Chapter 5: She Won't Say It.

Celeste-Love couldn't wait, so I hope this lives to her expectations!

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After the Battle. The Next Day; in school

"Stupid!" the voice of Takahashi echoed in the hallway that evening.

"I had to! I want my Star Seed back!" Hamano retorted.

"What now, before you hated to be a Senshi, now you want it like it's your life!"

"It IS my life! I realized that even if my planet is destroyed, I still can be a Senshi!"

Takahashi looked very angry. She looked as if she wanted to blow up any second, but Hamano stood firm, clutching her Diamond brooch on her uniform.

"I am the strongest, Diamond! Whatever I say goes!" Takahashi yelled. "I am Sailor Eclipse, I am the one who gains the most power!"

"No, you are not!" Hamano finally yelped out. Takahashi seemed to grow a foot taller.

"What did you say...?"

"YOU ARE NOT THE STRONGEST SENSHI!" and a slap followed. Who hit who was still a mystery. All that can be heard were footsteps running away.

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Up on the roof, Sailor Galaxia (yes, she transformed) enjoyed the breeze in the evening. That was shortly cut off when she saw Hamano running up the roof. She ran to a corner and seemed to be crying. Chibi Chibi rushed to her saying "Are you alright...chibi?" Hamano's tears and weeping can only be heard. Sailor Galaxia decided to appear to her.

"Why are you crying, little girl?" Galaxia walked up to her. Hamano looked up to her. At first, she looked surprised, but wept soon afterward. Sailor Galaxia's heart softened as she saw a look in her eyes, the look of the past, the look of regret and sadness. Galaxia then took a wet handkerchief out of her pocket and held the girl's chin. On her right cheek, a red spot was visible, the look that she'd been slapped. Galaxia wiped her cheek with the handkerchief.

"You look like you had a hard day." she calmly said.

"Yes, I guess I did. But it's no big deal." Hamano said. She was smiling, but it was a bitter smile. Galaxia knew that Diamond was strong in her powers, but when it came to emotions, she'll break down and get easily defeated. Someone's abusing her emotions, and she didn't like it. But what could she do? Suddenly, the Star Seed in Galaxia's pocket started to glow, but Galaxia held it to prevent glowing.

"It is a big deal. You shouldn't give in." she muttered to her. The uniformed girl looked again, tears stopped flowing on her fair face. It's alright, Galaxia thought. She doesn't know who I am, but I know who she is. So I think it's pretty safe.

"Are you alone, little girl?" she asked again.

"I'm not. I have a lot of company. But...." and there she cried again. Galaxia held her face almost immediately and hugged her. Hamano instantly stopped crying and looked shocked. Chibi Chibi also looked shocked and just said "Chibi Chibi". Sailor Galaxia hugged her tight and whispered to her a question she could never answer.

"Why do you always keep your emotions to yourself?" she whispered. The Star Seed reacted to the Diamond Brooch and soon, Hamano was Sailor Diamond all over again. Sailor Diamond hugged Galaxia back, this time she cried to her fully.

"Galaxia...help me..." Sailor Galaxia was shocked by these words. The infamous Sailor Diamond, the second strongest in the Universe, saying that she needs help?

"With what..?"

"I kept in mind that you took my Star Seed back when my planet was there. But I'm living like a ghost...if a Senshi lives without her Star Seed for too long..." and Galaxia gasped.

"I have your Star Seed here! I'll give it to you now!"

"NO!" she stopped her.

"Why?"

"I lived without it for long, so the Star Seed won't recognize me anymore..." she sobbed. How could this be?

"We'll find a way! We'll try to get it in!" Galaxia exclaimed. Sailor Diamond looked scared and let out three feared words.

"Chaos is back." Galaxia stopped protesting. Chaos' is back?! Where?! How?! What...but Galaxia stopped worrying about that. She only focused on the dimming Diamond in her arms.

"I'll never leave you, and I'll find a way to keep you here. I promise." With that, Sailor Diamond lulled to sleep in Sailor Galaxia's arms. Chibi Chibi rested on the arms of Galaxia as well.

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The staff of Ginga TV were at their office, their shared office. Producer Nezu, Journalist Aya, Agent Suzu and Agent Karasuma sat at their desks doing paperwork. Aya felt melancholy and took her lunch out to eat. Everyone stared at her and went up to her.

"Aya-chan! You can't eat! The boss will be angry with you.." but Suzu's speech was cut off with Seiun Kouhi coming in. Seiun saw that Aya has been eating on the job but she didn't bother. In fact, Seiun took chopsticks from her pocket and took some chicken teriyaki from Aya's bento. She then popped it in her mouth, munching it.

"Nice bento, Aya-chan." she said.

"Arigato, Seiun-chan!"

The Animamates let their mouths gape WIDE OPEN. Seiun made her way out and drove her car to the school.

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After school, Hamano went out alone. She only said a brief goodbye to Usagi and her pals, but when she saw Takahashi, she clutched to her Diamond brooch and turned away. Seiun got there just to see her go out. She then drove her car right up to her.

"Wanna lift?" she smiled. Hamano smiled faintly and accepted the invitation.

While Seiun was driving, she asked her many questions. Hamano answered every one of them truthfully and without hesitation. But Hamano wanted to ask her teacher a question she never would've thought of asking.

"Do you know where the stars are born?" she asked curiously. Seiun nearly stopped the car when she heard that. Finally, she decided to tell her.

"The Stars and Planets were all born in the Galaxy Cauldron. You've never heard of that, have you?"

"Nope!" she cheerfully said. "I don't know much, but I'll believe in my teacher, always!" Seiun smiled at that response. But she couldn't keep Sailor Diamond's words out of her mind, Was this Hamano Ayumi really Sailor Diamond? Was this cheerful happy-go-lucky girl really the sad given up light she knew?

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Phew! This chapter is SADNEZZ! I dunno what to put at the next chapter. Reviewerz, help meeee!
I dunno why I'm feeling sad with this chapter...sob.