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Moon Cats

Chapter 4

Luna sighed, lost in her past.

"Luna, I don't understand!" The tall blonde man said to Luna, standing before him in human form.

"Adrian... What don't you understand?" She turned away, her steady voice belying the moisture that gathered in her eyes, only the roses of the royal garden a witness to the tears. "We come from different worlds."

"Yes, I know. And I've at least never held coming from the Moon against you." Adrian tried humor, hoping to get through to this beautiful, mysterious creature that had stolen his heart.

In spite of herself, Luna smiled, even as her hidden tears continued to flow. "I meant... Socially... but then you knew that didn't you?"

"Yeah, I am a noble! And you, my mysterious one, are apparently not. I care deeply for you just the same! Don't you care for me as well?"

"Of course I do!"

Adrian stepped close, wrapping strong arms around Luna's delicate waist. "Then what is wrong, my love?"

"Adrian..." The woman who was a cat softly spoke "I love..."

A sudden loud explosion shook her out of her dream. "What in the..." Spotting the glow of a very large fire, and quickly leaving her perch, she started in that direction.

"I hope it isn't a Youma!"

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Artemis sat in the middle of Makoto's bedroom, eyes closed as he concentrated on all the sensations he had felt since Luna found the "Spare" disguise pen.

Artemis grabbed it, again. "I know! Disguise pen, make me a Tiger!"

"You always where a wild one.... BY THE MOON!" Luna yelled, hopping out of the closet as Artemis changed into a tiger, a five-FOOT tiger.

"Okay...Now no comments from you Artemis, I just want to see if this will work." Artemis nodded, wondering what the heck she was talking about. "Okay then. Disguise pen, Make me Princess Kaguya!"

Artemis was about to say that was stupid...when the light show began. Soon, Luna, in the human form she had only worn for a few minutes before, and was standing in the middle of the room. Quickly she moved over to the door (Or stumbled more accurately.) and fumbled with the lock so no one would walk in and surprise them.

"Okay, that is weird!" Artemis said, hopping up on a shelf, looking over the human Luna. Or maybe MOSTLY human would be a better statement as he noticed something peeking out from the back of her dress. "Luna, you still have a tail."

Luna who had been looking in a mirror, with a fair amount of surprise showing on her face. "I didn't really thing that would work...Wait, did you say tail?" Looking behind her she found the tip of said tail coming from under the hem of the skirt. It was mostly hidden, and if she paid attention to what she was doing it was easy to hide. "I suppose it couldn't hide limbs any more then our Moons."

"Makes sense. I would have worried if it did!" Artemis said.

Luna looked over at the white cat. "As if you aren't worried NOW! Please Artemis, your fur is standing on end."

"Luna, you're kinda HUMAN right now. Allow me my surprise."

Luna shrugged, then fell down while trying to take a step, landing on her butt. "Ouch."

Artemis chuckled, looking over the shelf. "Been around Usagi WAY too much Luna."

"You try walking on these stupid long legs and then talk. They don't even bend the right way!"

Artemis grinned wryly, remembering that.

"LOOK OUT!" Artemis yelled, even as the Gaki fired. He dove into Koneko and her father, knocking both from their seats and out of the path of the two arrows fired at them. He winced as he heard the loud 'thunk' of the broad heads digging into the wood.

His shoulder straightened, pride finding it's way into his posture.

Artemis, his eye caught by the red warning label on one barrel, spared on instant to look away from the Gaki. 'Ether! We are fighting in a BOMB!"

That moment of inattention almost killed him, as the Gaki's knife swung in for his throat. The cat, catching the flash of steel out of the corner of one eye blocked with leather sheathed arm, screaming as the blade bit through the leather, cutting a shallow but long line of blood from his arm. The Gaki's body followed, and as had happened to the assassin so many times, Artemis found himself beneath the man, grappling with the knife even as his injured but still fighting fist pummeled his chest and stomach.

"This place is going to explode! We have to get OUT!" Artemis yelled, between grunts of pain.

"To bad! I suppose you'll only lead me into hell by a few instants!" The crazed assassin screamed forcing the knife blade against the cat's throat, a small trickle of blood escaping the shallow nick.

Artemis growled and yelled all at once. Closing his eyes he looked for the strength to push the man off of him. And then...

Artemis opened his eyes, confusion on his face. "Wait...How DID I get him off of me? What was that feeling?"

"Artemis!" Usagi yelled, looking in the door and causing the white cat to jump a foot into the air, spinning around. The blonde princess looked at the white advisor with an odd expression. "What were you doing?"

"Just... Thinking. What do you need, Usagi?"

"Mamo-chan is on the phone. He says he wants to talk to you."

Artemis frowned, wondering why, then shrugged. "Okay." He walked out of the room, Usagi watching after him.

"Weird..."
"What's weird?" Rei asked, walking by towards the bathroom.

"For a second I thought Artemis' little moon was glowing."
"Probably just a trick of the light."
"Yeah, I guess."

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"Yeah, Mamoru, what's up?"

"What's up? So says the conquering hero!" The young man's voice chuckled across the phone lines. "You made the news, buddy!"

Artemis grinned, making sure none of the girls could hear. "Yeah, I know. They even got my best side!"

"Have you told the girls yet?"

"No, Luna wouldn't let me!"

"Have you found out why she's so obsessed with keeping it secret?"

"Not a clue." Artemis sighed.

"Strange." Mamrou must have shrugged, from the sound over the phone. "Now, back to you. I thought you were out of the Hero biz after Gaki?"

"Well, I was already there... A fact you should know quite well!"

"Yes, yes... I know." Mamoru chuckled then got sly. "We do have to discuss copyright infringement, though."

"Huh?"

"Only Tuxedo Mask is allowed to throw roses! Get your own flower!" The young man chuckled once again.

"Real funny. And here I was going to buy a tux and cape!"

Ami, walking by unnoticed, stopped as she heard the gales of laughter coming from both the cat and the phone. "What's so funny?"

Artemis, still laughing while laying next to the phone on the table, replied "Ya think I'd look good in a Tuxedo, Ami?" Both he and Mamoru started laughing all over again.

"Right... I don't understand, and for a change, I don't WANT to understand." Ami muttered as she left the kitchen.

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Sgt. Hibuki cursed loudly. Not only was he working a double shift, and not only had a tanker filled with gasoline decide to loose control and hit an apartment building, and explode... but one of his men was inside the burning building.

With two scared children.

Trapped.

"ETA on the Fire Department!"

"Five minutes. There is a traffic accident in their way here." The rookie who was his partner this month replied.

Hibuki snarled. "This BUILDING isn't going to last five more minutes, much LESS those kids or Oroshi!"

The rookie looked up, looking helpless. "Then what do we do?"

"Pray for a miracle!" The old cop said, just as his eyes caught the glint of two yellow eyes, under a golden moon.

Luna's eyes met his for a moment, then a window was broken out and Luna winced at the cries for help from the scared children. Then, with a determined nod, and a glint of golden light from the crescent moon on her forehead, she disappeared into the alley.

Hibuki smiled grimly. "Did you know black cats are good luck?"

The confused rookie, wondering where the heck THAT came from, looked at his boss. "Don't you have that backwards?"

"Nope." He said enigmatically, then turned back to the fire.

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Luna grimly looked at the Disguise Pen. "I must be mad!" She muttered before touching the pen. "Make me like Artemis when he fights!"

The lights swirled around her, and soon she stood and stretched on two feet.... And realized her outfit was rather tight...and supportive.

"Oh please..." She muttered, closing her eyes. "Not a Fuku!"

AN: Okay, so only a possible GLIMPSE at Luna...and a fire, and a laughing Mamoru and Artemis. Next time, A rescue following a rescue and Pluto makes another appearance, only this time there isn't any kettle corn. Sorry folks, she is watching her weight (Hides from the Green Haired Goddess of time...begging her not to Dead Scream him.)