Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Shared Destiny ❯ Chapter 25: A New Beginning, A New Life ( Chapter 25 )
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By: Angel Della Notte 
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Drama / Romance | Type: Yuri | Uploaded On: 08.11.2014 | Pages: 7 | Words: 4.3K | Visits: 184 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Drama / Romance | Type: Yuri | Uploaded On: 08.11.2014 | Pages: 7 | Words: 4.3K | Visits: 184 | Status: Completed
Chapter 25: A New
Beginning, A New Life
(Time Gate)
Pluto stood next to the time gate Helios and Hotaru lay in a bed not far from her asleep. She stared at the two children until the orb on her staff started to glow. She waved her hands towards herself the orb levitating up towards her. It floated before her the face of an older man in it, “Lady Pluto my condolences. Is there anything I can do for you?” The man in the orb spoke.
“Thank you, Aisling. Yes there is actually I’ve two young children that survived while their parents didn’t. I must remain here at the time gate and it is no place for children.” Pluto said into the orb then rotating it towards the bed, “The boy is Helios, he is four and the girl is Hotaru who is twelve.”
“Helios Kaiousei? The prince of Neptune?” Aisling asked recognizing the name and thinking it was the child of Lady Neptune he had heard a few years back she had a child. Then again who in the solar system didn’t hear of the affair between Neptune and Uranus?
“Yes, Lady Neptune and Queen Uranus both fell in battle against the humans.” Pluto said the tone of her voice showing the sadness she felt in loosing them as well as many other friends.
“And the girl’s lineage?” Aisling asked nodding a little looking more towards the girl who looked oddly familiar to him. He knew he had never seen her before the aura coming from her was very familiar.
“She is Sailor Saturn.” Pluto said after pausing briefly hoping he would still take the girl in. She and the queen had kept the fact that Hotaru was Sailor Saturn from everyone but the senshi and those that needed. She still felt it strange that so many feared this loving young girl but she was Sailor Saturn and that in itself was something to be feared.
“Doesn’t she still have a duty?” Aisling questioned the Silver Millennium had fallen and it was her job to destroy what remained so it can be reborn and start anew.
“It has been two days since it happened. Both she and the boy are still asleep. It may not happen.” Pluto said sounding as if she was trying to convince herself.
“Perhaps it may not be needed. I have been without an apprentice for a long while I suppose I could take two.” Aisling said thinking Pluto was acting strange she never showed this much emotion but the woman had been through quite a bit he had no idea how stable he would have been if it was Elysian that had been destroyed instead.
“Thank you Aisling, I’ll bring them by within a few hours.” Pluto said as the orb returned to normal floating back onto her staff and she walked over to the children to wake them.
(Elysian, Land of Dreams)
Aisling stood on the steps of the temple. He was an older man the little bit of hair that remained was as white as the robes he wore. The temple was just as white with jasmine growing on the walls and pillars. Pluto walked up the steps to the temple Helios in her arms and Hotaru next to her holding her hand. “Lady, Pluto, Lady Hotaru and Prince Helios welcome.” Aisling said bowing.
“Puu what are we doing here? Where are my mama and papa?” Helios asked looking around the temple his eyes stopping on Aisling. “Who are you?” The boy said feeling something wasn’t right. His words sounded a little harsh he hadn’t seen his parents in several days and the last time he did was in a battle.
“Helios.” Pluto chided but he still stared at the man hard knowing there was something he hadn’t been told. He may have been young but he was very much like his adopted ‘father’ and could be cold and stubborn at times.
“He doesn’t know?” Aisling asked a bit surprised Pluto hadn’t told the boy about his parents. But then again Helios didn’t even know that Queen Uranus wasn’t her real father.
“Know what? Puu” Helios asked his eyes moving back to Pluto still looking fiercely at her even though Pluto had always been like an aunt to him.
“Never mind Helios this Aisling he is the Guardian of Elysian. You and Hotaru are going to be staying here for a while.” Pluto said.
Aisling knelt down next to Hotaru, “Lady Hotaru it’s nice to meet you and Prince Helios. Think the two of you will enjoy it here.”
Hotaru only stared at him then Pluto said, “She hasn’t spoken since it happened.”
“I see give her a little while to settle in.” Aisling said then waved over to a woman with dark red hair, “Ashling would you show the children to their rooms?”
“Of course Aisling.” Ashling said as she took Helios from Pluto and took Hotaru’s hand leading the children inside the temple.
“Lady Pluto you haven’t told the boy his parents are dead?” Aisling asked once the children were out of hearing.
“How do you tell a four year old boy his parents are dead? That the world he knew will never be the same again?” Pluto said shrugging her shoulders and sighing, “When he is older and will understand I will tell him. Not now not with everything he has been through.”
“I disagree but it is your call but I understand your reasons. What about you? Will you be staying if only for a while?” Aisling asked thinking if she stayed for a short while it would be easier on both children having someone they knew.
“No the Time Gate must be guarded. With the other senshi gone I am the last defense. I must remain at my post. The days of me being able to leave it are gone.” Pluto said in truth she wanted to stay but every time she looked at Helios and Hotaru she was reminded of something that was forever gone. No not forever gone but gone for quite some time and it would never be the same the Silver Millennium was gone.
“Aisling! Lady Pluto! She is gone!” Ashling said running over to them a panicked look on her face.
“Wait slow down Ashling who is gone?” Aisling asked trying to get the woman to stop and speak so she was understood.
“Lady Hotaru! She just disappeared right before my eyes. One minute I was showing her where her room is and then she just went poof and was gone!” Ashling said waving her hands around to enrich her story.
Pluto closed her eyes picturing Hotaru standing in the ruins of the Moon Palace. She opened her eyes nodded to Aisling then disappeared.
(Ruins of the Moon Palace)
Saturn stood in what remained of the throne room most of the ceiling had fallen in giving a clear view of the stars above. If you looked in the right direction you could clearly see the Erath. Pluto stepped through the archway which had only half of it that still stood into the room walking up behind the young senshi. “You aren’t supposed to be here you are still needed.” Saturn said not turning around to face Pluto staring at something in front of her instead.
Pluto stepped over to her side seeing what Saturn was staring at. Before her was the crumbled stones that had once been Queen Serenity’s throne and a half burnt painting of the Queen and Princess. “This doesn’t have to happen this way. You can come back to Ely-”
“Yes it does.” Saturn said cutting Pluto off and looking over to the Guardian of Time a very serious look on her face. “I have my duties just as you have your duties. This is why I was reborn you already know this and you must leave so I can complete my duty.”
“Hotaru…” Pluto said it coming out just barely above a whisper wondering who this was that stood before her and what had happened to the joyful young girl that she had found on Saturn years before.
“For what it is worth Pluto I am happy I met you and the others. I am happy you all allowed me into your lives even though you knew what I am and what I meant.” Saturn said a small smile on her face. “Thank you Pluto.”
“I’m happy I met you as well. Goodbye Hotaru I’ll never forget you.” Pluto said hugging Saturn placing a kiss on the young girl’s cheek then left, she teleported into space right outside the moon looking down at the moon as she saw a shockwave fly out destroying everything on the planet reaching towards the other planets to do the same. As it neared her a force field surrounded her leaving her unharmed as it worked its way to the other planets The Earth excluded. Pluto floated in space watching her eyes clouded with tears that ran freely down her cheeks.
(Time Gate, three months later)
Pluto stood guard at the time gate in her sailor fuka her time staff in hand. She shifted her stance to an offensive stance sensing someone coming to the gate. A woman walked towards the gate. She had long brown hair pulled back into a pony tail and wore a black leather like skirt with a matching top. She also wore long gloves that reach past her elbows and boots that reached her thighs. As she walked closer she transformed into a man her hair staying the same. “Taiki what are you doing here?” Pluto asked as she lowered her staff.
“I just heard what happened. Setsuna I’m sorry.” Taiki said wrapping his arms around her pulling her close. Pluto fell into his arms letting him hold her as she cried. “Babe why don’t you come to Kinmokusei with me?”
“You know I can’t leave the gate.” Pluto said still crying and wishing he hadn’t asked. She wanted nothing more than to come with him and live happily together but she knew she couldn’t. Hotaru was right she still had a duty to perform.
“Setsuna you guarded the gate form a distance before. Why do you have to post it now?” Taiki asked brushing his hand through her long green hair knowing he had upset her when she tensed up.
“Why?” Pluto said pulling away from him her face red from crying and anger. “Why? Maybe if I had been at my post like I should have been this wouldn’t haven’t happened. All the signs were there but I couldn’t put them together, Neptune and Uranus’ pens and talismans returning, the birth of Saturn and return of her pen. All the signals were there. I sensed it coming from Earth but I ignored it too wrapped up in other things to notice. But no I was gallivanting around the universe like young princess caring about nothing but having a grand old time! How could Queen Metallia be released and I didn’t realize it? By the gods I was there when she was sealed!”
“Setsuna there is no way you could have known. You are the one always telling me that everything happens for a reason.” Taiki said stepping closer to the green haired woman. She almost let him embrace her but she stepped back again throwing her hands up in the air.
“Everything happens for a reason but not this, my entire kingdom was destroyed and it’ entirely my fault! Taiki this happened because I want a normal life because I abandoned my post. For the love of the gods I am the guardian of time! If anyone knew this was going to happen I should have known! Some Guardian of Time I turned out to be” Pluto shouted.
“The Queen wouldn’t have released you from the gate if she didn’t think you deserved it and could handle it. Babe she couldn’t even sense it. This isn’t your fault come back to Kinmokusei with me. You can still watch the gate from there. We can have that normal life. Setsuna please, I love you.” Taiki said once again stepping towards her this time not letting her step away and kissing her softly on the lips.
Pluto leaned into his arms this time returning the kiss, “Taiki I love you too.” She said bring a smile to Taiki’s face in the hundreds of years they had been together the countless lifetimes they have spent together this was the first time she had ever said it. He was starting to believe she would come with him now that the Silver Millennium was gone so were the senshi laws they could openly be together. “But I can’t the senshi will be reborn and I have to be here when they are it is my duty.”
“Your duty…” Taiki said cutting himself off. They had had this conversation before many times before. It always ended the same no matter how much she loved him her responsibilities as the guardian of time were more important. He took a deep breath then said, “I see…”
“Goodbye Taiki my love.” Pluto said kissing him and taking a step back holding his hand meaning to release it but he wouldn’t let go. He held it tighter and pulled her back to him refusing to let her got. “Taiki don’t do this. You can’t do this it is the way it has to be. I’m sorry love.”
“I don’t want to leave like this.” Taiki said picking her up and carrying over to the bed laying her down on it kissing her neck as he hands traveled up and down her sides. Pluto gave into him and let her transformation fade leaving her laying on the bed in her robes fiercely kissing the man she loved but because of her destiny had to forego.
(20th century, Hikawa Shrine)
A blond stood on a makeshift dance floor wearing a black kimono holding a smaller woman wearing a white kimono. The pair had long stopped dancing and stood there kissing each other completely unaware that there was anyone but each other there. “Haruka,” A green haired woman said as she walked over to them placing her hands on her hips not getting their attention right away until she tapped the blonde on the shoulder, “Are you two going to stand there all night making out on the dance floor?”
“Hey Setsuna this is my wedding day if I want to stand on the dance floor making out with my wife I will.” Haruka said loving how the words ‘my wife’ sounded coming from her mouth. Today had truly been the best day of her life she had finally married the love of her life. The love of three lifetimes actually feeling like fate was done toying with them and would finally allow them to live happily together.
“Love,” The smaller woman said reaching up and touching Haruka’s cheek gently stroking it knowing that Haruka enjoyed aggravating the senshi far too much. “Setsuna is there something you need?”
“Thank you Michiru, at least one of you are sensible otherwise the two of you would be hopeless. But yes actually I have a gift for you two. It is special so I didn’t want to leave it on the table with the other gifts.” Setsuna said heading off the dance floor with Michiru and Haruka following her inside over to a table with a wooden box. The box was a little bigger then a shoe box and had the symbols of Neptune and Uranus craved on it.
“What is this?” Haruka asked looking at the strange box that seemed oddly familiar to her but she wasn’t quite sure where she had seen it before.
“Open it.” Setsuna said gesturing towards the box and stepping aside giving the couple room to look through the box.
Michiru reached forward opening the box as Haruka stepped up next to her looking in. Michiru pulled a stack of papers handing some to Haruka who started reading aloud, “My dearest Michiru I miss you so much even though it has only been two weeks since I last saw you. This is the third time we’ve been parted like this. I know I will survive but it still feels like I can’t make it. You are the air I breath I need you more than anything. Love Haruka.” She then flipped to another page reading again this letter being longer then the short note she had just read, “My Dearest Michiru, Oh how I’ve missed you and how much I long to stare into your eyes once again. When I received a letter from Mercury explaining the system she and Jupiter devised for us to write each other my heart was lifted. Gods Michiru I miss you. At night I lie in my bed with my eyes closed trying to remember what it was like to hold you to feel your sweet kisses. I’m so sorry I couldn’t say good bye to you properly. But I assure you I did give you a kiss good bye even if you were asleep. I so wish you were here with me.” She stopped reading in the middle of the letter, “I didn’t write this.”
“I didn’t write these either,” Michiru said then started reading another smaller note. “Haruka my sweet, sweet Haruka I love you more than anything. I long to lie in your arms snuggling close to you, I never believed a week could last this long. I dream for our months together. Four months out of the year is too long. If the Queen wanted to punish us for what we’ve done she has found the best way. Severn more days my love and I will be in your arms.” Michiru flipped through the pages finding one written on the same paper as the longer note Haruka had read and began reading it, “My Dearest Haruka, When I awoke and remembered what happened to me there was only one thing image in my mind and that was being held in your arms as you whispered that you loved me and that everything would be alright. But then was told you had been exiled and forbidden to be near me. Then I found your ring on my finger and knew that no matter what they said we would be together. Our love is too strong to be stopped. It has already survived our deaths. Yes, I agree with you and the Queen. You are my Amara and I am your Michelle there is nothing else that can explain our love. I’ve always believed that we were meant to be. Some call it love at first sight but for us it was more. I knew I loved you from before I even saw you. I never felt anything for my suitors because my heart was holding out for you. I love you Haruka. I love you more than there are grains of sand on the largest Neptunian beach.”
Haruka nodded while she looked at a sketch book she was holding. She flipped through the pages seeing pictures of places and people. She stopped at a drawing of a woman that looked like her lying in a bed asleep with only a sheet covering her. “Michiru did you draw this?” Haruka asked.
Michiru looked up from the small canvas she held and shook her head. “No it is my style but I didn’t draw it nor did I paint this.” She said holding up the canvas it showing a picture of Haruka lying in a bed sleep with a small boy lying on one side of her and Michiru on the other side both also asleep. “Setsuna where did this stuff come from?”
“They are from the Silver Millennium. Letters you two wrote to each other, Michiru’s sketchbook and some of her paintings as well as a few other belongings. I save them after the fall.” Setsuna said.
“Setsuna thank you this is a wonderful gift. Isn’t it Michiru?” Haruka said putting the sketchbook down and wrapping her arm around Michiru’s shoulder kissing her cheek not getting a response from her wife until she nudged her.
“Yes it is but Setsuna who is this boy?” Michiru said looking up from the painting then pointing to the boy in the painting a questioning look on her face.
Setsuna smiled a little, “Him? That is your son.”
“My what? My son? I had a son?” Michiru asked shock running through her body finding out that in her last life she had been a mother. The senshi remembered bits and pieces of their past lives but there was still quite a bit they didn’t know. Setsuna said it would come to them in time. She looked at Setsuna who nodded slightly then turn to look at her wife wrapping her arms around her. “Haruka we had a son.”
“He was a handsome lad. Michiru I’m sure you were an excellent mother to him.” Haruka said kissing Michiru on the lips.
“I’m sure you were as good of a father to him as you are to Hotaru.” Michiru said kissing Haruka back and looking to Setsuna, “Setsuna what was his name?”
“His name is Helios.” Setsuna said thinking of the young boy she had know all those years ago and to the young man he had grown into.
“Helios? As in the Helios? Guardian of Elysian?” Haruka asked wondering if the young boy was indeed their son if it were true that he was their son then they would be able to see him.
“Yes Helios of Elysian is your son but back then he was Prince Helios of Neptune and Uranus.” Setsuna said knowing she would have to explain the details to the newlyweds and most likely make a trip to Elysian.
“How is that possible?” Michiru asked baffled that she and Haruka had a son in their last lives and how he had become the guardian of Elysian the land of dreams.
“Well sit down and let me tell you a story.” Setsuna said gesturing to several chairs taking one herself knowing this story would take a while to tell and wondering where to start. What better place then the beginning, “A story about two young princesses that fell in love before they even knew each other.”
The end…
(Time Gate)
Pluto stood next to the time gate Helios and Hotaru lay in a bed not far from her asleep. She stared at the two children until the orb on her staff started to glow. She waved her hands towards herself the orb levitating up towards her. It floated before her the face of an older man in it, “Lady Pluto my condolences. Is there anything I can do for you?” The man in the orb spoke.
“Thank you, Aisling. Yes there is actually I’ve two young children that survived while their parents didn’t. I must remain here at the time gate and it is no place for children.” Pluto said into the orb then rotating it towards the bed, “The boy is Helios, he is four and the girl is Hotaru who is twelve.”
“Helios Kaiousei? The prince of Neptune?” Aisling asked recognizing the name and thinking it was the child of Lady Neptune he had heard a few years back she had a child. Then again who in the solar system didn’t hear of the affair between Neptune and Uranus?
“Yes, Lady Neptune and Queen Uranus both fell in battle against the humans.” Pluto said the tone of her voice showing the sadness she felt in loosing them as well as many other friends.
“And the girl’s lineage?” Aisling asked nodding a little looking more towards the girl who looked oddly familiar to him. He knew he had never seen her before the aura coming from her was very familiar.
“She is Sailor Saturn.” Pluto said after pausing briefly hoping he would still take the girl in. She and the queen had kept the fact that Hotaru was Sailor Saturn from everyone but the senshi and those that needed. She still felt it strange that so many feared this loving young girl but she was Sailor Saturn and that in itself was something to be feared.
“Doesn’t she still have a duty?” Aisling questioned the Silver Millennium had fallen and it was her job to destroy what remained so it can be reborn and start anew.
“It has been two days since it happened. Both she and the boy are still asleep. It may not happen.” Pluto said sounding as if she was trying to convince herself.
“Perhaps it may not be needed. I have been without an apprentice for a long while I suppose I could take two.” Aisling said thinking Pluto was acting strange she never showed this much emotion but the woman had been through quite a bit he had no idea how stable he would have been if it was Elysian that had been destroyed instead.
“Thank you Aisling, I’ll bring them by within a few hours.” Pluto said as the orb returned to normal floating back onto her staff and she walked over to the children to wake them.
(Elysian, Land of Dreams)
Aisling stood on the steps of the temple. He was an older man the little bit of hair that remained was as white as the robes he wore. The temple was just as white with jasmine growing on the walls and pillars. Pluto walked up the steps to the temple Helios in her arms and Hotaru next to her holding her hand. “Lady, Pluto, Lady Hotaru and Prince Helios welcome.” Aisling said bowing.
“Puu what are we doing here? Where are my mama and papa?” Helios asked looking around the temple his eyes stopping on Aisling. “Who are you?” The boy said feeling something wasn’t right. His words sounded a little harsh he hadn’t seen his parents in several days and the last time he did was in a battle.
“Helios.” Pluto chided but he still stared at the man hard knowing there was something he hadn’t been told. He may have been young but he was very much like his adopted ‘father’ and could be cold and stubborn at times.
“He doesn’t know?” Aisling asked a bit surprised Pluto hadn’t told the boy about his parents. But then again Helios didn’t even know that Queen Uranus wasn’t her real father.
“Know what? Puu” Helios asked his eyes moving back to Pluto still looking fiercely at her even though Pluto had always been like an aunt to him.
“Never mind Helios this Aisling he is the Guardian of Elysian. You and Hotaru are going to be staying here for a while.” Pluto said.
Aisling knelt down next to Hotaru, “Lady Hotaru it’s nice to meet you and Prince Helios. Think the two of you will enjoy it here.”
Hotaru only stared at him then Pluto said, “She hasn’t spoken since it happened.”
“I see give her a little while to settle in.” Aisling said then waved over to a woman with dark red hair, “Ashling would you show the children to their rooms?”
“Of course Aisling.” Ashling said as she took Helios from Pluto and took Hotaru’s hand leading the children inside the temple.
“Lady Pluto you haven’t told the boy his parents are dead?” Aisling asked once the children were out of hearing.
“How do you tell a four year old boy his parents are dead? That the world he knew will never be the same again?” Pluto said shrugging her shoulders and sighing, “When he is older and will understand I will tell him. Not now not with everything he has been through.”
“I disagree but it is your call but I understand your reasons. What about you? Will you be staying if only for a while?” Aisling asked thinking if she stayed for a short while it would be easier on both children having someone they knew.
“No the Time Gate must be guarded. With the other senshi gone I am the last defense. I must remain at my post. The days of me being able to leave it are gone.” Pluto said in truth she wanted to stay but every time she looked at Helios and Hotaru she was reminded of something that was forever gone. No not forever gone but gone for quite some time and it would never be the same the Silver Millennium was gone.
“Aisling! Lady Pluto! She is gone!” Ashling said running over to them a panicked look on her face.
“Wait slow down Ashling who is gone?” Aisling asked trying to get the woman to stop and speak so she was understood.
“Lady Hotaru! She just disappeared right before my eyes. One minute I was showing her where her room is and then she just went poof and was gone!” Ashling said waving her hands around to enrich her story.
Pluto closed her eyes picturing Hotaru standing in the ruins of the Moon Palace. She opened her eyes nodded to Aisling then disappeared.
(Ruins of the Moon Palace)
Saturn stood in what remained of the throne room most of the ceiling had fallen in giving a clear view of the stars above. If you looked in the right direction you could clearly see the Erath. Pluto stepped through the archway which had only half of it that still stood into the room walking up behind the young senshi. “You aren’t supposed to be here you are still needed.” Saturn said not turning around to face Pluto staring at something in front of her instead.
Pluto stepped over to her side seeing what Saturn was staring at. Before her was the crumbled stones that had once been Queen Serenity’s throne and a half burnt painting of the Queen and Princess. “This doesn’t have to happen this way. You can come back to Ely-”
“Yes it does.” Saturn said cutting Pluto off and looking over to the Guardian of Time a very serious look on her face. “I have my duties just as you have your duties. This is why I was reborn you already know this and you must leave so I can complete my duty.”
“Hotaru…” Pluto said it coming out just barely above a whisper wondering who this was that stood before her and what had happened to the joyful young girl that she had found on Saturn years before.
“For what it is worth Pluto I am happy I met you and the others. I am happy you all allowed me into your lives even though you knew what I am and what I meant.” Saturn said a small smile on her face. “Thank you Pluto.”
“I’m happy I met you as well. Goodbye Hotaru I’ll never forget you.” Pluto said hugging Saturn placing a kiss on the young girl’s cheek then left, she teleported into space right outside the moon looking down at the moon as she saw a shockwave fly out destroying everything on the planet reaching towards the other planets to do the same. As it neared her a force field surrounded her leaving her unharmed as it worked its way to the other planets The Earth excluded. Pluto floated in space watching her eyes clouded with tears that ran freely down her cheeks.
(Time Gate, three months later)
Pluto stood guard at the time gate in her sailor fuka her time staff in hand. She shifted her stance to an offensive stance sensing someone coming to the gate. A woman walked towards the gate. She had long brown hair pulled back into a pony tail and wore a black leather like skirt with a matching top. She also wore long gloves that reach past her elbows and boots that reached her thighs. As she walked closer she transformed into a man her hair staying the same. “Taiki what are you doing here?” Pluto asked as she lowered her staff.
“I just heard what happened. Setsuna I’m sorry.” Taiki said wrapping his arms around her pulling her close. Pluto fell into his arms letting him hold her as she cried. “Babe why don’t you come to Kinmokusei with me?”
“You know I can’t leave the gate.” Pluto said still crying and wishing he hadn’t asked. She wanted nothing more than to come with him and live happily together but she knew she couldn’t. Hotaru was right she still had a duty to perform.
“Setsuna you guarded the gate form a distance before. Why do you have to post it now?” Taiki asked brushing his hand through her long green hair knowing he had upset her when she tensed up.
“Why?” Pluto said pulling away from him her face red from crying and anger. “Why? Maybe if I had been at my post like I should have been this wouldn’t haven’t happened. All the signs were there but I couldn’t put them together, Neptune and Uranus’ pens and talismans returning, the birth of Saturn and return of her pen. All the signals were there. I sensed it coming from Earth but I ignored it too wrapped up in other things to notice. But no I was gallivanting around the universe like young princess caring about nothing but having a grand old time! How could Queen Metallia be released and I didn’t realize it? By the gods I was there when she was sealed!”
“Setsuna there is no way you could have known. You are the one always telling me that everything happens for a reason.” Taiki said stepping closer to the green haired woman. She almost let him embrace her but she stepped back again throwing her hands up in the air.
“Everything happens for a reason but not this, my entire kingdom was destroyed and it’ entirely my fault! Taiki this happened because I want a normal life because I abandoned my post. For the love of the gods I am the guardian of time! If anyone knew this was going to happen I should have known! Some Guardian of Time I turned out to be” Pluto shouted.
“The Queen wouldn’t have released you from the gate if she didn’t think you deserved it and could handle it. Babe she couldn’t even sense it. This isn’t your fault come back to Kinmokusei with me. You can still watch the gate from there. We can have that normal life. Setsuna please, I love you.” Taiki said once again stepping towards her this time not letting her step away and kissing her softly on the lips.
Pluto leaned into his arms this time returning the kiss, “Taiki I love you too.” She said bring a smile to Taiki’s face in the hundreds of years they had been together the countless lifetimes they have spent together this was the first time she had ever said it. He was starting to believe she would come with him now that the Silver Millennium was gone so were the senshi laws they could openly be together. “But I can’t the senshi will be reborn and I have to be here when they are it is my duty.”
“Your duty…” Taiki said cutting himself off. They had had this conversation before many times before. It always ended the same no matter how much she loved him her responsibilities as the guardian of time were more important. He took a deep breath then said, “I see…”
“Goodbye Taiki my love.” Pluto said kissing him and taking a step back holding his hand meaning to release it but he wouldn’t let go. He held it tighter and pulled her back to him refusing to let her got. “Taiki don’t do this. You can’t do this it is the way it has to be. I’m sorry love.”
“I don’t want to leave like this.” Taiki said picking her up and carrying over to the bed laying her down on it kissing her neck as he hands traveled up and down her sides. Pluto gave into him and let her transformation fade leaving her laying on the bed in her robes fiercely kissing the man she loved but because of her destiny had to forego.
(20th century, Hikawa Shrine)
A blond stood on a makeshift dance floor wearing a black kimono holding a smaller woman wearing a white kimono. The pair had long stopped dancing and stood there kissing each other completely unaware that there was anyone but each other there. “Haruka,” A green haired woman said as she walked over to them placing her hands on her hips not getting their attention right away until she tapped the blonde on the shoulder, “Are you two going to stand there all night making out on the dance floor?”
“Hey Setsuna this is my wedding day if I want to stand on the dance floor making out with my wife I will.” Haruka said loving how the words ‘my wife’ sounded coming from her mouth. Today had truly been the best day of her life she had finally married the love of her life. The love of three lifetimes actually feeling like fate was done toying with them and would finally allow them to live happily together.
“Love,” The smaller woman said reaching up and touching Haruka’s cheek gently stroking it knowing that Haruka enjoyed aggravating the senshi far too much. “Setsuna is there something you need?”
“Thank you Michiru, at least one of you are sensible otherwise the two of you would be hopeless. But yes actually I have a gift for you two. It is special so I didn’t want to leave it on the table with the other gifts.” Setsuna said heading off the dance floor with Michiru and Haruka following her inside over to a table with a wooden box. The box was a little bigger then a shoe box and had the symbols of Neptune and Uranus craved on it.
“What is this?” Haruka asked looking at the strange box that seemed oddly familiar to her but she wasn’t quite sure where she had seen it before.
“Open it.” Setsuna said gesturing towards the box and stepping aside giving the couple room to look through the box.
Michiru reached forward opening the box as Haruka stepped up next to her looking in. Michiru pulled a stack of papers handing some to Haruka who started reading aloud, “My dearest Michiru I miss you so much even though it has only been two weeks since I last saw you. This is the third time we’ve been parted like this. I know I will survive but it still feels like I can’t make it. You are the air I breath I need you more than anything. Love Haruka.” She then flipped to another page reading again this letter being longer then the short note she had just read, “My Dearest Michiru, Oh how I’ve missed you and how much I long to stare into your eyes once again. When I received a letter from Mercury explaining the system she and Jupiter devised for us to write each other my heart was lifted. Gods Michiru I miss you. At night I lie in my bed with my eyes closed trying to remember what it was like to hold you to feel your sweet kisses. I’m so sorry I couldn’t say good bye to you properly. But I assure you I did give you a kiss good bye even if you were asleep. I so wish you were here with me.” She stopped reading in the middle of the letter, “I didn’t write this.”
“I didn’t write these either,” Michiru said then started reading another smaller note. “Haruka my sweet, sweet Haruka I love you more than anything. I long to lie in your arms snuggling close to you, I never believed a week could last this long. I dream for our months together. Four months out of the year is too long. If the Queen wanted to punish us for what we’ve done she has found the best way. Severn more days my love and I will be in your arms.” Michiru flipped through the pages finding one written on the same paper as the longer note Haruka had read and began reading it, “My Dearest Haruka, When I awoke and remembered what happened to me there was only one thing image in my mind and that was being held in your arms as you whispered that you loved me and that everything would be alright. But then was told you had been exiled and forbidden to be near me. Then I found your ring on my finger and knew that no matter what they said we would be together. Our love is too strong to be stopped. It has already survived our deaths. Yes, I agree with you and the Queen. You are my Amara and I am your Michelle there is nothing else that can explain our love. I’ve always believed that we were meant to be. Some call it love at first sight but for us it was more. I knew I loved you from before I even saw you. I never felt anything for my suitors because my heart was holding out for you. I love you Haruka. I love you more than there are grains of sand on the largest Neptunian beach.”
Haruka nodded while she looked at a sketch book she was holding. She flipped through the pages seeing pictures of places and people. She stopped at a drawing of a woman that looked like her lying in a bed asleep with only a sheet covering her. “Michiru did you draw this?” Haruka asked.
Michiru looked up from the small canvas she held and shook her head. “No it is my style but I didn’t draw it nor did I paint this.” She said holding up the canvas it showing a picture of Haruka lying in a bed sleep with a small boy lying on one side of her and Michiru on the other side both also asleep. “Setsuna where did this stuff come from?”
“They are from the Silver Millennium. Letters you two wrote to each other, Michiru’s sketchbook and some of her paintings as well as a few other belongings. I save them after the fall.” Setsuna said.
“Setsuna thank you this is a wonderful gift. Isn’t it Michiru?” Haruka said putting the sketchbook down and wrapping her arm around Michiru’s shoulder kissing her cheek not getting a response from her wife until she nudged her.
“Yes it is but Setsuna who is this boy?” Michiru said looking up from the painting then pointing to the boy in the painting a questioning look on her face.
Setsuna smiled a little, “Him? That is your son.”
“My what? My son? I had a son?” Michiru asked shock running through her body finding out that in her last life she had been a mother. The senshi remembered bits and pieces of their past lives but there was still quite a bit they didn’t know. Setsuna said it would come to them in time. She looked at Setsuna who nodded slightly then turn to look at her wife wrapping her arms around her. “Haruka we had a son.”
“He was a handsome lad. Michiru I’m sure you were an excellent mother to him.” Haruka said kissing Michiru on the lips.
“I’m sure you were as good of a father to him as you are to Hotaru.” Michiru said kissing Haruka back and looking to Setsuna, “Setsuna what was his name?”
“His name is Helios.” Setsuna said thinking of the young boy she had know all those years ago and to the young man he had grown into.
“Helios? As in the Helios? Guardian of Elysian?” Haruka asked wondering if the young boy was indeed their son if it were true that he was their son then they would be able to see him.
“Yes Helios of Elysian is your son but back then he was Prince Helios of Neptune and Uranus.” Setsuna said knowing she would have to explain the details to the newlyweds and most likely make a trip to Elysian.
“How is that possible?” Michiru asked baffled that she and Haruka had a son in their last lives and how he had become the guardian of Elysian the land of dreams.
“Well sit down and let me tell you a story.” Setsuna said gesturing to several chairs taking one herself knowing this story would take a while to tell and wondering where to start. What better place then the beginning, “A story about two young princesses that fell in love before they even knew each other.”
The end…