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AN: Wow! That was a short writer's block! Now, on with the story! (^.~)
Upon hearing such a true comment from the Chinese male, she sat there, studying him. Serena carefully remarked, "You have a point but the only reason there's a 'line' is because different people have different point of views." At that, she paused, glanced at her brooch, and then stared at him. "Were you just trying to distract me from getting MY crystal back? Because it's not working!" Completely ignoring the surrounding group of people, she leaped off of her bed and unsteadily leaned against it again. The temporary wave of dizziness overcame her senses but during the short nap, the tranquilizer dart had had time to wear off more.
Quatre was using all his willpower to not go to her side yet he had to restrain himself. Serena didn't like him helping her before and he didn't want to repeat his mistake again. "Miss Tsukino, maybe you can go back in bed and you can discuss it there instead."
'He's too kind. Be mean to me Quatre. That way, I can hate you instead of liking you. You'll just end up hurting me, like Darien did,' Serena thought to herself after his comment. Licking her lips, she gave him the briefest of smiles. "No, that's fine. I felt like I was more ill when I was laying in bed. I feel fine now, really." She honestly did. Serena had felt weak when so many strangers had been looming over her.
Relena, being determined, didn't let Quatre's affections toward this girl faze her. "Why are we growing so pale? What have you done to us?"
Serena turned her head and regarded the only other female in the room with concern. They may be enemies but like the Chinese man had said before; 'There's a thin line between the 'good' guys and the 'bad' guys.' "You are? Maybe you should go see your doctor."
Relena blinked. She hadn't thought of that before. Why didn't she go to the physician before making such hasty conclusions? Standing there, she managed to stammer out, "Be-because!"
Heero took over from that point and gestured at the pieces of furniture that were placed in the room. "You may have not noticed but not only are we growing whiter, so are the objects."
She was truly amazed at his observation skills. Any other normal person wouldn't have noticed those details. Even Serena herself hadn't but when they were pointed out to her, everything DID have a dead look to it. "You're right," she whispered quietly. Serena slowly looked at everyone's complexion and then at her hands. She was the only person in this room who didn't look so blanched. They really did have a reason to suspect her. 'I would have distrusted myself if I were in their situation,' she admitted to herself.
Quatre didn't know what to do. Heero had a point and all the evidence was against Serena yet there was a gut feeling that told him she didn't do anything... on purpose anyway. But then again, he liked her and maybe that was clouding his judgement. "Are you trying to harm my friends?," he asked seriously. In Quatre's list of priorities, friends were always first.
An imploring look appeared on her angelic face and she pleaded her case to them as she faced each person directly. "No I'm not! I honestly don't know what's happening but please, I beg you, give me back my crystal!"
Everyone paused, not knowing what to do or say. Murder wasn't the answer to this one, even Heero and Wufei knew that. Serena might not be telling the truth and if they killed her, the antidote to their fading act would be gone. They could torment her and force her to answer truthfully yet they knew Quatre wouldn't stand for it. If the truth were to be known, no one had the heart to hurt the naive blonde gundam pilot just yet.
Nonetheless, the imperium silver crystal was still a family heirloom and Relena wasn't about to part with it that easily. "Make us better and I'll give you the jewel," she told Serena in her business tone.
Wincing at that, Serena bit her tongue and looked at the carpet as if it was the Mona Lisa. The crystal had healing powers but there were also consequences. If she used them, then they'd know about the powers of the gem and they might try to harvest it for evil purposes. These people were still strangers and she didn't even trust them. She looked up again and surveyed everybody. 'They all look so strong and confident. I don't know if I'll be able to fight them without the sailor scouts,' she thought cautiously. To make things worse, she'd have to transform into Sailor Moon and then these people would know her true identity. 'Luna would have a heart attack if she finds out that more people knew about it,' she thought wryly. Gulping, she glanced at the carpet again. 'But Luna will have a bigger heart attack when she finds out that I lost the crystal.'
Trowa, Duo, Quatre, Heero, Wufei, and Relena studied the thinking blonde suspiciously. 'Is Serena the one responsible for all this?,' they all thought unanimously. 'If she was telling the truth, why didn't she just say that she couldn't because she didn't make them disappear in the first place?'
Serena suddenly raised her head and opened her lips to speak. She had made her decision. "I can't promise you that I'll heal you but I'll try." After noting Quatre's frown, she added, "I didn't make you guys so pale. I'm telling you the truth, I swear."
Trowa snickered and said aloud, "Just make us better." Serena regarded him with her clear, beautiful eyes and he felt KINDA weak in the knees.
"I'll try," she commented softly.
Since Relena knew the way around the house the best, she led everybody to the show room. It was a short but silent stroll down the staircase, through the hallway, and around the corner. When they reached the door, everybody knew they had arrived at their destination. The door was the only one that was heavily guarded by a top-notch lock. There were valuable Peacecraft artifacts that were passed down from generation to generation in that room and it had to be protected with the best. And because of that, it was harder getting in than out.
To lock the door, all you had to do was click the button. To open it, the iris of your eyeball and your fingerprints had to be identified first. Relena did this thorough examination by the automated security service while Serena and the gundam boys waited patiently.
"Would you like a tour or should I just get the crystal?," Relena asked politely to nobody in particular afterwards.
"..."
Smiling grandly, Relena took this opportunity to decide for herself. "Is that a yes?" 'Another way to show off how well off I am,' she thought to herself contently.
"NO!," shouted Duo in horror after finally tuning into the conversation. Coincidentally, he had been staring off into space when she had asked the question before. He despised looking at things, especially when they were in areas like museums. How boring! Give him some action anytime!
A sad frown showed up on Relena's face and she pouted before going into the room.
With his charming grin turned up a notch, he turned to the other blonde. "So babe, are you taken or available?," Duo asked Serena with a wink. He was obviously oblivious to the glare that everybody was aiming at him. Leave it to Duo to hit on the cute, suspected enemy.
The depressing expression managed to find itself back on Serena's face once more. She looked away with no comment but another person replied the question with a different response. "Duo! It was very rude for you to ask Miss Tsukino that!," exclaimed the angered Quatre. Duo was about to apologize when Relena appeared in the doorway with the precious crystal.
If she noticed Serena's demeanor, Relena ignored it completely. "Here you go," she said aloud as she walked towards the tormented female.
Duo's comment was enough to trigger heart-breaking memories but there were two types of pain; mental and physical. The question placed by Duo was mental pain. As Relena approached her, it was physical pain. Instead of rejoicing at the sight of the imperium silver crystal, she felt weaker. 'My crystal's taking energy from me, but why?,' she thought faint-heartily.
Everything started going blurry but she managed to hear what Relena was saying to her. "Here you go. Now make us better again or I can't promise you that you won't get hurt."
Faint drops of drop appeared on her forehead before Serena grasped the shimmering jewel and mumbled something. She was able to put the glowing crystal back into her brooch before she fainted from pure exhaustion. Serena couldn't cope with all this stress. There was only so much a person could handle and it didn't help when the crystal started taking more energy the moment she took hold of it either.
The first to check if Serena was alright was the worried Quatre. He grabbed her wrist and checked her pulse while putting his other hand to his own throat to compare. A breath of relief that was heard told everybody she was fine.
He didn't pay much attention to Quatre though. Heero was too busy thinking over what had just happened. 'There is definitely something unique about that girl. That not-so-ordinary crystal had started glowing the moment it came in contact with Serena. It is dull now, but before I'm sure there was a gleaming quality to it. It was too magnificent for anybody to miss. No wonder she was so overprotective of it,' he smirked to himself.
A second fact also seemed to bother him a lot. Heero didn't fail to notice that everything was back to ordinary. There were no more pale faces or fading objects. 'She was lying after all. The disappearing act was performed by the talented Miss. Serena Tsukino. She had us all fooled with those legendary puppy-dog eyes.' Heero wasn't too amused by this.
~~~~~~~~Author's Notes~~~~~~~~
*the poor author-bum is lying on some broken-down street with a rusty c[_] * "Some criticism you can spare for me?" lol anyway... reviews will ALWAYS be welcome but does anybody have any criticism? i know my story can't be THAT good so... HIT ME WITH THE BAD REVIEWS! I need them so i can make the story better. Thankies to everybody who have reviewed b4. let me tell you that if it weren't for you, i wouldn't continue this fic so quickly! *huggies reviewers*
AN: Wow! That was a short writer's block! Now, on with the story! (^.~)
Upon hearing such a true comment from the Chinese male, she sat there, studying him. Serena carefully remarked, "You have a point but the only reason there's a 'line' is because different people have different point of views." At that, she paused, glanced at her brooch, and then stared at him. "Were you just trying to distract me from getting MY crystal back? Because it's not working!" Completely ignoring the surrounding group of people, she leaped off of her bed and unsteadily leaned against it again. The temporary wave of dizziness overcame her senses but during the short nap, the tranquilizer dart had had time to wear off more.
Quatre was using all his willpower to not go to her side yet he had to restrain himself. Serena didn't like him helping her before and he didn't want to repeat his mistake again. "Miss Tsukino, maybe you can go back in bed and you can discuss it there instead."
'He's too kind. Be mean to me Quatre. That way, I can hate you instead of liking you. You'll just end up hurting me, like Darien did,' Serena thought to herself after his comment. Licking her lips, she gave him the briefest of smiles. "No, that's fine. I felt like I was more ill when I was laying in bed. I feel fine now, really." She honestly did. Serena had felt weak when so many strangers had been looming over her.
Relena, being determined, didn't let Quatre's affections toward this girl faze her. "Why are we growing so pale? What have you done to us?"
Serena turned her head and regarded the only other female in the room with concern. They may be enemies but like the Chinese man had said before; 'There's a thin line between the 'good' guys and the 'bad' guys.' "You are? Maybe you should go see your doctor."
Relena blinked. She hadn't thought of that before. Why didn't she go to the physician before making such hasty conclusions? Standing there, she managed to stammer out, "Be-because!"
Heero took over from that point and gestured at the pieces of furniture that were placed in the room. "You may have not noticed but not only are we growing whiter, so are the objects."
She was truly amazed at his observation skills. Any other normal person wouldn't have noticed those details. Even Serena herself hadn't but when they were pointed out to her, everything DID have a dead look to it. "You're right," she whispered quietly. Serena slowly looked at everyone's complexion and then at her hands. She was the only person in this room who didn't look so blanched. They really did have a reason to suspect her. 'I would have distrusted myself if I were in their situation,' she admitted to herself.
Quatre didn't know what to do. Heero had a point and all the evidence was against Serena yet there was a gut feeling that told him she didn't do anything... on purpose anyway. But then again, he liked her and maybe that was clouding his judgement. "Are you trying to harm my friends?," he asked seriously. In Quatre's list of priorities, friends were always first.
An imploring look appeared on her angelic face and she pleaded her case to them as she faced each person directly. "No I'm not! I honestly don't know what's happening but please, I beg you, give me back my crystal!"
Everyone paused, not knowing what to do or say. Murder wasn't the answer to this one, even Heero and Wufei knew that. Serena might not be telling the truth and if they killed her, the antidote to their fading act would be gone. They could torment her and force her to answer truthfully yet they knew Quatre wouldn't stand for it. If the truth were to be known, no one had the heart to hurt the naive blonde gundam pilot just yet.
Nonetheless, the imperium silver crystal was still a family heirloom and Relena wasn't about to part with it that easily. "Make us better and I'll give you the jewel," she told Serena in her business tone.
Wincing at that, Serena bit her tongue and looked at the carpet as if it was the Mona Lisa. The crystal had healing powers but there were also consequences. If she used them, then they'd know about the powers of the gem and they might try to harvest it for evil purposes. These people were still strangers and she didn't even trust them. She looked up again and surveyed everybody. 'They all look so strong and confident. I don't know if I'll be able to fight them without the sailor scouts,' she thought cautiously. To make things worse, she'd have to transform into Sailor Moon and then these people would know her true identity. 'Luna would have a heart attack if she finds out that more people knew about it,' she thought wryly. Gulping, she glanced at the carpet again. 'But Luna will have a bigger heart attack when she finds out that I lost the crystal.'
Trowa, Duo, Quatre, Heero, Wufei, and Relena studied the thinking blonde suspiciously. 'Is Serena the one responsible for all this?,' they all thought unanimously. 'If she was telling the truth, why didn't she just say that she couldn't because she didn't make them disappear in the first place?'
Serena suddenly raised her head and opened her lips to speak. She had made her decision. "I can't promise you that I'll heal you but I'll try." After noting Quatre's frown, she added, "I didn't make you guys so pale. I'm telling you the truth, I swear."
Trowa snickered and said aloud, "Just make us better." Serena regarded him with her clear, beautiful eyes and he felt KINDA weak in the knees.
"I'll try," she commented softly.
Since Relena knew the way around the house the best, she led everybody to the show room. It was a short but silent stroll down the staircase, through the hallway, and around the corner. When they reached the door, everybody knew they had arrived at their destination. The door was the only one that was heavily guarded by a top-notch lock. There were valuable Peacecraft artifacts that were passed down from generation to generation in that room and it had to be protected with the best. And because of that, it was harder getting in than out.
To lock the door, all you had to do was click the button. To open it, the iris of your eyeball and your fingerprints had to be identified first. Relena did this thorough examination by the automated security service while Serena and the gundam boys waited patiently.
"Would you like a tour or should I just get the crystal?," Relena asked politely to nobody in particular afterwards.
"..."
Smiling grandly, Relena took this opportunity to decide for herself. "Is that a yes?" 'Another way to show off how well off I am,' she thought to herself contently.
"NO!," shouted Duo in horror after finally tuning into the conversation. Coincidentally, he had been staring off into space when she had asked the question before. He despised looking at things, especially when they were in areas like museums. How boring! Give him some action anytime!
A sad frown showed up on Relena's face and she pouted before going into the room.
With his charming grin turned up a notch, he turned to the other blonde. "So babe, are you taken or available?," Duo asked Serena with a wink. He was obviously oblivious to the glare that everybody was aiming at him. Leave it to Duo to hit on the cute, suspected enemy.
The depressing expression managed to find itself back on Serena's face once more. She looked away with no comment but another person replied the question with a different response. "Duo! It was very rude for you to ask Miss Tsukino that!," exclaimed the angered Quatre. Duo was about to apologize when Relena appeared in the doorway with the precious crystal.
If she noticed Serena's demeanor, Relena ignored it completely. "Here you go," she said aloud as she walked towards the tormented female.
Duo's comment was enough to trigger heart-breaking memories but there were two types of pain; mental and physical. The question placed by Duo was mental pain. As Relena approached her, it was physical pain. Instead of rejoicing at the sight of the imperium silver crystal, she felt weaker. 'My crystal's taking energy from me, but why?,' she thought faint-heartily.
Everything started going blurry but she managed to hear what Relena was saying to her. "Here you go. Now make us better again or I can't promise you that you won't get hurt."
Faint drops of drop appeared on her forehead before Serena grasped the shimmering jewel and mumbled something. She was able to put the glowing crystal back into her brooch before she fainted from pure exhaustion. Serena couldn't cope with all this stress. There was only so much a person could handle and it didn't help when the crystal started taking more energy the moment she took hold of it either.
The first to check if Serena was alright was the worried Quatre. He grabbed her wrist and checked her pulse while putting his other hand to his own throat to compare. A breath of relief that was heard told everybody she was fine.
He didn't pay much attention to Quatre though. Heero was too busy thinking over what had just happened. 'There is definitely something unique about that girl. That not-so-ordinary crystal had started glowing the moment it came in contact with Serena. It is dull now, but before I'm sure there was a gleaming quality to it. It was too magnificent for anybody to miss. No wonder she was so overprotective of it,' he smirked to himself.
A second fact also seemed to bother him a lot. Heero didn't fail to notice that everything was back to ordinary. There were no more pale faces or fading objects. 'She was lying after all. The disappearing act was performed by the talented Miss. Serena Tsukino. She had us all fooled with those legendary puppy-dog eyes.' Heero wasn't too amused by this.
~~~~~~~~Author's Notes~~~~~~~~
*the poor author-bum is lying on some broken-down street with a rusty c[_] * "Some criticism you can spare for me?" lol anyway... reviews will ALWAYS be welcome but does anybody have any criticism? i know my story can't be THAT good so... HIT ME WITH THE BAD REVIEWS! I need them so i can make the story better. Thankies to everybody who have reviewed b4. let me tell you that if it weren't for you, i wouldn't continue this fic so quickly! *huggies reviewers*