Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Yu Yu Hakusho, sadly. Sigh. Please don't sue me it wouldn't be very nice and your karma would come back and kick in your rear when you are set to be reborn and who knows you may come back as toad...or some kind of disgusting insect to be squished beneath the shoes of old women, fly swatters and/or other blunt objects....I'm rambling aren't I?
Reign of Cherry Blossoms
A forlorn petal
Caught amongst the wild winds
Is lost from sight
Chapter Two: Wind Blown Petal
Creeping on silent feet she edged closer to her target with the stealth she had gained over years of training. Her target was heading toward another student who sat by himself. Crutching she prepared to leap. Her muscles tensed and bunched beneath her as she prepared herself...
"USAGI-SAMA!!!!!!!!!!" She was so taken by the surprise at the sudden shout that she fell face first into the ground as she attempted to jump. Spitting the dirt from her mouth she watched as a girl with jaw length golden blond hair in thick bouncing curls attached herself to her targets waist with a cry of. "USAGI-SAMA I MISSED YOU!"
Luna blinked and watched dumbfounded as Usagi tried to pry the girl's arms off of her. "Get off of me!" She hear Usagi snap as she pushed the girl away.
The girl looked at her sadly. "You are as cruel as you are beautiful Usagi-sama!" She said. "But...I cannot help but love you!" She cried as she leapt at Usagi again.
Luna sweat dropped. This was the last thing she had expected to find when she sought out the reincarnation of her princess. She watched as the young red haired girl once again struggled fruitlessly to pry her off.
"You know I hate clingy people..." Usagi muttered giving up. It really was pointless talking to the one that held her in a grip of iron.
The girl looked up at her with watery violet eyes from her position on the ground with her arms wrapped tightly around Usagi's tiny waist. Usagi looked down at her, sweat gathering on her forehead as the girl continued to stare at her with eyes that seemed to be getting wider and wetter by the second. "Eh?...What are you doing...?" Usagi asked.
"You're so MEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!" The girl cried.
Usagi winced at the loud noise so close to her ear while Luna and the surrounding student body sweat dropped. Usagi whack the girl on the head with her fist. "Be quiet!" She commanded.
The girl became quiet almost immediately. "That hurt..." The girl pouted.
"And it's going to hurt even worse Nikki if you don't let me go." Usagi threatened with a raised fist.
Nikki pouted but released Usagi from her hold. "Don't you love me Usagi-sama?" She asked, a slight tremble in her voice.
Usagi looked at her expressionlessly. "Do I have to answer that?" She muttered half to herself half to the blond.
"Oh, Usagi-sama!" The girl sighed and turned away. "You've been so cold lately. You have not spoken to me in so long and...you haven't been around. I miss you Usagi-sama...I want you by my side now and forever! But I know you're very busy with the Archery Club and the Drama Club and helping with the social events at the school. How foolish of me to think that I could have you all to myself...you who are the queen of our beloved school. I'm so selfish to want to hold you close to me and never let you go...but I can not stop these feelings...Usagi-sama I...Usagi-sama?" She looked around at the deserted school yard for the familiar red head. "Usagi-sama?" She questioned louder. Silence greeted her. "USAGI-SAMA!" She shouted.
Luna shook her head as she watched the blond fall to her knees and wail the name of the girl she sought. "Too weird..." She muttered as she started to leave.
"OOOOOOHHHHHHHH! KIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTYYYYYYY!" Sweat beaded on her forehead as Luna sensed a terrible presence behind her. Before she could react she was picked up and squeezed by the evil blond. "Pretty kitty." The girl cooed giving Luna another painful squeeze. The black cat's eyes bulged out of her head as she wished for a quick death.
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Usagi rubbed her temples as she made towards her favorite after school spot. Kobayashi Nikki was not a person she wanted to see...ever. She shuddered as she thought of the blond haired creature who had groped her. She had been trying to go and talk with Kado about what had happened nearly a week ago. He had been avoiding her like she was the plague ever since.
Sadly Kobayashi and the rest of the 'Beautiful Usagi Fan Club' had seemed to be pestering her more often. They are the ones that she wanted as far away from her as possible. They were just plain creepy. It really didn't help that they were obsessed with her...she told them many times to get a life but they insisted on stalking her. Kobayashi most of all...Shacking her head she sighed.
"Hey, you dropped this!" A feminine voice said as a hand tapped her shoulder. Usagi blinked and then smiled at the blond haired woman who held out a piece of paper to her. "Thanks." She said as she took the paper and glanced it over. It was the new times for the weekly Archery Club practice.
"You're welcome. I'm Aino Minako by the way." The woman said with a smile.
Usagi returned it. "Minamino Hikari but every one calls me Usagi." She said. "And thanks again for returning this...it's very important." Her eyes shifted from Minako to the paper.
Minako smiled lightly. "No problem..." Before she could continue with what she wanted to say Usagi glanced at her watch and groaned. Minako blinked and then looked at the younger girl in concern. "Is something wrong?" Minako asked.
Usagi smiled apologetically. "Sorry. I just looked at the times and I have practice today...in fifteen minutes." Usagi bowed. "Thank you again. Goodbye." She said quickly as she took of in the direction she had come.
Minako sighed. "Oh...hime..." Her expression became sad as she watched the girl vanish around the corner.
"So that was her?" A familiar voice asked.
"Yep. What do you think Rei?" Minako asked glancing over at the black haired woman.
Minako noted that Rei's dark violet eyes held tears. The blond haired woman put a hand on her shoulder. Rei smiled at her softly. "It will be good to have our hime back." Rei said. "I've missed her so much."
"We all have." Minako said. "But she's back now."
"Yeah..." Rei whispered.
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Collapsing on the ground Luna panted for breath. 'Kami-sama I thought I would never get away from that girl...' She thought with a wince. She was positive the girl had bruised her ribs with all the squeezing she did. 'Sometimes I really hate my life...'
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Taking a deep breath and holding it Usagi aimed carefully at the target in the distance. As she released her breath she let go of the arrow and watched it zoom through the air and hit the target dead center.
Cheers erupted from her fellow club members and the group watching the action from the sideline. Usagi frowned as she noted a few members of her fan club waving signs in the air that read 'Go Usagi-sama Go!'. At least they weren't rushing on to the field any more. That thought made her grin. Her archery teacher had chased them off of the field by raining arrows down on them...none hit anyone of course, but it had been funny to watch them scramble off the field for the safety of the sidelines. Never again had they come near the field while practice was going on.
'At least I can get away from them out here.' She thought as she fitted another arrow into her bow. She drew the bowstring back and inhaled, aimed, exhaled and fired.
More cheers came. 'I don't see what's so thrilling.' She thought with annoyance. 'I haven't done anything worth cheering about.' She sighed as she gazed at the arrow protruding from the nearest ring to the bull's eye.
Her teacher tapped her shoulder. Usagi looked up expectantly. "Good job Minamino-san. Will you be entering the tournament next week?" She asked.
Usagi nodded. "It's the last tournament before schools over. I wouldn't miss it for the world." She told the older woman.
Her teacher smiled. "Good girl and I'll see if I can't do something about your fans." She told Usagi. "I don't want them distracting our star archer."
Usagi blushed at the comment. "I'm not that good." Usagi said. "And I'm certainly no better then the rest of the students."
Her teacher laughed. "So modest. You can quit for the day if you wish." She said patting Usagi's head as she left to talk to the other students.
Usagi glared at the ground for a moment before walking off of the field. Sometimes she thought people only saw her as the golden child of the school so perfect. 'Maybe I should do something to shock them all and smash my 'perfect' reputation. Then maybe they would leave me alone.' She hated the smiles of adoration and awe as they watched her. She knew she wasn't perfect and was hopelessly flawed in many areas but they just saw the best qualities of her.
'If this is what it means to be popular I'd rather be forgotten by them all.' She thought.
"Oh, Usagi you were so good out there!" Usagi looked up at the sound of the voice. "Aya...and Morio...how 'nice' to see you." She said with a grimace.
Aya curled her violet hair around her finger and pouted. "You don't sound happy to see us."
Usagi smiled thinly at her. "I'm as happy as a person can be when dealing with snakes." She said.
Aya's green eyes narrowed as she bit her lip, trying to figure out if she was being insulted. "Morio-kun why are we here again?" She whined looking up at the boy.
Usagi glared at him. "Yes, why are you here?" She snapped.
Morio smiled at her and draped an arm around Aya's shoulder. "We just wanted to see how you were doing after that embarrassing encounter with the King of Nerds."
"Fine." Usagi spat.
"So rude! Must be from hanging out with Urameshi Yuusuke." Morio said looking down at her.
"No, it's completely natural." Usagi said. "I need no help in that area. Now I suggest you go before I get mad, I'm absolutely vile when I'm angry." Turning she walked past them.
"Now, now Usagi. We were just concerned with your well being." Morio said coolly.
"That's nice." Usagi muttered. "But it doesn't mean I care." She didn't look back at them as she walked away. She didn't what to see them, either of them, especially Morio. Tears pricked at her eyes. Because of him she'd lost a person she felt she could really trust.
"See you tomorrow Usa-chan!" Morio called.
Usagi whirled around in anger. "My name is Hikari! You have no right to call me Usa-chan or even Usagi!" She shouted.
"Your name's Hikari? But I thought it was Usagi..." Aya said in confusion.
"It's a nickname baka!" Usagi snapped.
"What? Hikari?" Aya questioned.
"Baka." Usagi muttered.
Morio smiled at her, enjoying her anger. "That's not very ladylike...Hikari-chan." He chided.
"On second thought call me Minamino-san." Usagi said. "I don't want you using either name."
"Minamino-san." Morio said with a smile.
"Better yet, don't talk to me and don't use my name, period." Usagi said sharply as she stormed away, her hands clenched into fists.
"You're not that hot Minamino!" Morio shouted. "You're just another little uppity tramp!"
Usagi froze in her steps. Turning around slowly she glared at him. Walking back to him, anger tightening the muscles in her shoulders, she stopped when she stood right in front of him.
Her fist shot out and hit him square on the jaw. His head snapped to the side and a little blood trickled out of his mouth. He touched his bloodied chin in shock. He hadn't expected her to do something like that...and he hadn't expected her to have so much strength even if she did hit him...
Flushed with anger she glared at him. "One day you will come to regret your actions and your words. I'll pray for you, even after all you've said and done, because I can't hate you. You're not worth it." She said. "Goodbye." As she walked away from the shocked pair she held her fist to her chest. His face wasn't the only thing she'd bloodied, his teeth had cut into her fist and now she was bleeding freely.
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Haruka frowned as she watched the events below from the top of the bleachers. Michiru put a restraining hand on her arm. "She can handle it." The aqua haired female said softly to her lover.
"I want to teach that bakayaro a lesson for messing with our hime Michi." She growled. "Where are the Inners? It's their job to protect her."
"They must awaken her first. How can they truly protect her when she remembers nothing?" Michiru said. "For now Usagi must be left alone to fight her own battles unless they become to much for her. We will watch and wait...just as the Inners must do until the time of awakening."
Haruka looked away in defeat, her fist clenching and unclenching. "I will watch and wait even though it's killing me." She said finally.
Michiru nodded. "Good." She touched Haruka's arm as she watched the reincarnation of the moon princess walk back to the boy and punch him. Michiru blinked and Haruka grinned. "She has a back bone in this life." Haruka said happily. "And a good right hook." She said after a moments pause.
Michiru sighed and nodded. "You see. She is capable of taking care of herself." She said squeezing Haruka's hand with her own. "You don't have to worry." Haruka smiled down at her lover. "No, I'll still worry about her...only a little less."
Michiru hugged Haruka. "It shouldn't be too long before Luna awakens her memories. Just a little longer."
Haruka kissed Michiru's forehead gently. "And then we will take her away and protect her as she should be protected. For the future." She said.
"For the future." Michiru echoed.
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From the Gates of Time and Space their ancient guardian frowned. The many divided paths of the future had merged into five paths...two of which looked like they would merge with the others. "The future is aligning itself as it should but two paths stand out from the rest...Crystal Tokyo and another..." She looked at the alternate path and frowned. "Crystal Tokyo must be created, no matter the cost."
'Even at the cost of your hime's heart?' A small voice at the back of her mind said quietly. 'Even if it makes her hate you?'
"For the future of the Earth, and the people. Serenity...Serena and now Usagi has a duty to fulfill. I will make sure it happens." Pluto replied out loud.
'Serenity's dead and her duty died with Serena. Usagi maybe the reincarnation of the princess but she is not the princess and she may not want to be...look at the future...the one you turn your back on. She's happy in that future and the world isn't so bad.' The voice whispered.
Pluto stared off into the swirling mists. "I can't let it happen. Crystal Tokyo is a perfect utopia...I would not sacrifice a world like Crystal Tokyo for that future. She is the hime and she will always be, till the end of time." She said...almost to reassure herself. "How can she not be happy...as the most power woman on Earth, ruling over a pure people and a pure kingdom?"
Silence greeted her words. She stared off into space a faint frown on her face as images of the future she turned her back on bombarded her mind. Hikari Minamino was happy...but the world was not as it should be...it was wrong and her hime was truly dead...Hikari, affectionately known as Usagi, remained in her place. 'I can't let it happen.' She vowed silently.
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Usagi winced as she looked at her bruised, cut, and swollen hand. 'It was stupid to hit him.' She chided herself silently as she climbed the stairs to her room. 'That jerk wasn't worth it.' Knocking open her door with her foot she slipped inside and shut it with by hitting it with her heel when she was fully inside.
Falling on her bed, though careful of her throbbing hand, she stared at her ceiling. "Shuiichi...Oniisan I need you..." Tears rolled silently down her cheeks. He'd left a short while after her mother returned to the hospital and hadn't been back since. She missed him with all of her heart and now she really needed him and he wasn't here. "Oniisan..."She whispered as she curled into a little ball and drifted of to sleep. "Come home soon." Her eyes shut and soon she was asleep.
Sorry for not updating this sooner but I was hit with writers block. Vile thing that it is. Well, anyway, please Review!
Reign of Cherry Blossoms
A forlorn petal
Caught amongst the wild winds
Is lost from sight
Chapter Two: Wind Blown Petal
Creeping on silent feet she edged closer to her target with the stealth she had gained over years of training. Her target was heading toward another student who sat by himself. Crutching she prepared to leap. Her muscles tensed and bunched beneath her as she prepared herself...
"USAGI-SAMA!!!!!!!!!!" She was so taken by the surprise at the sudden shout that she fell face first into the ground as she attempted to jump. Spitting the dirt from her mouth she watched as a girl with jaw length golden blond hair in thick bouncing curls attached herself to her targets waist with a cry of. "USAGI-SAMA I MISSED YOU!"
Luna blinked and watched dumbfounded as Usagi tried to pry the girl's arms off of her. "Get off of me!" She hear Usagi snap as she pushed the girl away.
The girl looked at her sadly. "You are as cruel as you are beautiful Usagi-sama!" She said. "But...I cannot help but love you!" She cried as she leapt at Usagi again.
Luna sweat dropped. This was the last thing she had expected to find when she sought out the reincarnation of her princess. She watched as the young red haired girl once again struggled fruitlessly to pry her off.
"You know I hate clingy people..." Usagi muttered giving up. It really was pointless talking to the one that held her in a grip of iron.
The girl looked up at her with watery violet eyes from her position on the ground with her arms wrapped tightly around Usagi's tiny waist. Usagi looked down at her, sweat gathering on her forehead as the girl continued to stare at her with eyes that seemed to be getting wider and wetter by the second. "Eh?...What are you doing...?" Usagi asked.
"You're so MEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!" The girl cried.
Usagi winced at the loud noise so close to her ear while Luna and the surrounding student body sweat dropped. Usagi whack the girl on the head with her fist. "Be quiet!" She commanded.
The girl became quiet almost immediately. "That hurt..." The girl pouted.
"And it's going to hurt even worse Nikki if you don't let me go." Usagi threatened with a raised fist.
Nikki pouted but released Usagi from her hold. "Don't you love me Usagi-sama?" She asked, a slight tremble in her voice.
Usagi looked at her expressionlessly. "Do I have to answer that?" She muttered half to herself half to the blond.
"Oh, Usagi-sama!" The girl sighed and turned away. "You've been so cold lately. You have not spoken to me in so long and...you haven't been around. I miss you Usagi-sama...I want you by my side now and forever! But I know you're very busy with the Archery Club and the Drama Club and helping with the social events at the school. How foolish of me to think that I could have you all to myself...you who are the queen of our beloved school. I'm so selfish to want to hold you close to me and never let you go...but I can not stop these feelings...Usagi-sama I...Usagi-sama?" She looked around at the deserted school yard for the familiar red head. "Usagi-sama?" She questioned louder. Silence greeted her. "USAGI-SAMA!" She shouted.
Luna shook her head as she watched the blond fall to her knees and wail the name of the girl she sought. "Too weird..." She muttered as she started to leave.
"OOOOOOHHHHHHHH! KIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTYYYYYYY!" Sweat beaded on her forehead as Luna sensed a terrible presence behind her. Before she could react she was picked up and squeezed by the evil blond. "Pretty kitty." The girl cooed giving Luna another painful squeeze. The black cat's eyes bulged out of her head as she wished for a quick death.
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Usagi rubbed her temples as she made towards her favorite after school spot. Kobayashi Nikki was not a person she wanted to see...ever. She shuddered as she thought of the blond haired creature who had groped her. She had been trying to go and talk with Kado about what had happened nearly a week ago. He had been avoiding her like she was the plague ever since.
Sadly Kobayashi and the rest of the 'Beautiful Usagi Fan Club' had seemed to be pestering her more often. They are the ones that she wanted as far away from her as possible. They were just plain creepy. It really didn't help that they were obsessed with her...she told them many times to get a life but they insisted on stalking her. Kobayashi most of all...Shacking her head she sighed.
"Hey, you dropped this!" A feminine voice said as a hand tapped her shoulder. Usagi blinked and then smiled at the blond haired woman who held out a piece of paper to her. "Thanks." She said as she took the paper and glanced it over. It was the new times for the weekly Archery Club practice.
"You're welcome. I'm Aino Minako by the way." The woman said with a smile.
Usagi returned it. "Minamino Hikari but every one calls me Usagi." She said. "And thanks again for returning this...it's very important." Her eyes shifted from Minako to the paper.
Minako smiled lightly. "No problem..." Before she could continue with what she wanted to say Usagi glanced at her watch and groaned. Minako blinked and then looked at the younger girl in concern. "Is something wrong?" Minako asked.
Usagi smiled apologetically. "Sorry. I just looked at the times and I have practice today...in fifteen minutes." Usagi bowed. "Thank you again. Goodbye." She said quickly as she took of in the direction she had come.
Minako sighed. "Oh...hime..." Her expression became sad as she watched the girl vanish around the corner.
"So that was her?" A familiar voice asked.
"Yep. What do you think Rei?" Minako asked glancing over at the black haired woman.
Minako noted that Rei's dark violet eyes held tears. The blond haired woman put a hand on her shoulder. Rei smiled at her softly. "It will be good to have our hime back." Rei said. "I've missed her so much."
"We all have." Minako said. "But she's back now."
"Yeah..." Rei whispered.
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Collapsing on the ground Luna panted for breath. 'Kami-sama I thought I would never get away from that girl...' She thought with a wince. She was positive the girl had bruised her ribs with all the squeezing she did. 'Sometimes I really hate my life...'
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Taking a deep breath and holding it Usagi aimed carefully at the target in the distance. As she released her breath she let go of the arrow and watched it zoom through the air and hit the target dead center.
Cheers erupted from her fellow club members and the group watching the action from the sideline. Usagi frowned as she noted a few members of her fan club waving signs in the air that read 'Go Usagi-sama Go!'. At least they weren't rushing on to the field any more. That thought made her grin. Her archery teacher had chased them off of the field by raining arrows down on them...none hit anyone of course, but it had been funny to watch them scramble off the field for the safety of the sidelines. Never again had they come near the field while practice was going on.
'At least I can get away from them out here.' She thought as she fitted another arrow into her bow. She drew the bowstring back and inhaled, aimed, exhaled and fired.
More cheers came. 'I don't see what's so thrilling.' She thought with annoyance. 'I haven't done anything worth cheering about.' She sighed as she gazed at the arrow protruding from the nearest ring to the bull's eye.
Her teacher tapped her shoulder. Usagi looked up expectantly. "Good job Minamino-san. Will you be entering the tournament next week?" She asked.
Usagi nodded. "It's the last tournament before schools over. I wouldn't miss it for the world." She told the older woman.
Her teacher smiled. "Good girl and I'll see if I can't do something about your fans." She told Usagi. "I don't want them distracting our star archer."
Usagi blushed at the comment. "I'm not that good." Usagi said. "And I'm certainly no better then the rest of the students."
Her teacher laughed. "So modest. You can quit for the day if you wish." She said patting Usagi's head as she left to talk to the other students.
Usagi glared at the ground for a moment before walking off of the field. Sometimes she thought people only saw her as the golden child of the school so perfect. 'Maybe I should do something to shock them all and smash my 'perfect' reputation. Then maybe they would leave me alone.' She hated the smiles of adoration and awe as they watched her. She knew she wasn't perfect and was hopelessly flawed in many areas but they just saw the best qualities of her.
'If this is what it means to be popular I'd rather be forgotten by them all.' She thought.
"Oh, Usagi you were so good out there!" Usagi looked up at the sound of the voice. "Aya...and Morio...how 'nice' to see you." She said with a grimace.
Aya curled her violet hair around her finger and pouted. "You don't sound happy to see us."
Usagi smiled thinly at her. "I'm as happy as a person can be when dealing with snakes." She said.
Aya's green eyes narrowed as she bit her lip, trying to figure out if she was being insulted. "Morio-kun why are we here again?" She whined looking up at the boy.
Usagi glared at him. "Yes, why are you here?" She snapped.
Morio smiled at her and draped an arm around Aya's shoulder. "We just wanted to see how you were doing after that embarrassing encounter with the King of Nerds."
"Fine." Usagi spat.
"So rude! Must be from hanging out with Urameshi Yuusuke." Morio said looking down at her.
"No, it's completely natural." Usagi said. "I need no help in that area. Now I suggest you go before I get mad, I'm absolutely vile when I'm angry." Turning she walked past them.
"Now, now Usagi. We were just concerned with your well being." Morio said coolly.
"That's nice." Usagi muttered. "But it doesn't mean I care." She didn't look back at them as she walked away. She didn't what to see them, either of them, especially Morio. Tears pricked at her eyes. Because of him she'd lost a person she felt she could really trust.
"See you tomorrow Usa-chan!" Morio called.
Usagi whirled around in anger. "My name is Hikari! You have no right to call me Usa-chan or even Usagi!" She shouted.
"Your name's Hikari? But I thought it was Usagi..." Aya said in confusion.
"It's a nickname baka!" Usagi snapped.
"What? Hikari?" Aya questioned.
"Baka." Usagi muttered.
Morio smiled at her, enjoying her anger. "That's not very ladylike...Hikari-chan." He chided.
"On second thought call me Minamino-san." Usagi said. "I don't want you using either name."
"Minamino-san." Morio said with a smile.
"Better yet, don't talk to me and don't use my name, period." Usagi said sharply as she stormed away, her hands clenched into fists.
"You're not that hot Minamino!" Morio shouted. "You're just another little uppity tramp!"
Usagi froze in her steps. Turning around slowly she glared at him. Walking back to him, anger tightening the muscles in her shoulders, she stopped when she stood right in front of him.
Her fist shot out and hit him square on the jaw. His head snapped to the side and a little blood trickled out of his mouth. He touched his bloodied chin in shock. He hadn't expected her to do something like that...and he hadn't expected her to have so much strength even if she did hit him...
Flushed with anger she glared at him. "One day you will come to regret your actions and your words. I'll pray for you, even after all you've said and done, because I can't hate you. You're not worth it." She said. "Goodbye." As she walked away from the shocked pair she held her fist to her chest. His face wasn't the only thing she'd bloodied, his teeth had cut into her fist and now she was bleeding freely.
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Haruka frowned as she watched the events below from the top of the bleachers. Michiru put a restraining hand on her arm. "She can handle it." The aqua haired female said softly to her lover.
"I want to teach that bakayaro a lesson for messing with our hime Michi." She growled. "Where are the Inners? It's their job to protect her."
"They must awaken her first. How can they truly protect her when she remembers nothing?" Michiru said. "For now Usagi must be left alone to fight her own battles unless they become to much for her. We will watch and wait...just as the Inners must do until the time of awakening."
Haruka looked away in defeat, her fist clenching and unclenching. "I will watch and wait even though it's killing me." She said finally.
Michiru nodded. "Good." She touched Haruka's arm as she watched the reincarnation of the moon princess walk back to the boy and punch him. Michiru blinked and Haruka grinned. "She has a back bone in this life." Haruka said happily. "And a good right hook." She said after a moments pause.
Michiru sighed and nodded. "You see. She is capable of taking care of herself." She said squeezing Haruka's hand with her own. "You don't have to worry." Haruka smiled down at her lover. "No, I'll still worry about her...only a little less."
Michiru hugged Haruka. "It shouldn't be too long before Luna awakens her memories. Just a little longer."
Haruka kissed Michiru's forehead gently. "And then we will take her away and protect her as she should be protected. For the future." She said.
"For the future." Michiru echoed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From the Gates of Time and Space their ancient guardian frowned. The many divided paths of the future had merged into five paths...two of which looked like they would merge with the others. "The future is aligning itself as it should but two paths stand out from the rest...Crystal Tokyo and another..." She looked at the alternate path and frowned. "Crystal Tokyo must be created, no matter the cost."
'Even at the cost of your hime's heart?' A small voice at the back of her mind said quietly. 'Even if it makes her hate you?'
"For the future of the Earth, and the people. Serenity...Serena and now Usagi has a duty to fulfill. I will make sure it happens." Pluto replied out loud.
'Serenity's dead and her duty died with Serena. Usagi maybe the reincarnation of the princess but she is not the princess and she may not want to be...look at the future...the one you turn your back on. She's happy in that future and the world isn't so bad.' The voice whispered.
Pluto stared off into the swirling mists. "I can't let it happen. Crystal Tokyo is a perfect utopia...I would not sacrifice a world like Crystal Tokyo for that future. She is the hime and she will always be, till the end of time." She said...almost to reassure herself. "How can she not be happy...as the most power woman on Earth, ruling over a pure people and a pure kingdom?"
Silence greeted her words. She stared off into space a faint frown on her face as images of the future she turned her back on bombarded her mind. Hikari Minamino was happy...but the world was not as it should be...it was wrong and her hime was truly dead...Hikari, affectionately known as Usagi, remained in her place. 'I can't let it happen.' She vowed silently.
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Usagi winced as she looked at her bruised, cut, and swollen hand. 'It was stupid to hit him.' She chided herself silently as she climbed the stairs to her room. 'That jerk wasn't worth it.' Knocking open her door with her foot she slipped inside and shut it with by hitting it with her heel when she was fully inside.
Falling on her bed, though careful of her throbbing hand, she stared at her ceiling. "Shuiichi...Oniisan I need you..." Tears rolled silently down her cheeks. He'd left a short while after her mother returned to the hospital and hadn't been back since. She missed him with all of her heart and now she really needed him and he wasn't here. "Oniisan..."She whispered as she curled into a little ball and drifted of to sleep. "Come home soon." Her eyes shut and soon she was asleep.
Sorry for not updating this sooner but I was hit with writers block. Vile thing that it is. Well, anyway, please Review!