"Thunder"
by AndromedaeM13Titan
hey guys! please leave comments! i like this story!!! ^_^ HEE
its not TOO romantic, mind you.
i tried to leave the romance for one paragraph per chapter. hahaha kind of...
anyway! have fun and please comment!
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Chapter 1: Enchanted Past; a Mystery in the Future
Rei's heart raced quickly. She stood alone in a darkened field, so familiar to her yet at the same time just a memory floating in her mind. She heard music all around her, her eyes closed as she envisioned the beauty. The song was like a leaf, drifting from a tree to a frozen lake and the wind causing it to stir ever so slightly. As she opened her eyes the music came closer and the figure began to come into view. As the song intensified in it's beauty, a fog thickened and she only saw the shadow of the figure. It continued to play the tune, familiar as well, just like the scenery. Soon the song drifted into a close and Rei woke up.
Startled, Rei quickly sat up in her bed. With sweat dripping from her brow she silently questioned her dream. Her hands covering her face, she supposed it must have been a nightmare and walked into the hall. From there she headed throught he dark corridor to the bathroom. On her way there, she saw a play of ghostly images. Transfixed and confused, she stood, mesmerized by the sight. The first set was of Neo-Queen Serenity, flickering from Princess Serenity, Usagi, and the Queen. Next her was her daughter, Chibi-Usa, flickering from herself to Princess Serenity. However what followed the images of the royal family frightened her. It was a short haired boy, playing his violin. As she moved in to get a closer look, she could not see any facial characteristics. He wore an ancient chinese warrior outfit, a picture of a crescent moon on the front. He stopped playing and looking at Rei. She saw two eyes staring at her, in an almost evil way. He held out his hand, but as Rei took it, he and the royal family disappeared. Then Rei fainted.
"Rei-chan?... Rei-chan!?" Rei heard a familiar voice; Usagi's. As she fluttered her eyes opened she saw her concerned friends hovering above her. To get some air, she sat up, her hand on her head. "Rei, what happened?" Usagi asked.
Rei shook her head. "I don't really know, to tell you the truth. It was so mysterious. First I had a dream of some beautiful violin song, but when I finally saw the violinist, fog blurred my vision. So then I got up to get a cold drink, but on the way to the bathroom I saw incredible visions. One was of Neo-Queen Serenity, flickering to her past selves with Chibi-Usa, who was also flickering from her different forms. Following them I saw a boy playing his violin. After he finished he stared at me and reached out his hand to me, but as soon as I took it, the visions disappeared. I don't know what it means."
"You know whats funny, Rei-chan?" Makoto commented. "I had almost an identical incident yesterday! Well, I didn't faint on the way to the bathroom, infact I didn't go to the bathroom, but I did have a dream almost like that. I heard the music, saw the royal family, and saw the boy. He reached out to me too, but I couldn't get to him. Then he ran away!" She had stars in her eyes. "I wonder if he's real! I bet he looks so much like my old boyfriend!"
Usagi, Rei, Minako, and Ami looked at each other, laughing at Mako's pining over old boyfriends. Finally, all the girls confessed to having had the same dream. In concern, Rei hurried to read the fires. Her friends followed her, anxious to hear who this mysterious boy was and why he had entered all the girl's dreams. Minako thought it was, perhaps, an evil alien monster that tortured people in their dreams. Fortunately for the Earth, she didn't make any sense and the girls dismissed the thought. Sitting quietly, the girls watched as Rei prayed infront of the fire. She sat in silence for a few moments, until she suddenly gasped.
"What is it, Rei-chan?" Ami asked her.
Rei was shocked, herself. "The answer seems dim and underdeveloped, but it's a start for us. The fire read that this person may be someone we have to keep a close eye on. It told me that he could be an ally, but he could be an enemy. Either way, if we encounter him or befriend him, we need to be careful. It'll be hard, because we couldn't see his face; if he's an enemy his plan is extremely intelligent: entering our dreams and not letting us see his face. But be careful who you meet. The fire said we'd meet him, at the most, in a week, but at the min, probably within the next 24 hours. Take caution at every guy who may talk to you!"
Usagi stood tall. "I'll have my Mamo-san to protect me!" Embarassed and sick of hearing of Mamoru, the girls fell to the floor. "But Rei-chan, if we can't see him, how are we going to know?"
"We won't." Rei sighed. "We're just going to have to be careful around other people until the fire says it's okay." Uneasy and frightened, the girls sat up and exited the fire room. To their surprise, they saw Grandpa talking to a young boy around Haruka and Michiru's age. Upon bowing to Rei's grandfather, the boy sat down on the steps as Grandpa walked away. "Like that boy." Unfortunately, Rei found herself alone. All the girls had already gone to greet him. "Grr!! What did I just tell you guys?!"
Makoto stepped in first. "Hiya! My name is Makoto, but you can call me Mako. These are my friends, Usagi, Minako, Ami, and Rei. I see you're wearing a Mugen Gauken College uniform? We have two friends, Haruka and Michiru who go there, do you know them?"
The boy eyed the girls in a strange way, but then smiled. "Yes, I do go to Mugen Gauken and I am acquaintences with Haruka and Michiru." He stood and bowed to the group. "My name is Himeko. I'm a second year at Mugen, what about you all?"
"We're third years at Juuban Junior High! Well not me, and Rei-chan goes to the T*A All Girls Private School!" Minako said with a large grin on her face. "You know, I don't know if anybody has told you this, but you have really shiny hair!"
Himeko looked stunned. "Uh... thank... you?" He laughed. "That's not really something anybody notices, but thanks a lot. I appreciate it. So, Hino Rei-san, I understand you're the granddaughter of the man who owns this shrine. My grandfather owns one too, but I'm not a shintou. Actually, I'm a Christian. I'm here to run an arrand for my grandfather. His name is Yoshi Tan'ou. Do yuo know him, Rei-san?"
Rei looked surprised. "Yes, actually. Word of him spread around the city. Heck, he's famous all around Japan! And you're part of his family!?"
Himeko winked. "100 percent truth; I am of his blood." Himeko looked shocked for a minute. "I have a couple free tickets for one of my concerts Friday night." The girls looked dumbfounded; Himeko laughed at them. "Silly children, I'm one of the top violinists this side of Asia! I play for thousands of people a year. Not only that, I'm also a pianist, singer, and photographer. Plus, I'm a regular sports addict; sprints for track, tennis, motorcross biking, and supercross. And yet I still achieve a 3.9 at school. I confuse even myself." He smiled. "Anyway, please say you'll come. It would definitely be an honor, ladies."
"How can we turn you down!? Such a cute, talented musician like you deserves our appearance at the concert!" Minako, the soldier of love, willingly accepted the tickets. To their surprise, there were four extra tickets. Of course they were already reserved for Chibi-Usa, Mamoru, Haruka, and Michiru. Consumed in a giggle fest, Usagi, Minako, and Makoto jumped up and down in delight. Ami and Rei, on the other hand, were skeptical about Himeko. They eyed him up and down; he looked almost identical to the boy the in their dreams, plus he played the violin. In addition, Rei sensed his energy levels exceeded those of even Sailor Moon or Sailor Saturn (and those were the largest, most destrucitve forces).
"Rei-san," Himeko noticed Rei's social distance from him. "Are you not excited about attending my concert? Really, I'm sure you'll be incredibly amazed. Not that I'm a braggart, but I merely speak the truth. I promsie that whatever is bothering you will no longer be a burden after you hear the serene sounds of Mozart, of Bach, Vivaldi, and many other composers of the baroque, romantic, and classical eras. So what do you say? You will come?"
Rei pondered his confrontation. What did he mean that her burdens would leave her? Would that mean that he would erase the memories of all the people in the concert hall? But Rei looked to her friends and they were so happy. She wanted nothing but to have her princess and fellow courtiers happy. She nodded, "Sure."
Himeko laughed. "Thanks! I'll see you guys there!" As he picked up the bag Grandpa gave him, Himeko walked down the stairs back to Juuban, where he obviously lived. Back at the shrine, Minako and Makoto were lovestruck.
"Oh he was absolutely adorable! He had baby looks and he's oh so talented! Oh gosh I hope he doesn't have a girlfriend! This is too good to be true!" Minako buried her face in her hands and squealed with joy. Her face as red from the encounter with the high school boy.
"Oh please, Minako-chan..." Ami sighed. "Please, I'm sure he does. If he's so adorable to you, than it's obvious. Plus, he didn't look too interested in any of us. Look guys, I'm just in for this whole thing for the concert. Rei and I are worried and think you all should be too. She spent a long time telling us we need to be careful as to who we speak with and befriend, so watch out girls!"
Before the girls knew it, the end of the week came. After having anticipated the concert, spending hours at the mall looking for formal wear, the girls each raced to their homes to retrieve their gowns. All except for Rei. Upset that her friends ignored her warnings, Rei trudged on to the shrine, unhappy. Phobos and Deimos kawed above her head, having followed her to and from school, noticing her sudden withdrawl. She was thinking about how Himeko could possibly harm the girls. She knew he was going to hurt them somehow.
As the sun began to set, people began to enter Tokyo's Opera House. The girls were in awe as they saw the beautiful gowns and tuxedos each of the women and men wore. It was like they were in 18th century England! Upon Haruka and Michiru's arrival, the girls took their seats in the now dimming concert hall. It was enormous; enough to hold hundreds upon hundreds of people. As Rei opened her pamphlet, it read: "Himeko Tan'ou, Mugen's Featured Virtuoso Violinist will be accompanied by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchsetra for the following selections....... and then concluding with Himeko's own, 'Symphony No. 10: Heaven's Victory.'...." Flipping through the explanations, Rei began to fumble to the biographies. Unforunately, the concert began and it was only polite to listen rather than read.
The girls felt their hearts jump. The tunes were so beautiful and yet at times so powerful. Their ears fell immediately in love with the first few selections, which were concertos by both Vivaldi and Beethoven. Himeko's grass green eyes were closed every now and then and he often swayed to the music. That proved his devotion and love to music, and also let Rei know, perhaps not so much the others, that his only love in life was music and that would never change. She chuckled to herself, knowing that the girls had poured out their heart to him, but they could never ever add up to what music was to him. She wondered what kind of a large impact music had made in Himeko's life; but then dismissed the question as the third concerto ended and she clapped her hands.
As the concert was reaching its end, nearly two hours later, it was concluded (as promised) with Himeko's own symphony. Michiru was envious, as she often tended to be. Though she was a concert violinist and cellist, she was certainly not a piano and violin virtuoso. And she certainly did not have the determination (nor time) to compose any music. She wondered how Himeko could juggle all the aspects of life and still maintain her violin greatness. While Rei and Ami were also pondering the same thing, the symphony began. Rei was in shock. Even at the prelude she could now prove that Himeko was the one in all of their dreams. As she turned to the rest of the girls, she saw them bearing the same expression as she. "Heaven's Victory" was the song played in their dreams and they could not deny it. With a new born rage slowly growing inside of them, the girls tried to stay quiet in their seats for the duration of the symphony. Mamoru and Chibi-Usa eyed each other, knowing exactly what was going on; Himeko could quite possibly be a new enemy.
Following the concert, the girls and Mamoru tried to catch up with Himeko, before he left to go home. Fortunately, Haruka noted that she saw Himeko's motorbike just outside the concert hall and that he was probably headed there. Quick enough, the girls made it out just in time to see Himeko snapping his helmet on.
"All right wise guy, what are you trying to pull?" Haruka took Himeko by his collar but he retaliated and punched her away. "What exactly are you doing in Tokyo?"
Himeko grinned. "What do you mean? I moved here because my dad owns an internet business. He was relocated here from Seoul, South Korea, my home town. So ease up will you? Why do you care anyway? I'm not trying to pull anything..!"
"Oh sure, don't be a fool; lying won't get you anywhere!" Haruka was angry.
Himeko was now just as mad as Haruka. "Listen, I don't know what you're talking about, or why you all are so cautious of me, but I'm not a bad person! I'm not pulling anything, I'm just a musician who would like to get home after a tiring concert!" There was a sudden blast inside the Opera House, but before the girls could continue bickering with Himeko, he rode off into the night. Setting aside their outraged feelings, the entire team transformed in the parking lot.
As the team of senshi reached the inside of the building, they saw dozens of youmas terrorizing different parts of the opera house. Regardless of splitting up, they were being horribly beaten and had a few youmas without a senshi to fight them off. Whichever enemy had created these monsters had a failproof plan. The senshi were in pain and lay helpless, crying out for some help. Sailor Moon was on her stinging, deeply wounded knees. In a final cry she prayed that she and her friends not die that night. Her prayers were answered. A figure stood in the shadows, a sword glittering by their side.
"There is a time in which one should call out to another for help, rather than attempt things far too strong for one to complete without failure. You shall walk foward in life," The figure jumped, their hand ifnront of their face. "Because you begged safety from a stranger." The figure, still hiding in a dark shadow, took their sword and threw it in the hair. "Ki Tueh! Arrow!" The silver sword that was flung up transformed into a golden bow and arrow. "Lord, my light, guide my sight! Defeat my enemy!" The arrow was released with extreme force and pierced all the way through four, lined up youmas. Angry that they did not defeat all the youmas, the figure returned the arrow to it's original sword state. Still, the senshi could not see the body.
"Who are you?" Sailor Moon cried.
The figure attacked five more youmas before answering. "Fed by light, the stars, I am one much like you. However, I have a much more important mission; to a much more important princess. Sailor Moon, Princess Selenity, in the past, though I watched over you, it is not what mother had intended for me. I am stronger than any of you senshi and I will find my princess and her prince, without your help."
Sailor Mars struggled to stand, using Sailor Mercury as her crutch. "Who is this princess you speak of? And who is her prince?"
"My princess is of much higher status. In the past she was protector and loyal friend of Princess Selenity. Though she herself was not a senshi, for I protected her, she faught in many wars and devoted her life to protecting the solar princesses. She too is of the stars, just as I, and has a royal family all her own. The prince was a guardian of the Prince Endymion, or former lover of Princess Selenity. He fell in love with her the moment he saw her as did she. After getting to know each other that love thickened and they were unbreakable." The figure winked. "You shall hear from me soon."
Sailor Moon was shocked, "That means, he knows our true identities!"
"You're right!" Sailor Neptune said in reply. "But.. who was that? It sounded like a guy, so if he was a protector to a more important princess..." Neptune turned to Pluto. "Setsuna, do you know anything about this? Did the King or even Queen Selenity ever tell you anything about another princess and senshi?"
Pluto shook her head. "Not once had anybody told me anything of a senshi, but I always knew of the star princess. I don't recall her name, but this princess was far more powerful than any of us. Strangely, King Endymion never mentioned any senshi, or any princess. I never heard of her in this time, and I hardly ever did in the past. What baffles me is, if the King had another guardian in his past, why was he not taken into stone, as the others had been after Beryl's defeat." Pluto was finally struck with an idea. "I know! The new senshi and Himeko came at the same time during the week, following the fire reading, correct? Well, then... what if Himeko is the prince?"
"That makes perfect sense!" Rei shot up from the ground. "Himeko came only the other day, and the senshi arrived today. So the one the senshi is looking for is Himeko, but then... that leaves the question as to who the princess is..." Rei looked at Usagi. "It can't be any of us, because she is a princess ruled by a star, rather than a planet... I'm sure she'll show her face around here soon enough." The soldiers stood and morphed back into their concert attire, looking up to the sky, questioning their new enemy and their true mission... if it was even theirs.
Rei Hino writes...
Dear Diary,
Today was just awful. Actually, it started last night, with that horrible nightmare. I don't know if Himeko is really a problem though... I can't lie to my friends, he is kind of cute, but I can't let that get in the way of protecting Usagi. There's something about him, something mysterious, like he's hiding something. Setsuna and I think he could be the new star princess' earth prince, a previous guardian of Mamoru. Tomorrow we'll talk to Mamoru, and he'll tell us if he remembers anything. I don't trust him, no matter his baby looks. I don't trust the new senshi either, whoever he or she is. They are a guardian of the princess, so I don't know... maybe it's Himeko. I don't understand this situation! I prayed for help but I don't know if I'll gain that strength... Oh well. Ja ne.
Ai, Rei-san
to be continued...
-what'd yuo think? dying to know more? continue to chapter 2 then!
tell me what you thought of chapter 1 first tho
-andromedaM13Titan
by AndromedaeM13Titan
hey guys! please leave comments! i like this story!!! ^_^ HEE
its not TOO romantic, mind you.
i tried to leave the romance for one paragraph per chapter. hahaha kind of...
anyway! have fun and please comment!
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Chapter 1: Enchanted Past; a Mystery in the Future
Rei's heart raced quickly. She stood alone in a darkened field, so familiar to her yet at the same time just a memory floating in her mind. She heard music all around her, her eyes closed as she envisioned the beauty. The song was like a leaf, drifting from a tree to a frozen lake and the wind causing it to stir ever so slightly. As she opened her eyes the music came closer and the figure began to come into view. As the song intensified in it's beauty, a fog thickened and she only saw the shadow of the figure. It continued to play the tune, familiar as well, just like the scenery. Soon the song drifted into a close and Rei woke up.
Startled, Rei quickly sat up in her bed. With sweat dripping from her brow she silently questioned her dream. Her hands covering her face, she supposed it must have been a nightmare and walked into the hall. From there she headed throught he dark corridor to the bathroom. On her way there, she saw a play of ghostly images. Transfixed and confused, she stood, mesmerized by the sight. The first set was of Neo-Queen Serenity, flickering from Princess Serenity, Usagi, and the Queen. Next her was her daughter, Chibi-Usa, flickering from herself to Princess Serenity. However what followed the images of the royal family frightened her. It was a short haired boy, playing his violin. As she moved in to get a closer look, she could not see any facial characteristics. He wore an ancient chinese warrior outfit, a picture of a crescent moon on the front. He stopped playing and looking at Rei. She saw two eyes staring at her, in an almost evil way. He held out his hand, but as Rei took it, he and the royal family disappeared. Then Rei fainted.
"Rei-chan?... Rei-chan!?" Rei heard a familiar voice; Usagi's. As she fluttered her eyes opened she saw her concerned friends hovering above her. To get some air, she sat up, her hand on her head. "Rei, what happened?" Usagi asked.
Rei shook her head. "I don't really know, to tell you the truth. It was so mysterious. First I had a dream of some beautiful violin song, but when I finally saw the violinist, fog blurred my vision. So then I got up to get a cold drink, but on the way to the bathroom I saw incredible visions. One was of Neo-Queen Serenity, flickering to her past selves with Chibi-Usa, who was also flickering from her different forms. Following them I saw a boy playing his violin. After he finished he stared at me and reached out his hand to me, but as soon as I took it, the visions disappeared. I don't know what it means."
"You know whats funny, Rei-chan?" Makoto commented. "I had almost an identical incident yesterday! Well, I didn't faint on the way to the bathroom, infact I didn't go to the bathroom, but I did have a dream almost like that. I heard the music, saw the royal family, and saw the boy. He reached out to me too, but I couldn't get to him. Then he ran away!" She had stars in her eyes. "I wonder if he's real! I bet he looks so much like my old boyfriend!"
Usagi, Rei, Minako, and Ami looked at each other, laughing at Mako's pining over old boyfriends. Finally, all the girls confessed to having had the same dream. In concern, Rei hurried to read the fires. Her friends followed her, anxious to hear who this mysterious boy was and why he had entered all the girl's dreams. Minako thought it was, perhaps, an evil alien monster that tortured people in their dreams. Fortunately for the Earth, she didn't make any sense and the girls dismissed the thought. Sitting quietly, the girls watched as Rei prayed infront of the fire. She sat in silence for a few moments, until she suddenly gasped.
"What is it, Rei-chan?" Ami asked her.
Rei was shocked, herself. "The answer seems dim and underdeveloped, but it's a start for us. The fire read that this person may be someone we have to keep a close eye on. It told me that he could be an ally, but he could be an enemy. Either way, if we encounter him or befriend him, we need to be careful. It'll be hard, because we couldn't see his face; if he's an enemy his plan is extremely intelligent: entering our dreams and not letting us see his face. But be careful who you meet. The fire said we'd meet him, at the most, in a week, but at the min, probably within the next 24 hours. Take caution at every guy who may talk to you!"
Usagi stood tall. "I'll have my Mamo-san to protect me!" Embarassed and sick of hearing of Mamoru, the girls fell to the floor. "But Rei-chan, if we can't see him, how are we going to know?"
"We won't." Rei sighed. "We're just going to have to be careful around other people until the fire says it's okay." Uneasy and frightened, the girls sat up and exited the fire room. To their surprise, they saw Grandpa talking to a young boy around Haruka and Michiru's age. Upon bowing to Rei's grandfather, the boy sat down on the steps as Grandpa walked away. "Like that boy." Unfortunately, Rei found herself alone. All the girls had already gone to greet him. "Grr!! What did I just tell you guys?!"
Makoto stepped in first. "Hiya! My name is Makoto, but you can call me Mako. These are my friends, Usagi, Minako, Ami, and Rei. I see you're wearing a Mugen Gauken College uniform? We have two friends, Haruka and Michiru who go there, do you know them?"
The boy eyed the girls in a strange way, but then smiled. "Yes, I do go to Mugen Gauken and I am acquaintences with Haruka and Michiru." He stood and bowed to the group. "My name is Himeko. I'm a second year at Mugen, what about you all?"
"We're third years at Juuban Junior High! Well not me, and Rei-chan goes to the T*A All Girls Private School!" Minako said with a large grin on her face. "You know, I don't know if anybody has told you this, but you have really shiny hair!"
Himeko looked stunned. "Uh... thank... you?" He laughed. "That's not really something anybody notices, but thanks a lot. I appreciate it. So, Hino Rei-san, I understand you're the granddaughter of the man who owns this shrine. My grandfather owns one too, but I'm not a shintou. Actually, I'm a Christian. I'm here to run an arrand for my grandfather. His name is Yoshi Tan'ou. Do yuo know him, Rei-san?"
Rei looked surprised. "Yes, actually. Word of him spread around the city. Heck, he's famous all around Japan! And you're part of his family!?"
Himeko winked. "100 percent truth; I am of his blood." Himeko looked shocked for a minute. "I have a couple free tickets for one of my concerts Friday night." The girls looked dumbfounded; Himeko laughed at them. "Silly children, I'm one of the top violinists this side of Asia! I play for thousands of people a year. Not only that, I'm also a pianist, singer, and photographer. Plus, I'm a regular sports addict; sprints for track, tennis, motorcross biking, and supercross. And yet I still achieve a 3.9 at school. I confuse even myself." He smiled. "Anyway, please say you'll come. It would definitely be an honor, ladies."
"How can we turn you down!? Such a cute, talented musician like you deserves our appearance at the concert!" Minako, the soldier of love, willingly accepted the tickets. To their surprise, there were four extra tickets. Of course they were already reserved for Chibi-Usa, Mamoru, Haruka, and Michiru. Consumed in a giggle fest, Usagi, Minako, and Makoto jumped up and down in delight. Ami and Rei, on the other hand, were skeptical about Himeko. They eyed him up and down; he looked almost identical to the boy the in their dreams, plus he played the violin. In addition, Rei sensed his energy levels exceeded those of even Sailor Moon or Sailor Saturn (and those were the largest, most destrucitve forces).
"Rei-san," Himeko noticed Rei's social distance from him. "Are you not excited about attending my concert? Really, I'm sure you'll be incredibly amazed. Not that I'm a braggart, but I merely speak the truth. I promsie that whatever is bothering you will no longer be a burden after you hear the serene sounds of Mozart, of Bach, Vivaldi, and many other composers of the baroque, romantic, and classical eras. So what do you say? You will come?"
Rei pondered his confrontation. What did he mean that her burdens would leave her? Would that mean that he would erase the memories of all the people in the concert hall? But Rei looked to her friends and they were so happy. She wanted nothing but to have her princess and fellow courtiers happy. She nodded, "Sure."
Himeko laughed. "Thanks! I'll see you guys there!" As he picked up the bag Grandpa gave him, Himeko walked down the stairs back to Juuban, where he obviously lived. Back at the shrine, Minako and Makoto were lovestruck.
"Oh he was absolutely adorable! He had baby looks and he's oh so talented! Oh gosh I hope he doesn't have a girlfriend! This is too good to be true!" Minako buried her face in her hands and squealed with joy. Her face as red from the encounter with the high school boy.
"Oh please, Minako-chan..." Ami sighed. "Please, I'm sure he does. If he's so adorable to you, than it's obvious. Plus, he didn't look too interested in any of us. Look guys, I'm just in for this whole thing for the concert. Rei and I are worried and think you all should be too. She spent a long time telling us we need to be careful as to who we speak with and befriend, so watch out girls!"
Before the girls knew it, the end of the week came. After having anticipated the concert, spending hours at the mall looking for formal wear, the girls each raced to their homes to retrieve their gowns. All except for Rei. Upset that her friends ignored her warnings, Rei trudged on to the shrine, unhappy. Phobos and Deimos kawed above her head, having followed her to and from school, noticing her sudden withdrawl. She was thinking about how Himeko could possibly harm the girls. She knew he was going to hurt them somehow.
As the sun began to set, people began to enter Tokyo's Opera House. The girls were in awe as they saw the beautiful gowns and tuxedos each of the women and men wore. It was like they were in 18th century England! Upon Haruka and Michiru's arrival, the girls took their seats in the now dimming concert hall. It was enormous; enough to hold hundreds upon hundreds of people. As Rei opened her pamphlet, it read: "Himeko Tan'ou, Mugen's Featured Virtuoso Violinist will be accompanied by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchsetra for the following selections....... and then concluding with Himeko's own, 'Symphony No. 10: Heaven's Victory.'...." Flipping through the explanations, Rei began to fumble to the biographies. Unforunately, the concert began and it was only polite to listen rather than read.
The girls felt their hearts jump. The tunes were so beautiful and yet at times so powerful. Their ears fell immediately in love with the first few selections, which were concertos by both Vivaldi and Beethoven. Himeko's grass green eyes were closed every now and then and he often swayed to the music. That proved his devotion and love to music, and also let Rei know, perhaps not so much the others, that his only love in life was music and that would never change. She chuckled to herself, knowing that the girls had poured out their heart to him, but they could never ever add up to what music was to him. She wondered what kind of a large impact music had made in Himeko's life; but then dismissed the question as the third concerto ended and she clapped her hands.
As the concert was reaching its end, nearly two hours later, it was concluded (as promised) with Himeko's own symphony. Michiru was envious, as she often tended to be. Though she was a concert violinist and cellist, she was certainly not a piano and violin virtuoso. And she certainly did not have the determination (nor time) to compose any music. She wondered how Himeko could juggle all the aspects of life and still maintain her violin greatness. While Rei and Ami were also pondering the same thing, the symphony began. Rei was in shock. Even at the prelude she could now prove that Himeko was the one in all of their dreams. As she turned to the rest of the girls, she saw them bearing the same expression as she. "Heaven's Victory" was the song played in their dreams and they could not deny it. With a new born rage slowly growing inside of them, the girls tried to stay quiet in their seats for the duration of the symphony. Mamoru and Chibi-Usa eyed each other, knowing exactly what was going on; Himeko could quite possibly be a new enemy.
Following the concert, the girls and Mamoru tried to catch up with Himeko, before he left to go home. Fortunately, Haruka noted that she saw Himeko's motorbike just outside the concert hall and that he was probably headed there. Quick enough, the girls made it out just in time to see Himeko snapping his helmet on.
"All right wise guy, what are you trying to pull?" Haruka took Himeko by his collar but he retaliated and punched her away. "What exactly are you doing in Tokyo?"
Himeko grinned. "What do you mean? I moved here because my dad owns an internet business. He was relocated here from Seoul, South Korea, my home town. So ease up will you? Why do you care anyway? I'm not trying to pull anything..!"
"Oh sure, don't be a fool; lying won't get you anywhere!" Haruka was angry.
Himeko was now just as mad as Haruka. "Listen, I don't know what you're talking about, or why you all are so cautious of me, but I'm not a bad person! I'm not pulling anything, I'm just a musician who would like to get home after a tiring concert!" There was a sudden blast inside the Opera House, but before the girls could continue bickering with Himeko, he rode off into the night. Setting aside their outraged feelings, the entire team transformed in the parking lot.
As the team of senshi reached the inside of the building, they saw dozens of youmas terrorizing different parts of the opera house. Regardless of splitting up, they were being horribly beaten and had a few youmas without a senshi to fight them off. Whichever enemy had created these monsters had a failproof plan. The senshi were in pain and lay helpless, crying out for some help. Sailor Moon was on her stinging, deeply wounded knees. In a final cry she prayed that she and her friends not die that night. Her prayers were answered. A figure stood in the shadows, a sword glittering by their side.
"There is a time in which one should call out to another for help, rather than attempt things far too strong for one to complete without failure. You shall walk foward in life," The figure jumped, their hand ifnront of their face. "Because you begged safety from a stranger." The figure, still hiding in a dark shadow, took their sword and threw it in the hair. "Ki Tueh! Arrow!" The silver sword that was flung up transformed into a golden bow and arrow. "Lord, my light, guide my sight! Defeat my enemy!" The arrow was released with extreme force and pierced all the way through four, lined up youmas. Angry that they did not defeat all the youmas, the figure returned the arrow to it's original sword state. Still, the senshi could not see the body.
"Who are you?" Sailor Moon cried.
The figure attacked five more youmas before answering. "Fed by light, the stars, I am one much like you. However, I have a much more important mission; to a much more important princess. Sailor Moon, Princess Selenity, in the past, though I watched over you, it is not what mother had intended for me. I am stronger than any of you senshi and I will find my princess and her prince, without your help."
Sailor Mars struggled to stand, using Sailor Mercury as her crutch. "Who is this princess you speak of? And who is her prince?"
"My princess is of much higher status. In the past she was protector and loyal friend of Princess Selenity. Though she herself was not a senshi, for I protected her, she faught in many wars and devoted her life to protecting the solar princesses. She too is of the stars, just as I, and has a royal family all her own. The prince was a guardian of the Prince Endymion, or former lover of Princess Selenity. He fell in love with her the moment he saw her as did she. After getting to know each other that love thickened and they were unbreakable." The figure winked. "You shall hear from me soon."
Sailor Moon was shocked, "That means, he knows our true identities!"
"You're right!" Sailor Neptune said in reply. "But.. who was that? It sounded like a guy, so if he was a protector to a more important princess..." Neptune turned to Pluto. "Setsuna, do you know anything about this? Did the King or even Queen Selenity ever tell you anything about another princess and senshi?"
Pluto shook her head. "Not once had anybody told me anything of a senshi, but I always knew of the star princess. I don't recall her name, but this princess was far more powerful than any of us. Strangely, King Endymion never mentioned any senshi, or any princess. I never heard of her in this time, and I hardly ever did in the past. What baffles me is, if the King had another guardian in his past, why was he not taken into stone, as the others had been after Beryl's defeat." Pluto was finally struck with an idea. "I know! The new senshi and Himeko came at the same time during the week, following the fire reading, correct? Well, then... what if Himeko is the prince?"
"That makes perfect sense!" Rei shot up from the ground. "Himeko came only the other day, and the senshi arrived today. So the one the senshi is looking for is Himeko, but then... that leaves the question as to who the princess is..." Rei looked at Usagi. "It can't be any of us, because she is a princess ruled by a star, rather than a planet... I'm sure she'll show her face around here soon enough." The soldiers stood and morphed back into their concert attire, looking up to the sky, questioning their new enemy and their true mission... if it was even theirs.
Rei Hino writes...
Dear Diary,
Today was just awful. Actually, it started last night, with that horrible nightmare. I don't know if Himeko is really a problem though... I can't lie to my friends, he is kind of cute, but I can't let that get in the way of protecting Usagi. There's something about him, something mysterious, like he's hiding something. Setsuna and I think he could be the new star princess' earth prince, a previous guardian of Mamoru. Tomorrow we'll talk to Mamoru, and he'll tell us if he remembers anything. I don't trust him, no matter his baby looks. I don't trust the new senshi either, whoever he or she is. They are a guardian of the princess, so I don't know... maybe it's Himeko. I don't understand this situation! I prayed for help but I don't know if I'll gain that strength... Oh well. Ja ne.
Ai, Rei-san
to be continued...
-what'd yuo think? dying to know more? continue to chapter 2 then!
tell me what you thought of chapter 1 first tho
-andromedaM13Titan
