Rated R: Part 7

Usagi and Luna are walking up the street of the city towards a rather large and warn out house.

Usagi: So what's the plan again?

Luna: You go inside and ask the girl there those questions. Once I know the answers I can tell if she's a scout or not.

Usagi: And if she is a scout, you'll get her to help use.

Luna: No. We'll get her to help us if we need it.

Usagi talks slightly in an angry tone: Why do I have to fight and they get to be just a back up plan?

Luna: I didn't want to do what I did to you. I really didn't. I don't want to do it again. Besides, you're Sailor Moon, you can handle this.

Usagi took a deep breath and replied quietly: Well maybe I'll get to meet Sailor V by doing this.

Luna: That's the spirit. You could get her autograph and everything.

A small smile went onto Usagi's face. After a few more minutes they at last reached the door of the building. Usagi put her hand forward and tapped gently onto the door.

Voice: Be right there.

The door is then pulled back and standing in the door way is a rather tall woman with short blond hair. She's about 18 in age. The girl is dressed in black with a black jacket on and she has a cross around her neck.

Woman: Well come on in.

Usagi enters the house timidly leaving Luna behind outside. The house itself looks even worse on the inside then it does on the outside. The floor of the living room and kitchen are both covered in food rappers and the sink is stuffed with dishes. Pieces of egg are even smashed across the counter top of the kitchen.

The girl takes a seat at the dining room table and Usagi plops herself down across from her.

Usagi: Why did you let me in here when you don't know who I am?

Woman: I had to kill time somehow until Michiru got back.

Usagi: Oh, well thanks then.

Woman: No problem.

Usagi pulled out some sheets of paper and a pencil. She pushed some God only knows what out of the way and placed the paper on the table.

Usagi: I'm doing a survey for my high school and I would really like it if you could answer some questions for me.

Woman: Shoot.

Usagi: Okay, your name?

Woman: Haruka.

Usagi: Isn't that a boys name?

Haruka: You're pocking fun at my name?

Usagi: Never mind.

Usagi then quickly scribbles down the name onto a piece of paper.

Usagi: Um, you said that someone named Michiru would be coming home soon?

Haruka: Yep.

Usagi: Is it alright if I stay until she gets here so I can ask her these questions as well?

Haruka: No.

Usagi: Okay, may I ask why?

Haruka: Well it's kind of private, but if you must know, last time she caught me with a girl she was pissed.

Luna walked back and forth outside of the house when suddenly Usagi charged out of the place. The girl walked down the street in a huff and Luna fallowed behind her.

Luna: It didn't go to well?

Usagi turns a corner to go into an alleyway. Once Luna gets into the alleyway with her, Usagi turns around to face her.

Usagi talks in a rather upset tone, but tries to hold back a yell: Why didn't you tell me?

Luna: What?

Usagi: That she's gay!

Luna: She is?

Usagi: With all the research that you did on these girls, you didn't know?

Luna: Well I suspected. So she is? That's perfect.

Usagi: Why!

Luna: If she's the scout that I think she was then she should be like that. She was like that in her past life. This means that it just might be her.

Luna tilted her head and asked in curiosity: Why are you so upset?

Usagi calms herself down and tries to explain things: She made a move.

Luna: No she didn't.

Usagi: Yes she did.

Luna: What happened?

Usagi: She said that the last time she got caught with a girl that her girlfriend got upset.

Luna: So?

Usagi: She got caught making out, so she meant she was going to do the same to me.

Luna: You take things out of context Usagi. She was just telling you what happened to her. It doesn't imply anything.

Usagi regains her upset tone: It doesn't imply anything?

Luna: You should go back there and apologize.

Usagi turns away and walks down the alleyway.

Luna calls out as she runs after her: But Usagi!

Usagi is now sitting down at a bench in a hospital with her head hanging down low, paper and pencil in hand. A nurse walks out of a room and goes towards her, stopping right in front of the girl.

Nurse talks in a kind voice: You can go in to see her now.

Usagi gets up and walks towards the doorway of the room.

Nurse: This is much appreciated. The poor girl doesn't get many visitors.

Usagi walks into the room and then the nurse leaves. Usagi then takes a seat by the hospital bed. Lying down in the bed is a girl with black hair that is the age of twelve.

Usagi: If you feel well enough I would really like to ask you some questions.

The girl nodded her head slowly.

Usagi: What's your name?

Girl speaks quietly: Hotaru Tomoe.

Usagi writes the name down and then Hotaru starts to cough and puts her hand into a fist and placed it in front of her face.

Hotaru: Bucket.

Usagi looks around and notices a small white bucket beside the bed. She picked it up and handed it to Hotaru, which took the thing and spit up some blood into it.

Usagi: You alright?

Hotaru nodded her head while keeping the bucket tightly in her hands.

Usagi: Okay, if you could pick your name what would it be?

Hotaru: Firefly.

Usagi walked outside of the hospital to find Luna waiting for her.

Luna: So, what was her name?

Usagi stops beside Luna and answers the question: She said that her name was Firefly.

Luna: That's her.

Usagi: No it's not.

Luna: Yes it is.

Usagi: She can't fight. She's dieing. The doctor says she'll be alive for a month tops.

Luna: She doesn't have to fight. You can fight.

Usagi: No I can't. I can't do this Luna. I didn't like my life before, but it was for sure a lot better then this.

Luna: You can't quit now.

Usagi: I never wanted to do this Luna.

Luna tried to calm the girl down by rubbing herself against the girl's leg, but Usagi pulled her foot up and over Luna and walked away.