Chapter 21- Hotarus soulmate

It was the first Saturday after January 6th Hotarus 14th birthday. Hotaru was looking forward to a day of shopping with the girls while the boys were going to be training today with the new swords master Motoki who was also the swords master Maltock from the moon he turned up on Setsunas door the other day after he discovered he had powers and retrieved all his memories from the moon kingdom his sister who was his sidekick was still a little young in the present so he said he didn't want her memories returning just yet. As she was the same age as Xantara in this time and Motoki was the same age as Keiichi.

There was a knock on Hotarus bedroom door. "Taruuu it's time to go shopping," Xantara shouted.

"I will be out in a minute I'm just getting dressed Xantara-Chan" she replied jumping out of bed and going into her walk-in closet she felt a warm breath across her face and gasped, she turned her head and faced with an image of her soulmate from the past.

"Shadow" she gasped, the image bought his jet black hair out his stormy grey eyes and gave a sultry smile "hello my sweet little firefly" his voice sent tingles down Hotarus spine.

She gulped and she finally stopped shaking from the nerves that always made her cower from her soulmate in the past until she finally dropped her guards down at 14 as he was 2 years her senior. "so if reincarnation wasn't messed up because of Serenity going to Pluto as a newborn he should be two years my senior again." She thought,

"Where do I find you dear Shadow?" She whispered. "Your thought process is wrong love remember I am a mind reader remember? My present incarnation because of the princess is only 6 months older than you give or take a few days. You are actually five days older than me at this time." He replied with a cocky grin.

"Take that smirk off your face right now Shadow I forgot you are as infuriating as Jun is" Hotaru retorted.

A flash of jealousy went through Shadows stormy grey eyes "who the hell is Jun?" he growled low.

Hotaru sighed she forgot how jealous Shadow could get "Jun is Jadeites modern incarnation he is betrothed to Aria known in this time as Rei they haven't married yet as Setsuna-mama and Aunt Yumiko would have kittens. Now cover your damn eyes and tell me where to find you" she said throwing a towel at the image.

"Why? I've seen it all before though in this incarnation I have to say you're much better endowed." He said, "will you give it up already!" She responded in the language of her home planet. The image smirked "but it's so funny winding you up my sweet little firefly" he replied in the same language. "Anata ga kirai na hitodesu" (you are an asshole) she retorted back in Japanese.

The ghostly teen made a mock hurt expression and placed a hand over his heart "that hurt firefly." The ghostly teen pouted "well you shouldn't be a Baka then" Hotaru responded back pouting. Shadow rested a ghostly hand against Hotarus cheek.

"Your sister is going to burst into the room in a minute so you better get dressed I love you firefly I will see you soon." And the image disappeared.

Hotaru quickly puts a purple t-shirt on and black skinny jeans she sat down to put her boots on and felt wet upon her cheeks Hotaru realised she was crying. She heard a knock on the door "Taru are you ready?" the voice of Rei said behind the door.

"Just give me a minute nee-Chan" she replied trying to hide her sobs.

Rei heard her younger sister trying to hide her sobs and walked into her bedroom and saw her younger sister in tears "Imoto-chan are you okay?" Rei asked taking the younger girl into her arms.

"Hai, shadow decided to make an appearance and didn't tell me where to find him I actually reverted back to Saturnian I haven't spoken that language for a god damned millennia and he shows up and he's still as bad as Jun is," Hotaru replied putting her head in her sister's neck.

"I will be having words when he shows up again I thought I had been feeling an odd presence around here the last few days no surprise its Shadow you are 14 now so your body will be reacting to your soul bond mine and Juns activated so young because of the amount of danger we were in back then I wonder if Shadow experienced that almost 10 years ago and didn't have a clue what it was well that's another question to ask him when he gets back," Rei said, Hotaru just nodded.

"Come on then 'Taru we've got shopping to do and 'Ruka is getting impatient she's been ready for almost an hour." Rei said "can you do me a fishtail plait quickly I've seen how quickly you can do 'Renis' Hair and hers is at her ankles mine is only just reaching my hips" Hotaru said. "hai not a problem imoto-chan" Rei smiled and did the fishtail braid in her younger sister's hair. "Arigatou nee-Chan that looks amazing." Hotaru beamed.

"You look beautiful" Rei smiled. Hotaru beamed.

The two went downstairs. "well it's about time you two" Haruka retorted her hand in Michiru's hand. The girls just stuck their tongues out at her. Each of the inner senshi kissed their partners "be careful not to kill each other. Minako smirked. Keiichi responded by playfully smacking her backside.

"Behave you two" Setsuna warned but you could hear the laughter in her voice. She loved seeing the random antics of the couples.

"Don't spend too much now" Mamoru smirked. Serenity blew a raspberry "puhlease do you think that's going to stop us Mamo-Chan?" Serenity winked and gave a sultry smile to her partner whose eyes darkened with lust.

Setsuna grabbed her daughter's hand "I think not you two" she said raising a brow.

"Are we going shopping at some point today?" Michiru asked, "of course let's go girls." Yumiko said. After a 20 minute drive, the Senshi arrived at the mall. Hotaru got a pang in her chest and winced. Setsuna looked at the teen with worried eyes "you okay sweetpea?" she asked.

"Hai Setsuna-mama I forgot how painful the soul bond is when it first activates I'm fine now but that means Shadow is close by. Hopefully, he recognises me so I don't have to transform in a busy place" Hotaru blushed. The girls laughed and nodded their agreement.

They walked into the mall. Hotaru gasped stood looking up at the cherub fountain was Shadow. The teen must have sensed the girl because he turned round and his eyes landed on the girl in the middle of and it was as if the room disappeared around them they could hear no sound and couldn't see any other but their soulmate in front of them. His stormy grey eyes were full of love, care and something Hotaru had seen in the eyes of the boys when the girls walked into the room. "Shadow" she gasped.

"Hello my little firefly and happy 14th birthday to me" he grinned.

Hotaru choked on a sob and ran into Shadows arms and the world began moving again. The other Senshi cheered "it's about time you turned up young man" Rei said.

Shadow blushed "well excuse me but I've just moved to Tokyo my memories didn't come back until I moved here with my reincarnation family" Shadow retorted.

"Well, I suppose I can let you off then." Rei replied smiling "I felt when you were in trouble though firefly, unfortunately, no one believes a 4-year-old when you say your soulmate is in trouble. They just say it was a bad dream and to just go back to bed." Shadow said.

"You are here now love and that's what counts Hotaru said smiling at her love. "well so much for our girly day we now have Shadow with us" Minako half whined.

"You would be the same if it was Keiichi Minako," Ami said. Minako blushed. "no fair Ami-Chan" Minako pouted.

"Enough you two let's just say if we weren't united with our soulmates so young we would be in Hotarus position," Makoto said.

"Hai, I suppose so" Minako blushed. Shadow laughed "some things never change," he said he studied the group again "hang on I've noticed you are a very tight-knit group I thought the outer and inner protectors were always separate." Shadow asked confused.

"Not this time shadow we grew up together fates path changed when I turned up on my mother's doorstep at barely 12 hours old," Serenity said.

"You were abandoned?!" Shadow asked stunned.

"Yes, we are not sure who but someone went to my reincarnation family and told them was originally not theirs so they dropped me outside of mothers apartment at the time. Sorry, momma, I know the truth but I'm like you and haven't got a clue who told them but I would never change it you are my mom and I love you no matter what." Serenity said. Setsuna choked on a sob "I love you too my little one." She said