Chapter Seven:

Had a Chance

Endymion, Serenity, Haruka, Setsuna and Michiru sat in the waiting room, hoping and praying that everything would be okay. Endymion was the first to realize that they might just lose Saturn. Silence was about them, no one speaking of good times or bad. Everyone just sat there, staring into space as if they had all lost their souls. Haruka, however, was the first to get up, making everyone look at her. She looked out the window, two white doves passing by. She couldn't take it... the thought of losing her leader again. "She was a happy person..." Endymion stated, breaking the intense silence. They looked at him and Haruka slightly smiled. "Yes... she was... always getting into trouble, but always knew how to make us smile. She always looked at the brighter side of things... even if it cost something of equal value... but when she lost her father... to her... she felt like she lost apart of herself." Haruka turned her head to the window again. "Now, we feel the same way. Like we're losing apart of ourselves." Silence fell over them again as two nurses passed them. Serenity looked up and saw the doctor walking towards them. She stood up, as well as Endymion. Nobody was ready for any type of news...

Saturn opened her eyes and looked at the white ceiling. "I'm... Alive?" she thought. She looked over at the window that was slightly opened. She couldn't believe that the gods had spared her life once more. She smiled slightly and thought, "then again, I'm Death's daughter." she then looked up at the ceiling again, trying to figure out if everything was okay. She tried to sit up, but felt pain in her left shoulder. She placed her right hand on it and whispered, " He's alive..." She heard the door opened and saw Endymion in the doorway. "Endymion... you're okay." she stated. Endymion showed her his casual smile and closed the door behind him. " You gave us quite a scare, Saturn." he said. Saturn looked out the window. "As along as you're safe, I'm fine." Endymion sat in the empty chair next to the bed. " The doctor said that the damage done to your shoulder isn't bad. But, you'll probably be off the job until you get better." he told her. Saturn looked at him with a straight face. " And you did tell him that I was going back on the job right?" she asked. Endymion nodded, but added, " But, you are going to take some time off... that's an order from me to you." Saturn rolled her eyes and said, " fine." Endymion smiled and stood up. "Everyone is outside. Do you want to see them?" he asked going to the door. She looked at him and yawned a bit. "I'll tell them to see you tomorrow. You just need to get some sleep." Saturn nodded and turned her head to the window. She could feel sleep falling on her, but she didn't want to go. She yawned again and closed her eyes. "Maybe just for a few minutes." she whispered.

That night, Heero sat in his apartment, trying to figure out where he had gone wrong. It was from the beginning when he thought it was best to avenge his parents death and work for Relena... that is what he concluded. But, he never thought that seeing Saturn again would change his judgement. Now, she was dead... or lying in the hospital dying. He couldn't believe he pulled the trigger. He thought she was gone... somewhere, far away from where the conference was. Now... it was his fault for causing her pain yet again. Just like he had done some many years ago when he left their friendship in a mess. He looked at the gun on the table and figured two things: a) he could kill himself and make it worse on Saturn... or b) he could kill her. He sighed and placed his hand over his eyes. What was he going to do?

Saturn sat there in bed, the moonlight coming from the window. She closed her eyes as the wind flaoted about the room. She knew that Heero was still out there somewhere, probably trying to come up with some plan to kill Endymion yet again. She opened her eyes and wondered just how everything was going at the Palace. Haruka was probably the most upset about the whole thing and Endymion... well, he had other things to worry about like finding a replacement of her until she got back in to the swing of things. Her gray eyes soften as she realized the tragic problem that fell upon her. She had did everything in her will to forget him, but she just couldn't do it. She heard the door open, figuring that it was a nurse. She turned her head and stared at the figure that stood in the doorway.

(alright think of some sappy instrumental)

"Heero..." she thought.

He stood there, trying to move. He looked away, the image of her there getting to him.

"What do you want?" she finally said, in a cold tone.

"I... Saturn, you should have never showed up."

"And what, watch you kill King Endymion? Please Heero, spare me that dumb shit. I did my job and once I'm out of this damn hospital, I'm coming after you."

Heero looked at her. He closed the door and stood beside the bed. "So, you'll come after me?" she heard him. Saturn glared at him, her gray eyes reshaping to darkness. "What? Are you going to take me out?" she asked. Heero pulled out the gun and held it against her forehead. "I hoped that this wouldn't happen. For years, I thought you were nothing like those other people. I hoped that our friendship would outlast everyone else's. But... now I see that we were meant to be enemies from the beginning."

"Go ahead, Heero... pull the damn trigger. All you'll be doing is a favor for me." she told him. Heero stared at her, tears filling his eyes (he's crying!) "What I told you before was true. I do love you, but if you are going to be some assassin who is going to try and kill King Endymion, then we will have to be enemies. Believe me, I did not want this, but you are the one who is doing this to us. If you love me Heero... you let everything be the way it is." Heero looked at her, tears falling down his cheeks. "So... this is it? We're over?" he asked. Saturn closed her eyes, trying not to show her tears. "Yeah... we're over... you had you're chance."

A month passed and Saturn was back at the Palace... but not working. She was still on leave, which made her days boring. She had not heard or seen Heero since that night at the hospital, but it didn't bother her. She now stood outside, looking up at the rain clouds that were coming in for the day. She had entrusted Haruka with her Revolver and she only prayed that it was in good hands. She looked down, and noticed Endymion and Serenity. She had just came back from the hospital and with good news at that. She smiled and walked inside. She headed down the hall, going to the ballroom. Tonight was the party for Serenity's birthday and Setsuna and Michiru were in charge of setting it up. Saturn opened the door and saw Setsuna on a ladder, trying to put the banner on the railing of the stairs. She then spotted Haruka and Michiru by the window, talking about the colors for it. Saturn walked over to the center of the ballroom floor and looked around. She could remember when she was young how she loved sliding across the floor in her socks. She smiled at the thought and took off her shoes. She walked over to one side and ran to the other, but slid across the floor. Haruka and Michiru looked at her.

"She's still the same, isn't she?" Michiru stated. Haruka nodded and looked towards the door. "Now, Saturn, what have I told you about doing that?" she heard. Saturn stood up straight and turned around. "Not to do it... Sorry, Endymion, but I couldn't help myself." Endymion chuckled and looked around the room. "I know... how are you doing today?" he asked her. Saturn shrugged, feeling a small pain in her shoulder. " You know, could be doing something better then this." she told him. Endymion looked up at the banner and smiled. "It's perfect. Michiru, how is everything coming along with those colors?" he said. "We're having trouble with pink, white, beige and sunflower yellow." she called. Saturn looked at the colors from afar and stated, "how about the white. Something simple.. not too plain. Besides, all the guests are going to be wearing different colors." Michiru nodded and marked down white. Saturn picked up her shoes and looked at Endymion. "Is it okay if I go out for a lil? I'll have my cellphone on." she asked. Endymion sighed and replied, "yes, you can. Just be back when the sun sets." Saturn smiled and headed out the door. She had to find a different dress then before. She had to find something that wasn't black.

Saturn looked at the different dresses and wonder what to buy. She had to have something different, considering most of the guests would probably wear white and beige. She looked around again, but paused when her cellphone went off. She opened it and saw that it was Endymion. "Am I in trouble again?" she asked. "No, I just thought you would like to know that you really don't have to come to the party. You can rest if you want." he told her. Saturn walked out of the store. "No, I have to be there. I mean, after all I'm still you and the Queen's protector."

"Who happens to be on leave."

"Who happpens to be on leave..." she echoed. "But that's besides the point. I mean, I have nothing to do tonight besides watch the same old movies over and over again."

Endymion sighed and replied, " okay,"

Saturn hung up the phone and paused in front of the window. She had found her dress for tonight.