so sorry... Kurapica is my favorite character too... you don't happen to have seen any usagi/kurapica fics?
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Punk kids like this were what pissed Leorio off the most. No respect for elders. Totally tossed the old guy a line and got away with it... the old codger even started treating the brat with reverence.
Right about now Usagi was sweating up a storm. Not because she couldn't beat this guy if she had to, but because it was just wrong to beat up some guy for being a jerk. So this was macho. Being a boy was going to be harder than she thought after all. With a resigned sigh she flipped out the kan from under her tunic. Maybe weapons were a little extreme but she didn't want this guy getting close enough to cop a feel.
As if on cue the wind increased tossing waves on the ship and inversely the ship on the waves.
'What...? We're still going to fight...?' She thought miserably. Was this guy immune to cold and wet or something? She wasn't prepared to back down though... it'd be far colder before she gave any respect to some hentai lech just because she was younger... taking both life times into account she probably wasn't even younger! But dammit! It was pretty cold.
"Um.. look Leorio, just take back the bit about my bloodline and I'll let you off this time." Usagi tried.
From the sidelines the captain looked on concerned. Serenity? Physically threatening someone? A bladed weapon?
"Look Serenity... or whatever your name is... I have no intention of apologizing. In fact, I believe you owe me an apology." Usagi frowned. Leorio frowned.
"Well... aren't you going to attack me or something?" Asked Usagi. In answer, much to Usagi's dismay, Leorio produced a switchblade.
'Dammit! What happened to intimidation and opponents backing down?' She thought... before mentally amending she probably looked like the 16-year-old kid she was - not to mention cold, wet and miserable. It occurred to her that she probably had come across as an impudent know-it-all brat... she'd have to be nicer to Chibi-usa next time she saw her. Well best to get this over with fast.
'F-fast!' Thought Leorio when Usagi made her move. Obviously trained and used to hiding it, a moment ago he would have presumed it was just another kid with a knife. The kid held the kan flat though... nice thought, didn't want to do any permanent damage, a handicap against an equal or better fighter though.
Lightening flashed dramatically in the background and Leorio's opponent pulled back milliseconds before impact and sprang away. No wait! the lightening wasn't in the background after all, it had hit the mainsail, dropping part of the mast and a sailor that had been fixing the rigging. 'Shit!" Thought Leorio, making a mad dash to catch the guy before he was lost.
The blonde and the spiky hair kid were there too but it was too late... still worth trying.. you never knew when a freaky wind or wave might wash him back up... reach reach... gone...
"Gon!" Shrieked Usagi grabbing the kid as he went over too.
"Geez!" Leorio snapped to attention as the blonde kid was dragged down too, grabbing him and bracing on the broken rail. Was everyone insane on this damn ship?
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"Serenity? Are you insane? A weapon! A bladed weapon against a human! What would your mother think!"
"Shutup old man!" Snapped Usagi uncharacteristically. "Don't you talk about my mother! Do you know what you human's did to her?" Usagi could feel it as she spoke... it was odd really, she was perfectly composed inside yet her emotions ran high... it was almost embarrassing to see herself like this. And she could feel 'it'... The black moon mark superimposing on her crescent moon - thankfully that was hidden or the old guy would have popped a vein by now - hell knows Pluto did when she saw it.
"I... don't know everything... I'm only a reincarnate, not a reborn... I have memories, but nothing complete... you're the first person I ever recognized.. given who you are that shouldn't be a surprise... I don't even know which side I was on."
Usagi smiled at this. She wasn't about to let the old guy know her memories were incomplete so far - it wasn't lying really, 'cause they would be complete pretty soon.
"They... they massacred her body looking for something..." Usagi self consciously touched the silver crystal with her mind, checking it was still there... she'd figured it was the best place to keep it since it had been undetectable when it was there before. "They took trophies! I have so much anger. I'm afraid of myself." So tired.
"Has anyone else been... reborn?" He asked concerned.
"All of them. This systems Senshi. Endymion. Even the damned cats made it."
"They can help..."
"No!" Usagi startled herself by yelling. "The future is catching up with me faster than I anticipated... this is something I have to take care of myself. It's stupid... it's selfish... it is just revenge!"
"You loved your mother very much... it's natural..." Attempted the captain.
"Old man... I've seen the future... I'm not going to rule just the Moon... I'm going to be queen of the whole friggin' universe. That future is in less than five years... you want this as a queen?" She motioned towards herself as tears ran down her cheeks, the black moon mark flared up and the old man stumbled back alarmed.
"You see now? In less than two years I've defeated Beryl, Metallia, Wiseman... even Chao's. I've died in battle three times. I've seen my friends and family killed and resurrected again and again... and I'm losing my pure heart to a corpse." Usagi paused to wipe back her tears of frustration. "That's why the others can't help, can't know. I don't want them to ever know. That's why I have to deal with this myself."
"Rabbit... Criminals aren't the only ones on the hunter lists Rabbit... people are looking for you too."
Usagi gave a short, bitter laugh.
"Rabbit? Why do you call me that?"
"It's... your name." He shrugged.
"Yeah... it is."
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Gon frowned. The captain hadn't said anything to anyone since the incident on deck, just grabbed that other kid and hauled him off to his quarters. Gon liked that other boy. He didn't know why. The sea birds liked him so maybe that was enough of a reason. After all, real hunters are liked by animals... he reminded himself. He trusted serenity. He'd had no doubt he'd catch him when he jumped after that sailor.
It was tempting to listen into the conversation... but that would be a breech of trust, and after all, when Leorio had tried to discretely...erm.. overhear the crew had made their presence felt.
Maybe it was nothing after all... the captain seemed to recognize Serenity from somewhere so they could just be discussing family matters. Yeah he was sure of it, and he was usually right when it came to hunches.
At any rate, 12 more hours and the ship should be at Dole.
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Punk kids like this were what pissed Leorio off the most. No respect for elders. Totally tossed the old guy a line and got away with it... the old codger even started treating the brat with reverence.
Right about now Usagi was sweating up a storm. Not because she couldn't beat this guy if she had to, but because it was just wrong to beat up some guy for being a jerk. So this was macho. Being a boy was going to be harder than she thought after all. With a resigned sigh she flipped out the kan from under her tunic. Maybe weapons were a little extreme but she didn't want this guy getting close enough to cop a feel.
As if on cue the wind increased tossing waves on the ship and inversely the ship on the waves.
'What...? We're still going to fight...?' She thought miserably. Was this guy immune to cold and wet or something? She wasn't prepared to back down though... it'd be far colder before she gave any respect to some hentai lech just because she was younger... taking both life times into account she probably wasn't even younger! But dammit! It was pretty cold.
"Um.. look Leorio, just take back the bit about my bloodline and I'll let you off this time." Usagi tried.
From the sidelines the captain looked on concerned. Serenity? Physically threatening someone? A bladed weapon?
"Look Serenity... or whatever your name is... I have no intention of apologizing. In fact, I believe you owe me an apology." Usagi frowned. Leorio frowned.
"Well... aren't you going to attack me or something?" Asked Usagi. In answer, much to Usagi's dismay, Leorio produced a switchblade.
'Dammit! What happened to intimidation and opponents backing down?' She thought... before mentally amending she probably looked like the 16-year-old kid she was - not to mention cold, wet and miserable. It occurred to her that she probably had come across as an impudent know-it-all brat... she'd have to be nicer to Chibi-usa next time she saw her. Well best to get this over with fast.
'F-fast!' Thought Leorio when Usagi made her move. Obviously trained and used to hiding it, a moment ago he would have presumed it was just another kid with a knife. The kid held the kan flat though... nice thought, didn't want to do any permanent damage, a handicap against an equal or better fighter though.
Lightening flashed dramatically in the background and Leorio's opponent pulled back milliseconds before impact and sprang away. No wait! the lightening wasn't in the background after all, it had hit the mainsail, dropping part of the mast and a sailor that had been fixing the rigging. 'Shit!" Thought Leorio, making a mad dash to catch the guy before he was lost.
The blonde and the spiky hair kid were there too but it was too late... still worth trying.. you never knew when a freaky wind or wave might wash him back up... reach reach... gone...
"Gon!" Shrieked Usagi grabbing the kid as he went over too.
"Geez!" Leorio snapped to attention as the blonde kid was dragged down too, grabbing him and bracing on the broken rail. Was everyone insane on this damn ship?
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"Serenity? Are you insane? A weapon! A bladed weapon against a human! What would your mother think!"
"Shutup old man!" Snapped Usagi uncharacteristically. "Don't you talk about my mother! Do you know what you human's did to her?" Usagi could feel it as she spoke... it was odd really, she was perfectly composed inside yet her emotions ran high... it was almost embarrassing to see herself like this. And she could feel 'it'... The black moon mark superimposing on her crescent moon - thankfully that was hidden or the old guy would have popped a vein by now - hell knows Pluto did when she saw it.
"I... don't know everything... I'm only a reincarnate, not a reborn... I have memories, but nothing complete... you're the first person I ever recognized.. given who you are that shouldn't be a surprise... I don't even know which side I was on."
Usagi smiled at this. She wasn't about to let the old guy know her memories were incomplete so far - it wasn't lying really, 'cause they would be complete pretty soon.
"They... they massacred her body looking for something..." Usagi self consciously touched the silver crystal with her mind, checking it was still there... she'd figured it was the best place to keep it since it had been undetectable when it was there before. "They took trophies! I have so much anger. I'm afraid of myself." So tired.
"Has anyone else been... reborn?" He asked concerned.
"All of them. This systems Senshi. Endymion. Even the damned cats made it."
"They can help..."
"No!" Usagi startled herself by yelling. "The future is catching up with me faster than I anticipated... this is something I have to take care of myself. It's stupid... it's selfish... it is just revenge!"
"You loved your mother very much... it's natural..." Attempted the captain.
"Old man... I've seen the future... I'm not going to rule just the Moon... I'm going to be queen of the whole friggin' universe. That future is in less than five years... you want this as a queen?" She motioned towards herself as tears ran down her cheeks, the black moon mark flared up and the old man stumbled back alarmed.
"You see now? In less than two years I've defeated Beryl, Metallia, Wiseman... even Chao's. I've died in battle three times. I've seen my friends and family killed and resurrected again and again... and I'm losing my pure heart to a corpse." Usagi paused to wipe back her tears of frustration. "That's why the others can't help, can't know. I don't want them to ever know. That's why I have to deal with this myself."
"Rabbit... Criminals aren't the only ones on the hunter lists Rabbit... people are looking for you too."
Usagi gave a short, bitter laugh.
"Rabbit? Why do you call me that?"
"It's... your name." He shrugged.
"Yeah... it is."
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Gon frowned. The captain hadn't said anything to anyone since the incident on deck, just grabbed that other kid and hauled him off to his quarters. Gon liked that other boy. He didn't know why. The sea birds liked him so maybe that was enough of a reason. After all, real hunters are liked by animals... he reminded himself. He trusted serenity. He'd had no doubt he'd catch him when he jumped after that sailor.
It was tempting to listen into the conversation... but that would be a breech of trust, and after all, when Leorio had tried to discretely...erm.. overhear the crew had made their presence felt.
Maybe it was nothing after all... the captain seemed to recognize Serenity from somewhere so they could just be discussing family matters. Yeah he was sure of it, and he was usually right when it came to hunches.
At any rate, 12 more hours and the ship should be at Dole.