Song Of Hope: Okay, quick thing. Where the hell did Mary-Sue come from? I know what a Mary-Sue is, but not who. Just send me a review with the history please, or a PM.
I was on my way to a tournament in Leontokardo City, and now, I had both a goddess (well, spirit that was worshipped as a goddess even though she wasn't) and a fierce if needed cat, but that gave me no comfort at all. The Dark Nebula was out to get me. After that dream Venus had given me, I had started training not only in Beyblade, but also in actual combat. Venus keeps telling me it will still happen regardless, but I believe a can change my future. I was in the woods, while Artemis curled up by my pack taking an afternoon nap, and at the time, I was using a wooden post to practice fighting with (I know, it's a bad idea for me to fight in skinny jeans, but I know that if I get used to that, it'll be easier to fight out of them), when Venus came before me.
"You'll never stop it Ai. They will kidnap you. Nothing you can do will stop it." I stopped and faced her.
"If I have such a great destiny and have such great power, I can surely change a small event that will happen."
"No, you can't Ai. Chronos and Pluto will be very upset with trying to change this, and to keep any collateral damage from happening, they will make sure it happens, even going so far as to doing it themselves." I stopped.
"Pluto is the god of riches and the Underworld."
"But he also posted guards at the time door with two silver time keys. If you were to change anything, they would use them and fix history. It will happen Ai, no matter what." I went back to battling the wooden post.
"Maybe if I tell Kyoya, he'll stay with me and protect me. I may be very strong, but it only works when I'm royally pissed off, not scared."
"Kyoya will know, and he will try to protect you, but you will still be kidnapped. I wish I could do something to avoid it, but it must happen." I started punching the post so hard that it shattered into splinters with one punch. In fact, I made one of the charms come off of my bracelet, but I didn't notice at the time.
"I will not let them get their hands on me." She sighed.
"I wish I could convince you otherwise Ai, but it will happen."
"I know that you can't physically protect me, but Artemis can. Plus, if I tell Kyoya, he'll protect me for sure. He loves me, doesn't he?"
"Unknowingly, yes, but, even though true love is the most powerful thing, it sometimes still won't be enough."
"That makes no sense! If true love is the most powerful thing, then why couldn't it stand up to the Dark Nebula?"
"Fate and love are deeply intertwined. Without Fate, how could true love exist? Fate guides people to their true love. If Fate chooses to take them away, then it can and will."
"But how is that even fair? Taking people away from who they love?"
"Life and love are almost never fair. Ai, you must learn these principles before too long." She narrowed her eyes, looking slightly away, and then looking back at me with her eyes completely open. "Now, might I suggest leaving?" I gave her a confused look.
"And, why, pray tell, might you suggest that?"
"Let's just say there's something that would not be good idea to happen if we don't leave." Even though Venus kept trying to tell me it was pointless to resist, I still trusted her. I went over to my pack/Artemis. I shook him gently.
"Come on Artemis, wake up." He opened his droopy eyes and gave me a sleepy 'merp,' as if to say why did you wake me? I was having a nice nap, and I've learn that Artemis does actually talk to me like that, although I can't understand him, but his face and eye tell me everything he wants to say. "I know Artemis, but we have to get going." He got up, and I grabbed my pack. Venus faded away. I started walking to the next town with Artemis walking next to me.
Unknown to me, not long after I left, a certain person, with long white hair, came through the area. He noticed something glinting out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head slightly and walked over to it. He saw the shattered post, and got on one knee to pick up what was glinting. It was a red heart charm. He looked at it closely, then clutched it, holding it close to his heart. He spoke only one word.
"Ai."
While traveling, I came across an old friend, but not the way I would want to. I was walking along the road when someone jumped out at me.
"BOO!" I screamed.
"AH!" I kicked them, well, in quite a private place, and they fell to the ground. Then, I took in a gasp of horror. "Oh my god! Kyoya?" He gave me a painful sarcastic grin.
"Nice to see you too." Artemis went up to Kyoya and licked his face. "I guess you should listen to your cat about who's a friend and who's not. When did you get a cat?" I helped him up.
"I found him not that long ago. Now, why in the name of Venus did you just do that?"
"I thought it would be funny, not so painful."
"Well, I scare easily lately." He looked a bit confused.
"Why is that?"
"Um, no reason, it's just the fact that hundred of Bladers keep trying to take all of my points, but they always fail. One of these days, though, they might just prove to be my match." He gave me a very serious look.
"Ai, I know that you're lying. Why did you freak out?" I didn't want to answer, but then, Artemis tensed up, turned around, and started hissing. I looked down at him.
"What's wrong Artemis?" Then, we heard humming. My eyes widened as I realized who was coming. I grabbed Kyoya's arm.
"Artemis, Kyoya, we have to go." We all started running. I started thanking Venus in my head. "Thank you so much for warning me before hand Venus."Kyoya gave me a weird look.
"Why are we running?"
"To get away from Kunzite!" He looked even more confused.
"Who's Kunzite?"
"My ex-boyfriend." (AN/: This is where the theme song would come in.)
20 Minutes Later
"Since when do you have a boyfriend?" We were panting after all of that running.
"He's my ex-boyfriend, and I never want to see him again. He shattered my heart." He got a sympathetic look on his face.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Kunzite is a ***hole anyways. He's been trying to get me back ever since I dumped him. He's not a stalker or anything, but he still does everything he can. He would give me flowers, chocolates, even went to far as to serenading me one night. That song he was humming, it was the one he serenaded me with. He wrote it himself for me while we were still dating."
"I know this will bring up painful memories, but what happened?" I sighed.
Flashback
I was walking home from school (yes school, I still went to it before I left Kyoto), when I bumped into someone.
"Oops, sorry."
"Sorry isn't good enough." I looked up, and saw a big, tough guy from my school. He looked familiar.
"Do I know you?"
"Maybe, maybe not. The name's Zoisite, and you just ran into me. Now, you have to pay a price." I gave him a serious look.
"Okay, it was an accident, and I said I was sorry. Now leave me alone." I went to walk past him, but he grabbed my arm roughly.
"Hey, I'm not done with you girl!" I tried to rip my arm out of his grasp.
"Let go of me! Do it right now!" He smiled evilly at me.
"Not happening. I'll give you two choices. You give me a little something, or I kick the crap out of you. What do you think?"
"Neither! Now, let the hell go of me!" He pulled me close to him.
"Not happening." He tried to grab my chin and force me into a kiss, but then I pushed him away.
"When my boyfriend finds out about this, he's gonna kick your ***!"
"Oh really? Who might that be?"
"Kunzite!" He laughed.
"Kunzite, my own best friend? There's no way, because he doesn't have a girlfriend! And even if, it wouldn't be you!" My eyes widened.
"What do you mean?"
"Kunzite would never date you. You are just a little brat a grade down from us. You're very stupid, ugly, and you couldn't date if you tried!" Tears were in my eyes.
"Who told you that?"
"Kunzite himself. You are an unpopular little *****! He would never date you!" Tears were streaming down my face.
"You're lying! Kunzite would never say that about me! Kunzite loves me!"
"Then why wouldn't he tell me that you two were dating, huh? Now, there's no big strong boyfriend to protect you, is there?" I wrenched my arm out of his grasp.
"Get away from me! You touch me again, and you'll regret it! Now, just leave me alone!" I turned around, and ran full force home, with tears streaming from my eyes.
End Flashback
"After that, I confronted him and demanded to know the truth. He was too embarrassed about our relationship to tell anyone about it." I buried my head in my knees. "He didn't really love me. If he did, then he wouldn't have kept our relationship a secret." I heard Kyoya get up. I looked to him. "Kyoya, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to turn around and kick that guys ***." I got up and grabbed his arm.
"Don't do it! Artemis, help me keep Kyoya from leaving!" Artemis went up to Kyoya and stood in front of him.
"Why not?"
"Because, if you two get in a fight, I'll have to come and stop it, and I don't want to see Kunzite ever again."
"You don't want me to kick the crap out of him?"
"I don't like watching people get hurt, especially since it is none of your business Kyoya! They only deserve it if they have physically hurt someone else!" I looked away from him. "And besides, I have other reasons to not go, like you'll get hurt." He calmed down.
"Fine." I smiled.
"Artemis, you can quit blocking his path." Artemis jumped up onto my shoulder.
"Where did you get Artemis anyways?" I smiled.
"Oh, from a friend."
"Same as that new pendant?" I held it up.
"So, you noticed it."
"Yeah, I did."
"Well, I did get it from the same friend." A thought occurred to me that hadn't earlier. "Hey Kyoya, what are you doing here anyways?" He gave me a bewildered look.
"Don't you know? It's the Leontokardo City Tournament. Leontokardo means 'Lion Heart'. Why wouldn't I go?" I felt really stupid right then.
"Wow, I feel so stupid right now."
"Don't be. Most people don't know Greek very well, unless they are Greek. Although, it is pretty weird for a Japanese town to have a Greek name." He looked behind himself towards the sky. It was getting dark. "We should probably find campsites for now. It's getting late." I nodded and put my pack down.
"I'll go find some firewood. Come on Artemis, help me find some." I went off to find some firewood, with Artemis walking by my side. "Now, where can I find some good firewood?" Then, it hit me. "I'll just knock down a small tree with Venosus. Then, I can just bring it to use for firewood. But, it'll have to be a dead tree." I looked down at Artemis. "Can you tell the difference between a live tree and dead one?" He nodded. "Great! Go find a small dead tree for us to use." He nodded and darted off. I followed behind him. He ran around for a while, and finally stopped in front of a tree. "Great job Artemis." I put Venosus in her Launcher. "Let it rip!" I launched Venosus and knocked the tree down. Venosus came back to my hand. "Now, I'll go get Kyoya and he can help me get back to the campsite." I looked around, but then realized something. "Artemis, do you even know where Kyoya is?" He shook his head, and looked at me as if to say how should I know? I'm a cat. I groaned. "Oh great! Now we're lost. And I left my pack with Kyoya!" I sighed. "Well, I guess we'll just have to stay here. Kyoya will come looking and eventually find us." I sat down and leaned my back against the fallen tree. Artemis jumped onto my lap and curled up next to my stomach. He fell asleep.
After waiting for about an hour, it was dark. I looked down at Artemis.
"You have gotten us into quite a mess, haven't you?" He was still asleep, so he didn't answer. I smiled. "No matter. Kyoya will come looking for us." I slowly closed my eyes and fell asleep.
At The Campsite
Kyoya was starting to get worried. He was kneeling down on the ground after getting an area ready for a fire.
"It's been almost an hour. She should be back by now." He stood up. "That's it. I'm going to go look for her." He started walking away.
Where I Am
Venus appeared, but I was still asleep. She slightly loosened the bow I had in my hair. Then she disappeared.
After she had left, someone came to where I was sleeping.
"Ai." He walked over to me and picked up Artemis. "Scram cat. I don't want you messing his up for me." He dropped Artemis and me up bridal style, but when he did, my bow was stuck on some of the wood, and since it was loosened, it came out of my hair. Artemis woke up angrily and started hissing at him. He grunted in anger and kicked Artemis away. Artemis ran away. He smiled and walked away.
Where Kyoya Is
Kyoya was walking around in frustration.
"Where the hell did she go? She can't be that far." Just then, he heard some very loud meowing. He turned to it and saw a very upset Artemis running towards him. He got down and held out his arms a little to hold the little guy. No matter how much of a tough guy he is, he has quite a soft spot for cats. He held him much like how a mother would hold her crying child. "Calm down Artemis. Calm down." Then he realized something. "Artemis, where's Ai?" He looked at Kyoya with sad eyes. "Where is she?" He jumped out of Kyoya grasp. He looked at him, as if to say 'follow me', which is what he meant. Kyoya nodded in understanding. "Alright, lead the way."
In Dreamland
I was on a staircase to a place above the clouds, but on a mountain peak as well, with a huge temple on it. I realized I wasn't wearing what I normally wear, but instead a plain white robe. I heard a voice from behind me.
"Heart." Although that wasn't my name, it felt like it was. I turned and saw Venus.
"Venus."
"Heart, you know you aren't supposed to leave Olympus. It's dangerous for a soul to be wandering around without their guardians." I realized that this must be a memory, from before I was born, when Venus guarded my soul. But, even in all that amazement, something in her tone was not normal, and it led me to be a bit concerned.
"What's wrong Venus?" She looked at me with sad eyes.
"Nothing, just follow me." She turned and started walking into the temple. I followed behind her. There were gods and goddesses all around, as well as other souls (you could tell because they wore the same white robe as I did), and they were quite happy with their talking to each other, but when they all saw me, they looked sad, and their eyes filled with sympathy. I was confused.
"Venus, what is going on?" She turned her head to look at me.
"It would be better to hear it from the person in question. Now, please be quite, and don't make it any harder on me or yourself by asking questions." I was silent after that.
We eventually came upon a very large lion, and next to him was a boy with green hair. I went to go hug him, but Venus stopped me.
"You won't be so excited when Leo tells you the news." The lion in question turned to me, as well as the soul next to him.
"Heart. It's a good thing you are here. I have some news, regarding you and Lion." I was confused, but then I remembered that Venus had said the when Kyoya was still a soul, he was called Lion.
"What's wrong?" 'Lion' walked up to me. Leo and Venus left us to be alone.
"Heart, I am so sorry." He came up and hugged me, and he did it in a way that made me feel so sad.
"Lion, why are you hugging me like it will be the last time?" He looked me in the eyes.
"Heart, I'm going to be born on earth soon." I got very excited.
"Oh Lion, that's great. You'll get to be human and-" I stopped cold. I realized what it meant. "Wait, so you're leaving me?" My eyes welled up with tears.
"Honestly, I don't want to go, not if you won't be there with me." I wiped the tears away.
"Don't worry about it Lion. I'll be born soon after you. Then, we can find each other."
"We might never see each other again! It could be that it won't happen until we reach old age, or until we die. And even if we do, I might become a terrible human, someone unlovable." My eyes filled with tears, and they fell down my face. I buried my face in his chest.
"Lion, how could you say such a thing? We love each other, and if two people are meant to be together, they find a way. I don't care how long it is until I'm born, or how much you change from the way you are now! I'll always love you, no matter what Lion! I swear it!" He lifted my face up with his hand and wiped the tears on my face away with the other. He brought my face up to his and leaned down. We kissed. It was the most magical thing I had ever experienced, and I had a goddess, well, not really, but, you get what I mean, traveling with me. All to soon, he pulled away.
"Then, sealed with a kiss, I promise to find you as well. Even though we'll have no memory of this, with a soul promise, it will always be fulfilled." I hugged him.
"Thank you Lion." Leo and Venus came to us, along with Juno. She had long black hair, brown eyes, and wore Roman styled garments.
"Lion, are you ready to go?" He nodded. "When you go to be born, you will be born in Japan. Your name will be Kyoya Tategami. Do you understand this?"
"Yes, I do." Juno placed her hand on his head, and he shrank and changed form, until he was the size and shape of a baby, while his robe turned into a blanket. I peered into the blanket.
"So, that's what a baby looks like? He is so cute!" Juno grabbed him and gave him to Leo. "Take him to Earth now." Leo grabbed the blanket with his teeth, and ran off of the floor and dove down into the clouds. I waved them off.
"Fair well Lion, or should I say, Kyoya."
That's when I woke up. First ting I realized was that Artemis wasn't on my lap, the second thing was that I wasn't up against the fallen tree, but instead in a log cabin, and the last thing was that my hands were tied, but not behind my back. I struggled against the bonds until I heard a voice behind me.
"Took you long enough to wake up." My body stiffened at the sound of that voice. I turned my head to see who it was, and my anger grew in my heart.
"Kunzite."
Where Kyoya Is
Artemis led Kyoya to where the fallen tree was.
"Where is she?" Even in the dark, he saw a bright red cloth on the tree. He picked it up, and clenched it. "This is Ai's hair ribbon! She was here! Now that I know she was here, I can look for tracks." Kyoya's wild eyes were very good at tracking. He scanned around, until he saw footprints of my shoes. He also saw the footprints of Kunzite's boots. "So she was here. She must have gotten lost and fell asleep. And, since nothing can wake her up unless she dies in a dream, someone was unable to carry her off, of course, they never realized that I was here, and that you could lead me here." He pet Artemis on the head. He got up. "Now, to find Ai." He ran off.
In The Cabin
"What the hell do you want with me Kunzite?" He smiled. He was sitting at a table and had a water pitcher with a couple cups, one pink, and one blue.
"Thirsty?" I was struggling against my bonds.
"What? No! I'm not thirsty, I'm pissed off!"
"Are you really sure? You look dehydrated. I saw what you did to that post, so you must be quite thirsty after that workout." That freaked me out.
"Now you're stalking me?"
"No, I was traveling this way, when I found this." He held up my missing charm. "It was right by a broken wooden post. I know this is yours, so I knew it was you who broke that post. After all that exercise, you'd have to be thirsty." I realized he was right.
"Fine. I'll have a little bit of water. But only because I'm thirsty." He smiled and poured some water into the pink cup. He got up and gave it to me. I drank the water. He took the cup from me and smiled.
"Isn't that so much better?"
"I must admit, I did need it." He reached under the table and brought up a bag. He started reaching into it.
"You know Ai, I had something for you. I wanted to give it to you, but you never gave me the chance." He took something out of his bag. It was a deep blue gemstone. It was quite large. "It took me a long time to find this one. It had to be the perfect one. Don't you think so Ai? Look really good at it, and tell me you agree with me." He held it out to me so I could look at it. It was very pretty. He set it down on the ground. "Take a nice, long look at it. Not even the smallest speck in it. Not even the tiniest crack or spot. See for yourself." His voice sounded like honey, so I looked really good at it. He was right. It didn't have any cracks in it at all. It was just so beautiful. Pink had always been my favorite color, but now I know that blue is so much better. It was so much more majestic. Just looking into it was so relaxing. My body just let go of all control; the stone was just so beautiful. "That's right Ai. Just keep looking deeper into the gem." I did. I looked deeper and deeper into it, but as I did, my eyes got duller and duller. "Aren't you getting quite tired? Nod your head if you are?" I realized I was. I nodded my head. "You just want to close your eyes, but you can't, because of the beauty of the gem. You just want to let go of all control." My eyelids were so heavy. I just wanted to look at the gemstone, and not have to control my own body.
"Yes."
"Now, when I count to 6, you will fall asleep. 1-2-3-4-5-6." My eyes closed. I couldn't see anything.
"Can you hear me?"
"Yes."
"Good. Now, what is your name?" It seemed like a silly question to ask me. He already knew.
"Ai Minasan."
"What does it mean?"
"Love everybody."
"And that includes me, right?" I nodded my head. "From now on, you'll love me. You'll stay with me, and you'll always be by my side."
"Yes."
"You will forget everything that you thought you loved, because, you don't really love them, you only love me." I could see my friends. One by one, they shattered like glass, but one face still remained, desperately clinging, trying to stay with me. I had lost their name, but their eyes, those blue eyes, and that wild green hair, that face stayed for a very long time. But, eventually, that face shattered as well.
"Now, you are to your senses, but under my control."
"Yes Kunzite."
"Open your eyes." I did. When I opened, what little life and shine that was in them was now gone. I saw Kunzite smile warmly at my. "Stand up."
"Of course." Just then, the door burst open, with an emerald top. A strange man with green hair and blue eyes came in. There was also a cat. He called the Bey back to his hand.
"Artemis, you should stay outside, and get help if needed." The cat left. The man faced us.
"Who the heel are you, and why did you take Ai?" He came up to me. "Ai, are you alright? He didn't hurt you, did he?" I gave him a confused look.
"Who are you?" He stepped back, shocked.
"You don't know who I am?"
"No, who are you?" Then, he noticed my eyes. The stranger went up to Kunzite.
"You took the life out of her eyes! They're completely blank, showing no emotion at all! Not to mention she can't even remember me! Tell me what the hell you did to her before I punch your face in!" He grabbed Kunzite by the collar of his shirt. I ran and tried to pull him off of Kunzite.
"No! Get off of him!" The stranger gave me a confused look.
"Why do you care?"
"Because I love him! Let go! PLEASE!" I started crying. The stranger slackened his grip on Kunzite. I pulled the stranger off of Kunzite, and then went over to him. "Kunzite! Are you alright?" He smiled at me.
"I'm fine Ai." I hugged him.
"I'm so glad." I let go of him. Kunzite looked at the stranger.
"She doesn't care about you at all. Leave us alone." He seemed to get very angry.
"There's no way in hell I'll let that happen! I'll die before I leave her with the likes of you!" He was surronded by a burning green aura, a fighting spirit of some sort. He was doing this for me? I don't even know his name.
"Are you sure you do not know ho he is? Maybe you do know him." It sounded like my conscience, but didn't, and had wisdom in the voice. I pushed the thought aside.
"She's not leaving, not willingly anyways. Not unless I release her." The stranger growled.
"Release her from what?"
"Let's just say we didn't have just a little chat." He got even angrier.
"What did you do? Brainwash her?"
"Oh, heavean's no, merely just some suggestion."
"Hyponosis! You evil *******!" He pushed me away from Kunzite and punched him in the face so hard he was kncoked out cold.
"NO! KUNZITE!" The stranger grabbed me from behind.
"Come on."
"Get away from me! Kunzite! KUNZITE!" He put me over his shoulder and took me out of the cabin. I started beating against his back. "Let me go! Let me go! Please!"
After a while, he took me off his shoulder.
"Stop blabbering! Be glad I did that!"
"You took me away from the only person I love! I don't even know who the hell you are! What right do you have to do that?"
"Because I'm your friend! He did something to you, and I don't know how to fix it!" He closed his eyes, and I could see tears coming out from his eyes (AN: OMG, Kyoya is actually crying!).
"How can you be my friend? I don't even know you."
"But I know you. You are a good person. No, you're the best person I know. But that guy has sucked the life out of you."
"No he hasn't. he's been the man who loves me."
"That's not true. If this doesn't shock you back into reality, and it doesn't bring back your memories, then nothing will."
"What are you talking about?"
"I should've done this sooner. But because of my **** pride, I didn't, this happened. Ai, he's not the man who loves you, he doesn't truly love you, I am." He grabbed me by my back and my neck. I was surprised, since he was a total stranger. Then, he kissed me, pouring every bit of his love for me into that kiss. It shocking, in fact, it was so shocking it brought me back to reality. I remember his name, his wonderful name. I realized what was going on, but I didn't push him away from me. Instead, I held on to Kyoya. He moved his arms to my back and I moved my hands to be around his neck.
After a few minutes, we stopped for air.
"So, do you remember now?" I gave him a confused look.
"Remember what?" He groaned. "Kyoya, what did I forget?"
"You forgot-" he realized I had said his name, "um, nothing, sorry." I looked around.
"Why are we here, and why were you just kissing me?"
"Um, long story short, you got lost, fell asleep. Kunzite found you and kidnapped you. Somehow hypnotized you and made you forget everything about me. I came and tried to rescue you. When I realized what he had done, I punched his lights out, and then, to shock you back to reality, I confessed and kissed you, and apparently it snapped you back to reality." I held my arms out.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down! Tell me what you know happened from what you saw. I'll tell you what I last remembered and we can piece it together from there."
20 Minutes Later
"I AM GOING TO KILL HIM!" I was so pissed off right then. I had just been hypnotized into taking him back, even though I could never love him like that ever again. It was disgusting!
"You and me both Ai." The sun was coming up. Venus appeared before me.
"Well done Ai." I glared at her in my head. I knew these conversations weren't actually vocalized.
"Why didn't you help me?"
"I did. I loosened your bow so it would fall out of your hair so Kyoya would find it." My hand flew to the back of my head.
"Where's my bow?" Kyoya took it off his bicep. I hadn't noticed the red ribbon tied to it.
"I found it, and it helped me find you. Here." He pulled some of my hair back and tied the bow. "There, you just don't look the same without it."
"Thanks." Venus got my attention again.
"Now, Ai, you need to tell Kyoya what the Dark Nebula has in mind."
"I thought you said it was futile to resist it."
"True, but how else do you expect him to rescue you if he doesn't know." I realized she was right. "Kyoya?"
"Yeah?"
"I have a lot of explaining to do."
Kunzite woke up in the cabin.
"****IT! She got away."
"Do you wish to keep her as a captive?" A man stood in the doorway.
"Who are you?"
"A man who can help you get what you want if you do as I say. If you come work for me, you can have her."
"I agree."
"Good. You are now a member of the Dark Nebula Organization."
Song Of Hope: Cliff Hanger, hanging from a cliff! That that's why he's called Cliff Hanger! Can't! Hold! On! Much! LONGER! Sorry, thought it would be funny. My little brother watches the show it's from.