Disclaimer: None of the original Sailor Moon characters belong to me in
any way. They are the sole property of Naoko and I am merely borrowing them
for my own entertainment. Any made up characters in the story are from my
own mind. On a side note, Eiko (Sailor Libra) belongs to my most creative
girlfriend. *Smiles* She was kind enough to let me borrow her role play C
for my story. Besides, who else to round off such a beautiful cast then the
amazon like Eiko?
/Well, once more I am here. Alone, and it's night out. On the train it was just one humorous mishap after another. Yaten seems to be very much out of her Element right now. It's strange. Usually she's more cool, collective then this... and her remarks to Arashi, and now even Libra have become so much more harsh. There was a time or two that I had to step in-between Arashi and Yaten. I know Arashi is a sweet, and gentle girl... but even a saint would have their breaking point with Yaten. I think Yaten is getting very close to that. Like the storms that raged along the planet of Arashi, Arashi (the girl) is getting more dark, intense... and ever changing. I know Yaten has something to do with this change in her. But lately I am not sure what is it... the name calling, the snide remarks, or is there something else between them that I haven't put my finger on? They seem to hate each other. Or, at least Yaten seems to hate Arashi. Poor Arashi just finds herself the subject of this blind anger of Yaten. I wonder if Yaten has a problem... and... I wonder what Arashi's real name is. It just accrued to me that I never asked, and she has never told me. Or anyone else that I know of. I wonder how this might make her feel... it certainly makes me feel pretty low for not knowing. After all, we have taken care of this girl since she was but a tiny tot. That reminds me, her birthday is coming up. I really should get her something nice on earth. She might enjoy that./
"Come on, Arashi!" The Amazon brunette grabbed a hold of the slender girl's hand, and tugged her along the street. Eiko had to practically drag Arashi towards the local mall while Seiya and Yaten settled some last minute paper work with their old manager. While traveling to Tokyo, Eiko and Arashi got just a bit closer. At least, as close as Arashi had ever been to someone. She idolized the Star Lights, and loved the royal Princess. But, she never had anyone who was her own age around... someone she could think almost as a friend. Eiko seemed to be a lot like her. Neither girl talked about their home planets, and nor did they encourage each other to speak of such things. It was like an unspoken vow to each other not to pried into the past... and that was just fine for both girls. Besides, Arashi liked talking to someone and not being judged for once... not having to be at her best to impress. It seemed Eiko like her just the way she was. "Eiko, wait a minute..." Arashi frowned as she felt something strange. The small hairs along the back of her next began to raise as she glanced around. They were already at the mall, and had entered... they found themselves in the crush of a crowd, being pushed and shoved along the line of stores. But, apparently Eiko didn't hear her voice over the roar of the crowd as she was soon inside a rather chilly department store. All sorts of clothes lined the shelves, and hung on racks. Eiko dived into the middle of it all, sorting through different designs, and flinging what she liked at Arashi. The feeling had gone away, so the slender storm haired girl walked to the taller girl. She allowed Eiko to pile clothing on top of each other, and nearly burry Arashi under it all. "Oooh, this will be a great color on you." Eiko muttered as she laid a soft grey sweater on top of the pile. "You look more like a winter to me, then anything else." Arashi frowned. /What did she mean by a winter? What was a winter?/ Arashi thought to herself. Eiko must have noticed Arashi's puzzled look because then she started to explain. "It's like a color pallet. Warm colors are called summer, cold colors are winter... cool colors are Autumn... and so on." She smiled as she ushered Arashi around the store. It was nearly three in the afternoon when Arashi went through most of the clothing Eiko found. And yet, Eiko was still bring it to Arashi by the arm fulls. Arashi bit her tongue, thinking it would be polite to just accept and try it all on at least. But Arashi couldn't see the point in so much of it... after all, her and the Star Lights might not be staying long. And she doubted she would need any of this clothing back home. Still, it was nice. Being pampered, and made to feel special. Plus, some of this stuff was very pretty.
"Are you done in there?" Eiko tapped her foot on the carpet, and rolled her eyes just slightly. "Almost... but..." Arashi's voice trailed off... and there was a small sound of frustration. "Ara-chan, are you okay in there?" Eiko tried to look over the edge of the stall, which would have been pretty easy... except these were also built to keep men from looking in. "S-sorry, I'm fine... just..." A sigh, and the sound of a zipper being pulled up. "I don't know about this... and please, don't call me Ara-chan. It's just Arashi." Eiko's laughter filtered through the air, it was a light and musical sound. "Alright, alright. But come out now... let me see how you look." She stepped away from the booth, and stood back with her arms crossed over her chest. Slowly the door to the stall opened, very slowly. Arashi poked her head out, blushing a bit. "C.. could you come in here instead?" She glanced around the department store nervously. No one was really around except the check out lady. "Non-sense. Get your butt out here right now." Eiko waved a teasing finger at the unsure girl. Arashi just sighed in defeat and slid from behind the door. A soft gasp escaped Eiko's lips as she stared at Arashi. With the unicorn Arashi always wore it made her look very tall, and almost gawky. Like she might really have the body of a boy. But, standing here in front of Eiko with the light beaming down on here just right... she was... pretty. She had the long, slender legs with a slight tone to them that most women would kill for. Smooth, unblemished thighs the color of pale cream. And the cut of the short leather skirt reveled that Arashi did indeed have a waist... though her hips were somewhat narrow. But even that little imperfection could be over looked. Arashi's face burned even more as she lowered her dark eyes and tried to cover herself with her hands. "I don't know... I never wore anything like this before." Eiko's eyes lit up, and she laughed once more. "We're buying it!" "But..", Arashi started to stammer. "No buts. We're taking it... with everything else. Besides, it goes great with your pretty bracelet." Arashi's hand went around her wrist as the words left Eiko's lips. Eiko wasn't sure if Arashi did it on purpose, or if it was a subconscious act of protectiveness. She smiled gently as she placed a hand on Arashi's shoulder, and made her look up into her kind crimson eyes. "Don't worry about it. I'm sure Seiya...." A small grin formed on her lips, "and /Yaten/ will love it." It was the way, the tone that Eiko used when she said Yaten's name that brought a rather sour look to Arashi's face. "Feh, Yaten wouldn't like it. It would just give him all the more reason to be at my throat. He... he hates me!" She said the last little bit quickly as she walked back into the changing booth, and slammed the door. Eiko sighed softly and shook her head. "I'm sure that's not true. Yaten is just under a lot of stress, that's all." Arashi was silent for a while. "Besides, who wouldn't love that skirt? You looked almost like a runway model in it... all we need to do is get your hair cut. Like we talked about on the train." Eiko grinned a bit more. "Before Yaten suddenly had us crushed against the wall." "Ok...", Arashi's voice was a bit more steady now, drained of emotion. But when she exited the stall in her own clothing... her dark eyes were sparkling with hidden laughter.
Seiya sat on the couch. His arm was thrown over the back as he tilted his head to stare at the ceiling. They had been in town for no more then three days.. and already his time for the next two weeks was booked solid. Yaten was somewhere in the background grumbling about something that had nothing to do with the situation at hand. Seiya was almost tempted to ask his friend the reason for his foul mood these days... but decided it was best to leave it. What ever that was bothering Yaten might go away... and if not, he was sure Yaten might come to him to talk. After all, even in this form... Yaten was still a woman at heart. And women always liked to talk about problems to their closest friends. Upon arriving Seiya hadn't seen hide, nor hair of the girl he once teased, and called Odango. Eiko, he was calling her that now since coming to earth, had said Usagi was away for a few days... but would join then soon. Seiya wondered for a moment what Odango was up to. His lips curved into a smile as he gave a low chuckle. Yaten came over, and scowled down at Seiya. "Seiya, are you even listening?" Seiya blinked his eyes, then gave a loud yawn. He made quite the show of stretching. "Sorry, I must have been off somewhere else." He threw that devil may care grin that usually made the girls' who came to their concerts melt. Yaten just rolled his eyes, and walked to the TV. Flipping the switch a news reporter came on the air. "Latest breaking news. I am at Numuro Mall where just a while ago it had erupted into total chaos. Witnesses are claiming that a demon of some sorts appeared out of no where, wielding a double edged sword...." He voice was drowned out as the crowd around him started to scream, and panic. People were running all around, and the reporter was trying to keep control and continue talking. But then the camera man dropped his video camera and it ended there. Seiya looked up in stunned silence at Yaten, Yaten arched an eyebrow. "And so it starts again, eh?" Seiya just nodded, and got up. "Lets go."
"Senshi...", a grunted voice echoed through the empty store. "I can feel you here... taste your power on the back of my tongue like a fine wine. Come out now, and I will spare the humans." Arashi clung to Eiko's side as they hid in the middle of a cloth rack. The Demon walked back them... his rusted armor creaking in a sinister fashion. Arashi was shivering like she couldn't believe it as Eiko held her close. Even Eiko was worried... she didn't know what it was, or why it was here. She knew about as much as Arashi which was... it was big, bad, and carried a deadly looking sword. Add the fact that it seemed to be looking for them, and it only summed up to a lot of trouble. A loud crash, broke the silence and made both girls jump. The monster had picked up one of the sale racks and flung it half way across the room they were in. "I said... COME OUT!" It roared, picking up another one, and just pushing it to the side. It was coming back... closer and closer. By this time it was close enough that Arashi could make out most of the faded detail in it's armor. Eiko made a small sound, and suddenly pushed Arashi away from her. Arashi caught herself on a bar, and held onto it as she watched Eiko rush from their hiding spot and in front of the Demon. She stood out in front of it, moving around so that it's back was finally towards Arashi. "I'm here." The Demon gave a chuckle, his arm shot out with lightning speed and grabbed Eiko by her wrist. "Haha, another one. My Queen will be very pleased with me." He gave an oily grin as he pulled the tall girl towards him. "Where is the other?" "What other?", she struggled a bit.. and gave a yelp of pain as it's fingers tightened around her wrist. It was a threat to break the bones in it... Eiko could feel it. "I'm telling the truth! I'm the only Sailor Senshi here. Just.. Just leave the humans alone." Arashi watched as the scene unfolded. What? Eiko was trying to protect her... Arashi's eyes widened as she felt something old stir in her. This... this reminded her of something. Something very old, and almost forgotten. (Flash back)"She's not here!" A small girl, like Arashi, stood in front of her dressing table. "You lie!"/(end of flashback.) Arashi frowned, feeling tears well up. That's it... Eiko reminded her of her sister, her twin. Her hand went to her bracelet as she gently stroked it. The Demon glanced around, frowning. He could feel something here... it wasn't very strong, but it was somewhat alien to this world. Well, the one he held was almost alien to this world, but been here much longer. "You lie." Arashi's hand tightened around her wrist as she slid out the back of the rack... un noticed by the monster, but Eiko saw her. The look in her eyes told her to run away... but Arashi didn't want to. The single stone on her bracelet started to glow as she held it up in front of her. A moment later she shouted her henshin phrase, and the process began. Her body was enveloped in a Electra grey, and orange aura... nearly blinding both Eiko and the Demon as Arashi transformed. "What the..." The Demon jerked around just as Arashi finished, and stood there tall. There creature didn't have long to take in the whole act as Arashi erupted from the energy that encased her body. Her gloved fist made contact with the Demon's stomach as she put as much force as she could into the punch. It caught the beast off guard, and Eiko tumbled from his grip. Arashi was kneeling by the fallen girl's side, and grasped her by her elbow. "Are you okay?" Her voice was soft as she stared into Eiko's eyes with a worried expression. Eiko smiled, and nodded. Arashi helped her to her feet... but at that moment the Demon regained his bearings and was ready to launch a physical attack at the two girls. As he was in mid-lung... a blast of energy came out from no where. The creature was knocked back a few feet into a mirror. Arashi grabbed Eiko and shoved her behind her back as she faced the creature. She was angry... more then angry. She didn't even take time to wonder who saved them. All she knew was that the monster was still breathing, and still a threat. She held out a hand, as something seemed to magical form against her palm. She grasped the hilt of something... then flicked it to the side. "Frozen..." The hilt sparked to life with grey-blue energy. "Aura", the energy gave a muted snap as he flung her arm towards the Monster. Like a whip, energy spilled from the hilt, and snaked around the creatures body. The Demon suddenly gave a jolt as from the neck down his body was in-cased in ice. "Star Serious...." Star Fighter arrived finally to finish the Demon off. "Laser!" As it was engulfed in Fighter's attack, it suddenly dissolved and evaporated. The monster was no more. Arashi turned to Eiko,and hugged him. "Oh god... Are you okay?" Arashi seemed to be crying as she clung to Eiko. Eiko held her and brushed a hand over her hair. She wasn't crying, but she allowed Arashi to cry into her. "I was so scared it was going to take you away like... like.." Silence filled the air as Arashi pulled herself together, and pulled away from Eiko. She rubbed her eyes with her gloved hand, and looked up at Star Fighter. She gave a thankful smile to the older woman as she got to her feet. "Thank you... if you hadn't blasted that beast when you did, the first time... me and Eiko would have been two stains on the carpet." Star Fighter gave Arashi a puzzled look. "I just got here. Star Healer made it inside before I did... and found you first." She looked over her shoulder as the piete Star Light came out from behind the clothing rack. Her silvery hair was in a bit of a mess, and she scowled at Arashi. "Yeah, Thank me. I'm the one who saved your worthless hide." She looked up at Arashi who just watched her like a deer would watch the wolf. Finally Star Healer noticed something different about Arashi. This was the first time she saw her in her fuku, but there was something else. "What the hell happened to your hair?" Arashi's face burned more, but Eiko came to her defense. "She had it cut... why don't you say something nice for a change? Huh?" Arashi shook her head, muttering that it was okay and was about to walk out of the store. As she walked past Star Healer her grey, and pale blue outfit disappeared into her clothing before she transformed. Healer watched her in stony silence as Arashi kept her eyes to the ground. She... actually looked kind of pretty. Not that Healer would admit that she liked the way Arashi was dressed... from the tall boots, to the short leather skirt... even the poet blouse looked very class and made Arashi look like she had a few curves. But it was really her hair that kept Healer's attention. It was cut short so that her face showed more, and spiked just slightly to frame her face in a rather attractive manner. Her hair was actually still a bit long, but not as long as before. Most of it had been brushed back from her face, and curled over the tops of her shoulders. She was chewing her lower lip as she brushed past Healer. Star Fighter had already de-transformed, and left with Eiko in hand. They were going to go get Arashi's things, and put them in the car. So.. that meant Healer and Arashi were alone. Healer closed her eyes, and let the transformation go... becoming Yaten the Idol singer once more. He walked towards Arashi watching as she brushed her hand nervously over her bracelet. "... it looks nice." Yaten started as he reached out a hand to touch a spiked lock of Arashi's hair. But he didn't get the chance. Arashi pulled back before he could touch her, and turned accusing eyes on him. She had enough of his games, and she couldn't take her anger anymore. "Leave me alone!" She growled out at him in a way he never heard her do before. Her eyes were like black ice as she glared down at him. "I hate you." She spat at him, then turned and ran. Yaten watched as Arashi ran from the store, disappearing into the empty mall and not stopping. He just blinked, then frowned. /What the hell was wrong with me/? Of course the girl hated him. He never gave her a reason to feel anything else.
/Well, once more I am here. Alone, and it's night out. On the train it was just one humorous mishap after another. Yaten seems to be very much out of her Element right now. It's strange. Usually she's more cool, collective then this... and her remarks to Arashi, and now even Libra have become so much more harsh. There was a time or two that I had to step in-between Arashi and Yaten. I know Arashi is a sweet, and gentle girl... but even a saint would have their breaking point with Yaten. I think Yaten is getting very close to that. Like the storms that raged along the planet of Arashi, Arashi (the girl) is getting more dark, intense... and ever changing. I know Yaten has something to do with this change in her. But lately I am not sure what is it... the name calling, the snide remarks, or is there something else between them that I haven't put my finger on? They seem to hate each other. Or, at least Yaten seems to hate Arashi. Poor Arashi just finds herself the subject of this blind anger of Yaten. I wonder if Yaten has a problem... and... I wonder what Arashi's real name is. It just accrued to me that I never asked, and she has never told me. Or anyone else that I know of. I wonder how this might make her feel... it certainly makes me feel pretty low for not knowing. After all, we have taken care of this girl since she was but a tiny tot. That reminds me, her birthday is coming up. I really should get her something nice on earth. She might enjoy that./
"Come on, Arashi!" The Amazon brunette grabbed a hold of the slender girl's hand, and tugged her along the street. Eiko had to practically drag Arashi towards the local mall while Seiya and Yaten settled some last minute paper work with their old manager. While traveling to Tokyo, Eiko and Arashi got just a bit closer. At least, as close as Arashi had ever been to someone. She idolized the Star Lights, and loved the royal Princess. But, she never had anyone who was her own age around... someone she could think almost as a friend. Eiko seemed to be a lot like her. Neither girl talked about their home planets, and nor did they encourage each other to speak of such things. It was like an unspoken vow to each other not to pried into the past... and that was just fine for both girls. Besides, Arashi liked talking to someone and not being judged for once... not having to be at her best to impress. It seemed Eiko like her just the way she was. "Eiko, wait a minute..." Arashi frowned as she felt something strange. The small hairs along the back of her next began to raise as she glanced around. They were already at the mall, and had entered... they found themselves in the crush of a crowd, being pushed and shoved along the line of stores. But, apparently Eiko didn't hear her voice over the roar of the crowd as she was soon inside a rather chilly department store. All sorts of clothes lined the shelves, and hung on racks. Eiko dived into the middle of it all, sorting through different designs, and flinging what she liked at Arashi. The feeling had gone away, so the slender storm haired girl walked to the taller girl. She allowed Eiko to pile clothing on top of each other, and nearly burry Arashi under it all. "Oooh, this will be a great color on you." Eiko muttered as she laid a soft grey sweater on top of the pile. "You look more like a winter to me, then anything else." Arashi frowned. /What did she mean by a winter? What was a winter?/ Arashi thought to herself. Eiko must have noticed Arashi's puzzled look because then she started to explain. "It's like a color pallet. Warm colors are called summer, cold colors are winter... cool colors are Autumn... and so on." She smiled as she ushered Arashi around the store. It was nearly three in the afternoon when Arashi went through most of the clothing Eiko found. And yet, Eiko was still bring it to Arashi by the arm fulls. Arashi bit her tongue, thinking it would be polite to just accept and try it all on at least. But Arashi couldn't see the point in so much of it... after all, her and the Star Lights might not be staying long. And she doubted she would need any of this clothing back home. Still, it was nice. Being pampered, and made to feel special. Plus, some of this stuff was very pretty.
"Are you done in there?" Eiko tapped her foot on the carpet, and rolled her eyes just slightly. "Almost... but..." Arashi's voice trailed off... and there was a small sound of frustration. "Ara-chan, are you okay in there?" Eiko tried to look over the edge of the stall, which would have been pretty easy... except these were also built to keep men from looking in. "S-sorry, I'm fine... just..." A sigh, and the sound of a zipper being pulled up. "I don't know about this... and please, don't call me Ara-chan. It's just Arashi." Eiko's laughter filtered through the air, it was a light and musical sound. "Alright, alright. But come out now... let me see how you look." She stepped away from the booth, and stood back with her arms crossed over her chest. Slowly the door to the stall opened, very slowly. Arashi poked her head out, blushing a bit. "C.. could you come in here instead?" She glanced around the department store nervously. No one was really around except the check out lady. "Non-sense. Get your butt out here right now." Eiko waved a teasing finger at the unsure girl. Arashi just sighed in defeat and slid from behind the door. A soft gasp escaped Eiko's lips as she stared at Arashi. With the unicorn Arashi always wore it made her look very tall, and almost gawky. Like she might really have the body of a boy. But, standing here in front of Eiko with the light beaming down on here just right... she was... pretty. She had the long, slender legs with a slight tone to them that most women would kill for. Smooth, unblemished thighs the color of pale cream. And the cut of the short leather skirt reveled that Arashi did indeed have a waist... though her hips were somewhat narrow. But even that little imperfection could be over looked. Arashi's face burned even more as she lowered her dark eyes and tried to cover herself with her hands. "I don't know... I never wore anything like this before." Eiko's eyes lit up, and she laughed once more. "We're buying it!" "But..", Arashi started to stammer. "No buts. We're taking it... with everything else. Besides, it goes great with your pretty bracelet." Arashi's hand went around her wrist as the words left Eiko's lips. Eiko wasn't sure if Arashi did it on purpose, or if it was a subconscious act of protectiveness. She smiled gently as she placed a hand on Arashi's shoulder, and made her look up into her kind crimson eyes. "Don't worry about it. I'm sure Seiya...." A small grin formed on her lips, "and /Yaten/ will love it." It was the way, the tone that Eiko used when she said Yaten's name that brought a rather sour look to Arashi's face. "Feh, Yaten wouldn't like it. It would just give him all the more reason to be at my throat. He... he hates me!" She said the last little bit quickly as she walked back into the changing booth, and slammed the door. Eiko sighed softly and shook her head. "I'm sure that's not true. Yaten is just under a lot of stress, that's all." Arashi was silent for a while. "Besides, who wouldn't love that skirt? You looked almost like a runway model in it... all we need to do is get your hair cut. Like we talked about on the train." Eiko grinned a bit more. "Before Yaten suddenly had us crushed against the wall." "Ok...", Arashi's voice was a bit more steady now, drained of emotion. But when she exited the stall in her own clothing... her dark eyes were sparkling with hidden laughter.
Seiya sat on the couch. His arm was thrown over the back as he tilted his head to stare at the ceiling. They had been in town for no more then three days.. and already his time for the next two weeks was booked solid. Yaten was somewhere in the background grumbling about something that had nothing to do with the situation at hand. Seiya was almost tempted to ask his friend the reason for his foul mood these days... but decided it was best to leave it. What ever that was bothering Yaten might go away... and if not, he was sure Yaten might come to him to talk. After all, even in this form... Yaten was still a woman at heart. And women always liked to talk about problems to their closest friends. Upon arriving Seiya hadn't seen hide, nor hair of the girl he once teased, and called Odango. Eiko, he was calling her that now since coming to earth, had said Usagi was away for a few days... but would join then soon. Seiya wondered for a moment what Odango was up to. His lips curved into a smile as he gave a low chuckle. Yaten came over, and scowled down at Seiya. "Seiya, are you even listening?" Seiya blinked his eyes, then gave a loud yawn. He made quite the show of stretching. "Sorry, I must have been off somewhere else." He threw that devil may care grin that usually made the girls' who came to their concerts melt. Yaten just rolled his eyes, and walked to the TV. Flipping the switch a news reporter came on the air. "Latest breaking news. I am at Numuro Mall where just a while ago it had erupted into total chaos. Witnesses are claiming that a demon of some sorts appeared out of no where, wielding a double edged sword...." He voice was drowned out as the crowd around him started to scream, and panic. People were running all around, and the reporter was trying to keep control and continue talking. But then the camera man dropped his video camera and it ended there. Seiya looked up in stunned silence at Yaten, Yaten arched an eyebrow. "And so it starts again, eh?" Seiya just nodded, and got up. "Lets go."
"Senshi...", a grunted voice echoed through the empty store. "I can feel you here... taste your power on the back of my tongue like a fine wine. Come out now, and I will spare the humans." Arashi clung to Eiko's side as they hid in the middle of a cloth rack. The Demon walked back them... his rusted armor creaking in a sinister fashion. Arashi was shivering like she couldn't believe it as Eiko held her close. Even Eiko was worried... she didn't know what it was, or why it was here. She knew about as much as Arashi which was... it was big, bad, and carried a deadly looking sword. Add the fact that it seemed to be looking for them, and it only summed up to a lot of trouble. A loud crash, broke the silence and made both girls jump. The monster had picked up one of the sale racks and flung it half way across the room they were in. "I said... COME OUT!" It roared, picking up another one, and just pushing it to the side. It was coming back... closer and closer. By this time it was close enough that Arashi could make out most of the faded detail in it's armor. Eiko made a small sound, and suddenly pushed Arashi away from her. Arashi caught herself on a bar, and held onto it as she watched Eiko rush from their hiding spot and in front of the Demon. She stood out in front of it, moving around so that it's back was finally towards Arashi. "I'm here." The Demon gave a chuckle, his arm shot out with lightning speed and grabbed Eiko by her wrist. "Haha, another one. My Queen will be very pleased with me." He gave an oily grin as he pulled the tall girl towards him. "Where is the other?" "What other?", she struggled a bit.. and gave a yelp of pain as it's fingers tightened around her wrist. It was a threat to break the bones in it... Eiko could feel it. "I'm telling the truth! I'm the only Sailor Senshi here. Just.. Just leave the humans alone." Arashi watched as the scene unfolded. What? Eiko was trying to protect her... Arashi's eyes widened as she felt something old stir in her. This... this reminded her of something. Something very old, and almost forgotten. (Flash back)"She's not here!" A small girl, like Arashi, stood in front of her dressing table. "You lie!"/(end of flashback.) Arashi frowned, feeling tears well up. That's it... Eiko reminded her of her sister, her twin. Her hand went to her bracelet as she gently stroked it. The Demon glanced around, frowning. He could feel something here... it wasn't very strong, but it was somewhat alien to this world. Well, the one he held was almost alien to this world, but been here much longer. "You lie." Arashi's hand tightened around her wrist as she slid out the back of the rack... un noticed by the monster, but Eiko saw her. The look in her eyes told her to run away... but Arashi didn't want to. The single stone on her bracelet started to glow as she held it up in front of her. A moment later she shouted her henshin phrase, and the process began. Her body was enveloped in a Electra grey, and orange aura... nearly blinding both Eiko and the Demon as Arashi transformed. "What the..." The Demon jerked around just as Arashi finished, and stood there tall. There creature didn't have long to take in the whole act as Arashi erupted from the energy that encased her body. Her gloved fist made contact with the Demon's stomach as she put as much force as she could into the punch. It caught the beast off guard, and Eiko tumbled from his grip. Arashi was kneeling by the fallen girl's side, and grasped her by her elbow. "Are you okay?" Her voice was soft as she stared into Eiko's eyes with a worried expression. Eiko smiled, and nodded. Arashi helped her to her feet... but at that moment the Demon regained his bearings and was ready to launch a physical attack at the two girls. As he was in mid-lung... a blast of energy came out from no where. The creature was knocked back a few feet into a mirror. Arashi grabbed Eiko and shoved her behind her back as she faced the creature. She was angry... more then angry. She didn't even take time to wonder who saved them. All she knew was that the monster was still breathing, and still a threat. She held out a hand, as something seemed to magical form against her palm. She grasped the hilt of something... then flicked it to the side. "Frozen..." The hilt sparked to life with grey-blue energy. "Aura", the energy gave a muted snap as he flung her arm towards the Monster. Like a whip, energy spilled from the hilt, and snaked around the creatures body. The Demon suddenly gave a jolt as from the neck down his body was in-cased in ice. "Star Serious...." Star Fighter arrived finally to finish the Demon off. "Laser!" As it was engulfed in Fighter's attack, it suddenly dissolved and evaporated. The monster was no more. Arashi turned to Eiko,and hugged him. "Oh god... Are you okay?" Arashi seemed to be crying as she clung to Eiko. Eiko held her and brushed a hand over her hair. She wasn't crying, but she allowed Arashi to cry into her. "I was so scared it was going to take you away like... like.." Silence filled the air as Arashi pulled herself together, and pulled away from Eiko. She rubbed her eyes with her gloved hand, and looked up at Star Fighter. She gave a thankful smile to the older woman as she got to her feet. "Thank you... if you hadn't blasted that beast when you did, the first time... me and Eiko would have been two stains on the carpet." Star Fighter gave Arashi a puzzled look. "I just got here. Star Healer made it inside before I did... and found you first." She looked over her shoulder as the piete Star Light came out from behind the clothing rack. Her silvery hair was in a bit of a mess, and she scowled at Arashi. "Yeah, Thank me. I'm the one who saved your worthless hide." She looked up at Arashi who just watched her like a deer would watch the wolf. Finally Star Healer noticed something different about Arashi. This was the first time she saw her in her fuku, but there was something else. "What the hell happened to your hair?" Arashi's face burned more, but Eiko came to her defense. "She had it cut... why don't you say something nice for a change? Huh?" Arashi shook her head, muttering that it was okay and was about to walk out of the store. As she walked past Star Healer her grey, and pale blue outfit disappeared into her clothing before she transformed. Healer watched her in stony silence as Arashi kept her eyes to the ground. She... actually looked kind of pretty. Not that Healer would admit that she liked the way Arashi was dressed... from the tall boots, to the short leather skirt... even the poet blouse looked very class and made Arashi look like she had a few curves. But it was really her hair that kept Healer's attention. It was cut short so that her face showed more, and spiked just slightly to frame her face in a rather attractive manner. Her hair was actually still a bit long, but not as long as before. Most of it had been brushed back from her face, and curled over the tops of her shoulders. She was chewing her lower lip as she brushed past Healer. Star Fighter had already de-transformed, and left with Eiko in hand. They were going to go get Arashi's things, and put them in the car. So.. that meant Healer and Arashi were alone. Healer closed her eyes, and let the transformation go... becoming Yaten the Idol singer once more. He walked towards Arashi watching as she brushed her hand nervously over her bracelet. "... it looks nice." Yaten started as he reached out a hand to touch a spiked lock of Arashi's hair. But he didn't get the chance. Arashi pulled back before he could touch her, and turned accusing eyes on him. She had enough of his games, and she couldn't take her anger anymore. "Leave me alone!" She growled out at him in a way he never heard her do before. Her eyes were like black ice as she glared down at him. "I hate you." She spat at him, then turned and ran. Yaten watched as Arashi ran from the store, disappearing into the empty mall and not stopping. He just blinked, then frowned. /What the hell was wrong with me/? Of course the girl hated him. He never gave her a reason to feel anything else.