The next day, Ruki was sitting on Lee's bed,
thinking. Lee knew what she was thinking. "So," he came up to her. "What's up?"
Ruki just sighed, and looked at the floor.
"Look, I know what you're thinking."
Ruki stared at him.
"If you want to move in with Takato, just give him a
call. I'm sure he'll be happy to have you stay at his house."
"You don't…mind?"
"No. Besides, you can visit me whenever you want."
"Sh…Should I call him now?"
Lee got the phone, and gave it to Ruki. "Here."
Ruki hesitated. She slowly pressed Takato's phone number.
"Moshi-Moshi. Takato speaking. Who is this?" said Takato
over the phone.
"Uh, hi, Takato. It's me, Ruki."
"Oh. Sup?"
"Um…I…uh…I…Can I m-m-move in with you, uh, so Lee's house
won't get flooded with girls?" He fell to the floor (like in Pokemon.). Then he
stood up slowly, flipping her off. Ruki did the same while talking.
"Sure! Should I pick you up now, and help you pack?"
"Ok. That'd be great!"
*****
"Ja Ne." Takato hung up. "Should I tell her, Artemis?"
"Maybe you should. You'll never find out if she likes you
if you don't tell her." Artemis was a cat exactly like Luna only Artemis had
white fur.
"Yeah. I guess I should."
"And while you're at it, you can ask her out."
"I'm gonna go now."
"Wait. Can I come, too?"
"Yeah. Fine. But don't talk."
"Fine. Fine."
*****
Takato rang Lee's doorbell. Juri answered it. "Oh, hi,
Takato. How are ya?"
"Fine. Just fine. Listen, You've been dating Lee for a
year now, right?"
"Right."
"Can you give me advice?"
"Well, you happen to be the opposite sex, so I'm not sure
if it will work, but if you're talking about Ruki…Then I could be of service
and try my best."
"Well, how do I ask her out?"
"Just ask her. Lee did the same. Have a nice, calm
friendly voice, as if you were trying to invite her somewhere. You'll be fine."
She patted his back. "You'll be fine."
Lee saw her pat Takato's back. "Hey, Takato, are you
stealing my girlfriend?" he asked jokingly.
"No, I was just asking her for advice."
Ruki snuck up behind Lee. "HELLO!!!!!!" she yelled out.
Lee turned around. So did Juri. "Sorry. That didn't work
this time."
"Damn it. You suck."
"Yeah, I know."
Takato went over to Ruki. "So, should I help you?"
"Yeah." Ruki and Takato went to Lee's room, where her
stuff was.
"So why did you wanna move in with me in the first
place?"
"Well, I just think Juri and Lee need time "alone"-Considering
they're…Ahem…boyfriend, and girlfriend- so since you're single, I just wanted
to move in with you. I don't wanna live alone in my house." She handed him his
jacket. "Here."
Maybe I should ask her now. No harm trying to
ask.
"Um, Takato?"
"Huh?"
"I said, 'Here.'" She held the jacket in front of his
face.
Ok, Here goes… "Um, Ruki?"
"Yeah??" She put the jacket down.
"Do you wanna go to the park tonight?"
"Ooh. Sounds nice, Takato. Sure."
The doorbell suddenly rang. Lee opened it. Juri followed
him. Lee saw Shiuchon! She jumped in his arms. "Jen-Kuuuuuuuun!!! Mommy, daddy,
and sis missed you when we were in Kyoto." She saw Juri. "Are you the girl Lee
keeps telling us about?"
"I guess so," she giggled
Shiuchon looked around the house. "Where's oniisan?" She asked Lee.
Lee frowned. "Um, Shiuchon, there's something about him, that
I forgot to tell you and the others about."
Shiuchon looked up at Lee. "Huh?"
"Well, oniisan um…died."
Shiuchon started to cry. "No, he can't be…are you
serious?"
"Yes, I'm positive. He died just a few weeks ago."
Shiuchon cried on Lee's chest. Lee held her in his arms
while she kept crying. "No, that can't be. Then who should I give this cool
looking present I picked out for him for Christmas?"
Juri patted her back. "It's ok, Shiuchon. At least you're
not an orphan, like me. A day before your oniisan died, my parents died as
well."
Lee tried to change the subject. "SO, where's Mom and
Dad?"
"They're finding an house for them to us in. They knew
you had a girlfriend in, and we didn't want to disturb you, so we're finding a
house."
"Well, why don't you stay with us? That way, there would
be 3 in both houses, and cuts the bills in half for mom and dad if both of us
would be in the same house."
Shiuchon thought for a moment. Since she was pretty wise
and smart for her age, she knew what he was talking about. "Ok. Mom and Dad
will be glad to hear that."
"Well, that's a happy ending for them, er…sort of." Ruki
faced Takato. "So, is this asking like a date, or something?"
Takato started blushing. "Um, well, yeah, you can say
that."
YAY!! "Well, why don't we go to your house, so
we can go now?"
*****
Ruki never noticed Artemis. After they were done
unpacking, they walked to the park, and sat down under a big tree. Ruki stared
at the stars. She sighed. "Isn't this just nice, Takato? The sky's so beautiful
at night."
"Yeah, I know…" He stared into Ruki eyes. Ruki stared
into his.
Ruki got fixed in a trance by looking into Takato's eyes.
His eyes…they make him seem so innocent. And he still looks the same, only
taller and cuter looking. I wish I could just…No. I can't. What the hell would
he think of me?
Her eyes are is the perfect touch to her beauty. She
seems so friendly with those. Maybe I should… "Um, Ruki?"
"Yeah?"
"I…love…you…"
Ruki
blushed.
Takato
slowly leaned over to Ruki, and…their lips met, sharing a passionate kiss.
Takato placed his hand on her cheek.
*****
Meanwhile…
It was nighttime, and a woman and her child were running
all over the big castle. Sharp pieces of ice were charging towards them. The mother
got hit. She fell to the marble floor, unable to get up. "Go Mina. Go while you
have the chance." Her voice was weak.
The child tried to get her mom up. She couldn't. "Will
you and daddy be alright?"
"We'll be fine."
More pieces of ice went charging to them. Mina screamed.
Just then, a portal opened.
"Mina! Go in there, find me and daddy from the past, and
help them defeat IceDevimon, and the Dark Moon!"
Mina hesitated.
"Mina, GO!!"
Mina jumped in the portal, but looked back to see her mom
being stabbed by the jagged icicles, and she died. "NO~~~~~~~~~! MO~~~~~~~~M!
Whoa~~~~~~~~~!!!" She was tumbling down the portal, and…
*****
Ruki and Takato were still in the…ahem…kiss. But then…
"WHA~~~~~~~~!" Landed in between Takato, so Ruki ended
kissing Mina on the lips.
They saw each other's eyes. They pulled out of the kiss.
Ruki wiped her mouth with the jacket she was wearing, then found a small 5 year
old. "Hmm? Are you lost?"
"I came to find my mom and dad, but I don't seem to know
where they are…" She looked at Takato who was staring at her, and Ruki, who was
listening to her. They look familiar…but I'm here to find mom and dad!
"Should I report you to the police so they can find
your-"
"NO!!!" She started screaming. "I don't want to…"
"Then should we keep you?"
"As long as if your boyfriend won't mind."
Ruki Looked at Takato. He nodded. "Sure ya can!"
She was content. "My name is Mina."
"My name is Takato Matsuda, and this IS my girlfriend,
Ruki Makino."
Impossible! The girl has my middle name, and the boy
has my last name! Could he be…
*****
"I won't allow this! Why didn't you destroy them earlier,
Prince Saffron?!?!?!?!?!"
"I'm sorry, Queen Beryl. Next time, I'll get and destroy
all of them."
"Not without the last energy crystal. One of them might
hold it. After that's finished, destroy them. And destroy the girl." She looked
in her crystal ball.
"Yes." I'll only destroy those Sailor Bitches and the
kid, but I won't destroy her… he looked at his crystal ball, and saw Ruki.
Those eyes…
*****
Ruki and Takato walked with the little girl to Takato's
house. On the way, they saw Hirokazu. Hirokazu ran towards Takato and the two
others. "Hey, Takato! Long time, no see!" He suddenly stopped in front of them,
and saw Mina holding one of Takato's fingers, and sucking her thumb for some
reason. "Um, Takato, did you lose your virginity with Ruki, or something??"
Ruki growled.
Takato blushed. "Um, no. Of course not!!"
"Then who's the kid?"
"Um, she's Ruki's cousin." Ruki nodded.
He bent down, and smiled. "Hi, what's your name?"
Mina looked up at Takato. "Is he your dad, or is he Santa
Claus?"
He
fell. "*Sweatdrops* Um, no. I'm his friend."
"Oh.
I'm sleepy. Can we go home?"
Takato
smiled. "Sure. Bye Hirokazu."
"Sou.
Ja Ne, Santa Claus!"
They
got home, and Mina wandered around. "Oh, this place is so~~~ beautiful! But
let's go to sleep."
"Yeah,
you're right. I'm sleepy, too," Ruki yawned.
All
three of them settled in bed. Mina was in the middle, and Ruki on the side,
hugging Mina. Takato was hugging her, too, and they all slept peacefully.
The
next day, Mina woke up early. She sneaked out of bed, and looked around the
place to know her way around there. She stumbled across a suitcase labeled,
"Ruki Makino." She opened it, and saw a little treasure box. She opened it, and
looked. Then she found something. She gasped. "Could it be?" She took out what
caught her attention, and looked at it. She whispered, "These are the pictures
from 3 years ago before mommy died in the past…and the boy's there, too. They
must be mom and dad." She looked closer into the picture. "And there's
Grandmother and Kurumon!" She also saw a bunch of other people, but also saw
Lee. "Who's the…This looks like Mom's cousin, Lee! But do they know that they're
my parents? No, they couldn't. They wouldn't have asked me for my name if they
knew who I was."
Ruki
started to wake up. Mina quickly put the stuff back where they belonged neatly,
and jumped on the bed. "Time to wakey wakey!!!"
Both
of them woke up immediately. Takato only saw Mina jumping on the bed and saying
"Good morning!" to Ruki. "Hey, kiddo!"
"Takato!"
She started to giggle when she hugged him.
Ruki
grabbed the phone. "Mina, I think you should go to school while you're here.
You need it."
Mina
smiled. "School? YAY!!!" She started bouncing up and down the bed while Ruki
was calling Tokyo Kindergarten.
4
hours later, Mina got on the bus and said bye to Ruki and Takato. Takato waved
bye. "Don't worry, you'll make a lot of friends!" Then he looked at his watch.
"Damn. I'm late for another band meeting. Ya wanna come?"
Ruki
smiled.
*****
"Man where is that guy?" Duo kept asking Juri, Lee, and
Cameron.
Ruki Kamiya and Neo Lady Sakura found them. "There you
are!" they ran towards Lee. "Do you know where Ruki happens to be?"
Lee nodded. "Yeah, she's living with Takato."
"O~~~~~H!" they said slyly. They did a high five. "I knew
they'd get together!"
"But that doesn't necessarily mean they're together."
"Oh, shit!"
"Hey guys!" Takato yelled out, running. Ruki was behind
him.
"DUDE! WHERE WERE YOU!?!?!?!?!?!?" Duo started acting
like a madman. Cameron stopped him.
"Sorry. I just had to…D-drop Ruki's cousin off to
school."
"Do you know what guys?" asked Lee. "Maybe we should take
a day off, and you know, hang out? I mean we're all friends, so let's make the
best of it!"
"Yeah, good idea, Lee," Juri added in. She whispered into
his ear, "Then we can get the other two girls paired up. Ruki and Takato are
just fine."
"How do you know?" he whispered back.
"I saw them in a park when I was at a bread shop across
the street. They shared a cute kiss. I
decided to leave them in peace, so I didn't see most of it."
"Yes!" His watch rang. All the Sailor Scouts watches
rang. A blast of fire was following them. No matter where they went, it
followed them. It was charging towards them. "Guys! We have no choice!"
"Right!" they yelled.
"Moon Star Power!" (You find out who's saying what, cuz I'm too lazy to type it.)
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Tuxedo Mask: Transform!"
Tuxedo Mask threw a rose at it. It was burnt to a crisp.
"No way!"
"Well, obviously, it's a big fireball." Sailor Jupiter
started her attack. "I call upon the power of Jupiter…Jupiter Thunder!!" It
didn't strike either. "Huh?"
"You need water to beat fire." Sailor Mercury aimed.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!" It still didn't calm down. "What?!? Not even water can
clam up that fireball."
The ball got closer, and everyone ducked for cover. Lee
covered Juri, Takato held Ruki, Cameron covered Ruki Kamiya, and Duo held Neo
Lady Sakura.
The fireball suddenly stopped, and disappeared. Prince
Saffron was in it. "Well, well, well, looks like you guys can't even beat my
fireball! Everyone looked at him, scared. Ruki shivered.
To be continued…