"Now what?" she asked, obviously annoyed, as she stared down Saffiru. Saffiru looked into Hotaru's eyes as she stared back into his, then shook his head. Turning away, Saffiru walked off, disappearing into the dark hallways from which Hotaru had emerged and been stopped in. With a shrug, Hotaru continued down the hallway toward the kingdom's arena. Thinking silently about what her next challenger would be like the next day, Hotaru walked, hoping that she'd get her wish that she'd get a stronger opponent.
Instead of walking into the Arena, Hotaru quickly turned up a flight of stairs that lead to the private viewing box that held Prince Dimando and Esmeraude. After stepping inside, Hotaru knelt down before the two, head bowed. "You wished to see me after the fight?" Hotaru asked. Dimando smiled towards the Senshi of Destruction. "You did very well today, as always," he said.
"Yes, very well. But what else is there to expect from the Senshi of Destruction?" Esmeraude said after Dimando and then pulled her fan up to her face, only to laugh. Esmeraude's laugh caused Dimando and Hotaru, as well as so many others that had heard it, to cringe. It was the most annoying laugh in the world! "Thank you," Hotaru said, "is there anything else you require of me?"
Shaking his head, Dimando answered, "No, Hotaru, that is all. You may go." With a nod, Hotaru stood up, bowed respectively to Dimando and Esmeraude and then exited their viewing box. Just outside the door, Hotaru waited for it to shut before glaring at Saffiru. "Hello, again," he said cheerfully to her. Shaking her head, Hotaru turned and started down the hallway to escape Saffiru, only to be followed, once more, by him. "Are you going to follow me all day?" she asked, hissing lowly.
"Do you want me to?" Saffiru asked as he caught up to her pace and looked over to her. "Not really," Hotaru responded as she turned down another hallway. "Oh," he said and went silent for a moment. After walking next to her for a few more moments, he spoke up again. "Hotaru, could you stop for a moment?" Grimacing, Hotaru asked, "Why?" "Just trust me," he said. With a deep, discontented sigh, Hotaru stopped and turn to face him.
However, as she did so, she was caught off guard. In an instant Saffiru's lips were against hers, and Hotaru's eyes opened wide. The dim lights in the hallways reflected against the purple orbs, making them appear to glow and become more even more gem-like in appearance.
Hidden deep in the shadows, Prisma, one of the Four Sisters of the Dark Moon kingdom, watched them. A look of anger flashed on her face. 'That little bitch had better get her fucking lips off of my precious Prince Saffiru's if she knows what's good for her!' she thought to herself. Her hands clenched at her sides as she continued to watch them.
Neither Saffiru nor Hotaru moved to break the kiss. Deep within her chest, Hotaru's heart raced as her eyes slid shut. After a few moments, Hotaru gave in and slowly started to return the kiss, Saffiru's arms slipping around her waist to hold her close. Arms winding around Saffiru's neck, Hotaru's heart continued to race as thoughts plagued her mind. 'Why would he kiss me? More importantly, why am I kissing him back?! He's annoying and a stalker and this kiss is.. Amazingly wonderful..' The feelings inside of her heart flitted from confusion to annoyance and, then, to happiness.
In the shadows Prisma's anger continue to build more and more with each moment that the two continued to kiss. Then, suddenly, a wicked grin spread across her face. Plans started to form in her head. Merging further into the shadows, Prisma turned and headed to the private box that only minutes before Hotaru had exited. She needed to speak to Dimando and Esmeraude!
Slowly Saffiru broke the kiss and Hotaru opened her eyes, only to gaze into Saffiru's deep blue eyes. Saffiru lifted his hand and brushed a few loose strands of Hotaru's black hair out of her eyes, gazing deeply back into the jewel like eyes. "I..." Hotaru started to say, but found she couldn't. For the first time in her life, Hotaru was speechless. Smiling as he continue to gaze into her eyes, "Have a good sleep, my Firefly." With that he stepped past her and walked down the hallwa, leaving her to stand there and wonder silently.