Title: Good Tickets
Author: Ree
Theme: Starlights (Mamoru)
Genre: General
Version: Manga
Rating: G

Starlights and Kakyuu are of course Takeuchi Naoko's. I just requested them to spill their guts for a while and tell their story.

Usagi rushed into the temple. "You are all coming with me!"

Rei, Minako, Mako, and Ami turned to look at her. Rei was the first to respond. "What happened? We have a meeting today remember?"

Usagi nodded. "That's why I'm here."

Ami jumped to her defense. " She hasn't been late in a long time Rei."

Rei swished her hair over her shoulder. 'I know she hasn't Ami, but I hoped ... to take her mind off of Mamoru. I know she is worried about him being in America. She tries to act like she is fine, but.. She is acting a little to-o-o-o normal. A little too composed. Not very Usagi-ish.'

"So where are we all going?" Minako figured someone better ask, Usagi looked like she was just waiting for it.

Reaching into her purse Usagi pulled out five tickets. "I got the tickets for the Fantastic International Music Festival with Michiru and the Three Lights. I had eight, but I gave three of them to Mom, Dad, and Shingo."

That caught their attention. "What seats are they?" Makoto was trying to see the tickets while she asked. "Are they in the very back?"

Usagi shook her head and turned the tickets so Makoto could see them better. Mako's eyes widened as she read the seats. The rest of the girls crowded around to see. Rei asked the question they were all thinking. "How did you get first level, center stage tickets?"

Usagi smiled. "Michiru and Haruka of course."

Makoto sat next to Usagi. Minako was on the other side of her. Ami sat next to Minako and Rei brought up the end. All of them noticed the shadow that seemed to have lodged permanently in Usagi's eyes. Rei glanced at the stage. 'If these three give her some happiness, a moment to forget that Mamoru is not here... I hope we get to go back stage.'

Seiya looked at the other. This was their first concert since they released their latest album. Looking at the play list she smiled. 'Taiki included the cover song.'

"Three Lights, you're on." The stage hand walked back to the wings.

All three of them looked at each other. "Don't forget, poses, and emotion. We need to be heard." When she finished speaking, Seiya ran out onto the stage with Yaten and Taiki following her. The lights hit her with all their intensity, blinding her for a moment. Find center stage by memory, she struck her first pose, and let her eyes become adjusted to the lights. She knew the others were in position. She could feel them. Suddenly she was sensing more than her partners. There were other Sailors out in the audience.

'Are they good, have they been taken over by Galaxia yet? She has started to extend her reach here, too. Or could it be her?' Before she could check, the music for the first song started. All through the song list Seiya was trying to determine who was in the audience. By the end of the concert she only knew that it wasn't her princess.