Forgiveness Is Hard To Ask For
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Yuri wondered what they were going to talk about but Moopey had a feeling it was about them.
"Yuri I know how you missed us when we left that night along with your mother but we never meant to hurt you or Yuna but after I heard what happened to Yuna and Obaa during that terrible storm, I felt sad and depressed and couldn't stop thinking about you.
I was talking with Lilo and the others before we left and they said that it was okay if you wanted to become part of our ohana.
I've a feeling it's what you wanted since we left." Jumba told her.
Moopey saw a look in her eyes as she was thinking.
"But that's not just why you're here, right?
You're here for Moopey, right?" the girl asked as Jumba nodded.
"Ih but I can see you're still thinking about it.
If you decide, we're at your old house." Jumba told her as he left with Kaimi and Leroy but Rueben had stayed behind and had hidden under her blankets.
Moopey then saw Yuri come near the bed as she removed the blankets and smiled finding her alien friend curled up in a ball but looked sad.
"He must be sad about Yuri.
Jumba told me they were close friends when Yuri was younger." Moopey thought as she saw Yuri about to leave.
"Where're you going?" the female experiment whispered.
"To make a friend a sandwich." she replied closing the door softly.
Moopey understood as she watched Rueben sleep.....
Jumba sighed as he along with Kaimi and Leroy were in Yuna's old house. The Quanta Quaglian sighed sadly remembering the fun times they'd had in Okinawa with Yuna and Obaa as tears fell from his eyes. Leroy understood the feeling his creator and estranged father was showing. It was a feeling of sadness and love which he felt about Moopey. Kaimi then saw him hug Jumba.
"It'll be okay.
Yuri's family broken but can be fixed, right?" Leroy told him softly.
Those words shocked Jumba as well as Kaimi.
But they understood as Jumba wiped the tears away.
"You're right Leroy.
We can help her." he said as they waited to see what Yuri would decide.
Reuben's eyes opened as he smelt the smell of a sandwich as Yuri sat beside him on the bed with a plate of toasted sandwiches. He smiled sadly as he ate but Yuri understood he was sad for her because she'd lost those closest to her and was feeling alone. He remembered that he and the others had promised to visit but had been busy with the ohana. He was thinking looking at the framed photo of them on the bedside table.
"Yuri....... I'm...... sorry." he said looking away from her and Moopey.
"What for?
What did you do?" Yuri asked him confused as Moopey knew why.
"F-For leaving you when you still needed me and the others.
I can't get over the fact that........ Yuna is gone!" he said crying.
She understood stroking his golden brown fur.
"Rueben...... it'll be okay.
It wasn't your fault you and the others had to leave.
Your ohana needed you.
But we're still friends after everything that happened." Yuri told him as he calmed down.
Moopey was amazed by that but wondered how she could do that.
"My Mom always calmed me down like this when I was upset like Rueben is right now.
I wish she was here too." Yuri answered but looking at the photo gave her an idea.
"What're you thinking?" Moopey heard Rueben ask seeing Yuri put her photo and stuff in her back pack.
"You'll see.
Let's get out of here." the girl answered as they left the shelter......
The moon and stars had came out in the night sky and Jumba along with Kaimi and Leroy were sitting on the porch of Yuna's old house looking at the night sky but they hadn't eaten anything yet but the two experiments noticed Jumba was very quiet but saw he was thinking or letting his mind wander but he heard soft laughter and gasped seeing somebody appear.
It was Yuna's spirit.
"W-What's going on here?
I thought...." the Quanta Quaglian said shocked as the spirit of his friend smiled.
"I knew you'd return someday but I need you to do me a favour Jumba." Yuna said.
"What..... is it?
Tell me!" Jumba asked softly.
"I need you to look after Yuri for me and Obaa.
Right now she has nobody except for you and the other cousins.
She needs you.
I know you'll take good care of her and love her because that is what she needs right now.
To be part of an ohana that loves her as Obaa and I did.
Promise Jumba, for me?" Yuna explained.
There was silence for a moment especially as Kaimi and Leroy saw Yuri show up along with Rueben and Moopey.
"Mom?" Yuri asked softly approaching as if in a trance.
"Yes honey it's me.
Don't be afraid.
I may be a spirit now but I'm still your mother.
I am always with you in your heart where you'll find me." she told her daughter.
Yuri nodded sadly as tears were in her eyes.
"Jumba promise to take care of Yuri." the Quanta Quaglian said.
"Arigato Jumba.
I will watch over you and Yuri always but for now I must go back to a special place.
We'll see each other again someday." Yuna said fading as they were stunned......
Jumba smiled hugging Yuri gently.
"I decided....... that I want my dream of an ohana again to come true with you and the others.
No way would I waste the rest of my teenage life in a shelter." Yuri said as they laughed.
"Dr J are you...... going to be okay?" Reuben asked Jumba.
"Ih.
For now let us go home before the others get worried about us." he answered as they got into the Big Red Battleship and took off......
"Goodbye Okinawa.
I'll come back someday." Yuri whispered as the ship vanished out of sight.......