Hello once again! Here's the third chapter of Kuru Nan No Yo Ni. I want to say thank you to the three that reviewed! I just kept doing the happy dance when I got them...so...thank you to...
Imortal Sailor Cosmos- Im sorry I killed Mamoru so early...but it was just easer that way
Anonymousfanfic- Im not quite sure how the outer's will take it yet...:evil plotting happening here (maybe): Muwahahaha...cough --'
Myri78- There are translations on the bottom of the chapter for those who need it...thanks for making note of that for me. I forget sometimes that not all my readers know that much Japanese --' Gomen Nasai.
Now..on with the story!
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Chapter Three
One month later on Kinmoku
Fight was back to doing her daily rounds of the palace. As she was doing her hourly patrol for the day, she closed her eyes and felt the sun setting and the warm glow of the red and gold walls and floor. There are tapestries lining the walls up and down the hall in which she was walking, depicting the histories of Kinmoku. The most recent of these, which was finished just this last year due to the fact that it was handmade and quite large, is of Eternal Sailor Moon as Princess Serenity, defeating Galaxia and saving both Earth and Kinmoku.
The tapestry reached from floor to ceiling and in the middle of the field of flames that made the background was Princess Serenity, naked except for her large, beautiful white wings and a golden crescent moon upon her forehead, holding the hand of a rather dark looking Galaxia. In the background there are two blue spheres, representing both Earth and Kinmoku. In the bottom corner were the Starlights, surrounded by the symbols of the planets of the senshi that protected them with their lives.
As Fighter was approaching this tapestry, her eyes flew open. Someone was following her. She listened carefully and heard the clacking of boots similar to her own. Judging from the stride, it sounded like Maker. She stopped and turned around to meet the tallest of the Starlights. Maker made a tall woman, standing about 6'2" without her heeled boots. She was wearing the same black leather fuku as Fighter, as is standard with all the Starlight senshi, with one exception. Whereas Fighter's belt and straps were light blue, Maker's were a red-violet. Her long auburn hair was tied back in a low ponytail, same as the other two Starlights. She also had lovely violet eyes that sought knowledge and truth in everything she looked at. There was also a look of worry upon her face.
"Daijōbu, Maker?"
"Kakyuu-hime wishes our presence, Fighter. We must find Healer." They both walked quickly down the hall to Healer's room and knocked on the door. Hearing no answer, Fighter opened the door.
"Healer?" She asked, poking her head into the room and frowned. She opened the door wider. There was no one there. They both heard a noise coming from the door at the other end of the room. They tiptoed over to the door and pressed their ears against it, listening closely. They heard singing coming from the room behind the door.
"Mune no nakuno takanarikara, Jibun de mo honkitoshiru. Setsuna sugite modokashikute….."
Fighter and Maker looked at each other and snickered. They slowly and quietly opened the door to reveal the older, but shorter, silver haired Starlight in the bathtub with her peridot green eyes closed and singing rather loudly to herself.
"Akiramekirenai….. Motsu to deaiga hayakerebato……… ii wake bakari mitsukerteru…. tsukino hikari ga todokanu kanata ……."
They looked at each other and nodded in silent agreement. They joined in on the next line, singing even louder than Healer.
"HE AA, KIMI NO TSURESARITAI!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Healer screamed, thrashing around in the bath water. "SHIMATTA! BAKA FIGHTER AND MAKER!"
But the devious duo had already took off running from the fuming silver haired woman.
Healer went tearing after the two dark haired Starlights, screaming curses as she ran. She got halfway down the hallway towards the throne room when she realized that she was still naked.
"SHIMATTA!" She screamed, turning every shade of red imaginable and ran as fast as she could back to her room and slammed the door. The people in the hallway just went about their business as if this were an everyday occurrence.
A still laughing Fighter and Maker walked back to Healer's room. Fighter slipped a note under the door and both took off running in the direction of Kakyuu-hime's office.
Healer noticed the piece of paper in the floor after she was dressed and picked it up. "Nani kore?" She asked herself while she opened the note and tried to read Fighter's hard to read scribble.
Healerpoocuddleygooeypintsizedbucketoffunfluffmuffin……of doom!
Just to let you know that Kakyuu-hime wishes our presence in her office!
Ja Ne!
There was a drawing of a chibi Fighter blowing a kiss.
Healer was bright red now. "BAKA FIGHTER!" She yelled and stormed out of her room and down the hall to Kakyuu-hime's office. Her anger almost disappeared when she entered her Princess' office. Standing there in front of Kakyuu-hime were Maker and Fighter. She calmly walked to her normal spot, between the two taller women, waited a moment and with a n evil grin yanked both of their ponytails at the same time.
"Bakas!" She said laughing.
"Itai!" Fighter and Maker both made a move as to pounce on the short, green eyed Starlight when a voice halted them.
"Sorewo teishi shinasai!"
Maker and Fighter stopped immediately and took a step back. Healer got up from her crouching position.
"Gomen nasai, Kakyuu-hime," the three women said in unison, looking at the floor and turning red from embarrassment.
"Arigatō. Ima, I've received a rather interesting message requesting your help, my Starlights."
"From whom?" Asked Maker.
"Aino Minako-san," Kakyuu stated, matter-of-factly. Healer's heart skipped a beat as she blushed crimson at the mention of Minako's name. Fighter winked and went to elbow the silver haired woman when she stopped dead.
"Matte, what's wrong?" Fighter asked, automatically thinking of her Odango.
"All in due time, Fighter," Kakyuu said.
'What's that supposed to mean?' Fighter thought.
"They have requested a visit from the three of you. I figured since reconstruction has been finished for nearly three years now, a break in your duties wouldn't be such a bad idea," She continued. "I also know that while you've been here with me, physically, these past five years, rebuilding our home, your hearts are on a little blue planet across the galaxy."
"Demo, Princess..." Maker interrupted, but Kakyuu waved her to silence.
"Don't deny this simple fact Maker. I saw how Healer looked just now when I mentioned Minako-san's name." Healer blushed once again. "And I've seen the way Fighter moons about……." Kakyuu suddenly stops mid-sentence, thinks about her choice of words and starts to giggle.
"Nani, Kakyuu-hime?" Healer asked. Then realizing what she had just said about her fellow Starlight, and seeing the pun involved, started to laugh out loud. Maker joined in.
"What's so funny?" Fighter asks with a blank look on her face.
"Never mind, baka," Healer said, wiping tears from her light green eyes.
"Tonikaku," Kakyuu said, continuing what she had started. "I think it's time that you three took a break and relaxed for once. The galaxy is a peace for the first time in years. There's no need to worry about Kinmoku or myself." She smiled when she said this. She saw the look of worry on the three faces in front of her. She looked Fighter straight in the eye and said the words she had been longing to hear since her return from Earth.
"Go see your Moon Princess."
Fighter's eyes widened in disbelief and shock. "Honto?"
"Hai."
Fighter wanted to leap for joy and shout out all the happiness that she hadn't felt in years. But she kept her composure enough to run to her beloved Princess and knelt before her, grabbed the hem of her dress and brought it to her lips.
"Domō arigatō gozaimasu, Princess-sama," Fighter said calmly and softly.
"Dō itashimashite, watashi no Fighter."
With that, Fighter stood up and turned and looked at her two comrades and searched violet and green eyes with her midnight blue ones for their reactions to this situation. She saw the emotional struggle that was taking place in their minds. Both Healer and Maker were fiercely loyal to their Princess, as was she, but ….they also saw the chance to be with the ones they loved. Even if it is for a short while.
"If there is any trouble, Kakyuu-hime, just say the word and we will be back before you can even finish speaking," Healer said, her green eyes filled with tears and mixed emotions, as were Maker's violet ones.
"Iku, watashi no Starlights," Kakyuu said with a smile. She watched as the three leather clad women walked out of the room. When the door closed behind them, she sighed and sunk down into the nearest chair.
"What will you do, Fighter, when you find out?"
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The song that Healer is singing is Todokanu Omoi
Deep in my mind I was highly aroused,
Even I myself know this time it's serious.
I became panicked cause I'm too sad
and I can't give you up.
If we could have met earlier,
I would find all the reasons
The moonlight is shining towards the endless shore,
Alas, I want to take you with me.
That's it for now... Lemme know what you think so I can do more happy dances!
Ja ne!
Luna
Translations-
Daijōbu- Are you okay?
Shimatta- Damn it
Baka- Stupid
Nani kore- What's this?
Itai- Hurt/Ouch
-hime- Princess
Dōmō Arigatō Gozaimasu- Formal Thank You
Dō itashimashite- You're welcome
Ima- Now
Iku- Go
Sorewo teishi shinasai- Stop it!
Gomen Nasai- Forgive me
Watashi no- My
Honto- Truly/ Really?