SN: Well, here's the next chapter! Thanks to everyone that reviewed! Your reviews mean
so much to me! ^^ Well, don't stop reading now! Here's chapter 18!!

~Love Triangle: Chapter 18~

By: Sapphie ^.~

Key:

"- - -" dialogue

'- - -' thinking

//- - -\\ scene change

~*---*~ flashback

(SN) Sapphie Notes

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Important Info: None today.

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Recap:

Somewhere nearby, behind a tree, Lindsey was watching as the two embraced each other
in a kiss. As Lindsey watched them, her heart began to pound and evil thoughts began to
make its way towards her brain.

"That kiss meant something to you, Endymion. I just know it." Lindsey said to herself.
"This isn't over yet. I'm not letting you go that easily. I'll make you mine, no matter
what."

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Selenity and Endymion walked home together, hand in hand.

"I wonder how it went with my mother and father." Selenity said as they made their way
towards the doors of the palace. When they walked in, they found that the living room
was empty. "I wonder where they are." Selenity said.

"Maybe they're in their rooms." Endymion suggested. "Do you want to see if your father
is in his room?" Endymion asked.

"Sure. Let's go." Selenity said. They made their way up the staircase and headed for
James's room. Right when they were about to knock on the door, the door opened. James
stood at the door. He jumped a bit from their sudden appearance.

"Oh. Kids. What are you doing here?" James asked.

"Nothing really. We just wanted to know how it went with you and the Queen."
Endymion said. James closed his bedroom door.

"How about I tell you on my way to the kitchen. I was just going to get a snack from
there." James said.

"Okay, sure." Endymion said. Selenity nodded in agreement. As they walked, James
began to speak.

"Okay, so you were asking about how it went? Well, it went great. At least for me it did."
James stated. Selenity smiled.

"So you guys are back together?" Selenity asked hopefully.

"Unfortunately, Selenity, your mother and I are not back together." Selenity's hopeful
face was wiped away. "But, she has given me another chance. I have a chance to prove
that I have changed." James said, hoping that it would bring a smile back to Selenity's
face. Indeed it did.

"I'm so glad you're back here. I've always wondered what it'd be like having a father
around." Selenity said happily.

"I'm glad I'm back too. It's been too long. I missed you and your mother very much."
Selenity smiled more. Soon, they had reached the kitchen. James had gotten them all a
snack. They sat down at the breakfast table, munching on their snacks. While munching
away, they spoke of old times and talked about the times ahead. Suddenly, Selenity
gasped. She looked at the clock on the wall.

"Selenity? What's the matter?" Endymion asked, trying not to panic.

"Oh my god! I almost forgot that I have to meet the senshi at the bridal boutique. I still
have to get bridesmaids dresses for them. Sorry to leave so abruptly." Selenity looked at
the clock again. She was five minutes late. "Gotta run! Bye, Endymion!" she said, giving
him a quick kiss on the lips. "Bye, Father." she said, giving him a quick hug. She rushed
out the door, hoping that Rei wouldn't start nagging about her lateness.

// At the bridal boutique \\

The senshi sat on a bench just outside the store. Minako looked at her watch.

"She is now 5 minutes late." Minako said with a slight annoyance in her voice.

"Let's see if she can make it up to 10 minutes late! Better yet, 15 minutes late!" Rei said
sarcastically.

"Rei. Cut the sarcasm. Selenity's probably late because she was busy doing something."
Ami said in defense.

"Yeah. Busy making out with Endymion." Rei said. Makato shot Rei a glare, then hit her
in the arm. "Ow, Mako-chan. What was that for?"

"You're so rude and obnoxious, Rei. You shouldn't be saying things like that about
Selenity! She's the princess!"

"Yeah, but we're princesses too! And you don't see us being late!" Rei said, crossing her
arms.

"Rei, you better quit your bitchin'. You should feel lucky that you're even _in_ this
wedding. You know that Selenity can take you out of this bridal party in a second,
whether you're her friend or not." Minako said, defending Selenity. Soon, Selenity
showed up.

"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late. I was just.........why do you guys look so mad?" Selenity
asked.

"We're mad cuz you're late!!" Rei yelled.

"No we're not!" Ami said. She stood up from her seat. She held Selenity's hands. "Rei is
just mad that you were late."

"Well, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be late." Selenity said sadly. She hated it when her
friends were mad at her.

"Sorry doesn't help." Rei said stubbornly.

"Oh, lighten up, Rei." Makoto said. She stood up from her seat and placed a hand on
Selenity's shoulder. "Don't worry. I'm not mad at you." Makoto said. Minako stood up.

"Yeah. I'm not mad at you either." Minako said with a smile. Selenity smiled a bit.

"Well, I'm mad. Why were you late anyway?" Rei asked.

"Well, I know this'll sound stupid. But I was late because I was busy talking to my
father." Selenity said.

"So what if you were talking to...............your father?" Rei had a surprised look on her
face.

"Yes. I was talking to my father." Selenity said.

"Your father? But I thought he was...." Ami didn't finish her sentence.

"Dead? Well, apparently, he's not dead. He's alive. And he came back yesterday."
Selenity said.

"Your father.....is alive? After all these years?" Makoto asked.

"And you didn't tell us until now?" Minako added. Suddenly, Minako, Ami, and Makoto
hugged Selenity.

"Oh my god. We're so happy for you!" Makoto said.

"Thanks." Selenity said. Soon, the four girls separated from their group hug. They all
turned to look at Rei. She had a guilty look on her face.

"Did I say I was mad that you were late? I didn't mean that. I was just kidding." Rei said.
"Okay, I was made. I'm sorry. I didn't know. Can.....can you forgive me?" Rei asked
sheepishly. Selenity smiled. She approached Rei and hugged her.

"Of course I forgive you." Selenity said. When they parted, they smiled at each other.
"And I'm sorry for being late." Selenity added.

"Oh? You were late? I didn't even notice!" Rei said jokingly. All the girls laughed. They
all walked into the bridal boutique. While they were looking around for a dress, they
didn't had no idea that Lindsey was in the same store, looking for a bridal dress, just a
few aisles away from them.

// Lindsey's point of view \\

Lindsey looked at the row of beautifully made wedding dresses. She smiled everytime
she held a dress against her body to see how it looked. Lindsey picked out a wedding
dress that had a ballgown skirt with puff sleeves. She tried it on. She examined herself in
the three way mirror of the dressing room.

"Nah...this is a nice dress, but I don't think it would go well with Endymion's tux."
Lindsey said to herself. She changed back into her normal clothes and went to look for
another dress. While she was looking through the racks of wedding dresses, she began to
think to herself.

'These wedding dresses are so beautiful. And I look beautiful in them. I have to pick the
perfect dress though. I have to pick a dress that Endymion will like. I can't get married to
him with an ugly dress. Selenity can have one of those ugly bridesmaids' dresses. They
suit her well.' Lindsey smiled at that comment. 'I look so much better in wedding dresses
than Selenity. She would just ruin the whole look of the dress. Anyway, there is no way
that Selenity is going to walk down that aisle. It's going to be me. And Selenity can sit
the front row so she can see me get married to Endymion. Whatever it takes for me to
become the bride, I'll do it. I am not going to let Selenity marry Endymion.' Lindsey had
a sly smile on her face. After a while of looking for a dress, she finally found the perfect
one. It was a strapless dress that had princess seams running the entire length of the dress.
on the top of the dress was a rose embroidery with pearls decorating it. In the back, there
was a train that had the same rose embroidery. Pearls and rhinestones decorated it.
Lindsey immediately tried it on.

"This is perfect!" Lindsey said to herself as she twirled around it in. Lindsey changed
back into her normal clothes. She took the dress to the cashier. "I'd like to buy this
dress." Lindsey said to the cashier.

"Of course." the cashier politely said. "Do you have a credit card?" Lindsey took out her
wallet. She began to panic.

'Damnit! Where the hell is my credit card?' Lindsey thought to herself. She frantically
searched through her wallet, looking for it. Then she remembered something.

~* Two days ago *~

"Lindsey! Please come here." Lindsey's mother was calling for her. Lindsey came
downstairs from her room.

"Yes, mother?"

"Please give me your credit card. Your father and I are going to put more money on it."
her mother said.

"Really?" Lindsey asked in surprise. It as a little early to put more money on it. "Okay.
I'll go get it." Lindsey rushed to her room to get her credit card. Soon, she came back
with in, ready to give to her mother. She handed her mother the pearly colored plastic to
her mother.

"Thank you. I'll have this ready for you soon." Lindsey's mother said.

"Thank you, Mother." Lindsey said as she happily went back up to her room

~* End of flashback *~

"I'm sorry, but I don't have my credit card with me. Do you take cash?" Lindsey asked.

"Yes. We sure do." the cashier replied. Lindsey looked through her wallet and took out
all the bills she had.

"Here you go." Lindsey said, handing the money to the cashier. The cashier counted the
money. 'Finally. I'll have my dress. And soon, I'll have my man.' Lindsey thought as a
smile crossed her face.

"I'm sorry, miss. You're a few hundred dollars short. You can't purchase this dress." the
cashier said apologetically.

"What? This can't be!" Lindsey exclaimed.

"I'm sorry, but you can not purchase this dress." the cashier said. Lindsey told herself not
to panic.

"Okay. Can I come back for it later?" Lindsey asked.

"Of course you can." the cashier said with a smile, hoping to cheer Lindsey up. Lindsey
smiled again.

"Thank you." Lindsey said. She returned the dress to its rack. She put it back in the
middle of the rack, where people were least likely to look. "I'll come back for you soon."
Lindsey said to the dress. She left the store, rushing back home to get her credit card
back.

// Selenity's point of view \\

Selenity waited outside the dressing rooms. Ami, Makoto, Minako, and Rei were trying
the bridesmaid dress Selenity had picked out.

"Are you guys done yet?" Selenity asked, growing impatient.

"Okay! Hold on!" Rei replied. Soon, Rei stepped out of her dressing room. Selenity
gasped with delight.

"Oh my god! Rei! You look so beautiful!" Selenity exclaimed. Rei blushed. Soon, Ami,
Makoto, and Minako stepped out in the same dresses. "Oh my god. You guys all look so
wonderful in those dresses." They were wearing cream colored dresses that was strapless.
It had princess seams that ran the entire length of the dress. On the front of the dress was
a rose embroidery. On the back of the dress was a cream colored rose that had smooth
fabric hanging from it. The fabric had pearls and rhinestones decorating it. The hem of
the skirt was about an inch from the floor.

"This is perfect!" Selenity said happily. "I love the dress! Do you guys like it?" The girls
nodded and agreed with Selenity.

"It's way prettier than that one," Rei said, pointing to a dark purple dress that had extra
puffy sleeves and a really puffy skirt. "That looks the bridesmaid dress from hell." All the
girls shuddered at the thought of wearing that dress.

"Well, Selenity. I think this is the best dress we've tried on so far." Minako said. Selenity
smiled.

"I'm so glad you all like it. This dress matches the theme of my wedding." (SN: The
wedding is going to have a white and cream colored theme. Cream roses, cream curtains,
and white flowers, white tablecloth, etc.)

"We love it." Ami said.

"Okay, then. Oh yeah, and if those dresses don't fit, then my dressmaker will alter it for
you." The girls nodded their head. "So, change out of those dresses and let's go look for
my wedding dress!" The girls cheered happily and changed into their normal clothes.
Selenity looked through every rack, hoping to find the perfect wedding dress. Selenity
tried on dress after dress, but she wasn't able to find the right one. Just when Selenity
was about to lose hope, Ami picked out a dress.

"Hey, Selenity. Look. This dress kind of looks like our dress." Ami stated. The other girls
looked at it.

"Hey, yeah it does!" Minako said. Selenity looked at the dress. She suddenly had a smile
on her face when she laid eyes on it.

"Come on, Selenity! Try it on!" Makoto said, pushing Selenity towards the dressing
room.

"Okay, okay. I'm going." Selenity said. A few minutes later, Selenity came out in the
dress. The girls gasped in awe.

"Selenity! It's beautiful!" Minako said.

"It looks great on you!" Makoto said.

"I'd definitely get that if I were you." said Ami.

"Hey, can I try it on?" Rei asked. Everyone shot her a glare. "I was just kidding!!" Rei
said with a nervous giggle. "It looks great on you, Selenity."

"So, you guys think I should definitely buy this dress?" Selenity asked. The girls all
nodded. Selenity smiled. "Okay then! Let's buy it!" The girls all smiled. They brought
their dresses to the cashier. "I'd like to buy these, please." Selenity said.

"Why, certainly." the cashier said. "Are you paying by cash or charge?"

"Charge." Selenity answered, handing her credit card to the cashier. The cashier scanned
the card and handed the receipt to Selenity.

"I'll be right back, ladies. I'm going to put these dresses in garment bags." the cashier
said.

"Okay." Selenity replied. Soon enough, the cashier came back with the dresses in their
garment bags.

"Okay, ladies. Here you go. If you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate
to call us. I have placed the store policy and phone number in each garment bag" The
girls each took a garment bag.

"Thank you." everyone chimed. With that, they happily left the store.

// An hour later \\

Lindsey went back to the bridal boutique with her credit card. She immediately went to
the aisle she had put her dress in. She began to panic when she couldn't find it. She went
up to the cashier. Fortunately, it was the same cashier from earlier.

"Excuse me. I can't find the dress I'm looking for." Lindsey said.

"Did you try looking for it where you put it?"

"Yes. I have and I can't find it anywhere."

"Are you looking for the dress you had this morning?"

"Yes! Yes! That one! Do you know where it is?"

"I'm sorry. I'm afraid I don't know. Maybe someone already bought it." Lindsey began to
panic.

"Are you sure someone else already bought my dress?"

"I'm not sure, but if you can't find it where you last put it, then it's most likely that
someone already bought it. We don't move the dresses around, so someone must've
already bought it." the cashier explained.

Without saying another word, Lindsey left the store.

'Damn you, whoever bought _my_ dress. I hope your wedding is ruined! Now I have to
find another dress. On second thought, I better think of a plan to separate Selenity and
Endymion first. If my plan doesn't work, then I'll just have to crash their little wedding.
No matter what, I'll be the one in the wedding dress, walking down the aisle, not
Selenity. I'll do anything to marry Endymion, even if it means I have kill Selenity.

*****

TO BE CONTINUED

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-+- In the next chapter of Love Triangle -+-

Lindsey threw herself on her bed. She stared at the ceiling for a while, trying hard to
think up a plan to break Selenity and Endymion up. Suddenly, she sat up in her bed.
"Oh.....my.....god!!! Why didn't I think of this sooner?!?!? I don't have to break Selenity
and Endymion up in order to get him. I don't even need to break them up at all! And
Endymion will be forced to be with me and love me.