The Soul of Fire
Chapter 2: Training and mayhem ensues
"ITAI!!!! REI-CHAN YOU'RE SO CRUEL!!!" A loud shriek woke the four assassins from their slumber.
"If we're to protect Usagi and Chibi-Usa we must train! Minako if you can't handle it then maybe I should break out my attacks." They heard a very irritated priestess yell.
"Rei-chan calm down. We aren't going to fail Usagi." A softer, kinder voice said.
"Ami-chan. I saw the future as well as our enemy. Setsuna couldn't even see into the vision. She has no clue what I saw. But our enemy did threaten our queen and our princess' lives. So are we going to sit here and do nothing or get stronger?!" Rei's voice yelled.
"You mean not ever Setsuna could see into your vision?" Another voice asked.
"Hai Mako-chan. She couldn't see what I saw. It's not just our queen's safety that's threatened but the continuation of our lineage. Our enemy has threatened to go to the future and kill our own kin." Rei said nearly ready to tear her hair out.
"Rei-chan?" A voice asked.
"Nande Minako?" Rei asked.
(This is sorta in the guys' point of view)
"What about your concert today. You have to keep up your other day job you know." Minako said.
"Oy!" Rei growled.
"That's right. You have a concert today at Tokyo Dome right?" Ami asked.
"Hai, but until then if you want me to sing you have to train. You know Serenity-sama would say the same thing if she wasn't with Mamo-baka." Rei said.
"Oh yeah, I heard from Sets that you have some guys here." Minako started.
"No Minako." Ami, Makato, and Rei said at the same time.
"Just curious." Minako squeaked.
"Well it's about time they woke up anyway. Break time for now." Rei said before yawning.
"You couldn't sleep could you?" Minako asked while her and Rei sat next to the guys' room window.
"No, ever since I got that vision I couldn't get a wink. Minako, I'm only going to tell you this because you're my best friend." Rei said.
"What?" Minako asked.
"For the first time in my life. In any of my lives. I'm scared. I'm really scared." Rei said.
"Rei-chan." Minako said.
"Okay weak moment over. I just had to say it. You know me Minako. Being weak is one thing I don't want to be." Rei said with a smile and laugh so fake that the blonde could see into the lie.
"Don't lie. You're terrified. That vision scared the shit out of you huh?" Minako asked.
"Uh . . . duh! Geesh Minako. But anyway so what are you doing this week? I mean since Grandpa can't handle our guests just by himself while I'm on tour for the next few days." Rei trailed.
"Honto?" Minako asked.
"If you keep an eye on them. I feel strange vibes from some of them. I know the younger one is a psychic but a few of the others have strange auras." Rei said.
"I knew it. Back to Ms. Serious and Boring. No problem general of the Silver Army I, Minako Goddess of Love and Light will uphold my duty and- OUCH!! I'm trying to be serious!" Minako said after getting hit over the head.
"You joke too much." Rei said before running off inside.
"No, you're just kidding yourself. You act so happy but I know you. You're not happy at all. And since your birthday is coming up you won't be happy either. You still have to put up with your father." Minako said.
"Rei-chan? Your birthday is next week right?" Makato asked as the assassins heard footsteps at the door.
"Hai." Rei's voice came from the other side of the door before a knock got the four up.
"Morning Hino-san." Nagi said to Rei while bowing politely.
"Kawaii." Makato said before hugging the young man.
"Morning Nagi-kun. Oh morning." Rei said realizing the looks of the other three and bowed politely.
"NO FAIR!! I WANNA LISTEN TO IT!!! I DON'T CARE IF IT'S HER PRESENT!!! AMI!!!!" Minako's voice was heard and something shattering.
"Uh oh. Looks like Ami had brought 'them'." Makato said not even realizing that Rei was gone.
"Where did Ms. Hino go to?" Crawford asked.
"WHAT THE HELL!!!! CLEAN IT UP NOW MINA!!!!!" Was heard answering the American's question.
"What a loud lass." Farfarello said.
Right then there was a knock on the door. And they heard a masculine voice ask for their 'kind' hostess.
"Rei-chan one of your father's guys are here. With the 'invitation of doom'." Minako came in with a voice of feigned glee.
"Great." Rei grumbled as the assassins came into the kitchen.
"You've gotten more lovely everytime I see you Rei-chan." The guy at the door said.
"How are you wife and son?" Rei asked while hiding a pained look on her face.
"Haruno is doing well and Hiro is going to be 3 soon. We're going to have a girl soon." The guy said.
"Well that's wonderful news. So lets get to the point. Father wants to have dinner with me and invite all his politician friends who plotted my mother's murder?" Rei asked in a deathly whisper.
"You father didn't kill your mother. Don't hate Mr. Hino for making you stay here. You know your father, he's too busy to take care of a child let alone a girl." The guy said.
"Hmph just give me the invitation so I can burn it." Rei growled before something made her stop.
"That's not polite. I know your grandfather taught you better than that." A voice said.
"Oh shit. It's her father." Minako growled.
"What's he doing here? That bastard should be in hell." Makato hissed in a whisper.
'I hope he doesn't try to hurt Rei-chan.' Ami thought before she heard something and ran to the door.
There was Rei; she was fine, not. She had her fist in a wall, as her eyes held fury beyond belief.
"Get out of here before I end up having cops here. You know you have no place here. You murdering bastard." Rei growled hotly before her father touched her pale cheek.
"You look so much like Myra. But your attitude needs fixing. I found the perfect man to be your husband my dear daughter. Rejoice. For you'll be what you are supposed to be." Her father said with arrogance in his voice.
"Rei? Oh, I see your father is here. Are you here to invite Rei to dinner to celebrate her 25th birthday?" Her grandfather asked.
"Yes grandfather." Her father said.
"Don't touch me. The last time you were actually a father was before you hurt my mother. Get now before I thrash you so badly you'd wish you were dead." Rei hissed as her power welled up inside her.
'Shit! Rei's gonna blow him sky-high! Ami-chan! Calm her down.' Schuldig heard Minako telepathically yell at the blue haired woman.
"Rei-chan. Come on. I mean maybe you can fix things up. Sir, she'll think about it." Ami said calmly before a hand blocked Rei's father from hitting her.
"You just did not try to do what I think you were going to do." Rei's voice came out harsh and cold, void of every emotion except rage.
The politician obviously was surprised that his daughter did such a daring thing. Before he knew it though he was punched in the face and kicked off the temple grounds by the pissed off priestess. The Schwarz were wide eyed at the seemingly petite priestess as she physically picked her father up and kicked him off the temple grounds.
"Rei-chan are you alright?" Ami asked before Rei's dark eyes softened and Rei hugged the doctor.
"I'm so sorry Ami-chan. I know you were doing what you thought was right but I knew he was going to do that. I don't want someone to be hurt for my worthless existence." Rei said in a language, which the four assassins didn't know of.
"It's alright Rei-chan." Ami replied in Mercurian tongue, which one of the assassins seemed to understand.
"That bastard! I'll help you escort him out next time he comes around Rei-chan. How dare he try to hit Ami-chan." Makato growled in Jupiterian tongue while cracking her knuckles.
"Now, now guys calm down." Minako said in Venusian before squeaking in fear from the scary looks her usually calm fighting friends were, she hid behind Schuldig.
'What the hell are they speaking in?' Schuldig asked Nagi.
'I have no clue.' The psychic said.
'I somehow knew what Ami said.' Farfarello said.
The assassins looked at the Irishman before looking at the blue haired doctor.
"Oh! I almost forgot. You know how I introduced you to some music from Germany?" Ami asked Rei who looked at her more calmly.
"Yes. I think it was Ramstein right?" Rei asked.
"Hai, well for your birthday . . . er . . . I got you a CD and got tickets for all of us to go and watch them when they come here in a few weeks." Ami said.
"YOU LIED!!!!!" Minako yelled before pouncing the blue haired woman.
"Well haven't you heard of surprises." A voice said from the door.
"Haruka! You were behind this too!" Minako whined.
"No, Michi got them for Ami-chan. Ain't that correct Koi?" The tall Uranium princess said as her lover came into the temple.
"We have one problem though, you did predict the enemy's arrival soon right Rei-chan?" Michiru asked in Neptunium.
"Yes." Rei replied in Martian.
"And plus, if they found out the famous Rei Hino was in the crowd there would be a riot but then Minako's a world famous model, Makato is a world renown chef, Ami is a well known doctor, Usagi is Queen of Crystal Tokyo which will happen in a few months, Setsuna is a well known designer, I'm a racer and Michi is a world famous violenist." Haruka said.
"You just have to remind us of our other job! You are cruel Ruka! I wanna go see them in concert!" Minako whined.
"You're from Germany right Schuldig-san?" Ami asked making Minako look at the German in front of her.
"Yes, that's right Ami-san." Schuldig said.
"Hm . . . but then you're not from this world to be precise. Didn't know there were so many parallel dimensions of earth itself. But then if there is another dimension then they are threatened by our enemies also." The Mercurian Princess said before pulling out a mini computer and pressing her left earring making a small screen cover her eyes.
"Uh oh, Ami-chan's going into her legendary smart-girl mode." Minako said before sitting down at a chair.
"So you are the four that Setsuna brought. Even though you all are human you all have strange energies." Haruka said.
Crawford stood up and looked at the woman for a moment. She looked familiar some how. Michiru looked at the American and smiled.
"So you girls are tied to what the time goddess spoke of?" Schuldig asked.
"Yes, we are descendants of the different gods and goddesses. We aren't supposed to exist but then the forces that destroyed our time long ago have somehow gotten back to living and brought our ancestor's restless souls to sent us here and awaken our souls prematurely." Makato said leaving many details such as their true identities secret.
"Rei is a fire miko, Ami is the controller of water and ice, Michiru is the controller of the ocean, Haruka is the controller of wind, I'm in charge of light and love, Makato is in charge of lightning and the heavens in that of storms, Usagi is in control of purity, Setsuna as you already know is the goddess of time and dimension, and our friend who had died in a surprise attack by our enemy Hotaru was controller of death and the gates of judgment." Minako said.
"So you guys have to have special abilities. What are they?" Schuldig asked.
"Guys lets just let them settle in before we start bombarding them with our questions. I'm sure they'll answer everything later. Right now I have a concert to go to and you guys did say that you were coming so lets go. I hope you're happy. I stopped them from asking questions." Rei said before whispering to Crawford the final part.
"So Rei-chan. You're going to sing a new song. So what's it about?" Minako asked.
"Hi . . . mi . . . su." Rei said just like a friend of her's who was going to be singing with her would say.
"So what category does it go under?" Makato asked.
"Gothic of course." Rei said with a smile.
"Well then lets go!" Minako said grabbing Makato and Rei's arms dragging them out of the house.
"If you guys like to I'm sure Rei-chan wouldn't mind you guys tagging along." Ami said.
"We have nothing else to do." Farfarello said looking at Ami.
"Then please follow me." Ami said.
Right as they approached the large stadium where Rei was to perform they noticed the other girls waving from the top of a VIP bunker. Ami got the guys up there with no problem just as Rei stepped onto the stage in a black torn short kimono.
"Heya Tokyo Dome. You've heard it and you are all wondering if it's true well guess what? It's true. Tonight I have a new number, which will be on my next album. So you all have to wait for it to come out but here's a taste of what will come soon." Rei said before dark rock music started to play.
"So you have no clue of the lyrics or anything?" Schuldig asked Ami.
"Nope. Rei-chan is very unexpected. With things the way they are I won't be surprised if her lyrics are extreme." Ami said with a smile as Rei's beautiful voice started to sing.
I am a sinner,
Long sworn to a life of hatred
I'm tired of it
Being told what to do
It tears you apart when
You get lost like a child
Looking for that lost soul that you once had
Tired of the condemnation
Running away is the only resort
Hiding the truth
Looking for a way out, bottling it up is
Not the "last resort" you have
One that you tell might laugh and say you're funny
It's what I think that is true!
I'm not trying to be silly
It's that you want to believe,
That I hate you I'm sick of you avoiding the truth!
Curl up and die, bitch!
Go away, you don't understand my mind
Tortured and mislead by your fucking lies
I told you once, I'll tell you again
Fall over and die.
I'm about to snap, about to break
And you don't seem to care
The sun shines for only you
But you'll see one day
When the darkness consumes you
That everything is a lie
You know the truth
I fucken hate you
Curl up and die, bitch!
So I can live in my guilt
Without your haunting voice
Nagging me
The crowd went wild after the dark gothic melody ended. The senshi were in shock and horror. They knew what the usually secretive senshi of war was singing. About the life she was living, being controlled by Serenity, being used as a tool, as a puppet, but letting people think what they want.
'She thinks that I hate her so much?' Usagi thought while her hand was over her mouth.
'I guess this is what her and Hotaru think. Since they are the forbidden and powerful children of the darkness.' Usagi's husband Mamoru thought.
'Rei-chan, do you feel this way for how Hotaru, your own planetary sister was murdered? Is this the feeling you hide even from Serenity?' Ami thought.
'About time she expressed it. Though now Usagi might think her a traitor. Rei-chan that's a good song.' Minako thought while looking at her dark friend who was now getting ready to do a duet with the lead singer of 'Bad Luck' who was also her best friend.
After the duet everyone was now walking down the empty and dark streets of Tokyo.
"Man I have forgotten how creepy the streets are at night. And since that serial killer is on the loose we might want to get home now." Minako nervously said.
"Baka. We know how to defend ourselves. Let that psycho come my way." Makato said while cracking her knuckles.
"Uh oh. Our martial arts crazy Makato-chan wants to kick someone's ass and this late at night." Rei said with a smile.
The girls laughed at this until a scream came from a distance ahead. This made the girls nod their heads to each other. Schuldig heard Ami speak to Rei through telepathy.
'If it's the enemy take the guys back to the temple and summon Mars. Especially if it's the enemy that we've been waiting for.' Ami said.
'Wakata! I'll be back but if its bad contact me as soon as there is anything wrong.' He heard Rei said before going up to him and then telling them that they need to get back to the temple.
The Schwarz followed the miko/singer back to the temple to see two women dressed in things that seemed sorta skimpy.
"Lady Rei!" The two women yelled in Martian.
"What's wrong?" Their princess asked.
"Lady Ami has called for you. You must go and fight immediately." Phobos said.
"Watch over these four. I must go. There is something I must do for the others." Rei said in Japanese to the guys before running down the steps as fast as she could.
"Please Aries let the senshi not loose again tonight." The four heard the women said.
Right then a loud explosion came not far from the temple.
"What the hell was that?" Farfarello yelled ready to go toward the area until Phobos and Deimos blocked him.
"We cannot allow you to go beyond this. We have been given our orders." Phobos said.
Right then another explosion came and there were 6 shadows that flew into the sky and one came toward them.
"Mars-ojou-sama!" Phobos yelled.
"Tasukete kudasai!" The beautiful red haired woman cried while holding Usagi in her arms who was bleeding slightly.
"Serenity-ojou!" The two women yelled before going to the moon queen.
The four assassins looked at the woman who had brought the bleeding queen. She had red eyes and red hair. She was the Martian goddess that Setsuna had told them about.
"MARS!!!" They heard someone yell.
Right as the red haired woman looked up there was an attack heading their way.
"Fire shield!!" She yelled as a wall of fire surrounded the ground of people and the temple.
"Damn the enemy is getting persistent. Phobos! Deimos! Keep an eye on Serenity and heal her. I will be back." The woman yelled before flying back into the battle that was unfolding downtown.
"Pyro-chan doko desuka? (Where's Pyro-chan?)" The four assassins heard the unconscious woman behind them ask after regaining consciousness.
They saw her elegant gown disappear and were shocked but then not. The moon insignia disappeared from her forehead.
"Usagi-sama?" Nagi asked.
"Nagi-kun? Itai. Kuso! The enemy really to-"Usagi stopped when she realized that she revealed herself.
"Serenity-sama! The senshi have brought you to safety. You are bleeding allow us to heal you." Phobos said.
"Senshi? Girls! I have to help them!" Serenity said in horror.
"Gomen nasai. But our lady has given us strict orders. You are to not leave here until the rest of the senshi return." Deimos said.
"Then at least let me summon some power to help." Serenity stubbornly said before the crystal pendent on her neck glowed.
Her moon insignia came to her forehead as she summoned some power.
'What the hell?' Crawford questioned.
'I hear something.' Nagi said.
'Onegai Ginzuishou, protect my senshi.' They heard Serenity/Usagi wish.
As the light died down there was another explosion. The Schwarz were sick and tired of being left in suspense so they went and investigated what was going on. They were able to escape the watchful eyes of Phobos and Deimos. They saw the senshi that were in the mirror. They were in battle all right. Their respective color wings stained with blood.
"Mercury!" They heard yells.
They looked to their right to see a slightly familiar woman in a cement wall unconscious.
"One by one you'll all drop like flies eventually you pesky senshi." Their enemy said before launching an attack.
"Thunder Strike!" They heard a familiar voice yell.
"Link Chain Sword!" Another voice familiar to them yelled.
"Fire shield!" The same voice from earlier yelled.
"I've had my fun for the day. Maybe next time you'll be a challenge." Their enemy said before fading into space.
"Damn it! She got away." The warrior clad in green growled before hitting the earth under her.
"Mercury-chan! Mercury-chan! She's bleeding too much. We have to get her to the temple now!" The four assassins watched the 5 warriors' debate.
"We have to tend to her wounds first." One of the warriors clad in golden yellow said while holding a large gash in her side.
"We can go to the temple now. But we can't go back to our disguises until the guys are in bed. They can't know our identities." The one clad in yellow and blue said.
"Well then lets go! Pyro has already taken Mercury toward the temple." The gold/yellow clad woman said.
The guys ran back to the temple to see the Mercury woman up close. She looked like Ami. They got to look closer at each of the other girls. One had green hair, another had teal, one had golden blonde hair, and the final one had dirty blonde hair.
"Well, what are you mortals thinking this is? Help us." The red haired war goddess yelled.
Farfarello went up to Mercury and carried her toward Phobos and Deimos as Nagi kept an eye on Usagi who was now weakened from using her crystal to summon power to protect her senshi. Crawford was helping Jupiter and Venus mend their wounds. Schuldig went up to Mars to see her eyes were hard as they were earlier. Her gloved hand clenched tightly where it was shaking.
"You fucken bitch. You're trying to take everything dear from me. You already took my sister and my love from me. But nothing else will be left for you to destroy. I may have the darkness in my blood but you won't see it used for your side. I'll slay you like you did my baby sister. I will smile and laugh as I watch your heart bleed before I combust it." He heard a harsh, painful voice escape the war goddess' lips.
"You need your wounds tended to." He told her.
When she turned and looked at him, he saw how soft her eyes gave off. Though they were red and full of bloodlust they had the hidden heart of a lost soul. A guilty soul like his. The blood, which Rei wasn't aware, that was spilling was shown to her. She moved her hand from her wound and sadly looked at her pale skin. This was the price of protecting the world.
'I shall forever be pale as the porcelain of a china doll. The perfect doll with the emotionless face. Forever bleeding in the heart under that perfect façade.' Schuldig heard her think.
Schuldig took the goddess to her guardians and watched as they healed her.
"Highness you shouldn't be so careless. You are immortal but can die you know." Deimos said with a look of pity, which didn't escape Schuldig's eyes.
'My poor child. My poor little princess. When you were small you weren't so distraught or saddened. Please do not let your soul and heart shatter.' He heard the sad guardian think.
After all the girls were healed the Jupiter and Mars soldiers made the guys leave the fire room in which became their small headquarters.
"Lady Mars? May we enter?" Phobos asked keeping something secret behind her.
"You may enter Phob." Rei said as her red hair went back to violet/black.
"Rei-san? I didn't see you come in here." Schuldig said making the senshi glare slightly at Phobos.
"I have to tell you girls something. It is of importance. And Schuldig-sama seems to be the most trustworthy member of the four humans brought from the alternate world." Phobos said.
"What is it?" Rei asked seeing the scared look in Phobos' eyes.
"Phobos and I will die soon." Deimos surprised the girls.
"What? You have to be kidding." Rei said suddenly loud.
"Lady Mars will be gaining 2 scythes when we die. Schuldig-sama is to guard Lady Mars after we die. We're sorry to bear such harsh news Rei-sama. Being of Martian descent as a fire miko and only being around us since your former life we know this will be hard on y-"Phobos was cut off when Rei suddenly embraced her.
"No, don't die on me too. Onegai Phobos-mama." Schuldig heard a soft voice escape the miko's lips.
'Rei-chan, so the curse is starting again. The lady will scream at the first but sob and beg for the sparing of her loved ones. The past is repeating again. Then that means that Motoki will die protecting me also. Damn it! Why must the enemy so powerful.' The German heard Makato think.
'Greg is already dead. Mom is all I have left in this mortal life. I know the enemy will target her. Why must our enemies play mind games with us.' He heard Ami think.
'If it comes to Artimus dying . . . I don't know what I'll do. Artimus, I couldn't be able to bear seeing his blood spill for mine again.' He heard Minako think.
Schuldig looked at each of the senshi before looking back at Rei. Her violet eyes portraying the loneliness she feared that was promised. He looked into her mind and saw visions of a past long forgotten.
"Rei-sama! Rei-sama!" Phobos yelled to a seemingly younger Rei whom was dressed in an elegant red gown with a faint symbol burning on her forehead, which Schuldig guessed all Martians had on their foreheads from the people around having the same insignias.
"What is it Phobos-mama!" Rei chimed before glomping her guardian.
"Your father would like to see you and then you have to meet your suitor." Phobos said.
"Suitor! I am to not marry! I already have made my mind up about that subject so you tell my father that this planet will have a sole fire miko." Rei hissed.
"Demo-"Phobos was cut off when young man who seemed to be a bit older than Rei came into the garden.
"M-My lord. Please pardon my lady she is not ready for you yet." Phobos suddenly stuttered.
"Do not worry. I have heard much from the nobles of my planet about you Fire Miko. It seems that they were true about you. You are quite stubborn and you have the beauty of your late mother." A guy who looked like Crawford said after kissing Rei's knuckles.
"Hmph. Flattery won't get you anywhere." Rei said before walking off.
Schuldig couldn't help but smirk at the memory. But then looking at the rebirth before him. Seeing the tears, which threatened to fall, made something in him hurt. But as he was about to look more into the woman's mind he felt Phobos tugging his hand. He looked up and looked into the hard and stubborn eyes of the miko.
'I don't need to be protected by some male!' Her mind screamed infuriated.
Lets just say the senshi started to laugh when they saw how Rei's fists were itching to try and knock down, throw, or punch anything as she stormed out of the room.
"Don't worry. Rei-chan is ALWAYS like this. You'll get used to it." Makato said with a smirk.
Schuldig looked at the controller of lightening and noticed something familiar about her but then shook it off before following Rei.
Chapter 2: Training and mayhem ensues
"ITAI!!!! REI-CHAN YOU'RE SO CRUEL!!!" A loud shriek woke the four assassins from their slumber.
"If we're to protect Usagi and Chibi-Usa we must train! Minako if you can't handle it then maybe I should break out my attacks." They heard a very irritated priestess yell.
"Rei-chan calm down. We aren't going to fail Usagi." A softer, kinder voice said.
"Ami-chan. I saw the future as well as our enemy. Setsuna couldn't even see into the vision. She has no clue what I saw. But our enemy did threaten our queen and our princess' lives. So are we going to sit here and do nothing or get stronger?!" Rei's voice yelled.
"You mean not ever Setsuna could see into your vision?" Another voice asked.
"Hai Mako-chan. She couldn't see what I saw. It's not just our queen's safety that's threatened but the continuation of our lineage. Our enemy has threatened to go to the future and kill our own kin." Rei said nearly ready to tear her hair out.
"Rei-chan?" A voice asked.
"Nande Minako?" Rei asked.
(This is sorta in the guys' point of view)
"What about your concert today. You have to keep up your other day job you know." Minako said.
"Oy!" Rei growled.
"That's right. You have a concert today at Tokyo Dome right?" Ami asked.
"Hai, but until then if you want me to sing you have to train. You know Serenity-sama would say the same thing if she wasn't with Mamo-baka." Rei said.
"Oh yeah, I heard from Sets that you have some guys here." Minako started.
"No Minako." Ami, Makato, and Rei said at the same time.
"Just curious." Minako squeaked.
"Well it's about time they woke up anyway. Break time for now." Rei said before yawning.
"You couldn't sleep could you?" Minako asked while her and Rei sat next to the guys' room window.
"No, ever since I got that vision I couldn't get a wink. Minako, I'm only going to tell you this because you're my best friend." Rei said.
"What?" Minako asked.
"For the first time in my life. In any of my lives. I'm scared. I'm really scared." Rei said.
"Rei-chan." Minako said.
"Okay weak moment over. I just had to say it. You know me Minako. Being weak is one thing I don't want to be." Rei said with a smile and laugh so fake that the blonde could see into the lie.
"Don't lie. You're terrified. That vision scared the shit out of you huh?" Minako asked.
"Uh . . . duh! Geesh Minako. But anyway so what are you doing this week? I mean since Grandpa can't handle our guests just by himself while I'm on tour for the next few days." Rei trailed.
"Honto?" Minako asked.
"If you keep an eye on them. I feel strange vibes from some of them. I know the younger one is a psychic but a few of the others have strange auras." Rei said.
"I knew it. Back to Ms. Serious and Boring. No problem general of the Silver Army I, Minako Goddess of Love and Light will uphold my duty and- OUCH!! I'm trying to be serious!" Minako said after getting hit over the head.
"You joke too much." Rei said before running off inside.
"No, you're just kidding yourself. You act so happy but I know you. You're not happy at all. And since your birthday is coming up you won't be happy either. You still have to put up with your father." Minako said.
"Rei-chan? Your birthday is next week right?" Makato asked as the assassins heard footsteps at the door.
"Hai." Rei's voice came from the other side of the door before a knock got the four up.
"Morning Hino-san." Nagi said to Rei while bowing politely.
"Kawaii." Makato said before hugging the young man.
"Morning Nagi-kun. Oh morning." Rei said realizing the looks of the other three and bowed politely.
"NO FAIR!! I WANNA LISTEN TO IT!!! I DON'T CARE IF IT'S HER PRESENT!!! AMI!!!!" Minako's voice was heard and something shattering.
"Uh oh. Looks like Ami had brought 'them'." Makato said not even realizing that Rei was gone.
"Where did Ms. Hino go to?" Crawford asked.
"WHAT THE HELL!!!! CLEAN IT UP NOW MINA!!!!!" Was heard answering the American's question.
"What a loud lass." Farfarello said.
Right then there was a knock on the door. And they heard a masculine voice ask for their 'kind' hostess.
"Rei-chan one of your father's guys are here. With the 'invitation of doom'." Minako came in with a voice of feigned glee.
"Great." Rei grumbled as the assassins came into the kitchen.
"You've gotten more lovely everytime I see you Rei-chan." The guy at the door said.
"How are you wife and son?" Rei asked while hiding a pained look on her face.
"Haruno is doing well and Hiro is going to be 3 soon. We're going to have a girl soon." The guy said.
"Well that's wonderful news. So lets get to the point. Father wants to have dinner with me and invite all his politician friends who plotted my mother's murder?" Rei asked in a deathly whisper.
"You father didn't kill your mother. Don't hate Mr. Hino for making you stay here. You know your father, he's too busy to take care of a child let alone a girl." The guy said.
"Hmph just give me the invitation so I can burn it." Rei growled before something made her stop.
"That's not polite. I know your grandfather taught you better than that." A voice said.
"Oh shit. It's her father." Minako growled.
"What's he doing here? That bastard should be in hell." Makato hissed in a whisper.
'I hope he doesn't try to hurt Rei-chan.' Ami thought before she heard something and ran to the door.
There was Rei; she was fine, not. She had her fist in a wall, as her eyes held fury beyond belief.
"Get out of here before I end up having cops here. You know you have no place here. You murdering bastard." Rei growled hotly before her father touched her pale cheek.
"You look so much like Myra. But your attitude needs fixing. I found the perfect man to be your husband my dear daughter. Rejoice. For you'll be what you are supposed to be." Her father said with arrogance in his voice.
"Rei? Oh, I see your father is here. Are you here to invite Rei to dinner to celebrate her 25th birthday?" Her grandfather asked.
"Yes grandfather." Her father said.
"Don't touch me. The last time you were actually a father was before you hurt my mother. Get now before I thrash you so badly you'd wish you were dead." Rei hissed as her power welled up inside her.
'Shit! Rei's gonna blow him sky-high! Ami-chan! Calm her down.' Schuldig heard Minako telepathically yell at the blue haired woman.
"Rei-chan. Come on. I mean maybe you can fix things up. Sir, she'll think about it." Ami said calmly before a hand blocked Rei's father from hitting her.
"You just did not try to do what I think you were going to do." Rei's voice came out harsh and cold, void of every emotion except rage.
The politician obviously was surprised that his daughter did such a daring thing. Before he knew it though he was punched in the face and kicked off the temple grounds by the pissed off priestess. The Schwarz were wide eyed at the seemingly petite priestess as she physically picked her father up and kicked him off the temple grounds.
"Rei-chan are you alright?" Ami asked before Rei's dark eyes softened and Rei hugged the doctor.
"I'm so sorry Ami-chan. I know you were doing what you thought was right but I knew he was going to do that. I don't want someone to be hurt for my worthless existence." Rei said in a language, which the four assassins didn't know of.
"It's alright Rei-chan." Ami replied in Mercurian tongue, which one of the assassins seemed to understand.
"That bastard! I'll help you escort him out next time he comes around Rei-chan. How dare he try to hit Ami-chan." Makato growled in Jupiterian tongue while cracking her knuckles.
"Now, now guys calm down." Minako said in Venusian before squeaking in fear from the scary looks her usually calm fighting friends were, she hid behind Schuldig.
'What the hell are they speaking in?' Schuldig asked Nagi.
'I have no clue.' The psychic said.
'I somehow knew what Ami said.' Farfarello said.
The assassins looked at the Irishman before looking at the blue haired doctor.
"Oh! I almost forgot. You know how I introduced you to some music from Germany?" Ami asked Rei who looked at her more calmly.
"Yes. I think it was Ramstein right?" Rei asked.
"Hai, well for your birthday . . . er . . . I got you a CD and got tickets for all of us to go and watch them when they come here in a few weeks." Ami said.
"YOU LIED!!!!!" Minako yelled before pouncing the blue haired woman.
"Well haven't you heard of surprises." A voice said from the door.
"Haruka! You were behind this too!" Minako whined.
"No, Michi got them for Ami-chan. Ain't that correct Koi?" The tall Uranium princess said as her lover came into the temple.
"We have one problem though, you did predict the enemy's arrival soon right Rei-chan?" Michiru asked in Neptunium.
"Yes." Rei replied in Martian.
"And plus, if they found out the famous Rei Hino was in the crowd there would be a riot but then Minako's a world famous model, Makato is a world renown chef, Ami is a well known doctor, Usagi is Queen of Crystal Tokyo which will happen in a few months, Setsuna is a well known designer, I'm a racer and Michi is a world famous violenist." Haruka said.
"You just have to remind us of our other job! You are cruel Ruka! I wanna go see them in concert!" Minako whined.
"You're from Germany right Schuldig-san?" Ami asked making Minako look at the German in front of her.
"Yes, that's right Ami-san." Schuldig said.
"Hm . . . but then you're not from this world to be precise. Didn't know there were so many parallel dimensions of earth itself. But then if there is another dimension then they are threatened by our enemies also." The Mercurian Princess said before pulling out a mini computer and pressing her left earring making a small screen cover her eyes.
"Uh oh, Ami-chan's going into her legendary smart-girl mode." Minako said before sitting down at a chair.
"So you are the four that Setsuna brought. Even though you all are human you all have strange energies." Haruka said.
Crawford stood up and looked at the woman for a moment. She looked familiar some how. Michiru looked at the American and smiled.
"So you girls are tied to what the time goddess spoke of?" Schuldig asked.
"Yes, we are descendants of the different gods and goddesses. We aren't supposed to exist but then the forces that destroyed our time long ago have somehow gotten back to living and brought our ancestor's restless souls to sent us here and awaken our souls prematurely." Makato said leaving many details such as their true identities secret.
"Rei is a fire miko, Ami is the controller of water and ice, Michiru is the controller of the ocean, Haruka is the controller of wind, I'm in charge of light and love, Makato is in charge of lightning and the heavens in that of storms, Usagi is in control of purity, Setsuna as you already know is the goddess of time and dimension, and our friend who had died in a surprise attack by our enemy Hotaru was controller of death and the gates of judgment." Minako said.
"So you guys have to have special abilities. What are they?" Schuldig asked.
"Guys lets just let them settle in before we start bombarding them with our questions. I'm sure they'll answer everything later. Right now I have a concert to go to and you guys did say that you were coming so lets go. I hope you're happy. I stopped them from asking questions." Rei said before whispering to Crawford the final part.
"So Rei-chan. You're going to sing a new song. So what's it about?" Minako asked.
"Hi . . . mi . . . su." Rei said just like a friend of her's who was going to be singing with her would say.
"So what category does it go under?" Makato asked.
"Gothic of course." Rei said with a smile.
"Well then lets go!" Minako said grabbing Makato and Rei's arms dragging them out of the house.
"If you guys like to I'm sure Rei-chan wouldn't mind you guys tagging along." Ami said.
"We have nothing else to do." Farfarello said looking at Ami.
"Then please follow me." Ami said.
Right as they approached the large stadium where Rei was to perform they noticed the other girls waving from the top of a VIP bunker. Ami got the guys up there with no problem just as Rei stepped onto the stage in a black torn short kimono.
"Heya Tokyo Dome. You've heard it and you are all wondering if it's true well guess what? It's true. Tonight I have a new number, which will be on my next album. So you all have to wait for it to come out but here's a taste of what will come soon." Rei said before dark rock music started to play.
"So you have no clue of the lyrics or anything?" Schuldig asked Ami.
"Nope. Rei-chan is very unexpected. With things the way they are I won't be surprised if her lyrics are extreme." Ami said with a smile as Rei's beautiful voice started to sing.
I am a sinner,
Long sworn to a life of hatred
I'm tired of it
Being told what to do
It tears you apart when
You get lost like a child
Looking for that lost soul that you once had
Tired of the condemnation
Running away is the only resort
Hiding the truth
Looking for a way out, bottling it up is
Not the "last resort" you have
One that you tell might laugh and say you're funny
It's what I think that is true!
I'm not trying to be silly
It's that you want to believe,
That I hate you I'm sick of you avoiding the truth!
Curl up and die, bitch!
Go away, you don't understand my mind
Tortured and mislead by your fucking lies
I told you once, I'll tell you again
Fall over and die.
I'm about to snap, about to break
And you don't seem to care
The sun shines for only you
But you'll see one day
When the darkness consumes you
That everything is a lie
You know the truth
I fucken hate you
Curl up and die, bitch!
So I can live in my guilt
Without your haunting voice
Nagging me
The crowd went wild after the dark gothic melody ended. The senshi were in shock and horror. They knew what the usually secretive senshi of war was singing. About the life she was living, being controlled by Serenity, being used as a tool, as a puppet, but letting people think what they want.
'She thinks that I hate her so much?' Usagi thought while her hand was over her mouth.
'I guess this is what her and Hotaru think. Since they are the forbidden and powerful children of the darkness.' Usagi's husband Mamoru thought.
'Rei-chan, do you feel this way for how Hotaru, your own planetary sister was murdered? Is this the feeling you hide even from Serenity?' Ami thought.
'About time she expressed it. Though now Usagi might think her a traitor. Rei-chan that's a good song.' Minako thought while looking at her dark friend who was now getting ready to do a duet with the lead singer of 'Bad Luck' who was also her best friend.
After the duet everyone was now walking down the empty and dark streets of Tokyo.
"Man I have forgotten how creepy the streets are at night. And since that serial killer is on the loose we might want to get home now." Minako nervously said.
"Baka. We know how to defend ourselves. Let that psycho come my way." Makato said while cracking her knuckles.
"Uh oh. Our martial arts crazy Makato-chan wants to kick someone's ass and this late at night." Rei said with a smile.
The girls laughed at this until a scream came from a distance ahead. This made the girls nod their heads to each other. Schuldig heard Ami speak to Rei through telepathy.
'If it's the enemy take the guys back to the temple and summon Mars. Especially if it's the enemy that we've been waiting for.' Ami said.
'Wakata! I'll be back but if its bad contact me as soon as there is anything wrong.' He heard Rei said before going up to him and then telling them that they need to get back to the temple.
The Schwarz followed the miko/singer back to the temple to see two women dressed in things that seemed sorta skimpy.
"Lady Rei!" The two women yelled in Martian.
"What's wrong?" Their princess asked.
"Lady Ami has called for you. You must go and fight immediately." Phobos said.
"Watch over these four. I must go. There is something I must do for the others." Rei said in Japanese to the guys before running down the steps as fast as she could.
"Please Aries let the senshi not loose again tonight." The four heard the women said.
Right then a loud explosion came not far from the temple.
"What the hell was that?" Farfarello yelled ready to go toward the area until Phobos and Deimos blocked him.
"We cannot allow you to go beyond this. We have been given our orders." Phobos said.
Right then another explosion came and there were 6 shadows that flew into the sky and one came toward them.
"Mars-ojou-sama!" Phobos yelled.
"Tasukete kudasai!" The beautiful red haired woman cried while holding Usagi in her arms who was bleeding slightly.
"Serenity-ojou!" The two women yelled before going to the moon queen.
The four assassins looked at the woman who had brought the bleeding queen. She had red eyes and red hair. She was the Martian goddess that Setsuna had told them about.
"MARS!!!" They heard someone yell.
Right as the red haired woman looked up there was an attack heading their way.
"Fire shield!!" She yelled as a wall of fire surrounded the ground of people and the temple.
"Damn the enemy is getting persistent. Phobos! Deimos! Keep an eye on Serenity and heal her. I will be back." The woman yelled before flying back into the battle that was unfolding downtown.
"Pyro-chan doko desuka? (Where's Pyro-chan?)" The four assassins heard the unconscious woman behind them ask after regaining consciousness.
They saw her elegant gown disappear and were shocked but then not. The moon insignia disappeared from her forehead.
"Usagi-sama?" Nagi asked.
"Nagi-kun? Itai. Kuso! The enemy really to-"Usagi stopped when she realized that she revealed herself.
"Serenity-sama! The senshi have brought you to safety. You are bleeding allow us to heal you." Phobos said.
"Senshi? Girls! I have to help them!" Serenity said in horror.
"Gomen nasai. But our lady has given us strict orders. You are to not leave here until the rest of the senshi return." Deimos said.
"Then at least let me summon some power to help." Serenity stubbornly said before the crystal pendent on her neck glowed.
Her moon insignia came to her forehead as she summoned some power.
'What the hell?' Crawford questioned.
'I hear something.' Nagi said.
'Onegai Ginzuishou, protect my senshi.' They heard Serenity/Usagi wish.
As the light died down there was another explosion. The Schwarz were sick and tired of being left in suspense so they went and investigated what was going on. They were able to escape the watchful eyes of Phobos and Deimos. They saw the senshi that were in the mirror. They were in battle all right. Their respective color wings stained with blood.
"Mercury!" They heard yells.
They looked to their right to see a slightly familiar woman in a cement wall unconscious.
"One by one you'll all drop like flies eventually you pesky senshi." Their enemy said before launching an attack.
"Thunder Strike!" They heard a familiar voice yell.
"Link Chain Sword!" Another voice familiar to them yelled.
"Fire shield!" The same voice from earlier yelled.
"I've had my fun for the day. Maybe next time you'll be a challenge." Their enemy said before fading into space.
"Damn it! She got away." The warrior clad in green growled before hitting the earth under her.
"Mercury-chan! Mercury-chan! She's bleeding too much. We have to get her to the temple now!" The four assassins watched the 5 warriors' debate.
"We have to tend to her wounds first." One of the warriors clad in golden yellow said while holding a large gash in her side.
"We can go to the temple now. But we can't go back to our disguises until the guys are in bed. They can't know our identities." The one clad in yellow and blue said.
"Well then lets go! Pyro has already taken Mercury toward the temple." The gold/yellow clad woman said.
The guys ran back to the temple to see the Mercury woman up close. She looked like Ami. They got to look closer at each of the other girls. One had green hair, another had teal, one had golden blonde hair, and the final one had dirty blonde hair.
"Well, what are you mortals thinking this is? Help us." The red haired war goddess yelled.
Farfarello went up to Mercury and carried her toward Phobos and Deimos as Nagi kept an eye on Usagi who was now weakened from using her crystal to summon power to protect her senshi. Crawford was helping Jupiter and Venus mend their wounds. Schuldig went up to Mars to see her eyes were hard as they were earlier. Her gloved hand clenched tightly where it was shaking.
"You fucken bitch. You're trying to take everything dear from me. You already took my sister and my love from me. But nothing else will be left for you to destroy. I may have the darkness in my blood but you won't see it used for your side. I'll slay you like you did my baby sister. I will smile and laugh as I watch your heart bleed before I combust it." He heard a harsh, painful voice escape the war goddess' lips.
"You need your wounds tended to." He told her.
When she turned and looked at him, he saw how soft her eyes gave off. Though they were red and full of bloodlust they had the hidden heart of a lost soul. A guilty soul like his. The blood, which Rei wasn't aware, that was spilling was shown to her. She moved her hand from her wound and sadly looked at her pale skin. This was the price of protecting the world.
'I shall forever be pale as the porcelain of a china doll. The perfect doll with the emotionless face. Forever bleeding in the heart under that perfect façade.' Schuldig heard her think.
Schuldig took the goddess to her guardians and watched as they healed her.
"Highness you shouldn't be so careless. You are immortal but can die you know." Deimos said with a look of pity, which didn't escape Schuldig's eyes.
'My poor child. My poor little princess. When you were small you weren't so distraught or saddened. Please do not let your soul and heart shatter.' He heard the sad guardian think.
After all the girls were healed the Jupiter and Mars soldiers made the guys leave the fire room in which became their small headquarters.
"Lady Mars? May we enter?" Phobos asked keeping something secret behind her.
"You may enter Phob." Rei said as her red hair went back to violet/black.
"Rei-san? I didn't see you come in here." Schuldig said making the senshi glare slightly at Phobos.
"I have to tell you girls something. It is of importance. And Schuldig-sama seems to be the most trustworthy member of the four humans brought from the alternate world." Phobos said.
"What is it?" Rei asked seeing the scared look in Phobos' eyes.
"Phobos and I will die soon." Deimos surprised the girls.
"What? You have to be kidding." Rei said suddenly loud.
"Lady Mars will be gaining 2 scythes when we die. Schuldig-sama is to guard Lady Mars after we die. We're sorry to bear such harsh news Rei-sama. Being of Martian descent as a fire miko and only being around us since your former life we know this will be hard on y-"Phobos was cut off when Rei suddenly embraced her.
"No, don't die on me too. Onegai Phobos-mama." Schuldig heard a soft voice escape the miko's lips.
'Rei-chan, so the curse is starting again. The lady will scream at the first but sob and beg for the sparing of her loved ones. The past is repeating again. Then that means that Motoki will die protecting me also. Damn it! Why must the enemy so powerful.' The German heard Makato think.
'Greg is already dead. Mom is all I have left in this mortal life. I know the enemy will target her. Why must our enemies play mind games with us.' He heard Ami think.
'If it comes to Artimus dying . . . I don't know what I'll do. Artimus, I couldn't be able to bear seeing his blood spill for mine again.' He heard Minako think.
Schuldig looked at each of the senshi before looking back at Rei. Her violet eyes portraying the loneliness she feared that was promised. He looked into her mind and saw visions of a past long forgotten.
"Rei-sama! Rei-sama!" Phobos yelled to a seemingly younger Rei whom was dressed in an elegant red gown with a faint symbol burning on her forehead, which Schuldig guessed all Martians had on their foreheads from the people around having the same insignias.
"What is it Phobos-mama!" Rei chimed before glomping her guardian.
"Your father would like to see you and then you have to meet your suitor." Phobos said.
"Suitor! I am to not marry! I already have made my mind up about that subject so you tell my father that this planet will have a sole fire miko." Rei hissed.
"Demo-"Phobos was cut off when young man who seemed to be a bit older than Rei came into the garden.
"M-My lord. Please pardon my lady she is not ready for you yet." Phobos suddenly stuttered.
"Do not worry. I have heard much from the nobles of my planet about you Fire Miko. It seems that they were true about you. You are quite stubborn and you have the beauty of your late mother." A guy who looked like Crawford said after kissing Rei's knuckles.
"Hmph. Flattery won't get you anywhere." Rei said before walking off.
Schuldig couldn't help but smirk at the memory. But then looking at the rebirth before him. Seeing the tears, which threatened to fall, made something in him hurt. But as he was about to look more into the woman's mind he felt Phobos tugging his hand. He looked up and looked into the hard and stubborn eyes of the miko.
'I don't need to be protected by some male!' Her mind screamed infuriated.
Lets just say the senshi started to laugh when they saw how Rei's fists were itching to try and knock down, throw, or punch anything as she stormed out of the room.
"Don't worry. Rei-chan is ALWAYS like this. You'll get used to it." Makato said with a smirk.
Schuldig looked at the controller of lightening and noticed something familiar about her but then shook it off before following Rei.