Title: The Elements of Song
Author: Marianya
Part: Chapter Two part b
Rate: G
Date developed: 8 February 2001
Date revised: 8 March 2001
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Author's Notes:
So how did you like Chapter 2 part a? I would have finished it, but it was getting to be long and I wanted to post it by the weekend, and since having Mari open the door was a great cliffhanger I decided to stick with it. :-D Don't you just hate me?
Well here is the second half of Chapter 2, you all pretty much have an idea of what may or may not happen. We got a chance to see the dreams haunting some of the Backstreet Boys, but not quite N*Sync, still I suppose that it would be only proper to delve into some of the minds of the N*Sync'ers... however I think I'll save that for a later chapter.
Well where did I leave off... oh yes, Mari was going to open that door... Will I start there, or should I start someplace else... let us see where that river takes me.
Disclaimers:
I will not, do not, own any part of Sailor Moon, nor will I acquired any part of it in my lifetime, it all belongs to Naoko Takeuchi.
As for the boy bands, they're mine, mine, all mine! Well *looks sheepishly* not really, they don't, a girl could dream can't she? I don't know any of the boy bands, nor do I have any chance of ever meeting them in my lifetime.
As for Mari, the villain, and the boy band members past lives in the Silver Millennium, look right over HERE, it belongs to me, and me alone, I created them, developed them, gave them meaning, so anyone stealing them will answer to me. Well, not really. But creations are mine to do as I please.
Now on to the story...
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Chapter Two part b - The Heart Knows
Nightfall had overcome the city of Tokyo, the city of the Fallen Sun. The meeting had been adjourned due to the changing of the subject matter and four of the members left the Shrine and walked to the home that they shared since the rebirth of the youngest Senshi.
Of all the Senshi the eldest three knew more about the lost star planet of music, for two of those three were taught by the best from that planet and the third, well she had lived forever hadn't she?
The aqua-haired woman gazed at the lakefront as she walked and thought back to the days when she, Haruka, and their closest friends from that planet were always a quartet. Rumors were flying fast in that both she and the Princess of Uranus were in fact in love with the brothers from Euphonia but could not bare to be apart from one another. Only their closest friends and between themselves knew the truth. The brothers had loves from their home planet that they had cared for greatly, but at the same time the Princesses of Uranus and Neptune had become their closest companions and confidantes. Nothing had come between that friendship and the men understood the love that radiated between the two princesses that they never once questioned its validity.
"Hmm..." Michiru sighed, she remembered the young man, he was the younger of the two brothers. Though very athletic he was not like his older brother in the least. He tended to be more of the prankster, always bringing a smile to her face melting the fabled ice-façade of the 'Water Queen'. Michiru smiled, he was the first to nickname her that, he was also the first to call young Princess of Mercury the 'Water Princess'.
She remembered their love of the ocean, and how many times he would toss her into the water. For a time the Princess of Uranus was a little jealous of that close friendship, but she soon came to realization that the Princess of Neptune did not love him like that. Besides, she had her own close friend in the tall and athletic older brother of the group.
The two were very competitive, even though they were the best of friends. They played constant sports, and while all four of them were on Neptune, they would constantly toss water at one another and play around, far away from outside eyes.
Haruka looked over to Michiru and noticed that Michiru had strayed from the group in her memories, and followed her to the lakeshore, motioning the other two in their group to wait for them. Haruka walked slowly to her girlfriend and slowed as she neared the spot that Michiru was standing. Finally stopping side-by-side the two of them just stood and reminisced.
"Are you still jealous?" Michiru asked suddenly breaking the silence.
Haruka was taken aback, out of everything she had not expected Michiru to ask that question. Taking a deep breath she answered truthfully, "No, not anymore. We were friends Michi-chan, and you and I were in love with one another back then. They had their own loves, one of them in Euphonia and the other on a neighboring star planet. We were close, not only one-on-one but as a quartet as well, I did not know that back then. I know that now, we are soulmates Michi-san, and nothing is going to come between us."
Michiru looked over at Haruka with tears in her eyes, so few times did Michiru shed tears, it takes so much to cause such sorrow. "I miss them Haru-chan I miss Nikolos and Ain-chan."
"Ain-chan?" Haruka was bewildered.
Michiru giggled, before she completely dried her tears, "Well yes, it was a kind of payback for him calling me the 'Water Queen'. You liked the name, 'Ain' so much you started calling him that as well."
"It was short for Aindrea wasn't it?"
Michiru nodded, "Yes, it was."
Haruka reached forwarded and dried a few of the stray tears upon Michiru's cheeks. She bent down and placed a small lingering kiss upon Michiru's lips, "Hmm, beautiful as always."
Michiru smiled, after taking a bit to compose herself she and Haruka were ready to head for home. Walking towards the other two members of the group both Haruka and Michiru noticed the slight smile on the eldest of their group and instinctively knew that their hime was remembering a little of her best friend Nicanor.
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Meanwhile at Hikawa Shrine...
Mamoru was watching in amusement as the girls were preparing the meal for the night. Rei's grandfather was in the main room meditating and the girls had not eaten in such a long time that dinner had past them without a second thought. Which was strange to say the least.
Out of the group of five girls, only two had any decent cooking experience. Cooking? The blue-haired girl was a very good cook, many nights alone when the girls were not together fighting battles or hanging out, and her mother was in the hospital on emergencies, Ami-chan had to cook for herself.
Once in a while, Ami-chan would go and keep Makoto-chan company in her apartment and helped Mako-chan with the cooking. Makoto-chan was a phenomenal cook, even that was an understatement. She could make some of the worse creations become better tasting.
Mamoru's eyes flitted over to the love of two lives, his little 'Odango Atama', he smiled, once in a while he would call her that to see that beautiful little pout that she puts on. A pout from Usako was a sure invitation to another electrifying kiss that could power most of the city block and then some.
His thoughts soon strayed to the rather short meeting from earlier today, more specifically Euphonia. The name itself rang a bell, but anything beyond that was complete confusion. Plus there was the question of why Setsuna called the meeting in the first place. Mamoru sighed, there were far more questions that came out of this meeting than that called for.
He walked slowly out of the Shrine and took a deep breath of fresh air, the outside nature always did soothe him best. He needed some time off to relax and soak in the newly acquired information.
"A penny for your thoughts?"
The voice broke him out of his reverie, he looked behind him to see the person of his current thoughts, "Ami-chan," he smiled. "Just thinking about the meeting today. Setsuna-san's small talk about Euphonia has raised more questions than I thought possible in a meeting."
Ami smiled and pulled out the Mercurian computer from her subspace pocket. Flipping it open with a flick of her wrist, she set to work networking the mini-palmtop to the Lunar Main Computer, or rather it's database. Mamoru walked over to Ami and looked over her shoulder to see the readouts, what he saw just confused him even more.
"Crown Prince Arion of the Euphonia Kingdom, engaged to Crown Princess Greta to the Sol Kingdom," Mamoru spoke to himself.
"It says here that the Crown Prince and his generals, a court of eight able men, were asked to protect the Moon Kingdom, since their joining to the Silver Alliance. This court also formed the Royal counsel of the Euphonia Kingdom."
Mamoru looked at the various positions of the counsel, many were like those of the Moon Kingdom, and others were specialized for that of the Planet of Music.
"Let's see, Advisor, Treasurer, Ambassador, Judge, Doctor, Mentor... and two were beginning apprentices, high in the fields of performance debut. Each of the generals formed a special friendship bond with the court of Princess Serenity, even with the Princesses of Saturn and Pluto."
Ami looked at that bit of information, I wonder whom these men could be. Aloud, "Perhaps it is best if we do not mention this to the rest of the Senshi. The Senshi of the outer planets probably know more about this than we do. There really isn't anything going on that would jeopardize the peace of Tokyo. So there isn't really much need to think more about it unless something calls for our attention."
Mamoru nodded, this peace would give the extra time he needed to resort this information, to understand this planet. Perhaps if he is lucky the library would have some sort of information about the Planet of Music, regardless if the information found are just myths. After all, everything recorded about the legendary Silver Millennium was just that, myths and legends.
"Mamo-chan!!!!" a girl's voice called out from inside the shrine.
Ami and Mamoru smiled, it was their princess, Usako. After closing the palmtop and a mutual agreement that they would meet later to discuss the information about the Musical Planet, they walked into the shrine.
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In a hotel at the Big Apple...
JC tossed and turned in his bed, he couldn't sleep for the life of him, for there were far too many things going on right now that sleep was by far the furthest thing from his mind. His thoughts instead were wondering to the carious events that had happened throughout the day. Specifically, the mysterious girl in the other room.
I love her, and there is nothing more about it. Except, why? JC was clearly confused, she was someone that he had only met that day, and had not talked to for more than mere minutes, and yet that overwhelming sense of love was clearly present. He had believed that fro every one person placed on Earth there is only one perfect person for that person. JC had spent most of his college years looking for that perfect girl, even while studying hard. Now as a band member he is still searching, even with the flocks of girls that follow him and his buddies everywhere.
When JC say the Asian beauty walking down the street and falling upon the pavement for some unknown reason, he did not take the time to question his actions. He reacted on instinct and that alone.
Now that JC admitted to himself that he truly do love the girl the only big question remaining was, He took the time to think about that, and realized that he knew the answer all along, . He smiled at the thought; somewhere deep within his heart he knew she felt the same way for him. He saw that unbridled lust in her eyes, the emotions that were beginning to pour forth.
JC gave up trying to go to sleep, I give up, I'm going to the other room and just wait until she wakes up, maybe I could get some answers that way. JC lifted himself from his bed and checked his face at the mirror.
After making sure that he didn't look like he just got out of bed and walked to the interconnecting doors. And reached for the knobbed, just as someone from the other side reached for that same knob.
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In a dimension with no time...
The Gates of time swirled in lucrative colors of violet, blue and red, calm not once showing signs of temporal damage. Suddenly a black portal opened at the gates and coming through reveal to be Pluto, Guardian of the Spacetime gate.
Surveying the scene soon after her entrance she mentally opened the scene of the destined couple of past, Greta and Arion, and wanted to see this momentous meeting.
Before Pluto was able to complete the thought she felt a disturbance occurring at another part of the galaxy. Quickly she focused her attention to the source, specifically the Andromeda system. , Pluto did a double take,
Seeing that the situation was far more disastrous than previously thought she looked again at Greta and Arion,
Looking one last time at the growing couple she focused her attention to her closest friend from Euphonia that was residing in the home. For a split second she weighed her options as to what she wanted to do. She needed someone that she could trust to find the generals of Euphonia, someone that is wise enough to keep a secret. The only one of the generals wise enough to understand what is going on, that would weigh all options before taking the next step. She knew that although any of the generals would do well, she completely trusted and still have the upmost faith in the general in charge of speaking with others systems, Karstein.
I can't speak to him yet, I have to wait until he sleeps, then I could speak to him. If there was anyway out of it I would take it, but seeing that there is none, I do not see another alternative. After thinking through her choices she decide upon the best approach, I have to warn him of the potential danger. Let him know a little of the past.
With her course set, she left the timeless dimension and headed for the city known as the Big Apple just as the day light started to wane.
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At the door...
Mari turned the knob, never once feeling the pull of the hand also turning that same knob at the other side. Opening the door, she had every intention of walking through, but as she took that firs step in she bumped into none other than JC Chasez.
Her heart skipped a beat, Her breath stopped as she feel into the fathomless noble blue eyes.
JC did not expect to see the girl awake, let alone at the door, so everything came to a shock to him when he walked into the girl, and is now looking into her beautiful light brown eyes. Instantly there was a connection, to say that she was beautiful when asleep did not compare to how she was when she is awake and looking up at him.
"Perhaps we should speak in your room, so we do not wake Justin." JC said motioning to the slumbering figure behind him.
Mari could only nod and walked back into her room, with JC following close behind. He closed the door behind him careful that he did not make too much noise, unknowing of the wide-awake figure of Justin Timberlake.
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Mari took a seat at the end of the bed, back against the wall, while JC sat at the foot of the bed facing her. Both were unsure as to where to start, or what to ask. Long minutes past as one looked at the other, unsure of where to begin their first conversation.
"Thank you."
JC looked up at her with hopeful eyes, he smiled, "You are welcome."
Mari took a deep breath, "Well, I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Mari Wang, I am a third year student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I am hoping to become a hardware engineer, and although I do sing first soprano, that part of my life is on hold until I am able to complete my college work."
JC looked at her and smiled, "My name is Joshua Scott Chasez, almost everyone calls me JC." He paused, "you didn't need to say all that you know."
"Then what was I to say?"
JC took a deep breath, "Well for one, your name, which is obvious. Seeing that you are here and I have no way of calling you."
"And two?"
"Two, maybe a hint of curiosity as to why you are here in the first place."
Mari blushed, "Yes, well, I really have no idea as to how I got here, so I couldn't very well bring up the subject now can I?"
"No, I suppose not." After taking a few brief moments JC asked the one question that bothered him seen he met Mari, "Why did you fall?"
Mari looked down, "Because," she took another breath, "I was suffering from an onslaught of dreams.
"It has only happened recently, I would dream that I was in a garden and off to a distance..."
"...is another figure, someone that you should know, and yet you don't?" JC finished.
Mari looked wide-eyed, "Y-Yes, in a way." She paused,
"You know sometimes, destiny has a strange way of signaling us of the unexpected." JC walked out of the room and headed towards his room, leaving an incredibly confused and bewildered girl behind. She came out of her reverie when she heard the chuckles coming from some of the other boy band members, teasing JC as he walked in.
She smiled, . As much as that thought was suppose to appall her it didn't, she found the situation to be wonderful.
Before she could continue her thought, he came back with a mini stereo and a few CD's. Popping a few in he started to play a nice slow song, walking towards Mari he held out his hand, "Care to dance."
Mari was so nervous, "Yes, of course."
She got up as he led her to the middle of the room, there was enough room to make a suitable dance floor. They danced slowly to the guitar strings coming from the mini-stereo.
She placed her hands around his neck hesitantly with her heart in her throat. He held her close by the waist looking at her with all his attention. He could see she was very apprehensive and self-conscious. She was trembling in his arms and he smiled at her. She felt like she was going to die. It goes without saying that he felt the same way, his entire body tense, his heart pumping incredibly loud in his ears, his breath seemingly unable to regain stability. It shook when he tried to exhale to calm himself.
He pulled her closer and she rested her head on his chest, feeling his heart. She felt perfect in his arms, perfect. He felt like if he ever let her go, he could not. Any time would be too soon. Any way would be unfair, cruel. Any reason would be unjustified.
She hugged tighter and with more fear than she had ever felt, gave him a soft kiss on the upper part on his chest near his shoulder, where she reached. She could not bear to look at him after that and see his reaction, but she felt his chest expand as she did that, he took a big breath, and his chest shuddered. He had closed his eyes when she did that, she had no idea how much he felt. He swallowed hard.
They kept on dancing, the guitar strings continued it's soft, slow melody. He stroked her hair while they danced, smiling himself.
"Joshua..." her soft voice interrupted the song. He looked down at her but she was still resting on his chest.
"Yes?"
"Nothing. Just wanted to make sure you were there." His heart melted and flew and broke down and shook, danced, jumped, did everything but die when she said that.
"Mari?"
"Hmm?" she asked, raising her head to look up at him. When she looked at him, he softly kissed her on her lips. She didn't respond, but he could sense she wanted to.
"Is something wrong?" he asked softly with slight fear.
She smiled shyly looking down. "Well, I've never been kissed before."
He smiled at her feeling his heart do the whole thing all over again. Beautiful Mari, his angelic Asian, had never been kissed? Mari who looked like a woman with far greater knowledge and poise beyond her years, who was had the alluring magnetism of Cleopatra and the strength and bravery of Joan of Arc? His Aphrodite and his every fantasy, had never? Although strange, she was young, in college, possibly eighteen or nineteen, it gave him immense pleasure. He would be the first to feel her lips and teach her. The first and only one to ever feel her tremble like that and become weak in his arms, who would feel her heartbeat race when he neared his lips to hers. He gave her a soft smile.
He kissed her again, softly, sweetly, opening her lips slowly with his. She let him, following his lead hesitantly, like a child learning to walk, following the steps of someone much more experienced. She gasped softly when she felt his tongue slip in her mouth and touch hers and she was soon swooning. She felt her entire body coming alive.
JC kissed her more deeply she was a quick learner. If his pulse was racing before, it had skyrocketed now. The softness of her lips of the way she kissed only made him want more. He was holding her face gently with one hand at her cheek and she held his at his cheek softly.
The kiss lasted several minutes before they stopped for breath. It was growing dimmer outside and the songs had changed into a more romantic song. She hugged him tightly around the neck and whispered, "I love you Joshua."
JC smiled as he looked at the light brown eyes of his angel, "As I love you."
She smiled softly. There they stayed as the songs continued in the stereo both thinking, .
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Author's Notes:
Well what do you think? The conclusion of Chapter 2? Do you like their exchange of vows of love? *smiles* so do I. I read somewhere about JC having two woven bracelets on his arm, one for himself and one for 'the one'. I have forgotten where.
Yes I grew the Royal Counsel of the Euphonia Kingdom from six, as I had originally planned to eight. Each has their individual specialized position in accordance to what I understand and read from their bios.
There is still the matter of clearing up the brothers that Michiru and Haruka keep thinking about. Who are they, how are they related if at all? Well the answer to come in the next few chapters, depending on whether or not I feel like it.
Yes the Backstreet Boys were having dreams about the various Senshi, by now I hope you have figured out a few of the matches. If you are still confused, well you are going to have to wait as to what is on the drawing board. No, you haven't missed it, I did not delve into the minds of the N'Sync boys about their dreams, I won't be doing that until Chapter 4. So you are going to have to wait.
As for the brothers, well one of those guys will be mentioned periodically throughout the next few chapters, as well as what he is participating in. You would have to go and read a little more thoroughly to catch the clues and hints, because I won't be revealing anything specific until 'All Hell Brakes Loose' which won't happen for another couple of chapters.
Well on the writing board are chapters 3 and 4. Three I hope to have done by the end of this month, or the latest the beginning of next month. No midterms for a while, plus I got my program done early so expect a little more writing.
If there are anymore delays it would be because I am also working on a website. So continue reading to find out more about that tidbit of information.
Hope you have enjoyed the chapter, and until next time... adieu!
Author: Marianya
Part: Chapter Two part b
Rate: G
Date developed: 8 February 2001
Date revised: 8 March 2001
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Author's Notes:
So how did you like Chapter 2 part a? I would have finished it, but it was getting to be long and I wanted to post it by the weekend, and since having Mari open the door was a great cliffhanger I decided to stick with it. :-D Don't you just hate me?
Well here is the second half of Chapter 2, you all pretty much have an idea of what may or may not happen. We got a chance to see the dreams haunting some of the Backstreet Boys, but not quite N*Sync, still I suppose that it would be only proper to delve into some of the minds of the N*Sync'ers... however I think I'll save that for a later chapter.
Well where did I leave off... oh yes, Mari was going to open that door... Will I start there, or should I start someplace else... let us see where that river takes me.
Disclaimers:
I will not, do not, own any part of Sailor Moon, nor will I acquired any part of it in my lifetime, it all belongs to Naoko Takeuchi.
As for the boy bands, they're mine, mine, all mine! Well *looks sheepishly* not really, they don't, a girl could dream can't she? I don't know any of the boy bands, nor do I have any chance of ever meeting them in my lifetime.
As for Mari, the villain, and the boy band members past lives in the Silver Millennium, look right over HERE, it belongs to me, and me alone, I created them, developed them, gave them meaning, so anyone stealing them will answer to me. Well, not really. But creations are mine to do as I please.
Now on to the story...
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Chapter Two part b - The Heart Knows
Nightfall had overcome the city of Tokyo, the city of the Fallen Sun. The meeting had been adjourned due to the changing of the subject matter and four of the members left the Shrine and walked to the home that they shared since the rebirth of the youngest Senshi.
Of all the Senshi the eldest three knew more about the lost star planet of music, for two of those three were taught by the best from that planet and the third, well she had lived forever hadn't she?
The aqua-haired woman gazed at the lakefront as she walked and thought back to the days when she, Haruka, and their closest friends from that planet were always a quartet. Rumors were flying fast in that both she and the Princess of Uranus were in fact in love with the brothers from Euphonia but could not bare to be apart from one another. Only their closest friends and between themselves knew the truth. The brothers had loves from their home planet that they had cared for greatly, but at the same time the Princesses of Uranus and Neptune had become their closest companions and confidantes. Nothing had come between that friendship and the men understood the love that radiated between the two princesses that they never once questioned its validity.
"Hmm..." Michiru sighed, she remembered the young man, he was the younger of the two brothers. Though very athletic he was not like his older brother in the least. He tended to be more of the prankster, always bringing a smile to her face melting the fabled ice-façade of the 'Water Queen'. Michiru smiled, he was the first to nickname her that, he was also the first to call young Princess of Mercury the 'Water Princess'.
She remembered their love of the ocean, and how many times he would toss her into the water. For a time the Princess of Uranus was a little jealous of that close friendship, but she soon came to realization that the Princess of Neptune did not love him like that. Besides, she had her own close friend in the tall and athletic older brother of the group.
The two were very competitive, even though they were the best of friends. They played constant sports, and while all four of them were on Neptune, they would constantly toss water at one another and play around, far away from outside eyes.
Haruka looked over to Michiru and noticed that Michiru had strayed from the group in her memories, and followed her to the lakeshore, motioning the other two in their group to wait for them. Haruka walked slowly to her girlfriend and slowed as she neared the spot that Michiru was standing. Finally stopping side-by-side the two of them just stood and reminisced.
"Are you still jealous?" Michiru asked suddenly breaking the silence.
Haruka was taken aback, out of everything she had not expected Michiru to ask that question. Taking a deep breath she answered truthfully, "No, not anymore. We were friends Michi-chan, and you and I were in love with one another back then. They had their own loves, one of them in Euphonia and the other on a neighboring star planet. We were close, not only one-on-one but as a quartet as well, I did not know that back then. I know that now, we are soulmates Michi-san, and nothing is going to come between us."
Michiru looked over at Haruka with tears in her eyes, so few times did Michiru shed tears, it takes so much to cause such sorrow. "I miss them Haru-chan I miss Nikolos and Ain-chan."
"Ain-chan?" Haruka was bewildered.
Michiru giggled, before she completely dried her tears, "Well yes, it was a kind of payback for him calling me the 'Water Queen'. You liked the name, 'Ain' so much you started calling him that as well."
"It was short for Aindrea wasn't it?"
Michiru nodded, "Yes, it was."
Haruka reached forwarded and dried a few of the stray tears upon Michiru's cheeks. She bent down and placed a small lingering kiss upon Michiru's lips, "Hmm, beautiful as always."
Michiru smiled, after taking a bit to compose herself she and Haruka were ready to head for home. Walking towards the other two members of the group both Haruka and Michiru noticed the slight smile on the eldest of their group and instinctively knew that their hime was remembering a little of her best friend Nicanor.
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Meanwhile at Hikawa Shrine...
Mamoru was watching in amusement as the girls were preparing the meal for the night. Rei's grandfather was in the main room meditating and the girls had not eaten in such a long time that dinner had past them without a second thought. Which was strange to say the least.
Out of the group of five girls, only two had any decent cooking experience. Cooking? The blue-haired girl was a very good cook, many nights alone when the girls were not together fighting battles or hanging out, and her mother was in the hospital on emergencies, Ami-chan had to cook for herself.
Once in a while, Ami-chan would go and keep Makoto-chan company in her apartment and helped Mako-chan with the cooking. Makoto-chan was a phenomenal cook, even that was an understatement. She could make some of the worse creations become better tasting.
Mamoru's eyes flitted over to the love of two lives, his little 'Odango Atama', he smiled, once in a while he would call her that to see that beautiful little pout that she puts on. A pout from Usako was a sure invitation to another electrifying kiss that could power most of the city block and then some.
His thoughts soon strayed to the rather short meeting from earlier today, more specifically Euphonia. The name itself rang a bell, but anything beyond that was complete confusion. Plus there was the question of why Setsuna called the meeting in the first place. Mamoru sighed, there were far more questions that came out of this meeting than that called for.
He walked slowly out of the Shrine and took a deep breath of fresh air, the outside nature always did soothe him best. He needed some time off to relax and soak in the newly acquired information.
"A penny for your thoughts?"
The voice broke him out of his reverie, he looked behind him to see the person of his current thoughts, "Ami-chan," he smiled. "Just thinking about the meeting today. Setsuna-san's small talk about Euphonia has raised more questions than I thought possible in a meeting."
Ami smiled and pulled out the Mercurian computer from her subspace pocket. Flipping it open with a flick of her wrist, she set to work networking the mini-palmtop to the Lunar Main Computer, or rather it's database. Mamoru walked over to Ami and looked over her shoulder to see the readouts, what he saw just confused him even more.
"Crown Prince Arion of the Euphonia Kingdom, engaged to Crown Princess Greta to the Sol Kingdom," Mamoru spoke to himself.
"It says here that the Crown Prince and his generals, a court of eight able men, were asked to protect the Moon Kingdom, since their joining to the Silver Alliance. This court also formed the Royal counsel of the Euphonia Kingdom."
Mamoru looked at the various positions of the counsel, many were like those of the Moon Kingdom, and others were specialized for that of the Planet of Music.
"Let's see, Advisor, Treasurer, Ambassador, Judge, Doctor, Mentor... and two were beginning apprentices, high in the fields of performance debut. Each of the generals formed a special friendship bond with the court of Princess Serenity, even with the Princesses of Saturn and Pluto."
Ami looked at that bit of information, I wonder whom these men could be. Aloud, "Perhaps it is best if we do not mention this to the rest of the Senshi. The Senshi of the outer planets probably know more about this than we do. There really isn't anything going on that would jeopardize the peace of Tokyo. So there isn't really much need to think more about it unless something calls for our attention."
Mamoru nodded, this peace would give the extra time he needed to resort this information, to understand this planet. Perhaps if he is lucky the library would have some sort of information about the Planet of Music, regardless if the information found are just myths. After all, everything recorded about the legendary Silver Millennium was just that, myths and legends.
"Mamo-chan!!!!" a girl's voice called out from inside the shrine.
Ami and Mamoru smiled, it was their princess, Usako. After closing the palmtop and a mutual agreement that they would meet later to discuss the information about the Musical Planet, they walked into the shrine.
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In a hotel at the Big Apple...
JC tossed and turned in his bed, he couldn't sleep for the life of him, for there were far too many things going on right now that sleep was by far the furthest thing from his mind. His thoughts instead were wondering to the carious events that had happened throughout the day. Specifically, the mysterious girl in the other room.
I love her, and there is nothing more about it. Except, why? JC was clearly confused, she was someone that he had only met that day, and had not talked to for more than mere minutes, and yet that overwhelming sense of love was clearly present. He had believed that fro every one person placed on Earth there is only one perfect person for that person. JC had spent most of his college years looking for that perfect girl, even while studying hard. Now as a band member he is still searching, even with the flocks of girls that follow him and his buddies everywhere.
When JC say the Asian beauty walking down the street and falling upon the pavement for some unknown reason, he did not take the time to question his actions. He reacted on instinct and that alone.
Now that JC admitted to himself that he truly do love the girl the only big question remaining was, He took the time to think about that, and realized that he knew the answer all along, . He smiled at the thought; somewhere deep within his heart he knew she felt the same way for him. He saw that unbridled lust in her eyes, the emotions that were beginning to pour forth.
JC gave up trying to go to sleep, I give up, I'm going to the other room and just wait until she wakes up, maybe I could get some answers that way. JC lifted himself from his bed and checked his face at the mirror.
After making sure that he didn't look like he just got out of bed and walked to the interconnecting doors. And reached for the knobbed, just as someone from the other side reached for that same knob.
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In a dimension with no time...
The Gates of time swirled in lucrative colors of violet, blue and red, calm not once showing signs of temporal damage. Suddenly a black portal opened at the gates and coming through reveal to be Pluto, Guardian of the Spacetime gate.
Surveying the scene soon after her entrance she mentally opened the scene of the destined couple of past, Greta and Arion, and wanted to see this momentous meeting.
Before Pluto was able to complete the thought she felt a disturbance occurring at another part of the galaxy. Quickly she focused her attention to the source, specifically the Andromeda system. , Pluto did a double take,
Seeing that the situation was far more disastrous than previously thought she looked again at Greta and Arion,
Looking one last time at the growing couple she focused her attention to her closest friend from Euphonia that was residing in the home. For a split second she weighed her options as to what she wanted to do. She needed someone that she could trust to find the generals of Euphonia, someone that is wise enough to keep a secret. The only one of the generals wise enough to understand what is going on, that would weigh all options before taking the next step. She knew that although any of the generals would do well, she completely trusted and still have the upmost faith in the general in charge of speaking with others systems, Karstein.
I can't speak to him yet, I have to wait until he sleeps, then I could speak to him. If there was anyway out of it I would take it, but seeing that there is none, I do not see another alternative. After thinking through her choices she decide upon the best approach, I have to warn him of the potential danger. Let him know a little of the past.
With her course set, she left the timeless dimension and headed for the city known as the Big Apple just as the day light started to wane.
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At the door...
Mari turned the knob, never once feeling the pull of the hand also turning that same knob at the other side. Opening the door, she had every intention of walking through, but as she took that firs step in she bumped into none other than JC Chasez.
Her heart skipped a beat, Her breath stopped as she feel into the fathomless noble blue eyes.
JC did not expect to see the girl awake, let alone at the door, so everything came to a shock to him when he walked into the girl, and is now looking into her beautiful light brown eyes. Instantly there was a connection, to say that she was beautiful when asleep did not compare to how she was when she is awake and looking up at him.
"Perhaps we should speak in your room, so we do not wake Justin." JC said motioning to the slumbering figure behind him.
Mari could only nod and walked back into her room, with JC following close behind. He closed the door behind him careful that he did not make too much noise, unknowing of the wide-awake figure of Justin Timberlake.
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Mari took a seat at the end of the bed, back against the wall, while JC sat at the foot of the bed facing her. Both were unsure as to where to start, or what to ask. Long minutes past as one looked at the other, unsure of where to begin their first conversation.
"Thank you."
JC looked up at her with hopeful eyes, he smiled, "You are welcome."
Mari took a deep breath, "Well, I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Mari Wang, I am a third year student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I am hoping to become a hardware engineer, and although I do sing first soprano, that part of my life is on hold until I am able to complete my college work."
JC looked at her and smiled, "My name is Joshua Scott Chasez, almost everyone calls me JC." He paused, "you didn't need to say all that you know."
"Then what was I to say?"
JC took a deep breath, "Well for one, your name, which is obvious. Seeing that you are here and I have no way of calling you."
"And two?"
"Two, maybe a hint of curiosity as to why you are here in the first place."
Mari blushed, "Yes, well, I really have no idea as to how I got here, so I couldn't very well bring up the subject now can I?"
"No, I suppose not." After taking a few brief moments JC asked the one question that bothered him seen he met Mari, "Why did you fall?"
Mari looked down, "Because," she took another breath, "I was suffering from an onslaught of dreams.
"It has only happened recently, I would dream that I was in a garden and off to a distance..."
"...is another figure, someone that you should know, and yet you don't?" JC finished.
Mari looked wide-eyed, "Y-Yes, in a way." She paused,
"You know sometimes, destiny has a strange way of signaling us of the unexpected." JC walked out of the room and headed towards his room, leaving an incredibly confused and bewildered girl behind. She came out of her reverie when she heard the chuckles coming from some of the other boy band members, teasing JC as he walked in.
She smiled, . As much as that thought was suppose to appall her it didn't, she found the situation to be wonderful.
Before she could continue her thought, he came back with a mini stereo and a few CD's. Popping a few in he started to play a nice slow song, walking towards Mari he held out his hand, "Care to dance."
Mari was so nervous, "Yes, of course."
She got up as he led her to the middle of the room, there was enough room to make a suitable dance floor. They danced slowly to the guitar strings coming from the mini-stereo.
She placed her hands around his neck hesitantly with her heart in her throat. He held her close by the waist looking at her with all his attention. He could see she was very apprehensive and self-conscious. She was trembling in his arms and he smiled at her. She felt like she was going to die. It goes without saying that he felt the same way, his entire body tense, his heart pumping incredibly loud in his ears, his breath seemingly unable to regain stability. It shook when he tried to exhale to calm himself.
He pulled her closer and she rested her head on his chest, feeling his heart. She felt perfect in his arms, perfect. He felt like if he ever let her go, he could not. Any time would be too soon. Any way would be unfair, cruel. Any reason would be unjustified.
She hugged tighter and with more fear than she had ever felt, gave him a soft kiss on the upper part on his chest near his shoulder, where she reached. She could not bear to look at him after that and see his reaction, but she felt his chest expand as she did that, he took a big breath, and his chest shuddered. He had closed his eyes when she did that, she had no idea how much he felt. He swallowed hard.
They kept on dancing, the guitar strings continued it's soft, slow melody. He stroked her hair while they danced, smiling himself.
"Joshua..." her soft voice interrupted the song. He looked down at her but she was still resting on his chest.
"Yes?"
"Nothing. Just wanted to make sure you were there." His heart melted and flew and broke down and shook, danced, jumped, did everything but die when she said that.
"Mari?"
"Hmm?" she asked, raising her head to look up at him. When she looked at him, he softly kissed her on her lips. She didn't respond, but he could sense she wanted to.
"Is something wrong?" he asked softly with slight fear.
She smiled shyly looking down. "Well, I've never been kissed before."
He smiled at her feeling his heart do the whole thing all over again. Beautiful Mari, his angelic Asian, had never been kissed? Mari who looked like a woman with far greater knowledge and poise beyond her years, who was had the alluring magnetism of Cleopatra and the strength and bravery of Joan of Arc? His Aphrodite and his every fantasy, had never? Although strange, she was young, in college, possibly eighteen or nineteen, it gave him immense pleasure. He would be the first to feel her lips and teach her. The first and only one to ever feel her tremble like that and become weak in his arms, who would feel her heartbeat race when he neared his lips to hers. He gave her a soft smile.
He kissed her again, softly, sweetly, opening her lips slowly with his. She let him, following his lead hesitantly, like a child learning to walk, following the steps of someone much more experienced. She gasped softly when she felt his tongue slip in her mouth and touch hers and she was soon swooning. She felt her entire body coming alive.
JC kissed her more deeply she was a quick learner. If his pulse was racing before, it had skyrocketed now. The softness of her lips of the way she kissed only made him want more. He was holding her face gently with one hand at her cheek and she held his at his cheek softly.
The kiss lasted several minutes before they stopped for breath. It was growing dimmer outside and the songs had changed into a more romantic song. She hugged him tightly around the neck and whispered, "I love you Joshua."
JC smiled as he looked at the light brown eyes of his angel, "As I love you."
She smiled softly. There they stayed as the songs continued in the stereo both thinking, .
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Author's Notes:
Well what do you think? The conclusion of Chapter 2? Do you like their exchange of vows of love? *smiles* so do I. I read somewhere about JC having two woven bracelets on his arm, one for himself and one for 'the one'. I have forgotten where.
Yes I grew the Royal Counsel of the Euphonia Kingdom from six, as I had originally planned to eight. Each has their individual specialized position in accordance to what I understand and read from their bios.
There is still the matter of clearing up the brothers that Michiru and Haruka keep thinking about. Who are they, how are they related if at all? Well the answer to come in the next few chapters, depending on whether or not I feel like it.
Yes the Backstreet Boys were having dreams about the various Senshi, by now I hope you have figured out a few of the matches. If you are still confused, well you are going to have to wait as to what is on the drawing board. No, you haven't missed it, I did not delve into the minds of the N'Sync boys about their dreams, I won't be doing that until Chapter 4. So you are going to have to wait.
As for the brothers, well one of those guys will be mentioned periodically throughout the next few chapters, as well as what he is participating in. You would have to go and read a little more thoroughly to catch the clues and hints, because I won't be revealing anything specific until 'All Hell Brakes Loose' which won't happen for another couple of chapters.
Well on the writing board are chapters 3 and 4. Three I hope to have done by the end of this month, or the latest the beginning of next month. No midterms for a while, plus I got my program done early so expect a little more writing.
If there are anymore delays it would be because I am also working on a website. So continue reading to find out more about that tidbit of information.
Hope you have enjoyed the chapter, and until next time... adieu!