Here's the last part to "One Stands Alone". This is part nine and the epilogue because if I
don't do it all together, I'll never get a chance to work on the epilogue. Just so you guys
know, this is probably my last Sailor Moon story as I'm just not into Sailor Moon as I used to
be. Also, there will be no sequel to this fic.
Um, sorry this took so long. I originally started this August 25, but things happened and it
got pushed back and back...
I might be blonde, but I'm not stupid. I know the sun isn't a planet, but it's the
transformation Allura's using. I also know how that's in Allura's bio, but at the time, it
really didn't matter to me.
You should know the disclaimer by now. If not, I don't care.
Crossroads High School, as I designed it, is loosely based off my high school. If it doesn't
seem very Japanese, well, don't flame me.
Quote of the Fic: "To be great is to be misunderstood." Ralph Emerson
Part Nine and Epilogue to "One Stands Alone"
'Let's End This All'
~~
Allura straightened her skirt for the third time that morning. Allura had never been so
nervous in her life. Not in any meeting with the Scouts for the last two days. She wasn't
sure why she was so nervous, she just was.
Crescent watched as Allura continued pacing. It was almost funny to see Allura so nervous. But
it also worried the cat. It was unlike Allura. The guardian cat wondered if it was from the
idea of going to a public school for the first time in her life or if something else was
bothering her.
~~
Bauxite kneeled in front of her lord, her face down in shame.
"Bauxite, I'm not tolerating failure." Prince Diamond said.
"I know, my Prince, and it won't happen again." Bauxite said.
"I know it won't." Diamond said.
"What do you mean by that, my Prince?" Bauxite said, looking up at Diamond.
"Goodbye, Bauxite." Diamond said.
Bauxite screamed as Diamond destroyed her.
Diamond shook his head. "If you want something done right, you must do it yourself."
~~
Allura and Crescent walked down the street towards Crossroads High School.
"I'll be waiting for you when you come out of school." Crescent said.
"Yes mother." Allura said, rolling her eyes.
"Please try to control your sarcasm Allura as it won't do you any good."
Allura nodded. "I'll be fine Crescent, and I promise I won't kill anyone."
"That's good. Don't show off too much either. If you do, you won't make any friends."
Allura appeared puzzled. "What's a friend?"
Crescent shook her head and Allura blinked once. Allura was slowly calming the mixture of fear,
nervousness, and paranoia inside her. She had never been to a public school like this one.
When she lived with her parents, Allura was sent to one of the best private schools in the
state. Her aunts both believed in home schooling.
~~
Allura was nearly relieved to see that no one else was outside the school when she arrived.
Crescent had bounded off after Allura told her she needed time to think. Time to be alone
before she started school. Crescent believed her, so Allura now sat on the stone wall outside
of Crossroads High School alone. Allura sighed and grabbed a book she had brought along. It
was a book on geometry, a gift from her old teacher.
She didn't hear the approach of someone else until she heard them speak.
"Hello Allura. You're here early," Amy said.
Allura looked at Amy and shrugged. She wasn't much in the mood for talking. Amy seemed to
notice it and just sat down next to her, reading a book of her own. The two didn't open their
mouths at all, but they sat in the quiet of the empty schoolyard. They only noticed the time
passed when more and more students showed up.
Allura sighed and put her book away. She checked her watch and quietly headed into the school.
She still needed to pick up a map of the school and her schedule.
~~
"Allura Starbright?" the sectary asked.
Allura nodded, a tiny frown on her face. "That's me."
The sectary smiled. "Cheer up, darling, the first day back isn't that bad."
Allura shrugged.
"You're not much of a talker, are you?" the sectary asked.
Allura shook her head no. She was growing annoyed by this lady.
The sectary shrugged. "Oh well. Anyhow, here is a map of the school and your schedule. By
the way, I'm Mrs. Izumi if you need anything. Have a good day dear."
Allura smiled her thanks and quietly got out of the office.
~~
"Two-twelve, two-twelve... here it is. Oh lovely, my homeroom is in the corner." Allura
muttered under her breath. She knocked on the door and then quietly slid into the empty
classroom. A teacher looked up from where he was writing on the chalkboard.
"You must be Miss Starbright," he said.
Allura nodded and handed him her schedule. He looked it over and handed it back to her.
"I'm Mr. Kido. Looks like you'll have me for Advanced History also."
Allura nodded as a bell rang, making her jump.
"Reading from what the principal gave me, you've never been in a school like this. We move by
the bell." Mr. Kido said.
Allura nodded again.
Mr. Kido looked at her and smiled. "You won't be one of the troublemakers, I can tell.
Anyhow, once all your fellow classmates get in here, we'll have you introduce yourself and I'll
give you a seat. Just stand over there by the bookshelf."
~~
Allura watched as students filled in and sat at various seats. An empty seat was left in the
corner by the bookshelf.
"Alright, I would like to welcome you all back to school," Mr. Kido said, "Class, this is
Allura Starbright. Allura, tell us a little about yourself."
"Nice last name," the mutter came from a brunette surrounded by her friends.
"Nice hair," the girl next to the brunette said.
"My name is Allura. I'm an only child and I just moved here from the United States." Allura
said, her voice quiet and shy. A gentle blush tinted her cheeks.
Mr. Kido smiled. "Go and take the remaining seat."
Allura nodded and walked to her seat, ignoring the stares from her fellow classmates. As she
moved past the brunette, the brunette muttered "freak". Allura held her head up higher and sat
down. The boy who sat next to her, smiled. Allura gave him a chilly look and looked him over.
He had dark blue, almost black, hair with brown eyes.
"Hi, my name is Tamahome. I moved here two years ago, and you get used to the mean people."
Allura remained impassive. "Thanks for reassuring me that this is just a passing phase and
everybody will like me by next week."
Tamahome laughed. "That won't happen. Let me see your schedule."
Allura handed him her schedule without a comment.
"This is cool. We have all of the same classes together. You elected to take an extra class to
replace gym too?"
Allura nodded, but didn't say a word.
~~
Yui, girl who called Allura 'freak,' sniffed in disgust when she noticed Tamahome and Allura
sharing schedules.
"Looks like she's in our school for twenty minutes and already has a boyfriend." Soi said, the
one who made a comment on Allura's hair. (Authoress: Anyone able to guess where I'm getting
Tamahome, Soi, and Yui from? It's another anime.)
The bell rang and Yui and Soi both smiled and walked over to Allura, who was talking to
Tamahome.
"Hello freak." Yui said.
Allura turned to Yui, her lavender eyes ice cold. Tamahome shivered a little, wondering how a
girl who was just somewhat friendly could become so cold. Allura didn't say a word, but she
glared for another moment before walking away. Tamahome looked at Soi and Yui before heading
off with Allura.
~~
Amy, Lita, Serena, and Mina all gathered in the hallway to see if they could find Allura.
"I wonder what homeroom she's in." Amy wondered aloud.
"I hope she's okay." Serena said, a little worried that her friend was stuck in a room with no
one she knew.
Lita's eyes widened as she focused on something down the hallway. "I'd say she's fine."
Mina's looked over to where Lita was looking. "No fair! She's been in school for twenty
minutes and already has a guy talking to her!"
Amy and Serena looked over at where the other two were already looking. Serena giggled and Amy
smiled slightly.
"That's Tamahome. We had a study hall together last year. He's really nice," Serena said.
~~
Allura noticed Amy, Lita, Serena, and Mina up ahead, but she didn't smile or wave at them. She
was listening to Tamahome as he told her about some of the teachers.
"Here's our first class." Tamahome said as he grabbed Allura by the arm and pulled her into the
class room.
~~
Amy looked at her schedule. "Ah! I have to get going, my class is on the third floor!"
Lita and Mina both screeched as their classes were also on the third floor. The trio took off
running up the stairs. Serena shrugged and headed into the room that was next to the one
Allura had entered.
~~
The school day passed quickly for Allura. Tamahome was a calm and easygoing person, who was
also quite intelligent. Since teachers arranged their classes by alphabetical order, Allura
and Tamahome sat by each other in all of their classes since Tamahome's last name also began
with in 'S'. Amy was in two of Allura's classes and Serena, Lita, and Amy had the same lunch
as Allura. As the final bell ring, Allura shoved her unneeded books into her locker and headed
outside before anyone found her.
Crescent jumped on Allura's shoulder and purred loudly. "Crescent if you purr that loudly,
I'll go deaf."
"Cute cat." Tamahome said as he walked up to her.
"This is Crescent. Crescent this is my new friend, Tamahome." Allura said, emphasizing the
word 'friend'.
Crescent sniffed Tamahome before allowing him to pet her. Serena, Amy, Lita, and Mina walked
over.
"So, Allura, how would you like to go the arcade? Maybe get a milkshake?" Tamahome asked,
blushing a little.
Allura smiled. "I would like that."
Tamahome smiled. "Good! I'll meet you back here in fifteen minutes. I just have to walk my
little brother, Taka, home. Unless you want to join me."
Allura grinned. "Okay. Just let me tell me friends goodbye."
Tamahome nodded and pointed to the gates. Allura nodded.
"You were so just asked out!" Mina said, pouting.
Allura blushed. "I'll see you guys at the temple around four, okay?"
The others nodded, and Lita called out last minute advice. "It isn't proper to kiss on the
first date!"
~~
Allura slowly climbed up the temple stairs, Crescent chattering away by her ear. As she
reached the top of the stairs, she noticed that all of the other scouts where there.
"How was your date?" Trista asked.
Allura blushed. "I'd rather be with Tamahome than with you guys right now. He's a lot nicer
and cuter."
Mina laughed. "Did you guys have a nice time?"
Allura blushed a deeper shade of red. "That's confidential."
~~
The rest of the week passed smoothly, and Allura found herself with a free, albeit rainy and
cold, Saturday.
"How did I manage to get a free Saturday?" Allura asked Crescent.
Crescent shrugged as best a cat can. "I'm not sure, but you should use it to your advantage."
Allura nodded and turned her answering machine on and her phone off. "This is my day and I'm
going to spend it cleaning. I'm not going to be bothered by the phone or anything else.
Crescent, make sure the apartment door is bolted and my communicator is off. I don't care
if the Apocalypse comes. I'm cleaning today."
Crescent laughed, not sure when she had last saw Allura that happy, but, then again, cleaning
always did cheer up Allura. "Well, since your cleaning, how about we start with the stack of
mail you've ignored since the beginning of the week?"
Allura nodded and took a seat the kitchen table. Crescent sat down on the table, as Allura
looked though the mail.
"Let's see what we have. Bill, catalogue with clothes I'll never wear, bill, bill, credit
card, letter from Aunt Elizabeth and I hope she remember to put the money in this time,
apartment bill, catalogue, junk mail..." Allura trailed off as she passed a letter that had
already been opened and stuck it under the bill stack.
"What was that letter, Lura?" Crescent asked.
Allura looked down. "A letter from Mother. She sent her best and a five hundred dollar check
as a very, very belated birthday gift. The letter said the same thing as always 'Love you',
'hope to see you soon', but instead of the 'when I get a free week, I'll fly out and visit you'
it was 'when we get a free week, my boyfriend and I will fly out to visit you. He can't wait
to meet you'."
Crescent suddenly realized what was bothering Allura. "Allura, she's had boyfriends before..."
"She's never sent me a picture of them together!"
"She can't hold a relationship, and they'll never fly out to visit you. Only Elizabeth does
that for you, about once a year."
Allura smiled. "You're probably right. I just don't want to see her, especially if she's with
her new boyfriend."
Crescent head butted her hand and purred. "I know, Lura, I know."
The beeping of Allura's communicator interrupted the tender moment. "I know I told you to make
sure you shut that off..."
Crescent blushed as Allura answered. She frowned as Allura made a weird face. After Allura had
transformed, Crescent asked what was up.
"Diamond's back and he isn't happy." Allura said. Crescent jumped on Allura's shoulder. With a
sadistic smile, Allura jumped out of her fifth story window, Crescent screaming the entire
way down.
~~
When Sailor Sun had appeared on the battle scene, Jupiter was bleeding, Mercury was
unconscious, and Neptune had a nasty wound on her thigh. Both Tuxedo Mask and Uranus were
standing close to Sailor Moon.
"So, how much did I miss?" Sun quipped lightly to Pluto.
Pluto shook her head. "I give up on you."
Mars answered. "Diamond is around her somewhere. He's playing hide and seek with us."
Sun nodded as her staff appeared, and blew her wet bangs out of her face. "Let's try a little
trick. SUNLIGHT RAIN!"
As little balls of fire fell harmlessly on the Scouts, a hiss of pain was heard from a nearby
tree. The Scouts grinned and each released their strongest attack, or at least a dating tool.
Diamond cursed as the attacks hit him. "Sailor Moon will be mine!"
Sailor Moon cursed under her breath and Tuxedo Mask growled. "Without Mercury, we can't do
Sailor Planet Attack!"
While Diamond laughed, Sun formulated a plan. "Hey, Crescent, how close do you think you could
get to Diamond without him noticing?"
"I should hope I would be on top of him before he noticed, or else I'm not a very stealthy
cat." Crescent replied.
"Good. Go and sic him."
"I'm not a dog!"
"I know that, and you know that. Just move it!" Sun hissed and tossed her guardian into a
nearby tree.
"One of these days Allura, I swear, I kill you in your sleep."
"Whatever," Sun replied, before going to share her plan with the other Scouts.
~~
Diamond wondered what was up when the Scouts suddenly stopped attacking him. They appeared to
be meditating. Diamond also noticed that Sailor Mercury was up and moving again. He also
noticed that one of the cats had disappeared. He wasn't prepared when the cat fell on his
head.
"Hiya!" Crescent quipped.
"Crescent, get out of the way!" Sailor Sun yelled as she and the other Scouts let lose their
powers that they had been holding in check.
Crescent jumped neatly out of the way when the force of all of the Scouts strongest powers,
held in check by meditation, destroyed Diamond.
Saturn looked at Sailor Sun as Crescent jumped back on her head. "Nice plan."
Sailor Sun blushed and detransformed. "Thanks. I'm going back to cleaning now."
~~
Epilogue
~About two months after Diamond's defeat~
Allura smiled as another week of school ended. Tonight, she and Tamahome were going to see a
movie. When she mentioned it in lunch to her friend, Lita cooed at her. Allura was glad she
and Tamahome were getting along so well, and if all went well, she would be getting her first
kiss tonight.
~~
As Allura and Tamahome walked out of the movie theater, they both laughed at how stupid the
movie had been.
"Wanna go and get a milkshake? My treat." Tamahome said.
"I would love that." Allura replied.
The two grabbed a milkshake from Crown Arcade and then decided to go and walk around the park
for a little bit. As not much was spoken between the two, Allura had time to reflect. All of
the Scouts were finally treating her like an equal, and even though everything had been quiet
for the past two month, Allura still would head over to the weekly meetings to catch up on the
latest gossip, even though it was now mostly about her and Tamahome. Tamahome didn't know about
his girlfriend's life as Sailor Sun, and until Allura felt the need to tell him, he wouldn't
know.
'As for my mother,' Allura thought quietly, 'things are as they've always been. A few more
letters than normal though, but we still don't have the best communication.'
Tamahome interrupted Allura's thoughts. "Allura, could I kiss you?"
Allura blushed, and Tamahome tried to apologize, but Allura stopped him. With her lips. When
the two broke apart, both were blushing. Allura smiled gently and kissed her boyfriend again.
The two ignored the sighs that came from a nearby bush.
'Finally,' Allura thought as she heard the sighs and ignored them and continued kissing her
boyfriend, 'I belong somewhere. I'm not a loner. I have friends and I even have a boyfriend.
My life is perfect. I'm happy.'
~~
Wow, this took me one year to complete.
Anyhow, thanks to all my loyal readers.
PLEASE REVIEW!
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000
don't do it all together, I'll never get a chance to work on the epilogue. Just so you guys
know, this is probably my last Sailor Moon story as I'm just not into Sailor Moon as I used to
be. Also, there will be no sequel to this fic.
Um, sorry this took so long. I originally started this August 25, but things happened and it
got pushed back and back...
I might be blonde, but I'm not stupid. I know the sun isn't a planet, but it's the
transformation Allura's using. I also know how that's in Allura's bio, but at the time, it
really didn't matter to me.
You should know the disclaimer by now. If not, I don't care.
Crossroads High School, as I designed it, is loosely based off my high school. If it doesn't
seem very Japanese, well, don't flame me.
Quote of the Fic: "To be great is to be misunderstood." Ralph Emerson
Part Nine and Epilogue to "One Stands Alone"
'Let's End This All'
~~
Allura straightened her skirt for the third time that morning. Allura had never been so
nervous in her life. Not in any meeting with the Scouts for the last two days. She wasn't
sure why she was so nervous, she just was.
Crescent watched as Allura continued pacing. It was almost funny to see Allura so nervous. But
it also worried the cat. It was unlike Allura. The guardian cat wondered if it was from the
idea of going to a public school for the first time in her life or if something else was
bothering her.
~~
Bauxite kneeled in front of her lord, her face down in shame.
"Bauxite, I'm not tolerating failure." Prince Diamond said.
"I know, my Prince, and it won't happen again." Bauxite said.
"I know it won't." Diamond said.
"What do you mean by that, my Prince?" Bauxite said, looking up at Diamond.
"Goodbye, Bauxite." Diamond said.
Bauxite screamed as Diamond destroyed her.
Diamond shook his head. "If you want something done right, you must do it yourself."
~~
Allura and Crescent walked down the street towards Crossroads High School.
"I'll be waiting for you when you come out of school." Crescent said.
"Yes mother." Allura said, rolling her eyes.
"Please try to control your sarcasm Allura as it won't do you any good."
Allura nodded. "I'll be fine Crescent, and I promise I won't kill anyone."
"That's good. Don't show off too much either. If you do, you won't make any friends."
Allura appeared puzzled. "What's a friend?"
Crescent shook her head and Allura blinked once. Allura was slowly calming the mixture of fear,
nervousness, and paranoia inside her. She had never been to a public school like this one.
When she lived with her parents, Allura was sent to one of the best private schools in the
state. Her aunts both believed in home schooling.
~~
Allura was nearly relieved to see that no one else was outside the school when she arrived.
Crescent had bounded off after Allura told her she needed time to think. Time to be alone
before she started school. Crescent believed her, so Allura now sat on the stone wall outside
of Crossroads High School alone. Allura sighed and grabbed a book she had brought along. It
was a book on geometry, a gift from her old teacher.
She didn't hear the approach of someone else until she heard them speak.
"Hello Allura. You're here early," Amy said.
Allura looked at Amy and shrugged. She wasn't much in the mood for talking. Amy seemed to
notice it and just sat down next to her, reading a book of her own. The two didn't open their
mouths at all, but they sat in the quiet of the empty schoolyard. They only noticed the time
passed when more and more students showed up.
Allura sighed and put her book away. She checked her watch and quietly headed into the school.
She still needed to pick up a map of the school and her schedule.
~~
"Allura Starbright?" the sectary asked.
Allura nodded, a tiny frown on her face. "That's me."
The sectary smiled. "Cheer up, darling, the first day back isn't that bad."
Allura shrugged.
"You're not much of a talker, are you?" the sectary asked.
Allura shook her head no. She was growing annoyed by this lady.
The sectary shrugged. "Oh well. Anyhow, here is a map of the school and your schedule. By
the way, I'm Mrs. Izumi if you need anything. Have a good day dear."
Allura smiled her thanks and quietly got out of the office.
~~
"Two-twelve, two-twelve... here it is. Oh lovely, my homeroom is in the corner." Allura
muttered under her breath. She knocked on the door and then quietly slid into the empty
classroom. A teacher looked up from where he was writing on the chalkboard.
"You must be Miss Starbright," he said.
Allura nodded and handed him her schedule. He looked it over and handed it back to her.
"I'm Mr. Kido. Looks like you'll have me for Advanced History also."
Allura nodded as a bell rang, making her jump.
"Reading from what the principal gave me, you've never been in a school like this. We move by
the bell." Mr. Kido said.
Allura nodded again.
Mr. Kido looked at her and smiled. "You won't be one of the troublemakers, I can tell.
Anyhow, once all your fellow classmates get in here, we'll have you introduce yourself and I'll
give you a seat. Just stand over there by the bookshelf."
~~
Allura watched as students filled in and sat at various seats. An empty seat was left in the
corner by the bookshelf.
"Alright, I would like to welcome you all back to school," Mr. Kido said, "Class, this is
Allura Starbright. Allura, tell us a little about yourself."
"Nice last name," the mutter came from a brunette surrounded by her friends.
"Nice hair," the girl next to the brunette said.
"My name is Allura. I'm an only child and I just moved here from the United States." Allura
said, her voice quiet and shy. A gentle blush tinted her cheeks.
Mr. Kido smiled. "Go and take the remaining seat."
Allura nodded and walked to her seat, ignoring the stares from her fellow classmates. As she
moved past the brunette, the brunette muttered "freak". Allura held her head up higher and sat
down. The boy who sat next to her, smiled. Allura gave him a chilly look and looked him over.
He had dark blue, almost black, hair with brown eyes.
"Hi, my name is Tamahome. I moved here two years ago, and you get used to the mean people."
Allura remained impassive. "Thanks for reassuring me that this is just a passing phase and
everybody will like me by next week."
Tamahome laughed. "That won't happen. Let me see your schedule."
Allura handed him her schedule without a comment.
"This is cool. We have all of the same classes together. You elected to take an extra class to
replace gym too?"
Allura nodded, but didn't say a word.
~~
Yui, girl who called Allura 'freak,' sniffed in disgust when she noticed Tamahome and Allura
sharing schedules.
"Looks like she's in our school for twenty minutes and already has a boyfriend." Soi said, the
one who made a comment on Allura's hair. (Authoress: Anyone able to guess where I'm getting
Tamahome, Soi, and Yui from? It's another anime.)
The bell rang and Yui and Soi both smiled and walked over to Allura, who was talking to
Tamahome.
"Hello freak." Yui said.
Allura turned to Yui, her lavender eyes ice cold. Tamahome shivered a little, wondering how a
girl who was just somewhat friendly could become so cold. Allura didn't say a word, but she
glared for another moment before walking away. Tamahome looked at Soi and Yui before heading
off with Allura.
~~
Amy, Lita, Serena, and Mina all gathered in the hallway to see if they could find Allura.
"I wonder what homeroom she's in." Amy wondered aloud.
"I hope she's okay." Serena said, a little worried that her friend was stuck in a room with no
one she knew.
Lita's eyes widened as she focused on something down the hallway. "I'd say she's fine."
Mina's looked over to where Lita was looking. "No fair! She's been in school for twenty
minutes and already has a guy talking to her!"
Amy and Serena looked over at where the other two were already looking. Serena giggled and Amy
smiled slightly.
"That's Tamahome. We had a study hall together last year. He's really nice," Serena said.
~~
Allura noticed Amy, Lita, Serena, and Mina up ahead, but she didn't smile or wave at them. She
was listening to Tamahome as he told her about some of the teachers.
"Here's our first class." Tamahome said as he grabbed Allura by the arm and pulled her into the
class room.
~~
Amy looked at her schedule. "Ah! I have to get going, my class is on the third floor!"
Lita and Mina both screeched as their classes were also on the third floor. The trio took off
running up the stairs. Serena shrugged and headed into the room that was next to the one
Allura had entered.
~~
The school day passed quickly for Allura. Tamahome was a calm and easygoing person, who was
also quite intelligent. Since teachers arranged their classes by alphabetical order, Allura
and Tamahome sat by each other in all of their classes since Tamahome's last name also began
with in 'S'. Amy was in two of Allura's classes and Serena, Lita, and Amy had the same lunch
as Allura. As the final bell ring, Allura shoved her unneeded books into her locker and headed
outside before anyone found her.
Crescent jumped on Allura's shoulder and purred loudly. "Crescent if you purr that loudly,
I'll go deaf."
"Cute cat." Tamahome said as he walked up to her.
"This is Crescent. Crescent this is my new friend, Tamahome." Allura said, emphasizing the
word 'friend'.
Crescent sniffed Tamahome before allowing him to pet her. Serena, Amy, Lita, and Mina walked
over.
"So, Allura, how would you like to go the arcade? Maybe get a milkshake?" Tamahome asked,
blushing a little.
Allura smiled. "I would like that."
Tamahome smiled. "Good! I'll meet you back here in fifteen minutes. I just have to walk my
little brother, Taka, home. Unless you want to join me."
Allura grinned. "Okay. Just let me tell me friends goodbye."
Tamahome nodded and pointed to the gates. Allura nodded.
"You were so just asked out!" Mina said, pouting.
Allura blushed. "I'll see you guys at the temple around four, okay?"
The others nodded, and Lita called out last minute advice. "It isn't proper to kiss on the
first date!"
~~
Allura slowly climbed up the temple stairs, Crescent chattering away by her ear. As she
reached the top of the stairs, she noticed that all of the other scouts where there.
"How was your date?" Trista asked.
Allura blushed. "I'd rather be with Tamahome than with you guys right now. He's a lot nicer
and cuter."
Mina laughed. "Did you guys have a nice time?"
Allura blushed a deeper shade of red. "That's confidential."
~~
The rest of the week passed smoothly, and Allura found herself with a free, albeit rainy and
cold, Saturday.
"How did I manage to get a free Saturday?" Allura asked Crescent.
Crescent shrugged as best a cat can. "I'm not sure, but you should use it to your advantage."
Allura nodded and turned her answering machine on and her phone off. "This is my day and I'm
going to spend it cleaning. I'm not going to be bothered by the phone or anything else.
Crescent, make sure the apartment door is bolted and my communicator is off. I don't care
if the Apocalypse comes. I'm cleaning today."
Crescent laughed, not sure when she had last saw Allura that happy, but, then again, cleaning
always did cheer up Allura. "Well, since your cleaning, how about we start with the stack of
mail you've ignored since the beginning of the week?"
Allura nodded and took a seat the kitchen table. Crescent sat down on the table, as Allura
looked though the mail.
"Let's see what we have. Bill, catalogue with clothes I'll never wear, bill, bill, credit
card, letter from Aunt Elizabeth and I hope she remember to put the money in this time,
apartment bill, catalogue, junk mail..." Allura trailed off as she passed a letter that had
already been opened and stuck it under the bill stack.
"What was that letter, Lura?" Crescent asked.
Allura looked down. "A letter from Mother. She sent her best and a five hundred dollar check
as a very, very belated birthday gift. The letter said the same thing as always 'Love you',
'hope to see you soon', but instead of the 'when I get a free week, I'll fly out and visit you'
it was 'when we get a free week, my boyfriend and I will fly out to visit you. He can't wait
to meet you'."
Crescent suddenly realized what was bothering Allura. "Allura, she's had boyfriends before..."
"She's never sent me a picture of them together!"
"She can't hold a relationship, and they'll never fly out to visit you. Only Elizabeth does
that for you, about once a year."
Allura smiled. "You're probably right. I just don't want to see her, especially if she's with
her new boyfriend."
Crescent head butted her hand and purred. "I know, Lura, I know."
The beeping of Allura's communicator interrupted the tender moment. "I know I told you to make
sure you shut that off..."
Crescent blushed as Allura answered. She frowned as Allura made a weird face. After Allura had
transformed, Crescent asked what was up.
"Diamond's back and he isn't happy." Allura said. Crescent jumped on Allura's shoulder. With a
sadistic smile, Allura jumped out of her fifth story window, Crescent screaming the entire
way down.
~~
When Sailor Sun had appeared on the battle scene, Jupiter was bleeding, Mercury was
unconscious, and Neptune had a nasty wound on her thigh. Both Tuxedo Mask and Uranus were
standing close to Sailor Moon.
"So, how much did I miss?" Sun quipped lightly to Pluto.
Pluto shook her head. "I give up on you."
Mars answered. "Diamond is around her somewhere. He's playing hide and seek with us."
Sun nodded as her staff appeared, and blew her wet bangs out of her face. "Let's try a little
trick. SUNLIGHT RAIN!"
As little balls of fire fell harmlessly on the Scouts, a hiss of pain was heard from a nearby
tree. The Scouts grinned and each released their strongest attack, or at least a dating tool.
Diamond cursed as the attacks hit him. "Sailor Moon will be mine!"
Sailor Moon cursed under her breath and Tuxedo Mask growled. "Without Mercury, we can't do
Sailor Planet Attack!"
While Diamond laughed, Sun formulated a plan. "Hey, Crescent, how close do you think you could
get to Diamond without him noticing?"
"I should hope I would be on top of him before he noticed, or else I'm not a very stealthy
cat." Crescent replied.
"Good. Go and sic him."
"I'm not a dog!"
"I know that, and you know that. Just move it!" Sun hissed and tossed her guardian into a
nearby tree.
"One of these days Allura, I swear, I kill you in your sleep."
"Whatever," Sun replied, before going to share her plan with the other Scouts.
~~
Diamond wondered what was up when the Scouts suddenly stopped attacking him. They appeared to
be meditating. Diamond also noticed that Sailor Mercury was up and moving again. He also
noticed that one of the cats had disappeared. He wasn't prepared when the cat fell on his
head.
"Hiya!" Crescent quipped.
"Crescent, get out of the way!" Sailor Sun yelled as she and the other Scouts let lose their
powers that they had been holding in check.
Crescent jumped neatly out of the way when the force of all of the Scouts strongest powers,
held in check by meditation, destroyed Diamond.
Saturn looked at Sailor Sun as Crescent jumped back on her head. "Nice plan."
Sailor Sun blushed and detransformed. "Thanks. I'm going back to cleaning now."
~~
Epilogue
~About two months after Diamond's defeat~
Allura smiled as another week of school ended. Tonight, she and Tamahome were going to see a
movie. When she mentioned it in lunch to her friend, Lita cooed at her. Allura was glad she
and Tamahome were getting along so well, and if all went well, she would be getting her first
kiss tonight.
~~
As Allura and Tamahome walked out of the movie theater, they both laughed at how stupid the
movie had been.
"Wanna go and get a milkshake? My treat." Tamahome said.
"I would love that." Allura replied.
The two grabbed a milkshake from Crown Arcade and then decided to go and walk around the park
for a little bit. As not much was spoken between the two, Allura had time to reflect. All of
the Scouts were finally treating her like an equal, and even though everything had been quiet
for the past two month, Allura still would head over to the weekly meetings to catch up on the
latest gossip, even though it was now mostly about her and Tamahome. Tamahome didn't know about
his girlfriend's life as Sailor Sun, and until Allura felt the need to tell him, he wouldn't
know.
'As for my mother,' Allura thought quietly, 'things are as they've always been. A few more
letters than normal though, but we still don't have the best communication.'
Tamahome interrupted Allura's thoughts. "Allura, could I kiss you?"
Allura blushed, and Tamahome tried to apologize, but Allura stopped him. With her lips. When
the two broke apart, both were blushing. Allura smiled gently and kissed her boyfriend again.
The two ignored the sighs that came from a nearby bush.
'Finally,' Allura thought as she heard the sighs and ignored them and continued kissing her
boyfriend, 'I belong somewhere. I'm not a loner. I have friends and I even have a boyfriend.
My life is perfect. I'm happy.'
~~
Wow, this took me one year to complete.
Anyhow, thanks to all my loyal readers.
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Peace, Love, and the Moon!
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