Chapter 4
(Back in the 21st century)
Haruko and Michiyo appeared in a small park in the Juban District of Tokyo. They looked around it was late afternoon and luckily for them there weren't that many people in the park and their appearance went unnoticed. Michiyo looked around seeing several young couples wearing school uniforms. "Haruko I think we need to find some new clothes we kinda stand out." She said pointing to the long toga like outfit she wore.
Haruko looked down at her outfit that was quite similar only shorter like a warrior's instead of a long skirt. She reached into her neck pouch pulling out a small pen. "I knew this would come in hand someday."
"Haruko is that the transformation pen Luna has been looking for?" Michiyo asked.
"Yea I borrowed it a couple of weeks ago." Haruko said.
"Uh Ruko when you take something without the intent of returning it's not borrowing. Haruko I swear if I didn't know better I would think you were one of the bad guys." Michiyo said to which Haruko just shrugged. "Ok how about those two over there that seems to be a common outfit." Michiyo said pointing to a pair of girls in uniforms walking their books in hand.
"I'm not wearing that! Look at that skirt!" Haruko said.
"Haruko look at you tunic the skirt on it is shorter than those girl's skirts." Michiyo said.
"It's not a skirt! It's a tunic they are differenet!" Haruko said crossing her arms.
"If you say so." Michiyo said.
"I said I'm not wearing a skirt, there how about them over there?" Haruko said pointing to a young man walking with a young woman.
"Haruko that's a guy!" Michiyo said.
"Yea I'll just pretend to be a guy." Haruko said.
"And here I thought you out grew that." Michiyo said.
"Shut up Chiyo and take my hand. Moon Power, make us into them!" Light swirled around the two of them changing their clothes to that of the young couple. Michiyo looked down at the dark blue plaid skirt she wore and the light blue button up shirt. She spun around watching the skirt rise up a bit as she did. "Why do you always do that with a new skirt?" Haruko asked straightening her tie; she wore a pair of dark blue plaid pants, a white button up shirt with a dark blue plaid tie and a light blue blazer.
"I don't know it's just fun." Michiyo said as they started walking towards the house they hadn't lived in for many years not since crystal Tokyo came about. Like the other senshi the girls one day just stopped growing. The inners and Hotaru stopped around the age twenty-three while for some odd reason Haruko and Michiyo stopped at sixteen.
"Were not here to have fun now how long do we have until the youma attacks start?" Haruko asked.
Michiyo stopped next to a vendor selling meat rolls. "Excuse me sir what day is it?"
"It's Tuesday miss." He said
"Ano… the number date?" Michiyo said.
"Ah May 25th." He answered then went back to work as the two of them walked off.
"We've got today to scout around then tomorrow we have to find them and stop it from happening." Haruko said as they passed a small café named Crown. Haruko briefly glanced in seeing two young women with blond hair sitting inside at a table. One had her hair pulled up into buns and a child with light pink hair done the same way on her lap. The other woman had her hair pulled back into a red ribbon. "Kami-sama!" Haruko said stopping.
"What?" Michiyo said following Haruko's gaze. "It's the Queen and Lady Venus."
"And the Princess too." Haruko said as she entered the café.
"Haruko what are you doing?" Michiyo asked as she followed.
"A little recon and don't call me Haruko." She said.
"Then what do you want me to call you?" Michiyo asked.
"I don't know but we can't go by our real names. How about Saito Kazushi?" Haruko said.
"But that's a boy's name." Michiyo said.
"Uh yea dressed as a boy remember?" Haruko said. "What about you?"
"Oh yea how about Saito Emiko?" Michiyo said.
"Sure whatever here lets sit down." Haruko said sitting at the table on the opposite side of Usagi and Minako. A young girl walked over to them and Michiyo ordered some tea for both of them. "Hey how are we going to pay for that!" Haruko whispered.
"You aren't the only one that planed ahead." Michiyo said pulling out a stack of yen then putting it back in her pocket.
The girl came back a few minutes later with tea for the both of them. "That will be 960 yen." Michiyo paid her then the girl left leaving the two to listen in on Usagi and Minako's conversation.
"I can't wait until tomorrow Mamo-chan and I are meeting Haruka-san and Michiru-san at the zoo we are going to take the children out for a little fun." Usagi said bouncing Chibi-Usa on her lap. "Isn't that right Chibi Usa?"
"Ah Usagi I'm so jealous of you, Haruka-san and Michiru-san. I want children but it seems between my tours and Asai's volleyball tournaments we never have the time." Minako said.
"Excuse me Miss are you Aino Minako?" A pair of young girls said walking up.
"Hai." Minako said.
"Could-could we have you autograph?" One of them stuttered. Minako nodded and signed their books then they ran off.
"Maybe I need to take some time off. Don't get me wrong I live being an idol but I want a family like you." Minako said. "Oh my look at the time! I promised Ami-Chan I would sing at the hospital I'm 20 minutes late already!" Minako stood up kissed Usagi on the cheek then kissed Chibi-Usa on the forehead before running out of the café.
Usagi laughed a little and looked around the café as she drank her shake noticing the pair of teens sitting next to her looking at her and Minako as she ran out of the café. "Can I help you with something?" She asked them. They seemed so familiar to her.
"Huh? Uh no nothing we were just…" Haruko said trying as hard as she could to think of something to say and not to call Usagi 'your highness'.
"Was that really Aino Minako?" Michiyo asked remembering that Lady Venus had been an idol before Crystal Tokyo came about and quite famous.
"Yes, we've been friends since we were in junior high before she became famous. "I'm Chiba Usagi and this here is Chibi-Usa. Are you fans of Mina-chan?" Usagi said shaking their hands.
"Kazushi-kun is a huge fan." Michiyo said.
"Oh well I'm sorry she ran off before you could meet her." Usagi said.
"Emiko-chan look at the time mom will kill us if we are late. Excuse us your…" Haruko said trailing off as she almost called Usagi 'your highness'. She grabbed Michiyo's hand and dragged her out of the café. "Why did you tell her I was a huge fan you know I can't stand Lady Venus' music!"
"I had to say something you were just stumbling like an idiot what better way to cover that then a star struck fan?" Michiyo said to which Haruko just glared.
To be continued…
Angel's quick guide to Japanese:
Ano: Umm
-kun: Honorific used between close friends or a parent when addresses son. Most commonly used for boys.