We All Fall...
Chapter 1: Better Tomorrow
Disclaimer - I don't own Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi does and I'm sure glad of it.
A flurry of paper flew across the room, the pages fluttering as the calendar hit the wall and violently fell to the floor. Thirty six days had passed and thirty six boxes were crossed out on her paper calendar. That's two pages that were marked off in red, five and a half weeks used up, 864 hours wasted away…and for what? For a no show, no call, no fucking anything; for millions of broken promises, hundreds of broken dreams and one broken heart.
Tears slowly streamed down, dripping on the robe and forming dark blots all over the white material. A heavy gasp was all she could manage to keep herself from breaking down as she felt her heart fall into pieces. She should have known…she did know. After all, wasn't their love eternal?
The raven haired miko fell back, hitting the wall, her mind in turmoil as she attempted to get her emotions in order. She inhaled deeply, her eyes tightly shut and her body shaking vigorously as attempted to stand on her own.
"Rei?" a soft voice broke through her concentration.
Rei stood straight, her body rigid and her lavender eyes glaring into parallel blue ones. Her fist tightened at her side and the miko swallowed hard as she waited for the inevitable question that was coming.
"She didn't come did she?" Minako sighed.
'No shit.'
"She did, can't you see her standing right here next to me," Rei growled out, pointing to the air next to her with cocky smirk gracing her face, "In fact, she thinks you should fuck off and go be somewhere other than here and I really agree!"
Minako pouted, crossing her arms in front of her chest and swiftly stepping into the miko's bedroom and sliding the door shut. "No reason to be mean Rei-chan," the senshi of love sighed and continued forward towards her friend, "did she call?" she asked carefully, not wanting to pry too much with the guarded fire senshi.
When Rei shook her head, Minako sighed again, her eyes taking in what this was doing to her Rei-chan.
'Mine…' Minako shook her head gently 'She's anything but mine. Ugh, not now Mina, focus!'
"I'm sure she had something really important that came up, you know Usagi, she would never break her promises, and especially not when it concerns you Rei." Minako stood directly in front of the miko and gasped as she saw tears shining in the lavender eyes. "Oh Rei she-"
"Their love is eternal Mina," she whispered as she leaned forward into a hug, "Eternal. Do you know what that means Minako? That means forever. That means until the end of time, until every thing is gone and faded, until we're gone and faded."
A sob erupted from the miko's body and for the first time she realized how lonely it would be. How alone she was going to be for the years that were her destiny to live without her love to comfort her, to hold her, to cherish her. How dim her days would become as she withered away into nothingness. Why would anyone be cursed to such a cruel and dark fate?
The senshi of love held the miko, their bodies sliding to the floor as she attempted to comfort her with soft whispers and gentle rubs on her back.
"Tomorrow will be better Rei-chan" she gently whispered.
Rei laughed bitterly, pulling away from Minako and looking her in the eye, "No actually, I'm pretty sure tomorrow will be a lot worse."
A small smile graced the blonde's lips as she playfully shoved the raven haired girl back. "You're such a pessimist. I'm starting to think the only reason your premonitions come true is because they are bad things that are happening. Any one can predict that something bad is going to happen when youma are around! Even I can do that!" the blue eyed girl exclaimed, winking at the scoffing senshi opposite her.
"I'll have you know Mina-chan, that it takes hard work to predict doom and disaster! I mean look at those bums on the street holding up signs that the world is ending! They never get it right, but I on the other hand, am batting 100!" the fire senshi drawled out, her head turned up in triumph and her eyes closed adding more drama to the already dramatic exaggeration.
Minako put her hands on her mouth, trying to hold in her laughter as her friend made a fool of herself, but it was a losing battle. Her laughter resonated through the walls, and it was soon joined in by another. The senshi looked at each other and smiled. As quickly as the smiles graced their lips, they disappeared.
"Thank you."
"It's no problem Rei. You're my best friend," Minako placed her hand on Rei's cheek gently cupping her face and watched sadly as the other girl's eyes widened slightly "I would do anything for you. I love you."
Rei suddenly gasped desperately for air, her lungs constricting in her chest, and her eyes burned with a living nightmare she knew in her heart she could not escape.
Two figures stared each other down, standing in the middle of an empty street, surrounded by countless of buildings. All the tall structures stood with their lights out, seemingly waiting.
'I love you!' a crisp voice cut into the air 'don't you understand that!? I would give up my life for you, cut my wrists and watch them bleed for you, you stupid bitch! I would end the whole world; kill anyone that stands in my way, even if it includes you because I love you that much.'
'Don't YOU understand?' the second voice returned full of sorrow 'that isn't love, that's an obsession, a foolish and dangerous obsession.' The second figure inhaled and stepped forward with conviction. The buildings trembled. 'You can't claim to love me, to sacrifice everything for me, not if you're not willing to let me be happy!'
'I do want you happy…with me. And if it's not with me…' hysterical laughter finished the sentence followed by a hollowed silence and a high pitched chant.
The earth will shake with fear and fury,
The moon will crack from its own sorrow,
The rivers will flow with the blood of the innocents
And there will be no tomorrow.
The second figured stepped forward once more, standing tall and head high 'If you love me, you will stop this mad-'
The red fires will burn with an unprecedented rage,
The essence of love will wither,
The lights of the sky will dim to dark
And the end of the world will come hither.
'Well lover, that's my cue.' Massive energy formed around the hands being held up high in the air and pulsed rapidly, growing at an exponential rate. The darkness looked up. The buildings began to crumble.
'Give us a kiss.'
And then the globe of energy crashed down.
Rei sucked in a deep ragged breath as she finally felt the pressure in her lungs ease. Her panicked lavender eyes met Minako and she gasped another gulp of air. The sweat that had formed on her brow slid down her face and her arms shook as the vice grip she had on Minako got tighter.
"Rei, what is it? What's going on?" The senshi of love fervently asked, worried about the girl she had just spent the last five minutes shaking.
"REI!" she shouted, finally getting the miko's attention.
"101."
"What? 101? Wait what do you mean 101?" Minako asked urgently. She put her hands on the fire senshi's shoulder and shook gently once more.
The miko grimaced at Minako's actions, shaking her head slightly and slumping forward. Rei had passed out.
A/N
So this is an idea that has been floating around in my head and that I actually managed to get down into words. I have a rough idea of where this fic is headed and I plan to keep it as short as possible, but with plenty of intense moments.
I know this chapter doesnt seem like it had much movement... err well it doesnt, and the cliched poem chants (i just find cliched chants scary lol) are a bit much, but its just laying ground work...lol shoot, laying ground work doesn't sound short.
Any who, let me know what you think, do's and dont's, and hopefully you'll have as much fun reading this as I will writing it.