Chapter Two: This Is Not A Dream

            Emerald eyes opened and blinked a couple of times before her vision was back to normal. She gasped when she looked at an unfamiliar ceiling and sat up straight wincing immediately when a sharp pain crossed her mind. She noticed that she wasn't wearing her tight green dress but a man's big button down shirt that came down to her knees. Standing up quickly she placed her hand protectively on her stomach and looked in the full-length mirror that was in front of her. She noticed that her brown hair was let loose, going down to her lower back. 'Where am I?' She asked herself. 'I can't feel the others anywhere.' She ran out of the room only to bump into something or one.

            Lita gasped as she began to fall backwards. Closing her eyes she waited for the ground to hit but it didn't come. She looked up to see who had placed their arms around her waist and gasped when she saw beautiful blue eyes. "Where do you think you're going in your state?" The person asked firmly.

            The Brunette removed herself from his arms and stood on her own. She looked at the unfamiliar face and frowned deeply. "Who are you?" She asked warily. "And what do you mean by my state?"

            The man sighed at her tone of voice while picking up his book that fell to the ground when she bumped into him. On the way to his room he was going to check on her but she seemed okay now. "I'm Rowen. My friend found you by the lake and we took you in."

            Lita frowned at what he said. 'Found me by the lake? Took me in?' Her eyes went wide. 'Oh no! My wish.' She ran passed him. "Hey!" She heard Rowen yell but she didn't stop she had to know exactly where she was. Soon she found a staircase and ran down but stopped when she reached the bottom and saw four men, a boy and a tiger seating down on the couches in front of the TV. Stepping back as she looked at the unfamiliar faces she gasped when she hit something solid and turned around only to find an annoyed Rowen. "Where do you think you're going?" He asked her and gained all the attention in the room.

            Ryo stood up when he saw the girl and said, "You finally woke up. We were getting worried there for a second."

            Lita turned around again to see who was talking and frowned. "Who are you guys and where the hell am I?"

            "I'm Ryo." The raven-haired man announced. "That's Sage." The blonde man nodded at her. "Over there in Kento." With a grin Kento waved at her. "This here is Cye." The English man smiled warmly making her fell at easy. "Behind you is Rowen. The little guy here is Yuli." Ryo said as he put his hand on Yuli's head. "And the Tiger is White Blaze." Yuli smiled brightly. "Hey!"

            Lita couldn't help but smile at him.

            "We don't know how you got here or why you were at the lake unconscious so we brought you here." The one named Sage answered her second question.

             Lita enclosed her arms around herself protectively as she thought, 'If any of these boys changed me I swear…'

            As if knowing what she was thinking Cye spoke. "We have another friend that's in the kitchen, her name is Mia. She's the one who took care of you." As if on cue the door to the kitchen opened and a woman with brownish-red hair walked out with a tray of food. She stopped when she saw the woman that came in a day ago looking at her. Her face brightens and she said. "You finally woke up." She started with a relief smile. "Are you feeling any better?"

            Before Lita could respond to that a wave of sickness washed over her. She closed her eyes for a second before she put her hand on her mouth. With widen eyes Kento took her wrist and rushed her upstairs to the bathroom. Leaving with two younger sisters thought him a thing or two about pregnancy. He opened the door to his left and Lita quickly went in it rejecting all the food she ate yesterday. Kento frowned as he heard her before he sighed in relief. "Whoa that was a close one."

            The others looked surprised when Kento had rushed Lita upstairs. How did he know that he had to take her to the bathroom? Was the question that popped into the minds of the adults. "Is she sick?" Yuli asked them. He was worried.

            Rowen shook his head. "No Yuli, she's just expecting remember?" He watched as the boy nodded while Mia's eyes widen, as she now understood. "Well, for the next few months she will be rejecting her food."

            "Why?" Yuli asked. He didn't know why anyone would do such a thing.

            Kento came back downstairs followed by the woman. She wasn't looking all that great anymore. When Kento noticed it he helped her sit down. "What's happening to me?" She whispered.

            All the guys and Mia looked at each other when they heard her. 'Did she know she was pregnant?' Was the only question that popped in their mind.

            "Um…Mrs." Cye started

            Lita laughed bitterly at the appellation he used on her. "I'm not married Cye." She spoke. "And call me Lita."

            "So you're engaged…" Kento asked slowly.

            "No." She shocked on her word. She looked away ashamed of herself.

            "May I ask why you laughed then?" Cye asked. He wanted to know if she knew her condition.

            Lita closed her eyes as she looked down. "Why are you asking anyway? I don't know anything about you."

            "I'm asking so we can know why you fainted." He responded.

            Sighing Lita uttered the words she never thought she would say until she was married, "I fainted because I was running in the rain to return home. But it was too much for me. You see I'm pre-pre-" She sighed. She couldn't even utter the words. "I'm pregnant." There she said it maybe now she could wake up in her bed, but it didn't happen. She was still sitting in front of them ready to cry.

            "You're not married?" Yuli asked and quickly winced when Sage hit him lightly on his head to stop him from saying anything else. Yuli rubbed his head as he glared at the older man.

            Lita was so distraught that she didn't even notice the exchange. What would she do now? As the feeling of despair got a strong hold on her tears began to gather. She tried to force them back but whatever she did she couldn't help it. Tears began to flow. She bowed her head down so they wouldn't see her tears but Mia had already seen them. She bit her lips as she looked at the younger woman while putting the tray down.

            Lita bit her lips so the sobs won't come out. She wasn't going to cry in front of them, she wasn't. When she felt a hand on her shoulder she looked up to see Mia. "Lita let it go." As if her words held magic Lita broke down crying.

            The guys looked at each other uneasy and worried before they looked back at the girl who was now in Mia's arms. "What am I going to do?" Lita whispered in Mia's shirt.

            "Have you seen a doctor?" She asked.

            Lita shook her head. "No, I only found out two days ago. I don't even know where I am?" In all the days in her life Lita had never cried this much in front of strangers. What scared her most was how she was going to take care of the unplanned baby on her own when she herself was lost. She knew the wish she had made the other night before she fainted came true because she couldn't sense her friends anywhere around her. Not even Darien. She was so scared.

            Mia frowned at the answer she received. "Come on we're going."

            The guys looked at Mia shocked and surprised while Lita pulled away from her. "What?"

            Mia smiled, "I'll take you to the hospital. You need to know if the baby is alright."

            Lita looked at her in shock. This woman was going out of her way to help her. Someone she didn't even know. "But I don't have any ID, money, or anything like that on me."

            "Well, lets get you dressed first." Mia stood up straight. "Sage please call a hospital and tell them we're coming."

            The blonde man nodded and went to the phone in the office room.

            "But…"

            "No buts Lita. We'll take care of you until you want to leave." She held her hand. "Now come on." Pulling her to her feet she began to pull her upstairs.

            "Ryo?" Yuli called as he pulled on the older man's sleeve.

            "Yea?" Ryo looked down at him.

            "Does this mean she's staying?"

            "I guess so Yuli, but Mia knows something I can feel it." He whispered.

            "You too?" Rowen asked. "I felt she was."

            "The appointment is booked for tomorrow at twelve." Sage announced as he came back. He stood next to Rowen and frowned deep in thought, "I wonder what Mia's hiding? And where did she come from? And why was Mia so surprise to see her?"

            All the guys shrugged as Sage looked at them. They really had no clue on what was going through Mia's mind but they will find out. Sooner or Later.

~*~*~*~*~

            Serena walked up the stairs of the Cherry Hill Temple very depressed. She couldn't get Darien's betrayal out of her mind and when she thought about Lita she would always cry. She didn't want her friends going through that kind of things. She never did and now what she thought that would never happen, just happened. Lita was beyond her reach she could feel it and it pained her to know that she would be going through it alone. Lita was now missing for two days and none of them knew where she was. She looked up when she heard her name being called and saw Amy looking at her with a soft smile. She was in front of Raye and Mina. Serena returned a weak smile.

            "How are you doing Serena?" The blue-haired woman asked.

            "As well as I should in this situation." The blonde responded in a low voice that radiated pain and sorrow. Raye looked at Serena sad before she covered it up with a smile. She was going to chide her about coming late but changed her mind when she thought that Serena wouldn't be up for it. "Come on lets get this meeting started." She spoke. They didn't even see a man walk up the stairs until he said. "Can I join you?"

            Amy, Raye, and Mina looked in front of them when they heard the very familiar voice and glared at the man while Serena froze before she quickly walked into Raye's room. She didn't want to see him. Not anymore. Not ever. Ami followed Serena to comfort her and left her friends to deal with Darien.

            "You're not allowed in this temple Darien." Raye sneered. "Ever."

            "Just leave." Mina added as she turned her back to him and went inside Raye's room. The raven-haired girl staid to make sure Darien would leave.

            Darien sighed. They were still angry with him. 'Well duh Darien, what did you expect! You practically raped one of their friend and the cause of her disappearance.' He sighed again. Looking at Raye sadly he said. "Raye I'm really sorry. I truly didn't mean for any of this." He didn't allow her to respond because he had left quickly.

            Raye squeezed her face in anger. "How can he say that? The nerve of him!" She exclaimed before she walked into her room. She found Serena sitting on her bed with Amy by her side and Mina sitting on the floor next to Serena's legs.

            "Is he gone?" Serena asked hopefully.

            Raye nodded. "Come lets get started."

            "I checked for Lita's signature and didn't see it anywhere in Tokyo or on earth." Amy spoke. "She's not here. So I'm thinking she might be in another dimension."

            "But, how would she get there?" Mina asked confused.

            "Pluto maybe." Serena whispered.

            "I don't think so Serena." Raye said.

            Suddenly there was a green bright glow in the middle of the room making all the girls look away. When they looked back they gasped in shock and awe as they stared at a beautiful ghost like figure in front of them. "Princess Ami is correct."

            "Oh My God." Mina exclaimed as she stood on her feet. The woman in front of them looked exactly like Lita except her hair was green and shorter with waves in them. "Lita?"

            The woman laughed softly at the appellation. "No my dear, I am not the one you're looking for."

            "Then who are you?" Raye asked

            "I am the queen of Jupiter, Princess Rei. I'm Lita's mother." The figure spoke, announcing herself.

            "What….No way…god." Were all the remarks the woman got from all four of the young ladies.

            Amy shook her head and stared at the ghostly figure. "Please do you know where Lita is?" She asked if great amount of concern. They watched as the queen nodded her head yes. "I'm here to tell you that Lita is being taking care off and you don't need to worry about her. I will tell you that she will return to you in six years."

            "Wait, why six years and not now?" Serena asked desperately.

            The queen sighed. "Before lita was sent to another dimension she requested a wish. The wish was to go to another world entirely where no one knew her. She was afraid that you'll all hate her after you found out what happened and she was too ashamed to show her face. I placed her with five warriors like yourselves. They will help her and protect her until its time for her to come back. Please don't worry any longer. I must be going." Before they could stop her she vanished.

            "Lita." They all whispered. It looked like they would have to wait almost half a decade to see their best friend again. They just hope it would pass quickly.

~*~*~*~*~*~

            Lita looked at Mia as the older woman tried to take out one of her clothes that didn't fit her anymore. Lita suddenly asked, "Why?" She looked at her hands not wanting to see Mia's puzzled face when she turned around. "Why are you doing this? I'm a stranger to you. I could be a killer but you still help me. I don't deserve this." She closed her eyes.

            Mia looked at the younger girl a bit sadden. "Lita, I'm helping you because I want too. I'll take my chances and I doubt you're a killer. You may be a stranger to me but…" She walked up to Lita and lifted her head up with her index finger under her chin. "We can always change that." She smiled at the brunette. "Now come on, stop crying and start Smiling. We are really nice people."

            Lita couldn't help but smiled. Mia seemed friendly and she was grateful for it. She slipped in a jeans and black long shirt that has the words Nike writing across of it.  She allowed Mia to brush her hair and put it in the regular ponytail as they finished the door opened to reveal Rowen's head he had his eyes closed and both girls couldn't help giggling. Rowen opened one eye when he heard the girls. He opened the door wider and stepped in. "Now that you're finish laughing at me." He started with a grin. This surprised Lita. "Your appointment is tomorrow at twelve. Sage said that's the only time they are available."

            Mia nodded "That's fine." She said before she removed herself from Lita's view. "Were done here."

            Lita stood up as she did she felt her stomach grow. "Mia do you have anything to eat?" She asked hesitantly.

            Mia's eyes grew wide when she remembered the tray she left. "Oh no I forgot. I prepared you something to eat."

            "Um Mia." Rowen said as he looked at the woman. "Sorry to tell you this but Kento polished it off."

            "KENTO!" Mia yelled as she ran out of the room leaving Lita and Rowen behind.

            Rowen looked at Lita and found her laughing. He smiled at her before he cleared his throat. "We better get going before she kills him."

            Lita smiled at him and nodded. 'If I'm dreaming I don't want to wake up.' She thought as she walked downstairs with Rowen. They saw the guys all laughing at Kento as Mia scolded him. Lita blushed when she saw Ryo look her way with a bright smile. 'No, this is not a dream.'

Author's Notes: Well this is it! Chapter two. I know it's not much and I'm sorry for that but please, please tell me what you think. Okay you guys get to vote! Do you prefer Ryo and Lita or Sage and Lita? Please vote so I know who to pair later on in the story.

Have a nice day! ^_^

PS please excuse any errors that you find!