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rlm@2 1 Hello, everyone! ^-^ We're so sorry it's been so long. We wound up
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rlm@2 3 taking a little more than we thought we could handle, so we're working on a
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rlm@2 5 whole lot of stories right now. This just happens to be the only one we've
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rlm@2 7 managed to finish. ^^; We're working on a lot of other stories and joint author
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rlm@2 9 stories atthe moment, so we don't really know when we'll finish the rest of
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rlm@2 11 them. We'd still really love to hear from you at: amazonessduo@hotmail.com
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rlm@2 13 We've got ICQ, too, so we'd love to talk to anyone on that. ^^ We're ChibiUsa
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rlm@2 15 Tomoe and our ICQ number is 50279282.
rlm@2 16
rlm@2 17
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rlm@2 19 A friend of ours put up a site for the ChibiUsa & Hotaru Anthology, so you
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rlm@2 21 can find a lot of stories about the two of them by many great authors there. ^^
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rlm@2 23 The Anthology site is at: http://members.xoom.com/chibinhotaru/enter.html
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rlm@2 25 Please check it out. ^-^ Thanks to everyone who's helped make that a
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rlm@2 27 possibility. ^^ So many beautiful stories came out of it and we appreciate all
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rlm@2 29 your help. And most of all, we'd like to thank The Ghost of 'lectricity,
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rlm@2 31 because without him, there never would have been a site for the anthology.
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rlm@2 33 Thanks, everybody. ^-^ We're still trying to collect stories for it, so if you
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rlm@2 35 have any interest in writing a short story for the ChibiUsa & Hotaru Anthology,
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rlm@2 37 please contact us. ^^
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rlm@2 41 This story uses one of the characters from the Sailor V manga, Natsuna
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rlm@2 43 Sakurada. She was a police chief in that and she chased after Sailor V
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rlm@2 45 throughout the manga. ^^ She collected a lot of things about her and
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rlm@2 47 kept them in her office. You never do find out what happens to her after
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rlm@2 49 the Sailor V manga, so this should hopefully wrap things up for her.
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rlm@2 51
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rlm@2 53 Well, that should be all for now. ^^ We really hope you enjoy the story.
rlm@2 54
rlm@2 55 Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation,
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rlm@2 57 and others.
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rlm@2 60
rlm@2 61
rlm@2 62
rlm@2 63 'Sudden Glimpse'
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rlm@2 65 by
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rlm@2 67 The Amazoness Quartet
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rlm@2 72
rlm@2 73 Present Tokyo
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rlm@2 75 Minako walked to the end of the hallway, although she wasn't known as
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rlm@2 77 Minako anymore. She was known as her alias, Venus. She was a Sailorsenshi.
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rlm@2 79 She wasn't thirteen years old anymore. She wasn't living in her own little
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rlm@2 81 world. She wasn't able to play volleyball anymore and she wasn't able to
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rlm@2 83 date anyone since the small cresent-moon-baldspotted kitty walked into her
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rlm@2 85 life and told her of her past. She was forever changed by that one act. She
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rlm@2 87 remembered her past, she remembered her present, she remembered period. And
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rlm@2 89 that one act had so much pain into her life that she was tired of living.
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rlm@2 91 Even though it had been many years since she left the trail of Sailor V
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rlm@2 93 behind her she was still a remembrance of her life. Even if no one else
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rlm@2 95 cared to remember, like the many idols that she had honored and discarded.
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rlm@2 97 But, she also supposed that it wasn't exactly Artemis' fault that she had
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rlm@2 99 been given her curse of eternal loneliness. It was, in fact, her
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rlm@2 101 protector's fault. . The man who had told her he was to protect her always
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rlm@2 103 and then with his dying words left her with almost nothing. No hopes of
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rlm@2 105 ever being loved and no hopes of ever feeling the happiness that she always
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rlm@2 107 saw in her princess' face whenever she looked into Mamoru's eyes. It was
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rlm@2 109 the one thing that made her hate Serenity. But, in all her life, no matter
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rlm@2 111 what the hate never lasted. Just as she never hated Adonis for what he did
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rlm@2 113 to her, because he was heartbroken and lost. Just as she was now, and
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rlm@2 115 because she could understand what he felt in those last few years of the
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rlm@2 117 silver millennium when he had to watch her love grow for a man that
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rlm@2 119 ultimately lead to the end of the happiest times of human existence.
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rlm@2 121
rlm@2 122
rlm@2 123 Past Silver Millennium
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rlm@2 125 "Serenity what are you doing her in the Terra sector?" Venus yelled
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rlm@2 127 grabbing onto one of the pigtails that cascaded down Serenity's back. The
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rlm@2 129 girl looked to Venus with sobbing eyes, she sighed and cliched onto
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rlm@2 131 Endymoin.
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rlm@2 133 "Venus don't make me go now," she yelled in her honeyed voice, "I really
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rlm@2 135 want to stay here with the Prince."
rlm@2 136
rlm@2 137 "No," Venus said grabbing the princess from the prince's hands. " Are you
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rlm@2 139 crazy? Your mother would kill me if you stayed here! She'd have my rank
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rlm@2 141 stripped and I'd never ever be able to show my face at my home planet!"
rlm@2 142
rlm@2 143 "It's all about you isn't it," Serenity said half meaning it, half-joking.
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rlm@2 145 "No I'm just trying to get you to try and not act so childish!" Venus
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rlm@2 147 yelled, "'You are almost eighteen years old, and able to take over for your
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rlm@2 149 mother as soon as possible. You know that you are not a child and I know it
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rlm@2 151 you have to act with some rational thought don't you?"
rlm@2 152
rlm@2 153 "You aren't my mother!" she yelled tugging her hand away from her
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rlm@2 155 protector's grip.
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rlm@2 157 "It must be hard," another male voice intruded into her ears and Venus
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rlm@2 159 swirled around to find out who it was. "Having a bundle of curiosity for a
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rlm@2 161 princess."
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rlm@2 163 "Kunzite!" Endymoin yelled at his guard for having such a loose tongue.
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rlm@2 165 Venus blushed slightly and ducked her head at the Lord Generals presence.
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rlm@2 167 Venus is shy? He thought, This take-charge-ask-no-questions-girl is shy?
rlm@2 168
rlm@2 169 "No need for formalities around Lord Generals now is there?" Kunzite
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rlm@2 171 asked more to Venus then the others. Venus pushed back a strand of hair.
rlm@2 172
rlm@2 173 "No there isn't," she said, "we are equal and should be treated that
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rlm@2 175 way."
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rlm@2 177 Then the girl seemed to remember her meaning for being there. "Isn't it
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rlm@2 179 Serenity?" She reached out and grabbed the princess's pigtail again and
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rlm@2 181 shoved the girl into the moon transfer beam. Not exactly hurting her
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rlm@2 183 because she had also grabbed the girls arm in the process. She wasn't about
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rlm@2 185 to give the princess the benefit of hiding behind the prince again.
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rlm@2 187 When the girls left the Lord General turned to his Prince Endymion. He
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rlm@2 189 smiled and shook his head laughing at something that he thought was funny.
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rlm@2 191 Perplexed the Prince asked what was so funny to the guard.
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rlm@2 193 "Nothing Prince," he said, " She must really care for you if she is ready
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rlm@2 195 to make her protector so angry at her for endangering her life."
rlm@2 196
rlm@2 197 "What do you mean?" he asked, "She is safe here. I can protect her."
rlm@2 198
rlm@2 199 "You are young and naïve," Kunzite said, "You do not know how dangerous
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rlm@2 201 it is here. How much protection you and Serenity get from the generals and I.
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rlm@2 203 Venus is only doing her job by protecting and scolding her princess. She is
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rlm@2 205 scared. You are a threat. No matter how much you love Serenity you can not
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rlm@2 207 save her from everything. This planet is still under sedge. It is still not
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rlm@2 209 safe from all of the dangers that exist. Don't you wonder why the King and
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rlm@2 211 Queen, your parents, allow you to visit the moon so often?
rlm@2 212
rlm@2 213 "No," Endymion said, " They have never put up much of a fight." Kunzite
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rlm@2 215 nodded his head and motioned for Endymion to follow him.
rlm@2 216
rlm@2 217 "It's because you are almost completely safe in the Moon Kingdom."
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rlm@2 219 Kunzite
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rlm@2 221 answered, "Queen Serenity has vowed to care for and protect the planet
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rlm@2 223 Earth and all the people inside it. Because you are the highest order
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rlm@2 225 prince in this land and caretaker for the people you are the most valuable
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rlm@2 227 entity in this day. You will not live to see Serenity age. She is immortal
rlm@2 228
rlm@2 229 you know that, don't you? She will live only to see you die, and you to
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rlm@2 231 become jealous of the fact that she will be forever young. It is a doomed
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rlm@2 233 match from the start and I do not agree to it flourishing any longer. You
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rlm@2 235 will get no help from me or from the other generals to see her, and if we
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rlm@2 237 see her again I have to close all gateways to the Moon Kingdom.
rlm@2 238
rlm@2 239 "What!" the young prince yelled a look of total horror on his face, "You
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rlm@2 241 do not have to power!" Kunzite sighed he turned staring in complete
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rlm@2 243 seriousness.
rlm@2 244
rlm@2 245 "Yes," Kunzite said, "I have the power to cut off all traveling and all
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rlm@2 247 people from seeing you at all. I have the power to create a total hell on
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rlm@2 249 earth for you if needed. I will do anything I need to protect you and the
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rlm@2 251 princess. If you do not understand that then you are in for a amazing treat
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rlm@2 253 to hear that reality is not all fun and games." Endymion stared at his
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rlm@2 255 'friend'. The man he trusted with his life, and inside he knew that the man
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rlm@2 257 was only doing this to protect them his maturity level wasn't at all at
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rlm@2 259 it's highest. He yelled at Kunzite, and threatened to denounce the Lord
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rlm@2 261 General from his rank. Then he stalked off, and Kunzite was left alone.
rlm@2 262
rlm@2 263 "Ah to be young again," Kunzite said even though the age difference
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rlm@2 265 between him and Endymion was about three years the phrase was meant as a
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rlm@2 267 joke.
rlm@2 268
rlm@2 269 "They do no seem to understand how much we care for them," Venus said,
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rlm@2 271 her
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rlm@2 273 voice making the Lord General to spin around and stare into the sad eyes of
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rlm@2 275 SailorVenus. They where cold and piercing, as if everything that Kunzite
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rlm@2 277 had just thought about in relativity to maturity flew out the window at the
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rlm@2 279 mere sight of them. She wasn't looking at him, but in the direction that
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rlm@2 281 Endymion had exited from.
rlm@2 282
rlm@2 283 "True," he replied as soon as he had gotten the nerve, " They do no
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rlm@2 285 understand what we must go through to give them the life that they so badly
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rlm@2 287 want."
rlm@2 288
rlm@2 289 "Even so," Venus said, "If apart of that happiness means we must
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rlm@2 291 sacrifice
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rlm@2 293 them to love one another are we hurting them by separating them? My whole
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rlm@2 295 planet's meaning for existing is to give love to the planets surrounding
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rlm@2 297 us. I'm going against all of my principals of I separate them like this. I
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rlm@2 299 can't stand not giving them the love that they apparently have. Am I wrong
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rlm@2 301 for doing so?" Kunzite looked at her and how she was so close to tears. It
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rlm@2 303 made him upset to see her that way. In fact it almost killed him to see her
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rlm@2 305 that way.
rlm@2 306
rlm@2 307 "I don't know," he answered, "So much can be compromised by doing so. I'd
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rlm@2 309 hate to put your princess in so much danger. I know that they love each
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rlm@2 311 other, but it is too much to just let them be together without thought for
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rlm@2 313 everyone else."
rlm@2 314
rlm@2 315 "Perhaps," she said, " I can allow it in the confines of the Moon Kingdom
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rlm@2 317 walls. I will have to talk to the other senshi, but I need to talk to you
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rlm@2 319 first. He is, after all, your top priority."
rlm@2 320
rlm@2 321 "I don't know it's a lot to consider." Kunzite answered watching Venus
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rlm@2 323 get
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rlm@2 325 up and walk away. She tossed him a small pen with her planets' symbol. It
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rlm@2 327 was orange and about the height and weight of a regular ballpoint pen.
rlm@2 328
rlm@2 329 "Press the handle and you will be able to speak to me at anytime you need
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rlm@2 331 to. It is untraceable, and no one will be able to hack in to our systems
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rlm@2 333 when you make the call. If needed you may have the generals talk to me as
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rlm@2 335 well. I don't have it all figured out though, and I need more time. Okay?
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rlm@2 337 Goodbye." Then she turned and left.
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rlm@2 341 Present Tokyo
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rlm@2 343 "Venus-sama," Diana's voice interrupted Minako's thoughts into the Silver
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rlm@2 345 Millennium. She turned to the small gray kitten that sat next to her with a
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rlm@2 347 worried expression on her tiny kitty face. She smiled at the
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rlm@2 349 acknowledgement of the elder senshi to her person.
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rlm@2 351 "Are you alright Venus-sama? You are so quiet right now." Minako sighed and
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rlm@2 353 stared at the tiny violet-gray eyes of the kitten smiling and purring a
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rlm@2 355 happy tune into her head. Minako padded the kitten between her ears and
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rlm@2 357 smiled happily.
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rlm@2 359 "I am alright Diana," she said quietly taking into account that the
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rlm@2 361 kitten
rlm@2 362
rlm@2 363 had thought of her, "You are just like your father, Diana-chan. As sweet
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rlm@2 365 and worried as ever, and taking time out to see if I'm okay. Your such a
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rlm@2 367 sweetie thank you Diana." Diana smiled and then shook her head as quickly
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rlm@2 369 as possible, as if she was trying to remember the reason why she had come
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rlm@2 371 to Minako's room at all.
rlm@2 372
rlm@2 373 "There is a man here waiting for you," she said in a whisper, "He is
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rlm@2 375 accompanied by Mamoru-san. He says that you should come down quickly so
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rlm@2 377 that you may speak with him." Minako jumped up with a sudden bolt of
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rlm@2 379 electricity.
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rlm@2 381 "He knows you talk?" she asked the kitten quickly grabbing her by the
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rlm@2 383 shoulders and bringing her close to her face.
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rlm@2 385 "Yes Venus-sama he does", Diana said, " Papa isn't home right now may I
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rlm@2 387 come with you Venus-sama? Please?" Minako stood taking Diana into her arms
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rlm@2 389 and placing her onto her shoulders to rest.
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rlm@2 391 "I wouldn't feel safe without you." Minako walked down the flight of
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rlm@2 393 steps
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rlm@2 395 on her way to the living room, she was almost shaking because of what Diana
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rlm@2 397 had told her. She was scared to know that Mamoru-sama had brought someone
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rlm@2 399 to her house, and that this person knew that Diana could talk no less. Who
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rlm@2 401 was he? She turned a ways to see Mamoru sitting down and reading the report
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rlm@2 403 that she had written for her english college class the week before. It had
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rlm@2 405 been on the American favorite, "The Scarlet Letter". It was like the
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rlm@2 407 American's reading the many favorite poets and writers of Minako's time for
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rlm@2 409 their school assignment in their Japanese classes.
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rlm@2 411 "Mamoru-sama?" she said in her soft voice, "Can I help you?" He looked up
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rlm@2 413 at her and smiled. He closed the report and pointed at the 'A' printed in
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rlm@2 415 the front.
rlm@2 416
rlm@2 417 "Very good Minako," he said, "I'm proud of you." Minako smiled and
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rlm@2 419 stepped
rlm@2 420
rlm@2 421 to the bottom of the stairs.
rlm@2 422
rlm@2 423 "And, yet I know that you didn't come down to congratulate me on my
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rlm@2 425 english report," she said. Mamoru smiled and stood up letting the report
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rlm@2 427 lay on the table.
rlm@2 428
rlm@2 429 "Your right," he said, "I am afraid I have a job for you. You are the
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rlm@2 431 only one I felt fit to have do this for me."
rlm@2 432
rlm@2 433 "Like what Mamoru-sama," she said, "You only seem to beat around the
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rlm@2 435 bush,
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rlm@2 437 and I can't help if you won't tell me what's wrong."
rlm@2 438
rlm@2 439 "It's ChibiUsa and Hotaru," Mamoru said, looking down quickly and sat
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rlm@2 441 down. "I am worried about them."
rlm@2 442
rlm@2 443 "Why?" she said looking around her room looking for the other man Diana
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rlm@2 445 was talking about.
rlm@2 446
rlm@2 447 "They're in love you know," he said bluntly.
rlm@2 448
rlm@2 449 "Of course I do," Minako answered, "I'm surprised you know. It's only
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rlm@2 451 been
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rlm@2 453 a few months maybe a year by now. I haven't been keeping track of any of
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rlm@2 455 it."
rlm@2 456
rlm@2 457 "Why do you think they're so secretive about these things?"
rlm@2 458
rlm@2 459 "Maybe because ChibiUsa is the Neo-Princess of Crystal Tokyo, and Hotaru
rlm@2 460
rlm@2 461 is just a senshi. Only there to protect ChibiUsa not love her."
rlm@2 462
rlm@2 463 "That should make no diffrence," Mamoru began, but Minako placed her
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rlm@2 465 fingers on his mouth.
rlm@2 466
rlm@2 467 "It does," she said, "It makes a big time difference, and if ChibiUsa is
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rlm@2 469 to
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rlm@2 471 marry anyone it would be a crowned prince. Someone like Elios, and not a
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rlm@2 473 senshi. Do you don't understand much about things like this because you
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rlm@2 475 fell in love with a crowned princess. You didn't have to worry about things
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rlm@2 477 like this, ChibiUsa does. What would you do if she came up to you and told
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rlm@2 479 you that she was in love with a girl, and a senshi no less. If it had been
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rlm@2 481 you or Princess Serenity you would have been banned from seeing Serenity.
rlm@2 482
rlm@2 483 It's kind of the same thing here, understand?"
rlm@2 484
rlm@2 485 "No, I don't understand but then again my memories are clouded," he
rlm@2 486
rlm@2 487 looked
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rlm@2 489 down thinking a second before answering, "You where one of the only ones
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rlm@2 491 who have received almost all of your memories. I can't even remember my life
rlm@2 492
rlm@2 493 now, let alone my memories then."
rlm@2 494
rlm@2 495 "Perhaps I should talk to them," Minako said.
rlm@2 496
rlm@2 497 "No," Mamoru protested, "I do not want them to know that we know. I want
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rlm@2 499 them to tell us when they're ready."
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rlm@2 501 Minako looked confused. "I don't really know what I could do if you
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rlm@2 503 don't want me to talk to them."
rlm@2 504
rlm@2 505 Mamoru shook his head. "I know that there's something you can do.
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rlm@2 507 They need to understand that they can tell us that they're in love. But they
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rlm@2 509 have to be ready to tell us."
rlm@2 510
rlm@2 511 "Hmmm...." Minako thought about the situation for a bit. "It's
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rlm@2 513 getting dark out. Maybe I can come up with something if I sleep on it."
rlm@2 514
rlm@2 515 "Thank you, Minako. I really appreciate this. ChibiUsa's afraid of
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rlm@2 517 the consequences of being in love with Hotaru. Even though she's the
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rlm@2 519 princess I want her to know that everything will be fine," Mamoru sighed
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rlm@2 521 wearily. "I just wish there was more I could do."
rlm@2 522
rlm@2 523 Minako smiled. "Don't worry about it. I'm sure we'll think of
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rlm@2 525 something."
rlm@2 526
rlm@2 527 "Oh, before I go I wanted you to talk to someone." Mamoru called for
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rlm@2 529 someone. A man walked around the corner. Minako gasped as she saw who it
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rlm@2 531 was.
rlm@2 532
rlm@2 533
rlm@2 534
rlm@2 535 Meanwhile, Hotaru and ChibiUsa's thoughts were far from the
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rlm@2 537 discussion Minako and Mamoru were having. They were both at the house where
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rlm@2 539 ChibiUsa lived with Usagi's family. The two girl's were locked in a
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rlm@2 541 passionate embrace on the couch. The lights were off and the only
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rlm@2 543 illumination was the moonlight that filtered in through the windows. THeir
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rlm@2 545 tongues dueled as their hands roamed each other's bodies, the thin fabric of
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rlm@2 547 their clothes the only barrier between them.
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rlm@2 549 They froze when they heard footsteps leading towards them. They
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rlm@2 551 pulled away quickly. Hotaru was smoothing out her skirt as the footsteps
rlm@2 552
rlm@2 553 approached them. ChibiUsa was looking down nervously.
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rlm@2 555 ChibiUsa looked up. She breathed a sigh of relief. It was Shingo,
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rlm@2 557 Usagi's little brother, and it didn't look like he'd seen anything. "What
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rlm@2 559 are you two doing out here with all the lights off?" he asked.
rlm@2 560
rlm@2 561 "Nothing," ChibiUsa answered immediately. "We were about to go
rlm@2 562
rlm@2 563 upstairs. We were talking."
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rlm@2 565 Shingo stared at her oddly for a moment before shrugging. He sat
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rlm@2 567 down on the couch by them and turned the TV on. Hotaru and ChibiUsa both got
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rlm@2 569 up.
rlm@2 570
rlm@2 571 "We're probably off to bed now," Hotaru said with an exaggerated
rlm@2 572
rlm@2 573 yawn.
rlm@2 574
rlm@2 575 Shingo looked at the clock. "It isn't that late."
rlm@2 576
rlm@2 577 "Yeah, well, we're going back to my room anyway. Goodnight, Shingo,"
rlm@2 578
rlm@2 579 ChibiUsa said.
rlm@2 580
rlm@2 581 Shingo waved to them as they walked upstairs.
rlm@2 582
rlm@2 583
rlm@2 584
rlm@2 585 "You know, one of these days we're going to get caught," Hotaru
rlm@2 586
rlm@2 587 stated matter-of-factly.
rlm@2 588
rlm@2 589 ChibiUsa sighed. "We should be more careful. I forget where I am
rlm@2 590
rlm@2 591 when you're around so its hard to remember."
rlm@2 592
rlm@2 593 Hotaru smiled, glad to have that affect on the pink haired girl. "I
rlm@2 594
rlm@2 595 know what you mean. I wouldn't really mind if we got caught, though. At
rlm@2 596
rlm@2 597 least we wouldn't have to hide it so much. Michiru-mama and Haruka-papa
rlm@2 598
rlm@2 599 don't hide it like we do."
rlm@2 600
rlm@2 601 ChibiUsa sighed again. "I know, but that's a different situation. I
rlm@2 602
rlm@2 603 haven't even been born yet in this time. That and I've always been told what
rlm@2 604
rlm@2 605 responsibilities I have to the kingdom because I'm I have to one day be its
rlm@2 606
rlm@2 607 queen. I'm pretty sure that I've already messed with a few of those
rlm@2 608
rlm@2 609 responsibilities when we fell in love."
rlm@2 610
rlm@2 611 Hotaru stroked her cheek gently. "ChibiUsa, please don't worry. I'm
rlm@2 612
rlm@2 613 sure everything will be fine. No matter what happens, I'll be here with you.
rlm@2 614
rlm@2 615 Even if everyone wanted us apart."
rlm@2 616
rlm@2 617 ChibiUsa put her hand atop Hotaru's. "I love you, Taru-chan." She
rlm@2 618
rlm@2 619 hugged the dark haired girl to her.
rlm@2 620
rlm@2 621 Hotaru returned the warm embrace. "I love you, too, Odango-chan."
rlm@2 622
rlm@2 623 They held onto each other reassuringly, knowing the other was there
rlm@2 624
rlm@2 625 for them. They stayed that way for hours as they talked before finally
rlm@2 626
rlm@2 627 falling asleep together.
rlm@2 628
rlm@2 629
rlm@2 630
rlm@2 631 *******Minako's Plcae
rlm@2 632
rlm@2 633 Minako sat watching the man befor her pace back and forth trying to
rlm@2 634
rlm@2 635 reclaim his thoughts on what brought him here. She could only stare though.
rlm@2 636
rlm@2 637 Because the shock that he was here probably made her speechless, and the past
rlm@2 638
rlm@2 639 was still fresh in her memories. It made her so uneasy to be around him, and
rlm@2 640
rlm@2 641 what made her even more uneasy was the fact that he was supposed to be dead.
rlm@2 642
rlm@2 643 He walked around his long, shoulder length, silver hair tied back into a
rlm@2 644
rlm@2 645 ponytail. His crystal gray eyes flitering in the dark light.Kunzite...she
rlm@2 646
rlm@2 647 thought, why are you here? Her eyes lined with tears and she was about to
rlm@2 648
rlm@2 649 cry if she hadn't held her breath and waitted for the feeling to go away. She
rlm@2 650
rlm@2 651 stopped though. Then he stopped and stared at her for afew seconds and went
rlm@2 652
rlm@2 653 to her to comfort her. He slipped his arm around her shoulders and kissed her
rlm@2 654
rlm@2 655 on her forehead.
rlm@2 656
rlm@2 657 "what's wrong?" he asked. Her eyes trying not to decive her from
rlm@2 658
rlm@2 659 giving away her thoughts.
rlm@2 660
rlm@2 661 "I thought you where dead," Minako said slipping herslef away from
rlm@2 662
rlm@2 663 him. "Why are you here?"
rlm@2 664
rlm@2 665 "Because I was reborn," Kunzite answered. "When you helpped kill
rlm@2 666
rlm@2 667 Queen Beryal I was released from the bonds of being her slave. So where the
rlm@2 668
rlm@2 669 other generals. But, they won't be reborn."
rlm@2 670
rlm@2 671 "Why?" she asked,"Why are you here?"
rlm@2 672
rlm@2 673 "Because I heard you." Kunzite said, "I heard you calling for me in
rlm@2 674
rlm@2 675 your dreams. About the silver Millenium. I heard you calling for help. So I
rlm@2 676
rlm@2 677 came."
rlm@2 678
rlm@2 679 "Then you know about ChibiUsa and Hotaru," Minako said recalling
rlm@2 680
rlm@2 681 her converstion with Mamoru. You about the and my mission."
rlm@2 682
rlm@2 683 "Yes," Kunzite said, "I am also here to help you with that."
rlm@2 684
rlm@2 685 "How?"
rlm@2 686
rlm@2 687 "We send them back to Crystal Tokyo. We let them see what it's like
rlm@2 688
rlm@2 689 in the future. Let them talk to thier future-selfs and realise that they can
rlm@2 690
rlm@2 691 tell Mamoru-sama about thier secret. I can help you know."
rlm@2 692
rlm@2 693 "Send them back?"
rlm@2 694
rlm@2 695 **********
rlm@2 696
rlm@2 697
rlm@2 698
rlm@2 699 Hotaru woke up first. She blinked several times as she slowly woke up.
rlm@2 700
rlm@2 701 Something felt different. Her left arm was asleep, but that wasn't it. It as
rlm@2 702
rlm@2 703 pinned under the familiar weight of her pink haired lover. She flexed her
rlm@2 704
rlm@2 705 fingers, feeling a tingle throughout her arm. She slowly tried to pull her arm
rlm@2 706
rlm@2 707 out from under ChibiUsa. She finally gave up after a couple minutes. She sighed
rlm@2 708
rlm@2 709 before kissing ChibiUsa's cheek.
rlm@2 710
rlm@2 711 "ChibiUsa-chan," Hotaru said as she gently shook the other girl. Hotaru
rlm@2 712
rlm@2 713 heard noises from another room. They were different from the sounds she usually
rlm@2 714
rlm@2 715 woke up to. A type of happy chaos she'd grown to find comforting. The sounds
rlm@2 716
rlm@2 717 of her Michiru-mama, Setsuna-mama, and Haruka-papa all going about their
rlm@2 718
rlm@2 719 business. The sounds she heard were still happy, but not the same. She couldn't
rlm@2 720
rlm@2 721 quite put her finger on what was different, though.
rlm@2 722
rlm@2 723 When she started shaking ChibiUsa again, she realized the sheets
rlm@2 724
rlm@2 725 covering them weren't her sheets. She relaxed a bit when she remembered that
rlm@2 726
rlm@2 727 they'd fallen asleep in ChibiUsa's room. The relief was shortlived however, as
rlm@2 728
rlm@2 729 she looked around the room. The room was much bigger than ChibiUsa's and
rlm@2 730
rlm@2 731 lavishly decorated. There were a lot of lamps in the room and trinkets lying
rlm@2 732
rlm@2 733 around the room collected over the years by the people who lived there.
rlm@2 734
rlm@2 735 "ChibiUsa," Hotaru said louder, shaking the pink haired girl more
rlm@2 736
rlm@2 737 urgently. "Wake up."
rlm@2 738
rlm@2 739 "Mmmm..." ChibiUsa rolled over with her back to Hotaru. Hotaru managed
rlm@2 740
rlm@2 741 to get her hand out from under the other girl, freeing it. She moved he arm
rlm@2 742
rlm@2 743 around trying to work the feeling back into it. Hotaru sighed in frustration.
rlm@2 744
rlm@2 745 She was worried about where they were. She'd feel a lot better if ChibiUsa
rlm@2 746
rlm@2 747 was awake. She needed the reassurance the other girl's presence always gave
rlm@2 748
rlm@2 749 her.
rlm@2 750
rlm@2 751 "Odango-chan, please wake up," Hotaru said desperately.
rlm@2 752
rlm@2 753 "What?" ChibiUsa asked sleepily.
rlm@2 754
rlm@2 755 "Get up," the dark haired girl said, relief evident in her voice.
rlm@2 756
rlm@2 757 ChibiUsa hesitated for a moment, not wanting to leave the comfort of
rlm@2 758
rlm@2 759 sleep.
rlm@2 760
rlm@2 761 "ChibiUsa," she heard the other girl say again.
rlm@2 762
rlm@2 763 "Okay, I'm up." ChibiUsa sat up groggily, wiping the sleep from her
rlm@2 764
rlm@2 765 eyes. She blushed and pulled the sheet up around her as she realized her
rlm@2 766
rlm@2 767 state of undress. Hotaru would have found it cute if she wasn't so worried.
rlm@2 768
rlm@2 769
rlm@2 770
rlm@2 771 ChibiUsa looked closely at the dark haired girl for a moment.
rlm@2 772
rlm@2 773 "What's the matter?" she asked. Hotaru looked so nervous. ChibiUsa hoped
rlm@2 774
rlm@2 775 nothing was wrong. She felt an icy pit form in her stomach as she saw the
rlm@2 776
rlm@2 777 frightened look on Hotaru's face.
rlm@2 778
rlm@2 779 "Do you know where we are?" Hotaru asked her.
rlm@2 780
rlm@2 781 The pink haired girl looked around the room for a minute. "We're
rlm@2 782
rlm@2 783 in Crystal Tokyo. We're in the palace, but I'm not sure what room." She
rlm@2 784
rlm@2 785 began to lie back down on the bed, glad to have answered Hotaru's question.
rlm@2 786
rlm@2 787 She felt relieved that it wasn't anything big.
rlm@2 788
rlm@2 789 Hotaru grabbed her arm to keep ChibiUsa in a sitting position.
rlm@2 790
rlm@2 791 "Then why are we in Crystal Tokyo? We were in your room back in the present
rlm@2 792
rlm@2 793 last night, remember?"
rlm@2 794
rlm@2 795
rlm@2 796
rlm@2 797 ChibiUsa looked around the room again nervously, now fully awake.
rlm@2 798
rlm@2 799 Why were they in ChibiUsa's time? Had her mother brought them there? If
rlm@2 800
rlm@2 801 that was it, then why was Hotaru there with her? Did her mother already
rlm@2 802
rlm@2 803 know about them? Had Setsuna brought them? ChibiUsa's head began to swim
rlm@2 804
rlm@2 805 with unanswered questions.
rlm@2 806
rlm@2 807 Hotaru got up and took a closer look as she walked around the
rlm@2 808
rlm@2 809 room while she waited for ChibiUsa to get her bearings. It was the pink
rlm@2 810
rlm@2 811 haired girl's time period after all. For some reason, the room was oddly
rlm@2 812
rlm@2 813 familiar and calming. Something caught her eye about some of the lamps.
rlm@2 814
rlm@2 815 She inspected it closely, shocked by what she'd found.
rlm@2 816
rlm@2 817 "I think I know where we are," ChibiUsa said happily. "They must
rlm@2 818
rlm@2 819 have moved all my things to a new room and this is it. Kind of like a
rlm@2 820
rlm@2 821 suprise for when I got back." She lifted up a stuffed bunny doll from off
rlm@2 822
rlm@2 823 the bed. "I had this on my bed here in the palace when I went back to the
rlm@2 824
rlm@2 825 past. I felt bad because I'd forgotten to bring it along." She smiled and
rlm@2 826
rlm@2 827 hugged the bunny to her bare chest.
rlm@2 828
rlm@2 829 "That's can't be it," Hotaru replied.
rlm@2 830
rlm@2 831 ChibiUsa looked up, confused. "Why not?"
rlm@2 832
rlm@2 833 "Because this is one of the lamps I collected. It's one of my
rlm@2 834
rlm@2 835 favorites."
rlm@2 836
rlm@2 837 "Then where are we?" ChibiUsa got up and walked over to the other
rlm@2 838
rlm@2 839 girl.
rlm@2 840
rlm@2 841 "Well, wherever we are, someone must know we're here." The dark
rlm@2 842
rlm@2 843 haired girl said thoughtfully.
rlm@2 844
rlm@2 845 "This is too strange. Why would I be brought back here while I
rlm@2 846
rlm@2 847 was asleep?" ChibiUsa asked.
rlm@2 848
rlm@2 849 "I have no idea, Odango-chan. I'm sure someone can tell us what's
rlm@2 850
rlm@2 851 going on, though." Hotaru thought about it for a moment.
rlm@2 852
rlm@2 853 "My mom should know. She might even be the one who had us brought
rlm@2 854
rlm@2 855 here." ChibiUsa tried to keep the nervousness out of her voice. If it was
rlm@2 856
rlm@2 857 her mother that had brought them both then she probably knew thet they
rlm@2 858
rlm@2 859 were together. ChibiUsa wasn't sure if she was ready to talk to her mom
rlm@2 860
rlm@2 861 about that.
rlm@2 862
rlm@2 863 "Good. Hopefully she can help us," Hotaru said, feeling a little
rlm@2 864
rlm@2 865 better about there current situation.
rlm@2 866
rlm@2 867 ChibiUsa stepped forward and opened the door. The two girls stepped
rlm@2 868
rlm@2 869 out of the room. Before they could do anything, a little maroon haired
rlm@2 870
rlm@2 871 girl ran up to them.
rlm@2 872
rlm@2 873 "Mama! Mama! Shisa won't leave me alone!" The little maroon
rlm@2 874
rlm@2 875 haired girl ran up to the two of them looking about ready to cry. She
rlm@2 876
rlm@2 877 looked like she was about five or six and her hair was done up in odangos
rlm@2 878
rlm@2 879 with pigtails coming out from them.
rlm@2 880
rlm@2 881 Hotaru and ChibiUsa stood there, not sure what they should do. The
rlm@2 882
rlm@2 883 little girl looked up at them with big, teary eyes, waiting for them to say
rlm@2 884
rlm@2 885 something.
rlm@2 886
rlm@2 887 Another little girl ran up to them before they could decide what to
rlm@2 888
rlm@2 889 do. She had darker hair than they other one and she wore glasses. Her hair
rlm@2 890
rlm@2 891 almost reached her shoulders. "Selene doesn't understand," Shisa said. "I
rlm@2 892
rlm@2 893 just wanted us to play, but she's been trying to ignore me."
rlm@2 894
rlm@2 895 Hotaru and ChibiUsa stared at the two children for a moment. ChibiUsa
rlm@2 896
rlm@2 897 turned to look at Hotaru, waiting for the other girl to say something. Hotaru
rlm@2 898
rlm@2 899 looked back at her and shrugged helplessly.
rlm@2 900
rlm@2 901 "Mama? Are you okay?" Selene asked, sounding frightened. "Why are
rlm@2 902
rlm@2 903 you smaller?"
rlm@2 904
rlm@2 905 Shisa looked at the two of them as well. "Yeah. What happened?"
rlm@2 906
rlm@2 907 "Its okay," ChibiUsa said soothingly, trying not to worry the two
rlm@2 908
rlm@2 909 girls.
rlm@2 910
rlm@2 911 "And mama, your hair isn't as long as it used to be." Shisa added as
rlm@2 912
rlm@2 913 she looked at ChibiUsa.
rlm@2 914
rlm@2 915 The two girls turned to Hotaru, but they couldn't notice anything
rlm@2 916
rlm@2 917 different about her other than her size. They turned in unison to look at
rlm@2 918
rlm@2 919 ChibiUsa again.
rlm@2 920
rlm@2 921 "Its a bit confusing," Hotaru said reassuringly. "We don't really
rlm@2 922
rlm@2 923 know what's going on either. But don't worry. I'm certain that everything's
rlm@2 924
rlm@2 925 fine." Hotaru put a hand on both of their shoulders and smiled. The two
rlm@2 926
rlm@2 927 girls seemed to relax slightly. "Could I ask you a question?"
rlm@2 928
rlm@2 929 Shisa nodded. "Okay."
rlm@2 930
rlm@2 931 "Who are your parents?" Hotaru asked anxiously.
rlm@2 932
rlm@2 933 The two girls shared distraught looks before Selene answered.
rlm@2 934
rlm@2 935 "You two are."
rlm@2 936
rlm@2 937
rlm@2 938
rlm@2 939 Minako walked down the corridors from the palaces marbled floors."How
rlm@2 940
rlm@2 941 did that happen?" Minako asked aloud. Her thoughts were in a jumble. 'Maybe
rlm@2 942
rlm@2 943 I shouldn't have come to the future,' she thought to herself. 'No. I'm the
rlm@2 944
rlm@2 945 Senshi of love. I wanted to help Hotaru and ChibiUsa. But why did I
rlm@2 946
rlm@2 947 have to find out who I got with? Setsuna will kill me if she finds out that I
rlm@2 948
rlm@2 949 know. I just had to know, didn't I?' she asked herself. After meeting Kunzite
rlm@2 950
rlm@2 951 again in the past, she thought that he might very well be the man she'd marry.
rlm@2 952
rlm@2 953 When Hotaru and ChibiUsa had been sent to the future, she decided to go too so
rlm@2 954
rlm@2 955 she could help them, and possibly find out who she ended up with while she was
rlm@2 956
rlm@2 957 there. Her love life never worked out for her and now she finally had renewed
rlm@2 958
rlm@2 959 hope for it. And with Kunzite's reappearance, she had a burning curiosity to
rlm@2 960
rlm@2 961 find out how things would turn out for her. This had all made her start thinking
rlm@2 962
rlm@2 963 about the past again, but she'd never thought that a certain part of her past
rlm@2 964
rlm@2 965 would be such a big part of her future.
rlm@2 966
rlm@2 967 When she'd gone to find out who her one true love really was, she'd seen
rlm@2 968
rlm@2 969 her future self in the arms of Natsuna Sakurada. Natsuna had been a police chief
rlm@2 970
rlm@2 971 when Minako was Sailor V and she'd fallen in love with Sailor V. Minako had only
rlm@2 972
rlm@2 973 been thirteen at the time compared to Natsuna who had been about ten years older
rlm@2 974
rlm@2 975 than her. It hardly seemed to matter to Natsuna, though. She'd quickly had some
rlm@2 976
rlm@2 977 of her officers out trying to get Sailor V so she could talk with her. It had
rlm@2 978
rlm@2 979 frightened Minako to have the older woman chase after her like that. Eventually
rlm@2 980
rlm@2 981 she'd even found out that Sailor V was Minako. Things between the two of them
rlm@2 982
rlm@2 983 had left off unresolved because Minako's family had moved to England a short
rlm@2 984
rlm@2 985 time afterward. She was shocked to find out what had become of that whole
rlm@2 986
rlm@2 987 situation. The idea scared her. Had she really been in love with Natsuna all
rlm@2 988
rlm@2 989 this time? She wished Artemis was there. She stopped before the ornate doors
rlm@2 990
rlm@2 991 of what she was fairly certain were the goup of rooms Hotaru and ChibiUsa
rlm@2 992
rlm@2 993 shared with their daughters. She'd asked a bit about the future and for the
rlm@2 994
rlm@2 995 directions from her future self so she'd be prepared to help the two younger
rlm@2 996
rlm@2 997 girls. She'd planned on asking her future self about what had happened between
rlm@2 998
rlm@2 999 her and Natsuna, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything about it. She
rlm@2 1000
rlm@2 1001 took a deep breath and composed herself before entering the room.
rlm@2 1002
rlm@2 1003 When she opened the doors to the bedroom she saw Shisa and Selene
rlm@2 1004
rlm@2 1005 jumping up and downtrying to get the two naked girls to comply with thier
rlm@2 1006
rlm@2 1007 needs. She smiled andcleared her throat trying to get the attention of the
rlm@2 1008
rlm@2 1009 two tiny girls. They stopped and looked at her.
rlm@2 1010
rlm@2 1011 "V-sama!" Shisa yelled jumping to Venus' arms and kissing her on the
rlm@2 1012
rlm@2 1013 cheek in adorance. Selene pulled on Minakos fuku.
rlm@2 1014
rlm@2 1015 "V-sama, Shisa is being mean to me agian," Selene whinned, sticking her
rlm@2 1016
rlm@2 1017 tounge out at Shisa.
rlm@2 1018
rlm@2 1019 "You two know better then to just barge in on your parents like that,"
rlm@2 1020
rlm@2 1021 Minako said. Shisa stuck her tounge out at Selene and looked tirumphantly at
rlm@2 1022
rlm@2 1023 Minako. "And, you know that Selene doesn't always like your games. You have
rlm@2 1024
rlm@2 1025 to leave her alone sometimes. Try and practice your senshi skills with Jupiter and
rlm@2 1026
rlm@2 1027 Mars."
rlm@2 1028
rlm@2 1029 "V-sama," Shisa yelled, "I want to practice with you!"
rlm@2 1030
rlm@2 1031 "Later Shisa," Minako said. "Just leave us now." The girls left and
rlm@2 1032
rlm@2 1033 Minako closed the doors to the bedroom and smiled at the two nervous,naked
rlm@2 1034
rlm@2 1035 girls. Hotaru had pulled the sheet over the girls and held her close to the
rlm@2 1036
rlm@2 1037 cornor."Why are you two hiding from me? You've been married quite a while now."
rlm@2 1038
rlm@2 1039 "M-married?" ChibiUsa asked. "What do you mean married? We're only
rlm@2 1040
rlm@2 1041 sixteen!"
rlm@2 1042
rlm@2 1043 "Not in this world your not ChibiUsa-chan." Minako said, handing over
rlm@2 1044
rlm@2 1045 the clothes to a hamper, and turned and pulled out a gown that resembled
rlm@2 1046
rlm@2 1047 Serenity's princess gown. She turned to ChibiUsa and grabbed her away from the
rlm@2 1048
rlm@2 1049 sheet. She pushed the dress on her and released her hair from the tangled
rlm@2 1050
rlm@2 1051 odangos. She began to brush the hair very gently, and when the tangles where
rlm@2 1052
rlm@2 1053 gone she turned to Hotaru. Hotaru stared at her from the sheet and watched her
rlm@2 1054
rlm@2 1055 pull out another dress that resembled a senshi's attire but was decorated with
rlm@2 1056
rlm@2 1057 tiny sequins that where shapped like tiny moons and stars. In the middle of her
rlm@2 1058
rlm@2 1059 bow was a small locket that had the Saturn and Moon symbol on it. In the middle
rlm@2 1060
rlm@2 1061 of the symbols was a tiny crystal that was colored black with silver lining on
rlm@2 1062
rlm@2 1063 it. Hotaru put on the dress and boots that laced up her legs almost to her
rlm@2 1064
rlm@2 1065 knees.
rlm@2 1066
rlm@2 1067 "How do you know we're not from this world," Hotaru asked, "How come
rlm@2 1068
rlm@2 1069 your being so calm about this?"
rlm@2 1070
rlm@2 1071 "Because I am from your world 'Taru." Minako said, "I am only posing
rlm@2 1072
rlm@2 1073 like you and ChibiUsa. There is much that you need to know. Those two girls are
rlm@2 1074
rlm@2 1075 the new princess' of Crystal Tokyo, they are your daughters."
rlm@2 1076
rlm@2 1077 "Look at us Mina-san," Hotaru said, "We're girls. How can we have
rlm@2 1078
rlm@2 1079 children?"
rlm@2 1080
rlm@2 1081 "Ever heard of cloning? It's kinda like that but a bit harder to
rlm@2 1082
rlm@2 1083 understand. Let's just say they've done a lot between our time and this one."
rlm@2 1084
rlm@2 1085 "Then how did you get here Mina-san?" ChibiUsa asked "How did you
rlm@2 1086
rlm@2 1087 get to the Future Tokyo?"
rlm@2 1088
rlm@2 1089 "I was helped just like you two where," Minako smiled, "By someone
rlm@2 1090
rlm@2 1091 you'd never guess."
rlm@2 1092
rlm@2 1093 ChibiUsa & Hotaru both looked at her. Minako sighed. "Its pretty
rlm@2 1094
rlm@2 1095 confusing. Trust me."
rlm@2 1096
rlm@2 1097
rlm@2 1098
rlm@2 1099 *******
rlm@2 1100
rlm@2 1101
rlm@2 1102
rlm@2 1103 "Natsuna" Venus' voice breathed in the ear of her lovers. She kissed her
rlm@2 1104
rlm@2 1105 sweetly on the cheek,tracing the jawline of her face with her gloved hand.
rlm@2 1106
rlm@2 1107 Natsuna smiled sweetly her hair spilled over the fluffy pillows that litterd
rlm@2 1108
rlm@2 1109 thier bed. She reached up pulling Minako's face to her own, kissing her fully on
rlm@2 1110
rlm@2 1111 the mouth.
rlm@2 1112
rlm@2 1113 "I missed you today lover where have you been?" she asked, "I thought you
rlm@2 1114
rlm@2 1115 would teaching the girls how to use thier powers by now."
rlm@2 1116
rlm@2 1117 "Not today," Venus said, "Today is our day to be together. You know that,
rlm@2 1118
rlm@2 1119 it's our anniversary." She traced Natsunas creamy white breast with her
rlm@2 1120
rlm@2 1121 fingertips bringing shivers down her spine. She loved every minute of this.
rlm@2 1122
rlm@2 1123 Making her lover shiver underneath her touch and kisses. Strange how it just
rlm@2 1124
rlm@2 1125 seemed so right after having shared so much with Natsuna in her past, Minako was
rlm@2 1126
rlm@2 1127 able to share the future as well. It was perfect.
rlm@2 1128
rlm@2 1129 But there was the unresloved issue of Kunzite. What would he do if he
rlm@2 1130
rlm@2 1131 fould her younger self wondering around. It wasn't like it was easy for him to
rlm@2 1132
rlm@2 1133 let go of the fact that she and Natsuna where married. He'd always belived that
rlm@2 1134
rlm@2 1135 they would get together and stay together no matter. Much Usagi and Mamoru's
rlm@2 1136
rlm@2 1137 relationship, but in the end she couldn't wait for true love of the past to come
rlm@2 1138
rlm@2 1139 to her. When there was the chance of being with such a sweet human being as
rlm@2 1140
rlm@2 1141 well. She just hoped that her younger self could understand that so
rlm@2 1142
rlm@2 1143 early.Chibi-Usa and Hotaru must be awakeing by now, she thought, I wonder what
rlm@2 1144
rlm@2 1145 thier reaction on thier faces are right now....
rlm@2 1146
rlm@2 1147
rlm@2 1148
rlm@2 1149 ********
rlm@2 1150
rlm@2 1151
rlm@2 1152
rlm@2 1153 "Minako, what's going on?" ChibiUsa asked her worriedly.
rlm@2 1154
rlm@2 1155 Minako hesitated before replying. Maybe Setsuna should be doing all
rlm@2 1156
rlm@2 1157 this. She was the Senshi of Time after all. "Well, you two have been hiding
rlm@2 1158
rlm@2 1159 your relationship for a while now. You shouldn't do that. The rest of us
rlm@2 1160
rlm@2 1161 care about you and all we want is for the two of you to be happy. So I thought
rlm@2 1162
rlm@2 1163 if you saw the future, or at least some of it, you'll realize that you can
rlm@2 1164
rlm@2 1165 tell all of us about the two of you without worrying."
rlm@2 1166
rlm@2 1167 "We've already told my parents," Hotaru said.
rlm@2 1168
rlm@2 1169 "Yeah, but you've been dating for a while now and you haven't told
rlm@2 1170
rlm@2 1171 any of the rest of us. We wish you didn't think you needed to hide from us,"
rlm@2 1172
rlm@2 1173 Minako explained.
rlm@2 1174
rlm@2 1175 "Wait, how do you know, then?" ChibiUsa asked.
rlm@2 1176
rlm@2 1177 "I am the Senshi of Love you know." Minako smiled.
rlm@2 1178
rlm@2 1179 Hotaru sat down on the plush couch near them, shocked from all that
rlm@2 1180
rlm@2 1181 she'd heard. ChibiUsa sat down by her and put an arm around Hotaru, drawing
rlm@2 1182
rlm@2 1183 her close. Both girls needed comfort from each other at the moment. Things
rlm@2 1184
rlm@2 1185 seemed so strange. "I can't believe we have daughters," Hotaru said, amazed.
rlm@2 1186
rlm@2 1187 "I never thought we'd be able to. I can't believe it."
rlm@2 1188
rlm@2 1189 "So they're me and Taru's daughters?" ChibiUsa asked.
rlm@2 1190
rlm@2 1191 "Yes. They are the children you wind up having," Minako said.
rlm@2 1192
rlm@2 1193 ChibiUsa sat in silence. She'd been so worried about what her mother
rlm@2 1194
rlm@2 1195 would think about her getting with Hotaru. Hotaru was a girl, so ChibiUsa had
rlm@2 1196
rlm@2 1197 thought she wouldn't be able to have an heir. Now it seemed that there wasn't
rlm@2 1198
rlm@2 1199 anything for her mother to worry about other than Hotaru being a Sailor
rlm@2 1200
rlm@2 1201 Senshi.
rlm@2 1202
rlm@2 1203 "They were so sweet. Will we be able to see them again before we leave?"
rlm@2 1204
rlm@2 1205 Hotaru asked Minako.
rlm@2 1206
rlm@2 1207 "I'm really not sure. You might," was all Minako could answer.
rlm@2 1208
rlm@2 1209 "So they're like clones? Is one a clone of ChibiUsa and one a clone of
rlm@2 1210
rlm@2 1211 me? Or are they both a mix of the two of us?" Hotaru asked.
rlm@2 1212
rlm@2 1213 "I don't know. I really don't know much other than what my future self
rlm@2 1214
rlm@2 1215 told me. Besides, its probably better that you two don't know about things like
rlm@2 1216
rlm@2 1217 that anyway." Minako started thinking about Natsuna again after she mentioned
rlm@2 1218
rlm@2 1219 her future self. She shook her head and tried to stay focussed on the two
rlm@2 1220
rlm@2 1221 younger girls in front of her.
rlm@2 1222
rlm@2 1223 "Are you okay?" ChibiUsa looked at Minako oddly.
rlm@2 1224
rlm@2 1225 "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking about something," Minako said,
rlm@2 1226
rlm@2 1227 sounding distant.
rlm@2 1228
rlm@2 1229 "This is a lot farther than the future I'm from," ChibiUsa remarked.
rlm@2 1230
rlm@2 1231 Minako laughed. "Its not as far into your future as you think."
rlm@2 1232
rlm@2 1233 ChibiUsa blushed a little at the idea of getting married and having
rlm@2 1234
rlm@2 1235 children so soon. Hotaru looked happy about the whole thing.
rlm@2 1236
rlm@2 1237 "What should we do while we're here in the future?" Hotaru asked
rlm@2 1238
rlm@2 1239 confused.
rlm@2 1240
rlm@2 1241 "You should probably talk to your future selves. That way you can
rlm@2 1242
rlm@2 1243 see that there really isn't anything for the two of you to worry about. You
rlm@2 1244
rlm@2 1245 should talk to some of us, too, and see how we handled finding out about
rlm@2 1246
rlm@2 1247 the two of you. You might be surprised about how things have happened to the
rlm@2 1248
rlm@2 1249 rest of us. I know I am." Minako stood up to leave. "I've got to go for now."
rlm@2 1250
rlm@2 1251 "Where are you going?" ChibiUsa asked her.
rlm@2 1252
rlm@2 1253 "I've got a lot on my mind. I've got to think. Good luck to you both.
rlm@2 1254
rlm@2 1255 Ja!" Minako quickly walked out the door, leaving ChibiUsa and Hotaru once again
rlm@2 1256
rlm@2 1257 alone in the room.
rlm@2 1258
rlm@2 1259
rlm@2 1260
rlm@2 1261 *******
rlm@2 1262
rlm@2 1263
rlm@2 1264
rlm@2 1265 Minako wondered the sweet smelling halls until she reached the source.
rlm@2 1266
rlm@2 1267 Makoto was cooking agian and the smell drove Minako crazy. It was so nice having
rlm@2 1268
rlm@2 1269 the familiarity of her friends habits then the cold harshness of this world. She
rlm@2 1270
rlm@2 1271 slipped inside hoping to grab a tiny cookie from the steaming batch next to the
rlm@2 1272
rlm@2 1273 unsuspecting Makoto. But, just as she was able clasp one in her grasp Makoto's
rlm@2 1274
rlm@2 1275 spoon slammed her hand down with a rap.
rlm@2 1276
rlm@2 1277 "Ow! Makoto what did you do that for!" Minako whinned, she looked at
rlm@2 1278
rlm@2 1279 the upset Makoto her green eyes flaring slightly.
rlm@2 1280
rlm@2 1281 "Venus, you know you can'thave those." Makoto told her, "And since when
rlm@2 1282
rlm@2 1283 did you start calling me by my given name. You know we only call each other by
rlm@2 1284
rlm@2 1285 our senshi names."
rlm@2 1286
rlm@2 1287 "Sorry," Minako said tapping her heand with her finger, "Stupidity
rlm@2 1288
rlm@2 1289 leak." Makoto smiled slightly at her friends gesture.
rlm@2 1290
rlm@2 1291 "So why aren't you with Natsuna?" Maoto asked. "She was looking for you
rlm@2 1292
rlm@2 1293 a little while ago."
rlm@2 1294
rlm@2 1295 "Oh I have some thinking to do," Minako said, "It is our anniversary,
rlm@2 1296
rlm@2 1297 and I can't think of anything to do with her right now." Makoto turned to her
rlm@2 1298
rlm@2 1299 agian after having checked the cookies one last time. She reached over and
rlm@2 1300
rlm@2 1301 offered one to her friend.
rlm@2 1302
rlm@2 1303 "Yeah I can't belive it's been so long since you and her got together."
rlm@2 1304
rlm@2 1305 Makoto answered, "You and her where one strange couple I tell you. She was
rlm@2 1306
rlm@2 1307 always after with her crush and you where always looking in all the wrong
rlm@2 1308
rlm@2 1309 places."
rlm@2 1310
rlm@2 1311 "You mean Kunzite?" Minako asked.
rlm@2 1312
rlm@2 1313 "Yeah you and the rest of us where always looking for them to come
rlm@2 1314
rlm@2 1315 back and be with us. But, we soon found out that that was just a dumb pipe
rlm@2 1316
rlm@2 1317 dream."
rlm@2 1318
rlm@2 1319 "And where is your lover Jupiter-sama?" Minako asked.
rlm@2 1320
rlm@2 1321 "Probably up in the training grounds agian testing the newest
rlm@2 1322
rlm@2 1323 similation atmospheres. They're a work of art don't you think?" Makoto asked.
rlm@2 1324
rlm@2 1325 Minako rubbed her neck slightly, as if to show physical pain.
rlm@2 1326
rlm@2 1327 "Yeah what can I say it's a work out," Minako answered, "Not like the
rlm@2 1328
rlm@2 1329 training we did with Luna and Artemis." So, Minako thought, Jupiter and the rest
rlm@2 1330
rlm@2 1331 are in the same boat as I am. The generals are apparently not our husbands like
rlm@2 1332
rlm@2 1333 they where in the past. But, like me, it's people who had a large influence in
rlm@2 1334
rlm@2 1335 our lives. My don't I feel special...
rlm@2 1336
rlm@2 1337
rlm@2 1338
rlm@2 1339 ******
rlm@2 1340
rlm@2 1341 "Hi, Venus-san!" a little girl said as she ran into the room. She had
rlm@2 1342
rlm@2 1343 short blue hair and light green eyes. She looked like she was around Shisa and
rlm@2 1344
rlm@2 1345 Selene's age.
rlm@2 1346
rlm@2 1347 "Hi..." Minako said, unsure. 'Another one?' she thought.
rlm@2 1348
rlm@2 1349 "Hello, Meimi." Makoto smiled at the younger girl.
rlm@2 1350
rlm@2 1351 "Makoto-mama, are the cookies almost done?" the little girl asked.
rlm@2 1352
rlm@2 1353 "Yeah. You better eat some before Minako finishes them all," Makoto
rlm@2 1354
rlm@2 1355 said teasingly.
rlm@2 1356
rlm@2 1357 "Makoto-mama? Mako-chan... I mean, Jupiter. You're her mom?" Minako
rlm@2 1358
rlm@2 1359 asked, shock spreading through her. Her future self hadn't said a thing about
rlm@2 1360
rlm@2 1361 Makoto having a daughter. Makoto stared at her oddly. "Of course you are,"
rlm@2 1362
rlm@2 1363 Minako said nervously. "I was just kidding."
rlm@2 1364
rlm@2 1365 "You're acting strangely, Venus. Are you sure you're okay?" Makoto
rlm@2 1366
rlm@2 1367 asked.
rlm@2 1368
rlm@2 1369 "Yeah. Like I said, I'm still trying to think about what to do
rlm@2 1370
rlm@2 1371 about Natsuna for tonight."
rlm@2 1372
rlm@2 1373 "Well, if you want to be alone with her tonight, Ai can always spend
rlm@2 1374
rlm@2 1375 the night here with us," Makoto offered.
rlm@2 1376
rlm@2 1377 "Could she? That would be great!" Meimi said happily.
rlm@2 1378
rlm@2 1379 "The kids love playing together, anyway," Makoto gestured at Meimi's
rlm@2 1380
rlm@2 1381 enthusiasm.
rlm@2 1382
rlm@2 1383 'The kids?' Minako thought. 'I really should have spent more time
rlm@2 1384
rlm@2 1385 talking to my future self.' "Umm... Ai?" Minako said, not being able to think
rlm@2 1386
rlm@2 1387 of anything else to say.
rlm@2 1388
rlm@2 1389 "You know, cute little red-headed girl. You and Natsuna's daughter?"
rlm@2 1390
rlm@2 1391 Makoto laughed. "I really hope you didn't forget about her."
rlm@2 1392
rlm@2 1393 Minako's eyes widened in shock. 'My daughter? Why didn't my future
rlm@2 1394
rlm@2 1395 self mention that? Isn't that something I should know? How could she just
rlm@2 1396
rlm@2 1397 forget to mention that?' "Sure, sounds good. Thanks Mako... Jupiter."
rlm@2 1398
rlm@2 1399 "Okay. Meimi and I will go get Ai a little later. I'm sure you and
rlm@2 1400
rlm@2 1401 Natsuna would want to be alone on your anniversery anyway." Makoto gave
rlm@2 1402
rlm@2 1403 Minako a conspiratorial wink in front of the innocent little girl.
rlm@2 1404
rlm@2 1405 "Huh? Oh yeah. Thanks..." Minako said, trying to sound grateful.
rlm@2 1406
rlm@2 1407 "When's Ami-mama getting home?" Meimi asked Makoto.
rlm@2 1408
rlm@2 1409 'Ami-mama? Mako-chan's with Ami? I can't beleive it. I really
rlm@2 1410
rlm@2 1411 wasn't ready for this. There's so much I need to know,' Minako thought.
rlm@2 1412
rlm@2 1413 "Pretty soon. Don't worry about it. After she gets home, we'll
rlm@2 1414
rlm@2 1415 go pick up Ai. How's that sound?"
rlm@2 1416
rlm@2 1417 "That sounds good. I hope Ami-mama gets home soon." Meimi looked
rlm@2 1418
rlm@2 1419 thoughtful as she picked up another cookie. "Do you think Shisa and Selene
rlm@2 1420
rlm@2 1421 could come over, too?"
rlm@2 1422
rlm@2 1423 Minako looked up. "Oh, could they? I'm trying to help Hotaru and
rlm@2 1424
rlm@2 1425 ChibiUsa with something and it would probably help if they were alone."
rlm@2 1426
rlm@2 1427 Makoto thought for a moment. "I'll have to talk to Small Lady
rlm@2 1428
rlm@2 1429 and Saturn, but I'm sure that will be fine."
rlm@2 1430
rlm@2 1431 "Really? Thanks, Makoto-mama," Meimi said happily.
rlm@2 1432
rlm@2 1433 "Yeah, thanks, Jupiter. That would help a lot," Minako said.
rlm@2 1434
rlm@2 1435 "Don't mention it. Its nice having all the girls around here
rlm@2 1436
rlm@2 1437 anyway. And it distracts Ami from working too hard," Makoto laughed again.
rlm@2 1438
rlm@2 1439 "I should probably be going," Minako said, standing up.
rlm@2 1440
rlm@2 1441 "I hope you and Natsuna have fun. Good luck with everything today."
rlm@2 1442
rlm@2 1443 "Thanks. Bye, Jupiter. Bye, Meimi." Makoto and her daugher waved to
rlm@2 1444
rlm@2 1445 Minako as she quickly headed out the door.
rlm@2 1446
rlm@2 1447
rlm@2 1448
rlm@2 1449 ******
rlm@2 1450
rlm@2 1451
rlm@2 1452
rlm@2 1453 "ChibiUsa," Elder Venus whisphered, "Small Lady, Saturn are you in
rlm@2 1454
rlm@2 1455 here?" She looked to the two figeting girls near the doorway talking to each
rlm@2 1456
rlm@2 1457 other and looking quite frightened. She motioned for Mercury and Mars to come
rlm@2 1458
rlm@2 1459 with her. Surprized that Venus had brought the other senshi with her to the
rlm@2 1460
rlm@2 1461 bedroom they deduced that this was Elder Venus and not the Minako that they
rlm@2 1462
rlm@2 1463 knew.
rlm@2 1464
rlm@2 1465 "Venus-sama, Marsand Mercury," Hotaru asked looking at each of the
rlm@2 1466
rlm@2 1467 senshi. Each looked beautiful grown and matureed to the age of twenty six. The
rlm@2 1468
rlm@2 1469 age that each of them would eventually stop aging at when they reached the 30th
rlm@2 1470
rlm@2 1471 century. Mars looked at Venus andthen to the two girls.
rlm@2 1472
rlm@2 1473 "Well," she said, "If you hadn't told me I wouldn't of ever guessed. She
rlm@2 1474
rlm@2 1475 does look like Small Lady and Saturn of our time. Are they really from the past
rlm@2 1476
rlm@2 1477 Venus-sama?"
rlm@2 1478
rlm@2 1479 "Well don't look at us like we're sideshow freaks," ChibiUsa yelled,
rlm@2 1480
rlm@2 1481 "We are human beings you know!"
rlm@2 1482
rlm@2 1483 "Odango-chan!" Hoatru cursed, reciving looks from Rei.
rlm@2 1484
rlm@2 1485 "Odango chan," she whispered, "That's what I call...never mind. So you
rlm@2 1486
rlm@2 1487 want to hear from us how we reacted to your coming out?" Hotaru looked at
rlm@2 1488
rlm@2 1489 ChibiUsa and clasped her hand into her own, nodding.
rlm@2 1490
rlm@2 1491 "Well," Mars answered, "It really was the best thing for us all. I
rlm@2 1492
rlm@2 1493 made us realize that you two where growen women, fully capatible of caring for
rlm@2 1494
rlm@2 1495 each other. You are 15 years old aren't you? Most of us knew that we cared for
rlm@2 1496
rlm@2 1497 others and didn't know what to do about it. You two had the courage to do what
rlm@2 1498
rlm@2 1499 we never could have at that age. It wasn't until you two started to come out
rlm@2 1500
rlm@2 1501 that I realized my love for your mother Small Lady. Ami started to realize her
rlm@2 1502
rlm@2 1503 love for Makoto and Diana and that friend yours Mamokofelt love for each other
rlm@2 1504
rlm@2 1505 as well. In the end it was the best thing for us all.
rlm@2 1506
rlm@2 1507 "And Venus-sama what about you?"
rlm@2 1508
rlm@2 1509 "I fell in love with my dearest Natsuna, and fully understand what
rlm@2 1510
rlm@2 1511 you and Saturn are going through. Haruka and Michiru and Setsuna-san are all the
rlm@2 1512
rlm@2 1513 parents of you too, remember? How did they react?
rlm@2 1514
rlm@2 1515 "They where proud of us.."
rlm@2 1516
rlm@2 1517 "Right," Venus answered, "And so where we. We are apart of you as
rlm@2 1518
rlm@2 1519 well Small Lady, we are your family you must always remember that."
rlm@2 1520
rlm@2 1521 "Thank you minna-san," Hotaru said, "This was a great help to us,
rlm@2 1522
rlm@2 1523 and our lives. We'll tell Usagi and the others as soon as we get home." Mars got
rlm@2 1524
rlm@2 1525 up to leave and Venus followed behind her. Mercury walked up to them, handing
rlm@2 1526
rlm@2 1527 ChibiUsa a small pen. ChibiUsa looked at it with wonderment and with an unspoken
rlm@2 1528
rlm@2 1529 question.
rlm@2 1530
rlm@2 1531 "Keep this in memorance of this trip Small Lady," Ami said, "So
rlm@2 1532
rlm@2 1533 that you can always remember that we are here for you no matter what." With that
rlm@2 1534
rlm@2 1535 she kissed ChibiUsa and Hotaru on the forhead and walked away.
rlm@2 1536
rlm@2 1537
rlm@2 1538
rlm@2 1539 ******
rlm@2 1540
rlm@2 1541
rlm@2 1542
rlm@2 1543 ChibiUsa wearily leaned against Hotaru for support. "They understand,"
rlm@2 1544
rlm@2 1545 she said quietly. "They really do understand."
rlm@2 1546
rlm@2 1547 Hotaru smiled gently at the girl she loved. Not only had her parents
rlm@2 1548
rlm@2 1549 approved, but so had their friends. She nodded. "They do. And they're happy
rlm@2 1550
rlm@2 1551 for us."
rlm@2 1552
rlm@2 1553 ChibiUsa smiled back, her hand going up to Hotaru's cheek. All the
rlm@2 1554
rlm@2 1555 worries she'd been having were washed away. She knew things would work out for
rlm@2 1556
rlm@2 1557 them. They're friends and family cared for them, they were married, and they
rlm@2 1558
rlm@2 1559 had two beautiful daughters in the future. No matter what happened to bring
rlm@2 1560
rlm@2 1561 them to that point, it was worth it. Tears lightly clouded her eyes, her
rlm@2 1562
rlm@2 1563 emotions overflowing. "I love you, Taru," she said. The two girls held
rlm@2 1564
rlm@2 1565 each other closely.
rlm@2 1566
rlm@2 1567 "Oh, Odango-chan. I love you so much," Hotaru said softly. Her hand
rlm@2 1568
rlm@2 1569 ran through ChibiUsa's soft, pink hair as her lips met the other girl's. They
rlm@2 1570
rlm@2 1571 kissed passionately, both locked in the feelings of the moment.
rlm@2 1572
rlm@2 1573 They stood holding each other for several minutes, neither wanting the
rlm@2 1574
rlm@2 1575 other to let go. ChibiUsa gently stroked Hotaru's cheek, smiling as the other
rlm@2 1576
rlm@2 1577 girl continued to run her hand through her pink hair.
rlm@2 1578
rlm@2 1579 "Hotaru-chan?" ChibiUsa's voice finally broke the silence.
rlm@2 1580
rlm@2 1581 "Yes?"
rlm@2 1582
rlm@2 1583 "What do you think Rei meant when she mentioned my mom?" ChibiUsa
rlm@2 1584
rlm@2 1585 asked, curious.
rlm@2 1586
rlm@2 1587 "I'm not sure. It doesn't matter, though. We'll find out soon enough.
rlm@2 1588
rlm@2 1589 One day, we'll be here. And you heard Minako. It's not as far as we think."
rlm@2 1590
rlm@2 1591 Hotaru kissed ChibiUsa again lightly.
rlm@2 1592
rlm@2 1593 A smile spread across ChibiUsa's lips. "Yeah. You're right. One day."
rlm@2 1594
rlm@2 1595 The two girls finally let go of each other. ChibiUsa grabbed Hotaru's hand.
rlm@2 1596
rlm@2 1597 "We should probably find Setsuna so we can leave."
rlm@2 1598
rlm@2 1599 Hotaru nodded. "I'm really glad we were broght here," she said.
rlm@2 1600
rlm@2 1601 "Me too," ChibiUsa agreed.
rlm@2 1602
rlm@2 1603 Before they could get very far, they heard footsteps heading towards
rlm@2 1604
rlm@2 1605 them. They turned around when they heard a woman shout for them to wait.
rlm@2 1606
rlm@2 1607 Three women quickly ran up to them. ChibiUsa quickly noticed her mother, Neo
rlm@2 1608
rlm@2 1609 Queen Serenity, and the two other women seemed to be Hotaru and ChibiUsa's
rlm@2 1610
rlm@2 1611 future selves. ChibiUsa's pigtails were longer, but still not as long as her
rlm@2 1612
rlm@2 1613 mother's. She'd grown into a beautiful woman, looking regal in her palace
rlm@2 1614
rlm@2 1615 gown. Hotaru was just a little taller than ChibiUsa, her dark eyes, now
rlm@2 1616
rlm@2 1617 behind a pair of thin reading glasses, no longer carried any of the pain from
rlm@2 1618
rlm@2 1619 her youth.
rlm@2 1620
rlm@2 1621 ChibiUsa's mother smiled at her. "My little girl," she said happily.
rlm@2 1622
rlm@2 1623 "Mom," ChibiUsa gasped. She hadn't seen her mother in several years,
rlm@2 1624
rlm@2 1625 ever since she'd gone back to the past again. She knew Usagi would one day
rlm@2 1626
rlm@2 1627 be her mother, but it just wasn't the same as seeing Neo Queen Serenity again.
rlm@2 1628
rlm@2 1629 ChibiUsa ran up to her mother and hugged her. "Mom, I missed you."
rlm@2 1630
rlm@2 1631 The queen laughed slightly. "I know. I missed you back when you were
rlm@2 1632
rlm@2 1633 gone too. I know you had your reasons, though." She smiled towards Hotaru.
rlm@2 1634
rlm@2 1635 "I'm really happy for you. I'm glad you found someone that means so much to
rlm@2 1636
rlm@2 1637 you. Its more than I could have hoped for when I sent you to the past
rlm@2 1638
rlm@2 1639 to train to be a Senshi."
rlm@2 1640
rlm@2 1641 Serenity held ChibiUsa at arms length and looked her in the eyes.
rlm@2 1642
rlm@2 1643 "There's a lot you have to face before you reach this point in your lives,
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rlm@2 1645 but with Hotaru by your side, you'll get through it just fine."
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rlm@2 1647 ChibiUsa hugged her mother again. "Thanks, mom."
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rlm@2 1649 Hotaru's future self took a step forward. "ChibiUsa, you're just as
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rlm@2 1651 beautiful as the day we met." ChibiUsa blushed at the compliment.
rlm@2 1652
rlm@2 1653 ChibiUsa's future self stepped forward as well. "Good luck telling
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rlm@2 1655 everyone. Try not to worry about it too much. There are still a lot of
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rlm@2 1657 hardships the two of you have to go through, but I wouldn't mind going back
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rlm@2 1659 to relive some of the things you have coming up." With an odd smile on her
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rlm@2 1661 face she added, "Like the honeymoon."
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rlm@2 1663 "ChibiUsa," the future Hotaru said, a smile forming on her lips as
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rlm@2 1665 well.
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rlm@2 1667 Hotaru looked confused. "Does everyone still call Odango-chan
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rlm@2 1669 ChibiUsa?"
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rlm@2 1671 The pink haired girl of the future laughed. "No, only Taru still
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rlm@2 1673 calls me that, even if I'm not chibi anymore."
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rlm@2 1675 Hotaru nodded happily. "That sounds good. I like that name."
rlm@2 1676
rlm@2 1677 ChibiUsa thought for a moment before asking, "What about Shisa
rlm@2 1678
rlm@2 1679 and Selene?"
rlm@2 1680
rlm@2 1681 "What about them?" replied her future self.
rlm@2 1682
rlm@2 1683 "Well, so Hotaru and I... we wind up," ChibiUsa began.
rlm@2 1684
rlm@2 1685 "Yes," the future Hotaru answered, smiling at the girls that had once
rlm@2 1686
rlm@2 1687 been her and her wife. "You wind up having twins."
rlm@2 1688
rlm@2 1689 "But how?" ChibiUsa asked.
rlm@2 1690
rlm@2 1691 "Its confusing," the future raven haired girl said. "But it doesn't
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rlm@2 1693 matter. All you need to know is that some day the two of you will have the
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rlm@2 1695 twins. And they'll be a big part of your lives. They're a lot to handle, but
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rlm@2 1697 trust me, they're worth it."
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rlm@2 1699 ChibiUsa and Hotaru smiled at each other and held hands.
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rlm@2 1701 "Thank you," ChibiUsa said.
rlm@2 1702
rlm@2 1703 "Thanks for everything," Hotaru added.
rlm@2 1704
rlm@2 1705 Their future selves smiled back at them.
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rlm@2 1707 "Don't mention it," Serenity said. "I'm glad you both got to be here,
rlm@2 1708
rlm@2 1709 if only for a brief time, to see that you shouldn't worry so much about the
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rlm@2 1711 rest of us. We all care for the two of you."
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rlm@2 1713 When the two girls turned around, Setsuna was already standing there.
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rlm@2 1715 "Are you read to leave?" she asked them.
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rlm@2 1717 "Hai, Setsuna-mama," Hotaru answered.
rlm@2 1718
rlm@2 1719 "Good. Then as soon as we get Minako, we'll leave," the Senshi of time
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rlm@2 1721 said. The two younger girls followed after her while they're future selves waved.
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rlm@2 1723
rlm@2 1724
rlm@2 1725 Minako was standing alone on a balcony, looking out over the buildings
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rlm@2 1727 in Crystal Tokyo. She sighed to herself. She turned around when she noticed a
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rlm@2 1729 shadow near her. She looked over to see Natsuna standing in the doorway.
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rlm@2 1731 "Oh, hi. I hadn't noticed you," Minako said, trying to pass herself off
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rlm@2 1733 as her future self.
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rlm@2 1735 Natsuna smiled to herself. "I know you aren't my Minako. At least not
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rlm@2 1737 yet." Minako just nodded, having been caught. "You really shouldn't worry too much
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rlm@2 1739 about all of this. You shouldn't fear what your future holds, Minako."
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rlm@2 1741 Minako turned around and looked out at the bustling city again. "I'm not
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rlm@2 1743 afraid."
rlm@2 1744
rlm@2 1745 "You could have fooled me," Natsuna said.
rlm@2 1746
rlm@2 1747 "Its just that... I wasn't ready for this. I didn't see it coming,"
rlm@2 1748
rlm@2 1749 Minako said quietly.
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rlm@2 1751 "Is that so bad?" Natsuna asked her.
rlm@2 1752
rlm@2 1753 Minako thought for a moment before answering. "I don't know. I don't know
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rlm@2 1755 what to think right now. This is all so strange."
rlm@2 1756
rlm@2 1757 "I know. If you hadn't come here, things would have happened in their own
rlm@2 1758
rlm@2 1759 time. Instead, you already know what happens between us. You don't understand
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rlm@2 1761 how things developed between us, though. I know I'm not what you're looking for
rlm@2 1762
rlm@2 1763 right now, but eventually..." Natsuna paused. "Eventually we fall in love."
rlm@2 1764
rlm@2 1765 Minako laughed a little in spite of herself. "I already knew how you felt.
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rlm@2 1767 You made that perfectly clear ever since I was Sailor V. I guess I'm just
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rlm@2 1769 surprised at how I wind up feeling. I had no idea."
rlm@2 1770
rlm@2 1771 Minako was shocked when she saw a little girl peeking out from around
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rlm@2 1773 Natsuna. Minako looked carefully at the little girl. She had shoulder length
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rlm@2 1775 slightly curly reddish brown hair. She looked up at Minako and smiled before
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rlm@2 1777 disappearing behind Natsuna again.
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rlm@2 1779 "Ai," Natsuna said.
rlm@2 1780
rlm@2 1781 "That's Ai?" Minako asked.
rlm@2 1782
rlm@2 1783 Natsuna nodded. "Yep, that's her. We were on our way to Makoto's. I
rlm@2 1784
rlm@2 1785 knew you were going back soon, so when I saw you out here all alone, I wanted
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rlm@2 1787 to say something before you left."
rlm@2 1788
rlm@2 1789 "Really? Thanks, Natsuna. And you too, Ai." Minako smiled to the little
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rlm@2 1791 girl as she peeked around Natsuna again.
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rlm@2 1793 "Minako?" Minako turned when she heard Setsuna say her voice. "Are you
rlm@2 1794
rlm@2 1795 ready?" Setsuna asked.
rlm@2 1796
rlm@2 1797 "Yeah. I'm ready," Minako said. She looked back at Natsuna and Ai a last
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rlm@2 1799 time before rushing over to Setsuna and the two younger girls. Natsuna and Ai
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rlm@2 1801 waved to her as Setsuna prepared to send Minako, Hotaru, and ChibiUsa back to
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rlm@2 1803 their own time. Hotaru and ChibiUsa weren't too sure who the women and the girl
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rlm@2 1805 were, but they waved along with Minako as a bright light engulfed them.
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