Hi fanfiction.net ppl. Here's part IV. :)
Notes: Sorry to say that this chapter might disappoint some Usa/Seiya fans.
Or will it? Me don't know. But this chapter is really just useless
lovey-doey-not much action stuff.. Okay okay. Admittely. It's JUNK.
Why is this fic so focused on Minako and Yaten? Because originally, it was a
Minako and Yaten one, I just...expanded it. :D And oh, just because I wrote this
fic does not mean I support Usa/Sei, Ami/Tai, Mina/Yat :p But I probably do. ^^;
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G*L*O*W*I*N*G* Stars
Part IV
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"Usagi-cha..." Rei's concerned voice trailed as she gasped at the scene in front of her.
She and the others stumbled in shortly after the scream was heard.
"Seiya-kun." Ami whispered, noting that Seiya was holding Usagi a little 'too' close.
Seiya stared at Usagi who quickly shriveled away from his embrace.
"Usagi...are you okay?" Makoto questioned.
Usagi was staring downwards, her hands clutching to the covers. "Setsuna-san?"
"Hai Usagi?" Setsuna replied.
"Chibi-usa, what happened to Chibi-usa?" Usagi urged.
Seiya cast a curious glance at Setsuna.
Setsuna swallowed hard as she shook her head, "she uh, never existed...well anymore"
The inners exchanged worried glances.
Seiya turned back to Usagi, who was still staring at the bed cover. Only this time her
fingernails dug into the blanket.
"Usagi..." Minako started.
"Masaka..." Usagi shook her head.
"Usagi..." Makoto trailed.
"No..." Usagi sobbed.
"Usagi-chan..." Setsuna whispered.
"No..." Usagi cried, she had done so much crying in the past few days but the tears just
won't stop. Then a pair of strong hands steadied her.
"Usagi." she looked up and saw two concerned eyes, "don't give up."
He simply said.
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Minako peeked into his room.
He was writing while drinking coffee, or at least she *think* that what he's drinking.
Running fingers through thick blonde hair, once, twice. Now breath, smile, get set, go.
"KON'NICHIWA YATEN-KUN!" a voice that resembled somewhat of a very loud
humming bird set Kou Yaten off. "Nani desu...?" the pair of blue eyes peered over Yaten,
"what are you writing so early in the morning? Let's see... Dear journal, hmmm? You
keep a journal?"
Yaten's face turned beet red as he scrambled to cover up his writing, "Minako, there's this
primitive concept called manners we practice here." he grumbled as he stored his journal
away.
"Oh...sorry..." Minako scratched her head while holding a sheepish smile.
Yaten looked at her scrouched up smiling face then sighed, "it's okay..."
"It is? Are you sure?" Minako inquired.
"Hai hai..."
"Great!" Minako chirped.
"So what's up?" Yaten stood so he faced Minako. Amazingly, he did grow over the years
and is now 5'2, hey! That's an accomplishment from 4'11! (Is he that tall?)
"Ne..I have a favor." Minako smiled sweetly.
"Uh-oh, I'm afraid now." said Yaten sarcastically. "Want some Komla?"
"Uh? What?"
"Komla..." Yaten stopped in mid-sentence, "oh, I forgot..." he took out a glass bottle from
his cabinet and two glasses. "Komla's like...um...wine on earth, only it's not wine, it's
Komla, it came from the fruit Komlari."
"Wine...?...Alcohol?..."
"It's good stuff...." Yaten voiced enticingly.
"Um...wait, only if you grant my favor." Minako held her arms against her chest.
"And what would that be?" Yaten held his wine glass as he delicately took a sip from the
it. *delicately*
"You are too much..." Minako laughed.
"I'm too much..." Yaten muttered. "You should be talking." he got up and wrapped his
arms around Minako's neck from the back, "you little continious 30 hour non-stop chatter
box."
Minako giggled and blushed. "Yaten," she turned to face him, "can you give me a tour
through out Kinmoku?" her blue eyes pleading.
Yaten frowned, "Minako, you know you are not suppose to go outside or anywhere too
extreme because you are not completely back to health."
"Oh Yaten...I have been following the Doctor's orders for a week now by staying in bed.
How long do I have to stay in my room? I'm bored..." Minako collapsed on to Yaten's bed
while he rosed his eyebrow.
"Following Doc.'s orders?" Yaten chuckled, "nice try. But you know you've been out way
too much already. Artemis told me all about your adventures."
'Darn cat.' Minako thought. "Well...but..."
"No buts. You are staying in bed till you fully recover."
"But Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaten...I'll be fine! Look at me! I'm fine!" Minako jumped up
and clasped Yaten's hands, "please?????????????????????????" she widened her blue
eyes.
"Eh-eh." Yaten shook his head.
"Pretty pretty pleeeeeeaase?" Minako lowered her lips.
'Damn it.' Yaten thought, "um...no..." it came out rather squeaky.
'Gotcha' Minako thought, "pretty pretty please?!!!? With a...caviar on the top?"
Yaten laughed at that.
"Well???" Minako's hopeful face finally drowned Yaten.
"Alright alrigh..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Minako threw her arms around him.
"Oh I love you!!!" Minako cried.
Yaten was loosing his balance. Then realizing how close Minako's head was to his. He
leaned and kissed it gently.
Minako drew back at this, a little stunned.
There was silence as she found her words, "uh...um...I'm gonna get dressed..."
Yaten was practically bright red as he stared down and mumbled, "I...I'll wait you here."
"Okay." Minako left, shutting the door behind her gently.
A second later, a 'yes!' echoed through out Kinmoku.
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Ami felt as if she was beauty from 'Beauty and the Beast'.
"This is...this is..." she stuttered.
"We had managed to preserve some books. I shouldn't say we. It was the survivors."
Taiki grinned proudly.
"Some!" Ami explained, "this is so cool." Ami ran her fingers on the margins of the
books. Sighing in amiration.
Taiki had woken Ami up early in the morning for a 'pleasant' surprise. This was certainly
pleasant. He had lead her to Kinmoku's central library where thousands of books lyed
neatly on hundreds of shelves.
"Oh Taiki-san, thank you so much, I could spend my life here." Ami laughed.
"Ne, I thought you might like this." Taiki smiled. "There's much knowledge in here, ones
you can never imagine, not even in your wildest dreams."
"I'll bet." Ami nodded.
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"This is soo beautiful." Minako sighed happily as she twirled around on top of the hill.
There were dandelion like flowers flowing in the wind as outlandish bugs buzzed
hummingly among the clear
"Mina, calm down." Yaten yelled.
Minako jogged toward Yaten, "hey handsome, whatcha doing?" While Minako had been
twirling around, Yaten was fully equipped with art supplies and a pair of light shades
concealing his green eyes.
Scrunching her eyes and brows, Minako watched as Yaten used stencils penciling wild
strokes on the white paper. Yaten stopped for a second and shot Minako a look, lifting his
shades, "why so quiet all of a sudden?"
"I didn't know you could draw so well..." she murmured.
Yaten smiled then shrugged, "something to do."
Minako immeditely shook her head at that response, "no...it's more than that." she let her
fingers brush against the sketching paper, "you're talented..."
Yaten blushed inwardly, "of course." he recovered snobbly.
Minako rolled her eyes, "here we go again, Mr.The world revolves around me."
"Hey." Yaten pouted, "don't make fun of me."
"I can if I want to." Minako stuck her tougue out.
"Oh yeah?" Yaten eyed challengingly.
"Yeah." Minako nodded.
"Oh yeah?" Yaten set his art supplies on the ground as he stood up. Eye leveling with
Minako.
"Yeah!" Minako yelled, tipping her toes.
"Well you better think again!" Yaten cried as he aimed for Minako's neck, tickling her
till she was down on the ground. "Say it again?" he asked.
"Stop stop stop!" Minako cried, or rather...laughed.
"Huh-eh." Yaten grinned, "are you ever gonna make fun of me?"
"No no..." Minako yelled, "please! No!!!"
"Okay then, repeat after me." Yaten said, "I, Minako Aino."
"I...Minako..." *squeal* "Aino."
"Hereby promise.."
"Hereby promise...Yaten stopppppppppppp!!!" tears were spilling from her eyes.
"That I will never ever ever ever..."
"That I will never ever ever ever ever..."
"Ohhh, extra adverb there, I like it." Yaten nodded.
"Ohhh, extra adv..." Minako started to mimick.
"No no!" Yaten's laughter accompanied with Minako's.
"I mean, make fun of..."
"I mean, make fun of..."
"The most talented, sexiest, totally lovable...Yaten Kou." he grinned.
"You don't flatter yourself." Minako said dryly. "Ah!" she screamed as Yaten's hand
reached toward her neck again, "I, Aino Minako will never ever make fun of the most
talented, sexist, totally loveable Yaten Kou!!" she mumbled out quickly.
Yaten nodded, satified, "why thank you." he pulled his pale hand away from Minako,
who was breathless and flushed.
"That was mean." Minako pouted as she caught up with her breathing.
"And who's fault was that?" Yaten grinned.
Minako grinned also.
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"Jack London's writing is definitly unique, he paints pictures perfectly." Amy inserted as
she swallowed some ice cream.
"Agreed, he's a great writer." Taiki nodded in accordance, "we had a brilliant writer a
long time ago too. He wrote some fantastic fiction."
"What's he's name? Perhaps I read a book by him this morning!"
"Ikonei Mai, his mind is so amazing."
"Ikonei? Hey, I think I skimmed through some of his work. Science fiction?" Amy
inquired.
"Yeah!" Taiki grinned, "you know what the funny thing is. Mai was an insane guy, a lot
of strange tales told that he lived in a tree up among the mountains and never wanted to
touch with civilization."
"Jack London was crazy in a way also, he spend all his money from books on alcohol and
'friends'. I suppose it's the extra 'eccentricness' that makes great writers." Amy suggested.
"I suppose so."
Brief silence over jello.
"I just..."
"Oh do you..."
They started simutaneously.
"Sorry go ahead." Ami offered.
"No, you go ahead." Taiki pleaded.
"Well, I just wanted to thank you Taiki-san, for...everything." her smile kindled one on
Taiki's usually grim face.
"Nah, I should be the one thanking you." Taiki mumbled quietly.
"Do you remember Taiki?" an ironic smirk merged on to Amy's face.
"Remember what?"
"A conversation we had, a year ago, on earth."
"Hmm?"
"You said we are different and we could never cooperate."
"I did didn't I?" Taiki scratched his head.
Ami nodded.
"Well, I'm an Universian, I'm allowed to make mistakes!"
"Universian?" Ami's laughs harmonized with Taiki's chuckles.
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It was so quiet.
Usagi crawled out of her bed for the first time without breaking down. The sun rays
leaked from transparent windows on to her blond hair. Fresh air permeated her lungs as
she opened the door to the porch. There were strange looking birds buzzing around her.
There were the sound of laughter echoing from the garden below. There was a feeling of
peace hovering over Kinmoku. And then there was Usagi, clutching tightly on to the
railing as she shut her eyes.
"Usako..."
"Hai Mamo-chan?" she whispered into the wind.
"Usako..."
"Do you miss me Mamo-chan?"
"Usako..."
"I miss you Mamo-chan, I miss you so much..." Usagi felt her will slipping away. "I miss
you." her knees came in contact with the ground. "I miss you..." she whimpered.
"Be strong my Usako, be strong and I'll always be with you."
"Mamo-chan..."
"I love you my Usako."
"Always Mamo-chan...always."
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"Did you think I was uhh...say...not so bright?" a soft breeze pushed her hair upwards.
"Huh?" Yaten turned to look at Minako with raw umber eyes, tinted by the setting sun.
"When you first saw me, did you think I was an airhead?" Minako carried out bluntly.
"How did we get on to this conversation?" Yaten questioned.
Minako shrugged, "I don't know, I'm just curious."
"Just curious..." Yaten seem to be analyzing her words.
"Well, answer me, what did you think of me when you first saw me?" a peice of wave
crashed against the shore, splitting like stain glasses as they dispersed.
"Hey, why don't we watch the sunset now? That's what we came here for..." Yaten
suggested, reaching for Minako's hand.
"You're avoiding the subject Yaten..." Minako warned.
Yaten's face went through a series of expressions, then as if finally decided, "Uh well...I
thought you were one of a kind?" he displayed his best smile.
"Oh really?" Minako smiled also, as if to challenge his.
"Yeah." Yaten beamed back.
Then as quick as lighting, Minako lowered her eyes, "Iie"
"Huh?"
"You thought I was a blonde ditz who's a bit crazy in the head right?"
"Wha...? Minako. I did not say..."
"You don't have to say it Yaten." Minako chuckled, "I'm not stupid, I can tell. You didn't
like me a bit did you? But I suppose I would be annoyed if I were you. You know when
you look back at the things you've done? And realize how immature you were... "
"Minako." Yaten's hands lyed gently on Minako frail shoulders. "I'm not going to lie to
you, it's true, back on earth, I thought you were..." pause, "...unique..."
Minako giggled at that. "One of a kind? Unique? You know how to use your words."
Yaten grinned, it's good Minako always sees the bright side of everything. "But that was
then, this is now...and now..." he paused again. "And now..."
"And now what Yaten?" Minako's grinning face decayed to a soft expression. Her blue
eyes twinkling before the sun.
"Now..." Yaten paused AGAIN.
'He's trying to torture me.' Minako swallowed the slump in her throat. The sun was
playing it's prolouge, getting ready for a brillant sunset as it dyed the ocean blazing gold.
The wind inhaled and exhaled, carrying with it life and quiet buzzings. It was a fairytale
like scene.
(*WARNING* corny stuff ahead. Cheesy stuff ahead. Unless you like corn and cheese, I
suggest you to hold your breath. Okay, so that made no sense whatsoever.... ^_^)
Yaten, borrowing some courage from Minako's hand as they entwined. Lunged forward
to meet her lips. Minako, surprised at first of the intensity from Yaten, (who had been so
puzzling to her) knew it was her chance. Withdrawning her hand from his grip, she threw
her arms around Yaten's neck as he pressed down till she felt the sudden solidity of the
sand.
It meant more than a thousand words as the two souls merged to one. Searching,
reaching, needing each other.
Green eyes ajared, facing flushed skin and stimulated blue eyes.
"Minako..." Yaten whispered. "We're...missing the sunset..."
Minako blinked, then like any logical person would. She yearned for his lips again as
silver and gold fused to one.
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They say fresh air can cure anything. And that's why Usagi decided to come out into the
garden. It was dark, but dark didn't mean life didn't exist. The occasional chirppings of
insects still wisped by her small ears as Usagi admired the millions of flowers enclosed in
the small garden. She stopped when her eyes landed on a rose bush, a red rose bush.
"DAMN IT!!!" She vented. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!" she had expressed the loss of
Mamoru in several different. There was the stunness, the 'this is not happening I won't
believe this Mamo-chan would never ever leave me' phase, there was the sobbing, the
sudden calmness. But now, as if her emotions bottled within for too long, Usagi gave out
as she pounded on the rose bush, ignoring the thores, the petals. Simply hysterical as
aching words flee from her mouth.
But then she felt a restraint. Something pulling her back, back and away from the bush as
she struggled, screamed. No, it was someone.
"Ya matte Usagi!" the voice commanded.
She shrieked. She contended.
"Ya matte." The voice cried in an authoritative tone, though there was a hint of
tenderness...
"Ya matte." this time it was a whisper.
Usagi brought her bleeding eyes to the voice.
"Seiya." it came out.
"What are you doing to yourself Usagi?" Seiya's eyes looked mournful as he held her
close to his shoulders.
"Does it matter? Does it matter..." she trailed off, voice barely alive.
"Usagi." Seiya cut her off abruptly, "stop it." he ordered.
Usagi looked up, a little surprised.
"I thought you were better than this Usagi. Where's the Usagi I knew? Where is Odango-
atama? What happened Usagi? Huh? Huh?" Seiya asked, his face frowned with concern.
"You don't understand!" Usagi cried. "You didn't lose the love of your life! You didn't
lose your daughter! You didn't lose your world! You didn't..."
"Iie!!!" Seiya screamed back, his face flushed. "I do understand! I've lost...I've lost too
many things in my life to the point where hope didn't exist. I've loved someone who will
never love me back. I've lost my parent before I could make them proud of me. I have
spent my life searching for hope. And I found it in you USAGI! You always believed in
yourself. So why tell me! Why can't you believe yourself now. Do you think Mamoru
would want to see you like this? Do you think Chibi-usa would want to see you like this?
Do you think you can save your planet moaning about the past? NO USAGI! NO!!!"
Seiya screamed.
Usagi didn't reply. Her blue eyes became blurred as she stared straight out...
"..." Seiya looked at her dully. "Sorry to have yelled at you." he mumbled flatly, but
there wasn't an innuendo of regret.
"Iie (that's no- IIE, not LIE)." Usagi replied, her voice frail and soft, "Iie."
Seiya continued to stare.
Usagi bent down to pick up a rose, carressing it gently with her fingers, "I guess it ends
huh? I guess Mamo-chan really left..." she started to walk away.
"I'm sorry, Usagi." Seiya managed.
She turned around, eyes still brimming with tears. "Iie. Arigato. Kou - Sei - ya."she
dropped the rose in his palm. "Arigato."
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Okay Seiya/Usagi fans. I swear I'll have more sappy for them next chap...
well, actually, this fic is already finished and I'm just loading it day
by day...What? You didn't actually think I would type a chapter a day
did ya? Sure I'd love to be a prolific writer, but fresh air is important
too no??? ~Much love, iris-chan!
Please review!!! ^^
Notes: Sorry to say that this chapter might disappoint some Usa/Seiya fans.
Or will it? Me don't know. But this chapter is really just useless
lovey-doey-not much action stuff.. Okay okay. Admittely. It's JUNK.
Why is this fic so focused on Minako and Yaten? Because originally, it was a
Minako and Yaten one, I just...expanded it. :D And oh, just because I wrote this
fic does not mean I support Usa/Sei, Ami/Tai, Mina/Yat :p But I probably do. ^^;
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G*L*O*W*I*N*G* Stars
Part IV
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"Usagi-cha..." Rei's concerned voice trailed as she gasped at the scene in front of her.
She and the others stumbled in shortly after the scream was heard.
"Seiya-kun." Ami whispered, noting that Seiya was holding Usagi a little 'too' close.
Seiya stared at Usagi who quickly shriveled away from his embrace.
"Usagi...are you okay?" Makoto questioned.
Usagi was staring downwards, her hands clutching to the covers. "Setsuna-san?"
"Hai Usagi?" Setsuna replied.
"Chibi-usa, what happened to Chibi-usa?" Usagi urged.
Seiya cast a curious glance at Setsuna.
Setsuna swallowed hard as she shook her head, "she uh, never existed...well anymore"
The inners exchanged worried glances.
Seiya turned back to Usagi, who was still staring at the bed cover. Only this time her
fingernails dug into the blanket.
"Usagi..." Minako started.
"Masaka..." Usagi shook her head.
"Usagi..." Makoto trailed.
"No..." Usagi sobbed.
"Usagi-chan..." Setsuna whispered.
"No..." Usagi cried, she had done so much crying in the past few days but the tears just
won't stop. Then a pair of strong hands steadied her.
"Usagi." she looked up and saw two concerned eyes, "don't give up."
He simply said.
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Minako peeked into his room.
He was writing while drinking coffee, or at least she *think* that what he's drinking.
Running fingers through thick blonde hair, once, twice. Now breath, smile, get set, go.
"KON'NICHIWA YATEN-KUN!" a voice that resembled somewhat of a very loud
humming bird set Kou Yaten off. "Nani desu...?" the pair of blue eyes peered over Yaten,
"what are you writing so early in the morning? Let's see... Dear journal, hmmm? You
keep a journal?"
Yaten's face turned beet red as he scrambled to cover up his writing, "Minako, there's this
primitive concept called manners we practice here." he grumbled as he stored his journal
away.
"Oh...sorry..." Minako scratched her head while holding a sheepish smile.
Yaten looked at her scrouched up smiling face then sighed, "it's okay..."
"It is? Are you sure?" Minako inquired.
"Hai hai..."
"Great!" Minako chirped.
"So what's up?" Yaten stood so he faced Minako. Amazingly, he did grow over the years
and is now 5'2, hey! That's an accomplishment from 4'11! (Is he that tall?)
"Ne..I have a favor." Minako smiled sweetly.
"Uh-oh, I'm afraid now." said Yaten sarcastically. "Want some Komla?"
"Uh? What?"
"Komla..." Yaten stopped in mid-sentence, "oh, I forgot..." he took out a glass bottle from
his cabinet and two glasses. "Komla's like...um...wine on earth, only it's not wine, it's
Komla, it came from the fruit Komlari."
"Wine...?...Alcohol?..."
"It's good stuff...." Yaten voiced enticingly.
"Um...wait, only if you grant my favor." Minako held her arms against her chest.
"And what would that be?" Yaten held his wine glass as he delicately took a sip from the
it. *delicately*
"You are too much..." Minako laughed.
"I'm too much..." Yaten muttered. "You should be talking." he got up and wrapped his
arms around Minako's neck from the back, "you little continious 30 hour non-stop chatter
box."
Minako giggled and blushed. "Yaten," she turned to face him, "can you give me a tour
through out Kinmoku?" her blue eyes pleading.
Yaten frowned, "Minako, you know you are not suppose to go outside or anywhere too
extreme because you are not completely back to health."
"Oh Yaten...I have been following the Doctor's orders for a week now by staying in bed.
How long do I have to stay in my room? I'm bored..." Minako collapsed on to Yaten's bed
while he rosed his eyebrow.
"Following Doc.'s orders?" Yaten chuckled, "nice try. But you know you've been out way
too much already. Artemis told me all about your adventures."
'Darn cat.' Minako thought. "Well...but..."
"No buts. You are staying in bed till you fully recover."
"But Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaten...I'll be fine! Look at me! I'm fine!" Minako jumped up
and clasped Yaten's hands, "please?????????????????????????" she widened her blue
eyes.
"Eh-eh." Yaten shook his head.
"Pretty pretty pleeeeeeaase?" Minako lowered her lips.
'Damn it.' Yaten thought, "um...no..." it came out rather squeaky.
'Gotcha' Minako thought, "pretty pretty please?!!!? With a...caviar on the top?"
Yaten laughed at that.
"Well???" Minako's hopeful face finally drowned Yaten.
"Alright alrigh..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Minako threw her arms around him.
"Oh I love you!!!" Minako cried.
Yaten was loosing his balance. Then realizing how close Minako's head was to his. He
leaned and kissed it gently.
Minako drew back at this, a little stunned.
There was silence as she found her words, "uh...um...I'm gonna get dressed..."
Yaten was practically bright red as he stared down and mumbled, "I...I'll wait you here."
"Okay." Minako left, shutting the door behind her gently.
A second later, a 'yes!' echoed through out Kinmoku.
===
Ami felt as if she was beauty from 'Beauty and the Beast'.
"This is...this is..." she stuttered.
"We had managed to preserve some books. I shouldn't say we. It was the survivors."
Taiki grinned proudly.
"Some!" Ami explained, "this is so cool." Ami ran her fingers on the margins of the
books. Sighing in amiration.
Taiki had woken Ami up early in the morning for a 'pleasant' surprise. This was certainly
pleasant. He had lead her to Kinmoku's central library where thousands of books lyed
neatly on hundreds of shelves.
"Oh Taiki-san, thank you so much, I could spend my life here." Ami laughed.
"Ne, I thought you might like this." Taiki smiled. "There's much knowledge in here, ones
you can never imagine, not even in your wildest dreams."
"I'll bet." Ami nodded.
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"This is soo beautiful." Minako sighed happily as she twirled around on top of the hill.
There were dandelion like flowers flowing in the wind as outlandish bugs buzzed
hummingly among the clear
"Mina, calm down." Yaten yelled.
Minako jogged toward Yaten, "hey handsome, whatcha doing?" While Minako had been
twirling around, Yaten was fully equipped with art supplies and a pair of light shades
concealing his green eyes.
Scrunching her eyes and brows, Minako watched as Yaten used stencils penciling wild
strokes on the white paper. Yaten stopped for a second and shot Minako a look, lifting his
shades, "why so quiet all of a sudden?"
"I didn't know you could draw so well..." she murmured.
Yaten smiled then shrugged, "something to do."
Minako immeditely shook her head at that response, "no...it's more than that." she let her
fingers brush against the sketching paper, "you're talented..."
Yaten blushed inwardly, "of course." he recovered snobbly.
Minako rolled her eyes, "here we go again, Mr.The world revolves around me."
"Hey." Yaten pouted, "don't make fun of me."
"I can if I want to." Minako stuck her tougue out.
"Oh yeah?" Yaten eyed challengingly.
"Yeah." Minako nodded.
"Oh yeah?" Yaten set his art supplies on the ground as he stood up. Eye leveling with
Minako.
"Yeah!" Minako yelled, tipping her toes.
"Well you better think again!" Yaten cried as he aimed for Minako's neck, tickling her
till she was down on the ground. "Say it again?" he asked.
"Stop stop stop!" Minako cried, or rather...laughed.
"Huh-eh." Yaten grinned, "are you ever gonna make fun of me?"
"No no..." Minako yelled, "please! No!!!"
"Okay then, repeat after me." Yaten said, "I, Minako Aino."
"I...Minako..." *squeal* "Aino."
"Hereby promise.."
"Hereby promise...Yaten stopppppppppppp!!!" tears were spilling from her eyes.
"That I will never ever ever ever..."
"That I will never ever ever ever ever..."
"Ohhh, extra adverb there, I like it." Yaten nodded.
"Ohhh, extra adv..." Minako started to mimick.
"No no!" Yaten's laughter accompanied with Minako's.
"I mean, make fun of..."
"I mean, make fun of..."
"The most talented, sexiest, totally lovable...Yaten Kou." he grinned.
"You don't flatter yourself." Minako said dryly. "Ah!" she screamed as Yaten's hand
reached toward her neck again, "I, Aino Minako will never ever make fun of the most
talented, sexist, totally loveable Yaten Kou!!" she mumbled out quickly.
Yaten nodded, satified, "why thank you." he pulled his pale hand away from Minako,
who was breathless and flushed.
"That was mean." Minako pouted as she caught up with her breathing.
"And who's fault was that?" Yaten grinned.
Minako grinned also.
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"Jack London's writing is definitly unique, he paints pictures perfectly." Amy inserted as
she swallowed some ice cream.
"Agreed, he's a great writer." Taiki nodded in accordance, "we had a brilliant writer a
long time ago too. He wrote some fantastic fiction."
"What's he's name? Perhaps I read a book by him this morning!"
"Ikonei Mai, his mind is so amazing."
"Ikonei? Hey, I think I skimmed through some of his work. Science fiction?" Amy
inquired.
"Yeah!" Taiki grinned, "you know what the funny thing is. Mai was an insane guy, a lot
of strange tales told that he lived in a tree up among the mountains and never wanted to
touch with civilization."
"Jack London was crazy in a way also, he spend all his money from books on alcohol and
'friends'. I suppose it's the extra 'eccentricness' that makes great writers." Amy suggested.
"I suppose so."
Brief silence over jello.
"I just..."
"Oh do you..."
They started simutaneously.
"Sorry go ahead." Ami offered.
"No, you go ahead." Taiki pleaded.
"Well, I just wanted to thank you Taiki-san, for...everything." her smile kindled one on
Taiki's usually grim face.
"Nah, I should be the one thanking you." Taiki mumbled quietly.
"Do you remember Taiki?" an ironic smirk merged on to Amy's face.
"Remember what?"
"A conversation we had, a year ago, on earth."
"Hmm?"
"You said we are different and we could never cooperate."
"I did didn't I?" Taiki scratched his head.
Ami nodded.
"Well, I'm an Universian, I'm allowed to make mistakes!"
"Universian?" Ami's laughs harmonized with Taiki's chuckles.
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It was so quiet.
Usagi crawled out of her bed for the first time without breaking down. The sun rays
leaked from transparent windows on to her blond hair. Fresh air permeated her lungs as
she opened the door to the porch. There were strange looking birds buzzing around her.
There were the sound of laughter echoing from the garden below. There was a feeling of
peace hovering over Kinmoku. And then there was Usagi, clutching tightly on to the
railing as she shut her eyes.
"Usako..."
"Hai Mamo-chan?" she whispered into the wind.
"Usako..."
"Do you miss me Mamo-chan?"
"Usako..."
"I miss you Mamo-chan, I miss you so much..." Usagi felt her will slipping away. "I miss
you." her knees came in contact with the ground. "I miss you..." she whimpered.
"Be strong my Usako, be strong and I'll always be with you."
"Mamo-chan..."
"I love you my Usako."
"Always Mamo-chan...always."
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"Did you think I was uhh...say...not so bright?" a soft breeze pushed her hair upwards.
"Huh?" Yaten turned to look at Minako with raw umber eyes, tinted by the setting sun.
"When you first saw me, did you think I was an airhead?" Minako carried out bluntly.
"How did we get on to this conversation?" Yaten questioned.
Minako shrugged, "I don't know, I'm just curious."
"Just curious..." Yaten seem to be analyzing her words.
"Well, answer me, what did you think of me when you first saw me?" a peice of wave
crashed against the shore, splitting like stain glasses as they dispersed.
"Hey, why don't we watch the sunset now? That's what we came here for..." Yaten
suggested, reaching for Minako's hand.
"You're avoiding the subject Yaten..." Minako warned.
Yaten's face went through a series of expressions, then as if finally decided, "Uh well...I
thought you were one of a kind?" he displayed his best smile.
"Oh really?" Minako smiled also, as if to challenge his.
"Yeah." Yaten beamed back.
Then as quick as lighting, Minako lowered her eyes, "Iie"
"Huh?"
"You thought I was a blonde ditz who's a bit crazy in the head right?"
"Wha...? Minako. I did not say..."
"You don't have to say it Yaten." Minako chuckled, "I'm not stupid, I can tell. You didn't
like me a bit did you? But I suppose I would be annoyed if I were you. You know when
you look back at the things you've done? And realize how immature you were... "
"Minako." Yaten's hands lyed gently on Minako frail shoulders. "I'm not going to lie to
you, it's true, back on earth, I thought you were..." pause, "...unique..."
Minako giggled at that. "One of a kind? Unique? You know how to use your words."
Yaten grinned, it's good Minako always sees the bright side of everything. "But that was
then, this is now...and now..." he paused again. "And now..."
"And now what Yaten?" Minako's grinning face decayed to a soft expression. Her blue
eyes twinkling before the sun.
"Now..." Yaten paused AGAIN.
'He's trying to torture me.' Minako swallowed the slump in her throat. The sun was
playing it's prolouge, getting ready for a brillant sunset as it dyed the ocean blazing gold.
The wind inhaled and exhaled, carrying with it life and quiet buzzings. It was a fairytale
like scene.
(*WARNING* corny stuff ahead. Cheesy stuff ahead. Unless you like corn and cheese, I
suggest you to hold your breath. Okay, so that made no sense whatsoever.... ^_^)
Yaten, borrowing some courage from Minako's hand as they entwined. Lunged forward
to meet her lips. Minako, surprised at first of the intensity from Yaten, (who had been so
puzzling to her) knew it was her chance. Withdrawning her hand from his grip, she threw
her arms around Yaten's neck as he pressed down till she felt the sudden solidity of the
sand.
It meant more than a thousand words as the two souls merged to one. Searching,
reaching, needing each other.
Green eyes ajared, facing flushed skin and stimulated blue eyes.
"Minako..." Yaten whispered. "We're...missing the sunset..."
Minako blinked, then like any logical person would. She yearned for his lips again as
silver and gold fused to one.
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They say fresh air can cure anything. And that's why Usagi decided to come out into the
garden. It was dark, but dark didn't mean life didn't exist. The occasional chirppings of
insects still wisped by her small ears as Usagi admired the millions of flowers enclosed in
the small garden. She stopped when her eyes landed on a rose bush, a red rose bush.
"DAMN IT!!!" She vented. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!" she had expressed the loss of
Mamoru in several different. There was the stunness, the 'this is not happening I won't
believe this Mamo-chan would never ever leave me' phase, there was the sobbing, the
sudden calmness. But now, as if her emotions bottled within for too long, Usagi gave out
as she pounded on the rose bush, ignoring the thores, the petals. Simply hysterical as
aching words flee from her mouth.
But then she felt a restraint. Something pulling her back, back and away from the bush as
she struggled, screamed. No, it was someone.
"Ya matte Usagi!" the voice commanded.
She shrieked. She contended.
"Ya matte." The voice cried in an authoritative tone, though there was a hint of
tenderness...
"Ya matte." this time it was a whisper.
Usagi brought her bleeding eyes to the voice.
"Seiya." it came out.
"What are you doing to yourself Usagi?" Seiya's eyes looked mournful as he held her
close to his shoulders.
"Does it matter? Does it matter..." she trailed off, voice barely alive.
"Usagi." Seiya cut her off abruptly, "stop it." he ordered.
Usagi looked up, a little surprised.
"I thought you were better than this Usagi. Where's the Usagi I knew? Where is Odango-
atama? What happened Usagi? Huh? Huh?" Seiya asked, his face frowned with concern.
"You don't understand!" Usagi cried. "You didn't lose the love of your life! You didn't
lose your daughter! You didn't lose your world! You didn't..."
"Iie!!!" Seiya screamed back, his face flushed. "I do understand! I've lost...I've lost too
many things in my life to the point where hope didn't exist. I've loved someone who will
never love me back. I've lost my parent before I could make them proud of me. I have
spent my life searching for hope. And I found it in you USAGI! You always believed in
yourself. So why tell me! Why can't you believe yourself now. Do you think Mamoru
would want to see you like this? Do you think Chibi-usa would want to see you like this?
Do you think you can save your planet moaning about the past? NO USAGI! NO!!!"
Seiya screamed.
Usagi didn't reply. Her blue eyes became blurred as she stared straight out...
"..." Seiya looked at her dully. "Sorry to have yelled at you." he mumbled flatly, but
there wasn't an innuendo of regret.
"Iie (that's no- IIE, not LIE)." Usagi replied, her voice frail and soft, "Iie."
Seiya continued to stare.
Usagi bent down to pick up a rose, carressing it gently with her fingers, "I guess it ends
huh? I guess Mamo-chan really left..." she started to walk away.
"I'm sorry, Usagi." Seiya managed.
She turned around, eyes still brimming with tears. "Iie. Arigato. Kou - Sei - ya."she
dropped the rose in his palm. "Arigato."
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Okay Seiya/Usagi fans. I swear I'll have more sappy for them next chap...
well, actually, this fic is already finished and I'm just loading it day
by day...What? You didn't actually think I would type a chapter a day
did ya? Sure I'd love to be a prolific writer, but fresh air is important
too no??? ~Much love, iris-chan!
Please review!!! ^^