So I decided to give you guys to chapters to make up for the week or two that I haven't updated. Hope you enjoy.
Imprisoned Solitude
Chapter 5: Dreams
"Some moon princess you are!"
"You allowed us to die. How could you Usagi?"
"We trusted you! You abandoned us and took the credit for yourself!"
"Traitor!!"
The dark, relentless voices shook the blonde girl out of her sleep. The young girl jerked up in her large king sized bed, and stared around at the room she currently occupied. She brought her hand to her chest, attempting to calm the rapid beating of her heart that resulted from the nightmare of voices.
It had only been a week since Bulma gave her a room and allowed Usagi to claim Capsule Corporations as home. Everyday since then, dark, female voices managed to penetrate her sleep, waking her constantly in the middle of the night. Usagi raked her pale fingers through her tangled golden locks. She let out a breath, and swinging her legs across the bed, she stood to her feet. She slowly made her way out of the room and down the stairs towards the kitchen.
With it being nearly three in the morning, Usagi didn't expect for anyone to be in the kitchen. So she was consumed in shock when she noticed Vegeta sitting at the counter with a bottle of water. Completely shirtless, he wore a pair of grey sweats, and was sweating furiously.
"Oh….hello…" Usagi whispered. The older man simply gazed at her and let a low 'hmph.' A small smile spread across her lips.
'Just as Trunks described' Usagi thought, referring to the description Trunks provided of his father; the prince of the al-mighty saiyan-jin race with the temper and attitude to intimidate any individual.
"Unable to sleep onna?" Usagi was shocked that Vegeta actually lowered the bottle of water from his lips to acknowledge her. She gazed at him a moment longer before reaching into the fridge and retrieving her own bottle of water.
"I guess you could say that." Usagi said with a sigh. She took a seat across from the saiyan-jin prince and closed her eyes.
"Do you remember anything?" Though Vegeta's voice was somewhat rigid, it held a mild softness to it as he spoke to the girl. The blonde shook her head slowly before speaking again.
"I hear them talking to me… my friends… but the things they're saying…. It's unlike them. I don't know what I did to them but they seem so angry with me. I wish I xould remember." Usagi said as she gripped the plastic water bottle tighter in her hands. Without taking his onyx eyes off the girl, Vegeta finished off the last of his water and stood to his feet.
"We know nothing about you or where you're from to judge you onna. But I'm sure you'll regain what has been lost." Vegeta mumbled under his breathe before turning the corner out of the kitchen and into the hallway.
"I knew I heard talking down here." Usagi's attention shifted from Vegeta's back to the staircase to see Trunks coming down.
"I'm sorry did we wake you?" Usagi asked barely above a whisper. Trunks gave her a small smile and brushed a few strands of his shoulder length lavender hair from his face.
"Not at all…. I couldn't sleep." He replied, locking eyes with Usagi. It was then that Usagi noticed that Trunks was wearing nothing but a pair of navy blue shorts and a white tank top, allowing her to see the full muscles that developed in his arms.
"I couldn't either." She said, purposely not mentioning her reoccurring nightmares. Trunks shook his head telling her he understood. They stayed in the kitchen silently for a few moments before Trunks spoke up again.
"I was actually about to watch some TV. You can join me if you want. Maybe it'll help us get some sleep." He suggested, slowly making his way into the living room. He waited until Usagi joined him on the couch to flip the television switch, bringing the device to life.
'Do you want to watch anything in particular?" Trunks questioned as he began to flip through the channels with the remote in hand.
"No..." Usagi whispered, wrapping her arms round her long slender legs. Trunks noted the girl shiver silently, making him go to a nearby closet to retrieve a small blanket.
"Here." He said, handing it to her. Usagi took it gratefully and wrapped it around her small frame. Trunks flipped through the channels, finally stopping at a black and white horror movie. He heard a squeak emit from the quiet girl when the TV flashed a scene of a bloody zombie. A small smile crept onto his lips when he felt Usagi cuddle next to him out of fear.
Another scene of a headless zombie flashed across the screen, causing Usagi to bury her head into Trunks' chest, closing her eyes and clutching his shirt tightly.
"I guess you're not a fan of scary movies hm?" Trunks questioned, sneaking a look at the quivering girl that was now in is arms. Usagi clutched his shirt tighter, shaking her head furiously.
"Not at all…" Usagi mumbled into the clothe.
"Okay then..." He said, clicking off the TV. Though the movie was off, Usagi still clutched onto the saiyan-jin man. Trunks had to admit, he actually liked the feeling of her body so close to his. After a while, he felt Usagi's grip loosen. He looked down to see her sleeping, her head lying on his chest, and small snores coming from her.
Trunks let out a short breathe as he stared at the girl. Even though she wasn't in her Cosmos form like when they first met, she still held the beauty and grace he saw before everything had happened to her.
'There's no point in waking her now.' He thought lifting her head just enough for himself to slip from under her. He gently placed her head back onto a pillow, and brought the blanket around her shoulders. He took a final glance at the sleeping girl before retreating up the stairs to his own room.
Usagi sprawled herself over the grass, inhaling the fresh air that surrounded her. She'd always loved the outdoors; especially when she was spending time with her friends as she was now. The sun beat against her pale skin and seemed to make her golden hair glow as it washed over the grass in waves. Her aqua-marine eyes gazed into the clear skies, allowing her thoughts to consume her.
"Usagi get up or you're going to be late for school… AGAIN!" A persistent voice shook her out of her peace. She leaned up on one elbow and stared at her raven haired friend, who glared down at her.
"Rei… what's the point of school anymore? What's the point of trying to live a normal life when we're far from normal?" Usagi let a sigh escape her lips, as she smoothed some of the wrinkles out of her blue and white school uniform. Rei kneeled next to her best friend and gave her a weak smile.
"Since when did my meatball head give up on trying to live a normal life? I thought you were the one who always said even if we're senshi we had to live our lives."
"Yea I know…. But it's gotten to the point where I feel as though being us being senshi, and me being the moon princess, is just our overall destiny. Maybe none of us are meant to lead our own lives and pursue our dreams. It just seems as though there's absolutely no point in denying it anymore."
Usagi woke with a start, nearly falling off the couch. She rubbed her eyes furiously, trying to get rid of the last traces of her sleep from her eyes. She looked around and found Chibi Trunks staring at her with a bashful grin on his face.
'Sorry Usagi... didn't see you there." He said before jetting off in the direction of the kitchen. Usagi rested her head against the arm of the couch and closed her eyes again.
'Rei? Senshi?' she though to herself bringing her hand to her forehead. 'What was that? I know it was only a dream but… why does it feel as though I've actually lived through that?' She thought as a sigh escaped her lips.
"Good to see you're finally up." Usagi turned her head towards the kitchen doorway to see Koibito staring at her.
"Yea..." she whispered.
"Something is troubling you?" Koibito's voice was stern as he spoke to the girl. Before she could open her mouth to respond, Trunks entered into the room.
"Oh you are up. My mom wanted to know if you wanted to come to the park with us. We're having a little picnic get together with everyone." Usagi stared at the two men for a few minutes before speaking.
"Uhhh…sure…..I guess…"
"Good. We're leaving in a half an hour." He said stuffing his hands in his pockets, turning on his heal, and leaving the room.
Before Koibito could utter another word, Usagi rose to her feet and went into her room. Twenty minutes and a fresh shower later, Usagi came back down the stairs dressed in a pair of jean Capri's, a blue tank top, and white sneakers. Her golden hair wasn't in its' usual meatball style; instead, her golden hair hung in a loose ponytail behind her.
"Good you're all ready Usagi." Bulma greeted the girl as she entered the kitchen. The blue haired woman had a small child clutched in her arms as she began to place bags by the door.
"Do you need help?" Usagi asked.
"Yea sure that'd be great." Bulma said with a smile. Usagi began gathering a few of the bags from the doorway and slowly made her way to the family car. She was soon joined by Trunks as he, too, began to pack bags into the car. A few minutes later the small group was ready to leave.
"Well I of course will take the car and Chibi. Everyone else is meeting us there." Bulma said rocking the small boy in her arms. Trunks and Vegeta nodded their heads to the blue haired woman. Usagi stood by the car waiting patiently. Bulma walked up to Trunks with a smile.
"Trunks dear… seeing how Usagi isn't... herself as of right now… you mind taking her with you. I'd drive her in the car but it's kind of full." Bulma said motioning towards the small car which was completely packed with bags for the picnic.
"Sure mom. No problem." He said walking up to the quiet blonde as he remembered that in her previous state Usagi would have been able to easily follow them with the use of her wings.
"Looks like you're tagging along with me." Trunks told her with a warm smile. She gave no objection as Trunks wrapped one of his arms around Usagi's slim body. She molded perfectly into his embrace. "Ready?"
Usagi shook her head before she felt herself slowly being lifted into the air. Vegeta followed behind them, mumbling something about the stupidity of picnics and parks when there was training to be done. Below them, Bulma followed in the car. A few minutes later, the small group found themselves at the park, lounging beneath the beating sun, surrounded by their other friends. Goku and his son Gohan ran around in a circle playing tag. Bulma watched Chibi entertain himself with blades of grass that he pulled out of the ground. Vegeta leaned against a tree, eyes closed and his arms crossed over his chest. The others talked and laughed among themselves. Usagi sat quietly with them, slowly loosing herself in her own thoughts.
"Is everything okay?" Trunks' voice finally broke through to her. Usagi snapped her eyes back into focus as she looked at the small group which had began to stare at her. She let a small smile spread across her lips.
"I'm fine... just have a lot of things on my mind." She replied solemnly.
"I'm sure it's nothing a short walk can't take care of." Trunks suggested getting to his feet and extending a hand out to Usagi. She allowed her small hand to slip into Trunks', who pulled her up to her feet in one, swift move.
They began to walk slowly along the path silently. Eventually, they found themselves in a small children's playground.
"GIVE IT BACK CONNOR!!" A small girl's voice echoed around them. Trunks and Usagi turned their heads slightly to catch a young girl running after a boy the same age as her. He waved a small doll in his hands as he ran in circles around the pair.
"Try and take it you big baby!" The boy called sticking his tongue out at the girl before hiding behind Trunks.
"Hey now… what's going on?" Trunks asked the small girl who gripped Usagi's leg. Usagi looked down at the child finally noticing the girl's purple hair done up in two cone shaped ponytails. Her large lavender eyes were wide, threatening to spill tears. Usagi was taken aback at the girl's appearance.
'She looks just like Rini.' Usagi thought, focusing her gaze on the girl as she kneeled down beside her to stare into her eyes.
"Connor's a big meannie and he won't give me back my Victoria!!" The girl began to wail, pointing to the small doll in Connor's hands. Usagi patted the girl on her head gently and gave her a small smile.
"Well... maybe he like you…it could be why he's so mean to you." Usagi commented.
"ME!!! LIKE HER!!!! NO WAY!!!" Connor yelled from behind Trunks, who only smiled down at Serena and the girl. Connor tossed the doll back to her before taping her gently on the shoulder and running off.
"TAG YOU"RE IT!!" He called.
"NO FAIR!!" She yelled back clutching her small doll tightly to her chest. Trunks and Usagi watched the two children run back to their friends.
"You seem to be really good with kids." Trunks said as he watched the young woman get back to her feet. Usagi smiled at him.
"Not really…." She whispered casting her eyes downward. "She looks like someone I knew."
Trunks glanced over at her.
"Do you remember them? I mean…. Would you mind telling me about them?" Trunks approached the topic carefully, unsure of how the girl would react. The two sat on a bench underneath the shade of some trees, watching families go in and out of the park. Usagi inhaled a deep breath before speaking.
"I had some really good friend from what I remember. I met Ami first, then Rei and the others. But even parts of that are fuzzy. Ami was a genius, probably just as smart as your mom. Rei had the worst temper, but I felt really close to her. Mina I guess you could say was my sidekick along with Lita." Trunks listened intently, watching her as she spoke.
"Our other friends, Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru... they'd come and visit us every once in a while."
"Good to hear you at least have the memory of your friends." Trunks said sweetly.
"There were others too…" Usagi locked eyes with Trunks. He could already feel what this was leading to.
"Rini my little sister, she always tagged along with me and the other girls. The little girl from earlier reminded me a lot about her. Mamoru….he was… well we were…"
"… In love?" Trunks finished for her. Usagi gave him a small smile.
"I guess you could say that. But from what I remember.. we were always on and off with our relationship. I think it got to the point where I even wondered if we were genuinely in love or if it were outside forces just trying to push us together for some destiny we were supposed to fulfill."
Trunks allowed the information to sink in, absorbing every fact he could. He glanced at her and gave her a quick smile.
"It's good to know you have people who love you. Have you been remembering anything else?"
"Not really….but…" Usagi trailed of silently. Trunks looked at her, waiting for her to explain. "But… I've been having these weird dreams lately."
Trunks raised an eyebrow as he peered at the golden haired beauty through his locks of lavender hair which fell into his face. "Dreams?" Usagi shook her head in conformation.
"Yea. Like all week I've been having these dreams. In some of them I could hear my friends' voices taunting me... as if they hated me. Other nights my dreams would be more like scenes of them talking to me as if everything were alright. Last night I had a dream that Rei and I were talking about leading normal lives. I don't know what to think anymore. It's like there are two sides of me trying to come out at once." Usagi finally took a breathe and stared up at the young man next to her. "You probably think I'm crazy don't you?"
"Of course not. I think that you're mind is just trying to make sense of what's going on with you now, while at the same time sorting out whatever happened in your past. I'm sure it'll all make sense eventually." Trunks unconsciously gripped Usagi's hand with his as he spoke. He wrapped an arm around the girl and brought her into a gentle hug, where they stayed for longer moments than intended.
"I think we should start heading back…" Trunks said as he reluctantly separated from Usagi. She nodded her head slowly and allowed Trunks to lead her back to the clearing where the others waited their return.
"Oh sweet princess... So naïve….. so helpless. Your trying to hard don't you think? You should just give in to my power…"
"Never…."
An evil laugh consumed Usagi's thoughts as she stared into the darkness.
"I'm the only hope you have left girl!!! Surrender!!!"
Usagi shut her eyes tight and brought her hands to her ears, trying to stop the voice from entering her mind.
"Leave me alone…" Usagi's voice began to shake.
"Foolish Girl!!!! You have lost yourself... your friends… everyone!!! You took their souls and abandoned them… do you think they could ever forgive you?"
"NO!! That's not how it happened!! They made the choice to sacrifices themselves! They helped me save the universe!" Usagi brought her knees closer to her chest, wrapping her arms tightly around them.
The voice laughed again.
"I see you remember that part of your miserable life. But answer me this moon princess… do you remember how your friends hated you?"
"You're wrong."
"Am I. Just listen, can't you hear their voices?" Usagi's eyes slowly opened as the voices of her friend filled her mind.
"How could you sacrifice us Usagi?" The voice was harsh in her ears.
"Rei?" A tear slid down her cheek.
"You're weak."
"You don't deserve to be the future queen."
"Haruka? Michiru?" Usagi clenched her hands into tight fists.
"Look at her girls. She's such a crybaby…How could I ever loved her" Mamoru's voice taunted Usagi's inner being. The laughs of her other senshi echoed within her.
"NO! I LOVED YOU ALL!! Why can't you understand that? I wanted you all to live. I needed you to stay with me! But you abandoned ME!!! You left me in this world all alone." Usagi was now beyond tears. Her voice cracked under her sobs.
"You see…" the voice taunted again. "You're nothing without them. Come to me. Embrace me!!!!!!!"
Usagi jolted upright in her bed. Tears where already streaming down her cheeks and she did nothing to control them. She wrapped her arms around her tightly. That was one of the worst dreams she had since they began. She felt herself tremble a little. She looked around in the darkness.
'Is it true? Do my friends really think so ill of me? Did I abandon them?' The tears began to slow as the questions raced through her mind. She looked at the door of her bedroom. She didn't want to be alone tonight, she couldn't. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to endure another dream as that. She had the sudden urge to want the protection that was promised to her.
Without hesitation, Usagi stood to her feet and briskly left her room. She walked a ways down and stopped in front of a door that wasn't far from her own bedroom door. She lightly tapped her fist on the door.
"Trunks? Are you up?" Though he did not answer, Usagi cracked the door open and peeked inside. Trunks was sitting up in his bed, reading a book.
"Usagi? You're still up?" Trunks said, closing his book and glancing at the digital clock that was at his bedside. It was nearly three in the morning. He glanced up at the blonde, and immediately saw that something trouble her. "Usagi… what happened?"
"Trunks!" Usagi ran to him and flung herself into his arms, sobbing loudly into his bare chest. He wrapped his arms around the sobbing girl, gently stroking her head of golden blonde hair.
"Another dream?" Trunks asked. Usagi only shook her head as she buried herself deeper into Trunks' embrace. "It's okay. Shhh… it's okay……" He whispered into her ear, still stroking Usagi's head in attempts to calm her.
She soon quieted, her sounds slowly becoming small snores. Usagi had finally asleep in Trunks' arms. Even as she slept, the lavender haired saiyan-jin still stroked Usagi's hair, till he too drifted off into sleep.
Okay.. this chappie was kinda long. Now I feel as though I may have to explain some things to you readers out there about the story.
Usagi does remember everyone, she just doesn't really remember the part of her life when she's sailor moon or sailor cosmos.
As you probably read, Usagi has become possessed by chaos. She doesn't know it yet, but she does feel an internal battle between herself and chaos. Chaos is basically trying to trick Usagi into believing she's worthless and all of that other mumbojumbo.
I'm not trying to make the senshi seem like the bad guys in this fic. Trust me I love them all.
Anything else that needs to be cleared up… just let me know okay.
Thanks for
reading!!!! I'll be updating again real soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
