PART 11 Aeka's Realization
Aeka woke up and found herself on the floor. Good thing she
slept on a futon. It was still dark outside. She looked at the
sheets of her futon mattress. It looked as if she had been
rolling over and tumbling all night. She had a headache.
Then she remembered that she was having a dream. A dream about
Vegeta. She laid back on her mattress and closed her eyes.
She couldn't sleep. It was as if something didn't want her to
go back to her dream. She didn't want to have that dream, no,
nightmare again. Vegeta had chose Bulma and he faded away from
her. It was horrible. She ran to get him but every time she got
a hold of him, he hit her and laughed in her face for being so
foolish to try to even touch him. Aeka opened her eyes. She
stopped thinking about her nightmare. Then Vegeta appeared
in her room. She stood up and reached out to him and then he
disappeared, like an illusion.
Vegeta woke up with fresh sweat covering his body. He found
himself on the floor.
[What a horrible dream!] he thought. He dreamt of Aeka. He
dreamt about the terrible moment happening all over again.
She slapped him and faded away, taking Asahi and leaving him
alone forever. And he...he couldn't do anything.
Vegeta went outside. After a few moments, a powerful bolt
of lightning flashed in the sky followed by a loud clap of
thunder. Raindrops fell on his face but he just stood there.
(flashback)
"I don't need it."
"But I think you do."
(end of flashback)
Vegeta recalled an event long ago. He and Aeka were sent to
another dimension. The rain was just like this one. Aeka put
up her shield, just to protect him from the rain.
The rain soaked him wet but he didn't care. It would do nothing.
Nothing could harm him...except...Aeka. She tore at his heart
so viciously that he would have died if she hadn't stopped. He
clutched his chest. His heart was aching so badly in his chest.
Even with his new emotions, he still didn't believe he had a
heart. Just the kind that keeps you alive. Then he started breathing
hard. He felt pain shoot through him. He leaned against the wall,
trying to fight the pain. Then it calmed down. Aeka was there
beside him, holding up her shield, protecting him from the rain.
Vegeta let go of his chest. Even though Aeka was there, he didn't
notice that raindrops were still falling on him. Then stepped
towards her and tried to touch her. Then she disappeared, like an
illusion.
Aeka and Yamucha were at the lake by the Masaki shrine. The
lake was covered in cherry blossoms. Yesterday was the first day
of spring. Aeka just sat on a rock, looking at the water. It
reminded her of how the cherry blossoms filled her room last night.
They were all scattered and blew around in the wind. She had to
clean up after Vegeta left. It would be such a mess if Sasami saw
it.
"What are you thinking about, Aeka?" Yamucha asked.
"Oh? N-Nothing, really."
Yamucha looked closely at Aeka. She seemed to be thinking about
something really hard. Then Yamucha knew. He knew what Aeka felt
now. But how could he do it again?
[I can't do it! She's too important. But if I really do love her...
I...can't! We were so close! She loves me, too...doesn't she?]
Yamucha looked at Aeka again. Then he knew what to do. The
biggest sacrifice of his life. He placed his hand on Aeka's shoulder.
Aeka turned to him.
"Aeka, I know how you feel..." he said.
"What are you..."
"I...love you..."
"You..."
"B-But, I want you to be happy."
"I am happy."
"But not with me. You don't have true happiness. And neither do I."
"I love you too, Yamucha."
"I know. But I also know that it's...it's...not...in that way."
"I have true happiness just being with you!"
"No, you don't."
"Yamucha, I really do!"
"No..."
"I do!"
"You love Vegeta!"
"..."
"I can see it. You can't hide it from me. You need him and I won't
be happy unless you are."
"I don't want him. It's you that I want. You understand me so."
"You WANT me but you NEED him."
"I...I...I guess you're right."
"..."
"But how will I know if he needs me?"
"Aeka, it's hard for me to say this but...I know that you'll
definitely get him. You're...destined for...each other."
"Thank you...Yamucha."
"Thank YOU, Aeka. Because, you've...well...really made me happy."
Aeka gave Yamucha a soft kiss.
"Even though it won't be like we want it to be..." she said. "We
still have today...because, we don't need anything else right
now...to make us completely happy."
Aeka woke up and found herself on the floor. Good thing she
slept on a futon. It was still dark outside. She looked at the
sheets of her futon mattress. It looked as if she had been
rolling over and tumbling all night. She had a headache.
Then she remembered that she was having a dream. A dream about
Vegeta. She laid back on her mattress and closed her eyes.
She couldn't sleep. It was as if something didn't want her to
go back to her dream. She didn't want to have that dream, no,
nightmare again. Vegeta had chose Bulma and he faded away from
her. It was horrible. She ran to get him but every time she got
a hold of him, he hit her and laughed in her face for being so
foolish to try to even touch him. Aeka opened her eyes. She
stopped thinking about her nightmare. Then Vegeta appeared
in her room. She stood up and reached out to him and then he
disappeared, like an illusion.
Vegeta woke up with fresh sweat covering his body. He found
himself on the floor.
[What a horrible dream!] he thought. He dreamt of Aeka. He
dreamt about the terrible moment happening all over again.
She slapped him and faded away, taking Asahi and leaving him
alone forever. And he...he couldn't do anything.
Vegeta went outside. After a few moments, a powerful bolt
of lightning flashed in the sky followed by a loud clap of
thunder. Raindrops fell on his face but he just stood there.
(flashback)
"I don't need it."
"But I think you do."
(end of flashback)
Vegeta recalled an event long ago. He and Aeka were sent to
another dimension. The rain was just like this one. Aeka put
up her shield, just to protect him from the rain.
The rain soaked him wet but he didn't care. It would do nothing.
Nothing could harm him...except...Aeka. She tore at his heart
so viciously that he would have died if she hadn't stopped. He
clutched his chest. His heart was aching so badly in his chest.
Even with his new emotions, he still didn't believe he had a
heart. Just the kind that keeps you alive. Then he started breathing
hard. He felt pain shoot through him. He leaned against the wall,
trying to fight the pain. Then it calmed down. Aeka was there
beside him, holding up her shield, protecting him from the rain.
Vegeta let go of his chest. Even though Aeka was there, he didn't
notice that raindrops were still falling on him. Then stepped
towards her and tried to touch her. Then she disappeared, like an
illusion.
Aeka and Yamucha were at the lake by the Masaki shrine. The
lake was covered in cherry blossoms. Yesterday was the first day
of spring. Aeka just sat on a rock, looking at the water. It
reminded her of how the cherry blossoms filled her room last night.
They were all scattered and blew around in the wind. She had to
clean up after Vegeta left. It would be such a mess if Sasami saw
it.
"What are you thinking about, Aeka?" Yamucha asked.
"Oh? N-Nothing, really."
Yamucha looked closely at Aeka. She seemed to be thinking about
something really hard. Then Yamucha knew. He knew what Aeka felt
now. But how could he do it again?
[I can't do it! She's too important. But if I really do love her...
I...can't! We were so close! She loves me, too...doesn't she?]
Yamucha looked at Aeka again. Then he knew what to do. The
biggest sacrifice of his life. He placed his hand on Aeka's shoulder.
Aeka turned to him.
"Aeka, I know how you feel..." he said.
"What are you..."
"I...love you..."
"You..."
"B-But, I want you to be happy."
"I am happy."
"But not with me. You don't have true happiness. And neither do I."
"I love you too, Yamucha."
"I know. But I also know that it's...it's...not...in that way."
"I have true happiness just being with you!"
"No, you don't."
"Yamucha, I really do!"
"No..."
"I do!"
"You love Vegeta!"
"..."
"I can see it. You can't hide it from me. You need him and I won't
be happy unless you are."
"I don't want him. It's you that I want. You understand me so."
"You WANT me but you NEED him."
"I...I...I guess you're right."
"..."
"But how will I know if he needs me?"
"Aeka, it's hard for me to say this but...I know that you'll
definitely get him. You're...destined for...each other."
"Thank you...Yamucha."
"Thank YOU, Aeka. Because, you've...well...really made me happy."
Aeka gave Yamucha a soft kiss.
"Even though it won't be like we want it to be..." she said. "We
still have today...because, we don't need anything else right
now...to make us completely happy."