Iba's Notes: Welly, welly, well. 97 reviews. I must be the shiznat O_O! Yes peeps, I hear ya. I know my chapters are a bit short. I'll try this time to make this chapter my longest one yet! Honestly, each and every one of these chapters just have been random ideas that somehow weave together to form some kind of plot. Oh well. Not much constructive critism these days. I've yet to recieve a flame. Unless you can say that calling Gohan kissing Hotaru, a few chapters back, cheesy, a flame, then oh well.







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"Hotaru..."

"Yes?"

"Who are you, Hotaru?"

"I am Tomoe Hotaru."

"Is that all?"

"No..."

"Who are you Hotaru?"

"Tomoe, Hotaru of Orange Star High School."

"Who are you Hotaru?"

"...The Senshi of Silence."

"Good. Now why don't you ever show that part of yourself?"

"I hate it. I don't like hurting people."

"Is that so?"

"Yes."


"Hey you stupid girl! Let go, that hurts!"


"That other side of you seems to disagree."

"I don't care."

"But you do seem to care after it breaks out, don't you?"


"In the hospital right?"


"Leave me alone."

"Your only friend is going to kill you because of that side. You're only slowing down the process. Why not just give in so the Senshi of Silence and Darkness can swallow you whole? It'll be less painful when you kill him."


"You should know, I will destroy you."


"I SAID GO AWAY!!!"

Hotaru awoke in a cold sweat. She was back in her room, that awful voice was gone.







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"Yamcha! I don't believe it!" Krillin had found him all dressed up and his best yellow suit. "YOU actually have a date?"

"How'd you know?" Yamcha replied, putting on his overcoat.

"Well, just look at ya," Krillin said, walking over to him. "Must be a hot date, you're wearing hair gel."

"Umm...yeah," Yamacha said just as a distant horn sounded. "That's her..."

"What the, she's picking YOU up?" Krillin asked.

Yamcha put the finishing touches on his tie. "What can I say? She insisted."

He dashed outside, and hopped into the passenger side of the car.

"What took you so long?" Makoto asked him.

"Sorry, I think you were a bit early."

And behind Makoto's car was it's stalker. Ami was behind the wheel, Usagi, Chibi-Usa, Minako, and Rei were inside another car.

"Um, Usagi? Why is it that we're always stalking somebody?" Ami inquired.

"We're not ALWAYS stalking somebody, Ami," Usagi said, watching Makoto and Yamcha's shadows ahead. "We need to uhm...make sure their date goes well, yeah!"

Rei leaned forward from the backseat. "Ami, if it's Hotaru you're worried about (unlike some selfish odango-head), there's no problem. Dr. Tomoe said he'd call us back over when she's feeling better."

"Yes but," Ami glanced at Rei through the rearview mirror. "Shouldn't we be there with her?"

Minako laughed. "Oh Ami, don't be such a worried-wart. I'm sure Hotaru will be fine."







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"Hotaru?" Dr. Tomoe creaked open the door.

Hotaru was sitting on the floor in the middle of her room. Her head hung down, and her elbows rested on her knees.

"I'm sorry, sweetie," Tomoe sighed. "I'll leave you alone."

She lifted her head. "Papa..." Hotaru had finally spoken. "Where did everybody go?"

"Hotaru!" Dr. Tomoe ran in threw his arms around her. "I was so worried. A-Are you alright now?"

"Where did they go?"

Tomoe hesitated, then said "they went out."

Hotaru bowed her head back down. "They left me..."

"No! Hotaru, they will be back!" he tried to reasure her in her friends.

"NO! No, no, no! They left me alone!!!" Hotaru buried her face in her hands. Then she dashed out the front door with tears.

Her first few steps she stumbled and tripped. She didnt' realize how dark it was outside, but no matter, Hotaru only got back up again and went on running.

It was amazing that her frail body managed to carry her all the way to the deserted park. No child would be playing this time of night.

Hotaru was panting, and losing her breath when she bumped into something. She stumbled back, and looked up. Hotaru's eyes widened in terror.

"Hotaru?...There you are," Gohan said, looking down at her.

"No..." Hotaru shook her head at him. "You stay back. Leave me alone... You'll make her come out again."

Gohan ventured a step toward her. "Who?"

"The Senshi of Silence," Hotaru told him, "now please..."

"You know I can't, Hotaru..." Gohan paused, and sighed. "Don't make this any harder than it has to be. I know you're a good person, Hotaru, but you're dangerous. I can't just let you run freely as you are."

"Stop..." she sobbed.

Hotaru gave out, and fell to the ground.

"Hotaru..." Gohan looked down at her in relief. He wouldn't have to listen to her angelic pleads for her life as he would be taking it away.

He held his hand over her. Gohan noticed that his fingers were shaking, but he ignored it.

This is it, he thought.

A small bit of light form in his hand, but quickly puffed out.

"Damn it! I can't lose my concentration!"

He straighted his arm again, and a white ball grew in his hand. "There... now just fire..."

"HOTAAARUUUU!!" Usagi threw herself over her.

"Where did you come from?" Gohan asked stupidly.

Usagi looked up at him, angrily. "You leave Hotaru alone!"

Gohan hesitated for a second, when he realized he was feeling something new. "You! You're another one just like her!"

"That's right!" Usagi stood, held up her brooch, and transformed into Sailor Moon.

"Eh...what the hell is this?" Gohan observed her ridiculous outfit with an enormous sweat drop rolling down the side of his head as he listened to her "I will punish you" speech.

"If you're going to kill Hotaru, you have to go through me!" Sailor Moon stated, then stood in a pose. "Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"

"Moon--what?"

A ribbon of pink hearts emerged from Usagi's wand and flew at him.

Confused, Gohan simply grabbed a single heart with his thumb and index finger, and examined it. "You're trying to attack me....with this?"

Gohan was most...unimpressed.

"Uhh..." Usagi blushed, embarrassed. She then, transformed herself into Super Sailor Moon. "Rainbow Moon Heart Ache!"

"Now a rainbow?" A mass of colors passed Gohan by, a gigantic heart that just appeared, then vanished into thin air.

(((((Boy, now you know why the Z-guys never fight girls. None preppy, anyway. o_oV)))))

Gohan shrugged it off. "Clearly you're not dangerous."

Then he sat there, snickering to himself.

"What's so funny?" Usagi asked him.

He looked up to her, smiling. "I didn't think Hotaru had any friends... I'm glad for her."

"Glad?"

Usagi spotted the Orange Star badge on his vest. "You--you go to Hotaru's school! You must be Gohan!"

He froze. She knew who he was. This was it. Now or never.

"Out of my way, I must destroy Hotaru now." He swiftly passed Usagi with his speed, and reappeared at a distance with Hotaru in his arms. "I'll just drain her energy...It'll be less painful for her."

"You...care for Hotaru, don't you?" Usagi asked him.

"Gohan...Why Gohan?" Hotaru looked up to him, teary eyed. She had finally woken back up. "All of those times you were nice to me were a lie..."

"No, no, Hotaru..." he pleaded to her in his arms. "Go back to sleep, please."

"Why Gohan?"

He stopped as if he were in pain, and laid her back down onto the park's grass, then stepped away from her. Gohan lept into the air and retreated.

Usagi looked down at Hotaru, then back to Gohan who was disappearing into the night. It was clear, he did love her...




In a great distance from the scene, Vegeta sat on the edge of a building. He had witnessed the whole thing with his hawk-like eyes.

Hmph, he thought. That weakling, Gohan.











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Uhm, okay this is another chapter I'm kind of nervous about. Oh well, give me reviews and suggestions and I may change it if you have better ideas.