Visions of Light and Darkness
Chapter 5- Surprises
The Scouts stared slack- jawed at the woman, who sat so calmly before them. All of them except Setsuna. The green- haired woman in fact, had taken a seat next to Angel and was pouring herself a cup of tea. =
Finally Lita burst out, "What's going on?! Setsuna? Someone better tell me!" The others nodded in agreement. The two women responded to the outburst by taking a long sip of tea. As Serena watched, she thought, Geez, haven't they drank all the tea in their cup already... How much tea can a cup hold?!
Then at the same exact time, both Angel and Setsuna put their cups down. A small smile rested on the Time Guardians lips. Angel's face on the other hand, was completely blank, except for the spark of mischief in her eyes.
She regarded the other girls for a moment then smiling brightly she asked,"Tea?" Haruka, Lita, and Rei looked about ready to kill. Mina and Serena had face- vaulted, while Michiru's and Ami's eyebrows twitched. Setsuna watched, amused, thinking I haven't seen anything this funny since the last time Angel and her father fought in court. As she reminisced, her lips twitched into a wider smile. Angel poured tea for the others, oblivious to their reactions.
Once the tea was poured, Angel straightened and all mischief in her eyes were gone. Pointing to a corner she said, "Lay Arianna down over there." When that was done and everyone was settled down, she gave Rei a paper and said, "Call this number and ask her to come here. If she asks why, tell her Arianna is sick."
When Rei had returned from the phone call, everyone else had settled down, but none of the Scouts, except Setusna, were relaxed. Angel had somehow found a book and was happily reading it. About 15 minutes later a petite black- haired woman entered the shrine.
She entered the room, worry in her eyes and asked, "Excuse me, but can you tell me where I can find Rei Hino? She said my daughter was sick." Without looking up from her book, Angel pointed to the sleeping figure of Arianna. Rushing towards the young girl the woman felt her forehead and snapped, "Why hasn't she been taken to a hospital?! She's burning with a fever!" Angel looked up from her book, raised an eyebrow, and murmured, "I doubt any mortal doctor could help Arianna."
The woman, Arianna's mother, stared and gasped, "It's you. How?..." Angel sighed and said, "Yes, of course its me. Who else would it be?" Turning away, she muttered, "Why is everyone so surprised to see me?"
Then Angel turned toward them and straightened. Her eyes glittered coldly and the air of mystery around her seemed to deepen even more and there seemed to be more to her aura then what they had sensed earlier. The air around them thickened and it became hard for everyone to think or breathe properly. As Serena stared at the young woman she thought, They are the same. This person in front of me and the woman from my dreams. She is not a reincarnation. She's not like us. Her brow furrowed in confusion and she opened her mouth to speak. Then shut it as Angel turned to look at her. Angel's eyes were searching and all- knowing, as though they knew what Serena wanted to say. Serena gulped, trying to get rid the lump that had formed in her throat and thought, "What is going on? Is she making me feel like this?" As Angel looked at Serena her lips quirked upward as though she knew what Serena was thinking.
To Serena's relief Angel finally turned away and examined the others. Looking at them, Serena sighed in relief. They seemed to be just as uncomfortable under her gaze as Serena had been. Finally, the air seemed to lighten and everyone let out a sigh of relief. Angel smiled in approval and as she smiled the Scouts realized that they had passed some kind of test.
"Very good. I'm glad to see some of you have matured and grown in strength." Angel smiled at Serena and the other inner scouts. "And there are some of you that have still managed to retain your arrogance from your past life." Angel glanced at Haruka, her eyes filled with amusement.
"BUT! That is not important. I realize that you want answers and if you are patient enough you will receive those answers." Turning toward the couch, Angel took a seat and motioned for the others to do the same. "Before I begin, let me introduce myself. I am Angelina Lunari daughter of Utoki Lunari and Eowyn Raisa. Call me Angel."
The girls stared and all thought, Angelina Lunari... that sounds familiar. Then Ami mused softly, "Angelina Lunari... Wasn't she your cousin in the Silver Millennium, Serena?" Michiru looked thoughtful, then said, "If I remember correctly, Angelina Lunari was a goddess of sorts. Or at least her father had power that was said to rival the gods." Everyone turned to look at Serena, who threw her hands up in defense and cried, "Why are you looking at me?! I don't know!"
Angel laughed softly and all heads turned toward her, surprise in everyone's eyes. No one thought that the cold, regal woman sitting on the couch was capable of laughing. Angel smiled and said, "I am glad to see that you remember so well. In fact I must admit to a little surprise at your memory." Her smile widened and she continued. "I am Serena's cousin and yes I am a goddess of sorts. Of course, my father says I'm very meddlesome." Angel laughed again and shrugged. "And my father does not have power that rivals the gods. He has the power of the gods. But that's not important. We are getting off the subject." Sighing, Angel murmured, "I must be getting old. What were we talking about, Setsuna?"
Rolling her eyes, Setsuna said, "You were going explain what was going on and who Arianna is." Angel laughed and snapped her fingers. "Right! What would I do without you Setsuna?" Setsuna muttered something about Angel getting lost in her own home and leaving her alone.
Angel glared at the green- haired woman and went on. "This uprising of darkness first took place in the Silver Millennium. So it looks like I get to take you back there. Come on! Everyone UP!"
No one moved. They stared at her incredulously and Rei asked, "Take us there? What do you mean by that?"
Smiling mysteriously, Angel replied, "Now you'll never know, if you keep sitting there. Come on, everybody up. It makes the trip easier."
Cautiously, everyone stood and before anyone could say anything a bright light engulfed and swallowed them. Once the light vanished, the only evidence of people there were the empty teacups.
Sorry to anybody who cares about this fic that I didn't update for so long... I had no idea that I would get so much homework... *sighs* I think I'm in over my head in school work... so I probably won't update for a very very very very long tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeee... yea... why? too much homework and and I've got writer's block... By the way, I would like to thank all my readers for putting up with me...^_^... and just remember I won't be updating for a while...