Well it's been a while ne? Sorry. I have had some written for quite a while. But lacking both time and inspiration I have barely looked at this. That is until tonight. I took it out and started writing. Please Review and let me know if I should even bother with this anymore! I have a lot of other things I can be working on and if no one wants more I can just leave this one alone! Please either e-mail me or review or something! Or give ideas as to what you think should happen. Oh yeah! This hasn't been pre-read so any mistakes are mine.
Butterflies by Mina-chan
Rated: R
Chapter: 4
Artemis:
The scouts are exhausted. Luna and I both know it. We try to hide it but we are both deeply worried. I mean we knew it would be hard on the girls but not this hard. The fights are getting tougher and more often. The girls aren't sleeping much anymore. I wish there was more we could do to help them. A few weeks ago Luna told me of a feeling she had gotten one day that something was lost. Lost or missing. I think she is right. I haven't told her but I have been getting the strangest feeling. Something is coming, something big, and it has to do with the girls. I don't know whether it's good or bad. I hope they can handle it.
Erik:
I now know why Serena uses the knife. She doesn't understand, understand or remember. I have been keeping an eye on her. It's something that only being in Japan and with the scouts can ease. I should have remembered sooner. She is connected to them. All of them. When anyone connected to the Moon Family feels pain, they feel pain. Serena is just reacting to the scout's injuries. The pain comes and she had no other way of dealing with it. Because I was late. I should have been here sooner. Here for her.
I shake my head. There is nothing I can do about the past. At least I am here now and we are leaving in a few days. When we get to Japan things will be easier on her. Well, not really because then comes the training. She is just going to love me after that starts. I won't bring her to the scouts right away. At least not as scouts. Maybe they can be friends. Well if it were anyone but this Serena I would have no doubts, but she changed. I hope she isn't too far gone.
I had hoped there would be plenty of time in between our arrival and when I introduce the Princess to her court, but they may not have that much time to spare. I am still going to train her as much as I can before that meeting. Things will be different afterwards. I only hope it isn't already too late.
Minako:
I am not doing this. This isn't right. I haven't told anyone how I feel. I am not who and what they think I am. Or want me to be. There is someone out there. Someone who can end this suffering. I feel like I should know something more than I do. There is something… no someone I can't quite remember and I wish I knew why. I am the leader in this secret war. I don't want to be here. It hurts too much. Am I the only one who senses something off about the whole situation?
I lay my head down on my desk. Tears blurred my vision as I think about what has been happening. I need to know what's going on. There has to be someone I can talk to. Luna? No, she would tell everyone. Rei? She seems nice enough but she is too focused on her boyfriend, Mamoru. I'm not overly fond of him myself. Ami… that girl it too quiet and wrapped up in her studies. Makoto… well I don't know her well enough. She is the newest addition to our little group. Artemis has been with me the whole time, ever since I started. But I can't talk to him. There is something on his mind already. He thinks he can hide it but I can see through him. No, I just can't talk to any of them. I wish I wasn't alone in this.
Serena:
I never thought anything like this would happen. I mean, just a few days ago I was living in that shit hole and now here I am in Japan. Un fucking believable! Now, Erik has seceded to train me or some shit. This has become more than I bargained for. I mean the hair was bad enough. But then came the stupid moon thing on my forehead. Thank god Erik helped me to cover that up. Now everyone can't look at me like I am some kind of freak, well unless I want them to. Now I get to train to become some all powerful super hero or something like that. Anything else and I think I'm gonna scream. Things are turning into a little more than I can handle and getting stranger by the second. Oh well. It got me out of that place. Not like I am going to miss it or anything.
Time to start that infernal training. Having hair down to your ankles definitely puts you at a disadvantage. I tried cutting it off the other night but it was back by morning. Talk about a pain in the ass.
(Later, same P.O.V.)
I haven't enrolled in school yet. Such a disappointment. Basically I have been spending my time training. Day in and day out. It is starting to get on my nerves. Erik said we are going to try something new today on training and if I do well the next few days we will take some time off. He seems to be trying to get me ready for something. He just won't say what and I certainly won't ask.
Erik:
I gave her the broach a few days ago. She did surprisingly well. Not as much an energy drain as I was expecting. Also she seems more powerful than she should be. There is something going on here… I will figure it out… one of these days.
It shocked the hell out of me yesterday during training. She transformed but didn't yell out the phrase. I taught it to her. But she told me she didn't feel the need to use it. She is so damn headstrong. She will learn to bend or she will regret it.
Tomorrow is her day off. We will be going out. I'll be damned if I will let her wander off in a new place by herself when it was so damn hard to find her in the first place.
I found them. The scouts that is. She doesn't know that I have been going out to the fights. And they certainly don't have a clue I am watching them. Poorly trained if you ask me. There are quite a few… holes in their techniques, both in battle and out of it. It was simple for me to find out who they are in this life. Pathetic.
They will meet soon. It is unavoidable. They are drawn to one another. Besides they may need her sooner than she would need them. That last fight almost cost them dearly. I only hope they are ready for her. Things will… be interesting when they meet. And I want first row seats for that one.
