Letting Go
Chapter five
By Catrina
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Ekfuku looked at the unconscious girl that saved her life "Why did they help us?" She held her head cradled in her lap brushed the soft hair away from the girl as she lay quietly.
"I'm not sure myself." Her older sister answered, looking to her younger sister and smiling gently.
"We betrayed father, there will be hell to pay." Ekfuku said sounding older than her young years. Her eyes now a bright purple looked around trying to find something familiar around her.
"We may die, but now I know what it is to experience kindness." Denisia looked at her younger sister; her eyes held no trace of malice and the shown bright blue all darkness gone from her gaze. "Did we make the right choice?" She voiced her question to no one in particular.
"I think we did." Her sister said softly, "There were kind to us and they protected us. I hope some one comes soon, I don't know what to do for them."
"Let us just stay by them and be there for them, like they were there for us." Denisia said smiling at the young blond who was starting to stir.
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All the scouts followed Hotaru when she ran to the park once there she looked to the others, "See I told you that they would be back." Hotaru looked very proud of herself pointing to the four sitting in the park.
"You were right, just like normal, darling," the Starlights looked toward Haruka surprised at what came from her mouth.
"She is a very good father," Michiru said with a smile and a small blush looking to see that they all seemed to be okay.
"What did you do to them?" Usagi yelled the question to the sisters taking in the scene instantly worried about her friends.
"Nothing." The youngest one stood to protect the others behind her not even sure if she had any powers anymore.
"Then why are you standing and they're not?" Haruka asked the question noting that the two Senshi were on the ground.
"They saved us." All the girls and three guys looked to the small girl," they saved us from our brother and they helped us to escape. This one fought my brother; no one has ever done that well against him." The looked at Minako and noticed that she had blood and bruises but looked okay. Haruka looked at Minako and notices her ankle was slightly twisted.
She tuned her over gently the face only had some blood and a huge bruise. "This one," Ekfuku continued, "stepped in front of a blast that was about to hit me. They saved us and we are forever in their debt." She said with a genuine smile
"We need to get them home." Rei stated
"Should we take them to a hospital?" Seiya countered.
"No, how would we explain it with out talking to the police and they should wake up with familiar people." Michiru explained. "Besides the injuries aren't life threatening.
"Kitten, we need to take Hotaru home to get her to bed, we will come tomorrow to talk about the new enemy and come up with a battle plan. Call me when they wake up. I would like to know that they are doing all right." Haruka told her.
"That's fine Haruka-san, we will see you tomorrow then." With that the three outers turned and left walking slowly away talking amongst themselves
"Now, let's take them back to the temple, Usagi call Minako's parents and say that she is staying with Ami, Ami's mom is gone so we don't have to worry about that, but how do we get them to the temple?" Mako-chan talked through her thoughts.
"Easy," Taiki stated before reaching down and picking up Ami. He noticed that they small girl with purple hair walked over to him and looked over his arm to check on Ami. "She will be fine." He told her gently.
"She has a very strong and giving heart." Ekfuku said softly. "I have never had anyone look out for me before…except Denisia."
"Ami is very special." Taiki agreed beside him he noted that Yaten and leaned down and was cradling Minako close to his chest. Denisia stayed near the two.
"Her name is Ami… I never knew her name." She said softly.
"Would you like to come with us?" Taiki asked.
"You are very kind." She said a telling blush raced across her cheeks she walked beside him as they walked toward the temple.
Taiki walked caught up in his thoughts most of the wrapped around the young girl in his arms. He felt Ami stir in his arms. "So you are finally awake." He said softly watching her eyes flutter until her bright blue orbs met his violet eyes.
Ami looked up shocked to be in Taiki's arms, she felt a small blush creep up her cheeks as she lifted her hand that were starting to tingle but was unsure of what to do with them. After debating she brought them up to lay around his neck.
"Sorry. I feel so weak." She told him, as she felt extremely dizzy for a moment she felt like she was falling so she held on to him tighter.
"Don't worry, go back to sleep. I'll take care of you." Upon hearing those words she had no problems drifting into a state of healing sleep.
Minako slowly started to wake; she felt like she was about to throw up, but remembering the look on Ericonder's face when she got the upper hand brought a smile to her lips. She had yet to open her eyes but everything around her seemed secure. For a moment she opened her eyes and she looked at Yaten who seemed to be carrying her. She looked to him and smiled the grimaced as she realized she must have a bruise on her face. She let out a small groan grabbing Yaten's attention. He looked down and smirked at her.
"Hope he looks worse." He said softly.
"He does." She muttered lightly… "Or he better."
"Are you all right?" He asked noting that her blue eyes seemed to go unfocused for a moment so he stopped.
"Dizzy…" She muttered and like Ami had she lifted her hands and placed the around his neck laying her head on his shoulder.
"Fine use me as a pillow…" He said sarcastically. But he noticed that she took him to heart as she fell asleep. "You'll be just fine." He said softly and then met the eyes of Denisia who walked beside him.
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The next time they woke it was to find themselves in Rei's temple. Taiki was sleeping near Ami while Yaten was extremely close to Minako; to be exact his face was the first thing she saw when she woke up. Seiya slept with his arms around Usagi, who would throw a fit when she found out. Rei was probably sleeping in her room and Mako-chan was sleeping near the door. The two sisters were sleeping in the corner next to each other. Minako stared at Yaten's face. Why did he act like he hated her, then take the time to carry her when Seiya or Mako-chan could have done it. The Senshi of love and beauty fell back asleep thinking of a silver haired idol. Ami woke from her healing sleep and looked at Taiki also confused at his actions, for once the girl who knew everything, was clueless. For a while she stared at his sleeping visage before again joining them all in slumber
Soon the sun was rising painting the sky a bright vivid red slowly turning pink then to blue. The suns light shone into the temple slowly they all started to wake. Last night Rei had called the outers letting them know that Minako and Ami had woken up on the way back but had gone back to rest.
"Are you worried?" Taiki asked meeting his brother's gaze.
"Yeah a little, she woke for a bit yesterday, but otherwise she is out like a light."
"Same here, she said that she was really weak and she was having trouble focusing on me." He said on a tangent. Then they both turned toward Usagi.
"Aghh," Usagi was slowly coming awake, but only to find herself cuddled safely in Seiya's arms, "Seiya, what do you think you are doing?" She yelled at him pushing him away from her.
"Sleeping, isn't that what most people do at this time?" He told her. She looked down at him, he looked adorable, and of course she couldn't tell him that her thoughts drifted to her lover overseas and guilt stole over her heart.
"I'm taken." She whispered softly
"I was keeping warm." Seiya looked at her. His eyes were very tired and she realized that he had been up late last night helping his brothers take care of Minako and Ami. The rest had stuff to do today, but the lights had nothing planned so they stayed up late to watch over the two girls. Usagi looked down at him gently.
"Don't worry about it, go back to sleep okay," she told him with a small smile, forgiving him for getting to close to her "I have to go to a family reunion, lots of food. I'll come back later okay." He just nodded, he could have sworn that he felt a small kiss brush his cheek before he drifted to sleep.
Usagi looked over to Yaten and Taiki. "Have you guys been up all night?"
"No, we got some sleep." Taiki answered her with a yawn.
"We couldn't have slept anyway." Yaten informed her.
"Don't worry. They are both fighters. They have made it through Beryl, the Dark Moon, Pharaoh 90, the Dead Moon Circus, Galaxia, plus normal teenage life. They can make it through a small attack. They have died many times; they can take a knock on the head." She smiled and bopped out the door to head for her house and then the family reunion, she made sure not to tell them that she was so worried she probably wouldn't even eat anything.
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Ami started to stir. She opened her eyes slowly only to be assaulted by a blinding light.
"Where am I?" She muttered then her memory started to come back to her.
"You are at Rei's temple. Ami, are you okay?" Ami looked into the concerned purple eyes of Taiki and smiled.
"Yes, I'm fine how about Minako-chan?"
"She still hasn't woken up yet."
"Oh, I'm not worried, our leader can't leave us"
"Leader?" He asked looking at her confused.
"Long story from about a century ago." Ami told him, glad that she could confuse even him.
"Oh?" Taiki looked at her and smiled, she was back to normal.
"Where are Ekfuku and Denisia?"
"We are here." They answered, their voices coming from the corner of the temple.
"I don't know how to thank you." Ekfuku stepped forward with tears in her eyes.
"Just let Sailor Moon heal you completely and stay here until we can send you home.
You can stay with us." Ami smiled over to her; "It will be fun."
They both smiled. "We would love to." Denisia answered for both of them.
"Why doesn't she wake up?" Denisia asked
"She had a hard fight, you saw it. She is just exhausted and she would love any excuse to sleep all day." Ami said on a laugh and the others joined in
"Don't worry about little old me. I'm starting to feel alive again. Did anyone get the license plate of that plane?" Minako whispered opening her eyes after waking moments before.
"Bus, Minako-chan, you mean bus," Ami told her, while she smiled at her friend
"Yeah, what ever."
"Took you long enough to wake up. I didn't get my beauty sleep last night, and it is all you fault." Yaten accused at her.
"Oh, Yaten just cry about it." She said softly but her few moments of being awake in the night told her that he had been close to her most of the night.
"Hmmp, you're the one who really needs it though. You look awful" He was so glad that she was back to normal. He couldn't help being mean to her it was habit. She did look really cute though. Her hair was down and tangled around her shoulders and down her back and her blue eyes held a feisty spark to them. She raised a hand to her mussed hair and glared at him. He could honestly fall for her of that he had no doubt, but he wasn't sure if he already had.
Ami sat against the wall noticing that one of them was missing. She knew that Rei was already working the temple grounds but she was unsure of where Usagi had gone. She voiced her question which caused Seiya to stir.
"She went to reunion…or something like that…mentioned lots of food." He muttered before turning his back to them and the sun and fell back to sleep. Taiki smiled at his brother and knew that he would sleep the rest of the morning away but he knew that as soon as Usagi came back they would call the outers and from there come up with a plan to deal with the enemies remain. But he also knew that they had a huge advantage in the form of two sisters still sleeping in the corner.
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Mamoru walked into his dorm and sat down on his bed. He laid his head in his hands and sighed. It had been a long night at the hospital and he was working his rounds in the ER. He was tired and he knew that he needed to study, but there was something tugging at his mind, it was then that he noticed that he wasn't alone.
"Hello, Mamoru-san."
"Pluto, why are you here?" he asked in shock taking in her ruby eyes and her long green hair. He had always thought that her beauty surpassed Usako's. She also had a kind heart, but it was the sadness in her eyes that always tugged at him. For some reason he always wanted to see her smile make the darkness that lingered there go away. But he had seen his future and knew what was in store for him. He had no questions he knew his duty. In a way it was odd knowing that you would be king of the world. He never would have thought that when he was young but now he knew more than anything that he was something special. As were the people in his life, present company included.
"I have something to tell you. The future has changed. I no longer see you being the King." She told him, her head hanging. It seemed that she thought that she was breaking his heart, but in a way she wasn't. She was simply lightening the load that had sat on his shoulders for so long. With that Mamoru looked shocked. "Remember, the future is not set in stone. If you love Usagi and stay with her you will still become the king, but now you have the freedom not to worry about your future. You may be king or you may not, now you have a choice. You have many futures to chose from, but with all you have a bright future. I have already told Usagi and I will now head home." She told him referring to the gates of time.
"Yes, should I call Usagi?' Pluto was surprised by that question. Her red eyes grew large as she looked at the man she loved she had worshipped from afar. She had always had deeper feelings for her king then she knew that she should have.
"You should talk to her, but you should know if you want to be with her forever or if you want to um, em, explore new horizons. I must go to the gates." She started to fade but Mamoru grabbed her hand. She looked down to where they were touching her eyes as large as saucers.
"Thank you, Pluto." She smiled and faded away. Now came the question, why did he feel like a large weight had been lifted off of his shoulders?
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Usagi ran to the temple as fast as she could. Rei had called her to tell her that Minako and Ami were awake. She flew up the steps and trough the doors ad caught Minako and Ami in a big hug and started to cry,
" Minako-chan, Ami-chan, I'm so glad that you guys are okay. I'm was soooo worried."
"It's okay Usagi-chan, but we need to breathe." Minako and Ami both smiled at their friend as she let them go and blushed.
"Where is Seiya?" she asked.
"He isn't felling very well," Rei told her, "he is in the guest room sleeping."
"Ohh, I should go see him." With that she bounced down the hall and into the guestroom. "SEIYA," everyone heard her yell.
"Oh, he isn't going to like that." Yaten said with a smirk on his face.
" ODANGO, I DON'T HAVE ANY CLOTHES ON." Then everyone saw Usagi run out of the door her face completely red.
"Why didn't you guys tell me?" Usagi whined.
"You got to him too fast," Yaten said his smirk widening at the comical show that was unfolding in front of his very eyes.
"We didn't have time to tell you." Minako told her not managing to hold in her laughter.
"You guys are so mean." She whined.
"Stop whining." Rei yelled. This caused Usagi to stick her tongue out and then so did Rei's; the others just hung their heads and laughed.
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"Father, you called for me." A young man that looked identical to Denisia walked in.
He had blue short hair and pure black eyes. His complexion was pale but he was tall and muscular.
"Yes, Davicor your sisters have turned traitor. You will now take over the mission."
"What is wrong with Ericonder?" He asked his voice showed that he was not used to being put in a position like he was being forced into now.
"He will be your partner, but you are in charge. You have ten times the intelligence he has. Have you found anything about the sailor Senshi?"
"Yes, there are nine plus they seem to have visitors. Three of the Senshi are not natural in the area. But each Senshi has a princess it will just take me some time to find theirs. Once I do, I will send them messages that will make them think that they must go home, that will eliminate three of the enemies. That will leave these Senshi at least a little more vulnerable, and then we can freeze the earth. It will take me a week to find their princess. If I had Denisia it would only take a day." He said as a side note.
"Face it she is lost to us now. Do your mission, and remember to stress to Ericonder that they NEED to be alive. I believe that he has a blood lust towards at least one of the witches"
"Yes, father. Should I try to get my sisters back?"
"No, kill them." Davicor hid his shock from his father taken back by the words that came out of his mouth.
"Mission accepted." He turned around to leave his blue eyes shining 'I will get my sisters back. Family comes first, at least that is what mother said' he left trying to think of a plan to get rid of the Starlights and get his sisters back.
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Usagi sat on her dresser getting ready for Seiya to come and get her. They phone started to ring, but she ignored. She had two letters sitting on her desk. In four months that was all she got from her beloved Mamo-chan.
"Usagi, the phone is for you." Her mom yelled up to her. She picked up the extension in her room.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Usako." His voice seemed dark and tired and she seemed a little uneasy.
"Mamo-chan. How are you?" She smiled at hearing his voice.
"I need to talk to you. It is important. Are you busy?" He asked hoping that she wasn't.
"No, never for you." She told him on a whisper. In a way this was what she had been waiting for. She knew that he had talked to Pluto and recently. Now was when she found out the true extent of his love for her.
"Usako, Pluto came to talk to me. I think we need to talk. I have a small problem," It had taken a week for him to get up his courage. "When she told me about the future, I was relieved and I couldn't figure out why. So for the last week I was thinking. I'm not sure that I really love you. I really don't miss you, and that isn't a good sign. Also, I am often think of someone who I like here. I think that I got my past mixed with my future. I don't want to say this but I really don't think that I love you. Please forgive me." After saying this he hung up, he knew that she was crying and that she was hurt and he knew that she thought that she truly loved him, but she would learn soon that maybe she didn't.
Usagi cried and cried, she didn't know what she was going to do. She was a wreck and Seiya would be here any minute. She heard the doorbell chime. 'So speak of the devil.' Her mom showed Seiya to her room and he peeked in the door.
"Odango?" he cried in shock, "Are you okay?"
"No," she yelled, and then rushed into his arms and he held her while she cried. He got her out of the house by the balcony and took her to the park and she just continued to cry and he just held her stroking her hair and murmuring meaningless words in her hair letting her knew that she would be okay and that everything would be just fine.
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Ami couldn't believe that she got talked into going to the dance. She just couldn't turn Taiki down when he looked at her with those beautiful eyes. She melted that was the easiest way to say it. She was in love and she knew it, but she could still deny it. Besides he would have to go back, just like last time, but this time Taiki would leave with her heart, and she would cry, and she knew it would happen. She had no choice. She wore a blue gown that went down to her ankles. Minako had talked her into buying it. The cleavage was a little low but when she put on her pendant with the mercury sign on it she felt better. The dress flowed around her, making it look like she floated not walked. Minako had come over earlier and done her make-up and she could hardly feel it. There was so little yet it aged her face and she looked more beautiful than she could have ever imagined. She couldn't wait to see Taiki. He stood outside the door with flowers. He was wearing a suit that brought out all his good features. He knocked on the door and waited for Ami. When she opened the door, his jaw dropped slightly a small feat for him. She looked stunning. When she saw his face she smiled. "You look good yourself.'
"Thank you, Ami but you look stunning." He started loving her mind, then her personality; he had never bothered to look at her beauty. He had listened to the words, but never looked at the lips that had spoken them. If he had he wouldn't have been so shocked.
"Thank you. Are those for me?" She pointed toward the flowers and he nodded. She had never seen him like this.
"Thanks," she said as she stood on her tiptoes to give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Yeah, we should go." She put the blue roses in water, and then took them to her room. When she returned she took his arm as he walked toward the car. God, he loved her, if only he could tell her.
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Minako was getting ready, but she was scared. Her long hair was done in a braid twist with tendrils hanging down. Her dress was orange with yellow silk netting over it. It went down just below her knees and flowed around her when she walked. She wore high heels that made her legs look longer and more graceful. Yaten was taking her. For the last week he had been a jerk for the whole time. She couldn't figure him out. He was a jerk than nice and she never knew what to think. She knew that she was falling for him, but why. He hated her. She didn't even know why he asked her to go to the dance with him. He just frustrated her. She was pacing by the door waiting for him. He was five minutes late. But he was on her mind. There were times that she would just catch him looking at her and his eyes would be sad and full of an emotion that she couldn't explain. When she had died for him she had looked into those green eyes entrusting him with the future of her planet and the life of her princess, but she had also in a way told him she loved him. That even if he didn't feel it she felt a connection to him and she couldn't break it. Didn't want to, even a year apart she still felt that there was something unrequited between the two of them and she really wanted to know the truth, but was unsure if he would be upfront with her. Maybe it was a front…maybe he was just playing games with her. He wasn't evil, he could be a prick at times but she knew that he cared for her. That was never a question in her mind. The Question that she had was how much he cared for her?
Ten minutes late…Now he wouldn't come he she thought to herself. He went from hot to cold, kind to hating. She was so confused she wanted to cry. She saw his car and collected herself.
What was he thinking asking Minako to the dance. He shouldn't tempt himself this way…there was no reason that he should do this to himself. There was no reason to tempt fate. Even thought their princess had let them go the all slept with the fear that they would be called back and they would have to pause this dream and return to life as they knew it.
He held roses in his hand as he walked to the door and prepared to knock. The door flew open as he raised his hand. He looked at her and smirked, of course she had to look like a goddess tonight. He had to be tortured with what he could never have.
"Hi," she said with a smile. "You're late…" She stated expecting an explanation.
"You want these," he pointed to the flowers and she nodded. "Then no comments."
"Okay," she smiled again, "may I say that you look great or is that not allowed?"
"Of course THAT'S allowed. You look nice."
"Thanks," why couldn't he tell her she looked, stunning, beautiful, ravishing, like a goddess? He watched as she floated around the kitchen placing the roses in water then setting them on the table along with the note that had her name on it.
"Ready?" He asked and extended his arm to her like a true gentleman.
"Yes, let's go." She agreed laying her hand on her sleeve. For a moment she felt heat and looked to his, but he was looking at her hand.
They met up with the rest of the gang at the entrance.
"Where is Seiya?" Taiki asked still with Ami's arm linked with his.
"And Usagi?" Rei asked a little worried.
"She called me and told me that she would be late," Minako told everyone, "but she wanted us to have fun and not to worry.
"Okay, let's head in, shall we?" Mako-chan asked. They all headed in, but they were still worried. They all worried when they were told not to worry.
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"He dumped me." She kept repeating that over and over. The flowers that he bought were lying on the grass of the park forgotten a long time ago. She kept crying and crying. She couldn't stop and Seiya held her and got more and more mad. How could he do this, how can you not love her. She owned him, heart, body, mind, and soul. There was nothing that he did not love about her…he didn't understand how anyone couldn't feel the same.
"Odango. I'm sorry. But I'm here, just keep crying"
"Seiya, will you stay? I can't lose you too."
"I will stay here, just for you, Odango." He tilted her head and looked into her red eyes and puffy cheeks and looked into her soul. "You know that I don't just feel friendship for you, right?" She nodded her answer. "I love you, Odango. So I won't leave you. You don't have to love me, hell you don't even have to be friends with me, but I will always be here with you, when you need me." He bent down and lightly kissed her lips.
Usagi's world shattered. Mamo-chan's kisses had never felt like this. All she felt was heat spreading through her whole body. Her hands trembled and her ears rang. She stared to cry again. How could a small kiss do that? She crawled back into his arms and cried some more. Soon her mind and body had had to much and fell into slumber, safe and secure in Seiya'a arms.
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Damn, he was being a jerk again. He was ignoring her and making fun of her and Minako was getting sick of it. She grabbed his hand and told Taiki, "I'll bring him back later, talk Ami into dancing," he smiled grateful that he could now ignore his brother and pay attention to his date.
"Minako, what are you doing?" Yaten asked looking at their joined hands. She pulled him past the dance floor and into the halls of the school and then into a closet?
"We need to talk." She said reaching above them and finding the light casting an eerie glow over the cleaning supplies and the two occupants. "I'm sick of it Yaten. One minute you're nice and the next minute you're a jerk. I can't handle this any more. Do you understand what it does to me? I'm so confused by you, why can't you just stay the same, why always change? If you are going to be nice, be nice, but if you are going to hate me tell me. So I can stop being so confused"
Yaten looked at her surprised by her out burst and the tears in her eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Damn you! What the hell do you want from me?" She yelled unsure. She was being honest and up front and it was getting her no where. She needed answers and she wanted them now.
"I can't tell you." He was getting mad and nervous. She could see right through him. He felt like his temper was about to explode.
"No, you can not do this Yaten. You will not leave me alone for a minute. You act worried about me when I'm hurt then, you annoy me and try to push me away. You can't stand me yet you go nowhere with out me. You ask me to the dance, yet you act like a jerk. Hell, you even haunt my dreams. What do you want from me?" She told him
"Everything dammit! Everything!" he yelled letting it all go and grabbing her shoulders. "I want you. I want your heart, body, and soul. I want you to be mine, and only mine. I want you to love me and not have to leave me. I want you to say you love me, and be with me forever. It is too much, but I want you, all of you, forever." Tears were forming in his eyes as he finished. Minako looked shaken but she looked at him in awe. He wanted HER.
She looked at him and smiled. "You can have me." She whispered. Yaten's head shot up his green eyes wide. That was what she wanted, honesty, and amazingly it was what she had been hoping to hear.
"Do you mean it?" he asked wondering if she could really love him.
"Yes, I love you Yaten. I want to give you everything and be yours forever." He started to smile, an actually smile.
"You love me?" He asked, there was no one that this could be real. He had just declared his feelings for her in a dusty closet.
"Yes." He wrapped his arms around and pulled her frame as close to his as possible. Her warmth invaded his every pore and wanted it to stay that one. The two of them intertwined forever. He had given into his emotions like he said he wouldn't do.
"You'll stay with me forever?"
"Of course." She said with no hesitation. There was no question in her voice or the arms that wrapped around him.
"I love you, Minako." He wrapped his arms tighter around her and slanted his lips to hers as they shared a passionate kiss that made her tingle and she swore fireworks were going off in her head. He just continued to kiss her trying to apologize for everything that he had ever done to her. He started to shake as tears rolled down his face. He finally broke off kiss and she settled her head on his shoulder. "It means so much to me that you love me."
She wiped the tears from his face and smiled, "get used to it." She smiled and gave him a kiss and settled back into his arms.
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Ami and Taiki were dancing in a private part of the school lawn. The music drifted in as their bodies swayed together to the rhythm of the music. Taiki was enjoying having Ami in his arms while all she did was blush. A cool wind blew through the garden and she huddled closer to Taiki. A sudden thought came to Taiki.
"Ami-chan, what is love?"
"A strong emotion that two people feel for each other." She said almost a textbook response
"What does it feel like?" He asked wondering if his feeling for her the whole time were close to the definition of love.
"I don't know. If you ask Usagi, she said it was like dancing on the wind, a feeling of freedom that never leaves. A calmness that overcomes your heart, yet a wild feeling that makes you feel happy." She said lifting her head from his chest.
"Have you ever been in love?" He looked down at her and her eyes met his with that question. Her surprise was apparent.
"No, but I think that I might be falling for someone." Taiki's hopes fell as he heard those words come out of his beloved mouth.
"Ami, I think that I may know love, but I don't think that I can have it. I want it and I think that I would be happy to be with this person the rest of my life, but I don't know if she returns my feelings. What do I do?" He asked looking away as she laid her head back on his chest and continued to sway with the music that drifted from the open gym door.
"Easy, Taiki. Tell her." She looked up into his eyes as she told him what do. She had really hoped that he could love her, but maybe he found someone better? What if no one could love her?
"Okay, Ami," He put his hands into her hair to pull up her face that had just tilted toward the ground, "I love you Ami, I think that I have since I met you. You are so special. You are so beautiful yet smart enough to challenge me with your intelligence." She smiled up at him as tears started to form in her eyes, "I want to be with you forever and I want to hear you say that you love me, can you do that Ami, and mean it?"
"Yes, Taiki, I can. I love you, so much, and I prayed that you could love me to." The tears that she was holding back started to fall.
"You don't care that I am a Senshi?"
"No, it just means that you can fight by my side in whatever evil may come our way." She said lifter her hand to gently touch her love's face.
"Oh, Ami, I love you so much." With that he picked up her small frame so that they were face to face. She wrapped her arms around his neck and his arms went around her waist. Her feet weren't even on the ground. " Ami, this means so much, that someone could love me. Please say its true?"
"Yes, Taiki, but would you kiss me already?" she asked with a blush voicing her demand.
"My pleasure, "he said as his lips light touched hers in a kiss that shocked both of them to their toes, and he kissed her again, and again, until time lost all meaning, for them anyway.
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So this was the revision of chapter three or formally chapter five. Anyway this revision is going fairly well. But then again I have nothing else to do now since I had my wisdom teeth removed and can't really do anything but sit at home and eat Jello. Any way let me know what you think.
Cat