Author's Notes: Hope you enjoyed the last chapter ^.^ A whole whopping 19027 words...that's my longest fic ever! I'm putting alot of thought and hard work into this so please, enjoy it!

Disclaimer: Alright, alright. I don't own Sailor Moon and it's respective copyrights. I do however, own the two leading characters and the story itself. No stealing!

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Episode 2: Recollections

Chapter 8 - Memory's Melody

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"Are we going now?" asked Kori as she grabbed her coat, throwing it over her shoulders to cover her bare arms from the brisk autumn winds.

The two left the house quietly, not saying a word to the other. Luke was too depressed to say anything, and if he did, he felt as if his heart would break to look Kori straight in the eye.

Kori on the other hand, wanted to know more about herself, but because Luke didn't feel comfortable talking about, she kept quiet. She walked beside Luke quietly, trying to make up for his long strides with quick paces.

Luke figured he was walking a tad too fast for Kori, but he wanted to get to Rei's quickly so the odd silence would end. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, and felt something at the bottom. He pulled it out and stopped dead in his tracks when he realized what it was he was holding.

Kori stopped with him. "What is it?" she asked, "Is something wrong?"

"Don't you remember anything? Even about us?" asked Luke, passing her the small picture he held in his hand.

Kori took the picture and studied it. "Ugh..." she moaned, rubbing her temples.

"Hey watch the hands, mister!" laughed Kori.

"You're the one that wanted pictures of us, so get in here!" said Luke jokingly, holding back the curtain of the photo booth so she could get in.

Kori climbed inside the booth and plopped herself onto Luke's lap, letting out a soft giggle as she did so.

Luke bent forward and deposited the money in the machine. He leaned back and wrapped his arms around Kori as the flash started, taking pictures of them.

Almost as if the flash had stunned her eyes, she rubbed them. As soon as it had come, it was gone again. Her memories were right under her nose, but she couldn't grasp them. She groaned and looked to Luke, who was looking at her with concern.

"Well?" he asked her.

"No...No I don't remember," she said angrily. Maybe if he stopped pressuring her to remember she would. "I thought...no. I don't."

"Thought so," replied Luke sadly.

They continued walking down the sidewalk, heading towards the temple. Kori looked to Luke with a sideward glance. He looked hurt. She looked down at the sidewalk and regretted sounding so harsh with him. He was only trying to help.

She looked back to him fully. He was biting his lip and muttering to himself. Kori poked his cheek and said, "You shouldn't keep your face like that, it might get stuck like that." She let out a small giggle.

He looked at her and relaxed, but said nothing. He wished he could be as calm as her, even through stressful situations. He looked to her longingly, but she didn't notice. He wanted to just bundle her up in his arms and kiss all their troubles away, but he knew that wasn't the case. She would probably slap him for it anyways.

When they arrived at the temple they were greeted by Chad, who was in his usual temple accustomed uniform, sweeping away at the sidewalk.

"Hey, dude! The girls are inside. Kori, it's nice to see you're okay. We were all worried about you, yeah?" said Chad cheerfully. He and Rei were obviously getting along well today.

As they walked away Kori looked at the shaggy haired boy curiously. She looked to Luke for answers,

He laughed when he saw her expression. "That was Chad, Rei's boyfriend," he told her.

Kori nodded her head, her black and platinum hair bobbing around her face.

Luke pulled back the screen door to the temple and let Kori in past him.

Kori looked around the room cautiously. It all seemed so familiar to her, but...she couldn't remember. It was making her frustrated.

"Kori!" yelled Usagi eagerly when she saw her friend walk into the room. She jumped up and ran to her friend to give her a hug, but Kori moved out of the way and Usa fell to the floor, landing on her face.

Kori had moved to avoid being tackled by a blonde girl, and tried to stifle a laugh as she fell on the floor. She looked to Luke and found he was also trying to do the same.

"Hahaha...ha. I meant to do that!" screeched Usa from the floor. She stood up and sat back in her place beside Rei at the small table in the centre of the room.

"Oh, Kori. This is Usagi," he said pointing to the blonde. "And this is Rei," he motioned to a raven-haired girl sitting beside the blonde. She looked very grim. Kori pondered why. She sat at the table across from her new acquaintances, and smiled as Luke sat beside her. She felt comfortable around him. He had obviously watched over her while she slept, and she was grateful for it.

"So Rei, I heard you were going to perform at the Hospital Benefit to celebrate the new wing they built," said Usa excitedly.

Rei looked to her and grinned, "Sure am!" She stopped and scratched her chin for a moment. "But the only thing is, I need a partner for a duet."

Kori jumped up, her hands clasped together anxiously. "I'll do it!" she cried.

Luke looked to her surprised. He hadn't told her that she sang.

"Sure...why not?" replied Rei.

"I didn't know you sang," noted Luke to Kori.

"Yeah, me too!" exclaimed Usa.

"Well I guess there's things about me that none of us know, eh?" she said with a wink. Everyone sighed to her comment.

"Well...as much as I hate to leave you here Kori, I have to go home," said Luke. He didn't want to leave her, but he had no choice. He hadn't been home for days. He guessed his parents may be a little angry about that...especially when his grandmother was ill.

Kori shot up and enveloped Luke in a hug. She didn't want him to leave either, especially after everything he had done for her.

Luke was again surprised when he found her arms around him. He hesitated at first, but replied by hugging her back. "I'll see you later, okay?"

Kori nodded in reply as Usa stood up also.

"I have to get going, too. It's almost dinner time! I hope you get better soon Kori," said Usagi as she slipped out the door with a small wave.

Luke left behind Usa, leaving Kori standing with Rei. She looked to her nervously. "You don't mind if I stay, do you?" she asked timidly.

"No! Not at all. You're always welcome here," replied Rei with a smile. "I need to call my manager about the concert," she noted. She walked over to the other side of the room and picked up a phone by her bed. Rei dialled a number known to herself, and held the phone to her ear. "Hello, this is Rei Hino. I'm performing at the Hospital Benefit...." pause "Yes, I've chosen my piece and I've found a duet partner. Her name is Kori Oneida." pause " I believe so...hold on a sec I'll ask her." Rei covered the bottom half of the phone and leaned towards Kori. "Hey Kori, do you want to do a solo piece? They've got an opening."

Kori's eyes twinkled and she nodded her head vigorously. Her own solo! She couldn't wait.

Rei turned back to the phone, "Yes she'll do it." pause "All right..." pause "Thanks alot, goodbye." Rei hung up the phone and turned back to Kori, who now stood in front of her excitedly. "Do you even know what song you're going to sing?" she asked her.

Kori gave her a confused expression, then shook her head no.

"Hmmm, well maybe we could write one. Come on," replied Rei as she walked over to a keyboard sitting in the corner. Rei sat down on its bench and moved over so Kori could sit down also. "Well, let's start with the tune." Rei placed her slender fingers over the keys and started to play a random tune that came to her head.

Kori looked at her confused. This wasn't what she wanted to sing. She stopped Rei's playing and placed her own fingers over the keyboard. She pressed her fingers down and started to play a sweet tune.

Rei thought the song to be familiar. She wracked her brain for an answer, and gasped when it hit her. She knew the song, of course. A long time ago...a ballroom, it was the very last song that played! "Are you sure you've never heard this song before?" she asked Kori, uncertainty ringing clear in her voice.

"Pretty sure!" replied Kori with a nod of her head.

Rei got a piece of paper and wrote down the lyrics of the song on it. She handed it to Kori and told her to sing them to the music.

Kori took the lyrics and waited for Rei to start playing. When she heard the notes chiming throughout the room, she let her voice sing the song.

Rei looked to Kori with surprise. She was expecting a little less of her. She sang the song flawlessly, Rei was jealous. 'I just hope she's not better than me...' grumped Rei in her head.

Kori was very confused. She was very sure she had never heard the song before, but she could have sung it without the piece of paper in front of her.

When the song ended, Rei was awed. "You sure...?" Rei asked her.

Kori nodded and replied with a small laugh.

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Well what do yah think? Kori's going to sing! Whee! What'll Luke think of her..? Review, please!