HEEEEEY.
Holy crap, I'm back with another chapter! Sorry this one took so long. I figured out that between English Literature, directing a 10-minute play, managing The Butler Did It, and frying up people's wings and chicken fingers, it doesn't leave very much time for writing. But I hope now that the summer is approaching and I'm neglecting writing my papers on King Lear, I can write more on this story, and finally get it done. LOL. Plus, you would not believe how hard it is to write sexxx when you're recovering from a break-up. Haha. ;D
Which reminds me…
SEXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is in this chapter. It's kind of graphic. I don't do the metaphorical romance novel description very well, I guess. Sorry if it's too descriptive…
But that's not all this chapter is about, lucky you! So you can skip over it if you want to continue reading the story but don't want to read hardcore sex.
Also, DEEEEEAAATHHH is in this chapter. Okay, not really. But there is some minor fighting. The End.
And with that, sit back and enjoy the show! :D
WOAH SNAP, I almost forgot to mention that Sailor Moon still doesn't belong to me.
Okay, I actually DID forget, but then I remembered, so technically I didn't forget, right? Beh. Whatever.
--(p.s., I guess ff.n isn't down with lines of... well, lines... anymore, so it'll be this from now on. And now on with the show! Wee!)--
All too soon, the pair reluctantly decided to return to the palace. They knew the luncheon was surely over, but they had other obligations to fulfill that evening. They parted ways in the reception room of the palace, catching each other's infatuated gaze, an unspoken secret between them, and feeling a little like lovesick teenagers.
Michiru returned immediately to her room, where she showered, disentangling the leaves that had collected in her hair. The hot water felt good against her skin, and she smiled as she lathered up her aqua locks, the memory of her recent time spent with Haruka returning to her.
Haruka went to her room as well. She had received some documents from Tachi earlier that day and needed to look over them and sign them. She sat at the desk in her room and went through her papers. It took less time than she expected thanks to Tachi's organizational skills, and afterwards she decided to shower and freshen up, due to her romp in the flower bed with Michiru earlier in the evening. Once she finished her shower, she lay down on her bed, dressed casually, and opened the book she'd been reading as part of her studies.
She tried to get into it, but realized that all her thoughts kept returning to Michiru. She sighed and set the book down on her nightstand, then laid back with her arms folded under her head, staring at the ceiling of the canopy on her bed. She closed her eyes and remembered the way Michiru's lips tasted, and the way her body felt pressed against hers.
She opened her eyes as she heard a knock on the door. In amusement she shook her head- she always seemed to get disturbed at the wrong time lately. She got out of bed, glancing quickly at the clock- it was unusual for a visitor this late, unless it was her partner. She answered the door, not at all surprised that her visitor was Michiru, but slightly startled at the girl's choice of clothing.
The senshi of the ocean stood framed in her doorway, wearing one of Haruka's long-sleeved dress shirts that was still in the aqua-haired girl's possession. One of the buttons was clasped, keeping the upper part of the shirt closed, but the lower part and the cuffs were undone, revealing Michiru's light blue panties, her delicate wrists and her toned, bare thighs.
Haruka swallowed as Michiru's eyes swept over her tall frame. She was standing barefoot in tan pants and a black muscle shirt, her hair still a little damp from her shower, as was, she noticed, Michiru's. "Good evening, Michiru," Haruka said, trying to be casual. "What brings you?"
Michiru smiled, amused at Haruka's attempt at conversation. "May I come in?"
"Of course."
Haruka closed the door behind her and Michiru moved to the center of the room.
"Been working?" she asked smoothly, fiddling with the buttons on the shirt she was wearing.
Haruka nodded, following her partner's gaze. "Tachi had sent me some documents implementing his strategy for the improvement of the economy. I…" she trailed off as she noticed Michiru had unbuttoned her shirt, revealing that she was wearing nothing underneath except the panties she had spied earlier. The thought made her swallow again, hard, as she noticed the newly exposed, smooth skin of Michiru's chest and abdomen.
Michiru moved closer to the blonde, closing the distance between their bodies. She tilted her head up and was rewarded when Haruka kissed her deeply. She let her arms encircle Haruka's waist, her hands shyly prodding under the hem of her shirt. She had never touched the blonde's bare skin in such a manner before, and as her palms caressed the softness of her lower back, she all but gasped at the warmth.
Haruka tensed at the bold touch of the aqua-haired girl. She shivered at the feeling of Michiru's smooth, strong fingers gently teasing her sensitive skin. She pulled back for a moment to gaze into Michiru's intense blue eyes, and found a range of emotions, the strongest being love. She smiled slightly and leaned forward to kiss the juncture of Michiru's neck and jaw, making the other girl shiver in response. She slid her arms around the sensitive artist, embracing her passionately, and met her lips again, not at all surprised when her partner opened her mouth to receive her exploring tongue.
Michiru was aching to be as close as possible to the blonde, needing something that only she could give her. As she felt Haruka's fingers running along her spine, and remembered how those fingers felt touching her earlier in the day, she began to kiss Haruka fiercely, a familiar but still-new throbbing beginning between her legs.
They continued kissing, Haruka's hands becoming more dominant as they moved beneath Michiru's borrowed shirt, hesitantly sliding over toned stomach muscles and reaching the soft fullness of Michiru's breasts. The aqua-haired girl didn't realize she had been holding her breath until she let out slowly, upon finally feeling Haruka's hands cup her breasts. The blonde gently began to massage the other girl's breasts, her thumbs finding the erect nipples and rubbing them softly, eliciting a gasp from her partner. Michiru's back arched involuntarily as Haruka continued to stimulate her aching nipples, her unbuttoned shirt sliding off her shoulders and onto the soft carpet. Each touch made Michiru's sex throb harder and more insistently, until the ache became almost unbearable, and she was moaning into Haruka's mouth. She channeled her desire into her kisses, which became increasingly more devouring- Haruka had to pull away briefly for air, which encouraged Michiru to kiss her neck and jaw, her seductive tongue darting out to lick her skin teasingly, making Haruka tremble. "Michiru," she gasped, nearly overwhelmed by the amount of emotion she was feeling for her partner, which was increasing with every sultry move Michiru made. Her hands were still fondling Michiru's breasts, and the idea alone made her blood surge in excitement.
Michiru was practically panting in the blonde's ear, her fingers dragging lightly down Haruka's back under her shirt, making her body shudder involuntarily. "I want you so much…" she breathed desperately, her nearly-naked figure pressed tightly against her partner. Haruka did not respond verbally; instead, she tightened her grip on Michiru and lifted her roughly off her feet, carrying her to the bed. Michiru wrapped her legs around Haruka's waist as she felt herself being lowered onto her back, Haruka's body above her.
Haruka's mouth was at Michiru's creamy throat, licking and sucking at it gently. She kissed her way down the silky expanse of exposed skin to Michiru's chest, lost in the feel of Michiru's body beneath her. The girl in question cried out softly in painful pleasure as she felt Haruka's teeth biting her gently, leaving a small mark, the proof for later of their amorous activities. She subconsciously wrapped her legs more tightly around the blonde's waist, pulling her in closer to her body. She could feel Haruka's clothed thigh pressed between her legs with only the fabric of her panties to protect her, and as her partner moved to capture her lips again, she began to grind her hips against it, hoping to relieve some of the aching pressure building there. She moaned softly as they kissed, Haruka's thigh pushing against her damp underwear and sending small tremors through her body.
She finally couldn't take anymore. Without ending the passionate kiss she was engaged in, she reached under the blonde and clumsily began to unfasten Haruka's pants, needing to feel the other girl's warm skin against her. Haruka lifted up slightly, allowing Michiru to continue in her mission to remove her pants, and soon she was moving to slide them off, Michiru already pushing off her black shirt hastily. She removed it quickly, and Michiru let out a small, sexy sound as she caught sight of Haruka's nearly nude form. Haruka was only dressed in her black, boy-cut underwear, and Michiru could not resist leaning forward and capturing one of Haruka's nipples in her mouth, which elicited a low, husky moan from the blonde's throat. The sound sent another shiver down Michiru's spine, and her hands moved of their own accord, touching Haruka's toned stomach, tracing the muscles in her abdomen, reaching behind her to caress her firm behind, and sliding up and down her thighs.
Their lips met again, hungrily, and Haruka moved to kiss Michiru's flat stomach, making the other girl arch slightly and shake in anticipation, her thighs trembling nervously as the blonde kissed the slight crevice at the juncture of her hips and thigh. But Haruka merely reached for Michiru's underwear, hooking her fingers in the elastic and pulling the last barrier down Michiru's shapely legs. She kissed the inside of her love's calf softly, then rid herself of her own underwear.
Finally naked, their bodies surged together sensually, a soft sigh of pleasure escaping each of them at the heated contact. Connected, they began to move against each other, feeling each other's arousal against their skin. Haruka was on top, savoring the feeling of Michiru's naked body pressed tightly against her, their lips locked together in fierce, loving combat.
Haruka trailed her fingertips down the side of Michiru's body, letting her journey end at her thigh. She reached between Michiru's legs and found the spot she had teased earlier that day. Michiru broke the kiss to gasp, and Haruka began to kiss the side of her face, her neck, her ear, all the while letting her fingertips tease her hard, slick clit, tracing circles around it and rubbing at her wet entrance.
Michiru moaned desperately, clutching at Haruka's back and bucking her hips constrictedly at her slight touch. She whispered pleadingly in Haruka's ear, begging the blonde to take her, her hot breath making the hair on the back of her partner's neck stand on end. She cried out softly as she finally felt Haruka's fingers enter her slowly, the feeling making her arch off the bed.
Haruka gently pushed her fingers in as deep as she could. She enjoyed the tightness of Michiru's womanhood due to being her first, and the heavy breaths coming from her partner. Pausing momentarily to make sure Michiru was okay, she began to thrust her fingers slowly, starting up a rhythm that was driving her partner into madness. The feeling of being inside Michiru aroused Haruka impossibly further. She realized she was straddling Michiru's thigh, and she began to grind against it slowly, relieving some of the tension in her body. Haruka did not quicken her pace, but let Michiru build slowly. Each gentle thrust took Michiru a step closer to the edge, but the steadiness of her motions allowed Michiru to continue kissing her, though nearly breathless from the intensity of the pleasure she was receiving.
Michiru's thighs began to shake slightly, and Haruka knew she was close. Michiru began to moan louder, her hands clutching Haruka's shoulders for dear life. Haruka held her breath and watched Michirus's face as she felt Michiru's body tense, tightening around her fingers. She let it out as Michiru shivered lightly, and for the first time, she noticed a thin sheen of sweat on the artist's skin. She moved to kiss her, and was surprised at the ferocious kiss Michiru returned, sending a jolt of pleasure down her body. She felt Michiru's hand on her inner thigh, slowly moving towards its destination, and she spread her legs a little, allowing Michiru's fingers to find her more than ready.
She groaned softly as Michiru wasted no time in entering her, and began to move in an out at a speedy pace. Haruka braced herself on one arm, her other hand subconsciously moving to finger her partner again at the same pace she was receiving. They mutually pleasured each other until Haruka reached her climax, collapsing onto her partner shakily, her body trembling lightly.
They kissed breathlessly, Michiru wrapping her arms around Haruka and pressing their bodies together again. They pushed against each other, almost as if they were trying to merge into one body, as they kissed harder. They fell onto their sides, legs intertwining, arms wrapped tightly around each other, fitting together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Michiru pushed Haruka onto her back, rolling on top of her, and within moments the two were having a silent wrestling contest, playfully fighting for dominance, their lips never parting.
Finally, Michiru ended up on top, her hands pressing Haruka's firmly to the bed above their heads, their noses touching. She kissed the blonde softly, then gently bit her lower lip, letting her tongue tease her as Haruka kissed back. "I'm so in love with you," Michiru murmured, still unsatisfied that their bodies could not be physically closer. She kissed her again, passionately, and Haruka had to pull away for air.
"Michiru," she gasped, her teal eyes never leaving the intense blue ones before her. She did not return the phrase, but Michiru saw it in her lover's overwhelmed expression. Haruka swallowed at the intensity of what she was feeling, her heart threatening to break from the amount of emotions bursting inside it. She simply kissed her partner again, letting their feelings take them where they would. Tonight was their night, and she had nowhere to be, and no one else she'd rather be with than the woman in her arms.
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It seemed like they had just fallen asleep when they were jolted awake by an ear-splittingly loud, high-pitched siren. Automatically they climbed out of bed, still naked, and summoned their henshin sticks, a brief, serious glance cast between them as they noticed the time- it was 3:47AM. Hastily, they transformed and were out of the room as quickly as possible, sprinting swiftly down the hall and arriving at the briefing room on the other side of the palace in record time.
They were the first senshi to arrive, but within minutes all of the inner senshi had appeared, all transformed and looking as alert and on edge as they were. Queen Serenity was standing, looking worse than ever, her eyes hauntingly empty and her posture sagging slightly with exhaustion.
She swallowed a few times as the senshi stood, awaiting tensely for the cause of their emergency summons. "I… There's been…" she started shakily, "…an attack."
The inners gasped, and Neptune caught Mars's eyes. They shared an intense understanding, for they had both seen this coming. Neptune noticed the shred of terror in Mars's expression and became even more concerned.
"Where?" Venus asked. "Who's being attacked?"
Queen Serenity looked into the distance for a moment before replying carefully, "The planet Mars. Mars is under attack." Another gasp rippled through the inners, and Mars shut her eyes in agony, bracing for the rest of the bad news. She had had a bad feeling in her bones all day that had only intensified as the night went on, and she knew it had to do with her planet. Neptune placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"The Dark Kingdom has attacked with its entire army. Even as we speak, the planet is being torn apart, destroyed."
"Then what are we waiting here for?" Jupiter asked suddenly, looking around at the rest of the senshi. "We need to go, now, and stop them!"
"I'm afraid that would be impossible," Queen Serenity said sadly. "The Dark Kingdom used the luncheon to its advantage- while we were busy, they took the opportunity to gather their forces and launch an assault. The battle has been going on for hours, but because of the sudden surprise of it, it was hard for Mars to get messengers out and summon for help. Now I fear that the planet has been overtaken too much for us to risk sending you there. Mercury, if you would do some calculations, I'm sure you would agree."
As if on cue, Mercury produced her small computer book, and began to type in some calculations and statistics, punching up data. After a few anticipated moments, she frowned. "The Queen is right. Even at this distance, the dark energy permeating from Mars is so intense, my computer was able to pick it up without performing a complete scan. We are greatly outnumbered and victory would seem impossible." She set her computer down, and looked up at Mars, who was visibly shaking, her fists at her sides. "I'm afraid Mars cannot be saved."
At those words, Sailor Moon began to cry. "But there has to be a way! There just has to be!" At her pleading cry, the other senshi were eerily quiet. Queen Serenity continued to stare into the distance, seemingly indifferent on the outside, but harboring more pain than she wished her young senshi to discover on the inside.
Venus exploded suddenly. "We can't just sit here and do nothing, everyone! We're the Sailor Senshi! This is exactly what the Dark Kingdom wants!" She looked around angrily. "We have to go to Mars and fight this! Come on!"
At her angry demand, Sailor Moon stood up beside her, ready to encourage the others to teleport, when suddenly, Mars moved furiously, her fists clenched in rage. She grabbed Venus's arm tightly, so tightly that Venus flinched, but she did not back down as Mars got right up in her face.
"Did you not understand Mercury?" she grated through clenched teeth. "We will all die if we attempt to save my planet. We cannot risk losing even one of us at a time like this. All of us are crucial. My planet… is…" She turned her face away suddenly, took a few deep, shaking breaths, and regained her composure. She let go of Venus's arm, and stepped back, addressing everyone in the room. "Sacrifices have to be made. They have to be." At the resulting silence, Mars moved to a chair far away from the others, and sat, facing away.
Neptune and Uranus stood in shock. Mars… lost? It was a hard blow, and one that was not easy to take. They all were quietly processing for a moment before Venus spoke quietly to the two older senshi.
"What does this mean?"
Uranus, who had been studying certain aspects of the planets for this particular reason, looked at Venus. "It means a lot of things," she began carefully. "Out of all of the planets in our system, Mars has the strongest, largest, and most well-trained army. If the Dark Kingdom can defeat them, then the rest of the solar system should be no problem." She paused as the others considered her words. "I suspect that's why they chose Mars over any of the other inner planets- not only would they have overcome the strongest line of defense, but the planet is also the most ideal location to launch a large-scale future attack against the moon, and us."
The room was still eerily quiet. The Queen was motionless, as if she'd been frozen in place. Venus stood defiantly, determined to figure out a way, but knowing deep down that it was hopeless. Her bravado was mostly to keep the others' hopes alive, though she knew they were sinking lower with each moment. Sailor Moon was still crying, only quieter, the tears silently making their way down her pink cheeks. Mars was completely devastated. She was slumped over in a chair, looking like a withered flower with a broken stem, her processing of the news making her insides almost feel as though they were eating themselves. She did not cry- she had surpassed that stage of sorrow and sat, quietly, in utter horror and shock.
Neptune locked eyes with Uranus and they both exchanged a knowing, serious glance.
"Don't forget that the Earth is also under attack," Jupiter pointed out slowly. "Which means…"
"Which means we are surrounded by two planets, both on their way to being controlled by the Dark Kingdom," Neptune stated.
"The Dark Kingdom's forces must be extremely great if they are fighting on two fronts simultaneously," Mercury added sadly. "I'm afraid our chances of overcoming them are very low."
"Don't talk like that, Mercury," Venus said firmly. "We're still here. We're still the Sailor Senshi, and we weren't given these powers to give up against unbeatable odds. We have to trust in ourselves and our training. We can't give in now."
"Venus is right," Sailor Moon agreed, wiping her eyes with the back of her gloved hand. "We have to--"
Just then Mercury's computer light began to blink, and a loud, shrill beeping sounded continuously. Mercury looked curiously at the screen, which had a flashing section of the screen. She stood up excitedly. "There's a safe landing point on Mars," she said seriously. "But I can't guarantee how long it will stay that way."
Venus punched her fist into her other hand. "All right, everyone! This is the moment of truth! Every second counts! Do we do this, or not?"
"It's now or never," Mercury added.
"I won't just sit here and do nothing," Jupiter stated with a slight nod towards Venus and Moon. Mars looked up, but remained silent. Uranus and Neptune nodded after a moment's hesitation. They knew they couldn't stop the inners from teleporting, so they opted to aid and protect, rather than watch them be destroyed.
"Let's go," Venus urged, sticking her hand out. The other senshi all placed their hands on top, and in a flash, they were transported to Mars. They barely had a chance to take in their surroundings before they heard a terrible battle cry, and looked across the plain Martian desert to see a sea of daimons moving to attack them.
"Here they come!" Mercury exclaimed, as the daimons nearly flew at top speed to the point where they had landed.
"Everyone, get ready!" Venus shouted, running into formation. The other inners quickly moved into a battle stance and braced themselves for the attack, which happened much faster than they had originally anticipated. Uranus and Neptune had helped strengthen the formation and were a little better prepared, but still did not fare as well as they had hoped.
The first wave of daimons hit them, speeding past, their blade appendages slashing into unprotected skin. The senshi had seconds to gather their bearings and summon attacks before the second wave of daimons hit them full force.
Uranus had angrily met several of the daimons head-on with her sword, and had a slight advantage in defending herself over the others who had no immediate weapons. Neptune had produced her mirror and was finishing off many of the daimons on the front lines, along with Mars, who was using her bow to shoot arrows of flame, defending the other inner senshi long enough for them to power up and throw their attacks.
Unfortunately, the daimons' numbers proved much more effective, and a quick survey by Mercury and Neptune confirmed they were surrounded.
"We have to retreat," Uranus called to Neptune between literally disarming a daimon and being tackled to the ground by another. Neptune finished off the daimon on top of Uranus and pulled her to her feet.
"I agree," she said, and Uranus winced at the many cuts dotting Neptune's exposed skin.
Seconds later they were engaged in yet another battle, and after a small victory, they fought their way to the other senshi, who were holding their ground but tiring fast.
"We need to get out of here," Uranus commanded to Venus.
"No! We can win!" Venus said as she targeted a daimon. "CRESCENT BEAM!"
The daimon vaporized, but another was already there to replace it. Venus watched in disbelief. "CRESCENT BEAM! CRESCENT BEAM!"
"STOP," Uranus growled, grabbing her arm. "We need to go!"
"We can't abandon this planet," Venus said stubbornly, continuing to angrily pelt the advancing daimons with her planetary attack.
"We can't die, either, or there will be no one to defend the Moon Kingdom!" Uranus argued. Venus opened her mouth to reply but they were both knocked over by two daimons that had flung themselves at them. Uranus impaled hers with a sword and shoved it off her, looking over to where Venus had done the same, only she was sporting a large gash on her forearm.
"It's now or never," Neptune called, and Uranus grabbed Venus's uninjured arm.
"I know it hurts, Minako. But sacrifices have to be made," Uranus said firmly, her heart aching at the tears welling up in Venus's eyes. Venus nodded and followed Uranus back to the other senshi, who were all wounded in some form or another.
They circled up and clasped hands just as another wave of daimons came, and in a flash they were back in the briefing room, sprawled on the floor in utter shock, panting and covered in a mixture of blood, Martian soil, and Dark Kingdom ooze.
Queen Serenity was deeply concerned, but not surprised at the state of the returning senshi. She had admired their brave foolishness for trying to win an impossible battle- it reminded her very much of the senshi she had fought side-by-side with in another time and place, and how they had often thought themselves unbeatable. She quickly summoned doctors to tend to the many wounds, but she knew that the knowledge of realizing they were able to be defeated was a wound that could not be healed easily. She briefly recalled her own painful awareness of that fact before the senshi began to talk.
"We're lucky we made it out alive," Neptune stated.
Venus winced. "I'm sorry, everyone. I thought we could defeat them."
"Don't blame yourself, Minako," Mercury said painfully from her position on the floor. She couldn't stand due to the stab wound she'd received in her thigh, which was still bleeding, although she'd taken the proper medical steps to subdue it.
"Yeah, we all agreed to try and stop the Dark Kingdom," Jupiter assured. She had suffered numerous cuts and scrapes, but out of the inners, had come out with the least harm done to her. "It wasn't only your decision to save Mars."
"The question is, what do we do now? Mars is lost for sure, and we didn't prevent anything from happening," Moon said, sitting in a chair carefully. Her back had been gouged deeply and she had a deep cut above her eye.
"I'm not sure that can be answered right now," Uranus said softly as the doctors the Queen had summoned arrived on the scene.
"Okay then, for now, let's return to bed. Tomorrow, once we've rested, we'll brainstorm ideas for what course of action we should take," Venus planned, snapping into leadership mode. There was no protest from the other senshi, or from the Queen, who sat, crumpled and silent, looking as miserable as they did, if not more.
"Our days are numbered," Mars said, breaking the silence. It was the first time she had spoken since her outburst, and her voice seemed hollow, almost unrecognizable as having come from the black-haired senshi. She looked around the room, meeting eyes with each of the others. "It's only a matter of time, now…"
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Author's Note (I mean obviously, who else would it be besides me?):
I'd like to point out that, interestingly enough, Mars would've been able to sustain life a bazillion years ago back when the Earth was forming into a planet to sustain life, but due to its distance from the sun and it's atmosphere, the natural water cycle of Mars (you know, precipitation, condensation, rain, etc.) began to falter and the water dried up, and life never progressed. Or something.
Fascinating, eh? Even now, scientists have discerned that a colony on Mars is possible and that we have the technology and the resources to make it successful. It's just a matter of finding the right people to start one… (people who enjoy solitude and living in a bubble… you know… that whole thing… hahaha)
All right, I'm gonna shut up now. Just thought I'd share, because it really was pretty darn cool for me. :D
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Only a few more to go, and they are pretty dark. But I hope that won't deter you from reading, because as I've promised, the story will have a happy ending. I'm true to the series, I hope…
As always, thanks for all the reviews on the previous chapters. Taking time out of your day just to write little ol' me makes me smile.
See ya next time, pals!