Return To The Past: Mamoru's Journey
Chapter 10 - Three for one, and one body for all
Author's Notes: I think chapter 10 turned out pretty good, don't you? I meant to get further, but this part turned out longer than I expected. I'm going to go ahead and send these six pages and work on finishing chapter 4 of "What the Future Holds." After that is finished I will get right to work on Chapter 11: A Day in the Life. It should be a fairly long chapter, so please bare with me if it take a while to finish. As always, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!! The more reviews I get, the more I want to write. Thanks a bunch!! Ja' ne!!!!
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As his older brother and sister-in-law left the informal dinning room carry his fallen nephew, Prince Terrance looked down at the unconscious young woman leaning up against him. He frowned. "Is she ok, Daddy?" Arianna asked starring.
"She will be fine, baby." Terrance answered recovering. Adjusting Elizabeth slightly, he was able to move his hand taking her up in his arms.
"Would you like one of us to take care of her highness?" Nephrite questioned sullenly.
Terrance looked down at the girl in his arms. Silently, he debated within himself. "No, I believe I will take care of it myself."
"Are you sure, highness?" Zoycite questioned.
"What are you planning to do, Prince?" Jadeite added.
"Elizabeth and I are about to have a serious talk." Terrance answered them firmly and with that turned to leave. The four generals exchanged worried looks. Watching the whole scene curiously, Arianna turned following quickly after her father and the fallen stranger.
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Entering the hallway where he had picked up Mamoru only hours before, Terrance made his way towards Elizabeth's bedroom. He paused for a moment outside Mamoru's door. 'Who are you?' Terrance wondered. He looked down curiously at Elizabeth. Shaking his head, he went down one more room. Terrance looked down at his daughter who was watching him curiously. "Arianna, do you think you can get the door for Daddy?"
"Hai." Arianna opened the door wide for her father. Prince Terrance walked through into the room. Elizabeth's room was covered in greens and blues. A queen-sized bed was set in the center of the right side wall and a small nightstand was set to the far side. The left-side wall was lined with a walk-in-closet, full sized mirror, and the door to the bathroom. The cushion chairs and a small table sat by the nearest wall. On the far wall were clear sliding doors leading to a fair sized balcony. Terrance lay Elizabeth down on the bed and sat in one of the chairs to wait.
Arianna starred at the woman on the bed. Crawling up onto the bed, she went over to get a closer look. "How long is she going to sleep, Daddy?" Arianna asked curiously.
"Not long, I hope."
Arianna wrinkled her nose. Adults always said that. She looked back to Elizabeth. She could almost see a small smile cross the sleeping girls face. Arianna rolled her eyes. Leaning over, she whispered in her ear. "You can get up now."
Elizabeth slowly opened her eyes. "Uhn. Where am I?'
"You are in your room in the East Wing." Terrance answered. Elizabeth looked over at him. "You may want to get comfortable. I am not leaving until I get an explanation."
Elizabeth sighed. "Of course, Highness." Standing up, she came over to the spare chair near the Prince. "Do you mind if I take a seat first?"
Prince Terrance waved his hand toward the chair. "You may."
Elizabeth took her seat. "So, what do you want to know?"
"Where did your older brother go?" Arianna asked.
"That might be a good start." Terrance agreed.
Elizabeth cursed her lips together starring out the window. "I can not say for sure."
"You can not or you will not?"
Elizabeth looked the Prince in the eyes. "I can not." She paused before she continued. "If I tell you, the time line itself might collapse." Terrance watched her silently. He could tell this time, she wasn't lying. But, who was she? "My Onii-sama developed amnesia - of sorts - before we ended up in the Royal Garden. He remembers nothing about our family or our life. I was hoping this trip would help revive some of his memories." Elizabeth ran the story through her mind. She couldn't tell much more or she might endanger the future. "It was my fault we ended up in the garden. I meant no harm." Elizabeth sighed again. "I just need some time to sort everything out. I hope I can fix this."
Terrance studied the girl curiously. She was telling the truth, but nothing she said made any sense. "It will be hard to revive your brother's memories if he is not here. Do you know where he is or do you not?"
Elizabeth nodded. "I know where he is."
"But you can not tell me?" Elizabeth shoke her head no. "Alright." Terrance paused. Elizabeth looked at him curiously. "You have one week to get your brother back here where I can see him. You can stay here until then, but at the end of the week I want an explanation or the consequences WILL be severe. Do you understand me?"
Elizabeth nodded. "Yes, highness."
Terrance nodded. Standing up, Terrance took his daughter by the hand. "Come on, Arianna. We should go see your cousins in the nursery before bedtime." Terrance and Arianna left shutting the door behind them. Sighing, Elizabeth stood up walking out onto the balcony. Leaning over the rail, she looked out over the expanse of the kingdom. "I wish I could tell you the truth, Uncle Terrance. But, this is something Endymion and I have to face alone."
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In the Hallway Outside King Endymion and Queen Terra's bedroom
A soft melody-like voice floated into the hallway. What was that? His body's instincts were pulling him towards the voice. It was a soothing gentle sound. Deciding to go with his instincts, Mamoru headed in the direction of the music. Who could possibly sing so beautifully? His six- year-old body led him to an open door. Mamoru stared inside starring within at the source of the music.
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In the doorway was a small gate (like a baby gate). Standing in front of the gate, Mamoru could just barely see over it. Inside was a beautifully decorated nursery. The walls were blue and green with tiny red roses covering it. The floor was a soft, thick golden carpet. A pair of red and blue twin couches met in the far left corner of the room. A large bookshelf was on the left-side wall beside the red couch. On the nearest wall to the door was a changing table and a small chest-of-drawers. Near the right-side wall was a Baby Grande Piano. A small toy chest was placed strategically on the far wall near to the blue couch. In the center of the room under a dim spotlight was an elegant old-fashioned rocking chair with footrest, a beautiful handcrafted crib, and nearby a tiny toddler bed.
Mamoru smiled at the scene. Queen Terra sat in the rocking chair holding a little baby, a girl. The tiny girl had brown hair like her mother and ice- blue eyes like her father. As she rocked gently back and forth, Terra sang filling the room with her soft melody-like voice. The baby cooed happily enjoying the comfort of her mother's arms. On the little toddler bed, Terry lay tucked in under the covers. Popping his thumb into his mouth, he watched his mother and baby sister. Finishing her song, Queen Terra looked down at him and smiled. Terry smiled back. Leaning back in the rocker, she began on another song. Terry's eyes drooped tiredly and he curled up in his bed.
Mamoru figured this must be the nursery his father had told him to go to. He knew he had permission to go in, but didn't want to interrupt the peaceful scene. A part of him still felt as if he didn't belong. He came from a completely different time. His parents had died a long time ago. Beside it wasn't really him they loved; it was Endymion. 'They love Endymion.' He thought.
'But you ARE Endymion.' Another part of him replied.
'No, I'm Mamoru. YOU are Endymion.'
The other part of him sighed. 'When are you going to learn? You and I are the same person. I am a part of you. Are you going to tell me you did not see the similarities between yourself and Uncle Terrance?'
'Well -'
"Hey Endy-chan. What are you standing out here for?" Mamoru turned to see Prince Terrance and Arianna standing behind him. Arianna ran up to the gate and pushed it open running into the nursery room.
Mamoru looked up at his uncle. "I was just watching her - uh, Mommy and - thinking."
Prince Terrance gave his nephew a strange look. "Your speech has improved dramatically." He commented. Mamoru blushed. He kept having to remind himself to act like a six-year-old. "What were you thinking about?"
"Um." Mamoru had to think about it. "The other man."
"Hmm. What about him?" Terrance paused studying his nephew. He could not possibly know anything about what happened could he?
"Why does everyone hate him so much?"
Terrance smiled at his nephew. "We do not hate him, Endymion. He - "
"He what?"
Terrance sighed. "He makes us nervous."
"Why?"
"Well." Terrance paused. "It is just a feeling I get when I am around him." Mamoru blinked. "It is hard to explain, Endy-chan."
"Try."
"I feel as though I know him, but I do not. He is mysterious. Endymion, I really can not explain it."
Endy frowned up at his uncle. "He is good, Uncle Terrance. You don't haveta be scared. I am not scared."
Terrance smiled fondly at his nephew. "Come on. Let us join the rest of the family."
Mamoru blinked in surprise as he regained control of his body. Well, at least his past self wasn't afraid of him. That was good to know. "Mamo?" Endy asked silently.
"Huh?" Mamoru was surprised to say the least to hear from six-year-old Endy. Then again, he had just finish have a conversation with his older past self, so it really wasn't all that strange when he thought about it.
"How come you and that other guy are in my body?"
"I don't know, Endy." Mamoru admitted.
"We need to hang around for a little while, Endy." Endymion spoke up. "Do you mind?"
Endy thought about it. "You can stay if Mamo pomise not ta make Daddy spank us again."
"Honestly." Endymion agreed. "Mamoru, was that tantrum of yours really necessary?"
"Ok. Ok. I promise. Get off my back."
"We are not on your back." Endymion smirked. "We are in your head." Six- year-old Endy giggled childishly.
"Endy, are you alright?" Terrance questioned his nephew. Mamoru looked up at his uncle who had sat himself down on the blue couch. Prince Terrance had sat him down next to him. "You spaced out there for a minute."
"Yeah, I'm ok."
"Endy, how many times must I tell you? Do not use contractions." His father reprimanded stepping over the baby gate into the room.
"Sorry, Daddy." Sol Endymion took his place on the red couch. Yawning, he stretched out full-length on the couch letting his bare feet hang over the edge of it. Mamoru starred at his father. Sol was currently wearing a pair of long black pants - nothing more.
"I wanna sit with Mommy." Endy thought.
"But, she's holding the baby." Mamoru argued.
"So."
Well. You can't argue with that logic. Getting up off the couch, Endy headed across the room to where his mother sat in the rocker. Queen Terra stopped rocking looking down at Mamoru and smiled. Leaning over, she placed Elizabeth, who had fallen asleep, in the crib next to her. Endy grinned. Putting his hands on the rocker, Endy crawled up into his mothers lap. Terra smiled holding her son gently and began rocking again. Endy sighed contentedly drifting back into the back of his mind allowing Mamoru to take over again.
"Daddy?" Another young voice asked. Mamoru looked over towards the couches where his father and uncle lay. Prince Terrance had stretched out on the blue couch and was starring distantly at the ceiling. Arianna had taken Endy's place on the couch with her father and was content lying next to him. Sol, who had been doing the same, turned to see a small boy of about four. The boy has brown-hair like his mother and ice-blue eyes like his father. Sol smiles patting the couch beside him. "Come on up, David." David grins happily crawling up into his father's arms.
As things begin to settle down, Queen Terra began singing again. Mamoru quickly relaxed in her arms. It felt good to be held close by someone who loved him. As he listened to his mother's soft melody-like voice, it reminded him of a warm spring day. Her voice was like a soft wind, like the melody of birds, or the flowing of a gentle stream. Mamoru's eyes drooped wearily. Soon his eyes closed and his mind was filled with images brought on by his mother's gentle song.
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Chapter 10 - Three for one, and one body for all
Author's Notes: I think chapter 10 turned out pretty good, don't you? I meant to get further, but this part turned out longer than I expected. I'm going to go ahead and send these six pages and work on finishing chapter 4 of "What the Future Holds." After that is finished I will get right to work on Chapter 11: A Day in the Life. It should be a fairly long chapter, so please bare with me if it take a while to finish. As always, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!! The more reviews I get, the more I want to write. Thanks a bunch!! Ja' ne!!!!
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As his older brother and sister-in-law left the informal dinning room carry his fallen nephew, Prince Terrance looked down at the unconscious young woman leaning up against him. He frowned. "Is she ok, Daddy?" Arianna asked starring.
"She will be fine, baby." Terrance answered recovering. Adjusting Elizabeth slightly, he was able to move his hand taking her up in his arms.
"Would you like one of us to take care of her highness?" Nephrite questioned sullenly.
Terrance looked down at the girl in his arms. Silently, he debated within himself. "No, I believe I will take care of it myself."
"Are you sure, highness?" Zoycite questioned.
"What are you planning to do, Prince?" Jadeite added.
"Elizabeth and I are about to have a serious talk." Terrance answered them firmly and with that turned to leave. The four generals exchanged worried looks. Watching the whole scene curiously, Arianna turned following quickly after her father and the fallen stranger.
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Entering the hallway where he had picked up Mamoru only hours before, Terrance made his way towards Elizabeth's bedroom. He paused for a moment outside Mamoru's door. 'Who are you?' Terrance wondered. He looked down curiously at Elizabeth. Shaking his head, he went down one more room. Terrance looked down at his daughter who was watching him curiously. "Arianna, do you think you can get the door for Daddy?"
"Hai." Arianna opened the door wide for her father. Prince Terrance walked through into the room. Elizabeth's room was covered in greens and blues. A queen-sized bed was set in the center of the right side wall and a small nightstand was set to the far side. The left-side wall was lined with a walk-in-closet, full sized mirror, and the door to the bathroom. The cushion chairs and a small table sat by the nearest wall. On the far wall were clear sliding doors leading to a fair sized balcony. Terrance lay Elizabeth down on the bed and sat in one of the chairs to wait.
Arianna starred at the woman on the bed. Crawling up onto the bed, she went over to get a closer look. "How long is she going to sleep, Daddy?" Arianna asked curiously.
"Not long, I hope."
Arianna wrinkled her nose. Adults always said that. She looked back to Elizabeth. She could almost see a small smile cross the sleeping girls face. Arianna rolled her eyes. Leaning over, she whispered in her ear. "You can get up now."
Elizabeth slowly opened her eyes. "Uhn. Where am I?'
"You are in your room in the East Wing." Terrance answered. Elizabeth looked over at him. "You may want to get comfortable. I am not leaving until I get an explanation."
Elizabeth sighed. "Of course, Highness." Standing up, she came over to the spare chair near the Prince. "Do you mind if I take a seat first?"
Prince Terrance waved his hand toward the chair. "You may."
Elizabeth took her seat. "So, what do you want to know?"
"Where did your older brother go?" Arianna asked.
"That might be a good start." Terrance agreed.
Elizabeth cursed her lips together starring out the window. "I can not say for sure."
"You can not or you will not?"
Elizabeth looked the Prince in the eyes. "I can not." She paused before she continued. "If I tell you, the time line itself might collapse." Terrance watched her silently. He could tell this time, she wasn't lying. But, who was she? "My Onii-sama developed amnesia - of sorts - before we ended up in the Royal Garden. He remembers nothing about our family or our life. I was hoping this trip would help revive some of his memories." Elizabeth ran the story through her mind. She couldn't tell much more or she might endanger the future. "It was my fault we ended up in the garden. I meant no harm." Elizabeth sighed again. "I just need some time to sort everything out. I hope I can fix this."
Terrance studied the girl curiously. She was telling the truth, but nothing she said made any sense. "It will be hard to revive your brother's memories if he is not here. Do you know where he is or do you not?"
Elizabeth nodded. "I know where he is."
"But you can not tell me?" Elizabeth shoke her head no. "Alright." Terrance paused. Elizabeth looked at him curiously. "You have one week to get your brother back here where I can see him. You can stay here until then, but at the end of the week I want an explanation or the consequences WILL be severe. Do you understand me?"
Elizabeth nodded. "Yes, highness."
Terrance nodded. Standing up, Terrance took his daughter by the hand. "Come on, Arianna. We should go see your cousins in the nursery before bedtime." Terrance and Arianna left shutting the door behind them. Sighing, Elizabeth stood up walking out onto the balcony. Leaning over the rail, she looked out over the expanse of the kingdom. "I wish I could tell you the truth, Uncle Terrance. But, this is something Endymion and I have to face alone."
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In the Hallway Outside King Endymion and Queen Terra's bedroom
A soft melody-like voice floated into the hallway. What was that? His body's instincts were pulling him towards the voice. It was a soothing gentle sound. Deciding to go with his instincts, Mamoru headed in the direction of the music. Who could possibly sing so beautifully? His six- year-old body led him to an open door. Mamoru stared inside starring within at the source of the music.
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In the doorway was a small gate (like a baby gate). Standing in front of the gate, Mamoru could just barely see over it. Inside was a beautifully decorated nursery. The walls were blue and green with tiny red roses covering it. The floor was a soft, thick golden carpet. A pair of red and blue twin couches met in the far left corner of the room. A large bookshelf was on the left-side wall beside the red couch. On the nearest wall to the door was a changing table and a small chest-of-drawers. Near the right-side wall was a Baby Grande Piano. A small toy chest was placed strategically on the far wall near to the blue couch. In the center of the room under a dim spotlight was an elegant old-fashioned rocking chair with footrest, a beautiful handcrafted crib, and nearby a tiny toddler bed.
Mamoru smiled at the scene. Queen Terra sat in the rocking chair holding a little baby, a girl. The tiny girl had brown hair like her mother and ice- blue eyes like her father. As she rocked gently back and forth, Terra sang filling the room with her soft melody-like voice. The baby cooed happily enjoying the comfort of her mother's arms. On the little toddler bed, Terry lay tucked in under the covers. Popping his thumb into his mouth, he watched his mother and baby sister. Finishing her song, Queen Terra looked down at him and smiled. Terry smiled back. Leaning back in the rocker, she began on another song. Terry's eyes drooped tiredly and he curled up in his bed.
Mamoru figured this must be the nursery his father had told him to go to. He knew he had permission to go in, but didn't want to interrupt the peaceful scene. A part of him still felt as if he didn't belong. He came from a completely different time. His parents had died a long time ago. Beside it wasn't really him they loved; it was Endymion. 'They love Endymion.' He thought.
'But you ARE Endymion.' Another part of him replied.
'No, I'm Mamoru. YOU are Endymion.'
The other part of him sighed. 'When are you going to learn? You and I are the same person. I am a part of you. Are you going to tell me you did not see the similarities between yourself and Uncle Terrance?'
'Well -'
"Hey Endy-chan. What are you standing out here for?" Mamoru turned to see Prince Terrance and Arianna standing behind him. Arianna ran up to the gate and pushed it open running into the nursery room.
Mamoru looked up at his uncle. "I was just watching her - uh, Mommy and - thinking."
Prince Terrance gave his nephew a strange look. "Your speech has improved dramatically." He commented. Mamoru blushed. He kept having to remind himself to act like a six-year-old. "What were you thinking about?"
"Um." Mamoru had to think about it. "The other man."
"Hmm. What about him?" Terrance paused studying his nephew. He could not possibly know anything about what happened could he?
"Why does everyone hate him so much?"
Terrance smiled at his nephew. "We do not hate him, Endymion. He - "
"He what?"
Terrance sighed. "He makes us nervous."
"Why?"
"Well." Terrance paused. "It is just a feeling I get when I am around him." Mamoru blinked. "It is hard to explain, Endy-chan."
"Try."
"I feel as though I know him, but I do not. He is mysterious. Endymion, I really can not explain it."
Endy frowned up at his uncle. "He is good, Uncle Terrance. You don't haveta be scared. I am not scared."
Terrance smiled fondly at his nephew. "Come on. Let us join the rest of the family."
Mamoru blinked in surprise as he regained control of his body. Well, at least his past self wasn't afraid of him. That was good to know. "Mamo?" Endy asked silently.
"Huh?" Mamoru was surprised to say the least to hear from six-year-old Endy. Then again, he had just finish have a conversation with his older past self, so it really wasn't all that strange when he thought about it.
"How come you and that other guy are in my body?"
"I don't know, Endy." Mamoru admitted.
"We need to hang around for a little while, Endy." Endymion spoke up. "Do you mind?"
Endy thought about it. "You can stay if Mamo pomise not ta make Daddy spank us again."
"Honestly." Endymion agreed. "Mamoru, was that tantrum of yours really necessary?"
"Ok. Ok. I promise. Get off my back."
"We are not on your back." Endymion smirked. "We are in your head." Six- year-old Endy giggled childishly.
"Endy, are you alright?" Terrance questioned his nephew. Mamoru looked up at his uncle who had sat himself down on the blue couch. Prince Terrance had sat him down next to him. "You spaced out there for a minute."
"Yeah, I'm ok."
"Endy, how many times must I tell you? Do not use contractions." His father reprimanded stepping over the baby gate into the room.
"Sorry, Daddy." Sol Endymion took his place on the red couch. Yawning, he stretched out full-length on the couch letting his bare feet hang over the edge of it. Mamoru starred at his father. Sol was currently wearing a pair of long black pants - nothing more.
"I wanna sit with Mommy." Endy thought.
"But, she's holding the baby." Mamoru argued.
"So."
Well. You can't argue with that logic. Getting up off the couch, Endy headed across the room to where his mother sat in the rocker. Queen Terra stopped rocking looking down at Mamoru and smiled. Leaning over, she placed Elizabeth, who had fallen asleep, in the crib next to her. Endy grinned. Putting his hands on the rocker, Endy crawled up into his mothers lap. Terra smiled holding her son gently and began rocking again. Endy sighed contentedly drifting back into the back of his mind allowing Mamoru to take over again.
"Daddy?" Another young voice asked. Mamoru looked over towards the couches where his father and uncle lay. Prince Terrance had stretched out on the blue couch and was starring distantly at the ceiling. Arianna had taken Endy's place on the couch with her father and was content lying next to him. Sol, who had been doing the same, turned to see a small boy of about four. The boy has brown-hair like his mother and ice-blue eyes like his father. Sol smiles patting the couch beside him. "Come on up, David." David grins happily crawling up into his father's arms.
As things begin to settle down, Queen Terra began singing again. Mamoru quickly relaxed in her arms. It felt good to be held close by someone who loved him. As he listened to his mother's soft melody-like voice, it reminded him of a warm spring day. Her voice was like a soft wind, like the melody of birds, or the flowing of a gentle stream. Mamoru's eyes drooped wearily. Soon his eyes closed and his mind was filled with images brought on by his mother's gentle song.
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