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2 Hello everyone! Sorry its been so long. ^^; We've
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3 finally gotten around to finishing this. We're trying
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4 to work on a couple different stories right now, so
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5 we'll try to get those out sometime soon. Please tell
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6 us what you think of this story. Please? We love to
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7 hear from all of you. Please e-mail us at:
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8 amazonessduo@hotmail.com
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9
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10 If you're wondering who some of the characters are,
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11 don't worry. ^-^ Ruruna & Naruru are two of ChibiUsa's
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12 friends from the manga (who Hotaru thought were trying
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13 to steal ChibiUsa from her ^^). Momoko's another
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14 friend of ChibiUsa's from both the anime and the manga.
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15 Diana is ChibiUsa's talking kitten who came back with
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16 her from the future. She can change into a human,
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17 though she still has her tail when she does.
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18
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19 Oh, and one last thing. We're trying to coordinate an
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20 anthology of Hotaru and ChibiUsa stories, but we need
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21 to get more stories for it. If any authors out there
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22 are at all interested, please e-mail us. Thanks! ^-^
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23
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24 This is for mature readers and ivolves sexual acts, so
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25 please don't read if you'd rather not get to that part.
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26 These characters are copyright the great Naoko Takeuchi.
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27
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28 We really hope you enjoy the story. ^^
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31
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32 Moonlit Nights Part 2
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33 By: The Amazoness Quartet
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35
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36 "You look beautiful," Michiru said as Hotaru stepped
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37 down the stairs. She was wearing a black dress with a
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38 satin bow on the back.
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39
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40 Hotaru turned around twice. "Do you really think so,
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41 Michiru-mama?"
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42
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43 "Of course," Michiru answered. She looked proudly at
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44 the girl she had raised as a daughter. "Oh Ruka, look
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45 at her. She's grown into such a pretty young lady."
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46
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47 Hotaru blushed, Haruka smiled. There was a flash of
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48 light as Setsuna took a picture. "I just have to make
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49 sure we have a picture of our little girl's first
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50 dance," said Setsuna. "So who's the lucky young boy or
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51 girl you're taking to the dance?"
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52
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53 "I'm going with Haruka-papa to pick up ChibiUsa-chan
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54 and then we're heading to the dance," said Hotaru.
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55 Though ChibiUsa was still pretending they were just
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56 friends, Hotaru didn't try very hard to keep it a
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57 secret.
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58
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59 "Oh, so you're taking Small Lady to the dance?" Setsuna
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60 looked at Hotaru knowingly. "She can be quite a
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61 handful. Make sure you two behave and
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62 everything should be fine."
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63
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64 "Setsuna," Michiru giggled.
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65
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66 "I have to keep an eye out for our daughter, don't I?"
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67 Setsuna replied.
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68
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69 Hotaru sighed. "I don't think you'll have to worry,
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70 Setsuna-mama. I'm only going to the dance with
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71 ChibiUsa, my best friend." She put emphasis on 'best
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72 friend'. That wasn't what she wanted to go as.
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73
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74 "Don't sound too disappointed. I'm sure she's not bad
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75 company. And you might meet someone while you're
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76 there," Setsuna said.
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77
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78 Hotaru sighed again. 'That's not it.'
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79
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80 "Are you ready?" Haruka asked. Hotaru nodded and
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81 stood up. Michiru and Setsuna followed them to the
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82 car.
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83
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84 "Have fun, Hotaru," Michiru said as Hotaru got in the
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85 back seat.
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86
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87 "I will. Thanks!" Hotaru waved as they started to drive
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88 away.
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89
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90 "There she is," Haruka pointed to ChibiUsa waiting in
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91 front of her house. ChibiUsa smiled and started waving
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92 her arms as Haruka pulled up.
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93
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94 'She's so beautiful,' Hotaru thought. ChibiUsa had her
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95 hair down. She was wearing a pink dress that fit her well,
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96 covering her shoulders, and with frills at the bottom.
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97 "You look cute," Hotaru said aloud as ChibiUsa climbed
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98 in next to her.
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99
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100 ChibiUsa smiled happily, glad that Hotaru thought so.
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101 She slowly looked Hotaru up and down, "You're pretty
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102 tonight."
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103
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104 "Thank you, ChibiUsa-chan," Hotaru said. She laughed.
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105 "But you're supposed to say 'you always look pretty'
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106 after that."
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107
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108 ChibiUsa laughed as well. "Can I pass it this time?"
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109
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110 Hotaru appeared to contemplate for a moment. "No. Not
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111 this time."
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112
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113 "Okay, then. You always look pretty."
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114
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115 Hotaru smiled. "Good. Thanks again, ChibiUsa-chan."
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116
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117 ChibiUsa smiled back at her. "Anytime, Taru."
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118
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119 Haruka looked into the back of the car with an odd look
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120 on her face. She didn't remember acting like that when
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121 she was that young. Or rather she did, but with a
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122 certain aqua haired girl. The two of them just hadn't
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123 been quite as childish when playing around with each
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124 other. It took Haruka a moment to make a connection.
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125
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126 She turned around and stared at the back for a few brief
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127 seconds before turning her attention back to the road.
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128 'No,' she thought. 'This is different. They've been
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129 best friends since before we raised Hotaru. I'm
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130 probably just looking into it too deeply. I do tease
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131 Hotaru about it a lot, though.' A smirk formed on
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132 Haruka's face. 'What if I was right the whole time?'
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133 She looked back and saw the two of them talking
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134 quietly, whispering to each other and laughing from
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135 time to time. She noticed they were both holding hands
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136 as well. It wasn't a big thing in and of itself, but
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137 with how they'd been acting lately, it wasn't too
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138 difficult for Haruka to take that a step further than
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139 friendly hand holding. Haruka's grin widened. 'It would
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140 be nice to win a bet with Michi for once.'
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141
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142 Both girls started leaning towards each other. They
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143 sat back quickly as the car turned a corner.
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144
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145 "You two enjoy yourselves," Haruka said as he stopped
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146 the car by the school.
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147
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148 "I'm sure we will, "Hotaru said. She leaned over
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149 ChibiUsa and scooted across. Hotaru grabbed ChibiUsa's
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150 hand and helped her out. Neither of them noticed the gray
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151 cat that jumped out of the car after the two of them.
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152
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153 "Hi, ChibiUsa-chan! Hotaru-chan!" Naruru greeted them
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154 as they walked inside.
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155
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156 "Neither of you came with someone?" Ruruna asked.
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157 "That's too bad. Don't worry about it though. C'mon,
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158 Hotaru, we've got somebody you can dance with."
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159
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160 ChibiUsa grabbed onto Hotaru's arm protectively as
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161 Ruruna and Naruru tried to lead them away. "Hotaru and
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162 I decided to go to the dance together since neither of
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163 us could find anybody."
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164
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165 "Well, I did find someone. She's right around here,"
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166 Hotaru looked around before her gaze settled on
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167 ChibiUsa.
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168
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169 Naruru scratched her head nervously and looked down.
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170 "Yeah, same with me and Ruruna."
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171
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172 "We figured, we both helped organize the dance anyway,
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173 so we might be able to help better if we weren't busy
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174 here with someone," Ruruna tried to explain.
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175
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176 "We're going to make sure everything's going well.
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177 We'll see you two around later," Naruru said. Ruruna
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178 and Naruru waved before walking away through the crowd
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179 of students.
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180
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181 "You look nervous, ChibiUsa," Hotaru said as she and
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182 ChibiUsa stood together.
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183
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184 The pink haired girl smiled at her. "I'm here with
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185 a beautiful girl and I'm not sure what I should do."
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186
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187 "Well, if you want my advice, kiss her whenever you get
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188 the chance," Hotaru said innocently. She started
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189 leaning towards ChibiUsa slightly. "Like right now."
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190
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191 ChibiUsa took a step back. "It's a little too crowded."
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192
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193 Hotaru smiled. "I don't mind."
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194
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195 ChibiUsa looked at Hotaru for a moment. "You've just
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196 been full of surprises lately."
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197
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198 Hotaru brushed some hair away from her face. "What do
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199 you mean?"
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200
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201 The pink haired girl giggled. "I could have sworn you
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202 were the shy one before all this."
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203
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204 "I just don't think you should have to hide it if you
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205 love someone. I love you. I don't want to pretend any
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206 different." Hotaru smiled. "Besides, I'll be the shy
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207 one if you want. I never remember you being this shy
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208 when we were younger, so I'd love to switch places with
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209 you."
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210
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211 ChibiUsa stood thinking for a moment. 'She's right. I
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212 never used to act like this before we got together. Why
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213 have I been doing that? Because what if someone finds
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214 out? I can tell that Hotaru's nervous before she does
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215 things a lot of the time, but she's been going ahead
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216 anyway. Has fear of being found out really changed
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217 things for me?'
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218
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219 "ChibiUsa-chan?" Hotaru asked worriedly. "Are you okay?
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220 I was just kidding."
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221
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222 "I'm fine, Taru. Just thinking." ChibiUsa smiled
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223 brightly and offered her hand to Hotaru. "Let's dance."
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224
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225 Hotaru blushed and looked at her for a moment. She took
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226 ChibiUsa's hand with her own. "Hai. I'd love to."
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227 ChibiUsa led the other girl onto the dance floor.
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228
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229 Momoko stood against a wall, her lavender hair in its
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230 normal single odango hairstyle. She was wearing a dress
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231 that looked vaguely Chinese and cut off at her lower
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232 thighs.
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233
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234 Momoko looked at ChibiUsa and Hotaru, who were a
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235 bit apart from everyone else. They seemed to be standing
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236 very close together and getting closer. Momoko couldn't
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237 make out what they were saying. Finally the two went
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238 off into the crowd.
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239
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240 Standing next to Momoko was a girl in an odd gray and
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241 purple dress with short dark hair. Momoko was sure
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242 that the other girl was watching Hotaru and ChibiUsa
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243 as well.
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244
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245 "If Hotaru was teaching ChibiUsa to kiss, then she must
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246 have been getting ready for something. Maybe it's for
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247 someone here at the dance," Diana thought to herself.
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248
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249 "Excuse me," Momoko said, interrupting her thoughts.
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250 "Are you watching those two?" She pointed towards
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251 ChibiUsa and Hotaru.
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252
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253 "I.. I'm sorry... I should go," Diana said before she
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254 turned to leave. A hand grabbed her shoulder, "Don't
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255 go. I'm sorry if I scared you, but I just wanted to
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256 know if you're watching them. I am too, and I thought
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257 we could compare notes," the lavender haired girl said.
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258 "I'm Momoko, a friend of theirs."
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259
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260 "I'm Diana, and so am I," Diana replied. She knew
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261 Momoko well, though Momoko didn't know she was
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262 ChibiUsa's cat.
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263
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264 "That's strange. ChibiUsa has a cat named Diana,"
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265 Momoko said.
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266
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267 Diana laughed nervously, "I was named after her... I
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268 mean the cat was named after me," she said hastily.
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269
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270 Momoko laughed, "It's good to meet you. I hope we can
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271 find out whatever it is we're both looking for."
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272
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273 "Me too," Diana agreed. She couldn't help blushing as
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274 she looked at Momoko.
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275
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276 "Are you okay?" Momoko asked.
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277
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278 "H..Hai" Diana answered. She looked away quickly.
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279 She had had a crush on Momoko for a long time. She'd
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280 known Momoko for quite a while in her cat form. Momoko
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281 was always very nice to her, petting her and giving her
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282 food. She hadn't expected to meet Momoko here in her
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283 human form. "Will you dance with me?" Diana blurted
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284 out. She blushed as soon as the words were out of her
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285 mouth and looked away.
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286
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287 Momoko blushed as well and coughed into her fist. She
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288 thought about it. 'Well, ChibiUsa and Hotaru are
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289 dancing together. It's the same thing.' "That's a good
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290 idea," she said. "We can get closer to ChibiUsa over
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291 there and see if we can find out what's going on."
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292 This was the first time Momoko had ever been asked to
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293 dance by a girl. It was... strange. Plenty of boys had
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294 asked her, though she'd declined. By now at her age most
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295 of the girls had grown out of thinking boys were
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296 stupid, but Momoko still didn't like them much, even if
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297 Kyosuke was her friend. She looked closely at Diana.
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298 She had dark gray hair done up in four odango. She was a bit
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299 smaller than Momoko and was wearing a tight purple dress
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300 with a ruffled skirt that had a gray skirt beneath it.
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301 She wore lavender stockings and had a bow around her
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302 neck. Diana looked up at her happily. Both girls
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303 continued to blush as they began to dance together.
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305 Hotaru was a bit shocked that ChibiUsa had asked her to
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306 dance. ChibiUsa was pretty shy about her relationship
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307 with Hotaru, but Hotaru was shy about it as well, though she
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308 tried not to be. ChibiUsa was overall more outgoing
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309 than she was and she wished that the pink haired girl
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310 would act that way about the two of them. Hotaru's line
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311 of thought was interrupted as she felt ChibiUsa's hand
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312 on her waist.
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313
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314 "ChibiUsa, what's gotten into you tonight? Not that I
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315 mind though, but I was sure that you wouldn't want to
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316 do anything like this. I thought I'd be lucky if we
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317 danced at all." Hotaru said.
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318
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319 ChibiUsa brushed a stray strand of hair away from
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320 Hotaru's face. "Well, I'd been thinking about this
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321 a lot over the past two days. I had a lot of fun
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322 dancing with you at Usagi's wedding a couple of years
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323 ago and I really wanted to dance with you again. No
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324 one thought it was strange that we were dancing
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325 together then."
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326
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327 Hotaru giggled. "Yeah, but we were both about about ten
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328 back then. Of course no one thought it was strange."
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329
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330 "Two friends can dance together," ChibiUsa said.
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331
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332 "Hai," Hotaru agreed. "But I'm sure they don't have
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333 the same intentions I have in mind for you after we get
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334 home."
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335
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336 ChibiUsa blushed.
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337
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338 "And I'm sure most of them don't plan on spending
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339 the whole dance together."
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340
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341 "That's true," ChibiUsa conceded. She hesitated a
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342 second before placing her hand on Hotaru's hip. Hotaru
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343 smiled, and placed her hand on ChibiUsa's side.
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344 ChibiUsa started to remember the many other dances she
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345 had been to in the future
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346 as a new song began. Mostly formal occasions at the
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347 palace in Crystal Tokyo. The only dance she remembered
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348 fondly was when she'd danced with Hotaru at Mamoru and
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349 Usagi's wedding. She wanted to enjoy her time with
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350 Hotaru whether anyone saw them or not. The two girls
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351 began to dance. Slowly the rest of the world seemed to
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352 fade away, leaving them oblivious to everything but
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353 each other.
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355
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356 Momoko saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru dancing near her. She'd
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357 forgotten all about them while dancing with the mysterious
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358 girl. She blushed. 'I've never felt like this before.
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359 I don't know why, but it feels like I've met her
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360 before. She's very pretty. She's a great dancer too.
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361 She seems so innocent. Who is she?' Momoko's hand slid
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362 down Diana's back, Diana purred happily, Momoko's hand
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363 brushed something soft and furry. It seemed to be
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364 moving in time to the music. Momoko clutched it,
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365 startling Diana. She turned the smaller girl around,
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366 Momoko stared wide eyed at Diana's tail. "What... What
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367 is that?" Momoko asked.
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368
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369 "My tail?" Diana asked, confused. She didn't know why
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370 Momoko was acting so strangely. Suddenly realization
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371 dawned on her. People didn't have tails. She kept hers
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372 even in her human form, unlike her parents. She felt
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373 Momoko tug at her tail. Diana pushed away, tears
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374 building up in her eyes. Things had been going so well
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375 with Momoko and now her tail had ruined everything.
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376 Her vision blurred as she wiped some tears away with
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377 her sleeve. "I..I've got to go.." she said quickly
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378 before heading through the crowd.
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379
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380 "Wait!!" Momoko yelled as she tried to catch up with
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381 her. "Matte! Don't go!" She grabbed for the other
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382 girl, but it was too late. She was already gone.
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383
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384
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385 ChibiUsa smiled happily as she continued to dance with
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386 Hotaru. She loved the comforting feel of Hotaru's hands
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387 on her shoulders. She felt Hotaru's soft skin through
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388 the thin fabric.
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389
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390 "I just realized something," ChibiUsa said.
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391
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392 "What?" Hotaru asked the pink haired girl. She blinked
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393 several times as she brought herself back to reality.
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394 She'd tuned out the rest of the world while they'd been
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395 dancing. "All those banquets and dances are going to be a
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396 lot more fun with you there in Crystal Tokyo," ChibiUsa
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397 said smiling.
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398
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399 Hotaru smiled back lovingly. Her face was inches away
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400 from ChibiUsa's. Hotaru learned closer. ChibiUsa turned,
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401 blushing. Hotaru, kissed her cheek lightly and laughed.
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402 "Taru..."
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403
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404 Hotaru smiled and ran her hand up ChibiUsa's back.
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405 Her hand reached ChibiUsa's soft pink hair. She gently
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406 brushed it with her fingers. "I'm really enjoying the
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407 dance. Thanks for understanding, ChibiUsa-chan."
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408 ChibiUsa sighed as they danced. She could feel
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409 Hotaru's soft breasts against her. Her hands lay over
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410 the dark haired girl's graceful form.
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411
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412
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413 They continued dancing for the rest of the night.
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414 Several boys asked ChibiUsa to dance, but she declined.
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415 Hotaru was glad that she got to spend the whole night
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416 with the pink haired girl. She held ChibiUsa closer,
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417 enjoying the sweet scent of her hair and the soft feel
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418 of her body.
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419
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420 "I love you, Hota-chan," ChibiUsa whispered into
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421 Hotaru's ear.
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422
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423 "I love you too," Hotaru whispered back. She noticed
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424 some of the odd looks they received as the two girls
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425 started another slow dance together. She blushed but
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426 tuned them out and concentrated on the pink haired
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427 girl. "I had no idea you'd be able to dance as well as
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428 you can," Hotaru remarked.
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429
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430 "I've always had a hard time dancing. I'm not very
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431 coordinated."
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432
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433 "I still think it's cute." Hotaru winked at her. "So
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434 how did you learn how to dance?"
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435
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436 "It's kind of embarrassing ," ChibiUsa said.
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437
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438 "Tell me."
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439
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440 "There was a banquet being held for some foreign
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441 dignitaries when I was about 10 back in the future. I
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442 hadn't really danced at all up to that time, but when
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443 someone asked me, I agreed. I tripped and fell a minute
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444 into the dance. I sat in a chair the rest of the
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445 night. After it was over I talked with my mom for a
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446 while. She made me feel better about the whole thing.
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447 We stayed up all night and she taught me how," ChibiUsa
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448 finished.
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449
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450 "Ohhh... That's so sweet," Hotaru said. "I can't wait to
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451 meet Usagi again in the future when she's your mother."
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452
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453 ChibiUsa sighed. "Yeah. I miss her. I really like Usagi
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454 and all, but she's not my mom yet."
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455
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456 The two of them danced in silence for a short time
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457 before Hotaru hesitantly replied. "You could always ask
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458 Setsuna if she'd let you go to the future for a short
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459 while. I mean, as long as you came back soon."
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460
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461 ChibiUsa smiled at the purple haired girl. "Thanks,
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462 Taru but then I'd miss you. When I do go back to my
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463 time I want you to come back with me."
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464
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465 "Thank you," Hotaru said in relief. Hotaru had been
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466 frightened of ChibiUsa going to the future ever since
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467 ChibiUsa had left several years ago to go back to her
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468 time. Hotaru was scared that the future princess would
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469 leave again. "You're not going to wait until we go to
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470 the future to tell everyone, right? I still want to
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471 tell my parents about us."
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472
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473 "Sometime soon, Hotaru-chan. Actually, I think my mom
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474 might have known before I left. Before I met you when I
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475 was coming back to the past, she said something cryptic
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476 about me having a very important encounter in the past.
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477 I wonder if she was talking about you." ChibiUsa said
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478 thinking of what her mother had said to her.
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479
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480 "I hope so, " Hotaru smiled happily. Crimson eyes met
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481 dark purple ones as the two girls danced. "Will you
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482 kiss me?" Hotaru asked suddenly.
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483
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484 "Hotaru-chan?" ChibiUsa's eyes widened at the dark
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485 haired girl's request.
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486
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487 "I have been pretty well behaved tonight. I didn't
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488 have to act like I was just your friend. I think I've
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489 been a good girl and I deserve a kiss," Hotaru said as
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490 her smile widened.
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491
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492 "You do, and I'll make sure you get one, but not here."
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493 ChibiUsa replied.
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494
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495 "I'm impatient," "Hotaru said. "I may have to steal
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496 one."
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497
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498 "I thought you said you were a good girl," ChibiUsa
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499 said.
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500
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501 "It wouldn't be my fault. You look so cute dressed up
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502 for the dance," Hotaru laughed evilly..
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503
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504 "Okay. You did what I want at the dance. I'll do
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505 whatever you want when we get back to your house."
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506 ChibiUsa said.
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507
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508 "Really?" Hotaru asked happily. ChibiUsa nodded. "That
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509 sounds fun," Hotaru giggled. "I still want my kiss
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510 though."
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511
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512 Momoko sighed as she sat with her back against the
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513 wall. She was very confused. Who was that girl? Why
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514 had she been at the dance? What was that tail? Was it
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515 part of her outfit? She sighed again, she'd tried in
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516 vain to find the girl, but she
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517 had been long gone. She half-heartedly kept watching
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518 ChibiUsa and Hotaru. The dance had lost all interest
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519 after the mysterious girl had left.
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520
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521 ChibiUsa and Hotaru giggled, not realizing that Momoko
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522 was looking on. They looked at each other strangely as
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523 they smiled at one another. Momoko didn't know why
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524 they were acting the way they were. Several couples
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525 danced past, blocking her view. They all looked so
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526 happy. Her mind flashed back to Diana. She sighed
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527 angrily. Why couldn't she get the mysterious girl out
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528 of her mind? She shook her head and tried to clear her
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529 mind. 'Where'd she go?' Momoko asked herself.
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530
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531 The dance finally ended later that night. The students
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532 began to leave the school. Hotaru and ChibiUsa were
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533 talking in a hallway abandoned by the other students.
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534
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535 "So did you have fun?" Hotaru asked. ChibiUsa's hands
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536 ran up and down Hotaru's cold, bare arms, trying to
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537 warm the dark haired girl.
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538
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539 ChibiUsa smiled at Hotaru. "I had a lot of fun,
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540 Taru-chan," she said brightly.
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541
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542 "It still would have been better if we'd gone as a
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543 couple," Hotaru said. She sighed happily as she felt
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544 ChibiUsa's fingers warming her cold arms.
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545
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546 "I know, I know. And I'm sorry. I got to go with the
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547 prettiest girl here and everyone thought we'd come
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548 without dates."
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549
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550 "That's okay," Hotaru shivered. "Just as long as you
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551 keep this up. It's cold."
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552
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553 ChibiUsa giggled. "Sure. As long as we trade places in
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554 a couple of minutes."
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555
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556 Hotaru nodded. "As soon as we're in Haruka-papa's car
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557 with the heater on."
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558
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559 "You're so cute, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said.
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560
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561 Hotaru smiled "So are you." A finger went under
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562 ChibiUsa's chin. "I never did get that kiss I wanted."
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563 She raised her chin and met the pink haired girl's lips
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564 with her own. ChibiUsa hands stopped at Hotaru's
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565 shoulders as she kissed her back.
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566
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567 Momoko froze when she saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru. She'd
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568 been waiting in the hallway to get away from the other
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569 students so she could collect her thoughts. She had
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570 been about
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571 to greet her two friends when she saw them kiss. She
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572 stood there in shock. She didn't know what to do.
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573 Finally she slid out a door and made her way outside.
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574
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575 A car pulled up near Hotaru as the two girls waved to
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576 the driver.
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577
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578 "Hi, Haruka-papa," Hotaru said as she and ChibiUsa
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579 climbed into the back of the car.
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580
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581 "How was it?" Haruka asked as she started the car.
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582
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583 "It was really nice," Hotaru said.
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584
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585 "Thanks for taking us, Haruka-san," ChibiUsa said.
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586
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587 "Don't mention it. You two make a cute couple," Haruka
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588 replied.
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589
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590 Hotaru and ChibiUsa blushed. "Do you really think so?"
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591 Hotaru asked. "Don't worry about Haruka-papa. She's
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592 just teasing us," she whispered to ChibiUsa. ChibiUsa
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593 relaxed slightly.
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594
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595 "Absolutely." Haruka laughed. "I'd be happy to
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596 chauffeur you two on any dates you'd like to go on."
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597
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598 "Haruku-papa..." Hotaru chided.
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599
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600 Haruka smiled. "I just want the two of you to know the
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601 offer's open if you do want to go out."
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602
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603 "Umm...Thanks for the offer," Hotaru managed.
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604
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605 "You're welcome," Haruka said. She smiled to herself
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606 slightly. She still didn't quite know what was going
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607 on, but she figured she'd find out sometime.
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608
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609 They drove along in silence for a while before Hotaru &
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610 ChibiUsa started talking to each other about the dance.
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611 Haruka smiled to herself as the two girls talked. They
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612 were so cute together.
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613
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614 The car finally stopped outside the house the outer
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615 senshi shared. Michiru and Setsuna came out of the
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616 house to greet them.
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617
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618 "Hi, Puu," ChibiUsa said happily as Setsuna walked up.
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619
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620 "Hello, Small Lady. Did you have a good time?" Setsuna
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621 asked.
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622
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623 ChibiUsa nodded. "Yeah. It was a lot of fun."
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624
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625 "I'm glad. Hotaru's always so happy when she's going
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626 places with you," Setsuna said. She turned to see
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627 Hotaru talking excitedly to Michiru about the dance.
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628
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629 "I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself, Hotaru-chan. Did
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630 you dance a lot?" Michiru asked her.
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631
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632 "Yes. Only with ChibiUsa-chan, though. I really
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633 enjoyed myself," Hotaru said.
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634
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635 Michiru seemed a little confused. "Nobody asked you to
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636 dance?"
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637
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638 "No, someone asked me, but I didn't want to. I was
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639 fine with how things were going," Hotaru replied.
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640
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641 Michiru smiled, "Well, I'm glad for you then."
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642
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643 "Thanks. It's getting late. ChibiUsa-chan and I are
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644 going to change. We'll probably take a shower after
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645 that, so we'll see you all tomorrow. " Hotaru said.
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646
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647 "Okay, goodnight." Michiru said.
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648
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649 "Goodnight, everyone." Hotaru waved as she grabbed
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650 ChibiUsa by the hand and led her upstairs. ChibiUsa
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651 waved as she followed Hotaru.
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652
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653
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654 Momoko sat alone in the dark. She was in her room, but
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655 she couldn't get comfortable. She was so confused.
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656 She'd found out why ChibiUsa had been acting so
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657 strangely, but now she didn't know what to do about it.
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658 She wanted to talk to ChibiUsa, but she didn't know how
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659 to bring it up to the pink haired girl. She'd known
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660 Hotaru and ChibiUsa were close, but she was shocked to
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661 learn just how close they really were.
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662
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663 The other thing troubling her was Diana, the mysterious
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664 girl she had been dancing with. She couldn't get that
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665 girl out of her mind, even after seeing Hotaru and
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666 ChibiUsa kissing. She felt oddly about how she'd spent
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667 the night with Diana. She didn't know why, but she was
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668 also afraid she'd never see her again.
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669
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670 Momoko slumped down on her floor and looked out her
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671 window into the night. "Where did you go?" she asked
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672 aloud.
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673
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674 She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to make
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675 sense of the night, but it all seemed so strange to
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676 her. The only thing she knew was that she wanted to see
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677 Diana again.
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678
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679
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680 ChibiUsa hopped back onto Hotaru's bed when they
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681 entered the room. She yawned as she laid back,
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682 stretching out on the bed.
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683
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684 Hotaru giggled. "Are you tired?"
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685
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686 "Yeah, I didn't get much sleep last night," ChibiUsa
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687 said.
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688
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689 "Me neither. I was trying to decide what I should do at
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690 the dance," Hotaru said.
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691
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692 ChibiUsa sat up. "Really? Why did you decide not to do
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693 anything?"
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694
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695 "It was a tough decision. I really, really didn't want
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696 to go as friends. I almost left when Naruru tried to
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697 get us to dance with some boys, but the way you held me
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698 when we slow danced," Hotaru sighed. "I'll be surprised
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699 if no one thinks there was something behind it. I am
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700 the only one you danced with." She smiled. "Anyway,
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701 the reason why I didn't do anything was because I
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702 decided that this is about both of us. I love you and
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703 if that's all that matters to me, then I shouldn't care
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704 if no one knew we were a couple at the dance."
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705
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706 "Arigato, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said. She looked a
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707 bit sad after listening to Hotaru.
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708
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709 Hotaru sat down beside her. "What's wrong?" she asked.
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710
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rlm@2
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711 "You almost left," ChibiUsa said simply.
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712
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713 Hotaru put her arm around the pink haired girl.
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714 ChibiUsa leaned her head on Hotaru's shoulder. "It's
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715 just that I get so frustrated sometimes. I'm so glad
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716 we're together, but I didn't want to be at the dance
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717 with all those people. I was nervous about the whole
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718 thing and I didn't want Naruru to try to set us up with
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719 different boys the whole time. I hated going to the
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720 dance as friends, but I still had fun." She smiled at
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721 the other girl.
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722
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723 ChibiUsa smiled slightly. "I'm glad you stayed. Maybe
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724 next time there's a dance or something, we could go as
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725 a couple," she said quickly. "I was being kinda
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726 stubborn about the whole thing."
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727
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728 Hotaru laughed. "We both were. Maybe we can come up
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729 with a better compromise next time."
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730
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731 "That would be good," ChibiUsa agreed. "I'm really glad
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732 we went tonight."
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733
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734 "So am I. Seeing you dressed up for the dance made it
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735 all worthwhile," Hotaru said. "And I'm glad I finally
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736 got my kiss," she said quietly before kissing ChibiUsa
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737 again.
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738
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739 ChibiUsa kissed the dark haired girl back passionately,
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740 glad to be alone with her. She let out a startled cry
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741 as she felt Hotaru's hands moving across the fabric of
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742 her dress, starting to undress her.
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743
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744 Hotaru sat back. "You did say I could do whatever I
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745 wanted, right?" she asked mischievously. ChibiUsa
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746 nodded and blushed as she felt Hotaru taking her bra
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747 off. Hotaru smiled. "Good. Then I'd like to..." Hotaru
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rlm@2
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748 paused as if thinking. ChibiUsa sat anxiously. The dark
|
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rlm@2
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749 haired girl's fingers ran over ChibiUsa's stomach. "I'd
|
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750 like to tell my parents, then."
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751
|
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752 ChibiUsa stared at her for several seconds.
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rlm@2
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753 "Hotaru-chan?"
|
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rlm@2
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754
|
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rlm@2
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755 "You said I could do whatever I wanted," Hotaru
|
|
rlm@2
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756 reminded her pink haired lover.
|
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757
|
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rlm@2
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758 "But, that's not what I meant," ChibiUsa said quickly.
|
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rlm@2
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759
|
|
rlm@2
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760 "I know what you meant," Hotaru cupped ChibiUsa's
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rlm@2
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761 breasts, eliciting a moan from the other girl. "But
|
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762 what you mean and what you said are two different
|
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763 things."
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764
|
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765 ChibiUsa looked nervous. "But, Hotaru..."
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766
|
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rlm@2
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767 Hotaru laughed. "You did agree." She smiled and kissed
|
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rlm@2
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768 ChibiUsa again. "Now pull your dress back up. They
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|
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769 should still be downstairs."
|
|
rlm@2
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770
|
|
rlm@2
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771 "But I don't know what to say," ChibiUsa argued.
|
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rlm@2
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772
|
|
rlm@2
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773 "Just tell them the truth. That we love each other.
|
|
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774 Setsuna's been your friend for years, you know Haruka
|
|
rlm@2
|
775 and Michiru really well..." Hotaru replied. ChibiUsa
|
|
rlm@2
|
776 still didn't look convinced. "Please? Do this for me,"
|
|
rlm@2
|
777 Hotaru asked.
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rlm@2
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778
|
|
rlm@2
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779 ChibiUsa sighed. "Okay, Taru-chan. I will."
|
|
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780
|
|
rlm@2
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781 Hotaru hugged her. "Arigato, Odango-chan!"
|
|
rlm@2
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782
|
|
rlm@2
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783
|
|
rlm@2
|
784 Haruka had a triumphant grin on her face as Hotaru
|
|
rlm@2
|
785 finished up. Michiru looked surprised by the news.
|
|
rlm@2
|
786 Setsuna looked as if it hadn't really been a surprise
|
|
rlm@2
|
787 to her at all.
|
|
rlm@2
|
788
|
|
rlm@2
|
789 "So the two of you?" Michiru asked.
|
|
rlm@2
|
790
|
|
rlm@2
|
791 Hotaru nodded. "Hai. We've been together for a couple
|
|
rlm@2
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792 of months now. I'm sorry we hadn't told you all until
|
|
rlm@2
|
793 now."
|
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rlm@2
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794
|
|
rlm@2
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795 ChibiUsa stood to the left and slightly behind Hotaru.
|
|
rlm@2
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796 She'd let the other girl do most of the talking.
|
|
rlm@2
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797
|
|
rlm@2
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798 Setsuna smiled and took a step closer to ChibiUsa.
|
|
rlm@2
|
799 "Small Lady, you really shouldn't worry about it. We're
|
|
rlm@2
|
800 all happy for you. You don't need to be embarrassed
|
|
rlm@2
|
801 about it. We're all here for you."
|
|
rlm@2
|
802
|
|
rlm@2
|
803 "And we're glad you found someone, Hotaru," Haruka
|
|
rlm@2
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804 said, still wearing the sappy grin she seemed to be
|
|
rlm@2
|
805 directing at Michiru.
|
|
rlm@2
|
806
|
|
rlm@2
|
807 "Thank you," Hotaru said happily.
|
|
rlm@2
|
808
|
|
rlm@2
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809 "As long as you're happy, we're behind you, Hime-chan,"
|
|
rlm@2
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810 Michiru said. "You two make a cute couple. Maybe you'll
|
|
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811 let me paint the two of you sometime."
|
|
rlm@2
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812
|
|
rlm@2
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813 "And remember, my offer still stands," Haruka reminded
|
|
rlm@2
|
814 them.
|
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rlm@2
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815
|
|
rlm@2
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816 "I'm glad things have worked out so well for you here
|
|
rlm@2
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817 in the past, Small Lady. I'm sure your mother would be
|
|
rlm@2
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818 proud of you," Setsuna told to pink haired girl.
|
|
rlm@2
|
819
|
|
rlm@2
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820 "Thanks everyone," ChibiUsa said as she gave Sestuna a
|
|
rlm@2
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821 hug.
|
|
rlm@2
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822
|
|
rlm@2
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823 "Our little girl's growing up, alright," Michiru said.
|
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rlm@2
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824
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825
|
|
rlm@2
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826 After a couple of hours talking with Setsuna, Michiru,
|
|
rlm@2
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827 and Haruka about the whole situation, Hotaru and
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|
rlm@2
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828 ChibiUsa were back in bed in Hotaru's room. They held
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829 each other, their bare bodies pressed against each
|
|
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|
830 other.
|
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rlm@2
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831
|
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rlm@2
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832 "See? I told you it wouldn't be so horrible," Hotaru
|
|
rlm@2
|
833 said.
|
|
rlm@2
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834
|
|
rlm@2
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835 "You're right. It wasn't that bad," ChibiUsa agreed.
|
|
rlm@2
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836 "Good. Then we can tell the Inner Senshi tomorrow."
|
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rlm@2
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837
|
|
rlm@2
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838 "Hotaru!"
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839
|
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840 She giggled. "I'm kidding. We can tell them later. I'm
|
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rlm@2
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841 just glad I don't have to keep it a secret from my
|
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rlm@2
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842 parents anymore."
|
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rlm@2
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843
|
|
rlm@2
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844 "Yeah. I do feel better now that we've told them,"
|
|
rlm@2
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845 ChibiUsa said.
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rlm@2
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846
|
|
rlm@2
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847 "Me too. I hated hiding it from them."
|
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848
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849 ChibiUsa smiled. "I'm glad you're happy about it." She
|
|
rlm@2
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850 ran her hand through Hotaru's soft hair before kissing
|
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rlm@2
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851 her. "I love you, Taru."
|
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852
|
|
rlm@2
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853 "I love you, too," Hotaru replied while stroking the
|
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rlm@2
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854 other girl's cheek. The two girls held each other
|
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855 before sleep finally claimed them.
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856
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857
|
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858 Momoko lay still in the dark, confused as ever. She
|
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rlm@2
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859 didn't know what to do about anything that had happened
|
|
rlm@2
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860 that night.
|
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861
|
|
rlm@2
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862 "I wish I could see Diana again," Momoko said aloud.
|
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863
|
|
rlm@2
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864 Diana looked in from where she was perched on the window
|
|
rlm@2
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865 sill watching Momoko. She'd felt bad after running off at
|
|
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866 the dance. She knew Momoko probably thought she was strange
|
|
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867 because of her tail. She'd waited until after the dance and
|
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868 followed Momoko home in her kitten form. 'She wants to see
|
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869 me?' Diana asked herself. She meowed and scratched at the
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870 window.
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871
|
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872 The lavender haired girl looked out her window to see the
|
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rlm@2
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873 kitten sitting there in the moonlight. A slight smile
|
|
rlm@2
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874 played across her features. Even if it was only ChibiUsa's
|
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rlm@2
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875 kitten, it was nice to have company. She slid the window
|
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876 open. The kitten jumped inside quickly, landing on her bed.
|
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877
|
|
rlm@2
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878 "What are you doing here?" Momoko asked, not expecting an
|
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879 answer. She scratched the kitten under her chin. "I meant
|
|
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880 I wanted to see human Diana." Diana meowed again causing
|
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rlm@2
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881 the other girl to smile again. "I'm still glad to see you,
|
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rlm@2
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882 though." She picked up the kitten and held her in her arms.
|
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883 She stroked Diana's soft fur. The kitten purred softly as
|
|
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884 Momoko sat back on her bed.
|
|
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885
|
|
rlm@2
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886 "I really don't know what happened today. It was all so
|
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887 sudden. I was trying to find out what ChibiUsa was keeping
|
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888 from me, but even though I found out, I'm more confused
|
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889 than I was back then." Momoko stopped and sighed. "I met
|
|
rlm@2
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890 this really pretty girl at the dance. She seemed to be
|
|
rlm@2
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891 trying to find out the same thing I was, so I thought we
|
|
rlm@2
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892 could help each other. It was so strange, but she asked me
|
|
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893 to dance with her. We danced for a long time and I forgot
|
|
rlm@2
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894 all about what I'd been doing there. It was like I was only
|
|
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895 there to dance with Diana. I loved every second of it. She
|
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rlm@2
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896 was so cute. And graceful."
|
|
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897
|
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898 Diana blushed. 'She thinks I'm cute?'
|
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899
|
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rlm@2
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900 "But it ended suddenly. I don't understand what happened. I
|
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rlm@2
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901 don't know if I ever will. Afterwards, she ran off. And it
|
|
rlm@2
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902 hurt. I felt like I'd never see her again, like I'd lost
|
|
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903 something when she'd left. I've been sitting here all night
|
|
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904 trying to think, but all I can think about it her. I don't
|
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905 know why. Well, I didn't know." She sighed again and held
|
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906 Diana closer as she looked into the dark. "I think I'm in
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907 love with her."
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908
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909 Diana's eyes went wide. 'Love? She thinks she loves me? But
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910 that was the first time she met me as a human.'
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911
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912 "I feel like I've known her for a long time. I guess you feel
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913 like that when you fall for someone, huh Diana? Like nothing
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914 else matters besides seeing them again. I want to see her. I
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915 want to tell her... I'm still not sure what." Momoko lay back
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916 on the bed, still stroking Diana's fur. Diana was shocked.
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917
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918 Both girls were more confused than ever now. Diana watched
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919 Momoko as she slept, staying by the lavender haired girl's
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920 side throughout the night.
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