The Warrior and The Dove

By Mel RC


­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Chapter 7


Rei feels the tears falling from her eyes while she runs down the street away from Usagi's house. Irritated she wipes at the tears in a useless attempt to stop the flow. She skids around a corner and ends up in Juuban Park well away from Usagi's house, but onward she runs through the park until finally exhausted she falls to the ground on her knees and looked up at the sky the tears that she once tried to stop flow down her cheeks sparking due to the midmorning sun light.

It just can't be true. No. I just can't. Rei buries her head into her arms that rest on her knees and allows herself to sob for the first time in years. This is just a dream. I'll wake up and none of this will have happened. This is just an elaborate scheme to make me go out of my mind. I know it is. Why is this happening to me? Isn't this the reason I stayed away for so long? No choices, No, worrying about how she feels or how to react around her. Wait, what's that?

Rei looks up from her knees and wipes at the tears that still cover her face then gets up slowly and narrows her eyes slightly before turning around in circles feeling a presence somewhere close to her. A presence that feels like it's radiating from every where around her. She frowns, but stays rooted to the spot she is standing in awaiting for the "thing" that is radiating all this energy to make itself known.

"You're still stubborn aren't you, Princess Minerva?" A woman dressed in pink, sitting on a large boulder about two feet away from Rei asks with a slight smirk on her face.

She was so not there when I looked before. Rei thinks to herself then shakes her head. Well what do I expect? This is a dream after all.

The woman laughs softly as if reading her mind. "Oh, I can assure you, babe. That this is no dream, but I assume everyone thinks that when they are in the presence of the Goddess of Love," the woman states with another smirk.

Rei shakes her head and mutters softly to herself. "Now, I'm going insane. Isn't that what insane people do? They see things that aren't there?" She asks herself then shakes her head before turning around to walk away.

"Wait, sweet pea. I really am here to help you," the Goddess of Love pleads with Rei which makes her stop in her tracks and turn around to face the Goddess of Love with a raised eyebrow.

"How can you help me when I can't even help myself? I stayed away for two years hoping that these feelings would go away, but they didn't. Then I end up getting knocked out by some lunatic's and have a really fucked up dream and you sit there saying you want to help. Well I'm sorry, Goddess, but this is one thing you can't help me with. I can't fight destiny and destiny says that Usagi and Mamoru are going to be together. Even a goddess can not fight the fates," Rei retorts scornfully and bows her head in defeat.

"By the, well, me, you are stubborn. Alright look, sweet pea. I'm going to lay this all out for you, okay? There are forces at work that forbid me to give you any real answers, but just know that my two sisters are really up to their elbows trying to help you solve this case. I myself am very ticked off that someone has messed with the best destined couple since the warrior and the bard. However, I can tell you this. Follow your heart, sweet pea. That's the only way you can really defeat those that have put this restriction against you. If you just follow what your heart says it will never steer you wrong, I can promise you that. I know that you are skeptical about me, so just go to my daughter she'll help you out. My time grows short. If I stay here any longer the force that strives to throw you into chaos will know that I am here, but I can give you one more piece of advice before I go. There is a library that is hidden by magic. Go there and find what you are looking for, it will help you to restore your true memories of the Moon Kingdom and you will know how to defeat your enemies. Now, I must go. Take care, sweet pea," the Goddess says before there is a blinding light and she is gone.

Rei blinks away the spots before her eyes and then looks around for the Goddess of Love, but comes up with nothing. Shaking her head thinking that she has finally gone around the bend she turns around to go but before she does she sees a glowing sword sitting against a tree. Leaning her head to the side she walks over to it and picks it up. Feeling a surge of energy flow through her and sense of familiarity she smiles softly before putting it into her subspace pocket before turning to leave the park.

Maybe I wasn't hallucinating after all, but a library? Wouldn't Luna have known about a library? Destiny. Rei sighs then stops to think for a moment. What if Luna can't remember this library? Someone seems to be manipulating the Senshi and their memories if what the Goddess said about finding my real memories is true, but who could be doing such a thing and why? What do they have to gain out of all of this? And how can any of us stop this person if we don't even know who it is or why they are doing anything? Could it be that man that calls himself my brother? Is he the cause of everything that is happening to, Rei? And why does it seem that Usagi trusted him so quickly? I have more questions then I do answers and it seems that it just won't end until I find this library. Rei sighs then looks around for a moment before sitting down on the ground and closes her eyes for a moment to get her bearings. This is going to be a long day. The miko thinks before standing back up after feeling a bit better then heads off out of the park and down the sidewalk. And I have a feeling that it's just going to get worse before it gets better, but at least I have something to go on. I just wish I knew where to start looking. It's not like I have a map to this hidden library. The miko stops for a moment. A map no, but the Goddess did say that it's hidden by magic and that I can feel, so I just have to go with my sense's on this one. Great now I know I am insane for going after something a hallucination told me about. Can this day get any better? She asks herself sarcastically before heading back down the walkway. Well it's worth a shot.


­­"Okay, so let me get this straight. Rei jumps up from the bed and beelines it out the door then out of the house, when not long after Rei leaves, Usagi follows as well and now no one knows where they are? Have you tried their communicators?" Haruka asks from where she is sitting on the couch next to Michiru who is looking from her partner to the two inner Senshi present at the emergency meeting that Ami called right after Rei and Usagi's disappearance.

Makoto nods her head and sighs. "Yes, we have tried their communicator's. Usagi's is sitting on her night stand and Rei's is shut off. Ami is trying to get a fix on it with her computer, but it isn't easy with it being shut off. Something to do with radio waves and the like which gives me a headache," she answers while the other Senshi chuckle quietly.

"So what the heck do we do? Our Hime has taken off and Rei is gone as well. It's obvious that whatever is out there it's after Rei for some reason. It doesn't care for the rest of us it's just after Rei and we need to figure out why. That and there is the fact that Rei seems to have a brother who knows whom we are and if I'm correct he also knows what is going on as well, cause he showed up right when Rei collapsed and I don't think that's a coincidence either. So do we bring him here and see what he wants or do we just confront him somewhere neutral incase he turns out to be working for those that are after Rei?" Ami asks before looking up from her computer to regard the others in the room before looking back at Makoto to see her nodding her head.

Haruka looks at everyone gathered then looks towards Michiru who nods her head at her. "Well Michi and I met Rei's brother last night. He came to the house to speak to Setsuna who knows him. I would have to agree that he does know what is going on, but I can't tell you because I think that it's his responsibility to tell you what he knows, besides I'm not sure that I would tell you everything right anyways. It's kind of a fantastic story all in all," Haruka states before running her fingers through her hair.

Michiru nods her head and squeezes Haruka's hand. "I think that it would be best if we talk to Cyan about what is going on. Because what he has to say will enlighten each of you and maybe think about what really goes on or did go on in our lives when we were all living in the Moon Kingdom," Michiru says before leaning her head against Haruka's shoulder and looks up at her with a soft smile on her face.

Makoto looks up from her hands with a raised eyebrow. "Why is that, Michi?" She asks before rubbing the back of her neck.

"You'll just have to find out when you talk to, Cyan. He's with Setsuna right now. We were supposed to contact Setsuna when we're ready for her to come over. We weren't sure how you would react to having him over here, so Setsuna decided that it best for you to decide for yourselves before we brought him over, just in case," Haruka states while rubbing the back of her neck and smiles sheepishly.

Ami shakes her head. "So in other words, Setsuna knew that we would agree to having him over here, but decided that it would be best for us to decide before actually bringing him over so that we could feel that we at least had a say in the matter am, right?" She asks with a raised eyebrow.

Haruka and Michiru look at each other before looking over at Ami and Makoto and nod their heads while sweat dropping.

Ami nods her head before going back to the program on her computer. "That's what I thought. Well contact her so that we can get to the bottom of everything," she states without looking up from her computer.

Haruka looks at Michiru and shrugs then pressed a button on her communicator to contact Setsuna. "They're ready, Setsuna. Bring Cyan up so that we can talk," Haruka says to Setsuna before disconnecting it after getting a nod from Setsuna.

Makoto gets up from her chair when there is a knock on the door to answer it only to find Setsuna and Cyan standing in front of it. Makoto raises an eyebrow in surprise then steps back from the door to allow them in. She looks to Haruka and Michiru then back towards the duo that's standing inside the door in the living room.

"I take it that they were waiting outside, huh?" Makoto asks before closing the door then motions for the two new arrivals to sit down before going back to her seat beside Ami.

Haruka nods her head then shrugs slightly. "There was no sense in them waiting at the house if it you three agreed to talk to him, right?" She asks before standing up with Michiru. "We're going to go look for Rei and Usagi. Let us know on our communicator's if you get the signal working, Ami. We'll let you know if we find them before that."

Ami nods her head. "Right, I just hope that they are okay and that who ever is after Rei doesn't decide to attack her while she's gone," she states before looking away from the screen and rubs the bridge of her nose.

Haruka moves over to Ami and places a hand on her shoulder then smiles softly. "Don't worry, Ami. Rei can take care of herself. I'm more worried about her talking to moon face. I've seen her when she's driven and she's a bit scary," Haruka states while the others laugh quietly.

Minako who had been quiet throughout the entire conversation lets out a sigh and shakes her head. "I just don't see why those two just can't except the fact that they love each other and be done with it. There love is old, I can feel that, but I just don't remember them ever having a relationship during the Moon Kingdom," she states to everyone's bewilderment.

Haruka looks at Michiru who raises an eyebrow at her then shrugs. "Well we'll be going. There are a lot of things that Cyan will want to discuss with the three of you and we need to find Rei and Usagi before someone else does," Haruka states before walking towards the door and holds it open for Michiru then closes it behind them.

The three inner Senshi turn their gazes towards Cyan who gulps and rubs the back of his neck before looking at Setsuna who just smiles and waves her hand forward for him to start explaining everything that he had explained earlier.

He looks at her pleadingly but gives up with a sigh when her knowing smile does leave her face. He shakes his head then looks back towards the inner Senshi with a nervous smile on his face.

"Well, now that we are all here, I suppose the best thing for me to do would be to start at the beginning," he lets out another sigh then leans back into his seat for the long story a head of him. "You see it started before any of you were born. Even before the raise of the Moon Kingdom and the start of the first Serenity. The gods saw that there was a lot of strife on Earth and that there was really no one to protect it from the troubles of the Youma. So the gods held conference for many months to decide what to do about it. Thus resulting in the start of Senshi and the very first rule of a Serenity, but strife still happened and it wasn't until Usagi's mother ascended to the throne that there was finally peace on Earth and the other planets, but I'm getting a head of myself. Let me tell you about the birth of yourselves before we get into the prophecy that was written about the Moon Princess and her soul mate, shall we?" Cyan says before Makoto places a can of soda in his hand which he smiles up at her in a thank you before popping the can open and takes a long drink from it before wiping his lips on his sleeve.

Ami holds up a hand before he can continue on with his story. "Wait a minute, before you continue with your story could you please tell us who you are?" Ami asks with a calm expression on her face that betrayed the look of anxiety in her eyes.

Cyan smiles slightly and nods his head. "Yes, that would be a good idea. My name is Selma and I'm Rei's sister," she states and the others gasp softly when the image ofSelma shimmers then instead sitting in his place is a blond haired girl with short hair, hazel eyes and a distinctive scar over the corner of her mouth sits.


To Be Continued …

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Authors Ramblings: Heh. Now you weren't expecting that were you? Do you remember who that girl is from the story? Heh. Told you all that the story would start making sense soon and it will. I suspect that you will learn everything you need to learn in the next two more chapters. Yes, that's right folks. I'm back. Sorry for the long wait, but finals got to me and the RL got me to busy to write anything. I hope that you enjoyed this chapter, because I truly have to say that I enjoyed writing this one, but the next chapter will be even better. Anyways. Ja Ne!