DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fanfiction produced for entertainment purposes only. I do not own Juvenile Orion, nor am I the woman who wrote it.

WARNINGS: This story will contain ORIGINAL CHARACTERS. There is no way around it. I hate Mary Sues, so any of them will (hopeful) be realistic for the universe. This story will also contain SPOILERS for all 5 books in the Juvenile Orion manga, and one of the preceding mangas (one major, a few minor). This story will also have SLOW UPDATES. I also am without a BETA READER so unless some kind person out there want to help me out, these will be checked to the best of my ability.

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Horizons

Chapter 1: Prologue
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A terrible thing...but the process of Awakening often is...It's still cruel.

--Kirihara Nana

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This is a battle no one knows about.

Dully, he registered someone calling his name. A familiar, deep voice, but it sounded miles away.

The continuing chaos behind earth's history spanning the length of 2,000 years.

Some part of his mind told him it would be wise to answer that voice. The other part said he was far too comfortable to move. He listened to the later.

And so we face what in astrology is called the age of great change.

"ACK!" The boy shot up at the burning pain on his hand. He wiped the hot ash from his hand, and sucked on his burnt fingertips.

The Aquarian Age.

"That's what you get for falling asleep with a cigarette in your hand, idiot." Kaname rolled his eyes.

Itsuki frowned at his red, throbbing fingers, "You could have had the kindness to wake me."

"I tired, several times."

"Well, sit down my attempted savior." Itsuki tilted his head to the cement beside him, "Who sent you looking for me today?"

"Coach Ikrai. You missed his detention." Kaname stretched out beside Itsuki. He vainly attempted to keep his black bangs from blowing into to his eyes, "Normal people sleep at home."

"That is only because they haven't found the beauty in sleeping on school rooftops." Itsuki closed his eyes, nodding sagely.

"So, it's worth a double detention of cleaning locker rooms?"

"Sure, that's a lot of dirty work, but the bonuses are great." Itsuki winked, and evilly grinned at his friend, "What other excuse could I come up with for bursting into the girls locker room? 'So sorry ladies! I needed to clean, and I thought everyone had left,' what ya think?"

Kaname was silent, for a moment. Then a small smirk appeared on his face, "I think, I'm telling your sister."

"You wouldn't?" Itsuki stared at his friend in disbelief, "Just when you think you know a guy...Humpf!" He flopped back on the warm cement, crossing his arms, "But I guess you could tell me what color underwear Mana - Ow!" Itsuki covered his stomach, and rolled away from Kaname to prevent any future attacks. Gee someone can't take a joke today... He dared a glanced back to see his friend's face just beginning to lose some of its red, But it is so worth it.

Itsuki sat up, hanging his legs over the edge of the block they always sat on. He stared out at the unending buildings of the big city, "Did Mana ever find out what was wrong with Tuskasa?"

"They hadn't talked the last time I saw her."

"Tomonori has been pissed all day. Something is a definitely up. Think he remembered something new? Something he didn't like?"

"Maybe." Kaname mumbled, closing his eyes.

"Yeah," Itsuki reached into his pocket, pulling out another cigarette, "I don't believe it either." He pulled out his lighter, flicking it on and off. He waited for Kaname to complain, grab it from his hand, but the other didn't move. After a few more minutes, he lit it. The rising smoke quickly carried away the chilly, autumn wind.

"Itsuki..."

"I'm not putting it out, so just forget it." Itsuki stated, resolutely taking a long drag.

"You can feel it too, can't you?" Kaname's voice was quite.

"What?"

"That are things are changing. About to get bad."

"Don't trust your feelings," Itsuki stated in a soft, but bitter tone, "They get you killed."

Kaname acted as if he hadn't heard him, "These Empire guys--"

"Don't buy all that hype. It's still mostly rumors flying around at this point."

"Nakaura-sensei thinks they are a threat. Isshin-senpai is wary of them too."

"Doesn't mean they'll bother us."

"You don't think they are a threat?" Kaname's voice was still quite. His eyes were still closed. Itsuki was finding all of this to be very annoying.

"Hey, since when do you talk so much?"

"Since you've been so quite. I have to do something to fill this gaping void."

Itsuki snorted. "I'll take that as the joke, I'm sure it was meant as." They sat up there in a comfortable silence, until a loud trill sounded from Kaname's pocket. Itsuki nearly fell from the ledge he was sitting on, "What is that?"

"It's Mana's cell phone." Kaname pulled a pink, plastic phone from his pocket, "She let me use it earlier. I didn't have time to give it back to her. I think it's her aunt."

"Don't know the number by heart, by now?" Itsuki grinned at the glare he received.

"I better go find her." Kaname stuffed the happily, ring phone back in his pocket, and he headed for the door.

"Hey! You going to buy anything for Isshin's party?"

"I'm helping Mana get the cake." Kaname slipped though the door, and was gone.

Itsuki flopped back on to the roof starring up at the cloudless sky. "I meant as a gift." He brought his hand over his eyes to block some of the bright sun beating don't on him; I'll have to ask Haruna. She's good with these sorts of things.

"Ow!" Itsuki tossed away the still burning cigarette butt that burned his already injured fingers, "Maybe I should quit..."

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NEXT CHAPTER: Just what is worrying Tsukasa? How does Tomonori get into these messes, and will he live long enough to get out? The next chapter will be much longer.

Edit: I don't know why, but skips chapter two sometimes and send you to chapter 3. Make sure you're reading the right chapter or you will be lost.

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