Nibiru: A Lost Senshi

Act 5: Sailor Nibiru

By the time things were settled with the young woman, it was getting dark outside, and Koto-chan and I had nowhere to sleep or stay for the night. "Where are we going to sleep?" Koto asked, running her eyes.

"I'm not sure... Do you have any money? Maybe we can find a hotel." I suggested, but Koto shook her head signalling that she didn't have any money.

"Well, it looks like we're sleeping on the streets tonight." I sighed, fastening the hair in my new odangos.

"No way! I refuse to sleep somewhere where there's bugs and hobos and only god knows what else!" Koto-chan whined and I laughed. "Wait! Maybe we could stay at Aunt Rei's temple!"

"I thought we weren't going to involve any of the senshi?" I reminded her, but she had a smile on her face.

"It's not like she'll know who we are... I remember back in Crystal Tokyo my mother told me stories about how Rei used to let people who had no where else to go, stay at her temple." She explained, and took me by the hand.

We began running through the streets of Tokyo, Koto taking rights turns and left turns here and there. I had no idea where we were going but she definitely did. She brought us right up to the steps that led to a temple, Rei's temple. We climbed the stairs and made it to the top, Rei was just closing the temple door when Koto yelled out. "Aunt- wait... I'd better be careful." Koto turned to me and whispered. "Excuse me miss!"

"Hello? Is somebody there?" Rei looked on.

"Yes ma'am! We're in dire need of a place to stay. We just arrived in Tokyo and we can't afford a hotel." Koto exclaimed, as we approached Rei.

"Well, I suppose you could stay here. What's your names?" She questioned, opening the door.

"My name is Koto, and this is my friend Felicity."

"Well, come on in. I'll make beds for you both." She smiled, welcoming us into the warm and dimly lit temple. She turned to look at us in the light and her expression became something between horrified and surprised. "Oh my god... You both look like people I know."

"Really? That's... Cool I guess" I laughed.

"I apologize, it's been a long day." Rei sighed, and disappeared into a closet grabbing blankets and pillows.

After Rei made beds for us she wished us a good night of sleep and disappeared into another room. The beds were small and weren't very comfortable, but I was thankful for Rei-chan's hospitality and I was thankful to have a place to sleep. "Koto... Do you think we'll be able to defeat the soul eaters?" I asked, and turned to notice that Koto was snoring away. I rolled onto my stomach and slowly drifted away into a peaceful nightmare-free sleep.

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I wake up in a mess, my odangos are knotted and loose and drool had dried on my chin. I turned over and saw that Koto-chan wasn't there. I got up and cleaned myself up, fastening my odangos and putting some pants on. I went outside to find Koto and Rei both wearing temple maiden outfits and they were sweeping. "Good Morning Felicity-chan!" Koto said happily.

"Good Morning" I croaked, scratching my head. "What are you doing?"

"Helping Rei-chan with her chores around the temple." She said excitedly.

"You both must be terribly hungry, a few of my friends will be here any moment. I'll get you something to eat when they arrive." Rei explained.

A few minutes later the whole crew was here, Makoto, Ami, and Minako. "Looks like Usagi-chan is late yet again..." Ami sighed. Then, an out of breath Usagi appeared over the stairs and ran to the group of friends. Koto and I stood a few feet away looking on, when Rei brought her friends to us.