Title: Some Things Change
Author: Catrina
Rated: PG. To PG-13
Feedback: Yes, please, I live off it.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Sailor Moon. I only steal them once in a while to wreak havoc on their unsuspecting lives. It just now occurred to me that I forgot to put a disclaimer on the other chapters of this story. Please forgive me. If I actually owned the characters I think we all know who Usagi would have ended up with : )
Some Things Change
Chapter three
By Catrina
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Mars looked in on the sleeping Queen. She worried about her so much. She was so alone. Even before the world froze she was alone. Mamoru had gone back to America for 8 years and he died there. She still remembered the utter confusion and chaos when they had first thawed through the crystal and ice that had frozen around the planet. Sailor Moon and the Senshi had recovered first. Their star seeds had protected them and awoke them before the rest of the planet had been restored. The earth had been cold and empty people frozen in their everyday activity. But Sailor Moon had protected them, just like she always did. No one had been sure where the ice had been coming from, but it seemed to rise straight from the core of the earth, so Usagi used her power to seal the world in protective crystal. They still were unsure of how much time passed while they had been encased in crystal. But after 2 days of the earth being restored and they had heard nothing from Mamoru-san Usagi had started to worry. Already by this time news of some peoples deaths had reached Usagi who took each death to heart. Starting to fear the same for her Mamo-chan they teleported to the North American University that he was studying at. Searching desperately they found him as a John Doe in a hospital morgue. Ami looked at the medical records on file and discovered that nothing had been physically wrong with him. But the doctors had said that his heart had frozen before the rest of his body killing him before the actual freezing of the planet in crystal. Usagi had of course taken the blame personally taking responsibility of killing her true love. There in North America had been her second display of power, she had tried to use the Silver Crystal to bring her lover back to live, but there was no hope. His power had been transferred to Sailor Saturn for safe keeping and his heart had laid doormat inside his body and Usagi had crumbled into a mass of tears. Again the Senshi showed their power transporting the crying Sailor Moon and Mamoru-san back to Tokyo. The sheer will the 5 girls had created the palace; and the special tomb under the palace. Unknowingly at the time where each one of the scout had stood had created a power point in Tokyo. And when they had done so they had created a public trust in their power and everyone recognized the Usagi as Queen Serenity
In a way when they all looked back, they should have done things differently. Their mourning had put them all in the position that they were in now. But this way the earth was protected, and everyone was safe and everyone was happy. The only bad thing was the Queen of the Planet was single, and she loved no one but her close friends. Smaller leader asked for her hand in marriage and Usagi had turned to her friends to protect her. So they had come up with the upcoming festival, one that none of them looked forward.
Rei continued down the hall to the Senshi Sitting Room, lost in her thoughts. She was so glad that she had Yuuichirou. She had protected him when the planet froze and when he had found out that she was more powerful then he though he questioned whether or not he was worthy of loving her. She had convinced him otherwise and now they were happy and they had a son, Yuki, who was her pride and joy. She wished that the others could find the happiness that she had found.
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Yaten couldn't sleep and neither could Taiki and Seiya, so they had all found themselves in Yaten's room playing cards an obscure game called poker. It had taken a while to get the hang of the game then leaned quickly and had been playing for only an hour.
"That is a full-house, my friends." Taiki said as he reached forward grabbing his winnings.
"How can you always win?" Yaten asked.
"Luck I think is what it is called." He replied stoically to his friend.
"I think you're cheating." Seiya accused looking to Taiki raising a brow and reached forward to grab the cards before Taiki could shuffle.
"Hey do you guys hear something?" Yaten asked, wondering if the clicking sound that he was hearing was his imagination.
"You're hearing things." Seiya said shuffling the cards.
"Stop." He said putting his hands on the cards to prevent the sound of the shuffling cards.
"I do hear something." Taiki agreed getting up from his seat to walk to the door and open
"Yeah, come on lets investigate." Seiya said. He received an evil glare form both Yaten and Taiki.
"I thought I was hearing things." Yaten accused.
"Hey we are bored right." He said in his defense. They pulled the door open to see Mars going into the Sitting room in the Venus Hall. "Come on!" Both Taiki and Yaten got pulled along with Seiya's little adventure. Seiya looked through the key whole but couldn't see much, but he did see a heating vent. He looked above his head and saw a grate about two feet away. "Hey boost me up, will ya?" Taiki and Yaten again stared but did as was asked.
"This is stupid." Yaten stated as he was pulled up against his will. "But if I have to do this you do too." He told the tallest starlight.
"This way," Seiya whispered after all were situated in the tiny vent. "This feels just like the good ol' days." Seiya whispered before coming to a halt.
"Seiya, why the hell are we in a vent?" Yaten asked in an angry whisper
The vent looking into the Venus sitting room was quite big so all three had a good view. Not that it was special, just four Sailor Senshi talking.
"Don't you want to know what are they doing?" Seiya asked.
"They are having a meeting Baka."
"Well I noticed that, but why isn't Odango here?"
"Shut up and listen and you might find out Seiya." With that said Seiya did as Taiki suggested and listened in on the meeting.
"I talked to Saturn today, and told her about our neighboring system. She told me that she would take care of it and nothing shows on my long-range scanner so I am assuming she did what she said that she would do." Venus said to start things off.
"So you panicked for nothing then huh?" Jupiter asked making the other Senshi blush. Yaten had to agree, she had panicked yesterday he was glad to see that it wasn't going to be a problem.
"So I overreacted…" She muttered
"Like that has never happened before." Mars mentioned.
"Excuse me for being worried." She muttered again starting to glare at her friends.
"You do overreact sometimes." Mercury told her smiling.
"Ami-chan, you too?" The girl in questioned giggled.
"On to other business…" Rei said moving on.
"Yes, the festival." Venus said continuing.
"It's such a pointless thing." Mars stated
"But, it reassures the people." Jupiter told her. "Even if it was started just because Serenity couldn't turn that one guy down."
"Yeah I can't even remember who he was." Mercury remembered.
"He was nice, but Serenity could never say no to anyone." Venus said.
"Like you can do much better."
"Yeah, they never pass my test." Mercury said. "I'm the one that has to say no all the time." Mercury pointed out.
"But you do it so well." Jupiter said nudging the girl.
"I know that some man is going to ask for Serenity's hand again, and I don't want to…" Mars said trying to stay on topic. She wanted to get home sometime tonight.
"None of us do, but we don't have any choice. We never should have displayed our powers in the first place." Venus said.
"I know, but we weren't thinking at the time."
"What ever… I did the dresses last year. Who wants to take on that task this time?"
"I will."
"Thanks, Jupiter. Remember, Uranus refuses to wear a dress."
"I know." She muttered.
"That takes care of my business, any one need me to report anything to the Queen?"
"Tell her that the peace talks are through in Crystal Athens, it's shakey but all is well." Mars reported.
"Anything else?" Everyone shook their heads, and so everyone filed out the door after discussing the minor activities that took about an hour. Over the next two weeks the festival would take up much of their time.
"How is it going with Taiki?" Minako asked Ami as the headed towards the exit.
"It is nice to have someone to talk to."
"I know, Ami-chan, we don't even have time for each other like we used to."
"I know, but he is great to have around, even though he is as quite as normal."
"Does Ami-chan have a crush?" The other girl teased. "Oh… Ami I see a blush. Has he said anything, done anything? I want gossip."
"No nothing." Ami replied her blush growing more intense. "He just has helped to take away some loneliness."
"Oh Ami, I'm happy for you."
"Thanks, Minako-chan. Sweet dreams." She said heading out the door. Venus sat after everyone else had left, thinking before walking out the door herself.
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"Jupiter and Mars are happy. All the others are lonely, yet they work so hard…." Seiya paused for a moment before send Taiki a leer, "And Taiki... Putting the moves on Ami-chan?"
"Not exactly." He muttered slightly blushing
"Who cares, can we get out of the vent?" Yaten muttered, "we have been in here way to long."
"Agreed." Taiki said glad for the distraction from himself.
"Okay, but I really can't move."
"WHAT?" Both Taiki and Yaten yelled.
"My legs are asleep." He said cheeks flushed with embarrassed.
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Seiya walked quietly through the palace, he needed to walk out his legs, he and the others had been stuck in the vent until Yaten had said something like "screw it" pushed the vent out into the Venus Sitting Room and pushed Seiya out then jumped the ten feet down to the floor. Both he and Yaten had voted for walking around while Taiki went straight to bed. God only knew where Yaten was now. Odango had taken him on a tour of the whole palace. The halls were dimly lighted the crystal of the palace giving a spooky glow. He went to the Hall known as the Moon Kingdom. He looked in each room until he found what he was looking for. She looked like a goddess. She was sleeping on white sheets, her hair unbound and flowing around her. She tossed in her sleep and the moon on her forehead glowed. "Seiya," he heard her whisper and guessing he had been discovered looked down at her face only to see her still sleeping.
"Odango, I am here." His voice pulled her out of her dream as she looked up at him.
"Seiya, will you stay?" She said, still sleepy.
"I'm here." He repeated looking in to her eyes as he said so.
"No will you stay with me tonight, and sleep with me?"
"Huh?" He blinked at her
"Not like that, baka!" Her voice sounded in a familiar whine. "Just hold me." She sat up and grabbed onto his hand, "Please?"
"Of course, I could never refuse you Odango." He sat down pulled off his shoes and laid on top of the covers. He put his hands behind his head and crossed his ankles as he sank into the mattress.
"Than you Seiya."
"Odango, where is Mamoru-san." He asked not able to look her in the eyes
"He isn't here." She said tears evident in her voice.
"Where is he?" He asked curious.
"I killed him, when I surrounded the earth in crystal, I killed him." She turned toward him. She placed her hand on his chest placing it over his heart. "I used to think that I knew the future. I would be Queen and Mamo-chan would rule with me. We would have a daughter and call her Chibiusa-chan. We were all happy. My Senshi weren't stressed, over worked, and lonely. Everyone was happy. But I ruined it when I though I was helping. His heart was frozen by the ice that had been spread over the earth before I could encase it crystal. I should have known…"
"Odango… everything happens for a reason. You may be Sailor Moon, Queen Serenity, or Usagi…" He paused before looking her in the eye, "But you can not control fate. You are not a god. You play your role in life and stay Earth's protector and its queen. You are not at fault for anyone's death. The only fate you control is your own." He brought a hand down and laid it over the hand now fisted over his heart. His heart broke as sobs racked her small body and he finally gave into the urge to hold her close
"Just go to sleep Odango."
"Stay?" She voiced the question through her tears.
"Always." He said as she cried herself to sleep. Seiya didn't sleep much that night.
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Usagi woke warm and refreshed for the first time in as long as she could remember. She opened wide blue eyes and gazed sleepily at her companion. For the second time she could remember he had brought peace to her when her life was in turmoil. Kou Seiya… she owed him so much. She gazed at his perfect profile. In so many ways he looked like Mamo-chan. They both had dark hair falling into deep blue eyes. But Seiya had been there, countless times throwing his live in front of hers, risking death to save her. And now he had saved her again. Just having him here was healing something broken inside of her. She had known it when they had arrived, that in a way the destruction of their planet had saved her, and she had a feeling that the other Senshi felt the same. She had noticed that all of them had settled in well. Kaykuu sat with her on council and her wisdom in many matters was appreciated. Yaten shared many responsibilities with Minako, and their bickering was well known through out the palace. The growth coming from the technology and medical department was progressing and she knew that it was from the combined genius of Ami and Taiki. Usagi blinked as Seiya started to stir from his slumber. She could tell that he hadn't slept well, dark circles sat underneath his eyes and when his eyelids fluttered open his eyes where slightly red.
"Good morning." She whispered hesitantly with a small smile.
"How are you?" He asked raising a hand to brush it across her cheek. She turned her head to the side as she observed him.
"Better." She said her smile growing. "Much better." He nodded slightly and she pulled away. "Go back to sleep Seiya. And dream of me." She said the last part on a whisper.
"I always dream of you, Odango. It's the only place we have been together." He told her before falling back into unconsciousness.
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"Taiki, look here." Ami ordered excitedly as she stepped away from the microscope to look at him.
He looked up from his current notes to observe her. For a moment he was struck, dumb and deaf. Did she have any idea how truly beautiful she was? Her blue hair fell gently into her eyes and curved around her heart shaped face. Blue eyes shown with excitement and her full lips were parted in a smile.
"Taiki?" She said again this time a question evident in her voice. He shook his head and turned his head to the side to observe her.
"Yes?" He said his voice slightly shaky.
"Are you alright?" She asked walking forward to stand in front of him. She placed a hand on his cheek. "You feel warm, and you're slightly flushed." She failed to notice he blushed at contact.
"I didn't sleep well last night." He lied slightly. His tall body had been cramped and uncomfortable after being stuck in the vent for so long, but he couldn't tell her that.
"Maybe you should go to your room." She said noticing for the first time that with him sitting and her standing she could look him straight in the eye. She looked deep into his eyes looking for any sign of fever, but his lavender eyes were clear and there was something in them that made her heart beat slightly faster.
"Ami-chan, are you lonely?" He asked, with uncharacteristic bravado. She pulled her hand away suddenly and broke eye contact.
"I'm not sure what you mean?" She said pushing her hair behind her ear.
"You appear nervous. Has my question made you uneasy?" He asked placing a finger under her chin to make her look at him
"A little." She said on a whisper.
"Lonely, nervous, or uneasy?"
"All three I guess." She wanted to look away, but she physically she couldn't. "Lonely, not something I talk about, I guess that makes me nervous."
"Don't be…we're friends." He said trying to calm her skittish nerves. He brought a hand to her cheek.
"You feel warm… perhaps you should get some sleep as well." He suggested.
"No, I'm fine." She told him softly. His hands were slightly cool on her warm flesh and placated her nerves. She leaned her face into his hand slightly.
"But lonely…" He prompted.
"Its' not like it was when you were here the first time. When the people of earth all saw what we could do, we became ranked above them. All we had was each other, but everyone looks to us for everything. But its okay…everyone on earth is happy." She smiled.
"But you need to be happy too." He said leaning into her closer.
"Are you happy then?" She asked… she needed to prove that as long as the others were happy her happiness meant nothing. "Your planet has been destroyed, your princess stripped of her power, and you have nothing to call your own." She countered.
"I have a new home, new friends, and you." He told her. He was so close that she could feel his warm breathe against her cheek. The warmth from his hand was making her blush even more. "I don't want you to be lonely any more."
"Don't worry…Go, get some rest." She said giving up on this conversation and starting to pull away.
"I won't be happy until you are." He said stopping her. "So if your duty is to make everyone else happy, start with me." He demanded.
"Taiki…" She smiled a true smile for the first time he could remember being back. "You can't demand that I be happy. I need to find my own happiness." Inside she laughed at the thought of being happy because someone else demanded it.
"You showed me how to dream last time I was with you… this time I want to show you happiness." The brightness of her smile almost blinded him. She brought both hands up to his cheeks and cupped his face in her hands.
"You already are. Go…Sleep." He finally gave up and stood looking down on her.
"Don't work to hard. I'll be back shortly." He said as he left the room. A nap didn't sound like such a bad idea.
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"No. And that's final." Minako said putting her foot down.
"It's a good plan and less staff will need saving in payroll and expenses." Yaten argued with her. The other soldiers and guards in the conference room looked at each other and shook their heads. This had become a normal and entertaining part of the day for all of them.
"You don't understand. The festival is huge, we need everyone."
"I get that, but this," He paused pointing at her plan, "Is excessive." Yaten smiled knowing that this round would end in compromise. But he loved to get her angry and upset. It brought him back to the days when her spirit shone brighter than any star that he had ever seen. More and more she was becoming the Minako that he knew and remembered.
"Not excessive…needed."
"I disagree…
"No, you are wrong." The fighting continued for another 15 minutes before they gradually gave in and finished a revised plan.
"It will work fine." Yaten growled at her when they were done.
"I don't know…" she said slightly unsure.
"It will work fine." He said as he gave the plan over to the leader of the guard. "Put that into effect." He ordered the guard.
"Yes sir." Then he was off. Minako looked at Yaten still slightly unsure.
"I don't know, Yaten-kun." He took her hand in both of his.
"Just shut up and trust me." He started on a growl but gentled into a whisper. She looked at him then at her hand being held by his and smiled.
"Trust you?" She seemed to ponder it for a moment, before he seemed to get agitated. "I can do that."
"How about lunch…can you do that?" He asked sarcastically.
"Lunch. Sure!" She said enthusiastically.
As he sat down in the kitchen he got lost in thought while he watched his companion cook. He worked with Venus a lot now; he was surprised that the Queen knew that she needed help. He had a feeling that Serenity was much more in tune with what was going on around her then the other Senshi thought. Granted they tried to protect her but she seemed to still know everything, or so it seemed when he talked to Seiya. Against his first opinion that she would still be a little dense he found that he could respect this Queen as much as he did Sailor Moon.
He was also surprised that he liked his job. It was all behind the scenes which he was glad for. He had never liked the limelight, just used it the last time he was on earth, but was having fun in his job. They had there fights but everyone had actually gotten used to her outburst and the guard tower was not nearly as tense as it used to be. Everyone still worked hard but now everyone laughed and enjoyed themselves. And he the people in the tower had started to turn to him as well as Venus. They had made a good team. They even spent off duty time together and even just a day ago they had sang one of the Lights releases from when they had come in search of their princess.
He smiled and shook his head as she burnt the meal. "Stupid woman..." He muttered as he went to grab leftovers from the fridge. They did make a good team though.
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She peeked through the window of the lab and looked at Taiki hunched over a couple notebooks writing away with a pen. He hadn't rested long, she noted, but that was normal.
They had both changed a lot. She was lonely and cynical. And he was older and seemed to be more mature and forgiving. He had said that he would never wish for anyone to be like he was. He was currently the person in her life that seemed to make it a little brighter. He had awakened her old memory of dreams and wishes and following your heart. She smiled as she looked into the lab wondering if he had any idea of what he had done for her. She wondered if it was enough. Over the few years that they had been awakened Venus, herself and the Queen had been lonely and cold, but she could see that falling off of both of them as well as herself. She prayed nightly that the Starlights would stay, which seemed to be the case. They were almost done preparing for the citizens that would be arriving shortly.
Now she and Taiki were working on a way to use fruit and vegetables to naturally protect themselves from insects without the use for harmful chemicals and pesticides. She wanted so much for them to succeed and continue. He was her saving grace and she had no idea if he had any idea how much he meant to her, in such a short time. She decided that it was time to invade his thoughts and see what breakthrough he had come up with next.
He could tell she was watching him. He always knew when she was near. He could almost feel her. But where was she? He turned as she walked in the door.
"Ami-chan, there you are." He said as Ami closed the door behind her.
"Hi, Taiki. Did you find something?"
"Yes," She came over and leaned over his notebook and he didn't know what to say. He wasn't a person who liked to talk a lot, he left that to Yaten and Seiya, but he wanted her to know something.
"Ami-chan, I have something to say to you." Ami had been waiting for this. She knew that it would only be a matter of time before he found out that she had changed too much and that she wasn't the same girl and that now he would ask to be stay as only friends and she would be alone again. She looked at him and said, "yes, Taiki?" She was proud of her self. She had sounded unconcerned. She didn't want him to know how bad he was going to hurt her.
"Ami, you know that I am not very good with words, but I really want to tell you this."
"It is okay Taiki, I understand. I am not the same person that I was. I'm different and you don't like it. Right? Do you want your own lab? You don't want to be around me. You want me happy but…but…I thought you wanted me to be happy?" She accused the thoughts and ideas in her head running rampant. Tears started to form in her eyes as she turned; she was surprised how much she had come to depend on him. Taiki on the other hand had no idea what she was talking about, and he said so.
"I do. What are you talking about?" He grabbed her arm gently and then let go as she faced him. She shook her head blinking away tears. "Will you listen, before jumping to conclusions?" With her nod he continued. "I want you to know that in time that I have spent with you I have seen the changes in you. I see you as a very caring and loving person. You are still the person who gave your life to protect mine. I am proud of the happiness that you are starting to find and honored to be a part of it." With this said she started to cry and Taiki let out a small smile as he wiped her tears. "Don't cry…" he murmured softly.
"I am starting to feel happiness. I haven't felt this way in long time. I'm very glad that you are here." She whispered he had to lean down to hear here. She wiped her eyes but the tears still came. He wrapped his arms around her, but for some reason nothing really stopped her tears.
"Why are you still crying, doesn't this make you happy?" His confusion was evident in is voice.
"At the cost of your planet, your home, your loss and loneliness."
"Don't feel guilty. We are here because we chose to be. I chose to be with you, Ami-chan."
"But…"
"I want to be here with you, and work with you, and live with you, and achieve with you. I want to help make you happy. We had time to prepare. Yes I miss my home but I am not caught in the mourning of something I can't control. I am here, on Earth. A place of happy memories and with people I love." For a moment they both froze…and she pulled away, but still not looking at him.
"Love?" The thought ran through his mind as he considered the thought himself. He hadn't planned this. Did he love her? Had he ever not loved her? Her knowledge, her spirit, her dreams, her heart, her beauty and grace. The thought of her body ripped of its star seed falling to the floor and watching her fade away filled his mind and he instinctively pulled her close. Yes he loved her and he feared loosing her. There was a desire in him to hold her close and never allow her to leave. Something inside him wanted to guard her from all evil, pain, and heartache. He wanted only to see her smiled and know that the only tears she would ever cry to be tears of joy.
"Yes." He finally said. "I love you, and this world that I have made home."
"Then you have made me happy…" She said on a smile. Then she jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck. As reflex he grabbed her waist. He was tall, and she was short, and when he stood her feet were about a foot off the ground.
"I love you too, Taiki. I think that I have for a long time." She smiled so brightly he though the sun was shining. Then she pulled his face to hers for a kiss. He twirled her around in a big circle making her giggle.
"You have never done that before." He stated slightly in awe.
"What?" Question evident in her voice.
"Giggle. I need to get you to do it more often." She just smiled and hugged him.
"I think that I will."
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She was in denial if she said she didn't know. Granted it had taken her a couple years after he left for her to realize that Seiya had been in love with her. Within moments of him being back she knew that that hadn't changed in him. But she had changed. Without Mamo-chan she saw him differently. He was more than a friend and she recognized that if it hadn't been her faithfulness to Mamo-chan something could have happened between them much earlier. She couldn't say for sure if she was in love with him, but she never questioned his emotion towards her. She stood in her doorway watching him sleep. He looked so peaceful and she realized that in the days…not even two weeks since they arrived they had all changed. The palace seemed to be a lighter place. One that was now welcome and warm and she owed it to the Starlights. Their presence was truly a gift to her and the others. She smiled as he murmured her name in his sleep. The festival was approaching soon and within days, if he wanted, he could ask for her hand. Then he would be tested by all the Senshi. It was something she hated…like she was a prize to be won. But it had started because she was a coward. Maybe he was strong enough.
"Seiya." She whispered coming closer placing a hand on his shoulder. "You can't sleep the day away silly." He reached up grabbing her slightly and pulling her down onto the bed, comfortably putting her slightly underneath him. He nuzzled his head into her shoulder and she felt goose bumps rise across her whole body. She brought a hand up and grabbed his ponytail pulling slightly.
"Ouch." He growled slightly before placing a kiss on her bare shoulder. Her eyes widened in shock. Never before had he been so upfront. "Odango?" He whispered again, finally coming awake. "Odango!" He yelled shocked as a blush raced across his cheeks. She lay beneath him hair spread legs trapped beneath him and an arm around his neck.
"Good afternoon." She whispered. Her voice wasn't strong right now, just after a kiss to the shoulder. She started to wonder what would happen if he really kissed her, but she wouldn't wonder long.
The kiss wasn't possessive or overwhelming, just curious. Her eyes fluttered shut as his warm lips touched hers for a moment, only to pull away and brush her lips again. She tightened the hand in his hair surprised by the heat in her body from the slight contact. He pulled away to look at her and she wondered what he was thinking.
"You know right?" He asked hoping that she knew. He looked into the eyes that he saw every night in his dreams and prayed to whatever god out there that his dream may come true. She seemed bewildered and a part of him was proud. She enjoyed kissing him.
"You know that I don't care what name you take… you will always be Odango." He told her and she nodded a little shy. "But you do know how I feel."
"I think that you used to love me, Seiya." She said shy, worried, and unsure.
"That hasn't changed." He told her. "I don't think that it will ever change."
"Seiya you must understand…" She paused for a moment and in that time the door to her room opened.
"Oh dear… we should have knocked." Serenity's eyes widened as she recognized the voice. She slowly turned her head and met shocked aqua eyes, then angry gray ones.
"What they hell is HE doing here?" The questioned echoed for a moment before the room fell silent. "You are dead!" Uranus yelled rushing forward grabbing Seiya and throwing him against the wall, hand across his throat. To say that the dirty haired blond was angry was an understatement.
"You have no right to touch my Queen. Now you die outlander."
"Haruka, No." Serenity said rushing forward "… it's not what you think." She said grabbing her arm.
"Yes, dear, he is in her bed room because the queen allowed it." Neptune stated quietly and for a moment Serenity wished the girl had more not said that. "It didn't seem to be anything amiss, really. Just our Queen in bed with a man… one you hate no less." Neptune continued enjoying the exasperation on the Queens face and the shock on Seiya's. She played with a strand of aqua hair as if thinking really hard about something. "But never fear, he must go through the Senshi test." Michiru said with a smiled and Seiya shivered at the almost evil gleam in the Senshis' eyes.
"Yes the test…"Haruka said as she dropped him. "That will be fun." She said as she and her lover turned to leave.
"Join us for the evening meal, Serenity?" Michiru asked as they walked toward the door. Serenity nodded as two of the outers closed the door behind them. She looked to Seiya as he leaned against the wall. Then she let out a laugh as Seiya stared at the door. Then he looked to her and for a moment glared.
"Huh?" He spoke as she crawled over to sit next to him. She laid a hand on his leg and smiled.
"I'll explain later. Maybe it would be best to get out of my bed room." She suggested.
"Good idea." He mused as he got up to leave. "Well finish this later." He told her but he seemed to be asking her instead of telling her.
"Of course." She nodded.
"Later then."
"Later." She agreed as he left her room. "Later." She said again to the empty room. Then she giggled…she felt like she was 16 all over again. And she loved it.
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