Act3	Internal Darkness


	Three days has past since the carnival attack, and Hotaru was starting to get
scared that Lex was not going to ever show up again. She wanted to ask Rini where she could find him, but was too shy.  After school, Hotaru starts walking home, but decides to walk home the long way because she wanted to think for a bit.

On the other hand, Lex wanted to see Hotaru again but he was occupied and thinking too much about the invasion of his ship. He knows they are after him, but doesn’t know what he should do. Lex decides to go for a walk and clear up his mind.


Hotaru: "I wish I could see Lex again... Maybe he thinks I’m weird, but is just acting nice." *

	Hotaru went through an ally when a gang showed up.

Gang member: "Hey girl, give us all your money!" <BR>

	They started to surround her.

Hotaru: "But I don't have any money."

Gang member 2: "Then I guess we should take a look!"

Hotaru: "Get away!!"

	On the other side of the ally Lex was passing by and heard Hotaru’s scream.
Lex:"???"
Lex: "Sounds like Hotaru."

	(Lex turns and sees Hotaru and runs towards them)

Lex: "Hey, stop it! What do you think you’re all doing?"

Hotaru:"Lex!!"
	One of the gang members grabbed Hotaru as hostage with a knife, while the other members stood around them.

Gang member: "Lex, is it? You should run away before you get hurt."

Lex:"I should be saying that."

Gang member 2:"You don't know who you're talking to, punk!"

Gang member 3:"Yeah!! We are the Talk of the town!! We are the Killer sharks!

Lex: "More like the harmless sharks to me."

Gang member 5:"Why you!!"

Lex: " Don’t hurt her. If money is all you want, I’ll give it to you, but you must let her go. "
Gang member: "Sure." *grin*

Hotaru: "Lex..."

	The Killer sharks gave up Hotaru and got all of Lex's money.
Hotaru ran up to Lex.

Hotaru: "Lets get out of here, Lex."

Gang member 5:"Wait right there! Where do you think you’re going? You paid to let the girl go but not
yourself!"

Lex: "Is that so? Hotaru, get out of here."

Hotaru: "But Lex!!"

Lex:"I'll be fine. Trust me."

Hotaru:"... Just don't die on me... I need y... I need to get to know you
better."

Lex:" You will. I promise." *smiling* Lex and Hotaru looked into each other’s eyes.

Gang member: "Why, look what we have here."

	Hotaru reluctantly runs away.

Lex: *grins* “You asked for it!” 
	Lex prepares to fight.
Gang member: "We shall see. GUYS, GET HIM!!"

	One of the gang members started to run up to Lex and about to punch
him but Lex got out of the way and tripped him.

Gang member 2:"Wow, your fast!!"

	Another gang member started to run up behind him about to jump on
Lex but Lex again moved out of the way and the gang member jumped on top of  the
gang member that tripped.

Gang member: "Go and get him!”

Lex: "I guess I have no choice."

	The two gang members got up and started to charge at Lex. Lex grabs the first one and throws him at the others. Lex sat down and pushed his hand on the ground to fling his feet to the gang members’
chin. The others started to go after him but Lex seemed to block all the  attacks and counterattack them.

Lex: “What a pity you can’t stop me. You asked for it.”

Gang member: "WHY YOU!!!"

	The gang member threw a grenade at Lex and ran back. Lex stared at it.

Lex: "What is this thing?"

Gang member: "Haha! That that!”

	Lex gave a scared looked and the grenade blew up in front of him. The pressure and explosion from the grenade made him fly across to other part of the ally, and seem to have died.

Gang member: "Lets get out of here!"

	Lex eyes started to slowly open and he used his hands to support him to get up. His eyes started to glow red as he stared at the gang. One of the gang members noticed him getting up and stopped the others.

Gang member: "He’s....alive!! Look in his eyes!!"

Gang member 3:"Red eyes."
	Lex starts to laugh calmly and freely. His voice changed to a deep one.
Red eyes Lex: "HAHAHAHAHA!”

Gang member: "What are you?”

Red eyes Lex:" I am Lex. The Internal Darkness!!"

			***

	As Hotaru ran, she tripped over a rock and fell to the floor.  Three police passing by ran up to her to offer their help. She asked the police for help in saving Lex and led them to the ally. They found Lex lying on the ground unconscious and wounded from the grenade. Hotaru ran up to Lex and held him in her arms.

Hotaru: "LEX!!! NO!! Lex!! Speak to me! You promised you’ll be okay." *tears in her eyes*

Police 1:"What... happened here?"

	All the gang members were found dead and their bodies were torn. A police went up to Lex and put his finger near Lex’s nose.

Police 2: “He’s still breathing, he’s alive.”
Hotaru: *smiles in relief and joy*

Police 2:"It looks like grenade hit this place and the kid just survived."

Hotaru:"Lex..."

Police 3:"Ii looks like more than a grenade that hit this ally..."

Police: "Lets get him to a doctor!!"

			***
	In the hospital the doctor was finish with Lex and went out of the room.

Hotaru: "Will he be ok?"

Doctor: "Why yes. His body is healing faster than I ever seen! You can go in to
see him.

	Hotaru went in the room and sat on the chair next to Lex.

Hotaru:" Lex, are you ok?"

Lex: "I’m fine."

Hotaru: "Please don’t do that again ok?"

Lex:"..."

Hotaru:"Please!"

Lex:"Well..I..Guess so." *smiles*

Hotaru: *smiles*

	Hotaru's father Professor Tomoe came into the room.

Tomoe: "Hotaru!!"

Hotaru:"Dad! What are you doing here? How did you know I was here?"

Tomoe: "Are you ok?"

Hotaru: "Yes, thanks to Lex."

Tomoe: "Yes. Hello Lex."

Lex: "So, you’re Hotaru’s father?"

Tomoe:"Yes and I am very thankful that you helped Hotaru when she needed it.
She talks about you a lot at home."

Lex:"..."

Hotaru: "Lex. Why didn’t you find me lately? I was thinking that…"

Lex: " Don’t. It’s not that. I..I had things I had to do, so I.."

Hotaru: "Like what?"

Lex : “Well I live in a orphanage and..”

Hotaru: "Orphanage?”

Lex:"..."

Tomoe: "That won’t do."

Hotaru: "huh?"

Tomoe: "I am very thankful you saved Hotaru and I want to help you in return."

Lex: "What do you mean?"

Tomoe: "I mean, since you saved Hotaru, I want you to live with us."

Hotaru and Lex: "WHAT?"

Tomoe:" I am not going to ask why you had to live in an orphanage but I believe
you lost a love one, right?"

Lex:"..."

Tomoe: "Hotaru also lost a love one a long time ago. Hotaru is very lonely
and I can’t be there for her all the time. She doesn’t have many friends so
if you were closer to her she won’t be lonely anymore. 

Hotaru: "Dad..."

Lex: "I...well…ok…thank you.”

Tomoe: “I’ll go and organise it now. Hotaru, would you like to go to the orphanage with me?

Hotaru:"I uhm..can I stay here with Lex?"

Tomoe:"Ok. Take a good rest Lex, and I’ll see you soon."
	Tomoe leaves.

Hotaru:"I..."

Lex: "Your father must be real nice."

Hotaru:"Yes."

Lex:"..."

Lex:" You don’t mind me staying with you, do you?
Hotaru: “Of course I don’t. I always wanted to know you better. Now we can see each other more often. At least I’ll know where to find you when I ‘need’ you…” *blush*
Hotaru: “…”
Lex: “…”
Hotaru: “ I mean…I” 
	Lex put his hands on top Hotaru’s hands. Hotaru blushes.
Lex: “Me too..” *smiles*
	The two look into each other’s eyes.

Lex:” Can I..."

	All of a sudden, Rini and Darien opens the door and sees them together.

Hotaru and Lex let go of their hands and they both look away.

Rini: "Hotaru! I didn’t know you were here. We should leave, let’s don’t disturb them."

Hotaru: "Don’t be silly. Nothing’s going on."

Darien: "Hey Lex. How are you feeling?"

Lex:"I feel fine."

Rini:" Hotaru, I need to ask you something. Can you came outside for a sec?"

Hotaru:"Sure."

	Hotaru and Rini exit the room. 

Darien: "Did you tell Hotaru your feelings for her yet?”
Lex: “…”

Darien: "Why don’t you?"

Lex:"I was about to, until you guys came in.”

Darien:"Oh, sorry.”
Lex: “It’s ok.”

Darien: “By the way, what happened to the gang? People been saying that it wasn’t the grenade that
got them."

Lex: "I don’t know... All I remember is that after I got hit by the grenade, my body was felt so hot I blanked out."

Darien: "Were the gang still alive after the grenade hit you?"

Lex:"Yes..."

Darien:"..."
		***
	Outside the room

Rini: " I saw your father on the way in the hospital. I heard from him that Lex is going to live with you?"

Hotaru:"..."

Rini: "That’s great! You two can finally be together. Alone at times too ^.^”

Hotaru:"What are you trying to say? There’s nothing between us, really."
Rini: “Everyone knows you like Lex!”
Hotaru: "But... I don’t know..."
Rini:"Why do you give yourself a chance, and Lex too?"
Hotaru: “…I”
	Darien comes out of the room.

Darien: “Ready to go, Rini?"

Rini:"Yes! Remember to ask, Hotaru."
Hotaru: “Bye…”
Hotaru: “…”
	Hotaru turned and looks through the glass window at the door of the room and sees Lex resting.  She decides to leave him to rest and recover, and so starts to head home.

		***
	That night in the hospital, Lex was having a dream about his past. He sees a dark room with technology that’s beyond the time of Sailormoon.

Lex: "What is this...it seems familiar."

	A small boy was in a strange tube. Next to the tube, a women with black hair was talking.

Black hair women: "It's almost time..."

Lex:"What a second!!! MUM!!!"

Lex's Mum:"The time of rebirth..."

Lex: "Rebirth?"

Lex's Mum:"You soon shall see the world it is meant to be! You shall destroy the Dark moon
Family and bring your family to new heights."

Lex:"Dark moon family..."

Lex's Mum:"Lex... My son..."

	Lex's Mum looks toward the teen Lex.

Lex's Mum:"Bring us glory!!!"

	The room turns on fire and Lex's Mum turns black and fades away.

Lex:"MUM!!!"

	The room turns into the underworld.

Demon:"MASTER!!!"

	At that Moment, Lex woke up.

Lex:"What was that?"

	A nurse came in.

Nurse:"Lex. You’re leaving to Mr. Tomoe’s house this morning so you better get some rest."

Lex:"You could hear me?"

Nurse:"Yeah. I am glad that you woke up. Hope you don’t get anymore nightmares."

Lex:"(Was it...a nightmare?)"

	In the morning at Hotaru's house, Tomoe and Kaolinite were talking.

Kaolinite: "I heard that you invited a kid to stay at your house."

Tomoe: "Yes. He may be the person we’re looking for."

Kaolinite: "You mean a pure soul?"

Tomoe: "He helped and became friends with Hotaru when others ran away."

Kaolinite: "When shall we get him?"

Tomoe: "Release a Daimon at the mall."

Kaolinite: "Yes sir."

		***

Tomoe: "Hotaru! We’re home."

Lex: "Nice place."

Tomoe:"I have to go to work now, Hotaru will show you to your room."

Lex: "Thank you."

Tomoe: "No, thank you."
Lex:"..."

	Mr.Tomoe left to get to his work.

Hotaru: "Hey Lex."

Lex: "hu...Hey Hotaru."

Hotaru: "Let me show you your room."

Lex:"Ok."

	Hotaru showed Lex around the house.

Hotaru: " Hey, dad gave us some money, and he wants us to buy you some clothes and other things.
Lex: “ That’s nice of him, but I can’t accept the money. It’s more than enough to let me stay at your place.”
Hotaru: “But, he really wanted us to go to the mall together…I do too.”
Hotaru: “…”
Lex: “Me too.”
Hotaru: “Is that a yes?”
Lex: * Nods*
			***
	As they headed towards the mall, the ship in space were having their own plans.

Drafex:"Ok, tell me what happened."

Dark moon:"It says on the computer that Lex woke up."

Drafex:"WHAT!! He is still awake?!!"

Dark moon: “Yes. It seems the vessel has regained control."

Drafex:" Do you know how he woke?"

Dark moon:" Yes, it seemed that he was barely injured"

Dark moon2:"So if we injured him badly then maybe..."

Drafex:" We can awake Lex!!"

Dark moon: "I already sent a vessel over to look for him."

Drafex:"What vessel?"

Dark moon:"I sent over Trixe vessel. She can run fast without being
Seen, so she can find the vessel very easily."

Drafex:"Great."
			***
	Lex and Hotaru were in the mall. While they were shopping and laughing happily, a daimon came appeared.


Daimon: "Haha. I been searching for you boy!!"

Lex: "And who are you?"

Daimon:"I am Star Boy!!!"

Lex:  “Really? You look like a sad carnival freak."

Star boy: "WHY YOU!!"

Hotaru: "Lex!!! You said you won’t do this anymore!! Please, I don’t want to see you get hurt again!”

Lex: (Oh man, Hotaru’s here. I can’t let her see me like this) “Alright, let’s get out of here.”

	Lex and Hotaru started running out of the mall but Star boy was still after
Lex.

Star boy: "Where do you think you’re going?! We’ll settle this now!!!"

	Hotaru was panting and breathing hard. Her body was growing weak and pale and she collapses onto the floor.

Lex:"Hotaru!”

	Lex quickly picks up Hotaru and carries her in his arms as he starts running toward the exit.
Lex: “Speak to me, Hotaru!”

Star boy: "You can’t get away!!!"

	Star boy shoots a beam toward Lex and hits him on his shoulder and he falls over as he screams in pain.

Lex:"AH!!" 

	Hotaru fall and was knocked out cold.

Lex:"Hotaru!!"

Star boy: "Now stop running boy!!!"

Lex:"...Ok. You want me to battle you?"

Star boy: "I just want your soul!!"

Lex:"Soul?"
	Lex grins.
Lex:" This could be fun."
While Lex carries Hotaru aside and puts her down, Star boy charged behind Lex and put his hand into Lex’s  body. A glow of light appears.

Star boy: "WHAT THE???"

	Star boy got his hand out and steps back in fear. Lex turns around and stood up.


Lex:"You see don’t you?"

Star boy:" WHAT ARE YOU?!!"

Lex:" I’m just an ordinary kid."

Star boy:" (BUT.. HE HAS TWO SOULS!!!)"

Lex:"Now then. It's time to destroy you!"

Star boy: "What??"

	Lex hand started to glow. He put his hand in to a gun and a laser came out destroying the daimon.

Lex: "That wasn’t fun. You call that a challenge?"

	Star boy was destroyed. Lex walks towards Hotaru and picks her up again. He touches her pale face and looks at her.

Lex: “Don’t worry Hotaru, I won’t let anyone hurt you.”

	Lex carries Hotaru home without knowing that Trixe had followed behind them to Hotaru's house.

			***

By Derek
Lezard2002@homail.com

Editor: Cammy
cammyii@hotmail.com


This story is combined with both the efforts from Derek and Cammy. Originally, the story was written by Derek. The story had some really great ideas, however, his English and expression was not very clear. After requested, Cammy became the editor of "Forbidding Love", putting in hours of effort in correcting grammar, spelling, expressions and added in changes to the story so it would all make sense and extra details develop the characters more. Credit and achknowledgement is given to both the author and editor of "Forbidding Love". With request from the author, parts of the story were not changed.