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Nebula Sky – to answer your question Duo and Mako ARE siblings, but since Duo does have the powers of Shinigami and Hotaru
is the Senshi of Death and destruction Duo has to have the blood of Saturn in him which means… oops, can't tell you
that yet. ::winks:: you'll just have to wait and see.
Sailor Emerald – glad your having a good time
Baby blue eyes
Chapter 14
Author: Fate's Child (Terra Brooks)
Date: August 18, 2002
E-mail: Prncss_Earth@hotmail.com
Hotaru took a seat next to Makoto on the roof of Rei's temple. Many times during their month of training, she'd wake to find her friend and fellow senshi gone from her bed. Most often, this was where she could be found.
"Worries?" Makoto didn't move her gaze from where she had it fixed: on the city lights of Tokyo, even when Hotaru spoke.
"Maybe. I think they do remember their training from the Silver Millennium at least. But is it enough? I've got more, I know what the AC timeline is like and I don't even know if I'm ready."
"Nervous?" Makoto smiled.
"That too. The last thing he said to me was that he loved me, but…"
"A month isn't so long." Hotaru stood. "I'll see you in the morning." And she left, leaving Makoto to her own thoughts. A few moments later a tear worked it's way down Makoto's cheek.
"A month is too long when backed by Millennia's… Do you still love me? Can you love who I've become? An ex thief and a troublemaker? Someone who for even a second forgot her brother for duty?" She stared at the moon, more tears running down her face. "Can I be sure I love you for you and not the memory of who or what you were?" Hundreds of years away, a boy stared out at moon and cried, asking the same questions.
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Serenity sat snuggled in Duo's embrace and sighed contently. A great many things had happened in the past month. The first had been breaking the news of their relationship to her brother. Quatre had not taken it well at first, having nearly taken off the self proclaimed Shinigami's head with an ornamental sword that had previously rested on the wall. After being restrained by Haruka, Michiru and, (most effectively) Trowa, Serenity and Duo had calmly explained that they had found they had many things in common and had decided to see where these same interests led them. Quatre had nearly broken free of all three of his captors when he saw Heero leaning against the far wall smirking, his eyes dancing with amusement. The sight had him stopping his struggles and staring in disbelief. The look was soon gone from the perfect soldier's face, but the effect of it remained imprinted on Quatre's heart and the blond boy decided to let his sister and his friend be for the time being. In time he saw that Duo did hold a fondness for the silver haired Winner that he had never seen from the Deathcythe pilot and gave them his blessing. In other words, he stopped trying to kill his friend at every opportunity.
Another thing she'd done was listen to Heero's message from her mother and contact the starlights-who were indeed on their way to earth. After assuring them that she was not being kept prisoner, she told them that the future they had thought would come to pass was altered and that not even the guardian of time knew exactly what would come. She told them of her life here, noting with a smile that Seiya and the Princess seemed to have grown closer over the time they had been in their home galaxy.
The starlights were due to arrive next week. She had tried to contact Setsuna and find out where exactly Makoto had gone and if and when she was going to return, but the senshi of time had ignored her every attempt. Heero had become increasingly surly, the rest of the pilots had become used to him showing some emotions, writing it off as simply the effects of his affection for Lita and her disappearance. The rest of the pilots had been told that Lita had to finish some unfinished business-that the person she thought was dead was not-and that there was work to be done back home. Since Duo was not worried, the rest of the pilots were at ease, waiting the day that they would see their dark haired friend. Trowa and Quatre had finally come out and among stuttering, admitted that they were in love. Everyone had only smiled, since they had already known. It was only a few more minutes until Duo stirred.
"Serenity?" She smiled at the worried tone in his voice. The link of love they'd shared in the Silver Millennium had begun coming back, allowing one to feel the other's pain. She often wondered of the supposed link between her and Mamoru. She had never felt his pain or need, yet he claimed to have felt hers.
"Just thinking, love."
"About?"
"What lies ahead."
"We will get through it. We always manage." He squeezed her shoulders reassuringly as she gazed up at him.
"But always at a great price," she murmured, thinking of her mother's death, Mamoru's imprisonment by Beryl, the death of innocents in a youma attack… "I cannot help but wonder what the price will be this time."
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The senshi had all woken up in different moods. For Minako, it was excitement over seeing her brother again, for Rei, unease, for the past month she had gotten the idea that her grandfather and Makoto were keeping something from her. Ami felt curiosity at the new civilization they would be entering, Hotaru was with Mianko, excitement over seeing her "mother" and "father" again. Makoto… Makoto was both elated and nervous at seeing her love again, and Master O… Master O was simply amused at their emotions. There was one feeling, however, that ran through the veins of all the senshi, however, and that was fear. Fear of what was to come.
They all gathered at the back courtyard of the temple, awaiting the arrival of Sailor Pluto. When the senshi of time showed up, she changed all of their henshin wands into necklaces as she had done with Makoto's those many months ago. She then gave the senshi of Jupiter a key that looked as if it had been softened and twisted into a spiral.
"This is a time and dimension key. Makoto, use the same words that you sue to go through the gate at the gate of time. I will see you all when the time is right, know that Serenity is with you and open your minds and hearts. At times, I know that you all wish that the duty of the world did not fall on you. Yet I beg you to remember that all that live to see such times of war wish the same. All we have to do is decide what to do with the situations we're given. Choose well, my friends, and let your hearts guide you. Master O, you are to come with me, as for the rest of you senshi, you are not to mention you know him until you meet again." And without another word, the senshi of time and the Master of Gundam 05 disappeared. Makoto turned to her friends and gave a weak smile.
"Remember to try and call me either Lita or Trio and do not mention the senshi to any but Haruka, Michiru, Serenity and Heero as we do not yet know who knows about us." She waited until everyone nodded and then lifted the key above her head. "Time flows but does not break, another future sent to make, with Fate and Destiny on our side, we all set out to take time's ride." A flash of light blinded the senshi and when it faded, there was no one left at the temple.
End chapter
Please review. Heero and Mako together in the next chapter.
