Author's Note: I am happy you all are enjoying this story. I want to thank all my reviewers and fans for giving me support. For once I don't have a lot to say. By the way the dance is taken place at this really elegant place. It has a courtyard and a balcony and a ballroom. I'll be using a song called "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain which does a duet in the song with some guy whose name I do not know. I really love this song so I decided to put it in as a slow song in the story. A really nice song so I hope you listen to it while you read the part when the song comes on. Anyways here is the ninth chapter!
Fanfic Shoutout: This time I'll be posting a fanfic made by somebody who I had mentioned before. I would like to recommend the story Shared Destiny by Angel Della Notte. I mentioned her in the seventh chapter with a different fanfic. Shared Destiny is complete and it's very good so I suggest you all read it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or anything sailor moon related. I also do not own the song "From This Moment On". That song belongs to Shania Twain.
Summary: Arcturus was healed and Ariel, Maximillian, Kenzo and Kimiko were all attacked in the eighth chapter. But now they all switched bodies! Can they switch back before it's too late? And what about the Summer Dance? Read on to find out!
Chapter 9: A Night to Remember (R):
All the princes and princesses ran back to Crystal Palace with their guardians. They found King Endymion, Neo-Queen Serenity, Queen Ami, Luna and Artemis out in the courtyard talking about some royal matters. "Mom, look what happen to us!" Rini shouted when they were in the courtyard.
"Takemara? Wait no Rini?" Serenity asked confused.
"Seta left this demon which made us switch our bodies!" Kenzo explained.
"Why do I hear Kenzo's voice coming out of Kimiko's body?" Serenity asked and Luna sighed.
"Because we all switched bodies!" Takemara yelled.
"Wait I know for a fact that my daughter does not have a guy voice!" Serenity said and Artemis slapped his forehead.
"Usagi, what they trying to say is that everybody is in their siblings' bodies," Queen Ami told Serenity.
"What can we do to help?" King Endymion asked.
"Well according to the data I collected there is a flower on Planet Cygnus that when you shake the dust on somebody it can reverse almost any spell. I believe that flower is called the Teardrop flower. It's deep in the Magellan forest so it might be a little dangerous," Ariel said clicking buttons on her computer.
"Why is Arcturus holding Ariel's computer? I got that computer custom made for her and this is the thanks I get! Wait, did you say Teardrop Flowers? I love those flowers! You must get one for me as well," Serenity said then walked off. Endymion shook his head; his wife still didn't get it.
"You would think my mother would care more but no," Rini mumbled.
"I will contact Queen Setsuna so she and I could go to Cygnus and get the flower," Queen Ami said.
"But you never know who or what can attack. We could contact Queen Haruka and see if she could go with Setsuna," Endymion responded and Queen Ami nodded.
"Right I will call both right away," Queen Ami said then ran off into the Palace.
"As for you all, you must contain a low profile. If you don't, questions might begin to be asked and some of them you can't answer," King Endymion advised.
"But your majesty, how are we supposed to do that? Don't you think that somebody might notice that I'm not Maximillian when they hear a girl's voice?" Maxine asked. Rini couldn't help but laugh at that fact.
"Well I guess you just have to do your best and pretend," King Endymion told them then walked off.
"But I don't want to go back to the sixth grade!" Yume whined.
"And Ariel, Rini and I won't be able to kiss our boyfriends this whole time unless…" Kimiko trailed off. Tammy didn't know what she was thinking but then she discovered it out.
"No way! Absolutely not! I don't want my body kissing Kenzo's! I can't believe you would even think that!" Tammy shouted in absolute disgust.
"Yeah Kimiko I would have to agree with Tammy. Just the thought of kissing Kenzo's body makes me want to throw up!" Aeneas gagged.
Another thought occurred to Tammy right there. "Oh no I forgot about Rick! If he even tries to kiss you, just make up an excuse and run!" Tammy ordered Aeneas. Rini looked at Takemara just to see if he caught what Tammy just said but it appeared he didn't.
"Yuck you bet I would!" Aeneas gagged again.
"Same thing goes with you Maximillian. Try to avoid Sean as best as you can," Maxine instructed.
"And Uratoh if a guy named Zachary comes up to you, you try to avoid him as well," Yume told her brother. Uratoh's eyes widened in horror and he nodded quickly.
"At least it gives us a chance to show that being a girl isn't as easy as it seems," Tsunami said.
"Being a guy ain't no walk in the park either," Kenzo replied.
"Get ready to deal with all the love letters I receive and the guys who admire me," Tammy told Aeneas with a smirk.
"I have admirers too and obsessive girl admirers are harder to deal with than with guys," Aeneas responded.
"I feel bad for Yume; she has to go back to our old middle/elementary school," Rini mentioned.
"Good luck with dealing with grade six newbies!" Kenzo laughed and Yume growled at him.
"We all have to pray that Queen Setsuna and Queen Haruka find the flower in time for the Summer Dance," Maxine pointed out.
"I hope so because I don't feel like going to the dance with Rick," Aeneas muttered.
/*/*/ Titania Palace, Uranus /*/*/
"Your Highness I just received word from Queen Ami that her royal majesty, Neo-Queen Serenity, needs you and Queen Setsuna to go on a mission for her," Queen Haruka's prime minister said when he approached the queen in her study.
"Very well thank you for the message," Queen Haruka said and the prime minister bowed then walked out. She then pressed a button on her desk and a hologram of Queen Ami appeared. "Ami, what is the reason for this urgent call?" Queen Haruka asked.
"Haruka I'm afraid that the Senshi and Knights had switched bodies. If we don't react to this problem soon, the spell might become permanent. However there is a cure which is the Teardrop Flower. It's over in Magellan Forest on Planet Cygnus so King Endymion wants you and Setsuna to go over and get it in your Senshi forms," Queen Ami explained.
"I see now, have you already contact Setsuna?" Queen Haruka asked.
"Yes and she said she will meet you in Castella Palace. Good luck Haruka," Queen Ami said then disconnected the call. Queen Haruka smiled; she had a reason to be in her Senshi form again. She called in her prime minister and he bowed to her again.
"Prime Minister Kenji I want you to take care of Uranus for me while I'm away but don't do anything extreme," Queen Haruka ordered and he nodded.
"Yes your highness," the prime minister replied.
"Uranus Planet Power! Make-Up!" Queen Haruka shouted then transformed into Sailor Uranus. She waved her hand in a circular motion and a portal to Pluto appeared. She grabbed her space sword and went through the portal.
Ariel was hyperventilating when she and her friends walked up the steps to Royal Academy the next day.
"Ariel what's up with you? You look like you're going to have a heart attack," Rini pointed out.
"I'm just mad about the fact that I'm spending the last day of school in Arcturus' body!" Ariel complained.
"Hey it's not like you have a boyfriend that doesn't know this secret," Maxine said. "So maybe you should calm down."
"And we have to wear these guy uniforms which I feel is too big on me for some reason," Kimiko whined. She was tugging on the sleeves of Kenzo's uniform which of course she washed before she even dared putting it on.
"Well these skirts are so uncomfortable!" Kenzo grunted. They finally reached the entrance of Royal Academy. "Alright guys let's do this thing!" he exclaimed then slammed the two big doors open. Some students looked over and looked at Kenzo weirdly but proceeded back to what they were doing. The princes and princesses just shrugged and began walking down the hallway.
"Um Aeneas what's your locker combination?" Tammy asked.
"21, 17, 8," Aeneas answered.
"Yeah…where's your locker?" Tammy responded.
"It's locker 317," Aeneas stated and Tammy's eyes widened.
"317! Are you freakin' serious? That's all the way on the third floor!" Tammy shouted. Some people looked over to see what all the commotion was about and Tammy quickly covered her mouth. She forgot that all of them had to pretend to be their siblings.
"Oh crap! I forgot to ask Yume what her combination is!" Uratoh cried.
"It doesn't really matter anyway. It's the last day of school and we usually take our books home like two days later," Maximillian reminded.
"We'll meet up in homeroom which is class 8-A," Takemara told Uratoh and he nodded even though he had no idea where that was. Some of them went different ways to their lockers. The rest of them walked to their homerooms and took a seat.
/*/*/
Rini was walking down the hallway to get ready to head to lunch when suddenly she was pushed to the floor.
"Takemara how nice to see you!" Carmen exclaimed and Rini groaned. She got up and brushed off her uniform. "So sweetie we're still on for dance right?" she asked.
"Um yeah," Rini said trying to sound like Takemara. 'I hope this will fool her' Rini thought.
"Takemara your voice sounds funny. Are you coming down with a cold? You better not because cold or no cold you, Takemara Meioh, are taking me to that dance!" Carmen dictated and she held Rini's arm tighter.
"Um don't worry. It's just a minor cough um nothing to be worried about. Bye! Rini stammered then scrambled away from Carmen's grip.
/*/*/
"Why does his stupid locker have to be on the stupid third floor?" Tammy grumbled to herself. She was walking down the hallway towards the stairs when a female student came up to her. Her eyes were twinkling like she was looking at a celebrity.
"Hi Aeneas. I know you don't know me that much but I would like to say it was fun having you in my class. So I got you a present," the girl said shyly.
"Um thanks but it wasn't necessary of you," Tammy said trying to sound like Aeneas.
"No I insist!" she said then shoved the present to Tammy. All the eighth grade girls gasped.
"Look Aeneas is accepting presents!" a girl called out.
"Is he accepting hugs and kisses too?" Tammy heard another girl say.
"Let's get him then!" another girl shouted and all the girls started running towards him. Tammy screamed and rushed down the stairs. All the girls were following her so she ducked into the library. She looked through the window and saw all the girls gathering in a crowd.
"Where did Aeneas go?" one girl asked.
"I think he went outside! Let's go find him!" another girl yelled and they all rushed outside. Tammy breathed a sigh of relief then slumped down on one of the couches.
In a different hallway, Aeneas was walking towards Tammy's locker. It was weird having all these creepy guys coming up to him, asking him out and giving love letters. When he got to Tammy's locker and opened it, more love letters and presents like teddy bears and chocolates came falling out.
"Looks like a lot of guys wish they were me; the luckiest guy in the world," Rick said approaching Aeneas.
"Yeah right," Aeneas muttered under his breath.
"What was that?" Rick asked.
"Oh nothing um it was just um…so how was your day today?" Aeneas asked trying to sound like Tammy.
"It was good but even better now that you're here," Rick answered leaning in closer. Aeneas started panicking 'Holy mother of Venus he's gonna try to kiss me!' he shouted in his head. He quickly moved out of the way and Rick stopped. "What's wrong Tammy?" Rick asked.
"Um I just have to go somewhere," Aeneas quickly said.
"Go where?" Rick asked.
"Um to the um… library! Yeah that's right to the library because I have to um study! You know get a quick head start! Um bye!" Aeneas stammered, making a mad dash to the library leaving behind a quite confused Rick.
"Tammy in the library? Yeah right!" Rick laughed to himself then walked away. Aeneas slammed the library doors shut, breathing heavily. Tammy looked to see what all the noise was about.
"Aeneas?" Tammy almost yelled but then stopped herself. She quickly pulled him over to the bookshelves where nobody would see them. "Why are you inside the library?" Tammy demanded.
"Well Rick tried to kiss me so I made up an excuse like you told me to. I said I had to go study in the library," Aeneas told Tammy.
"You know I don't go in the library especially on the last day of school!" Tammy yelled at him. Luckily the librarian wasn't in there to hush her up.
"It doesn't matter anymore. Let's go meet the others," Aeneas said and Tammy nodded.
/*/*/
"Today so far is horrible," Uratoh admitted. "That guy Yume told me about put his arm over my shoulders twice and it felt so wrong!"
"And Carmen was by my side all morning!" Rini complained.
"I was almost mobbed by a bunch of girls!" Tammy scolded. All the others complained and whined about their horrible day.
/*/*/ Magellan Forest, Planet Cygnus /*/*/
Sailor Uranus and Sailor Pluto ran through the forest. There were so many plants and trees so it was all confusing. "Ami where is the flower?" Sailor Uranus asked through her communicator.
"It's still deep in the forest but you're almost there from where I can tell," Queen Ami assured. Suddenly the two heard a roar and two demons popped out of the bushes.
"Damn how do these Dark Knights know we're here?" Sailor Uranus snapped. "Uranus World Shaking!" she yelled and it destroyed the first demon.
"Pluto Deadly Scream!" Sailor Pluto shouted and the attack destroyed the other demon. As they ran deeper into the forest, more demons attacked them.
"Space Sword Blaster!" Sailor Uranus yelled, cutting a demon in half. They kept on running until they saw it; the Serene Flower.
/*/*/ the Palace /*/*/
Kimiko was pacing around and so were half the others. "Where are they? They should have been here long time ago," Kimiko said.
"Don't worry I'm sure they'll come before the dance starts," Tammy assured. She was right because exactly at that moment, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Pluto came out of a portal, holding the Teardrop Flower.
"Wow you found it mom! But what delayed you for so long?" Takemara asked.
"It seems that the Dark Knights didn't want you to gain back your true bodies," Sailor Pluto stated. She and Sailor Uranus then de-transformed and sent a servant to go get the king and queen.
"Queen Setsuna, Queen Haruka you found the flower. Thank you," King Endymion said when he arrived in the courtyard.
"But you didn't get two flowers," Neo-Queen Serenity pouted.
"Don't worry Usagi you can take this one after we use the dust," Queen Haruka told her and she beamed. Queen Setsuna shook the dust on top of all the princes and princesses and they began to glow.
"It's working!" Queen Ami exclaimed. They all stop glowing and checked if there was a difference.
"Yes I'm back in my body!" Rini cried. Neo-Queen Serenity still didn't get what was going on but she took the flower and smiled.
"It feels so good to have my wings back," Aeneas remarked.
"We know now that being a girl is tough and so is being a guy," Maximillian pointed out.
"Now we can go to the Summer Dance!" Ariel exclaimed.
"Then let's get ready then!" Kimiko shouted and all of them began to run but then stopped.
"Thank you Queen Haruka and Queen Setsuna," everyone said except for Takemara and Hiroshi.
"Thanks for your help mom," Takemara thanked Queen Setsuna who hugged him.
"Yeah thank you too mom," Hiroshi told his mom and she smiled at him. They all then ran into the Palace to get ready.
The music at the dance was blasting and everyone was dancing. From boy and girl couples to groups to even dancing alone, everybody was having a fun time. Ariel first came in with Maximillian by her side. Rini and Arcturus came in right behind them arm in arm.
Uratoh looked very cute with Risa as he went over to his friends to introduce her. Carmen was dragging in Takemara who looked like he wanted to kill himself. Kenzo was walking in with a very excited Joanie. Maxine still couldn't believe her date to the dance was her crush Sean.
Tsunami came in with a very handsome man who looked like he just won the lottery. Going to the dance with Tsunami was an honor for him. Yume walked in with Zachary, her face as bright as the sun. Tammy came in with Rick wearing her orange and gold sundress. Rick had a light beige jacket with jeans. Takemara sighed when he saw Tammy; she looked perfect.
"Dude I can't wait to see who Hiroshi's date is," Arcturus told Kenzo.
"I bet he brings 2 dates!" Aeneas said.
"I bet he brings 3!" Kenzo stated. Then at that moment Hiroshi walked in with not one, not two, not three but four dates!
"Man I bow down to you!" one of Hiroshi's friends said as he walked by. Another guy high fived him. He finally reached the others who were now at their table.
"Dude you are just awesome!" Kenzo exclaimed and high fived him.
Hiroshi smiled, "I know I am." He then turned to his dates. "Do any of you want to dance?" Hiroshi asked.
"I do!" all the girls said in unison. Hiroshi didn't know who to pick so he led all of them to the dance floor.
"Tsunami your brother is such a playboy!" Tammy remarked as she watched Hiroshi and his dates dance. Rick got up too and asked Tammy if she wanted to dance. Tammy nodded and Rick took her hand and led her to the dance floor. Takemara sighed; that could have been him with Tammy instead of Rick.
"Maxy come on let's dance!" Ariel said pulling her boyfriend over to the dance floor. Kimiko and Aeneas left to dance as well. Zachary and Sean went to go get drinks for their dates.
"Takemara I want to dance!" Carmen ordered, dragging Takemara who looked like he didn't want to dance at all. Soon everybody else left dancing including Rini and Arcturus. After a couple of fast songs a slow song came on and groups broke up into couples.
"Shall we dance my lady?" Arcturus asked. Rini giggled and took his hand. Arcturus placed both of his hands just above Rini waist while she put her hands on Arcturus' shoulders. Rini took this time to notice how short she was; she only came up to his mid-chest.
"Arcturus this dance is so perfect! But it wouldn't be near to perfect if you weren't here," Rini said then kissed him on the cheek. Arcturus blushed slightly; it felt good having Rini as a girlfriend.
"It gets even better then. I have a surprise for you, follow me," Arcturus said and led her to the balcony outside the ballroom. Rini went out to the railing and saw the crescent moon. Rini sighed; she loved the moon so much. "Here take this," Arcturus handed over a small pink box with a golden bow.
"What's inside?" Rini asked while shaking the box.
"Open it and you'll see," Arcturus smiled. Rini took off the lid and gasped. It was a gold necklace with a crescent moon. On the bottom tip of the crescent moon it had a pink heart attached. Arcturus took the necklace and put it around Rini's neck.
"Oh Arcturus it's so beautiful," Rini stated and hugged him.
"It's a thank you gift. I haven't had time to say this, thank you for saving me Rini," Arcturus told Rini and tears of happiness began to fill her eyes.
"I love you Arcturus," Rini said then kissed him.
Back on the dance floor Rick and Tammy were dancing. There was another slow song and Rick looked like he was enjoying it but Tammy's mind was somewhere else.
"Tammy is there something wrong? You seem a little off today," Rick pointed out.
"No it's nothing really," Tammy answered, still having her mind in the clouds.
"If it's any royal problems you can talk to me about it. After all I am the prince of Cygnus so I would understand what you're going through," Rick said but he didn't get an answer. "Maybe we should go outside for some fresh air," he suggested. Tammy just nodded her head and followed Rick out to the courtyard. 'Just breathe Rick nothing to be worry about, it's gonna be fine' Rick thought as they walked near the flowers.
He didn't know how he should start it; he didn't want to mess it up with a girl like Tammy. When Tammy was facing Rick he leaned in more until their lips touched. Tammy was shocked at first but then got with it. 'He's a good kisser but why don't I feel anything?' Tammy thought. Rick must have sensed something was wrong because he stopped.
There was silence between them both of them not wanting to say anything until Rick spoke up. "You don't like me the way I like you, do you?" Rick asked. Again there was another pause.
"Yes… maybe…well I thought I did," Tammy answered trying to avoid the subject.
"It's okay really. I understand completely. In fact I didn't think it would go this long because I thought I wasn't ready for a girl like you. But as long as we're friends I'll be okay," Rick assured and Tammy smiled a timid smile.
"Thanks. I'd love to be your friend," Tammy said kissing Rick gently on the cheek. Rick smiled at her and then headed back to the dance.
/*/*/
Takemara groaned as Carmen held him tighter. She was all over him and it was getting Takemara seriously annoyed. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Rick coming inside alone. 'Where's Tammy? Is she okay? I better go find her' Takemara thought.
"Ah Takemara dancing with you is like heaven! And you know what goes perfect with heaven? A kiss will top it off just fine!" Carmen stated then began leaning forward. Takemara's face went from annoyed to horrifying. 'Oh my Pluto she's getting too close! I better think of an excuse and fast!' he thought.
"Uh it's so hot in here. Let me get you a glass of water," Takemara offered.
"Oh sweetie you are such a gentleman! But hurry I'll be waiting," Carmen said, waving as Takemara walked away. When Carmen wasn't looking anymore he changed routes and headed to the courtyard.
Tammy was walking around the small garden in the courtyard. There were many beautiful statues but she noticed a nice dove statue and walked over to it. She patted the statue, feeling its smooth, cool surface.
"A dove, my favourite type of bird. It reminds me of the goddess Aphrodite. I wonder if she had any love problems," Tammy sighed and looked up at the night sky with tears forming in her eyes. She spotted a star shining very bright. But it wasn't a star, it was the planet Venus. As she thought about the legends of the goddess a figure began to form in the sky.
It started to glow and emerged into a spirit. Tammy gasped as the spirit began to float towards her. "Aphrodite," Tammy whispered. The spirit of the goddess of Venus only came when a royal of Venus was in desperate help and worthy of being in her presence.
"Princess Venus it is glad to see you," Aphrodite said, "I've sensed you needed my help so here I am. Now dry up those tears sweetie, nobody likes a sad princess."
"Aphrodite I'm terrible. I have friends who love me but I don't have that special someone who loves me. Nobody can love me because I can't love them," Tammy sniffled, wiping her tears away.
"Sweet princess please don't talk like that. You do have a special someone; everybody does," Aphrodite assured her.
"Except for me. I used to be in love but I was hurt and I felt miserable. How can I love anybody if I'm afraid if they'll hurt me?" Tammy asked.
"This is something you should remind yourself when dealing with love. Think with your heart not with your mind. If you truly love someone but you're afraid they'll hurt you again you just have to take the risk. Taking risks is part of being in love," Aphrodite advised. The translucent goddess began fading into the sky.
"I don't think I'll ever find a prince charming like my friends though," Tammy responded.
"Child your prince charming has been with you the whole time," Aphrodite said. She began floating back high into the clouds. "Princess I'll be here for you when you need help. Just remember think with the heart, not the mind." After those words, the goddess disappeared completely with little sparkles floating down.
Tammy sighed but then noticed an orange rose on the floor and picked it up. It was sparkling while she thought of the recent conversation. 'A symbol of Aphrodite and a sign of love' Tammy thought still looking up at the sky.
"Tammy," a voice said and she froze. It's been a long time since she heard that voice speaking to her. She already knew who it was but she didn't dare turn around and face him.
"I know you're probably still mad at me. But I didn't come here to beg for forgiveness. I just want to say that nobody and nobody will ever change the feelings I feel towards you. You may not return the same feelings to me but that won't affect my feelings," Takemara told Tammy. She didn't know what to say. How could she answer to him anyway?
Tammy walked past him heading back towards the ballroom. She didn't make eye contact with him or else he would see the tears. Takemara watched her leave but then saw an orange rose on the floor. Takemara picked it up and smiled 'I know what this rose means and I'll wait for you Tammy until you're ready' he thought. Takemara then tucked the rose into his pocket.
Tammy went back into the ballroom and sat at their table. Risa was sitting at the table too, her face seemed slightly colored.
"What's wrong Risa? Having too much fun with Uratoh," Tammy teased and Risa blushed at the sound of Uratoh's name. Tammy noticed this and a wide grin spread across her face. "Aww you really like Uratoh don't you!"
Risa covered Tammy's mouth, "Shh I don't want anybody to hear. I'm too shy to tell him and I don't know if he likes me back. Maybe if I find out he likes me first then I'll tell him."
"Uratoh does like you back! You can ask any one of us and we'll say the same thing," Tammy replied.
"Maybe so but I want to hear him say it to me if he does," Risa crossed her arms. On the dance floor Rini was looking at Tammy and Risa. Just before when she saw Tammy walking into the ballroom, it looked like her face was sad and confused. Now when Tammy was at the table she appeared happy.
Rini didn't get it; she and Tammy used to share every bit of detail of their lives. Now Rini felt that her friend was keeping stuff away from her and hiding her feelings. Tammy was a pro at hiding her feelings. She would put a mask on to hide every sad and negative emotion she felt. She was also too stubborn to admit any emotions she was feeling.
'Are we growing apart? Does she not like me the same way she liked me when we were younger?' Rini thought with worry. And then she felt a little guilty for two reasons. One, she hasn't been spending time with Tammy like she would have wanted to. And two, for not listening to Arcturus at the moment when he was trying to get her attention.
"Yo earth to Rini, your boyfriend is speaking to you!" Arcturus waved his hand at her.
"Oh sorry Arcturus I was just thinking a little," Rini apologized but she was still looking at Tammy.
Arcturus followed Rini's gaze and saw that she was looking at Tammy. "Is it Tammy or something?" he asked.
"I don't know but she seems a little off about something. And when we ask her what's wrong she snaps out of it and pretends to be all happy and act like everything's alright. I just wish she'd tell me instead of hiding it," Rini sighed.
"Maybe she's just worried about you because of the Dark Knights. I know I am because I don't want you to get hurt," Arcturus suggested.
"Well my mom said since school is over we'll be doing more training everyday now," Rini was in deep thought. Then it just hit her and an evil smile appeared on her face.
"What are you thinking my little evil princess," Arcturus asked.
"First of all I am not evil. Second of all this is just a plan to try to make my friend happy. And third of all we can benefit from this as well," Rini told him but he still wanted to know her plan. Rini jerked her head to Takemara, who was at the fruit punch table alone, and Tammy who was now at their table alone. Arcturus didn't know exactly what was going on but he knew that it involved those two.
When the next song ended Rini went up to the DJ and whispered something to him. He nodded and put her song to play next even though he had a bunch of other recommendations.
"How did you get him to play your song next?" Arcturus wondered as Rini came back with a smile on her face.
"Right now you're talking to the royal princess of Crystal Tokyo and daughter of the rulers of the universe. How can I not convince the DJ to play my song next," she boasted. "Now we must continue to step two. You get Takemara while I get Tammy."
Rini sat at their table next to Tammy, "You do know that you're supposed to dance at a dance right."
"Well I would if they stop playing stupid kissy slow songs and if I had someone to dance with," Tammy retorted while playing with the cups on the table.
"Then today's your lucky day because the next song is fast and I just so happen to know a guy who needs a dance partner. And you will dance with him that's an order from your princess," Rini ordered as she pulled Tammy out of her seat.
With Arcturus and Takemara, Arcturus was trying to get Takemara to stop drinking the punch and listen to him.
"Say dude I think you should get out to the dance floor because the dance is almost over," Arcturus said blocking Takemara's access to the punch.
"There's nobody to dance with and I don't want to dance to a slow song," Takemara complained.
"Well Rini and I know a girl who needs a guy to dance with her. And Rini says you must dance with the girl and that's an order," Arcturus told him dragging Takemara to the dance floor. Takemara's eyes widened when he saw where he was getting dragged to. Tammy must have been thinking the same thing because when she saw Takemara she stopped dead in her tracks.
The guys reached Rini who was smiling like her plan worked and Tammy who looked like she was thinking ways to fake out of dancing.
"I hope you two have fun!" Rini smiled and wrapped her arm around Arcturus' arm.
"So you're serious? I have to dance with him?" Tammy protested and Rini nodded.
"Yes I told you it was an order. And you know what happens when you disobey your princess' orders right?" Rini grinned and walked away with Arcturus who was also smiling.
'Thank Venus it's just a fast song and not a slow one' Tammy thought in her head. Takemara shifted foot to foot nervously not knowing what to do. The two were disturbed with their thoughts when the microphone crackled to life.
"Yo what's up people? This is DJ Jade speaking. This song was recommended by our one and only Neo-Princess Serenity. It's a slow song so get ready to dance the night away with your partner," DJ Jade announced. Tammy's eyes widened big and looked over to Arcturus and Rini who were smiling slyly. DJ Jade started to play the song, "From This Moment On."
I do swear that I'll always be there
I'd give anything and everything and I will always care
Through weakness and strength, happiness and sorrow,
For better for worse, I will love you with every beat of my heart.
Tammy was surprised that one of her favourite songs was now playing. She gulped silently as she placed her hands on Takemara's shoulders and he placed his hands hovering above her waist.
"So why did you pick this song Rini?" Arcturus asked as they both danced.
"This song is a favourite of both me and Tammy. We said this was a song that had to be played at any dance or prom we had so that's why I chose it," Rini said swaying to the music. "And it's a song that can express how I feel about you," she finished and kissed him.
From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one
Right beside you is where I belong
From this moment on
From this moment I have been blessed
I live only for your happiness
And for your love I'd give my last breath
From this moment on.
Tammy was really getting into the music. She almost didn't care that the person she was dancing with was Takemara. She was almost happy that she was dancing with him. As the music continued Tammy didn't notice that she closed her eyes and laid her head against his chest.
Takemara smiled and actually let his hands rest just above her waist. The others were dancing around them too. Kimiko and Aeneas were gently moving along with the music. Maximillian and Ariel were swaying to the song and Maximillian kissed her. Maxine and Sean were dancing when he suddenly leaned in and kissed her as well. Kenzo finally let go of his tough boy act and kissed Joanie on the cheek.
I give my hand to you with all my heart
Can't wait to live my life with you, can't wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you
From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment on.
Risa and Uratoh were dancing and both looked so cute together. Uratoh leaned in, "Risa I just want to tell you that I really like you."
She smiled back at him, "And I like you back." And with that Risa kissed Uratoh on the cheek and he smiled. Yume and Zachary were dancing close together and then they both kissed.
You're the reason I believe in love
And you're the answer to my prayers from up above
All we need is just the two of us
My dreams came true because of you
Tammy had all these thoughts swarming in her head. She knew for a fact that it felt so right dancing with Takemara. But on the other hand he did hurt her. It was like her heart and mind were fighting each other. But she already knew what to do; this time her heart was her advisor. She was still going to keep in mind that Takemara did hurt her.
'I'll let down my barriers just this one time' she thought as she nuzzled into his chest and wrapped her arms around his neck instead. Takemara took a lock of Tammy's hair and tucked it behind her ear. He caressed her hair as the song neared to its closing.
From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment on.
I will love you as long as I live
From this moment on….
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"That dance was awesome; it was one of the best," Maxine said as they walked down the path. Carmen was getting a ride with Rick. Apparently she was dancing with Rick at the time Takemara and Tammy were dancing.
"Yeah but the only problem is my feet are killing me from dancing and now we have to walk all the way home," Rini complained.
"Who said anything about walking?" Arcturus smiled. Before Rini could ask what was going on, she gasped. Right in front of their faces was a white carriage with eight elegant looking white horses. Kimiko turned to Aeneas in shock.
"Hey just because the Summer Dance wasn't formal doesn't mean we couldn't have a carriage ride," Aeneas said, helping Kimiko into the carriage.
"Arcturus did you do this?" Rini asked, still surprised.
"The guys helped to make the plan work. But yeah it was my idea," Arcturus blushed but Rini hugged him anyway. Everybody got on the carriage except for Takemara and Tammy.
"Tammy I would like to say it was fun dancing with you tonight," Takemara said. Before she could reply he kissed her on the hand and helped her into the carriage. She was blushing and couldn't hide that smile on her face. It seemed that Takemara still had the same effect on her. As the ride started Rini got up and sat beside Tammy.
"So how was it dancing with your soul mate?" Rini laughed.
"It was fun actually but he is not my soul mate. And he is not my friend nor is he an enemy. But either way it was still great," Tammy admitted and hugged her friend.
"What's with the sudden emotion?" Rini asked.
"I just wanted to say thanks for choosing that song. It meant a lot to me and I know it meant a lot to you too," Tammy said and Rini smiled. Then they both watched the moon as they rode back to the Palace.
A/N: Such a happy ending wasn't it :) It took a little while but I got it accomplished. But unfortunately I am sorry to say that I won't be updating in a while because I am so busy. The next chapter will probably come out in two weeks or so, so I'm sorry to all readers. I wanted to include more but then I decided to it in the next chapter! Thanks to all who reviewed the chapters available. I am really grateful but it doesn't mean you can stop reviewing. Everybody please read and review! Thanks!