This is a blackmail free chapter!!! (audience roars with applause) Once
again this one is out so much quicker to try and make up for the fact that
I took so long last time! Mamoru's just being a dick in this chapter and
the joke is from my dad if you can believe it!!
[::Akuen::]
by Lady in Red
(What Dreams May Come)
The world was asleep, the night had fallen and there was no one to see her go. In a single transformational phrase Seiya became Fighter once again and looked back over the park that surrounded her. This would be the last time she would ever see the delectable surroundings of Earth, she took everything that she knew she would miss in one deep breath and closed her eyes.
She had thought about staying with Haruka and Michiru until they had straightened the whole mess out and saved their princess from her horrible fate, but she knew she shouldn't. She didn't belong here, she had only come to this planet to make sure that her friends were alright. By telling Haruka and Michiru and putting the problem that had slipped from her hands into theirs, she had taken care of her duty and reason why she had come in the first place.
Fighter knew Usagi wouldn't face her, not yet, but no matter how much she knew she didn't want to see her or hear from her she had to say goodbye. In a song that came to her just as easily as the breeze blew the trees she expressed her goodbyes one last time.
'As soon as I get my head 'round you
I come around catching sparks off you
I get an electric charge from you
That second hand living just won't do
And the way I feel tonight
I could die and wouldn't mind
And there's something going on inside
It makes you want to feel, it makes you want to try
It makes you want to blow the stars from the sky
I can't stand up, I can't cool down
I can't get my head off the ground
As soon as I get my head 'round you
I come around catching sparks off you
And all I ever got from you,
Was all I ever took from you
Yeah, the world could die in pain
And I wouldn't feel no shame
There's nothing holding me to blame
Makes you want to feel, makes you want to try
Makes you want to blow the stars from the sky
And I'm taking myself to the deader part of town
Where all my troubles can't be found'
With the true brilliance of a star she exploded into the atmosphere and on her way towards Kinmoku, her home.
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Yaten sat up straight on the couch. She had left, she left them behind on Earth. Was she truly hurting that badly that she couldn't even stay to see Usagi happy again? Now she was going to have to go soon too. Yaten got up and walked over to Taiki who was reading a book by the window. "She's gone." Her voice was just above a whisper as she watched Taiki gaze down at the print.
Taiki looked up from her work and Yaten saw the compassion in her eyes. "I know, I heard her song and just saw her leave." She looked back out at the night sky. "We have to go soon too you know."
"Hai…" Yaten nodded her head and turned to walk back to her seat.
Minako walked into the apartment and her eyes met with Yaten's but she quickly diverted them. "Where's Seiya?" She asked looking at Taiki.
Taiki looked to Yaten who turned to Minako. "She's gone."
Yaten looked heartbroken and scared, Minako had never thought she would see her like this, she had never wanted to see her like this. "I was supposed to come here and ask her to leave…" Minako sat down on the couch resting her elbow on the arm. "I didn't want to… but you have to understand… if I didn't, what if Haruka found out… besides, she is my Princess, if some one doesn't respect her, it's my job to take them down."
"You really think she did that to harm Usagi?" Yaten looked at Minako questionably.
Minako looked up wondering why Yaten was taking that tone of voice with her. She should understand where Minako was coming from, after all she was in the same position with her princess just about. "I didn't want to believe that she did that to Usagi, but who am I supposed to believe? My friend or my future King and Queen?" Minako's eyes pleaded with Yaten's until finally Yaten turned away. "You guys don't have to leave… I'd like you to stay…"
Taiki stood up closing her book. "We're obviously not going to be welcome here come morning."
"No!" Minako screeched. "You are, you are! Please don't go…" Minako looked from Taiki to Yaten who in turn just stared at her.
"Minako…" Yaten said with a tinge of moisture making it's way to her eyes. She had to say goodbye to Minako for a second time, she was so stupid for falling in love. "We should go." She walked over to stand in front of Minako.
Minako threw her arms around her waist and held her closely. "I'm not going to let you."
Yaten had to smirk at the comment, she couldn't stop her. "I'll see you again someday, but I'll miss you everyday until then." Her head lowered just slightly to meet her lips to Minako's. The kiss was gentle and portrayed all of the bound emotion that she wanted to express but only at the distance she was aloud to do it. "Goodbye Minako."
Yaten freed herself from Minako's hold and watched the girl crumble to the floor in sobs. "No, you can't leave…"
Taiki looked on with pity and motioned for Yaten to follow her. She had no idea what had been going on between Yaten and Minako, but figured that it was inevitable anyway. They weren't meant to be together, it was time they faced the fact of that music. "Can't we just stay for tonight?" Yaten looked up at Taiki when they were in the hallway of the apartment building.
"Is it going to be any easier to leave her tomorrow?" Taiki asked looking at Yaten sympathetically.
Yaten's head hung low and waved from side to side. "No…" Her head picked up and faced her eyes to the closed door that they had just left from. The image of Minako crying on the floor was forever burned into her memory. "But I don't want this to be the last thing I remember about her." Yaten said turning her body back fully to the door. "I'm staying for a bit longer." She smiled while she wiped a tear from her cheek and looked over her shoulder at Taiki.
Taiki sighed and understood. Yaten had only made maybe three steps towards the door when it was suddenly flung open and a wrecked Minako stood in its opening. Yaten stopped and just stared at her while she did the same. "I know you have to go, but just stay here tonight, please…"
Yaten slowly walked up to Minako and looked her in the eye before placing a delicate kiss on her lips. "Of course I will."
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The laughter filled the room once in a while and a puff of smoke would join it. "Well I'd better be going now." Mamoru said taking one last hit from the joint as he passed it to Fiore.
"Hey, stop back again tomorrow! It's rare that we see you out on a weeknight!" Kunzite pointed out and shook Mamoru's hand before he left.
"Jed, you need a ride home?" Mamoru offered, his apartment wasn't really on his way but he had to tell him what had just happened. Mamoru came over to Kunzite and Zoicite's apartment to smoke after his little rondevuea with Usagi. Jedite nodded and got up to join him.
When they pulled away from the house Jed looked over at Mamoru who had a permi-smile stuck on his face. "Should I even bother asking what you've been up to?" He asked with a bit of a smirk to his face.
"Did you know that beer turns men into women?"
"What the hell kind of question is that?" Jed was confused to say the least. "Are you talking about those three back there?" He asked referring to Kunzite, Zoicite, and Fiore.
"I read about it while I was on my date today and those three just proved it!" He laughed and continued to explain. "The test was that 100 men were fed 8 pints of beer each, within one hour the results were that 100% of the men
1. Gained weight.
2. Talked excessively without making sense.
3. Became overly emotional.
4. Couldn't drive.
5. Failed to think rationally.
6. Argued over nothing.
7. Had to sit down while urinating.
8. Refused to apologize when wrong.
The article finished up by saying that there was no further testing planned." Mamoru continued to laugh at himself while Jedite just sweat dropped next to him.
"You really are a pig you know that?" He shook his head.
"Comes naturally to me!" He smiled a winning victory smile. "But at least this pig is getting some now!"
"Nani?" Jedite asked looked at him confused. "You mean that Seiya chick actually went for it?"
"Nope, she kicked me in the balls and spit in my face." Mamoru cringed a bit remembering the incident from earlier that day.
"That doesn't sound like a very pleasant experience to me!" Jedite laughed at him. "You deserved it, like I said you're a PIG!" He laughed more at Mamoru's expense.
"No, but the best part is she tried to tell Usagi on me, and the whole thing ended up with me screwing Usagi's brains out! I bet that poor little girl is sitting with her other little transsexual friends now crying her eyes out."
Mamoru dropped Jedite off. Sometimes he wondered if he was truly on his side with all the pig comments and such, but passed if off, he wasn't going to be a touchy little bitch about the whole thing. His key slipped in easily into the lock and he soon found out why, it was never locked in the first place. Some one had broken into his apartment and it sounded as if they were still there.
The sound of classical music echoed through the apartment at a comfortable volume, as he opened the door further he saw a woman sitting in his reading chair with a taller woman standing behind her leaning on the back of the chair. "Michiru, Haruka, it's so wonderful to see you." He started as he closed the door behind him.
Haruka stood up straight and came to be the same height as Mamoru if not a tad shorter. "So how has Koneko been?" She asked with a side smirk.
"I'm taking care of her." He smiled back.
"I'm sure you are." Michiru stood up and swirled her wine around in her glass. "She left you know."
"Who left, Usako?"
Haruka came up closer to Mamoru. "Seiya left."
"And what do you care?" Mamoru asked getting a little flustered that these two of all people would be bringing that name up. "What are you doing here anyway?" He asked as though he was demanding.
"I would kill you right now if it wouldn't make Koneko so sad." Haruka turned away from him disgusted and knocked back the contents of her drink.
"Haruka dear, I'm sure what Usagi doesn't know won't hurt her in this case. Isn't that your logic Mamoru." Michiru smiled at him with her hand thoughtfully to her chin.
Haruka set her glass down on the table. "I believe you're right Michi dear." She smiled and decked Mamoru in the face. "At least I feel better now." She watched him hit the floor.
"We can't prove what you did, but I think it would be best if you told Usagi yourself." Michiru stood above him on the floor. Mamoru's eyes began to roll back in his head. "Haruka I think you hit him a little too hard, and he's stoned."
"I heard that." Mamoru muttered before passing out.
Haruka walked over and grabbed a piece of paper and scratched a not to Mamoru reminding him of what they said. The problem will be dealt with tomorrow.
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Seiya climbed the stairs to her room. It was good to be home again, there was nothing here to hurt her. Her duties and everyday life kept her busy enough where love, relationships and any thing of the sort would never slip into her world. That also meant that she would never feel the caress of some one else, the sweet ecstasy of a kiss, or the overwhelming feeling of sharing in a love with some one else.
She would go and see Kakyuu tomorrow, it was already too late to disturb her over her piddly little whining. Seiya set in for sleep that she almost dreaded to come. She had left an entire solar system behind just to escape the eyes of one girl but that same girl would probably forever haunt her dreams.
It was cold. I tried to move but I couldn't… I was watching some one else's dream…
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The day's events were all too disturbing for Usagi and her mind desperately needed a break from the agony and stress she was putting on it. If only Mamoru had stayed with her, she didn't want to be alone tonight. He told her that he had to go and see Jed like he promised, and she couldn't help but feel a little cheap, a little used. The world of slumber took its claim and pulled Usagi into its realm.
I looked around and saw nothing as far as the eye could see. The pounding of my heart echoed in my ears. A soft wind picked up and I closed my eyes and felt its gentle caress against my bare skin. When I opened them again the night sky hung high above me.
'The dark night sky separates us
to lay bare our hearts as they call out to each other.
Cast off your useless trappings. Some things can only be seen
when you've lost everything.'
The pounding in my ears begins to grow louder. I feel grass blades beneath my feet and look down. The wind was rustling the carpeting of the field to tickle my bare feet. This place seemed so familiar, but yet I knew I had never been here before. There was a woman walking down the hill with her back turned to me. I strained my eyes to catch a closer glimpse of her but then the rain came and almost completely washed my vision away from me.
'Oh wind, I will stand and face you!
I will go to the sea of anguish,
though bonds cut my chest,
and the crushing waves are endless.'
The wind was picking up and the storm had arrived. My bangs were blown back with the rest of my hair and I fought to keep my dress from flying up. My eyes were still trying to focus on the figure gaining its distance from me. I had a feeling, my heart told me so, that it was her. "Seiya!" I called out. The figure stopped and I knew for sure that this was for real. The storm pelted the rain against my exposed skin, stinging with every fine drop. I ran as fast as I could to the place on the hill where Seiya stood still. I was no longer on the top, the peek of that giant hill and as I made my way down the rain hurt a little less.
'What does everyone seek by fighting?
Does spilled blood cause flowers to bloom?
Until the precious tomorrow is in my hands...
Until the day we meet...'
She looked at me with a distance in her eyes. "Where are you going?" I asked as I stood face to face with her. She didn't answer and a clap of thunder broke across the sky. She held a hand up to me so that I may see what was in her grasp. When her fingers opened they revealed a crushed flower. She motioned her hand closer to me and slipped it into my hand and turned away again walking to her destination. "Matte!" I called after her and turned her around by the arm. She turned to look at me with that same distance in her eyes. "The storm has come…" She said above a whisper.
'Oh wind, I will stand and face you!
I will go and head for the brilliance.
Embracing prayer to my heart,
I wander the seemingly dark future.'
I looked up and saw a small parting in the clouds. "It's just a small storm, it will pass… please don't go." I asked her with a bit of a smile tugging at my lips but she didn't respond the way I wanted her to. She stood still and unwavered by my words. I wanted her to hug me and tell me that I was right, that the storm couldn't last forever but she didn't. I felt the moisture in my hand, different from the wetness of the soaking rain. A warm sensation spreading across my palm. I opened my fingers that held the crushed flower captive and witnessed the blood. My hand was completely covered in the thick red liquid. My hands held no cuts or wounds, the life was coming from the crushed flower in my hand. I turned my eyes up to Seiya and saw the blood on her hands too.
"What's wrong?" I asked feeling my entire being shake. Seiya's head dropped and she looked down at her hands. I heard her voice come up from beneath the black curls that shaded her face. "I couldn't save you… I couldn't save myself… All was lost… our futures erased… on the whisper to a dove I made a promise to protect you till the end…" I had no idea what she was talking about. I didn't need saving, I was fine, I was here with her. She fell to her knees and held her upper body up with her bloody hands planted on the ground. A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky and illuminated our surroundings and the man standing off in the distance behind her. "Mamoru?" I asked noticing the tone in my voice was strained and sounded a little funny. I could barely make out his face but knew immediately that it was him. He stood as though he was waiting for me.
'Oh wind, I am not afraid!
Love is the miracle I have found!
It's my joy to believe in you.
The storm blows so that we might realize [our] love.'
"Seiya nothing was lost, I'm alright and you are too, ne?" I bent down to her level putting Mamoru out of my mind for the moment. Her head lifted and looked at me for the first time with the brightness her eyes normally held. Their brilliance blinded me and I could swear that I was staring into her soul. It was so hallow and cloudy before, but now it was clear and shining very brightly. "The storm is coming to an end very soon." She said while smiling at me. "Whether we try or not, it will still wash me away. Just tell me you'll remember me…"
Usagi sat up straight in her bed sweating profusely. Her breathing was ragged and she could feel her chest heaving.
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That was a very musical chapter ne? The first song that Fighter sung as her goodbye song was 'Head On' by The Pixies, who I don't own, I don't even know them! The second song from Usagi's dream that Seiya had to watch was the opening song from Record of Lodoss Wars. (I just watched parts of it with my hime so it was in my head.) Guess what, I don't own that song either!!
[::Akuen::]
by Lady in Red
(What Dreams May Come)
The world was asleep, the night had fallen and there was no one to see her go. In a single transformational phrase Seiya became Fighter once again and looked back over the park that surrounded her. This would be the last time she would ever see the delectable surroundings of Earth, she took everything that she knew she would miss in one deep breath and closed her eyes.
She had thought about staying with Haruka and Michiru until they had straightened the whole mess out and saved their princess from her horrible fate, but she knew she shouldn't. She didn't belong here, she had only come to this planet to make sure that her friends were alright. By telling Haruka and Michiru and putting the problem that had slipped from her hands into theirs, she had taken care of her duty and reason why she had come in the first place.
Fighter knew Usagi wouldn't face her, not yet, but no matter how much she knew she didn't want to see her or hear from her she had to say goodbye. In a song that came to her just as easily as the breeze blew the trees she expressed her goodbyes one last time.
'As soon as I get my head 'round you
I come around catching sparks off you
I get an electric charge from you
That second hand living just won't do
And the way I feel tonight
I could die and wouldn't mind
And there's something going on inside
It makes you want to feel, it makes you want to try
It makes you want to blow the stars from the sky
I can't stand up, I can't cool down
I can't get my head off the ground
As soon as I get my head 'round you
I come around catching sparks off you
And all I ever got from you,
Was all I ever took from you
Yeah, the world could die in pain
And I wouldn't feel no shame
There's nothing holding me to blame
Makes you want to feel, makes you want to try
Makes you want to blow the stars from the sky
And I'm taking myself to the deader part of town
Where all my troubles can't be found'
With the true brilliance of a star she exploded into the atmosphere and on her way towards Kinmoku, her home.
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Yaten sat up straight on the couch. She had left, she left them behind on Earth. Was she truly hurting that badly that she couldn't even stay to see Usagi happy again? Now she was going to have to go soon too. Yaten got up and walked over to Taiki who was reading a book by the window. "She's gone." Her voice was just above a whisper as she watched Taiki gaze down at the print.
Taiki looked up from her work and Yaten saw the compassion in her eyes. "I know, I heard her song and just saw her leave." She looked back out at the night sky. "We have to go soon too you know."
"Hai…" Yaten nodded her head and turned to walk back to her seat.
Minako walked into the apartment and her eyes met with Yaten's but she quickly diverted them. "Where's Seiya?" She asked looking at Taiki.
Taiki looked to Yaten who turned to Minako. "She's gone."
Yaten looked heartbroken and scared, Minako had never thought she would see her like this, she had never wanted to see her like this. "I was supposed to come here and ask her to leave…" Minako sat down on the couch resting her elbow on the arm. "I didn't want to… but you have to understand… if I didn't, what if Haruka found out… besides, she is my Princess, if some one doesn't respect her, it's my job to take them down."
"You really think she did that to harm Usagi?" Yaten looked at Minako questionably.
Minako looked up wondering why Yaten was taking that tone of voice with her. She should understand where Minako was coming from, after all she was in the same position with her princess just about. "I didn't want to believe that she did that to Usagi, but who am I supposed to believe? My friend or my future King and Queen?" Minako's eyes pleaded with Yaten's until finally Yaten turned away. "You guys don't have to leave… I'd like you to stay…"
Taiki stood up closing her book. "We're obviously not going to be welcome here come morning."
"No!" Minako screeched. "You are, you are! Please don't go…" Minako looked from Taiki to Yaten who in turn just stared at her.
"Minako…" Yaten said with a tinge of moisture making it's way to her eyes. She had to say goodbye to Minako for a second time, she was so stupid for falling in love. "We should go." She walked over to stand in front of Minako.
Minako threw her arms around her waist and held her closely. "I'm not going to let you."
Yaten had to smirk at the comment, she couldn't stop her. "I'll see you again someday, but I'll miss you everyday until then." Her head lowered just slightly to meet her lips to Minako's. The kiss was gentle and portrayed all of the bound emotion that she wanted to express but only at the distance she was aloud to do it. "Goodbye Minako."
Yaten freed herself from Minako's hold and watched the girl crumble to the floor in sobs. "No, you can't leave…"
Taiki looked on with pity and motioned for Yaten to follow her. She had no idea what had been going on between Yaten and Minako, but figured that it was inevitable anyway. They weren't meant to be together, it was time they faced the fact of that music. "Can't we just stay for tonight?" Yaten looked up at Taiki when they were in the hallway of the apartment building.
"Is it going to be any easier to leave her tomorrow?" Taiki asked looking at Yaten sympathetically.
Yaten's head hung low and waved from side to side. "No…" Her head picked up and faced her eyes to the closed door that they had just left from. The image of Minako crying on the floor was forever burned into her memory. "But I don't want this to be the last thing I remember about her." Yaten said turning her body back fully to the door. "I'm staying for a bit longer." She smiled while she wiped a tear from her cheek and looked over her shoulder at Taiki.
Taiki sighed and understood. Yaten had only made maybe three steps towards the door when it was suddenly flung open and a wrecked Minako stood in its opening. Yaten stopped and just stared at her while she did the same. "I know you have to go, but just stay here tonight, please…"
Yaten slowly walked up to Minako and looked her in the eye before placing a delicate kiss on her lips. "Of course I will."
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The laughter filled the room once in a while and a puff of smoke would join it. "Well I'd better be going now." Mamoru said taking one last hit from the joint as he passed it to Fiore.
"Hey, stop back again tomorrow! It's rare that we see you out on a weeknight!" Kunzite pointed out and shook Mamoru's hand before he left.
"Jed, you need a ride home?" Mamoru offered, his apartment wasn't really on his way but he had to tell him what had just happened. Mamoru came over to Kunzite and Zoicite's apartment to smoke after his little rondevuea with Usagi. Jedite nodded and got up to join him.
When they pulled away from the house Jed looked over at Mamoru who had a permi-smile stuck on his face. "Should I even bother asking what you've been up to?" He asked with a bit of a smirk to his face.
"Did you know that beer turns men into women?"
"What the hell kind of question is that?" Jed was confused to say the least. "Are you talking about those three back there?" He asked referring to Kunzite, Zoicite, and Fiore.
"I read about it while I was on my date today and those three just proved it!" He laughed and continued to explain. "The test was that 100 men were fed 8 pints of beer each, within one hour the results were that 100% of the men
1. Gained weight.
2. Talked excessively without making sense.
3. Became overly emotional.
4. Couldn't drive.
5. Failed to think rationally.
6. Argued over nothing.
7. Had to sit down while urinating.
8. Refused to apologize when wrong.
The article finished up by saying that there was no further testing planned." Mamoru continued to laugh at himself while Jedite just sweat dropped next to him.
"You really are a pig you know that?" He shook his head.
"Comes naturally to me!" He smiled a winning victory smile. "But at least this pig is getting some now!"
"Nani?" Jedite asked looked at him confused. "You mean that Seiya chick actually went for it?"
"Nope, she kicked me in the balls and spit in my face." Mamoru cringed a bit remembering the incident from earlier that day.
"That doesn't sound like a very pleasant experience to me!" Jedite laughed at him. "You deserved it, like I said you're a PIG!" He laughed more at Mamoru's expense.
"No, but the best part is she tried to tell Usagi on me, and the whole thing ended up with me screwing Usagi's brains out! I bet that poor little girl is sitting with her other little transsexual friends now crying her eyes out."
Mamoru dropped Jedite off. Sometimes he wondered if he was truly on his side with all the pig comments and such, but passed if off, he wasn't going to be a touchy little bitch about the whole thing. His key slipped in easily into the lock and he soon found out why, it was never locked in the first place. Some one had broken into his apartment and it sounded as if they were still there.
The sound of classical music echoed through the apartment at a comfortable volume, as he opened the door further he saw a woman sitting in his reading chair with a taller woman standing behind her leaning on the back of the chair. "Michiru, Haruka, it's so wonderful to see you." He started as he closed the door behind him.
Haruka stood up straight and came to be the same height as Mamoru if not a tad shorter. "So how has Koneko been?" She asked with a side smirk.
"I'm taking care of her." He smiled back.
"I'm sure you are." Michiru stood up and swirled her wine around in her glass. "She left you know."
"Who left, Usako?"
Haruka came up closer to Mamoru. "Seiya left."
"And what do you care?" Mamoru asked getting a little flustered that these two of all people would be bringing that name up. "What are you doing here anyway?" He asked as though he was demanding.
"I would kill you right now if it wouldn't make Koneko so sad." Haruka turned away from him disgusted and knocked back the contents of her drink.
"Haruka dear, I'm sure what Usagi doesn't know won't hurt her in this case. Isn't that your logic Mamoru." Michiru smiled at him with her hand thoughtfully to her chin.
Haruka set her glass down on the table. "I believe you're right Michi dear." She smiled and decked Mamoru in the face. "At least I feel better now." She watched him hit the floor.
"We can't prove what you did, but I think it would be best if you told Usagi yourself." Michiru stood above him on the floor. Mamoru's eyes began to roll back in his head. "Haruka I think you hit him a little too hard, and he's stoned."
"I heard that." Mamoru muttered before passing out.
Haruka walked over and grabbed a piece of paper and scratched a not to Mamoru reminding him of what they said. The problem will be dealt with tomorrow.
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Seiya climbed the stairs to her room. It was good to be home again, there was nothing here to hurt her. Her duties and everyday life kept her busy enough where love, relationships and any thing of the sort would never slip into her world. That also meant that she would never feel the caress of some one else, the sweet ecstasy of a kiss, or the overwhelming feeling of sharing in a love with some one else.
She would go and see Kakyuu tomorrow, it was already too late to disturb her over her piddly little whining. Seiya set in for sleep that she almost dreaded to come. She had left an entire solar system behind just to escape the eyes of one girl but that same girl would probably forever haunt her dreams.
It was cold. I tried to move but I couldn't… I was watching some one else's dream…
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The day's events were all too disturbing for Usagi and her mind desperately needed a break from the agony and stress she was putting on it. If only Mamoru had stayed with her, she didn't want to be alone tonight. He told her that he had to go and see Jed like he promised, and she couldn't help but feel a little cheap, a little used. The world of slumber took its claim and pulled Usagi into its realm.
I looked around and saw nothing as far as the eye could see. The pounding of my heart echoed in my ears. A soft wind picked up and I closed my eyes and felt its gentle caress against my bare skin. When I opened them again the night sky hung high above me.
'The dark night sky separates us
to lay bare our hearts as they call out to each other.
Cast off your useless trappings. Some things can only be seen
when you've lost everything.'
The pounding in my ears begins to grow louder. I feel grass blades beneath my feet and look down. The wind was rustling the carpeting of the field to tickle my bare feet. This place seemed so familiar, but yet I knew I had never been here before. There was a woman walking down the hill with her back turned to me. I strained my eyes to catch a closer glimpse of her but then the rain came and almost completely washed my vision away from me.
'Oh wind, I will stand and face you!
I will go to the sea of anguish,
though bonds cut my chest,
and the crushing waves are endless.'
The wind was picking up and the storm had arrived. My bangs were blown back with the rest of my hair and I fought to keep my dress from flying up. My eyes were still trying to focus on the figure gaining its distance from me. I had a feeling, my heart told me so, that it was her. "Seiya!" I called out. The figure stopped and I knew for sure that this was for real. The storm pelted the rain against my exposed skin, stinging with every fine drop. I ran as fast as I could to the place on the hill where Seiya stood still. I was no longer on the top, the peek of that giant hill and as I made my way down the rain hurt a little less.
'What does everyone seek by fighting?
Does spilled blood cause flowers to bloom?
Until the precious tomorrow is in my hands...
Until the day we meet...'
She looked at me with a distance in her eyes. "Where are you going?" I asked as I stood face to face with her. She didn't answer and a clap of thunder broke across the sky. She held a hand up to me so that I may see what was in her grasp. When her fingers opened they revealed a crushed flower. She motioned her hand closer to me and slipped it into my hand and turned away again walking to her destination. "Matte!" I called after her and turned her around by the arm. She turned to look at me with that same distance in her eyes. "The storm has come…" She said above a whisper.
'Oh wind, I will stand and face you!
I will go and head for the brilliance.
Embracing prayer to my heart,
I wander the seemingly dark future.'
I looked up and saw a small parting in the clouds. "It's just a small storm, it will pass… please don't go." I asked her with a bit of a smile tugging at my lips but she didn't respond the way I wanted her to. She stood still and unwavered by my words. I wanted her to hug me and tell me that I was right, that the storm couldn't last forever but she didn't. I felt the moisture in my hand, different from the wetness of the soaking rain. A warm sensation spreading across my palm. I opened my fingers that held the crushed flower captive and witnessed the blood. My hand was completely covered in the thick red liquid. My hands held no cuts or wounds, the life was coming from the crushed flower in my hand. I turned my eyes up to Seiya and saw the blood on her hands too.
"What's wrong?" I asked feeling my entire being shake. Seiya's head dropped and she looked down at her hands. I heard her voice come up from beneath the black curls that shaded her face. "I couldn't save you… I couldn't save myself… All was lost… our futures erased… on the whisper to a dove I made a promise to protect you till the end…" I had no idea what she was talking about. I didn't need saving, I was fine, I was here with her. She fell to her knees and held her upper body up with her bloody hands planted on the ground. A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky and illuminated our surroundings and the man standing off in the distance behind her. "Mamoru?" I asked noticing the tone in my voice was strained and sounded a little funny. I could barely make out his face but knew immediately that it was him. He stood as though he was waiting for me.
'Oh wind, I am not afraid!
Love is the miracle I have found!
It's my joy to believe in you.
The storm blows so that we might realize [our] love.'
"Seiya nothing was lost, I'm alright and you are too, ne?" I bent down to her level putting Mamoru out of my mind for the moment. Her head lifted and looked at me for the first time with the brightness her eyes normally held. Their brilliance blinded me and I could swear that I was staring into her soul. It was so hallow and cloudy before, but now it was clear and shining very brightly. "The storm is coming to an end very soon." She said while smiling at me. "Whether we try or not, it will still wash me away. Just tell me you'll remember me…"
Usagi sat up straight in her bed sweating profusely. Her breathing was ragged and she could feel her chest heaving.
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That was a very musical chapter ne? The first song that Fighter sung as her goodbye song was 'Head On' by The Pixies, who I don't own, I don't even know them! The second song from Usagi's dream that Seiya had to watch was the opening song from Record of Lodoss Wars. (I just watched parts of it with my hime so it was in my head.) Guess what, I don't own that song either!!