The idea of the letter from the Princess was suggested to me in a review. So it's not mine, but I thought it was a very good idea so I added it to my story. Thank you!
Chapter 7 Duty Vs. Dreams
She screamed, "Those stupid senshi! They're strong!" she thought for awhile, "I want that little one maybe the others will be so grief stricken they'll be easy to trap, Sailor Saturn," she brought up images and saw that she was friends with the one who had stopped her from taking the Princess. She laughed to herself, "You're friends with Sailor Moon's daughter from the thirtieth century well this might be fun," she worked late until the sun came up until she found Sailor Saturn in a Hotaru Tomoe. She live with… "So you're all part of the outer senshi. How cute," she laughed, "Neptune, Uranus, Pluto and Saturn. I've found them all. Now I just have to destroy them all."
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She bit her nail, I'm going to tell him today, she told herself, for both Mamo-chan and Seiya.
"Hey Odango are you really that hungry?" Seiya laughed taking his seat behind her, "Or do your fingers taste good?"
She gasped and turned around, "Seiya," she whispered, and he laughed.
"That's my name glad you remembered."
"I have um something to talk to you about," she blushed, and he gave her a sideward glance.
"You sound serious, a new tone on you."
She smiled, "Nothing too serious just um…I'm worried about the outers," she blurted out and almost hit herself for not telling him. Instead she put on a worried expression and waited for him to smile which he did right on cue.
"Let's go see them this afternoon. It's Friday, and we have the night off."
She looked stunned, "You'd face the outers?"
"Anything to relieve your worries Princess," he bowed, and Usagi blushed again.
Ami shook her head and Usagi saw her mouth the word Chibi-usa. Usagi looked away from her sadly.
Seiya watched them curiously but didn't say anything. A few minutes later Minako flew in the room, Makoto close on her heels. Minako grabbed Ami's shoulders and shook her.
"Usagi-chan wasn't there! What if the enemy got her?" she demanded.
"Mina-chan, Usagi-chan is right there," Ami pointed meekly, and Minako and Makoto turned to Usagi, Seiya, Yaten and Taiki glancing at them nervously while others stared. They grimaced and snuck to their seats.
"Usagi-chan early?" Minako muttered as she did.
"I didn't believe it but then I saw it," Makoto added.
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"Well we certainly met your enemy," Haruka mumbled unhappily as she let in both Usagi and Seiya.
"Is everyone okay? Rei said she sensed it, but she thought you were okay," Usagi told them.
"Yes but she got away. Hotaru passed out. She hasn't awoken," Setsuna said softly walking out.
"Hotaru-chan?" Usagi asked softly.
"We're not sure what's wrong, but she may be having a premonition, like when Galaxia was here," Michiru tried to explain, but she had been up with Hotaru all night; it didn't look good.
"So who is she?" Haruka got to the point.
"We're not sure. Ami-chan doesn't have enough information, and Rei-chan couldn't see anything. Michiru-san what about your mirror?" Usagi looked at the older girl.
Michiru shook her head, "Gomen there is nothing."
"Nothing?" that seemed hard for Usagi to believe; Michiru's mirror always showed something.
Michiru nodded, "Somehow they have outsmarted us."
"But we have you and Ami-chan! How is that possible?" Usagi was beginning to whine.
"Usagi calm down! We will get her," Haruka calmed her with a few harsh words.
She nodded, "I sure hope so."
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Yaten paced, "New enemy, what if it reaches the Princess? What if it already has?"
Taiki nodded, "I know I'm worried too; she hasn't called for us but maybe we should go home and see."
Yaten looked stunned at his sudden change of heart then smiled cruelly, "Oh I see your girlfriend isn't interested."
Taiki scowled, "She has nothing to do with this! Don't you remember how Seiya and I searched with you to find the Princess? I'm worried about her too you have to know that," Taiki was tired with his constant attitude.
Yaten stepped back a bit surprised, "G…gomen Taiki I must have gotten carried away."
Taiki glared, "An understatement surely," he said dryly, "Seiya and I care for her as much as you, but something in our lives was missing. We had to find it and as soon as we do we'll be ready to go home."
"But what if you find out it is the senshi you're needing?"
"We will see then but maybe not. Maybe we should think about going home to protect our Princess."
Yaten nodded confused about the possibility of the hunger that the two had was for anything but the senshi. Surely he was missing something that they understood. Could they teach it to him?
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"Go home?!" Seiya shouted outraged, "Why?!"
"Because what if this new enemy has reached our Princess," Taiki said quietly careful not to make him angrier then he was.
"She would have called us back!" Seiya argued.
"What if she didn't get a chance? There was no one guarding the palace. Anyone could have easily gotten in," Yaten growled.
"Taiki why have you sided with Yaten so suddenly?" Seiya demanded.
"Because we're worried about our Princess you should be too," Taiki snapped.
"I am," Seiya sighed, "But you know that the senshi are not as strong as we are. They need us, and besides I'm sure our Princess would have summoned us back if she needed us. She can do that in the blink of any eye."
"I have perfect confidence in the senshi," Yaten was the last to admit that one fact, and it made Seiya think twice about arguing.
"As do I," Taiki added making an argument even harder. It was two to one, it seemed they were going home.
"But…" Seiya couldn't find the words. He didn't find what he was seeking here. He knew where it lie; it was in the only person he wanted, the only person he could never have.
"Please don't make this harder Seiya," Taiki begged, "We could go; you could stay," he offered quickly.
"And be considered a traitor?! If our Princess has need of us then we must go. It is our duty and our love," he said now as determined as they were to get back home, "But we should first tell the senshi."
"Hai," they both nodded and walked out.
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She sighed as she sealed the letter, "Starlights," she whispered. She looked away; she missed them but there was nothing to be done. They needed to be there and be happy. She smiled at her advisor who sat next to her, her lover.
"They are happy Princess," he bowed in the presence of the court, but they had something deeper below the surface.
"Of course," she said softly, "That is why I'm assuring them of my happiness. I don't want them coming back unless necessary."
He smiled at her as his blue eyes twinkled. As he bowed again his sandy blond hair fell over his eyes hiding their happiness, but she knew it was there. In those eyes lie her own happiness, and for a minute she could forget of the gap in her heart caused by the loss of her Starlights.
"Fighter, Healer, Maker, I only pray that you find your own happiness," she smiled as she held out the letter for him. Their hands brushed briefly, and they smiled at each other privately not wanting anyone to be onto them…just yet.
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"Seiya, Yaten, Taiki I don't quite understand," Usagi said softly; she didn't want them to leave, and it caused Seiya pain seeing her hurt, "Why must you leave so soon?"
"We believe you know Moon Princess," Yaten couldn't help but be a bit short with her.
"We have a Princess and home of our own. With this development we might be needed there," Taiki glared at Yaten, and explained gently to Usagi.
"But wouldn't she have summoned you?" Makoto asked suspiciously; she didn't like a bit of this.
"If she could yes, but how are we to be sure that she was able?" Yaten snapped.
"Be civil," Artemis scolded.
"Gomen," Yaten muttered.
"No you're not!" Minako yelled standing up, "You don't care about any of us!" she stormed out.
"Mina-chan!" Artemis shouted running after her.
"Yaten did you have to treat her like that?!" Taiki demanded glaring.
Seiya shook his head, "All the more reason for us to be going. There is a conflict between us; we will never be the same."
"But you promised!" Usagi shouted standing, tears glistened in her eyes, "You promised that we would be friends, that we were friends. You said someday we could understand each other," she mumbled looking down.
"Get out," Rei and Ami said at the same time, and their heads swung to the two as Makoto, Rei and Ami stood in front of Usagi.
"You cause her pain, get out," Rei glared.
"We don't need you. Protect your Princess but stay away from ours," Makoto added glaring fiercely.
"We thought we could trust you, but we were wrong. You hurt us all go home," Ami said sharply, and it cut through Taiki like a thousand knives tearing into his flesh.
"Minna-san!" Usagi shouted, and they turned to her.
"Usagi-chan," the three girls whispered.
"We don't need this fighting. We are among friends," Usagi smiled weakly, and they shook their heads in disbelief.
"We are not," Rei said gruffly.
"Rei-chan, you were saved by them time and time again; we all were. Enemies would not risk their lives for their rivals," Usagi spoke with that occasionally wisdom.
"They do when they have a common goal," Makoto said angrily, "Did you not see what he did to Mina-chan?!" now it was coming out.
"Mako-chan," they whispered.
"You were there then?" Ami whispered, and Makoto nodded glaring at Yaten then turning back to Usagi.
"He beat her merciless. If she had been any weaker than she was, and if I hadn't gotten there in time he would have killed her. She was weak, and trying to resolve it. She told him kind things, and forgave him for it, but still he beat her again and again. It was awful, and still now, she was looking for good in him. It is not to be found, in any of them," her fists clenched, and her nails dug into her palms.
The two Starlights looked at Yaten demanding an explanation.
"But still she fought back. She hurt me as badly as I hurt her," Yaten defended himself.
"But you found no good in her did you?" Rei questioned, and they looked at Usagi again.
"Tell them Usagi-chan, tell them that they should go home. They'll listen to you," Makoto pleaded.
"Ami-chan," Usagi looked to Ami, and Ami said almost in a whisper.
"Tell them Usagi-chan."
"Odango," it was Seiya's pleading voice that broke her away from all the other noises.
"You were leaving anyway, don't make this difficult," Rei snapped.
Usagi felt a flutter of her heart at his voice, and she wasn't able to control it. It pounded in her throat until the point she thought she wouldn't be able to take another breath. It last what seemed like hours, but then she was freed and could breathe again.
"I will not force them to go home," she said firmly, and they all stared at her, "They may do whatever they choose, and I personally hope they choose to stay. They are a great help to us, and a good addition to the team. We are never going to be able to make friends if we force them to leave, and now I am determined."
Seiya grinned, "Thank you Odango."
"But now we must go," Yaten said coldly, and Makoto and Rei looked satisfied; Ami looked away.
At that moment a man appeared before them. He was handsome with sandy blond hair and intense blue eyes. He wore strange clothes, and Usagi gasped at his sudden appearance.
"Uh oh," he gulped not expecting to land in a crowd of people, "Uh I'm looking for a group of um…musicians. The Three Lights," he laughed nervously.
Seiya raised his hand a bit, "I am Seiya lead vocalist of the Three Lights, this is Yaten and Taiki my partners. Who are you? How did you appear so suddenly?" he demanded not realizing who it was. It could be the enemy, but he knew it wasn't someone of this planet.
The man seemed to let out a breath he had been holding, "Thank you," he whispered and handed a letter to Seiya whispering, "Sailor Star Fighter this is from the Princess." He turned and saw the girls, "Princess Selenity, senshi," he bowed then transported out leaving the group stunned.
"How did he know who we were?" Rei demanded annoyed.
"Lucky guess?" Seiya asked uneasily knowing he had obviously heard that the only girl he would be around here would be the Moon Princess herself. She was always surrounded by her inner senshi. He looked down to the letter. Letter from the Princess? Could this be the word they were waiting for? He opened it with shaky hands; he was worried and saw the others watching just as nervously as him.
My Dear Starlights~I thought that it was time that you received word on how I was doing. I am find, and actually I may be married shortly. The man who brings you this proposed not too long ago, the court has yet to learn of it, but I believe the time is nearing. I trust you are doing well; you are certainly in capable hands. Everything is running smoothly here, but I must admit there is a gap where you three normally are. I am delighted though to know that you are doing well. I occasionally check up on you and have seen you grow marvelously. Please come back to visit soon, but until then I give you my best and my sincere love.
Princess Kakyuu
Seiya let the others read then as they finished he grinned, "It seems Odango you have just received your wish. Princess Kakyuu has taken herself a fiancé, and they are soon to be married. In the meantime she is fine, and is hoping to see us for a visit soon," he couldn't help but smile at Yaten's displeased look.
Taiki was unnerved by the way the three girls glared at them then turned and walked off to find Minako.
"They'll get over it," Usagi assured the three then ran off after the girls.
"I hope so," Taiki whispered.
