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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 | |
| 32 | |
| 33 | |
| 34 | |
| 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 |