Levana Ceri (Moon Love)

Chapter 13

"C'mon! Pleeeeaaasseeee?"

"I all ready said no! Now stop buggin' me or else I'm gonna smack you silly!"

"I think Master would have something to say about that." Zoisite said dryly as he leaned against the pillar to the mansion. Nephrite stomped away across the grass with Serena tight on his heels still begging. Jadeite sat cross legged on the lawn and laughed openly at Nephrite's frustration. "Aww, stop being a heel Nephie. Let the girl have her fun."

"Master said we had to take care of her."

"Exactly!" Serena said excitedly immediately going for the opening. "That's why you must come with me. Because if you don't and something happens to me Darien is going to kill you."

"Ah, but if you don't go anywhere then no one has to go so, you're not going." Nephrite said triumphantly.

"You can't watch me 24/7. As soon as your back is turned I'm going!"

"I don't have to watch you 24/7. I just have to watch you until Master comes back. Then your his problem."

"But who knows when he'll be back, and I want to go now!" Serena said well on her way to having a fit.

"You're just going to have to suck it up and wait for Master, Serena." Jadeite said with a grin. Serena moaned forlornly and dropped down next to Jadeite, resting her head against his shoulder dejectedly. "But he's not going to want to go and then I'll have missed my chance."

"If that's the case then quit bitching for something you know damn well will never happen."

Serena glared at Nephrite and stood to her full height. "Wanna bet?" She said. With that she closed her eyes and focused herself. Zoisite's tensed along with the rest of the man and yelled. "Grab her!" Between the three of them they tackled her beneath them and Serena struggled vainly. "Get off of me!"

Jadeite pinned her hands to the side of her head and nestled himself between her raised knees with a grin. "You're enjoying yourself far too much here Jadeite." Serena growled at him, all ready feeling his arousal. Jadeite thrust his hips forward just the slightest bit, which was quite a feat with Zoisite drapped across his back and Nephrite wrapped around his legs.

"Well, you have to find what little perks to the job you can find. Serena, are you sure you want to wait for Master's return? Trust me when I say you'll have much more fun with me."

Serena tried to buck them off but only succeeded in arousing Jadeite more, judging from his expression of pure bliss. A throat being cleared nearby made Zoisite and Nephrite immediately jump up and stand at ready. Jadeite turned his head without releasing Serena to see what the commotion was. Kunzite raised an eyebrow as he eyed the couple on the floor and Darien's eyes could only be described as furious.

Jadeite swallowed audibly and slowly said. "Master...as incriminating as this may seem I really can explai-" Jadeite's speech was cut off by his scream of pain when Darien simply closed his hand into a tight fist, causing Jadeite's insides clench painfully. When his scream nearly turned to one of agony Darien opened his fist and flicked his finger from Jadeite to the far side of the mansions grounds. Jadeite's body flew from atop of Serena's body and traveled the distance to the pond at the far side of the grounds. He splashed into the murky depths and sputtered when he surfaced. The remaining Shitenou flinched in sympathy, knowing the filth of the pond. Darien moved his hand toward him and Serena was picked up by an invisible hand that brought her to Darien's side. He wrapped his arms around her and forced her lips open with his tongue.

What at first was meant to be a punishing kiss was soon turned into a kiss of pent up passion. Serena moaned against his mouth and pressed herself more firmly into him, uncaring of the eyes on them. She was much too grateful to have him by her side again. He had been gone for nearly two weeks. Darien reluctantly broke the kiss off to gently nip at her bottom lip before he tucked her safely beneath his shoulder. She rested her hand against his chest and wrapped her other arm around his back. Darien glared at Zoisite and Nephrite, "You have 30 seconds to explain why you were lying on top of Serena."

Zoisite quickly explained, knowing his Master's temper once ignited knew no sympathy. "We were following your orders Master."

"And when did my orders include molesting her?" Darien said threatingly.

"No, wait, that's not what Zoi meant Master. A lot has happened in the two weeks you've been gone." Nephrite said, trying to recover the situation.

"Obviously. My question is how far they've gone?" Darien growled.

"Well, you see Master you told us to guard Serena, and we were doing that. But she got it in her head that she wanted to go see a magic show they're holding in the city, and you told us that we had to keep an eye on her."

"I never said that you had to keep her under lock and key."

"But Master...it's Serena! The only way to keep an eye on her is here. We figured if you wanted her to go to the magic show you would take her." Nephrite finished lamely when Darien's cold eyes never thawed.

Serena rolled her eyes and elbowed Darien in the side hard, catching him by surprise. Darien grunted in pain but nevertheless he got the message and sighed. Zoisite perked up and smiled at Serena gratefully. Serena smirked and glared up at Darien. "Enough is enough. I know it looked wrong but they were hardly molesting me. If anything they have been extremely annoying with their need to obey you. Glaring at them and throwing poor Jadeite into the lake over there-"

"Pond." Darien corrected drily.

"Whatever. Into the gathering of water over there."

Kunzite quickly masked his laugh into a cough at Serena's quirky wit when Darien glared at him. "And that's another issue. All you do is glare at everyone. Honestly there are times you act like such a spoiled brat I think I could scream. Hurting those that are supposed to guard you and censoring their every movement to most benefit yourself is nothing more then selfish disdain of others." Darien gawked at Serena, never having before received such a stern lecture, even from his mother. Before he could respond in kind Serena shut her eyes and focused again. This time without the Shitenou to tackle her she was able to flash herself from where she was standing in front of Darien, to the pond where Jadeite soaked. Raising both hands in the face up, Serena used the energy from the crystal to lift Jadeite from the pond and stand him next to her. With a flick of the wrist his pain was gone and his clothes were bone dry.

Darien turned in amazement to Zoisite and Nephrite who shrugged his shoulders in defeat. "Like I said, many things have changed since you've left. Serena has developed a few surprises, teleporting herself from one place to another is becoming easy for her."

"The only way we've learned how to keep it from happening is by physical touch. If she's touching someone, through clothing or flesh, she can't focus enough to do anything." Zoisite continued.

Darien looked at Kunzite who stared at Serena curiously. "What do you make of this Kunzite. Only the royal line of Earth has any type of magical ability, and that's only because my great grandfather was bestowed, along with his entire line, the gifts that we have."

"And the Shitenou only possess power because we are not of Earth. No mere human can develop the type of power she is demonstrating."

"Then what the hell is going on?" Darien said in growing alarm.

"I have no idea. But I suggest we act as if nothing is untoward, since she views all this as normal. I always did wonder why she wasn't impressed with our own displays of power."

"Are you thinking she's not of Earth at all?" Darien asked.

"I've always suspected. But now it's confirmed. The only question is where she's from. Tread carefully from now on Master." In a bright flash of light Serena appeared next to Darien with Jadeite in tow. "You owe him an apology." She said to Darien firmly.

Darien stared at Serena in shock. More from her order then from the recent developments. "Excuse me?"

"He was only doing what you asked and you intentionally hurt him. I'm surprised you have the loyalty you do from the Shitenou when you act like a spoiled brat."

"That's the final insult I'll tolerate from you Serena. Now c'mon, we have things we need to discuss." Darien grabbed her by the arm and started to drag her across the courtyard to the mansions doors. Serena struggled in vain and planted her feet in the floor, trying to stand her ground to no avail. Darien still had her in a firm but gentle grip. Furious that he could drag her anywhere without her concent, Serena pushed the flat of her hand out towards his back, intending to use the energy from the crystal again and shove him away from her. Darien felt the gathering of energy and immediately turned and entwined his fingers through hers. He absorbed the energy she had tried to use against him and felt a large thrill tingle down his spine. His whole body instantly came to life and he couldn't remember a time he had ever wanted a woman so badly. He gripped Serena's chin with his forefinger and thumb, turned her face away and pressed his lips delibrately over her rapidly beating pulse. With his own power he pushed that same energy back into her own body through the contact of his lips against her neck and hand entwined with hers.

Serena immediately felt pain consume her, that quickly turned into a pleasure so intense she nearly lost her balance. White heat speared through her as she shivered in Darien's arms, her body reacting to the crystal's energy and to the touch of Darien's lips against her skin. Rocked by such an acute state of arousal as never before Serena wrapped her free arm around Darien's neck and kissed him for all she was worth. Darien opened his lips to receive her tongue and ran his hands across her back and brushed the back of his fingers along the sides of her neck. The crystals energy intensified when they touched skin to skin and both Darien and Serena felt the urgent need to get close together. Darien finally broke the kiss and whispered raggedly into her ear. "Now would be an excellent time to use that new flashing ability you have, unless you want the Shitenou as an audience for what I'm about to do to you." He finished with a moan when he felt Serena's sharp little teeth bite his ear. Serena flashed herself and Darien into his bedroom as the Shitenou gazed at the now vacant spot where they had been standing.

"Phew!" Jadeite exclaimed. "Is it hot in here or is it just me?"

"Well I guess there's no question as to what those two are about to do." Nephrite said partly in jest but also in jealousy. Zoisite clamped his hand on Nephrite's shoulder. "Can't blame you for being half in love with her also. But remember, the Master has all ready laid claim to her, and if he didn't before he sure as hell is now." Nephrite laughed at Zoisite's bawdy joke and three of them continued to make jokes as they walked to town, ready to give the two lovebirds some privacy. Only Kunzite lingered and finally spoke aloud what he had been deliberating. "I've felt that kind of energy before. It's sheer power is nothing even remotely similar to anything Earth or any of the other systems posses...the intensity of the life that power controls could only be derived directly from the Moon Kingdoms royal descendants. I pray for the sake of all that I am wrong but I fear I am right. If she is truly a descendant of the Moon Kingdom then the intrigue Master feared his kingdom would fall to has only just begun." With a shake of his head, Kunzite turned to follow his comrades and leave the two their moment of ecstacy. For truly, if what he thought was true, then this was only the eye of the storm. He heartily wished them joy of eachother while it lasted.