Unknown Memoirs…..
An: Hello once again! Communication is always good isn't it?! =p Well anyway this is where the strange twist will come in! I think the next chapter will be the last! I also hope that so far you've enjoyed this story!
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Then finally as she faltered from an attempt at a knee to the neck Wufei pulled out a dagger from his pants (hey I don't know where he really keeps it!) and stabbed her in the side with it!
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The shot fired right past Hiiro, as he nimbly jumped as far away as he could. But the shot was so huge that he was still struck. He went flying into the wall adjacent to where the shot was fired. His right arm and shoulder were bleeding profusely and he also had several deep cuts in his head. No matter how much his body told him to stay down his mind was saying get up! Debris was falling everywhere and he had to dodge a few huge chunks of cement and marble.
Usagi's "necklace" shattered as the bullet grazed past her. Although the shot did slightly hit her neck it was nothing serious even though she was bleeding. Her eyes that were once an icy blue then faded back to a calmer serene light blue. She began to fall to the ground as her eyes closed and she became limp. About five feet from impact Hiiro jumped up and grabbed her tightly in his arms.
He immediately landed on his feet and held her close as he crouched on his knees protecting her from all the falling debris. As the debris stopped falling and the shaking ground ceased Usagi started to stir. Hiiro then sat on the ground and held onto her still. Usagi's eyes then weakly fluttered open and she looked up at him. "Hiiro? What? What happened? Where's Hotaru?" Usagi asked the stoic pilot who suddenly looked so sincere and the coldness in his eyes seemed to have faded. "Don't worry about anything I'm here." Hiiro then hugged her in a tight embrace. Usagi then slightly blushed at his forward behavior. "Hiiro? What's all this for?" Usagi asked slightly confused at what she should do to all this. "I promise that you'll never be left in the darkness again." Is all he simply told her. Usagi and Hiiro looked deeply into each other's eyes as their heads slowly came closer and closer. Then they both lightly kissed each other, and then separated to look at one another again only to kiss each other again but much more deeply as all their feelings poured into the other.
Hiiro and Usagi then broke the kiss. "We have to get out of here and kill Ririka." He then stood up and then picked Usagi up off the ground. But Usagi could not stand and she fell right back on the ground. "What's wrong? Can't you stand?" Hiiro said trying to help her off the ground once again. "I can't Hiiro. I remember now what Ririka did. She took out the very essence of our lives. Very soon I will die. Just go on without me and stop her yourself I have all my faith in you!" Hiiro then just stared at her shocked for several minutes before bending down and putting his hand on her face. Usagi then closed her eyes as tears began to fall out of her eyes. "I'm not leaving you here. You should never give up till the very end. You have to be strong and I believe in you." Usagi then looked at him with scared eyes. He turned his back to her still kneeling. "Get on my back and I'll carry you there." Usagi faltered for a moment before grabbing on as he stood up. "Are you sure I'm not to heavy?" "Not at all." He then took off down the hall at a quick pace.
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The shot echoed throughout the room. Trowa's gun was smoking and he laid erect on the ground still holding tightly onto his gun. Duo was on the ground holding his head as he slowly looked up. Michiru and Rei stood there holding their hands out in front of them gasping for air. They immediately fell to their feet still gasping for breath. Quatre looked over towards Trowa while still holding onto Minako who looked like she was about to lose consciousness. Relena's eyes were wide as she looked on in disbelief. "How? How could I" Before she could finish speaking she fell to the floor like a log. As she fell her "bracelet" shattered from the bullet but unlike Usagi the bullet made a deep cut in her wrist. She started to gasp for breath as her wrist was gushing out the crimson liquid.
Trowa then got up to look at Relena, while Duo just ran to Rei and Michiru. Trowa kneeled down beside the Princess and looked into her eyes. The once black color was now cornflower blue. Relena then lifted her bleeding wrist to her chest and held it closely to her body. She then started crying as she stared at Trowa and everyone else in the room. She was gasping for breath as she spoke. "I'm…I'm so- sorry for…for everything I did." She then looked down at her wrist as new sparkling tears flowed down her pale face. Trowa then picked her up and laid her next to Minako. "Quatre take care of them and we'll be back." Trowa then stood up and stared at the others. "I hope you three are ready for another fight." "But Trowa I lost all my guns during the blast." Trowa then reached into the back of his pants and pulled out a spare gun, while he reloaded his. He then threw the gun to Duo. "Use it wisely Duo because this is all I have left." "No problem with one shot Shinigami will be victorious." Rei then smiled at the boy's strange attitude towards death and slowly got up along with Michiru.
"Well what about these two? You're just going to abandon us?!" Quatre yelled glaring at all his friends that were leaving him behind. Everyone looked back towards the young Arabian. "Quatre someone has to stay with them, and I know how you feel about Minako. Don't worry about it when we kill her we'll be back for the three of you." Trowa said starting off down the hall. Duo then quickly was on Trowa's heels with Michiru and Rei trying their best to keep up with the two Gundam Pilots.
Once everyone was out of site Quatre just sighed heavily and looked down at his two comrades. He looked down first on Relena who was clenching her teeth together fighting back the pain in her wrist. "I'm sorry Quatre for what I've done….to everyone." Relena said gasping for breath. "Don't speak Relena just try and save your energy. And don't blame yourself for it, you couldn't control anything you did. So don't worry about it." Relena then closed her eyes and her breathing then slowed down. Quatre then slowly moved his gaze over towards a comatose Minako. (She fainted from the pain in her arm, and because her whole body was slammed into a pillar!) She was breathing slowly through her mouth and her breathing was erotic. Quatre then slowly moved his head towards her and lightly kissed her lips. "Hang in there Minako." He calmly said under his breath.
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Wufei stabbed her in her side. Her eyes were wide open and her mouth was hanging open. "How could I? How could I lose?" She then slumped onto his shoulder. He quickly removed the dagger from her side, and in the process ripped the waistband off of her. "Don't think I didn't notice what was happening here. It took me awhile but I did figure it out." Hotaru was then clenching her teeth together flinching from the pain in her side. Blood was falling down her leg and smeared all over her hand, which was now holding onto the wound. She then started to fall to the ground but Wufei caught her with and open arm. He then dropped the bloody dagger to the ground and lifted her off her feet.
Hotaru then looked at him flinching but forcing a tiny smile on her lips. "You know Wu-chan you didn't have to….stab me so hard." She then made a little cough half laugh sound. Wufei was taken a little aback by his new nickname. He then made a tiny smile cross his features. "I had no other way to get that waistband off of you. Besides I made sure to not stab you in any vital areas and to not go to deep. I'm pretty sure with your powers you could heal yourself again anyway." He then looked down at her smiling.
"That was kind of you. But I don't have the energy or strength to heal even myself. Soon I know I will die." She said smiling back. Wufei's smile then fade. "What do you mean? You won't die! I know." Hotaru then smiled and pulled her face down to her chest. "The source of my power and life energy was taken. I know I don't have much time left, and this wound isn't gonna help either." She said looking back up and smiling. Wufei had a serious look on his face as he stared down at her. "I promise you that you will live. You will not end up like Meiran because of me again!" Wufei said holding her tightly against him. 'Meiran who's that? There's so much about him I would have wanted to learn, but now. No Hotaru! Don't think like that! He promised you and I know he'll keep his promise. And I'll fight to the death for it.' Wufei was already running down the hall as fast as he could. There was only one path and he was sure it would lead to Ririka.
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Hiiro with Usagi on his back were approaching two large marble doors. Etched on the doors were pictures of heaven and hell and souls of people reaching for heaven but being held back by the demons of hell. "Not exactly a happy-go-lucky scene is it?" Usagi said trying to add humor to possibly the last few hours of her life. Hiiro remained impassive and ran right up to the doors. "I bet Ririka is behind this door. I'd better put you down and fight her myself." He said preparing to lay Usagi against the wall adjacent to where they were standing. "No. I wanna fight her for what she's done to everyone I care about." Usagi said not letting go of him. "It will leave me at a disadvantage in your condition. It would be wisest to stay here." He told her not taking his eyes off the doors. But before Usagi could say anything they were interrupted by someone else.
"Well I hope you weren't planning on fighting her without Shinigami." Duo said running up along with the others. "Duo?" Usagi asked very surprised by his presence. "The one and only." He said smiling. "Hey Hiiro what have you two been doing huh?" Duo said laughing at the two. "This is no time for jokes Duo. We have to face Ririka first." Trowa said berating his American friend. "Jeez sorry for breathing." He said sarcastically.
"Usagi do you think you have the strength to fight?" Rei asked her best friend in concern for her. "It's alright Hiiro. I think I have enough strength to walk. Anyway I have to be strong if I wanna win this battle." Usagi told him reassuringly. He immediately coincided with her request and put her on the ground. At first her legs were wobbly and Hiiro offered his arm for support but she refused any help, and she finally gained the footing to stand steadily. "Well lets get this over with." Michiru said preparing to open the doors with Duo and Rei's help. "Aren't you forgetting someone." They heard a voice approaching them from the darkness of the halls. Michiru immediately got into a fighting stance, Trowa however held his arm out in front of her. She then got out of her stance and saw that it was actually Wufei running towards them with Hotaru in his arms.
Michiru then ran up to him instead. She looked down at the bleeding Hotaru, and gasped. She then clenched her fists together and looked Wufei square in the eye. "What'd you do to Hotaru-chan?" "Don't worry about Michiru-mama. I'll be alright and it was my fault anyway." Hotaru said looking up at her. Hotaru then pulled away from Wufei and prepared to stand up. But the minute she did a searing pain coursed throughout her body and she was caught mid-fall by both Michiru and Wufei. "Don't worry I think the pain will eventually go away." She then pushed them both away and steadied herself weakly on her feet. "Where's Winner?" Wufei asked searching for the blonde. "He had to stay behind." Trowa said opening the huge doors.
The eight of them all walked in the dark room. The room looked more like a dark prison than a throne room. And at the far end was a throne where Ririka herself was seated. Everyone then slowly walked up to the throne, and it seemed to take forever for everyone to reach the throne. They stopped about four yards from Ririka, who then stood up at their presence. "Well looks like the whole party has showed up. Finally I can get this over with."
"Ririka." Hiiro started but paused to look deeply into her eyes. "Omae o korosu." Ririka raised an eyebrow at this and then smirked. "Well if that's the plan I think it's time I shed this skin. It was useless anyway, and my powers have been minimized. And so it's time to collect all that was and is rightfully mine." All the senshi and pilots looked up at Ririka curiously. Ririka then raised her arm in front of her. Everyone then readied themselves for the blast that was to come. But to their surprise she turned her hand towards her stomach and shot herself. Ririka then limply fell to the ground. And then suddenly something from her stomach started to emerge. "What the hell is that? What's going on?!" Duo said with a look of disbelief on his face. The thing that was emerging was totally black, almost like a phantom, no one could see a face or hands. It seemed more like a black hole was coming out of Ririka.
TBC………
AN: Hey! Like the cliffhanger? Just like last time. Wanna know what's coming out of Ririka? Well your gonna have to wait till next time! ^.^v And until then Ja!