Hi again! I have been very busy... Loads of chemistry and math... But here is the fifth chapter! I'm sorry to say that this chapter is the shortest, but I have a little block at the moment and I want to get on with the story. Well, I hope you will like it so...

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All I Ever Wanted

Chapter 5: Time for a drink

Usagi sank down on her bed, feeling a bit exhausted. She buried her face with her hands and sighed. She had thought that she would have been chanceless against the senshi she had met, but she had beaten them all. Sometimes it had been close, but she had managed to win. Oh, she had been hurt, but it had been worth it when she had seen her mothers smile.

Serenity had apparently agreed to help with the healing, so she had been very surprised when her mother had come and congratulated her. Sure, she felt good when her mother had praised her, but she had felt a bit torn. The fact that Hotaru was still angry at the queen was making her confused.

She couldn't blame Hotaru for feeling the way she did; she had been left alone on a deserted planet for like a thousand years dam it! But she couldn't be angry forever could she? When the tournament was over, they would have to do something about it. She couldn't keep that anger forever, even if she was hurt.

She sighed again and lies down on the bed and spread out her legs over the bed. She grabbed a pillow and hugged it tightly to her chest. Her heart was aching like hell, but she didn't want to think about it. Jupiter had been beaten by Merloch, one of the favourites in the tournament. Michiru was also out, and she had even broken a leg. But she was healed now.

Only she, Haruka and Hotaru was left, so the chance was still good that one of them was going to win the tournament. Personally of course, she wanted it to be herself. She smiled when she pictured herself saving Helios… She blushed and shaked her head. Everything would be fine…

The place looked like a pub taken directly from some small village in England. Laughter and song was heard from the inside, and she stepped in. The pub was full of people, but most of them looked like they were from the palace. In a corner there were a group of senshi celebrating their victories, and in doing so, getting drunk. A man was sitting in the middle of them, with a happy smile.

She didn't care as she pushed thru the people and sank down at the bar. The bartender was happily serving drinks, apparently thinking on how much profit he would made this evening. She pulled out some gold she had gotten from Bromelius as a 'tournament gift' and starred at the bartender with lifeless eyes.

"I need a drink."

With a grin he took it and handed her what looked like beer. She sniffed and grimaced. This definitely had some alcohol in it. She was just about to drink when something caught her attention. She turned her head and gazed over at a table. Ginlim was sitting at there, alone. His gaze was a bit unsteady and he accidently spilled some of his drink on the table.

He was holding a big can, so no wonder he was a bit drunk. She took her drink with her to the table. He looked up at her, and grinned.

"My, Lady Saturn… Have a seat!"

He looked at her glass.

"So, you also like to drink?"

She shacked her head.

"No, I don't usually drink. It's stupid. But I made an exception."

He laughed and drank some.

"Can't blame yah… Hard times eh?"

She starred down into her drink and her eyes darkened.

"You have no idea."

Suddenly some of the men at the bar began to sing, and Ginlim laughed at them.

"Funny people servants… Seem so good and emotionless until they get a drink. Then suddenly they can sing! Quite funny… Maybe I should order them to sing?"

He laughed again and Hotaru drank some and grimaced. How the hell could people enjoy this? Ginlim suddenly slammed his fist down on the table.

"Thas right! You found me… Now I have to tell you my job…. Darn, you're a lucky lady."

Hotaru, who began to feel slightly dizzy, but only slightly, began to laugh. She would have to watch it with the drink. But, she had to admit that it felt kinda nice…

"Oh? Then enlighten me."

Ginlim saluted with his hand on his left shoulder.

"Yes Lady!"

Hotaru smirked at the dwarf. She actually began to like him, he was quite funny.

"You're much more bearable when you drink Ginlim."

He nodded.

"Can't say against ya. Well, about me then…"

He drank some more and slammed his hand on the table again.

"I am the best sneaker there is!"

Hotaru just looked at him.

"A what?"

He blinked and waved his hand in front of her, almost upset.

"Ever heard of a sneaker? Man… I sneak around! You now, gather information, even stealing… Might call me bad… But Bromelius wanted me to sneak around the palace… Find stuff… Weird… I shall not talk about that…. Well, now you know…"

She tried to get him to talk, discretely of course. But she couldn't get more info out of him, so she enjoyed his company. At least she knew what he was. After awhile, she decided to leave. Ginlim broke out crying, begging her for a kiss.

"Jus one… You're such a pretty lady…"

So, she left the crying dwarf with an aching check and began to walk towards the palace. She had to stop at one place, as her head was a bit dizzy. Deciding that it would be a good idea to rest, she leaned against the wall.

"Hotaru? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you sleep now?"

She looked up and was met by the sight of Mim, covered in a blue cloak. Hotaru just blinked, and did her best to focus on the woman. The dizziness made it quite hard.

"I'm on my way."

Did she stutter? Mim didn't seem too pleased with her answer however, and grabbed her arm roughly.

"I think I'm going to escort you to your bed, whether you like it or not."

Hotaru was rather thankful for the help, and almost felt happy about it. She was feeling awfully… happy this evening. It was a nice change. It felt like it took forever to get into the palace, and when they got there Hotaru happily laid down on the bed. Min, however, didn't leave.

She grabbed a chair and put next to the bed and starred at Hotaru with very serious eyes.

"You must let it go."

The silence fell like a rock over the room, and Hotaru almost sat up.

"What… What are you talking abou…"

She didn't finish as her voice died, and she felt tears burn in her eyes. She couldn't think straight.

"You must forgive her. You must let the anger go, or you will never be able to win or accomplish what you strive for."

She stood up, and her face became very stern. Hot tears were running down Hotarus face, as starred at the floor.

"You must learn to forgive, for that is something you have forgotten. Learn to forgive, or the anger will eat you up inside."

Her eyes seemed to soften for a moment, but Hotaru didn't notice. She broke out crying, and the chubby blue woman held her in her arms. And there they sat, until Hotaru had no more tears to cry and feel asleep.

She glanced at the bed one last time before closing the door, almost shaking with anger. She tried to concentrate on her beloved kitchen, but it was damn hard. She turned around and glared at the cloaked figure who watched her.

"Damn you."

The figure removed his cloak. He let his arms fall back and took a step forward. A serious looking Bromelius steadily meet her angry gaze.

"I am sorry if it has caused you pain, Mim. But you know as well as I do that it was necessary, or something terrible will happen."

She stomped up to him and almost poked his eye out with her finger as she gesticulated angrily at him. She was almost furious now.

"It's not my fault that she doesn't trust you old man! She has every right too! How could you ask me to do this? You know perfectly well that I would draw out her anger, because of my ability! And..."

She dropped her hand and closed her eyes.

"I am so angry at you right now. She is in a great pain, and so am I. I don't know how she can stand it. You better leave me alone, even if I want to know what it all was really about. Goodnight, Bromelius."

She walked away, and left a calm man too his own thoughts. He sighed and turned around.

"Be grateful for it, Mim. You did a good job. I only hope that it wasn't in vain."

She awoke with a hell of a headache and almost screamed. She put a hand to her head and tried to heal herself. Last night was a bit fuzzy, but she could remember it at least even if the details were a bit vague. A high pitched scream made her jump right out of the bed and crash into the wall. She held her ears and gritted her teeth.

"My ears…"

Usagi came strolling in, in a surprisingly good mood. Hotaru rose and held herself against the wall.

"Why did you scream?"

Usagi blinked in surprise.

"What? I didn't scream… What happened to you? You look awful… Are you sick?"

Hotaru just glared at her.

"No… Wait a second."

She concentrated on her power, and it slowly got better. But she decided that she wouldn't heal herself completely, so she could learn her lesson. She transformed and walked over to Usagi.

"Ok… Let's eat, and don't say a word if I tell you ok?"

So, Hotaru told her all about it. Well, almost. Usagi seemed to enjoy the bit with Ginlim the best as she laughed all the way to the breakfast. They met up with the senshi and Usagi sat down next to Minako. Hotaru noticed that the senshi of love was in a better mood today, which was a good sign.

To Usagi's delight, Ginlim showed up. The poor dwarf had barely set his foot in the room as Usagi bursted out laughing. Hotaru just looked down the table as he passed them. Haruka blinked and looked after the dwarf.

"Is there something I missed here?"

Her tone was a bit dangerous, so Usagi did her best to stop. Hotaru decided it was best to play dumb, as she didn't want the dwarf to be hunted down and stabbed by the senshi of wind.

Bromelius smiled as Merloch entered the arena. Oh, this game would surely be interesting. The senshi of Uranus stopped at the middle of the arena and looked her opponent over. He chuckled and filled up his goblet with more red wine.

"I must say, that I do enjoy watching Uranus. She is such a fiery soul. But Merloch, she is skilled."

Ginlim shrugged and drank. He grimaced.

"I don't understand how you could like wine, Bromelius. It's such a disgusting drink… I prefer the fine stuff."

Bromelius put his goblet on the side table beside Ginlims and chuckled again.

"Your kind has never been very well-spoken, no offence my dear friend."

Ginlim smirked at him.

"Ahh… But that's they way we like it. Oh, nice blow!"

Uranus had punched Merloch in the face. Bromelius shaked his head.

"Too impulsive."

He suddenly stiffened and turned around, gazing at the golden cage that stood on the other side of the room. The white Pegasus just stared blankly at him. He turned around again and Ginlim quirked an eyebrow at Bromelius.

"She is trying to reach him. I cannot allow that, she must not now yet."

Ginlim shrugged.

"I wouldn't mind her trying to reach me. She isn't exactly ugly if I say so."

Bromelius glared at him.

"I know that you would gladly drink her under the table, but I don't think she would appreciate it. You would have a glaive under your chin before you knew it I am afraid."

Ginlim only smirked and began to toy with his axe.

"You know… Mim wouldn't mind if you told her how you felt."

Bromelius twitched before he masked his surprise. Ginlims grin widened.

"I don't have feelings for that woman."

His tone was dangerous, so Ginlim decided to watch the game a bit closer. Merloch was to fast and got a shot at the senshi of wind. She got hit and fell to the ground. She raised her hand in victory.

"Damn, she might win the whole shit!"

Bromelius just snickered at the comment. How wrong Ginlim was.

Hotaru almost stood up when the dark haired senshi entered the arena. Her heart began to hammer in her chest and she could not believe her eyes. Enikkin noticed this and turned to her friend.

"Are you alright? What is it?"

She tried to calm down and took a deep breath.

"Who is she?"

Hotaru pointed towards the dark haired senshi. She had seen her earlier; it was the senshi that Merald had disliked so much. But she hadn't paid any attention to it, but now she did. She cursed herself for it and tightened her fist. She must be wrong… It could not be…

"Haven't you seen her before? Oh, she must have been after you so you missed her during this time. Well, all I know about her is that she is really good. And arrogant, but that's not the point."

Hotaru calmed down. It couldn't be her. She just looked like her… That was all.

"Next we have Sailor Merloch, whose powers are based on magic! She will meet Sailor Nine, whose powers are based on illusion!"

This time, she stood up.

"What!"

Enikkin dragged her down on her seat.

"Something is definitely bothering you about that senshi!"

Hotaru starred at the senshi. She looked like an exact copy of Mistress Nine, except that her fuku looked more ninja like. Her log her was up in a ninja like pony tail. But something about her made her look different. Suddenly Hotaru knew what it was. The eyes. Despite that she couldn't possibly se it from where she sat; she was damn sure about it. The eyes were… darker.

"It's not her. But then… Perhaps… Was it her laughter?"

"What?"

Hotaru looked up.

"Nothing… I just thought that she was another… But that's not possible. Never mind."

She didn't notice the duel one bit; her mind was clouding over with thoughts. Of course, Mistress Nine must have come from somewhere. So, there was obviously a planet named Nine where she must have come from. Was she a senshi once? Did Pharao 90 also come from there?

A feeling of relief washed over her. She would go there. She would find out all she could about Mistress Nine and get her out of her Nightmares for good. It felt like a large weight was lifted from her shoulders and she looked up at the sky. At least she had got something useful from this tournament after all.

During lunch she was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice Usagi until she smacked her on the shoulder.

"What's in your head Hotaru?"

She told her about Sailor Nine and Usagi nodded.

"I didn't think about it honestly. But you must be right. I promise that I will come with you Hotaru. You know I will not let you go alone!"

She hugged Hotaru who hugged her back. For one moment, everything felt like it was just fine.

"Don't worry about it Firefly. We will all come with you!"

Haruka grabbed her and hugged her tightly, just to embarrass her. Hotaru sighed and didn't resist. Haruka pretended to be sad and let her go.

"You're no fun. So, how are you feeling? There isn't many left now…"

Hotaru shrugged and stroked some hair out of her face. She hadn't honestly thought about it.

"I don't feel anything. I just want it to end so we can get back…"

She bit her tongue.

"… and go to planet Nine."

Haruka nodded, and thankfully decided to drop the subject. Instead, she patted her on the shoulder and smirked at her.

"But before that, you have to kick some senshis asses first. You have been quite fierce these last duels… "

They shared a nice conversation on what Haruka thought she should do to her opponents, before they returned from lunch.

The rose in her hand was very beautiful, but she could have cared less. Serenity dropped it gently on the ground and continued through the garden. She was thankful for being able to come and go as she wanted. Here she could find relief, and clear her own thoughts. She sat down on the grass and sighed.

Usagi and Hotaru where the only ones left from their group and she was beginning to feel a bit distressed. Her main concern was Usagi. What if she got hurt badly? The queen bit her tongue and picked a blue flower. She shouldn't be so overprotective, Usagi was able to take care of herself but it was hard to let go.

And then, there was Hotaru. She knew that something had to be done, but what?

Her legs were shaking so badly that she barely could walk. Only through the strength of her will she was able to get out of the arena. As soon as she dropped to the ground, the glaive disappeared and she was surrounded by healers. A tear ran down her face and she quickly stroked it away. It was foolish of her to cry.

She had only herself to blame. Hotaru winced when she thought back on how close it had been. Her opponent had almost gotten her with her attack. It had been so close. Apparently she was bleeding on the arm, but hell what would she care? She deserved to bleed! To learn the lesson…

She stood up and walked out, her rage filling her up with strength. The healers called out to her, but she didn't care. She was done for today, there were only six senshis left. She cursed all the way to the palace but suddenly stopped in the garden.

"DAMN YOU BROMELIUS! DAMN YOU FOR AVOIDING ME! DAMN YOU SERENITY! DAMN YOU ALL!"

She was furious, on herself and everyone.

"I WANT ANSWERS! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL HIDING?"

Suddenly, a movement caught her attention and she spun around. Serenity was standing on the grass, not far from her. She was staring at her with emotionless eyes. The two said nothing; they just stared on each other.

"You're bleeding."

Hotaru flinched and backed away as Serenity took a step forward.

"So what? What do you care… Oh, that's right. YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT YOUR DESTINY! YEAH!"

Serenity kept walking and slowly getting closer to Hotaru.

"Let me heal that."

Her voice was thick, almost like she was going to cry. Hotaru kept getting away from her.

"Leave me alone."

She turned around and sprinted towards the palace, only to collapse in front of an ugly looking statue. She gripped her head and tried to calm down. She couldn't control herself, but she had to! She had to free Helios! She couldn't let him down. She hit the floor and stood up. She wouldn't be depressed anymore. She had to win!

End Of Chapter 5

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