I do not own Dragonball Z or Dragonball GT. I also do not own Sailor Moon.
Usagi = Serena
Ami = Amy
Rei = Raye
Makoto = Lita
Minako = Mina
Haruka = Amara
Michiru = Michelle
A Galaxy of Difference : A Story of Love
The drive to her childhood home was about ten minutes. When Mallory got there, she parked the car across the street and just stared at the house. To her, it seemed like nothing had changed. It looked the exact same as it did when she left all those years ago. It took a few minutes before she got out of the car and walked to the front door. Then it took about another minute before she was able to knock on the door. Mallory was scared because she did not come to pick a fight. All she wanted to know was where her sister was living. After a few moments the door opened and she was partially relieved to see Serena.
"What do you want?" Serena asked.
"To talk to you." Mallory took a deep breath before saying "I stormed out and I probably shouldn't have."
"It's fine. Come inside and sit."
"All right." Mallory said as she walked inside her house.
The two of them walked over to the couch and sat down. Mallory was happy to be home and it looked like they were the only ones here. She also realized how much her twin had changed over the years, even if she still had the meatballs for hair.
"So," Mallory was nervous, "what's been going on since I left?" She realized that it was nice to be able to talk to her sister again.
"Nothing really." Serena stated as she played with the ring on her left hand. "You probably know about Lita and Darien." She saw her sister nod. "The only other piece of news would be my engagement to Seiya."
Mallory grabbed a hold of Serena's hand, "That's amazing. I'm so happy for you."
Serena hugged her sister. "Thanks."
"I'm sorry that I left without telling you." Mallory couldn't say sorry enough to her sister.
"It's fine." Serena replied understanding why she did that.
"No, it's not." Mallory sighed. "Lita could of told you guys why."
"It's really fine." Serena paused for a couple of moments. "I figured that was the other reason."
That made Mallory curious. She didn't think that her sister thought there was another reason. "What would that reason be?"
"Because of mom and dad," Serena saw her sister's facial expression change from happy to angry. "It's ok. I just never really thought about it." The last thing Serena wanted was for her sister to be mad at her.
"Because you can get away with anything and everything." Mallory angrily said.
"Mallory don't do this, please? I'm really glad that you're here." Serena said.
"Why?" Mallory asked.
"Because I wanted to ask you if you wanted to be a bridesmaid for my wedding."
"You know that I would love too." That made Mallory really happy. She never would have thought that Serena would want her in the wedding.
"The reason that you're not the maid of honor is because I couldn't decide on who I wanted. So all of the girls are bridesmaids, except for Ruka, obviously."
She inwardly laughed at what her sister had said. Leave it to Serena to try and show fairness on her special day. "Yeah, that is true. When is it?"
"On December 20th at 2 p.m."
"Basically next year."
"Yep, since its October, four months isn't enough planning time."
Mallory and Serena sat on the couch and talked for hours. They were playing catch up on the five years that they had missed out on. Both of them were just happy that the other one was not mad at them. Around four that afternoon, Serena tried to get Mallory to stay for dinner, so that she could see Seiya again, but Mallory had to go back to Rai's.
"Serena, I'm so sorry that I can't stay."
"It's alright. If you don't mind me asking, why are you leaving?" Serena asked as they went outside to the Mustang.
"Because I owe Rai dinner. He let me complain about everything that was happening. So I'm just repaying the favor since there was a qualifying race today. And you know how Ruka can be." Mallory said as she was trying not to laugh.
"So are you going to the party tomorrow?" Serena curiously asked.
"Yep." Mallory unconsciously said.
"You do know that the party is at Ruka's right?" Serena asked as they reached the car.
"Nope, but I do now." Mallory said. "That's probably why I'm supposed to go back there early."
"Probably." Serena wished that her sister didn't have to have leave so soon. She wanted to spend more time with her. "I will see you tomorrow then?"
"Yeppie." Mallory hugged Serena and then said, "Bye."
"Bye." Serena said back as she watched Mallory get in the car and drive away.
Mallory ended up driving over to the local grocery store. She wanted to make Rai something for dinner, but wasn't sure what to make since she was not a very good cook. She decided that she should at least buy him some soda to replace the ones that she had drank, even though she was sure that he didn't care. She was standing there in the soda isle trying to decide what kind to get when she felt two arms wrap around her waist.
"What are you doing, baby?"
Mallory leaned her head against his shoulder. She was little confused as to what he was doing in the store. "I was thinking on what to do for dinner."
"Don't you want to know why I'm here?" Rai impatiently said.
"Yes, I do, but I wanted to surprise you." Mallory said as she was a little bit upset.
"By buying more soda." Rai replied.
"I was thinking that I should at least buy some more soda to replace the ones that I had and I thought that maybe I would just wonder the store and come up with a reason as to why we would end up having mac and chesse again." Mallory suddenly felt embarrassed around him.
"Mac and cheese sounds good, but I think we should have pizza. It is simple and easy and there isn't any mess involved." After his crazy day he just wanted to go home and hold Mallory more. He let go of her and said, "Plus we can pretend like it was all your idea."
"Why?" Mallory asked. "I'm just wondering."
It bothered Rai that she wasn't looking at him. "Because I already ordered it."
Mallory turned around and asked, "Then why are you in here?"
"I saw you pull in."
"Oh," Sometimes Mallory just didn't understand him.
"Let's just get something to drink and go. I think that the pizzas are almost done."
"Ok." Mallory said as she watched Rai pick up two Mountain Dews.
They walked up to the register and Mallory paid for the soda. She wasn't so embarrassed anymore, but she was a little upset that she didn't get to surprise him.
"I'm going to go get the pizzas and you can just go back home." Rai said as he gave his girlfriend a hug.
"That sounds good to me." Mallory said before she got in her car.
Since the two of them went their separate ways, Mallory got home before Rai. She loved that Rai considered this home for them. It was the one place that Mallory truly felt safe in. She put the sodas in the refrigerator and then walked to his room to go through her clothes.
When Rai got home, he sat the pizzas on the kitchen counter and wondered where Mallory went. He checked the living room and saw that it was empty. It was then that he heard he say something and he knew where she was. He walked to his room and leaned against the door frame to watch her. Rai was so amazed by her that he could forget anything.
"Mallory, do you need help with something?"
She turned around to see him standing there watching her. "Do you have any kind of sweat pants or something? I'm tired of my jeans."
"Maybe," Rai seriously considered telling her to just not wear the jeans, but he didn't want to irritate her. He walked over to his dresser and opened the second drawer. "If I do it's probably in this drawer."
"Could you check for me?" Mallory asked as she sat down on his bed. She didn't want to go through his things since she did not like when people did that to her. She smiled as she saw him nod.
Just as she got comfortable, Rai pulled out a pair of black sweat pants. "Here you go." Rai walked over to the bed and handed them to his girlfriend. "You're probably going to have to roll the waistband down until they fit."
"All right." Mallory said as she started changing.
Rai left to let her change in peace. He walked back to the kitchen to go get some of the pizza, since he was hungry. He was opening up the boxes when two arms wrapped around his waist. He loved when Mallory could surprise him.
"How many pieces?" Rai asked.
"Two." Mallory said as she was leaning on him. "But what kinds do you have?"
"Cheese with extra cheese. The only kind I ever buy." He proudly stated.
"Ok. I'll have you then." Mallory said trying her hardest not to laugh.
"What?" Rai honestly did not know that she was going to say that.
"It was a joke," Mallory said as she let go of him. "I'll take the pizza."
"You're just trying to be cute and cute doesn't work on me, especially in my pants and that tight bright pink tank top." Rai said even though he knew that it really was working.
"I know." Mallory giggled.
Rai handed her the plate of pizza and watched her walk into the living room. When he finally came into the living room, he sat next to Mallory on the couch.
"How was the race?" Mallory asked.
"It was horrible. Ruka's tire went flat, crashed into the wall, and blamed it all on me." Rai said.
"I'm sorry, baby. So what does that mean?" Mallory asked know how much this meant to him.
"Basically nothing." Rai took a bite of his pizza. "She was just pissed, but we managed to secure pole position so we will be fine."
"I know one thing that will make you feel better."
"What?" Rai curiously asked.
"Seeing me in the dress I'm wearing tomorrow." Mallory said as she was smiling.
"No, wait until tomorrow."
"Ok." Mallory said. She was a bit upset because she didn't get to surprise him. After Mallory finished eating, she climbed into Rai's lap. She leaned against him for at least ten minutes before his cell phone rang. "Rai just let it ring."
"Why?" Rai asked. He wondered why Mallory didn't want him answering his phone.
"Because it is probably either Ruka or Michelle trying to get a hold of me."
"Ok." Rai said. "You just don't want to talk to them do you?"
"Yep," Mallory sighed, "I think that she knows."
"Well, let her, I'm not going anywhere."
"Good."
Both of them sat there on the couch, just enjoying each other's company. They didn't care about anything or anyone, even Haruka. Mallory couldn't believe how she spent four years with Lita and be in love. It confused her because she spent at least two days with Rai and felt something that she never felt with anyone before.
"What are you thinking about?" Rai asked.
"You."
"Good. It better be me." Rai said as he acted a little offended, but Mallory just shrugged it off.
They sat there, ate some more pizza, and watched TV. Neither one of them wanted to think of what tomorrow was going to be like, eventually, they both went to bed. At midnight, and get up at nine.
When Mallory woke up the next morning, Rai had already left. Today was race day and that meant that if everything went smoothly she would see him later. She had secretly wished he would have told her he was leaving, but he probably was running late. Mallory left Rai's at 9:30 in the morning. When she got back to Haruka's, Mallory parked the mustang in the garage and went inside, as soon as she was in the house, Michelle stopped her.
"Where did you go Mallory?" Michelle worriedly asked.
"Didn't Ruka tell you?" Michelle shook her head no. "I was at Rai's." Mallory said as she walked upstairs.
"Did you find a dress?" Michelle asked as she followed the other girl.
"Yep, I did." Mallory confidently said.
"That's good." Michelle said. You wouldn't know it, but she was upset about what had happened between her and Mallory.
"If you'll excuse me, I have some sleep to catch up on." Mallory said. She really wasn't in the mood for Michelle's worrying or anything like that.
"All right." Michelle said as she turned to walk back downstairs.
Mallory closed her door as she said 'bye' to Michelle. She didn't know how she was going to hide all of her hickies, even better how she could hide from the world. Mallory hung her dress up in her closet, changed into her black tank top and shorts pajama set, and crawled into bed. Mallory fell asleep the minute her head hit the pillow.
Mallory woke up at 3:17 pm with a jump. She was dreaming about how she almost got Lita and Serena killed, which happened to be last time that Mallory used her powers. It really didn't matter how much Lita and Haruka tried to persuade her to still use them. She just knew that she did not want to put her sister or the woman she was in love in that kind of danger ever again. She couldn't believe that she had to dream that. It was just creepy considering the fact that it almost happened seven years ago. Mallory decided to get up and get ready for the party that was in two and half hours.
She got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. About twenty minutes later, she came out with a towel around her and her hair. She wondered where everyone was and then remembered the race. "I wonder how Haruka did," Mallory thought to herself as she walked back to her bedroom.
Once she was in there, she closed the door and changed into her purple dress. Mallory was sitting in front of her makeup mirror. She was putting her hair in a ponytail and then began the process of curling each strand. As soon as that was done, she started pining up certain strands of her hair, and when that was done. After that, she put on her makeup. All of this took about an hour and a half. After all that Mallory put on her purple shoes that matched, then painted her nails a dark purple, and she sat there waiting for them to dry.
When she was finally all ready to go, the party was already underway. Mallory didn't care because all she wanted to do was see Rai. So she was just about to leave her room, when there was a knock on her door. So Mallory opened the door to find Rai standing there in a black suit.
"What are you doing?" Mallory asked. She wasn't sure whether or not to hug him since he looked so handsome. "I thought that you weren't going to be here for another hour or so." Mallory stated.
"Well, it is six and I got tired of waiting." Rai said. It was true because he really did miss her.
"Oh, ok. Come on in."
The minute that Rai stepped in and the door finally closed, he kissed her. It wasn't just the normal peck, it was one of those kisses where you can't help but melt.
"How are you?" Rai asked as he broke the kiss.
"Fine. You?" Mallory said breathlessly.
Rai just nodded as he looked Mallory up and down. Then absentmindedly he said, "You look beautiful."
Mallory blushed and said, "Thanks. You didn't look half bad yourself."
"You're so kind." Rai said as he hugged her. "Why don't we go down to the party and then sneak off. I'm sure that everyone would love to see you."
"Ok." Mallory said not really knowing how to react. As much she wanted to know the outcome of the race, she didn't want the night to be ruined. If it was bad then Rai would have said something. So she decided to let it go as they left her room and walked downstairs.
Once downstairs, Mallory could see that everyone was there. Haruka and Michelle were off in the corner dancing and as well as Lita and Darien. Mina and Andrew were talking to Seiya and Serena. Rei and Setsuna were talking to Ami. Rai could sense that Mallory was getting really nervous and decided that they would go outside to the patio. Once they were out there, Rai sat down in one of the chairs and pulled Mallory down on his lap.
"Do I have to be a social person?" Mallory asked.
"Well, maybe a little bit, but then again, this is great too."
"You're so sweet, but I don't think that I can do this. I mean everyone but Serena is mad at me. So…"
"You know what?" Mallory shook her head no. "You go in and mingle. Make them talk to you. I'm sure that it will be fine. Then we'll go." Rai said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am." Rai didn't want to put her through anything stressful, but he knew enough to know that she would regret it if she didn't stay.
The two of them walked back inside and started to mingle. Mallory ended up standing in the corner just watching everyone. She didn't really know what to say to the people that she had known for so long. After standing there for a few moments, she felt two arms wrap around her. She knew enough to know that it wasn't Rai's grip or even his arms for that matter and she became scared. That fear disappeared when Mallory turned around to find that it was Darien.
Mallory immediately hugged him. "What are you doing? I mean I was pretty sure that you were mad at me too."
"No, why would I be?" Darien curiously asked.
"Because I was figured that Lita had told you." Mallory said.
"She did, but I can't be mad at you for that." Darien said as she gave the girl that was like a sister to him another hug. "I mean who was there for me when I got back from New York."
"Good point."
"Yeah, I mean I can look past the fact of your relationship with Lita." Darien didn't care that she had once been in love with his girlfriend because he knew that Mallory wouldn't try to get her back now. "So it doesn't matter."
"Yeah, well, you're that one that broke Serena's heart."
Mallory talked to Darien for ten more minutes, before leaving to talk to her friends. She told Mina happy birthday and got to catch up with a little bit with each of them. Needless to say, Mallory was having a terrific time. When she finally looked at the clock, it said 10:30 pm. She excused herself and went in search of her boyfriend. Mallory knew exactly where he was. She walked upstairs to her room and that is where she found him.
"What are you doing here?" Mallory asked as she closed the door and sat next to him on the bed.
"Escaping," Rai said, "Ruka's still pissed at me. So I couldn't stand being there."
"That's all right." Mallory felt bad since she was having a good time at the party. "You want to know why?" She smiled when she saw Rai nodded. "Because we don't have to be downstairs to dance together." Mallory said as she turned her boom box cd player on, and out came Michelle's' violin music. "Michelle made the cd for everyone."
Rai just nodded as he got up and put his arms around her waist. He was happy that he finally got to dance with her, even if it was in the privacy of her own room. Mallory had been the only thing he had wanted to see all day and now it was just nice to have her in his arms again. Neither one of them cared about the party that was going on downstairs; they only cared about each other in that moment. Mallory just wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. Rai laid Mallory down gently on the bed and began to kiss her neck. They had completely forgotten where they were until the bedroom door went flying open.
"What the hell are you doing?" Haruka yelled as she saw Mallory on top of Rai, passionately kissing him.
This broke them apart, and made Mallory terrified on what she was going to do. "Nothing, why?" Mallory innocently said.
"It looks like you two are dating or more or less just sex buddies!" Haruka yelled.
Mallory climbed off of Rai and sat there amazed on the bed. She couldn't believe that Haruka was acting this way. Shouldn't it have been her was angry? Considering it was her room that Haruka walked in without knocking.
Rai was furious. "Now I can't date anyone in you circle of friends? This isn't fair, Ruka! And you know it!"
"I didn't care or give a shit!"
"You're just pissed at me! Leave her out of it." Rai yelled back.
"No!" Haruka yelled.
Rai took a deep breath before saying, "Ruka you know that I love her. Otherwise you wouldn't have trusted her with me."
Mallory was completely taken away. She couldn't believe that he was standing up to Haruka, much less defending her.
"I thought that you honestly were her friend. Nothing more, nothing less. But no…you couldn't just be friends could you?"
"No, I couldn't." Rai snapped back. He grabbed Mallory's hand and headed down the stairs. They got to the bottom of the steps before Haruka caught up with them.
"Go any father Rai and you're fired!" Haruka demanded.
"Fine!" Rai barked.
"No," As soon as Mallory said that, Rai stopped in his tracks. "I'm not worth it. "
"Yes, you are, baby." Rai said as he turned to look at her.
"No, I'm not, just ask anyone. I know how much you love your job, and therefore I'm going to leave not you." Mallory said as she looked him in the eyes. She knew what had to be done, and she didn't like it at all.
With that said, Mallory grabbed the car keys to the black mustang, and left Rai standing behind shocked. All Mallory did was cry, she didn't know why she did that and she had no idea where she was even going to go. In the end, she decided to go back to her childhood home. That way she could sleep and then decide what to do in the morning.
When she got there, she went straight t to the flowerpot to dig out her key, and then she opened the door. After that, she went to the garage, since it was connected to the house, and raised the garage door. Then she pulled her car in, and closed the door. Finally she went inside, and as soon as she lay down on the couch she fell asleep.
Serena and Seiya never pulled their car in the garage, so when they came inside they found a little surprise. This surprise was indeed Mallory, but she had managed to curl around the body pillow that was originally on the floor. Serena went and grabbed a blanket from the closet, and covered her up, but the moment she did, the doorbell rang. Both Serena and Seiya knew who it was and so Seiya went to open the door.
"Rai, I pretty sure that she going to be asleep for awhile." Seiya said.
"I don't care. I have to see her." Rai passionately said.
"I realize that…"
"It's ok Seiya." Mallory said sleepily as she cut him off.
All Seiya could do was step away, and let Rai in, even if was against his better judgment. As soon as Rai got inside, he practically ran to the couch. All he could think about was Mallory and how she felt.
"Why did you do it?" Rai asked.
"Do what?" Mallory asked as she looked in his eyes.
"Dump me. You're just fine. I don't give a crap about my job. I only care about you." Rai said as he took her hands in his own.
"Because I'll end up breaking your heart." Mallory blinked back tears. "And I all ready can't live with myself because of what I've done."
"Then take it all back."
"No Rai I know that you deserve someone else. Someone without my kind of crazy friends or past."
"But…"
"No," Mallory paused for about ten or fifteen seconds, "Rai, I love you and I always will, but right now, I now that I'm right. You need to trust me on this." Mallory saw that his eyes were filled with unshed tears. "Rai, baby, trust me. Everything will work out. I promise."
"Whatever. I don't even know why I came here. I think that all you wanted was me." Rai pulled out a twenty dollar bill and tossed it at her, "Here's your payment."
With that said, Rai left, and Mallory was in tears. She couldn't believe that he had done that to her. No matter how much her brain told her it was a good thing, her heart was the exact opposite. Seiya had no idea on how to help her, other than just letting Mallory cry on his shoulder. He walked over the couch and let Mallory cry while Serena went upstairs to her room. A couple of minutes later, Serena came downstairs with a whole box full of stuff.
"What's th-that?" Mallory asked.
"Everything that has happened to the two of us." Serena said.
"I thought that you threw that away." Mallory said.
"Nope, I couldn't. It's got everything from our first fight to our first major loves to now. I know that Lita was your first love, but doesn't matter because isn't your love for Rai the same?" Mallory nodded. "So see it doesn't matter," Serena said as she handed Mallory the box. "Go ahead it's yours. I copied everything that you wrote for my box and the things that I wrote. And the pictures are hilarious."
Mallory just nodded. She couldn't believe that this was everything. So Mallory pulled out the paper and wrote what happened for each box, because it would be the last thing Mallory wrote for their boxes.
"Guys, would it be ok if I stayed here for awhile? At least until I find another place to live." Mallory nervously asked.
"Duh…You're practically like my sister." Seiya said.
"Thanks. I think I'm going to go upstairs to my old room."
"All right. There should be something for you in my drawers. Oh by the way, Mom and Dad are coming home tomorrow with Sammy." Serena said.
"All right, thanks. Good night guys." Mallory said.
"Good night." Serena and Seiya said.
Mallory went upstairs, found Serena's room and went through her drawers. She found a shirt that at one point belonged to Seiya. So she grabbed the shirt and went to her room. As soon as she stepped foot in her room, memories of her and Lita came floating back. Mallory knew that it would happen, and frankly, she didn't care. So she changed clothes and then went to bed.
This chapter was really hard to decide where I should split it. So I decided to put it as one chapter. Let me know if you were confused and I will try to help with that. Let me know how this sounded. It was also very hard to write. Please review.