Disclaimer:
Welcome to yet another story by me, Lance the Flamesniper! You may
or may not be a fan but incase you're just tuning in allow me to once
again tell you who I am. I'm a HUGE fan of Sailor Mars and Sailor Pluto
and have yet to write a Sailor Mars story. However, that isn't all that
important. It was just me ranting.
Now for the important legal stuff that I know we all know, but has
to be put in so that lawyers don't sue me. I don't own Sailor Moon. Naoko
Takeuchi does. DiC Used to own the North American T.V. rights,
fortunately they don't anymore and a company named Cloverleaf(?) has that
honor. I guess what I'm trying to say is... I'm not making a dime off this
work. I'm doing this for fun and out of being a fan of the series.
Oh and one more thing (another long intro, no?). I'm going to use mostly
the North American names, I know that's kinda a no no but it's more to keep
myself from being confused than anything else. However, I have two
Exceptions notable. The first is Hotaru (whom they never really released a
N.A. Name for thankfully) and the other is Setsuna (I refuse to call her
Trista and you can't make me so :P ).
Well I've rambled enough. On to the Introduction!
Introduction:
It was another timeless day in the timeless month of September. The
Author was sitting outside on a picnic Table enjoying the cool air and the
color of the falling leaves. Just then he heard the sound of someone
hopping through the leaves in his yard. Along with the hopping cheeriness
was the sound of someone's elegant steps. Lance smiled as he now had a good
idea as to who his guests were. Slowly he turned to find Hotaru and Michelle
waiting for him. Carefully he looked around to make sure that Amara wasn't
going to jump him.
"How are you ladies doing today?" Lance asked.
"We're doing very well Lance," Michelle answered.
"We're going shopping for dresses after this," Hotaru said with a smile.
"Yes we are, after all you want to look nice for the next part of the
story don't you princess?"
"Oh yeah!" Hotaru said as she skipped off.
"I wanted to thank you for writing this story for Hotaru," Michelle said
with a smile.
"No problem. By the way, no hard feelings over the whole Dubbed name
thing right?"
"None at all, we understand the reason behind it, though Amara wasn't
happy about it at first."
"I understand that, now if you'll excuse me, I have to get started on
part four," Lance drawled as he walked back into his home.
Hotaru's Date part 5
by
Lance the Flamesniper
It was midnight and James was sleeping. Or trying to. Unfortunately,
he was dreaming again. For as far back as he could remember he always had
the dream.
It had started out as being vague, a strange landscape of fountains and
towers and a magestic castle. As he got older the images got more detailed and
there began to be people in the image, like he was slowly zooming in on the
purpose of the dream. In this one he was running down a corridor of one of the
Towers. There was an attack coming. He reaches a balcony and sees the Earth out
the terrace. Standing staring out at the planet is his princess. She too, had
gotten more in focus over the last few months. What used to be a vague figure
in shadow had taken on the form of young woman in a violet dress, her raven
black hair faced him at the moment but it seemed familiar. Slowly she turned
and James woke up.
But not before he saw her face.
"Hotaru!" James gasped as he came awake. Cautiously he ran his hands over
his face then got up. He had to paint the image. His fingers worked his paint
brushes and paints like they had a mind of their own. He worked restlessly, as
if in a trance and the hours flew by. Finally the painting was done and James
dropped to his knees, exhausted. He looked up at the painting before he began
to speak.
"What does this dream mean? Why does it haunt me? And what do you, my
fair Hotaru, have to do with it?" With that James curled up on the studio floor
and drifted into a deep sleep.
******
The next moring, James was awakened by the feel of being poked repeatedly
by a paw. "James wake up!" Athena hissed.
"Okay Okay I'm up!"
"Good, could you please explain this!" Athena growled as she pointed her
paw at the finished image.
"Oh, yeah. I had another dream and came out here to paint," James
answered.
"So why's the girl in the painting look like the girl you have a date
with tonight?"
"If I knew, I'd tell you!" James growled "All I know is that she was
in it."
"Do you think she might be one of the ones we're looking for?"
"I don't know."
"I found a place that might have the answers you seek," Athena said.
"Oh?"
"Yes there is a place called the Cherry Hill Temple that does fire
readings, I think you might be able to learn something there."
*****
Amara arrived at the Temple a little after noon. She and Michelle
had checked the Submarine Mirror for the trouble Setsuna foresaw, but saw
nothing. So, after dropping Hotaru and Michelle off at the dress store,
a place Amara rarely went, she drove to the Cherry hill temple. Perhaps
Raye, now in her early twenties could help.
Meanwhile at the temple things were less than peachy.
"Chad! How many times do I have to say that this is supposed to be
a soft song! No Rock Cords!"
"Sorry dear," Chad mumbled as he took the brunt of his girlfriend's
anger. He was thankful that she'd grown out of Swatting him with a broom
whenever he messed up.
Raye herself had grown from a beautiful, though bad tempered girl
to an exceptionally beautiful, somewhat better tempered young woman. She
kept her hair about mid-back level and dressed in stylish clothes when
not doing her job at the temple. Today however she was preparing for a
musical number with Chad on guitar and singing background vocals.
Chad also had changed. While he was alway being followed by girls
before, he was even more toned now from excessive training. Raye's
Grandfather, who, though he was now getting on in years, was still very
physically active kept Chad on a strict regiment. His hair was longer
now and Raye almost always insisted that he wear it in a pony tail since
she was tired of him crashing into trees when he trained and it got in
his face.
"It's okay, Chad, " Raye sighed as her temper cooled down a little.
"Just don't do it again."
Just then the bell tolled outside. Raye who was dressed in blue
jeans and a red shirt went to investigate. Beside the bell stood a man of
about 16 with Raven black hair. His back was to her so she doubted he knew
she was there.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
The young man turned around and for a brief instant he saw a woman
in a crimson and white sailor suit. Then there was what seemed to be a
flash before his eyes and he saw the same woman in normal clothes. He
blinked a few times then began to speak.
Raye on the other hand was caught off guard by the man's eyes. They
were a deep violet color. In fact, between his eyes and his hair, he
reminded her of someone.
"Do you work here miss?"
"Yes."
"And fire reading are done here right?"
"Yes, I do fire readings, I also sell charms. Why do you ask?"
"I have been troubled with unexplainable dreams and was hoping you
could do a fire reading for me to see what the cause is," The man replied.
"Certainly. By the way are you related to Hotaru Tomoe?" Raye asked.
James seemed taken aback by that. "No, but I do have a date with her
later tonight."
Raye laughed "I bet her 'Parents' don't like that Mr...?"
"Please call me James," He answered "And only one of them doesn't like
it the other seems pleased by me dating her."
That made sense, Amara and Michelle had always been two opposite ends
of the spectrum outside of their Sailor Uniforms. "Please step this way James
I'll have to put on a robe before doing a reading."
"I see," James replied and chalked it up to being a meditative thing.
****
Several minutes later Raye arrived in the room where the sacred fire
burned. James waited patiently almost as if he were meditating. Carefully,
she took out a blue robe belt. She smiled briely as she remembered how she
got it, then began to tie her hair back so it wouldn't blow into the fire.
She took her place across the fire from him and began going through her hand
motions as she chanted.
"I am Fire, Fire is light. I am Fire. Fire is sight," She repeated over
and over. Suddenly a vision came to her. It was a sight she'd seen before. The
Moon kingdom it was the day of the Negaverse's attack She saw this violet eyed
man running to the Tower that housed the princesses of the outer planets. This
is his dream, she realized. But what does this mean. Another image rose up of
an evil looking man with a hateful red eyes and the sense that he was coming
and would destroy the future if he can.
Just then the outside bell tolled and Raye snapped out of her trance.
Raye looked at James suddenly wondering if he knew what he was dreaming about.
The light from the fire sparkled off something on a chian around his neck. Raye
Squinted slightly and saw that it was an amulet made of some kind of purple
crystal with the symbol for Saturn engraved in it. The shape looked familiar.
Almost like a transformation wand... She ruled it out as a coindence however.
The bell tolled again and Raye stood up. "I'm sorry James but I'm going to
have to go see who that is," Raye Appologized.
"It's quite all right," James replied. "If it's no trouble, I'll be on my
way. I have a date prepare for. Perhaps another time...?"
"Count on it!" Something's strange about you and I plan to find out what.
Raye thought as She and James walked out of the chamber.
James stopped as he saw who had been tolling the bell.
"YOU!" He and Amara exclaimed as they spotted each other.
"What are YOU doing here?" Amara Hissed.
"I have been having disturbing dreams and thought that I could find answers
through a fire reading. You?" James replied with a grin.
"I'm here on Business and it's none of yours!" Amara hissed.
James chuckled "Very well Amara. Well I must be going,. I do have a date to
prepare for after all."
Amara answered with an anoyed growl.
"There's something... strange about him..." Raye began.
"I'll say," Amara seethed. "Anyway, I need you to do a fire reading. There's
a new threat on the way and Both Michelle's mirror and Setsuna can't figure out
what."
"I think I already saw what you're asking about. Something...evil appeared
at the end of his reading."
"I see, I'll have to ask him about that later"
******
The dress shop that Amara had dropped Hotaru and Michelle at was one of the
best in Tokyo. Amara hadn't really thought that Hotaru needed a new dress, but
Michelle thought the idea was a good one. After all, her princess wanted to look
good for her new boyfriend. She could understand that.
"'Mother', what do you think of this one?" Hotaru asked as she walked out of
the change room wearing a short black leather skirt and a sleaveless black top.
I think, Amara will kill James just for looking at you in that, Michelle
thought, noting how short the skirt was. "I looks nice Princess. But do you think
it's appropriate?"
"Sure! After all I want look nice for James, don't I?"
"Yes, but you know Amara's going to have a fit about how short the skirt is."
Hotaru laughed mischieviously,"Oh, I know that. That's why for tonight I'll
wear a longer skirt, but not too much longer."
Michelle smiled. Hotaru definitely liked James. She was glad that Hotaru had
someone to connect to. She'd seemed so lonely when Rini went home. "Come on princess,
Amara's here and it time to go."
"Okay!" Hotaru giggled as the cashier handed her her purchase.
*****
Amara had been quiet all the way to their house. She remained quiet until Hotaru
was out of earshot. "I went to Raye's temple today."
"Really? Why?" Setsuna asked as she looked out the window.
"I went to see if she could get any insite where we could not on
whatever's coming. But, guess who I ran into?" Amara responded.
"Who?" Michelle inquired.
"James. But it gets better. He was there to get a fire reading due to some
troubling dreams. But that's not the best part. At the end of the reading she saw
something evil."
"So you think James has some connection to whatever threat that's coming?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out. Tonight!"
Welcome to yet another story by me, Lance the Flamesniper! You may
or may not be a fan but incase you're just tuning in allow me to once
again tell you who I am. I'm a HUGE fan of Sailor Mars and Sailor Pluto
and have yet to write a Sailor Mars story. However, that isn't all that
important. It was just me ranting.
Now for the important legal stuff that I know we all know, but has
to be put in so that lawyers don't sue me. I don't own Sailor Moon. Naoko
Takeuchi does. DiC Used to own the North American T.V. rights,
fortunately they don't anymore and a company named Cloverleaf(?) has that
honor. I guess what I'm trying to say is... I'm not making a dime off this
work. I'm doing this for fun and out of being a fan of the series.
Oh and one more thing (another long intro, no?). I'm going to use mostly
the North American names, I know that's kinda a no no but it's more to keep
myself from being confused than anything else. However, I have two
Exceptions notable. The first is Hotaru (whom they never really released a
N.A. Name for thankfully) and the other is Setsuna (I refuse to call her
Trista and you can't make me so :P ).
Well I've rambled enough. On to the Introduction!
Introduction:
It was another timeless day in the timeless month of September. The
Author was sitting outside on a picnic Table enjoying the cool air and the
color of the falling leaves. Just then he heard the sound of someone
hopping through the leaves in his yard. Along with the hopping cheeriness
was the sound of someone's elegant steps. Lance smiled as he now had a good
idea as to who his guests were. Slowly he turned to find Hotaru and Michelle
waiting for him. Carefully he looked around to make sure that Amara wasn't
going to jump him.
"How are you ladies doing today?" Lance asked.
"We're doing very well Lance," Michelle answered.
"We're going shopping for dresses after this," Hotaru said with a smile.
"Yes we are, after all you want to look nice for the next part of the
story don't you princess?"
"Oh yeah!" Hotaru said as she skipped off.
"I wanted to thank you for writing this story for Hotaru," Michelle said
with a smile.
"No problem. By the way, no hard feelings over the whole Dubbed name
thing right?"
"None at all, we understand the reason behind it, though Amara wasn't
happy about it at first."
"I understand that, now if you'll excuse me, I have to get started on
part four," Lance drawled as he walked back into his home.
Hotaru's Date part 5
by
Lance the Flamesniper
It was midnight and James was sleeping. Or trying to. Unfortunately,
he was dreaming again. For as far back as he could remember he always had
the dream.
It had started out as being vague, a strange landscape of fountains and
towers and a magestic castle. As he got older the images got more detailed and
there began to be people in the image, like he was slowly zooming in on the
purpose of the dream. In this one he was running down a corridor of one of the
Towers. There was an attack coming. He reaches a balcony and sees the Earth out
the terrace. Standing staring out at the planet is his princess. She too, had
gotten more in focus over the last few months. What used to be a vague figure
in shadow had taken on the form of young woman in a violet dress, her raven
black hair faced him at the moment but it seemed familiar. Slowly she turned
and James woke up.
But not before he saw her face.
"Hotaru!" James gasped as he came awake. Cautiously he ran his hands over
his face then got up. He had to paint the image. His fingers worked his paint
brushes and paints like they had a mind of their own. He worked restlessly, as
if in a trance and the hours flew by. Finally the painting was done and James
dropped to his knees, exhausted. He looked up at the painting before he began
to speak.
"What does this dream mean? Why does it haunt me? And what do you, my
fair Hotaru, have to do with it?" With that James curled up on the studio floor
and drifted into a deep sleep.
******
The next moring, James was awakened by the feel of being poked repeatedly
by a paw. "James wake up!" Athena hissed.
"Okay Okay I'm up!"
"Good, could you please explain this!" Athena growled as she pointed her
paw at the finished image.
"Oh, yeah. I had another dream and came out here to paint," James
answered.
"So why's the girl in the painting look like the girl you have a date
with tonight?"
"If I knew, I'd tell you!" James growled "All I know is that she was
in it."
"Do you think she might be one of the ones we're looking for?"
"I don't know."
"I found a place that might have the answers you seek," Athena said.
"Oh?"
"Yes there is a place called the Cherry Hill Temple that does fire
readings, I think you might be able to learn something there."
*****
Amara arrived at the Temple a little after noon. She and Michelle
had checked the Submarine Mirror for the trouble Setsuna foresaw, but saw
nothing. So, after dropping Hotaru and Michelle off at the dress store,
a place Amara rarely went, she drove to the Cherry hill temple. Perhaps
Raye, now in her early twenties could help.
Meanwhile at the temple things were less than peachy.
"Chad! How many times do I have to say that this is supposed to be
a soft song! No Rock Cords!"
"Sorry dear," Chad mumbled as he took the brunt of his girlfriend's
anger. He was thankful that she'd grown out of Swatting him with a broom
whenever he messed up.
Raye herself had grown from a beautiful, though bad tempered girl
to an exceptionally beautiful, somewhat better tempered young woman. She
kept her hair about mid-back level and dressed in stylish clothes when
not doing her job at the temple. Today however she was preparing for a
musical number with Chad on guitar and singing background vocals.
Chad also had changed. While he was alway being followed by girls
before, he was even more toned now from excessive training. Raye's
Grandfather, who, though he was now getting on in years, was still very
physically active kept Chad on a strict regiment. His hair was longer
now and Raye almost always insisted that he wear it in a pony tail since
she was tired of him crashing into trees when he trained and it got in
his face.
"It's okay, Chad, " Raye sighed as her temper cooled down a little.
"Just don't do it again."
Just then the bell tolled outside. Raye who was dressed in blue
jeans and a red shirt went to investigate. Beside the bell stood a man of
about 16 with Raven black hair. His back was to her so she doubted he knew
she was there.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
The young man turned around and for a brief instant he saw a woman
in a crimson and white sailor suit. Then there was what seemed to be a
flash before his eyes and he saw the same woman in normal clothes. He
blinked a few times then began to speak.
Raye on the other hand was caught off guard by the man's eyes. They
were a deep violet color. In fact, between his eyes and his hair, he
reminded her of someone.
"Do you work here miss?"
"Yes."
"And fire reading are done here right?"
"Yes, I do fire readings, I also sell charms. Why do you ask?"
"I have been troubled with unexplainable dreams and was hoping you
could do a fire reading for me to see what the cause is," The man replied.
"Certainly. By the way are you related to Hotaru Tomoe?" Raye asked.
James seemed taken aback by that. "No, but I do have a date with her
later tonight."
Raye laughed "I bet her 'Parents' don't like that Mr...?"
"Please call me James," He answered "And only one of them doesn't like
it the other seems pleased by me dating her."
That made sense, Amara and Michelle had always been two opposite ends
of the spectrum outside of their Sailor Uniforms. "Please step this way James
I'll have to put on a robe before doing a reading."
"I see," James replied and chalked it up to being a meditative thing.
****
Several minutes later Raye arrived in the room where the sacred fire
burned. James waited patiently almost as if he were meditating. Carefully,
she took out a blue robe belt. She smiled briely as she remembered how she
got it, then began to tie her hair back so it wouldn't blow into the fire.
She took her place across the fire from him and began going through her hand
motions as she chanted.
"I am Fire, Fire is light. I am Fire. Fire is sight," She repeated over
and over. Suddenly a vision came to her. It was a sight she'd seen before. The
Moon kingdom it was the day of the Negaverse's attack She saw this violet eyed
man running to the Tower that housed the princesses of the outer planets. This
is his dream, she realized. But what does this mean. Another image rose up of
an evil looking man with a hateful red eyes and the sense that he was coming
and would destroy the future if he can.
Just then the outside bell tolled and Raye snapped out of her trance.
Raye looked at James suddenly wondering if he knew what he was dreaming about.
The light from the fire sparkled off something on a chian around his neck. Raye
Squinted slightly and saw that it was an amulet made of some kind of purple
crystal with the symbol for Saturn engraved in it. The shape looked familiar.
Almost like a transformation wand... She ruled it out as a coindence however.
The bell tolled again and Raye stood up. "I'm sorry James but I'm going to
have to go see who that is," Raye Appologized.
"It's quite all right," James replied. "If it's no trouble, I'll be on my
way. I have a date prepare for. Perhaps another time...?"
"Count on it!" Something's strange about you and I plan to find out what.
Raye thought as She and James walked out of the chamber.
James stopped as he saw who had been tolling the bell.
"YOU!" He and Amara exclaimed as they spotted each other.
"What are YOU doing here?" Amara Hissed.
"I have been having disturbing dreams and thought that I could find answers
through a fire reading. You?" James replied with a grin.
"I'm here on Business and it's none of yours!" Amara hissed.
James chuckled "Very well Amara. Well I must be going,. I do have a date to
prepare for after all."
Amara answered with an anoyed growl.
"There's something... strange about him..." Raye began.
"I'll say," Amara seethed. "Anyway, I need you to do a fire reading. There's
a new threat on the way and Both Michelle's mirror and Setsuna can't figure out
what."
"I think I already saw what you're asking about. Something...evil appeared
at the end of his reading."
"I see, I'll have to ask him about that later"
******
The dress shop that Amara had dropped Hotaru and Michelle at was one of the
best in Tokyo. Amara hadn't really thought that Hotaru needed a new dress, but
Michelle thought the idea was a good one. After all, her princess wanted to look
good for her new boyfriend. She could understand that.
"'Mother', what do you think of this one?" Hotaru asked as she walked out of
the change room wearing a short black leather skirt and a sleaveless black top.
I think, Amara will kill James just for looking at you in that, Michelle
thought, noting how short the skirt was. "I looks nice Princess. But do you think
it's appropriate?"
"Sure! After all I want look nice for James, don't I?"
"Yes, but you know Amara's going to have a fit about how short the skirt is."
Hotaru laughed mischieviously,"Oh, I know that. That's why for tonight I'll
wear a longer skirt, but not too much longer."
Michelle smiled. Hotaru definitely liked James. She was glad that Hotaru had
someone to connect to. She'd seemed so lonely when Rini went home. "Come on princess,
Amara's here and it time to go."
"Okay!" Hotaru giggled as the cashier handed her her purchase.
*****
Amara had been quiet all the way to their house. She remained quiet until Hotaru
was out of earshot. "I went to Raye's temple today."
"Really? Why?" Setsuna asked as she looked out the window.
"I went to see if she could get any insite where we could not on
whatever's coming. But, guess who I ran into?" Amara responded.
"Who?" Michelle inquired.
"James. But it gets better. He was there to get a fire reading due to some
troubling dreams. But that's not the best part. At the end of the reading she saw
something evil."
"So you think James has some connection to whatever threat that's coming?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out. Tonight!"