Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Moving On ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

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Moving On - Chapter 6
By: Eternal Rose

~* Dimension GW *~

The looks on the faces of the three
bodyguards were priceless. Their eyes bulged
and they stared at her. Heero held her tighter,
his face remaining expressionless as he led her
from the room, opening the door of the apartment
only to step back when he saw at what was waiting
there for them…

"Princess! You're here!" Heero was
shoved aside as three girls hurried to hug Serenity.
Even though they were all familiar, he couldn't stop
himself from glaring at them. Serenity just laughed
and wrapped her arms around them.

"What do you mean, I'M here? Why are YOU here?"
Serenity asked as they swarmed around her. "Haruka,
Michiru, Hotaru, I never thought I'd see you here! Let alone
so soon!"

"Serenity, we live in the apartment next door."
Michiru began. "We just got our memories"

"And were on our way to start searching for
you. It was merely dumb luck that we found you right
away." Haruka concluded.

"I'm so glad we did!" Hotaru exclaimed, hugging
Serenity again. Serenity joyfully returned the hug, a bright
smile painting her face. Now she knew where all of her senshi
were, for as surely as she was Princess of the Moon,
Setsuna was guarding the time gate. Even at crucial break
points in time, although she called and gave a heads up, the
Princess of Pluto was never permitted to stay long.

"Princes! I'm so glad to see you're all alive and
well." Michiru remarked. Hotaru looked away from her
princess momentarily, and her eyes locked with those of
another person. Trowa. He was there. For so long she'd
felt something was missing, and now it was in front of her
again, the other half of her soul. Trowa walked towards
her, and Hotaru responded in kind. They met halfway and
embraced while the others looked on in happiness.

"Our little girl has finally grown up, ne
Haruka?" Michiru remarked, taking her lover's hand.
Haruka placed her arm around Michiru's shoulders.

"Yes, she certainly has." Haruka replied
simply. Heero took advantage of the temporary
distraction to grab Serenity's hand. She looked
at him in surprise, and he gestured towards the
door. A grin on her face, she followed him and the
two slipped unnoticed out the door.

~* Dimension SM *~

A flash of white light had filled the
small room at Cherry Hill Temple. The eyes of
four girls, one man, and two cats went wide with
shock as memories flooded their minds. They all
simultaneously breathed out the name that had
been so important to them for so long…

"Serenity…" The name hung in the air for
a moment, and all was quiet for that second. It lasted
but a second as Rei crumpled to the ground in tears.
Minako, Makoto, and Ami quickly followed suit.
Mamoru merely stood there, a shocked expression
on his face. Artemis and Luna sprang back into action.

"What happened? Where is Usagi?" Luna
demanded of them. Minako and Ami had wrapped their
arms around each other and were sobbing into their
shoulders. Luna could feel herself growing more and
more afraid by the moment. This wasn't a good sign.
The urgency in her voice increased as she asked again,
"What happened?"

"Usagi… She… She…" Minako could manage
no more than that. Luna all but stopped breathing.
The senshi had temporarily forgotten their leader,
and now they were hysterical. There was only one
reason she could think of for such a phenomenon.

"She used the Crystal, didn't she?" Artemis
asked. His face was filled with worry, and it was obvious
that he dreaded the answer. Rei managed a slight nod
of her head, and the cats exchanged glances. "Is she all
right? Think now! You must have seen something after
Usagi used it!"

The room remained silent. Luna trembled all
over, and Artemis walked closer to her, using his
shoulder to keep her standing.

"Tell me this is just a joke! You can stop now!"
Luna exclaimed. When there was still no response, she
realized the truth. As it smashed into her, waves of grief
covered her body and she found her legs could no
longer hold her.

"That fool-hardy, silly, clumsy, brave,
wonderful girl!" Luna exclaimed. "It's all my fault.
I should have trained her better, prepared her for
desperate situations. If only she'd learned how to
control the Crystal properly this wouldn't have
happened! I shouldn't have waited so long to teach
her."

"Luna, it's not your fault…" Artemis began,
tears in his eyes.

"What do you mean it's not my fault Artemis?
It's entirely my fault! If only I had trusted her to listen
to me and learn all about her powers, she would have
been fine! None of this should have happened, Artemis.
For heavens sakes, she's a GODDESS! An immortal!"
Luna yelled to whoever cared to hear.

"But I thought goddesses couldn't die…" Makoto
sniffled, allowing her voice to trail off. The first person
to ever accept the fight in her nature was gone now.
Dearly though she loved the other senshi, not one of
them knew her as deeply as Usagi did.

"Usually they can't." Ami said through her tears.
Her excuse to go out and have fun was gone, all that
remained for her now was books, for that was all the
other senshi knew she liked. Usagi had always looked
past that to her real self, the self that yearned for
friends, fun, and love. "She chose to give her life in
exchange for the power to save ours. All immortals
have that choice. I just don't understand why she gave
up! Surely if we had all fought together we could have
defeated it!"

"There's nothing we can do!" Rei screamed
suddenly. "Don't you see? I know I teased her more than
anyone else, but I always, always cared about her! She
was my best friend! Now, our best friend is gone and all
the wishing, and regret, and blame placing won't do us
anything! She's gone and this time she won't be able to
come back!"

"Rei…" Makoto sobbed, dragging herself over
to hug her fiery friend. Rei cried into her shoulder, tears
falling everywhere. Minako, meanwhile, could still
remember the first person to not think she was pretentious,
wearing a red bow like Sailor V. Now who would she drool
over Motoki with? That was when it hit her.

"You guys!" Minako said through her tears.
"Where's Motoki? He was there too, remember? I don't
recall seeing him after Usagi saved us! Do you?"

The jaws of the other senshi hit the floor at this
suggestion. It couldn't be, could it? No, they couldn't have
lost two of their closest friends in one day. It just didn't
seem possible, didn't seem fair. They cried harder as they
realized what must have happened.

Most of the rest of the day was spent this way,
the senshi and cats alternately weeping and reminiscing
about the wonderful girl who had been their princess.
Mamoru had somehow slipped away without being seen.
When they finally realized he was gone, Rei and Makoto
volunteered to go find and protect him. They would not
lose anyone else they cared about that day. Minako and
Ami stayed at the temple and after hours of waiting finally
dropped off into an uneasy sleep…

~* Dimension GW *~

The apartment of the Gundam boys was definitely
becoming more crowded by the minute. First those two
"strangers" who turned out to be their prince and princess,
and now three old friends, one of whom was Trowa's girlfriend.
Hotaru and Trowa now sat on the couch, not saying a word.
They remained content to be merely sitting side by side, their
hands entwined.

"Hey, aren't we missing something?" Duo asked
suddenly, a triumphant smile blazing as he figured out
what it was. The others merely looked at him in confusion.
What could possibly be missing? "You know, those two people.
Pretty girl with silver hair, annoyingly silent guy with dark
brown hair? Looks like Heero may finally get some action."

Quatre looked mildly appalled and a blush came
over his cheeks. Regardless of how long he spent in Duo's
company, the language he used would always seem a touch…
colorful.

"Serenity!" Haruka and Michiru yelled simultaneously.
"Where are you?"

They began to comb over the apartment, the others
joining in the hunt. As continued searching (and apartment
wrecking) turned up nothing, expression became worried.

"Where the hell could they have gone?" Motoki
wondered aloud. "This just isn't like her!"

"Actually it is, but you'd think that after what
happened last time they would have stopped doing this kind
of thing!" Quatre remarked sadly.

"What happened last time?" Hotaru asked
innocently. Serenity and Heero had always been able
to take care of themselves. Odds are they were fine,
why was everyone panicking?

"The last time the Prince and Princess decided to
go off unprotected" Wufei replied, "the Silver Millennium's
end began where they were. They died unprotected in each
other's arms mere minutes away from help."

The senshi of silence showed her name proudly as
not a word came from her. Something about this felt wrong.

"The winds are worried." Haruka remarked.

"And the seas are foaming." Michiru stated.
This was bad. Very bad.

~* A Park Nearby *~

Serenity laughed and spun in a circle, her hair
flowing out around her as she released her distinctive
hairstyle. Heero merely stared at his princess, enjoying
her delightful dance. After a few moments she came and
sat beside him.

"This was a great idea Heero!" Serenity exclaimed.
"I almost forgot how little time we used to have alone. I suppose
this is our last chance for a day of freedom."

Heero smiled slightly, but didn't say anything. A slight
frown came over Serenity's the face.

"What happened to you, Heero? Earlier, Duo seemed to
indicate you'd been this quiet throughout this life as well. I can
still remember the happy, friendly boy you were the first time I
met you. What happened here?" Serenity's voice was quiet and
kind, softly begging her love to tell her the truth. He sighed.

"You wouldn't understand." Heero told her simply.
Serenity gave him a glare that rivaled his own. She was only a
goddess after all, naturally she would be unable to comprehend
the workings of his life. Heero's eyes rolled softly and he pulled
her close. "Promise me you'll love me forever?"

"I promise Heero." Serenity replied honestly. No matter
what Heero had done, surely it could not be anything so terrible
that she wouldn't love him still. "Always and forever, my heart
belongs to you. You know that."

"Very well then." Heero took a deep breath, then
kissed her. Images flooded her mind, and she could hear Heero
narrating what had happened by thought. "I wasn't always so
quiet in this life. I actually did become that happy boy you
remember from so long ago, at least for a little while. Then
I met Diana. She was pretty, she was sweet, and most of all she
loved me. Now that I think back on it, she reminds me of you. I
was forced to stand there helplessly as she and her closest
friends were destroyed to save my life. They were in a horrible
sword battle, and I was doing the best I could to help. All of the
friends traded their lives for victory, but Diana survived hers
without dying. I wasn't so lucky. My opponent was stronger than
I, and he was about to deliver a death blow when Diana jumped in
front of me and stabbed him, getting wounded herself in the process.
I promised her I would protect the peace she had just created, and a
few moments later she died in my arms. After that, it just hurt to
much to let people into my heart again."

Serenity stared at him for a moment before
shrugging off his embrace. Her eyes pierced his, and he
tried to make her see how his love was still only hers. He
would always care about her most of all, but Diana had
also been special to him.

"You loved her." Serenity said softly, pain in her
voice. Heero winced slightly and after a moment's thought
nodded his head. Serenity stared at him for a moment. "You
promised me you'd always love me, and only me, then you fell
in love with the first person who seemed to understand you
even a little. It took magical lies to turn me from you, but all
it took to turn you from me was another pretty face. I don't
know you any more."

"Serenity, it isn't like that." Heero said softly, but
Serenity wasn't paying attention to him anymore.

"I trusted you." She said. "I loved you. Now I don't
know what to think anymore."

Heero watched, the mask again on his face, as
Serenity's eyes closed and she fell into a deep sleep. He knew
where she was headed, the land of dreams. Where else would
the Astral Princess go? He started to follow, and gasped
when he realized that he couldn't fall asleep.

~* End Chapter 6 *~

Ummmm, probably not the best place to leave it off. A Cliffie,
ne? Sorry, but I need it to end there. I know I went a little Jane
Eyre in this chapter, but I couldn't help it, it was a necessary
evil.

Next chapter will be out... ummmm... whenever I write it. It should
be ready within the week, though. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!

~Rose