Finally, she unlocked her vocal chords enough to choke out, "Hotaru-chan?"

"Yes, yes, it's me! Setsuna came to the house to tell Haruka-papa and Michiru-mama about what had been happening, and they decided I should come to 'keep an eye on you.' They really didn't want you to be lonely. That, and Setsuna says that someone passed through the time stream the other day and was gone before she could stop them. We don't know anything yet, but there could be a new enemy." Hotaru explained in low tones, glancing around to make sure no one was listening in on their conversation.

"Girls, please take your seat, class is beginning." The two turned to see the teacher, a tall middle aged man with jet black hair, looking down on them with a frown. They nodded and scurried to the back of the room, where Hotaru had taken her seat previously, and Usagi claimed the one beside it. As their teacher called for silence, she suddenly became aware of the stares she was receiving.

"Everyone, please welcome the two new students, Sohma Usagi and Tomoe Hotaru." He pointed to each of them, and proceeded with roll call.

"Yeah, she's the girl...no, the one behind me." The silver haired girl blinked and stared at the back of the girl in front of her. She was leaning over her desk, talking to the girl in front of her, but loudly enough to be conspicuous. Gauging that she was supposed to be hurt, or upset, Usagi just rolled her eyes and focused on the teacher.

The girl in front of Hotaru leaned across the aisle to whisper something, effectively blocking Usagi's view of the teacher's desk. Perturbed, she was about to open her mouth when Hotaru landed a swift kick on the other girl's leg. Usagi covered her mouth quickly to stifle her laughter, while the other girl glared.

"Oh, sorry. My leg slipped." Hotaru said, smiling cheekily as the girl swiveled in her desk to face the teacher as well, who was sending a warning glance in their general direction. They gave each other a thumbs up as the bell ending homeroom rang. The day was uneventful, up until lunch, where Usagi remembered that she was meeting Hatsuharu and Momiji on the roof to eat, and delve into the lunch that Tohru had unexpectedly packed for her.

"By the way," Hotaru said as they searched for the staircase that lead to the roof, "I love your hair."

"Thanks, I like yours too. It looks good long." Usagi smiled, stopping as she spotted Hatsuharu and Momiji up ahead. Behind them was a small group of girls chatting amongst themselves, but every few seconds they would stop dead and leer at the two oblivious Sohmas. Usagi raised her eyebrows, but motioned for Hotaru to follow her as she ran to catch up with the duo.

"Oi! Haru! Miji!" They stopped and turned, waiting for her to catch up, and when she did, she said, "You know you're being stalked right?" Her blue eyes twinkled merrily as the girls reddened and veered off down another hallway, trying to look discreet. "Anyway, this is my friend Hotaru. Hotaru, this is Hatsuharu and Momiji. It's okay if she comes with us, right?"

"Nice to meet you, Hotaru! Of course she can come," Momiji said happily, while Hatsuharu simply nodded. The three of them ascended the stairs to the rooftop, where Tohru, Kyou, and Yuki were already seated eating lunch.

As they walked over to join the trio, Usagi said absentmindedly, "I can guess why you guys eat up here, with all your female stalkers." Hotaru giggled, while Hatsuharu sent her an expression that resembled a smirk.

"If you think that was bad, you should meet the Prince Yuki fan club." Her blue eyes widened, and then blinked several times, before she started laughing hysterically, drawing the attention of the two Sohmas and Tohru Honda, who'd been oblivious of their presence until then. They settled down to eat, Usagi still laughing, and after a moment or two Tohru finally asked what was so funny.

"D-Do," Usagi giggled before calming herself enough to ask, "Do they actually call you Prince Yuki?" She turned towards the violet-eyed boy with her question. He reddened and glared at Hatsuharu, who smirked in response, and the whole event sent Usagi laughing again.

"Did you have to tell her that of all things?" Yuki asked, sounding beyond annoyed. Hatsuharu shrugged offhandedly and continued eating his lunch. Their lunch went by smoothly, cheerfully, and the rest of Usagi's day was monotonous at best. She convened with Hotaru outside the gate of the school, pulling her away from the crowd of students ready to get home. Turning towards the black haired girl, her expression became serious.

"Hotaru-chan, did Setsuna tell you about the Sohmas?" With an equally grim expression, Hotaru nodded.

"I'm not going to tell anyone, though, okay?" Her violet eyes lit up as she smiled, "See you tomorrow, Usagi-chan!" Turning, she ran off down the sidewalk, pausing once to spin and wave enthusiastically. Smiling, Usagi returned the wave before sprinting back to the school gates, looking around for any signs of a Sohma. Finally she spotted a mess of white hair over the crowd and pounced.

"Haru-chan!" This time, she welcomed the fan girl glares, grinning cheekily back at them and sticking her tongue out. Hey, if she had to deal with it she was going to milk it for all it was worth. The taller boy looked down at her with a raised eyebrow, but she just inclined her head towards the mob of girls he was otherwise overlooking, and he nodded his response. "Haru-chan being the fine gentleman that you are, would you please escort me to the main house?"

The hostile look she received quite surprised her, and she released his arm from her hold as a reflex. Hatsuharu asked, half accusing, "Why do you want to go to the main house?" Usagi faltered, feeling kind of foolish for not at least thinking up an excuse before she asked. Sighing, she offered him her best pleading smile.

"Please, Haru-chan. I need to do this." Hatsuharu looked down at her, his mouth in a straight line. Not being used to his anger, she had to look away. They stood in silence for a moment, as most of the students had already cleared out. Only a sparse few still hung around, mostly friends talking. Finally, Hatsuharu reached his hands up and placed them on each side of her face, tilting her head to look in her eyes.

"I understand that. But you have to wait," he said sternly, and above all other reactions he expected, Usagi just smiled softly as she placed her hands over his and pulled them back down.

"I can't. When you really love someone, you can't wait. Oniisan told me a bit of what happened between you and Rin-san," Hatsuharu winced slightly, but Usagi continued, "and I know that now more than ever you're just trying to protect me. Still, I can't wait. When you're fighting a war, you can't wait for your wounds to heal. That almost sounded like some old war veteran's saying, ne?"

The silver haired girl giggled at herself, earning a small smile from Hatsuharu. She looked at him earnestly before she turned to go, but he stopped her. "Wait. Just until the week is over, wait. Do it for me."

A frown passed over her face as she turned to look at him again, something in his dark eyes suggesting mirth. Sighing, she said, "You jerk. Fine, the end of the week it is. And you're welcome!"

Usagi stuck out her tongue rather childishly before she waved, and turned on her heel to go, this time headed for Shigure's house. After all the things Hatsuharu had done for her, she couldn't deny him one simple and perfectly legitimate request. She would wait for the week to end.

xXx

"Tohru-chan, it's fine. I'll go. Kyou-san will show me the way, right?" The silver haired girl looked to her left, where the grumbling cat of the zodiac was standing, albeit reluctantly. At the question, he nodded, refusing to look their way. Tohru appeared very anxious, to the point where Usagi wiggled her eyebrows at Yuki, who was standing behind her, saying, "Oniisan, don't you think it's better if we go to the store while Tohru-chan watches the rest of the food? Tohru-chan, if you leave it to Oniisan or Gure-chan they'll burn the whole house down."

"She's right, Honda-san." Yuki agreed, ignoring the look his younger sister sent him. What was it for, anyway? Tohru reluctantly conceded, drifting back to the kitchen to make sure nothing for their dinner was burning. As soon as she was out of sight, the younger girl turned toward him with annoyance in her dark blue eyes.

"Oniisan, you call Tohru-chan 'Honda-san?' How come? I mean, you guys have known each other for a while, right? Plus you obviously like her and all," Usagi was abruptly cut off by Kyou, who grabbed her arm and dragged her toward the door, away from the silver haired boy that had suddenly gone very red in the face. She fell into step beside the red eyed boy, a satisfied smile on her lips.

"That worked out well. At least I think so." Kyou grumbled under his breath but didn't make any further comments. Of course, the implication suddenly hit her and Usagi flushed, "Er, do you like Tohru-chan too, Kyou-san?"

"Shut up," he snapped, glaring at her before turning back toward the road, "it's none of your business."

"Um, you're right. Sorry," she apologized, her blue eyes turning uncertainly toward the woods. They walked in silence, Kyou walking ahead of her since he knew the way. The silence didn't last too long, for a certain rabbit never was fond of overly quiet moments. She started humming, which of course led to singing.

"I was so happy when you smiled, Your smile breaks through the clouds of grey, Far from the sunny days that lie in sleep." Usagi paused, thinking what the next words were, and smiled lightly when she remembered, "Waiting with patience for the spring, When the flowers will bloom renewed again, Knowing there's more beyond the pain of today. Although the scars of yesterday remain, You can go on living as much as your heart believes. You can't be born again although you can change, Let's stay together always."

Usagi continued humming the melody, even after the words ended, ignoring the glance Kyou sent at her over his shoulder. At last, he said, "You know, people are staring at you." The blue eyed girl blinked, looking around at the people passing by them on the sidewalk. She hadn't even noticed they'd entered town yet, since she'd been staring at Kyou's back the whole time.

"So?" She replied, smiling up at him as she sped up to walk at his side. They walked on quietly, reaching the small market in no time at all. Usagi browsed the aisles for the ingredients on the list Tohru had made for her, completely oblivious to the people around her. As she placed the last of them in the basket, a soft voice cut through her thoughts and brought her crashing back down to earth.

"Excuse me young lady, could you help me? I'm having trouble deciding what to cook," Kyou looked on with narrowed eyes as Usagi's demeanor quickly shifted. Her blue eyes looked saddened as they studied the middle aged woman with a sweet smile lighting up her brown eyes. Her hair fell down her back in long, wavy locks of blue. "You see, I want to make something special for my son, Shingo. He got an A on his math test."

"That's wonderful," Usagi said brightly, though she seemed to be struggling against her tears. With a deep breath, she took a look at the ingredients in the woman's basket and thought it over for a moment, before a slow smile spread over her face. "I think you should make odango."

"Oh, that is a good idea! Thank you!" The woman paused, looking pensive for a moment as she studied the younger girl's face. "Do I know you from somewhere?"

Usagi drew in a sharp breath, before she smiled, shaking her head no, "No ma'am, I don't think so. Have a good day." Bowing, she let her silver hair fall around her face as she walked away, Kyou following in his typical silence. She emptied their items onto the counter one by one, slightly in a daze. Finally, though Kyou hadn't exactly asked, she turned to him with an explanation.

"That was my adoptive mother." Wordlessly, she handed the money to the man and went to take the bags, but Kyou took them first. They walked out of the store and down the street quite a ways before Usagi finally let go of her tears. "I knew she didn't remember, but...seeing it only makes it that much harder."

'I can't imagine how Momiji feels, seeing his mother.' They continued to walk, and Kyou waited until her tears had dried before he asked, "Are you some kind of idiot? It's only been a couple of days since you got that," he pointed to the bruise on her cheek, "and you already want to go back?"

"How'd you know about that?" Usagi asked, bewildered. Kyou turned the other way, and if she wasn't mistaken, she detected the faintest hint of red on his cheeks.

"I heard you telling Hatsuharu on my way out of school," he muttered, making the shorter girl giggle.

"Oh, so you were eavesdropping?" She asked teasingly, making a vein appear on the orange haired boy's forehead. He whipped his head around to glare at her, ignoring the blissful look on her face.

"Shut up! It's not like that!" He yelled, making Usagi snigger even more.

"Then what is it like?"

"Well--! Um..."

"Kyou-kun, you're so funny," the rabbit smiled, her blue eyes shining happily as she took one of the bags from his hand. "Now give me a bag so it doesn't look like I made you do all the work."

"But you did! And since when did you have permission to call me 'Kyou-kun'!" He shouted back, nearly hyperventilating with all the blood rushing to his face.

"Permission?" Usagi questioned, her eyebrows raised in mock innocence, "So you don't want me to call you Kyou-kun?"

"I didn't--! Hey, get back here!" Kyou yelled as Usagi set off at a run, Shigure's house now in sights. She turned and sent a grin over her shoulder, but kept running at full speed. She was no match for Kyou, however, which he made a point of as he sprinted to catch up with her. They both skidded to a halt in front of the door, and Usagi bent over, panting for air. Then, she reached out and tapped the door lightly with her hand.

"I win," she said cheerfully, laughing as the vein once again appeared on Kyou's forehead.

"What do you mean you win? I was here first; you didn't say anything about tagging the stupid house!" He retorted.

"Tsk, tsk, Kyou-kun! How else would we measure who won? I mean really." At his expression, she laughed again, completely filled with mirth, "Thank you, Kyou-kun. You really cheered me up." She took the other bag from his hand, and since her hands were too occupied to give him a hug, she stood on her tip-toes and placed a kiss on his cheek. Then she entered the house, a cry of 'Tohru-chan!' echoing behind the closed door. Frowning, the cat turned and headed for the roof. There was no way he was going inside with his face as red as it was.

Inside, Usagi dumped the bags on the counter and full out glomped Momiji, who was leaning up against said counter. "Miji-kun!"

"Usagi-chan!" Momiji exclaimed with equal fervor. His voice grew concerned as he pulled away, placing a hand against her forehead. "Are you okay? You feel feverish."

"Nonsense! I'm perfectly--" The group in the kitchen watched, sweatdropping, as the silver haired girl sunk to the floor, swirlies over her eyes and waves of heat radiating from her forehead, before she transformed into a rabbit. Tohru let out an 'eep,' trying to rouse the girl while Shigure simply rose, walking to the nearest phone and dialing an all too familiar number.

"Hey Hari, guess who?"

xXx

"You told me that she would never come back," Akito's voice rang clear and cold across the darkened gardens, falling on only one set of ears. The receiver of these words glanced at the speaker, eyes betraying no emotion.

"She wouldn't have, if she hadn't seen Yuki." The person replied tonelessly, standing perfectly still as they observed the hunched form leaning against the door frame. Strange that a person of so little physical strength should hold such power over so many people.

"Clever Hatori, erasing those girls' memories one by one. It was so easy, too. Offer one little piece of information on the rabbit and they practically fell into our hands." Akito chuckled darkly, before he became serious again and looked to the shadowy figure standing just beyond the door. "Can the spell be redone?"

"Yes," the silhouette replied softly, bringing a sadistic smile to the Sohma's face. He opened his mouth to speak, but the voice cut him off, "It can be redone, but I refuse to do it. Before there was a reason, but now her destiny has been fulfilled. I will not destroy her happiness for your own selfishness."

The person finally stepped forward, the dim light from inside the room falling over their face, as though a mask of shadows had been lifted. The woman's garnet eyes gleamed with something unreadable as they looked down on Akito, fuming with silent rage at her feet. "If you let her, she could help you too." And she was gone.

xXx

Usagi woke in a familiar state, groggy and with her head pounding. A stern looking Hatori stood over her, outright glaring at the thermometer in his hands. She made to sit up, but he noticed her movement and shoved her back down in the pillows. "I don't think so. At one hundred and three you're not going anywhere. You aren't allowed in school tomorrow, either, and possibly the next day if you haven't improved enough by tomorrow afternoon. You will stay in bed the entire time."

The rabbit shrunk back against the bed as if he were a wolf ready to maul her and eat her for supper. Despite the severity of his voice, she could still see the hints of concern about his face. She nodded, conceding to his requests. "Thank you, Hatori-kun, for looking after me."

"It's my job. Take these," he pressed two pills in her hand, which Usagi recognized as the cold medicine she'd taken not so long ago. She accepted the glass of water and, propping herself on her elbows, swallowed the medicine down. "When you're under too much stress or when you don't get enough rest, you're more susceptible to getting sick. Try to remember that and stay healthy."

"Yes, thank you," Usagi smiled as Hatori gathered his things and left without saying anything further. She waited a few moments to see if anyone was waiting to see her, and when she decided they weren't, she rolled over on her side and drifted off to sleep again.

Sometime later, the door to the room opened and closed quickly as the person entered. Leaning against the door, the boy let his red eyes scan the sleeping form on the bed. 'What an idiot.' Still, he was here. Almost as if sensing someone was there with her, the girl's blue eyes opened blearily, and she smiled somewhat drunkenly as she seen him standing there.

"Kyou-kun, I didn't know you had a twin," she giggled, making him roll his eyes. "What's up?"

After a few moments, Usagi concluded he wasn't going to answer, but it didn't bother her much. She just stared at him the same way he was staring at her, until he finally said, "Tohru is making you," he paused, a grimace coming to his face, "leek soup. You know, to help with your cold."

"You don't like leeks, eh Kyou-kun?" The orange haired youth shook his head negative, making the girl on the bed smile, "Me neither."

Within minutes, Usagi had fallen back to sleep, her head lolling onto the pillow. Kyou snorted, and then frowned at himself. 'It doesn't matter. When she finds out, it'll be just like everyone else. Just like...' The frightened eyes of a child flashed through his mind. Blocking his thoughts, he left the room silently.

Usagi was roused one more time that evening, when Tohru brought her leek soup upstairs. She ate at it, taking a spoonful now and then to appease the anxious brunette. Finally, she declared herself too sleepy to eat on, so Tohru surrendered and left her to sleep for the rest of the night.

xXx

The next morning, Shigure woke her, bringing the reheated leftovers of the leek soup much to her disdain. He told her that everyone had already gone to school, and watched to make sure she downed the whole bowl. If she hadn't been so hungry, the rabbit couldn't have done it. The tray aside, Usagi glanced at the dog and remembered the question she'd wanted to ask the other day, on their way to Juuban High School.

"Gure-chan, is there a way to break the curse?" She asked, slightly rushed to make sure she got it out before losing nerve. Shigure looked taken aback, before he smiled knowingly and glanced out the window. His face looked pensive for a moment as he though, and Usagi waited on tenterhooks.

"I really can't answer that," he said in all seriously. Though she couldn't tell if it was because he didn't know, or he didn't want her to know, she knew better than to question him further with the tone he used. The rabbit sighed, leaning her head back into the pillows and enjoying the cool sensation on her skin. Pretty soon, the fabric would absorb her warmth again and it wouldn't be as pleasant. Her eyes, too, found the window.

"I hope there is," big blue eyes slid closed, and her face relaxed, "I'd give anything. I'd give my life."

"That price is a little too steep," Shigure answered calmly, watching Usagi's eyes move under their closed lids, "Besides, you're getting way too far ahead of yourself again. One thing at a time, Rabbit-chan."

Smiling, she could feel sleep overtaking her consciousness once again, and she yawned into the back of her hand. "S'hard to take 'em one at a time," another yawn, "when they come atcha all at once."

xXx

"Sorry Hotaru-chan," Usagi apologized, bowing to the onyx haired girl in front of her. "I came down with a cold."

"Don't worry about it," Hotaru replied, waving her hand in physical dismissing of the girl's explanation. "You did leave me alone in our new war against the evils of fanatic high school girls."

Usagi sweatdropped at the completely serious tone Hotaru used when she said this, and looked over her shoulder to the looming crowd of psycho fan girls. Really, it didn't surprise her too much that the boys of the Sohma had their own fan clubs among the female population, but the blatant hostility? Well, okay, that wasn't too much of a shock either. After all, high school girls were known for their irrational cattiness and overall behavior.

"Oh," Usagi finally cried, loud and melodramatic so the whole class could hear her, "the horror these female demons hath wrought upon me."

"That's enough, get to your seats," the teacher said sharply from behind them. The two girls fell into seats sniggering, both ready to burst from laughter. Usagi rested her head against the wall behind her, blue eyes fixed on the ceiling with laughter still shining in them. A deep exhale of breath escaped her lungs and she closed her eyes, 'Things will get better.' Her daydream was interrupted abruptly by a shrill scream.

The silver haired girl sat up straight in her seat, her gaze immediately finding familiar violet eyes. They both stood, and among the pandemonium, found their way to the hall. "Hotaru, what's going on?" The girl in question looked around the hall, watching the students run in panic. Usagi's eyes widened and she pressed herself flat against the wall. She couldn't risk transforming.

Inching back toward the classroom door, she waited until the steady line of students stopped flowing from the entrance before she threw herself back inside, away from the multitudes of teenagers. She found herself walking toward the window, and what she saw made her heart leap into her throat. "Hotaru!"

The other girl rushed to her side, and at the sight, her face hardened. Usagi reached in her pocket, thankful that she'd brought the object with her today for the first day since she'd gotten it from her house. When her parents' memories had been erased, all of her stuff had been brought to Shigure's house, including the broach she now held in her hands. "Silver Moon Crystal Power!"

"Saturn Planet Power!"

"Make up!"

It felt different than she remembered, being Sailor Moon, or Eternal Sailor Moon in this case. She flexed her hands, the white gloves wrinkling around her knuckles, and briefly wondered if she'd transform into her zodiac animal in this form. Sailor Saturn frowned, pulling Usagi toward the door. She snapped from her reverie, picking up her pace to run alongside her.

As they disappeared up the staircase to the rooftop, Hatsuharu and Momiji appeared from their classroom. The hall was completely deserted now, and the two walked across the hall to look in Usagi's class. "Usagi-chan's not here. If she went into the crowd, she might have transformed." Momiji said worriedly.

"No," Hatsuharu replied, shaking his head, "Usagi-chan wouldn't do that. Come on." The white haired boy led the shorter out of the empty classroom.

Meanwhile, on the roof, Sailor Moon was getting her second shock of the day. Four very familiar, skirt wearing heroines had just arrived on the scene, and Moon placed a restraining hand on Sailor Saturn's arm as she made to jump into the fray. "Wait a moment. They don't remember me. They probably don't remember Sailor Moon either. So just wait." Grudgingly, the dark haired senshi nodded and watched the four inner guardians engage the large youma in battle.

Deciding the roof wouldn't be the best place to approach the battle, she signaled to the larger tree on school grounds, some feet away from where the fight was taking place. Saturn nodded her understanding, climbing to the ledge and jumping, landing slightly wobbly on a large branch and moving against the trunk of the tree for balance. Moon stepped onto the ledge, but before she could, she realized what had changed when she transformed.

'My odango buns are back!' Pulling one of the blonde streamers in front of her eyes, she smiled brightly. "Hey!" The super heroine turned, spotting Hatsuharu at the top of the stairs, his dark eyes scrutinizing her. She flashed a smile before turning back towards the tree and jumping.

It took all she had not to scream at the top of her lungs as she fell. Her boot hit the branch, and then slid right out from under her. Panicked, the now blonde girl wrapped her legs around the tree and her arms, dangling from the tree limb helplessly.

"Help," she hissed at Saturn, who was trying her best not to laugh as she pulled Sailor Moon to a sitting position beside her. "I never said I was graceful." Moon defended as they turned full attention back to the battle. The inner scouts had done the most damage thus far, but they were tiring quickly. Sighing, she motioned for Saturn to join her as she jumped from the tree branch, landing a bit more gracefully than before.

The youma sent a large ball of energy toward Sailor Mercury, who was sporting a cut on her upper thigh. Her blue eyes widened as the attack came nearer, and she tried to scramble away, knowing she wouldn't make it in time. Saturn raised her glaive, shouting, "Silence Wall!"

A barrier formed instantly between the intelligent senshi and the oncoming death, absorbing the energy completely. Moon considered a speech, but decided against it, summoning her wand to her hands, "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!"

The blindingly bright attack sailed towards the youma, engulfing it completely. When the light died down, not a trace was left. Sailor Mars immediately stepped forward, "Who are you?"

Sailor Venus joined the raven haired senshi, placing a calm hand on her shoulder. The blonde smiled at them as she took in their appearance, her eyes pausing to study the twin buns on Moon's head. "Are you, the princess?"

"Yes, but I'm also Eternal Sailor Moon," the girl answered, a bit of hurt flashing through her eyes. Students and teachers began to wander out of the school, staring at the super heroes with awe. Moon's blue eyes scanned the crowd before she jumped back up in the tree, thankfully without falling, and Saturn followed. "Another time, senshi."

They disappeared through the foliage, hopping from tree to tree until they made it to the back of the school. Immediately reverting back to their normal selves, they went in the back entrance and ran through the hall until they joined the crowd waiting, blending in as best they could. It didn't take too long for someone to spot them, though.

"Hey, rat boy, I found her." Usagi spun around, her now shorter and silver hued hair swinging over her shoulder as she met eyes with Kyou. Yuki and Tohru appeared behind him, both looking worried.

"Hello, Kyou-kun. Oniisan, I'm okay." The rabbit greeted cheerfully, and then looked around. "Hey where are Hatsuharu and Momiji?"

"Thank goodness!" Usagi blinked as Tohru enveloped her in a hug, "We looked everywhere for you, and you weren't in your class. We were so worried." The blue eyed girl smiled before gently pulling away from the brunette's grip. What she saw made her nearly hysterical.

"Ah! Tohru-chan, don't cry!" Usagi grabbed the small girl's shoulders, shaking her back and forth. "Why are you crying, Tohru-chan? Don't cry!"

"I don't think that's helping," Kyou commented dryly, watching as Tohru's eyes became swirled. Usagi pulled the girl to her in a hug once more, saying, "I'm sorry Tohru-chan! I'll never make you worry again!"

Yuki let a chuckle escape him at his younger sister's antics, which she noticed gleefully from the corner of her eye. A smile lit up her face as a sudden idea hit her, and she held Tohru out at arm's length. "Hey I just thought of a great idea! Let's have a movie night!"

xXx

Wowza, that chapter broke 5,000 words! I was going to use the direct translation of For Fruits Basket, but it was a lot longer, so I settled for the dub version. You might think that Hotaru seems a little out of character but...this is not the same Hotaru raised to become Mistress 9 and yada yada. She's been reborn and brought up under the care of the outer scouts, so she's not as dark and depressed as is normal for the other Hotaru. Of course, being Sailor Saturn, she still possesses some dark traits.

I hope you don't think the fact that the fan girls are attacking Usagi is me trying to victimize her in some way. I'm just poking fun at how ridiculously insane the Prince Yuki Fan Club is and how it would be the same for the other Sohmas. By the way, I finally got the whole volume 13 which has been out all month but I've been broke. (sweatdrops) I really want to bring Tohru in more! I love Tohru-chan! (squeezes Tohru plushie)

I'm also really upset over the pairing, because I want Usagi to be with Hatsuharu a lot but the more she talks with Kyou, I want her to be with him too! I'm so torn. (sniffles) Hey, guess what? You people were asking if Sailor Moon would be involved and tada! (points to the chapter) I don't know what else to say, except maybe, this chapter is extra long so I should get some extra reviews? I know, I'm greedy. :)

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