Wow! I am so glad everyone really likes this fanfic and thank you for your wonderful reviews. Well, without further adieu, here's part four.
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Disclaimer: The same, SM not mine, only my own charactes are, blah, blah.
Chapter Four
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A Forgotten Past
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"You know, that was a risky stunt you pulled, Naneeka," Adnama stood by the kitchen side of the counter, pouring two glasses ful of juice, while a little girl sat on a tall stool across from her. She looked about 9 or 10, and her pinkish/white hair was half way doen her back, pulled into two braids on each side of her head. She had blue/green eyes with a hint of silver and cute dimples that showed when she smiled. She wore black overalls and a green sweater. She took the glass from Adnama, drank half and put the glass down. She smiled impishly, "Ah, Aunt Adnama, I didn't mean to sneak up on you. And I know you wouldn't hurt a sweet little girl like me." she batted her eyelashes.
Adnama chuckled, pulling up a stool and sitting down across from the girl, "Now Naneeka, you know what happens when I'm startled. Even if it's a reflex, you might have been seriously hurt. Your lucky I was drowsy or you would have got a hand chop to the head." She sipped her juice, glancing briefly to her certificates and awards from various marshal arts organizations, then thurned her attention back to naneeka, "Now, exactly how did you get in, what are you doing here and do your parents know?"
Naneeka bit her lip, "Weelll, I took the elevator as far as I could, climbed the stairs the rest of the way, and picked both the floor lock and the front door lock," she put a nail file on the counter, "with this."
Adnama picked it up, "Aha! I should never have bought those Nancy Drew books for you. Continue."
Naneeka fidgeted even more, "Mom and dad don't exactly know I'm here," She continued on, dispite Adnama's shocked expression, "a-and the reason I'm here is because of her." Naneeka turned and pointed to a grey/white/black striped tabby cat that was walking out into the kitchen from the hall. Adnama stared at the cat and then back to Naneeka. "Mitts? You came because of your cat? naneeka, your parents are not going to believe this! You came all the way from the country to Tokyo because of a cat? Naneeka, why? Is there something wrong with her?
"No, nothing," naneeka said, "I came because," the cat jumped onto the counter, "she TOLD me to."
Adnama stared in disbelief. Just then, the cat seemed to clear its throat, "Hello Adnama."
Adnama jumped clear from her stool, knocking it down, "Oh, sweet mother of mercy! That cat talked!"
Naneeka nodded, "I know. You should have seen me. I screamed and nearly kncoked myself out."
"Rather funny watching your reaction," Mitts said to naneeka, while Naneeka blushed. Adnama just stared, open mouthed. "it is not lady like to stare, let alone look like a goldfish. Close your mouth, please," the cat said. Adnama's mouth clapped shut. the cat grinned, "Now, please come sit down again." Adnama picked up her stool and slowly sat down (AN: Good Adnama, stay Adnama, heel. Good doggy), "Okay, will someone please explain to me what is going on?"
Naneeka turned to Mitts who nodded and turned to Adnama, "You are aware that you were adopted, correct?"
Adnama nodded while Naneeka looked surprised, "You mean, we aren't related?"
Adnama shook her head sadly, "No. I was adopted when I was very young, before you were born(AN: Well, obviouslly! Duh!). I don't know what happened to my real parents."
"I believe I can answer that," Mitts spoke as Adnama turned to her, questionaly. Mitts sighed and then raised her head as Adnama held her breath, "They were murdered."
Adnama's eyes widened and she choked on her next words, "How?"
"Since I have been with Naneeka's family, I've heard the story that you never heard. From what I've heard, when you were two, your parents went out for an evening. They never came back. They never even reached thr resturant. The police found them in an alley, dead. Your mother was still clutching you, as if she had been trying to protect you. The police believed it to be an attempted robbery. You had no known relatives and were too young for an orphange. One detective, your adopted father, took you into his family and adopted you." Mitts looked down, "They never found the murder. I'm sorry."
Adnama trembled. She had been prepared to hear that they were in an accident, something! But not his. She gripped the counter, struggling against the shockwave of emotions that were hitting her. She closed her eyes, pushing aside her feelings like she always had. Opening her eyes, she took a deep breath and looked at Mitts, "It's okay. I can deal with this." She swallowed hard on the lie, "That is not why you're here, though. Is it?" She cocked an eyebrow.
"No, it isn't. Naneeka has been told as well, as much as I could tell her at the moment."
Naneeka started, "My Earth parents were not my real parents, as yours were not."
Adnama looked puzzled. "I don't understand. Earth Parents?"
Naneeka sighed, all of a sudden sounding very grown up, "Auntie, we're from another system. A dimension in phase."
Adnama raised her hands, "Whoa! naneeka, I think you've been watching too much Star Trek! (AN: Dooo wooo, whoo, whoo. Oh, right! The story.*Turns off 'Star Trek' and begins typing again*)"
"I knew she wasn't going to believe me, Mitts." Naneeka sighed, resting her head on her hands, "Mitts, do what you did with me."
Mitts nodded and looked at Adnama, her face serious. Suddenly, her forehead began to glow and something appeared. A small symbol, double crescent moons, one facing down and the other up, one silver and the other gold. There was a pair of faerie wings on each side and a small diamond, dead center where the backs of the moons met. Adnama backed away, "Okay. This is getting wierd! Naneeka, come away from her!"
"It's alright, Auntie," naneeka said with such calm, it starled Adnama, "It won't hurt." AN: I'm reminded of ET and the little girl telling her mother something similar. Oooooo!)
Adnama started, "You make this sound like an alien experiament!"
Naneeka laughed, "Very funny. Go ahead, Mitts."
Mitts nodded, her symbol glowing brighter. Adnama ran down into the living room, heading for the phone. Mitts jumped from the counter and followed, as Naneeka turned in her seat. Mitts paused before Adnama, who had picked up her cordless phone. Suddenly, a beam sprung from the symbol, straight at Adnama. Before she could scream, the beam hit her, dead center in the forehead. She dropped the phone, a look of astonishment on her face, and slowly fell to her knees. Her eye lids closed halfway and she looked tired but oddly enough, she felt no pain.
"Remember," Mitts said, "Remember who you are. Close your eyes. What do you see?"
Adnama's eyes shut and she felt as if her mind was taken somewhere far away. It was beautiful, a planet with meadows, forests,mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, and streams. Then she saw a castle. White yet silvery. It reminded her of castles of old times, but with pillars and dome towers. A beautiful garden surrounded the castle with a dorest near by and a pond. Adnama felt as if she was standing in front of the palace, at the bottom of a set of stairs. Her mind seemed to float up the stairs and over a short dais to a large set of dorrs. the doors opened and she seemed to float through passages and halls with marble floors, walls and a few pillars. There were ornaments of great beauty, statues of nymphs, fawns and faeries; plants with flowers, large and small, so pretty Adnama could almost smell the sweet scent. Then the scene vanished.
Scenes flashed; a garden; a small girl in a white silk gown that seemed to flutter as she ran through a meadow, laughing; other girls, dressed in strange uniforms; a beautiful lady with hair like silver satin, down to her ankles; a meadow at night, filled with sparkling little faeries, fluttering about; another lady with golden/silver hair that shone like the sun; a cat; a small faerie that giggled; a sky of stars and beautiful colored nebulas.
"I-I don't understand," Adnama's eyes opened, yet she still saw the images in her mind, "These...places, people seem...familar. But how is that possible?! I've never seen them in my life!"
Mitts spoke quietly, "I've sent you images of what I've seen to help revive your memories and give them something to anchor to. Now, the next burst will break down the wall of resistance that holds them deep inside of you. At least, I hope it will. It may be painful."
A burst sprung at Adnama and she jerked. More images flashed, faster. A sunny day going dark, a distant message on a large viewscreen, a teenage girl with golden hair in two long tails, a woman with white hair, same style; ships leaving the planet to attack some unknown enemy; an earthquake. Pain seemed to shoot through Adnama as more came up, her face scrunched in pain. Bright lights flashing around her, someone calling her name, fire, destruction, a bright flash, pain searing through her, floating in the sky, energy surrounding her, calling out to the silver/gold haired lady below her, tears streaming, places fading in and out as if she were entereing another dimension. Adnama brought her hands to her head, fighting the pain, tears streaming down her face. The planet vanished, a dark place filled with dark energy, a tall women, evil looking, a blast of energy, a white light. Adnama cried out, "AHHHHHH!! PLEASE!! Make it stop! Oh, please!" She sobbed, throwing her head back. The beam broke away and Adnama fell to the floor.
*~SFS~*
Disclaimer: The same, SM not mine, only my own charactes are, blah, blah.
Chapter Four
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A Forgotten Past
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"You know, that was a risky stunt you pulled, Naneeka," Adnama stood by the kitchen side of the counter, pouring two glasses ful of juice, while a little girl sat on a tall stool across from her. She looked about 9 or 10, and her pinkish/white hair was half way doen her back, pulled into two braids on each side of her head. She had blue/green eyes with a hint of silver and cute dimples that showed when she smiled. She wore black overalls and a green sweater. She took the glass from Adnama, drank half and put the glass down. She smiled impishly, "Ah, Aunt Adnama, I didn't mean to sneak up on you. And I know you wouldn't hurt a sweet little girl like me." she batted her eyelashes.
Adnama chuckled, pulling up a stool and sitting down across from the girl, "Now Naneeka, you know what happens when I'm startled. Even if it's a reflex, you might have been seriously hurt. Your lucky I was drowsy or you would have got a hand chop to the head." She sipped her juice, glancing briefly to her certificates and awards from various marshal arts organizations, then thurned her attention back to naneeka, "Now, exactly how did you get in, what are you doing here and do your parents know?"
Naneeka bit her lip, "Weelll, I took the elevator as far as I could, climbed the stairs the rest of the way, and picked both the floor lock and the front door lock," she put a nail file on the counter, "with this."
Adnama picked it up, "Aha! I should never have bought those Nancy Drew books for you. Continue."
Naneeka fidgeted even more, "Mom and dad don't exactly know I'm here," She continued on, dispite Adnama's shocked expression, "a-and the reason I'm here is because of her." Naneeka turned and pointed to a grey/white/black striped tabby cat that was walking out into the kitchen from the hall. Adnama stared at the cat and then back to Naneeka. "Mitts? You came because of your cat? naneeka, your parents are not going to believe this! You came all the way from the country to Tokyo because of a cat? Naneeka, why? Is there something wrong with her?
"No, nothing," naneeka said, "I came because," the cat jumped onto the counter, "she TOLD me to."
Adnama stared in disbelief. Just then, the cat seemed to clear its throat, "Hello Adnama."
Adnama jumped clear from her stool, knocking it down, "Oh, sweet mother of mercy! That cat talked!"
Naneeka nodded, "I know. You should have seen me. I screamed and nearly kncoked myself out."
"Rather funny watching your reaction," Mitts said to naneeka, while Naneeka blushed. Adnama just stared, open mouthed. "it is not lady like to stare, let alone look like a goldfish. Close your mouth, please," the cat said. Adnama's mouth clapped shut. the cat grinned, "Now, please come sit down again." Adnama picked up her stool and slowly sat down (AN: Good Adnama, stay Adnama, heel. Good doggy), "Okay, will someone please explain to me what is going on?"
Naneeka turned to Mitts who nodded and turned to Adnama, "You are aware that you were adopted, correct?"
Adnama nodded while Naneeka looked surprised, "You mean, we aren't related?"
Adnama shook her head sadly, "No. I was adopted when I was very young, before you were born(AN: Well, obviouslly! Duh!). I don't know what happened to my real parents."
"I believe I can answer that," Mitts spoke as Adnama turned to her, questionaly. Mitts sighed and then raised her head as Adnama held her breath, "They were murdered."
Adnama's eyes widened and she choked on her next words, "How?"
"Since I have been with Naneeka's family, I've heard the story that you never heard. From what I've heard, when you were two, your parents went out for an evening. They never came back. They never even reached thr resturant. The police found them in an alley, dead. Your mother was still clutching you, as if she had been trying to protect you. The police believed it to be an attempted robbery. You had no known relatives and were too young for an orphange. One detective, your adopted father, took you into his family and adopted you." Mitts looked down, "They never found the murder. I'm sorry."
Adnama trembled. She had been prepared to hear that they were in an accident, something! But not his. She gripped the counter, struggling against the shockwave of emotions that were hitting her. She closed her eyes, pushing aside her feelings like she always had. Opening her eyes, she took a deep breath and looked at Mitts, "It's okay. I can deal with this." She swallowed hard on the lie, "That is not why you're here, though. Is it?" She cocked an eyebrow.
"No, it isn't. Naneeka has been told as well, as much as I could tell her at the moment."
Naneeka started, "My Earth parents were not my real parents, as yours were not."
Adnama looked puzzled. "I don't understand. Earth Parents?"
Naneeka sighed, all of a sudden sounding very grown up, "Auntie, we're from another system. A dimension in phase."
Adnama raised her hands, "Whoa! naneeka, I think you've been watching too much Star Trek! (AN: Dooo wooo, whoo, whoo. Oh, right! The story.*Turns off 'Star Trek' and begins typing again*)"
"I knew she wasn't going to believe me, Mitts." Naneeka sighed, resting her head on her hands, "Mitts, do what you did with me."
Mitts nodded and looked at Adnama, her face serious. Suddenly, her forehead began to glow and something appeared. A small symbol, double crescent moons, one facing down and the other up, one silver and the other gold. There was a pair of faerie wings on each side and a small diamond, dead center where the backs of the moons met. Adnama backed away, "Okay. This is getting wierd! Naneeka, come away from her!"
"It's alright, Auntie," naneeka said with such calm, it starled Adnama, "It won't hurt." AN: I'm reminded of ET and the little girl telling her mother something similar. Oooooo!)
Adnama started, "You make this sound like an alien experiament!"
Naneeka laughed, "Very funny. Go ahead, Mitts."
Mitts nodded, her symbol glowing brighter. Adnama ran down into the living room, heading for the phone. Mitts jumped from the counter and followed, as Naneeka turned in her seat. Mitts paused before Adnama, who had picked up her cordless phone. Suddenly, a beam sprung from the symbol, straight at Adnama. Before she could scream, the beam hit her, dead center in the forehead. She dropped the phone, a look of astonishment on her face, and slowly fell to her knees. Her eye lids closed halfway and she looked tired but oddly enough, she felt no pain.
"Remember," Mitts said, "Remember who you are. Close your eyes. What do you see?"
Adnama's eyes shut and she felt as if her mind was taken somewhere far away. It was beautiful, a planet with meadows, forests,mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, and streams. Then she saw a castle. White yet silvery. It reminded her of castles of old times, but with pillars and dome towers. A beautiful garden surrounded the castle with a dorest near by and a pond. Adnama felt as if she was standing in front of the palace, at the bottom of a set of stairs. Her mind seemed to float up the stairs and over a short dais to a large set of dorrs. the doors opened and she seemed to float through passages and halls with marble floors, walls and a few pillars. There were ornaments of great beauty, statues of nymphs, fawns and faeries; plants with flowers, large and small, so pretty Adnama could almost smell the sweet scent. Then the scene vanished.
Scenes flashed; a garden; a small girl in a white silk gown that seemed to flutter as she ran through a meadow, laughing; other girls, dressed in strange uniforms; a beautiful lady with hair like silver satin, down to her ankles; a meadow at night, filled with sparkling little faeries, fluttering about; another lady with golden/silver hair that shone like the sun; a cat; a small faerie that giggled; a sky of stars and beautiful colored nebulas.
"I-I don't understand," Adnama's eyes opened, yet she still saw the images in her mind, "These...places, people seem...familar. But how is that possible?! I've never seen them in my life!"
Mitts spoke quietly, "I've sent you images of what I've seen to help revive your memories and give them something to anchor to. Now, the next burst will break down the wall of resistance that holds them deep inside of you. At least, I hope it will. It may be painful."
A burst sprung at Adnama and she jerked. More images flashed, faster. A sunny day going dark, a distant message on a large viewscreen, a teenage girl with golden hair in two long tails, a woman with white hair, same style; ships leaving the planet to attack some unknown enemy; an earthquake. Pain seemed to shoot through Adnama as more came up, her face scrunched in pain. Bright lights flashing around her, someone calling her name, fire, destruction, a bright flash, pain searing through her, floating in the sky, energy surrounding her, calling out to the silver/gold haired lady below her, tears streaming, places fading in and out as if she were entereing another dimension. Adnama brought her hands to her head, fighting the pain, tears streaming down her face. The planet vanished, a dark place filled with dark energy, a tall women, evil looking, a blast of energy, a white light. Adnama cried out, "AHHHHHH!! PLEASE!! Make it stop! Oh, please!" She sobbed, throwing her head back. The beam broke away and Adnama fell to the floor.