The Unknown Scouts: Prologue, Part The First
Disclaimer: They're not mine, they never were. {Except for Sai~en and TopaZ...}
Notes: Feel free to review/flame and other such things... I flourish on any type of feedback. Because I have a few requests for the next part, I am putting this up, but please, I need 5 to put up the third part. The girls are Sai~en {age 8} and TopaZ {age 7} and they have been best friends for quite a while. Now they must be sisters to survive. Though it's not as hard as I'm making it sound... The author's bribe still stands, and any reviews will be rewarded with a review if possible. Enjoy! ^_^
Dedication: To InterNutter and Eileen who read and reviewed my other fics. I appreciate it, even if you don't read this.
Staring at the darkened streets of the Japanese city, Sai~en barely noticed any differences between her fantasy of her new home and the reality. Almost no one walked the streets of the sleeping city, those who did, the shadier characters lurking and looking for victims.
"Come along, dears, the owner of the school promised to stay up for us. Your lucky he's a friend of mine or you wouldn't have been allowed into the school. Usually, girls are forbidden. Both of you must work very hard to do well. Otherwise, Minko-sensei has informed me that he will enroll both of you at one of those 'foofoo girly girl' schools. Ah, here we are." Setsuna stopped, halting the girls as well. "Sai~en, TopaZ, I would like both of you to know that I must leave after you have put your room in order. I do not know how long I will be gone, but the two of you will be the only girls who study here. Don't worry, both of you will do excellently. Now, take off your shoes so we will be allowed in." Politely, the ageless woman rapped her knuckles againt the delicate-seeming door.
A soft rustle and the door opened to reveal a rather short Japanese man with rather pronounced muscles. When he saw Setsuna's garnet eyes, he grunted and widened the crack leading into the compound. "Ahh, Setsuna-san, these are to be my new students? Usually parents wait for a couple more years to pass before leaving their children in my care. Is what you are doing truly wise?" The three females followed as he spoke in soft, clipped tones, leading them through the slumbering dormitories.
"Now Minko-sensei! I believed you thought better of me than that. These sisters have no parents to make such decisions, and I cannot keep them. The poor dears must go somewhere, and I do believe this is where they should be. Besides, what you will teach them must be taught now. Will this be their room?" Setsuna looked at the owner of the boarding school disappointedly. "I know they should not be treated specially, but are the others who share rooms in possession of such small facilities?" At the Look HE gave HER, the Guardian of the Time Gate merely sighed and sat both girls on one of the beds. "Train hard. I will come back to checj upon you when I can, and money will be sent. Maybe next time I'll even have Luna and Artemis stop their search to see you. Good-bye, girls." The regal woman swept out of the room, pausing only to speak a few last words with Minko. "I wish for them to start in the beginning classes, but you will start them off with heavy weaponry; they need their strength built up. And don't hold them back, it could mean many things, all of them horrific." The short man walked her to the door where she spoke her last for the night in a sweet, scathing tone, "Those girls will be trained well. I will be watching." And then she was gone.
* * *
Both of the Georgians had fit well into the group that made up the school for ninjas. Their confident manners, TopaZ's beauty, and Sai~en's abilty to bring down any of the others using only a few words the meaning of which only adults and herself knew made them novelties. Before long, the youngest became the mascots of the school as well as the treasures. None actually spoiled them, though many came close. The one thing that made them an enemy was their abilty to learn the martial arts quickly, though TopaZ could not quite bring out the power that permeated Sai~en's entire being. Something else awaited her.
The incident began innocently enough, like many others do, when one of the instructors assigned an exercise where the girls would be sparring with someone other than each other. Sai~en was paired with a somewhat hulking 10 year oldwho had started the week before her. TopaZ had been paired with his 'boss man' guy, another hulking 10 year old. Both boys believed themselves to be the epithet of all fighters and when Sai~en found herself cringing at Aill's sloppy offensive attacks, she decided to change the exercise to suite her. After blocking an especially weak attack, the small girl wrenched him around, and an audible snap could be heard. When his scream rang through the room, a shriller echo follow it as the larger of the two buddies followed Sai~en's example and broke TopaZ's collar bone. Enraged at the injury of her younger almost-sister, the darker of the girls flew at Gemmin's throat, intent on serious damage. Only the intervention of Minko-sensei kept Gemmin in one piece.
From then on, the four were unable to stand being near each other, and slowly Gemmin and Aill found themselves locked away from all others at the School of Ninjas. When even incessant yelling left them ignored and away from the others laughing and talking in each others' rooms. During classes, conversation behind the teachers backs would happen every now and then, though not often, for those in the school found school to be extremely important. And as their isolation grew, so did their malice. But what could two such weak boys do to females capable of taking care of themselves and each other?
* * *
"Luna! Artemis! Is Setsuna coming? We haven't seen her in awhile..." TopaZ flicked her icy hair behind her ears, trying to tame the tangles that came from its being continuously braided. When neither cat nodded she merely looked down. "Is Usagi coming at least? Or Minako? Minako's lots of fun!" The amber eyes of the black cat swept up to meet with glacial blue ones filled with hope.
"Well, TopaZ, you can talk with Minako tomorrow. Today you need to get Sai~en and we need to talk about your training. As well as preparing you for what is to come." The cats unconciously sat next to each other, almost touching and quietly began grooming themselves as the nine year old sat gawking at them.
"What do you mean? Makota came and picked her up about an hour ago. Don't you remember that today is her birthday?" She smiled triumphantly at the pair. "You forgot, didn't you? Wow! Wait'll I tell the others."
Artemis looked at her as he licked his paw thoroughly. "Why aren't you with her, then? Both of you seem to be inseparable." Done with his grooming, he jumped into TopaZ's lap, purring happily. "Well, we'll just have to plan something, then, won't we, Luna?" Luna Looked at the snowy white cat and then smiled in the way cats do. "I'll go get Mina and the others." As the white blur streaked through the door, Luna took his place in the warm lap.
"So, are those two still coming after you and Sai~en? Or have you and the rest of the school run them off finally?" Even Luna still checked up on the wellfair of the girls as concerned Aill and Gemmin, for in one incident an entire group had turned against those who lived with them, who studied with them, who had spare time with them. And the mascots of the School for Ninjas became even more lovable and capable as they continued to grow, developing mentally at a surprising rate. "You realize that something must be done to get them away. I don't know how long it will be, but I believe you and Sai~en may be needed soon, even if you are slightly too young for such responsibilities. One thing has me puzzled, though. Neither of you were in the Silver Millenium; the Queen would have known, as would I and Artemis. How will you be of assisstance?" The young girl merely hugged the small cat closer as she shook her head in confusion.
Author's Note: Well, this is it, another prologue part... The prologue is actually going to be somewhat long, a time span encompassing about, ummm, 6 years or so, but many of them are going to be skipped. I just thought that showing they knew the scouts, but not too well should be demonstrated... Now worries. Just four more years to go. And there really isn't all that much happening until the last one or so. Hope you enjoyed and keep reading! ^_^
~The Alciontae Shadow~
Disclaimer: They're not mine, they never were. {Except for Sai~en and TopaZ...}
Notes: Feel free to review/flame and other such things... I flourish on any type of feedback. Because I have a few requests for the next part, I am putting this up, but please, I need 5 to put up the third part. The girls are Sai~en {age 8} and TopaZ {age 7} and they have been best friends for quite a while. Now they must be sisters to survive. Though it's not as hard as I'm making it sound... The author's bribe still stands, and any reviews will be rewarded with a review if possible. Enjoy! ^_^
Dedication: To InterNutter and Eileen who read and reviewed my other fics. I appreciate it, even if you don't read this.
Staring at the darkened streets of the Japanese city, Sai~en barely noticed any differences between her fantasy of her new home and the reality. Almost no one walked the streets of the sleeping city, those who did, the shadier characters lurking and looking for victims.
"Come along, dears, the owner of the school promised to stay up for us. Your lucky he's a friend of mine or you wouldn't have been allowed into the school. Usually, girls are forbidden. Both of you must work very hard to do well. Otherwise, Minko-sensei has informed me that he will enroll both of you at one of those 'foofoo girly girl' schools. Ah, here we are." Setsuna stopped, halting the girls as well. "Sai~en, TopaZ, I would like both of you to know that I must leave after you have put your room in order. I do not know how long I will be gone, but the two of you will be the only girls who study here. Don't worry, both of you will do excellently. Now, take off your shoes so we will be allowed in." Politely, the ageless woman rapped her knuckles againt the delicate-seeming door.
A soft rustle and the door opened to reveal a rather short Japanese man with rather pronounced muscles. When he saw Setsuna's garnet eyes, he grunted and widened the crack leading into the compound. "Ahh, Setsuna-san, these are to be my new students? Usually parents wait for a couple more years to pass before leaving their children in my care. Is what you are doing truly wise?" The three females followed as he spoke in soft, clipped tones, leading them through the slumbering dormitories.
"Now Minko-sensei! I believed you thought better of me than that. These sisters have no parents to make such decisions, and I cannot keep them. The poor dears must go somewhere, and I do believe this is where they should be. Besides, what you will teach them must be taught now. Will this be their room?" Setsuna looked at the owner of the boarding school disappointedly. "I know they should not be treated specially, but are the others who share rooms in possession of such small facilities?" At the Look HE gave HER, the Guardian of the Time Gate merely sighed and sat both girls on one of the beds. "Train hard. I will come back to checj upon you when I can, and money will be sent. Maybe next time I'll even have Luna and Artemis stop their search to see you. Good-bye, girls." The regal woman swept out of the room, pausing only to speak a few last words with Minko. "I wish for them to start in the beginning classes, but you will start them off with heavy weaponry; they need their strength built up. And don't hold them back, it could mean many things, all of them horrific." The short man walked her to the door where she spoke her last for the night in a sweet, scathing tone, "Those girls will be trained well. I will be watching." And then she was gone.
* * *
Both of the Georgians had fit well into the group that made up the school for ninjas. Their confident manners, TopaZ's beauty, and Sai~en's abilty to bring down any of the others using only a few words the meaning of which only adults and herself knew made them novelties. Before long, the youngest became the mascots of the school as well as the treasures. None actually spoiled them, though many came close. The one thing that made them an enemy was their abilty to learn the martial arts quickly, though TopaZ could not quite bring out the power that permeated Sai~en's entire being. Something else awaited her.
The incident began innocently enough, like many others do, when one of the instructors assigned an exercise where the girls would be sparring with someone other than each other. Sai~en was paired with a somewhat hulking 10 year oldwho had started the week before her. TopaZ had been paired with his 'boss man' guy, another hulking 10 year old. Both boys believed themselves to be the epithet of all fighters and when Sai~en found herself cringing at Aill's sloppy offensive attacks, she decided to change the exercise to suite her. After blocking an especially weak attack, the small girl wrenched him around, and an audible snap could be heard. When his scream rang through the room, a shriller echo follow it as the larger of the two buddies followed Sai~en's example and broke TopaZ's collar bone. Enraged at the injury of her younger almost-sister, the darker of the girls flew at Gemmin's throat, intent on serious damage. Only the intervention of Minko-sensei kept Gemmin in one piece.
From then on, the four were unable to stand being near each other, and slowly Gemmin and Aill found themselves locked away from all others at the School of Ninjas. When even incessant yelling left them ignored and away from the others laughing and talking in each others' rooms. During classes, conversation behind the teachers backs would happen every now and then, though not often, for those in the school found school to be extremely important. And as their isolation grew, so did their malice. But what could two such weak boys do to females capable of taking care of themselves and each other?
* * *
"Luna! Artemis! Is Setsuna coming? We haven't seen her in awhile..." TopaZ flicked her icy hair behind her ears, trying to tame the tangles that came from its being continuously braided. When neither cat nodded she merely looked down. "Is Usagi coming at least? Or Minako? Minako's lots of fun!" The amber eyes of the black cat swept up to meet with glacial blue ones filled with hope.
"Well, TopaZ, you can talk with Minako tomorrow. Today you need to get Sai~en and we need to talk about your training. As well as preparing you for what is to come." The cats unconciously sat next to each other, almost touching and quietly began grooming themselves as the nine year old sat gawking at them.
"What do you mean? Makota came and picked her up about an hour ago. Don't you remember that today is her birthday?" She smiled triumphantly at the pair. "You forgot, didn't you? Wow! Wait'll I tell the others."
Artemis looked at her as he licked his paw thoroughly. "Why aren't you with her, then? Both of you seem to be inseparable." Done with his grooming, he jumped into TopaZ's lap, purring happily. "Well, we'll just have to plan something, then, won't we, Luna?" Luna Looked at the snowy white cat and then smiled in the way cats do. "I'll go get Mina and the others." As the white blur streaked through the door, Luna took his place in the warm lap.
"So, are those two still coming after you and Sai~en? Or have you and the rest of the school run them off finally?" Even Luna still checked up on the wellfair of the girls as concerned Aill and Gemmin, for in one incident an entire group had turned against those who lived with them, who studied with them, who had spare time with them. And the mascots of the School for Ninjas became even more lovable and capable as they continued to grow, developing mentally at a surprising rate. "You realize that something must be done to get them away. I don't know how long it will be, but I believe you and Sai~en may be needed soon, even if you are slightly too young for such responsibilities. One thing has me puzzled, though. Neither of you were in the Silver Millenium; the Queen would have known, as would I and Artemis. How will you be of assisstance?" The young girl merely hugged the small cat closer as she shook her head in confusion.
Author's Note: Well, this is it, another prologue part... The prologue is actually going to be somewhat long, a time span encompassing about, ummm, 6 years or so, but many of them are going to be skipped. I just thought that showing they knew the scouts, but not too well should be demonstrated... Now worries. Just four more years to go. And there really isn't all that much happening until the last one or so. Hope you enjoyed and keep reading! ^_^
~The Alciontae Shadow~