Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, but I do own Sailor Star Hexer and Jinxer.

Summary: A new enemy has appeared and is using Sailor Moon as her pawn for revenge.

Chapter 3: Wish, Hope, Dream

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She stopped flying when she got to her old planet, her old home. The one that held the people who had forced her into exile on that stupid, dreary, dead planet at the edge of the universe. That was why she had to escape. Escape the barrier, the chains, and the security they had put around the planet, just to keep her in.

Too bad for them it didn't work. But really, if they thought that she was so evil that they had to contain her, they should have made their weak little system stronger. It still wouldn't have worked anyway. She curled her lips into a smile.

' Don't worry, I'll be back…'

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Usagi sat down on the ground in the school library. The librarian had given her a couple of weird looks when she had walked in, but who wouldn't? She never came into the library by herself, on free will. Ami or Makoto had to drag her and Minako in to make them study.

She had made her way over to the back to library, where all of the yearbooks were held. There were so many of them, some dating back to when the school was first built. Usagi had glanced over them all, finally taking one off the shelf. It was new, one of last year. She settled onto the ground, not bothering with the chairs and tables scattered around the library.

Opening it up, Usagi turned to her homeroom page, then flipping over to the back of the book. She smiled, her eyes wandering over the pictures. They stopped at a certain one, one of a black haired idol, smiling smugly at the camera.

" Usagi!" the voice made Usagi snap her head up. Ami stood in front of her, smiling down at the blonde. " I never would have thought to find you here by yourself!"

" Me neither," Usagi mumbled. Ami sat down beside her and leaned over.

" What are you looking at?"

" Just remembering some past memories…" Her fingers brushed over the picture of Seiya Kou. Ami, noticing the strange gesture, frowned a bit.

" Do you miss them?"

" Yeah…"

' More than you can imagine,' Usagi thought to herself, biting her lip.

" I miss them too, if that helps," Ami said quietly. Her eyes traveled to the brown haired idol. In the picture, Taiki Kou held an open book on his desk. His eyes were looking directly into the camera, his face twitching into a smile.

" I wish we could visit them," Usagi sighed, twirling a lock of her hair with her finger.

" I've always wanted to see their planet. Taiki would talk about how beautiful it was. All the greenery, the flowers, the royal palace," Ami droned on, absentmindly. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to see the planet that Taiki spoke of with such respect, admire, and adore.

' I wouldn't mind seeing his face again either…'

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Minako fumbled with her purse.

' Where is it? Where is it?! What if I lost it? No!' she thought frantically, her eyes and hands searching every inch of the contents inside of her purse. She stood on her front porch, about to unlock her front door and enter her house.

Even before the Sailor Starlights had left for Kinmoku with their Princess, she kept a small book with her at all times, no matter what. Inside, Minako kept things that she treasured the most. There included was a cutout of the word 'IDOL' in big letters, her dream, a picture of all of the Inner Senshi, her best friends, a picture of Sailor Venus, her duty. Finally, the most recent one Minako had added, a picture Yaten.

' The one thing I want, I just can't have…' her mind said, referring to the words that she had screamed at Rei.

Minako softly repeated the words to herself again, out loud. Yaten's face flashed through her mind again and again.

Makoto had been heading to Minako's house when she overheard Minako talking to herself.

" The one thing I want, I just can't have," she was whispering. Obviously, Minako didn't realize that Makoto was behind her, after all, her back was turned to the taller girl's front.

Makoto coughed and cleared her throat to make sure Minako knew of her presence.

Minako whirled around, her eyes wide as she stammered out a greeting.

" Umm, hey Makoto! Uhh… h-how are y-you?"

" I'm fine. The question is, are you?" asked Makoto, her face showing concern for her friend.

Minako's eyes stayed wide.

' Oh, please don't say this is about Yaten,' she begged in her mind. She decided to play dumb and innocent.

" I'm fine Makoto! Why do you ask?"

The other girl was about to open her mouth to speak, when Minako hurriedly asked,

" Is this about yesterday at the Crown? I'm sorry, I guess I'm under a lot of stress, I really didn't mean any of that stuff I said to Rei."

Makoto wasn't fooled. In the pocket of her jeans was the book that Minako had left behind.

" Minako, I know you too well. You did mean what you said to Rei. I found this," said Makoto, fumbling and pulling out the evidence. Minako inhaled sharply. She grabbed the item from Makoto's outstretched hand.

" You left it behind at the Crown yesterday."

' Damn! She found it! What if Makoto opened it up? She'd see the picture of-'

" Yaten. That's what you meant, right?" Makoto whispered, her face almost unreadable, unlike Minako's. Every emotion she felt right now could be seen easily and clearly through her facial expression and her large blue eyes.

She turned away. Minako didn't want anyone to see her true feelings.

" Minako, why didn't you tell us?"

Minako sighed and sat down on one the porch steps. She hugged herself as a few tears came out.

" What would have been the point? I have a duty and a destiny to fulfill. He's not part of it, no matter how much I want him to be. He has his own duty and destiny as well. I can't be with him. My future is to be alone, by myself. Forever and ever…" More tears slid down her face.

Makoto tried to comfort Minako, by letting the smaller girl cry her heart out on her shoulder. She really didn't know what to do. It was true; Yaten wasn't part of Minako's destiny. He had his own duty and future to worry about. But she hated to see one of her best friends so upset.

' Is she that upset by our destiny?'

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A/N Chapter 3 has ended. What did you think of it? Let me know!! I'm craving for reviews… and pie. Pie… yum. I'm quite sure I'm clinically insane.

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Chris

PS. Do not stuff more than ten Warheads into your mouth all at once. It burns.