Me: Hello all! Sorry I haven't updated in a while…*sigh* Lack of inspiration.
Violentdelight: I tell you, you have to write down your ideas when you get them.
Me: meep.
Violentdelight: Oh well. At lest now you have you inspiration back, and a nice long chapter. ^-^
JPand S:
Me: Sorry I didn't update soon…I feel bad…Forgive me? *puppy face* Come on, can you resist the puppy face?
Violentdelight: All the time.
Girl of Darkness:
Me: I luv: Makoto too!!!! ^-^ Mako-chan rules!
Violentdelight: I like all of them.
Me: No favourites?
Violentdelight: Not really.
Me: Wow. …. …. Sailor Jupiter is my all-time fav! ^-^ Oh! By the way, happy belated birthday! ^-^
Violentdelight: Yay, happy birthday. ^-^
Tigeress Moon:
Me: You like the dresses? Yay! It was a little hard to come up with different outfits that work with their personalities.
Violentdelight: I helped!
Me: Thank-you!
Violentdelight: Your welcome.
Lady Wolf Moon:
Me: My chapter's names are Italian actually. I make up a name in English and I translate it at AltaVista to Italian. I think it's kinda cool and I like it, so that's how I do my chapter's names.
Violentdelight: I love Italian; I want to learn it when I have the chance.
Me: I know, me too!
Silvertress116:
Me: All right! We will!
Violentdelight: So why are you not working? Type! Type!
Me: Meep!
Elenhiril:
Me: Actually the Quenya thing was a mistake…error of my editor *glares at Violentdelight*
Violentdelight: I said sorry.
Me: *continues to glare* some editor! I am going to sue!
Violentdelight: I'll give you a chocolate….
Me: Chocolate? Did I say sue? I meant forgive you. ^-^
Jewel:
Me: No! Don't steal my cake!!! *hold cake protectively* Mine…aaaalllllll mine.
Violentdelight: Look! Chocolate!
Me: Where? *looks for chocolate*
Violentdelight: dum de dum…*grabs cake and stuffs it in her mouth* yum.
Me: Where's the chocolate? *gasp* my cake! You ate my cake!
Violentdelight: *cheeky grin* Ops.
Ellina:
Violentdelight: Me? Abuse Dew? Never. Right Dew? *pats Dew on the back.*
Me: Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Okay V, you can stop that now. Ow. Ow. Ow.
Violentdelight: But it's so much fun. ^-^
Isis Aurora Tomoe:
Me: Maybe she was…maybe she wasn't…
Violentdelight: At least I know! ^-^
Me: Sorry I didn't write this sooner, Bad me!
Violentdelight: Yep, you're downright horrible.
Me: *glare* Thanks a-lot.
Violentdelight: No problem.
Veggie-Babu-chan:
Me: O! Neat idea! Minako with teal highlights…hmmm…gotta think on that. And I'm glad you like the dresses.
Violentdelight: What do you mean by the others 'meld' too?
Me: Explain! So I can steal the idea and write it in here! ^-^
(Imagine this place blank. Got it? Good. Now, could the person whose name is blank tell me their name so I don't have to do this whole long name thingy? Thanks! ^-^)
Me: Alright! Enthusiasm!
Violentdelight: Hurry up and finish typing Dew.
UNgoddess:
Me: Hmm…. your right, but I guess they dress to their mood, or their style.
Violentdelight: Dates, Dew! Write that idea down, Dates, get Dates for the dance!
Me: *stares blankly at the screen* Dates? Like the kind you eat with honey?
Violentdelight: *sweatdrop* No, Dates! D-A-T-E-S. Got it?
Me: um…no?
Violentdelight: *anime fall* You're hopeless.
Me:…. dates? O! You mean dates as in dating!
Violentdelight: Ug, I'm going to do the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: Dew owns the story, the plot (well, part of it, cause I helped) and the original characters. All other stuff is not ours; we're just temporarily borrowing them from their owners. ^_^ Thanks!
Me: All right! Read on!!!!!!
Violentdelight: ^-^
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Minako walked with the group into the ballroom. It was already a bit full and nobody seemed to really notice their arrive.
'I wonder where Dean could be…' Minako wondered searching the room, and slightly cursing the fact she wasn't very tall.
Suddenly, spotting Dean, Minako raised her hand to wave to him, but stopped when she saw he was with someone else…another girl?
Minako thought back to yesterday when she asked dean if he was going with anybody…she hadn't heard him give an answer since the Professor had told them off for talking.
'I course, this doesn't bother me, I'm the Senshi of Love, and I want one of my best friends to find true love.' Minako thought, her eyes narrowed in concentration at the couple, laughing, oblivious the seed of jealousy had been planted in one Minako Aino.
'I don't see anything even remotely life-bonding, so she is totally wrong with him, then again boys are known to act stupidly.' Minako thought crossly before she mentally slapped herself.
'I have no right to feel jealous, just because I'm cursed from love doesn't mean I have to make it harder on other people searching for love.'
Minako walked over to the juice table and poured herself a drink of the orange punch. After taking a few sips, a slightly familiar tinge of aftertaste alerted her of the juice.
Someone had spiked the punch.
Minako grinned, thinking of what would happen later in the evening.
'Maybe I should warn somebody…' After taking another sip of the drink she shook her head. 'Nah. It'll be more fun this way.'
Minako held her half-empty glass, savouring the taste. She was well used to drinking fine wine of occasional evening, so this was nothing to her…but Dean might not…oh no!
Minako looked again for Dean, and was disappointed, she couldn't find him anywhere! What if he drinks the wine? She didn't know what wine did for Warlocks, did it hurt them?
"Hey Minako."
"Ah!"
Minako jumped at the voice, startled by the close proximity. Quickly turning around, Minako half-glared at Dean, who was smiling at her sheepishly.
"Sorry, didn't know I scared you." He said smiling at her. Winking at her, Dean stole her glass and gulped the juice down, Minako's protest faded as she began to giggle instead.
"What? Why aren't you mad?" Dean asked confused. This caused Minako to laugh only harder.
"The…. juice…was spiked!" Minako managed to get out in-between giggles.
"What?!" Dean shouted, causing people to stare at him. He ignored the stares, staring with horror at the glass in his hand. Leaning in close to Minako, making her blush, he asked, "What do you mean 'spiked?'"
Minako stepped away, fighting to control her blush.
"What I said, the juice was spiked, somebody spike it, as in, but in some alcoholic beverage into the punch, which will eventually make everyone drunk and crazy acting, and a huge hangover in the castle-spiked. Need I elaborate more?" She asked sarcastically.
Dean moaned and laid his head on her shoulder, causing Minako's blush to deepen even further.
"Ug, I'm never drinking punch again." He moaned into her neck.
Minako tried to ignore the shivers crawling up and down her back, while pondering a way to politely ask Dean to get off her neck, no matter how much she would hate asking him. He did feel kinda nice after all….
"Would you like to dance, Minako?" Dean suddenly asked her, lifting his head up to looking straight into Minako's eyes.
Minako left a loss of words; Dean's eyes were so full of warmth, and all sorts of emotions she couldn't identify. Making a noise at the back of her throat, Dean seemed to take it as a 'yes' and lead her to the dance floor as a slow song had already been underway.
"Dean?" Minako said, finding her voice again. Dean looked at her, encouraging her to continue.
"Who was that girl you were talking to earlier?" Minako asked, hoping Dean wouldn't take her question the wrong way.
Dean smiled and pulled Minako into his arms, holding her the way one should be held in a soft slow song.
"That, Minako dear, was my sister."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Raye glared at the boy who had been ogling her body. Normally she wouldn't have minded, but now, it just seemed to get on her nerves.
Looking over the ballroom, Raye mentally cheered Minako as she was dancing with Dean. 'Minako may not want to admit it, but I think something is gonna happen with those two, curse or no curse.' Raye thought, fighting the temptation to meditate to find out whether Minako and Dean were dancing as friends or as something more. Maybe…
"Raye! Hey Raye!"
Raye bit back a groan as she heard a familiar voice shout her way. Turning around Raye found herself being stared at by George, whose eyes seemed to almost fall out of their sockets.
"Hey George. Nice Tux." Raye said, fighting back a laugh at George's lop-sided tux with a tie that had obviously not cooperated.
Coming forward to the red-faced George, Raye easily undid the tie and tied it properly around George's neck.
"There, that might help." Raye said, winked at George before moving on to the dance floor to dance solo as a fast song came on.
"Hey, Wait! Raye, wanna dance?" George asked running up to Raye. Raye shrugged, not really caring either way.
"Sure, why not?"
Raye closed her eyes and began dancing to the music, enjoying the rush of the song flow through her…but after a couple of bumps from the dancers around her, Raye opened her eyes again, to watch her step so she wouldn't bump into anyone else.
'Close contact bothers me.' Raye thought as another person bumped her closer to George.
'I don't know why though, it just annoys me, I don't like getting all touchy-touchy, through I remember Usagi….' Raye bit back tears at the thought of her princess still in stasis somewhere.
"Raye, you okay?"
George's voice brought Raye back into focus. Raye gave him a bright smile.
"Sure, now come on George, you gotta dance! Come on I'll show you." Raye said, grabbing George's hands and dancing with him, ignoring the fact that his hands didn't feel wet or gross that other boys' hands felt when she held them.
'Sweaty and Gross is why I became a lesbian.' A voice told her. Raye mentally rolled her eyes at Haruka who was watching Raye through her mind.
'But this guy seems ok. I give my approval.' Haruka told her before retreating into the deeper trenches of the mind.
'I am not romantically interested in this guy!' Raye mentally shouted, hearing Haruka's chuckle in disbelief.
'I am going to ignore you Haruka, and I am going to dance with this guy. I'll show you!'
"Raye?"
Raye turned her attention back to George, ferociously ignoring the warmth spreading in her body as she thought of him.
"Sorry about that." She apologized before giving George a quick hug.
"You're a great friend George." Raye told him before resuming the quick beat dance the song required. George gave her a grin and began matching her steps.
And together they danced.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Makoto watched Raye and Minako as they danced with their partners. She knew, of course, that George really, truly liked Raye, a lot, and that Raye had obviously no idea the pain she gave George when she hugged him and told him he was a good friend. Even from across the room, Makoto could sense the pain emitting from George like a sharpened knife, and it was obvious what Raye told him.
Dean and Minako were being friends, for now, a pair unaware of the forces placing them together.
They were all so small, so unaware of what was going to occur. Truly at this moment, Makoto felt the weight of two dimensions on her shoulders, and the load was almost too much to bear…if only…
"Makoto."
Makoto's eyes snapped open. In front of her was Thanotos, her 'date' for the night, but if all went according to plan…
A wicked smile and a cackle escaped Makoto's conniving lips, it was so much fun playing Matchmaker!
A sweatdrop appeared as Thanatos watched his 'date go temporarily insane.
"Um…Makoto, do you, ah, want a drink?"
Makoto snapped out of her glee moment and glanced at Thanotos as a queen would glance at one of her royal subjects.
"Yes, bring me a drink, thank-you. I'll be right here."
Thanatos stared at her for a moment before getting the drink.
Makoto watched with hawk-like eyes across the room. Spotting her prey, she swept in to bring her catch in.
"Adi, could you come here for a minute?"
Adi looked with at Makoto as Makoto was staring at her with solemn eyes.
"….o…kay…."
"Excellent."
Without another word, Makoto dragged Adi away from her small corner as a wall flower to the spot where Makoto had haunted previously…and waited.
*~*~*~*~*
Edith wandered aimlessly around the ballroom, greeting a few students here, talking to some of the other professor there.
'Why did I volunteer to chaperone this?' Edith wondered as she sat in a red velvet chair and watched the dances couples float by.
'I hate dances…no one to talk to, everyone off in their own little world, if I was in my class room right now I could be translating some ancient occitan texts into regular Tenwger, but what am I doing instead? I am sitting here all alone like some wall flower hoping to get out of here by ten.'
Edith took a sip of the punch and bit back a giggle.
'Spiked…it's good…I wonder if I should…naw, I'll let it go for now.' Edith took another long sip of Punch and closed her eyes in delight as the warmth of the liquid spread its way rapidly through her body, warming her till she was certain someone turned on a heater.
Closing her eyes again to listen to the new song as it came up, Edith felt the presence of someone sitting beside her.
Opening her eyes to view this someone, Edith felt surprised to see Oliver Wood sipping his own punch beside her, his eyes seeming to bore into her own.
Fighting off a blush that suddenly decided to come on, Edith said a little hello.
Wood smiled at her, causing her blush to deepen, but she noted, Wood had a slight blush on his cheeks too.
"Nice dance isn't it?" Wood commented to Edith.
Edith smiled sweetly at him, before looking out onto the dance floor, somewhat crowded with dancers.
"Yeah. I like the mood they did this year." Edith said, taking a look around the snow-mimicked floors and the crystals hanging on every odd corner of the room.
"Winter, it's nice."
The two sat in a comfortable silence for a while, listening to the music as it floated along to them.
Suddenly Oliver cleared his throat.
Edith turned to him, wondering if something was wrong.
'I hope nothing is wrong; maybe he can't handle the drink. I know most wizards don't drink because it causes them to do strange spells and incantations, it was in fact, Janice Bones, who, when drunk, found that if she played the spell of transfiguration and a placed it on a potions spell…'
"Edith?"
Edith stopped her mental ramblings as she noticed Wood had suddenly gotten a lot closer to her then she remembered him being.
"Yeah?" Edith said, wishing her throat hadn't gone so dry on her. Oliver had nice deep green eyes, the kind you could stare into forever….
"Would you like to.. dance?" Oliver asked her, his face slightly pink as he did.
Edith felt herself turn pink as she accepted Oliver's outstretched hand.
Wordlessly they walked to the dance floor, Edith smiled as she felt her hand fit so wonderfully into Oliver's, it seemed a perfect match.
A slow song had started so Edith wrapped her hands around Oliver as Oliver wrapped his arms around her waist. Both felt comfortable and at ease as they gracefully moved around the dance floor.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Adi wondered why Makoto had so suddenly dragged her over to the frost-covered Dinner Doors. It was as if Makoto was waiting for someone.
'I hate dances. Dancing alone is so humiliating, it seems no one likes dancing with wallflower like me, I know I'm not exactly the town beauty, but it's so mean when people stick it to your face.' Adi thought unhappily.
"Hey, Thanatos!"
Adi's head snapped up so hard it gave her a headache. Thanatos? Did she just hear Makoto say the word Thantos?
Adi watched open-mouthed as her major crush, Thanatos walked up, longish black hair a little lighter then her own combed back, his angular face, his eyes, dark brown, the kind of eyes you stare into, and his body, well…she didn't need to go into that department. He was just so incredible…incredible…that she had absolutely no courage at all to come up to him.
Now he was coming to her?
Oh boy.
Adi did what a girl always does when low in self-confidence and a major crush coming her way with his oh-so-heart-breaking smile.
She ran.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ami peeked around a few times at the ballroom. It was a nice winter theme, and a few crystals, frost and a frosty looking chairs and tables all around.
A book place to read, hey what could she say? A habit is hard to break.
This book was one of her recent favourites. It was a classic in the wizard world. 'The Tale of the Witch's World.'
Settling down on a comfortable chair near a dark corner of the grand ballroom, Ami opened the book and calmly began to read.
Her mind became absorbed in the book, so much so that she failed to notice a person sitting down beside her on another chair, watching her intently.
"I take it that's a good book." The person said.
Ami nodded her head, barely aware of the question. A good part was coming up.
"Would you like to dance?" Came another question.
Ami nodded her head again as the character in the book asked the same thing. 'Will the girl say yes? Yes! She said 'Yes!' Wonder what's going to happen next.' Ami thought to herself as she read the book.
Turning the page, Ami stared in slight shock as a shadow was cast over her book.
Looking up, Ami saw Terry watching her with a bemused expression on his face.
Feeling a blush stain her cheeks, Ami stared at a small crack on the floor with intent interest.
A hand appeared in front of her. Looking up, Ami blushed again at Terry's softened expression.
Quietly putting her book aside, Ami accepted Terry's hand.
Gracefully they walked towards the dance floor, eyes only on each other as they began to dance.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Makoto gave a mental groan as Thanotos came back with the two drinks, and Adi had run away.
'Coward.' Makoto mentally cursed as she accepted the drink and downed it as a shot before smiling sweetly at Thanotos.
"Could I have some more please, I'm really thirsty." Makoto asked sweetly. Thanotos stared at the once-full glass in Makoto's hands before quietly sighing and leaving to grab some more punch.
Makoto stared sweetly at Thanotos direction until he had gone completely out of her sight before she left to find Adi once again.
'This girl makes matchmaking hard! Seriously, all she has to do is dance a few times with Thanotos until they both fall madly and love and go out on a serious of dates which ends when he proposed five years later and they get married and have a bunch of kids and let me take all the credit for years to come, while I'm baking their tenth and twentieth wedding anniversary cakes!' Makoto ranted mentally as she finally found Adi cowered in a cover, staring at Makoto as a caught squirrel would stare as if a large furious cat has cornered it.
"Adi, come with me." Makoto said calmly as she took Adi's arm and firmly dragged her over to where Thanotos was waiting.
"Here's some punch." Thanotos said, handing Makoto the glass.
Makoto glanced at the paler then usual Adi before shaking her head. A mission needed to be accomplished whether the participants wanted it to be or not!
"Thanotos, I just remembered that I promised a friend of mine that I'd dance with him for this time, so could you dance with Adi? She's a friend of my who has this enormous cr-mmhh." Makoto mentally cheered as Adi's face turned beet red and covered Makoto's mouth with her hands.
"Do you want to dance?" Thanotos asked Adi, still confused at what just happened.
"S-sure." Adi glanced an unsure back at Makoto as She and Thanotos began dancing to the upbeat song.
'I'll get you back for this!' Adi mouthed to Makoto.
Makoto merely winked and walked away.
'Makoto…'Makoto whipped her head around at the sound of her name.
Seeing no one, Makoto downed her other glass of punch before she recognized the aftertaste.
'Ug, who spiked the punch.'
Grimacing, Makoto threw the plastic glass in the garbage.
'Maaakoootoo….'
"WHAT!" Makoto yelled whirling around. A few startled students stared at her for a moment before turning back at whatever they were doing.
Makoto leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.
'Your losing it Makoto, you're really beginning to lose it.'
Makoto gave a sudden cry of pain as a migraine came to her full force.
Crumpling to the floor, Makoto grit her teeth against the tears that threatened to come out.
'Don't be so weak Makoto! Get up!'
Struggling to stand, Makoto fell again as another wave of pain washed over her.
Closing her eyes, Makoto waited until the pain subsided slightly before she tried to stand again.
'MAKOTO!'
Makoto glanced around, what was doing this to her?
Walking forward, Makoto felt herself bang against a wall.
Moving her hands in front of her, Makoto stared in shock as a sort of invisible wall was sealing her in a corner of the ballroom, and was making itself shrink each passing minute.
Feeling desperation begin to grow, Makoto hiked her gown up a bit so she could place a well-armed kick at the wall.
It did no good.
All alone…no one…. unaware…darkness…so cold…Watching people pass her unaware, Makoto banged her hands against the wall.
Two people came close to her; Makoto instantly recognized them as Malfoy and Patsy. He was sneering at Potter who was dancing with a girl with dark blond hair. Pasty was glaring hatefully at a group of Gryiffindors walking past them
"Somebody! Can anyone hear me! DRACO!"
Makoto watched helpless as no one turned in her direction. Malfoy did turn slightly, but he turned his attention back to Patsy.
Darkness…helplessness…no one left…no one…"Can somebody hear me? Ami? Raye? Minako? HELLO!" Makoto talked telepathically. No one responded.
'It must be making me invisible and sound-proof.' Makoto thought angrily, her hair falling out of its elaborate semi-bun, and was falling over her eyes.
Makoto calmed herself down and brushed her hair back.
"Well, if it's doing all that and I can't get out this way, I might as well try some other way." Makoto mused as the wall had pressed her to within a few feet of the wall.
Closing her eyes, Makoto called upon her planetary powers.
A warmth feeling of nature surrounded her, as did the powers of Saturn and darken and enfold itself about her.
Opening her eyes again, Makoto glanced down at her Sailor Suit and smiled. The familiar energy surged through her, strengthening her.
Pulling out of her sub-zero space pocket, Makoto held out the Silence Glaive and expertly slashed the invisible walls into pieces.
Several students who had been passing that spot when Makoto slashed the walls screamed and a few fainted.
It seemed to them that the woman carrying the deadly looking staff had come out of nowhere.
Makoto glanced around the room rapidly, her eyes narrowed as she scanned each student standing before her. Someone had placed that spell on her, and she wasn't very happy…not very happy at all.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Raye laughed at the joke George had told her, while they were dancing in a fast fury on the dance floor, when the pain struck her.
Unlike the pains of a vision that came when she was before the Great Fire, this pain had come on suddenly, without warning, and it was killing her.
Raye looked up at George's worried face and waved it off, even through black spots were dancing in front of her eyes.
"I'm alright, I just think I danced too much." Raye told him with a wry smile.
George felt her forward, much to her protest and dragged her off the dance floor, seating her on a large comfortable love seat.
"You're hot, and I'm not talking you in person, your forehead is burning." George joked lightly, hovering over Raye.
Raye tried to wave him off, but she couldn't…something…was going to happen, something…but what?
An image seemed to burn itself in her eyes, a shadowy figure, with no face, but terrible laughter, and he was coming, closer, much closer then ever…. and that laugh, it was…. so…so familiar….
Screams erupted from the other side of the room. Raye sat straight up, almost colliding into George.
"Go." She ordered him before running to the site of the screams.
Looking back to check to see if George obeyed, Raye groaned.
George was right behind her and seemed determined to stay that way.
"Fine, have it your way." Raye muttered.
Taking another glance around, Raye caught glance of Ami and Minako from different parts of the ballroom heading in the same direction as her.
After shoving her way through the panicked crowd, Raye stood in mute shock.
Makoto had transformed into Sailor Jupiter and had the Silence Glaive in her hand, and it was it seemed the holder of the Glaive wasn't happy at all.
"Well, if it isn't our favorite group. My, my, my…how…interesting it is to see you all again."
Raye spin around at the sound of the wicked voice that echoed off the walls. It seemed to be coming from everywhere at once and it seemed very familiar.
Raye looked back to see George standing, still with shock, staring at Sailor Jupiter.
Taking this as an opportunity to look for some place to transform.
Dashing into a small hallway, Raye closed her eyes and called on her planetary powers, the rush of the fire and wind pulling her into her Sailor uniform.
An instant later, Raye emerged as Sailor Mars, the fire of Mars being fed by the winds of Uranus, making her most unstoppable when angered.
And right now, she felt angry.
Glancing around again, she noted that Sailor Mercury and Sailor Venus were after Potter and his little gang. They, of course, were trying to investigate the strange voices and such, but if Voldemert were here, this was no place for them.
Sailor Mars saw the crumpled form on the ground.
Quickly sprinting to the body, Raye turned the voice over and gasped.
"G-George?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ami and Minako had transformed at the same time and had guided everyone out of the ballroom, including the Professors. No offence to them, but they had far more experience in dealing with evil.
"We have to get Potter out of here." Venus told Mercury as she found a first-year trapped on a broom, high above the ballroom.
"Right, I'll get him." Mercury told Venus as she dashed to Harry, Hermione, and Ron, who looked as if they were trying to investigate what was going on.
"You've got to get out of here." Mercury told them in a no-nonsense voice.
"Why? What's going on?" Ron demanded to know, all their wands were out and pointed to her.
"You will leave now, go to you rooms with your fellow students and stay there." Mercury told them again, her voice now taking on Pluto's voice.
"Why won't you let us stay?" Hermione asked bossily, eyeing the strange blue haired girl in a mini-skirt.
Mercury mentally rolled her eyes.
'Why is it that whenever we tell people to leave for their own safety, they always have to say 'no'? I mean really! How illogical is that?' Mercury eyed them levelly.
Raising her Time Staff, Mercury raised her hand at them, ready to deploy a water attack if necessary to get them out of the ballroom.
"This is the last time I am going to ask this. Please leave this room, now." Mercury said, her sentence obviously a command.
"Listen, somebody may be hurt and we need to help them!" Potter finally spoke up, his eyes determined to help any who needed it.
Mercury's eye softened as she was instantly reminded of Usagi, their former queen…who had yet to be reborn.
"Mercury hurry up! Three youmas just appeared and we need your help!" Mars shouted.
Mercury turned her head for an instant. Three gigantic youmas were terrorizing the ballroom apart, breaking the beautiful crystals and the destroying the tables and chairs. Venus and Jupiter were already fighting the monsters, but it was apparent that these youmas were stronger then the other ones.
Facing the trio, Mercury felt her blood drain from her face.
They were gone.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I was having a nice dance with Dean, but would this world let me have a nice dance without some youma appearing and ruining it for me? Yes! AARRRRGGHHH!" Venus screamed in frustration, her anger fuelling her attacks and severally damaging the youma she was fighting.
Her Love Chain was whipping faster then the eye could blink, making the strong, yet apparently stupid youma confused and disoriented.
"Next time there is a dance I am putting in youma-proof doors! Hah! See how you'd like that!" Venus continued to rant when a movement spotted her eyes.
Whipping her whip at the movement, Venus pulled it back at the last second when she saw who it was.
"POTTER! GET THE HELL OUTTA THERE!" Venus screamed as she saw Harry, Hermione and Ron shout out spells at the youma, making colourful explosions of light appear.
"Those idiots!" Venus cursed, dodging a blow from her youma she was fighting.
Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Potter, Ron and Hermione are trying to fight the youma, I've got my hands full here, so somebody who has a little extra energy, get those three out of here! Venus communicated telepathically while sharing a few punches and kicks with her youma, to gather energy for another magical attack.
I'll get it. Venus heard Jupiter say, before she tuned out the world and got into her mental rant again.
"Every *kick* time I *punch* get a decent dance *kick-punch* these stupid youmas appear! GARR!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Jupiter charged up her lightening bolt and threw it at the youma, giving a satisfied smile as the youma she had been fighting with the last five minutes finally fell to the dust. Literally.
Turning her attention over to the trio of Harry, Ron and Hermione, Jupiter sped over just in time to block them from the youma's attack, a mucous which was acidic and stick onto anything it fell on, getting hard instantly, not a good combination to have.
Throwing a thunderbolt at the youma, Jupiter quickly turned to the gang and grabbed all three and ran out of the ballroom, ignoring the shouts of protests.
"That's it! S-mmph-"
Jupiter covered Hermione's mouth with a small band of electricity, enough to slightly sting and shut someone up, but not enough to hurt.
"Hey! Tha-mmph-"
Jupiter threw another band of electricity around Ron and Harry's mouth too. Carrying three people around while dashing over to the Gryffindor tower was hard enough without having some backseat driving added along.
You can't protect them, it's so simple really…I could just attack while you sleep…and you'd never know a thing…just…sleep, so easy…to be fooled…they're really not the target here…no…not really…Ju-pit-er….I know you can hear me….Jupiter….
"Shut the bloody hell up." Jupiter cursed at the voice, singing her name. The voice seemed to echo off the walls, it was sweet voice, yet sounded so bitter, so angered.
Reaching the Gryffindor door, Jupiter reached the door opened and shoved the trio inside, mouth gags still intact, and shut the door up again, sealing the portrait up with a special electrical barrier that would hold until she took it off again.
Jupiter…everyone can hear me…do you want me too tell them who you really are? Who…you all really are? No more secrets…no more pain…just…openness?
Jupiter took off to the ballroom at full speed, the paintings and armours seeming to be little more then a blur to her speed.
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"Damnit George!" Mars cursed, fighting back her tears that threatening to come to surface.
She had destroyed the youma battling her with no small amount of difficulty, she was tired and almost completely physically and emotional exhausted, and now for George to be injured.
"You stupid git, I told you to leave but did you listen?"
Mars tenderly caressed George's bloody face, wiping away some of the blood that had come out of his very apparent broken nose.
'These are the times I wish I had Hotaru's healing powers.' Mars thought sadly, fixing George into a more comfortable position.
Mercury and Venus and teamed together to finish off the last youma, and Jupiter had just burst into the ballroom.
"Mercury! I need help!" Mars called out.
Mercury came over immediately, though a slight limp in her right leg was apparent.
"Yes Mars, What is…? George? What happened?" Mercury asked, her visor down and immediately scanning the unconscious boy.
"I turned away for just a second and the stupid git got himself injured!" Mars said, her angry voice broken with slight sniffles.
"Boys think they have to get all heroic and stuff, but he could have gotten himself killed! What in the world was he thinking!" Raye ranted, her tears finally breaching their barrier and falling in a current to the ground.
"Well?" Mars finally asked Mercury.
"I see a broken nose, some bruising and bleeding and a concussion. He'll be fine given rest." Mercury said, closing up her visor.
"Mar!"
Mars looked up at Jupiter's worried voice.
"Yeah?" Mars asked, suddenly self-conscious of her tears. Quickly she wiped them away before turning to her friends.
"Is there anyway you can read visions without the Great Fire?" Jupiter asked quickly.
Mars stared confused for a second.
"Yeah…not as well, but I can. Why?" Mars asked.
"Did you hear that voice earlier?" Jupiter asked.
Mars thought hard. Voice? What voice? Closing her eyes, Mars let her physic self probe for negative energy in the school.
Mars? You found me! BOO!"AH!" Mars fell on the ground hard, panting from the force that had severally whiplashes her mind.
"What was that?" Mars asked, rubbing her sore elbow.
"You did hear her? I have no idea; she just started talking some time before somebody trapped me in a spell! Argh! When I find that person I'll-"
Ballroom doors slammed open. All the Professor and Dumbledore came in and surveyed the mass destruction left behind by the youmas.
"What in the world was that thing?" Professor McGonald asked her expression of disbelief and horror saying all.
"Those, Professor, were Youma. And you will be more of them." Mercury warned them.
Mars looked up at the professor, and saw the wands pointed at them from several of the professor who didn't now who the Sailor Senshi were.
'Fools.' Mars though bitterly, standing up with only her stubbornness and her determination not to show any weakness holding her head high.
"We have an injured boy here, I would suggest that you attend to him." Mars said, her voice strong and clear.
Dumbledore gave them a short nod and raised his wand, lifting George's body and moving him to the door.
"I suggest we attend to Mr. Weasley first before anything else." Dumbledore said sternly, cutting off other professor's protests.
As all the professors turned to Dumbledore, four bright flashes of light burst in front of them. Quickly turning back to the scouts, there were shocked to find an empty destroyed ballroom with three gigantic piles of moon dust on the floors.
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Me: *dramatic voice* TheEnd…. for now…. Muahahahaha!
Violentdelight: Alright, now, start working on the next chapter! Type. Now!
Me: But my hands hurt.
Violentdelight: *glare*
Me: Fine, fine fine. Hopefully this next chapter will be out sooner then this one. Sorry for making you wait so long, and thanks for having incredible patience. ^-^