Chapter 3 = dreaming
Rei Hino was not an unreasonable girl at all...at least that's what she told herself every so often when she felt like screaming at the top of her lungs. Little things never affected her. She had been through a lot in her 20 years of living and yet in those 20 years Serena could still make her want to scream. And of course today was no exception. It had been two years since they had graduated from high school. Three years since that horrible battle with Galaxia. That had been the last battle they had fought. It seemed like a dream to Rei. Being a Sailor Scout now. There was no one to fight. No pressing emergency meetings to attend and it had taken some time to get use to.
Today was one of the monthly annual meetings that Artemis and Luna had insisted they keep up with. For soon would come the time of Crystal Tokyo and with that new responsibilities. Rei sometimes felt that it was better to live the life they have now and forget that Crystal Tokyo was in their future. Rei liked being normal, well as normal as one can get being physic. Serena had been late for this particular meeting but she had a good excuse she had been tutoring a young child in English. Thank the lord Serena had finally buckled down and studied her last years of high school. She was now attending a local university in Japan and doing well.
"Serena if you don't shut up I am going to hurt you" said Rei looking over at her meatball shaped head.
"But Rei, this is important!" said Serena in a pleading voice.
"Ok Serena what is it?" Ami asked from where she was sitting.
Not much had changed about Ami she was still bright eyed and eager to learn everything and anything she could. She was currently excelling in all her medical courses at the university and ahead of any one her age. Plus she had finally let loose some of her energy she used for studying toward her social life. She would never be a Mina or Lita but she had a healthy dosage of dates here and there.
"Well I had one of my dreams last night" said Serena in a quiet voice.
"What?!?" said Luna. "Why didn't you tell me this earlier?" she asked her.
"Well I didn't want to upset you or Darien and I wanted to work it out in my head first" said Serena in the voice she used when she was right.
"Well what was it about?" Lita asked looking somewhat worried she had gotten use to the normal life.
"Well it started it out pretty normal. I was sitting in the throne room on the Moon well all of a sudden there was a huge uproar outside. I was curious as I always seem to be and I wanted to see what was going on. But when I tried to go out there you four stopped me and said something about the Sun being taken. I don't know what this meant but in the dream I started to cry" said Serena looking at her friends.
"What do you think it means Artemis?" Mina asked her cat. Artemis quickly glanced up and knew instantly that Mina knew something. Something the others didn't.
"I have no idea Venus" he said using her code name.
Mina only nodded.
Lita looked at the two of them weirdly. She felt as if something significant had happened and she didn't know what it was. Lita was pretty much the same in looks as before tall, brown hair, green eyes and a body any woman would kill for. But in personality she was a little more subdued and not as trusting. She had finally realized that the world of men and relationships was a bitter one. She was currently in culinary school and doing a fantastic job of becoming the next cordon bleu.
"Well I for one am going to take a look at the sacred fire and see what it means" said Rei.
"That's a good idea and I think that each of us should scout out some areas where danger has appeared before" said Mina.
Mina herself had altered in some ways but stayed the same over all. She was still carefree and glowing. While she was attending school she was also singing on the side hoping to land that once in a lifetime contract. It didn't hurt that she was beautiful and that wherever she went people seemed to follow.
"Right" said Ami. "We need to check out the park, our old high school and some other haunts of ours" she said going through her computer.
"Lets split up and meet back here tomorrow at four pm" said Rei. "And Serena try not to be late again" she said giving the blonde a look. All Serena did was stick out her tongue.
Meanwhile in center city Tokyo:
Kristian Burge was sitting at his desk watching the sun go down in the horizon. It felt like centuries ago that he had actually watched a sunset. Who knew that it could be so breath taking. Ever since he had returned from his bout of amnesia that had stolen five years of his life he had been trying to pick up the pieces of his broken life. It had seemed impossible to do had it not been for his three best friends. He hadn't known them before the amnesia but he felt closer to them than he did his own brothers.
Zachary Reiko was a world class genius. With long curling blonde hair worn simply in a ponytail and clear blue eyes that hid behind glasses you would never think him a formidable opponent. But as Kris had figured out he was clever and had a knack for finding his opponents weak points. Zachary was in charge of his own company that had been taken over by his sister in his absence. When he had returned not quiet whole and puzzled she had relinquished all control to him and told him flatly that she hated the corporate world and it was all his. Zachary had been pleased that his sister had been willing to at least hold onto it because she believed that is what her brother would have wished.
Neal White was the typical mysterious stranger girls seemed to fall all over. He had long curling brown hair and big brown eyes that seemed to see right through you into your soul. He had an inviting smile and charmed seemed to ooze out of him. He owned at least seven restaurants around the globe and had many other interests. He was a cordon bleu chef and famous worldwide for his variety of ingredients used in his cooking. He was somewhat of a loner in his past but had developed a strong bond to his brothers of amnesia as he called them.
Jared Parker was the last of the group. He was the typical playboy. Born to a rich political family he had more money than he knew what to do with. He spent days even weeks renting out hotel suites to live in even though he had a perfectly good penthouse in Tokyo. He himself was a writer. His parents, he told his friends, had been piss ass mad when he had decided to switch from political science into creative writing. But once they had realized that he would make a terrible politician they had finally relented. His books made enough money that he didn't need his trust fund at all. It seems he really did have a talent for telling a tale.
Kris picked up the phone and dialed Neal's number.
"Hello?" Neal said into the phone while he was going over some bills in his den.
"Hey Neal its Kris." said Kristian into the phone as he gazed down at Tokyo from his office.
"What's up buddy you seem down" said Neal putting down another bill for some useless doctor.
"I don't know I've just been feeling uneasy all day as if I know something is happening but I'm not sure what it is" said Kris sighing into the phone.
"Really?" said Neal feeling alittle uneasy himself.
"Yeah its as if someone is pulling some strings I don't know about and destiny is about to fall in my lap" he said.
"Well here's a suggestion. Stop drinking those god damn mocha lattes before you work and get some rest. Your probably over worked" said Neal not wanting to give into the pull that had been bugging him all day.
"Yeah your probably right. Just wanted some reassuring words before I head out of the office: said Kristian once again looking at the Tokyo skyline.
"No problem give me a call tomorrow if you want to talk" said Neal.
"Sure thing. Talk to you later" said Kris as he hung up the phone.
Kristian Burge was not a bad looking guy. He was about six feet tall with long flowing silver hair and steel gray eyes. He had a hard demeanor when looked at. But once you got to know him you knew he was a good guy. In the business world he could be as tough as he wanted but when it came to his friends and family he was the nicest guy. He could always be counted on to do his best for others and himself.
As Kristian entered his apartment he was instantly tired. He hadn't known that he was this tired being at the office. He got ready for bed in record time and headed off to sleep. Kristian was walking in an eerie looking place. He could feel the damp air and realized that instant he was underground. As he rounded a bend in the tunnel he was walking in he came to a temple. On either side of stone stairs stood four different emblems and when he looked up at the temple itself it had a huge emblem in the middle. When he looked at the stone tower to his right that the emblems were engraved on he was suddenly startled. For he felt as though he should know these emblems. The first emblem was that of that of a tree with a lightning bolt threw it. The next emblem was of a star surrounded by light. The next emblem was of fire in a hand and the last emblem was a single tear drop. When he finally looked up at the huge emblem engraved into the temple it was a single rose.
Kristian couldn't help but touch the first emblem. It seemed to call to him as none of the others had done. He slowly reached out his hand and realized he was shaking. As soon as he touched the emblem it started to glow and the doors to the temple swung open. He jumped back startled at what had happened. He was afraid to go up the stairs but knew in his heart that he had to. As he cautiously made his way up the stairs he made sure that he was still in control. He kept repeating that everything would be fine. He found himself standing directly outside the entrance to the temple. Finally he straightened his back and made his way into the temple. As soon as he crossed the entrance he was thrown into a maelstrom of memories some happy but most of them painful. When they finally subsided a woman with long flowing brown hair and big brown eyes stood before him.
"Gaia?" Kristian said it as a whisper.
"Yes my general it is I" said the woman brushing Kristian's hair.
"Why are you here? You are suppose to be dead as dead as I should be" he said bowing his head.
"Kunzite...please do not bear guilt" said the woman stroking his head.
"How can I not my queen?" he asked her. "I betrayed you, my king, my people, my prince..." he said in an exasperated tone.
"I did not give you back these memories for you to carry them as a burden they are a gift to you." Said the woman. "They are meant as a reminder of who you are and what you have done. They serve as the standing ground for you life Kunzite in this one and the last. You have a destiny to fulfill and you must do it for the world is at stake. Yes you have made mistakes in your previous life but that is why Queen Selenity sent you back. To right those wrongs" the woman told him.
"But how my Queen?" Kristian asked.
"Those five years you now remember...Beryl...Metallia...it was not your fault you were taken had you had your memories earlier you would have never been but as it is destiny sometimes chooses different paths for us. You were meant to live that part in this life to remind you that, that is not who you are. Because of that you now have a chance of making amends and living again" said Gaia. "I have come to you in your dreams to awaken you my general. I will come to others soon as well. This is your TRUE awakening. You are Kunzite, First General of the Golden Kingdom, Prince of the North and Endymons best friend. Do not let past mistakes make the man you are..." said Gaia as she drifted away
Kristian woke up with a start and new in that instant life had altered eternally.
Rei Hino was not an unreasonable girl at all...at least that's what she told herself every so often when she felt like screaming at the top of her lungs. Little things never affected her. She had been through a lot in her 20 years of living and yet in those 20 years Serena could still make her want to scream. And of course today was no exception. It had been two years since they had graduated from high school. Three years since that horrible battle with Galaxia. That had been the last battle they had fought. It seemed like a dream to Rei. Being a Sailor Scout now. There was no one to fight. No pressing emergency meetings to attend and it had taken some time to get use to.
Today was one of the monthly annual meetings that Artemis and Luna had insisted they keep up with. For soon would come the time of Crystal Tokyo and with that new responsibilities. Rei sometimes felt that it was better to live the life they have now and forget that Crystal Tokyo was in their future. Rei liked being normal, well as normal as one can get being physic. Serena had been late for this particular meeting but she had a good excuse she had been tutoring a young child in English. Thank the lord Serena had finally buckled down and studied her last years of high school. She was now attending a local university in Japan and doing well.
"Serena if you don't shut up I am going to hurt you" said Rei looking over at her meatball shaped head.
"But Rei, this is important!" said Serena in a pleading voice.
"Ok Serena what is it?" Ami asked from where she was sitting.
Not much had changed about Ami she was still bright eyed and eager to learn everything and anything she could. She was currently excelling in all her medical courses at the university and ahead of any one her age. Plus she had finally let loose some of her energy she used for studying toward her social life. She would never be a Mina or Lita but she had a healthy dosage of dates here and there.
"Well I had one of my dreams last night" said Serena in a quiet voice.
"What?!?" said Luna. "Why didn't you tell me this earlier?" she asked her.
"Well I didn't want to upset you or Darien and I wanted to work it out in my head first" said Serena in the voice she used when she was right.
"Well what was it about?" Lita asked looking somewhat worried she had gotten use to the normal life.
"Well it started it out pretty normal. I was sitting in the throne room on the Moon well all of a sudden there was a huge uproar outside. I was curious as I always seem to be and I wanted to see what was going on. But when I tried to go out there you four stopped me and said something about the Sun being taken. I don't know what this meant but in the dream I started to cry" said Serena looking at her friends.
"What do you think it means Artemis?" Mina asked her cat. Artemis quickly glanced up and knew instantly that Mina knew something. Something the others didn't.
"I have no idea Venus" he said using her code name.
Mina only nodded.
Lita looked at the two of them weirdly. She felt as if something significant had happened and she didn't know what it was. Lita was pretty much the same in looks as before tall, brown hair, green eyes and a body any woman would kill for. But in personality she was a little more subdued and not as trusting. She had finally realized that the world of men and relationships was a bitter one. She was currently in culinary school and doing a fantastic job of becoming the next cordon bleu.
"Well I for one am going to take a look at the sacred fire and see what it means" said Rei.
"That's a good idea and I think that each of us should scout out some areas where danger has appeared before" said Mina.
Mina herself had altered in some ways but stayed the same over all. She was still carefree and glowing. While she was attending school she was also singing on the side hoping to land that once in a lifetime contract. It didn't hurt that she was beautiful and that wherever she went people seemed to follow.
"Right" said Ami. "We need to check out the park, our old high school and some other haunts of ours" she said going through her computer.
"Lets split up and meet back here tomorrow at four pm" said Rei. "And Serena try not to be late again" she said giving the blonde a look. All Serena did was stick out her tongue.
Meanwhile in center city Tokyo:
Kristian Burge was sitting at his desk watching the sun go down in the horizon. It felt like centuries ago that he had actually watched a sunset. Who knew that it could be so breath taking. Ever since he had returned from his bout of amnesia that had stolen five years of his life he had been trying to pick up the pieces of his broken life. It had seemed impossible to do had it not been for his three best friends. He hadn't known them before the amnesia but he felt closer to them than he did his own brothers.
Zachary Reiko was a world class genius. With long curling blonde hair worn simply in a ponytail and clear blue eyes that hid behind glasses you would never think him a formidable opponent. But as Kris had figured out he was clever and had a knack for finding his opponents weak points. Zachary was in charge of his own company that had been taken over by his sister in his absence. When he had returned not quiet whole and puzzled she had relinquished all control to him and told him flatly that she hated the corporate world and it was all his. Zachary had been pleased that his sister had been willing to at least hold onto it because she believed that is what her brother would have wished.
Neal White was the typical mysterious stranger girls seemed to fall all over. He had long curling brown hair and big brown eyes that seemed to see right through you into your soul. He had an inviting smile and charmed seemed to ooze out of him. He owned at least seven restaurants around the globe and had many other interests. He was a cordon bleu chef and famous worldwide for his variety of ingredients used in his cooking. He was somewhat of a loner in his past but had developed a strong bond to his brothers of amnesia as he called them.
Jared Parker was the last of the group. He was the typical playboy. Born to a rich political family he had more money than he knew what to do with. He spent days even weeks renting out hotel suites to live in even though he had a perfectly good penthouse in Tokyo. He himself was a writer. His parents, he told his friends, had been piss ass mad when he had decided to switch from political science into creative writing. But once they had realized that he would make a terrible politician they had finally relented. His books made enough money that he didn't need his trust fund at all. It seems he really did have a talent for telling a tale.
Kris picked up the phone and dialed Neal's number.
"Hello?" Neal said into the phone while he was going over some bills in his den.
"Hey Neal its Kris." said Kristian into the phone as he gazed down at Tokyo from his office.
"What's up buddy you seem down" said Neal putting down another bill for some useless doctor.
"I don't know I've just been feeling uneasy all day as if I know something is happening but I'm not sure what it is" said Kris sighing into the phone.
"Really?" said Neal feeling alittle uneasy himself.
"Yeah its as if someone is pulling some strings I don't know about and destiny is about to fall in my lap" he said.
"Well here's a suggestion. Stop drinking those god damn mocha lattes before you work and get some rest. Your probably over worked" said Neal not wanting to give into the pull that had been bugging him all day.
"Yeah your probably right. Just wanted some reassuring words before I head out of the office: said Kristian once again looking at the Tokyo skyline.
"No problem give me a call tomorrow if you want to talk" said Neal.
"Sure thing. Talk to you later" said Kris as he hung up the phone.
Kristian Burge was not a bad looking guy. He was about six feet tall with long flowing silver hair and steel gray eyes. He had a hard demeanor when looked at. But once you got to know him you knew he was a good guy. In the business world he could be as tough as he wanted but when it came to his friends and family he was the nicest guy. He could always be counted on to do his best for others and himself.
As Kristian entered his apartment he was instantly tired. He hadn't known that he was this tired being at the office. He got ready for bed in record time and headed off to sleep. Kristian was walking in an eerie looking place. He could feel the damp air and realized that instant he was underground. As he rounded a bend in the tunnel he was walking in he came to a temple. On either side of stone stairs stood four different emblems and when he looked up at the temple itself it had a huge emblem in the middle. When he looked at the stone tower to his right that the emblems were engraved on he was suddenly startled. For he felt as though he should know these emblems. The first emblem was that of that of a tree with a lightning bolt threw it. The next emblem was of a star surrounded by light. The next emblem was of fire in a hand and the last emblem was a single tear drop. When he finally looked up at the huge emblem engraved into the temple it was a single rose.
Kristian couldn't help but touch the first emblem. It seemed to call to him as none of the others had done. He slowly reached out his hand and realized he was shaking. As soon as he touched the emblem it started to glow and the doors to the temple swung open. He jumped back startled at what had happened. He was afraid to go up the stairs but knew in his heart that he had to. As he cautiously made his way up the stairs he made sure that he was still in control. He kept repeating that everything would be fine. He found himself standing directly outside the entrance to the temple. Finally he straightened his back and made his way into the temple. As soon as he crossed the entrance he was thrown into a maelstrom of memories some happy but most of them painful. When they finally subsided a woman with long flowing brown hair and big brown eyes stood before him.
"Gaia?" Kristian said it as a whisper.
"Yes my general it is I" said the woman brushing Kristian's hair.
"Why are you here? You are suppose to be dead as dead as I should be" he said bowing his head.
"Kunzite...please do not bear guilt" said the woman stroking his head.
"How can I not my queen?" he asked her. "I betrayed you, my king, my people, my prince..." he said in an exasperated tone.
"I did not give you back these memories for you to carry them as a burden they are a gift to you." Said the woman. "They are meant as a reminder of who you are and what you have done. They serve as the standing ground for you life Kunzite in this one and the last. You have a destiny to fulfill and you must do it for the world is at stake. Yes you have made mistakes in your previous life but that is why Queen Selenity sent you back. To right those wrongs" the woman told him.
"But how my Queen?" Kristian asked.
"Those five years you now remember...Beryl...Metallia...it was not your fault you were taken had you had your memories earlier you would have never been but as it is destiny sometimes chooses different paths for us. You were meant to live that part in this life to remind you that, that is not who you are. Because of that you now have a chance of making amends and living again" said Gaia. "I have come to you in your dreams to awaken you my general. I will come to others soon as well. This is your TRUE awakening. You are Kunzite, First General of the Golden Kingdom, Prince of the North and Endymons best friend. Do not let past mistakes make the man you are..." said Gaia as she drifted away
Kristian woke up with a start and new in that instant life had altered eternally.