A New Destiny - Chapter Two Serena gave a happy shout when she heard the news of Seiya and Amara's upcoming wedding from Darien. "Those two are perfect for each other!" she exclaimed. Darien personally thought that Amara and Seiya were going to kill each other within an hour of being married, but he didn't tell his beloved about his thoughts. They would only upset her and he liked to see her happy. "They are?" Lita asked Serena in disbelief. "Amara and Seiya together? They'll kill each other before theend of their wedding day," Raye said. "I do have to admit that it does seem likely that they will kill each other just like Raye said," Amy said, looking up from her book. Mina remained silent, looking at the arguing couple. 'Serena's right. They were meant to be together. As the Senshi of Love, I can tell,' she thought. "I think they are perfect for each other," Serena said again. "If you'll remember, Darien and I absolutely hated each other when we first met and look at us now!" "I don't think they're quite the same Serena," Darien said. "But you and Darien were also destined to be together Serena," Amy said. "Who's to say that Amara and Seiya weren't also destined to be together?" Mina asked. That shut Amy, Lita, Raye and Darien up. ~*~ Amara stormed out of the arcade and went to her motorcycle, grabbing her helmet and pulling it on. Seiya ran after Amara, determined not to let her go before they had finished their arguement. He jumped on the seat behind her as she started to pull out into traffic, wrapping his arms around her waist tightly. Amara's eyes narrowed at Seiya's actions,but she didn't say anything, just picked up speed, weaving through the afternoon traffic of downtown Tokyo. Seiya flattened himself against Amara's back at the increase in speed, his long black ponytail whipping in the wind behind them. 'She's going to get us killed!!' he wailed mentally. Amara eventually pulled to a stop by the beach, tearing off her helmet and tossing it to the ground beside her bike. She strode out onto the sand, her long strides easily carrying her down to the surf. Seiya quickly followed Amara once he had recovered from the wild ride, pausing only to kick off his shoes and socks so the sand wouldn't get into them. "We have to talk about it sooner or later Amara," he called as he made his way over to her. Amara glared at Seiya over her shoulder. "There is nothing to talk about. It doesn't matter anyways," she said. Seiya shook his head before he grabbed Amara's arms. "It does matter. I told you about my past. Why won't you tell me about yours?" he asked. Amara's green eyes flashed. "Let go of me," she growled. Seiya shook his head. "I won't," he said. "Not until you tell me." He could see that Amara still wouldn't talk, so he pulled her closer and kissed her, his first kiss. Amara's eyes snapped open as wide as they could go at the touch of Seiya's lips on hers. 'My first kiss,' she thought. As she closed her eyes, her planetary symbol flashed on her forehead and a deluge of memories flooded the minds of both of them. ~~ memories ~~ "Princess Amara, I would like for you to meet your betrothed, Prince Seiya of Earth. He is the younger brother of Prince Endymion," Queen Augusta said, drawing her daughter forward to meet a young, dark-haired boy. Princess Amara, only seven years old, warily eyed the boy. "Your Highness," she said slowly, curtsying. "Your Highness," Prince Seiya said, giving a small bow. His blue eyes studied the young girl in front of him. 'She's pretty enough. For a girl,' he thought. ~*~ "Princess Amara! What happened to you?" a courtier asked as a bedraggled and dirty Princess Amara entered the throne room, leaves and clumps of mud falling to the floor behind her. "I refuse to spend another minute with that insufferable pretty boy!" Princess Amara cried, her nine year old body trembling with anger. "I never wanted to be here in the first place!" Prince Seiya shouted as he followed Amara. "I never asked you to come! Mother did!" Princess Amara shouted in Prince Seiya's face. Prince Seiya's face turned red and he opened his mouth to shout something back. "That is enough!" Queen Augusta cried angrily as she got off her throne and advanced on the two children. "I have had it with you two and your arguing! I am having the two of you locked in my daughter's chambers until you can get along." Princess Amara and Prince Seiya were horrified by Queen Augusta's words. "You can't do that Mother!" Princess Amara cried. "I can and I will. Go now!" Queen Augusta cried and a servant dragged the two children from the room. ~*~ Princess Amara walked down a garden path during her visit to Earth, her thoughts far away. She closed her eyes as the winds of Earth swirled around her, tugging at her skirts in greeting. Prince Seiya was walking along a seperate path in the gardens when he came upon Princess Amara. He hadn't seen her in four years and almost didn't recognize her. "Princess Amara?' he called. Princess Amara's eyes snapped open and she whirled around to see who had spoken. "Prince Seiya," she said in greeting, giving a small curtsy. Prince Seiya walked forward and took one of Princess Amara's hands and brought it to his mouth for a kiss as he bowed. "It has been a long time," he said. "You've grown extremely beautiful since the last time I saw you." Thirteen year old Princess Amara blushed at the compliment. "And you have grown handsome enough to rival your brother," she said in return. Prince Seiya blushed. He was only twelve years old, after all, and looked up to his older brother. "Thank you," he said. Princess Amara nodded and looked away. "The Earth is very lovely," she said, looking around her. "It is," Prince Seiya agreed, looking at the Urainian princess. ~~ end of memories ~~ Amara gasped and pushed away from Seiya, breaking the kiss, breathing hard. She stumbled back a few steps, her eyes wide. Seiya was breathing hard as well, his mind racing. 'Queen Augusta wasn't lying. She was telling the truth,' was all he could think. The memories had startled him. 'At least I found out about some of her past. Our past,' he thought, looking at Amara. "You saw them too," he said. It wasn't a question. "It doesn't matter. The memories change nothing," Amara snapped, recovering her composure. "You were cute as a kid," Seiya said. He grinned when Amara glared at him. "well, you were," he said, following Amara to the bike. "When did your hair get so long? It's almost as long as Trista's." "It happened overnight. The same night your princess and your people landed on my planet," Amara replied curtly, tossing her spare helmet to Seiya. She picked up her own helmet and pulled it on. "How come you don't cut it?" Seiya asked, catching the helmet. "Because it just grows right back," came the sharp reply. "Cool," Seiya said, fingering Amara's long braid after he'd put on his helmet and climbed on behind her.