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rlm@2 1 The Dark Rainbow Crystal Chapter Three
rlm@2 2 by Black Rose
rlm@2 3
rlm@2 4 Serena stared out the window watching the rainfall, as long as it
rlm@2 5 wasn't thundering; it was one of her favorite thing to do. She turned
rlm@2 6 her head to see her husband reading at his desk. They were in their
rlm@2 7 study. The room had a big window that looked out the backyard. The
rlm@2 8 room had high shelves stacked with many books.
rlm@2 9 He glanced up and smiled at her, she smiled back.
rlm@2 10 She walked over to her desk and sat down.
rlm@2 11 "Darien, are Trista and Hotaru going to stop in today?"
rlm@2 12 "Yes, around ten." His wife looked at the clock that read nine-forty-
rlm@2 13 five.
rlm@2 14 "I hope Hotaru is alright, she's been taking this blindness really
rlm@2 15 well," she though while looking over some papers.
rlm@2 16
rlm@2 17 In one of the gardens, Hotaru was standing in the rain with one of
rlm@2 18 her mother; who is working on planting some carnations. "Mother that
rlm@2 19 smells really sweet," she said while holding the blossoms in her
rlm@2 20 hands.
rlm@2 21 "I know and this rain is helping them get healthy and strong,"
rlm@2 22 Michelle replied.
rlm@2 23 "Hotaru, it's time to go talk to the Queen and King," someone yelled
rlm@2 24 form behind.
rlm@2 25 She turned when she heard Trista call her name.
rlm@2 26 "Coming!"
rlm@2 27 Michelle gazed up at her, "Go on, I can finish up here."
rlm@2 28 "Thanks Michiru-mama." Her daughter said while getting her talking
rlm@2 29 cane and slowly she started to step to the door.
rlm@2 30 As the two started to walk to the Queen and King were talking about
rlm@2 31 different things.
rlm@2 32 "I see you're becoming accustomed to walking with the cane,"
rlm@2 33 "Yap, it didn't take me that long to learn how to use it."
rlm@2 34 She could sense that her mother was worried about something, but
rlm@2 35 didn't know what was occupying her mind. "Mother, is there something
rlm@2 36 wrong?"
rlm@2 37 "Oh, I just have this feeling that something is wrong with the
rlm@2 38 timeline, you see about four days ago, I was working in my study,
rlm@2 39 talking to Rini and Helios. I got this feeling something came out of
rlm@2 40 gate; but when I went to inspect it, I found absolutely nothing wrong
rlm@2 41 with it." They stopped in front of the door to the Queen's study.
rlm@2 42 "I don't feel any evil," Hotaru though. Trista knocked on the door;
rlm@2 43 she could hear the Queen beckoning them to come in. Trista opened the
rlm@2 44 door, and closes the door behind them.
rlm@2 45
rlm@2 46 In a different part of the Palace, Rini, Helios is talking with
rlm@2 47 Luna and Diana.
rlm@2 48 They were sitting in the living room. A fire had let in the faire
rlm@2 49 place and the warmth radiating heat through out their bodies. The
rlm@2 50 room was large and comfortable. Overstuffed chairs and long formal
rlm@2 51 couches were placed in clusters. Pretty pillows of coordinating
rlm@2 52 materials were on all of the pieces of furniture.
rlm@2 53 The comfort of the room led the friends to start discussing the
rlm@2 54 details of the impending wedding. Mental pictures of the ceremony and
rlm@2 55 reception led to dreams of future children, homes, and places the
rlm@2 56 couple would share as they grew older, still enjoying each others
rlm@2 57 company.
rlm@2 58 "So are you guys considering on having kids, because you know your
rlm@2 59 mother counting on you to have an heir?" asked Luna
rlm@2 60 Rini just blushed real red. The thought of having Helios' children
rlm@2 61 made her feel nervous and excited at the same time.
rlm@2 62 "Well, I don't have to worry about having kids, because I'm getting
rlm@2 63 married to the hottest babe in the hold kingdom," Diana replied with
rlm@2 64 a big grin.
rlm@2 65 "I can see it now your kids asking why they have a tale," Helios
rlm@2 66 said with a glint of sarcasm. They all laughed, as Diana got red
rlm@2 67 faced.
rlm@2 68 "How is Hotaru doing?" asked Luna turning from looking out the window.
rlm@2 69 "Amy said the blindness has a time limit, it toke her all night but
rlm@2 70 she knew that much," replied the pink princess.
rlm@2 71 "Well that's good right?" questioned Diana
rlm@2 72 "I don't know, but her eyes may never be the same," Luna said
rlm@2 73 setting down next to her daughter.
rlm@2 74 "Well, its better then being blinded forever," Helios replied
rlm@2 75 holding on to Rini.
rlm@2 76 Rini loved the feeling she was getting from the way her fiancé was
rlm@2 77 holding her. The laughing and talking went on. No one notice a young
rlm@2 78 lady outside was watching them from window in the rain.
rlm@2 79 "Don't get to comfortable my Queen and King, for your time is about
rlm@2 80 up." she said
rlm@2 81 "What are you doing out here, in the rain?" a little voices from
rlm@2 82 behind her.
rlm@2 83 She turned around a young girl with blond hair, and wearing a bright
rlm@2 84 pink raincoat and hat. She seemed care free and friendly.
rlm@2 85 "My name is Dainae, what is yours?" she asked.
rlm@2 86 "Sierra, what are you doing out here?"
rlm@2 87 "Mother said I could play in the rain, do you want to play with me?"
rlm@2 88 she asked holding her out her hand.
rlm@2 89 Sierra just looked at her, slowly reached out and touched her hand.
rlm@2 90 As their hands meet the two felt a powerful connection to one
rlm@2 91 another. The feeling of sadness came into Sierra's heart, but didn't
rlm@2 92 show it. Finally, Dainae tried to pull her new friend into one of the
rlm@2 93 puddles. The pair of paint-sized girls played, Dainae's mother
rlm@2 94 watched from the kitchen. "She looks so happy with her new friend,
rlm@2 95 but were did she come from?"
rlm@2 96 She turned back to the girls, in the corner of her eyes she saw a
rlm@2 97 woman standing in the rain. "How and the hell did she get there, and
rlm@2 98 why is she standing in the rain with out a raincoat, or an umbrella."
rlm@2 99 Mina got her umbrella, and walked outside. "Would you like something
rlm@2 100 to keep you out of the rain?"
rlm@2 101 The other woman turned around to see the Queen of the Planet Venus,
rlm@2 102 holding an umbrella over both of there heads. She then looked back to
rlm@2 103 the girls playing in the rain.
rlm@2 104 "Is that your daughter?" asked Venus pointing to the girl with short
rlm@2 105 black hair.
rlm@2 106 "Yes, that's Sierra."
rlm@2 107 "May I ask your name?"
rlm@2 108 "Oh, sorry about being rude, I'm name is Gaia," with a little bow.
rlm@2 109 "I'm….."
rlm@2 110 "I knew how you are Princess Venus, or as your friend call you Mina
rlm@2 111 and little one playing with my daughter is Dainae," with little nod.
rlm@2 112 Venus was just looking at her and nodded as well.
rlm@2 113 "Would you like to come in and warm up?"
rlm@2 114 "Thank you that would be nice."
rlm@2 115 Venus turned her head to the girls "Girls we'll be inside if you
rlm@2 116 need us."
rlm@2 117 The girls looked over said ok and went back to what they were doing.
rlm@2 118 The two ladies walk into the palaces, and closed the door behind them.
rlm@2 119 "What do you think they're going to talk about, Sierra?" Dainae asked.
rlm@2 120 "I really don't knew"
rlm@2 121 "Ha, do you want to see my room? Dainae begged holding her friend's
rlm@2 122 hand.
rlm@2 123 Sierra couldn't help but smile at this, "It's been a very long time
rlm@2 124 since I've felt like this," she though. She felt a hand pulling on
rlm@2 125 hers.
rlm@2 126 "Come on!"
rlm@2 127 "I'm coming, keep your shirt on," with a playful tune. This made
rlm@2 128 Dainae blush a little.
rlm@2 129 They walk pasted their mothers and down the hall to Dianae's room.
rlm@2 130 The mothers were in the living room were Rini, Helios, Luna, and
rlm@2 131 Diana were already gone. So it was just the two of them.
rlm@2 132 "I'll have a maid get you some dry closes,"
rlm@2 133 "Thanks you."
rlm@2 134 "You're welcome Gaia"
rlm@2 135 "Venus are you in their?" asked a voice coming from the great hall.
rlm@2 136 "Yes, I'm," she responded smiling at Gaia.
rlm@2 137 A woman with ocean green hair entered with a flowing satin gown. The
rlm@2 138 material shimmered in the light revealing a lavender tint to the
rlm@2 139 fitted gown. The dress was lovely. The gorgeous figure of the woman
rlm@2 140 was highlighted by the cut of the gown and flowing material from the
rlm@2 141 shawl. Her shiny aqua hair was pulled back with a bow made of the
rlm@2 142 same material as the dress. Earring hung from her ears and showed off
rlm@2 143 her beautiful black eyes and exotic neckline.
rlm@2 144 "Oh, I didn't know that you were having company," Neptune said
rlm@2 145 taking a look at the other woman in the room. A wave of recognition
rlm@2 146 overcame Neptune as she gazed into the stunning woman's eyes. "This
rlm@2 147 woman has the same sadness in her eyes has my daughter," she though.
rlm@2 148 At the same moment, Gaia look at her, "Is there something wrong?"
rlm@2 149 "No"
rlm@2 150 "Neptune this is Gaia, her daughter is playing with Dainae in her
rlm@2 151 room," said Venus
rlm@2 152 "Hello," she replied holding out her hand.
rlm@2 153 "Pleased to meet you" shaking her hand.
rlm@2 154 "Princess Venus, close you asked for," said the maid walking up to
rlm@2 155 them and handing it to her. It was pale pink with spaghetti strap
rlm@2 156 dress. There was a beautiful sheen to the material. The A line cut of
rlm@2 157 the dress would show all of the curves and the two ties for her dark
rlm@2 158 hair would make the outfit magnificent.
rlm@2 159 "Thank you for the gift, Princess Venus, is there some were that I
rlm@2 160 could change," Gaia asked.
rlm@2 161 "You can use my room, oh and Venus, the Queen would like to see
rlm@2 162 you," Neptune said.
rlm@2 163 "I will keep your friend company, in tell you return,"
rlm@2 164 "Is this ok with you?" asked Venus
rlm@2 165 Gaia just nodes her head and then Venus walk out of the room.
rlm@2 166 "Well, we better get you into those close, please come this way,"
rlm@2 167 replied Neptune show her the way. As both were in deep thought as
rlm@2 168 they walked down the hall. They ran into Rini and Helios. They both
rlm@2 169 stopped, and bow.
rlm@2 170 "Neptune, who's your friend," Rini requested.
rlm@2 171 "This is Gaia, she is a friend of Venus's," she replied.
rlm@2 172 "We're you from?" asked Rini with a smile.
rlm@2 173 "I'm sorry, I can't give that information out, I'm truly sorry
rlm@2 174 Princess, I'll just get my daughter and go,' she said with sadness.
rlm@2 175 She walked pass them, and headed to Diane's room. The three just
rlm@2 176 looked at one another, then Neptune walk after her.
rlm@2 177 "Did I say something wrong?" Rini though.
rlm@2 178 "I think we better let Hotaru's mother deal with it," Helios said
rlm@2 179 taking Rini's hand and led her to the living room. Rini looked down
rlm@2 180 the hall one more time.
rlm@2 181
rlm@2 182 In Diane's room the two girls were looking at a new wedding dress
rlm@2 183 book. Diane found it next to the Princess's room. "What do you think
rlm@2 184 of this one," she asked pointing to a woman in a white silk dress
rlm@2 185 with shimmers, with a white rose in front and a little bow in the
rlm@2 186 back.
rlm@2 187 "I like it too," replied Sierra. As she turned the page, they heard
rlm@2 188 a knock on the door.
rlm@2 189 "Who is it?" asked the girls at the same time, they both looked at
rlm@2 190 one another, and laughed.
rlm@2 191 "It's me Gaia, my I come in?"
rlm@2 192 "Come in," she heard someone say, so she opened and walked in.
rlm@2 193 From the look in her mother's eyes, Sierra knew that something was
rlm@2 194 wrong.
rlm@2 195 "Mother, you ok?" she asked getting off the floor.
rlm@2 196 "I would like know the same thing?" asked a woman standing behind
rlm@2 197 Gaia.
rlm@2 198 Gaia turned around to see Neptune standing there with a worried face.
rlm@2 199 "I sorry about that, I don't like to talk about were I'm from," Gaia
rlm@2 200 told her.
rlm@2 201 "That is alright, the Princess sometimes doesn't think before she
rlm@2 202 speaks," Michelle said with a shrug of understanding.
rlm@2 203 The two girls laughed when they heard this. The two older women
rlm@2 204 started to laugh with the girls. After they stopped laughing Sierra
rlm@2 205 saw a dress in her mother hand.
rlm@2 206 "Mother, why do you have a dress?"
rlm@2 207 "Oh, this?" looking down at it. "I got this from Mina's maid because
rlm@2 208 I'm wet."
rlm@2 209 "Dainae, would it be alright, if I used your room to change?"
rlm@2 210 "Sheer," replied Dainae. The three of them walked out of the room,
rlm@2 211 and closed the door behind them. As the three waited in the hall
rlm@2 212 Michelle looked at the two girls talking.
rlm@2 213 "What is your name?" asked Michelle looking at Dainae's friend.
rlm@2 214 "Who me?" asked Sierra. Michelle just nodded her head.
rlm@2 215 "I'm Sierra," she said with a bow.
rlm@2 216 "It's nice to meet you, Sierra, I'm….."
rlm@2 217 "I knew how you are Princess Neptune, your one of the mothers to
rlm@2 218 Princess Saturn, and your wife is Princess Uranus," interrupt Sierra.
rlm@2 219 Michelle was shocked.
rlm@2 220 "How did this girl know so much about her," she thought.
rlm@2 221 The door opened, and Gaia came out.
rlm@2 222 "You look very nice," Michelle said. The girls just smiles and
rlm@2 223 nodded in agreement.
rlm@2 224 "Thanks for the compliment," replied Gaia.
rlm@2 225 "Mother, you're smiling, it's been a while," her daughter said.
rlm@2 226 "I think your right,"
rlm@2 227
rlm@2 228 Venus walked into the Queen and King's study, and sat down.
rlm@2 229 "Venus, I asked you here, because I need to know if anything was out
rlm@2 230 of place?" asked The Queen.
rlm@2 231 "From what we knew, about four days ago, the weather went a little
rlm@2 232 wacky, it started to rain, and snow, then it stopped. What is really
rlm@2 233 weird is that no one knew noticed it, but us," said Trista.
rlm@2 234 "About four days ago," the King thought.
rlm@2 235 "Darien, is there something wrong? His wife asked.
rlm@2 236 He was in deep though, has he got up and walked to the window, he
rlm@2 237 looked out side.
rlm@2 238 He was thinking about what Zack said "My mother told me. Before she
rlm@2 239 died, she said that she been having a repeating dream. "There's this
rlm@2 240 woman with long pink hair standing next to my mother tell her that
rlm@2 241 her son will have one of the seven Dark Rainbow Crystals, but only
rlm@2 242 Princess Saturn could have it."
rlm@2 243 The Queen walked over to him and hugs him from behind.
rlm@2 244 "Honey, what's wrong?"
rlm@2 245 "Trista didn't the time gate act up about four days ago?" he asked.
rlm@2 246 "Yes, it did but what dose…." Then it donned on her, that it was the
rlm@2 247 same time that they found out about the crystals.
rlm@2 248 "My King, are you saying that the crystals may have come though the
rlm@2 249 gate?"
rlm@2 250 "Yes," then turning around, smiled at his wife, and then looked at
rlm@2 251 Hotaru. The Queen followed his gaze, then it hit her, she knew what
rlm@2 252 her husband was thinking. He looked back at his wife, and nodded.
rlm@2 253 Hotaru could feel that they were looking at her.
rlm@2 254 "Hotaru, when did you start having the dreams?" asked The Queen.
rlm@2 255 Hotaru thought about it for a minute, "It was about four days
rlm@2 256 ago," she told them.
rlm@2 257 "For the gate to act up like that, there had to be more then a few
rlm@2 258 little things," Trista mentioned. Venus was thinking about Gaia, and
rlm@2 259 her daughter.
rlm@2 260 "May Queen," Venus said getting up, and waking to the door.
rlm@2 261 "Where are you going?" asked The Queen. Venus turns around "I met
rlm@2 262 this young lady, and her daughter." "I need to get back to them" as
rlm@2 263 she walked out of the room and closed the door behind them.
rlm@2 264 "What was that about?" asked Trista as she walks over to Hotaru.
rlm@2 265 "I don't know, why we don't call it good for now," the King said
rlm@2 266 setting back down in his chair. The other three just looked at one
rlm@2 267 another and smiled. Hotaru and Trista went to the kitchen to get
rlm@2 268 something to eat. As Venus walk to her daughter's room, she had this
rlm@2 269 bad feeling, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Venus put the
rlm@2 270 troubling thoughts out of her mind as she came down the hall.
rlm@2 271 "I have a feeling that you're right," said a woman in front of her.
rlm@2 272 "Oh, hello Michelle, so you also have a feeling that something is
rlm@2 273 not right?"
rlm@2 274 "I just got done talking to your new friend; she doesn't say much,
rlm@2 275 but I get this feeling that I knew her from some were, and I think
rlm@2 276 she knew what's going on."
rlm@2 277 "So, what do you think we should do?"
rlm@2 278 "I really don't knew, I really don't knew"
rlm@2 279 "That give me an idea," Venus though as she walk pass Neptune and
rlm@2 280 down the hall.
rlm@2 281 "Later!"
rlm@2 282 Michelle smiled and went to find the Queen. "Oh, I should ask Venus
rlm@2 283 were she is?"
rlm@2 284 She turned around, and yelled to Venus.
rlm@2 285 "Venus, where is the Queen?!"
rlm@2 286 Venus yelled back "She said she was going to speck to the Princess!"
rlm@2 287 "Thank you"
rlm@2 288
rlm@2 289 "What was that all about momma?" asked Dainae.
rlm@2 290 "Nothing, anyway I was think, if it's alright with your mother, how
rlm@2 291 would you like to have a sleepover," suggested Venus.
rlm@2 292 The girls heard the word (sleepover) and began the pleading and
rlm@2 293 bargaining.
rlm@2 294 The look that they gave here mother was one of the really cute large
rlm@2 295 eyed looks only pretty little girl can pull off while still being
rlm@2 296 cute. Gaia rolled her eyes and thought that if she doesn't let them,
rlm@2 297 she'll never hear the end of it. So she just nodded her head.
rlm@2 298 The girls scream in excitement, ran back into Dainae's room.
rlm@2 299 "Thank you," Venus said bowing.
rlm@2 300 Gaia though for a moment, then walks into the room. "Sierra, I need
rlm@2 301 you to promise that you wouldn't do anything."
rlm@2 302 Sierra knew what her mother was talking about, for how much she
rlm@2 303 wanted too, she nodded to her mother saying she wouldn't.
rlm@2 304 "Thank you, sweetie" hung her and walked out of the room.
rlm@2 305 Dainae and Mina looked at one another.
rlm@2 306 "I think it's about time I left,"
rlm@2 307 "Would you like to stay in one of the gusted rooms," offered Venus.
rlm@2 308 "Thank you for the offer, but I would feel much better at the
rlm@2 309 hotel." She said bowing and turning to Sierra.
rlm@2 310 "Sierra, all be back around one o'clock tomorrow" she said.
rlm@2 311 Her daughter just nodded her head and went back to playing the video
rlm@2 312 game.
rlm@2 313 "She'll be fine" Venus told her. Gaia just nodded.
rlm@2 314
rlm@2 315 On the other side of the Places Serena and Rini were walking
rlm@2 316 around the gardens.
rlm@2 317 "How do you feel about what happen to Saturn?" Serena asked.
rlm@2 318 Rini had flashes of yesterday came running through her head.
rlm@2 319 ("What are you afraid of, it's not like you're in love with her?" "I
rlm@2 320 mean you have Helios, Do you really need her in your life?")
rlm@2 321 "Rini, is there something wrong?"
rlm@2 322 Her mother's intuition was screaming. Just the look in her
rlm@2 323 daughter's eyes gave her shivers. "Would you like to talk about it?"
rlm@2 324 "I won't judge what you say."
rlm@2 325 "A mother never wants to see her children unhappy."
rlm@2 326 "Your right about that my Queen," someone said.
rlm@2 327 They turned around seeing Michelle walking up. "I love the smell of
rlm@2 328 rain," she said.
rlm@2 329 "Hello Michelle, what brings you out here?" the Queen inquired.
rlm@2 330 "May I speak with you privately, my Queen? With a nod of her head,
rlm@2 331 she knew that the Queen had granted her permission to retire to the
rlm@2 332 bench off the path. It was recessed enough to provide the privacy
rlm@2 333 required to allow the pair to talk. Rini just looked on as the two
rlm@2 334 talked.
rlm@2 335 "I've been having this feeling to a person I met today, her name is
rlm@2 336 Gaia, she is new to this area and I feel like I've know her all my
rlm@2 337 life." "I think the feeling maybe due to the fact that Gaia has such
rlm@2 338 a strong resemblance to my own daughter. Needless to say, I feel a
rlm@2 339 connection to this woman and her child." Michelle told her.
rlm@2 340 The Queen had a strong inclination that his new figure held great
rlm@2 341 significance, but she was at a loss as to who this woman was. Her
rlm@2 342 head was reeling with questions about this Gaia person. Serena
rlm@2 343 couldn't help but wonder who this woman was and how she enters the
rlm@2 344 Kingdom without her knowing. She was perplexed.
rlm@2 345
rlm@2 346 "My Queen, I know this must sound crazy. Before she could finish her
rlm@2 347 thought, a blood curdling scream pierced the serene garden. "That
rlm@2 348 sounds like Hotaru!" yelled Rini running toward the screaming. The
rlm@2 349 both mother run after her.