rlm@2: 	Lovers of the Past
rlm@2: 	Part I: In The Mood
rlm@2: 	By:  PsychoKittenSenshi611
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rlm@2: 	The club was as packed as it possibly could be on a Saturday night.  A 
rlm@2: young woman, short black hair shining even in the dim light, slid up to the 
rlm@2: bar, her long skirts flowing as she sat on a stool.  She was an eye-catcher 
rlm@2: in that beautiful black dress, the short sleeves revealing delicate white 
rlm@2: flesh on her arms, the wrinkled skirts flowing up every so often and would 
rlm@2: reveal glimpses of little white ankles.  Her small feet were covered by 
rlm@2: little black shoes, matching the dress with perfection.  Her gloves where 
rlm@2: white with a black rim around the wrist, completing the delicate ensemble.
rlm@2: 	She was gorgeous.
rlm@2: 	But, somehow, she managed to fade into the background of the dancers, 
rlm@2: her small frame blending in with some strange force into the area of the bar.  
rlm@2: She would glance around, noticing people who stood out more than others, but 
rlm@2: they did not notice her.  No matter how gorgeous she was.
rlm@2: 	The swing music emerged from the large band, beckoning her onto the 
rlm@2: wooden dance floor.  She did not comply.  She would tap her feet and shake 
rlm@2: her small hips on her stool, but she did not dance.  The bartender noticed 
rlm@2: her by accident, staring off into space and catching a glimpse of shining 
rlm@2: black hair.  He focused fully on her, in all her glory, as she threw her head 
rlm@2: back, her entire body shaking to the intoxicating music.  His young body 
rlm@2: could not deal with this beauty, and his knees shook in his new pinstriped 
rlm@2: suit.
rlm@2: 	She was gorgeous.
rlm@2: 	But, she would not dance.
rlm@2: 	Something caught this black beauty's eye, and she glanced in the 
rlm@2: direction of it.  A whir of pink, followed by the swishing of white skirts, 
rlm@2: and the bubbling sound of beautiful laughter.  She was transfixed at the 
rlm@2: sight before her.  Long pink hair flowing as beautifully as the white skirts 
rlm@2: that whirled around her ankles.  Small white-clad feet tapped expertly on the 
rlm@2: dance-floor, and were swept upward as this flower's partner lifted her up and 
rlm@2: swung her around.  Flips, dips, whirls, and turns...this beauty was not to go 
rlm@2: unnoticed.  To our little black darling, though, she was something much more.
rlm@2: 	She was gorgeous.
rlm@2: 	"Bartender!"  The small voice dripped with urgency and need.  The young 
rlm@2: man, intoxicated by her and his self-esteem rising, hurried over to her, his 
rlm@2: eyes not leaving the front of her dress.
rlm@2: 	"Yes?"  He replied, in a slightly seductive tone.
rlm@2: 	She either ignored it or didn't notice.  "Who is that woman, over 
rlm@2: there?"  A long, white-gloved hand motioned to the pink-haired seductress.
rlm@2: 	"Oh, you mean Bunny?"  He smiled, memories flooding his mind.
rlm@2: 	"Bunny..." The black-haired woman rolled it around on her tongue.  "Is 
rlm@2: that her real name?"
rlm@2: 	"Yes," he smiled again.  "Well, her real name is Little Rabbit, but 
rlm@2: everyone calls her Bunny."
rlm@2: 	"Oh," came the reply.  "I see."  She hadn't looked at the young man the 
rlm@2: entire time, her eyes transfixed on Bunny.  Something about her enchanted our 
rlm@2: black beauty, and made her want to walk up to her and kiss that pink haired 
rlm@2: rabbit right in the middle of the dance floor, filled with people.  Something 
rlm@2: about this little rabbit made her want to get off of her stool of safety and 
rlm@2: enter her world.
rlm@2: 	The bartender leaned over the counter, trying to catch her attention.  
rlm@2: "And what," he began, "is your name?"
rlm@2: 	She turned back to him slowly, wondering what to say.  "My name?"  She 
rlm@2: said again, and her mind cleared for a second.  "Oh.  I'm Firefly."
rlm@2: 	He smiled.  "Glad to meet you, Firefly."
rlm@2: 	Engrained politeness forced her to smile back at him and clear her 
rlm@2: throat.  "And what, may I ask, is your name?"
rlm@2: 	He smiled wider, glad she was showing interest in him.  "I'm Seiya."
rlm@2: 	The strangeness of his name made her take a closer look at him.  He was 
rlm@2: really quite handsome, large navy blue eyes whose depths could sink a woman 
rlm@2: daring enough to wade into their waters.  She took in the sharp angles of his 
rlm@2: face, the short and stylish hair cut, and the well-tailored suit that he 
rlm@2: wore.  Over the high counter on the bar she couldn't see much else, even if 
rlm@2: she had been standing.  She blushed a little in spite of herself, noticing 
rlm@2: finally that he was VERY interested in her.  "That's an interesting name..." 
rlm@2: She commented, trying to break the still air between the two.
rlm@2: 	"I know.  I don't know what my parents were thinking!"  He chuckled, 
rlm@2: and she joined in, relieved.  "What brings you here tonight, Firefly?  Here 
rlm@2: for the dancing, the music," he paused, weighing his words carefully.  "Or 
rlm@2: are you meeting someone?"
rlm@2: 	She blushed again.  This wasn't working out well.  "No, I'm not meeting 
rlm@2: anyone at all."  She turned away from his now eager eyes, just in time to 
rlm@2: catch a glimpse of that whirl of pink before it slammed into her.
rlm@2: 	The entire ordeal was utterly embarrassing.  Bunny had been dancing, 
rlm@2: just having a good time, when suddenly her partner decided to try out a new 
rlm@2: move.  He had wanted to throw her up in the air and catch her as she spun 
rlm@2: down into his arms, but it hadn't quite worked out the way he had wanted it 
rlm@2: to.  He had thrown her, all right, but she was so surprised she had pulled 
rlm@2: away in mid-air, and ended up going backwards and slamming, quite painfully, 
rlm@2: into the bar.  Now she lay sprawled on top of someone she didn't recognize, a 
rlm@2: stool going painfully into her hip, and her hair caught underneath someone 
rlm@2: else's foot.  Or maybe it was her foot.  She couldn't tell.  She knew it was 
rlm@2: caught somewhere, though.
rlm@2: 	Firefly groaned at the weight that pressed down on her.  She rubbed her 
rlm@2: head with her left hand and sat up on her right elbow before opening her 
rlm@2: eyes.  The mysterious girl, Bunny, was inches from her face, red eyes staring 
rlm@2: into dark purple ones.
rlm@2: 	She screamed.
rlm@2: 	Bunny, more than just a little perplexed, covered her ears and squeezed 
rlm@2: both eyes shut.  When the loud noise finally stopped, she opened one eye, 
rlm@2: making for a very cute little figure.  When she saw the somewhat startled and 
rlm@2: very beautiful Firefly before her, however, she opened both eyes again, and 
rlm@2: stared.
rlm@2: 	The moment was awkward.  Dark purple staring into dark red, both women 
rlm@2: sprawled out on the floor with a couple stools between them.  It seemed like 
rlm@2: an eternity before Seiya ran to help both of them up...yes, an eternity, a 
rlm@2: wonderful and blissful eternity that sparked something between two very 
rlm@2: beautiful young women.  Seiya brought them both into a back room to tend to 
rlm@2: their wounds, but they had just barely noticed them.  All they saw was dark 
rlm@2: purple and dark red.  That's all.
rlm@2: 	Oh!  She was so beautiful!  Bunny had never seen such beauty wrapped up 
rlm@2: in one gloriously petite package.  She had never seen such a deep shade of 
rlm@2: purple, let alone in eyes as glorious as this.  How could she have not 
rlm@2: noticed this woman before?  This dark, mysterious, beautiful woman?
rlm@2: 	Firefly was enchanted.  Perhaps it was that hair, such a cute little 
rlm@2: shade of pink.  Perhaps it was those eyes, red and perfect and wonderful.  
rlm@2: Perhaps it was the cute figure of this petite woman, shown off perfectly in 
rlm@2: that beautiful white dress.  Whatever it was, her senses lived in it, reveled 
rlm@2: in it, and wouldn't let her forget that wonderful look in those red eyes.
rlm@2: 	Seiya sat them down on two crates in the storage room.  He watched 
rlm@2: them, an eyebrow raised in a silent question.  Why were they staring at each 
rlm@2: other like that?  He'd never seen that kind of look before.  He turned their 
rlm@2: faces toward him, and cleared his throat.  "Hey ladies, that was a pretty 
rlm@2: hard fall.  Are you cats alright?"
rlm@2: 	Bunny's head cleared, and she spoke up.  "Oh, I'm alright...just a little 
rlm@2: banged up."  She breathed out slowly, her face turning the same shade as her 
rlm@2: eyes.  "And embarrassed."
rlm@2: 	Seiya laughed.  "I would be too.  But hey, that's what you get if 
rlm@2: you're swinging with Helios!"
rlm@2: 	Bunny sulked.  "Yeah, thanks.  I feel SO much better now."
rlm@2: 	"Don't worry about it."  The soft voice emerged from the woman beside 
rlm@2: her, and she turned to look at her, red eyes wide.  "Anyone with half a brain 
rlm@2: could see it wasn't your fault."  Firefly smiled.
rlm@2: 	Bunny swallowed hard.  She was trying to fight this overwhelming heat 
rlm@2: that emerged from her belly when she looked at this enchantress.  "Th...Thank 
rlm@2: you."  She swallowed hard again.  "But, I apologize anyway, because I can 
rlm@2: tell it probably hurt!"  She tried to break the mood with a small chuckle, 
rlm@2: and succeeded in getting a wider smile and giggle out of the other woman.
rlm@2: 	"Hey you two lovely cats, I'm going to get some Band-Aids and wash-
rlm@2: cloths.  I'll be back in a second."  Seiya opened the door and closed it 
rlm@2: softly, leaving the two women in the small storage room all by themselves.
rlm@2: 	Bunny was the first to break the silence.  "Since I crashed into you 
rlm@2: and all...I thought it'd be nice if...if we could call each other by our first 
rlm@2: names."
rlm@2: 	"Alright."  Firefly nodded.
rlm@2: 	"So what's yours?"
rlm@2: 	"Firefly."
rlm@2: 	"I'm..."
rlm@2: 	"Bunny.  I know."
rlm@2: 	"How do you know?"
rlm@2: 	Firefly smiled.  "Seiya told me."
rlm@2: 	"Oh.  You know Seiya?"
rlm@2: 	"Not really.  I just met him tonight.  I asked him what your name was."
rlm@2: 	"Really?  Why?"
rlm@2: 	"Because..." She swallowed the lump in her throat.  "I noticed you 
rlm@2: dancing, and thought you were the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen."
rlm@2: 	Bunny could have fainted.  She had never heard anything like that ever 
rlm@2: said to her before.  Where did this come from?  This overwhelming feeling 
rlm@2: that something was RIGHT about this?  This feeling that they had met before, 
rlm@2: in another time, another place?  That she had kissed this woman, held this 
rlm@2: woman, comforted this woman, and made love to this woman?  "I...thank you."
rlm@2: 	"You're welcome."  Firefly turned away from those red eyes.
rlm@2: 	"You...you're very beautiful yourself, you know.  I've never seen anyone 
rlm@2: like you before."  Bunny smiled.  "You have very lovely eyes, Firefly."
rlm@2: 	Firefly smiled at the complement.  "Thank you, Bunny."  Doing something 
rlm@2: that was mainly from her instincts alone, she placed a white-gloved hand over 
rlm@2: Bunny's bare one, not thinking at all.  She didn't know Bunny would suck in 
rlm@2: her breath at the sudden contact, her chest heaving with the sweet ache of it 
rlm@2: all.  She didn't know the smaller, pink haired girl would lean in and kiss 
rlm@2: her sweetly on the lips.
rlm@2: 	But if she had known this, she would have done it anyway.
rlm@2: 	Bunny's lips brushed her own lightly, and she could have melted right 
rlm@2: onto that crate.  When they pulled away from each other, they realized what 
rlm@2: they had done, what they had given into, and blushed.  Firefly tried to make 
rlm@2: her hand pull away from Bunny's, but her body wouldn't respond.  Instead, 
rlm@2: taking on a mind of it's own, her hand slid around Bunny's waist and pulled 
rlm@2: her half on top of her.  The only slightly smaller girl had her hands in 
rlm@2: between them, resting just above Firefly's breasts.  Her left leg was trapped 
rlm@2: between Firefly's other two, pulsing with some uncontrollable heat.  
rlm@2: Firefly's body still in charge, she dipped her head low and kissed Bunny 
rlm@2: fiercely, deepening the kiss more than they both thought possible.
rlm@2: 	Her perfume was like a drug, Bunny thought.  It got her higher than 
rlm@2: anything had ever before.  She couldn't imagine something that made her feel 
rlm@2: half this good.  What reminded her of these kisses?  She didn't know.  No one 
rlm@2: had ever kissed her like this, not this passionately, not this wonderfully, 
rlm@2: not this meaningfully.  No one had ever held her like this, so warm and 
rlm@2: inviting and comfortable and RIGHT.  No one had ever reminded her of home, 
rlm@2: not like this woman before her in the long black dress who's eyes were a deep 
rlm@2: purple like the endless night sky.
rlm@2: 	When the kiss did end, they pulled away slowly, swollen lips still 
rlm@2: puckered.  Bunny licked her lips, tasting the sweet honey of the Firefly 
rlm@2: before her.  She tried, in vain, to move from her slightly uncomfortable 
rlm@2: condition, but her body stopped her.  She couldn't control her next move, a 
rlm@2: thought that would normally be scary but didn't frighten her in the least.
rlm@2: 	"Firefly, you're a wonderful kisser..." Bunny's lips were mere inches 
rlm@2: from Firefly's.  A small hand traveled up Firefly's thigh, tickling and 
rlm@2: exciting at the same time.  She didn't know where her skirt began or ended, 
rlm@2: but realized that the way they were sitting must have folded her skirt way up 
rlm@2: beneath her.  That wasn't a problem, concerning the circumstances.
rlm@2: 	The hand came to rest underneath her skirts at her hip, feeling along 
rlm@2: her hipbone and just below her belly button.  She kissed her Bunny once 
rlm@2: again, tongue diving in her mouth in a quest to quench this fire she was 
rlm@2: starting inside of her.
rlm@2: 	Bunny had to retaliate.  Nothing she did seemed to affect this Firefly.  
rlm@2: Nothing.
rlm@2: 	Except this.
rlm@2: 	Her small hand slipped past her Firefly's underwear, coming in contact 
rlm@2: with soft and curly hair.  She ran her hand down this, feeling the two tensed 
rlm@2: legs spread around her in an instinctive movement.  A small finger traced its 
rlm@2: way down the entrance to this Firefly's cave, feeling along her most 
rlm@2: sensitive place.  Lying back on the crates, Firefly pulled this Bunny above 
rlm@2: her and kissed her again.  Fierce.  Hard.  Scared.
rlm@2: 	Legs spread wider, giving that prying finger better access to her.  Not 
rlm@2: sure how to continue, Bunny traced the entrance again and again, feeling her 
rlm@2: finger and hand dampen with the touches.  Finally, an instinctive movement 
rlm@2: placed in the back of her mind from long ago made her plunge her finger into 
rlm@2: this Firefly, feeling the body beneath her stiffen and shudder with desire.  
rlm@2: Her hand plunged in and out, feeling the inner muscles of her new lover 
rlm@2: clench down on her finger.  The kisses became even harder, desperate pleas to 
rlm@2: continue, soundless gasps and moans, eyes and teeth clenched in pure 
rlm@2: pleasure.  The raw pleasure of it all.
rlm@2: 	Firefly threw her head back as she continued to shudder.  "Oh God..." She 
rlm@2: moaned, arms and hands locked around Bunny's shoulders.  "Oooohhhh God..." She 
rlm@2: repeated, hips rocking and bouncing on the crates below her.  She realized, 
rlm@2: through the haze that pleasure brings, that she was doing nothing for this 
rlm@2: woman above her, nothing to please her.  Arching her back, she reached the 
rlm@2: neckline of her lover's dress and pulled it down slowly.
rlm@2: 	Unsure how to go about it, she stared at the round breast before her.  
rlm@2: The nipple, hardened and ready for her, stuck out like a rosebud.  Instincts, 
rlm@2: buried in the back of her mind from a time long forgotten, made her bend her 
rlm@2: head down to it and begin sucking on it.
rlm@2: 	Bunny stared down at her, feeling herself start to stiffen.  Her 
rlm@2: fingers began to slow their movements and eventually stopped, and she 
rlm@2: realized this only after Firefly tilted her head toward her and brought her 
rlm@2: hips to her own.  Sliding her underwear down with one hand and molding her 
rlm@2: breast with her other, she stared into the pink-haired lady's eyes with pure 
rlm@2: desire in them.  The underwear were off, and now she laid back down, 
rlm@2: underneath her little rabbit.
rlm@2: 	Lowering her hips onto Firefly's, Bunny moaned.  Their skirts were 
rlm@2: spread out around them, still stuck around their waists.  If she could break 
rlm@2: this completely intimate contact she would, but now she was stuck in the 
rlm@2: moment, feeling the wonderful feeling of completion as they met each other 
rlm@2: again and again...
rlm@2: 	Bunny kissed her lover as climax overtook them both at the same 
rlm@2: instant, shuddering over and over, hips rocking and bouncing back and forth 
rlm@2: against the crates, creating a loud amount of noise.  All Firefly could do 
rlm@2: was wonder where Seiya was and clutch Bunny to her, teeth clenched and 
rlm@2: muscles locked in the fabulous release.  They stayed like that for a long 
rlm@2: time, the last spasms and waves washing over them, feeling more at peace then 
rlm@2: they had ever felt before.  The shuddering eventually stopped, however, and 
rlm@2: all they could do was lay together, still clutching at each other and legs 
rlm@2: locked in a tight embrace.  Soft swing music filtered through the door, and 
rlm@2: they both smiled.
rlm@2: 	"In the Mood", by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, was being played.  
rlm@2: They both knew, by some outer force, that this was right, this was a sign, 
rlm@2: and that they loved each other.
rlm@2: 	It was 1938, the era of swing, and the two women were locked together 
rlm@2: in a tight embrace in a storage room of an underground swing club.
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rlm@2: *   *   *
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rlm@2: 	"Oh, Taru-chan!  Come over here, quick!"  Chibi-Usa called to her 
rlm@2: lover.  "Come on!  It's our song!"
rlm@2: 	Hotaru walked into the room, an apron around her waist.  "What?  I'm 
rlm@2: baking cookies, Odango..."
rlm@2: 	"I know, I know, but I want you to dance with me for a little while."  
rlm@2: She grabbed the black-haired girl's hands and pulled her into an intimate 
rlm@2: embrace.  "You know, every time I hear this song, I want to hold you close."
rlm@2: 	"I know.  I feel the same way."  She kissed Chibi-Usa's cheek lightly.  
rlm@2: "I'm trying to remember, what's this song called?"
rlm@2: 	"It's really old, I know that for sure."
rlm@2: 	"Yeah, the recording's kinda fuzzy."  Hotaru smiled at Chibi-Usa.  
rlm@2: Suddenly, she went weak at the knees, and sunk to the floor.
rlm@2: 	Chibi-Usa sunk with her, still holding her close.  "Taru-chan?  Are you 
rlm@2: alright?"  Her voiced was pressed with worry.
rlm@2: 	"Yes, Odango...I'm just...a little overwhelmed, that's all."  Hotaru laid 
rlm@2: her head on Chibi-Usa's shoulder.  "I don't know.  I just had the strangest 
rlm@2: thing happen...I saw us, together, only you looked like Black Lady and I looked 
rlm@2: kinda like Mistress 9...but we weren't EVIL...just older.  And we were dancing 
rlm@2: together, to this song."
rlm@2: 	"What do you mean?"  Chibi-Usa looked thoughtful, suddenly catching a 
rlm@2: bit of the vision herself.
rlm@2: 	"I don't know."  Hotaru looked up at Chibi-Usa.  "Maybe this has always 
rlm@2: been our song, Odango."
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rlm@2: *   *   *
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: 	AUTHORS NOTES...
rlm@2: 	DUN DUN DUN...
rlm@2: 	Are you guys confused or what?!  What's going on?!  Catch it all in 
rlm@2: Part II!  He he he.
rlm@2: 	Well, as always, I'd like to thank my bestest buds back in California 
rlm@2: for their continuing support, you know who you all are!  ^-^ 
rlm@2: 	And, of course, the three lovely women of the Amazoness Quartet, who 
rlm@2: have accepted me into their lovely arms!  This story is dedicated to you 
rlm@2: guys!  Especially Holly and Heather.  Minako is going to have one comin' at 
rlm@2: her soon, I just got to figure out what!  I hope I did justice to the love of 
rlm@2: Chibi-Usa and Hotaru, which is FOREVER LASTING!  To anyone who has 
rlm@2: objections, come over here and we'll...TALK about it...GGGGRRRRR...just kidding.
rlm@2: 	Thank you everyone.  Be safe, all, and remember to love and love alike!  
rlm@2: Love rules the world.
rlm@2: 	
rlm@2: 	PsYcHoKiTtEnSeNsHi611
rlm@2: Aka
rlm@2: 	Gabrielle!