Serena had been staring out of the shuttle's window, watching the stars go by. She had always thought the stars were beautiful when you see them from Earth. They were still beautiful, like silver glitter on back paper. Space, it seemed like an endless road that can go on for eons through light years and more so. The only thing people did not know about space was that if you travel far enough you can actually enter another dimension, and if you go another direction far enough you can cross through the time gates.

           Serena glanced out the window wishing that yesterday's conversation never came  up. They all got a mission from the Doctor she oh so well, Dr. J. They were to go to Tokyo, Japan to find the Neo- Queen Serenity, Serena was to go since she was from there recently she knew what the queen looked like, Ironic huh. She hadn't intended on coming back to soon, and they want HER, Neo-Queen Serenity herself to help look for the Queen. She wondered what might happen when they find out that the Queen of Earth had been with them all along.

"Penny for your thoughts??" Duo sat down next to her.

"Just thinking.." She said.

"About going back to Tokyo hmm??"

"No... I mean  with your help and all of you being my friends and stuff I've been able to get over that pain.. It's just that i really never wanted to come back home." She rested her head on his shoulder.

"Why do i get the feeling that there is something bigger that you're hiding..."

"Because there is."

"Are you in trouble or something??" Duo got Defensive for a moment.

"Something.." She said. " I really don't want to bring it up.. but if time and destiny is against me you will find out during our stay in Tokyo."

"What??"

"I'll tell you if it is important..." She said locking eyes with him. For a while neither of them said anything just looking into the other's eyes trying to find any emotion. Duo was hoping to find the big problem in her eyes while she was looking for trust in the fact that it won't cause them any danger. Duo was slowly bringing a hand up to her face but stopped inches away because that device Seiya had given to her started beeping.

"Hello"

"Serena, as beautiful as always.." Seiya said, Duo closed his eyes, took his hand back, and walked away. Serena looked after him confused as to why he left like that. "How much longer until you arrive.. Setsuna, and Taru-chan are waiting to see you."

"Uhmm... another hour i think.." She said. "Taru-chan is back."

"Yeah.. something to do with the death and rebirth part."

"Oh..."

"Oh god..." Duo said entering the bathroom on the shuttle. He looked at himself in the mirror. "What the hell was i thinking?!?!" He said. Had his hand made contact with her face not much would've stopped his initial thought when he had been searching her eyes, his pulse started to beat faster and the only thing that crossed his mind was to ease her mind the best way he figured he could. Sure he had only known her for 2 1/2 months... maybe.. but somehow that night he poured his heart out to her explaining why he had been so depressed and his past that the other pilots know in detail he felt connected with her. It felt right to just let go of his horrid past with a girl who had one of her own.

         It Might have been the fact that they draw strength from each other and put the past behind them. Even Q-man had been feeling better when he spent those moments alone with his sister. He felt so much more at ease with her when they have their late night conversations. So at Ease that he think he might be falling for her in a way that would probably blow his mind. Never had Duo thought he could be attracted this way in such a short period of time. Truth is he had tried to forget Hilde with countless, and pointless 'Hook-ups' with girls he doesn't even remember. He was the type screw them and leave them, no that wasn't his style. Then again he honestly thought that he couldn't ever fall in love with any other girl in his lifetime.... could he be falling in love with the forgotten Winner??...