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as well. I still haven't found a steady computer to work out so please be
patient. ^-^! I am also going to Japan in like four days so all my exams
have been moved forward, that is why I have been so busy.
I thought I made it clear but I guess not, the reason that the Senshi are not as angry as you think is that the pranks are relatively harmless. They are scary and often painful but no permanent damage, none of the animals were dangerously poisonous or anything. The effects wore off.
As to the spelling of the names, I apologize if it is confusing some people but frankly I prefer some names to others. This is my first SM fic, cut me some slack.
Except for one more major prank, there will be no more. I am concentrating more on the romance now.
Thank you for the criticism as well, as that helps me improve my fics! On with the story . .
Chapter Nine
Serena stood on her balcony and gazed at the stars. They twinkled at her in greeting. Serena smiled and remembered fondly of how they had gone for a moonlit stroll on the beach last night. She had danced with the waves and he had helped her build sandcastles, something that everybody else would think was childish. She had not seen him today as he was busy attending matters and somehow that had caused her to think of nothing else but him all day. And every time she did, she could not help breaking out into smiles.
Raye had emptied a glass of water on her head after trying to get her attention for ages. Serena was shocked but the water had reminded her of how he had tripped and fallen into the waves. Serena had started smiling again and Raye had stormed off in disgust.
Serena sighed. This engagement might not be such a bad thing after all. It could have been much worse she decided. Even in her little dream world Serena had noticed the behavior of the other girls, Raye was moody, very moody. Sometimes she would turn red and fidget for no apparent reason and other times she would be twice as angry as normal and attack things.
Serena understood what Ami was going through though. Ami was just like her, sighing blissfully with her head up in the clouds.
Lita was a bit stranger. She seemed happy most of the time until a certain General appeared and then she was either cold and distant or indifferent and tongue-tied. Something was confusing her friend and Serena could guess the problem.
Mina was a bit more difficult to assess. She hid everyday behind a mask of friendliness and happiness. Always smiling and cheerful, people could never tell if that was what she was truly feeling. Mina was a bit dazed of late; not the dreamy kind of daze but the confused, muddled not-knowing-where-you- were daze.
Serena's thoughts drifted back to her Prince. He had promised to show her the silver rose gardens on the night of the Ball that was to honor her and the other girls and she was excited. He made her feel special and .... loved. Serena blushed. I can't believe I just thought that, even though I guess it is kind of ..... true. She turned redder. I wonder how long it will take for the other girls to make me admit she wondered and turned to go back inside.
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Lita kicked a pebble and watched it roll away. She was rather bored. All the other girls were off somewhere with one General or another so she had no one to talk to. She had diligently been avoiding the General she was supposed to spend her time with because he made her feel ...... funny.
She had spent time with the General Nephrite, she couldn't avoid completely. They would have fun, chatting and laughing then all of a sudden Lita could not help but notice some aspect of him that she found attractive and before she knew it she was blushing red and stammering like a fool.
Lita sighed and continued her stroll. she thought. Lita smiled thinking of the handsome man. She had also met him again several times. Each time he was dressed in some strange and bizarre costume. A sea sailor, a clown, an Indian, an old English Lord ..... he had surprised and delighted her each time with a balloon cleverly shaped in some sort of animal. Lita smiled at the growing collection in her room, surprisingly the helium had not worn off and the balloons still floated.
Lita made her way into the stable, intending to borrow a horse. 'Do you feel like a ride, SugarIce?' coaxed Lita caressing the small mare's face.
'Lady Lita,' drawled a deep male voice, 'I thought you had a, and I quote, 'dreadful, horrible, simply terrible' headache and could not possibly leave your quarters today.'
Lita started and quickly turned. she thought angrily. 'General Nephrite,' greeted Lita with a forced smile. 'Yes I did feel terrible this morning but after resting and drinking a tonic from Ami, I felt a bit better and thought to take a ride to clear my head.'
Nephrite arched an eyebrow clearly not believing a word that was uttered. 'Well I simply cannot let you go riding all alone when you are not at your best so therefore I will accompany you.' He made ready his horse.
Lita frowned. She had not wanted him to come with her to see Nathan. 'Let us ride to the hills in the south, I hear it is quite beautiful there,' she suggested.
Nephrite shrugged, it was clearly up to her where she wanted to go.
Lita nodded. she thought and with a cry she urged the horse to run faster.
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'Is it this one here?' shouted Zoicite.
'No! It is a little more to your right!' shouted Ami in reply.
Ami giggled as she watched Zoicite fall over with a splash. She sighed contentedly. It had been a very fun few days. Zoicite had accompanied her and together they had toured the kingdom.
They had visited many places from museums and libraries, laboratories and observatories to ice cream parlors and teddy bear shops, theatres and theme parks. Now they were having a picnic lunch by a serene and secluded lake. She had just sent the fine General to pick for her a water lily, which she wished to examine. She giggled again as Zoicite posed and spat water like a fountain before resuming his mission.
It was just an excuse she knew. She did not really wish to examine a water lily, she had seen them before. Ami blushed. She just wanted him to give her a flower.
'Here you go, sweet damsel.' Offered Zoicite as he gave her the flower. Ami smiled and smelt the flower. 'Why thank you good sir.' He took the flower from her and tucked it behind her ear.
He sat down next to her on the blanket and took her hand. It was a natural thing to do and both of them enjoyed the feeling.
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'This is the armory where the armor and various weapons are kept. Over here is the training area for novices and amateurs. The next area is for those with higher skill.'
Mina sighed. He could not sound more like a robot if he tried. His monotonous voice droned on and on, stating the obvious. Mina sighed, she was very confused. She did not know why he acted like this now or why she had acted like that before. Yet the two were undeniably linked.
He had been cold and distant, no more than polite. He rarely smiled and even more rarely laughed. And yet, every time that she saw him, she burned with a desire to touch, to caress. Even if she was rejected.
This had happened once. She had given in to temptation and embraced him, breathing in his smell. He had stood there frozen before pulling her arms away and walking off without a word.
She had contained herself since. She smiled and laughed and chatted like everything was perfectly normal. Yet he still treated her the same.
'Lady Mina?' he frowned. 'Are you even listening to me?' Malachite resisted the urge to wave his hand in front of her face.
'I am not feeling well,' she stated abruptly. 'Thank you for showing me around. Excuse me.' She turned and walked off without waiting for a reply.
Malachite's frown deepened. he wondered. She had seemed distracted all day, sometimes happy and joyful then suddenly changing to brooding and deep in thought.
Malachite waved to a passing servant then continued on his way. He knew what was the problem. It was the damn thing that happened on the cliffside. He should never have let himself go like that. And now it has made things awkward between him and the Lady Mina.
Malachite sighed. He had been trying to forget the event but that is kind of a hard thing to do when you wake up in the middle of the night sweating and gasping from dreams of a blue-eyed goddess that danced and twirled.
He shook the image from his mind. The only way to deal with this, he thought, is the same way in which you deal everything, Unblinkingly, impassive and do not allow emotions to judge. He nodded, satisfied with this logic and firmly resolved to keep a certain beauty out of his thoughts.
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This is short I know not exactly how I wanted it but I have writer's block!! I have planned the ending but I am not sure how to lead up to it!! I shall try to update again soon. ^-^!
I thought I made it clear but I guess not, the reason that the Senshi are not as angry as you think is that the pranks are relatively harmless. They are scary and often painful but no permanent damage, none of the animals were dangerously poisonous or anything. The effects wore off.
As to the spelling of the names, I apologize if it is confusing some people but frankly I prefer some names to others. This is my first SM fic, cut me some slack.
Except for one more major prank, there will be no more. I am concentrating more on the romance now.
Thank you for the criticism as well, as that helps me improve my fics! On with the story . .
Chapter Nine
Serena stood on her balcony and gazed at the stars. They twinkled at her in greeting. Serena smiled and remembered fondly of how they had gone for a moonlit stroll on the beach last night. She had danced with the waves and he had helped her build sandcastles, something that everybody else would think was childish. She had not seen him today as he was busy attending matters and somehow that had caused her to think of nothing else but him all day. And every time she did, she could not help breaking out into smiles.
Raye had emptied a glass of water on her head after trying to get her attention for ages. Serena was shocked but the water had reminded her of how he had tripped and fallen into the waves. Serena had started smiling again and Raye had stormed off in disgust.
Serena sighed. This engagement might not be such a bad thing after all. It could have been much worse she decided. Even in her little dream world Serena had noticed the behavior of the other girls, Raye was moody, very moody. Sometimes she would turn red and fidget for no apparent reason and other times she would be twice as angry as normal and attack things.
Serena understood what Ami was going through though. Ami was just like her, sighing blissfully with her head up in the clouds.
Lita was a bit stranger. She seemed happy most of the time until a certain General appeared and then she was either cold and distant or indifferent and tongue-tied. Something was confusing her friend and Serena could guess the problem.
Mina was a bit more difficult to assess. She hid everyday behind a mask of friendliness and happiness. Always smiling and cheerful, people could never tell if that was what she was truly feeling. Mina was a bit dazed of late; not the dreamy kind of daze but the confused, muddled not-knowing-where-you- were daze.
Serena's thoughts drifted back to her Prince. He had promised to show her the silver rose gardens on the night of the Ball that was to honor her and the other girls and she was excited. He made her feel special and .... loved. Serena blushed. I can't believe I just thought that, even though I guess it is kind of ..... true. She turned redder. I wonder how long it will take for the other girls to make me admit she wondered and turned to go back inside.
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Lita kicked a pebble and watched it roll away. She was rather bored. All the other girls were off somewhere with one General or another so she had no one to talk to. She had diligently been avoiding the General she was supposed to spend her time with because he made her feel ...... funny.
She had spent time with the General Nephrite, she couldn't avoid completely. They would have fun, chatting and laughing then all of a sudden Lita could not help but notice some aspect of him that she found attractive and before she knew it she was blushing red and stammering like a fool.
Lita sighed and continued her stroll. she thought. Lita smiled thinking of the handsome man. She had also met him again several times. Each time he was dressed in some strange and bizarre costume. A sea sailor, a clown, an Indian, an old English Lord ..... he had surprised and delighted her each time with a balloon cleverly shaped in some sort of animal. Lita smiled at the growing collection in her room, surprisingly the helium had not worn off and the balloons still floated.
Lita made her way into the stable, intending to borrow a horse. 'Do you feel like a ride, SugarIce?' coaxed Lita caressing the small mare's face.
'Lady Lita,' drawled a deep male voice, 'I thought you had a, and I quote, 'dreadful, horrible, simply terrible' headache and could not possibly leave your quarters today.'
Lita started and quickly turned. she thought angrily. 'General Nephrite,' greeted Lita with a forced smile. 'Yes I did feel terrible this morning but after resting and drinking a tonic from Ami, I felt a bit better and thought to take a ride to clear my head.'
Nephrite arched an eyebrow clearly not believing a word that was uttered. 'Well I simply cannot let you go riding all alone when you are not at your best so therefore I will accompany you.' He made ready his horse.
Lita frowned. She had not wanted him to come with her to see Nathan. 'Let us ride to the hills in the south, I hear it is quite beautiful there,' she suggested.
Nephrite shrugged, it was clearly up to her where she wanted to go.
Lita nodded. she thought and with a cry she urged the horse to run faster.
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'Is it this one here?' shouted Zoicite.
'No! It is a little more to your right!' shouted Ami in reply.
Ami giggled as she watched Zoicite fall over with a splash. She sighed contentedly. It had been a very fun few days. Zoicite had accompanied her and together they had toured the kingdom.
They had visited many places from museums and libraries, laboratories and observatories to ice cream parlors and teddy bear shops, theatres and theme parks. Now they were having a picnic lunch by a serene and secluded lake. She had just sent the fine General to pick for her a water lily, which she wished to examine. She giggled again as Zoicite posed and spat water like a fountain before resuming his mission.
It was just an excuse she knew. She did not really wish to examine a water lily, she had seen them before. Ami blushed. She just wanted him to give her a flower.
'Here you go, sweet damsel.' Offered Zoicite as he gave her the flower. Ami smiled and smelt the flower. 'Why thank you good sir.' He took the flower from her and tucked it behind her ear.
He sat down next to her on the blanket and took her hand. It was a natural thing to do and both of them enjoyed the feeling.
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'This is the armory where the armor and various weapons are kept. Over here is the training area for novices and amateurs. The next area is for those with higher skill.'
Mina sighed. He could not sound more like a robot if he tried. His monotonous voice droned on and on, stating the obvious. Mina sighed, she was very confused. She did not know why he acted like this now or why she had acted like that before. Yet the two were undeniably linked.
He had been cold and distant, no more than polite. He rarely smiled and even more rarely laughed. And yet, every time that she saw him, she burned with a desire to touch, to caress. Even if she was rejected.
This had happened once. She had given in to temptation and embraced him, breathing in his smell. He had stood there frozen before pulling her arms away and walking off without a word.
She had contained herself since. She smiled and laughed and chatted like everything was perfectly normal. Yet he still treated her the same.
'Lady Mina?' he frowned. 'Are you even listening to me?' Malachite resisted the urge to wave his hand in front of her face.
'I am not feeling well,' she stated abruptly. 'Thank you for showing me around. Excuse me.' She turned and walked off without waiting for a reply.
Malachite's frown deepened. he wondered. She had seemed distracted all day, sometimes happy and joyful then suddenly changing to brooding and deep in thought.
Malachite waved to a passing servant then continued on his way. He knew what was the problem. It was the damn thing that happened on the cliffside. He should never have let himself go like that. And now it has made things awkward between him and the Lady Mina.
Malachite sighed. He had been trying to forget the event but that is kind of a hard thing to do when you wake up in the middle of the night sweating and gasping from dreams of a blue-eyed goddess that danced and twirled.
He shook the image from his mind. The only way to deal with this, he thought, is the same way in which you deal everything, Unblinkingly, impassive and do not allow emotions to judge. He nodded, satisfied with this logic and firmly resolved to keep a certain beauty out of his thoughts.
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This is short I know not exactly how I wanted it but I have writer's block!! I have planned the ending but I am not sure how to lead up to it!! I shall try to update again soon. ^-^!