Another day, another chapter. This story is shaping up to be a lot
longer than Irony and Daring...which I guess is a good thing? Anyway,
for everyone who is a little annoyed with me at the moment, they are
going to probably be even more annoyed with me at the end of this
chapter. Just ride the rollercoster to the end. It will be worth it.
And the disclaimer is still in effect.
~December
The Crystal Toyko
The woman sat with her "only granddaughter" in one of the many rooms
of the palace. The young girl had just celebrated her 14th birthday
the day before. That made this conversation very necessary.
"You are very special, you know that, right?" the woman began.
The teen with the strange colored hair nodded. "Yes. I've helped
my mother save the world in the past a few times and I can use the
crystal."
The woman snorted. "That's not what I meant. Anyone can do that."
The young princess stared at her soba.
The woman relented. "Okay, 'anyone' may be an exaggeration. But that
is not what makes you special. What makes you special is your ability
to see beyond the masks people wear, either by choice, or by dictate
of society. I mean, you were friends with Hotaru back when many people
thought she was dangerous, right?"
The young princess nodded, but was a little confused about why her
grandmother was making this point. "Yes. But obaa-san, I don't
quite understand why you are telling me this now."
The older woman smiled, "I'm counting on your knowledge, sight, and
position to save some very important people and put some lives back
together. Something that the crystal can't do...and something your
mother can't do without you. Think you can handle it?"
The princess nodded still not understanding, but knowing that she would
help in any way that she could.
The present
The inner senshi were gathered in the temple for a meeting,
although it seemed to be more of a screaming session.
"YOU DID WHAT?"
"Usagi, have you lost your mind?"
"She's dangerous. She ATTACKED you!"
The young moon princess was getting frustrated. "She DID NOT attack me!
She-"
"Some people in this world are just evil, Usagi-chan. Not everyone
has your pure heart. That gaijin is a (criminal). She doesn't have
good motives; you can't save her-"
"Tierreny-san is NOT evil! Will you listen to me? Tierreny-san -"
"Is no longer a problem," said a voice from the door. Everyone in the
room turned toward the door as Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru entered.
"She and I...came to an understanding."
"Ruka-chan, you didn't threaten her, did you?" the agitated Usagi asked.
"She's been through so much. Please tell me you didn't threaten her."
"She won't be a problem. That is all that is important."
"Kami-sama, did you hurt her?! If you hurt her, I'm not speaking
to you again, Haruka."
"Usagi, she is not worth your concern. She's just trash-" started
Michiru only to be cut off by a very upset Usagi who screamed out
a defense of the jailed woman.
The meeting just generated from there, with accusations and character
assassination on the part of the senshi present, and vehement defense
and denial from Usagi herself. Because of the amount of noise in the
meeting, the room almost didn't hear the voice at the door.
"Who's a menace? And why is everyone so upset?"
At this, the room turned around to stare at the 14 year old in the doorway.
There was a moment of silence as no one recognized her right away...but
finally, the woman who would be her mother asked, "ChibiUsa?"
- to be continued -
Yes, I know it's short and that its been awhile sent I sent a chapter.
I'm sorry. It's all about the work I'm not doing and how much
complicated this story is going to get. I am also considering writing
another sequel after this one. Don't worry, this story (hopefully) won't
end like the last one. Just tossing around ideas. Thanks for reading.
longer than Irony and Daring...which I guess is a good thing? Anyway,
for everyone who is a little annoyed with me at the moment, they are
going to probably be even more annoyed with me at the end of this
chapter. Just ride the rollercoster to the end. It will be worth it.
And the disclaimer is still in effect.
~December
The Crystal Toyko
The woman sat with her "only granddaughter" in one of the many rooms
of the palace. The young girl had just celebrated her 14th birthday
the day before. That made this conversation very necessary.
"You are very special, you know that, right?" the woman began.
The teen with the strange colored hair nodded. "Yes. I've helped
my mother save the world in the past a few times and I can use the
crystal."
The woman snorted. "That's not what I meant. Anyone can do that."
The young princess stared at her soba.
The woman relented. "Okay, 'anyone' may be an exaggeration. But that
is not what makes you special. What makes you special is your ability
to see beyond the masks people wear, either by choice, or by dictate
of society. I mean, you were friends with Hotaru back when many people
thought she was dangerous, right?"
The young princess nodded, but was a little confused about why her
grandmother was making this point. "Yes. But obaa-san, I don't
quite understand why you are telling me this now."
The older woman smiled, "I'm counting on your knowledge, sight, and
position to save some very important people and put some lives back
together. Something that the crystal can't do...and something your
mother can't do without you. Think you can handle it?"
The princess nodded still not understanding, but knowing that she would
help in any way that she could.
The present
The inner senshi were gathered in the temple for a meeting,
although it seemed to be more of a screaming session.
"YOU DID WHAT?"
"Usagi, have you lost your mind?"
"She's dangerous. She ATTACKED you!"
The young moon princess was getting frustrated. "She DID NOT attack me!
She-"
"Some people in this world are just evil, Usagi-chan. Not everyone
has your pure heart. That gaijin is a (criminal). She doesn't have
good motives; you can't save her-"
"Tierreny-san is NOT evil! Will you listen to me? Tierreny-san -"
"Is no longer a problem," said a voice from the door. Everyone in the
room turned toward the door as Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru entered.
"She and I...came to an understanding."
"Ruka-chan, you didn't threaten her, did you?" the agitated Usagi asked.
"She's been through so much. Please tell me you didn't threaten her."
"She won't be a problem. That is all that is important."
"Kami-sama, did you hurt her?! If you hurt her, I'm not speaking
to you again, Haruka."
"Usagi, she is not worth your concern. She's just trash-" started
Michiru only to be cut off by a very upset Usagi who screamed out
a defense of the jailed woman.
The meeting just generated from there, with accusations and character
assassination on the part of the senshi present, and vehement defense
and denial from Usagi herself. Because of the amount of noise in the
meeting, the room almost didn't hear the voice at the door.
"Who's a menace? And why is everyone so upset?"
At this, the room turned around to stare at the 14 year old in the doorway.
There was a moment of silence as no one recognized her right away...but
finally, the woman who would be her mother asked, "ChibiUsa?"
- to be continued -
Yes, I know it's short and that its been awhile sent I sent a chapter.
I'm sorry. It's all about the work I'm not doing and how much
complicated this story is going to get. I am also considering writing
another sequel after this one. Don't worry, this story (hopefully) won't
end like the last one. Just tossing around ideas. Thanks for reading.