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A/N: This is the fifth chapter installed in this fic and I hope you all enjoy it! Thanks to all my reviewers and readers of all my fics! It is because of you that I have finally gotten around to writing more and adding to this fic. As always, please read and review, flames are accepted. If I don't get enough reviews for this story I might take it off or just cease adding to it altogether, it all depends. So enjoy this fic!
Chapter 5: A means to an End
By: FadedSilence
The man chuckled, his tall frame bent over the broken window. Wind blew through the opening, rustling his black hair about his face, a expression of bliss visible on his features. This was all so perfect, so grand and yes, magnificent.
So far eveything in his master plan had come to be. Starting with disabling their leader and just now shoving there second in command out a window. Oh how wonderful it all was! To push that stupid blond hoe to her death had been rather thrilling, seeing her little body plument toward the hard concrete below. Even better! She deserved it as they all did, dumb bitches always thinking they could save the world. Well, he would show them otherwise. Let them know that not even they, the great senshi, could stop him! Hell, not even there Princess could! He was too powerful and smart, much smarter then that ditz that lay only meters from where he stood. And they called her hero! Some hero, he had pumped her full of lead in less then a second and she hadn't even blinked a eye. Not to mention he had been trailing that dumb bitch for more then a month. Getting use to the routes she took or the people she knew. Getting used to her.
Tsukino Usagi
He glanced back at the girl huddled under the white layer of blankets, her beautiful blond hair spilling over the pillow in the form of two separate tails. Ordango. She hadn't even stirred or batted one of those elegant black lashes when he had shoved her friend out the window. It was almost like she was dead, but he knew otherwise. No matter how much it pissed him off to know. She was still alive, the bullet had missed it's intended target. Her heart. A curse escaped his lips at the thought, how could he have missed? He had been targeting her for monthes now! And to top it all off, the dumb girl wasn't even moving, she was sitting beside one of her other bitch friends. A black hared one by the name of Hino Rei, the Priestess with a so called fury temper. She looked more like a little girl that just lost her puppy to him, but appearances could be decieving as they often were. Especially when it came to a little group of girls that just happen to be the Earth's protectors. Yes, looks were decieveing, but they would also cost those pitful children there lives.
The raven hared man turned away from the window, his boots thumping against the speckled tile floor as he made his way to the sleeping teen. Time to wake up, my Sleeping Beauty he thought, a small smile crossing his lips. It was a misplaced emotion among the cold that made up his features of ice cold blue eyes and a pale complextion. He was like something out of a horror film, with his knife clutched in his hands and white rubber gloves grasping his fingers. Yes, he was death and he was about to clam his very first victim.
Senshi 0 / Him 2
God he loved to win.
Rei woke to the sounds of breaking glass and curses drowned out by the on going storm. Didn't it ever stop raining? The only answer was another clap of thunder followed shortly by lightening that lit up the contents of the room. Guess not.
Her emerald hues blinked as the slowly adjusted to the darkness that resided around her. The block shapes of her chestnut dresser and desk emerged as well as the commotion of that afternoon. Images of a drentched Rei showing up on her front stoop appeared along with the painful news of Usagi getting shot. It was like a tape that kept being rewound over and over again in her mind, sometimes in slow motion and sometimes faster. No matter how hard she tried, Rei couldn't rid herself of the scene. It was one that would be with her for the rest of her life. Oh goody. As if she didn't have enough god awful pictures floating around her brain, no to mention the nightmares that haunted her day and night. Yes, Rei Hino had seen her share of violence and angst. And she never got used to it. Who did? Death was not something one got over easily, especially when it was that someone's responsibility to prevent such a thing. As it was with her and the rest of them. They were meant to protect against the darkness and destruction that threatened humanity frequently. Hell it was there god damn jobs! But unlike most jobs, there could be no failures or sick days. Because the penalty was worse then getting fired, it was death. Not there death, but others. The very people they were meant to save would pay for there mistakes with there lives. Talk about pressure and there had been some casualties to this rule. They had lost human lives, it was a fact and one that hurt more then anything. The fact that they had failed.
Drops of water tumbled down her cheeks, snaking along like small rivers. It took a moment for Rei to realize that they weren't sweat or rain, but tears. Her tears. She never cried, it was just something that was impossible for her. Tears meant pain and sadness, disappointment, it was something she had learned not to show. Ever since the days when her father never came to her birthdays or when she found out he didn't pick the presents, but rather his assistant did. As Rei grew up, she lost faith in men as well as in boys, her father's own selfishness had taught her that members of the opposite sex were unreliable. That they caused pain and in her mother's case, her death. Rei had watched as her mother became sicker and sicker, finally surrendering to the sickness that plagued her body. She had seen the pain in her mothers eyes, eyes so much like her own. It was then that Rei knew she never wanted to love, to her it was worse then being alone. At least when you were alone, no one and nothing could hurt you.
Then why was she crying now?
Because as much as Rei liked to deny it, she was in pain. Agonizing pain that came from the inside, not the out. She chewed her bottom lip apperhensivly and pulled her knees to her chest weakly, her body suddenly shaking and cold. Outside the rain fell heavily, the sound bringing little comfort to the raven hared woman who's thoughts were only on the shooter who was still out there somewhere. Oh how she wanted to bring the jerk to justice, light his body on fire and watch as it slowly became ashes for the wind to blow away. To let him feel the pain that Usagi had felt when the small black bullet had pierced her skin. It wouldn't happen though, justice was not hers to give no matter how much she wanted it to be. It was up to the police and judges to sentence him and make him pay. Not her.
"Rei, are you awake yet? Rei?" Makoto's deep voice broke Rei from her thoughts and she slowly looked up, her pale blue eyes glassy.
"I'm awake Makoto..."
"Thank god." Warm arms wrapped around her body and hugged her close. For a second, Rei considered pulling away, but stopped herself. Makoto was just trying to help her, to comfort her. Hell they were all suffering now, why did she think she was the only one that cared about Usagi? All of them did, they were her guardians but more importantly they were her friends and family too. They weren't whole without her and either was the world. Rei sighed and gently patted Makoto's arm with her hand, she had to stop thinking that she could do this alone, because she couldn't. They were a team and had to be if they had any hope at all of catching this guy.
"Makoto something's wrong...I can sense it. Makoto I think Usagi might be in trouble. We have to go now!"
Rei hastily pulled away from Makoto's embrace and scurried from the bed. The covers fell to the floor with a thump as she raced over to the chair and sat down with her black pumps grasped in her fingers. She had no idea how she had known but something inside her didn't feel right. Like part of her heart had been deleted. Rei quickly shoved her stocking foot into one of her shoes, buckling the small golden clasp. Out of the corner of her eye she could see her Makoto lacing up her own brown leather shoes, her brown hair bouncing about on her head. She hoped to god they made it in time, if they didn't god only knew what could possible happen to Usagi. Rei had already failed Usagi once, she wasn't about to do it again. This time she would save her best friend from the clutches of the evil.
This time, she would be the hero.
Clasping the last golden buckle, Rei stood up and threw her gray blazer about her white blouse, the cloth still damp from her earlier journey. Makoto was dressed in her own school uniform, the white blouse and brown skirt hidden behind the thick layers of a light green rain coat, her fingers wrapped around the stem of a matching umbrella. This time, the rain wouldn't pose a problem for either of them. Rei reached out and grabbed her friends hand in her own, giving it a squeeze as they headed for the door. Together they would save Usagi or die trying.
After all that was the fate of soldier.
Good-bye Miss. Tsukino Usagi, pleasant dreams.
He chuckled coldly, gently running the steel blade of his knife along the young blonde's peach skin. She didn't move, didn't flinch, just lay there, her facial expression blank and empty. Well, it wasn't like he actually expected her to wake up and scream, flapping her arms around like some turkey. She was knocked out cold and from the way she was breathing it didn't look like she would be waking up anytime soon. Still, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed at this concept. He had wanted to hear her scream at least once before he slaughter the teen. See the terror in those pretty sapphire hues, the horrid expression about her face when he slowly sliced her open and pulled out her heart with his bare hands. Oh well. He would have to do with just yanking out her life support and watching her die slowly.
Very slowly.
Grinning like a clown, he reached over and yanked the cord for her IV from her hand. The quick action caused a small pool of blood to form around the hole in her hand and he felt a sudden rush at the sight of some pain, while small, befalling the hero. Lifting his fist, he slammed it down hard upon the machine, the gray box shuddered once and went out, the top totally smashed and crooked. He laughed again, only louder and more insane then before, his voice echoing off the white walls of the hospital room. It was over, it was finally over, the bitch he had strove to kill for so long was going to parish right in front of him.
"Stop right there! Don't you dare do anything to Usagi!" He paused, a shocked expression befalling his features. He knew who that voice belonged to.
"Hino Rei, how pleasant of you to stop by. Or should I say, Sailor Mars?" He said mockingly, a smirk crossing his lips.
He grinned at the silence.
A/N: This is the fifth chapter installed in this fic and I hope you all enjoy it! Thanks to all my reviewers and readers of all my fics! It is because of you that I have finally gotten around to writing more and adding to this fic. As always, please read and review, flames are accepted. If I don't get enough reviews for this story I might take it off or just cease adding to it altogether, it all depends. So enjoy this fic!
Chapter 5: A means to an End
By: FadedSilence
The man chuckled, his tall frame bent over the broken window. Wind blew through the opening, rustling his black hair about his face, a expression of bliss visible on his features. This was all so perfect, so grand and yes, magnificent.
So far eveything in his master plan had come to be. Starting with disabling their leader and just now shoving there second in command out a window. Oh how wonderful it all was! To push that stupid blond hoe to her death had been rather thrilling, seeing her little body plument toward the hard concrete below. Even better! She deserved it as they all did, dumb bitches always thinking they could save the world. Well, he would show them otherwise. Let them know that not even they, the great senshi, could stop him! Hell, not even there Princess could! He was too powerful and smart, much smarter then that ditz that lay only meters from where he stood. And they called her hero! Some hero, he had pumped her full of lead in less then a second and she hadn't even blinked a eye. Not to mention he had been trailing that dumb bitch for more then a month. Getting use to the routes she took or the people she knew. Getting used to her.
Tsukino Usagi
He glanced back at the girl huddled under the white layer of blankets, her beautiful blond hair spilling over the pillow in the form of two separate tails. Ordango. She hadn't even stirred or batted one of those elegant black lashes when he had shoved her friend out the window. It was almost like she was dead, but he knew otherwise. No matter how much it pissed him off to know. She was still alive, the bullet had missed it's intended target. Her heart. A curse escaped his lips at the thought, how could he have missed? He had been targeting her for monthes now! And to top it all off, the dumb girl wasn't even moving, she was sitting beside one of her other bitch friends. A black hared one by the name of Hino Rei, the Priestess with a so called fury temper. She looked more like a little girl that just lost her puppy to him, but appearances could be decieving as they often were. Especially when it came to a little group of girls that just happen to be the Earth's protectors. Yes, looks were decieveing, but they would also cost those pitful children there lives.
The raven hared man turned away from the window, his boots thumping against the speckled tile floor as he made his way to the sleeping teen. Time to wake up, my Sleeping Beauty he thought, a small smile crossing his lips. It was a misplaced emotion among the cold that made up his features of ice cold blue eyes and a pale complextion. He was like something out of a horror film, with his knife clutched in his hands and white rubber gloves grasping his fingers. Yes, he was death and he was about to clam his very first victim.
Senshi 0 / Him 2
God he loved to win.
Rei woke to the sounds of breaking glass and curses drowned out by the on going storm. Didn't it ever stop raining? The only answer was another clap of thunder followed shortly by lightening that lit up the contents of the room. Guess not.
Her emerald hues blinked as the slowly adjusted to the darkness that resided around her. The block shapes of her chestnut dresser and desk emerged as well as the commotion of that afternoon. Images of a drentched Rei showing up on her front stoop appeared along with the painful news of Usagi getting shot. It was like a tape that kept being rewound over and over again in her mind, sometimes in slow motion and sometimes faster. No matter how hard she tried, Rei couldn't rid herself of the scene. It was one that would be with her for the rest of her life. Oh goody. As if she didn't have enough god awful pictures floating around her brain, no to mention the nightmares that haunted her day and night. Yes, Rei Hino had seen her share of violence and angst. And she never got used to it. Who did? Death was not something one got over easily, especially when it was that someone's responsibility to prevent such a thing. As it was with her and the rest of them. They were meant to protect against the darkness and destruction that threatened humanity frequently. Hell it was there god damn jobs! But unlike most jobs, there could be no failures or sick days. Because the penalty was worse then getting fired, it was death. Not there death, but others. The very people they were meant to save would pay for there mistakes with there lives. Talk about pressure and there had been some casualties to this rule. They had lost human lives, it was a fact and one that hurt more then anything. The fact that they had failed.
Drops of water tumbled down her cheeks, snaking along like small rivers. It took a moment for Rei to realize that they weren't sweat or rain, but tears. Her tears. She never cried, it was just something that was impossible for her. Tears meant pain and sadness, disappointment, it was something she had learned not to show. Ever since the days when her father never came to her birthdays or when she found out he didn't pick the presents, but rather his assistant did. As Rei grew up, she lost faith in men as well as in boys, her father's own selfishness had taught her that members of the opposite sex were unreliable. That they caused pain and in her mother's case, her death. Rei had watched as her mother became sicker and sicker, finally surrendering to the sickness that plagued her body. She had seen the pain in her mothers eyes, eyes so much like her own. It was then that Rei knew she never wanted to love, to her it was worse then being alone. At least when you were alone, no one and nothing could hurt you.
Then why was she crying now?
Because as much as Rei liked to deny it, she was in pain. Agonizing pain that came from the inside, not the out. She chewed her bottom lip apperhensivly and pulled her knees to her chest weakly, her body suddenly shaking and cold. Outside the rain fell heavily, the sound bringing little comfort to the raven hared woman who's thoughts were only on the shooter who was still out there somewhere. Oh how she wanted to bring the jerk to justice, light his body on fire and watch as it slowly became ashes for the wind to blow away. To let him feel the pain that Usagi had felt when the small black bullet had pierced her skin. It wouldn't happen though, justice was not hers to give no matter how much she wanted it to be. It was up to the police and judges to sentence him and make him pay. Not her.
"Rei, are you awake yet? Rei?" Makoto's deep voice broke Rei from her thoughts and she slowly looked up, her pale blue eyes glassy.
"I'm awake Makoto..."
"Thank god." Warm arms wrapped around her body and hugged her close. For a second, Rei considered pulling away, but stopped herself. Makoto was just trying to help her, to comfort her. Hell they were all suffering now, why did she think she was the only one that cared about Usagi? All of them did, they were her guardians but more importantly they were her friends and family too. They weren't whole without her and either was the world. Rei sighed and gently patted Makoto's arm with her hand, she had to stop thinking that she could do this alone, because she couldn't. They were a team and had to be if they had any hope at all of catching this guy.
"Makoto something's wrong...I can sense it. Makoto I think Usagi might be in trouble. We have to go now!"
Rei hastily pulled away from Makoto's embrace and scurried from the bed. The covers fell to the floor with a thump as she raced over to the chair and sat down with her black pumps grasped in her fingers. She had no idea how she had known but something inside her didn't feel right. Like part of her heart had been deleted. Rei quickly shoved her stocking foot into one of her shoes, buckling the small golden clasp. Out of the corner of her eye she could see her Makoto lacing up her own brown leather shoes, her brown hair bouncing about on her head. She hoped to god they made it in time, if they didn't god only knew what could possible happen to Usagi. Rei had already failed Usagi once, she wasn't about to do it again. This time she would save her best friend from the clutches of the evil.
This time, she would be the hero.
Clasping the last golden buckle, Rei stood up and threw her gray blazer about her white blouse, the cloth still damp from her earlier journey. Makoto was dressed in her own school uniform, the white blouse and brown skirt hidden behind the thick layers of a light green rain coat, her fingers wrapped around the stem of a matching umbrella. This time, the rain wouldn't pose a problem for either of them. Rei reached out and grabbed her friends hand in her own, giving it a squeeze as they headed for the door. Together they would save Usagi or die trying.
After all that was the fate of soldier.
Good-bye Miss. Tsukino Usagi, pleasant dreams.
He chuckled coldly, gently running the steel blade of his knife along the young blonde's peach skin. She didn't move, didn't flinch, just lay there, her facial expression blank and empty. Well, it wasn't like he actually expected her to wake up and scream, flapping her arms around like some turkey. She was knocked out cold and from the way she was breathing it didn't look like she would be waking up anytime soon. Still, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed at this concept. He had wanted to hear her scream at least once before he slaughter the teen. See the terror in those pretty sapphire hues, the horrid expression about her face when he slowly sliced her open and pulled out her heart with his bare hands. Oh well. He would have to do with just yanking out her life support and watching her die slowly.
Very slowly.
Grinning like a clown, he reached over and yanked the cord for her IV from her hand. The quick action caused a small pool of blood to form around the hole in her hand and he felt a sudden rush at the sight of some pain, while small, befalling the hero. Lifting his fist, he slammed it down hard upon the machine, the gray box shuddered once and went out, the top totally smashed and crooked. He laughed again, only louder and more insane then before, his voice echoing off the white walls of the hospital room. It was over, it was finally over, the bitch he had strove to kill for so long was going to parish right in front of him.
"Stop right there! Don't you dare do anything to Usagi!" He paused, a shocked expression befalling his features. He knew who that voice belonged to.
"Hino Rei, how pleasant of you to stop by. Or should I say, Sailor Mars?" He said mockingly, a smirk crossing his lips.
He grinned at the silence.