--0 hello everyone....

Apparently my sister decided not to tell me that she was putting my VERY OLD work up on fanfiction.net...evil sister...yes, she's a girl. Her penname Yuki is from a character in Sailor Moon Chibis. She never read this story, no matter how many times I asked her to. So of course, she puts it up under the old rating. -- stupid sister....but since it's up already and it got reviews, I'm putting up the rest of it under the REAL rating, PG-13. Sorry people, no lemon. I was not 18 when I wrote this.

The reason this story is called "The Real Past part 1" is because there is supposed to be a sequel. Did I ever write one? no. But hey, if you like it enough I will put it up.

I do have a penname here. Two, actually. But the one I am currently using is Raining Petals, but it's a Yu Yu Hakusho fic. Ah, how we all grow up. It's a yaoi fic, by the way. But at the time I wrote this, I didn't even know what yaoi or yuri was! All I knew was that Haruka and Michiru loved each other and I wanted to put them through the worst hardship I could think of.

Thanks for reading. Here's the rest of the story.

Chapter 4

Michiru stared at the letter in her hand. What in the world did she do now? She didn't know what the hell to do now. Get upset at: the fact that Haruka snuck into her room, or Haruka's past, or that Haruka's real name wasn't Haruka.

"Haruka must be real upset and miss me as much as I miss her . . ." Michiru said to no one. "But, if she is lying, then I'll be the one who looks stupid. But I don't think she is lying. I should talk to someone about this, but then they will all call the police and arrest her for trespassing because they obviously don't like her anymore. I don't know what to do!!!"

Michiru just sat on her bed thinking about what she should do. She sat there for half an hour. She was literally clueless.

Setsuna banged on her door. "Michiru! Time to get up! Don't make me treat you like Hotaru!" Setsuna giggled at the last part. She didn't want Michiru to become too depressed. She wanted Michiru to be happy, and not feel like a stranger in the house.

"I'm coming!" Michiru called. "Just have to get my clothes on!" (She had taken a bath last night) Michiru put the letter on the bed and got dressed. She wore a long dark blue skirt and dark blue, low and wide v-neck top. She then picked the letter of the bed and tucked it in the pocket on the skirt. She then walked down the stairs to the kitchen.

"Good Morning Michiru." Hotaru greeted as Michiru sat down across from her at the four-sided wooden table. " I trust you slept well."

"Yes, Madame. The environment was absolutely splendid for taking a nap or a long night's rest." Michiru teased.

"Really Michiru, you could sleep through all of that?" Setsuna asked, passing Michiru the plate of pancakes.

"Thank-you." Michiru asked. "Through what?" Did she know about Haruka coming? Did she already call the police?

"Hotaru's little walk-around-the-house game. She woke me up! Middle of the night too! I waited a while, trying to fall back asleep but to no avail! She started to open doors so I finally told her to go back to bed. I waited until I heard her open one more door, then I almost fell immediately asleep." Setsuna answered.

"I didn't do anything like that!" Hotaru objected. "I was asleep the entire night!"

"The toys you left around the house prove it!" Setsuna argued. "See? All your toys have a path going through them!" Setsuna pointed to the toys Hotaru had. It was true, they had a path going through them. (But you all know that wasn't because of Hotaru...)

"I didn't do that!! I swear!" Hotaru protested. "It must have been someone else!"

"In this house??" Setsuna snapped. "We have a very sensitive security alarm! How could anyone have gotten in here without the world waking up?"

"SETSUNA! I DIDN'T DO IT!" Hotaru shouted. "CAN'T YOU BELIEVE THAT? I WAS ASLEEP THE ENTIRE NIGHT! MAYBE YOU WERE DREAMING! I KNOW THAT I WAS ASLEEP! How do you know that it was me? Which it WASN'T! Why do you always blame me? And you always start fights with me!"

"That is not true. I only blame you when the evidence points to you. Now if you admit it, I just may go easy on you. If you lie and continue to deny it, it will be much harder to be nice since you aren't being nice." Setsuna warned.

"I swear I didn't get up last night! I didn't go outside either! Why won't you believe me?"

"Because you are not telling the truth!"

"I AM!"

"The punishment is just getting bigger and bigger Hotaru!"

"I NEVER GOT UP!"

Michiru really didn't want Hotaru to have to face a punishment for a crime she didn't commit. But, Haruka could get arrested! The truth wouldn't work, and this little accusation was breaking Michiru's heart.

"Maybe Hotaru was sleepwalking? Then she wouldn't remember." Michiru suggested.

"That's true . . ." Hotaru started. "I guess maybe I did. Then nobody was right or wrong!"

"Maybe." Setsuna agreed. "My, that was a silly fight!"

"Yup!" Hotaru chimed in. Then the two started to laugh and joke about how pointless the fight had been. Why can't all fights end like that? Michiru thought. Even with a lie?

"I've got it!" Setsuna said after all the breakfast dishes were washed. They were deciding on what to do. "How about we go to the park? We could invite Chibiusa and Usagi and them to come with us! What do you say? It could be my apology to you, Hotaru."

"I say yes, yes, and yes!" Hotaru sang. She clapped on each yes. "What about you, Michiru?"

"Who am I to spoil you're fun?" Michiru asked.

"Yippee!" Hotaru shouted and threw her arms into the air. She ran in circles for a little, then ran to the living room yelling "I'm going to call Chibiusa right now! I'll think of a way to say I am sorry to you to Setsuna!" After Hotaru called them and got a yes for the park they started walking there, since driving wasn't needed. Hotaru skipped ahead, out of hearing range. She was humming too, because she really loved the park and going out with friends. Could it get any better? I should say not!

In the meanwhile, Setsuna and Michiru walked at a fairly steady pace, admiring Hotaru's energy. Until, Setsuna asked a question that had been bothering her for some time.

"Are you ok Michiru?"

Caught off guard, Michiru jumped and gasped too. "Wha-what do you mean? Am I ok? I guess I'm fine. It's a beautiful day, and . . ."

"Not that." Setsuna corrected. "I mean, the whole deal with Haruka and the papers and the fight and moving here and Seiya . . ."

Michiru interrupted confused "What do you mean with Seiya? What did he do?"

"He's only been the one who took the most action and is getting very protective of you." Setsuna reminded. "As if you were Usagi or even Princess Kakyuu!"

"Speaking of which, where has she been lately?"

"Don't try to change the subject!" Setsuna snapped. "Are you ok with all of this? Really?"

"I can't do anything to change it, can I?" Michiru lied. "Besides, I haven't heard from her or even seen her! If she didn't even care enough to take the risk of communicating with me, she must not care that much about me. So, why should I care that much about her?"

Michiru spoke like she really didn't care and dismissed the subject. She walked on without another word about the subject or anything to do with you-know-who (not Harry Potter by the way) or you-know-what. The truth of the matter was though; it was tearing her up inside! She wanted to scream because it hurt so much to be without her. Knowing that she'll come back is one thing. Michiru can easily handle that yearning feeling. 'She'll be back before I know it' Michiru would always tell herself. But now, trying to take in the fact that she may never see the one whom she loves more than the anything in the world killed her. Without Haruka, it reminded Michiru of the loneliness that she had suffered fighting alone when she first accepted her fate as a senshi. The loneliness that eats you up and spits you out when you have room left for nothing but the torture of life. Now that this Seiya thing was coming into play made things seem a hundred times worse than that.

And the letter was another thing juggling in her mind. The letter, if it were to be shared with Usagi, Setsuna, and everyone else, could be the answer to her prayers, or the worst possible punishment for her unfamiliar sins from the devil.

If she was to tell everyone, on the good side of her hopes, they would believe the letter and forgive Haruka. She would be able to see her beloved and fight once again along side her. Cloud nine would rule life once more and the only thing they would need to worry about was when the enemy would attack, if this indeed would be a new enemy. The happiest things ever could possibly get during these times.

On the less satisfying, actually depressing side of things, they would not believe the letter. They would call Haruka on trespassing and Haruka could go to jail. Because judging by the letter, Haruka didn't have the best history with the law. Michiru would simply die if she saw Haruka in jail. She really would. Even if the letter was a lie.

Michiru without realizing it let out a long and heavy sigh. She had also unknowingly let her shoulders sag too. Setsuna caught Michiru's silence and all the rest, except the reason.

"Something wrong Michiru? If it's that you had thought before that Haruka's love was real and now facing reality, I can relate if it makes you feel any better." Setsuna reassured. "I thought Haruka loved you a lot too. You were not the only one who was fooled. I've been through the exact same thing you're going through right now. Many men have come to my doorstep and I want to believe them so much, I lose sight of their real face. By the time I realize it, the damage is already done to my heart. But cheer up Michiru, you can always find someone better and more dependable then her. It may seem impossible, but it can and will happen. Just keep telling yourself that she had the chance to be with the best person in the world and it's her loss. You'll forget her since it wasn't real love."

"But she did love me and still does love me! I love her still too!" Michiru protested and realized her mistake. Her hands flew to her mouth. "Oops." She whispered.

"She doesn't love you Michiru. As you said, she never tried to see you again, right?"

"Huh? I guess you're right Setsuna." Michiru sighed, putting on the best act she could. "But what would you say if she did try to make contact with me, but not in person? Like a like a letter or something like that?"

"Then I'd believe she still cared, but I don't know about the others. But she hasn't, right Michiru?" Setsuna asked, getting suspicious.

"Right." Michiru answered. "Thank-you Setsuna. Nice to know I have someone to talk to."

"Anytime Michiru, you know where to find me." Setsuna smiled.

They finally made it to the park after what seemed like a long time. Hotaru had been bouncing all the way and screamed with delight when she saw Chibiusa waiting for her. Everyone was there, from Princess to Princess and court to court. (For those of you, whom I've lost, I mean Princess Kakyuu, Seiya, Yaten, Taiki, Usagi, Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako, Chibiusa, Mamoru, Luna, Artimis, and Diana. Do you understand now?)

"Hotaru! You made it! Great!" Chibiusa squealed. "What do you want to do first?"

"I don't know. You pick. Anything you want to do I'll probably want to do also." Hotaru answered smiling from ear to ear with a mile in between. "You can choose."

"Oh my ideas are no good! I was hoping you knew what you wanted to do so you can choose!" Chibiusa insisted.

"I don't know! Anyway, I love your ideas! You choose!"

"Someone choose! You're giving me a headache! Stop arguing already!" Usagi complained to Chibiusa. Then she turned to Hotaru and said "No offense of course to you."

"I know!" Chibiusa quoted. "What do you want to do Diana?" Chibiusa picked up the small cat and scratched behind her ears.

"Great! How about the playground? And the slide?" Diana purred.

"OK! I love the slide!" Hotaru agreed. "Chase you there Chibiusa!" And she really did. She broke into a run and sent Chibiusa panting after a very short distance. Diana was far behind because Chibiusa had accidentally thrown her in surprise when Hotaru had startled her.

"What? Hotaru stop! You're going too fast!" Chibiusa meant to be serious, but instead she laughed. "I mean it!"

"Never Chibiusa! Feel my wrath!" Hotaru giggled. "I'm going to get you!"

"Please Hotaru!" Chibiusa panted, yet still laughing. "I don't want to be chased!" Chibiusa was slowing down because she was losing breath from so much laughter.

"You're going to be chased and like it!" Hotaru yelled, imitating the voice of a bad guy. "Wait until I get . . .what is that!"

There was a blinding flash of white light in the sky. People on the ground grew quiet and stared up. The turned into a white oval and slowly

Drifted to the senshi right in front of them and above their heads. It was Niloc. Niloc turned around, not facing the senshi through what looked like dust from his hands at all of the non-senshi people and all of them fainted. Niloc then turned back to the senshi grinning.

"Hello my princess. So we meet again. I won't take the past and future of these people in front of you since you seem to be very sentimental and forgiving towards them. Even though it is not your matter yet." Niloc greeted Usagi. "However, there is something that concerns you on matters like this. They cannot be spoken of here though, because I may not have gotten all of these people. So, I need to speak to you somewhere else. I can't give you any details; just leave it all to me. You'll be fine. I will take you there."

"Now see here!" Minako disputed. "Usagi will not go without us! We do not have your full trust."

"Please understand." Ami added. "We've had a bad history with newcomers who have powers."

Niloc smiled. "I was planning to take all of you anyway. Unless you never set foot (or paw!) on the moon you are coming."

"What is he talking about Luna?" Makoto questioned.

"I'm not quite sure, I know I am forgetting something." Luna answered.

"We should be on our guard." Princess Kakyuu told the senshi. "Suspect the unexpected. We don't know him well yet."

"Gotcha Princess." Seiya nodded, ready for anything.

"Don't worry." Niloc calmed as he stretched out his hands. "Trust me. Here we go:??????????????????????????????????????????????????"

The light then came around all of them. The senshi were taken to a dark, dark place. They landed with a thud. Usagi checked to see if they were all ok. The inners were, Setsuna, Hotaru, and Michiru were too. Usagi looked over to the Starlights but they weren't there. There was a figure though slowly getting up. As it stood the light hit it. The senshi gasped. Haruka.