"Sway"
A Blast From The Past ---4
By: Serenity Star
Freddy looked out his window, starring out at the endless night skies once more. It seemed to him that it was all he did since his return to the Tokyo Area. His sources had told him that, SHE had moved here, so he stood there wondering where in this huge mass of concrete and glass did his angel reside. Her sparkling green eyes, on whom did they shine. Who shared her musical laughter. Who remembered her cat like grace. In whose dreams did she live? But most of all with who did she share her tender kisses? This last thought filled him with a jealous rage so unexpected, it was startling.
"So Rei, are you going to see him again?" Mina asked curiously, a sparkle in her eyes.
Michael stepped out onto the balcony. Jake after his ranting on the beautiful Rei had finally gone to sleep, putting the large mansion into a state of eerie silence. As he looked out at the twinkling stars he thought of his current life. After months of blank memories he had woken up in an Alaskan hospital where he was told they found him out in the wilderness.
Apparently he had been wondering alone out there, while severely bleeding and with a severe head injury to boot. It had taken the doctors almost half a month to figure out who he was and where he came from. During all this time, all he remembered were blotches of blur, no real face, no recognizable voice, not even his own. It had taken an extra four months for him to remember who he was and yet still the memory of the time in the wilds eluded him.
He had been shocked to hear that his brother was experiencing the same symptoms a few miles north in a different hospital. In turn his brother, upon their reunion, had introduced him to yet another victim of the same symptoms, Fredrick Maxfield Stanton. Though together the three had spent some time in America searching for the truth, nothing had been uncovered. Admitting defeat they had finally returned to their previous lives in Japan. Each did have one thing in common, and that was they were each well off. Although this was all in his past, he still refused to accept the police's explanations. A crash, they said, a tragic plane accident in the northern wilderness... ha!
Exasperated once more at his past, Michael slammed his fists down onto the marble rails of the balcony. Stars, he thought, Freddy believes they hold the answers to their questions and life, so where were his answers? He wanted to yell out.
The response... their twinkling presence. "No!" he said out loud, "no more!" he looked in through the glass doors, seeing the images of his past life before the 'accident' and made a promise, closing his eyes. "My future is what matters." And when his eyes opened all the images had blended into one single glorious golden image. "My love!" his heart called out. "Mina." His mind recognized. "Oh God!" is what came out of his mouth.
Jake watched his brother leave with the usual sarcastic face and sighed. True in the past he had come home many times in the same state of love, but this was different. He could feel it in his bones. He tried hard not to take to heart his brother's casual ignorance of his feelings but could not succeed. He loved his brother, for Michael had taken care of him when their parents died. He himself had only been thirteen and Michael had just turned eighteen, barley old enough to be considered an adult. It was a touch and go kind of situation for a while where Michael had given up his childhood to raise his brother instead. Jake knew Michael never regretted it but the lack of a normal life early on had left Michael cold to many feelings. Sometimes even to love. Jake sadly shook his head. He wished his brother would find love, love like he felt for Rei.
"Lita, you have to get over him, and the only way is to call Freddy." Rei explained. All the girls were tired of hearing about Freddy this and Freddy that, they felt that anyone who could have left their loving warrior was a fool who didn't deserve another thought for Lita.
"Well?" Rei asked impatiently.
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Lita had a lot to do today. Not had all the scouts promised to help Ami but then there was the rest of their lives as well. She had to sign up for the cooking seminar in Kyoto. Since the world was expecting peace for a while, this was going to give them a chance to do what they wanted before the next attack. In her case it was food as in Mina's case it was modeling and Rei wanted to try her hand at acting along with Mina they had plans for going to America but those hadn't been finalized yet. And as for Ami, she wanted to work with computers at that company, Lita thought for a moment trying to remember the name, Akiko Corporations. She stopped in mid stride. It seemed they were all growing up and fast. Suddenly she wasn't sure she wanted to grow up anymore. What if things didn't work out as they thought what then?
Fredrick Maxfield Stanton walked in a fast paced stride to get to his appointment with the CEO of the Akiko Corporation. He was running late. And no wonder. He thought to himself. What with you staying up all night dreaming of green eyes and brown hair. He felt a tingle in the back of his neck. A sense of premonition that he had long ago learned to count on. He turned around wondering what could be setting his senses off. And almost ended bumping into the person in front of him. "Lita?" He shook his head. "No it couldn't be her. Just my overactive imagination."
At the same time Molly was taking a shopping trip with Melvin across the street.
"Of course its Lita, Molly." Melvin said from her side. "Lita. Wait up." As they approached the tall brunette Melvin saw that both the girls had the same look of utter disbelievement on their faces. "So what is bugging you?" He asked laughing and hitting Lita on the back. "Do you get it bug, bugging, Molly? Molly!"
Lita turned her attention to her friends. *No its not possible. I just think I saw him because of that darn phone call.* "Hey Molly too bad about the bugs."
"You may go in now Mr. Stanton." The secretary said. Fredrick opened the door to Zachary Akiko's office. Back to business. As he was walking in he saw a young girl with the oddest colored hair. Blue.
"Hey Ami, how are you?" Lita asked Ami from behind.
Rei swept the steps of the shrine, enjoying the daily ritual with the sun in the sky and the bird's song in her ear. It had been so long since she had had quite time to herself that she had almost forgotten what a relief it is to be on your own. Chad had finally returned to his former life, with a new girlfriend. With full blessings from Rei. Her grandfather had also finally taken some time off and gone on vacation in the mountains. Serena, loving as she may be was also gone. Ami had started her new job, Mina was also on an interview and Lita was also enlisting in a cooking program. She… well she was still thinking about that acting job… but that was still in the future. Right now she had other things to think about in her free time… like people named Jake Sanders.
They went to the park. The same park where practically all the yomas seemed to attack. Where Rei's life had been redefined again and again. They chose a secluded part of the park that was covered with thick canopy. The sun, bright today as it was, was blocked from entering the area. So while the rest of the world baked in its hot wrath, this small section of the park remained cool.
"Rei?" Jake asked concerned. "Are you alright?" He nervously ran his hands through his hair. "Look I know its all sudden and all, but there was something about our meeting, that I just couldn't get out of my mind… it was like a strong feeling of familiarity, like something that was meant to happen."
Jake walked back to his car dazed and happier than he could ever remember being. He yelled up to the stars in his joy, inviting them to share the feelings he felt at the moment, ones he knew he would feel as long as he lived. He drove fast, to relive all the energy he was filled with. He took the longer way home just so that he could spend that much more time pondering about how wonderful his life was now that he finally had Rei.
Mina woke up the next day refreshed. It had been a few days since Serena and Darien had left and it had been the same amount of day since the last time she had seen HIM. Michael. Even though she had only met the guy once, the image of him had stuck with her all this time. She felt a connection, a tug on her love scout senses that she had never felt before. And it scared the living hell out of her. She knew what it meant, and wasn't sure if she was ready. "I mean, I am still only so young. I wasn't even expecting this to happen." She said out loud to her image in the mirror and could have sworn that her reflection winked back at her. She padded to the door as the bell rang. "Hold on I am coming. Jeez why did Arthemis have to go on that vacation with the outers anyway, doesn't he know I need him as an alarm clock?" She grumbled. When she opened the doors she was met with a bouquet of a couple dozen roses and balloons, and the barely visible delivery man.
Lita wasn't having a good week, heck she wasn't have a good month and it was still only the beginning of the month. She woke up after a restless night where she was chasing Freddie who kept on disappearing in a black fog only to reappear asking her to help him and trust in him. What made her believe that she really was going insane was the fact that he was wearing clothes like Prince Endymion and kept on calling her by her Silver Millennium princess name. "Why can't I even get a good night's rest without him ruining it for me. Isn't it enough for him to torture me while I am awake?" She grumbled as she went to pick up the telephone. "Who is it?" She asked out grouchily, mad that the person on the other end had the audacity to call so early in the morning.
The lighthouse café was a converted lighthouse that was right on the cliffs overlooking the busiest marina in Tokyo. Today as with the tradition of summer, the day was hot and sunny. The entire world was acting as if they had to make a deadline they forgotten of. Even the seagulls were busily circling the seas. As Lita entered the café she noticed that Mina was already there wearing a bright yellow sun dress that rivaled the sun with its colors. "Isn't it just the perfect day you have ever seen?" "ii otenki ne?" Mina greeted getting up to give Lita a hug. She noticed the not so enthusiastic return and turned a worried face to her friend. "What's wrong?"
"Rei I am home. Did any cute girls visit while I was gone?"
Rei was happy. Her life seemed perfect at that moment. She didn't have to fight any monsters till the beginning of the crystal millennium, school was out, Serena was safely in the past (away from her comic books she thought smiling) and she was on her way to the museum with Jake for the opening of the new line of paintings from Peggy Jones formerly known as Lani Lanai. It was great. The only thing that marred her thoughts was the press. If things got out then… would she be able to cope with them? Jake, as if sensing her thoughts, grabbed hold of her hands and held them through the rest of the drive, driving any other thoughts from her mind.
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Ok finally done. Sorry it took so long and I just want to thank all the people who emailed me. It really helped
