Oh Man! I forgot the thingy that says I don't own Sailor Moon! O_o() I don't own Sailor Moon. PLEASE DON"T SUE ME!
Chap. 5 With Sunrise Comes...
Bonatha woke in a strange room and was frightened until she heard Janus in the next room, speaking to the cat called Artemis. Then she remembered what had happened. She could smell good food and she heard several voices. The outside door opened and closed several times.
As she got up and went to the door, she hesitated. From the noise outside, there were a lot of people here, and she wasn't sure she could trust them. Why would Janus guard her if they were trustworthy?
She opened the door a crack to see outside. There were now four cats and quite a few girls out there. Just more girls than there were in Gala's lady-in-waiting crowd.
Bonatha decided she wouldn't go into the room unless she was summoned. She had learned quite well at the palace how to "play opossum." She'd had to whenever Galaxo had come to call. She'd just do it again.
For some reason, the girls were all waiting for something. The black cat and Janus had gotten into a deep conversation that involved all that had happened in the past few months.
Bonatha was listening so intently to Janus that she didn't notice that the young girl with pink hair had some how told the others that she was standing there. She only realized they were watching her when one of them whispered, "Luna, the door..."
There was no point in hiding now, they had seen her. She walked in like the sheer silence that hovered would crash down on them if she made a noise. The first sound Bonatha realized was the buzzing of her disguise compact. It was almost out of power, and she couldn't use it while it recharged.
Lita and Mina stood up and, like guardians, came to stand beside her.
"This is Bonatha," Mina volunteered, "Bonatha, this is Serena, Amy, Raye, Rini, Diana and Luna. You already know Artemis, Lita, and myself."
Everyone said their hellos and Lita offered Bonatha a plate of eggs and sausage. They were all full of questions for her.
"How did you get here, anyway?" Serena asked. Bonatha had a strong feeling that this person was closely connected to who she'd come for. She had an air about her that said I'm not who you think I am.
"Hophter gave me a lift. All the guards went to sleep about sundown and we had a 12 hour flight window from there. I just had to climb down the tower."
"Isn't Hophter the fiancé Janus was talking about?" Amy asked.
"Girls, I know you have a lot of questions, but they'll have to wait. It will look pretty suspicious if a crowd of girls who are best friends are late for school. The reason Bonatha's here is to avoid attention," Luna hinted.
The girls grumbled, but complied. As the last one out the door, Rini said, "Isn't Bonatha going to school too? If she left the room or answered the door it would look really bad."
"We're working on that today, Rini," assured Janus. "But she hasn't gotten earth papers yet."
Satisfied with that answer, Rini ran to meet the others.