Fire's Heart
Ahknee/Kitteen
(Disclaimer: Whoah, you've forgotten already, dear reader person? Tsk tsk, check the first chapter for all the legal stuff I've said. . . .In fact, check basically any chapter except this one.)
Well, here's the new chapter! Hope everyone enjoys this one, it's probably going to be fun (but what should I know, I'm just the lousy authoress here). Well, at least I hope it's going to be fun, and if it is, spiffy (Two of my friends banned me from saying that, 'nifty', 'good grief', and something else, dangit. I'll hurt you, Aud. . .and I'll have to interfere in Em's non-romance life. Bwaha)!
Review replies:
Jacqui - Whoo, hope I got your name right there. Yey, I have improved, somewhat! *cheers* Heh, I don't mind the 'going-all-Oprah' on me. It's fine (trust me, the counciler at school does much worse during his lectures. . . .making us watch Dr. Phil. . . .gah. . .). Well, I guess you got your. . . .hypothesis right, then. Heh. Kudos to you! *hands over virtual cookie*
Oh, dang, you're yet ANOTHER fan of his?! Gah. I'm surrounded! *sighs* Eh, at least you can't constantly pester me about it for seven (or more) hours of the day. *happy sigh of relief*
Tenshi-Hotaru - Yeah, I'm in middle school. Tch, and I'm in one in the danged U.S. of A. (that. . .probably came out the wrong way to some of you readers O_o Dang, I didn't mean it in a MEAN way! I'm a loyal American). Anywho, you don't seem like a stalker. I know two people who've been stalked and you are far from one (plus being stared down by two grown men while walking home from school helps you to know what is and isn't stalker- material O_o. Yes, that happened to me!). Yes, I loved that line. I think it's pretty original to have that in there. . . . Yeah, Makoto not being airheaded is a nice change. Minako and Usagi have the role of the 'dumb blonde' (no offense to blondes, really) in this fic. And, yea, you were right. Kudos to you, too. *hands you virtual cookie* I can't do any better than that! Heh.
Firenze - Yes, yay for me! Heh. You think so? Great, I made people laugh! And. . .you didn't get it? Hmm. Two possible candidates. Take a guess of any wind-users in the Inuyasha series.
Skittles the Sugar Fairy- Really?! Wowie! (No, I was not being sarcastic there, despite what people may say!) Tee! And yes, it IS quite fun to play around with Usagi's character. I like to make her the somewhat- comical relief. I think. *blink* And yes, I see. Heh. . .stop the evil laughter, my literature teacher does that enough. . . . .O_o;;
fanfiction fanatic - Ah, well thanks for clearing that he/she thing up for me. Heh. . . .It seems the spiffy things shall forever remain as 'spiffy things' and nothing within the bag of said things shall be specified to the world, eh? Tee hee. Gah, laughing to much it hurts. . .hurts. You have asthma? Aah. And you get to hyperventilate a lot. . . .I do that too, despite not having asthma. . .*cough, flushes* 'Course, my own hyperventilating fits have been for more. . . .personal reasons. *flushes more*
Well, that officially ends the review responses! Whoo hoo! *blinks* Well, enjoy this chapter, it'll hopefully be pretty humorous. Start panicking, though, the serious stuff is going to start coming up.
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Rei cringed slightly and shifted from her position on the ground. That land had not exactly been the most pleasent one of her life, and it probably could've gone better had she been able to recover her balance while falling in midair. She could vaguely bet she had a bruise on her bottom now from her fall.
She pushes herself off of the ground, muttering expletives under her breath. Once fully stable, she began to brush off her clothes, vaguely wondering which direction she had come from and where her transformation stick had been left behind (or had rolled to, seeing as it had some weird thing about rolling away from its owner).
'Well, no use standing here, might as well go search for that pesky stick!'Rei decided, lifting her foot to take a step forward when a groan behind her signaled that the unfortunate victim of her ofuda was still functional in the mouth.
"Dang, I'm losing my touch. . ."Rei muttered, spinning on her heel, her hair flying about her beofre she stopped herself to face the victim.
He looked. . .pretty angry, in all truths. He had black hair, tied back into a ponytail and wore brown furs, with some legwarmers and arm ones made from the same stuff. He had blazing blue eyes, was barefoot, and had pointed ears.
'Like an elf.'Rei decided, though she was fairly wrong on that part. 'But those fangs he's baring beg to differ. . .'
Indeed, he had a pair of sharp pointy canines bared in a snarl.
'Okay, sharp canines that no human has, pointy elf-like ears, uses wind magic, and is weakened by an ofuda scroll. Definate demon.'Rei decided, shooting a glance at the demon, "Now, hostile or not is the question. . ."
Rei was purposely speaking aloud. Whether is was to calm her nerves for being stuck in the past yet again, or to reassure herself that there was sound other than that of the leaves rustling in the trees, or just to aggrivate the demon, she didn't really know nor care about at the moment.
Rei walked slowly up to the demon, taking her time, pausing about a foot away.
"Too bad my powers are a bit weak in the psychic category. . .you'll only be frozen for a good two hours, if I'm correct. . . ."Rei spoke, walking around the demon slowly, as if examining him. "Though, it's plenty enough time to get away and cover my tracks. . ."
The demon growled. Good, she was annoying it. That comforted her. Slighty. Angry demons were not exactly the best type of demons to deal with.
Rei knelt down next to demon's face.
"Okay, I'm going to rip the parchment from you. If you dare try anything, I swear I'll blow you into the next millenia, got that?"she asked, trying to reach a comprimise. Still, since she couldn't exactly access her powers, she was giving an empty threat. . .But hey, no one said that you couldn't transform without the thing, did they?
From the small twitch of his head, Rei figured that was a yes and rabbed the parchment from where it had been stuck at: his forehead, and ripped it off with a loud tearing sound.
"There."Rei said, letting the now useless ofuda parchment fall onto the forest floor where it burnt away into nothing (courtesy of her pyro powers).
Rei stepped back and readied herself to run away if nessecary.
"What the hell was that for, woman?!"the demon burst out suddenly.
Rei blinked, "Um, well, want me to list them off? For one, starting up those fierce winds, two, for making those winds so strong they blew something VERY important from my hands, three, for grabbing me, four-"
"I get it!"the guy sulked.
Rei snorted, "Are you really that pathetic or is it just me?"
"Hey! You shouldn't talk to me like that!"
"And why not, exactly?"
"Because your my woman!"
Rei blinked. Maybe. . .?
"Please don't tell me you think I'm Kagome. . . ."she sighed.
". . . .You're not her?"
Rei sweatdropped, wanting deperately to whack him in the head, but remained fairly calm, "Well, of course I'm not! Did you NOT notice the eye color or something? Or the hair length even? Hair color, too!" ' The guy first looked at her eyes (which he found out were a light, passionate violet that were definately not Kagome's deep blue ones), she did indeed have longer hair (which went a few inches past her waist), and her hair was tinted red (not the blue that could be found within Kagome's hair). His eyes widened.
'Ah, here comes my favorite part. . .'Rei thought, mentally rolling her eyes.
"You're not Kagome!!"
Rei proceeded to smack her forehead with the palm of her hand at the stupidity of this guy, "Did I not just point that out?! I swear, even back in this era you men, demon or not, are as stupid as some of the ones from my time!"
"Hey!"
"And next to that, you're just as rude! You haven't even given me your name!"
"Hey, you haven't given me yours either!"
Rei paused, "Okay, so, big deal! I don't NEED to give out my name!"
"I don't either!"
"Fine! I'm off to search for a way out of here!"Rei yelled, quite ready to storm off in a huff.
"Hey! Who said you could leave, wench?!"
A vien popped out on Rei's forehead as her left eye began to twitch slightly, not like he would notice since her back was to him.
"What did you just call me?"she asked in a low, threatening voice, not bothering to turn around.
". . Woman?"
"Beep! Wrong answer, Bob! An the prize for the loser is. . . .!"Rei yelled, spinning on her heel. The area around her became intensely warm and it seemed as if flames licked at her feet as she stormed towards him instead of going away from him, as originally intended. "A one-way trip to torment by flames!"
She would've gone quite peacefully, oh yes, but he just HAD to go there and call her that. Now it was time to kick butt.
By now, the demon was cowering, somewhat, away from Rei's wrath of flames.
"Ah ah ah,"Rei began, wagging a finger teasingly in his direction, "No running away. The game's only begun!"
Rei now officially knew what it felt to be the antagonist to the protagonist, and to her, it felt mighty good.
Pulling out one of her parchments, she paused from her advancing upon the demon to begin her normal, quite simple chant to summon the power of the flame.
"Aku. . . ."she began.
The demon whimpered pitifully.
"Ryou! Tai. . ."
Cowering in fear, the demon stood up, trying to run away, but it was much too late for him.
"SAN!"Rei yelled, the parchment bursting into flames at the very tiip and seeming to spread downwards to her fingers, where it didn't even singe her pale skin. With a quick flick of the wrist, she parchment went flying, and hit the demon square on the forehead.
"Bull's eye. I win, you lose."Rei said simply, the air around her returning to normal and the imaginary flames licking at her heels gone. She smirked at the demon's way. "By the way, you've yet to tell me your name. . .though I'll find out, eventually."
And with that, she spun on her heel, her hair whirling about her, and continued out of the clearing, knowing full well that her increase in energy would have that demon immobilized for a good four hours. The last glimpse the demon caught of her was her hair dissappearing around a corner in the nearby path.
The demon's eyes trailed to where her feet had touched and notices small patches of the green grass was burnt into black ashes. Guess the flames weren't really imaginary. . . .
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Sailor Pluto shoved open the door that led her back to the present and slammed it shut behind her after she had let Hotaru in.
"Setsuna. . . ."a warning voice said.
Pluto looked up just as her outfit faded away into her normal clothes.
"Yes, Haruka?"Setsuna asked.
"Just why, exactly, did you have to access the Time Stream? We all know full well that there will be no major events that'll screw the place up until Crystal Tokyo. . . ."Haruka warned, folding her arms over her chest. "I can tell by the way you have that strange glint in your eye you are up to something funny! That running-out-on-us incident earlier was probably just an act!"
"Well. . . ."Setsuna paused, "I. . . .um. . . ."
Uh-oh, the great Guardian of Time and Space was stammering in front of the Soldier of the Skies. Of course, said Soldier of the Skies was bearing down upon the great Guardian of Time and Space with a menacing, dagger-like stare, thus intimidating the great Guardian of Time and Space, so it was clearly understandable.
"Haruka, what in the name of Neptune is happening in here? I swear I heard a door slam shut with one of those bizarre echoes that only Setsuna could make happen. . . ."Michiru's head poked around the wall leading to the kitchen from the living room.
Setsuna sent a pleading look to Michiru to save her from the wrath of Haruka, but Michiru shrugged.
"Setsuna's little act earlier was really just an act. . . ."Haruka returned her glare back to Setsuna, "See! She's got that strange glint in her eyes that just screams out she's up to something!!"
Michiru sighed, shaking her head as her full body came into view, following her head. She set down a towel on the table next to the doorway that led to the kitchen and walked up to the spot the others were standing around. Stopping at Haruka's side, she glanced up at Setsuna's deep, garnet eyes for a few seconds.
"Well, would you look at that, she does have that glint in her eyes. . . ."Michiru mummbled, tilting her head to the side slightly in wonder. "This is an event! Oh, this has to be either very important or very non- important for her to have that glint in her eyes!"
"I'm guessing it's more important than non-important."Haruka growled.
Hotaru, who had retreated to hide behind the banisters of the staircase nearby, also tilted her head to the side.
"Actually, Setsuna-mama's going to try and get Rei a boyfriend!"she said cheerily.
Haruka blinked. Michiru blinked.
"Rei? With a guy? That's very rich. I thought she said she hated men because they were pigs. . . ."Haruka said, snorting slightly.
"Yes, well, the thing is, I think I've actually found someone that would be perfect for Rei!"Setsuna pleaded her case.
"And just who is this guy, then?"
"Well, I would love to show you, but that's very risky. So, you'll have to wait and see!"Setsuna covered up quickly. {Hey, I just came up with two weird pairings. . . .O_o Dang, I'll have to make a mental note of'em.}
Haruka glowered down upon the Guardian of Space and Time. "You're kidding me, right?? How hard can it be to see just ONE FLIPPIN' GUY?!"
Okay, maybe she was over-reacting just a bit, but still, having a Setsuna with a mischievious glint in her eyes was a bad things for everyone, whether it affected them directly or not.
"Well, for one, he's a demon. . . . ."Setsuna began.
"A DEMON?! What could have possibly hit you so hard in the head that you would set Rei up with a DEMON?? She is a priestess! He is a DEMON! Think!"Haruka snapped.
"Yes, true. If Rei were to start developing her abilities as a priestess at a sudden rate, which she should be since the era of Crystal Tokyo is coming about, then she could accidentily purify this demon."Michiru cut in wisely with her two cents on the matter.
"Ha!"Haruka said, triumphantly.
"True, but by the time these two actually come together, her powers will have almost fully developed at that stage and she'll have almost total control over them."Setsuna put in her knowledge of the matter.
"I thought you said you wouldn't look into other people's futures until you were sent back to guard the Time Gates for eternity. . . ."Haruka muttered.
"Aha, don't remind me about that. . . ."Setsuna laughed nervously.
Haruka rolled her eyes.
Hotaru, meanwhile, had pulled out a book from heaven-knows-where and had begun to read it, knowing full well this arguement could go on for a while and she would be referred to every once in a while for evidence.
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Ami leaned back in her chair and stretched her arms high above her head, stifling a yawn and glancing down at her test (which was done and quite correct, since she had continuously re-checked it). She glanced up at the board, where extra-credit assignments for after the test were put. She had also been able to do those in no-time flat, and had checked over them quite a bit.
'I guess it's time to turn everything in. . .'she decided, gathering up her papers and straightening them up.
It was very quiet in this classroom, the students were always loaded down with work and were forced to concentrate on it otherwise they would never finish the assignment. It was definately what could be classified as a cram school. Ami was one of several hundred students in the district to take courses here, and was mainly working on getting her math, science, and geography skills up.
The peace was disrupted when the door was abruptly shoved open, hitting theadjoining wall with a loud bang, and there stood a police officer. . . . .
. . . .Who looked faintly like Usagi.
'Oh, no, this had best be good Usagi, to interrupt my classes. . . .'Ami though, wondering how much she'd have to catch up with if she were to miss the remaining hour of class.
"Is Ami Mizuno here?"officer Usagi asked in a stern voice.
The class, as a whole, turned their heads to Ami's direction to stare at her, wondering what she'd done to get in trouble with the police. Ami flushed slightly and placed her papers on the desk, asking quietly for the teacher to compile a list of the assignments she'd need to catch up on next week before quietly making her way around the desks, to the police officer.
The officer led her out of the room and shut the door firmly behind them, and it was there that the officer changed back to Usagi.
"What the heck was that for?? I'm in the middle of my class here!"Ami hissed.
"Well, we've got a plan to get Rei back!"Usagi squealed.
"Really? Do tell. . . ."
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Taa daa! There ends Chapter Twelve! (. . .It IS chapter twelve, right? O_o;;) Anywho, it seems a bit short to me (ah well, I'm in the mood to type tonight, even though I've got a migrane AND am worrying some stalker- dudes are stalking me), but I guess it'll suffice.
Hmm, it finally seems as though this fic is starting to fade from the spotlight. Whether that may be a good or bad thing, I shan't know as of now, but, oh, how I wish it was still popular!
(I'm talking funny. Dang, must stop easily picking up lingo from the old days. . . .)
Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Kudos to those who guessed the right person who had grabbed Rei last chapter, and for those of you who don't know. . .Well, you'll just have to wait until a later date to figure out what happened.
Prepare for the serious stuff! It's coming up. I don't know how soon, but it WILL come up! . . .At least, that's what my inner-fic-writing self tells me. But what would that inner self know of? Ah, well, we'll just have to wait and see what comes from my tiny head, no?
'Till next time, sayonara!
Ahknee/Kitteen
(Disclaimer: Whoah, you've forgotten already, dear reader person? Tsk tsk, check the first chapter for all the legal stuff I've said. . . .In fact, check basically any chapter except this one.)
Well, here's the new chapter! Hope everyone enjoys this one, it's probably going to be fun (but what should I know, I'm just the lousy authoress here). Well, at least I hope it's going to be fun, and if it is, spiffy (Two of my friends banned me from saying that, 'nifty', 'good grief', and something else, dangit. I'll hurt you, Aud. . .and I'll have to interfere in Em's non-romance life. Bwaha)!
Review replies:
Jacqui - Whoo, hope I got your name right there. Yey, I have improved, somewhat! *cheers* Heh, I don't mind the 'going-all-Oprah' on me. It's fine (trust me, the counciler at school does much worse during his lectures. . . .making us watch Dr. Phil. . . .gah. . .). Well, I guess you got your. . . .hypothesis right, then. Heh. Kudos to you! *hands over virtual cookie*
Oh, dang, you're yet ANOTHER fan of his?! Gah. I'm surrounded! *sighs* Eh, at least you can't constantly pester me about it for seven (or more) hours of the day. *happy sigh of relief*
Tenshi-Hotaru - Yeah, I'm in middle school. Tch, and I'm in one in the danged U.S. of A. (that. . .probably came out the wrong way to some of you readers O_o Dang, I didn't mean it in a MEAN way! I'm a loyal American). Anywho, you don't seem like a stalker. I know two people who've been stalked and you are far from one (plus being stared down by two grown men while walking home from school helps you to know what is and isn't stalker- material O_o. Yes, that happened to me!). Yes, I loved that line. I think it's pretty original to have that in there. . . . Yeah, Makoto not being airheaded is a nice change. Minako and Usagi have the role of the 'dumb blonde' (no offense to blondes, really) in this fic. And, yea, you were right. Kudos to you, too. *hands you virtual cookie* I can't do any better than that! Heh.
Firenze - Yes, yay for me! Heh. You think so? Great, I made people laugh! And. . .you didn't get it? Hmm. Two possible candidates. Take a guess of any wind-users in the Inuyasha series.
Skittles the Sugar Fairy- Really?! Wowie! (No, I was not being sarcastic there, despite what people may say!) Tee! And yes, it IS quite fun to play around with Usagi's character. I like to make her the somewhat- comical relief. I think. *blink* And yes, I see. Heh. . .stop the evil laughter, my literature teacher does that enough. . . . .O_o;;
fanfiction fanatic - Ah, well thanks for clearing that he/she thing up for me. Heh. . . .It seems the spiffy things shall forever remain as 'spiffy things' and nothing within the bag of said things shall be specified to the world, eh? Tee hee. Gah, laughing to much it hurts. . .hurts. You have asthma? Aah. And you get to hyperventilate a lot. . . .I do that too, despite not having asthma. . .*cough, flushes* 'Course, my own hyperventilating fits have been for more. . . .personal reasons. *flushes more*
Well, that officially ends the review responses! Whoo hoo! *blinks* Well, enjoy this chapter, it'll hopefully be pretty humorous. Start panicking, though, the serious stuff is going to start coming up.
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Rei cringed slightly and shifted from her position on the ground. That land had not exactly been the most pleasent one of her life, and it probably could've gone better had she been able to recover her balance while falling in midair. She could vaguely bet she had a bruise on her bottom now from her fall.
She pushes herself off of the ground, muttering expletives under her breath. Once fully stable, she began to brush off her clothes, vaguely wondering which direction she had come from and where her transformation stick had been left behind (or had rolled to, seeing as it had some weird thing about rolling away from its owner).
'Well, no use standing here, might as well go search for that pesky stick!'Rei decided, lifting her foot to take a step forward when a groan behind her signaled that the unfortunate victim of her ofuda was still functional in the mouth.
"Dang, I'm losing my touch. . ."Rei muttered, spinning on her heel, her hair flying about her beofre she stopped herself to face the victim.
He looked. . .pretty angry, in all truths. He had black hair, tied back into a ponytail and wore brown furs, with some legwarmers and arm ones made from the same stuff. He had blazing blue eyes, was barefoot, and had pointed ears.
'Like an elf.'Rei decided, though she was fairly wrong on that part. 'But those fangs he's baring beg to differ. . .'
Indeed, he had a pair of sharp pointy canines bared in a snarl.
'Okay, sharp canines that no human has, pointy elf-like ears, uses wind magic, and is weakened by an ofuda scroll. Definate demon.'Rei decided, shooting a glance at the demon, "Now, hostile or not is the question. . ."
Rei was purposely speaking aloud. Whether is was to calm her nerves for being stuck in the past yet again, or to reassure herself that there was sound other than that of the leaves rustling in the trees, or just to aggrivate the demon, she didn't really know nor care about at the moment.
Rei walked slowly up to the demon, taking her time, pausing about a foot away.
"Too bad my powers are a bit weak in the psychic category. . .you'll only be frozen for a good two hours, if I'm correct. . . ."Rei spoke, walking around the demon slowly, as if examining him. "Though, it's plenty enough time to get away and cover my tracks. . ."
The demon growled. Good, she was annoying it. That comforted her. Slighty. Angry demons were not exactly the best type of demons to deal with.
Rei knelt down next to demon's face.
"Okay, I'm going to rip the parchment from you. If you dare try anything, I swear I'll blow you into the next millenia, got that?"she asked, trying to reach a comprimise. Still, since she couldn't exactly access her powers, she was giving an empty threat. . .But hey, no one said that you couldn't transform without the thing, did they?
From the small twitch of his head, Rei figured that was a yes and rabbed the parchment from where it had been stuck at: his forehead, and ripped it off with a loud tearing sound.
"There."Rei said, letting the now useless ofuda parchment fall onto the forest floor where it burnt away into nothing (courtesy of her pyro powers).
Rei stepped back and readied herself to run away if nessecary.
"What the hell was that for, woman?!"the demon burst out suddenly.
Rei blinked, "Um, well, want me to list them off? For one, starting up those fierce winds, two, for making those winds so strong they blew something VERY important from my hands, three, for grabbing me, four-"
"I get it!"the guy sulked.
Rei snorted, "Are you really that pathetic or is it just me?"
"Hey! You shouldn't talk to me like that!"
"And why not, exactly?"
"Because your my woman!"
Rei blinked. Maybe. . .?
"Please don't tell me you think I'm Kagome. . . ."she sighed.
". . . .You're not her?"
Rei sweatdropped, wanting deperately to whack him in the head, but remained fairly calm, "Well, of course I'm not! Did you NOT notice the eye color or something? Or the hair length even? Hair color, too!" ' The guy first looked at her eyes (which he found out were a light, passionate violet that were definately not Kagome's deep blue ones), she did indeed have longer hair (which went a few inches past her waist), and her hair was tinted red (not the blue that could be found within Kagome's hair). His eyes widened.
'Ah, here comes my favorite part. . .'Rei thought, mentally rolling her eyes.
"You're not Kagome!!"
Rei proceeded to smack her forehead with the palm of her hand at the stupidity of this guy, "Did I not just point that out?! I swear, even back in this era you men, demon or not, are as stupid as some of the ones from my time!"
"Hey!"
"And next to that, you're just as rude! You haven't even given me your name!"
"Hey, you haven't given me yours either!"
Rei paused, "Okay, so, big deal! I don't NEED to give out my name!"
"I don't either!"
"Fine! I'm off to search for a way out of here!"Rei yelled, quite ready to storm off in a huff.
"Hey! Who said you could leave, wench?!"
A vien popped out on Rei's forehead as her left eye began to twitch slightly, not like he would notice since her back was to him.
"What did you just call me?"she asked in a low, threatening voice, not bothering to turn around.
". . Woman?"
"Beep! Wrong answer, Bob! An the prize for the loser is. . . .!"Rei yelled, spinning on her heel. The area around her became intensely warm and it seemed as if flames licked at her feet as she stormed towards him instead of going away from him, as originally intended. "A one-way trip to torment by flames!"
She would've gone quite peacefully, oh yes, but he just HAD to go there and call her that. Now it was time to kick butt.
By now, the demon was cowering, somewhat, away from Rei's wrath of flames.
"Ah ah ah,"Rei began, wagging a finger teasingly in his direction, "No running away. The game's only begun!"
Rei now officially knew what it felt to be the antagonist to the protagonist, and to her, it felt mighty good.
Pulling out one of her parchments, she paused from her advancing upon the demon to begin her normal, quite simple chant to summon the power of the flame.
"Aku. . . ."she began.
The demon whimpered pitifully.
"Ryou! Tai. . ."
Cowering in fear, the demon stood up, trying to run away, but it was much too late for him.
"SAN!"Rei yelled, the parchment bursting into flames at the very tiip and seeming to spread downwards to her fingers, where it didn't even singe her pale skin. With a quick flick of the wrist, she parchment went flying, and hit the demon square on the forehead.
"Bull's eye. I win, you lose."Rei said simply, the air around her returning to normal and the imaginary flames licking at her heels gone. She smirked at the demon's way. "By the way, you've yet to tell me your name. . .though I'll find out, eventually."
And with that, she spun on her heel, her hair whirling about her, and continued out of the clearing, knowing full well that her increase in energy would have that demon immobilized for a good four hours. The last glimpse the demon caught of her was her hair dissappearing around a corner in the nearby path.
The demon's eyes trailed to where her feet had touched and notices small patches of the green grass was burnt into black ashes. Guess the flames weren't really imaginary. . . .
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Sailor Pluto shoved open the door that led her back to the present and slammed it shut behind her after she had let Hotaru in.
"Setsuna. . . ."a warning voice said.
Pluto looked up just as her outfit faded away into her normal clothes.
"Yes, Haruka?"Setsuna asked.
"Just why, exactly, did you have to access the Time Stream? We all know full well that there will be no major events that'll screw the place up until Crystal Tokyo. . . ."Haruka warned, folding her arms over her chest. "I can tell by the way you have that strange glint in your eye you are up to something funny! That running-out-on-us incident earlier was probably just an act!"
"Well. . . ."Setsuna paused, "I. . . .um. . . ."
Uh-oh, the great Guardian of Time and Space was stammering in front of the Soldier of the Skies. Of course, said Soldier of the Skies was bearing down upon the great Guardian of Time and Space with a menacing, dagger-like stare, thus intimidating the great Guardian of Time and Space, so it was clearly understandable.
"Haruka, what in the name of Neptune is happening in here? I swear I heard a door slam shut with one of those bizarre echoes that only Setsuna could make happen. . . ."Michiru's head poked around the wall leading to the kitchen from the living room.
Setsuna sent a pleading look to Michiru to save her from the wrath of Haruka, but Michiru shrugged.
"Setsuna's little act earlier was really just an act. . . ."Haruka returned her glare back to Setsuna, "See! She's got that strange glint in her eyes that just screams out she's up to something!!"
Michiru sighed, shaking her head as her full body came into view, following her head. She set down a towel on the table next to the doorway that led to the kitchen and walked up to the spot the others were standing around. Stopping at Haruka's side, she glanced up at Setsuna's deep, garnet eyes for a few seconds.
"Well, would you look at that, she does have that glint in her eyes. . . ."Michiru mummbled, tilting her head to the side slightly in wonder. "This is an event! Oh, this has to be either very important or very non- important for her to have that glint in her eyes!"
"I'm guessing it's more important than non-important."Haruka growled.
Hotaru, who had retreated to hide behind the banisters of the staircase nearby, also tilted her head to the side.
"Actually, Setsuna-mama's going to try and get Rei a boyfriend!"she said cheerily.
Haruka blinked. Michiru blinked.
"Rei? With a guy? That's very rich. I thought she said she hated men because they were pigs. . . ."Haruka said, snorting slightly.
"Yes, well, the thing is, I think I've actually found someone that would be perfect for Rei!"Setsuna pleaded her case.
"And just who is this guy, then?"
"Well, I would love to show you, but that's very risky. So, you'll have to wait and see!"Setsuna covered up quickly. {Hey, I just came up with two weird pairings. . . .O_o Dang, I'll have to make a mental note of'em.}
Haruka glowered down upon the Guardian of Space and Time. "You're kidding me, right?? How hard can it be to see just ONE FLIPPIN' GUY?!"
Okay, maybe she was over-reacting just a bit, but still, having a Setsuna with a mischievious glint in her eyes was a bad things for everyone, whether it affected them directly or not.
"Well, for one, he's a demon. . . . ."Setsuna began.
"A DEMON?! What could have possibly hit you so hard in the head that you would set Rei up with a DEMON?? She is a priestess! He is a DEMON! Think!"Haruka snapped.
"Yes, true. If Rei were to start developing her abilities as a priestess at a sudden rate, which she should be since the era of Crystal Tokyo is coming about, then she could accidentily purify this demon."Michiru cut in wisely with her two cents on the matter.
"Ha!"Haruka said, triumphantly.
"True, but by the time these two actually come together, her powers will have almost fully developed at that stage and she'll have almost total control over them."Setsuna put in her knowledge of the matter.
"I thought you said you wouldn't look into other people's futures until you were sent back to guard the Time Gates for eternity. . . ."Haruka muttered.
"Aha, don't remind me about that. . . ."Setsuna laughed nervously.
Haruka rolled her eyes.
Hotaru, meanwhile, had pulled out a book from heaven-knows-where and had begun to read it, knowing full well this arguement could go on for a while and she would be referred to every once in a while for evidence.
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Ami leaned back in her chair and stretched her arms high above her head, stifling a yawn and glancing down at her test (which was done and quite correct, since she had continuously re-checked it). She glanced up at the board, where extra-credit assignments for after the test were put. She had also been able to do those in no-time flat, and had checked over them quite a bit.
'I guess it's time to turn everything in. . .'she decided, gathering up her papers and straightening them up.
It was very quiet in this classroom, the students were always loaded down with work and were forced to concentrate on it otherwise they would never finish the assignment. It was definately what could be classified as a cram school. Ami was one of several hundred students in the district to take courses here, and was mainly working on getting her math, science, and geography skills up.
The peace was disrupted when the door was abruptly shoved open, hitting theadjoining wall with a loud bang, and there stood a police officer. . . . .
. . . .Who looked faintly like Usagi.
'Oh, no, this had best be good Usagi, to interrupt my classes. . . .'Ami though, wondering how much she'd have to catch up with if she were to miss the remaining hour of class.
"Is Ami Mizuno here?"officer Usagi asked in a stern voice.
The class, as a whole, turned their heads to Ami's direction to stare at her, wondering what she'd done to get in trouble with the police. Ami flushed slightly and placed her papers on the desk, asking quietly for the teacher to compile a list of the assignments she'd need to catch up on next week before quietly making her way around the desks, to the police officer.
The officer led her out of the room and shut the door firmly behind them, and it was there that the officer changed back to Usagi.
"What the heck was that for?? I'm in the middle of my class here!"Ami hissed.
"Well, we've got a plan to get Rei back!"Usagi squealed.
"Really? Do tell. . . ."
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Taa daa! There ends Chapter Twelve! (. . .It IS chapter twelve, right? O_o;;) Anywho, it seems a bit short to me (ah well, I'm in the mood to type tonight, even though I've got a migrane AND am worrying some stalker- dudes are stalking me), but I guess it'll suffice.
Hmm, it finally seems as though this fic is starting to fade from the spotlight. Whether that may be a good or bad thing, I shan't know as of now, but, oh, how I wish it was still popular!
(I'm talking funny. Dang, must stop easily picking up lingo from the old days. . . .)
Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Kudos to those who guessed the right person who had grabbed Rei last chapter, and for those of you who don't know. . .Well, you'll just have to wait until a later date to figure out what happened.
Prepare for the serious stuff! It's coming up. I don't know how soon, but it WILL come up! . . .At least, that's what my inner-fic-writing self tells me. But what would that inner self know of? Ah, well, we'll just have to wait and see what comes from my tiny head, no?
'Till next time, sayonara!