Matilda smiled down at large poster for the up coming winter production. Tenshi had told her the story that went behind the funny looking prince, the little girl and the rat king. She always loved Tenshi's stories. She swore the characters would come alive before her eyes as if she was really in the story.

She looked up from the poster to stare at Tenshi in awe as she laced the last of the ribbon up her thigh and making a quick secure bow. Matilda's eyes sparkled as she watched Tenshi do warm ups. The girl had given her life back into her life. Even gave attention to her something not even teachers would do. This girl was more than a friend to her. She was everything she wanted to be. Even if the other girls in this school scorned and made fun of her Matilda knew the truth of what they didn't want to see. Tenshi was an angel in disguise.

Tenshi stretched on the bar smiling at Matilda watch her. The girl reminded her of her future daughter. That drew her back to why the Asteroid Senshi was there. They had talked briefly before the others showed up. No matter what her or Ru had done to the four or threatened to do they wouldn't tell why they were there.

That had been three weeks ago and in those three weeks they really gave the inner senshi a real hell of a time. Causing quite and uproar.

She began simple exercise to get back into the flow of the dance. It had been a while since she was able to dance. Every since her and Chibi Usa signed up for ballet she never stopped her lessons. Though she wasn't as graceful as many she was just as equally skilled. She looked at Matilda, watching her with vigor, and smiled.

She had only heard from the girl's mother twice the three weeks she had been gone. Some how the few day trip seemed to extend its self as the days went by. That was another reason for the new problem she has. Hiiro, no, not just Hiiro but everyone was rather upset at her for agreeing to take care of the young girl. Though they never come out and say it the tension had been so great. Tenshi had done the only thing she could think of. She moved to another part of the school. She was closer to the classes and she was able to get out quicker to meet one of the forty to take Matilda to school. What pained her the most was the strain on the relationship Hiiro and she had begun.

Pain shot up her leg causing her to falter and fall. She cradled the injured limb close to her. Matilda was by her side helping her to undo the laces and rebind. She had received the injury a few nights back when her and Hiiro had ran into some trouble. It was also the same day they had met Matilda.

She glared down at the angry wound. It was hard to understand why it had not healed. All her injuries before had healed. This one seemed to fester worse everyday. Then again doing rather hard circus tricks the next day and made it worse. She heaved a heavy sigh and with Matilda's help she stood back up again. This injury was not going to stop her. There had been worse ones in the past and she did just fine.

Taking a deep breath she braced her self and tried again. She would get this and she would shine. No more running it was time to do what SHE had always wanted to do.

Haruka looked at the gloomy sky and shook her head. Before turning to her companions.

"I don't like it one bit."

Michiru calmly set her teacup down. "Nor do I but it must be done. The inners are going on some mission and we must follow them to learn what that is. The boys can take care of Relena."

Haruka struck the window seal. "That is not my concern. Our Princess is. We leave then we leave her unprotected. Relena leaves in a few days and that would leave our princess alone. With all these nut cases running around that is so trigger happy I wont chance it. They know she has been with the boys and once we leave they will realize it a good chance for them to capture her."

Michiru cut her a hot look "Do you not think I know that. I worry that everyday we are not by her side. Now that she has distance herself from us I worry more. If it were not for Quatre's little guards I would be full of gray hair by now. But what are we to do."

She looked down to her hands holding back the tears. "I have never felt so lost as what to do. Our job was not to guard her so closely. We are to be in the shadows and strike quickly and deadly. Not in the spot light."

Haruka looked at her hurt. "I am sorry, I feel the same. Not to mention you don't have to deal with Trowa constantly trying to get information form you. He knows that some how the inners are connected with this new faction."

"Then there is one solution…." Hotaru began. "We stay here and protect what is ours till the time is right. That is not right now. The Quartet is here so we will use them. They will follow the traitors. Something is coming and it is big, until then we wait and hold our cards. That includes not telling information to those who know."

Haruka rubbed her arms. "I will try. I don't like doing it but I will. I will say that this is all getting confusing."

Michiru nodded as well. "This world is hard to understand."

Hotaru raised an eyebrow. "How so?

"From my understanding this was a completely different world. We the princess we taken here is some how combined the two worlds together. There is a lot of proof. For one in our world the children did not grow up learning about our past as if it was an ancient civilization. We certainly didn't have wars with colonies in our world."

"That makes me wonder, what does the traitors want with the two combined worlds."

Hotaru shook her head. "That is not the question to ask though it is a logical one. The question is why does this place feel like home. The home we came from, the home I was forced to destroy. Why does this place feel more like the Silver kingdom then the place we were reborn in?"

Haruka sunk deeply in the nearest chair at lost. Hotaru had hit a fact she had refused to acknowledge since first stepping out of the time stream.

"Why do I have a feeling something is going to happen? Something that will change everything we knew in the past and everything we know now. Something we may not survive."

Dou poked his head around the corner seeing the cost was clear he sighed heavily and took off as fast as his legs could carry him. There was no way he was going to let any one see where he just was. As soon as he ran out of the building doors he spotted the other four coming directly for him. She smoothed out his cloths and made off to meet them as his usual self.

Quatre spotted him a wave.

"Dou, where have you been? We've been looking for you for ever."

He casually shrugged. "You know me Q-man. I just came back from town. I had to get something to eat besides what the cafeteria has or what my dorm contains."

Wufei scowled "Those are healthy foods you should be eating to be in top condition. Not to mention the cafeteria has some of the finest of foods."

Dou rolled his eyes.  "That's the problem everyone in a while a man has got to have a little junk and a arcade snack shop is the best place to get it. So what did you need me for?"

Trowa motioned for them to head off the main path as a group a militants of Mamoru's little army passed by.

"We have found out that the dummy suits we have been fighting have almost the same fighting style of these Sailor Senshi. Some how they are connected. We are not sure how."

Dou stopped, "What? How is that possible?" He got silence as his answer. "Are they not supposing to the good guys. In both versions of there tail they are good."

Heero snorted. "People change and that goes for heroes. Those legends are hundreds of year's olds. The truth has been distorted. Our mission had changed. Not only do we have the new faction to worry about we must watch for the senshi as well and learn what we can of them. Them we may finally start getting answers."

Trowa looked through the trees to the very windows he knew the answers lay. Would it be betraying their trust if he told. They were no longer in league with these senshi but still the must know something that could help them. He let out a little sigh. Their secret would be safe for now. Love had mysterious ways of changing a persons mind.

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Okay Iam sorry it is short. It is helping set the mood for then next few chapters and lead up to the end. This story had gone one more than I wanted it to. Not to mention the lie I told a few chapters in the beginning. I mentioned a chapter with just Wufei as the main star. It was planned and still is but it seems to keep getting pushed back. This time I really mean it when I say…er… type that it will be soon with in the next few chapters.

Keep reviewing.

Oh can anyone guess the dance?? It was that one or another by the same composer that died this same month long ago.

Check ya later.