Konnichiwa minna sorry it took so long to update but I ran into a bit of
writer's block. And then ff.net wouldn't let me update. So gomen nasai.
Anyhoo since sesshie-chan is presently unconscious I'm going to introduce
my newest cohost. The adorable silver-haired kitsune that we all know and
love YOUKO.
Youko: ..
Rini: um say hello to the nice people.
Youko: ...(anime pigs fly by.) konnichiwa.
Rini: Maybe I should have asked Kurama to cohost with me.
Youko: Kurama?! He's here, he me only you've brought me out in full. And I thank you.
Rini: Um. Youko I'm not the fisherman guy. So put the death tree away.
Youko: I don't want to.
Rini sweat drops : o.k. anyhoo on with the story
CHAPTER 4
SOULMATES?!
Demando floated in the empty room frowning deeply. There was no way she could have gotten out of that this room without one of us helping her. His frown turned to a scowl as he caught a faint whiff of a familiar perfume.
"Esmeraude." He growled. "She's gonna pay."
Before he left the room however something caught his eye. He smiled deviously. It seems that in her haste Esmeruaude has forgotten a very important artifact.
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It was late evening and the sun had just begin to set. Usagi wearily went inside of the castle. Her body ached everywhere. Inside she felt empty and leaden. She walked with her shoulders and head down so that her hair would cover her face towards her room totally ignoring all the chaos around her. Not watching where she was going she bumped into a very upset Sailor Uranus falling on her butt. Sailor Uranus growled. Who ever it was was going to pay for bumping into her instead of looking for her koneko-chan.
"Watch where you are going. And shouldn't you be looking for the tuski hime?" she growled.
"Gomen nasai Uranus-sama. I wasn't watching where I was going." Came a very soft reply off the floor.
Sailor Uranus looked down. She gasped when she saw the small bunny on the floor. Her hair was down where she couldn't see her face but she was sure she heard a tremor in her voice. Sailor Uranus knelt down and helped Usagi up who still refused to look up.
"Koneko-chan everyone is looking for you. Come I must take you to the conference room immediately. Everyone especially the king is extremely worried about you." She said dragging Usagi down the hall.
"What about Mamour?" Usagi whispered.
Sailor Uranus punched her hand with her fist. "The little weasel ducked out before we could even start searching for you. Said something about watching Chibi-Usa. A load of b.s. if you ask me." She muttered.
Usagi remained silent. As soon as they walked into the conference room they were immediately surrounded by worried senshi and servants. After about ten minutes the frantic servants were somewhat calm and going back to their daily duties and the senshi were gathered around Usagi demanding answers. Usagi sighed and lifted her head. The senshi gasped at the bruise that covered nearly half her face. Sailor Mercury immediately took out her scanner to scan Usagi for any other injuries. Usagi frowned. {None of them must know. They would hate me if they did.} she thought to herself.
"I'm fine Ami I've only got a few scrapes and bruises but nothing serious." Said the blonde girl quietly.
Behind Sailor Uranus King Endymion frowned. {How dare he bruise her flawless skin. I'm going to kill him. Nobody touches my Serenity and gets away with it. He's going to pay.} he thought. Usagi looked in his direction and saw the king frowning. She however thought he was frowning at her.
"But Usagi I've got to check you. For all we know you may be injured in some other way."
Usagi shook her head violently. "I said no Ami-chan. I'm perfectly fine." She nearly shouted at the blue haired girl.
Ami looked at King Endymion who just shook his head. She sighed and put away her scanner. She would have to talk to Usagi later. Usagi quietly stood up and left the room. When the others tried to stop her she told them she was mearly going to take a bath and go to bed because it was late and she was dead tired.
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BACK ON NEMESIS
Demando sat on the silk bed in his chamber. He wore only a robe that was open at the top. In his hand was a glass of his finest red wine. His hair was still slightly damp and stringy from his bath. On his face was a smirk that would make the most devious of cats look innocent. Esmeraude timidly peeked through the door. Prince Demando's smirk turned into a lazy smile that he knew would melt her on the spot. He motioned for her to come in. Esmeraude blushed at the smile he was giving her as she entered the room. He patted the bed for her to sit down. And she did as she was told. Esmeraude looked at her lap nervously. Never had Demando invited her into his bed chamber before. Demando tilted her chin up with his finger causing her to look at him. Esmeraude blushed. {Why is he being nice to me? Maybe he doesn't know that I was the one who got rid of the tuski-gaki.} she thought.
"You know Esmeraude when I went back to the isloation room this evening a very special prize of mine was missing." He begin in a sexy drawl.
Esmeraude blushed even more at his tone of voice. Demando slid closer to her and begin rubbing her bare arms sending shivers down Esmeraude's spine. Demando's smile returned because he knew what he was doing to her. Oh how he so loved messing with her mind.
"Esmeraude you wouldn't happen to know what happened to her do you?"
"N.. No sir." She squeaked out.
"Pity." He purred. Inches away from her lips.
Demando closed the distance between their lips in what seemed like a sweet and passionate kiss. That is until Esmeraude heard a sickening snap and her vision begin to blur.
"This is the last time you ever betray me. But I must thank you though if it wasn't for your botched kidnapping I wouldn't have gotten a brilliant plan on how to bring the moon princess to our side."
Esmeraude looked up at him with wide eyes before death claimed her.
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BACK IN THE PALACE.
Usagi sat in the tub dozing. The luke warm water had lulled her into a light sleep after she had spent nearly an hour scrubbing. her skin had an angary looking red color to it.
{Serenity.} a voice wispered in her head.
Usagi woke with a start. It couldn't be she assured herself as she got out the tub. She put on her clothes and started towards Chibi-Usa's room. Takara who had been wating by the door followed her.
{Hime are you alright? You seem awful calm for what just happened.} the kitten asked worriedly.
{I'm fine Takara and nothing happened we just got into a fight that's all. Demando's no pushover like the rest of the enemies that we've fought.}
Takara just shook his head. He knew the truth about what Demando did. He saw it all through their mind link. Usagi kept on walking but instead of going into Chibi-Usa's room she went two doors down into Haruka and Michiru's room. Takara followed after her.
{Hime why are you in here? Shouldn't you be in Chibi-Usa's room?}
{Iie Takara. Uranus-sama said I could sleep in here if I wanted to.}
Usagi climed into the king sized gold and light blue bed. After settleing in she was soon in a deep slumber.
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USAGI'S DREAM
Usagi looked around. Everywhere there was darkness. A light purple mist swriled around her feet. She shivered as a chilled wind blew causing the mist to swril even more. Usagi stood transfixed as the swriling mist took on a human like shape. Usagi gasped and backed away as an all too familiar figure emerged from the mist.
"Demando!" she wispered.
He just smiled. But soon his smile faded and a frown replaced it.
"Thought you could get away from me did you?" he hissed.
Usagi turned to try to run but found her feet stuck to the ground and her body frozed in place. Demando teleported right in front of her their faces maybe an inch apart. His face was contorted in anger. Roughly he grabbed her cheecks.
"I'll have you know dear princess that you can never escape me for we now share one mind. What I feel you feel and what you feel I feel. Soon my dear you will be begging to return to my side." He said with a smirk.
Usagi tried to run to move to do something to get away form the obsessed man. Demando still holding her face just laughed. She scowled.
'I'm glad he finds this amusing because I sure as hell don't' she thought.
"Such language for a "proper" lady." Demando scolded mockingly.
Usagi eyes widened in horror. "You.You can read my thoughts?"
Demando smiled. "As you earthlings say like a book."
"But how?"
"My dear it is one of the special privilages of having sex with your soul- mate. The two become mind mates too."
Demando's image began to fade. "By the way. You left something very important with me. I'll be sure to take good care of it." He said mockingly before completely vanishing.
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Usagi bolted upright in the bed. She was panting heavily and sweat trickled down her face. How could she have been so blind. She had totally forgotten about the ginzuishou and now it was in the hands of the enemy. And if what Demando said was true then he would also have ascess to the ginzuishou's powers through the link. Usagi glanced at the clock after noting that Takara wasn't at the foot of the bed. It read 7:00 am. The outers will be coming back soon. I had better get up. Usagi thought to herself. As Usagi went about her normal routine two thoughts stuck in her head. How to get the ginzuishou back and could a person really actually have more than one soulmate.
Youko: ..
Rini: um say hello to the nice people.
Youko: ...(anime pigs fly by.) konnichiwa.
Rini: Maybe I should have asked Kurama to cohost with me.
Youko: Kurama?! He's here, he me only you've brought me out in full. And I thank you.
Rini: Um. Youko I'm not the fisherman guy. So put the death tree away.
Youko: I don't want to.
Rini sweat drops : o.k. anyhoo on with the story
CHAPTER 4
SOULMATES?!
Demando floated in the empty room frowning deeply. There was no way she could have gotten out of that this room without one of us helping her. His frown turned to a scowl as he caught a faint whiff of a familiar perfume.
"Esmeraude." He growled. "She's gonna pay."
Before he left the room however something caught his eye. He smiled deviously. It seems that in her haste Esmeruaude has forgotten a very important artifact.
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It was late evening and the sun had just begin to set. Usagi wearily went inside of the castle. Her body ached everywhere. Inside she felt empty and leaden. She walked with her shoulders and head down so that her hair would cover her face towards her room totally ignoring all the chaos around her. Not watching where she was going she bumped into a very upset Sailor Uranus falling on her butt. Sailor Uranus growled. Who ever it was was going to pay for bumping into her instead of looking for her koneko-chan.
"Watch where you are going. And shouldn't you be looking for the tuski hime?" she growled.
"Gomen nasai Uranus-sama. I wasn't watching where I was going." Came a very soft reply off the floor.
Sailor Uranus looked down. She gasped when she saw the small bunny on the floor. Her hair was down where she couldn't see her face but she was sure she heard a tremor in her voice. Sailor Uranus knelt down and helped Usagi up who still refused to look up.
"Koneko-chan everyone is looking for you. Come I must take you to the conference room immediately. Everyone especially the king is extremely worried about you." She said dragging Usagi down the hall.
"What about Mamour?" Usagi whispered.
Sailor Uranus punched her hand with her fist. "The little weasel ducked out before we could even start searching for you. Said something about watching Chibi-Usa. A load of b.s. if you ask me." She muttered.
Usagi remained silent. As soon as they walked into the conference room they were immediately surrounded by worried senshi and servants. After about ten minutes the frantic servants were somewhat calm and going back to their daily duties and the senshi were gathered around Usagi demanding answers. Usagi sighed and lifted her head. The senshi gasped at the bruise that covered nearly half her face. Sailor Mercury immediately took out her scanner to scan Usagi for any other injuries. Usagi frowned. {None of them must know. They would hate me if they did.} she thought to herself.
"I'm fine Ami I've only got a few scrapes and bruises but nothing serious." Said the blonde girl quietly.
Behind Sailor Uranus King Endymion frowned. {How dare he bruise her flawless skin. I'm going to kill him. Nobody touches my Serenity and gets away with it. He's going to pay.} he thought. Usagi looked in his direction and saw the king frowning. She however thought he was frowning at her.
"But Usagi I've got to check you. For all we know you may be injured in some other way."
Usagi shook her head violently. "I said no Ami-chan. I'm perfectly fine." She nearly shouted at the blue haired girl.
Ami looked at King Endymion who just shook his head. She sighed and put away her scanner. She would have to talk to Usagi later. Usagi quietly stood up and left the room. When the others tried to stop her she told them she was mearly going to take a bath and go to bed because it was late and she was dead tired.
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BACK ON NEMESIS
Demando sat on the silk bed in his chamber. He wore only a robe that was open at the top. In his hand was a glass of his finest red wine. His hair was still slightly damp and stringy from his bath. On his face was a smirk that would make the most devious of cats look innocent. Esmeraude timidly peeked through the door. Prince Demando's smirk turned into a lazy smile that he knew would melt her on the spot. He motioned for her to come in. Esmeraude blushed at the smile he was giving her as she entered the room. He patted the bed for her to sit down. And she did as she was told. Esmeraude looked at her lap nervously. Never had Demando invited her into his bed chamber before. Demando tilted her chin up with his finger causing her to look at him. Esmeraude blushed. {Why is he being nice to me? Maybe he doesn't know that I was the one who got rid of the tuski-gaki.} she thought.
"You know Esmeraude when I went back to the isloation room this evening a very special prize of mine was missing." He begin in a sexy drawl.
Esmeraude blushed even more at his tone of voice. Demando slid closer to her and begin rubbing her bare arms sending shivers down Esmeraude's spine. Demando's smile returned because he knew what he was doing to her. Oh how he so loved messing with her mind.
"Esmeraude you wouldn't happen to know what happened to her do you?"
"N.. No sir." She squeaked out.
"Pity." He purred. Inches away from her lips.
Demando closed the distance between their lips in what seemed like a sweet and passionate kiss. That is until Esmeraude heard a sickening snap and her vision begin to blur.
"This is the last time you ever betray me. But I must thank you though if it wasn't for your botched kidnapping I wouldn't have gotten a brilliant plan on how to bring the moon princess to our side."
Esmeraude looked up at him with wide eyes before death claimed her.
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BACK IN THE PALACE.
Usagi sat in the tub dozing. The luke warm water had lulled her into a light sleep after she had spent nearly an hour scrubbing. her skin had an angary looking red color to it.
{Serenity.} a voice wispered in her head.
Usagi woke with a start. It couldn't be she assured herself as she got out the tub. She put on her clothes and started towards Chibi-Usa's room. Takara who had been wating by the door followed her.
{Hime are you alright? You seem awful calm for what just happened.} the kitten asked worriedly.
{I'm fine Takara and nothing happened we just got into a fight that's all. Demando's no pushover like the rest of the enemies that we've fought.}
Takara just shook his head. He knew the truth about what Demando did. He saw it all through their mind link. Usagi kept on walking but instead of going into Chibi-Usa's room she went two doors down into Haruka and Michiru's room. Takara followed after her.
{Hime why are you in here? Shouldn't you be in Chibi-Usa's room?}
{Iie Takara. Uranus-sama said I could sleep in here if I wanted to.}
Usagi climed into the king sized gold and light blue bed. After settleing in she was soon in a deep slumber.
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USAGI'S DREAM
Usagi looked around. Everywhere there was darkness. A light purple mist swriled around her feet. She shivered as a chilled wind blew causing the mist to swril even more. Usagi stood transfixed as the swriling mist took on a human like shape. Usagi gasped and backed away as an all too familiar figure emerged from the mist.
"Demando!" she wispered.
He just smiled. But soon his smile faded and a frown replaced it.
"Thought you could get away from me did you?" he hissed.
Usagi turned to try to run but found her feet stuck to the ground and her body frozed in place. Demando teleported right in front of her their faces maybe an inch apart. His face was contorted in anger. Roughly he grabbed her cheecks.
"I'll have you know dear princess that you can never escape me for we now share one mind. What I feel you feel and what you feel I feel. Soon my dear you will be begging to return to my side." He said with a smirk.
Usagi tried to run to move to do something to get away form the obsessed man. Demando still holding her face just laughed. She scowled.
'I'm glad he finds this amusing because I sure as hell don't' she thought.
"Such language for a "proper" lady." Demando scolded mockingly.
Usagi eyes widened in horror. "You.You can read my thoughts?"
Demando smiled. "As you earthlings say like a book."
"But how?"
"My dear it is one of the special privilages of having sex with your soul- mate. The two become mind mates too."
Demando's image began to fade. "By the way. You left something very important with me. I'll be sure to take good care of it." He said mockingly before completely vanishing.
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Usagi bolted upright in the bed. She was panting heavily and sweat trickled down her face. How could she have been so blind. She had totally forgotten about the ginzuishou and now it was in the hands of the enemy. And if what Demando said was true then he would also have ascess to the ginzuishou's powers through the link. Usagi glanced at the clock after noting that Takara wasn't at the foot of the bed. It read 7:00 am. The outers will be coming back soon. I had better get up. Usagi thought to herself. As Usagi went about her normal routine two thoughts stuck in her head. How to get the ginzuishou back and could a person really actually have more than one soulmate.