Yaten saw her standing in the midst of the room with her hands to her face.
Slowly he opened the door and got in.
When Hotaru heard the sound she swung around and stared at him with wet eyes.
She didn't move, her eyes kept focused on him with the same pleadingly look.
"Why don't you leave? Don't you think you have hurt me enough?"
"Please, just let me explain. You always keep running away from me."
"Yes, I do that for a reason! I never thought Ruka was right with what she had told me about you, but I fear she was correct."
"Haruka Tenoh? So you are really Sailor Saturn?"
She nodded in agreement.
"Why didn't you tell me who you were right from the start? You did know who I was!"
Hotaru just stared at him, her look a little softer now. "You don't understand, do you? If I had told you right from the start who I was, would you have even listened to me?"
Now it was him who stared at her intently. She seemed to be so young, but yet so wise. Her eyes were so calm and yet so full of life.
"Yeah, maybe I wouldn't have listened to you, although I have never really worked with you on our first stay on earth." He stopped when he realized how arrogant he sounded. "However, I would have loved fighting with you since you are not like the other soldiers."
"Oh, quite a compliment coming from you. Maybe I should mark that in my calendar."
"Don't be sarcastic, will you! I've come here for a reason. I'm not quite sure what it is. I don't know if I lied to you or if I lied to Seiya on the phone. I know I sound completely crazy. Your letter touched me so much and reminded me so much on myself. You seem to search for something that you don't find. With me it's the same. Maybe, maybe we can help each other."
"Yaten." she whispered. "Maybe there is still hope for us. But do you really think that a simple and sad girl like me is able to help you?"
Their eyes met again and he moved closer to her, taking her hand in his. "First of all, you are not simple. You are special, even if I am the only one taking notice of that. You have a very special light that engulfs you. And- somehow I'm happy I'm the only one realizing that. And you are not sad, maybe on the outside, but your eyes show so much life and fire." With that he kissed her tender hand.
Hotaru's heart started to beat faster. She wondered if he didn't hear that. Her mouth opened lightly and she searched for words. Everything in her head started to spin and she was so very confused. On the one hand he was a complete jerk, on the other hand he was so nice.
Then she did something he would never have suspected. She pulled him down to her and kissed him softly.
Slowly he opened the door and got in.
When Hotaru heard the sound she swung around and stared at him with wet eyes.
She didn't move, her eyes kept focused on him with the same pleadingly look.
"Why don't you leave? Don't you think you have hurt me enough?"
"Please, just let me explain. You always keep running away from me."
"Yes, I do that for a reason! I never thought Ruka was right with what she had told me about you, but I fear she was correct."
"Haruka Tenoh? So you are really Sailor Saturn?"
She nodded in agreement.
"Why didn't you tell me who you were right from the start? You did know who I was!"
Hotaru just stared at him, her look a little softer now. "You don't understand, do you? If I had told you right from the start who I was, would you have even listened to me?"
Now it was him who stared at her intently. She seemed to be so young, but yet so wise. Her eyes were so calm and yet so full of life.
"Yeah, maybe I wouldn't have listened to you, although I have never really worked with you on our first stay on earth." He stopped when he realized how arrogant he sounded. "However, I would have loved fighting with you since you are not like the other soldiers."
"Oh, quite a compliment coming from you. Maybe I should mark that in my calendar."
"Don't be sarcastic, will you! I've come here for a reason. I'm not quite sure what it is. I don't know if I lied to you or if I lied to Seiya on the phone. I know I sound completely crazy. Your letter touched me so much and reminded me so much on myself. You seem to search for something that you don't find. With me it's the same. Maybe, maybe we can help each other."
"Yaten." she whispered. "Maybe there is still hope for us. But do you really think that a simple and sad girl like me is able to help you?"
Their eyes met again and he moved closer to her, taking her hand in his. "First of all, you are not simple. You are special, even if I am the only one taking notice of that. You have a very special light that engulfs you. And- somehow I'm happy I'm the only one realizing that. And you are not sad, maybe on the outside, but your eyes show so much life and fire." With that he kissed her tender hand.
Hotaru's heart started to beat faster. She wondered if he didn't hear that. Her mouth opened lightly and she searched for words. Everything in her head started to spin and she was so very confused. On the one hand he was a complete jerk, on the other hand he was so nice.
Then she did something he would never have suspected. She pulled him down to her and kissed him softly.