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"Arigato Ami-san! Not many people would return to pay a bill!" The waitress smiled and waved as Taiki and Ami left the restaurant.
"Yes, I agree, it was noble wasn't it?" Taiki smiled at Ami. Ami nodded and looked up to the blue sky.
"Taiki . . ." Ami sighed. "Do you think this battle will be as difficult as Galaxia?" Taiki looked up at the sky as well. "I really don't know. All I do know it that a threat to the Rhea system is a threat to all Senshi. If the enemy gets a hold onto our Copy Crystals, we're doomed."
"Copy Crystals?" Ami looked at Taiki in confusion.
"Well, the Princess of Rhea has crystals of us when we were made. If any of us gets destroyed, the Princess can take the copy crystals and make us again. It is almost like being reborn. But the bad thing about that is that if the enemy gets those crystals, then we may not be able to be reborn if we die in battle."
Ami looked frightened, but nodded in agreement. Taiki and Ami walked into a park and sat down on a bench for a rest. Taiki leaned his head back and listened to the soothing sound of the wind.
"I've forgotten how peaceful Earth is." The wind rustled Taiki's long ponytail. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He thought about Kinmoku and about his Princess Kakyuu.
^~Flashback~^
"Maker?"
Sailor Star Maker sat on a bench in the Kimoku's Palace gardens.
"Yes, Princess?" Sailor Star Maker bowed to Princess Kakyuu who walked over and stood near him.
"That isn't necessary." Kakyuu waved her hand at Maker, who got up off of her knee and stood next to Kakyuu.
"What has been wrong, lately? You've been a little down." Kakyuu sat down on the bench and motioned for Maker to sit next to her.
"Oh, nothing really. It is just been so quiet lately. It seems, eerie. You know, almost like the quiet before the storm." Maker sat next to Kakyuu.
"I know what you mean." Kakyuu placed her hand on her chin in thought.
"Whatever does happen, will happen soon." She placed her hand onto Maker's shoulder.
"It would be best not to worry about it now." She smiled. "Maybe if something does happen, we'll be able to visit Earth again. It was so very pretty there."
"It was pretty there, I have to agree with you." Maker nodded and looked at the sky.
"Maybe we can see our friends there too." Kakyuu hinted.
"I'm sure Ami would be there." Maker was deep in thought. Kakyuu smiled. She knew that Maker hadn't been the same since she left from Earth.
'It was a girl. I knew it.' She thought. Kakyuu smiled at her cunning perception. "Maybe we will be able to see Ami."
"Nani?" Maker looked at Princess Kakyuu.
Kakyuu laughed. "Maker, you aren't good about keeping secrets. Don't worry, I'm sure when we do get to visit Earth, we'll see everyone. I'm sure Fighter would be excited to see Sailor Moon, right?"
Maker stood up. "With no disrespect intended, Princess Kakyuu, our duty is to remain here, not to go a run around chasing Earth Senshi!" Maker's face grew red with embarrassment.
Kakyuu sat and looked at Maker for a moment. "Your duty lies deep within your soul, Maker. I know it, and you know it." She stood up and placed both hands on Maker's shoulders. "You are always going to be my most dedicated Sailor Solider, you will never fail me. Don't ever doubt that."
She turned around and headed back into the palace, Maker caught a scent of olives as she watched Kakyuu's red hair swish behind her in the Kinmoku wind.
~^End Flashback^~
Taiki opened his eyes and looked over at Ami who was watching a mother with a child. He watched as the wind gently blew her blue hair over her shoulders. He caught a scent of her shampoo on the wind.
'It's like that day.' Taiki thought. He touched Ami's shoulder.
"Should we be getting back to Usagi's?" Taiki quietly asked.
"Oh, I suppose so." Ami turned and looked into Taiki's brown eyes. "Let's stay a little longer, it's such a nice day."
Taiki and Ami sat quietly on that bench, in the shade of a tree.
***
"Stop it, Yaten!" Minako giggled. The two walked arm in arm towards the park. They continued to walk and they suddenly heard a voice.
"Hello Minako!" Ami's voice came through the air.
Minako looked at Ami and Taiki and did a double take. She looked at her arm that was around Yaten's and started blushing.
"Yaten! Don't touch me!" She pulled her arm away in mock disgust.
"You were the one who touched me first!" Yaten yelled back. His green eyes flared. Minako used her eyes to motion towards Taiki and Ami.
"I shouldn't have been that stupid!" Yaten stormed off in the opposite direction.
"Wait, Yaten-kun!" Minako called after him. She turned to Ami. "I'll see you at Usagi's okay?" She bowed and ran quickly away to catch Yaten.
Minako grabbed Yaten's arm.
"Don't touch me!" Yaten shook her off.
"It's a misunderstanding!" Minako pleaded.
"I knew it," Yaten stopped and turned around to her. His eyes flashed with anger and pain. "I knew once I started showing any kind of emotion towards you that you'd drop me in the blink of an eye. I don't even know why I tried!" Yaten shook his head furiously.
"Shut up, would you?" Minako grabbed his arm. "Can't you listen to me for one moment?" She had tears in her eyes.
"What is it?" Yaten's voice was filled with contempt.
"It was . . ." Minako's lip quivered. "I was just trying to do what you said. I pretended that it was a lie because I saw Taiki with Ami." Minako let a tear fall down her face.
Yaten's eyes opened up wide. "You mean, it wasn't because of Ami? Taiki was there as well?"
"Yes." Minako looked at the ground and let her tears fall. "I was so afraid I'd lose you again, Yaten." She sobbed quietly. Yaten quickly wrapped his arms around her.
"Don't be afraid of that." Yaten didn't sound convincing.
"I just," She shook her head. "I just love you so much."
"You . . .you . . .love me?" Yaten stared at her in disbelief.
***
"Eh? A good day has turned rotten, I suppose." Mokoto looked out the window at the threatening clouds. "It seems to have come out of no where."
Akiko joined her at the window. "It seems like someone isn't very happy." Akiko looked at the clouds in thought.
"That's funny, they didn't forecast rain." Rei stood next to the window and got a chill down her spine. "I have a bad feeling about this." Rei shook her head.
"I hope Ami and Taiki will stay dry." Mokoto clicked her tongue.
"And Yaten and Minako." Rei added, mater of factly.
***
"Arigato Ami-san! Not many people would return to pay a bill!" The waitress smiled and waved as Taiki and Ami left the restaurant.
"Yes, I agree, it was noble wasn't it?" Taiki smiled at Ami. Ami nodded and looked up to the blue sky.
"Taiki . . ." Ami sighed. "Do you think this battle will be as difficult as Galaxia?" Taiki looked up at the sky as well. "I really don't know. All I do know it that a threat to the Rhea system is a threat to all Senshi. If the enemy gets a hold onto our Copy Crystals, we're doomed."
"Copy Crystals?" Ami looked at Taiki in confusion.
"Well, the Princess of Rhea has crystals of us when we were made. If any of us gets destroyed, the Princess can take the copy crystals and make us again. It is almost like being reborn. But the bad thing about that is that if the enemy gets those crystals, then we may not be able to be reborn if we die in battle."
Ami looked frightened, but nodded in agreement. Taiki and Ami walked into a park and sat down on a bench for a rest. Taiki leaned his head back and listened to the soothing sound of the wind.
"I've forgotten how peaceful Earth is." The wind rustled Taiki's long ponytail. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He thought about Kinmoku and about his Princess Kakyuu.
^~Flashback~^
"Maker?"
Sailor Star Maker sat on a bench in the Kimoku's Palace gardens.
"Yes, Princess?" Sailor Star Maker bowed to Princess Kakyuu who walked over and stood near him.
"That isn't necessary." Kakyuu waved her hand at Maker, who got up off of her knee and stood next to Kakyuu.
"What has been wrong, lately? You've been a little down." Kakyuu sat down on the bench and motioned for Maker to sit next to her.
"Oh, nothing really. It is just been so quiet lately. It seems, eerie. You know, almost like the quiet before the storm." Maker sat next to Kakyuu.
"I know what you mean." Kakyuu placed her hand on her chin in thought.
"Whatever does happen, will happen soon." She placed her hand onto Maker's shoulder.
"It would be best not to worry about it now." She smiled. "Maybe if something does happen, we'll be able to visit Earth again. It was so very pretty there."
"It was pretty there, I have to agree with you." Maker nodded and looked at the sky.
"Maybe we can see our friends there too." Kakyuu hinted.
"I'm sure Ami would be there." Maker was deep in thought. Kakyuu smiled. She knew that Maker hadn't been the same since she left from Earth.
'It was a girl. I knew it.' She thought. Kakyuu smiled at her cunning perception. "Maybe we will be able to see Ami."
"Nani?" Maker looked at Princess Kakyuu.
Kakyuu laughed. "Maker, you aren't good about keeping secrets. Don't worry, I'm sure when we do get to visit Earth, we'll see everyone. I'm sure Fighter would be excited to see Sailor Moon, right?"
Maker stood up. "With no disrespect intended, Princess Kakyuu, our duty is to remain here, not to go a run around chasing Earth Senshi!" Maker's face grew red with embarrassment.
Kakyuu sat and looked at Maker for a moment. "Your duty lies deep within your soul, Maker. I know it, and you know it." She stood up and placed both hands on Maker's shoulders. "You are always going to be my most dedicated Sailor Solider, you will never fail me. Don't ever doubt that."
She turned around and headed back into the palace, Maker caught a scent of olives as she watched Kakyuu's red hair swish behind her in the Kinmoku wind.
~^End Flashback^~
Taiki opened his eyes and looked over at Ami who was watching a mother with a child. He watched as the wind gently blew her blue hair over her shoulders. He caught a scent of her shampoo on the wind.
'It's like that day.' Taiki thought. He touched Ami's shoulder.
"Should we be getting back to Usagi's?" Taiki quietly asked.
"Oh, I suppose so." Ami turned and looked into Taiki's brown eyes. "Let's stay a little longer, it's such a nice day."
Taiki and Ami sat quietly on that bench, in the shade of a tree.
***
"Stop it, Yaten!" Minako giggled. The two walked arm in arm towards the park. They continued to walk and they suddenly heard a voice.
"Hello Minako!" Ami's voice came through the air.
Minako looked at Ami and Taiki and did a double take. She looked at her arm that was around Yaten's and started blushing.
"Yaten! Don't touch me!" She pulled her arm away in mock disgust.
"You were the one who touched me first!" Yaten yelled back. His green eyes flared. Minako used her eyes to motion towards Taiki and Ami.
"I shouldn't have been that stupid!" Yaten stormed off in the opposite direction.
"Wait, Yaten-kun!" Minako called after him. She turned to Ami. "I'll see you at Usagi's okay?" She bowed and ran quickly away to catch Yaten.
Minako grabbed Yaten's arm.
"Don't touch me!" Yaten shook her off.
"It's a misunderstanding!" Minako pleaded.
"I knew it," Yaten stopped and turned around to her. His eyes flashed with anger and pain. "I knew once I started showing any kind of emotion towards you that you'd drop me in the blink of an eye. I don't even know why I tried!" Yaten shook his head furiously.
"Shut up, would you?" Minako grabbed his arm. "Can't you listen to me for one moment?" She had tears in her eyes.
"What is it?" Yaten's voice was filled with contempt.
"It was . . ." Minako's lip quivered. "I was just trying to do what you said. I pretended that it was a lie because I saw Taiki with Ami." Minako let a tear fall down her face.
Yaten's eyes opened up wide. "You mean, it wasn't because of Ami? Taiki was there as well?"
"Yes." Minako looked at the ground and let her tears fall. "I was so afraid I'd lose you again, Yaten." She sobbed quietly. Yaten quickly wrapped his arms around her.
"Don't be afraid of that." Yaten didn't sound convincing.
"I just," She shook her head. "I just love you so much."
"You . . .you . . .love me?" Yaten stared at her in disbelief.
***
"Eh? A good day has turned rotten, I suppose." Mokoto looked out the window at the threatening clouds. "It seems to have come out of no where."
Akiko joined her at the window. "It seems like someone isn't very happy." Akiko looked at the clouds in thought.
"That's funny, they didn't forecast rain." Rei stood next to the window and got a chill down her spine. "I have a bad feeling about this." Rei shook her head.
"I hope Ami and Taiki will stay dry." Mokoto clicked her tongue.
"And Yaten and Minako." Rei added, mater of factly.
***
