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Chapter 5 - Makoto's survival.
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In the previous chapter:
"We have to go" Nephrite got up, breaking the deadly silence "The 'Judge' will not be happy with us if we are late. Prepare yourself, princess. It's kill or be killed."
The further Makoto and Nephrite travelled, the more people they met on the way, each either bowing or saluting Nephrite.
"Where are we?" Makoto moved closer to her old friend, as a poorly dressed, drunk man approached her from the side, trying to touch her breasts, but was soon kicked in the stomach by Nephrite. This gesture came as a surprise to Makoto, but soon Nephrite's cold glare made her realise that he wasn't defending her out of any good reason other than his own benefit.
"We are reaching the west end."
"Of course" Makoto remembered the conversation between the two guys she first met here. They said that the east end gave them the creeps. Personally Makoto didn't seem too peachy about the west end either. All around her she saw either madness, greed, anger or tears, which were mainly coming from the women who were abused by whom Makoto assumed to be their husbands. But she was soon being proven otherwise.
"I am in no mood for jokes" a cold, croaky voice was heard from a shadowed centre back of a massive arena, where Makoto now stood.
"I assure you, your highness, this is no joke. She has proven to be quite strong and-"
"She's a woman!" the voice interrupted "The lowest of creatures, who don't even deserve the honour of 'Hell'!"
Makoto's mouth opened, her fists clenched and the vein on her forehead was popping. "Now wait just a bloody minute!" she yelled loud enough for everyone to hear. Her sudden statement was followed by gasps and silent chatter from all around the arena.
"Silence!" the voice roared and Nephrite in turn, growled at Makoto, warning her to shut her big mouth before she gets herself into trouble.
"How is it that women are considered lower than met in every single part of the universe!" she yelled so loud that a tear escaped her eye and the veins in her neck were definitely visible. She knew that more often than not men got better jobs with better pay than women. Men could do anything they wanted, while women did the cooking and cleaning and had no say at all. "Women provide for you and I bet even 'Hell' would fall apart without women!"
At this the voice begun to chuckle, which then turned into a roar of laughter. "I'd kill you in a second if you weren't so amusing." after another moment of silence the voice spoke once again "Very well, woman. You may prove yourself to me by completing one task I set for you. The task will be simple, seeing as you are a woman and I'm in a good mood." he yawned "Defeat the great Fire beast!" he snapped his fingers and the ground shook, opening up right by Makoto's feet and revealing a fiery demon. He looked like the devil himself, with get-black horns the size of Makoto's arm and big, bulging, bloodshot eyes, which possessed no mercy. His mighty back was blocking half the arena, his 6 arms and 4 legs were equipped with claws, chains, spears, swords and daggers and to top it all off, a mile-long, whip-like tail, swirled like a deadly snake around his back ((A/N: I tried to describe hi as best as I could. Stargazer's advise. Hope it's ok)) Makoto gulped. If her Martial Arts teacher saw her now, would he tell her to fight for her life or run away screaming?
"You highness…" Nephrite begun, himself realising the unfairness of this battle, but was cut off.
"Step aside, Nephrite!" the command was clear and Nephrite had no choice but to exit the scene with a strange feeling being born in his heart.
"Begin!"
The monster roared. His roar alone could knock out a whole army, what was Makoto to do? Even with the Sailor Scouts, she never fought anything like this monster, it was easier to just let him step on her and get it all over with. At that thought a trail of memories run through Makoto's head.
Flashback 1:
Makoto stood there watching a huge demon attack the Sailor Scouts, who were trying to help her. She was so confused. What was going on? At that moment, Makoto felt that it would be so lovely to end her life and not watch anyone get hurt ever again, but then suddenly her eyes widened, as the demon was preparing to attack her new and only friends. Makoto felt anger, anger that she never experienced before and her fists clenched tight, she tackled the demon, screaming at the top of her voice, picking him up above her head.
"You will not hurt my friends!" she yelled, feeling great power arise within her. A green light formed in the middle of her forehead.
"She is Sailor Jupiter!"
End flashback 1.
Flashback 2:
The long blue-haired man stood in front of her, smiling evilly. The other sailor scouts lying helplessly on the ground. He dared to hurt her friends. Sudden anger and yet another ray of power surrounded her. She didn't care any more. Revenge took complete control of her body. Screaming and running to wards the enemy, like countless times before, Makoto fought with all her might until she was thrown aside and crashed into a phone box. But she tried to help her friends. That was all that mattered.
End flashback 2.
"Fight 'til the end" she sighed and rolled up her sleeves. She needed to think of a plan and fast. Clearly, the creature didn't plan on waiting around for her brain to figure something out, so with another mighty roar, he threw his fists up in the air and then brought them back down at where Makoto was standing with such force that the whole arena shook. Makoto, however managed to get out of the way in time, but that attack was followed closely by his whip-like tail, crashing through the ground and sending her flying backwards into a wall at the back of the arena. Opening her eyes slowly, Makoto sensed another attack, as she dodged a dagger, which was aimed at her heart. Her legs were weak, her back ached and she was sure that her left arm was broken, but she fought pain, like always, telling herself to run away until she could figure out a plan.
"Running wont help you now, woman!" the voice screamed, amused at how fast she run to save herself. Suddenly she remembered what Nephrite had said the day before.
'I watched the way you move, the way you fight, the way you desire to survive.' Makoto blinked and stared back into the creatures burning eyes. Was it true? She never thought of herself to be the type to value her life so much. What did she have to live for? A boring job? A crappy apartment? No friends? But it was true, for as long as she could remember she was fighting for her life and the lives of those around her. The lives of her friends.
"My friends" she whispered, grabbing the 'Judge's' attention. Meanwhile the monster was getting ready for his final attack. "Usagi, Ami, Rei, Minako. I had so many friends, so many reasons to live for. Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, Hotaru, Chibiusa, Mamoru…Nephrite" A roll of thunder was heard above the arena and everyone looked up. Bolts of lightning were dancing around them and then as if for some special reason the storm paused, just for a second and then Makoto lifter her head and the storm showed itself once again in her eyes.
The thunder clouds moved quickly and roared above their heads. The sudden word "survive" was heard, as if whispered by the Gods and Makoto lifted her arms up, grabbing everyone's attention.
"Thunder Gods!" she called and a powerful, lighter than light ray of white lightning was born from the sky, focusing on it's victim, as it fell and after a thunderous explosion in the middle of the arena, the only thing left of the fire creature was the golden earring, which once circled his nose.
Everyone was silent until a clap was heard from behind, as the judge brought his hands together, followed by the whole audience of people clapping and cheering at their new champion.
"You did well…for a woman." The judge smiled.
Makoto looked around at everyone's faces. They almost looked happy and the one face she would never forget that night was Nephrite's. He obviously tried to hide it, but he was happy she survived. A smile appeared on Makoto's face, but that used up the last drop of her energy and she fell flat on the ground, breathing heavily, as everyone rushed over to help her.
As she woke up, Makoto realised that she was naked, lying under the sheets in Nephrite's home. Her face turned beetroot, as she searched for any sign of him, bringing the sheets closer towards her, as if for protection.
Nephrite opened the door and walked in setting his gaze on Makoto straight away.
"You're awake."
"Really? I hadn't noticed." she didn't know where that sarcasm came from, but for some reason she was angry. "Did you…take off my cloths off?" She looked away, blushing.
Nephrite stared "No, I didn't sink that low…yet." he smiled, playfully. "You had serious injuries, so a nurse from the west end was here to take care of you. She just left about an hour ago."
"Oh" Makoto turned her eyes to the bedside table. It had a crystal vase atop of it, holding a bouquet of beautiful white roses. "So she got me the flowers, huh?"
Nephrite grabbed a stool and sat down beside the bed, making Makoto very aware of her nakedness. He frowned, stroking the petals gently. "Do you think it's possible that I got them for you?"
Makoto blinked. "I don't know. Did you?"
Nephrite ignored her question, but instead turned towards her, hypnotising her with his gorgeous blue eyes, until she blushed even more, turning her head slightly. Nephrite smiled, taking a single rose from the bouquet and setting it in Makoto's arms. "You were amazing at the arena tonight." she leaned in closer, teasing her neck with his warm breath "I'm proud of you…Makoto-chan."
Oh my God! Nephrite is so hot and he and Makoto are such a great couple. I was watching one of my old Sailor Moon videos today and when I saw his eyes… WOW! I could just bite his bottom lip. Yum! Hehe Hope you like my story. Review, please.