Just forewarning Standard disclaimer. Sailor Moon is not mine, the idea and the show belong to people much richer than I. Please don't sue!
Dimmer however is mine.. of course if someone wants to use him or any of his transformations for ANY reason "thbbt" go ahead. You have my complete and total permission. I only request you tell me, mainly cause I'd like to read it… Hell, I don't care if you don't tell me, it's not like I could find you anyway.
Warning: mild language. Violent scenes, no worse than most action movies, but they actually sound worse when described…
Dimmer went to work at Kintaro's Video that afternoon, in a completely uplifted mood. The kindergarten's concert would be in a week, and they were doing really well. He scratched his arms; he'd been scratching them and most of his body a lot lately.
"Must be getting' a rash or be allergic to somethin'…" He thought to himself. He had been sitting at the counter for awhile and served quite a few customers, the place was starting to get popular around there. They were moving some tables into a back room for card games, comics and coffee for anyone who just wanted to hang out. Right now though it was the quiet hour before the shift change. Kintaro hired on another two employees, and there really wasn't much left for Dimmer to do, so Kintaro put him on as a clerk.
"I can't letcha go me b'y, you own dis 'ere shop as much as me!" Kintaro told him when Dimmer questioned him about it. Dimmer had been there from the beginning and knew what Kintaro meant; this place would have been dead if he hadn't gotten Serena to let the word out. Still he didn't like being kept on simply because the owner didn't wanna let him go though. Kintaro will be losing money keeping someone he doesn't need on the payroll…
As the quiet set in Dimmer turned to his thoughts, not dark thoughts, just thoughts. He tried to remember what it was he didn't remember. Valor said that he still had repressed memories that neither of the other two had.
It came up in his head as a math problem to him for some reason. Despite his relative dislike for math…
Valor + Sundown + himself = one whole Dimmer.
Therefore:
Valor's memories + Sundown's memories + some repressed memories he had, and the ones he had now = one whole Dimmer's memories.
So he thought, but as far as he could see, the only thing he couldn't remember anything about his life other than his memories as a child, which he already found out Valor had, was his falling into this world, but didn't he pass out? Not a lot to remember when your unconscious.
"Okay than what happened before and after that?" He asked himself out loud.
Flashback:
*Shot of Dimmer looking tired and walking into his living room dressed only in a blue pair of jeans and no shirt. *
He picked up a paddle and tried to play a game without realizing that only the TV was on and not the game console. When he did realize what he was doing he put down the controller to watch Sailor Moon. Not long after…
*Shot of Dimmer getting sucked into TV*
*Shot of Dimmer dusting off his jacket, shirt, jeans, and backpack as he gets out of the crater*
"Hey hold it right there!" The scene paused in Dimmer's head, "When did I get dressed? Do people who fall through their TV's just get clothes stuffed on them before impacting into busy intersections? I don't think so!"
"Umm… excuse me? Could I get a review on this game?"
"Huh? Oh sorry, that's Xenogears. A Role-playing game about mechs, philosophy, and insanity. Five stars. A personal fave if I do say so myself. It's an oldie but a goodie."
"Thanks, I'll get it."
"That's $2.50 a night." (I have no idea what that is in yen so go with it) "And you'll probably wanna keep it for the rest of the week, it's a wee bit addictive."
"Alright, here you go, thanks."
"No prob." Dimmer waved at the young girl as she ran out. "Now what was I thinking? Meh, couldn't have been too important, it'll come back to me if it was."
He shrugged and scratched his arm.
Later that day:
"Well I did everything he told me to do I think…" Dimmer said, more to himself than to Rei, who stood beside him. How did my dagger get in your room anyway? I spent most of the day looking for it."
"I don't know Dimmer. It wasn't there, than it was." Rei didn't tell him about Sundown. After Dimmer told her all about his conversation with Valor, she was more convinced now than ever that getting rid of Sundown was the right thing to do for Dimmer, especially if this worked. Now they stood in the park Rei had found him in awhile ago, the one over looking Tokyo's harbor. Dimmer was holding the dagger in his hands and just staring down on it. Everything Valor had told him to do had made his life so much happier. The burden was lifted off of his shoulders, and the trust he lost in people was alive and well. She couldn't help but smile. Neither of them mentioned too much about that night they had together. She could tell Dimmer was completely new to the whole experience, not that she wasn't of course, but a night like that was something she'd always wished for, while he never even imagined it.
"I'm gonna try it." Dimmer continued to look at the dagger lying in his hands.
"You look nervous, but it really doesn't matter. You don't want to turn into him again, that's good enough for me. You don't have to see if it still works."
"No Rei. I made a promise. I'm gonna do everythin' in my power to keep it too."
He held out the dagger. It started to glow that familiar black energy. Dimmer hesitated. Than he smiled. Even if this still worked, everything he had done would not be without reward. He now had the same trust in his friends that they had always held for him, now he could see he wasn't worthless. He was worth life, worth worrying about, worth friendship, and worth love. He was worth so much to the people he cared about, and that made this one thing worth very little to him. None of them would think less of him if he still transformed; they would just help him search out the answer as to how to stop it some other way. Hesitation gone, he called out what had always been the first sign of pain. The first words to the dreaded and well-known call line Sundown used.
"I am the event before death."
Nothing. It was a good sign, but he continued.
"I am the darkness that clouds the sight!"
Again nothing. No tendrils of black energy, just the glowing of the dagger.
"I am the silence that echoes through the mind!"
He smiled. Now He was anything but. He laughed and joked, and smiled for real with all of the girls, Chad and Darien, Pidge and John, it didn't matter who, and it didn't matter when. The smiles would come from nowhere. Just like when he first arrived. Wacky, nuts, they all called him it, but it didn't matter, because one thing they all knew. He was happy
"I am the solitude that envelops the soul."
He could feel the small trace of a tear on his cheeks as Rei came up behind and hugged him. "It's not working is it Dimmer?"
"I am the end of the day and the beginning of the night!"
He couldn't keep the happy tone from his voice, and all of this just sounded stupid now. None of this was anything like him.
"I am not, nor ever will be again, the Sundown…"
He turned his head to smile at Rei, and received a kiss for his victory. It was the best reward he could have hoped for. He turned his gaze back out over the ocean. They both stood together looking out and watching waves roll in.
"You did it." Rei whispered, "Tomorrow night is the new moon, and you figured it all out."
"Well… I wouldn't say that. There's still this whole memory thing, not to mention restoring fate." He laughed as he scratched the back of his head.
"Well you've done enough. Let's worry about that after, okay?"
"Yeah, you're right. Tomorrow night's the new moon, and I did it with a whole day to spare!" He turned around and gave a peace sign and a large grin that nearly covered his freckled face.
"Dimmer when was the last time I called you a nut bar?"
"This morning I think…"
"You're due."
"Huh?"
"You," He received a teasing smack in the back of the head, "are a nut bar."
"Thank you."
"Why is that not an insult to you?"
"Who'd wanna be sane when being nuts is this much fun?!" He jumped up in the tree branches and stood up side down with one hand.
"The worst part about that is you have a point." She laughed, "Now move over I want up too."
He smiled and moved over. "You know Rei, you've changed too."
"What do you mean?"
"Well when I first met you, you had no control over your temper, and you'd get angry over any little thing, I'm glad you loosened up or you would have pushed me into the water by now."
"Dimmer…"
A lovely couple were walking through the park when a scream, followed by a large splash, and than by a lot of yelling caught both of their attention. They wisely decided just to keep moving.
"Ooo! I wish I knew what was taking so long…" Serena was waiting at the entrance of the park not wanting to intrude. That and she had the vague feeling she should let Dimmer and Rei be alone. They had been in there for a bit now and Serena was never the most patient of individuals. She didn't have to wait a second longer Rei stormed by her and Serena was just smart enough to get out of her way.
"Rei? What happened? Where's Dimmer?" She called out to the raven haired, friend. An angry "hmph" was the only answer she received as she stomped her way past them and over to the parking lot where Amy was waiting.
"Does that mean he transformed?"
"No, I'm pretty sure that means "I'm too angry to speak right now" Serena." Dimmer's voice answered her from behind.
She turned to look at the soggy haired Dimmer as his jeans made slopping sounds as the water was shaken out of them.
"Dimmer…"
"What?" He smiled innocently. He was obviously very amused by everything.
"Nevermind, lets get you back to the temple before you catch cold. You know what Amy would say."
"She'd say, Dimmer what were you thinking? It's late in the year, snow is going to be coming soon, and you decide today is a good day to go swimming in your clothes." Amy's voice surprised both of them.
"Aww Aimes, it ain't that, Rei just got a little upset, is all."
"Yeah I noticed. Dimmer I swear, you're going to be the death of me. Well there's nothing to be done for it. We'll have to call a cab. It's too far to walk like that." She gestured to his state. "Oh well, you can at least tell me if you succeeded or not."
"No more Sundown's for me!" He gave her a thumb's up and a wink.
"Well there's that at least." She smiled and gave a small laugh. "I'm going to go get us a cab, I'll be right back, try not to get into any more trouble Dimmer."
"I won't…"
"As if I actually believe that." Amy smiled again as she walked away toward the phone booth.
"So Dimmer?" Serena came up and gave him a good pat on the back that nearly knocked him over. That and that sneaky grin she had plastered onto her face told Dimmer she was up to something.
"Yes…?" He answered cautiously.
"I want to play a mind game Amy taught me."
"And that is?"
"It's a word association game. I say a word and you tell me the first word that comes to mind. Want to play?"
"Okaaaay…" he answered suspiciously. What was she up to?
"Alright. First one is .."Dimmer"…"
"Street lamp."
"Food?"
"Cheesy poof."
"Night?"
"Cold"
"Day?"
"Chad"
"Inspire?"
"Cheesy poof."
"Denim?"
"Me"
"Love?"
"Cheesy poof." "So that's what all this is about. Gee I wonder what's coming up next…" Dimmer thought sarcastically, and decided his answer before she could say the name.
"Rei?"
"Jail bait"
"Huh?"
"A word that symbolizes a verbal shrug."
"Hey! No fair! You can't mean that about Rei!"
"Yup."
"But you're both fifteen! Heck she's taller than you."
"Physically only, in mind I'm 22 years old. I know what you're trying to get at but these things shouldn't be hurried Serena... besides you're wrong on both accounts. I'm sixteen, I'm a shrimp remember?"
"Ooo Nevermind that! I know you love her Dimmer! And she isn't all that great about hiding her feelings about you."
"When did the girl without a boyfriend become the guru of love?"
"Who cares about that?! When you love someone you should hold on to it with everything you have!"
"You're right."
"I am?" Serena was gearing up for an argument and that threw her off completely.
"Of course, I agree completely, but just because you hold onto it doesn't mean you should rush into things you may not be ready for. I know Rei probably told you guys about us, but I just don't wanna rush things, or get into things too quick. You get me?"
"No…"
"I think Rei's too young for things to get too serious right now. If we hold up for a year or so I think it'd be for the better."
"I don't think Rei agrees with you there Dimmer." Amy walked back from the phone booth, looking over in Rei's direction. She was still fuming silently to herself.
"I know Aimes, Rei tries to be as grown up as she can, but inwardly she's still just a kid. I'm kinda the opposite, inwardly I grew up, but outwardly in my actions and form, I still try to be a kid."
"Love isn't supposed to care about age you know Dimmer, and it isn't supposed to only come when it's a good time for us."
"You may be right Aimes. I'll think about it some more, but whether it's her or me that ain't ready, it's still goin' to take some time. I just thought it would be better for us both."
"So now the guy who has never had a girlfriend before in his life is the guru on love?"
"Hey! No stealin' my lines! I thought I told you that already."
"I'll say now what I said than, you have nothing to hold me to that, and stop trying to change the subject!"
"Dammit! She saw through it…uuuh uuh uh… I know!" Dimmer glomped on to Amy.
"Aaaaggh! Dimmer! No! I'm soaked!"
Rei walked back over from the parking lot, "The taxi's here. Dimmer? Why did you soak Amy?"
"You want a hug too Rei?"
"No!! Dimmer!!!"
But it was too late, Dimmer latched himself onto her, and swung her around in a circle a few times, so not only was Rei soaked, she was also a little dizzy…
Serena and decided (wisely) that it would be a good time to get to the taxi.
"Time to go!" Serena called out behind to her, now, three thoroughly soaked friends.
That evening:
Dimmer listened to the girls blab on about this and that before getting an earache out of it all and went back to his room. It was a quiet day, not a single attack. That usually meant the Negaverse was planning something, so everyone was ready to be called out any minute, everyone but him that is. He wanted to help, but it was his help that got them into this mess in the first place. Still he didn't mind all that much, Valor would make sure things followed fate's path again now. In that way he could say he was still protecting them. He looked over to his backpack on his bed…
There was something about it, telling him to remember something…
He just couldn't put his finger on what…
Than it hit him, what he was thinking about that morning.
He quickly went over to it and dumped it out over his bed, along with anything else he had since that first day.
He heard a knock at his door.
"Come in."
"It's just me Dimmer."
"Oh hi Aimes, what can I do for ya?"
"I heard you throwing stuff around in here so I wanted to know what you were doing." She looked disdainfully at the mess on his bed than back up at him.
"Oh sorry about that. This is all the stuff I arrived in your world with."
"Yes, I remember. You were quite a sight coming out of that crater with it all. You looked like you were traveling that way for years."
"Well it just occurred to me I may have."
"What do you mean?" Amy walked in, closing the door behind her. She knew how paranoid Dimmer got when a door was left open. Especially when it was his own.
"Well Amy as far as I know, none of this stuff is mine. When I went through my TV, I was only in a pair of jeans and nothing else. I just got up."
"Than where did all this stuff come from?"
"No idea, but I never saw any of this stuff before I came here. I did own a shirt and jacket a lot like these ones though. The backpack is completely new, besides. Even the jeans aren't mine, all my stuff would be too big on the body I'm in now."
"What?! Why didn't you think of any of this before?!"
"Hey, now isn't the time to call me an idiot. Now is the time to figure out where some of this came from, and how I got my hands on it."
"Of course you're right Dimmer. I'll call you an idiot later. Does any of it seem familiar?"
"Very funny." He responded sarcastically. "Actually it all does. Even the broken digital wristwatch I found in the front pocket of the backpack. All of my watches are usually broken through some way or another so it's no surprise."
"Hmm… interesting. Not as much as your reaction to being called cute though. Is it true you can no longer become Sundown Young Master?" A shadowy figure stood in Dimmer's now open window.
Both Amy and Dimmer jumped at the voice coming from Dimmer's window.
"Talenite?! Jeez man… ya startled me. To what do we owe this visit, I see you have been spying on me."
"Well that's the job you've given me is it not?"
"Well I hope you're not going to betray us now. You do realize when going all out any one of the scouts can now take you out."
"Oh no Young Master, I wouldn't dream of it. I've grown rather fond of your way of thinking. Besides, Beryl is almost finished with me. I still need a place to go afterward."
"Glad to hear it, I suppose this isn't a house call though…"
"No I only wish it was so. Malachite is not the fool Zoicite is, and he has mapped out the scout's true abilities Young Master. An attack force the likes none have seen comes tomorrow at night fall when they are at their strongest. Even with your training they cannot survive. They gather the crystal bearers tomorrow night after the attack, and will kill all who get in the way.
"Can they really defeat them all Talenite?"
"Yes Master. The creatures you and the girls have taken to call demons are actually nightmares, creatures from the Nightmare Realm dreamt up from thoughts of this world. Many fears live there. The fears are what we summon. Beryl has mastered this and is in the process of summoning the king of that dimensional realm. He will be beyond all of you. You see your summoning abilities only lie in what you can defeat. Defeat it once and it is yours to summon. Beryl has defeated the King of Nightmares. He is what would be considered to all as a true demon."
"This is not good, but we gotta do somethin'. Amy? Tell the girls we have to come up with a plan. Talenite how long do you have?"
"This time I shall have to stay here permanently Young Master. If I go back, I'll have outlived my usefulness."
"Great, you can help us plan than. If we're going to lose, lets take more than a few of her goons with us, and remember fate is on our side now. We may just get through this."
"Very well Young Master. I believe this will be interesting. You don't mind if I do not fight?"
"Of course not, no offense Talenite, but you'd just get in everyone else's way. You'll have to stick back with me. I can't fight anymore either."
"That's exactly what I like to hear. Let's get to work, I thought this might be the case, so I already have a few ideas to start with."
"Welcome to the team Tale."
"Tale?"
"People will start looking at you weird with a name like Talenite. It sounds like your some weird type of rock… Stick with Tale, you can just say it's your nick name for now."
"Very well…"
"And call me Dimmer. People will start thinking you're my slave if they keep hearing "Young Master" all the time.
"Very well Dimmer… Let us begin."
"Dimmer can you please stop that, you're going to scratch the skin right off your arms."
"Sorry Aimes, I'm just so itchy lately. I think I'm getting a rash or something."
"Really? Oh well it doesn't matter. Stop scratching, or it will only get worse, I'll see if Rei has any ointment. She wants to do an aura reading on you too. We'll see what Talenite has to say, you go see to that first."
"Okay Aimes. She just did one not too long ago though. What's she lookin' for?"
"Best to go and ask her to find out. Talenite? Come with me to the other room. We'll start with what attack force they'll be sending and where we are supposed to meet them. Any ideas what type of plans they'll be using?"
"No Miss Amy. Malachite is the best Negaverse general there is. My departure probably means he knows who I have sided with. Zoicite and Malachite will change their plans completely. On the other hand your identities are still secret."
"A shame, their battle plans would have been a great asset to have known…" Amy said as she left the room Talenite following behind.
Dimmer watched them go, stunned. "Hey… I thought he was supposed to be "my" spy." Dimmer groaned. "I'm hardly going to be a part of this at all any more! Aww…"
He walked dejectedly after them to go find Rei, reaching behind his back in irritation to get at an itch there. "I gotta take a bath or somethin'. Showers aren't doin' nothin' for this."
"Hi Dimmer!" Serena called from Rei's room as he walked by, "Rei said she'd meet you by the sacred flame."
"Thanks Serena." Dimmer smiled as he walked by. "Oh well might as well make the best of it. Wonder why Rei ain't with the others any way."
Dimmer walked into the dark room to see Rei already had everything prepared and was praying to the fire.
"Come sit beside me Dimmer." She said without looking up.
Dimmer walked over as silently as he could to sit beside her. It seemed like it would be a crime to disturb the sacredness of this scene.
"Now open your mind just like I taught you to do last time… That was pretty quick Dimmer, much better than last time. Have you been practicing?"
"No."
Rei almost gritted her teeth. How come he could do these things so quick and easy without even trying to learn! At least she was able to sense his presence this time when he walked in. She could also read his aura a lot easier, in fact it almost illuminated for those to see around him. "What the…?" Last time she could hardly get through, and this time it was as if it was just beyond being seen by regular people out on the street! And here she was expecting a challenge…
"Nevermind that for now," she thought, "Focus on what you're doing."
And that is exactly what she did. Inside Dimmer's aura was composed of three main colors. White and gray, and more white than gray. The black had gone completely. This was beyond all she had hoped, but there was something else there that caught her eye. The green that was there had also grown at an extreme rate. It before was just an outline, now it had sunk in and was a main part of his aura! There was even more green than there was of either white or gray!
"What is that?!"
"Huh? I'm sorry. I wasn't concentrating Rei. It's this damn itchiness…"
"What?! Not concentrating! Than how did you keep your mind open like that!"
Dimmer made a small noise that slightly resembled the phrase "I don't know" and shrugged.
Rei tried to keep from growling. He didn't even have to concentrate!! She wanted to kick him, all her life she trained to be as good as she was, and here he is…. Instead she spoke obviously trying to remain calm.
"No, it's not that Dimmer. It's your aura."
"What about it?"
"Your aura is going green almost completely!"
"So? I'm becoming more in tune with nature? Big deal, that's like a good thing isn't it?"
"Yeah, I guess I am overreacting a little bit."
"Yeah, you worry too much… Dammit!" He scratched at his head furiously, "If I don't do something about this I'm gonna start bleedin'! And if I start bleedin' I'm gonna start pukin'! I'm going in for a long bath. Talenite's here, the others are already setting up for a major attack tomorrow he's warned us about."
"Okay. I'll see if I can find some ointment for you, and talk to grandfather about your aura. If anyone can tell us what's going on, he can."
"Yeah, you're telling me. I don't see him near as much anymore. I miss talkin' to the old guy."
"Well you haven't been around near as much anymore."
"Yeah that's true, but that's all gonna change very soon."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I ain't needed at Kintaro's anymore, so I sent in my notice. Workin' there is just gonna be a hobby for me from now on, and I finished my job at the arcade yesterday. After I'm finished with the kids in spring, I'll be here full time from there on after."
"That's great Dimmer, I'm glad you're committing yourself to… the temple." Rei gave him a small smile and looked away from him.
"Yeah." Dimmer turned her chin back to look at him. "Me too." He smiled and let his hand fall from her face.
"I can't wait to devote all my time to learning martial arts!" He laughed.
A vein throbbed on Rei's forehead. It was Dimmer's only warning before he was launched into a wall.
"Ow…" He got back up smiling with his eyes closed, "You know you're getting' a lot better at that lately…"
"You're giving me lots of practice, you better make up your mind quick or I'm gonna get really upset and make it for you! Hmph!"
"Heh. I'm sure you will. Don't worry Rei. Just a little time is all I'm askin'." He smiled cheerfully.
"A little, is all I'm giving you." She smiled back at him mischievously. "If you don't start, I'm taking over." She went to walk out into the hall and to her room with the other, but turned around when she heard singing from behind her.
"I swear…" Dimmer's soft voice echoed off of the walls around him.
"by the stars and the moon in the sky"
Rei paused, suddenly transfixed his words. She once again understood every word, even though it was in a foreign language. "Even his voice is special. Why could he never see this?" she asked herself in thoughts
And I swear
like the shadow that's by your side
"What do you swear Dimmer?" she asked quietly as she walked toward him. In response he tapped his lips with his finger, a gesture for her to stop talking, and smiled as he continued his song, and reached his hand out for hers.
I see the questions in your eyes
I know what's weighing on your mind
You can be sure I know my heart
Did he really see what she was thinking? She blushed slightly as she took his hand.
Cause I'll stand beside you through the years
You'll only cry those happy tears
And though I make mistakes…
I'll never break your heart
They danced slowly in the darkness. Rei silently taught him how. Dimmer couldn't help but be touched. He never knew, never learned how… who was there to teach him?
"and I swear
by the moon and the stars in the sky
I'll be there
and I swear
like a shadow that's by your side
I'll be there
For better or worse
'til death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart
I swear"
"He loves me."
A tear ran down Rei's cheek. She knew he loved her, but to hear the words, for the first time. She only heard that line. "I'll love you with every beat of my heart." She hugged him tightly.
I'll give you everything I can
I'll build your dreams with these two hands
And we'll hang some memories on the wall
And when just the two of us are there
You won't have to ask if I still care
Cause as the time turns the page
My love won't age at all
So he was willing to commit, and he was definitely going to, but something was stopping him right now. But earlier he sang he knew his own heart. She knew he didn't always, and it was because she showed it to him. Suddenly it her! Was he simply asking for her to trust him? Trust, love… "I do Dimmer…" she whispered quietly, "I do trust you, whenever your ready than."
Dimmer smiled hearing this. She understood. She didn't know why he wasn't ready, but she was willing to trust him. She knew that he wanted what she wanted, what was best for both of them.
And I swear
By the moon and the stars
I'll be there
And I swear
Like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there
For better or worse
'til death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart
I swear
"Is that what he's saying? He'll be there for me? As long as it's possible, he'll be there for me?" Her thoughts wrapped completely around Dimmer's words.
I swear
By the moon and the stars in the sky
I'll be there
I swear
Like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there
For better or worse
'til death do us part
I'll love you with every single beat of my heart
I swear
I swear
I swear
"You know Dimmer, just because I agree to wait, doesn't mean you won't get kissed," She thought to herself as held him tighter still, not giving him room to get out of her grip, "and now you can't get away."
Dimmer was taken pretty much by surprise when her lips met his. He didn't much have a choice but to smile and accept it. He had to admit, it wasn't a bad surprise.
"Whoo! Way to go Rei!" Serena's voice called out behind them. They both pulled a way stunned and blushing a bright red.
"Not bad girl!" Lita called out.
"Rei nothin'! Go to it Dimmer!" Chad laughed.
"So this is what you snuck out of our scout meeting for!" Mina called out smiling, "Not that I blame you."
Amy just blushed and giggled quietly, While Luna sat smiling to herself giving them a moment to try to regain their composure, before speaking. "Well as much as I hate to interrupt you Dimmer, I'm afraid we'll have to pull Rei away from you now, we need her to help look over the plans Talenite and Amy came up with."
"Uuh… right. Umm… yeah… I'm going to go to my room now, where I can die in embarrassment by myself. Good night people. Be here bright and early for training tomorrow, cause I think I'm gonna teach you all to learn to knock before entering, and Rei to shut a door behind her when she walks into a room." He quickly pushed by his friends still blushing furiously.
"Well…ahem… What about those plans?" Rei smiled innocently with a large sweatdrop on her head.
Sailor Moons says:
"So Dimmer and Rei are an item for certain now! I'm really happy for them, and Dimmer is making a lot of sense this episode. There are many times in life we think we really love someone, but that doesn't mean things are going to work out. Sometimes it's best to make sure of everything before stepping into that kind of relationship with anyone. Of course it's impossible to know what's going to happen, but if you rush in you may find yourself unprepared and wishing you had stopped to think about it first. Many times the flame of love could have gone further and burned bright, but had been snuffed out too soon, because people rushed into things too fast.
But remember not to spend your entire life thinking things through until there's no time left to spend with your love.
Ooooo!! I wanna find love too! When's it gonna be my turn!"
*shot of Dimmer and Rei dancing and a sparkling heart shape going around them*
Reality check:
(please assume that everyone in this part is speaking with Cape Breton accents)
"Good luck you two, we're all rooting for you."
Katie got up and peeked out her curtains after the show ended. She was glad to see Dimmer and Rei were doing all right, but she had worries of her own right now. She didn't know how right Mitchell was last week. She had an idea of course, and his comment continued to run through her mind for the rest of the day. The morning after the news crews had found their way to her house, she had been trying to sneak around them for the past week and it hadn't been easy.
Several times she had gotten Mitchell to call the police to herd them off her lawn. She wouldn't be able to do that for the next little while though…. On the third time she called him up to tell him he walked over with a bat.
His family had posted bail, and the charges were dropped afterwards. It wasn't as bad for her and Mike after that. Mitchell's violent streak had won over the people, and most were interested in him more than the other two. All three had become over night celebrities, and she had heard Malene wasn't fairing too much better on her end. Not that she ever heard much about her. The truth was she only ever seen her once or twice in school, and Malene had no idea who Katie was, let alone who she hung around with.
Now Katie was hoping to make it to college. She had to skip the past few days, but the news hounds blocked in her car. Mike had borrowed his father's car for her to use, and they had agreed on a place to meet up. She really couldn't afford to miss any more classes.
Mike couldn't be having to great of a time with this either. The press were having a field day with his family. His father an unemployed alcoholic and his sister had just gotten a transplant. It was like fuel for the flame. She had no idea how he was going to get his car out.
She climbed out her side window on the first floor, jumped into her neighbor's yard and, ran to the street behind hers, where she saw Mike's car waiting and running. She was going to have to drive, he didn't have his license yet. Luckily he didn't live too far away, so his driving could get him to her house easily enough without being pulled over.
He waved, he was already in the passenger seat.
Katie quickly got in and took off. To the highway.
"Hi Mike."
"Ey." he smiled.
"Thanks for the use of the car."
"Don't worry about it."
"How long do you think they're going to keep this up?"
"I have nooo idea."
"Heh. Lovely." She smiled half-heartedly.
"How'd you like today's episode?"
"I was glad to see Dimmer doing well."
"I'm worried about him."
Kaite just gave him a questioning look. He was in better shape by far compared to them.
"There's going to be a fight soon. His rash thing is getting worse, and his aura is all greenish now? Things have gone weird."
"I don't… know…"
"Well think about it, without Sundown he has no way of protecting himself, the girl's are going to face the Nightmare King."
"I'm sure things'll work out alright. It is anime after all."
"… I've been thinking… anime doesn't have happy endings does it? It all ends in an unsatisfied compromise of something."
"…yeah come to think of it…"
"This does not bode well…"
ENDNOTES:
HELLO!!! Hi all! So I am so extremely late with this update… I'm really really sorry… but projects, and internet problems with FF.net have been running me rabid for the last little while. I suddenly have a little time to spare due to a snowstorm so here I am, uploading this latest installment.
In further notes I just hit the 20 review mark!! Woot!! I'd like to thank all of those who reviewed so far. It's your encouragement that has gotten me this far.
Usagi-hime- Thanks a lot! I hope you're still reading. You were my first review, and your name has been up there since I uploaded the first chapter of this little story that has grown way too long. It was yours that got me even up to chapter two. I can't thank you enough!
EA Simpson- ^^;; I'm sorry I've never really got to bring in the outers as much as both you and I would've liked. Unfortunately I STILL don't know too much about them, on a good note for ya though, Pluto will be making some definite appearances in the near future, and will play a huge!! part in this very soon.
Dria - Nothing wrong with puns in my book either, but I know plenty of people that don't look at them the same way you and I do XD
I could swear I sent ya some chapters, but my memory (once again) fails me if I actually have or not. Either way, I hope you've enjoyed the story thus far. It's still a long way off from being over, but it's definitely off the ground now =D
Happy reading!!
Eddy- Hey Ed. See ya in class on Monday XP
Li Ying Fa- Once again thanks for the review, I don't usually read original characters myself. I'm not sure what came over me to actually write one XD
Let alone one this long…
One more Cape Bretoner is a lot happier because of your review.
Himitsu-no-hi- Thanks a lot for all of your reviews, and for keeping tabs on this fic with me. I'm more than glad you've enjoyed this fic. I can only hope you and everyone else enjoy reading this fic as much I am writing it. It was with your help a lot of these later chapter have turned anything like they look now, because of your help proof reading (especially in that last chap)
You also are the only reason I have ANYthing in the haiku or poetry sections of FF.net…
Thank you for your review, thanks for the help, and thx even more for being a friend =D
Lord Vulcan- Thx a lot. I try to do a lot with Chad cause everyone, (to my utmost horror) tries to leave out my favorite character of the whole series!! Thank you for noticing it.
Planet- =3 I'm sorry chapter 13 was a little confusing. I hope it's starting to make a little more sense now. Back than it was supposed to be a little confusing just 'cause I'm evil and love mind games XD
I hope you've enjoyed reading up until now, and enjoy the chapters afterward just as much
Kaji- as you may have learned by now, being odd is no reason to apologize… well especially no to me at least =D
you ain't gonna find too many more people odder than myself.
Also I'm very glad you like your stories long, cause that is definitely one requisite "A change of Fate" fills.
That's two friends this fic has gotten me to meet. I'm happier than ever to write this now.
Solar-sun- I am sooo glad you liked it =D
And you can be sure more is on it way
I hope to see more of those drawings soon. Sweeeet…
(what did you expect? I'm an aspiring animator of course I'm interested in art XD)
Like Cats- I've seen what you meant. There are a whole lot of fics out there that are only about Serena. But the show kinda did that too… there was never a whole lot on anyone else other than her. Please remember this is going from my knowledge of the first season, the doom tree stuff, the movies, and basic little understanding of anything else. Please bare with me for that too? =3
Of course there is a lot of really good fics on Serena out there to make up for it =D
I can't help but agree though there is a lot of neglecting of other characters on the show. Unimportant people that could be fun to put in the spotlight every now and than. (people like Chad, Greg, Luna, or Artemis per say? XD) and sometimes even the rest of scouts… That is one of the ways I'm definitely trying to originate this fic from a lot of other original character inserts.
Well that's everyone I think…
I'll keep trying to update as much as I can, but it's been taking longer and longer lately, and the stupid thing about it is, I already have the chapters written up!! But as I swore before this fic WILL be finished. Just bare with me okay ? XD
If there's any mistakes in the chapters that you wanna let me know about, grammar, OOC-ness, advice, you want extra uneditted chapters, or if you just want to tell me what you think of this fic, just R&R. I'll do whatever I can
Peace ouT
^_^ V