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Chapter 8. Earthly...
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"Shalon! Shalon-chan! We have a guest for dinner tonight!" Kimu walks into beautiful mansion, that looks
nothing like Utena's.
Miki is very impressed. "Wow..."
Kimu groans. "Where the heck is she!?"
Miki sweatdrops nervously. "I see you weren't lieing when you said Shalon brought out your bad side."
Kimu sighs and looks back at him. "I'm really sorry Miki. I got like no idea where she could possibly be."
Miki smiles reassuringly. "It's alright."
Saionji turns to Shalon practicing her kendo skillfully. She hears footsteps behide her, but before she looks she
swings her sword around & is surprised to see the vice president, Saionji. With a surpirsed look on her face,
she sweatdrops, and notices that her sword is threatening to puncture his skin. "Oh, I'm so sorry."
"Oh don't worry" He replies. "I've noticed how skillful you can be with your kendo sword. I just though I would
come out and watch you, I hope you don't take my head off or anything." He smiles slyly. "how did you ever get
so good?"
"I kinda just taught myself, I just kinda felt it was in me."She lowers her sword & intoduces herself. "Hi, my name
is Shalon & you must be Saionji, the vice president of the Student counsil."
"How could you ever guess?"
"Everybody knows who you are. You're supossedly the second cutest guy in the school." Shalon just realieses
how dark it is. "Oh no! I'm late for dinner with my friend Kimi. Would you like to come along?"
"I don't see why not, I have nothing better to do." He says.
"Great! You can meet my friend!"
On the walk to her dorm, she askes shyly. "Arn't you the Kendo team captain?"
"You're very knowledgable about this school for only being at this school for a few days." Saionji grins.
By accident, Shalon drops her notebook and papers fly everywhere. She blushes.
They both bend down to pick them up and Saionji quickly grabs one of the papers that flew out of her folder.
Shalon stands back up with all her stuff in order. She looks over to Saionji and sees that he has caught one of
her papers.
Saionji looks impressed. "Did you draw this?"
Shalon replies shyly. "Yes, do you like it? Is it ok?"
"It's better than ok, it's almost perfect." He says.
Shalon blushes, closes her eyes slightly and looks down to the ground. She giggles softly. "Thank you very
much, Mister President."
"You don't have to call me that, you can just call Saionji." He grins.
"Ok... Saionji." She blushes more.
Saionji hands her back her picture of a princess leading a dragon through the woods.
They come to the steps of the doors. She opens the door and walks in. "You can go on into the dinning hall
Saionji, I'm going to drop my stuff in my room." She walks into her room, puts down her stuff, changes into some
flares, a spagetti strap shirt and pulls her hair back into a ponytail. She walks back down the stairs and sees
Saionji still waiting for her.
"I doesn't look like you need alot of matience." He smirks.
"Ha ha...." She sarcasticly laughs, sweatdroping. On the last step, she trips and falls into his irresistable
embrace. She nervously laughs and nervously sweatdrops.
Saionji smiles. "Are you ok?"
She nervously replies. "Yeah, I'm alright. I have weak ankles."
They walks down the hallway into the dinning room. The first steps she puts into the dinning room, she is blown
down by a screaming Kimu.
"SHALON! Where the heck have you been?! I've been waiting for over an hour and I had to make dinner by
myself..." She groans and points to the medium sized feast on the table.
Miki sweatdrops nervously. "Heh..."
"I'm sorry kimi, I got tied up practicing my Kendo.You know how I can be. I've not very punctually, you know that."
She grummbles. "Yeah yeah..."
Saionji sweatdrops.
Kimu looks at Shalon and sweatdrops annoyed. "Shalon... Who is this guy anyways?!"
She smiles innocently."Oh you don't know." She looks at Saionji sweetly. "This is the Vice president of the
student counsil Saionji. I invited him to eat dinner with us."
Kimu sweatdrops more and starts to push her into the kitchen. "Well.. you're going to make your own dinner
Shalon-chan..."
"Oh Kimi!" In a pleading voice she tries to coax Kimi into sharing her medium sized feast.
Kimu stops. "Oh jeez... fine. But I'm still mad at you and you're going to wash the dishes tonight!"
Shalon sighs. "Ok fine." She says reluctently.
Saionji asks. "Sould I come back another time?"
" No no! It's ok! We're always like this!" She smiles innocently and sits down next Shalon.
Kimu sits down next to Miki.
15 minutes later Shalon says. "Mmm... Good food Kimi! You always out do yourself."
Saionji and Miki nod there head in agreement.
Kimu blushes. "Well... if you say so." She looks over to Shalon from the side of her eye and sweatdrops.
"You're still washing the dishes..."
Shalon sighs and sweatdrops. 'Shimmatta...' She then smiles mischieviously and looks at Kimi and Miki.
"Are you two going out or something or is it a new rule that all boys and girls have to hold hands under the
table?"
Kimu and Miki blushes furiously and quickly unclasp there hands.
Kimu smirks as her eyes narrow. "Well... at least I don't go around inviting people to dinner I've meet for only 30
minutes..."
"Well sorry, but I don't really know your b/f over their either" She glares back.
Saionji & Miki sweatdrop nervously.
Shalon smiles sweetly at Saionji. "Don't worry. You're fine!"
Kimu looks back at Miki and nods her head, smiling reassuringly and brightly.
Shalon turns to Miki. "So Miki, you're on the student counsil too, huh? I hear you're a great Piano player. Is it
true?"
Miki blushes and almost answers but is cut off my Kimu.
Kimu get's a deep annoyed groans. "Shalon................. Mind you're manners."
Shalon smiles brightly. "What!? I was only trying to make conversation." She jumps up quickly. "Everybody want
dessert!? I'll go get some, be right back!" She quickly walks off into the kitchen.
They all hear calttering coming from the kitchen area.
Shalon's voice comes to the door. "I'm ok!"
Kimu sweatdrops. "Sure you are... we believe you..."
Shalon comes through thr door with tray and 4 bowls. They have brown stuff in them. She sets the tray down on
the table. They all look at her, her hair slightly messed up. They all sweatdrop. She puts a bowl in front of
everybody and sits down herself.
Kimu pokes at the brown stuff with her fork and arches a brow. "Is this even edible?"
Shalon smiles brightly. "Of course it is! It's delicious! It's one of my favorite deserts!"
Saionji slightly take a bite, he makes a face. After he swallows. "Cold!" His teeth chatter.
Shalon giggles. "Of course silly! It's straight from the freezer" She takes a big bite and smiles.
Miki takes a bit as well, only he is aware of the coldness and he smiles. "It's pretty good Kimi-ko. It's alright."
Saionji takes one more bite, now aware not to take such a big bite. "Thiss is really good, what is this?"
Shalon smiles. "It's my own recipe, crushed up oreos and chocolate moose stired together and frozen."
Kimu then sighs and takes a very small bit. She swallows. "Yeah, I guess it's ok." She says a bit bitter than she
didn't get her way. She's just in one of those moods.
"Oh Kimi! Don't be that way. It's you're favorite too, i don't know why you're acting that way." Shalon smiles
brightly.
Kimu nervously sweatdrops. "I'll just go put the dishes away now." She quickly gathers all the empty dishes,
takes them into the kitchen and puts them in the sink for Shalon to wash later. She walks back in and sits down.
Kimu and Miki walk to the back porch to have coffer and chat alone.
Shalon askes Saionji. "Would you like to see my room? I have alot more drawings."
Shalon and Saionji walk upstairs and into her room. She opens the door to her room and Saionji follows her in.
Her bed is set by the window and she has dresser next to it against the wall. There is a desk on the far side of
the room, next to the closet & on her bed is a medium furry round black ball. The ball moves and a head pokes
out. It's ears perks, it's runs off the bed and to Shalon.
Shalon turns to Saionji with her dog in her arms. " This is my dog, Max." She says informatively. "I hope you like
dogs." She says.
Saionji smiles. "I love all animals." He looks over to her dresser and sees a jeweler box, some make up, and a
cage. He looks at her questionly. "What in the cage?"
Shalon smiles. "There's my pet rats Romeo & Rocky. If you like to see my pictures, they're on the back of my
door."
Saionji closes the door behide and looks. "Wow, these are good. But all you seem to have here are
mythological creature and other animals."
"Yeah.. I know... it's really all I can draw." She smiles shyly.
He goes over to her dresser and starts fondling the things that he sees on it. But on the top of the jewelier box,
his eyes are caught by a silver cat with a ring around it's tail. He is distracted by the sound of cliking behide him.
He looks back and sees Shalon is putting a CD into her Stereo system. His ears are rewarded by the soft
sounds of the rainforest. She notices that on his hand, that is raised up to his heart, a ring. Both their eyes glass
over.
*Things become a little clearier and it is daylight. She sees a guy with a green suit standing next to a woman in
dark green dress. Suddenly the man dashes away from her and into a cave. The woman follows closely. Even
though she's not moving, she's still able to go after him. She sees the man in the green suit dueling with Akio.
Akio's sword slices through a spike coming down from the ceiling of the cave. It fall down onto the man with
green suit. It pierces through his chest and goes through the ground as well. The woman screams loudly. Akio
evily laughs. "Two knights... One King... One Queen..." Akio then disappears just as the cave is rummbling.
The woman rushes to her lover's side. "No! No you can't leave me! You can't die this! You can't die for that for
the awful Queen and that awful Princess! You can't die like Mizu! You can't die like this my love! I can't let you! I
won't let you! I can not live with out you." She takes the ring off his finger. A single tear rolls down her cheek. "No,
my love, no, I will not leave you. If you die then I shall die here with you." She removes the spike from his chest
and throws it aside. The save starts to crummble around her. She lays her body over his, still weeping for her
lost love.
Shalon is back to the entrantce of the cave she watches it collapse and the dust engulfs her. As would water
from a broken dam. The mist and fog returns*
Just as soon as it had begun, it ends and then she is left staring back at Saionji and Saionji is left staring back
at her. They both had the expression of bewilderment and confusion on their faces. Shalon falls slowly to her
knees, puts her hands on her face and starts to cry. Saionji takes the ring from the cat's tail and kneels down to
Shalon. He takes her face in his head and kisses her ever so softly.
"I always wondered where I got that ring... I always wondered..." Sobbed Shalon.
"Well... now you know my love..." Saionji says gently.
"But I always feared that ring would bring abolsolute apocalypse..."
Saionji takes her right hand and slips the ring on.
Shalon's eyes glow light green as she clasps her hands to her's. Words come out of no where. "Green Rose of
the Noble castle..."
His eyes start to glow dark green as two shining green orbs begin to float around them.
"Power of the element earth that sleeps within us..."
The orbs shatter silently and the energy flows into both of them.
"Heed your masters and come forth..." They both shining a dim green arua as she looks deeply into his eyes.
"Kidorui-sama..."
He looks back deeply into her's, feeling all his lost memories come back. A past life. "Chi-ko..."
Both their rings shining bright and are changed. The rose crest in the middle of both their rings turn green and
the rest of the ring turns silver.
Shalon instant jumps up into his arms. "Oh my love, how could of this of ever happened."
"I don't know, but the only thing that matters now is that we're together." Saionji smiles warmly.
Saionji and Shalon slide open the glass door to where Kimu and Miki are. They enter so silent that Kimu and
Miki don't even hear them. Both Kimu and Miki are startled by a giggle from Shalon. As they turns around, they
both see Shalon in Saionji arms, smiling warmly to each other.
Kimu sweatdrops. "Um... Is there something I missed... wait..." She sweatdrops even more. "Nevermind... I
don't want to know..."
"Kimi, I need to talk to you." Shalon says. "Come with me into the Dinning room."
"I need to talk to you as well Miki." Saionji says.
Kimu nods her head and follows Shalon.
Saionji takes Kimu's place by Miki.
In the Dinning hall, joyish sounds are heard. "Oh Kimi! I just can't believe it! I'm Engaged!"
Kimu blinks then sweatdrops, she shakes her head and laughs. "Oh, yeah, right Shalon. You engaged to
Saionji, don't pull my leg like that."
"But I am, I really am!" Shalon shows her hand with the ring on it.
Kimu's face turns pale. "What the?!" She stummbles back. "Cripes... don't tell me..." She looks up at her in
shock. "You're the priestess of Earth!?"
"Yes, how could you ever guess? I'm so happy. I always wondered what the emptiness inside me was. It was
Saionji, He was Missing from mylife. But now that I have found him. I am complete, I am whole." She then quietly
whispers and looks down towards the floor. "and loved..."
Kimu blinks repeatedly. "Um... Shalon-chan... I think you might what to know something."
"What is that?" Shalon asks innocently.
Kimu closes her eyes, nervously sweatdrops and shows her, her hand with her ring on it. " If your engaged to
Saionji with that ring, then I'm engaged to Miki with this ring." She opens her eyes. "I am the Priestess of Water."
"Oh! Isn't that wonderful! That means her were destined to be friends forever!" She smiles brightly, runs up to
her and gives her a big hug.
"Ack!" Kimu starts to turn blue in the face. "S-Shalon! Y-you're choking me!"
"Oh! Sorry Kimi! I'm just so excited!" She let's her go.
Kimu takes deep breaths. "S'kay..."
They both take a seat and start to chat.
Out in the garden, underneath the stars, Saionji laughs a bit.
Miki blinks. "What's the matter? Is something wrong?"
"Oh, nothing like that. It's just... Shalon, don't you think she's gorgeous?" Saionji says.
Miki blinks again. "Huh? Saionji? What about Anthy?"
"Well, I guess it must be over. For I am not the Saionji I used to be. I am the Knight of Earth, one of the
protectors of Queen Rei." He shows Miki his ring. "Shalon is now my bride, isn't that wonderful?" He looks
towards the sky.
Miki get's paniced look. "If, You're the Knight of Earth... Then..." Miki closes his eyes. "Yes, I'm sure of it..."
Saionji looks at Miki. "Sure of what?"
Miki holds out his hand and opens his eyes. "As I am the Knight of Water, I am also engaged to Kimu, my
Priestess." He looks up at sky. "If I'm right, the other 2 Knights sould be in the Student counsil. The Knight of
Wind and the Knight of Fire."
"Well, I guess we know who's who. But we don't know who their priestesses are." Saionji says in a bit of
disappointment.
Miki nods his head a little. "Only time will tell I suppose, but once they do find their priestesses, they might want
to refight Utena." A flashback happens as they both remember what the End of the World said.
* "You did very well to get this far," He says sarcasticly. "By losing the duels you've let Utena have not only the
Sword of Dios and Anshi. But, You also let her get her hands on the Golden rose key as well." His grin fades.
Touga get's an interested look. "What is the Golden rose key anyways?"
He turns away. "It is the key to bringing Absolute Apocalypse... It is what will bring the Revolution of the world."
Saionji's eyes widen. "You mean?!"
He grins. "Yes... If none of you manage to beat Utena now, then you will never be able to bring upon Revolution...
You will not only be disgraced as duelists but people as well."
Juri glares, getting the feeling of being insulted.
He turns back around. "As for Rei... Her time will come to an end soon..." He smirks and licks his lips. "Just like
before..." He chuckles and begins to walk back off into the light. "Just take my advice duelists of Rose seal...
Use you're every ability to get the Golden Rose Key... even if it means death...and you might even be able to
bring upon Revolution." *
An akward silence falls between the two. "Well, I suppose all we really can do now is wait." Saionji walks off.
Saionji appears in the Dinning room. "Shalon, may I please speak to you alone."
"Oh course my love, Goodnight Kimi! I guess i'll see in the morning." She walks off to Saionji.
"Yeah, see ya in the Morning." She smiles a bit and starts to walk out to the garden where Miki is. She yells out
to Shalon before she completely disappears. "DON'T YOU DARE FORGET TO WASH THE DISHES!!!!!"
Shalon sweatdrops. "I'll do in the morning."
Saionji laughs.
They walk up to her room, hand and hand.
Saionji opens the door and let's her walk in first.
Max greets them excitedly.
Saionji walks over to Shalon's bed and sits down. He signals for Shalon to sit next to him. He takes her hand
and kisses her softly on her lips. "My love, I don't know what i've ever do without you."
"I know, maybe that's why we were reincarnated."
He lays her down on the bed. He closes the door and turns off the light.
"Saionji? What are you doing?"
"Do not worry my sweet."
She hears the ruffle of clothing. She starts to get nervous. She feels his warm body come close to her's in the
bed.
He takes her hand and holds her close to him. She rests her head on his chest. She falls asleep to his warm
touch and beating heart.
Kimu walks up behide Miki and smiles slyly. She taps his shoulder lightly.
"Ack!" He jumps up a bit and looks behide him, Kimu looking up at him softly.
"Sorry Miki, It was just too tempting not to do." She smiles nervously.
He smiles reassuringly, yet softly. "It's alright, don't worry about it."
Kimu walks pass him and closes her eyes. "It's cold tonight, the temperature changes so rapidly. Just a minute
again, it's was a nice temperature."
Miki wrap his arms around her wast and kisses her neck. "Kimi-ko..."
Kimu's eyes slowly open and she blushes heavily. "Yes... Miki-chan?"
Miki whispers softly in her ear. "I'm sorry... I caused you so much pain that day. I just want to make up for it
somehow.
Kimu closes her eyes again and smiles softly. "I always forgive you, you know that well, Miki-chan."
Miki smiles lovingly. "I will make up for it..."
Kimu turns her head and looks up at Miki, still blushing. "My Knight..." Her eyes shimmer deeply.
"My Priestess..." He looks deeply into her eyes as he kisses her softly and holds it.
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"Shalon! Shalon-chan! We have a guest for dinner tonight!" Kimu walks into beautiful mansion, that looks
nothing like Utena's.
Miki is very impressed. "Wow..."
Kimu groans. "Where the heck is she!?"
Miki sweatdrops nervously. "I see you weren't lieing when you said Shalon brought out your bad side."
Kimu sighs and looks back at him. "I'm really sorry Miki. I got like no idea where she could possibly be."
Miki smiles reassuringly. "It's alright."
Saionji turns to Shalon practicing her kendo skillfully. She hears footsteps behide her, but before she looks she
swings her sword around & is surprised to see the vice president, Saionji. With a surpirsed look on her face,
she sweatdrops, and notices that her sword is threatening to puncture his skin. "Oh, I'm so sorry."
"Oh don't worry" He replies. "I've noticed how skillful you can be with your kendo sword. I just though I would
come out and watch you, I hope you don't take my head off or anything." He smiles slyly. "how did you ever get
so good?"
"I kinda just taught myself, I just kinda felt it was in me."She lowers her sword & intoduces herself. "Hi, my name
is Shalon & you must be Saionji, the vice president of the Student counsil."
"How could you ever guess?"
"Everybody knows who you are. You're supossedly the second cutest guy in the school." Shalon just realieses
how dark it is. "Oh no! I'm late for dinner with my friend Kimi. Would you like to come along?"
"I don't see why not, I have nothing better to do." He says.
"Great! You can meet my friend!"
On the walk to her dorm, she askes shyly. "Arn't you the Kendo team captain?"
"You're very knowledgable about this school for only being at this school for a few days." Saionji grins.
By accident, Shalon drops her notebook and papers fly everywhere. She blushes.
They both bend down to pick them up and Saionji quickly grabs one of the papers that flew out of her folder.
Shalon stands back up with all her stuff in order. She looks over to Saionji and sees that he has caught one of
her papers.
Saionji looks impressed. "Did you draw this?"
Shalon replies shyly. "Yes, do you like it? Is it ok?"
"It's better than ok, it's almost perfect." He says.
Shalon blushes, closes her eyes slightly and looks down to the ground. She giggles softly. "Thank you very
much, Mister President."
"You don't have to call me that, you can just call Saionji." He grins.
"Ok... Saionji." She blushes more.
Saionji hands her back her picture of a princess leading a dragon through the woods.
They come to the steps of the doors. She opens the door and walks in. "You can go on into the dinning hall
Saionji, I'm going to drop my stuff in my room." She walks into her room, puts down her stuff, changes into some
flares, a spagetti strap shirt and pulls her hair back into a ponytail. She walks back down the stairs and sees
Saionji still waiting for her.
"I doesn't look like you need alot of matience." He smirks.
"Ha ha...." She sarcasticly laughs, sweatdroping. On the last step, she trips and falls into his irresistable
embrace. She nervously laughs and nervously sweatdrops.
Saionji smiles. "Are you ok?"
She nervously replies. "Yeah, I'm alright. I have weak ankles."
They walks down the hallway into the dinning room. The first steps she puts into the dinning room, she is blown
down by a screaming Kimu.
"SHALON! Where the heck have you been?! I've been waiting for over an hour and I had to make dinner by
myself..." She groans and points to the medium sized feast on the table.
Miki sweatdrops nervously. "Heh..."
"I'm sorry kimi, I got tied up practicing my Kendo.You know how I can be. I've not very punctually, you know that."
She grummbles. "Yeah yeah..."
Saionji sweatdrops.
Kimu looks at Shalon and sweatdrops annoyed. "Shalon... Who is this guy anyways?!"
She smiles innocently."Oh you don't know." She looks at Saionji sweetly. "This is the Vice president of the
student counsil Saionji. I invited him to eat dinner with us."
Kimu sweatdrops more and starts to push her into the kitchen. "Well.. you're going to make your own dinner
Shalon-chan..."
"Oh Kimi!" In a pleading voice she tries to coax Kimi into sharing her medium sized feast.
Kimu stops. "Oh jeez... fine. But I'm still mad at you and you're going to wash the dishes tonight!"
Shalon sighs. "Ok fine." She says reluctently.
Saionji asks. "Sould I come back another time?"
" No no! It's ok! We're always like this!" She smiles innocently and sits down next Shalon.
Kimu sits down next to Miki.
15 minutes later Shalon says. "Mmm... Good food Kimi! You always out do yourself."
Saionji and Miki nod there head in agreement.
Kimu blushes. "Well... if you say so." She looks over to Shalon from the side of her eye and sweatdrops.
"You're still washing the dishes..."
Shalon sighs and sweatdrops. 'Shimmatta...' She then smiles mischieviously and looks at Kimi and Miki.
"Are you two going out or something or is it a new rule that all boys and girls have to hold hands under the
table?"
Kimu and Miki blushes furiously and quickly unclasp there hands.
Kimu smirks as her eyes narrow. "Well... at least I don't go around inviting people to dinner I've meet for only 30
minutes..."
"Well sorry, but I don't really know your b/f over their either" She glares back.
Saionji & Miki sweatdrop nervously.
Shalon smiles sweetly at Saionji. "Don't worry. You're fine!"
Kimu looks back at Miki and nods her head, smiling reassuringly and brightly.
Shalon turns to Miki. "So Miki, you're on the student counsil too, huh? I hear you're a great Piano player. Is it
true?"
Miki blushes and almost answers but is cut off my Kimu.
Kimu get's a deep annoyed groans. "Shalon................. Mind you're manners."
Shalon smiles brightly. "What!? I was only trying to make conversation." She jumps up quickly. "Everybody want
dessert!? I'll go get some, be right back!" She quickly walks off into the kitchen.
They all hear calttering coming from the kitchen area.
Shalon's voice comes to the door. "I'm ok!"
Kimu sweatdrops. "Sure you are... we believe you..."
Shalon comes through thr door with tray and 4 bowls. They have brown stuff in them. She sets the tray down on
the table. They all look at her, her hair slightly messed up. They all sweatdrop. She puts a bowl in front of
everybody and sits down herself.
Kimu pokes at the brown stuff with her fork and arches a brow. "Is this even edible?"
Shalon smiles brightly. "Of course it is! It's delicious! It's one of my favorite deserts!"
Saionji slightly take a bite, he makes a face. After he swallows. "Cold!" His teeth chatter.
Shalon giggles. "Of course silly! It's straight from the freezer" She takes a big bite and smiles.
Miki takes a bit as well, only he is aware of the coldness and he smiles. "It's pretty good Kimi-ko. It's alright."
Saionji takes one more bite, now aware not to take such a big bite. "Thiss is really good, what is this?"
Shalon smiles. "It's my own recipe, crushed up oreos and chocolate moose stired together and frozen."
Kimu then sighs and takes a very small bit. She swallows. "Yeah, I guess it's ok." She says a bit bitter than she
didn't get her way. She's just in one of those moods.
"Oh Kimi! Don't be that way. It's you're favorite too, i don't know why you're acting that way." Shalon smiles
brightly.
Kimu nervously sweatdrops. "I'll just go put the dishes away now." She quickly gathers all the empty dishes,
takes them into the kitchen and puts them in the sink for Shalon to wash later. She walks back in and sits down.
Kimu and Miki walk to the back porch to have coffer and chat alone.
Shalon askes Saionji. "Would you like to see my room? I have alot more drawings."
Shalon and Saionji walk upstairs and into her room. She opens the door to her room and Saionji follows her in.
Her bed is set by the window and she has dresser next to it against the wall. There is a desk on the far side of
the room, next to the closet & on her bed is a medium furry round black ball. The ball moves and a head pokes
out. It's ears perks, it's runs off the bed and to Shalon.
Shalon turns to Saionji with her dog in her arms. " This is my dog, Max." She says informatively. "I hope you like
dogs." She says.
Saionji smiles. "I love all animals." He looks over to her dresser and sees a jeweler box, some make up, and a
cage. He looks at her questionly. "What in the cage?"
Shalon smiles. "There's my pet rats Romeo & Rocky. If you like to see my pictures, they're on the back of my
door."
Saionji closes the door behide and looks. "Wow, these are good. But all you seem to have here are
mythological creature and other animals."
"Yeah.. I know... it's really all I can draw." She smiles shyly.
He goes over to her dresser and starts fondling the things that he sees on it. But on the top of the jewelier box,
his eyes are caught by a silver cat with a ring around it's tail. He is distracted by the sound of cliking behide him.
He looks back and sees Shalon is putting a CD into her Stereo system. His ears are rewarded by the soft
sounds of the rainforest. She notices that on his hand, that is raised up to his heart, a ring. Both their eyes glass
over.
*Things become a little clearier and it is daylight. She sees a guy with a green suit standing next to a woman in
dark green dress. Suddenly the man dashes away from her and into a cave. The woman follows closely. Even
though she's not moving, she's still able to go after him. She sees the man in the green suit dueling with Akio.
Akio's sword slices through a spike coming down from the ceiling of the cave. It fall down onto the man with
green suit. It pierces through his chest and goes through the ground as well. The woman screams loudly. Akio
evily laughs. "Two knights... One King... One Queen..." Akio then disappears just as the cave is rummbling.
The woman rushes to her lover's side. "No! No you can't leave me! You can't die this! You can't die for that for
the awful Queen and that awful Princess! You can't die like Mizu! You can't die like this my love! I can't let you! I
won't let you! I can not live with out you." She takes the ring off his finger. A single tear rolls down her cheek. "No,
my love, no, I will not leave you. If you die then I shall die here with you." She removes the spike from his chest
and throws it aside. The save starts to crummble around her. She lays her body over his, still weeping for her
lost love.
Shalon is back to the entrantce of the cave she watches it collapse and the dust engulfs her. As would water
from a broken dam. The mist and fog returns*
Just as soon as it had begun, it ends and then she is left staring back at Saionji and Saionji is left staring back
at her. They both had the expression of bewilderment and confusion on their faces. Shalon falls slowly to her
knees, puts her hands on her face and starts to cry. Saionji takes the ring from the cat's tail and kneels down to
Shalon. He takes her face in his head and kisses her ever so softly.
"I always wondered where I got that ring... I always wondered..." Sobbed Shalon.
"Well... now you know my love..." Saionji says gently.
"But I always feared that ring would bring abolsolute apocalypse..."
Saionji takes her right hand and slips the ring on.
Shalon's eyes glow light green as she clasps her hands to her's. Words come out of no where. "Green Rose of
the Noble castle..."
His eyes start to glow dark green as two shining green orbs begin to float around them.
"Power of the element earth that sleeps within us..."
The orbs shatter silently and the energy flows into both of them.
"Heed your masters and come forth..." They both shining a dim green arua as she looks deeply into his eyes.
"Kidorui-sama..."
He looks back deeply into her's, feeling all his lost memories come back. A past life. "Chi-ko..."
Both their rings shining bright and are changed. The rose crest in the middle of both their rings turn green and
the rest of the ring turns silver.
Shalon instant jumps up into his arms. "Oh my love, how could of this of ever happened."
"I don't know, but the only thing that matters now is that we're together." Saionji smiles warmly.
Saionji and Shalon slide open the glass door to where Kimu and Miki are. They enter so silent that Kimu and
Miki don't even hear them. Both Kimu and Miki are startled by a giggle from Shalon. As they turns around, they
both see Shalon in Saionji arms, smiling warmly to each other.
Kimu sweatdrops. "Um... Is there something I missed... wait..." She sweatdrops even more. "Nevermind... I
don't want to know..."
"Kimi, I need to talk to you." Shalon says. "Come with me into the Dinning room."
"I need to talk to you as well Miki." Saionji says.
Kimu nods her head and follows Shalon.
Saionji takes Kimu's place by Miki.
In the Dinning hall, joyish sounds are heard. "Oh Kimi! I just can't believe it! I'm Engaged!"
Kimu blinks then sweatdrops, she shakes her head and laughs. "Oh, yeah, right Shalon. You engaged to
Saionji, don't pull my leg like that."
"But I am, I really am!" Shalon shows her hand with the ring on it.
Kimu's face turns pale. "What the?!" She stummbles back. "Cripes... don't tell me..." She looks up at her in
shock. "You're the priestess of Earth!?"
"Yes, how could you ever guess? I'm so happy. I always wondered what the emptiness inside me was. It was
Saionji, He was Missing from mylife. But now that I have found him. I am complete, I am whole." She then quietly
whispers and looks down towards the floor. "and loved..."
Kimu blinks repeatedly. "Um... Shalon-chan... I think you might what to know something."
"What is that?" Shalon asks innocently.
Kimu closes her eyes, nervously sweatdrops and shows her, her hand with her ring on it. " If your engaged to
Saionji with that ring, then I'm engaged to Miki with this ring." She opens her eyes. "I am the Priestess of Water."
"Oh! Isn't that wonderful! That means her were destined to be friends forever!" She smiles brightly, runs up to
her and gives her a big hug.
"Ack!" Kimu starts to turn blue in the face. "S-Shalon! Y-you're choking me!"
"Oh! Sorry Kimi! I'm just so excited!" She let's her go.
Kimu takes deep breaths. "S'kay..."
They both take a seat and start to chat.
Out in the garden, underneath the stars, Saionji laughs a bit.
Miki blinks. "What's the matter? Is something wrong?"
"Oh, nothing like that. It's just... Shalon, don't you think she's gorgeous?" Saionji says.
Miki blinks again. "Huh? Saionji? What about Anthy?"
"Well, I guess it must be over. For I am not the Saionji I used to be. I am the Knight of Earth, one of the
protectors of Queen Rei." He shows Miki his ring. "Shalon is now my bride, isn't that wonderful?" He looks
towards the sky.
Miki get's paniced look. "If, You're the Knight of Earth... Then..." Miki closes his eyes. "Yes, I'm sure of it..."
Saionji looks at Miki. "Sure of what?"
Miki holds out his hand and opens his eyes. "As I am the Knight of Water, I am also engaged to Kimu, my
Priestess." He looks up at sky. "If I'm right, the other 2 Knights sould be in the Student counsil. The Knight of
Wind and the Knight of Fire."
"Well, I guess we know who's who. But we don't know who their priestesses are." Saionji says in a bit of
disappointment.
Miki nods his head a little. "Only time will tell I suppose, but once they do find their priestesses, they might want
to refight Utena." A flashback happens as they both remember what the End of the World said.
* "You did very well to get this far," He says sarcasticly. "By losing the duels you've let Utena have not only the
Sword of Dios and Anshi. But, You also let her get her hands on the Golden rose key as well." His grin fades.
Touga get's an interested look. "What is the Golden rose key anyways?"
He turns away. "It is the key to bringing Absolute Apocalypse... It is what will bring the Revolution of the world."
Saionji's eyes widen. "You mean?!"
He grins. "Yes... If none of you manage to beat Utena now, then you will never be able to bring upon Revolution...
You will not only be disgraced as duelists but people as well."
Juri glares, getting the feeling of being insulted.
He turns back around. "As for Rei... Her time will come to an end soon..." He smirks and licks his lips. "Just like
before..." He chuckles and begins to walk back off into the light. "Just take my advice duelists of Rose seal...
Use you're every ability to get the Golden Rose Key... even if it means death...and you might even be able to
bring upon Revolution." *
An akward silence falls between the two. "Well, I suppose all we really can do now is wait." Saionji walks off.
Saionji appears in the Dinning room. "Shalon, may I please speak to you alone."
"Oh course my love, Goodnight Kimi! I guess i'll see in the morning." She walks off to Saionji.
"Yeah, see ya in the Morning." She smiles a bit and starts to walk out to the garden where Miki is. She yells out
to Shalon before she completely disappears. "DON'T YOU DARE FORGET TO WASH THE DISHES!!!!!"
Shalon sweatdrops. "I'll do in the morning."
Saionji laughs.
They walk up to her room, hand and hand.
Saionji opens the door and let's her walk in first.
Max greets them excitedly.
Saionji walks over to Shalon's bed and sits down. He signals for Shalon to sit next to him. He takes her hand
and kisses her softly on her lips. "My love, I don't know what i've ever do without you."
"I know, maybe that's why we were reincarnated."
He lays her down on the bed. He closes the door and turns off the light.
"Saionji? What are you doing?"
"Do not worry my sweet."
She hears the ruffle of clothing. She starts to get nervous. She feels his warm body come close to her's in the
bed.
He takes her hand and holds her close to him. She rests her head on his chest. She falls asleep to his warm
touch and beating heart.
Kimu walks up behide Miki and smiles slyly. She taps his shoulder lightly.
"Ack!" He jumps up a bit and looks behide him, Kimu looking up at him softly.
"Sorry Miki, It was just too tempting not to do." She smiles nervously.
He smiles reassuringly, yet softly. "It's alright, don't worry about it."
Kimu walks pass him and closes her eyes. "It's cold tonight, the temperature changes so rapidly. Just a minute
again, it's was a nice temperature."
Miki wrap his arms around her wast and kisses her neck. "Kimi-ko..."
Kimu's eyes slowly open and she blushes heavily. "Yes... Miki-chan?"
Miki whispers softly in her ear. "I'm sorry... I caused you so much pain that day. I just want to make up for it
somehow.
Kimu closes her eyes again and smiles softly. "I always forgive you, you know that well, Miki-chan."
Miki smiles lovingly. "I will make up for it..."
Kimu turns her head and looks up at Miki, still blushing. "My Knight..." Her eyes shimmer deeply.
"My Priestess..." He looks deeply into her eyes as he kisses her softly and holds it.