Hello again. ^-^ This story is kind of a third part to ‘Moonlit Nights’ and it centers mainly around Diana and Momoko. Hopefully it will tie up some of the loose ends left from ‘Moonlit Nights’ 1 and 2. You don’t have to have read those before you read this, but it would probably help. For those of you that don’t know some of these characters, here are some very brief descriptions (we’re using some parts from the manga in this, too, like Ruruna and Naruru)- Diana: She’s ChibiUsa’s guardian cat and comes from the future. She has a human form but she still has her tail as a human. Momoko: She’s a cute lavender haired Chinese girl who befriended ChibiUsa shortly after she’d first come to the past. Ruruna & Naruru: They’re two other friends of ChibiUsa’s, though Hotaru can’t seem to stand them. ^^ They only showed up once near the end of the manga, but they are fun to keep around. And yes they do say strange things like ‘Haaging’, so just remember we didn’t make that up. ^_- We’d like to thank Eric because without him, we never would have been able to get this out for a long time. Thanks for everything, Eric. ^-^ We’d love to hear what you think of this story and we’d love to hear any ideas you all have for any other stories we could do. Please e-mail us. Please enjoy the story. ^-^ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Over here, Momo-chan!" a familiar voice yelled to Momoko. She smiled and looked up to see her friend ChibiUsa already waiting for her outside the gate with Ruruna and Naruru. Relief washed over her as she exited the school grounds and made her way over to her friends. ChibiUsa waved cheerfully to her as she approached. "I'm glad that's finally over with," Momoko said as she started walking along with the other girls. "Yeah. All those tests the week after the dance." ChibiUsa sighed. "I'm sure I didn't pass most of them." "We shouldn't worry about it," Naruru said. "Its Friday, so we've got all weekend to forget about the week." "Sounds good to me," Ruruna said. "That gives me time to talk to my boyfriend about not being able to go anyplace last weekend because of the dance. What are you two going to do?" "Not much," Momoko said. She was glad that it was the weekend, but she really didn't feel like doing anything. It had been a week, but her mind kept being drawn back to the mysterious girl she'd met at the dance. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw her. When she fell asleep, she would dream of what had happened. And she could swear it felt like the other girl was right at arms length at times. "Hotaru and I are going shopping and then we're going to see a movie." ChibiUsa smiled. Naruru and Ruruna stared at her for several moments. "You're the only one she acts that way around, you know," Naruru said. "What way?" ChibiUsa asked. "All happy and excited. Blushing a lot. Buying you things," Ruruna said. "That's because I'm always short on money," ChibiUsa countered the only excuse she could think of. "How she gets so jealous over you, how she walks with you to school," Naruru continued. "Those weird looks she gives you," Ruruna and Naruru said simultaneously. ChibiUsa blushed a deep crimson hue. Momoko said nothing, having seen ChibiUsa kiss the dark haired girl in question already. "She's my best friend," ChibiUsa said defensively. "I don't know. It seems kinda strange to me," Naruru said. "I heard a rumor that she's a lesbian. Could be why she stays around you so much, ChibiUsa. She probably likes you." "But that's a rumor," ChibiUsa protested. "Well, its not like you exactly discourage her, though. So of course she wouldn't have stopped," Ruruna added. "It's just a rumor. You should ignore things like that," ChibiUsa said. Two arms wrapped around her from behind pulling her into a hug, startling the already nervous pink haired girl. "Hi, ChibiUsa-chan. Sorry I'm late, but I forgot something back in class," Hotaru said happily as she let go of the other girl and held her hand. Ruruna and Naruru stared at ChibiUsa as if they'd proven their point. ChibiUsa laughed nervously. "Where to next, everyone?" she asked, trying to change the subject. "We're going back to Ruruna's house," Naruru answered. "Yeah, so we'll probably see you later. We'll probably do some haaging before we get there though," Ruruna said as she waved to the other girls before she took off with Naruru. "What does that mean again?" Hotaru asked her pink haired girlfriend. "It means they're going to get some Haagen Dazs before they go home," ChibiUsa supplied. "Ohhhh... I wish they'd just talk like normal people," Hotaru said exasperated. She'd never liked the two girls much, but they were ChibiUsa's friends, so she tried to at least get along with them. ChibiUsa laughed. "They aren't that bad, Taru-chan." She put her arms around the dark haired girl. Hotaru smiled as she felt ChibiUsa against her. "Maybe not, but I'm still glad they're gone." Hotaru started leaning towards ChibiUsa as the other girl began to do the same. ChibiUsa stopped suddenly and slowly turned to stare in a certain direction. Hotaru followed her gaze and saw Momoko still standing there. The two girls pulled away and looked around nervously as their friend pretended not to have noticed anything. "So, where should we go now?" ChibiUsa asked nervously. Momoko decided to ignore what had just happened for the time being. She had to much on her mind to worry about her friend's relationship. She still didn't know what to say to ChibiUsa about it in the first place. And it really didn't seem like much of a big deal anymore. Not after she'd started realizing how she felt about Diana. She sighed before forcing a smile. "How about the Crown Fruit Parlor? We can go there before we decide what to do next." ChibiUsa's eyes lit up while Hotaru sweat dropped, knowing she'd probably be paying for a large meal for the pink haired girl. "Sounds great!" ChibiUsa said happily. "Ok then. We'll find out what else we want to do once we get there," Momoko said. She was glad was glad that they were going to the Fruit Parlor. ChibiUsa would be distracted by the food while Hotaru was distracted by ChibiUsa, as she often was. It would give Momoko more time to think about things. As the three girls continued walking, a gray kitten ran up to them. "Diana!" Momoko's head jerked up as she heard that familiar name. She quickly looked around for the beautiful girl. Her spirits sank as she realized it was ChibiUsa's kitten. ChibiUsa picked up the kitten and placed it on her head, as she often did. "Do you want to go with us?" she asked. Diana meowed in response. ChibiUsa giggled as the kitten tried to get more comfortable on her head. Momoko and Hotaru stared at ChibiUsa for a moment, the other girl seeming to find nothing strange about the kitten riding on her head. Diana kept shyly stealing glances at Momoko as they began to walk again. She'd been meeting ChibiUsa everyday after school that week so she could see her lavender haired friend. After learning that the other girl liked her, she tried to see her as often as possible. Diana had a crush on Momoko for a long time and it felt so good to know the other girl liked her. Unfortunately, she hadn't been able to tell Momoko how she felt. Momoko sat quietly in thought while petting the gray kitten curled up in her lap. She barely noticed the other two girls talking to her. She was having trouble concentrating because her thoughts kept returning to the mysterious girl at the dance. She finally brought her attention back to Hotaru and ChibiUsa when she noticed them stand up. "We're sorry, Momo-chan," Hotaru apologized. "We promised Setsuna-mama and Michiru-mama that we'd go shopping with them today. We're going to be late if we don't get going soon. I can't believe I forgot." "Don't worry about it," Momoko said, feeling a bit relieved that she'd have time to think by herself. "You could come with us if you want," Hotaru offered hopefully. "No. Thanks anyway, but right now I don't really feel like going anywhere," Momoko declined. "Okay. Call me tonight then," ChibiUsa said. "ChibiUsa..." Hotaru began. "Oh yeah. Never mind. Call Hotaru's house tonight. I'll be there." ChibiUsa smiled at her friend as she stood up. ChibiUsa and Hotaru waved to her as they walked off. Momoko sighed. She saw them hold hands as soon as they thought they were out of sight. 'I was so shocked when I found out that they were together. But now... I don't know. Am I jealous of them?' She sighed again and took a sip of her drink. 'At least they have each other. I just want to see Diana again.' She blushed deeply as she thought of the other girl. 'How could I be in love with her? I only met her the night of the dance. Then why do I feel like I've known her for years? She seemed so familiar.' Momoko gently pet the sleeping kitten on her lap. Diana purred happily. "Oh! ChibiUsa forgot to take Diana with her." She picked Diana up and quickly went out the door, trying to catch up to her friends. She looked around as crowds of people passed by on the busy streets obscuring her view. "She said she'd be at Hotaru's house tonight. I guess you can stay with me until then." She lifted the kitten up to her face. "How does that sound?" Diana meowed happily and licked Momoko's cheek. The lavender haired girl giggled. "Okay then. I could use some company right now anyway." The kitten looked back at her happily, purring. Momoko walked away from the cafe with the kitten in her arms and no real destination in mind. "Where should we go Diana?" Momoko asked. 'She's asking me? I have to come up with a nice place for us to go then. Just don't say anything stupid,' Diana thought to herself. "We could..." Before Diana could finish, Momoko turned around swiftly. She looked around to see who the voice belonged to. "Hello?" Diana sweatdropped. "Oh no,' she thought. 'I'm a cat. I'm not supposed to talk. Good going.' Diana meowed nervously, hoping Momoko would forget about the voice. "That was strange." Momoko shrugged and continued walking. "Can't think of anything, can you? Let's go home then. I'll take you to ChibiUsa later tonight." Momoko smiled as she heard Diana meow in agreement. 'Why am I talking to a cat so much? Probably because I hear ChibiUsa talk to her so much. And its comforting in an odd way. I don't have to worry about what I say to her. And its nice to have someone to talk to about Diana.' Momoko scratched the kitten's chin and started off for home. Momoko unlocked the door to her house and let herself in. She knew her parents were both gone for the night and that was fine with her. She'd rather be alone for the moment. Her mother had noticed her strange behavior lately and had asked her about it. She had tried to tell her mother it was nothing, but she didn't believe her. Momoko sighed wearily as she walked into her room, setting down her backpack before sitting on the bed. "Why is this getting to me so much? I've never felt like this before," she said aloud. She slumped backwards onto the bed staring at the ceiling. The little gray cat crawled onto the lavender haired girl's lap. Momoko giggled. "Thanks, kitty. I'm glad you're here." Diana purred as Momoko began petting her. "Why'd Diana have to leave?" she asked, not expecting an answer. 'Because you noticed my tail,' Diana thought sadly. "I still don't know what was going on. That whole night was pretty strange," Momoko closed her eyes, trying to remember every small detail of the night of the dance. How pretty Diana had been. How it felt when they were dancing. How she'd forgotten her whole reason for being there while dancing with the other girl. Diana silently watched the lavender haired girl as she lay deep in thought. Her eyes darted over Momoko's lovely features. Diana blushed as she continued looking at the other girl. She stood up on Momoko's lap and walked across the other girl so that her face was right above Momoko's. Her paw gently stroked Momoko's cheek. The lavender haired girl didn't seem to notice. Diana sighed longingly. Without thinking, she leaned forward and tried to kiss Momoko. Momoko's eyes opened suddenly. Diana jumped back. "I'm so sorry!" Diana blurted out. Momoko stared wide eyed at the kitten. Diana stared back at her. "I'm sorry," she repeated. Momoko abruptly fainted. Momoko blinked several times. What had happened? Dim light filtered through her open window, making her wince. She'd been unconscious for a while. "Are you okay?" she heard a voice ask worriedly. She could barely make out the figure sitting near her on her bed. She blinked again, trying to make out who it was. She bolted upright when she saw it was the girl she'd met a week ago, Diana. "Diana!? What are you doing here?" Momoko asked, shock and joy mixed in her voice. Diana thought for a moment before answering. "Well, its kind of hard to explain." Diana remembered how she'd left the dance after Momoko had noticed her tail. She tried desperately to keep it behind her to hide it from view. 'Why do I have to keep my tail in my human form? Mom and Dad don't have tails when they're humans. It's not fair. Especially with Momoko. How am I supposed to explain it to her?' she thought. "I'm.. I'm glad you're here," Momoko said shyly. 'Why am I so nervous right now? This isn't like me at all.' 'Is she blushing?' Diana asked herself. 'Could it be because of me?' she thought happily. 'Now's my chance to tell her how I've felt about her for so long. She said she... she said she loved me when she was talking to my kitten form. But what if she knows that the kitten and the girl are both me. Would she still have said that about my human form? I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say. How can I explain things to her? What would she think?' 'She's here. I don't know how, but she's here,' Momoko thought. 'That's what I've been wanting all week, to see her again. So why can't I think of anything to say to her?' Both girls sat nervously, unsure of what to do. Momoko suddenly turned to Diana. "Why did you leave the dance? I've felt bad about that for the past week." Diana looked away from the other girl. "I just had to leave..." "Diana, I've been so confused about things for the past week. I just found out something surprising about some friends of mine that I'm still trying to deal with, and all these things about you and the dance. I don't know if I can handle anymore secrets or lies. Please, can we tell each other the truth about everything?" Momoko pleaded. Diana wanted to agree with her, but there were so many things she didn't know how to explain. "Things are a lot more confusing than you think." Momoko shook her head. "I don't care. I want to know." Diana sighed. There were so many things she wanted to tell Momoko. And Momoko did want to know. It seemed to fit perfectly. Diana took a deep breath before replying. "Okay, but this is all pretty strange. You have to promise that you'll believe me." Momoko stared at her for a moment. 'What could be so strange?' she thought. "Okay, I promise." Diana smiled nervously. "Good. Well, I should probably start at the beginning. You should make yourself comfortable. Its a long story." Momoko looked on, interested in what the other girl had to say. Diana started by trying to explain where she came from. Momoko looked on in disbelief as Diana told her about her home in the future. She went on to tell how she came back to the past as ChibiUsa's guardian and how she'd met Momoko because she was ChibiUsa's friend. Diana continued on, trying to explain most of what had happened up to that point. Momoko sat silently for a moment, completely unsure of what to say. "But how could you have known me for so long? I didn't meet you till last week," she finally said, not mentioning the stranger parts of Diana's story. She wanted to believe Diana, but what she said couldn't be real. "Well, that's not exactly true. You've met me, you just didn't recognize me," Diana explained. "Trust me. I'd recognize you anywhere," Momoko reassured her. "I didn't really look the same, though," Diana said nervously. Momoko stared at Diana oddly. Diana sighed. "I know this is all hard to believe. I shouldn't have said anything. Its just that I really wanted to tell you. I wanted you to know. I didn't want to hide anything from you, Momo-chan." She looked down sadly. Momoko didn't know what to do. Diana was disappointed that she didn't believe her. But it all sounded so unbelievable. She wanted to say something comforting to the other girl, but she couldn't think of anything. Suddenly Diana looked up at the lavender haired girl. "Wait! I can prove it. If this is possible, then the rest is. Then you'll believe me," she said happily. Momoko sweatdropped at Diana's enthusiasm. "That's good..." She had no idea what Diana could mean. She didn't think anything could prove Diana's bizarre story. Diana hesitated for a moment. It had ended her night with Momoko at the dance and now she was hoping it would prove she was telling the truth. She sat up on her knees and turned to the side slightly to show her tail. "See? I'm a Sailorchibimoon's guardian cat. I offer advice and help when I can." Momoko looked at Diana's tail for a moment. She reached out and grabbed it to see if it was real. She instantly let go when the tail moved in her hand. "A tail?" Momoko continued to watch as Diana moved it behind her. "Yeah," Diana said quietly, a little embarrassed about Momoko's reaction to it. "I'm the only one that keeps my tail in human form. My mom and dad don't have theirs when they're humans." "Human form?" Momoko asked, still shocked by the other girl's tail. It felt so real, like when she'd been petting the kitten earlier. This was all too confusing. None of this was making any sense. Momoko paced back and forth for a second in a vain attempt to say something, anything, in the midst of all this. "What's going on?" she asked as she turned around. The other girl was gone. In her place was ChibiUsa's kitten, sitting exactly where Diana had been a moment ago. "Hi!" The kitten said, smiling up at Momoko. Momoko took a step back. This was really starting to freak her out. "You talked," she barely managed to say. "Of course I did," the kitten said teasingly. "This is what I was talking about. This is my cat form." "Diana?" Momoko knew that the girl she'd met and ChibiUsa's kitten were both named Diana, but she hadn't realized the significance of that till now. "You're her?" The kitten nodded. "Yeah. That's my human form." She stuck out her tongue. "I told you. And I am from the future." Momoko blinked a couple times. She felt faint. This just wasn't possible. Cats didn't talk. And girls didn't have tails or change into cats. Then again, she had been attacked by a lemure who was after her dream mirror a couple years back. She'd been saved by Sailormoon and Sailorchibimoon. So strange things had happened to her before. This wasn't too much stranger, was it? "Momo-chan?" Diana asked, still in her kitten form. "Are you okay?" "I'm... I'm fine," Momoko said. She sat down on the bed by Diana. Momoko and the kitten sat in uneasy silence for a moment. As Momoko thought about what this meant if Diana was ChibiUsa's kitten, a sudden realization donned on her. "Diana, if you're the kitten I've been talking to, then you were here in my room the night of the dance, right?" "Yeah," Diana said reluctantly. "Then you heard what I said about your human form?" Momoko said nervously. Diana didn't say anything for a moment. "Yes," she said quietly. Momoko blushed deeply and looked away. A hand on her arm turned her around to face Diana, now as a human. "You don't know how much it meant to me when I heard you say how you felt about me. I've been in love with you for so long, but I never said anything because you only thought I was a kitten. That night, dancing with you, talking, hearing you say you loved me, was the best night of my life." Diana smiled brightly, her eyes misting up with tears. Momoko looked on in alarm. "I'll always remember that night. But you didn't know who I really was. That wasn't fair of me. Arigato, Momo- chan." Diana stood up and wiped some tears from her eyes before turning to leave. Momoko got in front of Diana before she could reach the door. "Diana, wait." She put her hands on the other girls shoulders and looked deep into her eyes. "What I said that night, I meant all of it. You're right, I didn't know that the kitten I was telling it to and the girl I was talking about were the same person, but that doesn't matter. It doesn't change anything. I meant every word of it, Diana. I love you." Diana's mouth opened slightly, but nothing came out. She couldn't think of anything to say. She didn't have to. Momoko pulled Diana closer and kissed her. Diana gasped as she felt the lavender haired girl's lips pressed against her own. Momoko's eyes closed as she felt Diana kissing her back. Both girls were nervous about what lay ahead, but they felt safe in each others' arms and that was all that mattered. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChibiUsa and Hotaru plopped back down on the soft bed in Hotaru's room. ChibiUsa had bought a beautiful new dress and hair bows for herself. She'd even bought a new ribbon for her kitten. It was purple with two cute bells for Diana. Then the realization hit her like a tidal wave. She bolted up off the bed and stared at Hotaru with wide eyes. "What is it ChibiUsa?" she asked worried that something was wrong. "Diana! I forgot Diana at the Crown with Momoko!" she yelled with a hushed harsh tone. She jumped up to run to the door and was stopped by Hotaru's hand. "It's been three hours Odango-chan," Hotaru whispered, "Do you really think that Momoko and Diana are at the Crown at this time?" "No but I can go to Momoko's. I'm sure Momoko wouldn't let her stay at the Crown by herself!" "But..." They would have continued the little conversation if Michiru hadn't knocked on the door just then. "ChibiUsa there's a girl at the door wanting to speak to you. She's seems very distraught." ChibiUsa stared at the elder senshi and then she looked at Hotaru. They both bolted for the door and dashed down the stairs in record time. They where greeted by the vision of Momoko holding Diana in her hands they both turned to each other and then they to Momoko. "Small Lady who is this girl?" Haruka asked clasping her arm around Michiru's waist. She pulled Michiru closer and looked at Hotaru and ChibiUsa with a parental glare. "My name is Momoko, and I am ChibiUsa and Hotaru's school friend. I do know how late it is but you see they forgot Diana and I wanted to give her back. I also wanted to talk to them very briefly." Haruka nodded her approval but didn't let ChibiUsa and Hotaru know that they where off the hook. She ushered Michiru into the next room leaving the girls alone. "Thank you for caring for Diana for me Momo-chan," ChibiUsa said reaching for Diana. She was surprised when the kitten didn't jump into her arms. Instead the kitten remained with the lavender haired girl purring contently. She looked to ChibiUsa and said with a very serious glaze. "She already knows about me Small Lady." "Diana!" Hotaru exclaimed clasping a hand around her mouth. Momoko only smiled and nodded. "Yes I know all about you Sailorchibimoon, Sailorsaturn." Momoko said, "It was a very long story but it was worth it. I can understand why you've kept it a secret. I’m just disappointed that you couldn't tell me a little sooner." "But...but why Diana?" ChibiUsa stammered, "Do you know how much trouble you've just gotten us into? What danger you've put us in?" "What danger?" Momoko asked, "I should of known, besides it shouldn't of been Diana that told me this. It should have been you and Hotaru. Why didn't you tell me you two were in love?" Hotaru took a step back and sat down in the couch. "That's what bugs you the most?" she asked, "That Odango- chan and I didn't tell you we where in love? Not that we were...." "Were what?" Momoko asked, "Sailor Senshi? No, that secret I understand. The being in love one I don't. I have been your friend for years now, ChibiUsa. You should have trusted me. Besides Diana and I have our own little secret we'd like to tell you." "Secret?" ChibiUsa asked looking to Momoko and Diana. Searching their faces for the answer and coming up with nothing. She sat next to Hotaru and took her hand into her own. "You tell them, Diana." Momoko said watching Diana leap off of her head and patter down to the floor. Then she saw Diana change into her human form, take her hand into her own and smile to ChibiUsa and Hotaru. "We're an item!" she said with childish glee. Her face lighting up into a thousand little bulbs. The two girls sat in amazement, the whole ordeal not really registering. "Momo-chan," Haruka's voice interrupted. "Would you like to stay with us tonight?" Hotaru looked to her parents in the doorway. The green-haired women and her blonde haired lover looking at the two couples, smiling happily. "Here, Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama?" Hotaru asked. "But..." "You have a true friend here Hotaru." Michiru said in her sing- song voice. "It isn't everyday you find someone in the same situation that you are both in. Or that understands the two of you so well. You have both found someone who is accepting you for who you are. For who you've become, it's a special gift. You should embrace it." Hotaru looked to ChibiUsa and felt a great weight lifted off of her. The dream of her not having to hide the fact that she was in love with ChibiUsa was coming true. She didn't have to hide in her own home, and now she didn't have to hide it from Diana and Momoko. She smiled with a beam and took ChibiUsa's hand into her own. "Your right Michiru-mama," Hotaru said, kissing ChibiUsa in the forehead. "I am lucky." ********** ChibiUsa and Hotaru sat along side each other while looking at Diana and Momoko holding hands and talking feverishly about the events that had brought them together. The story unfolding in a strange and happy conversation. They were still adjusting to the fact that they where free to be themselves amongst the two girls that had been their dear friends for so long. The feeling was soaring, but the change was also filled with surprises. ChibiUsa was met with more kisses then she could handle, and she was able to lay into Hotaru's embrace for longer periods of time then she was used to. The smiles on Diana and Momoko's faces, both pleased and happy, gave her an easy feeling. 'If I had known how different our relationship would after telling just a few people,' ChibiUsa thought, 'I would have done it a long time ago.' Hotaru smiled and kissed her again.
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