NOTICE: I do not own Sailor Moon; she belongs to Naoko Takeuchi. I'm just a fan writing my original fan-fiction story.

Author's Warning: This chapter is filled with nothing put fluff and romance. ;D

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As Michiru and Hotaru were trying to track down a rouge Haruka, Ami was preparing for her date with Taiki. She had picked out her a dark blue, knee high skirt and a short sleeve, light blue sweater which complemented her eyes. To complete the outfit, a pair of pearl earrings and dark blue flats. She stared at herself in her full length mirror, and said a silent prayer.

DING-DONG!

"There we go!" thought Ami. She grabbed her purse and headed towards the door. She opened the door, and there stood her handsome Starlight.

"Taiki, hello!" she said looking her dashing date.

"Hello, Ami," said Taiki graciously. "You look lovely this evening". He handed her a bouquet of white roses. "These are for you".

"Oh, there gorgeous!" exclaimed a blushing Ami. "Let me just step inside and put these in some water. Go ahead and come on in a minute".

"WOW! Roses! He is good!" she thought to herself.

"This is a nice apartment," Taiki said genuinely.

"Thank you," said Ami, her heart beating fast. "It's just my mother and I that live her. I wish you could have met mom, but she got called up to the hospital about half an hour ago".

"Oh, so she's a doctor? That's one of the most noblest professions there is".

"Oh yes, I agree! I want to go to medical school and become a doctor someday, too".

"I'm sure you'll be great at it," said a somewhat nervous Taiki.

Ami brought out the flowers in a vase and sat them on the coffee table. "There really beautiful," she said nervously, her face as red as a cherry.

"Well, um, have you decided where you liked to have dinner?"

"Well, there's this great little place down a few blocks away that serves great hamburgers and malts," she said shyly. "If you don't want that though, it's okay".

"No, no! A hamburger and malt sound great; shall we go?" he asked, offering her his hand.

"Of course," replied Ami, who was sure that her was beating twice as fast as it should.

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The two genius Sailors gazed at each other as they finished up the last of the malts.

"So, um, I never did get to say hi to Kakyuu," said Ami, trying to make conversation.

"Oh, actually she left this morning. She said she wanted to see everyone before going back to Kinmoku, but urgent business came up, so she had to leave right away. She said to give her greetings to everyone, though".

"So, is Kinmoku all repaired now, or..."

"Well, actually, I suppose after Galaxia was freed from Chaos and the Star Seeds were released, all the worlds she destroyed were restored. When we got back home, Kinmoku as looked good as knew".

"Oh, well I'm glad. So, I suppose everything is the same as it was before, then?"

"Well, yes and no. You see, yes, everything is as it was before in the fact that we continue with our lives and duties as before, yet that's only on the surface. Truthfully, on the inside, there wasn't a day, a waking hour that I didn't think about Earth...and you, Ami".

"BREATHE, AMI, BREATHE!" she yelled to herself.

"Well, I did miss you a lot, too, and I did think of you very often; every day, to be exact".

"Ami," Taiki began, his face getting red with every passing second, "My heart yearned for you, but I didn't think we could be together. It was the same for Seiya and Yaten; we pinned up our feelings until we felt that we would burst. Princess Kakyuu begged us to come back to Earth, but we wouldn't, especially Seiya. He didn't want to be hurt again, especially since Sailor Moon's beau was back. I wasn't sure if you liked me or not, but I tried to tell myself that you did. Yaten liked Minako, but he wasn't sure if her liking for him was just a temporary idol obsession, or something truer and deeper. To be honest, Princess told us that if we had truly found happiness and contentment here on Earth, that we were free from our duties as her Royal Guards".

"Wow!...er, I mean, that was so sweet and unselfish of her!"

"She's always been that way," said Taiki fondly. He reached over and put his hand over Ami's hand, and gazed into her sparkling blue eyes.

"Ami," he began again, "I'm going to be perfectly honest with you. Well, I'm in with love you, Ami, Sailor Mercury. I think you're the sweetest, smartest, and prettiest girl I've ever met. I hope this isn't to soon, but I feel that I should be upfront with you; after all, I've been holding these emotions inside for quite a long time now. Please, tell me if you have any similar feelings toward me".

"BREATHE, AMI!" she screamed at herself again.

"Well, I'm going to be perfectly honest and upfront with you, Taiki Kou. I think you're the sweetest, smartest, and most handsome guy I've ever come across. No, it's not to soon to tell me, not at all. I've had pent up emotions for quite a long time also. I'm in love with you, too".

Both of the Sailors' faces where completely red at this point. Ami gazed into her sweetheart's dreamy, violet eyes as put her other hand over his.

"Do you think it's kind of warm in here? Would you like to leave and go for a walk," he asked with a twinkle in his eye.

"A walk sounds wonderful," said Ami, sliding out of the booth.

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The two walked along the streets, hand in hand, towards Ami's apartment. Finally, they reached the door step.

"I had a great time," smiled Ami.

"Me, too," answered Taiki. "May I see you again soon, like Friday?"

"Sure!" smiled Ami. "Absolutely, I'd love to see you again. Of course, you can call me anytime".

"Good to know," he said, smiling. Without thinking any further, he reached down and kissed her.

"Well, goodnight Ami," he said after letting her go. "I love you".

"Good night, Taiki," said Ami, who felt as though she could faint. "I love you, too".

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(Chapter 15 coming soon!)