Lunar Shift
She likes him, he loves her. Ever wanted a fresh new story? This is it. Luna runs from the never-ending, unwanted love at home, when she runs into her mentor, Albus Dumbldore and continues her studies.
Disclaimer ~ Unfortunately, I do not own Sailor Moon. I'll admit the manga/show is owned by the EXTREMELELY talented Takeuchi-sama.
Notes from Juni Juni ~ It would be advised to know the story to the 'Snow Princess Kaguya' scenario. I read the manga, but I haven't seen the movie so I dunno if the names are same, but don't worry! This isn't _based_ on that. Only at the start. Oh, and you might want to know what Luna and Artemis look like in human form, it's just easier that way. Don't you find recognising characters is so much easier if you know what they look like? Oh well, enough from me, read on!
Chapter 1 ~ Au Revoir ~ 19/5/03
"Ah!" yelped Luna as she sat gently on a wall, massaging her ankle outside the hospital. She'd still have to get used to walking on two legs. She smiled as she watched Kakeru wake from his coma that she managed to bring him out of. She blushed as she thought about the last couple of weeks, and she was thankful that Usagi granted her wish. But for how long was she to stay human? It was nice that she could walk freely without fear of getting trampled or getting her moon insignia plastered over by pestering kids, but being closer to the ground gave the sense of being one with Earth.
Hugging her knees and watching Kakeru who had new hope of living with Himeko, she suddenly wished that she was who Kakeru loved.she sighed and hovered her hands over her ankle. Moon symbols appeared on the back of her hand and healed her sprained ankle. Standing on the 10 ft high wall, she jumped and twirled gracefully in the air to land on her two feet, steadied by her hand on the tarmac. She supposed that her cat like demeanour would not disappear easily.
Thinking that she would stand out of the crowd like a beacon, she changed from her yellow dress with black under lace into a yellow chinese styled dress covered up by a black trench coat to her knees with a glow of her moon insignia on her forehead. Her moon pendant continued to dangle to her stomach, mirroring the one on her forehead.
Broken-hearted as she was, she wiped her slowly developing tears and ran to Artemis' house, where she had promised to go before she was bombarded by young hooligans. Reaching his humble abode, she wondered why she never came to his and Minako's place. Man, what a slave driver! She thought of Makoto's words and thumped her fists on the door, yelping from the sudden pain of her hand. She really had a long way to go before knowing her limits.
Who opened the door was a mature woman wearing an apron and brown hair tied into a low ponytail. "May I help you?" she asked.
"Hello, you're Minako's mother I presume?"
"Yees."
"Konnichiwa Aino-san, may I see your daughter?"
"Sure, MINAKO!" she yelled into the house. "What's your name?"
"-Luna. Luna Kaguya." Minako's mother smiled warmly to the seeming teen who looked like a child with her height and startling bright dark blue eyes to contrast with her black hair done into four odangos, leaving her hair to slither down her back to her hips. Thinking that she must be Usagi's friend or something with the same kind of hairstyle, she let Luna inside as Minako slid down the stair rails and landed with a thump next to her mother.
"Luna! It's about time you came!" Minako cried and started to drag her up to her room with a mutter of, "Artemis has been waaay worried about you.you should've come earlier." Minako's mother tilted her head from the bottom of the stairs in confusion at the name. Wasn't that the name for Minako's cat?
~~~
Minako pressed her finger to her lips for silence and quietly entered her room, where a warm and comforting room awaited the newcomer. Warm yellow/orange walls and red curtains seemed to welcome her with open arms until she noticed the lonesome white cat sitting on the windowsill, staring out into the crescent moon of the night.
Minako being the Goddess of love nudged Luna further into the room and closed the door behind her, knowing that that they had to be alone.
"Artemis-" Luna muttered under her breathe, hoping that he didn't hear her but he did and turned his head to her, his heart catching in his throat. Luna gazed at him sympathetically and closed her eyes. Before his very eyes, she shrank and landed on four padded feet. Prancing up to the windowsill next to him, she removed the yellow bow from her neck and dropped it to the floor. To her dismay he looked back to the sky, his head never moving.
"Artemis.I'm sorry.I haven't been such a good friend to you."
"-Is that all I am to you?" Artemis murmured.
"No." she replied, nudging her head against his neck. "You're my best friend." He smiled softly to the moon and nudged her with his own head in reply.
"What about Diana?"
"I'll miss her. But I'd rather have a surprise daughter.or son." He smiled weakly to her.
"You don't like being human?"
"It has its ups and downs."
"But do you prefer it?" She smiled a little.
"Probably. It's harder to become a victim."
"Victim? Of what?"
"Lots of things. Can't name them all." Artemis however looked downhearted as she jumped down to the floor and grew into a human again. "I should go." Seeing his look she scratched him behind the ears and carried him in her arms. "I have an idea."
"What?"
"Do you trust me?"
"-Of course." Luna smiled to him and she rushed down the stairs to the front door where Minako's mother looked at her quizzically with Artemis in her hands. Luna noticed the strange scenario forming in her brain (AN: No, she's not telepathic.) and said quickly,
"Isn't he so cute? I asked if I could take care of him for a while. Tell Minako that I need to hurry, I have a meeting." The mother raised her eyebrow at the girl.
"Okay, sure." Luna beamed at her and Minako's mother couldn't help but smile back as she rushed out the door. What a sweet girl!
~~~
"Where are we going?" asked Artemis on Luna's shoulder.
"To Usagi's. A while ago she promised me a favour. Any favour for the guidance I've provided her."
"What's the favour?" Luna pouted cutely and replied,
"That's for me to know, and for you to find out." Coming to Usagi's door, she ran and shrank into a cat and ran through the cat flap, Artemis in tow. Shingo glanced to the cats and yelled to his mother,
"Mom! Luna's got a boyfriend!"
"WHAT?!" yelled his father instead. "I DON'T WANT KITTENS!"
~~~
"Hurry!" hissed Luna to Artemis and she turned human again to lock the door. Usagi, startled, jumped from her bed and shoved her manga off the bed from view.
"Luna?"
"Usagi-chan! You know that favour you promised?" Usagi nodded. "Yeah, I want you to do what you did to me, to Artemis." Usagi raised her eyebrows in wonder of the strange request.
"Why?"
"No time! Your father thinks I going to have kittens!" Luna and Artemis blushed hard and Usagi giggled. What were they up to.?
"Sure, hang on." She replied, fishing out her locket and opening it, temporarily blinding her. "You sure about this Artemis?" Just as startled as Usagi, he stared up to Luna in wonder. Why.?
"How long does this wish last?" he asked.
"Don't know, I guess forever." Usagi replied. Artemis smiled.
"I'll take the offer, on one condition. That this wish will not be part of her favour. I want her favour to be what she wishes to do with herself. Not me." Usagi smiled.
"I can't believe you two aren't together already. But yeah, your wish is my command!" she started as she heard the knocks from her father on her door.
"Usagi open this door!"
"Wait a sec dad!" shouted Usagi, as she raised the ginzuishou, the brilliance shining around the room, under the cracks of the doors. Her father peered quizzically at the door mumbling something incoherent. Soon the light faded from under the door and Tsukino-san stood up again from his crouching position and waited for his daughter to open her door. And it did.
"Yes, dad?"
"What's going on?"
"What's what going on, dad?" Her father scowled at her antics to charm him. "Oh come on! They're just cats, and they jumped out the window anyway." He peered over her head and saw nothing to worry over.
"Then what about that light-"
"See ya dad! I got loads of work to do for my exams!" and she started to push him out the doorway. He couldn't really complain.she was working.for once. She had her books at her desk anyway.
~~~
In Shiba Park, a couple wondered through the night over the bridge and under a willow tree. One, dressed in black, her long black wavy hair shimmered in the moonlight that seemed to reflect off her companion. He had shoulder length white healthy hair (AN: You know, not like old guys hair.and I KNOW he's supposed to have longer hair, I'd rather it be like this for my fic) and bright green eyes. He wore a white shirt that clung to him loosely and white trousers. What distinguished their difference to the norm, was their crescent mark on their forehead that glowed softly in the moonlight.
"Do you like it?" the woman asked, hopping onto a low branch of the willow and swinging her slender legs, her hand fiddling with her.
"Being human?" He smiled. "It's different. But I like it. You have a completely different view from up here." He turned to her as she twirled his straight white hair round her finger. He stared at her, wondered by her beauty and hoping that she liked him, but he knew different.
"You know, you're pretty handsome like this." Luna said softly to him, taking her finger back but he caught her hand. Jumping slightly from the contact, Luna stared at him, his bright green eyes softening to see her watching him intently for what he was planning. And she had a hunch what he was going to do. It was times like these, that he seemed so serious, so passionate. Inching closer to her, she blushed and glanced to the river behind her, so free, so one with the Earth. Turning back, her lips brushed past Artemis'. She gasped inwardly, she could feel it. His pain, his heart hurting as though it held the entire core of earth, waiting to explode into volcanoes and earthquakes. He loved her. Deeply.
"Just this once." she murmured as she took his well-defined face and kissed him softly. Once, twice, thrice. She found herself in a passionate embrace as her lips were on fire and she felt as though she wanted to carry on like this, forever. But that's when she realised she didn't love him like that. She could feel his hands through her hair and on her face, but he stopped, when he felt tears on his fingers. Pulling apart so that they were mere centimetres away from each other, they both wiped each other's tears. Their breaths racked with pain, one with sadness and one with shame. She had always wondered what a kiss tasted like.she giggled softly inwardly. It tasted faintly of fish. She grinned, and started to laugh, hysterically.
Artemis was puzzled to say the least. He would treasure this night in his heart forever, but he didn't like being laughed at.
"What's so funny?" he asked. Granted, her laugh was wonderful, but she also had tears in her eyes. She leaned back from the branch, her laughter controlling every rational thought when suddenly, the twig holding her from falling, slipped from her coat and she fell from the branch, "Watch out!" tumbling into the ice cold river. Gasping in the river, Luna's crescent insignia glowed as she brought out her power. Artemis however launched into the water, and was just going to grab her wrist, when a bubble barrier prevented him from doing so. Knowing she was okay, he got out, soaked to the waist, and dried himself with his powers and waited for Luna to come out.
At the riverbed, she deactivated her bubble and stomped to the dry Artemis. "Thanks for the help!" she cried, shaking her wet hair all over him.
"-HEY! It's your fault!"
"MY fault?!"
"Yes! Yours! And just what were you laughing about?!" She smiled sheepishly and giggled to herself.
"I'm sorry, just a thought I've had for the last couple of weeks. I have the answer now."
"And that is--??"
"Not to kiss someone before they brush their teeth! Had fish for supper huh?" Artemis went red.
"-A-And yours? It's sugary!"
"Sweet huh?"
"Yes! No-! Y." Luna smiled warmly as she shivered and dried herself.
"That was a one off. I owed you that. Hope you understand. I'd like to continue being best of friends though." She said slowly. Artemis quivered and hung his head.
"I.I don't think I could." Luna watched as he grasped her inquiring hands. "Being by you, watching, listening, but not being part of your heart, will. is breaking it."
"But you are, Artemis. You're my best friend, although I stubbornly refuse it sometimes."
"Exactly! Refusal, I've had that too much." Luna gulped down her tears at this show of emotion and love to her. This man, this part of her race, was confessing his feelings for her even though he knew she wouldn't accept it. She slapped him.
"Wha- What was that for?!" he exclaimed, rubbing his sore cheek.
"Wake up!"
"Wake up? From what?!"
"There are plenty of women out there! I'm not the embodiment of perfection! I yell at you! I blame things on you! I don't love you! So wake up and find someone else to fill that emptiness in your heart!"
Yep, that volcano was erupting. She could sense it. Why did she say she didn't love him? That was harsh. But, she told herself he needed it.
"Artemis, try to understand. You're very sweet, you're kind of a blockhead sometimes, but you're very sweet. Remember that for me okay?" He nodded numbly. ".I think I might take a vacation somewhere." Artemis lifted his head in wonder. "Yep, I'll try and make it in this world. Of course I'll come back when Crystal Tokyo's established, but, sometimes I get the feeling that Usagi doesn't need me anymore. She's grown up, she can take care of herself." The last part was more of a whisper, more of a trance- like voice, and it haunted Artemis. He wanted her to leave, to ease his heart, but he didn't at the same time.
"Go then." He said, brushing her stray strands of hair from her face. "I'll tell the others, they'll understand. If anything it'll make Usagi want to establish Crystal Tokyo faster." Luna smiled and nodded.
"Thank you Art." She lunged at him, hugging him fiercely. "Remember, there's someone out there for you." She said into his ear and ran back, towards the bridge. "But cut back on the fish!" she yelled, her smile embedded in his head. Her laughter ringing in his ears.
She ran, from her destiny, from her chains.
And Artemis envied her.
"Until we meet again." he whispered to the night air, picking a sakura blossom and taking off the petals. Holding the petals to his mouth, he whispered hard, "Luna." The petals flew away, dancing together until he could no longer see them.
### You like? Hope so. Ya know, I have loads of ideas on my computer, never have the courage to put them up! AND YOU KNOW WHAT?!? The longest one I have was LOST on the damn computer! I am SUCH a baka. I didn't even have back up files. Baka! *bangs head on desk* baka! *thump* baka! *thump* baka! *thump* BAKA! *crash*
Whoops, bye bye desk-chan!
Don't forget to review mes amies!
Juni Juni
She likes him, he loves her. Ever wanted a fresh new story? This is it. Luna runs from the never-ending, unwanted love at home, when she runs into her mentor, Albus Dumbldore and continues her studies.
Disclaimer ~ Unfortunately, I do not own Sailor Moon. I'll admit the manga/show is owned by the EXTREMELELY talented Takeuchi-sama.
Notes from Juni Juni ~ It would be advised to know the story to the 'Snow Princess Kaguya' scenario. I read the manga, but I haven't seen the movie so I dunno if the names are same, but don't worry! This isn't _based_ on that. Only at the start. Oh, and you might want to know what Luna and Artemis look like in human form, it's just easier that way. Don't you find recognising characters is so much easier if you know what they look like? Oh well, enough from me, read on!
Chapter 1 ~ Au Revoir ~ 19/5/03
"Ah!" yelped Luna as she sat gently on a wall, massaging her ankle outside the hospital. She'd still have to get used to walking on two legs. She smiled as she watched Kakeru wake from his coma that she managed to bring him out of. She blushed as she thought about the last couple of weeks, and she was thankful that Usagi granted her wish. But for how long was she to stay human? It was nice that she could walk freely without fear of getting trampled or getting her moon insignia plastered over by pestering kids, but being closer to the ground gave the sense of being one with Earth.
Hugging her knees and watching Kakeru who had new hope of living with Himeko, she suddenly wished that she was who Kakeru loved.she sighed and hovered her hands over her ankle. Moon symbols appeared on the back of her hand and healed her sprained ankle. Standing on the 10 ft high wall, she jumped and twirled gracefully in the air to land on her two feet, steadied by her hand on the tarmac. She supposed that her cat like demeanour would not disappear easily.
Thinking that she would stand out of the crowd like a beacon, she changed from her yellow dress with black under lace into a yellow chinese styled dress covered up by a black trench coat to her knees with a glow of her moon insignia on her forehead. Her moon pendant continued to dangle to her stomach, mirroring the one on her forehead.
Broken-hearted as she was, she wiped her slowly developing tears and ran to Artemis' house, where she had promised to go before she was bombarded by young hooligans. Reaching his humble abode, she wondered why she never came to his and Minako's place. Man, what a slave driver! She thought of Makoto's words and thumped her fists on the door, yelping from the sudden pain of her hand. She really had a long way to go before knowing her limits.
Who opened the door was a mature woman wearing an apron and brown hair tied into a low ponytail. "May I help you?" she asked.
"Hello, you're Minako's mother I presume?"
"Yees."
"Konnichiwa Aino-san, may I see your daughter?"
"Sure, MINAKO!" she yelled into the house. "What's your name?"
"-Luna. Luna Kaguya." Minako's mother smiled warmly to the seeming teen who looked like a child with her height and startling bright dark blue eyes to contrast with her black hair done into four odangos, leaving her hair to slither down her back to her hips. Thinking that she must be Usagi's friend or something with the same kind of hairstyle, she let Luna inside as Minako slid down the stair rails and landed with a thump next to her mother.
"Luna! It's about time you came!" Minako cried and started to drag her up to her room with a mutter of, "Artemis has been waaay worried about you.you should've come earlier." Minako's mother tilted her head from the bottom of the stairs in confusion at the name. Wasn't that the name for Minako's cat?
~~~
Minako pressed her finger to her lips for silence and quietly entered her room, where a warm and comforting room awaited the newcomer. Warm yellow/orange walls and red curtains seemed to welcome her with open arms until she noticed the lonesome white cat sitting on the windowsill, staring out into the crescent moon of the night.
Minako being the Goddess of love nudged Luna further into the room and closed the door behind her, knowing that that they had to be alone.
"Artemis-" Luna muttered under her breathe, hoping that he didn't hear her but he did and turned his head to her, his heart catching in his throat. Luna gazed at him sympathetically and closed her eyes. Before his very eyes, she shrank and landed on four padded feet. Prancing up to the windowsill next to him, she removed the yellow bow from her neck and dropped it to the floor. To her dismay he looked back to the sky, his head never moving.
"Artemis.I'm sorry.I haven't been such a good friend to you."
"-Is that all I am to you?" Artemis murmured.
"No." she replied, nudging her head against his neck. "You're my best friend." He smiled softly to the moon and nudged her with his own head in reply.
"What about Diana?"
"I'll miss her. But I'd rather have a surprise daughter.or son." He smiled weakly to her.
"You don't like being human?"
"It has its ups and downs."
"But do you prefer it?" She smiled a little.
"Probably. It's harder to become a victim."
"Victim? Of what?"
"Lots of things. Can't name them all." Artemis however looked downhearted as she jumped down to the floor and grew into a human again. "I should go." Seeing his look she scratched him behind the ears and carried him in her arms. "I have an idea."
"What?"
"Do you trust me?"
"-Of course." Luna smiled to him and she rushed down the stairs to the front door where Minako's mother looked at her quizzically with Artemis in her hands. Luna noticed the strange scenario forming in her brain (AN: No, she's not telepathic.) and said quickly,
"Isn't he so cute? I asked if I could take care of him for a while. Tell Minako that I need to hurry, I have a meeting." The mother raised her eyebrow at the girl.
"Okay, sure." Luna beamed at her and Minako's mother couldn't help but smile back as she rushed out the door. What a sweet girl!
~~~
"Where are we going?" asked Artemis on Luna's shoulder.
"To Usagi's. A while ago she promised me a favour. Any favour for the guidance I've provided her."
"What's the favour?" Luna pouted cutely and replied,
"That's for me to know, and for you to find out." Coming to Usagi's door, she ran and shrank into a cat and ran through the cat flap, Artemis in tow. Shingo glanced to the cats and yelled to his mother,
"Mom! Luna's got a boyfriend!"
"WHAT?!" yelled his father instead. "I DON'T WANT KITTENS!"
~~~
"Hurry!" hissed Luna to Artemis and she turned human again to lock the door. Usagi, startled, jumped from her bed and shoved her manga off the bed from view.
"Luna?"
"Usagi-chan! You know that favour you promised?" Usagi nodded. "Yeah, I want you to do what you did to me, to Artemis." Usagi raised her eyebrows in wonder of the strange request.
"Why?"
"No time! Your father thinks I going to have kittens!" Luna and Artemis blushed hard and Usagi giggled. What were they up to.?
"Sure, hang on." She replied, fishing out her locket and opening it, temporarily blinding her. "You sure about this Artemis?" Just as startled as Usagi, he stared up to Luna in wonder. Why.?
"How long does this wish last?" he asked.
"Don't know, I guess forever." Usagi replied. Artemis smiled.
"I'll take the offer, on one condition. That this wish will not be part of her favour. I want her favour to be what she wishes to do with herself. Not me." Usagi smiled.
"I can't believe you two aren't together already. But yeah, your wish is my command!" she started as she heard the knocks from her father on her door.
"Usagi open this door!"
"Wait a sec dad!" shouted Usagi, as she raised the ginzuishou, the brilliance shining around the room, under the cracks of the doors. Her father peered quizzically at the door mumbling something incoherent. Soon the light faded from under the door and Tsukino-san stood up again from his crouching position and waited for his daughter to open her door. And it did.
"Yes, dad?"
"What's going on?"
"What's what going on, dad?" Her father scowled at her antics to charm him. "Oh come on! They're just cats, and they jumped out the window anyway." He peered over her head and saw nothing to worry over.
"Then what about that light-"
"See ya dad! I got loads of work to do for my exams!" and she started to push him out the doorway. He couldn't really complain.she was working.for once. She had her books at her desk anyway.
~~~
In Shiba Park, a couple wondered through the night over the bridge and under a willow tree. One, dressed in black, her long black wavy hair shimmered in the moonlight that seemed to reflect off her companion. He had shoulder length white healthy hair (AN: You know, not like old guys hair.and I KNOW he's supposed to have longer hair, I'd rather it be like this for my fic) and bright green eyes. He wore a white shirt that clung to him loosely and white trousers. What distinguished their difference to the norm, was their crescent mark on their forehead that glowed softly in the moonlight.
"Do you like it?" the woman asked, hopping onto a low branch of the willow and swinging her slender legs, her hand fiddling with her.
"Being human?" He smiled. "It's different. But I like it. You have a completely different view from up here." He turned to her as she twirled his straight white hair round her finger. He stared at her, wondered by her beauty and hoping that she liked him, but he knew different.
"You know, you're pretty handsome like this." Luna said softly to him, taking her finger back but he caught her hand. Jumping slightly from the contact, Luna stared at him, his bright green eyes softening to see her watching him intently for what he was planning. And she had a hunch what he was going to do. It was times like these, that he seemed so serious, so passionate. Inching closer to her, she blushed and glanced to the river behind her, so free, so one with the Earth. Turning back, her lips brushed past Artemis'. She gasped inwardly, she could feel it. His pain, his heart hurting as though it held the entire core of earth, waiting to explode into volcanoes and earthquakes. He loved her. Deeply.
"Just this once." she murmured as she took his well-defined face and kissed him softly. Once, twice, thrice. She found herself in a passionate embrace as her lips were on fire and she felt as though she wanted to carry on like this, forever. But that's when she realised she didn't love him like that. She could feel his hands through her hair and on her face, but he stopped, when he felt tears on his fingers. Pulling apart so that they were mere centimetres away from each other, they both wiped each other's tears. Their breaths racked with pain, one with sadness and one with shame. She had always wondered what a kiss tasted like.she giggled softly inwardly. It tasted faintly of fish. She grinned, and started to laugh, hysterically.
Artemis was puzzled to say the least. He would treasure this night in his heart forever, but he didn't like being laughed at.
"What's so funny?" he asked. Granted, her laugh was wonderful, but she also had tears in her eyes. She leaned back from the branch, her laughter controlling every rational thought when suddenly, the twig holding her from falling, slipped from her coat and she fell from the branch, "Watch out!" tumbling into the ice cold river. Gasping in the river, Luna's crescent insignia glowed as she brought out her power. Artemis however launched into the water, and was just going to grab her wrist, when a bubble barrier prevented him from doing so. Knowing she was okay, he got out, soaked to the waist, and dried himself with his powers and waited for Luna to come out.
At the riverbed, she deactivated her bubble and stomped to the dry Artemis. "Thanks for the help!" she cried, shaking her wet hair all over him.
"-HEY! It's your fault!"
"MY fault?!"
"Yes! Yours! And just what were you laughing about?!" She smiled sheepishly and giggled to herself.
"I'm sorry, just a thought I've had for the last couple of weeks. I have the answer now."
"And that is--??"
"Not to kiss someone before they brush their teeth! Had fish for supper huh?" Artemis went red.
"-A-And yours? It's sugary!"
"Sweet huh?"
"Yes! No-! Y." Luna smiled warmly as she shivered and dried herself.
"That was a one off. I owed you that. Hope you understand. I'd like to continue being best of friends though." She said slowly. Artemis quivered and hung his head.
"I.I don't think I could." Luna watched as he grasped her inquiring hands. "Being by you, watching, listening, but not being part of your heart, will. is breaking it."
"But you are, Artemis. You're my best friend, although I stubbornly refuse it sometimes."
"Exactly! Refusal, I've had that too much." Luna gulped down her tears at this show of emotion and love to her. This man, this part of her race, was confessing his feelings for her even though he knew she wouldn't accept it. She slapped him.
"Wha- What was that for?!" he exclaimed, rubbing his sore cheek.
"Wake up!"
"Wake up? From what?!"
"There are plenty of women out there! I'm not the embodiment of perfection! I yell at you! I blame things on you! I don't love you! So wake up and find someone else to fill that emptiness in your heart!"
Yep, that volcano was erupting. She could sense it. Why did she say she didn't love him? That was harsh. But, she told herself he needed it.
"Artemis, try to understand. You're very sweet, you're kind of a blockhead sometimes, but you're very sweet. Remember that for me okay?" He nodded numbly. ".I think I might take a vacation somewhere." Artemis lifted his head in wonder. "Yep, I'll try and make it in this world. Of course I'll come back when Crystal Tokyo's established, but, sometimes I get the feeling that Usagi doesn't need me anymore. She's grown up, she can take care of herself." The last part was more of a whisper, more of a trance- like voice, and it haunted Artemis. He wanted her to leave, to ease his heart, but he didn't at the same time.
"Go then." He said, brushing her stray strands of hair from her face. "I'll tell the others, they'll understand. If anything it'll make Usagi want to establish Crystal Tokyo faster." Luna smiled and nodded.
"Thank you Art." She lunged at him, hugging him fiercely. "Remember, there's someone out there for you." She said into his ear and ran back, towards the bridge. "But cut back on the fish!" she yelled, her smile embedded in his head. Her laughter ringing in his ears.
She ran, from her destiny, from her chains.
And Artemis envied her.
"Until we meet again." he whispered to the night air, picking a sakura blossom and taking off the petals. Holding the petals to his mouth, he whispered hard, "Luna." The petals flew away, dancing together until he could no longer see them.
### You like? Hope so. Ya know, I have loads of ideas on my computer, never have the courage to put them up! AND YOU KNOW WHAT?!? The longest one I have was LOST on the damn computer! I am SUCH a baka. I didn't even have back up files. Baka! *bangs head on desk* baka! *thump* baka! *thump* baka! *thump* BAKA! *crash*
Whoops, bye bye desk-chan!
Don't forget to review mes amies!
Juni Juni