Chapter 3 The Concert

"Mamo-chan," Usagi said softly on the phone.

"Hai?"

"I have to cancel our date tonight. The Three Lights are back together, and we're going to see them play," Usagi explained happily.

He didn't know anything about Three Lights or their connection to the starlights, "Oh sure Usa-ko. I have to finish a paper anyway. I'll talk to you later."

"Bai bai," she smiled as she put down the phone, now she didn't have to worry about that.

She heard a honking outside, "Usagi!"

"Seiya," she ran to the balcony but found the outer senshi standing outside. She blushed. How did I get Haruka's voice messed up with Seiya's? she giggled to herself.

"Haruka-san! Michiru-san! Setsuna-san! Hotaru-chan!" she called to them.

"Usagi-chan," Michiru smiled back her dazzling aqua hair shining in the light.

"What brings you by?"

"Come down here Usagi-chan," Haruka's voice was low meaning something serious. She looked down at her watch and saw it was almost time for the concert. The girls would be coming any minute. She shook her head and went downstairs. She was wearing a short blue skirt and yellow top. Her hair was done in her normal style and she carried a small white purse with her.

Minako's connections had worked again, and they had managed to get enough tickets for the concert.

She walked outside and looked at them curiously.

"You must not go to this concert tonight," Setsuna said bluntly.

"What?" Usagi asked her eyes wide.

"You have to stay away from the starlights," Haruka added.

"I don't understand," Usagi wasn't going to cry, "I thought they were friends after the battle."

"Usagi-chan," Michiru said softly, "You cannot be involved with Seiya this is for your own good."

Usagi saw the inner senshi walking down to meet her, and Michiru's eyes connected with Ami. Ami looked away from Michiru's intuition.

"Ready Usagi-chan?" Minako asked cheerily, and Usagi nodded. She turned to the outer senshi, "We're just going to see a concert maybe say hello that's all," she ran to her friends and left the outer senshi staring after their Princess.

"She has grown," Setsuna said softly, and the others nodded in agreement.

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Their eyes scanned the many screaming fans as they sang, and finally Seiya found them. From that moment on his eyes never left the small group in the back, the beautiful girl at its center.

At the end of the concert they thanked their fans and walked backstage. The five girls walked slowly to the stage.

"Sorry girls this is off limits," a coordinator informed them.

She saw them walking back to their rooms, "Seiya!" she called, and he turned and smiled.

"Odango," he laughed.

"You know them?" the coordinator asked skeptical.

"Yes, let them back," Seiya ordered, and the coordinator stepped aside for the five.

When they were alone with the Three Lights they weren't quite sure where to begin.

"Why are you back?" Rei asked bluntly. She had to know.

Seiya and Taiki exchanged nervous glances, and Yaten scowled.

"We are here, of course, to pledge loyalty to the Moon Princess and her protectors," Seiya bowed, and all their jaws dropped.

"Wh…wha…what?" Makoto stuttered; she had been doing that a lot lately.

Seiya flashed that grin of his, "Our Princess had no need of us anymore, so we are here to serve you."

"Bu…but…but," there are no enemies," Minako followed Makoto's example.

"Yet, we're here to make sure you stay safe if there are," Seiya came close scaring them.

"Don't do that!" Minako shrieked.

"Gomen," he stepped back.

Usagi and Ami stayed silent both thinking, but the inner senshi seemed to be oblivious to them. It was the Three Lights who noticed.

"So will you have us Moon Princess?" Seiya looked directly at Usagi as he spoke.

"H…Hai!" she nodded a bit too energetically, and they laughed.

The rest of the night was spent talking about everything that had happened to them all, and it wasn't until Usagi yawned that the Three Lights let them go.

"See you later Odango!" Seiya shouted after her.

She turned and smiled then ran up with the others.

He looked down when she was out of sight, "God I hope she doesn't bring her boyfriend to meet me."

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The outer senshi sat in their living room trying to decide what to do about their Princess.

"We have to keep them apart but how?" Haruka paced.

"You're too jumpy Haruka-chan, sit down and let me give you a massage," Michiru's eyes glinted.

"That's for later," Haruka said softly, and Michiru laughed.

"Back to our Princess," Setsuna smiled, and they nodded apologizing, "If she won't stay away from him we'll make him stay away from her."

They looked surprised at Setsuna's sudden anger towards Seiya and asked her about it.

"Small Lady is like a daughter to me. I won't see her fade out," she said determined.

"Chibi-usa-chan?" Hotaru whispered beginning to cry.

"Sh…" Haruka knelt by the strongest of the outer senshi, also the smallest, "We're not going to let anything happen to her."