(Disclaimer: Ikigami manga belongs solely to Mase Motoro, but Sasuke Mura and the other unknown characters I am writing about belong to me. The story is just based on the plot line of the manga. If this disclaimer is wrong, then please do not sue me.)
KChanDreams: Hello to the people who actually read this. This will be the final updates of the Moon Child. It was fun to write it, but I have to admit that I kind of dislike the ending, so there will be another entry story called Moon Child Childhood Days. It will just tell the tales of other characters that didn't show up in the story. It will have the loveable Momiji first with the reason behind his dream of owning a shop. I hope you like it and please enjoy the last four chapters of the Moon Child. Review if you like.
Chapter 15: Sasuke's Day
Sasuke sat in the kitchen with Riri holding her hand. Sasuke stared at the Ikigami with her name on it.
"Sasuke, I'm sorry about this," said Riri with his voice beginning to crack. Sasuke shook her head.
Tamaki and Yoshiro ran down the stairs in their pajamas with Mrs. Ohtori behind them and ran into the kitchen. Yoshiro and Tamaki saw the Ikigami on the table.
"Sasuke got an Ikigami?"
"No way."
Sasuke looked at Yoshiro and Tamaki and said, "You two should be in bed." Yoshiro slammed his fist on the table and screamed, "How can you be so calm right now, Sasuke? You just got an Ikigami!"
"I know," said Sasuke like it was nothing. Yoshiro clenched his fist.
"Be serious Sasuke. You can't do the same surgery you did on me and the others!" yelled Yoshiro. Mrs. Ohtori, Tamaki, and Riri looked at Yoshiro in shock.
"What surgery?" asked Tamaki. Yoshiro was silent. Sasuke smiled at them and said, "Remember when Yoshiro got an Ikigami?" Mrs. Ohtori and Tamaki nodded.
Riri gasped in realization and said, "That's right, but he didn't die."
"Yoshiro said that he was saved by the Moon Child, but we had no idea what he was talking about," said Tamaki.
Sasuke held a hand to her chest and announced, "I am the Moon Child who saved him." All of them, except for Yoshiro, were shocked by her confession.
"So you were the rumored Moon Child going against the Ikigami system?" asked Riri in disbelief. Sasuke nodded.
"How did you save people from the Ikigami system?"
Sasuke held up her hand as she spoke.
"Ever since my parents died, I learned that when I touched someone I could see inside them. I could see if the body is functioning properly and whether there are bacteria. I could also see what doesn't belong like the Nano pill in the pulmonary artery of the heart. I have absolute pitch as well so I can hear the beating of the heart and how strong the shaking of the pill is before it is ready to rupture. I knock them out using a special serum I made myself and then do the surgery. I do the surgery in a thorough matter, but with speed beyond a normal person. There is no trace of the surgery afterwards because after I stitch up the wounds, it heals up as if it was never there to begin with. That's the secret of how I saved them."
All of them stared at Sasuke in amazement.
"I had no idea that you had all those gifts," said Tamaki in disbelief. Sasuke giggled and said, "I seem to have more, but they have nothing really to do with the surgery."
"A gifted child," muttered Mrs. Ohtori. Yoshiro groaned and said, "Sasuke is a gifted child, but she can't do that type of surgery on herself." All of them looked downhearted at Yoshiro's words.
Sasuke smiled and picked up the Ikigami. She tore it in half for all of them to see and tossed it into the wastebasket of the kitchen.
"I will not die by the Ikigami system," declared Sasuke. Riri shook his head and said, "Tearing up the Ikigami will not change anything." Sasuke approached Riri making him blush. She gave him a peck on the lips and whispered, "Trust in me." Riri gulped and nodded.
Sasuke looked at Tamaki, Yoshiro, and Mrs. Ohtori and said, in a jolly matter, "See you tomorrow." Sasuke gave Riri one last kiss and ran upstairs to her room.
"Why is she so confident that she will live?" asked Mrs. Ohtori. Riri showed a small smile and said, "I don't know, but I trust her words." He wished them farewell and left the house. Yoshiro and Tamaki clenched their fists still worried for Sasuke's safety.
Sasuke sat on her bed in her nightgown looking over the file that was sent with the Ikigami. Sasuke giggled wondering if they had stalked her during her school years. Sasuke heard a knock on her door.
"Come in."
The door opened revealing Tamaki with his hair a mess. Sasuke giggled at the sight of his hair and asked, "Are you all right?" Tamaki shook his head as he smoothed out his hair.
"I'm worried about you, Sasuke," admitted Tamaki. Sasuke smiled at him and gestured him to come to her. Tamaki sat on her bed next to her.
"Is this about the Ikigami?" asked Sasuke. Tamaki nodded.
"How can you be so confident that you won't die? Are you planning to do that miracle surgery on yourself?"
Sasuke shook her head. She held a hand to her chest and said, "That will be impossible."
"So what are you planning on doing?" asked Tamaki in a desperate tone. Sasuke showed a small smile.
"I will just go through tomorrow like any other day."
Tamaki clenched his fist and looked at Sasuke.
"Are you just accepting this because you are finally with your darling 'Lily'?"
Sasuke shook her head and said, "Riri isn't the reason." Tamaki was shaking. He looked at Sasuke seriously and asked, "Then why?" Tamaki pinned Sasuke on her bed making her confused.
"Tamaki?"
Tamaki clenched her shoulders causing her to cringe and said, "Why are you so confident that you will live? Is it because you finally called mom your mom?"
"You heard that?" asked Sasuke with wide eyes. Tamaki nodded.
"I felt guilty when I called you a traitor and was about to go back down to apologize, but then I heard you call her mom and ran back to my room."
Tamaki caressed Sasuke's cheek and asked, "Do you have any idea how I felt hearing you call her that?" Tamaki leaned down and kissed Sasuke on the lips. Sasuke's eyes widen in shock. Tamaki pulled away and nuzzled against her neck.
"I've been in love with you longer than that man, so why him?"
Sasuke snapped out of her shock and pushed Tamaki away causing him to stumble on her bed. Sasuke looked at Tamaki seriously as she sat upright on her bed. Tamaki began to cry asking why repeatedly.
Sasuke suddenly reached out to him and gave him a hug. She pulled him to her chest as he cried. She stroked his head as she spoke.
"I'm sorry that I can't return your feelings, but I do love you and Yoshiro as a brother, so please don't cry. Everything will be all right."
Tamaki hugged Sasuke as he tried to stop his heartbroken tears from falling.
Yoshiro stood outside of Sasuke's door. He heard Sasuke's words to Tamaki and showed a small smile with a tear running down his cheek. He turned away from the door accepting Sasuke's decision.
Sasuke awoke in the morning with Tamaki still hugging her like a small child. Sasuke smiled and then looked at her clock.
6:00 A. M.
According to the Ikigami, she had eighteen hours left to live. Sasuke shook her head and slipped out of her bed to do her morning routine.
When she was done, she went back to her room and shook Tamaki gently.
"Time to wake up, sleepy head."
Tamaki opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Sasuke. He clutched the blankets and said, "If this is a dream then I definitely don't want to wake up." Sasuke giggled assuring him that he wasn't dreaming. Tamaki got up stretching like a cat.
"Going to school?" asked Tamaki. Sasuke nodded as she took her bag.
"You better get dressed and head to school yourself," said Sasuke. Tamaki nodded and added, "You better not be dead when I get home." Sasuke nodded with a smile and ran out of her room.
Sasuke raced downstairs and saw Mrs. Ohtori making breakfast. Sasuke greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. Mrs. Ohtori chuckled wishing her a good morning too.
"Are you in a hurry today?" asked Mrs. Ohtori.
"Not really, but I rather bring the egg sandwich today," replied Sasuke. Mrs. Ohtori nodded as she began to toast some bread.
Yoshiro descended down the stairs in a suit and greeted his mother and Sasuke. Sasuke greeted him back with a bright smile. Yoshiro smiled with a light blush against his cheek. He then approached her and ruffled her hair making her complain.
"You are definitely my cute little sister," declared Yoshiro. Sasuke looked at him in surprise. Yoshiro winked at her causing her to smile brightly and hug him around his waist. Yoshiro hugged her back and then pulled away.
"I better get going," said Yoshiro as he headed toward the door. Mrs. Ohtori glared in his direction and screamed, "What about your breakfast?"
"I'll buy some doughnuts on the way to work," called back Yoshiro and then he was gone. Mrs. Ohtori groaned and said, "Tamaki better eat his breakfast." Sasuke giggled.
Mrs. Ohtori handed Sasuke her egg sandwich and said, "Come back home safely." Sasuke nodded and waved goodbye as she left the house.
Sasuke walked to school nibbling on her egg sandwich. On the way there, she spotted Shiro walking ahead with an egg sandwich hanging from his mouth.
"Shiro!"
Shiro looked back at Sasuke as he bit out of his sandwich.
"Good morning, Sasuke," he greeted. Sasuke greeted him back and asked, "Why are you walking, you usually drive to the institution?" Shiro scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"I just decided to walk today. I mean you walk every day, so why can't I?" stuttered Shiro. Sasuke giggled.
"You have a point," said Sasuke and raced ahead of him. Shiro smirked and dashed after her. He made it to her side and said, "Just because I drive, doesn't mean that I am slow." Sasuke smirked sensing his challenge. Sasuke and Shiro ran down the sidewalk with their sandwiches in hand.
They ran pass the Kawaii Shop, where Nanato was sweeping the steps. He saw them and looked in the direction they ran.
"So much energy early in the morning," Nanato muttered to himself. Momiji peeked out of the shop and said, "Hurry up with the cleaning, Nanato." Nanato nodded and hurried with his cleaning.
They also ran pass a bakery, where Goemon was walking out with his daughter, Ichigo, holding his hand. Ichigo saw Sasuke run pass her and smiled brightly.
"Onee-Chan," cheered Ichigo. Goemon looked down at his daughter in confusion wondering what she was talking about.
Shiro and Sasuke also ran pass Kimi, who was staring at a television screen with Sakura Child singing on the screen through a store window.
They ran pass an alleyway, where Ryoga was collecting some small abandoned puppies from a card board box with a smile upon his face.
They dashed pass a clothes store, where Neo was looking at a ruby colored dress with flushed cheeks. Usagi was also in the store looking at small jewelry that seemed to increase one's luck with love.
They finally reached the institution with Sasuke being the victor. Sasuke smiled brightly and looked down at Shiro, who was gasping for air.
"Victory is mine, so what is my reward?" asked Sasuke filled with triumph. Shiro smirked at her with sweat against his brow.
"Who says you get anything?"
Sasuke giggled and admitted that he was right. Sasuke walked into the institution and said, "See you in class." Shiro nodded still trying to catch his breath.
Sasuke devoured the rest of her sandwich and looked at her watch.
8:00 A. M.
Sasuke sighed and entered the lab area. To her surprise, Jiro was already at their station looking over a patient's file.
"Since when do you wake up early?" asked Sasuke as she set her belongings down on a chair. Jiro looked at her with a smile and said, "I just had this feeling that I should wake up and hurry here and I was right on the mark. This new patient needs surgery because of a tumor in the liver. This gives me a chance to learn more about tumor removal early." Sasuke giggled.
"In other words, because you got here first you get to take care of the patient and not me," stated Sasuke. Jiro nodded and pointed at another patient's file.
"You can try that patient, but he just seems to have some kind of ulcer. He just wants us to recheck it to make sure we aren't wrong."
Sasuke nodded as she took the patient's file. She looked at Jiro, who had excitement all over his face, and smiled.
Jiro really has changed.
Sasuke went through her lab time with Jiro without any complaints. After lab time, Sasuke headed out with a smile on her face.
"Sasuke-Chan?"
Sasuke looked back at Erin, who was running to her, and greeted her. Erin greeted her back and asked, "So how was lab? Did Jiro say anything stupid?" Sasuke shook her head.
"Jiro has really improved and cares about the patient more than about money. I like this new Jiro," said Sasuke happily. Erin smirked and elbowed Sasuke's side playfully.
"Does that mean you finally like Jiro, you are calling him by his first name now?" said Erin in a teasing tone. Sasuke giggled and said, "I do like Jiro, but as a friend." Erin pouted.
"That's boring. If you keep this up, you'll never have a boyfriend."
Sasuke blushed and said, "Actually, I already have a boyfriend." Erin gasped in surprise and began to shake Sasuke in a playful matter.
"Since when? I don't have a boyfriend yet and you just suddenly get one behind my back, how can you do this to me? When did you meet him and who is he?"
Sasuke laughed as she managed to shake Erin off. Sasuke blushed as she spoke.
"We met a long time ago, but just started hanging out about a month or two ago. We became official yesterday."
Erin crossed her arms and asked, "So what is his name?" Before Sasuke could speak, Shiro approached them saying Sasuke's name. Sasuke looked at Shiro with flushed cheeks.
"Don't scare us like that," reprimanded Sasuke. Shiro chuckled and said, "I just wanted to invite you to lunch after class." Sasuke smiled and said, "What if I say no?"
"Then Nanato will cry."
"He's coming too?"
"Nope."
"Then why did you say he will cry?"
"I wanted to tease you."
Sasuke hit Shiro playfully causing him to laugh. Erin watched them feeling left out. She stared at Shiro and realized that he was showing a smile he had never showed before and that smile was directed toward Sasuke. Erin clenched her fist.
"I'm going to head to class, Sasuke," stated Erin as she began to head down the hall. Sasuke looked at Erin and said, "We can go together." Erin shook her head.
"You seem busy, so see you in class," said Erin and left. Sasuke stared at Erin's retreating back wondering what was wrong.
"What's her problem?" asked Shiro in an annoyed tone. Sasuke looked at Shiro and said, "She must be tired. She's usually more chipper." Shiro nodded and then held his hand to Sasuke.
"Do you want to head to class together?" asked Shiro. Sasuke nodded and held his hand. They headed toward the room not noticing the stares they were receiving.
Sasuke sat in her class listening to Kaoru's lesson. Kaoru seemed to be more into his lessons than usual. Sasuke stared down at her watch.
11:00 A. M.
Sasuke entwined her fingers thinking back at the Ikigami and whispered, "I will live."
Around noon, Sasuke gathered her things ready for lunch. She looked toward Erin and asked, "Do you want to go out to lunch? Shiro offered to buy." Erin looked at Sasuke and shook her head.
"I was planning to eat in the cafeteria today," said Erin. Sasuke crossed her arms at Erin.
"What's wrong with you? You seem so down," stated Sasuke. Erin clenched her hand and asked, "Who is your boyfriend?" Sasuke sighed and was ready to answer, but Shiro grabbed her hand and said, "Let's go before lunch period ends." Sasuke nodded and looked back at Erin.
"I'll tell you later," stated Sasuke and left with Shiro. Erin watched them leave with sadden eyes. She also heard some of the students bickering that Shiro and Sasuke seemed closer than usual. Erin clenched her hand so hard that it started to turn blue.
Sasuke and Shiro went to a nearby fast food stand and ordered the same bacon sandwich with a side order of fries and a coke. They sat at an empty table and ate their orders. Sasuke looked at Shiro and asked, "So why did you invite me out this time?"
"No reason," answered Shiro as he tossed a fry into his mouth. Sasuke sighed and said, "I wish Erin-Chan came along."
"I'm surprised that she didn't come. She's always with you," stated Shiro. Sasuke nodded.
"You wanted her to come too?" asked Sasuke. Shiro sighed and said, "She would have made this place too noisy with her child like attitude and then we would have never finished lunch." Sasuke giggled.
"She wouldn't do that," assured Sasuke. Shiro smirked and took a sip from his coke. Sasuke was about to bite out of her sandwich, until she saw Riri approaching the institution with a bouquet of roses in hand. Sasuke placed her sandwich down and waved to Riri calling out his name. Shiro was shocked by her actions.
"What are you doing, Sasuke?" asked Shiro filled with confusion. Riri spotted Sasuke and waved to her with a bright smile. He ran to her calling out her name.
When Riri reached Sasuke, he kissed her on the cheek with a small greeting. Sasuke giggled as she hugged Riri around his neck. Shiro stared at them filled with confusion.
"Who is this guy?" asked Shiro. Sasuke looked at Shiro and smiled.
"How rude of me. This man is Riri Kinomoto, my boyfriend," introduced Sasuke. Shiro was shocked. Sasuke looked back at Riri and introduced Shiro as her classmate and friend. Riri bowed to him, greeting him. Shiro snapped out of his shock and greeted him back.
"So what brings you here?" asked Sasuke. Riri smiled and said, "Well I wanted to tell you the good news of my resignation." Sasuke smiled brightly and congratulated him. Shiro crossed his arms.
"What's so good about a resignation? What was his job?" asked Shiro not amused.
Riri looked at Shiro and said, "I used to work for the Ikigami Industry." Shiro was shocked. Riri then looked at Sasuke and said, "But after meeting Sasuke, I decided to leave that job." Sasuke blushed.
Shiro groaned and asked, "Was that the only reason why you wanted to see Sasuke?" There was annoyance in Shiro's voice. Riri shook his head and held the bouquet of red roses to Sasuke.
"I also came to deliver this to her."
Sasuke took the roses with a bright smile and said, "Thank you, Riri. They're beautiful." Riri nodded. Sasuke smiled down at the roses and said, "It would have been nice to have at least one Lily with this." Riri smiled and said, "There's one, but it is hidden." Sasuke blinked in confusion.
Sasuke searched through the roses and suddenly felt a small box. She pulled it out filled with confusion. She flipped it open and saw a ring with a lily shaped diamond upon it. Sasuke gasped in surprise and looked at Riri. Riri was kneeling on the ground on one knee as he held one hand to her.
"Ever since I first spoke with you, I knew I was in love. Your dedication to your dream, your smile, everything…I want to protect it. As I am now, Sasuke Mura, will you marry me?"
Sasuke stared down at Riri and then smiled with a blush against her cheek. She nodded and placed her hand in his. The people in the fast food stand clapped for them causing them to blush.
Shiro stared at them and smiled, even though he felt like he had lost.
Riri leaned toward her ear and whispered, "Live Sasuke." Sasuke nodded and kissed Riri's cheek.
After lunch and Riri's proposal; Sasuke and Shiro headed back into the institution. Shiro looked at Sasuke, who was hugging the roses and holding the box with the ring in her hand, and asked, "Aren't you going to wear it?" Sasuke nodded and said, "I'll place it on later." Shiro shook his head and took the small box from Sasuke's hold surprising her.
Shiro took the ring out of the box, and grabbed Sasuke's left hand. He slipped the ring on and said, "It is only polite to wear the ring." Sasuke blushed and nodded not noticing that some of the students were staring at them with excited eyes.
Shiro and Sasuke went into the room and sat at their desks. Erin was sitting in her desk and saw Sasuke's roses and ring.
"Where did you get those?" asked Erin excitedly. Sasuke blushed and said, "From my boyfriend…" Sasuke paused and shook her head.
"From my fiancé."
Erin's eyes grew wide. She looked back at Shiro who was blushing and clenched her hand.
Sasuke didn't notice Erin's discomfort as she looked down at her watch.
3:00 P. M.
After class, Sasuke headed toward the park with her bag and roses in hand. Sasuke sat on a nearby bench. She placed her hand against the wood of the bench and spotted the blood stains on it. She remembered saving Yoshiro from the Ikigami with him lying on the bench and smiled.
Who knew that I would be going against the Ikigami System than?
"Onee-Chan!"
Sasuke gasped in surprise and looked at the source of the voice. Ichigo in a daycare uniform was running to her happily. Sasuke smiled at the sight of her and held her arms open to her.
"Ichigo."
Ichigo jumped into Sasuke's arms laughing. Sasuke sat Ichigo on her lap and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Daddy brought me to the park today because I was a good girl," said Ichigo in a chipper voice.
"So your daddy is here too?" asked Sasuke Ichigo nodded. Ichigo and Sasuke suddenly heard running footsteps and looked up only to see Goemon running toward them.
"Kou-San?"
Goemon approached them and said, "Ichigo, don't run off like that. What would I do, if you disappeared?" Ichigo apologized with a bright smile and added, "I just wanted to see Onee-Chan." Goemon looked at Sasuke and gasped in surprise.
"You're that girl," said Goemon in shock. Sasuke nodded and patted Ichigo's head.
"So Ichigo is your daughter?" asked Sasuke. Goemon nodded and asked, "How do you know her?"
"We met by chance on the day I first met you."
Ichigo nodded and added, "She bought mommy a new cake and gave me a cheese cake. It was super yummy." Goemon smiled at his daughter.
"You want to know something. This nice Onee-Chan also gave me strawberry cookies."
Ichigo smiled and looked at Sasuke with bright eyes.
"So those cookies were from you?" asked Ichigo. Sasuke nodded. Ichigo hugged Sasuke thanking her repeatedly. Sasuke smiled as she stroked Ichigo's hair. Sasuke looked at Goemon and said, "It's nice to see you again, Kou-San." Goemon nodded with a smile upon his lips.
"You really saved us, so I hope to see you again…"
"Sasuke Mura," stated Sasuke. Goemon nodded and repeated his words this time with her name. Sasuke spoke with Goemon and Ichigo for a long while until it was 8:00 P. M.
Sasuke wished them farewell and headed back home, which took her a long while.
When she reached the house, Mrs. Ohtori was waiting at the porch. She spotted Sasuke and called out her name. Sasuke waved to her. Sasuke went on the porch and said, "Sorry for the wait." Mrs. Ohtori nodded and led her into the house, where Yoshiro, Tamaki, and Riri were eating at the table. Sasuke blushed when she saw Riri.
"Riri?"
Riri smiled at her and said, "I just came to tell them the good news." Sasuke gave a pout saying, "I wanted to tell them." Riri chuckled.
Mrs. Ohtori smiled at Sasuke and said, "Congratulations Sasuke." Sasuke smiled at Mrs. Ohtori and thanked her. Tamaki placed his fork down and looked at Sasuke.
"I still don't see what you see in this old geezer, but I congratulate you too," stated Tamaki. Yoshiro looked at Sasuke and added, "We're both happy for you, Sasuke." Sasuke smiled brightly at the both of them.
"Thank you, brothers."
Tamaki and Yoshiro smiled at her. Sasuke looked at Riri, who smiled back at her with his glass raised to her, and showed her best smile.
After dinner, they sat at the empty table staring at Sasuke. It was only a few minutes before the designated time of death. The ticking from the clock was torture to Tamaki, Mrs. Ohtori, and Yoshiro. Riri clenched Sasuke's hand and asked, "Will you really live?" Sasuke nodded and looked at Riri.
"Believe in me."
Riri smiled with a blush against his cheek and said, "I believe in you." Sasuke at those words kissed Riri on his lips. At that moment the designated time had finally reached. Sasuke pulled away from Riri's lips with a bright smile upon her lips.
"I told you."
Riri cried tears of joy and hugged Sasuke. Tamaki, Yoshiro, and Mrs. Ohtori were also crying from pure joy. Riri pulled away from her and asked, "How are you alive?" Sasuke placed a hand over her heart.
"It's simple. It was never in me to begin with," stated Sasuke. All of them were shocked.
"Really?"
Sasuke nodded and said, "When I received the Ikigami, I used my Soul's Eye on myself. I saw that there was no trace of a Nano pill in me, so I knew that I wouldn't die."
"So it was a mistake?" asked Mrs. Ohtori. Sasuke nodded. Riri suddenly realized something and said, "Even though it wasn't in you, the Ikigami Industry will suspect that the Moon Child saved you." Sasuke smirked.
"They can believe that," said Sasuke. She knew that tomorrow she was going to be taken to the Ikigami Industry for her miraculous survival of the Nano pill. She just didn't know how much of a change was going to happen.