Terran Castle
By: Chocolate Star
Chapter Nine
Email: Sitara867@hotmail.com
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Standard disclaimer apply: I don't own sailormoon or any of its characters. don't sue me!! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hey minna! Sorry this chapter took so long. Hope you all are still reading. I hope you like it. Peace! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter Nine
"Okay people, let turn around, we have to go through the forest to get back to the castle. I would take you around but that would not be safe at night."
Everyone nodded and turned to go over the first hill. As they reached the top, Troy's flashlight went out.
"Damn, Mamoru, can you turn yours on now?"
Mamoru nodded and they continued walking.
When they reached the forest Minako tripped over a root of one of the trees. Mamoru put his flashlight down to help her up. Usagi took the chance and stepped behind a tree.
"Are you okay Minako?"
"Yes, I'm fine Mamoru-san, thanks for helping me up!"
"Is everyone else okay?" Questioned Troy.
"Yea we're all fine," answered Motoki.
"Hey! Where's Usagi?" Makoto asked, she couldn't see Usagi anywhere.
"She was right behind me a minute ago!"
"Usagi!" Troy called, "Usagi!"
"She might have wandered off towards the lake," suggested Motoki.
Troy sighed, "Okay we have to split up, I'm going to take Minako to the house; but I'll be back. I'll try and get some batteries or whatever. Don't wander off too far okay?"
Everyone nodded, and Troy and Minako headed back.
Makoto knew exactly where Usagi had gone, she just had to wait for the right time to get away.
Motoki was making his way over to the lake, while Mamoru was going through the forest bit by bit.
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Usagi made it over the second hill, in front of her lay a small man made river.
Looking a little further she saw the maze.
It had hedges ten feet tall, which were carved to form the maze. The small river ran through it. There were little pink flowers growing in the hedges, and in the moon light it looked excruciatingly tempting.
'Wow, it's beautiful,' thought Usagi slowly approaching the maze.
She walked into the maze, the moment she stepped inside the whole world went extremely quiet. All she could hear was the crickets and the soft rippling of water.
She walked forward letting her hand trail on the hedge beside her. Picking at the little flowers.
'It's so pretty and peaceful in here.' She thought as she made her way through the maze.
She hear a twig snap behind her and spun around. Nothing. "Who's there?" She called into the empty maze. The moon was hidden behind clouds that threatened snow. So she couldn't see if someone was there. Her flashlight didn't help much either. She received no response. 'Creepy,' she thought to herself and debated turning back. Deciding to keep going she turned around. And came face to face with Makoto.
"AHHHHH!" Screamed Usagi.
"It's me Makoto! Shut up Usagi!! You could wake the dead!"
"Damn you Mako! You almost gave me a heart attack."
"You deserved it! You scared us shitless running off like that."
"I couldn't help it! The maze is just so tempting! I couldn't resist!"
"Ugh! I don't have time to bicker with you right now! We gotta get back right away."
"Oh Mako! You're o fun! I wanna explore the maze!" Pouted Usagi.
"Are you crazy?" Screeched Mako.
"If I say yes will you let me go through the maze?"
"Oh you're hopeless!" Makoto sighed, "Okay if I promise that we'll coem back some other time will you come back to the house with me?
Usagi thought for a minute ".promise?"
"Yes I promise," answered Mako defeatedly.
"Okay! Deal!"
"Finally! Now lets hurry back and would you PLEASE turn on that flashlight?"
"Yea, lets go!{" Usagi said running towards the exit.
'I swear she acts like she's 10 at times.' Mako thought.
As they slowly began to make their way back to the others it started to snow lightly.
"Ohh Mako! This is perfect! Isn't the snow comforting in a way?" Questioned an ecstatic Usagi.
"Oh yea Usagi it's extremely comforting." Replied Mako sarcastically, she was a teensy bit upset about how slowly they were moving.
"Mako! You're acting like Rei! I'm just trying to enjoy myself."
"You can enjoy yourself when we get back to the castle! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself when you get an earful from Rei!"
"Eh! I get used to it after a while." Usagi giggled, "I'm sure she'll be too busy drooling over Mamoru to care anyway."
Mako smiled, she had to admit Usagi was probably right.
They reached the edge of the forest where the others were looking.
As they approached the trail which let into the forest they ran into Troy.
"Oh my, Usagi! Are you okay? What happened? Where were you?"
"No, Troy I'm." She was cut off by another flow of questions.
"Do you need anything? Are you hurt? Is something wrong?"
"No! I'm fine Troy. You don't have to worry! Answered Usagi before he could come up with any more questions.
Motoki approached then with Mamoru,
"Hey Usagi nice to see you decided to join us!" Said Motoki jokingly.
"You should be honored," replied Usagi smirking.
"Are you okay? Scared us back there."
"Yup, I'm fine."
"Geez Usagi, you never seem to stop wreaking havoc anywhere you go."
Usagi didn't even bother to reply to him. She just shot him an evil glare, which she hoped he saw despite the darkness.
"Okay people lets hurry back if you didn't notice, it started snowing quite a while ago. And I have absolutely no intentions of getting sick any time soon!" Informed Makoto.
"Yea we should get going come on people." Said Troy taking charge. "Oh and people, please refrain from wandering off would you?" Jested Troy winking at Usagi.
"Nice to see you guys are back," greeted Minako as the group entered the den.
"Nice to be back somewhere warm," replied Usagi collapsing on the nearest couch.
"Yup feels good, my feet are killing me," added Makoto taking a seat by the fireplace.
"Troy! Do you have any hot cocoa?" Asked Usagi hopefully.
"Sure I'll just ring for Molly."
A red haired quiet looking girl came to the door.
"You rung?" She questioned in a southern accent.
"Yes can you get us.9 cups of hot cocoa please?"
"Yes sir," Molly smiled, "Anything else?"
"No that's all thanks Mol!"
"No prob Troy." Molly walked away.
"Jeez look at Ami and Zoicite they're still discussing their books," commented Makoto.
"Zoicite did you read The Promise by Donna Boyd?" Questioned Ami picking the book out from the shelf.
"Oh yes Amy I did. I found it wonderfully written and quite amusing."
"Yes, it was interesting how the whole book was based on dramatic irony. I wish Donna had written about Tessa in the book, the poor girl Brianna deserved at least that."
"Though I must say Brianna was a delightful character," Zoicite remarked with a slight smile on his face.
"I loved how the author brought the whole concept of werewolves into her characters. It really does make you think."
"Oh yes. That's very true."
Usagi tuned out of the conversation for Molly had walked in with the cocoa.
"Ohh this tastes good," giggled Minako taking another sip of her drink.
"Yea it does," agreed Troy.
" I think I'll go to bed after this, I'm kinda tired," Usagi informed everyone.
"Yea me too," agreed Makoto.
"Troy what time should we leave tomorrow?" Questioned Ami.
Try thought for a moment, "Around noon would be appropriate I think."
"Okay that sounds good," replied Ami.
'Always the organized one' thought Usagi.
"I'mm gonna head up to bed now. See you all in the morning, good night!" Usagi stood up to leave.
Mako got up too. "I'll hit the sack as well. Good night everyone."
Usagi walked into her room, 'Oh that bed looks far too inviting.'
She changed into her pajamas and jumped into bed giggling. She turned off the lamp and drifted off into dreamland.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* That's all for this chapter people. I hope you enjoyed. I'm working on the next chapter. I'm looking for feedback! That keeps me motivated and working lol. I'd rather not work on the fic if I think no one's reading it. Anywayz I hope you liked! Post a review, leave a message on the board, or email me at Sitara867@hotmail.com I appreciate all feedback! Ja! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* -Chocolate Star
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Standard disclaimer apply: I don't own sailormoon or any of its characters. don't sue me!! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hey minna! Sorry this chapter took so long. Hope you all are still reading. I hope you like it. Peace! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter Nine
"Okay people, let turn around, we have to go through the forest to get back to the castle. I would take you around but that would not be safe at night."
Everyone nodded and turned to go over the first hill. As they reached the top, Troy's flashlight went out.
"Damn, Mamoru, can you turn yours on now?"
Mamoru nodded and they continued walking.
When they reached the forest Minako tripped over a root of one of the trees. Mamoru put his flashlight down to help her up. Usagi took the chance and stepped behind a tree.
"Are you okay Minako?"
"Yes, I'm fine Mamoru-san, thanks for helping me up!"
"Is everyone else okay?" Questioned Troy.
"Yea we're all fine," answered Motoki.
"Hey! Where's Usagi?" Makoto asked, she couldn't see Usagi anywhere.
"She was right behind me a minute ago!"
"Usagi!" Troy called, "Usagi!"
"She might have wandered off towards the lake," suggested Motoki.
Troy sighed, "Okay we have to split up, I'm going to take Minako to the house; but I'll be back. I'll try and get some batteries or whatever. Don't wander off too far okay?"
Everyone nodded, and Troy and Minako headed back.
Makoto knew exactly where Usagi had gone, she just had to wait for the right time to get away.
Motoki was making his way over to the lake, while Mamoru was going through the forest bit by bit.
****************
Usagi made it over the second hill, in front of her lay a small man made river.
Looking a little further she saw the maze.
It had hedges ten feet tall, which were carved to form the maze. The small river ran through it. There were little pink flowers growing in the hedges, and in the moon light it looked excruciatingly tempting.
'Wow, it's beautiful,' thought Usagi slowly approaching the maze.
She walked into the maze, the moment she stepped inside the whole world went extremely quiet. All she could hear was the crickets and the soft rippling of water.
She walked forward letting her hand trail on the hedge beside her. Picking at the little flowers.
'It's so pretty and peaceful in here.' She thought as she made her way through the maze.
She hear a twig snap behind her and spun around. Nothing. "Who's there?" She called into the empty maze. The moon was hidden behind clouds that threatened snow. So she couldn't see if someone was there. Her flashlight didn't help much either. She received no response. 'Creepy,' she thought to herself and debated turning back. Deciding to keep going she turned around. And came face to face with Makoto.
"AHHHHH!" Screamed Usagi.
"It's me Makoto! Shut up Usagi!! You could wake the dead!"
"Damn you Mako! You almost gave me a heart attack."
"You deserved it! You scared us shitless running off like that."
"I couldn't help it! The maze is just so tempting! I couldn't resist!"
"Ugh! I don't have time to bicker with you right now! We gotta get back right away."
"Oh Mako! You're o fun! I wanna explore the maze!" Pouted Usagi.
"Are you crazy?" Screeched Mako.
"If I say yes will you let me go through the maze?"
"Oh you're hopeless!" Makoto sighed, "Okay if I promise that we'll coem back some other time will you come back to the house with me?
Usagi thought for a minute ".promise?"
"Yes I promise," answered Mako defeatedly.
"Okay! Deal!"
"Finally! Now lets hurry back and would you PLEASE turn on that flashlight?"
"Yea, lets go!{" Usagi said running towards the exit.
'I swear she acts like she's 10 at times.' Mako thought.
As they slowly began to make their way back to the others it started to snow lightly.
"Ohh Mako! This is perfect! Isn't the snow comforting in a way?" Questioned an ecstatic Usagi.
"Oh yea Usagi it's extremely comforting." Replied Mako sarcastically, she was a teensy bit upset about how slowly they were moving.
"Mako! You're acting like Rei! I'm just trying to enjoy myself."
"You can enjoy yourself when we get back to the castle! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself when you get an earful from Rei!"
"Eh! I get used to it after a while." Usagi giggled, "I'm sure she'll be too busy drooling over Mamoru to care anyway."
Mako smiled, she had to admit Usagi was probably right.
They reached the edge of the forest where the others were looking.
As they approached the trail which let into the forest they ran into Troy.
"Oh my, Usagi! Are you okay? What happened? Where were you?"
"No, Troy I'm." She was cut off by another flow of questions.
"Do you need anything? Are you hurt? Is something wrong?"
"No! I'm fine Troy. You don't have to worry! Answered Usagi before he could come up with any more questions.
Motoki approached then with Mamoru,
"Hey Usagi nice to see you decided to join us!" Said Motoki jokingly.
"You should be honored," replied Usagi smirking.
"Are you okay? Scared us back there."
"Yup, I'm fine."
"Geez Usagi, you never seem to stop wreaking havoc anywhere you go."
Usagi didn't even bother to reply to him. She just shot him an evil glare, which she hoped he saw despite the darkness.
"Okay people lets hurry back if you didn't notice, it started snowing quite a while ago. And I have absolutely no intentions of getting sick any time soon!" Informed Makoto.
"Yea we should get going come on people." Said Troy taking charge. "Oh and people, please refrain from wandering off would you?" Jested Troy winking at Usagi.
"Nice to see you guys are back," greeted Minako as the group entered the den.
"Nice to be back somewhere warm," replied Usagi collapsing on the nearest couch.
"Yup feels good, my feet are killing me," added Makoto taking a seat by the fireplace.
"Troy! Do you have any hot cocoa?" Asked Usagi hopefully.
"Sure I'll just ring for Molly."
A red haired quiet looking girl came to the door.
"You rung?" She questioned in a southern accent.
"Yes can you get us.9 cups of hot cocoa please?"
"Yes sir," Molly smiled, "Anything else?"
"No that's all thanks Mol!"
"No prob Troy." Molly walked away.
"Jeez look at Ami and Zoicite they're still discussing their books," commented Makoto.
"Zoicite did you read The Promise by Donna Boyd?" Questioned Ami picking the book out from the shelf.
"Oh yes Amy I did. I found it wonderfully written and quite amusing."
"Yes, it was interesting how the whole book was based on dramatic irony. I wish Donna had written about Tessa in the book, the poor girl Brianna deserved at least that."
"Though I must say Brianna was a delightful character," Zoicite remarked with a slight smile on his face.
"I loved how the author brought the whole concept of werewolves into her characters. It really does make you think."
"Oh yes. That's very true."
Usagi tuned out of the conversation for Molly had walked in with the cocoa.
"Ohh this tastes good," giggled Minako taking another sip of her drink.
"Yea it does," agreed Troy.
" I think I'll go to bed after this, I'm kinda tired," Usagi informed everyone.
"Yea me too," agreed Makoto.
"Troy what time should we leave tomorrow?" Questioned Ami.
Try thought for a moment, "Around noon would be appropriate I think."
"Okay that sounds good," replied Ami.
'Always the organized one' thought Usagi.
"I'mm gonna head up to bed now. See you all in the morning, good night!" Usagi stood up to leave.
Mako got up too. "I'll hit the sack as well. Good night everyone."
Usagi walked into her room, 'Oh that bed looks far too inviting.'
She changed into her pajamas and jumped into bed giggling. She turned off the lamp and drifted off into dreamland.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* That's all for this chapter people. I hope you enjoyed. I'm working on the next chapter. I'm looking for feedback! That keeps me motivated and working lol. I'd rather not work on the fic if I think no one's reading it. Anywayz I hope you liked! Post a review, leave a message on the board, or email me at Sitara867@hotmail.com I appreciate all feedback! Ja! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* -Chocolate Star
