Author's Notes: Weeee! I'm baaaack! Betcha didn't think I'd ever write
another GW/SM crossover, did ya? I didn't either, 'till I realized how
mean it was of me to discontinue Lily and Destiny! Anyway, I hope that
this turns out MUCH better than the others! I'll only continue if people
review though… I'm already starving for reviews for my other fics! And
and! If you REALLY love me, why not go and readEndless Dream by
WarGoddesses! GoldenGoddess and I have been working on that for a LONG
time, and we NEED reviews! * wails *
Kudos: Musha, for being my muse for this, even though you don't know that I wrote it yet. ^^*
Marika Webster, for being just the bestest 'neesan ever. I WUV U!!!
Sailorcelestial… this is all YOUR fault! I blame YOU! You just HAD to prove to me that it IS possible to write a decent SM/GW fic… made me all ambitious… geez… * HuGz *
Sailor X… you're gonna keep me accountable, right???
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Sting of Fate
Prologue
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A loud, obnoxious electronic buzz sounded through the small one-bedroom apartment in downtown Tokyo. Setsuna Meiou opened her eyes slowly, letting out a tired sigh as her brain registered the red, flashing numbers on her alarm clock. How funny that she should be the guardian of time, but time still controlled her. With a dramatic yawn, the young woman stretched her arms and crawled out of her bed, walking to the bathroom with the same regal grace as always.
Sure, she may be one of the most powerful of the notorious protectors of the galaxy, the Sailor Senshi, but having supernatural powers didn't pay the bills. She had to live her life as every other pitiful human on this earth, muddling through the day anything less than enthusiastically at some job, until it was time to come home, collapse from exhaustion, and repeat the action again the next day. She could almost compare this life to that of her time when she spent her days guarding the time gates, but even that was more exciting. Sure, there was no one to talk to, but there was so much to see. She had witnessed great events and revolutions of this universe's history, and it fascinated her.
But ever since the final battle between her queen and Galaxia, things got quiet. There was no longer a need for her to guard the time gates, so she made her residency the earth – in the busy city of Tokyo. She didn't mind living downtown, in fact she enjoyed it quite much. There were so many people with so many stories hidden behind their eyes. So many stories that she herself had had the privilege of seeing. She did miss her job as the keeper of the gates, but she would learn to cope here.
After a quick shower, and a speedy breakfast, the woman paced swiftly out to her car to drive off to the university. Yes, the University of Tokyo. That was where she was employed as a professor of History. She had to fabricate a degree to take this job, but she had no qualms about it, because not only did she know everything about history, she had been there. History had always been her passion, and if she would have to get a job, why not find something that she could at least enjoy?
The day passed slowly, as the snow was melting, and spring was near. Yes, spring fever had infected just about every one of her students – she could see it in the way that their attention did not focus on her or her lectures, but outside at the bright, blue sky, and the warm, gentle breeze that caused the budding tree branches to sway slightly.
Pausing mid-sentence, she rubbed the bridge of her nose and sighed, resting back against her desk, hugging a textbook close to her chest. The clock on the wall read three thirty-seven, only twenty-three minutes until this class, her last for the day would be over. Knowing that recovering the attention of her students would be next to impossible, she closed the book and set it down behind her. Nothing else would be accomplished today, why torture them, or herself for that matter any further? "You're all dismissed for today." Her tired voice managed. She watched as all eyes were back on her. With an almost bitter laugh, she thought about how funny it was that NOW that could focus. No matter. She waved her hand silently, soon finding that that was all the prompting needed for the students to pile out of the room, chairs scraping and sneakers squeaking against the white linoleum.
'Finally…' she thought, collecting the stack of books and papers left on her desk and cradling them in her arms, she would most likely be reprimanded by the authorities that supervised her when they find out about this little splurge, but she didn't care anyway. She had felt a bit nauseous throughout the day anyway. It was time to go home.
Before she reached the door, however, her body froze; locked into place. Breathing came labored and the books in her arms suddenly felt like they weighed more than her car. She cursed quietly, knowing that there was no one around to hear and forced herself to move. She dropped the books back onto her desk and looked around the room. She knew what this sudden feeling meant, but wasn't quite sure yet if she should be relieved, or distressed. There was only one way to find out.
In a bright flash of light, her body disappeared not only from the campus, but the reality bound by the restrictions of time. She had entered into eternity, the place that she once called home. Now, to find out why she had been summoned there.
Kudos: Musha, for being my muse for this, even though you don't know that I wrote it yet. ^^*
Marika Webster, for being just the bestest 'neesan ever. I WUV U!!!
Sailorcelestial… this is all YOUR fault! I blame YOU! You just HAD to prove to me that it IS possible to write a decent SM/GW fic… made me all ambitious… geez… * HuGz *
Sailor X… you're gonna keep me accountable, right???
~*~*~*~*~
Sting of Fate
Prologue
~*~*~*~*~
A loud, obnoxious electronic buzz sounded through the small one-bedroom apartment in downtown Tokyo. Setsuna Meiou opened her eyes slowly, letting out a tired sigh as her brain registered the red, flashing numbers on her alarm clock. How funny that she should be the guardian of time, but time still controlled her. With a dramatic yawn, the young woman stretched her arms and crawled out of her bed, walking to the bathroom with the same regal grace as always.
Sure, she may be one of the most powerful of the notorious protectors of the galaxy, the Sailor Senshi, but having supernatural powers didn't pay the bills. She had to live her life as every other pitiful human on this earth, muddling through the day anything less than enthusiastically at some job, until it was time to come home, collapse from exhaustion, and repeat the action again the next day. She could almost compare this life to that of her time when she spent her days guarding the time gates, but even that was more exciting. Sure, there was no one to talk to, but there was so much to see. She had witnessed great events and revolutions of this universe's history, and it fascinated her.
But ever since the final battle between her queen and Galaxia, things got quiet. There was no longer a need for her to guard the time gates, so she made her residency the earth – in the busy city of Tokyo. She didn't mind living downtown, in fact she enjoyed it quite much. There were so many people with so many stories hidden behind their eyes. So many stories that she herself had had the privilege of seeing. She did miss her job as the keeper of the gates, but she would learn to cope here.
After a quick shower, and a speedy breakfast, the woman paced swiftly out to her car to drive off to the university. Yes, the University of Tokyo. That was where she was employed as a professor of History. She had to fabricate a degree to take this job, but she had no qualms about it, because not only did she know everything about history, she had been there. History had always been her passion, and if she would have to get a job, why not find something that she could at least enjoy?
The day passed slowly, as the snow was melting, and spring was near. Yes, spring fever had infected just about every one of her students – she could see it in the way that their attention did not focus on her or her lectures, but outside at the bright, blue sky, and the warm, gentle breeze that caused the budding tree branches to sway slightly.
Pausing mid-sentence, she rubbed the bridge of her nose and sighed, resting back against her desk, hugging a textbook close to her chest. The clock on the wall read three thirty-seven, only twenty-three minutes until this class, her last for the day would be over. Knowing that recovering the attention of her students would be next to impossible, she closed the book and set it down behind her. Nothing else would be accomplished today, why torture them, or herself for that matter any further? "You're all dismissed for today." Her tired voice managed. She watched as all eyes were back on her. With an almost bitter laugh, she thought about how funny it was that NOW that could focus. No matter. She waved her hand silently, soon finding that that was all the prompting needed for the students to pile out of the room, chairs scraping and sneakers squeaking against the white linoleum.
'Finally…' she thought, collecting the stack of books and papers left on her desk and cradling them in her arms, she would most likely be reprimanded by the authorities that supervised her when they find out about this little splurge, but she didn't care anyway. She had felt a bit nauseous throughout the day anyway. It was time to go home.
Before she reached the door, however, her body froze; locked into place. Breathing came labored and the books in her arms suddenly felt like they weighed more than her car. She cursed quietly, knowing that there was no one around to hear and forced herself to move. She dropped the books back onto her desk and looked around the room. She knew what this sudden feeling meant, but wasn't quite sure yet if she should be relieved, or distressed. There was only one way to find out.
In a bright flash of light, her body disappeared not only from the campus, but the reality bound by the restrictions of time. She had entered into eternity, the place that she once called home. Now, to find out why she had been summoned there.