Chapter 2: Be on thy way, little ones
Lady Sapphire
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"Whatever I shall do, wherever I will go; your memory will always be in
my heart"
---Lady Sapphire
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Authors Note: I am very happy so far with the reviews I've gotten for this
story so far =^.^= Thanks to all
of you who wanted me to continue this!
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***Morning...
I had been awake since around three o'clock, having woken up from a nightmare.
I had tried to get back to
sleep, but I couldn't. Since then, I had decided to finish the little bit
of packing that was left over from last
night; and then I dressed. I only put on one of my simple gowns for the
trip, and then, when we reached
Jurai, I would change into one of my more complex, 'princess' gowns.
Afterall, it just simply wouldn'tdo to have the First Princess of Jurai
to be seen in public looking like a
common peasant. A quote from father.
It was 6:00 now, and none of us had any idea as to when the ship would arrive.
I will miss them all really.
Washu, with her new inventions that are always getting us into some sort
of mischief. But she has a sort of
understanding about everyone, she knows what we all go through.
Kahuitso, or rather, my brother Yosho, and his quiet sense of knowledge.
After all the time looking for him, I
finally found him here, on Earth, with Funaho, his tree. I can understand
now why he wanted to get away
from Jurai, to come here. To escape his responsibilties, to escape our
father; and the crown. Cowardly, yes
some would say, but they do not always fully understand. And he has refused
to come back to Jurai, for he
wishes to be buried on this small planet.
Kiyone and Mihoshi; they are quiet to pair. While Mihoshi is bright, cheerful,
and sometimes a little
absent-minded, she is nice to talk to. Kiyone is just the opposite of Mihoshi;
calm, quiet, always serious,
and thoughtful.
I'll even miss Ryoko, and her cabbit Ryo-Ohki. I have been told Ryoko and
I are like flip sides of a coin; she
is blunt, flirtatious, and wild; while I am shy, polite, and inconsievably
'perfect'.
Of course, there is Tenchi. Quiet, responsible, caring Tenchi. I do care
for him, yes, but could never tell
him. My status and upbringing would never allow it. Besides, he would want
to stay here on Earth, and not
Jurai; as to were father would demand we stay on Jurai.
Its 6:30, so I wake Sasami up, so that way we may be able to get breakfast
before we leave. Knowing
father, the ship will arrive pretty soon.
"Sasami, wake up. We need to get ready if we are going to be ready for when the ship arrives."
She moaned a bit, and yawned as she opened her eyes.
"Oh, good morning Ayeka. What time is it?"
"Its around six thirty. Come, I will help you with breakfast, that way
we can eat with the rest of the family
before the ship arrives."
"Ok Ayeka." She went to go get dressed, so I went down to the kitchen to wait for her.
Looking out the window, I watched the sunrise. They were so beautiful;
everday, a different picture. As the
sun is rising, the sky is painted red, then red moves up for the gold and
pink colors, as the sky turns to a
periwinkle blue. The sun itself is is red fireball, changing the sky to
this rainbow or colors.
I turned, hearing Sasami come into the kitchen. She quickly took out some
pots, pans, and set them on the
stove. Next, she took out different varieties of food.
"Ayeka, could you go set the table please?"
"Of course."
First, I went and wet a napkin to wipe the table off, just to make sure
it was clean.
I went into the kitchen and took the silverware out of the drawer, then
the napkins. I deftly set them out
on the table; since I do this almost every morning. Next, I went back to
the kitchen for the plates and
cups, and set them out onto the table.
It took us the rest of the hour to get all the food ready, and then we set it out.
Sasami went to the edge of the stairs to call everyone down. " Breakfast is ready!"
Almost instantly, Kiyone and Mihoshi were there, followed by Ryoko. Tenchi
came down a few minutes later.
Kahuitso and Tenchi's father came next, and then we all took our seats
at the table. Washu came out of
her lab and joined us as we were getting started with breakfast.
There was little conversation as the meal passed. Finally, we were done,
and everyone picked up their
dishes to put them into the sink.
As we all started to go our separate ways, we heard a loud noise outside
- the ship. It sounded like a sonic
boom, screaming its way down onto the planet.
We all went outside to see. The ship hovered above the house, as a loud
beam shot itself down to the
ground in front of us.
Standing there were three men and a young lady, all obviously from Jurai.
The tallest one spoke up. "I'm am Captian Masta'ir (Mast a ir), of the
ship Ma'kcry ( Ma cry). I have been
sent here for the Princess Ayeka and Princess Sasami. I am to escort them
back to Jurai."
I spoke up next, as it follows in tradition. "I am Princess Ayeka, and
I thank you for taking your time to
come all the way here to retrieve my sister and myself. We are ready to
go back to Jurai." Saying this hurt
me, for I was not ready to go 'home', and I'm sure Sasami wasn't either.
"Very well then; My two helpers will get your things. My sister, Naithra,
will accompany you and the two
guards up there."
I nodded and curtsyed, then turned to lead the way. The others, silent
and solemn, quietly followed after
us.
As the two guards, Nosko and Asama, retrieved our things, we all sat in the living room.
"Well, this is certainly a quaint little place; how do you all manage to
live here together in such a small little
place?" Naithra observed, whether out of politeness or want of conversation,
I do not know.
Tenchi answered her. " Miss Washu added on to the house by using a dimensional gate."
She nodded. "Ah, the famous Washu, eh? I thought thats who I saw with the
bright red, spiky hair. She
looks like a child though."
I do not like this girls attitude.
After a few minutes, Tenchi and the others excused themselves, saying they
needed to go do something,
leaving Sasami, Naithra, and I here in the livingroom by ourselves.
"So tell me, Lady Ayeka, how do you like Earth?"
I looked at the girl closely. She had long, ankle length blonde hair, which
was held up in the traditional adult
style, like mine. Her eyes were the same bright, sunny yellow as her hair,
giving her eyes a cat-like
appearance. From the way she carries herself, you could tell she was a
proud person, even though she was
only the sister to a ships Captain.
"Earth is a very nice place to be; almost as beautiful as Jurai is."
There was no more conversation, because the Captain came in.
"We are ready to leave, ma'am. If you and your sister will come outside,
we can board the ship and be on
our way."
The three of us stood, and went outside. Tenchi and the others didn't even come to say good-bye.
But I would soon find out why.
As we went out to board the ship, I saw everyone standing there.
Ryoko turned and smiled. "Hey-hey, princess! We've decided to do go with
you and Sasaim back to
Jurai!Isn't that great?"
Sasami immediately smiled, and so did I.
"Thank you..all of you."
Tenchi turned and nooded, smiling. " Yea, we aren't going to let you two go to Jurai by yourselves."
The Captain nodded. Their things must already be on board.
"Well, times wasting, and we have a long way to go. So lets get going!"
We all were about to board the ship; all except Yosho and Tenchi's father.
Yosho stopped us quickly, with a
few words of advice.
"Be on thy way, little ones; and let your spirit and heart guide you."
Both Tenchi and I nodded, then we, as the last two onto the ship, went
aboard, going to face my destiny,
whatever it shall be.
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TBC in "Chapter 3: Be Strong, and Face thy Destiny"
-- The ship, after traveling for what seems forever, finally reaches Jurai,
but what surprises await them?
