"So, are you new here in Tokyo?" asked Usagi, walking on the crowdy sidewalk with the
fire-red-headed. "Where are you from?"
The girl looked up at Usagi nervously. "Erm- yeah, I just moved here from... umm-
England," she replied nervously.
"Where's my manners?" replied Usagi. She faced the girl. "I didn't introduce myself. I'm
Tsukino Usagi. Well, in a matter of months, I'll be Kou Usagi!" said Usagi, giggling,
showing her engagment ring.
The girl smiled. "That's very good news. I'm Orista Oriana. I have a fiance, too. But..."
Oriana trailed off, with a depressed look. She sighed and looked at the ground. Usagi
had a sympethetic, concerned look on her face. Oriana looked up at her. "But he's still
in England. He promised that in a week he'll meet me here so he can be with me,"
There was a moment's silence. "I think we ought to be going," said Usagi, breaking the
silence. Oriana nodded. "So, why do you need at the Hikawa Shrine?"
"I need to see Hino Rei. I looked up her name in the phone book and asked her if I can
stay at the Shrine. She said for me to go there to meet her," replied Oriana.
"Well, a word of advice if she does let you stay, don't piss her off. Rei-chan has a short
temper," mentioned Usagi. Oriana giggled.
"You know Rei?" asked Oriana, looking up at her. Usagi nodded with a giggle.
"We're friends. I knew her for... erm.. quite sometime," Usagi replied, thinking about the
days on the moon. Usagi shook the thought from her head. "Hey, we're here," Usagi
exclaimed.
Oriana looked up at the Shrine. Usagi started walking up the steps that led to the Shrine.
Oriana followed.
"REEEEIII-CHAAAAN!" shrieked Usagi, once they made it up the steps. Oriana plugged
her ears.
"Usagi-chan, would you shut your cake hole?!" yelled a voice. A girl with raven black
hair appeared from behind the front door, looking a little ticked. The girl ran up to Usagi
and was about to give Usagi an earful when the girl noticed Oriana. "Oh, hello. You
must be Oriana. I'm Rei,"
Oriana nodded acknowledgingly. Rei was looking weirdly at her. Oriana noticed. "Erm,
not to be rude or anything, but why are you looking at me?" Rei looked up at her.
"I'm sorry. It's just that you remind of someone. I swear you look like their twin," replied
Rei. Usagi looked at Oriana, too, and realized what Rei meant.
"I know who she's thinking of! She's right! You look like Meioh Setsuna," agreed Usagi.
Oriana loked up at her and smiled thoughtfully.
"Setsuna is my cousin," replied Oriana. Rei and Usagi's eyes widened.
"Wha- Really?!" flabbergasted the girls. Oriana nodded.
"It's amazing! You can REALLY pass for her twin if you would dye your hair green and
have garnet colored contacts," replied Rei. Oriana narrowed her eyes at her confusingly.
"I'm not saying you should, though," said Rei quickly.
"Well, anyway, so how about it? Will you let me stay at your Shrine?" asked Oriana.
She looked up at the sky. The sun was meeting the horizon.
"I will allow you to stay here, as long as you help around the Shrine," replied Rei, finally
getting serious. Oriana looked at her and nodded acknowledgingly.
"No problem. I'll be happy to help," answered Oriana. She turned to face the sunset.
"Well, I gotta go, Rei-chan!" said Usagi. "Okasan and Otosan must be getting worried.
I'll call ya, Rei. It was nice meeting you, Oriana. I hope I'll see you again," Usagi bowed
and left.
~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sumoru, I know you'll be here soon. Just make it here safely,* Oriana leaned back on
the tree trunk, gazing up at the moon. She felt something in her jean pocket and took it
out. It was a dark red crystal that was strung on a silver chain. Oriana sighed sadly.
"It's the Crystal of Oberon. I thought I left it back on Oberon..." Oriana said to herself.
She sighed again, closing her fingers around the Crystal. Oriana glanced back up at the
moon. "Mother. I miss you. Why was I born as something different?" Tears brimmed to
her eyes. Oriana blinked the tears back as she struggled to her feet. She fastened the
Crystal around her neck and walked off, to where, she didn't know.
fire-red-headed. "Where are you from?"
The girl looked up at Usagi nervously. "Erm- yeah, I just moved here from... umm-
England," she replied nervously.
"Where's my manners?" replied Usagi. She faced the girl. "I didn't introduce myself. I'm
Tsukino Usagi. Well, in a matter of months, I'll be Kou Usagi!" said Usagi, giggling,
showing her engagment ring.
The girl smiled. "That's very good news. I'm Orista Oriana. I have a fiance, too. But..."
Oriana trailed off, with a depressed look. She sighed and looked at the ground. Usagi
had a sympethetic, concerned look on her face. Oriana looked up at her. "But he's still
in England. He promised that in a week he'll meet me here so he can be with me,"
There was a moment's silence. "I think we ought to be going," said Usagi, breaking the
silence. Oriana nodded. "So, why do you need at the Hikawa Shrine?"
"I need to see Hino Rei. I looked up her name in the phone book and asked her if I can
stay at the Shrine. She said for me to go there to meet her," replied Oriana.
"Well, a word of advice if she does let you stay, don't piss her off. Rei-chan has a short
temper," mentioned Usagi. Oriana giggled.
"You know Rei?" asked Oriana, looking up at her. Usagi nodded with a giggle.
"We're friends. I knew her for... erm.. quite sometime," Usagi replied, thinking about the
days on the moon. Usagi shook the thought from her head. "Hey, we're here," Usagi
exclaimed.
Oriana looked up at the Shrine. Usagi started walking up the steps that led to the Shrine.
Oriana followed.
"REEEEIII-CHAAAAN!" shrieked Usagi, once they made it up the steps. Oriana plugged
her ears.
"Usagi-chan, would you shut your cake hole?!" yelled a voice. A girl with raven black
hair appeared from behind the front door, looking a little ticked. The girl ran up to Usagi
and was about to give Usagi an earful when the girl noticed Oriana. "Oh, hello. You
must be Oriana. I'm Rei,"
Oriana nodded acknowledgingly. Rei was looking weirdly at her. Oriana noticed. "Erm,
not to be rude or anything, but why are you looking at me?" Rei looked up at her.
"I'm sorry. It's just that you remind of someone. I swear you look like their twin," replied
Rei. Usagi looked at Oriana, too, and realized what Rei meant.
"I know who she's thinking of! She's right! You look like Meioh Setsuna," agreed Usagi.
Oriana loked up at her and smiled thoughtfully.
"Setsuna is my cousin," replied Oriana. Rei and Usagi's eyes widened.
"Wha- Really?!" flabbergasted the girls. Oriana nodded.
"It's amazing! You can REALLY pass for her twin if you would dye your hair green and
have garnet colored contacts," replied Rei. Oriana narrowed her eyes at her confusingly.
"I'm not saying you should, though," said Rei quickly.
"Well, anyway, so how about it? Will you let me stay at your Shrine?" asked Oriana.
She looked up at the sky. The sun was meeting the horizon.
"I will allow you to stay here, as long as you help around the Shrine," replied Rei, finally
getting serious. Oriana looked at her and nodded acknowledgingly.
"No problem. I'll be happy to help," answered Oriana. She turned to face the sunset.
"Well, I gotta go, Rei-chan!" said Usagi. "Okasan and Otosan must be getting worried.
I'll call ya, Rei. It was nice meeting you, Oriana. I hope I'll see you again," Usagi bowed
and left.
~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sumoru, I know you'll be here soon. Just make it here safely,* Oriana leaned back on
the tree trunk, gazing up at the moon. She felt something in her jean pocket and took it
out. It was a dark red crystal that was strung on a silver chain. Oriana sighed sadly.
"It's the Crystal of Oberon. I thought I left it back on Oberon..." Oriana said to herself.
She sighed again, closing her fingers around the Crystal. Oriana glanced back up at the
moon. "Mother. I miss you. Why was I born as something different?" Tears brimmed to
her eyes. Oriana blinked the tears back as she struggled to her feet. She fastened the
Crystal around her neck and walked off, to where, she didn't know.