chapter 3- rainbow dream
Atsumi was sipping her drink, watching the happy people around her
laugh as they swirled around. With a sigh, she looked out over the crowd
and spotted a white head. "No reason to get excited, it's just Kunzite." she
muttered. She looked again. Bull's eye. She smiled slightly, putting down
her glass and weaved through the crowd towards Demando. He was
laughing together with his brother, who was accompanying a lady, Petz.
Atsumi settled herself in an arm chair nearby, pretending to watch the
crowd. Her heart ached. She had fell in love with him ever since the day
when he had helped her overcome her fear of people. He had been in the
playground, long ago, swinging on the monkey bars when he saw her
shying away from Beruche, who was offering to play rope with her. She
snapped back to attention, realizing a man had just offered her to dance.
"No thank you." she said curtly, as he walked away very hurt. "I suppose I
should be kinder to strangers." she mused. Her mother was talking with
Usa-chan, for the first time in a while. Hotaru had aged more rapid than
Usa-chan, and though they were still good friends, they didn't see much of
each other. Atsumi pitied her mother's frailness and though she loved her
mother dearly, she had promised herself that she would not be like that.
Demando suddenly looked over where she was sitting. She held her breath,
hoping with all her might that he would come over...
Masa and Haneko were dancing together, for the second dance that
night. Though both had been asked frequently to "Dance with me.", they
had declined. "Atsumi's just been asked to dance!" Masa said in an excited
whisper. "Really? Good for her!" Haneko said, trying to turn around so as to
see. "Oh, she just turned him away. Wait!" Masa said. "Tell me or let me
see!" complained Haneko. "Demando just asked for her to dance with him!"
Masa said loudly. People stared, making Masa turn pink. "I can see, finally.
I'm so happy for her. This may help her open up." Haneko said. The two
best friends were very concerned with Atsumi's well being. They knew her
best out of anyone excepting her mother. She had told them that she was
tough so that the world wouldn't hurt her like it had hurt her mother. They
resented this promise and tried relentlessly to make her open up to those
around her. The dance ended, and another started. Atsumi was still
dancing with Demando, though. Haneko asked Masa to sit this one out with
her, so they could watch better. The sat down on a fluffy couch and
observed with interest.
Miya revolved slowly in a handsome stranger's arms. She was fine
with him, like the two others she had danced with before, but her attention
wasn't on him. She was glaring jealously at Utami, who was dancing with
Kunzite. Miya had a large crush on Kunzite, and couldn't help but feel badly
towards Utami, who was looking happy in his arms. "Excuse me." Miya
snapped, pulling away from the man she was dancing with and walking over
to the refreshments table. She gulped down a glass of water in disdain.
"He was mine!" she muttered angrily. "Tokino Miya, right?" a voice asked.
"Yes, what do you want?" she replied curtly, turning towards the figure. It
was a general, with short blonde hair and gorgeous eyes. "You were in the
library last Friday, and I couldn't help but notice that you seemed quite
interested in Shakespeare. You borrowed the only copy of a Midsummer's
Night's Dream." he said, brushing a strand of hair away from his face.
"Oh!" Miya said "You like him too?" "Like? I absolutely worship his works.
He's a very good playwright." Jadeite said, passion lighting up his already
wonderful eyes. "Do you understand the sequence in it, the part where
Oberon is talking to Titania? I couldn't make it out." Miya asked. He's very
nice she thought. I think we'll be good friends. "Why don't you let me get
you a drink and then I'll discuss it with you?" he replied. "Sure, I'll wait at
this couch." Miya said, watching him go over to the large food table.
"Kunzite, what is it like? Being reincarnated?" Utami asked while
gliding to the left. "It's just like a regular life, except a few extra
memories." he said, following her lead. "He's so cute, not like those make
up high singers and actors I've performed with." Utami thought. "I hope
this night will never end, he's so strong and gentle, it makes me want to
know him better." Utami murmured in a soft voice only she could hear.
Brushing a strand of white blond hair from her shoulder, she smiled at
Kunzite and slipped into a peace.
"I'm glad Utami's dancing. She would never have gotten out of that
depression from earlier if she wasn't asked." Aki said to Suzaku. they were
passing each other on the dance floor, both accompanied by handsome
men. Suzaku nodded before twirling away. Her dance partner, though
handsome, was not a very good dancer and as a result, they collided with
another couple. "Excuse me!" Suzaku exclaimed as she was rammed
backwards into a man's chest. "It's ok, you just knocked the wind out of
me." a slightly annoyed voice said from behind her. She turned to see
herself in the arms of a green eyed and brown haired man, whose uniform
gave away his title as general. "I'm really sorry, my dance partner is really
not that good of a dancer. If I can make it up to you in any way..." Suzaku
said hurriedly. "You can make it up by dancing with me." he said, smiling
slightly. "Oh! Umm....ok." Suzaku said, blushing hard. He had already
slipped his arms around her waist and they were leaving two forgotten
partners, both of whom were dumb struck.
Aki was having fun. She had been asked to dance twelve times,
second only to Kotomi. There had only been ten songs, but many people
came at once to ask. She was currently infatuated with the man in front of
her. Sighing with happiness, she danced.
Kotomi was having a harder time than Aki. So many people were
asking her to dance, and yet she had to refuse so many of them that her
heart was being ripped apart. She danced every song, trying to be as fair
as possible among her fifteen dance partners. The cute boy in front of her
was suddenly pushed aside as a man cut in. "May I have the rest of this
dance?" he asked gently, seeing her troubled look that all her partners
before had missed. "Oh, sure, anything to get rid of them." she said,
glancing at the boys all lined up at one end of the room, waiting for her to
return. "I'd be glad to get you out of this." he said, a smile crossing his
bishounen face. Sighing thankfully, she relaxed into the music, without
noticing that he was indeed Zoisite, the one she had been drooling over
during the afternoon. Shaking his ponytail back, Zoisite led, his graceful
partner limp with weariness.
"I'll see you later Hotaru-chan! You're husband looks like he wants to
dance." Usa-chan joked, pointing over at Hotaru's friendly dark husband,
who was looking longingly at the dance floor. "Arigatou, Usa-chan." Hotaru
whispered before going over. "I'm glad that time and age haven't affected
your and Hotaru's friendship." Neo Queen Serenity said, as she passed in
the arms of King Endymion. "See you later, mommy, daddy." Usa-chan bid,
happy that her parents love for each other never grew old. She shifted,
uneasily though. She was waiting for Elios to come. Her parents had told
her he might not come, but she was still going to hope that he would. With
a sigh, she went over to the glass doors that led to the Earth's gardens.
There was a faint breeze lifting flower petals to the sky. She caught one. It
was a velvety soft pink rose's petal. Smiling a little, she let it go and
watched it drift out of sight. Walking past the fruit trees and the
honeysuckle, she looked right and left before sneaking into her secret
hiding spot. It was in the middle of a circle of rose bushes, taller than she,
and a small fountain stood in the middle. Taking a sip of clear water, she
sat down on the grass, which was so well kept that it was a veritable carpet.
She looked up at the stars. Venus was particularly bright, making her think
of what fun Utami must be having inside. A streak caught her attention. It
was a shooting star. She quickly made a wish.
Rani breathed heavily. She was running top speed with her cat,
Athene, following close behind. "We can't let the Black Light get there
first!" Athene commanded Rani. "I'm going as fast as I can. Lets just hope
that that's fast enough." Rani panted. Suddenly, a clearing appeared in
front of them. In the middle was a large rock, burning fiercely. "Star
Power, Make-up!" Rani cried. She finished with a golden fuku, somewhat
similar to Saturn's first fuku. Athene meowed loudly "Get there, hurry!"
Rani rushed over and yelled "Star Extinguish!" The rock ceased to burn and
a door was distinguishable at the center of it. Rani's keen eye spotted
another figure hurrying over to the fallen star. It was a woman in a black
armor. "Dark flash!" the woman said, menace dripping from her voice.
Cursing herself at thinking she would get it this easy, Rani put on her visor
with an earring push and continued towards the meteor. Yelling a
command of opening, she waited in front of the door. Slowly, it opened,
revealing a handsome boy in armor. "Wake-up!" Rani urged, pushing his
arm. The boy groaned as he sat up. He seemed queasy. "Come on!
Before the black light gets you!" she said harshly, glancing back at the
black clad woman who was walking towards them. That caught his
attention. "Black light?" he mumbled. "Yes BLACK LIGHT!" Rani said
urgently. He stumbled to his feet and clumsily unsheathed his sword. The
woman in black laughed. "Regular swords don't hurt us, boy. Only light
platinum can hurt us at all. And that won't be developed for another four
thousand years." she cackled. "Well, you don't know from when I'm from,
do you?" he said, turning serious, though still slightly dazed. "I don't care,
either way. Prepare to meet your dooms. Master will be glad that I got
Sailor Star out of his way for him." the woman said. Tentacles sprouted
from her arms and sped towards them. "She's a youma!" Rani cried,
pushing the boy out of the way. The tentacles withdrew and then sped
towards them again. This time, the pair were ready. "Solar Flare!" Rani
cried, as one arm's worth of tentacles turned into paper shreds from the
light. The boy simply twirled his blade around and cut the entire arm off.
"No!" the youma cried in dispair as it's body bled shadows. "Cast your
attack on my blade, that's the only way to defeat them for sure." the boy
told Rani hurriedly. Rani, not wanting any more trouble cast her attack
"Solar Power!" The boy ran up and sliced the youma in two with the blade,
which was burning brightly. "Arigatou, boy. I've had to run away from
them for ages." Star said. "It's my duty for the future to protect you." the
boy said. "I come from this time, but from a more developed place." he
said simply to her curious look. Shrugging, she went over to her cat.
"Athene, are you all right?" she asked. "Just a little shaken from paralysis,
that's all." Athene, said, shuddering a bit. "Yuki!" the boy yelled. The
rock's door opened again to reveal a pure white dog. It ran over to the boy,
who pat it's head. "This is Yuki, he is a wolf from my galaxy." the boy
explained. "Well, I'd better settle you into the guest bedroom of my
apartment." Rani said, sighing a bit. "And I'd better get you some new
clothes..." she said, after looking at his detransformed clothes. The boy
said nothing as he followed the girl and cat.


Note- Rani is from Sailor Moon Dream Star, the fanfic before this one.
Here's a little info on her~
Name-Mitsuno Rani
Birthday- June 28
Age- 13
True Identity- Pretty Soldier Sailor Star
Power-Ups- Merging her crystal with Galaxia to allow Neo Queen
Serenity(Sailor Moon) transform into Sailor Cosmos.
Short Description of Her Power- Has never reached Star, Super, or Eternal
form. Her power is amazingly strong, and if she got any more powerful, no
one knows what would happen. Has many attacks, and is the pretty soldier
of the Stars, including the Sun from which she borrows most of her energy.
School-Juuban Junior High
Appearance- Long golden brown hair that is in many different different
styles. Pretty, and taller than Suzaku, who is among the shortest in the
group.
Origin- Originally Korean, but her last name translates to "Mitsuno"
Fuku- A plain gold and white fuku, that matches Galaxia's bronze and white
one from Dream Star.
Personality- Nice, but slightly self-centered. Gets jealous and will give up
everything in order for her mission to be carried out.