Us
by Phantasy Star
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Chapter Ten
Darien came out of Serena's hospital room with his head down.
"Darien, what happened?" Mina asked, "Is she okay? Did she wake up?"
Darien nodded, "Yeah, she's fine..."
"Then what's wro-" Mina began, but Darien had walked off.
Wandering aimlessly down the halls of the depressing white building, Darien
stopped at a drinks machine and leaned against it.
'Why?' he thought, 'What does Ryan have that I don't?'
Then he sighed, 'Well, at least she's woken up. I guess I should be more happy
than sad...'
"Hey," a soft voice interupted his thoughts from behind.
He turned around.
"Oh... Erin."
The girl gave him a small smile, "What's wrong?"
Darien was surprised at her concern, "Uh, nothing... What are you doing here?"
Erin blinked, and began to stutter, "I, er... I'm... visiting a friend."
Darien noted that visiting hours were over, but he decided not to question her
on it.
"You want some company?" she asked, changing the subject.
Darien considered it, "Yeah, why not... Want a drink?"
* * *
"Princess..."
Serena groaned in her sleep.
'Not more dreams about Darien...' she thought.
"Princess..." the voice persisted.
Serena sat up with a jerk, startled.
She gasped at the figure standing in front of her.
"Who are you?" she asked, suddenly scared.
A girl in a purple sailor scout uniform came out of the shadows.
Her colours were faded, as if she was a ghost.
She bowed down in front of Serena, "I am Sailor Saturn, the eighth guardian of
the Moon Princess."
Serena stared at her, "Oh... Um... nice to meet you...?"
"I've come to warn you of possible danger, Princess Serena," Sailor Saturn said.
"Danger?" Serena echoed, "I thought I was able to get rid of the evil..."
Sailor Saturn shook her head, "Yes you did. All the darkness has left the Earth
for a while, but the source of the evil is still here."
Serena was shocked, "What do you mean?"
"Mistress Nine is the source of that evil. She was resting in Hotoru's body.
When you used the Silver Imperium Crystal, the evil spirit left her temperarily,
and I was able to reawaken as Sailor Saturn."
"You mean..." Serena gasped, "You're Hotoru?"
Sailor Saturn nodded.
"My princess," she said, "It was I who gave you back your life through my powers
of rebirth."
Serena finally understood, "I see..."
"The danger now is..." Sailor Saturn said, "Mistress Nine is still here. She's
looking for another body to take over. I've created a barrier to protect all the
scouts, including you, so that she cannot possess any of us. However, everyone
else remains a possible target."
Serena shuddered, "What can we do?"
"Nothing," the Sailor Scout said, "We can only wait for her to reveal herself."
Serena nodded, "Thank you, Hotoru."
Sailor Saturn bowed, "I must go back to sleep now, my princess. I've used up
too much of my power already. Now that Mistress Nine has left Hotoru's body,
she will become an infant again."
Still confused, Serena simply smiled, "Thanks for your help, Sailor Saturn.
I'll be careful."
With one last nod, Sailor Saturn faded into the shadows where she had come from.
Serena sighed.
This was getting too crazy.
* * *
"Thanks for taking a walk with me," Darien said as he walked back into the
hospital.
"No problem," Erin replied, "I could use the fresh air myself."
The two began to walk through the long corridors of the large white building.
"Well, I'd better get going," Erin said, "Nice seeing you again."
Darien was about to answer when he saw Raye walking towards them.
"Hey, who's this?" Raye asked.
Darien turned to introduce the two to each other, "Raye, Erin. Erin, Raye."
"Nice to meet you," Raye said with a smile.
Erin nodded, "You too. I was just about to leave though. See you around."
Raye and Darien watched the girl with short brown hair walk off.
"How's Serena?" Darien asked.
"Sleeping," Raye said, "You going to barge into her room again?"
Darien shook his head, "No... I'll just wait for her outside..."
Raye looked at him, "What's wrong?"
Darien shook his head again, "Nothing..."
He began to walk off, but Raye stopped him.
"Darien..." she said, "Have some faith, okay? Serena will come to her senses.
She's totally crazy about you."
Darien gave her a grim smile, "I'm not too sure about that..."
"She'll come around," Raye said reassuringly, "Just give her time, okay?"
Darien nodded.
"You coming?" he asked.
Raye shook her head, "You go ahead. I'll be there in a sec."
When Darien had turned a corner, Raye sat down on a bench.
She shuddered.
'That girl seemed nice... But... Why did I feel so much negative energy coming
from her?'
* * *
Erin walked out of the hospital slowly. In her hand was the soda pop Darien had
bought her.
Finishing the drink, she tossed it into a nearby garbage can.
Then her eyes flashed red and she disappeared into thin air.
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Author's Notes:
Anyone see where this story is going? It might be
obvious to some people...
I've been editing this story lately, adding a prologue
and then deleting it and fixing things here and there.
To one of my reviewers, no I'm not uploading the same
chapter over and over, lol.
Anyway, about the story. 3 more chapters to go.
Again, check out my other story "Uncertainty" if you
have the time. Only one more chapter to go on that one.
Thanks for reading!
by Phantasy Star
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Chapter Ten
Darien came out of Serena's hospital room with his head down.
"Darien, what happened?" Mina asked, "Is she okay? Did she wake up?"
Darien nodded, "Yeah, she's fine..."
"Then what's wro-" Mina began, but Darien had walked off.
Wandering aimlessly down the halls of the depressing white building, Darien
stopped at a drinks machine and leaned against it.
'Why?' he thought, 'What does Ryan have that I don't?'
Then he sighed, 'Well, at least she's woken up. I guess I should be more happy
than sad...'
"Hey," a soft voice interupted his thoughts from behind.
He turned around.
"Oh... Erin."
The girl gave him a small smile, "What's wrong?"
Darien was surprised at her concern, "Uh, nothing... What are you doing here?"
Erin blinked, and began to stutter, "I, er... I'm... visiting a friend."
Darien noted that visiting hours were over, but he decided not to question her
on it.
"You want some company?" she asked, changing the subject.
Darien considered it, "Yeah, why not... Want a drink?"
* * *
"Princess..."
Serena groaned in her sleep.
'Not more dreams about Darien...' she thought.
"Princess..." the voice persisted.
Serena sat up with a jerk, startled.
She gasped at the figure standing in front of her.
"Who are you?" she asked, suddenly scared.
A girl in a purple sailor scout uniform came out of the shadows.
Her colours were faded, as if she was a ghost.
She bowed down in front of Serena, "I am Sailor Saturn, the eighth guardian of
the Moon Princess."
Serena stared at her, "Oh... Um... nice to meet you...?"
"I've come to warn you of possible danger, Princess Serena," Sailor Saturn said.
"Danger?" Serena echoed, "I thought I was able to get rid of the evil..."
Sailor Saturn shook her head, "Yes you did. All the darkness has left the Earth
for a while, but the source of the evil is still here."
Serena was shocked, "What do you mean?"
"Mistress Nine is the source of that evil. She was resting in Hotoru's body.
When you used the Silver Imperium Crystal, the evil spirit left her temperarily,
and I was able to reawaken as Sailor Saturn."
"You mean..." Serena gasped, "You're Hotoru?"
Sailor Saturn nodded.
"My princess," she said, "It was I who gave you back your life through my powers
of rebirth."
Serena finally understood, "I see..."
"The danger now is..." Sailor Saturn said, "Mistress Nine is still here. She's
looking for another body to take over. I've created a barrier to protect all the
scouts, including you, so that she cannot possess any of us. However, everyone
else remains a possible target."
Serena shuddered, "What can we do?"
"Nothing," the Sailor Scout said, "We can only wait for her to reveal herself."
Serena nodded, "Thank you, Hotoru."
Sailor Saturn bowed, "I must go back to sleep now, my princess. I've used up
too much of my power already. Now that Mistress Nine has left Hotoru's body,
she will become an infant again."
Still confused, Serena simply smiled, "Thanks for your help, Sailor Saturn.
I'll be careful."
With one last nod, Sailor Saturn faded into the shadows where she had come from.
Serena sighed.
This was getting too crazy.
* * *
"Thanks for taking a walk with me," Darien said as he walked back into the
hospital.
"No problem," Erin replied, "I could use the fresh air myself."
The two began to walk through the long corridors of the large white building.
"Well, I'd better get going," Erin said, "Nice seeing you again."
Darien was about to answer when he saw Raye walking towards them.
"Hey, who's this?" Raye asked.
Darien turned to introduce the two to each other, "Raye, Erin. Erin, Raye."
"Nice to meet you," Raye said with a smile.
Erin nodded, "You too. I was just about to leave though. See you around."
Raye and Darien watched the girl with short brown hair walk off.
"How's Serena?" Darien asked.
"Sleeping," Raye said, "You going to barge into her room again?"
Darien shook his head, "No... I'll just wait for her outside..."
Raye looked at him, "What's wrong?"
Darien shook his head again, "Nothing..."
He began to walk off, but Raye stopped him.
"Darien..." she said, "Have some faith, okay? Serena will come to her senses.
She's totally crazy about you."
Darien gave her a grim smile, "I'm not too sure about that..."
"She'll come around," Raye said reassuringly, "Just give her time, okay?"
Darien nodded.
"You coming?" he asked.
Raye shook her head, "You go ahead. I'll be there in a sec."
When Darien had turned a corner, Raye sat down on a bench.
She shuddered.
'That girl seemed nice... But... Why did I feel so much negative energy coming
from her?'
* * *
Erin walked out of the hospital slowly. In her hand was the soda pop Darien had
bought her.
Finishing the drink, she tossed it into a nearby garbage can.
Then her eyes flashed red and she disappeared into thin air.
----------
Author's Notes:
Anyone see where this story is going? It might be
obvious to some people...
I've been editing this story lately, adding a prologue
and then deleting it and fixing things here and there.
To one of my reviewers, no I'm not uploading the same
chapter over and over, lol.
Anyway, about the story. 3 more chapters to go.
Again, check out my other story "Uncertainty" if you
have the time. Only one more chapter to go on that one.
Thanks for reading!
