Story title: Spirit's Warmth Chapter: None Return Address: shika_2001@hotmail.com Name: Jade Hey, just a short story that I made for a list I'm a member of.... small word of warning. This is a Seiya/Usagi piece, and a POV from Seiya's point of view. While the two of them are not together, Mamoru is no where in sight, so if you're a fan of him, run. For those of you that aren't, read on, and enjoy! Spirit's Warmth By: Jade Almost from the moment I saw her, I knew she was special. I wasn't in love with her then, not by a long shot. It was too soon and I don't believe in love at first sight, nor do my brothers. I'm sure if she were here she would argue the point, but she argues passionately about everything that has to do with love, or kindness, or warmth within others. Still, though for her I would do almost anything... I cannot and do not, believe in love at first sight. Second sight, of course, but not the first. At that point in time I found her... comforting in a world that was totally alien to me; hostile and crowding. I had people scrambling to know me, true, I was certainly not alone, proven easily by the presence of my brothers, but she was... different. Clumsy, and whiny, and comically silly, and oh so beautiful... almost classically lovely, surpassing even our princess. She is a goddess in her own rite, and one look at her sky blue eyes and golden hair and I was hooked. But it was not love, not then. Attraction, yes, but love... no. Truth be told, there was a time when I didn't believe in love at all. But she changed that. She changed me. I am no longer the person I was before I met her. That first day, at the airport, when I passed by her, Kuo Seiya, singer extrordinaire, I felt... something. A ripple of energy that washed through me and seemed to cleanse my mind, my heart, my soul... she touched me then, as no one else had before, and it was that which first brought her to my attention. Not so much the energy I felt around her, but the aura she exuded. There was a sense of... serenity, despite her knack for creating chaos or disorder in the extreme. She was like a soft summers breeze in the suns blistering heat, and I know that sounds corny, but it's the best way I can describe her... it's all so cliched, but it is so true... As far as appearances go, she looks so delicate and yet she is anything but... she is not leader material, and still she leads... and the others follow to wherever she goes. Her presence is that strong, her belief in others that pure... her love for everyone and everything around her everlasting and *right*. Warmth and caring seem to seep from her veins like sap from a tree and anyone who has ever met her basks in that energy... who could resist it? The entire male population of the school seems infatuated with her. But still, it was not love. When did she begin to get under my skin so much? When did she start to melt my heart as no one else had ever managed to do? I'm not saying I'm a cold- hearted killer who doesn't give a damn about anyone... I'm not, but I have always done what was necessary to protect my world, my brothers, my princess... and sometimes that involved death and destruction. No one has ever managed to sway my belief that what I was doing wasn't for the greater good, that the deaths were needless, unnecessary... until she came into my life. She is so determined, so sure in her own mind that everyone has some inherent good within them, that no one is pure evil... and so many times she has been proven right. She would have sacrificed herself to save a stranger if it came down to it, and she would have done it without doubt or second thoughts. She is purity, and innocence all wrapped up into one being, one girl... she has seen the destruction of a world and the deaths of thousands, and her faith in the good within people has never changed. She has survived so much desolation and come out all the better for it. She is worthy of her name, and her position, and herself. She is light, and I love her. If asked I could not tell you when the exact moment I fell in love with her was. I can tell you when my feelings towards her began to change from mere attraction to something else. I can tell you when I began to see her as more than a simple girl that I found interesting. I can tell you when thoughts of anyone else began to disappear from my mind as it was consumed with her alone. I can tell you when I felt the first touches of her light upon my soul. But I cannot tell you when I fell in love with her. I have never known love before this. How can I tell you what I did not realize myself at the time? I could tell you a lie and say I always knew, but I won't. Somehow that would cheapen in. All I can really tell you that means something is that I love her. That she is a part of me. That she showed me something different and beautiful and so very warm that I had never known before. But really, all you need to know is that I love her. Because she has taught me that love is so much more important than anything else. I love you, my heart, my soul, my love. I am in love with you, Tsukino Usagi And I hope, someday, that you can love me back. Perhaps, even, as much as I love you. END Short, *extremely* short, I know, and sappy, and corny, and altogether probably not worth it.... but it was just something to introduce you all to before I actually start reposting anything again.... I have another story lined up to send in after this one, complete with an apology for taking so very long with all my stuff.... so if anyone wants to see my grovel, and cower in a corner, just wait for the next story.... and if anybody actually happened to read an like this story, let me know at, (shika_2001@hotmail.com). Those who have read anything I've writen before may notice that I have a different address now. I'm asking that anyone who has posted anything I've writen before, write to me again, or change the address to match this one. Otherwise, the e-mail won't get through. Thanks for reading! Ja! - Jade ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com