---A Special Announcement--- Up on the stage, in front of the usual curtain background used for the editorials, Setsuna stood smiling proudly out at the audience. "Hello everyone." Setsuna says, "We had a lot of fun last time with Shingo running around dressed like Sappho's ghost. Well, being the Time Senshi, I decided to go back in time to the seventh century B.C. to bring out a very special guest. Ladies and gentlemen, let's all put our hands together for a great sport and the woman Plato called ‘the Tenth Muse,' the real Sappho." To the sound of applause a stately young woman in her early thirties comes out to stand next to Setsuna, "Thank you." she says, "It's a pleasure being here." From off stage Setsuna's roommates, Haruka and Michiru, come out to join Setsuna and Sappho. Both look uncharacteristically in awe of the female poetess. "S... Sappho-sempai," Michiru says as she clings onto a book of the Grecian's extant poems, "I can't believe you're really here! I... We... Ruka and I are big admirers of your work, and..." Sappho smiled kindly at the pair, "Say no more dear." she took the book from Michiru's sweaty, trembling hands and opened the front cover, "Do you have a quill pen and some ink handy?" "Here," Haruka said as she quickly pulled out a ballpoint pen, "You just push the button there and write. The ink's already in it." "Really?" Sappho asked, the classical Greek visibly impressed, "Interesting. Now then," she said, flashing a smile at the two gushing Outers, "Who would you like me to make this out to?" Before either could answer, Minako came out from the opposite side of the stage, "Hey guys, what's up?" Seeing the poetess with Setsuna, Michiru and Haruka, she looked confused, "So what's going on? A toga party?" Michiru buried her face in her hands out of embarrassment as Haruka narrowed her eyes. Before the tomboy could get her hands on Minako though, Sappho came over to the young woman. "Setsuna?" Sappho asked as she stared at the young blonde in front of her, "Who is this? Who is this vision of loveliness, this beautiful little woodland nymph that you have kept hidden away?" Minako looked at the Greek in front of her, then over to Setsuna, "Sets-chan," she said nervously, "Who is this?" Setsuna stepped over to the nervous blonde and the leering poetess, "Minako, this is the Greek poet Sappho. Sappho, this is Minako, or as we like to call her Mina-chan." Minako held a hand out to the woman in front of her, "Sappho, eh?" she said, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I actually had to do a report on you for a course I was taking a year or so back, I..." the blonde's voice drifted off as Sappho took her hand and, instead of shaking it, brought it up to her lips and kissed it. "Mina..." she said in a low, sultry voice, "Oh fair child, most beauteous of they whom today I have beheld, fair haired and blue eyed. Beautiful as the morning dawn and bright as Apollo upon his chariot. Would that you could look upon me, my young one, my lovely one, in the way I do look upon you now; smitten with a love at first sight she did but think impossible only a few short moments ago." Turning away from Minako, she looked upwards, "Oh Great Aphrodite, deathless daughter of Zeus, do but touch this young maidens heart as she has touched mine, that together we might praise you and give you thanks through our love for one another." Looking back at the now clearly mesmerized young woman before her, she cupped her cheeks in her hand, "Mina, my dear, beautiful Mina, this one who stands before you like a fawn before the hunter does ask, no, pleads with you not to break this tender heart, which does beat beneath my breast. I am like one captured, imprisoned in your eyes; do tell me you feel the same." At that point, in front of the stunned Outers, she leaned forward and pressed her lips to Minako's. The blond closed her eyes as she found herself returning the kiss. After several minutes, the two separated. Sappho stroked Minako's cheek as she smiled at her. "Mina," the Greek purred, "Wait for me behind the stage curtain, I'll be but a moment. Minako, looking almost as stunned as her fellow Senshi, nodded slowly as she began to walk off stage in a daze, touching her lips with her right hand. Once she left the stage, the poetess turned back to the three stunned spectators. "What in the hell just happened?" Setsuna asked. "You... You..." Michiru stuttered. "You switched Minako!" Haruka said, visibly impressed. The Greek smiled at them. "Heyyyy," she said, sticking both her thumbs up in the air, "I'm the Sappho, remember? Chicks dig the poems. Heyyyy." ------ ---Omake Fifteen: Cuckold--- The Inners were all gathered at the apartment Usagi was renting after moving out of her parents house. They were saying goodbye to Mamoru, who was leaving to go to college overseas. As the time for him to leave finally drew near, he went to kiss Usagi goodbye, a bit surprised to find Usagi turning her head so that he kissed her cheek instead of her lips. He would've asked her what was wrong, but it was time for him to leave. "Goodbye everyone." he said in the doorframe, "Mina, Mako, Ami, Rei, and of course Usagi-chan. I'll keep in touch." he then turned and left. All of Usagi's friends could see she was sad, and so they naturally assumed it was because of Mamoru leaving for college. Each tried to cheer her up, reminding her he'd be back soon and that they'd have centuries ahead to be together. Strangely though, Usagi just looked sadder than ever. With a heavy heart, her friends noted the time and excused themselves for the evening, promising to come by in the morning to try to cheer her up. As they started to leave, Usagi spoke up. "Rei-chan." Usagi called, a certain desperation in her voice, "Can you stay behind, please?" Rei looked at Usagi, and then quickly exchanged glances with her fellow Senshi before turning back to her princess, "Sure." she said as the others left, "What's wrong?" she asked, noting how agitated the blonde was. "Rei," Usagi said as she nervously paced in front of the shrine maiden and fellow Senshi, "We... need to talk." Rei sighed, "Look, if this is about how you slipped and spilled that soda on me at the Crown..." she stopped when she saw the look her princess was giving her, "Usagi-chan, what is it? What's wrong?" Usagi took a deep breath to try to get her emotions under control, "Suppose... Hypothetically speaking, of course... Suppose you were told you would one day be a great person, famous even. In fact, you would one day be a queen of a large kingdom, but... But there was a price. You... You had to deny your heart, and you had to be with someone whom, no matter how much you tried, you couldn't love. And... And the one you did love, you could never be with. Would... Would it be worth it?" Rei looked at Usagi silently for a few seconds, then turned away from her to look out the apartment window. "I know what I'm supposed to say." Rei said, "I'm supposed to remind you of your duty, of your destiny." She closed her eyes as she thought of her own unrequited love for Usagi herself. She knew it was impossible, of course. But the love she felt for the blond was a pure one, the kind where she would've been happy if only to see her princess happy. "Fuck duty." she said, still looking out the window as a tear ran down her left cheek, "If you don't love Mamoru, I say follow your heart. Tell whoever it is you really care about what you feel for them, and even if they don't share your feelings..." her voice drifted off as she suddenly found a pair of arms wrapped around her from behind. "Rei," Usagi said in a tremulous voice, "Please don't be scared off, and please don't hate me for feeling the way I do, but... I love you." she said, the last few words barely above a whisper, "I love the way you smile, the funny way you tease me in order to get me to grow up, the way your eyes light up in the heat of battle. I've tried to ignore these feelings, but... But I can't. I love you Hino Rei-chan." Rei turned to Usagi, only to see that there were tears running down the blonde's eyes as well. Rei didn't say a word, she didn't have to. She instead pulled Usagi over, kissing her on the lips. The kiss was gentle at first, then quickly deepened as the two gave vent to their long denied feelings. ------ Mamoru was deeply troubled about the way the night had ended. Why did Usagi seem so sad and withdrawn lately? And why did she turn her head to avoid kissing him on the lips? Had he done something wrong? He turned his car around and headed back to the apartment. He could always get another plane ticket. He had to know what was wrong. ------ Rei held Usagi tight, the blonde sitting in the dark-haired shrine maiden's lap as they explored each other's mouths with their tongues. Usagi softly moaned into her lover's mouth as the doorknob to the apartment slowly turned. Suddenly, Rei's eyes shot open. "Mamoru!" she gasped, "He's coming!" "Good." Usagi purred as she sucked on Rei's lower lip, "That makes two of us." "USAGI!" Mamoru screamed in shock, "What in the hell do you think you're doing?" "Mamo-chan, I'm sorry." Usagi said as she got off Rei's lap to face her fiancée, "I tried to love you, really I did. But..." "I... I can't believe this!" Mamoru said angrily as he stormed off. Outside the apartment, a ladder was suddenly placed against the window. "That didn't go very well, did it?" Usagi asked. Rei shook her head as the ladder moved a bit as someone climbed it. "No, it didn't." she affirmed as a hand now became visible on one of the ladder's rungs, "But then again, this omake has been a bit more angsty than the others so far. Hopefully the comedy part will kick in soon so we don't loose too many viewers, I..." "Fourth wall!" Ami shouted as she finally reached the top of the ladder. ---Four Hours Later--- Mamoru, in his anger, had stumbled from one bar to the next trying to drown his troubles inside a whisky bottle. After the fifth bar he'd been to kicked him out, saying he was too intoxicated, he wandered the streets until finding a new place he was unfamiliar with. Stumbling in, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the elegant nightclub. The patrons on the dance floor and by the library watched as he made his way to the bar, walking past the dining section and again attracting stares. "Ggggimme shomething shtrong." He slurred out once he took a seat on a barstool. The bartender gave him a weird look. Um, sir," the bartender said, "We can't serve you here. We..." Lishen hhhere you... You bimbo!" he shouted angrily at the blue-haired woman tending bar, "I... I wanna drinky-poo, An' I want oooone now!" As several of the patrons angrily started making their way over, a redhead came over to where Mamoru was sitting with her arms crossed. She looked at the drunk before her, gave the bartender a sympathetic look, and then turned back to address him. "Sir," she said curtly, "Ryoko-chan here is not a bimbo. We cannot serve you here, so if you'll please leave, I..." "Oh really!" Mamoru slurred out, "Aaaand just who the hhhell are you s'posed to be?" "My name is Arisugawa Juri, and this is my nightclub, Arisugawa's Locket." she answered as she tried to keep her temper under control, "And the reason you can't drink here is that this is a bar for les..." "Dirty dyke." Mamoru spat out. Suddenly the music on the dance floor came to a stop as every woman in the popular lesbian nightclub glared at the drunk at the bar. "WHAT did you just say?" Juri asked as her eye started twitching. "M... My fffianshee." Mamoru slurred, "She l... Left mmme fer an... another woman. I wassss... wasss dating a friggin' faggot! A dir... dirty fish-eating queerball! I..." A group of three women started stalking over as Mamoru continued on with his angry tirade, oblivious to the fact that the blue-haired space pirate tending bar was coming out to join them. "Hey," a woman with dark, scraggly-looking hair wearing a biker jacket said as she came over, "I couldn't help but overhear your sob story. Why don't you come outside with me and a few of my friends, and you can tell us all about it." Mamoru turned to her, noticing the bartender and two other women with her, and smiled. "Th... Thank you." Mamoru slurred out as one of the group, a gorgeous woman with tanned skin and white hair helped him to his feet, "You don't know wwwwhat it's like, finding out yer girlfffriend's a homo, I..." he was cut off as the women began to lead him out of the nightclub. The woman in the biker jacket turned to Juri, smiling as she cracked her knuckles. "Don't worry," Priss Asagiri said, "Urd, Mara, Ryoko and I will take care of him off the Locket's grounds." Before Jury could stop her, Priss ran over to the others who were exiting the building with Mamoru. Soon, the sounds of a fistfight could be heard from outside the nightclub, accompanied by a whiny male voice begging for mercy. Suddenly, everything got very quiet, then... KA-BOOM! "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" ZAP! The door to Arisugawa's Locket opened again as the four smiling women came back in, the smell of burnt flesh trailing in after them. "Priss," Jury said with her arms crossed, "You and the others didn't leave a mess for me to clean up, did you?" "Hell no." the Knight Saber answered, "Most off what's left of him has already been blown away by the wind. The sanitation department will take care of the rest." "Good." The redhead said as Ryoko went back behind the bar. As the blue-haired alien turned to her right, she saw two new customers coming up for drinks. "So," she said to the blond and her date wearing a toga, "What can I get for you?" "I'm not sure," the one woman said looking at the list of drinks the Locket served, "Most of these drinks didn't exist back in the seventh century B.C. What would you suggest?" she asked, turning to the blonde. "Whatever you want is fine by me, Sappho-chan." Minako cooed as she leaned her head on the Greek's shoulder. Sappho turned back to Ryoko and smiled. "Heyyyy." she said, sticking her thumbs up in the air. ---To Be Continued--- End Notes: First off, big thanks to Shanejayell for the use of Arisugawa's locket. Secondly, Arisugawa Juri is from Revolution Girl Utena, Urd and Mara are from Oh! My Goddess, Ryoko is from Tenchi Muyo, and Priss Asagiri is from Bubblegum Crisis.
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