Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Destiny ❯ Electric Shocks of Past Pains ( Chapter 28 )

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Finding Destiny
Part 28
By Angel Love

Author's notes: This goes back into the past again. This time I focus more on Jupiter. And there is even a romantic moment in here between her and Nephlite. But I do have to warn you, this is a bit morbid at the end. There is violence, blood and death. It isn't too gory, so you don't have to worry about loosing your lunch. ^_~

Standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Sailor Moon, I just borrowed the characters for this fic.


Silver Millennium:

Eight-year-old Princess Lita had just finished pulling her hair up into a ponytail. It was the day after she had been given the powers of Sailor Jupiter, the scout of electricity. She had been the last girl chosen to be an inner scout. She was anxious to get to training this morning to prove herself worthy of the title she was given.

She really wanted to go up against Sailor Uranus. She could still remember the smirk that the other girl had given her the day before. It made her want to pound her to a bloody pulp. She knew that she couldn't do it now, but after a few months of training... a devious smile went across her face.

She was startled out of her dark musings by a soft knock on the door. She figured that it was one of the other scouts telling her that they were ready to start training. While grabbing her henshin stick, she called out, "Come in."

"Princess Lita?" a soft voice called from just inside the doorway.

Lita looked up, dropping her henshin on the ground, flustered at the unexpected sight of the Supreme Princess. "Oh, Princess... I..." she blushed bright red.

Serenity smiled and moved slowly into the room, making sure that she didn't spook the other girl more than she already had. She often wondered why she made people so nervous when they first met her, it probably had something to do with her title she gathered.

Lita looked around the room nervously, taking in all the soft pink and greens that it was decorated in trying to find something to suddenly focus on. Her heart pounded as she tried to think of something intelligent to the girl in front of her. She was sure that she was going to make a fool of herself and the Princess would hate her for the rest of their lives.

Serenity giggled, picking up the forgotten henshin by Lita's feet. "Do not be nervous, Lita. I will not bite you. I am just another girl like you. Well, maybe not just like you. You have been gifted," she said looking at the small green stick in her hand.

"Gifted?" Lita's green eyes wide as she stared at the blonde, not at all sure what the princess meant.

Serenity looked up at her, her blue eyes twinkling with clear amusement. "You can control electricity, can you not?"

"Yes..." Lita answered, still confused.

"I would call that a definite gift," Serenity said, placing the henshin in Lita's hand with a wink. "I hear you can cook, can you teach me?"

Lita giggled. She had noticed that Serenity has made a special relationship with all of the scouts, the outers included. So she knew that this was Serenity's way of offering her that same friendship, a friendship gladly accepted.

"Sure."

Several years later...

Lita was standing out on one of the many balconies that could be found around the beautiful palace of the moon. She leaned forward against the railing slightly letting the breeze ruffle her bangs. She seemed to be oblivious of the intense eyes that watched her every movement. Her face peaceful and serene.

The young man watched her from the shadows, his auburn hair rustling just slightly and his blue eyes hungrily drunk in her beauty, taking in every detail about her.

The green dress she wore dipped low to reveal a small amount of cleavage, the top clinging and held up by two thick straps. It flared out at her waist like a wrap around skirt. The second layer of white peaking out just before it revealed one long shapely leg and matching green heels. She had a green ribbon in her hair, tying up her hair in its usual ponytail. Another ribbon was tied around her neck and a silver beaded necklace hung down to rest gently between the valley of her breasts.

He finally couldn't stand just watching her, he needed to hold her in his arms. Slowly and silently he stepped from his hiding spot and wrapped his arms around her, nuzzling his face in her hair.

Lita leaned back into the embrace of the man that she adored. She had wondered just how long he was going to stand there before he decided to make his presence known. She sighed contently. "Hello Neph."

"Lita, my love, what have you been doing out here for so long?"

"Staring at the stars you study so much," she answered, her voice laced with amusement. "I wanted to see if they would tell me anything of interest."

"And did they?" he asked as he kissed her shoulder.

She giggled, loving the feel of his lips on her skin. It felt like tiny electric currents running through her body. She turned in his arms and looked his in the eye. "Nothing that I didn't know." He raised an eyebrow and she started giggling again. "That I love you more than words could ever say."

Nephlite smiled lovingly down at her. "I love you too, Lita."

"I know," she said as she pulled his head down for a kiss. Just before their lips touched she whispered, "The stars told me that too."

After a few moments, he pulled away, satisfied when he noticed how breathless she looked. He reached into his uniform and pulled a small velvet box out, placing it in her hand with a great amount flourish.

"Neph?"

He just smiled at her and motioned for her to open it. She did so with trembling hands. Tucked inside were a pair of small pink rose earrings. They seemed to glitter up at her.

"Oh, Neph," she said, throwing her arms around in his neck. "They are so beautiful. Thank you."

He chuckled, releasing her strong grip from around his neck. He gently pulled the earrings from their place in the box, then he removed the small silver hoops that already occupied her ears and replaced them with his gift. He looked at her a moment before whispering, "They look even more beautiful on you."

Lita grinned before claiming his lips again with her own. She didn't notice the handsome couple that stopped in the entryway of the balcony.

"I guess she liked her earrings, Endy," the young blonde giggled.

"It was a wonderful idea, Sere," Endymion smiled down at her.

Serenity smiled lovingly at him. "All I told him was that she liked roses. He did the rest."

Endymion wrapped his arms around her and whispered in her hair. "I love you, Serenity." He was rewarded with her tinkling laughter and beaming smile.

A few weeks later...

Sailor Jupiter screamed as she saw Mercury fall. She ran as fast as she could to her friend's side but by then both her and her lover, and killer, Zoicite, were already gone. They had already passed the gates of the living to the land of the dead.

She cried out in agony for her friend. Her eyes met those of Venus. They shared a moment of grief together before Venus turned away to destroy more youma that were trying to make their way into the palace, determination and grief in each movement.

She heard Mars cry out her own attack and she glanced her way, she could here the desperation in her friend's voice. Her heart was aching as she saw Jadeite plunge his sword into Mars' chest. "Raye!" she screamed. She stumbled a few steps towards her friend, already knowing that she too was gone. Once again, another friend was gone and her lover was the one to strike the blow.

Then she heard a dark laugh behind her. She froze. "No, please no," she whispered as she slowly turned around, praying for a miracle.

Despite her prayers, her worse nightmare was standing there with a sinister smile on his face. His eyes were just as vacant and lifeless as the other generals. "A pity about Zoicite," he mocked, kicking the dead general in the side.

Jupiter stared at him in horror. "I can't do this," she whispered, causing him to smirk at her. "Please, don't make me do this."

"What's the matter, Sailor Jupiter?" he asked with venom in his voice, lashing out with his sword, causing a large wound to appear on her left arm and blood to pour down her arm.

She grabbed her arm still staring at him, the feeling of warm blood soaking through her gloves made her sick to her stomach. "He is supposed to be my love..."

He lashed out again, this time hitting her right shoulder. He eyes reflecting nothing of the dark deed he was doing upon his beloved.

She whimpered, but didn't make any move to cover that wound. "...my life..."

He laughed darkly, lashing out again, hitting her across the stomach. Blood oozed from the wound, coating the white bodysuit and green skirt with blood.

A single tear fell from her eyes, her entire body shaking, but she still just stared at him, whispering to herself, "...my soul."

He lashed out again, this time hitting her chest. Her pink bow fell to the ground, leaving her breasts exposed and blood pouring from the wounds there. Her entire body was covered with the sticky wet substance, her face and hair splattered with it.

Anger lit the emerald eyes of the tall scout. She knew that she was loosing too much blood, and that she was not far from joining her fellow scouts. But she was not about to go down without a fight. She would be letting them all down if she did.

"You are not MY Nephlite!" she screamed at him.

Nephlite stopped his attack and stared at her in shock. It gave her enough time to put everything she had into her attack.

"JUPITER THUNDER CRASH!"

The electricity coursed through his body as she fell to her knees. His consciousness returned as she fell completely to the ground in a bloody heap. The blue flared out in the black eyes and he blink a few times. He fell to his knees as the pain consumed him.

His eyes fell on the unmoving body of Jupiter and he forgot his own pain. With numb fingers he pulled her into his lap, his heart crying out when her head fell back. He knew that she was already in the land of the dead, killing herself in her final attack.

"I'm sorry, Lita," he whispered, kissing her chilling lips. He felt his strength leaving him as he slid to the ground. His grip on her never wavered as death's hand pulled him into its dark clutches.

To be continued...

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