Seiya was walking down the street, on his way to the Tomoe mansion, to pick up Tomoe Hotaru for their 'date', as Yaten teased him. He sighed, shaking his head. They were going to a comic book signing, and he didn't want to be late picking her up, because last time, she had made a big fuss. In a cute way. Unfortunately, Yaten had given Seiya an earful before he had left, because Seiya refused to let Yaten go with him. "I don't need his help... he would just complain anyway... Yaten's too paranoid..."
Little did Seiya know... someone was watching him...
It had been weeks... almost a month since they had stopped
sleeping over at Rei's, and they had all decided that it would be
a good idea to go on with regular routine again, as long as they
were careful. Unfortunately, Seiya was so wrapped up in his own
thoughts, that he didn't hear a rustle of leaves as someone
jumped out of the tree they were hiding in...
"HEY, little man!" Seiya turned to where the
voice came from. A man was standing there. One in strange green
armor. He had bright orange hair, and a wicked lopsided
smile. The weirdest thing about this guy was his black
eyes. Seiya gasped. 'Like the one that attacked Ami-chan!' Seiya
thought. 'Only this time, I won't let anything happen!'
"I'm hardly a pathetic man!" Seiya yelled at the
stranger. He took out his winged headset from his pocket.
"Fighter Star Power! Make Up!" A bright flash of light,
and there stood Sailor Star Fighter, prepped for a fight.
"Surrounded by the dark denseness of night... Sailor Star
Fighter! Stage On! Bring it on." The man smirked. Fighter
took a fighting stance.
"Oooo... attack of the S&M Queen! I'm shaking in
my armor!" The man laughed. Seiya fumed. 'S&M?! Why
that... Who the hell does he think he is?!'
"Who are you?!" she demanded.
"Ha. Like you'll live long enough to tell."
"Tell me!!!" Fighter was fuming. 'What an arrogant, self-centered, egotistical-'
"If you must know, I am Fujitsu no Knight." The man said. Fighter face vaulted.
"What kind of a name is that?! Kami-sama, even S&M Queen tops that..." The man glared at her. Seiya pointed at the man. "Star Serious Laser!!!" 'Shoot first, ask the annoying person questions later.'
Fighter looked at the spot where she had just shot. The man was gone! Fighter felt a tap on her shoulder. She whirled around, only to be face to face with the man who attacked her.
"Hi. Miss me?" He said and pulled her right into him, kissing her roughly and passionately, grabbing her breasts. He jumped away before her punch could connect. There was a few seconds of silence. Fighter didn't move, and the man stared at her.
"EWW!!! ECCHI! HENTAI! HEENNNTTAAAAIIIII!" Fighter screamed, rubbing her lips furiously, and spitting on the ground. "How could you?! Ahh!!! That's so gross!! Ecchi! ECCHI!!!!" Fighter could barely stand up, she was freaking out so bad. The man face vaulted. What was wrong with her? No one's ever reacted like that.
"This is weird." The guy just stood there, as Fighter choked. 'How could he??!! I can't believe a... a... MAN just kissed me!!! And he... he... NO ONE is allowed to do... that... Ahhh!!! Ecchi! Ecchi!!! I'll never ever go near a man again!! Yuck!!!' Fighter spat again, and looked up at the man, who looked like he was getting furious at her reaction. "That was the most... disgusting thing I've ever had to endure since I became a senshi! For that humiliation, yurusenai!!!" Fighter launched herself at the man, and punched as hard as she could. The man was fast and moved out of the way, causing her to fall on her face, but not before quickly kissing her.
Fighter spun around, "Star Serious Laser!!!" Again, at high power, and hit the man just over the shoulder.
"Itai. I guess I underestimated you, S&M Queen!!!" The man laughed and drew his sword. Fighter growled. The two flew at each other, and when they landed, the man was standing, and Fighter was lying on the ground, grasping her chest. Blood was running down the front of her fuku.
"S...Star Serious Laser!" she said weakly, and the man jumped out of the way of the weak attack, throwing a handful of needle-sharp darts at the general direction of Fighter. When he looked back to her, she was gone, and all that was left, were the darts he had thrown.
"Oh well. I know her power. Malevolence-sama should
be pleased." A black portal appeared, and the man summoned
his fallen darts to himself before stepping into it.
Fighter was hurt badly. She detransformed, and the blood
started running through his white shirt. It hurt to move, the
pain searing up his chest. It burned, and burned. Seiya started
choking, and spit on the ground. Blood. He wiped his mouth, and
continued trudging to the Tomoe mansion, the closest place where
someone could help him. He walked as fast as he could up to the
front door, and knocked on the door.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
Haruka looked up from the paper she was reading.
"Haruka-poppa, would you please let Seiya in? I'm not ready yet!" Hotaru called down the stairs. Haruka nodded, and got up.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Hai, Seiya-kun! Don't be so impatient-" Haruka stopped when she opened the door. Seiya stood there, bent over, holding his chest, blood all over the place. His hands were covered, and it was dripping onto the ground in front of him. Seiya smiled weakly.
"Konnichi wa, Haruka-kun..." Seiya said
quietly, before falling over forwards. Haruka caught Seiya. Seiya
coughed up more blood. "Ah, gomen, Haruka-kun... I've ruined
you shirt," Seiya said, looking at the blood on Haruka's
shirt. Seiya rested his head on Haruka's chest, as she picked him
up and carried him inside.
"Michi-chan! Hota-chan! Come here, quick!" Haruka
yelled, and the two came rushing into the room.
"Sei-chan!!!" Hotaru cried, rushing up to Seiya.
"Should we take him to the hospital?" Michiru
asked Haruka. Haruka shook her head.
"We'll take care of it." Then to Hotaru,
"Ne, Hota-chan?" Hotaru was worried, but she nodded.
Haruka carried Seiya up the stairs of the house quickly,
and took him into one of the many spare rooms, as Michiru and
Hotaru got everything that was needed to help Seiya. Haruka lay
Seiya down on the bed, and removing her shirt, did her best to
clot Seiya's wound with it. Seiya's eyes fluttered a little, and
then he slowly opened his eyes.
"I... itai..." Seiya winced.
"Shh... Seiya-kun, don't speak." Haruka said, looking at Seiya. Seiya nodded, and closed his eyes, wincing as Haruka applied more pressure. Michiru walked in just then, carrying bandages and other such things.
"Ruka-chan." Michiru said, implying that she wanted Haruka to step away. Haruka did, and Michiru stepped up to Seiya. She was holding a pair of scissors, and she used them to cut open Seiya's shirt. She carefully peeled it away, to reveal a large gash running from Seiya's right collarbone to his left side, in a large, nasty, diagonal cut.
"Kami-sama..." Haruka breathed, and Hotaru came in. She gasped. It was awful. Blood was running down the gash, which was larger and deeper at the top.
"I think he beat Ami-chan..." Michiru breathed.
"Hotaru?" Haruka said, and Hotaru nodded. She
took hold of Seiya's hand, and closed her eyes, as a pale purple
glow started emanating around her and Seiya. Michiru and Haruka
went to work.
Hours later, after cleaning the wound, stitching it closed, bandaging Seiya up, and cleaning up the bloody mess, Hotaru slumped exhausted into her bed, as Michiru and Haruka tucked her in. They heard a light snore, indicating that Hotaru was out like a light.
Michiru motioned to Haruka, and the two left the room, closing the door behind them. They went into the kitchen, and Haruka sat down as Michiru started to make some tea.
"She exhausted herself, the poor thing." Michiru stated the obvious.
"Hai. She over-extended her healing powers." Haruka sighed. Stitching up that stubborn senshi had been tough work, even with Hotaru helping.
"She cares for him very much. The only person she'd go and exhaust herself on like that would be the Princess..." Haruka nodded.
"That damned idol has a way of getting to people like that."
"What do you mean, Ruka-chan?" Michiru asked questioningly. Haruka coughed.
"Nothing. He's just very popular among the inners..."
"Mmm-hmm." Michiru poured some hot water into teacups, and removed the tea bags. She set a cup in front of Haruka, and sat across the table from her. "He should be okay. If I know Hotaru, she'll go in to try and heal him again while we aren't watching." Haruka nodded.
"At least he isn't a threat or anything. I think he might actually make a great friend to Hotaru." This time, Michiru nodded.
"Hai, I think so too. She loves him dearly. I thank him for that actually. She loves spending time with him, and that gives us more time for to be alone..." Haruka reddened, and Michiru laughed at her lover's reaction. Haruka still got flustered, whether they were, or weren't in public. Michiru thought it was kawaii, so she didn't mind one bit.
After finishing her tea, Michiru got up. She lightly kissed Haruka's forehead, and left to go to her room. "Oyasumi nasai..." Haruka heard, as the door to the kitchen closed.
"Ah, Michi-chan..." Haruka sighed. She took their teacups to the sink, and then went to check on Hotaru. She was sleeping soundly, and her lavender covers were pulled closely around her. She smiled a little in her sleep, and rolled over. Haruka chuckled quietly, and shut the door to her room gently.
Haruka was about to join Michiru, when she passed the
room that Seiya occupied. She stopped. 'Should I?' She thought,
then shrugged. 'Why not?' Haruka turned back, and entered Seiya's
room quietly. She walked over to the large bed Seiya was in, and
she almost laughed, and wondered how it was possible for such a
small body to take up almost the entire king sized bed.
"Like a cat." Haruka whispered. "A second
Neko-chan."
Seiya rolled over in his sleep. He winced, and the pain
woke him up. He looked dazed, and he stared at Haruka, who was
standing beside his (?) bed.
"Do you want something for the pain?" Haruka
said, barely above a whisper. Seiya nodded, and Haruka turned and
left the room.
Seiya tried to sit up, and found the pain too great, so
he let himself fall back down. 'Where am I? Haruka's here, so I
must be in the Tomoe mansion... What happened?' Seiya thought,
and suddenly the past events came back to him, in a swift rush.
He nearly threw up, and could feel the bile rising in his throat.
'Kami-sama! I'll never get over this... that was just too
hentai!' Seiya coughed, and winced, as a greater pain came over
his body. 'What?!' He realized something. The clothes he was
wearing were not his own.
He looked down at his body, and raised the covers of the
bed slightly. The clothes were fashionable, even for a T-shirt
and sweat pants. 'Wha- no... these... are... Haruka's?! I
couldn't fit anyone else's, and these are even big on me!' Seiya
started to panic. 'If I'm wearing her clothes, that means... she
had too... and she saw me... NO! I can't deal with this! As if
last week wasn't enough! This is terrible! Wearing her clothes,
her undressing me, I can't deal! This is too weird! I... if I
keep wearing these... my heads all fuzzy... but I can't just
undress! That would be worse... and I'll keep to my male form
too... just in case-' His thought were disrupted ad Haruka
brought him a glass of water and painkillers. He was glad the
lights were off, because he could feel his cheeks flushing a deep
red... his head hurt.
"Here." Haruka said in a throaty voice. Seiya
accepted the pills with shaking hands. 'That voice... it's too
much...' Seiya took the pills, and lay back down, to stop himself
from grabbing Haruka. Haruka sat on the side of the bed, and
looked at him in the eyes. He couldn't see them very well, but he
knew what they looked like anyway, and tried to ignore it.
"How do you feel?" Haruka asked, in the same deep voice
as before.
"F...fine..." Seiya stammered. 'Baka! Stop acting
like this! Kami-sama, this is Haruka you're thinking of!'
Haruka reached out and put the back of her hand on his forehead.
Seiya blushed and knew it, because his entire face was burning.
"Your fever went down. I'm glad." Seiya heard Haruka sigh.
"You are?" Seiya squeaked in disbelief.
"What do you think I am, heartless?" Haruka asked.
"Of course not! I... I just didn't know that you
actually... thought that much of me..." Seiya trailed off.
Haruka snorted, and looked at Seiya with a
why-the-hell-do-you-think-I-kissed- you-baka look. Seiya couldn't
stop blushing. "Gomen."
"Don't worry about. I was rather... disbelieving
before, and I'll cut you some slack because of it."
"Arigato." Seiya saw Haruka smile. Seiya sighed
and remembered the events of that day, and the hentai knight...
"I... I think I'm going to be sick..." Seiya whispered.
Haruka looked at him.
"What? Do you need me to take you to the bathroom?" Haruka took his arm.
"I...iie. I just... earlier today..." Seiya
couldn't even look at Haruka. He was extremely embarrassed, and
he wrapped his arms around himself tightly. It was one thing to
be kissed by Haruka, but by a complete stranger, who did more
than that??
"What about earlier today? What happened? You show up
on the doorstop, looking like you just ran into Galaxia again,
and then you're out before we have a chance to ask you what the
hell happened." Seiya looked at Haruka. He had to bite back
a few tears that threatened to fall.
"I..." he choked. "I... ran into another
knight... like the one that hurt Ami-chan."
"Shimatta! Again, one is hurt! We should never have left Rei's... Who was she?" Haruka looked at Seiya, whose eyes were still on the ground.
"He called himself Fujitsu no Knight."
"What kind of a ridiculous name is that?!" Haruka nearly fell off the bed.
"I know, I know. What he called me had nothing on that one..." Seiya's hand shot to his mouth. Damn! He hadn't meant to tell Haruka that!
"What did he call you?"
"Ara..."
"Aww, come on!"
"Sm n m qn..." Seiya mumbled.
"What?"
"I said S&M Queen." Seiya looked at
Haruka. Haruka stared back. Then burst out laughing. Seiya was
furious. He glared at Haruka. Haruka continued laughing, then
wiped away a tear.
"Gomen, gomen, Seiya, it's just, I..." Haruka
laughed for a while longer, much to Seiya's displeasure and
discomfort.
"Fine, laugh all you want!" Seiya yelled fiercely at Haruka. "You aren't the one who was completely humiliated by a... a MAN before almost being killed by him!" Haruka stopped laughing completely. Haruka was shocked. Seiya couldn't even look at Haruka. A tear slid down his cheek. Haruka gingerly put her hand up to his face and brushed the tear away with graceful fingers.
"What happened." Haruka whispered tenderly. Seiya felt another tear fall, and brushed it away fiercely. He was so ashamed.
"He... he was fast... like the other one... and he... he..." Seiya choked. "He grabbed me, and... he forced me to kiss him... and... and..." Seiya choked back the tears, refusing to let anymore fall. 'No! It was only some hentai man! You can't let this get to you! You... can't...' Seiya's inner voice crumbled too, and he fell over forwards into Haruka's waiting arms. Seiya shook, but he didn't sob. He wouldn't let himself. 'It wasn't that bad... I just feel so violated... It wasn't that big of a thing anyway... I wasn't raped or anything... But... No one is supposed to touch me like that except... except one who I might one day love... if I could find love...' Seiya though barely. He sniffled into Haruka's shoulder.
"Take it easy..." Haruka cuddled Seiya into her arms. "It isn't so bad, kissing a man... or being touched by one, you know..." Seiya looked up at Haruka, and angered.
"How would you know?!" Seiya nearly yelled, moving away from Haruka, and glaring at her. Seiya winced, as pain shot through his chest. Haruka didn't stop looking at him with soft eyes.
"Because." She stated, and took his hands, putting them over her breasts. Seiya couldn't move. His eyes widened. 'What is she thinking??' "It isn't. Ne?" Haruka gently kissed him, and didn't move his hands from her chest. Seiya couldn't think, couldn't breathe. He couldn't even return the tender kiss. Haruka didn't even notice, and broke the kiss slowly. She slowly stood up from the bed, and looked at him.
"I'm going now. Seiya, don't be ashamed about being
beaten by a man. And a hentai at that... I didn't mind it that
much..." she winked and turned around, "Plus, we can
beat his ass in together the next time he shows up..." She
left the room and him to his thoughts.
'Wow...' was all Seiya could think. He realized what she meant, after about ten minutes. 'I'm... I'm in guy form!' Seiya though, astonished. 'She meant... she meant... when she... and I...' Seiya blushed furiously, and shook his head. He lay back in the bed. 'She sure knows how to shock people into getting her point across.' Seiya sighed, and felt his arms wrap around his sore frame.
"What a way though..." He said out loud
quietly. 'Maybe she was right... It was so gross though... The
feeling I got when he... but she didn't mind me touching her in
guy form... and she's liked women longer then I have, I'll bet.
How could she just... do that? How... waaiiittt... what, does she
want to turn me into a hentai, or something? I'll be thinking
about this all night!' Seiya slightly smiled to himself, but
blushed as well. He pulled the covers over himself. He was
suddenly angered. 'If I ever see that Hentai no Knight again,
I'll... I'll...' Seiya's thought were lost to a wistful sleep.
Seiya woke up the next morning, with a slight pain in his chest, and to a visitor.
"Hota-chan!" He said cheerfully. She squealed,
and ran from the foot of the bed where she had been watching. She
jumped up on the bed, and wrapped her arms around his neck. He
hugged back, when he felt a warm wave coming from her.
"Hota-chan?" She disengaged from his embrace.
"Feel better?" She asked, and he was shocked. The
pain in his chest subsided. She saw the look on his face and
grinned.
"H.. hai, Hota-chan... arigato..." Seiya was about to get up, when Hotaru put her hand on his unscathed shoulder.
"Please don't get up, Sei-chan." She said sweetly. "Michiru-momma and Haruka-poppa will be up in a few minutes to bring you breakfast." Seiya froze. 'Oh no.' He didn't think he could face her. "I'll be back later, ne?" Seiya nodded, and the little girl bounced off the bed and out the door.
A few minutes later, the door swung open again, and Haruka and Michiru came into the room.
"Ohaiyo gozaimasu!" Michiru sang, happy to see the idol alive and well after such a battle. She carried a breakfast tray, and on it were many different types of breakfast foods. Haruka help Seiya sit up, and the Michiru placed the tray in front of him.
"Arigato..." Seiya said, smiling warmly.
"Opps!" Michiru said suddenly. "I forgot the orange juice just a second." Michiru left the room quickly, to retrieve the juice.
"She's acting unusual..." Seiya though out loud. Haruka chuckled.
"Don't worry. She just enjoys pampering people." Seiya looked down at his hands suddenly.
"Ara... Haruka-kun... I..." Haruka smiled. Seiya blushed.
"Forgotten."
"Arigato." Seiya let out a breath just as
Michiru returned with the orange juice, and Hotaru.
"Here you are!" Michiru said cheerfully. Seiya
smiled, and began to eat the food that was sitting in front of
him. Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru all took from the gigantic buffet
that Michiru had prepared. Seiya laughed.
"I should injure myself more often... If this is
the treatment I get..." They all looked at him and smiled,
and Seiya sighed. He felt cheerful. "And surrounded by
beautiful women... what to do, what to do?" Michiru and
Hotaru blushed, and Haruka laughed. Haruka was glad that Seiya's
old cocky self was coming back. She told him he would never speak
of that night ever again. And she wouldn't.
Usagi sat still in class, looking at the new transfer student, but not paying any attention to her. She was extremely preoccupied, thinking about Seiya. 'Where are you?' She was worried, very worried. 'I hope you're okay, Seiya.' Seiya hadn't returned home last night, and she was sick with worry.
"Class, I'd like you to meet Himeki Kou, our new transfer student." The teacher said, and Usagi suddenly refocused her eyes on the new student. The girl stood there shyly, and said hello, before taking a seat in the back of the class. She politely tried not to stare, but this girl... 'Kou? Another Kou? And her hair...' The girl had long silver-white hair, and blue eyes similar to Usagi's. But the strangest thing, was her hairstyle. It was done up in two odango's, like Usagi's, except that she had two loops coming out, then flowing down. She looked sad. 'That expression, her face, her hair... all familiar...'
"Tsukino-san, could I please have your attention?
He teacher said angrily. She turned, realizing that she had been
staring, and looked to the front of the class, blushing.
"H... hai..." 'This is going to be a long day...'
Usagi thought, sighing.
Lunchtime came, and Usagi wandered off to the roof. She needed to be alone for a while. She was worrying herself sick about Seiya, and she missed Mamoru desperately. Her thoughts were flooded, and she couldn't seem to walk straight. She felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She was so distracted, that when she walked straight into a very hard object, she fell over. This made her break down crying, and she hugged her knees to her chest, rocking back and forth.
"Oh! Gomen nasai!" A sweet voice said. "I didn't mean too... please don't cry... Daijoubu ka?" The person asked, taking her into her arms. Usagi felt warn, and grabbed the person's shirt, crying desperately.
"Shh... it's okay..." the person soothed. "It's alright... don't cry..." Usagi looked up at the person who was emanating such caring and love from her, when she recognized the new transfer student.
"H... Himeki Kou-san?" Usagi hiccuped. The girl nodded.
"Gomen nasai, Odango Atama-san! I did not mean to make you cry! I'm so sorry! I... I wasn't watching where I was going..." Usagi shook her head, and wiped the tears from her face, sniffling. She stood up with Himeki's help, and the girl offered her a handkerchief. She took it gratefully, and tried to fix up her appearance.
"I should apologize to you, Himeki-san, I did not mean to startle you... it wasn't your fault, it was something else... I..." Himeki looked at her with passionate eyes that were wide with worry. "G... gomen, and I... d... did you call me Odango Atama?" The girl blushed.
"I... I noticed you have the same hairstyle as me... someone called me that earlier, so it seemed fitting. And... I... don't know what your name is." Usagi blinked.
"Aaa... Gomen! I'm Tsukino Usagi! I am in your homeroom class..."
"What a fitting name, it seems. You look like a cute bunny!" Usagi and the girl blushed and laughed.
"Tsukino-san," Himeki started.
"Call me Usagi-chan, please, Himeki-san. All my friends do" Himeki smiled.
"Alright, if you call me Kou-chan." Usagi blinked again.
"Are you sure? There is three more Kou's in this school, so I would prefer to call you Himeki-chan if that is okay..." Himeki smiled.
"Okay, but Hime-chan, ne?"
"Okay!" Usagi and Himeki shook hands. "Would you like to join me for lunch?"
"Sure. But... where is your lunch?" Himeki asked.
"Ara... oh no! I forgot it at home!" Himeki chuckled.
"That's okay, I can share... I have a big lunch today... I packed a lot, in case I got really hungry!" Usagi's mouth watered at the sight of Himeki's bulging lunch.
"Arigato, Hime-chan!" Usagi said cheerfully. Then saddened. 'Oh, I forgot... well, it was good while it lasted...'
"Ohh... Daijoubu ka, Usagi-chan?" Himeki asked carefully, as they sat down near the edge of the roof.
"Daijoubu... I just... have a few problems..." Usagi whispered.
"You can confide in me, if you'd like. I know we only just met, but..." Himeki stopped, as Usagi was staring at her.
"Can I tell you?"
"Hai."
"Arigato. For some reason, I trust in you..." Usagi and Himeki stared at each other for a while, before Usagi began to talk again. "I once again apologize for bumping into you. I was preoccupied, and my mind was running at high speed, of two people... My one true love, Mamo-chan, and a good friend of mine, named Seiya." Himeki gasped.
"You mean, Seiya Kou of the Three Lights?!" She squealed. Usagi was shocked.
"You've heard of them?"
"Hai! Anybody who's anybody knows about the Three Lights! They are very popular in my old home of Kyoto!"
"Really?"
"Hai, but... actually..." Himeki blushed. "I've never actually seen any of them before... I've heard songs on the radio, and my friend's told me about them, but I have no idea what they look like..."
"Then I'll have to introduce them to you!" Usagi said cheerfully, then sobered. "That is, if we find Seiya..."
"What happened to him?"
"He disappeared yesterday... we have been looking for him, and haven't been able to get a hold of him... unfortunately, we have reasons to suspect the worst, because one of our friends got kidnapped, and another attacked... so we don't know quite what to expect, but it can't be good..."
"That's awful... poor Seiya-san..."
"Hai, poor Seiya..."