BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILORMOON
~MIRAI~
PART XV: THE VISITOR
by: Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com)
Disclaimer: Sailormoon belongs to Takeuchi Naoko and Kodansha, etcera.
Chie, Hikaru, Yasha and the other original characters that belong to
me.
Note: This part was originally part 14 but I changed it to part 15
because I wanted another part but without battle. So some of this part
was originally written before part 14. Also, I listened to song
"Suteki da ne" by Kiroro while writing this part (DO NOT CONFUSE IT
WITH THE FINAL FANTASY X SONG! IT HAS THE SAME NAME!). It really
helped me writing the parts with Jun and Amelia. It's a great song! ;)
Some Japanese words I use:
hai = yes
onii-san = brother
moshi moshi = hello (used when answering the phone)
gomen nasai = I'm sorry
* * * *
"Amelia, you must not do this."
A nineteen year old girl stood staring at the Earth in one of the
empty gardens. She was a tall girl and had long rich, green hair. When
the girl turned around to face the one who had talked to her, the
other could see that the girl's usual happy expression was gone. It
had been replaced by a serious and mature one instead.
"I wasn't aware that you knew about my plans, Diana-sama,"
Amelia, the girl, said. She bowed slightly to the older but yet
equally tall woman.
"I don't know much about your powers, but I know that they
could be dangerous if they aren't used correctly," Diana replied,
frowning. "I figured since you had the power to help me send a message
to Chie's communicator you could probably do something else too."
Amelia smiled softly. "Diana-sama, you promised that you wouldn't tell
anyone about my powers if I helped you to send that message. I know
that it wasn't exactly successful, but I'm asking you for a favour.
Let me do this. And let me do this in secrecy. The last thing that I
want to is that my family worries about me. But I have to find my
mother and get her back. This is the only way for my father and my
sisters to be happy again."
Diana looked away with a disagreeing look on her face. What Amelia was
about to do wasn't only going against Neo-Queen Serenity's and the
Sailor Senshi's orders, it was also dangerous. Sure, Amelia had been
born on Earth and had lived there until she was seventeen. But Amelia
didn't know what it was like to hide from NSS and trying to keep
people from finding out about her Senshi identity. During Diana's ten
years on Earth with Chie she had learned many things, including that
being a Senshi wasn't always a gift.
"It's dangerous," Diana told and looked at Amelia, hoping that
the young woman would change her mind. "NSS roams freely on Earth, as
well as demons. Some humans hate Senshi, others just want to stay away
from them. You never really know who will stab you in the back and who
will stick by you. What are you going to do if NSS or the government
catches you? They will prosecute you for violating laws concerning
both the Earth and the Moon Kingdom."
"I don't care," Amelia retorted. "I'll go to Earth and find my
mother, whether you like it or not."
"What right do you have to go against the orders of our
queen?!" Diana snapped angrily. "I could have you arrested for this,
do you know that?!"
Amelia narrowed her eyes angrily, not afraid of facing the wrath of
Diana or Neo-Queen Serenity. "I won't let you get in the way of my
plan!" she yelled and made a short motion with her hand. A wave of
light washed over Amelia's entire body and when it was gone her
clothes were replaced with a turqoise and green Sailor fuku with long
white gloves and turqoise boots. Diana opened her mouth to say
something but the transformed Amelia backed away and spinned once. A
protective barrier appeared around her.
"You can't stop me now," Amelia told. "This barrier drains
energy, whoever touches it either drops unconsious or dies, depending
on how long the person touches it. I could have used your cooperation,
Diana-sama. I would have apperciated it too. But I'll just have to do
this without it."
Amelia closed her eyes and began to murmur words that Diana couldn't
understand. Light and energy shot up from the ground where Amelia was
standing and only a few moments later she was gone. Standing there in
her place was a small sphere of light. The sphere rose higher up in
the air and then flew across the sky and towards the earth. When the
sphere was out of sight, the energy and the barrier disappeared. Diana
stood alone in the garden, it looked like nothing had happened. She
stared at the Earth, though she deep inside wished that she had the
courage to do the same thing, she cursed Amelia and her powers.
"Damn you... Amelia Maxwell."
* * * *
Moriyama Sachiko opened her eyes. It was dark in the room except for
the digital clock that showed what time it was, 1:34 a.m. Sachiko sat
up in the bed, reached out her hand and turned on one lamp. Dim light
filled the most of the room where Sachiko was currently staying. She
took a moment to study her new room. The wallpaper was light blue and
on the wall hung different kinds of paintings picturing different
landscapes and forrests. Chie had been kind enough to offer her to
move from the small rented apartment to Chie's large house.
"The house has always been too big for us," Chie had said with
a smile. "I'm just happy if anyone wants to live in those empty
rooms."
Sachiko had gladly accepted Chie's offer, not only because she was
tired of living alone but also because she had the chance to get to
know the Shin Senshi better. She had had a chance to see how the
presumed dead princess was doing. Things had been going quite well
until a few days ago when Usagi had been officially declared dead.
Usagi had suddenly gotten a new power, one that would take some time
to learn to control. The last few days Usagi had blown up quite a lot
of things. The toaster, a frying pan, a clock and most of Chie's pots.
And the Sailor Teleport had been forgotten for the moment, ever since
Jun revealed the orgins of the demons. But those were Sachiko's least
concerns.
At least for the night.
She had awoken with a strange feeling in her heart. She knew that
something was going to happen or was already happening. Yet she had no
idea what it was. Was it evil or was it good?
Sachiko pushed the covers away and slipped her feet into her
slippers. Then she rose and left her bedroom. At first she was just
going to the kitchen to get something to drink but as she went down
the stairs she saw that the lights in the hallway were on. She could
hear someone talking not that far away. When Sachiko had reached the
hallway, she saw Chie standing there in a nightgown and a robe.
Standing next to her were Lucius and Lilith, or Nanakase Jun and Mai
as they were known when they were not transformed. The two twins
looked very much alike each other despite their different
personalities. Both had a long white hair and both had silvery eyes.
"I have sensed something coming," Jun told Chie and then
noticed Sachiko standing by the stair. "Sachiko-san, we didn't see you
coming."
Chie and Mai turned around as well when Sachiko calmly joined the
three of them in their converstation.
"I woke up with a strange feeling that something is about to
happen," Sachiko said and looked at Jun. "Have you sensed it too,
Nanakase-san?"
Jun nodded. "Hai," he replied. "Whatever this is, this thing or person
must be very powerful since we both sensed it. I know the location
where the object landed. It's not very far away but I thought that it
would be best to inform you before Mai and I go there."
"No, you were the one who wanted to go there," Mai corrected
and yamned. "I was going to stay in bed. Chie-san and Sachiko-san are
probably going to miss their sleep as much as I do."
"No, it's okay," Chie quickly reassured. "You did the right
thing. I'll just go and get dressed and then go with you two."
"Me too," Sachiko said. "I want to see what this thing is."
* * * *
Sachiko wasn't the only one who awoke in the middle of the night.
Hecate woke up with a tight hold on her cover. She was feeling sweaty,
scared, tired. The nightmare she had been dreaming had been the same.
It had returned to her every night since Tiamat's death, or rather,
Tiamat's suicide. She dreamt about Tiamat's last moments. But instead
of Tiamat killing herself, Morpheus would appear and kill Tiamat
instead. Hecate would stand next to Tiamat, unable to prevent it but
would brust in tears.
[I know what the dream means,] Hecate thought and got up from
the bed. She walked over to the window and ran a hand through her
hair. [When Morpheus died he took Tiamat with him. And I'm supposed to
feel sad about it. As if. Tiamat and Morpheus both hurt me, what
happened to them was only fair. If it wasn't for Hel-sama then I would
have killed them myself.]
Suddenly she felt a striking pain in her heart. In panic she stumbled
and accidently caused a vase to fall to the floor and shatter into
pieces. She managed to grab on to a table to get support. But by the
time she had made her way back to her bed, the pain was already gone.
Hecate lied down again, breathing deeply.
[What was that?] she asked herself. [I don't know anyone who
has the power to do that... except for...] Hecate sat up, looking at
the starry sky through the window. [...Reed. But it couldn't be... he
is dead.]
"He is dead," Hecate whispered softly to herself. It had taken
her years to get over his death. Reed had been the only one man she
had loved and could love. The pain in her heart was so much like the
pain Reed's powers could cause. She could feel energy similar to
Reed's somewhere around Crystal Tokyo. But how was that possible when
Reed was dead?
[Perhaps... he isn't dead.]
Hecate snapped her fingers, her nightgown was magically replaced with
a tight, black shirt and a short skirt with the same colour. A black
cloak somehow appeared over her. Then she snapped her fingers again
and in a flash of light she had disappeared to find the source of the
energy she had felt.
* * * *
"This is getting boring," Mai complained and yamned once
again. She had been complaining about it ever since they had left
Chie's house. If Jun remembered right, she had complained even before
that. "When are we going back to the apartment, onii-san?"
"When we have found what we have want to find," Jun replied
calmly without sounding annoyed or angry with his sister. He never
seemed to be upset with Mai even though her sometimes obnoxious
behaviour. Probably because Jun had a patience greater than a saint's.
"Do you sense something, Sachiko-san?"
Jun had lead Mai, Chie and Sachiko to the place where he had first
sensed where the object should have been. It had been outside a small
surburb where few would notice them. It hadn't been very far away and
after driving for about ten minutes they had reached the place. But by
the time they had arrived the person or the object had already left.
With help from Sachiko's and Jun's powers they had managed to at least
follow.
"It has been here," Sachiko murmured. "Whoever... or whatever
this it... it's very powerful. Normally I wouldn't sense anything that
has left a while ago... but I sense the energy now. It's so strong...
clear and powerful."
"A Senshi or an enemy?" Chie wondered and turned on the
flashlight. She had turned it off a few minutes ago since the
batteries were almost out. The street lights were good with providing
light but she wanted extra light in case they would miss something
because of the darkness.
"A Senshi, I hope," Mai answered and followed her brother when
he crossed a street. "The last thing I want to do is to fight someone
like that witch Tiamat."
They walked into a wide alley with Chie and Jun in the lead. Chie held
out her flashlight and examined the surroundings.
"I can't see anything," Chie told. "And it's not only because
of the flashlight."
Sachiko drew a deep breath, looking disappointed. "Whoever was here
has already left," she said. "We were too late."
Jun nodded in agreement. Chie turned off the flashlight, the street
lights provided enough light for them to locate themselves.
"Yes," Jun agreed. "We should head back now and try to get
some sleep. Even if we continue to search, we will find nothing here."
"Finally!" Mai exclaimed happily and jumped. "That's the best
thing I've heard all day! All night... I mean. Oh well... who cares?!"
"Quiet," Jun hushed. "People are asleep here and are probably
resting after a busy day."
"What about me?" Mai asked and tugged on her right pigtail to
look more childlish and innocent. "I need sleep too."
"Let's just head back," Sachiko decided. "I'll come back here
later to try and find something. In the mean time we'll just go back
to sleep."
"I think I'm too excited to go back to sleep," Chie answered
as they walked through the neighbourhood to get back to her car. "Am I
the only one who is curious about this? I mean... who has the power
that is so strong that you two both sense it?"
"I'm just happy as long as I can get back to sleep," Mai told.
"I don't care if it's an enemy and a Senshi."
They eventually came back to the car. Chie pulled out her keys from
her pockets and they all went in. Sachiko and Mai sat in the back, Jun
sat in the front and Chie in the driver's seat.
"Buckle up," Chie said happily as she closed the door and
started the car. She buckled her own seatbelt. The others followed the
same example, but Sachiko sat still. Jun was about to ask her what was
wrong when she suddenly opened the car door and stepped out. Chie
unbuckled her seatbelt and got out from the car as well.
"Sachiko-san?"
Sachiko stood staring forwards, then turned around to stare at another
direction. It was like she was looking for something.
"I can feel it..." she murmured.
"The power you sensed before?" Jun asked, stepping out from
the car as well. Mai sighed and did the same things. Sachiko shook her
head, still looking around.
"No, it's entirely different," she answered. "This... is
evil..."
The same moment she said that Mai turned around, hearing something
from a bush. For a moment she stood still, as if trying to decide if
she had imagined the noise or if it had been for real. Then she
suddenly ran towards the bush but before she could reach it a woman
jumped out and then ran away. The others turned around, noticing it
for the first time. But by then the woman was already far away from
them. Mai continued to pursue the running woman without waiting for
her brother or the others.
"Mai, wait!" Jun called but Mai wouldn't listen. She ran down
the street and around the corner, disappearing from sight.
"Let's follow her," Chie said.
Sachiko and Jun agreed, and they all ran to catch up with Mai. They
came around the corner just in time to see the unknown woman somehow
leap up and land on the roof of a house. Mai, who had somehow
transformed herself into Lilith in a short matter of time, took a run
and then did the same thing. Chie, Jun and Sachiko stopped, not
knowing how to follow.
"We'll take the car," Chie suddenly suggested and they all
turned back. "How does your sister jump that high anyway?"
"I have no idea," Jun sincerely replied. "I think she's using
her powers to lift herself somehow. I'll just have to ask her about
it."
"There's no time for it now," Sachiko said as they reached the
car. Chie immediately got in and paid absolutely no attention to her
own seat belt but to everyone else's.
"Buckle up," Chie said again. "You'll need it if you want me
to drive fast. If you don't believe me you can ask Hikaru all about my
driving."
The others didn't question Chie and did as they were told. Chie
started the car and then drove after Lilith and the woman they were
following.
* * * *
"I got you now..." Lilith murmured to herself as she landed on
the roof of an unusually low apartment house. She stopped, raised her
hands and tried to concentrate. The woman she was following was about
to jump to the next building but was strangely pulled back by an
invincible force. The woman was tossed back on the roof. Lilith drew
a deep breath, happy that she had managed to stop the woman for now.
But she hoped that her brother would show up soon, she didn't know if
she was powerful enough to handle this on her own.
Lilith took the moment of advantage to take a look at the
woman. She was wearing a black cloak which covered most of her body.
The only thing that Lilith could be sure of was that the woman had
long reddish hair tied up in a thick braid. There was something about
her that looked so familiar. The woman got up on her feet, turned
around and faced Lilith. Lilith gasped when she saw the woman's face.
"You're that witch Tiamat..." she whispered. "But that can't
be... You killed yourself."
The response she got what a loud laugh from the woman. Lilith knew
that moment that it wasn't Tiamat. The voice wasn't the same and the
way this woman laughed was definitely not the same. She didn't laugh
as insanely as Tiamat had. And now when Lilith thought about it,
wasn't Tiamat's hair a bit darker?
"Tiamat was really a witch," the woman laughed. "I agree with
that. Fortunately, for both of us, I'm not her."
"Then who are you?" Lilith demanded. "Another annoying witch
sent from hell?"
Before the woman could answer the door to the stairs was suddenly
thrown open. Out came Lucius, Ishtar and Nature. Lilith smiled, they
couldn't have come at a better time. All of them breathing hard after
running up the stairs. Nature, who seemed a little less tired than the
two others, took a step forth when she saw who the woman was.
"Hecate!" she exclaimed.
"Hecate?" Ishtar repeated in confusion and then looked
forwards at Hecate. "Oh, it *is* you! What are you doing here?"
"I should be the one asking you that question," Hecate replied
and took step back from Lilith. "I wasn't expecting you at all. But
since you're all here I might as well take the chance."
"The chance?" Lucius echoed, puzzled. Hecate smiled wickedly
and grabbed the cloak with one hand. Then she just ripped it off
herself and tossed it away.
"The chance to kill you."
* * * *
[This is my chance to escape...]
Amelia, detransformed this time, walked around the corner and began to
leave the surburb. Diana had been right, the Earth was full of danger.
The moment she had landed on Earth someone had showed up looking for
her. It hadn't been NSS but Amelia guessed that it was some kind of
evil since the person was floating. She had been luckily and hadn't
been attacked yet but that could change. This time there were other
Senshi chasing Amelia's pursuer. Next time she wouldn't be so lucky.
Amelia ran as fast as she could but she knew that she was
getting tired as each moment passed. The teleport had required a lot
of energy that she wouldn't regain until she had days of rest. But she
had to get away before anyone discovered her.
Something inside her warned her of an evil force. Amelia
stopped running and turned around. Something was coming at her.
* * * *
Hecate jumped aside to evade the beam of light. The beam grazed her
shoulder, although it wasn't a serious wound it hurt like hell. Hecate
gritted her teeth and released her own energy beams. Ishtar, Nature,
Lilith and Lucius evaded them as good as they could.
[This isn't going well...] Hecate thought. [I hate to admit
it, I'll lose. If I waste my energy on them, I'll never be able to
track that person again.]
Hecate closed her eyes and murmured a few words. Nature was about to
attack when a dark, thick cloud was formed in front of them. The cloud
practically devoured them and Nature could hardly see the hand she
held out. She backed, not knowing if she should attack. She could
strike Hecate but there was also a chance that she could hurt her
comrades. Though Nature struggled to get out from the cloud, the more
she tried the more thick it became. When the cloud suddenly vanished,
she found herself standing on the rooftop and the others not that far
from her. Hecate, however, was no where to be seen.
Meanwhile, Hecate ran down the street. The person she was
searching for was nearby. So close. Could it be Reed? Her heart
slammed against her ribcage when she thought about him. What if he
wasn't dead after all? Maybe he was alive and here on Earth. Maybe he
was thinking of her just as often as she was thinking of him.
Hecate stopped when she saw someone leaning against a
lamppost. She slowed down and walked towards the person. To her
disappointment, Hecate saw that it was a girl with long green hair.
The girl was breathing hard as if she had been running for hours.
Although Hecate was disappointed that it wasn't Reed, she couldn't
shake the feeling that there was something about this girl. This girl
had some kind of power that Hecate had sensed from a great distance
and a kind of power that Hecate had never seen before. As Hecate got
closer, she saw that this girl was shifting between Senshi and human
before. First she was a Senshi, three seconds later she was human,
then another three seconds later she was a Senshi again.
"What are you?" Hecate whispered, standing close to the girl.
The girl noticed her and remained in her Senshi form. Hecate stepped
back. There was something about this girl that couldn't be explained.
Something that frightened Hecate.
"Go away..." the girl whispered. She reached out her hand and
fire emerged from her fingers. The fire grazed Hecate's injured arm
and left a pain that Hecate had never felt before. Hecate screamed and
backed. In anger, she shot an energy ball at the girl. The girl didn't
have the strength to dodge and the energy ball struck her right at her
chest. The girl was thrown to the ground and for a brief moment Hecate
thought that she had been knocked unconsious.
But then the girl slowly sat up. She breathed hard and stared
at Hecate for a few seconds. Then she started to float up in the air.
Hecate watched in amazement as a bubble like barrier protected the
girl as she floated higher and higher. Eventually, when the bubble was
all that Hecate could see, it quickly flew away.
The bubble disappeared from sight. Hecate took a deep breath
and looked at the ugly wound on her arm. The blast from Ishtar had
hurt but the fire from the girl had made things a million times worse.
Hecate didn't have the strength or the will to pursue the girl. She
teleported herself back to her bedroom and hoped that Hel-sama
wouldn't find out about this.
* * * *
"I'll go to sleep now," Mai muttered and went into her
bedroom. Jun sighed as she closed the door behind herself. The fact
that he and Mai were back at their apartment didn't make him happy.
After the dark cloud that Hecate had created had disappeared, Hecate
had vanished. Both Jun and Sachiko had lost all trace of the person or
the object that had arrived. Something inside Jun told him that they
had been close to finding it... Whatever it was.
[I guess that we just have to continue looking tomorrow,] Jun
thought and was about to head towards his own bedroom. There would be
a Senshi meeting tomorrow and before that he could try to find the
power he had sensed. To do that he need at least a couple of hours of
sleep.
He suddenly stopped and for no particular reason turned his
eyes towards the balcony. The balcony door was slightly opened and the
wind blew softly at the curtains. Jun smiled softly and went to close
the balcony door. He put his hand on the doorknob but then noticed
that something was lying on the balcony.
[No... someone,] he corrected himself as he opened the door
fully. Jun bent down and saw that it was a girl with long green hair,
wearing a Sailor fuku. She was lying on her back and appeared to be
unconsious or dead. Jun quickly checked her pulse and felt relieved
when he found that her heart was still beating. That way he could use
his powers to heal her. He quickly took a look at her. There appeared
to be no physical injuries. Then why was she unconsious? Perhaps she
had fallen and hit her head? Or was it something else? It didn't
really matter.
He pulled her head into his arms and brushed her hair aside.
Jun let out a gasp as he saw the most beautiful face he had ever seen.
Her skin had a creamy tone and her mouth was small. Her eyes... even
though they weren't open Jun somehow knew that they were beautiful. He
put his fingertips on her forehead and closed his eyes. Warm energy
emerged from his fingertips and into the girl. A bright aura
surrounded them both as Jun used his healing powers. He continued to
transfer energy to her until he felt her fingers moving.
Jun stopped the energy transfer and watched the girl's eyes
slowly open. He smiled, reliefed that she hadn't been that seriously
injured. The girl blinked a few times and then looked right into Jun's
eyes. The first thing Jun noticed was that her eyes were green like
jade.
"W..who are you?" the girl barely whispered. Her voice was
faint and only a fool wouldn't know how exhausted and tired she was.
"I'm a friend," Jun replied. But the girl shook her head and
tried to sit up.
"No..." she murmured. "I can't trust anyone..."
Her attempts were in vain. The girl was still too weak and she fell
back into Jun's arms. Jun took her hand and held it gently, hoping
that the gesture would calm her down.
"Shhh," he hushed. "Don't waste your strength. You are still
weak."
"I can't afford to be weak... I have to..."
Jun lifted her up and carried her inside. The girl didn't protest. She
was tired and her eyes were beginning to close. Jun carried her into
his room and gently placed her on his bed. He noticed that she had
already fallen asleep. Smiling again, he put the covers over her and
let her sleep. Luckily, he had healed her and the reason why the girl
fell asleep so quickly was probably because of exhaustion.
Who was this girl? Why had she ended up at their balcony?
Those were the questions that Jun asked himself as he watched the girl
sleeping. She was beautiful, the most beautiful person Jun had ever
seen. There was something about her that made Jun fascinated. He
didn't want to take his eyes off her.
Suddenly he felt something warm inside his heart. Frowning, he
realized that it was the same feeling that he had woken up with. It
was the power that he and Sachiko had sensed. Jun looked at the girl
again. There was no doubt that this was the girl whos power he and
Sachiko had sensed.
[At least I found her...] Jun thought. [Why do I sense her
power so clearly? She is a Senshi, but... perhaps she's not a usual
one. How many Senshi have a power that Sachiko, I and the enemy can
sense?]
He probably sat there for an hour just thinking and looking at the
girl. She didn't seem to be dangerous but then there were so many
questions. If this girl, this Senshi, was so powerful, then why had
she ended up on the balcony unconsious and so tired? Jun glanced at
the window and saw that it was almost sunrise. As much as he didn't
want to leave the girl he knew that he was tired and would fall asleep
any moment. He forced himself to leave the room and then lied down on
the couch in the living room. He fell asleep instantly.
* * * *
Jun woke up the next morning when the sun shone right into his face.
He squinted his eyes and sat up so that he wouldn't get the sun into
his face. As soon as he sat up he noticed a note on the coffee table.
Jun blinked in surprise and then picked up the note to read it. Even
though he had just woken up he could still read Mai's complicated
writing.
Fell asleep reading again, didn't ya?
I'm going shopping, I'll see you at Chie's place tonight.
Jun smiled to himself as he put down the note of the coffee table. Mai
must have been in a hurry to go shopping, since she didn't notice that
Jun hadn't been reading and that there was a girl in his room. Jun
suddenly remembered. The girl! He had to check if she was alright.
Jun quickly stood up and turned
around. He was about to run into his room when he saw someone standing
in the doorway.
It was the girl. She was no longer wearing a Sailor fuku.
Instead she was wearing long, black shirt and a short marron skirt.
Her hair flowed down like a green river and her eyes, those beautiful
eyes, seemed so lost and confused. Jun smiled towards her.
"Good morning," he greeted, not knowing what else to say. The
girl returned his smile but said:
"It's already noon."
Jun glanced at his watch and chuckled nervously. He must have been
more tired than he had realized.
"Oh... I guess I overslept," he answered. The girl nodded and
lowered her gaze shyly. A few seconds of silence passed between them.
Jun, for once, had no idea what to say. Finally he decided on giving
his name, something that he would have remembered to do if it had been
anyone else.
"My name is Nanakase Jun," he introduced. The girl looked at
him again, not moving from her position. She was silent. Jun figured
that she was wondering if she should introduce herself or not. He
remembered what she had said at the balcony. That she couldn't trust
anyone. Suddenly, the girl spoke.
"Amelia. My name is Amelia."
Jun smiled towards her. He didn't care that she didn't trust him
enough to give him her family name. It didn't matter.
"You must be hungry, Amelia-san," he said. "Would you care to
join me for some breakfa... ah, I mean... lunch?"
Amelia smiled weakly and nodded. Jun walked into the kitchen and
Amelia followed him, quietly. They spoke very little while Jun
prepared the food. Jun was thinking of things to say without being too
forward. He didn't want to ask her too many questions. Amelia was
watching Jun, wondering if this was a person she could trust.
* * * *
"You play the piano?" Amelia asked. Jun turned around and
looked at the piano that more or less stood hidden in a corner of the
living room.
"A little..." he answered. "I played as a child. It's just
recently that I began to play again."
Amelia nodded slowly and then walked over to the piano. She touched
the keys of the piano gently. Looking up for a few moments she noticed
a few music sheets lying on a shelf. She looked puzzled as she read
the music sheet. Jun joined her by the piano. He noticed the name of
the music sheet Amelia was looking at.
"Oh... that one," he said and chuckled. "I wrote it when I was
fifteen."
"It doesn't have any lyrics," Amelia commented.
"I couldn't come up with anything," Jun answered. "Do you want
to hear it?"
Amelia nodded and was about to hand Jun the music sheets when he shook
his head. He sat down at the piano stool and put his fingers on the
keys. He started to play a calm tune while Amelia continued looking at
the music sheet. The way the music came out and the way Jun played the
piano made Amelia relax and she soon found herself quietly humming.
Sometimes she raised her gaze to look at Jun. She watched his calm and
gentle face while he continued to play the song. When the song was
finished, Amelia said the first thing that popped up in her mind.
"It's beautiful."
Jun didn't look at Amelia for some reason. She looked at him a little
closer and discovered how his face turned a little red. Was he
blushing?
"Thank you. I'm glad that you liked it."
"I studied music at home," Amelia told without thinking.
"Mostely singing but I can play the piano too."
"Really?" Jun said, his eyes shining with happiness. "Since I
played something for you, won't you play something for me?"
Amelia smiled slightly and sat down on the piano stool next to him.
She put her fingers on the keys and started to play a song that she
had heard when she was a child. They spent the rest of the day like
that, sitting by the piano and playing music. Both forgot that they
had just met and how little they really knew about each other. Neither
cared.
* * * *
"Hey, shouldn't Jun be here soon?" Usagi asked. Chie took her
eyes off the magazine and looked at her watch. It was 9:32 p.m. Chie
frowned. Jun should have arrived hours ago. They had even had the
Senshi meeting without him and had expected him to show up. But he
hadn't.
"I wonder if something happened..." Chie murmured with worry.
Usagi laughed softly and shook her head.
"You don't have to be that worried, Chie-san. If something had
happened then Jun would have contacted us on his communicator, right?"
"I guess so," Chie answered. She put the magazine on the
coffee table and got up. "I guess I'll call him. Perhaps he forgot
about it or something."
She managed to make her way through the living room. Akira, Kenji,
Hikaru, Yasha and Mai were playing poker. Somehow Hikaru always
managed to win the game.
"Royal flush," Hikaru said with a grin and put down his cards
on the table. The four others leaned forwards to examine the cards.
Mai sighed.
"Again?!" she exclaimed. "Oh, man! What are you, lady luck in
a man's body?"
"I guess I'm just lucky," Hikaru answered and gathered the
money that everyone had bet. Chie smiled to herself as she left the
living room. Once she reached the hallway she picked up the phone and
the phone book. After flipping through a few pages she found the
number to Jun's and Mai's apartment and dialed the number. It didn't
take long before Jun answered the phone.
"Moshi moshi, Nanakase residence."
"Jun-san, it's Chie," Chie said. "Has something come up? We
expected you here an hour ago."
Chie heard Jun chuckle but also heard Mai's angry cries. Apparantly
she had discovered Hikaru hiding a few cards in his sleeve. Mai wasn't
the only one who was angry at Hikaru. Yasha was currently in the
process of slapping Hikaru who had landed an insult or something at
her again.
"Oh... gomen nasai," Jun apologized. "After what happened last
night I kind of overslept and forgot."
"It's okay," Chie assured. "You must have been really tired."
"Ah, not really."
Something in Jun's voice told Chie that there was more than just
oversleeping and forgetting about the Senshi meeting. But if Jun
didn't want to tell, there was no point in asking.
"Well, there wasn't much to discuss anyway," Chie told. "So
you didn't miss anything. Mai is spending the night here, she missed
the last bus."
"Oh, it's okay, I'll just come and pick her up," Jun said.
"I don't think that's neccessary," Chie smiled and watched
everyone in the living room. "Yasha and Mai have been getting along
very well since the food fight. They're both teaming up against Hikaru
right now. Besides, we have enough room for everyone."
"Are you sure?" Jun asked. "It won't take long for me to come
and pick her up..."
"No, we're quite glad to have Mai here," Chie assured. "By the
way, have you picked up any traces?"
"Traces?" Jun repeated. He sounded confused. Chie was. Had he
forgotten about the mysterious power he had felt already?
"Traces of the person or the object you and Sachiko-san sensed
last night," Chie reminded. "Sachiko and I went driving around town
hoping that we would find something but we didn't. Have you found
anything?"
There was silence. At first Chie thought that the connection had been
broken or something. She waited for a while then said:
"Jun-san? Are you there?"
"Oh... yes, I'm still here."
"Are you okay?" Chie asked. She wondered why Jun had gotten
quiet all of the sudden.
"I'm alright. Well, I have to go now. Say hello to everyone
for me."
"I will," Chie answered, a little surprised at his sudden
decision to end the conversation. "Bye."
"Bye."
Chie hung up. Instead of going back to the others she stayed in the
hallway and thought. Jun hadn't answered her question and why had he
gotten so quiet? But then Chie shrugged and went back into the living
room. Perhaps he was still tired or something.
[There's probably nothing to worry about.]
* * * *
Jun hung up the phone and turned around. Amelia stood outside on the
balcony, where Jun had found her less than 24 hours ago. He opened the
balcony door and then joined her.
"Who was it?" Amelia asked curiously, referring to the phone
call.
"Just a friend of mine," Jun answered.
"Oh."
Amelia sounded a little disappointed at the short answer. But then she
just smiled, thinking how silly she was. After all, she was the one
who hadn't told Jun anything. But Jun hadn't asked.
[He seems like a nice person,] Amelia thought. [One that I
could trust. Last night he used some kind of magic to heal me and he
has let me stay here without asking any questions. But can I really
trust him?]
"You're a Senshi, aren't you?" Amelia asked suddenly. Jun
blinked as if he was surprised. But then he nodded.
"Yes. That was why I was able to heal you last night."
"I... am a Senshi too," Amelia told. "But I guess you knew
that already. I'm Circe."
"And I'm Lucius. May I ask you something, Amelia-san?"
"Of course," Amelia replied. "And please... just Amelia. I'm
half American, I'm not used to being called Amelia-san."
"Well then... Amelia. Where do you come from?"
Amelia wondered if she should answer that question. She remembered
what Diana had said. If anyone ever found out what she had done she
could be turned in to the NSS or the government and be prosecuted.
Diana had also said that there were few who could be trusted and you
never knew how to trust.
[But...] a little voice in Amelia's mind said. [If you can't
trust this man, then who can you trust?]
It was true, she didn't know Jun. For all she knew he could be
dangerous to her. But... there was something about him. Something...
that fascinated Amelia.
"My name is Amelia Maxwell. I come from the Moon Kingdom."
The end of this part! This part was written pretty fast... at least
half of it. This was originally part 14 so the beginning to the part
where Amelia first detransforms was written before "A day in the
life". The rest was written after "A day in the life" was made part 14
and this part became part 15. Amelia is one of my favorite characters,
even though I love every character I write about. Well, except for
Morpheus. Perhaps that's why he died so soon....?
Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com
http://komillia.tripod.com/mirai/index.html
24 February 2002
Next:
Sailormoon Mirai Part XVI: Magic duel
Amelia tells Jun her story. Meanwhile the others battle Hecate...
again. This time Hecate has recieved a power boost from Hel and
captures all the Shin Senshi. Now it's up to Amelia and Jun to save
them.
~MIRAI~
PART XV: THE VISITOR
by: Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com)
Disclaimer: Sailormoon belongs to Takeuchi Naoko and Kodansha, etcera.
Chie, Hikaru, Yasha and the other original characters that belong to
me.
Note: This part was originally part 14 but I changed it to part 15
because I wanted another part but without battle. So some of this part
was originally written before part 14. Also, I listened to song
"Suteki da ne" by Kiroro while writing this part (DO NOT CONFUSE IT
WITH THE FINAL FANTASY X SONG! IT HAS THE SAME NAME!). It really
helped me writing the parts with Jun and Amelia. It's a great song! ;)
Some Japanese words I use:
hai = yes
onii-san = brother
moshi moshi = hello (used when answering the phone)
gomen nasai = I'm sorry
* * * *
"Amelia, you must not do this."
A nineteen year old girl stood staring at the Earth in one of the
empty gardens. She was a tall girl and had long rich, green hair. When
the girl turned around to face the one who had talked to her, the
other could see that the girl's usual happy expression was gone. It
had been replaced by a serious and mature one instead.
"I wasn't aware that you knew about my plans, Diana-sama,"
Amelia, the girl, said. She bowed slightly to the older but yet
equally tall woman.
"I don't know much about your powers, but I know that they
could be dangerous if they aren't used correctly," Diana replied,
frowning. "I figured since you had the power to help me send a message
to Chie's communicator you could probably do something else too."
Amelia smiled softly. "Diana-sama, you promised that you wouldn't tell
anyone about my powers if I helped you to send that message. I know
that it wasn't exactly successful, but I'm asking you for a favour.
Let me do this. And let me do this in secrecy. The last thing that I
want to is that my family worries about me. But I have to find my
mother and get her back. This is the only way for my father and my
sisters to be happy again."
Diana looked away with a disagreeing look on her face. What Amelia was
about to do wasn't only going against Neo-Queen Serenity's and the
Sailor Senshi's orders, it was also dangerous. Sure, Amelia had been
born on Earth and had lived there until she was seventeen. But Amelia
didn't know what it was like to hide from NSS and trying to keep
people from finding out about her Senshi identity. During Diana's ten
years on Earth with Chie she had learned many things, including that
being a Senshi wasn't always a gift.
"It's dangerous," Diana told and looked at Amelia, hoping that
the young woman would change her mind. "NSS roams freely on Earth, as
well as demons. Some humans hate Senshi, others just want to stay away
from them. You never really know who will stab you in the back and who
will stick by you. What are you going to do if NSS or the government
catches you? They will prosecute you for violating laws concerning
both the Earth and the Moon Kingdom."
"I don't care," Amelia retorted. "I'll go to Earth and find my
mother, whether you like it or not."
"What right do you have to go against the orders of our
queen?!" Diana snapped angrily. "I could have you arrested for this,
do you know that?!"
Amelia narrowed her eyes angrily, not afraid of facing the wrath of
Diana or Neo-Queen Serenity. "I won't let you get in the way of my
plan!" she yelled and made a short motion with her hand. A wave of
light washed over Amelia's entire body and when it was gone her
clothes were replaced with a turqoise and green Sailor fuku with long
white gloves and turqoise boots. Diana opened her mouth to say
something but the transformed Amelia backed away and spinned once. A
protective barrier appeared around her.
"You can't stop me now," Amelia told. "This barrier drains
energy, whoever touches it either drops unconsious or dies, depending
on how long the person touches it. I could have used your cooperation,
Diana-sama. I would have apperciated it too. But I'll just have to do
this without it."
Amelia closed her eyes and began to murmur words that Diana couldn't
understand. Light and energy shot up from the ground where Amelia was
standing and only a few moments later she was gone. Standing there in
her place was a small sphere of light. The sphere rose higher up in
the air and then flew across the sky and towards the earth. When the
sphere was out of sight, the energy and the barrier disappeared. Diana
stood alone in the garden, it looked like nothing had happened. She
stared at the Earth, though she deep inside wished that she had the
courage to do the same thing, she cursed Amelia and her powers.
"Damn you... Amelia Maxwell."
* * * *
Moriyama Sachiko opened her eyes. It was dark in the room except for
the digital clock that showed what time it was, 1:34 a.m. Sachiko sat
up in the bed, reached out her hand and turned on one lamp. Dim light
filled the most of the room where Sachiko was currently staying. She
took a moment to study her new room. The wallpaper was light blue and
on the wall hung different kinds of paintings picturing different
landscapes and forrests. Chie had been kind enough to offer her to
move from the small rented apartment to Chie's large house.
"The house has always been too big for us," Chie had said with
a smile. "I'm just happy if anyone wants to live in those empty
rooms."
Sachiko had gladly accepted Chie's offer, not only because she was
tired of living alone but also because she had the chance to get to
know the Shin Senshi better. She had had a chance to see how the
presumed dead princess was doing. Things had been going quite well
until a few days ago when Usagi had been officially declared dead.
Usagi had suddenly gotten a new power, one that would take some time
to learn to control. The last few days Usagi had blown up quite a lot
of things. The toaster, a frying pan, a clock and most of Chie's pots.
And the Sailor Teleport had been forgotten for the moment, ever since
Jun revealed the orgins of the demons. But those were Sachiko's least
concerns.
At least for the night.
She had awoken with a strange feeling in her heart. She knew that
something was going to happen or was already happening. Yet she had no
idea what it was. Was it evil or was it good?
Sachiko pushed the covers away and slipped her feet into her
slippers. Then she rose and left her bedroom. At first she was just
going to the kitchen to get something to drink but as she went down
the stairs she saw that the lights in the hallway were on. She could
hear someone talking not that far away. When Sachiko had reached the
hallway, she saw Chie standing there in a nightgown and a robe.
Standing next to her were Lucius and Lilith, or Nanakase Jun and Mai
as they were known when they were not transformed. The two twins
looked very much alike each other despite their different
personalities. Both had a long white hair and both had silvery eyes.
"I have sensed something coming," Jun told Chie and then
noticed Sachiko standing by the stair. "Sachiko-san, we didn't see you
coming."
Chie and Mai turned around as well when Sachiko calmly joined the
three of them in their converstation.
"I woke up with a strange feeling that something is about to
happen," Sachiko said and looked at Jun. "Have you sensed it too,
Nanakase-san?"
Jun nodded. "Hai," he replied. "Whatever this is, this thing or person
must be very powerful since we both sensed it. I know the location
where the object landed. It's not very far away but I thought that it
would be best to inform you before Mai and I go there."
"No, you were the one who wanted to go there," Mai corrected
and yamned. "I was going to stay in bed. Chie-san and Sachiko-san are
probably going to miss their sleep as much as I do."
"No, it's okay," Chie quickly reassured. "You did the right
thing. I'll just go and get dressed and then go with you two."
"Me too," Sachiko said. "I want to see what this thing is."
* * * *
Sachiko wasn't the only one who awoke in the middle of the night.
Hecate woke up with a tight hold on her cover. She was feeling sweaty,
scared, tired. The nightmare she had been dreaming had been the same.
It had returned to her every night since Tiamat's death, or rather,
Tiamat's suicide. She dreamt about Tiamat's last moments. But instead
of Tiamat killing herself, Morpheus would appear and kill Tiamat
instead. Hecate would stand next to Tiamat, unable to prevent it but
would brust in tears.
[I know what the dream means,] Hecate thought and got up from
the bed. She walked over to the window and ran a hand through her
hair. [When Morpheus died he took Tiamat with him. And I'm supposed to
feel sad about it. As if. Tiamat and Morpheus both hurt me, what
happened to them was only fair. If it wasn't for Hel-sama then I would
have killed them myself.]
Suddenly she felt a striking pain in her heart. In panic she stumbled
and accidently caused a vase to fall to the floor and shatter into
pieces. She managed to grab on to a table to get support. But by the
time she had made her way back to her bed, the pain was already gone.
Hecate lied down again, breathing deeply.
[What was that?] she asked herself. [I don't know anyone who
has the power to do that... except for...] Hecate sat up, looking at
the starry sky through the window. [...Reed. But it couldn't be... he
is dead.]
"He is dead," Hecate whispered softly to herself. It had taken
her years to get over his death. Reed had been the only one man she
had loved and could love. The pain in her heart was so much like the
pain Reed's powers could cause. She could feel energy similar to
Reed's somewhere around Crystal Tokyo. But how was that possible when
Reed was dead?
[Perhaps... he isn't dead.]
Hecate snapped her fingers, her nightgown was magically replaced with
a tight, black shirt and a short skirt with the same colour. A black
cloak somehow appeared over her. Then she snapped her fingers again
and in a flash of light she had disappeared to find the source of the
energy she had felt.
* * * *
"This is getting boring," Mai complained and yamned once
again. She had been complaining about it ever since they had left
Chie's house. If Jun remembered right, she had complained even before
that. "When are we going back to the apartment, onii-san?"
"When we have found what we have want to find," Jun replied
calmly without sounding annoyed or angry with his sister. He never
seemed to be upset with Mai even though her sometimes obnoxious
behaviour. Probably because Jun had a patience greater than a saint's.
"Do you sense something, Sachiko-san?"
Jun had lead Mai, Chie and Sachiko to the place where he had first
sensed where the object should have been. It had been outside a small
surburb where few would notice them. It hadn't been very far away and
after driving for about ten minutes they had reached the place. But by
the time they had arrived the person or the object had already left.
With help from Sachiko's and Jun's powers they had managed to at least
follow.
"It has been here," Sachiko murmured. "Whoever... or whatever
this it... it's very powerful. Normally I wouldn't sense anything that
has left a while ago... but I sense the energy now. It's so strong...
clear and powerful."
"A Senshi or an enemy?" Chie wondered and turned on the
flashlight. She had turned it off a few minutes ago since the
batteries were almost out. The street lights were good with providing
light but she wanted extra light in case they would miss something
because of the darkness.
"A Senshi, I hope," Mai answered and followed her brother when
he crossed a street. "The last thing I want to do is to fight someone
like that witch Tiamat."
They walked into a wide alley with Chie and Jun in the lead. Chie held
out her flashlight and examined the surroundings.
"I can't see anything," Chie told. "And it's not only because
of the flashlight."
Sachiko drew a deep breath, looking disappointed. "Whoever was here
has already left," she said. "We were too late."
Jun nodded in agreement. Chie turned off the flashlight, the street
lights provided enough light for them to locate themselves.
"Yes," Jun agreed. "We should head back now and try to get
some sleep. Even if we continue to search, we will find nothing here."
"Finally!" Mai exclaimed happily and jumped. "That's the best
thing I've heard all day! All night... I mean. Oh well... who cares?!"
"Quiet," Jun hushed. "People are asleep here and are probably
resting after a busy day."
"What about me?" Mai asked and tugged on her right pigtail to
look more childlish and innocent. "I need sleep too."
"Let's just head back," Sachiko decided. "I'll come back here
later to try and find something. In the mean time we'll just go back
to sleep."
"I think I'm too excited to go back to sleep," Chie answered
as they walked through the neighbourhood to get back to her car. "Am I
the only one who is curious about this? I mean... who has the power
that is so strong that you two both sense it?"
"I'm just happy as long as I can get back to sleep," Mai told.
"I don't care if it's an enemy and a Senshi."
They eventually came back to the car. Chie pulled out her keys from
her pockets and they all went in. Sachiko and Mai sat in the back, Jun
sat in the front and Chie in the driver's seat.
"Buckle up," Chie said happily as she closed the door and
started the car. She buckled her own seatbelt. The others followed the
same example, but Sachiko sat still. Jun was about to ask her what was
wrong when she suddenly opened the car door and stepped out. Chie
unbuckled her seatbelt and got out from the car as well.
"Sachiko-san?"
Sachiko stood staring forwards, then turned around to stare at another
direction. It was like she was looking for something.
"I can feel it..." she murmured.
"The power you sensed before?" Jun asked, stepping out from
the car as well. Mai sighed and did the same things. Sachiko shook her
head, still looking around.
"No, it's entirely different," she answered. "This... is
evil..."
The same moment she said that Mai turned around, hearing something
from a bush. For a moment she stood still, as if trying to decide if
she had imagined the noise or if it had been for real. Then she
suddenly ran towards the bush but before she could reach it a woman
jumped out and then ran away. The others turned around, noticing it
for the first time. But by then the woman was already far away from
them. Mai continued to pursue the running woman without waiting for
her brother or the others.
"Mai, wait!" Jun called but Mai wouldn't listen. She ran down
the street and around the corner, disappearing from sight.
"Let's follow her," Chie said.
Sachiko and Jun agreed, and they all ran to catch up with Mai. They
came around the corner just in time to see the unknown woman somehow
leap up and land on the roof of a house. Mai, who had somehow
transformed herself into Lilith in a short matter of time, took a run
and then did the same thing. Chie, Jun and Sachiko stopped, not
knowing how to follow.
"We'll take the car," Chie suddenly suggested and they all
turned back. "How does your sister jump that high anyway?"
"I have no idea," Jun sincerely replied. "I think she's using
her powers to lift herself somehow. I'll just have to ask her about
it."
"There's no time for it now," Sachiko said as they reached the
car. Chie immediately got in and paid absolutely no attention to her
own seat belt but to everyone else's.
"Buckle up," Chie said again. "You'll need it if you want me
to drive fast. If you don't believe me you can ask Hikaru all about my
driving."
The others didn't question Chie and did as they were told. Chie
started the car and then drove after Lilith and the woman they were
following.
* * * *
"I got you now..." Lilith murmured to herself as she landed on
the roof of an unusually low apartment house. She stopped, raised her
hands and tried to concentrate. The woman she was following was about
to jump to the next building but was strangely pulled back by an
invincible force. The woman was tossed back on the roof. Lilith drew
a deep breath, happy that she had managed to stop the woman for now.
But she hoped that her brother would show up soon, she didn't know if
she was powerful enough to handle this on her own.
Lilith took the moment of advantage to take a look at the
woman. She was wearing a black cloak which covered most of her body.
The only thing that Lilith could be sure of was that the woman had
long reddish hair tied up in a thick braid. There was something about
her that looked so familiar. The woman got up on her feet, turned
around and faced Lilith. Lilith gasped when she saw the woman's face.
"You're that witch Tiamat..." she whispered. "But that can't
be... You killed yourself."
The response she got what a loud laugh from the woman. Lilith knew
that moment that it wasn't Tiamat. The voice wasn't the same and the
way this woman laughed was definitely not the same. She didn't laugh
as insanely as Tiamat had. And now when Lilith thought about it,
wasn't Tiamat's hair a bit darker?
"Tiamat was really a witch," the woman laughed. "I agree with
that. Fortunately, for both of us, I'm not her."
"Then who are you?" Lilith demanded. "Another annoying witch
sent from hell?"
Before the woman could answer the door to the stairs was suddenly
thrown open. Out came Lucius, Ishtar and Nature. Lilith smiled, they
couldn't have come at a better time. All of them breathing hard after
running up the stairs. Nature, who seemed a little less tired than the
two others, took a step forth when she saw who the woman was.
"Hecate!" she exclaimed.
"Hecate?" Ishtar repeated in confusion and then looked
forwards at Hecate. "Oh, it *is* you! What are you doing here?"
"I should be the one asking you that question," Hecate replied
and took step back from Lilith. "I wasn't expecting you at all. But
since you're all here I might as well take the chance."
"The chance?" Lucius echoed, puzzled. Hecate smiled wickedly
and grabbed the cloak with one hand. Then she just ripped it off
herself and tossed it away.
"The chance to kill you."
* * * *
[This is my chance to escape...]
Amelia, detransformed this time, walked around the corner and began to
leave the surburb. Diana had been right, the Earth was full of danger.
The moment she had landed on Earth someone had showed up looking for
her. It hadn't been NSS but Amelia guessed that it was some kind of
evil since the person was floating. She had been luckily and hadn't
been attacked yet but that could change. This time there were other
Senshi chasing Amelia's pursuer. Next time she wouldn't be so lucky.
Amelia ran as fast as she could but she knew that she was
getting tired as each moment passed. The teleport had required a lot
of energy that she wouldn't regain until she had days of rest. But she
had to get away before anyone discovered her.
Something inside her warned her of an evil force. Amelia
stopped running and turned around. Something was coming at her.
* * * *
Hecate jumped aside to evade the beam of light. The beam grazed her
shoulder, although it wasn't a serious wound it hurt like hell. Hecate
gritted her teeth and released her own energy beams. Ishtar, Nature,
Lilith and Lucius evaded them as good as they could.
[This isn't going well...] Hecate thought. [I hate to admit
it, I'll lose. If I waste my energy on them, I'll never be able to
track that person again.]
Hecate closed her eyes and murmured a few words. Nature was about to
attack when a dark, thick cloud was formed in front of them. The cloud
practically devoured them and Nature could hardly see the hand she
held out. She backed, not knowing if she should attack. She could
strike Hecate but there was also a chance that she could hurt her
comrades. Though Nature struggled to get out from the cloud, the more
she tried the more thick it became. When the cloud suddenly vanished,
she found herself standing on the rooftop and the others not that far
from her. Hecate, however, was no where to be seen.
Meanwhile, Hecate ran down the street. The person she was
searching for was nearby. So close. Could it be Reed? Her heart
slammed against her ribcage when she thought about him. What if he
wasn't dead after all? Maybe he was alive and here on Earth. Maybe he
was thinking of her just as often as she was thinking of him.
Hecate stopped when she saw someone leaning against a
lamppost. She slowed down and walked towards the person. To her
disappointment, Hecate saw that it was a girl with long green hair.
The girl was breathing hard as if she had been running for hours.
Although Hecate was disappointed that it wasn't Reed, she couldn't
shake the feeling that there was something about this girl. This girl
had some kind of power that Hecate had sensed from a great distance
and a kind of power that Hecate had never seen before. As Hecate got
closer, she saw that this girl was shifting between Senshi and human
before. First she was a Senshi, three seconds later she was human,
then another three seconds later she was a Senshi again.
"What are you?" Hecate whispered, standing close to the girl.
The girl noticed her and remained in her Senshi form. Hecate stepped
back. There was something about this girl that couldn't be explained.
Something that frightened Hecate.
"Go away..." the girl whispered. She reached out her hand and
fire emerged from her fingers. The fire grazed Hecate's injured arm
and left a pain that Hecate had never felt before. Hecate screamed and
backed. In anger, she shot an energy ball at the girl. The girl didn't
have the strength to dodge and the energy ball struck her right at her
chest. The girl was thrown to the ground and for a brief moment Hecate
thought that she had been knocked unconsious.
But then the girl slowly sat up. She breathed hard and stared
at Hecate for a few seconds. Then she started to float up in the air.
Hecate watched in amazement as a bubble like barrier protected the
girl as she floated higher and higher. Eventually, when the bubble was
all that Hecate could see, it quickly flew away.
The bubble disappeared from sight. Hecate took a deep breath
and looked at the ugly wound on her arm. The blast from Ishtar had
hurt but the fire from the girl had made things a million times worse.
Hecate didn't have the strength or the will to pursue the girl. She
teleported herself back to her bedroom and hoped that Hel-sama
wouldn't find out about this.
* * * *
"I'll go to sleep now," Mai muttered and went into her
bedroom. Jun sighed as she closed the door behind herself. The fact
that he and Mai were back at their apartment didn't make him happy.
After the dark cloud that Hecate had created had disappeared, Hecate
had vanished. Both Jun and Sachiko had lost all trace of the person or
the object that had arrived. Something inside Jun told him that they
had been close to finding it... Whatever it was.
[I guess that we just have to continue looking tomorrow,] Jun
thought and was about to head towards his own bedroom. There would be
a Senshi meeting tomorrow and before that he could try to find the
power he had sensed. To do that he need at least a couple of hours of
sleep.
He suddenly stopped and for no particular reason turned his
eyes towards the balcony. The balcony door was slightly opened and the
wind blew softly at the curtains. Jun smiled softly and went to close
the balcony door. He put his hand on the doorknob but then noticed
that something was lying on the balcony.
[No... someone,] he corrected himself as he opened the door
fully. Jun bent down and saw that it was a girl with long green hair,
wearing a Sailor fuku. She was lying on her back and appeared to be
unconsious or dead. Jun quickly checked her pulse and felt relieved
when he found that her heart was still beating. That way he could use
his powers to heal her. He quickly took a look at her. There appeared
to be no physical injuries. Then why was she unconsious? Perhaps she
had fallen and hit her head? Or was it something else? It didn't
really matter.
He pulled her head into his arms and brushed her hair aside.
Jun let out a gasp as he saw the most beautiful face he had ever seen.
Her skin had a creamy tone and her mouth was small. Her eyes... even
though they weren't open Jun somehow knew that they were beautiful. He
put his fingertips on her forehead and closed his eyes. Warm energy
emerged from his fingertips and into the girl. A bright aura
surrounded them both as Jun used his healing powers. He continued to
transfer energy to her until he felt her fingers moving.
Jun stopped the energy transfer and watched the girl's eyes
slowly open. He smiled, reliefed that she hadn't been that seriously
injured. The girl blinked a few times and then looked right into Jun's
eyes. The first thing Jun noticed was that her eyes were green like
jade.
"W..who are you?" the girl barely whispered. Her voice was
faint and only a fool wouldn't know how exhausted and tired she was.
"I'm a friend," Jun replied. But the girl shook her head and
tried to sit up.
"No..." she murmured. "I can't trust anyone..."
Her attempts were in vain. The girl was still too weak and she fell
back into Jun's arms. Jun took her hand and held it gently, hoping
that the gesture would calm her down.
"Shhh," he hushed. "Don't waste your strength. You are still
weak."
"I can't afford to be weak... I have to..."
Jun lifted her up and carried her inside. The girl didn't protest. She
was tired and her eyes were beginning to close. Jun carried her into
his room and gently placed her on his bed. He noticed that she had
already fallen asleep. Smiling again, he put the covers over her and
let her sleep. Luckily, he had healed her and the reason why the girl
fell asleep so quickly was probably because of exhaustion.
Who was this girl? Why had she ended up at their balcony?
Those were the questions that Jun asked himself as he watched the girl
sleeping. She was beautiful, the most beautiful person Jun had ever
seen. There was something about her that made Jun fascinated. He
didn't want to take his eyes off her.
Suddenly he felt something warm inside his heart. Frowning, he
realized that it was the same feeling that he had woken up with. It
was the power that he and Sachiko had sensed. Jun looked at the girl
again. There was no doubt that this was the girl whos power he and
Sachiko had sensed.
[At least I found her...] Jun thought. [Why do I sense her
power so clearly? She is a Senshi, but... perhaps she's not a usual
one. How many Senshi have a power that Sachiko, I and the enemy can
sense?]
He probably sat there for an hour just thinking and looking at the
girl. She didn't seem to be dangerous but then there were so many
questions. If this girl, this Senshi, was so powerful, then why had
she ended up on the balcony unconsious and so tired? Jun glanced at
the window and saw that it was almost sunrise. As much as he didn't
want to leave the girl he knew that he was tired and would fall asleep
any moment. He forced himself to leave the room and then lied down on
the couch in the living room. He fell asleep instantly.
* * * *
Jun woke up the next morning when the sun shone right into his face.
He squinted his eyes and sat up so that he wouldn't get the sun into
his face. As soon as he sat up he noticed a note on the coffee table.
Jun blinked in surprise and then picked up the note to read it. Even
though he had just woken up he could still read Mai's complicated
writing.
Fell asleep reading again, didn't ya?
I'm going shopping, I'll see you at Chie's place tonight.
Jun smiled to himself as he put down the note of the coffee table. Mai
must have been in a hurry to go shopping, since she didn't notice that
Jun hadn't been reading and that there was a girl in his room. Jun
suddenly remembered. The girl! He had to check if she was alright.
Jun quickly stood up and turned
around. He was about to run into his room when he saw someone standing
in the doorway.
It was the girl. She was no longer wearing a Sailor fuku.
Instead she was wearing long, black shirt and a short marron skirt.
Her hair flowed down like a green river and her eyes, those beautiful
eyes, seemed so lost and confused. Jun smiled towards her.
"Good morning," he greeted, not knowing what else to say. The
girl returned his smile but said:
"It's already noon."
Jun glanced at his watch and chuckled nervously. He must have been
more tired than he had realized.
"Oh... I guess I overslept," he answered. The girl nodded and
lowered her gaze shyly. A few seconds of silence passed between them.
Jun, for once, had no idea what to say. Finally he decided on giving
his name, something that he would have remembered to do if it had been
anyone else.
"My name is Nanakase Jun," he introduced. The girl looked at
him again, not moving from her position. She was silent. Jun figured
that she was wondering if she should introduce herself or not. He
remembered what she had said at the balcony. That she couldn't trust
anyone. Suddenly, the girl spoke.
"Amelia. My name is Amelia."
Jun smiled towards her. He didn't care that she didn't trust him
enough to give him her family name. It didn't matter.
"You must be hungry, Amelia-san," he said. "Would you care to
join me for some breakfa... ah, I mean... lunch?"
Amelia smiled weakly and nodded. Jun walked into the kitchen and
Amelia followed him, quietly. They spoke very little while Jun
prepared the food. Jun was thinking of things to say without being too
forward. He didn't want to ask her too many questions. Amelia was
watching Jun, wondering if this was a person she could trust.
* * * *
"You play the piano?" Amelia asked. Jun turned around and
looked at the piano that more or less stood hidden in a corner of the
living room.
"A little..." he answered. "I played as a child. It's just
recently that I began to play again."
Amelia nodded slowly and then walked over to the piano. She touched
the keys of the piano gently. Looking up for a few moments she noticed
a few music sheets lying on a shelf. She looked puzzled as she read
the music sheet. Jun joined her by the piano. He noticed the name of
the music sheet Amelia was looking at.
"Oh... that one," he said and chuckled. "I wrote it when I was
fifteen."
"It doesn't have any lyrics," Amelia commented.
"I couldn't come up with anything," Jun answered. "Do you want
to hear it?"
Amelia nodded and was about to hand Jun the music sheets when he shook
his head. He sat down at the piano stool and put his fingers on the
keys. He started to play a calm tune while Amelia continued looking at
the music sheet. The way the music came out and the way Jun played the
piano made Amelia relax and she soon found herself quietly humming.
Sometimes she raised her gaze to look at Jun. She watched his calm and
gentle face while he continued to play the song. When the song was
finished, Amelia said the first thing that popped up in her mind.
"It's beautiful."
Jun didn't look at Amelia for some reason. She looked at him a little
closer and discovered how his face turned a little red. Was he
blushing?
"Thank you. I'm glad that you liked it."
"I studied music at home," Amelia told without thinking.
"Mostely singing but I can play the piano too."
"Really?" Jun said, his eyes shining with happiness. "Since I
played something for you, won't you play something for me?"
Amelia smiled slightly and sat down on the piano stool next to him.
She put her fingers on the keys and started to play a song that she
had heard when she was a child. They spent the rest of the day like
that, sitting by the piano and playing music. Both forgot that they
had just met and how little they really knew about each other. Neither
cared.
* * * *
"Hey, shouldn't Jun be here soon?" Usagi asked. Chie took her
eyes off the magazine and looked at her watch. It was 9:32 p.m. Chie
frowned. Jun should have arrived hours ago. They had even had the
Senshi meeting without him and had expected him to show up. But he
hadn't.
"I wonder if something happened..." Chie murmured with worry.
Usagi laughed softly and shook her head.
"You don't have to be that worried, Chie-san. If something had
happened then Jun would have contacted us on his communicator, right?"
"I guess so," Chie answered. She put the magazine on the
coffee table and got up. "I guess I'll call him. Perhaps he forgot
about it or something."
She managed to make her way through the living room. Akira, Kenji,
Hikaru, Yasha and Mai were playing poker. Somehow Hikaru always
managed to win the game.
"Royal flush," Hikaru said with a grin and put down his cards
on the table. The four others leaned forwards to examine the cards.
Mai sighed.
"Again?!" she exclaimed. "Oh, man! What are you, lady luck in
a man's body?"
"I guess I'm just lucky," Hikaru answered and gathered the
money that everyone had bet. Chie smiled to herself as she left the
living room. Once she reached the hallway she picked up the phone and
the phone book. After flipping through a few pages she found the
number to Jun's and Mai's apartment and dialed the number. It didn't
take long before Jun answered the phone.
"Moshi moshi, Nanakase residence."
"Jun-san, it's Chie," Chie said. "Has something come up? We
expected you here an hour ago."
Chie heard Jun chuckle but also heard Mai's angry cries. Apparantly
she had discovered Hikaru hiding a few cards in his sleeve. Mai wasn't
the only one who was angry at Hikaru. Yasha was currently in the
process of slapping Hikaru who had landed an insult or something at
her again.
"Oh... gomen nasai," Jun apologized. "After what happened last
night I kind of overslept and forgot."
"It's okay," Chie assured. "You must have been really tired."
"Ah, not really."
Something in Jun's voice told Chie that there was more than just
oversleeping and forgetting about the Senshi meeting. But if Jun
didn't want to tell, there was no point in asking.
"Well, there wasn't much to discuss anyway," Chie told. "So
you didn't miss anything. Mai is spending the night here, she missed
the last bus."
"Oh, it's okay, I'll just come and pick her up," Jun said.
"I don't think that's neccessary," Chie smiled and watched
everyone in the living room. "Yasha and Mai have been getting along
very well since the food fight. They're both teaming up against Hikaru
right now. Besides, we have enough room for everyone."
"Are you sure?" Jun asked. "It won't take long for me to come
and pick her up..."
"No, we're quite glad to have Mai here," Chie assured. "By the
way, have you picked up any traces?"
"Traces?" Jun repeated. He sounded confused. Chie was. Had he
forgotten about the mysterious power he had felt already?
"Traces of the person or the object you and Sachiko-san sensed
last night," Chie reminded. "Sachiko and I went driving around town
hoping that we would find something but we didn't. Have you found
anything?"
There was silence. At first Chie thought that the connection had been
broken or something. She waited for a while then said:
"Jun-san? Are you there?"
"Oh... yes, I'm still here."
"Are you okay?" Chie asked. She wondered why Jun had gotten
quiet all of the sudden.
"I'm alright. Well, I have to go now. Say hello to everyone
for me."
"I will," Chie answered, a little surprised at his sudden
decision to end the conversation. "Bye."
"Bye."
Chie hung up. Instead of going back to the others she stayed in the
hallway and thought. Jun hadn't answered her question and why had he
gotten so quiet? But then Chie shrugged and went back into the living
room. Perhaps he was still tired or something.
[There's probably nothing to worry about.]
* * * *
Jun hung up the phone and turned around. Amelia stood outside on the
balcony, where Jun had found her less than 24 hours ago. He opened the
balcony door and then joined her.
"Who was it?" Amelia asked curiously, referring to the phone
call.
"Just a friend of mine," Jun answered.
"Oh."
Amelia sounded a little disappointed at the short answer. But then she
just smiled, thinking how silly she was. After all, she was the one
who hadn't told Jun anything. But Jun hadn't asked.
[He seems like a nice person,] Amelia thought. [One that I
could trust. Last night he used some kind of magic to heal me and he
has let me stay here without asking any questions. But can I really
trust him?]
"You're a Senshi, aren't you?" Amelia asked suddenly. Jun
blinked as if he was surprised. But then he nodded.
"Yes. That was why I was able to heal you last night."
"I... am a Senshi too," Amelia told. "But I guess you knew
that already. I'm Circe."
"And I'm Lucius. May I ask you something, Amelia-san?"
"Of course," Amelia replied. "And please... just Amelia. I'm
half American, I'm not used to being called Amelia-san."
"Well then... Amelia. Where do you come from?"
Amelia wondered if she should answer that question. She remembered
what Diana had said. If anyone ever found out what she had done she
could be turned in to the NSS or the government and be prosecuted.
Diana had also said that there were few who could be trusted and you
never knew how to trust.
[But...] a little voice in Amelia's mind said. [If you can't
trust this man, then who can you trust?]
It was true, she didn't know Jun. For all she knew he could be
dangerous to her. But... there was something about him. Something...
that fascinated Amelia.
"My name is Amelia Maxwell. I come from the Moon Kingdom."
The end of this part! This part was written pretty fast... at least
half of it. This was originally part 14 so the beginning to the part
where Amelia first detransforms was written before "A day in the
life". The rest was written after "A day in the life" was made part 14
and this part became part 15. Amelia is one of my favorite characters,
even though I love every character I write about. Well, except for
Morpheus. Perhaps that's why he died so soon....?
Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com
http://komillia.tripod.com/mirai/index.html
24 February 2002
Next:
Sailormoon Mirai Part XVI: Magic duel
Amelia tells Jun her story. Meanwhile the others battle Hecate...
again. This time Hecate has recieved a power boost from Hel and
captures all the Shin Senshi. Now it's up to Amelia and Jun to save
them.