Cherry Moon-miko: Will-do and have-done ~_^
Tsuki no Tenshi: Thanks! I'll have to finish writing that part, so.....
^_^;;; Don't worry, Usagi won't be able to get into too much trouble.
Tenshi no Nozomi: Ahhhh! Gomen! I went back and fixed some of that....
Shadow's Sapphire: Ne, I'm not pairing them just 'cause they're a cute
couple. I have this idea that Usagi could make Squall so much happier than
Rinoa...
HTchime: kwehehe. Is your expectation fulfilled? ^________^
Terashi Goken: ^_^;;; I really should change the main genre to angst....
naaaaah!
GAU28: ^_^;;; again,. sorry about the confusion. It was Usagi as in
Odango-atama who got transported.
Well, I revised the first part of the prologue. Sorry about the confusion!
I need a beta reader. ^_^;;; I make a reference to another anime. The first
person that knows (and says what it is in a review) gets to read the fic
before I usually post it! *insert evil grin here* Eventually, I'm going
to put both parts of the prologue and this interlude all together in one
document. Oh well! ONWARD! ^___^
I don't own Sailor moon, Final Fantasy VIII, or Spider-Man (you'll
see why I said this in a while)
(blah) = Author's notes
*blah* = thoughts
"blah" = emphasis (-_- duh)
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Interlude I; Angel vs. Demon
~The Castle Where Eternity Dwells~
Deep within a shadowed room, two figures leaned
over what appeared to be a mirror, floating horizontally. The black haired
one sported light yellow feathered wings and a modest white robe, whereas
the blood-red haired one had crimson bat wings and black scales protected
what thin shred of modesty she had. Both females were staring at an image
of a brown, messy- haired youth who was currently screaming mutely at the
heavens as he clutched a necklace of two rings to his chest.
"Ohhh.... Dios will not be pleased..." The angel
sighed.
"Screw Dios, what about the boy?" The demon snapped.
The angel gasped and said,
"How can you say that? Dios is the reign-"
"Yeah, yeah. He's the reigning prince. Shut up,
stupid bitch." Usually, one would expect the angel to retort in a similar
way, but the angel was just that, an angel; and a stupid one, at that.
"Now, now. You shouldn't speak to your elders in
such a fashion!" The demon rolled her eyes at this and looked back at the
mirror
"Man... How is it that just when people think they've
found happiness, it's pulled away from them?"
"You of all people should know, Hitoriko."
the angel said solemnly. The demon snarled at the angel and flipped her
the bird.
"Fuck off, you self-righteous whore! You wouldn't
know about paying penance if the collector bit you in the ass!" The angel
clucked her tongue at the demon's choice of words and action.
"You ought to compose yourself in a more socially
acceptable-"
"Can we get back to the matter at hand?" She said
glaring hatefully at the angel. *Damn, I can't wait until I get assigned
a partner who doesn't have the personality of a grapefruit.* The demon
thought darkly.
"Now that all of the sorceresses and others have
paid the price of their power, what do we do about the loved ones they've
left behind?" The demon drew her talons across the image lightly; and as
it faded to that of Crystal Tokyo, her expression of frustration faded
to sadness.
"Well, the senshi have gotten Selenity out of their
dimension, but she's stuck at the crossroads. The King's and Queen's respective
crystals are undecided as to where to send her..."
"A prod in the right direction then?"
"Yeah, but let's bring her here..." The angel looked
up sharply at the demon's stricken face.
"She won't remember you, and he won't be permitted
to remember whatever happens here." The demon glared up at her once more.
"I know that already, shit-for-brains."
"I'm just saying. And you know it's because you
were friends that the silver millennium-" The demon slapped the angel,
her talons raking across the holy one's cheek, temporarily marring the
ethereal flesh. The demons wings had outspread, her eyes glowing in the
shadows that permanently surrounded her. She bared her fangs at the angel
and growled.
"Fuck off!" The angel gave the demon a startled
look and then sighed as the gashes on her cheek closed up. The angel nodded,
smiling in pity towards the demon.
"I don't need your kindness! Wipe that smile off
your face and help me with the spell!" The angel nodded again and raised
her hands so her arms were parallel to the mirror.
"Calm yourself, or it could influence transportation."
The demon frowned and closed her eyes, raising her
hands. The octagonal mirror glowed briefly. The prone form of Selenity
rose from it, floating as the mirror did. The demon picked her up and set
her on the floor, supporting her back.
"Sele-chan..." The demon stopped and sighed, "Selenity-sama,
wake up." Selenity's midnight-blue eyes opened, and recognition passed
through them. The demon's own ruby eyes widened, and she let out a low
strangled gasp. But her eyes darkened and she gently let go of Selenity
when she murmured,
"Dare...?"
"Friends." The angel cut in, "We are aware of your
loss and we think it suitable to seek emotional aid from someone who has
had a similar loss." The demon sweat dropped, kneeled next to Selenity
once more, and smirked.
"Don't listen too closely to Miss Stick-up-her-ass,
here." She jabbed a thumb at the irate angel standing behind her,
"This guy needs you as much as you probably need
him. I... I know what it's like.... all too well..." The demon's throat
closed up, forcing her to stop her emotions. Selenity looked at the dark
one sadly, and smiled ever so slightly. The demon felt another pang. *Just
like on the moon.*
"So, where am I going?" Selenity queried.
"Gaia. Magic is commonplace there, as are monsters.
Be on your guard if you are out of safety." The angel said pompously. Suddenly
the demon smiled.
"You always wanted to be normal, right?" Selenity
nodded, her smile widened a tiny bit. "Well, everyone there's a freak by
your reckoning, so you'll be the most normal one there!" By now the smile
on the demon's face was bright and earnest. The angel was slowly edging
away from the demon.
"Aside from the monsters and magic and shit, you'll
be in a place that's really similar to earth." the demon chirped. The angel
was now quite terrified for her partner's sanity.
"So, basically it will be nothing like earth?" The
lunarian raised an eyebrow.
"Exactly!... er..." The demon put her hand behind
her head and laughed at her own comment. Selenity smiled. She pointed to
the demon and turned to the fearful angel.
"Is she always this funny now?"
"I've never seen her act like this in all of my
time of knowing her." The angel replied, rather afraid. The demon gave
the angel a blank look and Selenity giggled softly. The former princess
of the moon fiddled with her shoes while she peered at the demon.
"How did he have a similar loss?" The demon sighed
and sat next to Selenity, careful to avoid hitting the queen with her wings
and to knock the angel back.
"Well, he used to be this emotionless prick because
he thought everyone was going to skip out on him in the end, and he'd always
be alone." Selenity fidgeted with her shoe a bit more, slightly alarmed
at how close that seemed to what she was feeling. (she felt she'd always
be alone)
"But then along comes this bubbly, happy girl. Sound
like someone you used to know?" The demon grinned and poked Selenity with
her elbow. Selenity smiled sadly in response. "Anyway, at first she annoyed
him, but eventually, he fell for her. But then..." The demon's face darkened
as she stared out into the shadows, "Some seriously fucked up shit happened,
and she went comatose because she had these sorceress powers and another
sorceress possessed her. He realized how much he loved her and went around
the world trying to find someone to help her. They ended up going into
outer space to help her, but she got possessed again... so..." The demon
sighed, "I know it makes very little sense, but does the phrase 'Starlight
Honeymoon Therapy Kiss' make much sense?" Selenity smiled and waved her
hand in a circle, prompting the demon to continue.
"They finally resolved all their problems with some
time related stuff that would make Setsuna curse openly. They lived happily
for a while. Then, a sorceress they knew died because of her powers. This
guy's lover died a little later."
"The curse of power." The angel muttered. She had
long since sat on Selenity's other side. The demon leaned forward and snapped
at the angel.
"Sele-chan doesn't need to know about that!"
"Well.... I would like to know, though..." The demon
glanced at Selenity and sighed again.
"With great power comes great responsibility. Once
that responsibility is fulfilled, the bearer must either suffer or perish.
That's why Endymon... Gomen, Sele-chan..." She reached a hand out to touch
Selenity's shaking shoulder but retracted it and bowed her head.
"I cannot touch anyone in a reassuring way, nor
can I ever have a friend. I am doomed to be alone." The demon stood, her
face expressionless. The angel looked up at her, her face blank as well.
"How have you continued to live without friends?"
said Selenity, in awe. The demon smirked and glanced at the angel.
"Bitter enemies. Di... My superior has graciously
paired me with someone I could never possibly get along with. Every time
there's an assignment, too."
"How long are assignments, usually?" Selenity asked,
intrigued. "Depends. Anywhere from a few hours to several millennia." The
demon shrugged and Selenity looked horrified. She was about to interject
when the demon said,
"Curse of power." Selenity's mouth formed a small
'o' and she lapsed into silence once more. The demon brushed off her legs
and stood.
"You oughtta get going." The demon muttered. Selenity
nodded and stood. She tilted her head as if to say 'What next?'. The demon
glared at the angel who was looking from Selenity to the demon. A vein
pulsed on the demon's forehead.
"Get your lazy ass up and help me!" The angel squeaked
and toppled over. She hurriedly got up and stood next to the mirror, sweat
dropping. The demon's left eye twitched. She slowly turned to Selenity,
calmed herself, and said,
"Say 'I wish I could be there for Squall Leonhart'
after we give you a power boost." Selenity nodded and clasped the ginzuishou
in her hands, bringing a warm glow to the eerie room. She caught the demon
smiling in a pained way out of the corner of her eye. Yin and yang kneeled,
their wings curled around Selenity as if to protect her from unseen forces.
As Selenity felt a wave of elation and energy pass over her, she murmured
her wish and started fading again.
"Ja-ne, Tori-chan. It was nice to see you again."
Selenity said, an instant before she disappeared from the chamber. The
demon stared in shock at the place where her reincarnated friend had stood.
The angel offered a hand to pull the demon from the ground. The demon shakily
accepted it, much to the angel's surprise, and leaned on the mirror.
"I'm surprised you've let someone get close to you,
though you say you're not allowed friends." The demon smirked at the angel's
comment.
"I don't have friends. Living friends, anyway. All
my friends are dead."
"Then what's Selenity to you? How come you let her
affect you?"
"She herself is not a friend. She's the reincarnation
of a friend." *But she was my dearest friend...* The demon thought.
"What about me?"
"I despise you and intend to destroy you as soon
as this assignment is over." The demon remarked coldly. She turned on her
heel and walked away from the image of Selenity approaching Squall timidly.
The angel smiled as she watched the former lunarian queen. Now matter how
well the demon hid her emotions, the angel knew that the demon was fond
of her.
It was all very, very deep down, of course.
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Heh, I ended on a bit of a bittersweet moment. Oh well... REVIEW! and
remember to say what you think (or know ;) the reference is.
Japanese Glossary/names
dare = who
gomen = sorry
hitori = alone, solitary
ja-ne = see you later
Setsuna = Sailor Pluto
Tori-chan = Selenity's nickname for 'Hitoriko'