Usagi was cleaning her house up with all her might. She was expecting a guest. Very special guest. Namely Seiya.

"This is the first time from that 'date' when we are alone", she thought to herself, looking into the mirror and making her usual odangos. Then she gazed into her own eyes reflecting in the mirror. "Baka Usagi. Cheater. Traitor. Say it to yourself. You hope for the continuation, don't you? You're hopeless. That one kiss made you feel like you've never felt before even though Mamoru had kissed you hundred times."

She went downstairs and started to clean up the hall, still thinking. "I thought that everything I felt towards Seiya was friendship. Warm, safe, good, chaste feeling. He appeared to be the kindred spirit. He was protecting me, supporting me, believing in me, caring about me, comforting me. Really great friend of mine. Well, it didn't change. It just grew bigger. I want him to hold me tight, to smile at me with that teasing way and call me 'Odango', I want to be enchanted by his sweet scent, I want to follow those sparkling, deep, fierce eyes to the end of the world, and, yes, I want to share another kiss so badly..."

She heard knocking. She dashed towards the door, but stumbled and fell down. The door opened and Seiya went inside.

"Odango, what were you doing?", he inquired, obviously startled by the view: her lying down on the floor in front of him.

"Hi", she grinned with confusion.

She led him to her room and went to the kitchen to make some tea. He watched her room with an interest and then he noticed the photo. There was a couple on the picture: tall handsome guy with a light smile on his face and grinning Usagi, clinging tightly onto guy's arm. Seiya could recognize guy's face despite the fact he saw Mamoru only once. "So this is him. No doubt she seems to be extremely happy with him. Why did he leave her?"

He furrowed his brow and put the picture of Usagi and Mamoru down.

"Don't make her sad", he growled. "Forgive me Odango, but I'm gonna eradicate him from your head. I can't wait any longer. The time when our Princess appears is near. My time is very short. I just can't put my love aside."

"Here you are", Usagi brought two pieces of cake and two cups of tea, "Which cake would you like? Shortcake or Mont Blanc?"

"Whichever".

"Don't be indecisive, Seiya! It's not like you!", she frowned.

"To be honest, I have something to say just between us", he started, "Will you listen to me?"

"Oh God, here it comes, the biggest disaster of my life", she thought, "What should I say?"

"Yes", she nodded eagerly.

"Well, I... Odango, I am..." His face stopped only a few inches in front of her face.

"Well, actually... it might not be good.", she jumped back, blushing slightly. "It might be not good if you kiss me again. This time it wouldn't be so easy to stop."

"Why? We promised not to keep secrets, didn't we?"

"That's true, but...", her heart pounded like a hammer, "But I didn't me--"

Suddenly a cake flew straight into Seiya's face.

"Chibichibi...", they heard a childish voice.

"Shit!", Usagi thought. She took care of Chibichibi while Seiya was having a shower, washing the sticky cake off. "Why is she here? She disturbs such an important thing!"

Then a door bell rang. Usagi went downstairs and opened the door. All of her friends were standing there, grinning.

"Hi, Usagi-chan!"

"Where is he?", Rei inquired suspiciously.

"What?"

"Seiya! Where is he?"

"Aah, that is your target", Usagi snorted. Then she heard Seiya's voice.

"Odango! Please let me use some clothes! My shirt and pants are all sticky from the cake!"

Seiya went out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. Usagi almost fell down. Her jaw dropped to her knees. "He walks around my house almost stark naked! What is he thinking of? And... what the girls are thinking of at the moment?"

Chibichibi jumped up and ran towards Seiya.

"It's Chibichibi's!" - she exclaimed, trying to pull the towel away.

"Yes, the biggest disaster of my life has already come", Usagi thought, staring at her raven-haired sweetheart who ran away back into the bathroom. "I'm sure I won't be sleeping soundly that night. He looks... just like wow."

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Sonoko Ijuhin finished her little speech and went on her way, leaving Usagi mad. "What did she say? That I'm not befitting Seiya? Maybe Sonoko's really gorgeous and skilled in softball, but it doesn't give her a right to call other girls 'monkey'! Anyway, if Seiya continues that stuff, Rei and the others will realize the truth! I won't be able to pretend any more that he is just a friend of mine. It went too far already!"

"Listen to me!", Usagi shouted at Seiya.

"What?"

"I'm not dating you!"

"Well, not yet.", Seiya thought, "I hope it will change soon."

Minako and Rei leapt up.

"This is good chance for us!"

"What?"

"Even if you try real hard, you cannot win anyway!", Minako smirked.

"How rude!", Usagi started to grow angry.

"That means you'll have to say goodbye to Seiya-kun...", Makoto sighed, her cheeks blushed with delight.

Usagi frowned. "Say goodbye to Seiya? N-e-v-e-r! Whatever they could think, I won't give him up!"

"Of course after that we'll take care of him!" all her friends nodded with content, apparently dreaming about possibilities of that situation.

"You guys...", Usagi snarled, clenching her fist threateningly. "Do you think you can steal him away from me so easily? No way!"

"I can see the plot now. Her friends want to keep her away from me.", Seiya thought, "This is why I couldn't win her heart yet. I have to push a little stronger..."

"Odango!", he exclaimed.

"What!"

"Let's show them our love-love power!", he winked and raised his thumb.

"Love-love...?", Usagi was dumbfounded. "I would like to, but they gonna kill me!", she thought, watching her friends' faces.

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Usagi went upstairs, pushed by the stewardess. "Why doesn't she believe me that we'll be in danger if the plane takes off? I'm sure Aluminum Siren is hanging around, maybe even hiding somewhere on the board! All passengers will be in danger! Maybe I should run away? Maybe Siren will chase after me and I rescue the people in that way?"

They reached the second board and Usagi saw Seiya sitting comfortably in his seat. He looked relaxed and enjoying himself. Her heart beat faster. "I can't leave him here! I must protect him even with my own life! I'll never forgive myself if something happens to him because of me!"

Her thoughts' subject noticed her.

"Odango? ', his eyes widened, "What are you doing here?"

"I have to convince him.", Usagi decided.

"Seiya, please cancel this event!", she pleaded heartily, "We're in danger!"

Yaten rolled his eyes disdainfully.

"What are you talking about?", Seiya inquired, "Besides, how did you get the ticket?"

"On the ticket... Anyway, you shouldn't take off! Because this..."

"Why don't you take a seat?", Yaten interjected, "We're moving already."

Usagi looked through the window. She could see the lights of the airport disappearing down while the plane was rising higher.

"Oh no!", she collapsed, wringing her hands. "What should I do?"

Seiya examined her face. She was really concerned, her eyes darkened from fear. He stood up and put a hand on her shoulder. She tensed slightly.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll protect you if something happens, okay?", he squeezed her shoulder. "I don't know what is going on, but I'm sure she's truly worried. I have to comfort her".

He let her take a seat next to the window. She wasn't comforted at all. Her eyes were still wide opened, full of despair, her hands were trembling. She was looking down through the window as if she wanted to make the plane land with her very willpower.

Seiya put his palm onto hers. She quivered and flushed a bit. "If Siren attacks, I'll transform into Sailor Moon and save them, I have no choice. But... what will he think if he realizes that I am a Sailor Senshi? Won't he push me away? Seiya, I promised not to keep secrets, but..."

Suddenly Aluminum Siren and three phages invaded into the cabin. Phages threw long ropes, fastening Seiya, Taiki and Yaten to their seats. Usagi jumped up to her feet.

"We're 10000 feet in the air, there's no escape!", Siren laughed with content, "In exchange for the lives of Three Lights and all the passengers, I'll take your Star Seed, Usagi Tsukino! More correctly, Sailor Moon!"

Usagi froze, staring at Siren with eyes wide opened.

"Sailor Moon?", Seiya murmured, "Odango is...?"

Usagi couldn't move. The flood of thoughts was running through her head, making her just hold still and wait for her fate. Siren grasped Usagi's heart-shaped brooch. It dazzled and Siren snapped her hand back, hissing.

"What a power! Yes, this is true Star Seed", she mumbled to herself and aimed at Usagi with her bracelets. "Give it to me!"

"If I don't do something, Odango will...", Seiya reached for his transformation brooch. "I promised to protect her, did I?"

"Seiya, don't!", Yaten tried to stop his friend, but it was too late.

Seiya screamed from the bottom of his lungs, tearing the ropes apart.

"Fighter Star Power, make up!"

Usagi gasped with disbelief and looked at Seiya, who all of a sudden transformed into familiar figure of Sailor Star Fighter.

"I told you I'd protect you if something happened", Fighter's eyes were so sad. "Odango, I know that I promised not to keep secrets. I'm sorry you've learned about me in that way."

"Seiya is... Star Fighter?" , an astonished whisper came from the entrance. There were Rei, Ami, Makoto and Minako, staring at the scene with unblinking eyes.

"Fool", Yaten growled.

"We have no choice", Taiki shrugged, "We'll die if we do nothing."

"Healer Star Power! Maker Star Power! Make up!", they called in unison.

"What is going on!", Siren's head was spinning, "There's too many, too many! Sailor Stewardess-san, take care of them!"

The phages attacked. Fighter responded with her own attack.

"Star Serious Laser!"

"Run away! Save your lives!", Healer shouted at the girls, who stood totally bewildered with their chins dropped. "We defeat them!"

"No way!", Rei was the first who came to her senses, "Come on girls! Let's transform!"

This time Sailor Starlights' chins dropped to the floor when they saw transformation pens in the hands of their former friends. The red, orange, blue and green light glittered in the air.

Usagi's head was about to explode."So this powerful, alien Sailor Star Fighter, hated by Outer Senshi so much, is my Seiya... This Senshi I wanted to make friends with is already my friend... even more than a friend..."

"Usagi!", Sailor Mars called, "Henshin yo!"

Siren was shrieking with fright, sitting on the floor.

Usagi grabbed her golden brooch, meeting Fighter's gaze. "Seiya, please forgive me..."

"Moon Eternal, make up!"

"I can understand every thing now". Fighter watched Usagi surrounded by the flood of white soft feathers. The golden crescent appeared on her forehead, "I can see why she attracted me from the first time so strongly. Finally she revealed the origin of her unusual, mighty shine. No doubt she is the most powerful Senshi I have ever met. She has the power to heal, the power which can compare to our Princess' abilities, maybe she could even heal the wounds our planet got... Odango, my beloved Odango... I suspected you of being the one from Sailor Moon's team, but I would never thought that you're Sailor Moon yourself. Why does this have to be like that?"

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Three Lights and the DJ walked into the studio. Usagi's heart raced seeing familiar red suit. They sat down and Jack asked Seiya to read the letter while the requested song was played.

Seiya examined the audience carefully. "I can sense her. I'm sure she's near. Since I've learned about her I can sense without any doubt that brilliant, unique energy."

His eyes met Usagi's face.

"He noticed me! Maybe I'll be able to talk with him after the program. Please, may he let me exchange just few words! I have to know his reasons. I have to apologize that I kept my Sailor Moon identity in secret in spite of fact we promised not to keep secrets."

"Please, would you read the letter?" DJ repeated.

"Seiya!" Yaten growled at his friend, trying to interfere that exchange of gazes. Taiki glared at Usagi with a threat written in his eyes. "Why did she come? She's always hanging around Seiya, despite of fact she is engaged. What an impure girl."

"Sailor Moon", Yaten thought, "Will she attempt again to make us work together? Foolish, clumsy one! She's pulling Fighter out from our mission, sticking her nose into our affairs. We have got to teach her a lesson once and for all!"

Usagi was aware of that unspoken menaces. They made her heart hurt, but she decided to complete her purpose.

Seiya took a letter, but his eyes were fixed on Usagi. "Pen name "Light from a star" requests the song 'Shooting Star'", he read.

DJ scattered the pile of leafs.

"Do we have such a letter?",

"To 'Light from a star'..." - Seiya repeated, hypnotising Usagi by his voice.

She found herself somewhere strange, where there was only Seiya left in front of her, gazing at her calmly, smiling softly, while his song was resounding in the background.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you", he started, "I didn't mean to deceive you."

"It's my fault that you couldn't reveal the truth. I'm so sorry", Usagi thought, "Seiya, why don't you want to join my team? Why do you insist on us being completely separated? Don't you think we can defeat Galaxia definitely if we work together?"

"I can't tell you the details, but I think we can get to know each other, someday...", he continued. "Odango, I want to confess you everything, but I can't betray Healer and Maker..."

"I'm sorry that I can't understand your situation. Someday we can talk about the truth. I can believe you, can't I?", she answered, drowning into his eyes. "Seiya, oh, Seiya, why it appeared to be so twisted? I can feel we're dividing farther and farther... You're being blown away from me by the fate, the same fate that has brought us together... Please don't leave me..."

Then the connection was broken.

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Sailor Tin Nyanko aimed her top secret weapon at Sailor Moon's back.

"Stupid Crow", she muttered to herself, "Why don't you attack from behind your enemy's back? Maybe you would succeed at last!"

The paw-shaped muzzle began to glisten as if it was concentrating its energy.

Sailor Moon had felt something terrible was about to happen and glanced back. In the same time Nyanko had shot. The gleam of light dashed towards Moon.

"Odango!" - a scream pierced through everyone's ears.

Seiya came running frantically and sheltered Sailor Moon with his own body. He was struck hard, lost his consciousness and collapsed onto her. The blood trickled down his forehead.

"Seiya! S-e-i-y-a! Wake up!", Usagi cried desperately. "You can't die! Don't do this to me! Don't leave me!"

Yaten and Taiki appeared. They transformed into their Senshi forms and attacked Nyanko and Crow. Two hostile Senshi escaped. Healer turned to Sailor Moon.

"Take your hands off!", she exclaimed with anger, "I said take your hands off! Don't touch him! He got injured because of you!"

Maker approached and picked Seiya up. Usagi gazed at her with desperate eyes. "Please, don't take him away from me!"

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"So, you can't see him...", Makoto said with compassion.

"Yes...", Usagi nodded sadly in agreement.

They were gathered in Hikawa Shrine, discussing Usagi's attempt to apologize Seiya.

"Come on, cheer up Usagi!", Rei touched her friend's shoulder, "Of course you'll see him!"

"Yes...", Usagi uttered unconvincingly. "I hope you're right, Rei-chan. I must see him. I have to apologize properly! To protect me, Seiya was ready to sacrifice his life... Why?"

"That's not true!", they heard Michiru's cold voice, "He said he won't see you anymore!"

Those words echoed in Usagi's mind. "... he won't see you anymore... he won't see you anymore... he won't see you anymore..."

She jumped up and approached Outer Senshi.

"Did you see Seiya? What did you tell them?"

"Listen", Haruka put her hands into pockets, "You shouldn't get involved with them."

Usagi clenched her fists.

"You told them not to see me, didn't you? You're all terrible! Everybody has decided the situation... that's terrible!", she was trembling all over, her eyes darkened from grief. "Do you think you can keep me away from him? You underestimate me! Anyway I begin to hate you all... You've just decided what is good for me and you don't listen to me at all. And you call yourselves my friends!"

"Don't stick your nose in!", she burst out with rage.

Her guardians looked at her with blank eyes.

"What have I done? If they realize that I'm in love with him, they'll definitely separate us. I can't let this happen!"

She lowered her head.

"Gomen... I've said too much...", she murmured.

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"I want to see her..."

Seiya was shuffling towards Ferris wheel. His head was aching badly from the wound and he could barely stand. "I promised not to see her again... but I just can't! Why don't they understand? I must see her!"

"Seiya!", afamiliar slim figure ran towards him.

"Odango...", he whispered and fell down to his knees with a moan.

She knelt before him and supported him.

"Are you okay?" - she inquired with care. "Seiya, you should lie in bed! You were badly wounded! However, it's wonderful to embrace you like that..."

Suddenly they heard a strange noise. A phage appeared in front of them. Seiya took out his golden star-shaped brooch.

"Don't, you're injured!", Usagi interfered, "I'll handle this!"

She transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon. Then the phage attacked. They were thrown away and Seiya fainted.

"If this keeps up, Seiya will...", Usagi's thought was interrupted by another attack. She covered Seiya with her body and was badly struck.

"World Shaking!", she heard familiar attack. The phage has been much weakened.

"Uranus!", Usagi beamed, "Thank you! You've come here to help us!"

"Don't misunderstand! I didn't come here to help him!", Uranus glared at Seiya, who regained his consciousness.

"If I wasn't wounded, I would show you Fighter's power!", he growled to Uranus, glaring aside, "I don't need your help!"

Sailor Moon made her "Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!" at phage and it was healed and turned back to normal.

Senshi detransformed and then Yaten and Taiki appeared. They helped Seiya to get up.

"You promised not to see her anymore!", Setsuna reproached.

"She came to see Seiya!", Yaten stated furiously.

"That's right... I came...", Usagi admitted shyly.

"Anyway, we'll protect our planet. We don't need your help", Haruka remarked.

"Please do so. We'd be better off the way. Bye!", Taiki sneered.

Three Lights took their injured friend between them and were about to leave.

"Odango...", Seiya managed to glance back.

"What?", she stepped forward.

"Thank you for your time today", he smiled at her brightly. Her heart thumped.

"Seiya!", she jumped up, not concerning about her Senshi's nor Three Lights' reasons. "If I let you go now, we'll never see each other again! They'll make sure we won't! I have to learn more! About your planet, about your Princess, about everything! It is me who should thank for your time today! Because of me you forced yourself to sing your song and you fainted on the stage!"

Haruka grasped Usagi's wrist and made her stop. Usagi watched Three Lights' pace with her heart breaking. "Seiya, is this farewell? Is this our destiny? To be parted by people who call themselves our friends? It's so bitter I can barely stand it...", she held back the tears.

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Usagi was sitting in her room, preparing her outfit for school festival. "Shooting Star" was playing quietly on the CD-player. She wasn't aware that Seiya was standing in front of her house, reproaching himself for coming there. Suddenly she noticed something by the corner of her eye. She turned her head.

"What was that? A butterfly?"

It was a red butterfly indeed. It flew towards the window as if it wanted to guide her. It reached the window pane and disappeared. Usagi went out to the balcony.

"Who's there?", she inquired, seeing the strange figure standing still down there.

"Hi!", Seiya smiled at her.

She grew hot.

"Seiya! Just a second! I'll be right down!" "I have so many things to tell you! Please listen to me!"

"That's all right. I'm just happy to see your face", Seiya stopped her. "It has to be satisfying enough for me – just to see you. I know you have your boyfriend. I am similar to him and this is why you confused me with him. I don't want to be the substitute. I understood you started to like me only because you managed to found him within me. But I am myself and I want to be liked for who I am. Besides, we have our duties as Sailor Senshi. There are just too many obstacles for us."

"So you don't want me to talk with you? I wonder why. I began to believe there is something between us... but maybe I was wrong?", Usagi thought.

"Guys are called Peeping Tom when you come to see pretty girl's room at night", she teased.

"Talkative as always", Seiya giggled, "Nice to see you. Bye!"

"Seiya!", Usagi leant over the balustrade, "Next Sunday we're having a school festival! I know you're busy but if you can visit us it'll make everyone happy!" "Me in particular."

"Chibi...", the pink-haired sleepy girl clung onto Usagi's arm.

"Gomen? Did I wake you up?", Usagi rocked the girl, who immediately fell asleep.

"I'll go..." - Seiya started.

Usagi glanced at him.

"... to the festival."

Her eyes widened with delight and she grinned happily.

"Honto?"

"Hai", he nodded. "Have I ever been able to refuse your requests?"

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The red rose...

It was still here, stuck between the rooftop's slabs. Usagi was staring at it with disbelief, wishing that it wasn't reality. Nyanko had run away and there was only Fighter along. She detransformed and came nearer.

The sky was as cloudy and dark as Usagi's thoughts. It started to rain along with an onslaught of tears which were pushing themselves out.

"When I think about it... I'm not good at enduring things...", she started, "For example, even if I decide to work on my work today, I easily lose myself and start eating snacks until I'm full and sleepy..." Her hands began to quiver, trying to hold back the oncoming burst of her choked emotions. "Actually I often sleep after that... I thought that I have a strong will to go on..." She sniffed, her cheeks reddened, her eyes filled with tears. "But when I saw the rose, I remembered everything! I remembered him!", she howled.

"Odango...", Seiya whispered.

"After I managed to forget... After I fell for another... I remembered everything! I realized how pitiful traitor I am! I couldn't even bear a few months without Mamoru... The girls despise me for sure, impossible that they didn't realize the truth about me and Seiya! What have I done to them? What have I done to Mamoru? What have I done to Chibiusa?"

"Even though I can't hear his voice except on answering machine and I haven't receive any letters, I thought it was okay... I could survive just by myself... but...", she fell down to her knees, sobbing heartrendingly, "I just can't stand being by myself! I want to see him! I want to see you, Mamoru!"

"Mamoru, your quick return is the only chance to get our ordinary life back! I can't fight myself no longer! All the barriers I set between Seiya and myself fell down! I am ready to surrender myself to him!"

Seiya furrowed his brow. "Come on", he thought to himself, "Just do it. Make the thing clear once and for all. Maybe that ruins everything... but it has to be said at last."

He knelt down before Usagi, putting his hands on her shoulders. She rose her head and two pools of despair and loneliness absorbed him completely.

"Am I not good enough?", Seiya asked with racing heart.

Usagi's eyes widened with shock, her cheeks grew purple.

"Am I not good enough?" he repeated quietly, squeezing her arms lightly.

"What does he mean? Is he offering himself honestly? I don't understand! Does that mean that he loves me? Is this the answer to all my questions?"

The rain got heavier. Rei approached the two.

"Come on, Usagi-chan", she demanded slightly, "You're soaking wet. You'll catch a cold. Please come with me."

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Rei entered Usagi's room. It was evening and Usagi was already wearing her nightdress, preparing to go to bed.

"Usagi-chan, we have to talk", Rei demanded.

"What about?"

"Seiya."

Usagi nodded slowly, glancing at her friend with sorrow.

"What are you going to do, Usagi?", Rei continued, "Obviously Seiya is in love with you. Do you want to break his heart? You must stop that until it's too late!"

Usagi remained silent, staring at the moonlight looking in through the window.

"Usagi, listen to me! You have Mamoru, right? Why did you let Seiya approach you? You're already taken, aren't you? You shouldn't be after another man!"

"Well...", the answer came slowly, "I wonder if Mamoru's university studies and research are going well... I'm pretty sure he has a lot of friends there... I hope he isn't sick... "

"What are you talking about? You've kept in in touch, right?"

"No", Usagi shook her head, "I haven't got any replies..."

"Since when?"

"Since the beginning."

Rei stepped backward.
"Why did you keep something like that to yourself?", she shouted desperately.

There was no reply. Usagi played absent-mindedly with the ring on her finger – slipping the finger into the ring and then out, in and out, in and out.

"Usagi-chan... What are you going to do...? Will you break your promise to Mamoru? You know you can't. Your future is already certain and it has nothing to do with Seiya, right?", Rei asked softly.

Usagi sat on her bed, staring at the floor. She pressed her clasped hands against her chest. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Rei-chan, it's not my fault, truly! I couldn't help anything! I've forced myself to ignore my feelings, but it didn't work!"

"What do you mean? Do you... love Seiya?"

Usagi closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Yes", she stated simply.

Rei sat next to Usagi.

"Well, I've had the sense of that. It's not such a big surprise. But I hoped you'll manage not to let him in."

"I'm sorry, Rei. Are you mad?"

"I am, but it doesn't solve any problems, does it?"

"Rei-chan, I need your advice. What should I do?", Usagi pleaded.

Rei rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

"You know, your future is decided. That means that even if you talk openly with Seiya and express your feelings, you'll be parted. Maybe it will be better to keep your feelings secret? Anyway after defeating Galaxia he will go back home with his Princess, won't he?"

"I was afraid you say that, Rei. But you don't know that it's too late to keep my feelings secret after I realized how he feels about me . It would be easier to keep a fire secret."

"Tell me, Usagi", Rei teased with a wink, "Don't you mind that he's a girl?"

"Nani? Seiya is not a girl!", Usagi's eyes widened and she blushed.

"Well, Seiya is not, but Fighter is!"

There was no response.

"Huh, you've always liked two-gendered people, ne!", Rei slapped her friend at her shoulder.

"What do you mean?"

"Haruka, for example", Rei laughed devilishly.

"Haruka is a girl!", Usagi protested.

"But when you've met her for first time, you thought she was a guy! And you almost fell for her! And after you realized the truth, you were after her even more!", Rei stuck her tongue out, "Don't tell me I'm wrong, I know you better than anyone!"

"Rei-chan, please stop!", Usagi begged.

"So I am right!"

"Well, I don't mind him being a girl, okay?"

"I knew you would say that!"

To Be Continued