AN: Everyone knows I own nothing; they belong to their creators. Well I own Jobez and Keira but everyone else belongs to their owners. I am writing this and I keep forgetting who is with who and whose brother belongs to who. I keep trying to pair Wufei with Christine and Duo with Minako LOL I am so confused! The below is more for me than anyone else but in case anyone else is confused.

Lovers

Raye – Heero

Mina – Trowa

Amy – Duo

Lita – Wufei

Christine – Quatre

Brothers/Sisters

Raye – Wufei

Mina – Quatre

Amy – Trowa

Lita - Duo

Serena - Heero

Chapter 9 - Betrayed

As soon as they were out of the hall Raye went to throw her arms around Heero's neck but he moved away from her quickly, avoiding her affection. At her hurt expression Heero nodded behind her and Raye realized that everyone else was there. Princess Christine of Saturn had also followed them out into the hallway. Christine was a year younger than Raye and all the princesses regarded Christine as a little sister. She was as much a member of the inner senshi as they all were. Serena and Endymion followed their friends out into the hall as stunned as they all were. It was apparent that they had no idea that the betrothals were happening.

"What are we going to do? I don't want to marry the Generals of Earth," Lita asked the question that everyone had been thinking and no one spoke. Christine met Quatre's gaze and he thanked the God's that Christine was not set for betrothal as well. No one else knew of their love, Quatre was far too shy to tell anyone, not even his sister for he although he loved Mina unwaveringly, it was a well known fact his sister had the biggest mouth in the Silver Millennium.

"No offense Endymion but your Generals give me the creeps," Mina said to Endymion giving a shudder and Duo would have laughed if the situation hadn't been so serious.

He looked at Amy, his beautiful, intelligent ice princess, her eyes were frightened, it was clear she didn't think much of her betrothed. Just the word betrothed put a sinking feeling in Duo's stomach, Amy was his, and no one else could have her. Only Lita knew of their match, being Duo's sister and a strong warrior it hadn't taken her long to torture out of her brother which lovely young maiden had taken his heart. Of course Lita was overjoyed by the couple's confessions.

Wufei was trying so hard not to look at Lita; he didn't want his jealousy and fury to take control of him here in front of everyone. No one knew of their love, and now it was forbidden. Just that thought infuriated Wufei and he breathed hard with anger.

Trowa longed to wrap his arms around his frantic lover, but he couldn't in front of all these people, only Raye and Heero knew of their relationship, they didn't want anyone else to know. Mina didn't know how she was going to tell Amy that she was in love with Amy's brother, likewise Trowa didn't know how to break it to Quatre that he wanted Quatre's sister for his wife, for although Quatre was a quiet man, he had once warned all of his friends that if one of them ever touched his sister he would castrate them. Nothing meant more to Quatre than the safety and happiness of his sister, and he would protect her.

"Mina, please try and understand, my Generals were not always as they are now, I don't know what is wrong with them," Endymion said, his eyes looking warningly at her and Mina was totally obvious to the stare he was giving her.

"They still give me the creeps," Mina repeated and Raye came to stand beside Mina taking her friend's hand.

"And me," Raye squeaked and Endymion looked away from the both of them.

"They are my friends," he said, his voice becoming cold and Serena recognized the familiar set of Endymion's jaw. He was getting angry.

"Endymion, there is something very wrong about them, they are turning evil, I can feel it," Raye touched Endymion on the shoulder and he moved away from her touch as though it were fire ( :)hehehehe) giving a gruff laugh.

"You can feel it? Feel their evil with you empathetic capabilities? We aren't children anymore Raye, your psychic babble isn't amusing anymore either, we all put up with it as children but you are older now, its time for you to grow up," Endymion hissed at her, feeling it right that he defend his friends and Raye stepped away from him as though he had slapped her. Heero itched to hurt Endymion, but Serena was now clinging so lovingly to his arm and Heero wouldn't do anything to harm his sister. The others were frowning at Endymion disapprovingly and Wufei was practically turning all shades of red, so deep was his fury.

"Endymion, what has gotten into you?" Serena asked him looking up at him so concerned, her beautiful face frowning and Endymion pulled away from her glaring at the four princesses, but mostly at Raye.

"I am not going to stand here and let you all verbally attack my friends, they are good men, and even if they have been acting strangely lately that doesn't mean they are evil, you are all lucky to be betrothed to such honorable men as my Generals," Endymion snapped at them before turning and striding off and Wufei went to chase after him for talking so rudely to his sister and his lover but Trowa held him back shaking his head. Duo muttered a curse at Endymion as he left and Quatre shook his head.

"Endymion!" Serena called out but he was too far-gone and Serena looked apologetically at her friends a little embarrassed at Endymion's behavior.

"Ignore him Raye, he's just upset, he and the Generals have been friends since they were children and Endymion always speaks highly of them," Serena tired to excuse him and apologize to Raye for him but Raye just glared furiously at Endymion's departing back. One hand was resting palm upwards and a fireball was jumping in and out of her hand. Wufei closed her hand for her be careful not to let the flame touch his fingers. The reason that women were the next in line for the thrones of the Kingdoms was because it was to women that the planetary powers went to, passed down through birth into their genetic make up. In all of history, never had the planetary powers been passed on to a man.

"I know what I feel," Raye said darkly turning to the others as she told them, "And I know the Generals were good men, when we were children I remember playing games with them in the garden, but bit by bit they have slipped away from us, when Jedite introduced himself to me, it was like we had never met, he was a different person completely, that why I sense evil about them."

Amy decided to take charge of the situation. Here in the hallway was not the place to talk about such things. The Generals could walk out at any second and hear their conversation; they needed somewhere private, somewhere where they could be free to talk.

"Lets have a meeting under the cherry tree in the woods behind the castle, remember the tree?" Amy asked them all and for the first time they all smiled as they remembered discovering that particular tree. Well everyone smiled but Serena who had been the butt of their joke for the whole week after the incident that she had tried so hard to forget.

"Might that have been the one where Raye tied our dear Moon Princess' pig tails around a branch without her noticing and then teased the Moon Princess until she gave chase?" Duo asked mocking winking at Raye sending a smile Serena's way and everyone burst out laughing much to Serena's dismay.

"I thought she was going to pull that tree over from the force of her running," Lita gasped with laughter and Amy tapped Raye on the arm, still trying to his her giggles behind her hand.

"You need to stop calling Serena Meatball Head Raye, you know it only infuriates her," Amy chuckled and the men all let out gruff laughter at the use of Raye's pet name for the Moon Princess.

"But she likes it, don't you Meatball Head?" Raye asked her eyelashes fluttering with fun and Serena stamped her food on the ground, hands on her hips.

"Raye! Stop calling me that!" Serena gave chase of a mind to do something hurtful to Raye and Raye picked up her skirts and ran off her hair flying out behind her.

"Last one to the tree is a rotten egg!" Raye called back to the others and picking up their skirts the princesses followed giggling while the men began walking at a slow pace shaking their heads at their charges.

Heero watched his wife being chased and gave a half smile. She was so young and beautiful his wife, and there was no way he would let Jedite have her. Heero would find a way, even if he had to kidnap her and leave the Silver Millennium forever, it didn't matter. As long as he had Raye.

At the tree, everyone listened as Raye described the vision she had had when Jedite took her hand. For a moment they were all silent.

"We need to tell the Queen your suspicions Raye," Amy said sensibly, breaking the silence and Raye gave a dry laugh.

Raye was lying with her head on Lita's lap and Christine was lying with her head on Raye's stomach. Mina and Amy were sitting together and Mina was absently playing with Amy's short hair. The men were standing around the princesses, half listening to their conversations as they kept their gazes ever vigilant for any danger that may befall their girls.

"Do you think she will believe me? I am the youngest of the inner senshi and if Endymion thinks I am crazy there is no telling how many adults do as well," Raye said a little downheartedly and Serena pursed her lips.

"Endymion doesn't think you are crazy," Serena spoke up on behalf of her love but Raye shook her head no believing her. When Raye had taken Endymion's hand she had felt it, felt his concern, his anger, his thoughts, everything he felt, Raye felt it too.

"He does, I felt it and I saw it in his eyes," Raye said slowly and she closed her eyes as she continued focusing on Endymion's memories that she had seen as if they were her own, "His mother had the same power, when Endymion's father died, her mother was so in love with her husband that when he died, her powers of empathy consumed her and drove her to her death. She committed suicide because she couldn't cope with her feelings of loss and the empathetic feelings she was receiving from Endymion as well. It was too much for her to take, all that grief, she was dealing with the grief of two people instead of one and that killed her."

"How do you know that?" Serena breathed, knowing she had been the only one to whom Endymion had told this story to and Raye shrugged.

"I read it in his mind, he fears what the power will do to me, in a way its sweet that he cares," Raye said thoughtfully, half-understanding Endymion's reaction now that she had thought about it.

Everyone became silent as they began thinking.

"So what can we do?" Lita asked breaking the silence and the others all looked at her blankly. No one could come up with anything.

"Nothing," Amy said shaking her head and Christine was so sad to see her friends so distraught, they were always so happy.

"This is terrible," Christine cursed standing up, frustrated and the other girls murmured in agreement.

"I have to go," Lita said getting to her feet and Raye sat up looking at her friend in concern, she had never seen Lita so despondent.

"We can't just give up, we should all go and see the queen and try to change her mind," Mina finally spoke her thoughts and Raye nodded.

"We can try that," Raye agreed and Amy and Lita looked at each other and nodded their confirmation.

"Tonight?" Mina asked and the other three nodded again.

"Tonight."

The group split up, brothers went off with their sisters, except for Serena who wandered off alone, and Wufei who was walking back with Duo and Lita. Raye looked at Heero and then pointedly at Wufei's departing back and Heero raised an eyebrow.

"I must tell Wufei we are wed," Raye said surely and Heero's face frowned.

"Raye please, lets just let it be until we sort out this betrothal situation," Heero asked her but Raye wouldn't hear of it, the guilt was already driving her insane.

"No Heero, he is my brother, he should have been the first to know," Raye protested and by the stubborn tilt to her jaw, Heero knew he had no chance of winning. He should have known this day would come. He had secretly dreaded it for months.

"Very well," he gave in becoming brooding and silent and Raye got to her feet and cupped her hands over her mouth.

"Wufei, a moment please my brother," Raye called out and Wufei excused himself from Lita and Duo's company to walk back towards his sister.

"What is it little sister?" Wufei asked her, cocking his head to one side as he did when he was a little confused, as he took in the fact that Heero had his hand resting on the small of Raye's back. It was excessive closeness for a Knight and his charge in public.

"There is something that must be said," Raye said not knowing quite how to say it and Heero spoke up for her, his voice monotonous.

"Raye and I are married."

Wufei stared blankly at the both of them, not sure he had heard correctly.

"What?" he stuttered and Raye giggled grabbing Wufei's hand excitedly.

"We were wed a few months passed," Raye told him excitedly and Wufei withdrew his hand from her grasp to glare accusingly at Heero who stood taller.

"Heero, you married my sister? My sister? Your betrayalis astounding," Wufei ranted in disbelief and Heero said nothing.

"Betrayal?" Raye interrupted and Wufei grabbed his sister roughly by the arm.

"To the crown, to you, to me, to the Silver Millennium, or didn't Heero tell you?" Wufei asked his sister and Raye wrenched her arm from Wufei's grasp and went to stand beside Heero, not knowing what was wrong with her brother, he had never acted so strange like this before. She had thought he would have been happy, not angry.

"Tell me what?" Raye asked looking curiously at Heero but still Heero refused to speak, his eyes looking down at Raye's face intently.

"He is already betrothed to Princess Relena, it was a secret announcement, they were waiting till Relena was of age to marry before announcing it to the public," Wufei informed his sister, a little sadly and Raye stepped away from both Heero and Raye in shock.

"How long ago?" Raye demanded and Wufei looked at Heero, so infuriated by his silence and what he had done.

"A year," Wufei told her and Raye turned to her husband, betrayal setting in with horror.

"Heero, how could you not tell me this? I have betrayed my friend for you without even knowing and you let me. Poor Relena, how could you let me do this to her? How could you? You knew she was a friend of mine, you knew," Raye said her voice shaking with emotion and Heero couldn't take the look of betrayal Raye was giving him and reach out his arms for her.

"Raye please, listen to me," Heero tried to explain to her that he didn't love Relena, he loved her, he always had and always would.

It just hadn't seemed right for him to marry Relena when his heart lay elsewhere. And Relena knew that Heero had married Raye, she was the only one he had told about the marriage, well before he had even proposed and Relena had given a pained smile and wished him the best. Relena had always been gracious, she had told him she wanted only the best for him, because that was what he deserved. But Raye didn't want to hear his excuses as she backed away from him.

"Nay, do not touch me, perhaps it is better I go ahead with this marriage to Jedite, even if he is evil, at least he shows his true self, not like you," Raye hissed turning and running away as the tears began streaming down her face and Heero took a step to go after her but felt Wufei's strong grip on his arm.

"Don't even think of going after her," Wufei spun Heero around and punched him square in the face before Heero had time to react. Heero stumbled backwards and wiped the blood from his mouth, not making a sound. Wufei glared hard at him in disgust and then turned and stalked away. Heero fell to his knees, burying his face in his hands and Serena came to stand with him, having seen and heard all that his gone on.

"All will be well brother, I promise," she said reassuringly kneeling beside him to kiss his forehead and Heero shook his head.

"You are the only one who ever cared about me Serenity, even Raye who promised to love me in all aspects of life has abandoned me, just like our mother," Heero said and Serena saw a lone tear roll down his cheek. This had been the second time Serena had seen her brother cry. The first time was when she had snuck to Earth and found him, telling him she wanted him to come home with her, his sister. Serena could see that Heero deeply loved the Princess of Mars.

"Let her calm her fiery temper and she will return to you, Heero you know what Raye is like more than any of us, she is your wife after all, she loves you," Serena said nudging him and Heero brushed away his one tear hurriedly standing to his feet and offering her his hand, his face showing nothing of what he felt, none of the emotion that Serena had seen just moments before.

"Princess, I must escort you back," Heero said without feeling and Serena sighed but took his hand knowing this was Heero's way of saying he no longer wished to talk anymore.

He was so closed, Serena had tried to hard to help him open up and she had made progress but the terrors of his childhood could never be fully undone. Serena wondered just what Heero had done for their mother to send him away like she did. Serena decided then and there to find out, for Heero's sake. And as for Raye, Serena truly believed her words. Raye would return to Heero, of this Serena was sure.

"Princess Raye, the Queen Serenity requests your presence," a page intercepted Raye as she was running for her room and giving a frustrated growl Raye changed her direction to that of the Queen's personal chamber. Knocking on the door, Raye let herself in and found Queen Serenity sitting in an armchair, a piece of paper in her hand that she was reading intently. Raye curtseyed perfectly and Queen Serenity gestured for her to sit down which she did, cooling her temper.

"Princess Raye, would you please be kind enough to tell me what this is?" Queen Serenity asked handing to Raye a piece of paper and Raye stared down at the official document in shock for she thought it had been well hidden. It was her marriage contract, hers and Heero's.