Act 4			 Dating


	Three days later after Hotaru and Lex went to the mall, Rini called Lex to meet with her at a park.

Rini:"Hey Lex, did you know that there’s a dance coming up?"

Lex:"No."

Rini:"There is!"

Lex:"ok."

Rini:"Will you be there?"

Lex:"No…why would I?"

Rini:"Why not?"

Lex:"Because I don’t have a date."

Rini:"What about Hotaru?"

Lex:"...We are just friends."

Rini:"No you’re not! I see how you look at her! And Hotaru likes you to!"

Lex:"Where did you get that idea from?"

Rini:"She never had a boy friend. And I can see she likes you! Now will you go?"

Lex:"No."

Rini:"Why not?"

Lex:"...I can’t dance. I don’t want to embarrass myself."

Rini:"Well I can help you with that."

Lex:"Will you teach me?"

Rini:"Yes, anything for hotaru."

Lex:"..."

Rini:"Something wrong?"

Lex:"I don’t know how to ask her..."

Rini:"To the dance?"

Lex:"Yeah."

Rini: "Don’t worry I will help you there too."

Lex:"Thanks."

Rini:"You’re welcome."

	Rini sent Lex to a dancing school for 2 days. While Lex was learning to dance, Rini went
over to Hotaru's house.

Hotaru: "Hi Rini, I’m glad to see you.”

Rini: "You are? Why? I thought that now Lex is with you, you wouldn’t need a friend like me anymore.” (kidding around)
Hotaru: “No Rini, don’t get me wrong. We’re best friends, you’ll always be really important to me…Lex is just…”
Rini: “ Just what?”
Hotaru: “…”
	Hotaru turns around and walks towards the window and stares outside, thinking deeply into her heart.
             
Hotaru: (Lex is more than a friend to me…
               Lex is someone who means a lot to me…
               Lex is…)
 	
Hotaru: “Lex is…someone…who I can’t stop thinking about…”

	Hotaru accidentally lets her true feeling and emotions come out.

Rini: “Ah-ha…you finally admit it!”
	Hotaru suddenly realises that this is reality and is embarrassed that Rini heard what she was thinking about.
Hotaru: “I er…”
Rini: “ It’s ok, Hotaru.
Hotaru: “No, don’t get the wrong idea…”
Rini: “I don’t. I knew that you liked him the whole time. It was just a matter of time you admitted it to yourself.”
Hotaru: “Don’t tell him what you heard, ok?
Rini: *giggling* “Don’t worry, I didn’t hear a thing.”
Hotaru: “Thanks.”
Rini: “Say, did you know there’s a dance coming up?"
Hotaru: "Yeah, I was hoping that I could go, but..”
Rini:” But what? Is something wrong?"
Hotaru:"No...Its just I have no one to go with."
Rini:"Why not ask someone?"
Hotaru:"..."
Rini:"Why not ask Lex?"
Hotaru:"Well he's been doing something lately so I don’t think he has the time."
Rini:"Why not ask him anyway?"
Hotaru:"Well...he might make fun of me."
Rini:"Why do you say that?"
Hotaru:"I dont know."
Rini:"You’re just scared to ask."
Hotaru:"..."
Rini:"He won’t make fun of you, he never made fun of you from the first time he saw you!"
Hotaru:"But what if he says no?"
Rini:"But what if he says yes?"
Hotaru:"I..."
Rini:"When he comes back ,ask him, ok?”
Hotaru:"I will try."
Rini:"No!! You will ask him!"
Hotaru:"You really want me to ask him that much? Why?"
Rini:"Because you guys like each other, that’s why!!"
Hotaru:"He likes me?"
Rini:"I see him look at you like anything I never seen before."
Hotaru:"..."
Rini:"And I see you look at him the same way."
Hotaru:"I..."
Rini:"Go ask him!"
Hotaru:"Thank you Rini, I will.”

	The day before the dance Lex and Hotaru were sitting on the bench at a park.
Lex: “So, what have you been up to lately, Hotaru?”
Hotaru: “Nothing much…you?”
Lex: "I was... You don’t need to worry about it."
Hotaru: "Why? Is something wrong?"
Lex: "No. I want to ask you something."
Hotaru:"Funny I wanted to ask you something too."
Lex: "There’s a dance coming up and..."I was wondering if you could..."

Hotaru:"…"

Lex: “IF YOU WOULD COME WITH ME TO THE DANCE!!"

Lex: "Sorry for yelling."

	Hotaru was surprised; she was never this happy before.
Hotaru: “…”

Lex:"..."
Hotaru: “I would love to Lex.”

	The two looked at each other and smiled.
Lex: “I’m sorry…”
Hotaru: “It’s ok if you change your mind..”
Lex: "No its not that...it’s just that I can’t express my emotions that well. I don’t get happy often and when I do I can’t express my happiness in a way it should…”
Hotaru:"But are you happy?" *concerned voice*
Lex:"Yes ."
Hotaru: "One day I will help you with your feelings."
Lex:"Thanks."
Hotaru:"No thank you!"
Lex: *Smile*
			***

	Back at the ship in space, a plan was getting ready to be used.

Drafex:"Is the plan ready?"

Dark moon:"Yes. Everyone is ready to go to battle."

Dark moon2:"I am ready to die for our dark master!"

Drafex:"Yes, our dark master. Lex... we are ready!! Trixe!!"

Trixe:"Yes?"

Drafex:"Are you ready?"

Trixe:"Yes I am."

Drafex:"You will be in control. Make sure you hurt the vessel badly."

Trixe:"He won’t even hurt me."

Drafex:"Dont be so confident. Remember the great destruction."

Trixe: "But that was..."

Drafex:"I know, but he still has the power to do that. He got even more power after The Great
Destruction[The Great Destruction was about a dark moon that killed a lot of people.]."

Trixe:"Yes sir!!!."

Drafex:"We shall start tomorrow."
			***
	Back on Earth, Rini and Hotaru were going to get a dress for Hotaru.

Rini:"So you finally ask him out."

Hotaru:"Well... He asked me out."

Rini:"Did he? I glad that he's getting over the scared of girls thing."

Hotaru:"Rini, have you ever seen…Lex happy?"

Rini: "It’s hard to tell with him."

Hotaru:"..."

Rini:"It’s like he's emotions are messed up."

Hotaru:"I hope he can put them back together."

Rini:"I hope so too."

Rini:"Hey, how about this dress?"

Hotaru:"Wow Rini,, that’s a nice dress."

Rini:"Go ahead and put it on."

Hotaru:"Ok."

	5 minutes later

Rini:"Oh wow!! That does look good on you."

Hotaru:"You think so?"

Rini: "I bet Lex is going to love it!"

Hotaru: "I hope so."

Rini: "You’ve never been happy like this before."

Hotaru: "No I guess your right. This is perfect!"

Rini:"Well ,lets go buy it."

Hotaru:"sure.”
			***
	The next day Hotaru, Rini, Darien, and the rest of the sailor scouts came to the dance.
The dance was in a very big building down town.

Hotaru:"Hi Rini!"

Rini:"Hey, Hotaru, where's Lex?"
Hotaru:"He said he may be late."
Rini:"I bet he's doing something important."
Hotaru:"...I don’t know…"
	Lex comes in without a suit.
Hotaru:"Lex!"

Lex:"...Am I supposed to have a suit?"

Hotaru:"That’s ok."

Lex:"..."

Hotaru:"Are you ok?"

Lex:"It’s nothing but..."

Rini:"What is it?"

Lex:"Well you look..."

Rini:"Nice?"

Hotaru: "Trouble?"

Lex:"No, you look nice."

Hotaru:"Thank you."

Lex:"I don’t know how to dance that well."

Hotaru:"That’s ok, I don’t either. I’m just glad you came."

	Lex and Hotaru laughed with joy. The couple started to dance the night away. Rini stayed with Darien asking him to dance while Serena was getting angry. In 30mins, the Dark moon will strike.

Trixe:"Are you all ready?"

Dark moon:"Yes!!"

Trixe:"This is a great time to battle the vessel."

Dark moon:"With all these people we may attack the sailor scouts as well."

Trixe:"That’s ok. Just get the vessel on the roof."

Dark moon:"Ok."

Trixe:"Lets go!!!"

	There was about 40 dark moon that went in the building from the roof. When they got in the
dance floor everyone looked at them.

Lex:"(IT’S THEM!!!)"
Dark moon: "Everyone, destroy everything!!"

	The dark moon starts to tip over all the chairs and tables. The Sailor Soldiers transformed and started to fight back. The place was filled with screams and chaos as everything was getting destroyed.

Lex:"Hotaru! Get out of here!"
Hotaru:"What about you?"
Lex:"I got to find Rini, I’ll catch you at home."
Hotaru:"I can’t leave you, or Rini.”
Lex: “Hotaru, I don’t want to put you in any danger. Do this for me..”
Hotaru: “Lex…
 promise me you’ll be back."
Lex:"I will”

	Hotaru exits the building. Lex knew that Rini was battling the dark moon and is
alright so he starts heading towards roof. When he got there, he sees a girl with fairy-like wings.

Lex:"So I was right."

Trixe:"Hello vessel."

Lex:"Why do you people keep trying to get me! Why don’t you just leave me alone?"

Trixe:"Hahaha. You don’t remember do you?"

Lex:"…I had amnesia!!"

Trixe: "Let’s just say we’re both the same."

Lex:"Same? You’re a vessel created by the Deions!  [Deions are dark moon who rise demons.]

Trixe:"Yes I am, but so are you."

Lex:"I’m  not a vessel!!"

Trixe:"Are you sure?"

Lex:"I have a mother!!"

Trixe:"A mother??!! I know who your speaking of!!! Do you even know her name?!"

Lex: "I had a dream about her!! I don’t remember her name but I just know she’s my mother!"

Trixe: "Your mother? ..muahahahaha!!"

Lex: "What’s so funny?"

Trixe: "Lets just say that you are, and not her mother."

Lex:" Wha?? What are you talking about?"

Trixe: "We will have you!"

Lex: "Lets see you try."

	Lex starts by making a gun from his fingers and started to gather energy. At the end of his
finger a fireball was getting bigger and bigger. It got as big as his hand.

Lex:"OK!! LET’S SEE YOU GET ME!!"

	The ball went off his arms and went spreading to Trixe. The ball was so fast that a human
can’t even see it go that fast. When it hit Trixe it exploded.

Lex: " And I thought a fairy was nice."

	A voice appears behind him.
Trixe:" I’m an evil fairy!!"

Lex:"huh?"

	Lex looks around and finds her behind him. Trixe hit Lex with her hand and Lex went flying
toward the end of the building and falls.

Trixe: "I can take you alive or dead! But that was too easy. He is not Lex."

	All of the sudden, Lex was floating to the top with fire coming out of him.

Lex: "Hahaha. Finally!! Someone that’s worthy of my power!!"

Trixe:"I guess you’re are Lex."

Lex: *grins*

Trixe:"Of course you’re not Lex at the same time."

Lex:"???"

Trixe: "You don’t even know where your power comes from do you?"

Lex:"I’m not here to talk!!"

Trixe:"(Just like the real Lex.) You like battles so much don’t you?"

Lex:"Just get ready!!"

Trixe:"(I never had a good battle as well. My love... I will bring you back. My... My Lex...)

	Lex was floating on the edge of the building. A fire came from the floor and started heading
toward Trixe. Trixe was so fast that she jumped so high in the air and hit Lex in the head. Lex in return
also hit her in the stomach. Trixe was flung toward the other end of the building.

Trixe:"Hahaha. That was the very first time someone hit me."

Lex:"How’s it feel, like a loser?"

Trixe:"I never went to my full limits you know. Now I’ll show you my real power!!"

Lex:"hmm."

	Trixe put her arms straight in front of herself pointing towards Lex. A strange light came around her. Sailor Chibimoon (Rini) came up on the roof.

Sailor Chibimoon :"Lex!!!"

Lex:"HEY!! GET OUT!!!"

Sailor Chibimoon :"What’s going on?"

	Trixe spread her arms out and she turned into a strange looking creature. She had fly eyes,
2 bones sticking out of her head, bird feet, a fish fin on her back and sharp claws from her arms.

Sailor Chibimoon : “What is that??"

True Trixe:"Hahaha!! I am more powerful then ever now!!"

Lex:"Hahaha.. Y ou look like a total loser now!!"

True Trixe: "You don’t understand do you!!"

Lex:" What, that you’re a loser?"

True Trixe: "Each vessel has a true form from the underworld! Remember you’re also one of us?"

Rini: "What is she talking about?"

Lex: "She's lying, get away now!"

Rini: "Ok."

	When Rini was about to go down, Trixe spit a dust-like thing out of her mouth and destroyed the exit.

Rini:"Wooh!!"

Lex: "Hmm. This battle is getting better and better, but we’re just talking, so get ready!!"

True Trixe: "COME ON!!"

	Lex ran at her while gathering all the fire around him into his two hands. Just before Lex
reached her, Lex jumped in the air so far onto another building and threw his energy at Trixe.
Trixe came out unharmed and floated towards Lex. Rini was watching battle on the other building.

Rini:"Oh man..I wish I could help."

	Trixe started to throw dust from her mouth at Lex. Lex jumped to her just before the dust
hit him. Lex jumped and stepped on her head. Trixe was thrown down while Lex jumped
up. Trixe looked up while Lex was turning. When Lex looked at her, he took his hand and aimed for
Trixe. A beam came out of his hands and went toward Trixe. Trixe made a barrier to stop the attack.
Lex was starting to fly toward the sky. Trixe floated past Lex and before Lex knew it, she hit Lex
at his back. Lex went soaring to the earth.

True Trixe: "My love... come back to me..."

Lex: *grin*

	Lex was gathering energy from his hands and put it where Trixe couldn’t see it. Trixe looked
at Lex and started to fly toward him for another attack. Right before Trixe hit Lex, Lex took his arm
and fired a huge beam from behind her.

True Trixe:"AAHHHHH..."

Rini:"All right Lex, way to go!!!"

	Trixe floated down toward the building where Rini was. Trixe was turning into her vessel shape
again. She hit the roof and looked at Lex.

Trixe:"You.....are.m...y loovee...."

Rini:"What??"

	Lex came down back onto the roof.

Lex:"You’re dying."

Trixe:"..."

Rini:"Lex.. do you know her?"

Lex:"This was the first time I ever met her. They’re  looking for me."

Rini:"Why?"

Lex:"I don’t know...she said I was a vessel, just like them."

Rini:"A vessel?"

	Lex looked at Trixe.

Lex:"If I am a vessel, then what am I carrying?"

Trixe:"heehee."

Lex:"TELL ME!!! You’re going to die anyway!!"

Trixe:"I lost my love..."

Lex: "Who cares."

Trixe: "But so did you..."

Lex and Rini: "HOTARU!!!"


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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.