Chapter
21 – New Enemy…
Usagi's
eyes painfully opened the next morning. Her vision was blurry and her whole body ached, especially her ankle,
though. She tried to sit up, but was
forced back down.
"You
should rest Usa-chan." She heard the familiar voice.
"Quatre-chan?"
She questioned, her vision finally clearing.
"Hai,
it's me Usa-chan. How do you feel?" He
asked, helping her to sit up somewhat.
"Terrible…"
Her voice trailed off as she cringed with a new pain. "How is everyone?" She asked, forgetting about her own pain.
"The
Senshi? They're fine, and so are all of
the pilots." Quatre assured her.
"What
about Sakura-chan?" Usagi asked, wondering what had happened to the pink-haired
brat.
"She's
still asleep," Quatre informed her. He
saw the worry vanish from her face as she settled back into the bed. "Can I get you anything?"
"Hai,
I'm a little hungry, Quat-chan." [A.N. it's pronounced 'KAT'] She said,
smiling at the thought of food. Quatre
laughed and smiled down at his angel.
"All
right, I'll be back in a minute, get some sleep." He said, smiling before
leaving the room. Usagi leaned back
against the pillow, light filtering through the open curtains. She looked around the room, her eyes roaming
over the large oak dresser and the huge canopy bed she now lay in. There was a mixture of white and pink lace
covering the entire room, making up the curtains and the canopy of the
bed. She noticed the small crescent
moons that were carved into the woodwork of the dressers and the bed, realizing
that Quatre had gotten this room together especially for her. She painfully sat up, swinging her feet over
the edge of the bed. She knew her ankle
was broken, but she didn't care. She
bit her lip against the pain and limped over to the window, trying not to put
much pressure on the ankle. She put her
hands on the edge of the window, supporting her weight before shifting her
position and shoving the window upward. A gust of arm came through the window, making her hair fly out behind
her. She smiled and breathed in the
fresh scent. It had only been a few
weeks since she had left earth, but she had missed it so much. The fresh smell of the air a warm breeze
brought… the sound of the birds singing their hearts out… the smell of
fresh-cut grass… It was all so magical to her…
"Usagi-chan?"
Quatre questioned entering the room. He
set down the tray and ran to her, scooping her up in his arms. "Usa-chan, you shouldn't be walking on that
ankle…" He was silenced when her lips covered his in a gentle kiss. He was surprised at first but then eagerly
kissed her back, his tongue running over her soft lips, asking to be
accepted. He was answered by her tongue
darting bravely into his open mouth. He
slowly moved to the bed and set her down, breaking the kiss. "Sakura, please get some rest." He pleaded,
worry in his eyes. She nodded her head
in agreement, catching his lips once more with her own in a silent embrace.
****
"That
little tramp!" Miyana shouted, again watching the scene before her. Quatre was hers, she wouldn't let Serenity
take him too… she loved him… didn't she?
"Your
highness, what was I do?" Miyana's most powerful youma asked, bowing before
her. A smirk spread across Miyana's
lips as she stood, the wound on her stomach had vanished, being completely healed
by an energy boost given to her by a loyal source.
"Pay
a little visit to my sister. Let her
know that I'm still alive and that I WILL be getting my revenge very soon."
Miyana said, her normal smirk, twisting its way across her purple lips.
"Hai,
your majesty." The youma said before vanishing.
****
"How's
Usagi?" Sakura asked, sitting at the table with Quatre.
"She's
all right, she's just tired and sore," Quatre said, as a servant placed several
dishes in front of the pink-haired princess. "Eat all you want ChibiUsa-chan." He said, smiling at his future
daughter.
"Hai,
Tousan!" She cried as she filled her plate and began to shovel it down,
rivaling the speed of Usagi. A
sweatdrop appeared on Quatre's forehead, accompanied by a nervous laugh.
"Is
that a trait that ALL princesses of the moon get?" He asked. Sakura giggled to herself before shoving
another roll into her mouth. She
swallowed that bite and looked up at Quatre.
"Hai,
I get it from my mommy, I don't know where she got it though." She laughed
before continuing on her eating spree.
'Kawaii
little bunny.' He thought, smiling at the girl. 'She truly is a cherry blossom.'
****
Usagi
was staring out the window again, this time from her bed. She didn't want to rest, that dream with
Mamoru had worried her greatly. What
did it mean? Had he really gone into
her dream? She was so confused… What
had happened to her sister? She had
never seen her actually die, she had used her tiara but that couldn't have
killed her, could it? Usagi sighed and
looked up at the ceiling.
"Where
are you Heero-kun?" She asked herself, leaning back against her good hand. "I won't let you walk out of my life again
Heero…" She vowed, her eyes slowly closing.
****
The
youma stood outside of the massive mansion, watching as a delivery truck
unloaded its contents. She smirked to
herself and disguised herself as one of the workers, taking one of the many
boxes. Once inside the house, she set
down the box and went about searching for Serenity.
"What
do you think you're doing?" One of the workers asked. "You have to help us unload the rest of the truck, now get back
out there!!" A smirk spread across the
youma's face as she turned her attention back to the man.
"Gomen,
but I won't be helping you any longer. You'd better start running if you want to live." She said, the smirk
growing. An upturned black crescent
moon [A.N. like Serenity's, only black] appeared on her forehead as the
smirk grew. She saw the look of fear
that slowly crossed the man's face as he turned and attempted to flee.
"Help
me!" He shouted, but his cried were cut off when a vine wrapped itself over his
mouth, drowning out his cries for help. She walked up behind the man, putting a hand on either side of his face. She brought her face down by his then jerked
her hands either way, snapping the man's neck. She dropped him to the ground and stood over the broken body, a smirk on
her lips.
"Gomen,
but you weren't fast enough." She said, still smirking. She made her way through the massive building,
searching for Serenity's energy. She
was in a weakened state so it was very hard to do. She rounded a corner, nearly tripping over a young man with
platinum blond hair.
"What
are you doing here? The delivers are to
be made at the delivery entrance. Leave
this part of the house at once." Quatre ordered, feeling slightly angered.
"Gomen,
but I'm new and got lost," She lied, as she began to walk in the opposite
direction. 'Can't let him find out who
I am… yet anyway…' She thought as she turned another corner. She ducked into a room, closing the door
behind her. She turned her head,
searching the room she had ducked into. It was decorated with very expensive and extravagant furniture and lacy
curtains. She noticed a figure lying on
the bed and a smirk spread across her lips as she recognized the sleeping
figure. "Awe, looks like the princess
was hurt." She said with a mock pout on her face. Usagi's eyes fluttered open and she saw a woman wearing a uniform
of some sort.
"Nani? Who are you?" Usagi asked, trying to sit
up. She saw a smirk cross her lips and
a moment later, the woman threw the uniform off and stood before Usagi with a
black crescent moon on her forehead. "A
youma?!?" She demanded, holding her broach up.
"Not
so fast!" The youma cried, sending a blast at Usagi. The broach flew from her hand and skidded under the heavy
dresser. "Sorry princess, it's time to
die." She said, still smirking. A dark
blast began to form in her hand as Usagi slowly climbed to her feet, not
putting her weight down on her broken ankle.
"What
do you want?! Leave me alone!!" She
shrieked as she dove for the dresser. She cried out in pain as the energy wrapped itself around her waist,
sinking into her flesh. Her fingernails
dug into the hardwood floor as she stretched her arm out, searching for her
broach. "Quatre-chan!!! Help me!!" She shrieked, the pain slowly
overtaking her body. "Help me!!!"
Sakura's
eyes flew open as she heard Usagi's cries. She grabbed her broach and held it up in the air.
"Moon
Crisis Make-UP!!" She cried, holding the broach up. She waited for the familiar pink ribbons to surround her body and
transform her into Super Sailor ChibiMoon [A.N. What a mouthful.]
"Help
me!!" The cry came again. Sakura
hurriedly ran from her room, searching for the source of the voice. She threw open Usagi's door to see her lying
on the floor, some sort of dark energy was wrapped tightly around her waist.
"Usagi!!"
She shrieked, dropping to Usagi's side.
"Get
out of here Sakura!!" Usagi shrieked, feeling the pain spread throughout her
entire body.
"Iie,
I won't let her hurt you!!" Sakura shouted. "Chibi Moon Eternal Make-UP!!" She cried, holding up her broach. The pink ribbons surrounded ChibiUsa,
forming a new fuku. The main body was
white with a pink sailor collar with light blue stripes. It had poofy white shoulders with white
bands at the cuff. Next was the gloves,
which were white with a pink stripe around both wrists and a crescent moon in
the middle. Her boots were the same,
being to her knees, white with a pink ring around the ankle and a crescent moon
on the foot. She had a tri-layer,
tri-color skirt, the top layer being white, the next being light pink and the
bottom layer being light blue and there were light pink ribbons hanging down
the front to the floor. Inside of her
odangos was the normal red jewel with the feathers and the features in her hair
along with a crescent moon on her forehead where the tiara had once been. And to complete the outfit, a pair of fake
white wings appeared on her back. "I am
a pretty soldier in a sailor suit, sworn to protect people! I am Eternal Sailor ChibiMoon, and I will
NOT allow you to hurt my mommy anymore! On behalf of the future moon, I WILL punish you!!"
"Eternal?"
Usagi questioned painfully, looking up at the child. "ChibiUsa-chan, you have to leave…" She whispered, cringing in
pain as another jolt of power hit her.
"I'm
not afraid of a little pink powder puff like you kid. I'll take care of you then I'll finish off Serenity." The youma
said confidently.
"I
won't let you hurt my mommy! I will
defeat you!" Eternal ChibiMoon shouted. She closed her eyes and a moment later, a sort of weapon appeared out of
nowhere. Eternal ChibiMoon held it
above her head, the light glistening off the crystal atop of it.
"What
are you going to do with that kid? Hit
me over the head with it?" The youma asked, a smug look on her face. "You're 'mommy' is a weakling and a tramp. She sleeps with the first person she meets
after the death of Endymion, the one she was destined to be with. I'll destroy that tramp as soon as I defeat
you."
"How
dare you say that about my mommy!" Eternal ChibiMoon shouted. "She's a good person and so is my
daddy!! I won't forgive you for saying
such mean untrue thing about me mommy!!" She shouted, tears streaming down her
face. "Rainbow Sugar Therapy KISS!!"
She cried, whirling around a few times before pointing the weapon at the
youma. With tears streaming down her
face, Eternal ChibiMoon sent the attack flying at the youma. There was a set expression on her face as
she watched the youma slowly turn to dust.
"Sakura-chan,"
Usagi whispered as she threw her arms around the chibi Senshi that had saved
her life. "You saved my life, tenshi…"
"Why
wouldn't I mommy? I couldn't let that
bad lady hurt you." Eternal ChibiMoon said, hugging her injured mother back.
"What's
going on in here?!" Quatre demanded, running frantically into the room. He gasped as he looked around the room,
seeing Usagi wasn't in her bed. He ran
to the other side of the bed, seeing Usagi on the floor, the middle of her
shirt was ripped and burnt and so was her flesh underneath. "Usa-chan!!" He cried as he dropped to her
side. He looked over and saw Sakura
sitting next to his angel and realized that she was wearing a different
outfit. "Nani?! ChibiUsa-chan?" He questioned, seeing the
strange wings and extremely short skirt. "Aren't you a little young to be wearing a skirt that short?" He
questioned, sounding like an overprotective father.
"Huh?"
Sakura asked, then looked down at herself. "Gomen Quatre-chan." She said before closing her eyes. A moment later, her fuku was replaced by her
normal clothes.
"Now,
would someone like to tell me what happened here?" Quatre asked again.
"Miyana…"
Was all Usagi could say before breaking off into loud sobs.
"She's…
she's still alive?" Quatre asked, his face paling.
"Hai…
she sent that youma to kill me… Quat-chan! I'm too weak to fight them! I
need help!" She cried, sobbing into his chest. Quatre wrapped his arms around Usagi and gently lifted her back onto the
bed.
"I…
I don't know what to do… I'm helpless, there's nothing I can do to help…"
Quatre said sadly. "I'll protect you as
best as I can, though…"
"I'll
help too Usagi-chan!!" Sakura piped up, smiling at Usagi. Usagi managed a weak smile which faded
rather quickly.
"I'm
just so scared, I've never been this badly hurt and I'm too weak to use the
Ginzuishou-"
"NO!"
Sakura shouted. "You CAN'T use the
Ginzuishou! You'll die if you do!" Usagi smiled weakly.
"Don't
worry, Sakura-chan… I'm too weak to even THINK of using it…" Her voice trailed
off and her gaze drifted to the window. "It may be the only way to defeat her, though…"
****
"Damn
her!!" Miyana shouted as she watched the orb in her hand shatter. She screamed in frustration as she saw the
pink-haired kid rush in and save Usagi. "I WON'T let her win again!!" She cried again in anger.
"You're
highness, I am reporting for duty," A man with raven-black hair said bowing
before her "How may I serve you, my
Queen?" He asked, not looking up.
"I
want you to get rid of Serenity NOW!!" Miyana shouted in anger, sparks of
negative energy emitting from her body. "I don't care the cost, just get rid of her NOW!!"
****
"Are
you sure you're feeling up to this Usagi-chan?" Quatre asked as he helped her
into a limo.
"Hai,
Quat-chan. I want to go see him again,"
She said smiling. "And I think Sakura
would like to see too ne Sakura-chan?"
"Hai,
I want to go!" She squealed, jumping into the limo and sitting next to Quatre.
"All
right." Quatre sighed as the door closed behind them.
"Where
to Master Quatre?" The driver asked on the intercom.
"To
the Circus." Quatre instructed.
****
"Where
are you going next?" Rileena asked as Trowa began to prepare himself for the
last show on Earth for the next few months.
"A
colony in L3." He said, not saying anything. He saw a smile spread across Rileena's lips as she realized she would be
in the area.
"Good,
I'll be on a colony in the area," She said, smiling happily. "Tro-chan, can I ask you something?"
".…"
"Why
do you keep performing if it doesn't make you happy?" She asked, her smile
fading.
"…."
"I
see, you're going to act like Heero now…" She said, a smile returning to her
lips.
"I…"
He didn't finish for Rileena's lips descended on his.
"Have
fun!" She called before running out to find her seat in the audience.
"Rileena?"
A voice questioned as Rileena sat down in her seat.
"Hai?"
She asked and immediately recognized the blond that sat next to her. "Usagi?"
"Hai! I'm Heero's little sister!" She said,
smiling at Rileena. "What are you doing
here? Don't you have the peace to
protect?" A slight blush crossed
Rileena's cheeks as she looked down at the show in front of her.
"I…
I was visiting a friend of mine…" She said slowly.
"Were
you visiting…. Trowa?" Sakura asked, winking at Rileena. Rileena's blush deepened a great deal.
"ChibiUsa! That was rude!" Usagi cried.
"Well…"
Rileena started but didn't finish.
"She
was right?!" Usagi and Quatre demanded. Sakura smirked and Rileena's cheeks grew even more red.
"Wow…
Trowa and Rileena…" Quatre mumbled to himself.
"Come
on! Lets watch the show!" Usagi cried
as a few people came out and climbed up to the tightrope.
****
Okay,
that's it for this chapter. Gomen, but
there wasn't much of a cliffhanger here. Oh well, I gave you guys a little break^_^ Anyway, gomen it took so long for me to finish this chapter. I was on vacation and went to Disney World
for the very FIRST time in my life^_^ It was SO much fun, at the age of 17 I
can still appreciate it and I acted like a little kid the whole time^_^ I rode roller coasters that went upside down
too…. And LOVED them (to those of you that don't know, I never liked em b4).
Duo:
So, when do I come back into the story?
Poky-chan:
That's none of your business *sticks out tongue*
Duo:
Awe come on *pouty face*
Poky-chan:
I told you already, I'm not telling you! Are you going to tell them to review or am I going to have to?
Duo:
Fine *pout* I'll tell them to review your STUPID story.
Poky-chan:
*eyes narrow* Duo-chan…. *growls*
Duo:
*sweatdrop* Umm… hehehe… *nervous look* *whispers: Please don't hurt me…*
Poky-chan:
*whispers: I won't hurt you TOO bad, you're lucky Chibi-chan is awake right now,
though*
Duo:
*bigger sweatdrop*
ChibiPoky-chan:
Pwease revew orw stowy! *pouty face*
Poky-chan:
Hai, I haven't gotten a nice review in a long time. Here's the new rule, if I don't get ten review, I won't post the
next chapter. I will stick to that rule
too, even if I write it and then don't post it til the tenth review. Anyway, you probably already know my addie,
or u don't care cuz I rarely get any emailed reviews. Here it is anyway pokahydee@hotmail.com
(gomen to all of you that review regularly, I've just getting a little
disgusted cuz no one has review in a while, I think I got 1 review on that last
chapter ONE!!).