"Okay, now hold still." The photographer told Hotaru. "Okay, good. Now say cheese." Without letting Hotaru say the phrase, he took the picture. "Next! Aww…a baby…wonderful." He rolled his eyes expecting her to cry like any other child who took their picture, but all Koneko did was grin and giggle. "Wow in my whole career I never saw a baby as behaved as her."
I smiled at the man, and nodded my thank you. "She is really special."
"Well, that is it," The woman at the desk said, giving back the birth certificate and other identifications. "You should be getting your pass ports in a few days, no more the two days. Have a wonderful day!"
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"Koneko, you had your first picture!" I held her up in my arms, and she went into a giggle and kick fest as all five of us strolled down the streets.
"In a less then a week we will be in Paris!" Makoto walked ahead, her hands in the air.
"Hai, but Makoto your French is terrible you need to study on it more." Ami stated as she licked her fingers and turn the pages in her book.
"Aww c'mon Ami, I'll pick it up." Makoto began walking backwards.
"Someone will have to pick you up in a moment if-" It was too late, I just shook my head as I saw Makoto on the ground, a small dog jumping around Makoto's feet, it's tongue hanging out as it barked happily.
&*&*&
Two days later, out passports came; Makoto was upset at her picture. She looked as if she was drugged just a few hours before taking it. "He took the picture too quick! I was going to blink THEN smile."
My eyes wondered to the packed bags at the door, this would be my second time moving away from a place I loved in just three months.
"We were lucky, we timed it just right. Passports came in time, we're leaving tomorrow at noon." Hotaru shut the booklet and sprawled out on the bed. "I wonder how Michiru-mama is, does she miss us?"
"I'm sure she does Hime-chan." I sat on her bed and stroked her hair.
"Do you miss her?" She asked without looking at me.
"Of course…at times." I took my hand from her hair.
"Do you still love her?"
Do you still love her?
'Do I? For years I have, can I just stop loving her after all we have been through? No, but what she did was wrong. Yes, I love her. No, No! No, I do not love her. But…'
"I can't give a positive answer to that." I looked down at my hands, the hand that held her almost every night.
"Oh." Was Hotaru only reply.
&*&*&
"Wake up!" I opened my eyes to see, two purple eyes looking into mine. "Wha…"
"The alarm did not go off! It is almost eleven! We have to hurry or we will miss our flight!" She then ran out of my room, and I saw Ami gathering her things while brushing her teeth.
I jumped out of bed, ran to the bathroom cut on the shower, not caring what the temperature was, took a quick shower, bushed my teeth, called my land lord to tell him we were leaving, and got myself dress while Hotarua, who was ready, changed and dressed a still sleeping Koneko.
&*&
Artemis looked at the sleeping senshi of love and stretched while he yawned. Their friends were disappearing and he wanted to make sure she was still there and did not disappears in the middle of the night like their friends had.
"Oh Minako, why didn't we go with them, like we planned?" He jumped out of the window unto a tree and leaped from branch to branch until he was safely on the ground. He began his was to Rei's temple, after he shook of the remains of his sleep.
At the temple, her met Michiru who was dressed in the red and white kimono. "Hello."
"Hello, Artemis. Minako still in bed?" She asked slowly sweeping the steps.
"Hai." He answered simply, and watched Rei and Setsuna bring out large taped up boxes. "Cleaning."
"Hai. She looked over her shoulder and watched the girls go back in. "Setsuna went back to the Gates of Time, and Rei called on the Scared Fire. What is going to happened to us?"
He shook his head with no answer, "I do not know Michiru. I wish I did. Is Luna here?"
"Somewhere. She has been so depressed, I'm worried about her."
He left the aqua haired girl behind and walked around to the back of the temple. "Luna?"
"Oh Artemis. How are you?"
He walked to the black cat and stroked his cheek against hers. "I'm good. The question should be directed to you."
"Been better." She answered as always. "Chibi Usa will not longer exist…."
"It's not about her, you know it."
There was silence between the two.
"Usagi was my only friend Artemis, even through I am a cat I love her as if she was my own, now I feel like my heart has been thrown from my chest and stepped on right in front of my eyes."
"So, it was okay is Haruka felt that way? It would be okay if Haruka's heart was torn from her chest and stepped on right in front of her face?"
"Nani?"
"Don't you get it? Haruka loves Usagi just as much as we all did and do."
"But Artemis…You're right! What have I done Artemis! What have I done!" The black cat covered her face in the pink cloth she was lying on. Artemis cuddled next to her, and just watched her cry.
&*&*&
Koneko giggled and twisted in her baby seat on the plane as it flew. Hotaru, Ami, myself and of course Koneko were relaxed, but Makoto, clung to her seat and every few minutes tightened her seat belt.
"Ms. You can take off your seatbelt now." The flight attendant said kindly.
"Does it look like I want to!" Makoto barked.
The woman slowly backed away and left through a curtain in the back.
Hotaru placed her hand gently and Makoto's shoulder, "Don't worry in a few hours we'll be in France."
"Try more like 12 plus hours…" I turned the page of a magazine on Motorcycles.
"1-12 hours! No! Let me off! Now!"
"Makoto…there will be lay overs." Ami tried to calm the girl down.
"Then you have to go back up in the air for another few hours." I smirked at myself.
"Oh Haruka stop."
"Hey, it's fun. Isn't it Koneko-chan?" I touched the babies nose. "Lets torture Aunt Makoto!" I turned in my seat. "Did you know we have to go over the ocean."
"Iie!"
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