Jupiter's Secret
Epilogue
Days later, Serena, Amy, Raye, Mina, Darien, Luna, Artemis, and Ken -the whole gang- were at Lita's apartment. Lita and Ken had both been in the hospital until and few days ago. Luckily, there had only been one youma attack without Sailor Jupiter.
Lita had felt her strength gradually returning to her, and she knew that in a less than a week's time, she would be able to fight with her friends once more as Sailor Jupiter. That wasn't what this meeting was about.
It was about Ken, strangely enough. Since Lita had placed a part of the Wisdom Stone inside of him, Luna thought that he might now have the power to transform as well.
"Try it, Ken," Lita suggested right after everyone had sat down.
"What, transforming? I don't know." He looked uncomfortable. "What do I say?"
"Just say whatever comes to mind," Darien said helpfully.
Ken sighed. "Okay, here goes."
"JUPITER POWER!"
He transformed, all right. But what had he transformed into?
He felt odd. As if he had just rummaged through someone else's closet and slipped on their life.
Lita was the first to recognize him. "You must be.Prince Jupiter?" she said softly.
That name felt right. "I.think so," he stuttered.
Lita touched his cheek, squinting at his eyes. "Shinosaki?" she asked.
"Makoto?" his voice trembled. Lita swiftly changed into Princess Makoto. They clasped each other's hands. Shinosaki leaned towards her.
"But Ken," she whispered so softly the others couldn't hear. "I thought we were best friends."
"We are!" he answered just as quietly. "But now I'll never have to see you get hurt by another jerk like Freddie. This can just be another aspect of friendship."
"And what aspect is that?" she asked coyly, flipping a piece of hair out of his eyes.
"This aspect!" he cried before scooping her up and kissing her like he'd always wanted. He remembered; he had kissed her before like this. In another time, another place. But she was here and now. He had died back then, but had been reborn, given another chance to be with her, and he wasn't going to waste a moment.
Both had forgotten about the five girls around them. "Awwww!!!" four cried. The only self-contained one was Luna.
Darien had a sweat drop. He didn't even know Ken. Luckily, Lita and Ken broke off their kiss when they noticed everyone staring.
Serena cleared her throat in a sophisticated fashion before she began shouting, "LITA AND KEN SITTING IN A TREE! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
She had barely enough time to start running before Lita came after her. The rest of the scouts began chasing after them too, except Ken and Darien.
"Not very mature, are they?" Ken commented.
"Definitely not, " Darien agreed.
"So let's show them how it's done!" Ken cried, racing after the girls. Darien went around the other way, and everyone landed in a big mob on the carpet. Everyone was laughing, and when everyone's limbs were sorted out, they all went home, except for Ken.
Ken stayed around for one more kiss, only the first of many.
The End
Epilogue
Days later, Serena, Amy, Raye, Mina, Darien, Luna, Artemis, and Ken -the whole gang- were at Lita's apartment. Lita and Ken had both been in the hospital until and few days ago. Luckily, there had only been one youma attack without Sailor Jupiter.
Lita had felt her strength gradually returning to her, and she knew that in a less than a week's time, she would be able to fight with her friends once more as Sailor Jupiter. That wasn't what this meeting was about.
It was about Ken, strangely enough. Since Lita had placed a part of the Wisdom Stone inside of him, Luna thought that he might now have the power to transform as well.
"Try it, Ken," Lita suggested right after everyone had sat down.
"What, transforming? I don't know." He looked uncomfortable. "What do I say?"
"Just say whatever comes to mind," Darien said helpfully.
Ken sighed. "Okay, here goes."
"JUPITER POWER!"
He transformed, all right. But what had he transformed into?
He felt odd. As if he had just rummaged through someone else's closet and slipped on their life.
Lita was the first to recognize him. "You must be.Prince Jupiter?" she said softly.
That name felt right. "I.think so," he stuttered.
Lita touched his cheek, squinting at his eyes. "Shinosaki?" she asked.
"Makoto?" his voice trembled. Lita swiftly changed into Princess Makoto. They clasped each other's hands. Shinosaki leaned towards her.
"But Ken," she whispered so softly the others couldn't hear. "I thought we were best friends."
"We are!" he answered just as quietly. "But now I'll never have to see you get hurt by another jerk like Freddie. This can just be another aspect of friendship."
"And what aspect is that?" she asked coyly, flipping a piece of hair out of his eyes.
"This aspect!" he cried before scooping her up and kissing her like he'd always wanted. He remembered; he had kissed her before like this. In another time, another place. But she was here and now. He had died back then, but had been reborn, given another chance to be with her, and he wasn't going to waste a moment.
Both had forgotten about the five girls around them. "Awwww!!!" four cried. The only self-contained one was Luna.
Darien had a sweat drop. He didn't even know Ken. Luckily, Lita and Ken broke off their kiss when they noticed everyone staring.
Serena cleared her throat in a sophisticated fashion before she began shouting, "LITA AND KEN SITTING IN A TREE! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
She had barely enough time to start running before Lita came after her. The rest of the scouts began chasing after them too, except Ken and Darien.
"Not very mature, are they?" Ken commented.
"Definitely not, " Darien agreed.
"So let's show them how it's done!" Ken cried, racing after the girls. Darien went around the other way, and everyone landed in a big mob on the carpet. Everyone was laughing, and when everyone's limbs were sorted out, they all went home, except for Ken.
Ken stayed around for one more kiss, only the first of many.
The End