Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Don't take me home ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 12 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Hello all! Well I'm working through the sickness and the writers' block attempting to put out a chapter that everyone will enjoy and hopefully live up to your expectations. Not much to say here today except reviews are life to me! Please read and review but be kind! No Flames. Any suggestions you want to email me are much appreciated and all emails sent to me will be answered! Standard disclaimers apply…. I'm too sick to try and be witty.



Rei crept back into the shadows, avoiding Jadeite. She had been dodging him for days now since she had discovered that her power superseded his. She shook her head at the destruction of the jinja. Even now, weeks after Makoto had sacrificed herself in a manner that brought honour to all who knew her, Rei felt the loss of her friend. She had such aspiring plans for Makoto, turning her into one of her disciples, and hoping to use her to kill Jadeite. She was in awe of the power that Makoto had drawn upon herself, actually managing to destroy minions and wound Jadeite. Desperation to save your friends was a powerful cause she supposed. She no longer had friends and honestly couldn't remember what it was like to have them. The jinja was over half destroyed, and she had no intention of rebuilding it. The people no longer even attempted to walk up the stairs to check on her, and they crossed the street to avoid being too close to a place they were convinced was cursed. Jadeite had finally revealed the fate of Yuuichirou and her grandfather, admitted freely that he had used them as sacrifices in the beginning when he had escaped the eternal sleep and was still weak. Her grandfather especially had fought long and hard, using his purity and his faith to fight, but in the end he was consumed by the Void, horrified at the creature his granddaughter was going to become, sorrowful and her choice. Rei thought back as to why she had chosen Jadeite a thousand years ago, knowing it was because it was forbidden and sinful. They were enmeshed in a web of darkness that they could never escape from no matter how many times they were reborn.

She sneered as she passed the sleeping form of Luna. What a disappointment the former cat had turned out to be too! She had gone insane, unable to cope with being human once more, unable to handle the game she was playing and unable to understand why Artemis had left her. She could not handle her feelings and they had driven her mad. Luna's only goal was vengeance on Artemis, not caring about Minako, but she wanted to hurt the man she had loved from a distance. Rei shook her head. Artemis did not read minds and therefore could not have known about Luna's feelings. Rei knew he had long loved Minako and she had taken pleasure in telling Luna that Minako and Artemis were now sleeping together. Once she had told her that, she had watched that small line of sanity snap in Luna's eyes, replaced with the blankness of lunacy. Her grip on reality faded, and she was left with one goal: To kill Artemis and hurt Usagi.

Jadeite paused as he passed Rei, his suspicions mounting. The girl had changed in the months since he had re-discovered her and he wasn't sure he liked it. True, her will was just as dark and as black as his, but her power was beginning to surpass his. He realized that the dynamic had changed and Rei was very capable of stealing power for herself. He no longer trusted his Dark Flame Princess as he once had, and knew that she had always craved unquestioned leadership and power, that was one of the reasons that she had always hated Usagi, and a thousand years ago, Selenity. He knew that the time to strike Usagi would be soon, remembering well the physiology of the Lunarians and knowing that until she completed her transformation on her eighteenth birthday she was vulnerable and they still had a chance to destroy her. He knew he had probably converted Rei too quickly, but once he had freed himself from the eternal sleep, a hellish existence if he ever thought of one, leaving her for hours at a time under pulsing waves of black nothingness, converting her more quickly because he yearned for his lover back. He didn't want Rei to be just another drone, a mindless hunter and killer, he wanted her to be his equal, but he feared that all the Void energy he had used on her had warped her mind and she now shared the insanity that had overwhelmed Luna. "Flame." He called out to her. "You have to remember that you must stay where I can see you."

Rei walked over to him. "Worried about me at this point? You weren't when you sent me up against Usagi twice." She sneered. "I'm still angry at you for killing Makoto. She would have been my disciple Jadeite, and you destroyed that."

Jadeite shook his head. "She committed suicide." He paused. "How is the rebuilding of our army coming? I find it so odd to believe that she could have generated enough power to kill all those minions and harm me."

"Desperation is a funny thing." Rei commented. "She never would have killed herself if you hadn't have tormented her and her friends. She gave herself to save their lives, thereby making herself a martyr." She walked towards him. "Don't say her name to me again."

"Usagi and her senshi have done much killing of the minions in these past few weeks." He said, sighing. "I can't believe they got past me with those killing knives. Granted they are only killing weak minions, but they are destroying them nonetheless."

"That is your fault." Rei said tersely. "You knew that Luna was a traitor and you let them get the knives anyway. If you hadn't have played around with them, then they wouldn't have escaped and Makoto would still be alive." She sneered. "Either way Jadeite, you have outlived your usefulness."

"What are you saying Flame?" Jadeite backed away from her, the light of madness in her eyes.

"It is the way of the Void, to kill the teacher when the student is ready. I am ready Jadeite, with powers that surpass yours. You are of no more use to me; you have no more power over me. Once more you are betrayed by a woman who you trusted." She walked towards him, dark flames dancing from her fingers.

"You cannot kill me." Jadeite protested.

"Because of who we were to each other? A thousand years ago we were evil sinners who sated our carnal pleasure upon each other as we committed the darkest of acts, and now, you ensured that I have more power than you. I downplayed it until you let your guard down. Baka yaro," she sighed. "Only now, at the end, do you understand."

Jadeite raised his hands in front of him, pulling down black lightning. "I hate to kill you Flame." He said, regret in his voice. "But you leave me no choice."

Before another word could be spoken, Rei pulsed a wave of black flames towards him, no mercy in her blank and unseeing purple eyes. Jadeite desperately shot at her, using his powers, calling upon the strength of the Void and realizing what a blind fool he had been. Rei had every intention of not just killing him, but destroying his soul into the smallest possible bits so that he could never be resurrected, never rise again. For the first time, he was faced with his absolute end. He threw bolt after bolt of dark lighting at her, only to have her laugh manically, hold up a hand to block it and send it back towards him, her own power added. Sprawled on the ground, he stared up at the sky dazed. Her crows, Demos and Phobos flew towards him, obeying her dark commands. With a wordless yell, he felt Rei's final attack hit him, felt himself be torn apart and dissolve into nothingness and cursed himself for a fool for ever trusting her, while rejoicing in the fact that the white moon princess could never stand against such power.

Rei watched dispassionately as her former lover was swallowed by the black hole she had created, ensuring that he was truly gone, never to rise again or return. She had meant to torture him more first, before she killed him. Shrugging, she turned from where he had fought frantically for his life, kicking Luna awake. Luna opened her eyes, staring at Rei with unbridled hatred. "It is time." She told Luna. "We are gathering the remaining minions and heading towards the beacon of light in Canada."

"You refer to Usagi." Luna spat.

Rei nodded. "I am the Dark Flame and unstoppable. You can take your revenge on Artemis while I destroy that bitch once and for all. If I could kill Jadeite with such ease, she will be no problem, for she is weak."

Luna stood. "I will go with you." She sighed. "Vengeance for the one who left me will be mine."



Mamoru walked across the school grounds where Usagi, Minako and Seiya attended, jealousy burning him up inside. When he closed his eyes, the image of Usagi kissing Seiya haunted him, burned itself into his brain and he knew that he would never forget it. Having learned his lesson well, he was still unable to stay away from Usagi, even if it included stalking her. He made a point to avoid Haruka, not wanting another beating like the one she had meted out for him. Turning a corner, not really paying attention, he stopped. Seiya stood before him, seething with indignant rage. "You!" he spat.

Seiya nodded. "So Mamoru, you didn't heed my warning the last time we spoke. I told you to protect her." He said in a dangerous voice. "And instead you nearly destroy her."

Mamoru shook his head. "It's not like that at all. What would you know of it anyway?"

Seiya laughed. "She told me stupid!" he gestured towards the school. "And Minako told me everything Usako didn't."

"What did you call her?" Mamoru narrowed his eyes. "You have no right to call her Usako. She is mine."

Seiya waved a finger in front of Mamoru's face. "She is my little bunny now Mamoru. You threw her out like garbage and she found her way to me. She now comes to me for comfort and I hold her in my arms. You don't know where her sensitive spots are, do you? You don't know how to pleasure her, but I do." He taunted. "She loves me, even if she cannot say the words. She has no place in her life for you."

Mamoru said nothing, seething with rage and jealousy, knowing some of it was true. "You make it sound as though you two have made love." He said with a barely controlled voice.

"Not yet," Seiya admitted. "But soon enough I think."

Mamoru threw a punch at Seiya's face. Seiya, not expecting it, flew backwards, banging his head onto the side of a brick wall. Leaping to his feet, he ran for Mamoru who punched him again, glad to be working his anger and rage out on the one who he felt deserved it. "You took her from me." He snarled, throwing Seiya across the parking lot.

Seiya stood and lunged at Mamoru, taking his legs out from underneath him and landing several punches to his ribs and face. "You sent her to me." He replied. "I will make her choose me."

Mamoru grabbed Seiya's long ponytail and wrapped it around his hand, yanking his head back, ready to break it. "You have no idea how much I love her do you?" he said, breath coming in quick pants.

Seiya turned to him, sweat on his brow, blood on his face. "The same could be said for me Mamoru." He replied, curling his lip. "I love her too."

Mamoru backed away. "We cannot do this you know."

"You started it." Seiya walked towards him.

"If she finds out about this, she won't choose either of us, rather she'll get angry that we fought like barbarians, though it did feel good to put a fist in your face. I've wanted to do that for so long." Mamoru admitted.

"As have I." Seiya agreed. "You really think she'd be angry if she found out about this?"

Mamoru nodded. "If you have to ask that question, I guess you don't know her as well as you thought you did."

Seiya nodded. "But I am willing to learn."

Mamoru turned his back on Seiya, walking away. "May the best man win."

"I will indeed." Seiya replied.



Usagi sighed with relief, glad that Mamoru had stopped beating Seiya to a bloody pulp, eavesdropping shamelessly on their conversation. Though she knew Seiya was a good fighter, he was no match for Mamoru in a jealousy- induced rage. No one was and she knew that well. She knew it had been a point of honour between the two rivals to not back down and let the other one see him weak, but she still disapproved of how they had settled their differences. She cocked a head to the sky, knowing Rei and Luna had arrived at last and were going to be hunting her, if they weren't already. She could delay no longer with her choice.



Minako grinned as she watched Artemis; not knowing it was possible to be this happy. He was such a handsome man, and with a little fashion help from her was one of the most attractive men she had ever seen. And he was hers. All hers. She, the cursed senshi, the one destined to never find love or happiness had found it with her guardian. She remembered their first night together, grateful that Usagi had given them privacy, sad that it had taken the death of Makoto to bring them fully to each other. Their time together she treasured, as Artemis tried to find his place in this life, wondering what he would do. Usagi had given her full and complete blessing on the two, and it was decided that once Usagi was a full Lunarian and came fully into her powers and was no longer vulnerable to the Void that she would marry Minako and Artemis, as befits the monarch. To know that in a few short months she would be his wife brought her joy she had never known. There was a fulfillment in her soul that had never been there and she rejoiced in it. "Artemis!" she called out to him, seeing that he had stopped and was staring at something in the distance.

Artemis gestured for Minako to come closer, yet never once tearing his eyes from whatever he was looking at. As Minako came and stood by his side, he gestured ahead. "That's Luna." He murmured.

Minako squinted, trying to see what he did. His eyes were still cat- sharp, and hers were no match for his. "Where?" she asked, trying to see the cat.

"That woman there." Artemis pointed. "That's Luna in her human form."

Minako sucked in her breath. Luna was certainly very pretty as a human! "Luna?" she called out.

Luna let out a laugh that sent shivers down Minako's spine. "Artemis," she began. "You replaced me with this little girl?" she shook her head. "Shame on you Artemis for cheating on me like this."

Minako turned to Artemis, her eyes widening in indignation. Artemis shook his head. "I didn't know she had any feelings for me Minako." He said quickly. "She's never told me and never said anything nice to me."

"And Diana from the future didn't give it away?" Luna asked, contemptuous.

"Diana is much like Chibi Usa," Artemis began. "She didn't really exist because the future is not set, but always in motion."

Luna came closer to them and Minako could see the insanity burning there along with jealousy. Using her link as Senshi of Love she reached out to feel what Luna was feeling and recoiled in shock. What once may have been love was now twisted and evil, perverted into a shapeless black mass that could no longer be seen as any form of emotion at all. "She's insane." Minako whispered.

"Why do people keep alluding to that?" Luna asked, her eyes unfocused, something silver flashing through her fingers. "I mean you no harm Minako, for in the end it's always the man's fault, particularly if it's Artemis." She smiled. "We could be friends you and I. Discuss his technique in bed perhaps?"

Minako turned again to Artemis who was flushed. "Luna you and I never did anything!"

"In this lifetime perhaps." Luna agreed. "Ah but a thousand years ago…"

"A thousand years ago means nothing!" Artemis snarled. "Let it go!"

"I'm afraid I can't do that Arti." Luna mocked. "See I promised myself that I would kill you, and that's just what I'm here to do."

Before another word could be spoken, Luna jabbed the knife towards Artemis, fully intent on delivering a stroke before killing him, to make him writhe in agony. When the knife struck Minako, she was quite amazed. "Minako!" Artemis yelled, seeing that she had flung herself under the knife, taking the blow for him.

Minako coughed, blood seeping out of her thigh. "I don't feel a thing." She said, her eyes wide.

"Your system is in shock." Artemis breathed. "We have to get you to Hotaru."

Luna leapt back, snarling. "I'll be back for you Artemis." She informed him. "You can't escape me, and I won't stop until you are dead."

"Luna so help me," Artemis began in an angry voice. "When I see you next, I will kill you myself for this!"

Luna laughed, lunacy in the ear-splitting sound. "I look forward to it." And she was gone.



Hotaru was pulled from her reverie as she looked up at the late afternoon sky. She didn't want to focus on geography homework at the moment; rather she was more worried about the upcoming trials. She knew that Usagi had finally decided to make her choice, knew that Rei and Luna were in the city, knew that the end was coming. Silence greeted her and she greeted it back with silence, preferring to think. Only she and Setsuna, the two "mystical" senshi had any idea of the ramifications of this upcoming battle, the one where the white moon could be destroyed fully and utterly. She remembered the original fifth planet after Mars, in a time remembered by few. That planet had been overrun with the Void and had torn itself apart. Modern day scholars said it was a natural asteroid collision that had caused the belt to be there, but she knew the truth. It had once been a planet, full of people as peace loving as the moon, as mysterious as she herself was. Indeed she was one of the few remaining from that long dead bloodline, of a family that had fled to Saturn to escape the Void. The blackness had torn the planet apart, and there were no survivors from that horrible time, but the Void remained, waiting and eternal. Hotaru knew many didn't understand why the white moon was where the power was, and she wasn't sure she could explain it fully, save that the peacemakers were there. The scholars, those with true power all resided on the moon. Lunarians were the most beautiful people in the galaxy, the most trusted and the most kind. Now there was only one of them left and until she fully came into her power, she was vulnerable. Though Hotaru was only thirteen years old, she vowed that nothing would harm her princess until she was strong again.



Setsuna glanced up from her reading, smiling at Haruka and Michiru who wore worried frowns on their faces. "And what causes that look today?"

"Ami and Naru." Michiru sighed.

"They spent so much time on their own, we're not sure they can fully incorporate themselves with the rest of us." Haruka added. "I am concerned."

"And they were trained by a Negaversian general." Michiru added.

"Nephrite was good in the end." Naru's quiet voice sounded behind them. "I would have died for him, and in the end he was no longer evil."

Three heads turned to face her. "Come and talk to us Naru." Michiru patted the cushion. "You are the newest senshi and I would know you better."

Naru smiled, glad that she was accepted by Usagi's friends.



Ami stared into the blackness of her room, unable to pull herself out the melancholy she had fallen into. Yes she had succeeded in her mission, training Naru, stealing the knives and bringing Naru to Usagi. Usagi had fully forgiven Ami, admitted she trusted her completely and welcomed her home. Yet Ami felt the loss of Makoto deeply, perhaps more strongly than any of the others and her feelings scared her. She had realized that perhaps she had loved Makoto more than the other girls had. Makoto had been there for all of them, Minako and Usagi more so than anyone else, but the time she spent with Ami she had treasured. She had watched Makoto give of herself to save their lives and buy Usagi time. She dreamt every night about Makoto's end, feeling she owed that much to her friend. She could not let her go, not let her memory die. Staring out her window, she sighed. "Come back Makoto."



Usagi walked through the streets of Halifax, unseeing and uncaring. She knew who she would choose, for in the end there was only one choice. She had nearly torn her soul apart trying to decide what to do, and in the end she took the advice of Setsuna and her mother and thought only of herself, not caring what the others thought, not caring who she would hurt with this decision. She had chosen who would get her heart and her love for eternity and she hoped the choice was the right one. She was now out of time for the darkness had come to her, and the Dark Flame Princess was waiting.



Mamoru knelt in his apartment and prayed. "I know I don't often pray, and in fact I am quite sacrilegious at times." He began. "But Usako has such a difficult future ahead of her, and I pray for her. She shines so brightly that there are times I cannot look at her, her heart pure and full of love. Please Goddess, don't let the light that shines on her face go out."



Seiya glanced to the night sky, knowing Usagi's choice was at hand. "I might not have done much since I returned to earth," he admitted. "But I showed her how much I love her." Making a wish on the moon, hoping it was a good sign, he prayed. "Let her choose me."



Rei wrapped her hands around the throat of an innocent, needing to kill blindly. Usagi knew she was here, knew that their time fast approached. Planning on leading her into a trap and killing her she rejoiced. She knew she was not weak as Jadeite was and therefore the touch of Usagi would not destroy her. With only a few months until her transformation was complete, she knew Usagi could be defeated easily, and she always could for she was weak and lazy. "Death comes." Rei whispered to her dead victim. "And I lead the army it rides with."





And that's the end of this chapter! I hope it lives up to the other chapters as I'm still really sick and had a bad case of writers block! You guessed what the next chapter is…USAGI'S CHOICE!! Let me know if you want more or not, and forgive me if this isn't up to my usual standards, but I really am sick! Read and review but be kind!