Much later that night Karunā made her way into the main room of the private quarters of the shadow senshi, hoping to catch Tsuki awake so she could apologize for earlier. However what she saw surprised her.
The quartet as well as Hotaru and Akemi sat in a Simi circle around Tsuki, watching as the shadows began to take other forms around the room. Slowly she approached, hoping she wouldn't be in any trouble for joining them without an invite though Tsuki only smiled slightly at her and made a holographic tiger run circles around her.
They stayed like that for a long time While Tsuki told—and illustrated—a long tale for the younger children who seemed to hang onto her every word and motion.
Karunā watched the shadow figures act out the story, though this only reminded her of her three weeks in the past and how she had spent her time with the much younger senshi.
That Tsuki and I got so close….I wish…..well I wish it was that easy to talk to this one. Princess Haruka's past self told me that I needed to tell Eclipse the truth about my feelings but I'll look like an idiot. I don't want her to feel weird around me or treat me different. She thought sadly, seemingly zoned out.
Soon however the cloak chimed ten and the younger of the group were ushered off to bed, with a promise that Tsuki would finish the story tomorrow.
After saying her goodnights to everyone—and making sure that the kids would actually try to sleep—she headed out onto the balcony where a melancholy Karunā was standing.
"What's wrong?" Tsuki asked, earning a sigh.
"Can I ask you something?" the fifteen year old replied, earning a nod.
"of course….anything."
"Have you ever went into your full power form? Like you're….complete form?" she asked, earning a strange look from Tsuki who sighed.
"No. I probably wouldn't be able to control that form very well anyway." She answered, earning a smirk.
"In the past….you saved me in that form…..it seemed like it was so easy for you." Karunā admitted, earning a snort.
"I was probably so blown away on alcohol that I was too confused to let it control me." Tsuki muttered, her eyes hardening only for a few seconds.
"No! You were sober….and….and you did it because I needed help! You might think you were a complete ass back then but you weren't!" Karunā argued, flinching back a moment later as she received a sharp glare.
"What the fuck do you know?! Do you know how many were injured when I lost control of my non full power form?! I attacked a school Karunā, a bunch of young kids were in a coma for months because of me! Half the city was destroyed….Some almost lost their lives!" Tsuki growled, anger coming into her expression now.
"Yeah you did stupid things but I sure as hell know that you're no monster! You would never hurt anyone on purpose without you losing control of your powers!" Karunā argued, holding the older senshi's gaze.
"Oh yeah? Explain to me why I got into a bunch of fights on Kinmoku….That's where most of the scars on my upper arms and stomach came from…...That's why we came back to earth the year before the freeze happened." The shadow senshi admitted, turning her back to them before muttering
"I've turned into my fucking mother."
Karunā couldn't help but be angered by this. Tsuki would never hurt anyone weaker than her on purpose….well no one under the age of eighteen.
"Mom, would you just shut up and listen for a second!"
Both froze as the words left the girl's mouth, the older of the two turning toward her with a quizzical look.
"What did you say?" She asked, anger gone but voice void of all emotion.
Karunā, her eyes suddenly filling with tears exclaimed loudly "I'm sorry!" before rushing off toward her room and locking the door.
Tsuki sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose and muttered under her breath "just what the hell was that about?"