Chapter 2
"Well, that sure was an interesting little attack you pulled there," said Proteus jumping back in front of Galatea. Galatea looked frazzled, almost to the point of anger.
"Yes, well, that won't be the only attack you will be getting if you attack our home," said Sailor Uranus. She was now standing in front of Sailor Neptune with and arm out so that nothing could get past her.
"Oh, is that a threat?" asked Proteus taking her eyes off of Sailor Moon to look at Sailor Uranus.
"No, it is merely a warning; that if you come anywhere near our home, you will wish you never came close to trying to destroy it," said Uranus glaring at their new enemies.
"Well, why don't you show us some of that power that you are so confident in?" said Proteus raising an eyebrow.
"We have no reason to waste time on you," said Neptune.
"Shut up and fight already!" shouted Galatea. Sailor Star Fighter was starting to get mad and ran forward with her star laser.
"Fighter Serious Laser!" Proteus jumped up and out of the way of the attack, but she forgot to tell Galatea that the attack was aiming straight for her.
"AH!" came the screaming of Proteus's partner.
"Gala!" said Proteus looking down to see Galatea lying on the ground. Proteus glared over at Sailor Fighter, "You'll pay for that! Proteus Laser-beam!" A bright white beam of light shot from Proteus's left hand. In shock, Sailor Star Fighter got hit square in the chest with the beam of light. Sailor Moon ran and caught Sailor Fighter before she fell to the ground.
"Fighter!" yelled all the other scouts. Sailor Moon looked down at the suffering face of her friend and then looked up in enough time to see Proteus pick up Galatea and disappear.
"I doubt that will be the last we see of them," said Sailor Pluto.
"I agree, but right now we need to get Sey- i mean Sailor Star Fighter home. I'll take her to my house, Healer; Maker," the three of them nodded and then focused all their powers into getting them back home.
Sailor Moon turned back into Serena and Sailor Fighter turned into Seiya. He looked really bad, but Serena knew that she would take care of him. After Darien broke up with her over such a little matter, she had found herself missing Seiya. Taiki and Yatin helped Serena put him on her couch.
"Take care of him, Serena," they said before leaving. She waved good-bye to them as they walked off. She turned and walked back inside.
"Serena?" said Luna as she slowly made her way down the stairs.
"What is it Luna?" she asked. (and yes, for those of you that don't know, Luna is a black talking cat with a gold crescent moon on her forehead.) She watched as Luna came closer to her feet and bent down to lift her up on her shoulders.
"Serena, your back!" said Rini.
"Hey, were you good for Luna?" she asked looking at the cat that was now lying on my shoulder.
"She is always good for me, Serena," said Luna in Serena's ear.
"Good to hear that, but I need to get some bandages and take care of Seiya," said Serena putting Luna on Rini's shoulder and walking away.
"Seiya?" the two of them said walking into the kitchen.
"Yes, Seiya. He saved us tonight on Planet... Well anyways, he got hurt and I said that I would take care of him," Serena said walking into the living room and kneeling down next to Seiya's chest. Rini and Luna came in slightly looking over their shoulders, as if something would pop out and grab them.
"Serena, you know that you are putting the two of you in very real danger," said Luna gracefully jumping from Rini's shoulder to the back of the couch.
"Oh, Luna. No one knows who we are," said Serena ripping Seiya's shirt, "Or so I hope." Luna rolled her eyes and hopped off the couch. Serena looked up to see Rini looking at Seiya.
"What's up, Rini?"
"Nothing, I just think that Seiya looks really bad."
"Well, he got his square in the chest by a laser-beam."
"Ow..."
"Yeah, well, it's late; you should probably go to bed."
"Yeah, your right." Rini walked forward and hugged Serena.
"Night." Serena watched at Rini walked down the hallway to her room. Her attention was pulled back by a hand landing on her arm. Serena looked to see Seiya's eyes on hers.
"Seiya..." she said smiling down at him.
"Hey Meatball head," he said smiling slightly, but then winced.
"You need to stay still," said Serena placing her hands on his shoulders. She pushed him back so that he couldn't try to get up.
"I'm fine really," he said trying to push her hands away so he could sit up.
"No! You got hit really badly," she said using all her strength to push him back. He sighed and finally gave up on trying to fight her. Instead he pulled her closer to him and hugged her. She smiled and hugged him gently.
"Thank you," he said.
"For what? I didn't do anything," she said sitting comfortably on the ground by his head.
"You're taking care of me..." he said before drifting off to sleep. Serena smiled and rested her head on her arms as she watched him sleep for a little while until she too fell asleep on the floor.
** Galatea was hooked to a large healing tank in the middle of a dark room. Proteus was watching her partner's chest rise slowly and then fall.
"That blast from that stupid sailor scout did more damage than I thought. I should have finished her when I had the chance." There was silence for a little while. She stood in the darkness for what seemed like ages.
"Proteus, is there a reason that you are back already?" asked a voice that sounded stern.
"My queen, we- I mean Galatea got attacked and I couldn't hold off all of those stupid scouts at once. I had no choice than to retreat," said Proteus.
"Fine, but I will only tolerate this kind of behavior for a short while longer. Find the crystals and bring them to me!" said the voice before disappearing.
"Yes, my Queen..." Proteus said into complete darkness. She turned her attention back to her unconscious partner.
"We will find those crystals. There's no doubt about it." Proteus laughed evilly and disappeared into the darkness.
Serena woke up to find herself on the couch next to Seiya.
"Morning," he said smiling at her as she opened her eyes. Serena, scared out of her mind, rolled herself off of the couch and on to the floor.
"What on Earth! How did I get up there?" she asked after she calmed down slightly.
"Luna told me that you would be cranky if you slept on the floor. So at six this morning I woke up and put you on the couch," he said.
"Oh... Well, thank you, Seiya," she said standing up and sitting back on the couch. He smiled and moved his legs slowly so that she would be able to sit comfortably.
"Don't mention it," he said sitting up so that they were making eye contact. Seiya started to lean forward. Serena did the same; almost as if they were connected to a string. They were close enough that Serena could feel Seiya's breath brush lightly against her skin. Serena closed her eyes and...
"Serena, what are you doing?" asked Rini walking into the room. Seiya and Serena pulled back and pretended not to make eye contact.
"N-nothing... What is it, Rini?" asked Serena looking at her.
"The girls are here," she said turning to reveal Amy, Rei, Lita, and Mina standing in the doorway.
"Oh, hey guys..." said Serena standing up and walking around the couch so that none of them could make a big deal that Seiya was sitting in my house.
"Hey, so how is Seiya doing," said Amy looking over my shoulder.
"He's doing much better," said Serena crossing her arms over her chest.
"That's good. I was worried sick," said Mina pushing past Serena, almost knocking her over. Seiya smirked when Mina went over and started looking him over. The place that he got hit with the laser-beam was bandaged up and the shirt Serena let him barrow was unbuttoned at the top, but enough for the girls to see his upper chest muscles.
"Oh, Mina, don't get in his face like that," said Amy quickly walking around Serena looking guilty. Serena rolled her eyes as the rest of her friends found it okay to push past her and into the living room.
