Saturn's chapter! I have to do Rei's last because of the way it ties in
with the last chapter in the Silver Millennium part of the story. All you
Rei fans will just have to wait a lil' while, but the chapter will be off
the hook when it comes out, I promise! Just go with the flow for a while.
The standard disclaimers apply. I own nothing except for the characters
I've made up.
Saturn
The next week passed relatively uneventfully for Hotaru. She didn't see much of Hematite, because she was busy training with the other Outers. The week after she was in her gardens writing. Her garden was just about the only place she could go without being besieged by love-struck couples. She nibbled on her pencil and began writing. Gravel crunching alerted her to someone's presence. She looked up. Hematite was standing there looking sheepish.
"Ti, what are you doing here?" Hotaru asked curiously.
"I had to escape. Did you know that the gardens are filled with couples drooling over each other? Even my own sister! It was driving me insane!" He said dramatically, taking a place next to Hotaru. She giggled.
"I felt the same way. That's why I came here. It's so peaceful and couple-free."
Hematite jumped up. "If you'd rather be alone..."
Hotaru was not listening. She was staring into space. Then she shook herself. "You can stay if you'd like." Hematite sat back down and they lapsed into peaceful silence. After about fifteen minutes, Hotaru asked the question that had been bugging her ever since the ball. "Ti? Why'd you kiss me?"
He blushed. "I couldn't exactly help it. All I know is that I wanted to kiss you and the next thing I know, I did it. Not that I regret it, in fact, I wouldn't mind doing it again, it's just, you're a lot younger than me and I felt weird about that."
"Why should my age matter? If you really liked me and I liked you, then nothing else should matter. Are you afraid of what the other Princes will say?" Hotaru asked, frowning.
"It's nothing like that. I just don't want you to think I'm an older man who can trick a younger girl into thinking she has feelings for me when she doesn't."
"Oh for the love of Saturn! I know perfectly well when I like someone and when I don't. I'm not some naïve child, I'll have you know. I'm very capable of managing my own feelings." Hotaru was getting angrier by the moment.
"I just don't want you thinking that you like me when you don't. I'm trying to keep you from getting hurt."
"Ooh, you are the most infuriating man I've ever met!" Hotaru said, storming back into the palace. Hematite put his head in his hands and sighed. Setsuna and Marcasite came strolling through. Setsuna took one look at Hematite and said. "You tried to explain that you didn't want her to be tricked into thinking she had feelings for you when she doesn't." She sat down by Hematite. "I think you should find her and explain. She really does like you, but she thinks that you think you're too old for her." Hematite jumped up, kissed Setsuna's hand and sped off. Then he came back. "Where is Hotaru, Princess Setsuna?" "She's in the kitchen." Hematite sped off once more.
Hotaru was in the kitchen, making some sandwiches for Serenity and Endymion, who were fixing to go on a picnic. After she did that, she sat down in a chair and thought about Hematite. His eyes, his face, his body. She shook herself. {Ugh! I said I'd never go romantic!} She thought.
"Hotaru? We need to talk." Hematite said, walking over to her chair. She frowned.
"I think that you said all that you needed to, Prince Hematite." She said coldly. Hematite took her hand in his.
"No I didn't. It was wrong of me to imply that you didn't know your own heart, when you're obviously a mature woman who is perfectly capable of deciding who she loves and who she doesn't. I'm sorry." He apologized, kissing her hand.
Hotaru bit her lower lip in thought. "Well, do you really like me or are you trying to get me to think you do?"
Hematite looked shocked. "I mean it! I really do like you!"
Hotaru smiled. "Good." She stood up and kissed Hematite on the cheek. Then she walked out of the kitchen. Hematite stared after her for a minute, and then followed her secretly. She walked for a long time then came to a door. She pressed her hand on one of the symbols surrounding it. The door opened and she walked in. Hematite debated for a minute and then followed Hotaru's lead. He opened the door and walked in. Hotaru was sitting down and had a snake wrapped around her arm while a baby panther lay in her lap. She looked up in surprise as Hematite entered. "Ti, what on earth are you doing here?"
"I sort of followed you." Hematite explained sheepishly. Hotaru's eyebrow twitched, but she didn't say anything. She motioned to a wall, and a chair flew out and settled across from her.
"Sit down." As soon as Hematite was seated, Hotaru set the panther in his lap and went to the back of the room. She took out a pitcher of milk and a container of assorted insects. She put the milk in a bottle and handed it to Hematite. He began feeding the panther in his lap. Hotaru took out an insect and began feeding the snake on her arm.
"I didn't know you liked animals, Hotaru."
"Oh yes, I love them. Queen Selenity keeps animals that have been abandoned by their mothers and nurses them to adulthood. Whenever I'm here I feed them and help out as much as I can." The snake stopped eating and the panther burped and fell asleep. Hotaru laughed. "I think Hecate likes you. She doesn't fall asleep for anyone but me usually."
"Well you're not the only one who likes animals." Hematite said, putting the panther into a special pen. (Not an animal pen, more like a playpen.) Hotaru deposited the snake into a large glass terrarium. Hematite extended an arm to her and they left. "So Hotaru, does Haruka really love my sister?"
"Yes she does. She would die for her. The love they have is so complete that they rarely talk out loud or telepathically. They have their own special language."
"That's good. I love Michi and I don't want her getting hurt."
"Haruka would kill herself before she would intentionally hurt Michi." Hotaru said softly.
"I see. Are you jealous of them?"
"I don't begrudge them their happiness, but a part of me wants someone to be as close to me as they are to each other. I'm not jealous; just wistful."
"Oh. I got the impression that you hated anything romantic."
"I am like that at times, but even the least romantic person needs someone special."
"Do you think you'll ever find that person, Hotaru?" Hematite asked as they came to her door.
"Maybe I already have." She whispered before going inside. Hematite made his way to his room, deep in thought. He went to bed still contemplating Hotaru's cryptic answer. He was awakened at midnight by someone knocking at his door. He opened it to find Hotaru clad in a thin nightgown and robe. She didn't say anything, just pulled him down and kissed him softly. Then she was gone, leaving Hematite smiling over the simple message the kiss contained.
Hee, hee! I've done another one! That leaves Haruka and Michiru and Rei. I hope you guys liked this chapter. If you did review, and if you didn't, you can just blow it out of your mule. (You figure it out.) Peace out!
Isis Aurora Tomoe
Saturn
The next week passed relatively uneventfully for Hotaru. She didn't see much of Hematite, because she was busy training with the other Outers. The week after she was in her gardens writing. Her garden was just about the only place she could go without being besieged by love-struck couples. She nibbled on her pencil and began writing. Gravel crunching alerted her to someone's presence. She looked up. Hematite was standing there looking sheepish.
"Ti, what are you doing here?" Hotaru asked curiously.
"I had to escape. Did you know that the gardens are filled with couples drooling over each other? Even my own sister! It was driving me insane!" He said dramatically, taking a place next to Hotaru. She giggled.
"I felt the same way. That's why I came here. It's so peaceful and couple-free."
Hematite jumped up. "If you'd rather be alone..."
Hotaru was not listening. She was staring into space. Then she shook herself. "You can stay if you'd like." Hematite sat back down and they lapsed into peaceful silence. After about fifteen minutes, Hotaru asked the question that had been bugging her ever since the ball. "Ti? Why'd you kiss me?"
He blushed. "I couldn't exactly help it. All I know is that I wanted to kiss you and the next thing I know, I did it. Not that I regret it, in fact, I wouldn't mind doing it again, it's just, you're a lot younger than me and I felt weird about that."
"Why should my age matter? If you really liked me and I liked you, then nothing else should matter. Are you afraid of what the other Princes will say?" Hotaru asked, frowning.
"It's nothing like that. I just don't want you to think I'm an older man who can trick a younger girl into thinking she has feelings for me when she doesn't."
"Oh for the love of Saturn! I know perfectly well when I like someone and when I don't. I'm not some naïve child, I'll have you know. I'm very capable of managing my own feelings." Hotaru was getting angrier by the moment.
"I just don't want you thinking that you like me when you don't. I'm trying to keep you from getting hurt."
"Ooh, you are the most infuriating man I've ever met!" Hotaru said, storming back into the palace. Hematite put his head in his hands and sighed. Setsuna and Marcasite came strolling through. Setsuna took one look at Hematite and said. "You tried to explain that you didn't want her to be tricked into thinking she had feelings for you when she doesn't." She sat down by Hematite. "I think you should find her and explain. She really does like you, but she thinks that you think you're too old for her." Hematite jumped up, kissed Setsuna's hand and sped off. Then he came back. "Where is Hotaru, Princess Setsuna?" "She's in the kitchen." Hematite sped off once more.
Hotaru was in the kitchen, making some sandwiches for Serenity and Endymion, who were fixing to go on a picnic. After she did that, she sat down in a chair and thought about Hematite. His eyes, his face, his body. She shook herself. {Ugh! I said I'd never go romantic!} She thought.
"Hotaru? We need to talk." Hematite said, walking over to her chair. She frowned.
"I think that you said all that you needed to, Prince Hematite." She said coldly. Hematite took her hand in his.
"No I didn't. It was wrong of me to imply that you didn't know your own heart, when you're obviously a mature woman who is perfectly capable of deciding who she loves and who she doesn't. I'm sorry." He apologized, kissing her hand.
Hotaru bit her lower lip in thought. "Well, do you really like me or are you trying to get me to think you do?"
Hematite looked shocked. "I mean it! I really do like you!"
Hotaru smiled. "Good." She stood up and kissed Hematite on the cheek. Then she walked out of the kitchen. Hematite stared after her for a minute, and then followed her secretly. She walked for a long time then came to a door. She pressed her hand on one of the symbols surrounding it. The door opened and she walked in. Hematite debated for a minute and then followed Hotaru's lead. He opened the door and walked in. Hotaru was sitting down and had a snake wrapped around her arm while a baby panther lay in her lap. She looked up in surprise as Hematite entered. "Ti, what on earth are you doing here?"
"I sort of followed you." Hematite explained sheepishly. Hotaru's eyebrow twitched, but she didn't say anything. She motioned to a wall, and a chair flew out and settled across from her.
"Sit down." As soon as Hematite was seated, Hotaru set the panther in his lap and went to the back of the room. She took out a pitcher of milk and a container of assorted insects. She put the milk in a bottle and handed it to Hematite. He began feeding the panther in his lap. Hotaru took out an insect and began feeding the snake on her arm.
"I didn't know you liked animals, Hotaru."
"Oh yes, I love them. Queen Selenity keeps animals that have been abandoned by their mothers and nurses them to adulthood. Whenever I'm here I feed them and help out as much as I can." The snake stopped eating and the panther burped and fell asleep. Hotaru laughed. "I think Hecate likes you. She doesn't fall asleep for anyone but me usually."
"Well you're not the only one who likes animals." Hematite said, putting the panther into a special pen. (Not an animal pen, more like a playpen.) Hotaru deposited the snake into a large glass terrarium. Hematite extended an arm to her and they left. "So Hotaru, does Haruka really love my sister?"
"Yes she does. She would die for her. The love they have is so complete that they rarely talk out loud or telepathically. They have their own special language."
"That's good. I love Michi and I don't want her getting hurt."
"Haruka would kill herself before she would intentionally hurt Michi." Hotaru said softly.
"I see. Are you jealous of them?"
"I don't begrudge them their happiness, but a part of me wants someone to be as close to me as they are to each other. I'm not jealous; just wistful."
"Oh. I got the impression that you hated anything romantic."
"I am like that at times, but even the least romantic person needs someone special."
"Do you think you'll ever find that person, Hotaru?" Hematite asked as they came to her door.
"Maybe I already have." She whispered before going inside. Hematite made his way to his room, deep in thought. He went to bed still contemplating Hotaru's cryptic answer. He was awakened at midnight by someone knocking at his door. He opened it to find Hotaru clad in a thin nightgown and robe. She didn't say anything, just pulled him down and kissed him softly. Then she was gone, leaving Hematite smiling over the simple message the kiss contained.
Hee, hee! I've done another one! That leaves Haruka and Michiru and Rei. I hope you guys liked this chapter. If you did review, and if you didn't, you can just blow it out of your mule. (You figure it out.) Peace out!
Isis Aurora Tomoe