AN: I would like to thank everyone that helped me with this chapter. I am really
greatful for all your help. Thanks go to Ely and Bunni since they gave the
most help to me. Thanks guys!!
Also thanks to Fin, Kuris-chan, SS, Fly and Chibi for reading this and giving
me applause. ^^;;
This chapter is dedicated to Cheesecake since I love cheesecake. ^^;;;
Also, I do not own Sailor Moon or it's characters. The characters that
I make up are mine and mine only. If you would like to use them
then just email me.
Also a friend of mine, SS, has a new discussion board!! It would be great if
anyone would join her board!! I'll be there a lot so if anyone wants to give me
some feedback or just hammer me into the ground, they are welcome to do
so at the board since Fin and SS can pick up the pieces once I'm dead. ^^;;
The URL is: http://angelicly.board.dk3.com/2/index.php
Also, my website is: http://www.gracemyheart.net/feelslike/index.html
It would be nice to visit this as well. I'll probably update here before
I update at ariasink.com or ff.net.
Now!! On to the fic!!
=====
Title: Fearing Minds
Author: Nikitsuki
Email: Nikitsuki@hotmail.com
Chapter: 5a
Rated: M15+
Summary: She can tell anyone by looking at them how they are going to fall in
love. He can tell anyone by looking at them how it is going to end. They get into
some problems and they have to choose. Save the world? Or each other.
===
----
Chapter 4
----
Usagi groaned as she lifted herself off the ground. She looked around and
realized that they weren't in the park anymore. She stood up and looked at the
brilliant meadow and gave a low whistle. There were mountains in the distance
and the sky was so clear that she could make out three circular shapes.
She looked down at her feet and expecting to see an unconscious Raina, she
instead saw an unconscious Mamoru. She gasped and felt his pulse. It was
strong and healthy. As Usagi pulled back, she stared at his prone form.
'How did he come with me?'
Eyelashes fluttered and soon she was staring into a pair of blank dark blue eyes.
"Mamoru..." Usagi breathed.
He stood up quickly and looked around. "Where are we?" he asked, rubbing his
head.
Usagi looked around and shook her head. "I was going to ask you that."
----
Chapter 5a
----
Mamoru blinked before turning to the view of the mountains. His hands were in
his pockets as he stared at the scenery.
"I've been here before," he said looking around.
And it was at that exact moment that Usagi realized that she too had also been
here. Not in body, but by the mind of her teacher. The breeze was heavenly,
smelling of the meadow and pine trees. The only thing that had changed was the
forest near the base of the mountains. To the left were the most ominous woods
she had ever seen in her entire life. They looked like they wrapped around the
base of the mountains that were in front of them. The smell of pine wrapped
around her nostrils and seemed to choke her lungs. If the smell of pine was this
strong out here, how bad would it be if they decided to cross it?
To the right was the beginning of a desert. She could see the sand and some of
the green cactus like plants. It was empty. Nothing was there except sand and a
few plants. It was nothing like the forest. As she looked toward the desert she
had to shield her eyes because of the sun. It was like a blinding light, much
brighter than the sun.
As Usagi took another look around she finally decided that the forest would
probably be their best bet. Since Usagi had little experience with nature, she
only hoped that Mamoru had enough sense to know what to do.
Thinking about Mamoru made Usagi's insides tingle. She didn't know why. For
God's sake, she barely even knew the man!! She turned around to see Mamoru
perched on a rock. Both hands were holding his head up as he stared at the
mountains. The wind blew, ruffling Mamoru's raven hair. His eyes were
confused as he stared off into the distance.
Usagi looked around again and saw the edge of the forest. The woman knew one
thing: They definitely weren't on earth anymore. But this planet looked like
earth. She furrowed her eyebrows, feeling a strong sense of trickery about. They
had grass, mountains, air to breathe, and clouds. The only thing that was semi-
weird was the strong smell of pine...
If this planet was anything like earth then it would soon be getting dark. And
dark meant wild animals. The forest oozed the secrets of the night, Usagi mused.
She shivered and embraced herself. It seemed a place where no one could hear a
person scream in terror or... She shook her head.
"Mamoru-san, we'd better go find shelter. It's going to become hard to see if we
don't leave."
Mamoru looked up at Usagi and time seemed to stop. Looking into his eyes she
could see that he was trying to see something. It looked like he was trying to see
into her soul... His hand twitched as he suppressed his urge to raise his hand to
her face.
He soon gave up and slipped off the rock. "I take it we're going into the forest
and not into the desert, right, Odango?"
Usagi was walking towards the forest when she heard the nickname. "I thought I
told you not to call me that," Usagi almost growled not looking at him.
"Well, Odango, we're stuck in each other's company until we go home. Might as
well amuse ourselves."
"Amuse ourselves?! It might amuse you to call me insulting names, but it most
definitely does NOT amuse me!" With those words, Usagi stormed into the
forest muttering under her breath. Mamoru shook his head and followed her into
the forest.
----
'Wow, he has such a nice ass...' Usagi thought absently as they were walking
through the dense forest. She couldn't help it if her vision kept going down and
down with the taking of each step... could she?
'Man, he would look good in some nice leather pants....' Usagi thought again.
Mamoru had taken the lead about an hour ago and Usagi could see that it was
getting dimmer and dimmer.
She was getting nervous. No light meant animals, right? What would happen if
they didn't find civilization soon? And even though Usagi didn't want to admit
it, she was getting hungry.
"Mamoru-san, when can we get food?" she asked even though it sounded
horribly like a whine.
Mamoru looked over his shoulder and looked at her straight in the eye. "I guess
our only bet is to find a river." Mamoru said as he turned his head forward and
started walking again.
Usagi stared at Mamoru with her mouth hanging over. He didn't even bother to
ask her how she was!
Jerk.
Usagi could feel the night crawling onto her skin as she walked behind Mamoru.
Her legs were sore from walking all day and her skin was itchy from all the dirt
and dust she had acquired. They had been walking for many hours and they still
hadn't found any streams, rivers or even swamps. Usagi was getting nervous.
What if they never found water? What if they died?
Not that it would be horrible dying with Mamoru...
Usagi shook her head and kept walking. Her buckle shoes were chafing her feet
and she knew she would have blisters tomorrow.
Suddenly Mamoru stopped. He turned his head sharply to the left and listened
intently. Usagi stopped in place so that he could hear better. She stared at his
face and a look of question appeared on her face.
"I hear running water," was his only answer.
Usagi's face lit up in happiness. They weren't going to die after all!! They might
even find Raina somewhere.
Mamoru grabbed Usagi's hand and rushed to their left. They ran over leaves,
twigs, and vines in their haste to get to the water. They were running through the
woods at a breakneck speed that not even death itself would stop Mamoru
from getting to the water. Tree limbs and branches kept getting in their way but
Mamoru just rushed through them.
Usagi's skin was becoming scratched from all the branches Mamoru had
dragged her through. She growled as she stumbled over the second tree trunk
that day.
"Mamoru-san!! Can we just walk?! The water isn't going anywhere!" Usagi
cried from behind Mamoru
as they kept running.
Mamoru slowed and looked back. He noticed Usagi's arms were scratched and
red. His mouth formed an 'Oh' and he stopped walking altogether. He dropped
her right hand and went for her left arm, the one with all the scratches. He
examined the scratches with such care that Usagi thought she would faint.
"We need to get you to the water so that we can clean these. Let's go." They
started off again but at a much slower pace. As they walked through the dense
forest Usagi noticed all the trees. They seemed to actually be
swaying, but she couldn't feel a breeze.
After walking slowly for another five to ten minutes they could both hear the
running water much better. A huge bush like a willow tree was suddenly in front
of them. The water was at a loud trickling sound and Usagi knew that the water
was just past this plant.
Mamoru and Usagi looked at each other and grabbed hands. Mamoru pushed the
tall lush leaves aside and just stared at the haven of water and greens.
In front of them was a pond with several rocks that popped out of the calm water
like jagged knives. The rocks were covered with a strange kind of moss and
small flowers were growing on them. Some distance away was a good sized
water fall. Water flowed freely and the lagoon sparkled from the sunlight
filtering in from the tree branches.
As Usagi walked toward the pond, Mamoru grabbed her wrist to halt her
movement. She turned her face to glare at him but his next words halted her.
"We have to be careful. Animals could be living here."
Animals. Lions, tigers and bears. Yes, those things. Fierce creatures that you
only had nightmares about.
Usagi let Mamoru move past her and give a good eye search of the whole place.
As he moved around, Usagi moved closer to the water and looked down.
Her eyes widened as she knelt down. The water was so clear that she could see
to the bottom. The sand was golden and sparkled underneath the water. Her
hand was reaching into the water even as her brain warned her not to.
'You never know what could lurk under the water,' her subconscious warned her.
Her hand stopped its downward decent and slowly and agonizingly pulled it out
of the water to rest back in her lap.
"What am I doing?" she asked herself out loud.
---
Later, Mamoru had come back saying the coast was clear and that any animal
tracks and droppings had been old and almost gone to the naked eye. He had
gathered fire wood in the forest and had created a fire large enough to keep them
warm in case it got chilly during the night.
"Let's rest here for a few days and come up with a plan. Who knows.... maybe
someone will find us."
Usagi nodded absently while rubbing her aching stomach and her feet. Her
shoes lay a few feet away from the tree she was leaning against. Usagi looked at
her watch and saw that it was seven-thirty at home. Dinner time had already
passed and Shingo would be coming home from soccer practice any minute
now. Her mother would start to worry soon. She'd probably call the next door
neighbors and then the school hotline. After that the fire department and the
police.
Then her father would be called. God, Usagi didn't want her mother to have to
burden herself with talking to her father. Usagi's mother and father started
fighting when Usagi was only seven years old. It had been right after her brother
Shingo had been born. Then came the crying. What Usagi couldn't understand
was why her mother put up with it for so long. Usagi was nine when her father
had finally filed for divorce. It wasn't until later that Usagi realized why her
father had settled for divorce.
Usagi was brought out of her daydream by a tap on her shoulder. She turned
around and looked into Mamoru's face.
"I found some berries and they're near the fire. I'm going to take a walk. If
anything comes, just scream." He gave a heart warming smile and then walked
toward the waterfall that Usagi had seen earlier. Usagi stared at his retreating
back until she could no longer see it.
She looked toward the fire and noticed a bunch of berries on a flat piece of slate.
She smiled and popped a handful into her mouth. She chewed thoughtfully for a
few minutes before she took another handful and swallowed them down as well.
They were sweet and felt delicious as they went down her throat. A berry
popped out of her hands and rolled toward the water. It made a plunking noise as
it fell in.
That's something that she had forgotten. She was in a desperate need of a bath.
She sniffed her underarms and made a face. Was that what Mamoru had been
smelling for the last three hours? She hoped not. She looked to the fire and
realized that there weren't any towels or extra clothes to change into. She'd have
to swim in the nude. She sat up and looked in the direction that Mamoru had
gone and looked at her watch.
'He's been gone almost twenty minutes now. He was probably on his way back
by now...'
Another ten minutes came and went and soon another twenty as well. "Where is
he?" She asked herself getting impatient.
Finally, a whole hour passed. She grumbled and decided to just go swimming.
"Let him worry." Usagi protested to herself.
As she was walking toward the waterfall she could see a planet and a moon
reflect in the water. She turned around to gaze at them and got this feeling that
she had been there before. And that she had been here as well. Standing in this
same place, staring at these articles in the sky. She wondered what it'd be like to
grow up in a world like this. Hard? Cold and medieval? Possibly... Raina did
have some pretty advanced technology though, so medieval couldn't be true.
That got her thinking... What else was on this planet? If this was Raina's planet
then there had to be a city of some sort, right? And what was that planet in the
sky? She had a feeling that something important had happened on that planet.
Something that had caused blood, something that caused tears. Whatever it was,
she shook her head, it wasn't any of her business.
As she rounded a corner she stopped and stared at the waterfall in awe. The light
from the moon and the planet gave it almost a surreal surrounding. The silver
moon danced along the water while the orange glow of the planet made her feel
strangely soothed and relaxed but afraid at the same time.
It wasn't until she heard a splash that she noticed the outline of a person's body
and then the person's lack of clothing. When she took in the black hair and the
strong back muscles that rippled with strength, she realized with curiosity and
horror that it was Mamoru!
She took a step forward and then another.
'I thought he said he was going for a walk!' Usagi thought, within an instant
becoming afraid and subconscious about herself. As much as she thought
Mamoru was attractive, she didn't at all feel comfortable with him in the nude.
She took another step forward and stumbled over a loose rock.
Usagi whirled around and felt herself falling backwards into the pond. With a
scream, all that registered into her mind was warm arms and icy water. She
knew no more after that.
----
Ok... I have insurance against hammers, knives, bananas, tomatos, acne
anchors, guns, *keeps reading for another hour to the snoring audience*
and paper airplanes.
If you're going to flame then please tell me how to improve. Thanks!
Now, that is the end of chapter 5a. To tell you all the truth, I don't know when 5b
will come out. There might even be a 5c. ^^;; Who knows. I'll decide when
the time comes...
To those of you who have read Winter Snow, don't worry! That's a story I'm
going to finish!!!
This is actually impressive for me. The first time I've ever made it to chapter 5
without loosing interest. I guess that's a good thing, ne?
Sorry about saying this would come out before christmas. Things came up so
I had to post-pone it. But I did crack down and finish it!!
I can't give a specific date... so look for 5b around Feb. 15 2003 at the earliest...
March 17th at the lastest. It will be done for some holiday... don't know which one
yet!
Can't wait for the reviews!
Nikki
greatful for all your help. Thanks go to Ely and Bunni since they gave the
most help to me. Thanks guys!!
Also thanks to Fin, Kuris-chan, SS, Fly and Chibi for reading this and giving
me applause. ^^;;
This chapter is dedicated to Cheesecake since I love cheesecake. ^^;;;
Also, I do not own Sailor Moon or it's characters. The characters that
I make up are mine and mine only. If you would like to use them
then just email me.
Also a friend of mine, SS, has a new discussion board!! It would be great if
anyone would join her board!! I'll be there a lot so if anyone wants to give me
some feedback or just hammer me into the ground, they are welcome to do
so at the board since Fin and SS can pick up the pieces once I'm dead. ^^;;
The URL is: http://angelicly.board.dk3.com/2/index.php
Also, my website is: http://www.gracemyheart.net/feelslike/index.html
It would be nice to visit this as well. I'll probably update here before
I update at ariasink.com or ff.net.
Now!! On to the fic!!
=====
Title: Fearing Minds
Author: Nikitsuki
Email: Nikitsuki@hotmail.com
Chapter: 5a
Rated: M15+
Summary: She can tell anyone by looking at them how they are going to fall in
love. He can tell anyone by looking at them how it is going to end. They get into
some problems and they have to choose. Save the world? Or each other.
===
----
Chapter 4
----
Usagi groaned as she lifted herself off the ground. She looked around and
realized that they weren't in the park anymore. She stood up and looked at the
brilliant meadow and gave a low whistle. There were mountains in the distance
and the sky was so clear that she could make out three circular shapes.
She looked down at her feet and expecting to see an unconscious Raina, she
instead saw an unconscious Mamoru. She gasped and felt his pulse. It was
strong and healthy. As Usagi pulled back, she stared at his prone form.
'How did he come with me?'
Eyelashes fluttered and soon she was staring into a pair of blank dark blue eyes.
"Mamoru..." Usagi breathed.
He stood up quickly and looked around. "Where are we?" he asked, rubbing his
head.
Usagi looked around and shook her head. "I was going to ask you that."
----
Chapter 5a
----
Mamoru blinked before turning to the view of the mountains. His hands were in
his pockets as he stared at the scenery.
"I've been here before," he said looking around.
And it was at that exact moment that Usagi realized that she too had also been
here. Not in body, but by the mind of her teacher. The breeze was heavenly,
smelling of the meadow and pine trees. The only thing that had changed was the
forest near the base of the mountains. To the left were the most ominous woods
she had ever seen in her entire life. They looked like they wrapped around the
base of the mountains that were in front of them. The smell of pine wrapped
around her nostrils and seemed to choke her lungs. If the smell of pine was this
strong out here, how bad would it be if they decided to cross it?
To the right was the beginning of a desert. She could see the sand and some of
the green cactus like plants. It was empty. Nothing was there except sand and a
few plants. It was nothing like the forest. As she looked toward the desert she
had to shield her eyes because of the sun. It was like a blinding light, much
brighter than the sun.
As Usagi took another look around she finally decided that the forest would
probably be their best bet. Since Usagi had little experience with nature, she
only hoped that Mamoru had enough sense to know what to do.
Thinking about Mamoru made Usagi's insides tingle. She didn't know why. For
God's sake, she barely even knew the man!! She turned around to see Mamoru
perched on a rock. Both hands were holding his head up as he stared at the
mountains. The wind blew, ruffling Mamoru's raven hair. His eyes were
confused as he stared off into the distance.
Usagi looked around again and saw the edge of the forest. The woman knew one
thing: They definitely weren't on earth anymore. But this planet looked like
earth. She furrowed her eyebrows, feeling a strong sense of trickery about. They
had grass, mountains, air to breathe, and clouds. The only thing that was semi-
weird was the strong smell of pine...
If this planet was anything like earth then it would soon be getting dark. And
dark meant wild animals. The forest oozed the secrets of the night, Usagi mused.
She shivered and embraced herself. It seemed a place where no one could hear a
person scream in terror or... She shook her head.
"Mamoru-san, we'd better go find shelter. It's going to become hard to see if we
don't leave."
Mamoru looked up at Usagi and time seemed to stop. Looking into his eyes she
could see that he was trying to see something. It looked like he was trying to see
into her soul... His hand twitched as he suppressed his urge to raise his hand to
her face.
He soon gave up and slipped off the rock. "I take it we're going into the forest
and not into the desert, right, Odango?"
Usagi was walking towards the forest when she heard the nickname. "I thought I
told you not to call me that," Usagi almost growled not looking at him.
"Well, Odango, we're stuck in each other's company until we go home. Might as
well amuse ourselves."
"Amuse ourselves?! It might amuse you to call me insulting names, but it most
definitely does NOT amuse me!" With those words, Usagi stormed into the
forest muttering under her breath. Mamoru shook his head and followed her into
the forest.
----
'Wow, he has such a nice ass...' Usagi thought absently as they were walking
through the dense forest. She couldn't help it if her vision kept going down and
down with the taking of each step... could she?
'Man, he would look good in some nice leather pants....' Usagi thought again.
Mamoru had taken the lead about an hour ago and Usagi could see that it was
getting dimmer and dimmer.
She was getting nervous. No light meant animals, right? What would happen if
they didn't find civilization soon? And even though Usagi didn't want to admit
it, she was getting hungry.
"Mamoru-san, when can we get food?" she asked even though it sounded
horribly like a whine.
Mamoru looked over his shoulder and looked at her straight in the eye. "I guess
our only bet is to find a river." Mamoru said as he turned his head forward and
started walking again.
Usagi stared at Mamoru with her mouth hanging over. He didn't even bother to
ask her how she was!
Jerk.
Usagi could feel the night crawling onto her skin as she walked behind Mamoru.
Her legs were sore from walking all day and her skin was itchy from all the dirt
and dust she had acquired. They had been walking for many hours and they still
hadn't found any streams, rivers or even swamps. Usagi was getting nervous.
What if they never found water? What if they died?
Not that it would be horrible dying with Mamoru...
Usagi shook her head and kept walking. Her buckle shoes were chafing her feet
and she knew she would have blisters tomorrow.
Suddenly Mamoru stopped. He turned his head sharply to the left and listened
intently. Usagi stopped in place so that he could hear better. She stared at his
face and a look of question appeared on her face.
"I hear running water," was his only answer.
Usagi's face lit up in happiness. They weren't going to die after all!! They might
even find Raina somewhere.
Mamoru grabbed Usagi's hand and rushed to their left. They ran over leaves,
twigs, and vines in their haste to get to the water. They were running through the
woods at a breakneck speed that not even death itself would stop Mamoru
from getting to the water. Tree limbs and branches kept getting in their way but
Mamoru just rushed through them.
Usagi's skin was becoming scratched from all the branches Mamoru had
dragged her through. She growled as she stumbled over the second tree trunk
that day.
"Mamoru-san!! Can we just walk?! The water isn't going anywhere!" Usagi
cried from behind Mamoru
as they kept running.
Mamoru slowed and looked back. He noticed Usagi's arms were scratched and
red. His mouth formed an 'Oh' and he stopped walking altogether. He dropped
her right hand and went for her left arm, the one with all the scratches. He
examined the scratches with such care that Usagi thought she would faint.
"We need to get you to the water so that we can clean these. Let's go." They
started off again but at a much slower pace. As they walked through the dense
forest Usagi noticed all the trees. They seemed to actually be
swaying, but she couldn't feel a breeze.
After walking slowly for another five to ten minutes they could both hear the
running water much better. A huge bush like a willow tree was suddenly in front
of them. The water was at a loud trickling sound and Usagi knew that the water
was just past this plant.
Mamoru and Usagi looked at each other and grabbed hands. Mamoru pushed the
tall lush leaves aside and just stared at the haven of water and greens.
In front of them was a pond with several rocks that popped out of the calm water
like jagged knives. The rocks were covered with a strange kind of moss and
small flowers were growing on them. Some distance away was a good sized
water fall. Water flowed freely and the lagoon sparkled from the sunlight
filtering in from the tree branches.
As Usagi walked toward the pond, Mamoru grabbed her wrist to halt her
movement. She turned her face to glare at him but his next words halted her.
"We have to be careful. Animals could be living here."
Animals. Lions, tigers and bears. Yes, those things. Fierce creatures that you
only had nightmares about.
Usagi let Mamoru move past her and give a good eye search of the whole place.
As he moved around, Usagi moved closer to the water and looked down.
Her eyes widened as she knelt down. The water was so clear that she could see
to the bottom. The sand was golden and sparkled underneath the water. Her
hand was reaching into the water even as her brain warned her not to.
'You never know what could lurk under the water,' her subconscious warned her.
Her hand stopped its downward decent and slowly and agonizingly pulled it out
of the water to rest back in her lap.
"What am I doing?" she asked herself out loud.
---
Later, Mamoru had come back saying the coast was clear and that any animal
tracks and droppings had been old and almost gone to the naked eye. He had
gathered fire wood in the forest and had created a fire large enough to keep them
warm in case it got chilly during the night.
"Let's rest here for a few days and come up with a plan. Who knows.... maybe
someone will find us."
Usagi nodded absently while rubbing her aching stomach and her feet. Her
shoes lay a few feet away from the tree she was leaning against. Usagi looked at
her watch and saw that it was seven-thirty at home. Dinner time had already
passed and Shingo would be coming home from soccer practice any minute
now. Her mother would start to worry soon. She'd probably call the next door
neighbors and then the school hotline. After that the fire department and the
police.
Then her father would be called. God, Usagi didn't want her mother to have to
burden herself with talking to her father. Usagi's mother and father started
fighting when Usagi was only seven years old. It had been right after her brother
Shingo had been born. Then came the crying. What Usagi couldn't understand
was why her mother put up with it for so long. Usagi was nine when her father
had finally filed for divorce. It wasn't until later that Usagi realized why her
father had settled for divorce.
Usagi was brought out of her daydream by a tap on her shoulder. She turned
around and looked into Mamoru's face.
"I found some berries and they're near the fire. I'm going to take a walk. If
anything comes, just scream." He gave a heart warming smile and then walked
toward the waterfall that Usagi had seen earlier. Usagi stared at his retreating
back until she could no longer see it.
She looked toward the fire and noticed a bunch of berries on a flat piece of slate.
She smiled and popped a handful into her mouth. She chewed thoughtfully for a
few minutes before she took another handful and swallowed them down as well.
They were sweet and felt delicious as they went down her throat. A berry
popped out of her hands and rolled toward the water. It made a plunking noise as
it fell in.
That's something that she had forgotten. She was in a desperate need of a bath.
She sniffed her underarms and made a face. Was that what Mamoru had been
smelling for the last three hours? She hoped not. She looked to the fire and
realized that there weren't any towels or extra clothes to change into. She'd have
to swim in the nude. She sat up and looked in the direction that Mamoru had
gone and looked at her watch.
'He's been gone almost twenty minutes now. He was probably on his way back
by now...'
Another ten minutes came and went and soon another twenty as well. "Where is
he?" She asked herself getting impatient.
Finally, a whole hour passed. She grumbled and decided to just go swimming.
"Let him worry." Usagi protested to herself.
As she was walking toward the waterfall she could see a planet and a moon
reflect in the water. She turned around to gaze at them and got this feeling that
she had been there before. And that she had been here as well. Standing in this
same place, staring at these articles in the sky. She wondered what it'd be like to
grow up in a world like this. Hard? Cold and medieval? Possibly... Raina did
have some pretty advanced technology though, so medieval couldn't be true.
That got her thinking... What else was on this planet? If this was Raina's planet
then there had to be a city of some sort, right? And what was that planet in the
sky? She had a feeling that something important had happened on that planet.
Something that had caused blood, something that caused tears. Whatever it was,
she shook her head, it wasn't any of her business.
As she rounded a corner she stopped and stared at the waterfall in awe. The light
from the moon and the planet gave it almost a surreal surrounding. The silver
moon danced along the water while the orange glow of the planet made her feel
strangely soothed and relaxed but afraid at the same time.
It wasn't until she heard a splash that she noticed the outline of a person's body
and then the person's lack of clothing. When she took in the black hair and the
strong back muscles that rippled with strength, she realized with curiosity and
horror that it was Mamoru!
She took a step forward and then another.
'I thought he said he was going for a walk!' Usagi thought, within an instant
becoming afraid and subconscious about herself. As much as she thought
Mamoru was attractive, she didn't at all feel comfortable with him in the nude.
She took another step forward and stumbled over a loose rock.
Usagi whirled around and felt herself falling backwards into the pond. With a
scream, all that registered into her mind was warm arms and icy water. She
knew no more after that.
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Ok... I have insurance against hammers, knives, bananas, tomatos, acne
anchors, guns, *keeps reading for another hour to the snoring audience*
and paper airplanes.
If you're going to flame then please tell me how to improve. Thanks!
Now, that is the end of chapter 5a. To tell you all the truth, I don't know when 5b
will come out. There might even be a 5c. ^^;; Who knows. I'll decide when
the time comes...
To those of you who have read Winter Snow, don't worry! That's a story I'm
going to finish!!!
This is actually impressive for me. The first time I've ever made it to chapter 5
without loosing interest. I guess that's a good thing, ne?
Sorry about saying this would come out before christmas. Things came up so
I had to post-pone it. But I did crack down and finish it!!
I can't give a specific date... so look for 5b around Feb. 15 2003 at the earliest...
March 17th at the lastest. It will be done for some holiday... don't know which one
yet!
Can't wait for the reviews!
Nikki