Title: For Tonight

Genre: Right after the starlights find Kakyuu-hime
Rated: PG-13 (for suggested themes and two females being together)

AN: okay...I need to explain some things about this fanfic first. It's a wonderful mix of the
manga and anime (don't you just luv people who do that?! ^.^) The storyline is somewhat like the
anime...but they (starlights) are girls the whole time and only dress like guys (like the manga).
Confusing enough? Good! My job here is done. *bows and leaves*

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"You're so beauiful." her soft words echoed dully in the small room, a tender flicker of
love against the night that steadily wrapped it's arms around the city, holding it tight in it's
seemingly endless embrace. An endless gap of time that somehow always seem to come up to short
when the end is drawing near. When the sleepers dare to open their eyes for the first glipse of
the sun, a new day. And for those who are only allowed to share their secerts during one..one
night...the morning always comes to soon.
Tiny shadows danced along the walls, given birth by the gentle glow of the tall lamp
setting on the nightstand beside the bed. The night had moved on past midnight and it had grown
still in the small room, all sounds from without being muted by the height and the thickness
where the apartment rested. Silence had taken it's reign upon all...except those whom the red
string of destiny had twined together, their eyes glazed with a dreadful knowledge of what they
were doing was wrong...yet so right.
The young girl timidly reached out a hand to touch the soft skin of her angel,
trailing her fingertips along the tenderness of her neck, smiling softly as her lover's eyes
brightened at the carress. "Healer..." her lover's lips trembled with longing and the sound of
her name somehow brought her back to her own reality. A reality that, for a few hours, she had
been able to ignore, yet now was pounding itself over and over again in the back of her mind.
Reminding her of who she was...what her place was in this world...and exactly who she was holding
so close...so lovingly in her arms.
"Princess..." she breathed, feeling frightened once more, puzzled as the feelings battled
within her. Of either withdrawing and bowing in shame for not being worthy enough to be in such a
position or the feeling to taste her. To inhale her...and to carress her soul. Never in her
life had she been so confused, so frustrated and so utterly helpless then she felt right then.
"Iie..." the young princess gazed up from Yaten's warm embrace, peering up from
underneath long dark lashes, her deep crimsion eyes holding a certain depth of fear as well...but
for other reasons. "Please...don't leave me alone."
Those few simple words....spoken so softly, echoed throughout Yaten's heart and she
hated herself in that split second. Hated herself for even thinking of being sorry for what they
had done..for what they were...and espically for how she felt about the woman in her embrace.
Looking into those eyes she felt more than worthy to be holding her princess this close, more
than worthy to be brushing her needy lips against Kakyuu's pale throat, the tiny intake of breath
from her lover the only sign given that the smallest movement Yaten played upon her was driving
her mad. "Kakyuu-hime...."
"Iie..." her voice was soft...almost hoarse with thick passion, as Yaten's lips ever so
lightly pressed against the hollow of her throat, "please...only kakyuu..."
Yaten's lips paused and trembled against the warm skin of kakyuu's neck. Speaking
slowly, almost as if testing out the new form of calling her lover, she mummbled, "Kakyuu..." it
felt slightly forigen to her, but somehow...like it was meant to be. Yes, they were meant to be.
"Kakyuu."
Yaten pressed her lips up against kakyuu's delicate skin once more, the soft fragrance of
olive branches surrounding her, making her heart ache to touch the beautiful girl beside her.
That scent....so gentle, so warm....and the memmories of earlier that night were played again in
the dark shadows of Yaten's mind.
-@-
"The princess?"
A little startled, Seiya looked up from the small couch where she had been sitting and
talking with the princess until Kakyuu had fallen asleep. Her dark blue eyes looked up as Taiki
and Yaten walked into their mid-city apartment, carrying a few bags of groceries to supply them
for their last few days, hopefully, living on Earth, Yaten's question sounding worried. Sighing
softly, Seiya glanced over at the peaceful looking princess beside them, "Sleeping..."
Taiki placed the few bags she was carrying on the counter top and shook her head, looking
sadly over at their princess, "She must be very tired."
"I don't blame her..." yaten replied softly, setting her bags down as well and glancing
over at the lovely sleeping form.
She had fallen asleep half way leaning against Seiya and half way leaning against the
small couch, her long deep red hair flowing gently over her shoulders, her lips slightly parted
as she breathed softly. So beautiful.... "She's been all alone for so long." Yaten finished,
her heart pained at the thought of such a lovely angel being so alone all this time...and so
frightened. She silently cursed herself, like she had done many times before, for not being
there when the princess needed her most. 'gomen ne...princess.'
With a quick movement, Seiya stood and looked over at the other two. Yaten could tell
what was on her mind....and it upset her. 'She's thinking about that...girl again! How can she
do this to the princess?! How can she just blow off her duties and not care like that! All for
that sailormoon...' but the soft look of sorrow in seiya's eyes stirred yaten into not speaking
her cruel thoughts and she simply gave Seiya a disapproving look, letting her know exactly how
she felt.
If Seiya had noticed, she didn't give any indacation. Instead, she simply told the two,
"Look after her..." and giving one last glance over towards the sleeping princess, she walked out
of the apartment.
Yaten bit her lip to keep from cursing out loud and ranting about Seiya's lack of
concentration. Now that they had found their princess they needed to be even more ready for
Galaxia's coming attack on earth. She would never....never let anyone hurt Kakyuu again.
"Yaten...." Taiki softly called her companion back from her thoughts, the taller girl's
deep lavender eyes focused upon the silver haired starlight, "Give her time..."
Yaten brushed off the comment and walking over to the couch where Kakyuu was sleeping,
she gently picked up the princess in her arms, "I'll take her to her room." was the only comment
she gave before disapearing off into the shadows of the hallway.
Taiki sighed softly and turned to busy herself with unpacking their food.
Repositioning the precious cargo in her arms, Yaten was easily able to open the door to
the room they had saved for their princess and carried the young girl into the dark room, the
only light being cast in from the open window. Carefully, Yaten set her princess down upon the
over stuffed bed and flicked on the small lamp beside the bed, the light illumanating the room
barely and giving kakyuu an angelic glow. Silver haired fluttered in an invisible breeze, as
Yaten kneeled down beside the bed, placing her elbows on the edge of the bed, and watched
over the sleeping girl. "Princess..." she whispered into the darkness, feeling her cheeks grow a
little warm as small tears started to form in the edge of her emerald green eyes, kissed with
hints of gold, "At last...you are back." The tiny droplets of tears, months of anguish...of
sorrowed waiting and hoping for the saftey of this single lady, slowly ran down her pale cheek
and fell from her chin onto the soft blankets covering the bed.
Kakyuu sighed, almost frustrated, in her sleep and Yaten's gaze lifted up to her angelic
face. So beautiful..so beyond any beauty that she had seen while they were on Earth. Comparing
Kakyuu with any girl in the galaxy...seemed almost improper. Smiling at the sleeping girl, Yaten
gently lifted a hand to brush back the deep red tresses from her almost childish face. Yet as her
fingertips brusehd up against kakyuu's skin, the princess stirred in her slumber, her eyelids
fluttering open. Gazing around a bit startled and confused as to where she was, she focused
upon Yaten and her tiny smile captivated the star senshi. "H..healer..."
Her beautiful voice....so soft and melodic....struck a small note in healer's heart and
she couldn't resist the urge to let her fingertips brush up against kakyuu's soft cheek tenderly
as she withdrew her hand and bowed slightly, "Gome ne Kakyuu-hime..I..I did not mean to wake
you."
"Healer..." the senshi's skin tingled slightly as kakyuu's fingers reached out to grasp
hers, intertwining their long fingers together and gazing up at her guardian. Her senses were
almost overwhelming her...being so close to this lovely angel...feeling her skin...inhaling her
sweet fragrance. Tenderly, she found herself reaching out towards the princess, her fingers
brushing up against her arm through the sheer fabrice of Kakyuu's dress, lightly touching her
elbow and slowly trailing upwards.
The princess only seemed a little bit surprised by the odd action, but her eyes softened
as they gazed up into Yaten's green eyes and were twinkling softly in the dim light. "Princess...
.I...we were so worried about you." Yaten paused, feeling a lump rise up in her throat as she
faught back the unwanted tears, the tears that had haunted her every night and every morning she
had to pass by without kakyuu being there, "demo..you are safe now...I'm... gomen ne that we
couldn't protect you..."
With a small hesistation, Kakyuu sat up in the bed, her eyes never leaving yaten's and
she looked at her almost with worry as she shook her head, her long hair falling down over her
shoulders, "Iie..Healer." she smiled so softly...it was like a rainbow shining across Yaten's
weary darkened soul and kakyuu reached out a hand, gently cupping her senshi's cheek, grazing
her thumb against her lips causing Yaten to shiver slightly, "You...all of you protected me the
best you could...Do not blame yourself Healer. It had to be this way." the young princess
looked down suddenly, but not before Yaten could catch the small speck of sorrow buried deep in
her beautiful eyes, "Hai..I was frightened...being alone and not sure where to go...demo...demo
..." looking up again a tiny glint of a tear shining in her deep eyes, "now that I've found you
again....I don't ever want to lose you again....healer...I..." her words broke off quickly and
slowly, she leaned over towards Yaten, her hand sliding down from her cheek.
There was what almost seemed like a pause in living for yaten, a moment when she forgot
to even breath. It was right before Kakyuu's soft lips pressed up against hers...the sweet
moment when nothing else exhisted...nothing else mattered...except her. And she tasted so
sweet...almost like chocolate, like a dream come true and she was...this was. Space had
become void as Yaten parted her trembling lips, the kiss deepening. Her soul reaching...reaching
out to touch Kakyuu's. To carrass it, to explore her and to be with her....and yet suddenly,
just as yaten was starting to feel the soft, warm glow of Kakyuu's shine, the moment was over.
Reality came back and she realized exactly what she was doing.
Almost like a frightened cat, Yaten pulled back from the deep kiss, her eyes wide and
confused. Without any hesistaion, she started to apologize for acting out of her line, "Gomen.
Gomen ne princess." she looked away quickly, guilt riding heavy upon her heart, her cheeks
flushed a dark pink.
"Healer..." Kakyuu mummbled and Healer cringed as she felt the sorrow her princess was
feeling. "Please...Healer...."
Silence wrapped around the couple for a long moment, almost making the room unbearable.
Yaten flintched suddenly as she felt Kakyuu's hand glide up against her cheek, lightly stroaking
the skin, "Healer....do not look away from me...please."
The gentle plees of the princess drove deep into the silver haired starlight's heart and
she felt the pain that Kakyuu was feeling...almost as if she...as if she had rejected her!
Quickly she looked up and over into Kakyuu's eyes that were now misted with tears, "Iie!" Yaten
breathed, moving closer to her princess, her fingers brushing up against the girl's arms,
"Iie..princess...do not cry...please.." and leaning down, her lips found each and every lonesome
tear upon kakyuu's beautiful face....and she kissed them away softly. Kissed away all their
doubts, all their fear, all their lonliness and misunderstandings....Yaten's fingertips
finding tiny sensative spots upon her body and softly carressing them, gliding across the
princess' pale skin, sending warm fire through both of their bodies and circling around them,
drawing them closer and closer to the very center of each other. Until, Yaten's lips softly
pressed up against Kakyuu's again...saying a million things she had ever longed to whisper to
the princess, revealing the truth behind a thousand lies...a thosand acts to cover up how she
really felt and in return Yaten felt kakyuu's soul open up to her as well. Sharing with her
whispered thoughts, hoped for touches, and longed for embraces....and tonight, just for
tonight both would forget who they were and why they couldn't be....and they would be each
other's soul. They would feast upon their dreams and disreguard their given paths, forgetting
to live...except to live for then and for each other.
Soft giggles painted the small room as Yaten's lips brushed up against Kakyuu's bare
stomach, her hands tenderly stroaking her flesh, aching for her. "Healer....the night will not
last long enough..." her sorrow filled worries were voiced in the darkness.
And by now, Yaten had found her way up to lay beside her princess, holding her close in
her arms, her impassioned lips leaving tiny trails along kakyuu's bare shoulders, touching,
teasing, tasting, "Hai," her warm breath brushed up against the curve of Kakyuu's neck as Yaten
mummbled the impassioned words, her fingers running over the princess' side, outlining her every
curve, "this night will seem the shortest night of my life...I wish it would be neverending."
Light green eyes glanced up and caught the small tear shed for their loss....for the
unfairness of love, of duty and of living with the one you loved so close...yet untouchable.
And with a few more kisses...and their souls intertwining, they were able to forget once
again....embracing one another pyhsically and spiritually as well....their dreams touching, their
souls shining brightly as their dreams became reality, their whispered longings fullfilled and
their hearts touched.
-@-
"Kakyuu", it sounded just perfect....just like her.
The young princess stirred in her arms and looked up at Yaten, her eyes alive with
emotion, swirling and threating to draw Yaten deep within them. "Healer...." soft lips
pressed up against the senshi's colar bone and she trembled slightly, drawing kakyuu closer to
her. "Aishiteru yo..."
Yaten held Kakyuu to her, never wanting the night to disapear....and even when it did,
she would forever cherish this...and would tuck the memmories away in her heart. And even
though it was not supposed to be possible she did...."Aishiteru yo, kakyuu..my princess."
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