Hey! I know I said no more cliffys...and I mean it this time...because this is the last chapter. So sad to see it end. But thank you for reading and reviewing my story. And no there won't be a sequel to this because of how I plan to end the story...well maybe I can make a sequel...Ahhh I'm so indecisive. I'll think about a sequel. But anyways here's the last chapter! Please enjoy.
"I love you." Usagi said quietly. Seiya's body froze, he didn't know what to say.
"Um, I love you too." He said uncertain by what she meant.
"No, Seiya...I mean I love you. I love you like you love me." She said as she turned to face him. Seiya looked into her eyes and smiled sadly.
"What?" She asked.
"Don't take this the wrong way...but I don't think you mean it. I mean you just lost all of you friends...you're probably not thinking straight." He said looking away from her. Usagi understood exactly what he was saying to her and smiled at him.
"Seiya, I'm not confused. I know that I love you. I thought about you everyday since you left and I wish I could have been honest with myself in the beginning." Seiya looked at Usagi and couldn't help but smile. He wasn't apart of an unrequited love after all.
"What about Mamoru-san?" He just now thought of Usagi's lover in the midst of all of this.
"He died." She said with a sad expression. Seiya hugged her tight 'Poor Odango. No wonder why she feels so lonely.' Taiki walked back into the room and stared at Seiya holding Usagi and he felt a pang of jealousy course through his body. Taiki cleared his throat to let his presence be known between the two love birds. Usagi looked shocked to see Taiki standing there.
"Um...I was wondering if I could talk to you...Tsukino-san." Taiki asked,not looking directly at her. Usagi unwrapped her arms from Seiya and followed Taiki. He led her to an exotic fruit tree outside in the Princess' garden. Taiki sat down on the soft grass and Usagi followed suit. They sat in silence for awhile, feeling the warm breeze against their skin. Taiki was the first to speak.
"I'm not mad at you." He said quietly. Usagi looked to Taiki and could see he was hurting just as much as she was. Usagi scooted closer to Taiki and began to rub his back.
"I just don't understand how all of this could happen. You guys are strong! I know it because I've seen you guys fight together. How could this man come and wipe all of them out?"
"Taiki-san, I don't understand it myself. I know he wanted my crystal...like any other enemy...and this time he almost got it." She said quietly. They stayed in silence for a while before Taiki asked a bold question.
"How did she die?" He asked. Usagi gasped and a tear rolled down her face but she quickly wiped it away.
"Um, I don't think you want to know."
"Please." Usagi hung her head in defeat.
"Her h-heart was ripped out of her chest."
"..."
"Taiki-san?" Usagi looked at Taiki and he was silently crying. Usagi felt her heart break, she wrapped her arms around him and comforted him as much as she could. 'She's really gone?' Taiki thought sadly. He couldn't believe he was grieving over the only person he could bring himself to love. He never had the chance to express his feelings and now he wouldn't be able to. 'Is there a way to bring her back?' Taiki suddenly thought.
"Usagi-san...can you bring her back?" Usagi thought for a minute.
"I don't know...I could use my crystal..but I could die in the end." Usagi sadly.
"No! I don't want you to do it if you could die. I couldn't live with myself if that happened." Taiki said quickly. Usagi smiled sadly. 'Taiki, I want them back...I'll bring them back. I miss them so much.' Usagi thought determined. Taiki noticed that the sun had set and now there were thousands of stars lighting the night sky.
"Um, I'll guess it's time to go to bed. I will prepare a room for you." He said as he stood.
"Um, can you take me to Seiya's room real quick? I need to talk to him...before I go...to bed." He nodded and offered her his hand, which she gladly took it. They walked through the palace quietly. Usagi admired the different paintings of previous Royal Families. Taiki stopped in front of an oak door. He looked down at Usagi and smiled sadly. Usagi gave Taiki a hug before he left. Usagi inhaled deeply and knocked on the door. She received no answer so she knocked again, but still no answer. She slowly turned the door knob and realized it was unlocked. She opened the door slightly and popped her head in to see Seiya sleeping. 'I guess I should say goodbye.' She thought as she slipped in and closed the door behind her. She slowly walked towards Seiya's bed and felt her heart stop at the sight she saw. Seiya laid with his blackish blue hair cascaded over his body, he looked content in his sleep. The moon was shining brightly through his window and the light hit him perfectly giving his creamy skin a soft glow. Seiya looked absolutely gorgeous. Usagi sat on the bed and smiled at him. She took his hand in hers and felt how warm he felt.
"Seiya, I know what I'm about to do you definitely wouldn't approve of...and neither would the girls but I'm doing this for all of us. For me and you and Taiki-san and Yaten-chan." She spoke gently. She reached her hand up to caress his cheek.
"Just remember I love you and I promise we'll meet again." She stood up and leaned over him and kissed his lips gently. She pulled away and took one last glance at him and smiled. She stood up and walked out of his room. She walked back to the olive tree that Taiki took her to earlier. She closed her eyes...she couldn't believe she was about to do it. A part of her was scared but a part of her knew this was the only way to achieve true happiness. Usagi called upon her crystal and it appeared in her hands glowing brightly.
"Please help me do this." She whispered to it. She changed into Serenity. She stood up with the crystal in hand and began to levitate in the air.
"Silver crystal, please help me make a final wish." The crystal began to glow brighter. She raised the crystal in air and silently prayed that it worked.
"I wish we could live in a world were we could be with the ones we truly love." The crystal began to glow brighter and brighter with every word she spoke. But soon the glow started to die down. 'No! I need more power.' She thought frantically.
"I know you guys are still there...can you please help me make my final wish for all of us?" She said. Suddenly the eight star seeds appeared in a circle around her. They began to glow and circle around her. The silver crystal's shine returned and it glowed brightly. Serenity could feel the pressure from all the power she was receiving. She didn't how much longer she could hold on.
"Please! Silver Crystal...I'm begging you...t-to help me make my final wish come true!" She shouted. The crystal's shine bathed her in a warm white blinding light. Crack! Serenity knew immediately what that noise was. The crystal was cracking from all the power it was obtaining and it couldn't be held in the crystal anymore. Crack! Crack! She closed her eyes and prayed it didn't end this way.
"Please don't break, please don't break, please don't break." She chanted over and over again. Crack! Tears started streaming down her face.
"It wasn't suppose to end this way! I just want to be with the one I truly love! I want everyone to be with the one they truly love." She screamed as she sobbed. She could feel hot tears streaming down her face. Suddenly she heard a sound that sounded like glass was being broken. She knew the crystal had completely shattered.
"Seiya, forgive me." She whispered before her whole world became dark.
"Serenity...Serenity. Wake up." Serenity slowly opened her eyes to see a dark red ceiling.
"Serenity! Get up or we're going to be late for the wedding." Someone screamed. She knew that voice anywhere. She sat up quickly and there standing at the end of her bed was her best friend and the most temperamental senshi of the bunch.
"Rei-chan?" She whispered quietly.
"Get up or we're going to be late for the wedding!" Rei screamed again. She was becoming agitated with the Princess.
"Rei-chan!" Serenity screamed as she jumped out the bed and ran to hug her friend. Serenity began to cry. Rei hugged her back.
"Serenity? What's wrong?" Rei asked concerned and confused.
"I-I thought it didn't work! But it did! You're here." She cried as she hug Rei tighter.
"What are you talking about? I've always been here." Rei said. Serenity heard a door open.
"Oi,Koneko-chan! Let's go before we're late." Serenity stood frozen and her heart began to speed up. She turned around to see Haruka and Michiru standing beside each other, dressed formally, smiling at her. She ran and hugged them.
"What's gotten into you Princess?" Michiru laughed as she hugged the Princess. Serenity couldn't stop herself from crying.
"Um hello? Wedding! We need to get going." Rei said impatiently.
"Who's wedding?" Serenity asked as she let Haruka and Michiru go. Rei rolled her eyes.
"Don't tell me you forgot about you and Seiya's wedding? Gosh your such an air head sometimes." Rei complained. 'Me and Seiya? Getting Married?' Serenity thought. She couldn't believe it.
"Um, yea...let's get me dressed and ready." Serenity said happily.
Serenity arrived in a flowing white gown. It was something similar to the gown she usually wore but more elegant. She walked into a huge chapel and was put in a large room. Serenity sat in the chair waiting for someone to get her. She heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." She yelled. The person opened the door and she gasped.
"Mamoru?" She asked.
"Hey Princess." He said as she bowed. She walked up to him and hugged him.
"I just wanted to say congrats to you and Seiya. I know he'll make you happy..and if he doesn't I'll beat him up." He said playfully.
"Your...ok with me and him?" She asked. He looked at her confused.
"Why wouldn't I be? After all I am the one who introduced you two." He said with a smile. She smiled back at him.
"It's nothing...just pre-wedding jitters." She laughed.
"Well I need to get going...I have to go stand beside Seiya and make sure he doesn't pass out when he sees you. He's quite nervous too today. By the way you look gorgeous." He said as he kissed her forehead.
"Thank you!" She said happily. Rei walked in and frowned.
"Rei-chan!" Serenity said excited. She noticed the frown her friend had on her face.
"What's wrong?" Serenity asked. Mamoru turned around and smirked at Rei. Rei looked at him and blushed.
"Don't mind her, she's just jealous. I told her I'll propose soon...she just has to wait. She's so impatient." He said laughing as he walked over to Rei and kissed her cheek. She blushed even more. Serenity smiled at the two of them. 'They are perfect for each other.' She thought happily. The door opened again and Hotaru, Setsuna, Ami, Minako, and Makoto walked in. Serenity smiled at her friends and hugged each other them.
"Are you nervous?" Ami asked. Serenity nodded.
"Ah! Don't worry after the I Do's...it's smooth sailing from there! That's how it was at Yaten and I's wedding." Minako said reassuringly. 'They got married? I glad I made that wish.' Serenity thought even more happy.
"Let's get this show on the road...Ami-chan can't stand for long." Makoto said.
"More like Taiki won't let her. Ami's lucky to have a husband who treats her like a queen." Rei added a little jealous. Ami blushed and rubbed her baby bump. Serenity just noticed it and walked over to Ami and rubbed her belly.
"Oh! Ami-chan I'm so happy for you." Serenity said.
"Thank you! You know you say that every time you see me." Ami said as she laughed. They began to hear music playing.
"The wedding's starting." Setsuna said and everyone began to pile out of the room. Finally she was alone and couldn't help but smile to herself. She knew she made the right choice. She stood in front of the mirror fixing her hair and smoothing her dress.
"Are you nervous dear?" An angelic voice asked. Serenity turned around and gasped. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. 'It's not possible!' She thought. Serenity walked over to the person and bowed as she began to cry for the millionth time that.
"Honey, your going to mess up your make up." The person said as they grabbed a tissue and began to wipe the tears from her face. Serenity touched the person's hand and could feel how warm they were.
"Mom.." She whispered. Queen Serenity smiled at her daughter.
"I know the sacrifice you made. Everyone's so much happier now. I erased their memories of the past so they could live their lives to the fullest." The Queen said.
"How am I still alive? I heard the crystal shatter." Serenity said. The Queen smiled at her daughter.
"No matter where you go, I'll always be there to protect you. I heard your wish. And I used the little power I had left to help you and save you. In return the Senshi's powers helped me. They saved me." Serenity smiled at her mother.
"I just can't believe it turned out this way. I'm so happy momma." She said as she hugged her mom.
"Now, let's walk you down the aisle since your Father couldn't be here. He's at work right now, someone had to stay and watch the Moon Kingdom while we were here on Kinmoku."
"Dad?"
"Yea, everyone was restored, including your father." Serenity's body filled with anticipation, she never met her dad before. The bride's song began to play and The Queen offered her arm and to her daughter. The walked out of the room and down the aisle to where Serenity would marry the love of her life. The most of the ceremony went by in a blur. Serenity next to Seiya anxiously waiting for the part she wanted to hear since she got up there.
"By the power invested in me, Queen Kakyuu, I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kissed the bride." Kakyuu said with a smile. Seiya turned to Serenity and smiled. Tears fell from her face. Seiya wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close.
"Can I have a kiss, Mrs. Seiya Kou?" He whispered to her. She nodded her head and kissed him gently. Everyone cheered for the new couple. 'I'm glad we got to meet again, Seiya. I wouldn't want to be with anyone but you.' Serenity thought happily as she kissed the man she loved with all her heart.
OK! Let me know what you think! I'm finally done. If we want a sequel...I need reviews =]