rlm@0: The Dark Rainbow Crystals Chapter 2 rlm@0: By Black Rose aka moonpower rlm@0: rlm@0: Early the next morning, Hotaru was already up and starring out her rlm@0: window. "It's so beautiful," she thought looking at the sunrise. She rlm@0: walked over to the bed got her cloths, put them on, and left her rlm@0: room. She considered that sitting in the rose garden would be the rlm@0: best pleases to view the rest of the sunrise. rlm@0: She would sometime spin time with the Queen and her mother working rlm@0: in the garden. rlm@0: When she got to her distention she sat down on the bench. rlm@0: She looked at the pink rose that Rini and she planted the other day. rlm@0: "I wish she was here with me," She thought with a sigh. As if on rlm@0: que, she heard someone running up to her. She turned her head to see rlm@0: a pink haired woman running towards her. rlm@0: As Rini ran up to the Palace she saw her best friend setting by rlm@0: herself. rlm@0: "What is Hotaru doing?" she wondered as she stopped in front of her. rlm@0: "Good morning, Hotaru," Rini said. rlm@0: "Oh, good morning Princess,"Hotaru answered getting up and bowing to rlm@0: her. rlm@0: "What are you looking at?"She inquired has she scanned the area for rlm@0: the point of inertest. rlm@0: "I'm watching the sunrise. Would you like to join me? She asked rlm@0: moving over to the side so there is room for her to set down. The rlm@0: princess just nodded and sat down. The two young ladies just sat here rlm@0: is silence watching the beauty in the sky. The sun was making all the rlm@0: roses sparkle like a light hitting a chandelier. rlm@0: rlm@0: "My ladies, your breakfast is ready," voiced the maid gazing down rlm@0: into the gardens. The two looked up and smiled. rlm@0: "Thank you, we'll be right in," replied Rini then glanced over at rlm@0: her friend. "She has really pretty eyes," she thought. Hotaru got rlm@0: up, turned to the Princess, and noticed that she was being looked at. rlm@0: "Why, is she starring at me like that?" she wondered just then they rlm@0: hared a rumble. rlm@0: Rini looked down at her tummy, then back at Hotaru, and smiled. They rlm@0: both started to laugh. rlm@0: "Oh, sorry come on lets get going," the Princess replied walking rlm@0: back into the Palace. rlm@0: Hotaru just followed beside her. They stopped once at Rini's room, rlm@0: so she could put some different pair of clothes on. As she was rlm@0: putting on her clothes her thought stated to wander. ("Why was I rlm@0: starring at her like that"?) She when walked out of her room. rlm@0: On the way to the dinning room they ran into Diana and Momoko coming rlm@0: out of the library with their hair all messed up. The girls stopped rlm@0: and looked at the lovebirds. rlm@0: "What were you guys up to?" asked Rini trying to keep a straight rlm@0: face. Diana and Momoko got very red. rlm@0: Hotaru and Rini couldn't keep it in any longer they busted out in a rlm@0: fit of laughter. About a minute later the two friends stopped rlm@0: laughing, and looked back at the newly engaged pair. rlm@0: "Sorry about that," apologize Hotaru. rlm@0: "I'm sorry, too. Come on, we need to get to the dinning room before rlm@0: all the food is gone," replied Rini. rlm@0: "Ya, before our sweet lovely Princess gets really hungry gets really rlm@0: hungry," Hotaru voiced with a little smile to the princess, started rlm@0: to walk past her, and down the hall. rlm@0: Diana and Momoko just giggled walking past Rini, who had very rlm@0: schlock face. She so followed her friends. rlm@0: "Why dose Hotaru make me blush when she says things like that," Rini rlm@0: thought. rlm@0: As they entered the dinning room, they took their sets and started rlm@0: to eat their breakfast. As everyone was talking amongst, Rini was in rlm@0: deep thought. rlm@0: "Why is this bothering me, it's not like she likes me," "Or is it rlm@0: that I like her? Why are my thoughts so consumed by her?" She rlm@0: sighed. Her mother caught it and turned to her daughter. rlm@0: "Rini is everything alright?" rlm@0: Rini just gave a little smile saying that she was fine. rlm@0: rlm@0: After breakfast Rini, Diana, and Trista went to the study to look rlm@0: over some paper work dealing with the crystals. As they entered, they rlm@0: saw Amy peering at the some book. rlm@0: "Hello Amy," Diana said going up to her rlm@0: "Hello," Amy said not looking up from her book. Rini sat down, rlm@0: grabbed a book, and started to look through it. rlm@0: "From what we knew, they have side affects, and that Hotaru is rlm@0: having dreams about them," Trista informed them. rlm@0: "Are you saying that my best friend is having dreams similar to the rlm@0: ones that my father had previously?" asked Rini looking up at Trista. rlm@0: "Yes" rlm@0: rlm@0: While walking around to the mall, Hotaru, Michelle, and Darien were rlm@0: trying to think of something to get Rini and Helios for there wedding. rlm@0: "I can't believe that our little princess is getting married," rlm@0: Michelle said. rlm@0: "I knew, am so happy for them," Hotaru replied. rlm@0: "I don't know, I think that Helios isn't supposed to marry my rlm@0: daughter," replied the King. rlm@0: "Why?" asked Michelle while looking at a dress in the window display rlm@0: walked by. rlm@0: "I just have this feeling in my soul that there is someone better rlm@0: then Helios," he replied. rlm@0: "How could that be?" Hotaru asked. rlm@0: "I have an idea, that it's someone very close to her." rlm@0: "Well anyway I think we better get to the mall before it gets too rlm@0: late," Michelle suggested. rlm@0: "Right," the other two said. rlm@0: As they got closer to the mall, Hotaru was thinking, flashes of her rlm@0: dream went though her head. "Hotaru help me!" someone yelled in side rlm@0: her head. At the very same time, Hotaru screamed in pain holding her rlm@0: head. Her body started to fall to the ground, but Darien caught her. rlm@0: "Hotaru, are alright?" Michelle asked with a worried tone. rlm@0: A man in his late twenties came out of the one of the stores, and rlm@0: ran into them. People started too gathered around. rlm@0: "Oh, I'm sorry about that," he replied with a little bow, then rlm@0: walked away. Hotaru gazed up and saw the crystal in his eyes. The rlm@0: crystal was a dark red, like blood. rlm@0: "Mother, he…. has… a…. crystal," she whispered before she passed out. rlm@0: Darien and Michelle looked over to the man that just walked in to rlm@0: them. They looked at one another, and nodded. rlm@0: "Michelle, take her back to the palace, and then tell my wife what rlm@0: happened here," Darien ordered her, and started to walk off in the rlm@0: direction the man went. rlm@0: She nodded, picked up her daughter, and turned towards the palace. rlm@0: When she got to the palace she put Hotaru in her room, and then went rlm@0: to tell the Queen. rlm@0: rlm@0: Hotaru was looking around. "Where am I?" rlm@0: "Hotaru, you alright?" asked a soft voice. Hotaru looked around, and rlm@0: found the person that was talking to her. It was Sailor Saturn. rlm@0: Hotaru couldn't do anything; she just sat there looking at herself. rlm@0: "It's ok Hotaru, I won't heart you," holding her hand out to help rlm@0: her up. Hotaru took her hand and got up. rlm@0: "What's going on here, why do you look like me?" rlm@0: "I look like you because I am you; your sailor part." rlm@0: "Oh…. Why? Did I pass out?" rlm@0: "I think it was the crystal, but from what I can tell we're alright." rlm@0: "Well, that's good." Hotaru said looking around to see were she was. rlm@0: "Hotaru!" a voice was heard. Saturn looked around trying to find out rlm@0: were the voice was coming from. She held Hotaru protectively. rlm@0: "It's Rini." with shock in her voice rlm@0: "Yes, the Princess, I think you have better get up, see what is rlm@0: going on, and remember if you need to talk just think of me and I'll rlm@0: be here." rlm@0: "Right" rlm@0: "Don't worry, Rini, she'll wake up soon," Trista said. rlm@0: "It's mother," Hotaru said. rlm@0: "We need to wake up," replied Saturn hugging Hotaru. They both rlm@0: closed their eyes. When she opened her eyes this time she saw that rlm@0: she was in her room. She looked around to see Trista, and Princess rlm@0: Rini talking about something at the end of her bed. rlm@0: The Princess turn her head to the right to see her friend getting rlm@0: off her bed, she walked really fast over to her ,and gave her a hug, rlm@0: She was thanking God that she was safe, healthy, and awake. rlm@0: "Taru-Chan, are you feeling better?" rlm@0: She nodded, "What's up with the nickname?" Hotaru thought as she rlm@0: hugged back rlm@0: rlm@0: At the other end of the city, Darien followed the man to the beach rlm@0: were he stopped. rlm@0: "What do you what?" he asked rlm@0: "What is you name?" Darien asked taking out a red rose from is coat. rlm@0: "Zack" turning around to see a while flash, he closed his eyes from rlm@0: the light. rlm@0: When the light dimmed down, The King of Crystal Tokyo was standing rlm@0: there. rlm@0: "My King" he said bowed down. rlm@0: "Zack, there is something I need form you." rlm@0: I knew what you asking of me," (he pauses for a moment) "the crystal." rlm@0: The King just looks on in shock. "How do you..." rlm@0: "My mother told me, before she died, she said that she been having a rlm@0: repeating dream," (he turned back around) "There's this woman with rlm@0: long pink hair standing next to my mother and telling her that her rlm@0: son will have one of the seven Dark Rainbow Crystals, but only rlm@0: Princess Saturn could have it." rlm@0: The King pondered. The realization that Rini and Hotaru could both rlm@0: be connected to possession of the crystals began to set in his mind. rlm@0: The sickening feeling that his only daughter could be in peril seeped rlm@0: into the king's soul; the link between Rini and Hotaru, to the rlm@0: crystals alluded and deeply troubled him. rlm@0: "Honey!" someone yelled from behind them. They turned around to see rlm@0: the queen running up to them, with Neptune, Uranus, and Mercury just rlm@0: behind her. rlm@0: "Darien, are you alright?" "I came as soon as I heard from Neptune." rlm@0: "I'm fine, but we have a problem, Saturn is the only one that can rlm@0: have the crystal." rlm@0: "Why Hotaru?" asked Neptune. She could feel sadness deep down in her rlm@0: that her only daughter is in danger again. rlm@0: "From what I can tell; Saturn is linked to this crystal, I'm certain rlm@0: of that," Darien said. rlm@0: "He's right, we need Saturn here, or we would able to get it," rlm@0: Mercury said while tipping on her mini computer. rlm@0: "Are you certain, Mercury?" asked the Queen. rlm@0: "Very certain," she replied. rlm@0: "I'll call her," the King said taking is cell out. rlm@0: rlm@0: Hotaru was in her office looking out the window. She just got done rlm@0: talking to the King, saying that they need her to come to the beach rlm@0: on the west side of the city. She didn't know why, but said that she rlm@0: would be there as soon as she could. rlm@0: "Why me?" she though at the sometime there was a knock at the door rlm@0: taking. This took her out of her thoughts. rlm@0: "Come in." The door opened, and a woman about 28 years old came in. rlm@0: She had a greenish-black dress on, with black hair and a long ponytail rlm@0: "Hello, Seiya," rlm@0: "Ya, How is very thing going?" as she sat down. The room was about rlm@0: the size of a small classroom. It had two big windows on both sides rlm@0: of the room, and about eighty different lamps. rlm@0: I'm alright; I got a call from the King. He asked me to come to the rlm@0: west side of the city, something about the crystal." rlm@0: Seiya looked a little worried about this, she had heard about the rlm@0: crystals from Trista, and didn't like were this was going. What mad rlm@0: this even more upsetting was the idea that she couldn't help. rlm@0: "I'm not sure what to say." rlm@0: "You don't have to worry Seiya-mama, but if you would like to come rlm@0: with me, I wouldn't mind." rlm@0: She was glad that she could help with something. rlm@0: "Well take our car, if you would like," a voice said from behind rlm@0: them. The two turned around to see who it was. rlm@0: "Thanks mother," replied Hotaru with a smile, she was happy to have rlm@0: a caring family. She walked over to her desk to get her coat and back rlm@0: to her mothers. Then the trio went out the door. rlm@0: As the three to the car, a white convertible rolled up next to them. rlm@0: The doors opened, Rini and Helios came out. rlm@0: "Where are you guys off too?" asked Rini walking around the car a rlm@0: stand next to her fiancé. rlm@0: "Your father called and need to see Hotaru right away," Trista told rlm@0: her, then got it to the front seat of the car. rlm@0: "Later guys," Seiya said while getting into the driver seat and rlm@0: closed the door. Hotaru just got in and closed the door, and they rlm@0: took off. As soon as the car was out of sight, Rini let go of Helios. rlm@0: He looked at her. rlm@0: "I'm going; I need to speak with my mother about something." She rlm@0: kisses him and walking in to the Palace. He just nodded, got back rlm@0: into the car, and drove off. rlm@0: As Rini walked down the hall to her mother's office, she ran into rlm@0: Venus, and her little girl. rlm@0: "Well, hello Venus, and you too Dainae" Dainae was eight year old. rlm@0: She has blond hair like her mother. She is wearing a blue spaghetti rlm@0: strap dress with little pink rose all around it. rlm@0: "Hello Princess, we're you off too?" asked Venus holding onto rlm@0: Dainae's hand. rlm@0: "I'm on my way too see my mother, I need to speck to her." rlm@0: "Oh, I think your mother told me that she heard from Neptune that rlm@0: they were going to the west side beach." rlm@0: "Why did she go there?" rlm@0: "I think it was because they found the first crystal." "I think its rlm@0: time for a nap," Venus said in low voice looking down at a tired rlm@0: little girl, who was falling asleep. "I'm going to get this little rlm@0: one to bed, I'll talk to you later Princess," She said walking way. rlm@0: rlm@0: Rini just stand there thinking to herself. Then it hit her, wasn't rlm@0: that were Hotaru was going with Trista, and Seiya. She ran to her rlm@0: room, got her keys, got on her motorcycle, and drove off as fast as rlm@0: she could go. rlm@0: "I'm coming Taru-chan." At the same time she transformed into her rlm@0: sailor uniform. rlm@0: rlm@0: Darien turned his head when he heard a car stop. Three females got rlm@0: out of the car and approached them. rlm@0: "Is that they guy?" asked Trista looking right a Zack. rlm@0: "Yes" rlm@0: Zack turned around, looked right at Hotaru, "I knew she come." rlm@0: He walked up to her and held his hand out to her. Hotaru just looked rlm@0: at him then at the hand, and back at him. rlm@0: "Please, take my hand Saturn, it's the only way." rlm@0: She nodded and slowly gave him her hand. As she took his hand his rlm@0: body started to get very hot, it was even turning sand into to glass. rlm@0: Then with a blinding light the body was gone and the blood crystal rlm@0: fell into Hotaru's hand. At that very moment Rini rode up, she rlm@0: shielded her eyes form the light, as she got off her bike, and ran rlm@0: over to her parents. rlm@0: "What happened." She asked approaching them. rlm@0: "I don't know," answered her mother. rlm@0: As the light dimmed down, they all say that Hotaru was on her knees. rlm@0: Rini toke off to see if her friend was alright. rlm@0: "Taru-chan, you alright?" rlm@0: "Rini, we're you, I can't see you?" she asked looking left and right. rlm@0: "What are you talking about?" "I'm right in front of you." Then she rlm@0: scanned her friend's body for any ingress, and notices at that her rlm@0: eyes were a milky white color. rlm@0: Hotaru moved her hands and touched her friends face. Rini just rlm@0: looked at her, she couldn't take it any more. rlm@0: "Mercury, get over here now!" The other ran over to them. Rini help rlm@0: Hotaru to her feet. rlm@0: "What happened?" asked Mercury looking at Hotaru rlm@0: "Well, other then I can't see a thing, I feel find," Hotaru said rlm@0: turning her head to everyone. The shock went though everyone. rlm@0: "Would you stop panicking, you're starting to scare me." rlm@0: "Kitten…." Uranus started then stops. rlm@0: "I can feel you guys looking at me," she answered rlm@0: "Mercury, what do you think?" asked the King rlm@0: "It's the side effect from the crystal, I tell you that much." She rlm@0: said scanning the crystal in Hotaru's hand. rlm@0: "Do you knew how long it will last?" asked the Queen. rlm@0: "It's hard to tell, I don't have all the information at this time to rlm@0: say," she replied. rlm@0: "Well, we better get you home Hotaru," said Neptune taking her rlm@0: daughter to the car and driving home. rlm@0: "You coming Rini?" asked her mother rlm@0: "I think I'm going to stay here a while ok," she replied turning rlm@0: started to walk down the beach rlm@0: "Alright, but done be to long dear," and walked back to her car. rlm@0: rlm@0: As Rini walked down the beach, she could feel the wind blowing rlm@0: past her. She stops and looked out at the sea. The feel she was rlm@0: getting was different and new to her. rlm@0: "What is this feeling?" rlm@0: "What are you doing out her, by yourself?" asked a person. Rini rlm@0: looked beside her; it was a little girl about ten years old with dark rlm@0: eyes, and long black hair. She wears a blue dress with a white hat. rlm@0: "What are you doing?" she asked again. rlm@0: "Just thing" rlm@0: "About what?" rlm@0: "You're a curious little kitten, aren't you?" The little girl just rlm@0: looked up and smiled. rlm@0: "You look upset?" rlm@0: "You could say that" she kneeled down "What's your name?" rlm@0: "Oh, sorry about that, my name is Sierra," she answered with a rlm@0: little curtsy. rlm@0: "Well Sierra, I have a friend that just lost her sight." rlm@0: "Oh, is she alright?" rlm@0: "I hope so." rlm@0: "Shouldn't you be with her, it's seem that you really care about her." rlm@0: "I wanted to, but…" rlm@0: "What are you afraid of, it's not like you're in love with her?" "I rlm@0: mean you have Helios." "Do you really need her in your life?" rlm@0: "What did you just say?" Rini asked turning her head to Sierra, but rlm@0: she wasn't there. rlm@0: Rini looked around but couldn't find her. rlm@0: "Where did she go?" After about a minute she got back on her bike, rlm@0: and rode home. rlm@0: rlm@0: On the other side of the city, Sierra walked in to the park, and rlm@0: sat next to the lake, and looked up at the stars. They looked like rlm@0: little fireflies dancing around. rlm@0: "There really pretty aren't they?" A woman said walking up to rlm@0: Sierra. She looked to be in her middle twenties with long hair, and rlm@0: violet eyes. She sat down, and looks up at the stars with Sierra. rlm@0: "They say that if you see a shooting star and the first person that rlm@0: you think of will become your soul mate." rlm@0: "Do you really believe that mother?" she asked as she lied down on rlm@0: her mother's lap. rlm@0: Her mother didn't say any thing just looked up at eh stars. Sierra rlm@0: looked up; she could see the pain in her mother's eyes, as if a knife rlm@0: was digging into her heart really slowly. She knew her mother has rlm@0: been trying for years to see a shooting star. A tear hit her face. rlm@0: She looked up and saw her mother crying. It was something that she rlm@0: had to get use to. She that is way she sworn that she would kill them rlm@0: for what they did.