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Makoto Kino struggled to get her suitcase shut.

"I guess I packed a bit too much." She thought with a smile. "Maybe if I sit on it..."

Still struggling to get the damn thing shut, Makoto failed to notice her friends enter the room.

"Knock, knock." Minako said cheerfully as she came into the room.

"Oh hi guys!" said Makoto as her suitcase finally clicked shut.

"Michiru, Haruka and Hotaru said that they would meet us in the airport." said Ami. "Are you sure you'll be okay on the flight Makoto? It's a rather long one to Ireland."

Makoto laughed at her friends' worried looks. "Of course I'll be fine don't worry about me. But I'm sol glad all of you are coming with me. I don't know how I'd deal with this if I was on my own."

Usagi hugged her mourning friend. "No probs Mako," she said excitedly. "I've never been to Ireland before. And I never knew about you were half Irish anywho! How come you never told us?"

"Yeah, Makoto. I was wondering the same thing too." Said Rei curiously. "How come you never mentioned your Irish heritage before?"

"Oh, well ya know," said Makoto hastily. "It just never really came up.'

Before the others could reply, the sound of a car horn could be heard from outside.

"Oh the taxi! You guys go ahead I'll be out in a minute." Said Makoto pushing the girls out the door.

When they were gone Makoto let out an exasperated sigh. "Irish heritage, yeah right." She thought. "How come I forgot all about it until the other day when I got that letter about my grandmother dying? I lived there until in was seven for crying out loud!"

Makoto just couldn't understand it. The night before she had found photos of herself in Ireland which made things even more frustrating. :It's like someone erased my memory or something...."

The sound of the taxi horn broke Makoto's thoughts.

"Oh God if I don't hurry we'll be late! Makoto ran quickly out to the impatient car.

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"Breathe, Makoto, just breathe." Makoto thought frantically to herself as the plane took off.

Makoto's breathing was shallow and slow. "Oh God please not now! Just don't think about it, Makoto. Just look out the window." That just made it worse. It was wet and stormy. "This is what the weather was like when it happened...." Makoto shut her eyes tightly. "No." she cried quietly.

Ami who was sitting beside her looked at her worriedly. "Makoto, are you all right? Are you having a panic attack?"

Makoto didn't answer, she just continued to sob quietly.

The plane suddenly rocked slightly. She screamed.

"Makoto, stop it's just turbulence, it's ok!" Ami said frantically trying to calm the hysterical girl.

"I'm going to die, just like my parents!" she cried.

The others tried to calm her down but it was to no avail. "Usagi go get the air stewardess, now!" Ami ordered.

Other passengers were beginning to stare now. "Will somebody please shut that girl up?" asked someone irritadedly.

Makoto's breathing got worse. "Can't . . . breathe" she gasped before passing out.

"Makoto!" called Chibi-Usa. "Ami, is she going to be ok?"

"I hope so." Replied Ami nervously.

*********************************************************************Makoto found herself in a room full of laughing people. "Huh? Where am I?" she demanded.

When no one answered Makoto realised they mustn't have been able to see her. Makoto made her way through the small crowd of people to see what they were looking at. She saw an adorable baby asleep in a crib. Next to the crib was a tired looking woman in a bath robe.

"It's mother!" said Makoto shocked. She stared amazed at the woman who was looking happily at the baby in the crib. Next to her was stood an equally happy looking male. "That's Dad! Then that baby must be me!"

"Oh, ta si go halainn!" exclaimed a middle aged woman happily.

"Mother! You know Li can't speak Irish." Mokoto's mother scolded the woman.

"Oh I'm sorry, Li, I'm just so excited I'm a grandmother!" said the woman smilingly. "And Caoimhe, dear, I want you to bring her up knowing about her Irish culture. You may have given her a Japanese name but that's it. She'll be an Irish lass at heart."

Caoimhe sighed and rolled her eyes. "Yes, yes mother, you don't have to keep repeating yourself.

Everyone continued to chatter excitedly. Makoto sighed. "Why am I seeing this?" thought Makoto. "How come I can't remember anything about being half Irish?"

A little dark haired boy who had been staring at Makoto the whole time answered the girl's silent question. "Because you are not meant to remember Makoto."

Makoto looked at the boy sharply. "You can see me? And read my thoughts?"

The room faded away now and they were standing in darkness.

The boy chuckled. "Heh,I can read your thoughts. . . I suppose you could say that." The boy continued to smirk.

"Just who are you?" demanded Makoto.

"You needn't worry about that." Replied the boy. "All you need to know is that you should be prepared?"

"Huh? For what?" asked Makoto scornfully.

"Your power will soon be the property of my master along with the sacred stone." Said the boy happily.

"Property?!" exclaimed Makoto angrily, her eyes flashing. "I am no one's property!" She grabbed the boy by the scruff of the neck. "Just who do you think you are?"

The boy had a dreamy smile upon his face. "Still so beautiful when you're angry. My master made a wise decision."

Makoto raised an eyebrow. "Hey kid, do I even know you?"

The boy, once again chuckled. "Another lost memory hmmm?"

This made Makoto even angrier. "Stop messing with my mind!" Makoto was about to raise her hand when the boy said,"I think you know enough, time to wake up!"

The boy faded away and Makoto found herself in her plane seat again. "Oh your awake! Thank goodness you are all right!"

"Oh Ami! I'm sorry about the way I acted earlier." Apologised Makoto blushing.

"Hey, it's okay just as long as you're feeling better." Said Usagi.

"Oh put on your seatbelts guys," said Ami. "We're about to land."

Everyone kept looking at Makoto worriedly to see if she was going to panic again but Makoto was feeling strangely calm. "Maybe it's because I'm focused on something else." she reasoned to herself. "I just really want to pound that kid in my dream!"

The plane made a smooth landing. "Welcome to Dublin. Have a nice stay" came the voice of the pilot over the intercom.

"Uh, what did he say?" asked Chibi-Usa. ********************************************************************* There that's my first real chapter. Hope you liked. I'll probably be bringing Artemis in in the next chapter.