I Need You To Survive

Chapter two

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon and Gundam Wing.

Jewels14 : Thanks for your review. I've been getting quite a lot from you and I really appreciate it. Keep reading and reviewing!

Athena Kyle: I want to thank you too for all of the feedback you've given me. Thanks for this recent review, and read on.

MegamiSilence: first of all I want to thank you for the review and your heads up on my writing. I must admit I first wanted to make the character a bit younger than I portrayed her to be later on in the chapter, that's why she seemed so young at the beginning. But then I began to see that I was going to need her to be a bit older ;; And about the whole chapter being dialogue, I went back and reread it, seeing that you were right. I hope that I've put more description in this chapter. Again, thanks for the review.

ShadowStar21: Thanks for your review and keep reading.

Allison: Thanks for the review, and the vote, but I've already decided who the character is. You'll find out who the girl is soon enough.

Frosty: Thanks for the review!

PadFootCc: I know, weren't they? Hehe. Thanks for the review and keep reading.

TeNshI nO Hi: Thanks so much for your review. And don't worry I'll have PLENTY of variety, hehe.

Minako walked along the pathway in between the two rows of tents. "Now let's see," she spoke to herself, placing a hand to her chin. "Ah, yes. You see that boy there?" Minako pointed to a boy not far from where they were standing.

Sarabi looked to where Minako was pointing and nodded. The boy had a stern look on his face for such a young age. His black hair was slicked back into a tiny ponytail.

"That's the son of the Chang family. Wufei is his name. The Chang's are with us for protection. They are very crafty with a sword," Minako explained as they walked up to the young boy. He had water buckets in each of his hands, cool, fresh water spilling out whenever one bucket bumped against his leg.

"Sir Wufei," Minako curtsied.

"Miss Minako," Wufei bowed.

"I would like you to give a warm welcome to our new-comer. Lord Quatre has dubbed her Sarabi, for I believe she does not remember her own name. Am I right, miss Sarabi?" Minako asked, placing a hand on the younger girl's shoulder.

"Yes," Sarabi said, barely above a whisper.

It was only now that Wufei noticed the small girl next to Minako. He looked her up and down as if analyzing her. While he looked at her, his eyes caught a glimpse of her left wrist.

"What's this?" he asked, setting down a water bucket, grabbing her wrist and looking at her scar.

"Sir Wufei! Do not be so forward!" Minako said as Sarabi yanked her wrist back in a hurry.

"Mother says," she gulped. "Mother said that it's a sign of the Devil," she said quickly, hiding it with the sleeve of her dress. She looked around as if searching to see if anyone had seen it.

Wufei caught her mistake and stared at her with an impassive face. "So you're the only survivor," he said with no sympathy in his voice.

Sarabi was quiet as she looked at the slippers on her feet. "Yes. I am the last of my kind."

Wufei raised an eyebrow. "You're not the last of your kind."

"But my people, my kin, they've all perished," Sarabi said with confused eyes.

"You are a human, no?" Wufei asked.

"Well, yes but –."

"So am I, as well as miss Minako here." Without another word he stepped away from the two girls, carrying the water to wherever he was headed in the first place.

"Pay him no mind. His father is very strict so I'm sure that's why he's so uptight. Don't take anything he says too personally. Hmm, ah yes. Here's Trowa. He and his sister don't have parents, they're orphans like you. They're on the quest because they're the acrobats of our town. If by any chance Harra are in a tree, they can retrieve it quickly and efficiently." Minako began to giggle.

"Miss Minako, I do not see what is so funny," Sarabi said, confused.

"I have to admit, I sort of fancy Trowa. But shh," she placed a finger to her lips. "Don't tell anyone."

Sarabi smiled. "Do not worry miss Minako, I won't tell a soul. It's nice to know that you can bestow your secrets upon me," Sarabi said as she looked at the older girl.

Minako looked at Sarabi slightly confused. "You know miss Sarabi, you can bestow your secrets upon me too." Minako hadn't expected much of an answer and wasn't surprised when Sarabi just looked at her feet, placing her hands behind her back.

The two girls slowly walked up to the brown haired boy. His green eyes stared at Minako for a time before slowly moving to Sarabi.

"Hello miss Minako," his smooth voice was inviting to the two girl's ears.

Minako looked down and blushed. Clasping her hands together in front of her, she bowed. "Hello sir Trowa."

It was silent as the two stared at each other until Trowa looked at Sarabi once more.

"Who is your friend?" he asked, rubbing his arm.

"Huh? Oh, this is miss Sarabi. She's the only survivor of this village. We are guessing that they were attacked by Sabor," Minako explained, not daring to look up again.

"Sabor? How did you manage to get by unnoticed?" Trowa asked Sarabi.

"Sabor? Who is Sabor?" Sarabi asked. The two looked at each other warily.

"Miss Sarabi, do you remember anything that happened the night of the massacre?" Minako asked, placing a hand on Sarabi's shoulder once more.

"I...I..." Sarabi forced herself to think of the night before. Suddenly flashes of a piercing golden eye ran through her mind. After the flash, a strong pain shot through her head.

"Ahh!" She cried, gripping her head in agony. Slowly she began to remember a small portion of what had happened the night before.

Fire was attached to everything, and only she stood bodies sprawled out around her. The smell of blood made her nauseous. Swaying she almost fell until a man caught her. He smelled strongly of blood and oranges.

'Little girl, how could I have missed you?' his husky voice echoed in her ears. Strands of long white hair tickled the side of her face as she tried to reply.

'Missed me?' she asked in a voice so calm it almost scared her. Never had she been so calm in the face of danger.

The man grabbed her wrist tightly and brought it to his face for closer inspection. 'Ah, now I see why. Finally I have found you, the first of eight.'

He began to drag Sarabi through the burning village over to a beautiful black horse, the light of the fire glimmered off of it's glistening coat. Too tired and nauseous to struggled Sarabi let the man drag her off until she felt him tense up.

He stopped abruptly, stepping out of the way of something that Sarabi couldn't catch sight of.

His golden eye gleamed as he glared at a dull light to his right. 'It can't be..'

Please read and review.

EternalHime