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Letting Go Chapter Four
By Catrina
Authors notes: Okay so I will never like this story as much as my other newer ones and even revising doesn't bring it close to what I write now (or that's what people say) but I couldn't stand thinking of people reading this story first then not checking out the rest of my stories. Any way… on with the revision of chapter four.
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Seiya still held Usagi in his arms, it had gotten late and they still sat in the park where had wept until she finally fallen into exhaustion. He felt so sorry for her and an increasing anger towards Mamoru. How could anyone not love her? She was so perfect.
"Odango, wake up." He shook her shoulder and her eyes slowly started to open.
"Tell me it was a dream." Usagi ordered Seiya her eyes sad as she looked at him remembering why she was in this condition to begin with.
"I can't do that." He answered whipping away the trails of her tears.
"I am out of tears." She looked so lost and dejected. "I'm alone now."
"No, Odango, you have me, you will always have me, even if you don't want me." He told her with a smile.
"Thank you, can you take me home?" Silently, he picked her up and carried her home. He snuck her back through her balcony and laid her gently on the bed. She was asleep in minutes.
"What happened?" Luna asked after Usagi had fallen asleep. He didn't her the cat jump up beside him as he sat on her bad tracing a loving hand down her cheek.
"Luna, Hi. Mamoru called her and dumped her. She is in pain; it hurts me to leave her." He looked over to the cat hoping that she would understand. It was odd to look at a cat and see wisdom and concern in its eyes. He smiled at her sad then placed a soft hand on Luna's head petting the cat and stroking her ears. He purred for a moment and then smiled in her own way. "Watch her carefully tonight Luna." He asked before walking to Usagi's balcony and then disappearing from view.
"Of course, Seiya, I will."
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Taiki and Yaten were on their way home when they ran into one another. Both seemed to be in light spirits.
"Did you?" Yaten asked seeing that Taiki was in a much happier mood then normal.
"Yeah, I think it was a mistake but I told her…It was something about the music and the moon…" he said looking to the shortest light making excuses for his behavior.
"Yeah…:
"You too I assume." Taiki whispered falling in step beside the other light.
"Yeah, but I have no romantic excuses. She just got me mad. Hell I was in a closet for goodness sakes."
"A closet?"
"Wasn't my choice." Yaten retorted brushing imaginary dust off his shoulder.
"Funny we both agreed that it wasn't a good idea, and then we did it anyway." They both looked down at the ground as it passed under their feet.
"But I feel better…" Yaten started
"And she was very happy…" Taiki continued
"But still, maybe we should have delayed this, we should have waited longer."
"I know what you mean."
They continued to walk in silence to their apartment. When they got through the door they saw Seiya holding a piece of paper.
"She called us back." They didn't have to ask who. They already knew.
"No, she granted us freedom, how can she take it back?" Yaten asked.
"I'm not going." Seiya told them, "I made a promise and so did she, she promised us freedom, and I'm not going back." Taiki took the paper noting that fragrance smelled like the princess and read the note, simply saying that their home planet needed their protection and that she needed them only momentarily.
"But Seiya," Yaten started to lay into him, "It is our duty."
"Yaten, stop," Yaten looked towards Taiki. "I don't want to go either, but we have to just to check. She said only momentarily."
"It isn't just to check. It is forever and I can't do that."
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By the next day Taiki and Yaten were ready to leave; all they had to do was go talk to the people who they loved the most. Yaten walked slowly to Minako's house. He and Taiki were leaving in an hour so he had to make it quick. He rang the doorbell and Minako answered. The first thing she did was throw herself into his arms.
"Hi, I didn't expect you so soon." For a moment he pulled back and just stared at her. Taking in her appearance her eyes, her face, and the emotion that was so apparent in hr gaze.
"Can we take a walk?" By this time Mina had noticed that something was wrong. She took his extended hand and closed the door behind her.
"What is wrong?" She asked not sure that she was ready to hear it herself.
"Minako, I have a small problem." By this time they had reached the park to the small docks where he was meeting Taiki in a ¾ of an hour. "When I got home last night Seiya was there. He had a note that was sent to us. We've been called back by our Princess."
"Oh, so you have to go. For how long?"
"Minako, I don't know. It wasn't really specific. But I know that she let us go. Our princess doesn't go back on her word."
"Going back to battle?" She asked hesitantly.
"It seems that our home planet needs us."
"Oh." For a moment she paused and he watched as she seemed to think through everything. "You may not be coming back. There may be another evil and you may die protecting your planet." She stated the truth and he knew it as well.
"I will come back." He told her looking at her then stepping back for a moment as she pasted a bright smile on her face.
"It's okay, Yaten. I understand the duties of a soldier as well. And it doesn't change how we feel about each other."
"No, I still love you, but I don't have a choice really... She is my princess, what would you do?"
"I would have never fallen in love with some one and promised them forever when I'm not free to do so."
"I was free at that moment…" He started realizing how lame it sounded to his own ears.
"I will forever love you Yaten, but I will never forget what you have done here. Its' hard to know that you will always come second to someone else, but then again you have to deal with that with me as well." He looked into her eyes and noticed that they weren't normal. They were empty and hollow. All life was gone out of her eyes. She slowly kissed his lips gently and turned and ran away. She then turned around and yelled, "Come back to me if you can. I'll wait and love you forever, just like I promised." Then she finished her retreat and faded from his view. He sat down to wait for Taiki. He let go of his hope and of his love. He never heard her when she whispered that he was already forgiven.
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Ami was studying but not very hard, the only thing she could think about was Taiki. Speak of the devil, she thought as she heard a knock on the door.
"Ami, I'll be blunt." She knew instantly that some thing was wrong, he was staring at her very intently and unknowingly she blushed under his gaze.
"You can tell me anything." She told him letting him into her apartment.
"Ami, I'll tell you the truth. My princess called me back. I have to go to battle." She took the news well no tears, no hysterics, just a look.
"I understand, when you are a senshi the most important thing is your princess." He stared at her in shock.
"Ami, you understand."
"Of course I am a senshi, too. Try to keep in touch and I'll see you back soon, I'm sure." She basically kicked him out the door. "When are you leaving?" She asked when he was through the doorway.
"Soon." He answered looking at his watch surprised that he only had moments left, "Very soon."
"Then take care, and Godspeed." She told him leaning up to kiss him and shutting the door quietly but effectively in his face. Taiki left in shock, while Ami slid to the floor on the other side of the door and cried her. She didn't know how long she was there, but when she heard the knock on the door she had a feeling that she knew who it was. The next knock on the door was Minako. The looked at each other then understanding each other and they fell to the floor together crying on each others' shoulders. They held each other as they cried and the ones they loved more that life itself, let go of the ones they loved and raced across the galaxy, away from them.
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"We should go see Usagi, remember the last time Seiya left, she went into withdrawal." Minako said on a laugh as they quickly check their appearances and headed for the door. It was a quick walk to Usagi's house and her mom showed them to her room. They opened the door. Their jaws hit the floor as the saw Seiya inside with Usagi in his arms; it looked like she was crying.
"Seiya, why are you here?" Ami asked shocked to see the boy still here
"She needs me Ami."
"You didn't leave?" Minako asked also floored.
"No Minako, my princess dismissed me. Therefore she is no longer my princess." Usagi looked confused.
"You didn't tell Usagi." They both concluded for a moment together.
"Tell me what. Seiya-san. Tell me now."
"No." She started to smile.
"I have my ways," she said as she started to tickle him. Minako and Ami just looked in awe.
"Usagi this is no laughing matter." Minako started to cry; "They left. They went home and they will never be back."
"Seiya?"
"Our princess called us back last night."
"So you have to go." She slowly started to cry, silent tears that rolled down her cheeks leaving salty trails behind.
"Don't cry, Odango. I'm not leaving. I'm staying here. With you, just like I promised." He looked at her with only love in his eyes.
"Really?"
"I will never leave you, remember I promised." Minako just looked on and started to cry. Why couldn't Yaten stay, but she knew the answer. He didn't really love her. Ami looked over to her and started to cry.
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"Father."
"Yes, Davicor."
"We have our plans finished."
"Okay, go forth with your plans."
"Yes, father."
"Are the Sailor Starlights gone?"
"Yes, along with two other senshi who aren't quite up to normal."
"Love, such a weak emotion."
"Yes father." Davicor's eyes flashed as he left. I love my sisters and I will get them back. He searched the halls finding his brother quickly.
"You know the plan?"
"Yeah"
"Don't come in until all nine scouts are there. I think that we can get them all in one shot."
"Whatever." Ericonder said.
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Minako was always sad, while Ami was always busy. Seiya was always with Usagi, and Rei was always practicing how she was going to kill Mamoru. Mako-chan dreamed about killing him. No one was ready to be a scout. The outers were all normal but very apprehensive. Hotaru knew something was coming. Usagi was still in pain, but it was getting better. She had forgiven Mamo-chan and was slowly getting over him. It had only been a week, but a week of hell, but the pain was less and she was just now starting to realize how much she was really loved by Seiya. Life went by with the little steps that it did. Healing them all slowly and teaching them to grow. Seiya explained why Yaten and Taiki felt they had to. He knew that it was because they knew that they would be back…because they had a reason to come back. It wasn't a matter of love or reasons. It was duty. Seiya had a gut feeling that he was needed where he was, but Yaten and Taiki, were unsure of their summons back. They had to check, had to worry. She was still a loved one in their hearts. Though he was unsure himself he told the two pain stricken girls that they people they loved would be back and that as long as they loved them they would have a reason to come home.
"This is their home." He told them, "Never before have we come to a place and felt so comfortable, so at ease, so like ourselves. Then we found you. And there were no more questions." The summons was only momentarily but they knew that someone had to check and Seiya knew that he was needed here. Not only to the girl her loved, but he wanted to prove his love as readily. Ami and Minako had questions but knew they could wait until their warriors came home.
That was the truth behind loving a Senshi…you loved them even if they couldn't come home.
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Yaten looked around when they landed. Nothing seemed odd or out of place. It looked like it had when they left. It didn't take long to find the princess. She looked surprised to see them. "Things didn't work out on Earth?"
"Things were going well… but you sent for us."
"No I didn't." She told them a slight look of confusion crossing her beautiful features. "I let you go. I wouldn't have call back for you." She told them softly. "But I appreciate the care that you have for me. And please even since I let you go…I wish that you would visit." She said softly.
"But it was your writing…" She shook her head softly.
"It had your scent." Maker continued watching as she again shook her head. A feeling of dread washed over them as they ran out her door.
"Good to know that you are safe but you should leave my Starlights and travel fast." She said as she again waved her hand giving them extra speed as the crossed the galaxies.
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He really couldn't explain out it had happened. She had come in a point of confusion and she had come back when he called. In a way he had always picked up an emotion from her more then loyalty. More then a Sailor Senshi to her king, but more was behind it. There was something more behind her ruby eyes. More then once he wanted to reach forward and brush her hair from her eyes, to cradle her face in is hands and stare into the endlessness of her eyes. Never before had he felt something this intense so quickly. This was something that he was unfamiliar with. Just recently he had sorted through his confusion about Usagi and now he was confused about her…Pluto, Setsuna, and The Guardian of Time. Anytime recently he would call to her and she would come. She served him without question, and he had a feeling that she loved him the same way. Pushing his black locks away from his forehead Mamoru sighed as he paced his dorm room. There was nothing that he could do. He had learned that he could not control his emotions let alone anyone else's. So he was left in question of what to do. Over the last two weeks he had called and she had shivered into his room, beautiful and regal. Tilting her head as he asked a question, debating and laughing. But tonight he had something planned. He wanted to try something new. He looked at the table he prepared wondering if he was being to forward. There were flowers and candlelight, and plenty of food to share. Now all he needed was to call her. He tugged the collar of his collared shirt and debated before whispering her name. Slowly he turned as he felt a presence behind him. He turned to see her standing there, surprised by his appearance and the room behind him.
"Your Majesty?" She asked looking around the question apparent in her ruby eyes.
"Pluto." He confirmed smiling at her. "Hungry?" He asked a slight blush highlighting his cheek bones. For a moment he saw her ponder and he could tell that she was worried, somewhat still confused.
"Yes…" She started, then smiled at him, "Are you asking me out?" She asked looking him dead in the eye.
"Well I guess." He said nodding to confirm what he had said. For a moment she shimmered before returning in a simple white blouse and black skirt.
"Then please let us eat." She told him.
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School had just gotten out and the girls now including both Ekfuku and Denisia and Seiya were walking across the park, their final destination… the arcade. Their laughter could be heard for blocks and their joy and happiness was apparent to all who crossed their path. For a moment Denisia gave pause before looking to the sky and grabbing her younger sister close to her side. The others noticed her protective stanch quickly followed her gaze. Floating slightly above them was a striking man with blue hair and black eyes. It didn't take long to put the pieces together. He looked a lot like Denisia and she looked very uncomfortable.
"Hello, sailor Senshi, I am Davicor, and I would like my sisters back." He said making the introduction but looking at his sisters, with concern?
"Davicor no," Denisia walked slowly towards her brother, "this isn't the way."
"I know, but there is no choice. I want to be home, I want to be with family." He told her knowing that this was a start.
'Is Ericonder coming?" Ekfuku asked looking at the only brother that she actually cared about.
"Yes" the scouts understood and they started to yell:
"MOON ETERNAL! MAKE UP!"
"VENUS CRYSTAL POWER! MAKE UP!"
"MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER! MAKE UP!"
"JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER! MAKE UP!"
"MARS CRYSTAL POWER! MAKE UP!"
They were joined by Seiya who was already morphed along with the outers some how they all knew when they were needed. Moments later Pluto joined the scene.
"Davicor, you can join us, they are waiting for you to join us, and they can send us home with out the machine"
"Why would they, what reason?" He asked confused.
"Because you need us." Sailor Moon said stepping forward. "Is there any other reason?"
"Are you sure?" He asked looking to both his sister, then the five girls that he had evaluated as his enemies.
"Yes"
"Than anything to be with you my twin family." He said softly already knowing that his heart was not in this fight.
"So you turn traitor, too." A shocked voice said from above the whole group.
"Ericonder." No one was quite sure who had said it but everyone knew him. Ericonder directed a blast toward his brother. "You will die for this!"
"No," Jupiter ran and pushed him out of the way. "You have no right to kill him. He just wants to be with family and we will protect him. Just like we protected the others."
Ericonder just smirked. "Why?"
"Because, we protect those people who are not evil. Who love and care. We are soldiers of love and justice. Today you will be defeated." Mercury was studying him with her computer as far as she could tell he had no weak points, none that were visible by the flow of energy around his body. "You guys, the only thing that we can do is overwhelm him."
"Than, let's get started." Uranus said as she pulled her sword out and proceeded to run in for the first attack. Neptune, Pluto and Saturn followed him. After they finished the Inners started along with Star Fighter. Ericonder never knew where the attack was coming from. Dodge left only to be hit by the left. He had nothing left to fight with he was slowly being overwhelmed…slowly for the first time ever being defeated. So he called for help.
"Father help me."
"I am here my son." The attacked paused when the voice appeared from no where.
"Thank you Father." He said softly unheard by the scouts as an unseen force lifted him slightly as though embracing him for a moment.
"You have failed."
"Yes, father I know." He nodded agreeing slightly.
"You will die." Before any of the scouts could do anything, a blast came from the father and Ericonder was burned in flames, his scream echoing across the park. His body was gone in less then a second.
"Why did you kill him?" Sailor Moon screamed crying for her fallen enemy. "He was your son!"
"He was useless." The scouts looked to him as he finally took form. He honestly looked like he was the incarnate of evil. He had black hair done back in a long braid with bangs covering his face. His eyes were bottomless black and scars covered his face but it was chiseled face was strong and long. His shoulders were wide leading to a bulk body, not entirely muscle, obviously used to delegating duties. He wore all black and was surrounded by a cape that flowed around his tall frame. How could he be the father of four, he looks twenty?
"Denisia, Ekfuku, Davicor you know that you will die?"
"No we won't Father. We are on the good side now." Denisia told him stand proud with the friends near her.
"We will win Father, for every one." Ekfuku responded.
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Healer and Maker rushed towards earth.
"We won't make it."
"Yes we will, Yaten. Have faith. Minako and Ami do."
"Will they still love us?" He asked the question both had though. They never thought of just communicating, sending a note…willing a thought. In a way they were all telepathically linked. Instead they were stupid and just left without thinking. They should have stayed…like Seiya did.
"Of course. Love is forever. Ami taught me that, besides they can't let go that easy."
"I have a bad feeling." They kicked it a higher gear and rushed faster towards Earth.
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"I will have revenge for taking my children. You see, I have more power that you think. And I think that I will do something to your Earth. How about I freeze it and kill everyone. Sounds like a good plan, but then again I should give credit to my son, he came up with the plan. Along with sending all the lovers away. But I like the idea a freezing this planet…so full of life. It would be nice to see it stopped" His laugh stated small but later boomed thought-out the park.
"We will stop you." Mars told him.
"We will protect our planet." Venus added.
"You will be defeated" Mercury told him.
"You have no right to be here." Jupiter told him.
"You can not destroy the love and beauty of this planet." Neptune told him.
"You cannot defeat the soldier of death and rebirth.
"Or the senshi of time."
Uranus felt no need to make a small speech just glared at her enemy. The father laughed and teleported back to the ship. He took the control and started to power up the main weapon.
"Be went back the ship." Mercury stated.
"He will use the Cannon. Now is your chance. You must wait until the ice fires and destroy it then." Denisia told them, "You should trust me… I built it, with my brother's help." She said reaching forward and grabbed his hand and looked into eyes now the color of her own.
"Okay." Sailor moon stepped forward and yelled.
"SILVER CRYSTAL POWER…
VENUS PLANET POWER…
MERCURY PLANET POWER…
MARS PLANET POWER…
JUPITER PLANET POWER…
NEPTUNE PLANET POWER…
URANUS PLANET POWER…
PLUTO PLANET POWER…
SATURN PLANET POWER…
FIGHTER STAR POWER…"
They all waited until they saw a silver ray coming down towards earth and then they yelled. "… ATTACK…"
The combination of their power raced toward the ray that the cannon had let loose. They watched and watched but nothing then the attack made contact. All the scouts fell to the ground weakened by the attack. Part of the ice was thrown back destroying the ship with a giant explosion lighting the sky with its light, but something was still wrong.
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Healer and Maker landed on earth, and not realizing turned into their male forms and ran towards the sound of battle and they cringed at what they saw. All the scouts were on the ground looking defeated
."Minako!"
"Ami!" The scouts in question turned and looked toward the people who called them and both looked relived.
"It didn't stop it." Saturn yelled.
"I won't let this happen," Sailor Moon yelled as she came up on her knees with Seiya behind her helping her up. "Silver Crystal, please help me." The crystal responded by glowing. "Save us." A light came from the crystal as it surrounded the earth, but the ice still came.
"No…" Pluto and in her first moment of selfishness, she disappeared. She reappeared in a college dorm where the man she loved slept.
"Mamoru-san, come with me."
"Where?" He asked groggily.
"To the gates of time. Please come don't ask questions?" she asked him her eyes filled up with hope.
"All right." He smiled and took her had as the both disappeared to the gates.
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On the other side of the earth, Jupiter fell to her knees crying. The world was freezing, inch by inch. The world was becoming a large ball of ice. People were freezing stopping in mid step, almost like the Gods were pushing a pause button. The scouts looked on in fear as the ice approached them.
Neptune got up and ran to her lover and wrapped her arms around her waist. "Is this how it will end, Haruka?" She whispered feeling her lover's hand wrap in her hair.
"No, we will be together forever, my love, whether we are in heaven or hell, it will always be you and me." Haruka pulled her close still trying to protect her lover, and even though the cold was starting to surround them she felt warm, because Michiru was her light, the only thing that mattered.
"Taiki…" Ami murmured looking away from the approaching terror for a moment. "You're safe…" She said pausing for a moment.
"Please understand Ami…I was so used to being at her summons I just didn't think. I never thought that it was a ploy. I just…"
"I told you that I understood…didn't I." She said relieved to see that he was back and safe. She extended her hand and for a moment their fingers brushed for a moment before they were encased in ice.
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"Your back." Venus stated looking over to the person quickly walking to her looking at the area around them. She knew that he was surprised at their failure.
"Of course… I said I would." He told her. "I want you to understand something. There is no other place that I would rather be then right here. Do you understand." She looked at him her eyes somewhat blank.
"Say you understand."
"I understand." She nodded.
"Then you plan on loving me forever." He asked pulling her close. She nodded quickly. T
"Say yes." He grabbed her and pressed his lips against hers.
"Yes," she murmured against his lips and they were frozen into a kiss.
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Usagi looked around her. "No, this can't be Seiya?"
"Don't worry I will protect you." With that she wrapped Sailor Moon in her arms and held her close. Usagi looked around her. Mako-chan was frozen, on her knees crying, while Rei was running toward her. Haruka was trying to protect Michiru. Hotaru was holding up her glaive, trying to protect herself, and Pluto had disappeared. Then Venus, frozen in a kiss with her beloved Yaten, and Sailor Mercury was smiling up at Taiki holding his hand. It would have been beautiful if it hadn't been real. This was her last thought before she also froze over, in the arms of the man who loved her
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Again you know the drill…tell me what you think.
Thanks
Cat