The Light Never Fades, Chapter five, by Sailor GliterGirl & Rose Aquarius, April, 2001 GlitterGirl: Man, this part took FOREVER for me to come up with! Below is an argument between Rose-chan and I, stemming from the fact that we couldn't think of anything for this chapter. It was super funny! Go ahead and read it! If not, then just scroll down to the row of stars. Ja! *****************************(<- The NEXT row of stars!) GlitterGirl: Do you have ANY ideas for part five? I am TOTALLY stumped! Rose-Aquarius: *shrug* don't ask me. Part five is YOUR turn. Besides, my mind is totally twisted, and I don't have any more clues than you do, anyway. SailorGlitterGirl: you think YOU'VE got a demented mind? HA! Try a look inside mine. Whoa, boy, it is WARPED in there! Rose Aquarius: yeah, not as bad as mine! lol SailorGliterGirl: Wanna bet? Rose Aquarius: yeah, maybe I do! Sailor GlitterGirl: lol Na, on second thought, I'm not going to argue; you're mind IS way more demented and twisted than mine. Rose Aquarius: Hey! It's a tie! SailorGliterGirl: *smug grin* That's why Sailor Galaxy is the smarter one of the Sailor Guardians. Rose Aquarius: HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SailorGliterGirl: *giggle* Rose Aquarius: *picks up Universal staff and smiles evily* Rose Aquarius: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SailorGliterGirl: *backs away nervously as she retrieves Galactica Staff.* Ummm....don't hurt me??? Pleeease??? SailorGliterGirl: C'mon, sis, friends? I Uh, ER, I was only joking!!! Rose Aquarius: you know Versia was always better at staff practice! wanna 'mock fight', Dear Sister? Rose Aquarius: *smiles evily* SailorGliterGirl: *glares* You're on! You might have been the staff fighting champ, but I'm more slender, and prettier, *tossed hair* and I was the SWORD champ!!! Rose Aquarius: I was gonna forgive you.............. Rose Aquarius: BUT....................................... SailorGliterGirl: I wouldn't have accepted... *takes battle stance, silver Galactica staff held across her chest* Bring it on, sister. Rose Aquarius: aww it's OK sis! BEAR HUG! SailorGliterGirl: I WOULDN'T if I were you!!!!!! Rose Aquarius: *grabs glittergirl in bear hug.* SailorGliterGirl: *growls* I have been mortally offended, mortal, and you shall PAY!!! *lunges in, staff overhead, silver sparks flying from the crystal* Rose Aquarius: *grinns* BEAR HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*chases Laxa around the room* Sailorglitergirl: AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! NOT THE BEAR HUG!!!!! Sailor GliterGirl: I wanna fight! You have offended my honor *tosses hair* and for that you shall pay dearly! Rose Aquarius: then lets boogie! *raises staff in the air* I call upon my sign: Aquarius! Now let's PLAY! *uses staff to make a shield so Laxa can't use her powers* SailorGliterGirl: Play? Why, darling, sister, there shall be no playing, here. *raises staff* SILVER STARLIGHT SWIRL: BLIND!!!!!! *Sailor Universe is blinded with silver light, despite her shield.* Rose Aquarius: Hey, that was cool! Now, BEAR HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SailorGliterGirl: AAAAAAAAIEIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!!! *Sailor Galaxy forms shield against bear hug* Rose Aquarius: *shield doesn't work* Rose Aquarius: HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SailorGliterGirl: *face turns purple as Universe squeezes air out of her sibling* SailorGliterGirl: *takes staff and desperately tries to bonk Universe on head, but Universe's shield is still up.* Rose Aquarius: OK I'll leave you alone when you tell me about what you're planning with loveless me and a certain editor of yours I met! (AN from Sailor GlitterGirl: I've been trying to play matchmaker with Rose-chan and my editor, RavenEye. *giggle*) (AN from editor: wait and see...) Rose Aquarius: 'Senshi of Love' speak the truth! Rose Aquarius: huh? Can't hear you? SailorGliterGirl: ...air... Rose Aquarius: Oops, sorry. now what are you planning? Sailor GliterGirl: *chuckles evilly as she shoves away from Universe, evil look in her eyes* Wouldn't you like to know??? Oooh, my darling sister, the ways of us SUCCESSFUL matchmakers are secret and sacred! Rose Aquarius: I'll call upon my telepathic powers and talk to Venus! Sailor Venus (done by glittergirl): *Mina grumbling* Venus is out; Don't bother me. *************************************************** GlitterGirl: See, wasn't that kawaii? Of course, if you didn't read it, well, then phooey pooey on you! Anyways, the reason this chapter was so long in coming was cause I wrote a little mini fic for the Fourth of July (An American holiday, for any ignorant non-american peoples.). Ja ne! ***@THE UNIVERSAL GALAXY SAGA@*** The Light Never Fades Chapter Five: School; The Universally Known Torture Chamber Rated: G, perhaps PG for darkness By: Sailor GlitterGirl & Rose Aquarius At: sailorglittergirl@sailormoon.com or roseaquarius@aol.com "Princess Universia... " Alex hissed vehemently at her sister. Ali looked at her sibling, innocence written all over her face. "What?" She asked, feigning bewilderment that Alex would be displeased with her. "Next time you come up with a 'bright' idea, remind me to shoot you." Alex grumbled. Ali grinned wickedly. *FLASH*BACK* "You did WHAT?" Laxa cried, leaping out of bed, silver silk nightgown billowing down to her feet. "Run that by me again?" "I said, 'Hurry and get up, already; I've enrolled us in school and we don't want to be late for our first day.' Alright? Now get dressed! We'll run by one of those speed or quick food places, whatever they call 'em. Hurry up!" Laxa was beginning to see red as her sibling strode out of the room. Laxa groaned and fell back onto the bed, whimpering. "GET UP!!!*NOW!!!!*" Laxa jumped up at Versia's shout. Grumbling, Laxa yawned and plodded wearily over to her walk-in closet. On the door, hanging on a hanger was what had to be the worst uniform Laxa had ever laid eyes on. With a groan, too weak from her usual morning blues to complain, she donned the knee length blue pleated skirt with white blouse which bore a collar and cuffs matching the skirt. A large red bow on the front finished the sailor look. *LATER*IN*FLASHBACK* "Students of Crossroads High," A redheaded, obviously very fashionable teacher addressed the assembly in the large courtyard, in the center of the school. The big blue sky loomed over head, and Alex wanted nothing more than to just fly away. It was even worse because if she really wanted to, she COULD! "Students," the teacher continued. "I would like to present to you your newest classmates," The teacher stood beside Ali and touched her shoulder. "This is Alisia Warren," Ali nodded, smiling, and the teacher proceeded to Alex. "And this is her cousin, Alexandria Whitcom." Polite clapping issued, and the girls were let off the stage. Serena and her friends immediately came over to greet them, though it was obvious that Serena and perhaps Mina were the only ones that were genuinely glad to see them. *END*FLASH*BACK* "Ah, come on, school won't be THAT bad!" "Oh?" Alex glanced around at the boys' dropped jaws and goggling eyes, as well as the envious and poisonous glances from the girls. "How so?" Ali rolled her eyes. "Okay, so maybe it won't be much fun fending off lovesick guys, but the academic part should be a snap." Ali snapped her fingers for emphasis. "Ali, darling, aren't you forgetting one oh-so-minor detail?" Alex sighed. "Like what?" "Like the last time we were in school was almost three thousand years ago?" Alex steered her sister through the crowd, away from a group of good looking, probably the 'popular', guys. "And what was considered school for girls back then mostly consisted of dancing, embroidery, etiquette, and in our case, magic." Now it was Ali's turn to roll her eyes. "Aren't YOU forgetting those private lessons Queen Tranquility (AN: Princess Serena's grandmother.) had us take? History, science -what little we could grasp anyway; most of that was just plain nonsense and we all know it- english, languages, you know. We're not TOTALLY out of the times." "Yeah, well, it's still not going to be easy to catch up on three thousand years worth of history." "Actually, only about a thousand, maybe two thousand." Ali corrected. She continued at her sister's look. "Humans only have thier history as far back as the B.C. times." "Oh. Okay, that'll make things considerably easier. Now I won't have to keep the Dragon Wars and the names of the Centranis (Ambassadors) of the Unicorns and all that junk straight." Ali laughed. "Well, we had better get started! I can't wait to get to science, and algebra will be exciting, I have chorus and piano too! This going to be fun!" Ali said, she was always better at the academics, at least liked it a lot more than her sister did, whereas Alex/Laxa had always preferred hands-on things, sports -some of them- and gym, ballet, ect. "I hate you." Alex grumbled "You ALWAYS liked school!" "Yep! Always did, always will! What's your first class?" "Gym. This might not be as bad as I thought." Alex had liked classes that she could win in, and Gym she knew she would ace. "What about you?" "Creative Writing. Ohh, I can do THIS!" "Really? That's my second class." Alex smiled excitedly. Both the girls loved writing. It was one thing they had no problem doing. *BRRRINGGG!!!!!!!* A loud ring stopped the conversation short and they ran their seperate ways. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* ALI'S CLASS *** 'Whew! Made it just in time!' Ali thought as she steped in the door. "Ms. Haruna?" She asked timidly. She never was used to getting to know people and was rather nervous without her much bolder sibling beside her. "Hello, Miss Warren," Ms. Haruna looked up from her desk and smiled; she was the same redhead teacher that had introduced them that morning. "Well, I must wait a moment for everyone to arrive before starting. Please, just stand there away from the door." Ms. Haruna said. Puzzled she did as asked and just as she moved out of the way the door flew open and a blond blur was at an empty seat in seconds. The class covered their ears and someone motioned for her to do the same. And it started. "SERENA TSUKINO! YOU GET HERE *ON* TIME, TOMORROW OR YOU'LL HAVE DETENTION FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!" Ms. Haruna ended her tirade and turned to the flustered raven-haired girl and spoke nicely. Ms. Haruna waved Serena to her seat as the blonde opened her mouth to speak. Pouting, Serena plopped down in her chair, and Ali stifled a laugh. "Well, how do you do? Welcome to Writing class. Why don't you come up here and tell the class about yourself." Ms. haruna said. Ali nodded and walked up to the front, her black bookbag held tightly in front of her. Reaching Ms. Haruna's desk, she turned and faced the class, only her expert acting abilities keeping her from portraying how nervous she really was. "My Name is Alisia Warren," Ali began. "And I come from the United States, Florida to be exact." She smiled timidly. "Well, Miss Warren," Ms. Haruna smiled. "Why don't you have a seat next to Serena, and beside you on your right is Lita Kino, and on your left is Molly Baker. They are very nice girls and will help you with getting around." She directed her to sit next to two smiling girls. Ali went over to her seat and smiled at Serena, and gave a peacemaking wink to Lita, who's smile was all too fake. Oh, yeah; the senshi were onto them. Inwardly, Ali sighed as she pulled out her book. "Please open your books to page 122," And Ms. Haruna started class. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* ALEX'S CLASS *** *Made it just in time!* Alex thought as she jogged into the large gym, having exchanged her uniform for a dark navy blue leotard and a big white shirt over it. White socks and padded running shoes were on her feet. "Welcome!" Came a strong, throaty voice from behind. Alex turned to see a woman who definately was an athlete. "You must be Alexia Whitcom!" She continued. "Alexandria, actually," Alex corrected, and held out he hand. The gym teacher took it, and shook it firmly, Alex was pleased to see. "And yes, I am she. Thank you. May I ask what sport we're doing today?" She asked nicely. Unlike her sister, she could deal with meeting people. In fact, she loved it. "Volleyball," The teacher answered. "Today we're split into two teams, and we'll have a friendly match. I would like you to be on the team opposite our captain, so she can see what level you're on." *This is good; I'm pretty good at VolleyBall,* Alex thought, then the gym coach pointed to a blond haired girl with a volleyball in her hand, then she saw the blonde had a red bow in her hair. The blonde turned, and Alex held back a groan. "Hey, Mina!" Alex called, her voice friendly, but sighing inwardly. She remembered all too well what a legend the Princess Venus was on the court. "This is going to be a LONG day." Alex muttered, and jogged over to the other side of the net, taking her position beside a short brunette, and the game began. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* LUNCH *** Ali looked about the courtyard for a place to sit. In her science class she was lab partners with Ami, and still had some blue liquid in her hair due to a mishap. It didn't show up much thanks to her dark hair, but it still looked weird; she'd never been one for highlighting her hair. Before Ali could find a place to sit and eat she saw a bubbly blond with a red bow in her hair. "Ali!" Mina called. "Have lunch with us!" Ali's glanced around Mina a bit and saw the other senshi, as well as her sister talking like they were old friends, so she joined the group. "Hi!" Ali chirped, setting her tray down at the end of the table, across from Alex. "Hey, sis, how was your first day?" She asked innocently and was given a scowl mixed with a smile. "I ended up in all Mina's classes and she totally whooped me at volleyball. But besides that..." "Hey! So what if I can't play flute very well!" Mina protested and the group laughed at the comment. "What about you Ali?" Alex inquired. "Well, first there was that creative writing class, and that was ok. Then, I was blown up in Biology!" she said showing the blue still in her hair. "I can't believe I read the instructions wrong." Amy whispered to herself, the jaws of everyone at the table dropped. "sorry." Amy said apologetically. "It's ok! That's the most fun I ever had in science!" Ali cheered up the timid girl until she smiled brightly. "The bell's gonna ring soon," Serena said with a mournfull sigh. "Ali, Alex you're coming to the arcade after school right?" Serena asked, her eyes hopeful. Ali and Alex managed to pretend they hadn't seen the warning looks that the princess's guardians threw her. "Oh, yeah we'll be there." Ali said. "Wouldn't miss it." Alex added cheerfully. *BRRRINGGG!!!!* The sound of the bell ended the conversation and everyone went to the rest of their classes, waving good-bye. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* "I swear, I think Patricia Haruna LIVES to torment me." Serena muttered as she dragged her feet to the booth where everyone else was sitting and plopped down next to Ali and Alex, who gave each other knowing looks. Alex laughed. Ali thought to her sibling. It was after school on Friday, that same day that Ali and Alex had first attended, at the Arcade, in the mini cafe that was off to the side. "So, is this place one of your guys's main hangouts?" Ali asked innocently as she swirled her straw in her chocolate shake, and took her first sip. A dreamy look over came her face as the creamy, chocolatey icy substance touched her mouth. Alex heard Ali moan telepathically. Alex shook her head mentally, then her expression mirrored her sister's as she took the straw of her strawberry shake and sipped. Ali observed. Alex countered. Ali agreed, and winced. Alex suggested. She smiled as she felt her sister mentally roll her eyes. Alex said smugly. Ali shrieked, aloud, spraying her mouthful of water all over the table. "You WHAT?" Ali whirled on her sibling. "You little-" Her next words were cut off as Alex clamped a hand down over her sister's bottom half of her face, cutting of her air as well as her words. Alex hissed mentally. Ali said hurridly. Ali's voice became slightly faint. "Oops, sorry," Alex backed away from a blue and purple faced Ali. "You guys okay?" Mina asked cautiously. "Uh, yeah, Alex just told me something I wasn't...expecting." Raye shot the girls a glance. How could she have told her something? They hadn't spoken! Aloud, at least. "Oh. Um...how did you do...that?" Serena asked, blinking. "Oh, we have a secret hand and eye signal language." Ali said casually, taking a sip of her water. "Yeah, we've been using it since we were, what, five?" Alex looked at her sister and Ali nodded. "Yeah, somewhere around there. It's as easy as Japanese to us now." "Cool! That's so neat!" Serena gushed, breaking the tension. A loud beeping suddenly rang, and Serena shrieked as she glanced down at her watch. "Oh, no! I'm late for my date with Darien! Oh, man!" Without another word, she dashed away. Exchanging glances, Ali and Alex burst out laughing. Ali cracked. Alex chuckled along with her, as everyone else shook their heads and smiled. "Must be nice having such a sweet and steady boyfriend as Darien," Lita sighed, leaning on the table and sipping at her coke. "Yeah, my grandpa would have a cow though, if I had a serious boyfriend at my age." Raye grimaced. "Yeah, same here." Mina sighed in agreement. "My dad is sooo overprotective. And my mom is super picky about my crushes." "Well, as much as I miss having a mom and dad, I don't miss MY mom and dad, cause I never knew them," Lita shrugged. The others nodded in agreement; it was true. Ali and Alex exchanged knowing glances. Not miss your parents? The sisters could barely remember the time when they and their mother's, the first Sailor Senshi, the original Sailor Guardians, and their half brother had been together. They had never met their biological father, as he had died before they were born, and they'd only seen their mother's second husband twice, as he'd been a diplomat. "Yes, it is rather hard for me to have a seperated mum and father, but at least I know they still love me," Amy said, her eyes gentle. The others smiled at her. "Looks like we're all pretty close to our parents, even in death," Mina added that last after looking at Lita, who shrugged, her eyes only slightly remorseful. "What about you girls?" Raye asked the sisters. "What are your parents like?" That was when Raye gasped inaudibly, noticing the girls' eyes, which were now both cloudy and dark, guarded, and heavy with despair and sadness. "Our mother was a great woman," Ali spoke quietly. Despite both girls having loved their family dearly, it was undeniable that Ali had been the closest to their mother. Ali suddenly leaped up and bolted from the arcade, running full out towards Alex's and hers apartment, sobs tearing at her throat and tears streaming down her face as she ran, a black blur weaving through the streets, her anguish so strong even Raye felt a tinge of it. "I'll see you guys later," Alex said quietly, simply, and walked quickly out the door, wiping away a single tear of her own, and hurried after her sister. To Be Continued... Ta da!!! Stay tuned for part six! *All Standard Disclaimers Apply*