FINALLY HOME

Diana Crescent

Chapter Forty-Seven: Beginning of the End

Disclaimer: I still do not own either GW nor SM, cuz I'd be flippin rich and this would be a major seller….i think

Thank you all who reviewed—I love you!!! I'm so glad that you liked Serena and Lexi together. I modeled their friendship after my own relationship with my best friend KLC, you know who you are, and you're so lucky that your mom didn't stick you w/ the middle name Francine, but your mother is smarter than that

I am so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so deep breath so so so so so so so so so so so so VERY sorry about the LOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGG wait but good news, I finally climbed the Mt Everest of writer's blocks. . .I mean, why do they call them blocks? It's not a block. . .it's not this pretty six sided, eight cornered brick. It's a large range of jagged, rocky, ice-capped mountains with a lack of firing synapse in a mushy swamp called a brain.---I mean, hellfire, even I had to go back and read the story. . .and I WROTE it.

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"Okay, so it's settled, we're going in tonight and kicking booty." Serena said, finishing up the plans they had drawn up secretly while in the hospital.

"Right." Lexi said, still depressed that Thanatos had not visited, however, Hades had and Persephone had told them all about Thanatos courting a nymph. Lexi was still heart-broken.

"Lexi…pretend that you're shooting at the nymph's face. You'll feel better. Besides, he was stupid anyway if he still hasn't figured out you're perfect."

"That doesn't help Serena. If she's what makes him happy, then he can spend forever with her."

"Lexi…it's bad enough that you're depressed anyway, but get over this, for now. We have a mission."

"Serena, my heart's broken, please understand and give me some breathing room."

"Lexi…I know I'm not exactly the best one to lecture on broken hearts and how we need to suck it up, but right now, you need to set that aside and concentrate. Besides, there's probably some nice man out there that's even more perfect than Thanatos. I retract the probably. There IS some man that is waiting to love you."

"Thanks Serena." Lexi said, her golden-red hair falling in front of her eyes. Serena smiled and moved it from her face, seeing the tears in her friend's eyes.

Serena embraced her friend. "Remember, that you have others who love you too. Love has many forms." She let go, and turned, knowing Galaxia would rather cry alone.

She stepped out into the cool hallway and saw Heero ahead of her. He was walking slowly as if in deep thought.

"Heero." She whispered it, but it echoed nonetheless.

He turned, catching her as she plowed into him, burying her face in his chest, trying to fuse with his body. She wanted to be held. . .needed it.

"Serena." It was a breath, a chant. . . a prayer. It was a talisman to his soul.

"Why did you send me away Heero?" She had to know, she had to hear it. She knew, but she had to be certain.

"We had to protect you Serena." With those words he felt her anger rise.

"I don't want protecting Heero. . .I need someone to stand with me. I fight my own battles. I need a partner not a protector. Fight with me, Heero. . .not for me."

"I have seen war Serena. All of my life has been nothing but taking missions and destroying. And then you walked into the lunchroom and I stopped breathing. You became my life, you gave it meaning. You were suddenly the only one I ever fought for. You were the one I was saving in my battles, not the world. I can't lose you Serena. Not now that I've found you."

She held him tighter. "You nearly lost me anyway with that stunt you pulled." She said, pinching his side in reprimand. She swore to have a talk with Relena, but it probably wasn't Relena's doing. The scouts could be very persuasive when they wanted to be. Not to mention Amara was intimidating as hell.

Heero grunted from the pain but shivered. "You shouldn't do that."

Her breath caught. Did the perfect soldier just have an inflection of emotion in his tone? Did her ears deceive her or was it also. . .slightly naughty?

She smirked, wanting to play this game. "What are you going to do about it?" She whispered against his neck, her lips playing hit and miss over his skin. She added a small, playful pinch for emphasis.

Heero growled. He pushed her against the closest wall and began to kiss her thoroughly.

After five minutes of pure heaven, he stopped suddenly, pulling away from her quickly.

He was panting, desire filled his eyes. "Serena. . ."

She was going to go to him, jump him if necessary, but something in his tone stopped her.

He grabbed her roughly to him. He held her to him and then dropped to his knees, hugging her middle. Okay, I'm a little confused. She thought.

"Marry me Serena. Please, be my wife." His voice was deep, coated in love and desire. Heat. But it shook with an unsure of the consequences of his request. He held out a ring. It was gold with a row of two white, square diamonds on each side of a dark pink, circle diamond

Her eyes went wide. Never in all of her life could she have hoped for this. One day maybe, but not so soon. She'd thought she'd have to push and prod him into the idea, trick him, but never get him into it of his own free will.

"Yes. Oh Heero yes." She dropped to her knees in front of him and began kissing him with renewed passion as he slipped the ring on her finger.

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Lexi, who was telepathically joined with Serena, was elated for her friend when she'd suddenly come screaming into her head.

FLASHBACK:

LEXI!!! I know you don't need to hear this right now, but HEERO PROPOSED!!!

Shock was about all that was going through her head. SAY YES AND KISS HIM DANG IT For the first time in days, she was happy

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But, she was also a little depressed for herself. She took a deep breath and collected herself. She was going to be supportive and forget about herself until after the wedding.

This was her line of thinking until the oh-so-irresistible, oh-so-taken, oh-so-player, oh-so-backstabbing-pain in-the-ass Thanatos appeared along with a beautiful forest nymph.

Okay, so she found no real comparison between herself and the nymph. The nymph was voluptuous, she wasn't all that curvy, being a warrior. Being a warrior had given her a body of muscle, not curves. . .even with her mother's genes. The nymph was tall, she was short. Nymph had monochromatic hair. . .she couldn't say the same for herself. The nymph was an immortal being, strike four against Lexi. All in all, the nymph was a perfect lady were she now looked like a flat-chested, freckled, awkward teen.

She was shocked to say the least. Okay, so after Hades and Persephone, her hopes of seeing him had went from 0.01 to absolute zero. That would be –273.15 degrees Kelvin if going by temperature. Quite a dramatic drop if she did say so herself. Now, for him to have the. . .stupid, male, moronic audacity to bring that. . .that . . .perfect being to her hospital bed where she was happy to get allowed a shower a week, hadn't gotten to change in a month, and only God knew when she'd last brushed her teeth. She wanted to scream except she didn't want to find out if he'd pass out from her breath or not.

So, Lexi, what do you do?

Well, she could run out, but that would involve mooning a good many people and being labeled a coward. Or she could act like nothing was wrong and watch them be extremely polite about her body odor. It was a hard choice. Either way involved humiliation. Could I just curl up and die please?!

She opted for the second choice and sucked up what little dignity she had left. She smiled and whispered "Hi." She prayed her breath wasn't a strong rankness.

"Oh I'm so happy to finally meet you!! Persephone is always going on and on about you! I hope you and I can be friends!" The nymph practically jumped up and down.

AND SHE'S NICE!!! What the heck?! She grinned happily, now worried about the plaque on her teeth.

Thanatos smiled. "How are you Lexi?"

I stink, I'm near tears, I'm practically naked, and I'm in front of the man I love and his girlfriend. How would you be Hot Shot!!

"Fine. You?"

I have entered hell and it cannot get any worse.

"Well, I know you don't know me, but I was wondering if you'd be my maid of honor at our wedding?" The nymph asked, begging Lexi with her eyes.

It got WORSE!

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When Serena entered the room she shared with Lexi much, much later finding her friend trying to hang herself was not what she was expecting.

"LEXI!!"

"She wants me to be her maid of honor Serena!!! AND WEAR RED!! WITH MY HAIR!? Don't try and stop me!!"

"Who?"

"Thanatos's fiancée!!"

Serena felt indignant for her friend and also understood her plight. "Lexi, baby, you're not thinking straight. If you die, you'll be going to Thanatos's lair and have to watch them for the rest of eternity. Wouldn't it be better to go to some corner of the Galaxy pretending to go on some pressing matter and then stay there until after the wedding?"

Lexi stopped trying her noose. "This is the place with the most pressing matter."

"So say you have to go The Caldron. Say you have to go to protect it from Chaos because you had a vision that he plans to strike there. That's pressing."

Lexi looked at her like she was Santa Clause himself come early. "Thank you Serena. Would you tell them when they come?"

Serena sighed. "Sure."

"Great—I'm gonna get a shower. And then I'm packing my bags for The Caldron. You know, I haven't seen Fate or Destiny in YEARS."

Serena shook her head. "Sometimes Lexi, I wonder what you would do without me."

Lexi smiled. "Hang myself."

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Kaori Knight stood in front of Serena, waiting to hear the moon princess's judgment.

Serena was deciding what to do about her old enemy. How can one just walk up to the people who have killed you TWICE and be on their side even if you wished to be the mother of one?

Yo, Lex, advice please.

Tee dum, tee dee, A teedle ee do tee day---oops, sorry. What?

Advice on Kaori Knight.

Oh yeah. Okay. . .um. . . . . . . . . . . .I guess you could give her a very strict chance. I mean, she was evil. . .of course, so was I. But she might be telling the truth.

Thanks. . .what were you singing?

Following the Leader from Disney's Peter Pan. . .

I like that movie. The second star to the right, shines in the night for you. . .

Me too!!

Serena ended the conversation before it went down hill from there. Once they got on a mutually loved movie, they didn't quit. . .and Peter Pan was a fun one to be on. She knew from experience.

"So be it. Kaori Knight, you have our protection and our faith."

Kaori Knight breathed from relief. Now, everything would begin.

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Okay---still very sorry about the. . .nine month wait. . .9 months to birth a new chapter.

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