Heeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeees chapter 10! This isn't going to be anything special, but there is an important detail in the end of it. I FINALLY managed to get Eva for this chapter! So here she is the beautiful girl who lives and breathes racing, miss Evaaaaaaaa Weeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiii!

Eva: hi, how ya doin'! it's nice to finally meet some of my fans.

Me: so Eva, you wanna do the disclaimer or should I?

Eva: why don't we both do it?

Me: ok.

Together: Maiko does not own Oban Star Racers.

Journey to Nourasia, an After Oban Story

Ch. 10 surprises, good and bad

A day had passed since Eva and friends' "departure". Emimi had decided that she would go back home to Mars. But the Martian would be back soon, for she was only reporting to her family about her welfare. Tokka had gone with her to see if his love's planet was every bit as strange as she was. Mina was currently at Dakka's mansion, spending time with him and getting to know his family. The girl with the purple dyed hair with eyes to match would be back within a Nourasian week.

Eva was left to wander the palace, thinking of what she would have done if prince Aikka hadn't stopped them from boarding Jordan's ship. Eva gave a slight shudder at the thought. oh, the bordom! Eva thoulght. the then thought about the prince. Speaking of his highness, where was he? Eva just shrugged it off, thinking that he was meeting some noble or something.

She then heard the familiar 'keya' that was the prince. The red and black haired girl was by the private training center in the palace. Molly slid the feudal-Japan style doors open. Just enough so that she could see them, but they couldn't see her. What she saw was incredible! The prince and his fencing master, Canaan, were exchanging practice blows in midair! Wooden blades clashed as they made a CACK sound. They landed on opposite sides of the room. The two turned quickly to face each other once more.

Aikka ran towards his fencing master with a practice dagger, but Canaan quickly sidestepped and struck him in the back. Prince Aikka collapsed to the ground. Eva, following her instincts, rushed to his side. "What is the meaning of this?!" exclaimed Canaan. Eva just ignored him and knelt down on the floor. "Aikka are you alright?!" she worried. He got up slowly, in a bit of pain. "Do not worry Eva. I've faced even worse injuries than this. My teacher usually leaves me with scratches on me. That last hit will just leave a slight bruise." He smiled at the thought of Eva worrying for him.

Eva sighed in relief. She had gotten all worked up for nothing. The girl should have known better. The young star racer pilot smiled and just kissed him on the cheek. Canaan, obviously sickened by the sight, left the room. He mumbled a few Nourasian curses as he left the room.

Hours Later

Aikka had received something from Emimi who, popped to Earth, who popped to Nourasia, who popped back to Mars. It was the present from Eva's birthday that she never opened. The present was from Stan and Koji. He also carried a late birthday present for her as well. When he approached Eva's chamber, he had heard singing. "How peculiar," he thought, "it must be that odd device Molly carries on her waist."

But it wasn't, it was Eva herself, singing "Before He Cheats". She heard it on the radio once and now it was stuck in her head.

Molly didn't notice Aikka when he entered. She didn't see him because one, she was singing (quite well actually) and two; she was drawing what looked like a sketch of a family photo. A very odd photo at that. One half of the photo was the Earth team (Rick, Stan, Koji, Jordan, and of course Don Wei) and the other half was of the friends she had met on Alwas and Oban (Rush, Flint, Marcel, Sul, O, not to mention Aikka). She was standing right in the middle of it, her arm around Aikka's shoulder.

Eva was distracted and this was what the young Nourasian had been hoping for since the day she surprised him. He crept in not even trying to be silent. Aikka didn't need to; Nourasians were born light on their feet. Revenge time! The prince thought. He stood right next to her, looked at the drawing, took a quiet, deep breath and exclaimed, "You are quite the artisan!" this was enough to screw up Eva's drawing. She was so startled she scraped the pencil on the picture. She fell out of the stone, beautifully carved stool, landing flat on her back!

"OW! What do ya want?!" she yelled, obviously upset that prince Aikka interrupted her work. "Well then, I suppose you don't want your late celebration gifts." remarked Aikka with a smug grin on his face. By this time Eva was back on her feet. She stood there wide-eyed hoping that her late birthday gifts would be good. The girl with the crimson eyes stared and smiled as the Nourasian with sapphire eyes returned her gin with gifts in hand.

He then extended his left hand, the hand with the present from the two mechanics. She snatched it with all the happiness in the world, or rather, her world. Eva tore the paper off like it was only air. She opened the box within to find a model of a star racer. She was puzzled to see that it was like the whizzing air03 but also like her mother's star racer, the starE2. "Emimi told me that, had you stayed on Earth, you would have received the much larger version of this." Prince Aikka explained to his princess, "It is a combination of your mother's flying contraption and yours from the Great Race." Eva, though disappointed she didn't get this, was still happy to have the small scale model. "So," she wondered, "who's the other gift from?"

"This? This is from me. Had I known it was your birthday on Earth, I would have brought you something earlier." He told the Earth girl. His bright blue eyes sparkled as his princess took the leaf like wrappings. She carefully undid the pieces of leaves, not at all like the way she did with the mechanics gift. It revealed new clothes, made just right for her. But these weren't your average everyday I'm-just-going-to-the-market type clothes, nope; these were Nourasian; handmade from Kucarana silk, clothes that only nobles wore.

Eva was stunned, speechless, and amazed that he had given her these items. Breaking the silence that hung in the air Aikka suggested, "Why don't you try them on? I'll leave you to do so. If you find the task a bit more difficult than it seems I shall call a nursemaid to help you." Molly nodded as the Nourasian left her in her quarters to dress.

Aikka was waiting outside Eva's room when she came out. If it weren't for her pale human complexion, the prince would have thought he was looking at another Nourasian suitor for him! "Good gods! Do my mother's eyes deceive me or do I look upon the goddess of beauty?!" he said. The red on black haired girl blushed lightly as she twirled to give her lover a full view of her.

She wore a tank top like undershirt with an over tunic. Her pants much like her boyfriend's but slightly less baggy and much smaller. The girls over tunic had a trim to reveal a blue royal crest. The stitching on the edge was yellow. The pants were a creamy white with no pattern what-so-ever. Her black boots were stitched with silver swirls that the Nourasians were so fond of. "How do I look?" the ruby eyed girl remarked, curious to know his opinion.

"Like you descended from the heavens themselves!" she had an even heavier blush now. Eva smiled as she strode up to hug him and kiss his neck. Aikka rested his head on hers as he began to (in Earth terms) "French" kiss her. (I won't go into any further details. Trust me it gets juicy but it's something I shouldn't and won't speak of! Not that way you nasty little perverts!)

Meanwhile on Earth

Smoke and fire was everywhere in the surrounding area. The Martian with the reddish-pink hair stood in front of it, shielded from the heat by her force-field. "Aikka's little princess ain't gonna like this." She sighed. Emimi then popped back to Mars to first tell her family of what had happened. She decided to let her friend enjoy a few more days of fun with her prince charming before she dropped the bomb about her father.

Eva: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MY FATHER!!!!!!!!!

Me: calm down. you'll get over it!

Eva: CALM DOWN?!?! YOU MAKE IT SEEM LIKE HE'S- You didn't!

Me: maybe i did maybe i didn't. Remember, it's just a story, it didn't actually happen. besides, your dad's my second favorite torture toy.

Eva: (growls) Quickly! Review this story so we find out what happened to my dad!

Me: but before you do, try to guess my first favorite torture toy. whoever does, gets an Ultimate Prize! Any wish you want, so long as it's in my range. think long and hard; i'll give you a hint, it's a character from the show.