Chapter 6
Someone started to shake me awake. I sat up and groaned, "Not that again." I looked at the Scout and she looked concerned.
"What do you mean 'not that again?'" she asked. "Has that happened before?"
"Yes. earlier today." I sighed. "By the way you never told me you name."
"Oh." She chuckled. "I am Sailor Venus." The name sounded so familiar. "But." She detransformed and said, "in this form you can call me Minako or Mina for short." She smiled.
I smiled, "Okay," I detransformed as well, "In this form my name is Rei Hino, but you can call me Rei." Then I remembered about Duo. "Oh no! I forgot about Duo!" I stood up, and then almost fell over. Mina got up quickly and caught me.
"Damn. I forgot about that." I steadied myself, and started to walk towards the door. I looked back at Mina. "Coming?"
Mina nodded and followed. I walked to the office with Mina following silently. "Not very talkative are you?" I asked.
She shrugged, "I usually am."
"Rei!" I heard someone call from behind. I turned around and saw Duo running up. Mina saw him and went starry-eyed. I saw this and rolled my eyes.
"Where were you?" he asked when he got here. " I lost you in the crowd."
"When I couldn't find you I came back here, and found this foreign exchange student along the way." I pointed to Mina. "Her name is Minako. I don't know her last name. she didn't tell me."
Mina snapped out of her trance and said, "My name is Aino Minako, or Mina for short."
"Oh so your from Japan?" Duo asked.
"Hai!" Mina proclaimed loudly.
I noticed a white ball of fluff in Duo's arms. "What's that?" I asked pointing at the fluff ball.
"A kitty I found in the debris." The cat lifted its head up to show its blue-green eyes and to reveal a crescent moon mark on its brow.
"Artimis!" Mina exclaimed.
"Is it your kitty?" Duo asked.
The cat meowed confirmation. He leaped out of Duo's arms and right into Mina's.
"Is that the girl?" I distinctively heard the cat ask Mina quietly.
"Yea." Mina replied quietly.
I saw a cut on the cat's leg. "Oh your kitty is hurt." I stepped toward the cat. The cat looked at his leg and started to lick it. "Lemme fix it Artimis." I touched the cat's leg where it was cut and he meowed in protest. "Dun be a wimp cat." I said sternly then whispered, "Mars crystal power." It healed instantly as usual. The cat's eyes went wide and so did Mina's. "I'll explain later." I said softly.
Just as I said that Dr. Shinigami, Professor G, the principal and vice- principal walked up. "Did you see what happened?" Professor G. asked Duo.
"Yes I did see what happened." Duo replied, then he smiled, "Those two Sailor Scouts were hot."
I rolled my eyes, "I bet. too bad I wasn't there to see you drooling." Duo noticed my sarcasm and shrugged. Mina sniggered. "Oh. er. Mina-chan do you have a place to stay?"
"No," Mina shook her head.
"Dr. Shinigami, can she stay with us?" I asked.
"Sure." Dr. Shinigami replied. He sighed, "I think we have enough room at the temple. Just don't forget what I told you about next week."
"I won't." I smiled. And I still have to remember about Nina, I thought, Nah. I just won't show up. but then she'll think me a wimp, and I'm not.geez. I dun even know if I would win. of coarse I will win I'm faster then she is, she's way too slow, I'll just kick her ass after school so she won't bug me any more. I sighed.
"I think we should go, and let you men figure this mess out." Dr. Shinigami said gesturing towards the principal and vice-principal. Mina and I nodded in agreement.
"Then I am guessing that we shall go as well," Professor G. said gesturing to Duo. Duo nodded in agreement as well.
Dr. Shinigami, Mina, and I left the school and walked to the temple. When we got there I told Mina that I would show her the room she was going to sleep in. Mina followed me quietly talking to the white cat named Artimis. I pointed out the rooms to Mina and then showed her hers. It was across the hall from mine. I told her I was going to get in some meditation time in and that I would be in the fire room if she or anyone needed me.
I shut the fire room's door quietly and sat down in front of the fire. I asked the fire spirit to help me understand the visions. I sat there meditating for about an hour when Mina walked in and surprised me. I gasped when she said my name. I turned and looked at her and tried to act calm when I asked her what was wrong.
"Well Artimis wanted to see the Mars Crystal." She replied timidly.
"Fine," I said irritated that my trance was interrupted. I saw the cat behind Mina's legs. "Well Artimis go ahead and come in." I said to the cat in a slightly irritated voice.
He walked over silently, then asked "Do you have the crystal with you now?"
"Yeah, I keep it with me all the time." When I said that I saw Artimis give Mina this look that said, 'No wonder we couldn't find it.' I took it out of my pocket and opened it, then set it on the floor in front of the cat. He touched it and it flashed crimson again. "Mina tells me you have been having visions. Would you like to tell me about them?"
"Um. not really. I still haven't figured them out yet."
"Maybe I could figure them out." Artimis said quickly. "If you would just tell me."
I sighed. "I don't know how to explain it."
"Try please."
"Fine," I sighed. I told him exactly what I saw. I finished my story and he looked thoughtful.
"I think what you have seen is your past life in the Silver Millennium."
"Silver Millennium?" I ask, "What's that?"
"It was a very peaceful time a long time ago until Queen Beryl started to attack." He sighed. He started to explain about the Silver Millennium. "All of the Sailors died. Queen Serenity had everyone in the Silver Millennium reborn." He concluded.
"But the prophecy." I started but decided against it.
"Prophecy?" He asked.
"Never mind." I sigh. I stand up noticing the time, picking up the crystal while I was at it. "I'm going to go take care of some unfinished business." I say quickly, and rushed out of the fire room. I headed strait to my room and changed my clothes quickly.
I headed to the school to confront Nina.
When I got there she was waiting. She looked at me. "Heard you got Duo kicked outta school." She glared at me.
I gave her my best glare and she backed down. "Yeah I got him suspended, yet I also got myself suspended." I shrugged. Nina took a swing at me and I ducked expecting it. I gave her a quick uppercut in the gut. She bent over gasping for air. "Don't start something you can't finish." I growled. She stood up after a few seconds.
"I'll be able to finish this." She scowled at me. She was about to swing when we heard Duo's voice stopping us.
"What the hell are you two doing?" He asked running over with Mina following him.
"And I'll steal Duo from you." She said her eyes narrowing. She took a swing at me while I was looking at Duo. She hit me making me stumble back a step. I tasted the metallic taste of blood in my mouth.
"You just did not do that." I said shaking my head. "You're going to pay bitch." I felt my eyes go cold and my face follow suit. The blood trickled down my lip and I didn't care. She stepped back, fear showing in her features. "You picked the wrong fight, girl." I whispered yet my voice carried. I took a step toward her and she stepped back. "What are you chicken now?" She shook her head. "Then why you running like a lost little bitch dog?" I smiled satanically. Her eyes had a look of pure terror in them. She swung a shaky punch at me. I blocked it and punched her in the side of the face. She fell to the ground with a hard thud. I turned and looked at Duo and Mina. Duo looked surprised at my strength, Mina just looked scared. "I'm going back to the temple now." I said calmly my voice devoid of all emotion. I walked past Duo and Mina and headed strait to the temple, knowing that I was going to get a lecture if Dr. Shinigami found out.
Sure enough he did. Turns out the little bitch ran a told the principal. She said that I had beaten her up with out being provoked.
"I told you no to fight anyone without being provoked!" Dr Shinigami practically screamed at me.
"I didn't hit her without her swinging first." I retorted.
"Then why did she say you didn't?"
"Because she's a lying little-" I stopped before I said something that would have gotten me in more trouble. "She provoked the fight and she swung first." I said slowly through gritted teeth, my anger bubbling through my veins.
Dr. Shinigami paced back and forth thinking. "Well your suspension has been extended till you leave. I'm going to have you do extra chores for punishment."
"But-" He raised his hand and cut me off.
"You still got into a fight." He said his eyes narrowing. I looked down. I calmed myself down as much as I could.
"May I please be excused?" I asked without looking up.
"Yes." I stood and left the room without another word. I walked into my room and turned on the CD player. Avril Lavigne blasted through the speakers. I lay down on my bed and stared at the ceiling.
About two hours later after the CD switched to Adema, I heard Mina knock softly. "What is it?" I asked irritably, my thoughts being interrupted.
"Mind if I come in?" Mina asked.
"I guess." I sighed. I might as well be nice to her. I thought gingerly.
Mina slid open the door and came in followed by Duo and Artimis. "Gomen nasai for bugging you, but he wanted to see you," She gestured towards Duo, "and Dr. Shinigami told me to take him to you." She said quickly and with a slight nervousness in her voice. She backed out along with Artimis and shut the door. I knew that she was going to be listening outside the door, but it was as if I could care less. I sat up on the bed and looked Duo in the eyes. They were clouded over with an emotion that I didn't recognize.
"What is it that you needed to see me about?" I said calmly. My voice held no emotion, even though I wanted to yell and scream about everything. bully for me.
"Why did you do that to Nina?" He asked, his voice full of an emotion that I didn't understand.
"She started it." I said slowly, all my anger from before bubbling up again.
"But you didn't have to almost break her jaw." He said with concern in his voice. Concern? I thought, Concern for whom? . For Nina?! I thought shocked.
"She hit me first." I said, shock filling my voice making it slightly high pitched.
"That gives you the right to hurt her?"
"She hurt me first." I said the shock ebbing away, being quickly replaced by anger. "She gave up her right not to be hurt when she forced me to give up mine." My voice turning into a low growl, my teeth clenched, trying my hardest not to yell. Duo stood there looked at me as if he expected me to say something else. "What else do you want me to say?" I said almost yelling. "Want me to tell her I'm sorry?" I looked at Duo's eyes, they were clouded, and I couldn't make out a single thing in them. "She lied to the principal, saying that I beat her up, unprovoked." I shook my head. "You were there you saw her hit me." I shook my head again slowly. "You ain't going to take my side. You only care about Nina. And I thought you liked me." I shook my head, feeling the burning feeling of tears in my eye.
"I do-" I put up my hand and cut him off.
"Get out." I said my voice low and full of hidden pain. I force myself to look down and to not to look at Duo's face. 'Cause if I did I knew I'd cry. "Get out!" I screamed, still looking down. I started to shake though not visibly. My soul ached for him to be close to me. I felt him take a step closer to me. "I said get out." I whispered. I heard him turn and leave slamming the door shut after him. I took in a deep breath and calmed my emotions. I sat down on my bed, with my face in my hands. I couldn't feel my face, or my hands, or anything else for that matter. I was numb. I felt my eyes flutter shut and my body relax into the quiet darkness of unconsciousness.
Someone started to shake me awake. I sat up and groaned, "Not that again." I looked at the Scout and she looked concerned.
"What do you mean 'not that again?'" she asked. "Has that happened before?"
"Yes. earlier today." I sighed. "By the way you never told me you name."
"Oh." She chuckled. "I am Sailor Venus." The name sounded so familiar. "But." She detransformed and said, "in this form you can call me Minako or Mina for short." She smiled.
I smiled, "Okay," I detransformed as well, "In this form my name is Rei Hino, but you can call me Rei." Then I remembered about Duo. "Oh no! I forgot about Duo!" I stood up, and then almost fell over. Mina got up quickly and caught me.
"Damn. I forgot about that." I steadied myself, and started to walk towards the door. I looked back at Mina. "Coming?"
Mina nodded and followed. I walked to the office with Mina following silently. "Not very talkative are you?" I asked.
She shrugged, "I usually am."
"Rei!" I heard someone call from behind. I turned around and saw Duo running up. Mina saw him and went starry-eyed. I saw this and rolled my eyes.
"Where were you?" he asked when he got here. " I lost you in the crowd."
"When I couldn't find you I came back here, and found this foreign exchange student along the way." I pointed to Mina. "Her name is Minako. I don't know her last name. she didn't tell me."
Mina snapped out of her trance and said, "My name is Aino Minako, or Mina for short."
"Oh so your from Japan?" Duo asked.
"Hai!" Mina proclaimed loudly.
I noticed a white ball of fluff in Duo's arms. "What's that?" I asked pointing at the fluff ball.
"A kitty I found in the debris." The cat lifted its head up to show its blue-green eyes and to reveal a crescent moon mark on its brow.
"Artimis!" Mina exclaimed.
"Is it your kitty?" Duo asked.
The cat meowed confirmation. He leaped out of Duo's arms and right into Mina's.
"Is that the girl?" I distinctively heard the cat ask Mina quietly.
"Yea." Mina replied quietly.
I saw a cut on the cat's leg. "Oh your kitty is hurt." I stepped toward the cat. The cat looked at his leg and started to lick it. "Lemme fix it Artimis." I touched the cat's leg where it was cut and he meowed in protest. "Dun be a wimp cat." I said sternly then whispered, "Mars crystal power." It healed instantly as usual. The cat's eyes went wide and so did Mina's. "I'll explain later." I said softly.
Just as I said that Dr. Shinigami, Professor G, the principal and vice- principal walked up. "Did you see what happened?" Professor G. asked Duo.
"Yes I did see what happened." Duo replied, then he smiled, "Those two Sailor Scouts were hot."
I rolled my eyes, "I bet. too bad I wasn't there to see you drooling." Duo noticed my sarcasm and shrugged. Mina sniggered. "Oh. er. Mina-chan do you have a place to stay?"
"No," Mina shook her head.
"Dr. Shinigami, can she stay with us?" I asked.
"Sure." Dr. Shinigami replied. He sighed, "I think we have enough room at the temple. Just don't forget what I told you about next week."
"I won't." I smiled. And I still have to remember about Nina, I thought, Nah. I just won't show up. but then she'll think me a wimp, and I'm not.geez. I dun even know if I would win. of coarse I will win I'm faster then she is, she's way too slow, I'll just kick her ass after school so she won't bug me any more. I sighed.
"I think we should go, and let you men figure this mess out." Dr. Shinigami said gesturing towards the principal and vice-principal. Mina and I nodded in agreement.
"Then I am guessing that we shall go as well," Professor G. said gesturing to Duo. Duo nodded in agreement as well.
Dr. Shinigami, Mina, and I left the school and walked to the temple. When we got there I told Mina that I would show her the room she was going to sleep in. Mina followed me quietly talking to the white cat named Artimis. I pointed out the rooms to Mina and then showed her hers. It was across the hall from mine. I told her I was going to get in some meditation time in and that I would be in the fire room if she or anyone needed me.
I shut the fire room's door quietly and sat down in front of the fire. I asked the fire spirit to help me understand the visions. I sat there meditating for about an hour when Mina walked in and surprised me. I gasped when she said my name. I turned and looked at her and tried to act calm when I asked her what was wrong.
"Well Artimis wanted to see the Mars Crystal." She replied timidly.
"Fine," I said irritated that my trance was interrupted. I saw the cat behind Mina's legs. "Well Artimis go ahead and come in." I said to the cat in a slightly irritated voice.
He walked over silently, then asked "Do you have the crystal with you now?"
"Yeah, I keep it with me all the time." When I said that I saw Artimis give Mina this look that said, 'No wonder we couldn't find it.' I took it out of my pocket and opened it, then set it on the floor in front of the cat. He touched it and it flashed crimson again. "Mina tells me you have been having visions. Would you like to tell me about them?"
"Um. not really. I still haven't figured them out yet."
"Maybe I could figure them out." Artimis said quickly. "If you would just tell me."
I sighed. "I don't know how to explain it."
"Try please."
"Fine," I sighed. I told him exactly what I saw. I finished my story and he looked thoughtful.
"I think what you have seen is your past life in the Silver Millennium."
"Silver Millennium?" I ask, "What's that?"
"It was a very peaceful time a long time ago until Queen Beryl started to attack." He sighed. He started to explain about the Silver Millennium. "All of the Sailors died. Queen Serenity had everyone in the Silver Millennium reborn." He concluded.
"But the prophecy." I started but decided against it.
"Prophecy?" He asked.
"Never mind." I sigh. I stand up noticing the time, picking up the crystal while I was at it. "I'm going to go take care of some unfinished business." I say quickly, and rushed out of the fire room. I headed strait to my room and changed my clothes quickly.
I headed to the school to confront Nina.
When I got there she was waiting. She looked at me. "Heard you got Duo kicked outta school." She glared at me.
I gave her my best glare and she backed down. "Yeah I got him suspended, yet I also got myself suspended." I shrugged. Nina took a swing at me and I ducked expecting it. I gave her a quick uppercut in the gut. She bent over gasping for air. "Don't start something you can't finish." I growled. She stood up after a few seconds.
"I'll be able to finish this." She scowled at me. She was about to swing when we heard Duo's voice stopping us.
"What the hell are you two doing?" He asked running over with Mina following him.
"And I'll steal Duo from you." She said her eyes narrowing. She took a swing at me while I was looking at Duo. She hit me making me stumble back a step. I tasted the metallic taste of blood in my mouth.
"You just did not do that." I said shaking my head. "You're going to pay bitch." I felt my eyes go cold and my face follow suit. The blood trickled down my lip and I didn't care. She stepped back, fear showing in her features. "You picked the wrong fight, girl." I whispered yet my voice carried. I took a step toward her and she stepped back. "What are you chicken now?" She shook her head. "Then why you running like a lost little bitch dog?" I smiled satanically. Her eyes had a look of pure terror in them. She swung a shaky punch at me. I blocked it and punched her in the side of the face. She fell to the ground with a hard thud. I turned and looked at Duo and Mina. Duo looked surprised at my strength, Mina just looked scared. "I'm going back to the temple now." I said calmly my voice devoid of all emotion. I walked past Duo and Mina and headed strait to the temple, knowing that I was going to get a lecture if Dr. Shinigami found out.
Sure enough he did. Turns out the little bitch ran a told the principal. She said that I had beaten her up with out being provoked.
"I told you no to fight anyone without being provoked!" Dr Shinigami practically screamed at me.
"I didn't hit her without her swinging first." I retorted.
"Then why did she say you didn't?"
"Because she's a lying little-" I stopped before I said something that would have gotten me in more trouble. "She provoked the fight and she swung first." I said slowly through gritted teeth, my anger bubbling through my veins.
Dr. Shinigami paced back and forth thinking. "Well your suspension has been extended till you leave. I'm going to have you do extra chores for punishment."
"But-" He raised his hand and cut me off.
"You still got into a fight." He said his eyes narrowing. I looked down. I calmed myself down as much as I could.
"May I please be excused?" I asked without looking up.
"Yes." I stood and left the room without another word. I walked into my room and turned on the CD player. Avril Lavigne blasted through the speakers. I lay down on my bed and stared at the ceiling.
About two hours later after the CD switched to Adema, I heard Mina knock softly. "What is it?" I asked irritably, my thoughts being interrupted.
"Mind if I come in?" Mina asked.
"I guess." I sighed. I might as well be nice to her. I thought gingerly.
Mina slid open the door and came in followed by Duo and Artimis. "Gomen nasai for bugging you, but he wanted to see you," She gestured towards Duo, "and Dr. Shinigami told me to take him to you." She said quickly and with a slight nervousness in her voice. She backed out along with Artimis and shut the door. I knew that she was going to be listening outside the door, but it was as if I could care less. I sat up on the bed and looked Duo in the eyes. They were clouded over with an emotion that I didn't recognize.
"What is it that you needed to see me about?" I said calmly. My voice held no emotion, even though I wanted to yell and scream about everything. bully for me.
"Why did you do that to Nina?" He asked, his voice full of an emotion that I didn't understand.
"She started it." I said slowly, all my anger from before bubbling up again.
"But you didn't have to almost break her jaw." He said with concern in his voice. Concern? I thought, Concern for whom? . For Nina?! I thought shocked.
"She hit me first." I said, shock filling my voice making it slightly high pitched.
"That gives you the right to hurt her?"
"She hurt me first." I said the shock ebbing away, being quickly replaced by anger. "She gave up her right not to be hurt when she forced me to give up mine." My voice turning into a low growl, my teeth clenched, trying my hardest not to yell. Duo stood there looked at me as if he expected me to say something else. "What else do you want me to say?" I said almost yelling. "Want me to tell her I'm sorry?" I looked at Duo's eyes, they were clouded, and I couldn't make out a single thing in them. "She lied to the principal, saying that I beat her up, unprovoked." I shook my head. "You were there you saw her hit me." I shook my head again slowly. "You ain't going to take my side. You only care about Nina. And I thought you liked me." I shook my head, feeling the burning feeling of tears in my eye.
"I do-" I put up my hand and cut him off.
"Get out." I said my voice low and full of hidden pain. I force myself to look down and to not to look at Duo's face. 'Cause if I did I knew I'd cry. "Get out!" I screamed, still looking down. I started to shake though not visibly. My soul ached for him to be close to me. I felt him take a step closer to me. "I said get out." I whispered. I heard him turn and leave slamming the door shut after him. I took in a deep breath and calmed my emotions. I sat down on my bed, with my face in my hands. I couldn't feel my face, or my hands, or anything else for that matter. I was numb. I felt my eyes flutter shut and my body relax into the quiet darkness of unconsciousness.