by Kaekilia LeoLynn
I have writer's block, so this chapter may suck. Look for some good Dentyne vs. Fighter interaction in this one. Also, there's a little Mina and Yaten fluff. (I can't help it, I love them as a couple.)
By the way, sorry about my little practical joke for chapter five (the "Made you look" chapter). I was hyper and I was really bored.
Randomness:
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Chapter 5
Mina woke up early the next morning to the sound of heels clicking on the marble floor in the hall. She got out of bed and crossed the room to crack the door and peek into the hall. Star Healer stood outside a double golden door, reading something from a clipboard. The door creaked as Mina leaned further into the hall. Healer's head snapped up at the sound. She sighed in relief and smiled at Mina.
"You're up early."
"I heard you walking past my door." Mina explained, blushing. "What time is it?"
"Earth's equivelent to 6:47 in the morning." Healer chucked at Mina's shocked expression. "I told you you were up early."
"How long have you been up?" Mina asked, joining Healer in the hall.
Healer yawned. "I haven't been to bed yet."
"That's terrible. Why were you up all night?" Mina yawned as she approached Healer. The silver-haired Starlight flashed Mina the clipboard.
"The Grand Council is having me head up Fighter's wedding arangements. It's gonna suck because I only have a week to set everything up to their liking and the only time I can spare for it is at night." Healer sighed and yawned again. "Why can't they just leave her alone?"
"Yeah... why do they have to force thier laws on her?" Mina shook her head. "Hey, if you want, I can help you set everything up."
Healer's eyes lit up at the proposal. "That would be so helpful, you have no idea!"
"Okay, so what do you need help with?" Mina asked looking at the clipboard.
"Everything that isn't checked off: flowers, food, wine, decorations, music, good luck getting Seiya in a dress, they want to use their pastor and that's gonna piss Seiya off even more..."
"That's alot of stuff. Are you the only one working on this?"
"No. My apprentice, Star Hexer, and my Psi Teacher, Star Seer, are helping me. Other than them and you, I'm alone in this."
"Four people planning a big wedding in a week? What are they expecting? Let me talk to the others and I'll get you some more help." Mina smiled. Her smle widened when she noticed Healer's cheeks tinted pink in a blush.
"I thought you guys were here to stop Seiya's wedding. And yet, here you are volunteering to help bring it together. I think you got your mission mixed up." Star Maker's voice snapped Healer and Mina out of their world. They looked up at the other Starlight as she stepped out of her room. She crossed her arms, looking upset.
"I need the help, Maker. I can't be expected to do all this with out it."
"Protest or just don't do it." Maker stated, turning her back on Healer and disappearing down the hall. Healer growled. Mina placed a hand on Healer's arm causing the Starlight to look at her.
"Don't worry. Serena's here. She'll find some way to get Seiya out of this situation... Even if it means taking on the Council itself." Mina flashed a victory sign causing Healer to chuckle. "In the mean time though, we should pretend to agree to the wedding and use the time to find black mail to use against the Council members."
Healer burst out laughing. Mina smiled as the Starlight doubled over in her laughing fit. A few doors in the hall cracked open to reveal sleepy and curious faces... Seiya was one of them. "What's going on?"
"I said something she found funny." Mina explained, looking guilty. Seiya stepped into the hall and leaned on her doorframe, crossing her arms. Healer's laughing fit finally subsided and she wiped her eyes as she looked up at Seiya.
"Mina's a genius." Healer chuckled. Seiya raised an eyebrow in response.
"She must be if she can get you laughing like that." Mina curtsied and smiled at the compliment. Seiya shook her head and turned to enter her room. "Go back to sleep. We've got a buisy day of shopping to do. And, Healer, you just go to sleep. Drug yourself if necessary."
"I just took a caffine pill, so I can't." Healer explained causing Seiya to roll her eyes.
"Then I'm ordering you off duty to relax a bit. You need it." Seiya said, disappearing into her room and closing the door. Mina looked at Healer and watched as her Sailor suit shimmered and disappeared, leaving Yaten clad in a short skirt and green spaghetti-string tank top. Mina caught herself looking at Yaten's shapely legs and bust and quickly looked away.
"You hungry?" Yaten asked, stretching. Her elbow cracked, causing her to wince and grab it. Mina looked at her, concerned. "It has been doing that since... Well, since I was little. Don't worry about it."
"Okay. So, um... What's for breakfast?"
Yaten shrugged. "Don't know. Let's find out." With that, Yaten took Mina's hand and lead her down the hallway and to the dining room.
"Dentyne, get in here!" Shouted an old man as he sat on a throne. He wore a gold crown on his bald head and had intense crimson eyes. He was dressed in dark red silk and he was furious.
"Yes, Father?" Dentyne called as he entered the dank throne room. The old king glared at him.
"You're not doing your job!" He bellowed.
"It's hard getting Fighter to cooperate when she keeps avoiding me."
"Then take her by force! Use the potion I gave you!"
"Why do we have to do this, Father?" Dentyne asked, immedeately regretting it. His father sent a wave of energy at him, blasting him across the barren room. As Dentyne strggled to his feet, his father approached him.
"We are doing this to ensure your future, Boy! Once you've married the wench, the throne of Kinmoku is as good as ours! But you need to do your part and get this Princess Star Fighter on our side. That's what the potion is for. Just put it in her drink and she'll listen to you without question. After you're married, she's no use to us. We'll get rid of her and the rest of the Royal Family too. We'll take Kinmoku by force!" The old king unleashed an evil guffaw that echoed thrughout the room. Dentyne shook his head, ashamed.
"Why do you want Kinmoku so badly as to take on several Starlights and murder innocent people?" His father's laughter died in an instant and the old king back-handed his son.
"Fool! Do you want to rule a puny, backwater planet as this? No! Our family was ment to rule the Kinmoku System and all of it's grandure. Instead, it wastes away under the rule of a woman!"
"It's not wasting away. Queen Kakyoku and her Starlights rebuilding their planet better-" Dentyne had no time to finish as his father unleashed a great blast of energy unto him. The last thing he knew was his father leaning over him, pouring a vile tasting liquid down his throat and forcing him to swallow.
"Oh! This is beautiful!" Serena exclaimed as she noticed a colored glass wind chime. Seiya chuckled behind her and approached the vendor. They spoke for a minute in a strange lanuage before Seiya handed her a few coins. The vendor nodded and Seiya turned to Serena. She took the wind chime off the hook and handed it to the vendor, who wrapped in paper and put it in a box. She handed it back to Seiya.
"It's yours." Seiya smiled, handing Serena the box. "A small thank you for coming to see me."
"Oh, Seiya. You don't have to thank me. I wanted to come." Serena hugged the Starlight. Seiya kissed her forehead and smiled.
"Still, I'm really glad you're here." Seiya said, picking up the few bags they had gotten while shopping in the outdoor market. "Where to now?"
"Actually, I've got a weird question." Seiya raised an eyebrow in response. Serena laughed, "What's a chinaku?"
Seiya burst out laughing. "Let me guess, Shazza compared Yaten to one?"
"Yeah. And she said to ask you what it was." Serena watched as Seiya shook her head.
"Follow me." Seiya said, walking over to a fruit vender's stall. She bought a small bunch of tek berries and lead Serena out of the marketplace. They took a small side road to a fenced off field. Seiya put the bags down and cupped her hands over her mouth. She made a sound simmular to a fog horn and turned to Serena. "You'll see."
"You're getting weird on me." Serena laughed. Seiya smiled and pointed out to the field. Serena followed her finger and saw the ugliest creature approaching them. It looked like and elephant crossed with an aardvark crossed with a bear. It was huge in size with long brown and white hair growing everywhere. It had a small face with a long hairy trunk and very long claws. Serena scrunched up her face causing Seiya to laugh.
"Yeah, they're ugly. Stubborn as hell, too. But they make good eats."
"You actually eat that thing?" Seiya once again found herself laughing. Serena couldn't help but join in. They spent the rest of their day feeding the chinaku tek berries and shopping. They returned to the pallace in time for dinner and spent the rest of the night talking and joking before turning in for the night.
Author's note: okay, so I lied. No Fighter vs Dentyne in this one... But wait until the next chapter! You're gonna hate me for it! Hell, I'm gonna hate myself for it!
Another thank you to Lunadoragon for reviewing. Hope you like this chappy.
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