It was one of those days when the sun was too hot and the shade non-existent.
As Ami quickly walked towards Serena's house, her mind kept wandering to the dream she had last night.
Her brow furrowed as she recalled waking with her heart pounding and a heavy sweat covering her body shaking. But her body wasn't trembling in fear but in anticipation.
She quickened her already fast pace as she walked past the video store where Andrew was now working but didn't stop because recently he was showing an interest she didn't reciprocate.
Hustling past, she almost slammed into a man coming around the corner. Strong arms wrapped around her as she stumbled back. Looking up and mumbling an apology she found herself staring at one of the handsomest men she had ever seen in her young life.
"Whoa there," he chuckled, "you'd better be careful. You could hurt someone like that,"
Staring up at him, she found herself returning the warm smile, he so easily offered.
"Sorry sir," she said softly.
He winced, "Sir? Geez you make me feel so old," long silver hair swept over his eyes as a small breeze slightly cooled down the oppressive heat that had overtaken the city.
"Sorry, um..." Ami stammered.
He laughed louder now "Kunzite and you charming one?" his kind words warmed Ami towards him.
"Ami" she said and was more than surprised when he leaned over, took her hand and placed a kiss on the back of it.
"Ami?!" she heard an incredulous shout behind her and winced slightly, aware that Kunzite had seen this and was regarding the guy walking towards her with amused interest.
"Hi Andrew," she said wishing now she had fully rounded the corner so that he wouldn't see her through the large glass window at the front of the store.
"How come you didn't come in? Is this guy bothering you?" Andrew hadn't stopped looking at Kunzite since he had arrived and Kunzite sweetheart that he was, wasn't breaking his eye contact with him either.
'Sweetheart?' why am I thinking of him in those terms?' she wondered 'and why do I have the feeling that I know him from somewhere?' as she slid a shy glance at Kunzite.
It was like that dream she had last night, everything was unknown yet so familiar.
"No he's not bothering me Andrew," Ami said adding, "I'm headed over to Serena's and damn!" she shouted as she looked at her watch "I'm late! I have to go"
Looking up at Kunzite, she said "Hopefully I will see you again"
"Most definitely, I will see you later," he said softly.
Smiling at him she dashed around the corner heading to the scouts meeting she was going to be five minutes late for by her calculations, never stopping to think that Kunzite's last words were more of a promise than a statement.
Watching her go, Kunzite smiled 'It is time'
"So who are you? And what's your interest in Ami?" Andrew asked angrily having seen the smile Kunzite gave her before she got out of sight.
Sighing disinterestedly, Kunzite looked at the boy "I don't believe that's any of your business, as I don't answer to you," he moved to walk off when Andrew went to grab for his arm.
'Bad mistake'
Before he realised what happened Andrew found himself on the ground kissing the pavement with a real humdinger of a headache. Getting up slowly and painfully he turned around to discover that his opponent had disappeared. ------------
Dissolving himself into the mist he had appeared in, Kunzite returned to the castle and walked down the large hallway leading him to his friends, his confidants, his brothers.
Entering a room filled with five darkly stained oak antique chairs circling a large round table, he sat silently while his brothers entered from four other doors coming together as they had for the past centuries to discuss what had occurred the past month.
Kunzite listened quietly while Jaedite, Nephrite, Zoicite and Endymion each gave their daily accounts.
"The Droons are finding it difficult to handle the way of life on the surface. But give them a few days and everything should work itself out" Nephrite said.
"No blood has yet been spilt in the war between the Crechlisp and the Hizasck," Zoicite noted.
Jaedite spoke up "We will have no worries from the creatures of the Nebula Mist, their leader assures me all is well."
"An argument will soon brew with the parishoners if we do not move fast," revealed Endymion "I will personally look after this as it is of special interest to us all."
Smiling they all turned to him for his report. Kunzite smiled back at them and said slowly " I have found her."
"What?"
"Where?" Endymion pushed back his heavy chair so hard that it skid across the room to slam onto the wall behind him.
"When?"
"How?" Jaedite eyes lit with heavy interest.
Kunzite grinned at them as the questions came all at once.
"She's here on Earth as we were told she would be. I saw her this morning but she doesn't remember anything but I could sense the dreams in her," Kunzite watched his brothers.
"It begins," Nephrite said.
Zoicite breathed "Finally."
As Ami quickly walked towards Serena's house, her mind kept wandering to the dream she had last night.
Her brow furrowed as she recalled waking with her heart pounding and a heavy sweat covering her body shaking. But her body wasn't trembling in fear but in anticipation.
She quickened her already fast pace as she walked past the video store where Andrew was now working but didn't stop because recently he was showing an interest she didn't reciprocate.
Hustling past, she almost slammed into a man coming around the corner. Strong arms wrapped around her as she stumbled back. Looking up and mumbling an apology she found herself staring at one of the handsomest men she had ever seen in her young life.
"Whoa there," he chuckled, "you'd better be careful. You could hurt someone like that,"
Staring up at him, she found herself returning the warm smile, he so easily offered.
"Sorry sir," she said softly.
He winced, "Sir? Geez you make me feel so old," long silver hair swept over his eyes as a small breeze slightly cooled down the oppressive heat that had overtaken the city.
"Sorry, um..." Ami stammered.
He laughed louder now "Kunzite and you charming one?" his kind words warmed Ami towards him.
"Ami" she said and was more than surprised when he leaned over, took her hand and placed a kiss on the back of it.
"Ami?!" she heard an incredulous shout behind her and winced slightly, aware that Kunzite had seen this and was regarding the guy walking towards her with amused interest.
"Hi Andrew," she said wishing now she had fully rounded the corner so that he wouldn't see her through the large glass window at the front of the store.
"How come you didn't come in? Is this guy bothering you?" Andrew hadn't stopped looking at Kunzite since he had arrived and Kunzite sweetheart that he was, wasn't breaking his eye contact with him either.
'Sweetheart?' why am I thinking of him in those terms?' she wondered 'and why do I have the feeling that I know him from somewhere?' as she slid a shy glance at Kunzite.
It was like that dream she had last night, everything was unknown yet so familiar.
"No he's not bothering me Andrew," Ami said adding, "I'm headed over to Serena's and damn!" she shouted as she looked at her watch "I'm late! I have to go"
Looking up at Kunzite, she said "Hopefully I will see you again"
"Most definitely, I will see you later," he said softly.
Smiling at him she dashed around the corner heading to the scouts meeting she was going to be five minutes late for by her calculations, never stopping to think that Kunzite's last words were more of a promise than a statement.
Watching her go, Kunzite smiled 'It is time'
"So who are you? And what's your interest in Ami?" Andrew asked angrily having seen the smile Kunzite gave her before she got out of sight.
Sighing disinterestedly, Kunzite looked at the boy "I don't believe that's any of your business, as I don't answer to you," he moved to walk off when Andrew went to grab for his arm.
'Bad mistake'
Before he realised what happened Andrew found himself on the ground kissing the pavement with a real humdinger of a headache. Getting up slowly and painfully he turned around to discover that his opponent had disappeared. ------------
Dissolving himself into the mist he had appeared in, Kunzite returned to the castle and walked down the large hallway leading him to his friends, his confidants, his brothers.
Entering a room filled with five darkly stained oak antique chairs circling a large round table, he sat silently while his brothers entered from four other doors coming together as they had for the past centuries to discuss what had occurred the past month.
Kunzite listened quietly while Jaedite, Nephrite, Zoicite and Endymion each gave their daily accounts.
"The Droons are finding it difficult to handle the way of life on the surface. But give them a few days and everything should work itself out" Nephrite said.
"No blood has yet been spilt in the war between the Crechlisp and the Hizasck," Zoicite noted.
Jaedite spoke up "We will have no worries from the creatures of the Nebula Mist, their leader assures me all is well."
"An argument will soon brew with the parishoners if we do not move fast," revealed Endymion "I will personally look after this as it is of special interest to us all."
Smiling they all turned to him for his report. Kunzite smiled back at them and said slowly " I have found her."
"What?"
"Where?" Endymion pushed back his heavy chair so hard that it skid across the room to slam onto the wall behind him.
"When?"
"How?" Jaedite eyes lit with heavy interest.
Kunzite grinned at them as the questions came all at once.
"She's here on Earth as we were told she would be. I saw her this morning but she doesn't remember anything but I could sense the dreams in her," Kunzite watched his brothers.
"It begins," Nephrite said.
Zoicite breathed "Finally."