Hunting the Moon
By: Sandreline
Hello everyone! I am so very sorry that I have not updated a new chapter in so long. However, there is wonderful news! I have taken a job as a teacher! The hours are long and I am usually exhausted, but it is so worth it. I love my new job. And now I can go back to regularly updating!
Thank you all so much for being so patient! You are all amazing!
Chapter 4: Crossroads
"What am I doing here?" Sailor Cosmos winced as she finally stood up fully, her wings a little limp behind her as a last shock or two went through them before her healing powers finally managed to evict the attack. "I'm doing my job. What are you doing here?"
"The same thing." Dean snapped.
"So you must be Dean." Sailor Venus said as she stood beside Cosmos.
"And you are Sailor Venus." Dean replied as he turned towards her.
"Yup! Pleased to meet you! I've heard a lot about you." The blonde smiled innocently. Sam was impressed at how low-key she was managing to appear.
"Oh really?" Dean asked as he turned his blazing gaze back to the silver-haired woman. "Did she happen to mention the part where she left me high and dry four months ago?" It was both a bit of pride and a touch of guilt that went through him at the look of hurt in her eyes as she turned her gaze down to her heels.
"I had to."
"That's all you have to say? You had to?" Dean cried out.
Sailor Cosmos lifted her eyes to meet his, crystal tears shimmering at the corner of her eyes. "I'm the only one who can destroy Chaos. You would have been a prime target if I continued to remain with you."
"Sam and I have spent our whole lives fighting demons! I saved your damn ass from everything from falling out of a tree to a Berserker that was bout to kill you!"
"They are demons, not the ultimate evil in the universe!" Sailor Cosmos cried out in reply as her grip tightened on her staff.
The estranged lovers failed to notice Sailor Venus as she slowly scooted her way over to Sam, the two of them standing at the side lines. "I don't think it's going too well." Sam spoke softly as he watched the interaction between his brother and Serenity.
"Actually, it's going wonderfully!" Sailor Venus purred. "The bond between them is glowing strong." Then Sam turned to look at her with confusion obvious on his face, she explained. "I am the daughter of Aphrodite, and the Goddess of Love. I can see the soul bonds between people whether it is friendship, blood relative, or soul mate." She turned her cornflower blue gaze back to the arguing couple that had managed to stand several feet closer as their voice rose in volume. "They are just being too prideful and stubborn to just kiss and make-up already."
"Sounds like them, alright." Sam agreed as he let out a sigh.
Sailor Venus smiled encouragingly. "How did you manage to travel with them for a year and not go mad?"
"I spent a lot of time with Luna and Artemus." Sam answered.
Venus grinned. "I repeat my question."
The laughter of the younger brother and cousin captured the attention of the bickering lovers. "What's so funny?" They both cried out at the same time.
Venus and Sam both held up their hands in defense. "Nothing!" They answered.
Both received doubtful glances before the two began again. "You know," Sam whispered to the orange-clad warrior while trying not to stare at her long legs, "The last time they argued like this, they suddenly began having sex."
"Kinky," Venus whispered in reply, "But I see your point. I know a great diner that's open 24 hours, if you are hungry."
"Starving." Sam smiled back. Making sure that the pair was still in a heated argument, they slowly slipped back into the shadows and left them there.
A minute later, and silence filled the abandoned couple. "They are gone." Cosmos said, her voice soft.
"Yeah," Dean's voice was just as soft. "It's hard not to see the attraction between them." Dean looked over to where his brother was last standing. "But so long as it's not Ruby, then they can so bang as much as they want."
"Dean!" Cosmos cried. "Can you not be so crude for once?"
"That would ruin my bad-boy image." He answered.
A pregnant silence filled the air as both remained tense. The heat of anger had been replaced by the icy sadness of regret and longing from both parties.
"I saw you get hit," Dean began. "Are you hurt?"
Sailor Cosmos looked to the side. "No." She told him, now holding her staff before her with both hands clenched tight.
"I've made one hell of a bill for that credit card you gave me." Dean tried again.
Cosmos blushed slightly at that. "I know… I looked at the statement." A pause. "What do you need with a light saber?"
"To take down the Sith." Dean replied without hesitation. His tone implied that it was stupid of her to even ask.
Sailor Cosmos looked up when Dean suddenly let out a curse, just in time to see him take two feet forward and wrap her in his arms as he buried his face in her neck. Against her control, her eyes closed as she dropped her staff, causing it to simmer away to her space pocket, right before her own arms came to wrap around him. She felt him inhale her scent just before she did the same. Suddenly, his lips were ghosting along her flesh with a wild hunger, and the Lunarian found herself tilting her head to the side to allow him easier access.
"God I missed you," his voice rasped in her ear just before he nipped her ear lobe.
"I missed you too," she answered while clinging to his form, her own lips finding the bared flesh between his ear and jaw.
"I'm still pissed that you left me," Dean told her as one of his hands slid down her back, pulling her tightly against him.
"I'm sorry, I never wanted to her you." She tried to defend herself as she felt her control quickly fading. "But I had to," She repeated.
"No, you didn't." Dean's growl sounded in her ear, and she couldn't help the shiver of desire that tingled down her spine. "That's bullshit, and I don't want to hear it." His neck bite on her neck was slightly painful, and she knew it was his way of giving emphasis on his anger. "You will never leave me again, Sere. I love you." Dean's lips were gentle on her flesh once more as she felt her trembling knees give out on her.
"Dean, you-"
"God damn it, I love you." He growled this time, holding her tightly as if she would disappear any moment. "I'll do whatever it takes, but we're in this together."
Silent tears suddenly overflowed down her cheeks. She knew the magnitude that it took for Dean to admit his feelings, especially the ones of that sort. She assumed that she was a momentary plaything and that he would go back to his womanizer ways, but apparently she was wrong. Thankfully, she was wrong. "I love you, too."
Dean pulled back to look in her eyes. "Good, because you have a lot of sexual favors to perform to make up for leaving me."
Sailor Cosmos couldn't help but laugh. "You are such a pervert."
Dean tenderly captured her lips with his. "You have no idea." He told her as one hand slipped down to grab her ass. She let out a muffled 'eep' when he squeezed. "You can start by getting us to a more private location. We'll finish our argument over breakfast."
A flash of silver light was his answer, and the docks were silent once more.
After a moment to ensure they would not return, a black form snaked its way out of the shadows. An ominous chuckle whispered on the wind before it lifted up into the black sky.
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The two blondes blushed bright red the next morning as they stood in front of the doors to their bedrooms, each wearing nothing but the shirt of their lover.
"Sam thought you would go to their place," Mina began nervously.
"Dean thought Sam would take you there, and he didn't want to intrude…." Serenity replied. "We didn't hear you guys in…"
"Every room in the whole building is soundproof for privacy from the city sounds…" Mina blushed.
"Well that's nice…" Serenity repeated.
Suddenly, Minako's blush vanished. "So, was it as good as you remember?"
Serenity playfully smacked her best friend on her arm. "At least I didn't sleep with him the first night I met him! You are such a hussy!" She teased the blonde.
Mina blushed. "It wasn't the first time! It was the second!"
"Hussy!" Serenity continued to tease in a singsong voice.
"Please cease this conversation!" Luna's voice called from the living room. "The last thing I want to hear about from my wards is their sex lives!"
"Sorry Luna!" The two said in unison with an innocent tone.
The door behind Serenity opened to reveal a shirtless Dean. "I'm not done with you yet, woman."
Serenity was about to reply when she saw an arm snake its way around Mina's waist and pull her back into her own room before the door shut. Taking a note from his younger brother, Dean did the same thing to Serenity, who let out a fake huff of annoyance before the door shut.
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"This is great Chinese food!" Sam asked as they all sat in the living room later that day.
Mina and Serenity did not respond, having been stuffing their faces with the food to get their energy back up.
"Where is Lilith going to get Chaos?" Dean said.
"Straight to business? That's not like you," Sam said with wide eyes.
"We need to get this taken care of." Dean said. "The three of us will need to leave as soon as possible and hit the road."
"Three?" Mina asked with a raised eyebrow.
Dean felt slightly guilty for the sad look that suddenly flashed over his younger brother's face. "You left Sere before to pursue your acting career, and you seem to be at the top of your game."
"Ouch." Artemus muttered to Luna with a mouth full of Mongolian beef as Dean referenced Mina's former abandonment of her duties.
Mina's cornflower's eyes blazed in anger. "After the first time we died to defeat Chaos, yes! But she also told us that it was alright to pursue our dreams!"
"Dean, please," Sere whispered, not wishing to see her boyfriend and cousin fight.
"We don't have time to sit around." Dean continued. "We need to hit the road, and she's made already made her decision a long time around by leaving you the first time."
"Dean…" Serenity's voice pleaded.
"Guess again, jerk!" Mina snapped. "I'm coming with you!"
Sam looked up with hope. "You are?"
Mina flashed him a bright smile. "Of course I am!" She leaned over to kiss his cheek, before turning to Dean to level him with a glare. "Besides, you are now courting my Princess. Not only do I have to protect her from having her heart broken but," at this pause, her face took on a sinister smile. "There is no way in Venus's name that I am missing the look on Haruka's face when you tell her."
Everyone burst into laughter as Dean paled.
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"So you're really coming with us?" Sam asked as Mina slid into bed beside him.
"Of course. I just have to call my agent and publicist, and then I am coming with you on those fun road trips that Sere was telling me about!" Mina smiled as she curled up along his body. "My apartment is completely paid for, and the security team will come by once in a while to make sure everything is clean and in order."
Sam smiled softly. "I'm glad."
"Me too," The Venusian purred as Sam's arm wrapped around her and the two of them began to drift off to sleep.
"Oh, by the way," Mina began as she tilted her head back to look up at her new boyfriend. "What's this about a demon you slept with?"
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Ok, it's a total filler chapter, and I'm SUPER sorry! But I hope that you all enjoyed it, and it answered some of the questions that you all had!
Thank you all again so much for your patience! Next chapter will be out soon now that I'm back on track! Thank you for your support, and I look forward to the wonderful reviews that you always send me! Thank you!
FORSHADOWING: Guess who makes an appearance in the next chapter! Dun dun dun…
See you soon!
~Sandreline