Disclaimer: Don't own SM or GW

A/N: Just wanted to say that i am sorry it took so long for me to update. It would have been done sooner, but the computer held me up. Lots of Love

Danger Meets Dangerous

Sky rode to the palace in silence trying to process the recent occurrences. She was surrounded by Herro's friends and allies and I smile came to her face. Her eyes looked up to meet Qature's, "Why the big smile princess? Are you happy to be home?"

She blushed slightly, "huh yeah."

Herro had rode in the car that transported Gem, despite the fact that he didn't want to leave her alone. But most of the others were in the car with her. He kept glancing back through the mirror at Gem, who had had this stupid grin on his face. It was starting make Herro curious, but the thought slipped from his mind when they pulled up to the front of the palace.

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Sky entered the ballroom to see the array of decorations that usually lined it when they had their annual inter-planetary ball. The room was filled with many a worker trying to decipher what and how the queen wanted everything. She could tell they were still a good five days from being done.

Only a few heads turned as she walked towards the giant crystal window backdrop. She saw her mother issuing orders to some man hanging from the ceiling putting something up. Her mother looked so tiny compared to the giant window.

Sky managed to get right up behind her. When she tapped her mother on the shoulder the queen turned around in a fluster, "What Now?!"

Then her eyes locked with her daughter' s and tears began to pour as she instinctively hugged her. Sky smiled at the familiarity of her mother's smell, but started to loose consciousness from being hugged so tight. "Mom, come on ease up a little I think you are going to kill me."

Serena pulled back and brushed a piece of stray hair out of her daughter's face. "Are you ok? I felt you transform. Where have you been? I have been worried sick." Sky merely rolled her eyes and pulled her mother out of the ballroom. They walked out through the dinning hall into the sunroom, then out into the gardens where their pace slowed.

"Mom I am sorry to make you and Daddy worry, but I felt like I needed to do this, so please don't me mad." Sky looked at her mother with all the sincerity she could have. Serena merely closed her eyes and nodded slightly.

Sky gave a small smile, "As for the reason I had to transform; we went to find Une. We found her, saved her, then we had to find the leader of this organization called Red Raiders. So Herro and I met everyone in this hanger where Zechs already had him cornered on this high bridge. Zechs was trying to get him tell him where was keeping the other three hundred mobile dolls when the others on the mission came through shooting at a guard that had hid. When we got up off the floor after the shooting Zechs turned his attention to Duo for just a second, and the guy jumps over the rail. Without even thinking I went after him, and I couldn't hold my disguise. So I transformed right after I went back to normal. Well I had to go save Herro because he jumped after me, after I trapped the guy first. When I landed I went and questioned him. It turns out that he is Emerald's son, Gem, and he was trying to start a war. But that's all taken care of now. We brought him back here for you and the aunt squad to question. Sheew I am out of breath." Sky breathed in deeply and smiled at her mother who was processing this information with a very in depth look on her face.

They had walked their way around the gardens and had ended up at the pool. Both were startled by someone running at them. They turned to see Amy.

"Serena you are needed in the office, Darien asked for you." Amy said. Then she turned as if to walk away, but she slowly turned back around, "Sky! Oh welcome home hunny." Then she kissed her on the forehead and headed off again.

Sky rubbed her head; "Does she ever stop?"

Serena smiled, "I must go see what your father needs, but we will continue on this Herro issue later. The fact that he jumped over a bridge for you is pretty self explanatory, and I would like to get to the bottom of it before your father does." Then she also kissed Sky on the head and walked gracefully towards the larger portion of the palace.

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Sky walked into her room to see its familiar sense of comfort and the sent that reminded her of home. She sat on the bed and looked around the room for any sign that someone had been in it recently. When she could find none she went into her closet to change.

When she had finally settled on a mini skirt, tank top, and knee boots she walked back out into the room to find someone sitting on her bed. Sky's face lit up and she ran to the bed, "Daddy!"

Darien hugged his daughter. Then she sat down beside him on the bed and saw the look of seriousness he was trying to put on. "Now I am elated that you are home, but you should be in very serious trouble young lady. Do you know that you had your mother worried out of her mind? Not to mention me, especially now that I know about Mr. Yuy." When Sky smiled her apologetic smile at her father his serious face broke, and he returned the smile.

"Just promise that next time you want to run off you will at least tell someone in the palace where you are going." Darien said as he stood. Sky grinned, "I promise Daddy." Then they hugged again and he headed for the door. When he opened it he paused and looked back at her, "You know I will be testing him, and if he passes my tests then we will talk about this." He winked at Sky and left the room.

Sky rolled her eyes at her father knowing that he was only partly serious, which also a scary thought. Herro wouldn't have too much to worry about, seeing as how he was a war hero, so she knew her father wouldn't be too harsh on him. Although she didn't know why her parents were jumping to such conclusions already. It wasn't like she had been proposed to or anything.

She exited her room and made her way to the lounge to find her friends. Of course she figured Mya would clobber her for not telling her anything, but she was ready for it.

When Sky entered the lounge her friends surrounded her. First they hugged her, then the scolding started. She merely examined the new arrivals in the room. Seth caught her eye first and she went over to him and hugged him, "Hey stranger. We have missed you."

Seth gave his breath taking grin, "Same here Sky. I thought they were going to have to tie Mya up she was getting on their nerves so bad." He winked and hugged her again.

Sean tapped Sky on the shoulder, and she turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow, "Well Sean I hope you learned a few things while you were away at school." Sky had never been one to keep grudges with people she had once, or did, care about. She had made up her mind that when Sean got back she was going to give him the benefit of the doubt and start over.

Sky held out her hand and Sean gave a smile Mya didn't like one bit as he shook Sky's hand. As always he couldn't just let it go, and he brought her hand up and kissed it, "It brings me the greatest pleasure to see you made it back from your journey unharmed your highness."

Rolling her eyes, Sky sat down on the couch to tell everyone the story. As she was telling it no one noticed that someone had entered the room and was standing against the doorframe listening.

"And here I am, so don't get upset cause I didn't even really know where I was going so I couldn't tell you guys." She said as she finished the story. She had left out certain parts about her and Herro that she didn't want Sean to know, and she would tell the others about him later.

There was a soft silence in the room when she finished talking. Seth was the one who looked up and broke it, "Who are you?" Everyone in the room turned to see Herro standing there with his eyes closed. When he opened them they were on Sky.

She smiled at him, "Seth, Sean, this is Herro. Herro these are Mina's twin sons. They have been away at school for some time now and have just returned." Herro merely nodded in their direction.

When Sky turned back around Sean saw the new look on her face, a look of love for this man she called Herro. Sean observed him, 'well I guess I will have to take more drastic measures than I thought I would to have what I want.'