Hey-o! I'm glad everyone liked Makoto's part as much as I did.
lost little angel - I use some Japanese names and some English ones, because I like some better then others. I use Serena instead of Usagi because I like her American name much better. Also, I use Mina instead of Minako because it's sort of a nickname for her in a way, and I find it much prettier as Mina.
Chibi Chibi GW - Yes Quatre was Serena's victim, and what she meant by saying victim, was that he was her target. Remember how she's a pirate? Pirates steal from the rich and well...yeah. As to why she knows where his manor is, you'll just have to wait and find out, cause I do explain it towards the end of the chapter.
Sadie Joyce - Myst Lady - They're all going to be in the spotlight every now and then, because the story is about all of them, not just one person, so don't worry about Serena being in the spotlight the whole story.
Everyone - I have a few couples in mind, but I'm not sure about some of them, so I guess you will all just have to wait and see what happens.
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"Duo I'm tired!" Rei groaned as she slumped forward on Falme.
"We'll stop at dusk." Duo replied as they continued down the forest path. "There's a small cave near a waterfall and we'll stay there for the night. If I am correct, we're pretty close." The continued on in silence for a bit before Rei reined Falme to a stop. Climbing down, she stretched for a bit before she grabbed the reigns and began walking.
"What are you doing? You complain about how slow we're going, and then you get off your horse so you can walk." Duo grumbled, but Rei just ignored him.
"I thought knights didn't complain." Rei looked at him over her horse and smiled sweetly.
"Who said I was complaining?" Duo shot back, becoming annoyed with her.
"There it is!" Rei exclaimed, pointing ahead. The forest around them separated and showed a large waterfall that connected to a river. Off to their left, there was a cave in part of the cliff. The two led their horses over to the cave and began to unpack for the night.
"I'll get dinner ready while you go bathe." Duo was lighting the fire as Rei grabbed a change of clothes.
"Are you saying that I smell?!" Rei demanded as she followed him out of the cave and to the river. Duo just ignored her as he washed out a bowl. Rei was about to kick him into the river when the two of them heard voices. Looking around for whoever was talking, they couldn't see anyone. Suddenly, a screamed filled the air.
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Mina was on the verge of tears. "I haven't bathed in days! I smell horrible!" She whined to her friend as she stumbled over a tree root.
"We'll probably bathe at the next town." Ami said quietly, trying to soothe her friend.
"My whole body aches!" Mina went on as she walked next to Ami.
"You shouldn't have tried to escape." Artemis, who was sitting on her shoulder, whispered in her ear.
"Mr. Wufei, will you please unbind my wrists so I can heal some of the cuts on Mina?" Ami asked as she turned her head to look at him. He just grunted at her and she turned back to face Mina, who had suddenly stopped walking.
"Move onna." Wufei growled, annoyed at the fact that he almost ran into her.
"There's a river in front of me, shonen. And if you haven't noticed, I can't walk on water." Wufei looked, and sure enough there was a river, which ended a few paces away where the waterfall began. Yet there was also a large log that went from one end of the bank to the other.
"Go across the log." He pushed her forward, and was surprised to see her not move.
"Cross that log? You have to be out of your mind! Oh sure, I'm going to walk across an unsteady log, which just happens to be over a river, which ends in a waterfall! Sure, me being in my right mind, I'm going to walk across that log!" During the whole time, she had been climbing up Trowa, and was currently sitting on his shoulders and clinging to his head for dear life.
"What is wrong with you?!" Wufei demanded, the small amount of patience he had gone.
"She's scared of heights." Ami replied quietly from beside him.
"Afraid of heights?! She's a bloody thief!" Wufei spat.
"I'm not afraid of heights." Mina mumbled, blushing bright red.
"I'll take her across." Trowa began to walk across the log, with Mina yelling about how she hated heights. "Don't move." Of course she just happened to move at hearing this. She paled suddenly as he lost his balance. Screaming her head off, the two fell into the cold river. Seconds later, they were both victims of the massive waterfall.
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"This ship is huge!" Makoto exclaimed as she ran across the deck to Serena. The town was finally becoming smaller, yet they weren't out of danger yet. The Wavedancer, a ship owned by Quatre was currently chasing them. Serena just grinned at Makoto her new friend, before yelling out orders to the crew. "Is there anything I can do to help?" Makoto wanted to help, seeing as she caused part of the mess they were in.
"Pray to God that Shinigami gets us the hell outta here." Serena was currently lying down on the deck and looking over different maps with a guy that had at least four earrings in each ear. Nodding, Makoto made her way to the middle of the ship and kneeled down. Clasping her hands together, she closed her eyes and hummed softly to herself to help clear her mind of thoughts, along with block out the noise around her.
Before she could even begin, something landed near her foot, making a dull thunking noise. Opening her eyes, she looked to see what it was, and jumped back to find an arrow embedded in the planks. "We're under attack!" A short skinny guy was running up and down the boat, yelling the same thing over and over. "Everyone prepare yourselves for battle!" As Makoto stood up, the Wavedancer rammed into Shinigami. Losing her balance, she fell back down, muttering a curse as she landed hard on her arm.
A passing guy looked at her a bit shocked and she blushed at remembering what she said. Men were running up and down the deck getting ready for battle, while others dropped anchor. Makoto stood there wondering what to do, when something whizzed past her ear. Looking around, she spotted Heero on the deck of Wavedancer, already knocking another arrow.
"Stay back!" Serena ran in front of Makoto, with two curved swords hanging on each hip; along with a bow in her hand and a quiver full of arrows on her back. Another arrow flew towards them, which Serena snatched out of the air before knocking it and letting go. As the two ships lined up next to each other, Serena tossed Makoto the boy and quiver before grabbing the two swords from her hips.
"What am I supposed to do?" Makoto had put her book in a pocket inside her dress, and was currently holding the bow in one hand, and slinging the full quiver of arrows over her shoulder.
"Stay close to me and watch my back." Serena grinned. Planks connected the two boats and Serena along with her crew were prepared to cross over them onto the Wavedancer. Everyone was waiting for Serena to move. "On my mark, I want you to begin firing at Heero. Keep doing so until you run out of arrows. I myself am going to have a nice chat with Quatre."
Heero had an arrow knocked and pointed at Serena, who was watching Quatre. Makoto was praying as she aimed an arrow at Heero, and Quatre stood there holding the same curved swords that Serena had. Suddenly Serena began to run towards the plank that connected the two boats. As her foot touched the plank, she launched herself into the air, twirling like a professional acrobat.
Heero released the knocked arrow, sending it straight at Serena, who managed to turn just right and miss the arrow. Serena landed on a guy's shoulders, and jumped off, landing in front of Quatre. Makoto released the arrow she had, and began to slowly inch her way towards the plank. Most of Shinigami's crew was already on Wavedancer, fighting.
Makoto looked down at the water and then at the plank connecting the two boats. Stepping onto it, a breeze came and caused the plank to shift. Closing her eyes, she screamed as she ran across the plank, and instantly clung to the first thing she ran into; which happened to be Heero. Opening her eyes, she stared up into Heero's Prussian blue eyes.
"H-Heero!" Makoto jumped away from him, a faint blush on her cheeks. As she fumbled for an arrow, he pulled out his sword and charged towards her. Screaming again, she picked up her skirts over her knees and ran like hell away from him. He of course found this amusing and chased her down the deck. "Seeeerrrreeeeennnnaaaaaaa!!!" Makoto yelled as she tried to find her blonde friend.
Serena jumped back as Quatre's sword sliced the air where she had been previously standing. At hearing her name called, she looked up to see Makoto running away from Heero. "Over here Makoto!" The brown haired girl followed the voice to where Serena was fighting Quatre. "Switch!" Serena ducked under one of Quatre's attacks, before doing a backhand spring and landing in front of Heero. Heero swung his sword and which was blocked by Serena's curved one.
Makoto was trying to block off Quatre with the bow, which wasn't much help. Makoto was becoming annoyed at how she was hot and dirty, and also by the fact that she was tired. She slowly advanced on Quatre, bow raised over her head. "Be gone demon!" With that, she brought the bow crashing down on Quatre's head. Quatre's knees buckled and he fell to the ground unconscious. Makoto grinned and turned giving Serena a peace sign, when her eyes widened at seeing Serena pinned to the ground under Heero.
"Fine, you win." Serena growled as she glared up at him.
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Quatre woke up to find himself on the captain's bed of the Wavedancer. His head ached terribly and it hurt even worse as he sat up. Looking out the window, the sky was dark and the pale moonlight shone into the room. Swinging his feet over the side of the bed, he got up and made his way out onto the deck. Heero was guarding Serena and the brown haired girl from earlier. The two girls were tied back-to-back and sitting in front of him.
"Where are we going?" Quatre asked as he walked over to Heero.
"To the castle so I can collect the bounty for her." He nudged Serena with his foot, who just grunted. Quatre looked at Serena and sighed. Kneeling down in front of her, he tried to look into her eyes, yet she turned her head away.
"After Heero collects the bounty on you, I'm going to get you out of jail. It's time for you to grow up and act like a true Winner." The brown hair girl turned to face him, eyes wide with surprise.
"She's your sister? But you look so much older then her!" She tried to look at Serena, but ended up just seeing some of her golden locks.
"She's my one and only little sister." Quatre stood up and brushed the dust off of his knees.
"But I thought you had twenty-nine older sisters?" She asked, obviously confused.
"My father had an affair with a dancer at a local tavern, and well he got her pregnant. Her mother died when she was eight, and she came to live with us." Quatre stretched his arms over his head and yawned before turning to look at Heero. "How much longer till we reach the castle?" Heero looked at the stars for a moment before looking down at the water.
"At the rate that we're currently going, we'll reach Dark Hill tomorrow at noon, and then after that we'll probably spend two or three days after that passing Sweegy Woods, and if the weather is good, then we'll reach the castle a day and a half after that." Quatre nodded.
"Before you go to bed, have these two put into the small room next to the kitchen with a few guards outside the door." Heero grunted and Quatre turned to face the two girls. Looking at the brown haired one, he felt a bit embarrassment at not knowing her name. "Ah Miss, may I ask your name?"
"Makoto Kino." She smiled at him and he smiled back before going back to his cabin.
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I know that this chapter was somewhat shorter then the first, but I had to end it like that or else I'd start to give away things that I didn't want to until next chapter. If you review then I promise I'll make the next chapter a lot longer and I may even hint at some couples!