Title: What She Wants
Chapter Four: Area 61
Author: Kitty Malfoy
Rating: R
Setting: After Galaxia. Everyone, except for the Outers, and Mamoru, are in college.
Summary: Usagi comes to terms that her love with Mamoru has died. Never knowing what she really wants she wishes on a shooting star. Now everything in life is coming together and Usagi finds a new person inside herself.
Disclaimer: Naoko Takeuchi owns everything. Except for the plot. I came up with that. {My plot bunnies are on vacation =) }
A/N: I want reviews! Gimme! I'm being selfish! I want, I Want, I WANT! --- did you know that after awhile 'what' doesn't really look like a word anymore? o.O Creepy. Oh! And check out my other FF name: Kitty Malfoy.
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Usagi hurried to her six o'clock class and tried not to spill her Orange Mocha Frappuccino. Yawning she stumbled down the hall and into her classroom. Silently, she praised the Literature teacher, Kyumi-sensei, for allowing students to eat breakfast during class. Usagi took a long draught of her Frappuccino and reclined in her desk. As equally tired looking students filed into the room, Usagi pulled out her salad from her bag and started to eat.
Kyumi-sensei gave a few instructions and then the rest of the period was spent reading their new piece of literature for that month. As Usagi's eyes drooped she thought idly that maybe a slumber hadn't been such a good idea to have on a weekday.
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Great spikes of crystal beauty shone in the distance. Upon the softly rolling hills of Tokyo city sat a regal and majestic palace built of glass and crystal. The setting sun hit off the palace forming wide rainbows to fall on the royal city below. People walked the streets without a care or fear, and had no need to look their doors at night.
Then across the sky darkness flew to draw its arms around the sun. Cries of alarm rose from the civilians of Crystal Tokyo as their beautiful city was plunged into shadow. Usagi's body materialized at the foot of the palace in time to hear the first of the screams. She turned to see people frozen in the streets. They turned as black as dust and blew away with the wind. Then the houses started. Bit by bit they were blown away until half the town was flattened to nothing.
She turned and ran into the palace. Pillars and columns disappeared causing the walls to tremble and shake. Pieces of crystal were shook loose and shattered around her as she ran. She stumbled into the throne room and watched the scene in front of her. She saw her future self standing tall and graceful upon the central dais. Before her stood the King who was already shifting to gray. He stumbled forward and reached for her. She saw herself lower her head and turn away from the King.
His body turned to dust and collapsed. All at once the walls changed and blew away until both Usagi's were standing on open ground. Neo-Queen Serenity felt no joy nor pain. Rather, to Usagi, she looked at peace. Peace consumed the Queen even as her kingdom disappeared around her. The Queen turned to her younger self and nodded as the hem of her gown blackened. The shadow climbed up her body until no color could be seen.
Usagi didn't get to see her completely disappear. Her dusted hair began to blow away when Usagi felt herself sucked out of her dream to the sound of a bell.
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Groggily, she lifted her head from her desk and blinked her eyes against the harsh light. Scratching her head she rose from her desk and joined the tail end of the line moving out into the hallway. Kyumi-sensei gave her a knowing smile and Usagi blushed in embarrassment.
As Usagi walked across campus, a persistent honking captured her attention. A yellow convertible pulled up alongside Usagi, but it was not the car's owner behind the wheel. It was Makoto. Beside her, in the passenger seat, was Ami.
"Hey you guys!" Usagi called out with a wave and jogged towards them.
"Hey Usa-chan!" Makoto called back, "Get in!"
Usagi wanted to, but she knew she had responsibilities and obligations. She stomped her foot and bounced in a mini-temper-tantrum. She sighed in annoyance and blew back her bangs frustratedly. "Sorry guys, I have class..."
"So do we!" Makoto laughed.
Usagi sweatdropped, anime style, "Um..........ok....."
"We're all taking the day off -EVEN Ami!" Makoto explained. Usagi hesitated, "Come on, Usagi! We'll go clubbing.........."
Usagi couldn't resist the bribe and laughed in compliance. She chucked her books into the back seat and crawled in after them. Scenery whizzed by as Makoto sped downtown and Usagi grinned against the wind while slipping on her shades. She leaned over into the front of the car and turned on the radio. A question ran through her mind and she voiced it without thought, "Why didn't Haruka come? I mean this IS her car..."
Makoto laughed thinking back to the outrage Haruka had voiced at their refusal to allow her to come along. The older woman had finally sat down and sulked at the other's amusement. Usagi looked between one laughing friend and the other one that was turning pink. "Ami?" She prodded curiously.
"Well......we thought......I mean.....if......if we had sent Haruka she might have.....er....... "delayed" you........." Ami gave a nervous smile and sunk down in her seat; away from Usagi's surprised look. Usagi herself turned pinker the more she thought about Ami's implication. "Oh," she whispered simply and sunk back down into her seat.
The rest of the car ride was spent switching loosely from subject to subject never staying on one long enough to make into an actual conversation. Their aimless chatter was filled with laughter and light voices, and none were without smiles for long.
Makoto skidded to a stop at the base of the Hikawa Shrine and the music died as she pocketed Haruka's keys. Usagi left her books scattered in the back seat and hopped out of the car. She leaned against the fence and readjusted her sunglasses as she waited for the other two to join her. The trio started up the long flights of steps and continued their pointless babble right up until the point when they entered Rei's house.
"We're back!" Makoto called out.
There was a sound of a door sliding open and then, "Out back!"
They made their way towards the back of the house, but not without Usagi snagging a donut first, from Rei's kitchen. Outside the group was in various stages of lounging and relaxing throughout Rei's spacious backyard. They looked up as the trio appeared and smiled.
"Hey you guys!"
"Took you long enough!"
"Hey"
"What's up Usagi?"
Usagi turned to Seiya, who had voiced the previous question, "Fell asleep in Lit." She admitted with a sheepish grin. Seiya laughed, leaving Usagi to beat her over the head with her purse. No one seemed in any hurry to snatch the poor raven-haired girl from Usagi's wrath, so Taiki finally yanked Usagi backwards, and away from Seiya. Seiya laid on the ground twitching and seemed unable to get up.
Usagi on the other hand couldn't seem to get her balance back. Stumbling backwards, she tripped over Yaten's lawn chair, where the green- eyed girl was sunbathing, and teetered dangerously on the edge of Rei's pool. Yaten made a grab for her, but it was too late as Usagi let out a scream and hit the water with a large splash.
She resurfaced sputtering and turned red as her bandana top floated past her. She scowled at her friends as they burst into laughter and held her shirt to her chest as she clambered out of the pool. Preoccupied with retying the saturated cloth, she slipped on the wet tile and fell right on her butt.
Once she had made it to the grass and had successfully re-clothed herself she turned on Taiki. "Oh, Taiiiiiiki......" She cooed in a sickeningly sweet, sing-song voice. Taiki's eyes bulged and she backed away from the soaked woman. "I just want to talk to you..." Usagi insisted innocently.
Taiki started to run as Usagi lunged at her. Usagi snatched her ankle out of the air and watched in satisfaction as she fell face-first onto Yaten and her lawn chair. Taiki's momentum caused the chair to slid sideways and it teetered precariously on the side of the pool. Yaten turned horrified eyes on Usagi, who smirked and waved goodbye.
"My HAAAAAaaaaaaair!" Yaten shrieked as the chair was upset and icy cold water rushed up to meet them.
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An hour later Usagi was walking toward Area 61, wearing a sweater shell with sequins and a black ankle-grazing skirt slit up the sides to the top of her thighs. She glanced over her shoulder at her chattering friends.
When she rounded the corner, the music grew louder. A neon sign throbbed pink, blue, green, and orange lights over the kids waiting to go inside. She recognized some of them. It seemed as if everyone had come with a friend or friends. Their heads turned and watched her as she walked to the end of the line.
She spread her hands through her hair and arched her back. As long as they were goig to stare, she might as well give them a show. She twisted her body and stuck one long leg out from the slit in her skirt. Guys smiled back at her as she stretched her arms in a sex y pose. The girls mostly turned away, pretending they hadn't been watching her as well or pretended they hadn't been checking out their competition.
The music coming from inside excited her. She could hear kids whoop and stomp in time to the beat. She couldn't wait to dance. She wanted that at least, especially if it meant dancing with her friends. She breathed out, trying to calm herself. If only......Life could be so perfect.
Finally, it was her turn with the security guards. She handed her purse to the first one. He smiled at her, and there was no doubt in her mind it was intended as a flirt. He couldn't have been much older than she was. His hands went rapidly through her things. He nodded at her. She took her bag and went inside.
She liked the feel of energy that was coming off the crowd. Lights flashed and shimmery clothes sparkled around the room. Girls wore full-on body glitter and some had diamond-sparkle tattoos on their faces and arms. She set her purse on the floor in the corner near purses, sweaters, jackets, and shoes.
The music beat through her and she started to dance, her eyes darting to the door and watching as her friends filed in. Minako came in first wearing slacks with cutouts on the side that revealed the bare tan skin of her hips and thighs. Her blonde hair was in ringlets and clasped back with diamonds away from her face.
Hotaru came in next wearing big hoop earrings and a sequined mesh dress with gold sandals. She was quickly followed by the Shinto priestess. Rei wore a spaghetti-strapped red dress, with a red leather jacket over her shoulders.
Bodies jostled Usagi and she pushed her way back through them. Haruka came in wearing racy red hot pants, a silky blouse with a star-burst pattern, and crazy ankle boots with thin chains draped around her ankles. Michiru held tight to her cousins hand and was pulled into the club. Haruka twirled the aquamarine haired woman around to show off of the girl's shoulder-barring top that exposed her midriff. She had pasted a crystal in her belly button. Turquoise bell-bottoms hung past her ankles hiding her black heels.
She started to head towards them when warm hands touched Usagi's shoulder and pulled her away. She turned and looked down into Yaten's eyes. Her hands smoothed down Usagi's bare arms to her wrists, making a pleasant ache spread through her. Yaten was wearing a pinstripe shirt unbuttoned over a black leather bra top. The mini-skirt she had borrowed from Makoto was too big and the waist fell around her hips. Her pale skin glowed like moonlight in the strobe-lights of the club and she had applied one of Hotaru's snowflake stencils on her stomach.
"I was hoping I'd find you." She said sarcastically. She guided Usagi deeper into the crowd away from the rest of the group.
When she stopped, Usagi lifted her hands over her head and started to dance, teasing Yaten. Her hips moved sultry and slow, the beat of the song echoing her intense desire. Yaten smiled as if she knew Usagi was playing with him. Then her arms circled Usagi's waist. Sweet anticipation spread through Usagi, and she brought her hands down slowly and entwined them around Yaten's neck.
"I'm glad you came back..." Usagi said at last.
"Me too," Usagi inched closer until she could feel the movement of Yaten's leg against her thigh.
Yaten bent down, her face close to Usagi's. Usagi liked the feel of her breath on her neck. She closed her eyes and let her lips rest on Yaten's cheek. Yaten leaned against Usagi's chest and Usagi cold feel her humming along with the music. Then Yaten lifted her head and smoothed her hands up Usagi's body and around her neck. Usagi took in a sharp breath and her heart raced. She felt a pleasant stirring inside her. It was sweet and pure.
Yaten looked up and murmured against her ear, "You look so beautiful tonight. I don't want this moment to ever end."
"I know," Usagi answered. "It's so much better now that we don't have to hide."
Yaten caressed her face, longing to kiss her.
"I want you to kiss me..." Usagi whispered. She turned her face up, her eyes half-closed with expectation.
Yaten hesitated, then bent her head until her lips hovered over Usagi's. Their breath mingled and Usagi closed her eyes. Yaten kissed her soft warm lips, then Usagi's tongue brushed across hers. A delicious longing spread through Yaten. She loved the feeling of wanting her.
She pulled back and stared at her moonlit beauty before she nestled her lips against the curve of her neck and breathed the perfume in her hair. Yaten felt happier than she could ever remember feeling.
And then it was all ripped away.
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R & R
KissThis!
Chapter Four: Area 61
Author: Kitty Malfoy
Rating: R
Setting: After Galaxia. Everyone, except for the Outers, and Mamoru, are in college.
Summary: Usagi comes to terms that her love with Mamoru has died. Never knowing what she really wants she wishes on a shooting star. Now everything in life is coming together and Usagi finds a new person inside herself.
Disclaimer: Naoko Takeuchi owns everything. Except for the plot. I came up with that. {My plot bunnies are on vacation =) }
A/N: I want reviews! Gimme! I'm being selfish! I want, I Want, I WANT! --- did you know that after awhile 'what' doesn't really look like a word anymore? o.O Creepy. Oh! And check out my other FF name: Kitty Malfoy.
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Usagi hurried to her six o'clock class and tried not to spill her Orange Mocha Frappuccino. Yawning she stumbled down the hall and into her classroom. Silently, she praised the Literature teacher, Kyumi-sensei, for allowing students to eat breakfast during class. Usagi took a long draught of her Frappuccino and reclined in her desk. As equally tired looking students filed into the room, Usagi pulled out her salad from her bag and started to eat.
Kyumi-sensei gave a few instructions and then the rest of the period was spent reading their new piece of literature for that month. As Usagi's eyes drooped she thought idly that maybe a slumber hadn't been such a good idea to have on a weekday.
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Great spikes of crystal beauty shone in the distance. Upon the softly rolling hills of Tokyo city sat a regal and majestic palace built of glass and crystal. The setting sun hit off the palace forming wide rainbows to fall on the royal city below. People walked the streets without a care or fear, and had no need to look their doors at night.
Then across the sky darkness flew to draw its arms around the sun. Cries of alarm rose from the civilians of Crystal Tokyo as their beautiful city was plunged into shadow. Usagi's body materialized at the foot of the palace in time to hear the first of the screams. She turned to see people frozen in the streets. They turned as black as dust and blew away with the wind. Then the houses started. Bit by bit they were blown away until half the town was flattened to nothing.
She turned and ran into the palace. Pillars and columns disappeared causing the walls to tremble and shake. Pieces of crystal were shook loose and shattered around her as she ran. She stumbled into the throne room and watched the scene in front of her. She saw her future self standing tall and graceful upon the central dais. Before her stood the King who was already shifting to gray. He stumbled forward and reached for her. She saw herself lower her head and turn away from the King.
His body turned to dust and collapsed. All at once the walls changed and blew away until both Usagi's were standing on open ground. Neo-Queen Serenity felt no joy nor pain. Rather, to Usagi, she looked at peace. Peace consumed the Queen even as her kingdom disappeared around her. The Queen turned to her younger self and nodded as the hem of her gown blackened. The shadow climbed up her body until no color could be seen.
Usagi didn't get to see her completely disappear. Her dusted hair began to blow away when Usagi felt herself sucked out of her dream to the sound of a bell.
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Groggily, she lifted her head from her desk and blinked her eyes against the harsh light. Scratching her head she rose from her desk and joined the tail end of the line moving out into the hallway. Kyumi-sensei gave her a knowing smile and Usagi blushed in embarrassment.
As Usagi walked across campus, a persistent honking captured her attention. A yellow convertible pulled up alongside Usagi, but it was not the car's owner behind the wheel. It was Makoto. Beside her, in the passenger seat, was Ami.
"Hey you guys!" Usagi called out with a wave and jogged towards them.
"Hey Usa-chan!" Makoto called back, "Get in!"
Usagi wanted to, but she knew she had responsibilities and obligations. She stomped her foot and bounced in a mini-temper-tantrum. She sighed in annoyance and blew back her bangs frustratedly. "Sorry guys, I have class..."
"So do we!" Makoto laughed.
Usagi sweatdropped, anime style, "Um..........ok....."
"We're all taking the day off -EVEN Ami!" Makoto explained. Usagi hesitated, "Come on, Usagi! We'll go clubbing.........."
Usagi couldn't resist the bribe and laughed in compliance. She chucked her books into the back seat and crawled in after them. Scenery whizzed by as Makoto sped downtown and Usagi grinned against the wind while slipping on her shades. She leaned over into the front of the car and turned on the radio. A question ran through her mind and she voiced it without thought, "Why didn't Haruka come? I mean this IS her car..."
Makoto laughed thinking back to the outrage Haruka had voiced at their refusal to allow her to come along. The older woman had finally sat down and sulked at the other's amusement. Usagi looked between one laughing friend and the other one that was turning pink. "Ami?" She prodded curiously.
"Well......we thought......I mean.....if......if we had sent Haruka she might have.....er....... "delayed" you........." Ami gave a nervous smile and sunk down in her seat; away from Usagi's surprised look. Usagi herself turned pinker the more she thought about Ami's implication. "Oh," she whispered simply and sunk back down into her seat.
The rest of the car ride was spent switching loosely from subject to subject never staying on one long enough to make into an actual conversation. Their aimless chatter was filled with laughter and light voices, and none were without smiles for long.
Makoto skidded to a stop at the base of the Hikawa Shrine and the music died as she pocketed Haruka's keys. Usagi left her books scattered in the back seat and hopped out of the car. She leaned against the fence and readjusted her sunglasses as she waited for the other two to join her. The trio started up the long flights of steps and continued their pointless babble right up until the point when they entered Rei's house.
"We're back!" Makoto called out.
There was a sound of a door sliding open and then, "Out back!"
They made their way towards the back of the house, but not without Usagi snagging a donut first, from Rei's kitchen. Outside the group was in various stages of lounging and relaxing throughout Rei's spacious backyard. They looked up as the trio appeared and smiled.
"Hey you guys!"
"Took you long enough!"
"Hey"
"What's up Usagi?"
Usagi turned to Seiya, who had voiced the previous question, "Fell asleep in Lit." She admitted with a sheepish grin. Seiya laughed, leaving Usagi to beat her over the head with her purse. No one seemed in any hurry to snatch the poor raven-haired girl from Usagi's wrath, so Taiki finally yanked Usagi backwards, and away from Seiya. Seiya laid on the ground twitching and seemed unable to get up.
Usagi on the other hand couldn't seem to get her balance back. Stumbling backwards, she tripped over Yaten's lawn chair, where the green- eyed girl was sunbathing, and teetered dangerously on the edge of Rei's pool. Yaten made a grab for her, but it was too late as Usagi let out a scream and hit the water with a large splash.
She resurfaced sputtering and turned red as her bandana top floated past her. She scowled at her friends as they burst into laughter and held her shirt to her chest as she clambered out of the pool. Preoccupied with retying the saturated cloth, she slipped on the wet tile and fell right on her butt.
Once she had made it to the grass and had successfully re-clothed herself she turned on Taiki. "Oh, Taiiiiiiki......" She cooed in a sickeningly sweet, sing-song voice. Taiki's eyes bulged and she backed away from the soaked woman. "I just want to talk to you..." Usagi insisted innocently.
Taiki started to run as Usagi lunged at her. Usagi snatched her ankle out of the air and watched in satisfaction as she fell face-first onto Yaten and her lawn chair. Taiki's momentum caused the chair to slid sideways and it teetered precariously on the side of the pool. Yaten turned horrified eyes on Usagi, who smirked and waved goodbye.
"My HAAAAAaaaaaaair!" Yaten shrieked as the chair was upset and icy cold water rushed up to meet them.
***
An hour later Usagi was walking toward Area 61, wearing a sweater shell with sequins and a black ankle-grazing skirt slit up the sides to the top of her thighs. She glanced over her shoulder at her chattering friends.
When she rounded the corner, the music grew louder. A neon sign throbbed pink, blue, green, and orange lights over the kids waiting to go inside. She recognized some of them. It seemed as if everyone had come with a friend or friends. Their heads turned and watched her as she walked to the end of the line.
She spread her hands through her hair and arched her back. As long as they were goig to stare, she might as well give them a show. She twisted her body and stuck one long leg out from the slit in her skirt. Guys smiled back at her as she stretched her arms in a sex y pose. The girls mostly turned away, pretending they hadn't been watching her as well or pretended they hadn't been checking out their competition.
The music coming from inside excited her. She could hear kids whoop and stomp in time to the beat. She couldn't wait to dance. She wanted that at least, especially if it meant dancing with her friends. She breathed out, trying to calm herself. If only......Life could be so perfect.
Finally, it was her turn with the security guards. She handed her purse to the first one. He smiled at her, and there was no doubt in her mind it was intended as a flirt. He couldn't have been much older than she was. His hands went rapidly through her things. He nodded at her. She took her bag and went inside.
She liked the feel of energy that was coming off the crowd. Lights flashed and shimmery clothes sparkled around the room. Girls wore full-on body glitter and some had diamond-sparkle tattoos on their faces and arms. She set her purse on the floor in the corner near purses, sweaters, jackets, and shoes.
The music beat through her and she started to dance, her eyes darting to the door and watching as her friends filed in. Minako came in first wearing slacks with cutouts on the side that revealed the bare tan skin of her hips and thighs. Her blonde hair was in ringlets and clasped back with diamonds away from her face.
Hotaru came in next wearing big hoop earrings and a sequined mesh dress with gold sandals. She was quickly followed by the Shinto priestess. Rei wore a spaghetti-strapped red dress, with a red leather jacket over her shoulders.
Bodies jostled Usagi and she pushed her way back through them. Haruka came in wearing racy red hot pants, a silky blouse with a star-burst pattern, and crazy ankle boots with thin chains draped around her ankles. Michiru held tight to her cousins hand and was pulled into the club. Haruka twirled the aquamarine haired woman around to show off of the girl's shoulder-barring top that exposed her midriff. She had pasted a crystal in her belly button. Turquoise bell-bottoms hung past her ankles hiding her black heels.
She started to head towards them when warm hands touched Usagi's shoulder and pulled her away. She turned and looked down into Yaten's eyes. Her hands smoothed down Usagi's bare arms to her wrists, making a pleasant ache spread through her. Yaten was wearing a pinstripe shirt unbuttoned over a black leather bra top. The mini-skirt she had borrowed from Makoto was too big and the waist fell around her hips. Her pale skin glowed like moonlight in the strobe-lights of the club and she had applied one of Hotaru's snowflake stencils on her stomach.
"I was hoping I'd find you." She said sarcastically. She guided Usagi deeper into the crowd away from the rest of the group.
When she stopped, Usagi lifted her hands over her head and started to dance, teasing Yaten. Her hips moved sultry and slow, the beat of the song echoing her intense desire. Yaten smiled as if she knew Usagi was playing with him. Then her arms circled Usagi's waist. Sweet anticipation spread through Usagi, and she brought her hands down slowly and entwined them around Yaten's neck.
"I'm glad you came back..." Usagi said at last.
"Me too," Usagi inched closer until she could feel the movement of Yaten's leg against her thigh.
Yaten bent down, her face close to Usagi's. Usagi liked the feel of her breath on her neck. She closed her eyes and let her lips rest on Yaten's cheek. Yaten leaned against Usagi's chest and Usagi cold feel her humming along with the music. Then Yaten lifted her head and smoothed her hands up Usagi's body and around her neck. Usagi took in a sharp breath and her heart raced. She felt a pleasant stirring inside her. It was sweet and pure.
Yaten looked up and murmured against her ear, "You look so beautiful tonight. I don't want this moment to ever end."
"I know," Usagi answered. "It's so much better now that we don't have to hide."
Yaten caressed her face, longing to kiss her.
"I want you to kiss me..." Usagi whispered. She turned her face up, her eyes half-closed with expectation.
Yaten hesitated, then bent her head until her lips hovered over Usagi's. Their breath mingled and Usagi closed her eyes. Yaten kissed her soft warm lips, then Usagi's tongue brushed across hers. A delicious longing spread through Yaten. She loved the feeling of wanting her.
She pulled back and stared at her moonlit beauty before she nestled her lips against the curve of her neck and breathed the perfume in her hair. Yaten felt happier than she could ever remember feeling.
And then it was all ripped away.
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R & R
KissThis!