Akemi knew that she should be sad but she couldn't bring herself to be.
"you okay kid?" Tsuki asked, climbing up the ladder that lead to the tower.
"Yeah…hey auntie…is it normal to not feel sad about this? I mean….I want to but I just can't." Akemi stated, pulling her knees against her chest.
"After what he's done to you….I don't blame you. But I think you need to talk to someone." Tsuki stated, taking a seat beside of the teenager sho glared.
"Like a shrink? No way!" Akemi growled, earning a sigh.
"Not exactly. I was thinking about having you go to some of Sailor Ison's therapy sessions and before you bite my head off I don't think you're crazy….Menyani is just really good helping with sorting through emotional things like this." Tsuki stated, earning a glare.
"No offence but I don't want everyone to know that my own fucking dad did that shit to me." Akemi growled, hiding her face in her arms.
"Kemi…Menyani won't judge you. Hell I felt like you about talking to her but she turned into one of my best friends." Tsuki sighed, before leaning over and wrapping her arms around her niece.
"I just don't want you bottling anything up inside okay? At least come talk to me if you start feeling down."
"Auntie...do you think he could have loved me?"
The question hurt Tsuki, she didn't have an answer and she didn't know and she didn't know how to respond.
"I don't know." She admitted softly "I didn't know him…..but I know it's really hard to raise a kid and not have a parents love for them."
Akemi nodded, eyes reflecting the torrent of emotion that was going on inside her head.
They sat for a long time in silence then Akemi began to cry, turning and burying her face against Tsuki who instantly embraced her.
Karunā sat outside the crystal palace on the steps, her eyes trained on the starry sky overhead.
"Tora? Can I ask you a question?" she asked the blonde who was laying in the grass nearby
"Sure, what's up?" he replied, sitting up so that he could face her.
"How do you make someone feel better when they're going through a hard time? I know you were one of the few people that Mom let help her when she was depressed and stuff." Karunā replied, earning a chuckle.
"Well just be there….If they need someone who will listen, do it. If they need someone to cuddle with let them. Tsuki was an introvert and I had to learn to read when it was okay to touch her and when she wanted to be left alone. Akemi though…..wears her….their heart on their sleeve." Tora stated.
Karunā laughed at the blunder.
"I think Akemi doesn't mind being called a girl. She sees that gender isn't that important." She stated, earning a grin.
"It's not but I don't want to seem like a jerk by calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Heaven knows that for the longest time I hurt fisheye because I called her a guy." He retorted.
"Sakana is so pretty…seriously I saw her and Danny at that ball and they looked like something out of a fairy tale." Karunā stated earning a laugh as Tora got to his feet.
"Why don't you try to convince your mothers to drop by my place? I'll fix dinner and you can get to know Menyani and a few others." He stated earning a nod.
"Okay. Oh by the way Tora….I don't have a crush on you. You're just really cool." The red head stated, earning a laugh.
"Kid…I know that. The lot of them jump to conclusions a lot, I am still a tiger remember? I can smell ten times better than a human and you do not smell anything like someone who has a crush." He retorted, ruffling her hair then added
"I'll tell you just like I have Tsuki, I'll be whatever you need no matter what time of night it is."
Karunā laughed as she tried to dodge his hand and then looked up "Tora? Do you think I can start school? Like do you think someone as mutilated as me can fit in?"
Tora glared lightly at her word choice and growled lightly "you are not mutilated. Look, if some dislikes you because of you scars then forget them, they don't even deserve your worry!"
Karunā nodded then before hugging him, only to find herself laughing as he whirled her around.
"Thanks Tora. You're the best!" she stated, kissing him on the cheek, causing him to blush slightly.
"I'm glad my wife don't get jealous." He teased, earning a snort.
"Your wife teases us more than any of the others!" Karunā replied, glancing toward the garden's where Menyani sat with Riku, talking in hushed voices beside the large fountain.
"Hey, she knows I won't cheat on her. Plus you're Suki's kid…..That would be like me dating my own niece!" he laughed, ruffling her hair before adding "it's really late….Maybe you should head inside."
Karunā shook her head at the suggestion.
"Not yet….Akemi's bad mood is effecting Yaten and her emotion powers is effecting everyone in the room." She admitted, earning a nod.
"Well why don't we go for a ride then? I am craving a milkshake and I don't want to pester Makoto at this hour!" Tora stated with a grin.
"Don't you think I should tell them where I'm going?" Karunā asked, earning a smile.
"Nah, Tsuki will telekinetically call you if she wants to know. Come on, I bet you've never been on a motorcycle before." Tora answered.
"So that's why you're afraid of Tsuki….The people said that Eclipse would torture you?" Menyani stated, earning a nod from the small teen.
"She doesn't seem scary though…..She….she didn't yell when I ran into her. She seemed nice." Riku replied, earning a sigh.
"Tsuki may be a bit hateful sometimes but she wouldn't hurt a flea. She hates violence, even if she is a martial artist and a soldier." Menyani stated gently.