"This is so much fun!" Usagi passed Ami race car just before the mountains sharp edge the detail is so amazing I can barely take my eyes off the beautiful nature in the game displayed on the television screen it was not even this clear before while watching the Christmas movies?
The snow sparkled so beautifully in the sunlight the sky showed waves of colours above the trees if it wasn't for the fact that this was a race I would just drive slowly to enjoy the view Minako is cheering for us both of course my dumb brother wants me to lose but there's no way I am way ahead.
More trees whip by soon were off the rocky mountains we travel up a snowy hill avoiding the holes just in time sometimes the races have traps in them I see a large ocean its all sparkling ice its so pretty how the colours from the sky reflect upon it good thing I am not racing Haruka! No one wins against her you my as well just hand her the trophy!
Oh wow the track is on the ice now its sooooooo hard to steer! I am swerving and fish tailing my car even spins on the slippery surface its like driving on a frozen rainbow but that's when I get a quick view and Ami is way behind me still that's strange?
She isn't letting me win is she? No way cant be she always tries her very hardest at video games and she good at them the very first time she played Sailor V video game at the Arcade she got the high score in no time shes smart! So what is going on? I slow down a bit and look at her sitting not far from me she seems to be focusing on the game like me I think? "I am gonna win Ami if you don't speed up"
But there is no answer she looks deep in thought I bet shes trying to figure out how to catch up to me to win the race! I speed up as fast as I can go pressing the button all the way down on my controller The air in my house smells winter fresh? That's weird mom made chocolate chip pancakes why would she want to air that smell out?
The weather in the race begins to change quickly as we cross the icy water. "This must be a challenge Ami isn't this so awesome!" It is so hard to drive in but so cool good thing Haruka showed me some racing tricks! Pretty snow flakes are falling but that don't last long as heavy snow and hail begin to make it hard to see.
I can bare make out Usagi race car in front of me I speed up just a little more something feels off her television is nice but its not exactly the newest its one of the older ones from the 90s her parents aren't ones to get the newest thing very often they only got the Playstation four a few years ago because they knew Usagi wanted it badly and her grades improved so they treated her.
I take a sip of hot chocolate real quick and watch as the blizzard in the game worsens much more the sound of the whirling wind becoming louder is the screen growing brighter? I was about to shout to Usagi when the room suddenly begins to spin and the temperature drops significantly...
"Michiru hurry up! We are only leaving for the winter not a lifetime young lady we mustn't be late getting to the airport! You better not be helping clean up the staff knows what to do and its their job not ours we don't pay them to do nothing!" I zip up my fur coat and wrap my scarf around my neck there's still not a sound from upstairs
"Sigh Theo go upstairs and bring your fiance down while I check to make sure the extra security have arrived I don't want anyone breaking in to rob or squat in my mansion while we are gone if everything works out right if we are lucky we wont be coming back here at all."
"Yes mother in law" I rush up the long staircase to find my Michiru shes not in her room its empty with the window closed and curtains drawn shut not even her suitcases remain inside just her bed and dressers I close the doors and half trip rushing to the music room.
There is where I find her sitting near the window a book filled with pages in her hand it looks nearly ready to burst I watch as she carefully closes it shut then picks up a lock and with concentration clicks it on the book tying a blue ribbon around it as well that's strange of her to do I wonder what could be inside it?
I watch a little bit more just out of curiosity as she then takes the book and locks it in a small suitcase so far she has had no clue I am even standing here till I stepped forward and a loud CREAK comes from the old wooden floor that's when Michiru looks up from what shes doing.
"I know your waiting Theo I heard mothers shouts in fact I am sure that half the city can I am just making sure the songs I wrote and other paperwork from my school and such are safe and organized they mean to much to me to have something happen to them"
He nods with understanding but I know he wants to see and there's no way I can show him whats really in that locked up book he tries to kiss me but I move just in time to busy myself with putting on the fancy fur coat my mother prefer me to wear but it may not be such a bad idea anyway since the news told of a sharp chill in the air.
I look forward to getting away from all this snow and cold to be honest we plan to take my mother private jet near to where the cruise is to leave from but that's about all I look forward to for now. Theo goes to pick up my case but I take it just in time and tell him I can handle it on my own.
But that don't stop him from linking his arm with mine as we walk down the stair case together. Ugh I can hear the clicks of cameras of course mother has the press here I quickly put on my sunglasses the flashes give me a headache if I don't once we reached the bottom Theo and I just stood by my mother in silence as she answered questions about the cruise and tour
Out of no where she turns and points to Theo and I with a big grin and announces our engagement to the world! I nearly fainted I thought this was just about the start of her and I on tour not this! More bright flashes closer to our faces I was in shock and suddenly felt Theo pull me closer and kiss me before I could do anything to block him.
The kiss only made me feel even more sick to my stomach he has not yet brushed his teeth and morning breath does not begin to describe what I ended up smelling and tasting part of me wondered what the hell he ate at breakfast I only ate a little because I was busy with the last of my preparations ensuring everything is locked tight.
I was lead to the limo my legs felt weak with each step this is the only time I am glad Theo had my arm soon as we took a seat I grabbed a Cherry Cough Drop from my pocket and put it in my mouth desperate to get rid of that awful taste I felt relief as soon as I see Chelsea enter the limo as well
I can tell by the look she gave me that she was as happy to see Theo beside me as she is when having to wear a dress that is more poof then cotton candy and she absolutely detests those she like me can barely hold still and we end up poked with the pin more then the dress does frustrating whoever gets the horrible job to do any adjustments.
She quickly takes the seat on the other side of me with a warm smile shes wearing her long red thick winter coat like me shes not surprised that my mother is still out there with the press her love of attention and importance has not changed one bit I think the only thing that stopped her ending up in politics is her love of music she once explained to me that its in her very soul she don't just write it she feels it.
I think that's the one trait we have in common I don't crave for attention nor to feel more important then another person mansions and dances are nice but become just a lonely room with a beat without the right person to fill it with life and love when I met Haruka in this lifetime it brought me so much more then just a person
She reminded me in ways she will never know how love comes out of no where along with unexpected places and not like those movies on television but with time pain and a connection which can not be broken that the person becomes your other half that you feel empty without them you know each other in a way words cant describe that there's no need to speak shes in my every beat of my heart my only soulmate.
My thoughts are interrupted by my mothers loud voice thanking everyone and ordering the driver to finally start up the limo we all sighed in relief because we are half frozen as many know fancy clothes look great but rarely is the same effort put in to keeping one warm us ladies get the worst end of that department in the fashion industry
My mother makes her snowy entrance you can easily tell by the look of her black fur coat that it has started to snow again and is that hail I hear tapping the roof? Didn't the weather say today was supposed to clear up? My mother helped Theo's mother inside her heel broke on one of her boots just as she was stepping inside
Both women are full of snow and cheeks red with anger Chelsea was trying to make light of the situation while Theo was focused on comforting his mother considering everything is closed its Christmas day after all there is not much that can be done I look up the weather and a storm system has appeared out of no where what is going on?
Before I could look up details my mother called my name and demanded I pay attention to what she had to show me soon a newspaper was put in my hand that showed as early as two weeks ago before tickets even went on sale people had bought tickets a lot of fans were given the code to get their early purchase and now that the tickets were out on sale they sold out within two hours!
Both mothers cheered when I finished reading the page even myself I could barely believe it they might even book more concert dates Chelsea was happy for the news too and I knew why because if this goes as written I wont need to sign up for anything I will be way too busy with the concert prep and appearances outside of that alone Theo must have been thinking the same because he sat silent without a word
The limo drove along the quiet roads it makes sense since its Christmas and no where to go really not many cars would be on the road unless its someone heading for a friends or relatives home I figure silently I thank god for everything I have and now my new worry will be keeping up with it all I never expected such a response
I hand the newspaper back to my mother who with excitement says we must save this paper as the day my big career began that this is good fortune and means that I am on the right path where I belong. Is she right? No I know where I should be and even though this is an amazing privilege I cant forget my Haruka or who I truly am When I look out the window I notice something
The storm that hit so hard ended as quickly as it started Theo must have noticed me looking out the window because he asked if I was alright before I could answer a feeling began to fill my heart I could feel a chill go up my spine a very strong presence of evil is somewhere
Then nothing I cant transform my heart throbs in pain I wince and tell Theo its just a cramp I have in my leg I spot the field where the private jet is kept and I have no idea what is going on there is nothing I can do and there is no turning back now as I climb the steps in to the private jet with the others
The evil disappeared as fast as the storm? Could it have been the weather itself? My mirror if I had it could help me see more but without my partner my heart just isn't fully in it I take a look around and even if I decided to try its way to dangerous here with all these people
A woman startles me as she shakes my hand and introduces herself to me as my agent and pulls out a huge pile of paperwork and I thought school had homework I feel my mother sit on the other side of me and she explains that this is her gift to me to make sure I have strong start and its just the beginning words just don't come to me
A drink is handed to me as the lady in front of me begins to read the legal terms to my contract my mother of course repeats a few things to make sure they are clear before I sign anything since I am not an adult quite yet most of the signatures will be hers but some will be mine as well
I watch my mother sign on the lines she already knows this lady well they must of had a discussion awhile back this again does not surprise me but the plane taking off surprised Theo his boiling hot chocolate spilled all over his lap he yelled in agony but the staff has to wait till the jet is done going up before they can get to him its the only exciting thing that keeps me awake I am simply overwhelmed...
Thorn watches everyone pack up the last of their travel luggage this has got to be the worst holiday they ever had and that includes the hard years during the recession. The heart of their family has stopped beating and the pain is indescribable even though they all knew it would not be long it did not make anything any easier what so ever
What makes it worse is Thorn is now Haruka guardian he asked this of her just last year and she agreed with no question because he had raised her and the others as his own with his daughter he had worked so hard everyday they were never rich in money but when it came to love there was never a shortage
They never suffered or starved compared to where they had been rescued from this was paradise to Thorn who was the first one welcomed in to the home not long after she rescued Haruka and in return they saved her from a very dangerous life full of addictions and sexual abuse.
Jade spotted her love once again with a Kleenex to wipe her red eyes hers were not the only red pair in Haruka's apartment everyone felt awful even the sound of the early morning Church Christmas bells gave no peace or comfort no one felt like opening a single gift so they were packed away in a bag like many other items
The apartment was nearly all cleared out a lot was thrown out too or planned to be left to the landlord to deal with along with the payment for the service a note written in neat handwriting now taped to the apartments front door. Jade didn't say a word just held Thorn very tight
After a day of crying on Christmas eve with barely a bite eaten Haruka has been eerily silent with no sound from her she just did what had to be done since the apartment was in her fathers name not hers she wore a pair of blue jeans a pair of dirty running shoes and her fathers black sweatshirt her hair a mess her eyes barely looked up.
I walk out the door to go check my mail for the last time before we head to New York to take care of my fathers arrangements I use my key to open up the small metal box near the front entrance its filled with envelopes one in particular catches my eye all but the two I hold are junk mail
I throw away the others and open the one carefully and pull out a letter and it answers me what the second envelope holds I slip them in to the deep pockets of the jacket that is now mine and I slip outside I figure the thick material is enough to keep me warm I just need air and a moment to myself as great as Thorn and the others are.
I begin to walk with no where in particular to go the lights glow on the decorated trees in the main down town square some people are skating there I keep up a steady pace and work on deep breaths if I speak I know I will fall apart and the time for that is not now when there is so much to do
I never thought Thorn would become my parent my mother? I never wanted another mom just like I don't want another dad I can't call her that I catch a look at my messy reflection on the clear ice in the park pond when a ten dollar bill hits my face half blinding my view of an older man he looks at me and says we all hit hard times May God Bless you then a pamphlet for a free turkey dinner at church is placed in my hands
He disappeared before I could do anything I didn't even get to thank him for the offer it wouldn't be right to keep this I didn't think I looked that messed up I always wear old clothes when working around my house is it my old shoes? Ok so they don't exactly yell fashion with stains small hole and even the laces are raggedy but they are still so comfortable so I figure who cares,
But I never wore them out down town and dads old sweater does need a few repairs too and my old jeans are faded my hair I could use a shower maybe did I remember deodorant this morning? My stomach growls has it been doing that all afternoon? My mind has not exactly been clear but when I think about it now
I cant go around like this and I need to give this to someone who needs it I am lucky in one way at least that I am financially secure and can make a snack I am not starving I have a roof and a bed it just feels awful to be an orphan. Jade and Thorn are making a life together and I don't want to ruin that even though I know They love me.
I walk further in to the small park sadly many of the home less gather here sitting on a bench some in tents police try to get rid of them they treat them terrible with the way things are where exactly can they go where its safe I spot a tent a mother and child are shivering as they exit I half jog over the small girl hides right away behind the woman
I show my empty hands "I mean no harm in anyway I have something Id like to give you," First I pull out the 20? I thought it was a 10 dollar bill oh well I happily hand it to the woman then pull out the church pamphlets I didn't know I had two? I hand them to her the first is a dinner and the second is information on safe places to stay and much more.
She hugged me thanking me profusely I return the hug. "I only wish I could do more" I help them pack up the little they had with them including the tent and waved to them as they left the park I turn around to head back home since I forgot my cell but suddenly the wind picks up
The trees all around me bend to the winds will my hair now in my face and very cold air going up my back and through my old jeans easily snow started slow but quickly turned fast soon sharp hail followed I am now standing in one major white out half froze and shivering with the numbing cold I stick my hands in the deep pockets of my dads sweater but it was not doing much sadly.
What in gods name is going on the news said the blizzard was supposed to clear then my answer came as my heart began to pound and the wind whipped my hair violently something or someone evil was not far away but I cant see a thing and I no longer have my pen with me anymore since yesterday
Suddenly as fast as it began the storm just stopped this don't make any sense at all there's no one I can tell they would think I am nuts and I wont tell Thorn or the others they don't need to be at risk I will have to leave this to Usagi and the others as for me I am done there is just to much to deal with.
I shake clumps of snow off of me but it does nothing to ease the severe cold I feel through out my body my joints are stiff and numb but I need to force myself to move and get my circulation going to somehow warm up I start to jog slowly toward my apartment building this is no regular cold
Everyone else seems fine undisturbed some look at me as I jog by most likely because of the icicles I can feel in my hair once I enter my apartment building an instant blast of hot air hits me and the pain from what I am sure is frostbite begins in my fingers knees and toes it burns like a cold fire
Another chunk of snow falls from my shoulder this time as it begins to melt quickly I notice it don't look like regular snow at all. Where the hell did this come from if not from this world? I take a seat by the small fire place that is not too far from the entrance
I pull one of the multiple icicles from my hair it to is not normal its sharp like a knife it only begins to dull as it melts stupid me ends up cutting my hand on it and I hear a familiar gasp from ahead of me toward the elevators followed by quick footsteps toward me
Oh shit I do love Thorn but as I feel her fuss over me like a mother would over a child it triggers me for the first time in years the fear of abuse comes back to me ever since I learned of Thorn becoming my parent its brought old feelings to the surface on top of the deep pain of no longer having my dad
I feel Thorns gentle touch brushing the ice out of my hair to wrapping my hand in gauze of course she asks a million questions its not everyday that I look like jack frost but my overwhelming thoughts and old fears becoming new prevent words from coming out
I feel her gentle peck and a calm settles inside me she looks me right in the eyes and my fear melts away could she tell? Knowing Thorn I bet she could she apologizes and says things wont change between us she wont try to be my mother that it wouldn't feel right she smiles and says the only big change will be the paperwork and living in dads house once again in New York City
She hands me my back pack and winter jacket with a gentle nudge tells me if I forget my jacket one more time she will glue it to me to where I cant take it off I watch Jade Rio Ava Mei and Hailey walking off the elevator luggage in their hands I take it to mean we cant go back up to what was once my home.
The place I began my adventure as a scout found love and new friendships between all the monsters which nearly destroyed the whole apartment somehow I kept it together thanks to our secret benefactor and by luck or memory loss never got question of the damage or evicted
This is where it all ends too I follow everyone out to the parking lot we each get in our vehicles and head for the airport Hailey and I sit in silence she takes hold of my hand words are not needed between us we both know where this is going I turn in to the parking lot she takes a long look at me she knows what I have done we kiss passionately she slowly opens the door and gets out no tears its a rule we have
Once she is out of sight I rev up my engine and take off out of the parking lot all my things with me packed as fast as I can go before Thorn has time to take notice my journey planned out and all money I have in my wallet for food and fuel to get there I will just sleep in my car...
"Cold so very cold OWWWWWW! wh wh where am I?" my whole body hurt last thing I remember is the horrible screaming of my dear friends but why? We were playing my new game so much fun brrr my body is shaking like an earthquake where are the others I slowly open my eyes
My left arm is bleeding my right ankle is killing me this place don't feel right this is not my home I can feel the extremely strong evil so much it nearly chokes me I need to transform now I pull out my transformation pen and even going through it is excruciating
Which tells me I have more injuries then I thought where is everyone they are alive I can feel it don't worry my friends I will find you and save you I slowly begin to walk in the deep sparkling snow I hear a crackling sound and a very sharp icicle misses me by an inch my heart pounds this place is more dangerous then I thought
I follow the feeling in my heart till I am startled by a loud OW!Ami slowly rises from a pile of snow rubbing her head and I notice my foot is on her left hand and I quickly take it off she wastes no time and transforms the cold don't bother her as much as the rest of us
We looked at each other and our first thought is where is Minako we rushed dodging the sharp icicles that began to fall more close and frequently we are definitely under attack Ami gets cut by one she winces I could tell it hurt quite a bit the feeling of the evil here is only growing stronger
Ami can feel it too and from what she can tell whoever it is created this world and has full control of everything in it we find Minako near the frozen water that is now reflecting the deep greying sky Ami and I help her off the frozen ground only to hear a new noise the frozen ocean ice quickly spread under our feet and continued
All three of us fell helplessly onto our knees on the slippery surface Minako winced in pain and took out her pen only to end up sneezing it out of grasp she quickly slid forward and grabbed it and tried but all she did was cough shes still too weak to transform to Sailor Venus
This isn't good its just us here the ground begins to shake Ami looks at me and whispers it knows were here and its coming for us the ice goes on for a long distance were out in the open perfect targets we need to do something quick or we are in big trouble we spot a cave off to the side it could be a trap but what choice do we have
We both grab Minako and begin to slide quickly to the cave as the ground beneath us shakes more our first priority is keeping her safe from harm we half slingshot her in to the cave we hear shouts from behind us its Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter thank goodness Luna must of helped them get here
But my relief did not last long not far behind them is a giant robot I watch transform in to a monster truck its sharp yellow teeth and tires revving it begins to speed right for us all I stand with Ami trying to steady myself on the ice the Mars and Jupiter nearly slide in to us and are shivering with cold they too turn around just in time to see the Thing its red eyes focused on us all
Ami gets a reading and its worse then I thought she grits her teeth and says its a powerful shape shifting virus this is no longer just fighting some monster where are sailor Uranus and sailor Neptune? We need all the help we can get and even if Darien and I broke up why isn't Tuxedo mask here? My Heart not only broke but I could feel something wrong my friends have never let me down!
Mars looks more enraged then usual and yells we will need to fight without them and shes right even though it hurts they are not here there's no way we can wait and no idea where the three scouts are and one sick scout we have hidden we need to protect her
We all brace for whats headed our way...
THE END?