Disclaimer: "I don't own Sailor Moon and except for Rini Angel Raye owns the Chibi Scouts. Any characters that aren't familiar to you are mine. I've been so busy in the last while that I completely neglected my writing and I apologize to those who take the time to read and review what I've written so far. Thanks for reading my fics!"

--Quoth the Ravyn

Big Trouble, Little Brother -- By Ravyn Knyght

Hope & Faith -- Eight is Enough!

Haruka glanced at Michiru as she tried to deal with the noise level at the dinner table. Michiru was also wondering how they were going to manage seeing how they had the most children to take care of. Raising two girls was hard enough but the two didn't know what to do when it came to dealing with teen-aged boys. "I think it would be a good idea if the two of you enrolled in high school with Rini." Michiru's statement instantly got the boys attention. "But how are we supposed to help you guys fight if we're stuck in school all day." Shin said, not wanting to give up his vacation of sorts. "Yeah. What if you guys get attacked and we're not there." Kota added. "I think we can manage a few hours a day on our own. Besides with everything shut down in the future, this is an excellent time for you both to get ahead in your studies." Michiru reminded them. "Haruka-mama!" the two boys groaned in unison, looking for support for their extended vacation. 'Haruka-mama?' Faith wondered. "She has a good point so there will be no arguing." Haruka stated knowing that school would help to keep the boys occupied.

Shin and Kota were sitting at the table doing the homework assignment, Amy had made up for them. "Will you boys be alright while we and your sisters are at the parent teacher meeting?" Michiru asked. "We'll be fine." Kota sighed as he glanced over the mound of work Amy had given the two. "We'll be back in a couple of hours." Haruka pointed out. "They would both have to come." Faith grumbled, knowing she'd hear it from Michiru about her grades. "Well I want both of them to see how well I am doing." Hope proudly stated. "Teacher's pet." Faith sniped, starting a fight. "Girls!" Haruka sharply warned, putting an end to the quarrel. "We will check your work when we get back." Michiru said as they left. "Oh yeah!" the two boys cheered as they high fived each other. "I'll get the place ready while you call those girls!" Kota said while stuffing their homework assignments in the garbage. "I'm on it!" Shin replied as he punched in a phone number.

Two hours later...

"What's going on here!" Haruka roared as she opened the door to their quarters, interrupting the make out session Shin and Kota were having with two teen aged daughters of the palace staff. "Oh my...!" Michiru gasped as she covered Faith's and Hope's eyes. The two girls quickly buttoned their blouses and with red faces, giggled as they hurried out of the Uranus/Neptune quarters. "Girls! Go to your room!" Michiru ordered as she turned on the lights. Faith and Hope quickly scurried along as Haruka and Michiru gave menacing looks to their future sons. Once they were sure the girls were in their room, they proceeded to blast the young men. "Start talking!" Michiru ordered. "Well..." Shin started, "Quiet!" Haruka barked, causing both boys to jump. "What were the two of you thinking!" Michiru demanded. "We just thought..." Kota tried to explain, "Enough!" Haruka yelled, "You obviously can't be trusted to be left alone! Just how far would the two of you have gone!" she questioned, thinking about the possible outcome. Kota opened his mouth to answer, "Not one more word!" Michiru sharply warned.

The next morning, Haruka dragged the two boys to training. "Come on, Haruka-mama! It's the week-end!" Shin whined. Kota made a grim face when he saw the look Haruka flashed at them both. "It's your duty to train both us and your sisters and after last night's stunt, you boys are going to have as little free time as possible." Michiru said in an annoyed tone. "Are you really that mad at us?" Kota playfully asked, resting his head on Michiru's shoulder. She just gave him a cool look that made him fall back in line behind her. Once in the training room, Shin and Kota got to work training their family...or at least tried to. Uranus and Neptune had to separate the two boys after a debate on how the training should be done broke down into a fist fight. Chibi Neptune and Chibi Uranus looked on with sweat drops on their heads. Training resumed once Neptune and Uranus mediated the boys' dispute by having Kota train Uranus and Chibi Uranus while Shin trained Neptune and Chibi Neptune. "Well that could have went better." Michiru sighed once back at their quarters. "You boys are going to have to learn how to work together in order train us." Haruka scolded them. "Things would be fine if Kota wasn't such a little brat and want things done his way instead of the right way!" Shin huffed. "You mean your way!" Kota shot off as the two boys leapt out of their chairs and squared off. "Cool it!" Haruka ordered, stepping in. "If you both have so much energy then go do twenty laps around the palace grounds!" she demanded. "Do you have any idea how big the grounds are!" they questioned with slack-jawed expressions. "NOW!" Haruka bellowed and the two boys bolted out of the quarters. "How will we ever manage?" Michiru doubtfully wondered.

"You're going the wrong way, stupid!" Shin said seeing Kota taking a detour. "Let's see if Rini is up yet? Maybe we could head into town?" Kota wondered. "What about the twenty laps we have to do?" Shin reminded his brother. "Twenty laps around the palace. Right. We'll just do them a different way." Kota explained. After talking with Rini the two boys headed out to do their punishment. "Let's put our training to good use." Kota stated as he powered up and took off. "Why didn't I think of that?" Shin said as he caught up with his brother. Within ten minutes the two boys completed their punishment. "Let's head into town now. Haruka-mama and Michiru-mama will think we're still at it." Kota said. "Nice try!" a voice from behind said, startling the two boys. Haruka had come out to make sure the boys did as they were told. "Haruka-mama!" the two nervously exclaimed. "You've got training right after the Saturn family so move it!" she ordered as the two boys sighed in disappointment.

On their way back, the Royal family ran into Haruka and Michiru dragging Shin and Kota towards the training rooms. "Hey we trained both of you, Faith and Hope earlier! We deserve a break!" the two protested. "As long as you're in the training room we know where you are and what you are doing!" Haruka flatly stated, remembering the ordeal they had last night with two of the servants' daughters. "Have fun!" Rini teased as she walked past. "Help us!" Kota mouthed only to get nudged along by Michiru. "I feel so sorry for those two. Not only do they have to raise Faith and Hope, they are now hosting two teen-aged boys." Serenity mused, 'As long as it's them and not me!'. "Now the two of you will wait here quietly until Brad comes to train you." Haruka said as she and Michiru watched Hotaru and Madelyn train. As soon as the Saturn family were finished, Brad showed up. "Hey boss! How's about the day off?" Kota asked. "Get in this training room. Now!" Brad barked and the two boys bolted into the room as ordered. "What's up with him?" Shin asked Kota only to get a shrug in response as Brad took his bad mood, brought on by Colt, out on the two boys.

The two boys were glad that the training was over with for today. Michiru was just starting with them though. "Japan, hide your daughters!" the two cheered as they emerged from the training room. "Let's hit those books!" Michiru commanded, the boys groaned in despair. "First you'll complete the homework assignment from the other day and after you are finished with that I have several more for you boys." Michiru informed them. "Michiru-mama!" the two boys wailed wanting some free time. "Don't Michiru-mama me!" she scolded, "Until you two boys can be trusted to be left on your own this is how it will be.". Shin and Kota groaned. "Oh and starting Monday, you two boys will be attending school." she added as they headed back to their quarters. Shin and Kota stopped dead in their tracks at the thought of school. The main reason the two boys decided to come back to the past was to get out of school and studying as well as escaping from two very dominating girlfriends. "Well at least Malory and Astasyea aren't here." Shin said in consolation. "Yeah, at least we lucked out that way." Kota added.

"Rini!" Natsuko squealed, seeing the two boys with Rini. "Where did you find those two?" she asked her friend. "They're new transfer students." Rini replied as they looked at the swarm of girls surrounding Shin and Kota. "As if they'd want anything to do with the two of you." said an arrogant voice. "Hello, Yukari." Natsuko sniped, glaring at her. Yukari flicked her hair back at the two as she walked by them towards Shin and Kota. "Bitch." Natsuko muttered. The two watched as Yukari pushed her way through the group of girls and started flirting with the two boys. Rini quickly stepped in and dragged Shin and Kota off. "We've got class." She reminded as she pulled them along.

After school the three walked home. "Walking sucks!" Shin moaned as he watched some of the other students drive past them. "Well you're the one with the license. Go sook up to Michiru-mama and get us some wheels." Kota pointed out. "You have a driver's license?" Rini asked in surprise. "Indeedy do!" Shin beamed producing the document proudly. "After taking the test ten times." Kota added, Shin gave his brother a shot in the arm. "At least I didn't have mine taken from me by Haruka-mama and Michiru-mama." Shin reminded. "Hey! The palace grounds looked better without that stupid fountain." Kota griped. "Dare I ask?" Rini teased. "Here's how it happened..." Shin started, Kota hung his head, "Why me?" he muttered as his brother filled Rini in on one of his most embarrassing moments.

After dinner, Faith and Hope wanted to go to the new cake shop for dessert. "Sorry girls. Both Michiru and I are going to a scout meeting now." Haruka informed as she cleared the table. "We'll take them." Kota offered, "Yes!" the two girls cheered. "You boys have homework to do." Michiru reminded. "We won't be gone long." Shin assured holding out his hand. "What?" Haruka wondered. "Duh. Car keys." Shin requested. "I don't think so!" Haruka scoffed. "But I have a license!" Shin countered producing his license. Both Haruka and Michiru examined the card. "So?" Shin asked with a pleasant smile while still holding out his hand. "Sure you can have the car…" Haruka announced. Alright!" Shin cheered. "…always gets his own way…" Kota disgustedly huffed to Faith and Hope. "…In seventy-three years!" Michiru finished Haruka's sentence, pointing out the date of the license as Haruka deposited bus fare money in Shin's hand. "Loser!" Kota snickered as he and his sisters headed for the door. After they left Haruka and Michiru stared at Shin's license in disbelief. "You don't suppose it's a bad fake do you?" Michiru wondered. "They said they were from the future but I'd never imagine…" Haruka's voice trailed off.

Days later, Shin and Kota were at it again. Michiru was unable to stop the fight and Haruka was across town. This fight was worse than the others so far as both boys refused to quit and in the process of trying to stop them, she herself was knocked down, Faith and Hope rushed to their mother. Frightened by the boys' fight, Michiru called for Ken and Anthony to help stop the fight. Ken and Anthony managed to separate the two and moved them to opposite ends of the quarters. Afterwards, in Amy's office, "It's just bruised but will be tender for a while." Amy reported, Michiru was only slightly relieved as she held the ice pack to her wrist. Amy noticed she was shaking. "You're not hurt anywhere else are you?" she asked. Michiru just shook her head, while thinking. 'I don't think I can handle this anymore.' "If the pain gets worse I'll come see you." Michiru softly replied. "If you need to talk to someone, I'm always here." Amy offered, seeing how shaken up Michiru was. Michiru just nodded and left the office.

Upon returning and being told about what happened, Haruka was outraged as she dragged both boys down to the training room. "You two want to fight? Then fight!" she shouted as she threw the two of them into the training room. "Come on!" she ordered, demanding the two tear into each other. "The two of you come here, causing nothing but trouble! Disobeying us! Destroying our house! Because of your childish fighting, Michiru is now receiving medical attention and you've terrified your sisters! Is this how you behave in your time?" Haruka raged. The two boys just hung their heads, shamefully thinking about their behavior since arriving. "You've more than worn out your welcome. You owe both myself and Michiru as well as your sisters an apology. Be ready to pack your bags at a moments notice." Haruka said glaring at them both then stormed out of the room.

The two boys paced around the room thinking. "We really blew it this time." Kota sighed heavily. "Think she really meant it? Packing our bags and that?" Shin wondered. Kota nodded. Setsuna came into the room. "Aunt Setsuna? Why are you here?" Shin asked. Just then Shin felt weak and momentarily started to fade. "Shin!" Kota yelled running over to catch his brother as he fell over. "What was that?" he asked Setsuna. "Because of your behavior, the time line is changing. Right now if things don't change, Haruka and Michiru won't adopt you in the future and the lives you now know will not happen." Setsuna explained. "But why did I fade out like that?" Shin asked as he started to recover. Setsuna thought for a moment. "If Haruka and Michiru don't adopt the two of you, the two of you will be split up. Something will happen and Shin will die. All because you boys can't get along." she stated. 'I'll die?' Shin thought as he felt himself grow cold. 'I'll have no one left.' the thought of being alone sent a cold shiver through Kota. "Is this what she died for?" Setsuna asked and then left. The two boys heads snapped up and stared after the guardian of time.

For the next few days, the boys were uncharacteristically quiet. Haruka mistook it for a mix of guilt and sulking and that the boys had obviously taken her seriously and was glad she got through to them. Michiru though, was bothered by the boys silence and wondered what they were thinking. Rini noticed the change in the two as well and wondered why they were going off by themselves and not waiting for her after school. "Hey, guys! Where are you two off to? I thought we could check that new movie that's playing?" Rini asked one day. "We just want to be alone right now." Kota muttered as they headed off to the park. Rini just stood there and watched them walk off. She felt even guiltier about asking about their life before they were adopted. 'They were starting to cheer up too.' she thought.

"Aunt Setsuna's right. We should be more grateful. It's like we forgot about her." Shin said sadly, looking at her picture. "If it wasn't for her we wouldn't be here. We promised we'd live for her and here we are trying to kill each other." Kota stated, remembering. "It's like we forgot about her and everything she did for us." Shin added. "We can't forget about her...ever." Kota said. "Then we have to stop screwing up then." Shin said. "Yeah. When I knocked Michiru down, it felt like I knocked Eri down." Kota thought back to their last fight. "I remember when we had the same scared looks on our faces that Hope and Faith had." Shin remembered with a shudder. "I think we owe everyone a better apology." Shin said, Kota nodded and the two headed back to the palace.

Haruka found Michiru in the music room, staring out the window. "I think you were too hard on them." she commented. "You and the twins could have been seriously hurt. They have to learn that they can't go on like this." Haruka said, joining her at the window. "But they've hardly said five words to us outside of training." Michiru sighed sadly. "Don't be soft with them, they'll only take advantage." Haruka stated, Michiru frowned. Shin and Kota returned and listened outside the door. "I think it might be a mistake for us to adopt them when the time comes. I don't think I can handle them." Michiru fearfully admitted.

A soft knock at the door let them know they weren't alone. They turned to find the two boys by the doorway. Michiru quickly wiped her eyes. "Could we talk?" Kota asked as he and his brother made their way over to them. "Depends on what you have to say." Haruka replied. "We're sorry for how we've been acting and we didn't mean to hurt you Michiru-mama." Shin sadly apologized. "We don't blame you for being mad at us. We've done some stupid stuff and deserved what we got." Kota added. "We'll do our best to get along but if you want us to leave then we'll understand. But there are some things you need to know first. Michiru-mama, what you said about not being able to handle us isn't true." Shin started as the boys tried to explain without revealing too much about the future, "It was you who insisted on adopting us. We'd been through a nightmare before you and Haruka adopted us. It was you Michiru-mama that saved us from being broken up. God knows what would have happened if the two of you didn't adopt us." "It was also you that never gave up on us and taught us we could trust the two of you. Both of you took a chance on us. You stayed with us when others would have walked away or worse. We will always be grateful for that, we just have to remind ourselves of that every now and then." Kota stated.

"We owe someone else a lot more than what we owe you though. We made a promise to someone and if we don't keep it, everything they did for us would have been for nothing." Kota added. "We'll do whatever it takes to keep that promise, for us and for her." Shin finished. "You won't have it easy with us, but we're trying just as hard. Help us keep our promise. Please?" Kota asked his adopted parents. "We'll keep this in mind. You boys have homework to do so get to it. Michiru and I will decide what to do with you." Haruka said and the two boys nodded and left the room. "Well what do you think?" Haruka said turning to Michiru. "I think it's going to be hard for me to say no to those boys." she said with a smile.

The two boys tried to concentrate on their homework but they couldn't as they wondered how long both Haruka and Michiru were going to take in deciding what to do with them. While they nervously waited in the living room, Faith and Hope came into the room. "How come you two always fight?" Faith asked. "Because we're idiots." Kota sighed, looking at the two of them and smiled. "Yeah. It's a guy thing." Shin added. "Oh." Hope said as she and Faith sat down on the couch with them and the four waited in silence for a few minutes. Shin laughed, breaking the silence. "What?" Hope inquired. "Oh, nothing." he said, thinking. "Tell us!" Faith demanded. "Now you're in just as much suspense as we are." Kota noted with a smirk. "I was just thinking that maybe we were sent back to learn from you two, instead of you two learning from us." Shin gave in. Faith and Hope just looked at the two boys. "You two are older than us. What could you learn from us?" Hope wondered aloud. They were interrupted before they could get an answer.

"Start packing." Haruka dryly stated as Michiru silently stood by. The two boys sat in shock for a few moments trying to comprehend the situation. "Are you guys going somewhere?" Faith asked. "Girls, go to your room and get ready for bed." Michiru softly spoke and the two complied while looking back at their brothers and wondered what was about to take place. The two boys looked at each other and nodded. "Alright." they agreed and headed off to their room to do as they were told. Within a few minutes the boys were packed and were following Haruka and Michiru out of their quarters. To the boys surprise they were lead to an unoccupied quarters instead of the Gates of Time. "The first thing you boys are going to learn is how to get along." Haruka told them, she and Michiru trying what Mina and Lita did with their daughters to make them get along. "So this place is ours?" Kota said with raised eyebrows. "Yes and you boys will be completely responsible for it." Michiru pointed out. "But it's all ours." Shin confirmed as Michiru handed each of them a set of keys. "Also we hope that this will teach you boys some responsibility." Haruka added sternly seeing the looks on the boy's faces. "We promise that we'll do our best to get along!" Shin spoke up with his brother agreeing.

The next day…

"Wow! You guys got and lost your own apartment in one night?" Rini said still not believing what had happened. "But what possessed you guys to hold a rave in the palace in the first place?" Rini asked. Shin and Kota glared at Maggie and Daisy. "Some very bad advice that was given to us before we came back." Shin muttered through clenched teeth.

Several weeks later...

"You are proving to be just as dismal a failure as your sister. I want results. So I will choose your next targets. Faith and Hope Tennoh. Kill them or your punishment will be worse than death. Am I understood?" Chandelle threatened after the failing report Aurora gave on her attempts with Chibi Jupiter and Chibi Saturn. "Yes your majesty." Aurora said through gritted teeth. After Aurora left, Chandelle's newest general appeared. "Your training is complete. Soon it will be time for you to destroy my enemies." Chandelle said as she gazed at her general. "Follow the failure. If she doesn't succeed, kill her." Chandelle ordered. "It will be done." the general assured and left. "They don't suspect a thing!" she evilly laughed.

Aurora followed her targets around Crystal Tokyo undetected. She watched as Shin and Kota with their sisters, walked towards her at a sidewalk cafe. Although not knowing who she was, Shin and Kota did notice her. "Heeey! Check the chick!" Shin remarked, Kota looked. "Hel---lo Nurse!" Kota whistled as they pulled up chairs to Aurora's table. Hope and Faith groaned as they watched their future brothers flirt with the girl. 'They are rather attractive! Maybe Chandelle will let me keep them for servants.' she thought as she flirted back, forgetting about attacking Faith and Hope for the moment. "Will you two come on! Besides, she's old enough to be your mother!" Faith rudely stated trying to pull them along. Kota quickly clamped a hand over her mouth as Aurora's temper shot up. 'You rude little snot!' she thought. "Forgive our little sister. She doesn't understand that beauty knows no age." Shin tried to explain. "Yeah, beauty grows with age." Kota added. "How dare you insult me like that!" Aurora snapped as she proceeded to slap both Shin and Kota across their faces. "Men!" she angrily huffed as she stormed off. She then thought of the perfect way to get revenge on the two boys while at the same time get rid of Chibi Uranus and Chibi Neptune. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!' she evilly thought as she headed off to prepare her attack.

Hope was furious that a boy she liked was more interested in her sister than her. "For the last time I told you that you can have him!" Faith shouted, seeing the angry look her sister was giving her. "But Tori won't even look at me!" Hope growled. "Too bad you and Faith couldn't switch personalities or somethin'." Shin remarked. A thought came to Kota, "Or make Hope more Faith-like." he pondered, looking at his sisters. "Let's get to work." Kota said as he led everyone outside. "Now why does this Tori guy like Faith so much?" Kota asked. "She's always talking with him about stupid sports." Hope groaned. "Sports aren't stupid!" Faith snapped back. "Well it's simple. Talk sports with him. What's his favorite?" Shin asked. "Baseball, but I don't know the first thing about it." Hope sighed. "Sis. You're in good hands! We'll teach you everything you will ever need to know about baseball." Kota promised. "And the best way to learn is by doing." Shin added as he went to get some baseball equipment. They headed out onto the palace grounds and started explaining the game to Hope. They weren't aware they were being watched.

After having some fun playing around with Helios's name, the two boys returned their attention to their sisters. 'Fight animals with animals I say...' Aurora crowed to herself as she summoned two youma. "Kill them all!" she ordered and the two youma charged the group. "Holy---!" Shin yelled seeing the two hippo-type youma rushing towards them.

"Uranus Power Make Up!", "Neptune Power Make Up!" and within a few seconds Chibi Uranus and Chibi Neptune were ready to fight. "From the outer solar system, fighting with courage and the power of the wind, I am Sailor Chibi Uranus!". "Also from the outer solar system, fighting with grace and the power of the sea, I am Sailor Chibi Neptune!". "Quit the speeches and save us!" Shin screamed, as the two female hippo youma had a hold of both boys and were having their way with them. From a distance Cosmic Moon watched the scene while laughing hysterically. "They could really use some help over there." Helios pointed out. "I know." Cosmic Moon said still chuckling as she ran off to join the fight.

After the fight…

After being blasted by a troupe of girls, Shin and Kota thought things couldn't get worse. They were wrong. Fear gripped them as they heard the commotion outside the door. "Those voices..." Shin said as the door flew open and was tackled by Malory. Astasyea pounced on Kota, who was lying in bed. Haruka and Michiru were momentarily stunned as they watched their future sons be pummeled by two strange girls. Quickly regaining their composure, they jumped in and wrestled the two girls to the ground. "Settle down!" Haruka commanded as she pinned Malory down. "Not 'til I claw Shin's eyes out!" she roared, trying to free herself. Kota pulled himself out of bed and tried to get to the door but Astasyea grabbed him by the ankle and hauled him to the floor. "Save yourself!" Kota shouted as Shin ran out of the house. "Oh no you don't!" Malory shouted, breaking free and quickly chasing him down. "What'd I do? What'd I do?" Shin cried as Malory took him down. "You promised! You promised me you wouldn't fool around with other women!" she bawled hysterically, then without warning fell on top of Shin unconscious. "That's one!" Setsuna exclaimed. "Astasyea?" she asked reloading the syringe. Shin pointed to his family's quarters.

"So who are these girls anyway?" Haruka questioned after everyone settled down. "They are Shin and Kota's girlfriends from the future." Setsuna answered, glancing into the living room to see the two girls resting peacefully on the sofas. "Shin and Kota have locked themselves in their room and refuse to come out." Michiru reported as she joined the two at the kitchen table. "So how did they get here?" Haruka then asked. "With all that's going on I guess they took advantage of the situation. Besides with them around the boys will be much more compliant. Don't you think?" Setsuna said coyly while sipping her tea, Michiru and Haruka quickly catching on. "I'll leave this vial with Amy and instruct her on the dosage should these girls get out of hand again. It is their mating cycle after all." The time guardian warned the two. "How on earth are we going to cope?" Michiru sighed. "If it keeps the boys occupied we'll find a way." Haruka said positively. "Send them back!" Shin pleaded as he and his brother flew out of their room and got down on their knees hoping their adoptive parents would give in to them. "We'll do anything! Name it! Just send them back!" Kota begged. "No can do boys. It seems the time flow is unstable at the moment so you'll have to make do." Setsuna reported, taking another sip of her tea while giving a quick wink to Haruka and Michiru. "There's no more rooms here so we will have to double up." Haruka brought up thinking about who would sleep where. "We're as good as dead." Kota muttered as they peered into the living room at the two sleeping girls. "It's worse than that. We're good as married with them around." Shin groaned.

During dinner at the main dining room, Malory and Astasyea sat glaring at their boyfriends while they corrected their every move. "Mama. Who are those girls?" Annika whispered. "They are the twin's girlfriends from the future." Raye replied as they waited for the other families to arrive. "That's the most well behaved I've seen those boys." Anthony mentioned to his wife. "And you think mom picks at you…" Brad told his sister as they watched the two couples. "I told you not to wear that shirt." Malory griped trying to brush out some of the wrinkles of Shin's shirt. ""At least people don't mistake him for the wolf man!" Astasyea hissed viciously while glaring at Kota who hadn't shaved. "This is too much!" Rini snickered, only to be shushed by her mother. The two girls quickly forgot about their boyfriend's sloppiness when the Mercury family entered the room. "It's him!" the two declared jumping up. "Not them!" Snow cried as he stared wide-eyed at the two Ensyrosians. "Shoot! I forgot about that!" Brad remembered when seeing Snow. "Forgot what?" Mina asked as they were served. "No good will come of this." Foxx muttered to his family. "Uh…Mom? Shouldn't you…Do something?" Carson insisted. Setsuna just looked on.

Without warning, Malory and Astasyea were standing over Snow. "Hmph! Did you think you could fool us?" Malory started, Snow shrank in his seat, "Shin! Kota! Do something!" Snow ordered. "Oh no." Brad moaned as everyone stared on in curiosity.

"So you had your ears altered. That's just day surgery! But that's a poor makeup job!" Astasyea declared splashing water on Snow's face while Malory started scrubbing Snow's face furiously. "What's going on?" Amy demanded only to get pushed back by Astasyea. "Stay out of this." she warned as Brad, Alex and Foxx got up from their seats. "Hmmm?...No pride markings." Astasyea noted. "That's just a quick laser job. Bet you didn't get rid of these as quick!" Malory announced, tearing off Snow's shirt. "Uh…Malory?" Astasyea whispered, Malory blushed slightly when she saw there were also no pride markings on Snow's body. "Now that you've embarrassed me!" Snow snapped as he ripped what was left of his shirt from Malory's hands. "That's enough girls!" Shin and Kota pleaded, leading them back to their seats. "But, but!...I was sure!" Malory astounded, trying to figure it out. "How could we be so wrong? I could have sworn he was one." Astasyea thought as Kota sat her down. "Well let that put an end to this!" Brad demanded as the others sat back down breathing a sigh of relief. Just as Astasyea was about to sit down it came to her. "I've got it!" she proclaimed shooting back up. "No self-respecting Ensyrosian would dare defile their tail!". "Yes!" Malory agreed as they both vaulted over the table. "Get it through your heads! I'm not Ensyrosian!" Snow cried as they chased him about the room. "Quick! Grab 'em!" Brad ordered as he and Foxx joined Shin and Kota in the chase. "Girls! Cover your eyes!" Serenity ordered the Chibi Scouts as the two Ensyrosians tackled Snow as he ran through the main dining room doors into the hallway, two servants quickly closed the doors. Everyone listened to the sound of material being ripped then a few seconds later the two red faced girls came back in and quickly sat themselves down. "He was right." Astasyea reported to the shocked on lookers. "We told you to send them back." Kota whispered to Michiru, who refused to make eye contact with anyone. "Can it get any worse?" Haruka moaned covering her face with her hands.

--End of Part 8: Hope & Faith –Eight Is Enough!—

--Next: Part 9 –Maggie --In Time We Trust—

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