This is my first posting to the FFML. C&C would be appreciated, but,
kindly go easy on the flames. This story can be obtained by e-mailing me
directly.
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Greetings and Salutations:
I, Lord talon, have been given the task of writing an Outer Scout
Love story. Although I don't know a lot about them, I will certainly
give it my best. The only Characters in this story that are mine is the
character of Setsuna's date.
legal disclaimers (my lawyer made me:)
Sailor Moon is property of Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, DiC,
Bandai, Mixxine and a lot more probably. Basically, I don't own the
characters except the ones I make up. By no means do I own the
Sailor Moon company or storyline. I'm only using the characters for
this little fic and I guess it goes within the lines of poetic
justice. This is for a non-profit organization since I'll still have
zero income after this. After you have all that straight, read on.
(Thanks for the Disclaimer Lady Jupiter!)
Recommended reading: Millennium Knights (available at Lady Jupiter's
Page at: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/9286/)
Recommended Listening: "After All" by Cher and Peter Cetera.
This song is copyrighted by Geffen Records
And now, on with the story:
"The love of a Lifetime (or two)"
By
Lord Talon
Well, here we are again
I guess this must be fate
We've tried it on our own
But deep inside we've known
We'd be back to set things straight
I still remember when
Your Kiss was so Brand new
Every Memory Repeats
Every Step I take, Retreats
Every Journey always brings me back to you
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She paced nervously around the room, in their apartment. She had
said that she had a surprise for this Valentines Day, but she didn't
know just what to expect. She had just said "Wear something pretty, but,
bring something to keep warm!"
Michiru sighed. She loved Haruka more than anyone else in this
World. Haruka made her feel whole. She couldn't imagine any sort of life
without her, and yet, she always seemed to frustrate her at times. Why
she behaved in that fashion, she wasn't sure, but that was Haruka.
Finally, she heard the screech of tires, and the slamming of a
car door. Her pulse began to quicken, as she heard footsteps on the
walk.
Finally, the door opened, and in walked Haruka, looking tired,
grease stains, on her face. "Evening, Michiru" she grunted, and walked
past her. She was still dressed in the coveralls she had worn from the
garage, where her racecar was parked. She walked past her, noticing the
crestfallen look on Miter's face. She grinned to herself. *This is
going great. She thinks I forgot about tonight. Gotta be careful,
though. Can't overplay my hand, or, she'll get totally disgusted, and
I'll spend another month on the couch! * she thought. "You look nice.
Any particular reason?" Haruka asked.
Michiru was angry now. "You said to wear something nice. Did you
forget that it's Valentine's day?" she demanded.
Haruka took on a feigned ignorant look. "Oh NO! That's right!
I'm sorry, Michiru, I just forgot. Tell you what, I'll rush in and get
changed, and we'll go somewhere nice. I promise," she said.
Michiru looked at Haruka, her anger lessening somewhat, but not
much. "You have TEN Minutes!"
"Gotcha" and with that, Haruka raced off, smiling to herself. Step 1
complete.
*****
She still did not know WHY she was doing this! Her duty was more
important than whatever mission that the queen had her do. Still, she
WAS the queen, and if it was important to Neo Queen Serenity, that she
be here, in the later part of the 20th century, at this time, in her
apartment, she would do it. Still, Setsuna was not happy. A knock at the
door interrupted her reverie.
"Who is it?" Setsuna called out.
"Floral shop. I have a delivery for a Miss Setsuna Meiou." a
voice answered back. She grumbled to herself, and opened the door.
Standing there with a bouquet of Violet roses, was a non-descript
deliveryman. He handed her the flowers, and a clipboard saying "Sign
here, ma'am" he indicated on a dotted line. She did, and handed the
clipboard back. He took the clipboard, and told her to have a nice
evening. As she set the flowers in water, the doorbell rang again.
"Yes, who is it?" she asked
"Special Delivery, ma'am" a person called back.
She opened the door to find another delivery person, carrying
two boxes, one small and one large. He handed the packages to her, and
she set them down inside. He handed her a clipboard, and once again she
signed and returned the clipboard. He thanked her as well, and departed.
When she opened the small box, it was filled with all sorts of
exotic looking candies. What caught her attention was what was inside of
the larger box. It was a black, strapless evening gown, with a small
gold belt and matching velvet gloves to go with the outfit. She had
never seen anything this exotic given to her before now. She looked
inside to see if she could find any information on who sent it. All she
found was a card. It read:
"In comparison to you,
The flowers are weeds,
The candies, gruel
The Dress, A Rag
Please be ready at 8"
There was no signature. She immediately discarded the idea as
foolishness, as she had a job to do. She looked at the clock. It read
7:15.
*This is insane* she thought *Why should I care about this?* she
thought, and then sat back on the couch, to wait for whatever she was
supposed to do. She STILL had no idea WHY she was here, as she knew of
NOTHING important that was supposed to happen at this time. She figured
she would just wait.
15 minutes later, she was staring at the dress. It seemed to shine in
the light. It WAS a nice dress, and, maybe she could...*NO* she thought
*This is NOT for me* and looked away from the dress, though it took a
considerable amount of effort.
The clock read 7:45. *Oh, alright* she thought, and she went to
get showered and changed, and grabbed the box with the dress and went
back to her room.
The clock read 7:58. Se had just finished putting the other
glove on her hand, and was finishing up her makeup when she caught sight
of herself in the mirror. The dress fit her like a second skin,
accentuating every line and curve on her body. She really looked good.
It had been a LONG time since she had gotten this dressed up. She was
interrupted in her reverie, by the ringing of the doorbell.
She departed her bedroom, keeping herself calm. She had a hold
of her transformation pen, just in case of a problem. She opened the
door, to find a young man standing there. He stood about 6 feet tall,
with a crop of unruly blond, almost white hair. He was dressed in a
T-shirt and jeans. He looked to be in his late twenties.
"Hi. Ready to go? You look nice. It looks like I guessed right about
your size." he looked past her "Oh! I see the flowers and candies got
here also! Great! So, are you ready?" he asked her.
She looked at him. There was something about him she just
couldn't place. "Excuse me," she asked, "But, Who are you?"
He looked confused for a moment, and then began laughing.
"What is so funny?" she asked
After managing to catch his breath, he smiled at her. "I forgot
what I was wearing. Perhaps, This will help," he said as he walked in
and closed the door behind him. He concentrated, and held out his hand.
On it suddenly appeared a ring. Like some of the other special rings she
knew about. Unlike the others, this one had a special sigil in it. It
was the symbol of Pluto, with a sword running through the middle of it.
She gasped, as she knew who was now in front of her.
"How did YOU get here?" she asked.
"You should know, that I can be where ever I want to be, and
that I will ALWAYS know where you are! After all, It IS a Knight's duty
to look after his fair maiden," he said, smiling.
"CARLYLE" She exclaimed in disbelief
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(Chorus)
After all the stops and Starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two Angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever, you and ME
After ALL
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Haruka was having a hard time keeping her face straight. She had
dressed in some nice, but still casual clothes, and they had gone to a
local restaurant. Nothing fancy, but good food. Nonetheless, Michiru was
VERY unhappy about it all, but she was keeping it to herself. Seeing her
this unhappy, Haruka almost broke down, and confessed, however, she
steeled her will. *Michiru WILL love this surprise, Haruka thought,
*Time for step 2. Oh, Michiru. Please, bear with me. It WILL work out.
Just hold on a little longer!* she silently pleaded, but gave no outward
indication. Haruka stood up. Michiru hadn't TOUCHED her food. Haruka
figured this was Michiru showing signs of her displeasure.
"Michiru, You haven't touched your food! Is there something wrong?" she
asked innocently.
Michiru looked up, at her companion. She was FURIOUS! *Haruka had
better be expecting a night on the couch for this!* she silently fumed.
"Nothing, is wrong, Haruka. I just feel a little tired. I would like to
go home now." she said quietly.
"Sure! Whatever you want. I'll just pay for the check at the front
counter, and I'll met you at the car, Okay?" she again asked innocently.
"Fine. I will meet you out there" Michriu said coldly as she stood up,
and walked out of the restaurant.
Haruka watched her exit, and winced as she could FEEL the chill from
Michiru. *You had BETTER not screw this up* she thought to herself. *I
can only hope she will hold out a little longer* She quickly paid for
the meal, and left the restaurant. She opened the car for Michiru, got
behind the wheel, and they sped off.
******
"I can't believe that YOU are the one who did all of this! You couldn't
have, unless..." Setsuna let the thought complete itself, as, Carlyle
finished the thought.
"Yes, Setsuna! Neo Queen Serenity was my aide in all of this. Truth be
told, the outfit and gifts were HER idea, though I certainly didn't
disagree with them! She told me to get all of these things, and to be at
YOUR apartment on this day and date, at this TIME!" He grinned Roguishly
at her.
"So, shall we go?" he asked her.
She looked at him. She was STILL not happy with his role in the
awakening of the Inner Knights, as well as his treatment of her. *Still,
she thought* He was awfully cute, and he was nice to her as Kevin. He
DID give me a second chance when I didn't know. It was nice not being
alone. Perhaps...*
"WELL?" he asked hopefully. He grinned at her again.
"Oh, Alright" she said half despairingly.
"YAHOOO!" he cried triumphantly, and, despite herself, she allowed a
small smile to play on her lips at his antics.
"So, where, are we going" she asked.
*Now* he thought* to play my cards. Hope this doesn't backfire.*
"The question isn't really *WHERE* we are going, but, *WHEN*" he
said,as he began to concentrate.
"WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THIS IS FORBIDDEN! WE CAN'T DIS-" the rest
of her words were lost, as a brilliant glow surrounded the both of
them,and they disappeared.