Love, Passion, Rapture, Devotion: Part 1
Written by: Hino Rei (shar@vertek.net)
AUTHORS NOTES:
I am not Naoko Takeuchi, never have been, never will be, but wishing I had her talent is always a nice thing, ne? I do not own Sailor Moon or any of these characters, and so their copyright belongs to their respective owners. Cleopatra is not copyrighted for she is a real-life human being. This story will use the concept of her relationship with both Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony. References to the 1999 TV-Mini-Series "Cleopatra" (Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Leonor Varela) will be made, and maybe if I can figure out how to interpret his style of writing, Shakespear's view as well. I will try to associated Japanese terminology here and there if possible, but I do not speak a word of it (thank goodness for the inet and its translators). Any words in underscores _like so_ are words in emphasis. Any words in single quotation marks 'like so' are thoughts.
Oh, and yes, before I forget to mention, this (and all of the following chapters) are editted and/or rewritten and/or new additions to this story, as I was not satisfied with my original style of writing or the direction my story was leading into. Forgive me for speaking so much, and now onto part one of LPRD...
Sake: Japanese Rice 'Wine'
Ojou-sama*: Queen
Gomen ne/Gomen Nasai: Sorry/Very Sorry
*Thank you to Nurse Mina for correcting my Japanese terms!
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A wispy lock of her long, dark hair fell onto her face. A gentle, warm breeze blew past, allowing for the lock to fall back into its place. Her loyal servents continued to fan her cool. She took another sip of her Sake before holding out her glass for a servant to refill. Warm breezes came and went. Her servants continued to fan her with palm leaves to keep her cool. Soothing sounds of the nearby river caught her ear and she closed her eyes, allowing for herself to relax. But as soon as she did so, a voice was brought to her attention and she was interrupted from her moment of peace.
"Ojou-sama.." came the voice of one of her servants. Her eyes shot open. "Please, forgive me, Ojou-sama.. but, you have a visitor."
"A... visitor?" she cocked an eyebrow. "And who would this, visitor, be?"
The servant bowed low, "Gomen ne, but he did not give a name to identify himself with."
"No need to bow. Now go, bring this visitor in."
"Hai, Ojou-sama." And with that, the servant left, and soon after came in an all too familiar face.
"Hino-sama," The visitor spoke, bowing before her. Rei's eyes darted from her surroundings to the man down on his knees before her.
"Ah, the Prince of Earth. It has been a while, has it not?"
Endymion, known to others as the Earth's ruler and prince, stood up. "Ah, you are right, it _has_ been a while."
"And what brings you here to this planet? I thought you earthly creatures could not adjust to this sort of heat.."
Endymion glanced at the servant standing beside Mars's Queen and the palm leaves she held in hand. "I see that you have not quite adjusted either." He smirked, then let his amusement drop, looking her straight in the eyes. He seemed to be looking for something, possibly seaching to see if Rei was scheming yet again.
"I asked you a question, and when I address you, you are to answer. What business do you have here on Mars?"
"Nothing in particular, really. Can't an old friend just drop by for a chat once in a while?"
Rei let her gaze join his. "What is this.. old friend that you speak of? I do not remember you being an old friend."
"Ah, once again you are right, your highness. We have had our share of.. differences. I truly must apologize for any suffering that I may have put your people through.."
"Suffering? You come here onto my premises to tell me that my people are _suffering_?! Well I'll tell _you_ something, as ruler of Mars, that my people are _not_ suffering, that they are _not_ in pain, and that I have made sure of it!" By her tone of voice, you could tell she was getting quite infuruiated with this man.
He cleared his throat before speaking once more. "Gomen ne,
I did not mean it like that --"
"-- then just what _did_ you mean?"
"Please, Hino-sama.. forget about it."
"I will NOT just forget about it!"
"Then I humbly beg for your forgiveness," he said, lowering his entire body before her.
"Get up this instant! What is your purpose of coming here!? Have you come to mock me? To make fun of my people? I will not, no; I REFUSE to tolerate this this type of behavior! If your intent is doing so, I suggest -- I ORDER you to leave this court at once and find a way back to your own home, so you may be free to do your mockery as you please."
Endymion rose, not at all shocked with her fiery temper. He knew this would be coming. "Gomen nasai, but I came to.. to apologize, and to beg your forgiveness, for any damages that may have been done towards you and your planet. That is all I have come here to do."
"Forgiven." Rei said, just wanting him to leave as soon as he could. "Show yourself out; you are not worthy of Mars's finest services and I will not allow my servants to escort you. Now go."
Endymion did as he was asked; without even taking a glance back at the woman who had ordered him out. Rei herself did not even care and did not bother watching him leave. She simply closed her eyes after taking another sip of her Sake and went back to finding her peace of mind. Just as she closed her eyes though, an idea rushed into her mind. Rei was now back to doing what she did best: scheming.
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Comments, questions, suggestions?
Email me : shar@vertek.net
Written by: Hino Rei (shar@vertek.net)
AUTHORS NOTES:
I am not Naoko Takeuchi, never have been, never will be, but wishing I had her talent is always a nice thing, ne? I do not own Sailor Moon or any of these characters, and so their copyright belongs to their respective owners. Cleopatra is not copyrighted for she is a real-life human being. This story will use the concept of her relationship with both Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony. References to the 1999 TV-Mini-Series "Cleopatra" (Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Leonor Varela) will be made, and maybe if I can figure out how to interpret his style of writing, Shakespear's view as well. I will try to associated Japanese terminology here and there if possible, but I do not speak a word of it (thank goodness for the inet and its translators). Any words in underscores _like so_ are words in emphasis. Any words in single quotation marks 'like so' are thoughts.
Oh, and yes, before I forget to mention, this (and all of the following chapters) are editted and/or rewritten and/or new additions to this story, as I was not satisfied with my original style of writing or the direction my story was leading into. Forgive me for speaking so much, and now onto part one of LPRD...
Sake: Japanese Rice 'Wine'
Ojou-sama*: Queen
Gomen ne/Gomen Nasai: Sorry/Very Sorry
*Thank you to Nurse Mina for correcting my Japanese terms!
@}---^--------------------
A wispy lock of her long, dark hair fell onto her face. A gentle, warm breeze blew past, allowing for the lock to fall back into its place. Her loyal servents continued to fan her cool. She took another sip of her Sake before holding out her glass for a servant to refill. Warm breezes came and went. Her servants continued to fan her with palm leaves to keep her cool. Soothing sounds of the nearby river caught her ear and she closed her eyes, allowing for herself to relax. But as soon as she did so, a voice was brought to her attention and she was interrupted from her moment of peace.
"Ojou-sama.." came the voice of one of her servants. Her eyes shot open. "Please, forgive me, Ojou-sama.. but, you have a visitor."
"A... visitor?" she cocked an eyebrow. "And who would this, visitor, be?"
The servant bowed low, "Gomen ne, but he did not give a name to identify himself with."
"No need to bow. Now go, bring this visitor in."
"Hai, Ojou-sama." And with that, the servant left, and soon after came in an all too familiar face.
"Hino-sama," The visitor spoke, bowing before her. Rei's eyes darted from her surroundings to the man down on his knees before her.
"Ah, the Prince of Earth. It has been a while, has it not?"
Endymion, known to others as the Earth's ruler and prince, stood up. "Ah, you are right, it _has_ been a while."
"And what brings you here to this planet? I thought you earthly creatures could not adjust to this sort of heat.."
Endymion glanced at the servant standing beside Mars's Queen and the palm leaves she held in hand. "I see that you have not quite adjusted either." He smirked, then let his amusement drop, looking her straight in the eyes. He seemed to be looking for something, possibly seaching to see if Rei was scheming yet again.
"I asked you a question, and when I address you, you are to answer. What business do you have here on Mars?"
"Nothing in particular, really. Can't an old friend just drop by for a chat once in a while?"
Rei let her gaze join his. "What is this.. old friend that you speak of? I do not remember you being an old friend."
"Ah, once again you are right, your highness. We have had our share of.. differences. I truly must apologize for any suffering that I may have put your people through.."
"Suffering? You come here onto my premises to tell me that my people are _suffering_?! Well I'll tell _you_ something, as ruler of Mars, that my people are _not_ suffering, that they are _not_ in pain, and that I have made sure of it!" By her tone of voice, you could tell she was getting quite infuruiated with this man.
He cleared his throat before speaking once more. "Gomen ne,
I did not mean it like that --"
"-- then just what _did_ you mean?"
"Please, Hino-sama.. forget about it."
"I will NOT just forget about it!"
"Then I humbly beg for your forgiveness," he said, lowering his entire body before her.
"Get up this instant! What is your purpose of coming here!? Have you come to mock me? To make fun of my people? I will not, no; I REFUSE to tolerate this this type of behavior! If your intent is doing so, I suggest -- I ORDER you to leave this court at once and find a way back to your own home, so you may be free to do your mockery as you please."
Endymion rose, not at all shocked with her fiery temper. He knew this would be coming. "Gomen nasai, but I came to.. to apologize, and to beg your forgiveness, for any damages that may have been done towards you and your planet. That is all I have come here to do."
"Forgiven." Rei said, just wanting him to leave as soon as he could. "Show yourself out; you are not worthy of Mars's finest services and I will not allow my servants to escort you. Now go."
Endymion did as he was asked; without even taking a glance back at the woman who had ordered him out. Rei herself did not even care and did not bother watching him leave. She simply closed her eyes after taking another sip of her Sake and went back to finding her peace of mind. Just as she closed her eyes though, an idea rushed into her mind. Rei was now back to doing what she did best: scheming.
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Comments, questions, suggestions?
Email me : shar@vertek.net
