Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ By The Light... ❯ fluff! sap! and not a single qts answered! read on! ( Chapter 11 )

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By The Light…

A Fanfic by Lady Lye

Chapter Eleven: fluff! sap! and not a single qts answered! read on!

Copyright 2001

Idea suggested and consulting/editing by Mako-chan

Disclaimer: Don't own GW *sob* Don't own SM *sob again* but I do own- KATAKU! My keyboard!! BWAHAHA! *laughs in Wufei's face* Take THAT annoying Justice Boy!!

Note: I scramble names a tad… Japanese- English- what's the dif? Some of each all mixed together to create MY Universe…

Other Note: SM time; after Super S but before Stars since the manga's not all out. ^__^ GW time; um, we're gonna mess with this A LOT. They're comrades living together w/ the Winner's I dunno if they have gundam but it remains to be seen… Just go with the flow, k? All will be revealed eventually…



IX

Only a few weeks ago…

The little girl wandered the house, peering curiously at everything. She was dressed in only her underwear, like a pale, thin slip that didn't quite reach her knees. She peered at the tall bookshelves but saw nothing new or particularly interesting there. Disappointed, she turned her energies towards the kitchen.

KASHANK! KRASH! BAM!

Setsuna cringed and then slumped at her computer, feeling completely overworked. "It's the kitchen… Just when I thought she calmed down. 'Try not to hurt yourself until they come home…'" she muttered forlornly, tiredly getting up to see what the matter was.

The plates had been so pretty- Hotaru knelt in the middle of the floor, crying. The flying china had cut into her arm, making it sting and bleed. She wept for several minutes, then quietly stopped. Her arm had healed.

"We're home--!"

"Gosh it's hot! This summer's been nuts!"

Tears forgotten, the small girl dashed down the hallway to greet them. "Hi Amara!" she cried sweetly. "Let's play the game we played yesterday!"

"Today's violin practice with Michelle," Amara chided gently.

"What!?" Hotaru protested.

"Hush! Go and get changed!"

Michelle came up behind them and put down the things she had been carrying. "…there it goes. There go my Royal Copenhagen dishes…"

Setsuna leaned in the doorway. "She was quiet, reading a book and then…"

Michelle quickly got over her anger and shock. "I don't blame her. She's already done with all the books in the shelves. The other day she started reciting William Blake's poems!! My jaw dropped." She said, kneeling to pick up the shards.

"-I know," Setsune murmured. "She's growing up so fast, I can hardly keep up."

Amara smiled and watched as Hotaru came running back into the room with a plaid dress, asking for Michelle's help in getting it on. "Everyday's like a dream."

"I know," Michelle agreed. "This much growth in just six months… Every morning I wake up to a bigger surprise."

It had been six months since their great battle against the Heartsnatchers had ended. Now the four of them, the seemingly former Outer Senshi, lived together here peacefully. They had taken Hotaru in when there was no one else to care for her. She had been only a baby then. But how she had grown… In six weeks she had more of the appearance of six years. She read voraciously and seemed wise beyond her years. Yet within her was an old soul.

What could have started this rapid growth? For a reawakening, it would not have been necessary… Only a few days later Hotaru made the leap from six year old to thirteen year old, and Sailor Saturn. She could easily have done the same from a baby.

So why?

Only one man knew the answer. Whenever he felt a tug on his mind, he knew it was her. Another growth spurt or perhaps another quick healing. He hadn't wanted to wait for her to grow up again. Was it selfish? Yes, perhaps it was. But he burned for her like nothing he had ever known.

It was thus a complete shock to him when she made the leap from child to senshi in a matter of minutes, severing the mental link between them, perhaps, forever.

~~*~%*%~*~~

"Where were you last night?!" Mrs. Aino screamed as Mina let herself in. She cringed at the tone. She had wanted to slip upstairs unnoticed if possible. This would only delay her.

"I'm not dead so you don't have to worry," Mina said coldly, kicking off her shoes. "Or maybe that would make it easier on you, hm?"

"I am your MOTHER, Minako! Until you turn eighteen you are under my protection-"

"Control, you mean!" Mina glared at her, having mounted only the first three steps. An icy staring match began. Mina was the first to break it. Her back hurt and she didn't have time to waste arguing with someone who would never listen. "I'm going to shower and then I'm going out again."

"Again!? You absolutely will not! After the stunt you pulled last night, I don't think so! You are GROUNDED, Minako! Do you hear me?" she called up the stairs after Mina angrily. "GROUNDED. You're not setting out of this house for a month!"

Mina rolled her eyes and refused to listen anymore. Her mother was irrational at best. She could always sneak out if she needed to. She ignored the rest of her mother's angry words and proceeded straight to the shower.

"Mina?" The white cat on her bed sat up in time to watch the door slam behind her. He padded over and pressed an ear to the door. "Mina are you alright? Where were you last night?"

"Go away, Artemis!" her strangled voice yelled back.

"Mina?" the white cat's whiskers drooped a bit. From inside, her choked sobs echoed. Too much. Way too much…

She let the water run nice and hot, the better to mix with her hot, salty tears. So much… All in the last twenty four hours… It had been only yesterday that they had sat around a small table in a club, celebrating Ami's birthday. Or-? No it couldn't have been yesterday… Perhaps the day before? She felt so confused. The part of her mind that was still functioning made the diagnosis; shock. What she really needed was to go to bed and sleep for a few hours but she couldn't do that. She needed to meet with this werewolf, didn't she?

"Mina?"

She had finally finished washing out the grime from last night. She forced a weak smile on her face as she opened the door. "Hi, Artemis."

"Mina, what's wrong?"

"Nothing… I just-" her eyes widened. "Oh my god…"

"What? What!?"

"I'm meeting a guy for lunch in less than an hour- Artemis, help me!" she dashed into her bedroom, clutching the towel around herself tightly. She threw open her closet and started throwing clothes around. "What am I going to wear?!"

Artemis sweatdropped. "Eh heh… she's fine, obviously…"

"You're not helping, Artemis! Which do you think? The blue or the green? Um, maybe the red instead… And my hair's an absolute WRECK! WHY did I have to spend so much time at Ami's last night?! Where's my lip gloss!? Where is my lipgloss?! Artemis!!!!!"

~~~%*%~~~

Heero quirked an eyebrow at his friends when he came downstairs. They continued to stuff- crackers? Into their mouths, ignoring him as he pulled on a t-shirt. "What are you doing?" he asked, looking at them quizzically.

The four vampires stopped, turning awkwardly to look at him.

"Hey, Heero," Duo mumbled around a mouthful of crackers. He swallowed and continued. "What's up?"

"I'm going out to lunch," he said, still staring at them and the crumbly mess they had made.

Their eyes lit and they exchanged eager glances. "Lunch?" Trowa smiled, and the same smile spread to the other three. "Let's order in!"

"Pizza!"

"Chinese!"

"Pizza!"

"Maxw ell no baka- Chinese!"

"No, Pizza! With extra cheese and pepperoni and onions and-"

"Uh, I'll leave you to that," Heero backed away slowly. "I shouldn't be back late- bye!" he left quickly, shaking his head. Vampires. WEIRD creatures, if you asked him. Wolves at least were sensible. He sighed then and slouched a little. Every wolf but him it seemed. Making lunch dates with girls he'd almost accidentally murdered in the woods while-

Something sitting on a bush to his right chattered. He sneered at the squirrel. It continued to chatter and mock him, jumping out of reach when he swatted at it. He glared at it, sighed, and continued to the park. Damn squirrels… Just wait until the next full moon…

~~~%*%~~~



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