Ohayo minna! This is going to be a lighthearted Rei/Usagi and ChibiUsa/Hotaru fanfic(I don't like angst, action, and most of all, yuri in SM stories, So don't be expecting any of that stuff from me, kay? ^_~). The genre is Romance/Humor, and the rating is PG also. Oh, And the inner senshi are all going to be 15(ChibiUsa and Hotaru are going to be 14, Haruka and Michiru are going to be 22 and nobody knows Setsuna's age.). Well, I think that just about covers everything... So, On with the story!

By the way, I don't own Sailor Moon or any of it's characters, nor do I want them. ^_^;

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Chapter 1: Surprise Visit

Not a word had been said. Not a movement made... None of the senshi had spoken since the youma had been defeated. The eight sailors stared in confusion at the two figures before them... One in a pink and white sailor fuku, her carnation pink hair done up into twin odangoes that somewhat resembled bunny ears, with long pigtails extending from them and stretching down her back, her eyes a dark pink, almost red color. The other girl wore a dark blue or violet and white sailor fuku, with short ravencolored hair and lavendar eyes, the silence glaive clasped in her right hand.

Sailor Moon took a single step forward, outstretching her right hand and tilting her head slightly to the side. "Ch-ChibiUsa? Is that you?" she asked, breaking the silence that had been stretching on just a little too long, and when the pinkhaired girl smiled brightly, Usagi knew it was her... But why was she here?

The girl beside ChibiUsa took a step forward and smiled. "Your highness?" she queried, gaining the senshi of the moon's attention. "Maybe you should let us explain..."

"Hotaru?" Sailor Mars spoke up almost tentatively, "What're you two doing here? Ya look... different. Older." Sailor Saturn turned her head to face Mars, scanning her eyes over the eight sailor senshi.

"We've come from the future... But it's going to take a while to explain. It might be a better idea to talk somewhere else?" she suggested, and Sailor Mars nodded affirmatively.

"Sure," Mars responded, a smile crossing over her lips, "We can head back to the Hikawa Jinja." Sailor Moon blinked and smiled. It was a strange occurance for Sailor ChibiMoon and Sailor Saturn to appear out of the blue, but it wasn't a disappointment.

It had been about a year since ChibiUsa had left Tokyo to go back to the future, but this ChibiUsa... well, wasn't very "Chibi" anymore... It had caught Sailor Moon off guard, that was for sure. But still, She was just as happy to see her future daughter again as she was shocked.

"Well, I guess we should get going?" ChibiUsa stated, causing Hotaru to turn her gaze back over towards her best friend and nod.

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"So, You two are from farther in the future?" Makoto asked, blinking twice. Hotaru nodded affirmatively as Rei took a sip of tea from her cup.

"We've been sent back for a reason... But, Mama told me not to tell you." ChibiUsa replied, causing Usagi to become even more curious as to why her future daughter would keep a secret like that from her... And because it was "her" that asked her to? Okay, That was weird...

"What is it? Is it a youma or something? If it is, You should tell us..." Usagi stated, causing Hotaru to look towards her.

"I can assure you that it's not anything like that. We have a mission... If we tell you, It'll ruin everything." the ravenhaired girl replied, breathing a small sigh, "I think it's best that you not get too curious... You'll find out soon enough."

Usagi sat back flat against the floor and pondered this for a moment. If it was important, Surely they would tell them... But, Being the particular odangoed Usagi that she was, trusted them, and knew they had to be telling the truth.

"Okay, I've got a question," Rei started, turning her head to ChibiUsa, "Is everything alright in the future? I mean, How's Crystal Tokyo?" she finished her question, laying her arms across her lap.

"I'm also curious..." Ami added, replacing her teacup on the small wooden table.

Hotaru sighed, and decided to leave that one to ChibiUsa... They couldn't tell them everything... She just hoped ChibiUsa didn't blow it. Of course, She probably would... As a matter of fact, Maybe it would be a better idea for her to say it before ChibiUsa got to...

"Well, We can't..." Hotaru started, but was interrupted by her pinkhaired friend, just as expected.

"We can't tell you that. We're not supposed to reveal the future to you..." ChibiUsa stated, causing Hotaru to nearly fall out of her seat in surprise.

"Why not?" Usagi asked, slightly disappointed.

"Oh, Come on, Usagi... Isn't it obvious?" Rei asked, rolling her eyes, "They can't tell us what the future's gonna be... It probably has something to do with not messing up the timeline."

"A-Actually, It was because Mama and Puu both asked us not to..." ChibiUsa responded, causing Rei to nearly facefault.

Minako blinked, and looked over at Setsuna questioningly. "Come to think of it, Why didn't you know they were coming, Sets?" the blonde girl asked, causing Setsuna to turn her gaze to her.

"I'm..."

"The queen wanted it to remain a secret," Hotaru stated, "That's why she didn't inform this Pluto of our coming here."

Haruka yawned, and glanced down at her watch. "In any case, You two need to find a place to stay. It's almost 11:30." she stated. Rei smiled.

"That's okay. You can stay here at the jinja. There's plenty of room." she offered, causing ChibiUsa and Hotaru both to smile, gratefully.

"Thanks."

Tsudzuku

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And that's Chapter 1! I know it was short, But I hope everyone is enjoying it so far ^_^; Check back next time to see what happens in "What's The Word?"!