Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: Chaos Theory

Act 75: I just want to see you Happy Again

Ami smiles at Asanuma as they discuss their future goals. She came across him during orientation weeks ago. She had met him a few times in cram school but never really spoke until Asanuma learned they were the Sailor Senshi protecting the Earth. Even then it was rare.

She was floored to learn Mamoru was once his tutor since he went to the same high school Asanuma attended. "I'm going to have keep studying hard if I want to able to study abroad like Mamoru-san." She pauses revealing her uphill battle. "The most challenging part will be having every class in English."

Asanuma agrees. "I'll need to work on my English in the next two years. I want to study abroad in my third year." He waves his hands in front of him, not wanting to dismay Ami. "I think that's incredible if you can study abroad during your first year."

"It is an amazing opportunity and I want to make sure I'm ready for it. But I don't want to abandon my duties here. The Earth has been peaceful giving everyone a chance to pursue their dreams. It's been wonderful," Ami explains. She never imagined she would be able to make it this far. She had assumed Crystal Tokyo would happen shortly after high school but now it seems like they a lot more time.

His eyes darkened for a moment. "How is Mamoru-san after seeing that newspaper article about Usagi-chan in Brazil? I e-mailed him but I haven't heard back." His face turns serious. "It's not true is it?"

Ami tries to suppress a frown; she is also questioning why Mamoru hasn't responded back to her emails to check on him. "It is true." Ami confirms, it's better he knows than waiting for a response from Mamoru.

"Is Mamoru-san alright? I thought they were going to get married. What happened?"

She hesitates to give any more information. "Mamoru-san's been struggling." Her eyes catch a clock in the hallway. "However, I have to be going, class will be starting soon." She quickly excuses herself.

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After speaking with Queen Kakyuu, Shiori doesn't waste time making her way to Seiya's room. She needs to get him out of the funk he's in. She knocks loudly on the door and waits a minute or so before she enters.

He is sitting on his bed with pieces of paper scattered everywhere. He grumbles something before he balls up another piece of paper and throwing it toward a wastepaper bucket near the table across the room. He misses and it lands on the loveseat near the table. He curses.

She can tell he is moody and probably doesn't want company. "Have a minute?"

Seiya sighs and looks up at her. "Not really." His reply is short, conveying his annoyance. "I said I wanted to be left alone for a while."

"Well, it's been a while," Shiori quickly responds. "You can't sulk all day."

Seiya picks up the paper. "I'm not sulking." His eyes land on an attempt at lyrics. He is very much moping around. "I can if I want to."

Shiori grimaces for a moment; this could be harder than she expected. "I just spoke with Queen Kakyuu and she gave me consent to invite you for some off grounds training with the new Starlights for a few hours."

Leaving the palace for a little while peaks his interest. "What kind of training?"

"We're going to the mines for material collection. The builder need resources and it's the perfect opportunity for them to work on precision. Your attack is a narrow energy beam which is what the other senshi need to learn. I think it would benefit them a lot." She pauses to look at him directly. "And for you."