Promises of the Past pt. 3 Otoko no Junjou (Disposition of a Man)
Slowly, Kizna reappeared on her balcony as Botan and the others stormed into her room.
"Kizna!" Keiko yelled, "how could you? You know it's forbidden to go down to earth."
"Yea," Botan added, "you know how the Lunar Law is!"
Not hearing their angry cries, Kizna continued to stare deep into the earth with a dreamy look on her face. As they watched their Princess, they stopped yelling and slowly walked out to the balcony.
"Kizna?" Botan asked curiously as she and Keiko made their way to her side, "are you all right?"
Slowly, smiling softly, Kizna nodded.
"Don't worry, Botan," Kizna said softly staring lovingly into the midnight sky, "I'm perfectly all right."
"You were with him, weren't you?" Sakura's cold voice asked monotonously, "the Prince."
Kizna's smile grew as she nodded.
"How lucky you are, Kizna," Yukina added, "how very lucky you are."
"Thank you," Kizna replied softly.
"We'll let you go this time, but the next time you go to earth..." Botan began trailing off.
"Yes?" Kizna replied turning to her.
"Take us with you," Botan said grinning.
Kizna and the others smiled.
~*~
"Have you heard of the happenings of earth, Rei?" Jesscheaux asked her friend.
Worriedly, Rei nodded.
"Yes, apparently everyone but the Princess and her friends has heard of it," Rei said. "The darkness in Hiei's eyes. What could've caused it?"
Shaking her head, Jesscheaux sighed.
"I have no idea," Jesscheaux said sighing again. "But according to Koenma there are strange happenings going on all over earth. You're the master of the Time Stream, Rei. Tell me what will happen."
'You will know every instance in time, past, present, and future. You can move time forwards or backwards, but you can never stop time or tell the happenings of the future to anyone.' Queen Makoto's words haunted her. 'What am I going to do?' she thought worriedly biting her lip.
"Rei?" Jesscheaux asked worriedly. "What will happen?"
Rei stood and turned away.
"I can't say," she replied coldly.
Jesscheaux stared strangely at her best friend.
"Come on, Rei," Jesscheaux pleaded, "I'm your best friend."
"I said I can't. I'm sorry. It just works that way," Rei replied.
Jesscheaux looked down sadly. 'Don't push it,' a predicting voice said. 'You and Rei no doubt have some Psychic Awareness, but Rei's awareness is much stronger. You'll understand with time.' Jesscheaux nodded quietly. 'Curse this awareness I've been born with, she thought bitterly. Curse it all.'
"I understand, Rei," Jesscheaux said sadly hiding the feeling of betrayal in her voice.
~*~
"You think he's sleeping?" Kuwabara asked staring at Kurama's dazed look.
"Fool," Hiei replied, "only idiots sleep with their eyes open. You should know you get that look every five seconds."
"Watch it short stuff," Kuwabara warned.
"Will you two stop it!" Yusuke cried annoyed. "This bickering between you two gets so old."
Hiei and Kuwabara shot one last glare at one another and turned away.
"So, Kurama," Koenma began, "who is she?"
Quickly, Kurama snapped out of his glazed look.
"Huh?" Kurama replied, "how did you know it was a girl?"
"I didn't say it was, but you just admitted it," Koenma replied smirking.
Prince Kurama smiled a nervous smile.
"Nice job, Koenma," Yusuke said patting Koenma on the back. "Is it Lady Ruka, Kurama?"
Kurama's expression grew nauseous.
"No," he replied disgusted, "not to offend the woman, but she feels as though she's been with every lord in my kingdom."
The others laughed not noticing Ruka's angry glower.
~*~
'How dare they,' she thought angrily. 'And curse that girl. How dare she take my Prince away from me.'
~*~
Jesscheaux paced around her purple and gold room as two people sat nervously on a purple chez lounge. A red haired man with worried blue eyes and a dark-blonde haired girl watched her. The blonde-haired girl's green eyes shined with worry.
"I doubt this bodes well for our Princess," Jesscheaux said worriedly. "I fear she's fallen in love with the earth Prince."
"She has?" the girl with dark blonde hair and worried green eyes asked. "But she knows not to break that rule. We all know that. You, me, Rei – "
"And your boyfriend, Jin," Jesscheaux interrupted turning to a red haired man.
"All planets forbid it," Jin said brushing his red hair behind his ears. "You're Princess of Neptune, and I am the Prince of Uranus. We all know. Don't worry, the Princess will get over this infatuation."
Slowly, Jesscheaux turned back to the blonde haired girl.
"But I have a slight feeling we can do nothing, Kohaku," Jesscheaux said worriedly, "I know Rei is hiding something, but I don't know what."
"Well, I wouldn't worry," Kohaku replied, "I'm sure Rei would tell us if something bad were to happen. After all, we are her best friends. You especially."
From her seat, Kohaku rose wringing her fingers in the light blue fabric of her gown worriedly. Quickly, Jin went to her side and pulled her close.
"Don't worry," Jin whispered soothingly to her. "I'm sure everything will work out for the best. Somehow."
As she and Jin turned for the door, Kohaku nodded.
"I don't know what to say, Jesscheaux," Kohaku began, "just know somehow everything will somehow work out for the best, but for now, I wouldn't worry."
~*~
Jin and Kohaku walked out into the hall staring at one another worriedly.
"You don't think I'll be needed if anything happens do you?" Kohaku asked.
"Eh," Jin began, "I can't say. You are the weakest of all of us, and yet at the same time, you have the power to kill us all."
"Hence the reason I never fight with the other soldiers," Kohaku replied smiling.
Quickly, Jin lifted her up into his arms. Softly, a wind blew lifting them gently off the ground.
"And this is the reason they call me the 'Wind Master' back home," Jin said grinning. "Let's take a trip into the stars. Shall we?"
"We shall," Kohaku giggled as she and Jin flew into the night sky.
They disappeared into the stars as the cool night wind blew Kohaku's light blue gown and hair softly.
~*~
In the library, Kizna looked around worriedly hoping to not find Rei, Kohaku, Jesscheaux, and Jin. 'If they had any idea on what I was doing, they'd kill me,' she thought as she turned to the others.
"Meet me in my room tonight," Kizna whispered to the other girls around her. "I'm going back down to earth."
Excitedly, Botan, Keiko, Sakura, and Yukina nodded. As the bright afternoon sunlight wafted through the stained glass windows, Kizna sighed. 'I'll see you again tonight, my Prince,' she thought softly. 'Just wait for me.'
~*~
As Kizna watched the sun set slowly in the distance, she heard a soft knocking on her door. Quickly, she ran to open it. Botan and the others rushed inside muttering excited phrases.
"Are you all ready?" Kizna asked excitedly as the others nodded, "then let's go."
They crowded around on Kizna's balcony as Kizna raised her arms summoning the Silver Crystal.
"Silver Crystal," she began softly, "take us to earth. And I to the man I love."
Quickly, the silvery dust surrounded the five girls making them slowly fade away.
~*~
In the garden, Prince Kurama stared up into the sky watching the glittering stars. 'Please come tonight,' he begged. 'I have to see you again.' Kurama turned his gaze into the sea of red roses as his eyes went wide seeing the familiar silvery white dust from the night before.
"Kizna!" he called as he quickly ran to her side.
~*~
Princess Kizna and the others softly landed in the garden as the other girls stumbled to the garden floor.
"My earth's gravity is much heavier than the moon's," Botan complained.
"You'll get use to it," Kizna said softly. "Don't worry. I did the same thing."
"Kizna!" a voice called, making the girls look up.
"Who's that?" Yukina asked peeping over the rose bush.
"The Prince," Kizna replied. "Hide. I don't want you getting caught."
Yukina, Botan, Keiko, and Sakura nodded and crouched behind the bushes.
~*~
Quickly, she rushed into the Prince's awaiting arms. Prince Kurama held Princess Kizna tightly.
"Kurama," Kizna whispered desperately, "forgive me, but I had to see you again. I know it's forbidden, but–"
Kurama pulled her closer and buried his face into her neck.
"Don't worry," he interrupted whispering to her, "I wanted to see you, too."
~*~
"How romantic!" Botan whispered watching the two lovers.
Dreamily, Keiko sighed.
"A profession of undying love, under the stars," Keiko replied dreamily, "That is romantic."
"I agree," Yukina said softly, "it's so wonderful."
Sakura snorted with disdain.
"Love is only for fools," she snorted.
"Sakura!" Botan chided, "don't be so pessimistic!"
"Only if you won't be so perky," Sakura replied.
Botan glared.
"Ladies," a boy's voice asked, making the girls gasp in surprise, "with this romantic mood all around, would you mind us joining you for the evening?"
Slowly, the girls turned meeting the gazes of four handsome men.
Slowly, Kizna reappeared on her balcony as Botan and the others stormed into her room.
"Kizna!" Keiko yelled, "how could you? You know it's forbidden to go down to earth."
"Yea," Botan added, "you know how the Lunar Law is!"
Not hearing their angry cries, Kizna continued to stare deep into the earth with a dreamy look on her face. As they watched their Princess, they stopped yelling and slowly walked out to the balcony.
"Kizna?" Botan asked curiously as she and Keiko made their way to her side, "are you all right?"
Slowly, smiling softly, Kizna nodded.
"Don't worry, Botan," Kizna said softly staring lovingly into the midnight sky, "I'm perfectly all right."
"You were with him, weren't you?" Sakura's cold voice asked monotonously, "the Prince."
Kizna's smile grew as she nodded.
"How lucky you are, Kizna," Yukina added, "how very lucky you are."
"Thank you," Kizna replied softly.
"We'll let you go this time, but the next time you go to earth..." Botan began trailing off.
"Yes?" Kizna replied turning to her.
"Take us with you," Botan said grinning.
Kizna and the others smiled.
~*~
"Have you heard of the happenings of earth, Rei?" Jesscheaux asked her friend.
Worriedly, Rei nodded.
"Yes, apparently everyone but the Princess and her friends has heard of it," Rei said. "The darkness in Hiei's eyes. What could've caused it?"
Shaking her head, Jesscheaux sighed.
"I have no idea," Jesscheaux said sighing again. "But according to Koenma there are strange happenings going on all over earth. You're the master of the Time Stream, Rei. Tell me what will happen."
'You will know every instance in time, past, present, and future. You can move time forwards or backwards, but you can never stop time or tell the happenings of the future to anyone.' Queen Makoto's words haunted her. 'What am I going to do?' she thought worriedly biting her lip.
"Rei?" Jesscheaux asked worriedly. "What will happen?"
Rei stood and turned away.
"I can't say," she replied coldly.
Jesscheaux stared strangely at her best friend.
"Come on, Rei," Jesscheaux pleaded, "I'm your best friend."
"I said I can't. I'm sorry. It just works that way," Rei replied.
Jesscheaux looked down sadly. 'Don't push it,' a predicting voice said. 'You and Rei no doubt have some Psychic Awareness, but Rei's awareness is much stronger. You'll understand with time.' Jesscheaux nodded quietly. 'Curse this awareness I've been born with, she thought bitterly. Curse it all.'
"I understand, Rei," Jesscheaux said sadly hiding the feeling of betrayal in her voice.
~*~
"You think he's sleeping?" Kuwabara asked staring at Kurama's dazed look.
"Fool," Hiei replied, "only idiots sleep with their eyes open. You should know you get that look every five seconds."
"Watch it short stuff," Kuwabara warned.
"Will you two stop it!" Yusuke cried annoyed. "This bickering between you two gets so old."
Hiei and Kuwabara shot one last glare at one another and turned away.
"So, Kurama," Koenma began, "who is she?"
Quickly, Kurama snapped out of his glazed look.
"Huh?" Kurama replied, "how did you know it was a girl?"
"I didn't say it was, but you just admitted it," Koenma replied smirking.
Prince Kurama smiled a nervous smile.
"Nice job, Koenma," Yusuke said patting Koenma on the back. "Is it Lady Ruka, Kurama?"
Kurama's expression grew nauseous.
"No," he replied disgusted, "not to offend the woman, but she feels as though she's been with every lord in my kingdom."
The others laughed not noticing Ruka's angry glower.
~*~
'How dare they,' she thought angrily. 'And curse that girl. How dare she take my Prince away from me.'
~*~
Jesscheaux paced around her purple and gold room as two people sat nervously on a purple chez lounge. A red haired man with worried blue eyes and a dark-blonde haired girl watched her. The blonde-haired girl's green eyes shined with worry.
"I doubt this bodes well for our Princess," Jesscheaux said worriedly. "I fear she's fallen in love with the earth Prince."
"She has?" the girl with dark blonde hair and worried green eyes asked. "But she knows not to break that rule. We all know that. You, me, Rei – "
"And your boyfriend, Jin," Jesscheaux interrupted turning to a red haired man.
"All planets forbid it," Jin said brushing his red hair behind his ears. "You're Princess of Neptune, and I am the Prince of Uranus. We all know. Don't worry, the Princess will get over this infatuation."
Slowly, Jesscheaux turned back to the blonde haired girl.
"But I have a slight feeling we can do nothing, Kohaku," Jesscheaux said worriedly, "I know Rei is hiding something, but I don't know what."
"Well, I wouldn't worry," Kohaku replied, "I'm sure Rei would tell us if something bad were to happen. After all, we are her best friends. You especially."
From her seat, Kohaku rose wringing her fingers in the light blue fabric of her gown worriedly. Quickly, Jin went to her side and pulled her close.
"Don't worry," Jin whispered soothingly to her. "I'm sure everything will work out for the best. Somehow."
As she and Jin turned for the door, Kohaku nodded.
"I don't know what to say, Jesscheaux," Kohaku began, "just know somehow everything will somehow work out for the best, but for now, I wouldn't worry."
~*~
Jin and Kohaku walked out into the hall staring at one another worriedly.
"You don't think I'll be needed if anything happens do you?" Kohaku asked.
"Eh," Jin began, "I can't say. You are the weakest of all of us, and yet at the same time, you have the power to kill us all."
"Hence the reason I never fight with the other soldiers," Kohaku replied smiling.
Quickly, Jin lifted her up into his arms. Softly, a wind blew lifting them gently off the ground.
"And this is the reason they call me the 'Wind Master' back home," Jin said grinning. "Let's take a trip into the stars. Shall we?"
"We shall," Kohaku giggled as she and Jin flew into the night sky.
They disappeared into the stars as the cool night wind blew Kohaku's light blue gown and hair softly.
~*~
In the library, Kizna looked around worriedly hoping to not find Rei, Kohaku, Jesscheaux, and Jin. 'If they had any idea on what I was doing, they'd kill me,' she thought as she turned to the others.
"Meet me in my room tonight," Kizna whispered to the other girls around her. "I'm going back down to earth."
Excitedly, Botan, Keiko, Sakura, and Yukina nodded. As the bright afternoon sunlight wafted through the stained glass windows, Kizna sighed. 'I'll see you again tonight, my Prince,' she thought softly. 'Just wait for me.'
~*~
As Kizna watched the sun set slowly in the distance, she heard a soft knocking on her door. Quickly, she ran to open it. Botan and the others rushed inside muttering excited phrases.
"Are you all ready?" Kizna asked excitedly as the others nodded, "then let's go."
They crowded around on Kizna's balcony as Kizna raised her arms summoning the Silver Crystal.
"Silver Crystal," she began softly, "take us to earth. And I to the man I love."
Quickly, the silvery dust surrounded the five girls making them slowly fade away.
~*~
In the garden, Prince Kurama stared up into the sky watching the glittering stars. 'Please come tonight,' he begged. 'I have to see you again.' Kurama turned his gaze into the sea of red roses as his eyes went wide seeing the familiar silvery white dust from the night before.
"Kizna!" he called as he quickly ran to her side.
~*~
Princess Kizna and the others softly landed in the garden as the other girls stumbled to the garden floor.
"My earth's gravity is much heavier than the moon's," Botan complained.
"You'll get use to it," Kizna said softly. "Don't worry. I did the same thing."
"Kizna!" a voice called, making the girls look up.
"Who's that?" Yukina asked peeping over the rose bush.
"The Prince," Kizna replied. "Hide. I don't want you getting caught."
Yukina, Botan, Keiko, and Sakura nodded and crouched behind the bushes.
~*~
Quickly, she rushed into the Prince's awaiting arms. Prince Kurama held Princess Kizna tightly.
"Kurama," Kizna whispered desperately, "forgive me, but I had to see you again. I know it's forbidden, but–"
Kurama pulled her closer and buried his face into her neck.
"Don't worry," he interrupted whispering to her, "I wanted to see you, too."
~*~
"How romantic!" Botan whispered watching the two lovers.
Dreamily, Keiko sighed.
"A profession of undying love, under the stars," Keiko replied dreamily, "That is romantic."
"I agree," Yukina said softly, "it's so wonderful."
Sakura snorted with disdain.
"Love is only for fools," she snorted.
"Sakura!" Botan chided, "don't be so pessimistic!"
"Only if you won't be so perky," Sakura replied.
Botan glared.
"Ladies," a boy's voice asked, making the girls gasp in surprise, "with this romantic mood all around, would you mind us joining you for the evening?"
Slowly, the girls turned meeting the gazes of four handsome men.