A time before the great tragety, A time of gathering a peace

[Archivist Omega]

Peace had been apart of the life in Sol system for over 1,000 years.  Everyone was living their live to the fullest, not a worry in the world.  The Moon family was hosting their annual holiday party.  They gathered all of their friends with their children as well.  It felt like one large family.  All the holiday favorites had been made as the kitchen worked overtime.  The staff had decorated the entire palace with objects from various traditions from all corners of the globe and system.

One of twin princess waited at the entrance of the palace.  A smile crossed her face as all of her friends to arrive.  Her sister was no where to be seen at the moment.  The rest of her family were making final preparations.

[Chisana Usagi]

Chi bounced on her heels as she adjusted her dress for the thousandth time. She was excited with everyone coming over. She tossed some loose hair over her shoulder. Her eyes were bright as she scanned the area around the door for any signs of the others.

She knew that her sister was off doing her own thing. Mizuki was not one for all the socialization. They may be twins, however Chi was different from her twin. Chi enjoyed music and art while Mizuki enjoyed sports. She figured they took after different parts of their parents and grandparents.

Her arm waved as she saw the first ones to arrive.

[Mizuki Tsukino]

The slightly raised voices could be heard in the hallway by people walking past. At one point a guard poked his head in to ensure everything was ok and was given a nod by both Queens as they looked at in Serenity I's case her granddaughter and in Serenity II's case her daughter. They both wore very unhappy look on their faces as they stared at Mizuki who was still in her underwear. All about the room were five or six different dresses which hadn't even been taken out of their wrappings. She was returning a look that matched the the two queens in intensity and held a bit more than either of faces could muster at this time.

"Mizuki! Choose a dress! This is ridiculous, your sister already chose one of the dresses and is waiting. Pick one and get dressed right now!"

Mizuki stood and walked over to the dressed and threw them all in the closet showing her distaste for them. She didn't care for any of them. That caused both women to give a very unhappy noise at the reticent princess. Usagi, the older one, gave Mizuki and look and then a smile to her daughter. She wasn't going to fight this fight for her daughter. She had done enough of that with her and now this was her fight. She spoke up as she gracefully and made for the door.

"Remember Usa, that you decided this was going to formal. I'm ready but your daughter isn't which means you get to have this fight with her. I will be attending guests until you arrive with your daughter."

She chuckled as she left leaving Usa with Mizuki and the dress issue.

"Mizuki! You are pressing your luck today. I will not settle for your attitude or anything else. Now choose a dress and get into it. I will not have you ruin today being yourself. I have let certain things slide in your education as a princess but this will not be one of them. Now get dressed and get to the ball room to great people. I will cancel your shooting lessons if you don't do this."

Mizuki went to say something but her mother held up her hand and Mizuki held her tongue.

"I'll see you in ten minutes in the ballroom."

Mizuki was shocked to see her mother issue an ultimatum and toward her own daughter. She didn't argue as she got up and pulled the dresses out of her closet as her mother left the room. She was caught and she knew but didn't want to push her mother about this and pulled the dresses out of her closet and looked them over. The colors were all muted and except the red one. It was dark red with a yellow bow. She pulled out a pair of scissor and removed it. That was better and now she would put it on without the stupid bow.

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[Freya Aino]

Freya stood there next to her mother as they rode in on the transport. It was a no frills military transport and she didn't mind it so much as they didn't have far to go. She had told herself a million times that she wasn't going to ride these things when she was able to choose her own way to travel but her mother always insisted on the military transport the the Sol Military had adapted for use and moving between planets. She sighed as they landed and were escorted to another transport, a ground transport, at least this was provided by Queen Serenity II for them and it was nicer. She sat quietly as Minako looked at her daughter and smiled.

"Freya, tell me why you didn't want to come again? I was a bit surprised by that you were willing refuse such a pleasurable time. You know with food, drink, and even men and women for you meet with and well see how many you can wrap around your finger. I have seen you do such things at home and with people sometimes three or four years older than you. I am impressed with it but let's limit it to five or six people today please."

Freya smiled at her mother as the trip, while short, came to end and as the door was opened by the palace staff she exited first as her mother nudged her with a small word.

"You first daughter as they will, and I do as well, want to showcase the one who will one day take over for me. Now get out there and say hello."

Freya didn't refuse her mother and was the first to exit and when she did she saw Chi, well at least it looked like Chi because she wasn't frowning at least. She walked up to her at a measured pace and hugged her.

"Chi! So great to see you! Let's go get a drink or do you have to greet people?"

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[William Tenoh]

Taking his heavily customized and fully loaded Liberator, William Tenoh arrived at the party with the flair only a Tenoh could bring to the table. He buzzed the palace and landed on a landing pad reserved for smaller craft and powered it down, then hopped out of the spacecraft and hurriedly straightened his navy blue tuxedo and did his best to smooth out his helmet hair. Why the hell did he have to wear a tuxedo to this event? A better question was... why the hell was he even here?

Oh, right. It was an annual holiday party hosted by the Moon family. Since that Neo-Queen Serenity chick ruled the galaxy, the other families had to answer when she called for them. Speaking of moons, a royally pissed-off male servant in dark formal wear and sporting short brown hair stormed into the hangar to confront him.

"You are nothing but a pest, William Tenoh! Your irresponsible flying has alarmed the staff and your mothers WILL be notified of your outrageous misconduct! I'm sure your mothers-" The angry man threatened. The unfazed Tenoh only straightened his hair as the man continued to upbraid the son of Tenoh.

"Yeah, yeah. I know that I'm a pain in the ass. A ROYAL pain in the ass, mind you." William said casually, snarking about his status to remind the man who held the advantage here. The deeply offended servant turned red and spun on his heels, then stormed off to make good on his threat. William knew that he was in trouble, but he did not really care. Maybe one day Mother Neptune's labs would crank out a child more to her liking, which was to say one born with a stick up their ass and without any sense of adventure or fun.

Speaking of royal children... where was Hayate? The darling of Mother Uranus and Mother Neptune should be landing any moment now. He hustled to the safety of the area leading out of the hangar and waited for his older sister.

[Hayate Tenoh]

Hayate was on final approach to the palace when she overheard the commotion that her brother had caused by buzzing the palace with his Liberator. She sighed to herself as she heard the radio chatter and refrained from pulling such a stunt, instead opting to land like a normal person did without causing a scene. She brought her customized craft down on the landing pad next to her brother's craft and turned it off, then climbed out and straightened her navy blue dress with white high heels. She hated high heels so much, but she had to wear them for the party because the royals had to look... well, royal.

Hayate strode towards William, who had taken shelter near the exit to the hangar and was insouciant about the commotion he had just caused by his stunt flying.

"I don't think you should have done that, brother. Queen Uranus and Queen Neptune will be mad at you once they hear about your stunt. Queen Neptune will be especially angry." Hayate warned her rebellious younger brother of the consequences that would stem from his actions... not that he really cared about consequences. In his darkest moods he considered himself a human science project who was made as an afterthought, made only to be a spare Tenoh in case Hayate died before she became the next monarch of Uranus. Beneath the devil-may-care attitude lurked a very angry and very troubled youth who wondered what he was really "born" to do. He disliked Queen Uranus but hated Queen Neptune because the latter never seemed to have praise ready for him, only cold remarks about how he could do better at things a prince was supposed to do.

Hayate was the only one he could really relate to, but she felt that he secretly disliked her because her "birth" had necessitated his own. If she had not been created William would not have come to be. She was pretty sure that on most days William would have preferred to have never been "born."

[Ada Mizuno]

-Moon Palace, Mercury Guest Room-

Wearing a simple blue dress and blue high heels, the bespectacled Ada Mizuno sat in a remote corner of the Moon Palace in a guest room set aside for the Mercury family.  As with everything else in the Moon Palace, the decor was simple yet opulent with an emphasis on the color white. The floor was made of white tile and the wallpaper was a soft silver to provide a little contrast. The furniture was all of the highest quality and was rumored to have been chosen by Neo-Queen Serenity I herself. None of that mattered to Ada, who was busy running through a mental checklist of things that needed to be done back in Magellan Castle.

Ada had to carry out yet another upgrade of her personal computer systems because there was something amiss with the operating system. Sometimes the monitors went blank, but when Ada checked them the monitors had no wiring problems or other issues that would cause them to go blank. Her mother suggested that the reason was that old-fashioned monitors were ill-equipped to handle the flow of data that modern computers could process from binary to language and that Ada should upgrade to holographic displays that could better display data, but the princess loathed holographic displays because of their lack of privacy. Anyone could walk in and see possibly sensitive information without having to really try.

Ada was sitting in a corner chair with a PDA in hand when her mother came into the room.

"Ada, you've been sitting there for hours ever since we got here." Ami Mizuno, the galaxy's second-biggest technophile next to Du'Avatar, said the obvious to an uncaring princess. Ada would much rather be at home updating her OS or writing a product review for a technical magazine on Mercury than be here for a holiday party that was about as much fun as sticking a fork in a light socket. Ada reluctantly powered off the PDA and set it aside.

"What else is there to do?" Ada asked her mother. The bespectacled princess loathed the winter holiday parties because there would be "Christmas carols" and formal balls and a whole lot of other activities that the princes and princesses were expected to participate in. She felt that were held more for the egos of their parents than for the benefit of the young royals. Where else could Queen Mercury show off her precious little wunderkind to the other queens?

"There's a party hosted by Neo-Queen Serenity II. You're expected to be there and that's final." Queen Mercury laid down the law in no uncertain terms. Ada frowned. Not Neo-Queen Serenity II.

Ada disliked her because she was far stricter than her mother Neo-Queen Serenity I. While the first Neo-Queen was no fan of pomp and circumstance, the second Neo-Queen thrived on it. Queen Mercury had told Ada that it was by the second queen's choice that the event was one where formal wear was required, a fact that made the bespectacled princess dislike her even more.

"Of course." Ada said in a voice devoid of enthusiasm and full of resignation. What did she really have to talk about with the other royal children?

Nothing.

At the party they would talk about their latest crushes, their latest romantic conquests, or other idle gossip. William Tenoh would get annoyed that he was even alive and would do something irrational to spite his parents. His irrational act would upset the court and his older sister Hayate would have to do her best to clean up the mess. It all flowed with the predictability of the seasons. One gathering was just like the countless ones before it.

Ada had nothing to share with them because she inherited her mother's tendency to stay in a lab and work on one project or another.

Queen Mercury was not thrilled at her offspring's defiance and quietly walked out of the room. Ada was glad to see the back of her. If only she had a computer to work on to take her mind off of the impending formal ball, this event would be a lot more bearable.

[Tomoe Natsumi]

Saturn, aka Tomoe Hotaru, had been searching for the past 20 minutes for her daughter. Finally she had found her where she should have known to look first - the royal library of Saturn. She sighed and made her way inside.

"You know...somewhere ..there is a grand ball waiting to be celebrated...." She said softly as she appeared behind her daughter.

Natsumi, who currently was dressed in a long brown robe over a dark striped vest and slacks, was sitting at a table studying another tomb of information on histories long past.

"Oh really? Do you have some mice and a pumpkin? I should like a lovely trip to the ball. Tell me, will they have the glass slippers or should I bring it with me?"

Saturn playfully tapped her on the head, as her daughter grinned up at her. "Enough of that, or I'll make you read more royal Etiquette books, until your brain explodes....Now...why aren't you getting ready? Your cousins would love to see you..."

"Mother...Introverts are not the most social of people..."

"And I can't have my daughter be an introvert. A book worm is fine, your aunt Ami was... but she could can be as social as the next girl..."

"I'm just not given to trying to do the regularly parley of 'OH my ...what have thou done since we last chatted?'

Saturn smiled into her child's face. "Then talk to them about something real. Ask them about what has happened lately that really matters to them. If you want to save the universe...first you have to protect the hearts of those close to you, and it's not always by force of arms. Show them you care..and they will open up to you."

[Alexandra Kino]

-Jupiter Guest Room-

Sitting on a leather couch in the Jupiter Guest Room set aside for her family and clad in a simple green dress and simple green high heels that nevertheless made her uncomfortable, Alexandra waited for the formal ball to begin. She was not looking forward to the event because she disliked formal functions. They were too stiff and artificial plus they were woefully outdated in the modern era thanks to a stiff atmosphere better suited to feudalism... whatever that was. Alexandra was currently convinced that the four-poster bed in the bedroom was off and was tempted to move it to straighten it out when a young female servant burst into the room.

"Princess Jupiter! We need your help!" The young brown-haired woman said. Alexandra bolted upright from the couch.

"What is it?" Alexandra asked.

"We... we can't move a table. It's one of Neo-Queen Serenity I's tables and made out of solid oak, real wood from Earth. We're spread thin with the party preparations and fifteen of us can't move it." The young woman replied. This was a situation that sat squarely in Alexandra's wheelhouse. Whenever a situation needed raw strength to overcome, the princess could provide plenty of it.

"Lead the way." Alexandra said to the servant. The servant took the lead and the princess followed. Moving a table was a lot more fun than sitting around here all day.

-Inside a dining room-

Alexandra followed the young woman and found herself standing in the doorway of one of the palace's dining rooms and easily spotted the table in question. Fifteen servants were straining to move a long rectangular table on the far left of the room but were barely budging it. This was an easy job for the brown-haired royal.

Alexandra sidled up to the table, crawled under it, and crawled to the middle of it as the curious servants stopped tugging at the table and watched. She placed her palms in the middle of the table and sslowly stood up, easily lifting the piece of furniture above her head without feeling any strain whatsoever. Those staff members who had not let go of the table were hanging on for dear life and crying out in panic. Seeing at least seven pairs of kicking feet, Alexandra lowered the table just enough for the feet to touch the ground... the servants obligingly let go and were on the ground without injury.

Once the relieved people had let go, they stood back as the princess hefted the table above her head.

"Where do you want it?" Alexandra asked an older man in a black three-piece suit with graying her whose face had gone pale from witnessing Alex's display of strength.

"Um...o-o-over t-there." He finally said to her, pointing to a spot in the middle of the room with his finger and moving it horizontally to indicate that it was to be placed lengthwise. The royal obliged, walking slowly with the table over her head and moving it into the desired place. The man nodded and she slowly lowered herself to the ground, setting the table down as she did so. Alexandra then crawled out from under it and brushed off her green dress.

"Thank y-you Princess Jupiter." The older man thanked her with a bow. The other servants followed suit and Alexandra found herself facing sixteen bowing servants, a sight which embarrassed her. She was about to speak when Queen Jupiter herself entered the room, throwing the princess into a mild panic. Technically Alexandra was not supposed to be in here.

"What happened? I heard a lot of screaming coming from in here." Queen Jupiter asked with a worried look on her face. The older man spoke up.

"We asked for Princess Jupiter's help in moving that table. We're spread pretty thin, so we needed help and we turned to her. She was able to move it all by herself." He replied. Queen Jupiter's concern eased and Alexandra was no longer in fear of the queen's wrath. Even in her "old age" Queen Jupiter was not someone to make angry.

"All right then. We'd better get going, Alexandra." Queen Jupiter said simply before starting to walk away. Princess Jupiter waved to the servants and quickly followed her mother out of the room. Maybe she would not get reprimanded for being here too early.

[Felix Hino]

Why was Felix even here?

Why couldn't he be left on Mars?

Because of Neo-Queen Serenity II's formal ball, that was why.

Wearing a simple black tuxedo with black dress shoes, Felix was in the hangar standing in front of the Martian transport vessel that had brought him here and watching Hayate and William bicker like they normally did. He hated this event the moment it was declared to be a formal ball. The agoge back home had prepared him for a life of battle and hardship, but never for anything like this. He would have to spend time in a tuxedo so stifling that it made full body armor feel like wearing a t-shirt and gym shorts. Worse, he would have to spend time with Sakuya, which was about as much fun as KP duty.

Sakuya.

Queen Mars' favorite. The psychic prodigy of Mars.

Felix frowned deeply. How he loathed hearing about yet another feat of psychic ability that Sakuya displayed. Fawning courtiers claimed that Sakuya could one day surpass Queen Mars, who was no slouch in the psychic department herself. Felix snorted when he recalled the comments of the courtiers on Mars who hung around his mother and vied for her favor.

Of course Sakuya could surpass Queen Mars. Anyone with a hint of talent could if they had the queen herself as their teacher. Felix felt his resentment grow by the moment the more he thought about his sister's vaunted feats and how she was hyped as the best thing to happen to the psychic arts since the crystal ball.

Felix would humble her one day. He would surpass her as Mars' greatest psychic talent. But before he could even think about outdoing his sister, he first had to get through this formal ball without losing the will to live. That would be a Herculean task.

[Mizuki Tsukino]

Mizuki had finished with the dress and smiled at her work. The stupid bows were removed and that pleased her to no end. She wasn't going to wear something that was insulting, gave men a bad impression of a princess, and most of all infuriated her to no end. She had finally got the strapless thing on when she head her mother calling for her to hurry and she was really not in the mood today. It came down to this charity ball that drug everyone here and while she liked seeing her friends, which were not many, she didn't want to attend to this today. When her mother called her again this time with a question.

"Mizuki did you invite a young woman named Eileen?"

She finally smiled, Eileen was the person who gave her a dose of sanity during school and she answered very quickly to save Eileen any further hold-ups at the gate.

"Yes mom! Let her in here, she needs to change! I'm sure she doesn't appreciate our over protective pit bulls delaying her!"

Her mother came in with the young woman in tow. Mizuki went pale if that was possible knowing that her mother had been grilling Eileen. Eileen happened to be smiling as her mother brought her in.

"Mizuki I was just have a lovely conversation about what she is looking to do after high school. She is going to go to college to study on Mercury. She wants to be a doctor."

Mizuki kept her smile as her mother spoke about what her friend said she wanted to do and Mizuki know this because she wanted to attend the officer's academy on Venus. She was prepared for the push back from her mother but she had a plan.

"Yes she is our rugby team medic and a fine one. Mom, may I please help Eileen get ready for this event?"

Neo Queen Serenity II smiled and nodded but motioned Eileen not to bow because she was honestly tired of it. She turned and left to leave both Mizuki and Eileen alone. Mizuki smiled at Eileen and sighed. Eileen piped up in her high voice.

"Miz that dress looks killer on you and red is just perfect for you the pink and blonde terror of the pitch. Let's get ready! I am looking forward to this with you and since you invited and note Selena, who thought that being a bitch to you all year would get her an invite. Her face was priceless as you handed me the invitation in front of the whole class."

The both of them burst into laughter at her face. The same girl had spread the rumor Mizuki was going to invite her as well. It didn't happen as Eileen stripped down and got into her dress as well.

"Miz...zip me up please."

Mizuki complied and zipped her up as she put on her shoes. She offered her arm to Eileen. Who took it and they proceeded out of the room together linked arm and arm. As they walked the guards paid them no mind but she entered into the room where they need to be and spotted Freya and her sister. She leaned over and whispered to Eileen.

"Look it is Princess Freya of Venus. She's not bad but a bit of beauty queen, nice though and will watch your back if you are partying with her. Which I have done once or twice during a visit. Maybe next time you can get your parents permission and we can go together. It will be fun."

She waved to her sister as made her way around the room speaking to the guards and introducing Eileen.

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[Chisana Usagi]

Chi waved as a few more guests entered through the main gate. She gave a nod of her head as her sister's friend came. She had invited one or two people from her art class to join her. Whether or not they came was a different matter. For her, there would be plenty of people around to chat with her. She had a feeling that her mother would show off some of her paintings.

Her face brightened as Freya gave her a large hug. She returned it gladly as she stepped back smoothing out her pink dress. For her, Freya was much more than her cousin she saw a few times a year. They were friends, always had been. She slipped arm around the girl.

"I can easily take a break from greeting people. Mom is too busy with Mizuki to really notice me stepping away. I dare say they have out done themselves with this party. There are dignitaries from across the galaxy."

She smiled as she pulled the blonde further into the palace as tables and food were nearly set up. She pointed to a few important people. "That group is from Alpha Centori and the other one there says that they come from Polaris."

She waved at her sister as she kept her attention on Freya.

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[Du'Avatar]

Du"Avatar understood the need for these events and the attendance of the event being something that was a mandatory thing for the Queen she served and the daughter of her monarch. She did not however understand why her attendance was mandatory. She sighed as she floated along with a young man, one picked Queen Ami Mizuno of Mercury, who had somehow made it her personal mission to find her a mate. She found the pursuit of the opposite sex to be a waste of time, she even found the pursuit of the same sex to be a waste of time. It was that it took to much time to successfully find a mate, learn their merits and flaws, compromise effectively, then move onto the whole shall we live together, and who's stuff goes into storage, who's stuff gets to decorate their shared space, and so many more things that she didn't care about. She lived in the Data Hive and processed petabytes of data. Romance, love, anguish, and other emotional attachments didn't enter into her data stream.

"Ensign Butler, it was very impressive that you calculated the movement of an unknown comet three galaxies away. We have arrive at the queen's rooms. I want to thank you for escorting me from the space port to her room. Enjoy the evening and I'll save a dance for you."

The ensign bowed to her and left with a smile on his face. She waited until he was around a corner before she rolled her eyes. She served her queen but this was a bit much. She knocked twice before entering and seeing Ada seated she smiled and bowed to the princess.

"Queen Mizuno and Princess Ada, I trust you had a pleasant journey? I want to thank you Queen Mizuno for the escort you arrange for me from the space port. He was enthusiastic and intelligent. I have to say he was very polite. Thank you."

She smiled politely as she floated over to the wet bar and poured herself a drink. She needed one after that man. She quickly tossed it back and set the glass to the side. She wasn't one to give into the temptation of liquor or other mood altering substances but this was a special case on a special day. She called up one of her holographic screens and if Ada was paying attention she would notice the back went dark to shield her data from prying eyes.

"Everything seems to be in order from Mercury to Pluto. I can take a moment's rest."

[Neri Kaioh]

It would seem as if Neri got the short end of the stick. Her siblings left her in the care of their mothers. They took off flying high in their ships while she was placed in a formal gown and heels. She was told that she would be attending upon pain of death. There was a compromise with as she picked a shorter skirt in the colors of heritage. She loved the bead work. At least, Michiru went with it this time.

She tucked a stray hair behind her ear as she stared out the window.  She sighed as her body was tossed around slightly under the slight turbulence.  It was going to be nice to be on solid ground for awhile.  She knew that it would be a break from her current punishment and studies.  She hated that she was pushed so hard to be the best.  She blinked a few times as her mother said something to her. 

"What was that, Mother?"  Her voice dripped with venom.

Michiru paid almost no attention to the attitude that was given to her.  It was typical of the girl.  She pushed because she loved and knew that her daughter was destined for greater things.  One of these days the girl would see it as well.

"I was taking a bet about how long the other two would be waiting for us.  You know how Hayate and William like to rush off.  As if it would get things over with that much quicker."  The Neptune queen chuckled as she looked at her soul mate.  "They take after you, my love."

Haruka shrugged as she smiled widely.  "Going as fast as the wind is in their genes.  Can you really blame them?"

Neri groaned as her mothers talked about the other two.  She honestly didn't care about how fast or what was in their genes.  She knew small talk when she heard it.  There would be way more than enough this evening.  She would have her fill of it and then some.  She craved conversations about real topics.

The jolt from the landing caused the seat belt dig into her stomach.  She dug her nails into the armrests as soft groan escaped her lips.  She wanted a few words with the pilot however she had a feeling they would have to wait for now.  She got up as she followed her mothers out.  She felt like the dog that she was, currently. 

Haruka chuckled as she nudged Hayate and Will.  "Made record time.  What was the exact flight time?"

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[Sakuya]

"I simply just cannot decide!" Sakuya sighed dramatically as she rooted through the dresses in her elaborate closet. As she rummaged while her hair fell from being curled, she began to lose hope of every arriving to the party on time. "I look like a disaster. I'm not going!"

Rei rushed in with a funny smirk on her face "Honey, I've got something for you... Here..." It was a red dress, one that had been worn before. It was Rei's prom dress from years ago "It suits you, my love. A dress for a future queen." she whispered lovingly behind the prized princess and future ruler of Mars.

Turning around, the young rule grew breathless "Mother, I can't. I just can't!" she gasped as she felt the red silk against her fingertips "You'll really let me wear it?"

Rei gave a simple nod before the girl stripped herself of her robe and slipped into glory...

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Sakuya entered the party with such an elegance and grace that it would seem the floor was silent. Looking ahead, she smiled seeing Chi. The rest of the girls were there too and it warmed her heart. She was avoiding her brother because, well, he hated her. She knew he bore resentment to her. She couldn't help her talents and the yearn for learning more. She also couldn't help that she was closer to their mother.

Rei put her hand on the girl's shoulder "Go on, my love. Have fun. You don't do it enough. Tonight is yours. Don't think about training for once!" she gently commanded.

Sakuya chuckled "Better said than done, mother. I'll do my best." she sighed before sauntering along the walkway. Looking in Freya's way, she grinned ear to ear "Heeeeey!"