Gomen minna! I was um…delayed…MY POWER WENT OUT, I GOT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND WRITER'S BLOCK, MY COMPUTER HAS VIRUSES, MY HOUSE IS FILLED WITH DISTANT RELATIONS, SCHOOL JUST STARTED AND MY TEACHERS ARE EVIL…um, well, you get the idea. Gomen for the rant ^_^; BUT I AM BACK! Man, I'm hyper.
Okay. As I said, my teachers are evil and this year I'm learning two different new languages at the same time (Latin and French), so go easy on me if the next chap isn't up for a while. Hoo boy. Oh well, on with the fic!
Heero's head was spinning. What had he done last night? His memories were vague, filled with strange, feverish images that he couldn't recognize. He recalled something about heading up to bed and then…oh yes. Rei had rushed down the flight of stairs and slammed into him, landing on top of him. And then he kissed her.
Oh Kami-sama, he thought frantically. Heero had no idea why he did that. He had wanted to, of course, but no way in hell would he ever have gone through with it. He had felt himself moving toward her and his memory went blank. When he 'awoke', he was kissing Rei. It was strange. Almost like he was…possessed. But no, why would that Sage being want him to kiss Rei? It made no sense. Heero would just ignore her and the feelings he had for her and the problem would go away.
Easier said than done.
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Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far away…
"Ami-chan, can we stop? We've been going through dimensions for more than a day now! I need food, rest, and I need to go to the bathroom!" whined Usagi.
"Fine," Ami said. "You can take a thirty minute break at this next universe to eat and go to the restroom. If you're tired, I don't give a damn. I'm tired too but I'm not stopping until we find Rei-chan." Usagi stopped and stared at her blue-haired friend. Ami was usually so quiet and sweet, but ever since Rei went missing Ami had turned into some sort of Drill Sergeant from Hell. And since when did Ami swear? Usagi was going to be so glad when all this was over.
A loud beep came from the device Ami was holding.
"I think we have her this time. My sensor indicates someone with psychic abilities and control of fire in the area. Usagi, call the others," she said. Usagi flipped on her communicator but stopped and stared at Ami.
"Ami-chan, are you sure that it's her? I mean, we had that guy Hotihori who looked just like Rei…except he was a man. We had that girl whose name was Rei, but she had freaky blue hair—ah, not that blue hair is a bad thing! Then we had a bunch of people with power over fire. I don't know—"
"Usagi?"
"Yes, Ami-chan?"
"Call them. Now." Usagi spoke into her communicator.
"Guys, we have someone here who has the same powers as Rei. We're going to check it out." Usagi peered over Ami's shoulder. The tracking device showed a red dot and two blue dots, the red representing Rei and the blue representing Usagi and Ami.
"Okay. It appears that she is situated one hundred yards to the southeast. Usagi, follow me. Remember, you attacked her so she may not be glad to see you. I'll project a shield if she tries to hurt us but we should be careful," Ami explained.
They landed in the new universe with a small popping sound. They were standing in a wide, open field with a cluster of trees in front of them. The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky and warm breezes rustled the leaves on the trees. It seemed to be September or October, judging by the way the leaves were falling, and the voices of children playing were carried on the wind.
"She's over there," Ami said, pointing at the closest group of trees. The two Senshi worked their way behind a tree and cautiously looked around it. A red haired woman was standing on the other side of the tree with her eyes closed.
"'Scuse me, but are you Rei-chan?" asked Usagi. The woman opened her eyes and looked at Usagi.
"I'm Doctor Jean Grey."
"Oh, okay then. 'Bye!"
Ami and Usagi popped out…and popped back in.
"What?!" Ami said. "It's not supposed to do this! Is it malfunctioning?" Ami took out a control panel and began trying to fix the machine.
Usagi glanced around the new universe. It appeared to be winter, although no snow was on the ground. They were standing in a barren garden close to a forest. In the distance Usagi saw a gigantic mansion, so large that she gasped and tugged at Ami's sleeve. Ami wasn't paying attention; she was busy fiddling with the dimension device. Usagi pulled on Ami's sleeve again. Ami was startled and whirled around, dropping the device in a shower of sparks and spare parts.
"Oh, Kami-sama. We're stuck."
"No, it's okay," said Usagi. "I'll just call Minako and have her pick us up! She'll be glad to." She flipped open her communicator and spoke into it.
"Hey, Minako, come here. We need your help."
"Usagi, don't—"
"It'll all be okay, Ami-chan," interrupted Usagi.
Soon Minako popped in.
"So, guys, what's the problem?" she asked.
"Our dimensional thingy broke," said Usagi. "Could you give us a lift out of here?"
"No, Usagi! You can't—"
"Don't be such a worry wart, Ami," Usagi said. Minako punched in some numbers on her machine and…it exploded.
"I tried to tell you, Usagi. But no. 'It'll all be okay, Ami-chan.' 'Don't worry so much, Ami-chan.' Just because the machine can't carry more than two people and it'll explode if it does, that's no reason to worry, Ami-chan. Now we're stranded in some strange universe with no money or food, but worrying never helps, Ami-chan. Usagi, I am going to strangle you!" said Ami.
"It's not that bad," said Minako. "We still have our communicators, right, Usagi?"
"Um, actually, when that machine exploded I kinda…dropped mine." They stared at the sad, twisted heap of metal.
"Okay, well, Ami-chan still has hers, right?"
"I gave mine to Usagi to keep, because she said she would take good care of it," said Ami through gritted teeth. "And then she forgot it at home. But she said, 'Don't worry, Ami-chan, I still have my communicator! We don't need two anyway!'"
"Well, mine seems to have been damaged in the explosion," said Minako, trying to turn on her communicator. "See? It's all broken."
"It's okay, guys! We can go to that house over there to stay!" said Usagi, secretly happy to have an excuse to go to the cool house.
The three of them walked up to the mansion, in awe at its size and beauty.
"I want a house like that someday," said Minako dreamily.
"Hey, look, a limousine! It's pulling into the driveway!" squealed Usagi.
"I wonder if it's someone famous, like a movie star or a model?" said Minako. Ami sulked in silence.
The limousine pulled up to the door at the same time as the three Senshi reached it. A blonde girl wearing all pink stepped out, walked past Ami, Minako and Usagi, and rung the doorbell.
"Oh, I can't wait to see Hee-chan again," she said.
(A/N: OH MY GOD! IT'S RELENA! *ominous music*)
Okay, that's it for now but I'll put up lots more next time! Believe me when I say that the next chapter will be at least ten pages!
Now back to my Latin and French: Amo amas amat amamos amatis amant amabo amabis amabit amabimus amabitis amabunt amabam amabas amabat amabamus amabatis amabant…
Ja!