Chapter 7-The Outers.
The days went by without a word from Sailor Dark, everyone was living lovely lives. It was a Thursday afternoon. Taiki and Yaten had gone over to Kano's place for a little. Yaten was drinking tea, Taiki, Seiya and Usagi were playing cards.
Seiya had missed this face, her loves real face. Not Kano's face, but she loved her if she was herself or Kano. They were the same person. "My 5 beats your 3, Taiki!" Usagi exclaimed. Seiya had told Usagi that was on Kinmoku, the game had normal playing cards and who ever had a higher number would win.
"Yay, good job, Odango!" Seiya said pecking Usagi's cheek. "You beat the genius Taiki! Taiki has been beat ladies and gentlemen!" Taiki stuck her tongue out at Seiya.
"It's not that hard to beat someone when it's chance," Yaten said as she watched the three play cards. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Yaten got up and looked out the door, it was Rei. "It's Rei, Usagi," Yaten whispered.
"She remembered where I lived?" Usagi said suddenly breathing fast, Taiki and Seiya looked at her worried. "How!" Seiya hugged her Odango and rubbed her face as if they were about to kiss.
"Seiya, I highly doubt now is the time to be doing that," Taiki whispered. Seiya stuck her tongue back out at Taiki who stood up and started to clean up things around the room.
"Come on, Odango," Seiya said leaving the cards on the table as Usagi went with her. "We'll be back soon, Taiki. Distract Rei for awhile." Taiki nodded still returning.
"Is anyone going to open this damn door?" Rei muttered to herself standing outside. Since Usagi had been gone. Rei took Luna into her own hands. Luna wanted to see this man and who he was. Yaten opened the door at Taiki continued her task of cleaning up. She then moved into the kitchen.
"Hello, Rei," Yaten said with a fake smile on her face. "Come on, come on in!" Rei came in and set down the basket on the table in the living room. "Why are you here? Not to sound rude. It's just weird that you remembered where Kano lived."
"Oh, that," Rei said with a smile. "Minako wrote it down. And good going with her the other day, Yaten." Yaten had a heated blush on her face and Taiki just laughed cleaning up the cards. "We're you guys playing cards?"
"No, I was drinking tea," Yaten replied. "Taiki, Seiya and Kano were playing cards." Rei then looked around the room. She hadn't noticed that Seiya or Kano weren't there.
"Where are they?" Rei asked Yaten curiously. "So, you didn't break in and they're here?" Taiki suddenly stopped collecting the cards.
"Of course," Yaten said. "They're here." Suddenly, a little cat came out of the basket surprising Yaten, her mood softening. "Hey there, Luna," she said stroking the kitties ears.
"Rei-chan, who is she?" Luna hissed looking up at the senshi of Mars. "I don't recognize this women, she might be threat."
"Luna, it's Yaten," Rei said giggling. Luna then softened as Yaten took her into her arms.
"Nee, I guess you remember now?" Yaten asked snuggling the little moon kitty. "Rei, why do you have Luna?" Rei closed the back top that Luna had jumped out of and looked at Yaten.
"I didn't want to give her up at a shelter," Rei said. "And it would be odd having a talking cat there, so, I took her into my own hands."
O-O-O-O-O-O In Kano's room O-O-O-O-O
"Calm down, Odango," Seiya whispered cooing the smaller woman on the bed. "It's just Rei, she won't kill you." She had attempted to calm Usagi down but it didn't help, she was sweating. She had even tried rocking her back and forth a little and still nothing.
"I don't want to go out there," Usagi insisted crying into Seiya's chest. "I can't, Seiya." Seiya's blue tank top was getting all wet. "I can't do it, Seiya. I can't." Seiya snuggled her Odango to calm her down.
"Odango," she started still snuggling her. "I'm here with you, I won't let a thing happen to you as long as I live. Do you think you feel comfortable enough with Rei to tell her who you are?" Usagi looked at Seiya in her blue eyes and shook her head.
"No, she'll make me marry Mamoru," Usagi said. "I don't want that, I want someone else to marry and love. Seiya, I love you, not Mamoru." Seiya rubbed Usagi's back a little evening out her breathing which had been ecstatic.
"I understand," Seiya said looking at Usagi. "It's okay, Odango. I don't like to see you sad. Now come on." Seiya stood up her with hand on the door knob while holding Usagi's hand. "I love you, Odango."
Usagi smiled turning back into Kano. "Thank you, Seiya." Kano kissed Seiya on the lips and they opened the door. Taiki, Yaten and Rei saw Seiya and Kano walk out.
"Hi, Kano," Rei said. "I brought a little friend for you to meet." Yaten handed Luna over to Kano and winked.
"Hello there, you little cutie!" Kano said rubbing her former cats chin. "And what would your name be? Moon? Crescent? Lunar? Luna?"
"How did you name her was Luna?" Rei asked Kano a tiny bit confused. Kano smiled and handed Luna to Rei.
"Yaten told me about Luna, a beautiful little kitty she had when she used to live here," Kano lied. "So what would you like?"
"I came over to introduce you to Luna and was wondering if you would like to come meet our other friends. Haraku-san, Mirchu-san, Hotaru-chan and Sestuna-san?" Kano stiffened, what if Haraku knew he was Usagi?
"Uh...uh," Kano started to talk. "I don't know...I'm busy today." Taiki, Yaten and Seiya looked at Kano with reassuring looks saying "it will be alright."
"I guess I'll tell them it's a no then?" Rei asked. Kano was having second thoughts and looked at Rei again.
"I'd love to come, what time is it?" Kano asked trying not to frown. Rei put a smile on her face.
"Tonight at five," Rei told Kano. Kano just nodded as Seiya stood beside him.
"Great to hear," Taiki said for Kano. "We'll be there." Rei smiled putting Luna back in the basket and heading off. Kano fell on the couch rubbing his head.
"Odango, it will be okay," Seiya assured him. "We're here with you." Kano looked up at Seiya, Yaten and Taiki who smiled.
"Yaten, Taiki, Seiya," Kano said standing up. "Thank you." The three looked at each other curiously then back to Kano.
"For what, Odango?" Seiya said rubbing his chin with her fingers.
"For giving me hope," he replied grabbing her hand. "Allowing me not to face them alone, being there for me and helping me with all of this."
"You're welcome," Taiki said. "I was surprised that you told us before your own senshi. We can let you and Seiya go alone tonight okay?"
"Okay and I couldn't tell them," Kano admitted. "They would force me to go back to Mamoru and they'll be mad when I eventually tell them."
"They wouldn't be mad," Seiya told Kano. "I know it, trust me."
"Thank you, Seiya," Kano said placing a kiss on Seiya's lips. Taiki and Yaten made kissy faces and Seiya just flipped them the bird as the kiss continued.
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"So, we're meeting Seiya's boyfriend?" Haruka asked Rei adjusting her white tux as Mirchu worked on her make up in the same mirror. Hotaru had a cute little red dress on similar to a ballet dress with mini black high heels and Sestuna was dressed casually.
"Yes," Rei said.
"Rei-san," Setsuna said getting serious for a second. "Before the two of them arrive, I must tell you something. You must pass it onto the inners for me."
"H-hai," Rei replied.
"I haven't gotten a chance to tell them that the future is changing," Setsuna said. "I saw a vision the other day of Neo Queen Serenity with the king removed and another person there. Today, it became more clear. It was a women with raven red hair and a star on her forehead and a long flowing red dress, a light red dress. I could only see part of her dress though."
"What about Chibi-usa?" Hotaru asked, she hadn't heard about the other part. "Is she still alive, Setsuna-mama?"
"Yes," Setsuna told Hotaru. "But she looks different. She had black hair instead of pink and blue eyes but other than that she's the same."
"How is that possible?" Rei asked curiously. "Chibi-usa is Serenity's child along with Endymion."
"I don't know," Setsuna admitted. "It's possible that Chibi-usa exists through-out the Queen's existence and if she gains a new lover she'll only change."
"Honto?" Rei asked shocked.
"They're here!" Hotaru then yelled. She opened the door seeing Kano and Seiya. "Hi there, I'm Hotaru!" she said with a perky chipper in her tone.
"I'm Kano," Kano said shaking Hotaru's little hand. "Nice to meet you, Hotaru."
"This is Haruka-papa," Hotaru said pointing to Haraku. "That's Mirchiru-mama and Setsuna-mama!" The three other outers laughed along Rei.
"Nice to meet you," Haruka said shaking Kano's hand, then was Mirchiru and Sestuna. It was nice to see them, he had seen them at the battle but hadn't actually seen them up close. Haraku looked the same maybe a little taller, Mirchu's hair was a little longer, Sestuna looked the same and Hotaru was older but with the same length of hair. "Hello, Seiya."
"Hello, Haruka," Seiya said bowing politely. Seiya and Haraku had become friends after Haruka told Seiya to protect Usagi during the final battle with Galaxia.
"Come in," Setstuna said.
"Dinner is almost done," Mirchiru told Kano and Seiya as they entered the dining room. The dining room had red carpet and a long table and all the plates set. Dinner was soon set down.
"So," Mirchiru started the conversation. "Kano-san tell us about yourself?"
Kano told the outers about his new self. "Do you have a boyfriend, Haruka-san?" Kano asked dumbly.
"No, Mirchiru here is my lover," Haruka said smiling at Michiru. "We've been together quite awhile." Mirchu put more rice into her mouth and grabbed Haraku's hand.
"Aw, sweet!" Hotaru and Rei bugged them. The two older women smiled at Hotaru and just kept eating. Soon, it was time for desert. The outers had prepared some pudding with cherry jello.
"You and Seiya seem to have a great relationship," Setsuna told Seiya and Kano. "As if you've known each other for years. It's only been a couple of weeks, ne?"
"Hai," Kano said. "Demo, we love each other." Kano smiled.
"Seems like it's been years for you two," Rei repeated what Setsuna said. She had been quiet for awhile.
"I thought Seiya was a lesbian," Michiru whispered ever so lowly to Haruka so the others wouldn't hear.
"From what I known, she was," Haruka replied. "Let's not saying anything, my dear."
Soon, desert was done and Kano and Seiya walked home. The moon hung high in the sky. "So, how was that?" Kano asked Seiya for once as they continued to walk.
"Very nice," she giggled. "Don't I usually ask you that, Odango?" Kano shook his head as he placed one arm around her shoulders.
"I'm just asking because you were on bad terms with them before," Kano said reminding Seiya.
"That is true, I guess it was fine," Seiya said smiling. "What about you?" Kano smiled a reassuring smile at his lover.
"It was better than I thought," Kano said, "because you were there with me." Kano kissed Seiya as they headed back to Kano's. The two soon got home and saw Taiki and Yaten still there. "Why are you two still here?"
"That's a rude thing to say," Minako said. Kano hadn't noticed Minako who had come out of the kitchen who had been eating a sandwhich and snuggling up to Yaten. "Hey, Yaten baby." Yaten snuggled Minako hugging her affectionatly.
"Oh, Yaten and Minako," Seiya said noticing the state that Kano was in. "Want to see something interesting?" The two looked at each other confused at Seiya then showed them the video from the other night.
"GIVE ME THAT DAMN PHONE!" Yaten then yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Calm down, my love," Minako said restraining Yaten. "We can go to my house." Minako was dragging Yaten out the door.
"I'll delete that thing later," Yaten said finally shutting the door.
"I'm off too," Taiki said. "We were staying here just to make sure you and Kano got home safe." she told Kano and Seiya.
"Arigato," the two said as Taiki left. Seiya got ready for bed and had a red t-shirt on and her panties and crawled into the bed. Kano put on the same pajamas he had on the night before and snuggled Seiya.
"You know how much I love you, Odango," Seiya said. "I honestly thought I could never be with a man but I am because you're my Odango. Do you accept me, Odango?" Seiya said putting her head on his chest.
"I accept you," Kano said kissing Seiya. "And I will be your lover as Usagi or Kano." This brought a smile to Seiya's face as she feel asleep on his chest.