Disclamier: I do not own Sailor Moon. I also do not own the song Just Might (Make Me Believe).
Song: Just Might (Make Me Believe) by Sugarland.
"talking" song lyrics
Just Might (Make Me Believe)
I got miles of trouble spreadin' far and wide
Bills on the table gettin' higher and higher
They just keep on comin', theres no end in sight
I'm just holding on tight
Paige was not looking forward to going home. On the one hand, she was happy because her sister, Serena, was getting married and on the other hand, she would have to see Lita. She was not sure how that was going to work out since they were not on speaking terms; in fact there were only a few people that she did talk too.
Once she arrived at her childhood home, she saw that Haruka's car was parked along the street. Paige should have known that her sister would do something like this. After a few seconds, she got out of the cab and walked to the door. She was scared because not everyone knew she was back. As soon as she was inside, Serena hugged her.
"I'm so happy your back."
"Me too," Paige stated as she hugged her sister back. After a few seconds, she let go of Serena and looked around the room. It was at that moment that she realized Lita was not there. Paige was sad, but yet happy and she did not know why.
"Hey kitten, how was your trip?" Haruka asked before she quickly hugged her.
"Fine, Ruka." Paige smiled. Haruka and she had always been close, maybe even closer than Serena was with her. "I realized a lot of things and I came home. Oh, and the best part is I'm unemployed."
Haruka laughed, "That's great." She had always been proud of Paige, especially after the fight with Galaxia. It was like she knew what she was doing, or at least knew how to fake it. "How are you though?"
"I'm fine," Paige sighed. "I'm going to go upstairs."
Haruka nodded as she watched the other girl walk up the stairs with her luggage. "I wonder what is bothering her so much," the wind senshi whispered to herself.
Paige walked upstairs and to her room to put her things away. She knew that she should have been downstairs catching up with the girls, but she just did not want too. She just was not happy. She figured that it was because Lita had not been there. Paige knew that if she had things would have gone a lot smoother.
After five minutes, Haruka decided to go upstairs because she was worried about the other Moon Princess. When she got to Paige's room, she saw her sitting on her bed. "Kitten what's wrong?"
Paige looked to the door and saw Haruka. She should have known that she would come looking for her. "Ruka I miss Lita…I missed you guys…and I just…."
"Lita's not here because she's at school," the short blonde-haired senshi said as she walked over to Paige, "and couldn't get out in time to be here."
"Really?" Paige saw Haruka nod. She had figured that Lita was not here because of what had happened. "I just want to talk to her. I haven't seen her since graduation. All I wanted to do was see her."
"I realize that," Haruka said as she sat down on the bed next to Paige. "I should not tell you this because she is going to kill me, but you should know."
"Know what?"
"That when you left, it broke her heart. She never thought that you would just leave her. You really broke her heart."
"She doesn't love me that way!" Paige exclaimed. "Lita said so herself! She said that she could never love me. That she was in love with someone else!"
"That doesn't mean that she meant it." Haruka sighed, "Paige, Lita wasn't sure. Then you left and it was like the world exploded. She just wasn't herself at all."
"She's happy now, right?" Paige nervously asked. She was not sure if she wanted to know that the girl she is in love with is dating someone else.
"Yeah, I think so." Haruka felt her own heart break when she saw the defeated look on Paige's face. It didn't take a genius to figure out that she wasn't here solely for her sister. "I know that she's currently single."
"Oh," Paige didn't know what to make of that statement, but she was glad that Lita was not dating anyone.
"She is fine and happy. She was extremely excited that you were coming home. At least I was when you called me."
Paige was confused. She had never told Lita that she was coming home and she remembered specifically telling her sister not to say anything. She should have known that Serena wouldn't be able to keep her mouth shut. "I really wish that she had not said anything, but oh well, I can't do anything about it now."
"What do you mean?" This time it was Haruka's turn to be confused. "Were you not just sad because Lita wasn't here?"
"Yes, but I just wanted to see her on my own time."
"I understand that." Haruka hugged Paige. "I really was excited though when you called me."
"That was a long shot. I wasn't even sure if you lived there anymore."
"I do and probably forever will. I mean it's nice and big and no one but you girls know where it is. It's perfect."
Paige smiled before saying, "It is."
The two of them talked for another half hour before going back downstairs. Paige was still nervous because she was not sure as to what was going to happen or what was going to be said. She had left on a whim, or at least that it was the majority of her friends thought. Only a few of them knew the truth. Once they were downstairs, Paige went to the kitchen while Haruka went to the living room to find Michiru.
"What exactly did you and Ruka talk about?"
Paige looked up when she heard that voice and saw Lita standing in the kitchen. She fought the urge to run over and hug the auburn-haired girl. "What are you doing here? Ruka said that you were at school."
"I'm here now." Lita walked over and hugged Paige. She was truly happy to have her home again.
Paige returned the hug and enjoyed the feeling of being in Lita's arms. After about a minute, she said, "I'm glad that you're here now. I'm going to head to the living room." She was afraid of what might have happened if she had stayed in the room, especially if what Haruka told her was true.
Lita smiled as she saw Paige leave the kitchen. She was nervous to have Paige so close to her and she needed to talk to her, but she knew that she would do that later. Lita ended up heading back over to the stove to finish cooking.
Paige was even more nervous now that Lita was actually here and she could not believe how nervous she was. There was no logical explanation that she could think of. When she got to the couch, she sat down between Mina and Rei. It was an impulse, but why did if feel like it was wrong? She was confused by how the rest of the girls were acting. Paige, also, wondered how Haruka and Michiru had run off too. Why couldn't they have stayed in the living room? At least she knew they wanted her back home, but Paige wasn't sure about everyone else.
Paige just sat there on the couch listening to four of the Inner Senshi talk about random things. She was not sure what to do. She wanted to ask them right out, but then again, she was afraid of the answers she would get. She wondered if she should just keep quiet. Paige decided that being quiet was probably the best choice and that was what she did for about a half hour. It was at that point that she got up and left the house. She couldn't take being ignored anymore.
"Paige?"
That caught Paige's attention. She turned around and yelled, "What?"
"What's wrong?" Lita asked when she caught up to the other girl. "You seem upset."
"Why do you care?"
"Because you're my best friend. I saw you leave, but I didn't know where you went," Lita paused for a minute to catch her breath. "You want to hear something funny?"
Paige was getting annoyed with Lita. All she wanted to do was be by herself, but at the same time she was glad that it was Lita that had followed her. "What?"
"I followed my heart here." This caught Paige's attention. She didn't know what to make out of that statement. Lita smiled when she saw Paige's blue eyes get a little sparkle in them. "I know it is dumb isn't it?"
Paige shook her head before saying, "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure as long as we keep walking."
"All right."
For the first few minutes, everything was quiet. There were no cars, people, animals, or just general noises for that matter. It was comfortable quiet for the girls, especially since each of them were nervous.
"What were you going to ask?" Lita asked.
"Did you guys want me home? I mean Ruka did, but I'm not sure about the rest of the group." Paige admitted.
This bothered Lita because she didn't even know the answer. "I honestly don't know."
"Oh," Paige said as she looked down at her hands. She should have known not to come back.
"Personally," Lita said as she stopped, "I'm happy…extremely happy that your back."
As soon as Paige heard that, she turned around to look at Lita, "You are? I mean I thought that out friendship was ruined."
"Why would it be ruined? I told you I will always be your friend and your guardian, even if you technically do belong to the outers." Lita knew why she thought their friendship was ruined, but she was not going to say it since that was her fault.
"But I…."Paige did not know what to say.
"I don't care about that. I was just scared because you know what your sister says. I always returned those feelings, but I just wasn't sure at the time. I realized when you left that none of it matter. Now am just not sure if how," Lita trailed off. She didn't like confessing her feelings since it had never gone right for her.
"How?" Paige quickly asked.
"How you feel about me now," the thunder senshi said as she looked right at Paige.
"I thought that I was over you, but when I realized that you weren't here it hurt. I realized that I still felt the same for you that I did when I told you."
Lita's heart jumped. She was excited that, but at the same time this was moving fast and she truthfully did not care. "The girls won't understand us."
"I know that, Lita, and I don't care about that." Paige didn't know whether to jump for joy or kiss Lita. So instead she settled on just standing in place. "I know that Ruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru will."
"You're sure?" Lita asked nervously.
"Positive." Paige smiled. This was all she had wanted. The relationship seemed to be rushed, but at this point she did not care. "We are not going to let them split us apart again."
"Right," Lita stated.
They knew what they were getting themselves into, but they were not going to think about the negative part. The two of them walked back to Paige's house holding hands. They were going to try and not rush their relationship. For the first time in two years, they were happy.
When they walked inside the house, no one seemed to notice them. Paige did not whether to be happy or mad about that. Lita could sense that something was bothering her now girlfriend and she quickly hugged her.
"Don't worry everything will be ok," Lita whispered in Paige's ear.
"I'll try," Paige quietly replied.
The hug ended just as quickly as it had started. They walked into the living room and sat down on the floor next to each other.
"What was the hug for?" Rei asked as soon as she saw the girls sit down.
"I was just calming her down since she was upset," Lita stated.
"It was just a hug," Paige said, "and besides it was a nice hug."
Paige had been glad to see that even the Outer Senshi was now there. She blushed when Haruka smiled at her. Paige figured that she probably knew something was going on. After about an hour, the newly formed couple went upstairs to Paige's room. They really wanted to talk some more, but with the wild bunch downstairs they wouldn't even hear themselves.
Let me know what you guys think about this one. This should technically be a one-shot, but with school I haven't had the time to finish it. Please review!