Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Senshi: Gathering of the Five ❯ Chapter 1
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By: shanejayell 
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Supernatural | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.24.2003 | Updated On: 11.20.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 2.1K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Supernatural | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.24.2003 | Updated On: 11.20.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 2.1K | Status: Completed
I own none of the characters from Sailor Moon, I'm just borrowing them.
Senshi: the Gathering of Five Part OneShe should have looked utterly ridiculous to Rei Hino, the blonde haired girl walking up the shrine steps towards her. The school uniform looked fine, but her hair was oddly styled, tied up on her head into two balls and leaving two streamers of hair flowing backward.. The strangest thing was what she carried on her back, what looked like a wooden practice sword.Rei's eyes widened as she grew nearer, and the girl with the long black hair realized that it was a real katana that she carried!"Rei Hino?" the blonde asked her softly."Yes?" Rei asked her cautiously.The blonde smiled wryly at her tone. "My name is Usagi Tsukino," she bowed slightly, "and I need your help."Rei bowed back, more from instinct than anything else. Quite carefully she asked, "And what can I do to help you, Tsukino-san?""Usagi," she corrected her gently. "I need someone with your special talents," Usagi explained, "I need a miko."Rei gaped at her silently, then she shook her head angrily. "I don't know who you've been talking to," she said angrily, "but..."Usagi's head came up suddenly, as if something had gotten her attention. Just visible over her shoulder the hilt of the sword began to glow softly, a soft golden light. She grasped the hilt and drew the sword smoothly, the light shining brighter."What... what in the," Rei stammered, stepping backwards."where are you?" Usagi muttered, turning about. As she moved the sword glowed brighter, shining the most when pointed towards the shrine buildings themselves. "Come out," she cried out, "I know you're in there!"The door smoothly slid open and a slim, blonde haired man stepped outside, dressed in a gray jacket and matching pants. He could be handsome, almost, if you chose to ignore the coldness that was clearly evident in his blue eyes."Jad," Rei blinked at him in surprise. She hadn't expected to see the assistant her father had hired to work at the shrine standing there so calmly."I'm sorry Miss Rei," the blonde haired man tipped his head to her respectfully, "but that's not my real name. I'm Jadite." He looked at Usagi, a slight smile pulling at his lips as he said, "I didn't expect you to find me so soon, Princess.""Don't call me that," Usagi said softly.Jadite laughed softly, even as a scarlet power began to rise up all about him, like waves of heat. "But why not? You are surely your mother's daughter," he mocked her. His form began to swell even as the dark power grew, until finally his body seemed to explode outward.'Why didn't I sense any of this from him before now?' Rei wondered, backing away from the massive creature.Gray, leathery skin covered him from head to toe, his formerly handsome face twisted and fanged. Muscles bulged along the creatures body, and fearsomely clawed hands stretched out, ready to be used to rend or kill.Usagi charged, her sword blazing, even as she cried out, "Luna! Protect Rei!"The small black cat had remained waiting in the shadows before her cry, but hearing Usagi's command she moved like the wind, "Yes, mistress!" The cat slid to a stop in front of Rei, shimmered faintly, and a black haired woman stood in the cat's place."What's going on?" Rei asked plaintively.Luna turned, giving Rei a feral smile as she said reassuringly, "The mistress can handle him easily enough. There's no need to fear."Jadite charged, trying to slice Usagi open, but the blonde simply wasn't there. With a single leap she threw herself over him, her sword swinging down in a shining crescent. He howled, black blood splattering the girl.Trying to recover Jadite raised his hand, casting forth dark power against the deceptively delicate girl. Usagi simply raised her blade in a guard position, shining a white-gold like moonlight, and the shadow split around her.With surprising grace Usagi moved, her shining blade skimming close to the ground as she ran right at the much larger figure. Jadite uselessly tried to defend himself, but in a single graceful sweep of the blade she cut him in two. Black ooze sprayed her as the pieces fell to the ground and then gradually began to dissolve."Ptou! Pou!" Usagi spat, trying to get some of the black gunk out of her mouth. "Why do I always get slimed," she complained bitterly.Rei stood there, swaying slightly.Usagi noticed her and quietly asked, "Excuse me, but do you have someplace where I could clean myself up?"Rei looked at the black covered girl leaning tiredly on her sword, at the cat-woman standing there, then finally at the dissolving body of her father's helper. Bonelessly, she fell over in a dead faint, only prevented from hitting the floor by Luna's quick reflexes."She fainted," Luna said needlessly."The you'd best take her in," the calm voice said from behind them. The short, bald headed man looked at them calmly, but his eyes widened as he took in the blade that Usagi carried. "So," he said softly, meeting Usagi's eyes, "you've come at last."Ignoring that comment for now, Usagi took one end of the girl, Luna took the other, and they carried her into the shrine.Rei groaned softly, feeling a gentle hand resting on her brow. "Good, you're awake," he said as he smiled down at her gently."Grandfather," Rei murmured softly. Her eyes widened, she sat up and the looked around wildly. No sign of any blondes or cat-girls, thankfully. "You wouldn't believe the dream I had," Rei smiled at him happily.There was a bit of regret on his face as he said, "It wasn't a dream.""No it wasn't," the little black cat agreed, a crescent moon glowing on it's brow.Usagi walked in, wrapped in a towel and drying her hair from a quick wash. "I'm really sorry," Usagi bowed deeply, "I didn't know one of the youma had beaten me here. If I had, I would have approached you very differently.""Youma," Rei echoed, looking between Usagi, the cat and her grandfather, who seemed to be taking this all in with suspicious calmness. There was a bit of an edge to her voice as she asked them, "What exactly is going on?""I don't know, at least not entirely," Usagi answered her, having settled down to sit by Rei's mattress. She reached behind her and grasped the sword, laying it across her lap. She looked down at it as she softly said, "All I do know is that the youma have been freed from their prison, and that I'm the one who has been chosen to fight them." She looked up to meet Rei's gaze, looking at her with those shockingly blue eyes, "And I need your help."Rei thought of the monster, the danger that Usagi had faced, and felt a stab of fear in her gut. Almost unwillingly she asked, "And why should I help you?""But, we need you," Luna asked in surprise.Her grandfather looked startled by the question, "Rei, our shrine has had a long tradition of battling the supernatural forces of darkness. You would bring us dishonor if you..."Usagi held up a hand, silencing him. She looked over at Rei and explained, "I tried to avoid all this, too. When I was first offered this sword, I refused it." Her eyes darkened as she looked down at the sword, and softly said, "And it was those that I loved that paid the price."There was a long beat of silence, no one quite sure what to say."Don't do this because I ask it of you, or because it's the right thing to do," Usagi said softly as she looked over at the short older man sadly, "do it to protect him and everyone else that you hold most dearly."It wasn't long afterward that Usagi was walking back down the shrine steps in a borrowed dress. Luna was perched up on her shoulder, and a scowling Rei Hino walked along beside her."I'm only helping you until the monsters are defeated," Rei said intensely, the miko adding, "as soon as this is over, I'm going home.""Good enough," Usagi nodded firmly. She felt the hilt of the sword bump her head as she looked up into the sky. A black haired young man's face appeared in her mind's eye and she silently vowed, 'Mamo-chan, I will save you.'To be continued...
Senshi: the Gathering of Five Part OneShe should have looked utterly ridiculous to Rei Hino, the blonde haired girl walking up the shrine steps towards her. The school uniform looked fine, but her hair was oddly styled, tied up on her head into two balls and leaving two streamers of hair flowing backward.. The strangest thing was what she carried on her back, what looked like a wooden practice sword.Rei's eyes widened as she grew nearer, and the girl with the long black hair realized that it was a real katana that she carried!"Rei Hino?" the blonde asked her softly."Yes?" Rei asked her cautiously.The blonde smiled wryly at her tone. "My name is Usagi Tsukino," she bowed slightly, "and I need your help."Rei bowed back, more from instinct than anything else. Quite carefully she asked, "And what can I do to help you, Tsukino-san?""Usagi," she corrected her gently. "I need someone with your special talents," Usagi explained, "I need a miko."Rei gaped at her silently, then she shook her head angrily. "I don't know who you've been talking to," she said angrily, "but..."Usagi's head came up suddenly, as if something had gotten her attention. Just visible over her shoulder the hilt of the sword began to glow softly, a soft golden light. She grasped the hilt and drew the sword smoothly, the light shining brighter."What... what in the," Rei stammered, stepping backwards."where are you?" Usagi muttered, turning about. As she moved the sword glowed brighter, shining the most when pointed towards the shrine buildings themselves. "Come out," she cried out, "I know you're in there!"The door smoothly slid open and a slim, blonde haired man stepped outside, dressed in a gray jacket and matching pants. He could be handsome, almost, if you chose to ignore the coldness that was clearly evident in his blue eyes."Jad," Rei blinked at him in surprise. She hadn't expected to see the assistant her father had hired to work at the shrine standing there so calmly."I'm sorry Miss Rei," the blonde haired man tipped his head to her respectfully, "but that's not my real name. I'm Jadite." He looked at Usagi, a slight smile pulling at his lips as he said, "I didn't expect you to find me so soon, Princess.""Don't call me that," Usagi said softly.Jadite laughed softly, even as a scarlet power began to rise up all about him, like waves of heat. "But why not? You are surely your mother's daughter," he mocked her. His form began to swell even as the dark power grew, until finally his body seemed to explode outward.'Why didn't I sense any of this from him before now?' Rei wondered, backing away from the massive creature.Gray, leathery skin covered him from head to toe, his formerly handsome face twisted and fanged. Muscles bulged along the creatures body, and fearsomely clawed hands stretched out, ready to be used to rend or kill.Usagi charged, her sword blazing, even as she cried out, "Luna! Protect Rei!"The small black cat had remained waiting in the shadows before her cry, but hearing Usagi's command she moved like the wind, "Yes, mistress!" The cat slid to a stop in front of Rei, shimmered faintly, and a black haired woman stood in the cat's place."What's going on?" Rei asked plaintively.Luna turned, giving Rei a feral smile as she said reassuringly, "The mistress can handle him easily enough. There's no need to fear."Jadite charged, trying to slice Usagi open, but the blonde simply wasn't there. With a single leap she threw herself over him, her sword swinging down in a shining crescent. He howled, black blood splattering the girl.Trying to recover Jadite raised his hand, casting forth dark power against the deceptively delicate girl. Usagi simply raised her blade in a guard position, shining a white-gold like moonlight, and the shadow split around her.With surprising grace Usagi moved, her shining blade skimming close to the ground as she ran right at the much larger figure. Jadite uselessly tried to defend himself, but in a single graceful sweep of the blade she cut him in two. Black ooze sprayed her as the pieces fell to the ground and then gradually began to dissolve."Ptou! Pou!" Usagi spat, trying to get some of the black gunk out of her mouth. "Why do I always get slimed," she complained bitterly.Rei stood there, swaying slightly.Usagi noticed her and quietly asked, "Excuse me, but do you have someplace where I could clean myself up?"Rei looked at the black covered girl leaning tiredly on her sword, at the cat-woman standing there, then finally at the dissolving body of her father's helper. Bonelessly, she fell over in a dead faint, only prevented from hitting the floor by Luna's quick reflexes."She fainted," Luna said needlessly."The you'd best take her in," the calm voice said from behind them. The short, bald headed man looked at them calmly, but his eyes widened as he took in the blade that Usagi carried. "So," he said softly, meeting Usagi's eyes, "you've come at last."Ignoring that comment for now, Usagi took one end of the girl, Luna took the other, and they carried her into the shrine.Rei groaned softly, feeling a gentle hand resting on her brow. "Good, you're awake," he said as he smiled down at her gently."Grandfather," Rei murmured softly. Her eyes widened, she sat up and the looked around wildly. No sign of any blondes or cat-girls, thankfully. "You wouldn't believe the dream I had," Rei smiled at him happily.There was a bit of regret on his face as he said, "It wasn't a dream.""No it wasn't," the little black cat agreed, a crescent moon glowing on it's brow.Usagi walked in, wrapped in a towel and drying her hair from a quick wash. "I'm really sorry," Usagi bowed deeply, "I didn't know one of the youma had beaten me here. If I had, I would have approached you very differently.""Youma," Rei echoed, looking between Usagi, the cat and her grandfather, who seemed to be taking this all in with suspicious calmness. There was a bit of an edge to her voice as she asked them, "What exactly is going on?""I don't know, at least not entirely," Usagi answered her, having settled down to sit by Rei's mattress. She reached behind her and grasped the sword, laying it across her lap. She looked down at it as she softly said, "All I do know is that the youma have been freed from their prison, and that I'm the one who has been chosen to fight them." She looked up to meet Rei's gaze, looking at her with those shockingly blue eyes, "And I need your help."Rei thought of the monster, the danger that Usagi had faced, and felt a stab of fear in her gut. Almost unwillingly she asked, "And why should I help you?""But, we need you," Luna asked in surprise.Her grandfather looked startled by the question, "Rei, our shrine has had a long tradition of battling the supernatural forces of darkness. You would bring us dishonor if you..."Usagi held up a hand, silencing him. She looked over at Rei and explained, "I tried to avoid all this, too. When I was first offered this sword, I refused it." Her eyes darkened as she looked down at the sword, and softly said, "And it was those that I loved that paid the price."There was a long beat of silence, no one quite sure what to say."Don't do this because I ask it of you, or because it's the right thing to do," Usagi said softly as she looked over at the short older man sadly, "do it to protect him and everyone else that you hold most dearly."It wasn't long afterward that Usagi was walking back down the shrine steps in a borrowed dress. Luna was perched up on her shoulder, and a scowling Rei Hino walked along beside her."I'm only helping you until the monsters are defeated," Rei said intensely, the miko adding, "as soon as this is over, I'm going home.""Good enough," Usagi nodded firmly. She felt the hilt of the sword bump her head as she looked up into the sky. A black haired young man's face appeared in her mind's eye and she silently vowed, 'Mamo-chan, I will save you.'To be continued...