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Chapter Eight

Makoto looked over the address on the written piece of scrap paper she had looking at the door to the small apartment room. Her hair tied in a high ponytail and she was wearing a baseball cap over what looked to be the most "non-Jupiter" clothes she could find, which was a pair of baggy jeans and a heavy sweatshirt.

The others would be shaking their heads at her. The Senshi came to all there prodigies as who they were now to the public eye, but sometimes Makoto missed being able to be well normal. She sighed and collected herself, raised her fist.

And knocked three times.

At first there was no response. Maybe she was at the college? No can't risk going back there yet.

One more time.

Makoto went to raise her fist when the sound of chain lock sliding off and the door's three locks clicked and it slightly opened, she watched as her Prodigy stuck her head out.

Her eyes were squinted and her hair was a mess.

"Mmmm whatever it is you have I don't want any…" She went to close the door.

Makoto quickly acted grabbing the edge of the door. "Wait um…can I come inside?"

Getsu just now opened her eyes fully to just glare. "Are you like a prostitute? Or are you a Turman officer? I thought it was three days to call in sick and I'm in college now not High School. If your prostitute you might be looking for a guy name Tom down third door down." She began to try and close her door.

"I'm not any of that…I would like if I could come inside and talk to you please Shingetsu-san." She said more clearly this time.

Getsu looked at her again. "Are you like a stalker how did you get my address and know my name? Get out of here before I grab my guitar and fucking El' Cahbong your head!" She threatened.

"Shingetsu-san…" Makoto said realizing she was really getting off on the wrong foot, but Shingetsu went to slam the door close, and Makoto was just able to quickly move her finger out from danger.

"Damment…that was close and dam!" Makoto growled and heard humming as she looked over and saw a tiny old with a hamper towering with an overload of clothes.

She saw a pair of boxers fall off and saw the woman put her foot out.

"Um Mam!" she suddenly said extending her hands out, as the woman lost her footing and Makoto quickly grabbed onto the hampers ends on her front. Steadying them both.

Only a few piles of clothes ended up falling on the stone ground walk way.

"Oh my thank you dear…" As she lowered the hamper crouching down to pick up the clothes.

"Oh um here let me help you." Makoto crouched down and began picking the items of clothing around her.

"Oh what a kind young woman you are!" The lady boomed at her.

"Actually probably the same age as your late grandmother" Makoto thought, but still felt herself flush a little at the kind comment she was given.

After helping the lady adjust herself with the hamper, after a fuss of Makoto offering to carry it, but the lady insisted she had it herself there was no need to fuss, she was old, but not old enough to not carry her own burdens.

"Okay here you go are you sure you don't want any help?" She asked again, but the lady shook her head.

"Oh no no I am quiet alright…" She turned around. "Hmmm how about you come to my place for some tea as a kind gesture for what you did for me besides I could us the company. If you don't mind that is?" Craning her small neck a bit to look at Makoto from behind her. Her sharp rimmed glasses and gray bun rested on top her head.

"I would love to thank you very much." Following the woman down the stairs, towards a small almost tiny cottage like house behind the apartment complex. Green grass furbished here and next to the lady's house was a garden growing fresh greens and vegetables.

Makoto turned to hear the door creak open and the sound of light switch being flicked on with a click.

Makoto stepped up the wooden steps and into the tiny house. She watched the lady place the hamper on the couch. An old blood hound dog was curled up in a lazy chair recliner. The dog lifted his head once and made yowl or howl to Makoto as if a warning.

"Oh shush up yah' old coone! This young lady is no threat to us Bubba." She grabbed the muzzle gently. Shaking it back and forth the old dog looked at her with the one good eye it had groaning at her.

The lady smiled and patted the dog's head. "That's my boy!" She boomed. The woman looked back to Makoto who was just standing at the edge of the doorway, unsure to come in or not.

"Oh well don't just stand there hun come in come in!" Waving her from the tiny yellow bright painted living room, with the one couch and recliner, to the tiny blue painted Kitchen with a small kitchen table and pillowed chair seats with floral. A unicorn placed in the center with a nice light blue table cloth with yellow flowers.

She saw the tiny hallway that lead to the bathroom and another to a room. There were open windows everywhere with white frilled curtains, and a small ancient tube TV sitting there with antennas sticking plugged into a generator. That took solar power.

She smiled sitting down as the kettle began to whistle from old stove wood over. Makoto's eyes widen. "How in the world did you get that?"

The woman smiled. "Oh it is my late great, great grand pappies. It was fixed up to take artificial fibers that don't poison the air. Hmm now…how do you take your tea this is a special black herb peach mix I think you will enjoy it!" The lady said smiling holding a tray with cookies and two cups with the tea kettle in the center of the table. The lady sat down and smiled.

"Oh my hun I never even asked your name…oh! Or even mine. The name is Asako Hina, you can just call me Asako." She smiled pouring some tea sipping it slowly.

Makoto nodded as she had a cookie in her mouth. She took it out and straightened herself and coughed. "Hmm sorry sorry it is nice to meet Asako-sama."

"Oh please no titles dearie like sama, makes me feel like a superior we can be on first named terms here." Asako smiled sipping her tea.

"Makoto…and just tea no cream or sugar please" Makoto almost felt herself beaming everywhere she went it was Jupiter-sama everywhere. It was nice to say her name her real name.

"Makoto what a nice name…" Asako poured her a glass of tea and handed it to Makoto.

Makoto smiled at her and then sipped the tea, at first the sharp tart taste of the black tea hit her tongue, but it was washed over with the sweet taste of the peach. Makoto caught herself at the surprise, but sipped it again. This was really good!

"My own special blend good isn't it?" Asako said probably able to read the reaction of Makoto's face. "Now what are you doing her if you don't mind me asking Makoto-san? Are you looking for an apartment? I believe we have one opening for a room a young lad left last weekend I believe to go to the Law School he was accepted to in America…"

"Oh no no… Thank you I was just here to visit a good friend of mine." Makoto caught herself saying, her inner mind laughing at her for a moment. Yeah a good friend who almost broke your fingers, she shook that though and looked back at Asako who nodded.

"Hmm oh yes you were standing in front of a tenants door. Let me see room 406? Oh! Well that's sweet Getsu-chan's room I didn't know she had friends that came to see her other than that sweet young boy!"

"Sweet?" Makoto caught herself saying out loud, and almost immediately her face inflamed in embarrassment for sounding so rude.

Even so Asako only giggled. "Hmm don't worry if your tried visiting her today she wouldn't be in the best of moods. She is recovering."

"From the events that happened at the school?"

Asako who was sipping her tea looked up and her big glasses slid down. So Makoto could see aburn eyes staring at her. The bloodhound Bubba hopped off the lazy chair recliner, to trot over and lay next to Makoto, probably waiting for her to drop a cookie his way.

"Why no dear you have it wrong the event that happened at school isn't what she was recovering from...Something happened at her job where she ended up getting very hurt. Her boss helped me get her up the stairs to her room." She said placing the cup down wiping her mouth on a cloth napkin.

"An accident? Is she okay what happened?" Makoto suddenly pressed placing her tea cup down hands gripping her knees leaning forward over the small table to look at Asako.

"We I'm not sure if it is my place to say but-" Asako was suddenly cut off by a knock on the door. Makoto realized the door to the front of the house was open. A tall thin boy with a Visor shades on top of his head and was craning his neck in.

"Asako-sama?" The young man suddenly called out, "Your door is open are you here?"

He looked very familiar…

"Oh Chiro-chan what are you doing here what a lovely surprise!" Asako beamed. "Would you like some tea?"

"Ah no thank you I came here to drop off notes for our Math class together I took for her and the homework." He said softly. "Also I have bad news for her that she might need to hear."

Asako. "Frowned oh my bad news?

Chiro nodded looking very grim. "She won't be happy when she hears it either."

Asako nodded, "Hmmm very well is that why you came over?" She said looking back at Makoto who was just staring at the boy.

"Who are you?" Chiro said looking at the tall woman, "You look really familiar have I seen you somewhere?"

"Oh dear! Where are my manners gone today? Just out the window with my late dear Yuchi?" Asako said hands on her face shaking her head in shame.

"Chiro-chan , this is Makoto-san a very nice friend of Getsu who was coming up to see her." Asako said waving her hand to Makoto who stood and bowed to the boy.

"Yes hi is very nice to meet you Chiro-san." Makoto said.

"Hmmm yeah very nice to meet you too…" There was a pause, "so Asako-sama-"

"Oh Chiro-chan enough with the sama I was just lecturing the nice Makoto-san about how I hate that title!" Asako scowled at him.

Chiro laughed though. "Yes Asako-chan, I'm very nice it's just the way I was brought up." He said.

"Excuses!" She mocked to him, when she got up and walked back to the kitchen. Coming back with a Tupperware filled with food. Walking over to Chiro, and handing it to him. Bubba followed wagging his tail.

"Oh knock it off yah old coone this isn't for you. Now go." Asako said to the dog, bubba responded with a 'woof' and trotted back and hopped onto his lazy chair Makoto was going with. As he propped his head on the arm of the chair his tail wagging slowly back and forth.

"Is this for Getsu?" Chiro asked, to which Asako nodded.

"Yes tell her she can't live off of melon bread, water and instant tofu and rice or ramen I forbid it!" She said laughing.

Makoto decided she was going to call it quits and go back to CT just as she finished her tea to stand up she heard Asako.

"And take Getsu's kind friend here with you as well that poor girl needs all the company she can get after what she went through." Asako said frowning.

Chiro looked concerned. "What exactly happened to her where she almost risked failing Calc?" He asked Asako.

Asako just leaned forward and patted his shoulder. "You will find out if she ask you, until then I can't tell you anything."

Makoto stood up and bowed to Asako. "Thank you so much for your kindness." Makoto said. To which Asako just giggled too.

"Oh hush just hush now you making me feel so silly with you bowing now go go I'll clean up I have much more laundry and gardening to do." She said shooing them both out the door.

As they started walking away they turned to wave at Asako who waved back and then closed her door. While walking Makoto didn't notice that Chiro walked ahead just a few steps and turned to face her a serious look on his face. Makoto saw when she finally looked up just stopping inches before she would have collided into him.

"Who are you and no bullshit. I know Getsu and right now I am her only friend really." Chiro said.

Makoto straightened to her full height as she was the same height as the boy , so they were at eye contact level with each other.

"I won't let you into the apartment unless you tell me. Getsu has had enough people coming at her doors today calling her a freak from the message I have gotten." Chiro said firmly.

"I didn't know that…" Makoto said softly.

"You're telling me now if you want to see her for those reasons you can go." He said simply.

"You seem like a good friend." Makoto couldn't help, but smile seeing her in the boy's shoes if it was Ami or one of the others.

"Mmm flattery gets you nowhere." He grunted

"Listen Chiro-kun I mean no harm to Getsu, I just came to see her to tell her what is happening to her is completely normal." Makoto said finally deciding disguising herself wasn't going to work.

"What do you mean?" Chiro said pressing.

Makoto took off her shades pulled off her baseball cap. That's was covering most of her face. Chiro's brow furrowed in confusion, but slowly and surely his lower jaw dropped. If it wasn't for the fact his Jaw was attached to muscles and bones it would have probably fallen off.

"I need to tell her something important." Makoto said again.

Almost like a zombie he made a long gasp gurgle like sound and slowly brought up his arm and pointed shaking. "Your…your…your…your…"

"It's rude to point and ramble… now can we? Getsu?" Makoto pressed, to which Chiro dumbfounded nodded to.

"Okay lead the way."

Chiro turned on one heel like a robot all taunt and practically marched to Getsu's apartment. Makoto followed right behind him putting the hat and shades back on.

(…..)

Getsu was up tuning her old guitar which was a junk only few bucks she had to sacrifice when she got it, trying to get the sixth E string to not sound like a dying mule.

When a knock hit her door, she looked over at the time it was late noon, it must have been Chiro who got out of class thirty minutes ago to give her the notes and homework for math class.

"Hmm took you long enough…" She unchained the door and unlocked it saying. "I thought you were going to be too busy smooching…Sakura toooooo are you okay?" Getsu looked at Chiro who was pale taunt and just sweating profusely, Getsu let the door go so it could push open all the way.

He stuck one leg out and walked in just kicking off his sandals he was wearing to walk past Getsu, to the Kitchen to place down the container, as Getsu turned her head to follow Chiro's weird rigged move.

Weird? He would only get that away around someone he is 'ga ga' over or if…Before Getsu could turn to close the door a person just a inch or so taller than her walked in and closed the door for her. They were wearing a black cap and dark shades.

"What the hell you are the creep from earlier!" She leaped back and grabbed the guitar lifting it up over her head. "I warned you weirdo what did you do to Chiro?" She called towards the stranger.

"Don't hurt the love of my life!" Chiro suddenly shouted from the Kitchen. To which Getsu stopped mind swing to turn to him.

'You're what!?" She yelled eyes squinting in confusion. To which Chiro just nodded his head vigorously

"Shingetsu I believe we got off on the wrong foot." The stranger said.

"My ass you have-" Getsu turned, but stopped her tirade to see none other than Jupiter staring her down, the hat and shades taken off.

"Holy fuck it's you again…" Getsu leapt back startled

Jupiter just smiled at her.

Getsu numbly put her guitar on the side, and took a step back staring at her green eyes and watched them glow.

"It's time we have a talk Shingetsu-san."

(….)

"What do you want?' Getsu said sitting on her futon, as Jupiter herself walked over the kitchen. Looking at the small studio apartment.

Chiro left the apartment a few moments ago daze, it took Jupiter and Getsu a few moments to get her friend just to nod to promise not to tell anyone Jupiter herself was at her place.

"I came to explain to you what is happening to you since yesterday." She said walked back over to Getsu, who stood up to turn and look at her.

"I don't know what you are talking about…" Getsu said feeling uncomfortable; it was easy to deal with her with people surrounding her, but now that she was alone with one of the great powerful people in the world. All she wanted to do was get her to leave.

"Come on Getsu that surge of power you felt, the sudden change in speed and strength; the weird tingling sensations that run through your body haven't you felt it?" Jupiter pressed, walking next to her putting a hand on her shoulder.

"That blackout…"

"No! That was a power surge Failure!" She shouted standing up. Walking to the kitchen opening up her empty fridge to pretend she was looking for something not wanting to look straight into those woman's eyes.

A long sigh escaped from across the room. "Come on you have to know you haven't felt any changes I mean look I bet that wound on your forehead you have bandaged up doesn't even have a scar."

Getsu stood up and closed the fridge instinctively touching the fresh white bandaged she put on her forehead. "No I don't" She said after a long pause a bottle of beer in her hand as she went through the draws trying to find a bottle opener.

Jupiter saw the bottle and looked a little confused. "Aren't you too young to drink?"

"What's it to you?' Getsu snapped, but she was literally shaking. Her hands slipped cutting her hand on the part of the bottle cap that bent up. It seemed to slice her good as it was deep, blood instantly was dripping from her hand.

"Damment!" She said and suddenly the kitchen light made zap sound and flickered a few times on an off. Getsu ran to the sink to wash the cut before it got infected.

Jupiter just stood there pressing her lips. "Your emotions control your power the lights flickering in your apartment are not because they are old; it's because of you and your powers."

Getsu turned off the sink using a cloth to hold the wound, but it looked like nothing more than a paper cut on her palm, frustrated she through the cloth in the sink.

"What do you want from me!" Getsu finally said , putting a hand on the counter pointing to herself, turning to look back at the woman. "Whatever is happening you did this to me just take it back!"

Jupiter shook her head. "I can't do that."

Getsu could feel her eyes burn as she turned back to the sink taking out the cloth and putting it on the side gripping the edge of the counter, connected to the sink

"Getsu out a planet of entire people the Planet Jupiter has chosen you to take my place…" Jupiter finally said.

Getsu turned her head to the side to see Jupiter leaning over the counter connected to the wall to block off the living room also bedroom to the tiny kitchen.

"You are my Prodigy, the next in line to be Sailor Jupiter." She finally said.

"What if I don't want it can't you give it to someone else?" Getsu said. "I want to write and get out of this country not protect it or the world."

"It doesn't work that way…"

"The hell it fucking does…and if you can't take this away then get out of here just get out." She harshly spat towards her, putting her elbows on the table running her fingers through her short messy hair.

Jupiter sighed, "Well if you change your mind….here this is yours." She placed something on Getsu counter, as she walked back to the door putting on her shoes and sweatshirt. Finally the hat and shades one by one slowly waiting probably for Getsu to say something, but nothing happened.

"Good bye Getsu-san." She said slowly and closed the door behind her. Once Getsu felt sure enough that the Jupiter was gone. She ran to the door and chained locked it and bolted it tight.

Getsu walked back to the counter to where Jupiter was to see a small black leather bracelet, with a small crystal green ball a little bit bigger than her thumb shining at her. She held it up to the light seeing something carved in a symbol of some kind. Gently she pulled it from the loose knitting of the bracelet.

She walked over to the kitchen table placing it down picking up her Tupperware and going back to her living room.

The sound of distant voices coming from a TV came out of nowhere and suddenly loud laughter from the TV as well.

As the glow from Getsu window faded out into the night open air sky, across an empty parking lot not far from Getsu's apartment a black portal suddenly opened.

A foot wearing nice black dress shoe appeared and soon an entire person in a clean cut gray business suit wearing a bow tie and fedora. Holding a suitcase the man walked out fully as the portal closed.

Fixing his shades he lifted his head and sniffed the air smiling. "Mmm how fresh and clean this world smells." He looked over to see a cat meowing at him rubbing his legs.

The man looked down and smiled his lips pressed tight together. "Hello you delicious looking little guy what is your name?"

As he picked the cat out who meowed again, checking the forehead for any noticeable scars. "Hmmm shame such a pretty black cat." As he stroked the cats black fur, suddenly his hands started to morph and grow.

"Yes such a pretty cat…" In the shadow of the street light, the man's figure started to shift and hunch over and razor sharp teeth in the shadows and long snake like tongue suddenly holding the cat the figure wrapped his tongue around the shadow of the cat.

Off in the distant a loud meow scream hit the air

The man stood there with a little blood on his lip with a black tongue. "Ha-ha yes pretty Kitty…"

A/N: I figured I should say this, the futon Getsu has is not a traditional Japanese one, it's the American one where you can fold it in as couch and fold it out as bed, if no one knew that. Review if you would like~