THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITIN' FOR!!!! DUN DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!!!!!!!

Behind the Music ~ Three Lights

Chapter 4

She leaned back in her bed and looked up at the ceiling through her canopy bed. It really was a nice planet, outside and in. The air seemed much cleaner and she felt more comfortable. Sighing, she thought about that girl she ran into earlier. Sazuki…now that she remembers, she herself looks kind of familiar. The hair, it was almost her color, but more copper in a way. Her eyes were a shade of blue with a hint of green in there. But the facial features distinctly told her that she might be her twin.

Turning over on her side she then thought back to earth and the show, "Behind the Music". Yaten shooting up, Taiki stripping, Seiya taking shots. Poor Seiya…she felt so sorry for him. How has he been all this time that they've been apart? Does he still drink? Is he still sad? Questions and worriment went through her mind about him.

Then there was a soft knock on the door and she turned over. "Come in…" The doorknob turned and opened, only to reveal Seiya.

"Odango?"

Her eyes widened in surprise and excitement. "Seiya!!!" She got up and ran over to embrace him tightly in her arms.

He returned her affection the same way and smiled and was in heaven. He buried his nose-... no! He can't, he has Sazuki. She's beautiful, talented…and…!

~Reminds you of Odango~

No!!!

~The only reason why you asked her out is because she looked and acted like her~

Shut up!

"Seiya?"

"Eh?"

For a while there, Usagi was caught in a trance. And it seemed that Seiya was too. Only, it seemed stronger. His hold on her tightened as it felt like an inner battle within himself. She looked up into his dark sapphire irises and smiled. "It's been so long! How have you been?"

"I've been fine. How about you?"

"It's been Ok!" she looked into his eyes a moment longer and couldn't resist him. It felt like an eternity since she's last seen him and just needed to feel his warmness again. She wrapped her arms around his upper torso and laid her head against his chest.

He sought comfort and found it when she embraced him again. His heart mended together and started to beat it's way into extra-working mode. Although, he never really felt this way when Sazuki and him had their little hugs. He guessed that his heart never was with her. Usagi had it beating in the palm of her hand.

Pulling back, his faithfulness toward women gave him a swift kick in the ass and he flew up toward reality. They were still at a distance of necessary accusation but with Usagi's word, it didn't really matter. She was a guest after all.

"I just came by to say hi and to maybe show you around the palace. So you wouldn't get lost looking for the pantry or anything."

She would have kicked him in the ass too as expected, but in the irony of things she just giggled. "Well, we wouldn't want that, ne? But for the worst part, I wouldn't want it."

He smiled and walked over to the door and opened it. "After you…"

Giggling again, she curtsied properly and walked out the door. "Such a gentlemen."

They both walked side by side down the hallway, passing by the pillar Seiya had hid behind when seeing the meeting of his girlfriend and the girl of his dreams. After discussing it with himself, he concluded that he should just keep it hidden. He thought it didn't really matter since Usagi was with Mamoru. By the way, where was he?

"Odango?"

"Hmm?" She turned toward him.

"So uh, how's everything with Mamoru? Married yet?"

Her face fell and she seemed to take interest in her moving feet. She sort of fiddled with her fingernails, getting the dirt, and whatever that grew inside there, out. "I don't really know if he is or not."

"Huh?" Seiya stopped dead in his tracks as he watched Usagi's form walk slowly ahead and turn around. She wasn't that far from him.

"He moved away to America. I don't know if he found some pretty tall and thin American girl to marry yet." She broke out a smile. "But it was a long time ago. I'm way over it."

"You mean he broke up with you?" He got a little closer to her so he could see it in her eyes more clearly that she was telling the truth.

She nodded. "Hai, I guess he saw me as a weight holding him down from his dream. But it's just something I have to understand and deal with."

If he just could have waited a couple of months longer…the original would have come in a complete package scarred, but perfect enough, and single. It was now his turn to kick himself in the ass.

"Odango, I'm really sorry."

"Seiya, I've told you, I'm over it! It's nothing to worry about."

He side-smirked. "Well, if it makes you feel any better…" he rubbed her arm softly. "…I don't think the American he married is thin."

"Why do you say that?"

"Cause all Americans are fat."

She blinked in confusion and thought back on her school days when she was in cooking class. Even though it was some time ago…she didn't know it still applied today. "Well, I guess you're right." She grabbed Seiya's hand. "But give me a tour! I want to know where the pantry is!"

"Oh but Odango, you don't want to end up like an American do you?"

"Be quiet!"

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He crept quietly in his room, as if there was another person sleeping lightly in his bed and didn't want them to wake up. With a quick twist, he locked the door. His hair seemed to be the only shining matter by the light of the moon. He walked lightly over to his closet and turned on the light. Looking back at his room again, he saw that the coast was clear and lifted a piece of wood from the floor at the back of his closet. He had to reach down pretty far to retrieve what he had hidden down there. His hand came back up with a plastic bag and it's contents consisting of white powder, laughing a little cunningly and disturbingly.

"Oh yeah…only made on earth…"

Yaten took about half an ounce in his hand and sniffed it all up. Suddenly, his eyes seemed to shine more than usual and, for no odd reason, started to crack up. (Get it??)

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Seiya plopped down on his bed from the most wonderful day he just had. It never really dawned on him that he missed her that much until he was with her. He showed her around the palace and she snuck some food under her shirt that almost made him die laughing. It made him realize how special she was and why he loved her so much. Ah…Odango…

"Seiya?"

"Yes Oda-…ah…Sazuki?" He turned a nice shade of red and bit down on his lip. He almost blew his cover.

She was in a nightgown and twirled herself toward him. Her giggling, it sounded just like hers…how he missed her already. Sazuki then finally got in front of him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Seiya?"

He wrapped his arms gently around her waist and kissed her forehead. "Hai?"

"Where were you today? I was looking for you…"

"Uh…I was showing one of the guests around the palace. You know, it's so big and I had to show her around."

She just answered with an, 'oh' and went up to catch his lips in a kiss. She seemed to want to get right down to business too. Seiya was a bit hesitant but just returned it. Sazuki though…didn't think twice. She pulled away and gave him a seductive look that gave Seiya chills down his spine. By pulling a string from the back of her gown, it went all the way down to her feet discarded, revealing all her glory. Her partner didn't seem to go all crazy and get aroused.

"Sazuki, what're you doing?"

"C'mon Seiya…" She started walking toward him.

He stepped back. "No…no, we can't do this."

"Why not?" with his rejection, she was a bit more than pissed.

"Because, I just can't it's not right!"

"What's not right about it?! We're in love!! Lovers make love!!!!"

"HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW ITS LOVE???!!!"

That received a smack. Seiya's cheek started to throb. But he didn't care. This happened too much for him to count. Ever since maybe the third time he took her out, she's been giving herself to him. Being half a woman, he didn't think it was too attractive. He thought all women had means, thought all women were like Usagi. Or should be like her. Sazuki seemed ditzy and sweet on the outside, that's what he thought too, but then whenever they got behind closed doors, she was…depraved. He wasn't the typical man in the universe, go crazy at the first sight of skin. He always thought, "It's nothing I don't have". Saving himself from another slap, he started to walk out the door.

"Goodnight Sazuki…" and afterwards, he slammed the door shut.

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She tossed and turned for about an hour. God, why couldn't she go to sleep?! Princess Kakyuu gave her the best of the best rooms and she still wasn't comfortable. Sitting up, Usagi looked around the room and just noticed how bright it was for night. The moon seemed to just want to make her room shine even if it was dark. She got up and slipped on her slippers and started to go out the door. Doing the math in her head earlier in the day, Kinmoku's time was different. It would be about 5:00 P.M. one week ago on earth and she would have her after school snack right about now. She started on her way down the hall and tried to remember her tour with Seiya.

Seiya…she had such a good time with him. It brought back such old memories, memories that she had never forgotten and would never. He still seemed like the same childish idol that she once knew, but he also had changed a lot at the same time. In a way, just crying out for help. Not in the, "help me, I'm going to die" but "help me choose". Usagi dearly wanted to help him. Other than that, she loved to be with him. She wanted to for the rest of her life she felt.

Turning the corner, she saw that a light was on, the light to the kitchen. She took another step and saw whom she was just thinking about. Sitting there, drinking something. "Seiya?"

He turned toward her, shot glass still in his mouth just after the alcohol went down his throat. The scene was enough to make Usagi giggle and she started towards him. "Odango?"

"Now, now Seiya. Let's get over this habit, you found your princess."

Seiya chuckled lightly and put the glass down and turned it over. "Ah, it's only my fifth one…"

"ONLY??" she sat beside him. "Open your mouth…"

He blinked a couple of times looking at her like she was crazy, but then complied and opened it. She seemed to lean her face close to his and start sniffing.

"Ok…I believe you. But don't drink anymore Ok?"

"Yes, MOTHER!" they both giggled and Seiya pushed the alcohol and shot glass away. "So, what're you doing up?"

"Oh, I just couldn't sleep. My tummy wouldn't let me."

Chuckling, he stood up from his seat and walked over to the pantry. Usagi watched him leave and just stared at his form as he started to rummage. After about five minutes, he came back with some weird fruit and red juice. She looked at him funny when he sat down.

"Don't worry, it's good…try it." He broke off a chunk of the fruit and held it out to her. Expecting her to just take it in her hand, Usagi took a bite as it was still in his hand.

"Mmm, that is good. What's it called?"

"The Inshin fruit. It supposedly gives you more passion and stuff."

She stopped her chewing and looked at him funny. "Is there a reason behind you feeding it to me?"

Seiya realized that he left a big part out and shook his head. "NO, NO, NO!!! I didn't really mean-…it only works on men. It supposedly makes their marriage life better if they eat it on a regular basis."

"Like how?" Seems Kinmoku's food always had a story behind it.

"Well, if the man's not getting anything in bed or his love for his wife is getting weaker, he eats it to stimulate his love AND love-making!" He blushed a bit.

"Does it work on women?"

"Not really..."

"Do you eat it on a regular basis?"

He shook his head. "Nah, its just that princess likes the flavor."

Usagi giggled and took another bite. "I can see why, it's so sweet. Like a watermelon."

"Glad you like it." He then took a bite right after her and then ate the whole big chunk.

She watched him munch on the Inshin fruit and stared at him. Her eyes seemed to wonder down to his pants to see how fast this food worked. She never really thought of Seiya having an erection from a fruit, but just thought to look anyway.

Usagi looked back up to his face as he was licking his fingers to finish off the taste. It wasn't in a way to turn you on...just very childish. He even used his sleeve to wipe off some of the juice at the corner of his mouth.

"Seiya, do you ever use napkins??" She was turning into a mother again.

"No...we just go to bed sticky." he answered mockily.

She pouted and licked her thumb to get a corner that already dried out. "My God!"

It wasn't his fault that this connection was getting to him. It was the fruit!! Or it might be her just playing games with him. Maybe from the television show...she learned a lot. And now she knew a way to torture him.

She finished his cleansing and smiled at him sweetly. "Well, I wanna go outside. It's a bit stuffy in here!"

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"...So...this is your home planet..."

"Yeah, kinda red...all over."

"Ha! Earth's too blue for my sake."

"At least you have decent entertainmet."

"But the air's MUCH more clean here."

"We haven't done anything since we left."

"We haven't done anything either, why do you think we came here?"

"I miss earth..."

"You're not missing anything."

"I guess this is Ok..."

"...So...this is your home planet..."

The duo was on a role for a second giving advantages to one another's planets. They both looked at each other and laughed. Good things had to come to an end sometime. They sat on a marble bench gazing at the sky after that, both lost in their own little worlds.

One thing went through Usagi's mind and she didn't really want to ask it, but at it tugged at the corner of her brain and she knew that she was going to die if she didn't ask. It wasn't the stupidity of the question, just HER asking it. But it's Seiya, she could tell him anything.

"Seiya...whenever they were showing the episode, they also showed a clip of you. You were standing in your dressing room drying off and then you took out a picture. I couldn't really tell who it was, but, the girls told me that it was me. Who was it really?"

A lump appeared in his throat and he suddenly lost his voice. It wasn't the first time this has happened. He was speechless most of the time when he was with his Odango. He thought about it at the speed of light and he never really was at a loss of words when it came talking to Sazuki. All he tells her is, "no".

"Actually Odango, it really was you."

"Really??" Her eyes seemed to shine as bright of the moon. Usagi scooted closer to Seiya and hugged his arm as she rested on her chin on his shoulder. She batted her eyes at him innocently to make his blush darker. "You actually thought about me??"

Seiya smiled sweetly at her answer. For a minute, he thought it was rhetorical, but the look in her eyes told him that she was asking him seriously.

~Yup, that fruit really did it to you...~

Shut up!! Go away!

~Oh come on!! You can't miss it!!~

Who invited you??!?

~I'm gone!~

"Of course I do Odango."

"How much?"

"All the time."

"Even now?"

"Well it's hard not to, you're right here."

The blonde giggled and let go of his arm so it could get its blood supply. She then lightly pulled a lock of her hair behind her ear and looked down at the ground. "You know, I thought a lot about you too."

He chuckled. "Oh wow..."

"I also daydreamed about you. I didn't it off and on after you left. But then after Mamoru left, it went up to everyday..."

She considered him second place? Well, he would rather be in second place than in no place. He still didn't have the guts to tell her he saw her in his dreams and nightmares also. After a moment of silence, Seiya decided that she was probably joking with him, so he might as well lighten up the mood.

"Did you dream about me not calling you "Odango" anymore??"

Usagi giggled lightly. "No, but I did dream about you coming back."

He looked up at her to see if she really meant it. Her face seemed to glow and he could tell she was nervous.

"I dreamt that...you came up to me and took me in an embrace. I told you everything...everything that happened while you were gone and about Mamoru. I started to cry after that, it just overwhelmed me that I had so many things happen to me and you missed out."

She leaned in toward him. "After I calmed down a bit, you touched my chin..." Usagi reenacted her dream by actually putting her hand on his chin. "...then your face seemed to get closer...and closer...and closer..."

With each "closer" she said she did just that and Seiya didn't seem to mind one bit. He was actually enjoying this moment. This magic moment. Her fingertips delicately caressing his chin...he wanted to tell her he dreamed the same thing. But his eyes closed slowly as he waited for her lips to come onto his.

Her lips lightly brushed against his and was about to kiss him, when Usagi probably figured that maybe Seiya didn't want this. The scene was around 4 years ago, maybe his feelings have changed.

"...But it was just a dream..."

Happening all too fast, she took her hand away and stood up. Her face looked heartbroken as she looked around the courtyard looking lost. "I better be going...I..." She didn't know where she was going, but she just went one direction that she didn't know where it led.

"ODANGO WAIT!!!"

Seiya came up to Usagi and caught her arm to turn her around. No, he couldn't pass up this moment. He now knew for sure that this was for real. That he could finally win this battle. That maybe reality wasn't so bad after all. He couldn't let her go, he just couldn't.

Putting his arm around her waist, he put his hand under her chin and looked heavily into her eyes. As impatient as he was, he didn't want to go as slow as Usagi said it did. Seiya then took her in a deep passionate kiss that she returned just as strong.

Although, they were having the time of their life now...Seiya wouldn't be so lucky after he hears the news of his new girlfriend seeing all this behind a pillar...