Authors Notes: ACK! Dang finals!!! I wanted this chapter out LOOOOONG ago! I guess my grades and school finals screwed up my schedule! Well, Wings Inc. is back on track! Enjoy Ch. 2! p
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centeruChapter 2/u/center
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"Sailor Black Wings?" Kuro questioned
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Seiya flinched.
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"What is it?" Yaten asked, clueless.
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"I felt it too," Taiki said, reassuring Seiya.
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"The birth of a new star?"
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Taiki nodded.
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"I feel it now," Yaten said, looking off into space, "This one has a dark past and future."
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"It's the death of an old age, and the birth of a dark one." Seiya muttered.
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This was too much. A panther was kneeling down, calling her Sailor Black Wings, and she had no shirt due to the sudden presence of black wings on her back. Kuro looked back at the panther which was turned around facing the other wall, surprisingly.
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"Um, aHEM. Perhaps you should put something on?" the panther asked tentatively.
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"Oh, right." Kuro said blindly. She shuffled through her torn backpack. Great! She had left her dance clothes in the locker room!
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"Uh, I don't have anyth-" She looked down and blanched. It was the six-pointed star locket, the one from her dream; black, with silver lining and a gold spot in the center.
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Kuro picked it up. A feeling of familiarity rushed through her hands and to her shoulders. Her wings expanded as Kuro slowly raised her arm above her head and yelled,
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"Serene Black Wings Power," The crystal blossomed into a rose shape, "MAKE UP!"
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Kuro felt herself being lifted from the ground. The wings exploded in a flurry of black feathers, which transformed into sleek, black ribbons. The edges of her hair rose into strands, which wrapped into buns, allowing the rest of her hair to hang free. The ribbons wrapped around her arms, legs, and body to form gloves, boots, and a leotard. Black feathers swirled around her and created a black skirt. A ball of feathers swirled in Kuro's posed hands, forming a rotating black pearl. She slowly brought the sphere to her face and kissed it. The small globe exploded into a myriad of black diamonds that joined together and loosely hung on Kuro's ankles, neck, wrists, arms, and buns. A tiara formed from a shining black ninja star on her forehead as she fitted two black ninja stars on her buns with one quick, fluid motion. The locked closed and rested between a pair of black double wings on her chest. Kuro levitated back to the ground and touched down on the ground gracefully. Yabun beamed at her.
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Kuro examined what she was wearing from top to bottom.
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Her hair was put into two buns like Sailor Moon's, only the rest of her hair flowed down freely. The odangos were draped with black diamond strings and topped with crude ninja stars. Her earrings were hanging black diamonds with the ninja stars, which was a surprise, because Kuro's ears weren't pierced. The collar of the leotard was black but edged with silver. Her black choker also had a ninja star. She had 3 gauzy, white petals on each shoulder. The bow that held her locket was actually a pair of black wings. Kuro opened the locket and saw the black crystal in it. It was still spread out like a flower. On the leotard, two black ribbons crossed her stomach and lined the beginning of the skirt. Her skirt was black with two stripes of Gold and Silver on the edge. She had boots like Sailor Saturn's, only the edge was jagged ending in a point, the edge trimmed with white. The boots themselves were black. On the heels were sets of black wings. There were streamers on her back. Made of a kind of black, gauzy material that didn't feel manmade. The queer streamers flowed out behind her effortlessly, even though there was no wind. She was also wearing gloves. Weird gloves. The bands on them were black, and the gloves themselves were gray. The strange thing was that the gloves were cut at the second knuckle of her finger, like biker gloves. On the gray part of the gloves there was a black curl that spiraled around her arm twice then finished with an elegant curl. She had black diamond strings everywhere. She had a string of black diamonds around her neck with the same ninja star, as with her anklets, bracelets, armbands, and the strings of the precious stones on her odangos. Kuro looked back at the panther in disbelief, then of understanding.
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"Okay, now I've really lost it."
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"No! You haven't, Kuro."
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She whipped her head around.
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"What's going on..." Kuro trailed off, signaling for a name.
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"Yabun Tsubasa, but you can call me Yabun. You are meant to be a sailor senshi."
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"What, like Sailor Moon? Ha, very funny."
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"No, seriously."
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"But I'm not from a planet, am I?" Kuro pointed out.
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"Well, no. But I'm trying to figure that out. All that the prophecy said was that a warrior bearing the burden of black wings would be born to protect the goddess Selene. You may be part of Selene's inner guard."
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"WHAT?!" Kuro knew greek mythology well enough.
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"I'm saying might! I've seen your dream, Kuro. I know what it is you don't like about Akari, she reminds you of the "White Girl" who killed your best friend. She IS the white girl, and I am the panther."
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Kuro raised an eyebrow to signal she was listening.
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"You have your fate. It's what you do to prevent it that counts."
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"So I am to die?"
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"No," Yabun said firmly. "That is never anyone's purpose."
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"So what do I do now?"
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"We wait. Always keep that locket with you. Don't tell anyone about your secret unless they are a senshi."
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"Alright, but what if someone attacks me?"
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"Transform. For now, you have crystal glaives. Just think of them, and they should appear in your hands. If you were to drop them, they would disappear and reappear within the next minute or so. Just think of them, and they will come to you."
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Kuro closed her eyes and tried to picture some cool looking swords. She felt handles appear in her hands, she looked down excitedly. It turned out they were like
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"Protractors?" Kuro aimed to punch the wall. "I bet they'd break if I tried to punch something solid!" Kuro socked the wall like a punching bag, hard, with the glaives. They slid easily into the wall. Kuro was shocked, Yabun looked on calmly. The glaives were apparently made of some harder stuff than just crystal.
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*You have your power. Kill the panther...* a voice in Kuro's head sounded.
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*No, he's my friend, my only friend at that.* She retorted.
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*Who cares about friends? There's only one thing that matters in this world: power. Kill him...*
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*KURO!* Yabun's voice sounded in her head and jolted Kuro back to reality. She looked back at the panther. Tears welled in her eyes.
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"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...I didn't mean to..." Kuro sobbed.
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"Kuro," Yabun said softly, "If that ever happens again and you don't feel like yourself, scream back at the voice, resist, ignore it, just don't listen to what she says. Do you really want to kill me?" His voice was earnest, yet scared.
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"No..." Kuro sniffed, "I don't want to hate people, I just DO!"
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Yabun looked at her with an expression of willingness, yet reluctance.
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"Kuro, if nothing happens to Sailor Black Wings in a week, I will have Selene purify you and take away your feelings of hatred towards others."
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"Why a week? Why not now?"
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*He wants you to suffer..."*
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*Shut up...* Kuro said carelessly.
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Yabun chuckled, "I have my reasons. It's for your own health. I would suggest that you de-transform, you should have a shirt. Concentrate on becoming yourself again."
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Kuro thought of plain her. A girl of 15, with long black hair and okay clothes. Herself. She felt the ribbons loosen around her and fly into the golden dot on her locket. She looked down. She was holding the locket, and she still had no shirt.
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"Yabun? Care to explain?"
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"Uh, sorry...dunno."
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Kuro could feel the blood rushing to her face. Jeez, this was embarrassing! Again, she felt her back heat up again, and before she could do anything, the wings were protruding from her back.
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"Try not to feel strong feelings. Calm down. I'm the only one here."
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"BUT YOU'RE A GUY!"
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"Well, yes, but I'm only a panther."
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Kuro's face was a mix of pity and questions. The wings slid into her back. She kneeled down in front of the panther and wrapped her arms around him in an embrace.
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"Aren't you jealous of humans, knowing what you're missing?"
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Yabun sighed. "I have a human form, but I'm not able to achieve it at the present time."
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"Why?"
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"When you commit an act of great love for someone else, even with and evil power inside you, then I will be powerful enough to break free of both of our bonds and transform."
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"Well, can I do it now? I love you Yabun." Kuro said, monotonously.
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"There are two reasons why that doesn't work. You are being selfish because you want my power, and you don't love me. You are being untruthful."
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Kuro realized she was being just like the voice. "I'm sorry."
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"Don't worry, it will come in time."
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"Hey, what if I need you in the day?"
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"I will always be with you. I can become a black kitten, or be invisible. Since your school doesn't allow pets, I think I'll be invisible right now."
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"All right, as long as you'll be with me. Now, to find a shirt..."
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Authors Notes: Okay, so its short... Well, that's about everything in a large nutshell! Who or what are these strange voices in Kuro's head? Is Yabun someone to be trusted? Is Akari? Will Kuro's destiny be changed or is she doomed to live friendless with an evil being in her? Who is planning to attack our hero? Find out these questions and (jeez I wonder if there are) more in the next episode of Sailor Moon: Black Wings!
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centeruChapter 2/u/center
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"Sailor Black Wings?" Kuro questioned
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center***center
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Seiya flinched.
p
"What is it?" Yaten asked, clueless.
p
"I felt it too," Taiki said, reassuring Seiya.
p
"The birth of a new star?"
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Taiki nodded.
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"I feel it now," Yaten said, looking off into space, "This one has a dark past and future."
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"It's the death of an old age, and the birth of a dark one." Seiya muttered.
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center***/center
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This was too much. A panther was kneeling down, calling her Sailor Black Wings, and she had no shirt due to the sudden presence of black wings on her back. Kuro looked back at the panther which was turned around facing the other wall, surprisingly.
p
"Um, aHEM. Perhaps you should put something on?" the panther asked tentatively.
p
"Oh, right." Kuro said blindly. She shuffled through her torn backpack. Great! She had left her dance clothes in the locker room!
p
"Uh, I don't have anyth-" She looked down and blanched. It was the six-pointed star locket, the one from her dream; black, with silver lining and a gold spot in the center.
p
Kuro picked it up. A feeling of familiarity rushed through her hands and to her shoulders. Her wings expanded as Kuro slowly raised her arm above her head and yelled,
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"Serene Black Wings Power," The crystal blossomed into a rose shape, "MAKE UP!"
p
Kuro felt herself being lifted from the ground. The wings exploded in a flurry of black feathers, which transformed into sleek, black ribbons. The edges of her hair rose into strands, which wrapped into buns, allowing the rest of her hair to hang free. The ribbons wrapped around her arms, legs, and body to form gloves, boots, and a leotard. Black feathers swirled around her and created a black skirt. A ball of feathers swirled in Kuro's posed hands, forming a rotating black pearl. She slowly brought the sphere to her face and kissed it. The small globe exploded into a myriad of black diamonds that joined together and loosely hung on Kuro's ankles, neck, wrists, arms, and buns. A tiara formed from a shining black ninja star on her forehead as she fitted two black ninja stars on her buns with one quick, fluid motion. The locked closed and rested between a pair of black double wings on her chest. Kuro levitated back to the ground and touched down on the ground gracefully. Yabun beamed at her.
p
Kuro examined what she was wearing from top to bottom.
p
Her hair was put into two buns like Sailor Moon's, only the rest of her hair flowed down freely. The odangos were draped with black diamond strings and topped with crude ninja stars. Her earrings were hanging black diamonds with the ninja stars, which was a surprise, because Kuro's ears weren't pierced. The collar of the leotard was black but edged with silver. Her black choker also had a ninja star. She had 3 gauzy, white petals on each shoulder. The bow that held her locket was actually a pair of black wings. Kuro opened the locket and saw the black crystal in it. It was still spread out like a flower. On the leotard, two black ribbons crossed her stomach and lined the beginning of the skirt. Her skirt was black with two stripes of Gold and Silver on the edge. She had boots like Sailor Saturn's, only the edge was jagged ending in a point, the edge trimmed with white. The boots themselves were black. On the heels were sets of black wings. There were streamers on her back. Made of a kind of black, gauzy material that didn't feel manmade. The queer streamers flowed out behind her effortlessly, even though there was no wind. She was also wearing gloves. Weird gloves. The bands on them were black, and the gloves themselves were gray. The strange thing was that the gloves were cut at the second knuckle of her finger, like biker gloves. On the gray part of the gloves there was a black curl that spiraled around her arm twice then finished with an elegant curl. She had black diamond strings everywhere. She had a string of black diamonds around her neck with the same ninja star, as with her anklets, bracelets, armbands, and the strings of the precious stones on her odangos. Kuro looked back at the panther in disbelief, then of understanding.
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"Okay, now I've really lost it."
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"No! You haven't, Kuro."
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She whipped her head around.
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"What's going on..." Kuro trailed off, signaling for a name.
p
"Yabun Tsubasa, but you can call me Yabun. You are meant to be a sailor senshi."
p
"What, like Sailor Moon? Ha, very funny."
p
"No, seriously."
p
"But I'm not from a planet, am I?" Kuro pointed out.
p
"Well, no. But I'm trying to figure that out. All that the prophecy said was that a warrior bearing the burden of black wings would be born to protect the goddess Selene. You may be part of Selene's inner guard."
p
"WHAT?!" Kuro knew greek mythology well enough.
p
"I'm saying might! I've seen your dream, Kuro. I know what it is you don't like about Akari, she reminds you of the "White Girl" who killed your best friend. She IS the white girl, and I am the panther."
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Kuro raised an eyebrow to signal she was listening.
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"You have your fate. It's what you do to prevent it that counts."
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"So I am to die?"
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"No," Yabun said firmly. "That is never anyone's purpose."
p
"So what do I do now?"
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"We wait. Always keep that locket with you. Don't tell anyone about your secret unless they are a senshi."
p
"Alright, but what if someone attacks me?"
p
"Transform. For now, you have crystal glaives. Just think of them, and they should appear in your hands. If you were to drop them, they would disappear and reappear within the next minute or so. Just think of them, and they will come to you."
p
Kuro closed her eyes and tried to picture some cool looking swords. She felt handles appear in her hands, she looked down excitedly. It turned out they were like
p
"Protractors?" Kuro aimed to punch the wall. "I bet they'd break if I tried to punch something solid!" Kuro socked the wall like a punching bag, hard, with the glaives. They slid easily into the wall. Kuro was shocked, Yabun looked on calmly. The glaives were apparently made of some harder stuff than just crystal.
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*You have your power. Kill the panther...* a voice in Kuro's head sounded.
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*No, he's my friend, my only friend at that.* She retorted.
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*Who cares about friends? There's only one thing that matters in this world: power. Kill him...*
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*KURO!* Yabun's voice sounded in her head and jolted Kuro back to reality. She looked back at the panther. Tears welled in her eyes.
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"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...I didn't mean to..." Kuro sobbed.
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"Kuro," Yabun said softly, "If that ever happens again and you don't feel like yourself, scream back at the voice, resist, ignore it, just don't listen to what she says. Do you really want to kill me?" His voice was earnest, yet scared.
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"No..." Kuro sniffed, "I don't want to hate people, I just DO!"
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Yabun looked at her with an expression of willingness, yet reluctance.
p
"Kuro, if nothing happens to Sailor Black Wings in a week, I will have Selene purify you and take away your feelings of hatred towards others."
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"Why a week? Why not now?"
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*He wants you to suffer..."*
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*Shut up...* Kuro said carelessly.
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Yabun chuckled, "I have my reasons. It's for your own health. I would suggest that you de-transform, you should have a shirt. Concentrate on becoming yourself again."
p
Kuro thought of plain her. A girl of 15, with long black hair and okay clothes. Herself. She felt the ribbons loosen around her and fly into the golden dot on her locket. She looked down. She was holding the locket, and she still had no shirt.
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"Yabun? Care to explain?"
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"Uh, sorry...dunno."
p
Kuro could feel the blood rushing to her face. Jeez, this was embarrassing! Again, she felt her back heat up again, and before she could do anything, the wings were protruding from her back.
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"Try not to feel strong feelings. Calm down. I'm the only one here."
p
"BUT YOU'RE A GUY!"
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"Well, yes, but I'm only a panther."
p
Kuro's face was a mix of pity and questions. The wings slid into her back. She kneeled down in front of the panther and wrapped her arms around him in an embrace.
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"Aren't you jealous of humans, knowing what you're missing?"
p
Yabun sighed. "I have a human form, but I'm not able to achieve it at the present time."
p
"Why?"
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"When you commit an act of great love for someone else, even with and evil power inside you, then I will be powerful enough to break free of both of our bonds and transform."
p
"Well, can I do it now? I love you Yabun." Kuro said, monotonously.
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"There are two reasons why that doesn't work. You are being selfish because you want my power, and you don't love me. You are being untruthful."
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Kuro realized she was being just like the voice. "I'm sorry."
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"Don't worry, it will come in time."
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"Hey, what if I need you in the day?"
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"I will always be with you. I can become a black kitten, or be invisible. Since your school doesn't allow pets, I think I'll be invisible right now."
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"All right, as long as you'll be with me. Now, to find a shirt..."
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Authors Notes: Okay, so its short... Well, that's about everything in a large nutshell! Who or what are these strange voices in Kuro's head? Is Yabun someone to be trusted? Is Akari? Will Kuro's destiny be changed or is she doomed to live friendless with an evil being in her? Who is planning to attack our hero? Find out these questions and (jeez I wonder if there are) more in the next episode of Sailor Moon: Black Wings!
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