Legal stuff: Sailor Moon is copyright Naoko Takeuchi and all fo the other companies. If you're reading this, I'm -guessing- you know I didn't create SailorMoon...
Author's Notes: Well... It is definantly going interesting with our characters here. Heh. I really wasn't even planning much of that in the last chapter. Well... I dunno even what I want to put in this chapter. I'll just go along with whatever I'm feeling like... Oh! I'm leaving a lovely little poem by Billy C. I hope you enjoy! *shrugs* Ah well, I hope you enjoy!
By Starlight I'll kiss you
And promise to be your one and only
I'll make you feel happy
And leave you to be lost in mine
And where will we go, what will we do?
Soon said I, Will know
Are you just like me?
-Billy Corgan . Smashing Pumpkins . By Starlight . Altered a tad by me
------Taiki
My hands felt sticky after pouring all of that syrup on Yaten's hair. It was fun, I'll admit, but I couldn't go to the library looking like I did, especially not being ab;e to touch the books with all of this sticky syrup on my hands. I walked to a nearby washroom and stared at the reflection in the mirror. It wasn't exactly high up enough for me, as things weren't usually built quite tall enough for me here on Kinmokusei. A let out a tiny laugh, most of just a breath really.
I washed my hands and proceeded to walk to the library, where I felt I could lose myself in the books and maybe stop thinking about this trip to Earth. I shook my head as I went to the poetry section and took down a couple of my favorite authors from Kinmokusei.
Arif, a head librarian at the palace, came over to me and handed me a book. I looked curiously at her, and she said, "Earth." I squinted my eyes at the gold kanji, which titled the book, "From Away." I curiously opened the book to the title page. The author was listed as none other than Ami Mizuno! My face brightened as I turned the first page.
'They must have sent it via galamail... Its was only written this year!' I though to myself excitedly to know that the senshi of Mercury had came out with her own book of poems. I knew she had already succeeded in her first goal, she got a medical degree, but I never thought that she would actually write a book of poems, and quite a lovely one at that!
I sighed as I finished the short but well written book, and thought for the second time today about Earth. We were leaving the day after tommorrow. I'd see them all again. They be around 20 years older, but from Dr. Jung of Kinmokusei, the senshi woun't age after the age of 20 or so, and therefore, Miss Mizuno (or at least I assumed was still Miss Mizuno) would still be quite youthful, along with the rest of her friends.
My mind finally left the subject of Earth as I set the book down. I was abrubtly stopped by a horrible noise. A screaming in my head. It was Yaten. Wait. It wasn't just in my head either. It was a physical scream. Down the hall. I could tell her body wasn't in pain, but... I needed to go see her. I rushed out of the room and headed for hers.
-----Yaten
After I had finished washing my hair, I began to get this pangs of feelings... I didn't want them, in fact, I didn't even know whose they were. But then, after the blue and red clashed, I figured something was going on in the kitchen. Surprise, then worry, then doubt, then panic was matched with the red, and the blue was more confused, and caring, scared, and doubtful as well. Then anger for a moment, but back to confused and longing. I knew these colors. I didn't want to pry into thier thoughts, but the feelings were so strong they just kept overflowing in my head. I couldn't stop them.
"STOP!" I screamed. I couldn't take it. The energy was overwhelming. I sat down on my bed, hoping to never feel Kakyuu's thoughts or Seiya's feelings again. I hated it. It felt like prying. I covered my ears and threw myself over onto a pillow. This was so -not- cool.
I heard a knock on the grand wooden doors of my room, then her voice calling my name. "Come in," I said, just loud enough. Her tall, lean body walked into the room and sat down in a chair.
"Are you alright...?" She asked, concern evedent in her violet eyes, "I heard you scream something. But you look fine."
"Yes. I'm alright. Something in my head tells me... Well... The princess is just having emotional troubles. You've heard her playing in the middle of the night? Well... I dunno... She wants to go back to Earth, yet I think she has more reasons," I tried to explain. It was difficult to explain, those fireworks of colour in my head.
Taiki spoke softly, "What are we going to do when we get there. What about all those people? Our friends. I don't know what Seiya is going to do... Ano... Usagi and all, but she's married. He can't do what he did to her last time. Mamoru is around."
"That's right," I said, "Mamoru is around. Besides, we won't have to worry. Usagi will never be torn away from that Mamoru. To tell you the truth, I'm probably the more worried about Haruka. I imagine she is even stronger now..." I laughed.
Taiki laughed as well, "We'll just have to keep those two apart, won't we? If we can, that is. I don't think I'd step in front of Haruka when she is mad."
I became breathless with giggles, "Hai! Hai! Seiya might get it if he tries anything on Michi-chan this time. Haruka would kill her!"
"Oh!" Taiki exclaimed, changing the subject, "Did I mention I got this book today?" Taiki held out the brown book to me, "Go ahead. Look who its by. Its from Earth."
I already knew it was something important. Taiki never gets excited about anything, so it *had* to be important. I just hoped it wasn't another one of those ridiculous theories she loved reading about. After the incident with Galaxia, a surge of new philosophers had come out with theories on the galaxies and senshi in general. I didn't want to be stuck in one of Taiki's lectures.
I read the title page, and immediatly the stress was purged, "Mizuno Ami! That's nice. Maybe some of you rubbed off onto her before you left, ne?" I teased, a mocking grin on my face.
Taiki blushed a little, "Poetry is something anyone can do, -without- MY help thank you. She is very capable of doing that without my influence." She paused for a moment, "Yaten... What are you going to do on Earth this time? I mean, what do you want to do first?"
"I might just get a restraining order this time around..." I muttered, remembering all of the fangirls running around after us. "They were insane..."
"That's why I'm going female this time around," Taiki said, "No one will know who we are."
"Oh. You think they'd care anyway? Its been 20 years!" I said, almost hoping they would remember us. But, nobody needs to know that.
Taiki shrugged, "You never know. Anyway, I have to get packed. I hope you feel better. And tell me if the Princess is hurt. I don't want that." With that, she walked out of the room.
I watched the door close, and pulled out my suitcases for packing. I needed to take a lot of stuff. I mean, we -were- going to be there for a week.
-----Kakyuu
After I had thought and thought, I decided to change out of my clothes, as I did not have anymore duties to attend to. I chose another outfit, a red skirt and white spaghetti stringed top, and went into the bathroom to change. I washed my face, but it was to no avail because tears continued to fall down my cheeks. I had no idea why... I just needed to cry. It was getting to be too much. I had heard Yaten screaming from the room, but then it stopped. Taiki, I knew she was there, so I thought nothing of it. "I don't have anything to do for once, and I'm crying," I thought, angrily. Angered at myself for losing it like that, angry at Seiya for making me jealous, angry because no one came at that exact moment, angry. Just angry. I didn't know how to cope.
I changed, washed my face again, as the tears had stopped falling. I left my room, hoping to slip out without any one of the guards missing. I made my way to the music room again, just to sit there, and I hoped someone might be playing. I was in luck. Jebrielle was playing. She was one of the best musicians in the court, besides maybe my three guardians, and was playing a wonderfully light and beautiful song. She turned her dark eyes to watch me as I came in. It was eerie in a way, like she was waiting for me.
I sat down on the large couch in the corner of the fairly large room, and leaned against the pillow. That music was so enthralling the way she played it, even if it wasn't straight from her heart, like some other people played. I nestled deeper into the fabrics of the couch, a soft red velvet, and relized I was cold. But it didn't matter, I was alone, and I was sleepy. I slowly began to fall asleep, listening to that music from the piano. Then a violin joined later, but that's the last I could remember.
-----Seiya
I just sat there at the breakfast table. Just sat there and watched her leave with disbelief in my eyes. Why didn't she want to come with me? How was I suppose to... It didn't matter. Right now I had to focus on what to say on Earth. I rose from the table and walked upstairs. I needed to pack. It was strange. It really wasn't like the princess to call a trip on such short notice, but that was alright. We got to visit thier friends.
I walked up towards my chambers. Maids were running everywhere trying to fix everything for tommorrow, and quite frankly, the whole palace was in chaos. I felt a wave of energy and I began to run. Just run. Wherever it took me waas alright, but I just wanted to run.
I ran down the stairs and couldn't stop. I made it out the door, and nobody had noticed yet. Reaching the olive blossom trees in the gardens, I was out of breath. I had ran all the way there. I laid myself down on a bench, and let that sweet fragrence surround me. Ah yes. That sweet frangrence. We searched for her so long, and now she is going back. We died there. And she is going back. We failed her there. But still, she returns. Such a lovely, pure, beautiful soul. How I might have betrayed her there. Usagi wouldn't have done that. She loved Mamoru. She found who she was looking for. Just as I needed to look past her and find who I am looking for. It was truely an epiphany! At that moment, I realized that I needed to let go of Usagi and Sailormoon, all of her, and concentrate on my duty. Maybe I wouldn't go back to Earth. I wanted to tell my Princess. I was forever loyal to her. I breathed in again, letting the sweet fragrance of the trees envelope me as I just watched upwards as the blossoms blew down and landed on me, tickling my skin. One every couple of minutes. I must have sat there for at least 2 hours, just staring at them...
Then I got a rude awakening out of my daydream. "RED ALERT!!! FIND THE PRINCESS!!!" A soldier came running past me. I jumped up at the words. My Kakyuu... She was missing? I ran back and caught the guard on the shoulder. He looked surprised. "What do you want!?!?! I'm BUSY!!!"
I glared at him, "What's going ON?" I yelled at him again, "What do you mean, the queen is missing?"
He looked at me again, "Hey... You're her guardian, right? Well, where were you?!?! She is gone! Nobody can find her!"
The world seemed to spin.
Author's Notes: Well... It is definantly going interesting with our characters here. Heh. I really wasn't even planning much of that in the last chapter. Well... I dunno even what I want to put in this chapter. I'll just go along with whatever I'm feeling like... Oh! I'm leaving a lovely little poem by Billy C. I hope you enjoy! *shrugs* Ah well, I hope you enjoy!
By Starlight I'll kiss you
And promise to be your one and only
I'll make you feel happy
And leave you to be lost in mine
And where will we go, what will we do?
Soon said I, Will know
Are you just like me?
-Billy Corgan . Smashing Pumpkins . By Starlight . Altered a tad by me
------Taiki
My hands felt sticky after pouring all of that syrup on Yaten's hair. It was fun, I'll admit, but I couldn't go to the library looking like I did, especially not being ab;e to touch the books with all of this sticky syrup on my hands. I walked to a nearby washroom and stared at the reflection in the mirror. It wasn't exactly high up enough for me, as things weren't usually built quite tall enough for me here on Kinmokusei. A let out a tiny laugh, most of just a breath really.
I washed my hands and proceeded to walk to the library, where I felt I could lose myself in the books and maybe stop thinking about this trip to Earth. I shook my head as I went to the poetry section and took down a couple of my favorite authors from Kinmokusei.
Arif, a head librarian at the palace, came over to me and handed me a book. I looked curiously at her, and she said, "Earth." I squinted my eyes at the gold kanji, which titled the book, "From Away." I curiously opened the book to the title page. The author was listed as none other than Ami Mizuno! My face brightened as I turned the first page.
'They must have sent it via galamail... Its was only written this year!' I though to myself excitedly to know that the senshi of Mercury had came out with her own book of poems. I knew she had already succeeded in her first goal, she got a medical degree, but I never thought that she would actually write a book of poems, and quite a lovely one at that!
I sighed as I finished the short but well written book, and thought for the second time today about Earth. We were leaving the day after tommorrow. I'd see them all again. They be around 20 years older, but from Dr. Jung of Kinmokusei, the senshi woun't age after the age of 20 or so, and therefore, Miss Mizuno (or at least I assumed was still Miss Mizuno) would still be quite youthful, along with the rest of her friends.
My mind finally left the subject of Earth as I set the book down. I was abrubtly stopped by a horrible noise. A screaming in my head. It was Yaten. Wait. It wasn't just in my head either. It was a physical scream. Down the hall. I could tell her body wasn't in pain, but... I needed to go see her. I rushed out of the room and headed for hers.
-----Yaten
After I had finished washing my hair, I began to get this pangs of feelings... I didn't want them, in fact, I didn't even know whose they were. But then, after the blue and red clashed, I figured something was going on in the kitchen. Surprise, then worry, then doubt, then panic was matched with the red, and the blue was more confused, and caring, scared, and doubtful as well. Then anger for a moment, but back to confused and longing. I knew these colors. I didn't want to pry into thier thoughts, but the feelings were so strong they just kept overflowing in my head. I couldn't stop them.
"STOP!" I screamed. I couldn't take it. The energy was overwhelming. I sat down on my bed, hoping to never feel Kakyuu's thoughts or Seiya's feelings again. I hated it. It felt like prying. I covered my ears and threw myself over onto a pillow. This was so -not- cool.
I heard a knock on the grand wooden doors of my room, then her voice calling my name. "Come in," I said, just loud enough. Her tall, lean body walked into the room and sat down in a chair.
"Are you alright...?" She asked, concern evedent in her violet eyes, "I heard you scream something. But you look fine."
"Yes. I'm alright. Something in my head tells me... Well... The princess is just having emotional troubles. You've heard her playing in the middle of the night? Well... I dunno... She wants to go back to Earth, yet I think she has more reasons," I tried to explain. It was difficult to explain, those fireworks of colour in my head.
Taiki spoke softly, "What are we going to do when we get there. What about all those people? Our friends. I don't know what Seiya is going to do... Ano... Usagi and all, but she's married. He can't do what he did to her last time. Mamoru is around."
"That's right," I said, "Mamoru is around. Besides, we won't have to worry. Usagi will never be torn away from that Mamoru. To tell you the truth, I'm probably the more worried about Haruka. I imagine she is even stronger now..." I laughed.
Taiki laughed as well, "We'll just have to keep those two apart, won't we? If we can, that is. I don't think I'd step in front of Haruka when she is mad."
I became breathless with giggles, "Hai! Hai! Seiya might get it if he tries anything on Michi-chan this time. Haruka would kill her!"
"Oh!" Taiki exclaimed, changing the subject, "Did I mention I got this book today?" Taiki held out the brown book to me, "Go ahead. Look who its by. Its from Earth."
I already knew it was something important. Taiki never gets excited about anything, so it *had* to be important. I just hoped it wasn't another one of those ridiculous theories she loved reading about. After the incident with Galaxia, a surge of new philosophers had come out with theories on the galaxies and senshi in general. I didn't want to be stuck in one of Taiki's lectures.
I read the title page, and immediatly the stress was purged, "Mizuno Ami! That's nice. Maybe some of you rubbed off onto her before you left, ne?" I teased, a mocking grin on my face.
Taiki blushed a little, "Poetry is something anyone can do, -without- MY help thank you. She is very capable of doing that without my influence." She paused for a moment, "Yaten... What are you going to do on Earth this time? I mean, what do you want to do first?"
"I might just get a restraining order this time around..." I muttered, remembering all of the fangirls running around after us. "They were insane..."
"That's why I'm going female this time around," Taiki said, "No one will know who we are."
"Oh. You think they'd care anyway? Its been 20 years!" I said, almost hoping they would remember us. But, nobody needs to know that.
Taiki shrugged, "You never know. Anyway, I have to get packed. I hope you feel better. And tell me if the Princess is hurt. I don't want that." With that, she walked out of the room.
I watched the door close, and pulled out my suitcases for packing. I needed to take a lot of stuff. I mean, we -were- going to be there for a week.
-----Kakyuu
After I had thought and thought, I decided to change out of my clothes, as I did not have anymore duties to attend to. I chose another outfit, a red skirt and white spaghetti stringed top, and went into the bathroom to change. I washed my face, but it was to no avail because tears continued to fall down my cheeks. I had no idea why... I just needed to cry. It was getting to be too much. I had heard Yaten screaming from the room, but then it stopped. Taiki, I knew she was there, so I thought nothing of it. "I don't have anything to do for once, and I'm crying," I thought, angrily. Angered at myself for losing it like that, angry at Seiya for making me jealous, angry because no one came at that exact moment, angry. Just angry. I didn't know how to cope.
I changed, washed my face again, as the tears had stopped falling. I left my room, hoping to slip out without any one of the guards missing. I made my way to the music room again, just to sit there, and I hoped someone might be playing. I was in luck. Jebrielle was playing. She was one of the best musicians in the court, besides maybe my three guardians, and was playing a wonderfully light and beautiful song. She turned her dark eyes to watch me as I came in. It was eerie in a way, like she was waiting for me.
I sat down on the large couch in the corner of the fairly large room, and leaned against the pillow. That music was so enthralling the way she played it, even if it wasn't straight from her heart, like some other people played. I nestled deeper into the fabrics of the couch, a soft red velvet, and relized I was cold. But it didn't matter, I was alone, and I was sleepy. I slowly began to fall asleep, listening to that music from the piano. Then a violin joined later, but that's the last I could remember.
-----Seiya
I just sat there at the breakfast table. Just sat there and watched her leave with disbelief in my eyes. Why didn't she want to come with me? How was I suppose to... It didn't matter. Right now I had to focus on what to say on Earth. I rose from the table and walked upstairs. I needed to pack. It was strange. It really wasn't like the princess to call a trip on such short notice, but that was alright. We got to visit thier friends.
I walked up towards my chambers. Maids were running everywhere trying to fix everything for tommorrow, and quite frankly, the whole palace was in chaos. I felt a wave of energy and I began to run. Just run. Wherever it took me waas alright, but I just wanted to run.
I ran down the stairs and couldn't stop. I made it out the door, and nobody had noticed yet. Reaching the olive blossom trees in the gardens, I was out of breath. I had ran all the way there. I laid myself down on a bench, and let that sweet fragrence surround me. Ah yes. That sweet frangrence. We searched for her so long, and now she is going back. We died there. And she is going back. We failed her there. But still, she returns. Such a lovely, pure, beautiful soul. How I might have betrayed her there. Usagi wouldn't have done that. She loved Mamoru. She found who she was looking for. Just as I needed to look past her and find who I am looking for. It was truely an epiphany! At that moment, I realized that I needed to let go of Usagi and Sailormoon, all of her, and concentrate on my duty. Maybe I wouldn't go back to Earth. I wanted to tell my Princess. I was forever loyal to her. I breathed in again, letting the sweet fragrance of the trees envelope me as I just watched upwards as the blossoms blew down and landed on me, tickling my skin. One every couple of minutes. I must have sat there for at least 2 hours, just staring at them...
Then I got a rude awakening out of my daydream. "RED ALERT!!! FIND THE PRINCESS!!!" A soldier came running past me. I jumped up at the words. My Kakyuu... She was missing? I ran back and caught the guard on the shoulder. He looked surprised. "What do you want!?!?! I'm BUSY!!!"
I glared at him, "What's going ON?" I yelled at him again, "What do you mean, the queen is missing?"
He looked at me again, "Hey... You're her guardian, right? Well, where were you?!?! She is gone! Nobody can find her!"
The world seemed to spin.