CHAPTER FOUR
Somewhere in Tokyo a girl Shutters. Selene Esterase, adopted daughter of Mikiel Esterase, awoke from her deep sleep. She had never in her life felt so weak, so sick. She closed her eyes as she fought down a wave of nausea. This scared her; she had never felt sick before, not even when Mikiel's brother had forced himself upon her.
She smiled at the memory of what her father had done to the man; he would never walk the same. She may have been vermin to any other, may have been nothing more than whores daughter, but here in Mikiel's house she was a princess. His daughter, even though inside her coursed different blood. Ignoring the explosion of thoughts in her mind, she focused inversely, looking, seeking; she called mentally to her father, softly, hoping he was not a sleep.
'Yes daughter?' came his soft reassuring voice inside her head.
'Father are you ok? I felt something, I thought maybe.'
'Maybe I was dead? Sweet Selene, I would never leave you, now sleep, lest Jade awaken' the mere mention of Selene's tutor sent shivers down her spine, she bid her father goodbye, and settled back down into her bed. Closing her eyes again she tried in vain to sleep. But deep inside she knew it was use less, if she slept she'd only dream, and if she dreamed she'd only dream the same dream. A man with dark hair like hers, a woman with blonde hair set like hers. She sighed it was not a very pleasant dream. The man was hurting the woman, but the woman. she loved the man, the emotion was burning so deep in her. Selene was certain these people were real, however her father and Jade constantly told her that it was just a dream. That she must not try to connect that which was not connectable. She again closed her eyes and tried desperately to free her mind off all thought. Closing the many doorways within, silencing the voices that still spoke in side, obvious signs of her telepathy. That was something she shared with her father, he in fact was the one who taught her to use this gift, he who had nurtured it, he who had seen the gift in the first place. She remembered his joy at discovering the talent, and his demands that he, rather than Jade be the one who awoken the gift in it's true power. Just as her mind began to wander, the doors to her large room were thrown open, in front of her stood one very angry teal haired woman.
" I suppose you think it's funny, that I can hear you thinking, that you can wake me from a deep slumber at 3 am in the morning?" her voice was cold and sharp, by the sounds of it she was tired, and very, very frustrated.
"I'm sorry mistress Jade." Selene began in as much an earnest voice as she could manage giving the attire of her tutor; who was wearing pink flannel bunny pajamas. But before she could say anymore Jade had cut her off.
" You miserable little brat! Don't you call me Mistress." her voice was trembling with cold rage, she had obviously read Selene's mind, and Selene knew it, she also knew that her father would skin Jade alive for reading her mind on purpose. She cut jades rant off mid-sentence determined to make her squirm.
" You've always told me to call Mistress, and before you come up with another lame reason for why your mad at me, lets admit the truth, u read my mind, you saw what I thought of you. pajama's" she deliberately accentuated the last word. Smiling to herself as she watched Jade blanche. She had hit the nail on the head. Jade was nervously looking around her as if she expected Mikiel to pop out of thin air.
"I.I'll let it slid this time, but if you ever wake me up with your loud thoughts my dear, I swear to you there will be no place ." her words were cut off by a hearty laugh, a laugh that belonged to Selene's father.
"Loud thoughts? Can you my dear Jade have actually, have said that? My, my, you certainly need your sleep. go on now, I'll take care of Sele." His tone though playful rang with finality.
"Yes my liege" Jade demeanor was all but destroyed. She bowed deeply to her king, before turning to his daughter, her princess and nodding, a sign that she did not think Selene worthy of such respect. Then Jade took her leave, grumbling to herself, sickened, she had not joined King Mikiel's forces to serve a pumped up fake Princess. If that were what she had wanted she would have joined Neo Queen Serenity's forces. She thought of Michelle, her half sister. Her sister and the other senshi were living the high life, protecting the earth from outside forces. She laughed at that, if Michelle and her lover Amara had any idea what was happening rite under their noses, here in their beloved Crystal Tokyo.
How she hated Michelle, the loved one. She had received every benefit, every gift; their parents had loved Michelle, the smart one, the talented one, the beautiful one, and finally the chosen one. She laughed coldly, if Michelle only knew the kind of powers that Jade had, if Michelle only had an inkling of the kind of strength she possessed. oh how she would love to rub it in her face, to show her sister that she had become more than her. But what kind of jealousy would her sister have if she saw that she was but a simple tutor to a false princess, the daughter of a whore? She thought of Michelle's life, living in a palace with her beloved Amara, being doted on by servants, being taken care of. Oh she hated Michelle, and when the day came on which Mikiel's throne was raised, she would be the one to drive the sword into Michelle's ribs. Oh but she wanted revenge, revenge for never being loved, revenge for her sister taking from her the only thinking she had ever loved, Amara.
She was going to take Amara from her, she was going to make her see the pain that she had inflicted on her. She was going to kill all of her friends, one by one, starting with that child she loved so much, then with that woman, then to that blue haired inner senshi, and then finally she was going to kill Amara. No she wasn't going to kill Michelle, she was going to make her suffer, going to take away everything she held dear. She smiled; this was going to give her sleep.
'Venomous woman if she ever threatens her princess again I will have her hung!" his barely contained rage exploded
' Papa, its okay, you know as well as I do, that she does not see me as her princess, can I blame her? No! I'm not of your kin, I'm nobody" she whispered in his mind.
He knew immediately that something was troubling her. She only called him papa, when she needed him most. He cursed himself for not coming the moment he felt her cringe, the moment he felt her cold fear.
'Are you that afraid of her?' he questioned softly.
'No, oh papa, that's not it at all, it's.' she stopped dead, she'd nearly told him the truth, the truth that made her weak.
'You are not weak, and I am the king I can read your mind if I choose to so stop grumbling, tell me Sele bunny, tell me, what's bothering u?' his voice was kind and gentle, exactly the tone of a loving father. She hesitated for a moment un sure, then she gave her head a little shake, this was her father the man who had taken her in when no other would, the man who had loved and provided for her, the one who had chosen her. She laughed at her own silliness she indeed a Sele girl.
'The dream is back' she brushed his mind, But it had closed off, he was locking her out, She could feel the cold rise. "Go to sleep Selene, we'll talk of this tomorrow" His actual voice startled her, it was cold as ice and unfeeling, she flinched at the mention of her given name, he never used her given name. He's angry with me she thought miserably.
" I am not angry, I just need to consider this, and you need to sleep" The sudden warmth in his voice surprised her. Nonetheless she smiled and kissed her father softly on the check. Though she was 14 she still loved him, and still loved being treated like his little girl.
"Yes father," she muttered softly as she tucked herself into her bed. He chuckled warmly as he left the room.
As soon as Mikiel left the room, his mind caved in, oh dear god what was he to do? She was connecting with them. He had hoped he would have more time before this, but it seemed as though all hell was going to brake loose on his doorstep. He sighed loudly, they were going to have to put the plan into action sooner, not that Jade would mind. But how was he to explain this to Selene? Yes she was loyal, but would her loyalties change when she found out the truth of why he adopted her? That it was not for love, it was for power. She hated her parents true, but would she. no, she was innocent inside, Jade the useless cow, had tried to brake this, and had failed. His daughter to the world was an innocent child with no hang-ups, oh but she was not, she was a cold killing machine, and there was enough hate in her to kill an entire planet, she was born of pain and anger after all. He laughed who would have expected that from her parents? Mr. And Mrs. Love themselves. Ha! He would have to think of a way to turn this dream of hers to his advantage, and he knew exactly how. The only problem was the love aspect. but he'd take care of that.
Turning the corner he came to his door and throwing it open he stepped it, much to his surprise his bed was not empty.
'What are you doing in here? Have you no respect for your king?' he spat mentally
'My liege I have more than respect for you, I have love, love that you have been denied'
'I told you before as I tell you now I don't want you in my bed, I don't even want you in my palace, I kicked you out long ago Re.'
A/n: another cliffhanger, *ducks* don't kill me! I'd just like to say a couple things, first the whole Sele girl thing, u pronounce Sele as Silly, second the next couple chapters will be rated r, I changed my mind last minute about this chapter, which is why it's not rated r. Third, there is a point to all the Serena flinching away from Darien thing, so stop asking why, please. ^_^. Oh and just so you know I spell it Rei! ^_~
Somewhere in Tokyo a girl Shutters. Selene Esterase, adopted daughter of Mikiel Esterase, awoke from her deep sleep. She had never in her life felt so weak, so sick. She closed her eyes as she fought down a wave of nausea. This scared her; she had never felt sick before, not even when Mikiel's brother had forced himself upon her.
She smiled at the memory of what her father had done to the man; he would never walk the same. She may have been vermin to any other, may have been nothing more than whores daughter, but here in Mikiel's house she was a princess. His daughter, even though inside her coursed different blood. Ignoring the explosion of thoughts in her mind, she focused inversely, looking, seeking; she called mentally to her father, softly, hoping he was not a sleep.
'Yes daughter?' came his soft reassuring voice inside her head.
'Father are you ok? I felt something, I thought maybe.'
'Maybe I was dead? Sweet Selene, I would never leave you, now sleep, lest Jade awaken' the mere mention of Selene's tutor sent shivers down her spine, she bid her father goodbye, and settled back down into her bed. Closing her eyes again she tried in vain to sleep. But deep inside she knew it was use less, if she slept she'd only dream, and if she dreamed she'd only dream the same dream. A man with dark hair like hers, a woman with blonde hair set like hers. She sighed it was not a very pleasant dream. The man was hurting the woman, but the woman. she loved the man, the emotion was burning so deep in her. Selene was certain these people were real, however her father and Jade constantly told her that it was just a dream. That she must not try to connect that which was not connectable. She again closed her eyes and tried desperately to free her mind off all thought. Closing the many doorways within, silencing the voices that still spoke in side, obvious signs of her telepathy. That was something she shared with her father, he in fact was the one who taught her to use this gift, he who had nurtured it, he who had seen the gift in the first place. She remembered his joy at discovering the talent, and his demands that he, rather than Jade be the one who awoken the gift in it's true power. Just as her mind began to wander, the doors to her large room were thrown open, in front of her stood one very angry teal haired woman.
" I suppose you think it's funny, that I can hear you thinking, that you can wake me from a deep slumber at 3 am in the morning?" her voice was cold and sharp, by the sounds of it she was tired, and very, very frustrated.
"I'm sorry mistress Jade." Selene began in as much an earnest voice as she could manage giving the attire of her tutor; who was wearing pink flannel bunny pajamas. But before she could say anymore Jade had cut her off.
" You miserable little brat! Don't you call me Mistress." her voice was trembling with cold rage, she had obviously read Selene's mind, and Selene knew it, she also knew that her father would skin Jade alive for reading her mind on purpose. She cut jades rant off mid-sentence determined to make her squirm.
" You've always told me to call Mistress, and before you come up with another lame reason for why your mad at me, lets admit the truth, u read my mind, you saw what I thought of you. pajama's" she deliberately accentuated the last word. Smiling to herself as she watched Jade blanche. She had hit the nail on the head. Jade was nervously looking around her as if she expected Mikiel to pop out of thin air.
"I.I'll let it slid this time, but if you ever wake me up with your loud thoughts my dear, I swear to you there will be no place ." her words were cut off by a hearty laugh, a laugh that belonged to Selene's father.
"Loud thoughts? Can you my dear Jade have actually, have said that? My, my, you certainly need your sleep. go on now, I'll take care of Sele." His tone though playful rang with finality.
"Yes my liege" Jade demeanor was all but destroyed. She bowed deeply to her king, before turning to his daughter, her princess and nodding, a sign that she did not think Selene worthy of such respect. Then Jade took her leave, grumbling to herself, sickened, she had not joined King Mikiel's forces to serve a pumped up fake Princess. If that were what she had wanted she would have joined Neo Queen Serenity's forces. She thought of Michelle, her half sister. Her sister and the other senshi were living the high life, protecting the earth from outside forces. She laughed at that, if Michelle and her lover Amara had any idea what was happening rite under their noses, here in their beloved Crystal Tokyo.
How she hated Michelle, the loved one. She had received every benefit, every gift; their parents had loved Michelle, the smart one, the talented one, the beautiful one, and finally the chosen one. She laughed coldly, if Michelle only knew the kind of powers that Jade had, if Michelle only had an inkling of the kind of strength she possessed. oh how she would love to rub it in her face, to show her sister that she had become more than her. But what kind of jealousy would her sister have if she saw that she was but a simple tutor to a false princess, the daughter of a whore? She thought of Michelle's life, living in a palace with her beloved Amara, being doted on by servants, being taken care of. Oh she hated Michelle, and when the day came on which Mikiel's throne was raised, she would be the one to drive the sword into Michelle's ribs. Oh but she wanted revenge, revenge for never being loved, revenge for her sister taking from her the only thinking she had ever loved, Amara.
She was going to take Amara from her, she was going to make her see the pain that she had inflicted on her. She was going to kill all of her friends, one by one, starting with that child she loved so much, then with that woman, then to that blue haired inner senshi, and then finally she was going to kill Amara. No she wasn't going to kill Michelle, she was going to make her suffer, going to take away everything she held dear. She smiled; this was going to give her sleep.
'Venomous woman if she ever threatens her princess again I will have her hung!" his barely contained rage exploded
' Papa, its okay, you know as well as I do, that she does not see me as her princess, can I blame her? No! I'm not of your kin, I'm nobody" she whispered in his mind.
He knew immediately that something was troubling her. She only called him papa, when she needed him most. He cursed himself for not coming the moment he felt her cringe, the moment he felt her cold fear.
'Are you that afraid of her?' he questioned softly.
'No, oh papa, that's not it at all, it's.' she stopped dead, she'd nearly told him the truth, the truth that made her weak.
'You are not weak, and I am the king I can read your mind if I choose to so stop grumbling, tell me Sele bunny, tell me, what's bothering u?' his voice was kind and gentle, exactly the tone of a loving father. She hesitated for a moment un sure, then she gave her head a little shake, this was her father the man who had taken her in when no other would, the man who had loved and provided for her, the one who had chosen her. She laughed at her own silliness she indeed a Sele girl.
'The dream is back' she brushed his mind, But it had closed off, he was locking her out, She could feel the cold rise. "Go to sleep Selene, we'll talk of this tomorrow" His actual voice startled her, it was cold as ice and unfeeling, she flinched at the mention of her given name, he never used her given name. He's angry with me she thought miserably.
" I am not angry, I just need to consider this, and you need to sleep" The sudden warmth in his voice surprised her. Nonetheless she smiled and kissed her father softly on the check. Though she was 14 she still loved him, and still loved being treated like his little girl.
"Yes father," she muttered softly as she tucked herself into her bed. He chuckled warmly as he left the room.
As soon as Mikiel left the room, his mind caved in, oh dear god what was he to do? She was connecting with them. He had hoped he would have more time before this, but it seemed as though all hell was going to brake loose on his doorstep. He sighed loudly, they were going to have to put the plan into action sooner, not that Jade would mind. But how was he to explain this to Selene? Yes she was loyal, but would her loyalties change when she found out the truth of why he adopted her? That it was not for love, it was for power. She hated her parents true, but would she. no, she was innocent inside, Jade the useless cow, had tried to brake this, and had failed. His daughter to the world was an innocent child with no hang-ups, oh but she was not, she was a cold killing machine, and there was enough hate in her to kill an entire planet, she was born of pain and anger after all. He laughed who would have expected that from her parents? Mr. And Mrs. Love themselves. Ha! He would have to think of a way to turn this dream of hers to his advantage, and he knew exactly how. The only problem was the love aspect. but he'd take care of that.
Turning the corner he came to his door and throwing it open he stepped it, much to his surprise his bed was not empty.
'What are you doing in here? Have you no respect for your king?' he spat mentally
'My liege I have more than respect for you, I have love, love that you have been denied'
'I told you before as I tell you now I don't want you in my bed, I don't even want you in my palace, I kicked you out long ago Re.'
A/n: another cliffhanger, *ducks* don't kill me! I'd just like to say a couple things, first the whole Sele girl thing, u pronounce Sele as Silly, second the next couple chapters will be rated r, I changed my mind last minute about this chapter, which is why it's not rated r. Third, there is a point to all the Serena flinching away from Darien thing, so stop asking why, please. ^_^. Oh and just so you know I spell it Rei! ^_~
