Thanks to Fia, Senashenta, Sakura, The Lady Galadriel, Lei, Kristina Vador,
Ash, and SwordInKaos. Sorry, I screwed this chapter up the first time I
posted it, so thanks to mi amiga Neko-chan.
Hotaru started out the window of the cell. It was dark and she was so tired. Yet she couldn't sleep. It was late at night, but she was still on guard, not wanting to be lost if someone were to attack.
"I wish you'd sleep so I could." Hotaru whipped her head around and stared at Yaten. His jade eyes watched her. "While you worry away the night you make me uneasy."
"Oh I'm so terribly sorry to be interrupting your beauty sleep. Especially since you need it so much." Hotaru snapped back. She'd already been pushed to the end of her rope, and it was about ready to snap.
"That was a low blow." He muttered with a chuckle.
"I've had it with you!" Hotaru suddenly burst out and stormed over to him. "You're the most infuriating person I've ever met. I hate how you can always put a person on their nerves end, and the fact that you don't care. But most of all, I hate the fact that when you told me you loved me you lied! You're a cynical, infuriating, pain in my ass, liar!"
Yaten watched her a few moments after she'd run out of breath, "Feel better?" She sent him a glare and turned away with a huff. "Should have figured." Sighing he ran a hand through his silver hair, "What do you want me to say? That I'm sorry? That it's my fault we're in this mess? That I didn't lie and am in love with you? That I..."
Hotaru stopped him when she turned back to him with an look of total and complete shock. "What did you say?" She whispered.
"That it's my fault?" He asked with a raised brow.
"No. After that."
"That I didn't lie?"
Hotaru took a shuttered breath in. "Ya. That part." With tears starting to gather in her eyes she leapt at him and berried her face against his shoulder. He watched her as she started to cry softly. "Why Yaten? Why do you love me?"
Her eyes rose to meet his, "You're special. You're different. You're you and don't pretend to be someone else. Those are the reasons I like you. The reason I love you. You complete me." She pulled her face to his and kissed her softly. Yet he drank deeply, tasting her like she was sweet sugar and warm sun.
Hotaru slid her hands into his hair, letting then slide down until the freed all of his silver locks from the tie that confined them. The salty tears that still fell from her eyes mixed his taste, scent, him.
Yaten pulled away, trying to catch the breath he was never sure he'd regain. He berried his face into her soft hair. Reveling in the scent and feel. She smelt like vanilla, rain, and lilac. A knock out combination.
"Why did you say you weren't?" Hotaru asked softly.
"I was afraid." He said softly. It was so unlike him to admit things, to tell others what he felt. To love. "The last time I loved someone they died, my mother, my father, my family. I didn't want to loose anything again."
"I'm sorry Ten-chan." She whispered. He pulled her face up to look at him.
(An: Okay, so I gave Yaten a nickname. I like it! K? So deal!)
"Don't be. I was an ass for thinking that it was my fault. It wasn't. I suppose it's time I let go. I need your love Taru. I need you. And I need our baby."
"Oh Yaten!" Hotaru threw her arms around his neck. "Thank you Ten-chan. I love you so very much."
"Taru?"
"Yes?"
"When we get out of this. we'll get married and I'll move to earth if I have to."
"No Ten, we'll stay on Kimonos, I love it there. That's my home now. You're my life. I want our baby to grow up there."
"Her name will be Seishi." Yaten murmured.
"Hm?"
"That's her name."
"Her?"
"Hai. And her name is Seishi. 'New star'. My new light." Hotaru nodded and let her eyes shut softly. Yaten held her not wanting to ever let go. 'I've come so far since I first met the scouts. Even though I didn't want it, they changed me. And I'm actually glad.'
"How touching." Came a sarcastic voice from the outside of the cell. Yaten and Hotaru gapped as Crimson stood outside with some sort of glowing orb. "This." She motioned to the orb. "Is so you can watch your friends die."
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Serena, Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, Kakuya, Karutsu, Seiya, Taiki, Chibi- chibi, and Galexia sat on one side of a table while Lita, Kerri, Rini, and the cats sat on the other.
"You'd dare to show your face here?" Haruka demanded the brown haired senshi of Jupiter.
"Please." Lita begged. "I'll disappear right after I tell you what I came to tell you." Her plea fell upon deaf ears though for none of the others would listen.
Kerri stood, "Forgive me highnesses, but I have to speak. I found Lita bloody and tortured. She came here to warn and help you. She told me what she did and that she was sorry. I plead for you to."
"Kerri." Lita said sharply. "I've no right to come here for their forgiveness." She turned back to the others. "But please, listen. Akuma and the Blood Riders are planning on luring you one by one away from each other. Then one by one he'll catch you then he'll kill you all together. Please, you must attack him before he can attack you!"
"He already did." Serena's quit voice brought all eyes to her. She hadn't spoken since Seiya had told them Lita was there. "He took Hotaru and Yaten. It was my fault. If I hadn't have brought her she'd be safe; on earth."
"No." Lita murmured. "She wouldn't have. Akuma has as much of a grudge on her as he does on you. It's not your fault Usagi. It's mine. And I'm so sorry for ever helping Akuma. I wished you'd forgive me, but you can't. I did something terribly wrong and I can't take it back. So now that I've come to say what needed to be said." Lita sighed, "I'll go."
She stood, even while Kerri pleaded with her to stop, and walked towards the door. "Lita?" She stopped and turned to look at Serena. "Don't go." The quiet plea had Haruka and Michiru out of their seats.
"You can't be serious, Koneko." Ruka stormed. "She betrayed you. She."
"Made a mistake." Serena finished, "And she's only human." With a small smile Serena stood and walked to Lita. Tears fell from Lita's eyes as the blonde hugged her. "I missed you Li."
Rini's eyes flickered to Seiya's, "In the future." She muttered, "Things have changed."
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Akuma stared into the crystal glass that held a red liquid. "At the moment my dearest Bunny, this glass holds wine. But soon it'll hold your blood. And I'll drink deeply of the sweetness that victory holds." Angel: I wrote another fic!
Hotaru started out the window of the cell. It was dark and she was so tired. Yet she couldn't sleep. It was late at night, but she was still on guard, not wanting to be lost if someone were to attack.
"I wish you'd sleep so I could." Hotaru whipped her head around and stared at Yaten. His jade eyes watched her. "While you worry away the night you make me uneasy."
"Oh I'm so terribly sorry to be interrupting your beauty sleep. Especially since you need it so much." Hotaru snapped back. She'd already been pushed to the end of her rope, and it was about ready to snap.
"That was a low blow." He muttered with a chuckle.
"I've had it with you!" Hotaru suddenly burst out and stormed over to him. "You're the most infuriating person I've ever met. I hate how you can always put a person on their nerves end, and the fact that you don't care. But most of all, I hate the fact that when you told me you loved me you lied! You're a cynical, infuriating, pain in my ass, liar!"
Yaten watched her a few moments after she'd run out of breath, "Feel better?" She sent him a glare and turned away with a huff. "Should have figured." Sighing he ran a hand through his silver hair, "What do you want me to say? That I'm sorry? That it's my fault we're in this mess? That I didn't lie and am in love with you? That I..."
Hotaru stopped him when she turned back to him with an look of total and complete shock. "What did you say?" She whispered.
"That it's my fault?" He asked with a raised brow.
"No. After that."
"That I didn't lie?"
Hotaru took a shuttered breath in. "Ya. That part." With tears starting to gather in her eyes she leapt at him and berried her face against his shoulder. He watched her as she started to cry softly. "Why Yaten? Why do you love me?"
Her eyes rose to meet his, "You're special. You're different. You're you and don't pretend to be someone else. Those are the reasons I like you. The reason I love you. You complete me." She pulled her face to his and kissed her softly. Yet he drank deeply, tasting her like she was sweet sugar and warm sun.
Hotaru slid her hands into his hair, letting then slide down until the freed all of his silver locks from the tie that confined them. The salty tears that still fell from her eyes mixed his taste, scent, him.
Yaten pulled away, trying to catch the breath he was never sure he'd regain. He berried his face into her soft hair. Reveling in the scent and feel. She smelt like vanilla, rain, and lilac. A knock out combination.
"Why did you say you weren't?" Hotaru asked softly.
"I was afraid." He said softly. It was so unlike him to admit things, to tell others what he felt. To love. "The last time I loved someone they died, my mother, my father, my family. I didn't want to loose anything again."
"I'm sorry Ten-chan." She whispered. He pulled her face up to look at him.
(An: Okay, so I gave Yaten a nickname. I like it! K? So deal!)
"Don't be. I was an ass for thinking that it was my fault. It wasn't. I suppose it's time I let go. I need your love Taru. I need you. And I need our baby."
"Oh Yaten!" Hotaru threw her arms around his neck. "Thank you Ten-chan. I love you so very much."
"Taru?"
"Yes?"
"When we get out of this. we'll get married and I'll move to earth if I have to."
"No Ten, we'll stay on Kimonos, I love it there. That's my home now. You're my life. I want our baby to grow up there."
"Her name will be Seishi." Yaten murmured.
"Hm?"
"That's her name."
"Her?"
"Hai. And her name is Seishi. 'New star'. My new light." Hotaru nodded and let her eyes shut softly. Yaten held her not wanting to ever let go. 'I've come so far since I first met the scouts. Even though I didn't want it, they changed me. And I'm actually glad.'
"How touching." Came a sarcastic voice from the outside of the cell. Yaten and Hotaru gapped as Crimson stood outside with some sort of glowing orb. "This." She motioned to the orb. "Is so you can watch your friends die."
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Serena, Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, Kakuya, Karutsu, Seiya, Taiki, Chibi- chibi, and Galexia sat on one side of a table while Lita, Kerri, Rini, and the cats sat on the other.
"You'd dare to show your face here?" Haruka demanded the brown haired senshi of Jupiter.
"Please." Lita begged. "I'll disappear right after I tell you what I came to tell you." Her plea fell upon deaf ears though for none of the others would listen.
Kerri stood, "Forgive me highnesses, but I have to speak. I found Lita bloody and tortured. She came here to warn and help you. She told me what she did and that she was sorry. I plead for you to."
"Kerri." Lita said sharply. "I've no right to come here for their forgiveness." She turned back to the others. "But please, listen. Akuma and the Blood Riders are planning on luring you one by one away from each other. Then one by one he'll catch you then he'll kill you all together. Please, you must attack him before he can attack you!"
"He already did." Serena's quit voice brought all eyes to her. She hadn't spoken since Seiya had told them Lita was there. "He took Hotaru and Yaten. It was my fault. If I hadn't have brought her she'd be safe; on earth."
"No." Lita murmured. "She wouldn't have. Akuma has as much of a grudge on her as he does on you. It's not your fault Usagi. It's mine. And I'm so sorry for ever helping Akuma. I wished you'd forgive me, but you can't. I did something terribly wrong and I can't take it back. So now that I've come to say what needed to be said." Lita sighed, "I'll go."
She stood, even while Kerri pleaded with her to stop, and walked towards the door. "Lita?" She stopped and turned to look at Serena. "Don't go." The quiet plea had Haruka and Michiru out of their seats.
"You can't be serious, Koneko." Ruka stormed. "She betrayed you. She."
"Made a mistake." Serena finished, "And she's only human." With a small smile Serena stood and walked to Lita. Tears fell from Lita's eyes as the blonde hugged her. "I missed you Li."
Rini's eyes flickered to Seiya's, "In the future." She muttered, "Things have changed."
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Akuma stared into the crystal glass that held a red liquid. "At the moment my dearest Bunny, this glass holds wine. But soon it'll hold your blood. And I'll drink deeply of the sweetness that victory holds." Angel: I wrote another fic!