Oheyo minna! First FY/SM fic…just a slight warning ahead of time.
Oh yeah, and I changed the FY timeline so that the seishis and Miaka are together, but they're not looking for a way to summon Suzaku just yet. Instead, they've all assembled around the palace etc, save Tamahome, who is instead on his way to the palace.
Also, ARIGATOU to Sailorartemis2002 for allowing me to use some scenes *changed somewhat, of course* in the story. *Read her fic, Okaerinasai, to find out which.* It's a great story, so read it if you haven't already!
Disclaimer: Don't own either shows.
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Chapter One
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The stench of garbage assaulted her nostrils, and she could not stop the groan of disgust that forced its way up her throat. Groggily, she got up, moaning as she did so.
"Why do I feel like I just got blasted into space?" She muttered to herself, looking around. "Great, just great! Of all places to send me to, you just HAVE to send me to an alley, don't you, brother, and in the dark of all times too!" She huffed indignantly. Slowly, she got up, groaning as she realized without a mirror that her appearance was…inappropriate. 'At least I have my ginzuishou!' she thought, a slight smile on her lips, only to turn to a frown as she looked at her dress and hair.
Her long golden hair was in tangles, dragging on the dirty ground of the alley. Her white sundress, stopping at her calves, was caked in dried dirt, and she could feel the light material hanging down with all the grime weighing on it. Sighing, she closed her eyes, and in a flash, her hair was neat and tidy, tied up into two balls atop her head, with silvery gold streamers just barely grazing the ground, her sundress now a long simple dress, shining with an inner white light.
"Perfect!" She smiled.
"Perfect, indeed." A voice sneered behind her. She spun around, to see a group of people, advancing towards her.
"She'd fetch a good price, don'tcha think? There aren't blondes around this place." On of the approaching figure smiled viciously, openly leering at her.
She whimpered slightly, her eyes wide in fear, even more so when one of the men whistled at her figure.
"Ya think she's still a virgin?"
"Not with a body like that!"
"She could be…she seem's innocent enough," a dark chuckle, "Yes, she'll fetch us a good price alright." That said, they all surrounded the trembling form of Usagi.
"Leave me alone!" She cried out, voice trembling, jerking away as one of the men tried to grab her with his grimy hands.
"Don't you know it's rude to grab a lady?" A voice rang out in the darkness. All the men turned around, glaring at the male figure ahead of them.
"What are you gonna do about, kid" One sneered.
"This." That said, the blue-haired man through a punch at the closest man to him. Within minutes, he had defeated them all.
"A..arigatou…" Usagi stammered out, marveling at his work. Why hadn't SHE thought of that?
"No thanks, just pay!"
"What?! But…I…I have no money!" Usagi gasped out.
"What?! No money! Figures…" He spun and began to leave.
"Matte! Wait!" Usagi ran after him. After all, it had been so long since she had last had contact with humans, or at least, a decent one. "Let me come with you! I'm SURE I can find a way to make it up to you!" She grabbed his hands, holding it in hers. He rolled his eyes.
"Why? So you can slow me down?"
"Iie!! I have to repay you back! I'll find some way to repay you, but til then, I have to keep in touch with you, you know!" Usagi flashed him a dazzling smiled, winking one eye while giving him the victory sign.
"That DOES make sense…."
"SUGOI!" Usagi shouted, jumping with one fist into the air.
'What have I just gotten myself into?' Tamahome thought to himself.
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"Tama-chan, where are we going? And why are there all those nice carriages over there?"
"To the palace. The carriages are there for the emperor."
"Oh…why?"
"Because."
'Because why?" Tamahome growled, not answering.
"Oh….I see!" Usagi smiled innocently at him. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you're the emperor!"
"Nani!?! I'm not the emperor! How do you not know who the emperor is?!" Tamahome looked at Usagi, shocked. He knew she was a foreigner, he had found out when she asked him what country she had been in, but to not know the emperor? That was just ridiculous now!
"Eh? You're not…wait! The emperor will have the money so I can pay you back! Wait here!" Usagi rushed off into the crowd before Tamahome could say anything.
"Kuso!" Tamahome swore. That girl was more trouble than she was worth!
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"Gomen!" Usagi continued to apologize as she dodged the unsuspecting people ahead of her. Running up the most gorgeous of the carriages she grinned.
"Hey, are you the empire?" She jumped up, trying to catch a glimpse inside the carriage.
Silence greeted her. Frowning, she decided to question again. Her instincts told her there was at least one person in the carriage, so why didn't they answer?
"Hey, I know you're in there, now can you tell me where the emperor guy is?" She asked.
"Who are you?" A silky voice asked, sounding a bit surprised.
"I'm Usagi, I'm not from around here—" Usagi was interrupted from a shout.
"WHAT?! YOU DARE TALK TO THE EMPEROR IN SUCH A MANNER?!" the head guard shout, sending out the order to capture her. With a shriek, Usagi ran as fast as she could, which was pretty fast! Alas, it was not fast enough as the guards began to catch up to her. She let out a shriek as she felt herself being grabbed from behind, only to quiet down when she realized that it was only Tamahome.
"Halt!" She groaned. 'Busted…'
The duo were surrounded on all sides by dozens of guards. Tamahome got into a fighting stance, as Usagi's heart began to beat faster and faster, staring at all the threatening soldiers, pointing their weapons at her and Tamahome. Her eyes began to tear up.
"O…onegai…we didn't mean any harm…." She sniffled.
"You must be punished for your insolence! To show such disrespect to the emperor!" A guard shouted.
"What are you going to do to us?" Her bottom lip trembled.
"Kill you." Her eyes widened, the tears threatening to escape as her bottom lip trembled even further. Her complexion became even paler.
"Onegai! Leave us be! Onegai! I didn't mean too! He had no part in this." She begged somewhat weakly.
"He is an accomplice, so he shall face death as one!" A guard shouted, and they all advanced closer to the duo.
"What's going on here?" A soft voice rang out, and Usagi recognized it from earlier. It was the same voice in the carriage.
"Don't worry, your majesty, we shall dispose of these two. Get them…" That was it. The dam broke.
"I…I…I want my onii-chan!!!!" Usagi cried out, tears coursing down her cheeks as she pulled her knees close to her chest. The guards paused for a moment, at the unexpected reaction.
"Onegai…let Tama-chan go!! He had nothing to do with this…whatever it was!!" She pleaded.
"Nothing?" it was the soft voice again.
"Hai! Let him go, onegai?" She sniffed pitifully.
"I suppose…." The voice sounded somewhat amused.
"Yes, your majesty." Usagi gave a sigh of relief, as Tamahome was dragged away from her. She began to get up, only to find all the soldiers had their weapons pointed at her, not even a feet away. She teared up again.
"O..o…onii-chan…" she whimpered. A soldier advanced.
"OOOOOONNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-CCHHHHAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!! I WANT MY ONII-CHAN!!! OOOONNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIII-CHHHHHAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Usagi cried out, and a bright light surrounded her, causing the soldiers to gasp and step back a few paces.
"What is she?!" She vaguely heard someone cry, but she did not care. She wanted to be in the safe embrace of her onii-chan…she wanted the comfort and protected feeling she got around her onii-chan.
"ONIIIIIII-CHAAANNNNN!!!!" She cried out again, and everyone watched in horrified awe as the once bright sky filled with dark clouds, lightning flashing, thunder roaring. A large bolt of lightning, a golden red in color struck the ground right in front of Usagi. The bolt of lightning gave off a blinding flash of light, and when it faded, the sky was once again clear, and a figure stood in front of Usagi.
"Onii-chan!" Usagi flung herself into the figure's awaiting arms.
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Heh..confused? Yeah…The story was not originally planned out like that…but hey..i suppose it works ne? Alright, review please! I'd like to know thoughts, comments, suggestions, etc…by the way, this is most likely gonna be a Hotohori/Usagi fic because…well…they make such a kawaii couple! ^-^V ja minna!