K.H.: I do not own Sailor Moon. Bleh, if you people are still reading this, you're either drunk or desperate. Well, at least this isn't as bad as the first fanfic I've ever written. *shudder* That thing was so angsty that it was pathetic. Warning, this is a fruity chapter & I want it to DIE!!! Especially the part with Peruru's complex about his height. Eck. Flames are not really welcome (I would rather do without), but are deserved.

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Peruru sits down on the bed & clasps his hands still looking down at the floor. Lita pulls up a chair & twirls it around to where the back is facing Peruru.

She then sits in the chair the wrong way & rests her arms on the back of the chair, "So... you're afraid of turning evil one day? That's preposterous! You're too cute & nice to switch sides like that!"

Peruru looks up at her, "But... it's fate that I'm talking about. For dream fairies, along with many different species, the younger sibling tends to take after the older brother or sister. It's a common happening in the dream world. I don't want to, but I may eventually end up with his personality in a few years."

Lita listens intently until he finishes, then she smiles, "Well, you're brother was fooled by Badiyanu. So, he's not evil, just gullible. You think things through more, which helps you make the right decisions. And if you're brother really is evil, and you turn up to have his personality, I'm sure Rini can turn you back around. She knows just what to say usually, and besides, she loves you."

She grins wider, "This morning, I asked her if she knew what today is. I had to give her a clue & she replied that today was the day that she met you, not the day that Badiyanu was defeated. So, she cares for you too much to let you become evil & by the looks of it, you care about her as well."

He looks at her startled, then blushes a bright red, "Well... yeah... I...."

He looks down, smiles, and scratches the back of his head still blushing.

Lita chuckles to herself, "Do you still want to talk to me about anything?"

Peruru shakes his head, "No... thank you for taking time to talk with me."

Lita stands back up, "Anytime!"

She holds out her hand to Peruru to help him up.

Peruru grabs her hand & Lita pulls him up into a standing position, "Peruru, my gosh! You've grown a lot since last year! You're up to my shoulder already!"

Peruru scratches the back of his head again & laughs a little, "Well, unlike the fairies they talk about in fairytales, we tend to grow quite tall. Sometimes taller than most of the humans...."

Lita's eyes widen with shock at first, but then she smiles, "Wow... so how tall do you think you'll be?"

Peruru stares up at the ceiling while thinking, "Umm... at the rate I'm growing.... probably 6 or 7 ft. tall. But there's a good chance I'm wrong. Math never was my best subject..."

Lita's mouth literally drops to the floor, "6 or 7 feet??? That's pretty tall!"

Peruru frowns, and looks down his hand resting on the back of his neck, "Yeah... that might limit my visits. I'll be a giant which isn't exactly normal."

Lita smiles, leans down to his level, and pats his shoulder, "Well, actually, basketball players are usually that tall, so it's not that big of a deal. You can come visit us anytime you want by creating a portal from the dream world to Serena's living room. And besides, we're used to the abnormal, so don't worry so much...."

She messes up his hair as a friendly gesture & laughs.

He also laughs, "Hey!"

Rini opens the door quietly & peeks in, "May I come in?"

Lita looks over at Rini grinning, "Sure!"

Rini smiles, walks in, and closes the door behind her, "So, what are you two talking about?"

Peruru looks over at Lita & Lita gives Peruru a reassuring smile, "I'll tell her if that's alright with you."

He nods & Lita takes Rini to the other side of the room. He sits back down on the bed clasping his hands & looks down at the floor frowning. They walk back over & Rini sits down next to Peruru. Lita excuses herself & walks out the room making sure to close the door behind her.

Rini hugs him & Peruru looks out the corner of his eyes at her blushing slightly.

She looks up at him frowning, "Don't think like that Peruru! You will never turn evil unless you want to be that way. Please don't ever change... I wouldn't be able to live with it...."

Her eyes tear up & she looks down, her face contorting from trying not to cry.

He looks at her startled at first, but then frowns, "Please don't cry Rini. I'm sorry that I caused you to worry...."

She doesn't move or make a sound, but then looks up at him after his statement.

Rini smiles & hugs him again, "I wish you didn't have to leave, but you have special duties as a dream fairy. I can't interfere...."

He returns the hug & smiles, "I can visit though, duties can't stop me from visiting you. Though, I do wish that I could stay, I really wish I could...."

He sighs, in his mind, he wishes that he were just a normal kid.

~I like being a dream sprite... but I don't want to be weighed down with so many responsibilities.~

Rini stares at him concerned, "Is something wrong Peruru?"

Peruru snaps back into reality & looks over at her with a smile, "Nope, everything is fine."

"Well, that's a relief!" Rini exclaims before a small blue ribbon tied at Peruru's waist catches her eye, "Peruru, is that the ribbon that I tied the bag of cookies up with?"

Peruru looks down still smiling & his cheeks turn a dark red, "I've kept it with me wherever I went so I knew that I wasn't alone in the world. It helped me bear the long hours of protecting children's dreams & being unable to see you. Which reminds me, I remember a very disturbing dream that you had after Badiyanu was defeated..."

Rini nods, "Yeah, that was a nightmare! Badiyanu had come back & had me in her grasp again & was giving my energy to the Black Dream Hole. The Sailor Scouts were all lying on the ground, beaten up pretty badly but you weren't anywhere to be found. I remember closing my eyes & letting out a loud scream while Badiyanu laughed. Badiyanu gasped & I opened one eye to see what was wrong. I saw a large creature, it was as big as Pegasus. It looked like a lion except for its ears & face, which were like a Lynx's. It's fur was a blue-purple color & it's eyes were green... just like yours are."

Peruru bites his lip as Rini continues, "I was terrified of it at first, but then it began attacking Badiyanu furiously. Badiyanu hit the creature with a lot of dark energy from her scepter, but it just got back up & continued to attack. Badiyanu suddenly disappeared, everything went black, and I began falling. The next thing I knew, you flew up & caught me."

Peruru's face is pale & Rini realizes that something is indeed wrong with Peruru....