Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon: Only Love can Conquer Hate ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

ONLY LOVE CAN CONQUER HATE

 

By SailorJane & Anonymous

 

 

Chapter Notes:

 

Back to the present… I decided to get back to the main story. The Amy/Serena story is what I decided to write about after all. But don't worry, I will be continuing the Raye/Mina side story. Favorite the story if you haven't already.

 

Special thanks to the people who have been reviewing thus-far. I really appreciate it. Those of you who haven't reviewed, please feel free to do so.

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER 7

 

The kiss between Mina and Raye was interrupted as soon as Amara approached them holding a couple bottles of Asahi beer.

 

“I hate to break up your love scene,” she said teasing them, “But can I interest you two in a drink?”

 

Both of the graduates were surprised to see themselves inside the large room of Raye's temple. All of the Sailor Scouts were inside, minus Mini-Moon who was back in the future. Melvin and Molly were just two of the many guests at the party. Even Serena's brother Sammy had crashed it. The PA was blasting music, and yet Grandpa Hino seemed to be enjoying the party as well, hitting on all the pretty girls around him. Chad followed him. Even Andrew from the Arcade was there. Raye and Mina were shocked to see the party was already going. Had they been kissing the entire time and not been paying attention?

 

“You two,” Amara said, “Have been kissing the entire time and not been paying attention!”

 

Well, Mina wasted no time, she simply took one of Amara's cold beers and smiled, “Oh well. When in Rome, do as the Romanians do.”

 

Neither Amara nor Raye bothered to correct Mina's proverb. The short-haired girl held a beer out for Raye to take, but the priestess waved her hand.

 

“Oh come on Raye,” Mina said as she twisted the bottle cap off of her beverage, “Live a little.”

 

“It's bad enough,” Raye lectured, “That you're all drinking in my temple, but I'm gonna stay sober tonight. It looks like Lita's already chugging some booze.”

 

The three girls looked to Lita who was catching up with Andrew, and she was indeed drinking a beer. She still appeared sober; she could handle her liquor okay.

 

“Fine,” Mina said as she grabbed Amara's other beer, “More for me then!”

 

“So,” Chad said aloud, beer in hand, as he talked to Trista. The tall girl was not very impressed by the man's long messy hair and poor posture. She was holding a glass of water. She was not a fan of alcohol either, “Trista!” Chad managed to chime out.

 

After an awkward pause, Trista's eyes waved back and forth, “Yes?” She asked.

 

“Raye tells me,” Chad hesitated, “Uh… that your name is Trista.”

 

The green-haired beauty looked very confused. She was beginning to see why Raye complained about this man so much. “Yes that is my name.”

 

Chad shook his head smiling goofy. Finally he said, “That's awesome!”

 

Trista looked around wanting to escape this conversation.

 

“So whatever happened,” Lita talked with Andrew, “With Rita?”

 

Andrew looked good, he had kept himself in shape over the years and was happy to be at a party watching his younger friends graduate. “Well we're still together. Thankfully, it's a lot easier to keep in touch with webcams and stuff.”

 

“Right,” Lita said. It almost seemed like she was pretending to be interested because her eyes wandered off to see Amy sitting down by herself. Still her eyes came back to Andrew.

 

“But the distance thing is definitely hard. Sometimes, I think about seeing someone else, but I guess I love her too much for that.”

 

“Mmm Hmm,” Lita mumbled looking back over at Amy. She looked a little sad. She still didn't want to appear rude in front of her old crush, and returned to the conversation, “Well Serena feels the same way. You know Darien's been gone for a long time. At least you attempt to keep in contact with your girl. Sometimes it seems like Darien's just completely forgotten about her.”

 

“Well,” Andrew said, “Darien is like that. Keeps to himself, always has. I do feel kinda bad for Serena.”

 

“I feel worse,” Lita's eyes returned to a blue-haired girl, “For Amy. She's never had anyone. She's such a kind gentle soul, and yet she has no one to share her life with.”

 

Andrew turned around to see Amy sitting all by herself, with other people dancing around her. “Yeah,” Andrew turned back, “Well, she's always kept to her studies. But what about you, Lita? Please tell me you're not still sulking about your old boyfriend?”

 

Lita laughed, “No, no, no, that's all behind me. But-“ Amy's head began to look down to the ground. Lita couldn't take it anymore, “Hey Andrew, I'm sorry.” The brunette put her hand on the man's shoulder, “I think I should go talk with Amy.” She took another sip of her beer and walked away.

 

“Okay,” Andrew said, “No worries.” The guy immediately walked over towards Michelle and began chatting with her.

 

Just as Lita began walking towards Amy, Serena walked approached the shy girl.

 

“Hey Aims,” Serena said, her voice always cheerful.

 

Amy stood up and smiled, “Hey, what's up?”

 

Lita stopped where she was and allowed the two soldiers to have a moment.

 

“I got a text,” Serena said handing her phone to Amy, “From Darien.”

 

Amy looked at the phone: “Happy Graduation Meatball Head!”

 

“That's horrible,” Amy said somewhat angrily, “He didn't even bother to call you and talk to you about it?”

 

“What do you mean?” Serena took the phone back, “At least he remembered to text me. He still loves me!” She smiled suspiciously.

 

Amy sighed, “I don't know Serena.” She didn't feel like telling the girl that Darien had practically deserted her.

 

“Well what's wrong with you? How come you're just sitting here not having fun?”

 

Amy just shook her head and looked to the ground. Her face blushed, “I don't know.”

 

Suddenly, the opening guitar lines to Earth Wind and Fire's “Shining Star” came over the PA.

 

“Hey,” Serena said shaking her hips. She held the bluenette's hand, “I love this song. You wanna dance with me?”

 

Serena had never asked Serena to dance with her. The blonde had always been paired up with Darien leaving the bluenette without a partner. Amy did not hesitate to smile, jumped up and said, “Okay!”

 

The two danced together for all to see. Serena was not much of a dancer, Raye would say she had two left feet. However, Amy was much more graceful, and led Serena on the dance floor. Anytime Serena almost fell flat on her feet, her partner caught her and led her on.

 

Lita felt jealous watching Amy and Serena dancing together. After all, Amy had been her dance partner whenever they had gone to college dances. Lita took another sip of her beer and walked away.

 

Sammy, it seemed, had completely forgotten about Amy and was now sitting with Hotaru in the back of the room. Hotaru had really matured by now. She appeared to be around 16, although nobody was really sure. Her shy cold nature now seemed to have disappeared. Sammy, who was about her age, took a liking to her.

 

“So Hotaru,” Sammy said putting his shoulder around her, “What do you like to do?”

 

Hotaru seemed a little nervous as the boy put his arm around her, but she didn't flinch. “Oh,” she spoke just loudly enough to hear over the music, “Well I love to read. I just finished reading I, Claudius by Robert Graves. It's all about Emperor Claudius of Ancient Rome-“

 

“Yeah that's great,” Sammy interrupted, clearly uninterested in what she was saying, “Hey, do you wanna make out?”

 

Hotaru was shocked to hear Sammy blurt this out, mostly because no guy had ever asked her to make out, or even attempted to. “Well,” she looked a little scared, “I don't know.”

 

“C'mon,” Sammy said getting closer to her.

 

Hotaru's curiosity got the better of her. She really had never been that close with anyone. Hotaru smiled and began to lean in for Sammy's lips.

 

“HEY!”

 

Sammy turned to see Amara standing over him. Hotaru was also surprised to see her parent. Amara didn't look overtly angry, but she certainly was not pleased to see a young boy trying to make out with her daughter.

 

“What do you think you're doing?” Amara stood over Sammy. Michelle suddenly appeared beside her. Her eyes met Sammy who began to tremble.

 

“We weren't doing anything,” Hotaru said defending the boy.

 

Sammy simply got up and walked away shaken, “Sorry, sorry, sorry, I'm sorry…” He began to run.

 

“Where are you going?” Amara chased after him.

 

Hotaru closed her eyes and hung her head. Michelle took Sammy's place beside her.

 

“Hotaru?” The aqua-haired girl asked.

 

“Why did she do that?” Hotaru asked sadly.

 

“She's only looking out for you baby.”

 

“I'm a grown woman,” Hotaru lifted her head and looked at Michelle in an irritated manner, “Can't I make my own decisions? Give me one good reason why I shouldn't be flirting with Sammy?”

 

“Well,” Michelle said didactically, “He is Serena's brother.” She was actually implying that Sammy may carry the same annoying characteristics that his sister did.

 

“Okay…”

 

“But more importantly, he's a boy.”

 

There was a long pause between the two. Even though Hotaru knew exactly what her mother was hinting at, she decided to inquire more from her, “What does him being a boy have to do with anything?”

 

Michelle sighed. Hotaru had now grown up and was in the rebellious-teen phase she had been dreading for years. It didn't help the marine-hair to know that she herself had gone through the exact same phase, especially when her parents protested her lover for Amara. Now here Michelle was telling her own adopted daughter not to be dating boys. Regardless, she continued:

 

“You need to understand something Hotaru,” Michelle put her arm around her daughter, “Boys have one thing on their mind. They-“

 

“I assume if I flirted with a girl,” Hotaru interrupted, “You would be totally fine with that?”

 

Michelle was really trying to keep her cool, “Well it would depend on the girl-“

 

“Michelle can I ask you a question?” Hotaru grabbed Michelle's attention not calling her `mom'.

 

“Sure.”

 

“Would you hate me,” she said, “If I was heterosexual?”

 

Michelle was shocked to hear what her daughter was saying, but not for the reason the raven-hair thought, “What? Hotaru how could you ask me that? You're my daughter, I'd love you no matter what. It's just that-” She hesitated, “Look I dated some boys in my day. Ask Raye and Mina, they'll tell you the same. Now I'll admit, not all guys are sex-crazed pigs, `love `em and leave `em' kind of thing. However, they just don't know how to please you or give you what you need; and I'm not just talking about in the bedroom.”

 

Hotaru rolled her eyes not wanting to hear this kind of stuff come from her mother.

 

“Amara has always been there for me. She loves me in a way no guy could ever love me. And take a look at Raye and Mina.”

 

Both Michelle and Hotaru looked over to see Mina and Raye. Mina was obviously drunk, and very horny as well. She kept trying to grab Raye's breasts in front of everyone, along with the priestess' private area. Raye was obviously used to Mina's drunken behavior, but it didn't stop the priestess from clenching her teeth.

 

“I,” Mina stuttered, “Raye, I… I think that you… are, are soooooooo hot!” She began to nibble on Raye's ear, to which the sober girl rolled her eyes and pulled her head away.

 

“Yeah,” Raye said in an annoyed tone of voice, “That's great Mina.”

 

“R-Raye!” Mina closed her eyes and began whining, “I-I'm pouring my heart out to you. W-why are y-you being such a b-bi-b-bi-b… bully to me?” She immediately climbed on top of her, “Make love to me now!”

 

“Will you get off of me!” Raye growled wrestling with her girlfriend.

 

“Oh yes!” Mina said as the raven-head pushed her away, “I love it when you p-play hard to get Raye!”

 

Hotaru and Michelle stared at them for a second until the older girl averted her daughter's eyes, “Okay bad example.” She pointed to Serena and Amy dancing. “Look over there.” Hotaru did as her mother asked.

 

Serena and Amy were dancing holding each other. If Hotaru needed an example of how beautiful love between two girls could be, this was it.

 

“Serena is the only one of us who has a boyfriend,” Michelle pointed out, “And he's nowhere to be found. Serena may act content, but believe me, I know how depressed she is about this. And poor Amy is always lonely, she can't find a boyfriend herself.” She put her hand on Hotaru's shoulder, “Wouldn't it be great if Serena and Amy became a couple?”

 

Hotaru couldn't believe what she was saying, “Michelle,” she snapped, “If Serena and Darien aren't together, then Rini will never exist!”

 

“Of course she will,” Michelle looked back to her daughter, “Even if Amy and Serena became a couple, I'm sure Darien and Serena would conceive Rini for the sake of the future. And to be honest with you, I think Amy would be a better father than Darien would, you know how loyal she is.”

 

Michelle's argument made sense, “But why would Amy and Serena even become a couple? Just because they're dancing together doesn't mean they're going to fall in love.”

 

Michelle smiled and began to get up, “You just wait and see. Stay away from boys okay?” The aqua-haired girl walked away leaving Hotaru to look at the dancing couple.

 

“I love dancing with you,” Serena smiled to her bluenette friend.

 

Amy smiled, “Me too,” she corrected herself, “I mean I love dancing with you.” An awkward silence began and Amy stopped dancing. She looked down at her heels, not too far away from Serena's. It was time.

 

“Something wrong Amy?” Serena asked.

 

Amy worked up the courage to look her friend in the eye. Her mouth was open, but the bluenette said nothing, until she blurted out, “Serena,” she hesitated, “I… I-I-“

 

“HI SERENA!” A drunken Mina put her arms around the princess. Serena laughed and turned around to see her blonde twin.

 

Raye immediately grabbed her girlfriend and pulled her away, “Sorry,” said Raye, “She's smashed.”

 

“I am not!” Mina screamed as the priestess dragged her away. Serena followed the two leaving Amy by herself.

 

 

 

Several hours went by, everybody was sitting down chowing on some pizza. Amy was sitting next to Raye. Mina was sleeping in her chair. Serena was busy scolding Sammy for trying to seduce Hotaru.

 

“Is Mina okay?” a concerned Amy asked.

 

“Yeah she'll be fine,” Raye said taking another bite of her vegetarian pizza, “She's gonna have a terrible hangover though.”

 

Amy could always confide in her friend and decided to let her in on a little secret, “Raye,” she made sure Serena couldn't hear her. The priestess turned to look at her, “I'm gonna do it tonight.”

 

Raye's eyes wavered, “Do what tonight?”

 

“I'm going to tell Serena,” she looked back towards Raye, “That I love her.”

 

Raye pondered Amy's thought for a second and put her plate down on the ground. She looked at her genius friend with concerned eyes, “Amy,” she spoke putting her hand on the girl's leg, “We talked about this years ago. She's taken!”

 

“I know,” Amy raised her hands speaking softly, “I know, but I can't take it anymore. I've been holding these feelings in for four years. I can't sleep at night, it's affecting my studies. I have to tell her!”

 

“Amy-“

 

Raye was interrupted as Lita stood up across from everyone tapping on her beer glass. Lita was a little tipsy, but she was still coherent and stable, “Everyone,” Lita announced, “I have something I need to say.”

 

Mina now woke up from her sleep, “What's going on?” All the Sailor scouts and assorted guests watched Lita as she stood addressing them all. Andrew took special notice.

 

“I'm gonna get straight to the point. There are a lot of couples here, and I'm glad you've all found love in each other, but now it's time for Lita to find her true love. There is somebody in this room,” she turned around scanning the room, “Who I have been in love with for years and have been… well I guess too shy to ask out until now.”

 

The girls began looking at Andrew who smiled. He knew perfectly well that Lita had always had a crush on him. Needless to say, he was glad that Lita was about to finally let it all out. Even if he was still in love with Rita, it would be fun to have Lita as his `special friend.' He smiled towards Lita as she moved towards him.

 

“Amy,” Lita said passing right by Andrew. The man's smile faded away as he turned to see Lita standing over the genius girl. Everyone's jaw dropped realizing what was about to come. Amy looked up at Lita like a deer trapped in the headlights. “Amy,” Lita crouched down so she was eye level with the seated soldier. She held the bluenette's gloved hand, “Ever since I first met you, you've been my best friend. But you're more than a friend to me. You've done so much to help me, and even though I've tried my best to be there for you, I just feel like it's not enough. I want to be there for you now, I want the two of us to be together. I want… well you!” She laughed, “I love you Amy Mizuno.”

 

The surprise left all of the girls faces and they all started to smile and awe affectionately. Amara and Michelle held onto each other happy to see that the two single girls of the team were now about to be an item. Serena smiled, although there was a little resistance behind it. Mina laughed and held onto Raye's hand. Raye simply looked towards Amy unaware of what was going to happen.

 

And then there was Amy herself. Stuck in a situation she never wanted to be in. Lita had just declared her love to the bluenette. What was she going to say? Her face was certainly one of shock.

 

“So,” Lita held up Amy's hand and smiled, “What do you say Amy?”

 

 

 

End Notes

 

`Oh no, she's not going to end here is she?'

 

Yes I am! You'll just have to wait for the next part.

 

The Hotaru/Sammy scene was something my partner suggested, although I wasn't too keen on the idea. Still I decided to write it in giving Hotaru a story since Rini isn't in this one. Don't expect much to come out of this though. My main focus is on Amy.