Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon and its Characters. Although the boys
are creations of mine.
Part I- The meeting
" Come on Michiru. Let's go!" Haruka said as she started her motorcycle. It was dismissal time at Mugen Academy, all the students are hurrying to go home.
" Coming, Haruka," Michiru said as she walked toward the motorcycle. Haruka gave her a helmet and wore it. She sat behind Haruka and hold on to her. They rode out of the parking lot and on to the streets.
" What a waste," one boy from the same academy as Haruka said, watching them go.
" Yeah! It's a pity," another boy said.
" What is ?" a boy in thick rimmed glasses asked. Obviously he had no idea of what they're talking about.
The two boys looked at him, observing him from head to toe. The boy was wearing the uniform of Mugen Academy. He is about five foot eight inches, he has dark brown hair that he wore up to his shoulders. He tied his hair far back that it had to hurt. Behind his glasses was a pair of dark brown eyes darker than anyone they knew.
" You're new here, aren't you?" one of the boys asked.
" Yes, I'm a foreign exchange student. I just started yesterday. My name is Nathaniel, pleased to meet you," he extended his hand.
" Hi, I'm Ken," the boy said, he shook Nathaniel's hand.
" I'm Shinichi," the other boy said.
" Hi," Nathaniel smiled " I was wondering...what are you two talking about earlier?"
" Nothing, just that... did you see the pair in the motorcycle a while ago?" Ken asked. Nathaniel nodded waiting for more.
" Those were Haruka and Michiru. It's a pity that she chose Haruka," Shinichi said shaking his head.
" What's wrong with that?" Nathaniel asked thinking of what possible reason for the two not to be paired. " If a man and a woman fall in love, it is out of our hands to judge."
" You really don't know, do you?" Ken and Shinichi said in unison.
" Don't know what?"
* BEEP, BEEP*
A car pulled up beside them. It was a black limousine.
" Oh! Here's our ride," Ken said " I'll just tell you tomorrow,"
" We don't have classes tomorrow," Nathaniel pointed this fact out.
" Oh? So.. I'll just have to tell you next time. OK?" Ken said. He opened the door of the limo and got in.
" Alright," Nathaniel was a bit disappointed.
" Okay. Oh, by the way, do you need a lift? We would be happy to drop you of somewhere," Ken offered
" No, thank you anyway. I want to familiarize myself to the surroundings,"
" Suite yourself," Ken got in and Shinichi followed. " See ya!" Shinichi said and the car rolled away. Nathaniel was left standing in the middle of the road wondering. He picked up his things and walked toward his temporary home.
***
" Man, this is larger than I thought," Nathaniel said to himself, commenting on the largeness of the town. " I hate to admit it, but I'm lost, big time."
He walked a few more blocks more and he was now in front of a café which he recognized. " That's better. Now I'm not lost, just really confused."
" Hey, mister!" Nathaniel heard a joyous voice, he turned around and didn't find anyone there. " Now I'm hearing things," he said to himself
" Down here," he looked down and found a little girl looking up to him. " Are you lost?" she said
" Miss, didn't your mother tell you not to talk to strangers?" Nathaniel observed the little girl.
" My name is Chibiusa, what's yours?" she asked.
" Nathaniel,"
" There, you're not a stranger anymore, since I know your name," she smiled.
" You have a lovely smile, Chibiusa," Nathaniel said. He was looking around to find her mother.
" You really think so?" she blushed.
Nathaniel kneeled down so that they would come face to face. " Yes, I'm sure of it. But, knowing someone's name is not a reason for you to trust someone. You only know my name, no more. How can you trust someone you really don't know him?"
" I don't, usually, but I felt something in you that I know you would not hurt someone," she said. What she said struck him. He did not know how to react. He did not even know he was good. " You're from Mugen, right? Haruka is from there too,"
" You know him?"
" Chibiusa!" someone from the other side of the street called her name.
" Coming!" she shouted back.
" Your mother?"
" My cousin, Usagi. Well, see you!" she then ran towards the other side.
Nathaniel suddnely heard a motorcycle approaching. It was heading straight towards Chibiusa.
" Chibiusa! Look out!" he ran towards her and got her out of the way but the motorcycle caught his jacket and he rolled on the ground with Chibiusa in his arms. He rolled but was stopped by the lamppost. He hit his shoulder on the lamppost rather hard.
"Are you alright?" Nathaniel asked Chibiusa who was in his arms.
" I think ...oww," Chibiusa held her leg. He saw that there was a scratch on her knee.
" No, your not. Your hurt!" Nathaniel was worried. 'Can't I be able to be with someone and not get them hurt?' He thought to himself. Aloud he said " Stay here, I'll be right back." He was about to leave when he noticed something. 'Something's missing. It's not my hair.' He thought. Part of his hair was messed up, some large strands of it was in front of his face. Then, it clicked. " Have you seen my glasses?"
Chibiusa turned her head from side to side, trying to spot his glasses. " Are those it?" she pointed. Nathaniel turned his head to where she was pointing. He went to an object by the road and picked it up. 'Yep, they WERE my glasses.' He thought. Both lenses were crushed and the frames are badly out of shape. " There goes a nice pair." He tossed what's left of his glasses into the trashcan nearby.
He went across the street to get his knapsack. He clutched his left arm, trying to bear the intense pain he's feeling. Oh boy, I think I dislocated my arm again. At the corner of his eye he saw the motorcycle driver down in the pavement. He didn't hear the crash. He was too busy in saving the little girl to notice it. As he ran towards the fallen driver, he noticed that his left leg was pinned down by the motorcycle. Through the visor, Nathaniel can see the driver was in pain. He was trying to figure out how he could get the bike off him. It is not easy lifting a bike that has an engine displacement of at least 1000cc's with one hand.
" Sir? I'm going to lift the bike. Ready?" the driver nodded. Nathaniel placed his right hand on the seat and his left on the handle bars. Here goes! He lifted the bike up. The pain in his arm was unbearable, nevertheless he lifted the bike in its upright position and rolled it to the side of the street. He went back and carried the driver by his arm and they walked towards the bench where Chibiusa and the girl named Usagi was now sitting. He sat the driver down on the bench. " Are you okay?" he asked, still breathing heavily.
The driver removed his helmet. " I think so. Thank you." It was Haruka. The boy (so he thought) Ken and Shinichi were talking about.
" For what?" Nathaniel stood up. He examined Haruka from head to toe. He noticed something red, and it is not part of her outfit. " Your hurt."
" Its nothing. Probably just a scr....." she didn't had time to finish for Nathaniel went to the other side to get his things. He got back, opened his bag and took a box from it. He opened the box and got a set of bandages, some alcohol, a few cottons and a pair of scissors. He patched up Chibiusa's wound. The way he placed the bandage was like that of a real doctor. Usagi and Haruka were amazed by this. Not because of the bandaging, but he has done it with one hand. " I'm sorry about this," Haruka said to Chibiusa
" It's okay." Chibiusa said. Usagi was staring in awe at Nathaniel. He didn't mind this because he was preoccupied in tending to the wound.
" No, I was careless, Chibiusa. I should watch where I'm going," she apologized. She saw that Nathaniel was examining her foot. He folded Haruka's pants up to see the wound better.
" Tell me if this hurts." He touched her leg and Haruka screamed in pain. " Just as I thought. The joint's out of place." He placed his left hand under Haruka's ankle and his right hand below her boot. " This is going to hurt a little." Before she could reply there was a cracking sound originating from her ankle. It was evident from her face that it hurts like hell. But a few seconds have past it is like there was no pain at all. She moved her ankle, it was like nothing had happened to it. " Now, for that wound of yours."
" How did you do that?" Haruka asked.
" I learned it from a monk in China," Nathaniel said calmly. He attended to the wound of Haruka. He placed some alcohol in some cotton, still using one hand. " This may sting." He rubbed the cotton gently over the wound. So gentle it was like a mother's touch.
" You have light hands," Haruka commented. Nathaniel was looking for something first in the box then in the bag.
" No I don't," still looking for something. 'Damn! I'm out of bandages.' He thought, he felt for his pockets for something useful. He found his handkerchief. 'Well, this could do. At least it's clean.' He gently wrapped the handkerchief over the wound, and tied it so that it won't fall off.
" Thank you," Haruka said. Nathaniel arranged his things and stood up.
" Driving at unsafe speeds can be disastrous," he advised. " Take care of yourself, Chibiusa." He started to walk away.
" Hey!" Haruka called out. Nathaniel stopped and looked back. " I'm sorry," she apologized.
" As I said, about what?"
" What happened just thi....."
" Forget about it. No one got seriously hurt."
" What about your arm?" Nathaniel looked at his arm and remembered that it was dislocated. He placed his bag down, went over the lamppost, he swung his arm and slammed his shoulder on the lamppost. Usagi, Chibiusa and Haruka were shocked by the display that Nathaniel made. They saw him rotating his arm, like seeing that it was back in place.
" Did that monk teach you that?" Haruka asked, still shaking from what she saw.
" No. I saw it in a movie once," he said. Picking up his things he started to walk away again. " See you later. By the way, is there an optical shop nearby?"
" Just around the corner, you won't miss it," Usagi said, trying to recover from that incident of the lamppost.
" Thanks." He left.
" Ah, Chibiusa. Who was that guy?" Usagi asked.
" His name is Nathaniel, that's what he told me."
" He's soooo cute!" Usagi had that look on her face, everytime he sees a cute guy.
" Nathaniel, huh?" Haruka said thoughtfully. 'I have a feeling that I'll see him again.'
******
Nathaniel purchased a new pair of glasses at the optical shop. It has thin frames, more fashionable than his last. As he was exiting the shop, he bumped onto the oncoming customer. She had short hair, which was blue, had blue eyes and carried what it seemed like a ton of books in her arms. She dropped the books because of the impact.
" Sorry," Nathaniel apologized. He bent down to pick up the scatted books on the floor. He gave it to the girl well organized. She saw that he arranged the books alphabetically.
" It's okay," the girl said. He opened the door for her. " Thank you." with that Nathaniel went back to his condominium.
" Ami!" the girl looked back and found Usagi and Chibiusa outside the store.
" Hi!" she said. She saw the bandaged knee of Chibiusa. " What happened?"
" Nothing, It's just a scratch," Chibiusa said.
" Ami, did you see that guy?" Usagi asked.
" Who?"
" The one who was here a while ago."
" Oh, that. Why? Don' tell me you have a crush on him."
" Heh, heh...." was all Usagi can say.
" This happens everytime," Ami said. " I guess, I'll see you later." With that she left the shop.
" So Chibiusa..." Usagi started " Do you know where he lives? What's he like?..... Blah..blah..blah....." she went on. Asking Chibiusa tons of question and not even stopping to hear the answers.
" Oh, boy," was all she said.
*****
The next day, Haruka was driving one of her cars in a pleasure drive. She stopped at a stoplight. She looked at the handkerchief she was holding. A handkerchief that belonged to Nathaniel. A man, who she knows nothing about, save for his name. Nathaniel... she thought. 'Who exactly is he? He's kinda humble, but that's all I know. He's studying at my school. At least I could return this to him. He's.. he's so.. mysterious'. Her train of thoughts was disrupted when a roar of an engine came from her side. She turned towards the sound and saw a black Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 pulling up beside her.
The way the driver in the black GT-R was reving his machine was like inviting a challenge.
Haruka smiled, she shifted her car to gear and waited the light to be green. The Ferrari's rear tires were squealing and its front tires were locked in place. The light turned green. Both cars lurched forward, trying to out speed each other. For the first few minutes it was a neck to neck race. 'This guy's no slouch'. Haruka thought, trying really hard to get a lead on the other car. Suddenly, the GT-R's engine gave off a high pitch. Now it was gaining power and gaining speed. With in a few seconds the GT-R was too far to keep up with.
" What the..?" Haruka slowed down. The car was too fast, even for her to catch. Out of the distance she could see the car was turning back. A few moments later it stopped beside her. The window rolled down and she saw a longhaired man with dark sunglasses.
" You're good," that was all what the man said. He took off leaving a confused Haruka behind.
" Who was that?" she asked herself. Shaking her head she continiued on.
******
That same night Haruka, now Sailor Uranus, was fighting a monster. This monster was different from the ones she usually fights. For one, it is much stronger and much more faster. She is having a heck of a time trying to defeat it.
" What in the world is this?" she asked Michiru, who was now Sailor Neptune.
" I don't know," she said, panting. Tired from fighting the monster.
" Have we met our end?" there was no answer for Sailor Uranus' question.
The monster was about to attack them when something struck the pavement.
" Tuxedo mask!" Sailor Uranus said.
" No," Sailor Neptune objected. It was a red feather, not a rose. It is no feather they have seen before.
" Who's there?" the monster hissed, looking high up above. Sailors Uranus and Neptune looked up too. They saw a man dressed in what seemed like the ones gangsters in the United States wore during the late 1930's. His suit was black, had a red shirt, a long cape and a hat. Strangely enough, he wore a pair of black sunglasses.
" I am the fire that lights the path toward hope," he began with a voice that is terrifying but pleasant. " I bring back hope to those who lost it. I am the keeper of the fire crystal. They call me ... Razor."
" Razor..." Sailor Uranus whispered in awe.
" So, I've found you," the monster hissed. " I have wasted my time toying with these pathetic beings."
" Pa.. pathetic?!" Sailor Uranus said in rage. She was about to attack when Sailor Neptune stopped her. " Why?"
" Even with out combined powers we can't defeat that thing. Let's give this Razor a chance."
" I've been waiting for this moment since you left the organization," the monster said. Preparing to attack, its claws and fangs grew longer. The man called Razor leapt for the building and landed on the ground like feather. " Now.. YOU'RE DEAD!!!" The monster attacked. He stabbed Razor on the chest, but all he stabbed was his cape. He was nowhere to be seen.
" You're too arrogant," the monster turned backward but Razor punched the monster in the face and it went through a wall of a building. Razor followed it in. The two sailor soldiers just stood there in disbelief. They walked to the hole he made and peered into it. They saw that the hole he made stretched to a few blocks. They heard from behind a crashing sound. They saw the monster lying down in the pavement, covered in bricks, without a head. Razor emerged from the hole, holding the monster's head. He tossed it to where its body was.
" Had enough?" he asked. Expecting the decapitated monster to answer. And... it did.
The monster stood up, picked it's head up and placed it where it once was. The two could see that the tissues of the neck connects itself to the head. In a few moments the head was back in place. " You'll pay for that," it said.
Razor took out his cane. Where he kept it was a mystery to the girls. The cane was about 3 feet long, or more, on top of it was a red bird, spreading its wings. A phoenix. From the cane he pulled out a blade, with the top part as the handle. It was like no other blade they saw. It was red, no doubt sharp. It was transparent, like it was made of crystal.
" Please, put it in my bill," he said calmly. The monster attacked, but before it moved Razor was already at the other side of the monster, putting the sword back in the scabbard, it again became his cane. The monster split into what seemed like a hundred pieces, and it burst into flames, incinerating the monster to ashes. All this happened in a matter of seconds.
Razor picked up his torn cape and wore it. He began to walk away.
" Wait!" Sailor Uranus shouted. The stranger stopped at his tracks. " Who are you barging in a fight like that?"
" You should not fight a battle where you would lose to a weakling like that," he pointed to the ashes.
" What?!" Sailor Uranus was furious.
" This was just an ordinary monster," he explained. " There are more powerful monsters out there. To me, this one was not even worth fighting. You would not defeat them in your condition now. It is better for you to hide than to fight a hopeless battle."
" AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!" Without warning she attacked the man in black. Razor simply stood there, rose his hand and waited. Sailor Uranus suddenly stopped dead in her tracks, as if an invisible shield was in her way.
" Usually people tend to fly away when I do this," he dropped his hand. Uranus continued her assault. She lashed out a punch but all she hit was air. He was not in front of her. She searched her surroundings. She saw him standing behind Neptune. " You are stronger than I thought."
" Neptune!" she turned around to find him standing beside her. Instead of running she asked him a question.
" Why did you help us? Aren't you the one who lights the way toward hope? Why are you saying these things?"
" You gave up hope too easily," he said. " You are not even fighting at full power."
" We gave it everything we got!" Uranus shouted. She walked toward the two.
" That's what you think. A person could achieve anything if one puts its mind to it," he said. " I have seen people, good people," he paused for a moment as if remembering something. " die and still they did not lose hope."
" Who the hell are you?" Uranus asked impatiently.
" I am none of your concern," he said. He leaped in the air and landed on top of the building which was at least ten floors high. " Believe in yourselves, and you will triumph." He was gone. The two Sailor Soldiers stood there wondering who was this mysterious man in black.
" Who do you think that was?" Neptune asked Uranus who was still steamed by the remark he gave.
" I don't know. But I'll find out, mark my words." she saw the feather that was stuck to the ground. She went over it and tried to pull it out. It took all of her strength to pull the feather once it was free, she examined it closely. The tip was sharper than any blade she saw. " I'll find him."
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End of 1
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A/n: This is an old fic I had lying around and decided to run it. What did you guys think? It may be a little childish and may have some grammatical errors so bear with me. Please review. I'd like to hear your input.
Part I- The meeting
" Come on Michiru. Let's go!" Haruka said as she started her motorcycle. It was dismissal time at Mugen Academy, all the students are hurrying to go home.
" Coming, Haruka," Michiru said as she walked toward the motorcycle. Haruka gave her a helmet and wore it. She sat behind Haruka and hold on to her. They rode out of the parking lot and on to the streets.
" What a waste," one boy from the same academy as Haruka said, watching them go.
" Yeah! It's a pity," another boy said.
" What is ?" a boy in thick rimmed glasses asked. Obviously he had no idea of what they're talking about.
The two boys looked at him, observing him from head to toe. The boy was wearing the uniform of Mugen Academy. He is about five foot eight inches, he has dark brown hair that he wore up to his shoulders. He tied his hair far back that it had to hurt. Behind his glasses was a pair of dark brown eyes darker than anyone they knew.
" You're new here, aren't you?" one of the boys asked.
" Yes, I'm a foreign exchange student. I just started yesterday. My name is Nathaniel, pleased to meet you," he extended his hand.
" Hi, I'm Ken," the boy said, he shook Nathaniel's hand.
" I'm Shinichi," the other boy said.
" Hi," Nathaniel smiled " I was wondering...what are you two talking about earlier?"
" Nothing, just that... did you see the pair in the motorcycle a while ago?" Ken asked. Nathaniel nodded waiting for more.
" Those were Haruka and Michiru. It's a pity that she chose Haruka," Shinichi said shaking his head.
" What's wrong with that?" Nathaniel asked thinking of what possible reason for the two not to be paired. " If a man and a woman fall in love, it is out of our hands to judge."
" You really don't know, do you?" Ken and Shinichi said in unison.
" Don't know what?"
* BEEP, BEEP*
A car pulled up beside them. It was a black limousine.
" Oh! Here's our ride," Ken said " I'll just tell you tomorrow,"
" We don't have classes tomorrow," Nathaniel pointed this fact out.
" Oh? So.. I'll just have to tell you next time. OK?" Ken said. He opened the door of the limo and got in.
" Alright," Nathaniel was a bit disappointed.
" Okay. Oh, by the way, do you need a lift? We would be happy to drop you of somewhere," Ken offered
" No, thank you anyway. I want to familiarize myself to the surroundings,"
" Suite yourself," Ken got in and Shinichi followed. " See ya!" Shinichi said and the car rolled away. Nathaniel was left standing in the middle of the road wondering. He picked up his things and walked toward his temporary home.
***
" Man, this is larger than I thought," Nathaniel said to himself, commenting on the largeness of the town. " I hate to admit it, but I'm lost, big time."
He walked a few more blocks more and he was now in front of a café which he recognized. " That's better. Now I'm not lost, just really confused."
" Hey, mister!" Nathaniel heard a joyous voice, he turned around and didn't find anyone there. " Now I'm hearing things," he said to himself
" Down here," he looked down and found a little girl looking up to him. " Are you lost?" she said
" Miss, didn't your mother tell you not to talk to strangers?" Nathaniel observed the little girl.
" My name is Chibiusa, what's yours?" she asked.
" Nathaniel,"
" There, you're not a stranger anymore, since I know your name," she smiled.
" You have a lovely smile, Chibiusa," Nathaniel said. He was looking around to find her mother.
" You really think so?" she blushed.
Nathaniel kneeled down so that they would come face to face. " Yes, I'm sure of it. But, knowing someone's name is not a reason for you to trust someone. You only know my name, no more. How can you trust someone you really don't know him?"
" I don't, usually, but I felt something in you that I know you would not hurt someone," she said. What she said struck him. He did not know how to react. He did not even know he was good. " You're from Mugen, right? Haruka is from there too,"
" You know him?"
" Chibiusa!" someone from the other side of the street called her name.
" Coming!" she shouted back.
" Your mother?"
" My cousin, Usagi. Well, see you!" she then ran towards the other side.
Nathaniel suddnely heard a motorcycle approaching. It was heading straight towards Chibiusa.
" Chibiusa! Look out!" he ran towards her and got her out of the way but the motorcycle caught his jacket and he rolled on the ground with Chibiusa in his arms. He rolled but was stopped by the lamppost. He hit his shoulder on the lamppost rather hard.
"Are you alright?" Nathaniel asked Chibiusa who was in his arms.
" I think ...oww," Chibiusa held her leg. He saw that there was a scratch on her knee.
" No, your not. Your hurt!" Nathaniel was worried. 'Can't I be able to be with someone and not get them hurt?' He thought to himself. Aloud he said " Stay here, I'll be right back." He was about to leave when he noticed something. 'Something's missing. It's not my hair.' He thought. Part of his hair was messed up, some large strands of it was in front of his face. Then, it clicked. " Have you seen my glasses?"
Chibiusa turned her head from side to side, trying to spot his glasses. " Are those it?" she pointed. Nathaniel turned his head to where she was pointing. He went to an object by the road and picked it up. 'Yep, they WERE my glasses.' He thought. Both lenses were crushed and the frames are badly out of shape. " There goes a nice pair." He tossed what's left of his glasses into the trashcan nearby.
He went across the street to get his knapsack. He clutched his left arm, trying to bear the intense pain he's feeling. Oh boy, I think I dislocated my arm again. At the corner of his eye he saw the motorcycle driver down in the pavement. He didn't hear the crash. He was too busy in saving the little girl to notice it. As he ran towards the fallen driver, he noticed that his left leg was pinned down by the motorcycle. Through the visor, Nathaniel can see the driver was in pain. He was trying to figure out how he could get the bike off him. It is not easy lifting a bike that has an engine displacement of at least 1000cc's with one hand.
" Sir? I'm going to lift the bike. Ready?" the driver nodded. Nathaniel placed his right hand on the seat and his left on the handle bars. Here goes! He lifted the bike up. The pain in his arm was unbearable, nevertheless he lifted the bike in its upright position and rolled it to the side of the street. He went back and carried the driver by his arm and they walked towards the bench where Chibiusa and the girl named Usagi was now sitting. He sat the driver down on the bench. " Are you okay?" he asked, still breathing heavily.
The driver removed his helmet. " I think so. Thank you." It was Haruka. The boy (so he thought) Ken and Shinichi were talking about.
" For what?" Nathaniel stood up. He examined Haruka from head to toe. He noticed something red, and it is not part of her outfit. " Your hurt."
" Its nothing. Probably just a scr....." she didn't had time to finish for Nathaniel went to the other side to get his things. He got back, opened his bag and took a box from it. He opened the box and got a set of bandages, some alcohol, a few cottons and a pair of scissors. He patched up Chibiusa's wound. The way he placed the bandage was like that of a real doctor. Usagi and Haruka were amazed by this. Not because of the bandaging, but he has done it with one hand. " I'm sorry about this," Haruka said to Chibiusa
" It's okay." Chibiusa said. Usagi was staring in awe at Nathaniel. He didn't mind this because he was preoccupied in tending to the wound.
" No, I was careless, Chibiusa. I should watch where I'm going," she apologized. She saw that Nathaniel was examining her foot. He folded Haruka's pants up to see the wound better.
" Tell me if this hurts." He touched her leg and Haruka screamed in pain. " Just as I thought. The joint's out of place." He placed his left hand under Haruka's ankle and his right hand below her boot. " This is going to hurt a little." Before she could reply there was a cracking sound originating from her ankle. It was evident from her face that it hurts like hell. But a few seconds have past it is like there was no pain at all. She moved her ankle, it was like nothing had happened to it. " Now, for that wound of yours."
" How did you do that?" Haruka asked.
" I learned it from a monk in China," Nathaniel said calmly. He attended to the wound of Haruka. He placed some alcohol in some cotton, still using one hand. " This may sting." He rubbed the cotton gently over the wound. So gentle it was like a mother's touch.
" You have light hands," Haruka commented. Nathaniel was looking for something first in the box then in the bag.
" No I don't," still looking for something. 'Damn! I'm out of bandages.' He thought, he felt for his pockets for something useful. He found his handkerchief. 'Well, this could do. At least it's clean.' He gently wrapped the handkerchief over the wound, and tied it so that it won't fall off.
" Thank you," Haruka said. Nathaniel arranged his things and stood up.
" Driving at unsafe speeds can be disastrous," he advised. " Take care of yourself, Chibiusa." He started to walk away.
" Hey!" Haruka called out. Nathaniel stopped and looked back. " I'm sorry," she apologized.
" As I said, about what?"
" What happened just thi....."
" Forget about it. No one got seriously hurt."
" What about your arm?" Nathaniel looked at his arm and remembered that it was dislocated. He placed his bag down, went over the lamppost, he swung his arm and slammed his shoulder on the lamppost. Usagi, Chibiusa and Haruka were shocked by the display that Nathaniel made. They saw him rotating his arm, like seeing that it was back in place.
" Did that monk teach you that?" Haruka asked, still shaking from what she saw.
" No. I saw it in a movie once," he said. Picking up his things he started to walk away again. " See you later. By the way, is there an optical shop nearby?"
" Just around the corner, you won't miss it," Usagi said, trying to recover from that incident of the lamppost.
" Thanks." He left.
" Ah, Chibiusa. Who was that guy?" Usagi asked.
" His name is Nathaniel, that's what he told me."
" He's soooo cute!" Usagi had that look on her face, everytime he sees a cute guy.
" Nathaniel, huh?" Haruka said thoughtfully. 'I have a feeling that I'll see him again.'
******
Nathaniel purchased a new pair of glasses at the optical shop. It has thin frames, more fashionable than his last. As he was exiting the shop, he bumped onto the oncoming customer. She had short hair, which was blue, had blue eyes and carried what it seemed like a ton of books in her arms. She dropped the books because of the impact.
" Sorry," Nathaniel apologized. He bent down to pick up the scatted books on the floor. He gave it to the girl well organized. She saw that he arranged the books alphabetically.
" It's okay," the girl said. He opened the door for her. " Thank you." with that Nathaniel went back to his condominium.
" Ami!" the girl looked back and found Usagi and Chibiusa outside the store.
" Hi!" she said. She saw the bandaged knee of Chibiusa. " What happened?"
" Nothing, It's just a scratch," Chibiusa said.
" Ami, did you see that guy?" Usagi asked.
" Who?"
" The one who was here a while ago."
" Oh, that. Why? Don' tell me you have a crush on him."
" Heh, heh...." was all Usagi can say.
" This happens everytime," Ami said. " I guess, I'll see you later." With that she left the shop.
" So Chibiusa..." Usagi started " Do you know where he lives? What's he like?..... Blah..blah..blah....." she went on. Asking Chibiusa tons of question and not even stopping to hear the answers.
" Oh, boy," was all she said.
*****
The next day, Haruka was driving one of her cars in a pleasure drive. She stopped at a stoplight. She looked at the handkerchief she was holding. A handkerchief that belonged to Nathaniel. A man, who she knows nothing about, save for his name. Nathaniel... she thought. 'Who exactly is he? He's kinda humble, but that's all I know. He's studying at my school. At least I could return this to him. He's.. he's so.. mysterious'. Her train of thoughts was disrupted when a roar of an engine came from her side. She turned towards the sound and saw a black Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 pulling up beside her.
The way the driver in the black GT-R was reving his machine was like inviting a challenge.
Haruka smiled, she shifted her car to gear and waited the light to be green. The Ferrari's rear tires were squealing and its front tires were locked in place. The light turned green. Both cars lurched forward, trying to out speed each other. For the first few minutes it was a neck to neck race. 'This guy's no slouch'. Haruka thought, trying really hard to get a lead on the other car. Suddenly, the GT-R's engine gave off a high pitch. Now it was gaining power and gaining speed. With in a few seconds the GT-R was too far to keep up with.
" What the..?" Haruka slowed down. The car was too fast, even for her to catch. Out of the distance she could see the car was turning back. A few moments later it stopped beside her. The window rolled down and she saw a longhaired man with dark sunglasses.
" You're good," that was all what the man said. He took off leaving a confused Haruka behind.
" Who was that?" she asked herself. Shaking her head she continiued on.
******
That same night Haruka, now Sailor Uranus, was fighting a monster. This monster was different from the ones she usually fights. For one, it is much stronger and much more faster. She is having a heck of a time trying to defeat it.
" What in the world is this?" she asked Michiru, who was now Sailor Neptune.
" I don't know," she said, panting. Tired from fighting the monster.
" Have we met our end?" there was no answer for Sailor Uranus' question.
The monster was about to attack them when something struck the pavement.
" Tuxedo mask!" Sailor Uranus said.
" No," Sailor Neptune objected. It was a red feather, not a rose. It is no feather they have seen before.
" Who's there?" the monster hissed, looking high up above. Sailors Uranus and Neptune looked up too. They saw a man dressed in what seemed like the ones gangsters in the United States wore during the late 1930's. His suit was black, had a red shirt, a long cape and a hat. Strangely enough, he wore a pair of black sunglasses.
" I am the fire that lights the path toward hope," he began with a voice that is terrifying but pleasant. " I bring back hope to those who lost it. I am the keeper of the fire crystal. They call me ... Razor."
" Razor..." Sailor Uranus whispered in awe.
" So, I've found you," the monster hissed. " I have wasted my time toying with these pathetic beings."
" Pa.. pathetic?!" Sailor Uranus said in rage. She was about to attack when Sailor Neptune stopped her. " Why?"
" Even with out combined powers we can't defeat that thing. Let's give this Razor a chance."
" I've been waiting for this moment since you left the organization," the monster said. Preparing to attack, its claws and fangs grew longer. The man called Razor leapt for the building and landed on the ground like feather. " Now.. YOU'RE DEAD!!!" The monster attacked. He stabbed Razor on the chest, but all he stabbed was his cape. He was nowhere to be seen.
" You're too arrogant," the monster turned backward but Razor punched the monster in the face and it went through a wall of a building. Razor followed it in. The two sailor soldiers just stood there in disbelief. They walked to the hole he made and peered into it. They saw that the hole he made stretched to a few blocks. They heard from behind a crashing sound. They saw the monster lying down in the pavement, covered in bricks, without a head. Razor emerged from the hole, holding the monster's head. He tossed it to where its body was.
" Had enough?" he asked. Expecting the decapitated monster to answer. And... it did.
The monster stood up, picked it's head up and placed it where it once was. The two could see that the tissues of the neck connects itself to the head. In a few moments the head was back in place. " You'll pay for that," it said.
Razor took out his cane. Where he kept it was a mystery to the girls. The cane was about 3 feet long, or more, on top of it was a red bird, spreading its wings. A phoenix. From the cane he pulled out a blade, with the top part as the handle. It was like no other blade they saw. It was red, no doubt sharp. It was transparent, like it was made of crystal.
" Please, put it in my bill," he said calmly. The monster attacked, but before it moved Razor was already at the other side of the monster, putting the sword back in the scabbard, it again became his cane. The monster split into what seemed like a hundred pieces, and it burst into flames, incinerating the monster to ashes. All this happened in a matter of seconds.
Razor picked up his torn cape and wore it. He began to walk away.
" Wait!" Sailor Uranus shouted. The stranger stopped at his tracks. " Who are you barging in a fight like that?"
" You should not fight a battle where you would lose to a weakling like that," he pointed to the ashes.
" What?!" Sailor Uranus was furious.
" This was just an ordinary monster," he explained. " There are more powerful monsters out there. To me, this one was not even worth fighting. You would not defeat them in your condition now. It is better for you to hide than to fight a hopeless battle."
" AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!" Without warning she attacked the man in black. Razor simply stood there, rose his hand and waited. Sailor Uranus suddenly stopped dead in her tracks, as if an invisible shield was in her way.
" Usually people tend to fly away when I do this," he dropped his hand. Uranus continued her assault. She lashed out a punch but all she hit was air. He was not in front of her. She searched her surroundings. She saw him standing behind Neptune. " You are stronger than I thought."
" Neptune!" she turned around to find him standing beside her. Instead of running she asked him a question.
" Why did you help us? Aren't you the one who lights the way toward hope? Why are you saying these things?"
" You gave up hope too easily," he said. " You are not even fighting at full power."
" We gave it everything we got!" Uranus shouted. She walked toward the two.
" That's what you think. A person could achieve anything if one puts its mind to it," he said. " I have seen people, good people," he paused for a moment as if remembering something. " die and still they did not lose hope."
" Who the hell are you?" Uranus asked impatiently.
" I am none of your concern," he said. He leaped in the air and landed on top of the building which was at least ten floors high. " Believe in yourselves, and you will triumph." He was gone. The two Sailor Soldiers stood there wondering who was this mysterious man in black.
" Who do you think that was?" Neptune asked Uranus who was still steamed by the remark he gave.
" I don't know. But I'll find out, mark my words." she saw the feather that was stuck to the ground. She went over it and tried to pull it out. It took all of her strength to pull the feather once it was free, she examined it closely. The tip was sharper than any blade she saw. " I'll find him."
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A/n: This is an old fic I had lying around and decided to run it. What did you guys think? It may be a little childish and may have some grammatical errors so bear with me. Please review. I'd like to hear your input.