Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN SAILOR MOON!

Notes: Seiya/Haruka has dropped out of the running at 10 votes, Seiya/Usagi is hanging on with 13 votes while Seiya/Yaten is in the lead 14.

When the Stars Can't Shine
Chapter Three: Double Aishiteru Trouble


When Sailor Moon felt her feet touch the ground she immediately started to look for any sign of the Starlights. She knew that they were somewhere near, Ami had calculated their position with an accuracy error ratio no greater than a mile. The whole way to Kinmoku her heart had been pounding in her chest like the base drum in a parade. Knowing that something was wrong with the Starlights but she couldn't do anything about it, it was driving her insane!

"Who are you?!"

All of the nine senshi spun around. There was a girl standing behind them. She had long neon pink hair drawn into a single Star-shaped Odango on the top of her head with a long ponytail streaming down her back like a sparkling pink river. Her eyes were a clear, shining blue, as bright and as full of light and life as Seiya's, though her eyes were a lighter shade than Seiya's.

Usagi de-henshined as a way to show her peaceful intentions. "We mean you no harm. We would just like to know the whereabouts of the Sailor Starlights. Have you seen them?"

The girl reached back and pulled a short sword from her belt. "What do you want with them?! Are you one of Majia's soldiers?!"

Usagi shook her head. "We only would like to know the whereabouts of our friends. We are the earth senshi. My name is Usagi Tsukino, I am Sailor Moon."

The girl dropped the dagger onto the ground with a clatter. "Oh thank Kami that you're here! Seiya told me so much about you. All of you." She lowered her gaze. "We need you desperately...."

Usagi's eyes widened. "Can you show me where Seiya and the other Starlights are?"

The girl nodded. "My name is Crystal. Please. You must come. Seiya's life is in grave danger, you must come quickly. You are her only hope."

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Almost as soon as the senshi entered the door of Crystal's home the homey silence was shattered by an ear-shattering scream. No sooner than the group had reached Crystal's house did they hear an ear splitting scream.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Crystal looked towards the stairs. "That was Yaten-chan!!"

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Crystal's hands flew to her mouth when she opened the door. Kakyuu, Taiki, and Yaten were lying by the wall unconscious. "Seiya!!" Usagi gasped. Crystal's eyes searched the room franticly until they rested upon Kal who held the dying girl with a sword against her throat.

"Take one step closer and this girl dies."

Something within Crystal seemed to snap. "K-kisama...." she clenched her fists and seemed to glow. "KISAMA LET HER GO!!!!" She leapt at the startled man and knocked the sword out of his hand then shoved him up against the wall. Usagi caught Seiya before she hit the ground.

Crystal leapt back and stood in front of Usagi and Seiya, reaching into her hair she pulled out a whip. Snapping it at Kal she glowed again. "You mess with my friends...you mess with me."

Bright pink light shot up from the ground and enveloped the girl. The brightness was enough to bring the three Kinmokuians one the floor around. When the light cleared Crystal was standing there, in a senshi fuku much like that of the earth senshi's, except she had no shoulder pads. Instead of a tiara, she wore a silver circlet, and her fuku's body was an icy blue. Her bows and sailor collar were both a light silver and her broach was pink. Her gloves were ice-blue, her skirt was dark blue, and the elbow pads were silver like her circlet. She wore pink leggings beneath her boots which were ice blue, leather like the Starlights, the same cut as the Starlights' but only as tall as the earth senshi's boots.

Kal stepped back startled. "Y-you're....!"

The pink-haired girl glared at him with her blue eyes which were now as hard and cold as ice. "I'm surprised you hadn't figured it out before, but of course the Starlights hadn't realized it yet. Wandering through the coldest lands of all the planets in the galaxy.... If you are evil may the arctic wind blow you're way. I am the Senshi of the Arctic currents! Sailor Blizzard Star!!"

Kal cursed under his breath. "There's no way I'm going to fight you alone....and besides...I think Mistress Majia will want to know that here sister is here.........." With those words he vanished.

Blizzard turned her head slightly to see the others staring at her wide-eyed. She curled the whip up and put it back in the dimensional pocket located in her hair. De-henshining she knelt down by Usagi and Seiya. "Please understand. I may be Majia's supposed sister, but I'm not on her side. We truly are not real sisters. We both showed signs of being the one senshi, Sailor Arctic...we were adopted by the same family. She is Sailor Black Ice. I have a star in my name because I am protected by a Planet Star like the other normal senshi, Majia is not. Her henshin device was made by aliens because her power was not enough, but it was so evil and great that they decided she should be a senshi too... We are actually two parts to Sailor Artic, senshi of the North winds..." Usagi and the others saw the sincerity in her eyes and in her voice. Her eyes softened. "I came to Kinmoku because I felt the presence of kindness here....Seiya and the others taught me that all of the people in the world aren't cold and power hungry. They taught me to love." Lightly, the girl brushed a stray hair from Seiya's face. "Seiya has been my best friend through all of this... You have to save her Sailor Moon...please..."

Usagi picked the raven-haired girl up and put her on the bed. "I'll certainly try Crystal-san....I don't want to lose her either...."

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Usagi closed her eyes and concentrated, hard. The silver crystal started to glow slightly. "Come on Silver Crystal...you have to work..you have to save her!"

The small group of senshi stood off to the side, eyes wide with anticipation. The inners had their fingers crossed, the outers, even Uranus, bit their lips, Yaten was kneeling by the bed holding Seiya's hand, Kakyuu was praying that Seiya would live and Taiki watched, worried.

Usagi concentrated all her power into the crystal. "Onegai Silver Crystal...please....work!!!" The silver crystal burst into light and came to life. The silver glow spread through the crystal, the broach, and into Seiya. Yaten's eyes widened as Seiya began to glow with the light of the silver crystal. Then as soon as it had started...it was over. Usagi let out an exhausted sigh and fell against the wall. Everyone started towards her but stopped as she raised her hand. "I'm all right ... really.. just exhausted.."

Yaten squeezed Seiya's hand. "Seiya...?" her eyes widened as she felt Seiya squeeze her own hand back. The raven-haired girl's bright blue eyes fluttered open slightly.

"Yaten..?"

Tears of joy filled the Yaten's eyes and she hugged the other girl to her tightly. "Oh Seiya..!" she sobbed. Seiya returned the hug, burring her face in the other girl's shoulder.

Usagi smiled and walked over to them. Once Yaten let go of Seiya, Usagi hugged her too. Seiya's eyes widened as she noticed that the odangoed one was there, smiled and hugged her back telling her it was all right. Usagi leaned over her shoulder and whispered in a voice that no one else could hear. "Aishiteru, Seiya." Seiya's mouth dropped open and she lost her balance, falling back into Yaten's arms.

Yaten leaned up and brushed Seiya's hair back from her ear and whispered something that only Seiya could hear. "Seiya...Aishiteru..." Seiya paled then, realizing, not only was she loved...she was loved by the two people who kept her heart! As she fell unconscious due to lack of energy she wondered. "What am I going to do?! Who do I chose?!!!!"


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YOU shall answer Seiya's question my friends! I'm sitting here, hot as heck, no shirt on...

Seiya: O.O
Yaten: O.O
Taiki: X.X

HEY! I have my jeans on and I AM wearing something under that stupid T-shirt!! It just sooo HOT!!!!! School sucks! And so does this HEAT!

Anyway, it finally the weekend minna-san, now tell me the couple! Or I might chose it myself! Once again, Seiya/Haruka dropped out so votes for that coupling will not be counted. I'll stop counting votes on Sunday or Monday so get those votes in!

Current Tally: S/U: 13
S/Y: 14

R & R MINNA-SAN!!!