She's My What?!?!?!
By: SilverLunarStar
Chapter Ten: Why Her?
A whole week passed by relatively quickly. This was now their second Monday with the Shitennou. They settled a nice routine between them. As they now lived farter from their schools than before, the men would take turns dropping them off.
As their 'cousin,' Kadeem had first honors. The day following their arrival, he dropped Shingo off at his elementary. Next, he left Chibi-Usa and Usagi and the small girl's school.
Usagi had insisted he leave her there, saying she could walk to school from there.
He had hesitated. After all, the main reason they were there in the first place was for her safety, but he knew better than to argue. He did as he was told and passed the message to the others. He knew Zsigmond would now be working harder to get the new equipment installed. Since the others couldn't know about them, they decided it was best to make their own 'Command Center.' With it, they could track Usagi's movements and intervene when the need arose.
The next one to drop them off was Zsigmond, followed by Jinhai, then Nahele.
On this particular Monday, it was Kadeem's turn (he dropped them off twice a week since he was their 'relative' and they were technically his responsibility). The routine had been adapted to rather quickly and it unnerved them. So far, nothing had occurred and all the Shitennou were wondering when the reason they were here in the first place would appear. Once he made sure they made it safely inside the building, he drove off.
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Usagi had, once again, spaced out during class. What was the point in listening to what she could never understand, she would have once thought. However, this time around, she was distracted by something else entirely. What that something was, she couldn't exactly pinpoint. Suddenly, she started panicking; she couldn't understand why, but the only thing that came to mind was, 'Chibi-Usa.' Inhaling and exhaling so she wouldn't have a nervous breakdown in the middle of class, she raised her hand to get Haruna-sensei's attention.
"Hai Tsukino-san?"
"May I go to the Nurse's Office? I'm not feeling very well."
Haruna-sensei tried not to blow a gasket; she knew Usagi wasn't paying attention and now she wanted to escape? She knew that the blonde had just suffered a great loss, but that didn't excuse her… She was about to tell her to wait until lunch as there were only ten minutes left until she realized Usagi was right in front of her.
"Onegai, Haruna-sensei, it's…womanly troubles," Usagi gritted her teeth, still withholding the panic attack she was sure she was about to have. "Cramps," she added.
Haruna-sensei sighed, relenting. She knew how those could be. "Alright Tsukino-san, but bring a note back afterwards."
"Arigato," she said quickly. Without grabbing her things, she left.
'That girl.' The teacher shook her head.
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Usagi had just walked Chibi-Usa to her class. "Okay Little One, here we are, a new week of school."
"Arigato for staying with me mama!" a happy Chibi-Usa said; Usagi could easily let Kadeem drive her to her school, but she decided to stay with her, which had the girl in high spirits.
"It's my pleasure. Now, be a good girl, as always."
"Of course!" Chibi-Usa awaited her kiss. Once it was planted on her forehead, she skipped off. The young girl didn't observe her surroundings so she didn't notice a girl with green eyes glaring at her.
On her way out, Usagi ran into Michiru. "Ohayo Michiru."
"Ohayo Usagi, I haven't seen you in a while. How are you?" Michiru always arrived early, but, apparently, the girls were dropped off even earlier.
"Not much better," she admitted
Michiru hummed. "Time is its own bandage." She paused. "Haruka misses you."
"I miss you guys too. We're just getting adjusted to the new setting. Kadeem's place is huge; it's a miracle we haven't gotten lost yet. We're almost done settling our stuff, though. How about we meet up at the Arcade this weekend?"
"Sure! I'll let Haruka know."
"Great! So we'll see you this weekend. I better go before I'm late! I set a new record last week. I loved the expression Haruna-sensei wore when I came early last Monday.
Michiru laughed, remembering from the letters Usagi would send to Haruka about her misadventures with her teacher. "I'll bet. See you soon, then. Take care."
"You too! Ja ne!" With that, she dashed off.
Entering the class, Michiru eyed the sand/water box, noticing how waves were being emitted in the water yet no one was near enough to have bumped into it to have caused them. 'Something's going to happen and soon.'
As lunch came around, Michiru felt the turmoil she'd been feeling all day growing. However, as she looked around her, everything seemed normal. 'I can't just be imagining things.'
While Michiru contemplated this, Chibi-Usa was playing near the tether ball area by herself. Her newly-made friend wasn't here today so she decided to play by herself. Suddenly, she noticed a girl behind her and looked into a pair of glaring lime-green eyes. Before she could say anything, she was suddenly pushed down.
"Hey you."
Chibi-Usa looked bewildered.
"Yeah you. Why is it that only your mom comes to pick you up and not your dad?"
"Because my dad isn't feeling well. He's in the hospital," Chibi-Usa retorted. This was what Usagi had told her to answer if anyone ever asked about her parents; she never thought anyone would actually mistaken Usagi for her actual mother!
"Yeah right. I bet you don't have a dad. Your mom's so young and she probably doesn't even know who your dad is!" the spiteful girl claimed.
Chibi-Usa became angry and upset. How dare this girl talk about Usagi that way!
"Your own mother probably didn't want you, but there she is, stuck with you!"
The anger dissipated and tears began to well in her eyes. Remembering others as horrid as this girl, if not worse, mumbling similar phrases, she suddenly started wailing.
The lime-green eyed girl, fearing she'd get punished, ran off.
Chibi-Usa continued to cry.
Kids around her stared until they were blinded by a flash of gold
Too busy sobbing, the child didn't notice. She cried and cried until she could cry no more.
"I knew you'd appear eventually, Little Rabbit!" a voice overhead declared.
The girl's sobs were abruptly cut off. She looked up and saw a woman with long, wavy purple hair, two buns were arranged at the top of her head, and she wore a lilac bodysuit with vertical black lines running through it, along with a feathery, dark purple tutu.
Michiru, hiding behind the building, gazed at the woman. 'So this was the disturbance we'd felt that drew us here, but what does Chibi-Usa have to do with anything?' She shook her head to clear her thoughts and contacted Haruka. Before she even had a chance to transform, however, a blur of yellow, red, white, and blue suddenly snatched the pink-haired child just as the woman clad in purple dove for her.
Usagi, now disguised as Sailor Moon, made sure Chibi-Usa was safely behind her as she turned back to face the female trying to get her Little One. "How dare you try to kidnap innocent children from the place they come to learn! I, Sailor Moon, won't forgive this and in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"
"Sailor Mars, the Senshi of Fire-"
"And Sailor Venus, the Senshi of Love-"
"Won't forgive you either," the two finished.
"You're a bunch of meddlesome fools! Now and later!"
The five Senshi, including the two that were currently hiding, stared at her, confused.
The woman laughed. "Since you obviously don't know me, I'll tell you. I'm Koan of the Black Moon Kingdom!"
As soon as she said this, everyone focused on the mark on her forehead; it was a black crescent moon, similar to those of the White Moon Kingdom, except that it was flipped upside-down.
"My task is to take the Rabbit to my Prince and bring about his reign!" With that, she dove towards Sailor Moon and Chibi-Usa.
However, Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus were ready to defend their Princess.
"Fire Soul!"
"Crescent Beam!"
Flames surrounded the golden chain as it lashed out towards Koan.
The chain-in-flames came at Koan at a fast rate and was barely able to dodge it. Angered at the fact that she had lost her chance to grab the child, she attacked the two Senshi with her own dark fire.
They had taken a quick peek back to check on the two look-alikes; it was only a millisecond, but that tiny drop of guard was all it took. Neither of them could attack readily, so they stood immobile; if they moved, the attack would get their friend.
Out of nowhere, four shadows scooped all four of them out of the way.
"Daijoubu desu ka, Princess?" a voice mumbled in Sailor Moon's ear.
"Zsigmond! Hai, daijoubu desu. What about-?"
"Nahele has taken Chibi-Usa and I don't think I have to tell you who has Venus and Mars."
She shook her head.
Koan was furious! Why was everyone meddling with her plans?!
When Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus were put down by those who had rescued them, they looked up. At first, the only thing they recognized about them was the men they had seen at Tokyo Disneyland. Their breaths caught as other memories came to mind, Ones older than a thousand years…
"If we combine our energy, we can overtake her," Kadeem said to his blonde goddess.
Snapping out of her thoughts, she agreed. Turning to Rei, she saw the fire Senshi concur. They'd do anything to keep their Princess safe and if these men helped, they'd take it, even…even if the memories coming forth were not the most pleasant.
Simultaneously, they exclaimed, "Crescent Beam/Fire Soul!" once again; however, this time, they were backed up.
The blond man used his own fire power, but they were dark green flames, unlike Mars' burning red. The silver-haired male conjured two white whips, pale blue energy running through them.
The white and gold ships reached Koan first. The white ones wrapped around her wrists, binding her, while Venus' gold chain snapped on her. With the whips holding her still, red and dark green flames consumed her.
Or they thought they did. When the flames disappeared, there was nothing, not even ashes.
'Dammit!' the four cursed.
Sailor Moon was thankful Nahele had taken Chibi-Usa away; she didn't want the small girl to witness this. Even if it was to protect her, she wouldn't want them to kill another person for her. She suddenly stiffened, feeling a pair of eyes on her. Clinging to Zsigmond, she turned. Her breath caught as she caught sight of Tuxedo Kamen. She resisted the urge to run into his arms.
Tuxedo Kamen himself craved to hold her close and it hurt to see her in the arms of another man he didn't know. As if seeing Usagi with the short-haired man wasn't enough! However, he made sure his expression remained stoic. Once the Senshi and the other two men surrounded her, he left.
Sailor Moon snapped out of her trance at Venus' touch. "Daijoubu desu ka Pri- Sailor Moon?" she corrected, wary of the Shitennou.
"Daijoubu desu, V." She looked from Venus to Kadeem and Mars to Jinhai. She could tell her two friends had a lot of questions and Mars was ready to tear her away from Zsigmond's arms to make sure she wasn't harmed in any physical way. Stepping away from the long-haired blond, she joined the girls, who had their arms out for her. Taking both their hands, she stood between them before turning to the Shitennou. "Please go make sure Chibi-Usa is okay. Let her know I'm going to be late."
"Demo-" Jinhai started.
"I'll be fine; the girls and I need to talk." She gave them each a look.
Consenting, they nodded.
With that, the three Senshi left.
Haruka and Michiru, who had transformed to Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune respectively, left unnoticed.
The Shitennou took their leave too, heading back to the mansion.
While they all went their separate ways, all of them were thinking the same thing, 'Why her?'
I know, not a lot of action, but give it some time. Maybe I'll produce something better later.
Questions, comments, and suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks again to all my reviewers.
~*Eli