With Baby in Mind - Chapter Two
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Darien opened the door to his apartment early the next morning to get his paper. His eyes widened when he saw someone familiar stop in front of him. "Seiya? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Kakyuu-hime said we could come for a visit. Yaten and Taiki decided to stay home," Seiya said with a grin. "Can you tell me where a good hotel is?"
"Why are you HERE? At my apartment?" Darien asked. "Why didn't you go see Rei or one of the girls and ask them?"
"Cause you're the only other guy," Seiya said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Darien sighed and opened the door wider to let Seiya and his bags in, inwardly asking himself 'Why me?'. He walked over to the couch and sat down. "Why didn't the other two come?" he asked.
Seiya sat down on a chair. "They weren't bored yet. They're happy getting settled in and fending off multiple suitors," he said with a shrug.
"And you aren't happy," Darien said. He could see that in the way the younger man's body tensed when he spoke about his new planet and life.
Seiya sighed. "I was happier here," he admitted. "That's probably why I stayed a guy instead of becoming a girl agian like Yaten and Taiki did. I felt like this was meant to be my true form."
Darien listened patiently while Seiya talked. "Maybe it is," he said when Seiya had run out of words.
Seiya looked at Darien, curious. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"You may have been a man once in your past life and by some freaky twist of fate, in this life you were reborn as a girl," Darien said after a moment's hesitation.
"You believe in past lives and destiny and all that other stuff?" Seiya asked, wrinkling his nose.
"Whole-heartedly. Serena and I are Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion reborn. In fact, all the Senshi here on Earth, with the exception of Pluto, are the reborn royalty of their planets," Darien said.
"So I'm surrounded by royalty?" Seiya asked, a confused look on his face.
"In a way. The girls and I don't actually claim our titles until a year before the birth of Crystal Tokyo," Darien said.
"Crystal Tokyo?" Seiya asked.
"It's in the future, so I can't tell you anything about it. Pluto would have my head if I did," Darien said with a smile.
"Oh. So.... Anything new or exciting happen since I went back with Kakyuu-hime?" Seiya asked. He wanted Darien's conformation of Amara's pregnancy.
"Not much. We found out that Amara is pregnant. No one knows who the father is though, because she won't tell anybody," Darien said.
"Wow," Seiya said, his blue eyes wide. 'So it IS true!' he thought. 'I've got to see her!' "So, what's the name of a good hotel?" he asked.
"I'll call and see if the Outers can put you up at their place. They've got a guest room," Darien said as he picked up the phone and dialed a number.
Seiya's eyes got even bigger at Darien's words, but he remained silent through the conversation.
Darien hung up the phone a few minutes later. "It's all set up. Amara will be here to pick you up in about an hour. She has to drive Michelle and Trista to the airport first. They're going to Paris for a fashion show," he said.
"So I'll be staying at their house, ALONE, with Amara?!" Seiya yepled.
"Not exactly alone. Hotaru will be there too. Amara is looking after her," Darien said.
"One question: Who are Trista and Hotaru?" Seiya asked.
"Trista is Sailor Pluto and Hotaru is Sailor Saturn," Darien replied.
"Oh. So, anything good on TV?" Seiya asked?
Disclaimer: you know the drill
Darien opened the door to his apartment early the next morning to get his paper. His eyes widened when he saw someone familiar stop in front of him. "Seiya? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Kakyuu-hime said we could come for a visit. Yaten and Taiki decided to stay home," Seiya said with a grin. "Can you tell me where a good hotel is?"
"Why are you HERE? At my apartment?" Darien asked. "Why didn't you go see Rei or one of the girls and ask them?"
"Cause you're the only other guy," Seiya said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Darien sighed and opened the door wider to let Seiya and his bags in, inwardly asking himself 'Why me?'. He walked over to the couch and sat down. "Why didn't the other two come?" he asked.
Seiya sat down on a chair. "They weren't bored yet. They're happy getting settled in and fending off multiple suitors," he said with a shrug.
"And you aren't happy," Darien said. He could see that in the way the younger man's body tensed when he spoke about his new planet and life.
Seiya sighed. "I was happier here," he admitted. "That's probably why I stayed a guy instead of becoming a girl agian like Yaten and Taiki did. I felt like this was meant to be my true form."
Darien listened patiently while Seiya talked. "Maybe it is," he said when Seiya had run out of words.
Seiya looked at Darien, curious. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"You may have been a man once in your past life and by some freaky twist of fate, in this life you were reborn as a girl," Darien said after a moment's hesitation.
"You believe in past lives and destiny and all that other stuff?" Seiya asked, wrinkling his nose.
"Whole-heartedly. Serena and I are Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion reborn. In fact, all the Senshi here on Earth, with the exception of Pluto, are the reborn royalty of their planets," Darien said.
"So I'm surrounded by royalty?" Seiya asked, a confused look on his face.
"In a way. The girls and I don't actually claim our titles until a year before the birth of Crystal Tokyo," Darien said.
"Crystal Tokyo?" Seiya asked.
"It's in the future, so I can't tell you anything about it. Pluto would have my head if I did," Darien said with a smile.
"Oh. So.... Anything new or exciting happen since I went back with Kakyuu-hime?" Seiya asked. He wanted Darien's conformation of Amara's pregnancy.
"Not much. We found out that Amara is pregnant. No one knows who the father is though, because she won't tell anybody," Darien said.
"Wow," Seiya said, his blue eyes wide. 'So it IS true!' he thought. 'I've got to see her!' "So, what's the name of a good hotel?" he asked.
"I'll call and see if the Outers can put you up at their place. They've got a guest room," Darien said as he picked up the phone and dialed a number.
Seiya's eyes got even bigger at Darien's words, but he remained silent through the conversation.
Darien hung up the phone a few minutes later. "It's all set up. Amara will be here to pick you up in about an hour. She has to drive Michelle and Trista to the airport first. They're going to Paris for a fashion show," he said.
"So I'll be staying at their house, ALONE, with Amara?!" Seiya yepled.
"Not exactly alone. Hotaru will be there too. Amara is looking after her," Darien said.
"One question: Who are Trista and Hotaru?" Seiya asked.
"Trista is Sailor Pluto and Hotaru is Sailor Saturn," Darien replied.
"Oh. So, anything good on TV?" Seiya asked?