I was walking now the corridor by myself to my room. I was thinking of going to the training room and get some anger off me but I changed my mind. When I was walking all I could do was think about Amy, my sweet loving Amy. I had her at one time but I had to let her go. She's one of the Sailor Scouts so I don't have to talk about them that much. She and I were just made for each other. I just felt so happy and close to her. She was smart, fun to hang out, had a great personality, and was in love with me. We were just so happy to be together, and then he came, Greg. Greg, that name alone burns in my heart and soul. He had a crush on Amy since they were little. And so did her. So I just let her go to him. At least she's happy with him, I thought.
I had opened my door and went to my bed to sit on it. On my bedside were some pictures in frames on a stand. One was when the gang had just been formed when we were beginners. Then there was one with the gang with the Rebel Alliance now the New Republic, when the Empire was finally defeated and the U.D.A. (Universal Dimensional Alliance) was formed. Then there was one with the Sailor Scouts. And in the middle were the gang and the pussycats. And at the very end were Amy and I on my hover board. I picked it up and looked at it for a moment. That was the day that we had first become a couple…
It was a long night. I was tired after having a gig and two battles in one day (liked that didn't happen before!) so I just went to the pier to relax a little. Man, I'm tired. I thought to myself. How do I keep doing this day in and day out? I walked with my head down as I approached the boardwalk. I kept walking across it, looking at the sea and nodded my head as people went by. That's when I saw her. I instantly froze. She was leaning over the guardrail looking over the ocean. She still had on her white short sleeve shirt and short blue skirt that she wears to school on. A wind just blew out of no where and just wrapped around her. It was just like out of a romantic movie. Her light-blue hair was just whipping around her face. Man. I thought. Can it get more tempting than this? Is she really the one for me? I had a thing for her when I first saw here. I sort of really liked her and I could tell that she sort liked me too. She was like the perfect girl for me: smart, beautiful, everything I would want in a woman. But some of the relationships I've been in didn't come to a good ending. What if she doesn't want a relationship with me? I thought. She is pretty into her schoolwork. I jus wanted to leave in the other direction very soon and very fast, but something just stopped me. It was like some force just made me keep going her way. Oh well, I thought and gave up trying to go the other way. Just have to try to not embarrass myself. But before I got a foot away from her, she saw me. She had looked startled by me. It looked liked she was blushing. I stood frozen again looking at her. Out of all my adventures, out of all the things I faced, the villains, even the dark side of the force, out of all the things I've over come, a girl took me down. That is not good for a warrior's reputation. We both stared at each other for a couple of minutes until she got out the first word to break the silence.
"Hi," she said. She still looked like she was blushing. You could tell the uneasiness in her voice.
I managed to say hi back to her but all I could do was look in her eyes. Man, I could just stare into them forever. She had such pretty light blue eyes. I think that what got me in the first place. Come on snap out of it! Just try to talk to her. A voice in my head said. If that doesn't work, I can always run for it.
"I can go if you want me to? I was just walking anyway."
Idiot! It said to me. I knew I had blown it with that remark. But surprisingly she had smile at me.
"No, that's O.K. I need some company anyway," she said.
Thank you, Lord. I thought. I lean against the guardrail next to her and tried to stay cool.
"You girls were pretty good on stage today," I said. "Y'all should be there more often with us. (I forgot to tell you we had a band ever since we had got together. We call our band name Oldstown. That what helps us with the bills for everything)
It was true though; the gang had been late for that gig because my brother and his gang had come to this dimension and started some trouble. (My brother Phillip was mad that he wasn't chosen for the Kids Force so he tried to make his own gang to try to show God that he made the wrong chose of choosing me instead of him.)So we had to take them down real quick on the other side of town while the scouts had started singing for the crowd till we came back.
"Thanks," she said. "You guys are better than us though."
"You know we make a pretty good team," I said. I tried to catch myself up with the last remark I said. "You know as a group and partners and everything."
She was blushing again but, smiled and giggled some more. I couldn't take my eyes off her while she did. I was as if she was the only on this earth I had been searching for. All this time she was here all along. I thought.
"You have a gorgeous smile." I said.
She smiled again at me and looked into my eyes. We were caught up into the moment right then and there. Everything just seemed to stop all around us. We just stood there looking at each others soul for a couple of more minutes. I was just wondering if she was thinking about the same things that I was thinking about her. If she felt the same way I felt.
"So," I said. "What are you doing out here anyway? I thought you'll be sleep like everyone else.''
She stopped looking at me and gotten this startled look on her face, like she just came out of a dream.
"I don't know," she said. "It was like I something was telling me to go out here; some strong feeling deep inside of me. But anyway, I like this place. I come out here just before a test the next day to calm myself. Or just come out here to look at the stars."
She was right too. It was a beautiful starlit night. The moon wasn't out though.
"Yeah, it looks good tonight." I said with some awe. "It's really stunning, just like you."
I don't know to this very day why I said that. It sounded so corny to me even now. I thought that I was going to die, and I was really getting along with her so well with her. But again I was surprised to see her take it so well. She was looking at me as if I had just said the sweetest thing to a girl. It was like she wanted to say something but, didn't want to say it just yet. Then something just popped inside my head. And before I could think of what it was, it came out of my mouth.
"Are you going out with someone?"
That I knew that was the death of me. I was saying things in my mind so dreadful that I couldn't even tell you. The tension in my legs just started to give way. I knew this was when I was going to get the rejection for her. I was waiting on the final blow when she said,
"No, I'm just waiting on the right person to come along."
Just then I had a super charge. Everything just turned beautiful right there. We had our little connection again. Then I just had an idea.
"Do you want to go for a ride?" I asked.
She gave me a startled look. "On what?" she asked cautiously.
I smiled and gave a good whistle. At first nothing came and Amy had given me her startled look again. Then something sliver was coming our way from the night sky. It was my Galactic Hoverboard. It mostly looked like a silver metal skateboard with no wheels and had engine exhausts on the side of it. It came to a stop right in front of me and Amy across from the railing. "Do you like it? I made it myself." I said. I looked to hear an answer, but all I got was a blank face. I could tell she was stunned by it or just frightened. She was looking down on it like it was a wonder.
I jumped over the railing and landed on the Hoverboard. I looked at Amy to see if she was coming or not. "Is it safe?" she asked with a worried face on.
"Safest thing you can be on," I replied. "All you have to do is hold my hand." I extended my hand to her to see it she was going to reach for it. I hope this work. I thought and prayed that she takes it. She looked a little unsure at first but she let out a soft breath and toke it. I helped her over the railing and placed her in the front of me. She was still a little uncomfortable and was a little jumpy. I was thinking maybe this wasn't worth it.
"You still want to go through with this?" I asked.
She lifted her head to the right to look at me. She was still a little scared, but gave a determined "Yes.".
She's so strong, I thought. I gave her a reassuring smile and gave the board a good stomp. The Galactic Hoverboard started to roar and vibrate to life. The exhausts on the sides began to hum with power. Time to do this. I thought. "O.K.," I shouted over her. "Ready?" She gave me a steady nod and gave me a tight squeeze on my hand. I looked at her for a moment and began to go off again. I quickly caught myself and got back focused. "Let's GO!" I shouted.
We turned from the boardwalk and began to go from the shoreline as we skimmed softly over the water. Amy was looking over the side and kept bringing her head back over. "Hang on!" I said as we kicked off the surface of the water. We made a big splash of a wave as we went off to the air. Amy gave a scream as we went to the sky. We swung a hard left and headed back toward the city. Amy was still screaming and then opened her eyes. We were as high as the buildings now, and going higher. She was able to look over the side and not pull her head back this time. "Not bad huh?" I asked.
"Wow, this is unbelievable," she said in amazement. "I never saw the city like this before. It's so stunning."
"I knew you like it up here." I said. "Want to go higher?"
"Yeah"
I made the Hoverboard go up even higher as we went through the clouds together as we saw the stars. We were just staring at the stars when she just laid her head on my chest. It was like I was floating in air right then and there. I managed to summon up enough heart to put my arms around her waist. When I did, she put her own on mine. And that how the night went for us. We were hugged up for the rest of the night, looking at the stars and the sights. We were so tightly hung on each other up there. We didn't say anything but it was like we didn't have to. We had each other fully understood, like we were meant to be. All that night we were so into each other feelings, like we had found another part of each other in the other one. All that night, it was like I was in heaven right then and there with her.
It was late when she finally got home. I was standing on her front porch when I was about to go but she stopped me.
"I had a great time tonight," she said. "Maybe we could do something like that some other time."
"Yeah, maybe," I said. "I was just glad I had you with me."
I looked at her with great passion in my eyes. I could tell she just wanted to have some fun. I waved to her goodbye and started off the porch.
"I really like you!" she said just before I was just about to jump back on my board. It was like I was in midair. My heart stopped pounding, and my muscles went tense. Something in my mind just went insane right then. I turned around slowly to see if she had really said that or if I was either going crazy or being desperate and hearing things.
She stood in front of her door looking at me. You could tell she didn't want to say that so sudden. She was shaking all over. "It's just that you are so cute, and I really felt something that I had never felt before in my life tonight." she said. " I liked you ever since you came here, and tonight I didn't think you felt the way I did till you took my on your Hoverboard. Then I felt that you were the one for me. It was just that I was overwhelmed with feelings up there. Even if you don't feel the same way about me, I just wanted to tell you how I felt about you."
She began to open her door when I grabbed her arm. I looked into her eyes and just gazed into them for a minute. I just saw everything that made me happy all my life, and what will make me happy in the future. I stroked my fingers through her hair and across her face.
"There is nothing in the world that would make me happier than to have you as my girl." I said.
She stared at me and then just wrapped her arms around me. I held her close to me and we just stood there for a couple more minutes. We let go of each other slowly and said good-bye again. I got off her porch and waved to her as she went through her door. I jumped on the Hoverboard and flew away. When I was far enough to be out of eye sight I let out all my happiness.
"Yeeeeesssss!!!" I shouted as I done a 360 back flip off the board while the board did a side winder in the air and landed on the middle of it.
I was doing tricks all that night while I headed back with the gang. But in all my life that was the best night I've ever had……
I placed the picture back on the stand and lay down. That was so long ago, I thought. Things have so much over time. I look out of the window as I saw stars move fast past the ship. Soon we are going to have to stop and choose a course to set. But we still haven't decided on where to go. Maybe they should have their way on this; we all need a break from Tenchi's place anyway. I thought. Instead I just closed my eyes and decided to sleep on it. I was just about to go to sleep when I heard my door open. I knew who it was with opening my eyes or using my Jedi senses.
"You can come in Roz, I not asleep."
She entered slowly and sat on my bedside. I opened my eyes and stood up. I could tell she was worried about what Mo had said earlier. I smiled at her to let her know I was O.K. She smiled back at me and patted me on the back. Then all of a sudden I got worried.
"You didn't kill Mo did you?" I asked her leaning forward, frighten.
"Unfortunately he is still alive," she answered. "Waynehead stopped me but that's not the thing, were all worried about you especially me. We don't want to hurt your feelings, we just want to go and hang out with the scout that's all. What, it's been…."
"Six months, three weeks, and four days since we've been there, I know Roz." I responded. I've been counting the day that I had left the scout's dimension. It hurts my heart each time I see how long it's been since I left Amy for good.
Roz looked ashamed when she said that and looked away from me. I laid my hand on her shoulder to give her some comfort. I didn't want to seem like the bad guy to my own team. I knew it was selfish of me, but I knew I couldn't go there again.
"You're strong D.J, you can face her like anybody else." she said.
"I can't face her Roz, I just can't. It's the way I feel about her," I said. "She makes me feel so real, so great inside. It just that she means so much to me."
I rolled out of bed and picked up the picture of me and Amy again. Roz just sat there looking at me. She was really starting to feel how I felt about Amy for the first time.
"I told you how Amy and I got together didn't I?" I asked. She nodded and kept listening to me. "What I felt up there with her I can't explain, all I can say that it felt so right. Then when I let her go, I sort of lost some of that feeling. I can't lose all of it Roz, I don't know what I would do if I did."
I stood next to the window and laid my head against it. I just couldn't let go of that feeling. It was just so good to have inside of me. Roz got up and rubbed me on my back. She didn't want to say anything to me just yet, she wanted for me to get all the pain out. I knew she did, I wanted to get it all out. A tear came strolling down my face and to my chin.
"It's like every time I see her, I feel pain. I don't want to face it alone." I said.
"But you not going to be alone," she said softly. "You will always have us to come to no matter what happens. You always had been there for us; let us be there for you."
I turned around and hugged her. She embraced it and hugged me back. When she let go her face got back to her normal self.
"So where are we going?" she asked impatiently.
I smiled and was about to say something but got interrupted by the loud speaker.
"Everyone, we coming out of light speed, please come to the bridge now to set a course." Akye's booming voice said out of the intercom.
Roz faced me and look at me with determined confidence in her eyes. "So?" she asked again.
I looked back at her with my game face grin on with new power inside of me.
"Come on, were going to see how the girls are!"