Tokyo Rose & The Princess of Mercury
Chapter 9: Pain & Understanding
Well...I wonder what kind of mayhem will happen in
this chapter. Ok, alot of you know by now I can't
spell for beans. So, don't criticize me for it, k? I
KNOW I need to get better, but leave me alone about
it, k? I don't own SM, k? Thanx to Jade and Kitty Kat.
And, of course WaterSenshi for letting me post my
whacked out stories at her site! LOVE YOU
ALL!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Anderson stood in the doorway of the living room,
snow melting from the heat of his coat. Dr. Mizuno
just stood there, a very irritated look on her face. Mr.
Anderson eyed his daughters. He was not happy that Ami
had not listened to him. He dropped his baggage, which
landed with a thud on the floor. He walked back to the
hallway and Lacy stood and walked to her mother.
"He's not staying here, is he Mom?" Lacy asked. She
loved her father but Ami came first. Because, right
now, Ami was petrified of the man.
Dr. Mizuno shook her head. "I can't just turn him
out," she whispered. "He is your father."
"So?" Lacy asked.
"Don't get an attitude with your mother, Lacy," Mr.
Anderson stated. Lacy just looked at him. "It's not
right."
Someone could light a fire off of Lacy's face, it was so
red. Trying to calm her sister, Ami quickly stood and
walked behind Lacy and held her hand. Mr. Anderson
smirked.
"Well, if it ain't the lesbian of the family," he
stated coldly. "Did you break up with her, Ami?" He
demanded.
Ami was so scared, she couldn't answer. But, Lacy did:
"No she didn't!" Lacy said, almost yelling. She wasn't
about to ruin the best thing Ami had going in her
life. "And you can't do a thing about it." Lacy said
while glaring at her father.
Mr. Anderson stood his ground. "I can disown her!" He
yelled. He refused to back down from his daughter. Lacy smiled oddly and said, "You already did that years
ago, Pop. Try again." Lacy stood tall, despite the
massive headache that was starting to form in her
head. She refused to let Ami get battered by a father
that was never there for her. Dr. Mizuno stood there, waiting for something to
happen. She knew her ex-husband had a bad temper and
could become violent. But, she said nothing as of yet.
Lacy never wanted anyone to fight her battles for her.
Mr. Anderson stood there, fuming. He wanted nothing
more than to set both his daughters straight. "Leave,
Dad. You're not welcome here." Ami said, finally
speaking.
That was it: the straw that broke the camel's back. He
pushed Lacy out of the way and grabbed Ami's collar
and held her in the air. Someone screamed, Lacy
noticed. It was Dr. Mizuno. She tried to get Ami away
from her ex-husband, but couldn't. He hit her and she
went down. Lacy charged him and kicked his back. He
fell, but didn't let go of Ami. Lacy did a roundhouse
kick to the back of her father's head just as he stood
up again. That time, he did let go.
"RUN AMI!" Lacy yelled for the life of her. Her
headache grew more intense as she fought her father.
But, she couldn't let him hurt Ami. Mr. Anderson stood
and charged Lacy. Lacy moved and he hit the wall
instead, knocking himself out.
Ami came back down the stairs. She only went up half
way. That way, if Lacy needed her, she was still there
to help. Dr. Mizuno woke up from where she had fallen.
Her head hit the floor so hard; it knocked her out for
a few minutes. The sight that greeted her was that of
Dr. Anderson on the floor, and Lacy standing over him.
Lacy looked up, her headache worse, and grabbed her
jacket.
"I need to get out of here," she said. She turned to
leave but Ami stopped her.
"No, you can't leave, Lace." She was finally off the
stairs and was stepping over their father.
Lacy's face paled as she looked down at her father. "I
have to go and think a few things out, Ames." She
hung her head as she opened the door. She stepped out
and Ami grabbed her arm.
"I refuse to let you go," she ordered. Ami's face read
not only frustration, but fear for her sister's life.
Lacy's eyes narrowed as she jerked her arm away. "You
can't stop me, Amy." Before Ami could answer, Lacy ran
down the icy stairs and across the street.
Ami ran down in front of her house, watching as Lacy
disappeared into the night. "LACY!!"
(One week later)
Ami walked to the temple with the others. She hadn't
seen Lacy since the night she had disappeared, but
since she was 18, they couldn't do much about it. Ami
hadn't talked much either. Not that she talked much,
anyway. But, now she didn't talk at all. She hadn't
eaten much, either. The temple was still their HQ for meetings and get-
togethers. As Ami sat down on Rei's bed, with Lita
next to her, her mind began to wander. She couldn't
understand why Lacy ran out that night and never came
back. Sighing, Ami leaned over onto Lita's shoulder.
She had so much on her mind right now, it was times
like these she was happy to be ten chapters ahead of
her class.
Lita smiled sadly and put an arm around Ami. The
others said nothing to them. Especially Ami. At least
not about what happened with Lacy and their father. As
it turned out, the night their father showed up, he
had went to a bar first. He was, in fact, worried
about Lacy and her well being. But, he got scared of
being faced with his old life that had ordered one too
many drinks that night. But, he spent a night in jail
anyway.
The meeting continued until six in the evening. The
other girls needed to get home and get ready for
dinner. Lita walked Ami home and kissed her goodnight.
"Good night, Girl Genius," Lita whispered as she
hugged Ami. Ami smiled, even if it was just a little.
"Are you gonna be ok, Ami?" Lita asked, standing
straight again.
Ami shook her head, not knowing the answer herself.
"You know what, Lita? For once, I don't even know."
Ami's eyes watered up. "I can't much more of this,
Lita. I'm so worried and scared for Lacy. What if
she..she...?" Ami couldn't bring herself to say it.
Lita wrapped her arms around Ami again. "It's ok, Ami.
I'm here for you, always." Lita kissed Ami's temple
before letting her go. Lita wanted to ask if she could
stay the night, but thought against it. She didn't
want to push Ami.
Ami squeezed Lita's hand before she went inside. Ami
knew her mother wasn't home. She had to work the graveyard shift tonight. Slowly climbing the stairs, Ami
entered her room and yelled,...
"LACY!" Lacy sat up from her position on Ami's bed and
smiled. Ami just stood in the doorway of her room.
There sat Lacy on her bed, not a scratch on her. She
was alright!
"Hope I didn't scare you too much, Ami." Lacy stood
and walked over to Ami. "I just had to sort a few
things out."
Tears ran down Ami's face as she saw her sister stand
in front of her. She looked and acted healthy: no
signs of tiredness, no sign of headaches, the color
had returned to her face. She looked all better, and
Ami was so grateful she was still alive. "LACY!" Ami
yelled again as she threw herself into Lacy's arms. "I
was so worried I'd never see you again." Ami broke
down in Lacy's arm as Lacy just stood there and
smiled.
After Ami calmed down a bit, Lacy whispered, "Thank
you for understanding, Ami."
Ami looked up at Lacy who was still smiling.
"Understanding what" she asked.
"Just for understanding me." Lacy's smile grew. She
kissed Ami's cheek. "Let's go get some dinner."
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That's it. BYE!!
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Heather "Lita" McCoy
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