Pretty Soldiers, Sailor Zodiac
Episode Eight: Gemini and Pisces, a History Perhaps
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Celeste sat in her room and was very near panic. The night before had been so long for her, and her body protested the small movements she made as she paced the room, but she couldn't stop and sleep. Not when she had no clue what had happened to Leo Knight... Luke...
She and Pisces Knight, the newest addition to the team, had waited as long as they thought possible, but she had been convinced by him that they should not go into the tower after him. Celeste, as much as she wanted to find and help Leo Knight, had agreed reluctantly and waited.
Finally they'd left.
She kicked herself. Why had she let Pisces Knight convince her to leave him? What if he was in trouble, or injured? He might need her help!
"Celeste..."
Celeste stopped dead and glanced at her calico cat, who was perched on the edge of her bed.
"Why didn't you tell me about any of this?" Aria asked gently, looking quite emotionally weary.
Celeste hesitated. "Luke made very clear that I was to come alone." she stated. She glanced out of her window at the rising sun.
"What if he'd been an enemy!? We weren't sure about him, anyway!" Aria exploded, jumping off the bed and pacing beside Celeste.
"He's not, Aria. Trust me. He's not the nicest person, but he'd still not the enemy." Celeste assured her cat. She abruptly changed the subject. "I've got to call Kirai in awhile. She should meet Elijah."
"Elijah? Oh, is that Pisces Knight's name?" Aria asked, sighing at the abrupt end of former topic.
"Yeah." Celeste hesitated. "Aria... how did I know him? I mean, I've never met him before. How did I know..." she trailed off.
Aria looked up at her mistress. "You are the leader of the Zodiac Senshi, the scorpion. You're known for a sort of intuition."
Celeste heard this and smirk in a sad sort of way. "Anything else I should know?" she asked dryly.
Aria flinched. "I only just remembered that, Cele. I'm sorry. I wish I could tell you everything, but I can't." the cat explained. They were silent a long moment. "You should get some sleep."
Celeste stared out the window. "No... I'm up already. I'll get a shower and call Kirai. And if you could... try to come up with a reason that there's a boy on our couch. Grandma might not like that."
Aria almost chuckled at Celeste's dry humor and jumped up on the bed to think... or perhaps to remember.
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The tower seemed endless, but Leo Knight would not give up. His sister's voice in his mind urged him forward, but her mental voice was getting tired. She was in pain, that much he could tell though she wouldn't admit it.
*Feiran?* he mind-called when she'd been silent for a few minutes.
Her answer was weak. *I'm here... Luke, you'd better hurry. They're trying to block out our mind-speech.*
He put on an extra burst of speed, crashing through a door at the head of the stairs. She was on this floor, he could tell. *Are you alone?*
*Yes, for now.* she answered. He ran to one of the doors, having determined that's where she was. He threw open the door and gasped at the sight of his sister. Her jeans were shredded, her shirt tattered and the whole of her bloodstained. Her arms looked like tic-tac-toe boards with the scratches that appeared all along them.
"Feiran..." he trailed. She looked up and him with tears in her eyes and ran into his arms.
"Big brother." she managed. He kicked himself for leaving her behind and held her protectively. Now they could get out.
"I have your compact." he said, pulling from his pocket a small bundle wrapped in a bandana. When he pulled the bandana away, a golden compact with the sign of leo on it sat there. He handed it to her. "Come on, Sailor Leo, let's get out of here." he urged. She smiled slightly and took the compact.
"Leo Eternal Power!"
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It was much later that afternoon when Kirai, Elijah, and Celeste all sat across from each other in Celeste's living room. Three sodas sat untouched on the coffee table, and Aria was definitely agitated beyond recognition.
"So... explain to me again. Why didn't you take me?" Kirai finally spoke up, glancing at Celeste and trying to ignore the faint fluttering in her chest.
"I'm sorry, Kirai, but I had to go alone." Celeste explained, but offered no more information. She turned to Elijah, who looked deceivingly calm though Celeste could tell he was nervous. "So, Elijah... um..." she silenced herself.
They sat in the quiet a moment longer.
"Alright, I've got a question." Kirai finally spoke up. "How did you break the evil spell on him, Cele?"
Celeste shrugged. "You're guess is as good as mine. Hell, I think I was more confused that Elijah was when I did it."
Silence again, then Celeste stood. "I'll be right back." she said and slipped out of the room. Aria followed, if only to get out of the thick silence.
Celeste turned around in the hall and looked down at Aria. "What can you remember about those two?" she demanded.
Aria thought a moment. "Um, there was something that bound them... but I don't remember what it was. Oh, Celeste, I'm sorry. I just can't remember!" she growled, more at herself than Celeste.
"It's ok, Aria. I just wondered why they're acting like a couple of teenagers." she grumbled, then thought about what she'd said. "Ok, rephrase that. They're acting like a couple of people who're afraid to admit they like each other..." she trailed off.
The calico and her mistress exchanged a glance and sidled back towards the room, where they proceeded to spy on the two inside.
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They were silent when Celeste left, for a long moment. Then Kirai broke the silence.
"You were a dark knight... that had to be hard. Could you remember anything about your past?" she asked, clasping her hands together and glancing up at him sympathetically.
He hesitated. "No... not until Celeste healed me..." he glanced up at Kirai. "I felt so terrible when I remembered though." he hesitated.
"Don't worry about it. You're weren't yourself." she assured him, offering a smile when he glanced at her. He smiled shakily too.
"Can I ask a question this time?" he asked.
"You just did." she teased with a laugh. He chuckled too, and he had to admit it felt good to laugh again.
"Another one then. How much about your past life do you remember?" he asked her, this time his tone was somber.
She hesitated. "Not much. I remember that there was many more of us then... and we were so happy... I don't remember specifics, though." she said, a faint smile at the thoughts overcoming her features.
The two shared a smile, though neither realized that Celeste saw all of this and remembered much more.
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"Dear God... Aria, they... they..." she stuttered, pointing into the living room. Aria seemed to know what Celeste meant.
"They had been lifebonded, yes. I remember it now." Aria chuckled. "As if I had to remember. Just watching them like that would scream it."
"Lifebonded?" Celeste had to ask. She couldn't quite place the term.
Aria glanced up. "Lifebonds go deeper than love. It's a whole soul bond, and very rare. But Kirai and Elijah were most definitely lifebonded."
Celeste smiled at this. "Should we tell them?" she asked. Aria shook her feline head.
"No. They'll discover it again. Besides, if you tell them, they'll most likely not believe you and it might cause more damage than good."
Celeste nodded. "Good point."
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Elijah couldn't explain why, but he felt so comfortable around Kirai that he found himself telling her things that he wouldn't have dreamed saying to anyone else. She took this all in stride, and opened up to him just as much.
He glanced up at her, and for a moment he was shocked. He would have sworn he saw the senshi Gemini, crying and streaked with blood and dirt. His heart skipped a beat, but when he blink Kirai sat there. He'd known she was Sailor Gemini, of course, but...
"Kirai?" he asked. She glanced up at him and something on her features was shocked, then she covered it up.
"Yeah?"
He shook his head. "Never mind."
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Kirai glanced up at her name, and was shocked when she would have sworn she saw Pisces Knight with a long crystal dagger hanging out of chest. She blinked the vision away, though.
*What was that?* she screamed to her other half.
*A memory.* was the other half's answer, and she shook her head.
*No...* she tried to deny.
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Author Notes: Thank Sailor Taurus for this chapter, boyos and girlies. And for the next chapter which will come out soon. XD I promise for real this time. School's out and I'm thinking of writing it today, actually. ^^;; Happy reading. Oh, and do me a favor everyone. Read Mystik Surreality's 'Silver Magic'. It's gonna be a good story if she ever gets any reviews. ^^;
Episode Eight: Gemini and Pisces, a History Perhaps
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Celeste sat in her room and was very near panic. The night before had been so long for her, and her body protested the small movements she made as she paced the room, but she couldn't stop and sleep. Not when she had no clue what had happened to Leo Knight... Luke...
She and Pisces Knight, the newest addition to the team, had waited as long as they thought possible, but she had been convinced by him that they should not go into the tower after him. Celeste, as much as she wanted to find and help Leo Knight, had agreed reluctantly and waited.
Finally they'd left.
She kicked herself. Why had she let Pisces Knight convince her to leave him? What if he was in trouble, or injured? He might need her help!
"Celeste..."
Celeste stopped dead and glanced at her calico cat, who was perched on the edge of her bed.
"Why didn't you tell me about any of this?" Aria asked gently, looking quite emotionally weary.
Celeste hesitated. "Luke made very clear that I was to come alone." she stated. She glanced out of her window at the rising sun.
"What if he'd been an enemy!? We weren't sure about him, anyway!" Aria exploded, jumping off the bed and pacing beside Celeste.
"He's not, Aria. Trust me. He's not the nicest person, but he'd still not the enemy." Celeste assured her cat. She abruptly changed the subject. "I've got to call Kirai in awhile. She should meet Elijah."
"Elijah? Oh, is that Pisces Knight's name?" Aria asked, sighing at the abrupt end of former topic.
"Yeah." Celeste hesitated. "Aria... how did I know him? I mean, I've never met him before. How did I know..." she trailed off.
Aria looked up at her mistress. "You are the leader of the Zodiac Senshi, the scorpion. You're known for a sort of intuition."
Celeste heard this and smirk in a sad sort of way. "Anything else I should know?" she asked dryly.
Aria flinched. "I only just remembered that, Cele. I'm sorry. I wish I could tell you everything, but I can't." the cat explained. They were silent a long moment. "You should get some sleep."
Celeste stared out the window. "No... I'm up already. I'll get a shower and call Kirai. And if you could... try to come up with a reason that there's a boy on our couch. Grandma might not like that."
Aria almost chuckled at Celeste's dry humor and jumped up on the bed to think... or perhaps to remember.
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The tower seemed endless, but Leo Knight would not give up. His sister's voice in his mind urged him forward, but her mental voice was getting tired. She was in pain, that much he could tell though she wouldn't admit it.
*Feiran?* he mind-called when she'd been silent for a few minutes.
Her answer was weak. *I'm here... Luke, you'd better hurry. They're trying to block out our mind-speech.*
He put on an extra burst of speed, crashing through a door at the head of the stairs. She was on this floor, he could tell. *Are you alone?*
*Yes, for now.* she answered. He ran to one of the doors, having determined that's where she was. He threw open the door and gasped at the sight of his sister. Her jeans were shredded, her shirt tattered and the whole of her bloodstained. Her arms looked like tic-tac-toe boards with the scratches that appeared all along them.
"Feiran..." he trailed. She looked up and him with tears in her eyes and ran into his arms.
"Big brother." she managed. He kicked himself for leaving her behind and held her protectively. Now they could get out.
"I have your compact." he said, pulling from his pocket a small bundle wrapped in a bandana. When he pulled the bandana away, a golden compact with the sign of leo on it sat there. He handed it to her. "Come on, Sailor Leo, let's get out of here." he urged. She smiled slightly and took the compact.
"Leo Eternal Power!"
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It was much later that afternoon when Kirai, Elijah, and Celeste all sat across from each other in Celeste's living room. Three sodas sat untouched on the coffee table, and Aria was definitely agitated beyond recognition.
"So... explain to me again. Why didn't you take me?" Kirai finally spoke up, glancing at Celeste and trying to ignore the faint fluttering in her chest.
"I'm sorry, Kirai, but I had to go alone." Celeste explained, but offered no more information. She turned to Elijah, who looked deceivingly calm though Celeste could tell he was nervous. "So, Elijah... um..." she silenced herself.
They sat in the quiet a moment longer.
"Alright, I've got a question." Kirai finally spoke up. "How did you break the evil spell on him, Cele?"
Celeste shrugged. "You're guess is as good as mine. Hell, I think I was more confused that Elijah was when I did it."
Silence again, then Celeste stood. "I'll be right back." she said and slipped out of the room. Aria followed, if only to get out of the thick silence.
Celeste turned around in the hall and looked down at Aria. "What can you remember about those two?" she demanded.
Aria thought a moment. "Um, there was something that bound them... but I don't remember what it was. Oh, Celeste, I'm sorry. I just can't remember!" she growled, more at herself than Celeste.
"It's ok, Aria. I just wondered why they're acting like a couple of teenagers." she grumbled, then thought about what she'd said. "Ok, rephrase that. They're acting like a couple of people who're afraid to admit they like each other..." she trailed off.
The calico and her mistress exchanged a glance and sidled back towards the room, where they proceeded to spy on the two inside.
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They were silent when Celeste left, for a long moment. Then Kirai broke the silence.
"You were a dark knight... that had to be hard. Could you remember anything about your past?" she asked, clasping her hands together and glancing up at him sympathetically.
He hesitated. "No... not until Celeste healed me..." he glanced up at Kirai. "I felt so terrible when I remembered though." he hesitated.
"Don't worry about it. You're weren't yourself." she assured him, offering a smile when he glanced at her. He smiled shakily too.
"Can I ask a question this time?" he asked.
"You just did." she teased with a laugh. He chuckled too, and he had to admit it felt good to laugh again.
"Another one then. How much about your past life do you remember?" he asked her, this time his tone was somber.
She hesitated. "Not much. I remember that there was many more of us then... and we were so happy... I don't remember specifics, though." she said, a faint smile at the thoughts overcoming her features.
The two shared a smile, though neither realized that Celeste saw all of this and remembered much more.
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"Dear God... Aria, they... they..." she stuttered, pointing into the living room. Aria seemed to know what Celeste meant.
"They had been lifebonded, yes. I remember it now." Aria chuckled. "As if I had to remember. Just watching them like that would scream it."
"Lifebonded?" Celeste had to ask. She couldn't quite place the term.
Aria glanced up. "Lifebonds go deeper than love. It's a whole soul bond, and very rare. But Kirai and Elijah were most definitely lifebonded."
Celeste smiled at this. "Should we tell them?" she asked. Aria shook her feline head.
"No. They'll discover it again. Besides, if you tell them, they'll most likely not believe you and it might cause more damage than good."
Celeste nodded. "Good point."
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Elijah couldn't explain why, but he felt so comfortable around Kirai that he found himself telling her things that he wouldn't have dreamed saying to anyone else. She took this all in stride, and opened up to him just as much.
He glanced up at her, and for a moment he was shocked. He would have sworn he saw the senshi Gemini, crying and streaked with blood and dirt. His heart skipped a beat, but when he blink Kirai sat there. He'd known she was Sailor Gemini, of course, but...
"Kirai?" he asked. She glanced up at him and something on her features was shocked, then she covered it up.
"Yeah?"
He shook his head. "Never mind."
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Kirai glanced up at her name, and was shocked when she would have sworn she saw Pisces Knight with a long crystal dagger hanging out of chest. She blinked the vision away, though.
*What was that?* she screamed to her other half.
*A memory.* was the other half's answer, and she shook her head.
*No...* she tried to deny.
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Author Notes: Thank Sailor Taurus for this chapter, boyos and girlies. And for the next chapter which will come out soon. XD I promise for real this time. School's out and I'm thinking of writing it today, actually. ^^;; Happy reading. Oh, and do me a favor everyone. Read Mystik Surreality's 'Silver Magic'. It's gonna be a good story if she ever gets any reviews. ^^;
