Cross My Heart
Author: Sea of Hazel
Disclaimer: Usual stuff here folks...
AN: And it's another chapter! I'm sure all of you lovely readers are
pissing your pants in excitement right about now. So do you like it
so far (hopfully)? I know, i know... not much mushyness yet, but ya
gotta start somewhere, right? Right?? ::silence:: Okay -_-;... on with
the story then...
Reviews would be nice. (HINT HINT).
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Chapter Three: The Strongest of Friendships
Serenity awoke the next morning as a cool breeze entered through
the open window, carring the distant sound of cheers and the clanging of
swords throughout the room with it. She sat up, her eyebrow raised at
these unfamiliar noises, before jumping off her bed and running down
the hall towards the palace entrance.
The small princess sheilded her eyes from the bright morning
sun as her gaze shifted to the crowd before her. She looked over the
mob of cheering maids, guards, and palace employees, her curiosity growing
with each clang of metal against metal. Spotting a small gap between
them, she pushed her way through the many people and out the other
side, wondering what exactly could have caught the attention of so many
people.
"Ah--Seiya?!"
She watched in amazement as the young boy blocked every attack thrown
at him by the massive guard- a man with the advantage of being a full
three times his size- and had somehow managed to not even break a sweat.
The man attempted to catch him off guard, but Seiya only smirked and
maneuvered his way out of it with ease, which only angered the man who bellowed
and charged again. The crowd's cheers grew louder as
this small boy managed to evade the brute before him several times over,
and had nearly hit him in the process.
"GO SEIYA!" she heard herself yell, her heart racing in excitment.
The maid beside her glanced down in surprise after hearing the voice
of a child... and her face fell.
"It's the princess!"
Serenity looked up with brows creased as the people began warning eachother
of her presence and quickly leaving the area, suddenly fearing for their jobs.
"Princess?" Seiya repeated as his gaze flickered through the throng of surrounding
people for the familiar 'odango' hairstyle.
The guard, unaware of the reason why the boy had stopped but seeing
it as an opportunity, jumped into the air with his sword poised. Seiya
quickly leapt from his path, but not before the sharp metal blade sliced
through the skin of his left arm. Serenity gasped as he winced in pain and fell
out of his fighting stance, grasping his upper arm.
"...Seiya?"
Her eyes widened as she watched crimson blood seep out between his
fingers trail down the sleeve of his navey silk shirt.
"Seiya!" she screamed as she ran towards him.
He smiled reassuringly.
"Odango... ara... gomen ne, i promised i wouldn't call you that,
didn't i?"
"It's alright, i don't mind... just let me see your arm..."
He obidiently released his grasp around his arm, wincing as the wind hit
his wound.
"Your highness, shall i send for a medical officer?" the guard said
nervously, half expecting to get blasted off the face of the moon.
Serenity only shook her head, and the man breathed a sigh of relief
before bowing and hastily exiting the scene.
"It's deep..." She said mostly to herself as she inspected the gash,
careful not to cause him any further pain.
"Hold still, okay?"
"Hai."
She brought her hands to the wound and closed her eyes as the cresent
moon on her forehead began illuminating a brilliant white light. The
light then coiled around around his arm, soothing him with it's
theriputic warmth, before dissapearing completely and leaving only
a trail of sparkles to fall to the blood-stained ground.
"There now. All better!" she said happily as she opened her eyes and smiled at the
boy beside her.
He glanced down at the wound, only to find nothing but a tear in the
material of his sleeve. He then turned back to her, smiling softly as
his sapphire eyes searched through her cerulean.
"You have such a warm shine, Odango..."
She smiled, no longer bothered by the use of the nickname... in fact,
she almost liked it. It was endearing, though she would never let him know.
"It's all i can do... i don't have any real powers yet."
She sighed in regret as she continued.
"Gomen nasai, Seiya. It was my fault you got hurt." she said quietly,
casting her eyes downward.
"Iie, it was mine... so don't worry about it."
She smiled.
"Why were you fighting him anyway?"
"'Cause he said he could beat me."
He smiled as he watched Serenity laugh for the first time since they'd
met, realizing she was even cuter when she was happy. His smile broadened
as he realized that it was him who had made her happy.
And from that moment on, he vowed he would never let anyone make
her sad... no matter the cost.
"You were good... i was cheering for you."
"I'm glad." he said as he leaned back on his hands and turned to her.
"Hmm..." he started, a frown marring his face.
"Nani?"
"...Guess i can't really call you Odango if you don't have any."
She brought her hand up to gently pat her head for the familiar balls
on either side, before realizing she hadn't done them this morning...
nor had she gotten dressed, she quickly remembered as she glanced down
at her attaire in dismay. Seiya laughed as he lifted himself from the
pavement and offered his hand, which she hesitantly took.
A bolt of electricty seemed to extend through their bodies at her touch, and as her
fingers glided into the palm of his hand, he felt as though
something he had searched the world over for had finally been
returned to him, making him complete. He felt... whole.
She quickly removed her hand from his grasp and the feelings faded,
leaving his heartbeat to return to its normal pace. Serenity only picked
herself up from the ground and dusted herself off, ignoring the emotions
that had been so foreign to her juvenile mind.
"Shall we?"
He nodded silently, supposing the whole experience had been all in his
mind... she didn't seem to notice anyway.
Serenity emmurged from her room in a newly cleaned navy blue dress
to find Seiya waiting patiently against the wall, his eyes clouded over in
deep thought.
"Ne, Seiya?" she called, waving a hand in front of his face.
He didn't respond.
"Seiya!"
"Uh, er, nani?" he said quickly, startled out of his reverie.
"What were you thinking about?"
He shook his head, uncrossing his arms as he stood.
"Nothing... it was nothing."
She stared at him skepticaly before shurgging it off and taking his hand.
"I'm starving! Let's go eat, ne?"
He smiled through his blush and nodded, allowing her to lead the way to
the dining room.
"Okaa-san!"
Queen Serenity turned to her daughter and smiled, her gaze traveling
downward to their interlocked hands. An emotion he couldn't fathom passed
through her violet eyes momentarily, before dissapearing and returning
to their usual kind disposition.
"Ohayo... Serenity, Seiya."
Princess Serenity breathed in deeply, her diamond-encrusted eyes
fixed on the firey heavens above her. Orange and red streaks blazed across
the sky in contrast to the large blue planet overhead, the stars barely
begining to emmurge. Seiya stared at her, a soft smile gracing his
features, as the lights played across her face and turned her long
golden tresses an ivory-yellow.
"Do you have sunsets like this on your planet?"
"No... not like this. Your's is much prettier." he said as his gaze
returned to the sky in thought.
She smiled, seemingly pleased with his answer, before a frown marred
her face and she turned to him.
"Why are you not with your princess? Aren't you supposed to be protecting
her?"
He hesistated, turning to lean his back against the intricate stone
railing of the balcony.
"She's safe. She was sent to another planet with the rest of her senshi
and her powers were cloaked, but my brothers and i wanted to stay
and help defend our planet in case the war reached us. My brothers
stayed, but i agreed to come here and protect you while your senshi
were gone."
"Do you... regret it?" she said quietly, as if she were afraid to ask.
Seiya gave a short laugh and turned to her, his sparkling eyes speaking
in volumes.
"Of course not! Besides... I know that if you're alive, the universe
still has reason to hope."
She smiled and let her gaze return to the newly star-ladden night sky.
"Someday... i want to see your sunset..."
He nodded, but it didn't reach his eyes. He knew the war was
on the verge of toppling his small planet... it was just a matter of
how long they could hold them off.
"It's getting cold, Odango, let's go inside." he said, taking her
small hand.
She complied somewhat absentmindedly, but soon turned and allowed
him to lead the way back into the palace, her hand still held warmly
within his.
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Okay, i've decided just to put the chapters out like maybe every week...
or whenever i want. I have eight chapters of this fic done so i thought, ah,
what the hell... i'll just put them out. But of course, reviews are welcome!
Ja matta ne~
Author: Sea of Hazel
Disclaimer: Usual stuff here folks...
AN: And it's another chapter! I'm sure all of you lovely readers are
pissing your pants in excitement right about now. So do you like it
so far (hopfully)? I know, i know... not much mushyness yet, but ya
gotta start somewhere, right? Right?? ::silence:: Okay -_-;... on with
the story then...
Reviews would be nice. (HINT HINT).
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
Chapter Three: The Strongest of Friendships
Serenity awoke the next morning as a cool breeze entered through
the open window, carring the distant sound of cheers and the clanging of
swords throughout the room with it. She sat up, her eyebrow raised at
these unfamiliar noises, before jumping off her bed and running down
the hall towards the palace entrance.
The small princess sheilded her eyes from the bright morning
sun as her gaze shifted to the crowd before her. She looked over the
mob of cheering maids, guards, and palace employees, her curiosity growing
with each clang of metal against metal. Spotting a small gap between
them, she pushed her way through the many people and out the other
side, wondering what exactly could have caught the attention of so many
people.
"Ah--Seiya?!"
She watched in amazement as the young boy blocked every attack thrown
at him by the massive guard- a man with the advantage of being a full
three times his size- and had somehow managed to not even break a sweat.
The man attempted to catch him off guard, but Seiya only smirked and
maneuvered his way out of it with ease, which only angered the man who bellowed
and charged again. The crowd's cheers grew louder as
this small boy managed to evade the brute before him several times over,
and had nearly hit him in the process.
"GO SEIYA!" she heard herself yell, her heart racing in excitment.
The maid beside her glanced down in surprise after hearing the voice
of a child... and her face fell.
"It's the princess!"
Serenity looked up with brows creased as the people began warning eachother
of her presence and quickly leaving the area, suddenly fearing for their jobs.
"Princess?" Seiya repeated as his gaze flickered through the throng of surrounding
people for the familiar 'odango' hairstyle.
The guard, unaware of the reason why the boy had stopped but seeing
it as an opportunity, jumped into the air with his sword poised. Seiya
quickly leapt from his path, but not before the sharp metal blade sliced
through the skin of his left arm. Serenity gasped as he winced in pain and fell
out of his fighting stance, grasping his upper arm.
"...Seiya?"
Her eyes widened as she watched crimson blood seep out between his
fingers trail down the sleeve of his navey silk shirt.
"Seiya!" she screamed as she ran towards him.
He smiled reassuringly.
"Odango... ara... gomen ne, i promised i wouldn't call you that,
didn't i?"
"It's alright, i don't mind... just let me see your arm..."
He obidiently released his grasp around his arm, wincing as the wind hit
his wound.
"Your highness, shall i send for a medical officer?" the guard said
nervously, half expecting to get blasted off the face of the moon.
Serenity only shook her head, and the man breathed a sigh of relief
before bowing and hastily exiting the scene.
"It's deep..." She said mostly to herself as she inspected the gash,
careful not to cause him any further pain.
"Hold still, okay?"
"Hai."
She brought her hands to the wound and closed her eyes as the cresent
moon on her forehead began illuminating a brilliant white light. The
light then coiled around around his arm, soothing him with it's
theriputic warmth, before dissapearing completely and leaving only
a trail of sparkles to fall to the blood-stained ground.
"There now. All better!" she said happily as she opened her eyes and smiled at the
boy beside her.
He glanced down at the wound, only to find nothing but a tear in the
material of his sleeve. He then turned back to her, smiling softly as
his sapphire eyes searched through her cerulean.
"You have such a warm shine, Odango..."
She smiled, no longer bothered by the use of the nickname... in fact,
she almost liked it. It was endearing, though she would never let him know.
"It's all i can do... i don't have any real powers yet."
She sighed in regret as she continued.
"Gomen nasai, Seiya. It was my fault you got hurt." she said quietly,
casting her eyes downward.
"Iie, it was mine... so don't worry about it."
She smiled.
"Why were you fighting him anyway?"
"'Cause he said he could beat me."
He smiled as he watched Serenity laugh for the first time since they'd
met, realizing she was even cuter when she was happy. His smile broadened
as he realized that it was him who had made her happy.
And from that moment on, he vowed he would never let anyone make
her sad... no matter the cost.
"You were good... i was cheering for you."
"I'm glad." he said as he leaned back on his hands and turned to her.
"Hmm..." he started, a frown marring his face.
"Nani?"
"...Guess i can't really call you Odango if you don't have any."
She brought her hand up to gently pat her head for the familiar balls
on either side, before realizing she hadn't done them this morning...
nor had she gotten dressed, she quickly remembered as she glanced down
at her attaire in dismay. Seiya laughed as he lifted himself from the
pavement and offered his hand, which she hesitantly took.
A bolt of electricty seemed to extend through their bodies at her touch, and as her
fingers glided into the palm of his hand, he felt as though
something he had searched the world over for had finally been
returned to him, making him complete. He felt... whole.
She quickly removed her hand from his grasp and the feelings faded,
leaving his heartbeat to return to its normal pace. Serenity only picked
herself up from the ground and dusted herself off, ignoring the emotions
that had been so foreign to her juvenile mind.
"Shall we?"
He nodded silently, supposing the whole experience had been all in his
mind... she didn't seem to notice anyway.
Serenity emmurged from her room in a newly cleaned navy blue dress
to find Seiya waiting patiently against the wall, his eyes clouded over in
deep thought.
"Ne, Seiya?" she called, waving a hand in front of his face.
He didn't respond.
"Seiya!"
"Uh, er, nani?" he said quickly, startled out of his reverie.
"What were you thinking about?"
He shook his head, uncrossing his arms as he stood.
"Nothing... it was nothing."
She stared at him skepticaly before shurgging it off and taking his hand.
"I'm starving! Let's go eat, ne?"
He smiled through his blush and nodded, allowing her to lead the way to
the dining room.
"Okaa-san!"
Queen Serenity turned to her daughter and smiled, her gaze traveling
downward to their interlocked hands. An emotion he couldn't fathom passed
through her violet eyes momentarily, before dissapearing and returning
to their usual kind disposition.
"Ohayo... Serenity, Seiya."
Princess Serenity breathed in deeply, her diamond-encrusted eyes
fixed on the firey heavens above her. Orange and red streaks blazed across
the sky in contrast to the large blue planet overhead, the stars barely
begining to emmurge. Seiya stared at her, a soft smile gracing his
features, as the lights played across her face and turned her long
golden tresses an ivory-yellow.
"Do you have sunsets like this on your planet?"
"No... not like this. Your's is much prettier." he said as his gaze
returned to the sky in thought.
She smiled, seemingly pleased with his answer, before a frown marred
her face and she turned to him.
"Why are you not with your princess? Aren't you supposed to be protecting
her?"
He hesistated, turning to lean his back against the intricate stone
railing of the balcony.
"She's safe. She was sent to another planet with the rest of her senshi
and her powers were cloaked, but my brothers and i wanted to stay
and help defend our planet in case the war reached us. My brothers
stayed, but i agreed to come here and protect you while your senshi
were gone."
"Do you... regret it?" she said quietly, as if she were afraid to ask.
Seiya gave a short laugh and turned to her, his sparkling eyes speaking
in volumes.
"Of course not! Besides... I know that if you're alive, the universe
still has reason to hope."
She smiled and let her gaze return to the newly star-ladden night sky.
"Someday... i want to see your sunset..."
He nodded, but it didn't reach his eyes. He knew the war was
on the verge of toppling his small planet... it was just a matter of
how long they could hold them off.
"It's getting cold, Odango, let's go inside." he said, taking her
small hand.
She complied somewhat absentmindedly, but soon turned and allowed
him to lead the way back into the palace, her hand still held warmly
within his.
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
Okay, i've decided just to put the chapters out like maybe every week...
or whenever i want. I have eight chapters of this fic done so i thought, ah,
what the hell... i'll just put them out. But of course, reviews are welcome!
Ja matta ne~