Okie..Well, I'm updating.but I'll warn you..this ending is a major cliff- hanger! ^_~ You just have to review to get more! ^^ I'm so mean! Ah yes, standard Disclaimers.and BTW Scythe/Akiko are my characters, I made 'em up..if you wanna use them in a story ask me..I think that that'd be cool! Oh yes, I also made up Rhea and Menuha and such! ^^ Okie.back to reading!



"Hey, Ami-chan." Makoto joined Ami outside. She leaned on the fence that Ami was leaning on, the view looked out onto the city, and the sunset.

"Hello." Ami still seemed to be elsewhere.

Makoto and Ami sat a moment in silence.

"Pretty sunset, huh?" Makoto examined the pinks fading into oranges.

"I guess so." Ami sighed.

"Penny for your thoughts." Makoto turned and looked at Ami.

"Oh, they aren't anything special. Just thinking about the battle that happened, and how I had to leave Venus alone and then she got hurt. It's mostly my fault."

"I wouldn't say it was your fault, you did what you thought was right, you protected that little girl, and she may be a big piece of this puzzle." Makoto stated.

"I don't know." Ami brushed the blue hair away from her eyes. "Something just doesn't add up. I think that there's more to this then people have told us. There must be a piece of this we're missing." Ami focused once more on the sunset.

"Well," Makoto tapped Ami on the head, "That's what we have you for!" Makoto laughed, but stopped when she got no reaction out of Ami.

"Geez, there's got to be something else that's bothering you, why don't you just tell me?"

"I can't think of anything else I'd have to tell you." Ami scratched her arm.

"Man, Ami, we've been working together for so long now, but it seems we aren't close at all. I mean, our personalities are so different, so conflicting, I think that it's made it so we can't talk as well as, say, Minako and Usagi can. All this bonding starts with people opening up, you know?" She nudged Ami.

"I guess you're right, we aren't as close as we could be." Ami pursed her lips together and then looked at Makoto. "All right, you win, I'll tell you. What's bothering me is, well," She blushed. "Taiki. I mean, I don't really know what love is or anything, but I think I feel it towards him. He just, seems so well," Ami blushed and stopped talking.

"Don't stop, Ami!" Makoto nudged her. "You just got going, it isn't as hard when you've got some steam built up behind it, right?"

"Never mind, Makoto. I just don't really feel like talking about this right now."

Makoto let out an annoyed sigh. "You're infuriating!"

Suddenly Ami spotted Taiki and Ami walking towards the temple.

"Taiki-san," Ami quietly whispered to herself.

"Oi, Taiki! Over here!" Makoto waved her arms around in the air and Taiki spotted them and smiled. He walked towards them with Akiko at his side.

"Hello Makoto-chan," He nodded at Makoto. "Hello Ami-sama." He walked over to Ami and stared deeply into her eyes.

"Sama? I don't believe I deserve a title like that." Ami looked at the ground.

"Uhm, Akiko, I have something I'm just dying to show you over in the house!" Makoto grabbed Akiko's arm and disappeared into the temple.

Ami looked up into Taiki's soft brown eyes. "How was your walk, Taiki- san?"

"It was . . ." He sighed. "Very peaceful." He twisted the golden ring on his finger.

"Eh? What's that?" Ami pointed to the ring.

"Oh, this?" Taiki slipped the ring off his long finger and placed it on Ami's outstretched palm. "Just a ring."

"It's beautiful!" Ami turned the gold ring over in her hands and examined the craftsmanship. The ring was a golden band, and it had a star on one side. Near the star was a cloud that seemed to be producing these stars. A big planet was embellished on the other side of the ring; it seemed to be copying every detail on the planet, even though it was very small. Staring at the ring, Ami seemed to be overwhelmed with a sense of power and pride. She looked back up at Taiki, who was staring at her in amusement.

"It's gorgeous, Taiki." She handed it back to him. "There's something special about it, that I can't seem to put my finger on."

Taiki slipped the ring back onto his finger. "Finger, no pun intended." Taiki laughed.

Ami realized her pun and smiled widely.

"You're a lot more clever then you give yourself credit for, Ami- sama."

"Iie, I'm not." Ami blushed and looked down.

"You're much too modest." Taiki lifted Ami's chin up to face him. "Take credit for what you do once in a while." He stared into her eyes as he held her chin.

"Taiki-san," Ami's breath had been taken away. Taiki closed his eyes and slowly leaned down towards Ami. He kissed her gently on the lips, barely putting pressure against his kiss. He pulled back and stared at Ami, who was looking at him with wide eyes.

"Taiki-san?" She put her fingers to her lips and stared at him in disbelief.

"I'm sorry, Ami-sama," Taiki backed away from her. "That was much to forward of me." Taiki was filled with a dread as he watched the face of his love.

"Taiki-san . . .I don't know what to say, or do." Ami let a tear fall down her face.

"Domo arigato, Ami-sama. I didn't mean to make you cry!"

"It isn't from sadness, Taiki-san. It's from . . ."

"Look out!" Taiki grabbed Ami and pulled her out of the way, right before a ball of yellow light hit her. Ami screamed in surprise. Taiki rolled Ami over behind a bush because she seemed unconscious. Taiki stood up and looked at Surya who was floating in the air.

"Who are you?!" Taiki remembered that he was still in disguise form.

"No one important," Surya put both hands to his sides. "Not unless you're a Sailor Senshi, of course!"

"Sailor Senshi?" Taiki laughed. "I wish I were a Sailor Senshi!" He laughed again, trying to fool Surya.

"Well, no matter." Surya floated down to the ground, his black boots clacked as they touched the pavement. "If you aren't a Sailor Senshi, then your friends must be, because that's where the girl is."

"What girl?" Taiki still tried to sound ignorant.

Surya let out a long annoyed sigh. "You are annoying me, I suppose I should just eliminate you and get it over with." He raised his hands up in the air and a bright yellow ball of energy appeared. Ami opened her eyes and looked up to see this sight.

"No!" Ami screamed as the energy hit an unprotected Taiki.

*** (Inside)

"Eh?" Seiya heard Ami's scream. Haruka and Michiru both looked at each other and quickly ran out of the room. Usagi opened the door from the bedroom and looked at Seiya in horror.

"Was that Ami-chan?"

"I don't know, Odango." Seiya grabbed his 'star yell' out of his pocket. "You stay here and I'll take care of it."

"No," She grabbed his arm. "If you're going, I'm going with you!"

"Please, Odango!" Seiya looked into her eyes. "I just don't want you to get hurt."

"I'm not a lamb, Seiya. I'm not totally defenseless!" She pulled off her compact.

"Moon Eternal, Make-Up!" Sailor Moon stared at Seiya. "Are we going to help, or what?"

Seiya nodded. "Fighter Star Power, Make-Up!" Eternal Sailor Moon and Seiya both ran out the door of the temple. *** (Outside)

"Taiki!" Ami screamed. When the yellow light had vanished, Taiki wasn't there anymore. Ami ran to the sight where he once stood and started sobbing.

"Oh, you poor girl." Surya placed his hand onto her shoulder. "Do you want to join him too?"

"World Shaking!"

"Deep Submerge!" The two attacks were sent whizzing towards Surya, who gracefully jumped out of their way, only being clipped with them.

"Kuso, my best suit!" Surya looked at his shoulder, which was torn. He looked back up at Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune who stood before him. His angry look changed to one of delight.

"Oh, I didn't know that there were so many Senshi on this lowly planet. Madam will be pleased."

"There are going to still be that many once we kill you!" Sailor Uranus pulled out her space sword. "Space Sword Blaster!"

Surya jumped out of the way of the attack, only to be hit with another where he landed.

"Mars Flame Sniper!" Surya fell to the ground in surprise. Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Scythe stood next to Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune. They were all standing in front of Ami, who continued to sob.

"What a bother, I have only come for one reason." Surya scowled. "The girl, just give her to me, and I promise that my Madam will leave this pathetic planet be."

"Who exactly is this Madam you always speak of?" Sailor Jupiter gritted her teeth.

"No one you should wonder about." Surya smiled evilly at them all.

"But you should wonder about me!" Sailor Moon ran next to all the Senshi, followed by Sailor Star Fighter.

"Where are Venus and Healer?" Sailor Moon whispered to Mars.

"They're with Hoshi." Mars gave Sailor Moon a determined nod.

"You know who we are, Surya! And we've decided that this is your end!" Sailor Jupiter balled her hands into fists. "We'll avenge Taiki!"

"Taiki?" Sailor Star Fighter looked at Jupiter with raised eyebrows.

"Oh, you mean that boy I killed?" Surya laughed.

"Why you little," Sailor Star Fighter had tears in her eyes, "Star Serious Laser!"

She continued to blast Surya with her attack, and Surya kept dodging them, until he finally got hit by one of them.

"I've had it with you Senshi! At first I tried to reason with you, but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears! Now you shall pay!" His eyes turned bloodshot.

"Solar Flare Illusion!" A huge ball of yellow light escaped his hands and flew to the Senshi. They all ran out of the way, but instead of hitting them, the light turned around and hit Surya. Everyone covered their eyes as the bright ball exploded. The Senshi looked up to see that Surya was not there. Sailor Scythe seemed to notice this first.

"He's gone to go and get Hoshi!" She screamed as she ran into the temple. Sailor Moon and Sailor Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter and Mars all ran as they followed Sailor Scythe into the house.

Ami was kneeling on the ground, oblivious to everything around her, still sobbing for her love, she looked down and noticed Taiki's ring on the ground, and picked it up.

Sailor Star Fighter was dumbfounded. She placed her hand onto Ami's shoulder.

"He protected me, Fighter." Ami sobbed and clutched the ring to her heart. "It's all my fault, and I never got to tell him!" Ami was racked by sobs and fell down to the ground. Fighter tried to hold back tears as visions of Taiki and Sailor Star Maker filled her mind.

"Everything will turn out all right," Star Fighter let two tears slide down her face.



*sighs* I hope he's right! R/R People! ^^ *dodges the weapons that are thrown at her* Sorry, you'll just have to wait like everyone else! SCYTHE TRANSPORT, I'm outta here! Ja!