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Here's chappy 4!
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Part 4: A Relationship Begins to Blossom...
~Palace, Meeting Room~
The next day, Princess Serena is finally out of bed... she greets the new people in the palace: Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Minako. "I am very pleased to meet all of you." the Princess says, politely. "It is an honor to meet you, Your Highness." replies Michiru. "Yes." Setsuna agrees, "We have already met with your parents." "I see." Serena says, "So, How do you like our palace?" "It's grand!" Minako responds, cheerily, "And, It's sooo beautiful!" Serena smiles, "You are very open with your opinion." "Yep." replies Minako. "That's what usually gets her in trouble." A voice says, from behind Setsuna. Hotaru steps out from behind her adoptive mother. "And, What is your name?" Serena asks, kneeling down infront of the girl. "Hotaru." the young raven-haired girl replies, bowing, "It's a pleasure to meet you." "The pleasure is mine." Serena says, kindly, "You are a very gracious and polite young lady." "Thank you." Hotaru responds, with a smile, "Setsuna-mama teaches me to be." Serena stands back up and feels a bit light-headed. "Do you think it's a good idea to be moving around so much, just after getting well?" asks Ami, entering the room.
"I'll be fine, Ami." the odango-headed Princess says, "Anyway, I just need to take a walk outside, by myself." "Are you sure, Princess?" asks Ami. Serena nods and excuses herself from the room.
~Outside the Palace~
Upon exiting the palace... "So? Feeling better, Your Highness?" a voice asks. Serena turns and sees Rei, leaning back against a wall, arms folded. Rei steps away from the wall and unfolds her arms, letting them rest at her sides. "Yes." Serena replies, "Thank you... um, I thought there was something wrong with your left arm?" Rei shakes her head, "No. I keep my left arm inside my jacket because, it's something that Ronin do." Serena makes an 'Oh' expression and says, "I see. By the way... You said your first name is Rei but, What's your last name... if you don't mind my asking?" "Hino..." Rei replies, "My full name is, Rei Hino." "'Rei Hino'..." Serena repeats, "That means Spirit of Fire, right?" Rei nods and Serena's next statement shocks her, "You're... 'The Raven'." Rei's lavender eyes widen somewhat, "H-how did you know that?" she asks the Princess, "From the people I have met, thus far, I did not think anyone around here knew me..." "I have heard of you." Serena says, stepping closer to the other woman, "You are different, though, from what I had heard."
"You were a Ninja, back then." Serena says. Rei looks away, "Yes..." she responds, "A masked assassin... seeking vengeance on the one that scarred me." "What happened?" the blonde-Princess asks, "Why did you change your path?" Rei lowers her gaze to the ground, "Because, I realized it wasn't right, to seek vengeance for such a trivial matter." she replies, closing her eyes. She opens her eyes, raises her head and turns to face the Princess, "Anyway, Do you know why Kyoto was attacked?" she asks. Serena nods, "Mamoru Chiba, the Warlord, wants me to marry him." she says, "But, I do not wish to wed someone whom I do not love. I refused him and, he sent a horde of monsters to attack the palace." "Perhaps..." she adds, looking down, "I should accept his proposal... for the well-being of my people..." "No!" Rei states, placing her right hand under the Princess' chin, "You should never marry someone because of obligation." "Love is the ONLY reason for marriage." she adds, raising the Princess' face to a point that their eyes meet...
~Inside~
"What do you mean, Sets?" asks Minako. "Just as I said, Mina." the taller woman replies, "Rei will be staying here. I saw it in her eyes." "Why?" the blonde asks. "I believe..." Setsuna says, "She has fallen in love with Princess Serena." "The... Princess!?" responds Minako.
~Outside~
Rei doesn't realize she is pressing her lips to Serena's soft-pink ones. When it does hit her, she breaks the kiss, abruptly, "I am sorry, Your Highness!" she apologizes. "Do not be sorry." Serena replies, smiling, "For, I am not. I quite enjoyed it." the words shock Rei, "But," Rei says, "What about your parents?" "Don't worry." the princess assures, "I'm sure that noone witnessed." "I-in anycase," Rei says, turning away, "I shouldn't have done that..." "Why?" Serena asks, sounding a bit hurt, "D-do you regret it?" "... No. It's not that I regret it..." the raven-haired woman replies, turning back to the golden-haired princess, "It's just that, not only are we both women... But, You're a Princess and I'm a..." her hardened amethyst eyes meet the large, innocent blue ones of the princess, "An Idiot..." The two once again press their lips together, consentingly... Rei, who even with all of her training and discipline, couldn't deny her feelings, and Serena, a princess raised to a point that she should have been disgusted at this kind of kiss, was unable to deny the love she had forming for this mysterious woman, become completely oblivious to their surrondings... Neither of them know that someone is witnessing... one of Mamoru's spy-creatures, which leaves to inform the evil warlord.
~Mamoru's Fortress~
The creature informs Mamoru of Princess Serena's choice... "What!?" he shouts, "She has chosen a WOMAN, over me!?" Mamoru draws his Katana and slices the spy-creature in-half, it's blood staining the floor. He re-sheathes the sword and orders another creature to clean up the stain. "Now!" He says, sitting in his throne, "I have decided to take further measures! Velace! Akou! I want you two to go and kidnap Princess Serena!" two rather powerful beasts bow and Mamoru adds, "Be careful not to confront the female Ronin! You haven't the power to defeat her, so I shall send more imps to distract her and the Princess' guardians!" "Understood, Master!" Velace responds. She and her male accomplice, Akou, vanish from sight.
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Number 4 done! Hope this fic isn't too Strange and Weird! Review and tell me what you think!
Here's chappy 4!
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Part 4: A Relationship Begins to Blossom...
~Palace, Meeting Room~
The next day, Princess Serena is finally out of bed... she greets the new people in the palace: Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Minako. "I am very pleased to meet all of you." the Princess says, politely. "It is an honor to meet you, Your Highness." replies Michiru. "Yes." Setsuna agrees, "We have already met with your parents." "I see." Serena says, "So, How do you like our palace?" "It's grand!" Minako responds, cheerily, "And, It's sooo beautiful!" Serena smiles, "You are very open with your opinion." "Yep." replies Minako. "That's what usually gets her in trouble." A voice says, from behind Setsuna. Hotaru steps out from behind her adoptive mother. "And, What is your name?" Serena asks, kneeling down infront of the girl. "Hotaru." the young raven-haired girl replies, bowing, "It's a pleasure to meet you." "The pleasure is mine." Serena says, kindly, "You are a very gracious and polite young lady." "Thank you." Hotaru responds, with a smile, "Setsuna-mama teaches me to be." Serena stands back up and feels a bit light-headed. "Do you think it's a good idea to be moving around so much, just after getting well?" asks Ami, entering the room.
"I'll be fine, Ami." the odango-headed Princess says, "Anyway, I just need to take a walk outside, by myself." "Are you sure, Princess?" asks Ami. Serena nods and excuses herself from the room.
~Outside the Palace~
Upon exiting the palace... "So? Feeling better, Your Highness?" a voice asks. Serena turns and sees Rei, leaning back against a wall, arms folded. Rei steps away from the wall and unfolds her arms, letting them rest at her sides. "Yes." Serena replies, "Thank you... um, I thought there was something wrong with your left arm?" Rei shakes her head, "No. I keep my left arm inside my jacket because, it's something that Ronin do." Serena makes an 'Oh' expression and says, "I see. By the way... You said your first name is Rei but, What's your last name... if you don't mind my asking?" "Hino..." Rei replies, "My full name is, Rei Hino." "'Rei Hino'..." Serena repeats, "That means Spirit of Fire, right?" Rei nods and Serena's next statement shocks her, "You're... 'The Raven'." Rei's lavender eyes widen somewhat, "H-how did you know that?" she asks the Princess, "From the people I have met, thus far, I did not think anyone around here knew me..." "I have heard of you." Serena says, stepping closer to the other woman, "You are different, though, from what I had heard."
"You were a Ninja, back then." Serena says. Rei looks away, "Yes..." she responds, "A masked assassin... seeking vengeance on the one that scarred me." "What happened?" the blonde-Princess asks, "Why did you change your path?" Rei lowers her gaze to the ground, "Because, I realized it wasn't right, to seek vengeance for such a trivial matter." she replies, closing her eyes. She opens her eyes, raises her head and turns to face the Princess, "Anyway, Do you know why Kyoto was attacked?" she asks. Serena nods, "Mamoru Chiba, the Warlord, wants me to marry him." she says, "But, I do not wish to wed someone whom I do not love. I refused him and, he sent a horde of monsters to attack the palace." "Perhaps..." she adds, looking down, "I should accept his proposal... for the well-being of my people..." "No!" Rei states, placing her right hand under the Princess' chin, "You should never marry someone because of obligation." "Love is the ONLY reason for marriage." she adds, raising the Princess' face to a point that their eyes meet...
~Inside~
"What do you mean, Sets?" asks Minako. "Just as I said, Mina." the taller woman replies, "Rei will be staying here. I saw it in her eyes." "Why?" the blonde asks. "I believe..." Setsuna says, "She has fallen in love with Princess Serena." "The... Princess!?" responds Minako.
~Outside~
Rei doesn't realize she is pressing her lips to Serena's soft-pink ones. When it does hit her, she breaks the kiss, abruptly, "I am sorry, Your Highness!" she apologizes. "Do not be sorry." Serena replies, smiling, "For, I am not. I quite enjoyed it." the words shock Rei, "But," Rei says, "What about your parents?" "Don't worry." the princess assures, "I'm sure that noone witnessed." "I-in anycase," Rei says, turning away, "I shouldn't have done that..." "Why?" Serena asks, sounding a bit hurt, "D-do you regret it?" "... No. It's not that I regret it..." the raven-haired woman replies, turning back to the golden-haired princess, "It's just that, not only are we both women... But, You're a Princess and I'm a..." her hardened amethyst eyes meet the large, innocent blue ones of the princess, "An Idiot..." The two once again press their lips together, consentingly... Rei, who even with all of her training and discipline, couldn't deny her feelings, and Serena, a princess raised to a point that she should have been disgusted at this kind of kiss, was unable to deny the love she had forming for this mysterious woman, become completely oblivious to their surrondings... Neither of them know that someone is witnessing... one of Mamoru's spy-creatures, which leaves to inform the evil warlord.
~Mamoru's Fortress~
The creature informs Mamoru of Princess Serena's choice... "What!?" he shouts, "She has chosen a WOMAN, over me!?" Mamoru draws his Katana and slices the spy-creature in-half, it's blood staining the floor. He re-sheathes the sword and orders another creature to clean up the stain. "Now!" He says, sitting in his throne, "I have decided to take further measures! Velace! Akou! I want you two to go and kidnap Princess Serena!" two rather powerful beasts bow and Mamoru adds, "Be careful not to confront the female Ronin! You haven't the power to defeat her, so I shall send more imps to distract her and the Princess' guardians!" "Understood, Master!" Velace responds. She and her male accomplice, Akou, vanish from sight.
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Number 4 done! Hope this fic isn't too Strange and Weird! Review and tell me what you think!