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Information Please. Ch. 4
The girl hugged Rowen tightly. She finally let him go and the others got a good look at her. She was only about five feet five inches at the most. Her blonde hair held a slight wave and just brushed the floor. Her eyes were blue and happy, holding true to the fact that 'your eyes are the window to your soul'. Her cheeks were rosy red as she blushed slightly under their stare. She had a little nose and full little lips glossed a sparely pink. She had delicate hands with long fingers and long legs. She looked like a fragile china doll. She wore her cut up blue jeans from last night and a slightly baggy red shirt with a bunny on it. The bunny was saying: 'Aren't I just the cutest thing?' Her smile was soft and warm. The only thing wrong was the numerous cuts adorning her arms and legs. They were much worse then the boys' cuts. She had one major gash on her right ankle and one on her cheek. That one could possibly be two do to its cross shaped appearance. She still looked tired and worn.
"I see you still keep things in your space pocket. Things never change." Cye said. She just simply smiled at him. Rowen slightly pushed her into the room. Slight fear, regret, sadness, love, and panic flashed through her eyes. She quickly regained her composure and lowered her head to them then raised it they all nodded in return. Rowen then pulled her over to sit between him and Kento. Ryonie gimped a little and sat down to lean her head on Kento. When they sat together it looked like they were her older brothers and she, their fragile little sister.
Rini looked at them with curiosity. "Is she your little sister?"
Sage lightly nodded, 'no'. "She's not, but she's like the baby of the group." He received a slight glare from Ryonie over Kento's shoulder. "She is our leader in both groups, but we still look after her like big brothers." He smiled a little and you could see the closeness of the group.
"That's right, you guys still don't know how old we are and we don't know how old you are. How about we go around the room starting with Rowen clockwise?" Cye asked timidly.
They all nodded in agreement.
"24," Rowen.
"24," Sage.
"20 and 3/4," Mina.
"20 and seven months," Ami.
"21," Rai.
"--," Setsuna with a slight smile.
"903 ½," Rini.
"23 ½," Darien.
"21 and 1/4," Lita.
"25," Haruka.
"24 ½," Michiru.
"23," Cye.
"26," Kento.
"……20..and a half." Ryonie.
"Cool, we are all around the same age. Except Setsuna." Mina said with an enthusiastic smile.
SMACK. Setsuna had materialized her staff and she hit Mina over the head with it then it disappeared.
'Pluto doesn't get mad. I get 'even'.' Setsuna thought with a wry smirk.
"Anyway." Ami broke in, "I would have thought you to be 16 or maybe 18 max, Ryonie.
Ryonie just blushed and closed her eyes, giving into sleep.
Kento just chuckled softly. "Guess she wasn't ready to get up after all." The others just smiled.
"The age vs. appearance is a Scout and Saiyan trait. Saiyans stay young appearing for fighting. While all the Scouts have been touched with the Silver Crystal to create a longer life span. With those doubled together cause her to appear younger than she is. Anyone with a Saiyan relative will always appear younger. I bet Rini has a Saiyan relative. She looks about six or seven." Sage commented.
"Her great-great grandmother married a Saiyan." Darien said.
"See." Kento sighed.
Some people were sill confused on the whole situation.
"I see you need an explanation on the whole thing. Right?" Cye said.
The Scouts nodded.
"Okay." Cye said. There once was a planet, in another galaxy not to far from here. The people on this planet had special abilities and powers that led them to be a warrior race. Soon the rulers wanted to branch out. At first they were hostile. They sent babies to other planets to take over, Saiyans would transform into giant apes that would trash the world. This galaxy however had its means of protection so the first king of Saiyans married the first Queen Serenity in truce and protection. Also the marriage was severed when the planet blew up. Only a few Saiyans survived. The prince and princesses cousin Vageta survived. King Rolando of the Sun then married the Princesses Mother. It was a similar political arrangement. Queen Serenity had twins. Rolando and Serenity would not be separated. Eventually Serenity fell in love with Darien and they were inseparable still. When the Silver Millennium fell, so did the Sun Kingdom." Cye finished when his voice grew distant. "Sorry I went off on an odd subject. So have you guys found the Princess yet?" Cye asked, getting more on topic.
"Yes." Setsuna replied.
"And…no." Mina finished.
"What do you mean 'and…no!' How is that possible?" Sage asked slightly subtle.
"Well……we had found her and awakened her, but……she left." Mina said ashamed.
By now the Outer Senshi had popcorn to watch the scene play out. They already knew where she was because of Pluto, but they weren't going to say anything. Some of the Inners were just paying attention and letting Rai and Mina do the talking. Rini was half asleep on Darien's lap while he listened with his mind reeling from the information. The complete opposite was Ryonie, she was fast asleep. Only now her head rested on Kento's lap instead of his shoulder. The newest Senshi just looked a little annoyed, except Kento, who looked at them with a slight grin. The show went on.
"How in the world do you lose the Princess? Who, by chance, holds the most powerful gem of the three. Couldn't you trace her?" sage said with displeasure in his normally soft soothing voice.
"Well, we tried to trace her, but apparently she has learned to conceal her power or has suppressed it to the point where it is undetectable as her power. Even tracing for Sailor Moon turned up nothing. Well, we got a blip but, when I zoomed in on it with a visual, it was a guy. So we have no clue where she is." Ami spoke up.
"We'll find her eventually. I'm sure that she's safe." Setsuna said quietly with a knowing smile.
Before the Inner Senshi could speak up, Rowen intervened. "I agree." So the Inners just took it at that.
"Umm. Rowen?" Cye asked quietly.
"Yes."
"We still need someplace to stay." Cye stated so quietly almost no one could listen to.
"You could stay with us." Setsuna said.
"Yes, you should stay with us. Right Michiru." Haruka asked.
"Yes." Michiru replied.
Ryonie sat up and wiped her eyes. "If the Outers think it's okay, then alright. But, does anyone have any objection to the five of us staying with Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna?" She asked tentative with sleepy, half open eyes and a silly grin.
"Well…" Darien began thoughtfully, "If you girls want to be alone, the guys could stay at my place. If you want."
"It would be better if they were with us. Your apartment is too small for five tall men to be in. Besides you will all be updated when things come up. They will be better off with us. The house has three spare rooms and four bathrooms. We will be fine." Michiru logically countered.
"Yes, the five of us should be fine, unless my four companions have any objections?" Ryonie half questioned.
"No. We will stay with you. We have our duties to you and we do not wish to leave your side." Sage answered.
"So it's settled. We shall leave to go with the Outers and meet you all at the park fountain tomorrow at two. Okay?" Rowen asked.
The others nodded in their agreement. So they all cleaned up the Shrine and each Scout left in their own direction to go home. The five new Scouts and the Outers were soon out of earshot of anyone. They began to talk.
"Thanks again for inviting us to stay with you. And Setsuna, as the Guardian of Time and Space, you should know the trouble that follows us." Ryonie said. "Hopefully things will work out."
"It will, Moonbeam, I promise." Setsuna said, placing a small slender hand on Ryonie's shoulder.
At her words the four boys went pale and Ryonie looked faint.
"But how……?" Ryonie asked meekly.
"Am I not the Guardian of Time, Serenity?" Setsuna asked.
End Chapter 4