She's back! She's bold! And…She's finally home

Diana Crescent

Chapter Eleven: Stories, Supper, and Surprises!

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ALSO—I was re-reading chapter 9 and it says, 'drawing Millardo and Trieze out of their offices' it should be Millardo and Trowa. Sorry about that. I hate it when you've posted and you go back later and find all those little mistakes. That so annoys me.

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Serena sat with her brother and sipped on a chocolate milk shake while holding an icepack to her face where Darien had struck her not five minutes ago.

She was relieved that he was finally dead. She didn't feel guilty or sorry or any pain or regret. She was just happy.

"So, let me get this straight…you're the princess of the moon, Amara is the princess of Uranus and warrior of the skies, while Trista is princess of Pluto and guardian of time. Maybe he hit you harder than you thought…maybe you're all out of your mind." Trieze said, only to be agreed with by Millardo, and only to get an evil look from his sister.

"Just call them in here." She said, after an hour of trying to explain.

"Alright…" Trieze said, and pressed a button to call the two down.

Within a few minutes, Trista and Amara were in there, standing before them.

"Okay, they don't believe me. So…"

Amara let out a sigh, and held up her hand. "URANUS PLANET POWER!"

Trista held up her hand and shouted, "PLUTO PLANET POWER!"

Serena smirked at her startled brother and friend. "ETERNAL MOON COSMOS POWER!"

If Trieze hadn't been sitting down, he would have fallen. "You weren't lying?"

"Of course I wasn't lying you dope. I'm not nuts, nor am I a lair." Serena said, her annoyance obvious.

Trista smiled and then looked at the clock, "Shouldn't you be getting back to work?"

Serena and Millardo's eyes both went wide. "Oh yeah!"

"Wait! When can we see each other again?" Trieze asked his sister.

"Come to supper tonight. You can ride with Amara and Trista if you want. You wouldn't mind our other guests being the Gundam pilots would you?"

Trieze thought for a moment. "No…it'll give them a shock though. I'm supposed to be dead."

Serena smiled. "Good. We'd better go." She said and de-transformed.



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Lita smiled and continued to cook as Serena told her everything about her lunch with her brother.

"I still can't believe that Darien hit you. I'm glad that he died…that sounds awful, but it's the truth. He had no right to kill your parents or hit you. I'm glad that he got his just rewards. I really like the sound of your brother. He sounds cool."

Serena smiled and began to make some bread. "He's awesome…but we may have a problem tonight. He and our other guests don't get along very well…as a matter of fact, I think Heero was the one that supposedly killed him."

Lita scrunched up her nose. "Well, that's not good. When are you going to tell Hotaru about Duo being your boss?"

"I'm not…he is. I just hope that Amara doesn't find out and totally kill him."

"I get it…but it's going to be weird trying to keep it from her."

"Keep what from who?" Hotaru asked as she walked into the kitchen.

"Nothing!" Serena said quickly.

"Is this about Duo being a Gundam pilot?"

Serena and Lita both looked at her.

"He told me yesterday, after I told him I knew. I haven't told him about being Saturn, should I?"

"Do you trust him enough not to let your secret out?" Serena asked.

"Yes…I trust him with my life…I think I love him. We went out for lunch today. Then we went to the lake…it was perfect. I love being with him. It just feels like I'm complete."

Serena was jumping up and down. "TELL HIM!!! He'll understand…surely. It won't make him feel so bad about killing all those people."

Hotaru smiled at her, "I'm not really worried about hurting that much anymore. I know that he's smarter and stronger than I thought."

Lita smiled, "Seems like everyone is having a good day. Serena's got her brother back, Darien's dead, you've got a date, and I didn't get hit on thanks to Mina."

"Darien's dead? ALRIGHT!" Hotaru said, and jumped up and down.

"Yeah…and, my brother is coming for dinner as well. You're gonna have to help us keep the peace."

"Sure. While I was in the library yesterday I read everything about it in a book. Heero supposedly killed your brother, and Maurimaya isn't your brother's child, but your sixth cousin's. It was really interesting."

Serena suddenly became quiet. "Have you had anymore visions?"

"No. I'm glad too. I think that all of our enemies have joined together and their on the moon, coming for us, even though we're in a different dimension. We're really going to have to work hard if we want to win. We're also going to have to tell the Gundam pilots so they can help."

"Millardo and Trieze already know. Maybe they can train us to work with some Gundams, and we can use them as well."

"Maybe we can make it to were our Gundams have magical abilities. We need to talk to them, let them know." Lita said thoughtfully, earning a smile of approval from Serena.

"We need to talk to the girls."

"I want to tell Duo before we tell the others. He'll be hurt if I don't. He'll think I don't trust him. Give me some warning before we go off and tell the rest of the pilots." Hotaru said quietly, thinking of Duo.

Amy walked in with the phone. "Serena, it's for you."

"Hello?" Serena said, while the others listened intently.

"Ms. Tsukino, this is Quatre."

"Oh, Mr. Winner, please call me Serena. Is there something I can help you with?"

"Please call me Quatre. Is there a certain time you want us to come over?"

"No, just any old time is fine."

"Alright. Also, I wanted to let you know, starting Monday, we won't be going to school. We've finally talked Relena to get real bodyguards. We're finally free as Duo put it, though he's quite sad at not being able to see Hotaru any longer."

Serena laughed. "I expect he is. But thank you for telling me."

"No problem. Well, I'll let you go."

"Good-bye."

"Bye." He said and they hung up.

"Who was that?" Amy asked.

"That was Quatre Winner, one of my bosses. He was asking what time they should come over. He also told me that starting Monday, they would no longer be attending school. Relena Peacecraft finally has real bodyguards."

Hotaru looked grief stricken.

Serena saw this and touched her shoulder. "Duo is probably torn between being with you and protecting Relena, which he was forced into. You have to remember, he has a job. He's like us. He protects the world."

Hotaru looked down and sighed. "I know, but…I'm really going to miss him. Besides, who's going to be my partner in Home Ech.?"

Lita sighed, "You group of girls will just have to work on your own. I'll give you all a break as well. It's hard to be a single parent."

Hotaru smiled. "Thanks."

"Amy, would you call everyone in here please?"

"Sure. Amara and Trista just got here. They said something about Trieze coming with Millardo." Amy said and began to round up everyone.

"Okay."

When all of the scouts, cats, and Sammy were inside the kitchen, Serena started talking. "Guys…we need the Gundam pilots to help us defeat our enemies. All of our enemies have joined forces and they're coming here. Lita, Hotaru, and I were talking, perhaps if we learned how to fight with Gundams, and making them to be were we could use our magic with them as well, maybe we'd have a better chance. But first, we need to talk with the pilots. We need to tell them who we are. Trieze still has to remember his past on the Moon Kingdom. I can give him those. Hotaru…you'd better call Duo."

"Who's Duo?" Amara said, grabbing the phone before Hotaru could get it.

"He's a guy I like…I really like him and he likes me. Please…don't hurt him."

Amara looked at her and sighed. "I'm not going to hurt him. I just don't want you hurt. I can't help but be over-protective of you. You're like a daughter to me. I'll get to know him first, and then I'll make my judgment. Okay?"

Hotaru smiled and hugged her. "Thank you."

Hotaru took the phone and dilled Duo's number.

"Hello?" Wufei's voice came over the receiver.

"Is Duo there please?"

"Just a minute." He grumbled, and then yelled, "Maxwell! It's an onna!"

Duo bounded down the stairs. "Hello?" He said.

"Duo, it's Hotaru…I need to talk with you. Could you meet me somewhere?"

"Sure. Is the park, near the lake, okay?"

"The perk is great. See you in a about fifteen minutes?"

"Yeah." He said and they hung up.

"Good luck." Serena whispered as Hotaru grabbed her coat and headed out the back door.

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Duo stood next to the lake as he had promised. He smiled as he saw Hotaru walking slowly up to him.

"Hey!" He called out.

She looked nervously up at him. "Hi."

"What is it?" He asked, sensing her uneasiness.

"Duo…I don't know how to tell you this…but--"

"You can't go out with me anymore?" He asked, hurt. 'It's all because of me being a Gundam pilot.' He began to walk away, hurt to the very core. 'How is it that she can hurt me so badly, even though we just met yesterday…is she truly the one I've been waiting for all of my life?' After a few minutes he began to run, not hearing her pleas for him to listen.

"DUO! Please, wait!" She said, and began to run after him.

Duo ran into the small forest.

'No…I can't take this much longer.' She thought as she sped up. Her heart was pounding and her legs were becoming weak.

Duo stopped at a small pond, hidden by clouds of trees and bushes.

"Duo!" She called out as she stopped, knowing if she pushed her body any further that she'd end up having one of her 'episodes' as she and the girls called them.

He was torn between kissing her senseless to were she'd only listen to him, and no one else OR just leaving her there. He finally went to tell her that if she couldn't accept the fact that he was a Gundam pilot, than they had no business being acquaintances.

Hotaru slid to the ground and began to weep. "I love you Duo…even though I only met you yesterday, I want to spend the rest of my life with you…I'd never break up with you, just because someone told me to…I wouldn't listen to them. I'd run away with you this minute if you asked me to. I wanted to tell you something about my past…I didn't know if you'd accept me or not…I'm more worried if you'll find me a freak than you were about telling me." She said, her voice getting softer with each word, until she was barely above a whisper.

Duo had been walking back, when he heard all of this. He kneeled down in front of her and whipped her tears away. He looked into her eyes. "I'm so sorry. It's just, I thought that you were breaking up with me for what I did. I love you so much Hotaru that it shattered my heart to think that just because of my mistakes, you'd never love me.

Hotaru gave him a watery smile. "I'd never not love you. It's odd that in just one day, I already want to spend the rest of my life wrapped in your arms."

Duo smiled, "And I want to spend the rest of my life holding you."

Hotaru's eyes suddenly clouded over. "You may not feel that way when I tell you about myself…I have no clue where to start to explain. I suppose I could show you, but that would just make it longer to explain…I know!" She took out her transformation wand and held it up. She then closed her eyes and pressed her finger onto his forehead.

The sign of Saturn appeared on his forehead as she showed him her lives. He began to see images of her at war, destroying planets with a simple flick of the wrist and an innocent phrase. He saw her battling Pharaoh90 inside of herself and becoming friends with Rini. He saw her stop Serena before she could stop her. He saw her battling Pharaoh90, trying to save Earth. He saw them coming to this dimension to begin a new life.

When the images stopped, Hotaru practically passed out from the lack of energy.

Duo caught her in his arms and hugged her close. He was speechless at what all of them had been through, just to make their world a safer place to be.

"Yesterday, when I passed out in class, I got a vision…all of the sailor scout's enemies have joined forces. They're coming for Earth, to get the crystal. We need the Gundam pilot's help. Please…help us to save Earth. If we don't…you and I won't have a future to look forward to."

Duo held her tighter. "What do we have to do?"

"Teach us to use Gundams. Amara and Trista can build one easy. We can help with our magic. We may have a better chance that way. They're already to the moon. It's only a matter of time before they're here. We're not strong enough for all of them. One of them we can take down, but not all of them. It's too hard that way."

"We'll do everything in our power to stop them. Do you really want to learn how to use a Gundam?"

"Yes. We can make them to were they can handle using our magic."

Duo sighed. "Alright then. It's hard, but I think you girls will be able to handle it."

Hotaru smiled against the crook of his neck. "Thank you."

Duo looked down into her eyes. 'She's so beautiful…and so strong.' He slowly leaned down and kissed her soft lips.

Hotaru's arms slowly encircled his neck. She let out a soft sigh as his lips left her.

"Why did you think I would change? Knowing all that you went through only brings us closer together. We are the God and Goddess of Death…only you truly are the goddess."

"We should probably get going. You can come home with me and just wait for your friends. Also…I should probably give you fair warning. Trieze Kushrinara is coming as well."

Duo just looked at her. "He's dead."

"No…just in hiding. Have you ever heard of Kristian Rhaezeur? Mix up his name and you'll get Trieze Kushrinara. He's Serena's brother."

"I thought Serena was from you're home dimension."

"She's originally from this one. Sammy isn't really her brother, though they've pretended to be brother and sister for ten years…he's never known the difference, thanks to some magic done by Pluto. Pluto is the guardian of time, she came and got Serena when she was eight and took her to our home dimension. Back on the Moon Kingdom, Trieze and Sammy were brothers. They were the princes of the Sun and Serena's cousins."

Duo just looked bewildered. "Wow. How do you keep it all straight?"

Hotaru simply giggled.

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Okay…Chapter eleven is finally done. Don't forget to review and vote. Anywho…

Chapter Twelve: May I Serve You Dinner?