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1 Hi, everybody! ^-^ How are you all? This is the first part of a story
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2 were doing. We're trying to decide if ChibiUsa & Hotaru should come out
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3 pretty soon or if we should keep waiting for a while. We really love
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4 hearing from you so after reading the story please e-mail us your
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5 thought's on the subject. ^^ Anyway, this story was written along with
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6 Minako, the newest member. We decided rather than change the name to
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7 Amazoness Trio to change it to the Quartet (Yay!!! Who get's to be
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8 PallaPalla?). We don't have a fourth member yet, but we can hope. ^^
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9 This story is a Sekkushiaru Roman and for mature audiences, so please
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10 enjoy. ^^ It takes place several years after Sailormoon Sailor Stars.
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11 ChibiUsa & Hotaru are both 15 years old. For technical things about
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12 the story: (and we're really sorry if we screw any of this up ^^)
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13 The legal age to get married in Japan is 16.
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14 Ikuko and Kenji are Usagi's parents. Shingo is Usagi's brother. Usagi
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15 is married to Mamoru and lives with him while ChibiUsa continues to
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16 live with Ikuko, Kenji, and Shingo.
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17 That's about it for now. All the character's are copyright of Naoko
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18 Takeuchi & others.
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19 Thanks to everyone who reads our stories. ^-^
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20
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21
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22 Moonlit Nights
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23
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24 By: The Amazoness Quartet
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25
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26 ChibiUsa rolled over in bed, not quite asleep, but not yet awake.
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27 She pulled the blanket around herself tighter, trying to get back to
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28 sleep.
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29 "Wake up, ChibiUsa," she heard a familiar voice say. She rolled
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30 over again, trying to ignore it. "Come on, ChibiUsa-chan. Wake up,"
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31 the voice repeated.
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32 "I'm too tired to go to the banquet today. You and dad go,"
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33 ChibiUsa mumbled sleepily. She felt the weight of the bed shift as
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34 someone sat beside her.
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35 "I'm not your mom, Odango-chan," the voice said, amused by the
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36 girl she was trying to wake up.
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37 "Good," ChibiUsa said satisfied. "Then I'm going back to
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38 sleep."
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39 Hotaru started absentmindedly running her fingers through
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40 ChibiUsa's soft pink hair. "Odango-chan," she said sternly. "If you
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41 don't get up you'll be late for school."
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42 ChibiUsa sat up in bed, trying to find out where she was. She
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43 blinked her eyes several times before focusing on a half clothed
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44 Hotaru. She at her lover. "I could get used to waking up to this."
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45 Hotaru blushed when she saw ChibiUsa's gaze lower along her
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46 body. "It was great waking up with you by me," Hotaru said smiling
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47 back at ChibiUsa. "Now if only you'd wake up before making us both
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48 late."
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49 ChibiUsa pulled the blanket over her head. "If I'm at your
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50 house it means it's the weekend, right? Please say there's no school
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51 today..." ChibiUsa had had many ideas about what she and Hotaru could
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52 do that day after waking up beside her, but they were all for nothing
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53 if she had school.
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54 "Sorry, Odango-chan, but its a school day. Usagi's parents let
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55 you spend the night probably because they think I'm a responsible
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56 young lady and that I'd get you to school on time. Which is what I
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57 intend to do, so they'll let you stay over on school nights more
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58 often. You aren't a morning person, are you, ChibiUsa-chan?" Hotaru
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59 asked as she pulled her skirt on.
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60 "I can be, if the conditions are right," ChibiUsa answered
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61 before yawning. She pulled the blanket down. She blushed when she
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62 realized she wasn't wearing anything under the blanket. 'I'm not used
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63 to waking up naked in Hotaru's bed. I hope we do this enough that I
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64 can get used to it. That would be fun,' ChibiUsa thought.
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65 "And what would those be?" Hotaru asked innocently. ChibiUsa
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66 giggled. That look rarely meant Hotaru was innocent.
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67 "Well, first we'd have to stop that silly idea of yours about
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68 going to school. And second, you'd have to get out of those school
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69 clothes," ChibiUsa said quietly.
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70 "I'm sure you'd be willing to help. Now get up and get
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71 dressed, before I have to dress you myself," Hotaru said in warning
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72 tones. ChibiUsa pulled the blanket up over her head again.
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73
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74 Several minutes later, an exhausted looking Hotaru walked out
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75 of her room with ChibiUsa. ChibiUsa's clothes were rumpled and in
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76 disarray.
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77 "I told you I would do it," Hotaru panted. "We could have
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78 taken a shower together if you'd waken up earlier," she said as she
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79 and ChibiUsa headed for the stairs.
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80 "You should have tried to wake me up. That would have been
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81 great before school," ChibiUsa said regretfully.
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82 "I tried. You said you wanted to sleep, so I let you sleep a
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83 little longer and took one by myself." Hotaru looked at ChibiUsa.
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84 "Don't you remember?"
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85 ChibiUsa laughed nervously. "Not really. Like you said, I'm
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86 not a morning person. I don't do well this early."
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87 "Maybe I can help you," Hotaru said softly. She leaned towards
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88 the pink haired girl. One arm went behind ChibiUsa, stopping at the
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89 small of ChibiUsa's back. She pushed deeply into the kiss. ChibiUsa
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90 half closed her eyes as her hands started to wander over Hotaru's
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91 body.
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92 She settled into the kiss with her hands on either side of Hotaru's
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93 slender waist. Their breath mingled as the girls kissed passionately,
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94 their tongues touching.
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95 ChibiUsa heard some footsteps coming up the stairs. She pulled
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96 away from Hotaru, startling the dark haired girl. Hotaru looked at
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97 ChibiUsa worriedly to see what was wrong.
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98 "You two better get going if you want to get to school on
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99 time," Setsuna said as she walked past them hurriedly.
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100 Hotaru stared at ChibiUsa, realizing why her lover had pulled
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101 away. "Come on, ChibiUsa," she said angrily.
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102 ChibiUsa flinched. She was surprised that Hotaru was upset. She
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103 knew Hotaru hated pretending that they weren't a couple, but she'd
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104 never made the dark haired girl angry because of it before. Hotaru
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105 started down the stairs.
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106 "Taru-chan, I'm sorry," ChibiUsa said as she tried to catch up
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107 with Hotaru. She ignored ChibiUsa's apology and continued towards the
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108 door.
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109 "You forgot your backpack upstairs," Hotaru said without
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110 looking back at her. She opened the door and walked out.
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111 ChibiUsa hesitated for a moment. "Hotaru, matte!" she
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112 yelled before running back upstairs to get her backpack.
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113
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114 ChibiUsa caught up to Hotaru down the road. She tried to catch
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115 her breath as she walked alongside the angry dark haired girl. She
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116 looked down at her shoes. "I'm sorry, Taru," she said in a small voice.
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117 Hotaru walked along for a moment in silence before answering.
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118 "I love you, ChibiUsa. Why am I only allowed to love you at certain
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119 times? Why only when we're alone? I have to live a lie in front of my
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120 parents. They're the people I trust the most, and I can't tell them
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121 that I'm in love. You pushed me away because Setsuna-mama was coming.
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122 You pretended I didn't mean anything to you in front of her. You're
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123 the most important thing in my life. That's why it hurts so much that
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124 you pretend we're only friends until no one's looking. It's such a
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125 strange feeling being in love, but it feels great. I don't want to
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126 hide it." She finally turned to ChibiUsa. "When? When will we tell
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127 everyone? When can we stop this stupid charade?"
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128 ChibiUsa couldn't meet her gaze. She was ashamed of herself.
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129 She knew she'd hurt Hotaru badly that morning. "I'm... I'm sorry,
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130 Hotaru. I love you. I don't want to hurt you." She stepped forward and
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131 genty clasped Hotaru's hand with both of her own. She looked into
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132 Hotaru's beautiful purple eyes. The raven haired girl still looked
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133 angry and depressed. Hotaru blinked and her gaze started to soften.
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134 ChibiUsa kissed her hand before continuing. "I'm so sorry about this
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135 morning, but I'm still not used to everything, yet. I know you don't
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136 want to keep this up, but I'm not ready to tell everyone yet."
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137 "Why not?" Hotaru demanded, some of her anger returning. "If
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138 you love me, then why do we have to keep it a secret. What are you so
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139 afraid of?" Hotaru pulled away from the pink haired girl and began
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140 walking off again.
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141 ChibiUsa grabbed Hotaru's hand and turned her around. She
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142 looked at her sadly. "This is all so new to me. I want to make sure
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143 everything works out for the best. I love you, Taru-chan, and the
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144 last thing I'd want to do is hurt you. I hate knowing that you're
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145 sad. I'm sorry about not telling everyone, but I'm still shy about
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146 the two of us. I don't know what to say or what anyone will think.
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147 You're more important to me than that, though. I don't want to hurt
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148 you anymore. Please, wait for me a little longer."
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149 Hotaru stared at her for a moment. She sighed. "It's so hard
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150 to stay angry with you, Odango." Her arms went around the pink haired
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151 girl. "Do you promise we'll tell them sometime soon?" she asked as
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152 she held the other girl.
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153 "Hai," ChibiUsa said, nodding. "I'm really sorry about this
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154 morning." She was glad Hotaru wasn't angry with her anymore, but she
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155 still felt bad for how she'd acted. The two girls hugged before
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156 continuing on their way. "You really want to tell everyone, don't
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157 you?" ChibiUsa asked Their fingers intertwined as they held hands.
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158 "If we told everybody, we wouldn't have to sneak around
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159 anymore. We wouldn't have to pretend there's nothing between us,"
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160 Hotaru said as she looked into ChibiUsa's crimson eyes.
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161 ChibiUsa knew she wasn't being fair to the dark haired girl.
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162 Hotaru hadn't wanted to hide anything from the beginning. She had
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163 strenuously protested against hiding that they loved each other in the
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164 first place. She had finally relented because she didn't want to hurt
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165 ChibiUsa, but she continued to try to convince ChibiUsa to do
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166 otherwise every chance she got.
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167 "Come on, Odango-chan. Let's not worry about it for now."
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168 Hotaru smiled. "Besides, eventually we'll either have to tell
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169 everyone or they'll find out anyway. It would be hard to pretend
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170 we're just friends after we get married."
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171 ChibiUsa laughed. She always got nervous when they talked
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172 about marriage. How was she supposed to propose to her best friend?
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173 "I was thinking it might be nice to get married when we were sixteen,
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174 like my mom. It's only about a year away. Or we could wait until
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175 we're 17 when we're more mature."
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176 "How about now?" Hotaru asked calmly. She loved the pink
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177 haired girl and dreamed about marrying her.
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178 "Now?" ChibiUsa asked surprised. "But we can't now. We have to
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179 tell everyone first. And I've got to talk to my parents first and see if
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180 you can come back to the future with me or if I need to stay in the
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181 past with you. Westill have the high school entrance exams and..."
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182 Hotaru cut ChibiUsa off. "I've already got an engagement ring
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183 for you." Both girls stopped suddenly on the sidewalk. ChibiUsa stared
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184 as Hotaru pulled a small ring box out of her backpack and brought it
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185 up for ChibiUsa to see.
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186 "It's beautiful," breathed ChibiUsa.
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187 Hotaru was pleased with ChibiUsa's reaction. She'd been
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188 worried that ChibiUsa would protest against her buying an engagement
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189 ring already. "How long have you had it?" ChibiUsa asked.
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190 Hotaru blushed. "Since a couple weeks ago. I've been wanting
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191 to marry you for a long time."
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192 "Taru, we're too young," ChibiUsa argued nervously.
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193 "Don't worry, Odango-chan. I'm nervous about it, too," Hotaru
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194 said.
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195 "Nervous about what?" ChibiUsa asked.
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196 "About proposing," Hotaru said smiling. "If you're too shy to,
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197 just tell me and I'll be the one to propose. I'm kind of confused
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198 about which of us should propose and I thought you might want to. The
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199 only reason I haven't yet is because I haven't actually worked up the
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200 courage to ask you yet. I just want you to know that I really want to
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201 marry you. You mean so much to me."
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202 "Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said, not knowing how to reply.
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203 Hotaru sighed again. "Could I at least see what you'd look
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204 wearing it for now?" she asked hopefully.
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205 ChibiUsa nodded shyly. 'I didn't know Hotaru was looking so
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206 far ahead with the two of us. I'm so lucky to have her. She's really
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207 thinking about us.'
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208 Hotaru slid the ring onto ChibiUsa's slender finger. Hotaru
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209 held up the pink haired girl's hand and looked at her longingly. She
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210 couldn't wait for the day when ChibiUsa was her bride.
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211 "How is it?" ChibiUsa asked. She flexed her finger and looked
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212 at the ring. ChibiUsa was blushing a deep red as she looked from the
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213 ring to the dreamy look on Hotaru's face.
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214 "You look beautiful as always, Odango-chan. You just look like
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215 my cute Odango-chan that's engaged to me," Hotaru said smiling. She
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216 brought ChibiUsa's hand up higher and kissed it before sliding the
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217 ring off. She placed it back in the box before putting it back in her
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218 backpack. "After seeing you wear the ring, I'll have to propose soon.
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219 I really want to marry you now."
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220 ChibiUsa waved her arms. "Taru-chan, We've got plenty of time.
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221 You shouldn't be too hasty about things like this. We should wait till
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222 we're older."
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223 "Well, then you could always say that to me when I propose,"
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224 Hotaru said as she walked towards the school gates. She faced ChibiUsa
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225 and walked in backwards. "But could you really say no to me?" She
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226 asked smiling.
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227 "No one ever told me having a girlfriend would be so much
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228 trouble,"ChibiUsa said quietly.
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229 "Or so much fun. If your girlfriend happens to be your best
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230 friend, it just makes it even more interesting," Hotaru whispered.
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231 ChibiUsa giggled. Hotaru smiled. All the tension she had been
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232 feeling earlier had drifted away. 'I know ChibiUsa-chan's worried
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233 about telling everyone, but soon I'll be able to get her to go along
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234 with it. I just have to be ready to convince her. I'm sure I can.' Her
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235 smile broadened. She mouthed the words 'I love you' to the pink
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236 haired girl.
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237 The pink haired girl smiled at her and whispered back. "I love
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238 you, too."
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239 Both girls held hands for what seemed like an eternity before
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240 Hotaru walked off to her class. ChibiUsa turned around and saw Momoko
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241 standing there. The Chinese girl had her purple hair done up in a
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242 singleodango. She had an odd expression on her face as she looked
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243 from ChibiUsa to the retreating form of Hotaru.
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244 'Did she see anything?' ChibiUsa thought frantically. 'What
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245 did we do? Hotaru seems pretty obvious about us even when we are in
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246 public.' "Ohayo, Momo-chan," she said nervously.
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247 Momoko stared at her strangely for a second before replying.
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248 "Ohayo, ChibiUsa-chan. How are you?"
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249 "I'm fine," ChibiUsa said. She smiled, glad that Hotaru wasn't
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250 angry with her anymore. "Actually, I'm feeling great right now." She
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251 spun around in a circle. 'I've felt better than I ever had since
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252 Hotaru and I got together. Now that Hotaru's happy with me, it feels
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253 like it'll be a great day. I've slept better then usual even though
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254 we stayed up late talking and enjoying our time together.' She sighed
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255 happily while blushing at the thoughts of what she and Hotaru had
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256 done the night before.
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257 Momoko leaned towards ChibiUsa, the strange look returning to
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258 her eyes. "You're fine, huh? Then why are you blushing?" the lavender
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259 haired girl asked.
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260 ChibiUsa looked down. "Because..." she said simply.
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261 "Because what? I'm your friend. What aren't you telling me?"
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262 Momoko asked. Momoko and Diana were the closest people to ChibiUsa,
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263 besides Hotaru. She didn't keep things from either of them often. She
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264 didn't know if she was ready to tell Momoko about what she and Hotaru
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265 shared, but if Momoko was already on to it there wasn't a lot she
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266 could do.
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267 "It's nothing," ChibiUsa said unconvincingly.
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268 "It has something to do with Hotaru, I know that. Why won't
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269 you tell me?" Momoko asked sadly.
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270 "I'm sorry, Momo-chan, but I can't tell you yet. Soon, though.
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271 I promise." ChibiUsa waved at her and started walking for class.
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272 "ChibiUsa, please..." Momoko started.
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273 "I can't. Not yet," ChibiUsa said.
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274 Momoko sighed. "I'll see you in class, ChibiUsa-chan."
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275 'I'm sorry, Momo-chan,' ChibiUsa thought. 'Someday.'
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276
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277 Hotaru looked around for her pink haired girlfriend. She
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278 spotted a pair of familiar odango on the other side of a bush. She
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279 made her way around it and smiled at ChibiUsa. ChibiUsa was sitting
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280 and enjoying the shade with her bento box next to her. ChibiUsa
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281 looked up at Hotaru. She smiled back and patted the ground beside
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282 her. "Sit down, Taru-chan," ChibiUsa said happily.
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283 "I'm glad I found you. Not that you're too hard too find,"
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284 Hotaru said as she sat down next to ChibiUsa. She brushed a leaf out
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285 of the other girl's pink hair.
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286 "I'm glad you found me, too," ChibiUsa said quietly. Hotaru's
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287 hand went under her chin. ChibiUsa looked around quickly. She could
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288 hear some of the other students, but none of them could see the two
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289 girls. As soon as she turned back, she felt Hotaru's soft lips press
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290 against her own. She giggled lightly as Hotaru kissed her again.
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291 ChibiUsa's hand went down past the raven haired girl's skirt to one of
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292 her legs, clothed by the dark stockings she wore. ChibiUsa knew she
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293 should stop now. If someone walked past and ChibiUsa pulled away
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294 again, Hotaru would be angry. If she didn't, whoever was there might
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295 very likely notice the two girls. Hotaru's tongue pushed between The
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296 pink haired girl's lips. Hotaru moaned softly as they kissed.
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297 Both girls turned as they heard a rustling from the bush
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298 behind them. They blushed as ChibiUsa pulled her hand away from
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299 Hotaru's thigh.
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300 "Diana?!" ChibiUsa said surprised as the small gray cat
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301 walked out of the bush. She had a paper in her mouth. She set it down
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302 in front of ChibiUsa. "I don't know if you needed this or not, Small
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303 Lady, but you left it at home. It's some of your notes."
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304 "Arigato, Diana. You didn't have to," ChibiUsa said, glad
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305 that it had been her guardian cat.
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306 "Don't mention it. I'm glad I could help." She began to leave,
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307 but turned back. "Hotaru-san? Were you teaching Small Lady how to
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308 kiss? I'd just like to say that it looked like you were doing a great
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309 job." Diana smiled happily and walked off. Both girls eyes went wide
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310 as they sweatdropped. Hotaru blushed deeper. Diana was ChibiUsa's age,
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311 but she still seemed very innocent.
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312 Hotaru and ChibiUsa sat in silence for several minutes.
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313 Before they could talk about what happened, Ruruna and Naruru popped
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314 up.
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315 "Hello, ChibiUsa-chan! Hi, Hotaru-chan!" Naruru said happily.
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316 "Have you two heard about the dance?" Ruruna asked.
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317 "What dance?" Hotaru asked confused.
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318 "We didn't think so. Anyway, there's going to be a dance this
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319 Friday.
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320 Ruruna and I are going to make sure everybody knows since we're both
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321 helping to organize it." Naruru smiled.
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322 "Friday? But today's Wednesday!" ChibiUsa said.
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323 "Yeah, so you don't have much time to get a date for it, but
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324 we know you can if you try," said Ruruna. "If you need any help, just
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325 ask us."
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326 "We've got to go for now, but we'll see you two later. Ja
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327 ne!!" Naruru and Ruruna waved as they walked off.
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328
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329 ChibiUsa walked home as soon as school had ended. Diana was
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330 on top of her head and chatting away about what had happened the day
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331 before while ChibiUsa had been at the Outer Senshi's house. Usagi had
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332 made her curry while visiting and this time it didn't look like
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333 garbage. Mamoru had visited along with her and eaten the tasty food,
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334 Rei and the other Senshi had visited and talked to the two about
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335 "Sailor business" mostly for old times sake since the only senshi
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336 living there was ChibiUsa.
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337 "Diana," ChibiUsa interrupted, " What do you think about
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338 Hotaru?"
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339 Diana climbed down so that she could see her mistress's face.
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340 She was smiling. "Hotaru is a very nice friend," she said. "It's nice
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341 she's teaching you how to kiss. Now when you get a boyfriend you can
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342 be ready."
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343 ChibiUsa smiled. 'She's teaching me more than kissing.'
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344 ChibiUsa stepped up to her front door and walked inside.
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345 Usagi's mother, father and brother were watching a movie.
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346 "Good afternoon, ChibiUsa," Ikuko said smiling, Kenji nodded
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347 in greeting. "Usagi's upstairs, probably talking on the phone again
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348 with that boyfriend of hers."
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349 "Bo-boyfriend!"," Kenji said frilling up like a cats coils.
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350 "Dad," Shingo said trying to calm him down. "She's been
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351 married for years now. Of course she's talking to him on the phone. I
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352 think your having flashbacks since she's visiting."
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353 "A boyfriend who likes to run up our phone bills," Kenji
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354 commented.
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355 Shingo buried his face in his hands in frustration. "Dad...."
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356 ChibiUsa smiled and walked up to Usagi's room and felt
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357 Diana jump down from her head. The small grey cat nuzzled next to her
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358 mother. Chibi-Usa sat down next to Usagi, and Usagi turned and smiled
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359 at her future daughter. She had been talking on the phone.
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360 "Konichiwa ChibiUsa," Usagi smiled. "How did you like
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361 spending the night with Hotaru-chan?"
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362 "Interesting," she answered. "I made it to school on time.
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363 Usagi... you love Mamoru, ne?"
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364 Usagi looked at ChibiUsa strangely, and answered. "Yes."
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365 "Then do you think I could fall in love?"
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366 "ChibiUsa, most people would say you're too young, but I fell
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367 in love with Mamo-chan when I was fourteen. Your over that age and I
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368 think you could fall in love any time now."
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369 "Arigato, Usagi," ChibiUsa said and got up to leave.
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370 'I already am,' she thought.
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371
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372 "So what do you think?" Hotaru said over the phone.
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373 "I don't know 'Taru-chan," ChibiUsa answered fidgiting with
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374 the phone cord. Hotaru had just asked ChibiUsa to the dance. The one
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375 that Ruruna and Naruru had told them about at lunch.
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376 "Come on, you're not still afraid are you?" Hotaru
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377 answered a bit of anger in her voice.
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378 ChibiUsa knew that all that Hotaru wanted was to be able to
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379 be open about their relationship. ChibiUsa's heart beat grew faster.
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380 'What do I say?' "Taru you know I love you, but....I just can't. Not
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381 yet," ChibiUsa said. "You know the risks that come with any kind of
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382 love that grows. Look at everything Usagi and Mamoru went through.
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383 We'd have a lot more to deal with if we told everyone."
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384 Hotaru sighed. "Odango-chan," Hotaru answered, "I don't know
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385 how long I can take keeping this a secret...I just want what
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386 Michiru-mama and Haruka-papa have."
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387 "And all I want is what my mother and father have," ChibiUsa
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388 replied, "I'll go with you 'Taru, but this isn't my official
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389 outcoming."
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390 "In other words 'friends only'?" she asked.
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391 "...it has to be," ChibiUsa said.
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392 "Alright Odango-chan, for you."
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393
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394
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395 Hotaru was lying in her bed. She had several pillows propped
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396 up behind her, to keep comfortable. She was trying to read. It
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397 usually helped her when she was thinking about something too much.
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398 This time, though, it didn't seem to be helping at all. She reread a
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399 sentence over again. She set down the book in frustration, unable to
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400 concentrate on it. She reached over to a nightstand and picked up a
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401 picture frame she had on it. She smiled when she looked at the
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402 picture. It was of her and ChibiUsa. She had an arm around
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403 ChibiUsa's waist, while the pink haired girl had an arm over her
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404 shoulder. They were both smiling oddly and Hotaru was blushing
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405 slightly. It was from before they'd talked about their feelings for
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406 each other. At the time it had just been a silly pose they were doing
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407 for the camera, but she remembered how ChibiUsa had clutched her
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408 shoulder and brought her closer before the picture was taken. The
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409 picture was one of her favorites. Her fingers brushed the glass over
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410 the image of ChibiUsa. Hotaru rolled over and sighed. 'I don't want
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411 to go as friends,' she thought. 'I don't care what everyone else
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412 thinks. I want them to know I love her. I want to go as her
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413 girlfriend. We've been best friends for the longest time. Why does
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414 she want to keep acting like that's all we are? A dance sounds fun
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415 and I want her to take me.' She hugged one of her pillows tightly
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416 against herself. 'Odango-chan.'
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417 Hotaru heard a knock at the door. "Come in," she said.
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418 The door opened and Haruka walked in. "I brought you some tea,
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419 Hime-chan." She handed her daughter the cup.
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420 "Arigato, Haruka-papa," she said gratefully. She felt better
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421 as she sat with Haruka. She drank a bit of the warm liquid, relaxing.
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422 Haruka ruffled Hotaru's hair.
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423 "Haruka-papa, I'm not a little girl anymore. I'm 15," Hotaru
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424 protested.
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425 Haruka laughed. "You're growing up, but both you and ChibiUsa
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426 still seem like little girls. I'm glad about that. I wouldn't want
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427 you growing up too fast. I remember when you were a small baby."
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428 Hotaru giggled. "That was only a couple years ago."
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429 "See? You're already growing up too fast because you had to
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430 reage and be Sailor Saturn again. So how was school?" Haruka
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431 asked.
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432 Hotaru sighed and hugged her pillow again. "It was pretty
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433 good. I had a really nice lunch with ChibiUsa."
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434 "And you didn't have much homework, so the day seems to have
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435 gone well. What else happened, Hime-chan?" Haruka looked at the
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436 younger girl.
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437 "I found out that there's going to be a dance this Friday,"
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438 Hotaru answered.
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439 Haruka smiled. "Ohhhh...So the girl you want to go with
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440 either doesn't seem to know you exist or you don't think she'd go
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441 with you." Hotaru stared at Haruka. "Okay, maybe that isn't it. Have
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442 you found someone to go with? You can always take ChibiUsa. I think
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443 she has a crush on you."
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444 Hotaru stared at Haruka again. She teased Hotaru about
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445 ChibiUsa every so often even though Hotaru hadn't told her about
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446 the two of them. She didn't really know what to say. Before, she
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447 always told Haruka that they were only friends, but that had been
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448 before she'd admitted to herself that she was in love with the pink
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449 girl.
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450 "So why wouldn't anyone want to take a pretty girl like
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451 you?" Haruka continued.Hotaru sighed, glad that she hadn't had to
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452 come up with a response.
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453 "It's complicated, Haruka-papa. I'm going to the dance, but
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454 not the way I want to," Hotaru tried to explain.
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455 Haruka nodded. "It sounds confusing. Is there anything I can
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456 do to help?"
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457 "I don't think so," Hotaru said. She looked up. "Do you think
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458 ChibiUsa-chan can spend the night with me this Friday? She could come
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459 back here with me after the dance."
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460 "I don't see why not. Let me talk to Setsuna and Michi first.
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461 Otherwise, I'm sure she can," said Haruka.
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462 "Thank you, Haruka-papa," Hotaru said happily. Haruka smiled
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463 at her as she picked up the empty tea cups and prepared to leave.
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464 Haruka turned to Hotaru before leaving. "Hotaru, don't worry
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465 about it. If there's one thing I know, its that you can't run from
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466 fate. Whatever happens, I'm sure it'll turn out alright."
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467 Hotaru contemplated what Haruka said. "Thanks, Haruka-papa."
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468 "No problem. If you need any help, just ask. Sorry about the
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469 dance, but I hope you enjoy yourself anyway." Haruka opened the door.
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470 "I'm sure I will." Hotaru waved as Haruka departed. Hotaru
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471 sighed and fell back on her bed.
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472
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473 The next day after school, Hotaru and ChibiUsa were at the
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474 Crown Cafe discussing the dance.
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475 "What if you wore boys' clothes, like Haruka-san?" ChibiUsa
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476 asked.
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477 Hotaru sweatdropped. "I don't think that would work. I'd just
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478 look like a girl cross-dressing."
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479 "We could give you a short pony tail," ChibiUsa suggested.
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480 "I'm glad you want to go as a couple, but I still don't think
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481 that would work. That does give me an idea. What if you let your hair
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482 down? You always wear it in the odango hair style at school, so
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483 noone's seen you with it down before," Hotaru said smiling.
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484 "For one thing, everyone would see me with you, so if they
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485 didn't think it was me, they'd still think that you were going with a
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486 girl," ChibiUsa said.
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487 Hotaru smiled a bit more. "I don't mind if they know I've got
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488 a girlfriend. You're the one who doesn't want anyone to know."
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489 "Even then, I'm the only girl with pink hair at school.
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490 Everybody would just think I was trying a different hair style at the
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491 dance." ChibiUsa sipped her drink.
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492 "I like my idea, even more if everyone would notice that
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493 we're going out. I've got another idea, but you're not going to like
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494 it," Hotaru said. She waved to Unazuki as she served another group of
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495 people.
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496 "What is it?" ChibiUsa asked, curious.
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497 "The reason you don't want to go with me as your date is
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498 because then everyone would find out about us, right?" Hotaru asked.
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499 "Yeah...."
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500 "Then all we have to do is tell most of our family and
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501 friends today, and we won't have to worry about them finding out from
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502 other people who were at the dance." Hotaru smiled at the pink haired
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503 girl again.
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504 ChibiUsa stared at Hotaru. "But the dance is tomorrow."
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505 "So if we get moving now, we should be able to tell everyone
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506 in time. We could always have them meet us at the Hikawa shrine,"
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507 Hotaru said. "Or we could tell them all on Saturday. I doubt they'll
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508 have found out by then." Her hand clasped ChibiUsa's beneath the
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509 table. "You should relax, Odango-chan. The whole reason I want to go
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510 to the dance with you is because it sounds fun. And because it's with
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511 you," she sighed, "even if we are going as friends. I still don't
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512 promise I'll act like your best friend."
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513 ChibiUsa squeezed Hotaru's hand back. "How can I relax if you
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514 give me reasons to worry." She smiled as her fingers intertwined with
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515 Hotaru's.
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516 "And you wouldn't have to worry if you'd just let us come out
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517 to everyone. I'm sure everyone would be happy that we have each
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518 other." Hotaru leaned across the table and kissed ChibiUsa lightly in
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519 the public cafe. ChibiUsa kissed her back tentatively, trying to
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520 control her blushing. Her tongue pushed into Hotaru's mouth. Their
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521 tongues met as they kissed. As they pulled away, ChibiUsa noticed
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522 that the dark haired girl was blushing as well.
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523 "Taru-chan?"
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524 "I understand how you feel about everything, ChibiUsa. I'm shy
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525 about these things too. But I love you and I want everyone to know
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526 that. I understand why you don't want to tell everyone yet. I'm
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527 nervous about it as well, but I don't want to have to hide how much I
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528 love you," Hotaru said in a soft voice.
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529 ChibiUsa smiled at her. "I'm glad you understand. You always
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530 understand me."
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531 "It's because I can read you like a book," Hotaru said with a
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532 smile.
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533 "Oh, yeah?" Then what am I thinking right now?" ChibiUsa asked.
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534 She stuck out her tongue.
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535 "You're thinking that since neither of us have much homework,
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536 it would be fun to go over to my house and cuddle for a couple of
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537 hours." Hotaru said with her chin on her hands.
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538 "I was thinking we could go get Ice Cream or something to eat,
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539 but that does sound a lot better," ChibiUsa said happily.
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540 "Darn. I was sure you had your 'I want to cuddle look' just
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541 then, not your 'let's spend Hotaru's allowance on food' look."
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542 Hotaru gave her another quick kiss before they got up to leave.
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544 _____________
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545 That's it for part one. ^^ We hope you enjoyed it. Please tell us what
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546 you think. Bye!!!
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