Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Twinkle, twinkle little Starlight ❯ Awakening ( Chapter 8 )

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Part 9

Seiya sighed as she walked with flowers, she stopped and layed them on her fathers........bedside table. She hoped they could cheer her up some as she sat back down next to her fiancée beside the bed. She couldn't even begin to describe how she felt when she realized last night that her father was still alive, barely but breathing all the same. Yaten reached over and grabbed Seiya's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze as she rested her head on her shoulder.

"He'll wake up soon Sei-chan, he's too stubborn to give up...just like you" she teased as she first looked over the resting man and then to her lover. Seiya mocked frowned back at her and kissed her forehead tenderly. It was about time the tense air was cut.
"Careful KouKou Bean, he's going to be your father-in-law soon" she growled in her ear before her lips met the smaller girls. Her sadness was forgotten for the moment.

Their kissing war was good humoured but the loud giggling didn't help one of the rooms occupants headache.
"Don't you know it's rude to make out with a cripple in the room, especially your father?" the voice grumbled sleepily. The two girls jerked their heads and looked on in pleased shock as Relight slowly opened his eyes, blinking to focus the world around him. He could feel how busted up he was, he looked down to see his entire torso heavily bandaged, that would explain his killing ribs.

He then looked over and smiled at the wonder sight of the two girls. His daughter and her lover. He smiled weakly but positively. All of a sudden all the grief and pain was worth it all.
"Hey sweetie, how are you?" he asked and Seiya could hardly stop tears from welling up. It was like he had never left.
"I've never felt better in my whole life" she answered true fully. True love on her left, loving father in front……perfection!

"How long have I been out?" he asked, swallowing hard.
"Only since last night, you've healed fast" Yaten answered and it was true, no Saturn healing needed. Now this was good news so when they saw Relight frowning they were confused.
"I am getting soft, I should be up by now" he sighed and mentally scolded himself. How many times has sleeping cost him big? The stories he could tell.

Propping his arms up he tried pulling himself into a sitting position though his flaming muscles protested all the way, that included the two Scouts.
"Hey what are you doing you should rest" Seiya yelled as she and Yaten tried to push Relight back down without agitating his ribs. Seiya decided after nearly killing himself last night that this proved her dad was nuts!

Finally after a few minutes of debate and struggling Relight succeed in sitting up and gave his daughter a triumphant smirk……that's when he noticed the bruise on her jaw, where his armoured boot had struck her. He reached up and with great gentleness stroked her jaw. Seiya just smiled and brought the hand away from her face but still held on to it.
"It'll be gone by this afternoon...I've had plenty worse then this" she gently, but she knew it was the fact that it was his own foot that caused the injury upset Relight more. But the champion of Kinmoku had graver fears as he hung his head.

"I killed those innocent people" he whispered, ghosts from the past came back.
But Seiya was to come to the rescue and her eyes brightened up as she looked at Yaten's amused expression and then back to the warrior.
"Wrong! You saved them all even when you were unconscious" she declared in her usual bright Seiya self. Her father could only blink on in confusion at the sudden outburst, he remembered she did this as a child when she had a secret she wanted to share with him.

5 minutes later
"So beads of energy from the Quaar Wave were absorbed by this Sailor Moons crystal and used the power on a rebirth spell for the killed innocents" he said, making sure he got the story straight. Seiya nodded and thought back to when she cried over her fathers injured body. Tiny beads of light, fell like snow all around them and like mouths to a flame they were absorbed by the Silver Crystal. Usagi understood and one flash of light later all the people killed in the attacks found them self littered about the battle field. The Scouts promptly left with Relight.

Relight nodded and smiled...he couldn't have lived with the guilt of so much blood on his hands. With the negatives out the way he focused on the now and gave the two a rather devilish smirk.
"So Twinkle aren't you going to introduce my future daugher-in-law?"
Relight could see from the battle they loved each other and had heard the in law comment as he was waking up.
Yaten found herself blushing, the classic meeting the parents act. But Seiya, who loved showing off proudly held onto the silver haired girl and laughed.
"Dad, this Dwai..my fiancée!" she announced, practicing for when she told the other girls. Taiki, who had to gone over to see the girls had requested they moved down a few rooms when they got home. She insisted on some sleep!

Relight was just grateful he could walk his little girl down the aisle. But part of him was sad he had missed out on so much of her life. The day she became a Starlight, her first date...her first heartache. But he swore to be there now.
"My daughter has good taste I see, your mothers would have been so happy to see this...ha, even if Neureo would have killed me for being her brother-in-law" he laughed and so did Seiya but Yaten was strangely curious about her mothers past.
"You...didn't get along?" she asked and Relight could see how sensitive this was for her.
"To be honest she did everything she could to spilt me and Quazel up, she thought a soldier like me wasn't good enough for her best friend. If it weren't the fact Twinkle was Quazels daughter your mother would not have been pleased...but a daughter of her friend would have changed her mind. She was in all a caring, supportive and brave woman. Tongue like a viper but a kind heart" he explained as he watched Yaten's expression changed from anger to sadness to joy. She never really knew her mother but when her short temper caught her in trouble the older council compared her to her mother.

"I can see how much you love each other, so you better treat each other right or you'll have me to answer to, okay?" he asked seriously but with a smile. The two nodded and kissed. Things were looking up.



As the elevator doors open the Sailor Scouts, fully recovered from the battle piled out and followed Seiya down the hallway to the Starlight apartment. Tonight they would have one last get together before the Starlights and Relight left for home.
"Are you sure your father is up for visitors Seiya?" Ami asked in her usual worried tone.
Seiya looked back and smiled reassuringly in her long blue flowing dress.
"He can't sit still and he's eager to meet you all so lets not disappoint the most powerful man in the universe hmmm?" she chuckled and polite laugher rang out.

What Seiya wasn't prepared for was the sight when they reached the door, unlocked it and swung it wide open.

Relight was firstly upside down, on one arm, further more on one finger doing push ups. The sheer physics of such a feat was easily lost to even Ami and Taiki. To add this this jaw dropper he was also topless and sweat was flowing down his rigid muscles.(Close your mouth Seito ^-^)
A general blush fell about the group, even Haruka. Seiya was beyond embarrassed but Minako was about to add to her suffering.
"Seiya," she whispered to her without taking her eyes off the older man, "Your dad is hot!"

Seiya glared at the ditzy blonde before she cleared her throat in irritation, jolting the Sol Scouts out of their stare and alerting her father to their presence. He looked up at them and smiled, not noticing how much interest was on him.
"Oh hi, just let me finish here ..now, 498...499 500!"
With a simple flip and twist he landed without sound next to the sofa where he retrieved his tunic top and slipped it back on, causing Minako to sigh in disappointment.

"I usually do a thousand each day but my ribs had other thoughts" he said good naturedly to the group who lightened up and at Taiki's invite sat down in a circle. But Usagis well-trained nose detected something good.
"Hey what's that yummy smell?" she asked excitedly and the others seemed to notice the smell of cooking for the first time.
"But I didn't start yet" Taiki mumbled but Relight cut in.
"Don't worry I wanted to show my gratitude for you all for helping in the battle so I threw something together while you were out"
"But this world is alien to you" Yaten pointed out, making the point he shouldn't know how to work Earth appliances or read any languages.
"I found instructions, besides that cooker is similar to many I've seen over the years and the recipes were simple enough, I have had to cook for myself and others all my life you now" he added when he saw their bewildered stares,just because he was a warrior didn't mean he wasn't domestic too.


"Wow A man that can cook, what a catch!" Minako exclaimed and was the first Sol Scout to have a conversation with him as everyone settled...well except Seiya, she had to keep an eye on Minako. That girl had no restraint!!


A few hours later...
Laughter again filled the room as just moments ago. The group were closely packed together, their full attention on the star guest who kept surprising them with his stories, the father was in general a mature sensible man..but he was also childish, to be able to talk to a group of girls so young after being taken from modern life for so long. He acted like he had never left.

"So at this point, I figured I was going to have do what I was told, cause there is nothing quite as frightening as a room full of Chentaken Ogres. So I drank the house special...Black Poison" he chuckled, trying to be serious but the air was so light hearted he nearly failed.
"That stuff has been banned for years!! It's totally lethal!" Taiki cried, shock but still amused.
"Don't I know it! That stuff knocked me out for 2 weeks and I had spots in my eyes for another month!" as he finished the room busted with laughter again, tears being wiped away they laughed so hard.

After everyone settled down Relight thanked them for listening and excusing himself, walked onto the balcony, leaving the others to their own devices. It had been good for him, being with such lively people. To feel the comfort of other soldiers around him. But he had lost over a decade of his life, stolen...but had resulted in the greatest evil known being destroyed. Take what you can get, that's what Relight thought.

He smiled to himself as he heard the cries and shrieks of surprise and joy behind him. Seiya and Yaten must have finally told them about the engagement. Married...his little girl was getting married. The last time he saw her she was always declaring how beautiful she would look in a wedding dress. Though after the story he was told about male Seiya Relight thought a suit was more appropriate!

He looked up at the dark night sky and the bright stars, new constellations for him to remember and cherish...it was his hobby...his relaxing point if you will. His eyes widened slightly as he spotted Kinmokusei, far into the distance.

"Kakyuu misses you...I can tell" Seiya said quietly, stepping up behind him, she knew he was thinking deeply about the Princess.
"I missed her almost as much as I missed you" he whispered as Seiya put her arms around him. For in his heart he had two daughters, Twinkle and Kakyuu.
"She's a strong woman, a real leader"
"I always suspected as much.." he mused and held his daughter tighter. They both gazed out into the vastness of space.
"We're going home daddy, together"