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DAYBREAK
Episode 3
"Kurai, wake up!" yelled Michiru. Breakfast had just been made and Michiru figured she should be nice to Kurai after what had happened the night before. She had made a big breakfast, enough for a whole army. "Haruka! You wake up, too!"
"Five more minutes, Michi! …Ow!" Haruka yelled out a yelp of pain and Michiru turned to run up the stairs. Suddenly, Kurai came down, carrying a sleepy Haruka.
"Sorry about your head, Haruka." Haruka was rubbing the spot on her head that had hit the wall. Michiru stood in disbelief as she watched the much smaller Kurai carry the bigger Haruka down the stairs and into the kitchen. Kurai sat Haruka down in a chair and went over to Michiru. "Good morning, Michiru."
"Um, good morning, Kurai. How did you get Haruka down here?" Kurai laughed.
"Don't ever underestimate those smaller than you," she said slyly. Michiru instantly looked down at her wrist, which she had bandaged. Kurai walked around Michiru and went back up the stairs. She came back down a few minutes later, dressed in a black short-sleeved shirt and khakis.
"That's what you wore in the last dream you and I were in!" yelled Haruka from across the kitchen. Kurai looked down at herself and nodded back in agreement. She walked over to Michiru and looked at all the food.
"Wow. Why all the food, Michiru?"
"Well, I thought that you might not like what Haruka and I eat for breakfast, so I made everything possible." Kurai gazed into Michiru's face and smiled.
"Thank you, Michiru." Michiru was taken aback by the way Kurai was treating her, after what had happened. Kurai grabbed all the food made for her and took it to the table. Michiru followed, curious at what Kurai would do with it all. Haruka had fallen back to sleep. Kurai set the plates down and lightly slapped Haruka's cheek. She instantly woke up and noticed all the food in front of her.
"For me?" Haruka asked hopefully. Kurai looked back at Michiru and invited her to sit down.
"I have decided to share my "wealth" with the two of you." Michiru watched as Kurai divided the food into three equal pieces and gave her and Haruka one each.
"But all this is for you, Kurai. You don't have to share it with us," said Michiru, somewhat surprised.
"No. You two also deserve a good meal." Haruka took this as the perfect cue and started eating while Michiru slowly started eating, still marveling at Kurai's kindness.
"Hold on, Michiru, how can you play the violin if your wrist is hurt?" asked Haruka, concerned that Michiru would have to not play for a while. Michiru looked down at her and said that she didn't know. Suddenly, Kurai took Michiru's hand and unbandaged it. Michiru was about to complain, but Kurai started moving her hand over Michiru's. She closed her eyes and thought for a few seconds. Then, Kurai stopped and let go. Michiru rubbed her wrist, but she couldn't feel any pain.
"How did you…?" But Kurai was already eating again.
After breakfast, Kurai told her new housemates she needed to see someone…alone. She left quickly, only stopping to check the mail. Haruka watched her run down the street and around the corner from the window. Michiru was too busy washing the dishes to see Haruka sigh worriedly…
Usagi was walking in the park with her friends. They had just finished a few games at the arcade and were strolling through the park, searching for their favorite vendor. Chibiusa was tagging along and she began complaining that her feet hurt. Ami offered to sit with her for a few minutes while the others kept searching, but Makoto insisted that that wasn't fair. The five girls sat down with Chibiusa and waited for her to cool her feet.
"Mmmmmm, what a heavenly scent…" marveled Rei.
"I smell it, too. It's divine," commented Minako.
"Where's it coming from, though?" Ami asked. Her question was answered by a scream from behind them. All six girls jumped off the bench they were sitting on to see some sort of monster attacking a young couple. They simultaneously looked at each other, nodded their heads, and transformed. They ran towards the monster, which by now had grabbed the girl of the couple and was about to suck out her soul.
"Stop right there! You have disturbed the peace and tranquility of the park! In the name of the Moon, I will punish you!" announced Sailor Moon.
"Yeah!" yelled the others.
"Is that so? I have other plans!" The monster pointed her hand at the Senshi and they were all encased in perfume bottles. "Hmmm, nice, but nobody can beat Contradiction!"
"How about me?" a voice asked behind Contradiction. The monster turned to see a figure standing behind a tree.
"An innocent bystander?" inquired Contradiction, with a hint of joy at the prospect of another soul.
"Hardly…"