" Yuki looked down at the purple-haired baby in her arms.

"Lady Yuki, if you wish it, you may take a rest as I put the baby in her crib," said a nursemaid.

'I remember that nursemaid! She was mother's assistant, and my nanny…' Mushrambo remembered from distant memories.

"I think a nice walk with my husband would be nice…" she smiled up at Hikari.

"Yes Milady," the nursemaid bowed deeply.

"You may call me Yuki if you wish, since you will be my assistant from now onward," Yuki addressed the nursemaid. "I wish to know your first name, if you would allow me to use it."

"Certainly Mi- I mean, Yuki. My name is Naoko."

"Naoko, thank you for your services," Hikari said to the nurse.

"It is my pleasure, Milord." Naoko bowed again, and then gently took Michiko from her mother's arms to place her in her crib.

"Let's go to the garden…" Yuki commended of Hikari more than requested.

"Yes, lets."

Mushrambo went flying through the halls and doors into his old room, where he last saw his beloved mother.

The form of what he recognized as his mother was sprawled across his purple and black futon. All he could really see was her long red-brown hair… but it appeared to be shaking; like his mother was… crying.

'Mom… dad did this to you… WAIT- He IS NOT my father! He is a traitor!' Mushrambo thought as he watched his mother cry, not able to understand the incoherent words that mumbled out of her mouth.

"Who's there?" Sakura's tear filled eyes looked up at the door.

"It is Kin!"

"Kin… oh," Sakura sighed in despair. Kin was the head of the nursemaids, nannies, and servants.

"I'm sorry Mila-… Sakura. Lord Hikari has ordered me to bring you to our quarters and make you a… servant. I'm sorry, Sakura."

"I knew this was coming once I knew Yuki was pregnant…"

"Yes, sad, is it not? But as I still respect you, more than I will ever respect Yuki, I decided to take you as my assistant. I promise you, Sakura, I will protect you."

"But now, you are my superior, Kin."

"Don't say that. In my heart, you are still Lady Sakura," Kin sadly said.

"Kin…?"

"Yes Sakura?"

"Do you know where Mushrambo went? I haven't seen him for awhile…"

"Sakura… did you not hear?"

"Not hear what?"

"Mushrambo attacked 'Lady' Yuki and made her go into an early labor. No one has seen him since, King Kimyras says he fled the palace," Kin told Sakura with a grave face.

"Mushrambo?! No! What if Kimyras is lying? What if he killed my baby?!" Sakura sobbed and hugged Kin tightly. "My only baby… gone."

"Don't say that… one day… one day he might return…" Kin tried to sooth her friend.

"Mushrambo? Are you okay? You were sweating in your sleep…" Mushra asked his friend as he finished eating his breakfast.

"I have an announcement to make."

Everyone looked at their leader, putting down their breakfast plates, and Yakumo asked, "What is the announcement?"

"We our going to the Hikari palace to rescue my mother."

A/n: So you met the family: Ichiro (first son), Ayame (iris), and Grandfather Ryo (excellent). I meant to bring these characters in a LONG time ago… like in the 8th chapter or something… I guess it just didn't feel right. I was in a 'dream' mood… so I wrote dreams… so yeah…

Other characters I was meaning to bring in awhile ago were Naoko (obedient child) and Kin (golden).

If you haven't noticed, almost always my character's name has something to do with their role, character, personality, ect.

And the 'lullaby' is by Rascal Flatts, and is called My Wish.