Kakyuu cuddled closer to Fighter in the bed, resting her head on Fighter's shoulder.
"Aishteru, Fighter." She sighed happily.
"Aishteru . . ." Fighter said quietly, almost drifting off to sleep. "Odango."
"What?" Kakyuu sat up sharply, startling Fighter.
Fighter sat up as well, noting the anger in her hime's eyes. "What's wrong, Kakyuu-hime?"
"You of all people should know what you said!" Kakyuu felt her anger rise. She pulled the sheet up and covered herself with it, turning away from Fighter.
"I didn't say anything!" Fighter raised an eyebrow, touching her shoulder.
Kakyuu turned and looked at Fighter, and Fighter's mouth suddenly moved, "Usagi, she's in trouble." Fighter's eyes widened as Seiya's voice escaped her lips. She clamped her hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry, Hime, but that wasn't me." Fighter said, her voice hushed by her hand.
"Seiya is trying to come out?" Kakyuu scowled a little, unsure of what to think.
Fighter nodded. "I've been fighting him for quite a while, sometimes I just get tired, and let him have his way by de-transforming."
"Well, maybe what he has to say is important. Why don't we see?" Kakyuu cocked her head to the side slightly.
"If you're sure . . .?" Fighter took her hand away from her mouth.
"I'm sure." Kakyuu leaned down and kissed Fighter's lips.
Fighter pulled back from Kakyuu and nodded, the room suddenly was filled with a flash of light, and Seiya stood at the side of the bed. He opened his eyes and looked at Kakyuu for a moment, before turning his eyes away. "Thank you, Kakyuu-hime." He bowed.
Kakyuu pulled the sheet closer to herself, covering her nakedness.
Seiya turned around and ran out of the room, knowing exactly where he had to go. He burst into the Throne Room, and felt his body freeze when he spotted Usagi standing in the center of the room, hunched over and crying.
"Odango?" Seiya asked, taking a small step closer to her.
Usagi looked up, and then ran to him, eyes streaming with tears. "Oh, Seiya!" She exclaimed, falling into his arms.
"What's wrong?" Seiya held Usagi in his arms and his heart cried out in pain.
"It's . . .Minako-chan . . ." Usagi sobbed.
"Odango . . .you're so light . . .and pale. How did you come here?" Seiya pulled away from Usagi and looked at her face. Her face was pale and hollow and she looked almost dead. The only color in her face was her bright and shining blue eyes, which trickled with tears. She was dressed all in white, she was wearing a white nightgown, and it only added to her specter-like qualities.
Usagi looked away from Seiya, casting her gaze to the floor. "I . . .well," She looked up at Seiya again. "Serenity knew something was wrong, and that was when we found out that Sailor Venus is pregnant!" Usagi sobbed slightly.
"Pregnant?" Seiya asked. "But I thought that it was almost impossible in senshi form . . ."
"Somehow it transferred over . . .from Mamoru. And so now . . ." She turned her head away and sobbed. "I just couldn't stand it. I had to see you . . .so I stole the Silver Crystal from Serenity," She looked up at him. "Oh, Seiya, I know it was wrong, but I just couldn't bear it! I think I may have made the wrong choice . . ."
Seiya shook his head. "No, you made the right choice, for what you thought. You didn't know all of this would happen, and you were only thinking about your daughter. It's not your fault, Usagi. Destiny . . ."
(The Moon Kingdom)
"Destiny . . ." Endymion whispered to the wall, banging his head on it gently. "It was our destiny . . ." He felt tears come to his eyes as he felt even weaker than before.
Sailor Mercury stepped out of the infirmary and walked over to Endymion, touching his shoulder gently. "Endymion-san, you may see her now, if you wish."
Endymion turned and looked at Mercury, tears forming in his eyes. "How bad is it?"
Sailor Mercury looked away. "It's bad. The Silver Crystal is totally gone from her body. We're keeping her alive now on life support from the other senshi. We're slowly feeding her enough energy to keep on living, but it will take a toll on the senshi after a while. With Sailor Venus unable to give her any of her energy . . ." Sailor Mercury sighed. "She is alive, though, Endymion-san, we should be thankful for that. Whoever took the crystal from her, didn't want to kill her."
Endymion looked up at Sailor Mercury. He shook his head slightly, and looked to a pair of guards that were standing near the infirmary. "What are you doing, standing there?" He yelled. "Search the palace! I want every room searched, and every guard questioned! How could you have let someone do this to your Queen?" He yelled, his normally quiet voice reverberating off the walls of the palace. The guards quickly ran down the hallway.
Sailor Mercury placed a hand onto Endymion's shoulder. "We've already sent a few of the senshi out to do a search of the palace. Now we're searching the galaxy for any teleportation results from the palace. We'll find them, I just know it."
Endymion nodded, tears trickling down his face. "I need to see her."
Sailor Mercury nodded, and led him into the infirmary where Sailor Mars was sitting next to Princess Serenity, slowly feeding her energy. Sailor Mars was emitting a red glow, and the Princess was covered in a red light. Sailor Uranus was leaning against the wall across from the bed, looking at the Princess, but she looked up when Endymion walked into the room.
"Serenity . . ." Endymion walked over to the bed, and looked down at Serenity. "How could this happen?" He asked.
Sailor Uranus took a step away from the wall for a moment, "Whoever did this to Serenity, we'll find them. I swear it to you, Endymion, I swear it to you." Sailor Uranus balled her hand into a fist until it hurt. "I swear it."
(Kinmoku)
Kakyuu walked down the hallways, out of her formal attire, and dressed only in a long red nightgown, her hair was falling down her back messily. As she neared the Throne Room, she heard crying, and she turned and looked through the crack in the door. She saw Usagi and Seiya hugging . . .Usagi? Kakyuu couldn't believe it. Hadn't she transformed into Princess Serenity?
Kakyuu felt an uncharacteristic wave of jealousy sear through her, and she opened the door wider and stepped inside the doorway.
"Serenity?" Kakyuu's voice echoed off the Throne Room walls, and Seiya turned and looked at Kakyuu.
Kakyuu walked into the room, suddenly aware of Usagi's tearful condition, and she grew worried. "Are you okay? Serenity, what happened?"
Usagi pulled away from Seiya and walked to Kakyuu, fresh tears pouring from her eyes. "I'm sorry, Kakyuu-sama, I'm so sorry, but I couldn't do it. I'm so sorry, but I couldn't do it." She walked closer to Kakyuu.
Kakyuu grew alarmed, and her voice was quiet. "What couldn't you do?"
"I couldn't give him up." Usagi sobbed. "I tried to bury my feelings, I really tried, but they just came back, Kakyuu, he is my soul, and I love him!" Usagi voice grew shrill as she cried, her last words echoing off the walls of the palace.
There was a long silence after that. Seiya couldn't believe his ears: Usagi came back for him? It wasn't because of Sailor Venus?
"Odango . . ." Seiya broke the silence, and then looked at Kakyuu, pausing.
His Princess was shaking, she was shocked, and her face didn't change expression, but two tears slowly slid down her face. She blinked quickly for a moment, and turned, running out of the room.
"Kakyuu!" Seiya's voice echoed off the walls. "Wait!" He started to run after her when Usagi sunk to the ground. Seiya spun around and went to Usagi, conflicted. "Odango?" He asked quietly.
"I'm wearing it down," Usagi said quietly.
"What?" Seiya held her in his arms, looking intently into her deep blue eyes. Her face had grown more ashen, if possible, and her lips had turned white.
"The Crystal . . ." She looked back up at Seiya. "And I'm killing Serenity!" She sobbed, throwing herself onto Seiya. Never in her life had she been so confused.
"Sh . . ." Seiya whispered, tucking Usagi's hair back behind her ears, and gently wiping away the tears from her cheek.
"Seiya . . ." Usagi rolled over in his arms, and looked up at him, their eyes staring deeply into one another's for a long moment. Seiya leaned down and kissed her, gently, and it was then that Seiya could feel the difference in Usagi's energy. Seiya closed his eyes tightly and held her even closer, turning his gentle kiss into a powerful kiss, full of passion, anger, and confusion. He concentrated with all that he had, and suddenly he was covered in a red glow, turning back into his senshi form. Seiya was going to keep Usagi with him no matter how hard he had to try. Fighter's face glowed with red light, and Usagi's body was covered in red light.
The two slowly started to lift off the floor, slowly floating to their feet, as a shockwave of energy exploded throughout the castle.
(The Moon Kingdom)
Sailor Mercury ran back to the Infirmary as fast as her legs could carry her. She burst into the Infirmary, much to the surprise of Prince Endymion and Sailor Uranus.
"What is it?" Prince Endymion got out of his chair by Serenity's side.
"It's . . .it's . . ." Mercury was out of breath and she panted.
Sailor Mars was still sitting, trancelike, feeding her energy to Serenity, when suddenly, her eyes flew open, and she yelped.
Everyone in the room spun around, looking at Princess Serenity and Sailor Mars.
"I . . .I . . ." Sailor Mars started, shocked. "She's admitting energy . . .someone else's light is inside her!"
Sailor Mercury took a step closer to Princess Serenity, and gasped.
The moon symbol on Serenity's face started to glow with a bright red light. Princess Serenity was encased in this red light, and slowly her body rose into the air, about two inches off the bed.
"Serenity!" Sailor Uranus shouted, unsure of what was going on.
"What is this?" Prince Endymion asked, in shock.
"I'm not sure," Sailor Mercury looked at Endymion. "But I have some news."
Everyone in the room looked to her. "I checked the teleportation maps, and no one teleported to the moon, only from the Moon."
"Where?" Endymion felt a lump in his throat.
Sailor Mercury took a deep breath. "Kinmoku."
Sailor Uranus looked at Sailor Mercury in shock. "You don't think . . ."
"I don't know." Sailor Mercury interrupted. "But we need to find out, come on."
(Kinmoku)
Sailor Star Healer was sitting in Kakyuu's office when the burst of energy burst into her room. "Fighter?" She immediately flew to her feet. Something was not right.
She threw open the door to the office and almost fell down when she saw Kakyuu-hime standing in the doorway. "Kakyuu-hime?" She asked after catching herself. She noticed the sad look on Kakyuu's face and knew something was wrong, as Kakyuu was dressed out of her normal garments, her crown was nowhere in sight, and her long beautiful red hair hung down her back lazily.
"Healer . . ." Kakyuu cast her eyes down to the floor.
"What's wrong, Kakyuu-hime?" Healer reached out and touched Kakyuu's arm in shock.
Kakyuu threw herself onto Healer, eyes filled with tears, and Healer caught her, in shock.
"She promised she wouldn't . . .she promised me . . .and that's why I came back! She took Fighter from me and she won't give her back!" She sobbed onto Healer's chest, pounding her hands onto Healer's shoulders. "It isn't fair . . ." She sobbed, sinking to her knees.
"Kakyuu?" Healer knelt on the ground and peered down at Kakyuu.
Kakyuu looked up at Healer, tears in her eyes. "You love me, don't you, Healer?" She asked.
"What?" Healer asked her, unsure. "Of course, Kakyuu-hime, my duty lays only to you."
Kakyuu looked away from Healer, her ruby orbs shining with pain. "Fighter couldn't love me, Fighter didn't want me."
"No . . ." Healer turned Kakyuu's face to hers. "Fighter loves you, too."
"Why couldn't I have fallen for you, Healer?" Kakyuu asked quietly.
Healer swallowed, feeling a lump in her throat grow.
"I . . .I . . ." Healer trailed off, but then started again. She only had this one chance, she might as well blow it and know the result. "I love you, Kakyuu-hime. I mean, I love you, very much."
Kakyuu looked up into Healer's green eyes in shock. "You . . .?"
"I always have." Healer smiled gently, despite herself. "But there's always been Fighter, so I didn't want to say anything."
Kakyuu couldn't believe her ears. Healer . . .her Healer, was saying this?
Kakyuu opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly the palace rocked as if an explosion had just gone off. Kakyuu fell onto Healer, and looked up at the green-eyed senshi.
"What's going on?" Healer asked, shocked.
Sailor Star Maker burst into the room, suddenly.
"Kakyuu-hime! I think we're under attack! Quick!" He grabbed Kakyuu's arm and separated her from Healer. "We have to get you underground!"
Healer swallowed and felt her blood turn cold. This was bringing back so many memories . . .Galaxia . . .
"We need to get you to a safe place, Kakyuu!" Sailor Star Maker, pulled on Kakyuu's arm, but she wouldn't move.
Healer turned to Kakyuu and fell to her knee, taking Kakyuu's hand. "Kakyuu, please do as Maker says, I was willing to give my life to protect you before, and I am willing to give it now." She kissed Kakyuu's hand and then flew to her feet.
"Healer!" Kakyuu yelled, stretching her arm out to her green-eyed senshi.
Healer stood at the door of the office for a moment, turned around and saw the tears in Kakyuu's red eyes.
"Go with Maker, Kakyuu." Healer smiled and ran out of the door.
"Healer!" Kakyuu yelled, struggling against Maker.
"Come on, Kakyuu-hime." Maker grabbed her Princess tightly and pulled her waist. "Hurry! It's our only chance!"
Kakyuu swallowed hard and turned, running with Maker to the back to of office, where they opened a secret doorway.
"Kakyuu, please stay in here." Maker pushed her gently to the doorway. "I know you'll be safe here." Maker shut the door, and then turned, running out of the room after Healer.
Kakyuu waited until she knew Maker was gone, and left the room, following her two senshi.
Author's Note: Okay, it hasn't exactly been a short period of time since I updated, but I'm still writing every chance I get. I wasn't really sure how to end it, but I thought with Endymion and the crew on the way, and something mysterious happening…well, I hope I figure out what I'm going to write next! lol Until then, tell me what you think:-D