Title: Darkness Chapter 4
Author: Alcandre
Rating: PG-13
Well, here it is. chapter 4!! Sorry it took so long to get out. I have been soooo busy these past few weeks. I wrote this in one of my boring classes when I should have been taking notes! Hope ya like it!
Once again, I didn't want to look. I already knew who it was and I just didn't want to know what she had to say.
But something made me turn and look. And just as I suspected there stood, well. an older version of Sailor Mars. She seemed to have a spark in her eyes and a hint of a smile graced her face.
"Rei." She said again, nodding to me.
I just stand there, gaping. Seeing a smaller version of me was weird but this was an extreme. I was looking at me, just a few years older.
She smiles at my expression. "Freaked out?" she asked.
I just nod. Then I wet my lips and finally speak. "I feel like Scrooge. Are you the ghost of Christmas yet to come?"
She laughs. "I guess in a way I am. I'm what you will be if you conquer the darkness inside of you." She takes a step closer. "Wanna see what would happen if you let the darkness take over your life?"
I raise an eyebrow. "Would you want to see it?"
She shakes her head. "No, but I have my orders."
"From who?"
"Pluto."
I roll my eyes. "I should have known."
She chuckles then winks. "All the same," she narrows her eyes and then snaps. A black cloak appears on her, hood and all. "Come with me and see the future that could be."
I smile, glad to see that one version of my future self had a sense of humor.
"Follow me," she says, turning around and walking away. I quickly follow, not too excited about seeing a version of my future, but not wanting to stay there by myself.
Once again, I feel a rush of cold air and then I see a scene that is very familiar to me; the scene from my dream.
My eyes widen in horror and I turn to my future self. "Nani?!"
She gives a sad smile. "This is what will happen if you let the darkness consume you, Rei. The darkness will be so great that you will turn your back on your princess and friends."
I shake my head. "Iie," I whisper. "I would never do that."
"But you will. The enemy takes advantage of the darkness in you and takes control of your body."
I feel hot tears start to gather in my eyes. "You mean." I can't finish the sentence.
She nods. "You will be the one that kills your friends."
The tears are falling freely now and I crumble to the ground, sobbing. I stay like that, crying into my hands until I feel arms around me.
I look up with a gasp and see.
"Usagi?" But wait, she seems different.
"Iie," she says. "Neo-Queen Serenity."
I sniff and try to compose myself. "Where did Mars go?"
She gives a small smile. "I came to relieve her and I decided to talk to you."
I wipe my eyes and study her. She looks a lot like the Usagi I know but her hair is silver and she holds wisdom in her eyes that Usagi doesn't have. Wisdom so great that she is saddened by it.
"Talk about what?" I sniff.
"You."
"Me? Isn't that what this whole series of dreams is about?"
Serenity smiles. "Hai, in a way. But this darkness won't leave you unless you want it to."
My eyes widen and I frown. "If this damn darkness is going to make me kill my friends and hurt Usagi, I'll do whatever it takes."
The queen's eyes sparkle and the smile grew. "Then open your heart, Rei- chan. Don't close everyone out."
I raise an eyebrow. "How?"
"Just open your eyes."
And as if on cue, my eyes pop open and I sit up in bed. I blink, disoriented and confused.
"Rei-chan?"
My vision focuses on the person beside my bed. "Usagi? What are you doing here?" I glance at my clock and am surprised to see that it is 2 in the morning.
"I've been here a while. Grandpa called me and told me to come over."
"Nani? Why?"
"He was worried about you." She brushes some bangs out of my eyes. "I was worried about you."
I look away from her. "I'm sorry I worried you."
"Rei." I felt her sit on the bed beside me. "You're my best friend. I'm always worried about you. I hate seeing you so upset all the time." She takes my hand. "If I were gay, I'd definitely want you."
I snap my head around to look at her, my eyes wide. I see the laughter in her eyes and the smile on her lips. I feel a giggle build up in my throat.
"Really now?" I ask, smiling.
She nods, playfully batting her eyelashes.
I feel my mood lighten. I knew she wasn't gay just like I knew I wasn't gay but I did love her. I love her as much as a friend can love another friend.
"Well, if I were gay, I'd want you, too."
It was then that we both burst into giggles.
"I'm flattered," she said in between giggles.
The laughter slowly died down and I looked her over. She had on her bunny pajamas and her mother's coat over them.
"Came in a hurry?" I ask, grinning.
She looks down at her attire and blushes. "He called and I came."
Then it hit me. She cared so much about me that she came in the middle of the night to sit by my bed. At that moment, I opened my heart to Usagi's light. I felt warmth fill my body and it seemed that a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
Without thinking, I throw my arms around my princess and start sobbing. She is surprised by this because I feel her tense up but that lasts only a second. She quickly responds and hugs me back.
It had been so long since I have felt this way, open and free to enjoy the world. I have finally realized that I do have friends that love me and care about me. And from this moment on, I vow to leave my heart free of darkness. It feels so much better without it.
The End
Yep, that's the end! Please review! And thanks for reading!
Author: Alcandre
Rating: PG-13
Well, here it is. chapter 4!! Sorry it took so long to get out. I have been soooo busy these past few weeks. I wrote this in one of my boring classes when I should have been taking notes! Hope ya like it!
Once again, I didn't want to look. I already knew who it was and I just didn't want to know what she had to say.
But something made me turn and look. And just as I suspected there stood, well. an older version of Sailor Mars. She seemed to have a spark in her eyes and a hint of a smile graced her face.
"Rei." She said again, nodding to me.
I just stand there, gaping. Seeing a smaller version of me was weird but this was an extreme. I was looking at me, just a few years older.
She smiles at my expression. "Freaked out?" she asked.
I just nod. Then I wet my lips and finally speak. "I feel like Scrooge. Are you the ghost of Christmas yet to come?"
She laughs. "I guess in a way I am. I'm what you will be if you conquer the darkness inside of you." She takes a step closer. "Wanna see what would happen if you let the darkness take over your life?"
I raise an eyebrow. "Would you want to see it?"
She shakes her head. "No, but I have my orders."
"From who?"
"Pluto."
I roll my eyes. "I should have known."
She chuckles then winks. "All the same," she narrows her eyes and then snaps. A black cloak appears on her, hood and all. "Come with me and see the future that could be."
I smile, glad to see that one version of my future self had a sense of humor.
"Follow me," she says, turning around and walking away. I quickly follow, not too excited about seeing a version of my future, but not wanting to stay there by myself.
Once again, I feel a rush of cold air and then I see a scene that is very familiar to me; the scene from my dream.
My eyes widen in horror and I turn to my future self. "Nani?!"
She gives a sad smile. "This is what will happen if you let the darkness consume you, Rei. The darkness will be so great that you will turn your back on your princess and friends."
I shake my head. "Iie," I whisper. "I would never do that."
"But you will. The enemy takes advantage of the darkness in you and takes control of your body."
I feel hot tears start to gather in my eyes. "You mean." I can't finish the sentence.
She nods. "You will be the one that kills your friends."
The tears are falling freely now and I crumble to the ground, sobbing. I stay like that, crying into my hands until I feel arms around me.
I look up with a gasp and see.
"Usagi?" But wait, she seems different.
"Iie," she says. "Neo-Queen Serenity."
I sniff and try to compose myself. "Where did Mars go?"
She gives a small smile. "I came to relieve her and I decided to talk to you."
I wipe my eyes and study her. She looks a lot like the Usagi I know but her hair is silver and she holds wisdom in her eyes that Usagi doesn't have. Wisdom so great that she is saddened by it.
"Talk about what?" I sniff.
"You."
"Me? Isn't that what this whole series of dreams is about?"
Serenity smiles. "Hai, in a way. But this darkness won't leave you unless you want it to."
My eyes widen and I frown. "If this damn darkness is going to make me kill my friends and hurt Usagi, I'll do whatever it takes."
The queen's eyes sparkle and the smile grew. "Then open your heart, Rei- chan. Don't close everyone out."
I raise an eyebrow. "How?"
"Just open your eyes."
And as if on cue, my eyes pop open and I sit up in bed. I blink, disoriented and confused.
"Rei-chan?"
My vision focuses on the person beside my bed. "Usagi? What are you doing here?" I glance at my clock and am surprised to see that it is 2 in the morning.
"I've been here a while. Grandpa called me and told me to come over."
"Nani? Why?"
"He was worried about you." She brushes some bangs out of my eyes. "I was worried about you."
I look away from her. "I'm sorry I worried you."
"Rei." I felt her sit on the bed beside me. "You're my best friend. I'm always worried about you. I hate seeing you so upset all the time." She takes my hand. "If I were gay, I'd definitely want you."
I snap my head around to look at her, my eyes wide. I see the laughter in her eyes and the smile on her lips. I feel a giggle build up in my throat.
"Really now?" I ask, smiling.
She nods, playfully batting her eyelashes.
I feel my mood lighten. I knew she wasn't gay just like I knew I wasn't gay but I did love her. I love her as much as a friend can love another friend.
"Well, if I were gay, I'd want you, too."
It was then that we both burst into giggles.
"I'm flattered," she said in between giggles.
The laughter slowly died down and I looked her over. She had on her bunny pajamas and her mother's coat over them.
"Came in a hurry?" I ask, grinning.
She looks down at her attire and blushes. "He called and I came."
Then it hit me. She cared so much about me that she came in the middle of the night to sit by my bed. At that moment, I opened my heart to Usagi's light. I felt warmth fill my body and it seemed that a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
Without thinking, I throw my arms around my princess and start sobbing. She is surprised by this because I feel her tense up but that lasts only a second. She quickly responds and hugs me back.
It had been so long since I have felt this way, open and free to enjoy the world. I have finally realized that I do have friends that love me and care about me. And from this moment on, I vow to leave my heart free of darkness. It feels so much better without it.
The End
Yep, that's the end! Please review! And thanks for reading!