Tsuki awoke at eight and despite every part of her being begging for rest she couldn't go back to sleep. The teen sighed and went into the living room, recalling how last night Michiru had used her attack for an rather harmless display and wondered briefly what it took to gain that much control over their powers.

What exactly are my powers besides that telekinetic thing that is as annoying as hell?

She wondered, trying to summon her sword without transforming however as she did a strange black light shot out of her hand and broke a vase nearby.

"Shit!"

Suddenly laughter came from the stairs, catching the teen off guard as she whirled around to find Setsuna standing on the bottom step, an amused look on her face.

"you're trying too hard." the tan skinned woman stated

"Just what the heck can I do anyway?" Tsuki asked, causing the time guardain to shrug

"you are going to have to figure that one out on your own." came the reply as the long haired woman walked toward the kitchen.

Tsuki rolled her eyes at this and tried again, this time sending a beam into her leg, being surprised when it felt less like fire and a lot likes someone had just slapped her.

"Damn it!"

Setsuna sat in the kitchen, laughing softly as the teen attempted to control herself.

She's as impatient as Haruka...if not more so.

She thought with a shake of her head just as she heard another curse echo from the room.

When will she manage to accidentally tap into her true powers? If she keeps that up she's going to end up making something strange and scaring herself senseless!

It didn't take long for the fifteen year old to just give up and walk into the kitchen, panting slightly.

"Have fun?" Setsuna teased lightly, handing the girl a bottle of apple juice.

"Shut up Setsuna." the young girl muttered as she sat down at the table across from her.

The two sat in silence for a while, Tsuki being too tired to talk.

"why do I feel connected to you? Its like...I don't know how to put it." the fifteen year old asked after a while of catching her breath and the green haired woman sighed.

"We had a close connection in the past." Setsuna admitted with a sigh.

"like what? Seriously you can talk about the past I do know that much." Tsuki retorted, the tiredness making her a bit grumpy.

"Eclipse was awoke in a child...right toward the end of the moon kingdom. Queen Serenity helped her escape the black moon and hid her away at the gates of time. The girl brought with her one of the stones that could be used to teleport and the queen forged it into the Unmei Kurisutaru. This child didn't believe what the dark moon people taught and wanted to protect what was right."

The information stunned Tsuki, she had no idea how she expected it to be but the truth numbed her.

"so why was I reborn?" she asked, there was no reason for it—in her eyes she was weighing them down—she hadn't been able to attack shin that night after all.

"Answer your own question...What was happening the night you transformed?" Setsuna stated gently, reaching across the table to take the girl's hand.

"That...thing...it was about to attack someone." she recalled, her voice wavering.

"the will to protect...that is why you are more powerful if everyone works together...their desire absorbs into the crystal that the queen gave you to let you be reincarnated. You see the Amazoness quartet have similar powers as you and wield star seeds similar to yours."

Setsuna explained before walking over and lightly putting a hand on the teen's back, hoping to provide some comfort. She knew that the girl had doubts, she was reluctant to fight and didn't have a lot of confidence and she highly doubted that the inners suspension had helped much in the level of self-assurance.

"You are not a monster." Setsuna assured lightly, the tone similar to what one would use with a small child.

"Yes I am! I summoned Shin! It's my fault that Haruka-san got hurt!" the younger teen began to sob as she said this, causing the time garudian to sigh and wrap her into a light embrace.

"No...none of that is your fault." the woman replied, hoping that somehow she could cheer the girl up before Hotaru got home from school.