http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Villa/4808/ ______________________________________________________________ d e s t i n e d b y l a d y s e r e n i t y ______________________________________________________________ chapter fourteen ______________________________________________________________ Tired, abused, and lightheaded, Venus stopped for a little breather. She looked at her gloved hands that were covered with blood, her blood and hundred of other youmas. She yanked them off angrily, as they revealed her bare hands, which were lightly tanned with blood. She cried out angrily, tears streaming down her face. "Damn, I hate this..." she cried, as she fell to her knees. She felt lost, out of hope. When Serena was around, it was never like this. She always found a way to smile, to find hope in the moment. "I can't do this by myself damn it!" She muttered, as she cringed onto the ground. "I can't do this..." She laid on the ground, a mess as she wondered where the other senshis where. "Minna..." Her head spun as she felt strong arms surround her, as it tightened around her, she closed her eyes, as the smell of a familiar cologne filled her lung. She buried her head deeply against his chest. "Aphrodite," his thick voice said, as she looked up, falling entrance with his eyes. "Kunzite." She said, as he smiled at her, as she was lost in his embrace as she slowly drifted off, re-dreaming her previous life with him... f l a s h b a c k "Nii-chan said he's finally done with his training, how long as that been? Three, four years?" The fifteen-year-old princess exclaimed, plopping a cherry into her mouth. They were in the kitchen of the palace as Jupiter busied herself about, making an apple cake since Serenity was eating all the cherries. "Kunzite? I remember how he use to snicker at us," Venus said, rolling her eyes, "'Girls, what good are they in a battle? They should stay at home and be wives.'" She mocked as laughter filled the group. A shadow then appeared behind her as she then spun her stool to the other side, as her eyes fell into a deep trance into heavenly eyes. "Why senshi, I am sorry that you feel that way, but men should be the one protect the woman not the other way around." "Kunzite! Don't you tease Venus now, she's just telling the truth, you *did* make fun of them horribly when we were younger," Serenity accused as his lips curled up into a smile. "Venus... is that not the goddess' name? Aphrodite? Why senshi, you are as beautiful as a goddess, the name is quite fitting is it not?" He asked her as Venus could feel her face flush. "Why Aphrodite, you should not be embarrass of my words, they are all true." She watched as he winked to her as he walked away, towards Serenity as his cologne lingered at where he had just stood before her. _____________________________________________________________ The two generals stared at the three senshis. Their eyes were fixture on them, as they looked at each other. A soft voice then spoke up, "Dead scream." The earth around them shook as the two feel to the ground, wounded as they stared at the senshis whom looked at them. "Where is Serenity?" Uranus's deep voice asked, as they gathered themselves off from the ground. Uranus took out her space sword and pointed it out at them. "Where is Serenity?" She demanded to know, as they looked at each other. "You didn't need to attack at us... we were merely going to speak to you... Ever since Serenity has entered the Dark Kingdom, we been having... 'flashbacks' so it seemed, and it involves senshi like you..." "Ohh..." Uranus stated, as she held the sword limply at her side. "Serenity isn't hurt... although I did hear something about Metallia... but I'm not sure." The red haired one said, as they nodded. "Mercury, you're lagging behind again... damn, where did Raye and Mina go... and Darien too." A voice called from the right side of them. Five eyes laid fixture on the two senshis whose fukus were covered in blood, torn apart, and worn out. Their eyes caught sight of the three senshis and the generals. Silence filled the area between them as a voice spoke up, "Senshis, everyone is an ally." In between them all was a white haired man who held their friend in his arms. "She's just tired, I found her crying on the ground..." he explained, they nodded knowing how emotional Venus could get in moments, as his eyes looked at Uranus. "We should go, the more we delay the harder it would be to retrieve Serenity from Metallia's grasp." He then turned to his friends who looked at him intently and then at the senshis behind him. "Zoicite, Nephrite, you must know the senshis behind me, Mercury and Jupiter." They nodded as the memories played in their mind again, of the love shared between the two. Jupiter met the red haired eyes as she felt drawled in. She felt completed, she sucked in a deep breath. "I..." she softly said, as she closed her eyes. What was she to say of a person that she dreamed of every night? Nervousness filled her as he reached out to her, physically and mentally. "I love you." The evil that once corrupted his soul was no more. He was now free from its grasp. Free from the darkness that it had brought him. "Thank you." Her arms then went around his neck, as she buried herself on his shoulder, tears of joy, anguish, and completion falling down her cheek. f l a s h b a c k The rain fell down softly as it made a soft rhythm. She looked as her princess went away to her prince, an umbrella in one hand, her in another. She sighed, what was she to do now? She knew Serenity would hate her if she followed so she just stayed behind, her eyes looking out from the balcony that she stood from. Her eyes fell onto a figure, fiery red hair as he was on the ground. She felt her heart go out to him, as she grabbed an umbrella and walked down the stairs and towards the wetness of the world around her. "Tears of the sky," she stated softly, as she walked towards the mass that sat on the ground. "Sir... are you alright?" He looked up from the ground, a shield of wetness was all around him as she bent down to the wet earth to be face to face with him. "Are you alright? I was worried when I saw you sitting here like this... you mustn't stay in the rain to long, you'll get dreadfully sick and all..." She handed him the umbrella and began to walk away, rain falling onto her skin. "Wait!" His voice called out to her, as he managed up his feet. "What about you?" She smiled, her eyes twinkling beautifully, "I am the child of the storms, must not worry about me." She began to walk away some more as he ran after her, the umbrella in his hand as he came next to her, shielding them both away from the rain. "I..." He was loss for words as he then looked into her deep green eyes. "Thank you." e n d Zoicite stared at the girl whom haunted his dreams. She didn't look at him, as he felt a disappointment. Her eyes were downcast, as she took a deep breath. Her knees trembled. She was afraid... she was afraid to look into his eyes and not find the man she was loved. She was afraid to look into his eyes and find disappointment and... Her head spun, "We should go on, find Mars and Darien." She stated, as the rest agreed, walking along with the group. She looked at her friend with jealousy. Her legs were heavy as she felt herself trip on a crack as she prepared to fall down against the pavement. Warm hands caught her as she looked up. 'His eyes, they were so beautiful...' she thought, as she could feel her body become redden slightly by that silent thought. "Thanks..." she said, as he nodded. His arms left her as she could feel the warmth disappear. She began to miss it dreadfully. "Zoicite," she said softly, as he looked back at her. They seem to plead to her, as she smiled softly at him. "I've miss you." He beamed as he nearly picked her up and spun her around yet he mustered up his self-control and nodded, although his eyes told all. f l a s h b a c k She looked up from her book as her princess ran into the arms of her love, "I hope this love does not end up like Romeo and Juliet," she mused with herself, as another voice spoke up. "Ah, tragic it would be. Their love is very beautiful and blinding." She looked up, into deep eyes. "Yes, their love is like a blossoming rose, the memory lives on after it has died and dissolved." "Ahh, quite a poet I must say." He stated, taking a seat next to her. She blushed. "Thank you... I just read a lot that's all..." He nodded as he looked at the book that she held in her hand. He frowned, "I don't get it." She laughed, as he felt in ease at the laughter that filled his ears. "Of course you don't, it's an ancient language upon the moon. Lunarian. Some people on the moon do not even know the language. But I have been taught. Serenity, she's special, she does not need to be taught that to understand the language. It's because of the blood that runs through her veins." "You are quite found of your princess ne?" She nodded, "Yes, she is everything. Ever since she was small, she had always been very kind and gentle. I would have expected a princess to be annoying, cruel, or something, but Serenity, she isn't." "I am glad to know that she can give my prince the love that he longs for." Mercury nodded, "Can I ask you a favor fair maiden?" She blushed slightly at the comment as she nodded. "Can you teach me this ancient language of yours?" "Okay," she said, as she opened her book and began to point to the different markings. e n d Neptune and Uranus came to a halt from their leading position. The rest looked up puzzled as Uranus pointed towards the couple blocking the road. Uranus coughed loudly as the two jumped away from each other as Mars turned the same color as her skirt as Jadeite looked up at the ceiling. "We must find the prince," Pluto's voice interrupted the awkwardness. "Where could he be?" "Hey look! There's a light!" Neptune pointed towards the entry to Beryl's throne room, as Zoicite spoke up. "That's Beryl's throne room." Right then a beam of energy barley skimmed pass them as they stood, "I think someone is in there besides Beryl..." Mars looked around, doing a head count as she curse out loud. "Damn! Darien!" The group rushed towards the room. ______________________________________________________________ This was originally apart of chapter 13, but then it became a little long so I cut it in half and made TWO chapters! Anyhow, hoped you liked!