PART 4 Children of the Past
"Do you know where she is?" asked Gohan.
"I'm sorry. She's been out for a while and I don't know where."
replied Aeka. Gohan traveled all the way to Okayama to see Sasami.
Aeka said she wasn't home.
"But if you'd like, you may stay here." said Aeka.
"Really? I can?"
"I'll have to ask Lord Tenchi but I'm sure he would agree."
"Thank you very much!"
Everyone was waiting at the table for Sasami to come home. It was
already past dinnertime so they had to cook. Then that night, they
all were eating good curry...from a package.
"It's been so long since Sasami left." said Aeka worriedly.
"She's a big girl, she can handle herself." said Ryoko.
"If we can make a good curry rice, Sasami can take care of herself."
said Washu. Now everyone looked worried.
"I'll go look for her." said Gohan, standing up and heading
outside.
"Be careful!" said Aeka.
"I will!" replied Gohan. He started looking. It was quite dark in
the rural areas but the stars provided a good deal of light.
"Sasami! Where are you?!" Gohan called out. Then as he went
furthur, he heard a sobbing sound. He followed it and saw Sasami.
Her arms were wrapped around her knees and she was crying. He
slowly went towards her but then, he accidentallly stepped on a
twig. {snap!} Sasami looked up and saw Gohan behind her.
"H-Hello, Sasami." he stammered. Sasami quickly got up and
stepped back, as if she were rabbit chased by a hunter and with no
where to go. She kept on stepping back and back and then...
"Stop, Sasami!" he warned. Then Sasami felt herself losing her
balance and falling into the water. Gohan jumped in after her.
Sasami was already at the bank when he dove in. She got out of
the water and Gohan followed. Sasami squeezed her clothes gently.
When Gohan sat next to her, she jerked away.
"Can I please just talk to you?" he asked.
"Why would you talk to me when you could talk to Videl?" said Sasami.
"Why are you so mad?"
"That letter was the best thing that anyone ever gave me. And
you say that you forgot about it!"
"It's been so long!"
"Why didn't you even try to see me?!"
"I...I did, once, but...I was too young to go by myself...and I
forgot about trying again..."
"Am I worth the effort to you, Gohan?"
"You are!"
"Then why didn't you try again? I'm just worth one try."
"No you're not! Why would you want me anyway? I'm just a low
class fool. You're the princess of Jurai! The most powerful empire
in the universe!"
"I wouldn't really care about anyone if I judged them by their
class, wouldn't I?"
"Well..."
"Just forget about me, Gohan and go to Videl. I don't care anymore."
"Now you're saying that I'm the one that should be forgotten?"
"You love Videl. I'm sure you'll get married and have beautiful
children."
"And what about you?"
"I'll just marry whoever father picks for me."
"Why?"
"Because I know the one I really want to marry won't marry me."
"Who is it?"
"Tenchi."
"Then why are you so mad at ME?"
"Because I love you."
"I thought it was Tenchi."
"I would like to MARRY him...instead of a whoever father will pick.
But I love you. And you'll already be married anyways."
"Gosh, Sasami, you're really confusing me. First, you're mad at
me and now you're kidding around with me."
"I just want to be like we were when we were still children."
"Me too."
"Let's just forget about love, Gohan."
"For now."
"You promise to take care of yourself, Sasami." said Aeka.
"I will, Aeka. Besides, it's only one night." replied Sasami.
"I'll miss you, Auntie Sasami!" said Asahi. Sasami hugged her
nephew and waved goodbye to everyone. She and Gohan planned a trip
to Tokyo for one night. She took the bus to Tokyo and went to the
Tokyo Bridge. It was a popular meeting place and she waited there
with a bag in one hand. Then Gohan came. She ran to him and hugged
him.
"I'm so glad you came!" she said.
"I promised I would." he said. The checked into a hotel and went
to see the sites. Then they went to a bath house and relaxed.
"Where do you want to go now, Sasami?" Gohan asked.
"I don't know. I feel like I've been everywhere today."
Then they decided to go to a karaoke place. After that, they
went back to their hotel. Gohan flopped onto his bed.
"Boy, that was fun!" he said. "I think that I'm pretty happy to
be a little older and have fun like that."
"Thank you, Gohan." Sasami said.
"For what?"
"For giving me such a good time."
"Well, I'm pretty much feeling guilty because...um...well, I
forgot."
"I told you to forget it."
"I can't forget something as horrible as that."
"Then I forgive you."
"Well..."
"That's still not enough?!"
"No."
"I'm going to sleep and you'd better feel innocent when I wake up
or else!" Sasami said, jumping into bed and then going to sleep.
When Gohan was certain that she was well asleep, he got up and took
out a piece of paper and a pen. He sat down and started writing.
When Sasami got up, Gohan was still asleep and it looked like
he really needed it. There were bags under his eyes and he really
looked as if he hadn't slept that night.
[That's strange.] she thought. [I had a good sleep last night.]
She waited for Gohan to get up. By the time he got up, it was
almost time to go.
"You'd better get ready because it's almost ten o'clock." Sasami
told Gohan.
"*Yawn*! It's ten already? How long have I been asleep?"
"I don't know. Were you up all night?"
"I DID stay up pretty late, if I could remember."
"What were you doing?"
"Well, I was just...um...making a small present."
"For Videl, am I right?"
"Well..."
"Just dress up."
Sasami and Gohan were on a bus back home. They went to a restaurant
before they would separate. Then they waited by the bus stop.
"Well, I had a really good time, Gohan." said Sasami.
"Me too." Gohan replied.
"Well, thank you again."
"Don't mention it." Then he heard the bus come nearer. He quickly
took out an envelope.
"Here, Sasami." he said, giving the envelope to Sasami.
"For me? I wonder what it is?" she said. As she was about to
open it, the bus came.
"Well, this is my bus. I've got to go. I had a really nice
time!"
[Me too, Sasami. Thank YOU.] Gohan thought.
"Do you know where she is?" asked Gohan.
"I'm sorry. She's been out for a while and I don't know where."
replied Aeka. Gohan traveled all the way to Okayama to see Sasami.
Aeka said she wasn't home.
"But if you'd like, you may stay here." said Aeka.
"Really? I can?"
"I'll have to ask Lord Tenchi but I'm sure he would agree."
"Thank you very much!"
Everyone was waiting at the table for Sasami to come home. It was
already past dinnertime so they had to cook. Then that night, they
all were eating good curry...from a package.
"It's been so long since Sasami left." said Aeka worriedly.
"She's a big girl, she can handle herself." said Ryoko.
"If we can make a good curry rice, Sasami can take care of herself."
said Washu. Now everyone looked worried.
"I'll go look for her." said Gohan, standing up and heading
outside.
"Be careful!" said Aeka.
"I will!" replied Gohan. He started looking. It was quite dark in
the rural areas but the stars provided a good deal of light.
"Sasami! Where are you?!" Gohan called out. Then as he went
furthur, he heard a sobbing sound. He followed it and saw Sasami.
Her arms were wrapped around her knees and she was crying. He
slowly went towards her but then, he accidentallly stepped on a
twig. {snap!} Sasami looked up and saw Gohan behind her.
"H-Hello, Sasami." he stammered. Sasami quickly got up and
stepped back, as if she were rabbit chased by a hunter and with no
where to go. She kept on stepping back and back and then...
"Stop, Sasami!" he warned. Then Sasami felt herself losing her
balance and falling into the water. Gohan jumped in after her.
Sasami was already at the bank when he dove in. She got out of
the water and Gohan followed. Sasami squeezed her clothes gently.
When Gohan sat next to her, she jerked away.
"Can I please just talk to you?" he asked.
"Why would you talk to me when you could talk to Videl?" said Sasami.
"Why are you so mad?"
"That letter was the best thing that anyone ever gave me. And
you say that you forgot about it!"
"It's been so long!"
"Why didn't you even try to see me?!"
"I...I did, once, but...I was too young to go by myself...and I
forgot about trying again..."
"Am I worth the effort to you, Gohan?"
"You are!"
"Then why didn't you try again? I'm just worth one try."
"No you're not! Why would you want me anyway? I'm just a low
class fool. You're the princess of Jurai! The most powerful empire
in the universe!"
"I wouldn't really care about anyone if I judged them by their
class, wouldn't I?"
"Well..."
"Just forget about me, Gohan and go to Videl. I don't care anymore."
"Now you're saying that I'm the one that should be forgotten?"
"You love Videl. I'm sure you'll get married and have beautiful
children."
"And what about you?"
"I'll just marry whoever father picks for me."
"Why?"
"Because I know the one I really want to marry won't marry me."
"Who is it?"
"Tenchi."
"Then why are you so mad at ME?"
"Because I love you."
"I thought it was Tenchi."
"I would like to MARRY him...instead of a whoever father will pick.
But I love you. And you'll already be married anyways."
"Gosh, Sasami, you're really confusing me. First, you're mad at
me and now you're kidding around with me."
"I just want to be like we were when we were still children."
"Me too."
"Let's just forget about love, Gohan."
"For now."
"You promise to take care of yourself, Sasami." said Aeka.
"I will, Aeka. Besides, it's only one night." replied Sasami.
"I'll miss you, Auntie Sasami!" said Asahi. Sasami hugged her
nephew and waved goodbye to everyone. She and Gohan planned a trip
to Tokyo for one night. She took the bus to Tokyo and went to the
Tokyo Bridge. It was a popular meeting place and she waited there
with a bag in one hand. Then Gohan came. She ran to him and hugged
him.
"I'm so glad you came!" she said.
"I promised I would." he said. The checked into a hotel and went
to see the sites. Then they went to a bath house and relaxed.
"Where do you want to go now, Sasami?" Gohan asked.
"I don't know. I feel like I've been everywhere today."
Then they decided to go to a karaoke place. After that, they
went back to their hotel. Gohan flopped onto his bed.
"Boy, that was fun!" he said. "I think that I'm pretty happy to
be a little older and have fun like that."
"Thank you, Gohan." Sasami said.
"For what?"
"For giving me such a good time."
"Well, I'm pretty much feeling guilty because...um...well, I
forgot."
"I told you to forget it."
"I can't forget something as horrible as that."
"Then I forgive you."
"Well..."
"That's still not enough?!"
"No."
"I'm going to sleep and you'd better feel innocent when I wake up
or else!" Sasami said, jumping into bed and then going to sleep.
When Gohan was certain that she was well asleep, he got up and took
out a piece of paper and a pen. He sat down and started writing.
When Sasami got up, Gohan was still asleep and it looked like
he really needed it. There were bags under his eyes and he really
looked as if he hadn't slept that night.
[That's strange.] she thought. [I had a good sleep last night.]
She waited for Gohan to get up. By the time he got up, it was
almost time to go.
"You'd better get ready because it's almost ten o'clock." Sasami
told Gohan.
"*Yawn*! It's ten already? How long have I been asleep?"
"I don't know. Were you up all night?"
"I DID stay up pretty late, if I could remember."
"What were you doing?"
"Well, I was just...um...making a small present."
"For Videl, am I right?"
"Well..."
"Just dress up."
Sasami and Gohan were on a bus back home. They went to a restaurant
before they would separate. Then they waited by the bus stop.
"Well, I had a really good time, Gohan." said Sasami.
"Me too." Gohan replied.
"Well, thank you again."
"Don't mention it." Then he heard the bus come nearer. He quickly
took out an envelope.
"Here, Sasami." he said, giving the envelope to Sasami.
"For me? I wonder what it is?" she said. As she was about to
open it, the bus came.
"Well, this is my bus. I've got to go. I had a really nice
time!"
[Me too, Sasami. Thank YOU.] Gohan thought.