Disclaimer - I don't own the ronins or the sailorscouts but I do own this story.
A.N. - This has been in my mind for many a year or two. Actually, this story is a dream I had a couple million times.. which means practically every single night over the last year! ... I need to get a life... no? I didn't want to title this story Tooi Hoshi so it's just an orginal, english title.
Tsukiyo Hoshi
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"Why?"
"What could there possibly be there?"
"No, Touma.."
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Looking out the window the blue-haired youth sighed and stared at his reflection. The voices of his friends still echoed in his ears even though that had been four hours ago. But, he didn't blame himself for regretting his actions. His friends meant a lot to him and he obviously meant a lot to them as well, but he had to leave. There was no other choice that he could think of.
He had told them all that he was leaving town to go to another school that offered a better academic program. What a lie, he thought to himself, he just wanted to get away before he went insane. Not having the person whom he wanted so badly... tore him apart inside.
Date Seiji. The one person who meant more than anything to him. He knew he could never be more than just a friend in the blonde's eyes, so he left. There was nothing making him turn back now, not even the tears of his friends.
Sighing once again Touma looked down at his lap where his hands now lay, shaking, "Seiji...."
He had promised to call them as soon as he had gotten settled into an apartment. He would give them the address and phone number so they could occasionally visit and call him. Just wonderful, that's the last thing that he wanted. To get away only for them to follow him? No, he didn't want that at all. His friends wouldn't be happy without him there and he wouldn't be happy staying there.
He rubbed his eyes with the ball of his hand and looked back out the window, "Sometimes life is so confusing."
"Yes it is."
The voice started him as he jumped and quickly turned to see who it belonged to. A girl with raven-black hair with purple hightlights sat across from him smiling. He couldn't help but smile back at him. After all, she had agreed with him on something.
"May I ask your name?" He smiled again as he straightened up in his seat.
The girl grinned and reacher her hand out, "My name is Hino Raye. You?"
"Hashiba Touma. It's nice to meet you Rei." His fingers fiddled with a button on his overshirt as he continued to smile at her, "Where are you heading to and from?"
"I'm heading back to my home in Tokyo. My Grandfather owns a temple there. That's where I live and work, ya know, help around with things? Well, I just came back from a .. well, I'm not sure why I went to Toyama, but I know I enjoyed it there. I got homesick yesterday and decided I'd better head back home to friends and family." She glanced at him and suddenly blushed, "Oh, I'm sorry! I'm rambling!"
He laughed, "No, don't worry. It's nice to have someone to talk to."
"Phew, that's good. Sometimes I can't even keep up with myself.. But, what about you? Where are you from and where are you going?"
Touma sighed and once again stared out the window and into the darkness, "Well, I'm from Toyama. I'm.. I'm kinda hoping to start anew in Tokyo."
"Oh..." She stared at his face. The emotions that lay across it were emotions of sadness, ones that she didn't seem fit to grace his figure at all. Suddenly, a thought popped into her head and she sat up, reaching over and placed her hand on his, "I got it! Why don't you come stay with me at the temple? There are lots of rooms and I know we don't know eachother, but at least it's a place to stay, right?"
Surprised, Touma looked at Raye and smiled slightly, "No, I don't want to be a pain."
"No, come on! I'd love it if you would give me the honer?"
He had to think a minute. This girl was going to take him in, give him a home and a job, and even friendship... hopefully. "Well," He started, "If you're sure it's not a problem..."
"No problem at all! Wow, my friends are going to be so happy! A hot guy like you staying with me! God, their going to be so jealous!" Blushing, she quickly caught her words and regretted them, but calmed down when she realized that Touma was laughing.
"You mean I'll be surrounded by girls?"
"No, no, I just mean that they'll love to meet you! It's not everyday that we meet nice, sweet, handsome guys like you, ya know." Raye blushed again, this time not regretting her words.
"Well, I can't wait to meet all of your friends." He grinned again and decided to settle back into a comfortable position to try and sleep.
He watched as Raye did the same. She seemed like a nice girl. Innocent, maybe a little stubborn, defintetely determined. Now he would have a few new friends in his journey to a new life. So far, things were going wonderfully.
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Stepping out of the bus, Raye shielded her eyes from the bright sun as she dragged her luggage out of the doors. She turned back to get a good glance at Touma as he carried his luggage, along with the rest of hers which he had offered to carry, out of the doors, almost tripping on him own feet.
"Think you have enough stuff?" He glanced at her after placing two suitcases on the ground.
She smiled, "Of course not. Now come on, we have to make it up the stairs and then we can relax right after that."
Touma watched her as she headed up the stairs, "What?! Stairs...?"
Laughing, she picked up her suitcase and took another from his arms, "Don't worry, there aren't as many as there seems."
He stepped back to admire his accomplishment. He had gotten unpacked and settled in, in under two hours, and still had time for a short lunch and a tour of the temple grounds. Raye had led him to a room not too far from hers and also not too far from a bathroom. Luckily, the walls of his room were of a light blue and the furniture was of Oak and dark blue fabrics. He was feeling at home already.
Grinning, he walked out of the room and to the one that Raye had acknowledged as hers. He stopped to knock on the door and entered only after he had heard her voice on the other side.
He walked in as she was still putting away some of her clothing, "Well, I'm finished."
"Already? Everthing? Clothes?" She looked up while folding a red shirt.
Touma nodded, "Yep, everything. Is there some place to eat lunch around here?"
"Well," she started as she stood up, "There's the Golden Crown Arcade not too far from here. I was hoping you'd go with me, meet my friends, and we could all eat lunch there, together?"
Sitting down on her bed, he fiddled with the sheet, "Well, I guess that's a good idea. I mean, sure, I want to meet your friends, but, um.. what will they think about me staying here with you?"
"I already told you!" She laughed, "They'll be overwhelmed with happiness and be visiting you every single day!"
"That just sounds like they're boy-crazy." He smirked.
"Well... Some of them are but you don't have to worry about Amy. Actually, from what you told me earlier after lunch, you and her are a lot alike." Sitting once again so she could stuff the empty suitcase in her closet, she sent one more glace over at him before speaking again, "If anything, you two will be getting along before you know it."
He stood up and stood in the doorway, "Well, just come and get me when you're ready to leave."
"Okay, I'll call the girls in a second."
With that he walked out of the room, closing the door behind him, and decided to go outside. The temple was nice inside and out, but the outside had all the beautiful Sakura Trees that were in blossom now. He sat down on a step and stared at the ground. Puddles lay all over the ground now. The rain had only ended earlier that morning before they had gotten to the temple. But, at least it wasn't as wet.
"Hello?"
He jumped when the voice spoke. He looked behind him as if thinking it was Raye was the one who had spoken but he was wrong. As he turned around to get a better look at his surroundings, he realized that a tall brunette was standing in front of him.
Touma stood quickly, brushing his had through his blue locks, "I'm sorry, I kinda spaced out there."
The girl smiled at him, "That's okay. Are you a friend of Raye's?"
He nodded and reached his hand out, "I'm Hashiba Touma. Raye has invited me to stay here for a while. You see, I just moved here."
"Oh, well that's nice of her. I'm Kino Makoto, also a friend of Raye's."
He smiled, "Nice to meet you. Um.. Raye said that we would all meet at ... an arcade place for lunch, but I guess you'll be joining us a little early?"
Makoto's eyes sparkled as she laughed, "Yeah, it looks like it." She turned her attention to the temple doorway, "Oh, hey Raye."
"Hey!" She smiled, her violet eyes sparkling as well, "Going to lunch?"
"Yep, looks like I'm joining you and you're new friend here." She motioned to Touma and smiled at him.
Raye smirked, "Don't get too friendly Kino, he's off limits until he meets Amy."
"Fine, Fine, he does seem like he'd get along with her."
"My point exactly... Well Touma, come on, we'll give you a semi-town-tour and then go to lunch!" Raye grabbed his wrist and pulled him up into a standing position and then began to drag him behind her.
He sighed to himself, If only they new...
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A.N. - Well, what do you think? I tried my best not to screw this up. Actually.. I think this chapter might have turned out ... uh, sorta well? Oh well, please review? It would be interesting to see who liked this story or not.
Oh yeah, I will have my new site --> http://gentle-tears.tripod.com up (completely) soon. It doesn't have anything on it really as of now... but, hey, I'm workin' on it! Duh, I could add that the sight is a semi-shrine-ish site to Sailor Moon and Ronin Warriors (YST). They have their own sections. The RW-YST page is yaoi-ish, but I don't know why you would be reading this if you didn't like yaoi... or something? Anyways, I've started rambling so I'm just going to quit while I'm at it. Once again. please review?