Yay! Im so excited about this chapter! Thank you everyone for all the reviews! Theyre such a big help and they keep me inspired to continue. I will update soon. I hope you enjoy this chapter. I really loved writing it! :D Im kinda mad that I couldnt use the font I wanted to when you see whats engraved on the pick on book. It was a fancy font for it and they wont put it on here. WAHH! if youre even curious to it, it's the Matura MT Script Capitals if you have microsoft word processor. I liked it.. Just wont show on here... jerks... Well enjoy! :D XD

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Weekend time was here, meaning the following Monday through Wednesday was exams and then finally Christmas Eve and their winter break. Serena woke up sweating. She had another bad dream. Poor Luna had to move to the other room just to sleep; there was no point in waking her up each time and Serena didn't expect it anyways. What Amara and Michelle had said to her was sinking in, and although she didn't this one bit, it was happening and there wasn't a single thing she can do about it. She dressed into a sweater and some dark pants, washed up and fixed her hair. She still had some shadows under her eyes from the stress and all the crying, she really didn't like it anymore.

'I need to be strong, I'll be okay, I just have to go and let thing go how they should.'

She came down stairs; her house looked wonderful and almost ready for the holiday. Her mom left her a note on the counter telling her a clerk called her about her items being ready for pickup at anytime.

"Oh, crap… I almost forgot." She quickly ate about… seven yummy waffles, gulped down some milk and the grabbed her back while heading to the door. The town as well was pretty much ready to go for the holiday. Flyers were posted telling about the small concert before and during the ball dance they had every year. Serena saw a few stores having sales on the dresses for the occasion and she was a little jealous, really wanting to go to it this year, but she figured it wasn't going to happen. People were still shopping and although it was a little cold, it was still cloudy out.

'I wonder when the snow will fall? It's a little this year.' She thought to herself. She made her way back to the music shop and once she went in the clerk recognized her immediately.

"Serena! Nice to see you! I have it all done and I think you're going to be real happy to see how they turned out." He brought her over to the counter and brought out a box. He opened the lid, and the first thing he took out was the metal pick. Serena held it in her hands and saw the engraved words on it.

'Seiya Kou' and underneath that 'My Starlight' Serena's eyes lit up, it looked so pretty, and it was on a nice thick, yet small silver chain to fit around his neck and most likely hang in the center of his chest.

"Oh wow, it looks so good!"

"Now here's the book." He took the book out of the box and the metal part said: 'The Star Fighter's Lyrics.'

It fit perfectly, Serena couldn't have been happier with this. "I didn't think it would look as good as it did, thank you so much."

"My pleasure, I hope you'll return so I can hear about his reaction." He said to her.

"You will! Thank you again!" she put the stuff back in the box and the clerk but it in a bag and she left the store with a big smile on her face. Back outside, she checked out time square and to see how everything was turning out. Once she got there the tree was complete and the old church across from it was the dance hall and it was already being prepared for next Thursday. All t needed now was a touch of snow and it would be perfect. On the other side, the stage was being made and it was looking so good. She walked over and saw workers putting lights together and then she noticed someone talking to a director it seemed.

'Oh it's Seiya.' She was still embarrassed about what happened the other day and really didn't know how to handle it still. She turned and walked away feeling bad, but she just was scared still and unsure… extremely unsure. She walked to the other side of the town and was going to take the long way back. She circled around a building, rushing a little to get back home. By the time she made it in the direction to head home a car pulled up next to her.

"Dumpling!"

'Shoot!' She looked to see Seiya sticking his head out of the window smiling at her.

"Hi there!" she said.

"Whatcha got in the bag, Dumpling?" he asked.

"Uhh,… nothing." She said. 'Wow, really Serena? That was a stupid answer.'

"Doesn't look like nothing…" he said.

"There Christmas presents."

"For who?"

"Gah… You are too noisy, it's for a friend!" she said.

"Who?"

"I just said it's for a friend! None of your beeswax!" She stuck her tongue out at him.

"Well you're rude." He laughed.

"And you're noisy." She grinned.

"You want a ride home, Dumpling?" he asked smiling. Serena blushed at his smile. He just looked at her with his blue eyes and she turned red as could be thinking of what she thought was a dream.

"I'm fine, go to where you need to be headed." She said and began to walk. Seiya waved to his driver and got out and then walked next to Serena. She tried walking faster, but Seiya was keeping up with her.

"You know I can scream 'stalker'." She said to him.

"You wouldn't do that to me." He said confidently. He began to walk really really close next to her.

'What the heck? Is he trying to make me more uncomfortable?' her face was such a cherry she thought she was going to pop soon.

"Can I help you?" she asked.

"No, I'm good." Seiya said. He was extremely close to her, their sides touching and Serena tried to push him off, but like a magnet he just stuck back to her. Although the warmth was comforting to her, she knew he had to be doing this on purpose.

"So, Dumpling, what would like for this Christmas thing?" he asked. Serena didn't expect that from him and looked at him. Although he was joking and trying to push as close to her as possible, his face was serious.

"You to stop pushing up on me like this…" she mumbled.

"Sorry, I like it too much." He said.

"You are rude!" she snapped. Seiya put his arm around her shoulder, most likely to make her mad, but he wanted to see how she'd react to that. Serena's heart thumped, she even slowed her pace without meaning to, but her face was so red, people were looking at her like she was an alien or something.

"Ca—can you stop that…" She said, voice breaking off.

"But it's cold out…" he snickered.

"Yeah, I'm not cold." She looked away from him, Seiya still didn't let go.

"You've been shaking for a few minutes now."

"Yeah, that's because your arms is around me, dummy!"

"Ooh, I make you shake?" she saw his wicked smile.

'He's taking my words the wrong way… gahh!'

She got out of his grasp and walked ahead of him. She was trying to avoid him except in class but this wasn't working for her. She wasn't getting irritated just still unsure how to handle things. Seiya caught up with her and grabbed her arm and made her stop.

"Dumpling, why do you try to avoid me?" he asked.

"I'm not!"

He gave her a serious look.

"Yes you are. I've seen you hide around things, but the only time you're okay is when we're in class. It's worrying me." He said to her.

"I'm sorry, Seiya. I don't mean to! I just…" she tried to find the right words.

"Just what? Look I'm sorry what happened still, but are you mad at me? Do you not want to be around me because of that? Tell me, Dumpling so I know." He put his hands on her shoulders. Seiya looked into her eyes which had confusion and still a bit of sadness in them. She stopped looking him in the eyes.

"No. I like being around you, I just don't know how to handle that." She was fidgeting with her hands.

"Let me ask you something then, and I need you to answer me honestly." He said to her. He tightened his grip on her.

"Fine I will."

"Do you regret it?" he asked.

Serena gasped a little. He was starring at her so deeply it was like he was reading her thoughts. She wanted to answer the truth but lost the ability to talk for some reason, she was just locked in Seiya's eyes. They were brilliant today, a rich deep cerulean. It was actually intoxicating to Serena. Her cheeks flushed red and her heart thudded more and more.

"Tell me."

She took a deep breath. "No." It was honest, extremely honest and true; her answer. Seiya smiled and sighed from relief.

"I thought so." He broke their locked gaze and turned her so they could keep on walking. She just followed him and didn't realize it but he was holding her hand now. This time she didn't do anything to break it, she just looked down at their hands. He was so warm, he always seemed to be. They kept walking, and Seiya was the one paying attention to where they were going, but Serena just kept looking at him. People passed then and she hardly noticed anyone around them, she was just focused and Seiya.

'He really is such a sweet guy. He's so warm and makes me feel better, but I don't know… Maybe he's too good for me… I don't want him to not be around me though. I feel good and never lonely when I'm with Seiya. I need to try… Just try and see…'

Seiya looked up at the sky and smiled. He looked at her Serena. "Come on!" He pulled her into a sprint and they both ran around a corner and towards the park areas.

"Seiya! I can't run as fast of you!"

"We're almost there." They ran until he brought her into a park near a small marble fountain that was shaped as a swan coming out of the water ready to take flight. He still had her hand in his and took her over to the fountain and made her sit down, putting her bags beside her on the floor. He sat next to her and finally let go of her hand; he focused on the gray sky.

"What are we—"

"Shhh. Just wait for it." He said. Serena was confused but looked up at the sky too. A few minutes passed by, and a small breeze flew in the park. No one else was around, but she saw a few birds fly back into the trees. Seiya then took his hand and held it up in between them palm up.

"Look Dumpling…" he said and then a small while snowflake touched his hand and then disappeared as newly formed water. Serena smiled and looked up, as more snow began to fall from the heavy clouds. More small white drops fell and landed all around and even on them.

"Finally!" she said and stood up letting the snow fall on her. "It was taking so long for the snow!" She looked at Seiya who just watched her with a smile on his face. "Do you have snow?"

"This stuff? In a way yes, but ours is a mixture of light colors." He said.

"You're kidding!"

"I'm serious. We've got this exact stuff, but sometime you got light purple and pink too."

"But when it melts?" she asked.

"It's just the same as water, but for some reason our ice are different colors. We don't know how or why that is, but we don't mess with it, just admire it." He got up and stood next to her, hands in pockets now.

"I'd love to see it one day." She said.

"You should come to my home world one day, you would be most welcomed anytime."

"I would definitely visit." She watched the snow as it began to cover the world around them. It wasn't snowing harsh, but softly. Although it was cold out she loved watching snow fall, it did comfort her in a way.

"Our clouds aren't white, they're a blue and teal color, while our sky is a lot paler than yours. When it storms the clouds are a dark blue and our lightning is greenish." He explained. Serena was so intrigued on how their planet was a little different from hers. "Our vegetation is quite similar but we have more of it, we don't like to have massive cities although we have a few major ones, but they go into the sky, leaving some of the ground safe. We have similar animals too, but some you may find funny looking. Our people look like they do here but thanks to our Princess; we don't hurt each other in much war. We have it from time to time, but not as often and for irrelevant reasons here."

Serena tried to picture what his world looked like and she was really interested to see if it looked like it did pictured in her mind.

"It sounds beautiful. I'll have to go one day soon." She walked around in little circles admiring the snow fall. She turned her back to Seiya and took a deep breath of the cool air. "Ahhh… When it snows I swear the air is so much clearer and better to breathe in. I enjoy the winter when it's like this."

Serena felt arms cross over her shoulders and then she was pressed up gently against Seiya as he pulled her towards him. He nuzzled his chin on her shoulder and his cheek was pressed against her neck and cheek a little. Her face blushed once again, but she didn't seem to mind this for some reason. Her hands reached up and grabbed gently onto his arms holding herself there. Seiya could feel her heart beating against his arm and her cheek was warm from her blush.

"It is beautiful here when it snows. I love seeing your face glow when you're happy. Always stay happy for me, Dumpling. I hate seeing you upset." He whispered to her.

"Seiya…"

"Come here, Dumpling…" he made her walk backwards to the fountain where he sat down and made Serena sit in between his legs on the concrete too. She sat, face still blushing but she never protested anything he was doing. Her knees touched each other and her grabbed both of her hands and sat all of theirs in her lap. She rested against his chest and could see his face looking to the side slightly. He glanced at her, his face relaxed.

"Do you mind?" he asked with a small smile.

"No…" she didn't mind one bit. Even outside in the cold as the snow fell, she was warm and content.

"Are you warm enough?"

She just nodded at him. Seiya even had a little red on his face, but was completely relaxed and happy where he was.

"I'm excited to see how the holiday turns out; it'll be different for me." He said to her.

"It's going to be different for a few of us." She said. She then kept picturing their kiss and she wanted to fidget but was afraid to move a little.

"I wanted to talk to you about something…" He looked into her eyes. She gave him her attention. "I will be playing a single song for my debut at the concert on Christmas Eve, but I'm playing a little early so I can enjoy the rest of the night." He kept watching Serena but a snowflake fell on her nose. He laughed and brushed it off of her and went back to holding both of her hands in his. "I want you to be front row that night, I'll give you the proper ticket, but can you come there for me?"

"Of course, I already said I wanted to be a your first concert no matter what." She said.

"Good…" he nuzzled his nose against her hair a little, enjoying the feeling of being this close to her. "But also, and you don't have to if you don't want to, but will you attend that dance with me and be my date for the night?"

Serena didn't expect that from him. She turned her head to look at him and even shifted her body slightly. The snow fell silently around them, and Seiya just waited for her answer.

"Seiya… I—"

"You can tell me no to that if you want. Don't say yes and not mean it, please Dumpling. I want you to want to go with me. You don't have to answer now, I just want you to know I want to go with you. I want to dance with you. I want to experience things you all do here, but I want to do it with you."

"Seiya, I'm afraid." She said.

He laughed a little. "What are you afraid of, Dumpling?"

"I don't know. That's my problem lately. I'm still unsure about a lot of things and it just sucks that you have to see me like this." She said.

"I'm actually glad I came back when I did Dumpling, or else I don't know how you would be now after what he did."

"Seiya I'm supposed to be with him…"

"I don't truly understand that. I've heard you two were Prince and Princess in the moon kingdom in the past, but I'm still not getting the full picture."

"Seiya… We're supposed to be married in the 30th century. I'm to be Neo Queen Serenity then and Darien is my husband and King then…" She watched his eye brow arch slightly. "We even have a child together then! Her name is Rini and we've met her before and had a lot of things happened with her being here. You may even meet her one day."

"You've met your future child?" he asked.

"Yes, and that's why I'm scared. Darien left me to live a normal life because he knew what our future is supposed to be and he wanted to make his own life before that. He controlled his own fate but I'm scared it'll ruin things now by him doing this and I'm scared I'll lose Rini because of this." She was ready to cry. "I'm scared I'll mess things up by letting go of him."

Seiya shifted Serena to where they were both facing each other. He could see the confusion and anguish on her face.

"Well Dumpling, has anyone come to you to stop Darien from doing this or you from going forward?" he asked.

"No, but we know of everything past and future, don't you think it'll ruin something in the future when I remembered what happened in the past?"

"How do you know you already know about this time? Maybe you guys are supposed to let this happen and then never recall this time and place then. Did you meet your future self?"

She nodded.

"Then, don't you think she would have warned you? Did she and the king act any different around one another?"

"Well, no…"

Seiya smiled and took a hold of her hands in his once more.

"There you go, Dumpling. Everything will turn out as planned. You are the Princess of the Moon correct? So then make decision to make yourself happy like you would back then. I'll support you no matter what you do." He lifted up her hands and kissed them both, while watching her blush as her reaction.

"I've had Luna tell me something similar to that too." She said.

"If she's not worried then you shouldn't be either. Just… relax and let things flow."

"I'm really trying, just things seem to happen when I try to relax." She tried to laugh a little.

"I won't let things go bad for you. I'm here for you, Dumpling. You are the only reason to why I came back here." He squeezed her hands for reassurance a little. "I am here now. Can you accept me for this?"

Serena just looked at Seiya and both just kept their eyes locked; searching one another.

"I'm not asking you to do or accept anything you don't want to. I want you to make the pace, I'm just trying to let you know what I'd like so maybe you can like and want it too with me. I missed you while I was gone, Dumpling." He gently pressed his forehead against hers, both closing their eyes. Serena's heart was pounding and pounding, her mind thinking and searching for the right answer. He pulled back slightly to look at her. Her eyes were tearing up.

"I missed you too." She just dove in and wrapped her arms around Seiya. "I wished that you would come back here so I had someone I could talk to and make me feel better and you did. I was so happy…" she admitted. "But unsure and confused and scared too. I didn't want to mess things up for the future and I was afraid I wouldn't be the same to you and you would want to leave me." Everything seemed to just come out of her. Seiya just hugged her back and rubbed her gently and just listened. "I dreamt of you a lot, and I wouldn't feel lonely anymore until I woke up, but you're here now and I'm scared I'm still dreaming everything. Please forgive me for being like this but I'm still afraid." She began to cry a little, tears coming down her cheeks. She tightened her fist and took some of his coat in her hands.

"I won't rush you. I can be patient, Dumpling. I'll give you any and all time you need. Whatever you want…" he whispered in her ear.

"I'll go with you. I'll be at your first debut and I'll dance with you." She said to him, sniffling a bit.

"That's all I could ask from you. Thank you, Dumpling."

Serena pulled back to look at Seiya who's warm eyes and smile made her feel so much better.

"Great… Now I have to go get something for the ball." She tried to make a joke.

"I'm sure anything you wear will be fine." Seiya got up and helped Serena stand up. The snow still fell around them. Seiya understood Serena's situation a lot more now and it made sense to why she was hurting and scared. She admitted things to him he didn't think she ever would, and he was happy to know she could confide to him like that. What's the point of them having secrets anyways? They agreed to it long ago, so it's nice to still keep to that now.

"So are you going to tell me what's in those bags?" he asked.

She just gave him a look. "Are you kidding me? No." They both walked from the park, letting the snow fall around and blanket everything with cool cotton.