Kiss From A Rose Chapter 9. By EternalSenshi. I don't own SM.
Usagi glared at him. "Bring it on." she said, ready to reach for her tiara.
Zoicite smiled evilly, and shot power at her. She jumped out of the way, and tried to hit Zoicite, who teleported to a different area just in the nick of time.
"Baka." he said with a laugh. "Why don't you just stand still and let me kill you already?"
"Cause I'm not the one who's supposed to die!" Usagi cried, grabbing her tiara.
Zoicite braced himself, ready for the strike, when a bag of dust exploded and surrounded him. Usagi jumped and found Luna waiting for her.
"From now on, before fights, I'm going to vacuum my room." she whispered.
"Smart move." Luna said. "Your mom will love it."
Zoicite smiled and snapped his fingers. The dust disappeared, and he looked to see no senshi in sight.
"N...nani?" he said, confused. Then he realized she was probably hiding.
"Sailor Moon, little Sailor Moon, this is no time to play hide and seek!" he called tauntingly, looking around, then looking forward again.
"It's time for tag!" Usagi cried, jumping out of the tree behind him and onto his back, knocking him down to the ground. She leapt up again and ran. He followed suit, trying to shoot power at her. She leapt and dodged, and finally broke free of his tailgating. She ran past a pond, where she and Luna had set up during break.
"Ima, Luna! (Now, Luna!)" she cried.
Tied to a tree was a thin piece of string, which Luna pulled with her teeth after Usagi ran by.
Zoicite ran, trying to catch her, when he suddenly tripped. Artemis crawled under his legs, 'guiding' him to the pool. Zoicite fell with a great splash, and looked up angrily.
Usagi stepped forward again. "You should have known better than to mess with the best Sailor Senshi! I won't forgive you so easily! Tsukini kawatte, OSHIOKIYO!!"
Zoicite got up slowly. "You're going to pay!"
"Yeah, right." Usagi snorted. "MOON TIARA..." she said, grabbing her tiara, ready to throw.
Zoicite got his power ready to strike.
"ACTION!"
Both powers were released. There was a huge explosion as the good and the evil hit each other. Usagi tried hard to keep her tiara up, and was satisfied to see Zoicite starting to sweat.
*Chikusho! She's stronger than I thought!* he thought angrily.
Suddenly, the powers erupted, wiping them, the cats, and the whole park in a white haze. Zoicite used this to his advantage. He shot through, and hit Usagi straight on. She screamed as it overcame her, and her tiara clattered to the ground. The pain was so intense, she felt herself losing strength. The power finally died out, and Usagi collapsed on the ground. Zoicite stepped on her back, and looked down as he pressed on her.
"I should have known better? No, Sailor Moon. You should have known better to think you could have won. Now, you'll die." he said softly, making her whimper and cry out in pain as his boot crushed her back.
"Shine (Die)." he said, reaching his hand down. He held Usagi up by the throat, and squeezed his hand. She started choking. She whimpered.
*If I die, I'll be with the rest.* her mind raced wildly. She breath started to catch. She could feel her lungs in pain for air. She knew they would probably explode from the pressure. She wanted to scream, she wanted to die, anything to get out of his hold.
Luna, in an act of pure heroism, jumped on Zoicite's head and began scratching as if she were rabid. He get Usagi go, and started battling with the cat. Usagi had only a few seconds to catch her breath, then ran for her tiara.
Zoicite was still battling with Luna, who was hanging on tight. He pulled, leaving huge scratches on his forehead. "OFF!" he screamed.
Usagi slid across the grass, grabbed her tiara, and threw. "MOON TIARA ACTION!!" she cried. "LUNA!!"
Luna jumped off, turning his head. The tiara buzzed by his cheek, leaving a long gash. Blood dripped down his face, staining his crisp general's uniform. "Onore...(damn you)" he whispered, dazed. How could a little girl beat him? That wasn't going to happen. That was never going to happen. He disappeared.
Usagi sighed. "Yatta...!(We did it!)" she gasped. Suddenly, in one swift movement, Zoicite appeared behind her, grabbed her arms, and held her in a lock. She kicked and struggled, trying to break free, but heard an odd cracking sound, as if her bones were breaking.
"I should kill you right now." he hissed in her ear.
"Then do it." Usagi dared through clenched teeth.
He shot power at her, which made her scream, and she heard an odd 'snap'. Then, she knew no more.
***
Minako opened her eyes to see warm sunshine. Birds were chirping, flowers were blossoming, and an odd feeling told her to get ready for school.
*Something's not right here.* Minako thought confused. Sure enough, she was in her own bed, her own pajamas, her own room, and a stream of cherry blossoms flew into her room. Where was the battle? Where was everyone? Where was Usagi?
"Minako-chan!"
Minako jumped out of bed to run towards the window, to see Usagi standing below on the street. ***
"Usagi-chan? What are you doing up so early?" Rei asked.
"I'm here to walk you to school!" Usagi called back.
Rei felt a small stinging in her heart, but ignored it. "But you're up so early!"
"It's a pretty day! Let's go, Rei-chan!" Usagi said, her voice sounding oddly distant, like she was talking at the end of a tunnel.
***
"Hold on, Usagi-chan! I made you a lunch! I have to go get it!" Makoto cried. The stinging in her heart grew stronger, but not strong enough to alert her.
As Makoto slipped on her school shirt, a shrill scream rang out through the calm, humid air.
***
"USAGI-CHAN!" Ami cried, looking over the balcony to see Usagi lying on the ground, inert.
"Usagi-chan! Hold on, I'm coming!!!" Ami cried, running to the elevator.
***
Minako found her front door to be locked.
***
"Chikusho!" Rei swore, banging on the door.
***
Makoto tried kicking it, but it just gave her a sore ankle.
***
The elevator broke down as soon as the doors opened, leaving Ami to try the stairs. They were locked.
***
Minako ran back upstairs, trying to see Usagi's condition. She was still not moving. Minako took a deep breath.
***
"Usagi-chan!" Rei cried, throwing on her shoes.
***
Makoto stepped over her railing.
***
Ami, held out her arms, and jumped 50 feet for her friend.
***
Minako's eyes opened up with a snap. *Did I really jump?* she thought. She looked up to see the other senshi waking, wondering the same thing.
"Did we all..." Ami started.
"...have the same dream?" Rei asked.
"Usagi-chan...Usagi-chan!" Makoto cried.
The stinging that didn't alert them before came, harsher than ever before. It was if someone had stuck a needle in their hearts, attempting to rip it out.
"OW!" they all cried.
"What does this mean?" Makoto cried.
"It means the worst has come." Minako said, wincing. Her voice sounded cloudy, as if she were about to cry. Everyone stared at her, confused, but not daring to find the answer. Minako took a deep, shaky breath.
"Usagi is dead."
***
Mamoru awoke, his eyelids red with bright light waiting for him when he opened them. He was afraid to. The bright lights might mean he was...
Dead?
He opened his eyes slowly, the light a pure white and blinding. It was a light he had never seen before, with nothing surrounding him, above him, or below. He searched everywhere.
"Prince Endymion..."
He turned around to see the mystery princess standing in front of him, solid, and real.
"Princess...?"
"Prince Endymion, it's imperative that you find the Ginzuisho as fast as possible." she said softly.
"What did you call me?" he asked.
"Onegai, Prince Endymion." she said. She was soft-spoken, with pleading tones. "Now's not the time to ask questions. Now's the time to act."
"Who are you?"
"Find the Ginzuisho...onegai!" she said, fading away.
Mamoru frowned. Once again, he was left with no more than he had before-except for a name.
Suddenly, a small light appeared in front of him, which glowed pink. It turned into a body, and Usagi was lying in front of him, her body draped in pink ribbons, as if her transformation had ended. She was floating in midair, not moving.
"Usagi?"
Usagi didn't move. He reached out to touch her, to make sure she was alive, but as soon as he got to close, her body disappeared. He skin felt cold-too cold to be alive.
"No! NO!" he cried. He needed to get out.
***
Usagi opened her eyes to see light all around her. She was alone.
"Mamo-chan?"
-chan...-chan...-chan..." came her echo.
"Minna?"
"...na...na...na..."
She looked down at her hands. "Am I...dead?"
***
Usagi groaned and opened her eyes. She was lying down when she had last fallen in the park.
"Wait a..." she said, completely afraid and confused. "Aren't I..."
The park suddenly warped and changed into a giant ballroom, with Usagi sitting in the middle of the marble floor.
"What...?" she said, looking around. It was elaborately decorated, with marble floors as cold as unmelting ice. the sound of yelling and screaming behind her alarmed her, and she turned.
There was nothing.
"Weird..." she murmured, turning back front. She gasped at what she saw.
There was movement. The fountain in front of the room was... spilling it's water...
"Okay, I'm getting freaked ou-"
She turned to hear music echoing throughout the ballroom, though she couldn't find the source. Elegant violin and piano concertos that made her feet move. She started twirling, as if her feet had a mind of their own. She closed her eyes, so the music could fully drag her in. As she danced, the ballroom outside of her eyelids seemed to come alive. Lights that had been extinguished came back, glowing like stars. The music became louder, and she heard chattering of guests, like little birds. Everything seemed familiar, as if this were routine.
"Serenity!"
Usagi's eyes snapped open, and everything disappeared, including the music.
"Aw, that was fun." she whined. She walked all around, wondering what that party was. She went over to one of the lights, to see if it had been on in real life. She tentatively touched it, and was surprised to find it was as cold as if it had never been on.
"What?" she said, completely confused, and frustrated. Suddenly, after touching it again, it glowed and illuminated the ballroom. She turned slowly to see a flight of stairs, leading around a column in a spiral. Curiosity got the better of her, and she walked slowly over and up the stairs, as if in a trance. She looked around, the lights dimming until she was engulfed in the darkness.
"Serenity!"
She turned to see darkness behind her. She looked forward to see a familiar person running toward her, followed by all the lights illuminating.
"Minako-chan?" she asked, not daring to believe it.
"Minako-chan...?" Minako said, looking behind her. "Serenity, you must be imagining things. I'm Venus!"
"Imagi...My name's Usagi, not Serenity!" Usagi yelled out. The crowd behind her was coming back. "And you're the princess!"
Venus looked at her oddly. "Usagi?" she said slowly, as if the word had never come across her tongue. She frowned. "You're not pretending to be sick to get out of another ball. Queen Serenity would be furious."
Usagi shook her head slowly, wondering what kind of cruel trick Minako was playing on her. "Who's Queen Serenity?"
Venus groaned, and gave Usagi a smile. "I know you hate these balls, but humor us, all of us, for one evening."
Usagi smiled nervously, and nodded slightly, trying to play along. "Oh...okay."
"Princess..."
Usagi turned to her 'name'. She could only see darkness. That voice...it had sounded to familiar, but she couldn't place it. She looked forward into the darkness again, and decided to keep climbing. She took one step, and the lights blazed on again. She turned around to see...
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi gasped.
"Beware of him." Venus growled. "He'd up to no good." She glared at him, and called out loudly, "I thought we all told you to stay far away from her."
"I'm sure thirty feet away or a little more is fine." he called. "Can't I watch the beautiful princess?"
"No." Venus said, harshly.
Usagi found herself in darkness. It's like this was a memory, a memory of things long past. She wanted to run. She wanted to find the others and get the saved-if she could. She was dead after all, right? She turned to go downstairs, when she felt someone grab her hand.
"Princess, may I have this dance?"
***
YAY! The next chapter's new!! YAAAY!!! Okay, hope you enjoy.
*~*EternalSenshi*~*
Usagi glared at him. "Bring it on." she said, ready to reach for her tiara.
Zoicite smiled evilly, and shot power at her. She jumped out of the way, and tried to hit Zoicite, who teleported to a different area just in the nick of time.
"Baka." he said with a laugh. "Why don't you just stand still and let me kill you already?"
"Cause I'm not the one who's supposed to die!" Usagi cried, grabbing her tiara.
Zoicite braced himself, ready for the strike, when a bag of dust exploded and surrounded him. Usagi jumped and found Luna waiting for her.
"From now on, before fights, I'm going to vacuum my room." she whispered.
"Smart move." Luna said. "Your mom will love it."
Zoicite smiled and snapped his fingers. The dust disappeared, and he looked to see no senshi in sight.
"N...nani?" he said, confused. Then he realized she was probably hiding.
"Sailor Moon, little Sailor Moon, this is no time to play hide and seek!" he called tauntingly, looking around, then looking forward again.
"It's time for tag!" Usagi cried, jumping out of the tree behind him and onto his back, knocking him down to the ground. She leapt up again and ran. He followed suit, trying to shoot power at her. She leapt and dodged, and finally broke free of his tailgating. She ran past a pond, where she and Luna had set up during break.
"Ima, Luna! (Now, Luna!)" she cried.
Tied to a tree was a thin piece of string, which Luna pulled with her teeth after Usagi ran by.
Zoicite ran, trying to catch her, when he suddenly tripped. Artemis crawled under his legs, 'guiding' him to the pool. Zoicite fell with a great splash, and looked up angrily.
Usagi stepped forward again. "You should have known better than to mess with the best Sailor Senshi! I won't forgive you so easily! Tsukini kawatte, OSHIOKIYO!!"
Zoicite got up slowly. "You're going to pay!"
"Yeah, right." Usagi snorted. "MOON TIARA..." she said, grabbing her tiara, ready to throw.
Zoicite got his power ready to strike.
"ACTION!"
Both powers were released. There was a huge explosion as the good and the evil hit each other. Usagi tried hard to keep her tiara up, and was satisfied to see Zoicite starting to sweat.
*Chikusho! She's stronger than I thought!* he thought angrily.
Suddenly, the powers erupted, wiping them, the cats, and the whole park in a white haze. Zoicite used this to his advantage. He shot through, and hit Usagi straight on. She screamed as it overcame her, and her tiara clattered to the ground. The pain was so intense, she felt herself losing strength. The power finally died out, and Usagi collapsed on the ground. Zoicite stepped on her back, and looked down as he pressed on her.
"I should have known better? No, Sailor Moon. You should have known better to think you could have won. Now, you'll die." he said softly, making her whimper and cry out in pain as his boot crushed her back.
"Shine (Die)." he said, reaching his hand down. He held Usagi up by the throat, and squeezed his hand. She started choking. She whimpered.
*If I die, I'll be with the rest.* her mind raced wildly. She breath started to catch. She could feel her lungs in pain for air. She knew they would probably explode from the pressure. She wanted to scream, she wanted to die, anything to get out of his hold.
Luna, in an act of pure heroism, jumped on Zoicite's head and began scratching as if she were rabid. He get Usagi go, and started battling with the cat. Usagi had only a few seconds to catch her breath, then ran for her tiara.
Zoicite was still battling with Luna, who was hanging on tight. He pulled, leaving huge scratches on his forehead. "OFF!" he screamed.
Usagi slid across the grass, grabbed her tiara, and threw. "MOON TIARA ACTION!!" she cried. "LUNA!!"
Luna jumped off, turning his head. The tiara buzzed by his cheek, leaving a long gash. Blood dripped down his face, staining his crisp general's uniform. "Onore...(damn you)" he whispered, dazed. How could a little girl beat him? That wasn't going to happen. That was never going to happen. He disappeared.
Usagi sighed. "Yatta...!(We did it!)" she gasped. Suddenly, in one swift movement, Zoicite appeared behind her, grabbed her arms, and held her in a lock. She kicked and struggled, trying to break free, but heard an odd cracking sound, as if her bones were breaking.
"I should kill you right now." he hissed in her ear.
"Then do it." Usagi dared through clenched teeth.
He shot power at her, which made her scream, and she heard an odd 'snap'. Then, she knew no more.
***
Minako opened her eyes to see warm sunshine. Birds were chirping, flowers were blossoming, and an odd feeling told her to get ready for school.
*Something's not right here.* Minako thought confused. Sure enough, she was in her own bed, her own pajamas, her own room, and a stream of cherry blossoms flew into her room. Where was the battle? Where was everyone? Where was Usagi?
"Minako-chan!"
Minako jumped out of bed to run towards the window, to see Usagi standing below on the street. ***
"Usagi-chan? What are you doing up so early?" Rei asked.
"I'm here to walk you to school!" Usagi called back.
Rei felt a small stinging in her heart, but ignored it. "But you're up so early!"
"It's a pretty day! Let's go, Rei-chan!" Usagi said, her voice sounding oddly distant, like she was talking at the end of a tunnel.
***
"Hold on, Usagi-chan! I made you a lunch! I have to go get it!" Makoto cried. The stinging in her heart grew stronger, but not strong enough to alert her.
As Makoto slipped on her school shirt, a shrill scream rang out through the calm, humid air.
***
"USAGI-CHAN!" Ami cried, looking over the balcony to see Usagi lying on the ground, inert.
"Usagi-chan! Hold on, I'm coming!!!" Ami cried, running to the elevator.
***
Minako found her front door to be locked.
***
"Chikusho!" Rei swore, banging on the door.
***
Makoto tried kicking it, but it just gave her a sore ankle.
***
The elevator broke down as soon as the doors opened, leaving Ami to try the stairs. They were locked.
***
Minako ran back upstairs, trying to see Usagi's condition. She was still not moving. Minako took a deep breath.
***
"Usagi-chan!" Rei cried, throwing on her shoes.
***
Makoto stepped over her railing.
***
Ami, held out her arms, and jumped 50 feet for her friend.
***
Minako's eyes opened up with a snap. *Did I really jump?* she thought. She looked up to see the other senshi waking, wondering the same thing.
"Did we all..." Ami started.
"...have the same dream?" Rei asked.
"Usagi-chan...Usagi-chan!" Makoto cried.
The stinging that didn't alert them before came, harsher than ever before. It was if someone had stuck a needle in their hearts, attempting to rip it out.
"OW!" they all cried.
"What does this mean?" Makoto cried.
"It means the worst has come." Minako said, wincing. Her voice sounded cloudy, as if she were about to cry. Everyone stared at her, confused, but not daring to find the answer. Minako took a deep, shaky breath.
"Usagi is dead."
***
Mamoru awoke, his eyelids red with bright light waiting for him when he opened them. He was afraid to. The bright lights might mean he was...
Dead?
He opened his eyes slowly, the light a pure white and blinding. It was a light he had never seen before, with nothing surrounding him, above him, or below. He searched everywhere.
"Prince Endymion..."
He turned around to see the mystery princess standing in front of him, solid, and real.
"Princess...?"
"Prince Endymion, it's imperative that you find the Ginzuisho as fast as possible." she said softly.
"What did you call me?" he asked.
"Onegai, Prince Endymion." she said. She was soft-spoken, with pleading tones. "Now's not the time to ask questions. Now's the time to act."
"Who are you?"
"Find the Ginzuisho...onegai!" she said, fading away.
Mamoru frowned. Once again, he was left with no more than he had before-except for a name.
Suddenly, a small light appeared in front of him, which glowed pink. It turned into a body, and Usagi was lying in front of him, her body draped in pink ribbons, as if her transformation had ended. She was floating in midair, not moving.
"Usagi?"
Usagi didn't move. He reached out to touch her, to make sure she was alive, but as soon as he got to close, her body disappeared. He skin felt cold-too cold to be alive.
"No! NO!" he cried. He needed to get out.
***
Usagi opened her eyes to see light all around her. She was alone.
"Mamo-chan?"
-chan...-chan...-chan..." came her echo.
"Minna?"
"...na...na...na..."
She looked down at her hands. "Am I...dead?"
***
Usagi groaned and opened her eyes. She was lying down when she had last fallen in the park.
"Wait a..." she said, completely afraid and confused. "Aren't I..."
The park suddenly warped and changed into a giant ballroom, with Usagi sitting in the middle of the marble floor.
"What...?" she said, looking around. It was elaborately decorated, with marble floors as cold as unmelting ice. the sound of yelling and screaming behind her alarmed her, and she turned.
There was nothing.
"Weird..." she murmured, turning back front. She gasped at what she saw.
There was movement. The fountain in front of the room was... spilling it's water...
"Okay, I'm getting freaked ou-"
She turned to hear music echoing throughout the ballroom, though she couldn't find the source. Elegant violin and piano concertos that made her feet move. She started twirling, as if her feet had a mind of their own. She closed her eyes, so the music could fully drag her in. As she danced, the ballroom outside of her eyelids seemed to come alive. Lights that had been extinguished came back, glowing like stars. The music became louder, and she heard chattering of guests, like little birds. Everything seemed familiar, as if this were routine.
"Serenity!"
Usagi's eyes snapped open, and everything disappeared, including the music.
"Aw, that was fun." she whined. She walked all around, wondering what that party was. She went over to one of the lights, to see if it had been on in real life. She tentatively touched it, and was surprised to find it was as cold as if it had never been on.
"What?" she said, completely confused, and frustrated. Suddenly, after touching it again, it glowed and illuminated the ballroom. She turned slowly to see a flight of stairs, leading around a column in a spiral. Curiosity got the better of her, and she walked slowly over and up the stairs, as if in a trance. She looked around, the lights dimming until she was engulfed in the darkness.
"Serenity!"
She turned to see darkness behind her. She looked forward to see a familiar person running toward her, followed by all the lights illuminating.
"Minako-chan?" she asked, not daring to believe it.
"Minako-chan...?" Minako said, looking behind her. "Serenity, you must be imagining things. I'm Venus!"
"Imagi...My name's Usagi, not Serenity!" Usagi yelled out. The crowd behind her was coming back. "And you're the princess!"
Venus looked at her oddly. "Usagi?" she said slowly, as if the word had never come across her tongue. She frowned. "You're not pretending to be sick to get out of another ball. Queen Serenity would be furious."
Usagi shook her head slowly, wondering what kind of cruel trick Minako was playing on her. "Who's Queen Serenity?"
Venus groaned, and gave Usagi a smile. "I know you hate these balls, but humor us, all of us, for one evening."
Usagi smiled nervously, and nodded slightly, trying to play along. "Oh...okay."
"Princess..."
Usagi turned to her 'name'. She could only see darkness. That voice...it had sounded to familiar, but she couldn't place it. She looked forward into the darkness again, and decided to keep climbing. She took one step, and the lights blazed on again. She turned around to see...
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi gasped.
"Beware of him." Venus growled. "He'd up to no good." She glared at him, and called out loudly, "I thought we all told you to stay far away from her."
"I'm sure thirty feet away or a little more is fine." he called. "Can't I watch the beautiful princess?"
"No." Venus said, harshly.
Usagi found herself in darkness. It's like this was a memory, a memory of things long past. She wanted to run. She wanted to find the others and get the saved-if she could. She was dead after all, right? She turned to go downstairs, when she felt someone grab her hand.
"Princess, may I have this dance?"
***
YAY! The next chapter's new!! YAAAY!!! Okay, hope you enjoy.
*~*EternalSenshi*~*