Usagi aimlessly wandered through the streets of Juuban, unsure of where she was headed. Maybe she could visit Naru or Ami? She didn't have anything to do, well I mean she could study but that was boring. Maybe she could buy some new manga? She had a little pocket money….

Usagi looked up, staring at the sky as she walked. The sky was blue, and filled with fluffy looking clouds. Usagi wondered what it'd be like to lay on those clouds. Her mind was all over the place, she couldn't really concentrate on anything. She needed to focus on where she was going. Maybe she could go to a nearby park? Usagi was not looking where she was going, well that much was obvious. She was not looking where she was walking so she tripped.

She tripped, but didn't fall…why?

"You really need to be more careful, someone won't always be there to catch you when you fall," a familiar voice spoke in an amused tone.

Usagi turned, and there standing behind her holding on to her wrist was Michiru. Usagi blinked, oh Michiru had grabbed her wrist when she tripped hadn't she?

"OH! Hi Michiru! What are you doing here?" Usagi spoke, a bit too quickly.

Michiru looked at her, amused no doubt.

"Well Haruka's busy with racing business today, and I just happened to pass by at the right time." Michiru spoke, letting go of Usagi's wrist.

Usagi nodded,

"Well…thank you for catching me, then?" Usagi was a bit puzzled, to say the least. How did Michiru even manage to have such perfect timing? Come to think of it, Usagi had tripped when she met Michiru as well.

"What about you, Usagi? What are your plans for today?"

Usagi looked down at the ground,

"I don't actually have any plans, I'm just here." Usagi spoke awkwardly, rather embarrassed to admit such a thing to Michiru, because Michiru was older than her, and really cool. She was always quite pretty. So Usagi wanted to impress her…wait pretty? Where did that come from? Oh well who knows? Usagi sure didn't. Michiru was her friend, a good friend, someone who made her feel like she was special, like she mattered. Haruka made her feel the same way. Michiru, and Haruka treated her differently than everyone else did, and Usagi wondered why. But it didn't really matter, Usagi was just glad that they were friends. But somewhere deep inside herself Usagi wished it could be more. No, that was silly.

Usagi looked back up at Michiru, who was smiling at her. Usagi liked that Michiru was smiling. Michiru seemed to always smile, did Usagi's presence make her happy? Usagi couldn't fathom how someone like Michiru wanted to be her friend. Her mom had spoken about how both Michiru and Haruka were very famous, and that she shouldn't bother them too much as they were very busy. A renowned violinist and racer, how was it that she was friends with them?

"Well, if you don't have any plans why not spend the day with me?" Michiru spoke, pulling Usagi from her thoughts.

Usagi blinked, and mumbled a reply,

"Are you sure you're not too busy to hang out with someone like me?"

Michiru looked at her incredulously,

"With someone like you? Usagi, I'm not busy at all. Anyway, I like spending time with you."

Usagi looked at Michiru, unsure what she had said to cause such a reaction. Usagi watched as Michiru gently grabbed her hand,

"You don't have to spend your day with me if you don't want to, but please never put yourself down like that, again. Usagi, you are amazing the way you are."

Usagi looked towards the ground again,

"I…I think spending time with you sounds nice…"

If Michiru was unhappy that Usagi didn't acknowledge everything she said, she certainly didn't show it. Instead she just smiled,

"Alright then, if you're sure. Where would you like to go?"

Usagi blinked, thinking.

"Why not a park or something?"

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Michiru walked alongside Usagi with a small frown on her face. Michiru might only look slightly annoyed on the outside, but deep down she was furious. How could her princess speak of herself like that? Usagi had spoken of herself as if she were unimportant. Did her princess really think that way about herself? Michiru didn't want to believe that was the case. Briefly she wondered if Usagi could be bullied, but completely discarded the idea after thinking about it. No, that probably was not it. If it wasn't bullies what was it? Was it her friends saying such things to her? Her brother, or that cat? Michiru thought back to the day Usagi had fallen ill, more specifically she thought back to her conversation with Usagi's mother. Michiru's impression of the woman was not the best to be reasonable. However, where else would Usagi get ideas like that nonsense she had spoken about herself earlier?

"Michiru?" Usagi spoke, and Michiru turned to look at her princess. Usagi looked at her concerned,

"Are you okay? You don't seem too happy…have I done something to upset you?"

Michiru's eyes widened, did her princess really assume that it was her? Yes it was clear that she had, Michiru could feel a burning fury rising in her chest, but now wasn't the time for that.

"Oh, no. You haven't done anything to upset me, Usagi. I was just thinking of something…unpleasant."

Michiru watched as her princess visibly relaxed,

"That's good, I was worried that I might have done something because I always seem to…" Usagi trailed off, looking away.

"Always seem to?" Michiru inquired, maybe she could fix this.

"Oh…I just always mess things up whether it be at home, school, or doing other things. Every time I just find a way to mess something up."

Michiru's eyes softened, it was clear to her that her princess had the wrong picture of herself.

Sure she was childish, goofy, and immature but those weren't bad things. Without those traits Usagi wouldn't be who she was, and Michiru would have never truly fallen for her. That's right, if she had never met Usagi she would have only still been in love with the face, and idea of their princess. Eons in the cold of the far reaches of the solar system with only her Talismen for company. With it she could see glimpses of everything she'd sworn to protect which included her princess. She had fallen in love with those images of Princess Serenity she saw through the mirror's glass as Neptune. But it wasn't until she was Michiru that she got to meet her princess, as Usagi. Usagi and Princess Serenity were one and the same, but they were probably very different too. But that didn't matter to Michiru, she loved Usagi, her princess, just as she loved Haruka the same way. Her princess was her guiding light, and now it seemed she needed a guide of her own.

"That's not true…" Michiru started, and Usagi looked at her bewilderedly,

"It's not true because you haven't messed anything up now. I don't know about you but even with the unpleasant thoughts…I've had a wonderful time with you today."

Usagi started to tear up,

"Michiru…do you mean that? Like really mean it?" Usagi's voice cracked as she spoke.

Michiru smiled,

"Yes…I do. I'll say it again Usagi…you're an amazing person. You hold a large amount of childlike wonder, and joy. It's one of the things I love most about you, Usagi."

Usagi cried,

"T-thank y-you Michiru, you have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that."

Michiru gently pulled her Usagi in for a hug, and as her princess cried happy tears on her shoulder, Michiru thought her princess would be okay.