FINAL CHAPTER TO 'Memory of Time' (I was going to put a sad ending
killing everyone but… I decided to be nicer (for once hehe) and write something
else… but I still warn you that there are spoilers ahead…
Memory of Time 4…
"What do you mean one
of the senshis are dead?" Serena asked drying her tears with a tissue
Heero handed her. "Tell me Luna…"
"Well… umm…"
"Tell us." With
that Heero raised his gun at the night cat. Big sweat drops appeared at Luna's
head as her face rushed with scarlet red anguish and she swatted the gun with
her paw.
"I'm your guardian for
god's sake!" Luan screamed out then lowered her voice to tell the
forsaken.
"It started out as when
Queen Beryl was about to kill Queen Serenity with her dark force, but one of
the senshis, I'm not sure which one, threw herself between the dark force and
her, killing herself. No one knows what happened to her, but it was said that
the dark force took her as their own and tried to rise once more… and…"
Serena gasped as she
listened closely to what she had to say. "What happened?"
Luna sighed and whispered,
"It was said that, the Dark kingdom and the dark moon clan with the
missing senshi would one day kill Queen Serenity… which is you Serena."
Heero took one look at the
shocked Serena and held out his arms instantly as she fainted. 'Why do I fell
like I want to hold her like this forever?' He thought as he gripped her
tighter in his arms.
"Common, we don't have
time to lose. The nearest providence to here is …Nara, and when your lockets
were combined, it was the red one, Sailor Mars… so let's move on it." Luan
said.
"We can't leave
yet." Heero stated, glancing down at Serena. "She is hasn't waken up
yet."
Luna jumped up and bit her
arm and the people near her went half deaf of her loud scream.
"Damn it Luna, you
don't have to be that… painful!" Serena whined looking at Luna's teeth
marks.
"Well that's the only
way to get you awake!" She disciplined her. "We don't have all
day…"
As they arrived at the train
station, Serena asked, "Are you going to say good bye to your
family?"
"I don't have
any." Heero replied avoiding her surprise gaze. "Lets go." When
they purchased their tickets, Luna was set off to the pet cargo with other
animals.
With the sunny skies above
their heads, gentle breezes whipped Serena' golden hair. 'Ah…' When they
approached the railings, Serena leaned against the railings to get a better
view of the beautiful weather. Suddenly she slipped on the yellow-danger line
and was about to fall on the death threatening railroads as a pair of strong
hands took her in. "Thanks." She murmured as she turned to look at
her savior.
Hard brown eyes looked back
into her soft blue ones as she recognized her savior. "Heero?!"
Heero said nothing, but
didn't let go of his grip around her hands and waist. Then he pulled her closer
to him and murmured in her ears, "Be more careful next time."
Suddenly a gust of strong winds flushed towards their direction as the train
conductor bellowed, "NEXT STOP NARA."
When they handed their
tickets, Serena sat next to Heero. They sat in silence as they listening to the
rain run. 'Why would he do that…' Serena wondered as her eyes dropped
gradually. Then Heero felt a weigh on his right shoulder. Without looking, he
pulled Serena closer to him by the waist, as she slept silently through the
ride.
Burning Fire… Serena was
all-alone in a forest with bright green trees surrounding her. Suddenly all
turned black as ravens flew out of their trees and was attacking her with their
sharp beaks. Then suddenly a girl about her height appeared from behind a tree
with another person next to her… but she couldn't see if it was a boy or a girl
because the person had a chestnut braid. Then the girl waved her hands in the
air and burning fire shot out of her arms and surrounded her… feeling the
rising heat getting closer and closer to her…
Serena suddenly popped
open her eyes and a shortage of breath took her throat. With a hand on her
beating heart, she closed her eyes and rested on the comfortable shoulder next
to her. Then a pair of cold hands reached her by the throat and squeezed the
air out of her as she looked who it was and saw a pair of ice-cold blue eyes
staring back into hers.
Awaking with a start,
Serena's lips began to tremble and water rose to her eyes… suddenly she felt
that all her blood started to stop and felt numb all over. Then Heero wrapped
his arms around her shoulder as she
leaned on him. ' Why is this taunting me… somehow…. some way.'
She didn't dare to close her
eyes but they tried to close since she had such a comfortable shoulder to lean
on. 'NO I got to stay awake…' Finally after 3 hours, they reached Nara. By this
time, it was already 5:00 pm. When Luna was out of the cargo, they set off.
"Time is running out. Combine your lockets together at once." She
ordered.
They did as they were told and as they were locked together, a bright red beam
shot out of its locket and led towards its way to a temple. "Hmm… that
should be where one of the scouts are."
Serena gasped at her breath
as they neared there. Suddenly she felt a raging fire near her as they
approached their stone steps. "I… I can't go in there." She
sputtered.
"You are going in
there… one way or another." Luna hissed, showing her teeth. With eyebrows
up high her forehead, Serena jumped at the stone steps, 2 at a time. When they
reached the temple doors, a girl about her age with raven black hair and
scarlet red eyes looked at her.
"May I help you?"
"Umm…" Serena
stammered. Before she could proceed with her next word, the girl began to cry out
in pain suddenly and collapsed onto the floor. Then a boy, or girl, with a
chestnut braid about 2 feet rushed to her side, crying out, "REI! Are you
alright?"
"Duo…" Rei gasped
as she leaned onto his strong arms. "I…"
"Who are you
people?" Duo asked as he helped her up with his violent violet eyes
staring at them.
Before Heero could answer,
Luna bit his calf and at once, he took out his locket of the crescent moon and
Serena did the same. As they released themselves from their owners' necks, it
whirled high up in the air and Rei and Duo's lockets also rose in the air. The
sign of mars started to appear upon Rei and Duo's forehead. "What the
hell?"
When the lockets of Mars
released themselves, it also rose in the air and joined with the lockets of the
Moon. With a violent whirl in the air, blue, green and orange rays blasted out
of them and shot its way to different directions. As the four people looked at
them with awe, it suddenly release each other and dropped themselves back into
their owners' arms. They all stood there in amazed silence and suddenly the boy
with the braid shouted out, "What the heck was that?"
The midnight cat walked
forth and did a high twist in the air as a red transformation pen with the sign
of Mars upon it appeared. "Put it on you."
Rei, didn't scream however,
and did what she was told. "Now what Luna?" Luna looked at her with
questioning eyes and asked, "How…"
"I have my
sources." She replied as she recalled her trusty blaze of fire in her
room. "Did you have a nice dream during the train ride Serena?"
"What the- you did it
didn't you!" Serena accused her as she pointed at her.
"But of course, or how
else would I test my powers on you to see if you are the rightful queen."
"WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE
TELL ME WHAT IN HELL HAPPENED?!" Duo screamed out.
"Your questions are to
be answered now Duo." Luna responded as an image of the silver moon
appeared behind the moon kingdom entered his wandering mind. Suddenly
"Rei" ("Rei" is for the past Rei) appeared ran towards him as a
half- naked Duo, only with his shorts on, appeared next to her. As they were
talking, suddenly "Duo" and "Rei" felt a sudden shake under
themselves. The water fountain next to "Rei" was about to collapse
onto her, but "Duo" sprang in front of "Rei" shielding her
from the hard rocks. Gentle lips of "Duo" brushed up against
"Rei's" as she blushed furiously. With a sudden push of arms,
"Rei" pushed the toned chest of "Duo" and she left, leaving
him wondering of what happened. Later in the flash back, Duo found himself fighting
with a saber with Rei. Like blazes of fires dancing together side by side… to
defeat the yuimous that were barging into the palaces' walls. Suddenly as a
yumiou was about to thrust its dark power against "Rei",
"Duo" stood in front of "Rei", shielding her once again
with his body. This time scarlet blood spilled through his mouth as he fell
into "Rei's" crying arms. Drowning in her sea of tears, her red eyes
glared upon the yuimous, and with a fierce cry of fire, she blasted the yuimous
with a fire bird, shining with yellow and blending with a touch of orange and
red, the fire bird made its way through the yuimous' killing everyone one of
them, leaving nothing but ashes.
As "Rei" collapsed
onto the ground, holding onto "Duo" tears, once again sprang up her
eyes.
"Duo… why… why did you
do that? You silly… god of death!" Rei cried out in anguish as tears fell
onto her blood-covered glove. "Why were you so… stupid!"
"I… because I treasure
you, I don't want you to get hurt." Duo gasped out followed by a gust of
blood. "Because I-" Suddenly his voice was heard no more and the
scream of fury filled the room.
With the flash back coming
to an end, Duo (the present Duo) looked down and clenched his fist as memories
of his past life began to take its place back into his mind. "Rei…
I-"
Before he could go on any
further, Rei pushed herself against Duo, kissing him with every passion that
filled his heart with warmth. Duo's eyes popped opened as she sprung a surprise
kiss at him, but his eyes closed as he melted in her arms. With his hands down
her slender hips, and her hands up his soft chestnut hair, Serena was about to
gag.
"YOU KNOW THERE ARE
OTHER PEOPLE HERE!" Serena screamed out, pulling the kissers away from
each other. "We need to find the other senshis now!"
'Finally, Serena is taking
her rightful duties as the Queen of the Moon kingdom.' Luna thought as it
pleased her with satisfaction.
"Serena, it's already
8:00 now … shouldn't we get some rest?" Rei asked as Duo held her tightly.
"Yeah, I'm kinda tired myself. I'm gonna hit the sacks, coming Rei?"
Duo yawned with his twitching mischievous eyes. Rei grinned as she went towards
him, but held still as she turned around to face Serena, Heero, and Luna.
"There is a spare room next to mines, use it for the night okay? Oh umm…
but there is a small problem… there is only one bed." With a twisting
smile, she headed towards the open door of her bedroom. (No, not Duo's bedroom…
well maybe later hehe J)
Serena took off her shoes as
she and Heero entered the room. 'A small room, but cozy.' Serena thought.
"Oh um… what are we going to do?"
"You take the
bed." Heero stated without looking at her and headed out leaving Serena
wondering what just happened. As Heero approached the door, he glanced back and
slid open it.
When she finished changing
into a spare nightgown, she looked around the lonely room and went out in her
wooden slippers. As the moon reached its fullest, Serena smiled at its sight. '
Mother…'
Tears came pouring out of
her gentle blue eyes as she wiped them away, and encouraging herself to be
brave and try not to cry. Night breezes dried the sorrowful tears away as it
whipped against her hair. Suddenly her fragile body shook as a sneeze entered
her nose. "Ah-choo!"
When she headed in her room,
Heero still wasn't back. As she slept, wondering where he is, around 12:00
midnight, the door opened slightly and a black figure entered. Serena awoken at
the sound as she felt around for a sharp object. ' Where was that pin of
mines!'
As she found it and was
about to stab the intruder, her eyes met with familiar dark brown eyes.
"Heero?" She
whispered, as Heero lowered her armed hand. "Yes Serena… its me."
"Why do you keep on
scaring me like this?" Serena said, reaching for a lighter to light a
candle.
Nothing came from his lips
as he settled down besides her bed and sat in crossed legged. Around mid
morning, Serena was unable to sleep so she looked down and saw his lips turn
blue. When she placed the comforter around him, she slipped out the door, and went
to the lily pond.
Looking at the half- moon,
she stared at it mindlessly. ' Why am I the queen… why I cant I just be normal?
And why cant I have my real mother… mother, where are you? I miss you so…' Her
eyes began to swell and tears dropped into the pond. As ripples formed, it
flowed the water lilies to others and colliding with one another. With a blank
mind, she looked down at the water lilies as soft breezes dried her tears.
Suddenly she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around, staring into those
ice-cold blue eyes. "AH!" Serena screamed and backed away, but those
eyes didn't seem to come closer, but just stared at her. 'What are they trying
to tell me?' Suddenly she woke with a start and looked around her surroundings,
and saw that it was all been a dream… or was it?
Okay, I'm just gonna stop
here, I'm just too lazy to write hehe =) Well maybe not final, but there are
gonna be probably a few mor chapters.