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Title: Falling
Author: Raya
Theme: OTP (Optional: Crumble)
Genre: Drama
Version: Manga (Silver Millennium)
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~1,121
Disclaimer: My one true pairing (Usagi and Mamoru) sprang complete from the mind of Takeuchi Naoko, and they still belong to her. These little chocolate simulacrums, however are mine! *hugs the chocolate protectively to her chest*
Falling
Continued from Unnerving Meeting, First Impressions, and Battle of the Cliff
Princess Serenity studied her wrist in amazement. The pink flush that had surrounded it during the healing was fading as was the cut itself. "How did..." Her eyes flew up to his face and her voice trailed off as she felt him stiffen beside her. She saw the uneasiness and discomfort in his eyes, and changed her words. "Thank you," she said softly.
He nodded, and turned abruptly away from her understanding gaze to look down at the three large gatro at the base of the cliff. They were milling around, grumbling loudly. He watched them with a puzzled expression for a moment, and then realized that they were unable to climb the cliff.
He turned his gaze to the kitten, and grimaced. Its ledge was too small for it to pace on, but it was obviously excited and scared. It cried down to the larger cats below as if begging for help.
"Well, go on," Princess Serenity urged as she, too, looked down at the kitten. It glanced up at her and mewed, and then turned its attention back to its larger relatives. "Oh, you can do it. Just go down the way you came up," she said encouragingly.
Prince Endymion started as he felt her turn around. "What are you doing?" he asked as he reached out to stop her. The young woman gave him a surprised look.
"I am going to help it," she answered, sounding a little surprised. "It just needs to see where the path is."
"I will do it," he volunteered abruptly. "You stay here." As she blinked at him uncertainly, he took a deep breath and turned to gingerly lower himself back down. He froze as he heard the mewling turn into a growl once more.
"Oh hush," Princess Serenity admonished as she carefully lowered herself down. "He is just trying to help you." Prince Endymion moved out of her way and watched with a mixture of fear and surprise as she climbed bravely down onto the kitten's ledge. "Here," she called as she patted the slim piece of ground. "Let us go this way, hmm?" He was even more surprised when the kitten began to edge its way towards her. "That is right. This way. Come this way," she urged as she began to climb down once more.
Moving slowly so as not to frighten the kitten, Prince Endymion began to follow them. With a lot of coaxing from the princess and herding from the prince, the two humans gently guided the kitten back down the path it had used to climb up the cliff. The prince glanced down at the full grown gatro from time to time and saw that they were waiting with varying degrees of impatience.
They were almost to the bottom when it happened. Prince Endymion was spread across the face of the cliff reaching with his left hand for the next fingerhold when he felt the dirt under his right foot crumble and vanish. He flailed desperately for a second looking for some other hold, and then the rock under his right hand came free as well.
His other foot slipped off of its support, and he began to slide. "Look out!" he cried, trying to warn the woman, but it was too late. She screamed in pain and surprise when he crashed into her. Desperately, Prince Endymion twisted himself around so that he could gather her into his arms and shield her from the rough surface.
They slid and tumbled quite a distance, and then hit the hard grassy surface of the meadow. Princess Serenity lay on top of the man and threw her arms over her head to protect it from the dirt, pebbles, and rocks that continued to fall off of the cliff. Unseen by the humans, the gatro watched anxiously as the kitten skittered its way down and made a desperate leap for safety. It landed on one of the darkly splotched males squalling in fear.
When the dirt and dust began to settle, Princess Serenity cautiously raised her head and looked around. She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with bright thankfulness when she saw the kitten standing safely a short distance away.
"Are..." A coughing fit interrupted Prince Endymion's question. When Princess Serenity moved to get off of him, though, he tightened his arms around her. "Are you all right?" he asked hoarsely when he could speak again. His blue eyes searched her face anxiously.
"I... I am fine," she replied faintly as a blush began to spread across her pale cheeks. "And you, sir?"
He made a confirming sound as he nodded a little. They lay that way for several moments, looking into each other's faces and eyes, and then the mewling of the kitten caught their attention again. Princess Serenity's blush deepened as she began to push away from her captor, and Prince Endymion hurriedly released her.
Once he was free of her weight and skirts, he pushed himself quickly to his feet and then reached a hand out to her. She looked at him in surprise, and then bowed her head shyly as she slipped her hand into his. Carefully, he helped her to her feet.
"Thank you, Sir...?" she said softly as she tried vainly to straighten out her ruined skirts.
"It was nothing," he replied, ignoring her unspoken request for his name. He was suddenly reluctant to see the excited, eager look in her eyes that most women got when they realized that they were talking to the prince. "Lady...?"
She blushed again, and then paled. She realized, suddenly, that she had been on Earth for much longer than she had originally planned. Soon, her senshi would be looking for her. In fact, given how frightened she had been during the final slide down the cliff, they were probably already looking for her. She looked around the meadow nervously, and then stilled as she watched the gatro move slowly towards the trees.
Prince Endymion followed her gaze, and then stiffened. "Zoisite," he muttered as he began to walk swiftly towards the cats. He did not notice that she did not follow him. "Wait!" he called as he strode across the meadow. "A word, please."
Princess Serenity smothered a sigh of relief, and then turned her face to the blue sky. Her seeking eyes found her home and she reached for the moonstone bracelet that was fortunately still around her wrist. With one last glance towards the departing man, she activated the spell which would send her home.
A bright flash behind him made Prince Endymion come to a sudden halt. He spun, his eyes searching for an attack. All he saw was an empty, sun drenched meadow.
Done! I declare this done! Well, except for some review and editing...
Author: Raya
Theme: OTP (Optional: Crumble)
Genre: Drama
Version: Manga (Silver Millennium)
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~1,121
Disclaimer: My one true pairing (Usagi and Mamoru) sprang complete from the mind of Takeuchi Naoko, and they still belong to her. These little chocolate simulacrums, however are mine! *hugs the chocolate protectively to her chest*
Falling
Continued from Unnerving Meeting, First Impressions, and Battle of the Cliff
Princess Serenity studied her wrist in amazement. The pink flush that had surrounded it during the healing was fading as was the cut itself. "How did..." Her eyes flew up to his face and her voice trailed off as she felt him stiffen beside her. She saw the uneasiness and discomfort in his eyes, and changed her words. "Thank you," she said softly.
He nodded, and turned abruptly away from her understanding gaze to look down at the three large gatro at the base of the cliff. They were milling around, grumbling loudly. He watched them with a puzzled expression for a moment, and then realized that they were unable to climb the cliff.
He turned his gaze to the kitten, and grimaced. Its ledge was too small for it to pace on, but it was obviously excited and scared. It cried down to the larger cats below as if begging for help.
"Well, go on," Princess Serenity urged as she, too, looked down at the kitten. It glanced up at her and mewed, and then turned its attention back to its larger relatives. "Oh, you can do it. Just go down the way you came up," she said encouragingly.
Prince Endymion started as he felt her turn around. "What are you doing?" he asked as he reached out to stop her. The young woman gave him a surprised look.
"I am going to help it," she answered, sounding a little surprised. "It just needs to see where the path is."
"I will do it," he volunteered abruptly. "You stay here." As she blinked at him uncertainly, he took a deep breath and turned to gingerly lower himself back down. He froze as he heard the mewling turn into a growl once more.
"Oh hush," Princess Serenity admonished as she carefully lowered herself down. "He is just trying to help you." Prince Endymion moved out of her way and watched with a mixture of fear and surprise as she climbed bravely down onto the kitten's ledge. "Here," she called as she patted the slim piece of ground. "Let us go this way, hmm?" He was even more surprised when the kitten began to edge its way towards her. "That is right. This way. Come this way," she urged as she began to climb down once more.
Moving slowly so as not to frighten the kitten, Prince Endymion began to follow them. With a lot of coaxing from the princess and herding from the prince, the two humans gently guided the kitten back down the path it had used to climb up the cliff. The prince glanced down at the full grown gatro from time to time and saw that they were waiting with varying degrees of impatience.
They were almost to the bottom when it happened. Prince Endymion was spread across the face of the cliff reaching with his left hand for the next fingerhold when he felt the dirt under his right foot crumble and vanish. He flailed desperately for a second looking for some other hold, and then the rock under his right hand came free as well.
His other foot slipped off of its support, and he began to slide. "Look out!" he cried, trying to warn the woman, but it was too late. She screamed in pain and surprise when he crashed into her. Desperately, Prince Endymion twisted himself around so that he could gather her into his arms and shield her from the rough surface.
They slid and tumbled quite a distance, and then hit the hard grassy surface of the meadow. Princess Serenity lay on top of the man and threw her arms over her head to protect it from the dirt, pebbles, and rocks that continued to fall off of the cliff. Unseen by the humans, the gatro watched anxiously as the kitten skittered its way down and made a desperate leap for safety. It landed on one of the darkly splotched males squalling in fear.
When the dirt and dust began to settle, Princess Serenity cautiously raised her head and looked around. She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with bright thankfulness when she saw the kitten standing safely a short distance away.
"Are..." A coughing fit interrupted Prince Endymion's question. When Princess Serenity moved to get off of him, though, he tightened his arms around her. "Are you all right?" he asked hoarsely when he could speak again. His blue eyes searched her face anxiously.
"I... I am fine," she replied faintly as a blush began to spread across her pale cheeks. "And you, sir?"
He made a confirming sound as he nodded a little. They lay that way for several moments, looking into each other's faces and eyes, and then the mewling of the kitten caught their attention again. Princess Serenity's blush deepened as she began to push away from her captor, and Prince Endymion hurriedly released her.
Once he was free of her weight and skirts, he pushed himself quickly to his feet and then reached a hand out to her. She looked at him in surprise, and then bowed her head shyly as she slipped her hand into his. Carefully, he helped her to her feet.
"Thank you, Sir...?" she said softly as she tried vainly to straighten out her ruined skirts.
"It was nothing," he replied, ignoring her unspoken request for his name. He was suddenly reluctant to see the excited, eager look in her eyes that most women got when they realized that they were talking to the prince. "Lady...?"
She blushed again, and then paled. She realized, suddenly, that she had been on Earth for much longer than she had originally planned. Soon, her senshi would be looking for her. In fact, given how frightened she had been during the final slide down the cliff, they were probably already looking for her. She looked around the meadow nervously, and then stilled as she watched the gatro move slowly towards the trees.
Prince Endymion followed her gaze, and then stiffened. "Zoisite," he muttered as he began to walk swiftly towards the cats. He did not notice that she did not follow him. "Wait!" he called as he strode across the meadow. "A word, please."
Princess Serenity smothered a sigh of relief, and then turned her face to the blue sky. Her seeking eyes found her home and she reached for the moonstone bracelet that was fortunately still around her wrist. With one last glance towards the departing man, she activated the spell which would send her home.
A bright flash behind him made Prince Endymion come to a sudden halt. He spun, his eyes searching for an attack. All he saw was an empty, sun drenched meadow.
Done! I declare this done! Well, except for some review and editing...