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A/N: I'm really sorry for the wait, but I hope this long ass chapter makes up for it! XD Guys I hate to say this, but there's only one more chapter left. Than I'll be done with my first story ever started. Hope when we all look back from were I began that I have improved. ... At least I hope. This explains a lot of plot-holes I have left in the early chapters, I hoped you will enjoy it, and review. It would very nice.
Normal P.O.V
"And that." Serena waved her hand in the air, "is how I ended up in here. Now can you TELL ME WHO THEY ARE?" She pointed toward the three girls who were all sitting with their mouths open.
Raye leaned over and slapped Serena in the back of the head. "Idiot, it's impolite to point!" Serena glared at her, while rubbing the back of her head.
While Mina was laughing, Amy and Lita rolled their eyes in unison. "Stupid idiots…" Lita muttered under her breath, but really she was happy that things would soon be going back to normal… she hoped.
Michelle coughed to get their attention. "Girls… c'mon you can have your fun after we discuss things." She smiled gently at them.
"Okay, okay, now who are they?" Serena asked again without pointing. Trista crinkled her forehead; she really hoped they would have waited longer before asking the question.
Hotaru who wasn't really paying attention to what the group was doing was focusing her attention on those three girls. I mean sure she knew what was going on, but she thought they forgot to tell her this part or just didn't want her to know.
Trista took a deep breath, and Amara put an arm around her shoulders for support. Michelle leaned over to grasp Hotaru to her.
"Well, you see…" Trista paused. She didn't exactly know how to put this. She really had hoped they would have waited longer. She didn't want them to know their future quite yet… I mean yeah, they all knew what happened with Darien, but none of them knew about the girls or the starlights.
Trista sighed, and looked over at the girls. Hannah was sitting straight up, Rini was at least paying some attention, and Crystal was looking at her nails. She sighed again.
"Okay, here goes. This is Crystal." She pointed to the blonde haired girl, who held up two fingers before looking at her nails again. "Hannah." The girl blushed at all the stares she was getting, and averted her eyes from Amy's.
Trista bit her lip. This was one she really didn't want to say; she didn't know how they would react, if it would be bad or good, "… and Rini."
Rini looked away from all of them. I mean she was the same person… almost. She knew all their names, knew what kind of people they were, and everything. She just changed a bit. She was Seiya's daughter now, not Darien's. Her personality had also changed just a tiny bit, and of course so had her looks. But overall, she was still the same Rini that she was before, the same annoying little brat that Serena loved with all her heart.
Serena's eyes widened and she stared at the girl for a long time. She didn't even notice the few tears coming to her eyes.
"Uh…" She was dumbstruck, she was shaking all over, and she just didn't know what to do. "You are real right? This isn't a dream, is it?" Rini looked up and realized Serena was talking to her. She didn't want to speak; she didn't trust herself to speak. She just didn't want to face her right now. What if she didn't want her because she was a different person? She just wasn't ready. She couldn't speak to Serena, at least not right now.
She ran. She ran as fast as she could. She ran, and ran until she couldn't breathe.
Hannah and Crystal's eyes widened. "Rini… stupid idiot." Crystal muttered scowling. "Look." She stood up to face Hannah, "you talk to these idiotic people while I go find Rini. Got it?" She asked, glaring at Hannah while the latter rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, don't get an attitude with me." Crystal flipped her hair over her shoulder, and took off after Rini.
Every single one of the scouts stared at Hannah, and she blushed a dark red. "Hi." She waved her hand sheepishly in the air.
Lita put a finger on her chin, and whispered to Raye. "Does that Crystal girl remind of you someone?"
Raye nodded. "Yeah, she has his attitude and everything…" She whispered back. It only took the girls a moment before they realized what they had just said. They stared at each other.
Lita shook her head rapidly. "Oh nooooooo. That's not possible!" But in the very back of her mind, she disagreed with herself."Rini, damn it! Wait the hell up! You know how I hate to sweat!" Crystal complained, wiping a hand on her forehead. "Ew…" She grimaced. It didn't take her long to catch up to Rini, as the girl was steadily slowing down.
"Rini watch out!" Crystal yelled, wincing as she watched her friend fall to the ground after crashing into someone. Crystal hurried up to see if her friend was okay.
She glared at the three guys in her way, as Rini sat up moaning. "Look what you did. You should freaking watch where you're going!" She glared daggers at the three boys, putting her hands on her hips.
The one in the middle lowered his sunglasses, and said smugly, "You do know who you're talking to, right?" Seiya smirked, and Crystal scowled.
"I don't care who you are! You hurt my friend!" She pulled back her fist, and was about to cream the guy, when the sliver-haired one chuckled, stopping her fist.
"You've got spunk kid, I'll give you that." Crystal looked up into the same green eyes as her own and glared. She knew who he was, she wasn't stupid. He was her dad from the future, but that didn't mean she had to be nice!
"Crystal, give it a break." Rini said now standing up on her own. "They're not going to hurt us, right?" She winked at the three, giggling some. "Plus I'm fine. You know I'm a complete klutz."
Crystal's eyes softened. "Yeah… I know, but I was worried!" She exclaimed, forgetting about the three. "I mean… Rini…"
Rini laughed, rolling her eyes. "Oh please! I can take care of myself. I am a Kou!"
Taiki's eyes widened and he raised an eyebrow, Yaten froze, and Seiya? Seiya fainted (c'mon, she had Serena's personality and looked just like him, he didn't exactly not see that.)
Crystal whacked herself on the forehead, her eyes traveling to Seiya's form on the ground. "Idiot…" Rini chuckled nervously, scratching the back of her head.
"I wasn't supposed to say that… was I?" Crystal shook her head.
Hannah gnawed on her lip; she didn't know what to say! She wasn't good with this kind of stuff. Crystal and Hannah were the ones who were outspoken, knew what they wanted to say, and got over it! She was just the one who got their butts out of trouble and was smart. But this? She didn't know what to do.
She swallowed the big knot in her throat and faced them. "So…" She began.
Trista sighed. "Hannah, you do not have to tell them anything."
Raye and Serena's eyes widened and they both jumped up. "What? You mean to tell me these girls just come out of nowhere, and you expect them not to say anything? I want some answers!" Raye exclaimed and Serena nodded along.
Hannah averted her eyes. "I can't tell you without Rini and Crystal. Sorry Aunt Serenity."
Serena's eyebrows rose and her mouth hung open. "Y-you called me S-serenity. How do you know that? Who are you?!" She exclaimed, her eyes looking at Hannah. She looked over at Trista, her eyes searching for some answers.
"Trista, how do you know they're not enemies, huh? They could be tricking you or something! Rini is not supposed to be alive! I'm not with Darien! It's not possible! How can you be sure they're not a threat to us? How?" Serena was on the verge of a major breakdown, and Trista was in shock from how much her princess had grown.
"Princess…" She urged, and Serena shook her head. "I'm not you're princess, stop calling me that! I'm not Serenity, I'm not Sailor Moon, I'm not anyone! I'm just Serena! My past is gone, which means Rini is gone, too!" She screamed, tears now streaming down her face.
Amara narrowed her eyes at Serena; not in an evil way, no. She just wanted to put some sense into that child's head. She could be so stubborn sometimes. "Kitten, look, I know that-"
She was stopped when Michelle put a hand over her shoulder. "This fighting is upsetting Hotaru." Amara's eyes relaxed and she nodded.
"Serena…" Mina whispered, she had been quiet this whole time, but right now she needed to comfort one of her best friends. She stood up next to the crying girl and put an arm around her shoulders. "Stop it… okay? Crying isn't going to help anything. We'll find some answers soon enough." Serena sniffed and wiped her eyes.
"Mina, I'm sorry-"
"I know, now c'mon let's go see if we can find Rini and Miss Attitude." She rolled her eyes at the end.
After a few moments, Serena raised an eyebrow and said. "I didn't know you'd matured so much Mina." Mina twitched, which caused some laughs that everyone desperately needed at the moment.
After the three recovered from much disbelief, they began staring at the two intently.
"Kou is actually a very common name." Taiki said smartly, glancing at Seiya and Yaten. He didn't want to believe it. Of course, he'd seen these two with the other one. Even if they did look like them they weren't…? No they couldn't be.
Yaten glared at the two. "Who the hell are you?!"
Crystal glared back. "Why should I tell you?!" The two were now up in each other's faces, glaring back and forth.
Taiki smacked himself on the head. "Good God…" He muttered.
Seiya just continued to look at the raven-haired girl. He wouldn't deny it; she looked a lot like him and acted a lot like Serena. One thing about Seiya was that he wasn't an idiot; he knew what he was doing once he got himself into something… sometimes.
"Hey, do you know-" He was cut off by Rini.
"I can't tell you anything." She said very gravely.
"Wha? Why?"
Rini narrowed her eyes. "It's none of your business."
Seiya sighed, and held up his hands. "Fine, fine, whatever. I will find out sooner or later." He smirked, and looked over at Yaten and Taiki. "Let's go, we're supposed to be talking to Serena and the rest of them by now."
Crystal and Rini's ears perked up. "Serena? How do you know Serena?" Rini exclaimed. 'Wait if he knows Serena then he must be…' She took another look at him. He was wearing sunglasses. That was why she couldn't recognize him. "I-is your name S-Seiya?" She stammered, and Seiya raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, I get it. You're a fan? I suppose you want an autograph?" He asked smugly. "Well sorry, but we're late for something. Maybe some other time." He smirked, patting her on the head.
Rini scowled, "I'M NOT A FAN, I'M YOUR DANG DAUGHTER!" She exploded. And Seiya? He fainted… again.
Crystal smacked herself on her forehead again, Yaten laughed at the situation (though he too was very surprised), and Taiki was frozen in place… again.After minutes of trying to revive Seiya, he shot straight up and pointed at Rini, his hands shaking. "You are not my daughter. This is some trick, isn't it? Well, I'm not buying it, so you and your little friend can run along." He hissed, narrowing his eyes. He would not believe this little brat was his daughter, it was not possible. She was probably just some obsessed fan of his, and thought it was funny to get a rise out of him.
Rini didn't trust herself to speak, but Crystal did. "Y-yeah, hahaha I can't believe you caught on." She laughed nervously, scratching the back of her neck. "That was completely the idea!" She nodded her head emphatically at her statement, and elbowed Rini. "Wasn't it, Rini?" She smiled awkwardly. "We're going to get going now." She grabbed Rini's elbow, as she was still motionless, and took off running.
Seiya sighed, and shrugged. "Cute kids… gotta be so damn annoying. Now let's go! I want to go see Dumpling!" He complained, walking ahead of the other two.
"I-I don't think that girl was lying…" Taiki said with a thoughtful expression.
Yaten nodded, "Yeah, me either. Seiya's just too stupid to realize it; you know the only thing on his mind is Tsukino."
"Hannah! You will not believe what Rini just did!" Crystal shouted, scampering into Raye's temple. She got many strange stares from the scouts, and glared at every single one of them.
"I need to talk to you immediately!" She grabbed Hannah's hand quickly, and pulled her outside.
10 Minutes Later
When the girls finally came back, everyone was staring at them again.
Serena just kept looking at Rini. She just wouldn't believe it; she wouldn't allow herself to believe it. She was so close to losing her a couple of times; she didn't want to go through the pain again. She had felt so much hurt, so much agony. Maybe she should've stayed in America. She wouldn't have had to face any of these problems…
Oh great. Here she was again acting like the naïve selfish crybaby she was when she first became Sailor Moon. 'But what about Rini?' She thought.
She was so busy with her own feelings that she forgot all about Rini's. Just how did she feel about everything? Rini had always been a little insecure about things like this… She was worried for her future daughter.
She lifted her head to see Rini staring at her with her own confused eyes. Serena looked down again, her eyes tearing up. Why did things have to be so complicated sometimes?
"Serena." She looked up to see Raye staring at her as if saying 'get out of your self-pity and go see your daughter!'
Serena took in one shaky breath and stood up. Now leaning down towards Rini (who was avoiding her eyes) she wrapped her arms around her and pulled her into an embrace.
Rini could only stare in astonishment. Why was she doing this? Didn't she hate her? Her arms had been limp at her sides but she slowly lifted them around Serena, and right then she realized everything was going to be all right. She had Serena by her side, and really, that's all she ever needed.
Seiya, who ran into the temple, of course broke the moment by shouting "Dumpling!" at the top of his lungs.
Serena's eyes widened and she broke away from Rini, staring in shock at Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki.
"Hey Seiya." She said nervously, and Amara glared fiercely at the raven-haired boy.
"Now is not the time, idiot!" She hissed. Okay fine, she didn't mean for it to come out that harsh, but damn it! He was getting on her last nerve, and Rini and Serena still needed to talk.
Seiya glared right back at her (old habits die hard) and stared at the raven-haired preteen. "Hey brat! What are you doing here?" He asked. Exactly why was this little thing here?
"Seiya, that's really none of your business." Amy said calmly, and Taiki took a glance at her. She was mostly the same. She had gotten a little taller, filled out a bit more, and grew her hair to her shoulders. But really, she was the same Amy as before.
Yaten didn't even spare a glance at Mina.
"Actually Amy, it is Seiya's business." Trista spoke, wondering if this was the right time for them to figure it out. Were they ready?
"What?" Serena asked staring at Trista. "Why is this Seiya's business?" Seiya nodded beside her.
"Yeah, all I know about this brat is that she ran into me and said she was my daughter." He laughed until he realized that was probably a bad thing to say "…Um, was I supposed to say that?" He chuckled nervously, scratching the back of his head.
The older Outers stared anxiously at the Inners. Amara wanted to punch Seiya, but Michelle kept her calm… for now.
Crystal and Hannah, who had been quiet for a little bit, spoke up.
"Maybe we should tell them?" Hannah asked a nervous Rini, who didn't know what to say. She only gaped at Hannah.
Crystal sneered at the both of them. "Well, I don't think so!"
Hannah glared at Crystal. "They have a right to know!"
"Know what?" Lita asked, but was ignored. The inners and the starlights could only stare at the two fighting.
"No they don't!" Crystal yelled back.
"You're just scared, aren't you?" Rini asked. No, she didn't mean to be mean, but she could read Crystal like a book, and that was obviously the problem. She just wanted to act all big and tough.
Crystal turned to stare at Rini, and narrowed her eyes. "Am not! It's just not time yet!"
"Crystal it's alright to be scared." Hannah said softly.
"I am not scared!"
Before anyone else could say anything Yaten exclaimed: "Twerp! You better tell us what's going on!"
Rini looked over at Trista who nodded, "If you're ready, Rini. Don't do anything you don't want to do."
"I'm your daughter." She whispered to Seiya, her eyes cast downwards.
"What? You were telling the truth the whole time?" He exclaimed, his eyes searching for an answer. He was in so much shock. This was- well he didn't know what it was! He was frozen, he couldn't think. All he could do was stare at the girl.
Serena couldn't believe it either. Wasn't Seiya a girl? She didn't even know if she loved Seiya! She was so confused, she was so --
Seiya who had put two and two together looked at Serena. "I think we need to have a talk." He said calmly, but inwardly he was shaking. He had a child with Serena? He didn't know if that was either good or bad.
He gently took her hand, and led her outside. Her hand was warm against his cold one, and that calmed him a little.
Hannah looked over at Crystal. "I'm telling them." She told her seriously, and looked over at Amy and Taiki.
"I'm." She gulped, "Your daughter from the future."
Taiki and Amy's eyes both widened and their eyebrows rose all the way to the very top of their foreheads.
Hannah started playing with her thumbs. "L-look if you don't -" Amy cut her off.
"Why don't we go somewhere private to talk about this?" She nodded at Taiki, and the three went off somewhere.
"Well." Lita said in amazement, "I think we all know who Crystal's father is. She acts just like him!" She glanced at Yaten, who continued to stare at Crystal.
"But who's the mom?" She thought aloud looking at Crystal. "You gonna tell us?" She arched an eyebrow.
Crystal looked around for Rini; she probably went after her parents. That traitor!
"It's none of your business! I don't have to tell you anything!" She shouted stubbornly. "You know what? I'm leaving!" She exclaimed glaring at them, and took off running out the door.
"Aren't you going to go after her?" Raye asked an impassive Yaten who was just standing there looking at the spot Crystal just held.
He finally shook his head. "No. If she wants to talk, she'll talk." He said. If anything, he had already understood the girl more than she did herself. He knew just how she acted and thought he was the same way at that age.
"I'm going to leave. Tell the two idiots I'm gone." was the last thing he said before walking out of the temple.
Mina bit the inside of her cheek, tearing the skin to keep the tears from falling.
"Seiya aren't you supposed to be a girl?" Serena asked after a moment of silence. She had wanted to know this for a while now.
He nodded, his eyes traveling over to Serena who was sitting down on the steps. He slowly walked over to her and took a seat next to her.
"Just before we left our home planet we asked our princess to strip us of our girl-ness…" He trailed off, a cute expression on his face. "We can still turn into starlights, just like you guys, but only then are we girls… But I'm pretty sure we will never have to use that again. So, other than that, we are guys now." He chuckled, glancing at Serena. "Confusing, huh?" he asked playfully.
Serena smiled slightly. "A little. But, um, what about Rini?" She asked looking around for her daughter; she must have run after Crystal who they saw run off a couple of minutes earlier.
"I'm not ready for a daughter yet, actually." Seiya said honestly, a tinge of nervousness in his voice. "But I do love you, and you know that." He said gently.
"Seiya." Serena said turning to face him, her eyes stinging. "I do like you… a lot. I'm just not exactly ready for this…this yet." She motioned a hand between them. "You know about my break-up. I've been with Darien for years… But something changed when I met you, and it's just complicated… I'm sorry."
"I understand… but are you at least willing to give us a chance, Serena?" He asked seriously. He had put all joking aside. He was apprehensive of her answer, if not a bit scared. His heart was racing at ninety miles an hour, and all he needed was one answer.
Serena took a deep breath, looked into Seiya's eyes, and nodded.
Seiya's dark blue eyes widened for the umpteenth time that day. "Really?" He asked hopefully. Serena closed her eyes nodding her head rapidly.
Seiya grinned picking up Serena and spinning her around. He was defiantly the happiest man in the world.
Serena laughed, throwing her head back. "Seiya." She said grinning, and Seiya stopped, setting her down.
"Dumpling." He said, his eyes softening. God he loved the woman so much it hurt sometimes.
Serena smiled and rising very slowly to her tippy-toes, she kissed Seiya on the lips.
Surprise was an understatement for what Seiya felt, but he soon gave in. After all, he had been waiting for this ever since he had met her. It was in an airport and she was with another guy, but hey, she was his now, and nothing else mattered right then. It was just him and Serena.
