Chapter Four: Everything in Disarray; the Cords of Discordia

Being a senshi never seemed like a job or duty. Even with a feline guide or partners, I was still a happy-go-lucky person. But somewhere along the line, that changed. I just don't know where.

"Leave me alone," I screamed into a face of darkness. I was running, my breath in short painful gasps. I could feel the coldness and emptiness enter me, taking control of me. In flashes, a saw an army fall, an red-haired demon and finally, a brilliant white light, that filled the air with a sadness and heartbreak that tore through my bones. "No," my sobs echoed in the halls of my nightmare as I saw a world crumble, and she, a young blond girl, fall to her death alongside her loved one. The darkness consumed the brilliant white light, and I saw a face, one that I could not place, something almost akin to Chaos itself.

"Meow.." I grunted in surprise by the intrusion. C.C., in order to wake me for school, had landed quite weighty on my stomach.

"You little fur ball," I shouted.

"Dear, time to get up," Mama poked her head in. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," I mumbled. But the dream had reminded me of something, something of a long time ago.

"Hey Ban'yuu," I called out, grinning.

"Hello, Shuu. Same place as always?" She smiled at me. As we walked past the ice cream parlor, Aijou appeared out of no where, carrying a stash of ice cream.

"This is so cool. We had our own headquarters."

A few weeks ago, near Sakurajima-sama, we found a cleared area with leaves stemming from trees as it's roof and it's trunks encircling the small place as a sanctuary. It was a cozy, safe place, where we could settle down and talk about anything.

We laughed as we settled down.

"So, C.C.?" Aijou munched around her cone. "Do you know who the last senshi is?"

"Oh, yea, this is so cool," I squealed. "We are so great."

"Don't be so high and mighty." C.C. scoffed. "You're not that great."

"Party pooper," Ban'yuu sniffed.

We booed him away as he huffed at us. After a while, I began to feel guilty for getting on his case.

"Maybe we shouldn't have been so rude," Ban'yuu murmured.

"One of us should apologize." Aijou added. The two turned expectantly to me.

"What me?" I snorted and choked on the cherry of my ice cream sundae. "Why me?"

"He's your cat," Ban'yuu answered.

I shook my head and headed out to find C.C.

'A cat? Did they not know he's also human? Thinking of human, I wonder if Combat C is his name?' Thoughts roamed my head as I prodded in the bushes. I was buried about halfway, thinking I saw something when I felt a tap on my back. I flipped around and found myself facing the human C.C.

"C.C.," I stopped, suddenly shy. He was up close and I could swear I saw something flicker in his eyes.

"So what do you want?" He said stiffly. "Wanna make fun of me again?"

"No..." I shook my head. "I, I mean, we, wanted to apologize."

"You or all of them?" He peered at me from surprisingly soft eyes. I found myself gazing at him, unable to speak.

'What's wrong with me? I'm not usually like this,' but my heart was beating fast and I couldn't breathe.

"I, I wanted to apologize. I guess I've been pretty mean." My arms crossed my chest and I absently rubbed my elbows. "I forget that you're not just a cat, you're also human. I just, I wish I got to know you as a human." My face was set on fire. 'My god, nothing like this has ever happened like this.'

"Well, I, uh..." He turned around, facing the trees. I saw a faint blush on his face. "I guess I can blame myself. I came here not of my own will. My father told me that it was fate and since coming here, well, I've been a little homesick."

"Oh, well, if you want to go home..."

"Do you want me to?" He asked, his eyes fastened on the dirt floor.

"I..." There was a sudden scream and a huge gust of wind from outside the wooded area.

"What the hell?" I covered my face to protect from the flying dust.

"Transform," C.C. shouted.

"Moon Janus Aura Mode," I shouted, feeling the now-familiar light envelope me.

A human-like creature stood on a lighting post. He had gruesome black fly wings coming from his back and he had three eyes. "Ha ha," he laughed happily. "Destroying is so much fun." He aimed his forefinger to the ground and gravel dispersed into several pieces, scattering all over the place.

"Hey, jackass, over here." I yelled, getting his attention. "As the senshi of beginnings, Sailor Janus, I'm starting the countdown to your defeat. Ready to rumble?"

"Heh, what a puny adversary. Since you've introduced yourself, shall I have the honors?" He leaped down, landing lightly on his feet. "I am Lieutenant Hell Kat. So you've been the ones killing off my precious beasts? Huh, fancy that." He sneered and aimed his finger at me. "Spider's Web of Deceit."

A web suddenly wrapped around me and C.C. C.C. yowled and managed to cut through the web. I spotted the others running toward us.

"Cupid's Love Arrow," Aijou shouted. The arrow whizzed past Hell Kat.

"What's wrong? Can't aim?" He chuckled. "Looks like I'm going to be having fun." He raised his hand in the air and we were suddenly levitated. With a snap of his fingers, we were smushed up together, unable to move.

"How about I do the finishing move? The master would be most pleased. After all, we don't need any threats, now do we?" His eyes glittered as he threw back his head and a hollow, evil laugh erupted from him.

"He's crazy, he can't kill us," Ban'yuu cried, struggling violently.

"Stop it," C.C. yowled as Aijou kicked his hip.

'It seems like fate was wrong,' I thought miserably. 'I'm not good for anything.' A sob broke through me.

"Heaven's Disarray of Light," a voice called out and Hell Kat was hit from behind. His hand dropped and the spell wrapped around us dissipated.

"As the senshi of discords, I will stop this right now. I am Sailor Discordia." The girl landed. She was dressed like us, her pants a dark green with splotches of black. Her boots were green with the crescent moon on the rim being white. The whole clothing, pants and sleeveless shirt were green, the buttons aligning her shoulders black. She had beads encircling her head, a diamond tiara, and her gloves, that went from her hand to wrist, had armbands colored green. Her hair was black, with green straight bangs, that went past her shoulders a bit. Her green eyes peered out at us.

"Who the hell are you?" Hell Kat shouted, furious at the interruption of his games.

"I just told you," she answered. "I am Sailor Discordia. Remember?"

Ban'yuu suddenly pushed forward. "Creation of Destruction." Her hands came together and then pulled apart, creating a line of energy. She flicked her fingers and the energy broke into three balls and hit the enemy head on. He howled in pain, as the balls partially shredded some of his clothing.

"This is not over," He glowered angrily. He was frightening, in that moment, and then he was gone.

"Well, that was fun," Aijou sniffed. " I smell dead fish."

I giggled. "I guess that guy was pretty fishy." I joked.

"Aw, crap," C.C. groaned. I turned and found him on the ground, in his kitty form.

"What? Don't like my jokes?" I bent down and picked him up. I then turned to face the new senshi. She stood, waiting for one of us to say something. As the silence dragged on, I couldn't help myself.

Jumping forward, in a instant un-transforming, I said, "wanna go get some ice cream?"

She blinked at me and then smiled shyly and also un-transformed.

"Alright," she answered.

Soon we were settled down, each with a delicious treat.

"You know," Ban'yuu said. "We can't always do this when we find a senshi. We'll get fat."

"Nonsense. This stuff's good for you," the new girl grinned. "Let me introduce myself, I am Matsuro Naikou. You can call me Naikou. I just moved here."

"You too?" Ban'yuu nodded. " I did too."

"Really? Where from?" Naikou asked.

"America. My dad was working on a space program."

"Wow. We just came from Britain. My dad's an ambassador. He helps with peace treaties and stuff like that."

"Oh my god, that's so awesome," Aijou spoke.

We laughed as Aijou choked on a peanut from her treat. We ended up talking for a long time and sufficient to say, we were soon the best of friends.

But something was missing, something not right. I couldn't place it but I had a feeling it had to do with my dream. And as time passes, I'll soon learn the truth but for now, I'm happy. I've got new friends, a fate worth looking forward to and a gift that I can share with others.

Until next time,

End Combat Mode.