When she awoke, her side was bandaged up and it was morning. She sat up on her bed as Ami came in with something to eat.
"You passed out as you powered down." She said as she handed Cleo a bowel with some oatmeal in it. She took it and began to eat as Ami sat down on her bed with her. "Who were the new senshi?" she asked.
"They are called the Sailor Shooting Stars, wanders of the different universes. I thought it was just a myth to help children sleep at night. I need to get more information as soon as I can." She said as he put the bowel down and got out of bed, wincing in pain as she grabbed her training gear. Ami held out her hand stopping her.
"I need to run; I need to clear my head after all that had happened." She said, Ami nodded as Cleo put her gear on and slipped out of the house.
Cleo picked up speed as the memories from the battle came back to her; she allowed the tears to fall down her cheeks. She winced in pain as her side began to hurt and she stumbled, only to be caught by someone passing. She looked up and saw Tariq holding her. Seeing her with tears in her eyes, she put her head on his chest and cried. Tariq put his arm around her and stroked her hair, hoping to calm her down. He led her away from the path and the pair sat on the grass hoping that the sound of the river would help Cleo relax.
"I'm sorry to break down like this." Cleo said as she stopped crying and looked up at him. "But I am glad that it was you who caught me." She said as she blushed. Tariq smiled at her as he touched her cheek.
"You wanna tell me what is wrong?" he asked and she shook her head. She stood up, again wavering as Tariq was quickly at her side, holding her. Cleo held her side as she winced in pain. Tariq held her as he lifted her t-shirt and could see that there was a bandage there.
"You are hurt." He said and she nodded. "Anywhere else?" he asked and again she nodded as she pointed to her back. She let Tariq lift up her t-shirt and he saw the bruise that was there. "Who did this to you?" he asked.
"It was an accident; no one did this to me." She said as he pulled her in his arms. Cleo felt somehow warm, not as warm as when Justin held her, but his embrace was welcoming her there, any feeling of pain went when she was with him and she was not sure why she was feeling this way. He pushed her away gently and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"Come on, I don't live far from here. Let me tend to those." He said as he led her back to his place.
He opened the door and Cleo saw his two brothers sitting on the sofa watching television.
"What is she doing here?" Astin asked as he looked up and saw Cleo. Tariq helped her over to the sofa as he went into the bathroom, Astin followed him. "I asked you a question!" he said as he closed to door to the bathroom so that Cleo could not hear.
"I was running when she stumbled and I caught her. She is injured and I want to make sure that they are fine before something bad happens to her." Tariq said as he put a few things in his brother's arms. "Now make yourself useful and put them on the table for me." He said as he opened the door and they both walked out. Hoshi was in the kitchen making tea for Cleo as Tariq signaled to her something.
"What?" she asked.
"For me to be able to work on your wounds, you need to take your shirt off." He said and she blushed as she pulled off her t-shirt. His hands ran down her back as he looked at the extent of the bruise, his brothers also shocked. He reached for the bottle of liquid as he put some on a sponge and then rubbed it on Cleo's back. She flinched briefly from the contact as she felt the liquid sooth the pain. Once he was done with her back, he undid the bandages. She could see swelling, but this was worse than last night.
"I think that there is some blood there. Hoshi, come and have a look at this." He said, Hoshi walked over and touched where it was swollen.
"That needs to be drained, let me get the stuff from my room." He said as he stood up and walked away.
"Hoshi is studying medicine, as you know I am studying astrology and Astin is studying history." He explained as Hoshi came back with an armful of stuff. He put on some gloves and a mask.
"You need to lie on your side so that I can do this. I will try my best not to cause too much pain." He said, Cleo lay on her side and Tariq took her hand. He injected the site, making it numb as he made a small slit, and then inserting a tube to get the blood out. He placed a blanket over Cleo so that she did not see it. Tariq reached up to her face and wiped away the tears from her eyes.
"I can't believe that I am so weak." She whispered to herself. Austin handed her a phone.
"You better call someone in case they are looking for you." He said; Cleo nodded as she dialed the number of her home, and the boys went into one of the rooms.
"Hello, Minako, it's me. I am at a friends place." Cleo said.
"Cleo-chan, are you okay?" Minako said.
"I am in safe hands, Tariq found me, my injuries were worse than I expected. His brothers are looking after me. Please don't worry. I will be home once I am okay." She said.
"Okay Cleo-chan. I will tell everyone that you are being taken care of. Please ring when you want one of us to pick you up." She said, Cleo said that she would before hanging up.
"You brought her back here!" Austin said to Tariq.
"What the hell was I supposed to do? Leave her alone in pain and upset. Something happened and she will not tell me and I can not leave her like that!" Tariq said to his brother.
"Her friends want you to have nothing to do with her, what about her boyfriend; you are getting yourself into a world of trouble!" Hoshi said to him.
"Have you guys seen the state she is in now? She is in need of a friend and support and I am going to give it to her and I hope that you both will at least be kind to her while she is here!" Tariq said. He was about to walk out when Hoshi grabbed his arm.
"Remember why we are here, once we have what we need; we will no longer be on this planet." He said to his brother, Tariq nodded as he went out and back to Cleo who was looking at the television.
"I am sorry to be a burden on you." She said as he went over to her and held her hand.
"You are not a burden, you are hurt and I was in the right place at the right time." He said as he looked at her. "Are you comfortable?" he asked her and she nodded. "Then get some sleep, it may take some time until the blood has drained." He said as he stroked her hair. He placed a kiss on her forehead as she closed her eyes and went to sleep. Tariq sat down in front of Cleo and looked at his brothers.
"Does she not remind you of the senshi from last night? And those injuries…" Hoshi said in a low voice to them.
"Slightly; but not much." Austin said to him as he looked at Cleo. "And anyway, she can not be her; Cleo was in the theatre, she more than likely fell asleep once the monster began attacking." He continued, but Tariq was not too sure, he had not paid much attention to the battle scene as he looked around, he was not sure if he saw Cleo on the floor.
"You are right, she isn't her." Tariq said as he went into his room. He wanted to stop the argument with his brother before Cleo woke up.
Darkness surrounded Cleo as she turned to hear footsteps. She looked up and saw the brown haired sailor senshi.
"Sailor Stardust, we need your help." She said, Cleo looked down and saw that she had indeed transformed.
"The outer senshi do not like you here, why?" she asked.
"We are from a different galaxy, we have come to find you, need you to help us find the princess." She said.
"Tell me who you are." She asked as she walked up to the senshi to get a better look at her. She had black shorts on and a small black top. Her boots were also black however around her waist was a belt which was gold and had a star clasp. She also had a headband which consisted of golden stars. On her top, there was golden stars too and also golden dust. Her hair was short at the front, but she could see a long pony tail flowing behind her.
"My name is Sailor Shooting Star Creator." She said as she reached her hand out, Cleo took it and shook it. "We lost our princess, she was taken from us. We could not protect her since we were weak from battle." She explained and Cleo hung her head.
"If you had not come along, I would be dead." She said as tears fell onto the ground. Star Creator saw this and took Stardust in her arms. Cleo had the feeling of warmth run through her body.
"That is not important; you shine brighter than any star I have seen. We are here to protect the people who shine and brighten up our lives." She said as she held Stardust at arms length. "Please help us." She said and Stardust nodded as Star Creator began to fade away.
"Sailor Shooting Star Creator please don't leave me here in the dark!" Cleo whispered; Tariq looked in shock as she said his senshi name. He held her hand and stroked her hair.
"I will never leave you in the dark." He whispered in her ear, she saw Cleo's face relax as she continued to sleep. Hours passed and the blood had since stopped coming out. Hoshi removed the blanket and saw that the swelling had gone down. He gently removed the tube and put a small plaster over the hole, allowing Tariq to attend to the injury better. Once he had washed it, he began to put cream on it. Cleo let out a moan and he looked at her and saw that tears had fallen down her cheek. He stopped as he went and wiped them away. Cleo woke up as she felt his touch.
"The sleeping beauty awakes." He said as he remembered the last time she was like this. She smiled at him as he pushed her hair out of her eyes. "Did you have nice dreams?" he asked her, she nodded and sat up. He then moved and began to bandage her side. Once it was done, she put her shirt back on and stood up.
"I should go home; my friends will be worrying about me." She said at Tariq and his brothers. "Thank you all so much for everything that you have done for me today, I wish that there was a way I can repay you for helping me, once again." She added, she looked up at the boys and got a surprised look. She reached into her pocket and grabbed her transformation brooch. She opened it and they saw the star crystal sat in there.
"No, you can not be her; you were put to sleep by the monster!" Hoshi said. Cleo held her brooch in the air.
"Moon crystal stardust power!" she said as they watched her transform into Sailor Stardust. When she touched the ground, all three of them bowed before her.
"No please don't bow before me; it is I who needs to thank you." She said. She closed her eyes and allowed her second transformation to take place. She appeared before them in her princess dress.
"Why revel yourself to us?" Austin said as he stood back up.
"I want to show you how grateful I am that you all helped me last night." She said, Austin went up and slapped Cleo on the face. She stood there shocked as she looked at Tariq and Hoshi holding him back.
"You can not be her, I refuse to believe it!" he said with tears pouring down his face. Cleo powered down and went over to the front door. She turned back looking at the brothers as tears fell uncontrollably down her face; she opened the door and ran.
"Austin, do you know that you have just slapped not only the queen of the Star Kingdom but the only person who could help us find our princess!" Hoshi said as they watched Tariq run after Cleo.
"She is not a queen, and she is too weak to help us!" he said as tears fell down his cheeks. Hoshi released his brother as he walked away.
"I hope that you understand what you have just done. If the outer senshi hating us is enough, you could have made an enemy of the most powerful senshi on this planet." He said to him.
"If she is the most powerful senshi then she would have not nearly died last night." He said back and slammed his bedroom door.
"Cleo, wait please!" Tariq shouted as he ran faster to catch up with her. He had a slight advantage since she was hurt. She stumbled once again and Tariq was there in a heartbeat, catching her before she fell. He put his hand under her chin and raised her face to his and saw that she was still crying. He took her in his arms and led her back to his apartment, all of the time keeping her by his side. He opened the door and saw Hoshi pacing the room. He went over to them and took Cleo, checking her and making sure she was okay.
"Our brother is stupid and is hurting since the incident of what happened. I hope you will not hold it against him." Hoshi said and Cleo shook her head. "He was surprised to find out who you were. I don't think he expected it so soon." He said as he went into the kitchen to get her a drink. "In fact, I don't think any of us expected it to happen." He said as Tariq sat down next to Cleo, putting his arm around her. Cleo leaned into him as she closed her eyes, feeling sleepy from crying. Hoshi looked at the pair as he put the water on the table for her. Twilight fell as her watch beeped. She looked up at the two brothers that were standing before her. She went over to the balcony and flipped it up to see Justin's gem glowing.
"Cleo, Minako said you were hurt and at friends, you are not with him are you?" he asked.
"Justin, he caught me and he and his brothers have taken great care of me." She said as she sat down on the cold floor. "I don't need you to take the same side as Haruka." She said; tears began to fall down her cheek.
"No Cleo of course I am not taking sides. If you trust him, them, then I trust you. Will you be okay?" he asked.
"I am fine, Hoshi has been taking care of my wounds and they have all been very kind to me." She said as she continued to cry.
"Cleo, are you crying? What's wrong?" he asked.
"I think I may have done something stupid and ruined a lot of things." She said.
"I am sure that you haven't and if you did, then you can always fix it. Remember that I love you okay. Will you be home tonight?"
"No, I need some time to think about stuff Justin. I love you too." She said as she closed her watch and put her head on her knees and cried.
Tariq watched the whole of the scene happen, as did Austin, who walked out of his room through the balcony and approached Cleo.
"Did I hurt you?" he asked as he reached down and touched her head gently. Cleo looked up and saw Austin there. She shook her head at him. "Then why are you crying?" he asked her.
"I didn't mean to do the things I do, I know that I do not deserve to be queen and am too weak to be able to help you find what you are looking for. I deserved that slap you gave me. What you did last night, I would never be able to repay and for that I feel lost." She said to him. Austin put his arm around her and she leaned into his chest.
"Tariq believes in his heart that you are the one we need to help us. The way I reacted was arrogant to say the least. I could not believe that a girl of your age would be the one to help us with our quest. After what happened last night, you were overpowered and it was not fair." He said as he stroked her hair. "You are confused because something in you is drawing you to Tariq, am I right?" he whispered in her ear and she once again nodded. "You are one of the brightest stars in this galaxy and we will be with you to make sure that it never goes out. Please accept my allegiance to you, star queen." He said as he bowed before her, red light engulfed Austin as he transformed. "My name is Sailor Shooting Star Defender." The senshi said and Cleo looked at the senshi before her.
"I can not accept your allegiance; I am not worth anything in this world." Cleo said as she began to stand up and walk away, to be grabbed by the senshi.
"Never say that you are worth nothing. You mean a lot to people on this planet, in your kingdom. You have a king by your side and the love of your senshi. You are not worthless." She said as she stood by the side of Cleo. "With us by your side, we can help you train, without the senshi knowing and supporting you when you need us." Cleo looked up at her. Tariq and Hoshi came out onto the balcony and Cleo stood away from them.
"It was a mistake to revel myself to you, you are right Sailor Shooting Star Defender." She said as she backed into Tariq without knowing it. She gasped as she felt his arms around her and she teleported. Hoshi and Defender tried to grab them, but they were gone.
"Where are we?" Tariq asked as he opened her eyes. Cleo looked around at where she was, the only place she felt safe.
"My castle gardens, welcome to the Star Kingdom, or what is left of it." She said as she went over to the fountain.
"You teleported us here?" he asked and she nodded. "But you don't have teleportation powers?" he asked and she shook her head. "Then how?" he asked.
"When I am afraid, scared, whatever, my hidden powers come out. I wanted to get out of the situation before and you were holding on to me, you came for the ride." She said as she sat down next to the fountain and played with the water. "Normally, teleportation is not possible in the castle because of the shields, but I wanted to be here and this is where I was taken." She said as she heard footsteps coming. She stood up and saw Alekos coming towards her.
"My queen, this is unexpected. My prince, long have you not graced yourself with your presence in our galaxy." He said as he bowed at them both, Cleo looked at him.
"He is not a prince." She said, Tariq let out a sigh, he was hoping that he would not be found out.
"Yes, I am, I am the prince of the other galaxy near this one." He said as he took Cleo's hand. "There was once a time where we played together as kids, I am not sure if you can remember that." She looked at him and then at Alekos.
"How is my kingdom?" she asked her advisor.
"My queen, the repairs are going well and we should be finished in a few days. People have been returning and crops have begun to grow." He said, Cleo stood up and walked away, Tariq followed her.
"I wish to be alone." She said, Tariq grabbed her hand and she turned to face him.
"I promised to never let you go into the darkness." He said, squeezing her hand tighter, Cleo nodded as the two wandered out of the castle shields and into the city. Cleo was amazed as to how far everything was and smiled.
"Why are you female then in your senshi form?" she asked as they walked around.
"Being male is a disguise we use on Earth." He said as Cleo leaned towards him. He put his arm around her and held her close.
"But Alekos said you were a prince?" she said.
"He is right, I am, I prefer to be male than female, therefore I only change when I am a senshi. My brothers however like to play around with both forms, not sure which one they like the best." He said. Cleo paused at the river which was flowing from the mountains.
"When I returned here, everything was destroyed. There was no life, just rubble and destruction. I was mad and wanted to hurt every person who was responsible for this. Then my king reminded me that I had already done that." She said as she sat down, signaling Tariq to join her. "I thought to myself if I would ever be able to be strong enough to be queen to these people, to be able to defend them when needed, knowing that I am too weak. When that monster attacked yesterday, I accepted defeat, I could not kill it, but then you came and helped us, helped me destroy the monster. I fell, weak from the attack and my healing powers did not work. I think I am losing my powers, I fear the Sailor Stardust may be no more." She said as she held out her brooch in her hand.
"No, never say that! You can not give up protecting these people, your kingdom. If you face defeat, then all of the destruction and pain will happen over again. You have the senshi and the outer senshi by your side, as well as the Silver Soldier. All of them prepared to fight the battle to protect you and their worlds. If you give up, then your light will go out and there will be no way for me to find you." He said as he put his hands over hers and the transformation brooch. "And if I can not find you, how can I know what I feel for you is true?" he asked, Cleo looked up at him and saw the sincerity in his eyes.
"I am betrothed to the Earth king, even if I did feel something for you, I would not be able to explore it regardless of how much my body screams out to do it." She said, allowing tears to flow. "I love my king and I would die for him a million times over as I already have done, and he would do the same for me." She said as Tariq moved closer to her.
"I would die for you just to see your light shine and to see you smile again." He said as he kissed her on the cheek. "Fate plays funny games, I wish I had met you sooner, maybe then things may have been different." He said as he stood up, holding his hand out for Cleo who took it. "Take us back." He said in her ear, she closed her eyes and felt his arms around her as she teleported them back to his apartment.
Hoshi and Austin were in the living room when the pair appeared on the balcony. Tariq took hold of Cleo's hand as he opened the door for her.
"How are you feeling?" Hoshi asked Cleo.
"Tired, confused and not sure of what I am supposed to do." She said as she sat down next to Tariq. "I will keep you identities a secret from the rest of the senshi. I accept your allegiance if I may and will help you in your search. I will also accept your training in helping me become a better senshi." She said and the boys smiled.
"Then you training will begin in a few days. You need to heal." Hoshi said, Cleo looked at him as she took off her shirt and turned, her bruise completely gone. Tariq undid her bandage and saw that it was better.
"My healing powers are back." She said as she smiled. "But we have another problem, every time I transform, the Silver Soldier can feel it. He then normally comes to help me. I am not sure how to stop this." She explained as she put her shirt back on.
"You don't need to transform, we will do it as normal people." Austin said. "Please allow me to apologies for slapping you earlier." He said as he bowed before her.
"I am not as strong as any of you, but I can understand what you have gone through, of course I accept your apology." She said as she touched his shoulder. Tariq stood up and put his arm around Cleo.
"So where did you both go?" Hoshi asked.
"The Star Kingdom, you should have seen it." Tariq said. He went into describing the Star Kingdom to his brothers as Cleo sat back down, finally falling asleep.
Sunlight broke through the window and Cleo woke up to see she had a blanket and to find Tariq on the floor beneath her. She smiled at her friend as she kissed him on the cheek. Tariq woke up as he felt Cleo's lips and smiled up at her.
"You better go home." He said as he sat up.
"Tariq, I am sorry, you are right, fate plays funny games." She said as she walked to the door, he followed her. He opened the door for her as he kissed her lightly on the lips.
"Just to taste you, only once." He said in her ear. She looked at him and kissed him back on the lips. After a minute, she pulled away.
"You taste so sweet." He said to her as he put his hand through her hair. "Your king is lucky to have you by your side." He said as he wrapped his arms around her.
In space, the two people were floating around.
"Something is stopping us from getting the energy we need. I think that it is time we took matters into our own hands." The girl said and the boy smiled.
"Always with the direct approach my love, please, pick a monster to attack the people for us." He said, she looked at the flowers growing and chose a purple one. He picked it up as they appeared on Earth. He let it go, allowing it to fall in the river as it grew, and both of them laughed and vanished.
Cleo looked up as she felt someone following her. She turned to see a little girl with pink hair tied as she had it when she transformed. The little girl walked up to her and grabbed her leg.
"Hey, are you lost?" she asked.
"Chibichibi?" the girl said to her. Cleo smiled as she picked the girl up.
"Where is your mommy?" she asked, the child smiled as she touched Cleo's face.
"Mommy, Chibichibi!" she said as she hugged Cleo. She looked around and saw no one looking for a child, so she took her to the river. She heard screams and saw a monster attacking people. She put the child down and hid her in the tunnel.
"Wait here Chibichibi." She said as she grasped her brooch. "Moon crystal stardust power!" she said as she watched her transform into Sailor Stardust. When she touched the ground she ran away from the girl and towards the monster.
"Hey stop! Making a direct attack and hurting innocent people is something that I can never forgive! In the name of the stars twinkling above us, I will punish you!" she said as she posed. The monster attacked her, Stardust flipped out of the way. The monster jumped on top of her, causing Stardust to fall and slide back. She kicked the monster in the genital area, not sure if it would have any effect on it. The monster screamed in pain as she rolled away. Stardust stood up and reached her hand out, her staff not appearing.
"No, this can't be happening!" she said as she flipped away again from the monster attack. She paused and the monster attacked in this moment, causing her to fly into the river.
"No!" a scream came from the sky as she felt the water surrounding her. Her eyes closed as she gave into the inevitable. A hand reached out and grabbed her, pulling her to the surface.
"Destroying the sound of people's laughter and their fun is not forgivable. I am Sailor Shooting Star Defender!" the senshi said.
"I am Sailor Shooting Star Creator." The other said. "You will pay for what you did to our friend."
"I am Sailor Shooting Star Protector." The other senshi said. "Stage on!" The monster looked at his new opponents, Creator went over and took Stardust away to the tunnel, and she was not breathing.
"No, come on please Stardust, don't let your light go out!" she said as she began mouth to mouth, tears falling from her eyes as she looked at Stardust's lifeless body.
"Chibichibi?" the girl said as she looked at the pair. She went up to them and touched Stardust's transformation brooch and light engulfed her. When she returned into Creator's arms, her bow was replaced with wings. Stardust opened her eyes and looked at Creator.
"Oh thank you! Thank you!" she said as she hugged and kissed her, Stardust stood up and looked at her new transformation. Together, she and Creator went outside to face the monster.
"Shooting star blessing!" Protector said as the attack hit the monster.
"Shooting star comet!" Defender said, again the monster walked back. Stardust reached out and held a small scepter in her hand.
"Shooting star brightness!" Creator said; Cleo knew it was time. With her new scepter in her hand, she touched her transformation brooch and combined the star crystal on the scepter.
"Stardust eternal slumber!" she said as it hit the monster and it was destroyed. Laughter filled the air.
"So you are who are destroying our fun." The boy said.
"Who are you?" Defender asked.
"We are Ellie and Christian. Ah, the Sailor Shooting Stars." Ellie said to them.
"I will put an end to you right now! Shooting star brightness!" Creator said, the attack missed them and they appeared behind Stardust.
"But who is this pretty senshi here?" Christian asked as he touched Stardust's face, she hit his hand out of the way. "She is feisty, I want her." He said, Ellie pouted.
"Venus love me chain!" the attack missed the pair again as the senshi and Silver Solider appeared.
"We will retreat for now, but you will be mine pretty senshi!" Christian said as they vanished. The child came up to Stardust and she picked her up.
"Thank goodness you are safe." She said as she hugged the child. The senshi looked at Cleo and her new transformation. Stardust turned to the Shooting Stars.
"You have saved my life yet again, arigato Defender, Creator and Protector." She said as she bowed before the Shooting Stars and the senshi came up to her.
"This is where we leave you Sailor Stardust. We will see each other again." Protector said, touching her on the shoulder and winking at her, she then joining her senshi as they walked the opposite way. The Silver Soldier grabbed Stardust and hugged her.
"What happened?" he asked, she shrugged, better that he did not know.
"Chibichibi?" the girl said, Cleo smiled.
"Yes Chibichibi, we are going home now." Stardust said as she powered down with the rest of the senshi.
"Mommy Chibichibi!" the girl said as Cleo returned to normal. She put the girl down as she took her hand and also Justin in her other one.
"Papa Chibichibi." She said as she held onto Justin's hand, Cleo smiled at Justin as the senshi followed them back to their apartment.
Cleo put the girl on her bed as she fell asleep and went back to the senshi who were waiting for her.
"Who is the little girl?" Ami asked.
"All she says is Chibichibi and she thinks I am her mom and Justin is her papa." She said as she sat down next to Justin who pulled her onto his lap. He was getting too protective of Cleo recently.
"And your healing powers came back?" Minako said and Cleo nodded.
"You know the Sailor Shooting Stars well it seems?" Rei said.
"They saved my life twice; for that I would consider them friends and not enemies." She said as she looked at the other senshi.
"How did you healing powers returned?" Makoto asked.
"I guess when I powered up; everything just fell back into place." She said, she knew the real reason, but she was not going to tell anyone about it.
"And you spent the night at Tariq's house?" Justin said.
"Yes, I fell asleep on the sofa as Hoshi attended to my wounds. Really, what is this with the questions and third degree? Justin I love you and nothing in this world would change that. I believe that Chibichibi is here to look for me for some reason, and the Sailor Shooting Stars are our friends and I plan to return the favor and help them if they need something!" Cleo said as she stood up. "Is there any problems with any of that?" she asked everyone, who shook their heads.
"Chibichibi?" the girls said as she came out of the room rubbing her eyes. She came over to Justin and sat on his lap. Justin in shock put his arm around the girl as she closed her eyes and fell back to sleep. Cleo went out onto the balcony, Minako followed her.
"Cleo, you know I know right?" she said as they stood looking over the town, Cleo nodded at her friend. "I know that nothing happened, but you are hiding something from us and I assume you will tell us when we need to know. For now, I am here whenever you need to talk to me." She said as she hugged her friend. Cleo put her head on Minako's shoulder and they both looked on as the sun began to set.
"So, the enemy has finally made its appearance?" Haruka said and Rei nodded. The outer senshi and Rei sat down and drunk some tea. "And a mysterious small girl has come to us and says that Cleo is her mother." Mirchu said and again Rei nodded. The outer senshi looked at each other and then at Rei.
"Cleo is not saying much, I think that she has retreated into herself again, stopping her from opening up to us." Rei said and the two senshi nodded in agreement. "Justin is being persistent that she spends the night at his apartment. He is not letting her out of his sight, and for good reasons. Chibichibi will be staying with us in her room." Rei said and for the third time the senshi nodded.
"I think that this would be a good time for Setsuna-chan to pay another visit." Haruka said and Mirchu nodded as she pushed the button on her communicator. Haruka walked Rei to the door and said her goodbyes and she left.