Chapter 4: Green vs. Violet
The senshi entered a large room filled with many people in rows. "Those are Kaguya-hime's advisors." Seiya told them. They walked on a long carpet and soon found themselves looking at a throne.
Seated upon the throne was Princess Kakuya. She was speaking to two people, Taiki and Yaten to be exact. She was saying something about a dark force when she glanced up and caught sight of them.
Hotaru shifted her weight from one foot to the other. She'd never felt so ugly, and dirty in her life. Two days of trudging through the woods and not taking a warm shower was not her idea of a fun time. She met Kakuya's gaze and smiled. The princess smiled back and stood up. "Welcome, friends. What do we owe the pleasure of your unexpected visit?"
By then Taiki and Yaten had turned to see who had come in. They hadn't imagined who was there to even be on the same planet as them. Let alone the same room. "Great. It just had to be the outers." Yaten whispered. This earned him many death glares and sneers from the girls, and a whack over the head from Kakuya. He rubbed his head and shut himself up.
"I'll tell you exactly why they're here." Seiya volunteered. He stepped up to her and told them what had happened to the senshi for them to end up here. Kakuya now had a horrified expression on her face and a sympathetic look in her eyes. She whispered some thing to Taiki and he left.
She then looked to the girls again. "I am so sorry for Serena's pain. You are all welcome here as long as you want to stay. Please make yourselves at home." She nodded for Seiya to take Serena from Haruka. "Fighter will show you to some rooms. And I've already sent Maker to have food sent up to you. Rest tonight and we'll talk tomorrow."
She dismissed them with a wave. Haruka, Setsuna, and Michiru followed Seiya out immediately. Serena still asleep now in Seiya's arms. Kakuya glanced over to where the ebony senshi still stood watching her. "Saturn?"
"Kakuya, I wanted to thank you for your hospitality. And I wanted to know if I may speak with you in private tomorrow?" Hotaru said. Kakuya's red eyes met Hotaru's violet ones. She rose from the throne and walked to stand directly in front of Hotaru. She laid a hand on the senshi's shoulder and smiled.
Kakuya whispered to Hotaru, so only she could hear. "It's alright, Saturn. Serena came to you first Fighter said. You are hurt too, by their betrayal. They were your friends too. We will speak in the garden tomorrow. And you and I can have a little heart to heart." Hotaru nodded in thanks and headed for the door. She stopped halfway there and turned back to face the throne.
"Where." Kakuya motioned for Healer to show her to her room. He sighed and led her away reluctantly. "Yaten? Are you okay?" Hotaru asked. She hadn't really known the Starlights but she heard enough about them from the in.. 'Bad. Mustn't think of them.' They'd reached the door to a balcony by the time he finally turned and acknowledged her.
Brilliant green eyes looked at her. She saw something in them that most probably didn't notice, pain, anger, hurt, longing, and loneliness. "I'm fine, for all it matters. Which it doesn't! If it weren't an order, I'd leave you here." He started off again. 'Why are you scared?' (An: Okay peeps; you got to remember she's got a crush on him. And the fact that I have yet to see stars makes it hard to portray the characters from it, so, sorry if they act weird. All I have to go on is the manga and what I've heard.)
They reached a white door, which he opened for her, and then started to leave. A cool hand on his arm stopped him. "Yaten?" Her voice was calm, even though she felt tingly on the inside. He stared at her for what seemed like forever. Green clashing with violet, both lost in pools of each other's eyes. (An: Sappy, I know. Can't help it though.)
"Goodnight." He broke the contact first. Leaving her standing there, watching his silent retreat.
Hotaru's voice was stuck in her throat, 'His eyes.' "Night." She called quietly.
The senshi entered a large room filled with many people in rows. "Those are Kaguya-hime's advisors." Seiya told them. They walked on a long carpet and soon found themselves looking at a throne.
Seated upon the throne was Princess Kakuya. She was speaking to two people, Taiki and Yaten to be exact. She was saying something about a dark force when she glanced up and caught sight of them.
Hotaru shifted her weight from one foot to the other. She'd never felt so ugly, and dirty in her life. Two days of trudging through the woods and not taking a warm shower was not her idea of a fun time. She met Kakuya's gaze and smiled. The princess smiled back and stood up. "Welcome, friends. What do we owe the pleasure of your unexpected visit?"
By then Taiki and Yaten had turned to see who had come in. They hadn't imagined who was there to even be on the same planet as them. Let alone the same room. "Great. It just had to be the outers." Yaten whispered. This earned him many death glares and sneers from the girls, and a whack over the head from Kakuya. He rubbed his head and shut himself up.
"I'll tell you exactly why they're here." Seiya volunteered. He stepped up to her and told them what had happened to the senshi for them to end up here. Kakuya now had a horrified expression on her face and a sympathetic look in her eyes. She whispered some thing to Taiki and he left.
She then looked to the girls again. "I am so sorry for Serena's pain. You are all welcome here as long as you want to stay. Please make yourselves at home." She nodded for Seiya to take Serena from Haruka. "Fighter will show you to some rooms. And I've already sent Maker to have food sent up to you. Rest tonight and we'll talk tomorrow."
She dismissed them with a wave. Haruka, Setsuna, and Michiru followed Seiya out immediately. Serena still asleep now in Seiya's arms. Kakuya glanced over to where the ebony senshi still stood watching her. "Saturn?"
"Kakuya, I wanted to thank you for your hospitality. And I wanted to know if I may speak with you in private tomorrow?" Hotaru said. Kakuya's red eyes met Hotaru's violet ones. She rose from the throne and walked to stand directly in front of Hotaru. She laid a hand on the senshi's shoulder and smiled.
Kakuya whispered to Hotaru, so only she could hear. "It's alright, Saturn. Serena came to you first Fighter said. You are hurt too, by their betrayal. They were your friends too. We will speak in the garden tomorrow. And you and I can have a little heart to heart." Hotaru nodded in thanks and headed for the door. She stopped halfway there and turned back to face the throne.
"Where." Kakuya motioned for Healer to show her to her room. He sighed and led her away reluctantly. "Yaten? Are you okay?" Hotaru asked. She hadn't really known the Starlights but she heard enough about them from the in.. 'Bad. Mustn't think of them.' They'd reached the door to a balcony by the time he finally turned and acknowledged her.
Brilliant green eyes looked at her. She saw something in them that most probably didn't notice, pain, anger, hurt, longing, and loneliness. "I'm fine, for all it matters. Which it doesn't! If it weren't an order, I'd leave you here." He started off again. 'Why are you scared?' (An: Okay peeps; you got to remember she's got a crush on him. And the fact that I have yet to see stars makes it hard to portray the characters from it, so, sorry if they act weird. All I have to go on is the manga and what I've heard.)
They reached a white door, which he opened for her, and then started to leave. A cool hand on his arm stopped him. "Yaten?" Her voice was calm, even though she felt tingly on the inside. He stared at her for what seemed like forever. Green clashing with violet, both lost in pools of each other's eyes. (An: Sappy, I know. Can't help it though.)
"Goodnight." He broke the contact first. Leaving her standing there, watching his silent retreat.
Hotaru's voice was stuck in her throat, 'His eyes.' "Night." She called quietly.