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rlm@0: Hello everyone! Sorry its been so long. ^^; We've 
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rlm@0: If you're wondering who some of the characters are, 
rlm@0: don't worry. ^-^ Ruruna & Naruru are two of ChibiUsa's
rlm@0: friends from the manga (who Hotaru thought were trying
rlm@0: to steal ChibiUsa from her ^^). Momoko's another 
rlm@0: friend of ChibiUsa's from both the anime and the manga. 
rlm@0: Diana is ChibiUsa's talking kitten who came back with 
rlm@0: her from the future. She can change into a human, 
rlm@0: though she still has her tail when she does.
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rlm@0: Oh, and one last thing. We're trying to coordinate an 
rlm@0: anthology of Hotaru and ChibiUsa stories, but we need
rlm@0: to get more stories for it. If any authors out there
rlm@0: are at all interested, please e-mail us. Thanks! ^-^
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rlm@0: This is for mature readers and ivolves sexual acts, so 
rlm@0: please don't read if you'd rather not get to that part.
rlm@0: These characters are copyright the great Naoko Takeuchi.
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rlm@0: We really hope you enjoy the story. ^^
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rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 	        Moonlit Nights Part 2
rlm@0: 		By: The Amazoness Quartet
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You look beautiful," Michiru said as Hotaru stepped
rlm@0: down the stairs. She was wearing a black dress with a
rlm@0: satin bow on the back.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru turned around twice. "Do you really think so,
rlm@0: Michiru-mama?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Of course," Michiru answered.  She looked proudly at
rlm@0: the girl she had raised as a daughter.  "Oh Ruka, look
rlm@0: at her. She's grown into such a pretty young lady."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru blushed, Haruka smiled.  There was a flash of
rlm@0: light as Setsuna took a picture. "I just have to make
rlm@0: sure we have a picture of our little girl's first
rlm@0: dance," said Setsuna.  "So who's the lucky young boy or
rlm@0: girl you're taking to the dance?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm going with Haruka-papa to pick up ChibiUsa-chan
rlm@0: and then we're heading to the dance," said Hotaru.
rlm@0: Though ChibiUsa was still pretending they were just
rlm@0: friends, Hotaru didn't try very hard to keep it a
rlm@0: secret.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Oh, so you're taking Small Lady to the dance?" Setsuna
rlm@0: looked at Hotaru knowingly. "She can be quite a
rlm@0: handful. Make sure you two behave and
rlm@0: everything should be fine."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Setsuna," Michiru giggled.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I have to keep an eye out for our daughter, don't I?"
rlm@0: Setsuna replied.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru sighed. "I don't think you'll have to worry,
rlm@0: Setsuna-mama. I'm only going to the dance with
rlm@0: ChibiUsa, my best friend." She put emphasis on 'best
rlm@0: friend'. That wasn't what she wanted to go as.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Don't sound too disappointed. I'm sure she's not bad
rlm@0: company.  And you might meet someone while you're
rlm@0: there," Setsuna said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru sighed again. 'That's not it.'
rlm@0: 
rlm@0:  "Are you ready?"  Haruka asked. Hotaru nodded and
rlm@0: stood up.  Michiru and Setsuna followed them to the
rlm@0: car.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Have fun, Hotaru," Michiru said as Hotaru got in the
rlm@0: back seat.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I will. Thanks!" Hotaru waved as they started to drive
rlm@0: away.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "There she is," Haruka pointed to ChibiUsa waiting in
rlm@0: front of her house. ChibiUsa smiled and started waving
rlm@0: her arms as Haruka pulled up.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 'She's so beautiful,' Hotaru thought.  ChibiUsa had her
rlm@0: hair down. She was wearing a pink dress that fit her well,
rlm@0: covering her shoulders, and with frills at the bottom.
rlm@0: "You look cute," Hotaru said aloud as ChibiUsa climbed
rlm@0: in next to her.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa smiled happily, glad that Hotaru thought so.
rlm@0: She slowly looked Hotaru up and down, "You're pretty
rlm@0: tonight."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Thank you, ChibiUsa-chan," Hotaru said. She laughed.
rlm@0: "But you're supposed to say 'you always look pretty'
rlm@0: after that."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa laughed as well. "Can I pass it this time?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru appeared to contemplate for a moment. "No. Not
rlm@0: this time."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Okay, then. You always look pretty."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru smiled. "Good. Thanks again, ChibiUsa-chan."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa smiled back at her. "Anytime, Taru."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Haruka looked into the back of the car with an odd look
rlm@0: on her face. She didn't remember acting like that when
rlm@0: she was that young. Or rather she did, but with a
rlm@0: certain aqua haired girl. The two of them just hadn't
rlm@0: been quite as childish when playing around with each
rlm@0: other. It took Haruka a moment to make a connection.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She turned around and stared at the back for a few brief
rlm@0: seconds before turning her attention back to the road.
rlm@0: 'No,' she thought. 'This is different. They've been
rlm@0: best friends since before we raised Hotaru. I'm
rlm@0: probably just looking into it too deeply. I do tease
rlm@0: Hotaru about it a lot, though.' A smirk formed on
rlm@0: Haruka's face. 'What if I was right the whole time?'
rlm@0: She looked back and saw the two of them talking
rlm@0: quietly, whispering to each other and laughing from
rlm@0: time to time.  She noticed they were both holding hands
rlm@0: as well. It wasn't a big thing in and of itself, but
rlm@0: with how they'd been acting lately, it wasn't too
rlm@0: difficult for Haruka to take that a step further than
rlm@0: friendly hand holding. Haruka's grin widened. 'It would
rlm@0: be nice to win a bet with Michi for once.'
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Both girls started leaning towards each other.  They
rlm@0: sat back quickly as the car turned a corner.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You two enjoy yourselves," Haruka said as he stopped
rlm@0: the car by the school.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm sure we will, "Hotaru said.  She leaned over
rlm@0: ChibiUsa and scooted across.  Hotaru grabbed ChibiUsa's
rlm@0: hand and helped her out.  Neither of them noticed the gray
rlm@0: cat that jumped out of the car after the two of them.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Hi, ChibiUsa-chan! Hotaru-chan!" Naruru greeted them
rlm@0: as they walked inside.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Neither of you came with someone?"  Ruruna asked.
rlm@0: "That's too bad. Don't worry about it though. C'mon,
rlm@0: Hotaru, we've got somebody you can dance with."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa grabbed onto Hotaru's arm protectively as
rlm@0: Ruruna and Naruru tried to lead them away. "Hotaru and
rlm@0: I decided to go to the dance together since neither of
rlm@0: us could find anybody."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Well, I did find someone. She's right around here,"
rlm@0: Hotaru looked around before her gaze settled on
rlm@0: ChibiUsa.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Naruru scratched her head nervously and looked down.
rlm@0: "Yeah, same with me and Ruruna."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "We figured, we both helped organize the dance anyway,
rlm@0: so we might be able to help better if we weren't busy
rlm@0: here with someone," Ruruna tried to explain.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "We're going to make sure everything's going well.
rlm@0: We'll see you two around later," Naruru said.  Ruruna
rlm@0: and Naruru waved before walking away through the crowd
rlm@0: of students.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You look nervous, ChibiUsa," Hotaru said as she and
rlm@0: ChibiUsa stood together.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The pink haired girl smiled at her. "I'm here with
rlm@0: a beautiful girl and I'm not sure what I should do."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Well, if you want my advice, kiss her whenever you get
rlm@0: the chance," Hotaru said innocently. She started
rlm@0: leaning towards ChibiUsa slightly. "Like right now."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa took a step back. "It's a little too crowded."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru smiled. "I don't mind."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa looked at Hotaru for a moment. "You've just
rlm@0: been full of surprises lately."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru brushed some hair away from her face. "What do
rlm@0: you mean?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The pink haired girl giggled. "I could have sworn you
rlm@0: were the shy one before all this."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I just don't think you should have to hide it if you
rlm@0: love someone. I love you. I don't want to pretend any
rlm@0: different." Hotaru smiled. "Besides, I'll be the shy
rlm@0: one if you want. I never remember you being this shy
rlm@0: when we were younger, so I'd love to switch places with
rlm@0: you."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa stood thinking for a moment. 'She's right. I
rlm@0: never used to act like this before we got together. Why
rlm@0: have I been doing that? Because what if someone finds
rlm@0: out? I can tell that Hotaru's nervous before she does
rlm@0: things a lot of the time, but she's been going ahead
rlm@0: anyway. Has fear of being found out really changed
rlm@0: things for me?'
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "ChibiUsa-chan?" Hotaru asked worriedly. "Are you okay?
rlm@0: I was just kidding."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm fine, Taru. Just thinking." ChibiUsa smiled
rlm@0: brightly and offered her hand to Hotaru. "Let's dance."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru blushed and looked at her for a moment. She took
rlm@0: ChibiUsa's hand with her own. "Hai. I'd love to."
rlm@0: ChibiUsa led the other girl onto the dance floor.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko stood against a wall, her lavender hair in its
rlm@0: normal single odango hairstyle. She was wearing a dress
rlm@0: that looked vaguely Chinese and cut off at her lower
rlm@0: thighs.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko looked at ChibiUsa and Hotaru, who were a
rlm@0: bit apart from everyone else.  They seemed to be standing
rlm@0: very close together and getting closer. Momoko couldn't
rlm@0: make out what they were saying. Finally the two went
rlm@0: off into the crowd.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Standing next to Momoko was a girl in an odd gray and
rlm@0: purple dress with short dark hair.  Momoko was sure
rlm@0: that the other girl was watching Hotaru and ChibiUsa
rlm@0: as well.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "If Hotaru was teaching ChibiUsa to kiss, then she must
rlm@0: have been getting ready for something. Maybe it's for
rlm@0: someone here at the dance," Diana thought to herself.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Excuse me," Momoko said, interrupting her thoughts.
rlm@0: "Are you watching those two?"  She pointed towards
rlm@0: ChibiUsa and Hotaru.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I.. I'm sorry... I should go," Diana said before she
rlm@0: turned to leave.  A hand grabbed her shoulder, "Don't
rlm@0: go. I'm sorry if I scared you, but I just wanted to
rlm@0: know if you're watching them. I am too, and I thought
rlm@0: we could compare notes," the lavender haired girl said.
rlm@0: "I'm Momoko, a friend of theirs."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm Diana, and so am I," Diana replied. She knew
rlm@0: Momoko well, though Momoko didn't know she was
rlm@0: ChibiUsa's cat.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "That's strange. ChibiUsa has a cat named Diana,"
rlm@0: Momoko said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Diana laughed nervously, "I was named after her... I
rlm@0: mean the cat was named after me," she said hastily.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko laughed, "It's good to meet you. I hope we can
rlm@0: find out whatever it is we're both looking for."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Me too," Diana agreed.  She couldn't help blushing as
rlm@0: she looked at Momoko.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Are you okay?" Momoko asked.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "H..Hai" Diana answered.  She looked away quickly.
rlm@0: She had had a crush on Momoko for a long time. She'd
rlm@0: known Momoko for quite a while in her cat form. Momoko
rlm@0: was always very nice to her, petting her and giving her
rlm@0: food.  She hadn't expected to meet Momoko here in her
rlm@0: human form.  "Will you dance with me?" Diana blurted
rlm@0: out.  She blushed as soon as the words were out of her
rlm@0: mouth and looked away.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko blushed as well and coughed into her fist.  She
rlm@0: thought about it. 'Well, ChibiUsa and Hotaru are
rlm@0: dancing together. It's the same thing.' "That's a good
rlm@0: idea," she said.  "We can get closer to ChibiUsa over
rlm@0: there and see if we can find out what's going on."
rlm@0: This was the first time Momoko had ever been asked to
rlm@0: dance by a girl.  It was... strange.  Plenty of boys had
rlm@0: asked her, though she'd declined. By now at her age most
rlm@0: of the girls had grown out of thinking boys were
rlm@0: stupid, but Momoko still didn't like them much, even if
rlm@0: Kyosuke was her friend. She looked closely at Diana.
rlm@0: She had dark gray hair done up in four odango. She was a bit
rlm@0: smaller than Momoko and was wearing a tight purple dress
rlm@0: with a ruffled skirt that had a gray skirt beneath it.
rlm@0: She wore lavender stockings and had a bow around her
rlm@0: neck.  Diana looked up at her happily. Both girls
rlm@0: continued to blush as they began to dance together.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru was a bit shocked that ChibiUsa had asked her to
rlm@0: dance.  ChibiUsa was pretty shy about her relationship
rlm@0: with Hotaru, but Hotaru was shy about it as well, though she
rlm@0: tried not to be.  ChibiUsa was overall more outgoing
rlm@0: than she was and she wished that the pink haired girl
rlm@0: would act that way about the two of them. Hotaru's line
rlm@0: of thought was interrupted as she felt ChibiUsa's hand
rlm@0: on her waist.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "ChibiUsa, what's gotten into you tonight? Not that I
rlm@0: mind though, but I was sure that you wouldn't want to
rlm@0: do anything like this. I thought I'd be lucky if we
rlm@0: danced at all." Hotaru said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa brushed a stray strand of hair away from
rlm@0: Hotaru's face.  "Well, I'd been thinking about this
rlm@0: a lot over the past two days. I had a lot of fun
rlm@0: dancing with you at Usagi's wedding a couple of years
rlm@0: ago and I really wanted to dance with you again.  No
rlm@0: one thought it was strange that we were dancing
rlm@0: together then."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru giggled. "Yeah, but we were both about about ten
rlm@0: back then. Of course no one thought it was strange."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Two friends can dance together," ChibiUsa said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Hai," Hotaru agreed.  "But I'm sure they don't have
rlm@0: the same intentions I have in mind for you after we get
rlm@0: home."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa blushed.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "And I'm sure most of them don't plan on spending
rlm@0: the whole dance together."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "That's true," ChibiUsa conceded. She hesitated a
rlm@0: second before placing her hand on Hotaru's hip. Hotaru
rlm@0: smiled, and placed her hand on ChibiUsa's side.
rlm@0: ChibiUsa started to remember the many other dances she
rlm@0: had been to in the future
rlm@0: as a new song began. Mostly formal occasions at the
rlm@0: palace in Crystal Tokyo. The only dance she remembered
rlm@0: fondly was when she'd danced with Hotaru at Mamoru and
rlm@0: Usagi's wedding.  She wanted to enjoy her time with
rlm@0: Hotaru whether anyone saw them or not.  The two girls
rlm@0: began to dance. Slowly the rest of the world seemed to
rlm@0: fade away, leaving them oblivious to everything but
rlm@0: each other.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru dancing near her.  She'd
rlm@0: forgotten all about them while dancing with the mysterious
rlm@0: girl.  She blushed. 'I've never felt like this before.
rlm@0: I don't know why, but it feels like I've met her
rlm@0: before. She's very pretty. She's a great dancer too.
rlm@0: She seems so innocent. Who is she?' Momoko's hand slid
rlm@0: down Diana's back, Diana purred happily, Momoko's hand
rlm@0: brushed something soft and furry.  It seemed to be
rlm@0: moving in time to the music. Momoko clutched it,
rlm@0: startling Diana. She turned the smaller girl around,
rlm@0: Momoko stared wide eyed at Diana's tail.  "What... What
rlm@0: is that?" Momoko asked.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "My tail?" Diana asked, confused. She didn't know why
rlm@0: Momoko was acting so strangely. Suddenly realization
rlm@0: dawned on her.  People didn't have tails. She kept hers
rlm@0: even in her human form, unlike her parents.  She felt
rlm@0: Momoko tug at  her tail.  Diana pushed away, tears
rlm@0: building up in her eyes.  Things had been going so well
rlm@0: with Momoko and now her tail had ruined everything.
rlm@0: Her vision blurred as she wiped some tears away with
rlm@0: her sleeve.  "I..I've got to go.." she said quickly
rlm@0: before heading through the crowd.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Wait!!" Momoko yelled as she tried to catch up with
rlm@0: her.  "Matte! Don't go!"  She grabbed for the other
rlm@0: girl, but it was too late. She was already gone.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa smiled happily as she continued to dance with
rlm@0: Hotaru. She loved the comforting feel of Hotaru's hands
rlm@0: on her shoulders. She felt Hotaru's soft skin through
rlm@0: the thin fabric.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I just realized something," ChibiUsa said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "What?" Hotaru asked the pink haired girl.  She blinked
rlm@0: several times as she brought herself back to reality.
rlm@0: She'd tuned out the rest of the world while they'd been
rlm@0: dancing. "All those banquets and dances are going to be a
rlm@0: lot more fun with you there in Crystal Tokyo," ChibiUsa
rlm@0: said smiling.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru smiled back lovingly.  Her face was inches away
rlm@0: from ChibiUsa's.  Hotaru learned closer.  ChibiUsa turned,
rlm@0: blushing. Hotaru, kissed her cheek lightly and laughed.
rlm@0: "Taru..."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0:  Hotaru smiled and ran her hand up ChibiUsa's back.
rlm@0: Her hand reached ChibiUsa's soft pink hair. She gently
rlm@0: brushed it with her fingers.  "I'm really enjoying the
rlm@0: dance.  Thanks for understanding, ChibiUsa-chan."
rlm@0: ChibiUsa sighed as they danced.  She could feel
rlm@0: Hotaru's soft breasts against her.  Her hands lay over
rlm@0: the dark haired girl's graceful form.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: They continued dancing for the rest of the night.
rlm@0: Several boys asked ChibiUsa to dance, but she declined.
rlm@0: Hotaru was glad that she got to spend the whole night
rlm@0: with the pink haired girl.  She held ChibiUsa closer,
rlm@0: enjoying the sweet scent of her hair and the soft feel
rlm@0: of her body.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I love you, Hota-chan," ChibiUsa whispered into
rlm@0: Hotaru's ear.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I love you too," Hotaru whispered back.  She noticed
rlm@0: some of the odd looks they received as the two girls
rlm@0: started another slow dance together.  She blushed but
rlm@0: tuned them out and concentrated on the pink haired
rlm@0: girl.  "I had no idea you'd be able to dance as well as
rlm@0: you can," Hotaru remarked.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I've always had a hard time dancing.  I'm not very
rlm@0: coordinated."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I still think it's cute." Hotaru winked at her.  "So
rlm@0: how did you learn how to dance?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "It's kind of embarrassing ," ChibiUsa said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Tell me."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "There was a banquet being held for some foreign
rlm@0: dignitaries when I was about 10  back in the future.  I
rlm@0: hadn't really danced at all up to that time, but when
rlm@0: someone asked me, I agreed. I tripped and fell a minute
rlm@0: into the dance.  I sat in a chair the rest of the
rlm@0: night. After it was over I talked with my mom for a
rlm@0: while. She made me feel better about the whole thing.
rlm@0: We stayed up all night and she taught me how," ChibiUsa
rlm@0: finished.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Ohhh... That's so sweet," Hotaru said. "I can't wait to
rlm@0: meet Usagi again in the future when she's your mother."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa sighed. "Yeah. I miss her. I really like Usagi
rlm@0: and all, but she's not my mom yet."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The two of them danced in silence for a short time
rlm@0: before Hotaru hesitantly replied. "You could always ask
rlm@0: Setsuna if she'd let you go to the future for a short
rlm@0: while. I mean, as long as you came back soon."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa smiled at the purple haired girl.  "Thanks,
rlm@0: Taru but then I'd miss you. When I do go back to my
rlm@0: time I want you to come back with me."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Thank you," Hotaru said in relief. Hotaru had been
rlm@0: frightened of ChibiUsa going to the future ever since
rlm@0: ChibiUsa had left several years ago to go back to her
rlm@0: time.  Hotaru was scared that the future princess would
rlm@0: leave again. "You're not going to wait until we go to
rlm@0: the future to tell everyone, right? I still want to
rlm@0: tell my parents about us."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Sometime soon, Hotaru-chan.  Actually, I think my mom
rlm@0: might have known before I left. Before I met you when I
rlm@0: was coming back to the past, she said something cryptic
rlm@0: about me having a very important encounter in the past.
rlm@0: I wonder if she was talking about you." ChibiUsa said
rlm@0: thinking of what her mother had said to her.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I hope so, " Hotaru smiled happily. Crimson eyes met
rlm@0: dark purple ones as the two girls danced.  "Will you
rlm@0: kiss me?" Hotaru asked suddenly.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Hotaru-chan?" ChibiUsa's eyes widened at the dark
rlm@0: haired girl's request.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I have been pretty well behaved tonight.  I didn't
rlm@0: have to act like I was just your friend.  I think I've
rlm@0: been a good girl and I deserve a kiss," Hotaru said as
rlm@0: her smile widened.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You do, and I'll make sure you get one, but not here."
rlm@0: ChibiUsa replied.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm impatient," "Hotaru said. "I may have to steal
rlm@0: one."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I thought you said you were a good girl," ChibiUsa
rlm@0: said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "It wouldn't be my fault.  You look so cute dressed up
rlm@0: for the dance," Hotaru laughed evilly..
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Okay. You did what I want at the dance. I'll do
rlm@0: whatever you want when we get back to your house."
rlm@0: ChibiUsa said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Really?" Hotaru asked happily. ChibiUsa nodded. "That
rlm@0: sounds fun," Hotaru giggled. "I still want my kiss
rlm@0: though."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko sighed as she sat with her back against the
rlm@0: wall.  She was very confused. Who was that girl? Why
rlm@0: had she been at the dance?  What was that tail? Was it
rlm@0: part of her outfit?  She sighed again, she'd tried in
rlm@0: vain to find the girl, but she
rlm@0: had been long gone.  She half-heartedly kept watching
rlm@0: ChibiUsa and Hotaru.  The dance had lost all interest
rlm@0: after the mysterious girl had left.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa and Hotaru giggled, not realizing that Momoko
rlm@0: was looking on.  They looked at each other strangely as
rlm@0: they smiled at one another.  Momoko didn't know why
rlm@0: they were acting the way they were.  Several couples
rlm@0: danced past, blocking her view. They all looked so
rlm@0: happy. Her mind flashed back to Diana.  She sighed
rlm@0: angrily.  Why couldn't she get the mysterious girl out
rlm@0: of her mind? She shook her head and tried to clear her
rlm@0: mind. 'Where'd she go?'  Momoko asked herself.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The dance finally ended later that night. The students
rlm@0: began to leave the school.  Hotaru and ChibiUsa were
rlm@0: talking in a hallway abandoned by the other students.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "So did you have fun?" Hotaru asked.  ChibiUsa's hands
rlm@0: ran up and down Hotaru's cold, bare arms, trying to
rlm@0: warm the dark haired girl.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa smiled at Hotaru. "I had a lot of fun,
rlm@0: Taru-chan," she said brightly.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "It still would have been better if we'd gone as a
rlm@0: couple," Hotaru said. She sighed happily as she felt
rlm@0: ChibiUsa's fingers warming her cold arms.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I know, I know. And I'm sorry. I got to go with the
rlm@0: prettiest girl here and everyone thought we'd come
rlm@0: without dates."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "That's okay," Hotaru shivered.  "Just as long as you
rlm@0: keep this up. It's cold."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa giggled. "Sure. As long as we trade places in
rlm@0: a couple of minutes."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru nodded.  "As soon as we're in Haruka-papa's car
rlm@0: with the heater on."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You're so cute, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru smiled "So are you." A finger went under
rlm@0: ChibiUsa's chin. "I never did get that kiss I wanted."
rlm@0: She raised her chin and met the pink haired girl's lips
rlm@0: with her own.  ChibiUsa hands stopped at Hotaru's
rlm@0: shoulders as she kissed her back.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko froze when she saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru.  She'd
rlm@0: been waiting in the hallway to get away from the other
rlm@0: students so she could collect her thoughts.  She had
rlm@0: been about
rlm@0: to greet her two friends when she saw them kiss. She
rlm@0: stood there in shock.  She didn't know what to do.
rlm@0: Finally she slid out a door and made her way outside.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: A car pulled up near Hotaru as the two girls waved to
rlm@0: the driver.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Hi, Haruka-papa," Hotaru said as she and ChibiUsa
rlm@0: climbed into the back of the car.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "How was it?" Haruka asked as she started the car.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "It was really nice," Hotaru said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Thanks for taking us, Haruka-san," ChibiUsa said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Don't mention it. You two make a cute couple," Haruka
rlm@0: replied.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru and ChibiUsa blushed.  "Do you really think so?"
rlm@0: Hotaru asked.  "Don't worry about Haruka-papa.  She's
rlm@0: just teasing us," she whispered to ChibiUsa.  ChibiUsa
rlm@0: relaxed slightly.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Absolutely." Haruka laughed.  "I'd be happy to
rlm@0: chauffeur you two on any dates you'd like to go on."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Haruku-papa..." Hotaru chided.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Haruka smiled. "I just want the two of you to know the
rlm@0: offer's open if you do want to go out."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Umm...Thanks for the offer," Hotaru managed.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You're welcome," Haruka said. She smiled to herself
rlm@0: slightly. She still didn't quite know what was going
rlm@0: on, but she figured she'd find out sometime.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: They drove along in silence for a while before Hotaru &
rlm@0: ChibiUsa started talking to each other about the dance.
rlm@0: Haruka smiled to herself as the two girls talked.  They
rlm@0: were so cute together.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The car finally stopped outside the house the outer
rlm@0: senshi shared.  Michiru and Setsuna came out of the
rlm@0: house to greet them.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Hi, Puu," ChibiUsa said happily as Setsuna walked up.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Hello, Small Lady. Did you have a good time?" Setsuna
rlm@0: asked.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa nodded.  "Yeah. It was a lot of fun."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm glad. Hotaru's always so happy when she's going
rlm@0: places with you," Setsuna said. She turned to see
rlm@0: Hotaru talking excitedly to Michiru about the dance.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself, Hotaru-chan.  Did
rlm@0: you dance a lot?" Michiru asked her.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Yes.  Only with ChibiUsa-chan, though.  I really
rlm@0: enjoyed myself," Hotaru said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Michiru seemed a little confused. "Nobody asked you to
rlm@0: dance?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "No, someone asked me, but I didn't want to.  I was
rlm@0: fine with how things were going,"  Hotaru replied.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Michiru smiled, "Well, I'm glad for you then."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Thanks. It's getting late. ChibiUsa-chan and I are
rlm@0: going to change.  We'll probably take a shower after
rlm@0: that, so we'll see you all tomorrow. " Hotaru said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Okay, goodnight." Michiru said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Goodnight, everyone."  Hotaru waved as she grabbed
rlm@0: ChibiUsa by the hand and led her upstairs. ChibiUsa
rlm@0: waved as she followed Hotaru.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko sat alone in the dark. She was in her room, but
rlm@0: she couldn't get comfortable. She was so confused.
rlm@0: She'd found out why ChibiUsa had been acting so
rlm@0: strangely, but now she didn't know what to do about it.
rlm@0: She wanted to talk to ChibiUsa, but she didn't know how
rlm@0: to bring it up to the pink haired girl. She'd known
rlm@0: Hotaru and ChibiUsa were close, but she was shocked to
rlm@0: learn just how close they really were.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The other thing troubling her was Diana, the mysterious
rlm@0: girl she had been dancing with. She couldn't get that
rlm@0: girl out of her mind, even after seeing Hotaru and
rlm@0: ChibiUsa kissing. She felt oddly about how she'd spent
rlm@0: the night with Diana. She didn't know why, but she was
rlm@0: also afraid she'd never see her again.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko slumped down on her floor and looked out her
rlm@0: window into the night. "Where did you go?" she asked
rlm@0: aloud.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to make
rlm@0: sense of the night, but it all seemed so strange to
rlm@0: her. The only thing she knew was that she wanted to see
rlm@0: Diana again.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa hopped back onto Hotaru's bed when they
rlm@0: entered the room.  She yawned as she laid back,
rlm@0: stretching out on the bed.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru giggled. "Are you tired?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Yeah, I didn't get much sleep last night," ChibiUsa
rlm@0: said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Me neither. I was trying to decide what I should do at
rlm@0: the dance," Hotaru said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa sat up. "Really?  Why did you decide not to do
rlm@0: anything?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "It was a tough decision.  I really, really didn't want
rlm@0: to go as friends. I almost left when Naruru tried to
rlm@0: get us to dance with some boys, but the way you held me
rlm@0: when we slow danced," Hotaru sighed. "I'll be surprised
rlm@0: if no one thinks there was something behind it.  I am
rlm@0: the only one you danced with."  She smiled.  "Anyway,
rlm@0: the reason why I didn't do anything was because I
rlm@0: decided that this is about both of us. I love you and
rlm@0: if that's all that matters to me, then I shouldn't care
rlm@0: if no one knew we were a couple at the dance."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Arigato, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said.  She looked a
rlm@0: bit sad after listening to Hotaru.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru sat down beside her.  "What's wrong?" she asked.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You almost left," ChibiUsa said simply.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru put her arm around the pink haired girl.
rlm@0: ChibiUsa leaned her head on Hotaru's shoulder.  "It's
rlm@0: just that I get so frustrated sometimes.  I'm so glad
rlm@0: we're together, but I didn't want to be at the dance
rlm@0: with all those people. I was nervous about the whole
rlm@0: thing and I didn't want Naruru to try to set us up with
rlm@0: different boys the whole time. I hated going to the
rlm@0: dance as friends, but I still had fun." She smiled at
rlm@0: the other girl.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa smiled slightly. "I'm glad you stayed. Maybe
rlm@0: next time there's a dance or something, we could go as
rlm@0: a couple," she said quickly. "I was being kinda
rlm@0: stubborn about the whole thing."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru laughed. "We both were. Maybe we can come up
rlm@0: with a better compromise next time."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "That would be good," ChibiUsa agreed. "I'm really glad
rlm@0: we went tonight."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "So am I. Seeing you dressed up for the dance made it
rlm@0: all worthwhile," Hotaru said. "And I'm glad I finally
rlm@0: got my kiss," she said quietly before kissing ChibiUsa
rlm@0: again.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa kissed the dark haired girl back passionately,
rlm@0: glad to be alone with her. She let out a startled cry
rlm@0: as she felt Hotaru's hands moving across the fabric of
rlm@0: her dress, starting to undress her.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru sat back. "You did say I could do whatever I
rlm@0: wanted, right?" she asked mischievously. ChibiUsa
rlm@0: nodded and blushed as she felt Hotaru taking her bra
rlm@0: off. Hotaru smiled. "Good. Then I'd like to..." Hotaru
rlm@0: paused as if thinking. ChibiUsa sat anxiously. The dark
rlm@0: haired girl's fingers ran over ChibiUsa's stomach. "I'd
rlm@0: like to tell my parents, then."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa stared at her for several seconds.
rlm@0: "Hotaru-chan?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You said I could do whatever I wanted," Hotaru
rlm@0: reminded her pink haired lover.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "But, that's not what I meant," ChibiUsa said quickly.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I know what you meant," Hotaru cupped ChibiUsa's
rlm@0: breasts, eliciting a moan from the other girl. "But
rlm@0: what you mean and what you said are two different
rlm@0: things."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa looked nervous. "But, Hotaru..."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru laughed. "You did agree." She smiled and kissed
rlm@0: ChibiUsa again. "Now pull your dress back up. They
rlm@0: should still be downstairs."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "But I don't know what to say," ChibiUsa argued.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Just tell them the truth. That we love each other.
rlm@0: Setsuna's been your friend for years, you know Haruka
rlm@0: and Michiru really well..." Hotaru replied. ChibiUsa
rlm@0: still didn't look convinced. "Please? Do this for me,"
rlm@0: Hotaru asked.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa sighed. "Okay, Taru-chan. I will."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru hugged her. "Arigato, Odango-chan!"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Haruka had a triumphant grin on her face as Hotaru
rlm@0: finished up. Michiru looked surprised by the news.
rlm@0: Setsuna looked as if it hadn't really been a surprise
rlm@0: to her at all.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "So the two of you?" Michiru asked.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Hotaru nodded. "Hai. We've been together for a couple
rlm@0: of months now. I'm sorry we hadn't told you all until
rlm@0: now."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa stood to the left and slightly behind Hotaru.
rlm@0: She'd let the other girl do most of the talking.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Setsuna smiled and took a step closer to ChibiUsa.
rlm@0: "Small Lady, you really shouldn't worry about it. We're
rlm@0: all happy for you. You don't need to be embarrassed
rlm@0: about it. We're all here for you."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "And we're glad you found someone, Hotaru," Haruka
rlm@0: said, still wearing the sappy grin she seemed to be
rlm@0: directing at Michiru.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Thank you," Hotaru said happily.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "As long as you're happy, we're behind you, Hime-chan,"
rlm@0: Michiru said. "You two make a cute couple. Maybe you'll
rlm@0: let me paint the two of you sometime."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "And remember, my offer still stands," Haruka reminded
rlm@0: them.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm glad things have worked out so well for you here
rlm@0: in the past, Small Lady. I'm sure your mother would be
rlm@0: proud of you," Setsuna told to pink haired girl.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Thanks everyone," ChibiUsa said as she gave Sestuna a
rlm@0: hug.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Our little girl's growing up, alright," Michiru said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: After a couple of hours talking with Setsuna, Michiru,
rlm@0: and Haruka about the whole situation, Hotaru and
rlm@0: ChibiUsa were back in bed in Hotaru's room. They held
rlm@0: each other, their bare bodies pressed against each
rlm@0: other.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "See? I told you it wouldn't be so horrible," Hotaru
rlm@0: said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You're right. It wasn't that bad," ChibiUsa agreed.
rlm@0: "Good. Then we can tell the Inner Senshi tomorrow."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Hotaru!"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She giggled. "I'm kidding. We can tell them later. I'm
rlm@0: just glad I don't have to keep it a secret from my
rlm@0: parents anymore."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Yeah. I do feel better now that we've told them,"
rlm@0: ChibiUsa said.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Me too. I hated hiding it from them."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: ChibiUsa smiled. "I'm glad you're happy about it." She
rlm@0: ran her hand through Hotaru's soft hair before kissing
rlm@0: her. "I love you, Taru."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I love you, too," Hotaru replied while stroking the
rlm@0: other girl's cheek. The two girls held each other 
rlm@0: before sleep finally claimed them. 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Momoko lay still in the dark, confused as ever. She 
rlm@0: didn't know what to do about anything that had happened 
rlm@0: that night.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I wish I could see Diana again," Momoko said aloud.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Diana looked in from where she was perched on the window
rlm@0: sill watching Momoko. She'd felt bad after running off at
rlm@0: the dance. She knew Momoko probably thought she was strange
rlm@0: because of her tail. She'd waited until after the dance and 
rlm@0: followed Momoko home in her kitten form. 'She wants to see
rlm@0: me?' Diana asked herself. She meowed and scratched at the 
rlm@0: window. 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The lavender haired girl looked out her window to see the 
rlm@0: kitten sitting there in the moonlight. A slight smile 
rlm@0: played across her features. Even if it was only ChibiUsa's
rlm@0: kitten, it was nice to have company. She slid the window 
rlm@0: open. The kitten jumped inside quickly, landing on her bed.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "What are you doing here?" Momoko asked, not expecting an 
rlm@0: answer. She scratched the kitten under her chin. "I meant 
rlm@0: I wanted to see human Diana." Diana meowed again causing 
rlm@0: the other girl to smile again. "I'm still glad to see you,
rlm@0: though." She picked up the kitten and held her in her arms.
rlm@0: She stroked Diana's soft fur. The kitten purred softly as 
rlm@0: Momoko sat back on her bed.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I really don't know what happened today. It was all so 
rlm@0: sudden. I was trying to find out what ChibiUsa was keeping
rlm@0: from me, but even though I found out, I'm more confused 
rlm@0: than I was back then." Momoko stopped and sighed. "I met 
rlm@0: this really pretty girl at the dance. She seemed to be
rlm@0: trying to find out the same thing I was, so I thought we 
rlm@0: could help each other. It was so strange, but she asked me 
rlm@0: to dance with her. We danced for a long time and I forgot 
rlm@0: all about what I'd been doing there. It was like I was only 
rlm@0: there to dance with Diana. I loved every second of it. She 
rlm@0: was so cute. And graceful."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Diana blushed. 'She thinks I'm cute?' 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "But it ended suddenly. I don't understand what happened. I
rlm@0: don't know if I ever will. Afterwards, she ran off. And it 
rlm@0: hurt. I felt like I'd never see her again, like I'd lost 
rlm@0: something when she'd left. I've been sitting here all night
rlm@0: trying to think, but all I can think about it her. I don't
rlm@0: know why. Well, I didn't know." She sighed again and held
rlm@0: Diana closer as she looked into the dark. "I think I'm in 
rlm@0: love with her."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Diana's eyes went wide. 'Love? She thinks she loves me? But 
rlm@0: that was the first time she met me as a human.'
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I feel like I've known her for a long time. I guess you feel
rlm@0: like that when you fall for someone, huh Diana? Like nothing 
rlm@0: else matters besides seeing them again. I want to see her. I 
rlm@0: want to tell her... I'm still not sure what." Momoko lay back 
rlm@0: on the bed, still stroking Diana's fur. Diana was shocked. 
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Both girls were more confused than ever now. Diana watched 
rlm@0: Momoko as she slept, staying by the lavender haired girl's 
rlm@0: side throughout the night.