Of Heaven and Hell
Ryo Angel
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I stared into my mirror as I brushed my long blonde hair. The face that stares back - who is she? I had grown up with this face for fourteen years. And after many nights of dreams, this face is a stranger now. My fingers fumbled and my brush dropped as another headache raced through me. Letting out a deep hiss of pain, I stood up, rocking side to side and made my way to bed where I immediately collapsed.
"Are you okay, Usagi?" Luna came bounding up onto my bed when she came into my room.
I nodded wordlessly, trying to get my headache under control. At least I don't have any images this time aro..
"You can't do this!" She begged, her face my exact replica. "Please, don't!" Tears streamed down her face, staining her velveteen dress of white. "My love..." I stood there in that room of elegance and watched as she try to persuade him.
His face obscured, he turned to her, momentarily forgetting about his armor. "Serenity. I have to. This is something that I must do."
"But why?" She asked, her hand firmly latched onto his arm. "You'll die there. And for what?"
"For you." He turned back to armor and contined to put it on.
"Have you thought that perhaps I might not want it this way?" She asked him. "Even if you do win, Father will never let us marry."
Angrily, he thrust his sword into the scabbord. "Dammit, Serenity!" He started. "You may be content with your life now, but I'm not! I am the Prince of Darkness. I have all the rights of being your suitor, but he thinks that I am beneath him!"
"Please, my love. I beg you..." She tried one last time to placate him. She knew that he would kill her father to prove a point. But the truth was, her father was afraid of him. He was afraid of what such a creature would do to his daughter, an angel sent from above.
"I have to do this." Was all he said before storming out, not noticing that as she watched him go, she took out a small dagger. Not noticing as she plunged it into her breast and the stream of blood flowed through.
A small gasp went through me as the image around her shifted and she laid on the balcony of a gorgeous white palace, her velveteen white dress replaced by a silken white dress, spoiled by the pool of blood seeping through the chest wound. His head laid on her lap. He too was almost dead.
"We'll be together again, Endymion." She whispered as her strength left her bit by bit. With shaking hands, she caressed his face and bent to kiss him.
A scream of defiance echoed around them as the background blurred again and a woman with long raven locks of hair stood in front of me. A smile graced her lips and she reached out towards me. Her hand brushed my temples and my headache was gone. "The Fates has decreed this, Serenity."
I gasped as I was suddenly jolted back into reality. Luna looked on with concerned eyes as I controlled my breathing, shaking my head violently to try and get back into the land of the living. I have no idea who I am anymore. The dreams comes and comes, never giving me a moments rest the day I became Sailor Moon. Who is Serenity? Endymion? Why do I have these... dreams? Visions? I smiled briefly to Luna when she asked how I was. Only she knew my suffering. This is the burden I bear. My chest hurting, I unbuttoned my shirt and looked with no surprise at the faded jagged scar on my chest. This is another burden that I bear. The Fates... who are they? Why do they decree that I must suffer this?
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I'm late again. Late, late, late! She's going to kill me! Of all the times for the stupid alarm clock to go faulty! Argh! A wave of energy slammed into me just before I turned the corner and ran straight into Mamoru. "Ow!" I stood up and grabbed my briefcase.
"Late again, Odango?" He smirked at me. I have no time for this. Frustrated, I snapped a quick yes at him before I started sprinting to the school. If I'm late one more time, she's going to call my parent's! Why couldn't Dad just give me a ride?? But NO! It's all about responsibility! BS! I don't get there in time, I don't graduate. Some parent's! A string of curses rushed out of my mouth as I looked at my watch. Five mintues. Up ahead! Is it? I do believe it is! The gate! Score! Two flights up the stairs with one mintue to spare. Come on! Come on! Sweet! I collapsed onto my chair just as the bell rang. I was starting to run
out of oxygen. Whew!
Naru leaned over with a big smile on her face, "Alarm clock again?"
I nodded, finally catching my breath, "And an idiot blocking my way to school."
She shot me a look of sympathy as the teacher walked in. A SUB?? I busted my butt for a sub?? With a groan, I slouched down to my chair, knowing that Naru was silently laughing. I envy her sometimes. Normal. With a boyfriend... although with a guy like Umino... I guess I like the life I have now after all. With the exception of those damn visions! Speak of the devil. Not now. I silently willed the headache to go away. I can't deal with it now. Please. Please... my breathing started to accelerate and my heart felt like it was ready to burst. No. Not now. Please, not now. The room started to spin as I held onto my small string of hope. "Not now..." I chanted softly, watching as the room melt into darkness. "Not now..."
"Usagi!"
Blueness filled my eyes. All around me, I was surrounded by swirls of blue. Light blue, dark blue. Ocean blue, jade blue. They all blended together, woven like an intricate web. Where am I now? A path opened up. The yellow brick road, I thought with a smirk as I walked down the center, following it where it took me. One thing I've learned from all this is that I have to let these... visions? Blackouts? I have to let them run their course. It's the only way they'll let me go. Fortunately, I didn't have to walk very far. Up ahead, a man in a black tuxedo knelt down, his arms being held up in chains. He looks like Tuxedo Mask! But why would I have a vision of him? As I neared, I saw that he was injured, wounds littered his body. His aura pulled at me, beckoning me to come closer.
"Serenity..." A male voice echoed around me, vibrating into my bones. "Serenity... my love... come save me. Free me."
Who is Serenity? Could it be me? My past life?
Tuxedo Mask lifts his head and my eyes grew wide when I saw his mask flutter to the ground, revealing to me the face of my mortal enemy - Mamoru. Brown eyes met my shocked ones and for the first time, my heart began to pound, an ache spreading throughout. Why is Mamoru revealed to me as Tuxedo Mask? Are they the one and the same? My heart started to beat wildly. Could this be love? For Mamoru? For Tuxedo Mask? I saw him open his mouth to speak and though his mouth moved, I could not hear one word. But through it all, I could feel one word pounding itself into my heart. "Serenity."
"Usagi?" A voice called me, but whose? "Usagi? Are you okay?" Ami's. Ami is calling me. Groggily, I opened my eyes, twin images of Ami sprang to me and as my vision cleared, I saw the gang behind her.
"You're all here." I smiled weakly.
"Usagi! You baka!" Rei yelled, walking up to my bed. "Luna told us what's been happening. Why didn't you tell us??"
I only looked at her with a soft smile, "I didn't want to worry you guys. Besides, I could have handled it." I winced when I sat up, my right arm throbbing in pain. When I looked over, I saw it bandaged. So that was what the prickling sensation was. When Rei opened her mouth to comment, I shook my head, "I'll be fine, Rei. Really, you guys. I'm perfectly fine." I looked around, "Where's Luna?" I asked, hurt that she didn't even come see me.
"Luna's talking to a new scout - Sailor Venus." Makato told me. I nodded with understanding. Always suspicious, Luna is. "She thinks this scout might be the Moon Princess."
I froze, "Serenity."
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~*RENA*~ - Were you expecting this then?
Ryo Angel
R
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I stared into my mirror as I brushed my long blonde hair. The face that stares back - who is she? I had grown up with this face for fourteen years. And after many nights of dreams, this face is a stranger now. My fingers fumbled and my brush dropped as another headache raced through me. Letting out a deep hiss of pain, I stood up, rocking side to side and made my way to bed where I immediately collapsed.
"Are you okay, Usagi?" Luna came bounding up onto my bed when she came into my room.
I nodded wordlessly, trying to get my headache under control. At least I don't have any images this time aro..
"You can't do this!" She begged, her face my exact replica. "Please, don't!" Tears streamed down her face, staining her velveteen dress of white. "My love..." I stood there in that room of elegance and watched as she try to persuade him.
His face obscured, he turned to her, momentarily forgetting about his armor. "Serenity. I have to. This is something that I must do."
"But why?" She asked, her hand firmly latched onto his arm. "You'll die there. And for what?"
"For you." He turned back to armor and contined to put it on.
"Have you thought that perhaps I might not want it this way?" She asked him. "Even if you do win, Father will never let us marry."
Angrily, he thrust his sword into the scabbord. "Dammit, Serenity!" He started. "You may be content with your life now, but I'm not! I am the Prince of Darkness. I have all the rights of being your suitor, but he thinks that I am beneath him!"
"Please, my love. I beg you..." She tried one last time to placate him. She knew that he would kill her father to prove a point. But the truth was, her father was afraid of him. He was afraid of what such a creature would do to his daughter, an angel sent from above.
"I have to do this." Was all he said before storming out, not noticing that as she watched him go, she took out a small dagger. Not noticing as she plunged it into her breast and the stream of blood flowed through.
A small gasp went through me as the image around her shifted and she laid on the balcony of a gorgeous white palace, her velveteen white dress replaced by a silken white dress, spoiled by the pool of blood seeping through the chest wound. His head laid on her lap. He too was almost dead.
"We'll be together again, Endymion." She whispered as her strength left her bit by bit. With shaking hands, she caressed his face and bent to kiss him.
A scream of defiance echoed around them as the background blurred again and a woman with long raven locks of hair stood in front of me. A smile graced her lips and she reached out towards me. Her hand brushed my temples and my headache was gone. "The Fates has decreed this, Serenity."
I gasped as I was suddenly jolted back into reality. Luna looked on with concerned eyes as I controlled my breathing, shaking my head violently to try and get back into the land of the living. I have no idea who I am anymore. The dreams comes and comes, never giving me a moments rest the day I became Sailor Moon. Who is Serenity? Endymion? Why do I have these... dreams? Visions? I smiled briefly to Luna when she asked how I was. Only she knew my suffering. This is the burden I bear. My chest hurting, I unbuttoned my shirt and looked with no surprise at the faded jagged scar on my chest. This is another burden that I bear. The Fates... who are they? Why do they decree that I must suffer this?
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I'm late again. Late, late, late! She's going to kill me! Of all the times for the stupid alarm clock to go faulty! Argh! A wave of energy slammed into me just before I turned the corner and ran straight into Mamoru. "Ow!" I stood up and grabbed my briefcase.
"Late again, Odango?" He smirked at me. I have no time for this. Frustrated, I snapped a quick yes at him before I started sprinting to the school. If I'm late one more time, she's going to call my parent's! Why couldn't Dad just give me a ride?? But NO! It's all about responsibility! BS! I don't get there in time, I don't graduate. Some parent's! A string of curses rushed out of my mouth as I looked at my watch. Five mintues. Up ahead! Is it? I do believe it is! The gate! Score! Two flights up the stairs with one mintue to spare. Come on! Come on! Sweet! I collapsed onto my chair just as the bell rang. I was starting to run
out of oxygen. Whew!
Naru leaned over with a big smile on her face, "Alarm clock again?"
I nodded, finally catching my breath, "And an idiot blocking my way to school."
She shot me a look of sympathy as the teacher walked in. A SUB?? I busted my butt for a sub?? With a groan, I slouched down to my chair, knowing that Naru was silently laughing. I envy her sometimes. Normal. With a boyfriend... although with a guy like Umino... I guess I like the life I have now after all. With the exception of those damn visions! Speak of the devil. Not now. I silently willed the headache to go away. I can't deal with it now. Please. Please... my breathing started to accelerate and my heart felt like it was ready to burst. No. Not now. Please, not now. The room started to spin as I held onto my small string of hope. "Not now..." I chanted softly, watching as the room melt into darkness. "Not now..."
"Usagi!"
Blueness filled my eyes. All around me, I was surrounded by swirls of blue. Light blue, dark blue. Ocean blue, jade blue. They all blended together, woven like an intricate web. Where am I now? A path opened up. The yellow brick road, I thought with a smirk as I walked down the center, following it where it took me. One thing I've learned from all this is that I have to let these... visions? Blackouts? I have to let them run their course. It's the only way they'll let me go. Fortunately, I didn't have to walk very far. Up ahead, a man in a black tuxedo knelt down, his arms being held up in chains. He looks like Tuxedo Mask! But why would I have a vision of him? As I neared, I saw that he was injured, wounds littered his body. His aura pulled at me, beckoning me to come closer.
"Serenity..." A male voice echoed around me, vibrating into my bones. "Serenity... my love... come save me. Free me."
Who is Serenity? Could it be me? My past life?
Tuxedo Mask lifts his head and my eyes grew wide when I saw his mask flutter to the ground, revealing to me the face of my mortal enemy - Mamoru. Brown eyes met my shocked ones and for the first time, my heart began to pound, an ache spreading throughout. Why is Mamoru revealed to me as Tuxedo Mask? Are they the one and the same? My heart started to beat wildly. Could this be love? For Mamoru? For Tuxedo Mask? I saw him open his mouth to speak and though his mouth moved, I could not hear one word. But through it all, I could feel one word pounding itself into my heart. "Serenity."
"Usagi?" A voice called me, but whose? "Usagi? Are you okay?" Ami's. Ami is calling me. Groggily, I opened my eyes, twin images of Ami sprang to me and as my vision cleared, I saw the gang behind her.
"You're all here." I smiled weakly.
"Usagi! You baka!" Rei yelled, walking up to my bed. "Luna told us what's been happening. Why didn't you tell us??"
I only looked at her with a soft smile, "I didn't want to worry you guys. Besides, I could have handled it." I winced when I sat up, my right arm throbbing in pain. When I looked over, I saw it bandaged. So that was what the prickling sensation was. When Rei opened her mouth to comment, I shook my head, "I'll be fine, Rei. Really, you guys. I'm perfectly fine." I looked around, "Where's Luna?" I asked, hurt that she didn't even come see me.
"Luna's talking to a new scout - Sailor Venus." Makato told me. I nodded with understanding. Always suspicious, Luna is. "She thinks this scout might be the Moon Princess."
I froze, "Serenity."
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Oooooooh. So... what do you think? ^_^
Anyways, I have an announcement to make.... I... have finally made a website! ^_^
http://geocities.com/moonlily001/
I will NOT be updating it regularly. It's only there for those people that can't wait to read what happens next. I do, however, expect the guestbook to be signed with LOTS of praises and REVIEWS!!
Review!!
princess2000204 - Does this clear up any confusion?
TMCgrad05 - Thankies ^_^ I do try.
SailorKittyMoon - Updated with a website. So you don't have to wait much longer ^_^
~*RENA*~ - Were you expecting this then?
