Hello everyone! Please tell us what you think of this story. Please? We love to hear from all of you. Please e-mail us. If you're wondering who some of the characters are, don't worry. ^-^ Ruruna & Naruru are two of ChibiUsa's friends from the manga (who Hotaru thought were trying to steal ChibiUsa from her ^^). Momoko's another friend of ChibiUsa's from both the anime and the manga. Diana is ChibiUsa's talking kitten who came back with her from the future. She can change into a human, though she still has her tail when she does. Oh, and one last thing. We're trying to coordinate an anthology of Hotaru and ChibiUsa stories, but we need to get more stories for it. If any authors out there are at all interested, please e-mail us. Thanks! ^-^ We really hope you enjoy the story. ^^ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "You look beautiful," Michiru said as Hotaru stepped down the stairs. She was wearing a black dress with a satin bow on the back. Hotaru turned around twice. "Do you really think so, Michiru-mama?" "Of course," Michiru answered. She looked proudly at the girl she had raised as a daughter. "Oh Ruka, look at her. She's grown into such a pretty young lady." Hotaru blushed, Haruka smiled. There was a flash of light as Setsuna took a picture. "I just have to make sure we have a picture of our little girl's first dance," said Setsuna. "So who's the lucky young boy or girl you're taking to the dance?" "I'm going with Haruka-papa to pick up ChibiUsa-chan and then we're heading to the dance," said Hotaru. Though ChibiUsa was still pretending they were just friends, Hotaru didn't try very hard to keep it a secret. "Oh, so you're taking Small Lady to the dance?" Setsuna looked at Hotaru knowingly. "She can be quite a handful. Make sure you two behave and everything should be fine." "Setsuna," Michiru giggled. "I have to keep an eye out for our daughter, don't I?" Setsuna replied. Hotaru sighed. "I don't think you'll have to worry, Setsuna-mama. I'm only going to the dance with ChibiUsa, my best friend." She put emphasis on 'best friend'. That wasn't what she wanted to go as. "Don't sound too disappointed. I'm sure she's not bad company. And you might meet someone while you're there," Setsuna said. Hotaru sighed again. 'That's not it.' "Are you ready?" Haruka asked. Hotaru nodded and stood up. Michiru and Setsuna followed them to the car. "Have fun, Hotaru," Michiru said as Hotaru got in the back seat. "I will. Thanks!" Hotaru waved as they started to drive away. "There she is," Haruka pointed to ChibiUsa waiting in front of her house. ChibiUsa smiled and started waving her arms as Haruka pulled up. 'She's so beautiful,' Hotaru thought. ChibiUsa had her hair down. She was wearing a pink dress that fit her well, covering her shoulders, and with frills at the bottom. "You look cute," Hotaru said aloud as ChibiUsa climbed in next to her. ChibiUsa smiled happily, glad that Hotaru thought so. She slowly looked Hotaru up and down, "You're pretty tonight." "Thank you, ChibiUsa-chan," Hotaru said. She laughed. "But you're supposed to say 'you always look pretty' after that." ChibiUsa laughed as well. "Can I pass it this time?" Hotaru appeared to contemplate for a moment. "No. Not this time." "Okay, then. You always look pretty." Hotaru smiled. "Good. Thanks again, ChibiUsa-chan." ChibiUsa smiled back at her. "Anytime, Taru." Haruka looked into the back of the car with an odd look on her face. She didn't remember acting like that when she was that young. Or rather she did, but with a certain aqua haired girl. The two of them just hadn't been quite as childish when playing around with each other. It took Haruka a moment to make a connection. She turned around and stared at the back for a few brief seconds before turning her attention back to the road. 'No,' she thought. 'This is different. They've been best friends since before we raised Hotaru. I'm probably just looking into it too deeply. I do tease Hotaru about it a lot, though.' A smirk formed on Haruka's face. 'What if I was right the whole time?' She looked back and saw the two of them talking quietly, whispering to each other and laughing from time to time. She noticed they were both holding hands as well. It wasn't a big thing in and of itself, but with how they'd been acting lately, it wasn't too difficult for Haruka to take that a step further than friendly hand holding. Haruka's grin widened. 'It would be nice to win a bet with Michi for once.' Both girls started leaning towards each other. They sat back quickly as the car turned a corner. "You two enjoy yourselves," Haruka said as he stopped the car by the school. "I'm sure we will, "Hotaru said. She leaned over ChibiUsa and scooted across. Hotaru grabbed ChibiUsa's hand and helped her out. Neither of them noticed the gray cat that jumped out of the car after the two of them. "Hi, ChibiUsa-chan! Hotaru-chan!" Naruru greeted them as they walked inside. "Neither of you came with someone?" Ruruna asked. "That's too bad. Don't worry about it though. C'mon, Hotaru, we've got somebody you can dance with." ChibiUsa grabbed onto Hotaru's arm protectively as Ruruna and Naruru tried to lead them away. "Hotaru and I decided to go to the dance together since neither of us could find anybody." "Well, I did find someone. She's right around here," Hotaru looked around before her gaze settled on ChibiUsa. Naruru scratched her head nervously and looked down. "Yeah, same with me and Ruruna." "We figured, we both helped organize the dance anyway, so we might be able to help better if we weren't busy here with someone," Ruruna tried to explain. "We're going to make sure everything's going well. We'll see you two around later," Naruru said. Ruruna and Naruru waved before walking away through the crowd of students. "You look nervous, ChibiUsa," Hotaru said as she and ChibiUsa stood together. The pink haired girl smiled at her. "I'm here with a beautiful girl and I'm not sure what I should do." "Well, if you want my advice, kiss her whenever you get the chance," Hotaru said innocently. She started leaning towards ChibiUsa slightly. "Like right now." ChibiUsa took a step back. "It's a little too crowded." Hotaru smiled. "I don't mind." ChibiUsa looked at Hotaru for a moment. "You've just been full of surprises lately." Hotaru brushed some hair away from her face. "What do you mean?" The pink haired girl giggled. "I could have sworn you were the shy one before all this." "I just don't think you should have to hide it if you love someone. I love you. I don't want to pretend any different." Hotaru smiled. "Besides, I'll be the shy one if you want. I never remember you being this shy when we were younger, so I'd love to switch places with you." ChibiUsa stood thinking for a moment. 'She's right. I never used to act like this before we got together. Why have I been doing that? Because what if someone finds out? I can tell that Hotaru's nervous before she does things a lot of the time, but she's been going ahead anyway. Has fear of being found out really changed things for me?' "ChibiUsa-chan?" Hotaru asked worriedly. "Are you okay? I was just kidding." "I'm fine, Taru. Just thinking." ChibiUsa smiled brightly and offered her hand to Hotaru. "Let's dance." Hotaru blushed and looked at her for a moment. She took ChibiUsa's hand with her own. "Hai. I'd love to." ChibiUsa led the other girl onto the dance floor. Momoko stood against a wall, her lavender hair in its normal single odango hairstyle. She was wearing a dress that looked vaguely Chinese and cut off at her lower thighs. Momoko looked at ChibiUsa and Hotaru, who were a bit apart from everyone else. They seemed to be standing very close together and getting closer. Momoko couldn't make out what they were saying. Finally the two went off into the crowd. Standing next to Momoko was a girl in an odd gray and purple dress with short dark hair. Momoko was sure that the other girl was watching Hotaru and ChibiUsa as well. "If Hotaru was teaching ChibiUsa to kiss, then she must have been getting ready for something. Maybe it's for someone here at the dance," Diana thought to herself. "Excuse me," Momoko said, interrupting her thoughts. "Are you watching those two?" She pointed towards ChibiUsa and Hotaru. "I.. I'm sorry... I should go," Diana said before she turned to leave. A hand grabbed her shoulder, "Don't go. I'm sorry if I scared you, but I just wanted to know if you're watching them. I am too, and I thought we could compare notes," the lavender haired girl said. "I'm Momoko, a friend of theirs." "I'm Diana, and so am I," Diana replied. She knew Momoko well, though Momoko didn't know she was ChibiUsa's cat. "That's strange. ChibiUsa has a cat named Diana," Momoko said. Diana laughed nervously, "I was named after her... I mean the cat was named after me," she said hastily. Momoko laughed, "It's good to meet you. I hope we can find out whatever it is we're both looking for." "Me too," Diana agreed. She couldn't help blushing as she looked at Momoko. "Are you okay?" Momoko asked. "H..Hai" Diana answered. She looked away quickly. She had had a crush on Momoko for a long time. She'd known Momoko for quite a while in her cat form. Momoko was always very nice to her, petting her and giving her food. She hadn't expected to meet Momoko here in her human form. "Will you dance with me?" Diana blurted out. She blushed as soon as the words were out of her mouth and looked away. Momoko blushed as well and coughed into her fist. She thought about it. 'Well, ChibiUsa and Hotaru are dancing together. It's the same thing.' "That's a good idea," she said. "We can get closer to ChibiUsa over there and see if we can find out what's going on." This was the first time Momoko had ever been asked to dance by a girl. It was... strange. Plenty of boys had asked her, though she'd declined. By now at her age most of the girls had grown out of thinking boys were stupid, but Momoko still didn't like them much, even if Kyosuke was her friend. She looked closely at Diana. She had dark gray hair done up in four odango. She was a bit smaller than Momoko and was wearing a tight purple dress with a ruffled skirt that had a gray skirt beneath it. She wore lavender stockings and had a bow around her neck. Diana looked up at her happily. Both girls continued to blush as they began to dance together. Hotaru was a bit shocked that ChibiUsa had asked her to dance. ChibiUsa was pretty shy about her relationship with Hotaru, but Hotaru was shy about it as well, though she tried not to be. ChibiUsa was overall more outgoing than she was and she wished that the pink haired girl would act that way about the two of them. Hotaru's line of thought was interrupted as she felt ChibiUsa's hand on her waist. "ChibiUsa, what's gotten into you tonight? Not that I mind though, but I was sure that you wouldn't want to do anything like this. I thought I'd be lucky if we danced at all." Hotaru said. ChibiUsa brushed a stray strand of hair away from Hotaru's face. "Well, I'd been thinking about this a lot over the past two days. I had a lot of fun dancing with you at Usagi's wedding a couple of years ago and I really wanted to dance with you again. No one thought it was strange that we were dancing together then." Hotaru giggled. "Yeah, but we were both about ten back then. Of course no one thought it was strange." "Two friends can dance together," ChibiUsa said. "Hai," Hotaru agreed. "But I'm sure they don't have the same intentions I have in mind for you after we get home." ChibiUsa blushed. "And I'm sure most of them don't plan on spending the whole dance together." "That's true," ChibiUsa conceded. She hesitated a second before placing her hand on Hotaru's hip. Hotaru smiled, and placed her hand on ChibiUsa's side. ChibiUsa started to remember the many other dances she had been to in the future as a new song began. Mostly formal occasions at the palace in Crystal Tokyo. The only dance she remembered fondly was when she'd danced with Hotaru at Mamoru and Usagi's wedding. She wanted to enjoy her time with Hotaru whether anyone saw them or not. The two girls began to dance. Slowly the rest of the world seemed to fade away, leaving them oblivious to everything but each other. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Momoko saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru dancing near her. She'd forgotten all about them while dancing with the mysterious girl. She blushed. 'I've never felt like this before. I don't know why, but it feels like I've met her before. She's very pretty. She's a great dancer too. She seems so innocent. Who is she?' Momoko's hand slid down Diana's back, Diana purred happily, Momoko's hand brushed something soft and furry. It seemed to be moving in time to the music. Momoko clutched it, startling Diana. She turned the smaller girl around, Momoko stared wide eyed at Diana's tail. "What... What is that?" Momoko asked. "My tail?" Diana asked, confused. She didn't know why Momoko was acting so strangely. Suddenly realization dawned on her. People didn't have tails. She kept hers even in her human form, unlike her parents. She felt Momoko tug at her tail. Diana pushed away, tears building up in her eyes. Things had been going so well with Momoko and now her tail had ruined everything. Her vision blurred as she wiped some tears away with her sleeve. "I..I've got to go.." she said quickly before heading through the crowd. "Wait!!" Momoko yelled as she tried to catch up with her. "Matte! Don't go!" She grabbed for the other girl, but it was too late. She was already gone. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChibiUsa smiled happily as she continued to dance with Hotaru. She loved the comforting feel of Hotaru's hands on her shoulders. She felt Hotaru's soft skin through the thin fabric. "I just realized something," ChibiUsa said. "What?" Hotaru asked the pink haired girl. She blinked several times as she brought herself back to reality. She'd tuned out the rest of the world while they'd been dancing. "All those banquets and dances are going to be a lot more fun with you there in Crystal Tokyo," ChibiUsa said smiling. Hotaru smiled back lovingly. Her face was inches away from ChibiUsa's. Hotaru learned closer. ChibiUsa turned, blushing. Hotaru, kissed her cheek lightly and laughed. "Taru..." Hotaru smiled and ran her hand up ChibiUsa's back. Her hand reached ChibiUsa's soft pink hair. She gently brushed it with her fingers. "I'm really enjoying the dance. Thanks for understanding, ChibiUsa-chan." ChibiUsa sighed as they danced. She could feel Hotaru's soft breasts against her. Her hands lay over the dark haired girl's graceful form. They continued dancing for the rest of the night. Several boys asked ChibiUsa to dance, but she declined. Hotaru was glad that she got to spend the whole night with the pink haired girl. She held ChibiUsa closer, enjoying the sweet scent of her hair and the soft feel of her body. "I love you, Hota-chan," ChibiUsa whispered into Hotaru's ear. "I love you too," Hotaru whispered back. She noticed some of the odd looks they received as the two girls started another slow dance together. She blushed but tuned them out and concentrated on the pink haired girl. "I had no idea you'd be able to dance as well as you can," Hotaru remarked. "I've always had a hard time dancing. I'm not very coordinated." "I still think it's cute." Hotaru winked at her. "So how did you learn how to dance?" "It's kind of embarrassing ," ChibiUsa said. "Tell me." "There was a banquet being held for some foreign dignitaries when I was about 10 back in the future. I hadn't really danced at all up to that time, but when someone asked me, I agreed. I tripped and fell a minute into the dance. I sat in a chair the rest of the night. After it was over I talked with my mom for a while. She made me feel better about the whole thing. We stayed up all night and she taught me how," ChibiUsa finished. "Ohhh... That's so sweet," Hotaru said. "I can't wait to meet Usagi again in the future when she's your mother." ChibiUsa sighed. "Yeah. I miss her. I really like Usagi and all, but she's not my mom yet." The two of them danced in silence for a short time before Hotaru hesitantly replied. "You could always ask Setsuna if she'd let you go to the future for a short while. I mean, as long as you came back soon." ChibiUsa smiled at the purple haired girl. "Thanks, Taru but then I'd miss you. When I do go back to my time I want you to come back with me." "Thank you," Hotaru said in relief. Hotaru had been frightened of ChibiUsa going to the future ever since ChibiUsa had left several years ago to go back to her time. Hotaru was scared that the future princess would leave again. "You're not going to wait until we go to the future to tell everyone, right? I still want to tell my parents about us." "Sometime soon, Hotaru-chan. Actually, I think my mom might have known before I left. Before I met you when I was coming back to the past, she said something cryptic about me having a very important encounter in the past. I wonder if she was talking about you." ChibiUsa said thinking of what her mother had said to her. "I hope so, " Hotaru smiled happily. Crimson eyes met dark purple ones as the two girls danced. "Will you kiss me?" Hotaru asked suddenly. "Hotaru-chan?" ChibiUsa's eyes widened at the dark haired girl's request. "I have been pretty well behaved tonight. I didn't have to act like I was just your friend. I think I've been a good girl and I deserve a kiss," Hotaru said as her smile widened. "You do, and I'll make sure you get one, but not here." ChibiUsa replied. "I'm impatient," "Hotaru said. "I may have to steal one." "I thought you said you were a good girl," ChibiUsa said. "It wouldn't be my fault. You look so cute dressed up for the dance," Hotaru laughed evilly.. "Okay. You did what I want at the dance. I'll do whatever you want when we get back to your house." ChibiUsa said. "Really?" Hotaru asked happily. ChibiUsa nodded. "That sounds fun," Hotaru giggled. "I still want my kiss though." Momoko sighed as she sat with her back against the wall. She was very confused. Who was that girl? Why had she been at the dance? What was that tail? Was it part of her outfit? She sighed again, she'd tried in vain to find the girl, but she had been long gone. She half-heartedly kept watching ChibiUsa and Hotaru. The dance had lost all interest after the mysterious girl had left. ChibiUsa and Hotaru giggled, not realizing that Momoko was looking on. They looked at each other strangely as they smiled at one another. Momoko didn't know why they were acting the way they were. Several couples danced past, blocking her view. They all looked so happy. Her mind flashed back to Diana. She sighed angrily. Why couldn't she get the mysterious girl out of her mind? She shook her head and tried to clear her mind. 'Where'd she go?' Momoko asked herself. The dance finally ended later that night. The students began to leave the school. Hotaru and ChibiUsa were talking in a hallway abandoned by the other students. "So did you have fun?" Hotaru asked. ChibiUsa's hands ran up and down Hotaru's cold, bare arms, trying to warm the dark haired girl. ChibiUsa smiled at Hotaru. "I had a lot of fun, Taru-chan," she said brightly. "It still would have been better if we'd gone as a couple," Hotaru said. She sighed happily as she felt ChibiUsa's fingers warming her cold arms. "I know, I know. And I'm sorry. I got to go with the prettiest girl here and everyone thought we'd come without dates." "That's okay," Hotaru shivered. "Just as long as you keep this up. It's cold." ChibiUsa giggled. "Sure. As long as we trade places in a couple of minutes." Hotaru nodded. "As soon as we're in Haruka-papa's car with the heater on." "You're so cute, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said. Hotaru smiled "So are you." A finger went under ChibiUsa's chin. "I never did get that kiss I wanted." She raised her chin and met the pink haired girl's lips with her own. ChibiUsa hands stopped at Hotaru's shoulders as she kissed her back. Momoko froze when she saw ChibiUsa and Hotaru. She'd been waiting in the hallway to get away from the other students so she could collect her thoughts. She had been about to greet her two friends when she saw them kiss. She stood there in shock. She didn't know what to do. Finally she slid out a door and made her way outside. A car pulled up near Hotaru as the two girls waved to the driver. "Hi, Haruka-papa," Hotaru said as she and ChibiUsa climbed into the back of the car. "How was it?" Haruka asked as she started the car. "It was really nice," Hotaru said. "Thanks for taking us, Haruka-san," ChibiUsa said. "Don't mention it. You two make a cute couple," Haruka replied. Hotaru and ChibiUsa blushed. "Do you really think so?" Hotaru asked. "Don't worry about Haruka-papa. She's just teasing us," she whispered to ChibiUsa. ChibiUsa relaxed slightly. "Absolutely." Haruka laughed. "I'd be happy to chauffeur you two on any dates you'd like to go on." "Haruku-papa..." Hotaru chided. Haruka smiled. "I just want the two of you to know the offer's open if you do want to go out." "Umm...Thanks for the offer," Hotaru managed. "You're welcome," Haruka said. She smiled to herself slightly. She still didn't quite know what was going on, but she figured she'd find out sometime. They drove along in silence for a while before Hotaru & ChibiUsa started talking to each other about the dance. Haruka smiled to herself as the two girls talked. They were so cute together. The car finally stopped outside the house the outer senshi shared. Michiru and Setsuna came out of the house to greet them. "Hi, Puu," ChibiUsa said happily as Setsuna walked up. "Hello, Small Lady. Did you have a good time?" Setsuna asked. ChibiUsa nodded. "Yeah. It was a lot of fun." "I'm glad. Hotaru's always so happy when she's going places with you," Setsuna said. She turned to see Hotaru talking excitedly to Michiru about the dance. "I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself, Hotaru-chan. Did you dance a lot?" Michiru asked her. "Yes. Only with ChibiUsa-chan, though. I really enjoyed myself," Hotaru said. Michiru seemed a little confused. "Nobody asked you to dance?" "No, someone asked me, but I didn't want to. I was fine with how things were going," Hotaru replied. Michiru smiled, "Well, I'm glad for you then." "Thanks. It's getting late. ChibiUsa-chan and I are going to change. We'll probably take a shower after that, so we'll see you all tomorrow. " Hotaru said. "Okay, goodnight." Michiru said. "Goodnight, everyone." Hotaru waved as she grabbed ChibiUsa by the hand and led her upstairs. ChibiUsa waved as she followed Hotaru. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Momoko sat alone in the dark. She was in her room, but she couldn't get comfortable. She was so confused. She'd found out why ChibiUsa had been acting so strangely, but now she didn't know what to do about it. She wanted to talk to ChibiUsa, but she didn't know how to bring it up to the pink haired girl. She'd known Hotaru and ChibiUsa were close, but she was shocked to learn just how close they really were. The other thing troubling her was Diana, the mysterious girl she had been dancing with. She couldn't get that girl out of her mind, even after seeing Hotaru and ChibiUsa kissing. She felt oddly about how she'd spent the night with Diana. She didn't know why, but she was also afraid she'd never see her again. Momoko slumped down on her floor and looked out her window into the night. "Where did you go?" she asked aloud. She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to make sense of the night, but it all seemed so strange to her. The only thing she knew was that she wanted to see Diana again. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChibiUsa hopped back onto Hotaru's bed when they entered the room. She yawned as she laid back, stretching out on the bed. Hotaru giggled. "Are you tired?" "Yeah, I didn't get much sleep last night," ChibiUsa said. "Me neither. I was trying to decide what I should do at the dance," Hotaru said. ChibiUsa sat up. "Really? Why did you decide not to do anything?" "It was a tough decision. I really, really didn't want to go as friends. I almost left when Naruru tried to get us to dance with some boys, but the way you held me when we slow danced," Hotaru sighed. "I'll be surprised if no one thinks there was something behind it. I am the only one you danced with." She smiled. "Anyway, the reason why I didn't do anything was because I decided that this is about both of us. I love you and if that's all that matters to me, then I shouldn't care if no one knew we were a couple at the dance." "Arigato, Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa said. She looked a bit sad after listening to Hotaru. Hotaru sat down beside her. "What's wrong?" she asked. "You almost left," ChibiUsa said simply. Hotaru put her arm around the pink haired girl. ChibiUsa leaned her head on Hotaru's shoulder. "It's just that I get so frustrated sometimes. I'm so glad we're together, but I didn't want to be at the dance with all those people. I was nervous about the whole thing and I didn't want Naruru to try to set us up with different boys the whole time. I hated going to the dance as friends, but I still had fun." She smiled at the other girl. ChibiUsa smiled slightly. "I'm glad you stayed. Maybe next time there's a dance or something, we could go as a couple," she said quickly. "I was being kinda stubborn about the whole thing." Hotaru laughed. "We both were. Maybe we can come up with a better compromise next time." "That would be good," ChibiUsa agreed. "I'm really glad we went tonight." "So am I. Seeing you dressed up for the dance made it all worthwhile," Hotaru said. "And I'm glad I finally got my kiss," she said quietly before kissing ChibiUsa again. ChibiUsa kissed the dark haired girl back passionately, glad to be alone with her. She let out a startled cry as she felt Hotaru's hands moving across the fabric of her dress, starting to undress her. Hotaru sat back. "You did say I could do whatever I wanted, right?" she asked mischievously. ChibiUsa nodded and blushed as she felt Hotaru taking her bra off. Hotaru smiled. "Good. Then I'd like to..." Hotaru paused as if thinking. ChibiUsa sat anxiously. The dark haired girl's fingers ran over ChibiUsa's stomach. "I'd like to tell my parents, then." ChibiUsa stared at her for several seconds. "Hotaru-chan?" "You said I could do whatever I wanted," Hotaru reminded her pink haired lover. "But, that's not what I meant," ChibiUsa said quickly. "I know what you meant," Hotaru cupped ChibiUsa's breasts, eliciting a moan from the other girl. "But what you mean and what you said are two different things." ChibiUsa looked nervous. "But, Hotaru..." Hotaru laughed. "You did agree." She smiled and kissed ChibiUsa again. "Now pull your dress back up. They should still be downstairs." "But I don't know what to say," ChibiUsa argued. "Just tell them the truth. That we love each other. Setsuna's been your friend for years, you know Haruka and Michiru really well..." Hotaru replied. ChibiUsa still didn't look convinced. "Please? Do this for me," Hotaru asked. ChibiUsa sighed. "Okay, Taru-chan. I will." Hotaru hugged her. "Arigato, Odango-chan!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haruka had a triumphant grin on her face as Hotaru finished up. Michiru looked surprised by the news. Setsuna looked as if it hadn't really been a surprise to her at all. "So the two of you?" Michiru asked. Hotaru nodded. "Hai. We've been together for a couple of months now. I'm sorry we hadn't told you all until now." ChibiUsa stood to the left and slightly behind Hotaru. She'd let the other girl do most of the talking. Setsuna smiled and took a step closer to ChibiUsa. "Small Lady, you really shouldn't worry about it. We're all happy for you. You don't need to be embarrassed about it. We're all here for you." "And we're glad you found someone, Hotaru," Haruka said, still wearing the sappy grin she seemed to be directing at Michiru. "Thank you," Hotaru said happily. "As long as you're happy, we're behind you, Hime-chan," Michiru said. "You two make a cute couple. Maybe you'll let me paint the two of you sometime." "And remember, my offer still stands," Haruka reminded them. "I'm glad things have worked out so well for you here in the past, Small Lady. I'm sure your mother would be proud of you," Setsuna told to pink haired girl. "Thanks everyone," ChibiUsa said as she gave Setsuna a hug. "Our little girl's growing up, alright," Michiru said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After a couple of hours talking with Setsuna, Michiru, and Haruka about the whole situation, Hotaru and ChibiUsa were back in bed in Hotaru's room. They held each other, their bare bodies pressed against each other. "See? I told you it wouldn't be so horrible," Hotaru said. "You're right. It wasn't that bad," ChibiUsa agreed. "Good. Then we can tell the Inner Senshi tomorrow." "Hotaru!" She giggled. "I'm kidding. We can tell them later. I'm just glad I don't have to keep it a secret from my parents anymore." "Yeah. I do feel better now that we've told them," ChibiUsa said. "Me too. I hated hiding it from them." ChibiUsa smiled. "I'm glad you're happy about it." She ran her hand through Hotaru's soft hair before kissing her. "I love you, Taru." "I love you, too," Hotaru replied while stroking the other girl's cheek. The two girls held each other before sleep finally claimed them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Momoko lay still in the dark, confused as ever. She didn't know what to do about anything that had happened that night. "I wish I could see Diana again," Momoko said aloud. Diana looked in from where she was perched on the window sill watching Momoko. She'd felt bad after running off at the dance. She knew Momoko probably thought she was strange because of her tail. She'd waited until after the dance and followed Momoko home in her kitten form. 'She wants to see me?' Diana asked herself. She meowed and scratched at the window. The lavender haired girl looked out her window to see the kitten sitting there in the moonlight. A slight smile played across her features. Even if it was only ChibiUsa's kitten, it was nice to have company. She slid the window open. The kitten jumped inside quickly, landing on her bed. "What are you doing here?" Momoko asked, not expecting an answer. She scratched the kitten under her chin. "I meant I wanted to see human Diana." Diana meowed again causing the other girl to smile again. "I'm still glad to see you, though." She picked up the kitten and held her in her arms. She stroked Diana's soft fur. The kitten purred softly as Momoko sat back on her bed. "I really don't know what happened today. It was all so sudden. I was trying to find out what ChibiUsa was keeping from me, but even though I found out, I'm more confused than I was back then." Momoko stopped and sighed. "I met this really pretty girl at the dance. She seemed to be trying to find out the same thing I was, so I thought we could help each other. It was so strange, but she asked me to dance with her. We danced for a long time and I forgot all about what I'd been doing there. It was like I was only there to dance with Diana. I loved every second of it. She was so cute. And graceful." Diana blushed. 'She thinks I'm cute?' "But it ended suddenly. I don't understand what happened. I don't know if I ever will. Afterwards, she ran off. And it hurt. I felt like I'd never see her again, like I'd lost something when she'd left. I've been sitting here all night trying to think, but all I can think about it her. I don't know why. Well, I didn't know." She sighed again and held Diana closer as she looked into the dark. "I think I'm in love with her." Diana's eyes went wide. 'Love? She thinks she loves me? But that was the first time she met me as a human.' "I feel like I've known her for a long time. I guess you feel like that when you fall for someone, huh Diana? Like nothing else matters besides seeing them again. I want to see her. I want to tell her... I'm still not sure what." Momoko lay back on the bed, still stroking Diana's fur. Diana was shocked. Both girls were more confused than ever now. Diana watched Momoko as she slept, staying by the lavender haired girl's side throughout the night.
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