Selece
By Arimi (formerly known as Azhure)
Author's Notes: Thank you for all the wonderful reviews (I feel so
loved ^_^). The time period this is set in is sort of a present day
thing with a futuristic atmosphere. There is no specific decade or
anything like that. There is really no specific time period, so just
think modern day, only with little bit more of a darker undertone.
For moon-neko-princess I am eighteen and a senior in high school
(only half a year left, YAY!) Anyways here is chapter 2.
Sorry it took so long, school has been a drag and I have a bunch of
scholarship stuff that I have been doing.
I don't really think that this chapter turned out that well. I might
change it later, but than again probably not since I have different
ideas for other stories that I might want to turn to.
Oh by the way, I am still looking for an editor, I hate self editing
because I always miss things, so if you could please contact me if
you would like to be my editor, my email is on my profile.
-…- denotes thought
~…~ denotes a flashback
*…* denotes passage of time
|…| denotes dream/vision
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and its characters are the property of
Naoko Takeuchi and the Toei Corporation. The story was written
for nonprofit reasons. However this story is mine, please do not
take it and use it as your own. Thank you.
Chapter 2: Rei
He was furious. There was no word in the entire Japanese
language that could describe the emotions running through his
head. All these years of planning and in one instant they were
ruined!
"Demando-sama?"
He looked up to see his cousin, Esmeraude standing before him.
"What is it? Have we heard anything from Safiel? Where is she?"
"Demando-sama, we have reports that a serious explosion has
erupted at the Kyoto Base, we are trying to contact Safiel-sama,
but the lines are down. We have no idea where the seed is, or if
she is alive."
"If she is dead, then there will be hell to pay for the person
responsible for this."
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Rei slowly pulled herself up off the ground; the explosion had
knocked them all down. She scrambled up to the ledge and looked
down on the base. There was a hole in the eastern part of the
building. Who could have done it? She knew that no one in the
rebellion could have planted a bomb, so it must have been
someone else.
"What in the hell happened?!"
She turned to see the others walking and Jadeite wore a scowl on
his face.
"I don't know, but it looks like a wing of the base has been blown
out," Rei replied,
"Is everyone okay?"
"Yeah, just shaken up a bit," Makoto said, "do you think Chiba-san
made it out okay?"
"I am sure he did," Jadeite said, "He isn't going to let himself die
before Black Moon is wiped out."
They all nodded, and looked back at the base and looked for their
comrade to return and give them the information that they needed.
It was five minutes later when they spotted Mamoru walking out of
the base.
"Hey he is carrying someone!" Makoto exclaimed; her and Rei
rushed to Mamoru.
When they reached the man they showered him with questions,
but he just kept walking leaving his attention focused on where he
was going and the girl he carried in his arms.
"Chiba-san! What happened?!" Jadeite asked.
Mamoru stopped he looked at the others, "I will explain later, lets
return now."
He said it more as a command than a request, so the others
remained quiet and trudged back to the base.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The city of Tokyo had gone through a graphic metamorphosis since
Black Moon took power. The city, which had been bright and
beautiful, and the center the Japanese economy, government, and
character, was reduced to a slumlord's paradise. Women could not
walk alone on the street; children could not be left unattended for
any amount of time. It wasn't that the Black Moon had not
instigated laws to shut down on crime; it was just that they didn't
enforce them. Drugs, rape, and violence became the norm, and
more people left the city than moved there.
In a building that lay just at the west end of a town, a man with
silvery-gray hair glared out the window at the dark and morose
Tokyo skyline. It was hard to believe that the city had survived for
little over a decade in such desolation.
"Artemis?"
He turned to see his wife with a tray in her hands. She set it down
on his desk and walked over to him and began to rub his
shoulders.
"Do we have a chance, Luna?" he asked, "Is there anything left to
save?"
"I think there is, I see people everyday. Woman, children, young
and old. We can save them from despair."
He nodded.
"Have you heard from Kunzite? Demando is in a tizzy, his police
are crawling all over the city."
"No, all we know is part of the Kyoto base has been taken out,
how and why, we don't know. We do know that it wasn't because
of Kunzite or any rebellious group," she replied.
Artemis had been the head of the Japanese CIA before Black Moon
had taken over, the failure of his agency to stop them had hit him
hard. She knew he blamed himself, and even her quiet
reassurances every night did little to soothe his troubled heart.
She rested her head on his shoulder, and closed her eyes and
remembered the better times. She thought of the life that they
were fighting to get back.
"Luna, please contact Kunzite, tell him that we will be heading
there to discern what exactly went on at that base."
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|Usagi's Dream|
She stood in the middle of a rose garden. However, instead of the
flower's usual calming effect, that she had always felt, they
radiated a feeling of fear and sorrow.
"Where am I?" she asked.
She didn't want to be alone; it was one of the things that she
feared most. She didn't want to live alone. She didn't want to die
alone.
"Setsuna…" she said but trailed off when she saw a figure coming
towards her. As the figure came nearer, Usagi realized it was a
woman. A woman adorned in white robes, and her hair in the
same way that Usagi did. Her hair was pure silver, and her eyes
had a gold tint to them. On her forehead was a star with two
many points for Usagi to count. (Think of the symbol on Sailor
Cosmos head in the manga).
"Who are you?" Usagi asked, but the woman did not answer.
The woman raised her hand, and before Usagi could ask what she
was doing, everything around her was engulfed in flames. Usagi
turned to the woman, but she was gone, and Usagi fell to her
knees. Could anyone save her? And where was Setsuna?
She looked up to see the flames begin to converge on her, and
with one last wail she bent down and cover her hands, and waited
for her death.
|End Dream|
It was at that instant when she opened her eyes. She could not
comprehend where she was. Was she dead? She turned to her
right to see a simple blank living room. She sat up, and realized
she was in a bed. So she wasn't dead, that whole thing must have
been a dream, but where was she now. She wore the same
clothes that she had been wearing. She climbed out of the bed,
and balanced herself. Her legs were still unsteady from the trauma
that she had been through. She tried to sort through what had
happened, but she couldn't seem to remember. She remembered
vaguely those awful men, and Setsuna yelling, and a few gunshots,
but nothing else.
She heard a door creak open, and she turned to see who was
coming. Would it be one of those awful men? What would they do
to her? Who were they?
A man entered. Usagi froze in her spot. She didn't know him.
Could he be one of the men she remembered? He had black hair,
and dark blue eyes. He wore a black leather jacket. Underneath it
was a white man's undershirt, and he wore black jeans. He was
what you could call handsome, but Usagi's fear was in control at the moment. His mouth was set in a deep frown, and it made Usagi feel completely uneasy.
He looked up at her, but his face did not change. He slid off his
jacket to reveal muscular arms, never once did he take his eyes off
her.
Usagi was on the defensive, she had heard what men did to girls,
and she instinctively crossed her arms to form a defense around
herself. He must have read her mind because turned away, and
hung his coat in the closet.
"Don't worry, I am not going to hurt you," he said gruffly. His tone
did nothing to ease her fear.
She remained silent, waiting for him to make his move. She felt
the urge to just kneel down and cry, but fear held her back.
"Who are you?" she asked, it was strange, it didn't really seem like
she was the one who was talking.
He looked at her. And for a moment, a sign of emotion appeared
across his face. It was of confusion and nervousness, it was only
for an instant but she caught it.
"I am not going to hurt you, I promised that woman I wouldn't," he
said, "and I never break a promise."
She nodded, "What woman?"
"I do not know her name, she had dark hair, and she told me that I
must protect you," he said.
Usagi perked up, he must be talking about Setsuna. Maybe, he
could take her to her.
"Is she here too?" she said, her eyes hopeful.
"She is dead," he said. His tone was cold, and it helped add the
sting to the blow that he had dealt her.
She collapsed onto her knees and clutched herself tighter.
"No, she can't, she was all I had…"
And Usagi could no longer hold back the tears.
Mamoru had no idea how to handle the girl. He knew nothing
about comforting another person. He just watched her, and tried
to sort out his own feelings towards this. She was so helpless, so
alone, much like he was. Empathy began to fill him. He knew
what she was feeling, for he had felt it himself when his own
parents had died. Still, he had never been good with words, and
he had no words to comfort the girl.
He walked out, and left her like that, crying in his apartment. He
would be back later. He had questions for her, and he knew that
he would not get the answers now. And he pushed away that
feeling that had formed in the back of his heart.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Saffiel stood in his office. He was nervous, they had scoured the
entire building and not a trace of Usagi Tsukino could be found. All
they had recovered was the bodies of Setsuna and most of the
soldiers that had been in the complex, but no trace of Usagi.
He slammed his fist against the wall. Demando would be furious;
he would not hesitate to kill him for his incompetence. Saffiel was
Demando's brother, but in their family there was no affection, no
affinity towards their kin. They were a family of strangers; all of
them were dominated by their will for power, their thirst to
conquer, and their ambition. It had been put in their minds that
they were superior to the rest of man, and that they alone were fit
to rule the world.
Demando had been the first person in their family to actually be
successful in reaching for that goal. His successful overthrow of
the former democratic Japanese Government had been successful
beyond all hopes. His shrewd tactics and merciless policies allowed
for no failure.
And this was a huge failure. Saffiel had lost the thing that if they
possessed could secure their future, and insure that their goals
would be reached. Not to mention, that the power that was in that
girl was strong beyond all belief. If it went out of control,
everything would be destroyed, and both the world and the Black
Moon Clan would be obliterated.
The video screen on his desk popped on, and Saffiel turned around
and faced the glowering stare of his brother.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Usagi was feeling much better. She had calmed down, and had
begun to become restless in the hollow apartment. That man had
left. She hadn't even notice that he had left, she had been too
busy crying.
She didn't really know where she could go from here. Did she
have anywhere to go? She had never been on her own. Sure, she
had been to school, and had been learning how to handle herself in
the future, but she wasn't ready. And she hadn't been ready for all
that happened.
It wasn't fair. She felt as if something was toying with her, and
was trying to keep in her in a constant point of confusion. Well, no
longer. She would no longer stand for it. She would get through
this. She had to.
She heard the knock at the door, and she froze. Should she
answer it? This wasn't her apartment, but the knock came, and
seemed to be more persistent, and so she walked over to it and
cautiously opening the door.
Behind the door was a girl who looked to be about a bit older than
her, and had long almost bleach-blond hair, and light sky blue
eyes.
"Hello! is Mamoru-san here?" the girl asked brightly.
Usagi stared at the girl blankly.
"You must be that girl Mamoru-san brought back," she said, "I am
Minako Aino. Are you okay, when he brought you, you didn't look
so good. What is your name?"
"Usagi...Usagi Tsukino."
Minako began to talk again and Usagi remained quiet. She had no
idea how to react to the girl's chatter. The girl's in her school had
always ignored her, and Usagi had never really held a steady
conversation with others her own age.
"Well I hope you look okay, those men from the Black Moon are
really nasty. What were you doing at that base anyways?"
"I..I am not quite sure," Usagi replied after she had pieced
together what the other girl had been saying.
"Well, that's okay, you're safe here. You'll be here for awhile so
make yourself feel at home. I live down the hall so if you ever
need me or someone to talk to, just drop by," she said.
"Thank you," Usagi said. Part of her lit up, no one had ever been
so kind to her, and Minako's simple act of courtesy had touched
her more than any other gesture had ever done.
"Well if you see Mamoru-san, please tell him that Kunzite is looking
for him," Minako said, "So, see you soon."
She waved and walked back down the hall and Usagi stared after
her. –Mamoru-san? Could that be who that man was?- she
thought. If he came back she would ask him. She should also
apologize to him for her behavior; she shouldn't have broken down
in front of him like that. Yes, that was what she would do. And
then, she would search for answers. Answers to why Setsuna was
dead, and why those men had been so interested in her.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kunzite walked down the hall of the rebellion base. He had to find
Mamoru. Things were becoming tense, and from his last
correspondence with Artemis things weren't going to calm down
either. They had found that Black Moon had sent out agents to
search for something, but Kunzite had yet to know what; all he
knew was that all forces of Black Moon in Kyoto were in chaos, and
this had put the rest of the city in chaos. Riots had broken out,
and the latest death toll was up to 25 people.
He spotted the young man coming toward him.
"Mamoru," Kunzite said, "I have been searching all over you.
Where the hell have you been?"
"I had to take care of that girl," he said, "she is fine, now what is
the deal Kunzite. I could not find out what was happening or what
did not happen. Our whole mission was worthless."
"You saved an innocent; it wasn't completely a waste," Kunzite
said, "who knows what the Black Moon could have done to that
girl."
"I don't know how innocent she is. I got the feeling that she has
something to do with them," Mamoru replied.
"Listen, Mamoru, that may be," Kunzite said, "There is chaos in the
streets. They're searching for something. It just may be that girl.
All I know is the Black Moon here has become tense and frenzied.
And from the latest news from Tokyo, Demando is furious with the
people here. The country's eyes are on us."
"Artemis is coming here, to help us investigate," Kunzite said, "We
need to gather for more information."
"You can leave that to others," Mamoru replied, "I have no interest
in it. Kunzite, everything is in chaos right now. This is the best
time for us to attack! They won't know what's coming."
"Now is not the time for that Mamoru, the Black Moon may be on
off its balance, but it still has the advantage," Kunzite said, "We
can't afford to do something foolish. Now go get some rest and
bring that girl to see me later."
"Very well," Mamoru said, "but I can't keep waiting Master. I can't
let them have their way much longer."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rei and Makoto stood at the gates of the base. Their latest
intelligence indicated that the enemy was becoming dangerously
close to their base. They watched intently down the hill that the
base was situated on. It looked down on Kyoto, and they were
able to see and sense the confusion that lay in the city below.
A sharp sound coming from in front of them instantly brought them
to alert. Makoto put a hand to the dagger in her pocket, as they
headed forth to investigate.
"Something is definitely not right," Rei said.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The girl was running. She was scared of what was behind her. It
wasn't really of the men that were chasing of her, but rather of the
future that it represented. They wanted her power.
Her name was Hotaru Tomoe. She had known from quite an early
age that she was different. She had the ability to sense things,
and she had the uncanny ability to see the future, or rather a
possible future. Her mother had told her that she must keep her
abilities a secret. She had been born under the Black Moon reign,
and her mother had known what would happen if Black Moon had
become aware of her daughter's powers.
But Hotaru's mother was dead, and was no longer able to protect
her. And the visions were becoming worse. The visions of that
woman and of the fire that engulfed the world. They had become
harder to control. Hotaru feared that woman more than she feared
the men chasing her. The men who chased her are human and
that woman was not.
She heard their footsteps behind her, and she sped up. She could
not let them catch her. She would die first.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The noise was becoming more frequent, and louder. And Rei
quickly noted that there were multiple sources. She silently
padded through the woods that the noise had led them into.
She didn't notice the figure at first, but as it came closer Rei could
tell that it was a young girl, no older than ten.
"Stop, who are you?" Rei asked, keeping her senses on the other
noises that were behind the girl.
The girl stopped in fear, and looked at the two girls.
"Please, their after me," she said.
"Who? Who is after you?" Makoto asked.
"STOP RIGHT THERE?"
Rei and Makoto turned to see five Black Moon soldiers and the ends
of their guns.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Okay, so that was way shorter than the first chapter, but it was
still pretty long compared to most other stories that I have read.
I usually hate cliffhangers, but it will help me when I begin the
next chapter. So just hang on, and the next chapter should be
coming much sooner!
Reviews inspire me. Inspiration helps me complete chapters. The
more inspiration the fast the chapter comes out
By Arimi (formerly known as Azhure)
Author's Notes: Thank you for all the wonderful reviews (I feel so
loved ^_^). The time period this is set in is sort of a present day
thing with a futuristic atmosphere. There is no specific decade or
anything like that. There is really no specific time period, so just
think modern day, only with little bit more of a darker undertone.
For moon-neko-princess I am eighteen and a senior in high school
(only half a year left, YAY!) Anyways here is chapter 2.
Sorry it took so long, school has been a drag and I have a bunch of
scholarship stuff that I have been doing.
I don't really think that this chapter turned out that well. I might
change it later, but than again probably not since I have different
ideas for other stories that I might want to turn to.
Oh by the way, I am still looking for an editor, I hate self editing
because I always miss things, so if you could please contact me if
you would like to be my editor, my email is on my profile.
-…- denotes thought
~…~ denotes a flashback
*…* denotes passage of time
|…| denotes dream/vision
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and its characters are the property of
Naoko Takeuchi and the Toei Corporation. The story was written
for nonprofit reasons. However this story is mine, please do not
take it and use it as your own. Thank you.
Chapter 2: Rei
He was furious. There was no word in the entire Japanese
language that could describe the emotions running through his
head. All these years of planning and in one instant they were
ruined!
"Demando-sama?"
He looked up to see his cousin, Esmeraude standing before him.
"What is it? Have we heard anything from Safiel? Where is she?"
"Demando-sama, we have reports that a serious explosion has
erupted at the Kyoto Base, we are trying to contact Safiel-sama,
but the lines are down. We have no idea where the seed is, or if
she is alive."
"If she is dead, then there will be hell to pay for the person
responsible for this."
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Rei slowly pulled herself up off the ground; the explosion had
knocked them all down. She scrambled up to the ledge and looked
down on the base. There was a hole in the eastern part of the
building. Who could have done it? She knew that no one in the
rebellion could have planted a bomb, so it must have been
someone else.
"What in the hell happened?!"
She turned to see the others walking and Jadeite wore a scowl on
his face.
"I don't know, but it looks like a wing of the base has been blown
out," Rei replied,
"Is everyone okay?"
"Yeah, just shaken up a bit," Makoto said, "do you think Chiba-san
made it out okay?"
"I am sure he did," Jadeite said, "He isn't going to let himself die
before Black Moon is wiped out."
They all nodded, and looked back at the base and looked for their
comrade to return and give them the information that they needed.
It was five minutes later when they spotted Mamoru walking out of
the base.
"Hey he is carrying someone!" Makoto exclaimed; her and Rei
rushed to Mamoru.
When they reached the man they showered him with questions,
but he just kept walking leaving his attention focused on where he
was going and the girl he carried in his arms.
"Chiba-san! What happened?!" Jadeite asked.
Mamoru stopped he looked at the others, "I will explain later, lets
return now."
He said it more as a command than a request, so the others
remained quiet and trudged back to the base.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The city of Tokyo had gone through a graphic metamorphosis since
Black Moon took power. The city, which had been bright and
beautiful, and the center the Japanese economy, government, and
character, was reduced to a slumlord's paradise. Women could not
walk alone on the street; children could not be left unattended for
any amount of time. It wasn't that the Black Moon had not
instigated laws to shut down on crime; it was just that they didn't
enforce them. Drugs, rape, and violence became the norm, and
more people left the city than moved there.
In a building that lay just at the west end of a town, a man with
silvery-gray hair glared out the window at the dark and morose
Tokyo skyline. It was hard to believe that the city had survived for
little over a decade in such desolation.
"Artemis?"
He turned to see his wife with a tray in her hands. She set it down
on his desk and walked over to him and began to rub his
shoulders.
"Do we have a chance, Luna?" he asked, "Is there anything left to
save?"
"I think there is, I see people everyday. Woman, children, young
and old. We can save them from despair."
He nodded.
"Have you heard from Kunzite? Demando is in a tizzy, his police
are crawling all over the city."
"No, all we know is part of the Kyoto base has been taken out,
how and why, we don't know. We do know that it wasn't because
of Kunzite or any rebellious group," she replied.
Artemis had been the head of the Japanese CIA before Black Moon
had taken over, the failure of his agency to stop them had hit him
hard. She knew he blamed himself, and even her quiet
reassurances every night did little to soothe his troubled heart.
She rested her head on his shoulder, and closed her eyes and
remembered the better times. She thought of the life that they
were fighting to get back.
"Luna, please contact Kunzite, tell him that we will be heading
there to discern what exactly went on at that base."
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|Usagi's Dream|
She stood in the middle of a rose garden. However, instead of the
flower's usual calming effect, that she had always felt, they
radiated a feeling of fear and sorrow.
"Where am I?" she asked.
She didn't want to be alone; it was one of the things that she
feared most. She didn't want to live alone. She didn't want to die
alone.
"Setsuna…" she said but trailed off when she saw a figure coming
towards her. As the figure came nearer, Usagi realized it was a
woman. A woman adorned in white robes, and her hair in the
same way that Usagi did. Her hair was pure silver, and her eyes
had a gold tint to them. On her forehead was a star with two
many points for Usagi to count. (Think of the symbol on Sailor
Cosmos head in the manga).
"Who are you?" Usagi asked, but the woman did not answer.
The woman raised her hand, and before Usagi could ask what she
was doing, everything around her was engulfed in flames. Usagi
turned to the woman, but she was gone, and Usagi fell to her
knees. Could anyone save her? And where was Setsuna?
She looked up to see the flames begin to converge on her, and
with one last wail she bent down and cover her hands, and waited
for her death.
|End Dream|
It was at that instant when she opened her eyes. She could not
comprehend where she was. Was she dead? She turned to her
right to see a simple blank living room. She sat up, and realized
she was in a bed. So she wasn't dead, that whole thing must have
been a dream, but where was she now. She wore the same
clothes that she had been wearing. She climbed out of the bed,
and balanced herself. Her legs were still unsteady from the trauma
that she had been through. She tried to sort through what had
happened, but she couldn't seem to remember. She remembered
vaguely those awful men, and Setsuna yelling, and a few gunshots,
but nothing else.
She heard a door creak open, and she turned to see who was
coming. Would it be one of those awful men? What would they do
to her? Who were they?
A man entered. Usagi froze in her spot. She didn't know him.
Could he be one of the men she remembered? He had black hair,
and dark blue eyes. He wore a black leather jacket. Underneath it
was a white man's undershirt, and he wore black jeans. He was
what you could call handsome, but Usagi's fear was in control at the moment. His mouth was set in a deep frown, and it made Usagi feel completely uneasy.
He looked up at her, but his face did not change. He slid off his
jacket to reveal muscular arms, never once did he take his eyes off
her.
Usagi was on the defensive, she had heard what men did to girls,
and she instinctively crossed her arms to form a defense around
herself. He must have read her mind because turned away, and
hung his coat in the closet.
"Don't worry, I am not going to hurt you," he said gruffly. His tone
did nothing to ease her fear.
She remained silent, waiting for him to make his move. She felt
the urge to just kneel down and cry, but fear held her back.
"Who are you?" she asked, it was strange, it didn't really seem like
she was the one who was talking.
He looked at her. And for a moment, a sign of emotion appeared
across his face. It was of confusion and nervousness, it was only
for an instant but she caught it.
"I am not going to hurt you, I promised that woman I wouldn't," he
said, "and I never break a promise."
She nodded, "What woman?"
"I do not know her name, she had dark hair, and she told me that I
must protect you," he said.
Usagi perked up, he must be talking about Setsuna. Maybe, he
could take her to her.
"Is she here too?" she said, her eyes hopeful.
"She is dead," he said. His tone was cold, and it helped add the
sting to the blow that he had dealt her.
She collapsed onto her knees and clutched herself tighter.
"No, she can't, she was all I had…"
And Usagi could no longer hold back the tears.
Mamoru had no idea how to handle the girl. He knew nothing
about comforting another person. He just watched her, and tried
to sort out his own feelings towards this. She was so helpless, so
alone, much like he was. Empathy began to fill him. He knew
what she was feeling, for he had felt it himself when his own
parents had died. Still, he had never been good with words, and
he had no words to comfort the girl.
He walked out, and left her like that, crying in his apartment. He
would be back later. He had questions for her, and he knew that
he would not get the answers now. And he pushed away that
feeling that had formed in the back of his heart.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Saffiel stood in his office. He was nervous, they had scoured the
entire building and not a trace of Usagi Tsukino could be found. All
they had recovered was the bodies of Setsuna and most of the
soldiers that had been in the complex, but no trace of Usagi.
He slammed his fist against the wall. Demando would be furious;
he would not hesitate to kill him for his incompetence. Saffiel was
Demando's brother, but in their family there was no affection, no
affinity towards their kin. They were a family of strangers; all of
them were dominated by their will for power, their thirst to
conquer, and their ambition. It had been put in their minds that
they were superior to the rest of man, and that they alone were fit
to rule the world.
Demando had been the first person in their family to actually be
successful in reaching for that goal. His successful overthrow of
the former democratic Japanese Government had been successful
beyond all hopes. His shrewd tactics and merciless policies allowed
for no failure.
And this was a huge failure. Saffiel had lost the thing that if they
possessed could secure their future, and insure that their goals
would be reached. Not to mention, that the power that was in that
girl was strong beyond all belief. If it went out of control,
everything would be destroyed, and both the world and the Black
Moon Clan would be obliterated.
The video screen on his desk popped on, and Saffiel turned around
and faced the glowering stare of his brother.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Usagi was feeling much better. She had calmed down, and had
begun to become restless in the hollow apartment. That man had
left. She hadn't even notice that he had left, she had been too
busy crying.
She didn't really know where she could go from here. Did she
have anywhere to go? She had never been on her own. Sure, she
had been to school, and had been learning how to handle herself in
the future, but she wasn't ready. And she hadn't been ready for all
that happened.
It wasn't fair. She felt as if something was toying with her, and
was trying to keep in her in a constant point of confusion. Well, no
longer. She would no longer stand for it. She would get through
this. She had to.
She heard the knock at the door, and she froze. Should she
answer it? This wasn't her apartment, but the knock came, and
seemed to be more persistent, and so she walked over to it and
cautiously opening the door.
Behind the door was a girl who looked to be about a bit older than
her, and had long almost bleach-blond hair, and light sky blue
eyes.
"Hello! is Mamoru-san here?" the girl asked brightly.
Usagi stared at the girl blankly.
"You must be that girl Mamoru-san brought back," she said, "I am
Minako Aino. Are you okay, when he brought you, you didn't look
so good. What is your name?"
"Usagi...Usagi Tsukino."
Minako began to talk again and Usagi remained quiet. She had no
idea how to react to the girl's chatter. The girl's in her school had
always ignored her, and Usagi had never really held a steady
conversation with others her own age.
"Well I hope you look okay, those men from the Black Moon are
really nasty. What were you doing at that base anyways?"
"I..I am not quite sure," Usagi replied after she had pieced
together what the other girl had been saying.
"Well, that's okay, you're safe here. You'll be here for awhile so
make yourself feel at home. I live down the hall so if you ever
need me or someone to talk to, just drop by," she said.
"Thank you," Usagi said. Part of her lit up, no one had ever been
so kind to her, and Minako's simple act of courtesy had touched
her more than any other gesture had ever done.
"Well if you see Mamoru-san, please tell him that Kunzite is looking
for him," Minako said, "So, see you soon."
She waved and walked back down the hall and Usagi stared after
her. –Mamoru-san? Could that be who that man was?- she
thought. If he came back she would ask him. She should also
apologize to him for her behavior; she shouldn't have broken down
in front of him like that. Yes, that was what she would do. And
then, she would search for answers. Answers to why Setsuna was
dead, and why those men had been so interested in her.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kunzite walked down the hall of the rebellion base. He had to find
Mamoru. Things were becoming tense, and from his last
correspondence with Artemis things weren't going to calm down
either. They had found that Black Moon had sent out agents to
search for something, but Kunzite had yet to know what; all he
knew was that all forces of Black Moon in Kyoto were in chaos, and
this had put the rest of the city in chaos. Riots had broken out,
and the latest death toll was up to 25 people.
He spotted the young man coming toward him.
"Mamoru," Kunzite said, "I have been searching all over you.
Where the hell have you been?"
"I had to take care of that girl," he said, "she is fine, now what is
the deal Kunzite. I could not find out what was happening or what
did not happen. Our whole mission was worthless."
"You saved an innocent; it wasn't completely a waste," Kunzite
said, "who knows what the Black Moon could have done to that
girl."
"I don't know how innocent she is. I got the feeling that she has
something to do with them," Mamoru replied.
"Listen, Mamoru, that may be," Kunzite said, "There is chaos in the
streets. They're searching for something. It just may be that girl.
All I know is the Black Moon here has become tense and frenzied.
And from the latest news from Tokyo, Demando is furious with the
people here. The country's eyes are on us."
"Artemis is coming here, to help us investigate," Kunzite said, "We
need to gather for more information."
"You can leave that to others," Mamoru replied, "I have no interest
in it. Kunzite, everything is in chaos right now. This is the best
time for us to attack! They won't know what's coming."
"Now is not the time for that Mamoru, the Black Moon may be on
off its balance, but it still has the advantage," Kunzite said, "We
can't afford to do something foolish. Now go get some rest and
bring that girl to see me later."
"Very well," Mamoru said, "but I can't keep waiting Master. I can't
let them have their way much longer."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rei and Makoto stood at the gates of the base. Their latest
intelligence indicated that the enemy was becoming dangerously
close to their base. They watched intently down the hill that the
base was situated on. It looked down on Kyoto, and they were
able to see and sense the confusion that lay in the city below.
A sharp sound coming from in front of them instantly brought them
to alert. Makoto put a hand to the dagger in her pocket, as they
headed forth to investigate.
"Something is definitely not right," Rei said.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The girl was running. She was scared of what was behind her. It
wasn't really of the men that were chasing of her, but rather of the
future that it represented. They wanted her power.
Her name was Hotaru Tomoe. She had known from quite an early
age that she was different. She had the ability to sense things,
and she had the uncanny ability to see the future, or rather a
possible future. Her mother had told her that she must keep her
abilities a secret. She had been born under the Black Moon reign,
and her mother had known what would happen if Black Moon had
become aware of her daughter's powers.
But Hotaru's mother was dead, and was no longer able to protect
her. And the visions were becoming worse. The visions of that
woman and of the fire that engulfed the world. They had become
harder to control. Hotaru feared that woman more than she feared
the men chasing her. The men who chased her are human and
that woman was not.
She heard their footsteps behind her, and she sped up. She could
not let them catch her. She would die first.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The noise was becoming more frequent, and louder. And Rei
quickly noted that there were multiple sources. She silently
padded through the woods that the noise had led them into.
She didn't notice the figure at first, but as it came closer Rei could
tell that it was a young girl, no older than ten.
"Stop, who are you?" Rei asked, keeping her senses on the other
noises that were behind the girl.
The girl stopped in fear, and looked at the two girls.
"Please, their after me," she said.
"Who? Who is after you?" Makoto asked.
"STOP RIGHT THERE?"
Rei and Makoto turned to see five Black Moon soldiers and the ends
of their guns.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Okay, so that was way shorter than the first chapter, but it was
still pretty long compared to most other stories that I have read.
I usually hate cliffhangers, but it will help me when I begin the
next chapter. So just hang on, and the next chapter should be
coming much sooner!
Reviews inspire me. Inspiration helps me complete chapters. The
more inspiration the fast the chapter comes out