Chapter 9- Confrontation:
A/N- This chapter is pretty long... I have a few things to say here:
1) Jadeite's Tarot reading ability comes straight from Sailor Moon La Reconquista (a great musical worth checking out I believe it was 2013 and it is full of Ami/Zoisite content). Also, some mediocre Reideite this chapter!
2) I have gotten several messages regarding Minako/Kunzite in this fic in particular, but don't worry it is coming because it is my favorite ship in the series and I could never leave it out. *also, the enemy is being introduced soon- maybe in an upcoming chapter! (:*
3) A mistake on my part was when the story switches point of views, I adress the Japanese names written in English formatting, though they are written in Japanese formatting in the story itself. Sorry! I probably won't go back and fix this in earlier chapters but I'll attempt to avoid it here on out. ( example: (Usagi Tsukino POV:), vs. Tsukino Usagi)
Updates may be slower since I'm trying to balance this fic and Roses at the same time (this fic requires so much research lol), but Enjoy! I do not own Sailor Moon.
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Modern Day Tokyo, Juuban District- 3:04 am
(Rei POV:)
It had been a few days since the shrine incident, and I still said nothing to Mamoru. Maybe it was denial, maybe I was scared, but I never felt the need to call him that day.
But now... now, I was truly scared. Scared of what might happen if I didn't. If something bad happened, wouldn't he blame me? I peered down onto the glowing screen of my phone, contrasting against the dark streets outside. I quickly clicked Mamoru's contact and sent him a text.
"Can u come to the shrine? We need to talk."
It was early, yes, but something told me he would come. I had a good feeling.
(Chibiusa POV:)
I woke up in a sweat. My head hurt, and I reluctantly used my hand to wipe the tears from my face. Bringing my knees to my chest, I shut my eyes and tried to think of anything but the events of a few days ago, and the reoccurring subject of my nightmare.
I knew we were running out of time. It would only be about another week before they found out we were from Pluto. I softly winced at the thought of what was happening back home. Tears fell down my face once more. There was no hope.
Bzzt. Bzzt.
I sat up, I knew that sound.
Bzzt. Bzzt.
"Where did I put it," I whispered to myself. "It's here somewhere..." I started digging around in my jacket pockets, after already checking my jeans. My hand moved blindly in the darkness, and I felt my finger tap something hard in the depth of the pocket. Adjusting the position of my palm, I secured my fingers around the entirety of the communicator.
Flipping it open, I accepted the incoming call.
"Papa... you-"
"Small lady- I don't have much time. The castle is falling, and the connection isn't stable. Without the crystal and the Queen we can't hold out. You need to hurry. Once the shittenou are all awoken in your time-" I winced. He was badly hurt, and the debris was getting worse. "Hurry and find them all before there's nothing left of us. Please."
"Papa- I love you and Mama so much."
"Small lady- we love y-"
The screen was filled with static. My tear drops fell silently onto the small screen, and I shut it immediately. We really were doomed.
(Mamoru POV:)
Sleep was not something I was familiar with these past few days. At least Usagi was resting. I knew from the soft noise in the living room that Chbiusa was awake, but I didn't want to disturb her any further. My solution to this seemed to be staring at the ceiling until it was bright enough outside to do something. I drifted my attention to the box sitting on the dresser. I had moved them back for the time being, and the top was propped open so I could easily account for all of them. They were all faintly glowing, and the light would sometimes spike at certain times in the day or even at night. We still had no idea where any of them were. Minako was nearly 100% sure Kunzite is here in Tokyo, and regarding the others...
I diverted my attention to my phone. Rei wanted to meet at the shrine.
I slipped on my shoes, and grabbed a jacket. This had to be important.
(Hyun-Shik Choi POV:)
In all honesty, I wasn't trying to be a stalker, though I sure felt like one. I was standing outside the Hikawa shrine. Again. But, it's not like I knew anyone in Tokyo, and though I didn't know her yet in this life, old memories told me all I needed. Something about her made me want to keep coming back. I don't even know if she notices. I haven't spoken to her since the day I confronted her. She was standing outside the main door with her arms crossed. I assumed she didn't see me, since she was so focused on looking for someone else. I noticed a dark haired man run across from the other side of the street. He seemed almost too familiar.
Great. Now I'm going crazy.
I watched as the figure headed into the shrine, accompanied by the girl from the other day. I was bored out of my mind. Staring at a building only gives you so much relief.
(Rei POV:)
Once the door was shut, I sat down at the kotatsu in the middle of the room, and motioned for Mamoru to sit as well.
"The reason I called you over here... I think- no. I know I met Jadeite. His reincarnated form anyway."
"Rei- why didn't you tell me? When was this?"
"I know. I'm sorry. I needed to... comprehend it all. It happened 2 days ago."
"Did-"
"No. He doesn't have all his memories."
"What about the others?"
I stood up. "Last time I couldn't get through to them. I'm not sure this time will be any different."
"Can you try?"
I nodded. Turning my back to Mamoru, I sat in front of the fire and closed my eyes. The visions filled in fast. I tried to focus.
"Nephrite... He's in America."
"Zoisite... Europe. Belgium."
"Jadeite... Korea. He's in Japan now."
"And Kunzite... He's close. In Tokyo as well. They're only recalling small details of the past. And we... we're running out of time."
"What do you mean?"
I shut my eyes tighter, and tried to concentrate.
"Crystal Tokyo is falling. It won't stay standing for much longer. And chibiusa," I opened my eyes and stared right into Mamoru. "She needs you."
Mamoru stood up and nodded, grabbing his jacket and running back to his apartment.
I shut the door after his departure and leaned the back of my head against the wall. Almost immediately after, I heard a knock.
"It's you again."
"You do fire readings right? I need your help with this."
"Wha-" I should call Mamoru back. I momentarily decided against it, and I was truly interested in what he was barging in here for. We had only met in this lifetime once, yet he acted as though he knew me. He was already sitting down at the kotatsu, and had a deck of tarot cards sprawled out, face down.
"You use these for divination?"
He nodded, and turned to give me a smirk.
"You don't?"
"Tarot isn't exactly my specialty. You do realize you never told me your name, right?"
"Choi Hyun-Shik- it's Korean before you say anything. And you are?"
"Hino Rei. What do you plan on doing with those?"
"I'm going to tell your future. I think Earth is doomed."
"You what-"
"Look." He pointed at the card he just flipped. "The moon. Deception. Something in this time isn't as it appears."
I swallowed hard. He flipped over another card.
"The lovers." I whispered.
"Deep love and a balance." His hand reached for the last card . "The Tower. Ruin, upheaval. Every time I draw cards, these 3 appear simultaneously. Its not a coincidence. Its a sign."
"Why do you need me?"
"I figured you knew something about it all. Based on your expression, you're hiding something from me."
"I'm not hiding anything."
"Wrong." He flipped another card. "Seven of swords. You're lying."
"I can't tell you anything until you remember."
"Remember what? Endymion? I'm not that stupid. He was with you shortly before I knocked."
"You-"
"I know who I am. The problem is, I don't know what to do with that information. Right Mars?"
"You're an asshole."
"Yeah I get that a lot. So, are you going to tell me what's going on, and why you're having secret meeting with Endymion in the middle of the night?"
"Why come here? Why not go to your prince? He's looking for you, you know."
"My mission right now, relies on the others. Trust me remembering 2 lifetimes of memories overnight is enough as it is. But this..." he motioned toward the cards on the table. "This is a problem. And you know what's going on."
"Crystal Tokyo, the future kingdom of Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion, it's crumbling. We still don't know of the threat. Mercury has some research, but she cant put it together. We were hoping one of you might've known."
"If anyone knew about some kind of threatening entity, it wouldn't be me. But besides that, how'd you bring us back?"
I hesitated. "Funny story actually. Chibiusa and- Chibiusa brought back the stones of the future to this century." I turned to meet his gaze. He looked seriously confused. "Chibiusa, her real name is Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity, she's the heir to the moon, and the future daughter of Us- Serenity and Endymion. Never mind, it'll make more sense if someone else explains it."
I glanced across the room for a moment, and snuck a glance at the clock. 5:27 am
"It's almost sunrise. You should head back."
He sighed and slumped against the wall, blonde hair drifting across his eyes.
"The only problem with that is I live an hour away."
"You drove all the way out here? Where do you live?"
"Over in Roppongi. And I only drove out here because I had a nagging feeling you'd be awake."
"Stalker much."
"It was more of a premonition."
"So what? Who said you could stay?"
He opened the convenience store bag at his side, and threw a box of microwaveable taiyaki at me.
"Oh wow. This is real luxury food." I started to observe the box of frozen food.
"It was cheap." He shot me a cocky grin and stood back up. My heart was racing.
"Microwave taiyaki for breakfast it is."
