The weekend after Minako's birthday was the concert Makoto was helping Yuuchirou with. It had been post poned for unknown reasons and re scheduled. Both Yuuchirou and Makoto were happy for the change, seeing as they needed more time to practice. "Whats the concert for any way," Minako asked, sitting in the window seat in the practice room the temple held. "Chairty," Makoto said, glacing over sheets of music, playing a few keys every now and then. "Oh," Minako said. The last practice session was now over, the concert was the following night. Everyone had gone home to bed, except Makoto who had locked herself up in the room, and Minako decided last minute to stay. "What kind of chairty?" "Its for an orphanage downtown. I odn't know the name of it." Makoto glanced over her reading glasses, reading the music an playing it at the same time. Minako stood up from her seat and leaned on the end of the piano, placing her head in her hands. She looked at Makoto quizically. "When did you start wearing glasses, Mako-chan?" "About...two years ago. I think. Maybe three." Minako nodded. She looked at Makoto more, studing her features. Makoto;s face was bent down, reading music and playing the keys of the piano expertly. Nothing seemed to have changed over the past five years. Except maybe her personality. Minako had never seen Makoto so harsh and yet gentle at the same time. And when had she learned to play the piano? Minako knew Maktoo could play the guitar, but no the piano. Maybe being able to read notes was all that mattered. "Take a picture it will last longer," Makoto said, glancing up at Minako's blushing face and smiling before looking back down. Minako blinked and sweatdropped. "Gomen ne, I didn't mean to stare." "Its alright," Makoto said, placing the sheet music into a folder and closing the piano lid over the keys. She streched and yawned. "Its late Minako. I'm going home. Would you like a ride to your apartment?" "Iie. I think I'll walk home," Minako said walking back over to the window seat and getting her jacket. "Minako," Makoto said, raising one eyebrow. "Its almost two in the morning. Plus its freezing. You're not going to walk home." "I'm a big girl," Minako said. "I can take care of myself." "Makoto looked at her." Riiiiight....I'm tking you home. And not another word," she snapped when she saw Minako opening her mouth to protest. "Ok ok ok. Sheesh." Minako put her jacket o and followed Maktoo out of the studio and out of the temple. They walked down the stairs and down the street a ways, where Makoto was parked. They climed into the car after Makoto had unlocked it and they were soon on their way to Minako's apartment. They were silent the entire ride. Makoto had her radio on, but it was turned down very low. But in such a thick silence, it sounded like it was loud enough to burst eardrums. But maybe that was the silence itself, Minako thought. She leaned back into her seat as Maktoo drove. Makoto never once looked at her the entire trip. Minako was starting to think maybe she was mad she had to bring her home. Minako chanced a look at Makoto. Her face was like stone, un moving. But, her eyes seemed to be flashing. Not with anger...Minako thought long and hard about it. That was always the look Makoto had on her face when she was thinking about something. Minako nodded to herself. She had known Makoto long enough to never ask her what was on her mind. She would never say. Minako felt the car stop, but didn't look up. "You're home," Makoto said. That time Minako did look up. "Oh. I thought we were at another stop light." "Nope. You're home," Makoto said. "I hope you don't mind that I don't ffer to walk you in. I have that concert tomoorw evening, and I need some rest." "Oh no problem," Minako said, climing out of the jeep. Turning around quicklly, Minako said,' Uh, Mako-chan?" Makoto looked at Minako. "Hai?" "Uh...Goodnight." "G'night." Minako closed the jeep door and watched Makoto pull off into the night. She sighed and slowly walked into her apartment building alone. ------------------------------------------------------------ It had been three hours chuck full of different types of music. The concert had been a sucess. The orphange now had more than enough money to expand for more children to stay. Minako and the other girls waited for the last band to play, which was Yuuchirou's group. they had named themselves Cherry Hill, but no one was quite sure how they came up with that name. The stage was dark, but if you looked hard enough you could see people moving about on the stage, setting up interments. Soon there was quiet as a piano began to play and the song began... It starts with one One thing I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme To explain in due time All I know Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life It's so unreal Didn't look out below Watch the time go right out the window Trying to hold on but didn't even know Wasted it all just to Watch you go I kept everything inside and even though I tried it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried So hard And got SO far But it the end It doesn't even matter I had to fall TO lose it all But in the End It Doesn't even Matter One thing I don't know why Doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme To explain in due time I tried so hard In spite of the way you were mocking me Acting like I was part of your property Remembering all the times you fought with me I'm surprised it got so (far) Things aren't the way they were before You wouldn't even recognize me anymore Not that you knew me back then But it all comes back to me In the end You kept everything inside and even though I tried it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried So hard And got SO far But it the end It doesn't even matter I had to fall TO lose it all But in the End It Doesn't even Matter I put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go And for all this There's only one thing you should know I put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go And for all this There's only one thing you should know I tried So hard And got SO far But it the end It doesn't even matter I had to fall TO lose it all But in the End It Doesn't even Matter ------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone claped and cheered. The song, although some what depressing and different from the rest of the songs heard that night, had gotten a bigger response. Maybe it was because it was the last song and everyone wanted to go home, Minako thought. After about 20 minutes, the band mates met everyone out in the crisp October air. Makoto and the drumer were the only two not carrying anything. The members of the band said goodbye to Yuuchirou and the girls befor heading off to their own cars, wanting to go home just as badly as the audiance had. Yuuchirou also drove alone. The girls wanted to walk back to the temple. As they walked, Makoto and Mnako fell back towards the end of the little group. They were a few feet behind the other three girls, talking to one another. Rei glanced over her shoulder and smiled when she saw Makoto give Minako her jacket. As they walked past the park, the girls heard screams coming from it. The Senshi looked and nodded at each other. "Makoto, go straight to the temple and wait for us, alright," Mianko said. Makoto nodded and ran for the temple. Minako had this feeling she would show up during the fight, but ignored it. They transformed and ran into the park, listening for more screams to guide them. When they reached where the youma was, they saw no people who could have screamed. They looked at the youma, who smiled wickedly and opened it's mouth, a human scream coming from it. "Its a trap," Mars said to herself. The others heard her and nodded, thinking of doubleing back to think of a plan. But as they were about to turn and run, Kunzite appeared before them. "I want that crystal, and I want it now!" He demended of the senshi. The youma was closing in on them from the back, its shadow like body blending in with the surrounding darkness. Its eyes glowed red. Aand even in the dark the senshi could tell it was smirking at them. "What do we do," Venus asked. "Trash them both," Sailor Moon said. "Iie, if we do that, we may never see Mamoru again," Mars said. "Then lets trash the monster and get out of here," venus said. "Mercury, scan?" "Its weak to lightining," Mercury said, putting her scanner away. "Lightening," Mars said. "None of us has that type of power!" "Hai, I know. Probably why Kunzite is using it," Mercury replied. "I say we stun it and get the hell out of here, if we can't beat that thing," Moon said, looking scarred. "You're not going anywhere!" The four Senshi looked up at Kunzite. "Isay we go with Sailor Moon's plan," Venus whispered to Mars who nodded in agreement. "...Jupiter..." Evryone looked up at the new voice, trying to find out where it was coing from. "...Thunder..." Kunzite's eyes darted everywhere, lookking for the person speaking. "CRASH!" Everyone's heads turned toward the creature, who was screaming in pain, its dark body was lighted up as sparks of electricty jumped around its body. "What the-?" Kunzite didn't finsh his sentence. He was attacked by a large animal that landed next to him when he fell to the ground. The animal was hidden in the shadows, but the senshi thought it looked like a cat of some sort. Kunzite stood and when he did, he was pounced once again, the animal coming into veiw. It was a dark colored tiger. The senshi weren't sure of the color because of the darkness, but they could make out the stripes and white fur markings. "Whats up with the tiger warriors," Sailor Mars demanded. The girls heard a roaring noise behind them and dodged just as the shadow creature was about to strike them down. As it ran past them, it halted and turned around, ready to try and ram them again. Just as it was about to run, a figure jumped from out of the trees and rammed into it, knocking it over onto its side. The stranger performed another one of her thunder attacks before screaming,"Sailor Moon! Use your sceptor!" Sailor Moon nodded and healed the youma, who turned out to be a person from the electric compeny. Kunzite blew the large cat off of him while everyone was distracted with the youma. The cat growled feircley and pounced at him, but he was too high up for the cat to reach. Kunzite, his clothes and hair dishelved from the attack, just sneered at the senshi and the newcomers before disappearing without a word. The senshi looked at the ones who saved them closely. The human was defenitly a girl. They could tell that just by the voice. But her features were still hidden by the shadows, so they couldn't make those out. Before the Senshi could ask questions, the girl and the tiger ran off in the opposite direction, quickly passing under a street light. They gasped when they say the girl was wearing the same fukus as them, except in green. The tiger was a dark, midnight blue. The senshi chatted among themselves, while a set of eyes watched in the bushes. One pair red, the other blue. They nodded toward eachother before running off themselves.
Back to Con Su Adios, Usted Toma Con Usted Mi Co Index - Back to Sailor Moon Shoujo-Ai Fanfiction