The stars shone brightly. Even now, they burn more brightly
than ever, in the many millennia they have been obliviously witnessing
all of the fortunes and misfortunes that have come to pass. And they
will burn for many millennia more. Forever, they have been there, lending
inspiration and hope to all those who have asked, keeping us on the correct
path, guiding us towards destiny...
A beautiful woman, who looked about twenty, but whose age was
eternal, tossed and turned in her bed. She rarely slept, and when she did,
it was usually peaceful and deep. Tonight was the exception. Her black
green hair was messed and tangled, and tears streamed down her face. She
didn't utter one word, but her mouth moved as if she was talking. She thrashed
around wildly, managing to just entangle herself more into the blood red
sheets of the bed. Suddenly, a pair of deep crimson eyes flew open, and
the woman known as Meioh Setsuna, sat up in bed, shaking violently, silently
crying her heart out, her chest racking in sobs. It had been a lifetime
since she cried. "No..."
"Odango... " Said a masculine voice. A beautiful blond girl with
a distinctive odango-shaped hairstyle and sparkling blue eyes blinked several
times.
"Seiya?!" she exclaimed, and turned towards the person who had
addressed her, only to find... no one. "Seiya?! Is that you? Where are
you?" she turned her head from side to side looking around, and saw no
one, only a vast misty darkness around her. Suddenly, the mist began to
take shape, or rather, a shape moved through the mist.
"Seiya!" she exclaimed, and ran towards him, flinging her arms
around him. She hugged him tight.
"Ohayo, Odango!" Said Seiya, a raven haired man in a tapered
ponytail with electric blue eyes, and smiled with genuine charm.
"Where are we?" she questioned.
"In your dream, of course..."
"What?! Are you just a figment of my imagination, then?" she
said, and confusion crept over her face. He laughed.
"No, no, Odango Atama, I am real. Can't you tell? You are holding
on to me after all." She jumped back, realizing she had still embracing
him, and bushed hard. She suddenly got scared.
"Then why are you here, Seiya? Has something happened to Kakyuu?
Is Kinmokusei all right? Is Tankei all right? Where's..."
"Whoa, take it easy, Odango!" he winked at her. "Everyone is
fine."
She still looked worried.
"I volunteered to come to tell you," he cleared his throat, "that
the famous idols, The Three Lights, are making a come back!"
Bells rang, indicating the warning of classes starting, and the
last few stragglers that were still out, ran frantically towards the school,
Juuban High, in an attempt to make classes on time, or at the least, fashionably
late.
That included two identical blond girls, Tsukino Usagi, and one
other with a red ribbon in her knee length long hair.
"Hurry up, Minako-chan! We are very, very late!" Usagi huffed,
out of breath.
"I know, I know, Usagi-chan! Just keep running!" Said Aino Minako,
one of Usagi's friends.
They rushed into a classroom on the second floor, and quickly
took their seats, uttering profuse apologies to their teacher, who gave
them evil glances.
Usagi quickly got out her books, and Minako did the same, after
quickly looking at their friends, Kino Makoto and Mizuno Ami, and giving
them a thumbs up. Ami sighed, and Makoto looked embarrassed.
The class was very boring. As a matter of fact, to Usagi, all
of the classes were. She couldn't wait until lunch, to tell her friends
about her dream.
"Minna, Kite Kite!" Usagi said, as she stuffed a rice ball into
her mouth.
"What, what, Usagi-chan?" asked Minako, very interested. "Did
Mamoru ask you anything in his latest letter from America?" she asked Usagi
slyly.
"No, why?" asked Usagi, confused.
"Heh heh, perhaps something... " Said Makoto. Ami looked shocked,
and turned toward Makoto.
"You don't think..."
"Perhaps... " Said Minako.
"What, what, minna? What do you mean?" cried Usagi.
"Oh, nothing, Usagi." Replied Ami.
"Maybe not, nothing... hee hee hee..." giggled Minako.
"Ha ha ha..." Said Makoto.
"What, what, WHAT?!" yelled Usagi, getting frustrated.
"Yes, what?" said a masculine, and very familiar voice.
"SEIYA!!!" the four replied in unison, dropping their lunches,
and jumping up, obviously, very shocked to see Seiya Kou, lead singer of
the Three Lights idol group, and also of the senshi called the Star Lights.
"You really did come!" Usagi cried, running into his arms.
"Of course, Odango. Do you think I would go to all that trouble
to lie to you?" he laughed.
"Seiya, you don't have to take all the spotlight, you know."
Said a high masculine voice. The girls all looked behind Seiya, and saw
Taiki Kou and Yaten Kou.
"Taiki-chan!" cried Ami, and then blushed.
"Yaten!" cried Makoto and Minako, and Minako ran to Yaten, hugging
him, and almost choking him to death.
"Air..." gasped Yaten, as his face turned purple, "Air!"
"Ah... sorry, Yaten," Makoto said, prying Minako off of Yaten.
"What are you all doing back here? Is there problems on Kinmokusei?"
asks Ami.
"Where is Kakyuu-Hime?" asks Makoto.
"Don't worry, minna, there isn't any trouble." Usagi stepped
away from Seiya, blushing yet again, after forgetting she was hanging on
to him. "Right, Seiya?"
"Hai, Odango." Everyone looked at them questioningly.
"We came back because we miss all of you." Taiki says, then coughed,
"and the earth of course."
"Of course." Sighed Yaten. "We came back to visit."
"Demo," questioned Ami, and then quieter, "Why this form, though?"
Minako and Makoto coughed nervously and looked embarrassed. Usagi had no
clue what they were all jittery about.
"People might recognize us, and we could create a disturbance."
Said Taiki.
Seiya piped up, "We missed all this, and being idols. We were male
before, and we figured our fans would still like us, so we came back in
this form. And since Kakyuu-Hime is in no need of us at the moment, we
came."
"So that's what you meant, by The Three Lights making a come
back." Said Usagi quietly.
"Aiieee!!!" screamed Minako, "You mean, you mean..."
Yaten sighed, almost regretting coming back. Minako would never
stop thanking them. "The idol group, Three Lights is back."
The sun shone brightly, and there were a few scattered clouds
across the sky. A light, gentle breeze blew whatever leaves had escaped
their confines of the surrounding trees.
Two people were walking down the empty street. Seiya Kou and
Tsukino Usagi.
"I've missed you, Odango." Seiya said quietly. "A lot." She looked
up at him, a sad expression on her face.
"I've missed you two. You are one of my best friends, Seiya,
and when you four left, I was really sad." Seiya didn't want that type
of response. She didn't understand what he meant. 'Ah well, maybe it is
for the better. She does, after all, have a boyfriend. Hey, wait!'
"Odango..."
"Hai, Seiya?" He wasn't sure if he should ask or not, but...
"Where is your boyfriend?"
"Back in America." She sighed.
"Nani? Doushite?" He asks, startled.
"Because, now that we have defeated Galaxia, and the world is
safe, for now, he has decided to go back and study in America." She sighs
again. "We are all concentrating harder in school now, so that we can have
a future. Not that we already don't..."
"What do you mean, odango?" he asked, with a sideways glance.
"Haven't we told you?"
"Told us what?"
"That..."
"Neko-chan!" said a masculine voice. Seiya and Usagi turned around.
"Haruka-san!" exclaimed Usagi. A tall blond, blue eyed man walked
up to them.
"H... Haruka.... " Seiya said in uncertainty. Tenoh Haruka looked
at him. And scowled.
"What is he doing here, Neko-chan?" Haruka asked menacingly.
"Haruka... " Said Kaiou Michiru, an aqua haired blue-eyed beauty,
who had walked up behind Haruka.
"Kakkoii, Michiru-san." Said Seiya, very flirtatiously, smiling
seductively. This made Haruka angry and was turning to talk to Usagi, explanations
wanted, just as Tomoe Hotaru a small, raven haired purple eyed child, and
Meiou Setsuna, a beautiful dark green haired, crimson eyed woman come walking
up behind Michiru.
"Hotaru-chan! Setsuna-san! Minna, where have you been since...
since Galaxia?! " Usagi exclaimed.
"Usagi-san!" cried Hotaru, rushing into Usagi's arms. "I've missed
you!" she said in a cute child-like voice.
"Hotaru-chan! I've missed you two!" said Usagi, hugging back.
Seiya was obviously embarrassed about being caught alone with Usagi in
front of them, Haruka especially, and tried to inch his way backwards.
"I don't think so, Kou." Said Haruka, grabbing his arm, pulling
him back.
"Let me go!" said Seiya, practically growling at Haruka.
"Not until I get an explanation!" Haruka growled back.
"Haruka-san, yamete!" cried Usagi in a small voice. "Don't hurt
him! Onegai!"
"..." Haruka looked into Usagi's sparkling blue eyes, and couldn't
help but listen to her. "'He'?" Haruka said snidely to Seiya. "Don't you
mean 'she'?"
"Shut up!" Seiya yelled at Haruka. "What does it matter? I'd
think that you, of all people would have understand how I was... Oh, but
wait, maybe you are shoved too far into the closet to..." that was the
last thing he could say, before Haruka, common sense out the window, dealt
out a left hook on Seiya's face. Michiru blushed hard. Usagi ran over to
Seiya, and helped him up. Haruka just glared at him. Seiya glared at Haruka,
but kept his mouth shut.
"H...Haruka!!!" Usagi yelled.
"Neko-chan..." Haruka whispered, obviously surprised at Usagi's
out-of-character outburst.
"Stop this, Uranus-hime!" she cried. "I though that we had resolved
our differences with the star senshi..."
"Boku..." said Haruka, very, very surprised that Usagi had used
Uranus-hime, a royal name, rather than Haruka, the Earth given name that
people used now.
"How are we supposed to create a peaceful future millennium,
if the different solar system senshi fight one another?!"
"Odango..." Seiya whispered. 'Why the sudden change in character?
Why the change in respect, for that matter...' Haruka just stared. Michiru
looked shocked. Setsuna and Hotaru exchanged a secret glance and stifled
giggles.
"We mustn't fight anymore, damn it! I will not have it! I am
your princess. You are my senshi. I will rule eventually, and if there
is any more fighting, I will put a stop to it!"
"P...Princess..." stammered Haruka who had never been reprimanded
by the future queen before... if there was ever any doubt as to whether
or not she would someday become Neo Queen Serenity, it wasn't there anymore.
"What did that mean?" Seiya whispered.
"F... forgive me, Neko-chan..." Haruka said, still in obvious
shock. "I... I over-reacted." Setsuna walked up to Usagi and put her hand
on her shoulder.
"You are going to be a fine queen, Usagi-san." She said admiringly.
"Queen? What does she mean?" Seiya pondered out loud.
"I'll, I'll tell you later, Seiya..." said Usagi, surprised at
herself for demanding respect out of the outers, and especially Haruka.
'Wow...' she thought to herself.
"Sayonara, minna." Usagi said, and started walking down the street,
pulling Seiya along with her. "Ikimashou!"
After Seiya and Usagi were out of hearing range, Haruka turned
to the others.
"My goodness, Ruka-chan..." said Michiru teasingly. "I don't
believe I've seen you that moonstruck for quite some time. Ignore the pun."
She giggles cutely.
"Wow." Was all Haruka could say, "I didn't see that one coming."
"Why not?" asked Setsuna. "It has been long in coming, when she
should become the Queen."
"I know, but it was so sudden. I didn't think she was going to
become the princess on me like that... and addressing me as... Uranus...
hime.... she hasn't called me that since the original silver millennium!"
"She has fought and beaten every foe she has had to come up against."
Quietly said Hotaru. "She is the princess, and she holds great wisdom in
her heart and soul. She uses it when needed, and until recently, that's
was only in battles." Everyone looked in shock at Hotaru.
"You are very smart, and have a lot of wisdom yourself, Hota-chan."
Said Michiru sweetly. Hotaru giggled.
"I still think that Kou deserved it, though."
"Oh, Haruka."
"We still do not know why the star lights are here." Said Setsuna,
indicating that it was time to be serious. "I have detected no twists or
rips in the time space continuum, and Hotaru has seen no danger..."
"Let's go to Hikawa Jinji, and ask Rei, then. She may know, or
have already seen them." Said Michiru. "And Haruka... " She said as they
started off towards the shrine.
"Yes, Michi-chan?"
"Don't deck Taiki and Yaten if we see them. The princess might
get mad." Haruka blushed.
"Here you are, Seiya." Said Usagi, handing Seiya some ice wrapped
in a towel. They were sitting in Usagi's room on the floor, their backs
resting against her bed. "Daijobu ka?"
"Hai. Arigato, odango. Itai!" Seiya winced. He lightly applied
the ice to his right cheek, gingerly dabbing at the big purple and blue
bruise. 'What a warm welcome...'
"I'd like to apologize, Seiya."
"For what?" he asked.
"Well, Haruka-san can act a little brash sometimes. She doesn't
know how to keep her temper in check when someone gets her severely angry."
She laughed. "I'm glad she stopped today though! Who knows how many bruises
you might have now, if I didn't yell at her!" she looked thoughtful for
a moment. "I can't believe I did that... "
"What were you talking about?" Seiya asked. "Why did Haruka call
you Princess? Why did you call her princess?" Usagi looked at him.
"I guess we never did tell you."
"??" Seiya just looked back at her, admiring her beautiful face,
thankful Usagi didn't notice that he was staring. She suddenly got up,
startling Seiya.
"I," she began in a formal introduction she had learned a millennia
ago, "Tsukino Usagi, The Royal Senshi of the Moon, Sailor Moon, Princess
Serenity, am very pleased to make your acquaintance..."
"Princess??!!" Seiya cried, "You are a princess??!!" Usagi
blushed.
"I was. So was Ami-chan, Rei-chan, Mako-chan, Minako-chan, Michiru-san,
Haruka-san, Setsuna-san, and Hotaru-chan."
"What do you mean, you were? And how could you all be princesses
of the moon kingdom?"
"It was during the silver millennium. That was a thousand years
ago. I was princess, and my mother, Queen Serenity, ruled the entire Sol
system. My friends were all princesses of their own respective planets."
"Who was the princess of earth?" Seiya asked.
"The prince of earth was Mamo-chan."
"Oh... " Seiya said sadly. "What happened? I mean, why are you
here now, and only 16?"
"Ah... wow... um... "
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just haven't talked about the silver millennium to
anyone but the other senshi, and they already know what I'm talking about,
so I don't know where to begin."
"Well, this may be a cliché, but why not start at the
beginning?" he laughed.
"Okay, well a thousand years ago, all of the planets had big
civilizations on them, and they were all part of the Sol system. As I said,
mother was ruling over all of them, and we were at peace. Everything was
so beautiful... Then, an evil queen came, named Queen Beryl, and Queen
Metalia, the Dark Kingdom, led her. That was the very first run-in we've
ever had with chaos. She destroyed all of the kingdoms, starting with earth,
and there was one thing that led Beryl to insanity." She sighed, and looked
a little sad. "She was in love with Prince Endymion, Mamo-chan, from earth.
She hated me, because he loved me, and we were engaged to be married. So,
she came to the moon, where Endymion had vowed to my mother to protect
me. Beryl was so angry and deluded that she killed him in her anger. I...
I was so upset that I committed suicide..." she said very quietly. "Mother
saw that all of the senshi had been killed, so she used the ginzuishou,
and sent everyone and everything to the future on earth, the only planet
that hadn't been made barren. So, after using the crystal, which was her
heart crystal, she died." Seiya couldn't say anything.
"Wow, odango." Seiya said quietly. Usagi said nothing. "You didn't
have to tell me if it hurt you that much to say it... "
"No, it's all right. I'm over it now, and I'm happy. The most
important thing is the future, and the next millennium."
"The next millennium?"
"The next silver millennium, to be exact."
"What?"
"In the next 20 years or so, the silver millennium will come
again, by the power of the ginzuishou. Peace will be back, there will be
no prejudice or hate, and the planets will be livable."
"Waaiiiittt one second... are you trying to tell me that when Setsuna told you that you'd make a fine queen, she meant... she meant..."
"Well, I guess I could introduce myself as Neo Queen Serenity..." Usagi said quietly.
"What?! Neo Queen... Seiya just looked dumbfounded, and stared
at her, making her blush.
"How on earth do you know that? Earth isn't the kingdom type. It's
democracy and governments... Man, you guys have really complicated lives!
I thought ours was... This is all so strange..." Seiya looked up at her.
"And let me guess, Haruka-tachi just found out that you are most definitely
ruling material."
"Uh..." Usagi stammered, "I... I guess so..."
"Should I call you Princess, your Highness or Queen Odango Atama?"
Seiya said, trying to lighten the subject. Usagi blushed.
"None please. Especially not odango!" She laughed, glad to accept
the change in mood. "How's the bruise now?"
"It hurts a little. I've never been punched by a girl so hard
in my life, though I hate to admit it. I'm sure Taiki knows what it's like,
though."
"Serves you right, saying what you said."
"I was just trying to make her mad! I didn't mean it! After all,"
Seiya blushed, "I'm the same as them." Usagi blushed hard. "So anyway,"
Seiya tried to change the subject.
"She didn't have to react like that... she didn't have to hit
me!"
"Well, I think it was kind of you fault. You started it."
"I did not!"
"Yes you did... "
"How?!"
"You should know very well what you did. Haven't you figured
out by now that if you flirt with Michiru-san, Haruka-san will get very
angry? Also, saying something like that, referring to Michiru-san in that
way, wow. I'm surprised yelling at her did make her stop. Usually she beats
people to a pulp, and leaves them to die..."
"..." Seiya just stared in shock at Usagi, eyes wide. "W... what?!"
"Heh heh... should have thought of that, huh? Well, maybe
not leaves them to die... more like, allows Michiru-san to call an ambulance."
Usagi joked.
"Whaa..."
"Anyway, Seiya, don't do that again. I don't want you to get
hurt... ne?" Seiya looked at her. Could it be, she really did care about
him? With one look in her eyes he could tell it was a totally platonic,
and friendly care. He sighed. Better than nothing at all.
"Yeah, okay. Oh, by the way. We never did get around to telling
them why we were back..."
"Oh ya!"
"Rei-chan! Rei-chan!" Michiru called, walking towards the Hikawa
shrine, where the 16 year old priestess lived.
"Think she's here, Michi-chan?" Haruka asked.
"I don't..."
"Hai!" yelled Rei from inside the temple.
"I would suppose so." Setsuna said, as they entered the temple.
"Hai, how can I..." Rei stopped short, noticing the four that
just arrived.
"Komban wa, Rei-chan." Haruka said.
"What? Haruka-tachi! What's going on? Is there a crisis?!" she
exclaimed, looking at Setsuna.
"Iie, Rei-san!" Hotaru said cheerfully. Rei smiled at her.
"Yokatta. Then, why are you here?" she asked. Laughing and giggling
in the room behind her made the group of four look behind her. They could
hear two masculine voices laughing as well.
"I guess we don't need to ask, then." Michiru said lightly, holding
on to Haruka's arm. Haruka looked down at her.
"We still need to know why they are here though, Michi-chan."
"Can we speak to all of you, Rei-chan?" Setsuna asked. Rei looked
uncertain.
"I guess you must know who is in there, but please don't go in
if you are going to tell them to leave." She begged.
Haruka remembered Usagi from earlier. "Ahh... we won't." Michiru
giggled.
"Don't worry, Rei-chan!" Rei looked confused at this behavior,
but led them into the room anyway. All the inners were there, as well as
Taiki, Yaten, and the two cats, Artemis and Luna. Everyone (human) stopped
playing the cards they were holding, and looked up at the group.
"Haruka-tachi!" exclaimed Minako.
"Konnichi wa, Minako-chan." Hotaru said, smiling widely. "I've
missed everyone! Ooo! Can I play?" she asks excitedly.
"Hai, Hotaru-chan." Says Makoto, dealing her some cards.
"Why are you here?" asks Ami.
"To find out why they are." Haruka says quietly, referring to
Taiki and Yaten, who are sitting in the corner, just staring at the outers,
afraid to do anything, but angry that they were there as well. "And if
there is anything we should know about."
"Ruka-chan..." Michiru said, a little angry, because Haruka had
started a staring contest with Yaten.
"Could everyone relax, please?" Taiki said coolly. Everyone looked
at him. "Listen. We are not here for any specific reasons. We simple came
to visit, and get away from some duties in rebuilding Kinmoku." He shrugged.
"The past six months have been hard, very hard on us, and Kakyuu-hime told
us to go on a vacation. There are no problems, nothing evil following us,
and no tricks. Just, a vacation."
"Yokatta." Said Haruka, surprising everybody by believing the
answer so quickly. "I believe you. Usagi-san told us that there was nothing
wrong, so I believe you as well.
"Usagi-san?!" said Rei. "Why Usagi-san?!" Haruka blushed.
"I... I meant to say Usagi-chan. I apologize." Haruka coughed
nervously and Michiru snorted, in a delicate way.
"We should tell them, Ruka-chan... it was rather funny!" Michiru
giggled. Much to their surprise so did Setsuna.
"I'm sorry to admit, Haruka, but the look on your face... " Michiru
and Setsuna burst out laughing, and everyone looked at them like they were
crazy.
"Michiru-momma, Haruka-poppa, Setsuna-momma, come play cards!
This is a fun game!" " Said Hotaru very cutely after their laughter had
subsided. Haruka was blushing furiously, and glad to get their minds off
the subject.
"Ah... sure Hota-chan." Haruka said taking a seat next to her.
"I'll play. Those two can play as well. If they feel like it." All
the other senshi were just looking at them, and didn't know what to say.
First Haruka calling Usagi, Usagi-san, and then Setsuna, senshi of time...
laughing...
"Aww, Ruka-chan! Don't be upset!" Michiru kneeled down and hugged
Haruka tightly. "She sat down completely and Haruka let her nestle into
'his' shoulder. Setsuna sat on the other side of Hotaru.
"I'll play as well, if no one minds." Setsuna said quietly, looking
at Taiki and Yaten.
"Not at all," Taiki said, and dealt her some cards. Yaten, still
a little peeved at Haruka's rude tone, moped. He looked out one of the
windows in the room, and then at his watch.
"Taiki," he said, "It's nearly nine o'clock." He turned towards
the others. "Does anybody know where Seiya is?" Michiru looked at him.
"He's with Usagi-chan."
"Oh wonderful." Yaten said. "He'll probably never come back now.
Doesn't she have a boyfriend or something?" Haruka got angry with that,
but held it in.
"Well," Setsuna said, "Usagi-chan is probably treating him for
a black eye."
"What?" Yaten exclaimed.
"How did Seiya get a black eye?" Haruka looked down, refusing
to talk.
"Well..." Michiru said.
"Michiru... " Growled Haruka.
"Ah, gomen, gomen, Ruka-chan, I was only kidding!" Michiru giggled,
and squeezed Haruka tighter. Haruka hugged back. Haruka could never stay
mad at Michiru. It didn't matter any more, because the senshi had some
kind of idea what had happened, and could always ask Usagi later.
"Where are you going to be staying?" Usagi asked Seiya as the
walked over to the Hikawa shrine, where Rei had called them 15 minutes
ago.
"In the same place we did before..." Seiya laughed. "It seems
nobody but us could afford to live there, because it is now considered
sacred by the Three Lights fans."
"Ahh…" Usagi said. They turned the corner, and could see the
shrine. "Ah, we're almost there."
"Race you there, odango!" Seiya yelled, and began running down
the street.
"Chotto Matte! Seiya!" Usagi yelled, and took off after him.
"Ahh!! No fair Seiya! You have longer legs than I do! Chotto Matte!"
A voice yelled from outside the shrine. Everyone looked up from the cards
they were playing. Rei sighed.
"Usagi no baka!"
"Hard to believe that this is the same girl as from earlier,
ne, Haruka-chan?" Setsuna asked.
"Hai, Setsuna... " Suddenly, Seiya ran into the room. He tripped
on a pillow and went sprawling into the middle of the large group of people.
"Seiya!" Everyone said in unison, mad at him for disturbing their
game.
"Ah, gomen!" Seiya apologized.
"Seeeeiiiiyyyyaaaaaa!!!" Usagi wailed, and ran into the room.
"Usagi! Wait!" Rei yelled, but it was too late. Usagi tripped
on the same pillow that Seiya had, and landed on top of him.
"Itai." Seiya said, and turned crimson. Usagi's face matched
his, and she got up off of him, and brushed herself off.
"Gomen, minna." She gushed. Everyone looked down.
"Nice one, odango atama." Rei said under her breath.
"Heh heh heh..." Artemis laughed nervously.
"Usagi-chan..." Luna said, "Running like that..."
"What did we uh... interrupt?" Usagi asked, looking embarrassed.
She looked at everyone. "Haruka-tachi? What are you doing here?"
"Neko-chan," Haruka said, trying to hold back anger at seeing
Usagi fall on Seiya, "we are playing cards. Aren't you going to join us?"
"Ooo... hai! Haruka-san!" Haruka breathed a sigh of relief at
not being called Uranus-hime again... Usagi sat beside Rei, and Seiya sat
in between Usagi and Makoto.
"You should be more careful when running, Neko-chan..." Haruka
said, genuinely concerned. "You could've hurt yourself."
"Gomen, Haruka-san, next time I'll be more careful, and I'll
watch out for pillows!" Usagi said cheerfully.
"Usagi no baka! You should also listen when somebody tells you
that there is a pillow in front of you so that you do not hurt yourself!"
Rei scolded.
"Aww... Rei-chan!" Usagi whined, and everybody laughed.
Elsewhere:
The place is dark, and stars seem to glow in the sky. There is
a sheer mist, and lone dark figure stands out, surrounded by hundreds of
others. The figure looks up at the sky. The earth is in sight.
"Enjoy the time you have, Sol senshi... the revolution is at hand,
and there is no stopping the dark forces of Chaos!!!"