Ok, I'm back with part 3, again. Yeah, my computer's got demons
or something, I don't know, somehow part 3 got deleted, good thing I remember
what I wrote. ^^;Thanks to anyone that e-mailed me (or wrote reviews! I love you!)
on parts 1 & 2. Has anyone read my other new story, "Turn Back Time" yet? I'm
attempting to write and post these at the same time, so hope to post a chapter
for one story or the other every week. Well, onward!
E-mail!!!! angels_melody19@hotmail.com E-mail!!!!
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First Love
PG
3/?
Japanese TRANSLATIONS in END NOTES
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Chibiusa paced behind the red, valvet, curtains nervously. It was 10
minutes until she was due to sing, and her stomach felt like a million butterflies.
Passing a mirror, she realized that she was still wearing Elios' jacket, and resolved
to give it back to him after the show. For the time being, she left it on a chair on
the left side of the stage.
Moments later, Miss Mizuki, Chibiusa's music teacher, and also her favorite
of all the staff, approached her.
"Ready, Chibiusa-san? You're on in 5 minutes!" she said with a smile.
Chibiusa smiled back, swallowed her nerves, and replied that she was.
Miss Mizuki gave her a pat on the shoulder, smiled again while wishing
her goodluck, then headed off to the sound booth.
Chibiusa took a deep breath and postioned herself in the center of the
stage. she clutched the cordless mike in her right hand and tried to still her
beating heart. Moments later, the opening cords of her chosen song came over the
speakers, and the curtain began to rise. Chibiusa closed eyes and began to sing.
"Oh no no no ohh...
Saigo no kisu wa
Tabako no flavour ga shita
Nigakute setsunai kaori
Ahita no imagoro niwa
Anata wa doko ni irun darou
Dare wo omotterun darou..."
Usgai took Mamoru's hand in hers and smiled up at her furture daughter,
from her place in the second row. She thought about all the problems that Mamoru
and herself had gone through in the beginning stages of their relationship, and
how she had thought that could never be her true love. How wrong she had been...
Chibiusa's melodic voice drifted lightly over the chorus...
"You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love, you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
atarashii uta utaeru made..."
Elios watched the beautiful, 15 year old, girl sing. He felt
entranced by not only her beauty, but by the words of her song...a love song
that spoke straight to his heart about a lost love, so long ago that he barely
remembered, just a faint image imprinted upon his heart....
"Tachidomaru jikan ga
Ugokidasou to shiteru
Wasuretakunai koto bakari
Ashita no imagoro niwa
Watashi wa kitto naiteru
Anata wo omotterun darou...
Yeah!"
Chibiusa found herself staring right at Elios, who was standing at the
back of the rows of chairs, drowning in the depth of his eyes. Eyes so familiar...
Something tugged at her heart...a memory...or a dream...of something long forgotten...
"You will always be inside my heart
Itsumo anata dake no basho ga aru kara
I hope that I have a place in your heart too
Now and forever you are still the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
Atarashii uta utaeru made...
Ohhh! Ohhh!"
Chibiusa felt a hot blush sweep across her face as she sang the chorus
one last time, knowing that she had really started to care deeply for Elios over
the last few weeks. She hoped that her make-up, and the stage lights would hide it.
You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love, you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Mada kanashii love song
Yeah, now and forever...
Ooooooh!"
As her voice trailed off the last trembling note, there was complete
silence everywhere, then thunderus clapping, as the entire crowd gave the young
singer a standing ovation. Chibiusa smiled brightly, gave as low a bow as her
kimono would allow her to bend, and then left the stage.
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Chibiusa exited the stage and paused beside the mirror again, to check
her make-up. Nothing was out of place, and only a faint flush, that was most
likely from the heat if the stage lights, was on her cheeks. She bent down and
picked up Elios' jacket and a small bottel of water, and then went down the stairs
at the back of the stages. Usagi and Mamoru were waiting for her there.
Usagi stopped talking to Mamoru when Chibiusa walked down the stairs. She
walked right up to her, leaned over slightly, and embraced her, tears running down
her face.
"When did you get so grown up, usa-chan?" She smiled through her 'happy
tears'.
When Usagi stopped hugging her, Mamoru stepped forward and gave her a red
rose.
"You're a star, Chibiusa, don't ever forget it!" And he hugged her too.
Chibiusa smiled as she spoke with her future partents a few minutes, about
the fair and about the song she had chosen to sing, then Usagi commented that she
had seen a 'tottaly kawaii*' stuffed rabbit at one of the stands and that she wanted
Mamoru to get it for her.
Mamoru turned from his girlfriend, to his 'daughter' and asked,
"Ne, Chibiusa-chan, you want to come with us or go with your friends?"
Chibiusa blushed faintly, then answered, without looking at him,
"Um, I guess I'd like to wait for my friends, if that's alright with you."
When she looked up again, Usagi caught a fleeting emotion in her eyes and
looped her arm through Mamoru's,
"Let's go Mamo-chan, let Chibiusa have her fun."
Mamoru nodded and the two turned to leave. Chibiusa called back after them,
"Just make sure you win me something better then whatever you ger her,
Mamo-chan!"
Mamoru shook his head and Usagi glowered at her, then they were gone, swallowed
up by the rush of people wanting to check out the night booths and games, and look at
the lights and lanterns hung everywhere.
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"A little old for you, ne* Tsukino?"
Chibiusa froze at the sound of an all to familiar, and deffiently unwanted,
voice, coming from the shadows behind her. She turned and saw Takeshi leaning
causually against a tree, clothed in darkness, so that she hadn't noticed him
watching her and Usagi and Mamoru before.
"Whatever it is you want, I don't, so get lost." Chibiusa said, glancing
around for someone, anyone, as Takeshi stepped forward, into the light.
"Is there a problem here?"
Chibiusa bite back a scream at the new voice, and relaxed as Elios stepped
up beside her, and leveled a cool stare at Takeshi.
"So the little baishunfu* has got herself a boyfriend now? Why'd you choose
the freak boy, Tsukino?" Takeshi said, his voice dripping sarcasim, his dark brown
eyes glittering intensly in the darkness.
Chibiusa could see Elios tense up beside her, at Takeshi's words, but
resolved not to let them have another fight. She turned around, and keeping her
eyes on the ground, placed her right hand on Elios' left arm. Then, as she began to
walk past him as she spoke softly in his ear,
"Onegai* Elios-kun, let's go, ok?"
Elios' arm tensed again, muscles bulging under Chibiusa's small hand, but
turned away without saying anything. If looks could kill...
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As they walked along the the row of brightly lit boothes, Chibiusa felt her-
self smiling. Walking with Elios, amid the crowds of people with the moon shining
down on them, felt so right. She felt like his girlfriend...and immediatly blushed
at the thought.
"-dy, Chibiusa-san?" Elios asked.
"N-nani*?" She stammered, looking up at Elios and blushing again. Darn it
all, that boy just had to be so handsome and nice and perfect and-- and--
"I said, would you like some cotten candy, Chibiusa-san?" Elios replied,
an amused light in his eyes.
"U-un!*" She answered quickly, smiling up at him, her eyes lighting up at
the prospect of sweets, just like her mother.
Elios bought her a fluffy stack of pink stuff on a stick and she ate it
happily as they continued to walk. In the distance the glowing ferris wheel towered
high above their heads. Elios nodded in it's direction, and turned to Chibiusa,
"Do you want to go for a ride on the ferris wheel?"
"Ok." Chibiusa replied, then felt her face flame as Elios causually draped
his arm around her shoulders as they continued to walk toward the ride.
"Good, it's my favorite." He said giving her a smile which, of course,
caused her to blush ,yet again, to the roots of her hair.
When they arrived at the gates to the ferris wheel, Elios paid the ticket
seller for the two of them, and they boarded a blue car that was swinging slighty in
the breeze. When they were seated, Elios again placed his arm around Chibiusa's
shoulders. Feeling a surge of bravery, she hesidently placed her head on his
shoulder.
Elios smiled down at the top of Chibiusa's shiny pink hair. He really liked
her. He wondered if she felt the same way about him. He would tell her tonight.
The ferris wheel climbed higher and the cool breeze blew on Chibiusa's face.
She sighed, contentidly, and closed her eyes, enjoying just being with Elios.
"Chibiusa-san?" Elios asked a few minutes later.
She opened her eyes half-way and turned her head to look at him.
"Hmmm?"
"I have to tell you something..." Elios said, his eyes tubulent emtions. He
lifted his arm from off her shoulders and clenched his hands tightly in his lap.
"What is it?" Chibiusa asked, straightening up and turning her body to face
him. His gaze burned into her own.
Elios was silent for a moment, but then spoke, "I like you Chibiusa-chan."
'chan'.
The affectionate ending was what caught her attention. He 'liked her'?
What did he mean?
"I don't know what it is, but I knew it the first day I met you, I was
supposed to protect you and care for you Chibiusa-chan."
She stared up at him, eyes wide, "E-Elios-kun..." she whispered.
The ferris wheel slowed then, and lowered their cart to the ground. Chibiusa
could have beat the man operating it. Couldn't he see that they were having a special
moment there?!
Elios got out first, and then held out a hand to help her down the steps. He
said nothing for several minutes, but led her through the crowds, right to the edge of
the fair grounds. They stopped under a cherry tree, strung with little white lights.
He led her up to the trunk, so that they were mostly sheltered from the view
of prying eyes, by the heavily ladden branches, their blossoms occasionaly floating
down on and around them. Music could be heard faintly in the background.
Chibiusa was still in a daze. Elios stepped up close to her and placed his
hands on her shoulders. She gasped softly, but his touch was gentle and his eyes kind
as they searched her own.
"We were interupted before I could finish before." he said, and Chibiusa
could only nod. His touch was having a very disorienting effect on her.
"Chibiusa-chan, would be my girlfriend?" Elios asked, his deep voice suddenly
sounding very far away. "Chibiusa-chan? Daijouibu? Chibiusa--oi!!"
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It was dark....she was drifting in a sea of welcome blackness...it was quiet...
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Elios stared down at the small girl which he now held across his lap, her was
body limp, but her breathing was even and she didn't seem to be any distress. He
felt a burning on his forehead, and reached up to touch it. In the place where the
tiny scar had been was now a small red jewel, in a tear drop shape, with a thin ring
of silver around it. It was about the size of a dime and was glowing faintly. He
glanced down at Chibiusa and saw, to his amazement that her own forehead was glowing.
A small cresent moon, about the size of a quarter and glowing a golden light, was
pulsating softly in the middle of her forehead.
He grounded softly and then his own body fell limply back against the trunk
of the tree and his arms fell slack around Chibiusa, who fell back against his chest
with a small sigh.
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Chibiusa slowly opened her eyes, and she could see a light materialize in
the distence. She walked toward it. As she drew nearer, she saw the familiar pegasus
running towards her. She smiled.
*****
Elios' eyes opened wide as he saw Chibiusa walking toward him, and then became
even wider as he realized what type of body he was in!
*****
"Pegasus!" Chibiusa cried as she reached the side of the tall white horse.
She stretched up her slender arms and wrapped them around his neck, hugging him.
"I'm scared, Pegasus...one minute I was talking with Elios, and the next I'm
here! Why now? Was the whole thing a dream?" She paused and pulled back slightly, "I
don't want it to be a dream...he said that he cared for me, Pegasus...I don't want him
to take it back now..." tears shimmered in her eyes and Elios' heart wrenched. Chibiusa
fell to her knees, her head hanging low. He tossed his head...he hated it when she cried!
*****
"Please don't cry, maiden...it breaks my heart..." he said, his deep voice
tormented.
Chibiusa lifted her head with a start, that had sounded like Elios's voice!
But when she looked, only Pegasus stood there.
"D-did you say something, Pegasus?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly.
Elios was starting to get a familiar feeling of being here and talking with
Chibiusa at different times...when they were both asleep.
He took a few steps forward, as sudden memories flew to his mind, "I did,
please don't be frightened, I won't let anyone hurt you. I'm not who you think I am."
"Huh?" she said, her eyes confused, but as she stared, something like shimmering
water, in pastel pinks, blues, purples and yellows appeared and swirled around Pegasus
sparkling and shielding him from her sight.
"Pegaus? Wait! What's happening? Come back!! Pegasus!" her broken scream echoed
across the unending chambor that they were in.
Suddenly a bright light exploded and Chibiusa had to throw an arm over her eyes.
When it cleared, a hand touched her, gently as a feather would. She slowly
lowered her arm and saw...
"Elios?" She whispered in wonderment. He now wore long white pants and a
matching top with long white sleeves, trimed in blue, with small crystals hanging
on his chest. A golden horn, glimmered in an unseen sun and then, winked away and was
replaced with a small red jewel.
'I remember...' he found himself thinking.
He knelt in front of her, and took her small hands in his own. With a half
smile he put his face near hers and spoke,
"My name is Elios, and I am your protector in Neo Crystal Tokyo. Princess,
I missed you so much that I thought my heart would break, and I begged the Queen, your
mother, to send me to Earth so that I might be with you as you trained. She agreed, on
the condition that I had my memories of the future taken away. I didn't remember any-
thing except a faint recollection of your face. Princess, I never told you then, but I
will tell you now...I love you. I want to care for you..."
Chibiusa just stared. She felt a brief wind blow and closed her eyes for a few
seconds, and when she opened them again she could tell without looking that she was
now wearing her princess gown. Memories slowing flowed into her mind and she could
remember Elios there with her, as her gaurd. He was always polite to her, but never
anything else.
"You performed your job without flaw, Elios, I never knew." she said.
Elios stood, and gently drew her up with him, he placed a hand on her face
and lowered his face toward her own,
"A mistake I don't mean to make again..." he said, his voice husky and deep
as he bent his head down closer to hers and she felt her eyes fluttering closed...
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Chibiusa's eyes snapped open and she found herself gasping for breath. Her
heart was pounding.
Elios awoke behind her and his arms instictivly tightened around her waist.
"Kyaaa!! Let go!" Chibiusa hollered, then immediately cut off her cry as she
remembered where she was and who she was with.
Elios tensed behind her, and his arms losened,
"G-gomen nasai.*" he said shakely, his eyes wild and unfocused as he tried
to remember what was going on.
Chibiusa didn't jump off his lap, as Elios had thought she would, instead she
turned around and sat with her hands on his shoulers and her face inches from his own.
He breathes came quickly, as his heart pounded and his palms sweated.
"C-chibiusa-chan, daijoubu ka*?" he asked, his hands sliding down to rest on her
hips.
"Elios, did you see what I saw?" she asked softly, a quiver in her voice.
"Un. Chibiusa-chan, I...I meant every word. Will you allow me to continue to
protect you here, until we are called to the future again?"
Chibiusa nodded, then spoke again, "Elios, I never knew...why wouldn't you tell
me before now?"
Elios said nothing for a long time then finally answered, "Princess, we both
knew that it was forbidden. I was a guard, just like the Earth Legion is to the King--"
"But they all have girlfriends, the Inner Court, royal guard to the Queen!"
Chibiusa inturrupted him.
Elios looked down, avoiding her eyes, he didn't have any other excuses, he
might as well tell the truth, it wasn't that he was forbidden to court the Princess
it was...
"Ok, that's not it. To be completely honest with you, I didn't think that
you'd have me." There, he'd said it.
"Oh Elios!" Chibiusa cried, a blush rising to her face, "Of course I would have!
What girl wouldn't? You were the perfect gentleman, polite in everthing and kind to me
in every respect--"
"--you?"
"What?" she asked, confused, Elios had broken in and she hadn't been able to
register what he had just said.
"I, as a humble guard to her royal magisty, Princess Serenity, request the
honour of a simple kiss." Elios said, a hint of amusment dancing in his eyes.
Chibiusa was speechless, and Elios took that oppertunity to slid his arms back
up around her back and behind her head and pull her tightly against his body, dipping her
backwards slightly, and smiling down at her.
"...!" Chibiusa stared up at him, her lips slightly parted.
"Fogive me if I over step my boundries, Princess." He said with a grin, and
then he lowered his head to hers and captured her lips with his own. Her lips were
soft as rose petals and tasted sweet.
Chibiusa felt her face burn with embaressment at Elios's kiss, but she didn't
pull away. Her eyelids slowly lowered and she relaxed in the strong, yet gentle, embrace
of her one true love.
When Elios finally ended the kiss, Chibiusa was like jelly in his arms.
"Will you fogive me?" was the first thing he asked.
Chibiusa stared up at him, dazed, his expression was so serious she almost
laughed out loud.
"I..I will." she managed, then added quickly as he started to release her, "Elios!"
He froze, and his arms tightened around her once more, as he helped her sit up
against his chest,
"Yes, Chibiusa-chan?"
"Don't let me go.." she whispered, and blinked up at him silently.
"Never, my love." he replied, "I will be here with you always." and he caressed
her cheek with his hand as he smiled down at her, his eyes serious. With that, he rose
and, pulled her up with him.
"We should get back to the fair before we're missed."
Chibiusa smiled again, it seemed that she couldn't stop now, as Elios placed
his right arm around her waist and led her away from the intimite privicy of their cherry
tree. As they joined the other fair goers, Chibiusa waved and called a greeting to Nami
and Momo who were walking toward them from the opposite direction.
She felt complete now, Elios would be there forever to protect her and take
care of her, she would never feel afraid again.
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Well, I finised it, what do you all think? Now I'm in the proscess of trying
to get "Turn Back Time" finished. I'm part way through chapter 4, but I don't think
that it'll be done in that few parts...maybe 5? We'll see. I'm super busy now, college
finals are coming up in 2 weeks and I have tonnes of work to do. How was everyone's
Easter? My parents drove for 10 hours to visit me. They're on Easter Vacation now, and
get a whole week off, while I only got Good Friday, oh well. ^o^ HAPPY EASTER!
"He is risen! He is risen indeed!"
GOD BLESS YOU!
Love: Bunny-chan
(P.S. I like e-mail...) ^^;
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TRANSLATIONS
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Ne - isn't it (or 'isn't he' in this case.)
Baishunfu - whore
Onegai - please (begging/pleading)
Kun - polite form used after boys names (boys that are eaqual to you in age or status.)
Daijoubu ka? - Are you alright?
Oi! - hey! (or just a general experession of suprise.)
Kyaa - well, this is hard to translate, it's basically a how Japanese girls scream (in
comics at least.)
Gomen nasai - I'm really sorry!/Forgive me!
Un - yes
or something, I don't know, somehow part 3 got deleted, good thing I remember
what I wrote. ^^;Thanks to anyone that e-mailed me (or wrote reviews! I love you!)
on parts 1 & 2. Has anyone read my other new story, "Turn Back Time" yet? I'm
attempting to write and post these at the same time, so hope to post a chapter
for one story or the other every week. Well, onward!
E-mail!!!! angels_melody19@hotmail.com E-mail!!!!
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First Love
PG
3/?
Japanese TRANSLATIONS in END NOTES
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Chibiusa paced behind the red, valvet, curtains nervously. It was 10
minutes until she was due to sing, and her stomach felt like a million butterflies.
Passing a mirror, she realized that she was still wearing Elios' jacket, and resolved
to give it back to him after the show. For the time being, she left it on a chair on
the left side of the stage.
Moments later, Miss Mizuki, Chibiusa's music teacher, and also her favorite
of all the staff, approached her.
"Ready, Chibiusa-san? You're on in 5 minutes!" she said with a smile.
Chibiusa smiled back, swallowed her nerves, and replied that she was.
Miss Mizuki gave her a pat on the shoulder, smiled again while wishing
her goodluck, then headed off to the sound booth.
Chibiusa took a deep breath and postioned herself in the center of the
stage. she clutched the cordless mike in her right hand and tried to still her
beating heart. Moments later, the opening cords of her chosen song came over the
speakers, and the curtain began to rise. Chibiusa closed eyes and began to sing.
"Oh no no no ohh...
Saigo no kisu wa
Tabako no flavour ga shita
Nigakute setsunai kaori
Ahita no imagoro niwa
Anata wa doko ni irun darou
Dare wo omotterun darou..."
Usgai took Mamoru's hand in hers and smiled up at her furture daughter,
from her place in the second row. She thought about all the problems that Mamoru
and herself had gone through in the beginning stages of their relationship, and
how she had thought that could never be her true love. How wrong she had been...
Chibiusa's melodic voice drifted lightly over the chorus...
"You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love, you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
atarashii uta utaeru made..."
Elios watched the beautiful, 15 year old, girl sing. He felt
entranced by not only her beauty, but by the words of her song...a love song
that spoke straight to his heart about a lost love, so long ago that he barely
remembered, just a faint image imprinted upon his heart....
"Tachidomaru jikan ga
Ugokidasou to shiteru
Wasuretakunai koto bakari
Ashita no imagoro niwa
Watashi wa kitto naiteru
Anata wo omotterun darou...
Yeah!"
Chibiusa found herself staring right at Elios, who was standing at the
back of the rows of chairs, drowning in the depth of his eyes. Eyes so familiar...
Something tugged at her heart...a memory...or a dream...of something long forgotten...
"You will always be inside my heart
Itsumo anata dake no basho ga aru kara
I hope that I have a place in your heart too
Now and forever you are still the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
Atarashii uta utaeru made...
Ohhh! Ohhh!"
Chibiusa felt a hot blush sweep across her face as she sang the chorus
one last time, knowing that she had really started to care deeply for Elios over
the last few weeks. She hoped that her make-up, and the stage lights would hide it.
You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love, you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Mada kanashii love song
Yeah, now and forever...
Ooooooh!"
As her voice trailed off the last trembling note, there was complete
silence everywhere, then thunderus clapping, as the entire crowd gave the young
singer a standing ovation. Chibiusa smiled brightly, gave as low a bow as her
kimono would allow her to bend, and then left the stage.
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Chibiusa exited the stage and paused beside the mirror again, to check
her make-up. Nothing was out of place, and only a faint flush, that was most
likely from the heat if the stage lights, was on her cheeks. She bent down and
picked up Elios' jacket and a small bottel of water, and then went down the stairs
at the back of the stages. Usagi and Mamoru were waiting for her there.
Usagi stopped talking to Mamoru when Chibiusa walked down the stairs. She
walked right up to her, leaned over slightly, and embraced her, tears running down
her face.
"When did you get so grown up, usa-chan?" She smiled through her 'happy
tears'.
When Usagi stopped hugging her, Mamoru stepped forward and gave her a red
rose.
"You're a star, Chibiusa, don't ever forget it!" And he hugged her too.
Chibiusa smiled as she spoke with her future partents a few minutes, about
the fair and about the song she had chosen to sing, then Usagi commented that she
had seen a 'tottaly kawaii*' stuffed rabbit at one of the stands and that she wanted
Mamoru to get it for her.
Mamoru turned from his girlfriend, to his 'daughter' and asked,
"Ne, Chibiusa-chan, you want to come with us or go with your friends?"
Chibiusa blushed faintly, then answered, without looking at him,
"Um, I guess I'd like to wait for my friends, if that's alright with you."
When she looked up again, Usagi caught a fleeting emotion in her eyes and
looped her arm through Mamoru's,
"Let's go Mamo-chan, let Chibiusa have her fun."
Mamoru nodded and the two turned to leave. Chibiusa called back after them,
"Just make sure you win me something better then whatever you ger her,
Mamo-chan!"
Mamoru shook his head and Usagi glowered at her, then they were gone, swallowed
up by the rush of people wanting to check out the night booths and games, and look at
the lights and lanterns hung everywhere.
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"A little old for you, ne* Tsukino?"
Chibiusa froze at the sound of an all to familiar, and deffiently unwanted,
voice, coming from the shadows behind her. She turned and saw Takeshi leaning
causually against a tree, clothed in darkness, so that she hadn't noticed him
watching her and Usagi and Mamoru before.
"Whatever it is you want, I don't, so get lost." Chibiusa said, glancing
around for someone, anyone, as Takeshi stepped forward, into the light.
"Is there a problem here?"
Chibiusa bite back a scream at the new voice, and relaxed as Elios stepped
up beside her, and leveled a cool stare at Takeshi.
"So the little baishunfu* has got herself a boyfriend now? Why'd you choose
the freak boy, Tsukino?" Takeshi said, his voice dripping sarcasim, his dark brown
eyes glittering intensly in the darkness.
Chibiusa could see Elios tense up beside her, at Takeshi's words, but
resolved not to let them have another fight. She turned around, and keeping her
eyes on the ground, placed her right hand on Elios' left arm. Then, as she began to
walk past him as she spoke softly in his ear,
"Onegai* Elios-kun, let's go, ok?"
Elios' arm tensed again, muscles bulging under Chibiusa's small hand, but
turned away without saying anything. If looks could kill...
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As they walked along the the row of brightly lit boothes, Chibiusa felt her-
self smiling. Walking with Elios, amid the crowds of people with the moon shining
down on them, felt so right. She felt like his girlfriend...and immediatly blushed
at the thought.
"-dy, Chibiusa-san?" Elios asked.
"N-nani*?" She stammered, looking up at Elios and blushing again. Darn it
all, that boy just had to be so handsome and nice and perfect and-- and--
"I said, would you like some cotten candy, Chibiusa-san?" Elios replied,
an amused light in his eyes.
"U-un!*" She answered quickly, smiling up at him, her eyes lighting up at
the prospect of sweets, just like her mother.
Elios bought her a fluffy stack of pink stuff on a stick and she ate it
happily as they continued to walk. In the distance the glowing ferris wheel towered
high above their heads. Elios nodded in it's direction, and turned to Chibiusa,
"Do you want to go for a ride on the ferris wheel?"
"Ok." Chibiusa replied, then felt her face flame as Elios causually draped
his arm around her shoulders as they continued to walk toward the ride.
"Good, it's my favorite." He said giving her a smile which, of course,
caused her to blush ,yet again, to the roots of her hair.
When they arrived at the gates to the ferris wheel, Elios paid the ticket
seller for the two of them, and they boarded a blue car that was swinging slighty in
the breeze. When they were seated, Elios again placed his arm around Chibiusa's
shoulders. Feeling a surge of bravery, she hesidently placed her head on his
shoulder.
Elios smiled down at the top of Chibiusa's shiny pink hair. He really liked
her. He wondered if she felt the same way about him. He would tell her tonight.
The ferris wheel climbed higher and the cool breeze blew on Chibiusa's face.
She sighed, contentidly, and closed her eyes, enjoying just being with Elios.
"Chibiusa-san?" Elios asked a few minutes later.
She opened her eyes half-way and turned her head to look at him.
"Hmmm?"
"I have to tell you something..." Elios said, his eyes tubulent emtions. He
lifted his arm from off her shoulders and clenched his hands tightly in his lap.
"What is it?" Chibiusa asked, straightening up and turning her body to face
him. His gaze burned into her own.
Elios was silent for a moment, but then spoke, "I like you Chibiusa-chan."
'chan'.
The affectionate ending was what caught her attention. He 'liked her'?
What did he mean?
"I don't know what it is, but I knew it the first day I met you, I was
supposed to protect you and care for you Chibiusa-chan."
She stared up at him, eyes wide, "E-Elios-kun..." she whispered.
The ferris wheel slowed then, and lowered their cart to the ground. Chibiusa
could have beat the man operating it. Couldn't he see that they were having a special
moment there?!
Elios got out first, and then held out a hand to help her down the steps. He
said nothing for several minutes, but led her through the crowds, right to the edge of
the fair grounds. They stopped under a cherry tree, strung with little white lights.
He led her up to the trunk, so that they were mostly sheltered from the view
of prying eyes, by the heavily ladden branches, their blossoms occasionaly floating
down on and around them. Music could be heard faintly in the background.
Chibiusa was still in a daze. Elios stepped up close to her and placed his
hands on her shoulders. She gasped softly, but his touch was gentle and his eyes kind
as they searched her own.
"We were interupted before I could finish before." he said, and Chibiusa
could only nod. His touch was having a very disorienting effect on her.
"Chibiusa-chan, would be my girlfriend?" Elios asked, his deep voice suddenly
sounding very far away. "Chibiusa-chan? Daijouibu? Chibiusa--oi!!"
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It was dark....she was drifting in a sea of welcome blackness...it was quiet...
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Elios stared down at the small girl which he now held across his lap, her was
body limp, but her breathing was even and she didn't seem to be any distress. He
felt a burning on his forehead, and reached up to touch it. In the place where the
tiny scar had been was now a small red jewel, in a tear drop shape, with a thin ring
of silver around it. It was about the size of a dime and was glowing faintly. He
glanced down at Chibiusa and saw, to his amazement that her own forehead was glowing.
A small cresent moon, about the size of a quarter and glowing a golden light, was
pulsating softly in the middle of her forehead.
He grounded softly and then his own body fell limply back against the trunk
of the tree and his arms fell slack around Chibiusa, who fell back against his chest
with a small sigh.
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Chibiusa slowly opened her eyes, and she could see a light materialize in
the distence. She walked toward it. As she drew nearer, she saw the familiar pegasus
running towards her. She smiled.
*****
Elios' eyes opened wide as he saw Chibiusa walking toward him, and then became
even wider as he realized what type of body he was in!
*****
"Pegasus!" Chibiusa cried as she reached the side of the tall white horse.
She stretched up her slender arms and wrapped them around his neck, hugging him.
"I'm scared, Pegasus...one minute I was talking with Elios, and the next I'm
here! Why now? Was the whole thing a dream?" She paused and pulled back slightly, "I
don't want it to be a dream...he said that he cared for me, Pegasus...I don't want him
to take it back now..." tears shimmered in her eyes and Elios' heart wrenched. Chibiusa
fell to her knees, her head hanging low. He tossed his head...he hated it when she cried!
*****
"Please don't cry, maiden...it breaks my heart..." he said, his deep voice
tormented.
Chibiusa lifted her head with a start, that had sounded like Elios's voice!
But when she looked, only Pegasus stood there.
"D-did you say something, Pegasus?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly.
Elios was starting to get a familiar feeling of being here and talking with
Chibiusa at different times...when they were both asleep.
He took a few steps forward, as sudden memories flew to his mind, "I did,
please don't be frightened, I won't let anyone hurt you. I'm not who you think I am."
"Huh?" she said, her eyes confused, but as she stared, something like shimmering
water, in pastel pinks, blues, purples and yellows appeared and swirled around Pegasus
sparkling and shielding him from her sight.
"Pegaus? Wait! What's happening? Come back!! Pegasus!" her broken scream echoed
across the unending chambor that they were in.
Suddenly a bright light exploded and Chibiusa had to throw an arm over her eyes.
When it cleared, a hand touched her, gently as a feather would. She slowly
lowered her arm and saw...
"Elios?" She whispered in wonderment. He now wore long white pants and a
matching top with long white sleeves, trimed in blue, with small crystals hanging
on his chest. A golden horn, glimmered in an unseen sun and then, winked away and was
replaced with a small red jewel.
'I remember...' he found himself thinking.
He knelt in front of her, and took her small hands in his own. With a half
smile he put his face near hers and spoke,
"My name is Elios, and I am your protector in Neo Crystal Tokyo. Princess,
I missed you so much that I thought my heart would break, and I begged the Queen, your
mother, to send me to Earth so that I might be with you as you trained. She agreed, on
the condition that I had my memories of the future taken away. I didn't remember any-
thing except a faint recollection of your face. Princess, I never told you then, but I
will tell you now...I love you. I want to care for you..."
Chibiusa just stared. She felt a brief wind blow and closed her eyes for a few
seconds, and when she opened them again she could tell without looking that she was
now wearing her princess gown. Memories slowing flowed into her mind and she could
remember Elios there with her, as her gaurd. He was always polite to her, but never
anything else.
"You performed your job without flaw, Elios, I never knew." she said.
Elios stood, and gently drew her up with him, he placed a hand on her face
and lowered his face toward her own,
"A mistake I don't mean to make again..." he said, his voice husky and deep
as he bent his head down closer to hers and she felt her eyes fluttering closed...
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Chibiusa's eyes snapped open and she found herself gasping for breath. Her
heart was pounding.
Elios awoke behind her and his arms instictivly tightened around her waist.
"Kyaaa!! Let go!" Chibiusa hollered, then immediately cut off her cry as she
remembered where she was and who she was with.
Elios tensed behind her, and his arms losened,
"G-gomen nasai.*" he said shakely, his eyes wild and unfocused as he tried
to remember what was going on.
Chibiusa didn't jump off his lap, as Elios had thought she would, instead she
turned around and sat with her hands on his shoulers and her face inches from his own.
He breathes came quickly, as his heart pounded and his palms sweated.
"C-chibiusa-chan, daijoubu ka*?" he asked, his hands sliding down to rest on her
hips.
"Elios, did you see what I saw?" she asked softly, a quiver in her voice.
"Un. Chibiusa-chan, I...I meant every word. Will you allow me to continue to
protect you here, until we are called to the future again?"
Chibiusa nodded, then spoke again, "Elios, I never knew...why wouldn't you tell
me before now?"
Elios said nothing for a long time then finally answered, "Princess, we both
knew that it was forbidden. I was a guard, just like the Earth Legion is to the King--"
"But they all have girlfriends, the Inner Court, royal guard to the Queen!"
Chibiusa inturrupted him.
Elios looked down, avoiding her eyes, he didn't have any other excuses, he
might as well tell the truth, it wasn't that he was forbidden to court the Princess
it was...
"Ok, that's not it. To be completely honest with you, I didn't think that
you'd have me." There, he'd said it.
"Oh Elios!" Chibiusa cried, a blush rising to her face, "Of course I would have!
What girl wouldn't? You were the perfect gentleman, polite in everthing and kind to me
in every respect--"
"--you?"
"What?" she asked, confused, Elios had broken in and she hadn't been able to
register what he had just said.
"I, as a humble guard to her royal magisty, Princess Serenity, request the
honour of a simple kiss." Elios said, a hint of amusment dancing in his eyes.
Chibiusa was speechless, and Elios took that oppertunity to slid his arms back
up around her back and behind her head and pull her tightly against his body, dipping her
backwards slightly, and smiling down at her.
"...!" Chibiusa stared up at him, her lips slightly parted.
"Fogive me if I over step my boundries, Princess." He said with a grin, and
then he lowered his head to hers and captured her lips with his own. Her lips were
soft as rose petals and tasted sweet.
Chibiusa felt her face burn with embaressment at Elios's kiss, but she didn't
pull away. Her eyelids slowly lowered and she relaxed in the strong, yet gentle, embrace
of her one true love.
When Elios finally ended the kiss, Chibiusa was like jelly in his arms.
"Will you fogive me?" was the first thing he asked.
Chibiusa stared up at him, dazed, his expression was so serious she almost
laughed out loud.
"I..I will." she managed, then added quickly as he started to release her, "Elios!"
He froze, and his arms tightened around her once more, as he helped her sit up
against his chest,
"Yes, Chibiusa-chan?"
"Don't let me go.." she whispered, and blinked up at him silently.
"Never, my love." he replied, "I will be here with you always." and he caressed
her cheek with his hand as he smiled down at her, his eyes serious. With that, he rose
and, pulled her up with him.
"We should get back to the fair before we're missed."
Chibiusa smiled again, it seemed that she couldn't stop now, as Elios placed
his right arm around her waist and led her away from the intimite privicy of their cherry
tree. As they joined the other fair goers, Chibiusa waved and called a greeting to Nami
and Momo who were walking toward them from the opposite direction.
She felt complete now, Elios would be there forever to protect her and take
care of her, she would never feel afraid again.
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Well, I finised it, what do you all think? Now I'm in the proscess of trying
to get "Turn Back Time" finished. I'm part way through chapter 4, but I don't think
that it'll be done in that few parts...maybe 5? We'll see. I'm super busy now, college
finals are coming up in 2 weeks and I have tonnes of work to do. How was everyone's
Easter? My parents drove for 10 hours to visit me. They're on Easter Vacation now, and
get a whole week off, while I only got Good Friday, oh well. ^o^ HAPPY EASTER!
"He is risen! He is risen indeed!"
GOD BLESS YOU!
Love: Bunny-chan
(P.S. I like e-mail...) ^^;
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TRANSLATIONS
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Ne - isn't it (or 'isn't he' in this case.)
Baishunfu - whore
Onegai - please (begging/pleading)
Kun - polite form used after boys names (boys that are eaqual to you in age or status.)
Daijoubu ka? - Are you alright?
Oi! - hey! (or just a general experession of suprise.)
Kyaa - well, this is hard to translate, it's basically a how Japanese girls scream (in
comics at least.)
Gomen nasai - I'm really sorry!/Forgive me!
Un - yes