S.A.M. (Sailor angel moon)

Arc 1: not all as it seems, chapter 4 the welcoming party that can't be avoided, Chibiusa returns to meet her cousin for the first time

It was a nice and calm morning, the birds chirping and the sun waking up the citizens of Crystal Tokyo.

Samiko was waking up due to the bright sun being kissed on her face, she noticed she wasn't at Crystal Palace.

She took time to readjust her eyes to scan out the area she was in. She put on her glasses after rubbing her eyes, she went to the window and saw how high she really was.

She thought to herself and kept rubbing her eyes to make sure she nothing was playing tricks on her

'Did I win the lottery and buy this place? I don't remember much of yesterday, all I remember is that I became calm for no reason.

I was so relaxed that I don't remember my slight panic attack I had at the museum. I am calmer here than I am at Crystal Tokyo palace. The breeze here is nice and calming.'

She was tapped on her shoulder by Haruka and jumped out of her skin and she was snapped out of her thinking process.

Haruka smiled and waved carefully at her

"I see you are up bright and early, small lady Samiko. Did you sleep well? You have class today, I will drive you to school. Go get ready so I can take you. Breakfast will be on the table shortly, don't worry we brought you some things and we picked up your school uniform."

Samiko noticed who it was and calmed down automatically, she went to shower and get ready for class.

Michiru giggled

"Haruka, you really need to learn how to speak when you enter a room. You scared the poor princess.

I am glad she is getting used to us trying to help her. I think Usagi can plan her welcoming party they have been trying to have for her. I mean it is up to small lady Samiko to decide if she wants a party or not.

This is her life and she has the right to decide what she wants to do with it, but I know deep down she knows she can't escape what's planned for her.

She is what she is destined to be, a senshi. A champion of love, justice and serenity. I mean that is her middle name after all, Serenity. When the time is right, she will be trained properly as a princess and as a warrior.

She already has the book smarts and street smarts, she just needs to learn how to open and accept people into her life, not keep them at a distance. I know soon she will enjoy life, right now she needs a firm hand and guidance. We can show her so much of the world but it's the lessons she takes in from what we show her that count."

Haruka nodded and held Michiru close to her looking out the window

"I agree with you Michiru, We are instilling lessons in her and we have to wait until she tells us what she has taken from those lessons.

I believe chibiusa is coming home sometime this month or next, her exams should be done soon. Her vacation should be coming up soon. I am sure she will let our king and queen know when she is due back home.

This will give samiko to prepare for whatever comes her way when meeting family members she hasn't met yet. She is both Tsukino and Tomoe, a rare mix of both clans. She is the rarest princess of them all.

A diamond in the rough, she will be ten steps ahead of everyone. She already made connections on her own with people without being known as neo queen serenity's baby cousin.

She is very well behaved and has her friends under control, maybe they will be different then us. We will have a long talk with Miyako and Michiko when they visit us. Michiko can't hate Samiko because of Miyako's behavior."

Michiru giggled and turned to look at Haruka poking her cheek

"I am aware that all Tenohs aren't the same, we just have that one every generation that likes kissing their future queen more than once."

Haruka chuckled nervously as sweat dropped from the side of her head

"Michiru, be lucky it was only twice for me and one time for Miyako. We will have that conversation with them sooner or later.

I hear small lady samiko coming out of the bathroom, breakfast is on the table. We should wait for her so we can take her to school. We are driving her, not taking the helicopter. I don't want that much attention drawn to her when we take her."

Samiko was prepared and went to eat breakfast with Haruka and Michiru

She sat carefully at the dining table looking at the breakfast spread in front of her, she ate carefully and drank some orange.

The breakfast was very delicious and sweet. She never had something like this before.

Michiru smiled and enjoyed the fact Samiko was trying to be her normal self, she saw that she was eating with manners and grace, she did say there were some things she did take after her cousin but not everything was usagi.

Samiko was her own person with her own life, she wanted freedom from the pressures of being related to someone like usagi, she wanted to decide what she wanted to be when she grew up.

The young girl in front of her had so much promise but she believed she wouldn't see it in the long run.

Haruka cleared her throat to grab Samiko's attention for a moment

"Small lady Samiko, I have a question. Do you mind answering it for me?"

Samiko looked at Haruka with a curious look in her eyes

"I can answer your question, depending what it is you are curious about?" She placed her glass down on a coaster and put her fork down carefully on the plate

Haruka looked at her with a smile

"Why do you always keep your head in books? You know there is a whole world out there to experience and such.

There is more to life than studying. There is so much to explore and take in."

Samiko blinked in confusion and kinda sighed

"I know there is more to life than studying, I just prefer to keep up with everything that's current. We have weekly current events to report, whatever we see it's a school project.

I like to be ahead of the grade curb, not behind it. I feel the school I am in that it's not as advanced as I would like it to be. It's advanced but not that advanced.

It's not like how Mugen star academy in it's glory used to be. If it was around I would have been the first to apply. I had my classes already picked out for me, everyone dreamed of going to that school.

I would have been in the robotic science class and something to do with wildlife. I would have been in at least three sports clubs and still managed to have two part time jobs."

Haruka nodded

"Small Lady Samiko, I want you to enjoy life away from the books. There is a lot more to you than you want us to see.

You have the potential to be great at everything you want to be great at, with the help of your friends you can achieve anything you want and more.

I want you to understand that with the help of friends and family will go a very long way. As long as you are responsible with how you have fun with your friends, there won't be a single problem at all.

We already see you are very responsible and focused to stay out of trouble. You have a heightened sense of morals and responsibility. You are the type of kid that follows the rules."

Samiko blinked and then rubbed her eyes

"I live in a society where rules must be followed at all times, if a rule gets broken there will be consequences to those who don't follow the rules.

We are under neo queen serenity's law and rules, her rules are crystal clear and loud.

Those rules must never be broken at all. Everyone has to follow the queen and king's rules. I am just a relative that never existed to anyone so if i continue to do what is told, i am left alone for a while. The king and queen have enough on their plates with royal meetings and other things.

I do not wish to make it difficult for them. I plan to move out of their castle once I hit senior year of high school, if I make it that far. I want to be on my own. I am an unwanted guest in Crystal Tokyo Palace. I see myself moving out sooner rather than later.

I just haven't found the right place that screams hey it's me but I earned this place on my own with no help. I don't always want to depend on people when I can do it myself."

Haruka understood what samiko said fully, she saw a little bit of her in samiko when it came to being independent and not wanting to depend on anyone all the time.

She had this problem of running away from her problems until Michiru showed her the way of different thinking. She too had to learn this the hard way thanks to Michiru, ever since then Haruka never again ran away from her problems.

She cleared her throat and grabbed Samiko's attention again

"I understand fully well where you are coming from, Small lady Samiko, believe. I was in the same boat as you many years ago, but Michiru showed me a different way of living and a different way of thinking.

I want you to take these lessons we are teaching you whenever you spend time with us. We have an open door policy with you, whenever you feel lost come directly to us.

You don't have to go to Usagi or Mamoru to deal with things. We are here to help you and to keep you calm. If you want, you can call us by cell phone or virtually through the computer. Whatever makes you feel comfortable."

Samiko nodded

"Haruka-san and Michiru-san, I thank you for understanding me. I understand where you two are coming from.

I will try to come to you if I feel lost or if I have a problem with anything.

I am ready to head to school, breakfast was great. I don't want my friends to think I am going to be late."

Haruka put the dishes in the dishwasher so they can get cleaned more quickly, she dried her hands on the kitchen cloth and put on her jacket

"I am ready to go, the dishes will be clean and dried by the time we drop you off from school. We are meeting with your older cousin today at the arcade to talk about some things. I know you have club meetings and other things on your plate. We will make a schedule to spend some more time together when you aren't busy."

Samiko nodded in agreement and put on her uniform jacket

"I would like that very much Haruka-san. I am ready to go on with the day, it's going to be a very long one. All book reports were sent in before the deadline and projects were already submitted weeks in advance.

I just have to worry about pretest and final exams. I mean I have nothing to worry about, but I'd rather be extra prepared for each exam that comes my way."

All three left the apartment taking the elevator down to the garage to get into Haruka's car. Samiko sat in the back of the car and put her seatbelt on and waited patiently for the drive to start.

Haruka started the car and started driving to juuban junior high, she noticed Samiko was reading a book called destiny calls. She smiled and let Samiko read her book in complete peace and quiet, the drive wasn't far from their apartment.

Michiru looked through Haruka's car window with a smile, she was glad they were getting through to her and that she was listening to what they were telling her, it was better to hear it from them then anyone else.

The car stopped in front of the middle school carefully, Samiko got out of the car carefully and closed the door waving bye to Haruka and Michiru.

They waved back and drove off to meet up with Neo queen Serenity and King Endymion.

Samiko met up with her friends to discuss study plans so they could be prepared for the exams that were coming up. The entire school ran over to samiko questioning how she knew the two former famous track and field and swimming star, she carefully explained that they were her cousin's friends and they gave her a ride to school so she wouldn't be late.

The explanation was short and sweet and everyone went on with their day. Her friends looked at her with a curious look on their faces, they decided to wait until their two free periods to question Samiko about what she was doing with Haruka and michiru

The bell rang indicating that the two free period had began and her friends dragged her to the roof of the school

Maiko sat Samiko on their bench and stared at her

"What's going on Samiko? Why did you have Haruka and Michiru drop you off? What went on yesterday after our day off from classes? What crazy events went on that we weren't aware of?"

Samiko glared at Maiko to sit and calm down so she could explain what happened.

Maiko and the others sat down calmly and relaxed, they knew samiko didn't like too much of the hyper behaviors.

They waited for their friend to gather her thoughts and for her to stop with the glaring.

Samiko relaxed her face putting her arms behind the bench with her head facing the sky

"There is really nothing to tell, Haruka-san and Michiru-san spent the entire day with me yesterday.

They wanted me to keep my head out of the books and be social, it was kind of hard for me. I am only used to you guys and the general school of students.

I am not used to being social with others. They took me to a museum and lunch. They also took me to my favorite book store so I could get my collection of books.

I fell asleep in the back of Haruka's car and i woke up on their couch with crystal Tokyo blasting me with light early in the morning. Crystal Tokyo needs to have a warning when the sun shines brightly on how shiny the city is.

I don't like to be awakened when I don't have to be. We had breakfast and they drove me to school. I actually thought that I won the lottery and bought a sky rise apartment. It took my eyes to adjust to the light. I don't know why I have been so tired lately.

I get the required eight hours of sleep a night plus whatever nap I take when I am done with school and work.

I was actually calm around Haruka-san and Michiru-san, I felt like I was somewhere else and not worried about anything. They treated me as if I was on the same level as them and not as a dumb kid who thinks she has the world figured out."

Maiko nodded and gave it a rest

"I understand Samiko, so that's what happened. They are treating you like an adult.

I believe everyone will see that you are mature beyond your years. You have two part time jobs, you manage the school clubs and being class president.

You will be the first one to have your driver's permit and a car, you probably will get your first selection of colleges because of your grades.

You are on your way to doing great things in a short amount of time. You will be sixteen soon, before any of us. You are on the correct path."

Akiko was hesitant about Samiko's birthday coming up, they never spoke about it because they never celebrated it in all the time they knew her

"Samiko, what are your plans as soon as you turn sixteen? In all the time we knew each other, we have never celebrated your birthday.

We will be freshmen in high school soon, you only said you plan to move out of crystal palace to be on your own once we hit senior year."

Samiko looked at Akiko and sighed

"Akiko, that is still the plan. It's not like I am moving out of the country, I am simply moving into an apartment that I can call my own.

I don't wish to be a burden on Neo queen serenity and King Endymion. I am only living there temporarily.

Crystal Tokyo Palace is not my home, I am there because my parents don't want me in their home anymore. I feel trapped inside that castle and I want to be free. I don't need a babysitter.

I am fifteen years old and I should make my own choices without being under watch and without judgment. I want my life to be my own, everyone has this idea that I will be like my cousin.

I want to change that thinking of people, I am not my cousin. I will never be like her. She was chosen for the life she leads now, I wasn't chosen for anything. Her life is her own, my life is my own. I am to go unnoticed so there won't be problems.

The king and queen of crystal Tokyo have a lot on their plates, i do not wish to cause them any unnecessary conflict while i am living there temporarily. I will not celebrate my birthday, why should i? It's just another year closer to death.

I want to live how and when I want to, I don't want things to be decided for me. I decide what I want and how I want it, that's just how I am right now."

Amaterasu gave Samiko her normal morning snack with a bottle of sweet milk

" I am happy you want to do things for yourself and not depend on anyone. There will be a time when you have to because you don't have a choice.

I want you to remember that you are one of us, we won't leave you behind.

We will stick with you through thick and thin when things get rough."

Samiko was eating her morning snack and drank her sweet milk

"I don't want you guys to worry so much, I will be fine. I have always been fine.

I don't want you guys to get premature wrinkles before you get to eighty years old. We as a group will be fine, also i noticed that Miyako and Michiko aren't in today.

I can relax without the eyes of death glaring at me for once, it wasn't my fault Miyako kissed me.

I was just nervous kissing akiko on stage in front of everyone. Stupid stupid Miyako."

Akiko blushed thinking about the Romeo and Juliet play they had to do in grade school but she shook her head and regained her sanity.

Amaterasu rubbed Samiko's temples as she relaxed on the bench

"I think they are with Haruka and Michiru, the family that saves the world together, stays together.

You were right though samiko, they could have gone to any school in japan but they chose juuban junior high.

We can't avoid them forever even if we tried to. They are here for a reason so we won't interfere with that."

Meanwhile at the Juuban Tokyo Arcade, the old scout team met up in the communication room under the video game center.

They all sat in their respective seats and drank some tea, Miyako and Michiko were behind Haruka and Michiru who were very quiet. Usagi and Mamoru entered last and sat down on the couch with some paperwork, they placed it on the table.

Usagi looked at Haruka and Michiru with a smile and cleared her throat

"We are here for our monthly senshi meeting, I see we have new fresh blood joining us today. Introduce yourselves and join in the conversation in regards to anything on your minds."

Miyako blushed and shook her head

"I am Miyako Tenoh, cousin of Haruka Tenoh. I am 15 and I attend Juuban junior high school."

Michiko looked at Neo Queen Serenity and bowed in respect

"I am Michiko Kaioh, cousin of Michiru Kaioh. I am 15 years old and I also attend Juuban Junior High School.

It is a pleasure to finally meet you Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion."

Usagi smiled at the young girl in front of her

"Michiko-chan there is no need to bow, we are all family and friends here. This is your first meeting but it won't be your last, these meetings take at least three hours or so.

We are here to discuss the newest member of my family. We will hear from Haruka and Michiru about what they discovered yesterday."

Haruka looked at her queen and king, she stood up with Michiru

"We have discovered a lot in those hours, Small Lady Samiko doesn't like the attention on herself.

She believes that if she keeps quiet and keeps her head in the books that there won't be any trouble.

She avoids social gatherings because that's what she was taught from her earth parents.

We took her to a museum and there was a painting that made her see things that weren't there. She had one of those mini panic attacks, she spoke in riddles, her eyes became very wide and she was sweating as if she ran away from something.

I gave her some water and patted her back to calm her down. She feels that her existence will cause some type of damage to our kingdom.

She wants to go unnoticed and unbothered. The more she goes unnoticed the more your kingdom stays in one piece.

She feels like a burden on you two, she wants to move out by her senior year of high school but she feels like it will be sooner rather than later. She wants what she wants at the end of the day, which is freedom. She said Usagi's life is her own, she was made for the life that she leads now.

She believes that everyone has this idea that we want her to be the next you, from what we saw that day after she transformed she is going to be a senshi whether she likes it or not. It is in her DNA to become a senshi and a leader of her own kingdom with her own team.

We all know if she continues to run away from her destiny, it won't look good for anyone. We did give her an open communication line with Michiru and i just in case she doesn't want to talk to you or Mamoru. She accepted the gesture and we were happy about it. We took her to the bookstore and she brought three collections worth of books she was waiting for.

You know for someone so young and bright, she already established personal relationships with the bookstore owner and my mechanic. She knows what she wants out of life. She has her own way of thinking and her own way of living. We need to encourage her that she can depend on us and that we are there for her.

Miyako you shouldn't have done what you did, kissing your future leader is forbidden.

You need to calm Michiko down, Michiko you need to stop giving Samiko the death glare, she had nothing to do with Miyako landing lips on her.

Samiko was nervous about kissing akiko during a school play, she would have gotten over it if she had practiced carefully with akiko. You had no right to lock lips with Small lady Samiko even if it was to give her a boost."

Miyako cleared her throat and nodded in embarrassment

"I understand Haruka, it won't happen again. Michiko go easy on Samiko. She doesn't deserve the death glare from you. It was my fault so don't blame her, you need to try and get along with her."

Michiko nodded

"I will try to get along with her for the sake of humanity and all things peaceful. I know she meant no harm back then, she means no harm now.

She is just trying to lead life how she wants to away from the pressures of the kingdom.

We shouldn't put pressure on her if she doesn't want to rule her own kingdom. We have to make sure that she doesn't crack under the pressure.

She has a lot to live up to and we have to make sure she doesn't fail."

Miyako blinked and shook her head

"We are to enjoy life how we see fit Michiko, We aren't to play god with the lives with others. We haven't needed a sailor senshi in years thanks to Neo queen Serenity and her senshis. We are at peace and we can be normal citizens. We can enjoy the teen years how and when we want.

We have no responsibilities and we can have fun."

Michiru glared at the two and cleared her throat

"You do have responsibilities you two, to keep your grades up and to make sure your apartment stays clean and to take care of baby Shiori with Noriko. How is Noriko these days? Setsuna and I haven't heard from her in days."

Michiko blinked

"Noriko is fine cousin Michiru, she is with Setsuna and Hotaru at their convention. She is studying the nature of robotics and other things. We can assure you that our wife is fine. Shiori is also with them as well, there is no need to worry about us."

Michiru nodded

"I just want to make sure that we are on the same page, so are we planning a welcoming or coronation party for Small lady Samiko? I know she doesn't like the attention on herself but I think Crystal Tokyo should welcome the young princess into the fold."

Usagi shook her head frantically and waved her hands

"Michiru-san, we want her to feel comfortable. The idea is great but she will run away into the darkness if we throw her any type of party. Chibiusa suggested the same thing for Samiko. I told her we tried three different times but she wouldn't hear of it.

Samiko isn't the type that wants unwanted attention on herself. She likes her privacy and her mental space. We have to let her decide what she wants out of life. She has suffered enough because of her parents and whatever inner battle she is facing on her own."

Michiru smiled and nodded

"I understand Usagi, we made some progress with her and that's all that matters at the moment. We will continue to make more progress with her if that is ok with you and Mamoru?"

Usagi nodded with a smile

"I am glad you two made progress with Samiko, I don't have a problem with you guys spending time with her. We all want her to be comfortable and depend on us if she gets stuck with a life problem."

Haruka nodded in agreement

"I agree with Michiru and Usagi. Small lady Samiko is a bright kid with a big future ahead of her. She says she doesn't see that far, she is hidden behind some figurative wall.

The wall won't be broken for a while, she has it pretty built. I am guessing she doesn't want to be hurt."

The meeting continued in the communications center underneath the game center.

Back at Juuban Junior High school, the girls were still hanging out on the school roof before they had to return to class

Samiko grabbed a huge blanket, setting it on the floor so she could lay down to stare at the sky and the moving clouds passing by, her friends joined her and did the same thing. The breeze was nice and calming, they all relaxed, not worried about the slightest of things. The door to the rooftop opened and a student came looking for Samiko about the student council meeting this afternoon.

Samiko went to the student and spoke for a little bit and gave him a note to take over the meeting because she needed a mental break from responsibilities for today. The student understood and was going to take over for Samiko when she left for the day.

The student was her vice president, if the class president wasn't feeling well that means the vice president acted in her place until she felt better. She returned to her blanket with her friends and relaxed the reminder of the free period.

The bell rang and they headed to class and their projects were being graded from science class. Samiko's group got an A due to the fact they spent some time in the forest looking for the rarest of flowers and other things.

After a long day of school, the group went to Usagi's castle very quietly and went to samiko's room to relax for the rest of the afternoon.

The teachers decided there will be no homework for the week because they are preparing for midterms and final exams. Once they got inside they threw themselves on to the very large plush bed.

Usagi and Mamoru returned home from the meeting, they called Samiko to the library for privacy. She went to the private library to speak to Usagi and Mamoru.

Samiko sat down in the chair in front of them and was twiddling her fingers nervously wondering if she was in trouble or if she caused any, things was running through her mind and it was making her hot and dizzy, she began to sweat like bullets because she hadn't been called to the library before.

Usagi and Mamoru sat behind the desk wondering why Samiko was so nervous, they assured her she wasn't in trouble and that she should calm down.

Samiko finally calmed down and regained her sanity for a quick moment, she looked at her cousin and cousin-in-law

"Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion, am I in some sort of trouble? Did I cause your peaceful kingdom any discomfort? Why am I in the library? What's going on?"

Usagi smiled and shook her head

"I want you to call us Usagi and Mamoru, you don't have to always address us with our royal titles Samiko.

We are regular people with or without titles.

We heard you had fun yesterday with Haruka and Michiru. I think it's wonderful that you can speak to them and be at peace. You aren't in any trouble.

We were wondering if it's ok with you that if we could celebrate you coming into Crystal Tokyo Palace. The choice is yours and you have time to think about it. We also want to inform you that your cousin is coming home from college. She has been studying abroad in America.

We were wondering if you want to hang around with her and learn some things from her.

She can teach you about fun and how to be more relaxed."

Samiko nodded and had one eye closed

"I am not opposed to meeting new family members, I need to get used to everyone being around me in a supportive way. I will need to depend on my family since I am living here and I have a high respect for the rules.

I also need to learn how to be s-social with other people besides my childhood best friends. I just don't want the world to treat me any differently because I am your baby cousin.

I want to be treated as a normal person, I want people to notice me for me and not whatever title I have."

Usagi smiled hearing Samiko's case and nodded

"I completely understand Samiko, it's not easy to be thrown into a destiny you can't fully make sense of yet. We have to make the best with a smile and push on through with a good supportive system of family and friends, everything will become clearer. You can call us by our names and not our titles, everyone else outside the castle has to call us by our titles.

You are a princess Samiko, you have to get used to it. You are Small lady Samiko Serenity Tsukino-Tomoe.

You have shown a lot of responsibility already and have built personal relationships outside before moving in here. You have a good head on your shoulders, you are very independent for someone so young. We want an open line of communication with you, we want you to feel free to come to us if you have a problem.

There is no problem too big for us to handle as a family, We are here to guide one another and strengthen relationships."

Samiko nodded and got up from her chair dusting herself off

"Is that all we have to talk about, um Usagi and Mamoru? My friends are waiting for me in my room.

We have no homework or classwork this week due to the school preparing for midterms and final exams coming up.

We are just doing review courses on all we learned about the last couple of months. When is my cousin actually coming home from college?"

Usagi smiled

"Chibiusa will call and let us know when she is coming home, she has been dying to meet you since we told her you were living with us.

I told her you weren't for the idea of a welcoming party because you like and value your privacy.

She thinks you should have one anyways because you are family and the royal court should know you.

Michiru-san suggested the same thing, but we will leave the choice up to you if you want such a thing."

Samiko nodded and headed towards the door carefully

"I will need two or three weeks to think about it, while I do value my privacy like the great wall of china.

I will discuss this with my friends and see what they think. I know Maiko would go nuts for a party cause it's in her Aino blood trait to be at parties.

I will let you guys know what my decision is in regards to having a welcoming party."

She went to her bedroom and saw her friends asleep on her bed, Akiko was waiting for her on the couch with her fingers twiddling.

Samiko sat by her and poked her forehead softly to get her attention

"I am not in trouble if that's what you are wondering, they just wanted to talk to me about things that's all.

I don't want you guys to get premature wrinkles before we go into high school.

I want you to know when we reach high school, nothing is going to change.

We will always remain the same as we are now. I am not going anywhere.

I don't know what the future holds but one thing that will remain constant is our friendship.

We will make new friends, possibly start dating or looking for career paths.

I am just telling you that I will always be around if you still want me to be."

Akiko held Samiko's face in her hands for the first time, softly caressing it and placed her forehead on Samiko's forehead

"It really doesn't matter where life takes us Sami, I would always want you around.

We are best friends right? We would follow you to the ends of the earth if need be. We are sticking together whether you like it or not, that's what having a supportive system is. If you have a problem or any problems, come to us. We will figure it out together.

I don't want you to do anything on your own if you can't figure it out."

Samiko's face turned really red like a shiny red apple because she had never been this close to akiko like this before, her heart was racing very loudly and hard. The room started spinning but she pulled away trying to hide her face to calm down

"Akiko, can you get me bottled water from my mini fridge? I feel very thirsty right now. I feel overheated and dizzy. Please?"

Akiko got the bottled water and gave it to Samiko, she took it and drank it to calm down.

Samiko finally calmed down and her face color returned to normal, she looked at akiko calmly

"I am ok, don't worry. I don't know what happened to me. I am going to shower real quick. Watch some TV while I am showering. I will be back shortly. Let me grab some of my bath things."

She grabbed some of her bath things and ran to the bathroom to shower.

Akiko wondered why samiko ran off so quickly to the bath, but she decided not to question it and turned on the TV quietly.

Maiko popped up behind the couch smirking as if she knew something was going on

"Akiko Hino, are you sure there isn't anything going on with you and Samiko? I saw everything from the bed, her face was very red.

Why was that? What kind of conversation did you have with her that got her all hot?"

Akiko blinked and was confused by her question, she shook her head

"We only spoke about how we are about to enter high school and the possibility that things will change once we get there but our friendship will remain the same. We are always going to need Sami around even if we make new friends or start dating once we get to high school."

Maiko kept smirking and poked Akiko's cheek cutely

"Akiko, you know we are going to need her around. She is our best friend after all. We all grew up together, We are thick as thieves. Samiko doesn't need confirmation that we will continue to be best friends.

We will remain as we always will be, We will remain the same and nothing is going to change that."

Samiko was relaxed in the coldest of baths, her heartbeat returned to normal.

She thought to herself about what happened and shook her head

'I can't believe that happened, what is going on with me lately? Akiko is just my best friend.

I am not ready for that type of thing to happen. I have to avoid all types of romantic feelings at all costs. We will not cross into those forbidden lines, we are to remain best friends.

I don't think akiko would see me that way anyways. There is no way in hade's underworld that she would see me in that way. She sees me as her best friend she has grew up with for years, crossing those lines would be bad.

The kamis wouldn't approve of it and neither would her older cousin. I better hurry up and finish my cold bath before they start to worry.'

She dried off and put on her pjs and did her hair.

After drying it, she went back to her room where her friends were. Maiko felt the cold chilly air from Samiko's aura and jumped back on the bed.

Akiko was used to that chilly aura from Samiko because she knew maiko had gone a little too far with whatever she said.

She felt protected in some ways and she kinda enjoyed when maiko got scared of samiko with that aura.

Samiko looked at her friends and blinked

"What do you guys want to eat? We have a lot to eat here."

Maiko looked her best friend with a smile

"Pizza and some burgers would be good for us with some milk shakes."

One of the maids came to Samiko's room and heard everything that was said

"Small lady Samiko, we are glad you are staying with us. We will get you and your friends whatever you need. You all should relax and enjoy the rest of your day."

Samiko blinked in confusion and nodded

"Um, t-t-thank you very much. I appreciate it."

Three weeks later, Chibiusa came home by teleporting so she wouldn't have to wait in those long lines at the airport. She was happy to be home with family and friends, Helios was supposed to come but he had important matters to attend to back home.

Chibiusa went to her room to change into her comfortable pjs with her matching bunny slippers to match. Her long pink hair flowed as she walked through the halls of Crystal Tokyo Palace

"Mama and Papa, where is this mature younger cousin of mine? Are you sure she isn't anything like mama?"

Mamoru chuckled lightly

"I assure you that she isn't like your mother. If you see the books she has read and is reading, you will understand what we mean. She is usually the first one up."

Samiko woke up from her sleep in total peace and quiet, she went to the bathroom to wake herself up completely doing her normal routine, after she was done, she remained in her pajamas and had her hair up in a ponytail.

She went over the list for today and crossed some things off the list, she had to bring to the student council about switching school days from Monday through Friday to Tuesday through Friday.

She thought having a four day weekend was an excellent idea because students do need a break from studying so much during the week.

After she looked over her list of student council duties, she emailed them to her team so they could look over it.

Chibiusa was eating her favorite cereal with some sliced bananas inside of her bowl and She looked at her father with a smile

"You said she was the first one up, papa. Why hasn't she graced us with her presence?"

Mamoru chuckled putting his coffee cup down on a coaster

"Samiko is a very busy person, well for a middle schooler that is. She probably emailed something to the student council to look over some things for her to get approval from the school board themselves.

She is a part of three clubs and manages two part time jobs. She is on the path of being successful in her own right and on her own time."

Samiko walked into the kitchen rubbing her eyes to wipe the cold from them

"Did Usagi dye her hair or am I seeing double? Pink is a very bright hair color for someone to have for hair."

Chibiusa giggled

"Papa, you didn't tell me my younger cousin was funny. She is just adorable!"

She ran up to Samiko and pinched her cheeks softly and giggled

Samiko finally put two and two together and shook her head

"You must be chibiusa, I mean princess serenity. It's finally nice to meet you I guess. I am Samiko Tsukino-Tomoe, welcome home from college."

She didn't know how to react to affection from family but she knew she had to get used to it for now.

Chibiusa stopped grabbing her cousin's cheeks and smiled

"You know, you remind me of a dear old friend of mine. You two almost look very similar. You are a mix of both sides I see. My friend isn't used to being called adorable even though she is.

She is very bright and nice to be around. I am supposed to meet up with her as soon as she comes back from her conference with her mom and her mom's cousin. She is in the robotics club at her college."

Samiko nodded

"I will meet everyone in due time, with my hectic schedule I can't do everything all at once. I will literally have to fit it into my schedule. I am very responsible with timing of everything going in my life inside and outside of the castle. I have to make sure everything that's ahead of time stays in its time slot before I lose focus."

Chibiusa looked at her younger cousin and sighed

"Samiko-chan, life is about having fun and enjoying your time with your friends. When are you going to have your welcome to the Crystal Tokyo party?"

Samiko's face turned red in embarrassment and cleared her throat

"I was actually going to talk to your parents about it, they gave me two or three weeks to decide what I wanted to do. I have decided to have the party after all, I am a minor so I don't want anyone sneaking in beverages that can get us drunk or poisoned.

I want it to be calm and relaxing for those who are attending the welcoming party. I want the party to start at four and end at ten. If possible, can it be on a weekend?"

Mamoru smiled

"The weekend is fine Samiko, I am glad you are having this party. I was worried you weren't going to have it."

Samiko blinked

"I was worried myself to be honest, I had an argument with myself whether or not to have a party welcoming me into the family or not. I didn't want this to be held over my head or a party planned without my consent. I am not too keen on me being the center of attention, but just for one day I can be the center and try to enjoy it. You guys are treating me like an adult even though I won't be one for the next two years."

Mamoru smiled and nodded

"We want you to feel comfortable in our home, Samiko. Our home is your home. All we want is a baseline of open communication with you. We want to earn your trust."

Samiko nodded

"I understand Mamoru-san, I want to try and build a relationship with you and Usagi.

I will try to be out of my room more and around the castle. The only time I won't be out of my room is when I am working on a science project that takes up a lot of my time or when Akiko's cousin comes to pick her up from here. I want to feel comfortable around the castle but still feel a sense of freedom."

Mamoru nodded

"I completely understand Samiko, we can have your welcoming party in the next couple of weeks. It will be on a weekend and it will be monitored to make sure no teens bring in things to affect the punch bowl."

The weeks went by and it was the time of the party, everyone from Juuban Junior High showed up for the party. Everyone was searched for things that couldn't be brought into the castle.

Samiko was getting ready in her room, her best friends were downstairs waiting for her. She put on her dressy outfit and her hair was pulled back with her bangs showing.

She sighed looking in the mirror rolling her eyes, she thought to herself

'Well you made it this far Samiko, you can't back out now. Once the party is done, you can rest or read your books in peace. Don't expect anything to happen.

This is to welcome you to Crystal Tokyo Palace. The only people that can stay over are your best friends. Get the night over with and enjoy yourself.'

She heard a knock on the door and turned around to see, it was akiko seeing if samiko was ok and if she was ready.

Akiko came into the room closing the door behind her, she hugged samiko from behind resting her chin on her shoulder

"Sami, are you ok? We don't have to do this party if you aren't comfortable yet. I know being the center of attention isn't your thing. I know how you are when it comes to things like this. We can still back out of this if you want to. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable around people."

Samiko smiled feeling akiko's warm hug from behind

"I will be fine akiko, we will be fine. The sooner we have this party the better. I already gave Mamoru a start time and an end time, I don't want people to overstay their welcome. The only people that can stay will be you guys, I mean if you want to."

Akiko smiled and poked Samiko's cheek cutely, she continued to hug her from behind

"Sami, you know us already. We will spend the night. We have an actual three day weekend thanks to you. We will stay here for three days.

I can't believe the school agreed to giving us more time off so we can be normal teens. It was all thanks to you and the student council planning everything ahead of time. We should head down to the party. It can't start without you."

She helped Samiko get out of the chair and walked out to the party, everyone stood still seeing the two come down the stairs.

Samiko looked at everyone in the crowd with a smile

"Um, hi everyone. Welcome to Crystal Tokyo palace. This is my first party and let's all try to get along and enjoy the party. I thank you all for coming to celebrate me and for welcoming me into your kingdom. Let's all have fun and dance. The food and drinks are on the table."

The party went well without a hitch, everyone was enjoying themselves. After a while the party started to die down a bit and everyone started to exit the castle after thanking Samiko for a great evening of enjoyment.

Samiko said bye to her guests, her best friends went to bed minus akiko. They went to the balcony of the castle to look at the stars. The stars were very bright that night, the moon shined on them.

Samiko noticed that akiko was cold and gave akiko her jacket to keep her warm

"I don't want you to catch a cold. I will be fine. Only idiots catch colds. We aren't idiots. Did you enjoy yourself miko? Was the party fun for you?" She wrapped her arms around akiko from behind to show her that she was trying to comfort her and keep her warm.

Akiko blushed dark red and nodded seeing how close samiko was to her under the moonlight

"I enjoyed myself very much, but for now we can take it easy. I know it was uncomfortable for you. I am glad you made it through successfully, the party went without too many problems and you enjoyed yourself."

Samiko smiled

"I don't think I am going to celebrate anything else for a while, I am where I am supposed to be. My car will be done in a few months, I am excited to start driving it. I just don't want you guys to worry that I will change once I start driving."

Akiko was still blushing at the closeness between her and Samiko

"I don't think you will change, not at all. You will still remain the same. Are you still planning to move out during senior year of high school?"

Samiko blinked holding akiko close to her resting her chin on her shoulder

"I don't know yet. I am still having those conflicting battles from time to time. I don't know where my place is at the moment, but I will find it soon. I just gotta work hard towards my goal and make sure that it is the right course of action.

I am one of those rare lone wolves, I have a pack but don't have a pack. It probably doesn't make sense. I belong but I don't belong, anything can happen at any time, I just have to be very prepared for the steps I take into the future.

The future isn't promised to anyone, I have to take it day by day as a blessing."

Akiko nodded and understood what she meant, she leaned closer to Samiko's embrace

"We should head to bed, our friends are waiting for us. We don't want them to get the wrong idea. Maiko is a bloodhound for detective work, every other day she asks if there is something going on with us, i tell her no there isn't and she drops it. I guess she feels the chilly aura you produce when you know I am being bugged about something."

Samiko yawned and let go of akiko so they could walk back to her large room

"Maiko should know better by now, friends like us should never cross those lines. I don't think your cousin would approve of me anyways, given the fact I am neo queen serenity's baby cousin.

I am respecting all boundaries when it comes to her and you. I feel like she doesn't like me already. I am on edge with her around and it's scary."

They arrived at her bedroom where the best friends were already asleep in the oversized bed

Akiko nodded and understood

"I understand Samiko, Rei can be scary at times. She wants the best for me, that's all. She is raising me and wants me to have the best time of my life. We don't see each other in a romantic way. We have been best friends all our lives and we can't have that broken at all."

She climbed into bed after changing into her pjs, Samiko changed quickly into her pjs and laid on the couch bed she had in her room.

They said good night and fell asleep………