Standard Disclaimer: All I want for Christmas is to own Heero, to own Heero… oh wait a second! I mean, I don't own any of the Gundam Wing and Sailor Moon characters. Although if I did, I'd be having a merrier Christmas!
Warning: Contains a few not-so-appropriate words, this time both in English and Japanese.
Author's Notes: If you just want to scroll down on this part straight ahead to this story, I'll totally understand ;) Anyway, I just wanted to say quite a few things!
First off, thanks to all the wonderful reviews!!! You guys are the best!! It totally made my day! I was getting so depressed not being able to write and having to concentrate on finals. It's over for the next few days, and I'll have to start studying soon, but at least I can write for now! :)
Secondly, I have a problem that I need the readers' help with. I'm looking for person or persons who are familiar with a) the Saiyajin family tree, and/or b) how the Gundam units actually work when they're in battle. Obviously, I'm ahead in the chapters, and I have an idea of what I would like to do, but without YOUR help, this story would go completely down the drain. I'll end up writing something horrid, distort how things actually work, and just start randomly making up stuff. *laughs* And you wouldn't want that to happen, believe me ;) Anyway, if you can help out, please email me at chibi_tenshi@post.com I would really really really really (can't be stressed enough) appreciate this and I'd be totally grateful! In return, what I can do is send you a few chapters of what I have so far (remember, readers are quite a few chapters behind than what I have) if you'd like, or I can help you review your work, etc. And worse comes to worse, I'll create a character in the fan fic, which will be you!
That's it for this part. I'll write more at the end. I just wanted to get your attention while I still had it. Again, I included a bit of a longer chapter this time since I didn't write for a while there. Italics denote thoughts, and I hope you enjoy :)
Heero appears out of nowhere and pulls a gun. *Shut up Chibi Tenshi!*
Okay, okay! On with the story!!
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Chapter 5: Dreams and Powers
That night, as Usagi slept, visions of faceless people kept plaguing her dreams. She dreamt of hurt and betrayal. She saw five shadows near her. She felt tears pouring down her cheeks.
"I never loved you, Usagi. That was just fate," a hateful voice spat out.
She jolted out of bed after hearing this. While the dream wasn't frightening, it was infinitely disturbing. Her curiousity was piqued at the same time. What were her dreams trying to tell her? Unconsciously, she wrapped her arms around her body and looked out the bedroom door that had been left open. And from the darkness, dark blue eyes stared intently at her.
"Heero?" She called out softly. Strangely enough, she could see him nod in the dim light. "Couldn't sleep?"
"Hai," he replied. How could he explain that he had been woken up by her dreams? He felt all her emotions as if they were his own, and heard that voice that had woken her up. It was almost as if they were somehow linked. That feeling of familiarity and knowing returned to him once again. He simply stared at her, unable to say anything else. What he felt at the moment was simply too overwhelming.
"Have you ever seen a sunrise?" She asked suddenly, and without waiting for his response, she continued. "I think I must have, but I don't remember."
Her voice sounded so sad that Heero longed to hold her in his arms and take away her pain. Startled by this thought, he took an unconscious step backwards. This girl was causing him to feel and do things he never knew was in him. She looked at him curiously, gauging his emotions as if she could somehow read his mind. She gave him a sad smile and continued gazing out the window. A reddened haze had begun to appear on the horizon. Almost to herself, she began speaking again.
"The sunrise brings forth the beginning of a new day. It doesn't matter what happened yesterday or the day before. You can always start over. Mistakes can be forgotten and lives can begin again. How many people in this world would wish for something like that? I have that wish right now, and I'm not sure what I think about it. But I know this much. Something bad must have happened to make me forget. A new start is a good thing I think. To see, live, and breathe without previous memories tainting your vision of the world. To see everything and everyone through the eyes of a child. To experience that sense of wonderment when you see your first sunrise." Suddenly, she flushed as if realising she had said too much. "Gomen, Heero-kun. I babble too much. You should go back to bed."
Heero had been shocked by her speech. It had been tinged with a lot of sadness yet she somehow remained optimistic at the same time. Again, he cursed his mouth, which had apparently lost communication with his brain. All he could do was nod in Usagi's direction before making his way back out.
Usagi returned her gaze to the window, watching the sun slowly creep from the horizon, beginning its ascent to the sky, unaware of the dark blue eyes that stared at her. (AN: I know I mentioned that Usagi's "powers" were awakening but I'm fixing it such that as long as Usagi trusts the person, she won't be as "aware" of them.) As the reddish orange beams bounced off her face, her hair was reflected a beautiful silvery sheen and cast a golden glow on her skin. Tenshi… was all Heero could think.
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Heero blinked his eyes as the sun shone in full force. He bounded out of bed almost immediately. Kuso, what time is it? He thought to himself. He gave a loud groan as he noticed the time. 10 o'clock. 10 o'clock?!?! Shimatta! He'd never slept in before in his life. Muttering severe curses under his breath, he headed straight for the bedroom. Abruptly, he stopped himself. He stared at the carefully made bed as he regained his wits. Where the hell is Usagi?! He dashed into his bathroom, and back out into the kitchen. Just as he was about to run out of his apartment to search the rest of the city, he suddenly caught sight of a note on his refrigerator door. Yanking it off, he scanned the contents quickly.
Heero-kun, I've gone to practice martial arts with Wufei. I would've woken you up but you were sleeping pretty soundly. Wufei says to add that you sleep like a weak woman. Usagi (with a little bunny next to her name)
Relief flooded through him, which was quickly replaced by his familiar scowl. Really, you'd think you'd like the girl or something. A taunting voice called out in his head, strangely sounding like Duo. The girl is under his care. He is responsible for her welfare. It's natural to be concerned. Another voice, which sounded like Quatre's, echoed in his head. Much better. I knew there was a logical, legitimate reason, he thought to himself. You're just weak! (AN: Guess who this voice sounds like? *g*) Heero screamed mentally to shut all the voices up. It's wretched having different parts of your mind communicate with each other, especially when they somehow sounded like your friends. He cursed some more before taking himself to the bathroom.
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Adrenaline coursed through her veins as she quickly dodged Wufei's fists by jumping into the air. With a quick summersault, she landed deftly and gently poked his back. She giggled as Wufei's face simmered indignantly. She knew he was getting pretty upset with her. When she had first begun sparring with him, Usagi had been at the same level. As the hour went by, her speed kept increasing dramatically. She had moves that Wufei had never seen in all his years of training. She fought with a level of confidence and speed that astounded him.
"You may not be as weak as I thought, woman." He growled as she grinned at him. "Here, try something. I want you to spar with a tree."
"Nani?" She remarked with a confused look on her face.
"Well, normally there'd be the proper equipment but that tree over there will do," Wufei said as he pointed to a mid-sized tree with branches everywhere.
"This is what you do in order to build strength and speed," He commented as he demonstrated a series of moves.
Usagi's eyes narrowed in concentration as she studied what he did within the next five minutes.
"Wakatta," was all she said as she stepped in front of Wufei.
She began slowly, as if experimenting with the moves. Within a few moments, she began accelerating her hand and arm movements against the tree with alarming speed. A strange glint appeared in her eyes and she felt the familiar tingle that signified a power surge of some sort. This time, it exploded out of her hands, causing the poor helpless tree to disintegrate. Wufei managed to jump away in time, as did Usagi.
"Nande kuso?!" He exclaimed, shock apparent in his voice.
Usagi looked extremely confused as she stared down at her hands. Several things struck her as odd that day. For one, almost all her wounds were healed. Secondly, she couldn't explain how it felt as if she had fought before. Then, there was that tree that never saw it coming. It probably thought it had a good life ahead of it. Sunshine, water, air, little birdies sitting on its branches.
"We better leave right away, Usagi-chan. OZ can detect power sources and though what you emitted wasn't that powerful, we still have to be careful." He sighed as he realized that she was still lost in her thoughts about what just happened to her. "Baka onna! Let's go!!"
Her head snapped up immediately at that and glared at him. "At least you can't call me weak anymore," she said with a smirk before taking off.
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"Did you see that?" Setsuna Meioh (sp?) exclaimed wide-eyed, as the figure next to her nodded.
"My powers kept it hidden before, burying her mind with false memories. Since she used the ginzuishou and her mind is now a blank slate, her Saiyajin powers are emerging."
Setsuna let out a soft gasp. As the keeper of Time, she had seen many different worlds, and among them, she had seen the Saiyajin warriors. Unlike the Senshi and the Moon kingdom who relied the power of the planets, these fighters used their ki, an energy of sorts. Their powers could destroy planets.
"And Usagi? What of her?" She asked.
"My child will become one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Combining my blood with Usagi's father was strictly forbidden since most feared the powers that it would unleash." The woman's eyes softened in memory. "Her father was a special man, one who won my heart and soul, though we did not have long together. And from our love, we were blessed with a beautiful daughter."
Setsuna stared her, knowing that for the first time, she was going to know more than she was ever allowed.
"During the Silver Millenium, Princess Serenity was such a little monkey." The other figure caught herself and smiled. "She was mischievous, a child of the moon. And later on, she grew up to be a beautiful young woman. She was betrothed to Prince Endymion. I… I forced her into it, I'm afraid. The young man she was in love at the time with would cause her great pain, or so I feared." Setsuna looked at her in open-mouthed shock. "I know, everyone believed that the match between Endymion and Serenity was one of love. That was how I chose to allow everyone remember it. However, I underestimated the power of the love my child had with that man. He died a horrible death saving Serenity, and she never quite recovered from the shock." The woman let out a sigh of deep regret before continuing. "She never forgave me. So in this life, I chose to erase that part about the past, hoping that she could somehow be happy and never go through that pain. Unfortunately, I didn't count on destiny interfering."
"Who was that young man Serenity was in love with?" Setsuna asked, unable to help herself.
"Heero," Queen Serenity said simply. "Son to Ares, god of War."
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While Usagi was taking a nap later on that day, the five Gundam pilots had a meeting regarding their new visitor. She had returned after practice that day, eaten up just about all of Heero's food, and proceeded to declare that she needed some rest. The five men stared at each other, trying to figure out what to tell her and what to do about her.
"I definitely don't believe she's a threat to us," Quatre commented.
"Heero would've shot her point blank if he thought she was," Duo remarked as he grinned at Heero, who glared at him.
Wufei began mumbling under his breath.
"She's nice," Trowa threw in.
"Oh ho ho!" Duo chortled. "Somebody's got a crush on Usagi-chan!" And with that announcement, the death glare that Shinigami had been receiving got transferred. Duo chuckled in relief, happy to have somebody else fear for their life.
"We need to decide what to tell her… about us," Quatre interjected, before a war would break out between Trowa and Heero.
Heero glanced back at them and simply said, "I trust her."
"She doesn't appear dangerous," Duo added.
A sound resembling a snort and more grumbling came from Wufei's direction. Trowa glanced at him curiously but said nothing.
"She's just an ordinary female," Quatre said.
"Who almost hit our Wu-man here," Duo grinned mischievously.
Wufei couldn't help it. He exploded.
"Hit me?! I'd be worried about other things if I were you! She almost blew me up today!"
Four men turned their bodies around slowly and looked at him uncomprehendingly.
"Blow you up?" Duo exclaimed incredulously.
"He's right, you know." A soft voice called out from the door to the bedroom.
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Usagi stepped into the living room, as the men stared at her in amazement. Her injuries were almost gone. Her silvery hair hung down her back in slight disarray in startling contrast to her golden skin. Her blue eyes had a look of sadness to it that affected all of them, especially Heero.
"Gomen. I heard you guys get in and I didn't want to eavesdrop on your conversation, but I suppose I have really sensitive hearing."
"What's this about you blowing up Wufei?" Heero asked slowly.
"You remember yesterday when I almost hit Wufei?" Upon seeing their nods, she continued. "It's the strangest thing. I just reacted to the situation. I thought about how I much wanted to punch his face, and my body simply followed, almost as if it were happening in slow motion. In my mind, I knew that I was going to hit him and I wanted my fist to stop the motion and it just did. I can't really explain how I did it that quickly. It just happened. For the past 24 hours, I've been experiencing… a sort of ki flowing through me."
"Ki?" Quatre inquired, somewhat baffled at this point.
"Energy. You know, I'm confused as to how I would know this either." A puzzled expression marred her lovely face. "Anyway, this energy… has heightened all my senses. I can feel things, and see things that I don't think normal people can pick up. Like how I can tell you're lying. Or if you're angry, or sad, or happy. I just know. And today, the ki was just bubbling in me, and in this sudden burst, it just came out!"
"What do you mean it just came out?" Trowa asked.
"It was a fireball, I tell you! A damned fireball!! It destroyed that tree!" Wufei yelled out.
The other four guys stared at her with shocked expressions on their faces.
"Nande?!" They cried out.
"O genki desu ka?" Heero asked gently, while looking at her hands. (AN: How cute! *sniff*)
"I'm all right, really. See?" She displayed her hands to reassure Heero, as well as the other guys. "It doesn't hurt me. I'll try to describe how it feels like. You know when you're a kid and you feel so hyper sometimes? When you have so much energy that you feel like you could burst?" She glanced over at Duo and grinned. "I think you would know what I mean by that."
Duo grinned in return and nodded.
Usagi looked at the other boys, so different from Duo. She had to come up with another way to explain. "Or imagine an adrenaline surge. You're doing something that thrills you, and you have all that adrenaline running through your body, tingling your nerve endings." She wanted the guys to understand what she was going through. She didn't want them to fear her. All of them looked at each other and then nodded in her direction. "It's like that, except I can somehow release all that energy." Her face saddened as she remembered what she had been thinking on the way back to Heero's apartment.
"What's wrong, Usagi-chan?" Quatre asked in concern.
"I'm scared that I won't be able to control all this ki. It frightens me to think that I might hurt one of you." Her gaze fell on Heero unconsciously. "Maybe I should go."
"NO!" All five voices shouted, Heero's a bit more adamant than the others. The guys looked at each other with slight embarassment. Her eyes widened at their response and she smiled gently at them.
"I would never willingly hurt any one of you. Not even you Wufei-baka."
"Be quiet you wea…"
"Tsk tsk! Remember! I blew up a tree!" She grinned and waggled a finger at him.
The other guys chuckled as they saw Wufei turn red. "This is injustice!" He yelled out. Then, their faces grew serious. Looking at one another and nodding in agreement, they began, "We've decided we'd like to tell you our secret."
Usagi grew excited at the mention of secrets.
"I think the best way to explain what we do is to show you," Duo said as the guys began making their way to the door.
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Well minna-chan? What did you think? Love it? Hate it?
A bit weirder than my usual writing, I have to admit. I was in a weird mood when I wrote parts of it. The part about the sunrise was pretty cheesy but I thought, why not? *grin* I think I ran out of words at 3 a.m. in the morning (when I do most of my writing). I meant for it to be a poignant, bittersweet moment, and I'm not really sure I achieved that. Just to let you guys know what I intended for that section. I tried to throw in some humour in it as well. Again, not sure if that worked but not everyone has the same sense of humour right? (Keep telling yourself that Chibi Tenshi.)
Also, the part about Heero's voices in his head was not meant to indicate that he's nuts. I think everyone has voices in their heads of sorts, much like the different parts of your brain. And I really don't know what I was thinking when I threw in that Heero was son to Ares! I've always been somewhat intrigued by Greek mythology, so I thought I'd add that in. As we speak, I'm adding developments to that idea, as well as Heero and Usagi's "past". I would love to hear some input as to who you think Usagi's father is, and what you think can happen after this. I swear, this story is almost exploding to a novel in my face! And remember, my villain hasn't appeared yet either! And what about the Inner Senshi and what they've done?! Mamo-baka?! *grins* These questions are still being debated in my head. I have ideas, but I always *love* input. Please please please please please review! Remember, like I always say,
Reviews = happy Chibi Tenshi = more writing!
Thanks a bunch to all my readers, especially my reviewers!! You guys are the best!!! :) Ja ne!