Chapter 108: The Last Day Of Peace
After the battle with Wish, and the Emperor, Ocean Empress had been quick to take her kids back home. They had all gone straight to bed, wanting nothing more than to sleep off the waves of exhaustion that had been built up from all the fighting.
Eventually, though, the sun rose on a new day, and it was time to get out of bed, but she didn't. With everything that had happened, she decided it was best to just take a day off and relax. Fisherman could handle anything that would come Lillian's way. So River Sini did nothing for a full day. She just rested and slept. It wasn't just because she was exhausted. That was part of it for sure, but there was something else as well.
A small spark of anger that hadn't faded. One that had been generated after her last talk with a certain man who had reddish brown hair. It wasn't until the very next day that she finally managed to force herself out of bed.
The robots cleaned her up and dressed her, and River made her way out of her room. She had been trying to think of what to say and what to do for a while now, and she finally settled on something. She knocked on the door to Sky's room.
There was quiet shuffling, and then the door slowly opened. River stared down into Sky's eyes, and Sky stared directly back at her. Her daughter, her beautiful child, could see once more.
"Mom-" Sky was cut off and let out a squeakish eep when she was suddenly pulled in close for a bone-crushing hug.
"I forgot how beautiful your eyes were," River whispered to her daughter.
Sky froze for a moment before gently hugging her mother back. "Yeah. To tell you the truth it's a little weird being able to see again. I had almost forgotten what it was really like."
River gently kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Sorry it took me so long to come to speak with you."
Sky shook her head and pulled away from her mom. "No, I get it. You've been busy. I mean the Emperor is..." Sky stopped talking and made a face. "My dad..."
"He's not your dad." River shook her head and placed a hand on her daughter's shoulder. "That bastard can go fuck himself. I'm not going to let him near you ever again. Also... I wasn't doing anything important. I slept in all day yesterday." River admitted with a sly grin. "Guess I was more exhausted than I thought."