Sato found her way to her seat, E3. She shoved her bags in the compartment above her head and sat in her seat.
"Stupid economy class... I wish I had more money, I really wanted to talk to Mammuru? No, that wasn't it.. Momadu...Ma..M...Mamoru, that was it. Oh well. Sixteen hours isn't that long," she reassured herself while glancing at her watch "Well, I wanted an adventure, and it looks like I'm going to get one."
She smiled and plugged in a set of headphones. She secured them over her ears then began searching through the channels. She raised a brow as she listened to the song.
"I'm just a simple girl, in a high tech digital world. I really try to understand, All the powers that rule this land ." The girl sang on but Sato's listening was interrupted by a stewardess asking her if she would like something to drink.
"Iie," she replied "No thanks." Sato continued listening.
"Follow your heart, your intuition. It will lead you in the right direction. Let go of your mind. Your Intuition is easy to find, Just follow your heart baby ."
The girl sang on. Sato smirked and closed her eyes, easing into her seat.
"Just fallow my intuition huh," Sato said out loud, as if asking the song. The man next to her raised a brow and gave a puzzled look.
"Great, seat me next to a loon." The man mumbled.
Mamoru found his way to his seat, B6. He handed his bags to a stewardess and she placed them in the compartment for him, as he sat down in his seat.
"I sort of wish I hadn't bought a first class ticket," he sighed "I would really like to talk with Sato more. Is she a new enemy in disguise? Is she somehow related to Usagi? She looks so much like her. Usagi.. I wonder how she's doing."
Mamoru closed his eyes and sank into his seat, slowly drifting off to sleep.
Usagi mumbled and rolled over. She opened her left eye a bit, in a sleepy effort.
"Uhh, Mom its too early," She moaned and rolled over again " just give me ten more minuets."
Usagi rolled over again, and fell off the bed. She jolted up off the floor and looked around.
"Huh! this isn't my room," she said as she looked around in confusion "oh yeah, Seiya took me to his house after we left the hospital."
She opened the closet and grabbed a white Satan robe and put it on. She smiled and tip toed over to the door of the room she was in and quietly opened it. She walked into the living room and quietly walked across the tatami matted floor over to a large black couch. She came from behind and looked over. Seiya was sleeping peacefully on the dark leather sofa. She smiled at watched him. He shuffled his legs under the white sheets.
"Odango atama..." he mumbled and smiled Usagi's face flooded red and she smiled.
She quietly walked over to the screen door, opened it then closed it behind her. She walked out on the balcony.
"He does have a gorgeous apartment," she said as she looked over the edge of the balcony, "and a pretty pool too!"
Directly underneath her was a glistening, large concrete pool some twenty feet below.
"Hmm, I wonder why no one's using it," she asked, while glancing inside to see a clock.
She propped herself up on the fencing around the deck hoping to get a better look.
"6:59!
Why am I awake?" She complained to herself. She folded her arms
and moaned. The chair underneath her slipped and she fell backwards.
"Ahhh," Usagi screamed, as she grabbed on to the
fencing that was around the deck "I don't wanna die! Help,
Seiya help!"
Seiya yawned and rolled over, oblivious to what was going on. Usagi lost her grip and fell. She barley had time to let out a yelp before diving into the deep end of the pool. She swum back up to the top and gasped for air. Finding her way over to the ladder, Usagi crawled out and plopped onto the concrete.
"This day sucks," Usagi moaned, while sniffling "and its cold out here."
Usagi stood up and made her way back to Seiya's apartment.
Seiya yawned as rubbed at his eye.
:Knock, knock:
"Mmph, go away, I don't want any cookies," He moaned and closed his eyes.
:Knock, knock, knock, knock:
"Kuso... Fine, fine, I'm up!" He groaned and made his way over to the door
"Yes?" Seiya stood there looking at a drenched Usagi, who was sniffling.
"Odango! Dijobu yo?" He asked with concern as he hugged her tightly to his chest, "I thought you were in your room sleeping. What happened?"
" I fell off your balcony," she said as her bottom lip quivered "and your pool isn't heated." "Aww. I'm sorry Odango," He chuckled. "Seiya;" Usagi's voice sweetened "Can we get something to eat?"
Seiya
laughed, "Sure we could Odango, but I think we both need to
change first"
Usagi nodded with a large smile, as she hurried
to her room, dripping a trail of water behind her. Seiya smiled,
turned and walked to his room.
"Thank you for traveling with us. We hope you enjoyed your flight." The stewardess said with squinty eyes, and a smile plastered to her face
"Riiiight.." Sato grinned and walked toward the lobby of the air port She dragged her carry-on luggage behind her, stopping and looking behind her occasionally. I wonder if I'll talk to Mamoru again...
She looked ahead of her for an arrow, or sign explain where to get her other luggage. A hand clasped firmly on her left shoulder. She whipped around and got into full Karate stance.
"Whoa; sorry I didn't mean to startle you!" Mamoru said with wide eyes
"Eh, oh!" Sato blurted, feeling like a moron " Sorry I ...uh... you caught me off guard.."
Mamoru closed his eyes and chuckled, then looked at Sato, smiling.
"Hey, I'm no good at this sort of thing really but, would you like you go get a coffee or something?" he asked while scratching the back of his head
"Only if you tell me more about yourself Mamoru." Sato said firmly
"You deal a hard bargain Ms. Tsuki, but your very persuasive..." Mamoru said with a serious face
They both laughed in unison. Sato picked up her bag.
"I just have to get my other luggage and I'll be ready to go." Sato said "That's alright, I have luggage I need to pick up as well." Mamoru said
"So you grew up in an orphanage too?" Sato asked, hoping to learn more about him
"That's right. My parents died in a car accident. At least that's what they told me." Mamoru said Sato looked down grimly at the floor.
"I'm so sorry" Sato said with grief
"Its alright, I have you now Usako, your my family." Mamoru smiled and closed his eyes
"Excuse me?" Sato said, wondering if the coffee had gotten to him
"Huh? Oh, oh I'm sorry Sato. Its just... You remind me so much of someone I know." Mamoru said while staring off into space
"Just who is Usako?" Sato asked
"She's my..." Mamoru began
"Your girlfriend, right?" Sato interjected
"Well, not really, but something like that.
" Mamoru tried to explain his situation
"But your taken anyways, right?" Sato asked
Mamoru's face got red. "Yee...yeeeaah." He stuttered. It felt so weird to be talking to her. She looks like Usako, she acts like Usako, hell, she even smells like her. This just isn't making any sense.
"Yeah, all the nice ones are taken" Sato said, regretting her loss " Its just how it..."
The window across from them shattered a body was thrown through it. Glass flew everywhere. Mamoru covered Sato with his jacket.
"Are you alright?" Mamoru yelled to Sato above the screams of people "I'm fine!" She yelled back
Mamoru saw that a piece of glass had cut across her cheek and she was bleeding.
"You've been cut, we should get that cleaned up." He yelled back
As he looked at it, her skin seemed to be pulling itself back together. In only a few seconds, her wound was completely healed.
"I said I'm fine!" Sato yelled as she darted for the window "What, where are you going?" Mamoru yelled to her
"Take care of him!" She yelled to Mamoru as she jumped over the mans body that had been thrown through the window, and ran out the door
"Wha... Damn" Mamoru cursed as he kneeled down to check the vital signs of the man
How could they have followed me this far! Not this time, their not going to interfere with my life anymore.. And their not going to harm Mamoru. Sato ran after whoever had ruined her coffee time. The trail of speckled blood had led her to a dark alley. Her instincts told her to turn back, but her intuition urged her forward.
"Alright jerk. Why don't you show yourself? You came this far! Lets end this here and now!" Sato yelled to the end of the dark alley.
"If you insist..." a gloomy voice cackled back
Sato's eyes
narrowed, she turned her head left, then right cracking her
vertebrae. She then cracked her knuckles and got into fighting
stance.
"Bring it on" She said with pride
From the shadows bore a monster. The at least seven foot giant limped towards her. He grasped onto his left arm, which was cut and hanging at the shoulder. It appeared to be half way torn off. The monster looked like a human all except for his exceedingly large growth and the fact that his eyes were sunken back into his head. Black beady eyes matching his jet black, patchy hair. He appeared to be in his forties or so. His clothes looked like something off of, Night of the Living Dead. He hissed at her, his open mouth revealing teeth like that of a canine.
"Come hereeee little girlllll.." His hissed
"Holy crap.." Sato exclaimed
"Afraid?" The monster asked with a hideous smile
"No, your breath is rancid.." She glared
At this the monster was furious, he lunged at her, his fingers now transforming into six inch claws. She grabbed his wrist and Judo flipped him over. She casually walked over to him, hoping to get some information out of him. She would use her "persuasive" tactics. She dug her heel into his throat.
"I said talk, scum!" She told him, "persuasively"
"They'll get you, I was just the messenger and you were out of breath fighting me off." The monster laughed, " you don't have a chance. The Nega-Kingdom will prevail"
The monster took out a little red jewel and held it up toward the sky. Simultaneously the clouds covered the sun.
"See you later, Sailor brat." The monster laughed as he vanished
"What the... Sailor what?" Sato looked around puzzled "just what exactly is going on?"
