Hello everyone! Sorry its been so long. ^^; We've 

 finally gotten around to finishing this. We're trying 

 to work on a couple different stories right now, so 

 we'll try to get those out sometime soon. Please tell

 us what you think of this story. Please? We love to 

 hear from all of you. Please e-mail us at:

 amazonessduo@hotmail.com

 

 If you're wondering who some of the characters are, 

 don't worry. ^-^ Ruruna & Naruru are two of ChibiUsa's

 friends from the manga (who Hotaru thought were trying

 to steal ChibiUsa from her ^^). Momoko's another 

 friend of ChibiUsa's from both the anime and the manga. 

 Diana is ChibiUsa's talking kitten who came back with 

 her from the future. She can change into a human, 

 though she still has her tail when she does.

 

 Oh, and one last thing. We're trying to coordinate an 

 anthology of Hotaru and ChibiUsa stories, but we need

 to get more stories for it. If any authors out there

 are at all interested, please e-mail us. Thanks! ^-^

 

 This is for mature readers and ivolves sexual acts, so 

 please don't read if you'd rather not get to that part.

 These characters are copyright the great Naoko Takeuchi.

 

 We really hope you enjoy the story. ^^

 

 

 

 	        Moonlit Nights Part 2

 		By: The Amazoness Quartet

 

 

 "You look beautiful," Michiru said as Hotaru stepped

 down the stairs. She was wearing a black dress with a

 satin bow on the back.

 

 Hotaru turned around twice. "Do you really think so,

 Michiru-mama?"

 

 "Of course," Michiru answered.  She looked proudly at

 the girl she had raised as a daughter.  "Oh Ruka, look

 at her. She's grown into such a pretty young lady."

 

 Hotaru blushed, Haruka smiled.  There was a flash of

 light as Setsuna took a picture. "I just have to make

 sure we have a picture of our little girl's first

 dance," said Setsuna.  "So who's the lucky young boy or

 girl you're taking to the dance?"

 

 "I'm going with Haruka-papa to pick up ChibiUsa-chan

 and then we're heading to the dance," said Hotaru.

 Though ChibiUsa was still pretending they were just

 friends, Hotaru didn't try very hard to keep it a

 secret.

 

 "Oh, so you're taking Small Lady to the dance?" Setsuna

 looked at Hotaru knowingly. "She can be quite a

 handful. Make sure you two behave and

 everything should be fine."

 

 "Setsuna," Michiru giggled.

 

 "I have to keep an eye out for our daughter, don't I?"

 Setsuna replied.

 

 Hotaru sighed. "I don't think you'll have to worry,

 Setsuna-mama. I'm only going to the dance with

 ChibiUsa, my best friend." She put emphasis on 'best

 friend'. That wasn't what she wanted to go as.

 

 "Don't sound too disappointed. I'm sure she's not bad

 company.  And you might meet someone while you're

 there," Setsuna said.

 

 Hotaru sighed again. 'That's not it.'

 

  "Are you ready?"  Haruka asked. Hotaru nodded and

 stood up.  Michiru and Setsuna followed them to the

 car.

 

 "Have fun, Hotaru," Michiru said as Hotaru got in the

 back seat.

 

 "I will. Thanks!" Hotaru waved as they started to drive

 away.

 

 "There she is," Haruka pointed to ChibiUsa waiting in

 front of her house. ChibiUsa smiled and started waving

 her arms as Haruka pulled up.

 

 'She's so beautiful,' Hotaru thought.  ChibiUsa had her

 hair down. She was wearing a pink dress that fit her well,

 covering her shoulders, and with frills at the bottom.

 "You look cute," Hotaru said aloud as ChibiUsa climbed

 in next to her.

 

 ChibiUsa smiled happily, glad that Hotaru thought so.

 She slowly looked Hotaru up and down, "You're pretty

 tonight."

 

 "Thank you, ChibiUsa-chan," Hotaru said. She laughed.

 "But you're supposed to say 'you always look pretty'

 after that."

 

 ChibiUsa laughed as well. "Can I pass it this time?"

 

 Hotaru appeared to contemplate for a moment. "No. Not

 this time."

 

 "Okay, then. You always look pretty."

 

 Hotaru smiled. "Good. Thanks again, ChibiUsa-chan."

 

 ChibiUsa smiled back at her. "Anytime, Taru."

 

 Haruka looked into the back of the car with an odd look

 on her face. She didn't remember acting like that when

 she was that young. Or rather she did, but with a

 certain aqua haired girl. The two of them just hadn't

 been quite as childish when playing around with each

 other. It took Haruka a moment to make a connection.

 

 She turned around and stared at the back for a few brief

 seconds before turning her attention back to the road.

 'No,' she thought. 'This is different. They've been

 best friends since before we raised Hotaru. I'm

 probably just looking into it too deeply. I do tease

 Hotaru about it a lot, though.' A smirk formed on

 Haruka's face. 'What if I was right the whole time?'

 She looked back and saw the two of them talking

 quietly, whispering to each other and laughing from

 time to time.  She noticed they were both holding hands

 as well. It wasn't a big thing in and of itself, but

 with how they'd been acting lately, it wasn't too

 difficult for Haruka to take that a step further than

 friendly hand holding. Haruka's grin widened. 'It would

 be nice to win a bet with Michi for once.'

 

 Both girls started leaning towards each other.  They

 sat back quickly as the car turned a corner.

 

 "You two enjoy yourselves," Haruka said as he stopped

 the car by the school.

 

 "I'm sure we will, "Hotaru said.  She leaned over

 ChibiUsa and scooted across.  Hotaru grabbed ChibiUsa's

 hand and helped her out.  Neither of them noticed the gray

 cat that jumped out of the car after the two of them.

 

 "Hi, ChibiUsa-chan! Hotaru-chan!" Naruru greeted them

 as they walked inside.

 

 "Neither of you came with someone?"  Ruruna asked.

 "That's too bad. Don't worry about it though. C'mon,

 Hotaru, we've got somebody you can dance with."

 

 ChibiUsa grabbed onto Hotaru's arm protectively as

 Ruruna and Naruru tried to lead them away. "Hotaru and

 I decided to go to the dance together since neither of

 us could find anybody."

 

 "Well, I did find someone. She's right around here,"

 Hotaru looked around before her gaze settled on

 ChibiUsa.

 

 Naruru scratched her head nervously and looked down.

 "Yeah, same with me and Ruruna."

 

 "We figured, we both helped organize the dance anyway,

 so we might be able to help better if we weren't busy

 here with someone," Ruruna tried to explain.

 

 "We're going to make sure everything's going well.

 We'll see you two around later," Naruru said.  Ruruna

 and Naruru waved before walking away through the crowd

 of students.

 

 "You look nervous, ChibiUsa," Hotaru said as she and

 ChibiUsa stood together.

 

 The pink haired girl smiled at her. "I'm here with

 a beautiful girl and I'm not sure what I should do."

 

 "Well, if you want my advice, kiss her whenever you get

 the chance," Hotaru said innocently. She started

 leaning towards ChibiUsa slightly. "Like right now."

 

 ChibiUsa took a step back. "It's a little too crowded."

 

 Hotaru smiled. "I don't mind."

 

 ChibiUsa looked at Hotaru for a moment. "You've just

 been full of surprises lately."

 

 Hotaru brushed some hair away from her face. "What do

 you mean?"

 

 The pink haired girl giggled. "I could have sworn you

 were the shy one before all this."

 

 "I just don't think you should have to hide it if you

 love someone. I love you. I don't want to pretend any

 different." Hotaru smiled. "Besides, I'll be the shy

 one if you want. I never remember you being this shy

 when we were younger, so I'd love to switch places with

 you."

 

 ChibiUsa stood thinking for a moment. 'She's right. I

 never used to act like this before we got together. Why

 have I been doing that? Because what if someone finds

 out? I can tell that Hotaru's nervous before she does

 things a lot of the time, but she's been going ahead

 anyway. Has fear of being found out really changed

 things for me?'

 

 "ChibiUsa-chan?" Hotaru asked worriedly. "Are you okay?

 I was just kidding."

 

 "I'm fine, Taru. Just thinking." ChibiUsa smiled

 brightly and offered her hand to Hotaru. "Let's dance."

 

 Hotaru blushed and looked at her for a moment. She took

 ChibiUsa's hand with her own. "Hai. I'd love to."

 ChibiUsa led the other girl onto the dance floor.

 

 Momoko stood against a wall, her lavender hair in its

 normal single odango hairstyle. She was wearing a dress

 that looked vaguely Chinese and cut off at her lower

 thighs.

 

 Momoko looked at ChibiUsa and Hotaru, who were a

 bit apart from everyone else.  They seemed to be standing

 very close together and getting closer. Momoko couldn't

 make out what they were saying. Finally the two went

 off into the crowd.

 

 Standing next to Momoko was a girl in an odd gray and

 purple dress with short dark hair.  Momoko was sure

 that the other girl was watching Hotaru and ChibiUsa

 as well.

 

 "If Hotaru was teaching ChibiUsa to kiss, then she must

 have been getting ready for something. Maybe it's for

 someone here at the dance," Diana thought to herself.

 

 "Excuse me," Momoko said, interrupting her thoughts.

 "Are you watching those two?"  She pointed towards

 ChibiUsa and Hotaru.

 

 "I.. I'm sorry... I should go," Diana said before she

 turned to leave.  A hand grabbed her shoulder, "Don't

 go. I'm sorry if I scared you, but I just wanted to

 know if you're watching them. I am too, and I thought

 we could compare notes," the lavender haired girl said.

 "I'm Momoko, a friend of theirs."

 

 "I'm Diana, and so am I," Diana replied. She knew

 Momoko well, though Momoko didn't know she was

 ChibiUsa's cat.

 

 "That's strange. ChibiUsa has a cat named Diana,"

 Momoko said.

 

 Diana laughed nervously, "I was named after her... I

 mean the cat was named after me," she said hastily.

 

 Momoko laughed, "It's good to meet you. I hope we can

 find out whatever it is we're both looking for."

 

 "Me too," Diana agreed.  She couldn't help blushing as

 she looked at Momoko.

 

 "Are you okay?" Momoko asked.

 

 "H..Hai" Diana answered.  She looked away quickly.

 She had had a crush on Momoko for a long time. She'd

 known Momoko for quite a while in her cat form. Momoko

 was always very nice to her, petting her and giving her

 food.  She hadn't expected to meet Momoko here in her

 human form.  "Will you dance with me?" Diana blurted

 out.  She blushed as soon as the words were out of her

 mouth and looked away.

 

 Momoko blushed as well and coughed into her fist.  She

 thought about it. 'Well, ChibiUsa and Hotaru are

 dancing together. It's the same thing.' "That's a good

 idea," she said.  "We can get closer to ChibiUsa over

 there and see if we can find out what's going on."

 This was the first time Momoko had ever been asked to

 dance by a girl.  It was... strange.  Plenty of boys had

 asked her, though she'd declined. By now at her age most

 of the girls had grown out of thinking boys were

 stupid, but Momoko still didn't like them much, even if

 Kyosuke was her friend. She looked closely at Diana.

 She had dark gray hair done up in four odango. She was a bit

 smaller than Momoko and was wearing a tight purple dress

 with a ruffled skirt that had a gray skirt beneath it.

 She wore lavender stockings and had a bow around her

 neck.  Diana looked up at her happily. Both girls

 continued to blush as they began to dance together.

 

 Hotaru was a bit shocked that ChibiUsa had asked her to

 dance.  ChibiUsa was pretty shy about her relationship

 with Hotaru, but Hotaru was shy about it as well, though she

 tried not to be.  ChibiUsa was overall more outgoing

 than she was and she wished that the pink haired girl

 would act that way about the two of them. Hotaru's line

 of thought was interrupted as she felt ChibiUsa's hand

 on her waist.

 

 "ChibiUsa, what's gotten into you tonight? Not that I

 mind though, but I was sure that you wouldn't want to

 do anything like this. I thought I'd be lucky if we

 danced at all." Hotaru said.

 

 ChibiUsa brushed a stray strand of hair away from

 Hotaru's face.  "Well, I'd been thinking about this

 a lot over the past two days. I had a lot of fun

 dancing with you at Usagi's wedding a couple of years

 ago and I really wanted to dance with you again.  No

 one thought it was strange that we were dancing

 together then."

 

 Hotaru giggled. "Yeah, but we were both about about ten

 back then. Of course no one thought it was strange."

 

 "Two friends can dance together," ChibiUsa said.

 

 "Hai," Hotaru agreed.  "But I'm sure they don't have

 the same intentions I have in mind for you after we get

 home."

 

 ChibiUsa blushed.

 

 "And I'm sure most of them don't plan on spending

 the whole dance together."

 

 "That's true," ChibiUsa conceded. She hesitated a

 second before placing her hand on Hotaru's hip. Hotaru

 smiled, and placed her hand on ChibiUsa's side.

 ChibiUsa started to remember the many other dances she

 had been to in the future

 as a new song began. Mostly formal occasions at the

 palace in Crystal Tokyo. The only dance she remembered

 fondly was when she'd danced with Hotaru at Mamoru and

 Usagi's wedding.  She wanted to enjoy her time with

 Hotaru whether anyone saw them or not.  The two girls

 began to dance. Slowly the rest of the world seemed to

 fade away, leaving them oblivious to everything but

 each other.

 

 

 Momoko saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru dancing near her.  She'd

 forgotten all about them while dancing with the mysterious

 girl.  She blushed. 'I've never felt like this before.

 I don't know why, but it feels like I've met her

 before. She's very pretty. She's a great dancer too.

 She seems so innocent. Who is she?' Momoko's hand slid

 down Diana's back, Diana purred happily, Momoko's hand

 brushed something soft and furry.  It seemed to be

 moving in time to the music. Momoko clutched it,

 startling Diana. She turned the smaller girl around,

 Momoko stared wide eyed at Diana's tail.  "What... What

 is that?" Momoko asked.

 

 "My tail?" Diana asked, confused. She didn't know why

 Momoko was acting so strangely. Suddenly realization

 dawned on her.  People didn't have tails. She kept hers

 even in her human form, unlike her parents.  She felt

 Momoko tug at  her tail.  Diana pushed away, tears

 building up in her eyes.  Things had been going so well

 with Momoko and now her tail had ruined everything.

 Her vision blurred as she wiped some tears away with

 her sleeve.  "I..I've got to go.." she said quickly

 before heading through the crowd.

 

 "Wait!!" Momoko yelled as she tried to catch up with

 her.  "Matte! Don't go!"  She grabbed for the other

 girl, but it was too late. She was already gone.

 

 

 ChibiUsa smiled happily as she continued to dance with

 Hotaru. She loved the comforting feel of Hotaru's hands

 on her shoulders. She felt Hotaru's soft skin through

 the thin fabric.

 

 "I just realized something," ChibiUsa said.

 

 "What?" Hotaru asked the pink haired girl.  She blinked

 several times as she brought herself back to reality.

 She'd tuned out the rest of the world while they'd been

 dancing. "All those banquets and dances are going to be a

 lot more fun with you there in Crystal Tokyo," ChibiUsa

 said smiling.

 

 Hotaru smiled back lovingly.  Her face was inches away

 from ChibiUsa's.  Hotaru learned closer.  ChibiUsa turned,

 blushing. Hotaru, kissed her cheek lightly and laughed.

 "Taru..."

 

  Hotaru smiled and ran her hand up ChibiUsa's back.

 Her hand reached ChibiUsa's soft pink hair. She gently

 brushed it with her fingers.  "I'm really enjoying the

 dance.  Thanks for understanding, ChibiUsa-chan."

 ChibiUsa sighed as they danced.  She could feel

 Hotaru's soft breasts against her.  Her hands lay over

 the dark haired girl's graceful form.

 

 

 They continued dancing for the rest of the night.

 Several boys asked ChibiUsa to dance, but she declined.

 Hotaru was glad that she got to spend the whole night

 with the pink haired girl.  She held ChibiUsa closer,

 enjoying the sweet scent of her hair and the soft feel

 of her body.

 

 "I love you, Hota-chan," ChibiUsa whispered into

 Hotaru's ear.

 

 "I love you too," Hotaru whispered back.  She noticed

 some of the odd looks they received as the two girls

 started another slow dance together.  She blushed but

 tuned them out and concentrated on the pink haired

 girl.  "I had no idea you'd be able to dance as well as

 you can," Hotaru remarked.

 

 "I've always had a hard time dancing.  I'm not very

 coordinated."

 

 "I still think it's cute." Hotaru winked at her.  "So

 how did you learn how to dance?"

 

 "It's kind of embarrassing ," ChibiUsa said.

 

 "Tell me."

 

 "There was a banquet being held for some foreign

 dignitaries when I was about 10  back in the future.  I

 hadn't really danced at all up to that time, but when

 someone asked me, I agreed. I tripped and fell a minute

 into the dance.  I sat in a chair the rest of the

 night. After it was over I talked with my mom for a

 while. She made me feel better about the whole thing.

 We stayed up all night and she taught me how," ChibiUsa

 finished.

 

 "Ohhh... That's so sweet," Hotaru said. "I can't wait to

 meet Usagi again in the future when she's your mother."

 

 ChibiUsa sighed. "Yeah. I miss her. I really like Usagi

 and all, but she's not my mom yet."

 

 The two of them danced in silence for a short time

 before Hotaru hesitantly replied. "You could always ask

 Setsuna if she'd let you go to the future for a short

 while. I mean, as long as you came back soon."

 

 ChibiUsa smiled at the purple haired girl.  "Thanks,

 Taru but then I'd miss you. When I do go back to my

 time I want you to come back with me."

 

 "Thank you," Hotaru said in relief. Hotaru had been

 frightened of ChibiUsa going to the future ever since

 ChibiUsa had left several years ago to go back to her

 time.  Hotaru was scared that the future princess would

 leave again. "You're not going to wait until we go to

 the future to tell everyone, right? I still want to

 tell my parents about us."

 

 "Sometime soon, Hotaru-chan.  Actually, I think my mom

 might have known before I left. Before I met you when I

 was coming back to the past, she said something cryptic

 about me having a very important encounter in the past.

 I wonder if she was talking about you." ChibiUsa said

 thinking of what her mother had said to her.

 

 "I hope so, " Hotaru smiled happily. Crimson eyes met

 dark purple ones as the two girls danced.  "Will you

 kiss me?" Hotaru asked suddenly.

 

 "Hotaru-chan?" ChibiUsa's eyes widened at the dark

 haired girl's request.

 

 "I have been pretty well behaved tonight.  I didn't

 have to act like I was just your friend.  I think I've

 been a good girl and I deserve a kiss," Hotaru said as

 her smile widened.

 

 "You do, and I'll make sure you get one, but not here."

 ChibiUsa replied.

 

 "I'm impatient," "Hotaru said. "I may have to steal

 one."

 

 "I thought you said you were a good girl," ChibiUsa

 said.

 

 "It wouldn't be my fault.  You look so cute dressed up

 for the dance," Hotaru laughed evilly..

 

 "Okay. You did what I want at the dance. I'll do

 whatever you want when we get back to your house."

 ChibiUsa said.

 

 "Really?" Hotaru asked happily. ChibiUsa nodded. "That

 sounds fun," Hotaru giggled. "I still want my kiss

 though."

 

 Momoko sighed as she sat with her back against the

 wall.  She was very confused. Who was that girl? Why

 had she been at the dance?  What was that tail? Was it

 part of her outfit?  She sighed again, she'd tried in

 vain to find the girl, but she

 had been long gone.  She half-heartedly kept watching

 ChibiUsa and Hotaru.  The dance had lost all interest

 after the mysterious girl had left.

 

 ChibiUsa and Hotaru giggled, not realizing that Momoko

 was looking on.  They looked at each other strangely as

 they smiled at one another.  Momoko didn't know why

 they were acting the way they were.  Several couples

 danced past, blocking her view. They all looked so

 happy. Her mind flashed back to Diana.  She sighed

 angrily.  Why couldn't she get the mysterious girl out

 of her mind? She shook her head and tried to clear her

 mind. 'Where'd she go?'  Momoko asked herself.

 

 The dance finally ended later that night. The students

 began to leave the school.  Hotaru and ChibiUsa were

 talking in a hallway abandoned by the other students.

 

 "So did you have fun?" Hotaru asked.  ChibiUsa's hands

 ran up and down Hotaru's cold, bare arms, trying to

 warm the dark haired girl.

 

 ChibiUsa smiled at Hotaru. "I had a lot of fun,

 Taru-chan," she said brightly.

 

 "It still would have been better if we'd gone as a

 couple," Hotaru said. She sighed happily as she felt

 ChibiUsa's fingers warming her cold arms.

 

 "I know, I know. And I'm sorry. I got to go with the

 prettiest girl here and everyone thought we'd come

 without dates."

 

 "That's okay," Hotaru shivered.  "Just as long as you

 keep this up. It's cold."

 

 ChibiUsa giggled. "Sure. As long as we trade places in

 a couple of minutes."

 

 Hotaru nodded.  "As soon as we're in Haruka-papa's car

 with the heater on."

 

 "You're so cute, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said.

 

 Hotaru smiled "So are you." A finger went under

 ChibiUsa's chin. "I never did get that kiss I wanted."

 She raised her chin and met the pink haired girl's lips

 with her own.  ChibiUsa hands stopped at Hotaru's

 shoulders as she kissed her back.

 

 Momoko froze when she saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru.  She'd

 been waiting in the hallway to get away from the other

 students so she could collect her thoughts.  She had

 been about

 to greet her two friends when she saw them kiss. She

 stood there in shock.  She didn't know what to do.

 Finally she slid out a door and made her way outside.

 

 A car pulled up near Hotaru as the two girls waved to

 the driver.

 

 "Hi, Haruka-papa," Hotaru said as she and ChibiUsa

 climbed into the back of the car.

 

 "How was it?" Haruka asked as she started the car.

 

 "It was really nice," Hotaru said.

 

 "Thanks for taking us, Haruka-san," ChibiUsa said.

 

 "Don't mention it. You two make a cute couple," Haruka

 replied.

 

 Hotaru and ChibiUsa blushed.  "Do you really think so?"

 Hotaru asked.  "Don't worry about Haruka-papa.  She's

 just teasing us," she whispered to ChibiUsa.  ChibiUsa

 relaxed slightly.

 

 "Absolutely." Haruka laughed.  "I'd be happy to

 chauffeur you two on any dates you'd like to go on."

 

 "Haruku-papa..." Hotaru chided.

 

 Haruka smiled. "I just want the two of you to know the

 offer's open if you do want to go out."

 

 "Umm...Thanks for the offer," Hotaru managed.

 

 "You're welcome," Haruka said. She smiled to herself

 slightly. She still didn't quite know what was going

 on, but she figured she'd find out sometime.

 

 They drove along in silence for a while before Hotaru &

 ChibiUsa started talking to each other about the dance.

 Haruka smiled to herself as the two girls talked.  They

 were so cute together.

 

 The car finally stopped outside the house the outer

 senshi shared.  Michiru and Setsuna came out of the

 house to greet them.

 

 "Hi, Puu," ChibiUsa said happily as Setsuna walked up.

 

 "Hello, Small Lady. Did you have a good time?" Setsuna

 asked.

 

 ChibiUsa nodded.  "Yeah. It was a lot of fun."

 

 "I'm glad. Hotaru's always so happy when she's going

 places with you," Setsuna said. She turned to see

 Hotaru talking excitedly to Michiru about the dance.

 

 "I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself, Hotaru-chan.  Did

 you dance a lot?" Michiru asked her.

 

 "Yes.  Only with ChibiUsa-chan, though.  I really

 enjoyed myself," Hotaru said.

 

 Michiru seemed a little confused. "Nobody asked you to

 dance?"

 

 "No, someone asked me, but I didn't want to.  I was

 fine with how things were going,"  Hotaru replied.

 

 Michiru smiled, "Well, I'm glad for you then."

 

 "Thanks. It's getting late. ChibiUsa-chan and I are

 going to change.  We'll probably take a shower after

 that, so we'll see you all tomorrow. " Hotaru said.

 

 "Okay, goodnight." Michiru said.

 

 "Goodnight, everyone."  Hotaru waved as she grabbed

 ChibiUsa by the hand and led her upstairs. ChibiUsa

 waved as she followed Hotaru.

 

 

 Momoko sat alone in the dark. She was in her room, but

 she couldn't get comfortable. She was so confused.

 She'd found out why ChibiUsa had been acting so

 strangely, but now she didn't know what to do about it.

 She wanted to talk to ChibiUsa, but she didn't know how

 to bring it up to the pink haired girl. She'd known

 Hotaru and ChibiUsa were close, but she was shocked to

 learn just how close they really were.

 

 The other thing troubling her was Diana, the mysterious

 girl she had been dancing with. She couldn't get that

 girl out of her mind, even after seeing Hotaru and

 ChibiUsa kissing. She felt oddly about how she'd spent

 the night with Diana. She didn't know why, but she was

 also afraid she'd never see her again.

 

 Momoko slumped down on her floor and looked out her

 window into the night. "Where did you go?" she asked

 aloud.

 

 She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to make

 sense of the night, but it all seemed so strange to

 her. The only thing she knew was that she wanted to see

 Diana again.

 

 

 ChibiUsa hopped back onto Hotaru's bed when they

 entered the room.  She yawned as she laid back,

 stretching out on the bed.

 

 Hotaru giggled. "Are you tired?"

 

 "Yeah, I didn't get much sleep last night," ChibiUsa

 said.

 

 "Me neither. I was trying to decide what I should do at

 the dance," Hotaru said.

 

 ChibiUsa sat up. "Really?  Why did you decide not to do

 anything?"

 

 "It was a tough decision.  I really, really didn't want

 to go as friends. I almost left when Naruru tried to

 get us to dance with some boys, but the way you held me

 when we slow danced," Hotaru sighed. "I'll be surprised

 if no one thinks there was something behind it.  I am

 the only one you danced with."  She smiled.  "Anyway,

 the reason why I didn't do anything was because I

 decided that this is about both of us. I love you and

 if that's all that matters to me, then I shouldn't care

 if no one knew we were a couple at the dance."

 

 "Arigato, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said.  She looked a

 bit sad after listening to Hotaru.

 

 Hotaru sat down beside her.  "What's wrong?" she asked.

 

 "You almost left," ChibiUsa said simply.

 

 Hotaru put her arm around the pink haired girl.

 ChibiUsa leaned her head on Hotaru's shoulder.  "It's

 just that I get so frustrated sometimes.  I'm so glad

 we're together, but I didn't want to be at the dance

 with all those people. I was nervous about the whole

 thing and I didn't want Naruru to try to set us up with

 different boys the whole time. I hated going to the

 dance as friends, but I still had fun." She smiled at

 the other girl.

 

 ChibiUsa smiled slightly. "I'm glad you stayed. Maybe

 next time there's a dance or something, we could go as

 a couple," she said quickly. "I was being kinda

 stubborn about the whole thing."

 

 Hotaru laughed. "We both were. Maybe we can come up

 with a better compromise next time."

 

 "That would be good," ChibiUsa agreed. "I'm really glad

 we went tonight."

 

 "So am I. Seeing you dressed up for the dance made it

 all worthwhile," Hotaru said. "And I'm glad I finally

 got my kiss," she said quietly before kissing ChibiUsa

 again.

 

 ChibiUsa kissed the dark haired girl back passionately,

 glad to be alone with her. She let out a startled cry

 as she felt Hotaru's hands moving across the fabric of

 her dress, starting to undress her.

 

 Hotaru sat back. "You did say I could do whatever I

 wanted, right?" she asked mischievously. ChibiUsa

 nodded and blushed as she felt Hotaru taking her bra

 off. Hotaru smiled. "Good. Then I'd like to..." Hotaru

 paused as if thinking. ChibiUsa sat anxiously. The dark

 haired girl's fingers ran over ChibiUsa's stomach. "I'd

 like to tell my parents, then."

 

 ChibiUsa stared at her for several seconds.

 "Hotaru-chan?"

 

 "You said I could do whatever I wanted," Hotaru

 reminded her pink haired lover.

 

 "But, that's not what I meant," ChibiUsa said quickly.

 

 "I know what you meant," Hotaru cupped ChibiUsa's

 breasts, eliciting a moan from the other girl. "But

 what you mean and what you said are two different

 things."

 

 ChibiUsa looked nervous. "But, Hotaru..."

 

 Hotaru laughed. "You did agree." She smiled and kissed

 ChibiUsa again. "Now pull your dress back up. They

 should still be downstairs."

 

 "But I don't know what to say," ChibiUsa argued.

 

 "Just tell them the truth. That we love each other.

 Setsuna's been your friend for years, you know Haruka

 and Michiru really well..." Hotaru replied. ChibiUsa

 still didn't look convinced. "Please? Do this for me,"

 Hotaru asked.

 

 ChibiUsa sighed. "Okay, Taru-chan. I will."

 

 Hotaru hugged her. "Arigato, Odango-chan!"

 

 

 Haruka had a triumphant grin on her face as Hotaru

 finished up. Michiru looked surprised by the news.

 Setsuna looked as if it hadn't really been a surprise

 to her at all.

 

 "So the two of you?" Michiru asked.

 

 Hotaru nodded. "Hai. We've been together for a couple

 of months now. I'm sorry we hadn't told you all until

 now."

 

 ChibiUsa stood to the left and slightly behind Hotaru.

 She'd let the other girl do most of the talking.

 

 Setsuna smiled and took a step closer to ChibiUsa.

 "Small Lady, you really shouldn't worry about it. We're

 all happy for you. You don't need to be embarrassed

 about it. We're all here for you."

 

 "And we're glad you found someone, Hotaru," Haruka

 said, still wearing the sappy grin she seemed to be

 directing at Michiru.

 

 "Thank you," Hotaru said happily.

 

 "As long as you're happy, we're behind you, Hime-chan,"

 Michiru said. "You two make a cute couple. Maybe you'll

 let me paint the two of you sometime."

 

 "And remember, my offer still stands," Haruka reminded

 them.

 

 "I'm glad things have worked out so well for you here

 in the past, Small Lady. I'm sure your mother would be

 proud of you," Setsuna told to pink haired girl.

 

 "Thanks everyone," ChibiUsa said as she gave Sestuna a

 hug.

 

 "Our little girl's growing up, alright," Michiru said.

 

 

 After a couple of hours talking with Setsuna, Michiru,

 and Haruka about the whole situation, Hotaru and

 ChibiUsa were back in bed in Hotaru's room. They held

 each other, their bare bodies pressed against each

 other.

 

 "See? I told you it wouldn't be so horrible," Hotaru

 said.

 

 "You're right. It wasn't that bad," ChibiUsa agreed.

 "Good. Then we can tell the Inner Senshi tomorrow."

 

 "Hotaru!"

 

 She giggled. "I'm kidding. We can tell them later. I'm

 just glad I don't have to keep it a secret from my

 parents anymore."

 

 "Yeah. I do feel better now that we've told them,"

 ChibiUsa said.

 

 "Me too. I hated hiding it from them."

 

 ChibiUsa smiled. "I'm glad you're happy about it." She

 ran her hand through Hotaru's soft hair before kissing

 her. "I love you, Taru."

 

 "I love you, too," Hotaru replied while stroking the

 other girl's cheek. The two girls held each other 

 before sleep finally claimed them. 

 

 

 Momoko lay still in the dark, confused as ever. She 

 didn't know what to do about anything that had happened 

 that night.

 

 "I wish I could see Diana again," Momoko said aloud.

 

 Diana looked in from where she was perched on the window

 sill watching Momoko. She'd felt bad after running off at

 the dance. She knew Momoko probably thought she was strange

 because of her tail. She'd waited until after the dance and 

 followed Momoko home in her kitten form. 'She wants to see

 me?' Diana asked herself. She meowed and scratched at the 

 window. 

 

 The lavender haired girl looked out her window to see the 

 kitten sitting there in the moonlight. A slight smile 

 played across her features. Even if it was only ChibiUsa's

 kitten, it was nice to have company. She slid the window 

 open. The kitten jumped inside quickly, landing on her bed.

 

 "What are you doing here?" Momoko asked, not expecting an 

 answer. She scratched the kitten under her chin. "I meant 

 I wanted to see human Diana." Diana meowed again causing 

 the other girl to smile again. "I'm still glad to see you,

 though." She picked up the kitten and held her in her arms.

 She stroked Diana's soft fur. The kitten purred softly as 

 Momoko sat back on her bed.

 

 "I really don't know what happened today. It was all so 

 sudden. I was trying to find out what ChibiUsa was keeping

 from me, but even though I found out, I'm more confused 

 than I was back then." Momoko stopped and sighed. "I met 

 this really pretty girl at the dance. She seemed to be

 trying to find out the same thing I was, so I thought we 

 could help each other. It was so strange, but she asked me 

 to dance with her. We danced for a long time and I forgot 

 all about what I'd been doing there. It was like I was only 

 there to dance with Diana. I loved every second of it. She 

 was so cute. And graceful."

 

 Diana blushed. 'She thinks I'm cute?' 

 

 "But it ended suddenly. I don't understand what happened. I

 don't know if I ever will. Afterwards, she ran off. And it 

 hurt. I felt like I'd never see her again, like I'd lost 

 something when she'd left. I've been sitting here all night

 trying to think, but all I can think about it her. I don't

 know why. Well, I didn't know." She sighed again and held

 Diana closer as she looked into the dark. "I think I'm in 

 love with her."

 

 Diana's eyes went wide. 'Love? She thinks she loves me? But 

 that was the first time she met me as a human.'

 

 "I feel like I've known her for a long time. I guess you feel

 like that when you fall for someone, huh Diana? Like nothing 

 else matters besides seeing them again. I want to see her. I 

 want to tell her... I'm still not sure what." Momoko lay back 

 on the bed, still stroking Diana's fur. Diana was shocked. 

 

 Both girls were more confused than ever now. Diana watched 

 Momoko as she slept, staying by the lavender haired girl's 

 side throughout the night.