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1 Hi minna-san! ^-^ Well, we’ve finally finished our newest story. ^^ This
2 takes
3 place a while after ‘Sudden Glimpse’. This deals with who several of the
4 Senshi have fallen in love with. The plot takes a lot of jumps, but it was
5 fun to
6 write and we really hope you enjoy it. ^-^ This was the first story that
7 we’ve
8 written with Gabi (psychokittensenshi), the newest member of the Amazoness
9 Quartet. She’s a great author and she’s a great addition to the Quartet.
10 ^-^
11 Hopefully you’ll all be seeing a lot more stories from the four of us soon.
12 Well, if you have anytime after reading the story, we’d love to hear from
13 you.
14 ^^ You can reach us at: amazonessduo@hotmail.com
15 Actually, we could use your help, too. For a while now we’ve been using
16 lover’s
17 nicknames that both Hotaru & ChibiUsa use for each other like Taru-chan for
18 Hotaru and Odango-chan for ChibiUsa. We really liked Taru-chan, but its been
19 used so much lately by just about everybody besides ChibiUsa in fanfics
20 lately
21 (including by Mamoru in a Hotaru and Mamoru fic-_-). So we’re going to keep
22 using it, but its lost its meaning as a lover’s nickname for ChibiUsa to
23 call her.
24 We need your help to come up with a new lover’s nickname for Hotaru. If you
25 can think of anything, please e-mail us. ^^ Thank you, everyone. ^-^
26
27
28 Revelations
29
30 By The Amazoness Quartet
31
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35 Minako, Ami, Usagi, Rei, and Makoto walked along as soon as
36 classes had finished. The four girls talked happily, glad that it was
37 finally
38 the weekend, a chance for them to relax. A crowd of students passed
39 by them, blocking the car that had just pulled up from their view.
40 The door to the car opened and a woman stepped out, scanning the sea
41 of students in an attempt to locate a specific girl. "Minako!" she
42 yelled, finally spotting her. "Minako, over here!"
43 Minako slowed when she heard a voice calling her name. The
44 other four girls stopped as well when they heard. Minako looked
45 around, trying to find the person calling her name. She saw the lady
46 standing by a car, waving her over. Minako froze when she realized
47 the woman was here to pick her up. "I'll see the rest of you later,"
48 she said quickly. "We'll talk this weekend. I've gotta get going."
49 Minako waved and hurried to the car.
50 "Isn't that Natsuna?" Makoto asked.
51 "Yep," Usagi answered. "She's Minako's girlfriend." She giggled
52 as she watched Minako get into the car with the older woman. "Couldn't
53 Minako have started going out with her back when we had Haruna for a
54 teacher? Natsuna is Haruna's little sister, so maybe I could have gotten
55 through her class easier."
56 "I don't think Minako going out with her sister would have made
57 any difference in how hard Haruna was on you," Ami commented.
58 "Probably not," Makoto agreed. "I still can't believe she's going
59 out with a twenty-eight year old woman."
60 "Why, you jealous?" Rei asked teasingly.
61 Makoto laughed. "No. Why would I be? I've got Ami."
62 Ami blushed when Makoto mentioned her.
63 Rei just sighed darkly. "Yeah, that's true."
64 "Rei, are you okay?" Usagi asked her.
65 "I'm fine. I'm tired, though. I should be getting back to the shrine.
66 I'll see you all tomorrow."
67 "Bye, Rei!" Usagi said as Rei began walking home.
68
69 Minako rolled down the window to get some air as the car pulled
70 away.
71 "So how was your day?" Natsuna asked.
72 "Pretty good," Minako answered. "It was long, though."
73 Natsuna laughed. "You would probably think that since its Friday and
74 all. You just couldn't wait to get out of there."
75 Minako smiled at her. "Yeah, pretty much. How was yours?"
76 "Not bad," Natsuna replied. "Nothing as exciting as in the life of
77 Sailor V."
78 "I'm not Sailor V anymore, remember?" Minako corrected her.
79 "I know. But you made a much better Sailor V than Sailor Venus,"
80 Natsuna said. Minako giggled. Natsuna still had Sailor V memorabilia around
81 their shared apartment. It still surprised Minako when she saw them. She'd
82 tried to get Natsuna to take them down, but the older woman wouldn't listen
83 to
84 her.
85 "Do you have any work you had to take home?" Minako asked.
86 "Nope. I left Wakagi to handle the rest of it. I didn't want any
87 distractions once we got home." Natsuna winked seductively at Minako.
88 Minako felt her blood boiling when she felt Natsuna's hand rest on
89 her thigh. She'd never thought that the other woman could do this to her.
90 She'd just thought that the police chief was strange back when she was
91 Sailor
92 V. "How could you have put up with me for so long? Ever since I was
93 thirteen,
94 when I first became Sailor V."
95 "Patience," Natsuna said. "A lot of patience. It was really hard to
96 get you to take me seriously about being in love with you. But in the end,
97 it
98 looks like my patience paid off."
99 "I love you, Natsuna," Minako said happily.
100 "I love you, too." Natsuna leaned in and kissed her.
101
102 Usagi, Ami, and Makoto walked together, talking about the day's
103 events.
104 "Are you and Mamoru going out tonight?" Makoto asked Usagi.
105 "No. He's busy tonight studying with Motoki. What about you two?
106 Are you and Ami-chan going out tonight?" Usagi asked mischievously,
107 knowing how nervous Ami was about the whole thing.
108 Ami blushed a deep crimson and Makoto tried to answer. "Umm...
109 Well, kinda.." Ami only nodded.
110 Usagi laughed. "You guys are so cute together."
111 "Thanks, Usagi-chan," Ami managed.
112 "We should probably get going," Makoto said after checking her
113 watch.
114 "Yeah. We'll talk to you later, Usagi-chan," Ami said.
115 The three girls said their goodbyes before heading off.
116
117 When Rei got back home to the Hikawa Jinga she headed straight back
118 to her room and changed into her Miko robes. She was depressed about things
119 lately. It seemed like everyone had been finding love. Everyone except her.
120 Her
121 love life was in shambles. Yuuchiro had finally left several months ago,
122 tired of
123 waiting for her.
124 Rei sat down in front of the Sacred Flame. She tried to relax before
125 meditating. She wanted to see if she could find out if she'd ever find love.
126 She started to drift off, her mind floating in a sea of images. After what
127 seemed like an eternity, things started to coalesce.
128 But it had to be wrong. She was seeing the Silver Millennium. She
129 wanted to see the future, not the past. Jaedite? Was that it? Could that
130 be why she was seeing the past? No, she knew it wasn't him. There had to be
131 someone else.
132 Then she saw her. She was standing in the shadows on a balcony, the
133 earth hanging in the sky. Suddenly the figure turned around towards Rei. She
134 gasped. It was Princess Serenity. Rei knew she had some unresolved feelings
135 for Usagi, but she knew that anything between them was impossible. Usagi
136 already had the prince she was destined to be with.
137 Memories came flooding back to Rei as the images from the Silver
138 Millennium surrounded her. Serenity's four Inner Senshi had had Endymion's
139 four generals as boyfriends at the time. But Rei and another of the Inner
140 Senshi had longed for Serenity. 'Who was the other one in love with
141 Serenity?' Rei asked herself. Her memories of the Silver Millennium still
142 weren't complete so she had difficulty recalling who it was. 'Minako?
143 That's right. We both fought over Serenity, even though neither of us
144 ever worked up the courage to tell her how we felt. Minako was going
145 through a lot back then. She was torn about how she felt about Serenity
146 and her feelings for Kunzite. And that's exactly why I thought that I
147 should have been with Usagi. Minako told me she loved both of them. I
148 liked Jaedite and all, but it wasn't the same as how I felt for Serenity.
149 Neither of us stood a chance against Endymion, though. He had destiny
150 on his side. At least Minako seems to have gotten over it. She has
151 Natsuna now. I still cling on. I’m friends with Usagi’s daughter, yet I
152 still cling
153 on. I can't find love because I can't bring myself to let go of her.'
154 Suddenly, everything changed. Rei tried to make out where she was
155 as she waited for the images to clarify. After a few moments, she realized
156 that this had to be Crystal Tokyo. She'd only been there once before, when
157 they'd gone to the future to help ChibiUsa save her parents. Rei saw a
158 lavishly decorated bedroom, most likely the Queen's room. She could see
159 Usagi dressed in her royal gown as Neo Queen Serenity. She was laughing
160 happily. Rei sighed. She was so beautiful. Someone else was there with
161 Serenity. The two were talking about something Rei couldn't make out.
162 She tried to tell who the other person was, but the details weren't clear
163 enough yet. The image slowly became clearer and Rei could finally tell
164 that the other person sitting with Serenity was her. 'What's going on?'
165 Rei thought. Serenity leaned towards Rei's future self and the two
166 kissed passionately. Rei couldn't believe what she was seeing. 'But how?'
167 Rei asked, trying desperately to come up with an answer as the images
168 dissolved around her.
169 Rei sat in shock as she came out of her meditative trance. What
170 she'd seen had been her dream come true, but she knew it couldn't happen.
171 Was it just wishful thinking on her part or did she actually end up with
172 Usagi? Rei tried to meditate on an answer, but after what she'd seen, she
173 couldn't calm herself enough to try. She sighed heavily and decided to
174 give up for the time being. She resolved to try again later, hopefully
175 with better results.
176
177 Hotaru was sitting on a decorative stone throne set atop some
178 large steps. ChibiMoon was at the bottom of the steps, unconscious on an
179 altar. Energy snaked out from Hotaru, forming a hand at the end. It
180 headed out towards ChibiMoon and slammed down on her chest. The younger
181 girl let out a scream of pain as she was dragged back to consciousness.
182 "Hotaru-chan... I'm glad to see you..." ChibiMoon managed before
183 passing out again, her Heart Crystal pulled from her body. Hotaru felt
184 a surge of terror run through her as the pink haired girl lay deathly
185 still.
186 ChibiMoon's Heart Crystal flew up to where Hotaru was sitting.
187 After swallowing it, she changed completely into Mistress 9. The
188 Senshi looked on, unable to stop her as Sailormoon talked futilely with
189 Professor Tomoe.
190 'Even when I was Mistress 9, I couldn't stop thinking about
191 ChibiUsa. Whatever part of me was still there was so worried about what
192 had happened to her. Its so life-like. I've had this dream before. And I've
193 talked
194 to ChibiUsa about it a couple times, too. She always tells me that it wasn't
195 my
196 fault, that it wasn't me who did those awful things, like killing Kaolinite
197 and
198 hurting my Odango-chan. It always hurts as it all comes back to me,
199 everything
200 I did as Mistress 9, and I cry. And ChibiUsa holds me, trying to stop the
201 pain I feel. But she's not here tonight. I have to deal with the dream
202 on my own. I know it was just that, a dream, but what happened was real.
203 I lie here for a while, uncertain of what to do. I want to hear her
204 voice. I want tor hear her tell me everything's all right. I want her
205 to hold me. I think about calling her, but she's probably asleep now.
206 She’s spending the night at Momoko’s house. I could call anyway,
207 even if it does wake her up, but I'm uncertain. I feel so nervous and
208 scared,
209 alone in the dark. I don't know what to do. I know I can't get back to
210 sleep. I
211 never can after I have that dream.' Hotaru sat up in bed, hugging her knees
212 to
213 her chest. After a couple minutes, she stood up and headed for the door of
214 her
215 room. 'I want to see her,' she thought.
216
217 Setsuna put down the book she was reading when she heard the
218 front door open. She looked out her window to see Hotaru hurrying off
219 to find ChibiUsa. "I hope she's okay," Setsuna said aloud. 'No
220 one could be happier than I am that Hotaru and ChibiUsa are in love.
221 I raised Hotaru like a daughter with Michiru and Haruka. I feel like
222 Hotaru's my own daughter, and in an odd way, I feel the same way about
223 Small Lady. I got to watch her grow up in the future. She came to the Time
224 Palace so often, even though she wasn't supposed to. She came to
225 me with her problems when she needed help. And I actually helped raise
226 Hotaru. I guess the main difference is that one of them calls me mama
227 and the other doesn't. I'm glad they have each other. They both mean
228 so much to me.'
229 'I do admit that being around Haruka and Michiru and a love
230 stricken Hotaru does get a bit depressing sometimes. Its just hard to
231 see people so in love like that and to not have anyone of my own to
232 love. And everyone I have fallen for winds up destined to be with
233 someone else.' Setsuna sighed. 'First Endymion and then Michiru. I
234 practically grew up with Michiru and Haruka back in the Silver
235 Millenium. Michiru was my best friend since we were young. It took
236 a while for me to realize I loved her. I was so down after Endymion
237 got with Princess Serenity, but she helped me get through it. I
238 felt differently towards her after that. I wanted to tell her, but
239 Haruka was too fast for me. Before I could do anything, she was
240 already with Haruka. Why does destiny always pass me over?' Setsuna
241 picked up her book again and tried to stop thinking about it. 'I
242 shouldn't lose any sleep over it, I guess.' She looked out the
243 window again. 'Wherever you are, be careful, Hotaru.'
244
245 Yaten walked hesitantly out of her room in a shimmering light
246 blue dress. It accentuated her soft curves perfectly, fitting the
247 short girl almost like a second skin. Her hair was up in a high pony
248 tail that trailed down to the small of her back.
249 Taiki looked up from the book she was reading and arched an
250 eyebrow. "That's... interesting," Taiki said, struggling for the right
251 words. She hadn't seen Yaten in a dress since they'd all been back on
252 Kinmoku, before they'd come to earth disguised as the Three Lights.
253 Seiya looked over at Yaten from where she was sitting after
254 she heard Taiki. It had been so quiet for a while that the sudden
255 noise had startled her. She stared in shock for a few seconds at
256 Yaten. "Why are you wearing that?"
257 "I'm going out," Yaten said defensively. They had been
258 dressing up as guys for so long that it seemed odd to be in a dress
259 again. Yaten felt herself relaxing as she got used to it. Kakyuu had
260 asked her to wear a dress a couple of nights ago when they'd decided
261 to go out for the night. It had seemed an odd request at first. Kakyuu
262 had grown up with Yaten as a girl. Kakyuu found it strange to have her
263 Starlights pretending to be men. Yaten felt more comfortable dressing
264 in women's clothes anyway, so they went shopping later that day.
265 Yaten was nervous about what Seiya and Taiki would think, though she
266 kept telling herself it didn't matter. They were like sisters to her,
267 so she still felt anxiety wash over her as they continued to stare at
268 her.
269 "But why are you going out in that?" Seiya asked.
270 "Because she looks pretty in it." The Three Lights all turned
271 as the heard their princess, Kakyuu. She was wearing a low cut black
272 and red dress. Her red hair was done up in elegant braids. She smiled
273 happily as she walked up beside Yaten.
274 "You can't go dressed like that," Seiya said as she turned back
275 towards Yaten.
276 "Why can't I? I am a girl." Yaten could tell Seiya was getting
277 frustrated. She knew that Seiya was in love with Kayuu as well. To
278 some extent all three of them loved her. But in the end, she'd fallen
279 in love with Yaten. Seiya was still a little jealous about that even
280 though she wanted Kakyuu and her surrogate sister to be happy.
281 "It was your idea to masquerade as men in the first place,"
282 Seiya argued.
283 "Well, it was a stupid idea. We've found Kakyuu. There's
284 no reason to keep pretending anymore. And besides, I don't like pretending
285 to be a man," Yaten told Seiya.
286 Kakyuu giggled. "If you two don't mind, Yaten and I have dinner
287 reservations." She waved to Taiki and Seiya as she grabbed Yaten's hand
288 and started walking to the door with her. "We'll see you later!" she said.
289 Seiya sat down as the door closed behind the two. "What do you
290 think, Taiki?"
291 Taiki pulled her book back up in front of her. "Yaten did have
292 a point. There really isn't a reason for us to go around like this anymore.
293 Besides for the fans. They all think the Three Lights are men, so it would
294 be a shock to find out we aren't."
295 Seiya sighed. "You too, Taiki?"
296 Taiki just smiled slightly as she went back to her book.
297
298 *********
299 Momoko sat with her legs crossed, Diana next to her with her head on
300 her
301 lap letting Momoko's hands pass through her cute double odangos and soft
302 hair.
303 She was enjoying the motions and attention. She loved being so close to
304 Momoko, and being able to relax into her . Diana place her hand on Momoko's
305 cheek, grabbing her attention. Momoko smiled and leaned into a kiss. Then
306 she
307 heard a knock at the door and was ripped from the pleasure. She looked up to
308 her mother.
309 "Yes?" she asked nervously.
310 "Honey, ChibiUsa is here to spend the night," she looked to the tiny
311 gray
312 kitten on her daughters lap. "Well Diana sure has been spending quite a lot
313 of
314 time here hasn't she?" The kitten meowed and rubbed up against Momoko's
315 stomach. ChibiUsa appeared at the door and smiled.
316 "Konnichiwa Momo-chan" she walked inside and plopped her baggage on
317 the bed. Momoko's mother walked out and Diana returned to human form, and
318 her place next to Momoko. ChibiUsa smiled.
319 "Well it seems you two have grown closer doesn't it?" she asked.
320 "Makes
321 me wish I'd asked Hotaru to come with me."
322 "Why didn't you ChibiUsa-chan?" Momoko asked. ChibiUsa just smiled
323 and shrugged her shoulders. Just then there was a knock at Momoko's window
324 and Momoko went to answer it quickly.
325 "Hotaru!" Momoko said. The tired raven-haired girl looking at her
326 not
327 answering. She turned to ChibiUsa, still trying to catch her breath.
328 "I need to speak with you, odango," she said desperately.
329 *************
330 Makoto walked a little ways into the kitchen seeing Ami at the table
331 with
332 her books sprawled around her. Makoto walked a little further and pulled Ami
333 into her arms planting a gentle kiss on her mouth. Ami voiced a slight groan
334 of
335 surprise. Makoto just smiled internally, reaching deeper into the kiss. Ami
336 turned and let Makoto grab her into a warm embrace.
337 "I'm so happy to have you with me, Ami-chan," Makoto said kissing
338 Ami
339 again and pulling her into the next room.
340 "But I have to study Mako-chan." Ami began to protest.
341 "This won't take long Ami-chan trust me." Ami was going to protest
342 but
343 felt Makoto's long fingers unbuttoning the white professional shirt she had
344 on.
345 Makoto pulled it away with expert hands and reaching behind to unclasp the
346 bra strap. When she had the offending clothing away from her she knew Ami
347 wouldn't protest any longer. Makoto kissed her again and pulled off her
348 shirt
349 and skirt as well leaving them on the floor next to her. She laid Ami on the
350 couch and placed Ami's hands on her breasts, sighing at the cooling affect
351 they
352 had on her warm skin. Ami smiled and wiggled out of the pants and undies she
353 had left on and felt the warmth of her lover's own naked body pulling her
354 into a
355 sitting up stance. Holding the body as close to her as possible, and feeling
356 her
357 lover's body tense at the anticipation.
358
359 ************
360 "Natsuna..." Minako sighed feeling her lover holding her from behind
361 in
362 the warn bath water. The soapy water seeped into every pore. Natusna smiled
363 and cupped Minako's breasts, her fingers running over the entire delicate
364 surface. She whispered a sweet comment and made Minako relax even more.
365 Minako in turn ran her finger across the inner thighs of her lover,
366 teasing her slightly. Natsuna knew it would come in it's own time. The wait
367 was all the thrill, wondering what new feeling that her lover would drench
368 out
369 of her this time. Minako turned facing Natusna and placing her fingers in
370 between Natsuna's legs.
371 "I love you," Minako said kissing Natsuna deeply pushing her back
372 into
373 the bath until Natusna was totally relaxed against the cold tile behind her.
374 She
375 smiled and knew....this was it. Natusna was all that she wanted.
376
377 **************
378 Rei walked down the street to the apartment Usagi and Mamoru
379 shared knocking on the door. She waited for an answer. When Usagi showed
380 up sooner than she’d expected, felt flustered. She shifted slightly and
381 was for once without a quick sarcastic remark.
382 "Usagi-chan, may I come in?" she asked. Usagi smiled and moved so
383 that Rei could enter.
384 "Rei-chan it's so nice that you could come," Usagi said loudly and then
385 drew closer so that she could speak to Rei privately. "Rei there's something
386 that
387 I have to tell you..." But before Usagi could finish a male presence entered
388 the
389 room.
390 "Rei, so nice to see you again," Mamoru's voice stabbed into
391 Rei's
392 mind. She grew angry and then clamed. She couldn’t show up destiny, Mamoru
393 always got his princess. She could never have Usagi. And with that she left
394 to
395 the door and the cold. Usagi ran after her.
396 "Rei-chan wait! You don't have to leave!" she said trying to
397 stop her
398 friend.
399 "Yes, I do. Usagi-chan, I have to go."
400 "But why? It's just Mamoru and me."
401 "Usagi you dot understand. It's because of Mamoru."
402 "But...why?"
403 "You won't understand. Just forget it."
404 "No. what's wrong, Rei-chan. Why is it Mamoru's fault?" Usagi
405 asked.
406 ‘ ‘Because I love you,’ Rei thought. ‘Because I can't stand him
407 being
408 able to hold you and I can't...' Rei stopped herself and spun on her heel.
409 Getting
410 ready to leave.
411 "Rei-chan, why can't you tell me what's wrong?" Usagi asked
412 worriedly.
413 "Would you come in, Rei?" Mamoru asked, worried as well. "I could
414 make some tea."
415 Rei sighed. This was all so hard for her to deal with. Why had she
416 even come here in the first place? What had she hoped to accomplish? "No.
417 Thank you, anyway. I should go."
418 "Rei, its pretty late. Maybe you should stay," Usagi said. She didn't
419 know what was wrong, but she didn't want Rei to leave now. She wanted to
420 know what was going on.
421
422 ***********
423
424 Makoto rolled over to get a better look at the smaller girl lying next to
425 her. She smiled to herself as she ran her fingers through Ami's short blue
426 hair.
427 She gently kissed the other girls soft lips. She checked to make sure Ami
428 was
429 asleep before quietly getting out of bed. She brought the sheet up higher to
430 cover Ami. The other girl let out a small sound, startling Makoto in the
431 dark
432 room. Ami shifted around a bit before settling down and clutching the sheets
433 closer to her. Makoto relaxed as she watched the other girl doze peacefully.
434 Makoto silently walked out of the room. She padded across the cold
435 floor. One of Ami's books lying open on the counter. She tried to read some
436 of
437 it but she quickly decided to leave that to Ami. She slipped a peace of
438 paper
439 between the pages before closing the book, knowing Ami would probably try to
440 pick up where she left off in it later the next day.
441 She’d once wondered how Ami could have fallen in love with her. She
442 knew the blue haired genius was many times over more intelligent than she
443 was. Makoto had thought she’d want someone who shared her passion for
444 knowledge. She’d brought it up with Ami, but the other girl had quickly
445 dismissed her lover’s worries. It didn’t matter to her. She’d said she
446 couldn’t
447 really explain it. It was one of the few times Makoto had been able to catch
448 Ami without an answer. Finally Ami had said that some things didn’t need an
449 explanation. Love was one of those things. She loved Makoto. She may not be
450 able to explain it, but she knew in her heart that she did. Makoto hadn’t
451 given
452 it a second thought afterwards. The blue haired genius was everything to
453 her.
454 Makoto walked through the dimly lit kitchen, briefly searching around
455 for the light switch. She winced as the light turned on. She blinked several
456 times to get her vision to adjust before walking over to the refrigerator.
457 The
458 brunette shivered from the cold air on her bare skin after opening it. She
459 smiled
460 when she saw one of Ami’s sandwiches wrapped up. ‘That girl needs to let me
461 make her lunch more often,’ she thought to herself.
462 “Mako-chan?” a sleepy voice said from behind her. She turned
463 around to see Ami standing with the sheet wrapped around her delicate frame.
464 “I’m sorry, Ami-chan. Did I wake you?” Makoto asked.
465 “I saw the light turn on out here and I noticed you weren’t in bed,”
466 Ami explained. “What are you doing up?”
467 Makoto smiled warmly and brought Ami into a loving embrace. “I
468 was just thinking.”
469 Ami tilted her head to one side curiously. “What about?” She looked
470 deeply into Makoto’s dark green eyes, quickly losing herself in them, almost
471 as
472 if she were still dreaming.
473 “You,” Makoto said softly. Everything felt right with the world while
474 holding Ami in her arms.
475 Ami giggled. “No, I’m serious.”
476 The taller girl gestured to the apartment. “It used to be so lonely. I’m
477 really glad you’re here.”
478 Ami smiled up at Makoto and put her hand on the brunette’s cheek.
479 “So am I.” She brought her lips up to Makoto’s in a soft kiss. “Come on back
480 to
481 bed, Mako-chan. Its lonely there, too.”
482 Makoto laughed. “Okay, Ami-chan.” She kissed the blue haired girl
483 again. She took Ami’s hand and let the other girl lead her back to their
484 room.
485
486 *******
487
488 “Taru, are you okay?” ChibiUsa asked worriedly. Her reached out
489 through the open window to grab the other girls hand. Hotaru had a haunted
490 look in her eyes. ChibiUsa’s heart ached as she looked into those frightened
491 violet eyes.
492 Hotaru started to relax as she felt ChibiUsa’s warm hand against her
493 own. Seeing the pink haired girl looking back at her soothed Hotaru. She
494 looked down, feeling foolish. Her pale cheeks flushed red. “I just needed to
495 see
496 you,” she said quietly.
497 ChibiUsa lips formed a bright smile. It meant so much to her to hear
498 the other girl came all this way to see her. Her expression became concerned
499 when she realized Hotaru was worried about something. She blinked with
500 realization. “Oh, Taru. It’s okay. I’m here,” the future princess said. She
501 wanted to hold the other girl, to go to her, but she was stopped by the wall
502 between them. She could only reach the other girl through the open window.
503 “Hotaru,” Momoko said besides the dark haired girl, startling her.
504 Hotaru clutched ChibiUsa’s hand tightly after hearing the other girl.
505 She slowly turned around. “Momo-chan, you scared me.”
506 “Sorry about that. I talked to my mom. She said you can spend the
507 night, too. I just told her you can’t be away from ChibiUsa for too long of
508 a
509 time.” Momoko laughed. “Come on in.”.
510
511 A short time later, Momoko lay asleep in Diana’s arms on her bed.
512 ChibiUsa and Hotaru held each other under the blankets on Momoko’s floor.
513 Hotaru stared up at the ceiling, trying not to think. The darkness
514 surrounded
515 them, but that didn’t bother her. Not with ChibiUsa beside her. Hotaru felt
516 ChibiUsa gently stroking her hair. She held the other girl closer, not
517 wanting to
518 be apart again.
519 “Hotaru?” ChibiUsa whispered to her dark haired lover. “Why did you
520 have to come see me so urgently?” She smiled and kissed Hotaru lightly. “I
521 am
522 glad you’re here.”
523 “Thanks. I am too.” Hotaru snuggled closer to the other girl, trying to
524 forget the horrible dream. “I…” She began hesitantly. “I had that dream
525 again.”
526 “Oh, Hotaru, I’m so sorry.” ChibiUsa wished there was some way she
527 could stop Hotaru from having it, but it was a recurring nightmare for her.
528 The
529 dark haired girl was still tormented by visions from her past.
530 Hotaru felt foolish. Running to ChibiUsa because of a dream. ‘But
531 then, isn’t that what being in love with her means? Being able to go to her
532 for
533 comfort? Being able to tell her what frightens me the most? Knowing that no
534 matter how childish it is, or how foolish, I can always go to her?’ “When I
535 woke up, I was afraid, but it got worse when I realized you weren’t there.
536 Everything just started crashing down. I had to see you. I felt that if you
537 were
538 there, it would all seem okay.” Hotaru closed her eyes tightly. The dream
539 was
540 still vivid in her mind. Tears started to well up in Hotaru’s eyes as the
541 dream
542 came back to her.
543 ChibiUsa gently wiped Hotaru’s tears away with her fingertips. “Its
544 not your fault. You can’t blame yourself for any of that. It was Mistress 9,
545 not
546 you.”
547 “But I was there for everything that happened. It was my body,”
548 Hotaru blinked several more tears away.
549 “It may have been, but it still wasn’t you. In the end, you managed to
550 stop her.”
551 Hotaru sniffled and tried to speak, but ChibiUsa silenced her with a
552 soft kiss.
553 “You felt like its your fault because you couldn’t stop her before she
554 caused so much pain. There was nothing you could do. When I woke up after I
555 got my Heart Crystal back, you’d been changed into a baby from using your
556 powers to stop Pharaoh 90. I felt horrible because I couldn’t stop it. I
557 felt that I
558 should have known, that I should have said something when I saw you that
559 last
560 time. It took me a long time, but I realized there are some things we can’t
561 change. No matter how wrong it is, or how it seems we should have.” ChibiUsa
562 held the shuddering dark haired girl tightly against her. Her hand lightly
563 rubbed Hotaru’s back through the cloth of her nightgown. “That’s all in the
564 past now. We have everything to look forward to. You and me. Both of us.
565 Forever.” She felt Hotaru’s warm tears on her shoulder. The other girl’s
566 sobs
567 slowly started to lessen. “Its alright, Taru-chan. I’m here.” She held the
568 dark
569 haired girl protectively, wanting to keep away anymore of those horrible
570 dreams.
571 “I.. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t let it get to me… like this,” Hotaru said
572 between sobs.
573 “Don’t be sorry. I’m really glad you came. I missed you,” ChibiUsa
574 smiled. “And don’t worry about the dreams. That’s all they are. And you can
575 always come find me when you wake up. I’m just sorry I wasn’t there this
576 time.”
577 “Thanks, Odango-chan,” Hotaru said softly.
578 “You mean everything to me, Taru. Don’t let those dreams hurt you.
579 They don’t mean anything as long as we have each other.” ChibiUsa felt like
580 she should say more, but she didn’t have to. Her crimson eyes met with
581 Hotaru’s violet ones. Their lips met in the dark room, conveying more to
582 each
583 other than words could have.
584 “I love you,” Hotaru whispered to the pink haired girl.
585 “I love you, too,” ChibiUsa whispered back. She kissed Hotaru once
586 again before laying her head back on a pillow. “Goodnight, Hotaru.”
587 “I don’t think I’ll go to sleep just yet. Could you stay up for a little bit
588 so we could talk?” Hotaru asked.
589 “Sure,” ChibiUsa agreed. She felt Hotaru’s hand on her own.
590 “Thanks,” Hotaru said gratefully. She knew ChibiUsa would probably
591 fall asleep soon, but she didn’t mind. She felt safe now that she was with
592 the
593 one she loved.
594
595 ******
596
597 Minako awoke with a start at the constant knocking she was hearing
598 in her dreams. At first she'd tried to not listen and stay in the warmth.
599 But the
600 constant rapping in her mind made her jolt awake from the annoyance. She
601 turned all along the bed searching for the source, and found it in Rei. The
602 raven
603 haired beauty was at the window trying desperately to get Minako's
604 attention.
605 She walked all along the edge of the window calling, her voice barely
606 reaching
607 Minako's ears. Minako grabbed the robe beside her and tied a tight knot into
608 the middle. She motioned for her friend to walk to the door and she'd allow
609 her
610 inside.
611 "Mina-chan," Rei rasped and hugged her friend into a tight embrace.
612 "Oh, Mina-chan I'm so tired. I really need someone to talk to please!"
613 "Calm down, Rei-chan," Minako whispered in a soothing voice. "It'll
614 be okay. Tell me what's wrong."
615 Rei let out several gasps of air trying to calm her nerves enough to tell
616 Minako what was wrong but couldn’t. "Mina-chan I'm really scared...I miss
617 you and the others." she began. "I miss us being a team, and I miss spending
618 more time together like we used to. Most of all I miss Usagi. Our princess
619 doesn't need us anymore and I feel useless. She...everyone is in love and
620 I'm set
621 so far away you have forgotten me."
622 "Rei! " Minako whispered in a harsh voice. "I have never
623 forgotten you and neither has our princess. She needs us more then ever, and
624 with ChibiUsa on the way and the new responsibilities coming up the senshi
625 are....”
626 "That's just it. I don't think I can handle seeing Usagi and Mamoru
627 together so happy everyday. I just can't Minako! I love her!" Rei clasped
628 her
629 hands around her mouth and gasped. She wasn't supposed to say that, not to
630 Minako!
631 Minako just smiled. "We all love her."
632 "Not like I do Mina-chan. Not like I do."
633 “ I know,” Minako said simply.
634 Rei stared at Minako for a moment. “What do you mean?”
635 “I know how you feel about her. Who do you think you confided in
636 back in the Silver Millenium?” Minako winked at the raven haired girl.
637 “Besides, its not like its hard to notice.”
638 Rei was shocked. “You know? Is it that obvious?”
639 Minako laughed. “Probably not. I hadn’t really noticed until I started
640 remembering a few things from the past. Everything fell into place after
641 seeing
642 you around her a couple days later.”
643 Rei stared at her feet. She hadn’t planned on anyone finding out how
644 she felt about their princess, but now she knew that Minako had already
645 found
646 out. What did she think of her now?
647 “Its alright, Rei. I’m you’re friend. So are the others. None of us would
648 mind. Mamoru might, though.” Minako smiled, trying to help Rei feel better.
649 “But what would Usagi think?”
650 “I don’t know. You’d have to ask her.” Minako said quietly.
651 She
652 needed to talk to Rei, but at the same time she didn’t want to wake Natsuna
653 by
654 being too loud.
655 “What can I do? She’s already in love with Mamoru. She marries
656 him
657 in the future and has a daughter with him. If I did manage to tell her how I
658 felt
659 and she felt the same, then I could damage so much in the future. ChibiUsa
660 wouldn’t even exist. Who knows what else might happen.” Rei sighed deeply.
661 The whole thing felt so futile. She wanted to tell Usagi, but she couldn’t
662 let
663 herself endanger the future. She was a Sailor Senshi, after all.
664 “I’m sorry, Rei. I want to tell you how this can work out, but
665 I don’t
666 know. I wish I did. I just want everything to work out for you in the end,
667 but I
668 don’t know what to do about it,” Minako said sadly. She wanted to help. She
669 was the Senshi of Love. She felt like she needed to do something to help her
670 friend.
671 “I want to tell her, but I don’t want to hurt her. Its probably better if I
672 don’t say anything,” Rei said sullenly.
673 “Don’t think like that. Think positively. If you’re ever going to have a
674 chance you can’t give up now,” Minako said with a determined gleam in her
675 eyes.
676 “You’re right, I guess. But I still don’t know what I can do.” Rei
677 looked up and smiled at her friend. “Thanks, Minako-chan. I feel a little
678 better
679 now.”
680 “Anytime, Rei-chan.”
681 “I should be going for now.” Rei hugged Minako again and walked out
682 the door. Minako waved to her as the raven haired girl started walking home.
683 Minako waited until Rei was out of sight before slowly closing the
684 door. She felt so helpless. She hated that feeling. She walked through the
685 dark
686 hallway towards the room she shared with Natsuna. She smiled as she walked
687 past Artemis, curled up and asleep on the floor. She’d always gone to him
688 for
689 advice. Now Rei had gone to her, but she was afraid she hadn’t been of much
690 help.
691 Minako paused at the doorway to their room. Rei had seemed so empty
692 lately. She was usually so full of life, but seeing everyone else with their
693 lovers
694 really got to her. Minako missed the old Rei and now there was a chance to
695 fix
696 things for Rei, but what could she do about it?
697 Minako’s head was spinning as she tried to think of what, if anything,
698 she should do. She sighed before walking into the bedroom. She needed sleep.
699 And right now, she really wanted to be with the one she loved. She crawled
700 into
701 bed next to the other woman, her soft, reddish brown hair hanging past her
702 shoulders. She smiled as Natsuna continued sleeping. Minako pulled the
703 blanket up and around her, snuggling close to Natsuna. She slowly started to
704 drift off to sleep.
705
706 * * *
707 THE NEXT DAY
708 Setsuna picked up her small basket, trying to balance the weight of the
709 tremendous amount of groceries and her addition to her chocolate stash.
710 Turning around too fast, three rather large oranges dropped out of her
711 basket.
712 ‘I knew I should have gotten a cart,’ she thought.
713 She bent down and picked up two of the offending oranges, but her
714 little sandaled foot knocked the third off balance, and it began to roll
715 away.
716 “Damn,” she exclaimed under her breath.
717 Walking at a fast pace, she caught up with the rolling orange, only to
718 have it roll underneath a display case for some cereal boxes at the end of
719 an
720 aisle. Setting down her basket very carefully, she got on her knees and
721 looked
722 under the display case.
723 “There you are you little…” She exclaimed, reaching for the orange.
724 “Setsuna?” A hand came to rest on her shoulder, making her leap
725 up…and slam her head on the bottom of the display table. Holding her head
726 and whimpering words of anger and embarrassment, she looked up into the
727 eyes of her offender.
728 The first thing she saw, actually, was the nice shoes on small feet.
729 Eyes travelling up slowly, she took in the tight fitting jeans, stylish and
730 trendy.
731 Her red eyes traveled up the shapely legs to the small, flat stomach, and up
732 to
733 the small breasts. Her eyes came to rest on the dark ponytail, which came
734 to
735 rest just below her right breast. Curiosity and familiarity making her eyes
736 travel still farther, they halted to a stop at the dark blue eyes of her
737 offender.
738 She sank into this deep shade of blue, and began to smile. “Seiya!”
739 Leaping
740 up from her kneeling position and forgetting about her injured head, she
741 threw
742 her long arms around the taller woman’s neck, laughing slightly.
743 Seiya, a little surprised about Setsuna’s attitude, was stunned.
744 Setsuna, showing emotion? A lot had changed since she had left Tokyo. But
745 the dark green hair brushed against her nose, smelling of forest green and
746 something else she couldn’t put her finger on. Closing her beautiful dark
747 blue
748 eyes, she wrapped her arms around the green-haired woman’s waist, leaning
749 her head to rest on Setsuna’s shoulder. “Setsuna…” The word was let out in
750 a
751 whisper, almost too quiet for Seiya to hear herself. Sudden feelings of
752 heat
753 laced with desire invaded her mind, and it was covered in a clear
754 transparent
755 shell. Sudden memories, or maybe visions, she didn’t know, entered her
756 mind…of two women, one with long black hair and one with long dark green
757 hair standing on a balcony in dresses rimmed with gold, kissing and holding
758 each other, trapped in an embrace similar to this one. The heads turned,
759 and a
760 hazy Seiya kissed her green-haired goddess, bending her head down and
761 sweeping her feet off the balcony.
762 Setsuna’s heart pounded in her ears. Why did Seiya say her name like
763 that?! That wasn’t expected. She didn’t think Seiya held affections for
764 anyone
765 but her princess. Why were Seiya’s arms so warm? Linked around her waist
766 and pulling her so close? What was she doing here in a supermarket, anyway?
767 And why was her breath so warm against her cheek like that? Sudden
768 memories of Seiya in Crystal Tokyo, looking as fine as could be in a long
769 flowing gown of blue and yellow stars, calling out to her. It had only been
770 once, the two had embraced and kissed, but she hadn’t seen Seiya after that.
771 She should have thought about it more, should have noticed Seiya more,
772 because then maybe she could figure out her own feelings.
773 Realizing where she was and what she’d felt, and thought, and
774 suddenly embarrassed by it, Seiya pulled away slightly. Setsuna held on for
775 another moment, reveling in the warmth of a body beside her, near her, and
776 with her. But the feeling suddenly cleared from her passion hazy mind, and
777 she registered Seiya holding her waist at arm’s length. Unlinking her arms
778 from around Seiya’s neck, she realized how awful she must look…jumping up
779 like that after slamming her head into a table. Oh, real smooth Setsuna!
780 Her
781 mind shouted at her.
782 Red eyes hardened. Her internal defenses were locked again. No
783 more embarrassment. Not again. In the back of her mind, something ached.
784 It
785 knew, more then Setsuna herself, that such rejection would harm her heart to
786 the core.
787 “I’m so glad to see you, Seiya. What brings you back to Tokyo?” A
788 forced smile crossed her red lips, not reaching her eyes at all. Seiya
789 cursed
790 herself in her mind for being so stupid.
791 “Oh…um…well, I…decided to come back for a visit.” She smiled,
792 forced as well. She didn’t want to reveal her true intentions just yet.
793 She was
794 planning to come to Tokyo, and stay. She didn’t want to watch her princess
795 and sister fall deeply in love. An aching heart would never heal like that.
796 Of
797 course, the plan had backfired when Kakyuu had thought it a great idea to
798 move back to Tokyo. Now her two sisters and her princess were right next
799 door
800 from her. She’d been there visiting the night before when she’d seen Yaten
801 ready for her date with Kakyuu.
802 Setsuna knew something was wrong. Seiya didn’t lie. Not ever.
803 Unless something was seriously wrong. “Oh, that’s nice.” She bent down to
804 pick up her basket. “Do you have a place to stay?”
805 “Oh, yes, I rented a place just a few blocks from here.” Seiya smiled
806 again, trying to lighten the mood. ‘Damnit,’ she thought, ‘what have I
807 done?
808 Setsuna, please, don’t be angry…’
809 “That’s wonderful! You should stop by to have dinner with us
810 sometime. Which I have to go back and make now, so…I’ll see you around…”
811 A horrible moment of emotion made her voice crack, and she turned away
812 quickly, rushing to the check-out stand. She waited a few minutes, and
813 Seiya
814 didn’t come for her. A menacing voice in her mind asked her if that was a
815 good or bad thing. Leaning on the mechanical food belt, she sighed.
816 “Always…” She breathed out. Her red eyes shook suddenly, and she brought
817 her hand up to cover them.
818 Suddenly, two warm arms wrapped around her waist. Startled, she
819 tried to turn around, but the arms held her in place.
820 Seiya leaned in, placing her head once again on Setsuna’s shoulder.
821 Setsuna’s lovely back was against her chest now, full of warmth. A mouth to
822 an ear, she whispered, “Would it…be alright…if I ate dinner with you
823 tonight?”
824 Setsuna breathed in deeply. “I think that could be arranged…”
825 * * *
826 “Come on, Haruka! The water’s so warm!” Michiru splashed about,
827 waving her long arms around in the water. Haruka, standing atop a near-by
828 rock, beamed down at her lover in the quiet stream.
829 “I AM coming in!” Jumping up in the air and tucking her knees
830 under her chest gracefully, she slammed into the water, waves roaring in her
831 ears. She glanced up through the hazy stream water to see little white
832 bubbles
833 surround her and waves roll over her little sea nymph.
834 A couple of seconds passed and Haruka shot out above the water, her
835 head up toward the sun. She struck such a graceful figure that Michiru
836 almost
837 gasped, streaks of crimson lining her cheeks. When Haruka looked at her,
838 she
839 turned away, embarrassed. “That wasn’t the kind of entry I had hoped for.”
840 She stated, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She looked over her shoulder
841 slightly, her hair soaked with the stream water, creating an unearthly look
842 about her. Light green eyes pierced into blue ones, and then turned away,
843 half-
844 teasing, half-serious.
845 “Michiru…” Haruka called, only to see her little sea nymph swim ever
846 faster away from her. “Hey, wait up!” Awkwardly splashing after her, she
847 called again.
848 Michiru turned only slightly, and began to laugh. She saw Haruka
849 struggling to catch up with her, knowing the taller girl was not much of a
850 swimmer. She began to slow down, half wanting her lover to catch up with
851 her. But the laughing was the main reason her shaking limbs could not keep
852 up the fast pace she had used.
853 Breathless, Haruka finally reached her. “You…need to…slow
854 down…girl!” She exclaimed, her small tongue reaching the edge of her mouth
855 in exhaustion.
856 “Hmm, really?” Michiru took this chance and wrapped her elegant
857 arms around her lover’s neck and kissed her slow, hard, and wet. Haruka was
858 tall enough to stand on the bottom of the water, but Michiru was not, and
859 she
860 wrapped her legs around Haruka’s waist. Rubbing her hips slowly up and
861 down over the taller girl’s mid-section, she let a moan escape through the
862 kiss.
863 Pulling away slowly, she smiled seductively. “Is it better slow?”
864 Haruka looked down at her nymph, eyes wide with desire and surprise.
865 Finding her words that had been lost in the back of her throat, she
866 swallowed
867 hard. “It’s always good with you.” She wrapped her arms tightly
868 around Michiru’s waist and leaned in to kiss her again.
869
870 ******
871
872 Seiya looked in the mirror again and pulled her skirt down. She
873 glanced nervously at herself, wondering if she went a little overboard with
874 the
875 make-up.
876 Being a Starlight for so long had her comfortable with being a man.
877 She had always thought she looked better in women’s clothes, but to please
878 the
879 millions of screaming women as fans, she continued to play the part.
880 But now, that was changing. Here she was, putting the finishing touches on
881 herself before she would take Setsuna out to a nice fancy dinner. Yaten had
882 helped her pick out an outfit, but was it really appropriate?
883 Even Seiya had to admit she looked killer in it. Short black skirts look
884 good on almost anyone. The slit up the right side, however, was what would
885 knock ‘em out. Her knee-high leather boots looked perfect with it, and the
886 cream and black top she had on was perfect to complete the outfit. But on
887 the
888 first date? And to a fancy restaurant? Should she be dressed up in one of
889 those
890 dresses that covered more of herself, like Michiru would always wear on big
891 outings?
892 That wasn’t her style.
893 Seiya sighed and looked at the floor. In her minds eye she could see a
894 beautiful Setsuna walk before her in a lovely gown, give her one look, and
895 run
896 back inside her house. Seiya shook her head. Setsuna wasn’t like that.
897 The
898 sophisticated dark-skinned woman she had always known to be calm and
899 collected would never do something like that.
900 Never. That was a funny word. Never. She would have never
901 thought about Setsuna as a potential lover. Never. But that didn’t mean it
902 wouldn’t happen. Not until that day, when she saw Setsuna in the Market,
903 looking comfortable and sweet. And when those long arms had come around
904 her, and she had that forest green hair beneath her nose, her entire thought
905 pattern changed. No longer did she feel like she needed to hide from the
906 love
907 of Yaten and their Princess, not anymore. All she really felt like she
908 needed
909 was to feel Setsuna’s waist beneath her hands, and their lips together, and
910 the
911 moonlight streaming in the window, and…
912 Seiya looked back up at herself.
913 Why not?
914
915 * * *
916
917 Setsuna sighed as she looked in the mirror.
918 “You look beautiful, Setsuna-mama!” Hotaru giggled.
919 “I love the skirt!” ChibiUsa agreed, and turned to Hotaru. “You and I
920 should go out like this sometime.”
921 “You don’t have enough money to take me out!” Hotaru laughed at
922 the expression on her lover’s face. “We will, Odango-chan.”
923 “Come on you two, you’re supposed to be helping me!” Setsuna
924 turned around, exasperated. The entire night the two girls she had always
925 thought of as daughters had been phasing in and out of attention to her.
926 “Are
927 you really sure this is appropriate?”
928 “Oh come on! You look good in it. I know Seiya’ll like it!” ChibiUsa
929 giggled, blushing a little.
930 Setsuna sighed at her reflection. She was wearing a velvet maroon
931 skirt that went to her knees, maroon platform sandals (something Hotaru
932 convinced her into wearing), and a black tanktop with a maroon flowered
933 design. ChibiUsa had done her make-up, with a little help from her mom.
934 That had scared Setsuna at first, knowing that this was Usagi they were
935 talking
936 about, but she was pleased with the results. It seems that after years of
937 practice
938 Usagi had finally got something down to an art.
939 Setsuna turned to the two giggling girls once again, and smiled. They
940 looked plenty confident that she was beautiful. They were happy for her.
941 Maybe they were smarter for being that way.
942 Seiya had always been someone Setsuna had admired, not only for her
943 continuing courage, but for her love for everything around her. The entire
944 ordeal with Usagi had been a hard one for everyone, but Seiya had handled it
945 rather well, accepting what the future would not change. Setsuna herself
946 had to
947 come to terms with what was destined too many times. But when she had seen
948 Seiya, she couldn’t help but be excited, even if they hadn’t been all that
949 close.
950 And when she had heard her name being whispered into the wind like that, the
951 way Haruka whispered Michiru’s name, the way ChibiUsa whispered Hotaru’s
952 name…it made her feel like she was flying. The realization that someone
953 could fall in love with her was almost overwhelming. And now that she was
954 finally involved with someone, she couldn’t help but feel nervous. It was
955 all
956 too much of an emotional rollercoaster, but she couldn’t help being the
957 first in
958 line for the dangerous ride.
959 “Come on, Setsuna, Seiya’ll be here any minute!” She heard Haruka’s
960 call from down the hallway.
961 “I’m almost finished.” Setsuna called back, and reached for the make-
962 up on the table beside her. Picking up the eyeliner, she placed two small
963 wings
964 off the edges of her eyelashes, and stood back. “Perfect.”
965
966 * * *
967
968 Seiya took a deep breath. She slowly raised her hand to the doorbell,
969 and then stopped. She was shaking. How odd. She had never started to
970 shake
971 out of nervousness before, even when she had stage-fright. Maybe that was
972 because she had always had her sisters for support.
973 They couldn’t help her now.
974 Seiya took another deep breath and released it slowly. She pressed the
975 little lit up button, and then dropped her hand to the side and waited.
976 She heard some noise inside, mostly Haruka’s voice yelling. She
977 smiled. Good ol’ Haruka.
978 The doorknob turned, and she felt her heart rise in her chest. The
979 door flung open, and there stood Haruka in the doorway. Her gaze traveled
980 over Seiya, who stood her ground, and then back up to her eyes. With a grin
981 and a nod of approval, she let out the breath she had been holding.
982 “Come mere you!” Haruka reached out and pulled Seiya close. The
983 two women were about the same height, Seiya just a little bit taller now due
984 to
985 her boots. They pulled out of the friendly embrace and smiled at each
986 other.
987 “It’s been too long.”
988 Seiya grinned. “It sure has.”
989 “HAR-UUUKA!” Came a voice from inside, and the two women
990 turned.
991 “You better come in before Michiru has a baby or something.” Haruka
992 laughed, and pulled Seiya inside the house. “Come on, Setsuna’s just
993 finishing
994 up.” Seiya remembered the house from awhile ago, when they were just
995 moving in, and now looked it over with interest. Walking around toward the
996 living room, she saw book-cases full of books. She smiled. Michiru loved
997 the
998 arts, almost as bad as Mizuno Ami.
999 “SEIYA!” Michiru ran towards her friend and jumped into her arms.
1000 Seiya, on the other hand, was almost knocked over, and stumbled slightly
1001 from
1002 the awkwardness of her platform boots.
1003 “Hey…Michiru…” She ground out, trying to get a few breaths in
1004 through the squeezing she was forced into. She glanced at Haruka for help,
1005 but
1006 the blonde woman was just laughing hysterically. “How’s it…going?”
1007 “SEIYA! You’ve been gone for so long!” The aqua head looked up at
1008 her, and the same color eyes stared into hers. “Why didn’t you visit?” The
1009 tone was almost angry.
1010 “I’m sorry…” Seiya’s explanation was halted as she heard footsteps.
1011 Michiru fell out of her arms and walked over to Haruka, and the two women
1012 held hands and smiled like proud parents or friends. Seiya’s heart started
1013 to
1014 pound with anticipation. She held her breath for the second time today and…
1015 “Hey Seiya!” Hotaru walked into the room, and everyone sighed.
1016 Hotaru looked a little angry. “What?”
1017 “Nothing.” Seiya smiled and held her arms open. Hotaru ran into
1018 them and hugged Seiya’s waist.
1019 “You’ve been gone for such a long time!”
1020 “I know, I know.”
1021 “SSSSEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIYYYYYYYAAAAAA!!!!” ChibiUsa’s
1022 squeal rang throughout the room, and Seiya winced. A pink whir of hair
1023 suddenly ran into the room and knocked both Seiya and Hotaru over. “THERE
1024 YOU ARE!” She hugged Seiya fiercely, who was trying desperately to not let
1025 her skirt ride up too high.
1026 “Hey ChibiUsa, how are you?” She smiled once she got up.
1027 “Hey you guys…” A soft voice came from across the room. Seiya
1028 looked up to see Setsuna standing in the room’s entryway. Seiya felt the
1029 heat
1030 rising to her cheeks as she took in Setsuna. The color was perfect on her,
1031 and
1032 long green hair flowed over her shoulders and down to her waist.
1033 Seiya found her voice again, and spoke. “Hi.”
1034 “Hi.” Setsuna smiled, happy with the effect she had on Seiya, but
1035 almost ashamed with the effect Seiya had on her. Those long creamy legs had
1036 her own knees shaking and knocking against each other. “Should we get
1037 going?”
1038 “Sure.” Seiya walked the distance toward Setsuna, jut barely aware of
1039 the other women staring intently at them. They walked out of the door
1040 together, hand in hand.
1041
1042 * * *
1043
1044 Setsuna set down her glass of water, the ice rattling together as her
1045 hand shook. She swallowed hard. She hoped Seiya hadn’t noticed.
1046 How could she not notice every little tiny thing she was doing? Those
1047 dark blue eyes stared at her through half closed lids and never wavered from
1048 her. At least, they hadn’t so far. And she knew, because her own eyes
1049 couldn’t
1050 take themselves of the mighty fine woman before her.
1051 Seiya seemed so together. Like nothing was making her nervous in
1052 the least. Of course, she must have women lining up to just see her. Being
1053 one
1054 of the Lights and all. In fact, now that she thought of it…Seiya probably
1055 dated
1056 all the time. Was that what she was? Just another date? Maybe another one
1057 night stand? Would Seiya forget about her once tonight was done?
1058 Setsuna tried to swallow the rising panic in her throat. Her voice of
1059 reason came through the horrible questions. ‘Just ask her’, it said. ‘Ask
1060 her if
1061 she really wants a real relationship. Ask her what’s going to happen
1062 tomorrow.
1063 What have you got to lose?’
1064 But she knew what she had to lose already.
1065
1066 * * *
1067
1068 Seiya watched Setsuna set down her water glass with grace and
1069 elegance. Funny how wonderful traits like these could come out of a little
1070 motion like that.
1071 Seiya tried not to let her knees rattle together any louder. It was all
1072 she could do to keep them from knocking the table over. Setsuna seemed to
1073 be
1074 just fine. She looked content, just nibbling on the fancy French dinner set
1075 before her. Seiya wasn’t hungry all of a sudden. At least, not for food.
1076 Setsuna suddenly went tense. Seiya felt herself become the same, and
1077 tried to relax. Setsuna’s dark red eyes stared up at her, full of
1078 questions. Seiya
1079 looked at her likewise.
1080 Setsuna cleared her throat. “Um…Seiya…would it be alright if
1081 I…asked you something…”
1082 “Sure.” Seiya replied automatically and with a smile. “Anything
1083 you’d like.”
1084 “Um…do you…date often?” Setsuna’s eyes suddenly went fuzzy, and
1085 Seiya had the impression that she was going to lose that remarkable control.
1086 “No, actually, I don’t. I’ve stayed away from it because you can’t
1087 really meet a lot of people if you’re a superstar.” She smiled weakly.
1088 “That’s
1089 one of the many problems with it.”
1090 “So you…don’t have any other…” Setsuna’s eyes darted down to the
1091 floor.
1092 Seiya was quiet for a long time. When she did speak, the tone was
1093 mixed with emotions neither woman could place. “No, Setsuna. I don’t have
1094 anyone else.” Setsuna looked up at her, all her emotions settling down with
1095 the
1096 reassurance.
1097 “Mademoiselles?” The server stood over them, holding up a big tray.
1098 “Would you two lovebirds like some desert?”
1099
1100 * * *
1101
1102 Usagi walked into the restaurant, holding onto Mamoru’s arm. The
1103 server smiled at them both and led them to a table by the window they had
1104 become accustomed to.
1105 Mamoru pulled out Usagi’s chair, then briskly went to his own. Usagi
1106 sat down, feeling a little bewildered. Why hadn’t he touched her? He
1107 always
1108 did. Every time he would pull out her chair he would brush her long hair
1109 away
1110 from her neck and kiss her on the cheek. Every time. What was so different
1111 about now?
1112 Mamoru didn’t look at her, even as they ordered. After a long silence
1113 among the table, Usagi got restless. “Is there something wrong, Mamo-chan?”
1114 He didn’t respond. “You seem angry. Did I do something to upset you?”
1115 Still
1116 no response. “Did I step on your foot again? I’m sorry I…I know I’m
1117 clumsy,
1118 but I didn’t know it upset you this much…”
1119 “It’s not that, Usako.” Mamoru still didn’t look at her. “Nothing’s
1120 wrong with me.”
1121 “What do you mean?” Usagi became worried.
1122 “I know your secret, Usako. I know why you don’t see me that often
1123 anymore. I know why you find so much time for your friends all the time…for
1124 her.”
1125 Usagi felt anger rise up in her cheeks. “What the hell are you talking
1126 about?”
1127 “You know what I’m talking about.” Two angry black beads that were
1128 his eyes stared into hers. “I know who you’re in love with.”
1129
1130 * * *
1131
1132 “Hey, isn’t that Usagi-san and Mamoru-san?” Seiya pointed to a table
1133 by the window. Setsuna looked over to the couple and smiled.
1134 “It sure is. I didn’t know they were going out tonight. I wouldn’t
1135 have asked Usagi for help if I knew she had to get ready.”
1136 “You asked her for help?”
1137 “Yeah, with my make-up.” Setsuna blushed slightly, the little crimson
1138 streaks clashing with her dark skin. “I’m not exactly a DiVinci with it.
1139 I’m
1140 more like Piccasso.”
1141 Seiya laughed. “Hey, I know how it is. Luckily they make you wear
1142 make-up in music videos and stuff like that, so I wore it the entire time.”
1143 Setsuna’s red eyes grew wide. “Really? That’s actually really cool.”
1144 She paused for a second, as if contemplating what she was going to say next.
1145 “Tell me more about being a music star.”
1146
1147 * * *
1148
1149 “Mamoru…you think I’m in love with…” Usagi’s eyes filled with
1150 tears.
1151 “I don’t think, Usako, I know. You love her, more then you do me,
1152 obviously.” Mamoru rolled his eyes. “Quit with the goodie-two-shoe thing.
1153 I
1154 know you love her.”
1155 “I…I love you, Mamo-chan. I always have. I always will. If you
1156 don’t believe me, look to the future to tell you! We’ll be together, you
1157 and I,
1158 and ChibiUsa will be born. If you don’t believe that, what else can you
1159 believe
1160 in?”
1161 “The past?” Mamoru’s voice almost dripped with sarcasm. “Sure,
1162 like the past is any proof. The past is what it is, the past. No longer
1163 here.
1164 Your precious little world revolves around her, Usagi, and that’s what’s
1165 really
1166 going on. I don’t know how I didn’t notice before. You always running to
1167 her
1168 when you had a problem. I was so blind…”
1169 “You were a selfish asshole, that’s what you were.” Usagi’s voice was
1170 full of something that resembled hatred as the crystal tears streamed down
1171 her
1172 cheeks. “The only problem I ever had in my life was you. You took away
1173 everything I had, you and your promises of love ever-lasting. You pretended
1174 to
1175 trust me. You say I love someone else. Fuck you.” Usagi stood up and
1176 raised
1177 her voice. “Fuck you, Mamoru. You don’t disserve to be in my company.”
1178 And with that, the tiny woman turned on her heel and quickly walked out of
1179 the
1180 restaurant, hearing claps and cheers behind her.
1181
1182 * * *
1183
1184 Setsuna stood up, worried. “She doesn’t have a way home…”
1185 “Come on, we can still catch her.” Seiya threw down a hundred and
1186 grabbed Setsuna’s hand. They ran, somewhat awkwardly, toward the door, and
1187 outside into the cold air of night.
1188 “Oh!” Setsuna exclaimed as the air hit her skin. Seiya pulled her
1189 closer and wrapped her coat halfway around her. Setsuna felt herself blush.
1190 “USAGI!!” Seiya yelled, and Setsuna did the same. Finally they saw
1191 the girl turn around, and ran towards her. “Usagi, what’s wrong? Do you
1192 need
1193 a lift?”
1194 The girl took a few shuddering breaths before finally speaking.
1195 “No…it’s nothing. I…I need to take a walk. But thank you for…asking.” She
1196 spun around and began to run, leaving the two women a little perplexed.
1197 “Seiya…it’s really cold out here…” Setsuna shuddered.
1198 “You’re right.” Seiya finally took her gaze away from the retreating
1199 blonde and back to the woman in her arms. “Come on, let’s go to the car.”
1200
1201 * * *
1202
1203 Setsuna marveled at the rooms in Seiya’s apartment. Little gasps
1204 would escape that long throat and those red lips, leaving Seiya anxious to
1205 touch
1206 them. To feel them beneath her fingertips.
1207 “Oh Seiya, your flat is beautiful!” Setsuna spun halfway around to
1208 look at her. “I love it!”
1209 “Thank you.” Seiya smiled. “How do you like your coffee?”
1210 “Black, one spoon of sugar.”
1211 “Figures…” She muttered under her breath.
1212 “What?”
1213 “Nothing…” Seiya smiled again and began to pour the liquid into two
1214 cups. Once she was done, she picked them both up and went into the living
1215 room.
1216 She almost dropped them.
1217 There was Setsuna, draped across her dark blue leather couch, looking
1218 absolutely delicious. She hadn’t heard Seiya, and moved around a little bit
1219 on
1220 the couch to get comfortable. The maroon skirt inched higher up her thighs,
1221 and Seiya had to force herself to keep standing.
1222 She walked briskly over to the table and set down the drinks. Setsuna
1223 only had a small amount of time to look up before Seiya’s arm came around
1224 her
1225 and their mouths clashed.
1226
1227 * * *
1228
1229 Usagi liked the feeling of the cool air go through her hair. Her white
1230 dress didn’t cover up much. But, somehow, the cold was refreshing tonight.
1231 A
1232 little strange perhaps, yes, but still refreshing.
1233 Usagi knew where she was going. She knew what she had to do.
1234 Maybe that was what she had needed to do all along. Every little fight and
1235 every little emotion she had with him seemed to be swept away so easily now.
1236 She knew what she wanted.
1237 She ran up the cement steps, her little white shoes making small
1238 clicking noises. She heard noise already coming from the structure in front
1239 of
1240 her, and saw a tall figure in the shadow of the bamboo door. She ran
1241 towards
1242 it, stumbling where the stones jutted out from the walkway.
1243 The figure must have heard her, and opened the bamboo door.
1244 “Hello?” She called.
1245 Usagi fell into her arms, crying and sobbing. “REI!”
1246
1247 * * *
1248
1249 Crystal Tokyo
1250 30th century
1251 Tsukino-Hino Usagi walked along the marbled floors of Tokyo’s Crystal
1252 Palace, her heels clicking onto the scratchable material easily. She reached
1253 near
1254 her hand and felt the small promise ring on her wedding finger. The tiny
1255 diamond that had been her gift from Mamoru. She smiled kindly at the
1256 memory, not everything she had remembered from her past lover that was so
1257 terrible. She knew that they had loved each other at the time. It was
1258 something
1259 that their souls needed to play out. Something that had to be finished in
1260 it’s
1261 own course. She heard the playing in Small Lady’s bedroom, and knew that her
1262 father had come to see the small child. She was, however no longer a child.
1263 Small Lady. Ten to this day to be precise, and a growing lovely women at
1264 that.
1265 She had been a child conceived in love and devotion, and a child that would
1266 one day become Queen of the Crystal Tokyo. But, in the end the one that
1267 Usagi
1268 had loved the most had been Rei. No one understood that more then the senshi
1269 of her court, no one more so than her daughter who would one day also fall
1270 in
1271 love with a woman when she went back into the past. Of course, Small Lady
1272 didn’t know that yet. There were some secrets the mother still had to keep
1273 from
1274 her daughter.
1275 Chiba Mamoru had later married, too. He ruled over Elysion as well as
1276 any of the senshi or even Usagi herself. He was still king of the Earth,
1277 just as
1278 Usagi was Queen, and his right to rule over his kingdom of Elysion was only
1279 natural. Usagi never failed to allow his input and decisions to her Queendom
1280 to
1281 not be recognized. She walked in her bedroom and felt the warmth of her
1282 lover
1283 next to her and smiled slyly.
1284 “Usagi-chan?” Rei’s tiny voice mumbled in her awakened sleep.
1285 “Yes?” Usagi asked. She felt Rei’s creamy arms wrap around her
1286 silken clothed breasts, and cooed.
1287 “I love you.”
1288 “I love you, too.”
1289 The End.
1290