Chapter 7-Started
Serenity had called a meeting with Mars and Venus. For some reason, she didn't feel the need to talk to the other two. Earlier this week, she had sensed that Mercury's loyalty didn't exactly lie with her, and seeing how close Jupiter was to Mercury, perhaps it was best she excluded them from now on...
"Princess, what's wrong?" Venus sat down, concern written all over her face.
A long sigh escaped the princess's mouth. She played with the string on her pyjamas and frowned. "We need to talk about what will happen next..."
Mars hadn't made eye contact ever since she entered the room. Serenity briefly caught her eyes and she blushed profusely. Somehow, Serenity knew it was because she looked like Usagi.
A flare of anger flashed through, catching herself by surprise. Serenity bit her tongue and tried to calm herself. So, she turned to and only talked to Venus.
"It's been a week now. I can't just stay in this room any longer. I want to go out, I want to see Endymion whenever I want...and...I want to live."
A soft gasp escaped the senshi's mouths. "Princess, you are free to go. Just...make sure one of us is with you. We still don't know why the enemy split you two, and no other villains had popped up since...it unnerves me." Venus looked at the princess with pity.
Once again, Serenity felt angry. Never had she raised her voice...never had she yelled at her own guardians...but today, the fury took over.
"I don't want your protection. I want to LIVE. My life was cut short when Beryl invaded my kingdom. I was shoved into a new body and forced to hibernate till Usagi, my body, her body, was in mortal danger. I watched as she kissed MY Endymion. I watched as her heart strayed." At this point, Serenity glared at Mars. "I watched as she hurt my Endymion."
Tears brimmed Mars' eyes and her fists were clenched. Venus looked back at Mars, her eyes all too sad...
"Princess, I am sorry." Mars knelt down on one knee and bowed her head. Venus followed suit.
The anger was gone just as quickly as it appeared. Serenity placed a hand over her own heart and felt it race. Remorse took up the space where anger once was...she didn't mean that...she didn't mean to hurt her own senshis...
Serenity took a deep breath and calmed herself. "I am sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. Venus, I think we need to come up with a plan. A plan where maybe Usagi and I will never merge..."
"Princess...we are working on this. I don't think Mercury, Ami would ever give up..." Venus said, still in her half bowing stance. Serenity didn't bother to tell her to get up. Mars kept her head down still, perhaps repenting...
"If we merge, then everything goes back to normal. If we don't, then we need to prepare for what the future may hold..." Serenity paused and then walked up to Mars. She decided to be blunt. "Mars, are you in love with Usagi?"
"What?" Mars looked up in shock.
"Just tell me the truth." Serenity knelt down until she was level with Mars. "Are you in love with Usagi?"
Mars stayed silent. Her body started to shake, as she tried to put a lid on all her emotions.
"I will take that as a yes." Serenity stood up and she started to pace around the room. "Mars, Venus, you may get up. I am going back to bed for now. I have much to think about."
She waved her hand and dismissed her senshi.
Rei settled back into her cot and pulled her cover up. Her eyes wide, not a lick of sleepiness, Rei stared at the dark ceiling.
One thought, the thought that should never have formed, danced around in her head endlessly.
Rei squeezed her eyes shut. Maybe if she could fall asleep...
Just then, her communicator beeped. Sighing deeply, Rei climbed out of her bed again.
"Youma. Juban centre. Get Serenity." Mercury said briefly and then the screen went black.
Usagi's eyes flew open. She felt it, just now. Her friends were in trouble...
She reached over to her bedside table and felt for the compact in the dark. It took her several seconds to realize...she's no longer a soldier.
She flicked on her light and put on her clothes. It didn't matter if she couldn't transform. Her friends were in trouble...
A voice rang out in the dark room, waking up Mamoru.
He rubbed his eyes and peered in the dark. A ghostly figure was standing over his bed.
"Who will you save..."Tthe ghost taunted. "Who will you save..."
Mamoru turned on the lights and the ghost was gone. It was then he felt dread. Something was happening. Usako. He had to get to her...