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1 Author's notes: ^_^
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2
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3 Most of the important stuff can be found in part one, so I won't
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4 bore you with it here again. This is where the fanfic starts to earn
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5 it's R rating, just as a reminder. This is also where you'll start to
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6 understand why a certain plot point may or may not be a part of the
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7 actual manga. :)
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8
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9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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10 Chibiusa no PYUA na kokoro
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11 (Chibiusa's Pure Heart)
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12 Part 2
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13 By Andrea Doolan <ajhd@king.igs.net>
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14 "Sailormoon no ichiban daifan"
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15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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16
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17 ~*~*~*~*~
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18
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19 A scream rang out in the halls of Crystal Palace. This was in
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20 stark contrast to the blue skies and singing birds outside the building.
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21 For a few seconds there seemed to be silence all around, and the sun
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22 seemed to shine just a little bit brighter. Then the cheers could be
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23 heard all around the planet, or the solar system for that matter. The
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24 date was June 30. 2001.
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25
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26 A child was born.
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27
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28 ~*~*~*~*~
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29
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30 A solemn dark figure stood at the door where the celebrations
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31 were taking place. The girl's features betrayed her overall appearance,
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32 though, as she had a rather large smile on her face. A single tear
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33 trickled down her cheek in both sorrow and happiness.
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34
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35 "Sayounara, Chibiusa-chan."
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36
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37 A gloved hand reached out and touched her on the shoulder. It
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38 belonged to a blond haired women. Beside her stood a women in a green
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39 fuku.
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40
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41 "It's time."
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42
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43 Without another word, Saturn stepped back from the door and
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44 followed her parents down the corridor. They had already said their
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45 goodbyes to the other Senshi, but had stayed behind just long enough to
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46 see the miracle occur.
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47
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48 Saturn didn't think it fair that she, Uranus, and Neptune had to
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49 leave Crystal Tokyo and Earth, but she knew exactly the reason why.
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50 During the time Small Lady was growing up, all 901 years worth, she
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51 hadn't seen a single one of them. Only when she travelled to the past
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52 for the second time did she meet these Senshi. Pluto had explained the
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53 timeline to Saturn very well, so she understood perfectly, but it still
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54 almost felt as if she was losing a piece of her heart.
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55
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56 Uranus had also explained it to her in terms of duty. They were
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57 the Senshi of the outer planets, and their mission was to protect
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58 Crystal Tokyo and Earth from threats outside the solar system.
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59
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60 Still, leaving the only home you had ever known and your newly
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61 born best friend was a little too much for a seventeen-year-old to
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62 handle. The tears starting streaming down her face without her control.
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63
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64 Neptune looked back at the Senshi that quite possibly held the
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65 most power of any of them, besides the Queen herself. She sighed
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66 inwardly, and held her only daughter in an embrace. For a moment she
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67 thought about using a name they had abandoned a few years before, but
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68 thought better of it. She spoke in a slightly forceful voice, but not
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69 one without compassion. "Saturn."
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70
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71 The black haired Senshi looked at Neptune with her purple eyes
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72 full of sorrow. She blinked, and almost magically they appeared full of
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73 duty and honour. "Hai, I know." She broke off the embrace reluctantly,
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74 and continued with her parents down the long corridor.
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75
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76 At the end was a fairly large chamber decorated as if it held a
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77 special purpose. Pluto was waiting for them there, Garnet Rod in
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78 hand. The three just looked at her and nodded knowingly. The goddess
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79 of time nodded back, but took special care to smile at the purple clad
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80 Senshi. Without a word, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn vanished from Earth
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81 for the better part of the millennium.
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82
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83 ~*~*~*~*~
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84
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85 It wasn't as if Titan was a lonely place. Far from it. She got
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86 frequent visits from Uranus and Neptune, and she visited them frequently
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87 as well. If it wasn't a visit in person, they were always talking over
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88 the monitors at least once a day. And about once a month, one or two
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89 Senshi from Earth would come visit them (without the princess'
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90 knowledge, of course) to see how they were doing. Sometimes the Queen
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91 herself would come. One could tell Serenity felt more than a little
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92 guilty for sending them out there, but Titan's Senshi stood proud and
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93 was always pleasant. This made the Queen feel better, after all, which
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94 was important.
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95
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96 It certainly didn't seem lonely, anyway. But for Saturn she
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97 always had the thought of a certain pink haired girl in the back of her
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98 mind. Her duty came first, but the memory of her dear friend could
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99 still sometimes bring tears to her eyes. Even after all these years.
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100 Though when this happened she always reminded herself of a pact they had
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101 made when she was only twelve years old. She laughed sometimes when she
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102 thought about it. It was a little childish, but somehow the knowledge
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103 of it filled her heart with strength, and let her carry on.
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104
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105 Saturn walked over to the largest monitor in Titan's observation
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106 room. She touched a control pad, and an image of the planet Saturn
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107 appeared before her. Kirei, she thought. The swirling pieces of cosmic
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108 dust and ice converging in a ring-like structure around the planet was
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109 truly a sight to see. Sometimes she could just watch this for hours on
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110 end, letting her mind flow into the planet's energies. Sometimes she
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111 tried to replicate the effect using a technique similar to when she
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112 would simulate the big bang as a child. It always had a calming effect
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113 on her.
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114
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115 "I wonder what she's doing now..." she said aloud
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116 absentmindedly. She shook her head and tried to get the thought out of
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117 her mind. Thinking about it always made her depressed. How many more
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118 years would it be? she thought. A few hundred more, she reminded
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119 herself. She sighed. Being depressed was getting her no where. She
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120 still had lots of great friends whom she saw often, and loving parents.
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121 Plus she was a Senshi. A Senshi of death, she joked to herself, but a
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122 Senshi of rebirth as well. Really, she was quite content right now.
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123 And one day she would get to return to that blue-green sphere. To that
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124 cheerful girl who brought so much joy into her life.
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125
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126 ~*~*~*~*~
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127
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128 A faint pink beam of light shone briefly on a hill overlooking
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129 Crystal Tokyo, and then flickered out as silently as it had come.
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130 Standing there in its place was a girl in a blue and white sei-fuku
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131 [school uniform]. The bright sun flickered off the royal buildings,
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132 just as it always had. The girl smiled briefly in appreciation. She
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133 then looked forward, and her smile grew even wider. She saw her
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134 parents, of course, and Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus. Pluto was
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135 standing beside them as well. As good as it was to see those people,
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136 something else caught her eye right away.
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137
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138 "Masaka... Hotaru-chan! Hotaru-chaaaan!!" For a moment she
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139 just stood there in disbelief, but then started running as fast as she
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140 could. She ran into the slightly taller Senshi and hugged her closely.
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141 Then she drew back and looked into her eyes. They seemed to be smiling
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142 at her. "Hota-" she cut herself off, blushing slightly. "Gomen,
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143 Sailorsaturn. Doushite?"
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144
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145 The other just kept looking at her, happiness filling every pore
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146 in her body. She choked back some tears. "Okaerinasai."
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147
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148 By this time everyone had evidence of strong emotions on their
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149 features. Chibiusa glanced beside Saturn at another welcome sight.
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150 "Uranus! Neptune!" She could barely hold back her shock.
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151
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152 "Yo, Chibi-chan," said the blond playfully.
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153
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154 "It's been too long," said the Senshi of the sea.
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155
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156 Chibiusa felt like she was in a dream state. Was she really
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157 home? Had the future been changed somehow? She looked over at Pluto
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158 who just had a smile on her face. This was all very confusing for her.
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159 Finally she let go of Saturn, and walked over to her parents. She bowed
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160 respectfully. "Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity and Diana reporting
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161 home from the 20th century. If it pleases the court, we would like to
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162 return and live again in the 30th century."
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163
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164 Neo Queen Serenity just smiled. How proud she was of her
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165 daughter. She had certainly come a long way over the last few years,
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166 and was on her way to becoming a wonderful Lady and future Queen. "It
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167 does please the court. Welcome home."
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168
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169 Chibiusa flung herself into her mother's arms and was then
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170 greeted by everyone in turn. She wanted answers, of course, but right
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171 now it was just good to be home.
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172
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173 ~*~*~*~*~ (from now on, I won't refer to her as Chibiusa)
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174
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175 "So, all those years... You were alone?" Small Lady was still
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176 in shock and was trying to sort out some confusing feelings. She just
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177 couldn't believe that all this time Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn had
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178 been alive. She wasn't sure what had happened to them, but she knew she
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179 had never seen them. She thought they must have died somehow, but
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180 nobody would tell her. Now she understood why.
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181
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182 Saturn laughed a little bit. "No, I was far from alone. Uranus
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183 and Neptune were there and the rest of the Senshi came to visit.
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184 Besides, orbiting Saturn in Titan Castle was a wonderful experience. I
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185 had forgotten what it was like to be so near my namesake. At first it
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186 was overpowering. From my previous life, before I was reincarnated for
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187 the first time, back in the Silver Millennium, I had very faint memories
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188 of it. And even then I hadn't awakened, so I was in a dream-like state.
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189 It took a little getting used to being away from Earth and everyone
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190 here, but it was fine in the end. Now it's a very dear place in my
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191 heart."
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192
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193 Small Lady's eyes looked as if they were going to shed tears,
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194 but they were held back as best as they could. Right now it was just
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195 her and Saturn on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean. There had been a
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196 very big celebration when Small Lady returned, and everything was
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197 explained to her. It was still that same night, but it was very late.
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198 Her and Saturn had decided to take a walk and talk a bit. "But you did
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199 all this just for me, and to protect Earth? I would have been so
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200 scared."
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201
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202 "You're exactly the same as I remember you, Small Lady. Which
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203 isn't surprising, as you just saw me less than twenty four hours ago."
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204 Saturn tried to comfort her as best as she could. "Yes, we did it for
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205 you and to protect the kingdom. *Any* Senshi would have done the same
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206 thing. I'm not going to pretend that I didn't miss Earth...that I
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207 didn't miss you, because I did." It was Saturn's turn to hold back her
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208 tears. "But everyone's love filled me, and made me strong. There's
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209 something else, too. I remembered the pact we made...to always be
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210 friends. It kept me going. Whenever I remembered I would see you
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211 again, it made me happy."
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212
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213 Both women lost control and tears started coming down their
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214 cheeks. They hugged each other tightly; a hug that told of the 909
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215 years they had spent apart.
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216
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217 "I can't believe you remembered," said Small Lady between sobs.
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218
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219 "Of course I did, baka," she joked back.
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220
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221 "So, even after all this time, we're still best friends?"
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222
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223 "Mochiron! Zutto zutto! Eien ni."
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224
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225 ~*~*~*~*~
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226
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227 The years passed in Crystal Tokyo as they always did. The
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228 unpleasantness brought about by Sailorgalaxia in the 20th century was
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229 far behind them. Crystal Tokyo thrived again as the seat of power for
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230 the solar system. Neo Queen Serenity brought back the greatness that
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231 was once the Silver Millennium. The Earth, now free from evil, was
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232 united and stood like a glistening Christmas ball in the blackness of
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233 space. The other planets were now thriving, too. The great cities that
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234 were held inside the planets' castles started to revive and were
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235 prosperous once again. A princess was coming into her full glory and
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236 beauty, and now had the appearance of an eighteen-year-old. She was
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237 actually 910.
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238
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239 And two friends were enjoying life together.
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240
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241 ~*~*~*~*~
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242
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243 "Small Lady, hayaku!"
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244
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245 "Hai! Ikimashou ne!"
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246
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247 For the moment, these two girls weren't an heir to the royal
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248 throne and a Senshi who could destroy the universe with one swipe of her
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249 Glaive. They were two friends going on a little trip together.
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250
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251 "You sure you know how to drive this thing?"
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252
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253 "Well, Uranus taught me, so I shouldn't be too bad."
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254
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255 The transport started off with a jolt. It left a slightly
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256 startled expression on the younger girl's face, but it was quickly
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257 replaced by a smile. They were taking a long needed vacation. The two
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258 had hardly seen each other for the past couple of months with the many
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259 diplomatic missions both had to go on. Now was their time to relax. As
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260 evidence, both were wearing casual clothing. Sometimes it felt good to
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261 get out of the sailor fuku and princess gowns they were always wearing.
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262
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263 Though even in her lose fitting pants and pullover top Princess
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264 Serenity looked regal and glowing. She had really turned into quite the
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265 lady. The tresses that flowed from her two odango had grown down to her
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266 knees, and were now missing the "poofy" look they once had. Indeed,
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267 from the shoulders up she looked like a certain Black Lady the 20th
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268 century Senshi had fought all those years ago. Not that the princess
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269 remembered any of that. She had also grown quite a bit over the past
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270 couple of years. She now stood at 155 centimetres, just a hair less
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271 than Saturn. Her body was, of course, proportionately built, just like
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272 her mother's.
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273
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274 For Saturn's part, she hadn't aged in the past 905 years. Well,
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275 not on the outside at least. She still had her purple-black hair cut
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276 just above her shoulders, but her deep purple eyes told the whole story,
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277 and let people know her true age. She had stopped her growth spurt at
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278 the age of 22, growing into a lovely woman. I guess that's something we
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279 have in common, thought Saturn. We both grew up in a rather odd way.
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280 Today she was wearing a pair of khaki shorts, sandals, and a t-shirt.
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281 Very normal, indeed.
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282
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283 It was Sunday, and the pair made their way to the Northeast of
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284 Crystal Tokyo, about 120 kilometres from the centre of the city. The
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285 transport they were in was a sleek new model, and was designed for
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286 speeds of 200 km/h for normal travel. It could go much faster, if need
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287 be. It also had a very good shock system, which made the trip through
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288 the air especially smooth.
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289
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290 "What's our ETA?" asked Small Lady.
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291
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292 "A little over half an hour," replied her friend.
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293
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294 "I can hardly wait! I haven't been to your beach house in so
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295 long!"
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296
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297 The older girl laughed. The mini palace the Outer Senshi
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298 shared was situated on the shores on the Pacific Ocean. The appearance
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299 of the outside of the building had all the earmarks of the modern
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300 buildings in Crystal Tokyo. It's fundamental element was crystal, with
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301 some stone and glass thrown in just the right places for good measure.
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302 It's sleek angles shimmered in the sun as it made it's arc across the
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303 sky. The inside, however, was remarkably different. It's most
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304 prominent architectural style was from the Victorian times in England.
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305 Though one could also make out some 20th century designs and some modern
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306 ones as well. They all blended together to form an elegant structure
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307 that most designers cited as a wonderful example of architecture from
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308 any time. Even though this was a mini palace, with the building and
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309 grounds covering about 50 hectares of land, the Senshi still refered to
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310 it as the "beach house." For the obvious reason that it was on the
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311 beach.
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312
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313 "Ne, will Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto be there, too?" asked the
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314 younger girl farther into their trip.
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315
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316 "Ee. Uranus and Neptune will be there for sure, and I think
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317 Pluto's going to try and stop by, too."
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318
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319 "Good, I've hardly seen any of them lately." Small Lady sighed.
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320 "It seems like our lives are just getting more and more hectic."
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321
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322 The other girl smiled. "That's why we're taking this vacation.
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323 Sometimes it's good just to sit back and watch the world go by. Kami
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324 knows the Senshi deserve it."
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325
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326 "Yeah, even though it's just for a week, it's better than
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327 nothing."
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328
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329 The computer in the transport beeped slightly and then said,
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330 "Incoming message for Princess Serenity. Sailorvesta from Crystal
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331 Palace is on com channel 5."
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332
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333 With a little laugh Small Lady pressed the button that would
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334 receive the call and put Vesta on the view screen. "Hai, moshi moshi.
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335 Small Lady desu."
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336
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337 "Konnichiwa, Small Lady," said the red haired girl in a sailor
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338 fuku. "I know you just left, but we just got a request from the colony
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339 of Africa for you to visit there late next month."
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340
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341 Small Lady looked slightly annoyed. "This couldn't have waited
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342 until I got back?"
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343
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344 "Gomen, they asked for a reply right away. Besides, the Prime
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345 Minister there is a friend of mine, and I owed him a favour..."
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346
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347 "Okay, okay. I see where this one is going." Vesta looked
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348 slightly embarrassed. "Of course I'll go. Hmm, I really like Africa in
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349 the fall. But, Vesta, no more calls, please. Not unless it's really
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350 important."
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351
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352 "Hai, wakateru. Enjoy your trip!" With that the communication
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353 ended and the screen went black.
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354
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355 "Honestly, I still think the Quartet needs more training." said
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356 Small Lady.
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357
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358 "Maybe you could send them back to the past," kidded Saturn.
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359 Both girls started to laugh at the idea.
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360
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361 "Ah! Mite!" said the princess excitedly. The transport slowed,
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362 and came to a stop in a garage of sorts beside the beach house. "Sugoi!
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363 It's just like I remember it." Both girls got their luggage from the
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364 transport and walked to the front doors of the "house."
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365
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366 "Tadaima!" said Saturn as she walked into the front hall.
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367
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368 "Okaeri." came a voice from one of the rooms off the main hall.
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369
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370 "Ohayou," came the greeting from Small Lady.
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371
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372 A head popped out from one of the doorways. "Ara, Small Lady.
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373 Ohayou. Saturn told us you'd be coming." Neptune looked elegant as
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374 always in a flower print sundress.
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375
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376 "I'm going to take her upstairs," said Saturn with a smile.
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377 "We'll be back down for lunch." The two girls took the staircase up to
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378 Saturn's bedroom and got their luggage settled. Really, there were many
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379 free rooms that Small Lady could have used, but both wanted to spend
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380 their vacation together. The bed was more than large enough to fit two
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381 people, and they liked to tell stories and play games before they fell
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382 asleep. Someone might have mistaken them for actual teenagers, if they
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383 didn't know better.
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384
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385 "It's such a pretty room," said Small Lady. "You've still got
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386 all your lamps." The room was done in purple colourings. The walls
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387 were a very light purple, while her curtains and bedspread were much
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388 darker. Most of the furniture in the room including her desk and
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389 dressers were white. It made for a very interesting effect with the
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390 lamps turned on at night.
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391
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392 "Yeah, every now and then I'll even pick up a new one, if I like
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393 it." She smiled at the younger girl.
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394
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395 Small Lady walked towards her and held her hand. Let's make
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396 this a vacation to remember. With so much going on, we have to make our
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397 time together count!"
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398
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399 The other girl agreed. They had to make the most of their
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400 friendship when they had the chance. This was going to be one of the
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401 best weeks of their lives!
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402
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403 ~*~*~*~*~
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404
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405 The sun shone brightly on a Wednesday afternoon in August. It
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406 was about 35 degrees C, which made the warm Pacific waters even more
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407 inviting. The calmness of the waves washing ashore and the gentle sea
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408 breeze was only interrupted by the happy cries of two friends having a
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409 good time.
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410
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411 "I'm going to get there first!" cried the pink haired girl.
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412
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413 "Oh no you're not! I'm a better runner than you, and you know
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414 it!" exclaimed her black haired companion.
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415
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416 There was a temporary splash as both girls reached the water at
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417 the same time, and then began laughing. Their adventurous attitude was
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418 accompanied by a brief, if not large, water fight. Afterwards, the two
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419 just stood in the water happily, but out of breath.
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420
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421 "I would have beat you if I still had Neptune's mirror," said
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422 the princess slyly.
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423
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424 "Ha! She's my mama, she would do anything to protect me,"
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425 replied the other with a defiant expression on her face. The charade
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426 didn't last long, though. Both girls immediately broke out laughing
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427 again. They started to swim normally in the water, both under and on
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428 top. It really had a calming effect, and was a place anyone would feel
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429 at peace. No wonder Neptune loves it so much, they both thought.
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430
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431 An hour or so later they both reluctantly started to emerge from
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432 the water. Both were pretty tired, but it was a great swim, and it
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433 relaxed a lot of the built-up tension in their muscles due to Senshi
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434 duties.
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435
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436 Saturn was a few steps behind Small Lady, and was almost out of
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437 the water. Unfortunately, she tripped on a rock she didn't see,
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438 crashing into Small Lady, and sending them both to the sandy ground.
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439 The scene was a pretty big mass of tangled limbs. Saturn ended up
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440 straddling Small Lady's torso, with her arms on either side of her head.
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441 She managed to stop herself a few centimetres before she flattened the
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442 girl.
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443
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444 There was silence as both girls just looked into each others
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445 eyes. Their breathing was hard, and they could feel each others hot
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446 breath on their cheeks. Several moments passed where no one moved at
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447 all. The calming sound of waves on the shore could be heard again.
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448 Then, ever so slightly, they both moved at the same time. Their lips
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449 met in a kiss that was timid at first, but grew into something more
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450 passionate quickly.
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451
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452 As if something snapped in both their brains, the kiss came to a
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453 crashing halt. Saturn retreated off of the princess with a terrified
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454 expression on her face. Small Lady's features almost matched hers, with
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455 her eyes displaying great shock.
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456
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457 Small Lady was the first to speak. "Sa..turn..." But as soon
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458 as she started, Saturn was already up, and running towards the house,
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459 tears streaming down her face. "SATURN!!!" yelled the princess after
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460 her, but she didn't look back. "Saturn..." said the princess again as
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461 she started to cry. She tried make any sense she could out of the
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462 situation.
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463
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464 ~*~*~*~*~
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465
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466 Saturn reached her bedroom and shut the door with a slam. Thank
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467 kami Uranus and Neptune weren't home, she thought. She flung herself on
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468 the bed and started to sob. A million confusing emotions were running
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469 through her head. Not the least of which was the total rush she felt
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470 when Small Lady's lips touched her own. Kami, kami, that had been so
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471 stupid, she scolded herself. She tried to remember why she had done it,
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472 but she couldn't. It was like a big blur in her mind. The tears kept
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473 streaming down her face. Had she really sacrificed all those years of
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474 friendship, all those years of waiting? Small Lady was her first friend
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475 and her best friend. She was someone who would be friends with her when
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476 no one else would. No one was forcing the princess, she *wanted* to be
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477 friends with her. That had been a first for Saturn, all those years
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478 ago. Now Saturn thought she had thrown it all away, that her best
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479 friend in the world hated her and no longer wanted to be her friend.
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480
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481 "Damn these lamps!" she screamed. "Damn these lonely lamps!"
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482
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483 ~*~*~*~*~
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484
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485 Small Lady was really no better off. She was still down at the
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486 beach. She just couldn't find the energy to stand up. She kept going
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487 over and over the events that had happened. She still didn't understand
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488 any of it. Besides the kiss itself, she was mostly terrified of
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489 Saturn's reaction. She just ran away, she thought. And that look she
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490 gave me... Is she really disgusted with me? It was all so confusing.
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491 The worst part was she didn't know if they were still friends. The
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492 thought of not being friends with Saturn chilled her to the bone. She
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493 didn't know if she could live without her. But what had the kiss meant?
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494 Was is just a kiss? Or was it something more...? Small Lady tried to
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495 think about it, but it was like her brain turned to mush. She just
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496 wasn't sure of anything anymore.
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497
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498 ~*~*~*~*~
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499
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500 A sporty looking transport pulled into the garage of the beach
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501 house. It's three occupants got out, and started taking in groceries.
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502
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503 "With all this technology, you'd think they be able to sell ripe
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504 tomatoes, wouldn't you?" complained Neptune.
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505
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506 Uranus just laughed. "Maybe something else in here needs a
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507 little ripening, ne?"
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508
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509 Neptune threw a sultry glance her way. "Maybe you're right.
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510 You can never tell until you feel the softness..."
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511
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512 Pluto, being used to similar exchanges for centuries, virtually
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513 ignored them, and started to put away the groceries. Young love, she
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514 thought absentmindedly. Suddenly she realised Saturn and Small Lady
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515 weren't there to greet them. "Saturn to Small Lady wa?" she asked the
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516 couple who were now in an embrace.
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517
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518 "E?" asked a puzzled Neptune. "Maybe they're still down by the
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519 beach. Saturn mentioned something about going for a swim today. Maybe
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520 you better call them, dinner will be ready in half an hour."
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521
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522 Pluto nodded, and walked out the patio doors onto the deck. She
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523 couldn't see anyone on the beach, so she decided to look through the
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524 house instead. She heard some soft humming coming from one of the rooms
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525 down the hall, so she went to check it out. There, sitting in a
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526 darkened room, she found Small Lady listening to some music with a head
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527 set.
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528
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529 "Oh, hello, Puu," she said calmly. "I didn't hear you guys get
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530 back."
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531
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532 "Small Lady," asked Pluto cautiously, "is there something
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533 wrong?"
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534
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535 "Hmm? Oh no. Nandemonai." She just smiled.
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536
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537 The older Senshi looked at her strangely, then decided just to
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538 tell her when dinner would be ready. The princess said she'd be there
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539 on time.
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540
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541 The Senshi of time had a similar experience when she found
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542 Saturn in her room. She just sat there calmly on her bed reading a
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543 book, acting as if nothing was wrong.
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544
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545 ~*~*~*~*~
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546
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547 Dinner was an interesting experience to say the least. Both
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548 Small Lady and Saturn got there at the same time, but didn't seem to
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549 look at each other. Their faces showed signs of considerable stress,
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550 and they bowed their heads while they ate. The other three Senshi tried
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551 to strike up conversations with them the whole time, but the most either
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552 would give were one word replies. The three, knowing something was
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553 wrong, could just look at each other and shrug. If this kept up, they
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554 would have to do something, but right now it was best left alone.
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555
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556 Small Lady stared down into her rice bowl and tried to imagine
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557 it as a snowy mountain in the winter, and skiing down it with the wind
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558 blowing through her hair. It would be better than being here, she
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559 thought. God, anywhere would be better than here right now. She...she
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560 won't even look at me. She must hate me. The sight of chopsticks in
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561 the bowl brought her back to reality again. She just sighed. Baka,
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562 baka, baka. I'm such a baka.
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563
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564 Atashi no baka, thought Saturn. How could I just throw away
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565 years of friendship for a kiss? It's funny how something as simple as a
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566 kiss can change one's life so drastically. The memory kept tearing away
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567 at Saturn's heart. The thought of losing Small Lady... She just
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568 couldn't handle it.
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569
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570 The dishes were beginning to get washed up. "Don't forget your
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571 baths tonight, you two." Sometimes Neptune forgot just how old they all
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572 were. Saturn just nodded and headed up the stairs. Small Lady's heart
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573 ached as she watched the other leave. She waited until she was out of
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574 sight before she went up, too.
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575
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576 ~*~*~*~*~
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577
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578 Saturn warmed the bath water, and settled in for a nice relaxing
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579 soak. She hoped some of the worries of the day would somehow just wash
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580 away. She was wrong. Somehow her mind wouldn't let her think of
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581 anything else.
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582
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583 Small Lady stood in the toilet room just outside the shower/bath
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584 room. She was ready for a bath, and was just wearing a robe. She
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585 sighed. Part of her wanted to run in and make up with Saturn right
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586 there. The other half wanted to run as far away as possible. She went
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587 over her options. If this was all a big misunderstanding, she could go
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588 in and talk to Saturn about it and work things out. On the other hand,
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589 if Saturn hated her she could be told to get out and go back to Crystal
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590 Tokyo. Was the pain of not knowing worse than being rejected as a
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591 friend? Small Lady didn't know, but she did know that she needed
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592 answers. So far the night had been awful... It couldn't really get
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593 much worse. That's when she decided. For better or for worse, at least
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594 they were going to talk about it.
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595
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596 The door to the shower room slid open, and Small Lady stepped
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597 in. Saturn was caught completely off guard, and instinctively lowered
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598 herself in the tub to hide her body.
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599
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600 "We used to bathe together all the time. Are you really that
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601 ashamed now?" Small Lady chanced a smile.
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602
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603 "Small Lady, I..." Saturn trailed off. She couldn't think of
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604 the words to say.
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605
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606 "Look, Saturn... We, we have to talk about this! I can't go on
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607 if things are going to be like tonight. It's killing me! I couldn't
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608 stand it if you weren't my best friend!" Both girls were sobbing.
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609
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610 "Then... You don't hate me?" Saturn looked so timid.
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611
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612 "Hate you? Me? I could never hate you! You're my best
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613 friend!" Small Lady walked up to her, and sat on the edge of the tub.
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614 "I thought you hated *me*..."
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615
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616 "No! Never!" Saturn looked away from the girl. "I'm sorry for
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617 the way I acted. I had no right to kiss you. Then I was so afraid of
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618 what you were going to say, that I just ran away. I was scared."
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619
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620 "So that's why..." Small Lady wiped away a few of her tears.
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621 "I thought you were disgusted because I kissed you..."
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622
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623 Saturn laughed. It felt like the first laugh in a very long
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624 time. "I guess there was a little misunderstanding between the both of
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625 us. So...we're still friends?"
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626
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627 "Always and forever, right?" Small Lady smiled. Something was
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628 still tearing at her mind. "But I don't think we can just leave it at
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629 that. Something...happened between us. I think we need to figure out
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630 why."
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631
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632 Saturn looked depressed again. "I couldn't get passed it
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633 either. The kiss, how did it make you feel?"
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634
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635 The other girl blinked. "Nani?"
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636
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637 "How did it make you feel? Inside?"
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638
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639 Small Lady thought back to the moment her lips touched Saturn's.
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640 It was like someone had set a fire in her body. Her head felt light,
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641 and all she knew was that she wanted to continue... "I can't lie. It
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642 felt good. Very good. But I don't want you to be scared away! Just
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643 staying friends is good enough for me."
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644
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645 Saturn looked at her, gratitude in her eyes. "You'd do
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646 something like that for me... The truth is, I enjoyed it. too. I'm
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647 just not sure what that means. Small Lady, why don't you come in? The
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648 water's nice and warm."
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649
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650 She hesitated a bit, but undid her robe, and then stepped into
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651 the tub. She submerged herself until her breasts were covered by the
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652 soothing water. "I don't know what it means, Saturn. But I know I
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653 can't just ignore my feelings! Whatever...whatever happens between us,
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654 I don't want our friendship to be affected. I think that scares me more
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655 than anything else."
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656
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657 "Atashi mo. Today I've done a lot of thinking. I don't think I
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658 realised how strong my feelings were towards you. It scared me. It
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659 scared me a lot."
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660
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661 Small Lady moved over to her friend to comfort her. "Don't be
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662 scared, Saturn. We'll always have each other." The princess leaned in
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663 closer and kissed the black haired girl. She expected the other might
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664 back away, but she didn't. Instead she returned the kiss with the same
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665 vigour. When they broke the kiss no one ran away. There were no broken
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666 hearts.
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667
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668 ~*~*~*~*~
|
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669
|
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670 Later that night in Saturn's bed, both girls laid on their
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671 backs, and looked at the ceiling. They were holding hands.
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672
|
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673 "It's almost as if someone removed a cloud from my mind," said
|
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674 Small Lady. "I think my feelings for you have been more than just
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675 friendship for some time. I didn't realise it before, though. It's
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676 like we were such good friends that our friendship grew into love."
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677
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678 The other girl looked over in surprise. "Love?"
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679
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680 The princess blushed. "Hai, love. I love you, I really do.
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681 With all my heart and soul."
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682
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683 Saturn just gasped. "I think it was the same for me. Our
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684 friendship was just so strong that it sort of mutated into love. Now
|
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685 that I see it, it all looks so clear." Saturn looked Small Lady
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686 straight in the eye. "I do love you. More than I will ever be able to
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687 tell you." Both girls smiled. Saturn went on. "I think... I remember
|
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688 being on Titan and thinking of you sometimes. Sometimes I would think
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689 of holding you, of being close with you. But I buried the feelings so
|
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690 deep that I didn't recognise them. Until now."
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691
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692 Both girls got closer to one another so that they were almost in
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693 an embrace.
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694
|
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rlm@2
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695 "I don't ever want to let you go."
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696
|
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rlm@2
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697 "Me neither."
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698
|
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699 They moved closer again, and touched lips for the third time.
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700 Their hands travelled up and down each others bodies, exploring the new
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701 feelings they had. They stopped for a moment and looked into the
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702 other's eyes. The both smiled as they saw the love and caring in them.
|
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rlm@2
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703 They whispered "aishiteru" to each other, and went back to kissing and
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704 trying to remove their partner's clothes.
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705
|
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rlm@2
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706 A special night followed for both of them. Special because of
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707 the fact it was the first time for both of them, and because they were
|
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rlm@2
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708 glad to finally share how they felt with someone they loved more than
|
|
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709 life itself. Not just their bodies, but their souls touched that night.
|
|
rlm@2
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710 When their souls touched, they fused together as one, making the
|
|
rlm@2
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711 partners two beings of one whole. Forever, they would always be united
|
|
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712 as one.
|
|
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713
|
|
rlm@2
|
714 ~*~*~*~*~
|
|
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|
715
|
|
rlm@2
|
716 Birds chirped, and the sun cast a ray of light over the land
|
|
rlm@2
|
717 signalling the beginning of another day. A body stirred slightly in a
|
|
rlm@2
|
718 bed. The figure's eyes slowly opened, and were greeted with a welcome
|
|
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|
719 sight. She moved forward slowly, and kissed the other girl. Her
|
|
rlm@2
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720 friend's eyes fluttered open, and a smile crept across her face.
|
|
rlm@2
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721
|
|
rlm@2
|
722 "Ohayou, Saturn."
|
|
rlm@2
|
723
|
|
rlm@2
|
724 "Ohayou, Small Lady."
|
|
rlm@2
|
725
|
|
rlm@2
|
726 They both just laid unmoving for several minutes. They couldn't
|
|
rlm@2
|
727 take their eyes off of each other. They would look up and down the
|
|
rlm@2
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728 other person's body, all the time breathing in their wonderful sent. It
|
|
rlm@2
|
729 was like a dream state, and neither one wanted to leave.
|
|
rlm@2
|
730
|
|
rlm@2
|
731 "I suppose we should get up, ne?" said the princess in a voice
|
|
rlm@2
|
732 that told she really didn't want to.
|
|
rlm@2
|
733
|
|
rlm@2
|
734 "I suppose," the other replied.
|
|
rlm@2
|
735
|
|
rlm@2
|
736 Several more minutes passed where neither one moved.
|
|
rlm@2
|
737
|
|
rlm@2
|
738 "Although..." chanced Saturn, "we *are* on vacation..."
|
|
rlm@2
|
739
|
|
rlm@2
|
740 Small Lady's eyes lit up. "Sou ne... It's not like we have any
|
|
rlm@2
|
741 official business we have to do..." She leaned forward, and their lips
|
|
rlm@2
|
742 met again in a passionate kiss. "After all, we're here to have fun."
|
|
rlm@2
|
743 Now a wicked smile crossed her face, which made the other girl laugh.
|
|
rlm@2
|
744
|
|
rlm@2
|
745 ~*~*~*~*~
|
|
rlm@2
|
746
|
|
rlm@2
|
747 Small Lady and Saturn were late coming down for breakfast. The
|
|
rlm@2
|
748 others were worried because of the way the two had acted last night.
|
|
rlm@2
|
749 They weren't sure what was going on. They were beginning to think they
|
|
rlm@2
|
750 might never come. Needless to say, they were shocked when the two girls
|
|
rlm@2
|
751 came bounding down the stairs happily, while holding hands.
|
|
rlm@2
|
752
|
|
rlm@2
|
753 "Ohayou gozaimasu!" chimed Saturn.
|
|
rlm@2
|
754
|
|
rlm@2
|
755 "O- Ohayou," replied Neptune. She had a look of confusion on her
|
|
rlm@2
|
756 face.
|
|
rlm@2
|
757
|
|
rlm@2
|
758 "What's for breakfast?" asked Small Lady. Then she saw the eggs
|
|
rlm@2
|
759 and rice already laid out for them. "Ah! Arigatou. Gomen, omatase."
|
|
rlm@2
|
760 She stuck her free hand behind her head to show her slight
|
|
rlm@2
|
761 embarrassment.
|
|
rlm@2
|
762
|
|
rlm@2
|
763 The rest of breakfast went fairly normal for everyone. Uranus was
|
|
rlm@2
|
764 reading the paper, Pluto was sipping her coffee, and Neptune was reading
|
|
rlm@2
|
765 a good book she had started last night. Small Lady and Saturn happily
|
|
rlm@2
|
766 talked away while consuming their meal. The only strange thing was they
|
|
rlm@2
|
767 never stopped holding hands the entire time.
|
|
rlm@2
|
768
|
|
rlm@2
|
769 Uranus threw a glance over to Neptune, who raised an eyebrow. But
|
|
rlm@2
|
770 neither said anything. It was when the plates were being put away that
|
|
rlm@2
|
771 Pluto finally spoke up.
|
|
rlm@2
|
772
|
|
rlm@2
|
773 "Saturn, Small Lady, can we talk to you for a minute?"
|
|
rlm@2
|
774
|
|
rlm@2
|
775 The two girls just looked at each other with puzzled expressions
|
|
rlm@2
|
776 on their faces, and nodded. The five made their way over to the living
|
|
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|
777 room, and sat down. At first there was only silence.
|
|
rlm@2
|
778
|
|
rlm@2
|
779 Uranus was the first to speak. "We're...concerned about you two.
|
|
rlm@2
|
780 Yesterday it seemed like you didn't want to have anything to do with one
|
|
rlm@2
|
781 another, but today you're close again. Even closer than before."
|
|
rlm@2
|
782
|
|
rlm@2
|
783 Neptune jumped in. "Don't get us wrong, we don't want to invade
|
|
rlm@2
|
784 your privacy. If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to.
|
|
rlm@2
|
785 You're both adults; you can handle you're own problems, but we just want
|
|
rlm@2
|
786 to let you know we're here if you wanted to talk."
|
|
rlm@2
|
787
|
|
rlm@2
|
788 Pluto decided to add something. "We love you both dearly. We
|
|
rlm@2
|
789 don't like seeing you hurt. Sometimes it helps to talk to other
|
|
rlm@2
|
790 people." She smiled at them.
|
|
rlm@2
|
791
|
|
rlm@2
|
792 Small Lady looked at her friend, and smiled slightly. Saturn
|
|
rlm@2
|
793 smiled back and squeezed her hand reassuringly. "There's really no
|
|
rlm@2
|
794 sense in keeping it a secret. I think we should tell them everything."
|
|
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|
795
|
|
rlm@2
|
796 Saturn nodded. "There shouldn't be secrets in a family. I guess
|
|
rlm@2
|
797 we should just get it out in the open first. Small Lady and I are
|
|
rlm@2
|
798 partners. We're in love." The two sat closer together, and held each
|
|
rlm@2
|
799 other protectively.
|
|
rlm@2
|
800
|
|
rlm@2
|
801 The three glanced at one another, and blinked a couple of times.
|
|
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|
802 There was no denying the shock they felt. Then large smiles crept
|
|
rlm@2
|
803 across their faces.
|
|
rlm@2
|
804
|
|
rlm@2
|
805 "We're glad for you," said Neptune. "It's always wonderful to
|
|
rlm@2
|
806 find someone you love." She looked over at Uranus who was already
|
|
rlm@2
|
807 looking at her.
|
|
rlm@2
|
808
|
|
rlm@2
|
809 Saturn and Small Lady let out a sigh of relief. Well, the worst
|
|
rlm@2
|
810 part was over. "Arigatou," said Saturn. "Your blessing means a lot to
|
|
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|
811 us."
|
|
rlm@2
|
812
|
|
rlm@2
|
813 "I knew it," said Uranus half jokingly. "It's too bad all the
|
|
rlm@2
|
814 pretty girls are already taken." She winked at Small Lady, who had a
|
|
rlm@2
|
815 very large blush across her cheeks.
|
|
rlm@2
|
816
|
|
rlm@2
|
817 "Uranus!" scolded Saturn. They all laughed. The family was back
|
|
rlm@2
|
818 together.
|
|
rlm@2
|
819
|
|
rlm@2
|
820 "But," broke in Pluto, "that still doesn't explain the way you
|
|
rlm@2
|
821 were acting yesterday. Why were you both so depressed?"
|
|
rlm@2
|
822
|
|
rlm@2
|
823 Small Lady sighed. It still brought pain to her heart to think
|
|
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|
824 about it. "Up until yesterday, we weren't sure of how we felt.
|
|
rlm@2
|
825 Actually," she laughed a little, "we weren't even really aware of it."
|
|
rlm@2
|
826
|
|
rlm@2
|
827 Saturn jumped in, sensing her friend was having a hard time.
|
|
rlm@2
|
828 "There was a misunderstanding. Our feelings were confused. During
|
|
rlm@2
|
829 dinner we weren't sure what to say to each other, and we were ashamed.
|
|
rlm@2
|
830 Both of us were afraid of losing a friend. But," Saturn looked Small
|
|
rlm@2
|
831 Lady in the eye, "we talked about it, and we managed to work it all out.
|
|
rlm@2
|
832 That's when we revealed how we truly felt." She left out the details
|
|
rlm@2
|
833 about the kiss, and the night that followed, but it was enough to make
|
|
rlm@2
|
834 her parents understand. Besides, they were probably filling in the
|
|
rlm@2
|
835 details for themselves anyway.
|
|
rlm@2
|
836
|
|
rlm@2
|
837 "Are you going to tell the others?" asked Uranus.
|
|
rlm@2
|
838
|
|
rlm@2
|
839 "Hai," said Small Lady. "Actually, we plan on discussing it with
|
|
rlm@2
|
840 my parents first. Mama's been bugging me to find a koibito for the last
|
|
rlm@2
|
841 little while, so we'll see how that goes. Then we'll tell the others."
|
|
rlm@2
|
842
|
|
rlm@2
|
843 "So," said Saturn, "before we have to go back on Saturday, we plan
|
|
rlm@2
|
844 on enjoying the last few days. No worries, no troubles. Just a couple
|
|
rlm@2
|
845 enjoying their time together." They both smiled. The next few days
|
|
rlm@2
|
846 would be bliss.
|
|
rlm@2
|
847
|
|
rlm@2
|
848 ~*~*~*~*~
|
|
rlm@2
|
849
|
|
rlm@2
|
850 Later that day Saturn was alone in the kitchen trying to find
|
|
rlm@2
|
851 something to snack on. She didn't hear anyone come up behind her.
|
|
rlm@2
|
852
|
|
rlm@2
|
853 "Saturn," said a woman with long aqua hair.
|
|
rlm@2
|
854
|
|
rlm@2
|
855 "Ah, Neptune," said Saturn as she turned around. "Doushitano?"
|
|
rlm@2
|
856
|
|
rlm@2
|
857 Neptune didn't say anything, but showed how she felt with her
|
|
rlm@2
|
858 actions. She hugged the younger girl and held her in her arms.
|
|
rlm@2
|
859
|
|
rlm@2
|
860 "Neptune?"
|
|
rlm@2
|
861
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rlm@2
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862 "Gomen," said the woman, still holding her. "Saturn, I really
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863 want you to know how happy I am, how happy we all are about you and
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864 Small Lady. And I want to let you know that we'll support you in any
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865 way." She laughed a little. "But why do I feel like I'm losing you?"
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866
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867 "Mama," Saturn said in almost a whisper. "I'm 915 years old. I
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868 think it's time you let go."
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869
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870 The other laughed. "I suppose you're right. But you'll always be
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871 my little girl. I hoped you'd find someone to love and be loved by.
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872 Now you have. I hope you become very happy, musume."
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873
|
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874 "Arigatou, mama. I love you."
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875
|
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876 ~*~*~*~*~
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877
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878 Saturday morning rolled around far too quickly for the happy
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879 couple. They wanted to stay at the beach house for all eternity,
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880 without having to face the real world, but they couldn't do it, and they
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881 knew it. The morning was being spent packing up luggage and saying
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882 goodbye. It could be months until they got to see these Senshi again.
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883 It surprised them when Uranus offered to drive them back to Crystal
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884 Tokyo. They accepted, of course, but they sensed a motive behind her
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885 asking.
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886
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887 Pretty soon they were on the road, or the sky, actually. With
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888 Uranus driving it would probably take them twenty minutes to arrive at
|
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889 their destination. Or it would, if she drove as fast as she usually
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890 did. Today it seemed almost as if she was holding back. Neither girl
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891 knew why, but they were just content to sit in the back seat holding
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892 hands. They would get to Crystal Tokyo soon enough.
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893
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894 "I have a little story to tell you," said Uranus, which slightly
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895 surprised the girls. "It goes back quite a ways, but I think it's
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896 important."
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897
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898 Saturn winced slightly. She knew what was coming. She didn't
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899 know all that much about Uranus or Neptune before they became her
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900 parents, except the little bits they told her. She knew for a fact that
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901 it was very painful for both of them, so she never pressed the issue.
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902 She was a little scared, so she squeezed Small Lady's hand. The other
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903 looked at her slightly confused, but smiled at the same time.
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904
|
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905 "It's about Neptune and I...when we were young." She seemed to
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906 pause for a bit. "When I first laid eyes on her, I couldn't believe
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907 how beautiful she was. She was like a shimmering angel trying to pull
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908 me out of the darkness of my existence. I had been having dreams about
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909 her and the mission for some time. So while I was overjoyed at meeting
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910 her in real life, I pushed her away, because I was afraid of the
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911 mission, and all I would have to give up. But she wouldn't give up.
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912 She always has been persistent." She stopped and laughed. "Actually
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913 she told me she had been following my F1 career long before she knew
|
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914 about the mission. She would always watch from a distance...
|
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915
|
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rlm@2
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916 "Anyway, I eventually gave into her. I couldn't help myself, I
|
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rlm@2
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917 had fallen in love. For the next little while we were very concerned
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918 about the mission. It meant saving the world from the silence, so we
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919 had to stay focused. But at the same time... At the same time we grew
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920 closer as a couple. I began to wonder how I ever lived my life without
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921 this woman. Before any of this had happened I had already left home.
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922 Being at home was just too painful. After I left I vowed to make *my*
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923 family life a happy one." Uranus winked at Saturn, who smiled. "But
|
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924 Neptune was still living at home. She was distant from her parents,
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925 they really didn't seem that interested in her, and I think they fought
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926 a lot.
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927
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928 "Something happened that I'll regret for the rest of my life. Her
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929 parents were on vacation. I think it was Hawaii or some such place.
|
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930 So, Neptune invited me over. It was a very special night. We ate by
|
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931 candle light, and played a lovely duet afterwards. It was almost
|
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|
932 magical. I should have went home right then, but I didn't. Her scent
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933 intoxicated me, and drew me in. I couldn't leave her arms." Uranus
|
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934 coughed a bit, sensing the blushes on the other girls' cheeks. "To make
|
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935 a long story short, her parents came home unexpectedly that night. They
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936 were none too pleased when they found me sharing a bed with their
|
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937 daughter... They said some horrible things to Neptune, to us both.
|
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938 Needless to say we left that night and never looked back, thereby
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|
939 severing our family contacts forever."
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940
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rlm@2
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941 Uranus looked back at the couple, they had slightly pained
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942 expressions on their faces. "Gomen, I didn't tell you that story to
|
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|
943 scare you. Far from it. Small Lady, you're mother is a very caring
|
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944 woman, you have nothing to worry about. But you have to be prepared for
|
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945 the reaction of the masses. You're Princess Serenity, heir to the
|
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946 throne of the Moon Kingdom, wielder of the most power force in the
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947 galaxy. You have to expect some sort of negative reaction to your
|
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948 decision."
|
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949
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950 "Uranus, this is Crystal Tokyo. We're in an age of peace and
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951 love. People's opinion's have changed over the past 900 some years."
|
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rlm@2
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952 said the princess in a calm voice.
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953
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954 The blond woman tried to smile. How naive she is, she thought.
|
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955 "That's true. You'll have an easier time than Neptune and I ever had,
|
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956 but you have to expect some resistance. Some of the fringe religious
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|
957 groups are still around, and they can get quite opinionated."
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958
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959 By this time Small Lady was slightly angry. "So what do you want
|
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960 me to do, Uranus? Just give Saturn up? I can't do that! I'm not going
|
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961 to bow to any sort of public pressure!"
|
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962
|
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rlm@2
|
963 "No, no, please don't get me wrong, princess. You know how I feel
|
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|
964 about your partnership. If anything I'll be the first to protect you if
|
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|
965 any controversy comes of your announcement." She sighed. How could she
|
|
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|
966 make the younger girl understand? "I just don't want this to be a shock
|
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|
967 for you. I want you to stand strong if any resistance does come up."
|
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968
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969 Saturn had been sitting quietly for some time, but now spoke up.
|
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rlm@2
|
970 "Uranus," she said in a loving voice, "believe me, we appreciate your
|
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971 concern. We understand what you're trying to say. But Small Lady and I
|
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rlm@2
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972 have a force stronger than any resistance we might come up against. We
|
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rlm@2
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973 have love. If we stand together, no harm will come, ne?"
|
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974
|
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975 "Sou," said Small Lady. "All we need is each other. It might be
|
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|
976 a little selfish view, but it's true. We'll be together, and that's all
|
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|
977 that matters."
|
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|
978
|
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979 Uranus smiled. "Yokata na. Forgive me, I just wanted to make
|
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|
980 sure that you were ready. Now there's no doubt that you are."
|
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981
|
|
rlm@2
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982 The transport picked up speed, and zoomed along to Crystal Palace,
|
|
rlm@2
|
983 which was just starting to appear in the distance.
|
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984
|
|
rlm@2
|
985 ~*~*~*~*~
|
|
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|
986
|
|
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|
987 "Serenity-sama," said a servant, "you have visitors."
|
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|
988
|
|
rlm@2
|
989 "Thank you, Naomi-san. Please show them in."
|
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|
990
|
|
rlm@2
|
991 Neo Queen Serenity sat in one of her private chambers overlooking
|
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rlm@2
|
992 a spectacular view of Crystal Tokyo. Of course, any room in the palace
|
|
rlm@2
|
993 had a spectacular view since it was situated in the centre of the city.
|
|
rlm@2
|
994 This particular room, however, was facing the south, which held a
|
|
rlm@2
|
995 dazzling view of the Tokyo Tower. After all these years it was still
|
|
rlm@2
|
996 standing. King Endymion was in the adjoining room attending to some
|
|
rlm@2
|
997 paper work. Serenity herself was just about to start work on answering
|
|
rlm@2
|
998 the many communiques she had received over the past day.
|
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|
999
|
|
rlm@2
|
1000 The door to the room opened slowly, and in stepped Small Lady in
|
|
rlm@2
|
1001 her full princess gown and Sailorsaturn in her star fuku, Silence Glaive
|
|
rlm@2
|
1002 in hand. Both women bowed respectfully, which slightly surprised the
|
|
rlm@2
|
1003 older woman who wasn't used to such formal treatment by her daughter and
|
|
rlm@2
|
1004 close friends.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1005
|
|
rlm@2
|
1006 "Small Lady, Sailorsaturn. Please come in and have a seat."
|
|
rlm@2
|
1007
|
|
rlm@2
|
1008 "Mama, we're sorry to disturb you, but we would like to talk to
|
|
rlm@2
|
1009 you about something important. I'd like papa to come in, too." The two
|
|
rlm@2
|
1010 sat down on the couch and held hands.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1011
|
|
rlm@2
|
1012 "Small Lady, I'm never too busy for you," she said with a smile.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1013 She called to the other room. "Endymion, Small Lady and Saturn are
|
|
rlm@2
|
1014 back. They'd like to talk to us."
|
|
rlm@2
|
1015
|
|
rlm@2
|
1016 A man in a lavender tuxedo entered the room with a smile on his
|
|
rlm@2
|
1017 face. "Okaerinasai. My, don't we look formal today?" He gave a little
|
|
rlm@2
|
1018 wink.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1019
|
|
rlm@2
|
1020 "I hope you both enjoyed your vacation, ne?" asked the queen.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1021
|
|
rlm@2
|
1022 The two couldn't help but smile. "Hai, it was the best week of
|
|
rlm@2
|
1023 our lives, Serenity," spoke Saturn.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1024
|
|
rlm@2
|
1025 "Now, what would you like to talk to us about?"
|
|
rlm@2
|
1026
|
|
rlm@2
|
1027 Saturn squeezed Small Lady's hand. It was a bit harder than
|
|
rlm@2
|
1028 telling Uranus-tachi, but they couldn't back down now. Small Lady
|
|
rlm@2
|
1029 squeezed back, and had a look of confidence on her face.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1030
|
|
rlm@2
|
1031 "Mama, while I was on vacation...I fell in love." Saturn beamed.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1032 So far, so good.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1033
|
|
rlm@2
|
1034 Happiness and shock seemed to express themselves on the king and
|
|
rlm@2
|
1035 queen at the same time. "That's wonderful, Small Lady," said the queen.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1036 "Who's the lucky person?"
|
|
rlm@2
|
1037
|
|
rlm@2
|
1038 "She's right here. Mama, I fell in love with Sailorsaturn."
|
|
rlm@2
|
1039
|
|
rlm@2
|
1040 "Queen, King, before you say anything," spoke Saturn with clear
|
|
rlm@2
|
1041 devotion in her eyes, "please listen to what I have to say. I love your
|
|
rlm@2
|
1042 daughter. I lover her dearly. As you know, we've been friends for a
|
|
rlm@2
|
1043 long time. Long ago we swore we'd never be apart. Over time, and
|
|
rlm@2
|
1044 partly without our knowledge, that devotion and friendship turned into
|
|
rlm@2
|
1045 love. It's a deep love and we cherish it dearly. Please, you have to
|
|
rlm@2
|
1046 see that we're taking this very seriously." Saturn was looking the
|
|
rlm@2
|
1047 queen straight in the eye, trying to look as sincere as possible.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1048
|
|
rlm@2
|
1049 "Saturn," said the queen softly, "daijoubu yo. I know you would
|
|
rlm@2
|
1050 not make an announcement like this without thinking it through
|
|
rlm@2
|
1051 thoroughly. I can see how deeply you care for one another."
|
|
rlm@2
|
1052
|
|
rlm@2
|
1053 Small Lady and Saturn didn't quite know what to think at this
|
|
rlm@2
|
1054 point. Was that a blessing, or was there going to be a "but" to this
|
|
rlm@2
|
1055 statement. Waiting was killing them.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1056
|
|
rlm@2
|
1057 The queen surprised them slightly by getting up from her chair and
|
|
rlm@2
|
1058 walking over to them. She surprised them even more when she began to
|
|
rlm@2
|
1059 give them both a big hug. "Omedetou ne! I'm so happy for you both!"
|
|
rlm@2
|
1060
|
|
rlm@2
|
1061 "So, you're okay with it?" asked Small Lady hesitantly.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1062
|
|
rlm@2
|
1063 "Okay with it? I'm overjoyed! We both want to see you happy
|
|
rlm@2
|
1064 with someone, and now it's come true. We're glad you could find love in
|
|
rlm@2
|
1065 such a close friend." The queen looked like she was glowing.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1066
|
|
rlm@2
|
1067 "Small Lady, Saturn, Serenity and I wish you all the best. We
|
|
rlm@2
|
1068 love you both." spoke the king with clear emotion in his voice.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1069
|
|
rlm@2
|
1070 "Papa, mama," said the princess with tears in her eyes.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1071 "Arigatou." She held Saturn in an embrace and hugged her tightly.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1072
|
|
rlm@2
|
1073 "Do you plan to tell the others?" asked Serenity, while wiping the
|
|
rlm@2
|
1074 tears from her face.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1075
|
|
rlm@2
|
1076 "Hai. Uranus-tachi already know, and we'll tell the other Senshi
|
|
rlm@2
|
1077 whenever we can get them all together. And...I know I'll have to make
|
|
rlm@2
|
1078 an announcement to the world soon. It'll just get leaked to the press
|
|
rlm@2
|
1079 anyway. I'm prepared, mama. We both are. But we're also both strong
|
|
rlm@2
|
1080 enough to get through any hard times. Love conquers all, ne?"
|
|
rlm@2
|
1081
|
|
rlm@2
|
1082 "Sou ne," spoke her mother. "Love is everything."
|
|
rlm@2
|
1083
|
|
rlm@2
|
1084 ~*~*~*~*~
|
|
rlm@2
|
1085
|
|
rlm@2
|
1086 To be continued in part 3. ^_^;
|
|
rlm@2
|
1087
|
|
rlm@2
|
1088 Well, that was a whole lot longer than part 1, eh? Parts 3 and 4
|
|
rlm@2
|
1089 may not be as long. I don't really know. ^_^;
|
|
rlm@2
|
1090
|
|
rlm@2
|
1091 Okay, there will be fairly long author's comments this time. Yay! :P
|
|
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|
1092
|
|
rlm@2
|
1093 Chibiusa and Hotaru as a couple. Some of you may be thinking, "Is
|
|
rlm@2
|
1094 this girl out of her mind?" But it interested me, and I thought it
|
|
rlm@2
|
1095 would make a good fanfic. :) There's only circumstantial evidence to
|
|
rlm@2
|
1096 support it in the manga, but those few pictures were enough to peek my
|
|
rlm@2
|
1097 interest. Stay tuned for the next two parts, though. They may just
|
|
rlm@2
|
1098 surprise you (ooh, plot twist! :P).
|
|
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|
1099
|
|
rlm@2
|
1100 It took all my will power not to call Saturn "Hotaru" and Small
|
|
rlm@2
|
1101 Lady "Chibiusa." Or to use Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna's names, for
|
|
rlm@2
|
1102 that matter. Never in the manga do we see them using their human names
|
|
rlm@2
|
1103 in Crystal Tokyo, so it's fairly safe to assume that they never do.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1104 And, of course, we *know* Chibiusa was a 20th century invention and that
|
|
rlm@2
|
1105 everyone in the future calls her Small Lady. Still, it was hard. I had
|
|
rlm@2
|
1106 to hit backspace more than a few times, lemme tell ya. ^_-
|
|
rlm@2
|
1107
|
|
rlm@2
|
1108 Now a note about all the ages and dates I threw at you. Some of
|
|
rlm@2
|
1109 them may not seem to make sense, so I'll go over them in detail.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1110 Remember, this is canon as per the manga. :)
|
|
rlm@2
|
1111
|
|
rlm@2
|
1112 * June 30 2001 - this should be when Usagi turns 22, if we assume she
|
|
rlm@2
|
1113 turned 17 in June 1996 (this is when the fifth series manga came out,
|
|
rlm@2
|
1114 and Usagi was in second year high school (Grade 11) at the time). The
|
|
rlm@2
|
1115 second series manga establishes she rises to power and gives birth to
|
|
rlm@2
|
1116 Chibiusa when she turns 22 (since Usagi and Chibiusa share the same
|
|
rlm@2
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1117 birthday, this seems to be the only plausible date). Plus it makes
|
|
rlm@2
|
1118 sense since 2001 is the first *real* year of the new millennium.
|
|
rlm@2
|
1119
|
|
rlm@2
|
1120 * Hotaru at twelve-years-old - I meant in appearance. She'd actually be
|
|
rlm@2
|
1121 about a year old at this point (since the reincarnation).
|
|
rlm@2
|
1122
|
|
rlm@2
|
1123 * Small Lady at 910-years-old looking 18 - If we assume she turns 904 in
|
|
rlm@2
|
1124 1996 (she turned 902 in '94 in an enikki), and since she looked 12 in
|
|
rlm@2
|
1125 '96, we can assume, if she continues to age normally, that she'll look
|
|
rlm@2
|
1126 18 when she turns 910. In the 30th century, the year would be 2911
|
|
rlm@2
|
1127 (2001 plus 910).
|
|
rlm@2
|
1128
|
|
rlm@2
|
1129 * Saturn not ageing for 905 years and stopping her growth at age 22 - We
|
|
rlm@2
|
1130 know Usagi stopped ageing at 22, so it's probably the same for the
|
|
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1131 others. By 22 I mean the appearance of age 22. Saturn would have
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1132 actually been 11-years-old, and the year would be 2006. Subtract 2006
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1133 from 2911 and you get 905 years.
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1134
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1135 * Saturn at 916-years-old - 2911 subtract 1995 (when she was
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1136 reincarnated) equals 916.
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1137
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1138 If there are any other dates that I missed, they should all fit this
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1139 timeline in a similar fashion.
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1140
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1141 If any details don't make sense, like who Sailorvesta is, or what
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1142 Titan Castle is, you'll have to read the manga to understand fully. It
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1143 doesn't make much sense to go into a long explanation here. :)
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1144
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1145 Yes, I know I based Uranus' speech on anime events, but nothing is
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1146 mentioned about it in the manga, so I took a little artistic license. ;)
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1147 And I think I kept it general enough that it probably fits the manga
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1148 anyway. :)
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1149
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1150 Okay, feedback time. ;) If you have any questions or comments,
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1151 just email me at ajhd@king.igs.net. And if you don't, but liked the fic
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1152 anyway, arigatou. I know I never email people even when I like their
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1153 fanfics. ^_^;; Well, that's not true. I did email Tim Nolan once. ^_^;
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1154
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1155 Extra special thanks to Jay Dee Archer (aka Jupiter Knight) for
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1156 proof reading my fanfic for me! Arigatou gozaimashita! Go see Jupiter
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1157 Knight's fanfic archive, he has lots of great stories. ^_^
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1158
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1159 http://www.dragonfire.net/~JupiterKnight/
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1160
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1161 Music I was listening to when I wrote this: Disc 1 & 2 from the
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1162 Memorial Music Box (first season BGM). Actually, by pure coincidence,
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1163 I was listening to the same BGM that played during the end of ep 88 when
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1164 I was writing the 'Chibiusa returns home' scene. Any similarities can
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1165 be blamed on that. :P
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1166
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1167 Completed: Aug 20th 1998. |
