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CHAPTER 9
Lita's P.O.V. :
I know lots of really weird things have happened to us since we all became Sailor Scouts, but I'm starting to think that this whole escapade will take the cake.
I mean, how many other teenage girls find themselves in Ancient China, staying in an imperial palace and chowing with the Emperor of China? Not many, I bet.
At the moment, I was calmly eating while watching all of the Suzaku senshi stare goggle-eyed at Serena and Miaka, who were totally absorbed in eating much more than is humanly possible. I never thought that Serena would meet her match, but Miaka has definitely proved me wrong.
Both bun-heads ceased eating at the same second and slumped down against each other's backs in contentment.
"Ah, now that was good!" Miaka exclaimed happily.
"I really needed that," added an equally satisfied Serena.
"Now can we get back to business?" Amy asked impatiently.
"Sure," they both answered happily.
Amy turned to Miaka and asked her something about something she'd said earlier. Miaka's eyes clouded over slightly as she remembered.
"A few days ago," Miaka began, "I got a message from the priestess of Seiryuu, Yui. It said that she was going to take Tamahome away from me. I did mention that earlier right?"
"I believe so. So maybe they have Darien," Amy said more to herself than anyone else. Everyone except us scouts stared incredulously at her rash, yet reasonable assumption. I mean, we should be used to it by now. Amy is definitely the brains behind the Sailor Team.
"Then, do you have any idea what their plan might be?" the emperor, who had asked us to call him Hotohori, asked Amy. She nodded once, folding her hands daintily in her lap in a strangely business-like manner. Amy is usually serious, but I had hunch that she was taking this way more seriously than she should.
"I'm not exactly sure, but based on what you've told me so far, I'd say that Darien is definitely involved in this and Tamahome isn't out of danger by any means," she said carefully.
"But we have to have some idea of what their planning," Tamahome put in. Somehow, Serena popped up beside him and threw an arm around his neck.
"Don't worry about it; Amy is probably the smartest person on the planet. If she can't figure it out, you're screwed no matter what we do," she chirped. Mina, Rini, and I all hid our faces in our hands.
"That's very comforting," we said sarcastically in unison, as Tamahome cringed.
"Oh, come on guys. You know Amy can figure it out, so what's the big deal?" she asked innocently.
"Serena, that's a lot of pressure on Amy and --" Mina began, but Amy cut her off.
"I can handle it," she said firmly, tucking a strand of her blue hair behind one ear, exposing the three earrings she wore in that ear.
"But--"
Amy threw Mina a Look as she cut her off. "I said I can handle it, and I will," Amy snapped. Mina frowned but said nothing else.
Hotohori then suggested that we should all get some sleep, a suggestion aided by the fact that Serena kept yawning widely, and Raye kept jabbing her in the side because it was rude. We all agreed; personally I would do anything to stop Serena from embarrassing herself.
We all stood up and were shown to our rooms, but not before another interesting occurrence happened. Serena's incessant yawning annoyed Rini to the point where she felt that something had to be done. Randomly, she found a tennis ball in her pocket and hurled it at her mother's head as hard as she could.
"HA! You missed!" Serena crowed triumphantly as she dodged the ball and emerged unharmed. Raye and Amy also ducked, so the ball headed straight for Mina.
"Mina, look out!" I exclaimed, shoving her out of the way and losing my balance in the process. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for my body to connect with the ground, but it didn't. I opened my eyes and found that I had been caught by the most gorgeous person I have ever seen in my life.
"Are you all right?" he asked in an unbelievably masculine voice. Too stunned to reply, I nodded and stood up. The other girls were staring at my rescuer, obviously just as shocked as I was.
"Thank you," I was finally able to say after a moment.
"You're welcome." He smiled and I barely kept from drooling. This guy was almost too good to be true. He had this shiny dark violet hair and light brown eyes, with a beauty mark underneath the right eye. Something about his expression was a little feminine, but his personality exuded strength.
This time, I was saved from further embarrassment when Miaka popped out of nowhere and dragged Serena, Mina, and Rini off. Raye and I followed them more slowly after we had apologized again.
"We better go before we lose them, Lita," Raye muttered, stalking off after them. I nodded and heard my name called. I turned and went to back to the guy.
"Lita," he said, "I think you're forgetting something." He tossed Rini's ball to me and I caught it deftly.
"If you need me, come find me. And just so you know, I'm Nuriko." He turned and disappeared around a corner. I nearly swooned in his wake, but I felt Raye staring at me strangely. I walked back to where she stood, hoping she wouldn't ask any questions.
She didn't, but just to keep it safe, I asked a question first. "Where's Amy? Didn't she come with us?" I wondered aloud. Raye shrugged.
"Amy stayed behind to discuss possibilities about what the Seiryuu senshi would do with Hotohori and some other people," she answered.
But I barely heard her. All I could think about was Nuriko and the next time I'd see him. It seems to me that maybe dreams do come true, but he sure didn't remind me of any of my old boyfriends...
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Okay that's all for now! What happens next? Stay tuned to find out! And don't forget those reviews!!! Ja ne minna-san!
CHAPTER 9
Lita's P.O.V. :
I know lots of really weird things have happened to us since we all became Sailor Scouts, but I'm starting to think that this whole escapade will take the cake.
I mean, how many other teenage girls find themselves in Ancient China, staying in an imperial palace and chowing with the Emperor of China? Not many, I bet.
At the moment, I was calmly eating while watching all of the Suzaku senshi stare goggle-eyed at Serena and Miaka, who were totally absorbed in eating much more than is humanly possible. I never thought that Serena would meet her match, but Miaka has definitely proved me wrong.
Both bun-heads ceased eating at the same second and slumped down against each other's backs in contentment.
"Ah, now that was good!" Miaka exclaimed happily.
"I really needed that," added an equally satisfied Serena.
"Now can we get back to business?" Amy asked impatiently.
"Sure," they both answered happily.
Amy turned to Miaka and asked her something about something she'd said earlier. Miaka's eyes clouded over slightly as she remembered.
"A few days ago," Miaka began, "I got a message from the priestess of Seiryuu, Yui. It said that she was going to take Tamahome away from me. I did mention that earlier right?"
"I believe so. So maybe they have Darien," Amy said more to herself than anyone else. Everyone except us scouts stared incredulously at her rash, yet reasonable assumption. I mean, we should be used to it by now. Amy is definitely the brains behind the Sailor Team.
"Then, do you have any idea what their plan might be?" the emperor, who had asked us to call him Hotohori, asked Amy. She nodded once, folding her hands daintily in her lap in a strangely business-like manner. Amy is usually serious, but I had hunch that she was taking this way more seriously than she should.
"I'm not exactly sure, but based on what you've told me so far, I'd say that Darien is definitely involved in this and Tamahome isn't out of danger by any means," she said carefully.
"But we have to have some idea of what their planning," Tamahome put in. Somehow, Serena popped up beside him and threw an arm around his neck.
"Don't worry about it; Amy is probably the smartest person on the planet. If she can't figure it out, you're screwed no matter what we do," she chirped. Mina, Rini, and I all hid our faces in our hands.
"That's very comforting," we said sarcastically in unison, as Tamahome cringed.
"Oh, come on guys. You know Amy can figure it out, so what's the big deal?" she asked innocently.
"Serena, that's a lot of pressure on Amy and --" Mina began, but Amy cut her off.
"I can handle it," she said firmly, tucking a strand of her blue hair behind one ear, exposing the three earrings she wore in that ear.
"But--"
Amy threw Mina a Look as she cut her off. "I said I can handle it, and I will," Amy snapped. Mina frowned but said nothing else.
Hotohori then suggested that we should all get some sleep, a suggestion aided by the fact that Serena kept yawning widely, and Raye kept jabbing her in the side because it was rude. We all agreed; personally I would do anything to stop Serena from embarrassing herself.
We all stood up and were shown to our rooms, but not before another interesting occurrence happened. Serena's incessant yawning annoyed Rini to the point where she felt that something had to be done. Randomly, she found a tennis ball in her pocket and hurled it at her mother's head as hard as she could.
"HA! You missed!" Serena crowed triumphantly as she dodged the ball and emerged unharmed. Raye and Amy also ducked, so the ball headed straight for Mina.
"Mina, look out!" I exclaimed, shoving her out of the way and losing my balance in the process. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for my body to connect with the ground, but it didn't. I opened my eyes and found that I had been caught by the most gorgeous person I have ever seen in my life.
"Are you all right?" he asked in an unbelievably masculine voice. Too stunned to reply, I nodded and stood up. The other girls were staring at my rescuer, obviously just as shocked as I was.
"Thank you," I was finally able to say after a moment.
"You're welcome." He smiled and I barely kept from drooling. This guy was almost too good to be true. He had this shiny dark violet hair and light brown eyes, with a beauty mark underneath the right eye. Something about his expression was a little feminine, but his personality exuded strength.
This time, I was saved from further embarrassment when Miaka popped out of nowhere and dragged Serena, Mina, and Rini off. Raye and I followed them more slowly after we had apologized again.
"We better go before we lose them, Lita," Raye muttered, stalking off after them. I nodded and heard my name called. I turned and went to back to the guy.
"Lita," he said, "I think you're forgetting something." He tossed Rini's ball to me and I caught it deftly.
"If you need me, come find me. And just so you know, I'm Nuriko." He turned and disappeared around a corner. I nearly swooned in his wake, but I felt Raye staring at me strangely. I walked back to where she stood, hoping she wouldn't ask any questions.
She didn't, but just to keep it safe, I asked a question first. "Where's Amy? Didn't she come with us?" I wondered aloud. Raye shrugged.
"Amy stayed behind to discuss possibilities about what the Seiryuu senshi would do with Hotohori and some other people," she answered.
But I barely heard her. All I could think about was Nuriko and the next time I'd see him. It seems to me that maybe dreams do come true, but he sure didn't remind me of any of my old boyfriends...
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Okay that's all for now! What happens next? Stay tuned to find out! And don't forget those reviews!!! Ja ne minna-san!