Hey everyone! Thanks for all of the reviews! I really appreciate it. I think I know who Serenity will be paired with. Well, actually I know I do. You'll just have to read and find out though! *laughs an evil laugh*
To clear up any confusion, when I said that Serenity looks just like she did when she was Serena, I meant her looks as well as her age. Therefore, she looks about 15. One more thing, for those of you who have seen all of Escaflowne, if you have any... concerns about Dilandau liking Serenity (I don't want to spoil anything for anyone) then you can e-mail me at pwccll@aol.com
Typical disclaimer: I've said this before, I don't own Sailor Moon of Escaflowne. Seriously, you would think that people would grow tired of making others write these things. I'm sure readers overlook them anyway. On that note, on with the fic!
The One I Long For
"Why did you retreat?" asked Folkien.
"There was a girl. We didn't know about how powerful she was!" Dilandau defends himself.
"Are you saying a mere girl defeated you?" asked Folkien in his usual calm manner.
Just then, Dornkirk's face appeared on the screen and Dilandau dropped to one knee. "I sense a new force. A force that is strong enough to destroy the Zaiboch forces alone. Fortunately, this power has not awakened as of yet. We must retrieve this force and convert it to our side."
"Yes sir," Folkien replies. With that, the image disappears.
Meanwhile, Serenity was sitting beside a window and gazing across the beautiful land of Asturia. Then, Allen walked in.
"How are you feeling?" he inquired.
"I'm fine, just a little frustrated," she replied.
"Frustrated?"
"I get all these glimpses at what I think are memories, but it seems once I almost remember something, I lose it."
"Do you remember anything about the battle?" Allen asked.
"I... I remember falling and a bright light. It was so hot," she said.
"Hmmm, do you know where the light came from?"
"It was protecting me," she said and then a smile appeared on her face. "I must be protected because I'm..." she trailed off. All of her happiness soon turned to grief. "Why can't I remember! I did for a moment there! I knew the answer!" She burst into tears. Seeing her despair, he wrapped his arms around her, feeling her tears soak his chest.
"Thank you, Allen. You're such a caring friend,"
'A friend,' thought Allen. 'She would see me as only that.'
Van picked a horrible moment to decide to check on Serenity. He walked in the room where his love was being held be none other than Allen. 'Of course she would fall for him. Everyone always falls for him.'
"Sorry I disturbed you," Van said and then turned to leave.
"Van?" Serenity's silvery voice floated to the young king's ears. He turned around to see that she had pulled away from Allen. "Please, may I speak with you in private?"
Allen picked up on the hint. He smiled and silently left the room. Van walked over and sat down beside Serenity.
"I want to thank you" Serenity said, her voice full of gratitude.
This puzzled Van. "For what? You're the one that saved us all. I don't know how, but you were the one that created the fire."
"I know, but the flames... I almost died, Van. I was so full of despair. I welcomed the flames and was frightened by them all at the same time. I was lost in their embrace, but then I felt something pulling at me. Even though I was unconscious, I knew it was you. You guided me back and in doing so delivered me from me own torment."
"But, the you created the fire? How can something you create kill you?" Van was a little confused.
"They couldn't exactly harm me physically, but they could've kept me in a coma, forever." Serenity's tears were revived.
"I felt you calling me, giving me a reason to put out the fire. And..." she began, "giving me a reason to go on."
"You mean you pulled through because of me?" Van asked. Serenity merely smiled. She then leaned forward and gave Van a light peck on the cheek.
She then got up and headed out the door. Van's hand slowly made its way up to where her soft lips kissed him, completely shocked.
Van, Allen, Merle, Gaddes, and Serenity were headed to the marketplace. Serenity had insisted that they look at all the different stands. One in particular caught her eye. She made her way over to see what it was selling, the others close behind her. It seemed that it sold different types of jewelry and was ran by an elderly woman.
"Hey, this is pretty," said Merle, holding a beautiful gold chain that bore some sort of stone the size of a golf ball.
"Don't touch that!" the woman snapped while jerking the necklace away from the catgirl. The woman then looked down at the strange crystal with relief. "This is not for sale" she said without even looking up.
"You don't have to be so rude. She was only looking. If you don't want anyone to buy it, then why did you put it out it the first place?" Serenity stated in defense of Merle.
Still not looking up, the old lady replied, "This necklace cannot be worn by just anyone! Only the Goddess of the..." she stopped when she saw who she was talking to. A look of disbelief came over her countenance. She then did the last thing that anyone expected the impertinent women to do. She got down on her knees and bowed deeply.
"Forgive me! I did not know!" the women pleaded, still on her knees. Everyone turned to look at Serenity and then down at the lady, thoroughly confused.
"What didn't you know?" asked a curious Merle. The women paid no attention to the young girl.
"Please, miss, get up. I think you have me confused with someone else," Serenity said. She felt embarrassed for the old woman.
The woman then looked up into Serenity's eyes. She had a mysterious look held within them. A wisdom that, even though the woman was very old, still looked beyond her years. "I've been waiting for you." Her voice was now eerie and haunting. "I new that you were not merely a legend. I believed and here you are, the answer to the prayers of Gaea."
Serenity looked at the woman with questioning eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"Take this." The woman then handed the crystal to her, "it will guide you!" As soon as Serenity touched the crystal a faint glow shown from it. I warm tingling feeling soared up her arm.
*Flashback*
A young girl stood wearing a long white gown. It had a gold circular pattern on the bust. She had her arms extended in front of her, a crystal suspended between her palms. The crystal shown with a fierce light, a light that was so familiar...
*End of Flashback*
"Where did you get this?!" Serenity exclaimed, her voice full of desperation. The old lady just grinned, stood up and walked away. Serenity watched her round a corner before she took off after her.
"Wait!" she screamed before making the same turn the woman had. The woman was nowhere in sight. Serenity fell to her knees and began to weep.
She then felt a hand on her soldier and looked up to see a very handsome face full of concern. She managed a small smile before her tears took over once more.
"She's gone," she whimpered. "The only clue I have to who I am just vanished."
"It's okay," he said trying to bring some comfort to her. She then leapt into his arms, almost knocking him down.
"No! It's not okay! She made it seem like I was really important! What if right now I'm letting a lot of people down?!" She was now shaking furiously.
They stood there a while longer and her tears gradually stopped. When he gradually looked at her again, he sighed. She had fallen asleep. He picked her up and made his way back to the ship. Before he got there, he was met by the others.
"What happened? Is she going to be okay?" asked Merle. He nodded and continued his journey, leaving the others behind.
Once they got to Serenity's room, he gently set her down on the bed. He then covered her body with a blanket. He got a tissue and wiped her face dry.
'She's just like an angel,' he thought. He stood up and turned off the light. He looked at her one last time before he decided it was time to go.
"Please, don't go. I don't want to be alone," whispered the beautiful young girl. He turned back to face her and then walked back over to her. She made room for him on her bed and raised the blanket so he could lie down with her. After he got in, she snuggled up very close to his chest. She slowly allowed her arm to creep around him and rested her hand on his back. "Don't think bad of me but will you..." she began, "hold me?" He then nervously put his arms around the angelic figure's waist.
'What am I feeling?' thought Serenity. 'Could this be love? If it is then why do I feel guilt at the same time? How is it that I can feel guilt when this feels so... right.'
'I never want this to end,' her newfound love thought. He kept looking at her lips and then up into her eyes, trying to guess what her reaction would be if he kissed her. Finally, he could no longer hold back. He gently placed his lips on hers. It lasted a few seconds before he pulled back. He then looked away, ashamed of his actions.
"I'm sorry," he lied. Serenity put her hand on his cheek and forced him to look at her. She then pulled him into another kiss, but one that held more passion. When they were forced to break for air, Serenity let her head once again rest on his chest.
After a long time of silence, he decided to speak. "Serenity?" He looked at the goddess in his arms and chuckled. She had feel asleep once again. Her took one more loving look at her before he too drifted asleep.
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There's chapter three! I had planned on having it up sooner but I had a slight case of writer's block. Anyway, who's all wondering who her man is? I guess you'll just have to wait until the next chapter to find out! A lot more is going to happen with Serenity's love life. I mean, do you honestly think that they other men that are so fond of her will just give her up like that?
Please review and tell me what you think and I would also like to know who you think it is that has Serenity swept up off her feet!
Ja ne,
Serenity
To clear up any confusion, when I said that Serenity looks just like she did when she was Serena, I meant her looks as well as her age. Therefore, she looks about 15. One more thing, for those of you who have seen all of Escaflowne, if you have any... concerns about Dilandau liking Serenity (I don't want to spoil anything for anyone) then you can e-mail me at pwccll@aol.com
Typical disclaimer: I've said this before, I don't own Sailor Moon of Escaflowne. Seriously, you would think that people would grow tired of making others write these things. I'm sure readers overlook them anyway. On that note, on with the fic!
The One I Long For
"Why did you retreat?" asked Folkien.
"There was a girl. We didn't know about how powerful she was!" Dilandau defends himself.
"Are you saying a mere girl defeated you?" asked Folkien in his usual calm manner.
Just then, Dornkirk's face appeared on the screen and Dilandau dropped to one knee. "I sense a new force. A force that is strong enough to destroy the Zaiboch forces alone. Fortunately, this power has not awakened as of yet. We must retrieve this force and convert it to our side."
"Yes sir," Folkien replies. With that, the image disappears.
Meanwhile, Serenity was sitting beside a window and gazing across the beautiful land of Asturia. Then, Allen walked in.
"How are you feeling?" he inquired.
"I'm fine, just a little frustrated," she replied.
"Frustrated?"
"I get all these glimpses at what I think are memories, but it seems once I almost remember something, I lose it."
"Do you remember anything about the battle?" Allen asked.
"I... I remember falling and a bright light. It was so hot," she said.
"Hmmm, do you know where the light came from?"
"It was protecting me," she said and then a smile appeared on her face. "I must be protected because I'm..." she trailed off. All of her happiness soon turned to grief. "Why can't I remember! I did for a moment there! I knew the answer!" She burst into tears. Seeing her despair, he wrapped his arms around her, feeling her tears soak his chest.
"Thank you, Allen. You're such a caring friend,"
'A friend,' thought Allen. 'She would see me as only that.'
Van picked a horrible moment to decide to check on Serenity. He walked in the room where his love was being held be none other than Allen. 'Of course she would fall for him. Everyone always falls for him.'
"Sorry I disturbed you," Van said and then turned to leave.
"Van?" Serenity's silvery voice floated to the young king's ears. He turned around to see that she had pulled away from Allen. "Please, may I speak with you in private?"
Allen picked up on the hint. He smiled and silently left the room. Van walked over and sat down beside Serenity.
"I want to thank you" Serenity said, her voice full of gratitude.
This puzzled Van. "For what? You're the one that saved us all. I don't know how, but you were the one that created the fire."
"I know, but the flames... I almost died, Van. I was so full of despair. I welcomed the flames and was frightened by them all at the same time. I was lost in their embrace, but then I felt something pulling at me. Even though I was unconscious, I knew it was you. You guided me back and in doing so delivered me from me own torment."
"But, the you created the fire? How can something you create kill you?" Van was a little confused.
"They couldn't exactly harm me physically, but they could've kept me in a coma, forever." Serenity's tears were revived.
"I felt you calling me, giving me a reason to put out the fire. And..." she began, "giving me a reason to go on."
"You mean you pulled through because of me?" Van asked. Serenity merely smiled. She then leaned forward and gave Van a light peck on the cheek.
She then got up and headed out the door. Van's hand slowly made its way up to where her soft lips kissed him, completely shocked.
Van, Allen, Merle, Gaddes, and Serenity were headed to the marketplace. Serenity had insisted that they look at all the different stands. One in particular caught her eye. She made her way over to see what it was selling, the others close behind her. It seemed that it sold different types of jewelry and was ran by an elderly woman.
"Hey, this is pretty," said Merle, holding a beautiful gold chain that bore some sort of stone the size of a golf ball.
"Don't touch that!" the woman snapped while jerking the necklace away from the catgirl. The woman then looked down at the strange crystal with relief. "This is not for sale" she said without even looking up.
"You don't have to be so rude. She was only looking. If you don't want anyone to buy it, then why did you put it out it the first place?" Serenity stated in defense of Merle.
Still not looking up, the old lady replied, "This necklace cannot be worn by just anyone! Only the Goddess of the..." she stopped when she saw who she was talking to. A look of disbelief came over her countenance. She then did the last thing that anyone expected the impertinent women to do. She got down on her knees and bowed deeply.
"Forgive me! I did not know!" the women pleaded, still on her knees. Everyone turned to look at Serenity and then down at the lady, thoroughly confused.
"What didn't you know?" asked a curious Merle. The women paid no attention to the young girl.
"Please, miss, get up. I think you have me confused with someone else," Serenity said. She felt embarrassed for the old woman.
The woman then looked up into Serenity's eyes. She had a mysterious look held within them. A wisdom that, even though the woman was very old, still looked beyond her years. "I've been waiting for you." Her voice was now eerie and haunting. "I new that you were not merely a legend. I believed and here you are, the answer to the prayers of Gaea."
Serenity looked at the woman with questioning eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"Take this." The woman then handed the crystal to her, "it will guide you!" As soon as Serenity touched the crystal a faint glow shown from it. I warm tingling feeling soared up her arm.
*Flashback*
A young girl stood wearing a long white gown. It had a gold circular pattern on the bust. She had her arms extended in front of her, a crystal suspended between her palms. The crystal shown with a fierce light, a light that was so familiar...
*End of Flashback*
"Where did you get this?!" Serenity exclaimed, her voice full of desperation. The old lady just grinned, stood up and walked away. Serenity watched her round a corner before she took off after her.
"Wait!" she screamed before making the same turn the woman had. The woman was nowhere in sight. Serenity fell to her knees and began to weep.
She then felt a hand on her soldier and looked up to see a very handsome face full of concern. She managed a small smile before her tears took over once more.
"She's gone," she whimpered. "The only clue I have to who I am just vanished."
"It's okay," he said trying to bring some comfort to her. She then leapt into his arms, almost knocking him down.
"No! It's not okay! She made it seem like I was really important! What if right now I'm letting a lot of people down?!" She was now shaking furiously.
They stood there a while longer and her tears gradually stopped. When he gradually looked at her again, he sighed. She had fallen asleep. He picked her up and made his way back to the ship. Before he got there, he was met by the others.
"What happened? Is she going to be okay?" asked Merle. He nodded and continued his journey, leaving the others behind.
Once they got to Serenity's room, he gently set her down on the bed. He then covered her body with a blanket. He got a tissue and wiped her face dry.
'She's just like an angel,' he thought. He stood up and turned off the light. He looked at her one last time before he decided it was time to go.
"Please, don't go. I don't want to be alone," whispered the beautiful young girl. He turned back to face her and then walked back over to her. She made room for him on her bed and raised the blanket so he could lie down with her. After he got in, she snuggled up very close to his chest. She slowly allowed her arm to creep around him and rested her hand on his back. "Don't think bad of me but will you..." she began, "hold me?" He then nervously put his arms around the angelic figure's waist.
'What am I feeling?' thought Serenity. 'Could this be love? If it is then why do I feel guilt at the same time? How is it that I can feel guilt when this feels so... right.'
'I never want this to end,' her newfound love thought. He kept looking at her lips and then up into her eyes, trying to guess what her reaction would be if he kissed her. Finally, he could no longer hold back. He gently placed his lips on hers. It lasted a few seconds before he pulled back. He then looked away, ashamed of his actions.
"I'm sorry," he lied. Serenity put her hand on his cheek and forced him to look at her. She then pulled him into another kiss, but one that held more passion. When they were forced to break for air, Serenity let her head once again rest on his chest.
After a long time of silence, he decided to speak. "Serenity?" He looked at the goddess in his arms and chuckled. She had feel asleep once again. Her took one more loving look at her before he too drifted asleep.
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There's chapter three! I had planned on having it up sooner but I had a slight case of writer's block. Anyway, who's all wondering who her man is? I guess you'll just have to wait until the next chapter to find out! A lot more is going to happen with Serenity's love life. I mean, do you honestly think that they other men that are so fond of her will just give her up like that?
Please review and tell me what you think and I would also like to know who you think it is that has Serenity swept up off her feet!
Ja ne,
Serenity