Story by SinisterMarmalade.
Standard Disclaimers apply.
SENSHI BEYOND OASIS
Quatre looked up, and then fell on his butt in surprise. Over him suspended in the branches of the tree, was a light green face framed with dark green hair. The features were female, and also rather pretty. The girl giggled at him.
"Who are you?" Quatre asked, rising to his feet.
The girl lightly jumped from the branches and landed on her feet. The moment her toes touched the ground, she took on a peach skin tone, emerald green eyes, and brown hair. She was about the same height as Quatre, with much longer legs. For modesty's sake, she was clad in strategically placed leaves. She smiled warmly at him. "Hello, my name is Makoto Kino," she said, walking up to him.
"How did you get here?" he queried.
"M..My tree was horribly uprooted by a huge golem! I thought we would be left to rot and die, and all I could do was cling to her for dear life!" She shuddered at the memory.
"Your tree? Excuse me, miss, this may sound like a silly question, but... are you entirely human?" Q-man felt a bit self-conscious asking her this, but did anyway.
Makoto giggled in response. "I'm not human at all! I'm a Dryad, a spirit of the trees and flowers!" she responded with glee as Quatre face-faulted.
"Do all trees have a spirit such as you?" he asked. Makoto looked away sadly.
"There are very few of us now. Once we flourished, and in a time before humans recorded history we were allies. Such a long time ago...," she said distantly.
"I'm so sorry," Quatre told her softly. Makoto suddenly turned to him with a smile.
"Don't be! So what do we do now, master?" she inquired with a grin.
"Master? What do you mean?" the blonde pilot replied, confused.
"Today is your birthday, right? At least that was what your friend Duo said to himself as he...," she looked away again, but only for a second.
"Please forgive Duo. After all, I'm sure he meant no harm," Quatre began.
"Okay!" Makoto replied enthusiastically. Just then, Trowa Barton approached them with an odd antique lamp in hand. Looking at the brunette, he raised an eyebrow.
"Quatre," the unibang pilot asked quizzically, "Did Duo hire an... escort for you?" Quatre blushed.
"I'm Master Quatre's present!" the tree spirit exclaimed with glee. Trowa turned an amused look to his friend.
"I... no, she... Trowa, this is Makoto Kino, a Dryad. She came with the tree!" Q-man blurted out. Trowa decided to avoid further questioning, and handed Quatre the lamp.
"Happy Birthday, Quatre," he said.
"Oh, how nice! It must be an antique. It needs to be cleaned up a little," pilot 04 remarked as he rubbed the lamp against his sleeve. Suddenly the lamp glowed red with heat.
"Ow!" exclaimed Quatre as he dropped the antique. Smoke poured from the top, and when it cleared, there stood another very attractive young woman. This girl had long, raven-black hair, fiery violet eyes, a wonderful figure, and was dressed in a skimpy silk one-piece with leather sandals and a katana in hand.
"Who dares to summon me!?" she demanded. Makoto jumped behind Quatre while this new arrival glared around the room.
"Who are you?" asked Quatre in alarm. She directed her gaze at him in earnest.
"I am Rei Hino!" she snapped. "I am an Efreet, a spirit of the flame." Then her face turned sad, "And as you have summoned me, I must grant you three wishes."
"Why do you have to grant three wishes? And Makoto, why are you afraid of her?" Q-man asked, looking between them.
"Wood burns," answered Makoto, "otherwise I'd humble that fire spirit! They always think they can push everyone around!"
"You couldn't anyway," replied Rei smugly. "But in answer to your question, I am under a curse placed on me by an evil sorcerer many centuries ago." Quatre seemed lost in thought for a moment.
"Alright," he declared, "my first wish is to make Makoto fire proof." Rei looked surprised, then determined.
"Very well, it is granted," she intoned.
"Sugoi!" exclaimed Makoto in joy. "Now we can see who can beat who!"
"My second wish," continued Quatre, "is for you two to be friends." The two girls stopped mid stance, then Rei waved her hands. Both young women backed off.
"Sorry Rei-chan," said Makoto.
"That's okay, I'm sorry too," responded Rei.
"And my third wish," Quatre finished, "is for you to be released from your curse!" Rei looked stunned for a minute as energy swirled around her.
Standard Disclaimers apply.
SENSHI BEYOND OASIS
Quatre looked up, and then fell on his butt in surprise. Over him suspended in the branches of the tree, was a light green face framed with dark green hair. The features were female, and also rather pretty. The girl giggled at him.
"Who are you?" Quatre asked, rising to his feet.
The girl lightly jumped from the branches and landed on her feet. The moment her toes touched the ground, she took on a peach skin tone, emerald green eyes, and brown hair. She was about the same height as Quatre, with much longer legs. For modesty's sake, she was clad in strategically placed leaves. She smiled warmly at him. "Hello, my name is Makoto Kino," she said, walking up to him.
"How did you get here?" he queried.
"M..My tree was horribly uprooted by a huge golem! I thought we would be left to rot and die, and all I could do was cling to her for dear life!" She shuddered at the memory.
"Your tree? Excuse me, miss, this may sound like a silly question, but... are you entirely human?" Q-man felt a bit self-conscious asking her this, but did anyway.
Makoto giggled in response. "I'm not human at all! I'm a Dryad, a spirit of the trees and flowers!" she responded with glee as Quatre face-faulted.
"Do all trees have a spirit such as you?" he asked. Makoto looked away sadly.
"There are very few of us now. Once we flourished, and in a time before humans recorded history we were allies. Such a long time ago...," she said distantly.
"I'm so sorry," Quatre told her softly. Makoto suddenly turned to him with a smile.
"Don't be! So what do we do now, master?" she inquired with a grin.
"Master? What do you mean?" the blonde pilot replied, confused.
"Today is your birthday, right? At least that was what your friend Duo said to himself as he...," she looked away again, but only for a second.
"Please forgive Duo. After all, I'm sure he meant no harm," Quatre began.
"Okay!" Makoto replied enthusiastically. Just then, Trowa Barton approached them with an odd antique lamp in hand. Looking at the brunette, he raised an eyebrow.
"Quatre," the unibang pilot asked quizzically, "Did Duo hire an... escort for you?" Quatre blushed.
"I'm Master Quatre's present!" the tree spirit exclaimed with glee. Trowa turned an amused look to his friend.
"I... no, she... Trowa, this is Makoto Kino, a Dryad. She came with the tree!" Q-man blurted out. Trowa decided to avoid further questioning, and handed Quatre the lamp.
"Happy Birthday, Quatre," he said.
"Oh, how nice! It must be an antique. It needs to be cleaned up a little," pilot 04 remarked as he rubbed the lamp against his sleeve. Suddenly the lamp glowed red with heat.
"Ow!" exclaimed Quatre as he dropped the antique. Smoke poured from the top, and when it cleared, there stood another very attractive young woman. This girl had long, raven-black hair, fiery violet eyes, a wonderful figure, and was dressed in a skimpy silk one-piece with leather sandals and a katana in hand.
"Who dares to summon me!?" she demanded. Makoto jumped behind Quatre while this new arrival glared around the room.
"Who are you?" asked Quatre in alarm. She directed her gaze at him in earnest.
"I am Rei Hino!" she snapped. "I am an Efreet, a spirit of the flame." Then her face turned sad, "And as you have summoned me, I must grant you three wishes."
"Why do you have to grant three wishes? And Makoto, why are you afraid of her?" Q-man asked, looking between them.
"Wood burns," answered Makoto, "otherwise I'd humble that fire spirit! They always think they can push everyone around!"
"You couldn't anyway," replied Rei smugly. "But in answer to your question, I am under a curse placed on me by an evil sorcerer many centuries ago." Quatre seemed lost in thought for a moment.
"Alright," he declared, "my first wish is to make Makoto fire proof." Rei looked surprised, then determined.
"Very well, it is granted," she intoned.
"Sugoi!" exclaimed Makoto in joy. "Now we can see who can beat who!"
"My second wish," continued Quatre, "is for you two to be friends." The two girls stopped mid stance, then Rei waved her hands. Both young women backed off.
"Sorry Rei-chan," said Makoto.
"That's okay, I'm sorry too," responded Rei.
"And my third wish," Quatre finished, "is for you to be released from your curse!" Rei looked stunned for a minute as energy swirled around her.