[B] Right on Time [Fortuna x Remarque]

[Skysu]

Kyuseisha no Hikari

There was sounds of activity on the other side of the door along with laughter and good natured banter. After a few moments the door opened and a young girl looked up at Jett. She had strawberry blonde hair and deep blue eyes and when she smiled at Jett she had dimples in her cheeks. "You must be Jett, you can come in!" she told him in a happy tone as she pushed the door open.

The apartment was clean, but still cluttered from the move and settling in with boxes open on the small kitchen counter, but good smells filled the room. Aubrey turned and glanced over her shoulder at Jett and smiled at him. It was clear she was in her element with her sisters and was just finishing washing the last dish from dinner. "Hey! I'll just be a minute, we got a late start because I had to help Kerri with her homework, but the girls will be in bed soon." she said narrowing her eyes at her youngest sister who squeaked and ran to the bathroom to brush her teeth for bed.

"Sorry, I know how you are about punctuality, but there's no accounting for math homework." Aubrey added as she put the dish in the drying rack and turned to look at Jett. Her hands and face were flushed from the dishes and she absently dried her hands on her pants.

"Let me just tuck them in and make sure they have my cell number and what not." she added before bouncing into her sisters room.

 

[Skysu]

Kyuseisha no Hikari

Aubrey tucked her siblings in and made sure they new the drill while she was gone, she wasn't planning on being out too late, but she was very cautious about leaving them alone. Kerri assured her that she was 16 and could handle keeping Bethany in bed for however long Aubrey needed to be out.

Aubrey gave them quick kisses and told them good night and played the music box for Bethany. It was then that she noticed that her senshi pen and dark mirror compact were tucked inside as if waiting for this exact moment to make themselves known.

Aubrey emerged from the room a few minutes later with the music box tucked under her arm. She closed the door softly and looked over at Jett. She crossed over to him and set the music box on the small fold out card table that they had been using as a dinner table.

"Can I get you anything? Tea? Coffee?" she offered glancing around the small kitchen feeling a little out of sorts having Jett in her house with it being such a mess. "We should wait a few minutes before leaving, I want to make sure the girls fall asleep alright." she added by way of explanation, her fingers absently caressing the music box.

 

[Skysu]

Kyuseisha no Hikari

Aubrey smiled at him. "It sure is, worth every penny and trip back to the store." she told him as she opened it, letting the soft sounds of moonlight sonata plink out for a moment. She took out the pen and Mirror.

"I don't even remember putting these in here, it was just there when I opened it." she mused more to herself than to Jett. When he spoke again she glanced up at him then at the closed bedroom door with a soft smile on her lips, one of the first ones to reach her eyes.

"Yeah, they mean the world to me, I will do anything to keep them safe." she told him seriously. "Ever since Jared died, I became the protector in the family. My parents couldn't cope, and my sisters were too young to really understand it, but now I take care of them, like he always took care of me..." her voice was soft and distant, she kept her gaze adverted so Jett could not see the lingering tears.

It had been 6 years since the accident but sometimes it felt as though it had just happened yesterday. Returning to destiny city only made the guilt grow stronger than when she had been away, the memories of her father brought those feelings back to the forefront of her thoughts.

 

[Skysu]

Aubrey nodded and stood. She brushed her hands along her pants briefly and then picked up her senshi pen and compact and slid them into her pockets along with her cell phone and keys.

As she followed Jett out the door she did a last minute check to make sure the apartment was secure and left the hallway light on and locked the door. She slid her thumbs into her pockets and followed Jett down the stairs and out onto the sidewalk.

She briefly turned her head up to the sky to meet a breeze as it blew through her hair and then smiled at Jett. "Guess we have a lot to do, so lead on boss." she told him with a grin having thoroughly squashed down the bad memories from earlier.

 

[Skysu]

Kyuseisha no Hikari

Aubrey watched Jett power up with mild fascination, she hadn't seen anyone power up in three years and it was an interesting experience to watch. After he was finished she tilted her head to the side. "You seemed to have gotten more powerful, guess I shouldn't be surprised after so long.

"I don't remember if I have ever used my magic..." she said softly and picked up the senshi pen. "I don't even remember how to power up..." she added but then tilted her head as the voice of Fortuna whispered in her mind telling her what to do.

After a few more moments of intense concentration the form of Fortuna took her place.

"Well then... It's been a while Remarque... Let's get this show on the road." Her voice was suddenly more confident and she flipped her braid over her shoulder. "Aubrey may not remember how to use me, but I sure do remember."

 

[Skysu]

Kyuseisha no Hikari

Fortuna grinned at him. "I'd like to see that some day." She told him with a wink and then stretched, her skirt ruffling in the wind. She cracked her fingers and generally got used to how it felt being in a physical form rather than an idea in someone's head.

"I haven't been to mirror space in a while, but it doesn't matter to me if we are seen." She told him with a shrug. "we'll do whichever you prefer." She added looking at her gloved hands and fingered her skirt and touched her circlet.

Somewhere deep in the back of her mind she felt Aubrey frantically trying to regain control, but right now, Fortuna was going to enjoy being released, especially if there was an attractive man to flirt with. Fortuna didn't care what Jett's personal life was like or what Aubrey felt on the subject, she was going to enjoy her time, and blow off some steam one way or another.

 

[Skysu]

Kyuseisha no Hikari

Somewhere between her apartment and the park Fortuna felt the two halves of her personality sync up so that she was not fully in control anymore, however with Aubrey's rigid control back in place she stepped out of mirror space and followed Remarque to the clearing.

"I forgot how convenient those were." she mused softly as they walked and observed her surroundings. She found that her senses were heightened and she felt stronger and more confident. When they stopped she thought about the magic she was supposed to posses.

"I've never used it before." Fortuna responded with a frown, but concentrating on it she could feel it somewhere in her chest, a vast pool of energy that was just waiting to be shaped and used.