I Remember When I Sleep
By Michi-chan
~Author's Note~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I hope you are all enjoying this. I'm not trying to make it too depressing. I have to warn everyone that book 2 will be sad. Yes, I completed it, funny since I'm still on Book 1. I've been so busy, getting to my home computer has been harder then using my laptop, which is where Book 2 is stored. Anyways, PLEASE READ AND REVIW THIS. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! Now on with the show.
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"And then I started calling his name, but he didn't move! He didn't move!" Minako wailed. Jedite patted her back.
"It's alright Minako." He smiled but it didn't help.
"Is he dying?" Minako looked at him with hopeful eyes. "He said it was my fault. It that true?"
"No..." Jedite gathered her in his arms. Strange, Minako thought. This didn't feel right. She felt, somehow, out of place, in his arms.
"No?"
"Kunzite... He's been having these nightmares."
"Nightmares?"
"Yeah..." Jedite let her go and leaned against the wall. They were in the hall just outside of Kunzite's room. Zoicite and Nephrite had herd Minako's screams and it had taken them a while to get down there. When they arrived Kunzite had a distant look on his now pale face. He was burning up and sweating while Minako knelt by the bed, screaming his name and shaking him.
"What kind of nightmares?" Minako asked, leaning agisnt the wall and wiping her face with the back of her hand.
"I dunno. He can never remeber. It been going on for a while. He tried to hide it... but I can tell." Jedite sighed and stared at the door. "You see, we are souls. Our bodies have been destoyed for a long time, so things like food and sleep are not needed."
"What?" Minako slid down the wall and looked up at him, hugging her kness. Jedite smiled, but there was no humor in his eyes.
"It's our punishment. Our sous are trapped within our stones. Our souls are in a closed part of this astral plane. We don't need to eat, sleep or anything, but you see, habits are hard to break. With our minds and combined powers we created this castle. We have meal time and bed times, night and day, but none of it is real. It's all a giant illusion."
"You mean... nothing is real here?" Minako whispered. Jedite nodded.
"Just us... Forever. That's the worst part."
"Being here?" Minako asked as he kneled close beside her, taking a hold of her arms.
"No... You see, my friends... well they are good company, but it get's lonely."
"Lonely..." Minako panicked. Where was going through his mind?
"Yes. We don't get visitors you know."
"None?" Minako's mind sent off a million warnings. This was wrong? Why? Why was this wrong? Her heart clentched as Jedite's face lowered upon her own until she could feel his warm breath on her lips. No! No! This couldn't be. No! No! No!
"NO!" Minako screamed and pushed Jedite away. At the same time Kunzite's voice ripped from within his room.
"NO!" Kunzite screamed at the same time. Then there was silence. Minako stared at him, shame, regection, guilt. It was all there. Why? What was wrong with her?
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Mamoru grumbled as he carried the bag of goceries down the street. He hated grocery shopping and he hated it even more when his bike was in the shop. On top of that, it was Saturday and the shops were packed in, wall to wall, with screaming housewives trying to get the best deal. It was like a high school cafiteria! By the time Mamoru had left he had a headach and a a few extra brusies. He decided, to ease the pain, to blame it on Artemis.
It had been almost three days now and Minako was still sleeping in his bed. He hadn't gone over to Minako's house to tell her folks, but he hadn't exactally asked Usagi for her help either. He was still afraid that she would freak out. On top of that Artemis wanted to keep this all very secret. It sucked to high heavens. Then to make matters worse, he spotted Ami walking towards him, carrying a bag of books to boot. He groaned again. This was going to be a bad day. There was no where to go and no where to hide so he kept walking, hoping that she wouldn't notice him.
"Ah, Mamoru-san!" Ami called, catching his eye as if he had called her. No such luck.
"Ami, what's up?"
"Nothing really..." Ami started then thought about what had happened that Thursday afternoon when the girls had decided to spy on Mamoru. Usagi had spent the whole night crying her eyes out. She even skipped school on Friday, and her mother had told them that she had made herself sick. Ami figured that the right thing to do would be to ask Mamoru what the deal was. Why was he cheating on Usagi? With Minako, no less.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"Well... I was wondering..." Ami's mind worked. Plan, plan, she needed a plan, and quick! "I have some software that I wanted you to try out. I don't have it with me, but I can bring it by your place later." Ami smiled, comendeding herself on her tact. Unfortunatly Mamoru wasn't that impressed. H tried hard to keep a look of guilt and worry from washing over his face. He gave her a smile as well, hoping that she wouldn't see though it.
"Sure thing. How's four?" That would give him enough time to find that darn cat.
"Four is fine Mamoru-san."
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Four o'clock sharp! Ami knocked on his door. He called from inside, shuffling around. Mamoru opened the door, looking tired. A pang of guilt ran though Ami momentarily. That was until she remember Usagi's crying face. Mamoru had hurt her before, but no one ever blamed him those other times because it was out of his and their control, but this time...
"Come in, have a seat," he said calmly. Ami walked in, removed her shoes and took a good look around. Everything seemed normal enough. No signs of major activity. She spied Mamoru's computer on his desk in the corner of the living room. He offered her a drink and she declined, moving over to the computer and sticking in a disk of a program she had developed a few years back.
"It's old, but I think it will really be able to help you," she said. Mamoru nodded.
"So what exactly is it?" he asked.
"Uh... Well..." Ami panicked. The fact was that she wasn't really sure. She couldn't really remember what was on the disk. She was just trying to get in.
"Well?" he asked. The screen lit up to reveal a modified tetris game.
"Ooops," she blushed. BUSTED!
"Tetris?" Mamoru raised an eyebrow. "How, pray tell, will that help me?"
"It won't but that's not what I'm here for." Ami stood up and pointed at his bedroom door. "That's why I'm here."
"My room...?" The color draied from his face.
"Usagi, Makoto, and I saw you!"
"What?"
"Minako was in your bed! How could you and Minako become lovers behind Usagi's back!?" Ami yelled, loosing control. Mamoru took a step back and held up his hands in defense and shook his head.
"Ami, look you got the wrong idea," he started, but Ami cut him off.
"How can you deny it! We saw you!"
"Look I can explain,"
"How? And where is Minkako anyway? She's been missing for three days now."
"Um... well that's because..."
"Ah Ha! I knew it!" Ami started to pace, muttering about Usagi and how she wouldn't stand by and watch her friends get hurt by a two-timing dirt bag. Mamoru rolled his eyes, Oh yeah, that cat has to die now. It was at that moment that the door bell ring.
"Ami..." Mamoru said, irritated, but the azure headed geinus continued to fume and plan. He sighed and walked over to the door as the bell rang again. He opened the door to discover a puffy-eyed Usagi and the rest of her pissed-off friends. He let out a long groan as he spotted Artemist being held by the scruff of his neck. Luna was there too.
"You have some explaining to do Mamoru!" Makoto said raising a fist. Mamoru raised his eyes to the ceiling, letting the girls in. Usagi took a look at Ami and started to wail.
"Not you too Ami!" Ami blushed and quickly explained her situation. In all the comotion Artemist was dropped and slinked over to Mmoru's side where he was picked up by the neck again.
"Artemist..." He hissed under his breath. Artemist looked down.
"I'm weak... I know..." Mamoru sighed. Seconds later all eyes were on Mamoru and Artemist.
"Talk!" Rei snapped.
"Well I won't deny it," Mamoru started with a frown. "Minako is here, and she's been here for the past three days." Usagi cried.
"How could you?" Makoto yelled.
"There's more to this!" screamed Artemist, struggling in Mamoru's hand. He dropped the white cat and saw it scramble up to a position on top of hi computer desk.
"Well?" Luna ased impatiantly.
"Don't get mad at Mamoru. Bring Minako here was my idea."
"YOU SET ME UP!" Usagi screamed. "Your the worst!"
"Yeah," said Rei. "You've done dumb stuff but this takes the cake!"
"Oh Artemist..." sighed Luna
"Now look!" Mamoru raised his voice. "Minako is her for a reason, and it's not to I can make her my mistress." All eyes drew to him and the room fell silent. He huffed and sat on the couch. Artemist nodded and proceeded to tell the girls and Luna about Minako's strange nightmares and his plan.
"In the past Minako was in love with one of the Shitennou. I didn't say who because I didn't want to reveal anymore memories."
"Whos? Yours?" Ami asked. Artemist shook his head.
"Minako's memories. You see, the dreams are slowly eating at her, making her weak. I'm sure you have noticed." Artemist saw everyone nodded and he continued. "One of the Shittennou is her counter part from the past. Their love back then was left unresolved, and they were unablle to be happy. During the silver mellinum you four had your own lovers and you lived a lifetime with that love. For Minako it was different. It was true she was admired by suitors but demons surrounded her heart prevented her from acting on any emotions. One of the Shitennou were able to break through her defences and tought her to love, but by that time it was too late and the silver kingdom fell under the hand of Metallia and Beryl." Artemist sighed. The room remained silent.
"So why is she here?" Usagi asked. Mamoru spoke up.
"Afther the Shitennou were killed by you guys they returned to their original fosilized forms. Their souls are in those stones and they protect me. I think they called their world the astral plane. Her soul was taken there and her body is sleepining in my room."
"But what about her health? Three days without food or water would decrease her health wouldn't it?" Ami asked.
"I thought so too, but for some reason she's seems perfectly fine. On top of that I saw that something was starting to form around her. Like a resadue." Mamoru got up and took a handsized crystal from inside his desk drawer. " I saw this this morning."
"Wow, it's pretty," Usagi marveled.
"If that's been forming around her then I think her defences as a sailor scout are kicking in," Luna stated.
"Defences?" Rei asked, slightly irritated. Luna nodded.
"Remember when the silver crystal protacted Neo Queen Serinity? Well when you girls are in danger your body reacts and your planet's power protect you. From the looks of it, Minako's powers are trying to form a barrier to protect her body while her spirit is away."
"Away where?" Rei snapped again. Ami gave Rei a sideways look.
"I'm sure she's safe," Mamoru said.Rei was fuming. Where the hell did Minako get off doing crap like that?
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"I want to leave now," Minako whispered, hugging her knees on a stone bench in the middle of the garden. Nerphrite leaned against a statue near by and watched the depressed child. After Jedite tried to kiss her she had started screaming and drew out all kinds of attention. Kunzite screamed as well, obvously in pain. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with those two. Minako looked like her heart was broken.
"Minako, it's only been a few hours," he said. He was afraid to touch her. She looked like she would come out of her skin if he did.
"I want to leave. I hate this place. It's fake! All of you are fake!" Tears rolled down her cheek and she hugged her knees tighter.
"I don't think 'fake' is a word I would use..."
"They sent me here for a reason," Minako started. "I've been having nightmares that I can't remember. They steal my sleep from me. Artimist thinks my answers to my questions lie here, but I don't see how."
"Time will-"
"I don't care about time. I don't care anymore. I don't want to be here. Please," she looked up at him with her wide blue eyes full or tears. "Take me back."
By Michi-chan
~Author's Note~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I hope you are all enjoying this. I'm not trying to make it too depressing. I have to warn everyone that book 2 will be sad. Yes, I completed it, funny since I'm still on Book 1. I've been so busy, getting to my home computer has been harder then using my laptop, which is where Book 2 is stored. Anyways, PLEASE READ AND REVIW THIS. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! Now on with the show.
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"And then I started calling his name, but he didn't move! He didn't move!" Minako wailed. Jedite patted her back.
"It's alright Minako." He smiled but it didn't help.
"Is he dying?" Minako looked at him with hopeful eyes. "He said it was my fault. It that true?"
"No..." Jedite gathered her in his arms. Strange, Minako thought. This didn't feel right. She felt, somehow, out of place, in his arms.
"No?"
"Kunzite... He's been having these nightmares."
"Nightmares?"
"Yeah..." Jedite let her go and leaned against the wall. They were in the hall just outside of Kunzite's room. Zoicite and Nephrite had herd Minako's screams and it had taken them a while to get down there. When they arrived Kunzite had a distant look on his now pale face. He was burning up and sweating while Minako knelt by the bed, screaming his name and shaking him.
"What kind of nightmares?" Minako asked, leaning agisnt the wall and wiping her face with the back of her hand.
"I dunno. He can never remeber. It been going on for a while. He tried to hide it... but I can tell." Jedite sighed and stared at the door. "You see, we are souls. Our bodies have been destoyed for a long time, so things like food and sleep are not needed."
"What?" Minako slid down the wall and looked up at him, hugging her kness. Jedite smiled, but there was no humor in his eyes.
"It's our punishment. Our sous are trapped within our stones. Our souls are in a closed part of this astral plane. We don't need to eat, sleep or anything, but you see, habits are hard to break. With our minds and combined powers we created this castle. We have meal time and bed times, night and day, but none of it is real. It's all a giant illusion."
"You mean... nothing is real here?" Minako whispered. Jedite nodded.
"Just us... Forever. That's the worst part."
"Being here?" Minako asked as he kneled close beside her, taking a hold of her arms.
"No... You see, my friends... well they are good company, but it get's lonely."
"Lonely..." Minako panicked. Where was going through his mind?
"Yes. We don't get visitors you know."
"None?" Minako's mind sent off a million warnings. This was wrong? Why? Why was this wrong? Her heart clentched as Jedite's face lowered upon her own until she could feel his warm breath on her lips. No! No! This couldn't be. No! No! No!
"NO!" Minako screamed and pushed Jedite away. At the same time Kunzite's voice ripped from within his room.
"NO!" Kunzite screamed at the same time. Then there was silence. Minako stared at him, shame, regection, guilt. It was all there. Why? What was wrong with her?
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Mamoru grumbled as he carried the bag of goceries down the street. He hated grocery shopping and he hated it even more when his bike was in the shop. On top of that, it was Saturday and the shops were packed in, wall to wall, with screaming housewives trying to get the best deal. It was like a high school cafiteria! By the time Mamoru had left he had a headach and a a few extra brusies. He decided, to ease the pain, to blame it on Artemis.
It had been almost three days now and Minako was still sleeping in his bed. He hadn't gone over to Minako's house to tell her folks, but he hadn't exactally asked Usagi for her help either. He was still afraid that she would freak out. On top of that Artemis wanted to keep this all very secret. It sucked to high heavens. Then to make matters worse, he spotted Ami walking towards him, carrying a bag of books to boot. He groaned again. This was going to be a bad day. There was no where to go and no where to hide so he kept walking, hoping that she wouldn't notice him.
"Ah, Mamoru-san!" Ami called, catching his eye as if he had called her. No such luck.
"Ami, what's up?"
"Nothing really..." Ami started then thought about what had happened that Thursday afternoon when the girls had decided to spy on Mamoru. Usagi had spent the whole night crying her eyes out. She even skipped school on Friday, and her mother had told them that she had made herself sick. Ami figured that the right thing to do would be to ask Mamoru what the deal was. Why was he cheating on Usagi? With Minako, no less.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"Well... I was wondering..." Ami's mind worked. Plan, plan, she needed a plan, and quick! "I have some software that I wanted you to try out. I don't have it with me, but I can bring it by your place later." Ami smiled, comendeding herself on her tact. Unfortunatly Mamoru wasn't that impressed. H tried hard to keep a look of guilt and worry from washing over his face. He gave her a smile as well, hoping that she wouldn't see though it.
"Sure thing. How's four?" That would give him enough time to find that darn cat.
"Four is fine Mamoru-san."
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Four o'clock sharp! Ami knocked on his door. He called from inside, shuffling around. Mamoru opened the door, looking tired. A pang of guilt ran though Ami momentarily. That was until she remember Usagi's crying face. Mamoru had hurt her before, but no one ever blamed him those other times because it was out of his and their control, but this time...
"Come in, have a seat," he said calmly. Ami walked in, removed her shoes and took a good look around. Everything seemed normal enough. No signs of major activity. She spied Mamoru's computer on his desk in the corner of the living room. He offered her a drink and she declined, moving over to the computer and sticking in a disk of a program she had developed a few years back.
"It's old, but I think it will really be able to help you," she said. Mamoru nodded.
"So what exactly is it?" he asked.
"Uh... Well..." Ami panicked. The fact was that she wasn't really sure. She couldn't really remember what was on the disk. She was just trying to get in.
"Well?" he asked. The screen lit up to reveal a modified tetris game.
"Ooops," she blushed. BUSTED!
"Tetris?" Mamoru raised an eyebrow. "How, pray tell, will that help me?"
"It won't but that's not what I'm here for." Ami stood up and pointed at his bedroom door. "That's why I'm here."
"My room...?" The color draied from his face.
"Usagi, Makoto, and I saw you!"
"What?"
"Minako was in your bed! How could you and Minako become lovers behind Usagi's back!?" Ami yelled, loosing control. Mamoru took a step back and held up his hands in defense and shook his head.
"Ami, look you got the wrong idea," he started, but Ami cut him off.
"How can you deny it! We saw you!"
"Look I can explain,"
"How? And where is Minkako anyway? She's been missing for three days now."
"Um... well that's because..."
"Ah Ha! I knew it!" Ami started to pace, muttering about Usagi and how she wouldn't stand by and watch her friends get hurt by a two-timing dirt bag. Mamoru rolled his eyes, Oh yeah, that cat has to die now. It was at that moment that the door bell ring.
"Ami..." Mamoru said, irritated, but the azure headed geinus continued to fume and plan. He sighed and walked over to the door as the bell rang again. He opened the door to discover a puffy-eyed Usagi and the rest of her pissed-off friends. He let out a long groan as he spotted Artemist being held by the scruff of his neck. Luna was there too.
"You have some explaining to do Mamoru!" Makoto said raising a fist. Mamoru raised his eyes to the ceiling, letting the girls in. Usagi took a look at Ami and started to wail.
"Not you too Ami!" Ami blushed and quickly explained her situation. In all the comotion Artemist was dropped and slinked over to Mmoru's side where he was picked up by the neck again.
"Artemist..." He hissed under his breath. Artemist looked down.
"I'm weak... I know..." Mamoru sighed. Seconds later all eyes were on Mamoru and Artemist.
"Talk!" Rei snapped.
"Well I won't deny it," Mamoru started with a frown. "Minako is here, and she's been here for the past three days." Usagi cried.
"How could you?" Makoto yelled.
"There's more to this!" screamed Artemist, struggling in Mamoru's hand. He dropped the white cat and saw it scramble up to a position on top of hi computer desk.
"Well?" Luna ased impatiantly.
"Don't get mad at Mamoru. Bring Minako here was my idea."
"YOU SET ME UP!" Usagi screamed. "Your the worst!"
"Yeah," said Rei. "You've done dumb stuff but this takes the cake!"
"Oh Artemist..." sighed Luna
"Now look!" Mamoru raised his voice. "Minako is her for a reason, and it's not to I can make her my mistress." All eyes drew to him and the room fell silent. He huffed and sat on the couch. Artemist nodded and proceeded to tell the girls and Luna about Minako's strange nightmares and his plan.
"In the past Minako was in love with one of the Shitennou. I didn't say who because I didn't want to reveal anymore memories."
"Whos? Yours?" Ami asked. Artemist shook his head.
"Minako's memories. You see, the dreams are slowly eating at her, making her weak. I'm sure you have noticed." Artemist saw everyone nodded and he continued. "One of the Shittennou is her counter part from the past. Their love back then was left unresolved, and they were unablle to be happy. During the silver mellinum you four had your own lovers and you lived a lifetime with that love. For Minako it was different. It was true she was admired by suitors but demons surrounded her heart prevented her from acting on any emotions. One of the Shitennou were able to break through her defences and tought her to love, but by that time it was too late and the silver kingdom fell under the hand of Metallia and Beryl." Artemist sighed. The room remained silent.
"So why is she here?" Usagi asked. Mamoru spoke up.
"Afther the Shitennou were killed by you guys they returned to their original fosilized forms. Their souls are in those stones and they protect me. I think they called their world the astral plane. Her soul was taken there and her body is sleepining in my room."
"But what about her health? Three days without food or water would decrease her health wouldn't it?" Ami asked.
"I thought so too, but for some reason she's seems perfectly fine. On top of that I saw that something was starting to form around her. Like a resadue." Mamoru got up and took a handsized crystal from inside his desk drawer. " I saw this this morning."
"Wow, it's pretty," Usagi marveled.
"If that's been forming around her then I think her defences as a sailor scout are kicking in," Luna stated.
"Defences?" Rei asked, slightly irritated. Luna nodded.
"Remember when the silver crystal protacted Neo Queen Serinity? Well when you girls are in danger your body reacts and your planet's power protect you. From the looks of it, Minako's powers are trying to form a barrier to protect her body while her spirit is away."
"Away where?" Rei snapped again. Ami gave Rei a sideways look.
"I'm sure she's safe," Mamoru said.Rei was fuming. Where the hell did Minako get off doing crap like that?
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"I want to leave now," Minako whispered, hugging her knees on a stone bench in the middle of the garden. Nerphrite leaned against a statue near by and watched the depressed child. After Jedite tried to kiss her she had started screaming and drew out all kinds of attention. Kunzite screamed as well, obvously in pain. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with those two. Minako looked like her heart was broken.
"Minako, it's only been a few hours," he said. He was afraid to touch her. She looked like she would come out of her skin if he did.
"I want to leave. I hate this place. It's fake! All of you are fake!" Tears rolled down her cheek and she hugged her knees tighter.
"I don't think 'fake' is a word I would use..."
"They sent me here for a reason," Minako started. "I've been having nightmares that I can't remember. They steal my sleep from me. Artimist thinks my answers to my questions lie here, but I don't see how."
"Time will-"
"I don't care about time. I don't care anymore. I don't want to be here. Please," she looked up at him with her wide blue eyes full or tears. "Take me back."