Yue: It's short, and I apologize.
Kiwi: But it's up, so leave me alone!
Yue: And it's been three months since you last updated.
Kiwi: Grounded, writers block, finals.
Yue: See Talin, she can come up with an excuse to anything.
Talin: Interesting. She'll be a nice research subject.
Kiwi: Research.... subject... me?!?!?!?!
Talin: *Blinks* Uhh, what do I do?
Yue: Run, foo! *Takes off at top speed*
Talin: *Follows, just as fast*
Kiwi: *Waves sword menacingly* I do apologize, it's short and it's been forever. And if you people dun review enough I might not continue with it either. *Chases after the two aliens posing as humans, waving the sword and yelling insults*
Damn, I hate the rain!" Yaten whined, climbing into the car.
"Baby," Hotaru's voice was teasing, but still kind, as she as well climbed into the car, more soaked then her beloved.
"But why today?"
"At least we still get time together."
"True," he smiled at her as they fastened their seat belts. "So where to?"
"Lunch?"
"The cafe?"
"Works for me!"
"Hai," he smiled at her again and pulled out of the parking lot. Soon enough they arrived at the cafe, and Yaten found a parking spot. Hotaru couldn't help but smile as she got out of the car, and Yaten took her hand. As they started toward the building she spotted something that wiped the smile off her face. Haruka's yellow convertible. "Yaten, chotto," she had stopped dead, looking anxiously around herself.
"What..." His voice trailed off, seeing what the black haired girl had been looking at. "They're here?"
She simply nodded, her eyes glued to the sidewalk, where the Outers had just emerged. "Come on!" He tugged on her hand, trying to pull her back to the car before they saw.
"No... I need to stop running from them... they have to except it, or..."
"Or?" He prodded, but stopped when he saw how she was looking at him. "Or you'll leave me?"
"I don't want to, but it's the only choice I have! I have a duty to the hime, to the senshi..."
"To the hime you hate, who annoys you so? To the senshi that wouldn't wish you to be happy?" She avoided his eyes. "Koi, don't leave me, please. You know they'd take you from me again."
"It must not be meant to be, then, if so many want to keep us apart."
"The Inner Senshi gave us their blessings."
"The Inner Senshi are ignorant fools!" She snapped, eyes narrowing. "You should know better than to value the opinions of a group of giggling dolts!" Immediately she regretted her words, as she saw the pain reflecting in his eyes. "Are you saying that you agree with the Outers?" He asked, freeing his hand from hers.
"No! But... but... I can't help but think, ya' know? I can't help but think 'Are they right? Should I leave? Can I really fulfill my duties with someone I care for so much?'" She paused for a breath to calm herself. "Do you understand? Do I even make any sense?" Her eyes carefully searched him, looking for an answer to her unspoken questions.
"I understand, I think." He turned away, "Go back to them, I'm letting you! I give you my blessing, if that is what you wish!" Hotaru sighed. The Outers were almost upon them now, but so absorbed were they in their talk that they had yet to notice. Yaten almost turned back, but stopped himself, "Aren't you going to go?" Despite his outward indifference he'd lowered his voice, so as not to draw unwanted attention from the approaching group. She stood frozen in thought and indecision, how could she decide either way? Either way she was letting someone down, and that, nothing else but that, was her worst fear. "Hotaru?" Her voice was called from two directions at once. "Hotaru!" She looked up in time to see the Outers running toward her. "Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, Setsuna-mama..." She said, taking a step back, to stand next to Yaten. Unconsciously she had chosen Yaten over the Senshi, and she knew it, and so did Yaten, for he turned back to face the Outers, and took her hand again in his. "So you did leave to go to him!" Haruka exclaimed, as if it wasn't obvious to begin with.
"Duh, Haruka-papa."
"Don't speak to me that way, Hotaru, you're in enough trouble as it is!"
"I know, I know..." Hotaru sighed, her eyes on the ground. Her papa reached a hand out to touch her shoulder, but she recoiled. "Hotaru-hime?" Haruka sounded hurt.
"Gomen nasai, Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, Setsuna-mama..." She wasn't entirely sure what she was apologizing for, whether it was for leaving in the first place, or not being willing to come back.
"Hotaru, you have an obligation." Michiru's voice was stern, "Are you just going to give up, go back on your vows, for him?"
"Michiru-mama, you make it sound so terrible!"
"It is, Hotaru-hime," even Setsuna was harsh. "It's very terrible indeed."
"But Tsuna-mama!" Hotaru used a nickname she hadn't spoken in ages, hoping to get the effect she wanted.
"No, Hotaru, not this time." Obviously it hadn't, and Hotaru's chances of winning seemed to be getting thinner by the moment.
"Tsuna-mama! Please. Why can't you understand? What can't any of you? Would you give up your duties for Michiru-mama, Haruka-papa?" She asked half accusingly and stared pointedly at the senshi of the sky. "Well...That's beside the point, hime!" Haruka almost sounded frustrated at the fact Hotaru had just caught her in the same trap as she was trying to get out of.
"I think it's very much the point, Papa."
"Not nearly. Now stop with this foolishness!" With the help of Setsuna and Michiru Haruka dragged the senshi of destruction back to the car while the helpless Yaten looked on.
Kiwi: Now what's a fair number of reviews? Ten?
Yue: You expect to get ten reviews for this shit?
Kiwi: .....Good point. Okay, eight.
Talin: *Laughs* You're really an egotistical person, aren't you?
Kiwi: Be ware, I can and will force you to read it again.
Talin: No! I'm already gonna have nightmares! *Runs away in tears*
Kiwi: That worked. Okay, eight it is. *Walks away*
Yue: *Once she leaves* We all know she's not gonna get that many, so I'll convince her to go for five.
Required number of reviews: FIVE
Kiwi: But it's up, so leave me alone!
Yue: And it's been three months since you last updated.
Kiwi: Grounded, writers block, finals.
Yue: See Talin, she can come up with an excuse to anything.
Talin: Interesting. She'll be a nice research subject.
Kiwi: Research.... subject... me?!?!?!?!
Talin: *Blinks* Uhh, what do I do?
Yue: Run, foo! *Takes off at top speed*
Talin: *Follows, just as fast*
Kiwi: *Waves sword menacingly* I do apologize, it's short and it's been forever. And if you people dun review enough I might not continue with it either. *Chases after the two aliens posing as humans, waving the sword and yelling insults*
Damn, I hate the rain!" Yaten whined, climbing into the car.
"Baby," Hotaru's voice was teasing, but still kind, as she as well climbed into the car, more soaked then her beloved.
"But why today?"
"At least we still get time together."
"True," he smiled at her as they fastened their seat belts. "So where to?"
"Lunch?"
"The cafe?"
"Works for me!"
"Hai," he smiled at her again and pulled out of the parking lot. Soon enough they arrived at the cafe, and Yaten found a parking spot. Hotaru couldn't help but smile as she got out of the car, and Yaten took her hand. As they started toward the building she spotted something that wiped the smile off her face. Haruka's yellow convertible. "Yaten, chotto," she had stopped dead, looking anxiously around herself.
"What..." His voice trailed off, seeing what the black haired girl had been looking at. "They're here?"
She simply nodded, her eyes glued to the sidewalk, where the Outers had just emerged. "Come on!" He tugged on her hand, trying to pull her back to the car before they saw.
"No... I need to stop running from them... they have to except it, or..."
"Or?" He prodded, but stopped when he saw how she was looking at him. "Or you'll leave me?"
"I don't want to, but it's the only choice I have! I have a duty to the hime, to the senshi..."
"To the hime you hate, who annoys you so? To the senshi that wouldn't wish you to be happy?" She avoided his eyes. "Koi, don't leave me, please. You know they'd take you from me again."
"It must not be meant to be, then, if so many want to keep us apart."
"The Inner Senshi gave us their blessings."
"The Inner Senshi are ignorant fools!" She snapped, eyes narrowing. "You should know better than to value the opinions of a group of giggling dolts!" Immediately she regretted her words, as she saw the pain reflecting in his eyes. "Are you saying that you agree with the Outers?" He asked, freeing his hand from hers.
"No! But... but... I can't help but think, ya' know? I can't help but think 'Are they right? Should I leave? Can I really fulfill my duties with someone I care for so much?'" She paused for a breath to calm herself. "Do you understand? Do I even make any sense?" Her eyes carefully searched him, looking for an answer to her unspoken questions.
"I understand, I think." He turned away, "Go back to them, I'm letting you! I give you my blessing, if that is what you wish!" Hotaru sighed. The Outers were almost upon them now, but so absorbed were they in their talk that they had yet to notice. Yaten almost turned back, but stopped himself, "Aren't you going to go?" Despite his outward indifference he'd lowered his voice, so as not to draw unwanted attention from the approaching group. She stood frozen in thought and indecision, how could she decide either way? Either way she was letting someone down, and that, nothing else but that, was her worst fear. "Hotaru?" Her voice was called from two directions at once. "Hotaru!" She looked up in time to see the Outers running toward her. "Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, Setsuna-mama..." She said, taking a step back, to stand next to Yaten. Unconsciously she had chosen Yaten over the Senshi, and she knew it, and so did Yaten, for he turned back to face the Outers, and took her hand again in his. "So you did leave to go to him!" Haruka exclaimed, as if it wasn't obvious to begin with.
"Duh, Haruka-papa."
"Don't speak to me that way, Hotaru, you're in enough trouble as it is!"
"I know, I know..." Hotaru sighed, her eyes on the ground. Her papa reached a hand out to touch her shoulder, but she recoiled. "Hotaru-hime?" Haruka sounded hurt.
"Gomen nasai, Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, Setsuna-mama..." She wasn't entirely sure what she was apologizing for, whether it was for leaving in the first place, or not being willing to come back.
"Hotaru, you have an obligation." Michiru's voice was stern, "Are you just going to give up, go back on your vows, for him?"
"Michiru-mama, you make it sound so terrible!"
"It is, Hotaru-hime," even Setsuna was harsh. "It's very terrible indeed."
"But Tsuna-mama!" Hotaru used a nickname she hadn't spoken in ages, hoping to get the effect she wanted.
"No, Hotaru, not this time." Obviously it hadn't, and Hotaru's chances of winning seemed to be getting thinner by the moment.
"Tsuna-mama! Please. Why can't you understand? What can't any of you? Would you give up your duties for Michiru-mama, Haruka-papa?" She asked half accusingly and stared pointedly at the senshi of the sky. "Well...That's beside the point, hime!" Haruka almost sounded frustrated at the fact Hotaru had just caught her in the same trap as she was trying to get out of.
"I think it's very much the point, Papa."
"Not nearly. Now stop with this foolishness!" With the help of Setsuna and Michiru Haruka dragged the senshi of destruction back to the car while the helpless Yaten looked on.
Kiwi: Now what's a fair number of reviews? Ten?
Yue: You expect to get ten reviews for this shit?
Kiwi: .....Good point. Okay, eight.
Talin: *Laughs* You're really an egotistical person, aren't you?
Kiwi: Be ware, I can and will force you to read it again.
Talin: No! I'm already gonna have nightmares! *Runs away in tears*
Kiwi: That worked. Okay, eight it is. *Walks away*
Yue: *Once she leaves* We all know she's not gonna get that many, so I'll convince her to go for five.
Required number of reviews: FIVE
