FINALLY HOME

Diana Crescent

Chapter Forty: Drifting

Hello peeps, long time no see!!!! No, I'm not back from the dead, just swimming up from a sea of homework!! I'm in school if you can't tell.

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Seyia sat in the lobby of the hospital wing of Maurimaya's compound with a cup of coffee in his hand. Everyone was there, except for the guys, who were back with the girls.

Lucretia was shooting daggers at him from behind the newspaper that she was supposedly reading.

He sighed as he remembered when they had first seen each other when she and Marui got back with the girls and the generals.

::FLASHBACK::

Seyia ran toward her, love flowing throughout his body. He wanted to do nothing more but kiss her senseless.

Lucretia looked up when she heard her name being called. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw all of the guys.

He got to her and smiled at her shock. He was about to say something when she doubled up her fist and hit him straight in the jaw. Mauri smirked and then glared Sammy away from her.

::END FLASHBACK::

It was to say, surprising. She wouldn't even sit in the same room as him at first. This was a definite improvement.

Sammy sighed and plopped down next to him. Mauri, who was still glaring at him like he had committed the biggest sin in all the universe, sat down next to Lucretia with a cold grace that sent shivers throughout him.

Seyia sighed. ~We should really kill Heero.~ He thought. ~This is getting us no where.~

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All of the guys were in the large room that contained all of the girls. Each sat with the woman that they loved, holding their hands, whispering for them to wake up, praying that they'd be alright.

Heero whispered to Serena, begging her to open her eyes. The eyes that he loved so much.

Duo was continually kissing Hotaru's hand.

Wufei was caressing Raye's head, moving her bangs and hair from her face.

Quatre was holding Mina's hand to his chest, praying as hard as he could.

Yaten was whispering for Michelle to come back to her.

Taiki was holding Amy's hand, reading her favorite book to her, though his mind was elsewhere.

Trowa was holding Lita's hand to face and kissing it constantly. He kept praying and hoping that she would wake up soon.

Millardo was whispering promises to Trista. Promises of what they would do in their future.

Trieze sat with Amara, holding her hand. He looked dead to the world. His eyes were hollow and lifeless.

He jumped a little when Amara sighed out lightly, "Trieze."

Something flickered in his eyes as he looked at her and squeezed her hand. ~Please Amara. I can't go on without you.~

Little did they know that the girls were attending a meeting of great importance.

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A marble seat sat in the middle of a vast room. Two smaller thorns were beside it. They were in the middle of a ring of chairs, each marked in some way or another as to whom they belonged to.

The marble chair had intricate designs of lightening and thunder. The seat on the right also had designs of lightening and thunder, but the base of the chair was two peacocks, their tail feathers coming up to make the armrests. (A/n: peacocks were Juno's animal that she is most recognized with.) The last chair was of a sparkling crystal, with silver edging. A large, upturned, silver, crescent moon was in the middle of its back.

The three people who occupied these chairs were, in order: Zeus, Hera, and Dowager-Queen Selenity. (A/n: Serena accepted the crown, making her the queen, so now Selenity is the Dowager-Queen.)The other gods and goddesses were in the surrounding chairs.

Zeus looked at all the girls, taking in the sight of their heroes. The girls that had saved their very existence so many times.

"You have a choice to make. You may either die in your mortal form and become goddesses of your elements and planets, or you may continue to fight in your mortal forms, being reborn over and over again, only to fight again." He said, giving them their options to weigh out on their own.

"May we go someplace to talk with each other and say our goodbyes?" Serena, or Serenity asked politely.

Zeus smiled at the girl. "Of course, Queen Serenity."

In a flash (literally) they were transported to a vast room, full of paintings and beauty. They were standing in the personal meeting room of the queen. They were on the Moon Kingdom.

Serena took a big breath and looked from one friend to another slowly.

She began, "I would like to know your decisions. What your heart tells you to do."

Amara cleared her throat. "I go with you. That's what my heart tells me."

"Same here. Whatever you decided, you decide for me as well." Raye said.

Hotaru nodded agreeing. "You said follow our hearts. You're my heart."

All the other scouts looked at her. "We go with you. It's your decision. Whatever you want is what we want." Mina said, speaking up for the others.

Serena closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Then, if that is your decision. So be it."

She looked at their faces once more before drawing another deep breath. "We go back."

All the girls let out a sigh of relief. "We were hoping you'd say that." Mina said and hugged Serena to her. They all wanted to see the guys, even though they were extremely mad at them, they still wanted to see them.

"What do we do now?" Hotaru asked Trista, wondering how they'd get back.

"Yet again, in this little adventure of ours, I have no clue."

All of them sighed. "Great." Raye muttered, expressing all of their opinions.

Like a lightning flash, and just as bright, they were transported back to the meeting room of the gods, blinking wildly, trying to get their eyes in focus.

"You're decision is made then?" Zeus asked.

Serena nodded dumbly, blind as a bat.

He smiled. "So be it."

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They all drifted in the darkness, searching for their light. Searching for the light to free them from their binding darkness. Free them from the black emptiness that had invaded their souls.

Mina opened her eyes. Quatre looked at her, his eyes glossy with tears. "Mina?" He whispered.

"Quatre." She said and looked at him. She didn't have the heart to yell at him, seeing him as he was.

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Hotaru's violet eyes fluttered open.

Duo, who had been watching her, stared in shock. "Hotaru." He whispered, praying she hadn't suffered from amnesia.

"Du--" She was cut off as his lips covered hers in a searing kiss that sent fireworks off in her mind and a bright light in her tainted soul.

~Oh Duo. . .I've missed these kisses. . .but why did you leave me?~

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Amara's eyes opened slowly to see a Trieze that was deadened to the world.

With what little strength she possessed, she touched his hand gently.

He looked at her in shock. Before she could get another breath out, he was kissing her.

"Oh, Amara, I thought I'd lost you. I'd die if you ever left me." He whispered, tears streaming from his eyes.

~Oh Trieze. . .you left me the same way when you disappeared.~

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Trista smiled into Millardo's unbelieving eyes.

"You do realize that you're going to have to make good on those promises. . .just as soon as I forgive you."

He simply shook his head dumbly, all the while never blinking from her face.

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Amy sighed as she heard her favorite part of the book.

"I love this part." She whispered hoarsely.

Taiki stopped abruptly and just looked at her. "I know you do." He whispered just as hoarsely, though his was not from sleep, but rather lack there of as well as the emotions of seeing her awake after so long.

She smiled at him, forgetting all of her anger for now. "Please go on."

Taiki smiled and continued reading.

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Wufei was praying to anyone he could think of.

"You know, it wouldn't hurt to pray to Mars." Raye's voice came barely above a whisper.

He looked at her in surprise. "I could have, but I'm a rebel."

"Yes, you are. . . and sometimes you must pay for it. But not now." She said and took his hand in hers, leaving him confused and puzzling over her words.

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Michelle stirred, her long hair moving slightly, enough to catch Yaten's attention from his pensive thoughts.

"I thought I'd never see you again." He whispered, kissing her forehead, letting her know that he loved her.

"For a minute there, you wouldn't have." She whispered softly.

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Trowa gasped in shock as Lita opened her eyes.

"Lita. . ." He whispered.

She looked at him and smiled. "I've missed you Trowa."

"I've missed you as well." He said, his hand playing with one of the many curls in her hair.

She closed her eyes and let a tear escape.

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Serena's eyes fluttered open. "Heero?" She asked questioningly.

He looked up, surprised to hear her voice. "Serena. . ."

She smiled at him. "Now I am drifting no more." She whispered before he kissed her.

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I was drifting in the darkness until I saw the light of our love. It lead me from the darkness and into your arms. Now I am drifting no more.

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Sorry it's so short, but I really didn't know what to write in this one. Please review.