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Taiki tucked a few loose strands of her auburn colored hair behind one ear. She reached up with her left hand and grabbed the glass of water that sat on the ledge above the top of her couch. Sipping the water, she sighed. It had been ten years since she had seen either Seiya or Yaten. Ever since the Queen, their Princess's mother, had dismissed them from their duties, on grounds they were too emotionally attached to the Princess, they had gone their separate ways.
She still harbored feelings for Yaten, all these years later. Taking another sip of water, she frowned. Seventeen long years she hid her real feelings. Through everyone she dated, her love for Yaten never diminished. Why, she never knew.
Being too scared to ever act on her emotions, she would never know how the silver haired woman felt about her. Never.
They three made a promise before they went their separate ways, they would not contact each other, unless it was absolutely necessary.
Only Seiya protested, but once she saw the look in the other two's eyes, she knew the reason.
Shaking the beginning of the memory from her mind, Taiki put the glass of water back on the ledge. She removed the glasses that partially hid her amethyst colored eyes. Blinking back the tears, she laid her head against the pillow at her back. Soon she found herself falling into a slumber.
"Yaten…" she muttered, her voice laced with heaviness from sleep.
Fumbling, she reached up for her glass of water. Her hand bumped the sweating glass; it slipped from the ledge and crashed to the tile floor on the other side of the half-wall. This wasn't a natural sleep; someone had managed to lace her water with some sort of anesthetic.
'No, help…' she thought desperately.
Her head fell against the arm of the couch. The memory of the day they three were dismissed playing in her mind as her eyes shut in defeat.
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Star Maker looked at the Queen in shock. She shook her head. This couldn't be happening. "Your Majesty! Dismissed, on what grounds? We've been nothing but loyal to you and your daughter!"
The Queen turned her orange eyes to the tallest Starlight. "You three are too emotionally attached to my daughter."
"Isn't that what a guardian is supposed to? So they can be able to protect their charge!"
The Queen rose to her feet and walked down from the throne. She stood in front of Star Maker staring at her with contempt, who stared back with just as much contempt. She raised her hand and slapped the tall Starlight.
Star Maker took a few steps backwards, her gloved hand going to her cheek, her eyes wide in shock.
"You three will turn your powers over to me at once." The Queen ordered returning to her seat.
"Fighter, Healer, say something!" Star Maker looked at her two companions. Star Fighter looked so upset and distraught. While Star Healer looked only angry.
"If we cannot be our Princess's protectors, than you are a fool, Your Majesty. We've done nothing but protect her from the moment we became full fledged Senshi." Star Fighter whispered softly. She ripped the star brooch from her body and looked at it with sadness. She shone blue for a brief moment before becoming Seiya Kou. Tossing the brooch away from her, she turned on her heel and walked out of the room.
Star Maker put her hand to the star brooch between her breasts. "Time to retire…" she whispered softly. A purple glow surrounded her and she fell to her knees as Taiki Kou. The star brooch clattered away from her, glowing vibrantly. Tears fell down her face as knelt on the floor, staring at the brooch that housed her former powers.
Star Healer bit her lip as she allowed her body to be encompassed by a green glow. The power flooded into the star brooch that she held tenderly in her hands as Yaten Kou. "It's not fair. We did everything correctly." She opened her hands and watched the star brooch fall to the ground. She shook her head, the bangs of her silver hair hiding her eyes as she left the room.
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Taiki coughed violently as icy water was thrown on her.
"I didn't think it would be this easy to capture a Starlight."
The auburn haired woman raised her head, water dripping from her hair, and stared at her captor. Her eyes narrowed into a cruel glare. "Why?"
"To bring down that wretched Princess Kakyuu."
"I'm nothing more than a mere human. Why not go after the ones with power?"
"Really?" her captor asked, avoiding her question.
Taiki lunged at the man, but he quickly moved out of the cell. She pounded her fists against the thick door, tears rolling down her face.
'If they got me… What if they've already captured Yaten and Seiya? If only I was Star Maker again!'
Standing up, Taiki turned her eyes upward. Stars twinkled down at her through the skylight. "I will become a warrior again. This I swear. Not upon my dreams or the stars, but upon my loyalty to the Princess. I was born as her guardian, and I will die as her guardian."
She turned and looked at the door. "I will show you what it means to be a Starlight, and the power I once possessed. If need be, I will rip it from the pathetic replacement they now call Sailor Star Maker." She curled her hands into fists, determination present in her eyes.
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"Star Maker, are you alright?"
"I'm fine Princess. There is no reason to worry about me." Star Maker gave a weak smile
Princess Kakyuu studied the guardian before her. "Does your power feel like it's fleeing you?"
"It does, but how do you know that, Princess?"
"She's calling it back to her." Kakyuu moved to her feet and stared off into the room, her eyes distant.
"Who?"
Kakyuu snapped back to reality. "The one the power rightfully belongs to."
"But, it's my power! It belongs to me, no one else!"
"Let it go! The power was not born with you. Its rightful master is calling it back. Now let it go!"
There we are... Yes. looks around shiftly and coughs No roommates, and it's the last day of finals... I do wonder where they went off to. What? I was done with finals yesterday.
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