Hunting the Moon
By: Sandreline
Hello again, everyone! I seem to suddenly have come out of my writer's block. Hopefully what I manage to write isn't complete and utter crap! Haha. Thank you so much for reading, and for your continued support.
Update: I just posted the conclusion to my Sailor Moon / InuYasha crossover. For those of you that enjoy a Serenity / Sesshomaru pairing, please feel free to read it. I hope you enjoy!
In the mean time, I present you with the third chapter to the sequel of my SM / Supernatural story!
Chapter 3: It's a Thin Line
Sam had no idea just how popular Mina Aino was, but he knew why. In the last two hours, he had never thought he would see anyone shine so much aside from Serenity. This blonde haired actress, who he knew to be Sailor Venus, gave off a shine that seemed to draw people in. She had a blazing smile and soft eyes that she would sparkle as small children would approach her for autographs.
The younger Winchester was astounded by her patience with so many fans coming up to her. He had assumed that the people of Hollywood would leave celebrities be. But then again, this was a high-tourist city and that meant star-struck fans. It didn't seem to faze the blonde, however. Instead, it seemed to make her glow more.
She had run an errand to a hair salon, making an appointment with an over zealous blonde French man who was only too delighted to accept. He continued to follow her into a corporate building, which he found from waiting in the lobby, belonged to a modeling and talent agency, so it was most likely hers. He had waited for over thirty minutes and had gotten several offers from agents as he did. They were pretty persistent in this town.
Finally, Sam noted with relief, Mina had made her exit as she stepped out of the elevator and crossed the lobby to the exit. Placing down the magazine he had been using to help cover his face, he once more took up the position of Mina's personal stalker.
It would seem that the day's activities had taken their toll on the actress, who now was taking care to attempt to hide from being recognized. Her pace seemed to blend in more with the population as opposed to the confident sashay she used before. Sam became hopeful as he hoped that this meant she would be returning to her residence, and that meant possibly finding Serenity.
A man that was in a blinding hurry managed to knock himself right into Sam, causing the Hunter to loose sight of the famous actress as she took a corner. The youngest Winchester had to take a step back to regain his balance, all the while the elder man mumbled apologies about work. By the time Sam was able to glance back after telling the man it was fine, he had lost sight of his prey.
"How does a woman with such long hair managed to just disappear like that?" Sam muttered to himself as he quickly crossed the path of the intersection that he had seen Mina take right before he lost sight of her. "Please, no…" Sam prayed under his breath as he rounded the corner.
No sign of her.
Sam took the time to observe the street. They were all sky rises, meaning condos that ranged from expensive to extremely expensive. Sam quickened his pace as he glanced to the lobby of each building he passed, knowing that she couldn't have gotten far. He was just crossing by the small alleyway between buildings when two hands grabbed him arm and pulled him in.
He was too taken by surprise to fight back his assailant, and easily found himself pressed up against the concrete wall in the shadows of the alley. When his vision settled from the sudden change of scenery, his eyes met with one very pissed off blonde.
"Hey creeper, it's illegal to stalk people, you know!" She shouted up at him, her grip on his shirt tightening as she pushed him against the wall for good measure. "And you're been going at it for over two hours now!"
"Shit, you're strong!" Sam cried out as he winced from the bruise that was forming on his back.
"You got that right, buddy, and I am more than capable of defending myself so before you do something you'll regret, I suggest you hit the road." Sam was suddenly released as Mina took a few steps back to give him room to run.
"I'm not a stalker, Mina." Sam began, holding up his hands in front of him as a sign that he wouldn't hurt her.
"Not from where I'm standing, though you are pretty damn cute." One of her eyebrow rose as she crossed her arms over her chest in a very familiar pose.
"Luna and Artemis are right: you and Sere could be twins."
His statement caught her off guard for all of a second before her blue eyes blazed fire. A swift and powerful kick sent Sam flying to the ground. Before he could attempt to get up and tell her he was a friend, she was leaning over him. "Who are you? How do you know them?"
Sam winced from the addition of several more bruises. "Sam Winchester."
A startled gasp caused the Venusian to loose her grip and release Sam, who fell several inches back down to the ground. This time it was gentle hands that helped him to stand, and it was like there was a different person standing before him. "I am so, so, so sorry!" Mina began, her serious tone having been replaced by concern. "Are you alright? I'm so sorry!"
Sam winced once more as he rubbed the back of his head. "No problem," he told her. "I'm just glad that you know my name."
Mina sent him a bright smile. "Of course I do! Sere told me all about you." (Though she neglected to mention what a hunk you are!) Mina thought as she made a vow to get her cousin back for that later. "What are you doing here in Hollywood, following me around like a stalker?"
"It's kind of an emergency, actually." Sam began. "Is there someplace we can talk? Not your place, I don't want Serenity to know that I am here."
Mina gave him a confused look as she seemed to think it over. Then again, having a little alone time with a guy this cute could never be a bad thing, so she nodded. "Sure, come with me. We can take a walk around the park while you talk."
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An hour later found Mina sitting beside Sam on a park bench, both enjoying an ice cream cone. "She had no idea," Mina began as her gaze settled on her mint chocolate chip ice cream. "She just assumed that Dean would return to his previous ways…"
"To be honest, so did I." Sam sighed as he leaned back. "But if its one thing I've learned, it's that Serenity has a way with people."
Mina smiled softly at his words before taking a lip of her melting treat. "You tend to not realize just how important she is to you until you no longer have her shine lighting your way every day."
Sam looked over at the blonde, her sadden and regretful tone causing a rise of sympathy in him. It was clear that the woman sitting beside him, though she had fulfilled her dream, had regrets as to how it came about. "Well," Sam began as he tried to bring back a light tone to the conversation. "I'm told you are the Goddess of Love; so how do you propose we fix this?"
Mina's face broke out into a bright smile as her eyes sparkled with determination. "I have the perfect plan." Turning her light blue eyes to him, she smirked. "Did you know that we ran into two demons last night?"
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"Yo, Sammy, where the hell did you disappear to earlier? You can't just abandon me like that!" Dean complained as his younger brother entered their hotel suite.
"Sorry Dean," Sam began. "But I didn't have time to get you or I would have lost him."
"Him?"
Sam nodded. "It was one of the demons that we took out in Centralia. I saw him walking the streets and went to follow him. He would have seen me if I had gone to get you."
"Are you sure?" Dean's eyes darkened at his brother's words, hatred for the demon and the reminder of his heartache soaring to a new level. "Did you mange to find where he is hiding out?"
"You bet I did." Sam smirked. "In the mood for some demon extermination?"
Dean already had a shotgun in his hand, and he cocked the barrel of the gun. "Let's move."
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"Why can't demons and other bad guys ever get original?" Sailor Cosmos cried out as she flung herself behind a metal shipping crate that was on the deck of a ship.
"Because they enjoy the gloom of creepy locations?" Venus shouted back from a few yards away while dodging the fireball that had been heading her way. Venus had, as a good second-in-command always does, suggested they return to the docks to make sure that the coast was clear and more demons had not shown up. For once, Sailor Cosmos hated how right Venus was in matters like this.
Venus stuck her hand out from around the corner of a container, her fingers glowing gold as she took her aim. "Crescent Beam Smash!"
Her demonic target grunted as he was too slow to completely dodge the attack, and blood splattered out of his shoulder. "I think we need some better cover!" Venus called out just before she let out a scream, rolling to the ground a yard away to avoid another demon that had popped behind her with a metal bat.
"Got it!" Cosmos replied as she held up her staff. "Bubbles Blast!"
A thick fog took swirled around the winged woman and expanded until it covered the entire cargo ship and part of the connecting dock. Now that the demons could no longer clearly make out their prey, they momentarily pause in their attacks.
A shotgun blast sounded through the air, followed by another a moment later.
Sailor Cosmos looked towards the sound. "Venus, I think we have civilians! We need to get them out of here!"
"I can't find them!" Venus replied back as an arm wrapped around her from behind. She wasted no time in flipping the demon over her back before blasting it away with her Beauty Shock.
Sailor Cosmos let out a cry as a red blast of power came out of the mist in front of her, soaring up into her stomach to deliver a more powerful blow. The attack sent her flying up in the air, clear over the cloud of mist. Her wings were limp as she tried to shuck out the red shocks of lightening that slithered over her body. When she fell back to the deck of the ship, she bounced one, and then twice, then lay still.
"No!" Venus called out as she sent her Meteor Shower at the demon that dared to harm her Princess.
Another gunshot went off, followed by another, and another. The mist was clearing, leaving all the opponents once more visible. Venus was balancing on a rail of the upper deck, looking down to get a better visual of Sailor Cosmos and see where the shots were coming from. "That better be you, Sam." She whispered.
Her vision confirmed that it was the Hunter as he and another male came out from behind a row of steel containers. "What the fuck?" Dean shouted. "Is this some kind of demon club? And who is shooting off the lights?"
"Look out!" Sam shouted at his brother as one more demon made a last chance effort to get rid of one of his opponents. Dean had no idea the demon was behind him. Sam lifted his gun to shoot at the demon, but a glowing gold chain beat him to it, wrapping around the demon and hoisting him through the air and overboard into the sea.
"Are you boys alright?" Venus asked as she landed beside them.
"Son of a bitch…" Dean swore as he got a look at who was standing before him. It as impossible to not see the resemblance and make the connection, and Sam was suddenly worried that his brother might go into a panic.
"Tell me someone got the license plate of the bullet train that hit me…" Came a moan.
"Cosmos!" Venus cried out as she rushed over the ten feet to the pile of angel wings and legs. Sailor Cosmos slowly rose to her knees, one arm wrapped around her stomach.
"That hurt like a bitch," Cosmos whined, her voice raspy from her previous painful cries.
"You've picked up some bad language from somewhere," Venus playfully chided while helping her cousin and Princess to her feet. She was trying to pretend that she was unaware of their audience, and she hoped that Sam would remember to play it cool.
"Yeah," Cosmos agreed as she leaned on Venus while trying to catch her breath. "This is going to hurt in the morning, I can tell already."
"Then let's make sure these civilians are already and we'll get home."
"What civilians?" Sailor Cosmos asked. When she followed the head nod from Venus, her eyes widened when they landed on the slack-jawed form of Dean.
A full minute of silence passed as the two continued to stare at one another. Venus sent Sam a curious gaze, and was given a shrug in reply as the tension in the air grew.
Dean took a hesitant step forward; almost as if he was worried she would vanish if he went any closer. "Serenity."
"Dean." Her reply was still raspy from the injury, but now shock was an added factor.
"What are you doing here?" Dean asked, his voice suddenly much more confident as he realized that for the first time in almost four months she was standing there before him.
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So, what do you all think so far? I hope that this story didn't let any of you down – there were so many ways that I could picture the reunion going in my head, but I thought that this would be the best to help get the story rolling. I COULD have left it for ANOTHER chapter, after all. ^_~
Thank you all so much for your support and kind words!
~Sandreline