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Moon Cats

Chapter Ten

Reika glanced up, as a loud tap came from her window. She smiled widely as she spotted her little Neko-jin carrying an envelope visibly addressed to her. She ran over, and opened the window, picking him up carefully and setting him on the table next to the window. "Well my little friend. He replied already?"

The little golem nodded, and offered the letter to her, which she took gratefully. She didn't open it right away, because a loud knock sounded on her door.

She didn't notice the flash of white fur, as Artemis dashed down the fire escape back to the street below.

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Akira Hagisaki walked slowly down the hallway, approaching Mako and his daughter's doorstep. "Hello, old friends how are you?"

"Not to bad. Your son's been around a lot lately."

"So I hear. I'm going to talk to him soon." He sighed. "Is she awake yet?"

"Yes sir. Akira... What's wrong? You look like hell.

"Taro was attacked earlier tonight, in this building parking garage. Some punk tried to beat him to death with a tire iron, probably planning to steal his wallet!"

"My god! Did he get caught? And is Taro all right?"

"My son has a shattered shoulder, and major concussion, but he will recover. The punk who did it escaped however. The guard at the entrance to the parking garage is currently unemployed."

"The least I'd expect he feared. Go on in, Sir, she'll need to hear this from you."

"Yes old friend." The old thug stepped out of the way of the Oyabun, who knocked on his daughter's door.
"Who is it?" Came from the intercom.

"Your Father, Reika-chan. May I visit for a while?"

The door opened, to reveal his daughter smiling. "Come in, Father, come in!."

The older man smiled, in spite of his bad news, at his daughter's eagerness for a visit. "I'm sorry I have not come by more recently. Business keeps me very busy."
"I understand father. It's all right. Would you like some tea?"

"No... Reika I am afraid I didn't come buy just to visit. Taro's been hurt."

Reika froze, then turned looking at her father. "Hurt? How? Is he going to be all right?"

"He'll be fine, but he is in the hospital and will remain there for a couple of days. "
"I must go visit him!"

Akira Hagisaki sighed. "You will, but give me a day or so to arrange a car and some guards."
"Guards? To go to a hospital? Father, you are being ridiculous!

"Am I! Is that scar on your stomach a flight of fantasy then? No, I will not risk you out there!" For the life of him, Akira couldn't understand how things had gone from pleasant to a fight so quickly.

Reika did. She just wanted to leave, to go outside and breathe the fresh air. To do ANYTHING. But now she couldn't just leave to visit her brother. "Father, millions of people live out their lives without anyone doing anything to them, and they are all out there!"
"Well we aren't other people!"
"No, we aren't! You're the mighty Oyabun, and I'm your pretty little hot house flower!" Reika spun and walked towards her workroom.

"Reika! Don't walk away from me! What did I do to start this?" The flustered father yelled, confused.

"Leave, Father. I do not think now is a good time to talk.

The door slamming in his face hurt more then anything else she could have done to him.

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When Luna got home that night, she found Usagi sitting up waiting for her. "Usagi? What are you doing awake? You have school tomorrow."

Usagi looked at her advisor, her mind swirling with thoughts. She didn't know if she should confront Luna or not. She felt angry, scared, and even jealous, but Luna's concern filled her eyes, and Usagi let go of those darker emotions, settling on concern and friendship. "Luna, you do know that if you ever need to talk about anything, you can come to me right?"

Luna blinked, wondering what brought this on. "Usagi..."
The blonde girl ignored her, and kept speaking. "I mean, you've listened to my problems often enough, even when they were stupid or childish. I just want you to know it works both ways."

Luna pondered the girl, and what she was saying. 'No, not girl, young woman. She's finally growing up.' "I know Usagi. Fair warning, I might take you up on that sometime.

"I'm looking forward to it... Or not depending on the discussion." They both giggled a little at that. 'Looks like your getting away a little longer, Luna.'

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Also that night, Artemis was standing in an alley with a pile of sweat pants and a long coat. "Who would a thought clothes were so heavy!" He muttered, breathing a little hard having dragged them all the way from Minako's house. As a matter of fact all the clothes were stolen from Minako, but nothing she'd miss, he hoped.

Especially since he cut a hole in the back of the seat of the pants.

"Okay, Arty-boy. You did it by accident to save Luna, you just have to concentrate to do it now. Why couldn't she dally a LITTLE at Koneko's!" Artemis muttered, having PLANNED on using the Pen, but not able to catch Luna before she had a witness. He still wasn't sure why he was helping her hide their little secret, but he wasn't quite ready to annoy Luna that much yet.

Closing his eyes he focused, imagining his human form and holding it in his mind, reaching for whatever let him change the night before. He felt nothing at first, then a tingling, and then his body shifted and he felt it. It didn't hurt, but it did feel very odd.

Opening his eyes, he found himself sitting naked in an alley, and cheered. Then he covered his mouth realizing drawing attention like this could be a bad idea.

Quickly donning his sweat pants, t-shirt, and the white leather coat he was forced to buy when the Senshi almost caught him, he ran across the street after slipping on a pair of Minako's school sneakers (Amazed by the fact that they were only a little tight) and entered the police station.

"Excuse me." Artemis asked the desk sergeant. "Is Sgt. Hibuki here tonight?"

"Yes... Who can I tell him is looking?"

Artemis blinked. "Um, tell him Artemis... Artemis White wants to talk to him."

"Right." The Desk officer had him sit on an uncomfortable chair while a patrolman went back to talk to Sgt Hibuki. After only a few minutes the Patrol officer came back carrying a visitor's badge. "He said come on back, he's just typing in a report about the fire last night."

"Thank you, Officer. Lead the way, if you would."

They snaked there way through the crowded patrol room, and Artemis spotted Hibuki at almost the exact same time as Hibuki noticed him.

"Well if it isn't Artemis! What brings you in here, did someone steal your cat?" The cop quipped, chuckling at Artemis's wince of pain at the joke.

"Something like that. How you doing, by the way. Hear you had a bad night last night."

Hibuki chuckled, sitting at his desk and gesturing for Artemis to sit across from him. "Not really, you see this Neko-jin saved the last of the people. Don't you watch the news?"

"Not if I can help it." They both chuckled. "Sarge, could you do me a favor?"

"What do you need, buddy. I owe you a few I think."

Artemis waved it off. "You don't owe me anything, Sarge. Now, I hate to ask this, but could you find out about this person?" He handed the old cop a slip of paper, which he looked at.

"A woman named Reika who lives in an office building? I'll look into it. Something about that address is familiar. Why do you need this? Luna might get jealous, buddy-boy."

"Nothing like that." Artemis leaned forward. "I think she may have something to do with the Golem, that monster, that attacked last night."
"Right, the one before the fire. Why do you think that?"

"Call it intuition. I don't think she caused the damage, but she is involved. Can you help?"

"I'll help. I thought you were giving up the hero biz after Gaki, Artemis."

The White haired man shrugged. "Best laid plans, my friend."

"Right."

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Hours later, Reika came out of her workroom, shivering in disgust. "Stay in there. My brother will come for you later, and he can have you." She shuddered and shut the work room door.

Only then did she remember her letter, quickly hidden when her father came to the door. Quickly picking it up, she opened it sitting down, hope rising that this day wouldn't be totally bad.

Dear Reika,

I don't exactly know how to respond to this. I don't mind being friends, but I need to know more about what's going on. Even if you didn't intend to cause all that damage, your brother did. Who are you and who is your brother?

I think we need to meet, you tell me where and when, and I'll be there.

Artemis

She sighed. "I wish we could meet. I really do."

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Usagi woke up, bright and early for a change. This actually rather annoyed her because she was having a really interesting dream, but it wasn't easy to remember once she woke up.

She got up, noting she was way early for school, and sat down to for once properly do her hair and light makeup.

"Luna, why are you crying?" Princess Serenity/ Usagi asked, looking at the cat curled up in a ball weeping.

Usagi shook her head, then glanced back at her cat, which was calmly sleeping on her bed. "Strange." She turned back and returned to brushing her hair.

"Princess Serenity." Sailor Neptune spoke, gesturing to the man next to her. "This is Prince Adrian of Neptune, my brother."

"It is good to meet you, Your Highness." The elegant man said smiling.

"Wow, that seems so real. A memory!" Usagi giggled. "Who woulda thought Micheru's brother would be so cute? Wonder if he got reborn."

Humming to herself she continued brushing her hair, happy to have had a memory from the Silver Millennium, even if it was an apparently useless one.

"I told Adrian it wouldn't work. Please... Just don't interfere, Princess." Luna pleaded the tears still in her eyes.

"Oh my god..."

AN: There, Now you know who Adrian is... Or do you. Are there still questions? You tell me!