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"Talking"
'Thinking'
Flashback

The Dragon and the Senshi Chapter 6

"You find out something, you tell me. I find out something, I do the same." He suggested as he took Neptune's hand. His eyes widened in recognition.

'Neptune's scent! It reminds me of... the ocean. Why is this familiar?' He thought before he realised that he held Neptune's hand longer than it was needed for a simple declaration of alliance. The teal haired Senshi looked surprised, and a bit amused, while Uranus had cocked an eyebrow. Natsu cleared his throat before he let go and shook the blonde's hand, noticing that she also had a distinctive earthly scent.

"I'll get a good night's sleep now if you don't mind. You'll know when I have something new." The rose haired teen said before he left the room.

'They obviously know more than they just said, but I guess we both have to earn each other's trust to do so. I didn't get that much out of them so as to tell the girls of this meeting, but something tells me that I'll have to be extra careful the next time a daimon attacks.'


Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus looked from the window, as Natsu left the building.

"I didn't expect him to actually agree with us. He seemed ready for a fight at any time." Sailor Neptune said as the figure of the rose haired teen disappeared in the distance.

"He is too idealistic for his own good, yet he is smarter than he looks. He doesn't completely trust us, but he realised that he doesn't have much of a choice except to agree to this alliance." Sailor Uranus noted.

"Do we have more choices?" Sailor Neptune wondered as she turned to her companion. "Besides, you can't blame him for not completely trusting us. We didn't tell him everything we know."

"Maybe you are right. We'll just have to wait and see what happens now." Sailor Uranus said as the two Senshi cancelled their transformation and left the tower.


Natsu stretched before he sat up on his futon.

"I'll never eat that much before I go to bed again. These dreams just make no sense." The rose haired teen mumbled as he yawned. He was about to get up when he heard a knock on the door.

"Are you awake, Natsu-san? It's your shift at the lucky charms stand." Yuuichiro's voice was heard from outside.

"I'll be ready in five." The rose haired teen said as he got up and started getting dressed.

'I'm still pretty sore from yesterday's running. Who knew that the brawls back at the guild actually kept me in shape?' Natsu thought as he wore his Shinto priest outfit and got out of the room. The moment he stepped out and saw Yuuichiro waiting for him, he got a sandal to the head from his right.

"Hey, what was that for, Rei?" The rose haired teen said as he turned to face the fuming raven haired girl.

"You were late yesterday. How long did it take you to escort the girls to their homes?" Rei asked as she approached Natsu and smacked him in the head with the other sandal.

"Makoto made me some food, okay? She said she would tell you about it. Now can you please stop hitting my head?" The rose haired teen answered while Yuuichiro sweatdropped at the scene in front of him.

"I'm only stopping because you have to work. But we are not done yet." Rei warned the taller teen before she left the two boys and got into the room where she was meditating.

"Geez, what got her so grumpy?" Natsu wondered as he rubbed the spot where the raven haired girl smacked him.

"She is straining herself a lot these days, and she is constantly meditating. Like she is searching for an answer to something really important." Yuuichiro said with concern on his face.

'Could it be something related to the daimons?' Natsu thought as the brown haired teen got in front of his face.

"I'm worried about her, and you should be too. She didn't sleep until really late at night yesterday. Something's bothering her, and you are not really helping her by being that irresponsible." Yuuichiro scolded Natsu, who frowned in response.

"I haven't noticed that." He said as he left the other teen and went to work.

'Rei was already attacked by a daimon. She knows how every other victim felt like when the crystal was removed from their body because she felt it herself. That's why she's trying so hard to find an answer. I have to help too in some way, but I don't have any leads yet. All I can do for the moment is help when the daimons attack and hope that Uranus and Neptune hold their end of the bargain and give me more clues.' Natsu thought. He then noticed Rei's grandpa standing at the entrance.

"Natsu-kun, my boy. Where have you been? The pretty girls are already making a line." The short man said with his huge smile on his face.

"Sorry, Gramps. I overslept." The rose haired teen admitted as he rubbed the back of his head.

"It's okay, it's okay, Natsu-kun. You can get to work now." Rei's grandpa said as he pushed the rose haired teen to the stand where he noticed, in horror, that there was indeed a line of overly excited girls, most of them wearing their school outfits, waiting for him to give them lucky love charms.

'Calm down, Natsu. Think of it as a mission.' Natsu thought as he gulped and started working.


"And that's the last of them." Natsu said as he swept the sweat from his forehead. The last girl had left with a huge smile on her face, going on about how she was now certain that the boy that she liked will now realise his feelings for her.

"Are all girls that crazy about romance?" The rose haired teen wondered aloud before he noticed a familiar blonde making her way to him.

"Natsu! Have you seen Rei-chan?" Usagi asked with her usual cheeriness as Natsu scratched his head in thought.

"I think she is inside. Do you want to wait while I clean up?" The rose haired teen responded, earning a nod from the blonde who offered to help.

"You know, you look odd in these clothes." Usagi noted as Natsu turned and blinked at her.

"Huh? Oh, they are actually pretty comfortable so I don't mind." He said as Usagi let a long 'ooooooh' in understanding. The duo then finished their work and walked to Rei's room.

"Hey, Rei." Natsu said as he casually opened the door, resulting in Rei screaming and throwing him another sandal to the face.

"Knock first before you get in my room, idiot! I was just getting dressed." Rei exclaimed while fixing her yellow and pink shirt. Natsu stood there as the sandal slowly slipped from his face before he pointed at Rei.

"How was I supposed to know that?" The rose haired teen exclaimed with a comical expression as Yuuichiro appeared from the corner.

"How dare you peek on Rei-san while you should be working! I told you that he has dirty thoughts." He said to Rei while he pointed at Natsu with the same comical expression that the rose haired teen had.

"I wasn't peeking on her! And my shift's over for today! It's break time and then your shift!" Natsu said defensively as he turned and pointed at the brown haired teen who sighed in defeat.

"Fine. But don't think that this is over, Natsu-san. I'm watching you." Yuuichiro said as he pointed at his eyes and then at the rose haired teen to show that he will be watching him. At that point, Usagi appeared from the corner of the door.

"Hey, Rei-chan!" She said enthusiastically as Rei sweatdropped.

"Where did you come from, Usagi-chan?" The raven haired girl asked in confusion.

"Huh? I've always been here." Usagi answered, causing Rei's sweatdrop to intensify.

"Anyway, there is actually something that I need your help with." The blonde added as Rei cocked an eyebrow.

"Really? Come sit then so you can tell me about it." The raven haired girl motioned as Usagi got in the room, Natsu following her.

"What are you doing, Natsu-san?" Rei asked as the rose haired teen sat down.

"Do you have a problem with me being here, Usagi?" Natsu lazily asked the blonde.

"Not really. You are can sit if you want to." Usagi said with a shrug.

"See? Usagi has no problem." Natsu said as he leaned back.

"Anyway." Usagi said as she sat down as well and cleared her throat. "You know my friends Umino and Naru-chan right? They both like each other but are too shy to talk about it. And they both think that the other in a relationship with someone else. I want to help them get rid of their misunderstandings, but I haven't come up with anything that can help. You are the specialist in the romance issues, so here I am." The blonde explained as she leaned on the table. Rei thought for a moment before she brightened.

"Oh, if they care about each other, it's easy. All we have to do is help them confirm their feelings for each other, right?" The raven haired girl said with a smile.

"Yeah. It's just like you Rei-chan to say something good." Usagi said as she sat up.

"There's a perfect event for such a situation!" Rei added as she started looking for something in a pile of papers.

"Ta-dah!" She exclaimed with a huge smile as she took out a brochure.

"What's this?" Natsu asked as he sat up.

"Lover's Park?" Usagi read in confusion.

"Yup! As part of the grand opening they are having an affection contest. If we can get Umino-kun and Naru to participate…" Rei explained her plan with the huge smile still on her face.

"That's great! A great idea!" Usagi said in excitement.

"The winners get to light a flame of love in a heart-shaped monument!" Rei added as she raised her finger.

"That's so lovely! I'd love to do that with Mamo-chan!" Usagi exclaimed with a dreamy expression.

"Idiot. What are you going to do by entering, Usagi-chan?" Rei said with a sweatdrop before she regained her more serious expression. "Their love will deepen as a result of the contest!" She clarified as she folded her arms.

"Then, Mamo-chan and I could-" Usagi started but Rei cut her off.

"As I was saying, if you win the contest, you'll ruin their relationship!" The raven haired girl said in another attempt to persuade the blonde to drop the idea..

"Oh, I get it. Rei-chan, you are so smart!" The blonde beamed with admiration, causing Rei to facepalm.

"At any rate, it's first come, first serve, so you better apply early." The raven haired girl finished as Usagi nodded in excitement, then sped off and left a trail of smoke behind. Rei sighed as she fell back on the floor when she noticed Natsu.

"What?" She asked as the rose haired teen looked at her with a curious expression.

"Nothing. Just that you look pretty good at these romantic stuff and you reminded me of a friend back at the guild who gave all kinds of advice." Natsu explained as Rei puffed her chest with pride.

"Do you ever miss your friends? I mean, you've been here for some weeks." Rei mused as she sat up to face the rose haired teen.

"Sometimes. I used to be with them every day, you know. But now I haven't seen them in a while. But I'm not really complaining. This is a very different experience, and I know that some of my guildmates would be jealous of me if they knew what I'm seeing in this city." Natsu said as he chuckled while Rei smiled.

"Besides, I have made some new friends here. You, the girls, Mamoru and Motoki, and even that Yuuichi. So I really don't mind helping you." He added before he frowned.

"What's wrong, Natsu-san?" Rei asked with concern once he noticed the change in the rose haired teen's mood.

"It's nothing." Natsu said as he sighed. "I want to ask you something, but I'm not sure how."

"What is it?" Rei said with a hint of a curiosity.

"Ami said that you were attacked by a daimon before." Natsu said as Rei realised the nature of his question.

"You want to know how it happened?" Rei said as Natsu nodded.

"Well, even I'm not exactly sure how. Somehow a daimon appeared from the wishes tree that we have outside. I was alone and I didn't have the time to transform when it caught me. Usagi-chan and the rest appeared later on, but even her purifying attack or Mamoru couldn't stop the daimon. It attacked Usagi-chan and rendered the Silver Crystal inactive. Then… it took my heart crystal. I actually thought I wouldn't make it out of this situation, but then something attacked the daimon from behind and destroyed it. I'm still not sure who saved us, but now I think about it, maybe these two new Senshi played a part in this." Rei said as she recalled their first encounter with a daimon.

"And it hurt right? The removal of the heart crystal I mean." Natsu asked with some hesitance. Rei nodded.

"It's like your soul is ripped from you and you lose your ability to move. You can hear or feel what's going on around you, but there is nothing you can do unless you somehow get your crystal back. Some even lose their consciousness when they lose their heart crystal." Rei explained as she lowered her head while Natsu clenched his fists.

"I see now." He said and Rei looked back at him. "In that case, we are not going to let anyone lose his heart crystal. And even if a crystal gets removed, we are going to do everything in our power to return the crystal to its owner."

Rei stared at the boy who barely reminded her of the usual knucklehead that didn't seem to understand the most basic stuff. Now, she was seeing a determined young man who looked as if he got a new drive to move forward.

"I see." Rei simply said with a smile before she shot up.

"I have an idea!" The raven haired girl exclaimed as she walked to where the phone was and started dialing a number.

"Hello. Is this the Aino residence? I'm Hino Rei, can you give me Minako-chan?"


"Do you think they'll be surprised to see us here?" Minako wondered as the four girls and Natsu arrived at the Lover's Park where the affection contest would take place.

"I know Usagi-chan will be. I didn't tell her that we'll be here as well." Rei said, smiling wrily.

"I wonder if they'll be alright in this contest though." Ami said with a slight hint of worry in her voice.

"Knowing Umino-kun, he is going to need all the support he can get. He is really shy when it comes to romantic stuff, but he can be such a sweetheart." Makoto said with a smile.

"Unlike the guy that ended up joining us." Minako said with a sigh as she pointed at Natsu who had made himself comfortable at a big branch on the tree that was near them and was taking a nap.

"Still, I think he's kinda cute when he's like that." The blonde added with a wink.

"You mean when he's not devouring entire pots of food or when he's being a loudmouth?" Rei asked with a teasing tone.

"I can still hear you." Natsu's voice was heard from above as the girls started laughing.

"Huh? Everyone!" Usagi said as she appeared out of nowhere with Naru and a nervous looking Umino in tow.

"Oh, there she is." Minako said.

"What are you guys doing here?" Usagi asked in confusion.

"To cheer those two on!" Rei said.

"I'm wherever there is romance!" Minako added with excitement.

"It seems a little fun, too." Makoto said.

"I was thinking I could make use of it someday…" Ami muttered. The girls looked at her in surprise as she, too, looked surprised by what she said.

"For what?" All of them asked as Ami blushed.

"Don't take me seriously. It was just a play on words." The bluenette said as she put her hands on her face in embarrassment.

"And I came to see what the fuss is all about." Natsu finally said as he jumped down, making Usagi jump a step back and put her hands in front of her.

"Kyah! Where did you come from, Natsu?" The blonde yelped in surprise.

"From the tree. I was bored." Natsu deadpanned as Usagi sweatdropped.

"I see." She said as she turned to her left.

"Huh? It's Haruka-san and Michiru-san." Usagi said as the group turned to see the pair casually talking.

"Wonderful!" Minako exclaimed in admiration.

"I wonder if they are here to participate in the contest." Makoto wondered

"Two girls together?" Ami asked.

"But looking at them like this, it's like they really are lovers." Rei noted.

"What?" Natsu said as he turned to look at them as well.

"Everyone, the affection contest is about to begin! Please gather at the stage!" They all heard as they turned to see the speaker and approached the stage.

"Well, let's go cheer them on!" Usagi said with a bright smile as the group nodded.

They then watched as the speaker introduced the competitors to the crowd, as well as the trials they had to face.

"Now let's have them guess their lover's hand that appears through the hole! Begin from those that figured it out!" The speaker said as the girls who participated put their hands though a heart shaped whole.

Haruka went first and almost instantly held a hand.

"This- this sure was a fast one!" The speaker said as he approached Haruka.

"It's Haruka." Usagi said in mild surprise.

"I wonder if they really are in that kind of relationship." Ami said as she blushed while the four girls looked at her in surprise.

"Seriously, what?" Natsu asked again in confusion.

"You know, this kind of relationship." Minako said as she winked in order to give the rose haired teen a hint as to what she meant.

"I'm not sure I follow you." Natsu said with the same confusion.

"Geez, you are slow." Rei said before they looked back at the stage where it was revealed that Haruka was right. Umino then followed and got that guess wrong, much to the amusement of the audience, while the girls sympathised with him.

"They sure try hard. It's only a game." Haruka noted with a small hint of disapproval.

"It is, but…" Michiru started as Haruka looked at her. "I think being able to become that serious is a wonderful thing. It's not just a game for him…"

Haruka looked in thought as the contest continued.

There was a three legged race after that, which formed a question mark on Natsu's head since he didn't understand the meaning of it, a karaoke and finally, a confession from the guy who participated to his love.

"Are you ready?" The speaker asked in excitement.

"YEAH!" The crowd cheered.

"Now, a confession from him to her!" The speaker said as he pointed the microphone at the blonde.

"The show is over." Haruka simply said as everyone except a bored looking Natsu stared in shock.

"I said the show is over. We are dropping out. We weren't taking this seriously to begin with, and it looks like we'd win at this rate. True love is what needs to win." She continued with a smug face, but then her eyes sparkled and she shouted, "Love! Love is everything!", while the crowd was moved from her words.

"So with that…" Haruka added as she walked out of the stage.

"Farewell!" Michiru ended as she followed her companion.

"Encore! Encore!" The crowd shouted as they applauded while the shocked speaker started asking the rest of the contestants until it was Umino and Naru's time.

"We've been waiting for this!" Usagi cheered.

"Hang in there Umino-kun!" Rei shouted.

"Naru-chan." Umino said while gulping as he turned to the brown haired girl. However, he tripped in the microphone's wire and fell down.

"Umino!" Naru exclaimed with worry as the crowd laughed at his klutziness while the girls looked concerned.

"Is he alright?" Ami said.

"Umino-kun…" Minako added.

The brown haired teen got on his knees as he looked up at Naru.

"Naru-chan… Naru-chan, you are always bright, just like the sun." He said as Naru looked moved by his words.

"Umino-kun." She said.

"I'm always being suck a klutz, and I might not be worthy of someone like you, Naru-chan. Why do you continue to see someone like me…? Maybe it's just a whim of God. When I think that… But! I'm happy just by seeing your smile, Naru-chan. For Naru-chan's angelic smile… and to protect your beautiful smile… I… I, Gurio Umino… " Umino said with a tremble in his hands as he slowly got up and approached Naru. "… can die!"

"Umino…kun." Naru said as tears fell from her eyes. The entire audience cried, moved by the teen's words.

"Well said, Glasses Guy! You are a true man!" Natsu shouted as he too was crying because of Umino's speech, much to the surprise of Usagi and the rest.

The speaker shook his head as he asked the crowd with tears in his eyes.

"Now, what do you think of this couple?"

"Great!" Everyone yelled as they applauded.

"You are the best in Japan!" Makoto cheered.

"Such an ovation!" The speaker as the other contestants applauded as well. "By unanimous vote, this couple is the winner!"

"Now, both of you, light the flame of love!" He added as the curtain fell and the heart shaped monument appeared.

"Umino-kun, we did it!" Naru said as she winked at Umino.

"Y-Yes." He stuttered.

The couple then approached the monument, but Natsu narrowed his eyes.

'Why do I have a bad feeling about this?' He thought as he looked around.

"This is the proof of Naru-chan's and my love…" Umino said as he touched the monument. "Naru-chan's and my…"

Just then, the monument started glowing as everyone put their hands in their faces in order to not get blinded.

"What?" The girls exclaimed in unison.

"Damn it!" Natsu growled.

The monument then turned into a daimon with a black skintight bodysuit and hearts in her chest, hands and legs appeared.

"What is that?" Umino asked as he got in front of Naru.

"DIE HEART!" The daimon yelled as the crowd ran away, leaving only Umino, Naru and Usagi's group there.

"Umino-kun, run!" Naru urged him with worry.

"The monument of love between us, Naru-chan…!" Umino muttered in disbelief.

"Just hurry!" The brown haired girl said.

"Inside the pure heart, which thinks of someone's lover, we find a talisman." The daimon said menacingly.

'Damn it!' Umino thought as he narrowed his eyes at the daimon.

The daimon then shot a beam from its star shaped tattoo as Umino pushed Naru out of the beam's path.

"Look out Naru-chan!"

"UMINO-KUN!" Naru and the girls yelled as the beam hit him dead in the center.

"MOON COSMIC POWER! MAKE UP!"

"MERCURY PLANET POWER! MAKE UP!"

"MARS PLANET POWER! MAKE UP!"

"JUPITER PLANET POWER! MAKE UP!"

"VENUS PLANET POWER! MAKE UP!"

The girls yelled as they transformed into the Sailor Senshi.

"Hold right there!" Usagi shouted.

"Who is it-hearuto?" The daimon said in surprise as she turned back.

"To ruin the light of love that they finally got a hold of…!" Sailor Moon said in anger as Naru ran towards the unconscious Umino.

"Umino-kun!" The brown haired girl said as he reached him before he fell to the ground.

"Even if the cupid of love forgave you, I won't forgive you! For love and justice, the pretty guardian in a sailor suit! Sailor Moon!" Sailor Moon said as she posed.

"Likewise, Sailor Mars!"

"Sailor Mercury!"

"Sailor Venus!"

"Sailor Jupiter!"

"In the name of moon, I will punish you!"

Just then, Kaorinite appeared in the sky.

"You are…" Sailor Moon said.

"Little ladies… girls should behave like girls." The red haired woman said with mockery as she snapped her fingers. The daimon then placed her hand in the heart on her chest as she yelled.

"LET"S DANCING!"

After that, a wave was blown as five guys with tuxedos appeared in front of the Sailor Senshi.

"Let's dancing." They said with a bow as they started dancing with the girls.

"Well, just for a bit." Sailor Moon said in a cutesy way with hearts in her eyes.

"What the hell are you doing?" Natsu shouted in anger when he saw the Senshi getting charmed by the daimon.

"You are too stressed, boy. How about you dance too?" Kaorinite suggested as she snapped her fingers and a pretty woman in a gown appeared in front of Natsu.

"Let's dancing." She started, but Natsu punched her in the face, causing her to deform and disappear.

"Not interested." The dragon slayer said with anger as the Senshi saw him and snapped out of the spell. It was too late, however, as the guys in the tuxedos turned into monsters and bound them with whips, which then started electrocuting them. Kaorinite laughed as the daimon landed to the ground and approached Umino. Naru bravely got in front of him, but the daimon just knocked her out and grabbed Umino.

'Shit! Are Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune really going to help?' Natsu thought as he looked at the girls and then at Umino before he took off towards him.

Suddenly, petals fell from the sky, and the two Sailor Senshi appeared.

"Guided by a new era, Sailor Uranus! Acts with elegance!"

"Likewise, Sailor Neptune! Acts with grace!"

"Finally! Where have you been?" Natsu shouted as Kaorinite descended on the ground.

"Die Heart, provide dance partners for these girls as well." The red haired woman said.

"DIE HEART!" The daimon exclaimed as she pressed the heart in her chest again and summoned dancers.

"I'll find my own dance partner!" Sailor Uranus declared as she raised her hand.

"WORLD SHAKING!" She yelled as she threw a ringed sphere to the ground, destroying the dancers.

"DIE HEART!" The daimon screamed in pain as the monsters who bound the five Sailor Senshi disappeared.

"This is not the time to be fooled by illusions!" Sailor Uranus shouted to the other Senshi.

"R-right!" Sailor Moon mumbled as Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus turned towards Kaorinite.

"No matter how many you defeat, we can make more and more daimon eggs." The red haired woman said with a smirk.

"Then we'll defeat you!" Sailor Uranus said as she dropped to a fighting stance.

"We'll settle the score here!" Sailor Neptune said as she, too, got ready for a fight.

"Kukukuku, is that so?" Kaorinite laughed as she snapped her fingers one more time, this time summoning lightning and throwing it at the two Senshi, who barely dodged in time. The red haired woman did the same thing one more time as if to flaunt her superiority.

"You need ten more years of training to fight me!" Kaorinite mocked them with a smirk. "See…"

"Missed me?" Natsu interrupted her as he dashed towards Kaorinite, who clicked her tongue in annoyance and threw a lightning bolt at him. To her shock, the dragon slayer dodged the attack by jumping and dropkicked her to the face, sending the witch flying.

'So fast!' Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune thought as they got up.

"You said something about ten years of training? It just happens that I got more than that. Want me to show you?" The dragon slayer threatened his opponent while cracking his fists.

"You again! You will not get away next time, mark my words, boy!" Kaorinite spat in anger as she disappeared.

"She got away again!" Natsu growled. Meanwhile, Naru, oblivious to the reason her boyfriend was motionless, kept trying to bring him back.

"Umino-kun! Please answer me Umino-kun!" Naru yelled as she gently shook Umino.

"Quickly, the crystal!" Sailor Moon said as the Sailor Senshi ran towards Naru and Umino, however, the daimon got in their way.

"DIE HEART!" The daimon exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Uranus and Neptune were checking Umino's heart crystal.

"It's not it… It's not a talisman." Sailor Uranus muttered.

'Talisman?' Natsu thought as he picked up Uranus' words.

"Who are you?" Naru asked in confusion as she looked up to the two Senshi.

"Take good care of him." Sailor Neptune said kindly as she returned the heart crystal to Umino who moved as he looked at Naru.

"Umino-kun! I'm so glad!" Naru said as she cried in happiness.

"Naru-chan?" Umino said in surprise.

"DIE HEART!" The daimon exclaimed as she tried her attack one more time.

"This trick won't work this time!" Sailor Moon said with a serious face as she took out her rod.

"MOON SPIRAL HEART ATTACK!" She said as she started spinning faster with each word until she stopped and launched the wave of purifying hearts at the daimon.

"Lovely!" The daimon exclaimed as it was crushed and purified, leaving behind only the egg from before which, in turn, was shattered, smoke coming out of it.

Natsu turned to the two Senshi who were separate from the others.

"Our work here is done." Sailor Uranus said.

"We'll meet again." Sailor Neptune added as they bid farewell to the dragon slayer and left.

Natsu then joined the girls, who carefully canceled their transformation, and approached the monument again where the speaker was with Naru and Umino.

"Now turn the switches on! Applause for the happy couple!" The speaker said as the pair lit up the heart.

"I'm so happy for them." Rei said with a smile.

"It's all thanks to you, Rei-chan." Usagi added.

"Umino-kun looks happy." Minako noted.

"He really did do his best." Makoto said.

"I'm jealous. I wish I could…" Ami started, but blushed a third time as the girls just gave her odd looks this time.

Natsu, however, was deep in thought.

'I knew they were hiding something. What are these talismans?' He wondered as he applauded with the rest of the girls. 'Maybe they'll tell me in time. But, for the moment, my instinct tells me that I should be wary of them. Who knows what their motives truly are?'


Author's Note: Ta-dah! As Rei said. Another fresh chapter delivered to you by the me! And this one is a special as it's the first chapter that was inspired by an actual episode. Which means that many stuff, mostly during the contest, were episode parts that I used in order to set a timeline to the story. Also, I'm gonna start using more episodes in the next chapters, some of which will affect the chapter in some scenes, some will be just mentioned during scenes and others will be episodes expanded by me so as to get to the plot of Sailor Moon S. That said, some key moments like how Chibiusa appears will be pretty much like they were in the anime, only with Natsu added to the scenes. I will try to make them interesting to read though, that's a promise.
That scene with Rei? I wanted to show how Natsu is starting to take this mission more personally as the story progresses, that he is not just an "arm for hire", but he actually wants to help his friends protect their world. And that this experience will influence him, one way or another. Just a piece of how I pictured it anyway.
Next chapter will feature Makoto's new role model as a basis. I still ain't sure how will I proceed with this one. See ya later!