3rd Street, early evening Two figures walk slowly down the quiet street of third. Two characters that at day, live by the names of Yai Kitana and Alana Hiramu at day, but at night, walk under the guise of Lovestar and Sunstar, eternal warriors of justice. Unknown to the people who walk amongst them, their destines lie in the hands of these crusaders of truth. As they walked down the road, Yai turns to face Alana. Just two hours ago, she had been locked in combat with the other world general, Tanzanite. Then Alana arrived and helped her out. She had transformed into the magic star soldier, Sunstar and aided her with the attack, the shining sunset beam. Although they didn’t manage to kill this man, they did injure him severely. After that, they managed to talk and found out each other’s identities. This grand mission seemed to be a daunting task for Yai, but she felt as though she could handle it. But Alana however…she seemed so distant, so full of pain and anguish. She wanted to know why, what was so painful about it. She only uttered a few words in response, and it dawned on her. ‘The exhilaration of battle is nothing compared to the responsibilities that we have to struggle with’. And Alana knew first hand how true her statement was. She explained it all. The training, the frequency of the attacks, the horrors seen while in battle with them and the separation from close friends to protect them. She made her fate seem so bleak. That she had experienced no true happiness since her first transformation. It explained her sudden change of personality over the past few months. How could her best friend in the world keep something this huge from her? “ I had no idea you were a magic star soldier you know.” Alana gently smiled. She could tell the pain she has been through had affected Yai. “It’s not really something you go around announcing is it?” Yai smiled back. “Yeah. I guess your right. So how long have you had to deal with this? I mean its such an enormous duty to take on, even if it’s by a super brain like you are.” “Why thank you! But the truth is, I have found it very hard to deal with. The dangers I have to face and the work I have to do to keep my skills at their peak. I’d say I’ve been doing this for around 3 to 4 months. That’s why I’ve been so distant. I just didn’t want to drag the people I care about into any unnecessary danger.” “ But you should have told me. I’m your best friend aren’t I? How do you think it makes me feel knowing that all this time you’ve been going through something this deep while I’ve been sitting here completely oblivious to it?” Alana looked confused. “Why?” “What do you mean why? I know you kept this from me to protect me, but you have had to isolate yourself from all your friends only to suffer in silence. I’ve only been one of the magic star soldiers for two days and I’ve fought someone on both of them. And you’ve had to deal with that for the past 4 months?” “It’s not like there are attacks everyday you know. And besides who cares about that now? We are both magic star soldiers and it’s a mission we can now share.” “Yeah. It’s just...I care about you and I don’t want to see you in pain.” Alana smiled again. Yai was a very caring friend. Even when they were kids, if Alana was in any kind of trouble, Yai wouldn’t stop until she found out the root of the problem and did something about it. Maybe she did worry a bit too much but she compensated for this with true compassion. As the two reached the end of the street, Yai pointed out the house of which a third Magic Starsoldier resided. Keiya. Keiya herself was lying on her sky white couch racking her brain with the same problem she had been thinking about all day. The mission alone was hard enough to deal with, now she had to cope with this thing about Yai. “It just doesn’t make any sense.” She thought to herself. “Why should I care if Yai has a boyfriend of not? Why should it matter to me? I’ve only known her for a couple of days, what concern is it of mine? But even if it makes no sense, I can’t deny how I feel about her anymore. Ever since that time on 7th street where we almost kissed, she has been driving me crazy. I can’t stop thinking about her. There’s just something about her. She’s special. Like the time I was battling Kazuhito at Keneda. How was Yai able to see past my cloaking powers and identify who I was? Oh but that didn’t mean anything. Whether her powers were in activation or not, she was still a magic starsoldier. And we almost kissed. We didn’t actually kiss. Maybe what I’m feeling now is just a way of getting over Hikaru; maybe I’m just… “ Before she could continue, Keiya’s thoughts were disturbed by a knock on her door. She really wasn’t in the mood for this, considering that she was half asleep and whichever part of her was awake was trying to figure out what this thing with Yai meant, but at least it wasn’t a demon attack. Keiya arose from her couch gradually and headed toward the door. As she opened the door she was very surprised to find none other than… “Yai…? What are you doing here?” Keiya said shocked. “That’s a fine welcome!” “Oh sorry, it’s just I have a lot on my mind right now and…who’s your friend?” “Oh this? This is…” “Alana. Alana Hiramu. And it’s a pleasure to meet you Keiya.” “Sure. Nice to meet you to.” “Anyway Keiya, we really need to talk. Can I come inside for a moment please?” Keiya’s face assumed a reluctant smile, but none the less, she decided to let Yai and her friend in. “Well sure I guess. Just follow me.” In the back of Keiya’s mind, a voice kept calling her out, taunting by telling her sweet thoughts, radical ones but alluring nonetheless… “You’re letting her in…” “So?” “Doesn’t this prove you care about her more than you’re letting on?” “Shut up! Yai’s just a girl I met a couple of days ago!” “Do you care about that?” “Well… I …” “You don’t do you? Just admit you like her… that you care about her… much more then you’re letting on.” “I don’t feel that way about her!” “Why are you lying?” “I am not lying!” “If that’s true then why did you feel so badly when Yai mentioned her boyfriend…?” “I… I just… I didn’t …” “You see? You’re good at lying to others but not to yourself eh?” “Shut up!” “Jealousy doesn’t suit you Keiya Shindo…” “Shut up!!!” Yai looked at Keiya when she mumbled ‘shut up’ under her breath. She seemed troubled somehow… “You alright Keiya?” Keiya jerked up as she her heard her name. “Huh, what? Oh no, I… I’m fine. So what do you want to talk about?” ********** Meanwhile in a place far from that scene, the wounded and angry Tanzanite stalks up and down the long, narrow hallway of the Negative dimension. Surrounded by Ivory statues of demons and gods, the dark general was becoming more and more angry. At himself and at the magic starsoldiers. “How could I let myself get so injured by one bolt of energy? Asumasa will not like this if she finds out.” As Tanzanite walked through the corridor, streaks of blue lightning past through it also. Wind created by the lightning whipped at the dust-covered floor of marble and the lightning gathered to form the figure of a woman. And to Tanzanite’s dismay it was none other than the crimson princess herself, Garnet. Tanzanite turned round to meet the woman’s mockingly contented laugh. Garnet herself was a stunningly beautiful woman. Her face framed perfectly by the long mane of silky ruby red hair enveloping it, with two thick locks cascading down the side of her face. Her sneaky jet black eyes were shining as though they were forged into dark crystal by the greatest darkness in the universe. Her body, beaming with grace and charm looked as if the gods themselves sculpted its lush curves. She wore a long, ruby satin dress tight fitting enough to make even the strongest of men faint. It was accompanied by two sliver, diamond encrusted bracelets on each of her wrists and a pair of crimson, high heel shoes. Tanzanite was more than startled by her appearance in the Negative Dimension. Mainly because of the intense rivalry between them. They had been enemies from the beginning, even though they served under Queen Asumasa, ever since their appointment into her court, and as her lords of darkness. They had competed for years, whether it meant a battle on the front line with the enemy, or obtaining more energy from humans. It had been bitter competition, no quarter given and none asked, but the rivalry allowed them to pull of some very fine work. And all through this, Tanzanite had learned that when Garnet had that smile, that evil smile, it meant she had an ace up her sleeve. “Well, well, well. Garnet. I haven’t seen you in a while. What brings you to the negative dimension? Does her highness have new orders?” Garnet slowly walked toward Tanzanite and until they were face to face. All though he gave no outward sign, the glare Garnet was giving him, the fire in her eyes, and her disgustingly evil smile, made him nervous. Very nervous. Slowly she closed her eyes and began to chuckle. “You know Tanzanite. When her majesty the Queen first gave you the task of obtaining all of the talismans, for the first time ever I doubted her judgment. I couldn’t understand how a weakling like you could be put in charge of our destiny. Our future. But now in know why. She felt sorry for you!” “What!?” “You heard me. She felt sorry for you. Look at you. Damaged so badly by a single attack? Struggling to defeat a weak enemy? Getting only one talisman in the space of 4 months? Face it. You’re a loser. An absolute failure, and her highness is sick of your bungling so has issued a decree; if you don’t obtain all of the talismans soon, consider yourself a dead man…” Tanzanite couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Was her highness so upset she would terminate him? “How…dare you!! You lying, deceitful little…” “Fool. Face facts. Your incompetence and failure is dangerous us and our cause. If you can’t shape up, you’re dead. From now on I’m going to be on you like a shadow…I’m going to monitor your every move and as soon as you slip up…Bamm!!! I’ll be there to take your place as controller of this operation…Bwa, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!” With that, Garnet transformed into lightning and teleported out of the room, leaving only the echo of her laughter as a reminder of her little visit. With a gasp Tanzanite fell to his knees and clutched at his injured shoulder. He knew things weren’t looking good for him and with an unconfirmed three Magic Starsoldiers on the loose; he realized unless he came up with a plan, his days were numbered. ********* “Get out of town! You mean to tell me that you’re a Magic Starsoldier too?” “Yes Keiya it’s true. I am a magic starsoldier. ‘Sunstar’.” “It’s amazing. As soon as I transfer to Keneda, I find Yai, who turns out to be Lovestar, and then, three days later, I find you Alana, and you turn out to be Sunstar! This is perfect! Individually we are strong but together we could be an unstoppable force! That is…if we’re all willing to work together that is…” “I’m in. I don’t want to face this alone if I don’t need to. What about you Alana?” “I can’t think of anything that would make me happier than to work side by side with you both.” “That’s great Alana!” Yai beamed. “Now we’ll be more powerful than ever! And I think we may need it…” “What do you mean Yai? Did this ‘Tanzanite’ guy you and Alana fought earlier tell you anything?” “Yes. Just before Alana arrived, and before I battled him, he said something about four Talismans and his Queen, Asumasa I think. He said something about an…event…Lunatic…Andromeda or something. Sounds important to me. He also told me he was assigned the duty to kill us.” “Well, from what you’ve told me, he doesn’t seem to be that strong.” “That doesn’t matter. If he is willing to kill us as a set mission, it probably means his Queen, the leader, wants us out of the picture before we can interfere with this event.” Alana supplied. “You think that this may give cause for concern?” Keiya asked. “Possibly. If he attacked us directly, he was either stepping up his attack, which means he’s, desperate and this would in turn mean that this event might begin soon, or it’s possible that there’s a talisman in the school.” Yai became worried. “Does this mean that Keneda is in danger?” “I think so Yai. Which is why it’s a good thing all three of us go to Keneda. Keiya, did you hear anything from any demons?” “…No…but that Lunatic Andromeda…I think I’ve heard of it somewhere. I think I’m going to research it.” “Research it? You mean you possess some of the sacred books of Tarn…?” “Well, Yes. My master passed them on to me as he passed away. Hopefully, they’ll have some information on this Lunatic Andromeda thing and these Talismans.” “Oh I’d love to look at them! That is if you don’t mind Keiya…I mean if you don’t mind…” “Sure. There in my basement so just follow me.” “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait just a minute. What on earth are the books of Tarn?” “ We shall tell you that in a minute. Lets go!” The newly formed team of Yai Kitana, Keiya Shindo and Alana Hiramu entered the basement to read these sacred books, which possessed information on the history of the planet, the magic star warriors throughout time, and the past of the Demon monsters. However even after 2 or 3 of search no information on the talismans or the Lunatic Andromeda was found by any of them. Alana and Keiya agreed to resume the search tomorrow and begin Yai’s Training in a week or so. Two weeks later “Oof!!” “Get up Yai, it isn’t that bad.” Yai again found herself ground into the floor while sparring with Alana. This had been her third day of training and slowly, very slowly, she was getting better. However she still had a way to go to reach Alana or Keiya’s level. Whether it was studying or training, Alana was a demon when it came to work. She’d expect 100% on the training ground with rests about as frequent as blue moons. It’s not that this wasn’t doing any good for Yai but still… Slowly Yai stood, picking blades of grass out of her hair and removing twigs from her jeans. A dense forest out in a distant patch of land surrounded the two of them. It was quite large, but not big enough to attract many people if any. Alana had been ranting on for days about it being perfect but now Yai was far from sure. “Alana…(huff)…tell me again (huff) why we are training…here?” “What’s the problem now?” “What’s the problem? I’m covered in grass!” “I don’t see anything.” “Couldn’t we have gone to a gym or a dojo or something…?” “I think a little thing called super-natural abilities may attract a little attention. Ha, ha, ha!” “I’m serious! I don’t know how many more times I can eat dirt! God, I’m starting to appreciate the study sessions…” “Ok, Ok. We’ll train a little longer and then we can go home, how’s that? ” Yai mused over that. “Well… alright.” “Now. Come at me.” Yai adopted one of the sixteen fighting stances that Alana had taught her and began to charge at her. As the distance between the two decreased, Alana adjusted her position to a more defensive status. As Yai reached Alana’s proximity of attack, she lunged her fist towards at Alana’s stomach. Alana sidestepped the attack, moving to the right. Yai then made a shallow turning that direction and aimed a kick at Alana’s head. This time the blonde genius wasn’t fast enough to dodge it, but successfully blocked it as Yai’s leg was within inches of her temple. Retracting her leg she leapt back defensively. She dropped to her feet and tried to make a sweep at Alana, who jumped into the air to avoid the attack. She landed and back flipped several meters away from Yai. Yai then stood and paused for a moment. After focusing her energy for a couple of seconds, she charged once again, head first at Alana. As soon as the chestnut haired girl came close enough to attack, she unleashed a flurry of punches, kicks and elbow strikes in an attempt to penetrate Alana’s rock hard defenses. The claps and waps from each blocked blow sent shockwaves through the forest, disturbing nearby birds forcing them to flee the forest. The fury of the assault was short-lived however. Yai soon began to tire out as each blow began to slow down and lose power. As Alana dodged the last of Yai’s blows, she used the momentum to strike. She managed to smash her knee into Yai’s stomach, and raised her hand into the air in the ‘Crab claw’ condition. Alana began to draw in energy to form a swirling vortex of power around her palm. In a move, which can only be described as poetry in motion, the blonde genius thrust her energy charged palm into the small of Yai’s back. Yai let out a yelp of pain as shockwaves passed through her body and ruptured her balance. Yai toppled to the ground coughing slightly. Alana then moved over to the bruised girl and crossed her arms as she watched her. “(Cough) what the hell… (Cough) was that…!?” “I little trick I invented called the Cannon palm. It causes disruptions in the vision and balance of an enemy on impact. However the attack only works when the enemy is burnt out. Like you.” “Well you didn’t…(cough) teach me that…” “It never hurts to have a technique unique to yourself.” “Well…once again I’m eating dirt. Can we go home now?” “I suppose you did take pretty nasty blow…lets go.” Yai let out a sigh of relief as Alana extended her hand to help her up. Slowly she stood, her body still numb and sore, but at least she was able to walk. Alana told Yai from the beginning that this would be intense, but she still felt a little weird about her sweet, little best friend working her this hard. As they walked towards the exit of the forest clearing, Alana turned to look at Yai. She seemed impatient somehow, like she needed to get home quickly for something. “Yai, what is it that you want to get home so badly for?” “Well I simply want to rest. And… to get some money off my dad to buy something to wear for the dance this Friday.” “So that’s it. The school dance. I should have known it shouldn’t I?” “You mean your not going Alana?” “Nah, I want to research more on the books of Tarn that Keiya lent to me. That reminds me is Keiya going?” “Yep. She’s going with one of the fifty boys that have asked her out already.” “And that doesn’t bother you?” “I don’t mind. I cant resent the fact that tons of guys from our school find Keiya more attractive than they do me…well at least not much.” “That’s not what I meant.” “Then what are you talking about?” “…You don’t have a clue do you?” “Huh?” “…Forget it.” The two women the walked out through the tree path and, out of the clearing. Yai still didn’t know what Alana meant, at least she thought she didn’t, but she dismissed it and left it alone. Friday night, Keneda high school The night was brimming with the feeling of passion. The intensity of the soft dance music emanating from Keneda high school blazed out into the night sky. It was a beacon to all couples. A time for two people to share their love. But also to have a good time to. Outside the polished pine doors of the auditorium, dozens of couples were either talking to each other or making out, and on the inside more and more people were dancing. Slowly two characters emerged from a red car parked out in front. Yai and her boyfriend Akira were those ones. Arm in arm, the two stepped towards the doors of the auditorium, greeting those who they knew on their way there. As they entered, Yai looked over the place. It seemed completely different from this morning. It was alive with youth and compromise. Decorated with multi-colored streamers and balloons, banners and flashing lights. The night burned with electricity. Before Akira got the chance to ask Yai to dance, she spotted Hisaka and Yumi and decided to talk to them. As you can imagine they were with two guys dancing. As she walked over to where they were, she greeted them. “Hisaka, Yumi!” “Yai Hello!” “Hiya Yai! Over here!” Yai walked over to her two good friends Hisaka and Yumi and took an amused, sly look at the two men standing behind them. “Hi guys. Hey, since when have you been going out with The Kobayashi brothers?” “A couple of days ago. Gosh Tetsura is just so cute!” Hisaka squeezed the cheek of her boyfriend and gave him a light peck on the forehead. “Yeah, so is Shinichi!” Yumi (who was arm in arm with Shinichi) leaned in affectionately onto the side of her boyfriends arm. “ (In unison) Yeah we’re just so darn cute!” All Yai could do was just sweat drop and laugh nervously. What else should she have expected from Tetsura and Shinichi Kobayashi? At that second her brain kicked into gear as she scanned the auditorium profusely. “Something wrong Yai?” Yumi asked. “I was just looking for Keiya. Is she here? I can’t find her.” “Oh don’t look so disappointed I’m sure she’s…Hey look there she is. With Shingo…!” “Keiya.” As Yai turned around she was amazed to see Keiya. She was walking through the door enveloped in light. She looked different somehow. She was wearing her soft lilac hair up, which gave her a unique, more mature and elegant image. Her dress, a light/feint diamond, seemed to shine an eye piercingly beautiful look in the light. It was tight and firm, and highlighted her voluptuous, almost statuesque body. Tonight everything about Keiya seemed perfect. Everything from her crystal white, high heel shoes to her cream white long arm gloves. She was perfect. Like a goddess. Perfect. Hisaka was looking at Keiya also when Yumi nudged at her, smiling amusedly. Hisaka looked at her with a bemused look about her sudden giggle fit. Yumi just laughed and pointed in Yai’s direction, as Yai herself was staring at Keiya as if she were mesmerized. Hisaka snickered at Yai and walked over to her. She laid a hand on the chestnut haired girl’s shoulder and Yai briefly turned around to look at her. “Hey girl why don’t you take a picture, it’ll last longer!” Hisaka laughed. Yai looked confused for a moment, but then blushed a deep crimson when she realized Hisaka saw her staring at Keiya. Yumi also walked over and had a quick laugh. “Yeah, you might also think about picking your jaw up off the floor too Yai!” “Hey I…I just thought that…that she looked good with… her hair up like that, that’s all.” Yai argued. In the doorway, arm in arm with Shingo a guy that had asked her out recently, she caught Yai in the corner of her eye. She could feel her heart beating faster and faster, but she had been going over this for so long. This ‘Yai’ thing had to end. The purple haired starlet turned away from her gaze and walked over to the refreshment table. Yai felt an uneasiness descend on her when Keiya didn’t come over, so she grabbed Akira who was busy talking to the Kobayashi brothers and went over there herself. “Keiya…are you ok?” Shingo asked. “I’m fine. I really appreciate you taking me to this dance.” “Hey, I’m just glad you picked me out of the boys brigade constantly following you! You’re special to me…I care about you.” Just as soon as he cupped Keiya’s cheek in his hands he quickly backed off as Yai approached them. Yai moved towards the two and took a second to observe them. Keiya seemed to be acting normally, but she was a little bit more distant than usual. It felt to her, like Keiya was in a way… upset. She could see it in her eyes. Although her body language and facial expression betrayed nothing to her, those usually bright, crystal blue eyes… hid something… Shingo on the other hand seemed to be on cloud nine. I suppose it’s to be expected, he did just get the chance to go out with probably the most attractive girl in Keneda. “Keiya. I saw you from over there. You look great.” Yai smiled at the Lilac haired girl, not noticing the faint blush that had just crept across her own face. “Thanks Yai. You look nice to.” Keiya said that half-heartedly, and put out a weak smile. “That’s it. Go! Don’t do this to yourself. Focus, deal, and move on.” “Well I think I better…” Just before she could continue, she was cut off by Yai’s habitual eagerness. “Oh before I forget, this is my boyfriend Akira. Akira meet Keiya, a close friend of mine.” “Close?” Keiya thought confusedly. “Hi. Yai’s told me so much about you.” Akira said kindly, and put out his hand to shake. Yai sighed at his informal ness, it was so like him but still… “A great pleasure.” Keiya looked over to him, while doing so her charming and elegant demeanor changed abruptly, which strangely went unnoticed by Yai and Shingo, but Akira was not so oblivious to her actions. Keiya grasped his hand quickly and the young man found his hand in a surprisingly powerful grip. He was a little startled, and looked up to her Keiya’s face. It had lost its previous look of quiet pain and had changed considerably. It was rigid and threatening, and it didn’t suit her features at all. But in her eyes…they burned with a passion…with the flame of a challenge… Before he read too much into it, Akira let go and stepped back. Keiya’s eyes still challenging, softened. Then Yai spoke. “So Keiya are you going to…” “Look Yai I’m sorry but Shingo and I…we need to go.” Keiya then grabbed Shingo’s wrist and walked over to the other side of the Auditorium. While she did, Yai looked back and forth between them. Her mind ran wild when she realized that Keiya and Shingo maybe more than just friends… Later that night, all of the couples were dancing closely to a slow song, including Hisaka and Tetsura, Yumi and Shinichi, Keiya and Shingo and Yai and Akira. But Yai just couldn’t keep her eyes off of Keiya and Shingo. They were just so close. Maybe a little too close. “Since when did Keiya let a guy get so close to her?” Yai thought to herself. “Why the hell has she been avoiding me all night?” Yai’s eyes narrowed as she watched Shingo move in close to Keiya. Too close. He mumbled something into her ear, and then the two moved into a slow, passionate kiss. Yai felt herself become distraught, as she took in this sight. Startled and shocked she asked herself… has Keiya fallen for Shingo?
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