Between Light and Dark
-by: the Yarnspinner-
the_yarnspinner@yahoo.com
A Sekkushiaru Roman
featuring characters from the anime "Sailor Moon"> Part 1 - A Malign Influence <
Mamoru and Usagi watched the news. In the single day they had been away, large sections of Tokyo had been ravaged by a mysterious plague. The reports were assuring people that the disease itself was not inherently fatal, and recommending standard precautions. A government spokesperson issued a statement asking people to remain calm, saying there was no evidence that this was anything other than a natural viral outbreak.
Mamoru shook his head. "I don't think so," he muttered. "This doesn't seem at all natural."
"The Dark Moon must be behind this," Usagi agreed.
"Yes, since Esmerodo probably expected her attack on our dreams to have a longer effect."
"We need to find out about Chibi-Usa," Usagi said.
"Right."
She picked up the phone and dialed her parents' number.
"Hello?" her father answered, his voice sounding hoarse.
"Hi, Daddy. It's me," she said.
"Usagi? Where are you?" he asked.
"I'm... at the Temple," she answered.
"We've tried calling you, but there wasn't any answer," he told her.
"Uhm, well, Rei's grandfather sent us out to stock up on supplies," she said. "And then he's been out, ahh, bringing those to people who can't get out."
Kenji's voice paused for a moment. "Well, are you alright?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm fine," she answered. "I called to see how all of you are doing."
"Well, your mother and I are both not feeling well. Shingo and Chibi-Usa seem to be fine."
She breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad to hear Chibi-Usa's OK."
"When can you be home?" he asked.
"Uhm, well, I'm not sure," she said. "Rei's grandfather has told her she has to stay in to reduce the risk, and I have to assume he has a good reason for that."
"Yes, that does make sense," Kenji agreed. "You stay there, but call us in the morning."
"Alright, Daddy. I love you. Bye."
"I love you. Bye."
She hung up the phone, then reached for her communicator. Rei's face appeared in the screen.
"Hello?" Rei answered.
"Rei, it's Usagi."
"Where have you been?!" Rei demanded. "We've been trying to reach you all day."
"Ahhh, well, that's a long story," Usagi answered. "What's been going on?"
"The Dark Moon has been running us ragged. They seem to be working on several points at once this time, and we haven't found all of them yet," Rei responded.
Just then, Ami's all-call broke in on their conversation.
"I've picked up a very powerful dark energy strong point at Juuban hospital," she said. "I'm going to need help."
"On my way," Rei replied.
"So am I," said Usagi, switching off her communicator. Mamoru was already heading for the door.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The four Senshi burst into the hospital store room, when dark energy suddenly swirled around them, sapping their energy. They fell to the floor, unable to move, as a silver-skinned droid stood in front of them.
Esmerodo's shrill laugh filled the room. "So, these are the pitiful little girls who were going to stop me? I think not. I told you the Dark Moon would win, and now you've stumbled right into my trap." She turned to the droid. "Finish them!"
Before the droid could move, a red rose struck it in the face. A bright flash of energy surrounded the droid, sending it sprawling to the floor, while dispelling the dark energy that held the Senshi.
"One who mocks the flower of youth often seeks to conceal a shortcoming of her own!" Tuxedo Kamen declared sternly, grinning inwardly as Esmerodo sputtered indignantly.
"Moon... Princess... Halation!" Sailor Moon cried, unleashing the power of her moon rod to finish off the droid.
"But... You can't possibly be here!" Esmerodo gasped in shock. "It's just not..."
"Burning... Mandala!" Mars shouted, hurling her fire blast into a back corner of the room.
"NO!!!" Esmerodo screamed, as the crystalline figure of her dark hedge, this one larger than usual, vaporized under the intense heat. With anger blazing in her eyes, she raised her hand, only to be struck by a rose.
The other Senshi stood at the ready, while Sailor Moon once more held her moon rod, already being recharged by the power of the ginzuishou. Esmerodo quickly calculated the odds as she rubbed her injured hand.
"Your victory is only temporary," she said, again bursting into laughter as she vanished.
"Is everybody alright?" Usagi asked the other girls, who nodded in response.
From out in the hall they could begin to hear the hospital staff regaining consciousness.
"It might be a good time to get out of here," Minako suggested.
Usagi nodded, and they hurried for the exit.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
By the time they gathered at the Temple, most signs of the plague had vanished. Yuuichirou had just returned with Rei's grandfather, having found the last few people they had visited to already be making quick recoveries.
"It was really weird," Yuuichirou told them. "Mr. and Mrs. Kanoh were just as sick as the others when we arrived, but we'd only been there about ten minutes when suddenly they both experienced remarkable recoveries. Grandfather left them each with a charm for renewed health. We stopped next at Mrs. Saito's house, and found her almost completely recovered as well."
After Yuuichirou had left, they gathered around the table.
"So, just where were you?" Rei asked Usagi.
"Like I said, it's a long story," Usagi answered. "But we did learn some important information."
The others looked at her and Mamoru expectantly.
"We met Merlin, the wizard from the King Arthur stories, who appears to have had a hand in creating the silver crystal," Usagi explained. "From him, we learned that there is a golden crystal that is a counterpart to the silver one, and which should belong to Mamoru. Also, there is another Senshi who may soon be joining us."
"Another Senshi?" Minako asked.
"Yes. Her name is Sailor Pluto, and she is the guardian of time," Usagi told them.
"Sailor Pluto," Luna repeated. "That name does sound familiar."
"According to Merlin, she is by far the oldest of the Senshi. Mamoru and I suspect that she is at least partially responsible for sending Chibi-Usa back in time, and is keeping an eye on things to guard against the Dark Moon forces actually changing the future."
"Then presumably this Sailor Pluto would appear when it's time to send Chibi-Usa home," Rei suggested.
"That does sound likely," Artemis agreed.
"Could be," Usagi acknowledged. "But we learned one more thing. Merlin told us the silver crystal of the future is very close to us, and said we would find it with the one who is heir to it."
"The heir?" asked Minako.
Ami nodded her head, figuring it out. "The future silver crystal belongs to the queen of Crystal Tokyo, who we know to be Usagi. So her heir would be Chibi-Usa."
"You're certain of this?" Luna asked.
"Well, we're certain of what Merlin said," Mamoru replied. "And we came to the same conclusion Ami did as to what he meant. But we haven't had a chance to figure out how we'll determine if she actually has the crystal."
"But she said she was looking for the crystal," Makoto objected. "Why would she need to if she already had it?"
"My guess is she doesn't know she has it," Mamoru said. "And that it's somehow hidden within her."
"If that's the case, then maybe Usagi could use her crystal to find it, since they ought to react to each other," Artemis suggested.
"That does sound like a possibility," Usagi agreed. "But it is getting late, and I don't think we have to deal with that just now."
They stood up, each saying their good-byes. Mamoru and Usagi, hand in hand, went outside and headed back toward his apartment.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Esmerodo, you have failed," Wiseman growled. "And you have wasted valuable dark crystal energy. You will pay for your failure with your worthless life!"
"Wiseman!" Demando yelled, anger ringing in his voice.
The phantom figure turned and stared wordlessly at the prince of the Dark Moon.
"You overstep your place, Wiseman," Demando said, not intimidated by Wiseman's icy stare. "Matters of discipline are my prerogative... and mine alone."
"Forgive me, your highness," Wiseman replied, his voice still cold and unrepentant. "This matter is hardly worthy of interrupting the many concerns you already have."
"That is not your decision to make. All matters of discipline must come before me. I've told you that before, and I will not do so again."
Wiseman only grumbled softly.
"Nor will I have you presuming to carry out sentence, Wiseman," Demando added. "That too is not your place. You are dismissed." As Wiseman vanished, Demando turned his attention to Esmerodo.
She stared up at him, her heart swelling with emotion and thoughts of her inevitable destiny as Demando's queen.
"Esmerodo," his voice cut through her reverie. "Explain yourself. I do seem to recall you were most certain of success."
"Ahhh, yes... my prince," she stuttered, then quickly dropping into a bow. Seeing him wave his hand in acknowledgment, she straightened back up to meet the cold glare of his displeasure. "I am not sure why my plan to attack the dreams of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen failed... that is, not yet. But the defeat of my plague campaign is only a minor setback."
"Indeed?" he asked, unconvinced.
"Yes, your highness," she answered. "I have placed several dark hedges around the old city of Tokyo, which are as yet undiscovered by the Sailor Senshi."
"And this serves what purpose?"
"I consider them my backup plan, your highness. Soon, we will have enough placed secretly that we can begin to open the Dark Gate. It will not be the ideal way to accomplish it, and Wiseman will doubtless protest that it will use too much energy, but it will work," she said.
"I see. And yet you continue to seek out dark energy points?"
"Yes. That approach is still the best way to proceed, my prince, but the backup plan assures that we will succeed, regardless. I am spreading a malign influence across old Tokyo, which the Sailor Senshi are totally unaware of and which, very soon, they will be powerless to stop." She laughed long and hard as she thought of her plan.
Demando scowled at her and sighed, before turning away and vanishing.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mamoru looked out his window at the lights of the city around him. A feeling of unease haunted him, a faint but nagging caution that things were not entirely right. Usagi's arms slipped around his waist as she stepped up behind him. He closed the blinds and turned around, finding her wearing only one of his shirts, which she had strategically forgotten to button. He immediately felt his manhood swelling in response. She clearly felt it as well through the fabric of his robe, pressing herself closer and rubbing her warm body over his hardness.
"Ooohhh, Mamo-chan," she sighed. "I was going to ask if you were feeling tired and just wanted to go to sleep, but I see I already have an answer to that."
His only response was to press his lips tightly to hers. He was feeling tired, he had to admit, after virtually no sleep the night before, followed by a relaxing but still long day which had just ended in battle. Despite this, there was a part of him that would seldom be to tired for her.
She stepped back, leading him to the bedroom. On her forehead, her crescent moon was glowing faintly.
"And now who has dishonorable intentions, princess?" he asked.
"Just sharing pleasure and passion with my beloved prince," she said. "There's nothing wrong with that."
"Nothing at all," he agreed.
She opened the front of his robe, quickly sliding it off his shoulders and letting it tumble to the floor. He responded by slipping off the shirt she was wearing, leaving her completely naked as well. His fingers brushed across her breasts, caressing the nipples. She sighed with pleasure, reaching down with one hand to find his hard, erect manhood, her fingers clasping the shaft and gently stroking his length. He leaned forward and kissed her once more, now letting the fingers of one hand run through her long golden hair, which she had already taken down.
She bent down and pressed her lips to his nipples, sucking one firmly. As he embraced her and gasped softly, she felt the tremor of passion sweep through him. She kissed the other nipple, then kissed her way slowly down his chest. While approaching his navel, she slid a hand under his sac, softly cradling him in her fingers.
"Usako," he groaned.
Her own passion had grown to overwhelming proportions as she moved down and hungrily took his manhood in her mouth, sucking him fiercely. He gasped and trembled as she took him in deep, while her fingertips pressed into the sensitive spot just behind his sac.
"Oh, gods," he whispered, completely on fire.
Her lips stroked firmly across the edge of his tip, sending intense shocks of pleasure coursing through him. She pulled back and carefully licked his full length. His entire body was trembling now, and he was no longer certain of his balance. Once more, she took his wildly throbbing penis in her mouth. Her fingers caressed him behind his sac with slow, circular motions, exerting a firm pressure. He gasped for breath, feeling his entire body spasm sharply.
She felt it too, tasting more of his fluid on her tongue, and pulled away just before he peaked. With a groan, he slumped back on the bed, breathing heavily. She lay down beside him and kissed him softly.
"Mamo-chan, I love you so much," she whispered.
He nodded his head. "I love you, Usako, my princess."
After several more slow, deep breaths, he sat up and moved over her. Their lips came together and he plunged his tongue deep into her waiting mouthing. She held him tightly, feeling the secure warmth of his body covering her. Slowly and sensuously, their tongues danced together as her arms held him tightly. His hands slid down her sides, before his fingertips very lightly and gently started caressing her ribs.
"Oh, no!... Mamo...chan..." she squealed in protest, as her body shook and trembled uncontrollably in response to his tickling.
He pulled his hands away, then kissed her deeply, both hearing and feeling her squeals turn into a passionate sigh. As he kissed her and felt her flesh against his own, he could feel the warmth of their love penetrating to the depths of his soul.
"Usako," he sighed, overwhelmed with joy and happiness as he looked down into those large blue eyes.
"Oh, Mamo-chan," she answered softly.
He slid down and kissed the base of her neck, then took one of her nipples in his mouth, suckling the firm, aroused bud repeatedly.
"Oh, yes," she groaned.
She felt her insides growing hotter and wetter as wave after wave of intense pleasure swept through her. His tongue rubbed across her nipple, before he once more seized it in his mouth and suckled it intently. Her fingers slid up onto the back of his head, running through his soft dark hair. Sliding down, he spread her legs open and pressed his lips to her soft, wet folds. She groaned softly as his tongue slipped through her nether lips and caressed the insides of her womanhood.
He reached deeper into her, then pulled his tongue back, drinking in her love honey. She trembled as he stroked the inside of her nether lips with teasing strokes. His attention turned to her waiting jewel, swollen with arousal.
"Oh, yes!" she gasped, as a burst of white-hot pleasure swept through her.
Her whole body shook as he continued to run his tongue across her pleasure point, sending her ever higher. Suddenly, his tongue dove deep into her, drawing slowly back and stroking her insides before returning to her jewel.
"Oh, gods... Yes!" she groaned.
He pulled back for a breath, then kissed her nether lips once more, before resuming his loving caress of her jewel. Her gasps grew louder as she soared higher, finally going over the edge into climax.
"OH, YESSS!!!!" she cried.
He slowly and carefully licked her clean, then moved up over her body, planting soft kisses on her bare flesh as he went. She sighed with pleasure as he kissed each of her nipples.
Her arms enfolded his back as he pressed his lips to hers. She glanced over at her brooch, sitting on the night table. The ginzuishou glowed, its protective energies penetrating both of them. As the glow faded, he lowered himself between her spread legs, the tip of his member quickly making contact with her nether lips.
"Oh, Mamo-chan," she sighed, a happy grin on her lips.
He looked deep into her eyes, seeing the full extent of her love shining there, and once more pressed his lips to hers. As her arms tightened their embrace, he eased himself forward, sliding his tip just inside her. He lifted his torso up while rocking back, feeling his tip rubbing past her lips. Holding himself in position for a moment, he then thrust himself forward, her inner muscles grasping him tightly as he plunged the full length of his shaft deep inside her warm, loving embrace.
"Oh, yes," she groaned as his warm mass filled her up, joining their bodies together as one.
They fell into a slow, sensuous pace, sliding his bulging member up and down, up and down within her. Her hands ran over his back while he bent down and pressed his lips to hers. Love and passion swelled within them both.
As his mouth came down over hers once more, her tongue reached up to caress his. She sighed happily, thoroughly enjoying his warmth over and within her.
He increased his pace, thrusting himself into her again and again. Her body moved in unison with his as she gasped repeatedly in ever increasing pleasure.
She felt him driving into her faster and harder, sending her soaring into realms of raw carnal pleasure. With each thrust, she came ever closer to the edge.
"Oh, yes... Oh, gods!... Mamo-chan... Yes!... OH, YESSS!!!!" she cried, finally being swept away by orgasm.
He softly kissed her lips, while feeling her inner muscles still clamping tightly to his hard member inside her. Taking several slow breaths, he finally slid himself back, then slowly pushed back into her.
"Oooohhh, nice," she sighed.
"Usako," he whispered, before pressing his lips tightly to hers.
With the passion growing still hotter within them, she clung to him desperately. He pushed forward, burying himself inside her as he felt his member throbbing like mad.
"Oh, gods!... Oh, yes... Yes!" she gasped.
They moved together faster. He grasped the edge of the mattress, thrusting himself forward. Her fingers pressed hard into his back as she gasped with delight. Their lips pressed together repeatedly, in between gasps for breath. With the next thrust, she felt his manhood swelling within her.
"Oh, yes!... Yes!" she cried.
He plunged back into her, feeling a spasm building within and pouring his seed up inside her womanhood.
"Usako," he groaned.
"MAMO-CHAAANNNN!!" she cried, plunging into orgasm.
They clung to each other, slowly going limp.
"Oh, Mamo-chan. You make me sooo happy," she sighed.
He kissed her. "And you make me happy, my love."
After several minutes, he slipped himself out of her, going slowly as her inner muscles still clung to him.
"Somebody doesn't want to let go," he observed.
"Wellll, I can't always help that," she said. "Besides, it feels sooooo good."
They kissed again. She then snuggled close, laying her head on his chest, quickly drifting off to sleep. As he felt the warmth of her body close to his, he still felt the unease, but the glow of their love left him more confident that together they could face whatever was waiting for them. He softly caressed her back, then let himself fall asleep.< To be continued >
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NOTE: This is the start of a series that will be drawing my revision of the R season to a close. As always, special thanks to Hopeless Romantic, who helps keep up my inspiration and creativity.You can now find all my yarns at http://strands-of-moonlight.my3gb.com and http://strands-of-moonlight.6te.net.
Always remember, good gentles, that a yarnspinner works from and within existing legends and stories. The characters of "Sailor Moon" belong to others. In spinning my yarns, I do not seek to infringe on their rights of ownership, but merely to join with other fans to spread the legend still further. "The moonlight carries a message of love." Enjoy.
-05.25.2000