Another Life
Chapter 5
Genre: after "Stars" and "Endless Waltz"
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing = not mine. Phooey. -_-;; This
story and its plotline = minemineminemine! Please be nice and don't
steal! It took me long enough to come up with the storyline, I'd be
very peeved if anyone took it...
Author's Note: Konnichiwa, minna-chan! *waves* Gomen for the long wait
for Chapter 5, but writer's blocks are the pits. Hope you enjoy, and
don't forget to review!
********
Previously: The boys see a ghostly vision..the girls from their dreams!
When Heero goes to confront Usagi, the Ginzuishou Crystal reacts and
brings about a strange effect of connecting the girls and boys
together! Now, sharing the same form and spirit, the boys and girls
discover just what lays in their combined pasts...
********
Trowa blinked in surprise as he found himself in total darkness. Where
in the world was he at, and where were the others? He turned in a
complete circle, unnerved. Was he dreaming? Was he dead? Was he--?
"You're just in between stages. Don't be afraid!"
Trowa turned again in the darkness, wondering at the friendly feminine
voice. He jumped as a smiling face with green eyes and brown hair
loomed out of the darkness. He reached for a gun, then realized he
hadn't had one on him in the first place. That was Trowa's department,
not his. So instead, he stepped back from the girl and crossed his arms
calmly.
"Gomen nasai for scaring you, I'm a bit more used to this than you.
Gaining memories like this is never easy to get used to, anyways."
Trowa blinked and quirked an eyebrow, but nothing more, as was his
nature.
"Hm. You don't say much, do you?" The girl frowned, then grinned good-
naturedly. "Just like always."
"A-always?" That broke Trowa's stoic silence as he glanced thoughtfully
at the girl. "Do I know you?" She DID seem familiar..
"Iie. Not really. Well, neither did I, not until just now."
"Huh?" Not the most intelligent of questions, but, well, it got the
point across. At least, he hoped it did as the girl laughed.
"Not always the most articulate, are you? Well, I can understand the
confusion, I was, too. But there's one way to fix that..." She grabbed
his hand in hers, and lightning of recognition flashed through them
both..
~Princess Lita gasped, jerking to life and opening her eyes to stare
straight up into green eyes a shade lighter than her own and light
brown hair that flopped over one eye. She felt arms tighten around her
and realized that the owner of those green eyes and brown hair now held
her in his arms. She must've fainted after the transportation process!
She blushed and looked away.
"Pardon me, sir. I do not mean to burden you!"
The young man smiled, and Lita felt her heart melt. A true romantic,
she went weak-kneed at that smile. The rest of him wasn't horrible,
either...
"You're no burden at all. It's my pleasure to help, Lady."
Lita smiled as he helped her to her feet, hoping to hear more of that
low voice, but he just flushed, crossed his arms and shuffled about
awkwardly. She laughed.
"Well, you are a quiet one! Although the silent ones are always the
most intriguing..." Lita 'eep'ed softly as she caught Queen Serenity's
warning glare, knowing, as usual, as a princess, she'd said too much.
"I apologize. May Zeus strike me, I tend to say things I should not. M'
lady Queen says I should have been born a man, I am so unlike a lady. I
believe the Terran term is 'tomboy'...?"
She stopped her roundabout apology, stunned as the handsome young man
before her laughed, which, strangely, made the other four young men
with Queen Serenity and the others stare in unconcealed amazement at
him and her.
The laugh slowly died to a chuckle, the young man wiping his eyes.
"Your pardon, Lady, you're just so...*normal* for a princess! It's a
nice change of pace."
Lita grinned, pleased that someone besides Serenity and the Royal Court
liked her frank and honest attitude. She was liking this Terran warrior
more and more..she curtsied gracefully, her green gown whispering like
leaves in the wind.
"Thank you, kind sir. I am Princess Lita of Jupiter, I am glad you made
it safely to Silver Millenium. We are not exactly the most experienced
when it comes to planet transportation. I hope it was satisfactory...?"
He grinned, noticing his friends' stunned looks, and bowed over her
hand. "Everything was fine, no need to worry. I am Trowa Barton of the
Earth Royal Guard. And you, Princess, are one in a million!"
Lita blushed at the compliment, noticing Raye's attention on the dark-
haired man beside her as the others slowly regained consciousness. So,
she was interested in that Terran warrior..she smiled at Trowa, knowing
this would be an interesting event. Maybe these Terrans weren't so bad,
after all...and these lessons were just what they needed!~
*See. I TOLD you we've met before.* The Makoto-half whispered to the
Trowa-half in the MakotoTrowa conscience as the dream became realized.
*Yes. But how could that be?*
*...--chuckle--You'll find out soon enough..*
******
Quatre turned in a complete circle in the darkness, unnerved by the
silence, the unsureness of where he was, even the total confusion of
not knowing which way was up. Last he had known was of the ethereal
sight of the beautiful women. He had noticed, vaguely, Heero's efforts
to reach the center of the double circle, but once he had reached his
goal, there had been a bright flash, then darkness was the last thing
he had remembered.
Now he was...here. He hyperventilated, nearly giving himself a whiplash
as he panicked in the blackness. It hadn't been this dark, this..COLD,
since the time after losing his father, when he had gone briefly insane
and wreaked havoc with the Zero system Gundam. He shivered, briskly
rubbing his arms as she struggled to remember how he got here, how to
get out. He had to get out before he lost his mind in the darkness..but
where was he in the first place?
"Stay calm. You're not alone." A soothing feminine voice whispered
softly. A gentle blue light brightened the darkness, soothing his fears,
but making him shield his eyes after so long in the blackness. After a
minute, he raised his head and beheld a pretty bluehaired woman, smiling
at him as the blue light glowed behind her..no, not behind..FROM her.
The light flowed around her form, ebbing and flowing like water.
Quatre's eyes widened, and he stepped back in disbelief from the
etheral girl. Sure, he'd seen people's auras before, but not in a
physical form!
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you."
Instead of answering, he took another step back warily. "Who are you?
What is this place?" he asked quietly.
The girl's features became troubled, and the smile turned into a sad
little frown. "I don't look familiar to you, do I?"
Quatre blinked. She did have a familiar way about her, but..
"Should you?"
Her shoulders drooped. "I..well, I hoped, but..it *has* been a long
time."
"Do I know...?" he started to ask, but went silent as something shone
at him from her forehead, something that brought back a twinge of
memory and gave him enough courage to reach out to the otherworldly
girl and brush back the blue curls around her forehead.
Quatre's eyes widened again.
The planetary sign of Mercury glimmered proudly on herforehead. She
smiled at him.
"So you *do* remember, even if only a little."
"What do you mean?"
She sighed softly and leaned into the hand on her forehead, invoking
the combination of their spirits and jumpstarting lost memories..
~Princess Amy opened her eyes suddenly, a mild curse of Mercurian
origin whispering past her lips at the pain between her eyes. Did using
their powers like this always hurt this much? She raised her hands and
dragged them down her face in an effort to ease the pain and bring her
senses back to reality. She could swear a pair of gentle, yet strong
arms held her...
"Are you all right?" a soft male voice asked behind her, a hand
supporting her head. She blinked. Did she just hear...? She tilted her
head and stared straight into a kind face with blue eyes and blond hair.
She squeaked in surprise and moved skittishly away, nearly tripping
over her long blue gown as she scrambled to her feet.
"My apologies, M'lady. I didn't mean to startle you." the blonde-haired
man said, flushing in embarrassment.
Amy heard a grumbled curse behind her, "weak onna" following, then a
growl and a "why you..!" coming from what sounded like Raye. She smiled
slightly as she heard a jet of flame coming from the Fire Princess, and
a yelp from the male voice. She turned her attention back to the man in
front of her and gave a graceful, if embarrassed, curtsy, the blue hues
of her gown flowing together like water.
"No, I am sorry. I did not mean to jump so, I just thought I was
dreaming of a pair of arms around me--" Amy stopped her apology,
mortified at her words, and blushed furiously. Lita, who stood shyly
beside a brown-haired man, sighed when she saw Amy's blush, knowing of
her shyness, and went up behind her and nudged her closer to the young
man. Amy stumbled, then glared at Lita. She dissolved into silence as
he bowed, then blushed again.
"It's all right, M'lady. No harm done. I-I'm Quatre Winner of the Earth
Royal Guard, it's a p-pleasure to meet you, Princess." Amy smiled
kindly at his shared shyness, almost forgetting her name, until Lita
nudged her again.
"Oh...um..yes. It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Sir Quatre. I-I am
Princess Amy of Mercury." She blushed as he gallantly kissed her hand.
She liked this Terran, he was much like her. Odd--he being Terran, she
Mercurian, yet they were the same. Why had she and the others been so
against Terran warriors in the first place? She couldn't remember as
she smiled into the kind blue gaze of Quatre. She reached out her hand
and tucked it into the crook of his offered arm. Lita grinned at the
motion and winked, sending both into shy blushes once again.
"I...I hope you will like it here, Sir Quatre."
"I'm sure I w-will, Princess."
Amy smiled and waited with Lita, Raye and their escorts for Mina and
their Princess to wake up. Athena knew those two were always the
slowest to wake anytime. But if it meant waiting with Quatre...well,
perhaps it would not be too horrible if they took their time!~
******
Mamoru watched as Ami smiled and glowed a gentle blue, the
afterimage of the young man linked with her smiling as well. Kami-sama,
how he wished he knew what was happening! He wanted to march right into
the double circle and join hands with Usako, but the Ginzuishou had
given such an odd flash before the images appeared, he didn't know what
would happen if he joined the circle, and he didn't want to endanger
any of the girls.
So he was forced to stand outside with Luna and Artemis and go stark
raving mad with worry. He saw the mark of Venus appear on Minako's
forehead flashing with orange reflecting light, and knew it was her
turn. The afterimage with her glowed a soft orange as well as Minako's
chain of hearts surrounded them. He sighed and resolutely sat down,
watching the light show.
********
~End Chapter 5~
Chapter 5
Genre: after "Stars" and "Endless Waltz"
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing = not mine. Phooey. -_-;; This
story and its plotline = minemineminemine! Please be nice and don't
steal! It took me long enough to come up with the storyline, I'd be
very peeved if anyone took it...
Author's Note: Konnichiwa, minna-chan! *waves* Gomen for the long wait
for Chapter 5, but writer's blocks are the pits. Hope you enjoy, and
don't forget to review!
********
Previously: The boys see a ghostly vision..the girls from their dreams!
When Heero goes to confront Usagi, the Ginzuishou Crystal reacts and
brings about a strange effect of connecting the girls and boys
together! Now, sharing the same form and spirit, the boys and girls
discover just what lays in their combined pasts...
********
Trowa blinked in surprise as he found himself in total darkness. Where
in the world was he at, and where were the others? He turned in a
complete circle, unnerved. Was he dreaming? Was he dead? Was he--?
"You're just in between stages. Don't be afraid!"
Trowa turned again in the darkness, wondering at the friendly feminine
voice. He jumped as a smiling face with green eyes and brown hair
loomed out of the darkness. He reached for a gun, then realized he
hadn't had one on him in the first place. That was Trowa's department,
not his. So instead, he stepped back from the girl and crossed his arms
calmly.
"Gomen nasai for scaring you, I'm a bit more used to this than you.
Gaining memories like this is never easy to get used to, anyways."
Trowa blinked and quirked an eyebrow, but nothing more, as was his
nature.
"Hm. You don't say much, do you?" The girl frowned, then grinned good-
naturedly. "Just like always."
"A-always?" That broke Trowa's stoic silence as he glanced thoughtfully
at the girl. "Do I know you?" She DID seem familiar..
"Iie. Not really. Well, neither did I, not until just now."
"Huh?" Not the most intelligent of questions, but, well, it got the
point across. At least, he hoped it did as the girl laughed.
"Not always the most articulate, are you? Well, I can understand the
confusion, I was, too. But there's one way to fix that..." She grabbed
his hand in hers, and lightning of recognition flashed through them
both..
~Princess Lita gasped, jerking to life and opening her eyes to stare
straight up into green eyes a shade lighter than her own and light
brown hair that flopped over one eye. She felt arms tighten around her
and realized that the owner of those green eyes and brown hair now held
her in his arms. She must've fainted after the transportation process!
She blushed and looked away.
"Pardon me, sir. I do not mean to burden you!"
The young man smiled, and Lita felt her heart melt. A true romantic,
she went weak-kneed at that smile. The rest of him wasn't horrible,
either...
"You're no burden at all. It's my pleasure to help, Lady."
Lita smiled as he helped her to her feet, hoping to hear more of that
low voice, but he just flushed, crossed his arms and shuffled about
awkwardly. She laughed.
"Well, you are a quiet one! Although the silent ones are always the
most intriguing..." Lita 'eep'ed softly as she caught Queen Serenity's
warning glare, knowing, as usual, as a princess, she'd said too much.
"I apologize. May Zeus strike me, I tend to say things I should not. M'
lady Queen says I should have been born a man, I am so unlike a lady. I
believe the Terran term is 'tomboy'...?"
She stopped her roundabout apology, stunned as the handsome young man
before her laughed, which, strangely, made the other four young men
with Queen Serenity and the others stare in unconcealed amazement at
him and her.
The laugh slowly died to a chuckle, the young man wiping his eyes.
"Your pardon, Lady, you're just so...*normal* for a princess! It's a
nice change of pace."
Lita grinned, pleased that someone besides Serenity and the Royal Court
liked her frank and honest attitude. She was liking this Terran warrior
more and more..she curtsied gracefully, her green gown whispering like
leaves in the wind.
"Thank you, kind sir. I am Princess Lita of Jupiter, I am glad you made
it safely to Silver Millenium. We are not exactly the most experienced
when it comes to planet transportation. I hope it was satisfactory...?"
He grinned, noticing his friends' stunned looks, and bowed over her
hand. "Everything was fine, no need to worry. I am Trowa Barton of the
Earth Royal Guard. And you, Princess, are one in a million!"
Lita blushed at the compliment, noticing Raye's attention on the dark-
haired man beside her as the others slowly regained consciousness. So,
she was interested in that Terran warrior..she smiled at Trowa, knowing
this would be an interesting event. Maybe these Terrans weren't so bad,
after all...and these lessons were just what they needed!~
*See. I TOLD you we've met before.* The Makoto-half whispered to the
Trowa-half in the MakotoTrowa conscience as the dream became realized.
*Yes. But how could that be?*
*...--chuckle--You'll find out soon enough..*
******
Quatre turned in a complete circle in the darkness, unnerved by the
silence, the unsureness of where he was, even the total confusion of
not knowing which way was up. Last he had known was of the ethereal
sight of the beautiful women. He had noticed, vaguely, Heero's efforts
to reach the center of the double circle, but once he had reached his
goal, there had been a bright flash, then darkness was the last thing
he had remembered.
Now he was...here. He hyperventilated, nearly giving himself a whiplash
as he panicked in the blackness. It hadn't been this dark, this..COLD,
since the time after losing his father, when he had gone briefly insane
and wreaked havoc with the Zero system Gundam. He shivered, briskly
rubbing his arms as she struggled to remember how he got here, how to
get out. He had to get out before he lost his mind in the darkness..but
where was he in the first place?
"Stay calm. You're not alone." A soothing feminine voice whispered
softly. A gentle blue light brightened the darkness, soothing his fears,
but making him shield his eyes after so long in the blackness. After a
minute, he raised his head and beheld a pretty bluehaired woman, smiling
at him as the blue light glowed behind her..no, not behind..FROM her.
The light flowed around her form, ebbing and flowing like water.
Quatre's eyes widened, and he stepped back in disbelief from the
etheral girl. Sure, he'd seen people's auras before, but not in a
physical form!
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you."
Instead of answering, he took another step back warily. "Who are you?
What is this place?" he asked quietly.
The girl's features became troubled, and the smile turned into a sad
little frown. "I don't look familiar to you, do I?"
Quatre blinked. She did have a familiar way about her, but..
"Should you?"
Her shoulders drooped. "I..well, I hoped, but..it *has* been a long
time."
"Do I know...?" he started to ask, but went silent as something shone
at him from her forehead, something that brought back a twinge of
memory and gave him enough courage to reach out to the otherworldly
girl and brush back the blue curls around her forehead.
Quatre's eyes widened again.
The planetary sign of Mercury glimmered proudly on herforehead. She
smiled at him.
"So you *do* remember, even if only a little."
"What do you mean?"
She sighed softly and leaned into the hand on her forehead, invoking
the combination of their spirits and jumpstarting lost memories..
~Princess Amy opened her eyes suddenly, a mild curse of Mercurian
origin whispering past her lips at the pain between her eyes. Did using
their powers like this always hurt this much? She raised her hands and
dragged them down her face in an effort to ease the pain and bring her
senses back to reality. She could swear a pair of gentle, yet strong
arms held her...
"Are you all right?" a soft male voice asked behind her, a hand
supporting her head. She blinked. Did she just hear...? She tilted her
head and stared straight into a kind face with blue eyes and blond hair.
She squeaked in surprise and moved skittishly away, nearly tripping
over her long blue gown as she scrambled to her feet.
"My apologies, M'lady. I didn't mean to startle you." the blonde-haired
man said, flushing in embarrassment.
Amy heard a grumbled curse behind her, "weak onna" following, then a
growl and a "why you..!" coming from what sounded like Raye. She smiled
slightly as she heard a jet of flame coming from the Fire Princess, and
a yelp from the male voice. She turned her attention back to the man in
front of her and gave a graceful, if embarrassed, curtsy, the blue hues
of her gown flowing together like water.
"No, I am sorry. I did not mean to jump so, I just thought I was
dreaming of a pair of arms around me--" Amy stopped her apology,
mortified at her words, and blushed furiously. Lita, who stood shyly
beside a brown-haired man, sighed when she saw Amy's blush, knowing of
her shyness, and went up behind her and nudged her closer to the young
man. Amy stumbled, then glared at Lita. She dissolved into silence as
he bowed, then blushed again.
"It's all right, M'lady. No harm done. I-I'm Quatre Winner of the Earth
Royal Guard, it's a p-pleasure to meet you, Princess." Amy smiled
kindly at his shared shyness, almost forgetting her name, until Lita
nudged her again.
"Oh...um..yes. It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Sir Quatre. I-I am
Princess Amy of Mercury." She blushed as he gallantly kissed her hand.
She liked this Terran, he was much like her. Odd--he being Terran, she
Mercurian, yet they were the same. Why had she and the others been so
against Terran warriors in the first place? She couldn't remember as
she smiled into the kind blue gaze of Quatre. She reached out her hand
and tucked it into the crook of his offered arm. Lita grinned at the
motion and winked, sending both into shy blushes once again.
"I...I hope you will like it here, Sir Quatre."
"I'm sure I w-will, Princess."
Amy smiled and waited with Lita, Raye and their escorts for Mina and
their Princess to wake up. Athena knew those two were always the
slowest to wake anytime. But if it meant waiting with Quatre...well,
perhaps it would not be too horrible if they took their time!~
******
Mamoru watched as Ami smiled and glowed a gentle blue, the
afterimage of the young man linked with her smiling as well. Kami-sama,
how he wished he knew what was happening! He wanted to march right into
the double circle and join hands with Usako, but the Ginzuishou had
given such an odd flash before the images appeared, he didn't know what
would happen if he joined the circle, and he didn't want to endanger
any of the girls.
So he was forced to stand outside with Luna and Artemis and go stark
raving mad with worry. He saw the mark of Venus appear on Minako's
forehead flashing with orange reflecting light, and knew it was her
turn. The afterimage with her glowed a soft orange as well as Minako's
chain of hearts surrounded them. He sighed and resolutely sat down,
watching the light show.
********
~End Chapter 5~