Yay! Here is today's official chapter. The others were for Friday and Saturday, but due to some unkind god, I was not able to update. Now I can, so go read!
Elphie Muse: Why are you yaying? Sam may be back to normal, but she's still gotta deal with what she did while she was evil.
Oh yeah...that's not good...
Elphie Muse: I know.
So this is an angsty chapter. As per usual, if it's recognizable, it isn't mine. If it was...well I wouldn't have to be doing these disclaimers, now would I? I thought not.
And those of you who think this chapter will have Sam out of character, think about it: She killed someone she loved and tried to kill her friends. I think that gives reason to her actions in this chapter. Now go read those actions.
Sam sat curled up on the couch in the family room. She had moved back into her mansion the day after being healed from Ja'aku's influence. A week had passed since that day. She sniffed, her eyes red from crying. She took a long drink from the bottle in her hand, draining the contents. She let the glass fall to the ground with a clink as it hit other discarded beer bottles.
She let out a shaky breath as she reached for a new bottle. A knock sounded on the front door but she ignored it. "Um…it's us Sam…can we come in please?" Usagi's voice asked through the wood. Sam remained silent. "Sam please. We want to talk with you…we need to talk." Sam still didn't move.
"Sam, what happened wasn't your fault. You couldn't control what you were doing," Makoto said. There were several moments of silence. "Okay…we'll leave you alone. We brought some food for you in case you get hungry. It's on your step," Makoto said. "And you know where to find us if you want to talk."
Sam took a drink from the bottle as she heard the sound of a car driving away. She hurled the bottle against the wall where it smashed into tiny pieces. She curled up on the couch and closed her eyes. She slowly fell asleep, sobbing as she did so.
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"So she has fallen…" Ja'aku said. He looked at Akuma. "Pray that you do not do the same," he warned.
"I won't my lord. I can assure you."
Ja'aku watched Akuma leave. "I had hopes for you Phoenix…" He shook his head in disappointment.
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Sam blearily opened her puffy eyes. She frowned in confusion when she realized she was in her bedroom and not down on the couch. She slipped out of bed and walked down the steps. Her confusion increased when she saw that the bottles had been cleaned up. She walked across the floor over to the sounds and smells coming from the kitchen when something sharp jabbed into her foot.
She bit back a cry of pain and hobbled over to the couch. She sat down and looked at the bottom of her right foot. A large shard of glass stuck out of her foot. Sam rested her head in her right hand and began laughing and crying at the same time for some odd reason.
"You're up," a voice said.
She looked up and blinked. "What are…how did you…the door was…" she sputtered unintelligibly.
Kael smiled faintly. "I'm here because you need a friend. I got here by driving and I kinda know how to pick locks," he said, answering her unfinished questions. "Just don't call the cops on me for breaking and entering." He looked at the shard of glass. "Be right back," he said. He retreated back into the kitchen and returned a moment later with the trashcan and a clean dishrag.
"I just want to be alone," Sam whispered. She winced as he pulled the shard from her foot. He pressed the rag to her wound.
"Samantha," he began. Her stomach somersaulted as he said her full name. "Uranus and Neptune, Haruka and Michiru, whoever the hell they really are, told me what you did."
"You must hate me then," she said.
"If I hated you I wouldn't be here," he said softly. "You have…incredible beauty Sam. Inside and out," he said.
She snorted. "Don't lie to me," she said.
"I'm not," he said.
"Look at me!" she yelled. "Look at my scarred face! Do you want to see my back where Ja'aku whipped me? I killed the man I loved in cold blood! I'm a monster!" she screamed.
"Not to me," Kael said. "You risked your life for me. That doesn't make you a monster. Sure you've done questionable things. But you're sitting here crying your heart out for what you've done, showing your remorse. That proves you're more human than some of the people I've dealt with."
She looked at him, tears streaming down her face. He sat next to her on the couch and pulled her to him. She sobbed against his shoulder, her body shaking as she did her best to keep breathing. She slowly began to calm down after a half hour of crying.
"How about some food?" he suggested.
"All right," she agreed.
"First things first," he said. He pulled out his bag and rummaged through it. He pulled out a small kit and pulled Sam's injured foot towards himself. He quickly cleansed and dressed the wound. "There." He rose to his feet and held his hand out to Sam. She took it and they walked into the kitchen.
"You cook?" she asked, arching a brow at the delicious smelling food.
"Yeah…well…" he mumbled. He placed two chocolate chip pancakes on a plate and set them down in front of her. She arched a brow at the chocolate. "Chocolate makes everything better," he said with a small grin.
She smiled and began eating. "These are incredible," she said.
He shrugged. "One of the few things I can cook," he said. He watched her eat for several minutes. "So you're a Sailor Senshi," he said once she had finished.
She set her silverware down and stared at the counter. "Not anymore," she answered softly. She looked at her left arm, the Phoenix Bracer gone. "But it's better this way," she said. "Now there's no chance of me hurting those I care about."
"Sam…" Kael began.
She held up her hand. "I don't mind it Kael," she said.
He nodded. "So…care for a swim?" he asked.
"I need to wait an hour," she said.
He chuckled. "Bah. I don't believe that stuff. Besides, if it is true, then you can stay in the shallow end."
She shrugged. "All right."
"Good. Meet you out back," he said. She nodded and walked up to her room. He watched her go. Besides, I'll save you if anything happens to you... he thought to himself.
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Sam watched as Kael removed his shirt, the black tattoos stretching with his movements. She noticed the raised marks on his back under the tattoos and frowned. She slowly walked over to him. He turned and grinned at her.
"Kael…I don't mean to be rude but…why do you have scars on your back?" she asked tentatively.
The smile fell from his face. "That's kind of a difficult story…"
"Would…would you mind telling me?" she asked. He looked at her and saw concern in her eyes. He nodded slowly.
"All right. You remember how I told you I was abducted as a kid?" he asked. She nodded. "Before I was freed from my captors I was…I was beaten pretty badly. I had tried to run and got caught. Got whipped, kicked, punched…stuff like that…" A distant look came over his face.
"Kael?" Sam asked.
He blinked. "Sorry. I was just remembering a weird dream I had that night."
"Dream?"
"Yeah. It was of this beautiful woman telling me not to worry, that I would be safe soon enough. Two days later I was rescued." He laughed. "Funniest thing about the dream though, was that I was on the moon."
She arched a brow at him. "The moon?"
He shrugged. "Don't ask me," he said. "I've given up trying to figure out my weird dreams." With that, he leapt into the pool, splashing Sam. She jumped in as well and splashed him, laughing for the first time in a long time.
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Usagi frowned when she heard sniffing from her parents' bedroom. She poked her head in and saw her mother, Ikuko, sitting on the bed, looking at something in her lap. The teenage girl knocked on the door. "Mama, are you all right?" she asked.
Usagi's mother turned, wiping tears from her eyes. "I'm all right."
Usagi looked down at the photo album that her mother had placed on the bed. Expecting it to be pictures of herself and her little brother, she was shocked to see that it was of a blonde haired boy with bright sky blue eyes.
"Mama, who is this?" Usagi asked.
"I had hoped you would never see that," her mother said.
"Why?" she asked.
"This…this is your older brother."
Usagi stared at her mother in shock. "Y…you're…serious?" she asked.
Her mother nodded. "He was a lot like you when you were little. Full of questions, thoughtful of others…" fresh tears sprang to her eyes as she spoke.
"What happened to him?" Usagi asked softly.
"We don't know," her mother answered. "He disappeared a month after you were born. That was about seventeen years ago."
"He was never found?" Usagi asked.
Ikuko shook her head. "Not that we know of. I always prayed that he was safe…that someone loving took him in…" she said, breaking down into tears again.
Usagi hugged her mother. "I'm sure he's safe and happy," the blonde whispered. "Who knows? Maybe he's closer than we think."
"Usagi, please don't tell your brother. Not yet," her mother said as the blonde rose to leave.
Usagi nodded. "I won't Mama." With that she turned and walked away. She headed outside and began making her way towards the Hikawa shrine, processing what she had just learned.
"Yo! O-dango!" a voice called. (Dumpling)
Usagi looked up as Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten walked up. "Hey," she said.
"You seem rather distracted," Taiki said.
Usagi looked down as she continued to walk, the three men falling in step beside her. "A little," she said.
"What's up?" Seiya asked.
She stopped and looked at them. "What you guys do if you found out you had a sibling you never knew about?"
They looked at each other for a moment. "I think we'd try to find that sibling if we could," Yaten finally said.
"Even if they've been gone for nearly seventeen years?" Usagi asked.
"We wouldn't know until we tried," Taiki said.
"What's with this line of questioning Usagi?" Seiya asked.
"Well…" she said softly. She relayed what her mother had told her.
"You could always take a picture of him and bring it to the police station. They should be able to age the face to give you a hint of what he could look like," Taiki suggested to her.
An idea popped into Usagi's head. "Ami's computer should be able to do that easy!" she exclaimed. "Thank you!" She rushed back to her house.
Seiya watched her run, amused expressions on their faces. "She is very strange," he commented. Yaten and Taiki nodded in agreement.
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Kael silently shut the door to Sam's room, letting the smile slip from his face. He walked downstairs and outside into the backyard. "I wish I could tell you everything Samantha," he murmured. He pulled his hand out of his pocket, the tri-crescent moon pendant gleaming in the moonlight.
"The time will come," a voice said.
Kael looked up as a silver wolf came into view. "Shadow," Kael greeted.
The wolf sat down. "You care for her, don't you?" the animal asked.
"I don't know honestly," Kael said. He looked at the wolf. "How is it that I know who I really am, but the Senshi don't?"
"I don't know. If I had to guess, I'd say it would be because their memories of the Silver Millennium have not fully returned," Shadow said.
"Shouldn't Pluto know? She is the Guardian of Time," Kael said.
"Again, I don't know. Have patience my friend. Trust is not something easily given but it is easy to destroy," Shadow said.
Kael nodded. "I know. Be safe my friend." Shadow rose to his paws and trotted back into the forest.
What the heck is going on? Usagi has an older brother? Kael is Nightwolf? I'm insane?...wait...
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For those of you wondering, Kael's last name, Kaminotsuki, is a combination of three Japanese words. Kami meaning spirit; no meaning of, the, etc (it's a particle); and tsuki is moon. So all that together means Spirit of the Moon. Add Kael into that (it's Celtic for warrior), you get Spirit of the Moon Warrior. If you translate the Senshi names, you get fun stuff like that too. Example: Tsukino Usagi is Rabbit of the Moon. Hurrah for learning something new!
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