Chapter 5
It was the next day, the senshi had taken two cars to get to Star Manor.
"Wow." Minako breathed as a two-story mansion came into view. "This is awesome."
"No kidding," Makoto agreed, "it looks so expensive!"
They got out of the car and walked up to the double doors. They checked themselves over a bit and let Usagi ring the doorbell. To them it sounded like real bells being rung.
Inside the house..
Naneshi was laying on her stomach reading a comic book. She wore her hair up in two odangos on either side of her head. She wore a black short skirt, and a black tank top that stopped just above her naval. She glances at her watch and went back to reading.
Diamond and Jadeite came in the library where she was. "They're here." Diamond stated and sat on the other end of the couch were she laid. "Where are we going to put them?"
She looks up at him briefly, "Why, here of course." She rolls on to her back, her skirt revealed a little more thigh than necessary. "I think this is the best place to be."
She looks around the library. It was a huge room that housed all kinds of books. Bookshelves covered nearly the whole room. Only one side of the room had some ceiling to floor windows and a balcony with stairs that leads out to the garden below. In the corner of the library was a grand piano. In front of the living room set was a hearth. On the mantel was a stereo system with loud speakers that, at the moment, was playing some classical music.
Jadeite nodded, "It is quite relaxing here, isn't it, Nane?"
She smiles. "Tell Em and the others to meet here, but," She looks at them seriously, "I want Sapphire to lead them here."
Jadeite nods and leaves.
"This is going to be interesting." Diamond commented, "I wonder which one of us dies first."
Naneshi lays her head on his lap and looks up at him. "Now, Di, that's really not a good thing to think about."
He sighs, "She has gotten lovelier since the last time I saw her."
Naneshi nods, "True, but you know you cannot have her. Besides, we must focus on her."
He blinks, "What do you mean?" and resumes smoothing her hair.
"Usagi is their leader, the one that they will listen to." She told him, "If we convince her that we're on their side, then they will have to accept us. But it doesn't mean that they will trust us." She sat up and looks at him, "I mean, after all, they think you're evil still."
"I understand."
"Good."
The door opens to reveal a black man in a tuxedo. "The Mistress awaits you."
They all walked in and admittedly hailed by Sapphire. "That's ok James." She smiles brightly at the older male, "Neshi wants me to show them."
The butler nods and left.
The Senshi looks at Sapphire wearing a dark blue shirt and white slacks.
"Why does she want you to show us?" Hotaru asked.
Sapphire shrugs, "Maybe because I'm nicer than the others?" He turns and heads toward the staircase, "Come on, we're meeting in the library."
"The library?" Ami and Setsuna said in unison.
He nods, "Wait til you see it!"
There was a knock at the door. "Come in!"
The door opened and they walked towards the center of the room where the others were waiting.
"Nice to see ya again, Bunny." Naneshi said. "And of course, your overprotective friends and boyfriend as well."
"Hey!" Rei growled, "Why don't you-.."
"Chill, Pyro." She held her hands up and laughs a little, "No need to get you panties in a twist."
Rei turned beet red at the comment.
"Wait a minute." Minako studies Naneshi carefully. "You have the same hairdo like Usa!"
"Only those of the Royal Line wear the traditional hairstyle." Setsuna stated, "Why are you wearing it?"
Naneshi only smiles, "You've answered your own question."
Setsuna blinks. "But.You're a Royal?!"
She claps, "Give the girl a prize!" She says sarcastically, "She figured out the two thousand dollar question!"
"Where are you from?" Mamoru asked her.
She only smiles at him sweetly, "Guess." Was all she said.
Makoto looks at Rubeus, "Do you guys know?"
He shook his head, "She loves playing games like this." He sighs a bit annoyed, "She enjoys these things." He told them dryly.
"To tell you the truth," Jadeite looks at her, "I've always wondered where her powers come from." They all turned to her unexpectedly.
"Well?" Usagi folds her arms and looks at her annoyed, "What do you have to say for yourself, Naneshi?"
Naneshi shrugs, "What's there to say about anything, Buns?" She starts to grin, "If you're good, I might.just might tell you the story, but until than."
Her grin fades as she became more serious. "we've got to." Suddenly her cell phone rings(You know the ones that do theme songs or whatever? This one was Moon Revenge! (.-_-.))
"One sec," She flips out her phone, "Moshi moshi?"
She nods and made some agreeing sounds as she spoke over the phone.
"Hai," then she frowns, "Iie, Maru-san. No, that's fine. Sure, I'll be there sometime tomorrow."
There was a short pause. A surprise expression adorns her face. "Nani?!" She looks worried as she stares at nothing in particular.
"Demo." She looks at the people around her, "You sure about this?" She asked sounding a bit amused, "Hai."
Then she rolled her eyes, "Onegai!" She huffed, "I know, I know, you only have me. So what else is new?"
She nods her head, "Sure, ok, so you got it? Great, ttyl, uh-uh.Hai. Je t'aime, Ja!"
She switched the phone off and sort of scowled at it before she put it away.
Naneshi took a deep breath and replace her smile on her face, "Ok, so .what was I saying again?" She looked thoughtful, "Ah yes, now I remember," she looks at them, " Like I was saying, we need to find out who is behind the attacks. Although I do have a pretty goo idea of who and why."
"So who is it?" Rei demanded.
"Yeah, Naneshi," Minako coaxed, "tell us who this is!"
"Naneshi," Diamond said, "why aren't you telling us some things?"
Naneshi only shook her head, "Me ain't tellin' a thing."
Haruka started to growl, "You.what?!"
She tilted her head to the side, "There's a price for everything Haruka, and you just have to give me a price to get the information."
Makoto balls up her hands and grabs Naneshi's shirt with both fists.
"I'll give you a price!"
Naneshi only laughs at Makoto. "You're a silly girl, you know that?"
That had done it, Makoto pulled back one fist and sent towards Naneshi's face. But something stopped her. She looks back and sees that Usagi is holding her fist back.
"Let her go, Mako." She told her.
Makoto was tempted to hit Usagi too, to knock some sense into her.
"I will not repeat myself, Jupiter." Usagi growled, "If you make me repeat myself, I will hurt you."
Immediately, Makoto released the black girl who just stood there with her hands behind her back.
Usagi went up to Naneshi and slaps her,
"Enough games, Naneshi!" She told her, "Tell us exactly what we want to know."
"Why did you bring us back?" Emerald asked in a quiet voice, "Why didn't you leave us dead?"
"Why have you freed me from my prison?" Jadeite looks at her with sad eyes.
Naneshi looks at the ceiling for a moment then looks down at them, "Because I can."
Mamoru blinks and shook his head. "What kind of an answer was that?!"
Naneshi walks to the bookshelf, pointedly ignoring the question.
"Naneshi, answer him." Usagi commanded.
She turns, "Well, little bunny," She leans against the shelf, "I've been watching you all."
It was the next day, the senshi had taken two cars to get to Star Manor.
"Wow." Minako breathed as a two-story mansion came into view. "This is awesome."
"No kidding," Makoto agreed, "it looks so expensive!"
They got out of the car and walked up to the double doors. They checked themselves over a bit and let Usagi ring the doorbell. To them it sounded like real bells being rung.
Inside the house..
Naneshi was laying on her stomach reading a comic book. She wore her hair up in two odangos on either side of her head. She wore a black short skirt, and a black tank top that stopped just above her naval. She glances at her watch and went back to reading.
Diamond and Jadeite came in the library where she was. "They're here." Diamond stated and sat on the other end of the couch were she laid. "Where are we going to put them?"
She looks up at him briefly, "Why, here of course." She rolls on to her back, her skirt revealed a little more thigh than necessary. "I think this is the best place to be."
She looks around the library. It was a huge room that housed all kinds of books. Bookshelves covered nearly the whole room. Only one side of the room had some ceiling to floor windows and a balcony with stairs that leads out to the garden below. In the corner of the library was a grand piano. In front of the living room set was a hearth. On the mantel was a stereo system with loud speakers that, at the moment, was playing some classical music.
Jadeite nodded, "It is quite relaxing here, isn't it, Nane?"
She smiles. "Tell Em and the others to meet here, but," She looks at them seriously, "I want Sapphire to lead them here."
Jadeite nods and leaves.
"This is going to be interesting." Diamond commented, "I wonder which one of us dies first."
Naneshi lays her head on his lap and looks up at him. "Now, Di, that's really not a good thing to think about."
He sighs, "She has gotten lovelier since the last time I saw her."
Naneshi nods, "True, but you know you cannot have her. Besides, we must focus on her."
He blinks, "What do you mean?" and resumes smoothing her hair.
"Usagi is their leader, the one that they will listen to." She told him, "If we convince her that we're on their side, then they will have to accept us. But it doesn't mean that they will trust us." She sat up and looks at him, "I mean, after all, they think you're evil still."
"I understand."
"Good."
The door opens to reveal a black man in a tuxedo. "The Mistress awaits you."
They all walked in and admittedly hailed by Sapphire. "That's ok James." She smiles brightly at the older male, "Neshi wants me to show them."
The butler nods and left.
The Senshi looks at Sapphire wearing a dark blue shirt and white slacks.
"Why does she want you to show us?" Hotaru asked.
Sapphire shrugs, "Maybe because I'm nicer than the others?" He turns and heads toward the staircase, "Come on, we're meeting in the library."
"The library?" Ami and Setsuna said in unison.
He nods, "Wait til you see it!"
There was a knock at the door. "Come in!"
The door opened and they walked towards the center of the room where the others were waiting.
"Nice to see ya again, Bunny." Naneshi said. "And of course, your overprotective friends and boyfriend as well."
"Hey!" Rei growled, "Why don't you-.."
"Chill, Pyro." She held her hands up and laughs a little, "No need to get you panties in a twist."
Rei turned beet red at the comment.
"Wait a minute." Minako studies Naneshi carefully. "You have the same hairdo like Usa!"
"Only those of the Royal Line wear the traditional hairstyle." Setsuna stated, "Why are you wearing it?"
Naneshi only smiles, "You've answered your own question."
Setsuna blinks. "But.You're a Royal?!"
She claps, "Give the girl a prize!" She says sarcastically, "She figured out the two thousand dollar question!"
"Where are you from?" Mamoru asked her.
She only smiles at him sweetly, "Guess." Was all she said.
Makoto looks at Rubeus, "Do you guys know?"
He shook his head, "She loves playing games like this." He sighs a bit annoyed, "She enjoys these things." He told them dryly.
"To tell you the truth," Jadeite looks at her, "I've always wondered where her powers come from." They all turned to her unexpectedly.
"Well?" Usagi folds her arms and looks at her annoyed, "What do you have to say for yourself, Naneshi?"
Naneshi shrugs, "What's there to say about anything, Buns?" She starts to grin, "If you're good, I might.just might tell you the story, but until than."
Her grin fades as she became more serious. "we've got to." Suddenly her cell phone rings(You know the ones that do theme songs or whatever? This one was Moon Revenge! (.-_-.))
"One sec," She flips out her phone, "Moshi moshi?"
She nods and made some agreeing sounds as she spoke over the phone.
"Hai," then she frowns, "Iie, Maru-san. No, that's fine. Sure, I'll be there sometime tomorrow."
There was a short pause. A surprise expression adorns her face. "Nani?!" She looks worried as she stares at nothing in particular.
"Demo." She looks at the people around her, "You sure about this?" She asked sounding a bit amused, "Hai."
Then she rolled her eyes, "Onegai!" She huffed, "I know, I know, you only have me. So what else is new?"
She nods her head, "Sure, ok, so you got it? Great, ttyl, uh-uh.Hai. Je t'aime, Ja!"
She switched the phone off and sort of scowled at it before she put it away.
Naneshi took a deep breath and replace her smile on her face, "Ok, so .what was I saying again?" She looked thoughtful, "Ah yes, now I remember," she looks at them, " Like I was saying, we need to find out who is behind the attacks. Although I do have a pretty goo idea of who and why."
"So who is it?" Rei demanded.
"Yeah, Naneshi," Minako coaxed, "tell us who this is!"
"Naneshi," Diamond said, "why aren't you telling us some things?"
Naneshi only shook her head, "Me ain't tellin' a thing."
Haruka started to growl, "You.what?!"
She tilted her head to the side, "There's a price for everything Haruka, and you just have to give me a price to get the information."
Makoto balls up her hands and grabs Naneshi's shirt with both fists.
"I'll give you a price!"
Naneshi only laughs at Makoto. "You're a silly girl, you know that?"
That had done it, Makoto pulled back one fist and sent towards Naneshi's face. But something stopped her. She looks back and sees that Usagi is holding her fist back.
"Let her go, Mako." She told her.
Makoto was tempted to hit Usagi too, to knock some sense into her.
"I will not repeat myself, Jupiter." Usagi growled, "If you make me repeat myself, I will hurt you."
Immediately, Makoto released the black girl who just stood there with her hands behind her back.
Usagi went up to Naneshi and slaps her,
"Enough games, Naneshi!" She told her, "Tell us exactly what we want to know."
"Why did you bring us back?" Emerald asked in a quiet voice, "Why didn't you leave us dead?"
"Why have you freed me from my prison?" Jadeite looks at her with sad eyes.
Naneshi looks at the ceiling for a moment then looks down at them, "Because I can."
Mamoru blinks and shook his head. "What kind of an answer was that?!"
Naneshi walks to the bookshelf, pointedly ignoring the question.
"Naneshi, answer him." Usagi commanded.
She turns, "Well, little bunny," She leans against the shelf, "I've been watching you all."