PART 7 Sasami's True Love
Sasami held the letter close to her. She had finally finished.
It was an explanantion of why he had forgotten her. It was so
sensible but yet, it also said something...special. He hadn't
put anything with the words "I" "love" and "you" in the same
sentence but it was as he wanted a second chance to win her heart.
But what if he didn't?
A few days later, Sasami received a letter from Gohan. It wasn't
thick and long. It was just a simple invitation to come to his house.
Sasami was a little suspicious but she accepted.
She went to Gohan's house. When she knocked on the door, Gohan
answered it.
"Hi, Sasami!" he said. "I'm so glad you're here!"
"Really?" Sasami asked with hope.
"I also invited Videl. I really want you to meet her."
Sasami was shocked.
"V-V-Videl?"
"Well, yeah. I hope you two can be friends. You'll meet her, right?"
"I-I...of course I will, Gohan."
"Great!"
Sasami forced a smile but inside, she was hurt.
Sasami and Gohan sat at the table waiting for Videl to arrive.
Chichi was outside hanging the laundry. Sasami was quietly sipping
tea. Gohan seemed as if he were in a different world. He looked
like he was daydreaming. Sasami looked at him and she knew he was
thinking of Videl.
"Why do you like her so much?" she asked.
"Huh? Who?" Gohan asked, just snapping awake.
"That girl you're thinking of." Sasami said. Gohan blushed.
"I really can't say much. It's kinda embarrasing."
"Oh well..."
Then there was a knock on the door. Gohan opened it and Sasami
heard a girl's voice. Then Gohan and a girl with short, black hair
came in.
"Videl, this is Sasami." Gohan said.
"Oh...hi." Videl said.
"So good to meet you." Sasami said.
Sasami may have said those words but she wanted to scream at
Gohan's face for being so stupid, slapping him and running away.
But she stood still and did nothing.
Videl had left early to do some business. The sun hadn't set yet
so Sasami and Gohan went out to fish. But the spirit had left.
Sasami and Gohan just sat there on the bank and all they could
catch was a tiny, little fish. They left it on the grass. There
was no more fun in fishing. They didn't even joke about how small
the fish was when they had caught a gigantic fish the other time.
"Sasami, it's so quiet." Gohan finally said.
"I know." Sasami retorted.
"I don't understand." said Gohan. "We've been here all day and
all we caught was this puny fish."
"I see."
"You wanna go in and dive for some?"
"I don't want my clothes wet."
"Alright..."
Gohan sighed. [I hate this!] Then he stood up and jumped into the
water. When he popped his head out, he just saw Sasami staring at
the water.
"Hey Sasami! Jump in!" he called out. Sasami didn't respond. Then
Gohan dove into the water and his hand pulled Sasami into the river.
"HEY!" she said. Gohan splashed some water to Sasami. She smiled
and pushed his head in the water. They played around in the water
for a while. Then they lay on the bank to dry off.
"Y'know, Sasami," Gohan said. "You're much prettier when you
smile."
Sasami blushed and sat up.
"Well, you'd better enjoy it now because you won't be seeing it
forever." she said. Gohan sat up.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
"Gohan, I'm thinking of going back to Jurai."
"But why?"
"I-I can't interfere with your happiness anymore!"
"What are you saying?"
"I'm too in love with you to see you with someone else! And I...
have to go..."
Sasami stood up and ran away.
Sasami was back in Okayama. She was chopping up bell peppers.
Then she felt a shot of pain. She cut her finger. She wiped the
blood away and put a bandage on her finger.
"Sasami, I was just wondering if you needed some help." said
Aeka, coming into the kitchen. Then she saw the blood-stained knife.
"Sasami, what happened?" she asked.
"I cut my finger. No need for worries." Sasami replied.
"Oh, are you alright?"
"Yes."
"That's odd. You haven't had an injury in the kitchen as far as I
know. Is there something wrong?"
"...No..."
"Sasami..."
"Alright! There's something wrong! Something very wrong..."
"Would you like to tell me about it?"
"I...don't think I can."
"Well, I'll make tea, alright?"
Sasami nodded her head and Aeka prepared some tea. Sasami looked
so worried and upset about something.
"Why won't you tell Asahi about his father?" Sasami asked.
"Well, I don't think it's the right time to tell him."
"Why? Was he bad? Didn't you like him?"
"I-I did. But now...I'm not sure..."
"Why?"
"I just don't know. Perhaps sometime, I'll tell him. But not now."
"Can you tell me?"
"Sasami, do you really need to know this?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because...I have some troubles like that too."
So Sasami told her sister the whole story. How Gohan told her he
might have been in love with her, how he forgot, his one pound
letter, Videl. Aeka listened with carefulness.
"I see what you're going through." Aeka said.
"Really? I need help, Aeka." Sasami said.
"Don't ask me, Sasami." Aeka said.
"Why not? You said you knew."
"All I can say is to follow your heart."
"Follow...my heart?"
Sasami was at the Masaki shrine the next morning. It was just
dawn but she was wide awake. She prayed for the spirits to come
and rang the bell to wake them up.
"Please help me." she asked. "I don't know what to do."
Sasami went to Gohan's school. She waited for him to come out.
Then she saw him. The crowd was covering the person he was with
and when they came closer, she saw he was talking with Videl.
Sasami wanted to leave but then she remembered Aeka's advice. She
stood there but she didn't face Gohan. Then she saw him pass by
her. He didn't even know she was there.
"Gohan!" she yelled. Gohan looked back.
"Sasami?" he said, going towards her. Videl followed.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"It's such a surprise!" Videl said.
"I-I wanted to talk with you." Sasami said.
"OK." replied Gohan. Sasami didn't talk and Videl left when she
realized she wasn't needed.
"I'll see you later, Gohan." Videl said.
"Well, what did you want to talk about, Sasami?" Gohan asked.
"Gohan, I don't want to see you anymore." Sasami said.
"It's about Videl, isn't it?" Gohan said. Sasami nodded.
"Do you love me at all, Gohan?"
"I do."
"B-but it's not in that way..."
"It used to be. But it was just puppy love. I'm falling for Videl.
My heart's already taken."
"You said you'd wait for me."
"You...you were too late."
"If you come with me, you can have anything you wanted. Jurai
is so beautiful. I know you'll like it the instant you see it."
"I already love it."
"Then why don't you please come with me?"
"I was born on Earth. I love it here too. And I wouldn't care
about where I would live, I would care who I would live with."
"You can live forever if you pick me!"
"I just want to live with the one I love. And my mom..."
"She can come too, of course! She'll be so happy with us!"
"But the rest of my family and my friends and...Videl..."
"At least say that you'll wait for me. And you won't forget me.
And when Videl is out of your mind, you'll come to me."
"I don't know how I could promise such big things. They're too
much for me to handle."
"But I really think that we're destined for each other. I know
I'm being selfish but...I'm following my heart. I believe it's
leading me to you, Gohan."
"I know. Maybe mine is leading me to you too but...I don't think
I'm ready and you aren't either. We're too young. We still have
a lot to learn, Sasami. And Videl might probably just fade away
and we'll be able to be together. I think it's supposed to be
this way. And someday, we'll be ready. Not now."
Gohan leaned to Sasami and kissed her. After the kiss, Sasami
and Gohan were both blushing. Sasami smiled and nodded.
"No, not now."
Sasami held the letter close to her. She had finally finished.
It was an explanantion of why he had forgotten her. It was so
sensible but yet, it also said something...special. He hadn't
put anything with the words "I" "love" and "you" in the same
sentence but it was as he wanted a second chance to win her heart.
But what if he didn't?
A few days later, Sasami received a letter from Gohan. It wasn't
thick and long. It was just a simple invitation to come to his house.
Sasami was a little suspicious but she accepted.
She went to Gohan's house. When she knocked on the door, Gohan
answered it.
"Hi, Sasami!" he said. "I'm so glad you're here!"
"Really?" Sasami asked with hope.
"I also invited Videl. I really want you to meet her."
Sasami was shocked.
"V-V-Videl?"
"Well, yeah. I hope you two can be friends. You'll meet her, right?"
"I-I...of course I will, Gohan."
"Great!"
Sasami forced a smile but inside, she was hurt.
Sasami and Gohan sat at the table waiting for Videl to arrive.
Chichi was outside hanging the laundry. Sasami was quietly sipping
tea. Gohan seemed as if he were in a different world. He looked
like he was daydreaming. Sasami looked at him and she knew he was
thinking of Videl.
"Why do you like her so much?" she asked.
"Huh? Who?" Gohan asked, just snapping awake.
"That girl you're thinking of." Sasami said. Gohan blushed.
"I really can't say much. It's kinda embarrasing."
"Oh well..."
Then there was a knock on the door. Gohan opened it and Sasami
heard a girl's voice. Then Gohan and a girl with short, black hair
came in.
"Videl, this is Sasami." Gohan said.
"Oh...hi." Videl said.
"So good to meet you." Sasami said.
Sasami may have said those words but she wanted to scream at
Gohan's face for being so stupid, slapping him and running away.
But she stood still and did nothing.
Videl had left early to do some business. The sun hadn't set yet
so Sasami and Gohan went out to fish. But the spirit had left.
Sasami and Gohan just sat there on the bank and all they could
catch was a tiny, little fish. They left it on the grass. There
was no more fun in fishing. They didn't even joke about how small
the fish was when they had caught a gigantic fish the other time.
"Sasami, it's so quiet." Gohan finally said.
"I know." Sasami retorted.
"I don't understand." said Gohan. "We've been here all day and
all we caught was this puny fish."
"I see."
"You wanna go in and dive for some?"
"I don't want my clothes wet."
"Alright..."
Gohan sighed. [I hate this!] Then he stood up and jumped into the
water. When he popped his head out, he just saw Sasami staring at
the water.
"Hey Sasami! Jump in!" he called out. Sasami didn't respond. Then
Gohan dove into the water and his hand pulled Sasami into the river.
"HEY!" she said. Gohan splashed some water to Sasami. She smiled
and pushed his head in the water. They played around in the water
for a while. Then they lay on the bank to dry off.
"Y'know, Sasami," Gohan said. "You're much prettier when you
smile."
Sasami blushed and sat up.
"Well, you'd better enjoy it now because you won't be seeing it
forever." she said. Gohan sat up.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
"Gohan, I'm thinking of going back to Jurai."
"But why?"
"I-I can't interfere with your happiness anymore!"
"What are you saying?"
"I'm too in love with you to see you with someone else! And I...
have to go..."
Sasami stood up and ran away.
Sasami was back in Okayama. She was chopping up bell peppers.
Then she felt a shot of pain. She cut her finger. She wiped the
blood away and put a bandage on her finger.
"Sasami, I was just wondering if you needed some help." said
Aeka, coming into the kitchen. Then she saw the blood-stained knife.
"Sasami, what happened?" she asked.
"I cut my finger. No need for worries." Sasami replied.
"Oh, are you alright?"
"Yes."
"That's odd. You haven't had an injury in the kitchen as far as I
know. Is there something wrong?"
"...No..."
"Sasami..."
"Alright! There's something wrong! Something very wrong..."
"Would you like to tell me about it?"
"I...don't think I can."
"Well, I'll make tea, alright?"
Sasami nodded her head and Aeka prepared some tea. Sasami looked
so worried and upset about something.
"Why won't you tell Asahi about his father?" Sasami asked.
"Well, I don't think it's the right time to tell him."
"Why? Was he bad? Didn't you like him?"
"I-I did. But now...I'm not sure..."
"Why?"
"I just don't know. Perhaps sometime, I'll tell him. But not now."
"Can you tell me?"
"Sasami, do you really need to know this?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because...I have some troubles like that too."
So Sasami told her sister the whole story. How Gohan told her he
might have been in love with her, how he forgot, his one pound
letter, Videl. Aeka listened with carefulness.
"I see what you're going through." Aeka said.
"Really? I need help, Aeka." Sasami said.
"Don't ask me, Sasami." Aeka said.
"Why not? You said you knew."
"All I can say is to follow your heart."
"Follow...my heart?"
Sasami was at the Masaki shrine the next morning. It was just
dawn but she was wide awake. She prayed for the spirits to come
and rang the bell to wake them up.
"Please help me." she asked. "I don't know what to do."
Sasami went to Gohan's school. She waited for him to come out.
Then she saw him. The crowd was covering the person he was with
and when they came closer, she saw he was talking with Videl.
Sasami wanted to leave but then she remembered Aeka's advice. She
stood there but she didn't face Gohan. Then she saw him pass by
her. He didn't even know she was there.
"Gohan!" she yelled. Gohan looked back.
"Sasami?" he said, going towards her. Videl followed.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"It's such a surprise!" Videl said.
"I-I wanted to talk with you." Sasami said.
"OK." replied Gohan. Sasami didn't talk and Videl left when she
realized she wasn't needed.
"I'll see you later, Gohan." Videl said.
"Well, what did you want to talk about, Sasami?" Gohan asked.
"Gohan, I don't want to see you anymore." Sasami said.
"It's about Videl, isn't it?" Gohan said. Sasami nodded.
"Do you love me at all, Gohan?"
"I do."
"B-but it's not in that way..."
"It used to be. But it was just puppy love. I'm falling for Videl.
My heart's already taken."
"You said you'd wait for me."
"You...you were too late."
"If you come with me, you can have anything you wanted. Jurai
is so beautiful. I know you'll like it the instant you see it."
"I already love it."
"Then why don't you please come with me?"
"I was born on Earth. I love it here too. And I wouldn't care
about where I would live, I would care who I would live with."
"You can live forever if you pick me!"
"I just want to live with the one I love. And my mom..."
"She can come too, of course! She'll be so happy with us!"
"But the rest of my family and my friends and...Videl..."
"At least say that you'll wait for me. And you won't forget me.
And when Videl is out of your mind, you'll come to me."
"I don't know how I could promise such big things. They're too
much for me to handle."
"But I really think that we're destined for each other. I know
I'm being selfish but...I'm following my heart. I believe it's
leading me to you, Gohan."
"I know. Maybe mine is leading me to you too but...I don't think
I'm ready and you aren't either. We're too young. We still have
a lot to learn, Sasami. And Videl might probably just fade away
and we'll be able to be together. I think it's supposed to be
this way. And someday, we'll be ready. Not now."
Gohan leaned to Sasami and kissed her. After the kiss, Sasami
and Gohan were both blushing. Sasami smiled and nodded.
"No, not now."