When Destiny Calls
Chapter 2: On A Full Moon
Michiru watched as the auditorium cleared. She let out an exasperated sigh. For two years she had been telling this story over and over again with no luck in finding the Lunar Princess or any of her protectors. She and one other had been the only to awaken out of the eight guardians. Where was she to look for the others? It was hard living with this alone.
Her awakening began four years ago. It started with peaceful dreams of happiness. However the dreams turned to nightmares that recurred over and over filled with destruction and absolute despair. She came to the conclusion that they were linked to each other, but somehow the nightmares carried more realism. As she reached this resolution, before her eyes came forth one named Setsuna. She explained to Michiru the meaning of her visions by allowing her to take hold of her time staff. Everything that had been lost in her rebirth was now in her memory as if it happened in her current lifetime.
'Setsuna- err, Princess Sestina, how do you remember all of this?' Michiru asked aloud. Michiru was shocked when she heard a silent reply clearly invading her thoughts. .
'When the fall came, I was the only protector allowed to remember to insure the rising of the Crystal Millennium and to make sure that the Princess regains her rightful place as Queen Serenity. I do not know who any of you are for your protection and mine. I can only feel your arising, and then I help complete the story.'
'Is there anything I can do to help you find the others?'
'Maybe, we have to find a way to release their memories.'
So there she sat. Throbbing headache, lost in her memories. Wondering what more could she do. She glanced at the calendar on the podium. A grimace marred her face. "Damn.a full moon."
'No! Never I won't let you!'
'Stay back and let me protect you!'
'I won't let you die for me!'
'SERENITY.NO!' the beast glared.
Usagi shot out of the bed. 'Damn, what a dream' she thought. She glanced at the alarm clock realizing that she had slept into the chime almost 30 minutes. 'Shit! 9:00.' She stumbled out of bed. Mornings were never her forte. To be more realistic she hated them, especially those damn bright ones that seem to burn through the eyes. She began to think that she should take all her classes at night. That was the only time she felt capable and fully functional, but the last thing she needed was to be thought of as a freak.
She hurriedly slipped on some green sweat bottoms and a gray tank top, slipped on the nearest pair of flip-flops and headed out the door. The sun beat into her heavily, so before she locked the door she slipped back in to grab her pair of shades and started her trek to class.
'Thank goodness it's a Friday' she thought as she approached the auditorium to listen to a boring lecture on some book that mean relatively nothing to her. Usagi was very smart and always managed not less than a "B" in her classes, but her battle lied in just getting there. She quietly slipped into the large class full of people. She was already 20 minutes late, why cause any more of a disturbance. She eyed the room and saw a familiar face with an empty seat next to her. 'Naru', she smiled, 'always looking out for me.'
"Hey Naru", Usagi whispered in as low a voice as possible.
"I got you covered. I caught what you missed on tape" she winked.
Usagi kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks, you're the best." Usagi settled herself in for the next hour of "Topics in Advanced Composition".
"Mamoru! What's the deal for tonight?" asked Motoki his best friend.
"Don't know really. what do you have on the agenda?" Mamoru asked. Every now and then he would get into an uncontrollable party mood and would be up for anything. This just happened to be one of those nights.
"I'm think rave."
"I like the way you think."
"I think we should meet at 7."
"I think I'll be here."
"All is true."
". As the shifting moon", Mamoru finished with a smile. Saying that reminded him of the class he had this morning. "Motoki, your thoughts if you will." Motoki nodded. "What do you think of legends?"
"Just tales made up for fun.why?"
"I have a paper due on Monday involving the Legend of the Silver Millennium. However from what we have been told so far, it sounds like a hyped vampire legend. I mean vampires. they don't even exist."
"So what are you planning to write?"
"Basically how everyone is always looking for a way to give dying stories new life and how the 'Legend of the Silver Millennium' is just that, an attempt to add life to something that never existed."
"Good answer. But hey I need to get back to work. 7?"
"See you then", Mamoru turned and left out of the coffee shop. Tonight will be a good night.
Usagi plopped down onto her couch; she was tired. Classes ended early for her on Fridays. It was now thirty minutes after noon and she was ready for her nap. She clicked on Naru's tape recorder and laid back on her futon to listen. Momentarily she began to drift, far away it seemed.
'Where am I?' Usagi asked confused. She looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. She then looked down at her self. She was dressed in a white gown made of pure silk. It flowed down her body and left a slight trail behind her as she began to walk. 'It all seems so familiar' she thought as she began to look around.
"Serenity." she heard a soft voice call out to her. She turned. 'You!', she thought.
"Hello mother" Usagi said for she lacked control of the body she was within. 'Mother? What is going on here?'
"My daughter. You make me so proud!" Usagi's "mother" looked at her lovingly.
'But I'm not your daughter!' Usagi tried to exclaim, but she wasn't in control. "Mother. I will carry on your legacy forever", she replied. 'I can't breath, Let me out of here, let me out of here!'
Usagi woke up abruptly. 'What the hell', she thought. 7:41pm. 'I wonder what Naru is up too.' The phone rang. "Ahem, hello", she said trying her hardest not to have fear or sleep apparent in her voice.
"Usagi! You really are weird you know. I see why you never make it to class on time. Your hours are all wrong."
"You read my mind! I was just going to call you! What are you up to tonight?"
"Nothing really, I was calling to see what you had planned."
"Nothing." Usagi said as she gazed out the window. It was cloudy. Nothing was to be seen. "Hey you want to go for a walk?" "Sure, nothing better to do, but dress nice just incase we find somewhere to hang out."
"No problem, I'll meet you in an hour at the park, ok?"
"Great Usa, see you then."
Usagi hung up the phone to get dressed. Her dream still irked her. She brushed it off as nonsense. She went to her closet and picked out a pair of stretchy denim jeans and a pink halter. She pulled her golden locks back into a single bun dabbed on a bit of pink lip gloss and headed out, but not with out her trusty flip-flops to go.
"Mamoru, man, are you ok? You don't look so well." Motoki had concerned etched all over his face.
"Look Motoki, I think I'll have to call it a night. I'm not feeling well at all." Mamoru was breaking out in sweats and everything around him started to blur.
"Alright do you need me to take you home."
"NO! I mean, no I can manage." 'Why had I shouted?' he wondered. He made his way out the door. Not to make it far before he begin to feel a pain he had felt many times before. "Ah.Ar.Aaaaaaaahhhhhh..", black out.
Michiru was walking along the paths in the park. It was a full moon, and she knew what this meant. She noticed another person meandering just as much as she was. 'She's beautiful' she thought. The woman under watch had short, sandy blond hair, and was ruggedly built. Suddenly the other woman began to cry out in pain as she fell to her knees. 'HER! Could it be?!? Is she one of the guardians?' Michiru's mind raced, though not for long. "AH!" she cried. "Setsuna, why are we subject to this, ahhhhh, why!?"
"Because we need the purity of her blood to separate the good from the evil."
Michiru blacked out.
Usagi arrived a few minutes ahead of Naru. She waited on a bench for her to arrive. As she sat and looked up, the clouds as if on cue opened to reveal the beautiful white, full moon. Usagi was captivated. She couldn't move. She couldn't look away. A tear slid down her cheek for no apparent reason. She felt at one with the pure light it emitted.
"Usagi?" Naru called out. "Usagi what are you looking at? Why are you crying?" No answer. "Usagi, damn it, answer me!"
"Usagi?" Usagi said in a quiet voice. "Who is 'Usagi'? I am Serenity", Usagi blacked out.
"Usa!" Naru looked around. She hailed a cab and got in.
"Hard night?" asked the cab.
"Mind your business!" Naru bit back. She gave the driver directions to Usagi's apartment.
Upon arrival, she switched Usagi into a light pajama set and put her in bed. 'Serenity.? She isn't taking that class.' Naru puzzled the thought and finally fell asleep next to her friend.
"Ugh. my head" Mamoru scoped his surroundings. He was sitting under a running shower. How had he gotten there, he wondered. At least he woke up in his own apartment. He stepped out to dry and looked to his right. In the corner lay a pile of bloodied, shredded clothes. 'I have to get this under control.'
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Chapter 2: On A Full Moon
Michiru watched as the auditorium cleared. She let out an exasperated sigh. For two years she had been telling this story over and over again with no luck in finding the Lunar Princess or any of her protectors. She and one other had been the only to awaken out of the eight guardians. Where was she to look for the others? It was hard living with this alone.
Her awakening began four years ago. It started with peaceful dreams of happiness. However the dreams turned to nightmares that recurred over and over filled with destruction and absolute despair. She came to the conclusion that they were linked to each other, but somehow the nightmares carried more realism. As she reached this resolution, before her eyes came forth one named Setsuna. She explained to Michiru the meaning of her visions by allowing her to take hold of her time staff. Everything that had been lost in her rebirth was now in her memory as if it happened in her current lifetime.
'Setsuna- err, Princess Sestina, how do you remember all of this?' Michiru asked aloud. Michiru was shocked when she heard a silent reply clearly invading her thoughts. .
'When the fall came, I was the only protector allowed to remember to insure the rising of the Crystal Millennium and to make sure that the Princess regains her rightful place as Queen Serenity. I do not know who any of you are for your protection and mine. I can only feel your arising, and then I help complete the story.'
'Is there anything I can do to help you find the others?'
'Maybe, we have to find a way to release their memories.'
So there she sat. Throbbing headache, lost in her memories. Wondering what more could she do. She glanced at the calendar on the podium. A grimace marred her face. "Damn.a full moon."
'No! Never I won't let you!'
'Stay back and let me protect you!'
'I won't let you die for me!'
'SERENITY.NO!' the beast glared.
Usagi shot out of the bed. 'Damn, what a dream' she thought. She glanced at the alarm clock realizing that she had slept into the chime almost 30 minutes. 'Shit! 9:00.' She stumbled out of bed. Mornings were never her forte. To be more realistic she hated them, especially those damn bright ones that seem to burn through the eyes. She began to think that she should take all her classes at night. That was the only time she felt capable and fully functional, but the last thing she needed was to be thought of as a freak.
She hurriedly slipped on some green sweat bottoms and a gray tank top, slipped on the nearest pair of flip-flops and headed out the door. The sun beat into her heavily, so before she locked the door she slipped back in to grab her pair of shades and started her trek to class.
'Thank goodness it's a Friday' she thought as she approached the auditorium to listen to a boring lecture on some book that mean relatively nothing to her. Usagi was very smart and always managed not less than a "B" in her classes, but her battle lied in just getting there. She quietly slipped into the large class full of people. She was already 20 minutes late, why cause any more of a disturbance. She eyed the room and saw a familiar face with an empty seat next to her. 'Naru', she smiled, 'always looking out for me.'
"Hey Naru", Usagi whispered in as low a voice as possible.
"I got you covered. I caught what you missed on tape" she winked.
Usagi kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks, you're the best." Usagi settled herself in for the next hour of "Topics in Advanced Composition".
"Mamoru! What's the deal for tonight?" asked Motoki his best friend.
"Don't know really. what do you have on the agenda?" Mamoru asked. Every now and then he would get into an uncontrollable party mood and would be up for anything. This just happened to be one of those nights.
"I'm think rave."
"I like the way you think."
"I think we should meet at 7."
"I think I'll be here."
"All is true."
". As the shifting moon", Mamoru finished with a smile. Saying that reminded him of the class he had this morning. "Motoki, your thoughts if you will." Motoki nodded. "What do you think of legends?"
"Just tales made up for fun.why?"
"I have a paper due on Monday involving the Legend of the Silver Millennium. However from what we have been told so far, it sounds like a hyped vampire legend. I mean vampires. they don't even exist."
"So what are you planning to write?"
"Basically how everyone is always looking for a way to give dying stories new life and how the 'Legend of the Silver Millennium' is just that, an attempt to add life to something that never existed."
"Good answer. But hey I need to get back to work. 7?"
"See you then", Mamoru turned and left out of the coffee shop. Tonight will be a good night.
Usagi plopped down onto her couch; she was tired. Classes ended early for her on Fridays. It was now thirty minutes after noon and she was ready for her nap. She clicked on Naru's tape recorder and laid back on her futon to listen. Momentarily she began to drift, far away it seemed.
'Where am I?' Usagi asked confused. She looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. She then looked down at her self. She was dressed in a white gown made of pure silk. It flowed down her body and left a slight trail behind her as she began to walk. 'It all seems so familiar' she thought as she began to look around.
"Serenity." she heard a soft voice call out to her. She turned. 'You!', she thought.
"Hello mother" Usagi said for she lacked control of the body she was within. 'Mother? What is going on here?'
"My daughter. You make me so proud!" Usagi's "mother" looked at her lovingly.
'But I'm not your daughter!' Usagi tried to exclaim, but she wasn't in control. "Mother. I will carry on your legacy forever", she replied. 'I can't breath, Let me out of here, let me out of here!'
Usagi woke up abruptly. 'What the hell', she thought. 7:41pm. 'I wonder what Naru is up too.' The phone rang. "Ahem, hello", she said trying her hardest not to have fear or sleep apparent in her voice.
"Usagi! You really are weird you know. I see why you never make it to class on time. Your hours are all wrong."
"You read my mind! I was just going to call you! What are you up to tonight?"
"Nothing really, I was calling to see what you had planned."
"Nothing." Usagi said as she gazed out the window. It was cloudy. Nothing was to be seen. "Hey you want to go for a walk?" "Sure, nothing better to do, but dress nice just incase we find somewhere to hang out."
"No problem, I'll meet you in an hour at the park, ok?"
"Great Usa, see you then."
Usagi hung up the phone to get dressed. Her dream still irked her. She brushed it off as nonsense. She went to her closet and picked out a pair of stretchy denim jeans and a pink halter. She pulled her golden locks back into a single bun dabbed on a bit of pink lip gloss and headed out, but not with out her trusty flip-flops to go.
"Mamoru, man, are you ok? You don't look so well." Motoki had concerned etched all over his face.
"Look Motoki, I think I'll have to call it a night. I'm not feeling well at all." Mamoru was breaking out in sweats and everything around him started to blur.
"Alright do you need me to take you home."
"NO! I mean, no I can manage." 'Why had I shouted?' he wondered. He made his way out the door. Not to make it far before he begin to feel a pain he had felt many times before. "Ah.Ar.Aaaaaaaahhhhhh..", black out.
Michiru was walking along the paths in the park. It was a full moon, and she knew what this meant. She noticed another person meandering just as much as she was. 'She's beautiful' she thought. The woman under watch had short, sandy blond hair, and was ruggedly built. Suddenly the other woman began to cry out in pain as she fell to her knees. 'HER! Could it be?!? Is she one of the guardians?' Michiru's mind raced, though not for long. "AH!" she cried. "Setsuna, why are we subject to this, ahhhhh, why!?"
"Because we need the purity of her blood to separate the good from the evil."
Michiru blacked out.
Usagi arrived a few minutes ahead of Naru. She waited on a bench for her to arrive. As she sat and looked up, the clouds as if on cue opened to reveal the beautiful white, full moon. Usagi was captivated. She couldn't move. She couldn't look away. A tear slid down her cheek for no apparent reason. She felt at one with the pure light it emitted.
"Usagi?" Naru called out. "Usagi what are you looking at? Why are you crying?" No answer. "Usagi, damn it, answer me!"
"Usagi?" Usagi said in a quiet voice. "Who is 'Usagi'? I am Serenity", Usagi blacked out.
"Usa!" Naru looked around. She hailed a cab and got in.
"Hard night?" asked the cab.
"Mind your business!" Naru bit back. She gave the driver directions to Usagi's apartment.
Upon arrival, she switched Usagi into a light pajama set and put her in bed. 'Serenity.? She isn't taking that class.' Naru puzzled the thought and finally fell asleep next to her friend.
"Ugh. my head" Mamoru scoped his surroundings. He was sitting under a running shower. How had he gotten there, he wondered. At least he woke up in his own apartment. He stepped out to dry and looked to his right. In the corner lay a pile of bloodied, shredded clothes. 'I have to get this under control.'
Hi guys. Please review. I need to know what you feel about the story thus far and what you are expecting. Thanks! Lady Imp.