Chapter 7
The pavilion was typical of the Moon Kingdom. The suite was round with a floor of white marble and columns of either side of the entrances to the separate rooms. The main room had a large, round plush white couch. Swaths of sheer white and pastel silks fell from the ceiling. The room glowed the way the King and Princess had. Through one door was a huge bathroom completely in white marble. Through the other was a bedroom. Cream satin on a round bed covered in feather pillows. Mina thought it looked like heaven. Which was appropriate. In the 'real' world, if she wasn't a sailor scout, and Darien wasn't the Moon King, he would've just left Serena and he and Mina would be together. They would have their baby and raise it together and would be a family. But both of them had destinies, and their child could never know them. This suite, this miniature piece of heaven was the Moon Kingdom's reparation. They could stay together for 9 months in this lavish suite, but then they would have to forget about eachother; their love, and the happiness they felt when they were in each other's arms- forever. Now it's beauty seemed sad. Darien came behind her and hugged her tightly.
"Just you and me, kid. This is all ours," Mina smiled at his comment, and wished so hard that the two of them could be together, and fuck destiny. She wished that these 9 months were 9 eternities.
The months passed quicker than they had anticipated. Mina's belly grew and the baby started kicking. She and Darien were on an odd rollercoaster of emotion. They were so excited that their baby was coming soon, but so filled with sorrow that they would never see their child grow up, and they would forget everything that had ever been between them. Almost a year together, and they would have nothing- not even a memory to show for it. Mina was especially heartbroken. Part of Darien's destiny was to fall in love, and have a child. There was nothing in the cards like that for Mina. This was the only baby she would ever have, and she would never even remember it existed.
"We should get tattoos, Mina. Matching ones. So that even when we go back to earth and forget all this... there will still be a symbol of our love that will live on with us," Darien suggested one day, while Mina relaxed on the sofa. Her 8 month big belly was tiresome to do anymore than sit with.
"Of what, Darien? What would our tattoos be of?" She ran both hands around her belly.
"Maybe, the Incan symbol for 'half'. That way... you know, you and I together will make a whole," Darien looked intently in her eyes.
2 weeks later, the day they both had been anticipating, and dreading, finally came. Mina gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She had a swatch of dark pink hair at birth and Mina's wide blue eyes.
"Oh Darien! She's beautiful!" Mina wept joyfully.
"What should we call her?" Darien ran a finger down the baby's cheek.
"Magnolia," Mina twisted the soft pink hair around one of her fingers. Darien beamed at them in a way he knew he would never beam at Serena and Rini.
The next day a tattooist came and tattooed the lightning bolt like symbol for half on Darien's right shoulder blade and Mina's right hip. And their two halves made the whole of Magnolia, the most beautiful baby in the Moon Kingdom.
The pavilion was typical of the Moon Kingdom. The suite was round with a floor of white marble and columns of either side of the entrances to the separate rooms. The main room had a large, round plush white couch. Swaths of sheer white and pastel silks fell from the ceiling. The room glowed the way the King and Princess had. Through one door was a huge bathroom completely in white marble. Through the other was a bedroom. Cream satin on a round bed covered in feather pillows. Mina thought it looked like heaven. Which was appropriate. In the 'real' world, if she wasn't a sailor scout, and Darien wasn't the Moon King, he would've just left Serena and he and Mina would be together. They would have their baby and raise it together and would be a family. But both of them had destinies, and their child could never know them. This suite, this miniature piece of heaven was the Moon Kingdom's reparation. They could stay together for 9 months in this lavish suite, but then they would have to forget about eachother; their love, and the happiness they felt when they were in each other's arms- forever. Now it's beauty seemed sad. Darien came behind her and hugged her tightly.
"Just you and me, kid. This is all ours," Mina smiled at his comment, and wished so hard that the two of them could be together, and fuck destiny. She wished that these 9 months were 9 eternities.
The months passed quicker than they had anticipated. Mina's belly grew and the baby started kicking. She and Darien were on an odd rollercoaster of emotion. They were so excited that their baby was coming soon, but so filled with sorrow that they would never see their child grow up, and they would forget everything that had ever been between them. Almost a year together, and they would have nothing- not even a memory to show for it. Mina was especially heartbroken. Part of Darien's destiny was to fall in love, and have a child. There was nothing in the cards like that for Mina. This was the only baby she would ever have, and she would never even remember it existed.
"We should get tattoos, Mina. Matching ones. So that even when we go back to earth and forget all this... there will still be a symbol of our love that will live on with us," Darien suggested one day, while Mina relaxed on the sofa. Her 8 month big belly was tiresome to do anymore than sit with.
"Of what, Darien? What would our tattoos be of?" She ran both hands around her belly.
"Maybe, the Incan symbol for 'half'. That way... you know, you and I together will make a whole," Darien looked intently in her eyes.
2 weeks later, the day they both had been anticipating, and dreading, finally came. Mina gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She had a swatch of dark pink hair at birth and Mina's wide blue eyes.
"Oh Darien! She's beautiful!" Mina wept joyfully.
"What should we call her?" Darien ran a finger down the baby's cheek.
"Magnolia," Mina twisted the soft pink hair around one of her fingers. Darien beamed at them in a way he knew he would never beam at Serena and Rini.
The next day a tattooist came and tattooed the lightning bolt like symbol for half on Darien's right shoulder blade and Mina's right hip. And their two halves made the whole of Magnolia, the most beautiful baby in the Moon Kingdom.