VOA: Chapter 28
The Future Holds the Key
The late-afternoon sun streamed through the window like the exquisite feathers of a golden phoenix. It pooled onto the bed at the far corner of the room, and warmed the temperature immensely.
'I hate this.'
A lump rolled beneath the blue covers and groaned loudly.
His dreams had been haunting him again. The dreams of the beautiful woman with golden hair and eyes the shimmered like blue sapphires, accompanied by a smile that could melt even the coldest of hearts.
He loved an intangible being with a passion that was almost impossible to comprehend. It was as if he was dying of thirst and he was unable to reach the pristine river, which lay just a few feet away.
'I hate this.' He thought again, refusing to open his eyes due to the hope that he could retain the image from his dreams for ages to come.
"Aww, to hell with it."
He opened his eyes and lay there, staring at the ceiling. 'Why must it always be like this? I hate it… I love some one who doesn't exist.'
At that moment, his door opened slowly and very pretty woman with shining purple hair and blue eyes that matched the deep sea. She was dressed simply in a maid's uniform and had a strange metal attachment at the base of her neck.
"Konnichiwa, Seiya-sama." She bowed and walked in with clothes folded neatly in her arms.
"Konnichiwa, Chitose-chan." Seiya sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. "Did you finish the laundry?"
"Hai, Seiya-sama." She placed the clothes at the end of his bed and stood there with her hands folded neatly in front of herself.
"Did you have time to run a diagnostic, like I asked?"
"Iie, Seiya-sama. I didn't have time to run the diagnostic completely before my scheduled shut down period. Gomen-nasai."
"Nah, I prefer to run it myself anyway, arigatou."
"As you wish. Seiya-sama, Chiba-san called earlier to let you know that he will be dropping by later. For your birthday."
"Awe shit…" Seiya groaned loudly and flopped back onto the covers beneath him.
"I'm sorry if I have bothered you in anyway, Seiya-sama."
"No, it's not you, Chitose-chan. It's stupid Mamo-baka…" Seiya growled slowly and sat up again, sighing.
Seiya hated to celebrate his birthday. He despised it. He wasn't really sure why he didn't like to celebrate it so much, but he knew for a fact that wasting a day on celebrating his birthday was frivolous. However, it was Mamoru's every dream and wish to make Seiya happy on his birthday. Ever since they had first met it had been like this, but Seiya knew there was little or no point in doing the things he did.
"Maybe it's because my life is incomplete…"
"Nani, Seiya-sama?" Chitose questioned, cocking her head to the side.
"Nothing…" There was a pause and then Seiya looked back up at his service unit. "Chitose does my life seem incomplete to you?"
She blinked several times in a response of trying to compute the question. "I don't understand. If you're talking about the essentials of life, I doubt very much that your life is then incomplete."
Seiya smiled at her simplemindedness. "In many ways that would be true, but I am missing something essential."
"What would that be, Seiya-sama?"
"Love."
Chitose stared for a long time at Seiya. "I don't understand."
Seiya smiled again. "I didn't expect that you would. And that's okay."
"Seiya-sama, if I may interrupt, Mamoru-san is requesting permission to enter the apartment building."
"Let him in. Go make him comfortable, please."
"Yes, Seiya-sama."
She bowed deeply before exiting Seiya's bedroom. He watched her leave and smiled to himself. She was a very interesting thing, so helpful but lacking in any reason that wasn't programmed.
'I might as well get dressed.'
He glanced at the clock and it stated 15:30 in blue digital numbers. He shrugged and pulled on a pair of pants and a tee shirt, then pulled back his long black hair into a ponytail at the base of his neck.
'Time to go deal with Mamo-baka… oi…'
He opened the door, and just as he did a shout resounded through the hall.
"BIRTHDAY BOY!"
"I hate you Mamoru…" Seiya growled loudly as he walked into the living room. Mamoru sat on the couch as Chitose busied herself in the kitchen.
"I hate you too, Seiya. So what's up?"
"My fear of being with you… and my blood pressure due to my fear of being with you," Seiya replied sardonically.
"Good to know. There's a band playing in the park and I thought you and I should go chill there for the afternoon."
Seiya raised an eyebrow. Of all the ideas for a birthday celebration, this one was the lamest Mamoru had come up with yet.
"Okay, what's there for you?"
Mamoru blushed deeply. "You noticed?"
"Ah… yeah."
"Well… there's this girl I met the other night… she plays guitar for this band… and I really really like her."
Seiya rolled his eyes. "Mamoru, you really really like anything that has long hair and wears a skirt."
"I'll have you know I'm insulted by that," Mamoru replied with mock indigence.
"I'm sure you are."
"But she's different…"
"In what way?" Seiya went to the kitchen and took a cup of tea that Chitose had prepared. "Thank you, Chitose-chan."
"She's smart, and pretty, and nice, and funny… and musically inclined… and she has really nice breasts…"
Seiya snorted into his tea, nearly choking on the hot liquid. "Nani?"
"Hey." Mamoru shrugged. "I notice those things…" A glazed look slowly came over his eyes.
"MAMORU!" Seiya snapped loudly, "I will not have my nice, expensive couch stained because of you."
"You insult me," Mamoru said, rolling his eyes.
"And I do it on purpose. Come on, Mamoru… let's get that day from hell over with. I wanted to run a diagnostic and defrag Chitose today, but I guess that's not an option."
Mamoru stood up and raised an eyebrow at Seiya. "You lead a boring, monotonous life. You know that?"
"Yes. And I'm proud of it."
They drove there in silence, Seiya brooding over the fact that he had to go see some stupid band on his day of rest. On the only day he didn't want to do anything.
"Come on, Seiya… your boring, monotonous life can last one day without you in it," Mamoru said, as Seiya was still brooding a few minutes before the beginning of the concert.
"I'll have you know I enjoy my boring, monotonous life. It doesn't change and I like that." Seiya growled lightly at him.
"Dude, chill… the concert's about to start." Mamoru's words were true and music began to pour from the band shell in front of them.
A smiling face appeared at the frond of the stage and Seiya's breath caught in his throat. He was dreaming…. He HAD TO BE!!!!
For there on the stage… stood the girl that haunted his dreams with an uncontrollable pain. Her yards of silky golden hair, her sapphire eyes, and her creamy white skin. All tangible and vibrant. It felt as though the river had changed it's course and flowed over his thirsty body.
"Oh my gods…" he whispered, feeling his body elate at her being.
"Minna! Usagi desu! I'm here to sing! Are you ready for some music!?" Her voice was light. Like liquid sunshine pouring into crystal glasses.
A shout of joy came from the crowd around the band shell. But Seiya couldn't say anything, all he could do was stare at the woman on the stage. The woman he knew was from his dreams.
Don't ask him how he knew. He just knew. As if some sixth sense had suddenly appeared in his senses and taken over everything.
"Great! Cause I'm ready to sing!!"
At this the guitars burst into chords of a rock song and Usagi began to sway her hips to the music, allowing the first few measures of the song to seep into the crowd of people at her feet.
Then her voice rang out, as clear as a bell on a silent winter's morning, and just as beautiful too.
sagasou yume no KAKERA hiroiatsume
setsunakute mo ima nara sagaseru darou
mekurumeku mainichi no katachi kaete
setsunakute mo tashika na ima o kanjiyou
mikake yori mo tanjun de dakedo tsutaekirenakute
iitai KOTO wa itsumo POKETTO ni shimatteru NE
For a sheer moment her voice faltered, and Seiya understood why: She had locked eyes with him. This couldn't be coincidence… there had to be something between them. Ther just had to be!
kodomojimita KOTO nante ima sara ienai
toki ga kaiketsu suru to ka yuu kedo wakariaezuni
24 (nijuuyo) jikan kimi o shinjiteru yo
mitsumeteru yo arifureta kotoba demo
toki wa itsumo isogi ashi de warau
omoide yori motometai ima o mitsukeyou
ugokidasanakya hajimannai nayamidasu to tomerannai
hitoyo kagiri no yume ni amaete itaku wa nai shi
She had locked eyes with him again and Seiya felt adrenaline pound harshly in his ears. She was going to be his… she was his!
otome CHIKKU na negai mo sono mama okizari
ai ga subete SA bokura no jidai wa koko kara
hajimaru
sora o tsukinuketeku tori mitai ni NE
oozora mau IMEEJI ga ugokidasu
arukou michi wa tooku tsuzuku keredo
itsu no ma ni ka kagayakidasu DAIYAMONDO
24 (nijuuyo) jikan kimi o shinjiteru yo
mitsumeteru yo arifureta kotoba demo
toki wa itsumo isogi ashi de warau
omoide yori motometai ima o mitsukeyou
sagasou yume no KAKERA hiroiatsume
setsunakute mo ima nara sagaseru darou
mekurumeku mainichi no katachi kaete
setsunakute mo tashika na ima o kanjiyou
The song had ended and left Seiya in a state of both torture and ecstasy. Torture that he could run up on stage and scream: 'You're the one!' and ecstasy because of him just being dear the girl of his dreams… it was both the best and worst thing of his pitiful life.
The song had spoken to him, it had made flashes of things appear in his head. Things that he felt should have been more prominent and sooner. It was as if they were memories that had been slowly passed down to him through some primordial ancestor.
He couldn't dwell on the subject much longer, because the woman of his dreams was beginning to sing again, and you couldn't tear his attention away if you wanted to.
The concert ended, leaving Seiya dumbfounded at having to stare into the face and eyes of a woman he had deemed imaginary and impossible to discover.
Mamoru was talking to the girl who had invited them, and Usagi was packing up the guitars. Seiya swallowed hard, then approached her slowly.
"Aaa… konnichiwa, Usagi-san."
The words sounded stupid, as if they belong in anyone's mouth but his. But it got her attention all the same and she looked up.
"Aaa… Konnichiwa…" Her cheeks flushed pink and her eyes fell to the ground.
"I'm Kou Seiya…" Seiya said holding out his hand.
"It's nice to meet you…" Usagi took his hand and immediately they both felt a deep feeling of warmth pass over them slowly. It was as if they had stepped into a hot bath together. "Have I…"
"I don't think so…"
"Oh… I've never…"
"I don't think I've ever…"
"Oh…"
There was a slow and awkward silence, in which Seiya was mortified to discover he was still holding her hand.
"Aa… gomen-ne."
Usagi blushed for a moment. "Did you like the show?"
"Yeah, you guys are really good… I've never heard anything so good before."
"Thanks…" She blushed again.
"You have the voice of an angel, has any one told you that before."
Usagi gave a start, and the silence around the two of them thickened until you could slice it with a knife. She then looked up into his deep indigo eyes. Her face was both pale and rosy, her eyes were wide and her lips were a deep pink.
"Yes…" She whispered airily. "You have."
::Dances:: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! It's DONE! It's DONE! A year and X months and now it's DONE!! Now I can work on the other stuff I've begun and not have to worry about you people beating me on the head with a stick!
Here are my ANNOUNCEMENTS!:
THANK YOUS:
You, first off, because you sat through all my junk and writer's block and you're still reading this goddamned story. So THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU!
Raven Haired Light, You have pushed me and laughed at me and given me good ideas that I could have never thought of on my own! THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU!
Natsumi, you have put up with me through all of my odd quirks and strings of bizareness. You've given me a lot to think about, and I don't know what I'd do with out you! THANK YOU!
Fushigi Hime, you pushed me all the time and gave me new hope towards finishing this piece of hairy literature. I own a BIG THANK YOU to you!
And everyone who helped make this possible. You give me the most pleasure when I see that you liked the story, and you give me the most interesting insights when you tell me what's wrong! THANK YOU!!
Please Note: I don't own Sailor Moon
Also: The song I used is called 'I Am' by Hitomi. It's from: 'Inu Yasha'
The translation is:
Let's search for and gather the shards of dreams
Even if we're sad, we can probably still find them now,
changing the shape of the brightly turning tomorrow.
Even if we're sad, let's feel the sure present.
It's simpler than it looks, but I can't tell it all.
I'm always putting what I want to say away in my pocket.
I can't say things with childlike plainess now.
It's said that time settles all, but without understanding—
I believe in you 24 hours a day
I stare wide-eyed, even at common words
Time is always laughing on its swift feet
Let's find a present we want to look for more than memories.
If we don't move, we can't start. If we worry, we can't stop.
I don't want to be coddled by dreams of this world's limits.
A maiden's cheeky wish is left behind as it is.
Love is everything. Our era starts from here.
Like a bird cutting through the sky,
the image dancing in the great sky begins to move
Let's walk -- the road goes on for long, but
it'll shine like a diamond before we know it.
I believe in you 24 hours a day
I stare wide-eyed, even at common words
Time is always laughing on its swift feet
Let's find a present we want to look for more than memories.
Let's search for and gather the shards of dreams
Even if we're sad, we can probably still find them now,
changing the shape of the brightly turning tomorrow.
Even if we're sad, let's feel the sure present
Anyway… I thought it fit pretty well, and I like the song a lot so I decided to use it. So you have fun!
Thanks Again everyone!!
Until Next Time!
PS: Check out some of my new ficcies that will be coming up soon or are out now!
Prelude to a Symphony (SPECIAL EDITION FAN-FIC)
Anime: Sailor Moon
Pairing: Seiya and Usagi
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Summary:
What were the events that lead up to the fall of the Silver Millennium? Why was Xavier so angry with the Royal family of the moon? Do you wonder? This is the prologue to: Voice of an Angel. Read and find out!