Serenay Moon
Special XXII: Little Wish III: Moka's wish
©2002 Kitty Ocean
While Kitt and Mika hurried towards their home, Moka was fast asleep in his room. He didn't notice anyone was in his room, let alone the hand of soft blue painted long nails that was lurching over his head.
"Shall we nibble a bit first?" Yuugao softly whispered.
Tsukiyo shook her head. "No, this one is a goner. First revenge, then fun."
"Sister, can I...?" Yuugao looked with hopeful eyes.
Tsukiyo raised her hand. "This would be your first, wouldn't it be?" Yuugao nodded heavily. "Then be my guest. Make me proud, little sis."
Yuugao had trouble to hold back her enthusiasm, but tried to stay as silent as possible. "Oo, what a sweet dream. I'll take his with pleasure!"
In the hallway, Derak and Zach had finished cleaning up the room. "I don't know why Lady Luna was so angry." Zach mumbled. "All we tried was making some chicken soup. How should I know you shouldn't fry the chicken?"
"Yeah, calling us Poisonous Doctors was a bit too rude." Derak put the last disc of spaghetti in the trash can. "I can't help it I lived on junk food when I was in my gang." Derak walked at the bedroom's door. "Let me check on Moka."
Derak opened the door and entered the dark room. When he clicked on the light in the room, he was very surprised to see two girls. The smallest was hanging over Moka and was holding his head. "What the...?"
"Be gone!" With one wave of her hand, Tsukiyo blasted Derak out of the room.
"Derak!" Zach ran at Derak and looked inside the room. "What the... who are you?!"
"This is none of your business child!" Tsukiyo aimed at Zach. "This boy is ours!" She released her attack.
Zach bashed against the wall next to Zach. Tsukiyo magically closed the door and when Zach tried to open it, it was locked.
"Little pests." Yuugao cursed. "I can't concentrate with them!"
Her big sister nodded. "Don't worry Yuugao, they won't interrupt us any more."
Zach stood before the door. "Who the hell are they?! They can't come in like that!"
At that moment, Mika and Kitt burst in. "Zach!" Kitt yelled.
"Bit busy out here!" Zach aimed his attack at the door. "Zako Y Chosen!"
The door blasted open and Yuugao and Tsukiyo looked up. "It's them!" Kitt yelled when she spotted the Dream Fairies.
"Moka!" Mika yelled and tried to get close. Yuugao blasted them away. Both she and Tsukiyo walked outside the room.
"This boy is rightfully ours!" Yuugao screamed. "Don't mess with us!"
Derak sneaked inside Moka's room and walked at him. Moka looked very pale. "Come on buddy." He whispered. "Nap time is over."
"Leave him alone!" Mika pled. "Moka has done nothing to you."
"Indeed he hasn't." Tsukiyo laughed. "However, we vowed to take revenge on her who locked us up, by taking the life of the one she cares most about."
"Sorry." Yuugao smiled. "He happened to be that one. Tough life isn't it?"
"You will never hurt Moka." Zach stood before the bedroom door (which was burned) and both Kitt and Mika stepped next to him. "We will never let you hurt him."
"He is our friend, and we do anything to protect our friends." Mika added.
Tsukiyo sighed. "Oh sister, what nonsense! You would never give up your life for him."
"I sure would." Mika looked determent.
"Why you..." Yuugao created a ball of energy. "I'll..." But Tsukiyo stopped her.
"No." Tsukiyo corrected. "We promised. The first we would kill was for our revenge."
Yuugao looked a bit sad to her great energy ball. It slowly shrank when she suddenly blasted it at Zach, Mika and Kitt anyway!
With a great blast, Zach, Mika and Kitt were thrown against the wall and felt broken, but alive. "Now, for our revenge..." Tsukiyo walked inside. Suddenly, her face got red with anger. "What the...? In the name of our Empress, where did he go?"
Mika opened her eyes and looked at the bed. It was completely empty. "Moka?" She softly whispered and tried to get up. Tears welled up in her eyes, both from pain and fear.
In a flash of light, the Dream Fairy Sisters vanished.
Not very far away from their home, Derak ran through the bushes. In his arms he was holding a bundle of sheets with Moka in it. He ducked underneath an old bridge and gasped for air. He then took of his sunglasses and looked at Moka.
"Hey, Moka?" He asked and noticed Moka was coming by again. "Hey buddy, welcome to the world of the living."
Softly Moka returned the smile when he noticed he wasn't in bed any more. "What happened?" He softly whispered.
"Actually I don't know." Derak answered with truth in his voice. "Some weird girls wanted to kill you and I just had to do something."
"Wouldn't it be..." Moka coughed for a moment. "...much easier to stop those girls?"
Derak sweated. "I don't know if we could do that. They were really strong."
"Where is Mika?" Moka looked at Derak with a worried face.
Derak avoided his eyes. "I... I saw both her and Kitt coming inside, but I don't know..."
"You left them?!" Moka wanted to jump up but was too weak. "You left them alone?!"
Derak nodded. "Yes, and I would do it again! I heard it before I left. They want you as their first kill." Derak took of his jacket and made some sort of pillow for Moka. "I don't know why, but somehow they want to take revenge and that means killing you. I guess Mika and the others are safe."
"If they hold themselves to that promise..." Moka looked in Derak's eyes and Derak knew Moka was right. Had he made the wrong choice?
In the house, Zach and the others tried to get up. Their bodies were aching everywhere when suddenly a new flash blinded them all again. "Moka?!" All saw Lady Luna searching for Moka. She then spotted Zach and the others. "Where is Moka?"
Zach stood up. Kitt helped Mika get up and Mika started to cry. "We don't know." She cried. "He vanished! He simply vanished!"
"Did they...?" Lady Luna looked with horror on her face.
Kitt shook her head. "Derak is gone too. My guess is..." She then felt her sore bones. "Argh... for Dream Fairies they are quite strong."
"That's why I locked them up!" Lady Luna still looked worried. "I don't know how, but somehow they escaped from their prison. How?"
Kitt spotted the crystal bottle she had taken along lying next to her. Quickly, she shuffled it under the bed. "I have no clue whatsoever." She innocently sweated.
Mika grabbed Lady Luna. "Lady Luna, we have to find Moka! He is sick and in danger!"
Lady Luna looked into Mika's eyes and then took her in her arms. "I know. I'm worried too, my little sprite."
Derak looked around. "How long do I have to stay here?" Moka asked. "This bed isn't very comfortable."
Derak smiled. "I know, but I don't know." He thought Moka was feeling better; he already made jokes again. "But I think you are safe here. I hope those chicks will soon give up looking for you."
"I hope they won't hurt Mika." Moka whispered.
Derak looked at him. "Only Mika? So they can hurt Zach and Kitt as much they want?" He grinned, telling Moka he was only kidding.
"I lived a long time without parents or a brother." Again Moka coughed. "I know that I might not see them again any more." Derak looked at Moka who was looking into the air. "But thinking that I will have to live without Mika... makes me want to die."
Derak was a bit shocked. "You mean..." Derak then laughed. "So, it is true! You guys are going to tie the knot, aren't you?" Derak teased Moka. "When will it be? Am I invited?"
Moka smiled a bit. He couldn't smile more because he still felt sick. "Can I tell you a secret?" He only asked.
Derak nodded. "Sure. I won't tell anyone."
Moka sighed. "Especially Mika!"
Derak nodded again. "Especially Mika." He repeated.
"If you will tell her..." Moka continued. "I'll loose her. I'm sure of it."
"What is the secret?" Derak asked curious. What could it be? He thought about something like that he still wet his bed or something like that. If someone wanted to share secrets like these, most of the time they mend nothing.
"She thinks I'm only a good friend to her." Moka started. "But to me, she is so much more." He laughed a bit. "It sounds crappy, but to me she is everything."
This was something Derak didn't expect. This was serious! "Are you certain? You mean... she is really the one to you?" He asked. What a dumb question!
Moka nodded. "I lost my family not long before I met Mika." Moka went on. "I vowed not to let my heart open again. I wanted to be as the stars. They don't worry about others too. They just shine." Moka swallowed a bit and whipped his forehead. "No feelings, that's what I promised myself. I didn't want to let anyone in any more. If you have no friends, they can't hurt you. But I couldn't keep her out." He looked at Derak. "She just walked right into my heart; I couldn't help it. And now, I don't want her to leave my heart any more."
Derak sighed. "Does she... know this?"
Moka shook his head. "Of course not! If she would know it, she would leave me." Moka rolled to his side, avoiding Derak's face. "I can only wish... pray, that she will one day see me as more than a friend. She's like the family I lost.... I want us to be the family I never had."
Derak swallowed and put on his sunglasses. "Well buddy, if that's your dream, then you shouldn't tell me this, but Mika."
"Just forget it." Moka sighed. "And you promised you wouldn't tell it to anyone."
"I swear!" Derak made the swear sign. "Cross my heart and all that other bull people used to say."
It was silent for a moment. "So..." Moka then said. "Do you have a silly dream like me? Your biggest wish?"
Derak sweated. "Oh, mine isn't as romantic and important as yours." He pushed his sunglasses further on. "Mine is just a load of bull. Nothing important. Hehe." Derak laughed, but there was no reply. "Moka?" Derak looked at Moka. "Moka are you all right?" Suddenly panic caught his heart. "Moka, speak to me!" He shook him a few times. "Buddy, don't do this to me!" Moka stayed silent and Derak hesitated no longer. He grabbed Moka and left his safe hiding spot, only praying he wouldn't encounter those Dream Fairies.
'All my fault,' he only thought, 'it's all my fault!'
The end.