Like i said, these characters don't belong to me and blah blah... well, here's the other part... believ it or not, i was actually in tears when i wrote these peices.. I dunno, i guess i just really like being sad... lol oh well, like i said it only gets sadder so you guys prepare to be sad.. Thankyou guys for reviewing my story... you guys are so cool!!
-Where Angels Fear to Tread-
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Nabiki sat there with Akane in her arms, for a couple of hours. Every now and then Akane would jump off her lap and play under the seat, pretending it's her playhouse.
She would also get up and pretend to play tea time with Nabiki.
Nabiki often humored her, because there was nothing else to do.
"Biki- I don't like it here, what are we waiting for?"
Nabiki pretends to sip her imaginary tea.
"Well, 'Kane-chan, we have to sit here and wait for Auntie Fujiko, remember?" She reminded her little sister.
Akane cocked her head to the side, causing her boyish haircut to fall forward. "Oh, yeah, I forgot! But Biki- it's so boring here! There's nothing to do!!"
Nabiki laughed. "HEheh, I know Akane, but we have to be patient... be a good girl for me ok?"
Akane gave her a good nod.
Finally, Nabiki spotted Fujiko coming towards her from the west wing.
She got up from her seat and pointed at Fujiko. "See 'Kane, there's Auntie now. And look!! She's even got some food for us!!"
Akane brightened up at the sound of that.
Fujiko smiled at the two girls and handed Nabiki her tray of food. She still hung onto Akane's much to the little girl's chagrin.
The little girl tugged at Fujiko's skirt. "Auntie!! I'm hungry!"
Fujiko grinned. "It's ok Akane, I'll give you your portion soon."
Nabiki smiled warmly at the older woman. "Fujiko, thank you so much for everything."
Fujiko nodded. "Yes, well, it's really nothing Nabs, here, we should go somewhere and eat this..."
Both girls nodded enthusiastically.
They found a place outside of the hospital. It was a patchy piece of grass by the riverfront.
Nabiki and Fujiko ate together on a nearby bench while Akane sat in the grass.
They sat there and ate a while.
Akane ate her fill and then after she was done, started to tear at the grass.
There was a sakura tree nearby and Akane danced underneath of it while the leaves fell. She was trying to catch them.
Nabiki watched Akane with sisterly tenderness.
Akane....
Fujiko gently touched her arm.
"Nabiki-"
The younger girl turned towards her.
"Fujiko- How bad is it? Mom, Kasumi?"
Fujiko shook her head. "Wow, can't keep anything away from you can I?"
She sighed, her shoulders shook a little. "I- I don't know how to break this to you at all... so- I'll just come out and say it...."
Nabiki could feel her heart pound.
Oh god... I knew it... it's bad...
"You're mother ... she's in critical condition... She and Kasumi we're trying to go back to get you and Akane when the plane crashed... Kasumi pushed your mother out of the way .... And.... "
Nabiki gripped the older womans hand tightly. "No- Fujiko that's enough... "
Nabiki knew, from the tone in Fujiko's voice and the look on her face....
Kasumi was gone.
Kasumi pushed Mom out of the way to save her from the Kamikaze.....
Kasumi- Mom, you guys came back for me an Akane....
You guys....
Kasumi had told her to hold on....
Nabiki said that she would...
and ....
It was her fault....
She dropped her chopstick onto the ground. Her eyes began to tear.
Nabiki remembered the look on Kasumi's frightened face when she let go, and wondered if that was the same look she had when she died.
"And- Mama?" She asked her voice shaking.
Fujiko looked at Nabiki her face was full of compassion. "Biki- your mother, she was in the emergency room for hours... she just got out.... It's bad Biki-chan..."
Nabiki wiped away her tears.
Oh god... It was all her fault.... If she hadn't let go... none of this wouldn't have happened... they would all be here together....
Nabiki sniffed. "Fujiko, how did you know about Mom and Kasumi?"
Fujiko took Nabiki's hand in her own and squeezed. "Biki-chan, your mother told me before going into surgery... she had enough strength to tell me what happened and where to look for you...."
Nabiki wiped her nose on her sleeve. "Auntie, promise me you won't tell 'Kane about this please?"
Fujiko nodded.
Nabiki rubbed her eyes. "Thanks Auntie!"
She hugged the older woman.
Akane being the curious child came over to see what was going on.
She clamored into Nabiki's lap. "Biki, what's wrong Oneechan?"
Nabiki forced herself to smile for Akane's sake.
"Heh, it's nothing Akane... it's just that my eyes sweat a lot sometimes..."
Akane gave her a small smile. "You mean like Daddy? Daddy's eyes sweat a lot too remember?"
Nabiki and Fujiko laughed.
HEheh... that's right. Dad used to cry a lot... but now... she was the one crying... and dad... well he's off at war...
Nabiki had a look of determination on her face.
If Dad could be brave in the face of his enemies, she would be too.
They lost Kasumi, but there was no way they would lose Mom!! She would have to write a telegram to her father and tell him to come back. They really needed him now more than ever!
Fujiko got up and picked Akane's tray.
"Come on you two... we should be going ..."
Nabiki and Akane nodded and got up. Hand in hand they followed Fujiko back to the hospital.
When they got there, Nabiki pulled Fujiko to the side. "Auntie, you think I can go see Mom?"
She nodded. "I think so Nabiki, but you should go see her by yourself... I don't think that Akane should see her in... her condition..."
Nabiki opened her mouth to respond.
Fujiko shook her head. "Don't worry, I'll be here with Akane, she'll be fine... Go see you mother Nabiki..."
Nabiki bowed her head slightly and walked away. She followed Fujiko's directions and made her way to see her mother. She stood in front of the burned victims unit room.
Nabiki swallowed. She didn't want to go in, but she had to. She took a deep breath and walked into the room.
There weren't enough words to describe the horrors she faced as she made her way towards her mother. There were burned bodies everywhere. They were practically piled up against each other.
Nabiki could smell their cooked skin.
It was almost like a bar-b-que in here.
Nabiki felt like throwing up.
If she ever made it through this horrible ordeal, she vowed to never eat meat again.
Finally, she made it to the end.
She looked to her left and saw a lone figure lying in a single cot.
The person was bandaged from head to toe except for the eyes and the lips and the nose. Nabiki could see that there was no skin left on those parts. She started to cry as she read the name template of the bed.
It was her mother.
She fell onto her knees, dizzy.
Mom...
She crawled towards her mother.
Mom....
Nabiki got to the foot of the bed before she passed out.
When she came to, she was lying on her back. There was a light shining in her eyes. She winced and held her hand up. Someone was pulling her to her feet.
"Good, she's not hurt.... I wonder what happened... what is she doing here? She's a kid! Does anyone know her?"
Nabiki still felt woozy.
Oh god... MOM.
Nabiki looked over her shoulder at her mother.
She tore herself away from the people pulling her up.
She crawled over to her mother's bedside.
She took one look at her mother and started to cry. She held her hands over her face.
The doctors and nurses around her stood there and watched her cry.
They let her have her moment of tears.
There was a basket next to her mother. It was filled with the things she had been carrying to the shelter.
Her necklaces and her lovely kimono.
Nabiki grabbed it and hugged it close to her bosom. Her tears fell onto the kimono, and Nabiki didn't think that they would ever stop.
There was a picture in the basket.
It was a family portrait of her, her mother, Kasumi, her father and Akane. They were standing in front of the Dojo, and they all looked so happy...
Nabiki shook her head.
Why? Why did this happen?
Why did this stupid war have to happen?
Why did her Daddy have to go?
Why did Kasumi have to die?
Why did her mother have to be here in this hospital dressed up in those horrible bandages?
Why oh why?
Why did she and Akane have to be alone?
Nabiki didn't know the answers... She wanted to throw her fist in the air.. she wanted to kick yell scream cry... all of the above...
There was a burning ball of hate in her heart..
But who would she hate?
The Americans?
The government for drafting her dad?
God? Who could she hate? Who was to blame?
Nabiki shook her head. There was nothing she could do. Now here she was all alone, and Akane? She would have to take care of Akane now.
She was only 13! What did she know about parenting?!?
The doctors not knowing what to do left Nabiki to her own demise. She was sitting there on the floor next to her mother.
Nabiki realized nothing would ever be the same again.
Even if her father were to come back right now, everything would be different... her, Akane, her mom... if she survived this... everything had changed... and so on that day, Nabiki decided it was time to grow up.
-End-