Usagi blinked as she depowered. "Did Kiku-chan say, Mama and Papa to Yaten and Kurama?" The others facevaulted.

"Na-Nan de?" said Yuusuke. "Boy that was quick work!"

"BAKA!" said Keiko as she slapped behind his head. "Don't think too much!"

Seiya sweatdropped. "He can't be their child... He's what? Three years old?"

"Actually, he's five years, old..." Said Redi.

"Redi-chan..." Seiya was about to go to her, but he stopped. "Redi-chan... Gomen nasai... I..."

With one gesture she stopped him, she took his hand and they went to an quiet area of the temple. "I understand Seiya... I was foolish to think this would work... That I could fool destiny and go back... I hurt you and I'm sorry and I'll understand if you are mad at me..."

Seiya sat down and tapped the spot next to him. "I don't hate you, Redi-chan..." He started. "I guess I fell in love with you for the wrong reasons. I was lonely, I wanted so desperately to find love that I didn't back off, like my soul told me to..."

"You don't have to blame yourself Seiya... I guess we all made a mistake..." said Redi.

Seiya smile. "But we can still stay friends, ne?" Redi smiled back and hugged him.

"Hai... Friend..."

Shiroi woke up, she stirred next to her brother and turned around on the futon. She saw Yaten and Kurama asleep on a futon next to them. On top of them laid Kiku, fast asleep grabbing a hold of Yaten's ponytail in his sleep. Shiroi smiled, Kiku always liked to grab hold of something as he slept. She sat up and got up, Shiro woke up as she did. She let her transformation fall and she was plain old Shiroi, dressed in her school fuku.

"Are Kaasan and Tousan still asleep?" asked Shiro.

"Hai... So is Kiku... Did I wake you up?... I'm sorry." said Shiroi.

"I had to get up anyway, Shiroi-chan... I'm sure the Senshi have a lot of questions about us..." Shiro told her as he got up.

She nodded and took Kiku into her arms, Kiku woke up but he snuggled into her arms and continued his nap. The twins then walked to the fire reading room and as they expected the senshi were all there, looking on Rei who was finishing a reading.

"Ara... Shiro-kun, Shiroi-chan... Did you have trouble to find your way?" asked Ami.

"Iie..." answered Shiro, combing a stray silver hair from the front of his eyes. He smiled, Minako thought he looked cute. "We were here often as kids for purification rituals and festivals... We had great times with you, Aunt Ami..." Everyone in the room sweatdropped when he called Ami... Aunt. Shiro blinked. "Did I say something wrong?"

"Um... because you just called Ami-chan... Obasan..." said Hotaru.

"But you are... All of you are our Aunts and Uncles..." said Shiroi as Kiku woke a little more. "Boy, you are getting heavy, Kiku-chan..."

"Am not..." pouted Kiku and Shiro took him from his sister's arms.

"You're getting too tall to be carried around like this Kiku..." replied Shiro. The little kitsune perked up.

"I am?"

"Whoa..." said Yuusuke. "Let me get this straight! You are our nephews and niece?"

Shiroi nodded. "Of course, we are not blood relatives. But Kaasan and Tousan always told us to call you Uncles and Aunts..."

"And you two are also Yaten and Kurama's children?" asked Kuwabara. They both nodded. "How come you are not kitsune like Kiku-chan?"

Shiro then explained to them that they are Yaten and Kurama's first born and that Kurama was still in his Shuuichi body when they were conceived. They explain how Kiku was born three years after the attack of the Black Moon family in the 30th Century Crystal Tokyo. Kurama had been mortally wounded and the only way he had to survive was to revert to his Youko form.

"So you see, Kiku-chan is half-Youko and half-Healerite..." said Shiro.

"Half-Healerite?..." asked Yuusuke.

"Healerite is the name of the people from the planet of Healer..." said Taiki.

"Don't you mean half-human?" asked Kuwabara.

"No... because we aren't human... We are humanoid but our race differ here and there... Our genetic make up is a little different from the people of Earth..." replied Taiki. "But using the current technology, no one can really see the differences..."

"Well..." said Rei. "Obviously, the difference isn't enough not to have children..." Taiki nodded, Ami smiled and blushed, Minako was about to tease her when Kuronue came in.

"I don't want to alarm anyone... But Hiei, Kurama, Makoto and Yaten's ki are not going up..."

They put both couple on futons in the Fire room. Yuusuke frowned.

"No... still their ki is low... I don't understand... What's going on?" asked Yuusuke. "Those ReiWyrms let them go... Why can't they recuperate?"

"They are dormant and wait for the final Senshi to wake them..." said Setsuna, Hotaru came to stand next to her.

"Nani?" said Haruka. "What final Senshi? I thought we were all there?"

"No..." said Hotaru. "There is still one Senshi we haven't recovered. She who was the Senshi of Earth..."

"WHAAAAT?" The senshi cried out.

"Ara... I thought..." started Rei. "That Earth's Senshi was Mamoru-san..."

"He is and at the same time... isn't..." said Setsuna. "Mamoru-san maybe you should confide the dreams you have been having." All turned to look at Mamoru, Usagi was puzzled.

"I thought it was only a dream..." replied Mamoru.

"Please Mamoru-san... You must tell us..." said Luna.

"Very well... It all started a week ago..." said Mamoru. "I've had this recurring dream, but for me it made no sense. I dream I am in one of the halls of the Palace of Earth and a young girl comes to me. She has blue eyes just like me and her hair is black. She calls me brother..." Mamoru saw in his mind the dream as he told what he saw.

"Endymion... Ototo... I called you because... Okaasan told me to say good-bye to you..." the brown haired girl said.

Endymion blinked. "Go? Where? Why?"

"I have to start my senshi training on the Moon, like all the other Princesses..." she replied.

"But, can't I go with you?" Endymion asked.

"No, I must go alone... I'm sorry..." She got closer to him and she gave him a kiss on his forehead. She turned away and disappeared.

Endymion then saw himself in at the Earth Palace with Princess Serenity. She had come to Earth and Endymion's mother had asked him to show her around. She was nice, but still a kid, he thought. As he showed her the Earth Rose garden, Endymion looked up to the Moon.

"RHIANNON!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!" he cried out before he collapsed.

When he came to it was to Princess Serenity who had torn her dress and was dabbing his brow. "Are you all right?... You collapsed... You were also glowing..."

Glowing? Thought Endymion, he felt weird and a familiar feeling burned in his chest. "I glowed?" he repeated. "And you weren't scared?" Serenity shook her head and dabbed his forehead, she gave him a most angelic smile.

Her smile vanished. "You spoke while you were unconscious..." she started, "You said, my sister is dead..."

Endymion closed his eyes and remembered. He saw her die her felt her soul being taken from her. The glowing in his chest it was her star seed. But how, he thought, star seeds are only granted to women... Is it because we are twins...

Endymion's eyes snapped opened when he heard Serenity crying. "It's your sister... she's dead isn't she? I felt it..." tears ran down her angelic face. "I'm sorry..."

Endymion looked at her as if he saw her for the first time. He saw the love in her eyes, she understood his feelings. Endymion felt something change in his heart, she wasn't a child anymore, but a young and wonderful woman.

Mamoru finished his story. "I wanted to ask Luna or Setsuna about that dream but... well with all that happened lately, it slipped my mind.

"I don't recall a Rhiannon..." said Minako.

"I do... strangely... the name is familiar..." said Seiya. The others looked at him, how could Seiya remember Rhiannon when they could not.

"Are you sure it's not just that? A dream?" asked Rei.

"No..." said Usagi. "I remember Rhiannon... I do now..."

"She was my best friend..." everyone turned around to see that Setsuna had spoken. She looked at them with sad eyes. "Believe me, she existed..."

"I remember her, now..." said Haruka. "I trained her and another called Shi... Shi..."

"Shiva..." whispered Seiya, facevaulting, wondering how he could have known that name. Seiya looked away, it seemed no one heard him.

"I vaguely remember also... Tall, black hair... blue eyes like the Earth..." said Michiru.

"You weren't meant to remember... till now..." said mysteriously Setsuna.

"Oh? Why is that?" asked Kuronue.

"You're STILL here?" asked Setsuna in a voice that would have frozen over a pit of lava.

"Oi, girl... Where you want me to go? I'm now a wanted man in the Makai for helping the Reikai and his Detectives..." he paused smiling. "As well as such lovely ladies..." Most of the Senshi with the exception of Taiki, Seiya, Haruka and Setsuna giggled.

You could go to hell... thought Setsuna glaring at him.

"Well since you are one of Kurama's friend and you want to do 'public service' in exchange for a reduction of your jail time... I think you can stay... for now... But don't expect us to shelter you for free..." said Yuusuke.

"Ah... No problems..." gulped Kuronue.

Kiku had stayed next to Yaten since the senshi brought Yaten, Kurama, Hiei and Makoto into the Fire Room. Kiku started to shake Yaten in an attempt to wake her up. Shiroi came next to him.

"Mama?... Mama... Kaasan..." Kiku said crying. "Shi-chan... Why won't Mama wake up?"

Shiroi gently hugged him and pulled him away from their parents. "I don't know, Kiku-chan... They are very, very tired..."

"Demo... <sniff>" objected Kiku. "Mama would always wake up when I would kiss her cheek... Maybe I could heal them?" Kiku asked.

"No... Kiku-chan, you know you can't... You promised Mama you wouldn't do harsh things like that with your powers..." admonished Shiroi.

"Nani?..." said Rei. "You mean Kiku can heal people? Why didn't you said so before?"

"Because..." Shiro told them taking Kiku into his arms. "Kiku-chan's powers are sympatic in the way they work..."

"Nani? What do you mean?" asked Usagi.

"You mean to say..." started Ami. "That Kiku-chan must take the hurt or the sickness of someone into him for the healing?"

"Hai... That's it... That's why Kaasan made him promise not to heal anyone unless he talked to her or Tousan first..." said Shiroi.

"But it could help Kaasan and Tousan..." pouted Kiku. Usagi walked to Shiro and she extended her arms to Kiku. The little kit looked into her caring blue eyes and reached for her. Usagi cradled Kiku in her arms and softly spoke to him.

"Kiku-chan, your Mama was right to make take that promise. She would be very cross with us if we put you in danger. Daijobu, Kiku-chan, I promise your Kaasan and Tousan will be well soon..." smiled Usagi.

Kiku looked at her and wiping his tears, he nodded confidant. "Hai... Neo-Queen Serenity-sama..." Usagi winked at him.

Yuushiro chose that moment to come running into the room. "Rei-chan... Minna... Come see this! It's unbelievable!!!!"

Yuukana was walking in a park until she sat down on a bench, clutching her head.

"Aaah..." she winced. "My head... I must reach an hospital... somewhere... I need help... My migraines have never been so harsh before..."

The park was almost deserted, Yuukana wasn't even sure how she got out of the apartment. She didn't remember getting out at all. Last thing she remembered before waking up walking was being rolling in pain on her bed.

"I should have waited for Hiko-chan to come back... ARGH!" She almost doubled over in pain. She started to cry, the pain was so intense as though someone was driving nails through her skull.

"I have to reach..." she started to get up. "...an hospital... I need stronger medicine..." She took a few steps forward toward a couple kissing shyly on a bench. Lucky them... she thought before she collapsed unconscious on the ground.

The Senshi, Yaten's children, the two Reikai Tantei, Yukina and Keiko were cramped in the television room in Rei's House. They were all listening with great interest at the Special report on TV.

"This special report comes to you Live Ladies and Gentlemen. This might very well be the most extraordinary celestial event of the century... if not the Millennium... If not of humanity's history..." said the announcer.

"Are they getting to the point or are they going to bore us to death?" asked Yuusuke.

"Damare!" said Keiko bonking her fist on Yuusuke's head.

"ITA! Okay I'm shutting up!" he replied scratching his head.

"SHIZUKA NI!!!" said the others.

"Maaaaaaa... What a bunch of grouches..." whispered Yuusuke. Yuushiro reached for the remote and cranked up the sound.

"Join us now as we speak to Special Reporter, Suzuki Minwa... Over to you Suzuki-san..."

"Arigato, Yamagushi-san..." said the woman reporter. "We are currently at the Tokyo Institute for Astronautical Research and this is Head of the Scientific research Ozora Kakeru... Ozora-san could you please explain to us what is happening..."

Luna looked at the screen and blushed (as much as a cat could blush), when she saw Kakeru with whom she had once fallen in love. Artemis started to fidget next to her visibly. Luna noticed and snuggled to him. "Don't worry..." she said as she gave him a quick kiss.

"This phenomenon is unprecedented..." said Ozora Kakeru. "As shown on this simulation..." On the corner of the screen a computer generated simulation was shown. "As you can see the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is condensing. What I mean to say is that the asteroids are migrating into a central cluster..."

The reporter then asked. "What does it mean Ozora-san? Are we witnessing the birth of a new planet?"

"As of now..." said Ozora prudently. "We are still looking into this. Many great researchers all over the world are currently studying this phenomenon. Needless to say, this event is historical whatever the end results..."

"Masaka..." said Keiko.

Seiya blinked. "I'm no scientist but... this ISN'T normal..."

"A new planet..." said Usagi. "Did you know about that new planet?" asked Usagi to Kiku and the twins.

"What new planet?..." started Kiku.

"The Solar System counts eleven planets..." said Shiroi.

"ELEVEN???? Something isn't right here..." said Minako.

"There is..." started Kuwabara. "Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Pluto..."

"And Gaia..." added Shiro. "I guess, this formation must be the future planet Gaia..." He was about to add something else but he saw Setsuna who gave him a sign to shut up. Maaaa... This isn't easy, thought Shiro, to have the Keeper of Time watching over what you can say...

Ami was in her books instantly, so was Taiki. Both of them trying to find some theorem that would explain those occurrences. But they stopped looking very fast. Nothing in the texts books could explain this strange phenomenon.

"I guess this goes over every body's head... doesn't it?" asked Kuronue.

Hai, thought Setsuna, much like you do...

Mizuno Akane was called to examine the case of a young woman that was found unconscious in a park. She had just been brought to the ER by a young couple.

"Bekko-san..." She asked her assistant. "What do we have on this young lady?"

"Nothing... she has no identifications on her... except for a used train ticket for the Bullet Train..." replied Doctor Mizuno's assistant.

"Drugs?" asked Akane.

"No needle punctures on her legs or arms... although she did carry a prescription..." replied Bekko.

"What kind of medication?" asked Akane looking her patient over for injuries. She flashed her small flashlight into the young woman's eyes. She looks like she's in a trance of some kind...

"It's a medication for migraines... OH!" replied the man, startled.

"What's the matter?" asked Akane.

"Her medication... the dosage is excessively high... you could cure an elephant's migraine with this amount..."

Akane frowned and looked at the pills and the posology. Indeed the amount were very high, almost experimental. She must have been in constant pain for her doctor to prescribe so much, she thought.

"She seems in perfect health..." said the man.

"Hai... Do a blood analysis... take her pressure and try to find out who she is..." said Akane as she rushed to the new arrivals in the ER.

"Sure..." Bekko said sarcastically. "Give me the easy work..." He took a blood sample from their 'Jane Doe' and ran to help Doctor Mizuno.

They all reached back the fire reading room. Rei reinstalled herself before the Great fire, she prayed she could see something into the fire. The others sat down in silence looking at her.

Shiro sat next to his mother, Yaten who was still unconscious. Shiroi and Kiku sat down next to Kurama. Yaten turned and her hand touched his. Suddenly, Shiro was flooded with images, he let out a small yip when that happened, his eyes glazing over.

"Shiro-kun???" asked Kiku as he realized his brother was in a trance. Rei looked up and Shiroi slapped Yaten's hand away. Shiro blinked.

"Shiro-kun?... Are you okay?" asked Shiroi worried for her brother. "What happened?"

"I... I don't know... Kaasan touched my hand and I saw jumbled images, space, Tousan, Uncle Hiei, Aunt Makoto... it made no sense the images were so jumbled..." said Shiro, a little disoriented.

"Can Shiro tap into Yaten's mind?" asked Rei.

"I have stronger empathic and telepathic powers than my mother. I can use them more easily than hers..." explained Shiro. "But this is the first time this happens to me... This jumbling of images just by touch like that..."

"Maybe she's trying to tell us something... Maybe Yaten's subconscious is trying to reach us to tell us something..." said Ami.

"You should try again, this time, be conscious of your actions, it might help you make sense of Yaten's thoughts..." added Taiki.

"It's worth a shot... Maybe we could learn more about how to help them." said Shiro. "I may seem unconscious but please, do not shake me... It could be normal... If I stay like that too long... Start panicking..."

The others nodded, Rei went back to the meditation needed to scry the fire. Shiro sat crossed legged next to Yaten's head and taking a deep breath, he reached over and touched his mother's forehead. His body then went limp and Mamoru caught him before he fell on Yaten. Shiroi unrolled another futon and Mamoru placed him on it.

Shiro opened his eyes and he saw a graceful and elvish like figure with translucent wings. The figure has soft silvery hair much like himself. He took a few steps forward, she moves as though she was floating in water, the silky dress billowing by unseen waves.

"Kaasan?..." asked Shiro.

Yaten frowned a little, looking at him closely. Baka, thought Shiro, she is too young to be your mother, she might not want to talk to me because of that...

Yaten floated to him her wings flapping and shining in a myriad of colors. She looked into his eyes and placed her hand on his cheek. He looked up and he saw the eyes he was so used to seeing, it was uncanny, those were the same eyes that looked at him when she sang him to sleep, kisses away the pain of a scrapped knee, laughed when he multiplied antics so she would smile again. Into her eyes, he knew she now understood who he was, although he first word was:

"Lou-kun..." she whispered.

"Kaasan..." Shiro started, how could she have known his middle name was Loutus? He dismissed the thought after all she and Tousan were the ones to name him. He shook his head mentally, this wasn't the time to wonder about that.

"Kaasan..." he started again. "Why aren't you back in your body?"

Yaten smiled at him. "We are waiting for *her* to awaken us. You must tell the other senshi to find she who is linked with the newly formed planet..."

"How do you know about that?" asked Shiro bewildered.

"Because we were there at the birth, but the labor is far from over. You still need to find her, only her can awaken us and for that you must awaken her..." Yaten started to move away. "I must go back to your father..." she smiled. "My future husband... you must go... find her..."

Shiro watched her fly away like an angel, Shiro then saw that they were in space and that he saw the asteroid formation clustering. Yaten flew straight for the forming planet and slid between the rocks as though it was only water to her.

"WHO DO WE HAVE TO FIND????" yelled Shiro to the top of his lung.

"Sailor Gaia..." Yaten whispered back to him. "Watch..."

Shiro looked intently to the spot where she had disappeared. A pale green star seed started to shine. "Kaasan..." Shiro whispered. Another deeper green one started to shine also, he knew it was Jupiter's. Then he saw two other red star seeds shine brightly, one he knew must be his father, the second one he deduced was Hiei's. The Star seed next to his mother must be his father. There was a large gap between the two red star seeds. Suddenly another started to shine, it was white with a small tint of pink into it.

"WHO?" gasped Shiro.

"Go back child and seek she who has this glow..." said a voice which was four, Shiro couldn't make out the differences in the voice but he knew his parents, Hiei and Makoto had spoken to him. Shiro tumbled forward and all went black.

Mizuno Akane reached back the bed of her newest puzzle. She looked at the brown haired woman's chart and looked at it puzzled. Nothing. She was in perfect health. Then why was she still unconscious? she wondered.

She gasped, dropping her clipboard. The young woman's brow glowed in a soft white light. Akane fell backward when she saw a symbol glowing, a stylized m.

End of Part 16

NOTES:

Obasan: aunt
Damare: Don't say anything.
Shizuka ni: Be quiet.

"Oi!... Shiro-kun?... You okay?" asked Yuusuke.

"Mmmmh?..." Shiro opened an eye, it was dark outside. He saw Yuusuke and his twin sister Shiroi bent over him. "It's dark already?..."

"OI! He's awake!" Yuusuke's voice rang into the Temple.

"It's about time!" said impatiently Haruka.

"How long have I been out?... I saw Kaasan only... for about fifteen minutes..." said Shiro, sitting up.

"You have been unconcious for over three hours Shiro..." said his sister.

"THREE HOURS!!!" he repeated.

"Hai... You don't know how many times we had to stop your sister from shaking you." said Kuwabara.

Shiroi pouted angrilly. "I was worried..."

"And that's perfectly understandable..." Taiki reassured her. Shiroi smile crept back on her lips when Taiki put his hand on her shoulder. "What did you learn Shiro-kun? Why aren't they waking?"

"Someone must avaken them... Sailor Gaia..." replied Shiro. Taiki and Seiya frowned, why was the name almost familiar... "Kaasan said they must be awaken by Sailor Gaia... that this is her planet and that they helped her... It gets complicated... They now need her to help them... But first we must find her..."

"How are we going to find her?" asked Minako.

"I saw a Star Seed... It was Sailor Gaia's Star seed..." replied Shiro.

"Ano... Sailor Gaia is in space?" Asked Rei, puzzled.

"No... Rather her essence... like my mother and father's essence are there... waiting for her." Shiro was trying to remember and hoping he wasn't forgetting anything important. Already in his mind, the events were slowly dissolving... the memories were less sharp.

Usagi sat next to him. "Shiro, you have mental powers... Would you link with me and show me what you saw?"

Shiro blinked. "Ano... I never did that before I wouldn't want to hurt you, my Queen..."

Usagi glared at him. "I'm not a Queen yet..." she said a little annoyed.

"Ano... haha... Uhm... Princess..." Shiro stopped when he saw Usagi scowl even more. Stars! She looks as mean as Uncle Hiei... At least she won't say she will kill me... I hope! "Hai... Ano are you sure you want to do this?"

"We have no choice Shiro-kun... We must know who she is..." replied Usagi. Shiro nodded and closes his eyes. Rei watched both of them enter a trance they both stayed unmoving for several minutes. Mamoru fought the urge to shake Usagi awake because of they both looked like statues.

As this was happening, Taiki sat down, clutching his head. Ami sat next to him, worried, he lifted his head and she touched his brow. "Tai-chan?... Daijobu?" Taiki tried to smile then winced. "Do you need to lie down?" Ami asked.

"Head... hurts... It's hard to concentrate..." said Taiki, Seiya went to both of them.

"Yo... Taiki... I really think you should lie down... You don't look too hot!" Seiya said, helping Taiki up.

"Nonsense... it's only a head.. ache..." Without warning, Taiki's legs buckled and he pitched forward. Seiya was able to grab hold of him before he would fall flat on his face. Ami let out a yelp that alerted the others. Mamoru spang forward and helped Seiya carry Taiki.

"Kuso!" said Yuusuke. "What the hell is going on here? First, Yaten and Kurama, then Hiei and Makoto fall, now Taiki. Who's next?"

"No one else I hope..." said Mamoru. But it got him thinking, both Yaten and Taiki were now out cold. "Seiya... Give your brother to me and Yuusuke... We'll carry him. You go sit down."

"I'm all right!" protested Seiya.

"So was Taiki five minutes ago..." grumble Yuusuke as he took Taiki from Seiya. The blue eyed Idol singer grumbled, but he gave Taiki up and went to sit down.

Yuusuke and Mamoru put Taiki on the ground next to Yaten as Rei was rushing to get another futon for him. As soon as they put Taiki on the ground, they gasped, Yaten and his brother started to shimmer and their fuku appeared, the same thing happened to Makoto. Yaten, Taiki and the brown haired young woman had transformed into their Senshi self. Seiya let out a startled yelp, she was now Sailor Star Fighter.

"What the?..." was all that Kuwabara was able to utter. On the ground another transformation occured. Hiei and Kurama's clothes changed, the clothe became richer and embroidered. The three woman's fuku burst into ribbons and with a blinding light appeared long flowing dresses.

"Kaasan..." breathed Shiroi as everything seemed to settle.

"Seiya... Fighter..." asked Mamoru. "Are you okay?"

"Hai..." replied Fighter startled. "Why did I change?"

"You mean you don't know?" Kuwabara looked at her, startled.

"Iie..." she closed her eyes and gasped. "I can't change back either..." Mamoru frowned, something was more than odd, he looked to Setsuna who was an impassible mask as always.

Kuronue walked next to her. "You are withholding information..." he said simply.

She turned to face him, her cool facade melting as she was surprised about his comment. "How would you know?"

"Actually, I didn't..." He admitted as she facevaulted. "I only had a hunch... Your reaction to my question told me all..." replied the Youkai.

Everyone in the room facevaulted as Setsuna started to yell at Kuronue to mind his own business. The Youkai gauded her into saying that everything was normal and that everyone would return to normal once they had found Sailor Gaia who was at a hospital.

"Why thank you my dear... I didn't ask for so much..." smirked Kuronue.

"I AM *NOT* YOUR DEAR!!!!!! YOU STUPID, MALODOROUS YOUKAI!!" yelled back Setsuna. Hotaru, Haruka, Michiru and Redi's jaws were almost scrapping the floor, they never saw Setsuna so exceeded.

Kuronue lifted his wrist to his nose and sniffed. "I'm not malodorous... I might need a quick shower, but I have impecable personnal hygienne." He replied.

"OOOOOOH YOU!" Setsuna made her Time Staff appear and swung at the Youkai. Kuronue dodged nimbly and she took off, anyone who met her in the corridor gave her a wide berth.

"Maaaaaaa..." said Keiko. "What was THAT all about?"

"Beats me..." replied Shiroi. "This is the first time I see Setsuna-san so angry at someone..."

"No kidding..." said Redi. Just then they heard Shiro and Usagi wondering what had happened. They were given the gist of what happened.

"Kaasan... Tousan..." said Shiro, "this is what they wear at special occasions."

Usagi kneeled closer to them. "I recognize Jupiter's sign but what are the others wearing..."

"Kaasan and Tousan are wearing the crest of Healer... Aunt Taiki, the crest of Maker..."

"Ara..." wondered Ami. "Why are they wearing the Crest of planets that no longer exist..."

Fighter frowned, why had Taiki fallen and why hadn't she? She also wondered why Yaten and Taiki were wearing their Princess dresses and why she wasn't... Not that she was complaining...

"Seiya... Seiya... Fighter..." Fighter blinked and turned around.

"Who said that?" Fighter said, startling Minako.

"Said what?"

"I heard someone call me..." admitted Fighter.

"Great now Fighter hears voices..." snorted Kuwabara.

"Shh!" Fighter frowned and she heard it again.

"Fighter... Help me... Fighter!... Seiya... Help me..."

Fighter didn't say it but she felt warm in her kokoro* area. What is happening, she thought for herself. I never felt this before, it gets stronger whenever I hear her voice...

"How are we going to find Sailor Gaia?... I felt her Star Seed, when I mind-linked with Shiro but I don't feel it now..." said Usagi.

"I think I know how..." said Fighter.

"You?" said Michiru. "How could you find a Senshi from this Solar system?..." She scrutinized Fighter.

"I don't know... I just know I heard her voice and I feel her tugging at me to find her..." replied Fighter. Usagi looked at Fighter, suddently she smiled brightly.

"We'll follow you Fighter-chan..." she said while Haruka and Michiru gasped.

"We could be going on a wild goose chase!" said angrilly Haruka. She wished she could have swallowed her words when she saw Usagi scowl at her.

"I said... WE are going to follow Fighter... Anyone has a problem, you take it to me!"

Luna looked at Usagi and smiled, sometimes like now, she could have kicked herself for not believing into her young charge. She was proud at moments like this, Usagi was taking her role with more seriousnes when times demanded it.

"We'll all follow Fighter..." she started solently. "On the way, could we stop by a fast food, I'm famished!..." she quiped

Luna fell flat on her face while on everyone's brow huge sweatdrops formed. Then again, thought Luna, I could be wrong...

Akane closed her eyes and shook her head, she rubbed her eyes a couple of times, just to be sure she wasn't hallucinating. The light and sign on Yuukana's brow faded and by the time Dr. Mizuno looked at her patient, the glow had disapeared.

"I must be overworked..." she said outloud as she got up and went out of the room. On the bed, Yuukana whispered.

"Fighter... Help me... Fighter!... Seiya... Help me..."

"Taiki?.... What are you doing here?..." Taiki slowly openned her eyes. She looked at three pairs of green eyes and one of red. They all looked down to her, puzzled.

"You guys came back?..." asked Taiki, she facevaulted when she saw she was in space and floating among meteorites.

"Ara... No... You came to us, rather..." said Makoto.

"But why?... This makes no sense... none at all..." said Kurama.

"So is our lot in life..." Hiei's deep voice replied. "To be faced with things we cannot comprehend..."

"Maaaa... Hiei... You're getting philosophical in your old age..." kidded Kurama.

"Hn! Like you should talk, Kitsune..." snapped Hiei. "You are even more ancient than me!"

"Ara?..." said Taiki. "What are you talking about?"

"Ohoh?... maaa Kitsune... You keep secrets from your friends?" teased Hiei, but Kurama shot him a glance that silenced him. Yaten started to fidget a little.

"Kurama isn't ancient... He's what... twenty?" said Taiki, Yaten became even more agitated.

"Hn! Hardly!..." said Hiei. "He's over 500 years old..."

Yaten bit her lips, when she saw Taiki's reactions. "Na.. Nani?" she blurted.

"You're getting what this year Kitsune?... 578?..." said Hiei.

"Oh? And you Hiei?... Going to hit the 310 if I'm not mistaken..." replied Kurama on the same tone as Hiei.

"Three... three humdred and... ten?..." blurted out Makoto.

"Five hundred... seventy... eight?..." choked out Taiki.

"What does age have to do?..." said angrilly Yaten. "Now, stop it both of you!!!" she glared at them both even Hiei backed up a little. "We have to wait for our friends to rescue us and scabbling amongst ourselves won't help up any..."

"Gomen ne... Yat-chan... I should have not have replied to Hiei..." replied Kurama. Hiei looked to Makoto who still seemed shocked about his age. He regretted his quick tongue, Makoto was sure to look at him like an old man now...

"You're taking this rather well, Yaten, considering..." said Taiki, looking at her sister surprised.

"I already knew about Kurama's true age..." she said going to hug Kurama. "I have no problem with it... I would expect that you and Seiya wouldn't have any problems either!..."

"You knew?..." said Taiki, still dazzled by the news. She shook her head. "You are right, age doesn't have anything to do with loving someone... If Ami-chan was older than me, I would still love her..."

Makoto stood there for a while pondering.

"I tell you... This won't work..." cringed Fighter. The guys and Yuushiro had lended her some boy clothes for her to wear over her fuku. "Maybe I should try and detransform again..."

"No..." said Mamoru. "If you succeed, you might never be able to track down my sister again..."

"Hmm.. Yeah... I better not then... But I look ridiculous..." replied Fighter.

"It's either or run around in your Sailor Fuku with us..." replied Yuusuke.

"I hate leaving Yaten and Taiki behind..." sweatdropped Fighter.

"Nothing to worry about Se... aaaah... Fighter, Keiko and Yuukina will take care of them..." said Yuusuke.

"And so will Yuushiro..." added Rei.

"I'm still Seiya, you know... The guy you shot basketballs at, Yuusuke..." said Fighter.

"Ah!..." he started to laugh nervously. "I'm just not used to see you as a girl..."

"Why is that? What does it change?... It is my real gender, I never thought myself as seperate..." said Fighter.

"Can we save the psycological evaluation for later?" asked Kuwabara. "We have to find someone... remember..."

"Hai..." said Fighter. "Now shut up and let me concentrate..."

"SEEEEEIIIIIYAAAAAAAA-SAN!"

"Oh crap!..." said Fighter. She turned around only to see Heiwa Hikoku running towards her. She recognized her from the picture their agent gave them. What does she want?

Hikoku came to halt before the disguised Fighter. She was catching up her breath so she didn't notice Seiya's feminity. "Go... Gomen nasai!" she breathed. "I'm looking for my roomate... Yuukana-chan... She's missing..."

"Listen..." said Yuusuke. "We don't have time for this... we are looking for someone ourselves..."

"You don't understand..." said Hikoku. "It's a question of life or death, she needs her medication... or else she might die! She has a very rare condition, doctors were able to stabilize her but she needs to take her medication! And she left without taking it with her, she never does that!"

Fighter looked at her, she wondered why she did but she said. "Come with us... Maybe we can find her..."

"Oh... Arigato Seiya-san!" she gulped. Everyone looked at Fighter thinking she was mad to help this woman find her friend. Fighter started to walk the impression was getting stronger, she was on the right track. Something inside her kokoro made her react to Hikoku, she had to be there... she knew not why, only that she needed to be there.

Hiei looked in the vastnest of space, he cursed himself. Baka na... he told himself, your stupidity just cost your Mako-chan's love. Why did I do this? This is so like me, to say the thing that make people who love me want to stay away from me. Maybe it's better this way, he thought his heart pinching, I only bring those I love hardship and sadness. I never want to make Makoto sad... heh?

Hiei stopped in his puzzling by Makoto who put her hand on his shoulder. Her vibrant green eyes moistened lightly as she looked at him. Her cheek took on a more rosy tint. "Hiei..." she whispered. "Your age doesn't matter. You are older... so what, so is Mamoru to Usagi and Kurama to Yaten, but that doesn't change the emotions they have for each other. Hiei-chan..." he looked up to her, his eyes suspended to her lips and her words. "It doesn't change the way I feel about you... I love you... Nothing could change the love I have for you..."

They both stood there, the others let them have this private moment because they had moved away from them. Hiei looked deep into her sea colored eyes and she held his crimson gaze. They stood like this for a long time, studying the other's emotions.

Then as if they both got a common answer, in a heartbeat they reached for one another and kissed. He held her closely, trembling from the emotions that washed over him, emotions he never thought he was capable of, never even dreamed her had. He reflected on this as their mouth joined in this gesture that made him feel so good. A few months ago, if this would have happened he would have bolted, what changed? he wondered. His arms settled around her waist as he thought about the answer: he had changed.

He had changed and yet had stayed the same. Those emotions were always there, he just shoved them to the back of his head so they would never bother him. Ever since he first kissed Makoto, these emotions rebelled, they would no longer be complacant, they would make themselves known. Hiei deepened the kiss with Makoto, how odd he thought, I don't find them bothering anymore. He broke the kiss.

"Only for you Mako..." he whispered to her. "Only to you..."

Makoto nodded, she understood. Hiei was trusting her with his emotions, they shone through his face, openned, a treasure to hold and to guard, only for her and none other. This was the most precious moment she had with him, this acceptance, this trust. She no longer was afraid of tomorrow, of being alone, he would always be there for her, she now had the certainty. She now knew what she was looking for in all the boys she had fallen in love with. She was looking for this little Koorime, the fierce warrior who never showed his emotions, no who only showed them to her. Let the others wonder what she saw in him, for it would never go pass her lips.

They looked at each other once more and kissed again, the others forgotten.

Yaten sighed, she was happy for both Hiei and Makoto, it made her feel warm inside that they finally found each other. She blinked the warm feeling intensified, she looked down and saw a light glow in front of her.

"Nani?..." she asked.

Taiki looked up to Yaten and saw the soft ball of light that formed in front of her. She saw the same light form in front of her.

"What does it mean?" she wondered. The warm feeling intensified, she felt dizzy.

Kurama just had time to turn around and call Yaten's name when she and Taiki were struck by a blinding light coming from beyond the Solar System.

"YATEN!" Kurama screamed as he rush to take her in his arms. She had closed her eyes as though she was asleep. The glow intensified to englobe Kurama, but he didn't feel any pain only a warm familiar feeling. The same feeling he got when his mother welcomed him home when he came visit.

<<It's all right Ku-chan... I'm okay...>> Kurama heard Yaten's voice in his head as he collapsed.

Akane was alerted by an intern, her patient was having convulsions. Why didn't this record on any of the tests we did... it makes no sense.

"Ara... Fi... Seiya-kun... " started Ami. "We are at the Hospital where my mother works."

Fighter nodded gravely, they were on the right track the warming sensation was even more strong now. It tugged at her even more.

"Maybe... Yuuka-chan is here..." said Hikoku. "I have her med..." She cut off by a gang of people who were rushing to where Yuukana was. Hikoku gasped when she saw her friend. "Yuuka-chan!!!"

Fighter was glad that the girl found her friend, she looked into the room and gasped. She saw a glowing white sphere in front of the convulsing girl. "It's her..."

End of part 17

*kokoro: The Japanese believe that the Kokoro is an area just over the heart, located in the middle as opposed to the heart. This is where in Japanese tradition is stored your feelings and emotions. When the Japanese talk about kokoro many Westerners think they are talking of their heart (the organ) It's more abstract than this they really mean feeling, sometimes refering to their souls. This is where Naoko Takeushi placed the Star Seed. If you look at the manga this is where all the Starseeds were plucked. Not on the forehead... Also it is where all their broaches are located (The Starlights one are a little too low but that's mostly for design purposes...)

"It's her..." said Fighter. "Don't you see?"

"See what?" said Usagi.

Mamoru gasped as he looked inside the room, the young woman that was in the bed and emmiting a soft pulsating light. "She's glowing..." he whispered.

"Hai... I see it too..." replied Fighter. "We must take her away from here..."

"How?" said Ami. "The hospital will never release her... she's convulsing..."

"We need a diversion... Haruka-san, Michiru-san...." started Usagi. The two Outer smiled.

"We'll get on it, Princess..." said Haruka.

"Fighter..." continued Usagi. "Get ready to grab her when I tell you to..." Fighter nodded, she was ready. But she felt another calling... this one was even more urgent and familiar than the one Sailor Gaia was emitting. And yet they seemed to modulate and be similar... how odd, she thought.

When Kurama opened his eyes, Yaten was cradling a ball of light in her arms. She was crying softly, not of sadness but of joy. Kurama went to her and he felt the sphere's power, it seemed almost to be alive.

"What is this?" he asked.

"This is..." said Yaten, looking up to him. "The Heart of Healer... I thought it was destroyed along with everything else. It wasn't..." Tears fell down her eyes. "Home... This feels like Home... I haven't had this feeling for so long... I can almost smell the silver flowers of Healer. I can almost hear the birds and the rivers flowing... I can almost see..."

She stopped, she felt his hand on the sphere. At first, she gasped afraid it might hurt him. But she got the feeling, the planet's Star Seed was accepting him and welcomed him. Kurama closed his eyes and was filled by sights, sounds and smells. He could see the planet in it's prime, with its people busy with day to day life.

"You have a wonderful home..." whispered Kurama. "I wish... I wish I could have treaded on its ground..."

"I wish we could have too..." Yaten replied, they closed in for a kiss and when they opened their eyes they were back in space floating, the essence of Healer nestled between them.

They saw Taiki with tears in her eyes. This was almost too much for her. She had felt the same thing Yaten and Kurama had felt. "Why?" she asked. "Why is the Star Seed of Maker here?" She had a theory, but she couldn't bring herself to say it out loud.

"And what do we do here?" asked Hiei. "There is nothing me and Makoto can do!"

"That my old friend..." said Sailor Gaia. "Is where you are wrong..."

"I don't see what I can do..." said Makoto.

"The wait is almost over, be patient my friends..." replied Gaia's star seed. "I have waited for this day... Unlike you I didn't sleep. I was aware of the passage of time, I was reborn but my memories weren't, I must wait to be one with myself..."

"I still don't see what Mako-chan and me will do..." repeated Hiei. "I am of no use here... I'm no senshi... in fact, I don't know why you want me or Kurama here... I'm a demon..."

"Maybe my friend but you have shown that you have the potencial to do good." She paused, Hiei felt her eyes on him. "Hai, even with your past Hiei... You can do good... It all depends on you, the choices you have made in your life. You have known hardships and always wondered if what you did was with a purpose... It has Hiei... All the good you have done.. had not been forgotten..."

"Hn!" Hiei snorted. "I'm not sure if you really know me..."

Makoto put her hand on his shoulder. "I know you Hiei... I have not seen your past, but I saw your soul and it's a beautiful one..." She hugged him, trying to make him see that she was telling the truth. But Hiei saw it and he wondered if he was worthy of her trust.

He heard Gaia's voice in his head but he could feel she wasn't prying, just barely touching his mind so she could talk to him. 'Hiei, do not doubt yourself... If you weren't worth it, Makoto would have never fallen in love with you.... You have merit..."

Hiei closed his eyes and put his arms around Mako, it felt so good to be here, like this with her. He almost wished they could stay like this always. No one to judge them or watch them, just close friends, no envy, no want... only... only love he finally thought.

Fighter stood close to Yuukana's door as her friend was trying to make the doctors understand that Yuukana needed the pills she had brought. Fighter looked at her palm, she had pocketed some of the pills just in case she might need them. If Yuukana needed these pills then she would be able to give them to her.

Fighter was lost in her thoughts when she heard a scream.

"HELP! PLEASE HELP US!!!!" Haruka was screaming like a mad woman carrying a bloodied Michiru in her arms. Boy, she doesn't kid around, those look like real injuries.

Haruka started to scream and raise hell, finally even Dr. Mizuno left Yuukana's side to take care of this new emergency. Fighter saw it was her time to move but Hikoku was still there watching over her best friend.

Fighter didn't have much choice, they might not get another opportunity and she felt an urgency around the young woman. Yuukana needs my help, I feel it and so does Taiki, Yaten, Kurama , Hiei and Makoto.... Forgive me Hikuko-san... Fighter gave her a small atemi at the back of her neck, not enough to hurt her but enough to make her loose conciousness. Fighter catched her before she would tumble down and made her sit on a chair. She then turned to Yuukana as Mamoru was coming with a wheelchair. They bundled her in a huge wool blanket and headed out throught the front entrance. Fighter was a little nervous but no one stopped them. Usagi was waiting in Mamoru's car, he got in as Fighter placed Yuukana inside with her. Mamoru made sure Fighter was ready when he sped away. Usagi touched a button on her communicator, telling the others they were ready.

In the hospital, Michiru and Haruka were instantly cured and were out the door before anyone knew what was going on. Everyone converged to Hikawa Temple, hoping this was the last piece of the puzzle.

Ami was seated next to Taiki, watching over her, worried. Taiki looked like she was in a deep sleep, she just wished she was okay and that she would come back to her unharmed.

Fighter came in with Yuukana, still wondering what she had to do. She put her on a futon, next to her sisters and friends. She felt a hand on her shoulder and was surprized to see Kiku, looking at her worried.

"Fighter-sama... Will Kaasan and Tousan be okay?" he asked hugging Fighter tightly.

"Hai, Kiku-chan... They will be, I'll make sure they do..." replied Fighter, hugging back the little kitsune.

"I love them so much... I miss them..." added the little kitsune. Just then Redi and Hotaru came in. Hotaru said a few words in Redi's ear and the pink haired girl nodded. Redi extended a hand.

"Come, Kiku-chan... Fighter needs to do something to help get your kaasan and tousan back. But Fighter needs to do this alone..."

"But..." started the kitsune but when he saw both Hotaru and Redi glare at him, he took Redi's hand. They both got out of the room leaving Fighter with Hotaru.

"Hotaru-chan... If you have an idea on how to make them wake up, I'm ready for a suggestion." Fighter said.

"As a matter of fact, Fighter... I do..." replied Hotaru. "Lie down next to her... You need to find her and your sisters."

"What good will that do?" asked Fighter, completly baffled "And how can I find them?"

"Close your eyes, Fighter... I'll tell you..." said Hotaru as Fighter was lying down. Mamoru entered the room and sat down taking Yuukana's hand in his. "Mamoru-san will feed her energy and this will show you the path to them. As for how to take them back, I think she will know how..."

Fighter sighed and lay down, closing her eyes, relaxing...

Setsuna was still outside fuming. She didn't understand, this wasn't the way this was suppose to play out. But, she thought, how did Yuukana meet Seiya?... I don't remember, I don't see! Are we destroying the timeline? Ever since I came back from the Makai, all I have known was proven wrong. She hated it.

Suddenly she blinked, before her was a little bouquet of small wildflowers. It was hoovering before her. As soon as she touched it, it feel in her hands. She saw a piece of paper on it she unfolded it and saw the following message written: 'I am sorry... Forgive me?'

She sweatdroped, that Youkai gave her flowers. She was about to growl at him when she turned around and ended up face to face with him. She looked into his dark eyes as he looked into her surprised magenta ones. Startled, she looked away.

"I wanted to tell you I was sorry to have made you mad..." said Kuronue. "Forgive me? We are both too old to squabble like children. I'll understand if you want to stay alone for a while... I'm not the enemy Setsuna, Koenma sent me to help you all. He believed I could do some good... I was tired of running around doing some two bit thieving... I wanted to go straight... Anyway, I'll leave you alone..."

And with that the Youkai went away, leaving a very stunned Setsuna wondering what was going on.

As soon as Fighter closed her eyes she could feel Mamoru's power. She blinked something wasn't right she wasn't in space, she was in a darkplace where the wind blew rosepetals. I wasn't sent to the right place she thought, she looked down at herself, she was dressed in a long flowing red dress. Drat! she thought, I didn't miss out on the fashion screw up, she grumbled. Now how do I get out of this mess?

She walked around a little until she saw a woman crouched in a corner. She went to her and as she suspected it was Yuukana. She was hugging her legs, her head touching her knees. She didn't see Princess Seiya, not until she sat down next to her.

"Who are you?" she gasped. "Are you trapped here like me?" She shied away a little from Seiya.

"I'm a friend..." said Seiya in her most reassuring tone of voice. Yuukana looked at her suspiciously, Seiya smiled at her reaction. She isn't stupid, she doesn't know me so doesn't trust me.

Yuukana looked her closely. "Do I know you from somewhere?" Seiya froze as she asked, she looked Yuukana closely also, she was familiar and she smelled a faint fragrance, Jasmine flowers. Where have I smelled that lately she wondered.

"You also look familiar..." said Seiya, she blinked, why did I say that?

Yuukana studied Seiya a little longer, she smiled faintly. I don't know why but I feel like I can trust her. "My name is Yuukana... what's your name?"

"Seiyaaaa...." Seiya slapped her face. Boy, am I dumb or what?

"Seiya?..." Yuukana looked at the woman before her. She blinked and her eyes went wide. "S-SEIYA KOU???? YOU'RE A WOMAN????" She was about to reach forward when Seiya covered her chest.

"I can ASSURE you, they are real..." replied hurridly Seiya.

Yuukana put her hand before her mouth, with a huge sweatdrop on the side of her head. "I... I'm sorry!" She blushed, she almost touched another woman's breasts.

They both looked at each other a little uncertain what to do next. Seiya felt a little stupid about telling her real name, but if Yuukana was a Senshi, she would know her name soon enough.

"Do you know why you are here?" asked Seiya, finally to break the silence.

"No... But there is a strange looking ghost that wanted me to follow her. She scared me..." said Yuukana.

"Where did that go to?" asked Seiya. Yuukana looked in front of her and pointed.

"She went there..."

Suddently a Vortex opened and Seiya could see in space. Pieces of rocks where flowing and she could see in the distance four starseeds twinkling in the distance. She felt one that tugged at her heart. It felt familiar, like a call to home, a home she never knew. She got up and started to walk towards it but Yuukana held her back.

"NO! Don't go there! Don't leave me all alone here!"

"I have too, I hear a calling... My sisters and my friends are there... Someone is calling me home..." replied Seiya.

"You feel it too?" asked Yuukana. "I feel like someone is calling me... But..."

"Don't be afraid Yuukana-san... I'm here with you..." smiled Seiya.

"But I don't know what's out there... I'm afraid..." Yuukana replied. "Stupid, isn't it? I stayed there because I was afraid..."

Seiya put her hands on Yuukana's shoulder. "It's okay to admit your fears Yuukana-san... I have been scared many times in my life but I never let that fear get in my way, because I had sisters who supported me and loved me and that helped me though. You have to face your fears Yuukana-san, or else you'll never grow..."

Yuukana looked at her, what Seiya had said it was like a surfacing memory. She took Seiya's hand, what she said made sense a small voice in the back of her mind said.

"I'm ready to do this..." she surprized herself when she said that.

Seiya smiled. "I'll go with you..." she promised. She extended her hand to her until she took it. "I won't let you go..."

"I know..." replied Yuukana. "Somehow, I know..."

They both went into the Vortex. Well, here goes nothing, thought Seiya as she jumped with Yuukana. The brown haired woman took a deep breath before jumping.

They ended up floating down into a courtyard. They heard sounds of battle. They gasped as they saw two young women battling together.

"It's... it's you Seiya..." said Yuukana. Seiya nodded and told her that the other one was her.

The two women broke their battle and went to sit down in the shade. They sat next to each other and Seiya and Yuukana went to them they tried to speak to them but they didn't seem to understand.

"You spared well today, Shiva..." said the one that had a brown and green sailor fuku.

"You didn't give me much slack... Rhiannon..." Shiva replied, Yuukana's eyes went wide when she saw the two of them kiss tenderly. Yuukana scolded herself, what was wrong with that? She looked at Seiya just as the dark haired girl turned to look at her. They both froze, cheeks burning brightly and both shaken by long forgotten emotions.

Is... Is that what Usagi felt for Mamoru? wondered Seiya. She looked into Yuukana pale blue eyes and unconciously moved towards her as if those eyes were calling for her. They inched towards one another. What?... What am I doing? thought Yuukana, but she seemed unable to break contact with Seiya.

That is until they heard a scream. They both blinked and saw that the decor had changed. They saw Queen Serenity being attacked by a dark entity. What happened next happened so far none of them were able to do a thing.

Shiva and Rhiannon were battling the being when it tried a direct attack on Serenity. Rhiannon used her attack.

"GOLDEN EARTH CRYSTAL TEARS!" She was able to cripple the beast but it turned his eyes on her and blasted her in a last ditch effort.

"NOOOO! STAR SERIOUS... LASER!" yelled Shiva, she killed the Youma. But alas it was too late. The monster had struck true and Rhiannon was dying. Shiva barely had time to reach her when she died in her arms. Serenity, used her Ginzousho but to no avail. Rhiannon was dead and Shiva was crying and calling for her love not to leave her.

"Oh my..." Said Yuukana. "D... Did I die like that?" She shivered startled to see her own previous death. Out of reflex, Seiya made her lean on her and they were in a tender embrace. Then suddently as though realizing what they just did, they stepped away from each other, blushing.

The surrounding changed again and they were in a room at night. It was pitch dark inside, but they could hear and see Shiva crying.

"Shiva, dear... please come out..." said a voice beyond the door.

"GO AWAY!!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" yelled Shiva, tears flowing from her eyes. The person at the door, went away sighing. Shiva cried a long time.

"I can't go on without you... Beloved..." She stood up and went to her dresser, from one of the drawers she pulled a knife. It gleamed in the light of Rhiannon's home planet. "My only thought is to do all I can to be with you..." She lifted the knife. Seiya and Yuukana looked away, unwilling to see Shiva end her life. But a voice cried out.

"SHIVA! NO!"

Shiva turned around and saw Rhiannon's soul floating besides her holding back the knife.

"Why?... Why?..." asked Shiva. "Why must I stay away from you?"

"Shiva, I know this is hard to understand... but I spoke with Setsuna. If you end your life now, we shall never see each other again..." Rhiannon explained.

"But I want to be with you..." replied Shiva.

"Believe me... You don't want to come here... Shiva, you must live your life, you have a destiny to fufill. I have seen it, the tidings that are coming are horrible. But there will be a rebirth and we will all be happy again, Shiva, and I shall be with you... I love you of all my heart and of all my soul. I will wait for you Shiva, will you be able to wait for me?"

Seiya looked at the scene playing on and she felt something tug at her heart. She was remembering, that was her past life, she was known as Shiva of Fighter, heir to the throne and a sailor senshi she had come to the Silver Millennium to train and there she had fallen in love with Rhiannon, Princess of Earth, also a senshi.

Shiva was crying bitterly. "You know that our role aren't easy. I did what I was trained to do. I gave my life to my sovereign. But you are the one who had my heart, Shiva... I love you. If you love me promise me you will live, knowing in your heart that we will be reunited..."

"I promise..." said Shiva, dropping the blade.

The images then went faster as though they were played on a video on fast-forward. Until they saw Shiva's death as she was trying to save children from the massacre the night the Silver Millennium was destroyed.

Seiya and Yuukan both floated in front of each other. You are what I always was looking for, thought Seiya. I thought I had found in Kakyuu hime or Usagi, but they weren't you.

What is this longing I feel? Am I in love with her? asked herself Yuukana. I always had a crush on Seiya Kou, I felt the songs he sang were meant for me. Was it that I knew if only subconsciously of our past love? This is so confusing to me, I feel overwhelmed. I don't know what to make of this.

"Seiya... I... I don't know..." started Yuukana.

"Shh... Don't say anything if you aren't sure... I'm not sure myself but I feel this is right..." Seiya took her in her arms and hugged her tenderly. Yuukana agreed, this felt right, she wasn't too sure what she should do, but for now, it was enough.

The Vortex appeared before them again and this time they entered it with confidence, still holding to each other's hand.

"SEIYA!" yelled Yaten as Seiya and Yuukana appeared before them. Yaten raised an eyebrow. "Who is she?"

Sailor Gaia's star seed glowed stronger. "I am she and she is me. We are one and the same..."

"Are... Are you the one who called me?" asked Yuukana.

"Hai, I am and this planet, too, were calling you..." replied the essence that was Sailor Gaia. "We must now join..."

"Finally... then we can get out of here..." grumbled Yaten. Taiki looked at Yaten exasperated, Kurama chuckled.

"Demo..." said Yuukana.

"What now?" said Hiei.

"What will become of me... If I join with you..." Yuukana looked directly into the star seed. "What will become of me?... My personality?..."

"Yuunana-chan... I know you feel suspicious..." The star seed seemed to smile. "I would have done the same thing... Do not worry, you will still be yourself. But you will also be Sailor Gaia, a sailor senshi."

"A... A Sailor Senshi?... I... You must have the wrong person, I am no Sailor Senshi..." replied Yuukana.

"Not yet, that part of you is dormant, it will only reawaken when we are once again one..." replied the star seed. "I know it's rather complicated, but all will be clearer when we are reunited..."

Yuukana turned to the only person she could trust. "Seiya-san, what should I do?... My heart tells me to do this and my head is yelling for me to wake up... that this can't possibly be true..."

Seiya took her hand. "Yuukana-san... You must follow your heart for it is that which is the most important. Your kokoro is what coverns your soul and that which makes you grow..."

Hiei looked at Makoto, uncertain, did he have kokoro? Was it possible for a demon to have a soul that could be purified. Makoto smiled at him, washing away some of his uncertainties. He then looked at Kurama, if there was proof that Youkai could have a pure soul, the red haired man holding the smallest of the Starlights in his arms was more than enough proof. Hiei realized that maybe all his hardships and the hard won battles he had, yieled to a reward.

Yuukana thought for a while. All my life, she thought, I felt like something was missing in my life. Is this it? Is this the answer I was looking for? She looked to Seiya, she is still beautiful, still she makes my heart flutter... Ara... this isn't something I ever thought of... And yet, how can something that feels so right be wrong? How can I go wrong, following my heart just like Seiya said.

"I understand..." Yuukana said evenly. "I am ready..."

The star seed glowed, "You have found my true self, for that I would like to thank you... Eternal Sailor Moon, Inners and Outers..." the star seed called. "I beseech you to come and witness the birth of not one... but 3 new planets!"

"Huh?... three?" wondered Seiya.

Just then, a Sailor Teleport arrived which brought the rest of their senshi friends. As soon as the energy dissipated, all the senshi were dressed in their Princess gowns. Mamoru took his Prince Endymion persona and went to the Star Seed.

"Sister..." he whispered, tears forming in his eyes.

"Brother... I will be reunited with you... as I have promised you..." said the Star Seed. "Yuukanna is your new sister... althought she always was..."

"What do you mean?" asked both Yuukana and Mamoru.

"When we are one... you will know..." replied the Star seed.

"YAAAAAAAAAAH!" screamed Kuwabara. "We're in Space... and how did we get dressed like this?" Both he and Yuusuke were dressed in a silver armor.

"You have your place among us, Lunar Dragonet..." replied the Star Seed.

Lunar Dragonet... why does this feel so familiar?... thought Yuusuke.

"Why were we called here?" asked Princess Haruka.

"All will be revealed..." replied the Star seed.

"Well..." started Yuukana. "I guess there is no time like the present..." And she took the Star Seed in her hand. Seiya looked at her and couldn't help but feel pride as she watched her. She had been scared but now she had faced her fears and had taken a step forward towards her destiny. Seiya blinked, she felt something familiar call her, it reached from the depth of her heart. She closed her eyes and felt it... it was home. Tears came into her eyes, not home like Kinmoku, no this feeling was even more strong, it resonated deep within her. It was Fighter's Star Seed, the planet Fighter, she didn't know how it was possible but there it was. She brought her hands to her heart then opened her palm. The star seed was there, in her heart, lending her strenght... she could feel Healer and Maker's Star seed sing in harmony with hers.

Yuukana took a deep breath and closing her eyes, she touched the Star seed. She was afraid it would invade her mind, but the intrusion was gentle almost timid. She felt like she had always been missing a piece of the puzzle that formed her. It didn't feel like an intrusion, but a welcomed addition to her own self. She didn't loose her identity, on the contrary, she had found it. She remembered her childhood, not the one she had in the Silver Millenium, but the one she had in this lifetime...

"But I want to go too!..." she pouted. "It's no fair! Mamo-chan was sick last week... and he can go!"

Her mother came to see her. (Mother, she thought, I haven't seen you since that day). "Now, now Yuukana-chan... You know you can't come. We'll only be gone for a week... We'll come back to you, don't you like staying with you Obansan?"

"Hai... demo..." she replied.

"Next week, you'll feel better and we'll go to that amusement park you wanted so much to go to!" said her father. (Why can't I remember their faces more?)

"Really???" Yuukana said excited.

"Tousan! Tousan!" said a young Mamoru, "Can we take a car?"

Their father chuckled. "You really have a passion for cars... Hai, of course..."

Time froze as Yuukana saw the accident that killed her parents and made her twin brother amnesiac. Yuukana remembers waking up in tears that night, screaming. Maybe it was the link that twin share, but she saw the accident that night. It scared her so much, it severed her ties with her twin and his loss of memory hadn't helped.

"Mamoru..." Yuukana said crying as she remembered and recognized who he was.

"Yuukana... little sister..." he whispered, hugging her.

"What do you mean little... are you going to treat me different because you were too impatient to get born?" she scolded. He laughed, remembering her quick wit.

Yuukana turned and smiled at her new friends. Seiya thought she looked like a complete person, now sure of herself. "My friends..." Yuukana started talking to Hiei, Kurama, Makoto, Yaten, Taiki and Seiya. "I still have one favour to ask you... Will you help me make our new planets?"

"Our..." started Yaten

"new..." continued Taiki.

"planet?..." finished Seiya.

"Hai..." said Yuukana. She turned to the Sailor Senshi. "My friends from days gone by, witness now a new miracle. Rejoice for we now have, new sisters to add to our family."

"Mercury, Venus, Moon, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto... You are all guardians of your planets and of the Gods that reign supreme over them... Transform with us and help us towards our own destinies..."

"GAIA ETERNAL POWER!"
"MOON ETERNAL POWER!"
"MERCURY ETERNAL POWER!"
"VENUS ETERNAL POWER!"
"MARS ETERNAL POWER!"
"JUPITER ETERNAL POWER!"

Not knowing why, Seiya, called forth her new transformation, she was followed by Yaten and Taiki, then the Outers followed...

"MAKE UP!"

Yuusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama couldn't believe the amount of ki they felt. Hiei and Kurama never felt this strong in all of their lives, they glowed with power. The same glow the Senshi had, they also knew they needed to get rid of that excess power.

What happened next baffled the astronomers and made them curse also. They had the birth of a planet hapenning live in their lifetime and all of their instruments had decided to go on strike that day. So the Senshi were shielded and no one but a few knew what was really going on.

The mass of rocks formed into a planet and two moons that started to turn around it.

"Now... Healer, Maker..." said the new Sailor Gaia.

Healer and Maker nodded and both of their Star seed floated to each of the moon. Seiya was smilling, her sisters now had homes to call their own...

"You will have too Seiya... I still need your help... to bring life to all three planets..." said Sailor Gaia.

Fighter let her own Star seed fly, it flew around new Healer, then, around new Maker and countinued its course to Gaia and merged with the small star seed there. Fighter weeped, she felt a thing she never thought she would ever in her life again. A home...

Hiei was having problem keeping the power inside of him. He just couldn't let it go like that, he thought. He felt Sailor Gaia put a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Hiei... are you ready?"

"For what?" he croaked.

"For breathing life into the planet... You and Jupiter..."

Mercury gasped, of course, thunder and fire, one of the primordial ingredients in the making of life.

"Life..." said Hiei, unbelieving, he, the one who was unwanted, the one who had to kill to survive, was to give life? Dazzled, Hiei nodded. Jupiter didn't know why, but she knew what to do.

"Take my hand, Hiei..." she whispered to him. He nodded and took it. They heard their power sing and mingle, surge and come forth racing on the surface of the new planet and her moons. Lightning and Fire lay rampant, electric arcs, streaked the atmoshere ionizing it, condensing the humidity. The fire, molded the land and steamed up the water that fell on the surface. The senshi gasped as they watched an accelerated view of creation.

Soon, both Hiei and Jupiter were drained, all the powers that was in them used up. Hiei let himself, slump against Makoto, no longer feeling ashamed of showing he cared for this Senshi.

Kurama felt he was next, either that or I will burst, he thought. He let his power flow to the planets, he knew it wouldn't show right away, but his power would bring plants on these rich lands that they would one day, support life, in all it's forms. Kurama also slumped forward but he managed to keep his footing.

"Now... Sailor Sisters... Witness the new Guardians of the Stars. I am Sailor Gaia, representing the power of rebirth and protector of the new Silver Millenium as I had served under Queen Serenity." A shield materialized in her hand. "As I swore fealty to her, I renew my vows to her daughter, Neo-Queen Serenity..." Gaia rose her shield over her head.

They were all looking at Gaia when they heard three pairs of hands snapping their fingers.

"We were once three sacred shooting stars..." started Fighter.

"Who were looking for a new home..." added Healer.

"We have come here and found our destiny..." finished Maker.

"We are the representant of the Godess Athena..." The three of them said, raising their hands to the Heavens.

"As Fighter, I represent Athena's first aspect, the warrior, the one who takes on the noble battle and will protect those in need." As Fighter rose her hand something glowed and in her hand she held a long sword, a fine and sturdy one.

"As Healer, I represent Athena's swiftness when she was known as Nike by the mortal. Like her I seek peace but in battle I am always swift and protect those in need." Healer also rose her hand higher and she too received a sword. It was longer that Fighter but thinner and the blade had the shape of a wave.

"And I, Maker, represent Athena and her wisdom and intellect. I will use my powers to help those in need and think before I rush into battle..." She too raised her hand and she received her own sword. It was about the same lenght as Fighter's but the blade was broader.

"We pledge our life and service, to Neo-Queen Serenity, just like we did when we did in our first life." they all said together.

"And now..." said Pluto. "The circle is complete..."

Kurama and Ami watched in awe at their respective love. Healer gracefully floated down on the ground, her shimmering wings shrinking on her back. They shrunk and folded until they were small enough that they wouldn't be in the way. She opened her soft green eyes and Kurama's breath got stuck in his throat. An Angel... he thought, they are all angels, but Yaten, in my heart, is the most beautiful one. I wonder what this old Youko did to merit such a woman. Eternal Sailor Healer, no longer Star, he mused, since she now had a planet to call her own.

"Ku-chan..." she called, smiling, her new sword hanging next to her. He ran to her and hugged her, pride, joy, relief and love written on his features.

"Yat-chan..." he whispered, almost not believing that she sought shelter and comfort in his arm. I should be the one seeking protection from her. And yet, it felt like they both protected each other, they both felt an energy passing in between and in them, almost merrilly jumping from one another.

"Ku-chan..." she lifted her head to look at him. Such love and peace in her face, he fell in love all over again. "I'm cured... I'm no longer sick..."

Kurama blinked, it took a little while to register. "You mean... Your mono?..."

She giggled and she hugged him. "Hai... I'm sure... when I received my sword, I was healed, I have new powers... Powers my mother had... Power that come from Healer..." She smiled and reaching up, she touched his bruised face and healed it. "Power only the Queen could have..." she whispered only for his benefit as a tear slowly fell, a tear for her Mother.

"Your highness..." he whispered in her ears.

She looked back at him, smirking. "Don't you dare call me that..." She nudged him lightly to scold him.

Kurama laughed as he held her even more tightly to him. "Even, if it's to pleged my loyalty and love to you..."

Yaten blushed deep red, blinking, then she smiled and nuzzled her face on his chest. "Weellll..." she started and started to giggle. It was stopped when Kurama pressed his lips to hers.

Mercury came to Maker, smilling, tears falling from her eyes. "Angel..." whispered Maker. "Why are you crying?..."

"Oh Tai-chan..." she replied, hugging the taller girl. "Those are tears of joy... I was afraid... that one day, you would have to go away..." Mercury's voice cracked as new tears flowed. Maker hugged her tightly.

"Ami-chan... I would have never left you behind... I would strip myself of my power rather than be away from you, my love..." Maker kissed her tenderly.

"Tai-chan..." Ami smiled wipping her tears. "I am no longer afraid..." Mercury and Maker kissed a long time, so did Hiei and Makoto, Yaten and Kurama, as they others walked around on the soil of Gaia. The very first persons to visit this pristine planet.

Fighter looked at her sisters and sighed inwardly. She was happy for them, they had found love and now had a planet. She knelt and touched the ground. "... Now I have one too..." she whispered as tears flowed from her eyes. She could fell the power that seeped through the ground. She looked at Taiki and Yaten and guessed they too were having new powers... The Powers that came with their planet, the powers of Queens. she snorted, Queens of what?... I am Seiya and for now... it's all that matters. I am Seiya and Eternal Sailor Fighter, protector Of Princess Serenity and her court. She lifted her head and looked to Sailor Gaia who was by herself, still dazed by the revelations she had that day.

Bitting her lip, Seiya wondered if she should go to her. When Gaia looked in her direction, Fighter stood up.

"This is all so new to me... My brother... I never thought I'd find him like this..." Gaia said. "It will take me a while to get used to all this..."

"I'm ready to help you..." said Fighter smilling. "If you want my help of course..."

"I'd really like that..." replied Gaia, smilling. She looked at the black haired woman before her, the same deep blue eyes that captured her heart on a picture. Hai, she thought, it will take me a little while to adjust.

As though she sensed Gaia's hesitation, Fighter returned to her male body. Gaia changed too and blushed. "I... I didn't want to offend you..." she said ashamed of her thoughts.

"That's okay... I understand..." he chuckled. "Yaten always kidded that I was a tomboy and that I was more comfortable in my male body... I guess I am..."

Yuukana nodded and took his hand. "We... we used to be... lovers..." He silenced her with a finger.

"Shhh... We can talk about this later, when you feel less troubled... and you don't think you're going crazy..." He looked her deeply in the eye. "Let's just be friends for now..."

"Hai..." she replied. "friends..." She smiled as he took her hand to meet the other senshi and her brother. Hai, she thought, friends for now... but Seiya... You already have my heart... She smiled as she rested her head on his arm.

Later that night, both Hiei and Makoto wandered back to her apartment. Hiei went in a little embarrassed, he wondered if he should stay or go away and sleep in a tree.

Makoto saw him, standing there, undecided. She went to him and wrapped her arms around him. The Koorime sighed, his hands went to rest on hers. They stood like that for a while.

"Hiei..." started Makoto. "Stay with me... I love you and I don't want to stay alone anymore..."

Hiei stayed silent for a while, in his head he was looking for the right words to say. "Are you sure?"

Makoto took his hand and went to sit on her sofa, bringing him with her. "Hiei... I've never been more sure in my life..."

Hiei snuggled next to her and put his head on her shoulder. "Do you really think I'm good enough..." he asked carefully.

Makoto caressed his hair. "Hiei-chan..." she whispered. "Too many people have played with my feelings and my heart... I love you too much to do that to you... If I said it... I meant it..."

"All those wonderful things I saw today..." he started still craddling her in his arms. " I can't almost believe that I was there... That you and me... did this..."

"Hai..." she smiled. "We did..."

He kept silent a while, playing with a strand of her hair. He suddently said. "Mako... If... If I ever became evil and killed people. Or came back from a battle so disfigured you couldn't bare to look at me... What would you do?"

She smiled. "Hiei... You're too good of a warrior to come back like you said... and even if you did, I would still love you." She paused a second. "And if you became evil, I would search for you and return you to the Hiei you once were... Usagi-chan did it for Mamoru-san, I would do the same. I would search and fight so that my Hiei-chan be returned to me..."

Hiei looked into her green eyes, she returned his gaze, not afraid to show her own true feelings. "Arigato..." he whispered. "Mako..." He kissed her fiercely, as though afraid this was only a dream, that he would wake up from a beautiful dream to a harsh reality.

"Hiei..." she said softly. "I'm there for you... always..."

"Me too, Mako... for you...only..." They kissed again. They kissed for a while before falling asleep on the sofa, still in each others'arms.

Yaten awoke feeling strong arms around her. She smiled and hugged Kurama closer. He was warm and his breathing was calm and even, still asleep. Yaten could have lulled herself back to sleep next to him, but she felt something at her back.

She turned her head carefully until she could see Kiku's silvery mane. She shifted her weight and brought him closer to her. Why do I feel so close to this child? she wondered. As she turned she saw two other figures; one slumped against the wall sleeping, the other wrapped around a blanket on the ground.

Of the figure that was huddled on the floor she could only make out bright fiery hair. The silver haired one, she had seen before when she was in that space limbo with Kurama. He had called her, Kaasan, mother... She looked at his face intently, he was fair skinned, he had Kurama's handsome face, although his face was more soft. His hair was her own, shimmering cascades of silvery threads, long and parted on the side, unlike his father he didn't have long sideburns.

Yet as Yaten looked at him there was something familiar about him, about the position he was in during his sleep. Yaten blinked, no she had to be mistaken but it reminded her of Loutus. She pondered when she first saw him, she called him Lo-kun... she tried to remember. Then it hit her... it was Loutus, her brother, reincarnated into her future son.

She let out a small gasp when that happened, waking both Kurama and Kiku. The small kitsune looked up to Yaten and asked.

"Mama... Are you okay?"

"Yes, I am, Kiku-ch..." She blinked, had she heard right? "Ah... Kiku-chan... what did you just say?" Kurama chuckled a bit, thinking that Kiku had mistaken Yaten for his mother.

"Oh no... Setsuna-basan is going to be mad at me..." Kiku replied, putting his hand before his mouth. "She told me not to tell you, because it would hurt the Temporal flux... something..."

Yaten starred at the small Kitsune in her arms. He wasn't kidding. Yaten blinked then her face softened, she kissed Kiku's brow. Must be why I felt so protective of him, he's my child and Kurama's; Youko Kurama it seems. She couldn't doubt his words, her empathic powers told her so, he wasn't trying to deceive her, his little mind was openned for her and full of trust.

"That's okay Kiku-chan... my little darling, I guess... I guess I always knew you were my child..."

Kiku smiled and hugged Yaten. "Mama... I'm so happy! I don't mind it when you call me my little darling anymore... I'll never be mad when you'll call me that!"

Kurama had watched the whole scene with wide eyes. "Kiku... Kiku-chan is our son?..." Kurama was a little disoriented. "But... How?..."

There was chuckle in the room, both Shiro and Shiroi had woken up. "Stars, Tousan... What will you say about Shiro and me?"

Kurama blinked and looked at them, he could see himself in the silver haired boy and Yaten in the girl. The ressemblance of Shiroi and Yaten was almost uncanny, the same face and eyes although her hair was bright red.

Kurama was about to ask how it was possible when Setsuna knocked and asked to be let in.

"Setsuna-basan... Gomen nasai... I know you're going to be cross at me... but..." started Kiku.

Setsuna smiled and kneeled next to the futon that Yaten and Kurama shared. "It's all right, little one... The time had come for them to know..."

Kurama sat up straight. "Then... It's true... They all are our children?" Setsuna nodded as Kurama was inwardly debating between screaming or fainting at the news. Kiku sensing his father's dilema reached out to him with his child innocence, hugging Kurama.

"Gomen ne... Tousan... The first time I saw you... I didn't know you were my daddy..." said Kiku apologetic as he hugged Kurama.

"That's... Okay... I guess..." Kurama replied still disoriented. Yaten sat up and put her head on his shoulder, smilling to him.

"Don't worry... I think you're doing fine..." she said kissing him on the cheek.

"Kiku-chan... do you have something to give back?" asked Setsuna.

Kiku nodded and Shiro gave the little kitsune something. Kiku then went before his future parents, his head hung low with shame.

"Mama... Papa... I'm sorry..." He extended his hand to them and openned it. From his little palm fell their rings. "I'm sorry if I took your rings... ano... I wanted to see them in the future and I lost them. When you had a fight... I thought it was because I had lost your rings. So I came in the past... I thought if I brought the rings back... that you wouldn't be mad anymore..."

Yaten and Kurama looked at the little kitsune. "And you came here all by yourself?" asked Kurama, Kiku nodded.

"Because you thought the rings would make everything all right?" then asked Yaten, the little kitsune nodded yet again.

Yaten smiled then she hugged Kiku. "That was so brave of you my little one... and you weren't scared?"

"Hai... I was... but I was more afraid of having my mama and papa mad at each other because of me..." admitted Kiku.

"We forgive you Kiku-chan..." replied Yaten as she hugged and kissed him.

"But don't you ever do that again... We're probably very worried in the future..." added Kurama.

"Hai..." said Shiro. "That's why you asked Shiroi and me to go and bring him back..." Shiroi went to stand next to him and nodded.

The future parents got up and hugged them all. Yaten bit back tears, she felt so lucky to know that one day she would have such wonderful children with the man she loved. If she felt Loutus in her future son, she also felt the familiar presence of Shanna, her little sister in Shiroi. Her heart swelled, she always wondered if she could ever help her brother and sister, even if they didn't recall their past, they lived on through her future children.

"Oh!... Before I forget..." said Kiku rumaging in his pockets. He got out two small boxes and gave one to Yaten and Kurama. "It's for you... I wanted to give you something... for taking your rings..."

Yaten smiled. "Oh... Kiku-chan... You didn't have to..."

They openned the boxes and peered inside. In the boxes were identical necklaces, on it were a star with a green heart and a silver fox and between them was a small Vulpix (Pokemon fox) pendant.

"Those are... beautiful Kiku... Arigato" smilled Kurama as he put the necklace on.

"The star is mama... Papa is the big fox and..." Kiku started.

"And that kawaii little fox is you Kiku-chan?" asked Yaten teasingly.

Kiku blushed and hugged Yaten. "Hai... mama..." Yaten hugged the little kitsune, as Kurama put his arms around them both.

"I hate to break this up... but they must return to their time..." said Setsuna, to which the twins and Kiku pleaded with her to let them stay a little more. Setsuna seemed to disagree then she said they could stay.

"Yeaaaaah!..." Giggled Kiku as he hugged Setsuna thanking her.

"Now I have your promise... You don't say anything that deals directly to the future... You got that?" The twins and Kiku nodded too happy to stay.

Setsuna left the room, letting them know each other better. She knew she could trust Shiro and Shiroi for their secrecy and to make sure Kiku didn't say too much. She got out and arrived face to face with Kuronue who was smirking at her.

"What are you smilling at?" she asked gruffly, avoiding his gaze.

"You... That sure was nice of you to let them stay, I bet Kurama will remember this day for as long as he lives... and believe me... Youko do live long... Although, not as long as you... that's for sure..."

Setsuna looked at the Youkai carefully. "And how would you know that?..." He winked.

"My dear... I didn't live as long as I did by giving away my secrets..." He replied. "I knew you were as charitable as you were beautiful..."

Setsuna wasn't believing her ears. "Are... are you flirting with me?" She asked incredulous, she had lived through millenia and had men flirt with her, but never in the way that Youkai, Kuronue did.

He looked at her smilling, just then she thought how handsome he looked and blushed when she did. "And what if I did?..."

"Because... I..." Setsuna was flushed, she started to bolt away. "Because... I don't have the time to flirt..." She said as she went away.

Kuronue let her go. "On the contrary my dear..." he whispered. "You have all the time in the world..."

Seiya was getting out of the furo room when he came face to face with Yuukana. Both of them looked at each other and blushed.

"Err... You need the bath?" asked Seiya, slapping himself mentally. Of course she does, Baka! why else would she be in front of the door for...

"Hum... well... yes.." replied shyly Yuukana. As they were standing there Usagi got into the furo. Seiya turned around and facevaulted.

"Oi!... Odango!" called Seiya. "Yuukana-san was about to use the furo!"

Usagi openned the door. "Oh... well she can come with me... There's room enough..."

"H... Hai... Arigato..." replied Yuukana. "I'll... talk to you later Seiya-kun..." She hurridly got in the furo, blushing.

Seiya stared a little then he shook his head. "Oh... Yeah.. sure... You bet... I'll be... You know... around... haha..."

When the door closed, Seiya heard a familiar chuckle. Taiki was standing there, grinning at him. Seiya looked at him, scowling.

"You know... I'm more used seeing Yaten doing that to me..." chuckled the taller boy. "Maaa... What's wrong Seiya?... Cat caught your tongue..."

"Bakayaro..." grumbled Seiya. "You should talk... I remember you weren't much better when you were considering dating Ami-chan..." Seiya bit his lips, damn it... I spoke too much...

Taiki smirked. "ohoh... I see, so she caught your eye, ne?..."

"Shut up..." replied Seiya, blushing.

Taiki smiled and patted him in the back. "Well... go for it... You deserve someone too you know... Come on relax... I think she likes you too..."

"You think so?" asked Seiya.

"I think she does... as for Mamoru-san thoughts on you dating his sister after dating his daughter... I have no idea..." Taiki laughed and started to run being chased by a very angry Seiya.

Rei was brushing the steps of the Temple, she sighed, she hoped they could have some peace at last. She looked up and saw Kurama carrying Kiku on his shoulders while Yaten was talking to Shiro and his twin Shiroi. Rei smiled in spite of herself, she wondered what her children would look like and who would be the father. She saw Yuushiro getting the things for the next Temple ceremony and she blushed, what if she thought... what if Yuushiro was to be my future husband. She smilled blissfully, nothing could break the peacefull feeling she was experiencing now.

That is... until she heard Makoto screaming.

"AAAIE!... REI-CHAN! REI-CHAN!!!" she was obviously panicked. She ran all the way up the stairs of the Temple hill, barely standing up. Rei could tell that she had run for a while.

"What's wrong Mako-chan... Breathe... take back your breath and tell us what happened?... Were you attacked?" asked Rei worried.

Makoto's scream had alerted the rest of the people there and all those who could come arrived on the scene. In the furo, Usagi and Yuukana were wondering what was happening.

Makoto sat down, exhauted and panting, Taiki was about to go get her a glass of water when she said.

"Chotto... matte... It's Hiei..." she managed to say.

"That baka Youkai... What did he do now?" said Kuwabara.

"He didn't DO ANYTHING!!!!" screamed Makoto exasperated. Kuwabara took a step back, surprised by Makoto's outburst.

"Ano... Makoto-san... Please tell us what happened?" asked gently Kurama, trying to calm her down.

Makoto looked to him and started to cry. She whimpered. "It's Hiei... he won't wake up..."

"Oh my... You mean he's dead???" asked Minako.

"No... He's asleep... but I tried everything... he just won't wake up!..." cried Makoto. "It's like he's in a coma..."

The three remainning members of the Reikai Tantei looked at her. Yuusuke and Kuwabara started to laugh, Kurama let out a sigh of relief. Makoto was furious.

"What's so funny???" she demanded.

"Hahahahahaha! That's rich... You mean he never told you?" replied Yuusuke.

"TOLD ME WHAT???" The brunette was getting more and more annoyed and she had a good mind to punch the lights out of the two boys. Kurama stepped in.

"Matte... Makoto-san, I must assure you... Hiei is in no danger..." Kurama's words seemed to soothe the brunette. "When Hiei uses his Black Dragon wave attack, it drains him a lot and he has to go into some sort of hibernation to recover his ki."

"It's normal?..." asked Makoto. Kurama nodded. "When is he going to wake up?"

"Well that depends... Last time... He was unconcious for two whole days. You just have to make sure he's comfortable and he'll be all right..." Kurama sweatdropped. "Of course, he's going to be very hungry when he's going to wake up..."

Minako chirped in. "That's no problem! Mako-chan is the best cook in all of Tokyo. When Hiei will wake up... he'll have a feast!"

"Hn!..." grumbled to himself Kuwabara. "That he's going to scarf down in no time flat..."

"So you see Mako-chan..."said Yaten. "As long as he's comfortable, there should be no problem..."

"Oh I think my bed is...com... fortable... enough..." Makoto winced when she saw the girls look at her blinking.

"Ara... He's in your bed???" said Ami, blushing.

"Maaaa..." smiled michieviously Minako. "So soon Mako-chan? Boy, you guys move fast!"

"THIS ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK!... We fell asleep on the sofa and..." replied hotly Makoto when she realized that she compromized herself again.

"We... as in... you slept next to each other?..." teased Minako.

Makoto put her hand in a fist. "If you want to loose all those pearly white teath of yours Minako-chan... keep it up..." Minako paled, she knew Makoto didn't make any empty threats.

"Now... Hai, we fell asleep on the sofa... when I woke up this morning he was still asleep... I got up and made breakfast. I tried to wake him up but he didn't wake up... So I panicked and put him on my bed and rushed here..." related Makoto.

"In any case, we better I think we better go check on him... just in case..." volunteered Kurama, so Makoto would feel less scared about the whole situation. The others nodded and when Yuukana and Usagi were ready they headed to Makoto's apartment.

When they got there; they squeezed into Makoto's bedroom. Hiei was not on the bed. Makoto became worried again.

"Oh no... he was there when I went out..." she said panicked. She started to look everywhere, no Hiei. They all looked everywhere and it was Kiku who found him.

"Shhhh..." he said, looking under the bed. "He's here..."

They got on all four and peered under the bed. Hiei was there rolled into a tight ball, sleeping like a child, hugging a pillow.

"Awwwww... he looks so kawaii like that!" said Minako.

"Hai... he looks like an angel..." added Rei, recolting a scowl out of Makoto. "You find it hard to believe he could level this entire apartment building if he wanted to..."

"Hiei would never do that!" said Makoto.

"She doesn't know him very much does she?" grumbled Kuwabara.

Makoto was about to punch Kuwabara when Hiei moved and rolled to lay his head on her lap.

"Mako-chan..." he whispered. Makoto blushed.

"Well... I think we better go minna..." chuckled Usagi. "He's quite all right... ne?..."

Everyone took the hint and exited Makoto's apartment, leaving the brunette wide eyed.

"What the heck do you mean by that?"

They chuckled as they went out, Kiku adjusted his baseball hat: the only way they had found of hiding his ears.

"Since you found Hiei, Kiku-chan... How about some ice cream?" asked Kurama.

"Yeah!!!" replied the little kitsune, jumping up and down.

They all were enjoying their ice cream, Seiya brought a cone to Yuukana. She thanked him and they stood there a little while.

Come on say something, Seiya scolded himself, why am I so tongue-tied all of a sudden. Unknown to Seiya, Yuukana was having the same conversation with herself.

"What do you?..." they both blurted out together. They blinked and started to laugh.

"Ladies' first..." said Seiya.

"Mmm... Should that be me?... or you?" replied Yuukana.

"Er... You first..." said Seiya.

"Well... I just wanted to know... emm.. since I don't know Tokyo..." she blushed. "I was wondering if you could..."

"Show you around?..." smiled Seiya. "That would be a pleasure."

Yuukana smiled and Redi came to stand next to Seiya. "Oh, yeah Seiya-kun, you MUST show her around... and don't forget Tokyo Tower..." Seiya sweatdropped, he wondered why she was helping.

"Oh yes... I never been there before..." replied Yuukana. So when they saw the bus heading for Tokyo Tower they ran to catch it. Shiroi went to sit next to Redi.

"What did you tell them?..." she asked. "You know Setsuna-san told us to keep quiet..."

"I just told them to go to Tokyo Tower..." Redi teasingly stuck her tongue. "After all..." she added. "That's where they had their first kiss... My aunt told me so..."

Shiroi giggled. "You're wicked, girl..." To that Redi thought you don't know how close that came to be true. "I'm still hungry... let's go get another ice cream..."

"Hey, Shiroi-chan... Aren't you breaking your promise to your girlfriend?... No sweets between meals... what is she knew?" teased Redi.

"You wouldn't dare..." replied Shiroi, Redi smiled wickedly. "How much?"

"I'd say a banana split with the works should about cover it..." replied Redi.

"It's a deal..." chuckled Shiroi and they both ran back into the ice cream parlor.

The sun slowly set in Shiba Park, just next to Tokyo Tower. Seiya and Yuukana came back to see Redi and Yaten's children off. Taiki smiled when he saw Seiya holding Yuukana's hand.

"Demo... Setsuna-basan... Can't we stay another day?" asked Kiku.

Setsuna shook her head. "Your parents in the future are worried about you Kiku-chan..."

"You have to go back to your own time, Kiku-chan..." said Yaten hugging him. "You don't want me getting worried do you?"

Kiku shook his head. "Can I come back someday?..."

"Hai... on special occasions, you may Kiku-chan..." smiled Setsuna, behind her the portal shimmer. "But now, it's time to go..."

"Goodbye, Kaasan... Tousan..." said Shiroi, hugging both of her parents. "You know... it's weird to see you at about my age, mama..."

Yaten smirked. "How do you think I feel?" They both giggled.

Shiro smiled. "I'm glad I could come and help you Tousan..."

Kurama hugged his future son. "I'm very grateful... I'm still reeling from the fact I have children..." Kurama hugged Shiro. "Take care... son..."

"Don't worry... I will..." replied the silver haired boy. He went to hug Yaten but the most tearfull farewells were Kiku's. He would have wanted to stay, Yaten and Kurama had to admit they had grown attached to him. It's with tears in their eyes that the let go of their future child.

Redi smirked. "Well... I'm off too Mama... Papa... I was happy to come back..." She hugged Mamoru and Usagi.

"Hai... You can drop by anytime you want..." said Usagi. "Just give me a little warning next time..."

Redi chuckled. "Sounds fair mama..." She turned around and went into the portal. "Ja! Mama... Papa..." And as abruptly as they came they disapeared back to their own time.

"It does makes you wonder..." pondered Yuusuke. "What our children will look like?..."

"Hai..." said Kuwabara. "And if we're lucky, Hiei and Makoto's children will look like her..."

"Look who's talking..." chuckled Kurama.

"What's THAT supposed to mean?" mumbled Kuwabara.

"MAMA! MAMA!" cried Kiku as he ran in the palace. He ran to the section of the castle he was so used to. The wing where the Queen and King of New Healer lived when they were on Earth. Kiku ran past the Palace Guards that smiled at the rambuncious little kitsune.

"Maaa... Kiku!!!" someone cried out when he passed before the playroom. "Hey! Kiku is back!!!"

Kiku stopped and he was surronded by three other kitsune all about a head taller than he was.

"Bara! Ran! Sakura!!!" Kiku giggled as he saw his twins. "Where's Mama and Papa?"

"Mama is tired... she just had the new baby!" said Bara.

"Hai you missed it shorty..." said Ran, Kiku was so happy to get back that he let that one fly for now.

"She's resting... they told us to go play until..." started Sakura when Ami went into the room.

"You can go see your mother now..." she said softly. She had barely time to finish the sentence when she was almost ran over by them. The kits got in the master bedroom and jumped on the bed to hug their mother. Kiku strangly held back, looking at his mother and father with new eyes. Yaten had her hair in all the same lenght now. She looked older but at the same time not, Kiku looked at her and he could see the boyish grin he remembered from his trip.

"Kiku-chan... You don't want to come my little darling?..." asked Yaten smilling.

Kiku felt happy but he cried, when he thought about it a couple of hours after he thought it made no sense. He rushed to his mother, his mother, at last, he cried and laughed as he felt his mother's arms around him. He knew, without asking that she forgave him, so did his father. A nurse came in with a bundle, Kurama reached and took the kits in his arms and on his shoulder. Leaving Kiku on the bed.

"Since you didn't see her..." explained Kurama. "Why don't you say hello to your new sister?"

Kiku looked on wide eyed as the nurse gave the bundle to Yaten.The Queen of New Healer beaconed him. "Come Kiku..." The little kitsune nodded and peered at the bundle.

In his mother's arms was a tiny human baby, her eyes were closed but he could see that she had silvery hair.

"Ooooh... she's so small..." said Kiku, taking the little hand in his own. She had a nice smell and the little hand was so warm. "What's her name?..."

Yaten smiled. "Alina..."

Yaten stared at the point where Kiku, Shiro and Shiroi had disapeared to. Kurama put his arms around her and gazed in the same direction.

"Penny for your thoughts?..." he asked.

She sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. "I was just thinking about Kiku, Shiro and Shiroi... I hope they are okay..."

"I'm sure they are..." whispered Kurama. Already night had fallen and the moon was rising in the horizon. "You'll see... one day..."

"Hai..." chuckled Yaten. "I will... I wonder when we will have them?... NOT that I'm in a hurry to get pregnant!"

Kurama sweatdropped. "I sincerely hope not... I don't think I'm ready for children yet..."

"Me neither..." mused Yaten. "I still have to go to school... and find my carreer..."

"Did you find out what you wanted to do..." Asked Kurama.

"Weeeeellll... My heart is still undecided between two things but I can take them both in America with you... And I think I can do both sooo..."

"Will you tell me?" asked Kurama.

Yaten titled her head back to look in his eyes. "It's my secret until I really make up my mind..."

He gave her a kiss. "Whatever it is... I'm sure you can make it..."

She smirked. "Arigato... Koibito... So will you..." She turned around and they started to kiss. They stopped when they heard Yuusuke call out.

"OI! HIEI!... You're back among the living..."

"Urameshi..." grumbled Hiei, still a little groggy.

"Ne... Mako-chan... Did he ate a lot?" asked Minako.

"He ate an entire pot of soup, rice and curry... and a good part of my chocolate cake in five minutes flat..." sweatdropped Makoto.

Minako whistled.

"I'm impressed!... That's more than Usagi-chan in five minutes!" said Rei.

"NANI O!" yelled Usagi. The guys were able to avert World War III by inviting everyone to a Karaoke. Everyone agreed, even Hiei but that was because he had no idea what a Karaoke was...

He thought it was a restaurant...

He was still hungry...

Hiei blinked. "THAT'S A KARAOKE BAR???" He looked at the people ligning up to go sing. "I'm going to get you for this Urameshi..." he grumbled.

"Ano... Did we have to come here?" cringed Seiya, he and Taiki were trying very much not to be seen. "We sing for a living... we want to do something else BESIDES singing in our time off..."

"Relax... You don't have to sing..." said Yuusuke. "We'll sing, you guys take a break..."

Taiki, Seiya and Yaten let out a sigh of relief. Hiei for his part was trying to come up with a way to get out of this mess. He hadn't realized it but his fingers were wrapped around Makoto's hand.

Makoto could see that Hiei was ready to bolt any minute now. She wondered how she could keep him with her when she heard his stomach grumble. She then got an idea.

"Oh... Hiei... When I come here, I love to eat a triple deluxe banana split but that's too big for me to eat all by myself... wanna help me?" asked Makoto. Hiei was concidering it and his stomach growled loudly again when Usagi said.

"Oh! I can help you Mako-chan... no probleiiiouch!" Usagi yelped when Makoto kicked her shin.

"Banana split... what's that?" asked Hiei. If it was edible, he was interested.

"It's a couple of bananas with Ice cream and chocolate syrup, chocomint sauce, strawberry jam... marshmellow, chocolate chips... peanuts..." replied Makoto.

Hiei's mouth watered at the ingredients except for one. "hmmm..What's Ice cream?"

Makoto blinked, surprised he didn't know ice cream. Kurama who had heard the conversation said. "Hiei... That's sweet snow..."

When Kurama said sweet snow, Hiei's eyes lit up. Makoto smiled he was now interested to stay. They both sat at a table but before she sat, Makoto worded the word "Thank you" to Kurama. The red haired bishonen chuckled and winked at her.

They sandwiched Seiya, Taiki, Ami and Yaten together on a bench away from any prying fan. The girls hushered Yuukana to sit next to Seiya. The black haired idol and Mamoru's new found sister were blushing as they other commented on how they made a cute couple.

Orders were taken and Hiei's eyes went wide when he saw the Triple Deluxe Banana Split. Makoto smiled as she was shoved a little closer to Hiei by Minako. Hiei attacked the Banana split, but knowing that Makoto liked that too, he slowed down the pace unto which he ate. Makoto ate a little of the ice cream but she left most to Hiei.

Everyone was talking to each other when Kurama, Yuusuke and Kuwabara pulled Hiei away from Makoto. They huddled in a corner as the others were wondering what they were talking about. Hiei shook energically his head, he exchanged a few angry words with Kuwabara and Yuusuke. Kurama seemed to be able to make them cool down with one sentence. They all looked at each other then at Hiei, Hiei still shook his head, Kurama finally said something that made him nod. Not taking any chance the other two boys grabbed the smaller Koorime and dragged him kicking to the microphone before he had the chance to change his mind.

Kurama took the microphone. "Minna-san, we would like to sing a very special song and we would like to dedicate it to the person that holds a special place in our heart..." He smiled to Yaten who was so red that the girls giggled. Makoto looked to Hiei whose eyes softened when he saw that she realized he did that for her. Yukina blushed also, Keiko looked at Yuusuke with a strange expression, a mix between embarassement and surprise.

"Ladies and gentlemen..." started again Kurama. "This is our song... dedicated to the person we love..."

The speakers started to play the first notes of "Boku-tachi no kisetsu" (The seasons of our hearts). The four boys looked nervously toward the one they love and in turn started to sing.

Yuusuke:	Surikireta yubisaki wo		Brushing our fingers together.
		Azayake ni hitashita		We look at the beautiful lake, soaking our feet.

Kuwabara:	Mezamete ku haru no you na	Spring has finally awaken
		Omoide wo dakishime		I am lost in my memories of holding you.

Kurama:		Tomaranai setsunasa mo		Don't fret if I cut flowers of high branches for you.
		Ikutsu mo no deai mo		For many more will take their place.

Hiei:		Kirameite ru			This change of season
		Takara mono da yo		is a blessing and a treasured one.


ALL:		Ima subete ga			Now all at once
		Boku-tachi no kisetsu 		The seasons of our hearts
		wo terashite			are shinning.
		Donna toki mo			Even if the time goes by
		Wasurenai yo			I find you unforgetable
		Kimi to onaji 			My feelings for you, even
		umi wo miteta			if I fell into the ocean,
		Ano hi no koto wo		wouldn't extinguish the burning in my heart.

Kurama:		Namida yori atatakai		I only want to give you tears of happiness.
		Mizu no you ni			I drink from them
		Yume miru			in order to see your dreams.

Hiei:		Boku wa naze tsutaetai		I know that words don't come
		Kotoba ni mo dekizu ni		easily for me to express my heart.

Yuusuke:	Yomigaeru itoshisa de		I would rise again from the dead.
		Kizutsukeru kowasa mo		If it were to wisk you away from harm.

Kuwabara:	Tachitomarazu			Standing besides you
		Kanjitai dake			So hard to tell my feelings.

ALL:		Hikari abite			Basking in the Light
		Boku-tachi no kisetsuna  	The seasons of our hearts
		hajimaru			welcome us.
		Donna toki mo 			Even if the time goes by
		wasurenai yo			I find you unforgetable
		Kimi to onaji			My feelings for you, even
		kaze ni natta			if the wind would blow me away
		Ano hi no koto wo		wouldn't extinguish the burning in my heart.

Yuusuke:	Arukidasou			Walking along with you
		Nemuranai yoru wa 		I have but one request
		mou iranai			sleep next to me in the night.

Kurama:		Subete no asa			So that, when the morning comes.
		Ai suru tame ni			I can love you.

ALL:		Hikari abite			Basking in the Light
		Boku-tachi no kisetsuna  	The seasons of our hearts
		hajimaru			welcome us.
		Donna toki mo 			Even if the time goes by
		wasurenai yo			I find you unforgetable
		Kimi to onaji			My feelings for you, even
		kaze ni natta			if the wind would blow me away
		Ano hi no koto wo		wouldn't extinguish the burning in my heart.

ALL:		Ima subete ga			Now all at once
		Boku-tachi no kisetsu 		The seasons of our hearts
		wo terashite			are shinning.
		Donna toki mo			Even if the time goes by
		Wasurenai yo			I find you unforgetable
		Kimi to onaji 			My feelings for you, even
		umi wo mite 'ta			if I fell into the ocean,
		Ano hi no koto wo		wouldn't extinguish the burning in my heart.

Kurama made roses appear in each of their hands and they got closer to the woman they loved. Kurama looked at Yaten warmly, Kuwabara was as red as a beet, Yuusuke looked shyly to Keiko and Hiei looked like a fish out of the water. But they managed to give the rose to the one they loved, while they looked up, eyes sparkling up to them as they sang the last verse.

ALL: 		Wasurenai sa			You're unforgettable
		Kimi to boku wo			You and me
		tsunagu no wa			We are forever linked.
			It's true love for you......

Yaten walked with Kurama under the moonlight, they held hand and Yaten was leaning towards him. Kurama put his arm around her shoulder.

"Arigato, Koibito..." said softly Yaten. "That was a very beautiful song... You sing wonderfully..."

Kurama chuckled embarrassed a little. "Arigato... But I'm not as good as you..."

"I beg to differ... You have a very soothing voice... I mean it." replied Yaten hugging him.

"And I meant every word I sang..." whispered Kurama.

Yaten blushed. "Honto ni?..." She asked, her eyes sparkled when he nodded. They stopped walking and their lips met in a tender kiss.

Hiei and Makoto walked silently to her apartment. Makoto had a broad smile, that was such a wonderfull song, in her hand she clutched the rose Hiei had given her.

Hiei was trying to say something, he really was. But he had problems topping the song. Kurama has more ways with words than me he cursed at himself. He also fought to stay awake, he hadn't recuperated enough and he was almost sleeping. He yawned when Makoto opened her door.

"Tired, Hiei-chan?" she asked as the koorime got in, completly groggy.

"Hai..." he replied. "Let me get <YAWN> the ... folding ... bed..." Hiei had just finished the sentence when finally his weaken body won over his stubborness. Makoto manage to scoop him before he would fall on the floor. She easilly lifted him and brought him to her room.

She put him on the bed and took his boots off. She kneeled beside him and looked at him sleeping. "Kawaii..." she whispered. Kawaii and trusting like a child, Hiei slept peacefully a wistfull smile upon his lips. Blushing, Makoto bent and kissed his lips lightly, he mumbled in his sleep then sighed.

Makoto carressed his beautiful face gently, so he wouldn't wake up. She briefly wondered if she should take his clothes off for the night, she blushed furiously and decided to leave well enough alone.

She got up and went to her bathroom to get changed. She brushed her teeth and yawned, she too was tired. She stepped out of the bathroom, dressed with her soft pink nightgown, her hair down for the night. She folded her clothes neatly, she took Hiei's jacket off and she folded that also. Gathering him in her arm, she pulled on the covers and settled him in the bed. She climbed into it also and snuggled to Hiei.

"Oyasumi Hiei-chan... sweeat dreams..." she kissed him lightly. He purred like a contented kitten. "Arigato for singing for me... Aushiteru..." she added whispering.

She closed her eyes and almost fell asleep when she was woken up. Hiei had moved in his sleep, he now held her in his arms and softly snuggled to her.

"Aishiteru... Mako..." he said softly in his dream. Makoto smiled and kissed him lightly. When she backed up she saw the warm smile on his face. Smilling herself, she settled back in his arms and fell asleep until morning...

Seiya tossed and turned, he couldn't sleep. He kept thinking of Yuukana, how their lips had brushed when they were in Tokyo Tower. Seiya cursed at his innaction, he was so startled when they kissed that he forgot to kiss her again and kept gazing in her eyes.

They had been shaken of their trance by a group of schoolgirls that were giggling when they saw them. Seiya remembered his face turning red, he felt the color rise in his cheek, he had been too shy to kiss Yuukana again.

Seiya was jarred from his reverie by his cell phone ringing. He quickly answered it.

"Moshi moshi?"

"Ano..." whispered a voice. "Seiya-san?..."

"Yuukana-san?" he whispered back, holding his voice down so he wouldn't wake his siblings.

"Did I wake you up?" she asked worried.

"Iya... Couldn't sleep..." Seiya replied.

"Me neither... You said... I could..." she started.

"Call me anytime... Hai... I meant it..." Seiya smiled warmly and talked with Yuukana until they both fell asleep on the phone. Seiya let go of the cell phone and it closed when it hit the floor.

The End of Path of Discovery.

****NOTE*** This is a real Yu Yu Hakusho song, it's one of my favorite. I have it on "Legend of Yu Yu Hakusho "Sai-kyou" Best Selection Album" One of the very best YYH Cds, IMHO. I did the romantization and the translation of the lyric as best I could, I hope I didn't make too many mistakes ^.^

I love Kurama's voice in this song; Megumi Ogata strong and suave voice seems so full of love when she sings the parts. Hiei's seiyuu is good... but they give him too many high notes... Poor guy... he's got a low voice... Yuusuke's seiyuu surprised me... he sings well =) Kuwabara... errr... Kuwabara couldn't hold tune even if his life depended on it... but nevertheless, the song is good ^^

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