Warning: DO NOT READ unless you have read The Mage Princess and are
familiar with the concepts introduced in it.
This is to be the prologue(s) to the sequel of The Mage Princess. I say
prologue(s) because there will be five separate ones that will
introduce my readers to the characters. I hope you will enjoy what the
following five parts will hint at and that you will enjoy reading
Dragon Wings.
A few disclaimers: I don't own Sailor Moon... if I did I would be
publishing these stories because I would have enough money to do so...
don't sue me... you'll get nothing out of it!
Characters that are mine and are NOT to be stolen or used in your own
story without my approval are the following:
High Mages Washi, Hou, Kou, Ohamu, Taka, Yuufu and Narcissus; Abura
Kakyuu, Prince Rupert Heron, Kouryou, the Ryuu, the Houou, the Aipen,
and Taisei.
I guess it's on with the story!
Dragon Wings
PROLOGUE PART I - Azure Wings
By: Sailor Berkeley
How long had it been? She couldn't even remember anymore. The
last time she had felt his cool touch. The last time the wisdom and
sorrow ever-present in his eyes had penetrated her own thoughts. She
knew she missed him but it had been such a gradual parting that the
pang of regret and sadness had never actually hit her. She knew he had
planned it like that. So she would not miss him. So he could move on to
the one who needed him. The one who would use him to his full
capacities. The one who would not use him solely for childish water
games.
She sighed and her short blue hair, now showing a definite
silver streak near her right temple, fell across her blue eyes. Her
Maquin abilities screamed at her to get up. To Think about something.
To stop being naive and foolish. But she wanted to indulge herself, for
once, in something naive and foolish. She was sick of thinking.
Almost unconsciously, her right hand moved to catch the light,
the rays glinting off her three silver rings, single stones of saphire
embedded in the middle of each band. She recalls the time when the
same rings, minus the stones, had adorned her left hand with a smile.
It had been fun. Being young and in love. Of course she never
was completely carefree since the Maquin in her, as well as the Senshi
in her, would never have allowed it. But she had been happy. And she
had no need to miss him because his cool presence had been there. At
all times.
"Mother?"
One word. Spoken softly and full of love. It was enough. All
her thoughts of sorrow and nostalgia dissipated with that one spoken
word. Her eyes lit from within as her ten-year-old son wound his way
around the frosty thorns that carelessly covered every nook and cranny
of this small courtyard.
His dark blue eyes, a blue so dark it was mistaken for black
when the light was dim, bubbled with happiness at the sight of his
mother, Queen Ami Maia of Mercury.
"Mother!" He bounced forward, closing the space that separated
them and threw himself into her arms.
She laughs, her voice ringing clear in the small courtyard, the
sound dully hitting the snow covered walls. Her hand falls protectively
on his dark blonde locks, a bluish tinge hidden within their yellow
hue. She inhales the sweet scent of her child, a mixture of pine and
mint. His magic gives off that pungent smell. Traces of it can be found
in various parts of Mariner Castle. Mostly in his favorite spots. The
north east corner of the library. Behind the curtains of the throne
room. It lingers most especially on his parents. As though that smell
can protect them from anything. Perhaps it can.
"Taisei, son, how long have you been out in the cold?"
Of course she noticed it. The chill of his coat and the
rosiness of his cheeks. She could remember a time when they had always
carried a rose color. Now no more. He was growing.
"Not too long, Mother. Father was with me, I did not go out by
myself."
She feels his warm hand grasp her shoulder, lightly squeezing.
Protective. He is always right on time. Being a Miraino, one of the
legendary Hito, makes it impossible for him not to know of the future.
He knows when he will be needed.
She puts her free hand on top of his and smiles up at him,
loving the way his blonde hair forms a halo of light around his face.
He leans down and brushes his lips against hers, allowing her to
whisper her love to him through that kiss.
"Mother, Father, when are we to go? Do we leave tomorrow? Are
we to meet the new Princess?" Taisei squirms in his mother's arms,
trying to look at both his parents without breaking the embrace.
"My, my, so many questions. To which you know most of the
answers, I dare say. You heard the call Queen Serenity sent to all of
us as well as I did."
He blushed readily at his father's words. Taisei was not used
to making his magic known to the world. He didn't think his telepathy
was something that made him special. And if it did, he didn't want to
be special. That much he knew.
"Zoicite, be nice." Tai smiles at his mother and hugs her arms
tightly. "We're leaving tomorrow, Tai. And we'll be meeting Princess
Kouryou Serenity. I'm sure you'll have fun. You'll get to see many of
your friends again. And from there..." Ami chokes on the words, her
throat closing in. Not allowing her to say them. She does not want to
lose him too.
Zoicite's hand on her shoulder soothes her. "We can talk about
that later. Tai, go on to your room and pack. We'll be there for a few
weeks at least. Have someone help you. I don't want to find that a
tornado hit your room just because you couldn't find your favorite
books."
Ami can hear her husband's smile, though she cannot see his
face, and her face breaks into a smile of its own. Taisei gives his
mother a wet kiss on the cheek, one he has stopped giving lately. As he
grows older his kisses have become more and more adultish, dry and
hurried. But today he feels like indulging his mother. He knows she is
sad that he is to leave soon. He is saddened by this as well. Though
the adventure and excitement of leaving make it easier on him than it
does on her. He is ready to leave.
He waves with a smile, an idea crossing his head. Kneeling
down, he touches the frost and pulls, water coming free and following
at the insistence of his magic. His brows furrow in concentration as
he works, his cupped hands glowing a light blue. When he opens them a
small penguin glides across the courtyard and settles itself on Ami's
shoulder, preening his wings and dropping some watery feathers onto her
dress as he does so.
Taisei grins and sprints out, dodging thorns on his way.
Ami slowly raises her hand and cups the tiny penguin, bringing
him closer to her face. He makes a noise that sounds like "meep" before
dissolving, a puddle of water now on her palm. A tear slides down her
face and Zoicite catches it as he sits next to her, his arms going
around her for support and comfort.
"I miss him." She whispers, her voice muffled by his shoulder.
"I know you do. But Aipen will now protect our son. He won't
allow anything to happen to Taisei. And he left you with that
knowledge. What more could we ask for?"
Ami breathes in the pine and mint smell that she knows Aipen
left, through Taisei, around her and Zoicite and knows it for truth.
She remembers. The last moment Aipen was with her. The coldness
of his beak against her cheek. The stirring of his wings. And then he
was gone. And she saw him starring out of her own son's eyes. It was on
Taisei's fifth birthday. And she remembers.
Ami allows Zoicite to comfort her and doesn't miss him
anymore.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That's all folks! ^_^ E-mail at b-chan@fanaticsmworld.com with your
thoughts!
familiar with the concepts introduced in it.
This is to be the prologue(s) to the sequel of The Mage Princess. I say
prologue(s) because there will be five separate ones that will
introduce my readers to the characters. I hope you will enjoy what the
following five parts will hint at and that you will enjoy reading
Dragon Wings.
A few disclaimers: I don't own Sailor Moon... if I did I would be
publishing these stories because I would have enough money to do so...
don't sue me... you'll get nothing out of it!
Characters that are mine and are NOT to be stolen or used in your own
story without my approval are the following:
High Mages Washi, Hou, Kou, Ohamu, Taka, Yuufu and Narcissus; Abura
Kakyuu, Prince Rupert Heron, Kouryou, the Ryuu, the Houou, the Aipen,
and Taisei.
I guess it's on with the story!
Dragon Wings
PROLOGUE PART I - Azure Wings
By: Sailor Berkeley
How long had it been? She couldn't even remember anymore. The
last time she had felt his cool touch. The last time the wisdom and
sorrow ever-present in his eyes had penetrated her own thoughts. She
knew she missed him but it had been such a gradual parting that the
pang of regret and sadness had never actually hit her. She knew he had
planned it like that. So she would not miss him. So he could move on to
the one who needed him. The one who would use him to his full
capacities. The one who would not use him solely for childish water
games.
She sighed and her short blue hair, now showing a definite
silver streak near her right temple, fell across her blue eyes. Her
Maquin abilities screamed at her to get up. To Think about something.
To stop being naive and foolish. But she wanted to indulge herself, for
once, in something naive and foolish. She was sick of thinking.
Almost unconsciously, her right hand moved to catch the light,
the rays glinting off her three silver rings, single stones of saphire
embedded in the middle of each band. She recalls the time when the
same rings, minus the stones, had adorned her left hand with a smile.
It had been fun. Being young and in love. Of course she never
was completely carefree since the Maquin in her, as well as the Senshi
in her, would never have allowed it. But she had been happy. And she
had no need to miss him because his cool presence had been there. At
all times.
"Mother?"
One word. Spoken softly and full of love. It was enough. All
her thoughts of sorrow and nostalgia dissipated with that one spoken
word. Her eyes lit from within as her ten-year-old son wound his way
around the frosty thorns that carelessly covered every nook and cranny
of this small courtyard.
His dark blue eyes, a blue so dark it was mistaken for black
when the light was dim, bubbled with happiness at the sight of his
mother, Queen Ami Maia of Mercury.
"Mother!" He bounced forward, closing the space that separated
them and threw himself into her arms.
She laughs, her voice ringing clear in the small courtyard, the
sound dully hitting the snow covered walls. Her hand falls protectively
on his dark blonde locks, a bluish tinge hidden within their yellow
hue. She inhales the sweet scent of her child, a mixture of pine and
mint. His magic gives off that pungent smell. Traces of it can be found
in various parts of Mariner Castle. Mostly in his favorite spots. The
north east corner of the library. Behind the curtains of the throne
room. It lingers most especially on his parents. As though that smell
can protect them from anything. Perhaps it can.
"Taisei, son, how long have you been out in the cold?"
Of course she noticed it. The chill of his coat and the
rosiness of his cheeks. She could remember a time when they had always
carried a rose color. Now no more. He was growing.
"Not too long, Mother. Father was with me, I did not go out by
myself."
She feels his warm hand grasp her shoulder, lightly squeezing.
Protective. He is always right on time. Being a Miraino, one of the
legendary Hito, makes it impossible for him not to know of the future.
He knows when he will be needed.
She puts her free hand on top of his and smiles up at him,
loving the way his blonde hair forms a halo of light around his face.
He leans down and brushes his lips against hers, allowing her to
whisper her love to him through that kiss.
"Mother, Father, when are we to go? Do we leave tomorrow? Are
we to meet the new Princess?" Taisei squirms in his mother's arms,
trying to look at both his parents without breaking the embrace.
"My, my, so many questions. To which you know most of the
answers, I dare say. You heard the call Queen Serenity sent to all of
us as well as I did."
He blushed readily at his father's words. Taisei was not used
to making his magic known to the world. He didn't think his telepathy
was something that made him special. And if it did, he didn't want to
be special. That much he knew.
"Zoicite, be nice." Tai smiles at his mother and hugs her arms
tightly. "We're leaving tomorrow, Tai. And we'll be meeting Princess
Kouryou Serenity. I'm sure you'll have fun. You'll get to see many of
your friends again. And from there..." Ami chokes on the words, her
throat closing in. Not allowing her to say them. She does not want to
lose him too.
Zoicite's hand on her shoulder soothes her. "We can talk about
that later. Tai, go on to your room and pack. We'll be there for a few
weeks at least. Have someone help you. I don't want to find that a
tornado hit your room just because you couldn't find your favorite
books."
Ami can hear her husband's smile, though she cannot see his
face, and her face breaks into a smile of its own. Taisei gives his
mother a wet kiss on the cheek, one he has stopped giving lately. As he
grows older his kisses have become more and more adultish, dry and
hurried. But today he feels like indulging his mother. He knows she is
sad that he is to leave soon. He is saddened by this as well. Though
the adventure and excitement of leaving make it easier on him than it
does on her. He is ready to leave.
He waves with a smile, an idea crossing his head. Kneeling
down, he touches the frost and pulls, water coming free and following
at the insistence of his magic. His brows furrow in concentration as
he works, his cupped hands glowing a light blue. When he opens them a
small penguin glides across the courtyard and settles itself on Ami's
shoulder, preening his wings and dropping some watery feathers onto her
dress as he does so.
Taisei grins and sprints out, dodging thorns on his way.
Ami slowly raises her hand and cups the tiny penguin, bringing
him closer to her face. He makes a noise that sounds like "meep" before
dissolving, a puddle of water now on her palm. A tear slides down her
face and Zoicite catches it as he sits next to her, his arms going
around her for support and comfort.
"I miss him." She whispers, her voice muffled by his shoulder.
"I know you do. But Aipen will now protect our son. He won't
allow anything to happen to Taisei. And he left you with that
knowledge. What more could we ask for?"
Ami breathes in the pine and mint smell that she knows Aipen
left, through Taisei, around her and Zoicite and knows it for truth.
She remembers. The last moment Aipen was with her. The coldness
of his beak against her cheek. The stirring of his wings. And then he
was gone. And she saw him starring out of her own son's eyes. It was on
Taisei's fifth birthday. And she remembers.
Ami allows Zoicite to comfort her and doesn't miss him
anymore.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That's all folks! ^_^ E-mail at b-chan@fanaticsmworld.com with your
thoughts!