Story: The Deal of Death

Chapter: Thirteen

Anime: Sailor Moon

Pairing: Serenity/Endymion

Rated: Teen

Author's Notes: This chapter came out fast, didn't it? I didn't want to keep you guys on the edge for long. ENJOY!

"Ah, why'd ya do that?" Jediete whined as he rubbed his nose. Though, he stopped when he saw what Endymion did. It was Diamond heading towards a door. They heard a gasp from inside when he entered, and followed him. They expected to see Serenity, but it wasn't her. It was her parents!

Diamond turned around with an evil smile, "Hello, Endymion."

"Wha-?" Endymion said surprised, "You're not supposed to see us unless you're dead."

"Oh, but I am dead, Endymion. You killed me," Diamond told him. Silence and confusion went over the room. Endymion killed Diamond? Endymion didn't know what was going on, but he didn't have time to respond when a dagger was pierced into his side.

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Endymion froze as the blade pierced through his flesh. He looked into the violet eyes of Diamond who he grinned in satisfaction. Diamond roughly let go of the blade, and watched as Endymion fell to the ground, clutching the dagger.

"You're so weak, Endymion," He smirked, "Just like your father."

"What the hell did you do!?" Jediete screamed at the enemy as the generals bent down next to Endymion.

"How did Endymion kill you?" Kunzite asked. Diamond straightened up.

"That day he returned to reclaim the throne. He killed my father, and I ran off. Your precious prince threw a dagger at me in anger. Unfortunately, it hit right on the mark," Diamond said as he lifted up his shirt to reveal a fatal mark on his lower back, "He got quite lucky with that throw. It would take amazing skill and intense training to produce a fatal injury like that."

"If you're dead then why are you here now? And how come Endymion didn't know he killed you?" Nephrite asked as he tried to help Zoicite. Endymion slapped Zoicite's hand from touching the dagger.

"He turned away before he could see me tumble. I was never 'guided' to the Underworld so I've been wondering aimlessly while planning my revenge. All these years… my soul has gotten stronger where I have resembled a living being!" Diamond said. Endymion's eyes turned to cold in anger. Slowly, he rose from the ground.

"Ignorant fool!" Endymion spat, "You cannot kill one of the undead!"

The prince ripped the blade out of his side, and pointed it at his neck. Diamond's eyes widened as he felt the tip of the blade against his flesh. Endymion's eyes flashed, but he lowered the weapon to his side. He took a look at it and noticed that it was his.

"It's the dagger you killed me with, bastard," Diamond said with distaste, "And how come I can't kill you yet your father fell so easily to death?"

"You never understood our people, did you? One of the undead can only die if it is their time to move on. You can even look at it as fate," Endymion explained, "They died because it was meant to happen. If they didn't, we wouldn't be standing her in this situation today. The same reason for your father, too."

Diamond grew silent as realization hit him. Every undead's death that took place was meant to happen. Fate willed it to take place.

"What about my death?" Diamond asked, "Why did I die, hm?"

"Because… you deserve it!" A feminine voice said from behind. Suddenly, a long, silver sword was sliced right through Diamond's stomach. Standing behind him was Serenity with pure hatred in her sapphire eyes. Bright red blood trickled out of the side of Diamond's mouth as he fell to the ground.

"How is this possible? I cannot die because I'm already dead!" Diamond gasped out as more blood filled his mouth. Serenity walked in front of the dying man, and knelt down to look him in the eye.

"When you purposely rape an angel… you will be killed again as a demon," The silver-haired woman spat. Diamond's eye connected with hers and saw the purity of an angel in them.

"W-Who are you?" Diamond asked before he breathed his last breath. Endymion watched with emotionless eyes when he felt death linger in the air.

He turned to his men, "All of you, take this slithering worm's soul to wait in the line to Hell."

His generals nodded. Kunzite did the process for spirit removal. He placed the palm of his hand on Diamond's back, and a dark, black ball rose from the body. Kunzite turned his hand palm up as he pointed at it. The ball lifted in the air where it cracked open into a transcendent spirit. Kunzite held out his arms as it floated down to rest it them. Everyone looked at Diamond's dark spirit one last time before the generals disappeared taking it with them.

Serenity turned around to see her parents' wrists and ankles connected to the wall by chains. She ran towards them. The girl looked at her mother first.

"I'm so sorry! I-I never realized you had been kidnapped and held hostage by th-that beast!" Serenity cried as she went to hug her mother, but stopped when she saw her form going in and out of her sight, "Mother?"

"S-Serenity, dear, we're dying," Her mother spoke in a weak voice, "Being in this place… is not good for the soul. We have been withering away ever since we got here. Now, I think our time is finally coming."

"W-W-What?!" Serenity gasped as more tears traveled down her face. She looked behind her at Endymion to see the cold, emotionless eyes he used when he was waiting for death. Serenity shook her head in denial, "No, no, no, NO! I will not let them die like this! Not after I found them after so many years, and can finally save them from this place! I don't want to lose my parents!"

"Serenity," Endymion said slowly as he placed his hand on her shoulder. She brushed it away roughly. The crying girl turned to him fiercely.

"Do something! Save them like you did me! Please!" She cried out as she grasped his shirt. Endymion closed his eyes.

"I did not save you, Serenity. The Prince of Death does not return life to those that have died."

"Then… how did I...?"

"You saved yourself, did you not?" Endymion whispered to her, "You did tell Diamond that you were an angel. Is that a lie or is it an unknown truth?"

"Uhh…"

"That sword didn't look normal, either."

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Serenity didn't know how to respond. When she killed Diamond… something took her over. She was lying in her bed trying to go to sleep. Next thing you know, she was running through the halls, and passed through a few walls. Then, a sword appeared in her hand, and she saw Diamond standing in front of her with his back facing her. Serenity knew that it would have been her only chance so she used the sword to kill him. What was she?

"I-I don't know," Serenity stuttered unable to come up with an answer. Suddenly, Serenity's body began to glow white until it completely covered her. As soon as it had come it was gone, and Serenity was there again. The dress that she had been wearing was now silky white.

"Serenity?" Endymion asked. Serenity looked at him with a smile.

"I'm Serenity, Angel of Life," She said kindly. The angel turned to her mother and father, "I will save you."

Serenity walked closer to her parents and reached out her hands. Her parents looked at each other in wonder. They didn't know what to do but place their hands in their daughters. Dancing white light raced down Serenity's arms until it met her parents' hands. It filled their bodies brightly. Her parents closed their eyes as the powerful, but gentle light gave them new strength – new life. Once again, it stopped as fast as it started, and Serenity's mother and father stood tall in perfect health.

"Thank you," They breathed in unison. Her mother began to cry as she reached for her daughter. For several moments, the reunited family stood there not letting go of one another. Endymion seemed to have been forgotten. He stood silently in the shadows as he watched Serenity. He wasn't needed any longer. Serenity was safe, and so was her family. Endymion, The Prince of Death, would only deal with humans when it came to death.

Serenity glanced around the room, "Endymion?"

He was gone.

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Serenity sat in her bedroom. It had been a week since the incident happened. She hasn't heard or seen Endymion at all. The emotions that she believed she would feel after she was raped finally started to take a toll on her, and she was falling into depression. Serenity kept telling herself that it didn't matter that she wasn't seeing Endymion. He was only a guy that was going to stick around until he got what he wanted out of their deal. Now, everything was finished, and he no longer needed her.

"Why do I care anyway? I don't love him," Serenity said softly. Even if she did, it would never work. The Angel of Life loving the Prince of Death? Some sick joke.

Her friends were glad to see her again when she returned. They spent every night with her for the past week. It was Friday so they'd probably be over again soon.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Serenity smiled as she walked towards the door. She didn't have to open it because her friends just came right in. Mina held a key proudly in the air. When Serenity came home, she made a key to her apartment for each of the girls. They knew who she was, and found out they were angels too; Guardian Angels of Serenity.

"We brought movies and ice cream!" Mina squealed happily as she went into the kitchen. Serenity realized that she only smiled when her friends were around or her family. They were trying their best to keep her cheerful, and not let her slip further down into depression and denial. She couldn't ask for better people in her life. They wanted her to stay strong, and she was trying every way possible to see that she did.

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Endymion stood on an adjacent building from Serenity's apartment complex. He knew Serenity had her friends over, and that they were the only ones keeping her happy as well as her parents. The dark prince knew that someday the rape would take its effects on her emotions once she realized that it happened and had time to think about it. Everything went too quick for her to have the time to process the terrible crime commited.

"I don't think she had time to think over her feelings for you," Kunzite said as he joined him on the roof.

"It wasn't real, Kunzite. The moments we shared weren't real."

"How's that?"

"The emotions… weren't right. We weren't in love. She was desperate for comfort and I was simply there. She only confided in me because she had no one else to talk to about it."

"You know that isn't true. You may not be sure of her feelings, but yours... yours were real. I could tell by your desperation to find her."

Endymion looked at his friend, "The feelings don't go past friendship. They can't."

Endymion didn't say anymore as he turned away. Kunzite wanted to stop him, but held back. It was Endymion's decision to decide what to do. Hopefully, it wouldn't take him long to go after her.

Well, there's that. There will be two chapter after this one - ch. 14 and the epilogue. I hope a lot of questions were answered. If you have a few more: ask. I like this chapter. I know it's short, but it was five pages on Word. I'm sorry if the explanations, descriptions, etc sounded lame.

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