Great news! no, not the fact that i actually updated. I tried out for my intermiediate acting class! I don't know if i got in or not, but i could tell they were impressed with me! I'm sure you people don't really care but it means a lot to me, ACTING IS MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! other than reading, writting and art. anywaaaaaays, domo arigato sangofananime and xYuna for reviewing. you guys are awesome! and good luck sangofananime with drawing Emimi! y'all here that, my most constant reader is drawing one of my characters! i'll let you guys know when she's done with it. ON WITH THE DISCLAIMER!!!!! DUH-DUDAH DUUUUUHHHH!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: if i owned Oban Star Racers, Aikka would have told Molly that he loved her a loooooooooong time ago. and Don Wei would have been wearing a pink turtleneck sweater with a floral print apron!

Journey to Nourasia, an After Oban Story

Ch. 7 Uh-oh

Summer time was upon Nourasia. It was one of those days where it made you want to stop what you were doing and just relax. the common people outside the palace lay upon their rice-mats, merchants fell asleep behind their carts of goods. Aikka, Eva, Tokka, Emimi, Dakka, and Mina were going to Lake Itatchima which meant "vast water" in Nourasian. Since the girls were here, the prince's parents gave him the leisure of spending time with them. He would otherwise be studying or practicing his katas, which were fighting techniques.

They walked a few miles to get to the lake. When they saw the lake, the girls were speechless. Before them lay a beautiful, sparkling blue lake, surrounded by alien trees. The landscape was absolutely breathtaking! Even the boys, who had been to the lake many times, were astonished by the scene.

They heard a splash and shortly after, the whole group got wet! They heard the fiendish laugh of Tokka. He was already in the water. "Tokka! I'm gonna get you!" Eva shouted. She took her clothes off to reveal a two piece bikini. The girl with the tattooed face jumped on a rock and leaped into the lagoon! Everyone else followed suit. They all laughed and screamed with delight as they had a "splash war". "I don't usually enjoy the idea of a war, but this is just pure pleasure!" Aikka laughed. He felt a huge wave come up from behind him. The prince was soaked! He heard the girls say together, "looks like the prince of Nourasia is all washed up!" they screamed. The boys gathered a bunch of water in a force field and dumped it on the female trio. Magic was common on Nourasia but very few used it for they had no reason to.

As Eva got out of the water to retrieve something from her bag, Aikka watched amazed at how sleek Molly's body was. (Maiko: it's really awkward for me to describe another girls body when in a bikini. so i'm not gonna do that.) He blushed and turned his head the other way. Eva rummaged through her duffel bag, looking for something. she smiled with satisfaction as she pulled out a camera. "alright everyone, group up! I'm gonna take a picture!" they all gathered around in the middle of the lake and smiled. Mina held up a peace sign, Aikka put his arms around Dakka and Tokka's shoulders, and Emimi kissed Tokka's cheek as Eva took the picture. After the photo, she dived back into the water.

Shortly after Aikka took her to a shaded spot covered by what looked to her, palm leaves. The cries of joy and summer delight grew further and further away.

"I love you Molly." Aikka said gently.

"You don't have to tell me. I already know, you kissed me, remember?"

"I just wanted to be sure you feel the same."

"If you're not convinced then maybe this will help." She placed her hands on his tanned cheeks and kissed him. As she did, a dark croc-like shadow swam up. The animal grabbed her by the ankle and dragged her down! She screamed! A thick red liquid rose to the surface. Prince Aikka leaped under the water. He searched the murky depths until he saw two figures. the prince pulled out his dagger and struggled to strike the beast! Finally, prince Aikka stabbed the animal in the head! It released Eva and swam away in pain; a trail of blood behind it.

Aikka grabbed Eva's sinking form, hoping that she was only fainted. He would have heart failure if she was anything passed that. Aikka shot to the surface gasping for air. Molly's body lay limp in his arms. "Molly please stay with me!" he shouted as he swam for the bank. the others saw the him walking up to the shore.

Everyone shouted all at once and he laid her down. The shouts were stopping Aikka from concentrating. He waved his hand as though to wave off the cries of concern. He closed his eyes and slowly healed the area where Eva was injured, her ankle. She still didn't wake up. "Do you know what C.P.R is Aikka?" asked Mina. He shook his head no. "It's an easy way to remove water from someone's lungs." She said.

That gave him an idea. He once again closed his eyes and focused on removing the water within the human girl. He extended his hand over her mouth and made a "duck's bill" with his hand, circled around her mouth and pulled up. A bubble of water streamed out Eva's mouth. She coughed and slowly opened her eyes. Aikka opened his as well. "Eva, are you all right?!" Everyone was shocked to hear that he had called Eva by her real name. "You called me Eva!" she cried weakly, her voice still a bit crackly. The young Nourasian grasped his lover. He was grieved. "I guess I did."

"What was that thing?!" cried Emimi.

"'twas a rocodan. It is similar to your Earthen crocodile." Replied Dakka.

"They usually migrate upriver during this time. It must have been a straggler." Said Tokka.

"Maybe, but we shouldn't take that risk, lets go home." Mina said back.

"Agreed!" they all said together. Aikka carried Eva in his arms as they all walked back to the palace.

Hours later

"Prince Aikka what were you thinking?!" King Naabu raved, "You could have been killed!" he paced back and forth in front of prince Aikka.

"Father, I was doing what I thought best! isn't that what you taught me?!"

"You were being foolish my son!"

"Tell me, if you were in the same situation as I, would you not have done the same for mother, your beloved wife?!" Naabu stopped his pacing and stood very still. His mouth slightly agape. "yes...I would" the king said, barely an audible whisper. though Nourasians pride on having impeccable hearing, Aikka didn't hear it at all.

Naabu shouted, "Enough! I shall let you go for this one act, but should you do another dangerous attempt, so help me I will send that girl and her friends back to whence they came! Now, go to your room and back to your studies." The prince huffed and stomped off to his room.

once in his room, the prince slammed the door behind him. he made a fist and side-hammered it to the wall. "Why must i be treated like a person who does not know how to take care of himself?!" Aikka walked over to his over sized bed and fell face first into the pillows. Soon, sleep overcomed his body.

Oh, the drama! looks like Eva's getting on the kings last nerve! And Aikka's gonna start calling Molly Eva! in the next chapter, some hidden secrets will be revealed and ummm, Aikka's parents aren't going to be happy about something! REVIEW NOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please.