For authors who refuse to grow up...
Here's today's chapter! I hope everyone likes it.
Kai: I do.
Haruka: So do I. No one dies.
Aww...
Senshi and Guardians: oO?
Ahem...um...as per usual the original Sailor Moon characters, logos, musicals, etc aren't mine. I do own all my own creations. Except for Akira who was created by RunningStorm.
Haruka: Why does he get a character?
Well, he gave me the idea for the character and he's faithfully reviewed every chapter or close to. That is how I reward loyal and consistant reviewers who give me ideas.
Also, this chapter contains the song "Chasin' After You" from one of the Sailor Stars Musicals. Granted it's suppose to be sung by the Starlights, but Kai gets to sing it in this fic. Don't like it, tough cookies.
Taiki: They taste soft to me.
Everyone: -.-;;;
Yesterday on Eternal Senshi III...
"You better get some rest big shot," she suggested. He nodded and went up to his room. He changed into a pair of flannel pants and a black tank top before falling on his bed. He stared at his ceiling, which had glow in the dark stars and planets from when he was a kid. He smiled and closed his eyes, slowly drifting asleep.
Kira smiled as she walked down the street, eager to see Kai. She rounded the corner as she headed for the school and stopped, eyes wide. Dozens of people lay on the street, not one person moving. She focused her gaze further down the street and saw a Daetamashii stomp into view.
She quickly ducked into an alley and pulled out a golden pen, a sunburst at the top. Her arm shot to the sky as she yelled, "Phoenix Sun Crystal Power! Make UP!"
Sailor Phoenix ran out and faced the Daetamashii as it hovered over an unconscious body. "Hold it!" she yelled. "Bringer of light to darkness, I am the Senshi of the Sun: Sailor Phoenix!"
"Only one Sailor Senshi?" a voice asked. "I was hoping for more."
"Dare?" Phoenix demanded.
Lilith and Damien shimmered into view, both looking bored. "Shadow Soul, kill her," Damien ordered.
"Unfortunately, he's a bit indisposed at the moment," a voice smirked. They turned and saw Arashi standing over the fading body of the Daetamashii.
"You'll pay for this," Lilith snarled.
"You can be sure of that," Damien added. He and Lilith shimmered out of sight.
Arashi looked over at Phoenix. "You all right?"
"I'm fine. Thanks for the help," Phoenix said.
Arashi smiled, the wind gently blowing his dirty blonde hair. "Don't mention it." He studied her briefly. There's something familiar about her…I just can't place it… he thought. "Well if you have a handle on things here, I should go."
Phoenix looked into his sea blue eyes. Those look exactly like Kai's eyes…but… it couldn't be…could it? "Take care of yourself," she said.
"You do the same," he replied and leapt away.
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Kai let out a nervous breath and ran his hand through his hair. He wore his school uniform and a pair of black boots, his electric guitar slung over his shoulder. "Hey!" a breathless voice called.
He turned and smiled as Kira ran up to him. "Sorry I'm late. Ran into a little trouble on my way here."
"Nothing serious I hope," he said, hugging her.
"Nothing I couldn't handle," she replied.
"Tenno! You're up next!" a stagehand informed him.
Kai nodded. "Wish me luck."
"Good luck. You'll knock 'em dead," she said, kissing him on the cheek.
He grinned. "Well…hopefully not literally." Kira giggled and he moved to take the stage as the curtain finished descending. He ran a hand through his shaggy hair and calmed his nerves. The curtain rose into the air and Kai looked over the audience. He easily picked out Usagi and the others. He didn't see Haruka or Michiru and hid his disappointment with a smile and a wave to the audience. He was about to start playing when he caught a flash of blonde and aqua hair. His parents sat down and he could see them smiling. His own smile widened.
He began playing the electric guitar, a taped recording of drums and an electric keyboard playing in the background. "Chasin' after you, oimotomete…ano FUREIGURANSU anata wo…dare mo ubae yashinai sa…kaguwa shiki hoshi wo…" he sang into the lavalier microphone that rested across his left cheek.
He began moving around the stage as he continued to play, his hair swaying as he did so. "MEMORII (memory) wa biryuushi sa…Deeply in my heart, shimi tsuita mama…Taema naku kakitateru…Kono kokoro, Crazy Me!
"Yozora wo suberu ryuusei no…Imawa no kirameki ni kake…Anata ni tadori tsukeru koto…Hitasura chikau yo…Shoutin' For My Love! Shoutin' For Your Love!" He launched into a guitar solo for about fifteen or so seconds.
"Chasin' After You, mugen koete…Ano FUREIGURANSU sagashi ni…Doko ni hisonde mo kaori wa…Kakushi kirenai sa…" he picked up again.
"Kono ude ni dakishimeru…Hold you in my arms, tada sono koto wo…Egaki tsutsu negai tsutsu…Miageru yo, Starry Night!"
"Anata wa boku no yobikake ni…Can't You Answer? Sube wo motanai…Sono mama matte ite hoshi…Kanarazu aeru yo…Shoutin' For My Love! Shoutin' For Your Love!" He launched into another solo for another dozen or so seconds before letting the last note die. He smiled, his chest rising and falling quicker than normal for breath as sweat dampened his hair.
The audience broke out into cheers, the Senshi and Guardians being the loudest of the audience. He gave them a wave and bowed. He went off-stage and gratefully accepted an offered towel from Kira.
"That was amazing," she said.
He smiled and shrugged. "Just something I came up with," he said.
"Think you'll win?" she asked.
He shrugged. "Hope so, but even if I don't I had fun."
Screams issued from the stage and audience. The two ran looked out through the curtain and saw two Daetamashii attacking the audience with Lilith and Damien. "Oh crap…" Kira and Kai said in unison.
"We might want to go get help," Kai suggested. They ran to the doors and tried to open it, only to find out that it was sealed. "Well this isn't good," Kai muttered. And I can't transform in front of Kira, he added. Kai heard a familiar scream and peeked out at the audience. A Daetamashii was stalking towards his family and friends while Damien and Lilith looked on.
Kira struggled with the door. I need to get out of here and transform, but I can't let Kai see me, she thought desperately. She turned as Kai sighed heavily. "You all right?" she asked.
"I guess I got no choice," he said in resignation. He looked at Kira. "I didn't want to tell you so you wouldn't get hurt," he said.
She frowned. "Tell me what?"
"This," he said. The gauntlet glowed and Kira watched in amazement as Kai transformed into Arashi. "Stay here and stay safe," he said.
"I can't," she said. He frowned. "If you're going to fight, so am I."
"Kira…" he began. He stopped when he saw her pull out a golden pen, a sunburst at the end. Masaka! Arashi thought.
"Phoenix Sun Crystal Power! Make UP!" Phoenix looked at Arashi. "I've been trying to find a way to tell you since I met you."
"We can talk about this later. Let's go save the world," he said. "Or at least the audience," he amended with a grin.
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Lilith grinned evilly at Haruka and the others. "Struggle all you want, but you won't escape."
"We can't transform in front of them," Seiya growled.
"Thoughts?" Akira asked.
"Hope Kai was able to transform," Haruka answered softly.
"Bringer of light to darkness, I am the Senshi of the Sun: Sailor Phoenix!"
"One Senshi against the four of us? How amusing," Damien smirked.
A column of fire engulfed one of the Shadow Souls, killing it. "So we'll go two versus three," Arashi said, resting the fire blade against his shoulder.
"Why you little…" Lilith snarled. Her hand shot out and the two dodged the attack. She kept firing off blasts, forcing Arashi and Phoenix to continue to dodge them. One hit Arashi in the leg and he was sprawling into an aisle, the sword sliding from his hand as he hit the ground.
Phoenix turned and saw Arashi go down. She looked down and grabbed the fire sword. "You'll pay for that!" she informed Lilith.
"Come sister. The Daetamashii can handle these two," Damien said. He looked at Phoenix and Arashi, who was rising to his feet. "If you survive, we'll meet again." With that the two demon twins shimmered away.
A cry made the two transformed warriors turned and they saw that the Daetamashii had grabbed Chibi-Usa. "Chibi-Usa!" Arashi exclaimed softly. He ran forward and slammed his shoulder into the Daetamashii, knocking it down and Chibi-Usa free. He rolled to his feet.
"My turn!" Phoenix said. She lifted the fire blade. "Solar Inferno!" she yelled, slashing the blade down. A huge wave of fire burst free from the blade and engulfed the Shadow Soul. It screamed in pain as it was vaporized.
Arashi walked up to Phoenix who handed the sword back. He took it and it disappeared. "Nice attack," he commented.
"Thanks," she said. She glanced over at the others. "Are you going to tell them?" she asked in a soft voice.
Arashi followed her gaze. He turned back to her. "That's for you to do," he said. "Just know that whatever you decide I'll support you one hundred percent."
Phoenix smiled and kissed him softly on the cheek. "We should get back in our places before anyone notices."
Arashi nodded and turned to his family and friends. "You all should be fine now. Stay safe," he told them and leapt away. Phoenix followed a moment later.
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Kai leaned on the railing to the bridge. Several days had passed since the talent competition, which he had won, and the revelation that Kira was Phoenix. He had stayed true to his word and had not told anyone about whom Kira was. Since that day he had not really seen Kira except for school.
"Hello Kaijin," a voice said.
He turned and saw Lily walking towards him, a seductive smile on her face. "Rumor has it that you're the next big star."
Kai knew that she was referring to the record deal that Seiya's record company had offered the young Guardian. "So why do you care?" he asked a little coldly.
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go out sometime," she returned, slipping her arm around his.
He pulled his arm free and glared at her. "No chance in hell," he replied. He looked at her arm and saw a strange symbol on the underside of her left arm. He kept his face void of emotion and turned away from her, immediately spotting Kira. Kai ran over to her and she looked at him in startlement.
"Kai, what are…" she began.
"Just follow my lead until we ditch Lily," he hissed urgently. He wrapped his arm around her waist and they walked away. Lily clenched her fists, her anger turning her vision red.
Once they were safely away Kai sighed in relief and shoved his hands in his pockets. "What was all that about?" Kira asked.
"I saw something on Lily's arm," he said.
"It's called skin," Kira reminded him.
"It was a symbol burned into the skin," he returned. "I was shown it shortly after coming into my powers."
"So what's the symbol of?"
"Hell," he said.
"You're kidding," she said.
He shook his head. "No." He ran his hand through his hair. "Think about it Kira. Lily and Dai show up right around the exact same time as Lilith and Damien."
Kira pondered this for several minutes. "True, but it could just be coincidence," she pointed out.
"Yeah. Nevertheless, I think we should be careful," Kai said.
Kira nodded as they continued to walk down the street. "I'm sorry if it seems like I've been avoiding you," Kira said after several minutes.
"It's all right," he said. "I've had a lot on my plate these past few days."
Kira smiled, gently nudging him. "I know Mr. Big Shot Star," she giggled.
Kai grinned, reddening slightly. "Yeah well…you know…" he muttered. He sighed. "Still need to find someone who can play some different instruments."
"Like drums, keyboard, bass, what?" Kira asked.
He arched a brow at her. "You play?"
She shrugged. "For fun really. Music was one thing that kept me sane after my parents…" she trailed off.
"So did you want to come over to my place then?" he asked.
She smiled. "Sure."
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Suiren hid her smile as she heard music drift up from the basement. Haruka came down and frowned at the odd smile on her daughter's face. "What's with the smile Musume?" she asked. (Daughter)
"Oh it's just Kai," she replied.
"And what about Kai?" Haruka asked.
"Kira has him wrapped around her finger," Suiren said.
Haruka arched a brow. "Kira?"
"Yeah. A friend from school that he's been seeing for the last two weeks or so," Suiren giggled.
"Ah…" Haruka said. Her communicator started to beep and she flipped it open. "What's up?" she asked.
"Daetamashii in the Tenth Street Shopping district," Seiya said. "It's about as tough as the demon that use to be Akurei."
"On our way," Haruka answered. She closed the communicator. "Get down there. I'll let Kai know," the Wind Senshi said. Suiren nodded and quickly went outside to transform and teleport to the fight.
Haruka went downstairs. Kai saw the look in Haruka's eyes and excused himself from Kira. "What's up?"
"An attack in the Tenth Street Shopping area," Haruka said softly. "We'll probably need your help."
"I'll be there ASAP," Kai answered. Haruka nodded and left. Kai sighed and turned to Kira.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Daetamashii," he replied.
"So let's go," she said.
"Give it at least two minutes otherwise my Dad'll get suspicious and suspect you of something," Kai replied.
"So…your family and friends are all Senshi and Guardians?" she asked.
Kai smiled. "Yeah."
"Even the Three Lights? They can't be Senshi. Sailor Senshi are females," Kira pointed out.
Kai grinned. "Well, they actually are female but they turned into males when they came here years ago to look for their Princess. They change back to females when they transform into the Starlights."
"Wow…" Kira muttered.
"All right, let's go," Kai said. They both transformed and made their way towards the battle.
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Akira glared at the Daetamashii as he rose to his feet. "Star Fusion Tempest!" he yelled. The attack slammed into the Shadow Soul, knocking it down. "This is bad," he muttered as the Shadow Soul rose to its feet.
"Ya think?" Uranus muttered, tightly gripping her Space Sword.
"Give up Senshi!" Damien ordered. "You cannot defeat us!"
"Honto?" a voice asked. Arashi came leaping in, slamming the lightening blade into the Daetamashii several times before slamming it down. A large bolt of lightning engulfed the Daetamashii, greatly weakening it.
"Solar Burst!" Phoenix yelled. The attack slammed into the Daetamashii, weakening it further.
"Time to finish it," Moon said. "Silver Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!" The Daetamashii screamed in pain as it died and turned to ash.
"Masaka!" Lilith cried.
Arashi leveled the sword at the two evil siblings. "Give it up already," he said.
"I've had enough of these losers," Lilith growled.
"Agreed. Time to show these Senshi who they're messing with," Damien snarled. He pulled his cloak off revealing a Guardian's outfit underneath.
"Dark Eternal Power! Make UP!" Lilith yelled, thrusting a black henshin pen to the sky. A black and white Senshi fuku appeared on her. "Sailor Jigoku!" (Hell)
The Senshi's eyes widened as did the Guardian's. "The…They're…" Uranus stammered quietly.
"Like us?" Kaze finished in disbelief.
Good, no? Review please. Below you'll find the translated lyrics to "Chasin' After You".
Chasin' after you, pursuing
That fragrance of you
No one will steal it
The fragrant star
Memory is a corpuscle
Deeply in my heart, it's like a stain
Constantly stirred up
My heart, crazy me!
Shooting stars glide out of the night sky
Bet on the glitter of the last one
I will find my way to you
This I promise earnestly
Shoutin' for my love
Shoutin' for your love
Chasin' after you, over infinity
To search for that fragrance
No matter where it's hidden, the fragrance
Can't be shrouded
Embracing you with my arms
Hold you in my arms, that is all
Although I imagine it, although I wish
Look up at the starry night!
To my call to you
Can't you answer? I don't have a way
I want you to wait for me like that
We will meet for sure
Shoutin' for my love
Shoutin' for your love
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