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rlm@0:  The crystal palace was a beautiful place. A kingdom that rose out 
rlm@0: of the earth like a splintered silver diamond, glittering magically 
rlm@0: in the distance and cold and barren to the looks.
rlm@0:  The kingdom had come into existence a few years after the defeat 
rlm@0: of the Chaos. On a far away and distant planet, a tribe of natives 
rlm@0: who honored Queen Beryl as their goddess, used an evil spell to 
rlm@0: bring her back from the dead.
rlm@0:  Angered and divern by madness, the wicked Queen thundered off to 
rlm@0: Earth and encased it in a ice shell putting the Earth's people into 
rlm@0: sleep for thousands of years before the Sailor Soldiers could 
rlm@0: attack her. But if it wasn't for the supreme power of Sailor Moon, 
rlm@0: who, on the anniversary of the Moon Kingdom's destruction, 
rlm@0: magically thundered out of the ice that covered the Earth and 
rlm@0: reawaked it with the power of the silver crystal, the planet and 
rlm@0: it's people would still be sleeping. With herself alone, Sailor 
rlm@0: Moon destroyed the evil Queen and thus she becomes the new ruler of 
rlm@0: the Earth, Neo-Queen Serenity.
rlm@0:  Her days as Sailor Moon were over.
rlm@0:  So now she and Darien ruled over the Earth as King and Queen, the 
rlm@0: people excepting their rein as thanks for being saved from the ice.
rlm@0: But under the royal facade however, a young girl, a Princess, felt 
rlm@0: loneness, as she had never felt before.  Silent, Princess Rini sat 
rlm@0: on the steps of the palace gardens, watching the rainfall down 
rlm@0: around her, and listening to the wind howl.
rlm@0:  "Rini?" came her mother's voice.
rlm@0:  The girl looked slightly over her shoulder at the appearance of 
rlm@0: her mother, than looked away. "Yes," she replied, dreamingly, 
rlm@0: sadly.
rlm@0:  "What is it mother?"  In her white silk gown, the older woman with 
rlm@0: long gold hair walked up to her child and joined her on the steps.
rlm@0: She sighed, smiled and looked out at the rain.
rlm@0:  "It's beautiful isn't it?" she gestured to the rain.
rlm@0:  "Before the crystal palace I don't believe I ever saw rain as 
rlm@0: beautiful and clean as this." Rini didn't answer, just looked away 
rlm@0: sadly, sighing under her breath.
rlm@0:  "Mother," she asked finally, looking up at her parent with sad 
rlm@0: eyes.
rlm@0:  "When I was living in the past, I---I," she laughed softly.
rlm@0:  "I missed you and daddy so much." 
rlm@0:  "I can understand that darling." Said her mother warmly, hugging 
rlm@0: her child.
rlm@0:  Muttering a sob, the young girl accepted the motherly grasp, 
rlm@0: letting herself be rocked back and forward in her mother's lap.
rlm@0: Tears formed at the younger girl's eyes, the next time she spoke it 
rlm@0: all came out in a rush.
rlm@0:  "But now I miss Hotaru!" she burst into tears, and her mother 
rlm@0: continued to rock her, soothing her as a mother should. 
rlm@0:  "Oh, my darling I understand. You miss your friend,"
rlm@0:  "A huh!" breathed the girl, now letting her tears freely flow.
rlm@0:  "I---I want to see her again mother, I---" 
rlm@0:  "Shosh," Rini's mother handed her a locket, a little pink and red 
rlm@0: locket.
rlm@0:  "What's this?" asked Rini entranced, sitting upwards and looking 
rlm@0: over the thing in wonder. Even though she wanted her daughter to 
rlm@0: stay with her so much, Serena knew she must let her walk her own 
rlm@0: path.
rlm@0:  "It's your way back into the past!" she said, trying to smile and 
rlm@0: not to cry.
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rlm@0:  Alone in her room, Hotaru sat on her bed quiet, legs pressed up 
rlm@0: against her chest, hands grasping her knees and rocking back and 
rlm@0: forward.
rlm@0:  Hot tears glittered down her checks.
rlm@0:  "I miss her," the horse whisper shivered frightfully past the 
rlm@0: girl's lips.
rlm@0:  Looking away, the younger girl felt her heart cry out at the lost 
rlm@0: of a friend, maybe more--
rlm@0:  "I miss Rini…" Suddenly there was a burst of light in her room and 
rlm@0: a vortex opened before her. Gasping, Hotaru nearly fell off her bed 
rlm@0: startled. Finally regaining her pose, the young girl grasped her 
rlm@0: Saturn wand ready to defend herself when a familiar figure 
rlm@0: stepped outwards from the vortex….
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rlm@0:  Hotrau gasped.
rlm@0:  Rini gasped.
rlm@0:  For what seemed forever to the two girls stared at each other 
rlm@0: shocked, than screamed and ran to each other.
rlm@0:  "Hotaru!" 
rlm@0:  "Rini!" Racing into each other's arms the two girls kissed.
rlm@0:  Unexceptionally the kiss came, but neither girl came to break it.
rlm@0: Soon their tongues began to entangle, hands began to creep around 
rlm@0: their bodies.
rlm@0:  Parting for a moment, the two girls looked at each other panting, 
rlm@0: slightly shocked.
rlm@0:  But after a moment they kissed again, passionately and lovingly.
rlm@0: They fell onto the bed, delicately but delicately running their 
rlm@0: hands over each other's body, unwrapping one another like china 
rlm@0: dolls of their clothes.
rlm@0:  They kissed again, a kiss of fire, of ice. Muttering breaths of 
rlm@0: delight, Hotaru ran her fingers here and there throughout Rini's 
rlm@0: hair. Lying under her new lover, Rini smiled and trembled 
rlm@0: anxiously.
rlm@0:  "---Hotaru!" she yelped.
rlm@0:  Leaning very close to her, Hotaru whispered darkly in the other 
rlm@0: girl's ear.
rlm@0:  "Let me pleasure you, my friend…." She licked her. Running her 
rlm@0: tongue in a slippery motion around Rini's ear. Rini jerked, 
rlm@0: shuddered and smiled.
rlm@0:  "Ahh---yes, keep---keep going my---my friend…." 
rlm@0:  Hotaru ran her tongue down onto the other girl's chest. Leaning on 
rlm@0: top of her lover, Hotaru rubbed her womanhood hungrily against 
rlm@0: Rini's as she ran her tongue in circles round Rini's perk breasts.
rlm@0: Rini startled to cry out, "Ahh---yes!" her voice was frantic.
rlm@0: In desire, she arched her head far back.
rlm@0:  "Keep going," she hoarsely whispered.  "Keep going."
rlm@0:  Panting, Hotaru ran her out-stretched hands down Rini's chest, 
rlm@0: causing Rini to jerk once more, than shudder. Hotaru began to lick 
rlm@0: with her tongue again, kissing Rini's womanhood at first in soft 
rlm@0: little kisses, than licking at it furiously, diving her tongue deep 
rlm@0: into it's warm flesh, swirling it around and around. Both girl's 
rlm@0: soon began to scream, reaching upwards to hug and kiss each other 
rlm@0: hungrily. Calling out each other's name the two girls's held each 
rlm@0: other close, their naked flesh wet with sweat, and pressed hard 
rlm@0: against each other. For a long moment they were both silent, tears 
rlm@0: of pure joy glittering down their checks.
rlm@0:  Leaning forward, Hotaru softly whispered in Rini's ear.
rlm@0:  "I love you." Hugging close to her friend---her lover, Rini smiled 
rlm@0: and tried not to cry out in tears of happiness.
rlm@0:  "And I've always loved you Hotaru." 
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rlm@0: Written by Lady dreamer. 
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