Jupiter's Secret
Part Two
Lita groaned, peering through blurred eyes at the alarm clock. It was 8:oo on a Saturday morning. Who could be at the door?
The answer was, of course, Ken. He needed some answers, in a big way.
When they had both settled on the couch with mugs of hot chocolate in front of them (at Lita's insistence), he started his questions and she started her explanations.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Ken started. "Don't you trust me?"
"You would have been in danger!" Lita cried in distress.
Ken shook his head fondly. "You're always trying to protect me."
Lita grinned. "Look who's talking, Mr. Rainy Day Man," she teased, using his nickname.
*FLASHBACK*
Lita was standing in the rain, waiting for her boyfriend Freddie. She turned around and saw him step closer. "Freddie!" she cried happily. She ran to give him a hug but he pushed her away.
"Lita," he said. "This just isn't working."
"What? But I thought.you loved me?" she questioned with unshed tears threatening to overflow.
He smirked. "Yeah, right. Listen, Lita, I've got a date. See ya." With that, he walked away holding an umbrella over his head.
She ran a few steps after him, then stopped, her tears mixing in with the rain flowing down her face. Suddenly, the rain stopped pelting her. She looked beside her to see Ken, her best friend, holding an umbrella over her head. He was always there for her, no matter what. Just like a brother, strong and true.
*END FLASHBACK*
They smile, feeling safe from pain next to each other.
Lita felt something brush the top of her hand and settle there. She glanced down and smiled. It was Ken's hand. She looked up again and saw him staring at her with a hint of a smile on his face. Her lips slowly parted as they leaned closer to one another. Their lips brushed for just a moment, and Lita felt her eyes explode in colour. They both drew back instantly.
"What was that?" Lita said timidly after a moment.
"A mistake, I suppose," Ken whispered, still staring at her.
Lita shifted uncomfortably under his steady gaze, but couldn't turn away.
"Lita?" he said softly. "Why are you so perfect? Why did you make me fall in love with you?"
Her eyes widened. "What? What are you saying?"
"Lita. I love you."
*** Lita was walking alone in the mall. People sur rounded her, but she was still alone. The mornings' conversation with Ken ran through her mind, non-stop.
Lita, I love you.
How did she feel? He was her best friend! What if they fought? Then she would have no one left. The scouts were great, but she didn't know that they understood her. What could she do?
She walked past fancy displays and lame clothes stores for old ladies. Suddenly, a flash of blond blocked her way.
"Hey, Lita!" Mina said cheerfully. "Whatcha doin' here?"
Lita smiled. "Oh, hey Mina. What's up?"
"Nothing much."
They walked a little ways more. Lita sighed softly.
"What's wrong?" Mina asked concernedly.
Lita fidgeted with her purse strap for a moment. "Oh, nothing."
"C'mon, tell!" Mina begged.
"Well.um.what if someone you've known practically forever asks you.on a date?" Lita stuttered. She wished he'd only asked her on a date.
"What? Who?"
Lita coughed. "Well, um.Ken," she said faintly.
"Ken?!" Mina gasped. "I thought you two were just friends?"
"Well, we were.but we kind of kissed."
Mina's eyes grew large. "When?"
"This morning, at my apartment," Lita blushed.
"Wow. This is like a soap opera or something. I mean- well.wow. It's just.whoa," Mina stammered.
"Yeah."
They shopped for a little while longer, but Lita couldn't concentrate. She couldn't get her mind off Ken. Mina paused, and looked at her.
"Let's go take a walk in the park," she suggested.
"Why?" Lita frowned.
Mina shrugged. "Who knows, might help you think."
"Okay," Lita agreed reluctantly.
They waited outside the mall for the next bus and in less than a half- hour, they're strolling down a path near the lake. After a few minutes, a youma appears directly in front of them!
"TRANSFORM!" Lita shouted.
"Right!" Mina cried back.
"JUPITER STAR POWER!"
"VENUS STAR POWER!"
"You won't get away with sucking energy from innocent humans!" Venus spat angrily.
After she said that, she realized it hadn't even been stealing energy, but oh well. That's what all of them did, right?
"Stay out of this, you!" the huge, hairy youma howled in rage. "It's your friend I've come for!"
"Huh?" Jupiter and Venus cried in unison.
"Heh heh, come with me," the youma muttered evilly before swiftly grabbing Jupiter and vanishing.
"Jupiter!" Venus shrieked. She paused, and then she began racing towards the east, towards the Shinto Shrine.
"Raye! Raye!" Venus shouted breathlessly when she arrived.
Raye stepped out of the fire-reading room. "Sailor Venus? Did anyone see your fuku?"
"Hurry, just transform!" Venus howled.
"What happened?" Raye questioned in confusion.
Venus paused. "They've captured Lita."
Part Two
Lita groaned, peering through blurred eyes at the alarm clock. It was 8:oo on a Saturday morning. Who could be at the door?
The answer was, of course, Ken. He needed some answers, in a big way.
When they had both settled on the couch with mugs of hot chocolate in front of them (at Lita's insistence), he started his questions and she started her explanations.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Ken started. "Don't you trust me?"
"You would have been in danger!" Lita cried in distress.
Ken shook his head fondly. "You're always trying to protect me."
Lita grinned. "Look who's talking, Mr. Rainy Day Man," she teased, using his nickname.
*FLASHBACK*
Lita was standing in the rain, waiting for her boyfriend Freddie. She turned around and saw him step closer. "Freddie!" she cried happily. She ran to give him a hug but he pushed her away.
"Lita," he said. "This just isn't working."
"What? But I thought.you loved me?" she questioned with unshed tears threatening to overflow.
He smirked. "Yeah, right. Listen, Lita, I've got a date. See ya." With that, he walked away holding an umbrella over his head.
She ran a few steps after him, then stopped, her tears mixing in with the rain flowing down her face. Suddenly, the rain stopped pelting her. She looked beside her to see Ken, her best friend, holding an umbrella over her head. He was always there for her, no matter what. Just like a brother, strong and true.
*END FLASHBACK*
They smile, feeling safe from pain next to each other.
Lita felt something brush the top of her hand and settle there. She glanced down and smiled. It was Ken's hand. She looked up again and saw him staring at her with a hint of a smile on his face. Her lips slowly parted as they leaned closer to one another. Their lips brushed for just a moment, and Lita felt her eyes explode in colour. They both drew back instantly.
"What was that?" Lita said timidly after a moment.
"A mistake, I suppose," Ken whispered, still staring at her.
Lita shifted uncomfortably under his steady gaze, but couldn't turn away.
"Lita?" he said softly. "Why are you so perfect? Why did you make me fall in love with you?"
Her eyes widened. "What? What are you saying?"
"Lita. I love you."
*** Lita was walking alone in the mall. People sur rounded her, but she was still alone. The mornings' conversation with Ken ran through her mind, non-stop.
Lita, I love you.
How did she feel? He was her best friend! What if they fought? Then she would have no one left. The scouts were great, but she didn't know that they understood her. What could she do?
She walked past fancy displays and lame clothes stores for old ladies. Suddenly, a flash of blond blocked her way.
"Hey, Lita!" Mina said cheerfully. "Whatcha doin' here?"
Lita smiled. "Oh, hey Mina. What's up?"
"Nothing much."
They walked a little ways more. Lita sighed softly.
"What's wrong?" Mina asked concernedly.
Lita fidgeted with her purse strap for a moment. "Oh, nothing."
"C'mon, tell!" Mina begged.
"Well.um.what if someone you've known practically forever asks you.on a date?" Lita stuttered. She wished he'd only asked her on a date.
"What? Who?"
Lita coughed. "Well, um.Ken," she said faintly.
"Ken?!" Mina gasped. "I thought you two were just friends?"
"Well, we were.but we kind of kissed."
Mina's eyes grew large. "When?"
"This morning, at my apartment," Lita blushed.
"Wow. This is like a soap opera or something. I mean- well.wow. It's just.whoa," Mina stammered.
"Yeah."
They shopped for a little while longer, but Lita couldn't concentrate. She couldn't get her mind off Ken. Mina paused, and looked at her.
"Let's go take a walk in the park," she suggested.
"Why?" Lita frowned.
Mina shrugged. "Who knows, might help you think."
"Okay," Lita agreed reluctantly.
They waited outside the mall for the next bus and in less than a half- hour, they're strolling down a path near the lake. After a few minutes, a youma appears directly in front of them!
"TRANSFORM!" Lita shouted.
"Right!" Mina cried back.
"JUPITER STAR POWER!"
"VENUS STAR POWER!"
"You won't get away with sucking energy from innocent humans!" Venus spat angrily.
After she said that, she realized it hadn't even been stealing energy, but oh well. That's what all of them did, right?
"Stay out of this, you!" the huge, hairy youma howled in rage. "It's your friend I've come for!"
"Huh?" Jupiter and Venus cried in unison.
"Heh heh, come with me," the youma muttered evilly before swiftly grabbing Jupiter and vanishing.
"Jupiter!" Venus shrieked. She paused, and then she began racing towards the east, towards the Shinto Shrine.
"Raye! Raye!" Venus shouted breathlessly when she arrived.
Raye stepped out of the fire-reading room. "Sailor Venus? Did anyone see your fuku?"
"Hurry, just transform!" Venus howled.
"What happened?" Raye questioned in confusion.
Venus paused. "They've captured Lita."