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Wedding Crasher

Chapter Ten

The meeting went by with ideas being passed around about the possible ways to have a neutral meeting with Sol. Celestyna sat quietly listening as the scouts along with the Starlights put their heads together to formulate a plan. Battle strategies had never been her forte' so she was more than happy to quietly observe the others. She caught Trista watching her curiously. Giving the girl a devil may care smile she winked at the older woman causing Trista to utter something under her breath that sounded oddly like a curse before looking away.

No one else caught the exchange between the two of them, however, everyone else's thoughts on the matter at hand. By the end of the meeting they still hadn't decided on a plan of action yet. The sun was beginning to set in the horizon as everyone stood and started to leave the temple. Celestyna stayed back while most of the others walked out the door and down the steps. Taiki and Yaten gave her a questioning look but left the room as she silently waved her hand dismissing them. They quickly caught up with Ami and Mina who were conversin with Rei, Lita, Trista, Hotaru, Michelle and Haruka. The only people left in the room were Seiya, Serena, Darien, and Celestyna. The mismatched couples silently looked at each other from across the room.

"I suppose we should be going back to the hotel Celestyna." Seiya sad as he took in Celestyna's tired appearance. He had felt very much the same way the first few days after he had entered the Earth's atmosphere as had Taiki and Yaten. He was certain she would be back to her normal energetic self within a few days. Nodding Celestyna started towards the door.

"I can drive the three of you home. No sense in the two of you walking back to the hotel room alone. After all it is on the way to Serena's." Darien offered as he looked down at Celestyna. A smile of appreciation curved her lips at his offer.

"Yes, thank you Darien." She answered him as the four walked down the temple stairs, Darien between Celestyna and Serena while Seiya was on Serena's other side. Opening the passenger door Darien moved the seat forward to allow room for Seiya and Celestyna to climb in the back. Slipping in beside him Celestyna relaxed in the seat as Serena hestiantly sat in the front passenger seat.

'I wonder if she would rather be back here instead.' Celestyna mused silently to herself as she watched Serena look out the window as Darien climbed into the driver's seat and started the car.

"So are you going to be staying at the hotel the duration of your stay or are you going to find a place in town?" Darien asked in and attempt to strike up a conversation, obviously feeling the tension in the car. Shrugging Seiya glanced at Serena and responded, "We haven't decided as of yet. We're not sure how long we are staying." Celestyna heard Serena's sharp in take of breath and raised a curious brow.

'Does she fear his leaving already?' Celestyna wondered to herself as a spark of hope flared inside her.

Darien continued on the conversation, oblivious to Serena's discomfort, "Why exactly have you returned to Earth? Not that were not happy to have you back it's just that I was wondering if you and your princess knew that we were going to be in trouble."

Shifting in her seat slightly Celestyna leaned forward. "I can explain our presence here on earth better than Seiya can." She responded to Darien's question softly causing him to look at her reflection in the rear view mirror. Taking a deep breath she continued on, "It seems that my sister has it in her head that I could possibly find someone her on Earth to well.." Her sentence trailed off as her cheeks began to flush a bright crimson.

Turning in her seat Serena gave the young woman a curious look as understanding dawned in her blue eyes. "You mean to tell us that your sister has sent you off to this planet to find a husband for yourself?" The surprise was evident in Serena's voice and it was Celestyna's turn to shift uncomfortably in her seat.

"Yes." She responded with a nod, "There is a limited population of males on our planet and every eligible suitor has been brought before my sister. All were found unacceptable. They either wanted to become my husband my husband because they wanted a title or hoped that one day I would be my sister's successor to the throne. Kakyuu knew only marry for love and allowed me this chance." What she spoke was mostly true. There had been many suitors before and after Galaxia but none of them seemed to measure up. Though it wasn't the sole purpose of her reason for coming to Earth Celestyna had a sinking feeling that Kakyuu hoped that she would fine someone on the far away planet worthy of her sister.

"So your sister has sent you off basically in hopes that you'll find an Earth male and marry him?" Darien commented, his voice soft as he stared at the road ahead of him. Celestyna noticed that his shoulders looked a bit tense and wondered why her news would cause such a reaction in him.

"Yes, I suppose that sums it up." She replied her voice barely above a whisper as she drug her gaze away from Darien and instead stared off out the window. Thoughts of her own future plagued her mind as the lights from the stores flashed in her eyes as they zoomed past them. Closing her eyes she leaned back and rested her her forehead on the cool glass of the window. Feeling Seiya slip a protective arm around her she opened her eyes and turned her face away from the window towards his. Seeing the concern in his eyes she gave him what she hoped was a comforting smile.

Clearing his throat Seiya looked away towards the front of the car, "So Luna's daughter visited here from the future? That's pretty wild isn't it?"

Serena gave a small chuckle in the front passenger side causing Seiya to widen his eyes in confusion. Reaching over Darien laid his hand over Serena's, "Diana is one of the many to visit us from the future." The two exchanged a look that had Seiya and Celestyna baffled.

"Really? Like who?" Looking back out the window Serena seemed to contemplate Celestyna's question.

"Well there was the Dark Moon family, The Wiseman who tried to destroy us all and Rini." She answered finally, her eyes began to have a far away look, like she was remembering the past, or possibly the future that they had visited so long ago.

"Rini?" Seiya asked curiously looking at the couple in the front passenger seat.

Never taking his eyes off the road Darien gave Serena's hand a gentle squeeze. "Rini is our future daughter."

The words were like a punch in the stomach to both Celestyna and Seiya. Celestyna's eyes widened and her mouth formed into a silent 'oh'. 'A child together? They have a child together in the future? Of course their future selves would have children what am I thinking about.. but to have met their future child that must have strengthened the bound between those two even more.' Celestyna's mind was reeling from the information she had just received about the future.

Noticing how silent the two in the back seat had become Darien glanced in the rear view mirror and saw her shocked expression. "Rini visited us twice from the future. She didn't know we were her parents at first. We didn't find out until we went to the future and saw the ruins of Crystal Tokyo. Serena, or should I say Neo Queen Serenity was in a coma like sleep, the silver imperium crystal having disappeared before the Dark Moon attacked. We didn't know that the crystal had become a part of Rini till almost the very end of the battle against The Wiseman. I met a hologram version of myself who guided us through the ruins of Crystal Tokyo. After we had saved our future Rini went back to be with our future selves. She then later returned when another dark power threatened to destroy the Earth."

Sitting in the back seat Celestyna and Seiya took in each word that Darien had said, their eyes wide. Seiya was at a lost for words realizing the entire time he was here on Earth attempting to capture Serena's heart she had already seen what laid ahead in her future. Celestyna felt a sense of grief as she felt her chance at bringing Seiya and Serena together slip through her fingers. 'I had no idea they knew so much of about their own future.' She thought sadly as she once more looked out the window, afraid the others would catch the sadness in her eyes. 'Is my plan going to be a failure although my intentions are good?' She wondered to herself as she felt the tears gather in her eyes.

End of Chapter Ten

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