A Nadesico Fanfic (Akito and Ruri), I don't own them or Nadesico!
My Propose of Living
By Redstar Henry
Plot:
After the Prince of Darkness movie, Akito left the others as we know. The crew thought that he was just leaving for nothing. But as it turns out, there was someone preventing him from returning to his family. Can Ruri help him?
Chapter 3: The moment before the mission
Akito Tenkawa sat on his bed in his quarters with extreme sorrow in his heart.
"Ruri…" he muttered again.
How he longed to be with her again, sure he did love Yurika but after his capture his feelings for Ruri began to emerge in a tremendous rate that could even out run an Aestivalis Aerial Battle Frame. He just wanted to be with her.
A knock on the door caused the Prince of Darkness to turn his attention to the visitor.
The door opened and the visitor caused Akito's eyes opened like plates behind his mask.
It was Admiral Misumaru.
Admiral Misumaru smiled at the boy before he opened his mouth to speak.
"Hello Akito Tenkawa, it has been a while."
Akito turned his head side to side.
"I'm not Akito; Akito Tenkawa was dead for 3 years. I'm just a shadow of himself." replied the Prince of Darkness.
Admiral Misumaru sighed "Akito, I know that you have suffered a lot during those 3 years but you must know that you are still the Akito that I, Ruri, Yurika and the other Nadesico crew know."
"I may have my body, but my soul is dead." replied Akito.
The Admiral just stood in silence.
"The Martian Successors experimented on me which damaged my senses of taste and feeling or worse, part of my humanity." said Akito monotonously.
The Admiral just nodded as he continued to listen to his soon-to-be ex son-in law.
"With my senses damaged, I can taste nothing from my favorite food, smell nothing from the flowers or feel nothing from Yurika's skin. As if like that you are dead but you are cursed to walk on this earth until the time come. I may look alive on the outside but I was dead on the inside."
The Admiral shed a tear after hearing Akito's pain.
"Wow, I never know that you had gone through so much in just 3 years. It normally will need at least 6 years for someone to change like that." said Admiral Misumaru.
"Believe or not, it happened to me and now I must accept it whenever I like it or not." replied Akito.
Both man sat in silence before Admiral Misumaru opened his mouth to speak again.
"Well I come here to talk about your miss…" Akito put a finger at his mouth before the Admiral could get to his subject.
"I am sorry Admiral Misumaru but I will not talk about it. This is not my wish but an order from the top. I have no choice." said Akito.
"And even if I want to talk about, the Chief Commander will know. The reason is I am being watched 24 hours by the cameras in this room. So as you can see, there is no way we could talk about this without alerting the Chief Commander." stated Akito. He then pointed at the ceiling which held at least 4 cameras like a set of eyes on the ceiling.
Admiral Misumaru sighed in defeat.
"Alright, we won't talk about it. I am here to talk about my daughter." said Admiral Misumaru.
"Don't tell me, Yurika divorced me and she is going to marry Jun Aoi." said Akito sadly.
"How did you know?" asked the Admiral in shock.
"Let's just say that the Nadesico-C computer or rather Omoikane had told me all about it." pointed about Akito.
"Omoikane? Isn't that the computer that only Ruri can control it?" asked Admiral Misumaru.
"Let's just say that I and Omoikane also formed a bond after I save it from being brainwashed. Since then Omoikane gave me a laptop to communicate with it. Omoikane also used to watch Gekigengar videos with me back when I was still the Akito the others know." explained Akito Tenkawa.
"Well Omoikane had told me everything about it. I don't need another info source." pointed out Akito.
"One." said the Admiral "According to the invitation of Jun and Yurika's wedding, it will be next week Thursday in the afternoon."
Akito realized something when he heard that the wedding would be going on next Thursday.
"That is the day when my mission begins." pointed out Akito.
Admiral Misumaru gasped.
"Well, I can still visit them in the morning and a brief moment during the wedding but afterwards I need to go to my ship. But during that time I am not allowed to make any contact with them so I must hide in plain sight to see them." stated Akito.
The Admiral nodded before he spoke again.
"Well there is a big tree next to the Church, you can hide there." suggested Admiral Misumaru.
"Thanks for the information Admiral." thanked Akito.
"Akito, I tried everything to convince Yurika from divorcing you, even the crew tried but we are unable to stop her. I am so sorry." said the Admiral in regret.
Akito just held out his hand and shook his head in reply.
"It's not your fault." said Akito "To be honest, I will doubt that anyone can convince her. You did your best but I don't think that anyone can convince Yurika that I still love her with just words. My action of leaving had a great impact on her and so as me."
Admiral Misumaru just bowed his head in response.
"It is her choice and I have no right to stop her. She chooses the path and she will have to face the consequences of her choice. But my case was different from hers. It is much more complicated." explained Akito.
"How complicated?" asked the Admiral.
"Let's talk about it after I finish my mission." replied Akito.
"Agree." said Admiral Misumaru.
"Now please let me get some rest, I really need it." pleaded Akito.
"Ok, see you around Akito." replied the Admiral.
Akito saluted to the Admiral while the Admiral also saluted to him.
Admiral Misumaru closed the door before Akito fell onto his bed and started to cry behind his mask.
His once beloved family was broken, again.
Seven Days Later:
Akito Tenkawa's watch beeped. It was 8:30 in the morning and today was Yurika and Jun's wedding and also the start of the "Long March" Operation.
Akito sighed as his boson jumped to the church where the wedding was holding.
Admiral Misumaru was standing outside of the church while the other guests were arriving.
Some people had asked him why he was standing near the big tree next to the church; he just replied to them that he just wanted to enjoy some sunshine.
However, his true reason is to wait for Akito Tenkawa.
As if reply, Akito materialized right next to him.
"Good morning Tenkawa." whispered Admiral Misumaru.
Akito just nodded in reply, after all speaking too much will attract too much attention.
"Do as I say and stand behind this tree, you can see the hall from here. You should be able to hide from them by there." said the Admiral.
Again, Akito nodded.
"Well I got to go now; the others are waiting for me. Good luck on your mission. See you soon Akito." Admiral Misumaru whispered to Akito while waving his hand and he walked into the Church.
Akito just sighed as he stood behind the tree to watch the wedding of his ex-wife and Jun Aoi.
Ruri Hoshino sat the bride's (Yurika's) side with Yukina, Minato, Miss. Howmei, Megumi, Ryoko, Hikaru, Izumi, Miss Won and Inez. For them, the wedding was not for them, unlike the happy one on Akito and Yurika's wedding 3 years ago. Ryoko cursed Akito for breaking their relationship but Minato defended Akito.
Admiral Misumaru sat at the groom's (Jun's) side with Hari, Seiya, Akatsuki, Saburota, some UESF and Jovian officers, Goat Horry, Mr. Prospector and Seiya's male children. To Admiral Misumaru and Hari, they were also against Yurika for marrying Jun. The Admiral didn't approve of this because marrying Jun would mean cheating on Akito which could further damage the heart-broken boy.
The bell rang and then from the door came Yurika in a white dress and Jun in his wedding suit. Both look gorgeous but to Ruri, Admiral Misumaru and Hari, they were disgusted.
Both walked up to the center of the church, the priest was standing there. The Admiral managed to fake a smile to Yurika while Ruri remained emotionless as usual.
Akito watched from the tree, the tree managed to hide him from everyone's view.
He managed to suppress the urge to shed his tears for long.
But he soon doubted that he can hold out for so long.
Ruri Hoshino watched as Yurika and Jun said their "I do" s while she tried to remember the time when Akito and Yurika said them instead but so far without any success.
Ruri Hoshino almost cried at the thought of her family being broke up because of Akito's leaving and Yurika's marriage to Jun.
"Akito…" muttered Ruri sadly.
In fact, even Hari had discovered the fact that Ruri had buried it inside her for so long.
And Hari couldn't even believe his eyes by this fact.
Hari and Admiral Misumaru looked over at Ruri after she muttered Akito's name. Hari sighed which caused Admiral Misumaru raised an eyebrow in question.
"What are you sighing about, Hari-kun?" asked Admiral Misumaru in question.
"Admiral Misumaru, I sighing about Ruri's feelings. During the time at the Nadesico-C, I found out that Ruri had certain feelings for someone. A person, who once saved Omoikane, protected her when needed and gave her a family after the Jovian War. A person who is not present at this wedding."
Admiral Misumaru began to put the clues together: this person had once saved Omoikane, protected her when needed, he gave her a family and this person is not at the wedding. Who could it be?
Suddenly, Admiral Misumaru came up with an answer that had shocked him.
Akito Tenkawa.
"The person, is it Akito?" asked Admiral Misumaru quietly.
Hari nodded.
"Yes the dark cape man had unknowingly captured her heart. I think that she started to fall for Akito about the time when Akito defended a bunch of mad cooks from Peaceland, hr took up the beating quite badly but he didn't complain so I could guess that at the time her feelings for Akito began to emerge though I know that she didn't show it at the time when she was still on the original Nadesico."
The Admiral just sat in silence.
"So, Ruri had feelings for Akito, which is why she is very hurt that how much he had changed after 3 years, right?" asked Admiral Misumaru.
Hari nodded again.
"Even though that many original crewmembers of the Nadesico were hurt by Akito's change, Ruri is the one that had been hurt the most." pointed out Hari.
The Admiral looked at the bride's side and saw that a girl was a bit sad when Jun and Yurika began to place their rings into their hands.
"Well looks like Yukina isn't too happy about this wedding too." said Admiral Misumaru.
"I know the reason." said Seiya who turned his head to Admiral Misumaru "She had feelings for Jun but Jun instead had his heart on Yurika. Too bad for her."
Admiral Misumaru and Hari sighed.
"This wedding was not a happy one." they both agreed.
Akito had heard everything even though he was at the outside.
So Ruri had feelings for him, Hari was a bit unhappy that he had no mate and Yukina was not happy about Jun marrying Yurika.
He sighed, he could not see Ruri until he complete the mission and get away from the corrupted Chief Commander.
Suddenly, he had a plan about how to get 2 people together.
Akito smiled as he thought about his plan.
"Hari, you don't need to be sad, I could send you a potential life mate for you and that girl is Yukina."
Ruri Hoshino excused herself to get away from seeing Yurika and Jun kissing. She walked dangerously close to the tree where Akito was hiding.
Akito knew this and then he stood firmly.
Ruri then walked around the tree and then she gasped at the person she saw.
In front of her was no other that Akito Tenkawa himself.
Akito longed to see her but the beep on his watch signaled him that it is time to go.
Akito smiled at Ruri sadly as he boson jumped to his ship.
Ruri just stood there in silence.
Next Chapter: The Long March Begin