Five girls laughed among themselves, sitting at the back booth of the Crown Parlour. And three cats sat between them, their stiffled giggles drfting into the mass of laughter. Makoto sat next to Minako, her arm wrapped around the blonde. Rei sat next to Minako, Luna in her lap. Next to her were Artemis and Ace, then Usagi. AndM lastly, Ami who was sitting across from Makoto on the other side of the rounded booth. They had ended up here instead of Rei's temple for their meeting, but no one knew why. Maybe it was because it was too nice a day to stay at Rei's temple. Or maybe it was the free shakes Motoki would always supply them with. The afternoon wore on, and the sun began to set behind the clouds. Usagi streched and excused herself to go home. Ace had nearly been mauled by Luna when he told the group that he had given Mamoru's memory back, but Usagi was able to defend him. Rei was next to leave, followed by the three cats. Luna, of course, went home. Artemis and Ace, however, went to town to find a few cute kittens to tease for a while. Makoto and Minako stood to leave. Minako walked over to pay the groups bill for food that day as Makoto sat back down and waited. She glanced out the corner of her eye and saw Ami staring at the table. "The table says stop staring. Its very rude, ya know." Ami blinked and looked up at Makoto and blushed, looking back down. "You alright, Ami-chan? You haven't said two words to me these past few days. Not that you ever do in the first plac, but I feel like something's different now. Everything alright?" Ami nodded slowly. Makoto nodded in response. "Would you like a ride home, Ami?" "Iie, thank you. I think I should walk home." At that, Ami stood and walked away from the table. As she walked past Makoto, the amazon took hold of her wrist gently and pulled her closer. "Ami..." "I have to go, Makoto-san." Makoto sighed and stood, releasing Ami's arm. But before Ami had taken two steps from her, Makoto said, just loud enough for her and Ami to hear, "I remember, Ami." Ami stopped and slowly turned back to look at Makoto. "And I know you do, too." ------------------------------------------------------------ Ami walked thru her bedroom door, shut it, walked to her bed and fell face first on to it. And somewhere in the process of that, she had removed her shirt, pants and socks and laid on her bed in only her panties and bra. She stared out in front of her, tears welling up in her eyes then slowly spilling over. Ami turned her head and buried her face in her comforter, slowly crying herself to sleep. ~Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark, For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart. To weave by picking up the pieces that remain. Melodies of Life - Love's lost refrain~ "Ami-chan..." The blue haired girl groaned and pulled the blanket over her head. "Go...a....way...." Ami heard a soft giggle. "Newp, can't do that." "Why not? I'm tired!" "You're such a baby! Come ON! The new senshi is suppossed to arrive today and my mom wants us there!" Ami ignored the person talking to her until she felt her bed move then someone sitting on her side bouncing up and down. "AMI-CHAN!" "ALRIGHT! GET OFFA ME, SERENITY!!! YOU'RE HEAVY!" Ami sat up quickly, making the young Moon princess fall onto the edge of the bed in a fit of giggles. "You're such a grouch in the morning, Ami-chan." "And you're annoying." The eight year old Princess of Mercury climbed out of bed and stretched. "After her, how many others do we need?" "Just one," Serenity answered. "Minako, Princess of Venus." "I heard that Jupiter was older than us. How much older is she?" Serenity thought for a moment. "Well, she's fourteeen. Thats what, six years? Give or take a month." Ami nodded and headed for her closet to change. "She's been training longer than us, hasn't she?" "Hai, she has. And I hear she's very well trained at that. She ranks well with Mother's gaurdians, and you know who they are." Ami poked her head out of her head, her eyes wide. "She ranks with the outers!?" Serenity nodded. "Oh my..." Ami sank back inside the closet to finish getting ready. Ami and Serenity walked the halls of the Moon Palace in silence. They stopped at a room and five minutes later another eight year old came out. "Hey, Rei," Ami and Serenity said at the same time. Rei smiled and nodded at them as the three began to walk. "Hey yourselves. Where's this new senshi? I wanna meet her!" "She arrived early this morning," Serenity said. "This morning," Ami asked. "I thought you said she wouldn't get here till later?" "Thats what I thought. But Luna came in and told me while you were getting dressed. She's in the training room right now." "So, can we go there," Rei asked. "You just want to spar with her don't you," Ami asked. Rei nodded. "HAI!" "I don't know if you'd want to, Rei," the moon princess said calmly. "Her abilities match with those of the outer senshi, Mother said. She'd hurt you." "Nah..." "At least watch her fight first, Rei," Ami said. "That way you'd know if you could take her." Rei sighed and nodded as they stopped in front of the training room's door. "Alright, alright." The girls cracked the door open and peeked inside, hearing battle cries coming from several people. They saw the head general of the Moon Kingdom's army being backed into a wall by a girl with long brown hair, pulled up into a pony tail. The girls slowly walked into the room and sat on the sidelines watching as the girl took out the general and other highly ranked members of the army until only she stood on the mat. The girl, for her age, was quite tall and muscular. Her skin was tanned a light brown and was now glistening with sweat. The girl turned around hen she heard soft giggling and clapping. She smiled and bowed to her audiance of the three princesses and Ami blushed when her blues met with the girl's green ones... ~Our paths they did cross, Though I cannot say just why, We met, we laughed, we held on fast, And then we said goodbye, And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told? Let them ring out loud until they unfold. In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me. Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name~ ------------------------------------------------------------ "Come on, Mako-chan! You promised!" "I don't feel like it, Ami." "But..you promised!" Makoto couldn't help but laugh. She and the princess of Mercury were secluded away from the others near a small pond in the Moon Garden. Makoto was leaning against a tree a book in her hand. Ami, on the other hand, had changed from her royal gowns to a simple bathing suit and was waiting for Makoto to join her. "I promised to come out here with you," Makoto said calmly. I didn't say I'd go swimming." Ami narrowed her eyes, snatched Makoto's book from her hands and sat in the older girl's lap. It had been six years since they had met and a year or so since they had been an official couple. Wrapping her arms around Makoto's neck, Ami pouted slightly. "Don't you love me any more?" Makoto laughed and shook her head. "Nope, I don't. Now give me my book back." Ami blinked, growled at Makoto and stood up and threw her book at her. "Fine!" She then turned and stormed out to the pond and walked into the water and sat at a spot where the water came up to her collar bone. Makoto sat there and blinked. She had been kidding when she said she didn't love Ami any more. She sat her book down and stood and stripped out of her pants and shirt, revealing her own bathing suit. Makoto walked into the water behind Ami, sat down behind her and wrapped her arms around the girl's shoulders. Ami tried to pull away but Makoto only held on tighter. "I was joking, Ami-chan. You know that." "I know.." "Something's on your mind, isn't it?" Ami nodded and Makoto rested her chin on Ami's shoulder. "What's wrong?" "You...love me, right?" Makoto nodded. "Hai." "And you want to be with me forever, right?" Makoto sighed. She knew exactly where this was heading. "Ami-chan...Ilove you dearly. But us being senshi, we have to put the Princess's happiness before our own. You know that right?" Ami nodded slowly, holding in her tears. Makoto pulled Ami closer and kissed her shoulder then pressed her cheek agaisnt Ami's head. "If things were different, then yes, I would want to be with you forever. But I don't think we're gonna have a life we'd both like to live. Not being who we are anyway." "Rei saw something in the fire," Ami said, wanting tochange the subject. "She saw a battle coming towards the Moon soon." "If that happens," Makoto said standing. "Then we'll fight. Come on, its gonna rain soon." Ami turned and looked up at Makoto confused. "How do you know?" No sooner had she asked did lightening crack in the distance. Ami looked up at Makoto who only smiled. "I just know." ~A voice from the past, Joining yours and mine. Adding up the layers of harmony. And so it goes, on and on. Melodies of Life. To the sky beyond the flying birds - forever and beyond~ "Hey, Rei? Whats been up with Makoto and Ami lately," Minako asked. "You didn't hear," Serenity asked. Minako shook her head. She had only been with the senshi a couple of months, but was already very close to the group. "They broke up and called their engagment off," Serenity said. "Makoto told Ami she didn't love her any more." Minako blinked. "Why did she do that?" "She loves someone else," Rei said. "But I don't know who." "How'd Ami take it?" "Oh she took it bad," Serenity said. "Its been almost two weeks and she refuses to speak to any one. I don't even think she's been eating much if at all." Minako nodded and stood to leave. "Where are you going," Serenity asked. "I'm gonna go check on her. I'll be right back." Minako then walked outside into the corridor and headed for Ami's room. When she got there, she knocked softly. "Go away!" "Ami-chan," Minako said quietly. "Its me, Minako. Can I please cme in? I'm worried about you." At first, Minako heard nothing, then she heard a quiet , "alright," come from Ami's room. Queitly, Minako opened the door, walked inside and shut it behind her. The room was dark, but enough light was shining in from the window for Minako to see. Serenity had been right. She wasn't eating. The meals from that day had yet to be touched. Ami herself sat in a large arm chair, her legs up to her chest and was staring out the window. Minako walked over to Ami and asked, "I heard what happend. Are you ok?" Silence at first, then Ami turned her face to Minako. A wild, animalistic look in her eyes. "I hate you." Minako blinked and took a step back. "Why? What did I do?" "She left me because of you," Ami said, not loosing the killing glare towards Minako as she stood from her chair and began to slowly walk towards Minako. Minako blinked and backed away slowly from Ami. "What are you talking about?" "She left because of YOU! She loves YOU more than ME! I HATE YOU!" ~So far and away, See the birds as it flies by, Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up on the sky I've laid my memories, and dreams upon those wings. Leave them now and see what tomorrow brings. In your dearest memories, do you remember loving me? Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves us behind~ Minako left Ami's room quickly and headed for the library, knowing Makoto would be there. She searched the giant library, and after minutes of searching, found Makoto sitting in a window seat readin a book. Minako stormed over to Makoto and slapped the book out of her hand. Makoto, surprised by being assulted looked up at Minako. "There are better ways of getting my attention, ya know." Minako had tears in her eyes. "Why did you leave her? She loves you!" Makoto blinked then shook her head. "Its none of your business. But since you asked," Makoto jumped up from her seat so quickly, she had Minako pinned between her and a large shelf of books within seconds. Minako blinked and swallowed hard. Moments passed in silence until Minako found her voice. "Are you gonna answer me or just stand there?" Her voice was cold, but she wanted to know if what Ami said was true. Minako had a deep crush on Makoto since the day they met. Makoto's eyes softened and she leaned forward and gently kissed Minako, who eagerly returned it. ~A voice from the past, Joining yours and mine. Adding up the layers of harmony, and so it goes, on and on. Melodies of Life. To the sky beyond the flying birds - forever and beyond~ ------------------------------------------------------------ Ami opened her eyes, her body feeling cold. She sat up and looked down at herself, realizing she had forgotten to put on clothes when fell asleep. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, her face still wet from tears. She glanced over at her clock and it read two in the morning. She sighed and got up from her bed and picked her pajamas from up off the floor and quickly put them on. She turned back to her bed and was startled when she saw a tabby cat laying on her bed, sleeping. She looked at him then looked over at her desk and saw a small note. She turned her desk lamp on and read the note: "Ami-chan, I saw him when I went out for lunch and bought him for you when I left for home. I hope you like him. He reminds me of a lion, so why not call him 'Leo'? Love ya! Mom" Ami sighed then smiled as Leo continued to sleep. She turned her lamp out and climbed back into bed, being careful not to wake the cat up. As Ami closed her eyes, one thought flashed in her mind. If Makoto knew about their past, would things now change? ~If I should leave this lonely world behind. Your voice will still remember our melody. Now I know we'll carry on. Melodies of Life. Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts, As long as we remember~
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