Okay, here's the second chapter revised and ready for you to read. I'd like to thank Miko633, I think it was her support that made me get off my lazy ass and start the revision. *cheesy smile* Any way ....enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own SM or its characters except for two.
Chapter 2
"Kuso! I knew I shouldn't have played that last sailor V game, now I'm late. I really should split the time evenly with this annoyingly, cheery side of myself." She hissed as she continued her journey home.
Usagi look both ways before crossing the street. The gesture would have seemed pointless considering there were no cars anywhere parked on the street. This was the reason she avoided staying out late, the area around the arcade tended to get deserted quickly and then there was the frightening obstacle of the blasted street lights never working.
She checked her watched as she was passing the park. She frowned as the small handle landed on eight and the big
hand landed on three. Where did the time go?
Right when she was about to make a run for it, a flash of yellow light glinted off the glass surface of her watch causing her to stop in the middle of the sidewalk.
She turned to her right to quickly turned to inspect. Her heart began to race and her breathing increased rapidly as it came out in short, quick gasps. She turned her head around frantically trying to find something harmful that could be creeping up on her position.
She flinched as the top of the trashcan fell to the ground making the loud sound echo up and down the abandoned street. A soft "meow" followed as a yellow striped cat jumped to the ground.
Usagi clutched her chest in alarm letting out a deep breath. After she recovered from her near shock-state, she rolled her eyes at herself
"Ooo a cat, real scary Usagi, what's it gonna do, pounce you to death?" she smirks.
She crouches to the ground to get a better view of the feline. She was curious as to how it's coat became such an unusual color; not only was it yellow with white stripes, but it had bald spot on it's head, it looked like a circle with flames surrounding it. It reminded her of the Sun.
"What an odd looking cat." she said.
Her eyes wandered to a point behind the feline as a thought hit in the back of her mind.
"Hmmm, it's kind of like the crescent shaped ones on Minako's cats; it glows like them too."
Her eyes narrowed. The cat seemed to be waiting for something or someone as it stared at her with its golden eyes. Those eyes, she thought, so human-like, eyes that appeared to be analyzing her at that very moment.
She shakes her head in denial.
Shrugging she says, "It must be a new breed or something, cats with unique bald spots,"
Jumping to her feet, she walks toward the park. Though the park barely had any sufficient lighting, the route would get her home a while lot quicker then having to walk around the park. What could she say, she was lazy and proud of it!
She entered without noticing the stray cat following after.
Walking around a couple of bushes, Usagi finds herself sitting on the ground in a daze. The owner of the chest she ran into paid her no mind and continued his wild dash toward the exit.
Usagi climbs to her feet and dusts herself off.
"Daiboju? Gomen miss, I didn't see you." Usagi turns to no one and waves indifferently, "Daiboju, don't worry about it."
She rolls her eyes and turns to the fleeting figure, his familiar school uniform was ripped and he was missing a shoe.
She watches him stumble a bit and fall to his knees. Picking himself up, he makes a dash around the corner and out of Usagi's sight.
"Rude baka, when I see him at school, I'll give him a piece of my mind." she muttered to herself. Usagi's eyes lingered in the direction of the terrified boy before continuing her journey home.
She stopped suddenly when a loud growl echoed around her. Turning her head toward the trees, her eyes narrowed as if she was attempting to magically see through the leaves trying to find the source of the sound.
When no other sound came she continued to walk in the opposite direction. She couldn't help but be curious as to who or what made the sound, she just couldn't explain it. Every now and then her eyes wandered to a point behind her.
It wasn't until the sound grew louder did she spin around and gaze in the area behind her. Because the park was so dark she couldn't see too far down the path. Biting her lip, she quickly continued her walk toward the exit. She was almost there and it would be pointless to turn around and considering that the sound was coming from that direction, there was no way in hell she was turning around.
When she made it half way down the path, the small growl became a roar making her jump. At that moment she was already berating herself for taking the easy way out. All she had to do was walk around the park, but no she had to be complicated.
"Why, oh why did I come in here?" she asks aloud
Because you're a fucking baka who knows not of what she does her mind answers
"Oh shut up!"
When Usagi heard the snapping of a branch her pace quickened to a jog. Without slowing down, her gaze went up to the trees where another snap followed. Her eyes widened and she skidded to a stop barely missing the falling debris.
With a shaky hand pressed against her pounding chest, she stared at the fallen tree limb and frowned. Rustling from above made her look up; before she could even blink a dark creature jumped down and blocked her escape. Glaring at her with its yellow eyes that glowed in the night, its mouth opened revealing sharp teeth drowned in drool. One laced up shoe fell within its depths to the ground.
The youma was over seven feet tall with claws that yearned to rip flesh from flesh. With a roar from its mouth, Usagi turned and fled running in the direction she came from. She didn't get too far as the wolf like creature leapt through the air to land in her path.
It bared its teeth one last time and pounced toward her.
As she closed her eyes to wait for the inevitable she was rammed from behind and thrown to the ground, missing the claws by a couple of inches. She blinked in bafflement trying to justify why she was not dead, before realizing someone was talking to her.
"Usagi? Daiboju?"
Her eyes went from the ground to land on a tall man about 6 feet 2. His shoulder length blonde hair had two bleached streaks and his eyes were a piercing color of gold.
He had a hand on her shoulder while he cautiously looked from her form to the youmas, who hadn't yet gotten ovee the shock of losing its dinner. Her eyes blinked, just realizing he called her by her name
"Um, how do you know my name?"
He smiles sheepishly, "I'll have to tell you that later, right now you need to get up, now!" He commands as the youma began to crawl slowly towards them; its eyes glowed with anger getting ready for another attack.
Usagi jumps to her feet in a flash and runs behind him, pressing her face into his shoulder.
"What are you doing?" he hastily asks her.
"What does it look like? While it's killing you I can make a run for it!" she hissed
He frowns Oh, how brave he thinks dryly.
He drags her out from behind him and faces her
"You're the one who's supposed to defeat this thing not me," he says while turning her once more, this time, to face the youma.
Her eyes widened in fear.
"Nani? Iie! Has chivalry really changed that much that you would send a female to fight your battles?"
He frowned before rolling his eyes. "Here!"
He hands her a silver necklace, it had an adjustable chain that slipped around the neck easily and at the bottom it dropped to a separate piece that was in the shape of a Sun with a gold gem in the middle.
"What the hell do you want me to do with a necklace?" she screams at him.
"It's not a necklace!"
She raises an eyebrow. "Honti? I think I know what a necklace looks like thank you very much!" she yells with every word dripping with sarcasm.
This whole time the youma is standing their with confusion written all over it's face, its head moving back and forth from the pair arguing in front of it.
"Just take the damn thing and say Solar Planet Power now!" he instructed her.
"Nani?"
"Just do it!"
Usagi made a disgusted sound before raising her hand and screaming the words into the night.
"Solar Planet Power!"
She gasped as she was consumed with a bright yellow light. Swirls of white fire surrounded her body, the tingles traveling up and down her frame. It was like roaming through a waterfall of warmth, like being drowned in sunlight.
When the transformation was complete, a warrior stood in Usagi's place. She wore a gold, one-piece pants suit, her boots and gloves were a dark golden color with a matching belt. Her eyes were no longer baby blue, but azure with orange-yellow spirals; the two buns that was her trademark, now became two buns with the pigtails braided and wrapped around each. The golden hair she was so known for, was now was now a platinum-blonde with bleached golden strands, a Sun sign on her forehead.
"Whoa! Sugoi!" she blurted out as she took in her appearance, she spun around in amazement.
"Ok, now is not the time to be examining your outfit! Destroy that youma!"
She narrowed her eyes at him. "And how do I do that oh genius one?"
She shook her head at his blank expression, "Never mind, I'll do it myself."
As the youma finally came out of his frozen state, it charged at the female warrior. Without willing it, Usagi flips over its head and surprising lands on her feet. Putting her arms out in front of her she shouts, "Solar spiral blaze!"
The sun sign appears between her spread hands as it spirals rapidly and radiates with energy. With a slap of her hands the attack is released. She watched the ball of light fly toward the creature and impact with a sickening sound that made her turn her head away from the sight.
One inhuman scream later and there's nothing but a pile of ash.
"That was.... good, I'm impressed," says the stranger.
"Good? That's all you have to say is good? I kicked that youmas ass without your help and all you can say is good? Unbelievable!"
He stared at her outburst with indifference, lifting a brow he crossed his arms over his chest. Through her yelling, Usagi could see him tapping his foot in impatience.
"And what the hell are you looking at? And you still haven't told me what's going on!"
"What do you think I'm doing?"
"I don't know, demo you need to start talking!"
His face twisted in an annoyed scowl as he takes a deep breath to begin his tail.
"You are destined to save the world from evil. You will fight as Sailor Sun and help the other scouts because Kami knows they need it. Any questions?" She nods her head,
"Hai, who are you? And when am I going to wake up?" He shakes his head,
"My name is Solius, I'm here to train you and I'm no this isn't a dream." Usagi powers down,
"Uh huh, well I still say it's a dream, but I'll play along until my alarm goes off." She begins walking toward the exit of the park. When she realizes that he's following her she stops.
"Why are you following me?" she asks
"As your guardian, I have to be with you at all times."
Her eyes widen. "All times! and how the hell do I explain that there's a grown man in my bedroom?"
He shrugs, "easy,"
With that simply said his body begins to shift as he starts to grow smaller and smaller until the form of a cat stands in his human form's spot. Usagi raises both her eyebrows in surprise
"That'll work."
He nods and jumps onto her shoulder
"So Solius, hang out in garbage cans often?" she teases,
"Stuff it, I happened to be following you and...," she cuts short
"And you just decided to take a dip in some trash because it helps you mellow out," she jokes.
He rolls his eyes, "whatever"
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Usagi yawns and stretches in bed, for the first time in months she actually felt good. She hops out of bed and starts walking to her closet, she stops and turns to her right meeting a pair of golden eyes. Usagi strangely eyes the feline curled up on the cushions in the corner.
He sighs, "No it wasn't a dream."
"Oh….crap!"