A Story To Remember
Chapter 7: Reality
"Trust me. Capsule Corporation was the LAST place I EVER expected to meet him, but yeah. That's where the "magic" all happened."
CC Private College
Madison gasped in shock as Mirai and some teenager burst into the dorm room.
"Mirai, what's going on? Where have you been? And who is she?" she said pointing to Hotaru.
"No time Madison." Mirai managed to gasp out, "Where's Serena?"
"What? Serena?" Madison said, confused.
"We have to know, it's VERY important." Hotaru said, "My name is Hotaru Tomoe."
"Nice to meet.."
"Cut the crap Madison." Mirai growled, rummaging through her drawer for her keys. "Where are my keys? And where's Serena?"
"Serena went to Capsule Corporation to see Bulma for some reason, I think it had something to do with that note she found on the door. She borrowed your car. Why?"
Grabbing Madison's keys off her desk, she searched through her bureau and found two coats, throwing one at Hotaru,
"Come on, we have to go see her." Hotaru nodded and followed.
"Wait Mirai!" Madison called grabbing her coat, "You're NOT going ANYWHERE with MY car!"
"You're not coming Madison." Mirai said, pulling Hotaru out of the room and into the hallway.
"YES I AM!" Madison half shouted, "And I want to know EXACTLY what's going on!"
Hotaru touched Mirai, "We don't have time to be fighting with her, Mirai. We must find Serena quickly."
Mirai sighed in frustration and defeat, "Fine Madison your coming. We'll tell you everything on the way."
The three made their way swiftly through the campus to the parking lot. Mirai jumped over the door into the driver's seat, instantly putting the key into ignition. Madison and Hotaru had about 4 seconds to get into the car before Mirai started driving.
"Mirai! Are you CRAZY?" Madison shouted as she put on her seat belt along with Hotaru, "Slow down NOW!"
"We CAN'T!" Mirai shouted back.
"Why not? What's going on?" Madison angrily.
Mirai stole a quick glance behind her at Hotaru. Taking a deep breath she faced forwards, speaking quietly this time, "Well Madison, it's like this."
CAPSULE CORPORATION
'Wow!' Serena thought, 'Capsule Corp. is huge!'
"Serena! Hey Serena!" Serena looked up to see Bulma coming towards her.
Her lab coat was off revealing a blue sweater and yellow shorts that had CC stitched in blue on them.
"Hey Serena. I'm glad you decided to come."
"Yeah well, you wanted me to meet your friends, so here I am." Serena said smiling.
Bulma pulled Serena playfully towards her house. "Everyone's here already and I told them you were coming."
She led Serena to her back porch where a group of people was sitting.
"You know." Krillin remarked, "I still can't believe Bulma has her own school."
"Yeah me too." Gohan said.
All of the Z-gang were either sitting or standing on Bulma's back porch. Bulma had suggested that they all got together again and all (AN: Well most.) had readily agreed. Gohan had even convinced Piccolo to come, although it was clear that he wasn't enjoying it. The Z-senshi knew about Bulma's school and they also knew she was inviting one of the students.
"I think it's a wonderful thing Bulma did." Chi-Chi said.
"Yeah, but she thinks ANYTHING that has to do with academics is great." Krillin whispered to Gohan, smiling as the young boy tried to stifle his laughter.
"WHAT WAS THAT KRILLEN!?" Chi-Chi yelled, narrowing her eyes at the monk.
"W-What? M-Me? I didn't say anything Chi-Chi." Krillin quickly got up and sat near Tien and Yamucha, fear on his face.
Goku laughed at the scene, but as his gaze reached Vegeta he stopped. From what Bulma had told him, the Saiya-Jin prince had become very distant, more than usual. He hardly ever fought with her and had even stopped training for the past two weeks (AN: *Gasps are heard from around the universe, loyal DBZ fans faint in horror*) Goku was wondering what could make him stop training when his thoughts came to a halt.
Chi-Chi looked at her husband and the other Z-senshi, noticing that they had all stopped moving.
"Do you feel that?" Gohan whispered.
"Yeah." Yamucha said, a trace of fear in his voice.
"It's...It's so strong." Piccolo said. They could all feel it and even Vegeta stepped out from the shadows.
'There's something familiar about that power.' Vegeta thought.
Gohan and Goku got up and took protective stances in front of Chi-Chi.
"Goku?" She whispered, "What's going on?"
Bulma's mother and father inched quietly behind Yamucha, and Piccolo. Vegeta stepped farther from the shadows, the sense of familiarity growing.
"Hey guys!" Bulma exclaimed as she walked through the door, Serena's hand in her own.
She saw them all in fighting stances.
"Umm, what's going on?" The Z-senshi didn't relax after seeing Bulma, though.
They could all still sense the tremendous power and it was very close.
"Bulma?" Serena asked quietly, stepping next to her friend. Suddenly her eyes widened. 'Oh my God.' She thought, 'it's him, the one from my dreams.'
"It's her." Piccolo said a little bit confused, "The power is coming from her."
"WHAT?!" Goku shouted.
"What are you talking about Piccolo? This is my friend Serena Tsukino, from school."
'Serena?' Vegeta thought looking at the woman next to Bulma, 'could she be the one that...'
"What the Hell is going on here?" Bulma said slightly annoyed.
The group just stood there staring at each other until finally Mrs. Briefs and Chi-Chi stepped forward.
"Hello Serena!" Bulma's mother said cheerfully, "We've heard so much about you!"
"Yes." Chi-Chi continued, totally unafraid, "So your Bulma's guest of honor?"
Serena managed to tear her eyes away from Vegeta and looked at the two women in front of her, "Yes I am. It's a pleasure to meet all of you." She bowed slightly to Mr. and Mrs. Briefs, "Thank you for inviting me."
"Actually it was Bulma's idea, but we're happy to have you here." Mr. Briefs said happily, his fear was gone as well.
Cautiously the Z-senshi (AN: minus Vegeta) moved forward to meet Serena. All of them were suspicious at first but as each of them looked into her eyes they saw purity and goodness and began to trust her. It was almost 7:00 PM and Serena had really hit it off with Bulma's friends.
'They're so nice.' She thought joyfully as she talked with Gohan and Yamucha.
Serena had even been able to coax Piccolo out of his stupor and pushing gently had gotten him to smile just SLIGHTLY but enough to see that he was enjoying himself. She blushed as Yamucha flirted with her shamelessly and gasped as Bulma stormed over looking ready to kill him. Grabbing his ear, Bulma dragged Yamucha away as Gohan laughed raucously, but not before she gave Serena playful wink. She talked about her classes with Chi-Chi, and Mr. And Mrs. Briefs and told them how much she enjoyed CCPC. (Capsule Corp. Private College)
Swatting Master Roshi away, she made her way over to where Goku and Vegeta were talking.
"I don't think she's human." Goku said quietly, "No human has that high of a power level. What do you think Vegeta?"
"I agree with you for once Kakarot."
"I wonder though, could she be dangerous? I mean, Serena seems nice enough."
"Hello Goku-san." Serena said smiling lightly.
Goku laughed nervously, "You don't have to call me that, just Goku will be fine." He shoved Vegeta forward, "This is Vegeta, and I don't think you two have met yet?"
Serena shook her head no while on the inside her heart was beating like crazy.
"Oops, I think I hear Chi-Chi calling me! Gotta go!" Goku smiled at Serena and left quickly to stand with his wife.
Even thought she wasn't looking at him, she could feel Vegeta's gaze burning into her.
'Could he be the one from my dreams? He looks so much like him.' "Hi." Serena said shakily looking up to meet Vegeta's cold, black eyes. "I'm Serena."
"I know." He growled. He strode right by her and into the house. Serena squeezed her eyes tightly together, feeling a sharp pain deep in her heart.
ON THE ROAD (AN: This is why Mirai, Madison, and Hotaru DON'T go see Serena!)
"WHAT did I TELL you Mirai!?" Madison yelled, hardly able to contain her fury,
"I told you that you were going too fast but NO. YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LISTEN!"
The police officer handed Mirai's license back to her as Setsuna apologized again and again.
"AND THEN." Madison said, she was practically screaming now, "You just HAD to be stubborn. You couldn't just COOPERATE with the officer, NO not YOU MIRAI! If it weren't for Setsuna we'd be in JAIL, and MY car taken WHO KNOW'S WHERE!!!"
Setsuna slid into the backseat of the car, next to Hotaru. She didn't say a word as they started driving back to CCPC, slower this time though. However, there was a faint smile playing across her lips.
CAPSULE CORPORATION
"Bye guys!" Bulma called as the Z-gang made their way home.
It was 9:00 PM and Bulma had offered to let Serena sleep over and take Serena to the college tomorrow morning. She had accepted and the room that she was staying in was (AN: Conveniently) down the hall from Vegeta's. Bulma made her way upstairs to the room Serena was staying in.
"Hey Serena." She said quietly.
"Thanks for letting me stay Bulma." Serena said smiling.
"Don't worry about it. See you tomorrow then?"
"Bright n' early."
"Ok, good-night Serena." Bulma said before she left the room.
Serena stood up in the middle of the room for a couple minutes before flopping down on the bed.
'Vegeta IS the one from my dreams, I can feel it, but if I had those dreams then wouldn't he have had the same ones too?'
Serena blushed at the thought and then rolled over onto her stomach.
'I remember him from my dreams...then shouldn't he remember me too? And why do I even care? It's not like I know him.'
But the more Serena thought about it, the more it became clearer and clearer that Vegeta was indeed the one.
She slipped out of her clothes and into the nightshirt and shorts Bulma had given her to wear. She undid her hair, watching it fall elegantly to just above the floor. She turned and quietly slipped out of her room and down the hall to Vegeta's. She stepped inside without a sound, closing the door behind her. It was wrong to sneak into his room and yet it was like she needed to do this. The room was empty and as she passed the bed she swept her hand over the sheets.
'Why am I here?'
She gasped as she felt a gust of cold wind. She looked back over at the curtains she had passed. She walked up to them and stepped through them ending up on a rather large balcony. Smiling, she leaned on the railing her long, blonde hair blowing in the wind. She shivered from the night air and let go of the railing. She turned around and came face to face with Vegeta.
"Vegeta!" she gasped, taking a step back.
Her mind went blank and her throat felt tight and dry. She realized he was only wearing shorts and blushed furiously at the sight.
'What is this feeling?' she thought 'Darien NEVER made me feel this way.'
She wanted to run or scream or apologize but she couldn't move at all.
"What are you doing here woman?" He said coldly, his coal black eyes holding her gaze.
"I-I'm sorry, I was looking for.." Serena stopped suddenly. 'What WAS I looking for?' she thought.
"What?" He said, his voice hard and unforgiving.
"I...Don't...Know." Serena said dropping her gaze. Vegeta walked closer to her and suddenly wrapped his arms around her.
Serena blushed so hard it almost hurt. She could feel Vegeta's warmth through her thin nightshirt and unconsciously relaxed against him. "Vegeta." She sighed softly.
""Who are you?" Vegeta murmured in her ear, "Why are you hurting me?"
Serena wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning up to whisper in his ear, "I hurt you?"
"I can't train, I can't concentrate." He breathed.
"I'm sorry." She said tenderly, "I'll leave." His grip abruptly tightened around her.
"No. I want to know more about you. Serena."
Serena felt like crying. She wanted to be with him so badly and yet there was something that was bothering her, something that prevented her from losing herself in his warm embrace.
"When the time comes will you help me fight them?"
"Who?"
"The dark forces. They are evil and powerful."
"What do they want?"
"Me. Sailor Cosmos."
"I won't let them take you." Vegeta said huskily.
"Why not? You hardly know me."
"I feel like I've known you for a long time. And because..."
"Yes?" Serena said, slightly afraid of the answer. But Vegeta didn't answer. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. She tightened her grip on his neck, not wanting to let him go. He kissed her deeply, his tongue probing and tasting her mouth. Pulling away, he let go of her. Serena shivered, as she felt cold all over again. His eyes became cruel and heartless again and he turned his back on her.
"Go." He said.
"But."
"Go NOW!"
Serena trembled slightly then ran. Back through the curtains and out the door. She ran to her room and slammed the door behind her.
'I still don't understand you.' She whispered aloud.
Holding her pillow to her chest she cried silently, letting her tears soak into the expensive sheets covering the bed.
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Vegeta sat on his bed, just sitting in the dark. The woman from his dreams was real after all. The truth was she scared him, making him feel and do things he never had before. He had no idea what Serena had meant when she had talked of the dark forces or even why he had told her that he wouldn't let them, whoever they were, take her. Now, sitting alone in the dark he felt lost and bewildered. He tried to make himself think he didn't care, but that was the problem, he DID care. He had feelings for a woman he had never met before, besides in his dreams and the control she had over his thoughts and senses made him feel powerless. Vegeta clenched his fists into balls. If there was one thing he HATED it was feeling vulnerable. He would come to terms with his feelings another day. For now, he had to sleep.
TIME GATES
Setsuna was once again transformed and back in the Gates of Time. Her efforts to get the Sailor Senshi to work together had been unsuccessful but she would try again tomorrow. As she stared at the two images in the Garnet Orb she couldn't help but smile. Time was continuing smoothly. And although it seemed to them that everything was wrong, things were going EXACTLY as they should be. Smiling at the thought of her Princess, she took her defensive stance in front of the Doors of Time and slowly faded from view as the fog covered her.
Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Reality
"Trust me. Capsule Corporation was the LAST place I EVER expected to meet him, but yeah. That's where the "magic" all happened."
CC Private College
Madison gasped in shock as Mirai and some teenager burst into the dorm room.
"Mirai, what's going on? Where have you been? And who is she?" she said pointing to Hotaru.
"No time Madison." Mirai managed to gasp out, "Where's Serena?"
"What? Serena?" Madison said, confused.
"We have to know, it's VERY important." Hotaru said, "My name is Hotaru Tomoe."
"Nice to meet.."
"Cut the crap Madison." Mirai growled, rummaging through her drawer for her keys. "Where are my keys? And where's Serena?"
"Serena went to Capsule Corporation to see Bulma for some reason, I think it had something to do with that note she found on the door. She borrowed your car. Why?"
Grabbing Madison's keys off her desk, she searched through her bureau and found two coats, throwing one at Hotaru,
"Come on, we have to go see her." Hotaru nodded and followed.
"Wait Mirai!" Madison called grabbing her coat, "You're NOT going ANYWHERE with MY car!"
"You're not coming Madison." Mirai said, pulling Hotaru out of the room and into the hallway.
"YES I AM!" Madison half shouted, "And I want to know EXACTLY what's going on!"
Hotaru touched Mirai, "We don't have time to be fighting with her, Mirai. We must find Serena quickly."
Mirai sighed in frustration and defeat, "Fine Madison your coming. We'll tell you everything on the way."
The three made their way swiftly through the campus to the parking lot. Mirai jumped over the door into the driver's seat, instantly putting the key into ignition. Madison and Hotaru had about 4 seconds to get into the car before Mirai started driving.
"Mirai! Are you CRAZY?" Madison shouted as she put on her seat belt along with Hotaru, "Slow down NOW!"
"We CAN'T!" Mirai shouted back.
"Why not? What's going on?" Madison angrily.
Mirai stole a quick glance behind her at Hotaru. Taking a deep breath she faced forwards, speaking quietly this time, "Well Madison, it's like this."
CAPSULE CORPORATION
'Wow!' Serena thought, 'Capsule Corp. is huge!'
"Serena! Hey Serena!" Serena looked up to see Bulma coming towards her.
Her lab coat was off revealing a blue sweater and yellow shorts that had CC stitched in blue on them.
"Hey Serena. I'm glad you decided to come."
"Yeah well, you wanted me to meet your friends, so here I am." Serena said smiling.
Bulma pulled Serena playfully towards her house. "Everyone's here already and I told them you were coming."
She led Serena to her back porch where a group of people was sitting.
"You know." Krillin remarked, "I still can't believe Bulma has her own school."
"Yeah me too." Gohan said.
All of the Z-gang were either sitting or standing on Bulma's back porch. Bulma had suggested that they all got together again and all (AN: Well most.) had readily agreed. Gohan had even convinced Piccolo to come, although it was clear that he wasn't enjoying it. The Z-senshi knew about Bulma's school and they also knew she was inviting one of the students.
"I think it's a wonderful thing Bulma did." Chi-Chi said.
"Yeah, but she thinks ANYTHING that has to do with academics is great." Krillin whispered to Gohan, smiling as the young boy tried to stifle his laughter.
"WHAT WAS THAT KRILLEN!?" Chi-Chi yelled, narrowing her eyes at the monk.
"W-What? M-Me? I didn't say anything Chi-Chi." Krillin quickly got up and sat near Tien and Yamucha, fear on his face.
Goku laughed at the scene, but as his gaze reached Vegeta he stopped. From what Bulma had told him, the Saiya-Jin prince had become very distant, more than usual. He hardly ever fought with her and had even stopped training for the past two weeks (AN: *Gasps are heard from around the universe, loyal DBZ fans faint in horror*) Goku was wondering what could make him stop training when his thoughts came to a halt.
Chi-Chi looked at her husband and the other Z-senshi, noticing that they had all stopped moving.
"Do you feel that?" Gohan whispered.
"Yeah." Yamucha said, a trace of fear in his voice.
"It's...It's so strong." Piccolo said. They could all feel it and even Vegeta stepped out from the shadows.
'There's something familiar about that power.' Vegeta thought.
Gohan and Goku got up and took protective stances in front of Chi-Chi.
"Goku?" She whispered, "What's going on?"
Bulma's mother and father inched quietly behind Yamucha, and Piccolo. Vegeta stepped farther from the shadows, the sense of familiarity growing.
"Hey guys!" Bulma exclaimed as she walked through the door, Serena's hand in her own.
She saw them all in fighting stances.
"Umm, what's going on?" The Z-senshi didn't relax after seeing Bulma, though.
They could all still sense the tremendous power and it was very close.
"Bulma?" Serena asked quietly, stepping next to her friend. Suddenly her eyes widened. 'Oh my God.' She thought, 'it's him, the one from my dreams.'
"It's her." Piccolo said a little bit confused, "The power is coming from her."
"WHAT?!" Goku shouted.
"What are you talking about Piccolo? This is my friend Serena Tsukino, from school."
'Serena?' Vegeta thought looking at the woman next to Bulma, 'could she be the one that...'
"What the Hell is going on here?" Bulma said slightly annoyed.
The group just stood there staring at each other until finally Mrs. Briefs and Chi-Chi stepped forward.
"Hello Serena!" Bulma's mother said cheerfully, "We've heard so much about you!"
"Yes." Chi-Chi continued, totally unafraid, "So your Bulma's guest of honor?"
Serena managed to tear her eyes away from Vegeta and looked at the two women in front of her, "Yes I am. It's a pleasure to meet all of you." She bowed slightly to Mr. and Mrs. Briefs, "Thank you for inviting me."
"Actually it was Bulma's idea, but we're happy to have you here." Mr. Briefs said happily, his fear was gone as well.
Cautiously the Z-senshi (AN: minus Vegeta) moved forward to meet Serena. All of them were suspicious at first but as each of them looked into her eyes they saw purity and goodness and began to trust her. It was almost 7:00 PM and Serena had really hit it off with Bulma's friends.
'They're so nice.' She thought joyfully as she talked with Gohan and Yamucha.
Serena had even been able to coax Piccolo out of his stupor and pushing gently had gotten him to smile just SLIGHTLY but enough to see that he was enjoying himself. She blushed as Yamucha flirted with her shamelessly and gasped as Bulma stormed over looking ready to kill him. Grabbing his ear, Bulma dragged Yamucha away as Gohan laughed raucously, but not before she gave Serena playful wink. She talked about her classes with Chi-Chi, and Mr. And Mrs. Briefs and told them how much she enjoyed CCPC. (Capsule Corp. Private College)
Swatting Master Roshi away, she made her way over to where Goku and Vegeta were talking.
"I don't think she's human." Goku said quietly, "No human has that high of a power level. What do you think Vegeta?"
"I agree with you for once Kakarot."
"I wonder though, could she be dangerous? I mean, Serena seems nice enough."
"Hello Goku-san." Serena said smiling lightly.
Goku laughed nervously, "You don't have to call me that, just Goku will be fine." He shoved Vegeta forward, "This is Vegeta, and I don't think you two have met yet?"
Serena shook her head no while on the inside her heart was beating like crazy.
"Oops, I think I hear Chi-Chi calling me! Gotta go!" Goku smiled at Serena and left quickly to stand with his wife.
Even thought she wasn't looking at him, she could feel Vegeta's gaze burning into her.
'Could he be the one from my dreams? He looks so much like him.' "Hi." Serena said shakily looking up to meet Vegeta's cold, black eyes. "I'm Serena."
"I know." He growled. He strode right by her and into the house. Serena squeezed her eyes tightly together, feeling a sharp pain deep in her heart.
ON THE ROAD (AN: This is why Mirai, Madison, and Hotaru DON'T go see Serena!)
"WHAT did I TELL you Mirai!?" Madison yelled, hardly able to contain her fury,
"I told you that you were going too fast but NO. YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LISTEN!"
The police officer handed Mirai's license back to her as Setsuna apologized again and again.
"AND THEN." Madison said, she was practically screaming now, "You just HAD to be stubborn. You couldn't just COOPERATE with the officer, NO not YOU MIRAI! If it weren't for Setsuna we'd be in JAIL, and MY car taken WHO KNOW'S WHERE!!!"
Setsuna slid into the backseat of the car, next to Hotaru. She didn't say a word as they started driving back to CCPC, slower this time though. However, there was a faint smile playing across her lips.
CAPSULE CORPORATION
"Bye guys!" Bulma called as the Z-gang made their way home.
It was 9:00 PM and Bulma had offered to let Serena sleep over and take Serena to the college tomorrow morning. She had accepted and the room that she was staying in was (AN: Conveniently) down the hall from Vegeta's. Bulma made her way upstairs to the room Serena was staying in.
"Hey Serena." She said quietly.
"Thanks for letting me stay Bulma." Serena said smiling.
"Don't worry about it. See you tomorrow then?"
"Bright n' early."
"Ok, good-night Serena." Bulma said before she left the room.
Serena stood up in the middle of the room for a couple minutes before flopping down on the bed.
'Vegeta IS the one from my dreams, I can feel it, but if I had those dreams then wouldn't he have had the same ones too?'
Serena blushed at the thought and then rolled over onto her stomach.
'I remember him from my dreams...then shouldn't he remember me too? And why do I even care? It's not like I know him.'
But the more Serena thought about it, the more it became clearer and clearer that Vegeta was indeed the one.
She slipped out of her clothes and into the nightshirt and shorts Bulma had given her to wear. She undid her hair, watching it fall elegantly to just above the floor. She turned and quietly slipped out of her room and down the hall to Vegeta's. She stepped inside without a sound, closing the door behind her. It was wrong to sneak into his room and yet it was like she needed to do this. The room was empty and as she passed the bed she swept her hand over the sheets.
'Why am I here?'
She gasped as she felt a gust of cold wind. She looked back over at the curtains she had passed. She walked up to them and stepped through them ending up on a rather large balcony. Smiling, she leaned on the railing her long, blonde hair blowing in the wind. She shivered from the night air and let go of the railing. She turned around and came face to face with Vegeta.
"Vegeta!" she gasped, taking a step back.
Her mind went blank and her throat felt tight and dry. She realized he was only wearing shorts and blushed furiously at the sight.
'What is this feeling?' she thought 'Darien NEVER made me feel this way.'
She wanted to run or scream or apologize but she couldn't move at all.
"What are you doing here woman?" He said coldly, his coal black eyes holding her gaze.
"I-I'm sorry, I was looking for.." Serena stopped suddenly. 'What WAS I looking for?' she thought.
"What?" He said, his voice hard and unforgiving.
"I...Don't...Know." Serena said dropping her gaze. Vegeta walked closer to her and suddenly wrapped his arms around her.
Serena blushed so hard it almost hurt. She could feel Vegeta's warmth through her thin nightshirt and unconsciously relaxed against him. "Vegeta." She sighed softly.
""Who are you?" Vegeta murmured in her ear, "Why are you hurting me?"
Serena wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning up to whisper in his ear, "I hurt you?"
"I can't train, I can't concentrate." He breathed.
"I'm sorry." She said tenderly, "I'll leave." His grip abruptly tightened around her.
"No. I want to know more about you. Serena."
Serena felt like crying. She wanted to be with him so badly and yet there was something that was bothering her, something that prevented her from losing herself in his warm embrace.
"When the time comes will you help me fight them?"
"Who?"
"The dark forces. They are evil and powerful."
"What do they want?"
"Me. Sailor Cosmos."
"I won't let them take you." Vegeta said huskily.
"Why not? You hardly know me."
"I feel like I've known you for a long time. And because..."
"Yes?" Serena said, slightly afraid of the answer. But Vegeta didn't answer. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. She tightened her grip on his neck, not wanting to let him go. He kissed her deeply, his tongue probing and tasting her mouth. Pulling away, he let go of her. Serena shivered, as she felt cold all over again. His eyes became cruel and heartless again and he turned his back on her.
"Go." He said.
"But."
"Go NOW!"
Serena trembled slightly then ran. Back through the curtains and out the door. She ran to her room and slammed the door behind her.
'I still don't understand you.' She whispered aloud.
Holding her pillow to her chest she cried silently, letting her tears soak into the expensive sheets covering the bed.
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Vegeta sat on his bed, just sitting in the dark. The woman from his dreams was real after all. The truth was she scared him, making him feel and do things he never had before. He had no idea what Serena had meant when she had talked of the dark forces or even why he had told her that he wouldn't let them, whoever they were, take her. Now, sitting alone in the dark he felt lost and bewildered. He tried to make himself think he didn't care, but that was the problem, he DID care. He had feelings for a woman he had never met before, besides in his dreams and the control she had over his thoughts and senses made him feel powerless. Vegeta clenched his fists into balls. If there was one thing he HATED it was feeling vulnerable. He would come to terms with his feelings another day. For now, he had to sleep.
TIME GATES
Setsuna was once again transformed and back in the Gates of Time. Her efforts to get the Sailor Senshi to work together had been unsuccessful but she would try again tomorrow. As she stared at the two images in the Garnet Orb she couldn't help but smile. Time was continuing smoothly. And although it seemed to them that everything was wrong, things were going EXACTLY as they should be. Smiling at the thought of her Princess, she took her defensive stance in front of the Doors of Time and slowly faded from view as the fog covered her.
Chapter 7