Chapter 6-Meeting Mamoru Again. Crack Open A Few Bottlesཀ

It was just past seven thirty, everyone was at Minako's house setting up for Makoto's party. Yaten was blowing up balloons while Taiki was putting candles in the cake. Yaten was almost out of breath. "Taiki...do...you...think...you...can...help...me...here?" she said stammering on every word. Ami laughed at Yaten and popped a balloon. "HEY!"

"I'm doing my own job," Taiki told Yaten from the kitchen. "I advise you continue blowing." Yaten sweat dropped and wanted to scream at Taiki. Minako came over to help Yaten.

"Sorry, Yaten," Ami said sticking her tongue out making Taiki laugh. "It was just one balloon."

"But I have blown up fifty balloons," Yaten told Ami. "Now, you made it forty nine." Ami scampered off into the kitchen to help Taiki with the candles and prepare dinner.

"I'll help you, Yaten silly," Minako said grabbing a green balloon. Rei was setting up decorations along with Mamoru. "Mamoru-san, aren't you excited to meet Seiya's boyfriend tonight?"

"Eh? I didn't know Seiya had a boyfriend," he said letting the decorations fall and left Rei who was red in the face. Mamoru seemed oblivious and walked over to her and Yaten.

"Yeah, his name is Kanoཀ" she said excitedly. "He's super nice and a good artist. But very secretive. I wonder if he's a spy for the government." Yaten's eye twitched, was it just her or did Minako seem to have a blond moment with her?

"A spy, really Minako?" Yaten asked. "Really?" Minako nodded like a five year old. "Kami, Minako. You seem to have a blond moment upon you." Minako then got angry.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" She screamed and spat in Yaten's face. Yaten took some of Minako's spit and rubbed it back on to its owners face. "Yatenཀ That's disgusting."

"So was spitting in my face," Yaten said with a lopsided smile. "That's what you get for putting the spit on my face first."

"Can you two shut up?" Rei asked. "For god sakesཀ" Yaten and Minako stuck their tongues out at Rei and then giggled together. "Hormones." she muttered under her breath as Mamoru once helped her fix the decorations again.

"So who's picking Makoto up?" Taiki asked curiously putting the candles away.

"She's walking," Rei told Taiki over her shoulder. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Haiཀ Haiཀ" Minako yelled letting the yellow balloon she had just start blowing up fly around the house and hitting Yaten in the back of the head. Minako didn't notice and opened the door revealing Seiya and Kano.

Seiya's hair was in the classic ponytail along with black skinny jeans, black flats and a white tank top. Kano had a jacket on with a green shirt on under it and baggy black jeans with black shoes on. "Konichiwa, minna," Seiya said holding onto Kano's arm tightly. Seiya then saw Mamoru. "Hello, Mamoru."

"Seiya, long time no see," Mamoru said. "The last time I saw you, weren't you a-"

"I'm just going to use the bathroom," Kano said smiling. "Where is it, Minako?" Minako pointed down the hallway, Kano was soon there and shut the door. Of course he didn't really have to go.

"A male?" Seiya whispered. "Why yes I was."

"So, your original form is a male and your fake one is a female?" Mamoru asked quietly knowing where Kano was. Seiya sweat dropped while everyone else laughed.

"You baka," Yaten said. "We ARE girls. Our male disguises are nothing but a fake verison of us. Sure we can be male if we want, but let me see. 1, Since we aren't searching for Kaykuu, 2. We're no longer Three Lights and 3. This is our original forms. We're staying this way."

"Fine, pissy-baka," Mamoru muttered. Kano then came out and hugged Seiya. He saw Mamoru and almost lost his breath. Taiki and Yaten saw this as Kano almost fainted and helped Seiya help him from not falling on the ground. "Is he okay?"

"Hai," Kano answered for himself. "I just loose my breath at certain points, a rare medical condition. I'm Kano Amo, nice to meet you, uh?" Kano shook Mamoru's hand.

"Chiba Mamoru," Mamoru said. "You must be Seiya's boyfriend." Kano nodded and then stepped back from Mamoru. "Minako was right." Kano looked at him confused.

"About what?" Seiya asked curiously. Taiki winked at Seiya and Seiya knew that means she would tell her what happened.

"Nothing," Mamoru said brushing it off. There was a knock at the door, it was Makoto. Everyone opened the door at once.

"Ontajobiomedetogozaimsu, Mako-chanཀ" everyone said opening the door, Makoto entered just laughing at the group. Makoto wore a green tank top with blue jeans.

"Hello, minna," she said giggling still. All the presents were on a table in the living room. Yaten, Taiki, Seiya and Kano felt bad for not getting Makoto a gift. Taiki and Ami had prepared dinner. They made rice balls with sushi. Taiki had just started preparing the sushi when Ami had came in the kitchen earlier.

"Gomen, Makoto," Kano said. "We didn't have time to get a gift." Kano sat beside Seiya and was across from Mamoru. He hadn't talked to him all night besides for the greeting.

"You being here is a good enough present," Makoto said with a smile. "For you not knowing me well and all." Mamoru kept eyeing Kano, he seemed so familiar. His personality? How did he feel so comfortable around everyone? Mamoru pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind and didn't bring it up again. To him, he just seemed like a normal man.

"Oh, about that," Kano said waving his hand. "Well, I thought it would've been a great way to get to know you all better." The group looked at each other with smiles.

"So, Kano," Mamoru started. "How long have you known Seiya?" Kano looked at Seiya, he couldn't say a long time.

"Awhile," Kano said with his eyes closed and shoving food in his mouth. He didn't want to talk to Mamoru. After, dinner Taiki and Ami brought the cake and everyone sang happy birthday. Makoto opened her presents and Minako then ran to her fridge.

"And for another present, beerཀ" she shouted sounding bubbly like usual.

"Since when does Minako drink?" Taiki whispered to Yaten as they sat in chairs near each other. Yaten shrugged. "I have a bad feeling about this." Minako handed everyone a beer bottle.

Everyone talked about their daily lives, Kano heard his old name Usagi mentioned. Seiya sat beside Kano on a separate couch. "Kano," Seiya whispered not want to say Odango because everyone else was there. "Don't worry."

"Alright," Kano whispered.

"Hey, everyone lets dance on the roofཀ" Minako shouted. Minako was a little drunk or a lot, she had about four beers. "Come on, Yatenཀ Dance with me."

Yaten had about the three. "Sure, Minakoཀ" Taiki hadn't finished her first drink for a good reason.

"I'm getting my camera out for blackmail the next time Yaten threatens meཀ" Seiya said like a little kid. Seiya took out her blackberry and recorded Yaten and Minako who were dancing on the table. Taiki got up and dragged Yaten and Minako with her as they told her to let them go.

"I might as well as take them both with me," Taiki said. "Seems as Minako doesn't want to let go of Yaten."

"Yeah, Yaten babeཀ" Minako said as they slid across the ground. "Oh, I see pretty colorsཀ I see purple, silver, pink, green and yellowཀ"

"Do you want to come with me, Ami-chan?" Taiki asked. "Clearly I'll need help while they're drunk." Ami nodded and got up.

"I'll lock up for Minako," Rei offered. Taiki nodded as Ami followed her and Yaten and Minako screaming of how much they wanted fruit cake. At the moment, they were both fruit cakes.

Soon, everyone left. Kano had only half a beer, he had never truly liked it. Kano had driven here with Seiya and she was in the passenger seat. "That was funny," Seiya said remembering Yaten dance on the table. "Yaten hardly ever drinks and seeing this over and over again equals too funnyཀ" Kano giggled, then his smile faded. "Odango, is that face about Mamoru?"

"Yes, I heard him ask if you were male," Kano said with a laugh. "What a baka. I wasn't happy to see him again, but it didn't bother me."

"I'm happy you went, Odango," Seiya said smiling at him. "It was very brave of you." Soon, Seiya and Kano arrived home. Seiya went in the bathroom brushed her teeth. "God, my teeth fell like fuzzy carpet. Too much sugar."

"Never too much sugarཀ" Kano said happily. He was sitting on the couch in boxers and a white pajama top. Seiya giggled and went in the bedroom and Kano followed turning off the light. Seiya had on a pink nightgown and Kano climbed in the bed with her.

"I love you, Odango," Seiya said facing him going up and down his chest and placing her hand on his heart. "You're warm."

"I love you, too," Kano said.

"Was it really hard seeing your friends for a second time again today?" Kano shook his head.

"No," he said. "It's getting easier each time, but only a little. I'm still a little uncomfortable with them."

"It's okay, Taiki and Yaten know," Seiya said hugging Kano in the bed. "They're helping you now, along with me." Seiya smiled, a least he was starting to feel more comfortable with his old friends. "I love you, so much, Odango."

"Good night, Seiya," Kano whispered, kissing her after on the lips. Seiya smiled after, and fell asleep along with Kano.

*IN ANOTHER PART OF TOKYO*

"I am almost done with preparations. Soon, I will be able to lure her to me and get that damn girl. All the stories mama told me long ago are true, I know it," the woman in a long black dress said. She had set up her room more like a throne room.

The women got up and went to a cupboard with knives. "Now, what knife to chose? My dear sister, if only you were here to help me pick the knife to cut the princesses throat. I will then take the silver crystal as mine and create a new world where all the humans will do my biding."

It was a new day, the morning sun came down onto Yaten's face. Yaten felt her head throb like crazy, what had she done last night? She remembered a party but not coming home. It then occurred to her she had drank last night. "Damn, how much did I drink?"

"Where am I?" said another voice. Yaten looked next to her to find a groggy Minako. "YATEN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM!" Minako yelled.

"You're in my room," Yaten corrected. "And why are you here? The last thing I remember was being at your house." Suddenly, the door opened to reveal at smiling Taiki and Ami.

"Good afternoon, Yaten," Taiki said with a small giggle. "For someone who only had three drinks you got a big hung over." Yaten felt her head throb again. "I'm guessing it hurts, ne?" Yaten nodded and laid beside Minako again. Taiki had a red robe on and Ami had a pink one.

"What happened?" Minako asked. "I don't remember anything since last night."

"Shall I tell them, Taiki-san?" Ami asked the taller women who shook her head. Taiki took a chair that was in Yaten's room and opened the curtains. Yaten got a better look at herself, she was almost completely naked. She only had a bra on with her underwear.

"Let me start from when we got here," Taiki said sitting in the chair.

Flashback

"Okay, here we are," Taiki said. "Home sweet home." Yaten looked at the apartment like it was new to her and so did Minako.

"Where are we?" Minako asked Ami curiously. "Are we in Candy Land?" Ami's eye twitched.

"No," she said not trying to get mad at her drunk friend. "You're at Taiki's home." Yaten hugged Taiki. The taller light pushed her friend off.

"TAIKI!" Yaten moaned. "Wh-why did you push me away? We're BFFS!" Taiki sighed and led Minako and Yaten to Yaten's room. "Where are we?"

"This is called a bedroom," Ami said coming up near Taiki. "You and Minako are sleeping together in it." Minako and Yaten grabbed hands and giggled. Taiki shut the door. The two others sat on the couch and soon after, heard sex noises.

"GO, MINAKO, GO!" Taiki heard Yaten scream.

"Should we go to bed in try to ignore it?" Ami asked Taiki with a concerned look. Taiki shook her head and just looked at the door. "But why?"

"They're drunk," Taiki told Ami. "They'll get tired soon enough." It was past 10:30 and Minako and Yaten feel asleep near midnight. Taiki and Ami shared a bed together.

END OF FLASHBACK...

"You and Minako did it," Taiki finished the story. Yaten's face had been placed into the pillow screaming and Minako just looked at Yaten. Yaten turned over.

"Remind me," Yaten told Taiki. "What did I say again?" Taiki chuckled at the thought of telling her friend again what had happened. She cleared her throat and remembered the words clearly.

"GO, MINAKO, GO!" she shouted with Ami. The two giggled.

"What time is it?" Minako asked searching for a clock. Ami pointed to the clock beside her, it was 12:45 pm. "I...I..uh!"

"Nice sentence," Ami said giggling. "Taiki-san, should we leave this two alone with their thoughts?" Taiki nodded putting the chair back. Before the two could object, Yaten and Minako looked at each other.

"So, now what?" Minako muttered. "Did..did you like it?" Yaten had been starring at the sheets, they had become very interesting since Taiki left, her head shot up.

"Pardon?" she asked, she had heard the question clearly but just wanted to hear Minako speak again.

"I asked did you like it?" Minako repeated. Yaten blinked like a child and sighed and looked in Minako's eyes. I can't lie, I did was the thought the picked at Yaten's mind.

"Hai," Yaten said with a sudden seductive smile. Minako's eyes widened and she placed a kiss on the silver headed girls face.

"I liked it too," she admitted. "I never considered liking...liking the same gender. But I guess it doesn't matter because I love you." Yaten blushed and poked her two index fingers together.

"I-I-I," Yaten stammered blushing more. "L-l-love y-you to-too." Minako smiled and kissed Yaten on the lips, got up and left. "Bye, Minako." Yaten fell in the bed wondering what the hell had just happened.

"Bye-bye guys!" Minako told Taiki with Ami. Minako and Ami left, Yaten then came out the room with a pink t-shirt on and sat on a couch across from Taiki. Her eyes were wide.

"What happened?" Taiki asked being noisy. "All I heard were tiny little voices from you and Minako." Yaten looked at her friend.

"I told her I liked it," Yaten admitted. Taiki giggled to herself. "Nani? What crawled up you and suddenly made you all happy like Seiya?"

"No, I just knew you two had some sort of feelings. Who knew it would come through from beer?" Yaten threw a pillow at Taiki who dodged it. "So, are you two dating then?"

"I don't know," Yaten said. "I'm going out for a walk."

"Okay, have fun!" Taiki giggled to herself when Yaten was gone. The truth had finally came out.

Seiya and Kano had just come home from lunch at Juko's Restaurant. Kano put in some tea for the both of them. Suddenly, the phone rang.

"Hello?" Seiya asked picking up the phone. "This is Seiya speaking. Oh, hi Taiki."

"Ah, Seiya," Taiki said in a chipper tone. "You should have heard it last night. Yaten and Minako did it." Seiya's jaw dropped, Kano rushed over and took the phone seeing that Seiya was speechless.

"Taiki?" Kano asked. Taiki was laughing super hard. "Get a hold of yourself, what happened?"

"Long story short," Taiki started. "The drunk Minako and Yaten did it last night! And they convinced their undying love for each other just a half an hour ago." Kano knew something had always gone on between Minako and Yaten. "Don't tell Yaten I told you or Seiya. She'll kill me if she does."

"Okay," Kano said laughing. "Bye." Kano put the phone back on its cradle and came up and snuggled Seiya on the couch.

"They did it," she finally stammered out as she looked at Kano.

"Yes," Kano said kissing Seiya on the lips. "But we beat them, didn't we?" Seiya laughed. She still had the video on her phone and wasn't going to take it off. The two sat down on the couch.

"Nee, Odango," Seiya said snuggling up on Kano's chest. "Do you think those evil sisters are going to leave you allow?"

Suddenly, the thought hit Kano. He had forgotten about Shooter and Dark, had they decided to leave Sailor Moon in peace? "I don't think so," Kano said. He got off the couch and looked at sun shining outside. "I don't think they're going to leave me alone until they get what they want. The silver crystal."

"What's the silver crystal?" Seiya asked coming up near Kano. She hadn't heard of it before.

"It was a crystal made from one my tears years ago," Kano started. "It was then part of my locket and it's my star seed I guess. If I give it to those sisters, I'll die." Seiya remembered Galaxia grabbing her Odango's star seed, it was in the shape of the flower with a crystal in the middle.

Seiya's smiled had turned into a lopsided frown. Seiya hugged Kano. "I won't allow them to have it, I will risk my life if it means protecting you."

"Thank you, Seiya." Kano kissed Seiya on the lips crying.