Here's the next chapter. Disclaimer is the same,
Sailor Moon, not mine. Irony, the Green, and all
the other people you don't recognize from Sailor Moon,
mine. Ask before taking them off to your fanfic
world.
~December
Chapter 1: A Hand of Support
Crystal Toyko
The young queen was in pain. She was about to have her first child.
And she was currently in the medical wing of the palace...in a lot of
pain. No one told her that labor would hurt this much. "Mamo-chaaaaaan!!"
"He's not here," a voice said to the queen's right. "He was becoming
a little too irrational. Between almost fainting and barking orders
every time you so much as flinched...your lady friend doctor couldn't
take anymore and ordered him out. It was funny to watch, although, in
all truthfulness I was ready to slap the boy myself."
"Ami-chan ordered him out?"
"Yep, she did. Even slipped enough to call him Mamoru. I think she was
a little annoyed." The woman laughed and then sobered a little, "Actually,
the only way she got him to agree to leave is if I stay with you and
hold your hand." The woman smiled, "It still amazes me how much he
trusts me."
"I couldn't think of a better person to be here if Mamo-chan can't be,"
the young queen said from the bed. "Besides, now it's my turn to need
someone to hold my hand."
The woman smiled at a bittersweet memory. "I promise not to sing this
time."
The present
She had taken a big risk in coming here. No one would really
understand or approve of her being here. Her family was still freaked
out about her being hurt. And if she thought her family was protective,
the senshi were even worst. In fact, if Tierreny-san hadn't been arrested,
Haruka, Makoto, and surprizingly enough, Rei would have seriously hurt her.
But every time Usagi tried to explain that Tierreny-san saved her, not
hurt her...no one listened. Not okaa-san, not Luna, not the senshi, not
Motoki, not...well Mamo-chan had seemed lost in his own world lately.
So she was on her way to to see Tierreny-san, and she
had told a lot of lies to be able to pull this off. She told her parents
that she was going to Rei's. She told the senshi that she was spending
quality time with Molly. She told Molly that she was spending the
afternoon with Mamoru. It was going to be hard to remember who she told
what to, but if she was caught after the fact, it wouldn't matter.
As she approached the cell, with the guard in tow, she had
reflected that she had worried about how she would get in. With the
press camped out in front of the jail, which they had been since the
arresst, she was afraid she would be recognized...and then she knew she'd
never get in. But the press had been preoccupied about some upcoming
"press conference". She wasn't sure what was going on, but she was
grateful that the press was distracted.
The guard reached the darkest cell and banged on the bars.
Saying something very insulting, the guard related that the cell
occupant had a visitor and then walked to the far end of the cellblock.
Tierreny-san turned to the bars and looked out in surprise.
"Hello, Tierreny-san," Usagi said quietly. "My...English...not...good."
The woman in the jail cell smiled, "Well, my Japanese sucks, so
we're even." She studied the young blonde on the other side of the
bars. "Dabi-, Dati-...Damm."
"Daijobu desu ka? Hai, Daijobu desu. I-" Usagi swallowed and
tried again, "Thank you for..."
"You know what happened out there two days ago?" the prisoner
asked in surprize.
Usagi nodded. She looked about to say something when Tierrany-san
said, "And you just wanted to let me know. Arigato." Usagi smiled, but
then began to frown as the person who saved her sighed. "I just wish I
wasn't so alone."
Usagi moved right up to the bars, sat down on the floor, and
reached her hand through to Tierrany-san. At first the older woman looked
surprized, but she moved to the front of her cell and took Usagi's hand
sitting on the floor herself.
"Thank you." The older woman said. And as they both sat there
on the cold, dirty floor supporting each other, the displaced American
began to sing again.
Master, the way is not easy
Savior, the road is long
Jesus, my burdens are heavy
Oh, won't you come, and see
See about me
Oh, come by here, Lord
Oh, come by here
Savior, divine
Savior, divine
Come by here, Lord
Come by here.
Come by and I'll be whole
- to be continued -
A Usagi/Irony conversation, as promised. Two people with big hearts will
find a way to relate to each other, even with language difficulties. And
yes, I'll address the whole Motoki/Mamoru disagreement...eventually.
By the way, in terms of the timeline of the story, this present happened
the same day as the last chapter of Irony and Daring. After this point
the present will move in chronological order. The Crystal Toyko flashes
will be all over the map. For example, the Crystal Toyko scene in this
chapter was when Neo Queen Serenity was about of have Small Lady, i.e
Chibi-Usa. In the first Crystal Toyko flash, Chibi-Usa was four.
Finally, the song at the end of the chapter is one that is sung often
in my church, although its title escapes me. IT IS NOT MINE, however.
I just want that to be clear.
~December
Sailor Moon, not mine. Irony, the Green, and all
the other people you don't recognize from Sailor Moon,
mine. Ask before taking them off to your fanfic
world.
~December
Chapter 1: A Hand of Support
Crystal Toyko
The young queen was in pain. She was about to have her first child.
And she was currently in the medical wing of the palace...in a lot of
pain. No one told her that labor would hurt this much. "Mamo-chaaaaaan!!"
"He's not here," a voice said to the queen's right. "He was becoming
a little too irrational. Between almost fainting and barking orders
every time you so much as flinched...your lady friend doctor couldn't
take anymore and ordered him out. It was funny to watch, although, in
all truthfulness I was ready to slap the boy myself."
"Ami-chan ordered him out?"
"Yep, she did. Even slipped enough to call him Mamoru. I think she was
a little annoyed." The woman laughed and then sobered a little, "Actually,
the only way she got him to agree to leave is if I stay with you and
hold your hand." The woman smiled, "It still amazes me how much he
trusts me."
"I couldn't think of a better person to be here if Mamo-chan can't be,"
the young queen said from the bed. "Besides, now it's my turn to need
someone to hold my hand."
The woman smiled at a bittersweet memory. "I promise not to sing this
time."
The present
She had taken a big risk in coming here. No one would really
understand or approve of her being here. Her family was still freaked
out about her being hurt. And if she thought her family was protective,
the senshi were even worst. In fact, if Tierreny-san hadn't been arrested,
Haruka, Makoto, and surprizingly enough, Rei would have seriously hurt her.
But every time Usagi tried to explain that Tierreny-san saved her, not
hurt her...no one listened. Not okaa-san, not Luna, not the senshi, not
Motoki, not...well Mamo-chan had seemed lost in his own world lately.
So she was on her way to to see Tierreny-san, and she
had told a lot of lies to be able to pull this off. She told her parents
that she was going to Rei's. She told the senshi that she was spending
quality time with Molly. She told Molly that she was spending the
afternoon with Mamoru. It was going to be hard to remember who she told
what to, but if she was caught after the fact, it wouldn't matter.
As she approached the cell, with the guard in tow, she had
reflected that she had worried about how she would get in. With the
press camped out in front of the jail, which they had been since the
arresst, she was afraid she would be recognized...and then she knew she'd
never get in. But the press had been preoccupied about some upcoming
"press conference". She wasn't sure what was going on, but she was
grateful that the press was distracted.
The guard reached the darkest cell and banged on the bars.
Saying something very insulting, the guard related that the cell
occupant had a visitor and then walked to the far end of the cellblock.
Tierreny-san turned to the bars and looked out in surprise.
"Hello, Tierreny-san," Usagi said quietly. "My...English...not...good."
The woman in the jail cell smiled, "Well, my Japanese sucks, so
we're even." She studied the young blonde on the other side of the
bars. "Dabi-, Dati-...Damm."
"Daijobu desu ka? Hai, Daijobu desu. I-" Usagi swallowed and
tried again, "Thank you for..."
"You know what happened out there two days ago?" the prisoner
asked in surprize.
Usagi nodded. She looked about to say something when Tierrany-san
said, "And you just wanted to let me know. Arigato." Usagi smiled, but
then began to frown as the person who saved her sighed. "I just wish I
wasn't so alone."
Usagi moved right up to the bars, sat down on the floor, and
reached her hand through to Tierrany-san. At first the older woman looked
surprized, but she moved to the front of her cell and took Usagi's hand
sitting on the floor herself.
"Thank you." The older woman said. And as they both sat there
on the cold, dirty floor supporting each other, the displaced American
began to sing again.
Master, the way is not easy
Savior, the road is long
Jesus, my burdens are heavy
Oh, won't you come, and see
See about me
Oh, come by here, Lord
Oh, come by here
Savior, divine
Savior, divine
Come by here, Lord
Come by here.
Come by and I'll be whole
- to be continued -
A Usagi/Irony conversation, as promised. Two people with big hearts will
find a way to relate to each other, even with language difficulties. And
yes, I'll address the whole Motoki/Mamoru disagreement...eventually.
By the way, in terms of the timeline of the story, this present happened
the same day as the last chapter of Irony and Daring. After this point
the present will move in chronological order. The Crystal Toyko flashes
will be all over the map. For example, the Crystal Toyko scene in this
chapter was when Neo Queen Serenity was about of have Small Lady, i.e
Chibi-Usa. In the first Crystal Toyko flash, Chibi-Usa was four.
Finally, the song at the end of the chapter is one that is sung often
in my church, although its title escapes me. IT IS NOT MINE, however.
I just want that to be clear.
~December