Hey all! I am once again returning from the depths of the abyss known as school to start a fiction that I have been dying to put to words.
It is set after Stars and everyone is thinking all is back to normal...that is until a mysterious girl shows up and fits in like a perfect puzzle piece...and what about this new young man that resembles their leader so much, and new Senshi? What is going on? Read on to figure it out...
I would like to thank my friend and sister-in-spirit Cat-chan for all her support and everyone read our co-fics and her solo fics! If you can't find them just e-mail me and I'll give you the link.
PS: I'd like to give a little explanation about the ratings, it will get higher due to cursing, angst, romance--you know, the usual. But don't worry, nothing hentai or horribly vulgar.
Without further adu--Happy Reading!
Author: Akari-chan AKA Rose-chan
E-mail: AstraeaRhea@aol.com
Story Title: Puzzle Pieces
Chapter: Prologue or Déjà vu?
Rating: G
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"If you two don't stop hopping I'm going to curse you." Rei growled to Usagi and Minako. They had both been excited since Minako had told them an old school chum was moving to Japan to 'see the world a bit' as Minako said she put it.
"NOW ARRIVING AT GATE 3, FLIGHT 18 FROM LONDON"
Minako grinned and tried not to jump again, fearing Rei's wrath.
Many people flowed from the large flight and Minako practically squealed when a slightly tall, slender and classically beautiful girl walked out, eyes on the floor. The girl looked up through the tops of her glasses and smiled, it never quite reaching her eyes.
"Mina, love, you look smashing! Absolutely SMASHING! Darling your hair has grown!" The darker haired girl said in an entrancing deep British accent.
"And yours too! You have grown and you looks gorgeous!" Mina replied in her own lighter British accent.
The darker hair girl switched to a perfect Japanese accent, "And you are, wait, let me guess." She looked over the four girls and pointed to each correctly, "Makoto, Ami, Rei and the infamous and famous Usagi-chan? Am I right?" She said brightly, her full lips pulled into a smile.
Usagi chuckled and hugged her, "You got it right!"
"For Kami's sake, get off the girl, you don't even know her." Rei chimed. She felt something strong coming from girl that was an inch shorter than Makoto. She seemed so familiar.
They all seemed to think the same thing, though they never mentioned it.
"Oh no, love, it's all right. I don't mind the hugs." The girl answered still in Japanese. "My name is Gwendolyn Rose Carlson. It is so good to make all of your acquaintances." She bowed respectively, all the girls with smiles at the new girl. "Call me Gwen or Rose or Bara if you'd like, I don't mind what you call me." She gave a big smile and that's when they noticed her eyes--they were a stormy blue with the slightest hint of gold and green. But the blue is what shone so. Her eyes seemed so deep, they looked like they held every secret imagined. They sparkled like nothing else, stars in the darkness of her pure black hair that fell to mid back in a loose braid.
"Weeeeeeeeeeell, why don't we go to the arcade and get something to eat, ne?" Minako said brightly.
Gwen smiled. "That sounds good! I could sure use some caffene, my nerves are shot.
**_**
"Hit with a test paper?! Oh dear, did you apologize?" Gwen asked with great interest at the conversation she was immerced in.
"Yeah I did! But he teased me anyway! Well, it all started from there," Usagi gave a dreamy sigh and the table sweatdropped except for Gwen who smiled brightly.
"How wonderful! It's sweet! And no one else has a boyfriend? I'm surprised Mina-chan hasn't done you all in--err I mean found your future husbands yet!" She corrected herself at a pointed glare from the self proclaimed Goddess of Love.
All of them giggled and a young man with a boy-next-door smile walked up.
"Hey girls, who's your new cute friend?" Motoki asked with a quirky grin on his face when he heard a new laugh among the group of girls.
Minako frowned a little at the comment that was unnoticed to all but one.
Usagi smiled, "Her name is Gwen, she's transferred from England. Gwen-chan this is Motoki-kun, he works here."
Gwen looked up through the tops of her glasses and gave him a smile, "Konnichwa, Motoki-kun!"
Motoki could have sworn, he had known her or met her before. She familiar shade of skin, hair and her eyes--though other colors swirled within them--were the same shade of blue. It had to be a coinicdence. He cleared his throat and smiled, "Hello Gwen-chan, it's good to meet you." He thought to himself: 'Who is she?'
She gave a bright smile, it still never quite got to her quiet eyes, "It's good to meet you too. You know Mina-chan has told me about you and she was right, you are ho--OOF!" Before she could finish, Minako had kicked her shin underneath the table. "Geez, I mean horribly nice." She glared at Minako and everyone else laughed.
Motoki raised an eyebrow at the angry blonde and smiled, "So can I get you girls anything?"
"Salad for me." Rei said.
"Fries and a burger for me!" Makoto said, her stomach growling on cue.
"Just some ice water for me, thanks." Ami said, knowing Motoki would give her more than that, thinking she ate too little.
"Triple chocolate milkshake, large fries, double cheese burger and a piece of apple pie!" Usagi said, sweatdrops issuing from around the table.
"I'd like to have a sundae with nuts and whipped cream," Minako chimed, giving a pretty smile to Motoki.
"Black coffee please." Rose gave, blinks now replacing the sweatdrops.
"Black coffee? Are you sure? It's pretty strong." Motoki said, trying not to think of the déjà vu.
"Yeah I'll be fine, I've drunk it for a LONG while now and I haven't died from the little ground beans yet." She answered with the same sad smile.
"You got it, be back in a flash." Motoki said, walking off and wondering if there was a dimensional shift or something of the sort to make the strange young woman appear.
**__**
Everyone laughed at another one of Gwen's tales of England from when Minako was still living there.
"....And the kicker was that she didn't even care if he was standing there! She even REPEATED IT!" She laughed heartily and melodiously with the others. She looked at her small wrist watch on the inside of her wrist, "Oh dear, I have to still find where my new apartment is!" She smacked her forehead.
"What building is it in?" Ami asked, hoping to help.
"Yeah we can help you find it!" Minako added happily.
"Well, it's the Anbu building, I don't know exactly where." Gwen replied.
Usagi smiled and chirped, "My boyfriend lives there, I can walk you there. I'm supposed to go over today anyway."
"Oh could you? I lived in Kyoto when I was very little, only in Tokyo after the accident so I remember nothing about this city." Gwen mentioned offhand, partly lying about not remembering everything but knowing her sense of direction, grabbing her bags. She left her money for her cup of coffee on the table.
"Accident?" Makoto asked, interested.
"LONG story. I'll explain it another day, maybe after school Monday, ne?" Gwen said softly, her voice a little husky with a little unknown feeling.
Usagi smiled, tugging Gwen along, "Come on! Let's get you to your new apartment!" And she dragged her out, Gwen chuckling amusedly.
"Could she be..?" Luna asked quietly of her white furred companion.
"I wouldn't be surprised, Luna." Artemis answered with a sigh.
"Be what other than really nice and cool?" Makoto asked the cats softly.
"There is something really familiar about her. She fits in so much. It was as if we've known her forever. It's so strange." Rei said softly, lost in thoughts of the connotations.
"When she left I checked her energy reading, I've never seen one this high. It is very strange." Ami added.
"We need to watch her, and closely." Rei said, her voice stern.
"Hey! She's not that way! She isn't some enemy! She's one of my best friends and the oldest friend I have! She wouldn't betray us!" Minako cried.
"Yes, but we have to make sure, Minako. You never know." Artemis warned.
Minako sighed, "I know but I still don't like it." A lump had formed in her stomach, what if they were right? What if Gwen was corrupted? No, she wouldn't believe it. Looking out the door, she sighed. 'If she has this much power and isn't a Senshi then what is she?' She asked herself, not getting an answer back.
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MUHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA! Err *ahem* You guys want to know what happens next? Well, I need feedback whether it be bad or good if you want me to keep writing! I want to finish it but if no one is reading it then why should I bother? *sniffles* Come on, just review or e-mail me and I'll keep going! I swear! *gives girl scout honor by holding up three fingers in salute and winks*
-Rose-
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It is set after Stars and everyone is thinking all is back to normal...that is until a mysterious girl shows up and fits in like a perfect puzzle piece...and what about this new young man that resembles their leader so much, and new Senshi? What is going on? Read on to figure it out...
I would like to thank my friend and sister-in-spirit Cat-chan for all her support and everyone read our co-fics and her solo fics! If you can't find them just e-mail me and I'll give you the link.
PS: I'd like to give a little explanation about the ratings, it will get higher due to cursing, angst, romance--you know, the usual. But don't worry, nothing hentai or horribly vulgar.
Without further adu--Happy Reading!
Author: Akari-chan AKA Rose-chan
E-mail: AstraeaRhea@aol.com
Story Title: Puzzle Pieces
Chapter: Prologue or Déjà vu?
Rating: G
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"If you two don't stop hopping I'm going to curse you." Rei growled to Usagi and Minako. They had both been excited since Minako had told them an old school chum was moving to Japan to 'see the world a bit' as Minako said she put it.
"NOW ARRIVING AT GATE 3, FLIGHT 18 FROM LONDON"
Minako grinned and tried not to jump again, fearing Rei's wrath.
Many people flowed from the large flight and Minako practically squealed when a slightly tall, slender and classically beautiful girl walked out, eyes on the floor. The girl looked up through the tops of her glasses and smiled, it never quite reaching her eyes.
"Mina, love, you look smashing! Absolutely SMASHING! Darling your hair has grown!" The darker haired girl said in an entrancing deep British accent.
"And yours too! You have grown and you looks gorgeous!" Mina replied in her own lighter British accent.
The darker hair girl switched to a perfect Japanese accent, "And you are, wait, let me guess." She looked over the four girls and pointed to each correctly, "Makoto, Ami, Rei and the infamous and famous Usagi-chan? Am I right?" She said brightly, her full lips pulled into a smile.
Usagi chuckled and hugged her, "You got it right!"
"For Kami's sake, get off the girl, you don't even know her." Rei chimed. She felt something strong coming from girl that was an inch shorter than Makoto. She seemed so familiar.
They all seemed to think the same thing, though they never mentioned it.
"Oh no, love, it's all right. I don't mind the hugs." The girl answered still in Japanese. "My name is Gwendolyn Rose Carlson. It is so good to make all of your acquaintances." She bowed respectively, all the girls with smiles at the new girl. "Call me Gwen or Rose or Bara if you'd like, I don't mind what you call me." She gave a big smile and that's when they noticed her eyes--they were a stormy blue with the slightest hint of gold and green. But the blue is what shone so. Her eyes seemed so deep, they looked like they held every secret imagined. They sparkled like nothing else, stars in the darkness of her pure black hair that fell to mid back in a loose braid.
"Weeeeeeeeeeell, why don't we go to the arcade and get something to eat, ne?" Minako said brightly.
Gwen smiled. "That sounds good! I could sure use some caffene, my nerves are shot.
**_**
"Hit with a test paper?! Oh dear, did you apologize?" Gwen asked with great interest at the conversation she was immerced in.
"Yeah I did! But he teased me anyway! Well, it all started from there," Usagi gave a dreamy sigh and the table sweatdropped except for Gwen who smiled brightly.
"How wonderful! It's sweet! And no one else has a boyfriend? I'm surprised Mina-chan hasn't done you all in--err I mean found your future husbands yet!" She corrected herself at a pointed glare from the self proclaimed Goddess of Love.
All of them giggled and a young man with a boy-next-door smile walked up.
"Hey girls, who's your new cute friend?" Motoki asked with a quirky grin on his face when he heard a new laugh among the group of girls.
Minako frowned a little at the comment that was unnoticed to all but one.
Usagi smiled, "Her name is Gwen, she's transferred from England. Gwen-chan this is Motoki-kun, he works here."
Gwen looked up through the tops of her glasses and gave him a smile, "Konnichwa, Motoki-kun!"
Motoki could have sworn, he had known her or met her before. She familiar shade of skin, hair and her eyes--though other colors swirled within them--were the same shade of blue. It had to be a coinicdence. He cleared his throat and smiled, "Hello Gwen-chan, it's good to meet you." He thought to himself: 'Who is she?'
She gave a bright smile, it still never quite got to her quiet eyes, "It's good to meet you too. You know Mina-chan has told me about you and she was right, you are ho--OOF!" Before she could finish, Minako had kicked her shin underneath the table. "Geez, I mean horribly nice." She glared at Minako and everyone else laughed.
Motoki raised an eyebrow at the angry blonde and smiled, "So can I get you girls anything?"
"Salad for me." Rei said.
"Fries and a burger for me!" Makoto said, her stomach growling on cue.
"Just some ice water for me, thanks." Ami said, knowing Motoki would give her more than that, thinking she ate too little.
"Triple chocolate milkshake, large fries, double cheese burger and a piece of apple pie!" Usagi said, sweatdrops issuing from around the table.
"I'd like to have a sundae with nuts and whipped cream," Minako chimed, giving a pretty smile to Motoki.
"Black coffee please." Rose gave, blinks now replacing the sweatdrops.
"Black coffee? Are you sure? It's pretty strong." Motoki said, trying not to think of the déjà vu.
"Yeah I'll be fine, I've drunk it for a LONG while now and I haven't died from the little ground beans yet." She answered with the same sad smile.
"You got it, be back in a flash." Motoki said, walking off and wondering if there was a dimensional shift or something of the sort to make the strange young woman appear.
**__**
Everyone laughed at another one of Gwen's tales of England from when Minako was still living there.
"....And the kicker was that she didn't even care if he was standing there! She even REPEATED IT!" She laughed heartily and melodiously with the others. She looked at her small wrist watch on the inside of her wrist, "Oh dear, I have to still find where my new apartment is!" She smacked her forehead.
"What building is it in?" Ami asked, hoping to help.
"Yeah we can help you find it!" Minako added happily.
"Well, it's the Anbu building, I don't know exactly where." Gwen replied.
Usagi smiled and chirped, "My boyfriend lives there, I can walk you there. I'm supposed to go over today anyway."
"Oh could you? I lived in Kyoto when I was very little, only in Tokyo after the accident so I remember nothing about this city." Gwen mentioned offhand, partly lying about not remembering everything but knowing her sense of direction, grabbing her bags. She left her money for her cup of coffee on the table.
"Accident?" Makoto asked, interested.
"LONG story. I'll explain it another day, maybe after school Monday, ne?" Gwen said softly, her voice a little husky with a little unknown feeling.
Usagi smiled, tugging Gwen along, "Come on! Let's get you to your new apartment!" And she dragged her out, Gwen chuckling amusedly.
"Could she be..?" Luna asked quietly of her white furred companion.
"I wouldn't be surprised, Luna." Artemis answered with a sigh.
"Be what other than really nice and cool?" Makoto asked the cats softly.
"There is something really familiar about her. She fits in so much. It was as if we've known her forever. It's so strange." Rei said softly, lost in thoughts of the connotations.
"When she left I checked her energy reading, I've never seen one this high. It is very strange." Ami added.
"We need to watch her, and closely." Rei said, her voice stern.
"Hey! She's not that way! She isn't some enemy! She's one of my best friends and the oldest friend I have! She wouldn't betray us!" Minako cried.
"Yes, but we have to make sure, Minako. You never know." Artemis warned.
Minako sighed, "I know but I still don't like it." A lump had formed in her stomach, what if they were right? What if Gwen was corrupted? No, she wouldn't believe it. Looking out the door, she sighed. 'If she has this much power and isn't a Senshi then what is she?' She asked herself, not getting an answer back.
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MUHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA! Err *ahem* You guys want to know what happens next? Well, I need feedback whether it be bad or good if you want me to keep writing! I want to finish it but if no one is reading it then why should I bother? *sniffles* Come on, just review or e-mail me and I'll keep going! I swear! *gives girl scout honor by holding up three fingers in salute and winks*
-Rose-
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