Title: Dreams That Won't Disappear When I Open My Eyes, Chapter 1 Author: Princess Author's Email: hime_sama@email.com Rating: Hentai Moshimoshi everyone. I'm sorry this is a week late... but my "creative flow" got quite impended for awhile. I'm debating making a webpage to put my stories on that will be updated more quickly than ASMR, but don't count on it. ^-^ And one more reminder- this story is based on both anime and manga, so there will be chunks from both. Enough rambling. On with the story. - Princess Disclaimers: There's a reason why there's a banana in my ear. I'm trying to lure the monkey out of my head. ----------- "Dreams that won't disappear when I open my eyes.." Chapter One ----------- "Hotaru-chan!!" ChibiMoon's eyes were wide as she saw, for the first time in forever, it seemed, the raven-haired soldier of Saturn. Strange glass youma had attacked... and had captured all of the inner senshi. ChibiUsa had thought they wouldn't win... when the Outer Senshi had shown up. With Saturn. "Hello, ChibiUsa-chan.." It sounded so light, so formal, but a shiver tremored down the pink-haired girl's spine at the melodic sound of Hotaru's voice. She could never tire of hearing it. "World Shaking!" "Deep Submerge!" "Dead Scream.." Sailoruranus, Sailorneptune, and Sailorpluto shattered the demons that appeared to be made out of mirrors. But as they began to re-form, Sailormoon and the inner soldiers began to ask questions... when Saturn spoke. "A crisis is approaching the Princess. We must give her our power." With that, she simply bowed her head and a deep purple aura suddenly radiated from her. The other guardian soldiers quickly followed suit.... and to ChibiUsa's amazement, Sailormoon called out "Moon Eternal... Make-up!" and transformed into a new uniform with.... wings?! "This is Sailormoon's true form," Hotaru spoke once more. "I have come to tell you this." ----------- Those words echoed in ChibiUsa's mind now. Brief words, yes, but everything Hotaru had said was played over and over in her thoughts now as she readied for bed. She looked at herself solemnly in the mirror as she slowly brushed out her candy-pink hair. What was going on? What is the new danger? Is Usagi in trouble? How did Hotaru get big again so fast? Does she still.... care? All of these questions rampaged unanswered in ChibiUsa's heart, and with a weary sigh she turned off her lamp and slid into bed. Despite her troubled thoughts, she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. Hours later, something woke ChibiUsa. She didn't know what, or why, she just sat with her eyes half-open, staring at the bedspread though not really focusing on it. The Sandman's clouded dreams still hovered over her mind, and she half-smiled, content to linger where she was rather than think about why she was awake in the middle of the night. But this was short-lived, for a shadow fell over the bunny-dappled bedspread, and slowly she blinked and looked up toward the window. Hotaru sat on the open windowsill, the moonlight reflecting purple on her raven hair. Her slender body was clothed in a simple white cotton dress that was thin enough to pass for a nightgown. As her eyes met ChibiUsa's, she smiled. "You're awake." "Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa mumbled as her mind cleared. "Hotaru-chan... why... how long have you been here?" She blushed a bit, realizing Hotaru could have been watching her for some time. "For a while," Hotaru answered noncommitally. "What... were you doing?" Chibiusa asked, slowly sitting up in bed. As she did, the thick strap of the white tank-top she wore slid down her shoulder, causing the pinky fuzzy rabbit emblazoned on the front to wrinkle. "Watching you." Slowly Hotaru unfolded her legs that had been pulled to her chest and stood, walking gracefully to sit on the edge of ChibiUsa's bed, one leg pulled beneath her as she faced the pink-haired girl. "It's nice to be able to do that again. It's been so long." "I know," ChibiUsa replied. She smiled suddenly and, to Hotaru's surprise, threw her arms about her, laying her head on her chest as she pulled her close. "I've missed you, Hota-chan." Blushing, Hotaru smiled brightly even as she felt a bit of moistness build up in her eyes. Returning the embrace, she murmured, "I've missed you too, ChibiUsa-chan.." For a few long moments they stayed in that position, lost to the world. But ChibiUsa suddenly noticed that the softness beneath her cheek was Hotaru's breasts... and that realization prompted her to sit up straight as an arrow, reddish eyes wide, cheeks aflame. "ChibiUsa...?" Hotaru's eyes blinked open and then she hesitated when she saw the look on her friend's face. They both sat, once more frozen as a dozen emotions seemed to pass between them. It was as if they were linked... both feeling the love, and confusion, and passion that the other felt. Hotaru's eyes suddenly closed and she leaned forward, pulling ChibiUsa in close. For a moment ChibiUsa's eyes widened and she inhaled sharply, but the moment Hotaru's lips touched hers a sense of calm and peace flowed through her, and her eyes slowly closed. It was like no kiss she had ever recieved before. True, she had only been kissed once... but it was not like this. Everything in the world seemed to be wiped away and the only thing she knew was Hotaru... her touch, her scent, her warmth, her love. It was overwhelming... it felt like the time at the beach when a wave had crashed over her head and taken her under, disorienting her until she didn't know how to come back up. But this time, she wasn't sure she -wanted- to come back up. After only a moment, though it had seemed like forever, they broke apart and sat with their noses only inches from each other, staring into each other's eyes. Each wondered what the other was thinking, what to do next. It was ChibiUsa who spoke first. "Hotaru-chan," ChibiUsa whispered breathlessly. Their was a strange burning light in her eyes that Hotaru couldn't quite place. "Hotaru... don't leave. Stay here tonight." The implications of that statement took a moment to reach Hotaru's mind. Stay... the night? She knew ChibiUsa didn't just mean an innocent sleep-over. The thought that -ChibiUsa- would suggest such a thing astounded her. "C-ChibiUsa.." she stammered, "...are you, I mean.... are you sure...?" A firm nod was her reply. "Don't leave, Hota-chan." Hotaru blinked, watching her in silence for a moment. Right and wrong danced in her mind- what should she do? But in the end, it was her emotions, her heart that won. "Okay." ---------- That's it for now, minna. Sorry I had to give another cliff-hanger, but I wanted to finish it for this week and it's hard to do that with my classes and all! More to come! -Princess-