Chapter 9: The Truth Come's With A Surprise.

"Lita you're back!" Mina gasped as she stood up and rushed towards Lita. Soon everyone joined in except Sage and the outers. Serena was holding Milany when Lita came before she went to her she placed her on Raye's bed. After the welcome back hugs Amara pulled Lita away. "Lita we can't keep hiding this. You have to tell them."

"But."

"You must, princess." Michelle insisted.

When lita looked at her still doubtful Amara narrowed her eyes. "Lita." She insisted.

Lita turned around to see everyone settled down. Raye, Mina, Amy, and Serena sat around the small table while Ken, Andrew, and Rowen sat on the bed in front of the Sleeping Milany. Kento, Cye, and Ryo sat behind the scouts While the guardians Sage and the outers stood behind her. She looked at the people in front of her she had grown to love a bit nervous. She ran her hand through her bangs.

Mina frowned when she noticed the nervousness on Lita's face. She also noticed the separation between them. She looked around her and noticed that her friends had noticed too. "Lita?" She called as she looked at her friend. "Is there something wrong?"

Silence reigned for a while before Lita actually spoke. "Um, actually there is." She looked back at Amara when she received a nod she turned back. "There's something you need to know."

Everyone except the people around Lita looked at her puzzled. "Lita what are you talking about?" Serena asked.

"Princess." Amara spoke. "As you know there are two sets of senshi, inners and outers."

"Yea so?" Raye asked a bit annoyed. She wished they would just get to the point and why was Lita standing with the outers?

Mia looked at them. "Well, what you don't know is that in every set of senshi there is a leader and a princess that is very important. Just like you Serena."

"The original planets in order are Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Pluto." Michelle paused. "If you haven't caught on yet Jupiter is in the middle."

"What are you guys talking about? What does that have to do with anything?" Kento asked confused and irritated.

Amara glared at him once again. "You ask too many questions." She spoke a little harsh.

"Jupiter was always knows as an outer planet not an inner." Hotaru softly spoke and right to the point.

The room was quiet, as everyone looked at Lita speechless. The silence was killed when the priestess of the temple gave an outburst of anger that surprised everyone and woke Milany. "You must be joking?!"

Milany sat up from bed and noticed the tension in the room she started crying not knowing what else to do. Lita and Sage turned to Milany almost immediately. Lita quickly went to Milany and picked her up. "Shhh, Mily." She whispered. Lita kissed the girl's cheek and smiled at her. "Mommy is here."

"Mommy." Milany wrapped her arms around Lita's neck as lita stood in front of the senshi again. She looked at her friends. "No, Raye it's not a joke. It was all planed before I joined you guys. Don't you ever notice why the outers help serena or me more than you guys?" She paused "I'm the leader of the outer senshi, from the middle planet and known as the mysterious senshi of all. The future queen of Jupiter. I'm sorry."

"You…you're sorry?" Raye asked angry. "How could you? Lita you should have told us."

Lita looked at her with an almost blank face, which surprised them, not to mention scared them. "Raye, you would have done the same thing so don't dare raise your voice at me." She whispered coldly surprising everyone but the outers, and her guardians who had already saw her like this in the millennium. Their princess was usually quiet and didn't liked to be bothered she was kind to everyone. She was cold to people who dared not to take her seriously or just pissed her off. "I did it for one reason alone. You needed the extra help to keep Serenity safe. The queen came to us on Pluto one day. We were in the training room. She asked if one of us would help. Neptune agreed but I intervene. I agreed to go. Thinking it was more reasonable because I was closer to the inners by the order of the planets. I became one of you but I did not lose my roll being the leader. When I'm not around Pluto takes my place and since Pluto is always gone Amara takes our place. I told them to treat me like an inner senshi when I'm around you." She sighed. "I'm sorry for lying to you all these years but I had to do it."

"And now that we know, what are you going to do?" Ken asked in a whispered. He remembered this. But the memories were vague.

Lita sighed. "I'm taking back my position but that doesn't mean we can't work together as one group." She suggested. "Or be friends. I really don't know why you all detest the outers. They have a mission like you guys do."

Silence took over the room for a long time. No one knew what to do or say. Lita sighed disappointedly. "If you can't then so be it. Let's go." She looked at them while the outers and her guardians began to file out. When she was about to step out of Raye's room Serena called to her. "Lita wait." She stood up and smiled at the brunette who turned to look at her. She slowly walked to her friend and raised her hand. "Lets join."

Lita smiled brightly at serena and took her hand. "Thanks."

"Why don't we go shopping later?" Mina suggested and looked at everyone. "We ALL go. It'll be fun."

Lita smiled. "Maybe." She turned to leave.

"Lita meet us at four by the mall. Bring everyone!" Amy yelled at the departing brunette.

"I will. Bye!" She yelled over her shoulder before she turned her attention towards the senshi. "Let's go."

~*~

In the outer's home. Everyone was resting and doing their own thing. Amara was seating on a chair in the pool house as Michelle swam. The tomboy had a lot on her mind. Mostly Lita and her daughter were on her mind. At this moment she didn't care about anything else. "What are we going to do?" She asked her lover as she slumped more in her chair.

Michelle continued to swim as if she didn't hear Amara. "We need to keep an eye on both of them. I'm afraid for her safety." She stopped swimming when a thought came to her mind. "Has Mi-chan showed any signs of her having any powers?" She asked the blonde.

Amara shrugged. "Both her parents have the power of weather and lightning. And I think Halo has some powers with mind reading or something like that."

Michelle sighed. "You know Amara. Sage has a name why don't you use it?"

"Just because Lita loves him doesn't mean I have to like him. I still believe he started this mess."

"You are wrong Amara." Michelle stopped her as she got out of the water. "You can't only blame him for falling in love with her. It's not his fault. Pluto is the one that placed her there. She must had have a good reason too and we will respect that." She looked at her lover crossly. "Amara, some times you're so one-minded." She sighed. "Look they both love each other and they have a child. A beautiful one. We can't just go up to her and say you can't see this man anymore. She is our leader and Mako-chan belongs with the inners. Its as simple as that."

"Then why hasn't Mako-chan gone back with them?"

Michelle smiled. "We both know that answer Amara. She doesn't want to fight. She's the only one that didn't take her destiny."

"Well, I disagree with her on that. She just can't say know." Amara spoke harshly.

"Yet you almost did." The aqua-haired woman said. "We all had choices we chose to fight she didn't. But that does not mean she won't."

Amara looked at her puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"She'll have to change her mind for this battle Amara. Cause we're going to need everyone."

~*~

Hotaru and Milany ran down the stairs once there they saw Lita and Mia talking seriously as the stood in front of the stairs. "NO! I won't involve her in this Mia so drop it."

Milany looked at her mother confused. "Mommy?"

Both women seem to jump as the little girl spoke. They both turned to her and Lita smiled. "Lani what is it?"

Mia looked at Hotaru while Lita and Milany were talking and the two stared at each other eyes. Hotaru nodded and Mia walked away.

"Mommy, Hotaru gave me a lamp. Do you want to see it?" Milany asked cheerfully.

Lita smiled. "Not right now honey. We have to go to the mall right now, ok?" She gently spoke. "We're going to see Daddy and the others."

Milany's smile grew bigger before she ran off to get her shoes. Lita looked up at Hotaru and smiled slightly. "Thank you for taking care of her. She seems to be found of you a lot."

"It's my pleasure Princess." Hotaru replied. As she saw Lita turning away. She quickly held her hand. "I must speak with you in private."

Lita only nodded and they both walked up to Hotaru's room. Lita smiled. "I see you haven't changed. Do you still collect them?"

"I still do." The younger woman said. "But this not what I wanted to talk to you about. I want to talk about Milany."

Lita narrowed her eyes. "I won't put her in this."

"Lita the day she was born was the day she was apart of everything. You can't keep her from her destiny. You have to let her choose Lita." Hotaru spoke softly. "We all have had this happen, we all chose let your daughter have that same freedom to decide."

Lita looked at her. "I'll talk to Sage about this and if she shows any signs of it or if Sage approves then AND only then we will approach her, but if she doesn't and he don't I don't want you or anyone coming near her with that subject. I will keep her safe."

"Yes, but please consider it."

Lita nodded hesitantly. "I will. You have my word."

Hotaru smiled.

Lita sighed as she lost her seriousness. "Oh Hotaru. What happened? We all use to be so close." Lita sighed as she sat on the bed. "What happened?"

"Princess, I'm afraid the time we spent apart was great. We all changed therefore we're not as what we use to be." Hotaru said wisely as she sat next to Lita. "But I do want to be your best friend again Lita."

Lita looked up at her. "You'll always be my best friend Hotaru." She smiled. "Always."

Hotaru smiled brightly and threw herself in Lita's arms. "Great." She exclaimed.

Lita smiled down at her and encircled her arms around her.

~*~

Aya and Haimi knelt down in front of Jokitsu as he paced in front of them pissed off. "I gave you two direct orders!" He yelled. "I said when Lita could walk or was awake I wanted her here. Isn't that what I said?" He asked them. "Of course it was I was there when I SAID IT!!!" He yelled as he threw both men to the far wall with his powers.

Aya and Haimi yelled in pain as they hit the wall with a dangerous speed. They both fell to the ground in great pain as they gasped.

"I don't except failures and I have giving you two way to many chances. I will kill both of you if you fail me again!" He yelled at them. "I want that troublesome princess here now! If you can't get her, get her daughter!"

"Y-yes my…my lord." Haimi chocked out in pain before he vanished followed by Aya.

~*~

"Pluto Anubis." Chronos called the two warriors. When he knew he got their attention he continued, "The true test is to come for all of them but mostly Sage and Lita. If they fail you know what to do."

"Yes." Both warriors said as they nodded.

"And Pluto don't interfere this time."

Pluto lowered her head in shame. "Yes chronos. You have my word."

"I know I do." Was all he said before he left.

Pluto sighed. She looked up when she felt a hand on her shoulder and saw Anubis smiling down at her. "Don't worry I'll stay with you." He whispered

Pluto smiled. "I would like that."

Author's note: I'm REALLY sorry I took so long!!!!! Please tell me what you think.