A New Destiny - Chapter Three
disclaimer: see prologue
'Tomorrow is my wedding day,' Amara thought with a sigh as she lay on her bed. She, the rest of the Outers, the Inners, Serena and Darien had arrived on Uranus earlier that night so they could relax before the wedding the next morning. There would be another wedding on Earth, of course, so that they would be legally wed (somehow Amara didn't think that people would believe her if she said she'd married Seiya on Uranus) with records to prove it. 'What will my fans think of this marriage? What will his fans think of it?' she wondered.
Michelle slipped into her cousin's bedchamber and watched her. 'Poor Amara. She wasn't ready to settle down yet and now that's what she's being forced to do,' she thought, her blue eyes filled with sympathy at Amara's plight.
'Everything has been planned out for me and Seiya. Get married here tomorrow morning. Party til it's time to consummate the union. GO back to Earth and get married there. Honeymoon in Hawaii. Come back and live together in the penthouse apartment. Go to school til graduation. What happened to being free to choose?' Amara asked herself. 'If I could escape this, I would. But I can't. This marriage has to happen so Kakyuu-hime and her people will have a home.' A lonetear trickled down her cheek and she wiped it away angrily.
"Nervous about tomorrow?' Michelle asked as she approached the bed.
"Of course not. I only have to get married to somebody I can't stand and spend the rest of my life with him, not to mention giving him my body. What is there to be nervous about?" Amara asked sarcastically as she sat up.
"I'm so sorry Amara," Michelle said softly and hugged her cousin.
Amara returned the embrace and kissed the top of Michelle's head. "It's not your fault Michelle," she said.
Michelle sighed. "You weren't ready to settle down yet. You didn't have a choice. That's what I'm sorry for Amara. You've lost your freedom," she whispered.
"I'll survive somehow," Amara said. 'I always have,' she added silently.
~*~
In another part of the palace, Seiya paced his chambers restlessly. 'Tomorrow I marry Amara,' he kept thinking.
"Calm down Seiya," Taiki said as he walked into the room. "Amara won't kill you."
"That's not what I'm worried about," Seiya said.
"Then what are you worried about?" Yaten asked as he joined them.
"The wedding night. The fact that I'll be spending the rest of my life with somebody who dislikes me intensely," Seiya said and resumed his pacing.
"Maybe Darien can help with the first one. The second one you'll have to deal with on your own," a blushing Taiki said and left to get Darien.
Darien's face turned bright red when he heard what Seiya needed his help with. 'I should have known. They were born women so of course Seiya wouldn't understand the guy's side of it,' he thought as he kicked Taiki and Yaten out of the room so he could explain the male version of the birds and the bees to Seiya.
~*~
"Rise and shine Amara!" Mina chirped as she bounced into Amara's chambers, the rest of the Senshi following at a calmer pace.
"Why do I have to get up this early?" Amara asked as Lita pulled her out from under the covers. She smothered a yawn as she stood, rumpled from a restless and mostly sleepless night in bed.
"Cause you need to get ready for the wedding," Raye replied as she eyed Amara critically.
"What are you talking about? A quick shower, toss on the dress and veil and away I go," Amara said, dreading what would happen next.
The girls shook their heads and began to list all the things neccessary for Amara to do to get ready for the wedding.
Amara looked back at the bed longingly as she was dragged off to the baths.
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Dedicated to WindGoddess and all the others who have waited very patiently for me to update this fic!
disclaimer: see prologue
'Tomorrow is my wedding day,' Amara thought with a sigh as she lay on her bed. She, the rest of the Outers, the Inners, Serena and Darien had arrived on Uranus earlier that night so they could relax before the wedding the next morning. There would be another wedding on Earth, of course, so that they would be legally wed (somehow Amara didn't think that people would believe her if she said she'd married Seiya on Uranus) with records to prove it. 'What will my fans think of this marriage? What will his fans think of it?' she wondered.
Michelle slipped into her cousin's bedchamber and watched her. 'Poor Amara. She wasn't ready to settle down yet and now that's what she's being forced to do,' she thought, her blue eyes filled with sympathy at Amara's plight.
'Everything has been planned out for me and Seiya. Get married here tomorrow morning. Party til it's time to consummate the union. GO back to Earth and get married there. Honeymoon in Hawaii. Come back and live together in the penthouse apartment. Go to school til graduation. What happened to being free to choose?' Amara asked herself. 'If I could escape this, I would. But I can't. This marriage has to happen so Kakyuu-hime and her people will have a home.' A lonetear trickled down her cheek and she wiped it away angrily.
"Nervous about tomorrow?' Michelle asked as she approached the bed.
"Of course not. I only have to get married to somebody I can't stand and spend the rest of my life with him, not to mention giving him my body. What is there to be nervous about?" Amara asked sarcastically as she sat up.
"I'm so sorry Amara," Michelle said softly and hugged her cousin.
Amara returned the embrace and kissed the top of Michelle's head. "It's not your fault Michelle," she said.
Michelle sighed. "You weren't ready to settle down yet. You didn't have a choice. That's what I'm sorry for Amara. You've lost your freedom," she whispered.
"I'll survive somehow," Amara said. 'I always have,' she added silently.
~*~
In another part of the palace, Seiya paced his chambers restlessly. 'Tomorrow I marry Amara,' he kept thinking.
"Calm down Seiya," Taiki said as he walked into the room. "Amara won't kill you."
"That's not what I'm worried about," Seiya said.
"Then what are you worried about?" Yaten asked as he joined them.
"The wedding night. The fact that I'll be spending the rest of my life with somebody who dislikes me intensely," Seiya said and resumed his pacing.
"Maybe Darien can help with the first one. The second one you'll have to deal with on your own," a blushing Taiki said and left to get Darien.
Darien's face turned bright red when he heard what Seiya needed his help with. 'I should have known. They were born women so of course Seiya wouldn't understand the guy's side of it,' he thought as he kicked Taiki and Yaten out of the room so he could explain the male version of the birds and the bees to Seiya.
~*~
"Rise and shine Amara!" Mina chirped as she bounced into Amara's chambers, the rest of the Senshi following at a calmer pace.
"Why do I have to get up this early?" Amara asked as Lita pulled her out from under the covers. She smothered a yawn as she stood, rumpled from a restless and mostly sleepless night in bed.
"Cause you need to get ready for the wedding," Raye replied as she eyed Amara critically.
"What are you talking about? A quick shower, toss on the dress and veil and away I go," Amara said, dreading what would happen next.
The girls shook their heads and began to list all the things neccessary for Amara to do to get ready for the wedding.
Amara looked back at the bed longingly as she was dragged off to the baths.
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Dedicated to WindGoddess and all the others who have waited very patiently for me to update this fic!