Author's notes: So here be my next part. Enjoy!
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CHAPTER 6: Real Friends
Through the park trees Rini sees Houshite sitting on the edge of the fountain. She looks worried and sad and lays her head on her hands, which covers her face. Soon Rini notices tears dropping between her hands and fingers.
"I'll have to find out what's wrong," Rini decides just as Serena and Darien get to her.
"You can't run off like that Rini!" Serena raises her voice.
"Shh! Serena you have to be quiet," Rini hushes.
After leaving the diner Houshite wandered around the city a while, until she found herself in the park again. She relived the battle that took place last night. This time she concentrated on the details; the positioning of the enemy, the attacks, the words they said to each other, and all the while she became more certain that the girl she met in the diner was the so-called Sailor Moon. Also her anger towards Serena and Sailor Moon grew. "Relax, relax. you can't let the anger overpower your senses again," she kept thinking to herself, "She could also be the daughter of Serenity, they look exactly alike." Houshite struggles with all her will to suppress her anger, "I cannot punish sons and daughters for their parents mistakes... If I do I'd be no better than them." And with that, no matter how much she wanted to just gut Sailor Moon, she was able to suppress that feeling, because it was against her own principals.
It's already a late evening and a full Moon is shining on the sky. Houshite sits on the edge of the fountain and stares at the moon. All the good and bad memories resurface in her mind. no matter how hard she tries not to, she can't but think of the night of Serenity's betrayal. and before she knows she feels tears rushing to her eyes. Houshite lays her head on her hands and the tears come rushing out, like waterfalls.
But soon she feels someone standing close by and quickly raises her head. It's Rini from the diner, with an innocent and sympathetic look on her face.
"Are you okay? You can tell me if something is wrong. Don't worry I'm good at keeping secrets," Rini says sentimentally.
Before realizing it herself Houshite has started to talk: "Remember that old friend I mentioned earlier?"
Rini nods slowly.
Houshite continues: "The reason I'm weeping here all alone is because of what she did to me. There was this boy I liked a long time ago, of course I told her about it since we were best of friends back then. But she stole him from me, and I can't understand why." Tears start falling from her eyes again. "Oh, right your still a kid you don't probably get anything I'm saying. and why am I even talking to you. Must just be some weird hormonal imbalance or something," Houshite rambles.
"No, I do understand what you mean. And by what your telling me she doesn't sound like a good friend to me. Real friends would never betray one another," Rini comforts. "I could be your friend if you don't have anyone else."
Houshite looks at Rini, both surprised and confused, "You... would like to be my friend?" She asks carefully.
Rini smiles, "Of course!"
A careful smile lights up Houshite's face. Suddenly Serena and Darien run from the bushes.
"Okay, that's enough, we should be getting home already," Serena says to Rini.
A mild irritation now distorts Houshite's smile. She stands up and says: "I should be going as well."
She walks next to Serena and stops to say: "I'll see you later, Sailor Moon."
Everyone is startled and when they turn around, Houshite has already disappeared into the night.
Next week we move forward and backward...