Destiny
Notes: Hey all! Well, I've actually found time to finish this chapter amidst the craziness! The
next one won't be out for a while, so enjoy!
Disclaimer: If you sue me, you get nothing. ^_^
A loud explosion could be heard as the remains of the OZ base fell to the ground, a cloud of dust
floating towards the sun in it's place. "Mission...complete." Heero said in his usual monotone.
"Woo-hoo!" Duo shouted, throwing his fist up in the air. "No one messes with Shinigami!"
Wufei growled, annoyed by Duo's yelling. "Shut up, Maxwell. You weren't the only one
fighting, you know."
Sensing an argument, Quatre immediately assumed his role as peace-keeper and changed the
subject. "Hey, let's go back home now. We don't want to leave Minako alone all day."
Duo smirked at Quatre's last comment. "So, Quatre," Duo began as the five started home. "Just
what exactly were you doing in Minako's room last night, huh?"
Quatre's face turned red, not in a blush, but in anger. "Shut up!" he yelled. The others were
suprised to see their' comrade react this way. "Nothing happened!" He was really getting sick of
this.
"Maxwell, you are such a baka!" Wufei shouted. Quatre was almost grateful for Wufei's words,
but his smile quickly faded. "People don't just tell everyone about those kinds of things. They're
personal!" Wufei finished.
Quatre growled in frustration. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!?! All we did was
talk! We fell asleep and that was it!"
Duo laughed. "Whatever." he said. Quatre was about to yell something back, but he knew that it
would get him nowhere.
~Quatre's Mansion~
Minako sat on the sofa, holding the strange piece of paper in her hand. She had read it over and
over again, trying to understand, but she had no idea what it meant. 'I'll just ask them when they
get back.' she thought(AN: Okay, that's a suicidal thought there.) She heard voices coming from
the front hall and stood up, heading in that direction.
"Hi." she greeted as she saw the five boys entering the house. They were shocked at first. They
weren't used to having someone else around. Heero began to reach for his gun, but stopped
realizing that it was Minako.
"I'm so sorry that we were out so long." Quatre apologized.
Minako smiled. "It's alright! What were you doing?" she questioned, hoping to get some idea as
to what that paper meant.
"That's none of your business." Heero said. Minako turned to look at him. He realized that he
just gave away the fact that it was a secret. Hoping to salvage the situation, he finished by saying,
"It's too complicated anyway. We'd just bore you." The others were suprised, but didn't say
anything, hoping that Minako would buy it.
"Okay." Minako said, still a bit curious, but she knew that Heero didn't want to talk about it.
Silence filled the room as Trowa began a silent countdown in his head. '5......4.....3.....2...'
"I'm starving!" Duo shouted. "Let's get something to eat!"
The others nodded as Trowa mentally patted himself on the back. "Well," Quatre began, "Why
don't we all go out? That way we can show Minako around." he finished with a smile. The
others looked at eachother, and nodded. "Where would you like to go? And don't make me
choose this time!" Quatre laughed.
"Hmm...." Minako wondered. She looked over at Duo as he was mouthing the word "PIZZA."
She giggled, and said, "How about pizza?"
"YES!!!!!!!!!!!" Duo shouted. "It's got my vote! Let's go!" He ran up to Minako, hugging her
playfully. "You're awesome!! Quatre, can we keep her?!?!"
Quatre laughed. "Pizza it is then." he said. 'I certainly hope so....' Quatre thought to himself
about Duo's question.
~Danburite's Mansion~
Danburite sat on a leather sofa in the sitting room of his new mansion. He figured that after
killing Minako's new "boyfriend" that he'd stick around and make sure that she never finds
anyone else to love. In public, he would go by the alias, Ace(AN: Yeah, yeah, I know. *sigh*).
Placed on the floor in front of where he sat was a tall, gold stand. On it rested his glass ball
which acted as his eyes and ears watching Minako. He watched the picture as Minako and the
other pilots walked into the pizzeria. The screen then changed, revealing an image of Flourite,
walking down the same street. "Flourite." he said in a calm, cool voice. The only emotion that
could be made out of it was confidence.
Flourite pulled a cell phone and acted as if she were speaking through it. "Yes?" she responded,
with the same coolness that Danburite expressed.
"Is everything going according to plan?" he questioned.
"Yes, my lord. Everything is going exactly as planned. They've just walked into the restaurant.
I'll be ready when they come out." Flourite told Danburite with a grin.
"Perfect." he smiled.
Flourite paused to open her purse, and made sure that her gun was easily accessible. 'This should
be easy,' she thought to herself. 'After all, he is just a human.' She closed her purse and took a
seat at a nearby bench.
~Inside~
Duo's eyes turned to the shape of stars when the pizza arrived at their' table. "Finally!" he
shouted. "Let's dig in!" Heero and Wufei glared at Duo while Minako giggled.
"Guess he really likes pizza, huh?" she asked the others.
Wufei groaned. "Too much, that baka." he said, annoyed. Duo ignored him as he grabbed
another slice of pizza.
~About an hour later....~
Minako and the five pilots walked out the front entrance of the pizzeria. Quatre gently grabbed
Minako's arm, allowing the other pilots to get just ahead of them. He then took her hand in his
now that they were safely out of Duo's way. "Did you enjoy your evening?" Quatre asked
Minako politely.
Minako smiled. "I had a wonderful time, Quatre. Thank you very much." she said as she stared
into his ocean-blue eyes. 'He's so sweet.' she thought to herself.
Flourite noticed the group heading down the street, and immediately stood up, walking behind a
tree and out of sight. Reaching into her purse, she pulled out a small pistol. "It'll only take one."
she whispered to herself, smiling at how easy this job would be. She leaned her back against the
tree, turning sideways glancing over at the sidewalk. She stared intently as they progressed in
her direction. She noticed that her target was behind the rest of the group by about a few feet.
'This'll be easier than I thought...' she thought as she cocked the gun. Pointing it at the sidewalk,
she waited patiently......
The group remained silent, each looking up at the sky, enjoying the beautiful sight on this clear
night. Minako sighed as she rested her head on Quatre's shoulder. Quatre blushed as she did
this. "It's so beautiful out tonight, ne?" she asked in almost a whisper.
Quatre nodded. "It is," he said in the same whisper, "but not as beautiful as you." This comment
caused Minako to blush even more than Quatre. 'This is too perfect...' Quatre thought. 'How did
I fall in love so fast?'
Flourite watched as the first four pilots passed her tree. 'Almost here..' she thought. She raised
her gun as she saw Quatre and Minako approaching. 'He'll die in her arms...' she thought cruelly,
placing her finger over the trigger. When Quatre's head finally came in range, she aimed her gun
right at the center, and gently started to pull her finger back.
The locket around Minako's neck began to grow warm, but before she could figure out what was
happening, she got this gut feeling. "GET DOWN!" she screamed, pushing Quatre to the ground
just as Flourite pulled the trigger. The bullet missed Quatre.
The other four pilots pulled out their guns and ran up to Quatre. "Who did that?!?!" Heero
yelled. "Show yourself, or die!" his voice filled with authority. The sound brought fear to even
his friends.
Wufei looked down at Minako who was lying on top of a very shocked Quatre. "Are you two
alright?" he asked. Minako nodded, ignoring the pain in her arm where the bullet had it when
she forced Quatre's head down. Wufei joined the others in the hunt for the shooter.
"Quatre?" Minako asked with worry. "Are you alright?" Quatre was still shocked.
"Yes." he answered. Sitting up, he reached into his pocket. "Stay down low." he said as he
pulled out a gun. Minako nodded as he stood up and searched the area.
Flourite pressed her body against the tree, hoping that she wouldn't be found. 'I must complete
my mission!' she thought as she clutched the gun harder in her hand. She looked around and
finally located a head of platinum-blonde hair, looking in the other direction.
"Whoever shot that gun, show yourself now!" Heero shouted again. What little patience he had
was running low.
Flourite aimed the gun right at Quatre. Minako got another bad feeling, and yanked on Quatre's
arm, pulling him onto the ground right beside her. "KUSO!" Flourite shouted as her second
bullet had missed it's target. She then realized her mistake. She had yelled, and Heero was
already standing in front of her, gun raised.
"Who are you?" he demanded. The others gathered to get a look at the shooter. However the
woman did not answer. "Tell me now, or I'll kill you!" Heero shouted. "Who are you, and who
do you work for?"
The woman smiled. "I am Flourite. Who I work for is none of your concern, boy." she smiled.
Heero was about to question her more, but without warning, a bright light enveloped her body,
finally fading away taking the woman with it.
The pilots stared in shock at the spot where the woman had been standing. "Did you see that?"
Duo asked in amazement.
"What in the world?......" Quatre trailed off. He had seen many strange things in his lifetime, but
this one topped them all.
Minako just stood there, speechless, wondering why she didn't feel so shocked. 'Shouldn't I be
just as confused as they are?' she wondered to herself. 'Why does this seem familiar?' All of this
confusion was too much for her. She hated not knowing who she was, where she was from, or
why she felt a certain way about something. A tear slid down her cheek. 'What's wrong with
me?' she asked herself.
"Minako!" a loud voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Huh?" she asked, turning around to face Duo, the source of the voice. "What is it?"
"What happened to your arm?" he asked, pointing at the wound. Minako glanced down at her
arm, covered in blood.
"Oh no!" Quatre said, rushing over to Minako. "The bullet must have hit you!" he said, guilt
could clearly be detected in his voice.
Trowa walked up to Minako and pulled up her arm. Examining it for a moment, he looked back
up. "The bullet merely grazed her arm, it's nothing that a good cleaning and a bandage can't fix."
he said calmly. Minako smiled.
"Weak woman..." Wufei muttered under his breath, but he wasn't quiet enough, for just as he
finished his last word, Quatre was right in front of him.
"You have no right to say that! She risked her life to save me! She's not weak!" Quatre yelled at
Wufei, trying not to get out of control. Wufei just turned his head.
"If she was so strong, she wouldn't have been hit. A strong man would know how to save you
without injury." Wufei stated matter-of-factly. Quatre's face started turning red with anger.
"Shut up, Chang." Heero said in his calm voice. "Quatre's alive, that's all that matters.
Now, let's get home." Wufei didn't argue, he knew that that would mean his death.
~Danburite's Mansion~
"NANDE KUSO?!?!" Danburite screamed. Flourite cringed as Danburite's wine glass shattered
all over the floor. "How could you mess up such an easy mission?!?! Shoot the kid--that's all!"
"I-I'm sorry, Lord Danburite." Flourite stammered. "I don't know what happened. I had a perfect
aim, but that girl pulled him down just in time to save him. I don't know how she knew what
was going to happen."
Danburite stomped over to his glass ball and watched as Quatre tied a bandage around Minako's
arm. He curled his hand and placed it under his chin. "She's getting her memories back. Sailor
Venus is awakening." he said thoughtfully. "That must never happen. I will make sure of it."
~Crystal Tokyo~
Selenity stared into her glass ball, watching the same scene that Danburite had just witnessed.
Setsuna stood next to her, watching as well. "What's going on, Setsuna-san?" Selenity asked.
Even though she was the Queen, she still addressed her friends as if she were not. Setsuna shook
her head.
"I'm afraid that I don't know the answer to that, Your Highness. All I know is that some evil
passed through time at around the same time that Minako did. That's all I know." the guardian
of time answered.
Selenity's faced creased with worry. "Well," she started, "at least you were able to conceal her
powers along with her memories in the locket in time. Kami knows when she may need them."
she said, her voice gentle as a mothers. She cared deeply for her friend, and didn't want anything
bad to happen to her. "When do you think she will be awakened?" she asked Setsuna.
"I'll try to hold off as long as possible, my queen, but if the time should come when she does
need her powers, she will reawaken once more." Setsuna answered. Selenity frowned. This
wasn't supposed to happen. Minako was only supposed to spend a few months with these boys
and help them in their battles against OZ. She was to learn strategy, and learn how to fight
without her powers, should the need someday arise. But now, everything was going wrong.
Now, it was a matter of keeping her alive.
Notes: Soooo, how'd you like it? Sorry it's kinda rushed....things are crazy here. AAAHHH!
My parents just got in a car accident, and my thinking isn't quite straight yet. Please bear with
me. ^_^ Anyhoo, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!! Ja!
~PrincessVenus
Notes: Hey all! Well, I've actually found time to finish this chapter amidst the craziness! The
next one won't be out for a while, so enjoy!
Disclaimer: If you sue me, you get nothing. ^_^
A loud explosion could be heard as the remains of the OZ base fell to the ground, a cloud of dust
floating towards the sun in it's place. "Mission...complete." Heero said in his usual monotone.
"Woo-hoo!" Duo shouted, throwing his fist up in the air. "No one messes with Shinigami!"
Wufei growled, annoyed by Duo's yelling. "Shut up, Maxwell. You weren't the only one
fighting, you know."
Sensing an argument, Quatre immediately assumed his role as peace-keeper and changed the
subject. "Hey, let's go back home now. We don't want to leave Minako alone all day."
Duo smirked at Quatre's last comment. "So, Quatre," Duo began as the five started home. "Just
what exactly were you doing in Minako's room last night, huh?"
Quatre's face turned red, not in a blush, but in anger. "Shut up!" he yelled. The others were
suprised to see their' comrade react this way. "Nothing happened!" He was really getting sick of
this.
"Maxwell, you are such a baka!" Wufei shouted. Quatre was almost grateful for Wufei's words,
but his smile quickly faded. "People don't just tell everyone about those kinds of things. They're
personal!" Wufei finished.
Quatre growled in frustration. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!?! All we did was
talk! We fell asleep and that was it!"
Duo laughed. "Whatever." he said. Quatre was about to yell something back, but he knew that it
would get him nowhere.
~Quatre's Mansion~
Minako sat on the sofa, holding the strange piece of paper in her hand. She had read it over and
over again, trying to understand, but she had no idea what it meant. 'I'll just ask them when they
get back.' she thought(AN: Okay, that's a suicidal thought there.) She heard voices coming from
the front hall and stood up, heading in that direction.
"Hi." she greeted as she saw the five boys entering the house. They were shocked at first. They
weren't used to having someone else around. Heero began to reach for his gun, but stopped
realizing that it was Minako.
"I'm so sorry that we were out so long." Quatre apologized.
Minako smiled. "It's alright! What were you doing?" she questioned, hoping to get some idea as
to what that paper meant.
"That's none of your business." Heero said. Minako turned to look at him. He realized that he
just gave away the fact that it was a secret. Hoping to salvage the situation, he finished by saying,
"It's too complicated anyway. We'd just bore you." The others were suprised, but didn't say
anything, hoping that Minako would buy it.
"Okay." Minako said, still a bit curious, but she knew that Heero didn't want to talk about it.
Silence filled the room as Trowa began a silent countdown in his head. '5......4.....3.....2...'
"I'm starving!" Duo shouted. "Let's get something to eat!"
The others nodded as Trowa mentally patted himself on the back. "Well," Quatre began, "Why
don't we all go out? That way we can show Minako around." he finished with a smile. The
others looked at eachother, and nodded. "Where would you like to go? And don't make me
choose this time!" Quatre laughed.
"Hmm...." Minako wondered. She looked over at Duo as he was mouthing the word "PIZZA."
She giggled, and said, "How about pizza?"
"YES!!!!!!!!!!!" Duo shouted. "It's got my vote! Let's go!" He ran up to Minako, hugging her
playfully. "You're awesome!! Quatre, can we keep her?!?!"
Quatre laughed. "Pizza it is then." he said. 'I certainly hope so....' Quatre thought to himself
about Duo's question.
~Danburite's Mansion~
Danburite sat on a leather sofa in the sitting room of his new mansion. He figured that after
killing Minako's new "boyfriend" that he'd stick around and make sure that she never finds
anyone else to love. In public, he would go by the alias, Ace(AN: Yeah, yeah, I know. *sigh*).
Placed on the floor in front of where he sat was a tall, gold stand. On it rested his glass ball
which acted as his eyes and ears watching Minako. He watched the picture as Minako and the
other pilots walked into the pizzeria. The screen then changed, revealing an image of Flourite,
walking down the same street. "Flourite." he said in a calm, cool voice. The only emotion that
could be made out of it was confidence.
Flourite pulled a cell phone and acted as if she were speaking through it. "Yes?" she responded,
with the same coolness that Danburite expressed.
"Is everything going according to plan?" he questioned.
"Yes, my lord. Everything is going exactly as planned. They've just walked into the restaurant.
I'll be ready when they come out." Flourite told Danburite with a grin.
"Perfect." he smiled.
Flourite paused to open her purse, and made sure that her gun was easily accessible. 'This should
be easy,' she thought to herself. 'After all, he is just a human.' She closed her purse and took a
seat at a nearby bench.
~Inside~
Duo's eyes turned to the shape of stars when the pizza arrived at their' table. "Finally!" he
shouted. "Let's dig in!" Heero and Wufei glared at Duo while Minako giggled.
"Guess he really likes pizza, huh?" she asked the others.
Wufei groaned. "Too much, that baka." he said, annoyed. Duo ignored him as he grabbed
another slice of pizza.
~About an hour later....~
Minako and the five pilots walked out the front entrance of the pizzeria. Quatre gently grabbed
Minako's arm, allowing the other pilots to get just ahead of them. He then took her hand in his
now that they were safely out of Duo's way. "Did you enjoy your evening?" Quatre asked
Minako politely.
Minako smiled. "I had a wonderful time, Quatre. Thank you very much." she said as she stared
into his ocean-blue eyes. 'He's so sweet.' she thought to herself.
Flourite noticed the group heading down the street, and immediately stood up, walking behind a
tree and out of sight. Reaching into her purse, she pulled out a small pistol. "It'll only take one."
she whispered to herself, smiling at how easy this job would be. She leaned her back against the
tree, turning sideways glancing over at the sidewalk. She stared intently as they progressed in
her direction. She noticed that her target was behind the rest of the group by about a few feet.
'This'll be easier than I thought...' she thought as she cocked the gun. Pointing it at the sidewalk,
she waited patiently......
The group remained silent, each looking up at the sky, enjoying the beautiful sight on this clear
night. Minako sighed as she rested her head on Quatre's shoulder. Quatre blushed as she did
this. "It's so beautiful out tonight, ne?" she asked in almost a whisper.
Quatre nodded. "It is," he said in the same whisper, "but not as beautiful as you." This comment
caused Minako to blush even more than Quatre. 'This is too perfect...' Quatre thought. 'How did
I fall in love so fast?'
Flourite watched as the first four pilots passed her tree. 'Almost here..' she thought. She raised
her gun as she saw Quatre and Minako approaching. 'He'll die in her arms...' she thought cruelly,
placing her finger over the trigger. When Quatre's head finally came in range, she aimed her gun
right at the center, and gently started to pull her finger back.
The locket around Minako's neck began to grow warm, but before she could figure out what was
happening, she got this gut feeling. "GET DOWN!" she screamed, pushing Quatre to the ground
just as Flourite pulled the trigger. The bullet missed Quatre.
The other four pilots pulled out their guns and ran up to Quatre. "Who did that?!?!" Heero
yelled. "Show yourself, or die!" his voice filled with authority. The sound brought fear to even
his friends.
Wufei looked down at Minako who was lying on top of a very shocked Quatre. "Are you two
alright?" he asked. Minako nodded, ignoring the pain in her arm where the bullet had it when
she forced Quatre's head down. Wufei joined the others in the hunt for the shooter.
"Quatre?" Minako asked with worry. "Are you alright?" Quatre was still shocked.
"Yes." he answered. Sitting up, he reached into his pocket. "Stay down low." he said as he
pulled out a gun. Minako nodded as he stood up and searched the area.
Flourite pressed her body against the tree, hoping that she wouldn't be found. 'I must complete
my mission!' she thought as she clutched the gun harder in her hand. She looked around and
finally located a head of platinum-blonde hair, looking in the other direction.
"Whoever shot that gun, show yourself now!" Heero shouted again. What little patience he had
was running low.
Flourite aimed the gun right at Quatre. Minako got another bad feeling, and yanked on Quatre's
arm, pulling him onto the ground right beside her. "KUSO!" Flourite shouted as her second
bullet had missed it's target. She then realized her mistake. She had yelled, and Heero was
already standing in front of her, gun raised.
"Who are you?" he demanded. The others gathered to get a look at the shooter. However the
woman did not answer. "Tell me now, or I'll kill you!" Heero shouted. "Who are you, and who
do you work for?"
The woman smiled. "I am Flourite. Who I work for is none of your concern, boy." she smiled.
Heero was about to question her more, but without warning, a bright light enveloped her body,
finally fading away taking the woman with it.
The pilots stared in shock at the spot where the woman had been standing. "Did you see that?"
Duo asked in amazement.
"What in the world?......" Quatre trailed off. He had seen many strange things in his lifetime, but
this one topped them all.
Minako just stood there, speechless, wondering why she didn't feel so shocked. 'Shouldn't I be
just as confused as they are?' she wondered to herself. 'Why does this seem familiar?' All of this
confusion was too much for her. She hated not knowing who she was, where she was from, or
why she felt a certain way about something. A tear slid down her cheek. 'What's wrong with
me?' she asked herself.
"Minako!" a loud voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Huh?" she asked, turning around to face Duo, the source of the voice. "What is it?"
"What happened to your arm?" he asked, pointing at the wound. Minako glanced down at her
arm, covered in blood.
"Oh no!" Quatre said, rushing over to Minako. "The bullet must have hit you!" he said, guilt
could clearly be detected in his voice.
Trowa walked up to Minako and pulled up her arm. Examining it for a moment, he looked back
up. "The bullet merely grazed her arm, it's nothing that a good cleaning and a bandage can't fix."
he said calmly. Minako smiled.
"Weak woman..." Wufei muttered under his breath, but he wasn't quiet enough, for just as he
finished his last word, Quatre was right in front of him.
"You have no right to say that! She risked her life to save me! She's not weak!" Quatre yelled at
Wufei, trying not to get out of control. Wufei just turned his head.
"If she was so strong, she wouldn't have been hit. A strong man would know how to save you
without injury." Wufei stated matter-of-factly. Quatre's face started turning red with anger.
"Shut up, Chang." Heero said in his calm voice. "Quatre's alive, that's all that matters.
Now, let's get home." Wufei didn't argue, he knew that that would mean his death.
~Danburite's Mansion~
"NANDE KUSO?!?!" Danburite screamed. Flourite cringed as Danburite's wine glass shattered
all over the floor. "How could you mess up such an easy mission?!?! Shoot the kid--that's all!"
"I-I'm sorry, Lord Danburite." Flourite stammered. "I don't know what happened. I had a perfect
aim, but that girl pulled him down just in time to save him. I don't know how she knew what
was going to happen."
Danburite stomped over to his glass ball and watched as Quatre tied a bandage around Minako's
arm. He curled his hand and placed it under his chin. "She's getting her memories back. Sailor
Venus is awakening." he said thoughtfully. "That must never happen. I will make sure of it."
~Crystal Tokyo~
Selenity stared into her glass ball, watching the same scene that Danburite had just witnessed.
Setsuna stood next to her, watching as well. "What's going on, Setsuna-san?" Selenity asked.
Even though she was the Queen, she still addressed her friends as if she were not. Setsuna shook
her head.
"I'm afraid that I don't know the answer to that, Your Highness. All I know is that some evil
passed through time at around the same time that Minako did. That's all I know." the guardian
of time answered.
Selenity's faced creased with worry. "Well," she started, "at least you were able to conceal her
powers along with her memories in the locket in time. Kami knows when she may need them."
she said, her voice gentle as a mothers. She cared deeply for her friend, and didn't want anything
bad to happen to her. "When do you think she will be awakened?" she asked Setsuna.
"I'll try to hold off as long as possible, my queen, but if the time should come when she does
need her powers, she will reawaken once more." Setsuna answered. Selenity frowned. This
wasn't supposed to happen. Minako was only supposed to spend a few months with these boys
and help them in their battles against OZ. She was to learn strategy, and learn how to fight
without her powers, should the need someday arise. But now, everything was going wrong.
Now, it was a matter of keeping her alive.
Notes: Soooo, how'd you like it? Sorry it's kinda rushed....things are crazy here. AAAHHH!
My parents just got in a car accident, and my thinking isn't quite straight yet. Please bear with
me. ^_^ Anyhoo, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!! Ja!
~PrincessVenus