Sadly, I still don't own any of these characters. I'm still working on getting Takeuchi-sama to put me in
her will, but my stalking has been, so far, fruitless. I'll keep you posted.
Chapter Two
'This is the place,' Bruce mused as he walked up the sidewalk towards the shrine. The guidebook he had found said it was known as the Hikawa Jinja or Cherry-hill Shrine. The temple, which was in the Sendai district, was a moderately famous one with a talented miko and a top karate program. None of these facts mattered to the man as he climbed the stairs under the dappled light thrown by the cherry trees. All that mattered was that he find the woman he had seen enter this place the previous night.
He had to find her; he didn't know why. He just did. There was no logic to it. He had seen her once, seen her in that odd outfit. But then she had (disappeared) changed into flowing white robes. She was beautiful, yes, perhaps more beautiful than anyone he had ever seen. It had been dark, but that had made her beauty flare out like a softly glowing candle, mysterious and haunting. But that was not why he had followed her.
The night before, he had been drawn to her for reasons he could not explain. He did not mind, but it was weird nonetheless. When he had seen her, he was hit by an inexplicable force and every woman he had ever known flashed before his eyes. None compared to her and in that instant he knew that she was the one. Not because of her exotic beauty, but because of something...else entirely.
Snapping out of his reverie, he surmounted the crest of the steps and came into a neatly tended courtyard with stately trees and orderly gardens. A little ways ahead, a woman was sweeping the path with her back to him. He hesitated, not sure what to say. Something (Hi, I'm looking for a woman I followed here last night; she changed into a short skirt and fought a monster. Do you know where she is?) ran through his head and sounded silly and potentially like nut-house material.
"Excuse me, Miss..." he began.
She turned, and as the pair looked at each other, a shock like static electricity passed between them.
"It's you," they both breathed at the same time.
Turning bright red, the woman ducked her head and continued her sweeping, "Is there anything I can do for you, sir? Would you like a reading, some love charms perhaps?"
Turning red himself, Bruce laughed inwardly at her comment. 'So she _had_ seen me last night,' he thought, 'She must have felt something too,'
"Um, I am, look-that is, I..." he faltered under her penetrating gaze.
"I know you saw me last night and I know you followed me here. Allow me to introduce myself: I am Hino Rei, head miko of this temple and Sailor Mars, warrior of the flames. Now that you know about me, I'd like to know some about you."
She took him aback, "I am a visitor to your land. I am Bruce Wayne, Wayne Bruce as you would say, of Gotham City and here on business for the year."
"Yes, I have heard of that, the merging of your company with a large Tokyo firm. This involves the government as well, does it not? But you have not mentioned who you appeared as last night; that was not Bruce Wayne as I was not Rei."
Hesitantly he spoke, "You saw me last night as Batman. Where I come from is a lawless place and I disguise myself to fight the evils of my city. I do not use magic as you and your friends did last night, however; I fight with mortal talents."
She nodded, "Would you like to come in? My staff has the day off in honor of the holiday. We could talk in a more comfortable place?"
Settling themselves in on a couch in the living room, Bruce and Rei lapsed into an awkward silence. The two had just met and had already revealed things they had not yet told long time friends. They knew names and that each led a double life, but that was it. How was there this undeniable feeling that they must be together?
"Hino-san-" Bruce began.
"Please, call me Rei-chan. It's only right, we both know so much of each other."
"Rei-chan," he corrected, "I don't know why I followed you last night. But when you looked at me knowing I had seen you and not calling your friends, I felt something and I just had to know who you were."
"I know, I felt it too. When I saw you in the shadows, something washed over me, and I felt drawn to you. If you hadn't followed me I probably would've followed you!" she ended in a giggle.
The tension broken, Bruce smiled too. The two just looked at each other as they sat on opposite ends of the couch. Cautiously, they moved closer and linked their hands, fingers intertwining. At this simple touch, Rei's chest felt fit to burst with a wonderful exquisite ache.
Bruce felt it too. Her touch ignited something in him to such ferocity that it was almost painful. He craved more and as she tilted her head so that their lips touched, they kissed each other hungrily. Hands left laps to run wildly over each other's bodies. His shirt was open and her robe fell, exposing her creamy shoulder. Suddenly, the mood was broken.
"Rei-chan! We're having a picnic later today.." Usagi trailed off as she took in the scene.
The lovebirds almost rocketed to opposite ends of the couch and hurriedly fixed themselves. Everyone in the room was bright red, no more so than the cutely prudish Usagi.
Bruce briskly stood, "I must be going. I have a meeting in thirty minutes. It was nice meeting you and I hope to see you again, Rei."
He kissed her hand and left. Rei sat looking at her arm, the fever rising up her arm from the spot. She was awakened from her trance when the blonde sat down next to her.
"Rei," she said seriously, "You only just _met_ that guy and you are already all over each other?"
Rei looked accusingly at her, "Well, look who's talking. You lost your virginity at fourteen with Chibi-usa in the next room!"*
Usagi went to say something, but she just shut her mouth and glared at her friend.
"Besides," the priestess continued, "This is different, like it was with you and Mamoru-kun. I feel...connected to him somehow."
The blonde smiled, "Well, if you thing you've finally found happiness, I wish you the best."
Rei's eyes were full of stars, "It's more than happiness. When we touched it was like...Oh, I can't explain it."
"I know what you mean. Are you up for the picnic? I know the shrine is basically closed for the holiday."
"Sure! Count me in!"
*In the R series manga, there is a scene were Usagi and Mamoru are lying on the kitchen floor while Chib-usa sleeps in the next room. Come on, you know _something_ happened!
Well, I can't promise you when the next installment will be, but until then feel free to write constructive comments or flames if you want to make a fool of yourself!
Soul~chan
her will, but my stalking has been, so far, fruitless. I'll keep you posted.
Chapter Two
'This is the place,' Bruce mused as he walked up the sidewalk towards the shrine. The guidebook he had found said it was known as the Hikawa Jinja or Cherry-hill Shrine. The temple, which was in the Sendai district, was a moderately famous one with a talented miko and a top karate program. None of these facts mattered to the man as he climbed the stairs under the dappled light thrown by the cherry trees. All that mattered was that he find the woman he had seen enter this place the previous night.
He had to find her; he didn't know why. He just did. There was no logic to it. He had seen her once, seen her in that odd outfit. But then she had (disappeared) changed into flowing white robes. She was beautiful, yes, perhaps more beautiful than anyone he had ever seen. It had been dark, but that had made her beauty flare out like a softly glowing candle, mysterious and haunting. But that was not why he had followed her.
The night before, he had been drawn to her for reasons he could not explain. He did not mind, but it was weird nonetheless. When he had seen her, he was hit by an inexplicable force and every woman he had ever known flashed before his eyes. None compared to her and in that instant he knew that she was the one. Not because of her exotic beauty, but because of something...else entirely.
Snapping out of his reverie, he surmounted the crest of the steps and came into a neatly tended courtyard with stately trees and orderly gardens. A little ways ahead, a woman was sweeping the path with her back to him. He hesitated, not sure what to say. Something (Hi, I'm looking for a woman I followed here last night; she changed into a short skirt and fought a monster. Do you know where she is?) ran through his head and sounded silly and potentially like nut-house material.
"Excuse me, Miss..." he began.
She turned, and as the pair looked at each other, a shock like static electricity passed between them.
"It's you," they both breathed at the same time.
Turning bright red, the woman ducked her head and continued her sweeping, "Is there anything I can do for you, sir? Would you like a reading, some love charms perhaps?"
Turning red himself, Bruce laughed inwardly at her comment. 'So she _had_ seen me last night,' he thought, 'She must have felt something too,'
"Um, I am, look-that is, I..." he faltered under her penetrating gaze.
"I know you saw me last night and I know you followed me here. Allow me to introduce myself: I am Hino Rei, head miko of this temple and Sailor Mars, warrior of the flames. Now that you know about me, I'd like to know some about you."
She took him aback, "I am a visitor to your land. I am Bruce Wayne, Wayne Bruce as you would say, of Gotham City and here on business for the year."
"Yes, I have heard of that, the merging of your company with a large Tokyo firm. This involves the government as well, does it not? But you have not mentioned who you appeared as last night; that was not Bruce Wayne as I was not Rei."
Hesitantly he spoke, "You saw me last night as Batman. Where I come from is a lawless place and I disguise myself to fight the evils of my city. I do not use magic as you and your friends did last night, however; I fight with mortal talents."
She nodded, "Would you like to come in? My staff has the day off in honor of the holiday. We could talk in a more comfortable place?"
Settling themselves in on a couch in the living room, Bruce and Rei lapsed into an awkward silence. The two had just met and had already revealed things they had not yet told long time friends. They knew names and that each led a double life, but that was it. How was there this undeniable feeling that they must be together?
"Hino-san-" Bruce began.
"Please, call me Rei-chan. It's only right, we both know so much of each other."
"Rei-chan," he corrected, "I don't know why I followed you last night. But when you looked at me knowing I had seen you and not calling your friends, I felt something and I just had to know who you were."
"I know, I felt it too. When I saw you in the shadows, something washed over me, and I felt drawn to you. If you hadn't followed me I probably would've followed you!" she ended in a giggle.
The tension broken, Bruce smiled too. The two just looked at each other as they sat on opposite ends of the couch. Cautiously, they moved closer and linked their hands, fingers intertwining. At this simple touch, Rei's chest felt fit to burst with a wonderful exquisite ache.
Bruce felt it too. Her touch ignited something in him to such ferocity that it was almost painful. He craved more and as she tilted her head so that their lips touched, they kissed each other hungrily. Hands left laps to run wildly over each other's bodies. His shirt was open and her robe fell, exposing her creamy shoulder. Suddenly, the mood was broken.
"Rei-chan! We're having a picnic later today.." Usagi trailed off as she took in the scene.
The lovebirds almost rocketed to opposite ends of the couch and hurriedly fixed themselves. Everyone in the room was bright red, no more so than the cutely prudish Usagi.
Bruce briskly stood, "I must be going. I have a meeting in thirty minutes. It was nice meeting you and I hope to see you again, Rei."
He kissed her hand and left. Rei sat looking at her arm, the fever rising up her arm from the spot. She was awakened from her trance when the blonde sat down next to her.
"Rei," she said seriously, "You only just _met_ that guy and you are already all over each other?"
Rei looked accusingly at her, "Well, look who's talking. You lost your virginity at fourteen with Chibi-usa in the next room!"*
Usagi went to say something, but she just shut her mouth and glared at her friend.
"Besides," the priestess continued, "This is different, like it was with you and Mamoru-kun. I feel...connected to him somehow."
The blonde smiled, "Well, if you thing you've finally found happiness, I wish you the best."
Rei's eyes were full of stars, "It's more than happiness. When we touched it was like...Oh, I can't explain it."
"I know what you mean. Are you up for the picnic? I know the shrine is basically closed for the holiday."
"Sure! Count me in!"
*In the R series manga, there is a scene were Usagi and Mamoru are lying on the kitchen floor while Chib-usa sleeps in the next room. Come on, you know _something_ happened!
Well, I can't promise you when the next installment will be, but until then feel free to write constructive comments or flames if you want to make a fool of yourself!
Soul~chan