Forgiveness Is Hard To Ask
A/N Here's the next chapter.
Mahalo to my reviewers for their reviews.
Also Stitch8000 gave me a great idea in a review.
Jumba was still awake as the Big Red Battleship was on a course for Kauai on Earth but sighed seeing Yuri and the others sleeping peacefully but his mind was flooded with thoughts but also memories of being in Okinawa as he was drinking warm milk.
"Dr J can't sleep huh?" he heard Rueben say as the Quanta Quaglian was surprised that the golden brown experiment was still up but eating a sandwich creation of his. He'd made it because he couldn't sleep and was thinking about Yuri but surprised after seeing Yuna's spirit and amazed that Jumba had promised her he'd look after Yuri since sometimes he didn't seem like the fatherly type but the Quanta Quaglian was learning how to be a father.
"Ih 625 I couldn't sleep.
Nobody ever trust Jumba before.
Worried about Yuri." he answered as Rueben nodded understandingly.
He too hadn't been sleeping well that night because of remembering the time he'd spent with Yuri when he and Kaikoo were in Okinawa but felt sad for Yuri but was glad she'd decided to come with them but hoped that the others would welcome her into the ohana but he smiled sadly seeing Moopey asleep by Leroy's side. He knew that those two cared about each other but hid it from others but he hoped that they would show them their feelings.
He heard Yuri whimper in her sleep as he lay beside her.
He saw her eyes open slowly with sadness in them.
"Were you dreaming about your Mom?
You know she cares about you a lot, right?" he said as she nodded.
"Yes I was.
But maybe the ohana will like me but I'm glad you guys came back.
After you left, I was sad but I never stopped thinking and dreaming about you and even wished on stars and the Spiritual Stone that you guys would return and I guess my wish came true." Yuri told him feeling good as he hugged her like old times.
They then fell asleep instantly.
Jumba smiled at that.
Lilo woke up as the sun rose but saw her fluffly blue alien husband was still asleep and decided not to wake him up yet because he was cranky when not getting a lot of sleep but was sitting on the hammock on the porch thinking as the early morning breeze blew through her long raven hair but her thoughts were broken hearing the Big Red Battleship's horn as it landed outside the house as she ran towards it as the door opened and Jumba along with Moopey, Kaimi with Leroy walking while leaning on him gently but gasped seeing Yuri walking with Rueben out of the ship but she seemed sad but hid it with a smile on her face.
"Aloha I'm so glad you're back!
But why is Yuri with you?
Won't Yuna be sad?" the woman asked Jumba but the Quanta Quaglian was sad hearing that but decided to wait until they were alone before telling her but knew she would understand what Yuri was going through right now.
"Go into the house.
I'll be there in a while.
I..... just want to talk to Lilo okay?" he told them as they went inside.
Lilo wondered what Jumba wanted to talk to her about but had a feeling it was about Yuri.
Reuben saw Brianna enter the room.
"Daddy I missed you!
Mommy said you went with Uncle J to help Leroy find Moopey." the young experiment said tickling him.
Yuri smiled as she watched that but Brianna was scared yet curious about her.
"Don't worry.
She's a friend of mine.
Her name is Yuri." Reuben told his daughter.
The young experiment stared at her.
"Yuri......." she murmured softly.
But he hoped that she would grow to become part of the family as time went on.
"Yuri has no ohana left?
That's so sad.
Why?" Lilo asked Jumba as he had began explaining Yuri's situation to her as they were sitting on the hammock on the porch.
"Yuna and Obaa passed away in the midst of a storm and Yuri had no other living relatives so they put her in a shelter. For a while now since we left Okinawa last time, Yuri and I have been writing to each other but when she told me what happened, I felt so sad and depressed for her. That was part of the reason I went there with Leroy, Kaimi and Rueben to find her and bring her back here so she could become part of our ohana." the Quanta Quaglian explained to her but there was silence for a while.
She knew how losing those closest to you felt after her parents were killed in a car crash during a storm and she felt that she could relate to how Yuri was feeling right now but wanted to help her make life better for herself the way Stitch had when she'd found him that fateful day in the animal shelter.
But it made her think of her own parents.
The anniversary of that terrible night was in a few day's time and Jumba knew how she got on that day.
"Maybe you should help Yuri since you can understand how it feels to lose somebody you care about but how finding a friend and those who care about you can turn things around.
I'd better go inside.
Evil genius hungry after trip." he told her getting off the hammock and going back into the house......
Lilo remained on the hammock thinking.
"Uncle Jumba's right.
Maybe it would help." she thought.
Rueben noticed that Leroy was being nervous as he sat on the couch in the living room as Moopey was watching TV while sitting on the rug. The golden brown sandwich making experiment noticed Leroy acted weird around Moopey and smiled evilly knowing why.
"Somebody has a crush on Moopey huh cuz?" he said with a smirk.
Leroy froze hearing that.
"Naga...... we just friends!" he said but was blushing at that.
"I know you like her so why haven't you told her yet how you feel?" he said as Leroy sighed.
"I want to but I'm..... afraid." he answered.
Rueben was surprised to hear that the great and powerful Leroy was afraid of a female experiment but he knew some experiments were afraid and agitated by Angel.
"Why're you afraid Leroy?" Rueben asked curiously.
"Because Leroy afraid of hurting her or making her ill with Quanta virus.
Jumba say it can infect other experiments." the male experiment told him.
"Yeah those who have weak immune systems but Moopey's part ghost so it won't make her ill." he told him.
Leroy nodded as he understood.
"Yeah you're right.
Maybe I should try." Leroy said seeing Rueben go into the kitchen.
He heard Jumba crying a little as he went into the Big Red Battleship.
Naia was getting remarried to somebody on Turo and he'd gotten an e-mail about it.
"Poor Dr J.
Naia doesn't deserve him." he thought eating a sandwich but left one beside Jumba as he left.