Mother and Daughter

~In the lair~

"So what do ya think boys?" Grub asked.

"Kinda small, but still a babe."

"Common let's have some fun!" again Grub

"What about Lady Hotaru?"

"She won't mind! Besides, we guys gotta have some fun once in a while..." exclaimed Grub. He approached Serena, with a lustful gleam in his eyes. He grabbed her by the shoulders and forcefully kissed her. When she spit at him, he slapped her. "This little lady's mine. Go away and leave us alone." he told the others.

The others left to their leader, looking as if nothing was going on in the back, but in truth already Grub had shredded the sleeves off of the body and was prepared to take the whole thing off. He Slapped Sere whenever she retaliated. Soon she was a mess. Covered in cuts and bruises. She cried out but was stopped as once again he kissed her.

Hotaru was thinking about what the girl had said. It seemed to stir something deep within her heart. She got up and headed for the back, but many of the guys tried to stop her. "What's going on back there?" she growled, knowing that they were up to something. Well actually, Grub was up to something. She forced herself past them and strode to the back. What she saw sickened her. Good thing she had arrived just in time. Grub was about to remove the whole dress and already had removed his shirt. Hotaru was enraged. This was not what she had ordered. She quickly unsheathed her sword and ordered Grub to get up and face her. When he just sneered at her, She glanced at the other men and nodded. They knew what that nod meant and seized Grub, taking him outside and binding him then giving him "the punishment" He was never seen again.

Hotaru kneeled down next to the girl who was crying. She cut the rope that was binding her off with her sword, feeling guilty about what happened even if the girl was her hostage.

Serena felt so. dirty. Thank Kami Hotaru came and saved her just in time. she began to cry. 'I knew my daughter wasn't bad. She just doesn't remember.' the pendent around her neck began to glow and fill the whole cave. Responding to its mistress's distress.

The symbol of Saturn appeared on Hotaru's forehead. She cried out in pain as memory after memory flashed through her mind and eyes. When the light cleared, she collapsed to the knees and stared awed, at her princess. "Ma- Mama??!" she cried, hugging her mother, even though they were only 1 year apart. It felt so weird.

Serena stopped crying, knowing that nothing happened because Hotaru had came and saved her. Now her daughter remembered her past. She stood up with the help of Taru. All was explained to the bandits and Taru decided she would return to the castle with Sere. She put Terry in charge and they left. Mother and Daughter.

"Mama. do you and papa still love each other?" Hotaru asked all innocent like. She needed to know whether or not Darien was gonna be her father in this timeline.

"Well. honey I'm not to sure. I still love your dad but not in the way you think..." Serena replied not to sure about how Taru would react.

"There's some one else huh? Have you told him your secret yet?" Hotaru didn't really care if Darien wasn't her father anymore, as long as her mother was happy. She liked her father, but never really had a chance to actually get to know him because when she actually remembered him, he had already been killed by chaos and broke Sere's heart. Hotaru would never forgive her dad for all the pain he caused her mother.

"Ummm. well.. Not yet, but I don't know if its the right time" Serena blushed.

~In the castle~

Allen and Hitomi watched as Van paced. Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.. Suddenly Hitomi couldn't take it anymore.

Hitomi felt so guilty. It's my entire fault, she was captured because they wanted me and she protected me. "VAN!! STOP IT! We know that your worried, all of us feel the same, but your not helping any." It was driving her crazy. It was making the flame of fear in her heart grow, feeding it, little by little. Suddenly she had a vision.

~Hitomi's vision~

Why was it so hot..No not another Vision!! A hysterically laughing lady stood on a guymellif. She was obviously pleased with the defeat of Fanelia. A dead Serena lay at Hitomi's feet. Van was behind Rikana, embracing the lady with a trance and dazed like look in his eyes.

~End vision~

Allen shaking her snapped Hitomi out of her trance.

"Hitomi! Hitomi!" Allen knew what was happening. It was another vision. Was it another vision about the war that was about to start? +Knock knock+

A messenger entered and announced that Lady Hotaru and a friend were here to speak with Lord Van.

Van didn't have time for this. I should be out there searching for Serena! "Tell them I'll speak with them later. I'm busy"

"Sorry my lord, too late.." the messenger replied. 'Seeing her again will make my lord very happy.' He invited the two girls in and let the room, closing the door behind him.

Everybody in the room except the two disheveled girls Gasped. "SERENA?!?!?!?"

The sight of his goddess in this kind of state enraged him. Vengeance and anger swelled in his heart. He felt like tracking down every one of the thieves and ripping their limbs off one by one. However, who was that other girl? That younger girl looks like a poor commoner. how would Sere know her?

TBC

Another chapter done, and once again thnx to Hikaru-Shido for the great ideas.

Falconess