A/N: So sorry! Been lazy with my writing since I have more time, catchin up on hw too, sorry again! Thank you's to my reviewers, you all know who reviewed so I won't bother with names. Though someone was very close with their suggestions, I'm not saying what it was! Enjoy and review!
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Title: Becoming Another
Chapter Five
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Bunny smiled to herself in the mirror. She'd been in America for over a month now, it was almost getting to be comfortable. The blue haired girl missed her family terribly, but if this stopped her from going off the deep end, then a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. It wasn't hard, the homework was much easier (school had started just three weeks ago), her English was fluent, and it hardly seemed she'd never been there before. But what was Helios planning for her? What was with all the waiting?
Frowning a bit, Bunny pulled a few strands of dark blue into place on her head and exited her bedroom. She had a test today in physics, it wouldn't do well to miss it. Grabbing her keys off the kitchen table and slipping on some red flip-flops, Bunny was out the door, ready for her soon to be unusual day.
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Setsuna felt sick, her entire body was heavier than usual, and her head ached painfully. The Senshi of time, or that's what she had been, was tired and couldn't find the old gateway to Elision. It had been in Japan at the center of Tokyo Park. She discovered it was closed and practically vanished from her old Senshi sight.
" What do I do now? I've never been separated from my powers, I don't know how long I'll last…" Setsuna sat dejectedly on a bench staring at a Sakura tree.
" Pluto?" A young man with light blue/white hair smiled at her, holding out a hand. It took a second for Setsuna to recognize him.
" He-Helios? Don't call me by such a name…The gate has been abolished."
" No, I moved it to a secret place. The fates will not find it anytime soon. Come, I'll take you back. Don't worry, you'll feel much better once your in Elision. It wasn't the brightest move to give up your Senshi-hood so soon." Helios took her hand and led her behind a tree where they vanished from site.
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Disoriented and tired, Setsuna collapsed onto a couch with the help of the guardian. Helios went to grab a blanket and placed it over his friend with a smile. The dark haired woman looked pale, even with her dark tan skin, her eyes looked dead, and basically, her entire body was weak.
" I really wish I had waited to come to Elision before giving up my powers. Whe-when will Serena get here?" Her eyes roamed over the room she was in, it had an open area where steps led down from a balcony. It was very luxurious to say the least.
" Soon. Fall asleep, your headache will be gone when you wake." Helios smiled softly and left the room in a blink of light.
Setsuna did as told and fell asleep with a heavy sigh.
Helios opened a portal and walked through. He stepped out and his surroundings were now that of West High school. Desks where seniors sat quietly and diligently working on a test filled the room, except for a few counters and the teacher's desk where the teacher was sitting. Helios looked around and spotted a mass of dark blue hair and rushed over to it.
" Bunny." Helios said her name with a small smile as she jumped a bit in her seat.
" Wha-Helios?! Can't you see I'm taking a test?! What are you doing here anyways?" Bunny held a hand to her heart as she calmed down from her shock. With a curious glance around the room, Bunny found her classmates to be working undisturbed by her shriek of surprise.
" It's time to go to Elision. Don't worry about your test, you'll just finish it later. We must go now!" Helios had a very urgent look upon his face, it made Bunny feel uncomfortable.
It seemed the guardian didn't care for her response, because the next minute the senior was pushed through a portal…
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- That's Setsuna!… How can I recognize her? This is strange…- Bunny itched her head in thought as she walked over to her old friend, looking her over and not missing a single spot.
It seemed some maidens of Elision had discarded of Setsuna's old clothes, which had consisted of a pair of jeans and overly sized gray t-shirt, with a pair of old sneakers. Now the last time Senshi wore a silken dress like that of a princess who was stuck in a castle would wear. It was beautiful and made Setsuna look like a fairy, the fabric was white, closely defining all of her womanly attributes, with a silver bracelet around her left wrist, and satin slipper type shoes on her feet. The shoes could barely be seen because of the long skirt which fell to meet the floor lightly. The garnet haired woman looked confused at the new girl, she'd forgotten what her leader looked like when she removed herself from the powers of Pluto.
" Helios? Who's this? I thought Serenity would be here with us. This is not the Moon Princess I remember, or that I can still remember before my memory is wiped out." Her voice was very light and weak, not the strong lady she used to be, not after being separated from a life she'd lived since her birth in the silver millennium. With a light touch to her head, Setsuna seated herself on a light lavender couch with a tired look.
" Don't worry Setsuna, please rest here while I get Bunny ready." Helios waited for her nod of agreement and led Bunny from the room to the grounds below.
" Helios? That was Setsuna Meioh right? I'm not suppose to recognize her." Bunny smiled a bit through her concerned thoughts as the sun shown warmly on them as they walked through a garden to another part of the villa like structure that was the Elision palace. It bugged her that Setsuna had called her by that vile name.
" Yes, her mind is slipping more rapidly than yours since she's never been separated from them or had them sleeping within her. Unfortunately, I know you have been struggling to stay in this world too. The past is taking almost complete control over both of you. How many times have you lost control today?"
Bunny sighed when she looked up at him, his blue eyes telling her she'd better not lie, she didn't really take head of the look.
" Six times today, but they've been far between and quick." She looked at the flowers, not meeting his stern gaze.
" Far between? You know that's a lie Bunny. Those six times happened in one hour, didn't they? It's not difficult, unless you feel ashamed…" The guardian gave her a small curious side glance and watched her eyes dart to anther object.
" I-I don't know Helios, I'm losing strength and it feels as if I'm already losing a battle we haven't started." Bunny felt herself slipping from the conversation, it seemed it was triggering another trance. Helios noticed and took her arm to help balance her.
" Let me take you to a room where the maidens have everything ready. You'll feel fresh and rested . Soon Bunny, you won't have to worry about regressing."
" I hope so, I don't think I can stand feeling so weak and ashamed of loosing myself any longer." Bunny suddenly felt weary and slipped into a trance just as her new guardian placed her in her room.
Helios sighed heavily and left the room to prepare himself for what was to come.
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Bunny woke up in a fluffy bed, light green curtains slightly blocking her view of her surroundings.
" Hello?" Bunny's voice was meek and small sounding, it made her shudder a bit. She stood up and slipped out of the bed, finding herself in a long night gown of dark green silk.
" Glad to see you awake M'lady. My name is Lia. Guardian Helios sent me to help you get ready for tonight." Lia had a warm smile on her face that lit up her eyes and made her dark green eyes dance. Her light orange hair was pulled into a half ponytail where the rest of her hair turned into little braids down her back, leaving it to sway over a maidens gown of sun yellow.
" Nice to meet you. Was I asleep long? I hope you weren't waiting all this time. It's night time already."
" No, I wasn't waiting. Through that door is your bathroom M'lady, once your done bathing I'll have your dress ready for tonight. It will be most tiring from what I know, it's good that you slept away the day. Please don't worry about your sleep schedule, you'll be right back on track in just a day M'lady." Lia led her to a pearl looking door and inside was a large bathroom.
" Alright, thank you Lia." Bunny went in and as soon as the door was shut, jumped into a pre-made bath.
Bunny came out a half hour later relaxed and smelling sweetly of vanilla, her long wavy blue hair dripping. Immediately Lia was up to help her. Quickly placing a robe over her shoulders and taking away wet towels to place in a wicker basket by the door. Lia picked up a silver brush and softly brushed through the girl's blue locks, finding them heavy but easily dealt with. Her trained hands pulled her charges hair into a complex tie around her head, only it looked wrapped braided into her head to not stick out. (A/n: that's kinda confusing but, if anyone has seen Star Wars the last episode, Princess Laia (or however you spell her name) wore it under helmet when they met up with the Ewocks…yea it's weird, nm…)
Behind a changing curtain, Bunny was given a dress like that of the one Setsuna had worn earlier. Her dress was a few shades lighter than her hair, with a modest neckline that went straight to barely hang on her shoulders. It was embroidered with silver in a small waving unpredictable pattern. The arms which hung down just at the start of her shoulder fell down into a gentle bell like swoop, with slits along the forearm to show her creamy skin. The corset of it had been set in a 'V' with silver string to tie over her chest with dark green under the string. The skirt was long and hid her matching slipper shoes.
Bunny came out from behind the dressing curtain only to have a dark green cape be placed over her shoulders by Lia, who smoothed out the cape and placed the hood over her head so only her face was seen.
" You look lovely M'lady, I do hope everything works out. Now it's time to meet the Guardian in the Woods Temple. Where tonight's ceremony takes place." Lia smiled a bit more at Bunny's confused expression, but led her down the marble balcony steps and through the garden she'd been led through earlier.
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The maiden Lia led them through a dark forest. Tall trees shadowed them as a pale moon rose over head. They walked along a lightly beaten path, it didn't seem to be used that often. Small candles led there way along the sides of the path, light peeking out from crystal holders. Bunny felt strangely at peace walking through the dark with only small dots for lights to find her way behind the maiden.
Soon after the pair had walked for ten minutes or so, tall torches came into site. The torches surrounded a small but majestic structure. It looked only ten feet high and made of pearl, marble, and white gold. Flowers crawled along lattices with vines as their companions, a river could be heard running nearby. The temple had a rounded pentagon shape with pillars holding the roof up, inside around a small fire stood two figures.
" I leave you here M'lady. The maidens will pray for your safety tonight." Lia gave her a small hug and smiled her always warm smile, then left down the path again. Bunny looked on with a twinge of forbidding and hope squished together in her head.
- A step at a time, as they say.- Bunny walked forward and greeted the figures inside the Woods temple.
" Good evening Helios, good evening Setsuna." She nodded and watched their expressions over the fire.
" Good evening Bunny. Tonight, your struggle against the fates will begin…" Helios started his explanation over the fire, and the two started to listen with dread…
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A/N: Sorry, a cliff. Don't worry about not knowing what's going to happen next, I plan to start the next chapter from that point, just so u know and don't want to kill me (if u already don't….) I've had a massive case of writers block and I'm staring to get over it. Review please! C ya!
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