Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ If Love was Real ❯ Who Am I? ( Chapter 2 )

THUD! The dull sound came to the crowd as all three of Gretchen's arrows landed on the large target. With an arrogant smirk Gretchen turned towards Hotaru. "Now my dear little Hotaru. That is how an expert archer shots." And with that said she turned away with her head held high.
"That bitch…" Hotaru mumbled as she watches her mother come forward and congratulate Gretchen.
"My lady it's your turn." An old male servant in a black tux said as he held out a golden tray with her large bow and three arrows.
"Thank you, Leovigildo." Hotaru said.
The old man laugh, "now miss Hotaru I have requested you to just call me Leon. That old dreadful long name of min is such a nonsense!"
"But Leon the meaning is so strong! Lion Strong…" Hotaru said again hiding a smile.
"Off you go miss, and good luck. You don't need it though."
"Thank you Leon."
As Hotaru stepped up to the arena she thought up of a strategy. The objective of the test was to see who can hit the most accurate and who can do it the fastest. So far Gretchen has won…but her way is better. As she walked up the steps she took out her ribbon and tied the arrows together. Slowly she got into place and raised the bow. Just when she was about to release her arrows something hit her really hard on her head. "Ow!" Her arrows fell to the ground. "Oh Shit!" The timer starts when the bow is strung! The arrows fell piteously to the ground in different directions. The ribbon was loose and lay there on the wooded stage. Quickly Hotaru picked up one Arrow and fired then repeated the steps two more times. Looking at the target she only saw one arrow. Was it that bad? She jumped down the stage and ran towards the target.
Her arrows landed all in the same spot!!! The first arrow was sliced by the second and it in turn was sliced by the third! "YES!"
"I don't see what you are so happy about." Her mother said. "Your cousin Qiava was better then you."
"By about two seconds!"
"Are you talking back to me?"
"No mother…"
"Good clean up and go to your room till the next test." Her mother ordered and left her standing there.
"Why does everyone hate me?"

"HOW DARE THAT BITCH--UGH!!!!!!!!!!" Hotaru shouted as her maids rushed around trying to keep up with their mistress. She refused to let the tears run down her face. That dual was a set up! It had to be… One minute she was facing Gretchen in a sword dual and the next something hit her from behind and her long hair was on the floor!!!! It took years to get her hair to grow long and now…now this! As she looked at the mirror she noticed that her hair was in many layers and it WAS defiantly going to be cut VERY SHORT!
"My dear Hotaru I wish you were more careful!" Gretchen's loathing voice echoed in her mind… She will pay for what she has done.
It has been and hour and the tests were over. She has won fair and square but noo…the whole family decided that Gretchen is the winner since she has accomplished more. The points were added up and she got the lowest!!!! What the Fucken hell!!! "Why me?! I mean what did I ever do to them?" Leon has finally gotten her to sit down and now the maids are busy fixing and trimming her hair. That hair took forever to grow…DAMN!
"Now, now dear mistress…it's quite alright. Look see you look beautiful as always!" The maid said as she brushed out the remaining knotted hair. "Hair grows back…"
"Why do they hate me?" Hotaru asked. "Why?"
"I can't answer that my lady…" the servant said sadly "but I hope that someday you will know…"
"Thank you for the help Shai." As the figure walked out of the room and closed the huge oak doors.
"But why? I'm I that different?"

*~*Two weeks later*~*

"I can't stand you any more!!!!!" Hotaru shouted as she barged out of the living room. "I'm Leaving!!"
"FINE LEAVE FOR ALL I CARE. YOU HAVE BEEN A THORN IN MY SIDE SINCE THE DAY WE TOOK YOU IN!!!!!" her mother shouted at her and went the other way. While her father walked after Hotaru.
It had been another normal day…her mother talking about her like she wasn't there and talking about how she would fail in life…that's when she snapped and started to yell at her mother. Hotaru reached her room threw open the door and took out her suitcase.
"Hotaru may I come in?" her father's calm voice asked.
"NO!" Hotaru shouted. "WHAT KIND OF FATHER ARE YOU?!?!?!? YOU LET HER YELL AT ME LIKE I'M TRASH!!!!!"
"Hotaru…I have to tell you something…are you planning to leave for good?"
"HELL YEAH!!! AND I'M NEVER COMING BACK!!!!" Hotaru yelled as she began throwing her clothes, money, and books, ect. into the suitcase.
"Hotaru sit down we need to talk." Her father said softly.
"Oh! NOW YOU WANT TO TALK?!?!?!?! Welll it's KINDA LATE FOR that!!!!" as she glared at him with hate.
"Hotaru-"
"What did I ever do to you? What did I do? Why doesn't anyone lo-care for me?" Hotaru asked looking at her father now with sad/confused eyes. "It's like I'm being punished for something I never done…"
"Hotaru I'm not…your father." He said.
Silence.
"W-What?" At that moment it seemed like the room had grown three feet wider apart separating her and her `father'. "I'm…adopted?"
"Sit. And I'll tell you."

~*~*~FLASHBACK~*~*~
14 years ago…

Howard Hudson was walking home from work. He usually ride his limo but today, today was different. He had just lost his daughter two months ago…his nine-year-old girl. His wife is emotionally depressed and is going mad. Their family is falling apart…
As he walked by the park, the park that he had taken his child to play in, he saw a little girl about the same younger than his little girl, she had dark black hair and in contrast she had pale skin…it's almost looked like his daughter. The girl was crying and she was all alone. He looked around. No one was there…so he decided to walk towards the little girl.
"Hello there. Where's your mommy?"
The girl ceased to cry and looked at him with wide amethyst eyes darken with pain, lost and confusion. "Mommy left me here."
"Well what's your name then?"
"H-*hic* Hotaru Tomoe."
"Well Hotaru cold you show me where your house is?"
"*hic* No…I don't remember…" The little one answered.
He didn't want to leave the little girl alone here by herself so he brought her home. Fed her and let her sleep in a spare room. As she slept he looked her up in the national identification system (he is after all a expert hacker) He found her mother and with an address he decided to find out why in the world would this woman abandon her own child.
*** (HE LEFT THIS PART OUT!!!! HE DIDN'T TELL HOTARU ABOUT THIS!!!)
"She's a monster, a demon child! Stay away from her!" The old looking woman said. Her graying hair slipped from her bun and gave her a crazy look. "Stay away from her!!!" Moving her arms in wide circles and opening her eyes wide.
He edged away from her, in the small tiny apartment that had water leaking and broken glass. "Why did you…leave her?"
"Leave her be! She is a monster with power!"
He was interested now… "What…kind of power?"
"A demon child! Leave!"
"I'll pay you a hundred if you tell me." He offered. The woman looked at him then at the money that was now on the table…she thought…
"She can heal…" The woman said and took the money.
The ability to heal…maybe she can heal his wife's heart…and the little girl could take the place of his daughter… "I'll offer you two million to not tell a soul about this…and for your daughter."
"Agreed." The woman said quickly. "But be warned…she could be dangerous…"
*** (OK HE TELLS HER THIS PART)
"So I thought maybe we could adopt her to be our-"
"HOW DARE YOU THINK THAT THIS STREET RAT COULD TAKE THE PLACE OF OUR LINDA!!!!" His wife glared at the little girl in the chair. "I WANT HER OUT." Each word was pronounced with venom.
"Dear…you need a heir…and we know that you can't-"
"But to take the place of YOUR own DAUGHTER!?!?!?!" the sound of broke glass could be heard through the room. "If you take her in…I shall never love her no matter what. No matter how much she looks like Linda…I will make her life hell."
He looked at the little frightened girl…if he let her go…she wouldn't have anyone… "I'll keep her safe, she'll be the Linda I never had."

*~*~*~*END FLASHBACK*~*~*

From then on Hotaru Tomoe became Hotaru Hudson. She was raised to fight and steal information for the Hudson family. She was one of the best-trained fighters they have in the family. But as usual the family rejected her because they believed that her blood was less pure…little did they know Hotaru possessed a power…Hotaru grew up to be the daughter he always wanted to have. Perfect in almost everything. He tried to defend her…but it's hard to do when your wife is one of the most powerful leaders in the crime world. If he were to die, Hotaru would be alone…and he must stay alive at all cost to protect her…even though it doesn't seem like he is. She never complained until today… "I will never tell her about the family secret…or her powers…I want her to be happy." He thought to himself as he watch his `daughter' process the information he just gave her.
The silence grew.
"So…who am I?"