Here be today's chapter. I am officially done with school for now until my summer class starts in a few weeks. Rats...
Elphie Muse: You're the one who signed up for it.
I had to sign up for it so I could graduate.
Elphie Muse: So quit whining then.
Fine...I'll just go join Sam for some blue Jell-O...though I think red might be safer...for me...
Not mine. Still looking for donations to the fund I have set up so I can buy it.
Several days passed and there was still no change in Haruka's condition. Michiru refused to leave the room and only did so to go to the bathroom and change into fresh clothes. The others had stopped in, but never stayed long.
Michiru sat in the room, her hand intertwined with Haruka's. A knock sounded on the door and the woman looked up as Makoto stuck her head in. "Makoto…" Michiru said, rubbing sleep from her eyes.
"Did I wake you?" the brown haired girl asked.
Michiru shook her head. "Not at all. How are you?"
"All right. A bit amazed still at how easy it was for us all to leap at each other's throats," she said.
Michiru nodded. "I can't believe I almost…"
"It wasn't you," Makoto interjected quickly. "We were all acting crazy from that bell thing."
"Haruka wasn't. She tried to tell me but…"
"But nothing," Makoto said sternly.
"I could have tried to stop myself Makoto. But I didn't. I didn't…"
"We've faced things like this before," Makoto said. "Several months ago the roles were reversed, remember? Of all of us, Usagi is the only one who hasn't been swayed by anything evil."
"Because it isn't her," Michiru said.
"Exactly. When she was Princess Serenity, she never had to soil her hands in battle. We did. That's why we were so susceptible to that bell. Sailor Moon has never taken a life. Because as you said, it isn't her." Makoto rested a hand on her friend's shoulder and gave her a smile.
"Thank you Makoto."
The brown haired girl nodded. "The love you and Haruka have is incredible. It rivals that of even Usagi and Mamoru. Trust in it."
"You sound more like Venus than Jupiter," Michiru teased.
Makoto shrugged and sat down. "I guess I'm just envious."
"Envious?" Michiru repeated.
"You have someone who loves you. The person I care for doesn't see me that way," Makoto mumbled.
"Have you tried talking to this person?" Michiru asked.
Makoto looked down. "I don't want to risk our friendship."
"Sometimes you need to take risks in love…" a weak voice said.
Michiru and Makoto stared at each other before turning to the blonde Senshi. "Ha…Haruka!" Michiru exclaimed.
The blonde gave a faint smile. "Hey Koi," she said.
Makoto smiled. "I'll go get a doctor." She slipped from the room.
Michiru rose to her feet and held her partner's face in her hand. "I am so sorry Haruka. I never meant…"
Haruka brought Michiru's hand to her lips and kissed it. "It's all right Michiru. I don't hold you responsible for what happened. I'm just happy you're back."
"I don't deserve you," Michiru said softly.
Haruka smiled. "Maybe, but I don't want anyone else with me."
"You had me scared," Michiru said.
"Gomen," the blonde grinned. (Sorry)
"The doctors didn't think you'd ever wake up," Michiru said.
Haruka gave a small shrug. "Love heals," she said. Michiru bent down and kissed the top of Haruka's head.
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"So Haruka's okay?" Ami asked as she walked along the sidewalk with Makoto.
The tall Inner Senshi nodded. "She still has a ways to go before she's recovered enough to go home, but your mother said she should make a full recovery."
"I'm glad," Ami said.
Makoto smiled. "So am I." The pair walked in silence for several moments. "At least Akuma hasn't attacked in a while," Makoto said, breaking the silence.
Ami nodded. "Though I think he might be planning something. Usagi, Sam, and Kael disrupted his whole plan by destroying that bell."
"We'll be ready for it," Makoto said confidently. She stopped when she realized Ami wasn't walking beside her. She turned back. "What's up?"
"How can you be so certain? We nearly lost two people in his last attack, or had you forgotten?" Ami asked. "And one of them is still out of commission."
"I know…" Makoto began.
"Then how can you be so positive?" the smaller girl demanded, tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
Makoto pulled Ami into a deserted side street and pulled her close. "It'll be all right Ami," Makoto said. "We won't go down without a fight. And Sailor Moon's stronger than ever. We need to believe in her."
"But…what if we fall?" she asked. "What if…"
"Shhh…" Makoto whispered. "Nothing will happen," she said. "I'll protect you. I promise." She looked down at Ami. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the look in Ami's eyes.
"You…will?"
Makoto nodded. "I could never let anything happen to you Ami." Ami wrapped her arms around the tall Inner Senshi. Makoto smiled and returned the hug. "I love you too much," she whispered.
"I love you too Makoto," Ami whispered.
Makoto stared at her, stunned. "How long?"
Ami looked down and gave a small shrug. "Before Galaxia." She lifted her head. "What about you? How long have you known?"
"When Galaxia…when you died…" Makoto said. "I can't lose you again Ami."
The shorter Senshi smiled. "You won't. I promise."
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Kael irritably scrunched his face, doing his best not to scratch at the stitches. It wasn't helping matters that Sam was giggling at him. "Enough with the giggling Sam. You get your face slashed by a demon thing and stitched up. Then we'll talk."
She held up a hand as she slowly got her laughter under control. "Sorry. But those faces…"
He stuck his tongue out at her. "Very much like Usagi," a voice said. The pair turned on the park bench they were sitting on. Grins broke out on their faces.
"Nice to see you wheeling about Haruka," Kael commented.
The blonde smiled. She sat in a wheelchair, her arm in a sling and her leg in a cast. The cuts and bruises on her neck, face, and arms were beginning to fade after a week. Michiru smiled from behind the wheelchair.
"So when did they release you?" Sam asked.
"Two days ago. They were all stunned with how fast I've been healing," Haruka said with a smile. "I'll be up and about in no time!"
"You'll be taking it easy is what you'll be doing," Michiru said sternly.
"Hai Koi," Haruka said meekly. Sam giggled. (Yes Love)
"What's wrong Kael?" Michiru asked. He remained silent. "Kael?"
Sam touched his shoulder gently. "Kael?" she tried.
He blinked and looked at them. "What?"
"You seem distracted," Sam said.
"Well…" he murmured softly.
"What's wrong?" Haruka asked.
He rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. "You guys haven't sensed it?"
"Sensed what?" Michiru asked.
"How similar Sailor Moon's power is to mine," he said.
"It is a bit strange, but you are her brother. Maybe it's some residual thing," Haruka said.
Kael shook her head. "It's no residual thing," he said.
"What are you saying?" Sam asked.
Kael rose to his feet and took a few steps away. "Just…tell everyone to meet at your place Sam…in an hour. Please?"
She nodded, slightly shaken by his abrupt behavior. "Sure," she agreed. He nodded and walked away, fading into the crowd.
"What was that about?" Michiru asked.
"I don't know. He's been acting strange ever since the bell was destroyed. I think something might have happened when he saved Sailor Moon from that Daetamashii," Sam said.
"Guess we'll find out in an hour," Haruka said.
What could Kael have to say that's so important? You'll have to wait till tomorrow to find out.
Haruka: You said an hour!
...For you guys it'll be an hour. For the readers it'll be another day.
Haruka: Ah.
So until then, be kind and review.
And I hope everyone is enjoying the Japanese words I'm slipping into the story. I took two semesters of Japanese and still know a bit of it, so you'll be getting some different words and stuff with the chapters. Until the next update, which will hopefully be tomorrow!