A Twist in Fate's Thread
A Sailor Moon/Crystal Tokyo Fanfiction
A branch off adventure in the "Daughters of Crystal Tokyo" Collection
By Chari VonDillarizz
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Warning: Adult themes and content, reader discretion advised.
Disclaimer: I do not own or profit from any existing properties of the Sailor Moon Universe, with exception of originally created characters and properties. Thank you.
Credit of Inspiration: I want to thank my friends and readers who have stuck with Kiyoko and the others as they've experienced so much love and pain on their journey. I hope you'll all enjoy this twist in time tale. I haven't' abandoned "Vengeance and Rebirth" but need to take a break from it, my apologies. Please feel free to leave a review, any feedback is appreciated!
Prelude
*Kiyoko*
The princess of Crystal Tokyo had just had ANOTHER fight with her sister…. Kiyoko wished so much that Serenity would stop treating her like a bird to be kept in a gilded cage. She simply couldn't abide it any longer. Her heels clacked as she paced from one side of her room to the other. So lost in her own thoughts that she did not even sense the visitor approaching. The door creaked as it opened. The raven haired princess turned her head sharply, expecting her sister.
But standing in her doorway was the Guardian of Time and her longtime friend, Setsuna. soft smile in her eyes as she closed the door behind her and spoke, "So, you and Serenity had another fight?"
A small nod and whisper was the only response Kiyoko could muster at the moment, "Yes, Setsuna."
"She won't allow you to grow up because you are all that she has left Kiyo-chan," Setsuna replied, her tone silken and even.
There was something, something in Setsuna's words, that broke Kiyoko. She knew that Setsuna was right, but that only made it worse. The princess crumpled to the ground and began sobbing. Her blue-black locks fell everywhere and it seemed they would swallow her whole just like her feelings. Eventually she murmured, more to herself than Setsuna, "I shall never be more than the songbird of the Silver Millennium."
A hand fell on her shoulder and she looked up to see Setsuna's eyes so somber as she addressed Kiyoko, "You shall be so much more. And I will miss you my magical girl." Setsuna stood up, that gravity disappearing as she did so, and grinned, "Let us go then. As you know, time waits for no one my dear." She stretched her hand to Kiyoko. Kiyoko eyed that hand a moment and then took it, trusting whatever Setsuna had in store for her next.
Chapter 1: Oddities
Haruka
She watched from the corner as Setsuna walked down the street. The Senshi of the Sky could not help but question her longtime friend and ally. Haruka needed to know what she was up to. She had been so secretive since the defeat of Galaxia. It was almost as grating as those damn outsiders decision to stay on Earth and Koneko's insistence that it was acceptable. Even Mamoru appeared to be fine with it all and that… snake… had tried to steal the princess' heart for Selene's sake!
Yet, when Haruka had actually attempted to speak with him about it, which was excruciating to begin with, all Mamoru had told her was that everything would work out as it should. Setsuna had been just as frustrating. She had told Haruka that one could not interfere with the threads that fate had sewn.
At this point it felt as though Michiru was the only one on her side in this. Hotaru had gone off to a summer academy for the gifted. How Haruka missed her firefly.
Haruka shook her head and forced herself to focus. She had decided to follow Setsuna when the green haired woman had left their estate at the crack of dawn for the fifth time in the last week. She had told Michiru last night that she was going to get to the bottom of this. Michiru had merely giggled and teased her, asking Haruka what she would do if Setsuna had a boyfriend or something. To herself, Haruka admitted she would feel foolish if that were the case. She hadn't told Michi that though. She told her longtime love that her told her that wasn't what was going on and she'd always follow her gut.
Setsuna made her way into the park and she approached someone. Haruka had to get a bit closer because the trees were blocking most of the other person. She was careful not to get too close though. Setsuna was no slouch about being aware. She wasn't one of those foolish Inners who just wanted to swoon over cute boys after all.
When she found a good vantage point to see who it was that Setsuna was speaking with her eyes widened at what she saw. Her pulse quickened and she could feel her heart pounding in her chest. There was only one other person who had given her this feeling….. Perhaps two….
Kiyoko
It still felt so strange to be here. She sat, watching the water in the fountain, almost mesmerized by it. A week had passed since Setsuna had offered her a hand and put a twist in the thread of her fate. Or was it a twist? Perhaps it was exactly as fate was intended to be. Still, she could not find herself feeling at home here. Kiyoko felt alone except when in the company of Setsuna. That hand had held all of the knowledge she needed to survive this… journey of sorts. Yet, it hadn't given her the slightest clue of how to connect to this place…. This time… From behind her came the sound of a throat clearing and she stood, turning to the smile of her only friend here. Kiyoko nearly squealed, "Sets!"
Setsuna quirked an eyebrow and laughed, "I am sorry that I am running a few minutes late this morning." Kiyoko felt her looking the princess up and down. It made her nervous. She was still adjusting to this time period's style and the idea of hiding her identity. Setsuna spoke, "Your hair looks lovely, even without them. And that deep red is an excellent color on you. But you're still dressing a bit formally for a normal day Kiyo-chan."
She bit her lip as she straightened the red and black dress with golden accents that she had chosen to wear today. Nodding, Kiyoko responded, "Of course. I am sorry. Formal gowns nearly everyday of your life tends to skew your fashion sense." The princess was about to say something else when she sensed another familiar presence. Her eyes narrowed and she looked around, letting the scents on the breeze guide her. When her eyes fell on a nearby cluster of trees she knew she was correct. Kiyoko mouthed the name as if she was speaking a sacred prayer, "... Haruka… "
In her periphery she saw frustration streak Setsuna's features. Setsuna whispered, "She must have followed me. It is not time, Prin… Kiyoko. We must go now." With that her hand was on Kiyoko's pulling her away from the fountain. Looking back she saw a tuft of blonde hair and one steel blue eye locked on her.
Yaten
"Forgive me, princess, but why are we still on this Goddess forsaken rock," she ran her hand through her silver strands as she addressed Princess Kakyuu. It had been three months since Galaxia had been defeated and still their princess refused to leave Earth. Yaten wanted to be done with this place and move on to find a new homeworld.
The fireball princess looked upon Yaten with the same tenderness she always showed her beloved guardians, "My dear Yaten, we are still here because our business is not finished." With that statement she stood and went into her bedroom. This was how this conversation had gone each and every time she had attempted to discuss the matter with Princess Kakyuu.
Yaten had been certain that they would leave this place behind them moment Galaxia had been defeated. That hadn't happened though. Instead, Kakyuu had cryptically made statements such as the one she had just made and even insisted that the group purchase a home here. It was needed, that was what she told them. The Starlights had more money than they knew what to do with thanks to their music careers, even though they hadn't continued with their performing since they'd found Kakyuu again.
Yaten stood up and stomped into the kitchen, punching a wall and leaving a slight indent. A chuckle came from the direction of the stove. When she looked over she saw Taiki, cooking breakfast as she did each morning at this point. Taiki sighed, "You asked her again I take it."
All Yaten could do was nod. Then she came to sit at one of the stools at the island in the middle of the room and her expression pinched, "Ever since we came to this rural world she has kept things hidden. First her presence and now her agenda. I don't like it Taiki."
Taiki finished the food and slid a plate over to Yaten, "You do not have to like it, but we will respect it."
Reluctantly, Yaten nodded, knowing that Taiki was right. At that moment, Seiya walked in, looking like a zombie as she had for the last week. Yaten threw a bread roll at her, "No rest for the wicked, huh?"
Seiya rubbed her eyes, "No, idiot, I had that dream again…. The one with the golden light…. The bird trying to get out of its damned cage…. Then nothing but darkness and the dying screams of some poor woman….. I don't know what the hell it means, but I wish I could just get one good night's sleep."