Now for Lita's story. I own nothing except for the characters I made up.
Keep the peace and enjoy the story.
Jupiter
Lita didn't get to see anybody for the next two days. Minako, Serenity, and Setsuna were all love struck and so was Ami, which surprised the living day lights out of everyone but Setsuna and Minako. On the morning of the second day, Lita rose early to go horseback riding. She wore a pair of tight fitting brown pants, a loose cream-colored top, and black boots, the typical horseback riding outfit of an Amazon. She packed a picnic breakfast, saddled up her green mare, Thundera and left. She galloped across a meadow and through a forest before coming to an enormous oak tree overlooking an ocean, her favorite spot. Getting off the horse, she noticed that she was not alone. A gigantic black stallion that only she could ride was tethered not far away from the tree. She circled around the tree to see who could have rode Nightshade all this way without harm. Nephrite was sitting under the tree and watching the waves rise and fall. He jumped to his feet and bowed when Lita approached.
"Princess Litana, hello. I didn't think anyone else came to this spot."
Lita waved a hand. "Please Prince Nephrite, sit back down. Nobody is around to gossip if we don't act properly." He did and Lita sat down next to him.
"If we're going to abandon royal protocol, please call me Nephrite or Neph."
Lita smiled. "Then call me Lita or Mako-chan. Did you eat breakfast already?"
Nephrite shook his head. "I didn't feel like getting 'Your Highness'ed from here back to Earth."
Lita giggled. "That's understandable. I always pack enough for two. Help yourself." Nephrite did, and the two of them munched the next twenty minutes away in relative silence.
"How'd you manage to tame Nightshade? I'm the only one who can ride him." Lita asked.
"Really? He seemed like a nice gentle horse. I just like horses. I chose him because he looked like the only horse big enough to suit me."
"Well, you are kind of tall. I love horses too."
Nephrite snorted. "And you're short?"
"I'm six feet tall, and you're still taller than me. Here are a couple of carrots for the horses." They went to their respective mounts and began feeding them. All of a sudden, Lita ran to the edge of the cliff, threw back her head and howled an Amazon war cry. Nephrite watched for a moment and then howled his own war cry. When they ran out of air, they stopped.
"Sorry. I do that all the time, especially when I'm stressed." Lita explained sheepishly.
"Is something bothering you Mako-chan?"
"Kinda and not really. It seems like one of my friends falls in love whenever I turn around. I'm not jealous; I just don't want to be left alone. I'm afraid that we're growing apart, and I don't want that to happen." Lita explained.
Nephrite closed his eyes and thought for a moment. "I consulted the stars about you yesterday. You will fall in love, quicker than you realized. And your friends are true. They would never grow apart from you."
"You learned all that from consulting the stars? We never did anything like that back home on Jupiter."
"What was Jupiter like?"
Lita tilted her head back, and let the sun fall on her face. "It was very exciting. Every day there was something going on. From the time we could walk, every Amazon woman was trained in the art of battle. The men stayed home and took care of the male children while the women fought and trained the girl children. The only male who fought was my father. I miss it."
Nephrite stared at her for a minute. She looked like some nature goddess. "You are beautiful."
Lita blushed. "Thank you." She looked at the sun and jumped up. "We've been out for four hours! We should get back before we get in trouble. Race you." They raced neck and neck back to the palace. They put the horses in their stables and began brushing them down. "Neph, do you want to practice with me after we finish here?"
Nephrite grinned. "I'll beat you down."
"Oh really? By the time I'm through with you, you'll need a wheelchair." They finished with the horses and walked to the practice field.
"Since you're a guest, I'll allow you to choose the weapons of choice." Lita said, gesturing to the weapons array. He chose a practice sword.
"Sword fighting, if you have no objections, Princess." She nodded and chose her own sword. They took up the en garde position and began. They were equally matched in strength, but Nephrite had a longer reach. Fifteen minutes later, they were lightly sweating and thirty minutes later they were pouring. They crossed swords and came face-to-face.
"We're equally matched." Nephrite gasped.
"Maybe you should give up now." Lita panted. Nephrite saw an opening and took it. He disarmed Lita and sent the sword spinning to the ground.
"I win." Nephrite said shrugging. He held out his hand and Lita shook it. Then she looked at herself.
"I'm a mess. I'm going to go clean up. You should too." They separated and went to wash the dirt and sweat away.
Lita lay in the bathtub, soaking and thinking. {I wonder what Neph meant when he said I'd find my love sooner than I realized. Did he mean himself? I don't think I love him. Do I?} She decided to ask Mina.
{Mina? How do you tell if you're in love?}
{I knew it! You're in love with Nephrite, aren't you? Well, how do you feel when you think about him?}
{I feel warm all over and a little confused. Is that love?}
{What would you do if he cheated on you?}
{Kill the girl he cheated on me with and then kill him. Then probably cry my eyes out.}
{You're in love. It's nothing bad. Have you kissed him yet?}
{No. We did scream out war cries together. And we fought together. He won. The only person who can beat me in anything is Haruka and that's only in sword fighting.}
{Lita's in Lo-ove, Lita's in Lo-ove. That's great. Oops, Kunzite's here. Take my advice and tell him how you feel. Bye!} Lita sunk down in her bath and thought some more. Her previous boyfriend, Freddy, a member of the Martian Royal Guard, had cheated on her and just about broke her heart. By the time she'd come to a decision, her bath water had gone freezing cold. She hopped out, dried herself off and looked for just the right outfit. She found a long flowing dress the color of her eyes and with lightning embroidery on the long sleeves and bottom of her skirt. She left her hair loose. She put on her gauntlet and earrings and left to find Nephrite. After bumping into Jadeite, she found out that he was in his quarters. Taking a deep breath she straightened her hair and clothes and knocked on his door. Nephrite opened it after the first two knocks.
"Princess Litana? What are you doing here?" He invited her in and she sat in a chair.
Lita bowed her head and fidgeted with her dress. "Neph, uh, well, remember when you said that I would fall in love soon? Well I think I have, and I need your help."
Nephrite stared at Lita. "Who is it and how can I help?"
Lita burst into tears. Nephrite ran to her side and hugged her. "What's wrong?"
"I, I'm sorry! It's just that I'm a-afraid! Every time I even begin to like someone, I get hurt! I don't want that to happen again!"
"Sh, Ssh, it's alright. If this man has any sense, he'll treat you like the queen you are. And if he doesn't I'll deal with him." Nephrite's heart was breaking and he knew it, but he still tried to comfort Litana. "Who is it anyway? You must be pretty sprung on him if he managed to reduce you to tears."
Lita took a deep breath. "It's you." Nephrite gawked at her for a few seconds before regaining his composure. He tilted Lita's chin up and kissed her. Someone came in the door and they jumped apart. Serenity began to laugh.
"Minako must be having a field day, getting so many of her friends together in so little time. Endy-chan, how are we ever going to get Rei and Jadeite together?"
Endymion smiled. "Pray to every god and goddess we can think of, and then some. It'll take a miracle. Thank the gods Hotaru and Hematite aren't that hard headed."
I loved doing this one! Lita's one of my favorite characters, so it was really easy. Review, no flames and I'll see y'all next lifetime!!
Isis Aurora Tomoe
Jupiter
Lita didn't get to see anybody for the next two days. Minako, Serenity, and Setsuna were all love struck and so was Ami, which surprised the living day lights out of everyone but Setsuna and Minako. On the morning of the second day, Lita rose early to go horseback riding. She wore a pair of tight fitting brown pants, a loose cream-colored top, and black boots, the typical horseback riding outfit of an Amazon. She packed a picnic breakfast, saddled up her green mare, Thundera and left. She galloped across a meadow and through a forest before coming to an enormous oak tree overlooking an ocean, her favorite spot. Getting off the horse, she noticed that she was not alone. A gigantic black stallion that only she could ride was tethered not far away from the tree. She circled around the tree to see who could have rode Nightshade all this way without harm. Nephrite was sitting under the tree and watching the waves rise and fall. He jumped to his feet and bowed when Lita approached.
"Princess Litana, hello. I didn't think anyone else came to this spot."
Lita waved a hand. "Please Prince Nephrite, sit back down. Nobody is around to gossip if we don't act properly." He did and Lita sat down next to him.
"If we're going to abandon royal protocol, please call me Nephrite or Neph."
Lita smiled. "Then call me Lita or Mako-chan. Did you eat breakfast already?"
Nephrite shook his head. "I didn't feel like getting 'Your Highness'ed from here back to Earth."
Lita giggled. "That's understandable. I always pack enough for two. Help yourself." Nephrite did, and the two of them munched the next twenty minutes away in relative silence.
"How'd you manage to tame Nightshade? I'm the only one who can ride him." Lita asked.
"Really? He seemed like a nice gentle horse. I just like horses. I chose him because he looked like the only horse big enough to suit me."
"Well, you are kind of tall. I love horses too."
Nephrite snorted. "And you're short?"
"I'm six feet tall, and you're still taller than me. Here are a couple of carrots for the horses." They went to their respective mounts and began feeding them. All of a sudden, Lita ran to the edge of the cliff, threw back her head and howled an Amazon war cry. Nephrite watched for a moment and then howled his own war cry. When they ran out of air, they stopped.
"Sorry. I do that all the time, especially when I'm stressed." Lita explained sheepishly.
"Is something bothering you Mako-chan?"
"Kinda and not really. It seems like one of my friends falls in love whenever I turn around. I'm not jealous; I just don't want to be left alone. I'm afraid that we're growing apart, and I don't want that to happen." Lita explained.
Nephrite closed his eyes and thought for a moment. "I consulted the stars about you yesterday. You will fall in love, quicker than you realized. And your friends are true. They would never grow apart from you."
"You learned all that from consulting the stars? We never did anything like that back home on Jupiter."
"What was Jupiter like?"
Lita tilted her head back, and let the sun fall on her face. "It was very exciting. Every day there was something going on. From the time we could walk, every Amazon woman was trained in the art of battle. The men stayed home and took care of the male children while the women fought and trained the girl children. The only male who fought was my father. I miss it."
Nephrite stared at her for a minute. She looked like some nature goddess. "You are beautiful."
Lita blushed. "Thank you." She looked at the sun and jumped up. "We've been out for four hours! We should get back before we get in trouble. Race you." They raced neck and neck back to the palace. They put the horses in their stables and began brushing them down. "Neph, do you want to practice with me after we finish here?"
Nephrite grinned. "I'll beat you down."
"Oh really? By the time I'm through with you, you'll need a wheelchair." They finished with the horses and walked to the practice field.
"Since you're a guest, I'll allow you to choose the weapons of choice." Lita said, gesturing to the weapons array. He chose a practice sword.
"Sword fighting, if you have no objections, Princess." She nodded and chose her own sword. They took up the en garde position and began. They were equally matched in strength, but Nephrite had a longer reach. Fifteen minutes later, they were lightly sweating and thirty minutes later they were pouring. They crossed swords and came face-to-face.
"We're equally matched." Nephrite gasped.
"Maybe you should give up now." Lita panted. Nephrite saw an opening and took it. He disarmed Lita and sent the sword spinning to the ground.
"I win." Nephrite said shrugging. He held out his hand and Lita shook it. Then she looked at herself.
"I'm a mess. I'm going to go clean up. You should too." They separated and went to wash the dirt and sweat away.
Lita lay in the bathtub, soaking and thinking. {I wonder what Neph meant when he said I'd find my love sooner than I realized. Did he mean himself? I don't think I love him. Do I?} She decided to ask Mina.
{Mina? How do you tell if you're in love?}
{I knew it! You're in love with Nephrite, aren't you? Well, how do you feel when you think about him?}
{I feel warm all over and a little confused. Is that love?}
{What would you do if he cheated on you?}
{Kill the girl he cheated on me with and then kill him. Then probably cry my eyes out.}
{You're in love. It's nothing bad. Have you kissed him yet?}
{No. We did scream out war cries together. And we fought together. He won. The only person who can beat me in anything is Haruka and that's only in sword fighting.}
{Lita's in Lo-ove, Lita's in Lo-ove. That's great. Oops, Kunzite's here. Take my advice and tell him how you feel. Bye!} Lita sunk down in her bath and thought some more. Her previous boyfriend, Freddy, a member of the Martian Royal Guard, had cheated on her and just about broke her heart. By the time she'd come to a decision, her bath water had gone freezing cold. She hopped out, dried herself off and looked for just the right outfit. She found a long flowing dress the color of her eyes and with lightning embroidery on the long sleeves and bottom of her skirt. She left her hair loose. She put on her gauntlet and earrings and left to find Nephrite. After bumping into Jadeite, she found out that he was in his quarters. Taking a deep breath she straightened her hair and clothes and knocked on his door. Nephrite opened it after the first two knocks.
"Princess Litana? What are you doing here?" He invited her in and she sat in a chair.
Lita bowed her head and fidgeted with her dress. "Neph, uh, well, remember when you said that I would fall in love soon? Well I think I have, and I need your help."
Nephrite stared at Lita. "Who is it and how can I help?"
Lita burst into tears. Nephrite ran to her side and hugged her. "What's wrong?"
"I, I'm sorry! It's just that I'm a-afraid! Every time I even begin to like someone, I get hurt! I don't want that to happen again!"
"Sh, Ssh, it's alright. If this man has any sense, he'll treat you like the queen you are. And if he doesn't I'll deal with him." Nephrite's heart was breaking and he knew it, but he still tried to comfort Litana. "Who is it anyway? You must be pretty sprung on him if he managed to reduce you to tears."
Lita took a deep breath. "It's you." Nephrite gawked at her for a few seconds before regaining his composure. He tilted Lita's chin up and kissed her. Someone came in the door and they jumped apart. Serenity began to laugh.
"Minako must be having a field day, getting so many of her friends together in so little time. Endy-chan, how are we ever going to get Rei and Jadeite together?"
Endymion smiled. "Pray to every god and goddess we can think of, and then some. It'll take a miracle. Thank the gods Hotaru and Hematite aren't that hard headed."
I loved doing this one! Lita's one of my favorite characters, so it was really easy. Review, no flames and I'll see y'all next lifetime!!
Isis Aurora Tomoe