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Seiya turned to Taiki in horror as he realized that Usagi and Yaten were not going to pass them and that time was running out. Taiki nodded towards the front of the crowd and Seiya nodded. They weaved through the villagers until they got to the base of the stakes. Seiya grasped the cloth in his hand under the robe he wore. This was the moment they were waiting for. Only one chance, and if they don’t get this right, they would loose two very important people to them.

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Usagi took a deep swallow. The villagers were screaming at her and Yaten, calling them evil, witches. One little boy spat at Usagi. Usagi felt so hated and ashamed. She didn’t really believe that she was a tenshi, but if she was, was this really what she was here for? To be burned?

Yaten leaned towards Usagi from behind. “I’m here for you.”

Usagi turned to Yaten and smiled. That was right; she had Yaten, and somewhere out there was his family. They all loved her. She had done a lot of good for this one family. She smiled brighter. She wasn’t put on earth to just be burned. She had done so much for a lot of people.

The Preacher turned to Usagi suddenly. “Are you sure, you do not know of the cloth?” He hissed.

“I am sure.” Usagi whispered back.

“Fine.” The Preacher said before he walked to the side and two guards approached Yaten and Usagi. The guards yanked the two towards the stakes and tied them to the stakes. Usagi looked out into the crowd, knowing that none of them knew the truth. She gave them all a smile. It was all she could do. Her dress blew in the wind, and her long hair wisped all around her. As she scanned the villagers, her eyes fell upon a pair of eyes that she grew to admire. Seiya’s. Seiya smiled back at her, knowing she saw him. For some reason, seeing a familiar face made this a little easier to Usagi. Usagi felt the tears begin to form in her eyes. They stung once again. A guard approached her with a torch that was lit. Usagi turned away from him, not wanting him to see her tears. The guard knelt down and lit up the hay, and then he walked over to Yaten and lit his.

“When I come back from the dead, I’ll hunt you down!” Yaten screamed at the guard. “Demon or not!”

Usagi looked up at the sky, wishing something would happen. Anything, to save her and Yaten.

The guards all went towards the village so that they would not get scorched by the flames. That was when something happened. Seiya suddenly leaped towards Usagi and threw a pink cloth around her legs as that was the highest he could reach. It was almost as if in slow motion, as the guards and Preacher suddenly broke into a run towards Usagi. Then, a bright pink light blinded everyone.

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Seiya fell back, blinded by the pink light. He held up his hand to shield his face from the light. He had prayed that this was enough, and it looked as if his prayers were answered. The pink light was blinding, and then Seiya felt rain pouring all around him. He slowly removed his hand from his eyes and was shocked to be looking into another pair of eyes, surrounded by light. It was Usagi’s blue eyes, full of love and happiness. “Seiya, thank you.” She then kissed his cheek and disappeared in the pink light once again. Seiya suddenly felt his face flush as he touched his cheek.

In an instant, the pink light exploded, making all of the villagers scream and a lot ran for cover. Others were fascinated. Taiki and Seiya both removed their hoods and watched the scene before them. Usagi was visible and she looked like a tenshi. She had white feathery wings, a long white gown with gold loops in the neck line and arms of her dress. She wore a silver necklace with a crescent moon on it. She slowly opened her blue eyes and looked at Taiki and Seiya. She smiled softly and took a deep breath.

“My tenshi name is, Serenity. I am the tenshi of serenity. I had asked to come to earth because I wanted to find love. I was granted that request after one thousand years of waiting. However, Shusu had found out my request and followed me to earth.” Serenity lowered her head, as if ashamed. “When I was born to earth, as with any tenshi who comes to earth the way I did… I was born as a human with very minimal powers. My wings and powers came to earth in the form of a glittery pink scarf. Only if it is placed on my body, would I return to whom I really am and regain my memories. However, I knew nothing of that because I was basically a mortal, born without memories of my past. I always had the scarf nearby, but I considered it too pretty to wear. When I was still so young, the village was attacked by warriors.” Serenity looked towards Yaten who was still tied on his stake, but the fire was out. He didn’t care that he was still tied up; he was in awe over Usagi, Serenity.

“I’m so truly sorry, if I wasn’t there, they…” Serenity lowered her eyes. Yaten remembered the time that they were attacked; he was still just a baby almost. That was when he fell in love with her. She came and saved his family and the rest of the village. “Those warriors were demons.” Serenity said breaking through his memories. “Their leader was, Shusu.”

Taiki gasped. “How do you know this? You were only a baby practically yourself!”

Serenity smiled at Taiki. “Correct. I was. With these wings, I know everything.”

The Preacher glared at Serenity. “So you were here!”

Serenity turned to him. “How dare you come here, to earth, and take so many lives only to claim serenity for yourself!”

The Preacher grinned at Serenity. “Not just serenity! You! Your beauty is unable to be touched by any other woman! I had to have you; in death or as a prisoner… it didn’t matter.”

Serenity raised her hands. “I can not let you do what you want any longer.” The sky suddenly opened and two tenshis flew out of the sky.

“Serenity-sama!” The woman tenshi exclaimed as she looked down at the Preacher. “Shusu!”

Taiki gawked at the man who flew out with the woman. The man’s long white hair and markings were unmistakable. “You’re the one I met on the other side!”

The man looked at Taiki and smiled. “That’s right. My name is Artemis. Her name,” Artemis gestured towards the tenshi with long black wavy hair that went to her knees and big sapphire eyes in a golden dress. “…is Luna.”

“Luna and Artemis…” Taiki said quietly.

Serenity nodded. “Artemis is the guardian of the dead. He helps the souls find their new home. You were in his care until I broke the rules and kidnapped you back.” Serenity smiled. “Gomen Artemis.”

Artemis held up his hand, acknowledging her apology.

“Luna, is the guardian of birth. She guides the souls to their human bodies as they are conceived.” Serenity continued. She turned her attention to Shusu. “Shusu, you have gone over your limits and it is time that you are removed.”

Shusu shook his head. “Hell no, it is time to take you.”

The three tenshis looked at each other. They gave a silent confirmation. War between good and evil was about to begin.

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Yaten watched as Seiya and Taiki rushed towards him while the war between good and evil was beginning. Seiya yanked out a pocket knife and climbed up onto the stake to cut the rope that held Yaten to the stake. Taiki grabbed Yaten’s legs and helped Seiya lower Yaten onto the earth below. Yaten smiled at the two brothers. He then turned his attention back to Usagi. “How else can we help her?”

Taiki shook his head. “We’re mortals. We can’t fight in this type of battle.”

The three watched as Shusu held out his hand and a black sword appeared in his hand. He was still disguised as the Preacher. Yaten smirked thinking of what the villagers thought of this scene. Serenity flapped her wings as a gush of wind rushed past Shusu. “I will not forgive you for what you have done, to any of these people.”

Shusu took that moment to transform into his true self. The villagers screamed and threw items towards the people in the sky. Yaten was shocked at the reaction. “Are you people stupid? That’s not going to do anything but-“ Yaten shrieked. Shusu turned towards the people. His face was full of rage. Yaten watched as Shusu began to move his hand towards the people who faithfully followed him when he was the Preacher. A black cloud of smoke surrounded his hand and Yaten knew that he was going to shoot some power towards the people. Yaten jumped towards the people and pushed them out of the way, however, he was hit in the back. He tried to not let out any noise, but the force was almost unbearable.

Serenity watched horrified at Yaten getting hit by Shusu’s power. She turned to Artemis with worried eyes. Artemis nodded to Serinity, and then to Luna. The two guardians suddenly began their attacks on Shusu. Serenity in the meantime flew as fast as she could to the ground to kneel by Yaten’s side. She gently rolled over the man who stayed by her side and saved her many times, and looked into his painful eyes.

“Usagi…” Yaten whispered. “I want to help you, but I have no powers, nothing…” Yaten weakly said. He never felt so, weak. All of his life, he and his brothers were always looked up to. Seiya and Taiki saved people’s lives and protected the village. Yaten never lost a fight, and could hold his own. He even knocked out a drunk who wanted to take advantage of an innocent girl on the streets. However, against demons, none of them…

Serenity’s eyes sparkled with tears and understanding. “Yaten, you are strong. You and your brothers are very strong, but you need to look with in yourselves to find your spiritual strengths.” Serenity leaned in to him; her nose was now touching his. “I will guide you, Yaten.” With that sentence, she kissed his lips gently. The kiss was magical as a pink glow expanded to take in Taiki and Seiya. Yaten closed his eyes and deepened the kiss that he waited for practically his whole life. He slowly wrapped his arm around her neck and pulled her closer.

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Shusu didn’t know what hit him, until it was too late. Luna and Artemis both blasted him and his guards with a very powerful blast that knocked him back, but that was not what got him. Serenity’s kiss, given to a mere mortal. The pink light was strengthening the mortals and he wasn’t about to let it happen. “ATTACK!” He yelled to his minions.

Yaten and Serenity broke their kiss and Serenity touched Yaten’s forehead. A symbol appeared of a star for an instant, but was gone just as fast. Serenity then approached Taiki and Seiya and did the same to both of them. She then stood and sighed, “Now, you all can fight.”

Yaten felt warmth inside of him which he had never felt before. He stood up and smiled. “I can feel the power…”

Taki and Seiya both nodded. They all could feel their own powers. They knew that the time had come to save their home. Seiya held up his hands towards the approaching demons. “Here goes, YAWH!” A red beam of light burst from his hands and shot through the demons, causing the demons to explode.

Yaten smirked. “This is what I’m talking about.” He stood up and twisted in a circle as a blue light erupted from his body, killing all demons that were close to them. Yaten then stood still and winked at Seiya. “That’s how you do it.”

Taiki rolled his eyes as he studied his hands. He tightened them into fists. “I can’t explain the feeling…” Suddenly, a voice could be heard a ways away. Taiki looked up and saw Ami running towards him. Worry written all over her lovely face. “Stay back!” Taiki screamed. Too late, a demon saw her and started to race towards her. Ami stopped abruptly. Her face paled. She touched her stomach and turned to run the other direction. In her current condition, she was unable to fight any thing. Taiki used all of his energy and focused his all on the demon chasing his wife. A huge golden beam shot out from Taiki’s whole body and slammed into the back of the demon. The demon was vaporized in a split second. Taiki then rushed over to Ami. He held her tightly and whispered, “Baka, what are you doing out here?”

Ami smiled softly. “I wanted to be with you…”

Seiya turned to Yaten. “Now that was the best of all of us.”

Yaten glared at Seiya. “Shut up!” He turned his attention to Serenity and Shusu. “We are here to help, not fight.”

Seiya nodded. “For once, I agree with you.”

Yaten ignored his brother’s comment. He had much more important things to think of. He watched as Shusu swung his black sword at Serenity. Serenity easily blocked it with her own sword that had appeared out of nowhere in her hands. Yaten looked at his right hand and frowned. ‘I’ll do anything to save her.’ Yaten then held his hand up towards Serenity.

“Are you crazy?” Seiya yelled at him. “You are going to attack Usagi!”

Yaten shook his head. “No, I’m protecting her.” He then shot a huge blue light towards Serenity and Shusu. Shusu looked down and gasped in horror. Serenity smiled softly as a pink light emerged from her body, combining with Yaten’s blue light. Shusu let out a scream as his body began to turn to dust.

Seiya held up his hand as Taiki and Ami walked beside him. Taiki held up his hand and Ami held onto him. Red and gold lights emerged from the two men and shot towards Shusu. Luna and Artemis let out a white light and they joined forces with the others.

“Shusu, no matter what you try to do on earth, love and friendship will always win.” Serenity said just as Shusu exploded into a fine dust.

Yaten watched Serenity in the sky as she looked back down at him. Tears were beginning to fall from her eyes. Yaten suddenly felt as if he was hit with a bag of cement. “Usagi? You-you can’t come back?”

Serenity shook her head sadly. “I am now a full tenshi once again… I must return to where I truly belong.”

Yaten couldn’t stand it. “After all of these years of looking for you? After all of these years of searching for you… now that I find you… you have to go?” Yaten never was one to let anything disturb him, but this tore at his very own soul. “Why?”

Serenity turned away from him. “It’s the way things are.” Serenity looked at him one last time. “Yaten, I love you. Please, forget about me.” With that, a pink light engulfed the whole village.

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Yaten sat up with a start in his bed. His whole body was sweaty and his long white hair clung to his face and back. His breathing was hard and his heart wouldn’t stop pounding. “Usagi…” He whispered into the dark room. He reached up and touched his face with his right hand. He then ran his fingers through his hair. The darkness signaled that it was well after one AM. He leaned back in his bed and lit a candle by his bed. He then scooted himself to the edge of the bed. It had been a month since Usagi had left him. He stood up and walked towards the kitchen. Even though he was supposed to forget her, he never did. How could you forget someone you love with all of your heart? The villagers all seemed like their lives were normal and as if no demons or tenshis had ever come into their own village. Yaten reached into his ice box and pulled out a cold snack. He sat down at the table and started to enjoy the taste of the food while he continued to think of her.

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When the sun was in the eight am height, Seiya walked out into the empty streets. He felt so proud of his new badge. Taiki had decided to retire and gave Seiya the promotion to sheriff. Ami had her baby girl and Taiki was helping Ami raise their daughter until Ami was on her feet again. Seiya looked towards a spot in the middle of the village where burn marks were visible. He frowned, knowing that only a month ago Usagi and his baby brother were there. He pressed his lips together. No one except Taiki, Yaten, Ami and he knew that Usagi ever existed. The villagers could not figure out why the burn marks were there when no one had been burned there in years. Seiya shook his head slowly and looked towards the bank. He had to go and see how everything was there.

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Taiki rushed back into his and Ami’s bedroom with a pile of cloth and some cleaning utensils for their new baby girl. Ami looked up from the bed where she was holding their daughter lovingly. Their daughter had a streak of blue hair at the top of her head. It was darker then Ami’s hair but that was only because of Taiki’s brunette hair.

“Ami, how do you feel?” Taiki asked as he knelt by her side.

Ami smiled back at Taiki. “I’m wonderful. Isn’t she pretty?”

Taiki smiled. “Yes.” He studied their daughter and was amazed at how much he could possible love this one girl who was only in their lives for a few days thus far. He caressed the baby’s face and turned his attention back to Ami. “So, the new healer is coming here today?”

Ami frowned. “Yes. She should arrive by noon time.”

Taiki stood up and leaned over to kiss Ami. “I am going to the bank to check on Seiya.”

“Say hi to him for me, please.” Ami said softly. Taiki nodded and grabbed his hat and left the room.

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Seiya leaned against a wall and sighed. Everything was back to normal. Mamoru had returned to being Prince Endymoin the very second that Serenity and they had used her magic to kill Shusu. Seiya shifted his feet. Now Prince Endymoin was being sworn in as their new king because his father had a heart issue and felt it was time to retire. Seiya couldn’t care less as long as his taxes didn’t go any higher. All he truly cared about was this village. Seiya turned his head to look out the bank doors. Well, he also cared about how depressed Yaten had become since Usagi vanished.

“Seiya!”

Seiya turned and saw Minako rushing towards his side. She had arrived back in town a week ago with her father. They missed out on the whole adventure. Seiya gave her a cocky grin. She still remembered the girl who had brought her back to life though. “What’s going on, Mina-chan?” He asked as she rushed over to him.

Minako smiled up at him and stood on her tiptoes to give him a kiss. “Nothing Seiya. How are you?”

Seiya smirked. “I’m great now.” He returned her kiss.

“Oi, no kissing in public!” Taiki’s voice came, cutting between the couple like a knife.

“C’mon, Taiki. Like you never kissed Ami in public.” Seiya moaned as Taiki finally made it to their side.

“Not when we are unmarried.” Taiki smirked at Minako. “After we were married, well, that was different.”

Seiya rolled his eyes. He was not ready for marriage yet. He had a village to protect in his brother’s absence.

“I’m worried about Yaten.” Taiki’s voice cut in. “He has barely ever left his home since…” Taiki let his voice fall.

Minako smiled. “I’ll go over and cheer him up!” She smiled a big girly smile and rushed off to find Yaten’s house.

Seiya shook his head. “Only one person can make that idiot happy.”

Taiki leaned against the wall. “She isn’t a person. She’s a tenyo.”

Seiya glared at the ground. “I know.”

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Ami walked out with her baby into the sun light. She smiled really bright and walked towards the village’s gates. The new healer was due to be there at any moment. She felt a gush of wind blow past her and looked up to see a petit woman standing by the village gates already. She wore a pink dress and a big pink hat. She held a suit case before her and was waiting. Ami smiled and waved at the girl. The girl tilted her head towards Ami and waved back. The girl then started to walk towards Ami and Ami stopped walking. The girl’s petit frame rung bells as she came closer to Ami. Ami then opened her eyes wide and gasped.

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Yaten tossed some garbage at the door to his room. Of all of the girls to fall in love with, it had to be a tenshi. He couldn’t believe his luck. He didn’t fall in love with a mortal girl who he could marry and have kids with. No, he fell in love with a girl who had to return to the heavens. Yaten stared at his friend, a bottle of sake. He frowned at it. He hated to always be drunk. Yaten then thought for a moment. ‘Hell, I hate everything.’ He let his head hang over the side of his unmade bed. He hadn’t done anything to earn money since Usagi left. He had no heart to. Yaten closed his eyes and fell to sleep.

Knock knock.

Yaten woke up with a start. ‘Who ever the hell that is had better just leave.’

“Yaten-kun? It’s Minako, Seiya’s girlfriend.”

Yaten glared at the door. “Go away!”

Minako took that as a “Come in” gesture and walked into his home. “My my, what a mess!”

Yaten glared at the girl. “Go away.”

Minako smiled at him. “Iie. I’m here to cheer you up!”

Yaten rolled over and tried to pretend that Minako wasn’t in the room.

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Seiya and Taiki walked out of the bank together. Seiya stretched his arms and looked towards Yaten’s home. “I wonder how he’s doing right now?”

Taiki shrugged. “What would you do if your love wasn’t here?”

Seiya looked at the sky. “I’d get drunk and violent.”

Taiki laughed. “Then that’s what Yaten’s doing.”

Seiya turned to Taiki. “Minako is in there.”

Taiki let out a sigh. “Lets go then.”

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Minako rushed to the other end of the house. “Yaten! Calm down! I can’t-“

Yaten threw another bottle towards the door. “OUT! I don’t care if my brothers sent you or if you came here on your own, I want to be left alone!”

Minako looked at the floor and did a double. There was a beautiful painting on the floor of a mountain and a blonde with a flower in her hair. “The healer…”

Yaten stopped his ranting and looked at where Minako was. “Hey, who told you to look at that?”

Minako looked up at Yaten. “Grow up.”

Yaten glared at her. “Out!”

“OI! Yaten!” Seiya’s voice came as the door swung open.

SPLAT!

Seiya tried to recover, but stumbled backwards into Taiki. Seiya had an unknown bowl of green moldy food plastered on his face. Taiki promptly let go of Seiya and Seiya crashed on the floor. “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? IS THIS ANYWAY TO TREAT YOUR ELDERS?”

Yaten glared at Seiya. “A few years does not matter.”

Seiya wiped the green mold off of his face. “You need to get over this!”

Yaten grabbed another pot with some yellow moldy glop in it. “Don’t make me throw this.”

Taiki suddenly felt a presents behind him and turned around to see Ami with a girl. “Ami-chan! You shouldn’t be here!”

Ami shook her head. “This is my last assignment.” She held their daughter out to Taiki. “Please take her some place safe.” Ami turned to Seiya who was covered with stuff. “I think you had best leave. You look like the last exorcism I attended.” Ami took the other girl’s hand and guided her into Yaten’s home.

“Not you too! Just leave me alone!” Yaten groaned. He held the nasty pot in his hand still.

“Yaten, I want you to meet some one. I’ll leave as soon as you meet her.” Ami said in almost a whisper.

Yaten placed the pot down on the table beside his bed. “Fine.”

“Yaten, Seiya, Taiki, Minako-san. Please meet, Tsukino-san. Tsukino Usagi.” Ami said softly as the petit girl removed her hat. Yaten looked at the girl and felt his eyes almost pop out of his head. The girl smiled as her long blonde hair flowed to the ground.

“Pleased to meet you again, Yaten.” She said softly.

Yaten stumbled out of his bed and inched towards Usagi. “How?”

Seiya eyed the girl. “I thought you had to go back.”

Usagi smiled brighter. “I did. I had to do some unfinished business up there. Now it’s finished, so I came back to you.” She looked at Yaten. “Why did you become so… torn?”

Yaten stumbled over some broken dishes. “I-I thought I’d never see you again.”

Usagi smiled back. “I’m here.”

Yaten gawked at her. “Why did you leave me?”

Usagi shook her head. “Gomen. It was not a choice I could make.” Usagi laid down her suitcase on the floor and opened it. “Yaten, do you know why I came back?”

Yaten looked around the room. He was no dummy. “Because of all of these people who remember you?”

Usagi stood up, holding a medium sized box. “For you.” She handed him the box. “You were my strength with I was weak. You gave me faith because you believed. You were always there for me. You guided me through the darkness. You saved me from those wolves, you sacrificed yourself with out a second thought for me. Do you know how strong that makes you?”

Yaten began to blush. “I-I…”

Usagi smiled deeper. “I’m everything I am, because you love me.” She then sighed. “I’m here because of you, Yaten. I am here because you are the half that makes me whole. So, now, we won’t separate with out this promise.” Usagi gestured towards the box. Yaten untied the box and opened it. The pink glow was blinding. Slowly, the light died down and Yaten was able to look at Usagi’s wings with out being blinded.

“I don’t understand.” Yaten whispered. Seiya looked in the box and whacked Yaten upside his head. “OW! What was that for?”

“Don’t you realize anything? Damn, you’re so dumb!” Seiya said as he pointed at the cloth.

Yaten stared at the cloth. “What is she saying?”

Usagi walked over to Yaten and touched his chest. “I’ll give you some time to think of it. Right now, I need to find a home to live in and get settled with the new Healer job.” She turned to leave when Yaten blurted. “Wait, please.” Everyone looked at Yaten. “Stay here, with me.”

Ami walked up to Yaten. “Yaten! She can’t do that! You two are not married! It would look bad to the whole village!”

Yaten hugged the cloth to his chest. “Do you think I care what they think?”

Taiki sighed. “Stubborn.”

Seiya shook his head. “Spoiled.”

Usagi smiled softly. “I can’t. I don’t want to look bad here again.” Usagi shivered remembering how touchy this village is.

Yaten sat down on his bed. He looked around the room and wrinkled his nose. ‘I wouldn’t want to live here either!’

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Yaten stood back, looking at the display he set up in awe. He was so proud of his own work. He had displayed all of his paintings that he could get together out side of his home. There were sacks of garbage sitting outside of his home as well that he needed to haul to the dump.

“Excuse me, mister.”

Yaten turned to see a little girl holding out a handful of money to him. Yaten studied the money in shock. “How did you get this much money?”

The girl shook her head. “I was told not to tell. Please, let me buy that painting of the princess of the stars.”

Yaten looked over his shoulder at a painting he did of Usagi as her alto ego, Serenity. He had done it before he became depressed. “Sure, it’s yours.”

The girl clapped her hands after Yaten took the money and rushed over to the painting and ran off with it. Yaten sighed. He was selling his paintings that he some how was able to paint after Usagi had left. Maybe it was a gift from the power she had given him before the battle. He did not know. However, he had to sell them so that he could make Usagi his.

“Excuse me, mister?”

Yaten turned around to a boy and frowned. The boy was about eight. “What?”

“I want that painting.” The boy blurted. He pointed at a painting Yaten did of himself below Serenity giving her strength in a blue beam of light.

“Yeah, where’s the money?” Yaten asked.

The boy held out his hand and gave Yaten the money. The boy grabbed the painting and ran off in the direction that the little girl had. Yaten stared at the money in his hand. He had to sell more for that ring he wanted to give Usagi.

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Usagi smiled at the elderly woman. “All done.”

The elderly woman stared at the paintings on the wall before her in awe. “Who painted these?”

Usagi looked up at the paintings. “I had. I use to paint for a living.”

The elderly woman nodded her head still in awe. “I love the one of the waterfall in the mountains. Where did you get the idea for this?”

Usagi took the woman’s arm and helped her off the table. “In my heart.”

The woman turned to Usagi. Usagi had all of her hair tied back into a high ponytail, which she hid behind a bandanna. Usagi wore a white robe with a flower peaking out of an area where the stitching had given. “Your heart? My, what a beautiful heart you have. How much is that painting worth?”

Usagi grimaced. She knew the woman could never afford the true price of the painting. “I’ll give it to you at one hundred yen.”

The woman did a double. “Child, that is too cheep!”

Usagi shook her head. “Don’t worry about it.”

The woman pulled out her wallet and studied the young healer. “You know, I have never felt so good in my whole life.” She held the money out to Usagi. “I’ll be taking the painting as well.”

Usagi beamed at the woman. “Glad to hear it! I’ll get the painting down now.” Usagi started to climb up on some furniture when she stumbled on a piece of furniture. She began to fall backwards when some one caught her from behind. Usagi opened her eyes and blushed. “I’m so sorry!”

A deep man’s voice met her ears instead. “Don’t worry about it.”

Usagi turned abruptly to look straight into the face of the Prince.

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Yaten shook his head. Almost every painting was gone and he held a fistful of money. It was well over the amount to pay for Usagi’s ring. He looked at the last painting and frowned. Should he sell it as well? It was of a flower in the sun light. The flower was not special. Yaten shrugged. It was better to get rid of all of the paintings. He looked over at the Healers place and frowned. He should make sure that Usagi would be happy at their new home together. Maybe he should find out things that she liked. He let out an exaggerated sigh and stood up. He walked over to the healer’s place with his hands behind his head. He looked in the window by the front door to see if she had any customers. There was a man and an elderly woman in the room with Usagi. Yaten studied the man and suddenly his eyes widened. He yanked open the door and pointed at the tall dark haired man. “Mamoru!”

The Prince turned to look at Yaten. “Hello, Yahen-san. Nice to meet you as well.”

Yaten started to heave. “Get out.”

Usagi was surprised by Yaten’s rudeness. “Yaten!”

Yaten shook his head. “He tried to kill you over and over, remember?”

Usagi shook her head. “No, Yaten!”

Prince Endymoin looked at the boy. “I don’t remember Mamoru very well, but I remember him a little.”

Yaten gave Prince Endymoin a weird look. “What are you talking about?”

Prince Endymoin smiled and turned to Yaten. “The demon who took over my body.”

Yaten inched away from Mamoru. “Eww, sick!”

“It does not matter what you think.” The Prince informed Yaten. “I was just asking Tsukino-san for her hand.” He turned back to Usagi and took her hand into his. “I would be so honored if you would become my queen.”

Yaten felt as if his world was crashing all around him. He did not have the ring yet, and here was the prince himself asking for her hand.

“You had saved me from a hideous fate and I really wish to make you my queen.” The Prince continued.

“I-I’m speechless.” Usagi whispered as she shot a glance at Yaten. Her eyes were full of plead.

Yaten looked into her eyes and bit his lip. What should he do?

“Oi! Minna!” Seiya’s voice broke the silence. Yaten turned to face him and smiled with relief.

“Hi Seiya.” Yaten said as he thought of what to do.

“What is going on here?” Seiya asked as he eyed the prince.

“I was just asking this healer to be my queen.” Prince Endymoin informed Seiya.

Seiya’s jaw fell as Yaten glared at the ground. Seiya looked over at Yaten as if in disbelief. “Yaten?”

Yaten felt sick. He did not have the ring yet, and the Prince was offering her a whole palace to live in. Yaten thought seriously of walking out so that Usagi would have a better life. However, her words came back to him. ‘I had asked to come to earth because I wanted to find love.’ Yaten bit his lip and approached Usagi slowly. “Usagi?”

She watched him as he carefully walked up beside the Prince and cleared his throat. “I know I have no riches… and I can not offer you royalties…”

Seiya smiled as he leaned against the doorframe. He was not going to miss this for anything in the world.

“I have barely been able to breathe since you left.” He continued as he eyed Usagi’s beautiful face. “I can’t breathe in fact. I can’t see anything but you… you’re in all of my dreams. I’m unable to live without you. I can’t see anything but you. I can’t think of anything… except you. Please,” Yaten took a deep breath. “…be my bride.”

Usagi smiled at him as she reached out to him. “Yaten, you’re the reason I came back.”

Prince Endymoin smiled and stepped back. “I’ll be leaving now.” He then turned to leave and walked into Seiya. Seiya smirked at the Prince and the Prince frowned at him. “I know that money and royalties can not buy a woman’s love. If she truly does love that man, I am happy for her.” Endymoin informed Seiya as he pushed past him and left the humble healer’s place.

Yaten embraced Usagi and buried his face in her long blonde hair. “I will make you the happiest woman here.”

Seiya cleared his throat. “Good luck, Ami is a hard one to beat.” He joked as he pushed himself off the doorframe. “Well, have a wonderful night you two.” He then walked down the steps and smiled to himself. “I’m happy for both of you.” He said as he walked off.

The End