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Ch.4 Bonds by: Little_Firefly
"Small Lady, how are you?" Van walked up behind her and remained standing. He thought she looked quite cute in the white gown she often wore (her princess outfit). She had worn it ever since that one day when her mother woke up.
"I'm fine." She was picking flowers from a field and tried to concentrate on that rather than look at Van.
"You're a bad liar. What is troubling you?" He took a seat next to her and tried not to sit on any of her hair. She wore it down and it was quite lengthy, reaching to her feet when she stood.
Small Lady continued to look at her flowers and began making them into a wreath. Without thinking about it she extended her wings and wrapped them around herself protectively. There was something about the boy that drew her to him but warned her away at the same time.
Van took note of this and backed off. He sometimes appeared insensitive but he wasn't an idiot. The girl wanted space and he would give it to her. In a gesture of apology he ran his fingers against her feathers and stood up to leave.
Once her wings were around her face, Small Lady couldn't keep herself from crying. The tears slowly fell to the ground and wetted the few flowers at her feet. When she felt Van touch her feathers it startled her. She quickly wiped her face and stood up to face the young man.
"Race you to the castle!!!"
Before Van could protest, Small Lady had taken off and was flying towards Millerna's castle. He smiled and let his wings rip through his shirt. The chase was on and Van was just as competitive as Small Lady.
Back at the castle Folken was helping Small Lady's mother to sit up in bed. Millerna had brought food but asked Folken to feed the woman since she had other matters to attend to. Since the earlier incident with the woman falling off the bed Millerna had brought clothes for her to wear around Folken and Van. It wasn't anything fancy but it allowed for comfort and that was all that mattered.
He successfully helped her sit up and began feeding her soup when he heard Van yelling for Small Lady to slow down and wait for him. Folken smiled to himself and was glad that those two were hitting it off. Van always got jealous when someone else took his time away from his brother. With a new distraction for Van, Folken would have more time to tend to the mysterious woman he was now feeding.
She had recovered quite well and seemed to be gaining more strength every day. The second time she had woken up she had used all of her strength to retract her wings and that had put a dent in her initial recovery. Considering Small Lady's current healthy status Folken was pretty sure that the woman in front of him was the one who had done the work. She had also been worse off initially and he assumed that it was because it is a mother's nature to protect her children. Choosing his words carefully, Folken decided to strike up a conversation.
"How are you feeling today?"
"Much better."
"If you are uncomfortable in any way please let me know and I will do anything I can."
"I'm fine."
Folken was content with her short answers and was glad that she could at least talk. He wanted to ask her more but decided to wait until she was finished eating. Many things were on the tray that Millerna had brought, but the young woman seemed content to eat slowly and methodically. She seemed to avoid all of the sweets on the platter, though.
"If I may ask, what is your name? Your daughter, Small Lady, will not tell us nor will she tell us her true name. I do not believe it is because she considers us untrustworthy. She seems to want to leave the topic of names up to you. As well as the tale of your origins."
"Well, to answer your first question, my name is Usagi. My daughter's name is Rini, but apparently she has been using her pet name around all of you."
"That clears up a lot. The time you first woke up and you called her Rini it perplexed me."
"The reason we are here is because I brought us here. I used my powers to transport Rini and I away from our impending destruction. I don't want her to die at such a young age. I suppose I am being a bit selfish in running away from my own death, but I didn't want to watch Rini leave me."
Folken took all of this in and made no comment on the unusual circumstances of their arrival. Explaining that much seemed to take a lot out of her and he decided not to press the matter. He decided to change the subject and moved on to the matter of the girls' wings.
"Please forgive my bluntness, but why do you have wings? As far as I knew my brother and I were the only ones left who had them."
"I'm not entirely sure why we have them, but I do know that they were given to us by Helios."
"That name. Small Lady, err Rini, has mentioned him before. When she first woke up she mistook him for me."
"I wonder why. Maybe she misses him more than I thought." Usagi lapsed back into her own thoughts and then something came to her. "You mentioned earlier that you have wings, right?"
"Yes."
"May I see them?"
Folken stood up and took off his cloak which required him to reveal him robotic arm. He expected her to recoil at the sight of it but Usagi didn't even flinch. He continued to slip off his shirt and left it wrapped around his waist. With a slight bit of concentration his pitch-black wings unfurled from his back and a few feathers littered the ground around him.
When he looked back at Usagi her mouth had dropped open a few inches. Folken carefully sat down on the bed next to her and reached out to her. She looked at him quizzically and he gently shut her gaping jaw. Usagi blushed deeply for a moment and then proceeded to order her thoughts.
"Why are they black? All the people I have ever seen with wings have white ones."
"They are black as a result of my poor judgment. In the past I was not the person I am now. My life is tainted with blood and I have slain many."
As he spoke he slowly lowered his gaze to the ground. Usagi could tell he was obviously ashamed of what he had done, but that he was doing all he could now to make amends for it. Using a bit of her acquired strength, Usagi reached over to Folken and placed her hand on his shoulder. He slowly turned to look at her and when she saw his pain-stricken face she was filled with sympathy for him.
Using even more energy than she new she had, Usagi called forth her own wings and raised herself onto her knees. Her own white feathers littered the ground with Folken's and they seemed attracted to each other. Once two of them got close enough the feathers reacted to each other and created a warm ball of light. Neither of the two figures noticed this strange reaction and Usagi gently embraced Folken.
He was startled at first. Folken hadn't expected her to come anywhere near him much less wrap her arms around him. After a moment he felt a warm sensation coming from his back and he turned his head to look. What he saw amazed him. Usagi's wings were glowing and so were his. Folken looked at her with disbelief in his eyes. That was when he noticed the glowing crescent on her forehead.
Usagi moved forward and placed her crescent mark against Folken's own forehead. He felt a surge of warmth and power and then it subsided just as quickly. Usagi collapsed onto him and her wings dissipated as she fell unconscious. Folken was too preoccupied with placing Usagi back in bed to notice his own wings, which were now ash gray.
How'd ya like that one? Just wanted to clear up a few things that may seem kinda obvious. I know that in the Japanese version Rini is called Chibi Usa but I decided that that didn't really fit in. Rini is what I will call her for now. I also made her hair longer too just for effect and all. And as for all of you Mamo/Usa fans don't worry. Things won't get ugly.
Ch.4 Bonds by: Little_Firefly
"Small Lady, how are you?" Van walked up behind her and remained standing. He thought she looked quite cute in the white gown she often wore (her princess outfit). She had worn it ever since that one day when her mother woke up.
"I'm fine." She was picking flowers from a field and tried to concentrate on that rather than look at Van.
"You're a bad liar. What is troubling you?" He took a seat next to her and tried not to sit on any of her hair. She wore it down and it was quite lengthy, reaching to her feet when she stood.
Small Lady continued to look at her flowers and began making them into a wreath. Without thinking about it she extended her wings and wrapped them around herself protectively. There was something about the boy that drew her to him but warned her away at the same time.
Van took note of this and backed off. He sometimes appeared insensitive but he wasn't an idiot. The girl wanted space and he would give it to her. In a gesture of apology he ran his fingers against her feathers and stood up to leave.
Once her wings were around her face, Small Lady couldn't keep herself from crying. The tears slowly fell to the ground and wetted the few flowers at her feet. When she felt Van touch her feathers it startled her. She quickly wiped her face and stood up to face the young man.
"Race you to the castle!!!"
Before Van could protest, Small Lady had taken off and was flying towards Millerna's castle. He smiled and let his wings rip through his shirt. The chase was on and Van was just as competitive as Small Lady.
Back at the castle Folken was helping Small Lady's mother to sit up in bed. Millerna had brought food but asked Folken to feed the woman since she had other matters to attend to. Since the earlier incident with the woman falling off the bed Millerna had brought clothes for her to wear around Folken and Van. It wasn't anything fancy but it allowed for comfort and that was all that mattered.
He successfully helped her sit up and began feeding her soup when he heard Van yelling for Small Lady to slow down and wait for him. Folken smiled to himself and was glad that those two were hitting it off. Van always got jealous when someone else took his time away from his brother. With a new distraction for Van, Folken would have more time to tend to the mysterious woman he was now feeding.
She had recovered quite well and seemed to be gaining more strength every day. The second time she had woken up she had used all of her strength to retract her wings and that had put a dent in her initial recovery. Considering Small Lady's current healthy status Folken was pretty sure that the woman in front of him was the one who had done the work. She had also been worse off initially and he assumed that it was because it is a mother's nature to protect her children. Choosing his words carefully, Folken decided to strike up a conversation.
"How are you feeling today?"
"Much better."
"If you are uncomfortable in any way please let me know and I will do anything I can."
"I'm fine."
Folken was content with her short answers and was glad that she could at least talk. He wanted to ask her more but decided to wait until she was finished eating. Many things were on the tray that Millerna had brought, but the young woman seemed content to eat slowly and methodically. She seemed to avoid all of the sweets on the platter, though.
"If I may ask, what is your name? Your daughter, Small Lady, will not tell us nor will she tell us her true name. I do not believe it is because she considers us untrustworthy. She seems to want to leave the topic of names up to you. As well as the tale of your origins."
"Well, to answer your first question, my name is Usagi. My daughter's name is Rini, but apparently she has been using her pet name around all of you."
"That clears up a lot. The time you first woke up and you called her Rini it perplexed me."
"The reason we are here is because I brought us here. I used my powers to transport Rini and I away from our impending destruction. I don't want her to die at such a young age. I suppose I am being a bit selfish in running away from my own death, but I didn't want to watch Rini leave me."
Folken took all of this in and made no comment on the unusual circumstances of their arrival. Explaining that much seemed to take a lot out of her and he decided not to press the matter. He decided to change the subject and moved on to the matter of the girls' wings.
"Please forgive my bluntness, but why do you have wings? As far as I knew my brother and I were the only ones left who had them."
"I'm not entirely sure why we have them, but I do know that they were given to us by Helios."
"That name. Small Lady, err Rini, has mentioned him before. When she first woke up she mistook him for me."
"I wonder why. Maybe she misses him more than I thought." Usagi lapsed back into her own thoughts and then something came to her. "You mentioned earlier that you have wings, right?"
"Yes."
"May I see them?"
Folken stood up and took off his cloak which required him to reveal him robotic arm. He expected her to recoil at the sight of it but Usagi didn't even flinch. He continued to slip off his shirt and left it wrapped around his waist. With a slight bit of concentration his pitch-black wings unfurled from his back and a few feathers littered the ground around him.
When he looked back at Usagi her mouth had dropped open a few inches. Folken carefully sat down on the bed next to her and reached out to her. She looked at him quizzically and he gently shut her gaping jaw. Usagi blushed deeply for a moment and then proceeded to order her thoughts.
"Why are they black? All the people I have ever seen with wings have white ones."
"They are black as a result of my poor judgment. In the past I was not the person I am now. My life is tainted with blood and I have slain many."
As he spoke he slowly lowered his gaze to the ground. Usagi could tell he was obviously ashamed of what he had done, but that he was doing all he could now to make amends for it. Using a bit of her acquired strength, Usagi reached over to Folken and placed her hand on his shoulder. He slowly turned to look at her and when she saw his pain-stricken face she was filled with sympathy for him.
Using even more energy than she new she had, Usagi called forth her own wings and raised herself onto her knees. Her own white feathers littered the ground with Folken's and they seemed attracted to each other. Once two of them got close enough the feathers reacted to each other and created a warm ball of light. Neither of the two figures noticed this strange reaction and Usagi gently embraced Folken.
He was startled at first. Folken hadn't expected her to come anywhere near him much less wrap her arms around him. After a moment he felt a warm sensation coming from his back and he turned his head to look. What he saw amazed him. Usagi's wings were glowing and so were his. Folken looked at her with disbelief in his eyes. That was when he noticed the glowing crescent on her forehead.
Usagi moved forward and placed her crescent mark against Folken's own forehead. He felt a surge of warmth and power and then it subsided just as quickly. Usagi collapsed onto him and her wings dissipated as she fell unconscious. Folken was too preoccupied with placing Usagi back in bed to notice his own wings, which were now ash gray.
How'd ya like that one? Just wanted to clear up a few things that may seem kinda obvious. I know that in the Japanese version Rini is called Chibi Usa but I decided that that didn't really fit in. Rini is what I will call her for now. I also made her hair longer too just for effect and all. And as for all of you Mamo/Usa fans don't worry. Things won't get ugly.
