Chapter Seventeen: One Happy Reunion
AN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS! That really boosted my esteem. Also thanks for being patient with me. I promise its almost over. Only a few more chapters left. This chapter is going to be sorta short..just fair warning, but I'll pick up on the next chapter. Oh, also I was being sarcastic with the title..you'll understand.
Morning had broke and the group at the shrine had been restless. Today, seven years ago, was marked the worst day ever. Although, the Scouts had a new found hope. Their princess was alive somewhere and trying to contact them. The only thing to do, was to search out the silver headed woman. Maybe she knew the way to release her.
By eight o'clock everyone met in the main chamber of the shrine. There, they sat on their knees and waited for Rei and Chad to server breakfast. Luna and Artemis had walked through the doors greeting the humans. Out of habit, Artemis climbed into Mina's lap and purred as she caressed his back. Luna shook her head and climbed on to Darien's lap, he doing the same to her. At that time Rei and Chad came out carrying trays of the hot food. They placed the china down in the middle of the table.
"Rei I am so proud at how much you've approved in the kitchen. You'll be a natural house wife some day." Mrs. Tsukino said as she grabbed for some bacon. Rei lifted her eyes to meet Mina's eyes and they shared a moment. It quickly ended when Artemis cleared his throat. Mina let a chuckle pass through her lips and she looked down at the white feline.
"You want some bacon, Artemis?"
The cat's head lifted and he nodded. Mina took a piece from her plate and fed Artemis. Rei poured some milk in a saucer and handed it to Mina. "Thanks." She sat the saucer next tho her plate and waited for the cat to finish his meat. Luna sighed and glanced at Mina.
"If you spoil him like that, he won't ever come home."
The group shared a laugh and went back to eating. Darien decided to do the same and get Luna some food. Artemis saw the joy in her eyes and made a face, then mimicked her words.
"If you spoil her like that, she won't ever come home." Again the group laughed and the cats glared at each other before shaking their heads. Breakfast had been filled with chatter about each other's lives. They discovered that Sammy was going to move back to Japan and attend Tokyo University. He said that he was studying to become a economist. They all congratulated him and Rei offered the shrine as a temporary home while he was in school. He agreed to stay, but would pay the normal estimation on rent. The other chatted about what was going on in the rest of the world.
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"Well...well...well..Look what we got here."
Kumori crossed her arms on her chest (as usual) and tapped her right toe. She had followed Miki early this morning only to wind up here. In front of her Miki was squatted down with flowers at hand. There they were, seven years later, in the place their adventure started. Miki tensed up at her smug sounding voice and stood straight. Kumori walked forward and wrapped her arms around her neck, placing her chin on his shoulder. Both looking down at the hole in the ground. She smiled as she turned to look at his expression. Miki rolled his eyes, knowing she was waiting for his reason for being up.
"A birdie told me I should pay my respects. That's all I'm doing."
"It's only right. She is your mother."
"Was..she WAS my mother."
"Whatever."
They stood in that position for some time, just watching the spot. Kumori finally ruffled his short hair and moved back. He sighed and turned to her. She had noticed that he had tears in his eyes, an that one had slipped. She traced her hand along the side of his face and captured it. She held her index finger to her eyes and observed the tear, then placed it on the opposite side of her face. Miki grew suspicious and Kumori smiled.
"You cried for the both of us."
He smiled at her and wrapped his arm around her waist. The two walking out of the park. Before reaching the entrance a loud blast was heard. The two swung around and watched as a group of humans were being attacked. Miki realized who the attackers were, but he wondered if Kumori would. Surrounding the group were ninja looking youmas. Kumori grabbed at one of her daggers at her side. She saw the man from yesterday. Miki narrowed his eyes as he watched his friend hesitate, which she had never done before. He stole a quick glance at the group of people and swore under his breath.
" EVIL SPIRITS DISPERSE!"
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!"
"OAK EVOLUTION!"
"VENUS CRESCENT BEAM!" (I'm just going with the attacks I remember)
The four woman, all in sailor uniforms, made a circle around five innocents. Kumori kept her eye on a certain man in a tuxedo and mask. He threw steal tipped roses and fought off some of the offenders with his cane. Miki grabbed Kumori and started pulling her out of the park.
"We got to go!"
Kumori wouldn't budge, there was something hypnotizing about their attacks. Miki was now terrified that her memory would return if he didn't get her out now. He tugged harder and harder. The group had fought well in the beginning, but now they seem to be losing. No matter how many they fought off, the enemy kept coming. Where had she seen this enemy. She knew they weren't a real threat, although something threw her off about them. If they weren't there to hurt the people, then why were they there? Kumori grew annoyed with the tugging and twisted Miki's arm.
"We got to help them."
"No. We don't. Let's just get out of here."
Kumori noticed that one of the youmas was about to throw a energy ball at the raven haired woman. That would knock her out, weakling the defense. Without any warning, Kumori ran towards the fight. She pulled out both her daggers and started to slice the backs of the youmas. Miki rolled his eyes and swore again before going after her with his sword.
"Nice to see you joined the fight, Captain."
The two were back to back to each other and fought off the youmas. Then they were turned shoulder to shoulder fighting those in front of them. Miki noticed there were a few coming up behind them. He grabbed Kumori's hand and the two leaped in the air, flipped backwards and landed with a grunt behind the enemy. They smiled at each other and nodded. Together they ran head on to those who were once gaining on them. Kumori noticed that the raven pyro-maniac was about to receive another shot and ran towards her.
Sailor Mars was following up attacks on those who gained up on Mercury and didn't see the attack until it was to late. She braced herself for the hit that never came, then a pained grunt. She thought it was her own and opened her eyes to see someone bent over in front of her. The figure dropped to it's knees. Mars glanced up and saw that her attack had been brought down by a dagger, moments before the person dropped. Mars went down on her knees hoping the person was okay. She moved the long hair out of the person's face and gasped at the site.
"...you..."
Kumori looked up and narrowed her eyes. Sailor Mars glanced over and saw the woman was holding onto her shoulder. Mars and her stood up at the same time. Miki ran over to Kumori and checked her shoulders. They exchanged looks.
"Talk later, fight now." she said as she ran and grabbed her other dagger. For an hour it seemed that's all they did was fight youma after on coming youma. Everyone was getting tired and worn out. They didn't know how much longer they could continue to fight. Kumori got the feeling that everyone was losing their hope and wanted to give up. She couldn't associate with quitters and stopped fighting. She threw down her daggers and stood there, watching the scene fall before her. Everything was muted, she could tell Miki was yelling at her, but wouldn't listen. Then she was pushed down on the ground by a heavy object. Kumori looked at the black thing that had blocked off an attack. She flipped what seemed to be a man to the side of her so she his face. Her heart stopped and she caught her breath. The man from the other day. His clothes was torn and his mask almost off. Kumori bent over his body and noticed that he was bleeding pretty bad. She lowered her head to his and touched his mask. He was so familiar to her. To the person she was possessing. She had a strong emotion for him. Kumori noticed that droplets fell on his face. Her other hand reached up to the side of her face. She realized she had been crying for him. The hand moved from her face to his. She removed his mask and sobs were the only thing she heard. Kumori pulled his head into her lap and put her ear to his mouth. He wasn't breathing. He saved her from an attack and died because of her. No one had ever down that for her. But wait..he had done it before...he had done it for his princess. The person she was. A sudden urge to bring him back rose up and she cried out.
"ENDYMION!"
Like last night, her body glowed in a magnificent golden color. She felt herself powering up and could feel something strange rise in her. For a moment it felt like..like..love. Kumori wasn't used to this feeling and it scared her. She noticed her insides were squirming. Apparently the young woman she took over has felt love before. It ran in her veins and memories of a distant life rushed through her. She poured all this into the man she held. Their foreheads touched as she lowered herself. She needed to be close to him. It was too long ago for her to remember since she held him. Another set of emotions washed over her. Human emotions. What was all this? Kumori had never experienced something so wonderful and fulfilling to her. All of this made her stronger it seemed and she poured it all into the man she loved. Kumori lifted up her head as she cried out his name and a crescent moon appeared on her forehead.
While this was happening, the fights stopped. They all stared at the scene laid out before them. The glow grew and a blast shot through the park. Everyone covered their eyes as the blinding light. When it had calmed down, they uncovered to see that all the youmas had been dusted. All wounds had been healed and the Scouts felt powered up. No evidence of there ever being a battle. The light had died down and reverted back to where it came from. The crescent moon on Kumori's forehead disappeared and she fell back limp. The same thought popped in everyone's head: What the hell just happened?
AN: Well that's all I can think of. I promise to get to work on the last remaining chapters. It may take longer though, because I'm going to try to finish the next two chapters before I send them. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE REVIEWS...hope you all like the chapter. Laterz!
Skye
