Inner Strength
Chapter 10
By: Siren
Authors Notes- Yay! Ff.net is up again! I'm soooo happy *tears up* Enjoy the chapter! Thanks again for Midnight Lady for being my editor!
Disclaimer- Neither Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing belong to me. I know....you can all feel my pain at the loss of my Hee-kun! This story, and Kanshisha DO belong to me though, so don't use them without my permission. All I want you to do is to ask, and I'll most likely say yes.
I have another contest! Ok...before you decide to hate it, hear me out. I decided that it was unfair for everyone else to have to wait another day for the next chapter, just because their review wasn't as long as someone else's. Therefore, the reward from now on will be different. I still want to give something to someone who takes an extra moment to write a longer review. The reward is called the 'oracle' it's the award of one question, one answer. You can ask me anything you want to about this story, and I will give the most straightforward answer possible. This person will not have to wait for the answer in the future, but they should remember that they don't want to ask a question that will ruin the story. Good luck, and enjoy!
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Usagi's POV
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I once again entered the Shadow World, my second world. Over all of the months that I've been here with my Heero, it has become almost like another home for me. More so than mine ever was. I glanced around me at my surroundings, and saw the oh-so familiar lake. I smiled at myself when I saw Kanshisha sitting there by the lake. He appeared to be waiting for me. I watched him in silence as he stood up, and brushed himself off. He walked over to me, and I just still watched him, not saying a word.
"What, Princess? No hello?" he asked, in an almost hurt voice.
"Hello, Kanshisha," I said, but that was it. I wanted to wait for him to say something. I felt that there was something that he needed to tell me, and I wasn't going to do anything until I found out what it was.
"Princess, I've done some thinking. I decided that it was time that I explained some things to you. This is for your own protection, and I think it is best that you learned some things rather than remaining ignorant of the world that your body is in now."
"You...you know where my body is at? I didn't recognize anything around me when the Silver Crystal (AN: I can't even hope to spell it's Japanese name!) made me appear. All I saw was that I was surrounded by an immense forest; and I could feel the bonds of Fate release their hold on me," I said hesitantly. Ignorance is never good when you're in a strange place, and if Kanshisha could tell me anything, it would help improve my chances of survival in that world.
"We only have a limited amount of time for me to teach you what you need to know. First, you need to understand the state of events that is going on in the dimension that you are now in. That way you will be able to survive in the world."
I nodded. When I put my mind to something, I was able to catch on very quickly. That's how I was able to catch up on years of school, just with the time that I had in this shadow world with Heero teaching me. All I needed was a teacher who actually had faith in me, and a genuine need to learn.
"First, you need to understand, that because of the Earth's overpopulation, and their need to expand, they now live among the stars." I gasped at this. Sure, I once lived on the Moon, but to think that it was COMMON... "They built colonies and...."
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3 days later
**
"And that's the whole story," he finished.
I stared at him, complete awe in my eyes. That he could know so much, about so many places, completely astounded me. I was able to learn the entire history of the world, in a matter of days. We didn't eat, or sleep, and all we did was talk. He was able to answer all of the questions that I asked perfectly. When I asked him how he knew all of this, he just told me that he would explain later. This is also only one world that he watches over. He must know at least as much about an untold number of dimensions.
We had spent a day or so talking about past events, so I would know about the basics of their world. What I really felt I needed to know was what was happening now, so we spent most of our time talking about that. He told me about the wars, and Oz, and the Gundam Pilots. This world was so very different from mine that it was almost like a fairy tale. Here he assured me I would be able to start a whole new life, where my past would no longer haunt me. The only questions that he wouldn't answer were the ones of the Gundam pilots' private lives, who they were, etc. He only told be about the things that they had done. He managed to evade the questions with a skill that surprised me, until I finally gave up.
I looked up from my contemplation, and saw him once again staring at me. He had been doing that quite a bit lately, and it was unnerving. This time, he had the same expression that I had seen a few days before. There was once again the pain and the loneliness that he tried so hard to hide.
He saw me looking at him, and chose to be the one to break the almost painful silence, "Princess, you have learned all that there is for me to teach you about the world. You now have the knowledge that you need to survive out there. I wish you well, and when we meet again, perhaps you will be ready to learn about my world. Then you will be able to handle the mortal realm; and the realm of the mind. There is no time for this right now, though. You should be waking up about..........NOW."
**
My eyes snapped open, and quickly shut again. 'Why does the light have to be so damn bright!' my mind screamed. I squinted, gradually opening them more and more, getting used to the new brightness. When I was finally able to open them all of the way, I saw the source of all of my pain. There was a small opening in the window shades that let a tiny stream of light shine right on my eyes.
I groaned again as my mind once again came into contact with the pain of my body. It wasn't as bad as it was a few days ago, but now it was only soul-searing, mind-blowing pain. I would have screamed if I hadn't had to learn to conceal my emotions when I was with Mamoru. That had never been as painful as this, but it was something to learn from.
"Tell Master Quatre his patient is awake!" I heard a feminine voice shout, as I saw a blurry face enter my line of vision. It looked like a woman, in white clothes. I couldn't make out any distinctive features; my vision was too unfocused.
I watched her as she checked all of my bandages, which I never even noticed I had before. I looked around myself and saw that I was in a hospital bed, and I had tons of needles poking into my flesh. That must be part of my pain. I never liked needles. They gave me the creeps. With a strength I never even knew I possessed, I ripped all of the needles out of my skin, and ignored the sharp bites of pain they gave me.
The lady practically screamed as she saw what I did, "Are you trying to kill yourself?" she shouted. "Those needles were the only thing keeping you alive!"
I heard people rushing into the room, and saw the indistinct faces of two more men. One had black hair, and one had messy blonde. The blonde looked worried, and the black haired man looked like he was trying not to care, but I could almost see genuine concern in his eyes, as my vision started clearing. The black haired man looked so familiar...it was almost a face from a dream...
I looked at him and asked in a shaky voice, "Do...do I know you?"
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Wufei's POV
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I looked closer at the silver-haired girl who made me feel all of those things that I never imagined I could feel for an onna. There was a hint of respect, and something else. I didn't even know her, but I already respected her more than I ever had for an onna before. She had only been in bed for a little over three days, and she already was not only alive, but in good condition. She wasn't in perfect condition, not by any means. She would survive though, and she ripped all of those needles out of her skin. Not only that, but she appeared to almost recognize me. When I had found her, she was barely hanging on to life.
"Yes," I said, trying to keep my voice cold and unemotional. "I was the one who found you. You must be thinking of someone else, there is no way that you remember me. You were barely alive when I found you."
She just shook her head. "No, I've never seen anyone like you before. I would have remembered. It must just be my imagination," she said in such a weak voice, for someone I had found to be so strong.
"You wouldn't happen to have any food, do you? I'm completely famished, and I feel like I haven't eaten in days...wait a minute, when was the last time I did eat! I don't remember!" she said, with a goofy grin on her face. I could see her trying to cover up her pain though. Why would she possibly want us to think that she was better than she really was? Who was this girl!?
"I'm sorry Miss, but that just isn't possible," the nurse, Sonya, interjected. "That stab wound pierced your stomach, and I can't let you eat anything."
The mysterious girl's eyes widened in horror, "You mean...I can never eat, EVER AGAIN!" She looked like she was going to have a nervous breakdown. Food must have meant a lot to this girl.
"No, no!" Sonya said quickly, trying to prevent her patient from having a fit, when she was still in critical condition. "I didn't say that you could NEVER eat again, just that you would have to be fed by using these IV needles for the next week or so. It all depends on how fast you heal.
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Usagi's POV
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I could feel my world crashing down on me. How can they possibly expect me to live without food for almost a week?! Not only that, but they expect me to eat using needles? That's no fun at all! I HATE needles!
I could feel the stiffness of the room, the uncomfortable feeling that everyone had. Now that that was settled, apparently no one wanted to be the first one to play 20 questions. In an attempt to break the omnipresent silence, I did the first thing that came to my mind. I asked a question. A question that I never would have thought could be answered, but still needed to be asked.
"So...none of you know a guy named Heero, do you? I've been looking for him." ...all of my life.
Only silence greeted me.
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So, what do you all think of the chapter. I also need to know, should I drag out her whole recovery thing at Quatre's house for the next couple of chapters, or should I just cut to the chase and let Heero and Usagi meet? When they do meet, do you want them to know each other or not? These are two questions that have been bothering me for a LONG time, and I decided to ask you. What do you want?
Email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com if you have any suggestions, advice, if you like it, or you just want to talk. I always love getting email!
Also, I was thinking about starting a mailing list for people who aren't authors. If you want to be on it, just leave your address, and say what stories you want to be informed of.
Chapter 10
By: Siren
Authors Notes- Yay! Ff.net is up again! I'm soooo happy *tears up* Enjoy the chapter! Thanks again for Midnight Lady for being my editor!
Disclaimer- Neither Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing belong to me. I know....you can all feel my pain at the loss of my Hee-kun! This story, and Kanshisha DO belong to me though, so don't use them without my permission. All I want you to do is to ask, and I'll most likely say yes.
I have another contest! Ok...before you decide to hate it, hear me out. I decided that it was unfair for everyone else to have to wait another day for the next chapter, just because their review wasn't as long as someone else's. Therefore, the reward from now on will be different. I still want to give something to someone who takes an extra moment to write a longer review. The reward is called the 'oracle' it's the award of one question, one answer. You can ask me anything you want to about this story, and I will give the most straightforward answer possible. This person will not have to wait for the answer in the future, but they should remember that they don't want to ask a question that will ruin the story. Good luck, and enjoy!
**********
Usagi's POV
**
I once again entered the Shadow World, my second world. Over all of the months that I've been here with my Heero, it has become almost like another home for me. More so than mine ever was. I glanced around me at my surroundings, and saw the oh-so familiar lake. I smiled at myself when I saw Kanshisha sitting there by the lake. He appeared to be waiting for me. I watched him in silence as he stood up, and brushed himself off. He walked over to me, and I just still watched him, not saying a word.
"What, Princess? No hello?" he asked, in an almost hurt voice.
"Hello, Kanshisha," I said, but that was it. I wanted to wait for him to say something. I felt that there was something that he needed to tell me, and I wasn't going to do anything until I found out what it was.
"Princess, I've done some thinking. I decided that it was time that I explained some things to you. This is for your own protection, and I think it is best that you learned some things rather than remaining ignorant of the world that your body is in now."
"You...you know where my body is at? I didn't recognize anything around me when the Silver Crystal (AN: I can't even hope to spell it's Japanese name!) made me appear. All I saw was that I was surrounded by an immense forest; and I could feel the bonds of Fate release their hold on me," I said hesitantly. Ignorance is never good when you're in a strange place, and if Kanshisha could tell me anything, it would help improve my chances of survival in that world.
"We only have a limited amount of time for me to teach you what you need to know. First, you need to understand the state of events that is going on in the dimension that you are now in. That way you will be able to survive in the world."
I nodded. When I put my mind to something, I was able to catch on very quickly. That's how I was able to catch up on years of school, just with the time that I had in this shadow world with Heero teaching me. All I needed was a teacher who actually had faith in me, and a genuine need to learn.
"First, you need to understand, that because of the Earth's overpopulation, and their need to expand, they now live among the stars." I gasped at this. Sure, I once lived on the Moon, but to think that it was COMMON... "They built colonies and...."
**
3 days later
**
"And that's the whole story," he finished.
I stared at him, complete awe in my eyes. That he could know so much, about so many places, completely astounded me. I was able to learn the entire history of the world, in a matter of days. We didn't eat, or sleep, and all we did was talk. He was able to answer all of the questions that I asked perfectly. When I asked him how he knew all of this, he just told me that he would explain later. This is also only one world that he watches over. He must know at least as much about an untold number of dimensions.
We had spent a day or so talking about past events, so I would know about the basics of their world. What I really felt I needed to know was what was happening now, so we spent most of our time talking about that. He told me about the wars, and Oz, and the Gundam Pilots. This world was so very different from mine that it was almost like a fairy tale. Here he assured me I would be able to start a whole new life, where my past would no longer haunt me. The only questions that he wouldn't answer were the ones of the Gundam pilots' private lives, who they were, etc. He only told be about the things that they had done. He managed to evade the questions with a skill that surprised me, until I finally gave up.
I looked up from my contemplation, and saw him once again staring at me. He had been doing that quite a bit lately, and it was unnerving. This time, he had the same expression that I had seen a few days before. There was once again the pain and the loneliness that he tried so hard to hide.
He saw me looking at him, and chose to be the one to break the almost painful silence, "Princess, you have learned all that there is for me to teach you about the world. You now have the knowledge that you need to survive out there. I wish you well, and when we meet again, perhaps you will be ready to learn about my world. Then you will be able to handle the mortal realm; and the realm of the mind. There is no time for this right now, though. You should be waking up about..........NOW."
**
My eyes snapped open, and quickly shut again. 'Why does the light have to be so damn bright!' my mind screamed. I squinted, gradually opening them more and more, getting used to the new brightness. When I was finally able to open them all of the way, I saw the source of all of my pain. There was a small opening in the window shades that let a tiny stream of light shine right on my eyes.
I groaned again as my mind once again came into contact with the pain of my body. It wasn't as bad as it was a few days ago, but now it was only soul-searing, mind-blowing pain. I would have screamed if I hadn't had to learn to conceal my emotions when I was with Mamoru. That had never been as painful as this, but it was something to learn from.
"Tell Master Quatre his patient is awake!" I heard a feminine voice shout, as I saw a blurry face enter my line of vision. It looked like a woman, in white clothes. I couldn't make out any distinctive features; my vision was too unfocused.
I watched her as she checked all of my bandages, which I never even noticed I had before. I looked around myself and saw that I was in a hospital bed, and I had tons of needles poking into my flesh. That must be part of my pain. I never liked needles. They gave me the creeps. With a strength I never even knew I possessed, I ripped all of the needles out of my skin, and ignored the sharp bites of pain they gave me.
The lady practically screamed as she saw what I did, "Are you trying to kill yourself?" she shouted. "Those needles were the only thing keeping you alive!"
I heard people rushing into the room, and saw the indistinct faces of two more men. One had black hair, and one had messy blonde. The blonde looked worried, and the black haired man looked like he was trying not to care, but I could almost see genuine concern in his eyes, as my vision started clearing. The black haired man looked so familiar...it was almost a face from a dream...
I looked at him and asked in a shaky voice, "Do...do I know you?"
**
Wufei's POV
**
I looked closer at the silver-haired girl who made me feel all of those things that I never imagined I could feel for an onna. There was a hint of respect, and something else. I didn't even know her, but I already respected her more than I ever had for an onna before. She had only been in bed for a little over three days, and she already was not only alive, but in good condition. She wasn't in perfect condition, not by any means. She would survive though, and she ripped all of those needles out of her skin. Not only that, but she appeared to almost recognize me. When I had found her, she was barely hanging on to life.
"Yes," I said, trying to keep my voice cold and unemotional. "I was the one who found you. You must be thinking of someone else, there is no way that you remember me. You were barely alive when I found you."
She just shook her head. "No, I've never seen anyone like you before. I would have remembered. It must just be my imagination," she said in such a weak voice, for someone I had found to be so strong.
"You wouldn't happen to have any food, do you? I'm completely famished, and I feel like I haven't eaten in days...wait a minute, when was the last time I did eat! I don't remember!" she said, with a goofy grin on her face. I could see her trying to cover up her pain though. Why would she possibly want us to think that she was better than she really was? Who was this girl!?
"I'm sorry Miss, but that just isn't possible," the nurse, Sonya, interjected. "That stab wound pierced your stomach, and I can't let you eat anything."
The mysterious girl's eyes widened in horror, "You mean...I can never eat, EVER AGAIN!" She looked like she was going to have a nervous breakdown. Food must have meant a lot to this girl.
"No, no!" Sonya said quickly, trying to prevent her patient from having a fit, when she was still in critical condition. "I didn't say that you could NEVER eat again, just that you would have to be fed by using these IV needles for the next week or so. It all depends on how fast you heal.
**
Usagi's POV
**
I could feel my world crashing down on me. How can they possibly expect me to live without food for almost a week?! Not only that, but they expect me to eat using needles? That's no fun at all! I HATE needles!
I could feel the stiffness of the room, the uncomfortable feeling that everyone had. Now that that was settled, apparently no one wanted to be the first one to play 20 questions. In an attempt to break the omnipresent silence, I did the first thing that came to my mind. I asked a question. A question that I never would have thought could be answered, but still needed to be asked.
"So...none of you know a guy named Heero, do you? I've been looking for him." ...all of my life.
Only silence greeted me.
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So, what do you all think of the chapter. I also need to know, should I drag out her whole recovery thing at Quatre's house for the next couple of chapters, or should I just cut to the chase and let Heero and Usagi meet? When they do meet, do you want them to know each other or not? These are two questions that have been bothering me for a LONG time, and I decided to ask you. What do you want?
Email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com if you have any suggestions, advice, if you like it, or you just want to talk. I always love getting email!
Also, I was thinking about starting a mailing list for people who aren't authors. If you want to be on it, just leave your address, and say what stories you want to be informed of.