Secrets and Lies

by Kaekilia LeoLynn

Wow, the customers that are calling in today are either a pain in the ass or grouchy. I already have a headache, so working with them sucks. If it weren't for writing this fanfic, I'd so go home... but I need the money, too. So I'm forced to stay. Anyway, I'm bored so let the story continue!

PS. Yeah, I forgot about Lita. I'll make up for it. And you'll find out who Raye is pining for shortly.

Randomness:

Sabertooth Squirrels

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Chapter 9

"Raye, please tell me why you're so mad at me!" Mina exclaimed, chasing her friend down the hall. Raye spun around in an instant and yelled at Mina.

"You stole him from me!"

"What are you talking about? Who did I steal?"

"Yaten! You stole him!"

The bizzare accusation got Mina angry. "She was never yours to begin with!"

"No, but you knew how I felt about him! And you still stole him away!"

"In case you haven't noticed, Yaten isn't a 'he' anymore! She's a woman and last I checked, you didn't date girls! You're just after Yaten's good looks and idol status!"

"Oh, and you're not?" Raye retorted angrilly. "Or maybe you just want to fuc-"

Mina slapped Raye before she could finish. Raye looked at Mina, shocked and hurt. Before Mina could do anything, Raye slapped her back. This started an all-out brawl between the two. Raye backed off long enough to transform, taking Mina by suprise as she fired her flaming arrow.

"Star Blackhole Crunch!" A large, black orb dispelled the firey arrow. Mina looked over her shoulder as a very angry Star Seer and Sailor Jupiter approached.

"What the hell is going on, you guys?" Jupiter asked, crossing her arms. Mina glanced back at Mars.

"She's accusing me of stupid stuff for stupid reasons."

"No, I'm not!" Mars shouted.

"Enough!" Seer's yell echoed. "Settle this now, or I'll take you before the Queen."

"There is no way to settle it." Mars scowled. "She's a little thief and there's nothing she can do or say to make up for what she stole!"

"I didn't steal anything!" Mina yelled back.

"Whoa. Quiet down, you two!" Jupiter exclaimed. "Let's talk this out without ripping eachother's heads off. Now, Raye, tell us what happ-"

"She stole-"

"I did not steal Yaten from you!" Mina shouted back. "She fell in love with me. There's no way to take that back!"

"Hold on a second!" Lita interupted. "You and Yaten are together?"

"Only for a short while now. And how Raye found that out, I'll never know."

"I saw you two kissing in the garden."

"I can't believe you two are fighting over Lady Healer. Find something else to waste your energy on and let her love whomever she wants." Seer sighed and walked away, leaving the Earth Soldiers to dispute on their own. "You Earthlings are strange creatures."

Jupiter watched Seer go and turned back to her friends. "Now, let's talk about this and get it resolved... Without interupting or killing eachother. Raye, you start."

And so the three spoke in the hall, trying to resolve the misunderstanding.

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"Really? You want to start a treaty with my system?" Serena was estatic at the idea. Of course the Outer Soldiers may have a fit with the news, but they'll get over it. And with the treaty in place, Earth and Kinmoku can share technology, agriculture, and archetechture. It was going to be perfect.

"Yes. And, if you don't mind, I'd like to make Princess Venus and Yaten the symbol of our treaty." Kakyoku smiled at Serena's confused expression.

"What do you mean make them the symbol of the treaty?"

"They are in love and wish to remain together, so I am hoping that they won't object to being betrothed to eachother." Kakyoku stiffled a laugh as Serena's jaw dropped.

"Yaten fell in love? When did this happen?" Kakyuu asked. She was just as confused as the Moon Princess.

"Just recently."

"And you want to betrothe them? Will they agree to it?" Serena was still in shock at the news.

"They should. They want to be together so badly that they're practically planning on running away together. This would solve their problem."

"Yes, but the only problem I see with it is that we have half the universe between our planets. They won't be able to see eachother."

"No problem. I can make Kakyuu, Healer, Maker, and Fighter ambassadors to your system and they can start rebuilding and repopulating your moon. What do you say?" Kakyoku smiled. Kakyuu nodden in agreement with her mother.

Serena thought for a moment, then smiled. "On one condition. You let me borrow some of your archetecs to build a palace on Earth to mirror yours."

Kakyoku cocked her eyebrow in response. "You are a hard negotiator, Tsukino-hime."

"Thank you." Serena smiled sweetly.

"What do you think, Kakyuu?"

Kakyuu was silent for a moment. "I see no problem with it."

"Then it's settled. You shall have your palace. I shall have my treaty. And two lovers shall have eachother." Kakyoku and Serena shook hands. "I'll have a someone draw up the treaty to make it final."

"Great. Now to break it to my soldiers." Serena smiled.

"I have some news for you." Came another voice. Kakyoku, Kakyuu and Serena all cast thier eyes on the silver-haired Starlight as she entered. They could tell something was wrong.

"What did you discover about Seiya?"

"Nothing good, Moms. As it turns out, Seiya is pregnant, but the switch will have to wait until her uterus is healed a little more." Yaten watched as the queen winced. "And Serena may have been on to something when she said Seiya's eyes weren't right."

"What do you mean, Healer?" Kakyuu asked, stepping towards her adopted sister. Yaten sighed, clearly not wanting to discuss this.

"Her mental paterns have altered... enough to rule out trauma. So, I suspect Dentyne did more than just rape her. But I can't find the source of what's causing the change."

"Maybe we should have you mind rape him and figure out what he did to Seiya. It'd be a good way to get revenge." Kakyuu crossed her arms, clearly unpleased by the results. Yaten shook her head vigorously.

"That's more of a job for Star Seer. I can't force my mind into someone else's just to read their memories. And that's not a good idea for revenge anyway. If it's done wrong, it'll leave him brain damaged or it could kill him."

"For what he did to Seiya, I don't really care." Kakyuu replied with venom.

"Kakyuu! I'm apalled at that response regardless of what Dentyne did to Seiya. I did not raise any of you to be so heartless." Kakyoku scolded her daughter. "And besides, we've exported Dentyne and his father and they are no longer allowed within our system. We will find another way to take care of our delema with Seiya. For now, Healer, Maker, and Seer will keep an eye on her and report back to me."

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"You've ruined everything!" Fyr shouted, throwing Dentyne across the room. "You just had to go and fuck that little wench!"

"I did it to save her from you, but at least I got the potion into her." Dentyne hissed, picking himself off the floor.

"It doesn't matter! We have to come up with a new plan to take over the Kinmoku system and rid ourselves of that stupid bitch! You, however, will spend the rest of your time in the dungeons. Gaurds!" The old king stormed away from his son and sat on his throne to brood. Four finely dressed soldiers marched into the room. "Get that idiot out of my sight!"

"Please, Father, don't hurt Seiya!" Dentyne called as the gaurds dragged him away. King Fyr threw a bottle full of red liquid at him, but missed. The glass shattered and the liquid burned into the stone floor leaving a lingering odor. Fyr suddenly got an idea.

"Celest! Get in here!" His booming voice echoed in the hollow hall. The seamstress entered the hall, stepped arround the hole in the floor without a glance, and made her way to the throne.

"Yes, my King?"

Fyr pinted to the hole in the floor. "Make more of that potion. You and I will use it against the Queen of Kinmoku and take over her kingdom by force."

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Author's Note: okay, so I'm out of random things to say, so if you wanna shout anything out, send me a review. I have tomarrow off, so I'm not going to be able to update in the near future, so I hope this chapter will keep you satisfied til then

My Starlights: Griever, Dancer, Raider, Singer, Hexer, Seer, Archer, Sniper, Ranger, Keeper, and Drifter. once I get it up and running, you'll be able to see all 200 names listed on my website.