Frozen Rain
Notes: Website still not up but it is getting there...as for this fic is finally drawing to a close after having it posted on this site for almost an entire year, feels like almost twenty at times...not that I am complaining or anything I have been having a lot of fun writing this fic. Speaking of fun...thank you so much for sending in all of your reviews, they have been very encouraging and helpful. Thanks goes out to:
Mistress of Ice: Yeah! Glomps Ice, I am so glad that you came back!! Whimpers and cowers slightly, Sorry...it wasn't that I wanted to do that but I had to...forgive? Anyway great to have ya back!
Yui4: blushes, you really think so? I thought that the fight scene was cruddy and I should have elaborated on it a bit more, I still might do that when I revise this fic, thank you so much for the complement.
Mercury Destiny: Hands Ami a box of tissues. Me very sorry!!! Raises right hand I solemnly swear not to kill off any more main characters...at least in this fic.
Nova33: I'll try to fit some more memories and stuff into this chapter but be forewarned that this and the following chapters will be centered around closure and normally I don't like moving backward to move forward, or is that moving forward to go backwards...no wait...Blue mumbles incoherently for a moment. Thanks! ^_^
Sailor Lune: I tried really hard to not make the characters OOC, one way I tired to achieve this was sort of combining the characteristics from both the anime and the manga to come to a sort of balance plus taking into the account astrology and stuff like that...but I am rambling...thank you for being understanding, again I was kind of scared about posting that chapter due to blatant OOCness with just about everyone. Thank you!
And last but certainly not least Sailor Element: Blue blushes a deep scarlet, Wow uh I really don't know what else to say but thank you so much!
Now before I continue I am giving you guys a fair warning that this might have OOCness, hopefully nothing too horrible I hope and of course language, intense sarcasm and now some...other stuff.
Chapter Eleven
The Pact
Usagi
You would think that spending half a year of your life as a super heroine of love and justice would prepare you for just about anything. After all of the bizarre monsters and evil...people that one had to fight on a regular basis one might be devoided of the emotion of shock or surprise...but even with all of those factors Usagi was still very shocked too say the least when she turned the street corner just two hours after an early dawn to see her number one nemesis standing less than five feet away from her house. He looked very bedraggled; his shirt was torn from where Mina had caught him with her broadsword, blood from the wound was caked to his side. But despite his appearance, especially in front of her house she would have immediately transformed into Sailor Moon and at least try to beat him; that is if he wasn't carrying Ami in his arms.
Slowly she edged the corner, her back against the wall as she wondered what to do. If he knew where she lived than he must also know her real identity and since she knew that she couldn't take him on by herself. But she couldn't just waltz over to him unprotected. She nodded and silently transformed into her alter identity and turned the corner.
Even with her powers she felt scared to approach Kunzite but she knew that she couldn't let him stalk around her house when her family was inside.
"What are you doing here Kunzite?" Usagi/ Sailor Moon asked the older man.
He looked up to face her, he remained standing in the same spot almost as if he was expecting her to come closer. Sailor Moon hesitated for a moment before she came closer; but still gave a wide birth between her and the "affectionately" named "Dark Kingdom Dork".
He didn't reply to her question instead he turned his eyes towards her home. She shuttered wondering if he was going to snap at any moment, just drop Ami's lifeless body and blast her house killing her parents and younger brother inside.
"We should leave before someone sees us," he said suddenly before he turned on his heel and walked away.
For a moment Sailor Moon could only stare at his retreating form with a bemused expression until she realized that he was easily leaving her behind.
"I uh, hey wait for me!" Sailor Moon called out as she raced to catch up with Kunzite.
She fell in step behind him all the while wondering what people would think if people saw a man almost covered in blood and a young girl dressed in an odd costume, oh and let's not forget the dead body of another girl. She shook her head, only to have her eyes turn towards Ami. The blue-haired senshi had a long vertical slit that stared from her chest down towards her ribs from the broadsword.
All of them, the senshi, had seen the smaller girl take the blow for their enemy; shock was the first reaction than horror but before any one could really reach that point Kunzite had already left with Ami. Then the rest of them had to help get Mina to a hospital; Usagi wanted to stay behind at the hospital but Lita and Rei forced her to go home so that she wouldn't get in trouble with her parents again. The girl had to hold back tears as her mind drifted from her present situation to Mina; at first this super heroine stuff was just a game, a very scary and dangerous game at times but she really never took it seriously but now the world seemed to be growing darker with each passing day. She had already lost a fellow senshi and friend and now another one was in mortal jeopardy and she couldn't do anything about it.
The tears that she tried to hold back slide down her eyes as she blindly followed Kunzite to...where was he planning on taking them anyway?
"What does it matter?" Usagi asked herself as she choked back a sob. She felt so weak and helpless.
"What?" Kunzite asked as he turned his head.
Usagi clenched her fists, "I...I hate this! I hate all of this! I don't want to go through with any of this anymore, this is all wrong! Ami's dead, Mina might die and...and I just want to be normal! I am tired of having to be strong when I am really scared; I am tired of having people depending on me because I only let them down. I am just tired of it all!" Usagi cried as she slowly sank to her knees, her tears falling down her face to stain the sidewalk.
She felt so stupid and ashamed for letting her enemy see her emotional breakdown but the last few months had been too much for her to take. "I am sorry," she whispered as she quickly wiped her tears away, "I guess Rei's right I am a meatball headed baka."
"Maybe." Kunzite said, "But right now I need...your help."
The blonde haired child stared up, her dark blue eyes blinking at him in disbelief, "W...what did you say?"
"You heard me and I will not repeat myself, so pull your ass off of the ground and follow me." Kunzite growled.
Usagi quickly scrambled to her feet, her eyes downcast as she followed Kunzite to...what else a park, thankfully this one seemed to be abandoned and secluded.
Carefully Kunzite set Ami's body on the ground before turning to Usagi; his cold eyes staring at her skeptically.
Nervously Usagi shifted her weight on her feet, "So uh why do you need my help?"
Kunzite looked up from Ami to Usagi then back to the water senshi; "You may or may not realize this but even while you are Usagi and Sailor Ditz, you are also the Moon Princess Serenity..."
"Whoa, nuh uh, don't you even go there!" Usagi said crossing her arms over her chest, "Isn't it bad enough that I have an identity crises every other day now I have ANOTHER identity. And besides, how can I be a princess of anything..."
"Well you let me finish." Kunzite hissed in a very irritated sounding tone.
Usagi gulped and nodded her head.
"Thank you." Kunzite replied.
"First, no matter what you think or say; yes, you are the Moon Princess Serenity, or at least her reincarnated form. Second, the Moon Princess, and her mother Queen Serenity, have the power of regeneration and resurrection through the power of the Imperial Crystal. That's why I need your help."
Usagi glanced down at Ami's body before replying, "Let me get this straight, you Mister Blonde Evil Dude want me to help you bring Ami back?"
Kunzite reluctantly nodded.
"Why?" Usagi asked innocently.
"That is none of your business."
"She's my friend! Tell me why." Usagi pleaded.
"I just want her back. That is all that you need to know. Now, enlighten me," Kunzite said cockily as he waited for Usagi to summon the powers of the Imperial Crystal.
The girl in question sweat-dropped and began muttering, "Uh well you see, I uh I really don't know anything about this Imperial Crystal other than the fact that me and others have to find it before..."
"What?!" the older man growled as his right hand clasped tightly around Usagi's throat and lifting her up off the ground.
"You're telling me that you are so stupid, so incompetent that you don't even know anything about your own power source. That you haven't the slightly clue on just what allows you to parade around in this stupid uniform, to throw that stupid tiara of yours!" he roared in the girl's face.
Usagi cringed at his tone but had to reluctantly admit again to knowing nothing about the Imperial Crystal.
Kunzite let a vile curse escape his lips before he dropped Usagi to the ground.
The girl threw an angry/hurt glare at Kunzite only to have her face soften as she followed his gaze to Ami's lifeless form.
"You...care about her don't you?" she asked softly.
Even though Kunzite didn't say anything Usagi could tell that her question was easily answered.
"I am sorry, I had no idea. If you want me to I'll try."
Kunzite's hands constricted into tight fists, "No. The last thing you need to do is to venture into such power lightly. If you can't do it then I'll find another way."
Usagi gulped, she wanted her friend back more than anything in the world but despite her ditzy appearance and immature actions she knew that there was something that shouldn't be messed with.
"Please," Usagi began, "don't be mad at me, but has it ever occurred to you that maybe...this is better. Maybe..."
She stopped in mid sentence as Kunzite turned his head to glare at her; his eyes were filled with such anger and malice that for a moment Usagi wondered if one could kill with a single stare.
"You wouldn't understand. You are wrong in assuming that I love her but it would be the truth to say that I need her. I hate myself for it but she has become apart of my existence. If you can't help me I'll find another way." Kunzite said before he effortlessly scooped Ami's form back into his arms.
"Wait," Usagi pleaded.
Kunzite gritted his teeth wondering what in the seven realms of hell the blonde wanted now he turned to face the girl he found the same princess he has spoken of just a few minutes ago.
Same long white ball gown, same silver hair done up in those "meatballs".
Her eyes were calmed yet surprisingly cold and apathetic. But while her outward appearance was posed if malicious and out of place; inside the "real" Usagi was very confused lying behind layers of concert walls set in place by the Princess whom although grateful to her host form had her own agenda to complete and with this desperate man in her corner she could accomplish her goals.
She smiled softly, her right hand scooped up an inch of her white skirt to keep it from dragging in the mud as she crossed over to Kunzite.
"You do realize that what you ask of me comes at a great price." Princess Serenity replied in a quite and melodious tone.
Kunzite nodded, "Whatever it takes. Whatever you want if it is in my power I will give it to you as payment for..."
Suddenly Serenity placed her finger to his mouth, "You shouldn't make promises so quickly my lord or you just find yourself joining Lady Ami in death."
She pulled away only to circle the older man, "You see while what you request of me is dangerous to my health, could very well kill me if not done correctly; but I could ask you to in return do something that could not only affect you but your beloved Queen..."
Kunzite snorted, "You could ask me to barbeque that bitch on a spit for all I care," he said darkly.
"Or I could ask you to give up your life in exchange for Ami's." Serenity stated boldly; "Why the disbelieving stare? Do you think that a person is instantly brought to life? That a sacrifice isn't made to resurrect someone? True I could use my own life energy but being that this body as it is right now is weak that could be disastrous. The magic involved with such an act could cause this entire planet to explode if I were to lose control so another life force must be used. There is other way of course but the complete transfer of one life force to another is the easiest form. Would you be able to do that for her? If I were to ask you right now if you would willingly give up your life in exchange for hers would you do it?"
Silence reigned for what seemed like an eternity.
Serenity smirked, she knew he wouldn't willingly give up his life for the girl; no he had too much pride and was far too jaded to hold onto such romantic beliefs...
"I would,"
She blinked in disbelief.
The princesss gave him a cynical stare, "Lair, you're just saying that so I'll have pity on you."
"You are the one who is wrong child; I would give up my life for her, if and only if it was the only way. But unless I am going deaf you did mention of another way."
A sly smile curled on the lips of the princess; "You are shrewd my lord. Yes there is another way, it is risky and unstable but as of right now it is our best option for two reasons. One I will not have a remake of Romeo and Juliet because as soon as Ami wakes up and sees you dead how long do you think it will take her to realize that she "must join you in death." Reason two I need you alive for you to perform your half of this bargain of ours. But I regress, before we can get to your portion of our deal I suppose I must follow through my own promise."
With that said Serenity slowly raised her hand to touch the side of Ami's face, her index finger rested briefly on her temple where the same dark blue symbol began to glow briefly only to be replaced by a bright silver light that steadily engulfed her body.
"Place her on the ground Kunzite," Serenity commanded.
Kunzite gently set the girl's body down only to have Serenity place her right hand against his chest.
He glanced down at the smaller girl for half a minute before she explained.
"This is the other form of transference, since you can't give all of your energy to her you'll have to give half of the dark energy sustaining you while Ami's own powers will be transferred to you to make up for your missing half, understand?"
"...I don't think that I want to." Kunzite replied dryly.
A cloud of "dark" energy formed in front of Usagi's hand just as she transferred the dark blue energy into Kunzite. She then turned and transferred the dark energy into Ami's prone form.
Kunzite looked down at the girl's body, which still wasn't moving or even showing any change.
He turned to face Serenity, "She's not even breathing. Is this your idea of a joke?" he growled.
"Be still!" the princess snarled in reply, "There is still one last part to perform than you can have your "precious" water sprite back. But until then let's talk about payment."
Kunzite
"No, you finish the process than we talk about payment." I replied sharply, for a moment I was afraid that she either didn't know what to do next or she was afraid to perform the next task.
She shook her head, "Nope. This last part requires me to summon the Imperial Crystal so I have to make sure that you are really doing this for Ami instead of using her as bait. So to make sure that your intentions are indeed noble you must repay me now."
I gritted my teeth but reluctantly agreed with her logic, "Fine, what do you want then. Shall I give you Beryl's head on a platter, sabotage the Dark Kingdom..."
She turned her head, her crystal blue eyes were very somber, "I could care less about what happens to this world, I suppose to be dormant remember? What does it mean to me if my host fails or if this whole planet implodes on itself, nothing matters with the exception of one thing. One thing that I care about more than my own life."
She spared a glance towards Ami, "I think you understand better than I could ever explain it. I know that I should hate him for willingly giving into that witch but at the same time I refuse to live without him. So you will take me to my beloved."
"No," I replied.
"You must!" Serenity pleaded.
"You must be crazy for actually WANTING to walk into a place that is practically living and breathing dark energy when you yourself are a living breathing piece of light energy..."
"Why do you think I am asking you to take me there? You were able to keep Ami alive long enough in that place for a few days. I'll only be there long enough to free him and then you can return both of us here." Serenity replied in a serious tone.
"It is more than just the energy conflict," I said frankly.
Turning to face the younger girl I tried to convey my nonexistent sympathy, "Lady Serenity, if you could only see what he has become you wouldn't want to be within ten feet of him. He is not the same person; sometimes I wonder if he is even human anymore and that's saying a lot since I myself haven't been classified as "human" or even "mortal" for at least a thousand years."
"I don't care," the princess stated sincerely, "Like I said this world could go to hell for all I care just as long as I can have him by my side again I will happily watch it go down in flames. Just please take me to him, allow me to free him then your debt to me will be paid and your loyalty proven; only then will I give Ami back to you. A life for a life, a lover for a lover sounds fair don't you agree?" she asked before offering her hand to seal the offer.
Something tells me that I am going to regret this very soon.
Ami
Yes, yes I know that I am suppose to be dead but technically I am not...well it is kind of hard to explain and frankly I don't even know why. One minute I was surrounded by silence and darkness and now I have been "summoned" to this level of semi-conscious. I can sense that something is going on around me but I can't see, smell, feel or even hear what is going on, I don't even hear my own heartbeat or my chest rise and fall with breath.
Am I still dead?
Is this some kind of afterlife?
If it is than it sucks.
Can't see, feel, hear, smell, or taste anything and yet you are aware that you are dead, must be the gods' eternal punishment to constantly remind me that I am indeed dead.
This is so strange though. So quiet and dark yet I know that something is going on; I am not sure what it is, heck I don't even have the slightest clue just as long as it doesn't concern me why should I care?
There is one advantage to this afterlife or whatever it is...it is quiet enough for me to sort out my long jumbled thoughts. Ever since I had regained my memories of the Moon Kingdom I have been all but dying to just take a break and sort out the mess that was once my calm and organized mind. One thing is true; Kunzite was snot even when he was a kid, but still nicer snot than those brats that keep torturing me.
'Hold still will ya!" the boy growled as he tried in vain to keep the blue haired child from squirming away from the antiseptic and bandages he was trying to place on her injured leg.
"But it hurts!" the girl sniffled/howled.
"You were hit with an arrow stupid, so of course it is going to hurt," the elder child snapped.
The girl shook her head, "How many times do I have to tell you I wasn't hit with an arrow. I slipped in the rose garden and cut my ankle on a sharp rock." The boy lifted his head, his gray-violet eyes blazing with indignation, "Do I look stupid to you? I may be a "savage" and a "gypsy bastard" but I do know my weapons."
"This," he said pointedly poking the tender flesh of the girl's ankle causing her to wince, "was not caused by one of your clumsy stunts. So either you are so stupid as to shot an arrow into your own foot or someone, or should I say someones, are still bullying you." chili-Kunzite said boldly even as he wrapped the last bit of cloth bandage around the girl's ankle.
Tears sprang to the girl's eyes, "Don't hurt them," she whimpered, even though she secretly wanted justice to be served she had heard about how violent Kunzite and his "brother" could be.
"You're such a sissy." Kunzite said sharply.
"Don't you want to see them punished for what they did to you? Do you want them to think that they can just bully you around and hurt you whenever they feel like it?"
Chibi Ami shook her head, "No...but you'll kill them!"
"Maim them, yes, make them beg for forgiveness, definitely. But kill them? No." Kunzite replied in a tone that seemed very out of place on a child.
He turned to leave but Ami arose to her feet and placed herself between the doors leading out of the hall to the gardens.
For a moment Kunzite gave her a questioning glance but then he snorted, "You are really stupid," he said before he roughly pushed her aside.
A whimper escaped the young girl as she landed on her wounded ankle; she turned to get up again but before she could even get back to her feet Kunzite had already opened one of the doors and was half way outside.
Despite her hurt foot Ami tried to follow him but he was too far away for her to catch up with him.
"You...you're the one that's stupid...stupid!" the young girl screamed.
A few hours later the same young blue haired child was reading a small book in one of the many libraries abundant in the palace. Her parents were visiting Earth for some sort of political business that she couldn't have cared less about; but apparently her parents cared about it a lot since they would be staying on Earth for an undetermined amount of time. She hoped that they wouldn't stay very long because she was getting tired of being picked on by these stupid boys that were at the Golden Palace to start their training to become soldiers and body guards for the nobility of Earth.
Curled up in a large armchair, her feet dangling from one end one missing a tiny blue shoe, which was laying underneath the chair. In her hands was a rather thick volume which pages were eagerly eyed by hungry eyes that devoured words. She was so absorbed in the tome that the slamming of the main doors shocked her so badly that she accidentally dropped her book to the ground. Before she could even move to pick up the book she was roughly extracted from her chair and all but dragged to the door.
She turned her head only to blink in surprise that none other than a very bloodied and battered looking Kunzite was dragging her away from her comfortable chair and book. His face was covered with bruises and his nose looked like it was bent in a funny way; the right sleeve of his shirt was torn revealing a few more bruises and a long cut that was still bleeding.
"You...you're hurt!" Ami said.
"Duh! That kind of happens when you get into a fight with a bunch of pansy ass pricks that thinks a fair fight means mustering up the force of a small army." Kunzite said dryly.
The girl stopped in her tracks, forcing Kunzite to stop as well.
"What is it now," the boy wondered aloud before he turned right into the open palm of the girl.
"Here, let me help you." Ami said softly as she placed her palm to the side of his bruised face. A light blue light glowed around her fingers before they floated to his skin and instantly mended the bruised flesh.
In surprise Kunzite ran his fingers down the once damaged skin; his eyes wide with shock stared in disbelief at Ami. This lasted for about a moment because he then conked the poor girl on the head.
"Owwwww! What did you do that for you jerk!" the girl cried as she gingerly rubbed the small goose egg that had formed on her skull.
"You have healing powers and it didn't once cross your mind while your leg was bleeding that you could heal yourself and save us both the trouble?!" Kunzite yelled.
Ami winced, "I can't use my powers on myself only on other people. Since the healing powers come from Mercury if I used the power on myself I would get a backlog of the energy and make myself sick."
"In that case," Kunzite began as he took Ami's hand again to lead her down the hall, "we'll need to get some ice to put on your head before the swelling gets worse."
"What? You're not even going to apologize for hitting me?!" the girl cried indignantly.
The boy shrugged his shoulders, "Why should I? You should have had enough sense to duck."
Later that day...
"Well here, we are, it is not much but all in all a nice place to call home." Kunzite said as he led the small water senshi the room he occupied.
Poor Ami was worried about what her parents and wondered if they realized that she had been missing for the whole day. After Kunzite had given her ice for her head she tried to get away but he just grabbed her hand again and led her to this place.
"A den of lions," Ami whispered to herself when she realized that he had lead her right into the quarters of the young men training to become guardsmen. Even though she was only seven Ami knew that if she didn't leave soon those boys that always picked on her would find her. She moved to the door, hoping against hope that he wouldn't notice if she quietly slipped out...
"Hey, where do you think you're going." Kunzite said as he pulled her away from the door.
The girl sighed, "Look, I really don't care what some old crone told your folks when you were a baby; I have my own family, my mom and dad are probably worried sick about me."
Kunzite gave her a level stare, "You think I am enjoying this? Dream on short stuff. I hate your guts."
Ami nodded, "For once I have to agree with you. So why don't we part ways now."
Kunzite shook his head, "No can do. You see that "old crone" was a priestess and a well-respected person in my family's clan. She would predict the future of newborns and most of the time her predictions came true in one way or another."
"You told me that she didn't "predict" anything for you when you were little though." Ami said.
"True, but she did tell my parents that I was the meet a "child of water." When I find this person I am supposed to protect them because he or she will belong to me." Kunzite replied seriously.
"You don't understand! I can't stay here with you, my parents will worry about me. And even though I hate you I don't want you to get into trouble for kidnapping me."
"I am not kidnapping you."
"Oh really then what do you call this."
"Protecting what's mine."
"Ohhh you're so stupid!"
"I am not stupid, you're the one that's stupid, stupid!"
"I am not yours' alright, get it through your skull and leave me alone!"
An older man shook his head in disbelief as he looked down at his young ward and the young girl that he had been arguing with.
"She has a point Kunzite. She does have a family and you just can't keep her here."
"But master..."
"No "buts" Kunzite. This isn't the desert, you just can't take someone captive."
"My family never did anything like that!" the younger man said an angered tone.
"So you are going to shame your family by taking a child captive?" the "master" replied.
"I am not holding her captive!"
"Yes you are." Ami piped in.
"Shut up! Who asked you anyway." Kunzite snarled.
The "master" sighed at the sight of the two children resuming their former argument. 'Maybe if I just let them argue long enough they will wear each other out. Meanwhile I'll go find this girl's parents," the master reasoned even though he was still a bit worried about leaving them alone; but in the end he figured that it couldn't hurt, what was the worse that could happen?
Crasssshhhh
"Great, now look at what you did!" Kunzite sneered after Ami accidentally knocked over a table causing a valuable looking vase to topple to the ground and shatter into thousands of pieces.
"It was your fault for chasing me in the first place." Ami yelled even as she kept trying to get away from her pursuer while trying to get out of the wing before he could catch up with her; but age and height was against her in this endeavor. Before the young girl could even blink in the next second Kunzite pounced on her.
"Uggh get off of me you jerk!" Ami howled as she tried to wiggle away.
"No. You're not going to run away."
Ami paused in her struggle, "If I promise not to run away will you please get off of me?" she asked slyly.
"Hmm don't know. Sure I can trust you?" Kunzite asked.
"Uh huh, just let me up please." Ami replied now begging.
"Only if you swear that you'll stay."
"Okay I swear...owww!"
"You didn't let me finish stupid! Secondly you have to swear on your own life that you belong to me; no one else got it?"
"You dork! You can't "own" a person, that's not right!" Ami said.
"Who says, your mum and dad?"
"...Yes, but not just them. Everyone knows that you just can't own a person like they're an object."
"You won't be an object. I mean you won't let anyone..."
"Anyone what?" Ami asked innocently.
"Nothin, just swear that you're mine and I'll let you up."
"Fine, I swear on my own life that I belong to you. There are you happy now?" Ami asked in a sarcastic tone.
"Not really but it will have to do for now." Kunzite replied standing up to allow Ami to stand.
"You don't have to be such an ass about this whole thing." Kunzite said sharply when he noted the sour appearing expression on the girl's face.
"Are you saying that I should be happy that you are holding me prisoner? And how do I know that you're not making up all this prophecy stuff?"
"Why would I lie to you about that?"
"Maybe you want to keep me because I am pretty?" Ami suggested.
The nine year old gave her a critical glare before scoffing, "I don't think so."
"You can't take her," the boy replied stubbornly as he crossed his arms in front of Ami holding her back to his chest.
The young master rolled his eyes, behind him stood Ami's parents whom had been searching for their daughter for hours.
"Kunzite, be reasonable for once. Her parents are here to take her back to Mercury, their home world."
"Exactly why she is staying here. If she leaves I won't be able to see her again." Kunzite replied in a cocky tone as if it was the solution to the problem.
"Kunzite, she can't stay here. She had her own family and home to go to."
The boy looked back to Ami's parents then back to his "master" whom was really his tutor and guardian while he was living in the Golden Kingdom.
His grip on the girl tightened, "She's mine. Tell them that I can give them money anything they want in exchange for her."
The master growled between his teeth, "Kunzite, you know that it doesn't work that way. Ami is their daughter; they are not just going to sell her to you."
"Well tough for them." Kunzite replied shortly.
A few days later
"I am sorry." Ami replied with a lowered head, dark blue bangs falling in front of her eyes.
In front of her a very solemn appearing child with dark skin and silver hair gazed out the large bay windows. A scowl marred his face but actually looked a lot like the pout of a spoiled child.
She stood there for what seemed like forever; well to a seven year old five minutes are forever, before she sighed and turned to leave.
"So that's it. You're going home?" Kunzite asked.
Ami nodded, "I am very sorry. I...you may be a jerk most of the time but the last few days you have been very...nice."
"Yeah well you haven't been "Miss Sunshine" either...but I have been able to tolerate you."
The blue haired girl smiled, "Maybe we'll see each other again...someday."
"...Someday." Kunzite replied before turning away.
She knew that it would be better if she left now before he went into super possessive mood again but he just seemed kind of sad. Slowly she left the door and moved towards him than at last minute she ran up to him and flung her tiny arms around him.
The boy stiffened when he felt her "attack" him but then relaxed a little bit.
"Goodbye. And thank you for saving me...twice." Ami whispered.
Kunzite snorted, "Whatever, just get out of here before your parents have a cow and send the guards to come find you."
"Alright" Ami replied as she reluctantly pried herself away.
Just as she was about to turn the doorknob Kunzite called to her.
"Remember your promise."
Ami turned her head to face him.
A smirk crossed his lips, "No matter what, even if we don't meet up again you belong to me. No other guy or even a girl will stand between us."
The water child smiled softly, "Right. I'll remember and keep that promise. I swear on my own life."'
Years past until the promise became a burden.
Lady Ami was furious.
No, more than furious if she had the element of fire running through her veins like Rei she knew that she would be spitting out fireballs left and right.
The nerve, the outrageous audacity of that stuck up prick! She stormed through the halls like a woman on warpath; occasionally she would drop a book and have to double back which made her even angrier so needless to say she shocked a few of long time friends when she stormed through the halls of their quarters as she stomped up the stairs to her private chambers hissing various curses that a young lady should not know under her breath with each step.
Finally within the confines of her own sanctuary she growled low in her throat. Of course she remembered her promise to the handsome, but very rude and apparently more so arrogant, Kunzite but apparently he either forgotten the promise that she had made or he had forgotten her completely.
"Not that it really matters now." Ami mused aloud as she glanced at the small end table covered with blue lupines, water lilies, and white roses. She smiled at the flowers, her eyes softening from the hot iron of anger. Just recently Lord Zoicite had begun courting her; since he accompanied Prince Endymion on his many visits to the Moon Kingdom they had gotten to know each other very well and she had to admit that he did have a certain charm about him.
Sliding one of her gloves off Ami gingerly picked up a white rose being careful of it's' thorns. Normally she didn't care for roses but if Zoicite had given them to her the plants could have all been cattails and cactus for all she cared. Her eyes closed as she took in the heavy sensual fragrance of the virgin white rose, such a contradiction but still a wonderful combination. Carelessly she twirled the flower's hazardous stem around her agile fingers just as her thoughts took a dramatic turn from the current love of her life to the recent bane.
He was an ass when he was a child but instead of maturing he seemed to be stuck in some sort of time warp where his body had matured but his personal maturity and attitude certainly hadn't improved one bit. What if he recalled the little pact that they had made as children? Maybe he wouldn't care, she for one couldn't care less...but what if he did? What if he wished to hold her to such a rash and childish promise?
Snap
The rose fell to the ground as Ami held the other half of the stem in her hand. Blood pooled from her left index finger as it buried into a thorn.
A bittersweet smile crossed her lips, "I swear upon my own life Kunzite that you will regret the day you ever met me."
Notes: Yes I know this chapter seems pretty point less but just when I thought I was bringing this fic to a close I get inspired so by now this fic will be completed with at least five or seven more chapters. I also apologize for the sappy fluffy stuff, I normally hate that kind of stuff preferring romantic comedy or lots of angsty dramatic romance but not fluffy stuff, yet I always seem to write this sort of stuff. I also know that Usagi/ Serenity might be OOC...okay so is very OOC for that I am really sorry too. I'll probably update quicker since I have a four day weekend coming up and spring break in a few weeks so I might be finished quicker than earlier stated.
Notes: Website still not up but it is getting there...as for this fic is finally drawing to a close after having it posted on this site for almost an entire year, feels like almost twenty at times...not that I am complaining or anything I have been having a lot of fun writing this fic. Speaking of fun...thank you so much for sending in all of your reviews, they have been very encouraging and helpful. Thanks goes out to:
Mistress of Ice: Yeah! Glomps Ice, I am so glad that you came back!! Whimpers and cowers slightly, Sorry...it wasn't that I wanted to do that but I had to...forgive? Anyway great to have ya back!
Yui4: blushes, you really think so? I thought that the fight scene was cruddy and I should have elaborated on it a bit more, I still might do that when I revise this fic, thank you so much for the complement.
Mercury Destiny: Hands Ami a box of tissues. Me very sorry!!! Raises right hand I solemnly swear not to kill off any more main characters...at least in this fic.
Nova33: I'll try to fit some more memories and stuff into this chapter but be forewarned that this and the following chapters will be centered around closure and normally I don't like moving backward to move forward, or is that moving forward to go backwards...no wait...Blue mumbles incoherently for a moment. Thanks! ^_^
Sailor Lune: I tried really hard to not make the characters OOC, one way I tired to achieve this was sort of combining the characteristics from both the anime and the manga to come to a sort of balance plus taking into the account astrology and stuff like that...but I am rambling...thank you for being understanding, again I was kind of scared about posting that chapter due to blatant OOCness with just about everyone. Thank you!
And last but certainly not least Sailor Element: Blue blushes a deep scarlet, Wow uh I really don't know what else to say but thank you so much!
Now before I continue I am giving you guys a fair warning that this might have OOCness, hopefully nothing too horrible I hope and of course language, intense sarcasm and now some...other stuff.
Chapter Eleven
The Pact
Usagi
You would think that spending half a year of your life as a super heroine of love and justice would prepare you for just about anything. After all of the bizarre monsters and evil...people that one had to fight on a regular basis one might be devoided of the emotion of shock or surprise...but even with all of those factors Usagi was still very shocked too say the least when she turned the street corner just two hours after an early dawn to see her number one nemesis standing less than five feet away from her house. He looked very bedraggled; his shirt was torn from where Mina had caught him with her broadsword, blood from the wound was caked to his side. But despite his appearance, especially in front of her house she would have immediately transformed into Sailor Moon and at least try to beat him; that is if he wasn't carrying Ami in his arms.
Slowly she edged the corner, her back against the wall as she wondered what to do. If he knew where she lived than he must also know her real identity and since she knew that she couldn't take him on by herself. But she couldn't just waltz over to him unprotected. She nodded and silently transformed into her alter identity and turned the corner.
Even with her powers she felt scared to approach Kunzite but she knew that she couldn't let him stalk around her house when her family was inside.
"What are you doing here Kunzite?" Usagi/ Sailor Moon asked the older man.
He looked up to face her, he remained standing in the same spot almost as if he was expecting her to come closer. Sailor Moon hesitated for a moment before she came closer; but still gave a wide birth between her and the "affectionately" named "Dark Kingdom Dork".
He didn't reply to her question instead he turned his eyes towards her home. She shuttered wondering if he was going to snap at any moment, just drop Ami's lifeless body and blast her house killing her parents and younger brother inside.
"We should leave before someone sees us," he said suddenly before he turned on his heel and walked away.
For a moment Sailor Moon could only stare at his retreating form with a bemused expression until she realized that he was easily leaving her behind.
"I uh, hey wait for me!" Sailor Moon called out as she raced to catch up with Kunzite.
She fell in step behind him all the while wondering what people would think if people saw a man almost covered in blood and a young girl dressed in an odd costume, oh and let's not forget the dead body of another girl. She shook her head, only to have her eyes turn towards Ami. The blue-haired senshi had a long vertical slit that stared from her chest down towards her ribs from the broadsword.
All of them, the senshi, had seen the smaller girl take the blow for their enemy; shock was the first reaction than horror but before any one could really reach that point Kunzite had already left with Ami. Then the rest of them had to help get Mina to a hospital; Usagi wanted to stay behind at the hospital but Lita and Rei forced her to go home so that she wouldn't get in trouble with her parents again. The girl had to hold back tears as her mind drifted from her present situation to Mina; at first this super heroine stuff was just a game, a very scary and dangerous game at times but she really never took it seriously but now the world seemed to be growing darker with each passing day. She had already lost a fellow senshi and friend and now another one was in mortal jeopardy and she couldn't do anything about it.
The tears that she tried to hold back slide down her eyes as she blindly followed Kunzite to...where was he planning on taking them anyway?
"What does it matter?" Usagi asked herself as she choked back a sob. She felt so weak and helpless.
"What?" Kunzite asked as he turned his head.
Usagi clenched her fists, "I...I hate this! I hate all of this! I don't want to go through with any of this anymore, this is all wrong! Ami's dead, Mina might die and...and I just want to be normal! I am tired of having to be strong when I am really scared; I am tired of having people depending on me because I only let them down. I am just tired of it all!" Usagi cried as she slowly sank to her knees, her tears falling down her face to stain the sidewalk.
She felt so stupid and ashamed for letting her enemy see her emotional breakdown but the last few months had been too much for her to take. "I am sorry," she whispered as she quickly wiped her tears away, "I guess Rei's right I am a meatball headed baka."
"Maybe." Kunzite said, "But right now I need...your help."
The blonde haired child stared up, her dark blue eyes blinking at him in disbelief, "W...what did you say?"
"You heard me and I will not repeat myself, so pull your ass off of the ground and follow me." Kunzite growled.
Usagi quickly scrambled to her feet, her eyes downcast as she followed Kunzite to...what else a park, thankfully this one seemed to be abandoned and secluded.
Carefully Kunzite set Ami's body on the ground before turning to Usagi; his cold eyes staring at her skeptically.
Nervously Usagi shifted her weight on her feet, "So uh why do you need my help?"
Kunzite looked up from Ami to Usagi then back to the water senshi; "You may or may not realize this but even while you are Usagi and Sailor Ditz, you are also the Moon Princess Serenity..."
"Whoa, nuh uh, don't you even go there!" Usagi said crossing her arms over her chest, "Isn't it bad enough that I have an identity crises every other day now I have ANOTHER identity. And besides, how can I be a princess of anything..."
"Well you let me finish." Kunzite hissed in a very irritated sounding tone.
Usagi gulped and nodded her head.
"Thank you." Kunzite replied.
"First, no matter what you think or say; yes, you are the Moon Princess Serenity, or at least her reincarnated form. Second, the Moon Princess, and her mother Queen Serenity, have the power of regeneration and resurrection through the power of the Imperial Crystal. That's why I need your help."
Usagi glanced down at Ami's body before replying, "Let me get this straight, you Mister Blonde Evil Dude want me to help you bring Ami back?"
Kunzite reluctantly nodded.
"Why?" Usagi asked innocently.
"That is none of your business."
"She's my friend! Tell me why." Usagi pleaded.
"I just want her back. That is all that you need to know. Now, enlighten me," Kunzite said cockily as he waited for Usagi to summon the powers of the Imperial Crystal.
The girl in question sweat-dropped and began muttering, "Uh well you see, I uh I really don't know anything about this Imperial Crystal other than the fact that me and others have to find it before..."
"What?!" the older man growled as his right hand clasped tightly around Usagi's throat and lifting her up off the ground.
"You're telling me that you are so stupid, so incompetent that you don't even know anything about your own power source. That you haven't the slightly clue on just what allows you to parade around in this stupid uniform, to throw that stupid tiara of yours!" he roared in the girl's face.
Usagi cringed at his tone but had to reluctantly admit again to knowing nothing about the Imperial Crystal.
Kunzite let a vile curse escape his lips before he dropped Usagi to the ground.
The girl threw an angry/hurt glare at Kunzite only to have her face soften as she followed his gaze to Ami's lifeless form.
"You...care about her don't you?" she asked softly.
Even though Kunzite didn't say anything Usagi could tell that her question was easily answered.
"I am sorry, I had no idea. If you want me to I'll try."
Kunzite's hands constricted into tight fists, "No. The last thing you need to do is to venture into such power lightly. If you can't do it then I'll find another way."
Usagi gulped, she wanted her friend back more than anything in the world but despite her ditzy appearance and immature actions she knew that there was something that shouldn't be messed with.
"Please," Usagi began, "don't be mad at me, but has it ever occurred to you that maybe...this is better. Maybe..."
She stopped in mid sentence as Kunzite turned his head to glare at her; his eyes were filled with such anger and malice that for a moment Usagi wondered if one could kill with a single stare.
"You wouldn't understand. You are wrong in assuming that I love her but it would be the truth to say that I need her. I hate myself for it but she has become apart of my existence. If you can't help me I'll find another way." Kunzite said before he effortlessly scooped Ami's form back into his arms.
"Wait," Usagi pleaded.
Kunzite gritted his teeth wondering what in the seven realms of hell the blonde wanted now he turned to face the girl he found the same princess he has spoken of just a few minutes ago.
Same long white ball gown, same silver hair done up in those "meatballs".
Her eyes were calmed yet surprisingly cold and apathetic. But while her outward appearance was posed if malicious and out of place; inside the "real" Usagi was very confused lying behind layers of concert walls set in place by the Princess whom although grateful to her host form had her own agenda to complete and with this desperate man in her corner she could accomplish her goals.
She smiled softly, her right hand scooped up an inch of her white skirt to keep it from dragging in the mud as she crossed over to Kunzite.
"You do realize that what you ask of me comes at a great price." Princess Serenity replied in a quite and melodious tone.
Kunzite nodded, "Whatever it takes. Whatever you want if it is in my power I will give it to you as payment for..."
Suddenly Serenity placed her finger to his mouth, "You shouldn't make promises so quickly my lord or you just find yourself joining Lady Ami in death."
She pulled away only to circle the older man, "You see while what you request of me is dangerous to my health, could very well kill me if not done correctly; but I could ask you to in return do something that could not only affect you but your beloved Queen..."
Kunzite snorted, "You could ask me to barbeque that bitch on a spit for all I care," he said darkly.
"Or I could ask you to give up your life in exchange for Ami's." Serenity stated boldly; "Why the disbelieving stare? Do you think that a person is instantly brought to life? That a sacrifice isn't made to resurrect someone? True I could use my own life energy but being that this body as it is right now is weak that could be disastrous. The magic involved with such an act could cause this entire planet to explode if I were to lose control so another life force must be used. There is other way of course but the complete transfer of one life force to another is the easiest form. Would you be able to do that for her? If I were to ask you right now if you would willingly give up your life in exchange for hers would you do it?"
Silence reigned for what seemed like an eternity.
Serenity smirked, she knew he wouldn't willingly give up his life for the girl; no he had too much pride and was far too jaded to hold onto such romantic beliefs...
"I would,"
She blinked in disbelief.
The princesss gave him a cynical stare, "Lair, you're just saying that so I'll have pity on you."
"You are the one who is wrong child; I would give up my life for her, if and only if it was the only way. But unless I am going deaf you did mention of another way."
A sly smile curled on the lips of the princess; "You are shrewd my lord. Yes there is another way, it is risky and unstable but as of right now it is our best option for two reasons. One I will not have a remake of Romeo and Juliet because as soon as Ami wakes up and sees you dead how long do you think it will take her to realize that she "must join you in death." Reason two I need you alive for you to perform your half of this bargain of ours. But I regress, before we can get to your portion of our deal I suppose I must follow through my own promise."
With that said Serenity slowly raised her hand to touch the side of Ami's face, her index finger rested briefly on her temple where the same dark blue symbol began to glow briefly only to be replaced by a bright silver light that steadily engulfed her body.
"Place her on the ground Kunzite," Serenity commanded.
Kunzite gently set the girl's body down only to have Serenity place her right hand against his chest.
He glanced down at the smaller girl for half a minute before she explained.
"This is the other form of transference, since you can't give all of your energy to her you'll have to give half of the dark energy sustaining you while Ami's own powers will be transferred to you to make up for your missing half, understand?"
"...I don't think that I want to." Kunzite replied dryly.
A cloud of "dark" energy formed in front of Usagi's hand just as she transferred the dark blue energy into Kunzite. She then turned and transferred the dark energy into Ami's prone form.
Kunzite looked down at the girl's body, which still wasn't moving or even showing any change.
He turned to face Serenity, "She's not even breathing. Is this your idea of a joke?" he growled.
"Be still!" the princess snarled in reply, "There is still one last part to perform than you can have your "precious" water sprite back. But until then let's talk about payment."
Kunzite
"No, you finish the process than we talk about payment." I replied sharply, for a moment I was afraid that she either didn't know what to do next or she was afraid to perform the next task.
She shook her head, "Nope. This last part requires me to summon the Imperial Crystal so I have to make sure that you are really doing this for Ami instead of using her as bait. So to make sure that your intentions are indeed noble you must repay me now."
I gritted my teeth but reluctantly agreed with her logic, "Fine, what do you want then. Shall I give you Beryl's head on a platter, sabotage the Dark Kingdom..."
She turned her head, her crystal blue eyes were very somber, "I could care less about what happens to this world, I suppose to be dormant remember? What does it mean to me if my host fails or if this whole planet implodes on itself, nothing matters with the exception of one thing. One thing that I care about more than my own life."
She spared a glance towards Ami, "I think you understand better than I could ever explain it. I know that I should hate him for willingly giving into that witch but at the same time I refuse to live without him. So you will take me to my beloved."
"No," I replied.
"You must!" Serenity pleaded.
"You must be crazy for actually WANTING to walk into a place that is practically living and breathing dark energy when you yourself are a living breathing piece of light energy..."
"Why do you think I am asking you to take me there? You were able to keep Ami alive long enough in that place for a few days. I'll only be there long enough to free him and then you can return both of us here." Serenity replied in a serious tone.
"It is more than just the energy conflict," I said frankly.
Turning to face the younger girl I tried to convey my nonexistent sympathy, "Lady Serenity, if you could only see what he has become you wouldn't want to be within ten feet of him. He is not the same person; sometimes I wonder if he is even human anymore and that's saying a lot since I myself haven't been classified as "human" or even "mortal" for at least a thousand years."
"I don't care," the princess stated sincerely, "Like I said this world could go to hell for all I care just as long as I can have him by my side again I will happily watch it go down in flames. Just please take me to him, allow me to free him then your debt to me will be paid and your loyalty proven; only then will I give Ami back to you. A life for a life, a lover for a lover sounds fair don't you agree?" she asked before offering her hand to seal the offer.
Something tells me that I am going to regret this very soon.
Ami
Yes, yes I know that I am suppose to be dead but technically I am not...well it is kind of hard to explain and frankly I don't even know why. One minute I was surrounded by silence and darkness and now I have been "summoned" to this level of semi-conscious. I can sense that something is going on around me but I can't see, smell, feel or even hear what is going on, I don't even hear my own heartbeat or my chest rise and fall with breath.
Am I still dead?
Is this some kind of afterlife?
If it is than it sucks.
Can't see, feel, hear, smell, or taste anything and yet you are aware that you are dead, must be the gods' eternal punishment to constantly remind me that I am indeed dead.
This is so strange though. So quiet and dark yet I know that something is going on; I am not sure what it is, heck I don't even have the slightest clue just as long as it doesn't concern me why should I care?
There is one advantage to this afterlife or whatever it is...it is quiet enough for me to sort out my long jumbled thoughts. Ever since I had regained my memories of the Moon Kingdom I have been all but dying to just take a break and sort out the mess that was once my calm and organized mind. One thing is true; Kunzite was snot even when he was a kid, but still nicer snot than those brats that keep torturing me.
'Hold still will ya!" the boy growled as he tried in vain to keep the blue haired child from squirming away from the antiseptic and bandages he was trying to place on her injured leg.
"But it hurts!" the girl sniffled/howled.
"You were hit with an arrow stupid, so of course it is going to hurt," the elder child snapped.
The girl shook her head, "How many times do I have to tell you I wasn't hit with an arrow. I slipped in the rose garden and cut my ankle on a sharp rock." The boy lifted his head, his gray-violet eyes blazing with indignation, "Do I look stupid to you? I may be a "savage" and a "gypsy bastard" but I do know my weapons."
"This," he said pointedly poking the tender flesh of the girl's ankle causing her to wince, "was not caused by one of your clumsy stunts. So either you are so stupid as to shot an arrow into your own foot or someone, or should I say someones, are still bullying you." chili-Kunzite said boldly even as he wrapped the last bit of cloth bandage around the girl's ankle.
Tears sprang to the girl's eyes, "Don't hurt them," she whimpered, even though she secretly wanted justice to be served she had heard about how violent Kunzite and his "brother" could be.
"You're such a sissy." Kunzite said sharply.
"Don't you want to see them punished for what they did to you? Do you want them to think that they can just bully you around and hurt you whenever they feel like it?"
Chibi Ami shook her head, "No...but you'll kill them!"
"Maim them, yes, make them beg for forgiveness, definitely. But kill them? No." Kunzite replied in a tone that seemed very out of place on a child.
He turned to leave but Ami arose to her feet and placed herself between the doors leading out of the hall to the gardens.
For a moment Kunzite gave her a questioning glance but then he snorted, "You are really stupid," he said before he roughly pushed her aside.
A whimper escaped the young girl as she landed on her wounded ankle; she turned to get up again but before she could even get back to her feet Kunzite had already opened one of the doors and was half way outside.
Despite her hurt foot Ami tried to follow him but he was too far away for her to catch up with him.
"You...you're the one that's stupid...stupid!" the young girl screamed.
A few hours later the same young blue haired child was reading a small book in one of the many libraries abundant in the palace. Her parents were visiting Earth for some sort of political business that she couldn't have cared less about; but apparently her parents cared about it a lot since they would be staying on Earth for an undetermined amount of time. She hoped that they wouldn't stay very long because she was getting tired of being picked on by these stupid boys that were at the Golden Palace to start their training to become soldiers and body guards for the nobility of Earth.
Curled up in a large armchair, her feet dangling from one end one missing a tiny blue shoe, which was laying underneath the chair. In her hands was a rather thick volume which pages were eagerly eyed by hungry eyes that devoured words. She was so absorbed in the tome that the slamming of the main doors shocked her so badly that she accidentally dropped her book to the ground. Before she could even move to pick up the book she was roughly extracted from her chair and all but dragged to the door.
She turned her head only to blink in surprise that none other than a very bloodied and battered looking Kunzite was dragging her away from her comfortable chair and book. His face was covered with bruises and his nose looked like it was bent in a funny way; the right sleeve of his shirt was torn revealing a few more bruises and a long cut that was still bleeding.
"You...you're hurt!" Ami said.
"Duh! That kind of happens when you get into a fight with a bunch of pansy ass pricks that thinks a fair fight means mustering up the force of a small army." Kunzite said dryly.
The girl stopped in her tracks, forcing Kunzite to stop as well.
"What is it now," the boy wondered aloud before he turned right into the open palm of the girl.
"Here, let me help you." Ami said softly as she placed her palm to the side of his bruised face. A light blue light glowed around her fingers before they floated to his skin and instantly mended the bruised flesh.
In surprise Kunzite ran his fingers down the once damaged skin; his eyes wide with shock stared in disbelief at Ami. This lasted for about a moment because he then conked the poor girl on the head.
"Owwwww! What did you do that for you jerk!" the girl cried as she gingerly rubbed the small goose egg that had formed on her skull.
"You have healing powers and it didn't once cross your mind while your leg was bleeding that you could heal yourself and save us both the trouble?!" Kunzite yelled.
Ami winced, "I can't use my powers on myself only on other people. Since the healing powers come from Mercury if I used the power on myself I would get a backlog of the energy and make myself sick."
"In that case," Kunzite began as he took Ami's hand again to lead her down the hall, "we'll need to get some ice to put on your head before the swelling gets worse."
"What? You're not even going to apologize for hitting me?!" the girl cried indignantly.
The boy shrugged his shoulders, "Why should I? You should have had enough sense to duck."
Later that day...
"Well here, we are, it is not much but all in all a nice place to call home." Kunzite said as he led the small water senshi the room he occupied.
Poor Ami was worried about what her parents and wondered if they realized that she had been missing for the whole day. After Kunzite had given her ice for her head she tried to get away but he just grabbed her hand again and led her to this place.
"A den of lions," Ami whispered to herself when she realized that he had lead her right into the quarters of the young men training to become guardsmen. Even though she was only seven Ami knew that if she didn't leave soon those boys that always picked on her would find her. She moved to the door, hoping against hope that he wouldn't notice if she quietly slipped out...
"Hey, where do you think you're going." Kunzite said as he pulled her away from the door.
The girl sighed, "Look, I really don't care what some old crone told your folks when you were a baby; I have my own family, my mom and dad are probably worried sick about me."
Kunzite gave her a level stare, "You think I am enjoying this? Dream on short stuff. I hate your guts."
Ami nodded, "For once I have to agree with you. So why don't we part ways now."
Kunzite shook his head, "No can do. You see that "old crone" was a priestess and a well-respected person in my family's clan. She would predict the future of newborns and most of the time her predictions came true in one way or another."
"You told me that she didn't "predict" anything for you when you were little though." Ami said.
"True, but she did tell my parents that I was the meet a "child of water." When I find this person I am supposed to protect them because he or she will belong to me." Kunzite replied seriously.
"You don't understand! I can't stay here with you, my parents will worry about me. And even though I hate you I don't want you to get into trouble for kidnapping me."
"I am not kidnapping you."
"Oh really then what do you call this."
"Protecting what's mine."
"Ohhh you're so stupid!"
"I am not stupid, you're the one that's stupid, stupid!"
"I am not yours' alright, get it through your skull and leave me alone!"
An older man shook his head in disbelief as he looked down at his young ward and the young girl that he had been arguing with.
"She has a point Kunzite. She does have a family and you just can't keep her here."
"But master..."
"No "buts" Kunzite. This isn't the desert, you just can't take someone captive."
"My family never did anything like that!" the younger man said an angered tone.
"So you are going to shame your family by taking a child captive?" the "master" replied.
"I am not holding her captive!"
"Yes you are." Ami piped in.
"Shut up! Who asked you anyway." Kunzite snarled.
The "master" sighed at the sight of the two children resuming their former argument. 'Maybe if I just let them argue long enough they will wear each other out. Meanwhile I'll go find this girl's parents," the master reasoned even though he was still a bit worried about leaving them alone; but in the end he figured that it couldn't hurt, what was the worse that could happen?
Crasssshhhh
"Great, now look at what you did!" Kunzite sneered after Ami accidentally knocked over a table causing a valuable looking vase to topple to the ground and shatter into thousands of pieces.
"It was your fault for chasing me in the first place." Ami yelled even as she kept trying to get away from her pursuer while trying to get out of the wing before he could catch up with her; but age and height was against her in this endeavor. Before the young girl could even blink in the next second Kunzite pounced on her.
"Uggh get off of me you jerk!" Ami howled as she tried to wiggle away.
"No. You're not going to run away."
Ami paused in her struggle, "If I promise not to run away will you please get off of me?" she asked slyly.
"Hmm don't know. Sure I can trust you?" Kunzite asked.
"Uh huh, just let me up please." Ami replied now begging.
"Only if you swear that you'll stay."
"Okay I swear...owww!"
"You didn't let me finish stupid! Secondly you have to swear on your own life that you belong to me; no one else got it?"
"You dork! You can't "own" a person, that's not right!" Ami said.
"Who says, your mum and dad?"
"...Yes, but not just them. Everyone knows that you just can't own a person like they're an object."
"You won't be an object. I mean you won't let anyone..."
"Anyone what?" Ami asked innocently.
"Nothin, just swear that you're mine and I'll let you up."
"Fine, I swear on my own life that I belong to you. There are you happy now?" Ami asked in a sarcastic tone.
"Not really but it will have to do for now." Kunzite replied standing up to allow Ami to stand.
"You don't have to be such an ass about this whole thing." Kunzite said sharply when he noted the sour appearing expression on the girl's face.
"Are you saying that I should be happy that you are holding me prisoner? And how do I know that you're not making up all this prophecy stuff?"
"Why would I lie to you about that?"
"Maybe you want to keep me because I am pretty?" Ami suggested.
The nine year old gave her a critical glare before scoffing, "I don't think so."
"You can't take her," the boy replied stubbornly as he crossed his arms in front of Ami holding her back to his chest.
The young master rolled his eyes, behind him stood Ami's parents whom had been searching for their daughter for hours.
"Kunzite, be reasonable for once. Her parents are here to take her back to Mercury, their home world."
"Exactly why she is staying here. If she leaves I won't be able to see her again." Kunzite replied in a cocky tone as if it was the solution to the problem.
"Kunzite, she can't stay here. She had her own family and home to go to."
The boy looked back to Ami's parents then back to his "master" whom was really his tutor and guardian while he was living in the Golden Kingdom.
His grip on the girl tightened, "She's mine. Tell them that I can give them money anything they want in exchange for her."
The master growled between his teeth, "Kunzite, you know that it doesn't work that way. Ami is their daughter; they are not just going to sell her to you."
"Well tough for them." Kunzite replied shortly.
A few days later
"I am sorry." Ami replied with a lowered head, dark blue bangs falling in front of her eyes.
In front of her a very solemn appearing child with dark skin and silver hair gazed out the large bay windows. A scowl marred his face but actually looked a lot like the pout of a spoiled child.
She stood there for what seemed like forever; well to a seven year old five minutes are forever, before she sighed and turned to leave.
"So that's it. You're going home?" Kunzite asked.
Ami nodded, "I am very sorry. I...you may be a jerk most of the time but the last few days you have been very...nice."
"Yeah well you haven't been "Miss Sunshine" either...but I have been able to tolerate you."
The blue haired girl smiled, "Maybe we'll see each other again...someday."
"...Someday." Kunzite replied before turning away.
She knew that it would be better if she left now before he went into super possessive mood again but he just seemed kind of sad. Slowly she left the door and moved towards him than at last minute she ran up to him and flung her tiny arms around him.
The boy stiffened when he felt her "attack" him but then relaxed a little bit.
"Goodbye. And thank you for saving me...twice." Ami whispered.
Kunzite snorted, "Whatever, just get out of here before your parents have a cow and send the guards to come find you."
"Alright" Ami replied as she reluctantly pried herself away.
Just as she was about to turn the doorknob Kunzite called to her.
"Remember your promise."
Ami turned her head to face him.
A smirk crossed his lips, "No matter what, even if we don't meet up again you belong to me. No other guy or even a girl will stand between us."
The water child smiled softly, "Right. I'll remember and keep that promise. I swear on my own life."'
Years past until the promise became a burden.
Lady Ami was furious.
No, more than furious if she had the element of fire running through her veins like Rei she knew that she would be spitting out fireballs left and right.
The nerve, the outrageous audacity of that stuck up prick! She stormed through the halls like a woman on warpath; occasionally she would drop a book and have to double back which made her even angrier so needless to say she shocked a few of long time friends when she stormed through the halls of their quarters as she stomped up the stairs to her private chambers hissing various curses that a young lady should not know under her breath with each step.
Finally within the confines of her own sanctuary she growled low in her throat. Of course she remembered her promise to the handsome, but very rude and apparently more so arrogant, Kunzite but apparently he either forgotten the promise that she had made or he had forgotten her completely.
"Not that it really matters now." Ami mused aloud as she glanced at the small end table covered with blue lupines, water lilies, and white roses. She smiled at the flowers, her eyes softening from the hot iron of anger. Just recently Lord Zoicite had begun courting her; since he accompanied Prince Endymion on his many visits to the Moon Kingdom they had gotten to know each other very well and she had to admit that he did have a certain charm about him.
Sliding one of her gloves off Ami gingerly picked up a white rose being careful of it's' thorns. Normally she didn't care for roses but if Zoicite had given them to her the plants could have all been cattails and cactus for all she cared. Her eyes closed as she took in the heavy sensual fragrance of the virgin white rose, such a contradiction but still a wonderful combination. Carelessly she twirled the flower's hazardous stem around her agile fingers just as her thoughts took a dramatic turn from the current love of her life to the recent bane.
He was an ass when he was a child but instead of maturing he seemed to be stuck in some sort of time warp where his body had matured but his personal maturity and attitude certainly hadn't improved one bit. What if he recalled the little pact that they had made as children? Maybe he wouldn't care, she for one couldn't care less...but what if he did? What if he wished to hold her to such a rash and childish promise?
Snap
The rose fell to the ground as Ami held the other half of the stem in her hand. Blood pooled from her left index finger as it buried into a thorn.
A bittersweet smile crossed her lips, "I swear upon my own life Kunzite that you will regret the day you ever met me."
Notes: Yes I know this chapter seems pretty point less but just when I thought I was bringing this fic to a close I get inspired so by now this fic will be completed with at least five or seven more chapters. I also apologize for the sappy fluffy stuff, I normally hate that kind of stuff preferring romantic comedy or lots of angsty dramatic romance but not fluffy stuff, yet I always seem to write this sort of stuff. I also know that Usagi/ Serenity might be OOC...okay so is very OOC for that I am really sorry too. I'll probably update quicker since I have a four day weekend coming up and spring break in a few weeks so I might be finished quicker than earlier stated.