pIf you haven't read the end of the last chapter, then go back to it and read. I've updated the last

chapter. Please tell me what you think, and read this story, ja.

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pThe Prophecy.:.Rated PG.:.The Return

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pI've updated the previous chapter, so go back and read.

p*****Last Time*****

p"Can I stay with you and your brother. I mean to protect you like I'm supposed to?" Ami asked.

p"Sure Ami-chan," Usagi said with a bright smile on her face.

p"Can I?" Makoto asked.

p"Can I?" Minako asked.

p"Can I?" Rei asked.

p"Can I?" Hotaru asked.

p"Can I?" Michiru asked.

p"Can I?" Haruka asked.

p"Sure everyone," Usagi said with a big sweatdrop, she couldn't believe that they had all asked at the same

time

p.*****This Time*****

pAllen was worried about those two. He had no idea what was happening up there,

and he wanted to see them again. He hadn't had a chance to tell Hitomi how he felt about her, and he had spent barely anytime with his sister. The only comfort he got was the prophecy made about his sister when she was born.

p'In a time of need,

pthe past princess will rise.

pIn a time of despair,

pher crystal will shine.

pShe is the one and only

plight of hope for this universe.

pShe is the one and only person

pwho can break the curse.

pShe is Serenity,

pshe is the Messiah,

pshe is the light of hope.'

pHe knew that this wasn't the end of the prophecy. The crystal had not begun to shine yet. He knew that it wasn't shining because half of it was still missing. He kept half of it with him at all times, but the other half disappeared when his sister did. He wanted to ask her if she knew where it was, but he thought that she wouldn't remember because she can't remember the first eight years of her life. He knew that the crystal had to be reunited before the prophecy could come true. All of a sudden, a servant burst into the room. He was talking nonsense, and Allen was getting tired of it, "Slow down, I can't understand you."

p"I'm sorry," the servant said. He took a deep breath and said, "Usagi-sama, and Hitomi-sama have returned. They also have a bunch of friends with them." Allen didn't stay to listen to anymore after that. He ran out to where ever Usagi and Hitomi were. He didn't even hear the last sentence telling him that there were friends with them. He ran out to the garden where he knew those two would be. They loved to talk in the garden. Allen looked for about a minute before he found them. He was a little bit more then slightly surprised to see seven other girls and one guy with them. Haruka heard someone behind her, and out of instinct, she jerked Usagi behind her and faced this person. There was a man with long blond hair standing there staring at the group. Everyone but Hitomi was surprised when Usagi pushed Haruka slightly to get her out of the way so that she could go see her brother. "Oniisan!" Usagi called out as she ran up to her older brother and embraced him in a big hug.

p"Imouto, where have you been?" Allen asked in a repriminding tone.

p'Just like an older brother!' Usagi thought happily. "Rescuing Hitomi-chan. Allen-niisan, I would like to introduce you to my friends. The one who thought you were a badguy is Tenoh Haruka, she's very athletic. The one by her with aqua marine hair is Kaioh Michiru, she's very talented in the arts. The little girl with short black hair is Tomoe Hotaru, she is the adopted daughter of Haruka and Michiru. The one with short blue hair is Mizuno Ami, she's the smartest person in our group. The one with blond hair that looks like my twin is Aino Minako, she's great a volleyball, and acts a lot like me. The one with long black hair is Hino Rei, she is a Shinto Priestess. And last, but not least is the one with brown hair, Kino Makoto, she is a GREAT cook, and is very athletic." Usagi introduced all of her friends. "Everyone, this is my older brother, Schazar Allen. That makes me Schazar Usagi, not Tsukino."

p"Nice to meet you," Ami said walking up to Allen and holding her hand out. "I'm sorry about Haruka, but she is rather protective of Usagi-chan."

p"That's alright, as long as she doesn't do it again," Allen said with a playful smile. He completely understood why Haruka would be protective of Usagi. "Usagi-chan, are you allright? I was really worried about you and Hitomi."

p"Hai, we're allright. Right Hitomi-chan?" Usagi said looking at her friend.

pHitomi nodded and said, "Yes."

p"Where were you?" Allen asked. "Rescuing Hitomi-chan," Usagi replied. "Don't get so worked up."

p"How can you say 'don't get so worked up?" Allen asked. "I find you, and less then a month later, you run off on some dangerous mission!"

p"He has a point, Usagi-chan," Ami said.

p"Whose side are you on?" Usagi asked.

p"No ones," Ami said defensively. "I'm just saying that he has a point."

p"Anyway, I did come back, so there's nothing to worry about," Usagi said with a triumphant smile.

p"I guess you're right, Usa-imouto (Usa little sister)," Allen said with a grin.

pHitomi watched the family reunion with a smile. She was glad for Usagi. She was unsure as to how to tell Van that she didn't love him, and she was unsure about how to tell Allen that she loved him. She was so happy for Usagi, but she knew that Usagi and herself had something to work out with Van. You see, Van thought that Hitomi had feelings for him, when, in fact, Usagi was the one that had feelings for him. Usagi and Hitomi thought that Van had feelings for Hitomi, when he had feelings for Usagi. Usagi walked beside her brother while the senshi stayed behind. Hitomi went her own way to find Van.

p"Do you get the feeling that there's more to Usagi-chan wanting to stay here then Setsuna is telling us?" Ami asked the others as soon as she was sure that the other three people were out of hearing range.

pEveryone nodded while saying, "Right,."

pHaruka looked at Ami and asked, "What do you think it is?"

p"I don't know what, but I'm sure that I'll figure it out as soon as I meet everyone here," Ami said thoughtfully, never taking her eyes away from the spot that Usagi and Allen walked off in.

p*****With Hitomi*****

pHitomi wandered around the gardens in search of Van. A servant told her that he was last seen in the garden, so she hoped that she would be able to find him here. As far as anyone knew, he had no idea that the two women had returned. He also had no idea that there were seven other women with them. She wanted to get this over with as fast as she could.

pVan sat in his favorite spot in the gardens. He had been thinking about the two girls. He wanted so much to see Usagi, and he needed to tell Hitomi that he didn't love her, that they weren't meant to be. He liked her a lot, and thought of her more as a sister than anything else. When Usagi had arrived, he became smitten with her. He couldn't think of anything else besides her. He knew that he was in love with her, but he didn't know if she loved him in return.Usagi had looked like a goddess when he found her. He wanted so much to see her happy, but if he wasn't part of that happiness, he wouldn't hold her back. She had said something about a previous boyfriend, but she never said if they were still together. Van heard a twig break behind him and turned to see Hitomi. They stared at each other for a moment before they both tried to speak at the same time. Then they both said at the same time, "You go first!"

p"Well, I was thinking," Hitomi started.

p"That we should see other people?" Van asked knowingly. He knew that Hitomi and him were never in love. They were infatuated with each other, but they weren't in love. He fell in love with Usagi, and he knew that Hitomi was in love with Allen."You feel the same?" he asked, almost surprised."Yes," Van said. He had his normal scowl on his face at first, but he gave a small smile to keep Hitomi from feeling bad."Oh!" Hitomi exclaimed as if she almost forgot something. "We brought back some of Usagi's friends. Well, eight to be exact."

p"Seven friends?" Van asked surprised.

p"Who are they?"

p"There was Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako, Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru," Hitomi

said.

p"Why did she bring them?" Van asked letting his curiousity get the better of him.

p"They all said that they wanted to protect her," Hitomi explained.

p"Why would they want to protect her?" Van asked.

p"I don't know, but I know that they would be able to protect her. They have some sort of power which they could use to make sure she was safe." Hitomi explained. "So when do I meet these girls?" Van asked."I'll take you to them right now," Hitomi offered.

pHitomi and Van walked to the other end of the garden to find these new arrivals. When they got there, Van only saw six girls and one man that he hadn't seen before. He also saw Usagi and Allen talking to them.

p"Who is this Van person?" the man asked.

p"Haruka-san, that's not very nice," Usagi repriminded.

p"Van is the young king of this land. His father and mother were killed at the beginning of the last war. He was fifteen at the time, that's the last time that he was ever at his castle. It's still being rebuilt, so he's staying with onii-san till it's finished."

p"Should we call him Van-sama?" Rei asked sarcastically.

p"Rei, please don't be so sarcastic?" Usagi said.

p"Ok, Usagi-chan," Rei said submissively for once. Everyone, including Usagi, stared at the young fire priestess.

p"Who are you, and what have you done with our Rei?" Minako asked while everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

p"I'm Rei," Rei said startled. She didn't think that she acted that out of character just now.

p"Are you sure you're Hino Rei?" Usagi asked.

p"Yes I'm sure, Odango Atama!" Rei said getting frustrated at her leader.

p"That sounds like our Rei-chan," Ami said.

pShe let out a big sigh as she heard Usagi say, "Don't call me that, Pyro!"

p"Do they always act like this?" Allen asked.

p"Yes," everyone replied in one voice.

pAllen sweat dropped just as he noticed Hitomi and Van watching them. "Hello Van, Hitomi!"

p"Hello Allen, why are they fighting?" Hitomi asked.

p"Rei called Usagi 'Odango Atama', and Usagi called Rei 'Pyro,'" Allen explained.

p"Rei-chan, Usagi-chan, Van is here," Haruka called out to the two fighting girls.Both girls stopped fighting immediately and looked from Haruka to Van and back again for about a minute. Their heads fell, and they both blushed a deep crimson color.

p"I'm sorry everyone," Usagi said so quietly that they almost didn't hear it.

pRei followed suit and said, "Gomen nasai minna."

p"What did Rei just say?" Hitomi asked Ami.

p"She said, 'I'm sorry everyone,' in japanese," Ami said looking at Hitomi. She hadn't realized that these people couldn't speak japanese.

p"Why did she speak japanese?" Van asked.

p"Because I'm from Japan, and in Japan, they speak japanese," Rei explained, finally looking up at Van.

pUsagi realized that she hadn't introduced her friends to Van and Hitomi. "Van, Hitomi, Gomen, but I almost forgot to introduce you. Minna, this is Van and Hitomi. Van, Hitomi, these are my friends, Rei, Ami Minako, Makoto, Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru. Setsuna would be here, but she had some business that she had to attend to."

pTo be continued...I know that it's not much of an ending, but I've been working on this chapter since before fanfiction.net went down to fix whatever problem they had. Please be patient with me, ja.