Wow… has it really been this long since I updated? –laughs nervously-
-bows- IM DEEPLY SORRY READERS!
I hope you will still support me in my stories because, really, I do this for you guys and id be really hurt if you didn't
Enough with the heavy, let's get the fic rolling!
"Eh, well you see…" Setsuna said as she started pacing back and forth in front of the two other girls
m-maybe this was a bad idea. I'm already pushing my luck by being Ojosama's friend. The King had said not to get close again… but really, what is he going to do? Take her away? Ojosama is wayyy to headstrong to let him do such a thing. Well he could take me away again. I don't know if I could survive another separation. Just thinking about all the years I missed of her life makes me unable to breathe. Konochan doesn't deserve to be lied to either… Setsuna thought sadly as she looked at Konoka to gain enough will
"First I will have to tell you about my training, it all ties in together-"
Konoka scoffed at this "More like your imprisonment" she mumbled
"uh… well yeah, you could say" smiling sadly, yet fondly at her charge, she continued "So when I was away training, I had to go through pretty rough exercises. A lot of the time if I hadn't used my wings, I am damn sure I wouldn't be here today. Then seeing my wings could be useful, my trainer wasted no time in making me train using my abilities gained due to my… heritage" Setsuna practically spit the last word out, she had said it so hate filled
Setsuna noticed Konoka grabbing for her arm and she looked about to say something, Setsuna held a hand up for Konoka to halt, and offered her another small smile
"As I was being pushed to the brink of physical exhaustion, I was also struggling with the emotional part of… our separation. Then one day I had seen a little brown haired girl climbing up the mountain with her mother. She looked around 12 and she had reminded me of Ojosama. Then I had the thought that… Ojosama wouldn't still be that age. It hit me pretty hard that you were out in the world without me to protect you… I wondered if you'd learned magic, if you learned of my accursed heritage and other more trivial things. You see there were many thoughts and questions that hit me in that moment and upon hearing my trainer scold me for halting my earlier actions of training I became rather annoyed. Then when he seen I was cr-… he seen me staring off into space and using that to his advantage in our sparring match, he gave me a pretty good kick to my back. As I laid on the ground, thinking such thoughts… I became frustrated at myself for that day; the day I failed." Setsuna stopped there to take a deep breath and she didn't flinch when Konoka hugged her from behind, circling her torso and leaning her forehead on Setsuna's back
"You never failed anything. Secchan I had a hard time as well. I don't think words can ever convey how hard it was" came Konoka's teary voice, muffled slightly by Setsuna's school vest.
Darn, she's upset. I haven't even told her the roughest times. I knew it was a good idea to keep that part of my training a secret, but I need to explain why I acted like a jealous idiot Setsuna thought turning around in Konoka's hug and wiping a few tears from Konoka's cheeks gently with her thumb
"I am here now though, that's what matters I suppose" smiling a sad smile yet again, Setsuna gave Konoka a brief hug and walked over to lean on the tree
"Okay go on. You were getting to the good part" Asuna said from her spot on the ground, then noticing Konoka's horrified face she added "Not the good part, but y'know the juicy bits?"
Setsuna chuckled a little and sat down as well, she wasn't all that surprised when Konoka seated herself on her lap, so turning her blushing face away, Setsuna continued
"those thoughts had me mad at myself. So when my trainer came to my prone form yelling at me… I suppose you could say I snapped. You wouldn't have been able to see it physically, but something inside of me had been snapped open. I guess all my pent up emotions and thoughts had reached their boiling point. I remember seeing red, and I remember yelling at him, saying how could I help how I was born? But then everything went black as I aimed an uppercut to his chin. I awoke several days later with a few cuts and bruises of course; He loved to make me remember he was in charge in those situations." Setsuna paused as she felt Konoka tense.
Setsuna looked at her face now instead of the forest scene, and she was startled to see Konoka had begun crying silently again
"I'm sorry Ojosama… don't cry. It gets better I promise" grabbing Konoka's hands that were clenched at her sides, Setsuna drew soothing circled on their palms
"He told me of how I had… hmm, how to say? I guess you could say transformed but the only thing that had changed was my attitude, hair and eye colour. So after he told me this, he then informed me I was to train while in that form, to strengthen myself even more. I was furious of course, I detested anything that reminded me of being a demon. He of course then chose to tell me it was… for your sake Ojosama. I wasn't able to control my temper when in that state. He said I wouldn't be able to come back unless I mastered it. I will say it took a long time, but eventually I had enough control to change and act normally" Setsuna then puffed out air
"That brings me around to my point… I had some trouble back in the classroom with it. I thought I had mastered all the things that triggered it. But of course I hadn't ever thought that being…" Setsuna stopped there and looked away towards the forest again
"Jealous?" Asuna offered from her spot with a sad smile
Setsuna blushed a couple shades of red before answering "Yes… you could say. I believe that's because while I was training, I had nothing to be jealous of, so I didn't count that in on my training"
"So basically, you got jealous of Konoka and I being close… like as in friends?" Asuna said slowly as if thinking that for the first time herself
"Indeed, but also due to you addressing her in such a formal way. You know you shouldn't let the King hear you do that…" Setsuna said warning the redhead
"Pssh. Palace problems. Now that we are out in Mahora I didn't see the point in continuing it. Well that and Konoka wasn't having any of the Ojosama-ness follow her here"
"But surely you must realize it isn't respectful. She is a princess, she should be spoken to with utmost respect" Setsuna said frowning at Asuna
"Why are you talking about me like I'm not here? Look Secchan, I want my friends to address my as such. Why have people call me Ojosama unnecessarily? Asuna wasn't as stubborn to break as you are Secchan. Now if I could find out your weakness I'm sure I could fix that…" Konoka said tapping her chin in thought
"Obviously it is you Konoka. You'd seen how she acted earlier at the thought of your attention being on me or whatever. So clearly you need to use that" Asuna said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world
Setsuna started to feel uncomfortable with the new change of topic. She gently removed Konoka from her lap, pretending to not hear the girl's whines of protest
"I should be going now. My patrol starts soon" that wasn't a lie per say, just and exaggeration; her shift started soon, like 2 hours soon.
"Oh really? I thought Mana had the first after school shift today?" Konoka asked standing up and grabbing her guards arm to snuggle
"W-well… hey, wait a sec. How do you know that?!" Setsuna said sweatdropping
"Ehe~. Once again, it has benefits being the dean's granddaughter" Konoka said sticking her tongue out and giving a 'V' for victory sign
"Ojosamaaa! Don't break into places! What am I going to do with you?" Setsuna chided
"Take her to your room and do Xrated thi-" Asuna was cut off by a pebble hitting her face
"Owiee~, you meanie" Asuna whined, holding her nose
"W-well shut up then" Setsuna said looking everywhere but at the girl latched on her arm
"Awwww, Secchan did you get embarrassed? How cuuute!" Konoka squealed squeezing her guards arm tighter
Oh my GOD. I can feel Konochan's breast pressing against my arm Setsuna thought as her heard swirled, she shook it a few times to clear it
"Well I suppose I should go find Ayaka. She wanted me to um… help her with her homework, yeah!" Asuna said jumping up quickly
"Pfft. Suuure Asuna, we all know you are just going to make out in her dorm hahaha" Konoka teased none too lightly
"Whatever, ya caught me. I'll see you later at the dorm Konoka" Asuna called over her shoulder as she walked away
"Y-you mean… her and the blonde a-are-" Setsuna stammered only to be cut off
"Dating, sleeping together, totally obsessed with the other? Yes. I chose them both as guards when I found out they couldn't stand to be separated"
"Oh, that was considerate of you Ojosama" Setsuna said smiling down at her charge
"Yeah, I know the feeling of being separated from a loved one" Konoka tightened her already tight hold on her guards arm
"W-what do you want to do Ojosama? I have 2 hours until my shift" Setsuna asked trying to control the heat rushing to her face and ignore Konoka's comment but failing
"Hmm, I just got my allowance today, so let's go shopping!" pumping her free hand in the air, Konoka hauled Setsuna away, pausing only to let Setsuna pick up her sword
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As they arrived at the mall, Setsuna was already scouting out for any danger I still haven't caught that mysterious woman… and I refuse to have Ojosama targeted while in my company Setsuna thought smugly
"Be on guard Ojosama. There hasn't been any leads on the intruder who targeted you yet" Setsuna warned as Konoka was headed into a clothing store
"You're coming in too silly! You didn't think I would drag you all the way here and not play dress up? Wow Secchan" Konoka giggled as she seen the horrified look on her guards face
"S-surely you don't mean I'm to dress up? I-I don't think I would be suited for this…" Setsuna said frowning at the girly clothes Konoka had dragged her to
"Well, I will pick one out here for you, and you can pick one out from over there" Konoka said pointing to the men's side of the store
"Oh, okay!" Setsuna said perking back up
Hmm… Secchan would look super cute in this white shirt with the panda, ooo these black shorts are cute too! Konoka thought as she happily picked them up and made to find her guard
Hmm… these are all a little too masculine… oh no this looks okay Setsuna stopped mid thought as a dark aura practically all but slammed into her
"Whoa. What the heck?" Setsuna said looking around for the owner of such a hate filled aura
I have to get to Ojosama regardless spotting Konoka a few feet away, Setsuna took long strides and closed the distance. Clasping Konoka's hand in hers, Setsuna looked around quickly before turning to Konoka fully
Konoka could see the nervous look on her guards face and voiced her curiosity "Is something the matter Secchan?"
"Yes. I felt a rather intense presence, and it's not a friendly one" Setsuna began tugging Konoka towards the changing rooms
"Where are we going? Shouldn't we be leaving if there is danger?"
"No, since we are in a public place, the odds of an attack are lessened, after all they wouldn't want to cause a scene and be caught on camera. I suggest you wait in these changing rooms while I scout out the area" Setsuna motioned to the cubical in front of them
"What! I don't think you should be out there alone… what if something happens? I can heal you Secchan!" hugging her guard suddenly, Konoka tried to get her point across
"N-no, as I have said there won't be any fight. The enemy wouldn't risk making a spectacle of themselves" Setsuna seen Konoka wasn't letting go of her, or the matter easily. Setsuna had to use the big guns
"Konochan… I won't risk you being in danger. Please stay in here okay? If I'm not back in ten minutes, I give you permission to track me down" Setsuna said in a soothing voice, gently nudging Konoka into the changing room
Mouth gaping, Konoka tried to think of something to say, but couldn't. Secchan… she called me Konochan again! Konoka all but squealed in her thoughts
Setsuna smiled and pried Konoka's hands from around her torso and walked out of the cubicle, shutting the door behind her
"Ten minutes!" she heard from the other side
Setsuna chuckled before walking a few steps into the centre of the store. There she stopped and scanned the vicinity for any dark auras. She picked up many weak ones coming from the human inhabitants of the store… but there, to the right! 30 feet away in the north-east direction was a weak pulse of dark energy. Setsuna was sure that if it wasn't for her training, she wouldn't have been able to pick it up, the user was doing all they could to supress it and cloak their whereabouts
Setsuna walked towards the energy slowly, her hand on the hilt of her sword which was hanging from her back. Right when she was a few feet away from it, she noticed that the store was nearly vacant. Where did everyone go all of a sudden? They were here just 3 minutes ago… I do not like this. I'm getting a bad feeling… Setsuna thought warily as she continued towards the energy
When Setsuna was about 15 feet from the source, she heard chuckling coming from behind the rows of clothes racks that separated her from the noise
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Setsuna commanded in a threateningly icy tone
"Do not speak to me like that you low life half breed" The person then jumped over the racks of clothes and jumped in front of Setsuna. The creature was a demon clearly. One could tell from its appearance. It looked like a… well, demon.
What the heck does this thing want? Setsuna thought as she brought her sword up to protect her as she got into her striking stance
"Tell me, what do you come here for?"
"Hah, I need not explain myself to the likes of you. But… I'll humor you. I've come for the princess. My master wishes to have her, she's heard of the power the princess holds" the creature said as it lunged forward in a downward slash, using its claws as weapons
Setsuna jumped backwards and skidded to a halt on the balls of her feet
"You won't get her. Furthermore, how did you know she was here?" Setsuna questioned as she charge, fully intending on slicing the beast's head off
Unfortunately the creature leapt up out of her way at the last second, as if to mock her
"She has a very unique aura indeed. My master told me of its taste, and I could feel it in the air" it cackled as it landed on the floor once more
The creature then seemed to size Setsuna up for the first time "You know, I could overlook your disgusting heritage if you swore allegiance to my master. You could be useful in our quest. How about it? Want to join our party?"
Setsuna scoffed before spitting at it is feet "I would rather die"
The creature narrowed its eyes in anger as its face twisted with rage "Have it your way filthy half breed"
Setsuna was about to charge at it once more but stopped mid step at the sound of a scream
No…no! It can't be Ojosama… there is only one demon here, I mean I only sensed this one demon! Setsuna thought in a panic as she turned on her heel and ran towards the dressing room, seemingly forgetting her dueling partner
"OJOSAMA!" Setsuna yelled as she seen the changing room door open
"Secchan!" Setsuna turned to the side and seen Konoka behind a force field of dark energy
Setsuna narrowly missed a slice to her head by the demon that followed her
"You're rather quick on your feet… what a nuisance" the creature said as Setsuna flipped backwards out of its reach just in time
"So I've been told. Now take this force field down before I rid you of your innards!" Setsuna snarled as she felt her anger rising, her vision started swimming with red
Shit, I'm… I'm going to change if I can't end this soon Setsuna thought clutching her head as it began throbbing painfully
"Nasty tongue too… such a shame, such a waste of potential" the creature charged at her with a new speed
Setsuna was knocked backwards into the barrier, only to bounce off harshly
"Secchan! I can't get out, I tried but it's not a spell so I can't cancel it out" Konoka said in a wavering voice
Setsuna turned around quickly to see tears streaming down her love's face
"Secchan… your…you must be changing. Your hair is turning white again" Konoka said with wide eyes filled with concern
"Yes I don't have long. But this barrier… it must be a charm or something. Don't worry I am getting you out saf-" Setsuna was cut off as she had to bring her sword up in her face to block a flying kick from hitting her jaw. Setsuna quickly flipped her wrist and slit the creatures clawed foot across the sole
It hissed with pain as it jumped backwards to avoid another slice, this time aimed at its head
"Free the Ojosama and I might let you crawl back to your Master with most limbs still attached to your body" Setsuna's voice started taking on a new tone. It was filled with arrogance and a little annoyance as well
"You truly are interesting. Look at yourself, what's with the new hairdo?" the creature seemed to be mocking her
"Bring. The. Barrier. Down. Last chance scum" Setsuna said slowly, readying her sword for a attack
"How about go fuc-" the creature didn't get to finish its retort as Setsuna charged at him with her sword pointed towards his chest, just as she expected, he crossed his arms over his chest to block, this left an opening for his face. Setsuna dropped her sword at the perfect moment, leaving her hands free. She quickly landed an uppercut to his jaw.
Uh-oh, he's a little heavier than I anticipated Setsuna thought as he didn't become airborne under her punch as expected
Setsuna didn't have enough time to snap out of her thoughts as a punch landed into her face, throwing her backward once again to bounce roughly off the barrier
"Secchan, please, you have to leave! You still have a chance!" Konoka screamed as she seemed to be crying, in a near hysterical state
"Have you such little faith in me? Besides, I would rather die than run from a fight" Setsuna joked, coughing some blood up into her hand
Konoka gasped "You're getting hurt!"
"Calm down, this will only take a few minu-" Setsuna rolled to her left and avoided her own sword from beheading her
"You are persistent. But now things will end" Setsuna said standing up fully
Hope this was okay. I wrote it in an hour… so perhaps it's not top notch…