Hello again! I hope this sequel isn't completely sucking so far! Tell me if
it's good yet, OK? And don't feel shy to review, coz I like getting
feedback! (But then doesn't everybody?) Oh hey! I found out that Nanaki is
Red XII's REAL name on FF7!!! (Ooops! I SERIOUSLY didn't mean to do that!
Sorry!) But anyway! Listen to Aeris's Theme from FF7! It goes well with
this chapter while reading. I listened to an orchestrated version while
writing it and it put me in the right mood for this particular chapter.
Maturity
Chapter Five: Warmth I Never Thought I'd Feel
Nanake ran into the building and through a hallway until she hit the end of it. There was a door to her right, that read the words "Nishka," and "Yunmarke." She opened the door to confirm this gut feeling she had... and there they were.
Nishka, a beautiful female Saiyan who had jet black hair that shined blue in the light, much like Nanake's, looked at the young woman who had just entered their home.
"Yunmarke." She called softly, "Someone's here."
Yunmarke, a muscular man with spikey, black hair that was pulled back into a ponytail entered the room. He focused his blue eyes on the young intruder.
"And you are you?" He asked sternly, crossing his arms, giving him a dangerous look.
Nanake was at a loss for words for a long time. She stood there, looking at them, searching for words.
"Well?" He snapped gruffly. Nanake jolted a bit and then spoke softly.
"My... my name is Nanake, father... I'm your daughter. I've come from the future to see you to learn all about who I am."
The Saiyan couple look at her shocked until anger boiled up inside Yunmarke.
"Don't fool around little girl! You're just here to mock a high class family who happened to have a child one level below the standards of keeping here until she was grown. We need no such rude remarks coming from the likes of some foreign dressing clad! Now be gone!"
"Uhm..." Nanake started to back away. Just as she turned to walk out the door. A soft voice, much like her own called to her.
"Wait!"
Nanake turned and saw Nishka walking towards her with softing feet, making a pat, pat sound as she went across the matted floor.
"Yunmarke... look at her. Look how much she resembles us. Her eyes are just like yours... like our daughter's that was just born. She cannot be lying..." She stood next the Nanake and put a hand on her shoulder, "Look at her hair. It's got the same odd shine as mine... as our babe, Nanake's. She is our daughter." She turned to Nanake and touched her hair, "It's still... so soft... even now so long after your birth... Odd yes... you and I are the only two that I know of that don't have hard, coarse, and pointy hair. What an interesting thing to do to your hair. You look very beautiful."
Nanake blushed and smiled,
"Mother..."
Yunmarke softened a bit when he saw the jeweled pendant around her neck. He looked at her and asked,
"My daughter has become an honorary Time Warrior?"
"Yes..."
"You've... grown up... You look so beautiful."
"Father..."
"Tell us where you've been in all your wanderings.
So Nanake sat down with them and told them her story. She told them how she was bumped off course for twenty-three years by asteroids on her way to Zimper. She told them that Planet Vegeta would be destroyed and only five survived. She told them how she crash-landed on Earth and helped prepare to fight against Nappa and Vegeta. She told them about her adventures on Namek and the fight against Freeza. She told them about how she ran away and met Tetsuo, and agent, who made her a singer. She told them about her and Vegeta's baby that was growing inside of her.
"To be mated and bonded with the prince of planet Vegeta!" Nishka exclaimed, "What an honor! For a child who was to be sent to an easy taking planet because of her low level, you certainly have brought honor to our family... evem if it will he short-lived."
Yunmarke crossed his arms, troubled,
"But how does our planet just all of a sudden get completely destroyed?"
"I'm not sure..." Nanake answered, "That's my next stop after meetig the two of you."
"Then go." Nishka smiled, getting up, "Go and complete your journey my beloved daughter."
"Yes." Yunmarke gave her a Saiyan-style smirk, "But if you want, why not go and check out your infant-self... before you go..."
"Alright..." Nanake smiled.
"Nanake..." Nishka hugged her goodbye, "You will come back and tell us more of your adventures... will you not?"
"If I do..." Nanake said slowly, "You will not remember."
As a look of confusion played on her parent's faces, Nanake held up her pendant for them to see. She touched the sapphire-blue gem with her index and middle finger. Everything seemed to move in a sad slow motion for her. A tear rolled down her cheek as she whispered,
"Goodbye mom... Goodbye dad... I love you."
"We love you too sweetheart." They whispered back, or rather her father left out the "sweetheart." Nanake then closed her eyes, allowing two more sad tears to escape as she recited in her mind.
("Let the memory fade away until there's nothing left but a warm feeling in your heart...")
There was then a blinding white flash of light. And then it dimmed. Nanake saw he parents rubbing their eyes and she slowly, sadly, and quietly padded to the door. Yunmarke's voice bellowed just as she reached the door and pushed the button to open it.
"You there! Who are you?!" He demanded.
"Just a nobody." Nanake gave a weak, half-smile and left her home... forever.
Nanake walked out of the round building and met Ophillia there. She told her that she had something else to do and she ran to another building after asking direction from another Saiyan, whom she then flashed her gem at quickly afterwards. Soon she was in another building, running down a long hallway. Soon she screeched to a stop in front of a long window that went for a good rest of the hall. She spotted her infant-self sleeping peacefully in a capsule-like thing. She watched her for a long time.
("Hello little one... I can't believe how tiny you are... how tiny I was... this is all... so hard to take... I didn't think seeing my mother and father would have such an impact on me. Mother... she was so beautiful. I think I may resemble her a bit. And father. He looks so strong and bold. And I have his threatening eyes. I have them... inside of me... they're a part of me... as they always have and as they always will. Forever. You'll grow up to know lots of pain in your life little one... but never despair... and I know yo won't.")
She smiled a bit and watched her sleep awhile longer until a huge ki blast zoomed right past her nose, completely freaking her out.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" Se leapt up in the air in surprise.
"BOOM!" An infant-like voice giggled.
"Oh I'm sorry about that, lady." A deep voice chuckled, "The boy meant no harm, he's meerly playing."
She turned and saw a tall man with pointy hair, a beard and eyes that looked cold, but gave her a gently gaze. Her wore a cape and regel armor. She gasped,
("He looks like-")
She looked down at the man's feet and saw a toddler who was walking clumsily over to her, swaying to keep balance as he slowly made his way. Soon the child was at her feet and he tugged at her robes. She knelt down and looked up at the boy's father for confirmation.
"Go ahead." He nodded, giving her a familiar smirk.
She picked the spikey, black-haired boy up in her arms. The child smiled and laughed up at her as his tail flicked around playfully. Nanake smiled down warmly at the child.
("I remember you... I remember.")
The child suddenly became less happy when he saw the toothmarked scar on her neck. He patted on it bit rough and made some cooing noises, as if confused. She stopped smiling, and the child suddenly smiled again, babbling.
"Ba ba ba ba ba!!!"
She smiled warmly at him again and hugged the little boy.
"Yes... I know... I know..."
The toddler seemed to hug back with affection and closed his eyes. She she gave him back to his father, he was asleep.
"Vegeta," The man spoke, "seems to like you."
"Well I think I like him to." She smiled before flashing him with her pendant. She then met up with Ophillia and their journey continued farther into the future.
To Be Continued....
Hey! What did you think?! For those of you who listened to Aeris's Theme, did it add more feeling to the chapter? I'm not asking you to go out and buy a CD or download a huge MP3... Just a midi would have sufficed. Well anyway... tell me in your review. And please review. I want to know what you people thought of this chapter. I think it was a good one... I especially liked the end of this one. ;) Well see ya! And thanks for reading!
Maturity
Chapter Five: Warmth I Never Thought I'd Feel
Nanake ran into the building and through a hallway until she hit the end of it. There was a door to her right, that read the words "Nishka," and "Yunmarke." She opened the door to confirm this gut feeling she had... and there they were.
Nishka, a beautiful female Saiyan who had jet black hair that shined blue in the light, much like Nanake's, looked at the young woman who had just entered their home.
"Yunmarke." She called softly, "Someone's here."
Yunmarke, a muscular man with spikey, black hair that was pulled back into a ponytail entered the room. He focused his blue eyes on the young intruder.
"And you are you?" He asked sternly, crossing his arms, giving him a dangerous look.
Nanake was at a loss for words for a long time. She stood there, looking at them, searching for words.
"Well?" He snapped gruffly. Nanake jolted a bit and then spoke softly.
"My... my name is Nanake, father... I'm your daughter. I've come from the future to see you to learn all about who I am."
The Saiyan couple look at her shocked until anger boiled up inside Yunmarke.
"Don't fool around little girl! You're just here to mock a high class family who happened to have a child one level below the standards of keeping here until she was grown. We need no such rude remarks coming from the likes of some foreign dressing clad! Now be gone!"
"Uhm..." Nanake started to back away. Just as she turned to walk out the door. A soft voice, much like her own called to her.
"Wait!"
Nanake turned and saw Nishka walking towards her with softing feet, making a pat, pat sound as she went across the matted floor.
"Yunmarke... look at her. Look how much she resembles us. Her eyes are just like yours... like our daughter's that was just born. She cannot be lying..." She stood next the Nanake and put a hand on her shoulder, "Look at her hair. It's got the same odd shine as mine... as our babe, Nanake's. She is our daughter." She turned to Nanake and touched her hair, "It's still... so soft... even now so long after your birth... Odd yes... you and I are the only two that I know of that don't have hard, coarse, and pointy hair. What an interesting thing to do to your hair. You look very beautiful."
Nanake blushed and smiled,
"Mother..."
Yunmarke softened a bit when he saw the jeweled pendant around her neck. He looked at her and asked,
"My daughter has become an honorary Time Warrior?"
"Yes..."
"You've... grown up... You look so beautiful."
"Father..."
"Tell us where you've been in all your wanderings.
So Nanake sat down with them and told them her story. She told them how she was bumped off course for twenty-three years by asteroids on her way to Zimper. She told them that Planet Vegeta would be destroyed and only five survived. She told them how she crash-landed on Earth and helped prepare to fight against Nappa and Vegeta. She told them about her adventures on Namek and the fight against Freeza. She told them about how she ran away and met Tetsuo, and agent, who made her a singer. She told them about her and Vegeta's baby that was growing inside of her.
"To be mated and bonded with the prince of planet Vegeta!" Nishka exclaimed, "What an honor! For a child who was to be sent to an easy taking planet because of her low level, you certainly have brought honor to our family... evem if it will he short-lived."
Yunmarke crossed his arms, troubled,
"But how does our planet just all of a sudden get completely destroyed?"
"I'm not sure..." Nanake answered, "That's my next stop after meetig the two of you."
"Then go." Nishka smiled, getting up, "Go and complete your journey my beloved daughter."
"Yes." Yunmarke gave her a Saiyan-style smirk, "But if you want, why not go and check out your infant-self... before you go..."
"Alright..." Nanake smiled.
"Nanake..." Nishka hugged her goodbye, "You will come back and tell us more of your adventures... will you not?"
"If I do..." Nanake said slowly, "You will not remember."
As a look of confusion played on her parent's faces, Nanake held up her pendant for them to see. She touched the sapphire-blue gem with her index and middle finger. Everything seemed to move in a sad slow motion for her. A tear rolled down her cheek as she whispered,
"Goodbye mom... Goodbye dad... I love you."
"We love you too sweetheart." They whispered back, or rather her father left out the "sweetheart." Nanake then closed her eyes, allowing two more sad tears to escape as she recited in her mind.
("Let the memory fade away until there's nothing left but a warm feeling in your heart...")
There was then a blinding white flash of light. And then it dimmed. Nanake saw he parents rubbing their eyes and she slowly, sadly, and quietly padded to the door. Yunmarke's voice bellowed just as she reached the door and pushed the button to open it.
"You there! Who are you?!" He demanded.
"Just a nobody." Nanake gave a weak, half-smile and left her home... forever.
Nanake walked out of the round building and met Ophillia there. She told her that she had something else to do and she ran to another building after asking direction from another Saiyan, whom she then flashed her gem at quickly afterwards. Soon she was in another building, running down a long hallway. Soon she screeched to a stop in front of a long window that went for a good rest of the hall. She spotted her infant-self sleeping peacefully in a capsule-like thing. She watched her for a long time.
("Hello little one... I can't believe how tiny you are... how tiny I was... this is all... so hard to take... I didn't think seeing my mother and father would have such an impact on me. Mother... she was so beautiful. I think I may resemble her a bit. And father. He looks so strong and bold. And I have his threatening eyes. I have them... inside of me... they're a part of me... as they always have and as they always will. Forever. You'll grow up to know lots of pain in your life little one... but never despair... and I know yo won't.")
She smiled a bit and watched her sleep awhile longer until a huge ki blast zoomed right past her nose, completely freaking her out.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" Se leapt up in the air in surprise.
"BOOM!" An infant-like voice giggled.
"Oh I'm sorry about that, lady." A deep voice chuckled, "The boy meant no harm, he's meerly playing."
She turned and saw a tall man with pointy hair, a beard and eyes that looked cold, but gave her a gently gaze. Her wore a cape and regel armor. She gasped,
("He looks like-")
She looked down at the man's feet and saw a toddler who was walking clumsily over to her, swaying to keep balance as he slowly made his way. Soon the child was at her feet and he tugged at her robes. She knelt down and looked up at the boy's father for confirmation.
"Go ahead." He nodded, giving her a familiar smirk.
She picked the spikey, black-haired boy up in her arms. The child smiled and laughed up at her as his tail flicked around playfully. Nanake smiled down warmly at the child.
("I remember you... I remember.")
The child suddenly became less happy when he saw the toothmarked scar on her neck. He patted on it bit rough and made some cooing noises, as if confused. She stopped smiling, and the child suddenly smiled again, babbling.
"Ba ba ba ba ba!!!"
She smiled warmly at him again and hugged the little boy.
"Yes... I know... I know..."
The toddler seemed to hug back with affection and closed his eyes. She she gave him back to his father, he was asleep.
"Vegeta," The man spoke, "seems to like you."
"Well I think I like him to." She smiled before flashing him with her pendant. She then met up with Ophillia and their journey continued farther into the future.
To Be Continued....
Hey! What did you think?! For those of you who listened to Aeris's Theme, did it add more feeling to the chapter? I'm not asking you to go out and buy a CD or download a huge MP3... Just a midi would have sufficed. Well anyway... tell me in your review. And please review. I want to know what you people thought of this chapter. I think it was a good one... I especially liked the end of this one. ;) Well see ya! And thanks for reading!
