I totally need to get up and CHANGE THE SONG! So you're with her, not with me. I hope she's sweet and so pretty. I hear she cooks delightfully, a little angel beside me. So you're with her, not with me, oh how lucky one man can be, I hear your house is small and clean. Oh how lovely with your homecoming queen. Oh how lovely it must be. Okay I'll stop. Let us go! Into the night!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon.
Warnings: Cussing! Shoujo-ai! Other stuff! I like exclamation points! (Hey technically, shouldn't like a bunch of chapters have shoujo-ai? I mean cause the Starlights are can change…)
Second Chances
Chapter Thirteen: We All Saw That Sushi Bar Scene Coming From A Mile Away
"Oh, I didn't mean to yell,
But sometimes I get beside myself,
And oh, I didn't mean to rush you,
But time keeps pushing so much,
Oh, time keeps pushing so much,"
-Your Eyes by Creed
"It was so real though." Haruka told her aqua haired lover. "I thought…"
"It was just a dream." Michiru said comfortingly. She reached up and gently stroked one of Haruka's cheeks. "Just a dream." She murmured.
"You were dead though." Haruka grabbed her hand. "We were in a cathedral but there were arrows shooting at you…"
"See it was just a dream." Michiru insisted. "I've had dreams like that too. Once I had this dream, we were both looking at a painting. I think I was the one who painted it too. It was so real that I thought for a moment it must have happened."
"I keep seeing things Michiru…" Haruka confessed. "I've almost gotten into three accidents already because I'll suddenly see something. I could almost swear that they were visions of something."
"Visions of what?" Michiru asked her.
"Visions of the past." Haruka noticed the look Michiru was giving her. "I know! I know it sounds crazy! But…it seems that something is going on here! Think about it a little. You said it felt like you knew Hotaru! She was in one of my visions!"
"Really?" Michiru inquired.
"Yes. It's like getting only a tiny piece of a huge puzzle and being expected to solve it." Haruka slumped her shoulders. "Am I going crazy?"
"Of course not." Michiru told her. "There's a logical explanation for this. Maybe it is the past. Even though I'm surprised you jumped to that conclusion. Maybe its just stress." Michiru put her arms around Haruka's neck, pressing her body against Haruka's back. Haruka put her hands up to Michiru's arms.
"Michiru…" Haruka spoke her name outloud but didn't say anything else as she pulled Michiru in front of her. Michiru pulled down on Haruka so that she could meet her in a kiss.
* * *
Setsuna walked along the street, her high heels making barely any noise on the sidewalk at all. Her green hair trailing out behind her as the wind blew by her. A small child looked up at her as she walked past. The small child watched her go curiously. After all it was not every day you saw such a wise looking person.
"Three…" Setsuna murmured to herself. "Two…"
"One…"
A scream resounded and Setsuna pulled out her transformation wand, obviously she had been waiting for this moment.
"Pluto Planet Power, Make-Up!" She yelled as she held her wand over her head. The transformation spread over her like a warm breeze. Setsuna felt the familiar weight of the Time Key in her hand and had to smile. It felt so good to have that one thing that never could change in her hand. She ran towards the source of the scream.
An ugly snake youma was attacking innocent people as they were taking a walk in the park. Setsuna stepped out with her Key.
"I am the soldier of revolution, Sailor Pluto!" Setsuna announced. The youma looked up at her with great interest. After all they were rather dense creatures but they could tell when someone had a lot of energy.
"Energy!" The youma shrieked at her.
"Dead Scream." Setsuna whispered darkly and fired her attack. The youma dodged out of the way. Two people came walking towards them without realizing what was in front of them until they were very close.
"What the hell?" The shorthaired blonde asked with wide eyes. The snake youma spotted them and did a sweep with its tail. The aqua-haired woman next to the blonde pushed the shorthaired woman out of the way before the snake's tail coiled around her.
"Damn." Setsuna swore under her breath. She swung the Time Key, bring it smashing down on the creature's head. It hissed at her. It swung its head suddenly as it felt the blonde trying desperately to save the woman who the youma began to squeeze.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" The aqua-haired woman screamed in pain.
"Michiru!" The blonde yelled out frantically. The snake hissed before trying to bite the blonde.
"I really could use your help." Setsuna turned calmly to the blonde. "That is, if you can remember."
"What?" The blonde turned enough to see the snake and dodged it as it snapped at her head. "I-I know you!"
"You should." Setsuna told her. "Right now isn't the time for explanations, rather for actions."
"It's you…your in those visions too…" The blonde trailed off. "In the shadows…" Setsuna hit the snake again with the Time Key.
"Haruka…" The woman, Michiru, said the name weakly. The blonde turned towards her and tried to get her out.
"Haruka." Setsuna echoed in a stronger tone than Michiru could manage. "You can save her."
"What do I do?" Haruka asked in frustration.
"Remember." Setsuna spoke the word and Haruka was overwhelmed by a sense of purpose.
"I am the magnificent soldier, Sailor Uranus!"
"Uranus Planet Power, Make-Up!" Haruka yelled out, all her hope for saving Michiru, and all her wishes to understand the visions she saw going into it. The transformation swept over her.
"Energy for the Empress!" The snake began to drain energy from Michiru.
"World Shaking!" Haruka threw her attack at the snake's head. It immediately uncoiled from Michiru who fell to her knees.
"Thank you." Setsuna did not hesitate. The monster was almost dead as it was. "Dead Scream." This time the snake youma did not get out of the way in time. It was dead. Setsuna let her transformation fall away, but kept her key in her hands.
"Michiru, are you okay?" Haruka was cradling Michiru in her arms. "Michiru…"
"I'm alright…" Michiru smiled weakly. "I feel a little exhausted though. Haruka, how did you do that?"
"I don't know." Haruka looked up at Setsuna. "Meioh Setsuna." She was obviously addressing the green-haired woman.
"Tenoh Haruka." Setsuna nodded her head. "You are Sailor Uranus. Which by now, you probably figured out."
"Tell me what's been going on." Haruka's voice was quiet and demanding. "I know you know."
"You are one of the Sailor Senshi, a guardian of the solar system. You have been reincarnated on Earth." Setsuna explained. "I cannot tell you about your past lives because, they are not my life, so you must remember that for yourself."
"Hotaru is one of us too." Haruka stated. Michiru gasped outloud. "I saw her with a weapon…"
"She is Sailor Saturn. The sailor senshi of destruction." Setsuna replied. "Michiru is Sailor Neptune, but I think you figured that one out too."
"Then who was that youma? Who sent it?" Haruka questioned the green-haired woman.
"I'm not sure." Setsuna said quickly. "The youma did say something about energy for an empress. I will have to talk to the other senshi."
"Wait, your saying that I'm one too?" Michiru asked her. "A sailor senshi?"
"That's correct." Setsuna nodded her head.
"I can't…" Michiru frowned slightly. "I can't believe it."
"I'll tell you about everybody, in this lifetime." Setsuna began to tell her story about the other senshi. Haruka and Michiru paid close attention.
* * *
Kakyuu and the Starlights were as usual, hanging out in the hallways before school. It was Friday and they were all obviously looking forward to the weekend.
"Yeah I'm going to be busy today." Seiya was telling Kakyuu.
"Oh really?" Kakyuu wasn't quite meeting his eyes. Yaten rolled his eyes at the two of them. Whatever had happened, he only knew a little bit through Usagi and Minako's explanation, it didn't seem resolved.
"Me and Yaten are-" Seiya was cut off by Yaten who realized what Seiya was going to say.
"I have a new revenge!" Yaten announced to them all. The response was instantaneous. Taiki already has his notepad out, his pen poised for writing. Kakyuu was giving him a look that clearly said she thought the whole thing was silly. Seiya immediately jumped into making fun of him. Yaten had only said it as a diversion but it was partly true.
"Gee, what is this fail proof plan?" Seiya asked sarcastically.
"What's going on?" Hotaru popped up as if on cue. Yaten glowered at her immediately.
"Nothing." Kakyuu sighed slightly. "How about you? You look happy today." It was true. Hotaru had a huge grin on her face.
"Didn't Setsuna tell you? Haruka and Michiru remember!" Hotaru announced.
"Oh yeah…" Kakyuu trailed off. "I forgot though…"
"Now we're just waiting for Ami." Hotaru commented. "She's sure to remember soon though, with all the senshi running around."
"Great, more morons hanging around." Yaten muttered grumpily.
"Yaten!" Kakyuu snapped. "Would you stop acting like a baby?" Yaten crossed his arms and glared at them all for the remainder of the time. In his mind, it served them all right.
* * *
Kakyuu entered the sushi bar by herself. Setsuna had important work that she had to do at the last minute. After many apologies from the green-haired woman, Setsuna had asked if she could just meet Kakyuu there. Kakyuu was about to approach the stand where the waiter with the reservation book was waiting when someone bumped into her.
"Sorry." Kakyuu immediately apologized. Then she looked up at the person, blinking her large red eyes several times. "Seiya?"
"Kakyuu?" Seiya looked at her in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm meeting Setsuna." Kakyuu explained.
"That's weird, I'm meeting Yaten here. He said he forgot his money at home…" Seiya trailed off a little.
"Oh." Kakyuu felt a sort of awkwardness. Then she approached the waiter at the reservation book. "Excuse me."
"Yes ma'am?" The waiter asked politely.
"My sister made a reservation here, I think it should be under Meioh." Kakyuu explained to him.
"Yes, we have a reservation right here, Meioh/Kou, party of two." The waiter told them helpfully. Seiya and Kakyuu's eyes widened.
"Meioh/Kou?" Seiya repeated slowly.
"Is that right?" The waiter asked, waiting for acknowledgement.
"I…I guess it is." Kakyuu finally answered. "Why did she reserve it like that?"
"I think there's more to this than we thought." Seiya scratched his head. "I don't have any money though for dinner…"
"Oh wait! I do! Setsuna gave me her purse…" Kakyuu looked at the small purse with a sort of suspicion. "Does this seem planned?" The waiter led them to their seats and they sat down across from each other.
"How did they plan this?" Seiya looked bewildered.
"Maybe it was Setsuna…" Kakyuu knew that Setsuna had known all about the problem. "Though it's not something Setsuna would do."
"I have a feeling I know who did it." Seiya had a humorous look on his face. "I think it was Usagi."
"Usagi?" Kakyuu felt a pain in her chest.
"Well I told her all about…" Seiya trailed off as he suddenly realized he was going into dangerous territory.
"How could you? That's none of her business!" Kakyuu snapped angrily. Then she covered her mouth with both her hands in shock that she had said that. "I…I'm sorry…I shouldn't have…"
"No it's okay." Seiya told her. "I deserve a lot worse for all the things I've done to you." Kakyuu felt her breath catch in her throat.
"Seiya…" Kakyuu trailed off.
"I couldn't make you happy though. I can't make anyone happy. Not the way that you deserve." Seiya shook his head, his eyes going to his lap. Kakyuu put her hand over his, in a sudden bout of bravery.
"Of course you can make me happy. You're the only one that can." Kakyuu told him. Seiya looked up at her with eyes full of hope.
"Why would I make you happy?" Seiya asked, still feeling as though none of it could ever be true.
"Because I love you." Kakyuu felt tears began to roll down her cheeks. "I finally said it…outloud…" She smiled a little.
"Kakyuu…" Seiya grasped her hand with both of his. "I love you too." Then Seiya leaned over the table, so that he could kiss her. It was a sweet moment for both of them. When they broke, Kakyuu laughed a little.
"What?" Seiya asked curiously.
"Whoever planned this did a good job." Kakyuu smiled. Seiya returned her smile, both lost in the moment together.
* * *
YAHHHHH!!! I like writing happy scenes. Although I must admit, some fight scenes are fun to write too. Like whenever in a Hana Yori Dango fic I write Tsukushi and Doumyouji fights, I feel like I'm in my element. Kind of. I just like that phrase. Oh well got to write the next chapter of this! Since I'm in one of my Second Chances writing moods. (I try to write this story when I don't feel like it and it's rather hard on poor me.)
Second Chances Akugis!
Take One!
Kakyuu: You're the only one that can make me happy!
Seiya: Why?
Kakyuu: Because…I only like to dig my heels in your spine!
Seiya: O.0!
Take Two!
Haruka: Meioh Setsuna.
Setsuna: Tenoh Haruka.
Michiru: Um actually, shouldn't it be Ten'oh?
Setsuna: SHUT UP!!!
Take Three!
Yaten: Great, more morons hanging around.
Taiki: You just don't want more competition.
Seiya: For what?
Taiki: Oh, he wants to be the biggest Saturn fan.
Yaten: Would you stop telling people???