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"Minako. why did you turn down Lord Tongiga?" My father questioned me. We were back in the same room as before. The King thought that two days in my room with only Artemis coming in to give me my meals would mellow me. I was as ready to strike as ever, I spent my time practicing with the stone sword. I could now use it remarkably well, better than a normal sword even though it was ten times the weight.
"I don't like men." I said loftily, staring off in the distance thinking about the sword which now lay between my mattresses.
"Your Highness," Artemis said smirking. "is there something you would like to tell us?"
"No, I have yet to meet anyone I have fallen in love with, and certainly not the muskrat in the green chair." I said gesturing to Lord Tongiga.
"Minako, you are marring him and that is final!" Father yelled. Our argument went on for quite a while, and was over all pointless since I wasn't marring him any time soon. When I left the room Artemis followed me to my rooms and sat down next to me on the couch.
"My dear, I am sorry but it seems you have two options, either find another man by your engagement party tonight or marry the muskrat." Artemis sighed.
"Artemis. will you marry me?" I said in an overly sweet tone and turning to face him. I laughed slightly at his embarrassment, I was only joking he was in love with Luna, advisor to the Queen of the Moon.
"Minako! Don't joke about things of that importance!" Artemis sighed, "I don't think I've heard you laugh that much for years. Now let's get you dressed up for tonight, and hope that you find someone before three months when your father wishes your wedding."
As the sun started to set I was being led to the ball room my Artemis. Tongiga, conveniently was 'sleeping' and no one could wake him up. I wore a yellow ball gown with long sleeves and a non reveling neck, the less skin shown the better right now, red roses were set in my hair and a rose bracelet covered my healing cut quite nicely. As Artemis and I reached the top of the ball room stairs, a young page called out:
"The Princess, Venus, and her. her.?" the young boy got very confused since he knew Artemis wasn't my fiancée. I leaned over and whispered in the boy's ear. He turned back to the crowd and announced: "Princess Venus and her escort Artemis of Mau."
The audience cheered as we walked down the stairs and parted, Artemis going to seek Luna and me to seek a quite corner with no one to see me. Soon enough Makoto, Princess of Jupiter, and Ami, Princess of Mercury found me, and close on their tails were Rei and Usagi. They all had many questions to ask about why I was walking with Artemis and not my fiancée. They soon got weary of my silence and accepted dance invitations. Usagi attached herself to the Prince of the Earth, Mamoru who she had met on other occasions in Venus. I sighed and wandered out into the garden, after walking to the end of the garden I slipped through a bush to an old section that had been long since forgotten.
"Fancy that we should meet here." I said sitting on a stone bench and motioning for someone to sit down next to me.
"And I still do not know your name." The silver haired man from the graveyard stepped out of the bushes. "And you wanted mine. It is Kunzite."
"I am." I pondered a minute, if I told him that I was the Princess he might not talk to me as an equal anymore. "I am Minako Aino, you may call me Minako. Kunzite.... I think I have heard that name before."
"You might have Princess Venus, I am a general on Earth. And don't be surprised that I know who you are. You did make a grand entrance tonight." Kunzite turned out to be a very intelligent man, not only in the since that is obtainable by books, but in battle planning and such. We talked for many hours until apparently Tongiga had awakened and was searching for me so that my father could announce our marriage.
"Thank you Kunzite, for talking to me, and also for taking care of my cut." I said standing up ready to walk back to face what had to be done. Kunzite stood up and smoothed my hair.
"I was right about you Minako. you are beautiful on the inside." He placed his hands on my arms and lightly kissed my lips. He turned and walked away into the darkness
That night I didn't go back to the ball room I just sat in my room trying desperately to sleep. My mind was filled with Kunzite, about what we had talked about, images of him, and especially my first kiss, is this what love feels like? If it is, I must delay this wedding as long as possible.
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"Aino! Where are you?" A girl called from the hall way. It has been a week since I left Venus and returned to the Moon but only three days since I have seen Kunzite, thanks to Usagi's frequent trips to the Earth against her mother's will.
"In here Rei." I called not bother to look up from the book I was reading. I have spent half my time on the moon up in the library, investigating and learning more about the great wars. Currently I am researching a sage on Earth, named Beryl, who has claimed that there is an evil force approaching.
"Aino, she's gone again!" Rei said as she entered and sat herself across the table from me. "We need her back soon, the Queen is suspicious and you are the only one who knows where to find her. Aino? Are you listening?"
"Yes Rei." I said putting my book down. "I'll go get her, I have found a few leads regarding Beryl's prediction. Have you received any more visions from that darn fire of yours?"
"No Aino... but I think it would be wise if we speak to this Beryl in person. We might obtain some information that we didn't learn from the Prince's message. Who received that message anyway?"
"I did. Venus is currently the only planet that will have anything to do with the Earth, I really don't see what is so bad about them. Why did Mars excommunicate the Earth?" I said getting up and starting to walk to my room to get my things together.
"I am not entirely sure but from what I have read it seems as though the Earth was going to be used as a prison for the other planets. As the idea was assembled Venus protested and therefore the Earth was left to grow on it's own with out support from the rest of the planets." Rei said calmly, she never did think highly of her ancestors.
"When I return, we shall meet and have a practice battle. Expect me in two hours or so." I opened the door to my room and grabbed a pack which contained paper, pens books, assorted weapons, and my emergency kit. I tied my hair in a high pony tail before stepping out on to the balcony.
"Venus Power, Teleport!" I said in a half whisper jabbing my hand up into the air. Flying in a golden bubble is one thing that has always been fun even in my worst mood. I zoomed around the Earth several times before I talked myself into landing. As I came towards the ground I tapped my earring and a yellow visor appeared, a white light appeared indicating that Usagi was down by the well as usual.
"I wouldn't suggest that you get her quite yet. They are quite intimate at the moment." A voice said as the bubble and visor vanished and I gracefully landed on the ground. I looked to my left to see the four Generals of Earth, Jadeite, Zoicite, Nephrite and Kunzite. I smoothed out the skirt of my uniform and walked over, trying not to smile and show how happy I was to see them again. They had all become good friends of mine in the last couple of trips I had to make down to Earth.
"Minako, when are you going to bring the other girls?" Jadeite questioned eagerly.
"Rei said she would rather jump into her sacred fire then to see you again Jadeite. I think she likes you. Ami and Makoto haven't talked about you two, much. But that is only to me, they have spent many hours giggling out in the garden and I am positive I heard your names a few times." I said motioning to Nephrite and Zoicite.
"Then there is hope for us yet. We must go, the Prince is worried about a small rebellion on the other side of the planet. We have to go investigate and solve the problem. Good day Minako." Nephrite said taking Zoicite and Jadeite by the sleeves and dragging them towards the castle.
"How are you?" Kunzite said wrapping his arms around me.
"Bored as ever. The girls are getting lazy in there training and Usagi is supposed to be there for our fights yet she always finds some way to be pardoned." I said pushing Kunzite's arms away and sitting down by a tree.
"Minako, since you started visiting me on Earth you keep on pushing me away from you. Do you not want to be with me?" Kunzite said sitting beside me.
"No. it's not that. I'm just worried about what will happen if my father finds out that I am spending time with you. It might cause trouble between our planets."
"Usagi still visits and the Moon has forbidden communication with us." Kunzite said, moving closer to me and wrapping his arm around my shoulders again. "When will I see you again?"
"I. I.. don't know." I said standing up and walking off towards where Usagi and Mamoru where. I hadn't gone far before Kunzite caught up with me and led me the other direction so we could talk. I ended up with him in the woods for an hour talking about many things before I said goodbye and went to find Usagi.
"Princess, time to go home. You've had your fun, and now you have a lesson in combat awaiting you." I said leaning against a tree as I watched Usagi and Mamoru kiss. "If you don't come know I will have to use my weapon."
"Fine! I'm coming." Usagi called, she knew better than to make me drag her into outer space with my chain weapon. "Until then Mamoru."
"The Prince gets a good bye kiss and I don't?" Kunzite chuckled as Usagi 'said' her goodbyes.
"Kunzite what gave you that idea?" I said, as he leaned over to kiss me. "Of course not, it would set a bad example for her."
I left him staring at me as I dragged the Moon Princess away from her lover. Taking her hand I was soon in the golden bubble jetting of into space.
"Don't go so fast! I don't like space travel, and certainly not in a bubble!" Usagi cried. "So. you and Kunzite huh?"
"What are you talking about little one?" I said slowing my pace to ease her mind.
"Aino! I am almost as old as you, stop calling me little one! You know what I am talking about. You are in love with Kunzite, I saw him trying to kiss you before we left. You can't deny it."
"Am I denying it? And if he did, does that mean I am in love with him? You didn't see us kiss, therefore maybe he only likes me."
"Aino, come one you can tell me! I'll help, I'll. I'll."
"Run to Mamoru so I must come and get you? Usagi you will do that any way, and besides I never said I liked Kunzite in the least." We had landed on the Moon, and I was trying not to smile too much. I think the girls would be worried if I was too cheery. With my head in the clouds, all I could think of was Kunzite and soon I almost forgot Tongiga.
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"No magic this round!" I called out as I lead the other senshi in a virtual battle. "Each of you needs weapons, Rei, take a bow this time I don't think the sword is your best item. Ami and Usagi. it really doesn't matter, I need more time to find appropriate weapons for you two. Makoto, the halberd. Ready, Set, Fight!"
I swung my stone sword around a few times watching the other girls, I don't bother with this level of daemons anymore, soon they would be ready to move on to the next level and I could start playing again. I slashed a few virtual monsters before turning the round off. At least one girl 'died' that round, each round you are given a new life with a certain amount of points that are roughly the same as your energy, when you lose all those points from the monsters hitting you, you die.
"Good I suppose. Better than last time for some of you." I said as Usagi gave me a cheesy grin, she knew she died the last ten times. "Now we are going to do some practice in mind controlling. You are going to see in front of you what your mind thinks the most about or something you would hate fighting and so on. Don't try to find out what every one else's opponent is, you shall only see your own. Magic and what ever weapons you like are allowed, and remember that if you get distressed about what you see touch your bracelet it will cancel your vision for this round."
"Aino. what if we see something we can not fight?" Ami asked quietly.
"It will fight you, either fight it or cancel out for now. I know this is a new thing to all of you but please try to get one life point off your opponent before leaving. Program Thoughts engage, Ready, Set, Fight!" Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw in front of me, it was Kunzite ready to attack with a long sword. I couldn't attack him. I couldn't. Shaking my head I looked at him again, he was all a binary code, I just needed to remember that, he was part of a program that I had made, not the real thing.
I charged at him, my stone sword held high. I sliced right through him, I had forgotten to raise the level for myself, no practice this time. As his image collapsed to the ground a vision ran through my head. Kunzite and I were back to back, holding our swords firmly towards something. I looked around inside my head to find that we were on the steps of the Moon palace. The other Senshi and Generals lay dead a few feet away, Mamoru had fallen close by and Usagi committed suicide next to him. What was left of this world to defend? With the thought of the end of the world in my mind I blacked out and sunk to the floor.
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I'll write more in a bit, sorry it is short Review if I should continue, I've got a busy school so might take me a while to do anything
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"Minako. why did you turn down Lord Tongiga?" My father questioned me. We were back in the same room as before. The King thought that two days in my room with only Artemis coming in to give me my meals would mellow me. I was as ready to strike as ever, I spent my time practicing with the stone sword. I could now use it remarkably well, better than a normal sword even though it was ten times the weight.
"I don't like men." I said loftily, staring off in the distance thinking about the sword which now lay between my mattresses.
"Your Highness," Artemis said smirking. "is there something you would like to tell us?"
"No, I have yet to meet anyone I have fallen in love with, and certainly not the muskrat in the green chair." I said gesturing to Lord Tongiga.
"Minako, you are marring him and that is final!" Father yelled. Our argument went on for quite a while, and was over all pointless since I wasn't marring him any time soon. When I left the room Artemis followed me to my rooms and sat down next to me on the couch.
"My dear, I am sorry but it seems you have two options, either find another man by your engagement party tonight or marry the muskrat." Artemis sighed.
"Artemis. will you marry me?" I said in an overly sweet tone and turning to face him. I laughed slightly at his embarrassment, I was only joking he was in love with Luna, advisor to the Queen of the Moon.
"Minako! Don't joke about things of that importance!" Artemis sighed, "I don't think I've heard you laugh that much for years. Now let's get you dressed up for tonight, and hope that you find someone before three months when your father wishes your wedding."
As the sun started to set I was being led to the ball room my Artemis. Tongiga, conveniently was 'sleeping' and no one could wake him up. I wore a yellow ball gown with long sleeves and a non reveling neck, the less skin shown the better right now, red roses were set in my hair and a rose bracelet covered my healing cut quite nicely. As Artemis and I reached the top of the ball room stairs, a young page called out:
"The Princess, Venus, and her. her.?" the young boy got very confused since he knew Artemis wasn't my fiancée. I leaned over and whispered in the boy's ear. He turned back to the crowd and announced: "Princess Venus and her escort Artemis of Mau."
The audience cheered as we walked down the stairs and parted, Artemis going to seek Luna and me to seek a quite corner with no one to see me. Soon enough Makoto, Princess of Jupiter, and Ami, Princess of Mercury found me, and close on their tails were Rei and Usagi. They all had many questions to ask about why I was walking with Artemis and not my fiancée. They soon got weary of my silence and accepted dance invitations. Usagi attached herself to the Prince of the Earth, Mamoru who she had met on other occasions in Venus. I sighed and wandered out into the garden, after walking to the end of the garden I slipped through a bush to an old section that had been long since forgotten.
"Fancy that we should meet here." I said sitting on a stone bench and motioning for someone to sit down next to me.
"And I still do not know your name." The silver haired man from the graveyard stepped out of the bushes. "And you wanted mine. It is Kunzite."
"I am." I pondered a minute, if I told him that I was the Princess he might not talk to me as an equal anymore. "I am Minako Aino, you may call me Minako. Kunzite.... I think I have heard that name before."
"You might have Princess Venus, I am a general on Earth. And don't be surprised that I know who you are. You did make a grand entrance tonight." Kunzite turned out to be a very intelligent man, not only in the since that is obtainable by books, but in battle planning and such. We talked for many hours until apparently Tongiga had awakened and was searching for me so that my father could announce our marriage.
"Thank you Kunzite, for talking to me, and also for taking care of my cut." I said standing up ready to walk back to face what had to be done. Kunzite stood up and smoothed my hair.
"I was right about you Minako. you are beautiful on the inside." He placed his hands on my arms and lightly kissed my lips. He turned and walked away into the darkness
That night I didn't go back to the ball room I just sat in my room trying desperately to sleep. My mind was filled with Kunzite, about what we had talked about, images of him, and especially my first kiss, is this what love feels like? If it is, I must delay this wedding as long as possible.
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"Aino! Where are you?" A girl called from the hall way. It has been a week since I left Venus and returned to the Moon but only three days since I have seen Kunzite, thanks to Usagi's frequent trips to the Earth against her mother's will.
"In here Rei." I called not bother to look up from the book I was reading. I have spent half my time on the moon up in the library, investigating and learning more about the great wars. Currently I am researching a sage on Earth, named Beryl, who has claimed that there is an evil force approaching.
"Aino, she's gone again!" Rei said as she entered and sat herself across the table from me. "We need her back soon, the Queen is suspicious and you are the only one who knows where to find her. Aino? Are you listening?"
"Yes Rei." I said putting my book down. "I'll go get her, I have found a few leads regarding Beryl's prediction. Have you received any more visions from that darn fire of yours?"
"No Aino... but I think it would be wise if we speak to this Beryl in person. We might obtain some information that we didn't learn from the Prince's message. Who received that message anyway?"
"I did. Venus is currently the only planet that will have anything to do with the Earth, I really don't see what is so bad about them. Why did Mars excommunicate the Earth?" I said getting up and starting to walk to my room to get my things together.
"I am not entirely sure but from what I have read it seems as though the Earth was going to be used as a prison for the other planets. As the idea was assembled Venus protested and therefore the Earth was left to grow on it's own with out support from the rest of the planets." Rei said calmly, she never did think highly of her ancestors.
"When I return, we shall meet and have a practice battle. Expect me in two hours or so." I opened the door to my room and grabbed a pack which contained paper, pens books, assorted weapons, and my emergency kit. I tied my hair in a high pony tail before stepping out on to the balcony.
"Venus Power, Teleport!" I said in a half whisper jabbing my hand up into the air. Flying in a golden bubble is one thing that has always been fun even in my worst mood. I zoomed around the Earth several times before I talked myself into landing. As I came towards the ground I tapped my earring and a yellow visor appeared, a white light appeared indicating that Usagi was down by the well as usual.
"I wouldn't suggest that you get her quite yet. They are quite intimate at the moment." A voice said as the bubble and visor vanished and I gracefully landed on the ground. I looked to my left to see the four Generals of Earth, Jadeite, Zoicite, Nephrite and Kunzite. I smoothed out the skirt of my uniform and walked over, trying not to smile and show how happy I was to see them again. They had all become good friends of mine in the last couple of trips I had to make down to Earth.
"Minako, when are you going to bring the other girls?" Jadeite questioned eagerly.
"Rei said she would rather jump into her sacred fire then to see you again Jadeite. I think she likes you. Ami and Makoto haven't talked about you two, much. But that is only to me, they have spent many hours giggling out in the garden and I am positive I heard your names a few times." I said motioning to Nephrite and Zoicite.
"Then there is hope for us yet. We must go, the Prince is worried about a small rebellion on the other side of the planet. We have to go investigate and solve the problem. Good day Minako." Nephrite said taking Zoicite and Jadeite by the sleeves and dragging them towards the castle.
"How are you?" Kunzite said wrapping his arms around me.
"Bored as ever. The girls are getting lazy in there training and Usagi is supposed to be there for our fights yet she always finds some way to be pardoned." I said pushing Kunzite's arms away and sitting down by a tree.
"Minako, since you started visiting me on Earth you keep on pushing me away from you. Do you not want to be with me?" Kunzite said sitting beside me.
"No. it's not that. I'm just worried about what will happen if my father finds out that I am spending time with you. It might cause trouble between our planets."
"Usagi still visits and the Moon has forbidden communication with us." Kunzite said, moving closer to me and wrapping his arm around my shoulders again. "When will I see you again?"
"I. I.. don't know." I said standing up and walking off towards where Usagi and Mamoru where. I hadn't gone far before Kunzite caught up with me and led me the other direction so we could talk. I ended up with him in the woods for an hour talking about many things before I said goodbye and went to find Usagi.
"Princess, time to go home. You've had your fun, and now you have a lesson in combat awaiting you." I said leaning against a tree as I watched Usagi and Mamoru kiss. "If you don't come know I will have to use my weapon."
"Fine! I'm coming." Usagi called, she knew better than to make me drag her into outer space with my chain weapon. "Until then Mamoru."
"The Prince gets a good bye kiss and I don't?" Kunzite chuckled as Usagi 'said' her goodbyes.
"Kunzite what gave you that idea?" I said, as he leaned over to kiss me. "Of course not, it would set a bad example for her."
I left him staring at me as I dragged the Moon Princess away from her lover. Taking her hand I was soon in the golden bubble jetting of into space.
"Don't go so fast! I don't like space travel, and certainly not in a bubble!" Usagi cried. "So. you and Kunzite huh?"
"What are you talking about little one?" I said slowing my pace to ease her mind.
"Aino! I am almost as old as you, stop calling me little one! You know what I am talking about. You are in love with Kunzite, I saw him trying to kiss you before we left. You can't deny it."
"Am I denying it? And if he did, does that mean I am in love with him? You didn't see us kiss, therefore maybe he only likes me."
"Aino, come one you can tell me! I'll help, I'll. I'll."
"Run to Mamoru so I must come and get you? Usagi you will do that any way, and besides I never said I liked Kunzite in the least." We had landed on the Moon, and I was trying not to smile too much. I think the girls would be worried if I was too cheery. With my head in the clouds, all I could think of was Kunzite and soon I almost forgot Tongiga.
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"No magic this round!" I called out as I lead the other senshi in a virtual battle. "Each of you needs weapons, Rei, take a bow this time I don't think the sword is your best item. Ami and Usagi. it really doesn't matter, I need more time to find appropriate weapons for you two. Makoto, the halberd. Ready, Set, Fight!"
I swung my stone sword around a few times watching the other girls, I don't bother with this level of daemons anymore, soon they would be ready to move on to the next level and I could start playing again. I slashed a few virtual monsters before turning the round off. At least one girl 'died' that round, each round you are given a new life with a certain amount of points that are roughly the same as your energy, when you lose all those points from the monsters hitting you, you die.
"Good I suppose. Better than last time for some of you." I said as Usagi gave me a cheesy grin, she knew she died the last ten times. "Now we are going to do some practice in mind controlling. You are going to see in front of you what your mind thinks the most about or something you would hate fighting and so on. Don't try to find out what every one else's opponent is, you shall only see your own. Magic and what ever weapons you like are allowed, and remember that if you get distressed about what you see touch your bracelet it will cancel your vision for this round."
"Aino. what if we see something we can not fight?" Ami asked quietly.
"It will fight you, either fight it or cancel out for now. I know this is a new thing to all of you but please try to get one life point off your opponent before leaving. Program Thoughts engage, Ready, Set, Fight!" Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw in front of me, it was Kunzite ready to attack with a long sword. I couldn't attack him. I couldn't. Shaking my head I looked at him again, he was all a binary code, I just needed to remember that, he was part of a program that I had made, not the real thing.
I charged at him, my stone sword held high. I sliced right through him, I had forgotten to raise the level for myself, no practice this time. As his image collapsed to the ground a vision ran through my head. Kunzite and I were back to back, holding our swords firmly towards something. I looked around inside my head to find that we were on the steps of the Moon palace. The other Senshi and Generals lay dead a few feet away, Mamoru had fallen close by and Usagi committed suicide next to him. What was left of this world to defend? With the thought of the end of the world in my mind I blacked out and sunk to the floor.
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I'll write more in a bit, sorry it is short Review if I should continue, I've got a busy school so might take me a while to do anything