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rlm@2 1 A Pretty Sammy Story
rlm@2 2 By The Amazoness Duo
rlm@2 3 And Yosho Masaki
rlm@2 4 amazonessduo@hotmail.com
rlm@2 5
rlm@2 6 As the battle settled to a finish, Pretty Sammy stood as the victor. Pixie
rlm@2 7 Misa levetated not to far from the battle scene and watched. She often
rlm@2 8 wondered who Pretty Sammy was. Even though she didn't really know her own
rlm@2 9 identaty she would at least like to know her enemies. Maybe, just maybe if
rlm@2 10 she found out before she was reverted back she would remember who Sammy was.
rlm@2 11 Just as Sammy started reverting back to normal Misa did as well.
rlm@2 12
rlm@2 13 Pixie Misa was engulfed in a bright white light and her outfit disappeared
rlm@2 14 and she was there in the middle of the sky glowing white and nude. Her hair
rlm@2 15 then reverted from blonde to black as her street clothes reappeared. Misao
rlm@2 16 got up off the ground. Her headache was now gone. She walked around and
rlm@2 17 wondered how she had gotten in the alley that she was in.
rlm@2 18
rlm@2 19 As Misao walked around the corner someone knocked her down. The person
rlm@2 20 stopped and it was Sasami.
rlm@2 21
rlm@2 22 "I'm sorry Misao." Sasami said, "I was just looking for you. I
rlm@2 23 heard that
rlm@2 24 there was a battle going on in this area of town and I had gotten worried
rlm@2 25 about you."
rlm@2 26
rlm@2 27 "Thank you, Sasami. I'm fine though. I just don't remember how I got
rlm@2 28 back
rlm@2 29 here. I'm sure that I'll remember though."
rlm@2 30
rlm@2 31 Elsewhere...
rlm@2 32
rlm@2 33 "Damn that Pretty Sammy! She is always getting in my way!" a
rlm@2 34 shadowed
rlm@2 35 figure yelled in anger. "It doesn't matter though. I'll get you when you
rlm@2 36 least suspect it. Be warned Pretty Sammy, you will not be a thorn in my
rlm@2 37 side for much longer. You can count on that."
rlm@2 38
rlm@2 39 "Master." Ramia said.
rlm@2 40
rlm@2 41 "What is it, Worm!"
rlm@2 42
rlm@2 43 "If my warrior was allowed to stay in her other form a little while
rlm@2 44 longer,
rlm@2 45 She could find out who Sammy is and Kill her before she can turn into Pretty
rlm@2 46 Sammy."
rlm@2 47
rlm@2 48 "Your 'WARRIOR' should be greatful that she is even able to turn into
rlm@2 49 Pixie
rlm@2 50 Misa. I'll give you and your 'warrior' one more chance. But be warned, If
rlm@2 51 you fail me THIS time I will show NO mercy!"
rlm@2 52
rlm@2 53 "Yes Master. I am very grea"
rlm@2 54
rlm@2 55 "SHUT UP AND LEAVE!!!!"
rlm@2 56
rlm@2 57 On that note Ramia vanished fearing what would happen to her if Misa failed
rlm@2 58 agian.
rlm@2 59
rlm@2 60 A few days later on the Afternoon News.
rlm@2 61
rlm@2 62 "This is the third day in a row that monsters have been constantly
rlm@2 63 attacking the city. The Super Soldier Pretty Sammy Has put a stop to every
rlm@2 64 attack to this point. Police are baffled and can not detect any connection
rlm@2 65 between any of the attack sites. Some people have began to wonder, that
rlm@2 66 with all the constant attacks, just how long Pretty Sammy can keep this up.
rlm@2 67 This is Sara Ulrich with WKBM News at 1:00. Signing off."
rlm@2 68
rlm@2 69 'Yeah. Just how long can I keep this up? Not long, I know that much. I
rlm@2 70 can't even get a good night's sleep anymore.' Sasami thought to herself.
rlm@2 71 This was the 3rd day that she has gone without any sleep at all. Just then
rlm@2 72 a little grey rabbit looking creature was hopping across the school yard.
rlm@2 73 'Oh no. Not AGAIN.'
rlm@2 74
rlm@2 75 "Sasami! More Luvluv monsters have been spotted. You must hurry."
rlm@2 76
rlm@2 77 "I can't do this much longer Ryo-ohki. I'm about to collapse as it is
rlm@2 78 already."
rlm@2 79
rlm@2 80 Elsewhere...
rlm@2 81
rlm@2 82 'My plan is working. With Pretty Sammy exhausted, she won't have the
rlm@2 83 strength to fight much longer. I just need a little more time.'
rlm@2 84
rlm@2 85 "Ramia! The Master want's to see you right away."
rlm@2 86
rlm@2 87 "Thank you Rumia. You may leave now." On that note Rumia changed
rlm@2 88 into
rlm@2 89 bird and flew off.
rlm@2 90
rlm@2 91 Back in Japan..
rlm@2 92
rlm@2 93 The battle raged on anf for a little while it had seemed that the LuvLuv
rlm@2 94 monster had an edge over Pretty Sammy. With her last bit of energy she was
rlm@2 95 able to launch her ultimate attack, Magical Resolution, and was able to put
rlm@2 96 the LuvLuv monster at peace with it's inner self.
rlm@2 97
rlm@2 98 "Finally!"
rlm@2 99
rlm@2 100 "I'm proud of you Sammy. I"m glad to see that you can still
rlm@2 101 fight."
rlm@2 102
rlm@2 103 "Ryo-ohki! Did you have doubt?"
rlm@2 104
rlm@2 105 "Well... no but you looked very tired."
rlm@2 106
rlm@2 107 "I am VERY tired. By the way you are a terrible lier. I also had doubt,
rlm@2 108 but I knew that I had to beat it."
rlm@2 109
rlm@2 110 "Bonjour Pretty Sammy. You look very tired. Do you think that you have
rlm@2 111 enough strength to defeat me?"
rlm@2 112
rlm@2 113 "PIXIE MISA! I don't know if I have the strength but I know that I can
rlm@2 114 always defeat you!"
rlm@2 115
rlm@2 116 "Oh come now. Even I know that you can't defeat me in your weakened
rlm@2 117 state.
rlm@2 118 However it wouldn't be any fun if you just up and surrendered. So get
rlm@2 119 ready Sammy."
rlm@2 120
rlm@2 121 Misa charged at Sammy and hit her with unbelievable power. Sammy knew that
rlm@2 122 she was no match for Misa now but she just couldn't give up. No. She
rlm@2 123 wouldn't give up. When Misa had was getting ready to give the final blow,
rlm@2 124 Sammy was surrounded with a bright magical light.
rlm@2 125
rlm@2 126 'No. Not now. I.. I can't change back now!' Sammy thought to herself in
rlm@2 127 panic.
rlm@2 128
rlm@2 129 At the same moment Misa was confused and blinded. Ryo-ohki saw this and
rlm@2 130 told Sammy to run for it but she was too weak to make a move. The light
rlm@2 131 disappeared and there lay, in Pretty Sammy's place, was a nude Sasami. Her
rlm@2 132 clothes soon materialized in place of where the Sammy outfit used to be.
rlm@2 133
rlm@2 134 Misa regained sight to see Sasami laying where Pretty Sammy was at just a
rlm@2 135 second ago.
rlm@2 136
rlm@2 137 "So this is who you are. Get ready to die, Sammy! Pixie Blade!"
rlm@2 138 Suddenly
rlm@2 139 a short bladed sword appeared in Misa's hands and she thrust downward.
rlm@2 140
rlm@2 141 "NOOOOOOOOOO! I can't, no, won't do this!" The blade disappeared
rlm@2 142 and Pixie Misa Stood up and turned around with tears forming in her eyes. She,
rlm@2 143 too, was then Surrounded in a brilliant flash of light as she started to
rlm@2 144 revert back to Misao, Ramia appeared.
rlm@2 145
rlm@2 146 "What do you think that you are doing?! You will kill this
rlm@2 147 annoyance!"
rlm@2 148
rlm@2 149 "No! I can't do this to my best friend! You knew this all along didn't
rlm@2 150 you! You knew that Pretty Sammy was my best friend!" The reverting
rlm@2 151 stopped and she retransformed into Misao.
rlm@2 152
rlm@2 153 "So. She will eventually betray your friendship. It's best to destroy
rlm@2 154 her now, I mean, you will destroy her anyway. It is better to get rid of her
rlm@2 155 befor she can hurt you."
rlm@2 156
rlm@2 157 "Never!" With that said, Misa took Sasami and left.
rlm@2 158
rlm@2 159 Two hours later...
rlm@2 160
rlm@2 161 "Uhhhhhhh... What happened?" Sasami said still drowsy and begining
rlm@2 162 to come around.
rlm@2 163
rlm@2 164 "Don't worry, you are safe now." Sasami knew this voice but couldn't
rlm@2 165 place it. Her vision cleared after a few moments and she looked around for her
rlm@2 166 rescuer. After another moment she found someone and jumped up ready for
rlm@2 167 battle.
rlm@2 168
rlm@2 169 "Pretty Mutation Magical Re..."
rlm@2 170
rlm@2 171 "You don't have to transform Sammy. There is no one else here. I saved
rlm@2 172 you." Suddenly Misa was covered in a brilliant flash of light and a few
rlm@2 173 minutes later the light was gone and Misao stood in Misa's place.
rlm@2 174
rlm@2 175 Sasami's eyes watered and she started crying. Crying for her friend and
rlm@2 176 crying for herself. The whole time that she was having fun with her friend
rlm@2 177 she was also fighting against her friend. Fighting in battles that could
rlm@2 178 kill her. She could have hurt Misao. She could have killed her. Misao meant
rlm@2 179 too much to her to lose like that. She couldn't stand the thought of hurting
rlm@2 180 her.
rlm@2 181
rlm@2 182 "Sasami, what's wrong?" Misao asked concerned. She blinked a couple
rlm@2 183 times, confused about what was going on. The last thing she remembered, she'd been
rlm@2 184 having another headache and then everything had faded away. Now she was with
rlm@2 185 a very distraught Sasami. She quickly realized they were in her room, but
rlm@2 186 she couldn't make out how she had gotten there, or when Sasami had arrived.
rlm@2 187
rlm@2 188 Sasami through her arms around the black haired girl, throwing Misao off
rlm@2 189 balance. Misao fell back onto the bed with Sasami still clutching to her.
rlm@2 190 "Oh Misao… I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…" Sasami sobbed. "I should
rlm@2 191 have known. I should have done something. I'm so sorry."
rlm@2 192
rlm@2 193 Misao hugged Sasami, trying to comfort her. She didn't know what to do.
rlm@2 194 Sasami was always the one who made her feel better when something went
rlm@2 195 wrong. She wasn't sure how to calm her friend. "Sasami, its alright. I
rlm@2 196 don't know what you're sorry about, but there's no reason to. I'm fine.
rlm@2 197 Everything's okay."
rlm@2 198
rlm@2 199 The sound of Misao's voice in her ear sent shivers down Sasami's spine. She
rlm@2 200 was locked in a close embrace with the black haired girl, Misao whispering
rlm@2 201 soothingly to her. Sasami blushed a deep shade of red and tried to
rlm@2 202 disentangle herself from her best friend. Sasami's emotions overflowed as
rlm@2 203 she sat there. The fear of what could have happened to her best friend. The
rlm@2 204 sadness that she'd almost hurt her, the relief that maybe now they wouldn't
rlm@2 205 have to fight anymore. And something else. Some other feeling flowed through
rlm@2 206 her. It was deep and warm and enveloped her like a soft blanket. 'What's
rlm@2 207 going on?' she thought to herself. Her torrid emotions had ripped down a
rlm@2 208 barrier inside her, pouring forth emotions she'd hidden, even from herself.
rlm@2 209 Things she'd pretended not to notice, not to care about. She sat up and
rlm@2 210 stared at the wall of Misao's room. 'Why do I have to pick now to fall in
rlm@2 211 love?' Sasami asked herself angrily. 'And with Misao? How could I be in love
rlm@2 212 with Misao?' Sasami took a deep breath while Misao looked on, confused. 'I'm
rlm@2 213 just being over emotional right now. I'm sleep deprived and I'm just happy
rlm@2 214 she's alright.' She looked back at the black haired girl. Misao was looking
rlm@2 215 at her worriedly with her gentle aqua eyes. Sasami turned back towards the
rlm@2 216 wall.
rlm@2 217
rlm@2 218 "Sasami? Are you okay?" Misao asked nervously. "What's going
rlm@2 219 on?"
rlm@2 220 The blue haired girl smiled warmly at her friend. "I'm fine. I'm just glad
rlm@2 221 things are working out now. I'm sorry I can't explain what's going on right
rlm@2 222 now, but I will. Someday I'll explain. I promise." Misao nodded weakly.
rlm@2 223 "I should go for now. I'll call you tonight. Be careful, Misao." Sasami hugged
rlm@2 224 the other girl tightly before smiling and heading to the door of the room.
rlm@2 225
rlm@2 226 Misao wrung her hands, still worried. "I will, Sasami. I hope you feel
rlm@2 227 better."
rlm@2 228
rlm@2 229 "I think all I need is some sleep and I'll be back to normal," Sasami
rlm@2 230 said. She waved to Misao and headed downstairs to the door. Sasami sighed deeply
rlm@2 231 after she got outside. She squinted as her eyes adjusted to the sun light.
rlm@2 232 She wanted to go back in, to see Misao again, but she needed to get some
rlm@2 233 sleep. She tried to ignore all the thoughts invading her sleep hazy mind.
rlm@2 234 After what seemed an eternity, Sasami reached the house she shared with her
rlm@2 235 mother and brother. She stumbled up the stairs to her room. Ryo-ohki looked up in surprise when
rlm@2 236 Sasami collapsed on the bed.
rlm@2 237
rlm@2 238 "Sasami? You're okay?" Ryo-ohki hopped over to her side happily.
rlm@2 239 "I was so worried about you!"
rlm@2 240
rlm@2 241 "Thanks," Sasami mumbled, her eyes half closed.
rlm@2 242
rlm@2 243 "Where were you? I saw Pixie Misa take off with you, but I couldn't catch
rlm@2 244 up in time. How did you escape?"
rlm@2 245
rlm@2 246 Sasami yawned and tried to make out what Ryo-ohki had said. "Oh, no. I was
rlm@2 247 fine. Misa wouldn't have hurt me. She saved me." She lazily unbuttoned her
rlm@2 248 shirt and threw it to the side, trying to pull the blankets up around her.
rlm@2 249
rlm@2 250 "She saved you?" Ryo-ohki asked incredulously. Sasami just nodded and
rlm@2 251 rolled over. "Sasami…" Ryo-ohki nudged the blue haired girl after
rlm@2 252 waiting for an answer.
rlm@2 253
rlm@2 254 "I'm sorry, Ryo-ohki, but I'm tired and I'm confused. I need some sleep
rlm@2 255 after all this. We can talk later, okay?" Sasami smiled tiredly at the
rlm@2 256 cabbit, trying to keep her eyes open.
rlm@2 257
rlm@2 258 Ryo-ohki sighed. "Sure. You deserve some sleep after all those LuvLuv
rlm@2 259 monsters you stopped. Goodnight, Sasami." Ryo-ohki waited for a reply, but
rlm@2 260 Sasami was already asleep.
rlm@2 261
rlm@2 262 ***
rlm@2 263
rlm@2 264 Sasami yawned and stretched as she woke up. She felt a lot better after the
rlm@2 265 non-stop fighting she'd dealt with over the past couple days. It was dark
rlm@2 266 outside now. She had a hard time remembering what had been a dream and what
rlm@2 267 was real. One thing stood out above all else, Misao. Her mind centered on
rlm@2 268 the thoughts of her dark haired friend. Misao smiled at her in her mind's
rlm@2 269 eye. Suddenly, the image shifted, the dark hair was now blonde. The
rlm@2 270 beautiful aqua eyes were now pink. Sasami let out a silent sigh, remembering
rlm@2 271 that her best friend was her worst enemy. But was she? She had saved her
rlm@2 272 life. Maybe it showed just how deep their feeling were for each other,
rlm@2 273 strong enough to get past the magic that cause Misao to be Pixy Misa.
rlm@2 274
rlm@2 275 The blue haired girl blushed deeply. What was she thinking? Her heart beat
rlm@2 276 had quickened while thinking of Misao. Just what was happening to her?
rlm@2 277
rlm@2 278 Stretching as she stood up, Sasami hopped off her bed. She glanced around
rlm@2 279 for Ryo-ohki, but the cabbit was nowhere to be seen. She shrugged her bare
rlm@2 280 shoulders and padded across the floor to her dresser. Pulling on her
rlm@2 281 pajama's, she couldn't help but feel a stab of worry for her friend. Was she
rlm@2 282 alright? What would happen to her now that she betrayed that strange lady
rlm@2 283 she'd been working for? Sasami bolted upright and grabbed for her phone. She
rlm@2 284 pushed the speed dial button and paced nervously as she waited for an
rlm@2 285 answer.
rlm@2 286
rlm@2 287 "Hello?" a gentle voice answered.
rlm@2 288
rlm@2 289 Sasami smiled at the sound of Misao's voice. The other girl had always been
rlm@2 290 her very dear, best friend. She felt so relieved to know that she was okay.
rlm@2 291
rlm@2 292 "Hello?" Misao repeated.
rlm@2 293
rlm@2 294 "Oh! Hi, Misao," Sasami said quickly. She leaned down, picking up her
rlm@2 295 discarded blouse.
rlm@2 296
rlm@2 297 "Sasami? How are you? I was worried about you…" Misao said softly.
rlm@2 298 Sasami fell back on her bed, a blush on her cheeks and a smile on her lips.
rlm@2 299
rlm@2 300 "Thanks, Misao. I'm just fine. Actually, I was worried about you."
rlm@2 301
rlm@2 302 "Me?" the purple haired girl asked in surprise.
rlm@2 303
rlm@2 304 Sasami giggled. "Yeah. Don't worry about it. I'd protect you if anything
rlm@2 305 happened, anyway," she said, her voice suddenly sounding serious. She
rlm@2 306 promised to herself she wouldn't let anything happen to her friend. If she
rlm@2 307 wasn't Pretty Sammy, then her friend wouldn't be in such danger. Misao never
rlm@2 308 would've been used as Pixy Misa. She owed it to her friend to watch out for
rlm@2 309 her. And she couldn't live with herself if anything happened to Misao.
rlm@2 310 "Thank you, Sasami," Misao said after a short pause. "I really
rlm@2 311 hope you're doing better."
rlm@2 312
rlm@2 313 "Yeah, I am. I got some sleep after I got home. I feel a lot better,"
rlm@2 314 Sasami replied.
rlm@2 315
rlm@2 316 "That's great. You were acting kind of strange," Misao said
rlm@2 317 concernedly.
rlm@2 318
rlm@2 319 Sasami sat up on the bed, crossing her legs. "Strange?" she asked
rlm@2 320 worriedly. 'Am I acting strange around her? Did she notice I was?'
rlm@2 321
rlm@2 322 "I think you were probably just tired," Misao said thoughtfully.
rlm@2 323
rlm@2 324 "Yeah, that was it," Sasami agreed hurriedly. 'That was all it was,
rlm@2 325 right?'
rlm@2 326
rlm@2 327 "I'm sorry, Sasami. I have to go," the blue haired girl could hear
rlm@2 328 the regret in Misao's voice.
rlm@2 329
rlm@2 330 "That's okay. I'll see you tomorrow, Misao. Maybe we can go someplace
rlm@2 331 after school," Sasami said hopefully.
rlm@2 332
rlm@2 333 "I'd like that," Misao answered happily.
rlm@2 334
rlm@2 335 "It's a date, then," Sasami heard herself say. She blushed as soon as
rlm@2 336 the words were out of her mouth.
rlm@2 337
rlm@2 338 "Sure. Bye, Sasami!" Misao said, seeming not to notice her friend's
rlm@2 339 odd behavior.
rlm@2 340
rlm@2 341 "Sleep well, Misao," the blue haired girl said reluctantly. "I
rlm@2 342 love you," she added as an afterthought.
rlm@2 343
rlm@2 344 "What?"
rlm@2 345
rlm@2 346 "Nothing! Nothing! Umm… Goodnight, Misao!" Sasami hung up the phone
rlm@2 347 quickly before she could say anything else. After a glance at the phone, she tossed
rlm@2 348 it to the side as if it were diseased. "What's going on?" she said
rlm@2 349 aloud.
rlm@2 350
rlm@2 351 The next day....
rlm@2 352
rlm@2 353 "Sure you can ask me anything Sasami."
rlm@2 354
rlm@2 355 "Thank you Mihoshi. What do you do when you love someone but you aren't
rlm@2 356 sure if they love you in the same way?"
rlm@2 357
rlm@2 358 "Love? Oh! I'm SO happy for you Sasami! Who is it? Has he said anything
rlm@2 359 to you? Have you two gone out on a date yet?"
rlm@2 360
rlm@2 361 "I'd rather not say who it is now and not for the other two. Would you please
rlm@2 362 answer my question."
rlm@2 363
rlm@2 364 "What question was that?"
rlm@2 365
rlm@2 366 "What do you do when you love someone but you aren't sure if they love you
rlm@2 367 in the same way?"
rlm@2 368
rlm@2 369 "Oh. Well I'm not." Mihoshi stopped in midsentence when she heard the door
rlm@2 370 knob turn and the door start to open. Reflex had taken over when she reached for
rlm@2 371 her gun and had it armed and ready, aimed for the spot right beside the door.
rlm@2 372 "FREEZE!" Ever since her and Kiyone had been robbed while they were sleeping,
rlm@2 373 she has been training hard and improving her senses.
rlm@2 374
rlm@2 375 "Mihoshi, it's me, Kiyone. Now put the gun down."
rlm@2 376
rlm@2 377 "Sorry Kiyone. Did you have any luck?"
rlm@2 378
rlm@2 379 "No. Neither I nor the police have been able to find anything. I honestly don't
rlm@2 380 think that we'll see any of that stuff agian."
rlm@2 381
rlm@2 382 "At least none of our stuff for the store was stolen." Mihoshi then returned
rlm@2 383 her attention back to Sasami. "As I was saying, I'm not sure what to do. I would
rlm@2 384 tell that person how I felt and then do something special for them."
rlm@2 385
rlm@2 386 "What are you guys talking about?" inquired Kiyone.
rlm@2 387
rlm@2 388 "Little Sasami here is in love. She wants to know what to do so she came here
rlm@2 389 to ask for advice. Do you have any Kiyone?"
rlm@2 390
rlm@2 391 "Sasami all I, or anyone else for that matter, can tell you is to do what your
rlm@2 392 heart tells you to do. The only other thing we can do is give you ideas."
rlm@2 393
rlm@2 394 "Thank you Mihoshi. Thank you Kiyone. I'll tell you how it turns out." With
rlm@2 395 that Sasami left. Still as confused about her situation as ever.
rlm@2 396
rlm@2 397 As she walked down the street she heard a load explosion to her left. She ran
rlm@2 398 as fast as she could to the next cross section and looked to her left. There were
rlm@2 399 flames and smoke everywhere.
rlm@2 400
rlm@2 401 Sasami looked around her and saw that no one was around. "Pretty Mutation
rlm@2 402 Magical Recall!" A bright flash of light engulfed Sasami and out came Pretty
rlm@2 403 Sammy.
rlm@2 404
rlm@2 405 At the scene of the explosion....
rlm@2 406
rlm@2 407 "Where the hell is Pretty Sammy!" Ramia shouted.
rlm@2 408
rlm@2 409 "What do you want, Ramia?"
rlm@2 410
rlm@2 411 "Ah, Pretty Sammy. I want you to DIE!"
rlm@2 412
rlm@2 413 Sasami sweatdropped. She really didn’t need this, especially not now. She was
rlm@2 414 having enough trouble with her love life to worry about a maniacal magical person
rlm@2 415 trying to kill her. “Is there anyway we could possibly do this some other time?” the
rlm@2 416 blue haired girl asked pleadingly.
rlm@2 417
rlm@2 418 Ramia furrowed her brow angrily. “How dare you mock me, Pretty Sammy.
rlm@2 419 For that I’ll have to make sure your death is drawn out. And very painful.”
rlm@2 420
rlm@2 421 The magical girl sighed. Things just never could be easy for her, could they?
rlm@2 422 Pulling her wand up in front of her, she prepared for the attack. A flash of light
rlm@2 423 appeared in Ramia’s hand, quickly hurtling her way. The blue haired magical girl
rlm@2 424 raised her wand in the air. “Pretty Coquettish Bomber!!” Energy surrounded
rlm@2 425 Sasami as she used her strongest attack, trying to force her concentration on this
rlm@2 426 rather than a certain dark haired girl that had been the focus of her thoughts as of
rlm@2 427 late. The attack flew straight at the red headed woman. Sasami smiled
rlm@2 428 triumphantly, but the victory was short lived. Sasami’s smile faded away as she
rlm@2 429 saw her attack rather than hit the magical woman, head right through her. Her
rlm@2 430 mind reeled with the implication. “And illusion?” Sasami whirled around, her
rlm@2 431 eyes wide in horror, but it was too late.
rlm@2 432
rlm@2 433 “Die.” Ramia grinned, energy lashing out at the bane of her existence. She would
rlm@2 434 finally get what she wanted, the end of Pretty Sammy.
rlm@2 435
rlm@2 436 Sasami stood trapped like a deer in headlights, the energy seeming to move in slow
rlm@2 437 motion towards her. She closed her eyes tightly, her arms going in front of her in
rlm@2 438 reflex. She knew it would do her no good, but she also knew there was nothing she
rlm@2 439 could do. Before the blast could hit, two arms wrapped around her waist and leapt
rlm@2 440 off with her. The energy hit right were Sasami had been standing. Her eyes slowly
rlm@2 441 opened when she realized she was still alive. She took a deep breath, her hands
rlm@2 442 going across her body, making sure she was okay. Looking up to her rescuer, she
rlm@2 443 was shocked by the sight. The girl was slightly taller than her, long feathery
rlm@2 444 blonde hair falling to around her shoulders. Sasami could feel some of the dark
rlm@2 445 purple, almost black leather of the girl’s costume against her. The girl’s hands
rlm@2 446 were still around her waist, holding her close. The background seemed to fade
rlm@2 447 away for Sasami, everything gone except this beautiful girl that rescued her.
rlm@2 448 ‘Misao and Pixy Misa are the same person. She must really care about me, too,
rlm@2 449 then.’ The thought that Misao had come to her rescue in a sense sent a tingle up
rlm@2 450 and down Sasami’s spine. Before she knew what she was doing, the blue haired
rlm@2 451 magical girl leaned forward, her soft lips brushing against her rescuers. That
rlm@2 452 moment, those soft lips against her own, the whole moment felt truly wonderful. It
rlm@2 453 was more magical than anything magic she’d done as Pretty Sammy.
rlm@2 454
rlm@2 455 Pixy Misa’s eyes went wide as saucers as she felt Pretty Sammy kiss her. She froze,
rlm@2 456 unsure of what to do for once in her life as Misao’s other personality. Her hands
rlm@2 457 tensed against Sammy’s sides, but that just spurred the blue haired girl on, making
rlm@2 458 her kiss the blonde deeper. Misa’s eyes started to fall closed, not knowing how to
rlm@2 459 stop what was happening. Not wanting to. Misa barely shook herself from her
rlm@2 460 trance in time to drag Sasami out of the way of another attack. The blonde feigned
rlm@2 461 anger as she turned to the blue haired girl, too confused by what had happened to
rlm@2 462 actually deal with it right now. “What are you trying to do, Sammy? Get us killed?
rlm@2 463 You want to kiss, you wait till we’re not about to die. That does put a damper on
rlm@2 464 my plans for the day, you know.”
rlm@2 465
rlm@2 466 Sasami looked down, blushing profusely. What had she just done? Why? She just
rlm@2 467 hadn’t been able to help herself. It had felt so good, so right. Even if this was her
rlm@2 468 former rival, she was just as much in love with her as Misao. They were the same
rlm@2 469 person, even if she did act differently as them. “Sorry…” she said sadly, barely in a
rlm@2 470 whisper.
rlm@2 471
rlm@2 472 The blonde grinned reassuringly. “Worry about it later, Sammy. And if we do
rlm@2 473 make it out of this alive, maybe I’ll let you try again.” She winked, drawing a
rlm@2 474 blush from the blue haired girl. She laughed as she looked around for Ramia. She
rlm@2 475 always did enjoy teasing the other magical girl. As long as she didn’t have to
rlm@2 476 worry about the implications of the kiss. It wasn’t half bad. Kinda good, actually..
rlm@2 477 Misa’s mind started to wander back to it before she spotted her former master.
rlm@2 478 “Pixy Sexy Fire!!” She yelled, the blast flying towards Ramia.
rlm@2 479
rlm@2 480 Ramia faded out of the way just in time. Reappearing further off, she scowled.
rlm@2 481 “You traitor! I’ll kill you as well.” After a moment, she added, “The next time we
rlm@2 482 meet.” She turned around, fading away again.
rlm@2 483
rlm@2 484
rlm@2 485 The two magical girls stood in silence for a long moment. Now that the battle was
rlm@2 486 over and done with, Sammy’s little kiss earlier came to the surface in both of their
rlm@2 487 thoughts. Pretty Sammy turned to Pixy Misa, hoping to find out what the blonde
rlm@2 488 girl thought of it. But Misa had a trump card to play. Besides, this wasn’t her
rlm@2 489 problem. She was the happy outgoing one. She’d let her other side deal with it,
rlm@2 490 even if she wouldn’t remember. Dipping backwards, the leather clad magical girl
rlm@2 491 fainted.
rlm@2 492
rlm@2 493 Shifting back to normal from Pretty Sammy, Sasami sighed miserably. It figured
rlm@2 494 that it would turn out like this. Things never could be easy, could they? Of course,
rlm@2 495 Tsunami wouldn’t have chosen her as the earth’s champion if she didn’t believe in
rlm@2 496 her. But then again, this scenario probably wasn’t something she’d been chosen
rlm@2 497 for. “Misao-chan? Misao-chan, are you alright?” Sasami asked, shaking her friend
rlm@2 498 softly.
rlm@2 499
rlm@2 500 “Hmm?” Misao blinked her aquamarine eyes tiredly, trying to focus. It took her a
rlm@2 501 moment before she could make out Sasami’s worried face looking down at her.
rlm@2 502 “Sasami-chan? Owww….” She held her head as she tried to sit up but Sasami
rlm@2 503 pushed her back down.
rlm@2 504
rlm@2 505 “Wait until you feel better first. I don’t want you to hurt any more than you already
rlm@2 506 do. I know how sick you can get.” Sasami bit her lip as she watched her dark
rlm@2 507 haired best friend lying on the floor with a pained look on her face. She really
rlm@2 508 wished there was something she could do about Misao’s poor health. They had
rlm@2 509 first met when Sasami had helped her get to the nurse’s office. Even after all this
rlm@2 510 time, it still scared her to see the poor girl wracked with pain like that.
rlm@2 511
rlm@2 512 “I love you, too.”
rlm@2 513
rlm@2 514 “What?” Was her mind playing tricks on her? She had just heard Misao mutter
rlm@2 515 something, right? She really needed more sleep after all of the running around
rlm@2 516 she’d been doing lately. All this stress really wasn’t good for her. She was likely to
rlm@2 517 crack soon at this rate. “Did you say something?”
rlm@2 518
rlm@2 519 Misao shook her head quickly, rolling onto her side. A scarlet blush colored her
rlm@2 520 pale cheeks as she looked off. “No, I didn’t say anything, Sasami-chan. I didn’t say
rlm@2 521 anything at all.” The nervous butterflies feeling in her stomach was so bad that she
rlm@2 522 thought she was going to be sick. She closed her eyes as the setting sun started to
rlm@2 523 hurt them. She wished that Sasami would just take her home soon so everything
rlm@2 524 could go back to the depressing way of things. Then she wouldn’t have to worry
rlm@2 525 about these things at the very least and that sick feeling would go away. Her eyes
rlm@2 526 fluttered open as a pair of arms encircled her waist and helped prop her up. Pretty
rlm@2 527 pink eyes and cute freckles along with a little light blue at the corners of her vision
rlm@2 528 greeted her. Her blush grew deeper as Sasami looked deeply at her. ‘She smells
rlm@2 529 wonderful. I feel so warm and safe in her arms. I always do. I wish she’d never let
rlm@2 530 go.’ Internally pushing those thoughts away, she continued thinking to herself. ‘I
rlm@2 531 hope she does let go soon. Otherwise I don’t think I’ll be able to pretend
rlm@2 532 everything’s the way it used to be. I don’t know if I could handle anymore
rlm@2 533 changes.’
rlm@2 534
rlm@2 535 Sasami noticed Misao stiffening up in her grasp after a moment. ‘Why’s she so
rlm@2 536 nervous all of a sudden? She was starting to relax just a moment ago. Am I scaring
rlm@2 537 her?’ Shaking her head, Sasami never took her eyes away from Misao’s big,
rlm@2 538 frightened aquamarine ones. Her soft body barely moved, feeling like a scared little
rlm@2 539 animal in her arms. Misao’s breathing was very slow, as if she was trying to not
rlm@2 540 bring any attention to herself. ‘If I heard right, she must be scared about the whole
rlm@2 541 thing. She’s always been kinda sad. And with how things are, this could risk
rlm@2 542 losing her best friend and what we already have. I’m not risking much because I
rlm@2 543 know she’ll understand. I know she’ll stay my friend. I know… So why am I so
rlm@2 544 worried?’ the blue haired girl thought to herself. “Misao-chan?” One hand went
rlm@2 545 higher up Misao’s back as she brought her into a better sitting position.
rlm@2 546
rlm@2 547 Misao swallowed nervously and nodded in acknowledgement. “Hai, Sasami-
rlm@2 548 chan?”
rlm@2 549
rlm@2 550 Licking her dry lips, Sasami tried to voice what was in her heart. “Misao-chan,
rlm@2 551 you’re my very best friend. You’ve always been there for me and I can’t remember
rlm@2 552 ever being happier than when I’m with you. I don’t want to fight against you
rlm@2 553 because I care too much about you. You’re very important to me. I just want to be
rlm@2 554 with you always. Misao-chan, I love you.”
rlm@2 555
rlm@2 556 Misao’s cheeks went a deep shade of crimson as words caught in her throat. She
rlm@2 557 was always so lonely, a scared little girl alone in the dark. But Sasami always filled
rlm@2 558 up that darkness for her. She took away that deep loneliness. She was the only real
rlm@2 559 important thing in her life. She was her reason to keep going, her reason to hope
rlm@2 560 when all seemed lost, her reason to look toward tomorrow when her mother wasn’t
rlm@2 561 going to be home and she had cram school to get to. But all that came out was a
rlm@2 562 meek, “I love you, too.” That was enough.
rlm@2 563
rlm@2 564 Sasami’s face lit up as she hugged Misao tightly. “Oh, Misao-chan!” A warm
rlm@2 565 feeling quickly surpassed any nervous ones that had been inside her as the girl in
rlm@2 566 her arms began to hug her back. All of her unfounded worries and the torment this
rlm@2 567 had caused her all melted away in the beautiful dark haired girls hands. She felt
rlm@2 568 Misao bury her head against the crook of her neck, an altogether pleasant
rlm@2 569 sensation. She held her close, still on her knees.
rlm@2 570
rlm@2 571 Close to tears, Misao clutched onto Sasami like a life preserver in the choppy
rlm@2 572 waters of her life. But now she could feel some of her faith returning. Things
rlm@2 573 would work out. Because no matter what happened, she’d be with Sasami.
rlm@2 574 Whatever else got thrown in her way wouldn’t matter as long as she could be in
rlm@2 575 her arms. “Thank you so much, Sasami-chan. I never thought..”
rlm@2 576
rlm@2 577 Sasami cut her off with a soft kiss, her eyes closed as she relished the soft feel of
rlm@2 578 Misao’s lips against her own. The dark haired girl just sat there shocked for a
rlm@2 579 moment, Sasami’s cheeks reddening in embarrassment.
rlm@2 580
rlm@2 581 No longer able to form coherent thought and drowning in a sea of emotion, Misao
rlm@2 582 returned the kiss. Yes, everything would be alright from now on. ‘Just never let me
rlm@2 583 go. Never set me free from you.’
rlm@2 584
rlm@2 585