ANNOUNCEMENT: Gomen for this, but I'm going to Washington DC for a few
days... I decided to post this to keep you tide over until then. I'll be
back on Sunday night so I'll hopefully post again sometime Monday!!!
Anyways...........
Hel-loh! What's up? Is everyone enjoying their summer? Yes? No? Maybe? Okay, well... I only have three things to say, so here they are:: 1- Please enjoy my story and your summer, and please review!!!
2- I know my brain's been fried for everything but fanfiction and TV, and I'm assuming your's is the same, but honestly- do any of you think I own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing? No? Good!!!
3- ANNOUNCEMENT- (I hope everyone will see this.) I'm starting an author-alert of my own. If you want to be emailed whenever this or my other stories are updated, include your email IN YOUR REVIEW (even if you are a member at ff.net). I'll add you on and you'll know about the new chapters as they are posted!!
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"How long does it take for her to heal someone?" Rei asked. They had long since detransformed and were lounging around the clearing, waiting for Usagi to get back so they could return to camp. Only a few hours had past, but already it was dark and they felt tired.
"Well, considering that we don't know exactly where she went, Time could pass differently there than here. She could be gone for days our time, but only hours would pass where she is." Ami said, typing away on her little computer. Jupiter rolled her eyes. She was the only one of them still transformed and was trying to show Duo how to hold a ball of lightning in his hand. The only result was Duo shrieking and snatching his hand away when he tried to hold it. The others laughed every time, and the other girls saw no need to tell him that only Senshi could control others' attacks. (AN: I'm sorry for interrupting again, but I can just see that- Jupiter creating a small ball of lightning and then trying to hand it to Duo.)
"We could just go back to the mansion." Minako suggested. Hiiro shook his head.
"We don't know if she can find her way back. We wait here." he said in monotone. Minako nodded, and went back to talking with Rei.
"Quatre, do you have camping gear at the mansion?" Hiiro asked. Quatre nodded, and a few minutes later, he set off to retrieve enough for them all.
Satisfied but tired, Hiiro felt a strange feeling in his stomach, and lay down to wait for it to pass. Instead, he fell asleep.
"Aknoi?" she asked, incredulous. He smiled and nodded. She ran to him and gave him a tight hug. Memories ran rampant in her mind.
Aknoi was a boy born a few years before her on the Moon. He was born to a noble family, and began training early in his youth to become one of the Queen's Guard. The Guard was a small group of elite soldiers that were sometimes gifted with immortality. They protected the Royal Family at all costs, though ordered not to end their own lives if possible.
Aknoi had been one of Usagi's best friends on the Moon since before she could remember. True, the Senshi were her best friends, but when they had to go home, Usagi could always be found with Aknoi or the five Arashi. As they had grown older, Aknoi had to spend more and more time training, as did Usagi. They still found time to see each other, though there were never any romantic feelings between them.
"But- how?" Usagi asked. Aknoi shed his cloak fully, revealing that he was still as in shape as he had been on the Moon.
"During the siege of the Moon, I was killed in battle defending the Queen. Before I died, I managed to get her to safety so she could send you and your Senshi forward in time. She knew that you had to be trained eventually, so she used the Ginzuishou to ensure that I could watch over you from here." he explained.
"But where are we, really?" she asked.
"We're in a kind of dream land. I'm only half-alive. I can change this place to look like anything I want, and I never have to eat or sleep, though I can if I want. Are you ready to try out your wings?" he replied.
She nodded, and closed her eyes, concentrating hard. (AN: she concentrates a lot, doesn't she?) Soon, a whirl of silver appeared just behind her. She doubled over in pain as wings began to sprout from her back. They grew out farther and farther, an inch or two at a time. Each inch came out with a sickening crunch, and Aknoi winced every time. They grew out to their promised length, four feet, and were wide and glistening. Silver glitter flaked off with every movement, making the air around her sparkle with magic. The feathers were a snow- white and perfect. Just as Aknoi predicted, Usagi collapsed and fell asleep.
"Hiiro?" Usagi asked. He spun around.
"Usagi?" he replied. She nodded. "Where are we?" he asked.
"In a dream dimension, I guess. What's wrong?"
"We've been worried about you. You've been gone awhile." he said.
"Oh, yeah... I'm in training, Hiiro."
"Training? I thought you were going to help your daughter!"
"Well, it turns out that was a fibb to get me here without you worrying." Usagi said. Hiiro's eyes darkened.
"Now I'm worrying!" he exploded. "Where are you? Who was that?" he practically screamed.
"Hiiro, it's alright! I'm in another kind of dimension, like this, with my best friend from the Moon. His name's Aknoi, and I know I can trust him." she told him. His eyes lightened, but only a little. She sighed, and turned slighty. This time, his eyes widened.
"What are those?!" he exclaimed, surprised. Usagi twisted to look over her shoulder. There were her wings. Hiiro came closer to her.
"Wings?" he asked, shock laced through his monotone. She nodded. "Is that part of your training?" She nodded again. He shook his head slightly in amazement.
"Are they real?" he asked.
"As real as you and me." Usagi replied. "I can make them come and go, and make them invisible." He allowed a small smile. She moved closer to him, and took his hand. Bending her wings so they stuck out in front of her on either side, she put his hand on the incredibly soft feathers, and moved his hand up and down a bit. When he began to do it on his own, she let go. He pulled her close to him in a tight hug, still teasing her wings with his hands. She gasped at his light caresses. He kissed her softly.
"We're waiting for you, Usagi." he said as they began to fade.
"It's alright, go back to the mansion." she said. He shook his head.
"We'll wait for you."
"Iie, you'll be more comfortable there. I'll come right back when I'm done." she promised, silencing any complaints with a kiss. He felt himself disappear from her embrace as he awoke in the clearing.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go back to mansion." Hiiro said, grabbing his coat and walking away. The others, mystified, ran to catch up. They got on their horses and rode away.
Usagi woke up and smiled to herself, remembering her short time with Hiiro. She lifted herself up and turned to Aknoi's expectant face.
"Ready to fly?" he asked. She nodded happily.
It took Aknoi a seven more days to finish training her. At last, he hugged her and sent her off to change. At night she slept on a mattress on the floor. During the first day or two she often had to take short naps to compensate for the energy loss. By the third day, using the Ginzuishou didn't drain her at all.
"I miss you." Aknoi told her. She smiled at him.
"I miss you too. Can I come back and visit sometime?" she asked.
"Hai, if you wish." he said.
"Alright then, I'll come back whenever I can." she promised.
"And if you ever need anything, Usagi, just call for me. I'll come and try to help, though I can't stay in the real world for long." Aknoi said, giving her one last hug.
"See you later!" she called as she stepped through the portal he had opened for her.
"Goodbye, Princess..." he whispered, watching her disappear. Sighing, he turned and left the room.
"Usagi!" Minako exclaimed, greeting her friend with a hug. "You've been gone so long!"
"What are you talking about? It's only been a week!" Usagi said. She took a deep breath of the outdoor air; they stood near the gardens at Quatre's mansion.
"No, it's been two weeks." Matoko corrected before yelling to the others. Soon Usagi was surrounded by everyone. Hiiro edged through the crowd of people and embraced Usagi.
"Welcome back." he whispered before claiming her lips with his. The others backed away slightly. When Hiiro and Usagi finished what they were doing, they all sat down together and began bombarding Usagi with questions.
"Who were you with?" Matoko asked after Usagi had said she had been training with an old friend.
"Aknoi." she replied.
"What all did you learn?" Rei asked.
"How to use the Ginzuishou better, physical endurance, martial arts training, and some other really cool stuff." she said.
"Like what?" Duo asked. Usagi just smiled. With a few twitches of her hand she lifted Duo off the ground.
"Like that." she said. Duo began kicking as she lifted him higher and higher up. When he was high enough, she deposited him on the top of a large tree. As Duo clung to the trunk, he started whining and yelling.
"Come on let me down! This isn't funny!" he screamed. Usagi shook her head and was about to lower him down when Wufei grabbed her hand.
"Don't you dare." he growled. They all laughed, but a few minutes later Usagi returned the braided one safely to the ground.
"Usagi, show them what I saw." Hiiro commanded in monotone. The others looked at him and then at Usagi.
"Alright." she said, and within a few, painless seconds her wings had grown out again.
"Whoah." Duo said. The others crowded around to look. Suddenly the wings disappeared.
"Hey where'd they go?" Minako asked. Usagi grinned.
"Another thing I learned how to do- they're still there, they're just invisible." she said. She then stretched and yawned. Ami clucked her tongue.
"Get some rest, Usagi-chan. You look like you need it." she told her blonde princess. Usagi nodded and retreated to her room. The others decided to go to sleep too, and soon the house was silent, save Duo's snoring.
In the middle of the night, Usagi awoke. She sat up slowly and looked around. She smiled as she reconized Hiiro's outline. In the darkness she couldn't see much, though. She held out her hand and a softly-glowing ball of light appeared in it. Her smiled widened even further to see Hiiro. Suddenly his hand shot out and caught hers. The glow dimmed. He looked her in the eye, and she grinned at him. He did not return the look.
"Hiiro, what's wrong?" she asked.
"Promise me you won't leave." he said firmly.
"Hii-chan, what are you taking about?" she asked.
"Promise." he said in monotone again. "Promise you'll never leave."
"Hii-"
"PROMISE!" his whisper reached her ears as a shout. Hiiro grabbed her arm tightly. She cringed.
"I- I promise, Hii-chan. I promise." she said, a few tears coursing down her cheeks. He loosened his grasp on her arm.
She held him around the waist, crying in to his shirtless chest. He stroked her hair, trying to calm her. Just as she slipped into the darkness of sleep, she looked up at Hiiro with desperate, watery, half-closed blue eyes.
"Hii-chan, when did you stop loving me?" she whispered, and then her eyes closed all the way, and her head fell to the side. His eyes widened.
"Usagi?" he said in a strangled voice.
Anyways...........
Hel-loh! What's up? Is everyone enjoying their summer? Yes? No? Maybe? Okay, well... I only have three things to say, so here they are:: 1- Please enjoy my story and your summer, and please review!!!
2- I know my brain's been fried for everything but fanfiction and TV, and I'm assuming your's is the same, but honestly- do any of you think I own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing? No? Good!!!
3- ANNOUNCEMENT- (I hope everyone will see this.) I'm starting an author-alert of my own. If you want to be emailed whenever this or my other stories are updated, include your email IN YOUR REVIEW (even if you are a member at ff.net). I'll add you on and you'll know about the new chapters as they are posted!!
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"How long does it take for her to heal someone?" Rei asked. They had long since detransformed and were lounging around the clearing, waiting for Usagi to get back so they could return to camp. Only a few hours had past, but already it was dark and they felt tired.
"Well, considering that we don't know exactly where she went, Time could pass differently there than here. She could be gone for days our time, but only hours would pass where she is." Ami said, typing away on her little computer. Jupiter rolled her eyes. She was the only one of them still transformed and was trying to show Duo how to hold a ball of lightning in his hand. The only result was Duo shrieking and snatching his hand away when he tried to hold it. The others laughed every time, and the other girls saw no need to tell him that only Senshi could control others' attacks. (AN: I'm sorry for interrupting again, but I can just see that- Jupiter creating a small ball of lightning and then trying to hand it to Duo.)
"We could just go back to the mansion." Minako suggested. Hiiro shook his head.
"We don't know if she can find her way back. We wait here." he said in monotone. Minako nodded, and went back to talking with Rei.
"Quatre, do you have camping gear at the mansion?" Hiiro asked. Quatre nodded, and a few minutes later, he set off to retrieve enough for them all.
Satisfied but tired, Hiiro felt a strange feeling in his stomach, and lay down to wait for it to pass. Instead, he fell asleep.
"Aknoi?" she asked, incredulous. He smiled and nodded. She ran to him and gave him a tight hug. Memories ran rampant in her mind.
Aknoi was a boy born a few years before her on the Moon. He was born to a noble family, and began training early in his youth to become one of the Queen's Guard. The Guard was a small group of elite soldiers that were sometimes gifted with immortality. They protected the Royal Family at all costs, though ordered not to end their own lives if possible.
Aknoi had been one of Usagi's best friends on the Moon since before she could remember. True, the Senshi were her best friends, but when they had to go home, Usagi could always be found with Aknoi or the five Arashi. As they had grown older, Aknoi had to spend more and more time training, as did Usagi. They still found time to see each other, though there were never any romantic feelings between them.
"But- how?" Usagi asked. Aknoi shed his cloak fully, revealing that he was still as in shape as he had been on the Moon.
"During the siege of the Moon, I was killed in battle defending the Queen. Before I died, I managed to get her to safety so she could send you and your Senshi forward in time. She knew that you had to be trained eventually, so she used the Ginzuishou to ensure that I could watch over you from here." he explained.
"But where are we, really?" she asked.
"We're in a kind of dream land. I'm only half-alive. I can change this place to look like anything I want, and I never have to eat or sleep, though I can if I want. Are you ready to try out your wings?" he replied.
She nodded, and closed her eyes, concentrating hard. (AN: she concentrates a lot, doesn't she?) Soon, a whirl of silver appeared just behind her. She doubled over in pain as wings began to sprout from her back. They grew out farther and farther, an inch or two at a time. Each inch came out with a sickening crunch, and Aknoi winced every time. They grew out to their promised length, four feet, and were wide and glistening. Silver glitter flaked off with every movement, making the air around her sparkle with magic. The feathers were a snow- white and perfect. Just as Aknoi predicted, Usagi collapsed and fell asleep.
"Hiiro?" Usagi asked. He spun around.
"Usagi?" he replied. She nodded. "Where are we?" he asked.
"In a dream dimension, I guess. What's wrong?"
"We've been worried about you. You've been gone awhile." he said.
"Oh, yeah... I'm in training, Hiiro."
"Training? I thought you were going to help your daughter!"
"Well, it turns out that was a fibb to get me here without you worrying." Usagi said. Hiiro's eyes darkened.
"Now I'm worrying!" he exploded. "Where are you? Who was that?" he practically screamed.
"Hiiro, it's alright! I'm in another kind of dimension, like this, with my best friend from the Moon. His name's Aknoi, and I know I can trust him." she told him. His eyes lightened, but only a little. She sighed, and turned slighty. This time, his eyes widened.
"What are those?!" he exclaimed, surprised. Usagi twisted to look over her shoulder. There were her wings. Hiiro came closer to her.
"Wings?" he asked, shock laced through his monotone. She nodded. "Is that part of your training?" She nodded again. He shook his head slightly in amazement.
"Are they real?" he asked.
"As real as you and me." Usagi replied. "I can make them come and go, and make them invisible." He allowed a small smile. She moved closer to him, and took his hand. Bending her wings so they stuck out in front of her on either side, she put his hand on the incredibly soft feathers, and moved his hand up and down a bit. When he began to do it on his own, she let go. He pulled her close to him in a tight hug, still teasing her wings with his hands. She gasped at his light caresses. He kissed her softly.
"We're waiting for you, Usagi." he said as they began to fade.
"It's alright, go back to the mansion." she said. He shook his head.
"We'll wait for you."
"Iie, you'll be more comfortable there. I'll come right back when I'm done." she promised, silencing any complaints with a kiss. He felt himself disappear from her embrace as he awoke in the clearing.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go back to mansion." Hiiro said, grabbing his coat and walking away. The others, mystified, ran to catch up. They got on their horses and rode away.
Usagi woke up and smiled to herself, remembering her short time with Hiiro. She lifted herself up and turned to Aknoi's expectant face.
"Ready to fly?" he asked. She nodded happily.
It took Aknoi a seven more days to finish training her. At last, he hugged her and sent her off to change. At night she slept on a mattress on the floor. During the first day or two she often had to take short naps to compensate for the energy loss. By the third day, using the Ginzuishou didn't drain her at all.
"I miss you." Aknoi told her. She smiled at him.
"I miss you too. Can I come back and visit sometime?" she asked.
"Hai, if you wish." he said.
"Alright then, I'll come back whenever I can." she promised.
"And if you ever need anything, Usagi, just call for me. I'll come and try to help, though I can't stay in the real world for long." Aknoi said, giving her one last hug.
"See you later!" she called as she stepped through the portal he had opened for her.
"Goodbye, Princess..." he whispered, watching her disappear. Sighing, he turned and left the room.
"Usagi!" Minako exclaimed, greeting her friend with a hug. "You've been gone so long!"
"What are you talking about? It's only been a week!" Usagi said. She took a deep breath of the outdoor air; they stood near the gardens at Quatre's mansion.
"No, it's been two weeks." Matoko corrected before yelling to the others. Soon Usagi was surrounded by everyone. Hiiro edged through the crowd of people and embraced Usagi.
"Welcome back." he whispered before claiming her lips with his. The others backed away slightly. When Hiiro and Usagi finished what they were doing, they all sat down together and began bombarding Usagi with questions.
"Who were you with?" Matoko asked after Usagi had said she had been training with an old friend.
"Aknoi." she replied.
"What all did you learn?" Rei asked.
"How to use the Ginzuishou better, physical endurance, martial arts training, and some other really cool stuff." she said.
"Like what?" Duo asked. Usagi just smiled. With a few twitches of her hand she lifted Duo off the ground.
"Like that." she said. Duo began kicking as she lifted him higher and higher up. When he was high enough, she deposited him on the top of a large tree. As Duo clung to the trunk, he started whining and yelling.
"Come on let me down! This isn't funny!" he screamed. Usagi shook her head and was about to lower him down when Wufei grabbed her hand.
"Don't you dare." he growled. They all laughed, but a few minutes later Usagi returned the braided one safely to the ground.
"Usagi, show them what I saw." Hiiro commanded in monotone. The others looked at him and then at Usagi.
"Alright." she said, and within a few, painless seconds her wings had grown out again.
"Whoah." Duo said. The others crowded around to look. Suddenly the wings disappeared.
"Hey where'd they go?" Minako asked. Usagi grinned.
"Another thing I learned how to do- they're still there, they're just invisible." she said. She then stretched and yawned. Ami clucked her tongue.
"Get some rest, Usagi-chan. You look like you need it." she told her blonde princess. Usagi nodded and retreated to her room. The others decided to go to sleep too, and soon the house was silent, save Duo's snoring.
In the middle of the night, Usagi awoke. She sat up slowly and looked around. She smiled as she reconized Hiiro's outline. In the darkness she couldn't see much, though. She held out her hand and a softly-glowing ball of light appeared in it. Her smiled widened even further to see Hiiro. Suddenly his hand shot out and caught hers. The glow dimmed. He looked her in the eye, and she grinned at him. He did not return the look.
"Hiiro, what's wrong?" she asked.
"Promise me you won't leave." he said firmly.
"Hii-chan, what are you taking about?" she asked.
"Promise." he said in monotone again. "Promise you'll never leave."
"Hii-"
"PROMISE!" his whisper reached her ears as a shout. Hiiro grabbed her arm tightly. She cringed.
"I- I promise, Hii-chan. I promise." she said, a few tears coursing down her cheeks. He loosened his grasp on her arm.
She held him around the waist, crying in to his shirtless chest. He stroked her hair, trying to calm her. Just as she slipped into the darkness of sleep, she looked up at Hiiro with desperate, watery, half-closed blue eyes.
"Hii-chan, when did you stop loving me?" she whispered, and then her eyes closed all the way, and her head fell to the side. His eyes widened.
"Usagi?" he said in a strangled voice.