Tenshi- what's normal?
Spirit- something that will never be included in your vocabulary. anyways here's the next chap!
Diclaimer- i claim no ownership to Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Practical Magic.
Pairings- Hotaru/Yami Marik, Steven(oc)/Minako/Yami
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She then got up and put her purple robe on. Had it really been a dream? The pain was to real for it to be fake, and she remembered feeling Marik when he was holding her. Then it was no dream. Somehow when she slept she had unconsciously gone to another Realm.
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Minako smiled as she moved some pancakes onto her plate. Everyone minus her sister was already at the table eating. Finally the violet eyed girl came running in and quickly sat down next to her. The blonde wondered why she had slept in so late. It wasn't like her. Shrugging it off she quickly grabbed the syrup before Haruka could get it.
"So what's this surprise you have for me and Taru?" Minako asked pouring the thick stuff on her pancakes.
The three older women looked at each other and smiled. "Well we have decided to let you girls have your own apartment...and your own remedy shop too."
Both girls stopped eating. Minako set the syrup down as she stood out of her seat. "Are you serious? You mean a little shop like the one you three have?"
"But we still don't know how to make half of that stuff." Hotaru pointed out.
Haruka grinned. "Don't worry, we've got that covered." with that she nodded to Michiru. The aqua haired woman then pulled a large book out from under the table and set it down in the middle.
"Here, this is the book we had used to learn all that stuff. It holds all the instructions for the products we make. We'll also give you some of the ready ingredients as well as seeds to start growing your own. So...what do you say?"
"Thank you!" both cried and got up to hug their guardians. The women smiled and hugged them back. The girls quickly finished eating then went into the greenhouse to look through the book and see what herbs and flowers did what. They already knew the basic stuff. But they didn't know what combinations of the plants would do. Hotaru held the book and called out the names while Minako looked around for them.
It was then that Minako stopped. "Hey Hotaru,...if we open up this shop, then people will start thinking we're witches."
"We are witches...but I see your point. Hmm...I know. We can only make the stuff that's for normal problems. Like this one for hives, or this one for sore throats. We'll leave the ones like for dreams and other problems out."
Minako smiled and nodded. That would probably work. She then back among the tables looking for the Chive plant. "Do you think there'll be any cute boys in Domino?"
"I don't know." Hotaru said still looking through the book. "Why? It's not like any of them could love us."
The blonde frowned. Why must that girl always be so pessimistic? Shacking her head she went back to looking amongst the tables again. It wasn't long till the girls found out most of the things they would be needing. When that was done Hotaru went to go read and Minako went out for a bike ride. Though she hated to admit it, she was going to miss this town.
They had grown up here, and though the people weren't to friendly, it was still home. Soon the trees would turn orange, brown, and red. Autumn colors. She would miss that too. Hotaru and herself would usually play in the leaves they gathered. Even at this age. Nothing was childish to them.
Sure they grew out of some things, like playing with dolls. But there were still things they just couldn't give up yet. Like trick or treating, or playing at the playground. Even when other people stared at them they didn't care. Hell Haruka even did some kid stuff. She was to tall for trick or treating, but she would challenge them at who could jump the farthest on the swings, and things like that.
Minako smiled to herself. "I wonder if Hotaru and I will still get to do things like that in Domino. Probably not...but who know's maybe we'll find some other things to do."
Suddenly a guy stepped out in front of her. Quickly she pulled the brake on her bike and skidded to a stop. She yelped when she lost her balance and fell over, the bike now sandwiching one leg between it and the pavement. "Ouch..that hurt." she whined.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't see you when I was about to cross the street. Here let me help." said a kind voice. Minako looked up to see a two hands moving the bike off her. Then one of them was offered to her. She took it and stood up. Looking at his face she blushed. He had dirty blonde hair that was short and wind blown. His bangs almost covered his sapphire eyes.
"Um miss..are you ok?" he asked.
The blonde quickly shook her head to clear her thoughts then smiled nervously. "Yes, sorry, I'm ok. Thank you."
He just kindly smiled. "Well I still feel bad. How about I get you some ice-cream as an apology."
Was this guy for real? He must be new in town cause she had never seen him before. That also meant he didn't know she was a witch! Yes! This was the moment she had been waiting for. Finally all those love spells were paying off.
Then something Hotaru might say crept into her mind. "You're getting way ahead of yourself Minako. He didn't ask you out, just if he could get you some ice-cream." mentally she glared at her sister. Damn it! The violet eyed girl wasn't even here, and already she was ruining the moment.
"Um miss?" asked the guy.
"Oh sorry. Yes, I would love some ice-cream. My name is Minako by the way." she said putting her smile back on.
"I'm Steven."
They began walking, Minako's bike between them. "So Steven-san. I don't believe I've seen you around here before. Did you just move here?"
He shook his head. "No, I'm just visiting some relatives of mine before the summers over. I'll be going back to Domino City tomorrow." Minako gasped.
"Really? No way. Me and my sister are moving there. We'll be going to school there too."
"Really? What school?"
"Domino High."
"Hey that's my school." the two continued to talk as they went into the store and bought ice-cream. Steven told her all about Domino. It sounded like a great place. Even for a couple of witches. Neither had realized it was starting to get late. Both left the store and saw the sun was nearly set. Lamps along the quiet streets were already turned on.
"Uh oh, I better get home. Everyone's probably worried about me." Minako said. She then smiled at Steven. "Thanks for the ice-cream. I'll see you in a few days." with that she got on her bike and rode off.
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Minako walked into the house with a big smile on her face. The others looked at her, but just shrugged it off. Minako was always happy. Though something did seem different about her. Skipping up the stairs the girl went up to the attic. Her smile grew when she found who she was looking for. Prancing over she took the headphones off Hotaru's head, and sat down in front of her.
Hotaru, who had jumped at her sisters sudden entrance, glared at her. She had been meditating for only 10mins. Then she noticed how happy she was. "What's got you all cheery." she asked pressing the stop button on her walkman.
"I met this really nice and hot guy today!" Minako cried and suddenly hugged her sister.
Hotaru struggled to get out of her sister's grip. "Minako! Your squeezing me!" the blonde released her and tried to contain her excitment.
Regaining her breathe and composure, Hotaru looked over at her a little annoyed. "I'm guessing you want to tell me the whole thing now?"
"Yep! It was so great. His name is Steven. I was riding my bike, when all of a sudden this guy steps out into the street. I miss him but end up falling off my bike. He helped me up and offered to buy me ice-cream. We talked for like ever. He is so cool!" by now she had jumped up and was jumping all over the room. Hotaru actually found it quite amusing, 'til her sister got in her face again. "And that's not even the best part."
Raising an eyebrow the violet eyed girl asked, "really? And what is?"
"He told me he lives in Domino and is going to be attending at our new school!" she squealed. Hotaru thought she would go death if she didn't calm down the blonde soon, or at least got her quiet.
"Yeah well. . . I met a boy last night." yep, that did the trick. Instantly Minako sat down and was staring at her wide eyed.
"You did? Last night? What happened?" she asked. Something wasn't right here. How did her violet eyed sister meet a guy at night time? She knew she didn't sneak out, they only snuck out together, that was their rule. Also the tone of her sisters voice didn't sound right. It sounded like she was confused about the whole ordeal.
Looking down, Hotaru began to explain, "it was while I was sleeping. I must have gone to another realm or something, cause I know it wasn't a dream. I was in this place called the Shadow Realm. There was a boy there, he said his name was Marik. He told me it was a place for really bad people or monsters. Then this one monster came after us. I fell while running and prayed to Hecate to save us."
Minako blinked. "Why did you pray to her." The Goddess, Hecate, was a guide to the underworld. She was also none as the Crone Goddess, one of the four to the moon. Normally you would not pray to her for safety, she being a Dark Goddess and all, though she wasn't evil.
"I have no idea. Her name just came to me so I prayed to her. But that's not even the weirdest part. Something then happened to me. I started glowing and shot this dark blast thing at the monster. Once it was dead I became normal again. After a few more moments I began to disappear, but when I opened my eyes I was back in bed."
Minako seemed to be pondering this. "And you're sure it's no dream?" Hotaru nodded. "Did it scare you or something?"
"No, it was just weird. Plus I'm worried, that I might go back there and never be able to come back to this world" the blonde nodded, then smiled.
"Hey! I know something that might help."
Hotaru looked surprised. "Really what?" a bright smile appeared on the blue eyed girls face again and she got up, pulling her sister along with her.
"Come on! I'll show you!"
Spirit- ooh what is Minako-chan planning i wonder.
Tenshi- you know! tell me!
Spirit- nope. i'm not telling anyone. you'll just have to wait and see, so if you want to find out, Please Review! Ja ne
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