Be Who You Are
By: Angel of Mercy
Disclaimer:
I do not own Sailor Moon or the Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors.
Dedication:
To everyone who has been so nice to me, thank you!
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Tokyo
Tower
A
slim figure stood near the edge, looking over the side of the gigantic tower as
the sun was setting slowly. Soft glows
encircled it and embraced it tightly as it set. Shadows slowly began to envelope the city beneath, causing the
city to light up brightly with the glows of the streetlights. Calming winds blew past the lone figure,
causing her hair to frame her face and tickle her cheek. A soft smile lighted up on her face and she
was set a glow by the light of the low sun.
Knowledge shown brightly in her eyes, radiating off her intellect and
wit. She had a trusting aura, someone
who would listen and always have something to say. Always calm and collected, never needing to take the upper hand
in anything unless needed. Never really
showing her true side, only those close to her see the truth behind her silent
shell. Her beauty is so innocent, a
fragile water lily with breakable looking features. So modest, taking in simple little gestures or compliments more
then they are meant to mean. Her spirit
is strong, set in determination to accomplish anything and take any
challenge. Her gaze turned heavenward
and a slight smile made its way to her lips as she watched the sky. The dark clouds rumbled, sending a shiver
down the small girls spine as she pulled her coat closer to her. More clouds consumed the skies, covering the
heavenly blue above with a dark presence.
The small goddess only smiled, holding out a fragile looking hand as
small flakes fell into her hand, without melting.
"Beautiful."
Ami whispered as the small snowflakes sparkled as if accepting her
compliment. She sighed as she tilted
her hand and the small flakes drifted off in the breeze, returning to their
place among the others. Footsteps were
heard from behind her and her smile grew brighter as each step grew
closer. Her heart beat faster, about to
explode as she was made to wait another moment longer. She turned around and her eyes met dark blue
ones that were filled with happiness at the sight of her. The god before her opened his arms,
welcoming her as he smiled down at her softly.
"Come
on Ami, I had better get you home before your mother begins to wonder if we
were abducted." He said with a soft chuckle.
Ami giggled at his poor humor and ran into his arms without a second
thought. She buried her head in his
chest, feeling a warm feeling spreading throughout her body. The butterflies increased as her stroked her
hair lightly while he clutched her small frame to his.
"Touma,
what about my mother and the abductors." She said as she heard him groan. She giggled and pulled away from him as her
hand reached up and ruffled his hair playfully. He leapt back from her hand and glared back her mockingly as he
crossed his arms.
"Watch
the hair."
"Like
there is anything to keep neat, its messy already, just the way I like it." She
said in a teasing tone. Touma placed
his mouth in pouting mode, turning his head away from her stubbornly. Ami giggled at this and felt all her
problems melt away with her laughter.
"Ha
ha." He stated flatly. He heard her
giggle once more and his heart skipped a beat, hoping to hear the heavenly
sound once more. He turned his gaze to
her fully and found her small body shaking with laughter as she looked at him
lovingly. His eyes softened, walking
over to her as he took a small hand into his larger one. Her laughter stopped and she looked into his
heavenly night blue eyes and she felt like she was gazing into eternity. Her eyes suddenly traveled to his lips and
her heart skipped a beat as she felt an urge come to her. Her whole world disappeared and she leaned
into him as their lips met in a light kiss, each filling the others mind and
soul completely. Ami felt her heart
begin to ache as she threw her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. She felt him stiffen for a moment, but
slowly he relaxed into her embrace and kissed her back passionately. Their hearts beat as one, both there
together as they held one another close and nothing was there, except
them. Suddenly, they heard someone
cough and the two slowly broke apart to see who had ruined their moment.
"Hate
to break your fun, but we need to get downstairs or Haruka and Mamoru are going
to leave without us." Seiji said as Rei stood next to him. Touma looked at his best friend and shot him
a glare as he grabbed his soul mates hand and began to walk over to them. Ami sent Rei a look and her friend only
replied with her own as they walked over to the stairs that led down to the
bottom of the building. Ami released
Touma's hand and gave him a knowing look as the latter nodded and walked ahead. Ami looked over at Rei, but the girl kept
her head lowered, as she kept taking secret glances at the back of Seiji's
head. Ami sighed and shook her head as
she pushed Rei lightly and she ran face first into the blonde boys back. The blushing girl reeled back from the boys
grasp as he tried to help her and walked ahead of the three down the
steps. Ami shot Touma a sad look and
the boy could only nod as he saw Seiji's calm face, but the pain reflected off
his form as his shoulders were hunched forward. The three walked together in silence, not a word was uttered as
they descended down the steps. Ami
clutched Touma's hand for comfort and he squeezed it back as they walked into
the night. Ami looked at the cars for a
moment before turning her head to the street and a small smile made its way to
her lips.
"I
think I would like to walk." She said suddenly as everyone looked at her if she
were crazy. She shot Touma a
side-glance and he only grinned devilishly as he ran the other direction. Ami giggled and raced after him as they
disappeared into the dark streets of the city.
Shuu stared after them and just smiled at the fact of his friend being
so happy. He turned to Makoto and she
only nodded as she smiled as she stared after her friend.
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Ami
continued to run through the streets, chasing after faint outline of Touma
ahead of her. Soon he disappeared and
she stopped in her tracks as she felt her heart pang in fear.
"Touma!"
she called out to him as she ran forward once more. Her heart beat heavily in her chest, about ready to burst any
moment as she continued to run.
Suddenly, she felt a pair arms wrap around her from behind and turned to
Touma grinning at her with a twinkle in his eye. She fumed at him and broke away from his arms as she glared at
him hotly. His face grew a confused
look and she felt all her anger leave her quickly as she looked at his puppy
face. She cursed herself and crouched
down and gathers some snow in her hand.
"What's
wrong Ami?" he asked as he cocked his head to the side in confusion. All to soon he felt something wet hit him
squarely in the face and he reeled back in surprise. He brought his hand to his face and wiped the snow away lazily as
he looked at Ami, but she was nowhere in sight. He narrowed his eyes, but growled in frustration as he felt
something cold connect with the back and heard giggles followed by it. He turned around and felt his eyes bug out
of his head for a moment as he saw Eternal Sailor Mercury in front of him. He felt his cheeks flush as his eyes roamed
her body, taking in every curve and feature.
His eyes lay on her waist and he saw her gloved finger pointing upward,
so he followed and saw her blushing face in front of him. The brain in his head was in total meltdown,
taking in the beauty in front of him.
Her eyes were like the ocean, so clear, but so deep it would take
eternity to find their end. A pink tint
lightened up on her cheeks and that made her even more appealing than
before. Her hair had grown to her
shoulders and framed her face in a pixie style. Her hair shone brightly under the slight glow of the moon through
the heavy clouds and her soft lips were opened slightly as he felt his need
grow for her. Her angelic wings were
spread behind her and his found himself lost in a trance.
"Find
something you like?" she asked in a slightly irritated tone as she frowned at
his gaze. He never answered as he
continued to stare at her unnerving with a small smile. Ami suddenly felt herself lost in his gaze,
looking at his midnight blue eyes that were as dark as the night sky. Her gaze traveled the length of his body;
taking in his muscled skin through the tight fitting clothes that were damp
from the snow. Snow was sliding down
his throat and into his slightly open collar as she felt herself shiver. She looked up at his unruly blue hair and
the way it fell into his face boyishly and stuck up at odd angles. She shook her head and raised her hands as
she sent a blizzard in his direction as he was covered in snow.
"Hey!"
he yelled as he tried to get out of his icy doom. She just smiled at him and glided over to him as she kissed his
lips softly before pulling away.
"See
ya tomorrow Einstein." She said playfully as she skipped down the street and
into the darkness. Rowen sighed and the
sign of life burned brightly on his forehead as the snow around him
melted.
"She
always gets the last word." He said with a playful smile as he walked towards
his apartment.
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Ami
slowly fell onto her bed, sighing dreamily as she held her pillow close to her
chest. She gazed at the picture on her
mantel, all her friends with their soul mates clinging to one anther including
her and Touma. Taken the other day at
the beach, although Seiji and Rei were excluded from one another. She laughed at that, never really believing
that they could be apart for so long.
Then, she suddenly heard the door slam and voices were raised to high
levels. Her eyes widened and she slowly
got off her bed as she headed for the door.
"Daddy?"
she asked in an almost child like voice as she walked to the end of the
stairs. She sat down at the end and
peered through the bars as she watched her parents throw verbal curses at one
another.
"What
the hell are you doing back here?! You
leave all those years ago and you come back now expecting me to accept you
back?! I don't think so, you get out of
my house this instant!"
"Get
out of my way! I am here to get my
daughter! Ami, get down here now!"
"You
leave her out of this! She is just a
child and she doesn't need you in her life right now!"
"Like
hell she doesn't! From what I have
heard from you she is turning into a little slut and is not tending to her
studies! You told me she was hanging
around that Touma boy and they would go out late! I am here to straighten this out and I will have a talk with that
boy when I see him!"
"Shut
up!! Both of you just shut the hell
up!!! I am not a child anymore! I don't need to be taken care of, I can make
my own decisions and I will not let you ruin my life! I don't care what you say, but I love Touma with all my heart and
you will not take me away from him. He
understands me, he listens to me whenever I need to talk, he is there for me
and comforts me in my time of need, he puts me ahead of himself and doesn't
judge me for who I am! Go ahead and
argue like this, but I am not going to listen to it any more!" Ami shouted
angrily as tears began to pool from her heart.
She soul felt free, finally taking a heavy burden out from deep within
her. Her parents just stared at her,
but she pushed her way past them as she ran out into the storm. She bare feet hit the cold snow beneath her,
but she didn't even seem to mind as she ran towards her destination. Her heart burned in her chest, about to stop
altogether as she ran to the one thing that could ease her pain.
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Touma
sighed as he placed his large book on the table and looked at the fire before
him. He slowly lowered his glasses onto
the bridge of his nose and looked out the window into the storm. The window blew furiously and the snow
pounded against the window as if wanting to get inside. His ears perked up as he heard a loud
pounding on the door, wondering if it was just the wind he slowly made his way
through the apartment. The pounding was
growing weaker and he heard soft whimpering from outside the door. He opened it quickly and felt his heart torn
in two as he saw Ami on her knees and her whole body shaking with tears. He swiftly wrapped her into his arms and
closed the door behind him as he held her shaking form close to his. She was surprisingly warm after being in the
storm, but she was shaking against him even now. Her each sob tore into him, making him hold her closer to make
her know that he was there.
"Ami,
what happened?" he asked into her ear as he slowly sat onto the couch. Ami snuggled into his lap and held onto his
sweater as she felt her heart mending together once more. She felt him embrace her and tears filled
her eyes once more as a sob escaped her sore throat.
"You're
here." was all she said as she held onto him tighter. Touma looked down at her and slowly reached her chin as he raised
her to meet his eyes. Pain reflected in
them and he knew his soul was about to be taken from him as he gazed at her.
"Ami,
stop being like this, tell me what's wrong." He said in a pleading tone.
"Touma…who
do you want me to be?" she asked suddenly as she looked down. Touma raised her face to his once more and
laid his forehead on her own. A knowing
look played its way onto his face and he closed his eyes with a sigh.
"Ami…I
want you to be who you want to be. I
don't want you to be the elegant and witty Princess of Mercury or the strong
and independent Sailor Mercury. Be who
you are Ami, search inside yourself and come out of your shell. I have seen the real you before and that is
one of the many things I love about you.
Don't be afraid to come out…little angel." He said as he stroked her
hair. Ami looked up at him and saw the
sign of life glowing softly on his forehead.
She reached up and traced it lightly, but suddenly felt all his emotions
run into her. Love, worry,
commitment…so many things and all just for her.
"Be
who I am…" she whispered as he simply nodded and smiled at her. Her hand traced its way down to his heart
and felt that its pace had quickened.
She simply smiled at him and leaned into him as her lips met his in a
searing kiss. Touma held onto her
tightly, never letting go and never planning to. He slowly pulled away and looked down at her now bright blue eyes
and leaned over to her ear.
"Do
you know who you are yet?" he whispered into her ear as he felt her shiver.
"Maybe
with a little bit more help it will come to me." She said in a sly voice as she
pulled him to her and kissed him once more.
The fire continued to burn into the night, never slowing once as the
Warrior of Life and the Soldier of Wisdom stayed together, truly knowing who
they were on the inside.
The end
Hope you all enjoyed! Another couple fic, I am on a roll! I will have anther one out soon, so stay
tuned. Don't worry about my other fics,
they are in progress and two new stories are in the making… *winks*