Betrayal of the heart
Chapter thirty-eight: Seiya and Serenity's Heart Pounding Date
The Three Lights were going to have a day off. It was rare that the trio every got a day off, so they were very relieved. Seiya thought about actually asking Serenity out, and decided to do it. The worst thing that could happen, was she could reject him. He also decided not to tell Yaten and Taiki, since they would tell him that now was not a time to look for a girlfriend. But Serenity was different than all the other girls who always tried to get him to date them. Serenity was special.
Serenity was walking home, when Seiya met her on the street.
"Come with me tomorrow, you have nothing to do right?" He said, almost forcefully. He groaned inwardly. That was definately not a proper way to get a date. What would she think of him now?
"I guess I could" She said, blushing a little. "What time?"
"Come to Ichinohashi Park at 11:00" Seiya replied. He turned around and walked away, with Serenity staring at him.
"What just happened?" She wondered. Aya came up behind her and grinned.
"You have a date with the leader of the three lights" She said. "Aren't you excited?" Serenity sighed, and swung her bag to her other shoulder.
"I suppose" She said. "Seiya seems like a nice guy, but what about the rumors that he's a playboy?" Aya scoffed.
"You mean that stupid stuff in the tabloids, please" She said. "I haven't seen Seiya hit on anyone but you since he got to Jubann High" Serenity gaped at her friend.
"Seiya doesn't hit on me" She protested. Aya crossed her arms and gave Serenity a 'Look'. Serenity sighed.
"Fine" She huffed. They resumed walking. "Hey Aya, do you think the starlights can be trusted?" She asked. Aya glanced at her.
"Do you trust them?" She asked in return.
"Yes" Serenity said firmly.
"Then so do I, and so do the rest of the scouts" Aya declared.
"All except two, possibly four" Serenity sighed.
"Hotaru is in our group, now that she grew up a seperate life again" Aya said. "She trusts them. It's hard to tell with Pluto, she hasn't shown up for any of the battles, but Neptune and Uranus are hard headed and full of hot air" Aya said. "We may be able to win this war with out them, but I doubt we'll win it without the star lights. You are the only one with powers stronger than the starlights. The rest of us have limited powers" Serenity nodded, feeling better about her decision to fight with the starlights.
The phone kept ringing for Nezu, but she was trying to escape. She knew that Galaxia was angry with her, and she was afraid that the woman would kill her. Unfortunately fo Nezu, everywhere she went, the phone followed her. Finally, Nezu answered the phone.
"Moshi, Moshi" She answered. She heard Galaxia's voice and immediately hung up. Then she gasped. "What have I done?" Nezu's terror was short lived when she noticed the Three Lights Poster on the train. She began to laugh. "I should have realized it earlier, I will target Kou Seiya and his star seed will be the one Galaxia needs"
The next day, at 11:00, Serenity entered the park to look for Seiya. She was wearing a pink dress and white flats, with a floppy white hat. She had decided to wear her hair in a braid. She looked around, and didn't see Seiya. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder and nearly jumped a foot.
"Sorry, did I startle you?" Seiya asked, apologetically.
"A little" Serenity said, catching her breath. Seiya held his arm out to her and she took it.
Nezu recieved another call from Galaxia, But she just ignored it and ran away, again. She knew that she could not avoid Galaxia forever. She had to find Seiya Kou and hopefully his star seed would put her back in good graces with Galaxia.
Seiya took Serenity to an amusment park and she had a blast, going on rides. Seiya bought her some cotton candy.
"Thank you" Serenity said. Seiya smiled at her. It was then that Serenity noticed a small machine with tiny key chains in it. "Hold this please" She said, handing the cotton candy to Seiya. She went over to the machine, and slid a coin into the slot and began to play. She managed to grab a tiny bear key chain. Seiya congratulated her, but frowned when she handed it to him.
"What's this for?" He asked, curiously.
"For taking me out and being a friend" Serenity said, sincerely. "Believe it or not, I don't get to do this type of thing very much"
Seiya accepted the keychain and pinned it to his shirt.
"How so?" He asked her, sliding his own coin into the machine.
"It's complicated" Serenity said. "There are certain obligations I have to fulfill" Seiya managed to catch a small pegasus keychain and he gave it to Serenity. She accepted it, even though it reminded her of Helios and it was a painful reminder. Luckily, Seiya didn't ask any questions about her obligations, as though he could sense that it was not a topic she wanted to discuss.
Seiya wanted to cheer Serenity up, so he took her on the Ferris Wheel, but unfortunately, once again, he asked the wrong question.
"How's your brother?" He asked. Serenity was silent for a moment. She'd been lying to Seiya about her identity, she couldn't lie to him about this too.
"I, haven't gotten any replies from him" She whispered. "None of us have" Seiya put an arm around her shoulder and a tear slid down her cheek. Without realizing it, both of them had the same thought. What if the enemy had gotten to him? Seiya thought this because he knew that Galaxia was targeting regular people, Serenity thought that perhaps the enemy knew his identity.
"I am going to take you somewhere fun" Seiya said suddenly. When the Ferris Wheel stopped, Seiya led her out of the amusement park.
Nezu was waiting for the Three Lights in a disco. She had done her homework, and had found the place that the Three Lights usually hung out at when they didn't have to work. As she mingled in the crowd, she saw Seiya and Serenity enter the disco.
"Do you know how to dance?" Seiya asked.
"Not alot" Serenity replied.
"Then, I'll teach you" Seiya replied. Serenity smiled. They went out to the dace floor and began to dance. Then Seiya took Serenity in his arms and told her that everything would be all right. Serenity felt safe in his arms, but she wasn't sure if this was the right time for a boyfriend. She liked Seiya alot, but she was scared too. For his safety, if her identity was found out by the enemy.
Then Iron Mouse appeared and grinned at the two of them.
"I will take your star seed" She said. Seiya told Serenity to escape and she took off, looking for a safe place to transform.
Iron Mouse fired her fireballs, and they converged on Seiya. There was a bright flash of light, but when the light cleared, Seiya wasn't there. Seiya had jumped out of the way. Seiya then transformed into Sailor Star Fighter.
"But you're a guy" Iron Mouse wailed, pouting. The other Sailor Star Lights appeared and Iron Mouse got even more frustrated. She began to cry when Eternal Silver Moon showed up. Eternal Silver Moon payed no attention to Iron Mouse. She spotted the small keychain bear that she had won for Seiya earlier that day. It was lying on the ground. She glanced around, but there were no phage. She picked up the bear. Her voice cracked as she looked up,
"This is Seiya's" She whispered. Star Fighter was taken aback, but it was all starting to make sense. What Serenity had said about obligations earlier, the similarities between Silver Moon and Serenity. Fighter couldn't believe it. Serenity was one of the Sailor Scouts and the one with the crystal. Her name made sense now too. She was most likely named after Her mother's past life. "What happened to Seiya?"
"He's all right. I'll guarantee it" Fighter said. Iron Mouse grinned.
"Oh, you don't know anything. I know it. Do you want to know Seiya's identity?" She asked, evilly. Silver Moon looked confused. Before Iron Mouse could say anything, Fighter fired the star serious laser at her. Iron Mouse got into her telephone box just in time.
"If you don't want me to talk about your identity, give me your star seed" Iron Mouse bargained.
But then Iron Mouse got another phone call. Iron Mouse was shocked and VERY scared. She slowly picked up the phone.
"I'm very disappointed in you, Sailor Iron Mouse" Galaxia's voice came from the other end.
"Are you mad at me?" Iron Mouse asked, frightened.
"I have no use for you any more" Galaxia said. The Galaxia appeared. Iron Mouse begged for her life, but Galaxia paid no attention and took her bracelets. Iron Mouse vanished. Galaxia turned to the star lights and Silver Moon.
"The galaxy belongs to me, Sailor Galaxia. If you don't want to be like this, don't disobey me" She warned. Then she disapeared.
"Galaxia" Silver Moon whispered. "I don't understand"
"Galaxia" Healer confirmed.
"The real enemy that destroyed our planet" Maker said. Silver Moon sighed.
"You have to be careful too" Fighter warned. Silver Moon squared her shoulders.
"I am not afraid" She said. "I just don't understand. Something is wrong with Sailor Galaxia. I don't believe that she was always like that. Sailor Scouts are meant to preserve peace, they are not meant to rage war" She looked straight at the starlights.
"I don't think you should be here" Silver Moon said. "This isn't your planet. You needn't fight for it when your own planet was destroyed"
"We can't leave" Maker said. "We are looking for our princess. Her light led us here. She's somewhere on earth" Silver Moon took in this information.
"Very well. I thank all three of you for the help you have given to me and the scouts" She sighed. "My mom's been fighting since she was fourteen years old. There will be years of peace, and then a new enemy will show up. There is one thing I want you to understand, There is always a way to save someone. It is not impossible, so don't ever try to tell me it is. I do things my own way, and I don't take kindly to being told what to do. I get that from my mother. Now, I need to go find Seiya" She turned on her heel and left, leaving the starlights to stare after her.
"I don't know what to make of her" Taiki said, detransforming. "It's pretty obvious that she's Serenity"
"It's also obvious that she is not an enemy. She just wants to protect her planet" Seiya reminded them. "I think we should tell her who we are. It might make things easier"
"Are you sure?" Yaten asked. Seiya nodded.
"I don't know" Taiki said. "Maybe we should hold off on it a bit" Seiya sighed and nodded. Then he went to find Serenity. When she saw him, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"I am so glad you're ok" She said. She had figured out what Iron Mouse meant, but she decided to keep this information to herself. She was almost sure that Seiya now knew her identity as well, considering what she had said when picking up the keychain. She handed it to him and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you for a wonderful day" She said, then she took off, waving a hand at him.