Chapter 3-Seiya's romance? People are shocked.
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T own Sailor Moon what-so-ever.
Weeks passed, Seiya had been spending all of her time with Kano. Seiya would brag about the new boyfriend she had to Taiki and Yaten who seemed happy for her. It was a late Sunday afternoon, Seiya was sitting in a small café. Kano was drinking tea same as Seiya.
"Do Taiki and Yaten suspect I'm Usagi?" Kano whispered. Seiya hadn't expected a question like that and she giggled. "Nani?"
"No," Seiya said. "Since some star seeds can compare in brightness it can be hard to tell if someone got injured. Like say if Yaten and I shared the same brightness, Taiki might be able to tell who was hurt or if one of us died." Kano didn't understand but nodded. Seiya grabbed his hand and rubbed it making Kano blush.
"I'm happy to be back with you, Odango," Seiya whispered lowly. "I was just curious, what is that pen I found in your room?" Seiya had told Kano about the little break it. Kano first took it seriously but Seiya explained it on how she was scared for his safety.
"Was it a small pink pen?" Kano asked. Seiya nodded, Kano dug around in his pockets with his free hand for a moment. He pulled out some money, a ripped piece of paper and then a pen. "This one?"
"Yeah," Seiya said. "What is it? I mean, I know it's a pen but I'm guessing a special one." Kano nodded as the pen twinkled in the sunlight. Suddenly, before Kano could tell Seiya about the pen, two girls appeared at the table. One was Yaten the other Taiki. "Oh, hey there guys."
"Oi, Seiya," Yaten said sitting beside Seiya. "Who's your friend here?" Seiya realized she hadn't told them a lot of what Kano looked like. She didn't want Taiki or Yaten to suspect he was Usagi either, so she kept the information to a minimum. She just let out a sigh. "Seiya?"
"Gomen," Seiya said. "Kore wa Kano. The one I've told you guys about." Kano shook Yaten's hand first.
"Hajimemashite," Kano told them both. (AN: This means nice to meet you).
"Watashi wa Yaten," Yaten said. "Sorehadesu Taiki. So, you're Kano?" (Sorehadesu means that's).
"Konichiwa," Taiki said shaking Kano's hand. "Seiya says so much about you. You must be her boyfriend, keeping her out so much!" Yaten and Taiki shared a laugh while Seiya was blushing.
"Nice to meet you too," Kano said. "Seiya's mentioned you two before." Mentioned? He knew them from four years. Sadly they couldn't know that, Seiya saw that Kano was thinking deeply which was very rare.
"So, how did you guys find me?" Seiya asked curiously changing the topic of the conversation. "I had left earlier, but I didn't say where I was going."
"We know that, baka," Yaten said punching Seiya's arm playfully. "We just came to where you hang out the most now." Suddenly, Seiya and Kano got up. Kano didn't feel too comfortable talking to them yet, Seiya only followed what Kano did.
"Sore ja," Seiya said to Taiki and Yaten as they saw Kano and Seiya leave.
"That was odd," Yaten told Taiki who nodded in agreement. What the hell was with that man?
Kano put the key into the car unlocking it and the two got in the car. "That was close," he said as he started the car. "What if they had found out that I'm Usagi?" Seiya touched Kano's shoulder making him look at her.
"I would've protected you," Seiya said with a smile on her face. "It's okay, Odango. I'm here, I love you. You know that, ne?"
"Of course, Seiya," Kano said putting his foot on the gas. "Why wouldn't I?"
"You didn't know four years ago," Seiya said with a giggle. Kano smiled at Seiya and looked back at the road in front of him. "Where are we going?"
"Out for lunch," Kano said with a smile while his hands gripped on the wheel. "I will gladly buy it for you." Seiya smirked.
"Ashiteru Odango," Seiya said looking ahead at the road. Seiya loved Kano because he was Usagi, she hoped that one day Kano would reveal the secret to his senshi and they would forgive him. She was leaning against the window looking out at the passing scenery.
"Ashiteru Seiya," Kano said. Seiya looked at Kano with a big smile on her face.
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"Seiya's got a boyfriend?" Makoto asked chocking on her soda in Crown's Parlor. "I thought she liked Usagi. How did she get over her so quickly?"
"Yes, apparently it looks as if they're dating," Yaten said and shrugged at Makoto's question. "We don't really know what the deal is with them. It's like they're holding some kind of secret." Taiki grabbed Yatens shoulder and shook her head looking back at the inner senshi.
"Yaten, we know nothing on Kano," Taiki said. "If they have a secret, we let them have it. We have no right to go inside their lives and interrupt their happiness." Taiki said looking down at her strawberry cake as it arrived. "Arigato." She picked up her fork and started eating it. "God, I missed starwberry shortcake!" The others laughed at Taiki. Minako clutched her hands near her chest as hearts appeared in her eyes.
"I want to meet this boy," Minako said making the mental image of a man in a orange tuxedo handing her a flower. "He sounds-"
"Anyway," Taiki said not wanting to see hear Minako's little love chat she was thinking about starting. "We should try to get to know him a little more. He might be nice. Nee, Yaten, let's go right now. I bet they're not busy anyway." Taiki and Yaten got up and walked out into the streets. The inners just looked at each other and sighed.
"I wish Usagi was here," Rei said to the others. Tears were building up in Rei's eyes, Makoto patted her on the back as Rei looked at her friend. "Should we talk to the Outer's about this Kano guy?" The others looked at Rei with questioning faces.
"Rei might be right," Ami said rubbing her chin for a second. "After all they are quite powerful."
"Nani?" said the three other girls.
"I'm just saying since Hotaru can sense evil," said Ami, "maybe she's had a prediction about him. Come on, we're going to go see them right now." Ami got up grabbing her bag, the three other inners followed her. "We can talk to Taiki and Yaten about this later!"
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"Here," said a waiter at the restaurant. "A fresh hamburger." Seiya always had a weakness for hamburgers when she had been on Earth before. "I don't get why such a pretty girl like you would want to eat such as calorie filled thing."
"Shut up," Seiya said sticking her tongue out at the man. "I can eat whatever the hell I want, can't I?" Seiya got up to punch the waiter who had fallen to the floor but Kano stopped her. People were starring. The waiter got up with a scared face and ran away back into the kitchen. "What a idiot, does it matter what I eat?"
"No," Kano said. "I eat bad all the time. As you know, my stomach is an endless pit." Seiya just laughed behind her hand. "Nani?"
"It's funny because it's true," Seiya said still chuckling. Kano gave her a funny little glare and she just laughed harder. "I can't take you seriously, Odango." Kano just giggled at the same time.
"So," Seiya said suddenly getting serious holding her burger. "Earlier, you never did tell me what the pen was for?" Kano's face stiffened and he frowned. "What's wrong?"
"The pen is a disguising pen I first got," said Kano. "It made me a disgrace." Kano started crying as Seiya stared at him from the other side of the table. Seiya got up and picked him up, for a "man" he wasn't that heavy. Seiya took the keys out of Kano's pocket and opened the door while hearing a little "click" sound. The two got in and Seiya closed the door. She was on the drivers side, not wanting Kano to drive while crying.
"Odango," Seiya started still using the name she had used for Usagi, but Kano didn't mind. "You will and will never be a disgrace." Kano's face was on the dashboard as his eyes opened looking at Seiya all she did was smile at him and rubbed his cheek. Kano got up and kissed Seiya's cheek making her blush.
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"Kano?" Michiru asked. "Hotaru, have you felt any evil waves lately?" Hotaru sat on a couch besides Setsuna. The inners and outers had gathered together to talk about it.
"No, Michiru-mama," Hotaru said. "All is calm and perfect at the moment."
"Why do you think Seiya's boyfriend is evil or something?" asked Haruka sitting besides Michiru. "I've have felt nothing." Michiru pulled out her Neptune mirror.
"I will say I've felt someone a little odd," Michiru said. "There has been a two women standing in my mirror. Demo, I can't see their faces and they're holding a girl prisoner. It looks like Usagi-san." Haruka was shocked that Michiru wouldn't tell her or the rest of the outers.
"When did this happen?" asked Haraku looking at the mirror to see if anything appeared. Suddenly a flash of a tall woman and small woman were laughing and a crying Usagi, her face was clear.
"Is that where Usagi-chan is?" Ami asked looking in the mirror. "Usagi-chan!" Suddenly, the two women looked at her.
"Her real self is closer than you think," said one women with a high voice. "You are all just slow."
"Once the mask is revealed, she is ours for the taking," said the other smaller girl. "Sailor Moon will die a slow and painful death and you may just get to see it! What an event, ne?" the smaller girl looked at the taller girl and laughed and the image vanished.
"Mask?" Ami asked. "What did she mean by mask? Do they have hold of Usagi?"
"Mask revealed," Hotaru muttered. "A mask will be revealed and show all."
"Hotaru, what are you talking about?" Haruka asked.
"The mask," said Hotaru again. "He'll reveal it." Hotaru looked around the room worried. "Princess. We'll find you." Suddenly, Hotaru fainted.
"I think you guys should go," said Setsuna picking Hotaru up. "I have a horrible feeling." Haruka and Mirchru led the other girls out.
"You'll tell us if something happens, right, Haruka?" asked Makoto a little worried. Haraku nodded. "Thank you."
"So, you will keep us posted then?" Minako and Ami asked in union. Michiru nodded with Haruka.
"Thank you," Rei said with a smile. "We'll go searching and tell Seiya, Taiki and Yaten." The outers weren't on as bad terms with the lights but still felt a little uneasy with them.
Seiya was at Kano's house now looking at the pen. "So this pen made you Kano?" Seiya asked. She had never seen it the last time on Earth, had her Odango lost it and then found it when she had left Earth?
"Yes," said Kano. "It made me Kano Amo. I'm ashamed of that damn thing, damn destiny, everything." Kano and Seiya were in Kano's bedroom. Kano was on the bed with Seiya.
"Odango, I told you," Seiya said touching his cheek. "I love you, and am not ashamed. You are perfect anyway you are." Kano looked at Seiya and she smirked. "You will always be Usagi in any form and I love you for you."
"Seiya," muttered Kano. The two fell on the bed wrapped in an embrace. "You love me any form?" Seiya nodded and the two were about to kiss when Seiya's cell rang. Seiya shot up with a sigh.
"Hello," Seiya said as Kano watched her. "Yaten? What's up?"
"Where are you?" Yaten asked calmly.
"Kano's," Seiya said. "Doushite?" Yaten sighed, she spent as much time as she had with Usagi, what was the connection between them?
"Can we come over and get to know him better," Yaten said. Seiya looked at Kano covering the phone with her hand.
"Nani?" whispered Kano seeing the worried face on Seiya's. "What's wrong?"
"Yaten is wondering if Taiki and her can come over," Seiya whispered. "It's okay, if you don't want to face any of them yet." Kano shook his head as his face became serious.
"I-I-I need to face them one time or another," said Kano being strong. "Tell them they can come over." Seiya was shocked and put the phone back up to her ear slowly.
"You guys can come over," said Seiya. "See you soon then. He lives on 576 Nabou lane. Ja, Yaten." Seiya hung up the phone. "Are you okay, Odango, with seeing them?"
"Yes," Kano replied. "I have to face them at sometime."
"Can you do something, to make them feel safe?" asked Seiya pleadingly. Kano looked at her a little confused. "Tell them you're Odango."
"What would that do?" Kano asked.
"It would let them know not to worry about you," Seiya told Kano rubbing his cheek. "Everyone's worried, trust me. Odango, when I got here, I thought you had gone missing or someone had taken you."
"You were worried about me?" Kano asked. "Am I worrying everyone right now? I'm ashamed."
"Odango," Seiya said as Kano sat up. "They felt your brightness. Or they think something close to it, if you told them then we could all help you. Remember the battle with Galaxia, we all said we were friends and that means friends share everything."
"But will they forgive me?" asked Kano. Seiya grabbed his hands and held them tightly. Kano looked at the smiling starlight.
"Of course," Seiya said lovingly. "They can keep a secret and they will definitely keep yours."
"USAGI-CHAN!" yelled Ami loudly in the park.
"USAGI!" yelled Makoto with her. "Where are you?" Suddenly, Yaten and Taiki ran past the park. She didn't pay any attention to them though.
"So, you're the princesses guardians?" whispered a voice. It sounded evil and wanting to kill.
"Who are you?" Ami asked back to back with Makoto. Suddenly, a women about the height of Minako appeared. She had green high heels a senshi fuku, but different. Her skirt was shorter and her chest showed and a yellow collor around her neck. She had tanned skin with seductive blue eyes and black hair.
"Wastashia wa Sailor Shooter," said the senshi. "I sense your Jupiter and Mercury, ne?" Mercury and Jupiter pulled out their henshi wands.
JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER, MAKE UP!
MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER, MAKE UP!
"I am Sailor Mercury, the genius senshi," said Mercury. "I won't forgive you for interrupting our search. Mercury Aqua Rhapsody." The evil senshi dodged the attack.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Jupiter said spinning. Shooter jumped in the air. "Maska! She dogded our attacks!"
"World Shaking!" said a voice. The two inners turned to see Saturn along with Uranus and Pluto. This time the evil senshi had been hit.
"You dare challenge me, Shooter?" asked the senshi. "You don't know what you're up against! Shooter Spinning Arrow!" Suddenly, arrows were aimed at Uranus, Pluto, Mercury and Jupiter.
"Silent Wall!" said Saturn blocking the attack. "I am Sailor Saturn! I can't forgive you for invading our planet!"
"What is a little girl in high boots going to do?" asked another girl appearing. She had a fuku on similar to Shooters but with black high heels and blue hair with red eyes and pale skin.
"Who are you?" Pluto demanded sticking her staff up in the other girls face.
"I am Sailor Dark," said the pale girl. "This is my sister, Sailor Shooter. We were born on the dark side of the solar system."
"Dark side?" muttered Jupiter. The two girls nodded giggling together as if they shared a brain.
"They used to be good senshi," Pluto then said. All of the senshi turned to Pluto. "I can see it in the past, their mother told them stories of the Moon Kingdom. She said all of the respective planets people were evil!"
"And it's true," said Sailor Dark. "You are all evil, in our eyes. We're good and your evil!"
"Nani?" Mercury asked. "We're not the ones attemtping of trapping innocent princesses. You want to trap our dear princess and lock her away."
"The mask will be revealed," said Sailor Dark. "Once it is, we'll find her. We just don't know what mask she's hiding under."
"We will be back," said Sailor Shooter. The two sisters disappeared and everyone detransformed.
"We must figure out what they're going to do to harm the princess, we must contact her somehow," said Setsuna. "We must find where she is."
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Taiki and Yaten knocked on the door, revealing Kano who wore blue baggy pants and a black muscle t-shirt on. "We meet again," Yaten said to Kano. "Oi, Seiya."
"Oi," Seiya said with a smirk to Taiki and Yaten. Yaten had on a short black skirt with black high heels and white t-shirt with a necklace on, Taiki had a yellow tank top and blue shorts on. The two took off their shoes and sat on Kano's couch.
"Are you going to tell them?" Seiya whispered to Kano. Kano looked at Taiki and Yaten who were talking casually. He felt bad for not telling anyone except Seiya. Then he looked back at her.
"Yes," Kano said. "I can do it because you're here with me." Kano walked in and sat with Seiya on a separate couch across from Taiki and Yaten.
"So, Seiya says a lot about you when she's at home with us," Yaten started the conversation. "She says you're exactly like an old friend of ours." Kano knew who she meant by this his heart felt like it was going to break. Seiya saw this and rubbed his back a little.
"She's hardly ever home now," Taiki said with a chuckle. "Nee, but it's nice to see her happy. I can't remember the last time I saw her smile as much as she does now." Kano just smirked at them.
"So Kano, what do you enjoy doing for fun?" Yaten asked changing the subject off of Usagi.
"I enjoy reading manga and eating," said Kano as Seiya smirked at him, still the same Odango atama.
They talked for awhile, Kano and Seiya got up and went into the kitchen. "Odango," she whispered. "Do you think they'll be mad at you?"
"No," Kano said with a half eyed expression.
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"I feel a similar brightness from that man," said Yaten looking to make sure they weren't close enough to hear what she said to Taiki.
"I know," said Taiki. "It feels like Usagi-san's seed, ne?" Yaten nodded while Seiya and Kano came out. In the kitchen, Kano and Seiya were finally going to tell someone what had happened for the past three years. The two walked out of the kitchen and Taiki saw it looked as if Kano was crying.
"Yaten and Taiki," Seiya started feeling a lot of pain for Kano. "It's hard for us to say this but Kano isn't who he seems to be." Taiki and Yaten looked at each other with confused looks on their faces. They both asked each other with the same question that was with them on their faces what the hell was Seiya talking about?
"What do you mean?" Taiki asked a little confused. Seiya took Kano's hand and smiled at him with tears.
"Seiya, what's going on?" Yaten asked a little scared. Kano kissed Seiya and Taiki and Yaten saw Kano change into Usagi who looked down at the floor. "Usagi," Yaten managed to choke out. "Nani is this?"
"I can't explain," Usagi said looking up from the floor after she had released her kiss with Seiya. "All I will say is my life sucked."
Taiki felt her heart immediately break. "Usagi," she said. "Do the other know about this?"
Usagi shook her head. "I don't want them to know, not yet." Yaten actually started to cry, the fact she would tell them this. Someone who didn't like her in the past same with Taiki. "Seiya and you two are the only others who know."
"Odango told me awhile ago," Seiya said hugging the smaller women around her shoulder blades. "I didn't want to tell you guys."
"Seiya," Yaten wanted to start a rant but Seiya cut her off.
"Gomen," Seiya said.
"Do you two forgive me?" Usagi asked with tears in her eyes. Taiki and Yaten got off the couch and hug to say yes, Seiya joined in on the hug. "Thank you, thank you!" Usagi said turning back into Kano. Yaten
"You're welcome," Taiki said with a gentle smile. "We have seen stranger things, Usagi." Kano smiled at the three woman and took Seiya into a small hug and kissed her forehead. Taiki and Yaten were both crying at thinking how they could've thought she was dead.
"So how long has this been going on?" Yaten asked curiously, she was poking around for answers.
"For the last three years." Kano admitted looking at the floor.
Breaking the conversation, Yaten's phone rang. "Hello, what?" she asked sounding rude.