Usagi awoke to a quiet knock on her door. She sat up straight and looked
outside, it was pitch black. 'I must have slept through dinner.' Usagi
thought this as she got up to answer the door.
On the other side of the door, was a nervous looking Seiya. Usagi smiled and quickly asked him to come inside her room. Usagi quickly checked the hallway to a make sure no one was there, and shut the door, and turned around and looked at Seiya.
"Where were you? You weren't at dinner. Are you okay? Did Yaten hurt you or anything, if he did, I swear that I'll . . ."
"Sh . . ." Usagi smiled. "I just decided to take a nap and I guess I just fell asleep all through dinner." Usagi turned the light on in her room and then she turned back and looked at Seiya. "What?"
He was smiling at her.
"Nothing, I was just thinking about how pretty you look." Seiya grinned.
"Arigato, Seiya-san." Usagi looked down at the ground and blushed.
Seiya took a step closer to her, "Don't mention it." He smiled at Usagi as she looked up at him. Seiya leaned down and kissed Usagi gently on the lips. Usagi melted under his kiss and leaned up against him as he wrapped his arms around her waist, Usagi in turn wrapped her hands around him as well. Usagi broke the kiss and leaned her head against his chest.
'I feel so warm and fuzzy inside. I feel so safe when I'm in his arms.'
"Kirro Maiden," Seiya sighed. "You make my heart race."
Usagi laughed a little bit and turned her face up towards him. She peered into his dark blue eyes, the eyes that reflected love, she could see almost see into his soul. Never before had she seen any eyes that were so full of love and passion, towards her. Seiya brought and hand up and gently ran it through her long golden locks of hair. Usagi smiled at his touch.
"I love you so much," Seiya smiled. "Never before have I wanted to be with someone so badly."
"Seiya," Usagi's eyes filled with tears. "That is the most beautiful thing that anyone has ever said to me."
"You deserve to have beautiful things said to you." Seiya leaned down and kissed her again. Usagi was surprised by the gentleness he possessed, he kissed her as if when he opened his eyes again, she would just be a dream. Usagi felt her knees going weak, but Seiya's strong arms held her steady. Seiya broke the kiss and watched as Usagi slowly opened her eyes.
"We should get down to business, Kirro Maiden." Seiya gently released Usagi from his grip and sat down on her bed. Usagi shakily walked over to her bed and sat down.
"So . . ." Seiya started as he took Usagi's hand. "What are we going to do about me having to marry Kakyuu?"
"Maybe you could tell Queen Kimiko that you don't want to marry her. Tell her you're in love with someone else?" Usagi sighed as she realized this would be a lot harder then it looked.
"I know that I should at least tell her before the ball." Seiya sighed and he squeezed Usagi's hand.
"You don't think that Yaten will tell anyone, do you?"
"No, I'm sure he'll keep quiet, if Yaten is anything, he's a man of his word." Seiya sighed and leaned back on the bed. Usagi laid down next to him and put her head on his chest. Usagi listened as she heard Seiya's gentle breathing, and his heart beat.
"I guess," Seiya sighed. "That the best way to tell her would just be to sit her down and explain everything with her. I can make an appointment I suppose and tell her everything there."
"She will probably get mad, we'll need a place we can go to afterwards." Usagi sighed.
"I'm sure I can ask Taiki if he knows of any inconspicuous planet we can live on." Seiya smiled. "Making plans like this, I almost feel bad." He grinned. "I feel like I have a lovely secret, and no one will take it from me."
Usagi yawned and closed her eyes and Seiya started running his hand through her hair again. Usagi sighed and almost fell asleep from his touch, but she was awakened by a knock on the door. Seiya sat upright, and Usagi quickly opened her eyes. She motioned for Seiya to hide in her closet, and then she went to the door.
"Hai?" Usagi opened the door.
"Good Evening, Usagi." A palace servant was standing at her door.
"Is there something I can do for you?" Usagi placed her hand on the door jam.
"Hai, Her Majesty, Queen Kimiko asks for an audience." The servant smiled.
"I'll be there in a moment, I'd just like to freshen up." Usagi nodded and closed the door.
Seiya opened the door of the closet and looked at her. "What do you think she wants?" Seiya whispered.
"I don't know." Usagi whispered back. "Do you think I should tell her right now about us?"
Seiya shook his head. "No, it would be better if you let me talk to her about it." Seiya gave Usagi a quick kiss. "Once you leave, I'll go back to my room. If you get back at a reasonable hour, I just might be awake," Seiya winked.
"Okay, I'll see you later." Usagi kissed Seiya on the cheek and left her room.
Usagi walked down the hallway towards the main hall, the darkness in the hallway was scaring her a little, and she felt a chill flow through her. She got to the Main Hall and nodded at the guards, and they smiled at her. Both guards pulled the large doors open and Usagi walked into the Main Hall. The room was lit well, but Usagi still couldn't shake the eerie feeling that surrounded her.
"Your majesty?" Usagi bowed to Queen Kimiko.
"Good evening, Usagi." The Queen bowed her head in acknowledgement.
"What do you ask of me?" Usagi stood up and looked at Queen Kimiko.
"Well, you weren't at dinner, I just wanted to make sure that you were feeling all right."
"I feel fine, your Majesty, I just fell asleep after going to my room and I slept through dinner." Usagi laughed a little laugh.
"I just wanted to see how you are doing, you know, check up on you. I'm sure transitioning to another planet has been tough." The Queen placed her hands on her lap. "You and Seiya have been spending a lot of time together, he has really taken a shine to you, Usagi. You're a lucky girl." The Queen smiled. "Many of the girls in the palace would give anything to have Seiya take them under his wing like he did with you."
Usagi blushed a little. "Yes, Seiya . . .I mean Ojisama Seiya has been most helpful learning all of the ways of Kinmoku. He really has become my best friend." Usagi couldn't help it, but felt tears welling up in her eyes. "I don't know what I would do without his guidance." Usagi added, quietly.
"Mmm," The Queen nodded. "So . . . Usagi, what are you planning on doing the rest of your life? I mean, not to be rude, but you can't spend your entire life wandering around the palace with Seiya. He has princely duties, and I'm sure you'd rather have something to do as well."
"Princely duties?" Usagi took in a slow breath.
"Yes, one of which has to do with becoming Crown Prince, and marrying Princess Kakyuu. You understand that Kakyuu wouldn't want you to be off with her future husband all the time when she needed him for certain duties?" The Queen's expression turned to one of . . . Usagi couldn't tell what it turned to.
"So, you want me to leave Kinmoku?" Usagi looked up at the Queen.
"Not exactly, Usagi. I wouldn't be *that* brazen about it, I would expect you would know that." She let a small smile upon her face, but it quickly went away again. "I just like knowing what every person in my court is going to do with their lives, and I'm sure it would behoove you to find out what your going to do with the rest of you life. Seiya knows what he is doing with his life, you should know too. Maybe you could go back to your home?"
"My home was destroyed . . ." Usagi felt very confused and angry at the same time.
"Oh, how stupid of me to forget." The Queen touched her head. "Gomen, Usagi, I forgot. But maybe you'll want to become a lady-in-waiting to me instead? The options are open to you, you are very lucky to have landed here where the people are willing to help one another." The Queen smiled again.
"Yes, I am." Usagi swallowed again. "I'll begin to decide what to do with my life, if that is what you desire, Your Majesty."
"It would be lovely if you could, Usagi. I'm sure we can talk about this later," The Queen nodded. "Maybe after you think about it, it will suddenly appear to you. But, it is late, and I should be retiring to my room. I bid you Good Night, Usagi." The Queen stood up and left the room, leaving Usagi alone in the Main Hall.
*'What did she mean?'* Usagi fell to the floor, she had tears in her eyes. *'Maybe loving Seiya will only hurt him. Maybe I should just leave and never come back again.'*
Usagi wiped away the tears that had collected in her eyes. She stood back up and quickly went to her room, she needed to think, to think and clear her mind.
On the other side of the door, was a nervous looking Seiya. Usagi smiled and quickly asked him to come inside her room. Usagi quickly checked the hallway to a make sure no one was there, and shut the door, and turned around and looked at Seiya.
"Where were you? You weren't at dinner. Are you okay? Did Yaten hurt you or anything, if he did, I swear that I'll . . ."
"Sh . . ." Usagi smiled. "I just decided to take a nap and I guess I just fell asleep all through dinner." Usagi turned the light on in her room and then she turned back and looked at Seiya. "What?"
He was smiling at her.
"Nothing, I was just thinking about how pretty you look." Seiya grinned.
"Arigato, Seiya-san." Usagi looked down at the ground and blushed.
Seiya took a step closer to her, "Don't mention it." He smiled at Usagi as she looked up at him. Seiya leaned down and kissed Usagi gently on the lips. Usagi melted under his kiss and leaned up against him as he wrapped his arms around her waist, Usagi in turn wrapped her hands around him as well. Usagi broke the kiss and leaned her head against his chest.
'I feel so warm and fuzzy inside. I feel so safe when I'm in his arms.'
"Kirro Maiden," Seiya sighed. "You make my heart race."
Usagi laughed a little bit and turned her face up towards him. She peered into his dark blue eyes, the eyes that reflected love, she could see almost see into his soul. Never before had she seen any eyes that were so full of love and passion, towards her. Seiya brought and hand up and gently ran it through her long golden locks of hair. Usagi smiled at his touch.
"I love you so much," Seiya smiled. "Never before have I wanted to be with someone so badly."
"Seiya," Usagi's eyes filled with tears. "That is the most beautiful thing that anyone has ever said to me."
"You deserve to have beautiful things said to you." Seiya leaned down and kissed her again. Usagi was surprised by the gentleness he possessed, he kissed her as if when he opened his eyes again, she would just be a dream. Usagi felt her knees going weak, but Seiya's strong arms held her steady. Seiya broke the kiss and watched as Usagi slowly opened her eyes.
"We should get down to business, Kirro Maiden." Seiya gently released Usagi from his grip and sat down on her bed. Usagi shakily walked over to her bed and sat down.
"So . . ." Seiya started as he took Usagi's hand. "What are we going to do about me having to marry Kakyuu?"
"Maybe you could tell Queen Kimiko that you don't want to marry her. Tell her you're in love with someone else?" Usagi sighed as she realized this would be a lot harder then it looked.
"I know that I should at least tell her before the ball." Seiya sighed and he squeezed Usagi's hand.
"You don't think that Yaten will tell anyone, do you?"
"No, I'm sure he'll keep quiet, if Yaten is anything, he's a man of his word." Seiya sighed and leaned back on the bed. Usagi laid down next to him and put her head on his chest. Usagi listened as she heard Seiya's gentle breathing, and his heart beat.
"I guess," Seiya sighed. "That the best way to tell her would just be to sit her down and explain everything with her. I can make an appointment I suppose and tell her everything there."
"She will probably get mad, we'll need a place we can go to afterwards." Usagi sighed.
"I'm sure I can ask Taiki if he knows of any inconspicuous planet we can live on." Seiya smiled. "Making plans like this, I almost feel bad." He grinned. "I feel like I have a lovely secret, and no one will take it from me."
Usagi yawned and closed her eyes and Seiya started running his hand through her hair again. Usagi sighed and almost fell asleep from his touch, but she was awakened by a knock on the door. Seiya sat upright, and Usagi quickly opened her eyes. She motioned for Seiya to hide in her closet, and then she went to the door.
"Hai?" Usagi opened the door.
"Good Evening, Usagi." A palace servant was standing at her door.
"Is there something I can do for you?" Usagi placed her hand on the door jam.
"Hai, Her Majesty, Queen Kimiko asks for an audience." The servant smiled.
"I'll be there in a moment, I'd just like to freshen up." Usagi nodded and closed the door.
Seiya opened the door of the closet and looked at her. "What do you think she wants?" Seiya whispered.
"I don't know." Usagi whispered back. "Do you think I should tell her right now about us?"
Seiya shook his head. "No, it would be better if you let me talk to her about it." Seiya gave Usagi a quick kiss. "Once you leave, I'll go back to my room. If you get back at a reasonable hour, I just might be awake," Seiya winked.
"Okay, I'll see you later." Usagi kissed Seiya on the cheek and left her room.
Usagi walked down the hallway towards the main hall, the darkness in the hallway was scaring her a little, and she felt a chill flow through her. She got to the Main Hall and nodded at the guards, and they smiled at her. Both guards pulled the large doors open and Usagi walked into the Main Hall. The room was lit well, but Usagi still couldn't shake the eerie feeling that surrounded her.
"Your majesty?" Usagi bowed to Queen Kimiko.
"Good evening, Usagi." The Queen bowed her head in acknowledgement.
"What do you ask of me?" Usagi stood up and looked at Queen Kimiko.
"Well, you weren't at dinner, I just wanted to make sure that you were feeling all right."
"I feel fine, your Majesty, I just fell asleep after going to my room and I slept through dinner." Usagi laughed a little laugh.
"I just wanted to see how you are doing, you know, check up on you. I'm sure transitioning to another planet has been tough." The Queen placed her hands on her lap. "You and Seiya have been spending a lot of time together, he has really taken a shine to you, Usagi. You're a lucky girl." The Queen smiled. "Many of the girls in the palace would give anything to have Seiya take them under his wing like he did with you."
Usagi blushed a little. "Yes, Seiya . . .I mean Ojisama Seiya has been most helpful learning all of the ways of Kinmoku. He really has become my best friend." Usagi couldn't help it, but felt tears welling up in her eyes. "I don't know what I would do without his guidance." Usagi added, quietly.
"Mmm," The Queen nodded. "So . . . Usagi, what are you planning on doing the rest of your life? I mean, not to be rude, but you can't spend your entire life wandering around the palace with Seiya. He has princely duties, and I'm sure you'd rather have something to do as well."
"Princely duties?" Usagi took in a slow breath.
"Yes, one of which has to do with becoming Crown Prince, and marrying Princess Kakyuu. You understand that Kakyuu wouldn't want you to be off with her future husband all the time when she needed him for certain duties?" The Queen's expression turned to one of . . . Usagi couldn't tell what it turned to.
"So, you want me to leave Kinmoku?" Usagi looked up at the Queen.
"Not exactly, Usagi. I wouldn't be *that* brazen about it, I would expect you would know that." She let a small smile upon her face, but it quickly went away again. "I just like knowing what every person in my court is going to do with their lives, and I'm sure it would behoove you to find out what your going to do with the rest of you life. Seiya knows what he is doing with his life, you should know too. Maybe you could go back to your home?"
"My home was destroyed . . ." Usagi felt very confused and angry at the same time.
"Oh, how stupid of me to forget." The Queen touched her head. "Gomen, Usagi, I forgot. But maybe you'll want to become a lady-in-waiting to me instead? The options are open to you, you are very lucky to have landed here where the people are willing to help one another." The Queen smiled again.
"Yes, I am." Usagi swallowed again. "I'll begin to decide what to do with my life, if that is what you desire, Your Majesty."
"It would be lovely if you could, Usagi. I'm sure we can talk about this later," The Queen nodded. "Maybe after you think about it, it will suddenly appear to you. But, it is late, and I should be retiring to my room. I bid you Good Night, Usagi." The Queen stood up and left the room, leaving Usagi alone in the Main Hall.
*'What did she mean?'* Usagi fell to the floor, she had tears in her eyes. *'Maybe loving Seiya will only hurt him. Maybe I should just leave and never come back again.'*
Usagi wiped away the tears that had collected in her eyes. She stood back up and quickly went to her room, she needed to think, to think and clear her mind.
