United Hearts
By: Yoikiro Kamashiro
Part 3
Disclaimer:
All Sailor Moon characters, places, and such are ©1995, ©1997, ©1998, ©1999 TV Bandai. English adaptation ©1996 Bandai and the dub version they tried to pass off as anime belongs to Cartoon Network I guess [Don't sew me if I'm wrong…;)]. However, Yoi Kamashiro, Rita Kamashiro, Akira Kamashiro, Katsuhiro Settsura, Nakomi Sato, Aina Nobonuchi, and all the bad guys are my characters and I'd appreciate it if you ask me before using them.
Author's notes:
As last time this takes place about two months after the Sailor Star Lights episodes. Serena is 16 years old. Ok, people…I'm continuing writing. Sorry for being so late but after 3 or 4 months I'm getting my PC so I'll be able to put up chapters faster. And write more that is. I like all this reviews that you guys send me on my e-mail. I'm happy you like my story. Before few days I watched the whole Sailor Stars for first time. I'm so happy, I'll be able to finish this fic and even make it more interesting for the Sailor Star Lights fans. Ooops. I wasn't supposed to say that. Oh, well. Thanks to Robin Mayo for that. For the Darien fans…well…I guess I'm not going to kill Darien yet. That's for you Ofi. But if you guys stop the reviews, I guess I'll kill him. MUWAHAHAHAHAHA
I know I'm mean, but I really don't like Darien. I prefer Seiya, Yaten, and Fiore!!! I guess nobody has an idea who the face in the fire is. Except few that is. I got the idea about it few days after I put up the third chapter. Soon I'll be able to work on my site, so you people will be able to get some of the Sailor Star Lights songs….;)…Especially one of the songs I'm going to use here…;)…But I don't thing I'll use it this chapter. Ami fans, don't worry, Ami is going to be in more chapters. I won't let you down. Well, have a nice reading, see you on the bottom of the page…;)
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"You are leaving?" Raye couldn't believe this. "Why?" She was trying to keep the tears from coming out, but didn't have much luck.
"I haven't seen my father from vary long time. I miss him, and I thought that now that the things with Galaxia are solved, we won't have more enemies to fight." Ami was looking at her hands on her knees. She didn't have the courage to look at her friend's tears.
"What about what happened to Darien?" Lita looked strait at Ami. Her look was sad, but also mysterious. It was like she knew something nobody else did.
"What happened to him was probably an accident. Raye said that we can't detect whatever she heard, so I really don't thing there was anything at all. Besides if we can't detect it, then you don't need me. I don't think I'll stay there more than one school year. I'll go to school there and we'll be still able to talk to each other. If something comes up, I'll come back. But till then, we really don't need to worry." Ami looked up while saying that and saw Raye and Mina crying, and Lita just looking at her with sad eyes.
"D-Did you tell Serena?" Raye was beginning to get under control.
"I tried to call her, but she never returned my calls. Her mother says that she almost didn't leave her room, except to go to school and then to the hospital. Luna tried talking to her, but Serena didn't pay attention to her." Ami's eyes were now full with tears.
"Come on guys," Artemis start saying from under Mina's hand, "It's just a year. It's not like she is leaving for ever." He tried to smile, but didn't have much success.
"It's possible that I'm going to start leaving with him, if I like it there." Said Ami crashing everybody's hopes.
"I'll try to talk to Serena." Said Lita while getting up and going to the door. She stopped and turned. "When is your flight?" Ami blushed embarrassed for not telling them.
"2:25 PM," she said, "The flight is to France." By mentioning France, Mina stopped crying and an evil grin spread over her sad face.
"So, you're going to France?!" Mina got closer to Ami. "You know what that means, don't you?" Ami swallowed loud.
"I…uh…I…don't…know." Ami was really confused now.
"This is the country of love!!!" She said. Her eyes dreamy. "I bet there are going to be the cutest guys. I wish I can go…" Mina sighted. "Ami, do you think you can find me a guy there?" She asked, her face right in front of Ami's.
"Well, I…uh…"Ami couldn't finish.
"Still, you're leaving us…" said Raye and smiled sadly. "We'll miss you." The girls heard the door open and then close. They looked up and Lita was gone.
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"Princess Rita?" the room was silent so the whisper sounded really loud. The man who was whispering looked around suspiciously. "Princess Rita!" There was a noise behind one of the boxes. The man slowly turned expecting to see the little girl.
"Dathen? Is that you?" A little shadow came out from behind the boxes. Dathen turned on his flash light, and the light lay on Rita's face. Her brown eyes were staring frightened at Dathen.
"Are you alright, my lady?" He reached and touched her face. Rita blushed and moved his hand.
"Yes, I'm fine." Her eyes moved to the pack he was caring. "Is that…" Dathen looked after her eyes and blushed seeing the forgotten pack in his hands.
"I'm sorry, my lady." He unpacked the pack and inside there were all kinds of food. "I bring you something to eat." Dathen gave her the pack and watched her sitting herself on one of the small boxes and start eating. "Don't you thing you should tell your sister, the queen, that you're on the ship? Then you won't need to hide, you can get new clothes, a bath, food, room, mates and everything else a princess deserve." Rita stopped eating and looked around herself. The room was dark but she could see a lot of boxes full with God know what. She turned her eyes back to him.
"Why do you think I came hiding here?" Dathen was just about to answer when she continued. "My sister is the queen of Faran. Before she goes, she asked me to stay at the castle with the rest. What do you think she would do if she knew I didn't do what she ordered me to? I'll be send back to Faran without even having the chance to finish my mission. I thank you for helping me General Dathen, but I trust you'll keep that a secret." Dathen felled on his knees before the princess.
"Yes, my lady!" Rita's serous look became sad.
"Dathen, I'm asking you as a man under my command, but also as a friend that I really respect and trust. When my father died, he left the crown to Yoi. Now she is the queen of our planet. I knew this day will come, but I didn't expect it before my mission is finished. You have to promise me that you'll keep my secret. I need all the support I can get, and you're the only one that I can trust right now. Please Dathen, promise me." Dathen looked strait to Rita's eyes.
"I promise as a man under your command and as you friend that I'll keep your secret. And I'll help you in any way I can with your mission." Rita smiled and leaned over to his face. Her lips touched his and she kissed him, but he didn't answer the kiss.
She is just a kid. I can't do that to her. I'm 11 years older than her. I won't abuse our friendship like that! Dathen's thoughts were driving him crazy, while Rita was waiting for him to answer her kiss. Finally she pulled away. Her eyes were full with sadness and anger at the same time.
"What's wrong?" She asked barely keeping her voice steady. "Am I not good enough for you?! Is the queen the only one you'll take?!" Now her eyes were wild. They were full with anger, hate and jealousy.
"I'm sorry, but I'm much older than you and I'm just a general, while you're our princess. I really don't want to do something that we'll both regret later. I don't want to abuse our friendship on this way, milady." Dathen's eyes were meeting hers and he knew he won't be able to take the pain in her eyes for long. He got up and turned his back to her while going to the door. He made just few steps before Rita's voice stop him.
"Dathen?" He turned around and saw the tears in her eyes. "I really did what I wanted without thinking of your feelings. I'm sorry. Will you ever forgive me?" Dathen smiled.
"Of course I forgive you, my lady. You are more precious to me than my live is." He turned around and left the room, heading back to his own.
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"Serena?" The knocks on the door were really urgent. "Serena? Open the door! I have to talk with you. Serena, you know I can nock down the door if I need to!!!" Lita's voice was becoming really angry. The knock finally turned and Serena showed on the door. She looked really pale and her eyes had lost any sign of life whatsoever.
"Serena, we need to talk!" Lita opened the door pushing Serena backwards.
"I really don't feel like talking" Serena turned her back on Lita and went to the window.
"Serena! Ami is leaving…" Serena didn't made any sign of surprise. "Aren't you going to say anything?" At first Serena didn't say anything. Lita moved closer to the bed, but stopped to Serena's voice.
"What is there to say? Tell her I wish her a nice trip." Lita looked at her with surprise. "Lita, haven't you ever thought why we had to be born again? Why we had to live again? Is it so we'll feel the pain of life all around us? Why did we have to come to this world, just to suffer even more than on the moon? Every time I turn around, I see somebody struggling with the problems of their miserable lives, just to end up dieing hit by a car. What about us? We're supposed to be protecting the world from evil. But…who's going to protect us from the world?" Lita couldn't say a word. "Have you even watched the news last night?!" Continued Serena. "Now the people of Tokyo think us terrorists. Because of all the bad things happening while we were present, they think that we're here to hurt people. Do you think there's a reason for us being here? We can't help them if we don't exist, but if we try to exist, they are ready to put us down for ever. Is there really a reason for us to stick together? I guess Ami sees all this things, so she is choosing to live." Serena turned her head slowly and looked at Lita with asking eyes. "What are you choosing, Lita? Do you choose to live, the thing we were sent here to do, or do you choose to die fighting, to die from the hands of the people you're protecting?!
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So, what do you think, people??? Do you like it? Do you dislike it? What do you think Lita is going to choose? Do you agree with Serena, or not? Do you think that's the reason Ami is leaving, to live. What about the rest of the scouts? What do you think they are going to choose? What about Rita and Dathen? Do you want them to get together, even if it means that they may get in BIG trouble? Or do you want general Dathen to keep it cool with her and go for somebody else, general Nobonuchi, for example. Well, if you have any comments at all, which I expect you to have, sent them on RyokoMasaki@sailormoon.com Thanks. And wait for my next chapter…;)