Okays, so sorry it took so long to update. This chapter didn't turn out like i was expecting it to. I also focused on two of the five couples. I disclaim anything having to do with sailor moon. The weapons of choice i got the ideas from a bunch of different animes that i have watched. So some of the readers might recognize them. I also disclaim those as well lol. brief sexual contact in this chapter, Please tell me what ya'll think! Also if i do have misspellings, i check through it twice and even used spell check as well, i'll apologize now.
Chapter 10
Pick and Choose
Serena was raged as she drug Ami through the streets and back to the house. Serena threw the door open walked through then slammed it shut.
"Who does he think he is? Trying to force someone to kiss him! The nerve of that guy!" Serena ranted pacing back and forth in front of the door while Ami stood there trying to catch her breath.
"Hmm, sounds to me like Zoycite tried something on the blue haired woman." Nephlite stated shutting the book he was reading and stood up from his relaxed position on the staircase. Serena turned her glaze to the brunette male.
"And what are you doing here huh?" Serena recoiled at him.
"I have no after school clubs today. So I came back here to read, then you came in on a rampage."
"Oh so now you're blaming you not being able to read on me? So like a guy! Blame it all on the girl!" Serena spat back at him and he glared at her.
"I didn't blame you for anything you stupid princess. Just because you're in a bitchy mood doesn't mean you can take it out on the first person you happen to see."
"How dare you talk to me so rudely! I am a princess!"
"I don't give a fuck what you are or who you are. You're on Earth now, not on the moon. I don't have to talk to you so formally. To tell you the truth I don't care for you or any of the other princesses that are here. I'm only in this house because I have to be by Darien's side."
"Before you go on bitching. Stop and think who you're talking to and what they can do." Darien's voice came from above and all three looked up to see him. He was leaning on the railing looking down at them. His eyes were as cold as ice. Anyone could tell he was in no mood to be trifled with.
"I'm sorry my lord." Nephlite said and bowed and Serena glared at Darien.
"It was not you on whom I was talking to Nephlite, it was Serena." Darien corrected him.
"Serena, you had no reason to jump down his throat like you did. I don't know what has gotten you in such a foul mood princess, but you really shouldn't take it out on others." Darien was still looking at her while he spoke. "Nephlite did nothing to you."
"We're back!" Zoycite said walking through the door with Jedite behind him. "Ami, my dear!"
"No!" Ami shouted and ran behind Serena who was now facing Zoycite.
"You stay away from her!" Serena growled at him and Darien looked at Zoycite.
"I'm calling a meeting for all of my generals. Meet me in my room in thirty minutes." Darien told them before disappearing down the hallway and into his room.
"I take it I got home at the right time?" Malachite asked as he walked up behind Zoycite.
"Darien called a meeting with all four of us." Nephlite said then walked up the stairs to head to Darien's room. The other three followed leaving Serena and Ami alone. Serena walked into the living room and sat down. Ami was not too far behind her.
"Darien, you called us?" Jedite asked as the four walked into the room.
"Shut the door and take a seat somewhere." Darien told them and they did what he said.
"Zoycite, what did you do to piss Serena off?" Darien asked him and he smiled.
"Nothing My Lord." Zoycite responded.
"Yea right. By the way she responded to you, you did something and she took it out on me!" Nephlite told him harshly.
"Okay so I might have forcibly kissed her friend, oh well." Zoycite flipped his hair over his shoulder. "It's none of her business anyway. I mean she's supposed to be trying to get you yet she's kissing Jedite over there."
"WHAT!" Darien snapped looking at Jedite who held his hands up in surrender.
"It was an accident! Someone bumped into me and she turned around to quickly before I could get a hold of something. I apologized and she said no harm was done!" Jedite defended himself.
"As long as it was just an accident." Darien growled still glaring at the blond.
"Zoycite back off of Ami. If she doesn't want you near her, then don't be a pest." Malachite told Zoycite.
"Look, just lay off of her. She's a very timid and fragile girl Zoycite. She's scared easily and by the way she reacted to you, she's afraid of you." Darien said to Zoycite who just rolled his eyes.
A knock came at the door and Dairen glared at the closed door.
"What?" Darien asked.
"Prince Darien, I need to speak with you." the voice came through the door.
"Come in but make it quick." Darien said and the door opened to reveal the tall brunette who was in a hot pink sundress that had a white floral pattern on it. Her hair was not in its usual pony tail, it was loose, flowing all around her. "What is it Lita?" She walked in and shut the door behind her.
"Jupiter's intelligence network confirmed that there is an approaching planet. It is about as big as the moon." Lita said and Darien's eyes widened at the news. "It is producing a massive amount of negative energy. We even had Mercury's network check to see if it was right, and they revealed the same thing."
"As big as the moon?" Malachite asked.
"Yes. We don't know which solar system it is from, but it's not in an orbit. It's more like it has a certain planet in mind, Earth," Lita said to them and Jedite stood up.
"That's impossible!" Jedite said to her.
"I went back home after school because I was ordered to and I found all this out. You are the first ones to know about this. I came straight to you Darien. Right now it's a little past Neptune. It should reach us in about 6 months if the speed stays the same." Lita told him again.
"Are we going to be involved in a war?" Zoycite asked.
"I don't know… but to be cautious, all heirs to the thrones that aren't married and are of age to be married… must marry within this 6 month limit." Lita said to them.
"So you're telling me, I have to marry Serena within six months?" Darien asked completely shocked.
"Not only you Darien, I must marry, as well as Serena, Rei, Mina, and Ami. We are the only ones of age that are not married. Hotaru is still too young to be married, Setsuna is already married… and well Amara and Michelle are well… an item themselves." Lita explained to them.
"Oh my god." was all Malachite could say.
"Darien, you must not let Serena fight." Lita seriously told him.
"Why not?" Darien raised an eye brow to the brunette.
"If it is found out that the moon is protecting Earth, then Serena's life as well as your own will always be in danger." Lita told him.
"If she wants to fight I won't stop her." Darien told Lita. "When are you going to tell everyone?"
"It's your planet. I will let you break the news." Lita said and then another knock came at the door.
"Who is it?" Darien asked.
"It's Rei; I need to speak with you." Rei said to him.
"Come in." Darien told her and she also entered and shut the door behind her.
"Lita, as you know. I already know of the approaching planet." Rei told her and Lita nodded. "But so does your father now Darien. And you're not going to like what he has to say."
"And what does he have to say." Darien asked annoyed.
"You and your generals will be married to each of the Princesses." Rei announced.
"WHAT!" Lita yelled at the top of her lungs. "You've got to be kidding me!"
"I'm not, and the other planets approve of this as well. So basically it's like an arranged marriage."
"I chose Ami." Zoycite said smiling.
"It's us who get to chose," Rei said looking at him. "None of us are happy with this, but if all the kingdoms say so, then I can't argue. But the best part has yet to come." Rei said sarcastically.
"And what is that?" Jedite asked.
"We are all getting pulled out of school to start training. They're giving all the guys their diplomas. Since us Princesses have already graduated from our schools on our particular planet, we don't need diplomas from Earth." Rei said to them.
"And what of Serena?" Lita asked.
"According to the king of Earth… she's just like us as well. She will also be in this battle." Rei said to Lita.
"When?" Darien asked.
"Starting tomorrow, we're moving from here to a secluded place. For training and also to match us up with your generals." Rei told them. They were all shocked at how soon it was.
"I hope you all have training with weapons." Darien stated.
"Some what yes." Lita stated.
"You're all dismissed. Go and pack for tomorrow. And please tell the rest of the group." Darien said to them.
"There's no need to pack anything. Because we're not taking anything with us." Rei said to them. "They already have everything there."
"Then go tell the other three," Darien said before his door was swung open by an angry blond with a blue hair girl and another blond behind her.
"How dare you!" Serena yelled walking up to Darien who stood up.
"How could you do that to her Darien?" Mina said to him.
"Do what?" Darien asked confused. Serena slapped him angrily across the face. "What the hell?" Darien growled at her.
"I'm your weapon?" Serena said to him. "Is that what you see me as?"
"We've already heard. Your father intends to use Serena to win this upcoming war." Mina angrily said walking up to him only to be caught around the waist and pulled back to Malachite's chest.
"Calm down." Malachite told her.
"No! You're going to kill her! I won't stand for letting a person from Earth kill my Princess again!" Mina yelled fighting against Malachite's iron grip.
"Darien, why do you have to use Serena as a tool? Please don't, I know you're not a bad person." Ami said softly from the door way.
"Wait stop, I have no idea on what you people are talking about. I have no plan on using Serena to fight this battle." Darien said looking between the three.
"That's not what your father has in mind." Mina said and hid her eyes behind her bangs in anger. "He plans on using Serena to her full ability!" Darien's eyes widened at this news.
"Get out… everyone but Serena… get out of my room." Darien said darkly, everyone then left the room. Leaving only Serena and Darien in the barely lit room.
"Serena… I don't plan on using you…" Darien whispered pulling her into his arms.
"How can I trust you? You do what ever your father wants you to. How do I know that when the time comes, you won't agree with him?" Serena asked pushing herself away from him. "How do I know you won't kill me?"
"Serena, I give you my word. I will never use you as a weapon." Darien said looking at her.
"Do you promise you won't?" Serena asked glancing at him.
"I promise I won't." Darien told her before she ran into his arms crying.
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As Rei told them, they moved from their house on Earth to a secluded place on Venus. They were no where close to anything civilized. It closely resembled the look of the house they were living at on Earth. Only difference was this place only had six rooms and six bathrooms. Three on the second floor, three on the first floor. A kitchen on the first floor and there was a training area underneath the house.
"There are 12 of us, why are there only six rooms?" Nephlite asked.
"One couple per room." Mina said to them. "Serena and Darien, and Luna and Artemis are two obvious couples. Now, right here and now, I ask the four generals to please pick a Princess they would see fit to be their partner for life…"
"I though that the girls got the pick?" Zoycite asked confused.
"If that were the case, two of four of the princesses would stay single. The four generals get to pick." Mina said to them.
"Then, I chose you." Malachite whispered in Mina's ear making her jump and turn in surprise.
"I chose Ami." Zoycite said walking towards Ami who quickly hid behind Rei.
"No. I refuse to sleep in the same room as him!" Ami cried out.
"Why is that?" Zoycite asked still approaching her.
"Cause you'll rape me! You don't know what no means! I refuse!" Ami said again now running to hide behind Serena. "I don't mind you trying to court me, but I refuse to sleep in the same room with you!"
"Ami, you have no choice." Mina said to her and Zoycite gave a wicked smiled.
"Zoycite!" Serena walked up to him. "If you dare try to touch her, I will send you to the far corners of the universe." Serena looked into his eyes with a serious look.
"I get it, I get it. Good jolly you can be scary sometimes." Zoycite said backing up with his hands up in the air, surrendering. Jedite laughed at his brother being scared by the blond girl
Rei walked up to Zoycite and started to chant while moving her hands. After she was done chanting she touched Zoycite's face.
"There, now unless she touches you, you won't be able to touch her in any way. As a princess of mars I am also the priestess as well. I can do a lot more than this simple spell." Rei walked away from him and Ami smiled at her.
"Can she do this?" Zoycite asked angry.
"I can't stop her." Darien raised his hands in defeat. "It's probably better this way, at least for Ami's sake."
"Would you mind, if I courted you?" Jedite asked Rei smiling.
"I wouldn't mind at all." Rei responded back with a smile.
"Then I guess that leaves you and I" Nephlite said to Lita. Neither of the two looked very happy about the whole match making thing.
All the chosen couples went off to pick rooms. Ami picked the one closest to Serena. Ami was still weary of Zoycite and didn't want to be left alone with him.
"Ami, come on, tell Rei to take it off." Zoycite pleaded with her.
"No, because this way I know I'll remain innocent until my marriage." Ami glared at the blond who was sitting on the bed across the room from her.
"How can I get to know you if I can't touch you?" Zoycite asked her again.
"You don't need to bed a girl to get to know her." Ami defended herself.
"That's true, but it does help a lot." Zoycite smiled and Ami frowned.
"Why are you so… infatuated with me?"
"I'm courting you now."
"I mean before and you know it."
"I don't know really, it's just when ever I look at you, I want you. So I have to have you to see if it's fate or if I just want to fuck you." Zoycite told her.
"Well sorry about your luck. The only way you're going to bed me is when we are married." Ami said getting up and walking to the door and walked out of it. Leaving Zoycite muttering under his breath at the girl.
"Lita." Ami asked knocking on the door to Lita and Nephlite's room. Nephlite opened the door and stared at the petite blue haired girl. "I'm looking for Lita…" Ami stared at the guy who was wearing no shirt.
"Lita is in the kitchen not here." Nephlite stated coldly staring at her.
"Then… may I try to talk with you?" Ami blushed and looked down at the floor. "If not that's fine…" Nephlite then opened the door the rest of the way and motioned for her to come in.
"What is it that you want to talk about?" Nephlite asked in a cold and distant voice. Ami sat on one of the beds while Nephlite stood in front of her a few feet away, not really looking at her but still aware of her presence.
"About Zoycite…" Ami whispered.
"What about him?" Nephlite's voice held no emotion at all.
"Is he always so… sex driven?" Ami asked looking up at him searching for an answer. Nephlite sighed before looking at her.
"Basically. He's just addicted to sex really. He'd do any girl, but never has had a girl friend for more than a month. He gets bored with girls easily." Nephlite explained to her. "It's just the way he is. Don't take it too personally that he wants to have sex with you. Though I've never seen him be so persistent with a girl. Most girls flock to him and Jedite."
"So… I'm just someone he wants to bed… I see." Ami looked at the floor.
"Look, I'm not telling you to love him, just don't hate him for a way of life he doesn't know how to change." Nephlite told her. "I believe that you might just be what he needs to change."
"I don't understand…"
"You're the first girl to ever turn him down. And that's what made him want you so much. You're also innocent, something he's never had before. I think that you two compliment each other well." Nephlite told her. "He's gave you feelings that you're afraid of. And for that you fear him and run from him. In the same case, you've gave him feelings he's never experienced before, and that's why he is so attracted to you."
"So… what I feel is normal?" Ami asked confused.
"So to speak yes. It's very normal for someone like yourself who has never really experience lust or love before."
"I have to!" Ami defended. "I just didn't know he was my sister's fiancé…"
"So it's unrequited love that you fear?" Nephlite raised his eye brow. "Your greatest fear is that if you do fall in love with Zoycite, he won't love you back?"
"How can I let myself fall in love… when I'm still in love with him?"
"Either make Zoycite his replacement, or care for both of them and let your heart decide which you love most. But at least give Zoycite a chance."
"It's not that easy!' Ami stood up. "How can I get to know him when all he wants to do is touch me, or kiss me, or have sex with me!" Ami started hitting his chest while crying. "He doesn't even talk to me! He only stares at me with lust filled eyes." Nephlite just let her hit him because it didn't hurt. Nephlite looked towards to the door way and saw Zoycite leaning against the door frame. Ami went from hitting him to hugging him crying into his chest. "How can I try to love him when he's only interested in having sex with me?" Nephlite placed his arms around Ami.
"Ami, you're getting yourself so worked up over something little." Nephlite soothingly told her. "I'm sure that Zoycite will learn to love you in time, if you give him the chance."
"Can he though? You told me he gets bored of girls easily. How do I know that he won't get bored with me."
"I'm sorry Ami." Zoycite said and she looked at him. "I knew how I was making you feel, but I was too stupid to see how it was affecting you."
"Zoycite…" Ami muttered before hiding her eyes in Nephlite's chest.
"Please, I give you my word, I won't try anything. Please let's just talk things over." Zoycite asked and Ami looked at him once again.
"You promise you won't try anything?" Ami asked still timid to leave Nephlite for Zoycite. "You give me your word you won't?"
"Yes, I give you my word. I won't try anything at all Ami." Zoycite said and Nephlite unwrapped her arms and gave her a gentle push in Zoycite's direction.
"Go talk it out." Nephlite said and the couple exited the room.
"I never knew you were so skilled at negotiating with people." Lita leaned against the door frame.
"There are a lot of things we don't know about each other Lita. Up until today we've barely spoke 10 words to each other." Nephlite commented now sitting on his bed looking at the brunette in the door way.
"Very true, I can't argue with that one. So when are we going to get to know each other?" Lita walked into the room to sit on her own bed.
"Listen Lita, I'm still not sure about all of this." Nephlite looked at her, and she was also looking at him.
"May I come sit by you at least?" Lita asked and Nephlite nodded and made room for her as she walked over and sat next to him.
"I know this is really sudden. To be honest, I don't know why they're making us get married to Darien's generals. But you heard Rei; it came from all the royal palaces in the inner planetary system." Lita was looking into his eyes as she smoothly talked to him. "But as the next heir to my kingdom I must do what my father says. So I ask you, please take care of me. Because we're both in this situation against our own wills, can we at least try to get along?"
"I understand your concern, but I have no intention of falling in love with you." Nephlite stated to her and she smiled at her.
"That's fine; I don't expect you to do anything of the sort. I understand, but to make any kind of a relationship work, we have to at least talk about something… right?" Lita asked and he sighed.
"I guess you have a point." Nephlite looked away from her and across the room. "But don't expect to much out of me Lita. My only loyalty is to Darien, no one else."
"I understand." Lita answered him and Luna walked into the room.
"I hate to interrupt you, but it's still early and we must get started." Luna stated and then walked out of the room. Lita and Nephlite followed her. The whole group was following Luna down the stairs and into the basement. The basement happened to be a training ground. Artemis was standing there waiting for them.
"Oh wow!" Rei excitedly stated looking at the room around them.
"Now each of you have a weapon you handle best. Please guys and gals, summon your weapons." Artemis told them and the group just looked at him. Rei was the first to respond. She walked up and faced the group.
"Oh great fires of Mars." Rei pressed her hands together in front of her chest, palms flat against each other. A fire formed around her hands as she slowly pulled her hands apart. "Grant me my swords of the blazing inferno." Rei's fire expanded as she moved her arms out in front of her and pulled her hands farther apart. The fire was not the length of her body. If disappeared and Rei was holding two Japanese katana's, one was in a red sheath, the other one was in a purple sheath, one in each hand. "These are my weapons." Rei announced holding them for the group to see.
"I guess I'll go next." Jedite said smiling at Rei as he walked up beside her. All he did was close his eyes and a blue light formed in front of him. "Pleas grant me the power to protect." He simply said and his blue light shaped to form a spear that had a black metal handle on it and a silver metal blade with a blue tint to it. "This is my Spear of the dragon." Jedite also held it out for the group to see.
Ami then walked forward. "I guess I'll have to go sooner or later." She said quietly. She dropper to her knees as she clasped her hands together in front of her. "Oh please God of water and ice, I asked you to lend me your power. Please give me my majestic bow." She prayed and in front of her a crystal bow appeared. "This is my weapon. I can generate arrows with my own ability to manipulate water." She softly spoke as she stood up with her bow in hand but her eyes were looking at the floor. Zoycite smiled as he walked up to her.
"My turn." Zoycite stated as he held one hand out in front of him and focused all his energy into his hand. A red light appeared in his hand, it disappeared and in his hand were three silver bells. "Since I can manipulate wind, my bells can make my enemy's senses go berserk. With these I can also control titanium weightless strings that can also behead my opponent in seconds." Zoycite explained the use of his bells. "Amy please hold out your hand."
"Why?" Ami asked.
"Please." Zoycite asked again and Ami held up her hand for him. "This will protect you if you happen to come into danger." He dropped one of the bells into her hand. "I summoned three just so that I know you will be safe from harm. I only need two." Zoycite smiled at her as she just stared at the bell in her hand. "All you have to do is focus a little energy into it and it will ring for you." He explained to her how it worked while smiling at her.
"Thank you…" Ami blushed while she gripped the bell in her hand and he nodded at her.
Mina then stepped up smiling and turned to the rest of the group. "Okay my turn!" Mina cheerfully said as she held her hands out in front of her palms up. "Goddess of Love and Beauty grant me my sai's!" A bright yellow light then formed into two sai's. "These are the weapons I chose to fight with." She flipped them around in her hand easily.
Malachite walked to the front of the group and without a word a sword appeared in his hand. "This is called a Jian. Usually I carry two at my waist, but I don't feel like bringing out the second on. And for most who don't know, this is a doubled edged Chinese sword." Malachite simply answered as he held the gold sword out for everyone to see. The metal was gold, though the sheath that went with in was wooden and it had the symbol for both Earth and Jupiter on it.
Nephlite sighed and didn't move from his position. "I guess I'll go next. Basically my weapons of choice are what ninja's use. There's the kunai and throwing stars." He held out his hand, a kunai and throwing star appeared in it. "I can create as many as I want. These are just for show." Nephlite stated in a monotone voice. "This is ridiculous! Why does everyone have to know what types of weapons we use?" He asked himself as Darien then presented his weapon.
"Mine isn't as fancy as everyone else's." He laughed as a claymore sword appeared in his hand. "Mine is just a simple claymore." It had a silver blade, gold handle and a black sheath.
"My turn," Lita spoke. "God of thunder, answer my call!" a bolt of lightening hi the ground and a naginata appeared. It was made up of a dark material for wood and the blade on the top was a dark green color. "I'm very skilled with it." She laughed as she picked it up.
Everyone then looked to the only person who had yet to bring out a weapon to show everyone.
"Why are you looking at me for?" Serena asked.
"Where is your weapon?" Zoycite asked.
"Zoycite, I am my weapon." Serena crossed her arms in front of her and looked at the group of men who just looked confused. "Basically, for this training I'm the opponent right Artemis?" Serena looked at the white haired male. "Or did you not tell them that?"
"I won't fight an unarmed woman." Nephlite stated looking at Artemis.
"Would you like to find out just how unarmed she is?" Lita laughed as Serena walked further into the room and stood against the farthest wall.
"Ami shoot me." Serena said with her eyes closed, still resting upon the wall. Ami raised her bow and a crystal arrow form. She attached the arrow, pulled back the string and fired at Serena. Serena opened her eyes and Ami's arrow shattered before it reached its halfway point.
"It doesn't matter she's still unarmed!" Nephlite retaliated.
"Doesn't matter, you still can't hit me." Serena yawned and Nephlite looked at her coldly.
"That's enough, whether any of you like it or not, Serena will be your opponent. So someone go first. Once one of you hit her, then this training is over." Luna announced to them.
"I really do hate it when you use me as a shield Luna." Serena told her a bit irritated.
"Well, Serena you are the shield. Not many people have the ability to protect themselves like you do." Artemis answered her.
"It's not like I asked!"
"So if we're able to hit her, then the match is over? This should be simple." Jedite stated smiling.
"Not as simple as you may think." Malachite told Jedite. Serena walked into the middle of the room sat down Indian style and closed her eyes to concentrate.
"When ever you're ready." Serena spoke as a transparent white shield formed a 3 feet radius around her. "This is so going to wear me out… it takes too much energy to keep this up for a long period of time. I have 3 hours, 4 at most."
"Who is willing to go first?" Luna asked looking around the group. No one was volunteering, "Fine, we'll just have to do this the hard way. Serena you're going to have to fight while using your shield."
"Just great, thanks Luna, make me do all the work." Serena complained as she opened her eyes. Her eyes were no long blue, now they were a bluish white color. Darien and Malachite recognized this from the time at the palace. Serena stood up and walked closer to the group. "You will not fight? Is that your final answer?"
"I won't fight you!" Mina told her. "You have no weapons."
"So be it then." Serena said and raised her hand into the air. Suddenly Malachite was teleported into Serena's shield. "If you will not fight me, then I shall make you fight your beloved Malachite. Which one will it be?" Mina was shocked that Malachite was now by Serena. Mina still didn't answer. "You know what I am about to do don't you?" Malachite nodded and then leaned closer to Serena.
"Serena! Don't you dare!" Mina warned but it was too late, Serena had already pressed her lips against Malachite's. Malachite's eyes went blank as he stood there in a battle stance. Serena once again raised her hand only to pull Rei into her circle. Rei smiled at Serena for choosing her.
"I understand." Rei said and also let Serena kiss her on the mouth as well. Rei's eyes went blank and she drew her swords.
"They are now under my control. Defeat me and they will be free, but they will also be battling you as well to protect me." Serena announced and sent Malachite and Rei out of her shield to fight the others. "How long can I keep this up?" Serena asked herself as Rei and Malachite attacked the group of people. "Maybe two was one to many." Serena stood there with her shield up and Rei and Malachite fighting the others. It had been over two hours since the battle started and they were still fighting each other. Ami and Zoycite were out of the battle since Rei had put both her swords to each of their necks. Jedite had lost to Malachite. Serena was panting from all the energy she was using. She knew that she had to end this for the day. Serena pulled Malachite and Rei back into her shield and the other four that were remaining were puzzled. Serena collapsed and Malachite caught her.
"You held up for longer than I expected you too little princess." Malachite said picking her up bridal style. Her head was laying on his shoulder. The others were wary as Malachite approached. "It's over, she can't do anymore." Malachite stated and they all ran to Malachite.
"Is she okay? What happened?" Ami asked worried.
"Serena used all her powers to put Malachite and I under her control spell. I'm surprised she lasted more than an hour." Rei told them
"Rei… Rei… she kissed you…." Mina said mortified.
"She did, that's one of two ways she gets people under control." Rei explained.
"Serena's running a fever, she's really hot." Malachite commented while pressing his cheek to her forehead. "No wonder she didn't last long." Malachite walked over to Darien. "Do you wanna carry her?"
"Yea, sure." Darien said and took Serena out of Malachite's arms.
"Let's go talk Ami." Zoycite suggested and Ami nodded. They all left the basement and went upstairs. Darien put Serena to bed, Rei was sitting on the sofa while Jedite was talking to Nephlite. Lita was cooking dinner and Malachite was trying to get Mina to understand why Serena kissed him. Ami and Zoycite went out to the patio.
"Hey Zoycite, why did you give me this bell?" Ami asked.
"I at least want to protect you in a way since I'm not allowed to touch you." Zoycite replied to her.
"I think I'll make it into a barrette." Ami held it up and looked at it. "So tell me about your self. I want to know why you act the way you do."
"Well as Jedite told you before, I was raised on mars, but I also have mercurian blood in me. Jedite and I weren't always as close as we are now. There was a time where we couldn't stand to be around each other."
"You would never be able to tell that now." Ami commented and Zoycite smiled at her.
"Yes I know, Darien set us straight and it took us a few days to put aside our differences. Since then me and Jedite have been really close. So we have Darien to thank for that." Zoycite told her.
"I'm and outcast in my family…" Ami whispered and Zoycite looked surprised. "Yes I am the heir, but since I'm shy and don't talk much… they see that as I'm being stuck up. I really don't mean to be that way but when they're talking… they don't pick subjects I know a lot about. I'd rather sit the and stay quiet then try to talk and make myself look stupid. Only mother and father know the real me."
"Ami, you shouldn't let yourself be depressed just because they don't like you. It doesn't matter if they like you, it only matters if you like yourself."
"I know this, mother says it all the time. But what fun is it to play by yourself? That's why Serena was on mercury for over a year. I didn't want to be alone. She was my only friend for a long time, then she took me to Mars to meet Rei, Venus to meet Mina, and even Jupiter to meet Lita. It's because of her that we all are close friends." Zoycite smiled and opened his mouth to say something but then Artemis walked out onto the patio.
"Ami, Zoycite, please come inside there are a few announcements to be made." Artemis told them. As they walked inside Serena, was sitting n the couch barely conscious.
"The dates have been set for each of you weddings." Luna stated.
"Already? That's fast…" Lita commented.
"You will be getting married on the princesses home planets. Mina and Malachite are the first of the group only because we're already on Venus. Since there are 5 couples, the months of May and June will be reserved for the weddings. Since Lita and Nephlite still haven't come to terms, they will be married last."
"Thank god." Lita sighed and Nephlite just nodded.
"Serena and Darien's wedding will be on the second Monday of the month. Rei and Jedite's is on the third Monday of may, and Ami and Zoycite's will be on the last Monday in May. Lita and Nephlite's will be on the first Monday in June.
"Wait, you said Princesses home planet… Serena and I are both royalty. How will that work out?" Darien asked Luna.
"Doesn't matter, it's Serena's planet you will be married on. Your father has no say." Artemis told Darien. "The planet is said to be here by at least mid June to early July. So the royal families have set these dates for all of you. That is all I have for you at this point in time. You can go back to what you were doing." Artemis and Luna walked away.
"Zoycite, I'm sorry but I think I'm going to go lay down." Ami told him, he nodded at she made her way into her room. Darien helped the half dazed Serena back into their room. Lita walked back into the kitchen.
"Dinner is ready when ever you guys want to eat." Lita announced, took her apron off and walked into her room. "I need to change." Lita stripped down into her bra and underwear and was rooting through her closet when she heard her door shut. She looked to see who it was.
"Oh, it's just you Nephlite." Lita commented and walked over to her bed with a long green nightgown in her hand. "Mind helping me out of my bra?" Lita teased him, put her nightgown on her bed, walked over to him and turned around. She felt his warm hands touch her back and soon her bra felt loose on her. "Thank you." She said and went to walk away only to be pulled back to his chest.
"Next time you try to tease me like this, you'll get more than you want." Nephlite whispered in her ear before letting her go.
"Just so you know, I'm not a virgin like Serena and Ami are. You say that and I might just strip in front of you next time." Lita said as she walked back to her bed picked up the nightgown and pulled it over her head. Nephlite just growled at the seductive brunette in front of him. She walked out of the room and went to the kitchen to eat. Nephlite laid down on his bed and looked up at the ceiling.
"Some how, I feel like something is going to happen." Nephlite thought as he gazed at the dark ceiling. He decided he was going to get up and get some food. He walked into the kitchen while Rei and Lita were talking at the table while eating.
"So how are you and Nephlite getting along?" Rei asked Lita who just rolled her eyes. "That bad huh?"
"No it's not bad. It's just it's hard to accept that I have to actually marry him. He seems very… distant." Lita responded to her. Nephlite just stood in there listening to the girls talk.
"Try to get him to talk to you." Rei told her.
"It's not that easy Rei."
"Why isn't it?"
"We just actually started to talk. It's going to take a little while before I can actually get to know him." Lita told her. "And he's not like Jedite, he gives off an aura that makes him hard to approach."
"Oh, so he's that kind of a guy." Rei stated and Lita looked at him confused. "I think he may be gay then. I know some gay guys have that kind of personality. They don't want to be approached by girls." Nephlite raised an eyebrow at Rei's comment.
"Rei, I don't think he's gay." Lita giggled.
"I know I'm not gay." Nephlite stated and both girls turned and looked at him.
"So I take it you heard a lot?" Rei asked.
"From beginning to when you said I might be gay."
"Nephlite is far from gay ladies." Jedite stated walking into the kitchen. "He is actually the one who has held the longest relationship with a woman than any of us."
"Jedite, that information is none of their business." Nephlite stated coldly walking over to get a plate out of the cabinet and getting a plate of food.
"So I take it that is what you meant." Rei stated and Lita nodded at her comment.
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"Ami you should eat." Zoycite walked over to her bed and looked at the figure who was laying under the blankets.
"I'm not really hungry Zoycite." Ami told him. "I just want to sleep that's all."
"I understand but you haven't ate anything since this morning."
"Zoycite, sit on my bed and talk with me." Ami asked him and he sat on the foot of her bed.
"What would you like to talk about?" Zoycite asked.
"Why do you have long hair?"
"Well, I take pride in my hair being long. My mother has long hair too, I have only have a picture of her since she was Jedite's guardian." Zoycite smiled while twirling a lock of hair around his finger. "I just want a part of her to be with me. So that's why I keep my hair so long."
"I see, well that's really nice of you."
"Why is it that you have short hair?" Zoycite asked.
"Well, to me short hair is easier to maintain. My head is really sensitive and with long hair comes knots. So I keep it short so I don't pull my hair out." Ami laughed at her own explanation.
"Okay, now I understand, I know a few people that are like that as well." Zoycite smiled at her. Ami sat up in her bed and looked at Zoycite.
"Will you answer another question for me please?" Ami asked and Zoycite nodded. "How many girls have you slept with?"
"Well, that's an odd question to ask now isn't it?" Zoycite smiled at her.
"Will you please answer?" Ami pleaded to him. "I just want to know a number, that's all!"
"150 to be exact." Zoycite answered and Ami's eyes widened.
"Oh my, I hope when we marry and on our wedding night I don't disappoint you…" Ami whispered and Zoycite looked at her.
"I have no doubt in my mind that you are going to do fine on our wedding night, please when that time comes I will lead. There's no need for you to go and do stuff that will get a first timer hurt." Zoycite looked at her, his glaze was serious. Ami crawled towards Zoycite slowly.
"Oh dear god… what is she doing… she doesn't realize how she looks right now!" Zoycite shouted in his head as he hopped off of Ami's bed. Ami grabbed his hand quickly and he turned to look at her.
"Please, please sit back down… I just want to try holding your hand…" Ami blushed and glanced off to the side. "It's what couples do right? Hold hands… right?"
"Yes," Zoycite smiled at her innocence and sat back down on her bed. Ami sat there holding his hand quietly as he looked at her with amusement dancing through his eyes. She suddenly took his other hand and placed it on her cheek. He her swallow with hesitation.
"Will you…" Ami turned red at the thought. "Will you please…. Please… will you…" Ami was searching for the words to say all the while turning different shades of red. "Will you please let me kiss you!" She said in a hurry and Zoycite was shocked at the request.
"Only if you want to Ami. But I can't promise you that I won't want more." Zoycite told her truthfully. Ami was hesitant for a moment before nodding her head and slowly getting closer to his face. Her eyes were searching his for some type of a response. She softly pressed her lips to his and drew back quick.
"Was that wrong? Did I do it wrong?" Ami asked worried.
"No, you didn't, but would you mind if I tried to kiss you. Just to show you what you should do?" Zoycite asked in a calm voice. Ami looked down for a moment looked back up at him and nodded. Zoycite took the hand that was on her cheek and slid it down to tilt her chin up towards him. The slowly approached her and pressed his lips to her. He licked her bottom lip again and he mouth drop a bit and he took this chance to slide his tongue into meet her. His hand slid from her chin to the back of her neck. Ami let off a kittenish sound and Zoycite pulled back. Ami gazed into his eyes before pulling him back down to kiss her. Zoycite was shocked a bit but went back to kissing her. Without realizing what he did, he pushed her back onto the bed, with him on top. Still kissing her, and she was letting him.
"What is it… it's different from the last time he kissed me…" Ami thought as her sense of right and wrong were being overcome by a new feeling. Before she realized it herself, she was tugging at his shirt so he could remove it. The need for air became necessary and they broke apart.
"I have to stop… before I go to far." Zoycite said looking into her eyes, but that was a wrong thing to do. Her eyes were full of want and need. She had successfully removed his shirt and pressed her hands flats against his chest. Her hands started to roam from his chest to his arms, down to his stomach and then to his face. "Ami… please I don't want to go to far." Ami had pulled him into a kiss again, leaving her mouth open for him, and he didn't waste the chance. She moaned into his mouth. His hand slowly wandered under her shirt that she had on and to the mound of flesh on her chest. She moaned again as she softly squeezed her breast. He started to knead that nipple and it went hard. She moaned out yet again.
"Please… stop…" Ami had managed to say and Zoycite pulled himself away from her and fell onto the floor on his ass. Ami lay panting on the bed. "I'm… so… sorry…" She said through pants.
"Ami… I thought I wouldn't be able to stop… why did you kiss me again…" Zoycite asked a little angered.
"I wanted to stop… but it's like my body acted on its own… I'm so sorry Zoycite." Ami turned and buried her face into a pillow. Zoycite stood up to regain is posture.
"Ami, please don't be upset. I didn't mean to get angry." Zoycite told her and walked to the side of the bed.
"No, I'm ashamed of myself!" Ami said into the pillow so it was a bit muffled.
"Ami, don't worry about it. I'm your soon to be husband anyways. It's okay if I make you feel like that. It's a good thing Ami." Zoycite tried to explain to her.
"No it's not!" Ami flipped over and sat up. "It's shameful for a Princess to act that way! Even in front of her soon to be husband! It's unforgivable, it's shameful, it's disgraceful, I'm so inconsiderate!" Ami was now crying.
"Tis okay Ami, I forgive you, I'll forgive you anytime. I won't say anything to anyone ok? Now please just calm down. It's half my fault to you know."
"No it's not, it's all my fault! Please don't try to make me feel better by putting the blame on you."
"I'm not Ami I swear. It's my fault as well!" Zoycite tried to convince her but to no avail it didn't work. "Please, Ami do try to get some sleep okay?"
"Thank Zoycite." Ami laid back down and pulled the covers up to her neck. "Goodnight."
"Night Princess." Zoycite walked over to his own bed and laid down on it staring at the ceiling. "I don't know what would have happened if I had gone to far… I almost lost complete control. Why did that happen? I just don't understand what that girl does to me. What was that feeling when I was kissing her. It felt so different from all the other girls. Why Is that?" Zoycite asked himself and glanced over at the sleeping figure across the room.
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"Hey Nephlite." Lita asked walking up to him in what was the living room. He turned and looked at who had called his name. No one was around he was just sitting there by himself.
"What is it?" Nephlite asked coldly.
"Want someone to talk to?" Lita asked hopeful.
"Not really. I don't want to be bothered." Nephlite replied and went back to reading his book.
"But sitting here by yourself has to be boring." Lita said again coming around and kneeling in front of him. Nephlite shut his book and glared at Lita.
"Look, stop being a pest. I don't feel like talking to you. You're being a pain in my ass. Now go away!" Nephlite told her and she looked at the floor.
"I see, sorry to interrupt you." Lita smiled at him got up and walked towards the kitchen. "Wow I knew he didn't like me… but to put it that way was a little harsh." Lita went through the cabinets to find something to cook. She finally found a chocolate cake mix. Set the oven to the appropriate time, took out eggs, oil, a bowl and then a spoon to stir she quickly mixed all the ingredients together. Getting out a cake pan she then pour then mixture into the pan, waited till the light on the oven went off and then stuck the cake into the oven to bake. Rei walked into the living room and smelled chocolate cake.
"Okay, who upset Lita." Rei asked Nephlite.
"How do you know that she's upset?" Nephlite asked.
"Lita only makes chocolate cake when she's upset that's how." Rei told him.
"Okay then I upset her. So what it's not like I care or anything." Nephlite stated coldly and went back to reading his book.
"It's okay Rei." Lita walked into the living room and smiled at Rei. "I'm perfectly fine, I just felt like making a cake for breakfast in the Morning."
Nephlite looked over his shoulder to see Lita smile, but her voice was wavering.
"You're a horrible liar." Nephlite stated closing his book, stood up and looked at her. "Anyone can tell by the wavering of your voice that you're not okay."
"I'm fine, really Rei. Don't worry about me, it totally fine." Lita said and retreated to the patio outside. Lita looked up at the sky. "I wish I was like I star… beautiful, strong, and free." Lita whispered and a single tear rolled off her cheek.
"It's obvious you're upset." Nephlite stated and she turned around and looked at him.
"So what if I am. What do you care?" Lita asked turning away from him again.
"Really I don't, but your friend told me if I didn't come talk to me she'd curse me." Nephlite told her.
"Then just tell her that I'm okay and you resolved the issue."
"But then that would be lying."
"And what do you care if you tell a little lie or not?"
"You're right. I'll go tell her that then." Nephlite stated leaving Lita alone once again.
"Nephlite you idiot… you don't understand a woman at all." Lita whispered into the wind.
"Nephlite if you don't apologize to her… I'LL KILL YOU!" Rei's yells could be heard throughout the whole house.
"What is going on?" Darien and Jedite asked at the same time.
"You inconsiderate ass hole!" Rei yelled again slapping Nephlite.
"Rei, hold on, what are you so angry about?" Jedite ran up behind her and restrained her arms in midair.
"Nephlite what is going on here?" Darien demanded.
"It's nothing to worry about Darien." Lita walked into the room smiling. "Rei's just over reacting that' all."
"Nephlite how did you upset Lita?" Darien asked him.
"I told her she was being a pain in my ass, and to stop being a pest and to go away." Nephlite told him and Darien shook his head. "Was that wrong?"
"Nephlite… you can't tell a woman that and not expect them to be upset. You out of all people should know when someone is upset! You have the ability to tell!" Darien scolded him.
"But she said she was fine, I'm not going to try to force her to be happy! I could care less if she's happy or not!" Nephlite told them in a dark voice.
"How dare you…" Rei hissed in a dark voice. "You're not the only one who doesn't want to get married ass hole, but that doesn't give you permission to do what ever the hell you want to!" Rei pulled to get out of Jedite's grasp but it only tightened as she pulled.
"It's okay. He told me not to expect anything out of him. It's fine, please stop making such a big fuss out of everything." Lita said but her eyes said everything, she was hurt.
"Fine then I'm sorry." Nephlite said to her.
"Don't say sorry if you don't mean it…" Lita stated and heard the timer go off on the stove, so she quickly made her escape to the kitchen. She put mittens on, opened the oven, took out the cake and set it on the counter to cool, taking the mittens off as well. "If you don't mind, that's going to have to cool over night, and I'm going to bed now." Lita bowed and retreated to her room.