YingGirl Senshi For Hire:
The Sailor Princess Chronicles
NOTE: All characters from Sailor Moon are copywritten by Naoko Takeushi, Kodashia, Toei Animation, DiC Cooperation, Mixx Zine, and CloverWay. All characters from "Iron Chef" is the property of FujiTV and all opinions expressed herein do not reflect those of FujiTV. I have also taken ideas from Simone Maxwell's fic, "The Mernagerie". You may read at the following URL.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/3767/dreamland/menageri.html
Chapter 10-Revelations
Alessa Alexandra, the sister of Vanessa Alexandra and is better known as YangGirl, looked out of her window.
What she was was something she wouldn't expect to see.
The legendary firebird was covering the skies with its' firetip feathers. The creature passed by as it was the sun to awaken everyone.
Alessa then smiled. A tear ran down her eye.
"You did it Lil Princess," Alessa cried, "you finally mastered your powers."
*****
Elsewhere on the countryside in New Zealand, Matt and Cother were awaken and saw the magestic firebird passed by them. They held on each other and watched the skies, even though there was nothing there to look at!
"Is that....?" Matt asked as he looked up.
"You betcha it is mate," Cother replied, "the Phoenix."
"I can't believe I've just saw the Phoenix! This is probably once in a lifetime chance! I've should have taken a picture for proof!!"
"Matt. I don't think the inlanders here will need any proof about the Phoenix existance. They all know it's real."
"Yeah. Thanks Vanessa, for making it into a reality."
****
Katrice looked down.
"I don't think she made it," Sakai said.
"You can't be sure Sakai-san!!!" Kobe cried as he looked towards everyone, "She can defeat that woman just like she defeated that monster!!"
Katrice tried to hold her tears. She knows that Vanessa always leaves her behind.
But....
Could Sakai be right? Could this be her final battle? Was this the end for someone who strived for everything just to be loved?
"I hope it's not," a famillar voice said.
The chefs turned around and they were all shocked. Their Chairman have recovered from the incident.
"Kaga-san!!!!" Chen askeed as he look "But how?!!"
"Perhaps this is a thank you from the princess," Kaga replied as he looked towards everyone, "for letting me take care of her pet for so many years. Now come along, the others are waiting."
****
Eternal Sailor Moon woke up and looked around. She wasn't the only one that just had woken up. The rest of the sailor senshi team, Motoki, and Tuxedo Kaman had woke up too.
"Sailor Moon..." Tuxedo Kaman muttered as he sat up.
"Tuxedo Kaman-san!!!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried happily, "You woke up!!!"
"Princess!!!" the other sailor senshi cried out as they sat up.
"Everyone," Eternal Sailor Moon said as she smiled, "you're all all right."
"Could the Phoenix Princess done this?" Motoki asked as he stood up, "Could the Phoenix Princess also save my uncle as well?"
Five strangers appeared right in front of everyone. Four of them were dressed up in chefs costumes while the fifth person was embroded by finest sequence jacket. Motoki knew who this was.
"Uncle Kaga-san!!!!!" Motoki cried out as he ran to hug his uncle, "You're all right!!!! You've recovered!!! I've thought you'll die on us!!!"
"I have our friend the Phoenix Princess to thank for that," Kaga replied and hugged Motoki back, "by the way, where is she? She should be here with the rest of the sailor senshi."
The chefs and Katrice looked away from their rejuvinated chairman. Kaga noticed there must be something wrong; his chefs never look down when neither of them are shamed by their actions.
Morimoto was the one willing to break the news. He looked back at Kaga as he tried to hide his emotions.
"She went to battle Lady Xineoh and has not returned," Morimoto said seriously, "there could be a chance she did not make it."
"What?" Kaga asked as he looked towards Morimoto, "You can't be serious, can you?"
"He is," Katrice replied as she used her paw to wipe a tear away, "she's may be gone. She had sacrifice herself to save us but...."
Katrice couldn't take it anyone. She looked towards everyone as her tears ran down her face.
"She did it alone!!!" Katrice cried out, "She always does everything alone! I thought my master will end her life differently, but not like this!!!!"
Katrice lowered her head while she tried not to choke on her own tears.
"Who am I kidding?" Katrice muttered to herself, "Master was always hated by everyone, so no one will care if she does something like this."
"That's not true Katrice," Kaga replied as he looked down at Katrice, "I've always loved your master since the beginning. In fact, I was the one who selected her for this job."
Katrice's eyes widen. She felt a jolt of remeberance passing through her head.
****
A few years ago, there was a garage sale on a local street. There were five people attending the sale, especially him. He was wearing a grey over coat and watched the area.
Until she came.
He knew she was coming this way.
He then started to drop a locket on the ground as the girl entered the garage sale. He began to leave in hopes to see this girl again.
She never saw him, but did see the locket he dropped. The locket was engraved with a Yin/Yang symbol in the center of it. It then started to release a glowing light.
And the rest is all history.
****
"It was you?!!!" Katrice cried out as she was shocked about this revelation.
Kaga smiled towards Katrice.
"You had the Ruby Phoenix Crystal all along?!!!!" Motoki asked as he looked towards his uncle, "But why didn't you keep it for yourself? Why did you give it to that girl?"
"It just wouldn't be right," Kaga replied, "I've already have acheived what I desire without the crystal itself. I then gave away it away to someone who was worthly to the crystal to hold...but not being the caretaker of the Phoenix."
"So that's why the Phoenix is not with the Phoenix Princess," Mars said as she looked towards Kaga, "you were afraid she may use her powers for her own ways."
"That is correct, but...I'll never thought she'll do such a thing. Does she really hate her life so much?"
"She does...." Katrice replied as she lowered her head.
Eternal Sailor Moon clasped her hands together as in prayer. Everyone turned around and looked towards her. Why out of all thing was their leader praying and for what?
Her silver crystal appearred from out of her locket and started to release its' power.
And Eternal Sailor Moon disappeared right in front of everyone's eyes.
****
YingGirl was lying on the icey cold ground. Blood ran down from her lips as the winds started howling in rage. Her body was frozen.
But....
She didn't care.
She knew she was going to die. That was the price for protecting everyone on this planet.
Everyone that hated her.
Well, they've got their wish. In an hour or so, her body will be completely frozen. She was going to die hopeless in the icecap wastelands...and she deserve it.
She tried to recall that kiss. Why did she ever get that kiss in the first place?
It has to be an illusion....a joke.
She then saw a white light heading towards her. Was it death? She couldn't move a single muscle as she saw the light coming closer and closer. It had to be death. She made no sudden moves as she embraced herself to it.
****
YingGirl found herself floating in an endless space. Was this what happens to people who are dead? She then realized she can move her arms again. She turned around in this bizzare area.
"Where am I?" YingGirl asked, "Am I....dead?"
Her locket began glowing. She looked down at it. What did it all mean?
"You are in the light of the Silver Crystal," a voice said as it echoed thoughout the area.
She turned around to see where it came from. The Phoenix was right beside a young woman. She wore a long elegant white dress and a crown on her head. There was a crescent moon at the center of here forehead. She looked towards YingGirl with a smile.
"Neo Queen Serenity!!" YingGirl cried out as she quickly kneeled towards her.
The Queen walked towards YingGirl.
"This is the first time I ever get to meet someone like you Phoenix Princess," the Queen said.
"Well," YingGirl replied as she looked towards the queen, "I feel honered just to meet you.
"Are you really that lonely, Princess?"
"Yes."
The Queen smiled at YingGirl.
"Even though we are different," the Queen replied, "we fight for the same cause; to protect others from harm. We can get lonely sometimes when there isn't others out there who share our unintentional destinies. So, let's be friends and neither of us will be lonely again. What do you say about that, princess?"
"I want that," YingGirl said as she looked towards the queen, "I want to be friends. I don't want to be alone any longer."
The Queen then hugged YingGirl. The Phoenix embraced both the Queen and YingGirl with its' wings wrapped around the two.
The harmony that Earth has waited for; the harmony between the Sun and the Moon....has become a reality.
****
It was a beautiful day in Crystal Tokyo. Princess Small Lady Serenity had married Elios from Elysion in a harmonious wedding, which was fit for two kingdoms to celebrate. Strings of confetti showered the married couple as both of them begin their lives together.
And together in the celebration.
The Queen's sailor princesses watched the two with their husbands...except for one.
She was watching the wedding closely and everyone else. The queen turned around and looked towards this princess. She walked towards her.
"Phoenix Princess," the Queen asked, "is something bothering you?"
"Well the fact that I'm not from either your court and your hushand's court, "the princess replied in confusion, "it's very strange that I serve under you, even though I'm a complete stranger."
"Don't worry. You'll soon get used to it. You are always welcomed in Crystal Tokyo."
Then a group of sailor soldiers headed towards the princess. These sailor soldiers looked like the Queen's soldiers, except their uniforms were silver and some of these soldiers were even cyborgs.
These were the Neo Sailor Senshi Team.
"Princess," on of the sailors cried out, "we were worried about you."
"Please don't leave us princess," another said, "it's no fun when you're not around."
The princess smiled back at them.
"I'll never leave all of you," the princess replied, "I'm thankful I have all of you with me. Now come along, let's join the others in the celebration."
The senshi agreed and followed their princess into the celebration. The Queen smiled back at the Princess as she looked at her.
"Thank you Phoenix Princess," the Queen whisped, "thank you for saving our world."
****
After a safe return, Sailor Moon was greeted by the other sailor senshi. She was holding onto the fallen YingGirl, who had detransformed herself back into Vanessa Alexandra. Katrice wept in joy to see her master once more.
Both of them were all right...except Vanessa was more tired since she used up all of her energy. Kaga then summoned some servants to take the fallen princess to rest once more.
Pluto then knew it was time for the sailor senshi to take their leave back to their homes. Jupiter and Venus whined since they want to stay longer and get to know Kobe at a more personal level. Finally they gave up when the rest started to complain about Venus' and Jupiter's antices. The senshi and Tuxedo Kaman used Sailor Teleport to head back to their homes before anyone else notices about their disappearance.
A few days had passed within the castle. Vanessa knew she had to leave as well. Even though she was at a paradise....this was not her real home. She had to tell them about this. She doesn't belong in a place that she is being pampered by an eccentric gourmand almost everyday.
"Can't you stay just a little longer?" Sakai asked, "You can become a great chef at the Gourment Academy."
"Or an excellent taster of our dishes," Chen added.
"I'm sorry," Vanessa said as she bowed down, "I cannot stay. I wish I can stay here longer but I have to go. This isn't my real home, even though I wish it was."
"Then stay," Motoki replied as he looked towards Vanessa, "why must you head back to a place where you have no one to go to?"
"Come on Van-chan," Katrice grinned, "the food's great and so is the hospitality! Hell, you've hit the jackpot!"
"Katrice!!!!" Vanessa cried out.
Morimoto looked at the others chefs, then back at Vanessa.
"Even though I don't like you," Morimoto said with a smile across his face, "I think I'll miss you just like everyone else will. I don't think we'll ever be the same."
"Then if you do leave..." Kobe stated, "you must come back! Please promise you'll visit us someday!!"
"I can't promise that...." Vanessa muttered as she lowered her head, "I can not come back here."
"But..."
"I'm so sorry everyone. I do not belong here. I must go. Please tell Mr. Kaga-san to take care of the Phoenix for me."
Vanessa then started to leave. Motoki tried to follow her.
"Vanessa, please!!" Motoki cried out, "My uncle will be worried sick if you leave like this!!!"
****
Vanessa started to run. She tried to hold on her tears as she headed towards the front entrance to escape. She knew the others were following her so they could try to change her mind. She must leave this place. It was the right thing to do...
Was it?
She then ran into someone accidently. She looked up and turned red.
"You...." Vanessa whispered.
"Phoenix Princess," Kaga asked as he looked down at her, "no, I mean Vanessa...why do you wish not to stay here? Have anyone here want you to leave?"
"N-no Mr. Kaga Takashi-san," Vanessa replied as she looked up at him, "no one did such a thing. It's me sir. I feel like I'm more of a trouble than a guest. I don't wish anyone to get hurt sir, so please let me leave."
"You're not any sort of trouble and we didn't get hurt because of you. In fact, it was you who saved everyone and myself as well. I shall be forever in your debt for your aide."
"But....I can't stay here. It's not right."
He then hugged her once again, only to let her go once more. He looked back at her once more.
"I cannot change your mind," Kaga said as he looked back at her, "but please remember this; you'll always have a home here at Gourment Acadamy as well as my heart."
Vanessa's face turned red. Did he said what he really said?!!! Her body seemed like it was trembling.
No! He couldn't mean it. He could never mean that....
No one can.
"T-thank you s-sir," Vanessa muttered, "please, take care of my Phoenix for me and Katrice-chan."
He understood clearly what she means....
And he gradually watched her exit the castle quickly than she entered it. Katrice, Motoki, and the chefs tried to follow her....
But she was already gone.
Motoki turned around and looked towards his uncle bitterely. He didn't like the decison that his uncle had just made.
"Uncle!" Motoki asked, "Why did you let her leave?!!! She's the Phoenix Princess you've longed for!!! You love her!!"
Kaga sighed and then turned around to face his nephew.
"Mo-kun," Kaga replied, "I couldn't let her live here and let her be miserable. Perhaps when she matures more, she may return back."
"I see..." Motoki said as he lowered his head.
"Vanessa..." Katrice whisped as she look down, "why?"
****
Once again Vanessa was strolling down the hallways. This time it was different; she had no furry cabbit creature nestling itself on her shoulders. Everyone, whom she saved from being slaves to Lady Xineoh, haven't give her any respect that she truely deserves. In fact, she's being avoided by everyone!
What was the lesson that she had learned from all of this?
She will always be alone no matter what happens. She had lived being along thoughout her life...
But....
She lowered her head and cluthed her books. She thought Mr. Kaga-san had to be deluisional to say something like that. It was the only way! And it is for the better of life...his life, that is.
She wondered what would happened if she did stay? Would she finally find true love? Will people finally accept her and apperiaciate her?
Sighing, she continued to walk down the hallway. She had another class to attend to.
The Sailor Princess Chronicles
NOTE: All characters from Sailor Moon are copywritten by Naoko Takeushi, Kodashia, Toei Animation, DiC Cooperation, Mixx Zine, and CloverWay. All characters from "Iron Chef" is the property of FujiTV and all opinions expressed herein do not reflect those of FujiTV. I have also taken ideas from Simone Maxwell's fic, "The Mernagerie". You may read at the following URL.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/3767/dreamland/menageri.html
Chapter 10-Revelations
Alessa Alexandra, the sister of Vanessa Alexandra and is better known as YangGirl, looked out of her window.
What she was was something she wouldn't expect to see.
The legendary firebird was covering the skies with its' firetip feathers. The creature passed by as it was the sun to awaken everyone.
Alessa then smiled. A tear ran down her eye.
"You did it Lil Princess," Alessa cried, "you finally mastered your powers."
*****
Elsewhere on the countryside in New Zealand, Matt and Cother were awaken and saw the magestic firebird passed by them. They held on each other and watched the skies, even though there was nothing there to look at!
"Is that....?" Matt asked as he looked up.
"You betcha it is mate," Cother replied, "the Phoenix."
"I can't believe I've just saw the Phoenix! This is probably once in a lifetime chance! I've should have taken a picture for proof!!"
"Matt. I don't think the inlanders here will need any proof about the Phoenix existance. They all know it's real."
"Yeah. Thanks Vanessa, for making it into a reality."
****
Katrice looked down.
"I don't think she made it," Sakai said.
"You can't be sure Sakai-san!!!" Kobe cried as he looked towards everyone, "She can defeat that woman just like she defeated that monster!!"
Katrice tried to hold her tears. She knows that Vanessa always leaves her behind.
But....
Could Sakai be right? Could this be her final battle? Was this the end for someone who strived for everything just to be loved?
"I hope it's not," a famillar voice said.
The chefs turned around and they were all shocked. Their Chairman have recovered from the incident.
"Kaga-san!!!!" Chen askeed as he look "But how?!!"
"Perhaps this is a thank you from the princess," Kaga replied as he looked towards everyone, "for letting me take care of her pet for so many years. Now come along, the others are waiting."
****
Eternal Sailor Moon woke up and looked around. She wasn't the only one that just had woken up. The rest of the sailor senshi team, Motoki, and Tuxedo Kaman had woke up too.
"Sailor Moon..." Tuxedo Kaman muttered as he sat up.
"Tuxedo Kaman-san!!!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried happily, "You woke up!!!"
"Princess!!!" the other sailor senshi cried out as they sat up.
"Everyone," Eternal Sailor Moon said as she smiled, "you're all all right."
"Could the Phoenix Princess done this?" Motoki asked as he stood up, "Could the Phoenix Princess also save my uncle as well?"
Five strangers appeared right in front of everyone. Four of them were dressed up in chefs costumes while the fifth person was embroded by finest sequence jacket. Motoki knew who this was.
"Uncle Kaga-san!!!!!" Motoki cried out as he ran to hug his uncle, "You're all right!!!! You've recovered!!! I've thought you'll die on us!!!"
"I have our friend the Phoenix Princess to thank for that," Kaga replied and hugged Motoki back, "by the way, where is she? She should be here with the rest of the sailor senshi."
The chefs and Katrice looked away from their rejuvinated chairman. Kaga noticed there must be something wrong; his chefs never look down when neither of them are shamed by their actions.
Morimoto was the one willing to break the news. He looked back at Kaga as he tried to hide his emotions.
"She went to battle Lady Xineoh and has not returned," Morimoto said seriously, "there could be a chance she did not make it."
"What?" Kaga asked as he looked towards Morimoto, "You can't be serious, can you?"
"He is," Katrice replied as she used her paw to wipe a tear away, "she's may be gone. She had sacrifice herself to save us but...."
Katrice couldn't take it anyone. She looked towards everyone as her tears ran down her face.
"She did it alone!!!" Katrice cried out, "She always does everything alone! I thought my master will end her life differently, but not like this!!!!"
Katrice lowered her head while she tried not to choke on her own tears.
"Who am I kidding?" Katrice muttered to herself, "Master was always hated by everyone, so no one will care if she does something like this."
"That's not true Katrice," Kaga replied as he looked down at Katrice, "I've always loved your master since the beginning. In fact, I was the one who selected her for this job."
Katrice's eyes widen. She felt a jolt of remeberance passing through her head.
****
A few years ago, there was a garage sale on a local street. There were five people attending the sale, especially him. He was wearing a grey over coat and watched the area.
Until she came.
He knew she was coming this way.
He then started to drop a locket on the ground as the girl entered the garage sale. He began to leave in hopes to see this girl again.
She never saw him, but did see the locket he dropped. The locket was engraved with a Yin/Yang symbol in the center of it. It then started to release a glowing light.
And the rest is all history.
****
"It was you?!!!" Katrice cried out as she was shocked about this revelation.
Kaga smiled towards Katrice.
"You had the Ruby Phoenix Crystal all along?!!!!" Motoki asked as he looked towards his uncle, "But why didn't you keep it for yourself? Why did you give it to that girl?"
"It just wouldn't be right," Kaga replied, "I've already have acheived what I desire without the crystal itself. I then gave away it away to someone who was worthly to the crystal to hold...but not being the caretaker of the Phoenix."
"So that's why the Phoenix is not with the Phoenix Princess," Mars said as she looked towards Kaga, "you were afraid she may use her powers for her own ways."
"That is correct, but...I'll never thought she'll do such a thing. Does she really hate her life so much?"
"She does...." Katrice replied as she lowered her head.
Eternal Sailor Moon clasped her hands together as in prayer. Everyone turned around and looked towards her. Why out of all thing was their leader praying and for what?
Her silver crystal appearred from out of her locket and started to release its' power.
And Eternal Sailor Moon disappeared right in front of everyone's eyes.
****
YingGirl was lying on the icey cold ground. Blood ran down from her lips as the winds started howling in rage. Her body was frozen.
But....
She didn't care.
She knew she was going to die. That was the price for protecting everyone on this planet.
Everyone that hated her.
Well, they've got their wish. In an hour or so, her body will be completely frozen. She was going to die hopeless in the icecap wastelands...and she deserve it.
She tried to recall that kiss. Why did she ever get that kiss in the first place?
It has to be an illusion....a joke.
She then saw a white light heading towards her. Was it death? She couldn't move a single muscle as she saw the light coming closer and closer. It had to be death. She made no sudden moves as she embraced herself to it.
****
YingGirl found herself floating in an endless space. Was this what happens to people who are dead? She then realized she can move her arms again. She turned around in this bizzare area.
"Where am I?" YingGirl asked, "Am I....dead?"
Her locket began glowing. She looked down at it. What did it all mean?
"You are in the light of the Silver Crystal," a voice said as it echoed thoughout the area.
She turned around to see where it came from. The Phoenix was right beside a young woman. She wore a long elegant white dress and a crown on her head. There was a crescent moon at the center of here forehead. She looked towards YingGirl with a smile.
"Neo Queen Serenity!!" YingGirl cried out as she quickly kneeled towards her.
The Queen walked towards YingGirl.
"This is the first time I ever get to meet someone like you Phoenix Princess," the Queen said.
"Well," YingGirl replied as she looked towards the queen, "I feel honered just to meet you.
"Are you really that lonely, Princess?"
"Yes."
The Queen smiled at YingGirl.
"Even though we are different," the Queen replied, "we fight for the same cause; to protect others from harm. We can get lonely sometimes when there isn't others out there who share our unintentional destinies. So, let's be friends and neither of us will be lonely again. What do you say about that, princess?"
"I want that," YingGirl said as she looked towards the queen, "I want to be friends. I don't want to be alone any longer."
The Queen then hugged YingGirl. The Phoenix embraced both the Queen and YingGirl with its' wings wrapped around the two.
The harmony that Earth has waited for; the harmony between the Sun and the Moon....has become a reality.
****
It was a beautiful day in Crystal Tokyo. Princess Small Lady Serenity had married Elios from Elysion in a harmonious wedding, which was fit for two kingdoms to celebrate. Strings of confetti showered the married couple as both of them begin their lives together.
And together in the celebration.
The Queen's sailor princesses watched the two with their husbands...except for one.
She was watching the wedding closely and everyone else. The queen turned around and looked towards this princess. She walked towards her.
"Phoenix Princess," the Queen asked, "is something bothering you?"
"Well the fact that I'm not from either your court and your hushand's court, "the princess replied in confusion, "it's very strange that I serve under you, even though I'm a complete stranger."
"Don't worry. You'll soon get used to it. You are always welcomed in Crystal Tokyo."
Then a group of sailor soldiers headed towards the princess. These sailor soldiers looked like the Queen's soldiers, except their uniforms were silver and some of these soldiers were even cyborgs.
These were the Neo Sailor Senshi Team.
"Princess," on of the sailors cried out, "we were worried about you."
"Please don't leave us princess," another said, "it's no fun when you're not around."
The princess smiled back at them.
"I'll never leave all of you," the princess replied, "I'm thankful I have all of you with me. Now come along, let's join the others in the celebration."
The senshi agreed and followed their princess into the celebration. The Queen smiled back at the Princess as she looked at her.
"Thank you Phoenix Princess," the Queen whisped, "thank you for saving our world."
****
After a safe return, Sailor Moon was greeted by the other sailor senshi. She was holding onto the fallen YingGirl, who had detransformed herself back into Vanessa Alexandra. Katrice wept in joy to see her master once more.
Both of them were all right...except Vanessa was more tired since she used up all of her energy. Kaga then summoned some servants to take the fallen princess to rest once more.
Pluto then knew it was time for the sailor senshi to take their leave back to their homes. Jupiter and Venus whined since they want to stay longer and get to know Kobe at a more personal level. Finally they gave up when the rest started to complain about Venus' and Jupiter's antices. The senshi and Tuxedo Kaman used Sailor Teleport to head back to their homes before anyone else notices about their disappearance.
A few days had passed within the castle. Vanessa knew she had to leave as well. Even though she was at a paradise....this was not her real home. She had to tell them about this. She doesn't belong in a place that she is being pampered by an eccentric gourmand almost everyday.
"Can't you stay just a little longer?" Sakai asked, "You can become a great chef at the Gourment Academy."
"Or an excellent taster of our dishes," Chen added.
"I'm sorry," Vanessa said as she bowed down, "I cannot stay. I wish I can stay here longer but I have to go. This isn't my real home, even though I wish it was."
"Then stay," Motoki replied as he looked towards Vanessa, "why must you head back to a place where you have no one to go to?"
"Come on Van-chan," Katrice grinned, "the food's great and so is the hospitality! Hell, you've hit the jackpot!"
"Katrice!!!!" Vanessa cried out.
Morimoto looked at the others chefs, then back at Vanessa.
"Even though I don't like you," Morimoto said with a smile across his face, "I think I'll miss you just like everyone else will. I don't think we'll ever be the same."
"Then if you do leave..." Kobe stated, "you must come back! Please promise you'll visit us someday!!"
"I can't promise that...." Vanessa muttered as she lowered her head, "I can not come back here."
"But..."
"I'm so sorry everyone. I do not belong here. I must go. Please tell Mr. Kaga-san to take care of the Phoenix for me."
Vanessa then started to leave. Motoki tried to follow her.
"Vanessa, please!!" Motoki cried out, "My uncle will be worried sick if you leave like this!!!"
****
Vanessa started to run. She tried to hold on her tears as she headed towards the front entrance to escape. She knew the others were following her so they could try to change her mind. She must leave this place. It was the right thing to do...
Was it?
She then ran into someone accidently. She looked up and turned red.
"You...." Vanessa whispered.
"Phoenix Princess," Kaga asked as he looked down at her, "no, I mean Vanessa...why do you wish not to stay here? Have anyone here want you to leave?"
"N-no Mr. Kaga Takashi-san," Vanessa replied as she looked up at him, "no one did such a thing. It's me sir. I feel like I'm more of a trouble than a guest. I don't wish anyone to get hurt sir, so please let me leave."
"You're not any sort of trouble and we didn't get hurt because of you. In fact, it was you who saved everyone and myself as well. I shall be forever in your debt for your aide."
"But....I can't stay here. It's not right."
He then hugged her once again, only to let her go once more. He looked back at her once more.
"I cannot change your mind," Kaga said as he looked back at her, "but please remember this; you'll always have a home here at Gourment Acadamy as well as my heart."
Vanessa's face turned red. Did he said what he really said?!!! Her body seemed like it was trembling.
No! He couldn't mean it. He could never mean that....
No one can.
"T-thank you s-sir," Vanessa muttered, "please, take care of my Phoenix for me and Katrice-chan."
He understood clearly what she means....
And he gradually watched her exit the castle quickly than she entered it. Katrice, Motoki, and the chefs tried to follow her....
But she was already gone.
Motoki turned around and looked towards his uncle bitterely. He didn't like the decison that his uncle had just made.
"Uncle!" Motoki asked, "Why did you let her leave?!!! She's the Phoenix Princess you've longed for!!! You love her!!"
Kaga sighed and then turned around to face his nephew.
"Mo-kun," Kaga replied, "I couldn't let her live here and let her be miserable. Perhaps when she matures more, she may return back."
"I see..." Motoki said as he lowered his head.
"Vanessa..." Katrice whisped as she look down, "why?"
****
Once again Vanessa was strolling down the hallways. This time it was different; she had no furry cabbit creature nestling itself on her shoulders. Everyone, whom she saved from being slaves to Lady Xineoh, haven't give her any respect that she truely deserves. In fact, she's being avoided by everyone!
What was the lesson that she had learned from all of this?
She will always be alone no matter what happens. She had lived being along thoughout her life...
But....
She lowered her head and cluthed her books. She thought Mr. Kaga-san had to be deluisional to say something like that. It was the only way! And it is for the better of life...his life, that is.
She wondered what would happened if she did stay? Would she finally find true love? Will people finally accept her and apperiaciate her?
Sighing, she continued to walk down the hallway. She had another class to attend to.
