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"Talking"
'Thinking'
Flashback
The Dragon and the Senshi Chapter 9
"How did you manage to work with Uranus?" The rose haired teen asked as he started walking with Sailor Moon.
"Let's just say we learned a thing or two about each other when we were hiding." Sailor Moon joked with a wry smile. Once they had a certain distance from the other Senshi, she cancelled her transformation.
"You scared me when you jumped like that, Natsu." Usagi added and Natsu rubbed the back of his head.
"You know I couldn't let her fall. Wouldn't you do the same if you weren't tied to Uranus?" The rose haired teen pointed out, and Usagi smiled.
"You have a point. You do have your smart moments, you know that, Natsu?" The blonde noted as Natsu fell on his face after hearing that.
"You make it sound like I'm dumb most of the times." He deadpanned, causing Usagi to laugh brightly.
"By the way, there's something I noticed about Uranus when I was hiding with her." She said in a more serious tone.
"What did you notice?" Natsu asked.
"When the other drivers chased me and Haruka-san and we hid in the bushes, she hugged me protectively and I smelled her cologne. It was a really nice cologne." Usagi started saying while reminiscing about the older blonde with a dreamy expression. Natsu stared at the twintailed blonde with a blank look before he snapped his fingers in front of her.
"You were saying?" The rose haired teen said as Usagi vividly shook her head.
"As I was saying, later, when Uranus and I ran from the daimons, Uranus hugged me the same way as Haruka-san. She was also wearing the same cologne as Haruka-san." The blonde finished and Natsu looked in thought.
"Neptune's scent reminded me of Michiru as well. And now that I'm thinking about it, this isn't the first time I've noticed it. This is serious." The rose haired teen mused before he looked up at Usagi. "We should talk about this with the others, see what they have to say about these news."
"I agree, though I'm sure Mako-chan won't like what we found out since she looks up to Haruka-san." The blonde noted.
"He got in your way again, Kaorinite-kun!" The man angrily said as Kaorinite stood in attention.
"I apologise, Professor. I should have expected the boy's appearance. He seems to be allied with both Senshi groups." The red haired woman said.
"Because of him, as well as Sailor Moon and Sailor Uranus' unexpected teamwork, your plan failed!" The professor said. "It's imperative now! First, we need to get rid of the boy in order to proceed with our plans!"
"I have a suggestion about that, Professor." Kaorinite started with a hint of hesitation.
"It better be good." The professor responded.
"The boy appeared out of nowhere. His powers are completely unrelated to the Senshi's powers, making him rather… unusual. In addition to that, he has shown to care for his comrades. He even risked his life to save Sailor Neptune." The red haired woman explained.
"I see where you are going with this train of thought. Such noble heart could only be the host of a talisman." The professor said as Kaorinite smirked.
"With your permission, I am going to send a daimon to extract his heart crystal." The red haired woman suggested, but the professor started laughing like a maniac.
"A daimon? That brat somehow destroyed one daimon with barely any effort. No, this one is going to require something more special if we want to succeed." He said when he stopped laughing.
"As you command." Kaorinite said with a slight bow.
"WHAT?" The girls exclaimed in surprise when Natsu and Usagi finished telling them what happened at the mountain.
"You think Haruka-san is that Sailor Uranus?" Makoto asked in disbelief.
"And that Michiru-san is Sailor Neptune?" Minako added with equal disbelief.
"It's possible, okay? They keep appearing in places where daimons attack. Not to mention that it's too much of a coincidence that Haruka and Michiru have the same scent as Uranus and Neptune respectively." Natsu clarified, and everyone went deep in thought, taking in what their friends just told them. Mamoru was the first to break the silence.
"You may have a point, Natsu-san, but we can't go and accuse them of something like that until we can be more sure about what we accuse them for." The dark haired teen noted with a skeptical look.
"We aren't a hundred percent sure either, Mamo-chan. I don't want to think that the kind Haruka-san and Michiru-san would actually let someone get hurt so that they can get these talismans, whatever these things are." Usagi said with a sad expression.
"That Uranus. I still haven't completely forgiven her for what she did when I was attacked and Haruka-san and Michiru-san tried to help me. But, if they actually are the same people, then I really don't know what to think." Makoto mused with uncertainty.
"But what can we do? Start spying on Haruka-san and Michiru-san?" Rei suggested.
"That would be too extreme, Rei-chan. But, we could keep our eyes peeled, just in case." Ami said.
"Actually… that's not a bad idea." Natsu noted, causing the girls to stare at him with suspicion.
"First those weird faces you did at the thought of Michiru-san and Haruka-san's closeness, now you condone stalking." Minako started, pointing her finger at Natsu in accusation. "Natsu… are you a pervert?"
"Oh no! Rei-chan has been living with a pervert!" Usagi shouted, causing said raven haired girl to jump her and close her mouth with her hands.
"You fool! If Yuuichiro-kun hears this he will actually use force on this pervert- I mean Natsu-san!" Rei explained to the twin tailed blonde, while Luna facepalmed.
"Need I remind you that you brought this pervert to Rei-chan's house?" The black cat reprimanted Usagi, who jumped up in realisation, throwing the surprised Rei on top of Ami and poor Artemis.
"Just like the senpai that broke my heart, Natsu has a dark side as well." Makoto mused.
'This blew out of proportion pretty fast.' Mamoru mentally noted while Natsu stared at the entire scene with a strangely serene look.
'Gray. Today I found out a little part of what your stripping has gotten you into. You may be far, brawling with everyone else without wearing any pants, but know that we have gotten a little closer, somehow.' The rose haired teen thought. Meanwhile, back in Fairy Tail, said dark haired teen sneezed and accidentally dropped his coffee on Erza's cake, causing the scarlet haired woman to instinctively slap him. The slap sent Gray on top of Bickslow who tried to punch Gray for hitting him, but the ice mage ducked, resulting in Bickslow hitting Wakaba. Then Juvia launched a water attack at Bickslow for trying to hit her Gray-sama, resulting in another brawl moments before the other one had finished.
Back in Rei's house, Natsu finally got up, causing the girls to look back at him.
'Did we go too far?' Minako wondered, trying to read their friend's expression.
"Do we even know how old are they or which school they go to?" Natsu simply asked, earning a collective sweatdrop from the group.
"That doesn't sound encouraging, Natsu-san." Ami noted.
"I'm not talking about stalking! I'll just go talk to them or something!" Natsu finally exploded before he realised something. "I don't think I'll get anything from Haruka though, we'll just annoy each other."
"You could have said that from the beginning, Natsu-san." Mamoru noted, amused more than anything. "Though the girls did overreact."
"And there were casualties from that overreaction." Luna added as she placed a paw on Artemis' head. "Your sacrifice won't be in vain, Artemis."
"Uh, my back hurts, but I'm still alive." The white cat deadpanned. The banter brought a chuckle to everyone and Makoto turned to Natsu.
"They are a year older than us." The brunette answered.
"And they attend Mugen Academy, I think. It's a very prestigious school." Minako added.
"Do you have something in mind, Natsu-san?" Mamoru asked as the rose haired teen moved for the door.
"Right now? I'm thinking of taking a shower and sleeping. If I go out at this hour I really will look like a stalker." Natsu answered as the girls sweatdropped.
"Natsu is right, though." Usagi said as she yawned. "It was a long day and I feel sleepy as well."
"Well, it is almost nightfall." Makoto pointed out.
"We will think of a course of action tomorrow then." Ami suggested and the rest nodded, but Mamoru was sure that Natsu had already made his course of action clear.
"So this is the famous Mugen Academy that everyone is talking about." Natsu said as he arrived at the school that Haruka and Michiru attended. It was a tall building, almost as tall as a skyscraper, with three resident buildings surrounding it, giving a futuristic touch to the area. The rose haired teen stood still for a moment, his eyes taking in the size of the building.
"This is nothing like the schools that Usagi and the others go to." He noted as he climbed the stairs with a look of wonder. The entrance looked like a small garden with various flowers adorning the sides of the slated path. Natsu was so absorbed by the scenery that he didn't notice Michiru stepping out of the glass door.
"Looking for someone, Natsu-san?" The teal haired girl asked and the rose haired teen turned his attention to her. She was wearing the Mugen Academy uniform, which consisted of a dark crimson shirt with a dark blue collar and a green bow, a skirt that reached her knees which matched the bow's colour, and black shoes. Her hair was styled in a simple ponytail with a blue bow. Natsu stared at Michiru for a moment, as if he really noticed the girl in front of him for the first time.
"I was looking for you, actually." He answered after a while.
"Well, here I am." The teal haired girl said, smiling at Natsu who was at a loss words when he saw her beautiful smile.
"Who are you talking to, Michiru?" a familiar voice was heard, before Haruka got out as well. The blonde then noticed Natsu.
"What are you doing here, Pinky?" She wondered with surprise as Natsu snapped out of his reverie.
"I was looking for Michiru, actually. There's something I wanted to talk with her." The rose haired teen explained.
"In private." He added, earning a hard look from Haruka.
"What could you possibly want to say to Michiru in private?" The blonde asked with suspicion as Natsu cocked an eyebrow.
"Am I not allowed to talk to Michiru without you being around?" The rose haired teen asked sardonically. Haruka was about to retort, but a look from Michiru made her hold her answer.
"I'll see you at home." The blonde said instead and left, while Natsu looked at her retreating form with a thinking expression.
"I'm starting to think she has a problem with me." The rose haired teen mused as he turned back to Michiru who seemed slightly amused.
"She doesn't have a problem with you specifically, Natsu-san. Haruka tends to get over-competitive some times." The teal haired girl explained. At Natsu's confused look, she added. "She sees you in a competitive kind of way. As a rival of sorts."
"A rival? Why is that?" The rose haired teen asked, even more confused.
"I wonder..." Michiru muttered while looking towards the direction Haruka left, before she turned back to Natsu.
"So, you wanted to talk with me?" She asked and Natsu nodded. "Why don't we walk while we talk? It feels kinda weird standing like this in front of the door."
"Oh, sure." The rose haired teen said as he scratched his cheek in embarrassment. "Shall we?"
Michiru chuckled as the two teens started walking.
"So how did you meet with Haruka?" Natsu asked curiously as Michiru and he were walking at a park.
"She was taking part in a sprint a year ago. I had heard of the famous runner Tenou Haruka from a couple of classmates, so I was curious to see this genius girl that everyone was talking about. At first she was hesitant when we met. Now that I think about it, it probably wasn't the best idea to ask her to be a model for one of my portraits when we had just met. After that incident, we met a couple of times before we both moved here." The teal haired girl answered with a fond smile.
"You can paint?" The rose haired teen asked, fascinated.
"I like every form that art can take, but my favourites are painting and music." Michiru clarified.
"That's cool." Natsu said with wonder.
"Maybe you'd like to model for one of my portraits one day? I haven't really worked with guys before so it will be a new experience for me as well." Michiru suggested, smiling at the rose haired teen, who grinned.
"I've never done something like this before. Sounds like fun." Natsu said. After that, they fell in a comfortable silence for some moments, which was broken by Natsu.
"You two seem pretty close, you know. With Haruka I mean. Are you close friends or something?" He asked. After a moment of silence from Michiru's part, Natsu looked slightly embarrassed.
"I'm prying too much, aren't I? I've been told that I lack tact." The rose haired teen admitted while scratching his cheek awkwardly, but Michiru smiled to reassure him.
"You didn't make me uncomfortable. As for your question, I guess we are more like life partners." She said.
"Life partners huh? That must be nice." Natsu said as he looked at the sky. Michiru turned to him and noticed the melancholic smile on his face.
"What about you, Natsu-san? What's your story?" The teal haired girl wondered and Natsu rubbed the back of his head.
"There's not much to tell. I lived in an island east of Japan and one day I decided to move to Tokyo and see what's it like to live in a big city." The rose haired teen vaguely said.
"From an island? Which one?" Michiru asked with a slight smirk.
"Uh..." Natsu exclaimed as he tried to remember which island he was supposed to be from.
"Natsu-san, you can't keep telling people that you are just from an island. What if someone asks which island?" Ami suddenly asked. The girls were studying, while Natsu, who had finished his shift earlier, lazed around in the room.
"I'll think of one?" The rose haired teen vaguely said, causing Minako and Usagi to start laughing while Rei facepalmed.
"Here." The raven haired girl said as she took out a map and gave it to Natsu. "This is a map. I hope you can read one. Look around for any islands and pick the one that you are supposedly from. And don't forget to think up of a convincing story."
The rose haired teen started checking the map. He was chuckling at some point before he pointed triumphantly at an island.
"Aha! I'll say that I'm from here. It sounds cool." He declared as the girls got up to look at what he pointed.
"Really? You will actually tell people that you are from…"
"Hawaii." Natsu said, causing Michiru to blink.
"Hawaii?" She repeated, completely taken by surprise.
"Yeah. From Honolulu." The rose haired teen added while vividly nodding.
Michiru stood still for a moment, picturing Natsu in a traditional Hawaiian outfit doing the fire dance. The teal haired girl quickly shook her head in order to make the scene go away.
"But isn't Honolulu a big city?" She asked with confusion.
"Not as big as Tokyo." Natsu said as he mentally high fived himself for the quick response.
'I'm on fire! Wait, bad pun, Natsu.' He inwardly thought. 'Maybe it's about time I ask her about the Sailor Senshi.'
"So, have you seen these Sailor Senshi that everyone is talking about? I heard that they fight the crime in Tokyo, but I've yet to see them in action." Natsu asked as Michiru looked at him in mild shock.
'Why did he ask about that out of the blue? Does he suspect something about me and Haruka?' She thought as she tried to act cool.
"I don't know much about them either. I've heard about them but I haven't actually seen them. Why are you asking?" Michiru wondered.
"No reason. Just curiosity." Natsu said, looking in thought.
'Well that sounded better in my head.' He pondered before his eyes widened. 'What is this feeling?'
The rose haired teen turned to his left where a rock started shining.
'Of all the times.' Michiru thought as she turned towards the rock as well.
"What is this?" She feigned surprise as a daimon appeared.
"ROKKU!" The daimon shouted.
"Michiru, I want you to run!" Natsu said with a serious expression as the teal haired girl looked back at him.
"I can't leave you with this thing! It's too dangerous!" She said and Natsu turned to her.
"I'll be fine. And to prove you that, go at Mugen Academy's entrance in an hour and I'll be there. Please, you have to leave now. I don't want you to get hurt." The rose haired teen pleaded with Michiru, who looked conflicted. The teen might not have realised it, but she felt there was more than just concern for her safety.
"Go!" Natsu suddenly shouted and the teal haired girl reluctantly nodded.
"Right." She simply said before she ran out of the scene. The moment Natsu turned his attention to the daimon, Michiru took out her communicator.
"A daimon appeared at the park near Mugen Academy! Its target is Natsu-san!" She said.
"Got it. I'll be there as fast as I can." Haruka responded as the communicator was switched off.
'I'm sorry, Natsu-san. If you possess a talisman, then I'm afraid I'll never make your portrait after all.' Michiru thought with a hint of regret as she hid in the trees and waited for Haruka to arrive.
Meanwhile, Artemis and Luna were strolling at the same park.
"I keep telling you, Luna, it was the other cat's fault." Artemis said with an apologetic look.
"You could still try being more mature than him, Artemis." Luna scolded the white cat, who sighed in response.
"Huh? Is that Natsu-san in the distance?" Artemis wondered as he squinted his eyes to see better.
"It is him! And he's fighting a daimon!" Luna realised in shock. Artemis pressed the pendant he wore and a moment later static was heard.
"Artemis? Has the enemy appeared?" Minako asked from the other side of the connection.
"A daimon attacked Natsu-san and Michiru-san at the park near Mugen Academy! Hurry, it looks like a tough one!" The white cat informed the bow wearing blonde.
"I'm on my way." Minako calmly said and switched off the connection, but Artemis knew her well enough to understand that she had gotten mad.
"Be careful, Natsu-san. Don't do anything rush." Luna said with worry.
Natsu sighed in relief once Michiru was out of sight.
"The young man who cares for his friend's safety, your pure crystal will be mine!" The daimon said as the dragon slayer grinned.
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, daimon. I'm not easy to beat." He snarked as he took off his jacket and dropped in a fighting stance.
"ROCK THROW!" The daimon yelled as it threw a barrage of rocks at the place where Natsu was standing.
"Tsk! This one looks troublesome." The dragon slayer clicked his tongue as he dodged the daimon's attack and dashed at it.
"Take this!" He shouted as he punched the daimon in the face, making it skid back a couple of meters.
"You are a persistent one-rokku." The daimon noted as Kaorinite appeared in the trees.
"Let's see how will you deal with the surprise I've got for you, boy. Kukukuku." She said with an evil smirk.
The daimon once again tried to strike the dragon slayer with a barrage of rocks, which Natsu dodged again.
"Stay put so I can hit you!" The daimon shouted in annoyance.
"Are you stupid? Like hell I'm going to let you hit me!" Natsu said as he jumped back. The daimon smashed her hands on the ground and Natsu looked in confusion.
'What is she doing?' He thought as the daimon grabbed a large chunk of the hardened ground.
"ROCK SMASH!" she yelled as she threw the rock at Natsu.
"Are you kidding me?" The dragon slayer exclaimed as he gathered fire in his hand. "KARYU NO…"
Suddenly, a stream of water appeared out of nowhere and extinguished Natsu's flame.
"What the…?" The dragon slayer started before he got hit by the large rock and was sent back.
'What just happened?' Natsu thought as he slowly got up. His eyes widened when he noticed a daimon wearing a swimsuit.
"You have no chance without your fire against two daimons, boy." Kaorinite gloated as she started levitating above them.
"You again! Who are you targeting this time?" Natsu asked as he looked up.
"You, of course. It's time to get rid of your constant meddling." The red haired woman declared as Natsu dodged another water stream from the swimsuit wearing daimon.
'Damn it! I'm gonna have to take care of the most weird looking daimon first.' He thought as he gathered fire in his mouth.
"KARYU NO HOKO!" He yelled as he threw a fire breath attack at the swimsuit wearing daimon. To his surprise, the daimon got hit and turned into mist.
"What?" Natsu exclaimed before he barely dodged another hit from the rock daimon.
"Oh come on, surely you can do more than dodging." Kaorinite mockingly said as Natsu growled.
"I don't want to hear that from someone who keeps sitting back and lets her goons deal with her fights." He said as Kaorinite's expression darkened.
"How dare you, you little prick! Daimons! Hurry up and take his heart crystal!" The red haired woman angrily ordered the two daimons who tried to corner Natsu.
"KIRI!" The swimsuit wearing daimon yelled as she summoned a thick mist.
'Damn it! I can't see or smell a thing.' Natsu thought as he tried to look around for any signs of attack. Suddenly, he felt his body going numb, and he slowly got petrified by the rock daimon who appeared behind him.
"Got you!" She said as the mist slowly dissolved into the swimsuit wearing daimon who appeared in front of him.
'Shit!' Natsu thought.
"Your crystal is ours!" She shouted as she slightly opened the front of the swimsuit, revealing the black star that the daimons used to extract the crystals.
"It's over for you, boy!" Kaorinite declared as she started laughing while the daimon shot her beam and started extracting Natsu's heart crystal.
Meanwhile, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were watching as Natsu's crystal was removed.
"Soon we'll know if he has a talisman or not." Uranus muttered before she noticed Neptune's conflicted look. "What's wrong?"
"I feel like we are betraying him by standing in the shadows while his life is in danger." The teal haired Senshi confessed, causing Uranus to look down.
"Look, I may not be Pinky's biggest fan, but I don't like this any more than you do. However, we have a mission to complete. We must find the Messiah, and to do that, we need to gather the talismans. That's what's most important." The blond Senshi reminded her partner.
"I know that, but still…" Neptune said, however she stopped talking as the crystal was finally removed from the dragon slayer.
"Could it be?" Uranus said when she noticed that the crystal had a different colour from the other crystals they have seen, while Neptune gasped. Natsu's crystal was bright blazing orange, while the usual crystals had a light shade of purple.
"I can't sit back anymore!" Neptune shouted as she rushed out.
"Wait!" Uranus said before she reluctantly followed her partner.
"DEEP SUBMERGE!" The teal haired Senshi yelled as she threw her water sphere at the daimons who had to drop Natsu's body, while Uranus swooped in and took the crystal.
"Sailor Uranus! Sailor Neptune!" Kaorinite said as she noticed the appearance of the Senshi.
"We can't let you have this crystal!" Neptune declared, glaring at her opponents.
'You sure… took your sweet time.' Natsu thought as he slowly fell to the ground.
"Grrrr! Daimons, take care of these nuisances." The red haired woman ordered the daimons who appeared in front of the two Senshi.
"Hold it right there!" A voice was heard as all of them turned to the distance, where the five Sailor Senshi appeared.
"You villains interrupted a pure hearted guy's important date and stole his heart. As Sailor Senshi, we can't forgive that!" Sailor Moon declared as they dashed towards the daimons.
"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"
"SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!"
Jupiter and Mercury attacked the daimons, while Mars ran towards the fallen body of Natsu, and Sailor Moon ran towards Neptune and Uranus. Venus, on the other hand, dashed at Kaorinite while raising her right hand.
"VENUS LOVE-ME CHAIN!" The bow wearing blonde yelled as she threw an energy chain at the red haired woman, who barely dodged out of the way.
"You look mad, little lady." She mockingly noted while dodging another swing from Venus.
"Me, mad? Oh you really don't want to see me mad." The blonde warned as she attacked again, but Kaorinite blasted away her chain with a flametongue.
"You're too young to threaten me, little girl." The red haired woman declared, however her eyes widened when she realised that Venus jumped above her fire attack and nearly took her head off with an axe kick.
"VENUS WINK-CHAIN SWORD!" The blonde Senshi yelled, finally hitting Kaorinite from point blank with her chain sword. The red haired woman managed to stop the attack with a magical barrier, but was sent back from the force.
'Looks like I underestimated that one.' Uranus mused, momentarily observing the duel before her partner spoke up.
"Is it a talisman?" Neptune asked and the blonde went back to checking Natsu's crystal.
"You can relax, Neptune, it's not a talisman." Uranus said with a small smile as she turned to her companion.
"Please, give his heart crystal back! Isn't he your comrade?" Sailor Moon asked the two Senshi who looked at her, and then the raven haired girl who stood near the dragon slayer. Uranus glanced at her companion, who nodded.
"Here you go." She said as she threw the heart crystal at the younger blonde.
"Take care of him." Neptune added.
"Hurry Sailor Moon!" Mars urged Sailor Moon, who ran towards the others and knelt next to Natsu, placing the crystal in his chest. For a moment the dragon slayer didn't show any signs of waking up, and the girls feared for the worst. Then suddenly, Natsu sprung up and then fell on his ass.
"DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!" He exclaimed as he mumbled something incoherent while the girls jumped back in surprise.
"He seems alright." Mars sweatdropped.
"How are you feeling?" Sailor Moon asked with concern.
"Like someone buried his hand inside my chest and ripped my heart from my body." The dragon slayer explained as he slowly got up while rubbing his behind.
"Firstly, gross. Secondly, we still have to deal with these daimons." Mars said as the three teens turned to Jupiter and Mercury, who were still fighting with the daimons. Natsu growled as he stepped up, but Sailor Moon held him back.
"Don't even think about it. You just got your crystal back." She reminded the dragon slayer, who looked pissed off.
"So it's not a talisman? Daimons! Take care of them!" Kaorinite ordered before she jumped back to dodge Venus' attack.
"You are not getting away this time!" Neptune said as Uranus and she flanked the red haired woman while Venus approached from the other side. Kaorinite looked around, suddenly finding herself surrounded.
"The odds have turned against me. I will retreat for now." Kaorinite said.
"Oh no you won't!" Uranus said as she threw her ringed sphere attack at the red haired woman, who managed to teleport in time to dodge the attack.
Meanwhile, Jupiter and Mercury were still fighting the daimons.
"No matter how you attack, it will have no effect on me because it will pass through my body." The swimsuit wearing daimon declared, but Jupiter simply smirked.
"Let's see if you can dodge that attack. My guardian Jupiter! Brew a storm! Call the clouds! Bring down the lightning!" The brunette chanted, gathering electricity from the sky in her hand.
"SUPREME THUNDER!" She yelled as she threw the lightning at the daimon.
"I told you already that it's pointless…" The daimon said before her eyes widened in surprise as Jupiter's attack rendered her paralysed. At the same time, Mercury looked around as the rock daimon seemingly disappeared.
'She can't be far from here.' The bluenette thought as she activated her goggles. Her eyes widened momentarily, and she jumped back as the daimon came out of the ground with her fists raised.
"Impossible! How did you know where I would be?" She said in surprise as Mercury brought her right hand in front of her chest, the index and middle finger being extended, while she raised her left hand above her head.
"You are not the only one with tricks under your sleeve. SHINE SNOW ILLUSION!" The bluenette yelled as she threw a blast of snow at the daimon, freezing it in the process.
"Perfect timing, Jupiter! Mercury!" Natsu shouted with a grin as he jumped towards the paralysed daimon.
"That's for when you double-teamed me! KARYU NO ENCHU!" The dragon slayer yelled as he struck the swimsuit wearing daimon with a flaming elbow, sending her straight towards the rock daimon and resulting in both daimons falling to the ground. He then used his momentum to jump above the disoriented daimons.
"KARYU NO KOEN!" He yelled as he created a large fire ball and threw it at the two daimons, destroying the swimsuit wearing daimon, while the rock daimon slowly tried to get up.
"It's still not enough. Sailor Moon!" Natsu called as Sailor Moon stepped up and took out her rod.
"I know! MOON SPIRAL HEART ATTACK!" She yelled 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 a rock which cracked while the egg came out and shattered, smoke coming out of it.
"Mission success!" Venus said while adopting a victory pose. Meanwhile, Natsu landed on the ground before he turned to Neptune and Uranus who started moving away.
"Wait!" He called, but the two Senshi were already gone.
"Are you okay, Natsu-san?" Mercury asked as the girls cancelled their transformations and approached the rose haired teen.
"Fighting just after getting your heart crystal back must have been tiring. I know I was when I got attacked." Makoto pointed out.
"I'll be fine. It was a good challenge." Natsu noted.
"I'm surprised you managed to take out a daimon yourself. You must have a lot of stamina or something." Rei said.
"More importantly, what were you doing at the park with Michiru-san, Natsu? Luna told us you two were together when you got attacked. Was it part of your stalker plan?" Usagi asked with a mischievous expression as Natsu nervously chuckled.
"We just ran into each other and we talked a bit. No big deal." The rose haired teen quickly said. "Which reminds me that I have to check on her since she was here when the daimon attacked. See ya!"
He then sped off before the girls could interrogate him further.
"Did any of you really buy his lame excuse?" Rei asked drily while Minako looked in the distance with a gloomy expression.
"Even Natsu found romance in the midst of war. When will I find my own knight in shining armor?" She wondered as she stared dramatically.
"Don't worry, Minako-chan. You'll find your romance one day." Makoto said with a slight sweatdrop as she patted Minako's shoulder.
"It definitely wasn't by chance that they met. I think Natsu actually went ahead and approached Michiru-san." The brunette added with a skeptical look.
"Maybe he just wanted to verify whether Michiru-san is Sailor Neptune." Ami wondered as the girls looked in thought.
"I'll convince him to tell me everything when he comes back to the shrine. Then we will know what that knucklehead is doing. He won't escape so easily then." Rei said with a smirk.
Michiru stood in front of the entrance of Mugen Academy where Natsu was supposed to arrive in less than ten minutes. The teal haired girl looked conflicted as she thought about what took place in the last hour.
"Wait, Haruka." Michiru called as the blonde looked at her in confusion.
"What is it?" Haruka asked.
"I'm supposed to meet Natsu-san in front of Mugen Academy in a couple of minutes. He wants to show me that he managed to survive from the daimon's attack so that I will know that he is safe." The teal haired girl said.
"I see." The blonde said, looking away from her partner.
"He already suspects that we are Neptune and Uranus. If you are with me, then he might put two and two together." Michiru explained in an attempt to reassure her partner.
"It's alright. I get it." Haruka said with a smile, which the teal haired girl realised wasn't a happy one.
"I'll meet you at home." The blonde added as she started her motorcycle and left the place.
'I really stood there and did nothing as Natsu-san was losing his heart. What would he think of me if he found out that I am Sailor Neptune? Would he still want to be friends with me after that? And Haruka looked hurt when I told her that I would wait for Natsu-san. I didn't expect a situation like that during our mission.' Michiru thought before she noticed the rose haired teen running in the distance.
"Hey!" Natsu shouted before he reached the teal haired girl.
"Natsu-san, you are alright." Michiru noted in relief as the rose haired teen took a moment to catch his breath.
"Told ya everything would be alright." He said, grinning at Michiru. "The Sailor Senshi appeared and helped me with this monster. I thought they were five of them, but it turns out they are seven."
"Seven? That's a first." The teal haired girl said with surprise.
Natsu then started telling her how the battle took place. Michiru listened to the story with interest, at times she commented on the stuff that the rose haired teen was telling her, but her mind was occupied with many different thoughts, some of them included the guy in front of her.
'I know you'll learn the truth about me and Haruka eventually. When that day comes, I hope you will manage to forgive us with that pure heart of yours, Natsu-san.'
Author's Note: I apologize for the weird ending in advance. I've been working on this chapter for four days and I really can't think of a better way to end this chapter. You might say 'Natsu should take out the daimons with ease.' or something, but truth be told, he was outnumbered and both daimons had a technical advantage against him with their abilities. But that's not really the part that I struggled to write. After some thinking, I decided to try and pair Natsu with Michiru. I think it has potential and that they have a good chemistry, but it's pretty challenging to write a romance with the two of them. I mean, Natsu is pretty clueless to these stuff and Michiru is already with Haruka so it's gonna be tough for them to develop any feelings between each other while keeping them in character, not to mention that I'll have to work a way for Michiru and Haruka to break up on friendly terms. I think I managed to confuse myself again, but I hope you guys figured out what I mean.
The next chapter will probably be another original chapter, but I still haven't decided on the general idea of it. See ya next time!