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