Chapter #3Declaration of war by: faith   1.
Stealth and cunning were not the first words to not the first words to come to mind when describing Usagi Tsukino. The young, bubbly teenager tended towards loud outbursts of emotion (whether ear splitting cries of joy or even louder fits of crying), rushing from one place to another, and often catastrophic examples of coordination and reflex. It was only under the most dire of circumstances or important of tasks that could cause her to grow more serious and apply her focus to the subtle art of staying hidden and silent ambush. But sporadic as those moments might be, when the Sailor Senshi applied herself to the task she became quite formidable. In those moments, her enemies stood no chance.
Now she had her target in sight. The enemy was inching into position, unsuspecting. A moment of hesitation or miscalculation and her advantage would be lost completely. Usagi held her breath. Just an inch closer....closer....
With a sadistically gleeful cry the pigtailed girl burst from her hiding place. The small pink-haired girl gasped in surprise and began to turn to face her. Too late! With quick precision, Usagi grabbed at the wet towel the younger girl had wrapped around herself just after her bath. At the same time, she pushed with all her might to force the shocked girl through the open back door. The motion was fluid so that by the time Chibiusa realized she was now out in public she was already bereft of her only garment and the door was already being closed and latched before she had time to scream.
Usagi's laughter was high pitched, almost enough to drown the pounding and screaming from her pre-teen sister (okay, okay, preteen time displaced daughter of her 1000 year old future self...but in case anyone asks, her sister). Usagi provided a little victory dance and mockingly waved the towel back and forth as the naked girl furiously glared at her through the transparent door. Nothing better than a good prank successfully executed!
2.
After a stern scolding from her mother, a furious death glare from a beat red Chibiusa, and a delicious meal Usagi was still giggling to herself as she read a manga in her room. She was starting to get minor guilt pangs that her little joke had gone a little too far, but mostly she was still too delighted with the look on her bratty little counterpart's face to dwell on it. There was a genuine rapport between the two moon girls. But it was often a love-hate relationship, with the pair often arguing or engaging in antics of oneupmanship between the concern and adoration. A lack of enemies to fight and a long summer had bred a sense of boredom in the blonde haired superhero, and Chibiusa was the perfect way to relieve it.
Or so she thought.
When Chibiusa entered the room and gave her another glare, Usagi couldn't help but titter.
"Ah, Usa-chan! There you are! I almost didn't recognize you with your clothes on!!" Usagi said animatedly.
Chibiusa didn't respond and instead headed towards the closet containing her suitcase.
"Uh-oh. No come backs. So we're not talking then?" Usagi asked towards Chibiusa's back. "That's okay. I know it was a little mean. Still worth it, though. The look on your face! Especially when that neighborhood boy snapped the picture! Awwww. You had a crush on him, didn't you! That must be embarrassing!"
Chibiusa turned around slowly. She had something in her hands.
"Do you remember this, Usagi?" She asked in a stony voice.
"....." Usagi paused, a hint of uncertainty in her voice. "Sure. That Luna P, that future gizmo thingy that looks like a floating kitty head. It changes into different objects, right?"
"Mmmm-hmmmm. And do you remember this?" Chibusa asked as Luna P vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Yeeeeaaaah. That's...that umbrella thing. That's how you convinced everyone you were my little sister visiting from out of town and conned your way to living here." Usagi said.
"And you know how I did that?" Chibiusa asked, twirling the umbrella.
"....Yeah....the...eep...the umbrella does some kind of hypnosis on whoever looks at the pattern when it moves." Usagi said, a little dismayed to find herself unable to look away from the pattern.
"Very good. Did you know I can do more than alter memories? Like, for example...force them to do whatever I tell them to?" Chibiusa asked.
"I....no. I didn't know that." Usagi said in a small voice.
"That's what I thought. Stand up." Chibiusa said, still glaring.
Usagi whimpered as she found herself obeying the command.
"Ummm....Chibiusa-chan...." Usagi said.
"Yes?"
"Can...can I please just apologize for earlier?"
"Of course you can. Feel free. Apologize as much as you want. Beg for forgiveness. See if it helps." Chibiusa said.
Usagi gulped as Chibiusa gave a wicked smile.   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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