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Diamohns are Forever	By : SailorSol Category: Sailor Moon > General Views: 22490 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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SECOND WAVE

Nearly three weeks had passed since the appearance of the giant insect-shaped daimohn. The bone-chilling cold that preceded its appearance had not returned, but all of them, Senshi and Kishi, were waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Takagi and Michiru were living on the property in the Guest House, but Aster was not speaking to him, and neither was ChibiUsa. Rei, Ami, and Minako were more forgiving, and even friendly. Makoto and Usagi were nearly hostile. Haruka let the girls handle the situation, and enjoyed having Michiru back again.

The knights, on the other hand, were a bit less forgiving than their partners. Eduard, Sean, Robert, and Martin were cool and distant. Thomas was of two minds on the subject, and Nathan and Quentin were as hostile as Usagi.

Takagi was finally working up to asking Aster for a heart-to-heart talk, when he heard Akari�s voice in his ear.

�It�s happening again,� she said. �Somewhere in Shinjuku. Endymion and I will narrow it down. In the meantime, we need to be in Shinjuku.�

Takagi quickly dropped to one knee and rapped his swagger stick on the ground, transforming into Kishi Pluto.

He felt explosions of power all around him as the others transformed and he followed them as they left the property, to meet with others who were in town, ready to fight the new monster.

When they reached their destination, a tiny pocket of parkland between two high-rise buildings, Takagi was surprised to see Sailor Sol hesitate before she threw herself into the fray.

The park was decorated for a party, and the daimohn was towering over a very old woman who was gazing up at it, unafraid. She was shielding a couple of small children behind her back. Crumpled on the ground in front of her were the still forms of two men who looked astonishingly like Kunzite and Zoisite.

Sailor Sol landed to one side of the daimohn, and quickly assessed the situation. She had to get it away from its quarry and from the two men who had fallen trying to stop it. Her solar flare was too imprecise to allow for such a maneuver without harming the innocents in front of the monster.

Decision made, she pressed the switch on her communicator to it�s �open mike� position.

�I�m going to blow the daimohn away from them, and closer to the street,� she said. �All Senshi, be ready, and try to hit the thing all at once.�

She didn�t wait for a response, but then she wasn�t expecting one. She moved to where she was further from the street from the creature, and then turned to face it.

Confronted with the amount of power that she was emanating, the daimohn turned its sightless face towards her, this time resembling a cicada, except for the elongated head. Now that she had it�s attention, she raised her hands above her head.

In a swift movement, she brought both arms down in an arc and brought her hands together, with her fingers aimed directly at the creature.

�Star Solar Beam!�

A solid beam of yellow-white light shot from her fingers and hit the daimohn squarely. The creature was knocked off of its feet, and towards the arc of Senshi that awaited it.

Part of Sol ached to see if Joben and Sakura were still alive, but she had her duty to destroy the beast, first. She issued orders for some of the Kishi to get the civilians out of the way, and leaped forward to join the other Senshi and close the circle around the creature.

�Now!� she cried as she reached her position in the circle.

�Mercury Ice Beam Shine!�

�Venus Love Crescent Blast!�

�Terra Shock Wave!�

�Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!�

�Mars Blue Flame Rage!�

�Jupiter Tropical Lightning Smash!�

�Silence Glaive Surprise!�

�Space Sword Blaster!�

�Submarine Reflection!�

�Star Solar Beam!�

The daimohn froze as all of the attacks hit it at once, and then it simply disintegrated, disappearing as if it had never existed in the first place.

The Senshi all stood very still for a moment, staring at the scorched grass where the daimohn had stood, taking deep breaths to calm themselves.

Sol looked around quickly, and just as quickly ascertained that none of the Senshi or Kishi were hurt. She turned back to the potential victims and saw that Kishi Uranus and Kishi Neptune had the old woman and the two children in hand, Charon was checking over Joben, and her partner was cradling Sakura, staring down into his eyes.

Sol approached Charon first, and knelt next to where he was talking quietly to Joben.

�Is he alright?� she asked.

�He will be,� Charon told her. �He was knocked out.�

�Good,� Sol said. �We need to get going. The authorities are on the way.�

�Very well,� Charon said, standing up. �Shall I meet you there?�

�Yes,� Sol said. �I�ll be along shortly.�

She watched Charon fade into a shadow, and then she leaned over Joben. She watched his eyelids flutter, and then his eyes opened.

They both became very still as ice blue met gold

�I must be dead,� he murmured. �I find myself facing a goddess.�

�Not dead this time,� she said to him. �I�ll see you this Saturday.�

�I�m looking forward to it,� he said. �How�s Sakura?�

�Staring into the sun,� she said, moving so that he could see Sakura and Kishi Sol, eyes still locked to one another.

�Perhaps you�ll have company on Saturday,� he said.

�Perhaps,� she replied. She pressed a quick kiss to his lips, and then looked over at her stunned partner.

�Taiyono,� she said. �We have to go.�

He looked up suddenly, as if he only just remembered that she was there.

�Yeah,� he said. �I�m with you.�

He stood, visibly reluctant, and helped Sakura to his feet.

�You better be more careful,� he said. �Next time, it might not be a glancing blow.�

Sakura pulled a card out of his pocket and handed it to the golden armored knight.

�I�m at the Senshi House every Saturday night,� he said. �Come see me. Your partner can show you the way.� He reached for Joben�s hand and the two of them stood aside to allow them to leave.

Sol took her partner by the hand, and the two of them made the first leap together that would take them back where they belonged.

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When Aster arrived at her car, she was concerned to hear her cell phone ringing.

�Moshi, moshi,� she said as soon as she had it opened.

�Aster, I have a problem,� Akari said. �I am having a great deal of pain, and I am alone. I was shopping for Taiyono, so I did not want him with me.�

�I�ll be right there,� Aster said. �Where are you?�

�In Shinjuku,� Akari said. �I am right outside the karaoke club that the girls like most.�

�On my way,� Aster said. She put the car in gear and headed towards the building that Akari had indicated. She knew she did not need to look for Akari�s car. Parking was so hard to find that Akari often took a taxi into Shinjuku and then home again.

When Aster arrived, she found Akari sitting on a bench, doubled over in pain.

�What�s wrong?� she asked.

�I am not certain,� Akari answered. �The pain comes and goes. It almost feels like waves.�

�I think we should go to the doctor,� Aster said. �It sounds like you�re in labor.�

She helped Akari to the car and was opening the door when Akari gasped and there was a wet sound. Aster turned to find her sister standing in a puddle, her skirt and stockings soaked.

�I think you are right, Aster,� she said. �We should go to the hospital. Will you call my husband?�

�Of course,� Aster said. She helped Akari into the car and hurried around to get in herself.

While she was pulling out into traffic and negotiating through the crowded streets of Tokyo, Aster dialed her partner on her cell phone and held it to her ear.

�Apollo, it�s me,� she said when he answered. �Akari�s in labor. I�m taking her to Tokyo General.�

�Ah�ll be there,� Vincent said.

***** *****

Saturday night, Aster came out of the house to find Vincent and Takagi waiting by her car. She watched the two of them for a moment, and then approached the duo.

�Is there some kind of occasion that I�m unaware of?� she asked.

�Taiyono is going with you to the Senshi House, Aster,� Takagi said. �I thought I might go, as well, unless I am not welcome.�

�Shouldn�t you be staying with your wife and children, Partner?� Aster asked.

�The girls all want a chance to dote on Akari an� the babies without any male interference,� Vincent said. �She reminded me o� what happened the day she went inta labor, an� here I am.�

�Am I welcome, Nikkou?� he asked her finally.

Aster turned a gaze on him that was nearly arctic in its coldness.

�Why?� she asked him.

�I�d like to spend the evening with you,� Takagi said, his face full of sorrow. �You haven�t spoken to me in three weeks.�

�You know why,� she said. �You haven�t even said anything about it. I�m just supposed to welcome you back because you came back, and nothing ever said about it again.�

�That�s not true,� Takagi said. �I�ve wanted to apologize to you, but you weren�t talking to me.�

�There�s other ways of getting my attention than cutting into my Saturdays,� Aster said. �Come if you want, but don�t expect me to spend all of my time with you. I�m going there to see someone else.�

She turned to Vincent, who was dressed as if they were going clubbing, but he looked nervous.

�You�re going to see Sakura?� she asked.

�Yeah,� he said. �I can�t get him outta my head.�

�Not surprising,� Aster said, smiling. �You two had something going back then. I�m not surprised you connected now.�

�Shall we?� Vincent asked. �I�m nervous enough, as it is. I might back out.�

�No you don�t,� Aster said. �Get in.�

***** *****

They drove into the same parking structure that Aster used every time. She led the way into the building and herded a suddenly reluctant Vincent into the elevator. She smirked when Takagi asked her what kind of a club they were going to.

They exited the elevator to find several knots of people huddled around, talking, including Joben and his friends. Aster led the way over to them, removing her jacket as she did.

�What�s going on?� she asked.

�Apparently, the club hasn�t covered its start up expenses,� Joben told her as he wrapped an arm around her. �The people who made the business loan are here to close the club down.�

�Not while I�m here,� Aster said. She pulled away from Joben and walked over to where two men in suits were showing the club owner, an older woman in a kimono, some official looking papers that had her very upset.

�Excuse me,� Aster said as she walked up. �Explain what is going on here.�

�This business is in arrears of its payments,� one of the men said. �We are closing it down and confiscating the collateral used to finance it.�

�Just a moment,� Aster said. She pulled her cell phone from her purse and dialed her uncle�s phone number.

�Uncle, it�s Aster,� she said as soon as he answered. �Do you remember telling me you�d handle the details if I wanted to make a business investment?�

�Of course I do,� he said. �What kind of investment do you make at eight o�clock on Saturday night?�

�It�s a club,� she said. �It�s still in the startup squeeze, and it�s loan is being foreclosed on. I want to buy the loan, and give the business more capital to work with. I know it will work, it just needs some more time.�

�Besides which, you like going there,� Hosyu said, chuckling. �Very well, my dear. Let me talk to whoever�s in charge.�

�Thank you, uncle,� she said. She held the cell phone out to the man who had spoken to her.

�This is my uncle, Fushida Hosyu,� she said. �I�m buying the club�s loan papers. You�ll tell him where to have the cashier�s check sent, and then you�ll get out of my club.�

�Who are you?� the other man asked, folding the papers in his hands.

�My name is Fushida Aster,� she said. �Remember it, because you�re going to hear it a lot more in years to come. Now that I�m old enough, I�m going to make my own mark on the business scene in Tokyo. This is a good place to start.�

She shouldered them out of the way, and walked over to the club owner.

�Don�t worry,� she told her. �They are leaving soon, and then it will be business as usual.�

�How can I thank you, Fushida-san?� the woman asked.

�No thanks are necessary,� Aster assured her. �I want this place to stay, and I want it expanded on, if possible.�

�A friend of mine owns a nightclub downstairs,� she said. �He often thinks of expanding it, and expanding its appeal, but he is an older man, and he is also thinking of retiring.�

�Can you run both businesses?� Aster asked. The woman nodded.

�I know how,� she said. �I did not have the money to buy the business from him at a fair price.�

�I do,� Aster pointed out. �What is your name?�

�Jirano Shizuko,� the woman said, bowing to her. �Shall I now call you Sama?�

�No,� Aster said. �My name is Aster, and my uncle will be the owner of record. I�m not quite old enough, just yet. Now, here�s my card, and call me if you need anything.�

She turned back to the men, to find them talking very fast to her uncle. Finally, the one on the phone agreed with him and closed the phone. She reached out and took it from his hands.

�Out,� she said. �The only way I want to see you in here again, is as customers.�

The both ducked their heads to her, and then headed for the elevators, in the slightly bent posture that indicated embarrassment and submission.

Smiling, Aster turned back to her friends to find that Vincent and Sakura were staring into one another�s eyes again.

Takagi walked over to her, his curiosity evident.

�Nikkou,� he said. �What kind of club is this?�

�It�s a sex club,� she said. �This one has a particular theme. It�s called the Senshi House. Care to guess what the theme is?�

�I think I can guess,� he said. �Are you serious about this?�

�Very,� she said. �And about the nightclub downstairs, and maybe a gift shop.�

�Gift shop?� Takagi asked softly. �Sailor Senshi curios?�

�Why not?� Aster inquired. �If there�s a market, the public will buy. We might as well benefit from it. If there�s no market, then the shop will be a bust. So I�ll make one bad business decision before I�m twenty. Most people don�t have the opportunity to make a business decision that young.�

�Are you certain about the nightclub downstairs?� he asked her, leaning closer. Her scent was intoxicating him, and he was glad that they were in a place where he wouldn�t have to wait for them to get home.

�It�s been a hit since it opened,� she said. �I�ve been a few times, but clubbing isn�t my style. It�s a sound investment, especially if it�s coupled with this, and maybe a few other things.�

�Such as?� Takagi inquired, slipping an arm around her waist.

�Such as Vincent�s restaurant,� she said. �The top floor of this building is an enormous solarium, and it�s unoccupied right now. The top ten floors are occupied sparsely by various fly-by-night businesses. I know Sean wants to build his own building, but refurbishing this one would be much more environmentally friendly. Don�t worry, I�ll talk him into it.�

�When did you come up with this?� Takagi asked.

�In the last ten minutes,� she confessed. �I saw ads about suites available when I went through the lobby, but I didn�t have a definite idea. Now, I do.�

�Shall we celebrate the start of your new business venture?� he asked, murmuring into her ear. He heard her breath catch, but then a shadow loomed over both of them.

�She�s my date tonight,� Joben said. �If you ask nicely, I might share, especially since Sakura�s otherwise occupied for now.�

�He certainly is,� Midori said as he approached, one arm around Kurano. �He left with that golden god that came with Aster. Who is he?�

�He�s my adopted sister�s husband, Midori,� Aster said.

�You don�t like him?� Kurano asked.

�I like my former brother just fine,� Aster said. �It�s just that I somehow think that our secondary bonds are just as important as our primary ones.�

�You don�t have any basis for that, Nikkou,� Takagi said. �You can�t be sure.�

�I can,� she said. �We can continue this conversation elsewhere.�

She led the way to the room that Joben and his friends habitually occupied. She dropped down next to where Joben settled himself, leaning against him and accepting a sip from his bowl of sake.

�So tell me how you think you can prove this, Nikkou,� Takagi said, sitting down across from the two of them. Watching Aster in another man�s arms when she wouldn�t let him touch her was something like torture, but at least she wasn�t ignoring him anymore.

�Every time I�ve connected with someone,� Aster said. �I�ve felt stronger. It started with Washino and Tori. Then, there were the girls. Venus was the last one I connected with. Each time, I�ve felt a bit more powerful, and a bit more confident. Then, I connected with Uranus, and it felt like something had been completed inside me. It wasn�t the Soul Bond. That came later. It�s like we need our satellites to make us whole, and everyone is my satellite.�

�What do you think the Princess needs?� Takagi asked, intrigued by her line of reasoning.

�She needs all of us, just like I do, and perhaps more,� Aster said. �We don�t know where the Ginzuishou gets its power. Perhaps it gets its power from all of us, from our love for her. That would explain why she keeps getting stronger. With all of us on one planet, we�re concentrated and interacting in a way that we never did, before.�

�You�ll never get Setsuna to join in,� Takagi said, shaking his head.

�I don�t think that�s true,� Aster said. �I think the time will come when she joins us of her own will. I just hope she doesn�t wait too long.�

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