Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews that I've gotten from this story.
I actually intended for it to be just one chapter but since I got such a
great reaction from the majority of readers, I will continue the story.
~ Nightfire
Chapter 2: Return
A year later-
Since Galaxia's defeat about a year ago, peace had returned to the solar system. The Starlights had left to rebuild their own planet and now life had settled down.
While that all was great, Haruka was bored. Once in a while there would be a youma but the inner senshi often took care of it, leaving the outer senshi with nothing to do.
"Haruka, guess what?" Hotaru ran in, excited. "The Starlights are returning to Earth!" she continued on, not waiting for her response.
"Lovely. When are they coming?" Haruka asked, hoping she could avoid seeing Seiya.
"Tonight. We're supposed to meet them with the others at the park near downtown," Hotaru explained.
"That sounds great. It would be nice to see them after so long," Michiru commented as she came in.
"I think I have plans already..." Haruka started but stopped when she saw the looks Hotaru and Michiru were giving her.
"Usagi wants everyone there," Michiru said firmly. Haruka sighed, knowing that it was no use to argue.
That evening the senshi along with Mamoru and the two lunar cats gathered in the deserted park, waiting for the Starlights to arrive.
"This is so exciting!!!" Minako and Usagi squealed at the same time, causing everyone to wince slightly. Haruka sometimes felt sorry for Mamoru- she was surprised he hadn't gone deaf by now.
"Look!" Ami pointed up in the sky at three streaks of light that flashed across the sky.
"That must be them,' Makoto said. There was a flash of light in front of them and when it vanished, the three Starlights stood before them.
"Sorry we're late- someone got us lost by Saturn," Taiki said with a glance at Yaten and Seiya.
"TAIKI! YATEN! SEIYA!" Minako flew at them and managed to hug all three at once.
"Owww...nice to see you too, Minako," Yaten choked, trying to escape.
"Sorry," Minako blushed, letting go.
"Welcome back," Setsuna said politely.
"Thanks," Seiya said and turned his attention to Haruka. "Haruka, I-" he started but stopped when suddenly, she hit him hard. Everyone fell silent, staring at the two of them. Seiya put his hand to his face, feeling blood.
"Haruka!" Usagi exclaimed, looking shocked.
"That was quick," Yaten smirked. Taiki only raised an eyebrow, not really surprised.
"Should have been expecting that," Seiya remarked, taking the tissues Minako and Usagi offered him. Haruka rolled her eyes and walked off.
"I sorry about Haruka.." Michiru said to him, not certain of what to say.
"It's OK, I think I may have deserved that," Seiya shrugged. Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru glanced at each other and then followed Haruka, not knowing what to think.
"What did you do?" Yaten asked Seiya after the outer senshi had left. Everyone looked at him, waiting for his answer.
"Er, well, nothing..." Seiya said, not able to think of a good lie on the spot. Haruka had really hit him hard, he thought, looking at the blood on the tissue he held.
~ Nightfire
Chapter 2: Return
A year later-
Since Galaxia's defeat about a year ago, peace had returned to the solar system. The Starlights had left to rebuild their own planet and now life had settled down.
While that all was great, Haruka was bored. Once in a while there would be a youma but the inner senshi often took care of it, leaving the outer senshi with nothing to do.
"Haruka, guess what?" Hotaru ran in, excited. "The Starlights are returning to Earth!" she continued on, not waiting for her response.
"Lovely. When are they coming?" Haruka asked, hoping she could avoid seeing Seiya.
"Tonight. We're supposed to meet them with the others at the park near downtown," Hotaru explained.
"That sounds great. It would be nice to see them after so long," Michiru commented as she came in.
"I think I have plans already..." Haruka started but stopped when she saw the looks Hotaru and Michiru were giving her.
"Usagi wants everyone there," Michiru said firmly. Haruka sighed, knowing that it was no use to argue.
That evening the senshi along with Mamoru and the two lunar cats gathered in the deserted park, waiting for the Starlights to arrive.
"This is so exciting!!!" Minako and Usagi squealed at the same time, causing everyone to wince slightly. Haruka sometimes felt sorry for Mamoru- she was surprised he hadn't gone deaf by now.
"Look!" Ami pointed up in the sky at three streaks of light that flashed across the sky.
"That must be them,' Makoto said. There was a flash of light in front of them and when it vanished, the three Starlights stood before them.
"Sorry we're late- someone got us lost by Saturn," Taiki said with a glance at Yaten and Seiya.
"TAIKI! YATEN! SEIYA!" Minako flew at them and managed to hug all three at once.
"Owww...nice to see you too, Minako," Yaten choked, trying to escape.
"Sorry," Minako blushed, letting go.
"Welcome back," Setsuna said politely.
"Thanks," Seiya said and turned his attention to Haruka. "Haruka, I-" he started but stopped when suddenly, she hit him hard. Everyone fell silent, staring at the two of them. Seiya put his hand to his face, feeling blood.
"Haruka!" Usagi exclaimed, looking shocked.
"That was quick," Yaten smirked. Taiki only raised an eyebrow, not really surprised.
"Should have been expecting that," Seiya remarked, taking the tissues Minako and Usagi offered him. Haruka rolled her eyes and walked off.
"I sorry about Haruka.." Michiru said to him, not certain of what to say.
"It's OK, I think I may have deserved that," Seiya shrugged. Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru glanced at each other and then followed Haruka, not knowing what to think.
"What did you do?" Yaten asked Seiya after the outer senshi had left. Everyone looked at him, waiting for his answer.
"Er, well, nothing..." Seiya said, not able to think of a good lie on the spot. Haruka had really hit him hard, he thought, looking at the blood on the tissue he held.