Gomen, gomen Gomen! I'm sooo sorry this took so long to get out! The next chapter of Immortals will be out as soon as my pre-reader sends it back! Sorry Angel-chan, I did send this to you a few days ago but I need to post something! And going against Destiny will be out this week. I promise! I've just been soooo busy, and just a little lazy.
Alright everyone, before you
read the story read this!
This story has TWO
dedications.
Criss-chan: You absolutely
rock! You've been so nice and so patient with me! Inspiring me when I'm down and
*cough* so politely telling me to continue my stories. *Grins* You're an
incredible author and a great friend, if you haven't read any of her stories
yet, read them now!
Usa-chan: Thank you so much,
you've been to nice to me and have been helping me a lot, although I seriously
doubt anyone hasn't read her stories (and if you haven't you're a deprived
child) go read them now.
Does anyone think I'm
actually smart enough to own and mange two amazing animes?
Now
without further a due, I present to you the next chapter of Soldier's
Dream.
Soldiers Dream, Chapter 11,
A Soldier and a Priestess, Inside the Fire.
She
ran, not knowing where she was going and yet at the same time, knowing exactly
where she was going. She would make Beryl pay, she'd heard the screams of her
friends and she'd be damned if she would let the witch known as beryl get away
with it.
'Rei, Ami, Minako, Makato,
Hotaru, Haurka, Mirchu, Sestuna, I'm sorry. It was my fault, I'm so
sorry.'
Her
lungs continued to burn and the greenery slapped her in the
face.
'I
will avenge your deaths. By the eternal dragon, I swear that Beryl's blood will
stain the ground, she will serve justice for her crimes.'
The
smell of blood hung in the air, the screams of the dead seemed to echo in the
dark forest, but she didn't even slow, she wouldn't stop, not until she reached
her destination.
Suddenly she seemed to burst
through an invisible wall, and came face to face with the one she wanted to
meet.
The
evil Queen sneered, her blood red eyes met the calm blue eyes of
Usagi.
"Well, it seems the little
princess has come to join her friends in Hell."
Usagi lowered her eyes. "I
didn't come to this battle field with the intention of leaving it
Beryl."
A
look of shock passed over Beryl's face for the briefest of moments before she
smirked.
"I
suppose you're not as stupid as I thought Serenity." She held up her and to her
head and her purple nails extended. "Now then, why don't you just hold out your
throat to me and make this easier for both of us."
"I
didn't come to this battle field with the intention of surviving, but I also
didn't come here with the intention of letting you live!" Cried Usagi, her voice
shaking with barely contained fury.
"GINZUISHOU!"
In
a flash of brilliant white light, the magical gem appeared for its
mistress.
Usagi shut her eyes as her
sailor fuku vanished and her princess gown formed around her, he raised her eyes
towards the evil queen.
"You killed my mother, my
friends, my home. I won't let you kill any others! Justice will be served!
Cosmic Moon Power!"
"Ha! You think that
miserable jewel can stop me! Prepare to taste really power pathetic
princess! Dark
Soul!
Light and Dark collided in a
tremendous explosion.
Usagi struggled as she felt
the Dark Queens powers collide with her own.
My friends give me the strength. Please, help me protect the few that are left alive. Please my friends.
The
white light grew in intensity and Beryl's power flattered.
"Ginzuishou! I pray to thee,
lock away Beryl for all eternity! Allow myself, my friends and our soul mates to
be reborn in times that need us! Ginzuishou please, I pray to
thee!"
Beryl screamed in pain as
the power consumed her.
"I
WILL RETURN!"
Then she was gone, the
battle was over, and Usagi fell, barely holding on to
life.
So that's it
then, she
thought dizzily, the battles over, I did
it! I'm sorry Wufei; I don't think I can keep my promise
anymore.
She
felt someone lift her up; wetness fell on her face.
"Kami-sama!" A voice
breathed "you baka onna, wake up, please, just wake up.
Wufei, please, let me just see him…one…last…time.
She opened her eyes and met with the bloody tear stained face of Wufei.
"W-wufei?"
"You baka onna. Hang on,
please just hang on. We'll find a healer around here somewhere. Damn it! Just
hang on!"
She
shut her eyes. He's crying, Dragons don't
cry. I really must be dying.
"I'm sorry Wufei, but I can't. Gomen forgive me."
He
growled at her, but she could see the desperation in his eyes. "Don't be a baka
onna! You were never weak before this, so don't start
now!"
"Gomen Wufei. A-ai
shiteru."
Then she was
gone.
Wufei stared at her limp form but no tears came to him. Why cry for someone you were about to see again.
He
kissed her softly on the lips. "Ai shiteru Usagi, my Nataku. I'll be seeing you
soon."
He
placed her softly on the ground and then grabbed the sword he always
carried.
In
one swift and graceful motion, he stabbed himself in the
chest.
Never had she felt so warm, or so safe. It felt as if nothing could harm her here, everything was perfect.
Usagi sighed contently and
shifted slightly. A soft growl
reached her ears and the arm around her waist tightened it's grip on her
slightly.
'So, it was real then, all
of it. Those dreams weren't just dreams. They meant
something.
She
opened her eyes and turned around in his arms smiling slightly when she saw his
features in the moonlight.
What's past is past, we make
our own destiny, she snuggled up to him,
resting her head beside the dip in his neck in the bed (and no! Not what you
think you hentals,) and I'll do
everything I can to make sure that history doesn't repeat
itself.
Rei
shot up in bed, her sheets soaked with her own sweat and tears. The dreams, they
just didn't stop, they never stopped. They were more vivid than any of the
visions that the fire had ever given here.
The
dream, the dream said he was called destruction. 'Destruction and fire, emotion showing only
to the object of his desire'. But, what did that mean. Oh grandpa, I wish you were, still here to
comfort me after a nightmare, just like you did when I was a little
kid.
" I
need some air," she murmured to no one unparticular. Getting up, she draped a
coat around her shoulders before walking out the door.
She cast one last glance over her shoulder.
"Hmm, I wonder where that
guy went?"
Heero leaned his head
against the wall of the house, trying to clear his head. He hadn't had any
dreams since he began his training, so why had dreams decided to come back now,
and why the hell were they so strange.
He
didn't know what shocked him more, the fact that he was dreaming again, or the
fact about what he was actually dreaming about!
Wufei had been in one,
dressed in strange armor. He'd told him to stop acting like a baka yaro and go
after an onna.
The
onna. The strange form in the fire that haunted his dreams. Visions of joy
filled times and laugher flooded his dreams. Who was she and why did he feel
like he already knew here.
If
only he could figure out the riddle.
A Soldier and a
Priestess.
Destruction and
Fire.
Emotion showing only.
To the object of his
Desire.
"What the Hell does that dream
mean!"
"You're talking to yourself
now? And to think that I thought you were one of the normal ones in this insane
asylum."
His
eyes snapped open and he found himself staring at one of the girls that Wufei
had brought back with him today. He reached for his gun, only to realize that he
hadn't brought it with him. He mentally cursed himself for his
carelessness.
"How the Hell did you get
out."
She
rolled her eyes and crossed her slender arms over her chest. "The door was open,
no one was there so I walked out. If you're planning on keeping me prisoner
here, you might want to do a better job with holding me
captive."
"Hn, well then, what do you
want."
She
looked surprised for a moment but Heero was pretty surprised with himself. Why
was he still talking with her?
She
shrugged and sat down on a rock across from him. "I don't really know. I came
outside for a walk, I wasn't expecting to find Mr. Trigger Happy out
here."
Heero raised an eyebrow at
the comment but didn't say anything.
"So
what are you doing out here?" She questioned.
"Trying to get away from
Duo."
She
wrinkled her nose and for a moment, Heero found himself thinking about how cute
so looked while doing that.
Cute?! Wait a minute, what
the hell am I thinking?
"The comedian with the
braid? Personally he reminds me a little to much of Minako for
comfort."
"Minako?"
Rei
looked up and blinked. "One of my comrades from back home, wherever that
is."
Silence spread between the
two for a few moments but it wasn't an uncomfortable silence. It was more like
one where they were accepting each other's presence and wondering how the hell
the other person reminded them off.
"You wouldn't happen to have
a fire place would you?" Rei asked, looking thoughtful.
Heero looked at her slightly
surprised. "What do you want a fire place for?"
"I would like to try and do a fire reading."
Heero's blood ran cold. Fire reading?! Destruction and
FIRE!
Could she be the
one?
"Hai" he
mumbled.
She
tilted her head and looked at him slightly in confusion.
"I'm sorry, but I don't
believe I ever got your name."
"Heero, Heero Yui."
She
smiled softly, "well Heero Yui, my name is Rei Hino, and it's a pleasure to meet
you."
Believe me
Rei added
Heero silently, the pleasure's all
mine.
Minako dragged her feet, struggling to blink back the tears that threatened to fall from her face. It had been nearly three weeks and there had still be no sign of Usagi or Rei. It was almost as if they had vanished from the face of the Earth.
Not the
Earth
thought Minako bitterly, more like the
dimension.
She sighed and finally collapsed wearily on a bench. Waiting for her remaining friends and comrades to join her.
What's going on? We
beat Beryl, Ann and Alan, the dark moon family, the death busters, the dead moon
circus and Chaos! We won! We shouldn't need to fight anymore!
Damnit! What the hell is going in?"
She nearly jumped a mile high when she heard a voice respond to her question
"Minako, please be quiet, people are staring and you might give us away and besides, don't you think if we knew what was going on we would've brought our Princess and comrade back by now?"
Ami walked over to the bench and sat down beside her.
"I suppose Minako, that the truth is there is no rest for the weary. We were born to fight and we will never cease in fighting." She bowed her head and the sparkling tears came.
Shimatta, I'm such a
baka, look what I've done now.
She
moved and pulled Ami into a tight embrace. "I'm sorry Ami, I'm just so worried
about Usagi and Rei that I'm being selfish and not thinking about anything else,
please don't cry, I'm sorry I said what did."
The
silent sobs slowly diminished and Ami offered a weak smile. "It's alright
Minako, all of us are worried about Usagi and Rei but remember, both of them are
strong. I'm sure wherever they are, they're fine."
"Um, you two haven't been
taking lessons from Haurka and Mirchu have you?"
Both Ami and Minako blushed
scarlet under Makoto's questioning gaze.
"Um
NO! You see, we were just, um."
She
laughed, "don't worry about it, we need some laughter in our lives right
now."
Soon, all three of them were
laughing.
Suddenly, a jolt of
electricity shot though Minako's spine.
Looking at her friends
shocked faces quickly confirmed that they had felt it to.
"What in Serenity's name was
that?"
Ami, shook her head. "I
don't know Minako, I just felt…AHHH."
"Ami" cried Makato, reaching
for her friend but her hand met with air, she was gone.
Vanished into thin
air.
"Matako! Help me!" Her eyes
shot around and she had just enough time to watch the last of Minako's hair fade
into nothing.
Her
eyes grew wide with panic! "What is going on!"
Suddenly, a shearing pain
shot through her body and she had about five seconds to realize that she would
soon find out before she herself faded away.
Heero watched in fascination
as her fingers moved in a strange dance before the fire.
Forget cute, she was
beautiful.
"Yui! What's going on in
here?"
Heero turned around to tell
Wufei to be quiet but he froze when and a shocked expression almost made it's
way onto his face.
Wufei was there all right,
but he wasn't alone.
Usagi stood next to him,
looking in confusion but that wasn't what really shocked
him.
They were holding each
other's hands.
He
was about to say something when the flames from the fire consumed the entire
room he reacted before he realized it, he ran over to Rei and attempted to
shield her from the flames with her own body. Surprisingly, the fire didn't burn
anything.
It
felt like he was aware of everything, he was able to see everything in the
house. Rei's surprised form against his, Wufei attempting to shield Usagi from
the fire, shouting something about not loosing her again, the forms of the other
pilots running to the room after hearing the surprised
cries.
Then just as suddenly as the
fire had appeared, it was gone.
Heero, not sensing any
danger towards Rei, slowly but reluctantly let go of her. This time he couldn't
keep the shock off this face as he saw the exactly what the fire had
left.
That's the scene that the
other pilots saw when they entered the room. Usagi wrapped in Wufei's arms, he
apparently had decided against letting go of her. An exhausted Rei leaning on a
shocked Heero, and three strange women unconscious on the
floor.