Love Conquers All!
By: Katie-lee Brady
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NOTHING! The only thing I own is the story line, but the characters were used, which I totally don't own. I also don't own the story lines of X-Men 2, and some season of Alias… but there is a few characters made up… very original :)
Chapter 15: Commencement Date
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Previously On: Love Conquers All! – Serenity finally comes clean to Endymion… at last almost. She also manages to tell him that she is not his destined. As much as he denies it, he just can't come to terms with the idea.
Mina and Ami have also stopped trying to set Rei up with Chad. He-he…. Happy reading… bonvoyarge - :P
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"Look, I'm not meant to tell you anything… but from what just happened… and probably things to come, I think it's in both of your best interests to just listen," Rei said as she looked at Mina and Ami with intensity in her eyes.
Ami nodded, Mina continued to look at her, "okay than, continue."
Rei sighed, "It's not as simple as telling you… you actually have to listen. Do not assume… but think," she said normally. Mainly looking at Mina.
Both Ami and Mina furrowed their brows. "Like," Ami started, "say you tell us something… ordinary," she paused to see Rei nod. "You are actually telling us something else?" Confusion running over her words.
Rei merely nodded, "Yeah."
"That's whacked, you know," Mina said as she slouched down. "I don't do that whole, inner meaning thing."
"Mina," both Ami and Rei said at he same time. Their voices were normal, but the warning was there.
"Well?" Mina looked at them.
"At least tell us so we can at least have some sort of understanding," Ami said turning her glance back on Rei.
Rei let out her breath and looked at them both, "Mmm… where to start?" she laughed.
"The beginning usually helps," Mina said sarcastically.
"Ha-ha," Rei slit her eyes to her.
"Please," Ami pleaded, "let's just get to the main point."
"Yes, Ami is right," Rei said, "Well, it all started when Serenity was first brought up in one of our meetings." She paused to look at them, "when we first found out about the Tsukino family," she looked at them.
"Oh, yeah, yeah, now I remember," Mina laughed.
"Anyway," Ami continued her.
"Well, after I saw her image, and found out from Andrew that she looked like Endymion's past lover, I kind of did a check up on her," she blushed, "Maybe it was because I was jealous of her, but that was when I first found out her fate. Returning to his side, at Endymion's side. Fighting… and dying."
"So…" Mina looked confused already. "What are you trying to say?"
"It means," Ami looked at her, "Serenity is going to die soon." She then looked at Rei, "Am I right?"
Rei nodded, "Yes. This is precisely why Endymion wanted no one to know."
Mina looked at Ami, "That's why she got all sad when we said she would live happily ever after, forever and ever with Endymion." Her face triumphant. She finally figured something out on her own.
"Yes Mina," Ami praised her, giving her a smile. She then turned to Rei, "It was so no body would stress over Endymion, right? Which means her future is near…" she looked into the open space.
"Your smart Ami," Rei gave her credit, "But that is merely only half of it. There are other reasons why… some I know… but I will let fate handle that… for fate can play cruel games if you try to tamper…"
All three shivered at the thought. "So what else is there?" Mina wanted to know.
"It weird… but even though Serenity is already dead…" she paused at Mina's shocked face, "hypothetically dummy. Her fate is sealed and she is going to die no matter what."
"Oh," Mina laughed, "I know that."
"Sure you did," Ami teased.
"Anyways," Rei got their attention. "I looked further into the future… and this I have not told Endymion, but she reappears," she furrowed her brows in confusion. "Weird, I know. But I saw her."
"So when you say die, you mean do what she did last time? Right?" Mina asked curiously.
Rei shook her head, "No. This time round she can bring her self back because she looses her mind, therefore does not have the power to do it… she mentally and physically dies this time round… but I see her," her voice strained as she looked at the girls hard, "She is in Endymions future!" her eyes wide open to emphasise her confusion.
"Mmmm…" they all turned to Ami. She had her fingers curled under her chin in thought.
"Well?" Mina demanded.
"What are you thinking about?" Rei asked, leaning closer to Ami.
"Maybe you have her confused… but if I'm right… I don't know," she laughed at her idea. "It's stupid, anyways."
"WHAT?!?!" both Mina and Rei yelled at Ami.
"Well…" she started, "Serenity was saying that when she uses her powers, she sends her soul away… and then waits for another opportunity to become one with a body and mind…" she paused to look at the others, both looking confused as ever. Ami sighed, "She came back exactly the same… appearance and mind… everything. That's what reincarnations are too. And you say that you see her, the same in the future… well maybe… in the future Endymion finds her reincarnation of her soul…" she sighed in frustration. This was really hard for her to explain, but it made sense to her. "It's weird, but it makes sense. Endymion is attached to Serenity through her soul… they are soul mates… but it's like the Serenity now is not the Serenity… or 'her', Endymion is suppose to be with." She groaned out in annoyance. It was hard to explain… but it made sense, somehow.
"So Endymion has the right kitchen, but the wrong pot?" Mina said with a smile on her face. Like what she said made total sense.
"What the…? Mina?" Rei yelled at her, "Please make sense."
"No," Ami muttered, "Think about it, and what I just said."
Rei raised a brow. Looking back and fourth from Ami and Mina.
"Please, explain to Rei Mina, I'm going to lose my mind soon," Ami admitted.
"Gladly," she smiled at Rei. "So Endymion's soul mate is Serenity, right. But that's only her soul, hence Soul mates. Now he has the right soul, which is Serenity, but the wrong mind and body," she smiled at her. "Obviously fate is trying to set the track right by killing her off so she gets reincarnated to another… umm… 'her' I guess," she paused. "Until she has the right mind and body that fits properly with Endymion's."
"Oh… That's like Mind, Body, Spirit… which makes the perfect soul slash person for Endymion… fitting together like a puzzle," Rei smiled, "Why didn't I think of this… it makes perfect sense now."
"Yes…" Ami said relieved that they were all on the same page now. "But does Endymion realise this?"
"Yes… Serenity has already told him… I saw it… he will know everything… and more when her actins are done…" she sighed.
"This is like one huge ass mind maze and puzzle!" Mina slumped back into her chair, yet again.
"How long?" Ami then asked. "Till her death and Endymion finding true love again?"
"Death is unknown… but very soon… too soon almost… and her reincarnation could be the next her… maybe even the tenth her… it's hard to place a time on these visions when their far away… I'm sorry."
"Don't be," Ami smiled at her, "it's not like we can alter anything."
"He guys…" Mina interrupted, "did you just feel that?" her voice was a whisper and her hairs were standing up.
"Yes," both replied in unison.
"Maybe too close," Rei added.
Ami and Mina turned to face her, "you mean… it has already started?" Ami said.
Mina just stared at the pair. Every think was going to change… and it had already begun.
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"Endy…" Serenity moaned, "I'm so going to miss all of this. I don't want to leave. I want to stay with you forever, and ever," she said moving her head up towards Endymions.
They were currently lying in Serenity's bed. Endymion was on him back with Serenity sprawled over him. Her head lying on his chest.
"I can not agree more. But I will wait," he said looking into her eyes, "I don't care how long, but I will find you again."
"Oh, Endy," she said leaning in to kiss him.
They held for a moment before Serenity abruptly pulled away, gasping.
"What?" Endymion said quickly.
"Did you not feel that?" she said between breaths, looking at him intensely.
"Feel wh—" but he was cut off by a strange voltage like feeling going through him.
"That," Serenity said sarcastically as he looked at her dumbfounding.
"Do you know what it is?" he asked her, getting closer to protect her.
Serenity just stared at him, "no… but I intend to find out."
"How?" Endymion raised a brow.
"Well," she started, "We should freshen up, then I want to talk to either Rei of Akemi if possible, or maybe even both," she said while swinging her legs over the side of the bed.
"Okay then. Do you want me to set a meeting up for you?" he said following her into the bathroom.
"Yes, that would be very nice." She said as she looked at herself in the mirror. "Look at me… I look horrible!" she complained.
"You look fine my love. Now take a nice long hot bath, while I take a quick shower and set everything up for you while you're getting ready. Okay," he said as he tuned the taps on for the bathtub.
"Okay," she whined as she waited for the water raise.
"Okay, so I trust everything will be fine this time?"
"Yes, Endymion… now leave and get ready," she said pushing him out of her bathroom.
Once Endymion left, Serenity turned back to her bath and stopped the taps. She then slipped herself into the water and washed. Once she was finished she wrapped herself in a fluffy white robe and headed for her wardrobe. She stood at the doorway as she ran her eyes over her many clothes and tried to pick something simple out.
She settled for the plain white dress that laid hanging on the end. It had a sweetheart neckline with straps and hung formfitting till mid-waist where it freed up and flare out to a bubble bottom. She picked a nice pair of white flats that hid little bows on them and headed back to her bathroom to fix her hair up. She wanted to do something different, so he put her hair in pigtails at the top of her head with little buns. Satisfied with her look, she strode out of her bedroom in search of Endymion.
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When Endymion left Serenity's bedroom he headed towards his own and had a quick shower. When he was finished he dressed in his usual black suit with white undershirt and black shoes, and ran his fingers threw his hair to maintain it, and headed out of his room to find Rei.
He had a feeling she would be in a general room with Ami and Mina so he checked there first. And surprise, surprise, they were in the second general room he checked in.
When he entered the room all three ladies were silent as a door nail. Like he had just interrupted something important, and personal. "Sorry to interrupt, but Serenity would like to talk to you Rei," he said looking at her.
"Yes, certainly. When?" she asked back.
"Well, I want to gather up Akemi as well, so I will keep you posted," he said eyeing them off.
Ami and Mina were looking at each other like they were having their own personal conversation.
"Certainly," Rei replied. "Just call and I will be there." She offered a smile.
Endymion simply nodded his head, looked at them all and exited the room to find Trista.
He first checked her living quarters, which was an outhouse like building that was on the castle grounds. She and all of her 5 guests were staying there.
When he knocked it was Amara that answered the door. "Hello Lord Endymion. What brings you here?" she said slightly bowing her head in respect.
"I am here to speak to Trista and Akemi," he replied normally.
"Very well," she said opening the door more, "Why don't you have a seat while I tell Trista you're here."
He nodded his head and watched Amara leave the room. As he waited he sat on the small sofa and looked about the room.
Endymion had never entered one of the outhouses he had. And was surprised to see that they were spacious and the décor was tasteful. Luckily who ever was signed to design them and what not did a very good job.
"Endymion," he turned in his chair to see Trista coming in from the doorway Amara exited. She was smiling at him as she strode into the room. She was wearing one of her many violet suits she had.
He quickly got up from his chair, "Trista," he bowed slightly to show his respect and show that he was there on nothing more but peaceful terms.
"Please," Trista gestured to the chair he got up from, "Amara tells me wanted to talk to me and Akemi. She is currently not here at the moment, but I can pass a message on when she arrived back, if you like," she offered as she took the seat opposite Endymion.
"I simply wanted to ask for Akemi's presence in a meeting with Rei and Serenity. So do you know when she will be back?" he asked leisurely.
Trista did her knowing nod and took a breath, slowly releasing it, "After that electrical voltage tremor, she said she needed to go back to our small town and get a few things immediately, for it was the beginning." As she spoke, her eyes were hard on Endymions expression and reaction to what she said.
Endymion tried to stay calm, but he had a feeling of what the feeling was, and obviously Serenity did since she wanted to talk to both of the seers there, so his expression changed somewhat.
"She said she will return immediately, but it is a two night journey there. She will probably stay a night, and then return for another two night journey. She left just after twilight this night," Trista said.
"Very well," Endymion tried to keep a steady voice, but it was too much for him to absorb. Too many things were happening, and the appetisers just appeared, and soon the main course was going to come.
Trista figured what was going through Endymions head and gave him reassuring smile, "Things happen for a reason Endymion. And I know you know what lies ahead. Akemi saw Rei showing you… there is nothing that can be helped, but there is hope. There is always hope. Just let fate take its course, and embrace when it shows up again," she said in a small voice. It was soft and comforting.
Endymion sighed out of exhaustion, "Thank-you Trista. But I must be on my way. I have many things to do," Endymion said quickly as he got up from his chair and walked towards the door.
Trista quickly got up, "You will find her," she quickly said, "ad she will be your complete match. Just don't give up hope," she stressed for him.
As he reached the door, he turned to her and looked just past her, "…" but nothing came out. He gave her small smiled and met her eyes for no more then two seconds and left out the front door.
As the door closed Trista let out a sigh, "What are we going to do with you Endymion?" she said to herself.
"Is it true thought?" Michelle just walked into the foyer with Amara to make sure she was okay. "That he will find her? His true other half?" she asked.
"Yes," Trista said turning to them, "but time will tell when he is ready to find her again… and fate will not be lenient and give her to him straight away," she sighed as she looked to the ground, "He will have to wait. And it will be longer then 300 years this time. But fate will test him and see if he is worthy of her again." As she finished she looked back at the girls. "A test it will be," she added in a whisper.
"But milady, Akemi saw her in his future? So he will find her and live again with her? So why is it that this is a sad subject?" Michele quickly said.
Trista looked at them and gestured them to the same room she was in with Endymion. They took their seats and she looked back at Michelle who was sporting a very curious gaze. "The future brings thing, and yes you may get them. But they are not set. If fate were to intervene, then the future is altered. If one were to kill themselves, then their future is taken, gone. What Akemi, and Rei see is nothing but an outline. A plan of what is to happen. But if something goes wrong, then it changed everything around it, causing even the future to change. Serenity, her powers are much different. Although she can see, she can not. I do believe she has tried to see his future, and tried to see every possibility, but for her, she had probably seen statistics like 4 out of 5 visions of Endymions future are his death with that one ending with happiness." As she spoke, her words held wisdom and stress. A matter that even the brightest mind could not just understand over night. But a great deal of thought and concentration were needed.
Amara and Michelle looked at each other. They were speechless. Everything Akemi saw always, always came true. So how could it be that the future can be changed? That it was not set, but merely a template of what was to be expected to happen?
Trista could read their faces, they were deep in thought, "look girls," she started by getting their attention, "Endymion is a strong person. And I'm sure Serenity has probably talked to him, giving him encouragement to wait as long as possible. And Endymion isn't the type the just lay back and dies." She gave them a reassuring and smile and left the room.
Amara and Michelle just looked at each other, "We must trust who ever judgement, and hope for the best, Michelle," Amara said as they parted their ways and continued whatever they were doing before.
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When Serenity left her room in search of Endymion, she couldn't help but feel a strange surge of sensation flowing through her. She felt the electrical voltage from before getting constant and closer together, but the sensation she was feeling was unknown. It felt weird. The closest thing she could put to it, was adrenalin like. Her breathing was picking up, she felt cold and clammy at the same time, and slightly shaking and her stomach felt like it was alive, jumping all over the place, or like the butterflies were trying with raging force to set free from their cobwebs.
As she continued down the hallways, it felt like forever. She was getting dizzy and her eye sight was playing tricks on her. It felt like forever when she left the hallway and reached an open foyer like room that lay in the middle of the mansion. It took a while to focus and remember which room led where, but eventually, after great deal of thought she picked one and headed for where ever it went.
The room was once again open, but at the far end there was a door. She ran to the door and nearly fell over. The whole room was as if spinning. But she pushed forwards till she was at the door and opened it. She saw a small stair case and headed up with great difficulty. When she was at the top was faced with a small marble ball room. Tiny in comparison to the main ball room.
The room looked like a dead end. There were no other doors. "Come on," she whispered to herself, "Where are you?"
She turned and turned in the room, looking at every detail until one in particular caught her eye. All around the room were pictures of various walls in that particular room, and one picture to the left showed a door in the picture. She immediately turned to the left and tried to line the picture up with the wall. But the wall showed nothing. Serenity tried hitting it and everything, but nothing happened.
"I know you're here," she breathed as she tried to examine the door to the best of her ability. She touched everything; pushing, pulling, twisting, anything, hoping something would give, but still there was nothing.
Standing where she was she turned her head towards the picture and tried to imagine the door behind her, trying to pick the handle. When she was satisfied with the location she looked back at the wall and noticed her hand lay on one particular marble stone. She traced the boarder with her fingered and put her hands palm down in the middle of the marble brick and pushed quickly, stepping away to see the marble edges pulling back and sliding away.
She quickly looked over he shoulders and went through the newly found door she found. When stood up straight and examined the hallway before her. She was still dizzy, and it was getting worst. The door behind her slid shut and she jumped at the boom. Clearing her head the way she could she took steps forwards until she was running down the hall, turning each corner, hitting the next wall with her palms to maintain her momentum. She kept running and running in maze like tunnel until she came to a huge class door which reflected the tunnel walls.
She palmed the door until she found the handle and opened it wide. When she opened it she gasped as a huge burst of wind blew at her. She found it hard to keep her eyes open and go forwards, but she managed to step in the room. When both feet were planted on the ground, the door slammed behind her and the wind immediately stopped, and the whole room lit up. "Aarrgg…" she screamed, but she was too far in the heart of the mansion for any one to hear her whimpers.
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Hope we all enjoyed this chapter... haha... well the next one will be up soon enough, that i cna promise... hehe...
Chapter started: 15th January 2008
Chapter finished on: 23rd January 2008
Katie-Lee :)