Hello Minna! I'm back! ^-^ Sorry I took sooo long to update. My eyes and hands were glued on my Game Boy Advance, Breath Of Fire is totally cool, although a bit sad *sniff* *whispers* I'm also trying to find Golden Sun but you guys don't need to know that.
Anyway, the votes are closed! The pairings will be Usagi/Draco and Celeste/Harry. Sorry to all you Usagi/Harry fans but don't worry, there's still my other fic, Neville's Cousins, which has definitely an U/H pairing (spoiler alert!) and, for those whom are fans of Amara/Haruka and Michelle/Michiru fics, A/M pairing. (For those who've read that fic and are confused, Michael IS Michelle, only she's a he, got it?).
Also, this chapter contains a little information about Celeste's past life (during the Silver Millennium), more will be told by the later chapters as well as why she hates her brother, Pr… *clomps mouth* Oops! I nearly gave the surprise away! Hehe *smirks*
Disclaimer: I don't own SM and HP but I do own Celeste, my created character.
Warnings: Rei and Mamoru lovers, stay away…very far away….
Warriors of Light Chapter one: Old Betrayal, Hints of Celeste's Past"What's the matter Luna?" asked Usagi, glancing up as the cat guardian entered her room, a concerned look on her face. The golden haired girl was previously reading a book before Luna came in. It was an educational book, unlike the mangas she usually, and practically mind you, forced herself to read.
"I have something to tell you Usagi and I think you might like it," replied the black cat, a smile replaced the deep frown she (AN: I'm not going to call Luna and Artemis 'it' in case you're wondering) wore before.
"Honto?" said Usagi, an interested tone in her voice.
Luna nodded her head. "Hai," she said. "Celeste-hime wishes for me to tell you that you can show your true self now,"
Usagi's blue eyes suddenly brightened up. "Well its about time," she said and smirked. "Now I can show those no good bakas my true capabilities,"
"By the way, who's Celeste?" asked Usagi.
"Celeste's the princess and rightful heiress to the Earth's throne," replied Luna before she clasped her mouth with her paw.
'O oh,' thought Luna, 'I shouldn't have told her that, at least not yet,'
Usagi choked on the cookie she was munching.
"Nani?!" she exclaimed. "But I thought that Endymion is, or rather was, the heir to the Earth's throne,"
Thoughts and suggestions swirled in Luna's mind as the cat guardian thought of what to do/say to the Moon Princess. After awhile of thinking Luna sighed and said, "Gomen Usagi…no Princess… but you'll have to ask Celeste herself. Even I hadn't fully regained my memories about the Earth kingdom during the Silver Millennium."
It was Usagi's turn to sigh, this time in disappointment. "All right," she said. "Should I tell the Outers then?"
"I already did. They should be here in about.." Luna glanced at the clock on top of Usagi's bedside drawer. "Now,"
As if on cue, the sound of wheels screeching cement was heard as a sandy yellow sports car halted in the pavement in front of Usagi's house.
Luna sweatdropped. "One of these days Haruka is going to be in big trouble with that wild spirit of hers,"
Usagi, who had gotten up and had pulled the curtains to look outside, grinned. "Oh I think she's in enough trouble already, with Michiru that is."
Luna leaped from the floor to the bed and up to the table near the window. "Speaking of the Outers, Setsuna's with them," stated Luna as she also peeked out the window at the scene.
"Maybe Puu's tired of always teleporting out of nowhere and decided to try a different way to travel," chuckled Usagi as she pulled the curtains back in their former position.
Usagi was stretching her cramped arms when a loud bang came from the front door. "I better let them in or Ruka will break down the door," smirked Usagi and went outside her room and climbed down the stairs with Luna trailing behind her.
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Usagi walked up to the front door and opened it to reveal the Outers waiting outside.
"Ohayo minna-chan," said the golden-haired girl and smiled cheerfully.
"Ohayo Princess, Lady Luna" greeted Setsuna.
"Ohayo Usagi-chan. Ohayo Luna-chan." greeted Michiru and Hotaru.
"Ohayo Koneko, Luna," greeted Haruka.
"Don't worry. My parents have gone away to my aunt's place along with Shingo so we can talk here," said Usagi as she led the Outers into the living room, noticing the worried expressions on their faces.
The Outers sighed in relief. Now they wouldn't have anything to worry about if someone overheard their conversation.
"So what's the big secret you mentioned earlier Luna?" asked Hotaru in her soft voice.
"Well, Usagi can act like her real self now. The Inners and Mamoru had betrayed her just as we predicted it," said Luna.
To everyone's shock, Haruka smirked.
"What?" asked Haruka as she noticed the shocked looks on their faces.
"Nothing, nothing," replied the others back, shaking their heads to regain their composure.
"Anyway, let's go to the meeting. I've got some Inners butts to kick," said Usagi.
The golden-haired girl then walked outside the room and through the door with the others trailing behind her.
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Celeste watched in disgust as she saw her brother leaning down for a French kiss with the Princess of Mars through the silver-violet flame of her mystical mirror. (AN: read the prologue for explanations.)
"You don't deserve the Tsuki-hime and the throne my dear older brother," muttered Celeste, her voice full of anger.
Her clear, yet dark, violet eyes turned darker, making them look like pure black as she remembered that day her whole life in the Silver Millennium changed…
"Big brother! Big brother! Where are you?" cried an eight-year-old Celeste as she ran across one of the palace's hallway, searching for her brother, the crowned prince of Earth. The little girl was wearing her favorite white gown, a simple one with gold and red ribbons decorating it. Her shoulder-length silver hair was tied into a high ponytail with a violet ribbon that matches her eyes.
Celeste, in her running, didn't see the young man in front of her and bumped into him.
"Ouch…" groaned Celeste as she fell to the ground, rubbing her sore backside.
"I'm so sorry. Here let me help you up," said the young man and reached out his hand for the girl to take.
Celeste glanced at the young man she'd bumped into and blushed a pale pink. He was handsome, with long brown hair tied into a low ponytail and friendly-looking blue eyes. He also looked about sixteen, twice her age.
Celeste managed to mumble a "Thank you" and took the young man's hand.
With a gentle tug, the young man helped the girl up to her feet. "Its nothing. I'm always willing to help a damsel in distress," said the man as he bend down and kissed the top of the girl's hand….
"Tsuchi-hime! Tsuchi-hime! Snap out of it!" exclaimed a voice besides the silver-haired girl.
"Wha, what?" said Celeste in a confused voice, breaking out of her trance. She placed a hand on her suddenly aching head. "Oh..my head," she muttered. More memories of the Silver Millennium swirled inside the girl's head, making her feel sick.
"Its time Tsuchi-hime. You better hurry before it's too late," stated the voice.
"Hai, hai," replied Celeste as she removed her hand from her head. She turned her head slightly sideward to face the owner of the voice.
"Arigatou for the wake up call Tsuyu," said Celeste to her companion and smiled. "Are you ready?"
"Hai, Tsuchi-hime," said Tsuyu, nodding his head.
"Let's go then," said Celeste.
The silver-haired girl closed her violet eyes and began making motions with her hands, chanting something in an ancient language that was almost forgotten. A green-gold glow engulfed her and Tsuyu before it flashed brightly.
When the light subsided, Celeste and Tsuyu were nowhere to be found.
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The Inners and Mamoru were already gathered in their meeting place at Hikawa shrine. As usual, they were arguing the same thing before their so-called leader usually shows up.
"Rei! You have him long enough already! It's my turn now," said Minako, pouting her lips.
The girl with long black hair pulled her lips reluctantly from the Earth Prince's as she turned to glare at the blonde.
"So? Ami had him all day yesterday," countered Rei.
"I did not have him all day Rei! It was more like half-day only," said the blue-haired girl, trying to defend herself.
Rei rolled her dark eyes. "Yeah right," she muttered.
The three girls continued arguing at each other when Mamoru raised his hands to silence them, which they did.
"Shush girls. There's no need in arguing. You can all come to my apartment later," said Mamoru.
He smirked as the three girls turned to stare at each other, they nodded their heads in agreement at the same time.
"Okay," said Rei, Minako, and Ami all together.
Mamoru grinned before he locked Rei's lips with his', resuming their interrupted kissing.
Makoto watched the scene unfold before her with a frown on her face. Artemis sat in the pillow cushion beside the tall auburn-haired girl, a frown also on his face. Both couldn't hide their disgust of the Earth Prince and the rest of the Inners.
'I feel kind of bad Artemis,' said Makoto to the white cat guardian, using their telepathic link. She and Artemis had discovered this ability when Minako's communicator hadn't responded to a Youma alert just a few weeks ago. It had proven to be quite useful even up to now.
'Me too Makoto, hearing them talk like this and not mentioning it to Luna and the Princess makes me feel like a traitor,' said Artemis to the Senshi of Jupiter. He sighed inwardly. He was glad that he and Makoto decided not to tell anyone about their telepathic link ability.
'Speaking of traitors, why didn't we tell Usagi and the rest about their 'behavior' in the first place?' asked Makoto.
Artemis could sense Makoto's anger rising and responded, 'I don't know, maybe because they'll never believe us?'
'I'm just glad that I hadn't fallen in love with Mamoru-baka, let alone give him my virginity,' thought Makoto.
Artemis turned to face the girl, his blue eyes wide in shock. 'What?!'
Makoto mentally rolled her emerald eyes. 'You should have guessed by now that those three idiots had given their innocence to Mamoru-baka,' indicating Minako, Ami and Rei using her eyes.
Artemis was about to say something telepathically to Makoto when Minako said something that brought them back to reality, disconnecting their link temporarily at the same time.
"Yeah and she's soooo flat! A ten-year-old would probably have bigger breasts than her!"
Minako gave a laugh, loud enough for everyone in the room to hear and soon the others followed her and laughed also, except for Makoto and Artemis, who'd frowned even deeper.
Just then, a loud crash was heard as the wooden door of the room broke loose from its fringes. Tiny splints of woods flew into the air and scattered around the room. A few pieces even landed near the surprised Inners and Earth Prince.
An angry Haruka stormed into the room, followed closely by the rest of the Outers. All wore scowls on their faces.
"How dare you make fun of Koneko!" exclaimed Haruka, her blue eyes blazing with rage. "You don't even know her!"
Rei broke out of Mamoru's embrace and stood up bravely. "Oh yes we do! She's nothing but a stupid bitch who can't even walk on her own feet without trip.."
Rei never got to finish her sentence when Makoto angrily stood up and slapped her on the cheek, hard.
"What was that for Makoto?!" exclaimed Rei as she turned to face the Jupiterarian princess, touching her burning cheek gently at the same time.
"I'm not on your side Rei," said Makoto, her tone strangely calm. "I don't want to hurt my best friend just cause she's a klutz," Makoto glared at the Inners and Mamoru. "Or that because I'm jealous of her which I am not!"
Ami and Minako had enough shame to stared down at the floor while Rei and Mamoru stubbornly glared at her instead.
"And your point is?" said Rei, raising an eyebrow.
"This," said a voice.
A golden-white fireball then flew towards the Senshi of Mars. Rei had just managed to dodge out of its way and watched as the attack made contact with the wall behind her, destroying it in the process.
The Inners and Mamoru turned to look at the direction where the attack had came from and were surprised to see that the one who'd made the attack was none other than Usagi. At least they thought it was Usagi, the girl before them looked like her but sure didn't act like her.
'Usagi' had her hair down, resulting in silvery-golden waves flowing down just to an inch from the floor. A golden-white aura surrounded her and her eyes were closed. She was almost much taller than the original Usagi, about 5'6 to be exact. She was also wearing tight white shorts that reaches just barely reached the top of her kneecaps, a blue tank top with a silver vest and pretty white sandals. One thing that the girl had in common with Usagi was the golden crescent moon royal symbol on her forehead, but, unlike the original Usagi, the symbol was united with an eight-point star with the color of each Senshi on one of the eight points. The center was colored silver-white.
"Usagi?" asked Ami softly, unsure of what to say.
"That's Princess Serenity to you, Princess Ami of Mercury," stated Usagi- no, Princess Serenity- as she opened her eyes to reveal clear silver-blue orbs instead of Usagi's bright blue ones.
Serenity turned to Makoto and smiled gently. "Makoto, Princess of Jupiter, you've just passed the test of your loyalty with flying colors. Therefore, I won't stripped you of your powers and don't worry about Artemis," said Serenity, noticing Makoto's worried face, "He has already proven his loyalty earlier,"
Makoto breathe a sigh of relief. 'Arigatou Sere-chan,' thought Makoto and smiled.
"As for you traitors, I'll give you a chance to reconcile now," continued Serenity, turning to face the rest of the Inners and Mamoru. There was no mistaking the tone of anger in the Tsuki-hime's voice.
Rei smirked. "I knew you wouldn't have the guts to strip us of our powers Hime no baka," she said.
Rei then took out her transformation rod, raised it in the air and yelled out, "Mars Power Make…"
But before Rei could say the words completely, an arrow made of violet light shot out of nowhere and hit the rod, sending it flying towards Serenity.
Serenity raised her arm above her and caught the rod, smirking.
"What the heck.." started Rei before a small silver blast hit her from behind and she screamed in agony.
"That's for trying to hurt the Princess," said a voice behind them.
Everyone glanced up to see a girl about their age floating in the air with long silver hair tied in a round bun at the back of her head with the rest flowing down past her shoulders. She was wearing a simple blue-black fighting kimono with tints of violet and silver here and there and blue-black fighting shoes. (AN: You know, the one that all ninjas wore.) A black-silver aura surrounded the girl and flashing brightly on her left hand, was the symbol of a dark blue raindrop in the center of a black flame. A small dragon, barely larger than the girl's hand, sat on her shoulder. Its scales are a dark blue color, changing to deep violet near the tail and neck and its sharp claws were a deep silver color. Its wings were also dark blue, deep violet at the edges and its eyes were pure silver. On its chest, where the heart is located, is a small blue-black energist. (AN: Think of the energists found in dragons in the anime series, Escaflowne)
The girl's eyes surveyed the occupants of the room until, lastly, they fell on Mamoru's blue ones.
"How's it going, dear brother?" asked the girl coldly.
The Outer, along with Serenity, Luna and Artemis gasped as they suddenly recognized the girl while the Inners just gave her confused looks, especially Mamoru.
"What do you mean by 'brother'? I don't know you. Besides, my family died while I was young and I'm sure that I'm the only child during the Silver Millennium," asked Mamoru, a surprised and confused look on his face.
The girl narrowed her cat-shaped eyes. "That's where you're wrong, dear brother. I'm Celeste, your younger sister during the Silver Millennium although I highly doubted that you would remember me,"
"Now, if you would excuse me. I'm going to take what's rightfully mine," said Celeste calmly.
Celeste held out her left hand towards Mamoru and began chanting words of an ancient language.
A golden light erupted from her outstretched hand and enveloped the Prince of Earth.
Mamoru cried out in pain as he felt the Golden Crystal, the royal heirloom of the Earth, pulled itself out from his body and began floating slowly towards Celeste before it finally floated down on the girl's opened palm.
After this, Celeste raised the Golden Crystal upwards triumphantly.
"I believe it's your turn now, Tsuki-hime," said Celeste as she turned to face Serenity, a smile on her lips.
Serenity nodded her head and raised an arm in front of her.
"Holy Silver Crystal, I command you to show yourself now," called out Serenity.
A ball of silver-white light appeared in Serenity's palm and began to form itself into a shape. When the light vanished, the Silver Crystal was seen floating on top of Serenity's palm.
The Inners gasped in surprise while the Outers, Celeste and the cats smirked. Mamoru had fainted due to the fact that he's weak without the Golden Crystal in his possession.
"I'll give you one last chance to redeem yourselves. If you don't, then I'm afraid I'll have to strip you of your planetary powers, royalty and immortality," said Serenity. "Choose your decision wisely,"
"…….."
~ Sakura ~ Sorry about the cliffy minna. *hides behind her chair* Anyway, please don't forget to r+r. Flames are mostly likely accepted.
My new email address is now blueblack_dragon_angel@yahoo.com due to the fact that I've received plenty of junk mail from my email friends and relatives.
Also, to Dragon, I've nearly finished the next chapter of Betrayal and I think I'll be able to send it to you surely on Monday. If you've already wrote the other part of the chapter, send it to me at my new email add. And I'll read it over so that everybody can understand what's going on.
I got to go now, Sayanora Minna! I'll expect plenty of flames when I check my account. *frowns* Is that a good thing?