Of Blue Water and Green Lightening.

By: WaMat DeBly

A.N. To my faithful readers, I'd like to thank everyone who has been reading this story since the beginning... and especially those who have been keeping up with it and putting up with me taking so long to update and such, I'd just like to express my thanks to you, because its readers like you who I write for.

I'd also like to note that there haven't really been any new reviews lately... come on peeps, reviews are what keep me going, even if it's just to say hi, I'll acknowledge you in my next author's notes for it, I promise. Oh something you may like, this chapterat least on paper. looks longer than most... mainly because of a lot of the things I had to take into consideration as to what needed to be told at this junction in the story, please if you don't understand something, let meh know... "meow!"

Disclaimer: WMDB: I don't own sailor moon, I know I haven't stated this in recent chapters but Ami-chan reminded me that perhaps it was time I did so again.

Ami: Hai, you never know, some one could come in and accuse you of trying to take over sailor moon or something.

Makoto: Though I have no idea why they'd even try, I mean, this is a FANFICTION web site right, no one own's any of the character's here anyway...

WMDB: -nods- yeah, so what are people thinking anyway?

Ami and Makoto both hug WaMat... together: We'll protect you from the rabid lawyers!!!

WaMat: -grins- Yay, I'm loved.

Ch. 8, Final goodbye's.

Ami: I took Makoto softly into my arms, hugging her tight to me, I knew I'd said one of the things she'd never wanted to hear, no one wants change... Darien's death shouldn't have had that big an impact on the senshi anyway, but apparently he was a bigger part of the team than most of us gave him credit for, He's always been there when we needed him most, and he gave Usagi hope when no one else could. I kissed makoto, moving some of the hair that was hanging down beside her face to tuck it behind her ear. "Don't worry Mako-chan, we'll make it through this."

Makoto: I knew Ami was right, We all just have to stick together, we all had to just be there for one another, returning her kiss I moved back a bit to see Usagi, Minako, and Rei looking at us funny, I gave a really weak smile, "W...we were going to tell you all, under better circumstances, but Ami and I are together, since yesterday." A voice from behind me startled me, causing me to jump. "It's about time." Turning around I could see Haruka, Michiru was right behind her with Setsuna and Hotaru trailing, Haruka stopped right in front of me. "You have our full support Mako-chan." After that she moved on to talk to Usagi.

Two Days Later

Ami: The rain hadn't stopped for two days, but there we stood, the sailor senshi at what had to be our weakest moment, Ten girls standing in a cemetery, watching the only male member of their group be lowered six feet into the earth. I wiped at tears that were falling from my eyes with a free hand as I listened to the preacher. "Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust." We all took up some dirt and threw it onto the casket, I watched Usagi carefully, afraid that she'd snap, she was calm for some one who's boyfriend had died in battle, then, as she moved away from his grave, she fell to her knees crying, before I could even move Minako was there, comforting our princess.

"Perhapse there is more to those two than we realize." I glanced to my left to see Michiru, this was proably one of the few time's I've ever seen her wear black. I nodded at her words. "They've been very close, ever since Minako joined the senshi, but there does seem to be something else there, doesn't there?"

Makoto: I watched Ami and Michiru talk at a distance, a hand on my right shoulder drew my attention, it was Haruka. "Yeah?" Haruka gave me a soft smile, "The wind's are shifting Makoto-san, Things will work themselves out, trust me." I nodded, we both turned our attention to the youngest of our group. Hotaru was comforting Chibi-usa, the smaller pink haired girl was bawling her eyes out, stammering as she tried to talk, Hotaru was doing her best not to cry, though even from this distance, it was apparent she wasn't doing that good of a job at keeping from it. "Hota-chan cares quite deeply for Chibi-usa, they have a very deep bond for children their age." It was Setsuna who had said this, she'd come up on my left, "Their destiney's intertwine very closely." She looked directly into my eyes, "Just as yours intertwines with Ami's." Before I could say anything, a flash of light blinded me, after opening my eyes I could see the man we'd fought three days ago, he had a smug grin plastered on his face as he moved towards the grave. "Ah yes, the beloved Darien." The black robes he was wearing seemed to hardly movie with each step he took, making it appear like he was floating more than walking, I watched helplessly as Usagi jumped at him, grabbing him by the neck, his grin never faded. "Usagi, I came here in peace today, this is hollowed ground, please release me." His voice was cool, collected, but Usagi's reply was almost pure venom. "Why should I let you live, you ripped the man I loved from this world, what gives you the right to live?!" He smiled, I suppose I don't have a right to live, but you know in your mind, my dearest Usagi, that you haven't the right, Nor the will to kill me, not here, not now anyway, But Darien fell a warrior, and I came to pay my respect to him for that, then to deliver a message to everyone, so do you mind?" he looked at the grave, Usagi's grip visibly tightened... then she was thrown about three feet away from him almost magically. I watched in awe as he knelt beside the grave, almost in a prayer like position, speaking in an alien language, he stood suddenly, turning to look at each and every one of us, even Hotaru and Chibi-usa, his eyes seemed to linger on me as he spoke. "My dear Sailor Senshi, you have three months to prepair yourselves, for I shall return in that time to purify this planet, should you defeat me, you will have saved this planet, proving that I was wrong about the earth, and about the ten of you." He paused for a moment as if in thought, "I suppose it is only right for you to know the name of your enemy, I am WaMat DeBly, Please do not forget my name, now... I shall see the ten of you in three months." And with those words he vanished.