Sorry that it took so long to get this posted. I won't make petty excuses...just ask for forgiveness. Please be kind, this is the first story that I really wrote that has action so forgive me if it isn't well written. Thanks so much for the reviews and even more the patience of the readers who follow my stories. Again sorry that it took so long but hopefully it was worth it. And some of you may not like the end of this chapter but please remember that it is not the end of the story.
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Romance and Dreams: Here and Now
CHAPTER 5
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"Most people call me Dark Leader. And can you whimpering little girl really be the power that destroyed my Beryl and so much other evil?" Even though you couldn't see him she could feel his condescending tone seep into her skin. When she didn't say anything he finally appeared, the man behind the voice was tall maybe seven feet, covered in a black hooded cape. His eyes were the only thing that she could see in his face but only because they glowed crimson just like the generals before they died. He stood carrying a cane that had a skull on it and its eyes glowed crimson. "You puny little things killed my army, almost all my forces, turned my four sisters, prince Diamond and Sapphire. The only good thing you did was getting rid of that annoying Emerald. And of course freeing Chaos. How should I thank you for that?"
"I think you talk too much. MARS FLAME SNIPER!" She yelled, the arrow stopped in front of him then dropped to the ground at his feet.
"Your attacks are nothing to me." He said laughing at the puny attempt. His cane hit the ground and the earth started to rumble coming apart forming a hug crack. The team separated, avoiding falling in the huge crack that seemed to keep growing. "Move away!" Someone yelled. That was when they realized who his target was. "Sanlen!" Saturn yelled as he moved away but stumbled, falling forward. Sanlen watched in horror as the crack came closer, and then it was under him and he was weightless. He jerked as something caught him. He looked up to where something had wrapped around his wrist, a chain of golden hearts. Amazingly the heart weren't hurting or pulling they were just hold him there.
Saturn ran over to Venus helping to pull him up slowly. He reached the edge of the crack and pulled himself up and getting out of the still growing crack in the earth.
"Nice one Sweetie!" He told her. He then pointed his cane in her direction and swift winds knocker her back slamming her into on of the many trees in the area and holding her there, trapped. He turned to see Uranus rushing at him Sword in hand. Right as she got to him he held up his cane and she stopped unable to move. "What the hell!" She exclaimed then looked down to see a thin layer of cold ice creeping up her legs. She couldn't move them, not at all. She looked to the Leader and could swear she saw a smile on his face as the ice moved up her whole body and froze the shocked expression on her face.
"Uranus!" Neptune yelled running to her lover. "No," she said kneeling beside her. She was so cold, she thought. "What have you done?" She asked standing up.
"Nothing just hoping to kill her slowly." He said. He laughed when she held her mirror. "You think that you can stop me. How about you join your lover." He said scornfully. Neptune looked and the hand that held the mirror, noticing that it was frozen, she knelt beside Uranus.
"I'll see you in hell." She whispered and Sailor Moon didn't know if she was talking about Uranus or the Leader. She watched in horror as she too was frozen.
"Mercury!" She yelled. She looked over to see that she was all ready checking.
"They are still alive, but the hearts are beating really slowly. We only have 30 minutes to save them, max."
"Now who is next?" The leader said talking to himself. He looked at Jupiter. "You." He said finding his next target. He raised his cane pointing it at her, what ever he had done was deflected hitting a tree and causing it to melt. He then sent a multiple number of attacks her way all of which she deflected. He scanned the crowd, looking for the one he knew was there. He looked over to the other generals watching helplessly as he plucked their friends off one by one. He then pointed his cane at Nephrite, Jupiter seeing his line of vision started running toward him but was too late, he was knocked to the ground and she kneeled beside. "Jupiter!" She heard Sailor Moon yell, but it was too late. The earth around her formed around her caging both her and Nephrite in an earth cage. She looked around helplessly knowing that she was trapped, she was in to small of place to use her attack. She grabbed Nephrites broad sword, barely lifting it and sliced it through the cage, it cut through but then it just re-grow over the cut. "Argh!" She let out a frustrated cry knowing that she was trapped. Sailor Moon ran over trying to pull the prison of dirt apart but not doing any good. Next target, the one in red, the leader said in his head, or maybe not he thought again.
"DEAD SCREAM!" He heard yelled and another attack came his way this time joined with, "STAR SERIOUS LASER!" He laughed and, then heard more attacks called out, "STAR GENTLE UTERUS!" And the "STAR SENSITIVE INFERNO!" He laughed again watching as the ball of energy came towards him. He stopped it in front of him, by holding up his cane, and then stretched it out, before they knew exactly what was happening they were bound by the same attacks they had sent at him. All four were bound together back to back all struggling against their bounds. Mercury ran forward, her computer visor still down recording everything that was going on, she went over to where Maker was trapped, pulling on the bindings that came out and the enveloped her smashing with the other four. She struggled against the bonds but it did no good, she couldn't absorb this attack. Jadeite then pulled his bow back notching the arrow and taking target. "BURNING MANDALA!" Mars yelled as Jadeite let the arrow loose. Her attack clung to the arrow, surrounding it. Mars smiled as she saw the attack hit square on, but he didn't even waver. Another gust of wind blew knocking both of them against a tree, much like Venus who was still trapped by the ever-blowing wind, which now trapped Jadeite and Mars. Usagi watched around her as all her Senshi were being defeated, she watched in amazement as he sent an attack toward where Saturn, Sanlen, and Tuxedo Kamen, stood. Saturn but up her wall, but was in shock as the man then pushed her attack over all three of them forming a prison over the three of them.
"No!" She yelled seeing that she was the only one left. "I won't let you hurt my friends." He laughed.
"And how will you stop me little girl?" He asked, she watched in horror as all her friends were shocked with and energy.
"Sailor Moon!" She looked over to Mercury, who let out a scream. "Get rid of the cane, it's his power source." She yelled, as she was shocked again, for a moment the power running through her body was to strong and her head fell to her chest. The leader looked over to her, shocked at her perception then smiled as she shook her head waking.
"SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER KISS!" She yelled, she hit the cane, but not hard enough to let him to let go. She pushed herself harder as a second beam came from her scepter, this attack was stronger than the first and she used all her energy in making it last longer than normal, the stream pushed him back and in shock he dropped the cane. She stopped her attack in time. The shield around Saturn, Sanlen, and Tuxedo Kamen drop, the binds that were wrapped around the lights and the others, stopped glowing freeing them, the winds dropped Venus, Mars and Jadeite in a heap, the ground around Jupiter and Nephrite came down, she looked over to see that while Neptune and Uranus were a little wet they were fine.
"No!" He yelled as he used his energy to grab the cane and pull it up into his hand, but it was too late, they were already freed. "This doesn't happen to me." He yelled at her, his eyes glowed even more as he increased his energy. He blasted Sailor Moon but the blow was deflected as Jupiter ran in front of her. He started to float above them all; he would defeat these puny warriors. He held his cane in front of him and the skull fell away revealing a huge ruby that Sailor Moon guessed to be the source of his power. A crimson ray came from the crystal, but she wasn't worried, she felt the familiar glow of the crystal activating, a white light came from her locket and the white light covered all of the scouts. The red beam was absorbed, and then it faded, leaving a group of very stunned scouts.
They had always seen, Usagi transform to the princess. But for a moment the looked down at themselves. They had never transformed with her, until now, they felt a different older power take root in their beings and for a moment they were no longer confused about then and now. There were no questions of who they were or who they loved. They were simply who they were supposed to be. Nine princesses stood before the leader, each shining with the power of their planet. Behind Saturn, Sanlen was in his armor the sign of the moon present on his forehead as he transformed with the princess. His green eyes glowed with the power long forgotten to him; he was no longer going to stand back and plan. His silver armor glowed eerily in the moonlight and the power radiated off of him. Prince Endymion stood quietly behind the Princess Pluto ready to offer his assistance at anytime. The Generals also stood brimming with forgotten power ready to assist the ones they loved. The Starlights stood in their Senshi forms; they were the only ones that didn't transform with Serenity.
"Did you know that each planet has a crystal?" Serenity asked, she sounded older…her voice holding more confidence then normal. "Did you also know that each scout uses that crystal to transform and can use it at will with total control?" She saw that he didn't know that. "Silver Crystal! With the power of the Moon help me defeat this enemy." Her crystal started to glow at her words. "Moon Crystal Power!" The minute she called out the crystal the crystals of the planets came forth and appeared in the Sensei's cupped hands.
Mercury stepped forward, her blue gown much like princess Serenity's rustled in the wind. "Mercury Crystal" She yelled holding her transformation crystal in front of her, "With the power of the planet of Wisdom, guide me in defeating this enemy!" She stared in awe as her crystal started to glow radiating power. "Mercury Crystal Power!"
Mars stepped up next, the wind coming from the red crystal that the leader held was growing stronger, actually ripping a small slit in her red dress. "Mars Crystal!" She yelled over the howling wind. "With the power of the planet of War, strengthen me to defeat this enemy." She smiled as her planet granted her wish giving the crystal life. "Mars Crystal Power!"
Venus stepped forward as Jupiter stepped beside her. "Venus Crystal! With the power of the planet Love, help me to destroy this evil. Venus Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal! With the power of the planet of Protection help me to protect my princess!" She looked over her shoulder to see the outers stepping up to offer their assistance. Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Neptune Crystal! Planet of Seas, help me defeat my Enemy! Neptune Crystal Power!"
"Uranus Crystal! Planet of Wind, aid me in my battle! Uranus Crystal Power"
"Saturn Crystal! Planet of Death and Rebirth, help me send this evil where it belongs! Saturn Crystal Power!"
"Pluto Crystal! Planet of Time and Revolution, aid me in defeating this evil so time may continue at its will! Pluto Crystal Power!" All the crystals glowed combining together to give power to the princess who stood slightly ahead of them. The others watched helpless and the Senshi fought their battle. The Starlights reasoned for something that they could do. They remembered because there was something that they were supposed to do. The power of the Leader's crystal seemed to be equal with the power of all the crystals combined.
"The princess said we had to come to help!" Fighter yelled at the others. Sanlen heard what they said and knew somehow that this would work. He could see that the scouts were starting to weaken, Serenity could only take that much power going though her for so long. He walked closer to Saturn seeing her fight with all her heart and will. He fell to his knees behind her whispering the words so she couldn't here.
"The planet of my power, Moon I surrender all my strength to the one I love." He whispered the words, but her heard Saturn scream his name as his power, in the form of his star seed, went from his body filling hers and her crystal's light doubled then flowed through Serenity pushing the Dark Leader back. The generals looked over surprised, that would surly kill him but they knew the also had no choice. Sanlen's body went limp, collapsing behind Saturn. His body glowed but his eyes were empty and hollow. Soon after his body started to fade as his body barely clung to life. The generals looked over to their prince who was standing behind Pluto their eyes met and they followed the prince's example. The trio fell to there knees whispering and then gave up their power in the form of the star seeds. In more whispers they sent their power to the ones that they loved, increasing all the strength that then flowed through Pluto, Mars and Jupiter, then to Serenity who pushed the Dark Leader back again.
Uranus looked over to Neptune, they knew what to do. They grabbed hands and then called to their planet, their crystals seemed to float above their hands than mixed and twisted slowly becoming one as they mixed their powers, their star seeds coming from their bodies to join in the final crystal. They let out a yell as the power they were pushing started coming from the heart instead of the crystal. The power of their love combined with the power of the crystal doubled as it pushed through the princess and then into the Leader.
"Can we do it?" Healer asked the question. "Can we give them our power?"
"I don't know." Maker told them honestly.
"I don't care." Seiya said, he was no longer fighter, but the man that she had loved on the moon., running behind Serenity even thought the constant wind kept pushing him back, "Take my love take my power and use it, Odango!" He yelled. He waited then screamed as his star seed was torn out of his body and floated in front of him, "Give my power to the one I love!" His star seed floated forward then melted into Serenity's body and she gasped surprised as she felt him, in her, around her, then her power flowed stronger than ever. The others followed suit, Yaten gave up his star seed and watched as it became part of Minako, she looked over her shoulder to examine him and he saw her smile and then whisper 'I love you."
Maker walked behind Ami, "Don't do it." She heard her yell.
"I love you Ami!" He yelled at her. Somewhere between here and there he had changed into a tall guard of the new princess. He looked to see that the leader was being pushed back but not enough to destroy him. He was still hanging on. "Ami, Accept my love, and my power." He said.
"No. I can't!" She yelled at him.
"Give my power to the one I love." He ordered his star seed, which then went to Ami, it floated at the small of her back, not willing to melt into her like the others had.
"No, Taiki, I won't let you…You'll die… I love you…" The minute the word were out of her mouth the crystal flew into her pushing more power out of her and then through Serenity. She screamed as the full power of all her friends rushed through her body and through the crystal pushing the leader back. His cape blew open revealing a skeleton and the glowing crimson eyes in the face of an empty skull.
"No." He yelled in a voice that echoed for miles. "This can't be happening…" He yelled as the power of the Senshi broke through the remaining power of red crystal breaking the cane and the crystal fell down to the ground. His voice still echoed through the surrounding hills as his body slowly began to burn from the bottom up. Soon only his skull remained, and that then exploded leaving not a trace of their enemy.
Serenity looked around her and behind her seeing all her comrades and friends falling to the ground, "No!" She yelled, looking around frantically, "this, isn't right, they can't be dying." She said before she followed her friends into unconsciousness.
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Saturn awoke, her glaive lay beside her and behind her, was Sanlen. Remembering the battle she rushed over to him, "Sanlen!" She yelled looking at his pale form, she felt his neck searching for a pulse and found one, and it was slow and steady. "Sanlen," she said again, "Wake up love." She said slowly caressing his cheek, amazingly his moon still glowed on his forehead but he was no longer in his armor, she looked around to see that none of the scouts were conscious, but she wasn't worried, she knew they were still alive.
"Hotaru?" Sanlen asked his voice was raspy as he whispered her name.
"What the hell where you thinking?" She asked as started to cry with relief. "Do you have any idea how dangerous that was for you?" He nodded and smiled at her as she worried over him. "What was I supposed to do if you died, huh? I couldn't have lived without you." She said as all the feelings she was holding in started to release. The fear that clenched her heart was slowly diminishing as he listened to what he said. "Do you know how relieved I was when I felt no death?"
"I would have found a way back." He told smiling wide showing his dimples as he grabbed her for a kiss.
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Uranus woke up slowly and the first thing he saw was Saturn and Sanlen locked in a passionate embrace. "What the hell!" She yelled. "Get the hell away from her." As she started to get up she looked to the hand that held hers and met the aqua eyes of Michiru.
"Don't be mad." She said, "I say we follow their example. We won and this time, none of us died. We need to celebrate." She said pulling her lover to her and kissing her. They pulled away when the others around them started to groan and move.
"We should make sure they're okay." Uranus said slightly uncomfortable.
"Don't worry, she said softly, "We are always okay," She said lacing her lover's fingers with her own and then brought her hand to her lips to kiss them softly. "We will always live on…" She continued as Uranus pulled her close into a soft embrace comforted by her mere presence.
"Okay…"
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Mamoru came to slowly; sure that everything had been a dream. "…When I felt no death…" he heard someone say. The battle couldn't have been real. He slowly raised his head to look around him. He was in the middle of no where, there was a crack in the middle of the hills and there were damaged trees all around. He looked in front of him. Pluto lay looking to the stars in night sky. "We did it again." He heard her whisper. She then turned to him, the full moon casting and eerie glow over her pale skin. "Thank you." She whispered, "I couldn't have done it without you."
"Are you all right?" He asked concerned when she continued to lie on the ground.
"Yes, I'm just…relaxing." She told him a smile spreading across her features. He sat beside her, and pulled the hair gently from her eyes.
"It was a hard battle." He said.
"Yes we should be proud, has the Princess awakened?" Mamoru shook his head no. "Seiya?" He once again shook his head. "But everyone is alive?"
"Yes, Saturn said she felt no death."
"Good, Saturn never fails." She said whispering. She looked around and saw that the red crystal was lying on the ground glowing slightly. "It needs a new owner." She said looking to it.
"Huh?" Mamoru asked confused.
"The red crystal, it will pick a new owner soon." He nodded in understanding then smiled.
"I love you Setsuna."
"Good, I would hate to know that the love I felt wasn't reciprocated." She told him. He leaned down and kissed her.
"You do have a way with words." He said after he kissed her, then joined her watching the stars.
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Mako-chan glanced over to see that Rei was much in the same position. They both held the men they loved waiting for them to wake. Nathan started to stir in her arms. "Is it over? She nodded at him. "Good, I'm tired." He said and she knew he was okay. He was making light of the situation. She wrapped her arms around him and then cried
"This is too much." She said.
"That was a hard battle."
"No being in love with a soldier."
"I'm in love with one too." He told her. "And I wouldn't love her any other way." He finished softly looking in her tear heavy eyes. "I love you warrior and all." She wrapped her arms around him and her hot tears soaked his shirt.
"I love you too, I just ever knew how much."
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Jed was starting to wake to. He opened his eyes to see two very stony purple eyes looking intently at his. "You stupid baka! Do you have any idea what you did? You could have killed yourself."
"No, I gave my star seed to you and I knew you would protect it with your life." He said confidently. She looked at him with amazement. She stopped her tirade.
"You trust me that much?" She asked honored.
"No, I know you love me that much, as much as I love you."
"Good." She paused a moment. "Hey I was wondering, would you like to come and stay out at the temple with me? When you come back from America?"
"I would love to." He told her with out hesitation, they were going to be together, forever.
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Mercury shot up and looked around, behind her Taiki lay on the ground, the steady rise and fall of his chest told her he was alive, but she couldn't stand it. She had to leave, now, but she couldn't bring herself to run. She looked around and a few were awake, she looked over to Minako who was slowly waking, then glanced at the others. They were all slowly waking. She crawled on all fours until she reached Taiki. His face was bruised and there was blood coming from numerous cuts. She pushed the loose tendrils of hair off of his face. What was she going to do? No matter what her life would never be the same and she would never be happy. The only person who could grant her happiness belonged to someone else. What was she supposed to do? Tears filled her brilliant eyes and before she could wipe them away a lone tear fell on Taiki's cheek. It seemed to help pull him back into the world of consciousness.
"Why are you crying?" He asked his voice hoarse.
"No reason…you're okay." She stated wiping the tears that she had finally gotten control of.
"I think so…" He told her slowly sitting up. Ami slowly got to her feet feeling slightly weak but reached a hand down to help Taiki get his balance. Feeling dizzy he put an arm over her shoulder and used her for support.
"Taiki are you sure you are all right?" She asked and when he looked down he memorized how she looked, not the bruises, the blood or tattered clothes, but the worry and love that he saw in her eyes, sure that he would not see it again, she would hide her emotions and protect her heart.
"Ami, thank you." She blinked at him confused but then helped him over to the rest of the crowd.
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Minako looked to Yaten, and knew that she wouldn't change anything. She loved this man, and didn't regret the fact that she had told him. But her heart was already broken. It mattered not that they were in love, they would never belong here. They belonged to their princess. She crawled over to the one she knew she loved and the words echoed in her head "Your love will be hopeless for all eternity." "Damn you Ace!" She whispered to the wind, "Why did you have to be right?" She cradled Yaten's head gently as he started to wake. "I'm sorry Yaten, I can't let you hurt me." She said softly and he understood and gave up for the moment. She looked over to Taiki to see that he was awake and looking decent.
They all got up and found themselves gathering around the two that hadn't woke up yet. With the final blow the princess had been pushed back falling into Seiya, who had wrapped his arms around her. Usagi started to blink than realized what had happened.
"Is everyone all right?" She asked. Everyone nodded and smiled. She watched as Saturn picked up the red crystal. Her eyes glowed a little as the power of the crystal flowed through her.
"I was never evil…I am sorry for the evil that my power has brought…I will choose my new owner carefully." Saturn spoke but it wasn't her voice. IT was something else. It was then they realized the crystal was semi-sentient. The crystal started to glow but instead of an evil crimson it was the color of a sunset, Saturn turned as the crystal looked through her eyes looking for the new owner. There was only one that could obviously take the power of the crystal, the one person who didn't already have a crystal. "I want you…use me to rule…" it said as it became a beam of light and then flew into Sanlen. He let out a small gasp and fell to his knees. For a moment he glowed crimson, then it slowly faded. He coughed for a moment, shaking his head as he returned to his feet.
"Ready to share your kingdom?" He asked on a laugh looking to his half sister.
"For my brother, of course." She smiled at him. She looked down to see that Seiya had yet to awaken. "Hotaru?" She asked. The girl in question knelled beside her princess beside that man that she now loved.
"He will be fine," her hands glowed purple, healing his wounds. He groaned as the pain as being stolen form his body. He was almost used to it being there.
"Odango?" He asked before opening his eyes, instantly finding her wide blue eyes eagerly looking at him. "Have I told you I love you?"
"No, but now is good as ever." She laughed realizing that his star seed would have never gone to her if he didn't love her.
"I love you."
"I love you too." she whispered. "Let's go home." She said looking to Pluto. She smiled and grabber her garnet rod.
"Let's go home." She said and they all disappeared.
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"I'm lucky." Rei said looking at her depressed friends about two days later. Jed looked at her in question as he held her dancing to the one slow song during the night. "The man I love can stay." Jed looked up to see the three in question.
"I can see, they haven't left, but they hurt already. I don't know how the lights can do it. Leave the ones they love." He said watching as they sang the song that they were dancing to. They were performing their good-bye concert for their school, the only ones that had known they were back, they had worked hard to stay mostly out of the public eye.
"Their song makes me want to cry. Look at them. I had never seen Minako cry so hard as she did last night." She said as the watched the girl in question.
"Ami seems to be handling it well." He said as he looked at the only calm one in the group. Her eyes were dry and she tried to laugh and joke to cheer the others up.
"She learned how to put masks on. She's hurting too." She said softly. Ami had avoided Taiki as much as possible and had just come in when he started to sing. "She just never would admit to him that she loved him, until it came to life and death, she won't tell him again," she said confident. The last cords of the song ended and they sought out, Nathan and Mako-chan who had obviously been talking about the same thing. They all looked depressed. Hotaru and Sanlen joined them, looking very almost like they hadn't save the world and that they were all in hell. The lights would leave tonight, in about ten minutes actually.
Taiki spotted her right away noting that she had snuck in while he was onstage, "Ami-chan," he said addressing her.
"Taiki-san," she said with a tight smile.
"You seem well."
"Yes, you also seem to have recovered." Watching them you would have never known that two people acting so coldly were in love with one another.
"May I speak with you privately?" He asked extending his hand to catch hers not allowing for her to say no.
"Of course." She replied and followed him out the doors.
"Why are you here?" He asked bluntly once out of hearing distance of the others.
"To say good-bye." She said softly.
"To what?" He asked in whisper but to her it felt like thunder.
'My soul' her heart screamed. "A friend," she found herself saying instead.
"Will you ever let it show?" He asked. She looked at him confused. "What you feel for me?" He clarified.
"I died for you," she said softly looking to him, "I took your star seed and guarded it in my heart," she told him softly, "I can do no more. I can only take so much pain."
"Well I can take more. I love you Ami-chan, and I will never let you forget." He told her. He looked down at her and then kissed her, showing everything that he felt in that one kiss. "Please remember this." He pleaded, kissing her again. She responded slowly kissing him back then pulling away.
"I will always remember." She told him as she walked back into the hall, "in my dreams, in my heart and in my soul." She whispered and wiped away one tear, and gasped as the cold hand of loneliness grabbed her heart making her feel cold. She trembled and looked in to the dance that the school had thrown together to say good bye, at all the happy couples her heart constricted more she and the others walked to the roof, to say a final farewell.
Usagi stood in the corner holding his hand. They were both silent. "This love snuck up on me." Usagi announced. "I'm not sure what to do about it and I know that it will hurt when you're gone." She said looking over to him. "There will never be another." She vowed to him. "No man will ever touch me or kiss me without me thinking that it's you. I know that you can't stay, so I won't ask."
"I'll stay…"
"No we have a duty, and we don't have a choice. I love you Seiya." She said tears finally escaping.
"I love you too." He said pulling her into his arms. "Time to go." He whispered. They started through the gym and up to the roof
Minako held him for one last dance, he had requested a slow song so they danced. She had cried all her tears last night with her friends, drying all her tears. She held him knowing that it was the last time ever. She knew that she was eternal, and the only thought she had was would this pain last forever.
"I'm sorry this can't be different." She heard him whisper.
"I understand duty." She said, "Remember?" She asked. She felt Yaten nod against her head.
"Time to go." He said noticing the others.
"Yaten-kun, remember, I do love you, but don't came back." Those words stopped him dead in his tracks as he looked at her.
"What?"
"You said earlier that you would come back. Don't, remember our duty as a soldier, it's always there and it will never go away. Your love fortune is that same as mine." She whispered to him.
"I love you." He told her nodding as he understood.
She followed the others to the roof grabbing onto Ami for support. Usagi was clinging to Seiya, her tears could be understood by all in the group, but she couldn't stop. They all watched as she cried they even saw a tear drop from his eyes.
"Don't cry." She said to him. "Someday." She said clinging to some hope in her empty heart.
"Someday." He whispered the sentiment back to her. "I love you Odango, in my past life my present and my future, wherever it may be."
"I love you Seiya." She saw the others walked forward. This was all too familiar tears raced down the cheeks of all the girls not wanting to see this happen. The three stood together, as they became Senshi.
"I love you, Odango." Fighter said.
"Remember." Maker told Ami looking at her she nodded slowly.
"Minako, I guess I am painful," Healer said and watched as Minako's eyes widened and she shook her head.
"No it was worth it." She said. Then they were gone racing across the sky, shooting stars going home, but leaving their heart to the girls who they left behind.
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"We had to leave." Maker said to the others as they landed. She looked over to see that they were all nodding. "We should act as though nothing happened, but we aided in the battle."
"Sounds like a plan." Fighter said, looking around as they landed on their planet. "Healer?"
"Huh?" She asked snapping to attention. She had seemed disturbed for a majority of the trip, mostly in her own world, but all of them had. They all knew that it would never be the same and now here they had just agreed to try and act that way. In a way it hurt to pretend that they didn't exist, that they still had their hearts to give to someone else. They heard the sound of heeled shoes running down the hall as the door to the room they were in was torn opened.
"Oh, My lights, you're home!" Their princess exclaimed, as she ran to the folding them in a hug. It almost made it worth it. Almost.
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"Usako?" Usagi turned at the voice. She stood alone and her small arms were wrapped around herself as she cried.
"Mamo-chan." She said softly, she knew she looked terrible, the lights had left only an hour ago, but it felt like eternity, and she knew she had eternity to miss him.
"How are you?" He asked looking at her with concerned eyes. She started for once realizing that his blue eyes were close the same color as Seiya's but his didn't shine with laugh, and love. But there was something in his gaze, something that set her on edge.
"Yeah!" She exclaimed putting on a false smile. "I'm good." She said turning her
" Usako, do you want to…" he decided that this would best be bluntly put. "Do you want to be with me?" He asked his dark eyes looking over her form noticing for once how weak she looked.
"What?" She asked in amazement. He couldn't be saying what she thought, she knew that he loved Pluto, he had given her his star seed and she had accepted it.
"Be together again, like before." He asked her, watching her reaction. For a moment the blond hair girl stood in shock. Her wide blue eyes blinked not comprehending exactly what was being said. Mamoru walked slowly forward and placed a hand on her cheek. He slowly brushed a tear before it could fall down her cheek. She was floored by his request.
"Mamo-chan… What?" But she was quickly hushed by his lips pressing against hers. And for a moment she stood shocked before sobs started to rack her body. So he pulled her close and held her and let her cry.
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Didn't I say some of you would hate me at the end of this chapter? But don't worry this isn't the end. Now that all the action is over, I can get back to all the angst and romance.
Thanks for reading!
Cat