BLESS SASAMI:
EPISODE FOUR:
Ayeka was just coming into her living room, Sasami as usual was spinning something about on the floor. The door bell rang. Ayeka smiled as she figured it was Sister Marlene. She happily hummed to herself as she walked to the door and then she opened the door and her mood soured slightly.
"Mihoshi?" Ayeka asked.
Her sister certainly looked much better than she had done, her hair was neater, not so ragged from rough nights, her face seemed better, healthier and she seemed to glow all over with good health.
"Ayeka."
It was an awkward reunion and they both knew it.
"Please.come in." Ayeka said and Mihoshi complied.
"Is.Sasami alright?"
Ayeka suddenly turned cold. "You've got a lot of nerve coming her and asking that. You should've been there for the child."
"I'm sorry, Ayeka, but I was out of it. I was on drug addicts road, living like a whore.I only wanted the best for her and my way of life would've killed her, the cold nights I've braved would've meant her end, I knew I had to straighten out and come back for her.and I've even got a father for her. You see.his name is Kagato." Mihoshi explained, twiddling with a lock of blonde hair.
"I've heard of him."
"Well.he straightened me out, he really helped me and my problems, I'm back on my feet and well.I wanted to be a family, he's more than happy to have Sasami, he was the one who convinced me to get her back."
"Get her back!" Ayeka could've died! "You probably don't even know anything about her, I'm amazed you even remembered her, dumping her like unwanted rubbish!"
"Please don't be bitter at me, Sister. You don't understand what it was like for me.you living all cosy and perfect while I rotted on the streets! I knew you could take care of her until I could take care of myself."
"That's always been you, hasn't it? You're just selfish!" Ayeka half shouted.
Mihoshi averted her eyes. "Please, I don't want us to fall out, especially when I'm going to make a report for custody of Sasami."
"You don't even know the child, you may as well be a stranger to her Mihoshi!"
"Well then.give me the honour of getting to know my daughter.please. Even after I left I had nightmares.I missed her so much, but I knew my lifestyle wouldn't suit her. I just wanted my child Ayeka!"
Ayeka suddenly seemed to soften. "Maybe you should visit and let her get to know you first. It's going to be hard on her."
"No, Ayeka, I came here to tell you.that in a weeks time.if the case comes through right.Sasami would be living with me and Kagato. We've got such a beautiful house. You'd love it!"
"No, I wouldn't, that girl is autistic! It's hard for her, you can't just drag her away like that, I'm the only person she's known well enough! You have to gain her trust."
Mihoshi shook her head. "Oh Ayeka! That's just what I'm going to do, we can spend so much time together.just me and her and her new father, and maybe you can visit. I'm her mother."
"You certainly didn't damn well act it nine years ago, did you?"
Mihoshi sighed deeply. "Times have changed, and I just want my little girl, could.I see her?"
Ayeka's colour rose and she only nodded. She led Mihoshi to the living room.
"Wow how you've grown!" Mihoshi gasped.
Sasami looked up at her, and then up to Ayeka and then went back to spinning her car.
"What's wrong? Mommy's here for you, sweety." Mihoshi crooned.
"I told you the girl's autistic." Ayeka snapped. "She needs to be introduced to you slowly, you'll confuse the poor thing."
"But I'm her mother." Mihoshi said frowning. "It's only natural for her to be with me."
"Then why did you abandon her?"
Mihoshi sighed deeply. "Please.I know you love her too, you're putting up this fight because you don't want her to go.but I never said you can't see her, I'd love for you to stay over for a weekend. I'm sure it would make Sasami feel more comfortable."
Ayeka was too stubborn to answer.
As much as Ayeka fought, as much as she refused to be dragged down, Mihoshi clearly won the custody of her child. Now Ayeka had a few precious moments with her.
There was something about Kagato she didn't like, something.almost dark.
Kagato and Mihoshi came to collect the child.
"Don't worry, Miss Ayeka. I want you to visit any time you like, here's the address. Little Sasami is going to be just fine." Kagato bent down to the little girl. "Now little Sasami, it's going to be me, you and Mommy. Can I be your daddy?"
Mihoshi was beaming.
Sasami seemed to be completely ignoring him and she looked up at Ayeka. Ayeka felt like crying, she was really feeling uncomfortable in the presence of Kagato.
"Lets go now, Sasami." Mihoshi said, taking the child's hand.
"Aunt..Ayeka." Sasami whispered, and then she was taken out of Ayeka's life.
Ayeka was now walking without much purpose when she ran into Kiyone again.
"Come with me to the café now. Don't make a big deal out of it, they might be watching." She murmured.
Ayeka nodded and they walked there together.
They sat down and ordered a quick drink.
"There's something you have to know." Kiyone said. "I don't how long I've got, so shut up and listen. It's the Hunt of the Innocents. Kagato is leading it, he's getting each kid and checking each one to see if they're the ones..shut up and let me talk, okay, ask questions later, we aint got time for this.all these kids are born on the same day. You're kid.Kagato thinks she's really the one, she's the miracle, you haven't got much time-"
Mihoshi caught sight of a group gathering outside and she bolted off, her drink smashing to the floor.
Ayeka chased after her and found the gang after Kiyone. She followed them around until she saw them get into the train station. Ayeka got down there and saw Kiyone sitting down.
"Oh.you're okay." Ayeka said, panting and out of breath.
She walked over to her and placed a reassuring hand on Kiyone's shoulder, only to find Kiyone's head roll off and tumble onto the train tracks.
Ayeka screamed and found a cleanly severed mark right across her the girl's neck.
Then something covered her mouth, she felt sleepy and then dropped unconscious.
EPISODE FOUR:
Ayeka was just coming into her living room, Sasami as usual was spinning something about on the floor. The door bell rang. Ayeka smiled as she figured it was Sister Marlene. She happily hummed to herself as she walked to the door and then she opened the door and her mood soured slightly.
"Mihoshi?" Ayeka asked.
Her sister certainly looked much better than she had done, her hair was neater, not so ragged from rough nights, her face seemed better, healthier and she seemed to glow all over with good health.
"Ayeka."
It was an awkward reunion and they both knew it.
"Please.come in." Ayeka said and Mihoshi complied.
"Is.Sasami alright?"
Ayeka suddenly turned cold. "You've got a lot of nerve coming her and asking that. You should've been there for the child."
"I'm sorry, Ayeka, but I was out of it. I was on drug addicts road, living like a whore.I only wanted the best for her and my way of life would've killed her, the cold nights I've braved would've meant her end, I knew I had to straighten out and come back for her.and I've even got a father for her. You see.his name is Kagato." Mihoshi explained, twiddling with a lock of blonde hair.
"I've heard of him."
"Well.he straightened me out, he really helped me and my problems, I'm back on my feet and well.I wanted to be a family, he's more than happy to have Sasami, he was the one who convinced me to get her back."
"Get her back!" Ayeka could've died! "You probably don't even know anything about her, I'm amazed you even remembered her, dumping her like unwanted rubbish!"
"Please don't be bitter at me, Sister. You don't understand what it was like for me.you living all cosy and perfect while I rotted on the streets! I knew you could take care of her until I could take care of myself."
"That's always been you, hasn't it? You're just selfish!" Ayeka half shouted.
Mihoshi averted her eyes. "Please, I don't want us to fall out, especially when I'm going to make a report for custody of Sasami."
"You don't even know the child, you may as well be a stranger to her Mihoshi!"
"Well then.give me the honour of getting to know my daughter.please. Even after I left I had nightmares.I missed her so much, but I knew my lifestyle wouldn't suit her. I just wanted my child Ayeka!"
Ayeka suddenly seemed to soften. "Maybe you should visit and let her get to know you first. It's going to be hard on her."
"No, Ayeka, I came here to tell you.that in a weeks time.if the case comes through right.Sasami would be living with me and Kagato. We've got such a beautiful house. You'd love it!"
"No, I wouldn't, that girl is autistic! It's hard for her, you can't just drag her away like that, I'm the only person she's known well enough! You have to gain her trust."
Mihoshi shook her head. "Oh Ayeka! That's just what I'm going to do, we can spend so much time together.just me and her and her new father, and maybe you can visit. I'm her mother."
"You certainly didn't damn well act it nine years ago, did you?"
Mihoshi sighed deeply. "Times have changed, and I just want my little girl, could.I see her?"
Ayeka's colour rose and she only nodded. She led Mihoshi to the living room.
"Wow how you've grown!" Mihoshi gasped.
Sasami looked up at her, and then up to Ayeka and then went back to spinning her car.
"What's wrong? Mommy's here for you, sweety." Mihoshi crooned.
"I told you the girl's autistic." Ayeka snapped. "She needs to be introduced to you slowly, you'll confuse the poor thing."
"But I'm her mother." Mihoshi said frowning. "It's only natural for her to be with me."
"Then why did you abandon her?"
Mihoshi sighed deeply. "Please.I know you love her too, you're putting up this fight because you don't want her to go.but I never said you can't see her, I'd love for you to stay over for a weekend. I'm sure it would make Sasami feel more comfortable."
Ayeka was too stubborn to answer.
As much as Ayeka fought, as much as she refused to be dragged down, Mihoshi clearly won the custody of her child. Now Ayeka had a few precious moments with her.
There was something about Kagato she didn't like, something.almost dark.
Kagato and Mihoshi came to collect the child.
"Don't worry, Miss Ayeka. I want you to visit any time you like, here's the address. Little Sasami is going to be just fine." Kagato bent down to the little girl. "Now little Sasami, it's going to be me, you and Mommy. Can I be your daddy?"
Mihoshi was beaming.
Sasami seemed to be completely ignoring him and she looked up at Ayeka. Ayeka felt like crying, she was really feeling uncomfortable in the presence of Kagato.
"Lets go now, Sasami." Mihoshi said, taking the child's hand.
"Aunt..Ayeka." Sasami whispered, and then she was taken out of Ayeka's life.
Ayeka was now walking without much purpose when she ran into Kiyone again.
"Come with me to the café now. Don't make a big deal out of it, they might be watching." She murmured.
Ayeka nodded and they walked there together.
They sat down and ordered a quick drink.
"There's something you have to know." Kiyone said. "I don't how long I've got, so shut up and listen. It's the Hunt of the Innocents. Kagato is leading it, he's getting each kid and checking each one to see if they're the ones..shut up and let me talk, okay, ask questions later, we aint got time for this.all these kids are born on the same day. You're kid.Kagato thinks she's really the one, she's the miracle, you haven't got much time-"
Mihoshi caught sight of a group gathering outside and she bolted off, her drink smashing to the floor.
Ayeka chased after her and found the gang after Kiyone. She followed them around until she saw them get into the train station. Ayeka got down there and saw Kiyone sitting down.
"Oh.you're okay." Ayeka said, panting and out of breath.
She walked over to her and placed a reassuring hand on Kiyone's shoulder, only to find Kiyone's head roll off and tumble onto the train tracks.
Ayeka screamed and found a cleanly severed mark right across her the girl's neck.
Then something covered her mouth, she felt sleepy and then dropped unconscious.