Great Angel of Fire
Prologue
Kasadi sat at her sketch table working. Her husband was at work, and the kids were at school, except for the youngest, who was napping. So, she was getting some work done before the house went into madness again in a few hours.
Kasadi had almost finished her sketch of the newest top for her new clothing line Phoenix when her cell phone rang in her pocket. She jumped up and tried to fish it out of her jeans before it went to voice mail.
"Hello?" she asked.
"...Kas..." Kasadi nearly fell over from surprise when she heard the voice.
"Meggie!?" Kasadi hissed into the phone. She hadn't heard from her remaining best friend since...
"Kasadi. I'm about two hours outside of the city." Meggie said. "Can you meet me at the Corner Cafe?"
"Uh..um...Yeah. Yeah. Of course." Kasadi replied coming out of her stupor. " Meggie...Where have you been?"
" I'll answer the questions when I get there. It's about Emma."
"Meggie..."Kasadi said quietly, putting a hand to her forehead. "Meg, you do know that...that Emma's.."
"Yeah. I know Emma died. Hoshiko too. Just meet me at the cafe in two hours. My treat." And with that, Meggie hung up. Kasadi flopped into her chair. She hadn't heard from Meggie in nine years. Nine years since Meggie ditched the Senshi and took off for who knows where.
The last time she saw her, it was her wedding day. She and Meggie had waited in the bridal room hoping that Emma would miraculously show up with Hoshiko. But when she didn't, Kasadi got married without her cousins there.
So, she and her new husband had went on their honeymoon and when she came back, Meggie was gone. She just disappeared leaving a note saying that she would be okay and that she just had to get away.
Kasadi was devistated. Both of her best friends were gone now. So, after a while she moved on. She had her husband, and later she had her children. She had her work. She had the Senshi. So, after so long of pushing Meggie and Emma and Hoshiko from her mind, hearing Meggie's voice caused some problems.
The tears poured from her eyes as the memories flooded back. The memories of the lonliness she felt when Meggie left. After pulling herself together, Kasadi took a deep breath. She had an hour and a half before she would have to meet Meggie. She wrote a note for her kids saying that she would be home as soon as possible. She then woke up her little one and got her ready to go. She didn't really trust babysitters with her kids. If she needed to go out, she either didn't go, took them with her, or took them to her in-laws. Although, her older two could take care of themselves until their father got home.
After having her daughter bundled up for the chilly Tokyo air, she called her husband and told him that she was out and might be a little late.
"Hello Rose-Marie. Wanna go for a ride?" Kasadi asked her one year old. She just looked up at her mother with a smile and held her arms out. Kasadi picked her up and took her out to the car.
When Kasadi got there, she unpacked the baby and got a table to wait. "Hey Rosie? You want some milk?" She asked her daughter.
"yayayayaya" Rose-Marie babbled and played with a straw. Kasadi smiled and pulled out a bottle from the baby bag and set it in front of the baby, who abandoned the straw and began to suck happily on the bottle. Kasadi ordered a Hot Chocolate for herself and waited.
She was wondering why Meggie decided to reappear all of a sudden. She had been gone for nine years. Well, she obviously found out about Emma and Hoshiko being dead. So that could have been it, but how did she find out? Did Serena find her somehow and not tell her.
Many thoughts like this raced through her head as she doodled on a napkin with a pen. This brought her back to when she found out Emma had died three years earlier.
She was getting her then five year old daughter Aria and her then three year old son, Lukas (Luke for short) ready for a trip to the mall. Her husband was at work, and they were going out on the town. She had just opened the door of their house when she saw him. It was a Lunarian Guard with a Summon. She was to report to the Lunarian Palace the next morning.
She had first thought that they had found Emma and Hoshiko. But when she got there, she found that it was much worse. They found them alright, but Emma was dead. And Hoshiko, didn't remember anything. Kasadi remembered looking at Hoshiko, who was so confused and scared. She had tried to convince Serena to let her take Hoshiko home to have a normal childhood on Earth, but Serena said it would be best to keep Hoshiko on the Moon. At least until they found out what happened to Hoshiko to lose her memory or they found Meggie, who was the girl's legal gaurdian.
Hoshiko didn't regain her memory. So, Kasadi tried again, only this time suggesting that Hoshiko go to Emma's parents. But Serena put that suggestion down as well, saying that Hoshiko wasn't going anywhere until Meggie was found. Kasadi was furious with Serena. Sam dieing was tragic. Kasadi had cried for weeks when she found out. But, Serena was holding Hoshiko away from her mother's family who hadn't seen her since the night before they disappeared. Her Aunt and Uncle were waiting anxiously to be able to see their long lost granddaughter, but Serena was shutting her in that castle. At least Josh got to see her on a semi-regular basis.
Kasadi remembered saying some colorful words to Serena. Kasadi couldn't understand why she was doing this to Emma's family. If Serena wasn't going to hand over custody, she could have at least arranged for Emma's parents see their granddaughter. Hotaka and Beth were not as young as they used to be, and they wouldn't be around forever.
Kasadi was planning another trip to explain to Serena when she recieved the second summon. The same sinking feeling from the time before, returned. Kasadi transported to the Moon the moment she arranged for her husband to come stay with them.
When Kasadi got the news that Hoshiko died, she had nearly punched Serena in the face. Serena let her get hurt. She let her cousin die. Serena had let the last remaining bit of Emma die. And Serena gave Kasadi the job to tell her Aunt and Uncle.
It was terrible. Beth had smiled when she saw Kasadi on the front stoop the next day until she saw her face. It was almost as if she could tell that she was going to find out that her only daughter's only daughter was dead as well. Kasadi sat her Aunt and Uncle down and explained. Her Aunt had broken down immediately, but Hotaka remained errily calm. You could see him break from the look of his eyes, but other than that, there was no emotion.
They never got to see their granddaughter.
After telling her Aunt and Uncle, as well as her parents, Kasadi went back to the Lunar palace and resigned from the Senshi. She said that she had to worry about her own children now, and being a super hero did not coincide with being a wife and mother. But she and Serena both knew that it was because Kasadi wanted no part with the senshi after what happened, not because of her children.
She hadn't spoken to Serena since. It was now nearly a month and a half later, and she was still sitting in the cafe, waiting for Meggie's arrival.
"Mamamamamamama,"Rose-Marie babbled on and grabbed her mother's hand. "Mamamama" Kasadi gave a watery smile to her little one.
"Well yes, love. I'll give you some attention now. Sound good?" Kasadi asked taking Rose-Marie out of the highchair. She was too busy getting Rose-Marie settled in her lap to look up when the bell on the door of the shop rang.
"Hello Kasadi."
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A.N: I know. mini cliffhanger. But hey. I'm posting a brand new story. And this the prologue. I will post chapter one the moment Meggie e-mails it to me. See you then!
