Hello again, and this is S.N. Radio with the seventh current episode of Dark Moon's Eclipse!! The chapters are coming out faster than ever, thanks to the fact that Summer has way too much free time! Anyway, hope you enjoy out there, signing' off, ...S.N.

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Chapter Seven: Spars and Deadly Denials

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Kuma stood on the edge of a jagged cliff, staring and smirking at her sister, who was adjacent to her, standing on a similar cliff.
"What do you say sister? Should we make it first blood?" she asked aloud, with no need to shout over the dead air. She watched as her sister pondered the thought, and smiled.
"Hai Imouto," Usagi answered, "No ki blasts, or transformations, deal?"
Usagi was pleased at her sister's nod. "And no thought reading Imouto!" Usagi suddenly yelled. Her sister could manipulate her mind like no other, and sense moves before they came if she concentrated. Their mother had once told them it was a trait she inherited from her father.
"Hai, mama!" Kuma said, smirking as she felt her sister anger. It always helped to anger the child of light before a spar, she was too soft otherwise.
Usagi phased out in a flash of white light, and appeared before Kuma, in a fighting stance. Kuma adopted her stance as well, and was the first to move, kicking quickly at her sister's legs to unbalance her. Usagi saw the move however, and jumped, getting a fist in the stomach instead. Her Imouto could be tricky at times..
Kuma leapt back into the air, only to meet with Usagi's flying foot, and be kicked back to where she came. She countered with a roundhouse kick, btu Usagi blocked it, her ki raising. Usagi punched at her sister, but her hand was met with a fist, and they struggled against each other to gain the upper hand, black and white aura's now clashing.
"You've improved Sun" Kuma said, using her pet name for Usagi.
"You have as well Shadow." Usagi countered, using her pet name as well. They broke apart, and started at each other once again, fists, and legs dashing wildly through the air. Usagi used a strong punch, throwing at her sister's stomach, and connected , throwing her sister towards a cliff face. Kuma stopped herself quickly, and flew back at her sister, though she was sure she had broken a rib with her fist. She kicked, once, twice at her sister, and both were blocked, so in a rage, she used ki in her kick, successfully hearing her sister's arm snap. Usagi grimaced, as Kuma smirked, stepping back. In a rage of her own, Usagi phased in and out, appearing in front of Kuma so quickly she had no time to react. Not surprisingly, they both had the same thought in their minds, and threw equal ki blasts at each other. The blasts, one black and one white, barely missed colliding as they whizzed past, and each slammed into a girl, knocking them both into cliff faces.
Kuma groaned, feeling her shoulder pop, and floated from the crevice smiling. A thin stream of blood ran from a cut in her head, just above her eye. Usagi appeared as well, holding a broken arm, and also having a thin stream of blood dripping from almost the exact same spot. She floated closer to her Imouto, and giggled loudly, despite her pain.
"I don't know why we try Sun," Kuma said giggling still. "We always end up drawing blood at the exact same time, in the exact same place, neither of us ever win.."
"It's a curse we deal with Shadow." Usagi said, smiling. "Annoying albeit."
There were awed gasps and audible hmphs as the Z fighters appeared on the scene, sensing the girl's ki.
Kuma floated down to the ground, and Usagi followed, smirking lightly. They each stood silently, examining their injuries as the Z fighters floated down as well.
"Well sis, you have definitely improved as a fighter" Kuma said proudly, at least you no longer hold back when I'm down."
"You have as well Kuma" Usagi said. "Improved by adding a little ki I see?"
Kuma felt her ribs tenderly, and hissed in pain as she them give way. "Cracked at least four ribs Imouto, she answered. "She tried to move her right shoulder and hissed in pain again. "And popped a shoulder joint. Nice."
"I could say the same about you sis." Usagi answered. "Broken arm, and my back is gonna be bruised to no end from that kick."
They stopped conversing their injuries as Goku started to speak. "Are you guys all right?" he asked. "What happened?"
"Sparring" both girls said at the same time, as if it were normal to almost kill each other while sparring.
"You go as far as to break each other's bones in a spar?" Tien asked. "You could kill yourselves!"
"We did once." Usagi voiced. "I remember how mad Mother and Mars were.."
"You actually killed each other?" Gohan asked a bit frightened at the thought.
"Well actually, Kuma killed me, and then stabbed herself with my sword in her grief." Usagi carefully explained. They had no need to know that Kuma had killed her at her request. They could not disobey each other, though Kuma had tried so hard to resist what her mind told her to do.
"How can you go so far in a mere spar?" Yamcha asked.
Kuma stared at him as if he were crazy. "For the fight." she answered. "It is not any fun if you don't fight to your fullest, and if a few bones are broken in the way, so be it."
"How could you say that?" Gohan asked. "Don't you care if you die?" He gulped, as the now icy gazes of both girls were set on him. It was strange how they could get so cold at the mention of some words.
"I told you before Gohan," Kuma said coldly. "Physical wounds do heal."
"Do you need any help?" Goku asked, changing the subject.
Kuma smirked at him, as well as Usagi, and gave him looks he didn't like at all.
"Are you man enough to handle the sound of a few bones cracking?" Kuma asked. "We need our bones set before we can heal ourselves."
Goku gulped, and nodded slightly, walking up to Kuma. "Just pop it back in." she said. "For Usagi's all you need do is slip the bones back into place , by tugging at each end, the opposite way." Goku closed his eyes, and quickly pushed Kuma's shoulder up and in, hearing her painful hiss and the sickening pop the shoulder made as it slipped back into position. He did the same with Usagi's arm and soon they were completely healed, by using the Crystals they possessed.
"We should head back to C.C. now." Goku suggested. "Bulma and Chi-Chi will have dinner ready by now, and will be worried. Are you two coming?"
The two girls nodded at the mention of food, an took to the air.
"If I can't beat you at a first blood spar," Kuma called, "I bet I can beat you to C.C.!" She powered up and blasted off giggling, Usagi yelling 'No Fair', behind her.
"They can be so cold at times, and yet, so cheerful as well. But only around each other." Goku said. "Makes you wonder what happened to make them freeze up like that."
Vegeta and Piccolo were the only ones to nod, as they blasted off towards CC themselves.
When the two girls arrived, they ran into the kitchen, asking politely if they could have a plate of food and eat in a separate room where they could talk. Bulma happily complied. giving them directions to an empty bedroom with a table, and they said their thanks, moving to the room.
"So sister," Usagi said. "How has life treated you so far?"
"Cruelly." Kuma said bitterly, setting down her fork. "You?"
Kuma looked at her sister, to see an incomprehensible sadness in her eyes. She felt the emotion run through her like a hot knife through butter, and shuddered, watching the scenes of the senshi's death play over in her mind. They had all died saving her, and she felt guilty.
She was totally unprepared for what her sister said next. A phrase she had only heard once, a phrase she was forbidden to disobey. "Kill me Kuma, please, onegai.." Usagi whispered.
Kuma however, heard it, and couldn't stop herself from forming the pure black katana in her free hand. "Please," she whispered to Usagi. "Please Imouto don't make me do this again." She felt herself move closer to the shivering body of Usagi, unwillingly raising the katana above her sister's chest. With all the free will she had left in her mind, she let out a half sob, half strangled scream, hoping to get someone's attention.
She was satisfied when Gohan and Goku came crashing into the room, staring in shock at the position the two girls were in. Kuma turned her silver eyes to capture Goku's own, and she tried to voice her command.
"Stop me," she whispered at first.
"Kuma, what?...." Goku started to ask. He was cut off when Kuma's sword got so much closer to Usagi's chest.
"Stop me!" Kuma screamed.
Goku nodded with little understanding, and shot a medium ki blast at Kuma's chest, knocking her soundly into a wall. She sighed, as she felt her concentration on the task break, and the katana disappeared. She stood back up, and looked into Goku's worried ebony eyes once again, ignoring the pain in her side.
"Thank you Goku." she whispered, walking over to Usagi's sobbing form. She sat down infront of her sister, on the floor, and shook her by her shoulders, forcing her to look into her eyes. "Don't you ever make me do that again Usagi!!" she screamed. "Do you know how it feels? To want so badly to kill your own flesh and blood? It tears me up inside Usagi! Until I don't know who the hell I am anymore!" She stopped shaking and hugged her sister in a tight embrace, feeling that the other Z fighters had arrived and were watching.
"It hurts Imouto." she heard Usagi whisper. "It hurts so much."
"I know" Kuma whispered back. "When I couldn't save my Okkasan I cried, and even tried to take my own life. But Toren wouldn't let me, and eventually I realized it wasn't my fault. I have to convince myself now, that his death wasn't my fault either. Help me Imouto, and I'll help you. We aren't alone anymore, don't suffer in loneliness."
Usagi slowly nodded her head, and Kuma smiled over her sister's shoulder.
"Thank you Kuma." Usagi whispered as darkness met her eyes. Kuma didn't move her embrace from around her sister, as she too passed out. Unconsciousness was bliss.

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Alright babes,That's one more chapter finished,and hopefully many more to go! Hope you enjoyed!! Hugs and Kisses....S.N.