A/N: Definition of FanFic: FICTION (a non realistic story) made by a FAN (an ardent follower and admirer) of another person's work, using that person's ideas to make an original story. As such, the only thing that the FAN owns is their respective original story and original characters; NOT the object(s) of their FANdom.

Hotaru got up before dawn. She had been awake all night, thinking about many various things. Looking at her clock, she smiled slightly. 'Looks like I'll be making breakfast for everyone before I get ready for school. I'm sure that everyone would enjoy it. But first, I'll wake up U-chan and Ami-nee.' It was a morning ritual for them that the first one up would wake the others and make breakfast. Usually, it was either Hotaru or Ami, as their school started before Saeko had to go to work, but sometimes she would beat them and make breakfast first. At one point in time, Usagi would wake up before all of them, however as she began to lose more and more energy daily, she began to sleep later and later to try to recover the lost energy.

After washing away her sleepiness, she left her room and walked across to Usagi's. Quietly opening the door, she stepped in. "U-chan..?" What she saw surprised her. Usagi was already awake, staring out of her window with an unreadable expression on her face. However, what startled Hotaru was her eyes. The color of them, to be exact. While before they were a deep blue, now they were a pale blue, closer to ice blue.

At the sound of Hotaru's voice, Usagi turned to her. "Ah...Ho-chan..? No...you're not. You're Sailor Saturn." It was a statement. One that further shocked Hotaru. She hadn't expected for Usagi to wake up so soon on her own in the first place. But for her to be able to sense the change in Hotaru, that was something else...

"Close, U-chan. I'm still Hotaru, but now my past self and current self have completely merged together. But, how were you able to tell? I'm not in Senshi form. And even then, my aura now is completely different than before."

"I don't know. Somehow, I could just feel it. So, does this mean that you're not my Ho-chan anymore?"

Instead of immediately replying, Hotaru moved over to Usagi's bed and sat down on it. Then, she pulled her into a gentle embrace as she buried her face into Usagi's neck. "I'm a little different than what you remember, but I'll always be your Hotaru."

"Mm. At the very least, you still smell like Ho-chan, so I guess that'll do. Now that that's settled, I've got a question for you..." The moment she whispered the last part, Hotaru felt Usagi's nails clench down against her back as she tightened the embrace. While it barely hurt, and both of them recognized the fact that she could get out of the hold with ease if she felt like it, Hotaru didn't try to. The only time either one of them used their nails like that was when they were very serious about something, and then, only with each other. So instead, she just kept embracing Usagi and listened.

"...What did you do to me last night?"

Hotaru slowly and gently pulled, Usagi relenting and taking hold of Hotaru's hands. "U-chan, do you remember anything?"

"I remember up to when you and Ami-nee came home, but nothing else after that."

"I understand. Yesterday, I found out what happened to the Ginzuishou. At the end of the Silver Millennium, Queen Serenity used the power of the Crystal to seal away the seven strongest youma that assaulted the Moon Palace, splitting the Crystal into seven parts and scattering it in the future where she sent us. Last night, Ami-nee and I recovered one of the parts, a yellow gem. The moment we returned with it, it reacted to the one that was inside of you, and was drawn to it. When it did, the power overflow caused you to fall asleep as your body readjusted."

"...I see. So, we just need to find the other five pieces?"

"Four. I have one of them embedded into my glaive. That way, it can help me locate the other ones since they are drawn to each other. I told Saeko-san and Ami-nee last night. But, we can talk more about that later. How are you feeling, U-chan? Is there any difference from before?"

It took a moment for Usagi to reply, "...It feels strange. Almost like a part of my soul I has been returned. And yet at the same time, I feel much more tired than usual."

"...U-chan, I think that your Lunarian blood is starting to awaken."

"Why do you say that?"

Turning on the light in the room, Hotaru picked Usagi up and moved over to the mirror in front of Usagi's dresser. "Your eyes, U-chan."

"..." Usagi was silent for a good moment. Finally, after a good moment she sighed, "That is a good reason for your reasoning. I'll finally be a little closer to you all."

"U-chan..."

"Anyways, let's go make breakfast. I don't want you and Ami-nee to be late for school. (Even if you're always skipping out, Ho-chan.)"

"U-chan!"

Breakfast was nice. They had woken Ami up and together the three girls made a large meal. Saeko had been pleasantly surprised; it made a wonderful start to her day off.

"Still," Usagi spoke up just as Ami and Hotaru were grabbing their bags, "It seems unfair that Al Riviera is holding school while the rest of the city has today off."

"Tell me about it," Hotaru muttered under her breath. Ami gave her a dissatisfied look.

"Hotaru-chan! We should always take every opportunity to learn! Learning is life!"

Usagi couldn't help but giggle as she looked on at the two, which in turn caused Ami to turn on her, "And you, 'Sagi-chan! I keep saying that you should attend Al Riviera with us! Even if Setsuna-san does continue to instruct you in various things, there's never too much that you can learn! You-Ah, the time! We're going to be late, come on, Hotaru-chan, we have to run!"

"Would you like me to give you a ride? Usagi and I are going to Setsuna's place, and it's not too far away." Saeko stated.

"Yes, that' would-"

"I think you should walk to school."

Everyone fell silent at the sound of Usagi's suggestion. Then, Ami replied, "But 'Sagi-chan, if we walk, we'll be incredibly late! It would definitely be better if we got a ride..."

Usagi shook her head, "I really think that you should walk to school today. Not run, just walk. Through the park. Yes, I really think that's a good idea."

Hotaru looked at Usagi and nodded, "That does sound like a good idea. Come on, Ami-nee, let's go. See you all at mama's house later!"

"Hey, Hota-wait-hey!" Ami protested while she was pulled out the door. It was only a good five minutes after they had started walking that she managed to get her arm out of Hotaru's grip. Angrily, she turned to Hotaru.

"Hotaru-chan, what's going on? Why are we walking to school! Now, we're definitely going to be late!"

"Idiot, use that giant brain of yours for a moment!"

"What do you mean, I'm an idiot!"

"Exactly what I said! Don't you get it? U-chan was predicting the future!"

"Her precognition?"

"Exactly! That's why we're walking. ...Through the park."

"*Sob* My perfect attendance record..."

"Usagi, why did you tell them to walk through the park? Is there something there?" Saeko looked at her quizzically.

"There might be something there later, mama."

"Ah. Then, shall we head out, as well?"

"My, mama, it's still not even six yet. Are you in that much of a hurry to see Puu again?"

"Usagi!"

"*Giggle* Come on, mama, it's pretty obvious to everyone except Puu herself that you've got the hots for her!"

"That-! That's not- ...Is-is it really that obvious..?"

"Only to me and Ho-chan, mama. Ami-nee didn't realize it until we spelled it out to her. Don't worry, we haven't said to Puu about it. Oh, but she probably won't be there when we get there. She said that she wouldn't be back until the afternoon. She went to go pick up some guests of hers."

"I see... Usagi, I can't believe I'm asking you this, but...you wouldn't happen to know if...I mean...what's...her opinion on...love?"

At any other time, Usagi would have laughed at the blush on Saeko's face, but this was a serious moment, and Usagi wouldn't dare ruin it. "Puu's opinion on love is a mirror of my own. We believe that love comes in all shapes and sizes, colors, and ages...and genders. Love shouldn't be judged by such things, only by the magnitude of the love itself."

Saeko let out a huge sigh of relief, a smile on her face, one that quickly turned to another worried look, "Wait, she's not interested in anyone, is she?"

"Mama, there's only two people in the world right now that have a chance at capturing Puu's heart, and you're one of them. Puu has infinite patience; she'll never make the first move. It's been over ten years; hurry up and take a chance at love again before it's too late! Now come on, mama, let's go!"

"Too late! Wait, who's the other person!" Grabbing her keys, she helped Usagi out of the house and into the car. After locking up the house, she got into the car and pulled out.

"The other person? Do you really want to know? Can you really handle knowing who your potential rival in love is..?"

"Usagi, stop teasing me and tell me already!"

"Okay then, but don't say that I didn't warn you. The truth is, the only other person that has a chance at capturing Puu's heart if they were serious about it is...Usagi Mizuno."

It was convenient that Saeko had just encountered a red light, because the moment that name came out of her daughter's mouth, she hit the brakes. Hard.

"You! Are you serious? I find that very hard to believe, Usagi."

"Is it truly that surprising? Think about it, mama. Right now, Puu loves me more than she loves anybody else, it doesn't matter that her love for me isn't completely the romantic type. And I love Puu too. A lot. She's smart, strong, kind, and very capable, and she already knows almost everything about me. Being completely honest, if I really wanted to try to start a lovers relationship with Puu, can you really not see it as a possible reality?"

The thing that bothered Saeko the most was that she couldn't deny what Usagi had said. It was a fact known to everybody that knew the two families that Setsuna cared about Usagi more than anyone else in the world, even more than Hotaru (Who conveniently didn't mind, as she also felt likewise about Usagi). And despite having her misgivings, Saeko couldn't rule out the possibility that Setsuna's love could turn romantic at some point.

"But, you don't need to worry about me. I'd never try to ask Puu out. I don't feel that way about her. Besides, it would hurt Ho-chan if I did."

"Ah, I understand. However, am I to assume from that statement that you are aware of the feelings that Hotaru-chan has for you?"

It was something that Saeko had always wondered. Exactly what was the relationship between Usagi and Hotaru? The way the two girls carried themselves around each other hadn't changed at all since they were adopted. She knew that Usagi was Hotaru's most important person, but she just didn't know for sure whether or not they were intimately involved.

It was a long moment before Usagi answered, but when she did, her response wasn't at all what Saeko expected.

"I am aware of them indeed. More so than she is."

A/N: And, here we go. In this chapter, many things are revealed, but many more questions are raised. For one, what's going on with Usagi?

As always, I want to hear what you think, so leave me a review or a PM! And this written half-awake, so let me know in a PM if you spot some glaring gramatical error.

Until next time!