Last Kiss (II)
**Last time, Mina was in her limo on her way to the secret Crystal Tokyo Ball, excited about her 'magic' dress and finding her true love. What will happen? Read on! ~ Morgan Marie**
The limo stopped at an ally. Mina was very confused. "Sir, is this where we are supposed to be?" she asked the driver.
"That's what the directions said. I'm as confused as you are. I just followed King Endymion's orders." He said.
"I understand." Mina said. If this is a secret ball, there must be a secret entrance, she thought. As if someone had read her mind, a bright light came out of the sky. Mina, slightly scared, climbed out the limo. She studied it. This must be the entrance, she thought. Mina carefully stepped into the light. She felt dizzy as her whole body was moved. As soon as it had begun, it ended. She looked at her new surroundings. She was in a beautiful palace. It seemed so familiar. Suddenly, every memory she had rushed back to her. Not only was she Sailor Venus, the past Mina, but Princess Minako. Princess of Venus. Princess of Love. She held her head up high and walked towards the big beautiful doors, they were pulled open by two doormen. As soon as she stepped on the red carpet, a man with a microphone announced her presence.
"Princess Minako from Venus!" Mina smiled, as she was also welcomed warmly with applause. A servant approached her.
"May I take your shawl Princess?"
"Thank you Marie." Mina said with a smile as she untied her sheer shawl that was draped over her shoulders and handed it to her. A young girl with pink hair rushed up to her.
"Aunt Mina! Aunt Mina!" the girl held her arms out to her. Mina laughed and picked her up.
"How are you sweetie?" she said with a smile. Mina loved Chibi-Usa as if she were her own daughter. Sometimes she pretended she was her mother and that made her feel loved.
"I'm fine, now that you're here. Everyone else is boring. All they do is talk about the Black Moon and other boring things!"
Mina laughed.
"Chibi-Usa, are you saying I'm boring?" said a male's voice.
"No daddy!" Chibi-Usa said, jumping out of Minako's arms.
"How are you Endymion?" Minako asked the man.
"I'm great. Usagi was looking for you. Better see her before she explodes." He laughed and walked away accompanied by Chibi-Usa. Mina looked around for her friends when suddenly a dance started. She sighed and made her way towards her throne. All of the princesses had a throne for them and their date. As she moved through the crowd, someone grabbed her arm. She quickly spun around and came face to face with a handsome man who she had never met before. His eyes were somehow familiar.
"May I have this dance princess?" he asked.
"Certainly." Mina answered breathlessly. She could not take her eyes off of his. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he wrapped his around her waist. They started to dance beautifully. They were totally in sync. He spun Mina out and her dress spun out with her. She gracefully twirled back into his arms. They were so focused on their dancing and each other, that they didn't notice that everyone else had cleared the dance floor to watch them dance. Then, unexpectedly, he dipped her. Just then the song ended and the room filled with applause. He brought her up gracefully. They looked at each other longingly.
"Thank you Princess Minako" He said with a bow.
"Call me Mina." She said, still looking into his eyes.
"Mina. You were terrific." He said. Then, he took her arm and twirled her away from him. Mina stopped herself and was laughing. She looked up, but by then he was gone. Great she thought. That was the most fun I've had with a man in a long time and I don't even know who he was. Just then, Usagi approached her.
"Well Mina. I guess you've met Venus Knight." She said with a smile.
"Venus Knight?!" Mina's eyes widen. I must find him! I mustn't let him go! Determined, Mina ran off ignoring Usagi. She ran up to the man who introduced her. "Excuse me sir, but you would have happened to see a man with brown hair and dark eyes around, would you? He's tall…" After getting a blank response she added , "I think he's Venus Knight…"
"Oh yes!" the man replied. "He just left."
"WHAT?!" Minako exclaimed. She rushed out the door. She looked around. Outside was a beautiful garden. She looked all around. After not seeing anyone, she collapsed into a beautiful iron chair on the balcony. She looked up into the sky and right at her planet, Venus. Tears rolled down her face as she cried. "If I'm Princess of Venus, Guardian of Love, how come I can't find MY love? I've matched up tons of couples but I'm all alone! Why?" She said aloud as more tears fell. "Is this my destiny? To be alone?"
"No, Love, it's not."
Mina quickly turned to see none other then her beautiful Venus Knight. She looked at his wonderful face, as tears stained her own. "Please, what's your name?" she asked as more tears came.
"Devon, my name is Devon." He turned to leave.
"Devon-sama! Please! Don't leave me..alone..." Mina said as tears overflowed and cascaded down her face. Devon smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind Mina's ear.
"I won't. I promise." The two looked at each other like when they were dancing.
"Your eyes. I recognize them. You're the old lady from the dress shop!" Mina said. Devon laughed.
"Yes, I am. You see Mina, we have a destiny together." He looked into the sky at Venus. "Isn't Venus beautiful?" Mina nodded in agreement and looked at the planet also.
"Minako, you are so beautiful." Devon said turning her face towards his. They looked into each other's eyes. They leaned closer and closer. Then, they kissed. As soon as their lips met, Mina knew that she was in love. "Just like a golden rose." He said. He pulled her onto his lap and started to braid her hair. Mina was so swept away. Every time his fingers 'accidentally' brushed her shoulders and neck, she thought she would melt. Devon tied the bow at the end of her hair to keep her braid in place. He turned her toward him and handed her a golden rose along with a soft, sweet kiss.
"Devon," Mina said, twirling the rose, "Do we have a life together?"
"Would you like me to show you?" He replied. Mina nodded. Devon snapped and the world around them was a blur.
When the world stopped spinning, Mina found herself in a beautiful bedroom. She remembered it as her own palace on Venus. Mina looked down at herself. She was shocked yet delighted to find herself in a wedding dress. An older Usagi walked over to Mina. "Ready?" Mina nodded. Usagi sighed. "Mina, you don't have to do this you know. I'm sure our army could fight them off." Mina hadn't the slightest clue what Usagi was talking about, but she found herself saying "Don't worry Serenity. I'll be ok." She gave a slight smile and hugged Usagi as they both broke out into tears. Wow Mina thought, I wonder why marrying Devon is such a big deal. Music was heard coming from downstairs. It was "Here Comes the Bride". Mina felt a lump form in her throat. She looked at Usagi who was in full blown tears. Usagi offered one more hug then started walking down the stairs slowly, as the Maid of Honor. Mina knew it was her turn when Usagi reached the bottom. She started walking down the beautiful ivory steps that lead to her castle's main room. As she neared the bottom, she saw Prince Diamond in his best outfit ever. Mina froze. She didn't know why she was doing this. Then, something told her that it was to save the world. She noticed Diamond giving her a glare so she kept walking down towards a wedding she didn't want, towards a future she didn't want.
**Last time, Mina was in her limo on her way to the secret Crystal Tokyo Ball, excited about her 'magic' dress and finding her true love. What will happen? Read on! ~ Morgan Marie**
The limo stopped at an ally. Mina was very confused. "Sir, is this where we are supposed to be?" she asked the driver.
"That's what the directions said. I'm as confused as you are. I just followed King Endymion's orders." He said.
"I understand." Mina said. If this is a secret ball, there must be a secret entrance, she thought. As if someone had read her mind, a bright light came out of the sky. Mina, slightly scared, climbed out the limo. She studied it. This must be the entrance, she thought. Mina carefully stepped into the light. She felt dizzy as her whole body was moved. As soon as it had begun, it ended. She looked at her new surroundings. She was in a beautiful palace. It seemed so familiar. Suddenly, every memory she had rushed back to her. Not only was she Sailor Venus, the past Mina, but Princess Minako. Princess of Venus. Princess of Love. She held her head up high and walked towards the big beautiful doors, they were pulled open by two doormen. As soon as she stepped on the red carpet, a man with a microphone announced her presence.
"Princess Minako from Venus!" Mina smiled, as she was also welcomed warmly with applause. A servant approached her.
"May I take your shawl Princess?"
"Thank you Marie." Mina said with a smile as she untied her sheer shawl that was draped over her shoulders and handed it to her. A young girl with pink hair rushed up to her.
"Aunt Mina! Aunt Mina!" the girl held her arms out to her. Mina laughed and picked her up.
"How are you sweetie?" she said with a smile. Mina loved Chibi-Usa as if she were her own daughter. Sometimes she pretended she was her mother and that made her feel loved.
"I'm fine, now that you're here. Everyone else is boring. All they do is talk about the Black Moon and other boring things!"
Mina laughed.
"Chibi-Usa, are you saying I'm boring?" said a male's voice.
"No daddy!" Chibi-Usa said, jumping out of Minako's arms.
"How are you Endymion?" Minako asked the man.
"I'm great. Usagi was looking for you. Better see her before she explodes." He laughed and walked away accompanied by Chibi-Usa. Mina looked around for her friends when suddenly a dance started. She sighed and made her way towards her throne. All of the princesses had a throne for them and their date. As she moved through the crowd, someone grabbed her arm. She quickly spun around and came face to face with a handsome man who she had never met before. His eyes were somehow familiar.
"May I have this dance princess?" he asked.
"Certainly." Mina answered breathlessly. She could not take her eyes off of his. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he wrapped his around her waist. They started to dance beautifully. They were totally in sync. He spun Mina out and her dress spun out with her. She gracefully twirled back into his arms. They were so focused on their dancing and each other, that they didn't notice that everyone else had cleared the dance floor to watch them dance. Then, unexpectedly, he dipped her. Just then the song ended and the room filled with applause. He brought her up gracefully. They looked at each other longingly.
"Thank you Princess Minako" He said with a bow.
"Call me Mina." She said, still looking into his eyes.
"Mina. You were terrific." He said. Then, he took her arm and twirled her away from him. Mina stopped herself and was laughing. She looked up, but by then he was gone. Great she thought. That was the most fun I've had with a man in a long time and I don't even know who he was. Just then, Usagi approached her.
"Well Mina. I guess you've met Venus Knight." She said with a smile.
"Venus Knight?!" Mina's eyes widen. I must find him! I mustn't let him go! Determined, Mina ran off ignoring Usagi. She ran up to the man who introduced her. "Excuse me sir, but you would have happened to see a man with brown hair and dark eyes around, would you? He's tall…" After getting a blank response she added , "I think he's Venus Knight…"
"Oh yes!" the man replied. "He just left."
"WHAT?!" Minako exclaimed. She rushed out the door. She looked around. Outside was a beautiful garden. She looked all around. After not seeing anyone, she collapsed into a beautiful iron chair on the balcony. She looked up into the sky and right at her planet, Venus. Tears rolled down her face as she cried. "If I'm Princess of Venus, Guardian of Love, how come I can't find MY love? I've matched up tons of couples but I'm all alone! Why?" She said aloud as more tears fell. "Is this my destiny? To be alone?"
"No, Love, it's not."
Mina quickly turned to see none other then her beautiful Venus Knight. She looked at his wonderful face, as tears stained her own. "Please, what's your name?" she asked as more tears came.
"Devon, my name is Devon." He turned to leave.
"Devon-sama! Please! Don't leave me..alone..." Mina said as tears overflowed and cascaded down her face. Devon smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind Mina's ear.
"I won't. I promise." The two looked at each other like when they were dancing.
"Your eyes. I recognize them. You're the old lady from the dress shop!" Mina said. Devon laughed.
"Yes, I am. You see Mina, we have a destiny together." He looked into the sky at Venus. "Isn't Venus beautiful?" Mina nodded in agreement and looked at the planet also.
"Minako, you are so beautiful." Devon said turning her face towards his. They looked into each other's eyes. They leaned closer and closer. Then, they kissed. As soon as their lips met, Mina knew that she was in love. "Just like a golden rose." He said. He pulled her onto his lap and started to braid her hair. Mina was so swept away. Every time his fingers 'accidentally' brushed her shoulders and neck, she thought she would melt. Devon tied the bow at the end of her hair to keep her braid in place. He turned her toward him and handed her a golden rose along with a soft, sweet kiss.
"Devon," Mina said, twirling the rose, "Do we have a life together?"
"Would you like me to show you?" He replied. Mina nodded. Devon snapped and the world around them was a blur.
When the world stopped spinning, Mina found herself in a beautiful bedroom. She remembered it as her own palace on Venus. Mina looked down at herself. She was shocked yet delighted to find herself in a wedding dress. An older Usagi walked over to Mina. "Ready?" Mina nodded. Usagi sighed. "Mina, you don't have to do this you know. I'm sure our army could fight them off." Mina hadn't the slightest clue what Usagi was talking about, but she found herself saying "Don't worry Serenity. I'll be ok." She gave a slight smile and hugged Usagi as they both broke out into tears. Wow Mina thought, I wonder why marrying Devon is such a big deal. Music was heard coming from downstairs. It was "Here Comes the Bride". Mina felt a lump form in her throat. She looked at Usagi who was in full blown tears. Usagi offered one more hug then started walking down the stairs slowly, as the Maid of Honor. Mina knew it was her turn when Usagi reached the bottom. She started walking down the beautiful ivory steps that lead to her castle's main room. As she neared the bottom, she saw Prince Diamond in his best outfit ever. Mina froze. She didn't know why she was doing this. Then, something told her that it was to save the world. She noticed Diamond giving her a glare so she kept walking down towards a wedding she didn't want, towards a future she didn't want.