Yet again, Haruka found herself in this odd place, the place where she'd met both the queen and Sailor Cosmos. Both Usagi and an odd version of her fellow senshi, she of the message bringer Mercury
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It turned out to be Usagi. Caught off-guard by her sudden arrival... wherever this was (it reminded her of the palace, which she'd only seen briefly)... she peeked around the door before actually stepping inside. She relaxed only when she spotted Haruka.
Usagi hugged Haruka immediately, holding on for perhaps a moment longer than strictly necessary. It was rare to have opportunities to see her friends, and even the ones with her in Adstringendum could disappear again any time. Time with them was always so precious.
Once they broke apart, she ran a hand along the nearby wall.
"I didn't think I'd see it again like this. How are we here?"
"It was this way when I walked in," she informed her princess, her future queen. She turned to face the wall Usagi was running her hand along, holding her own large one up to pat it as she looked to the high ceiling. "So I don't know-it must just be this place."
She sighed slightly before putting her other hand on top of Usagi's head and ruffing her hair up a slight bit.
"I understand," she returned, holding her arm out as a gentleman would for his date to be escorted somewhere. It wasn't any different than holding hands for the senshi of the father planet-it just came to her first, before taking a hold of her princess' hand, to hold her arm out.
Usagi took Haruka's arm with a quick, happy smile; it was always a treat to be escorted by her (rather startlingly handsome) friend. "Let's see all of it!" she decided. "We'll look over all of the palace together."
"You got it, Odango," she said, nodding her head and smiling at her. She'd escort her as long as she could, whenever she wanted-she was her leader, her princess and eventual queen. There wasn't anything she wouldn't do for her, whenever, wherever. "Where to first? I don't remember what all's here, to be honest."
Haruka led them out of the room, and a grander part of the castle appeared. This one, she thought, she remembered. It was a giant room of the purest crystal and beauty, and even though she could recall it, she still stood in awe, barely managing to hide a gasp. Her eyes took in the surroundings, and she took a deep breath, shutting her eyes as she seemed to absorb it in with all her other senses.
"It's really like something out of a fairy tale after all, isn't it?" Usagi's appreciation was far more boisterous than Haruka's; she tugged against Haruka's arm as she almost ran ahead, and looked about with wide eyes and a great smile.
"Haruka-san!"
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She waited for the giant hug to commence, to be wrapped up in her bunny friend's scent and long, blonde hair. "Imagine being back here again, huh?"
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Once they broke apart, she ran a hand along the nearby wall.
"I didn't think I'd see it again like this. How are we here?"
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She sighed slightly before putting her other hand on top of Usagi's head and ruffing her hair up a slight bit.
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"It must be," she agreed. "So let's make the most of the time we have here. I don't want to miss any of it."
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"Always just as amazing as the first time."
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