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Here is part 7 of "Chibi-Usa Times Two", Enjoy!

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Chibi-Usa Times Two
Part 7:  Revelations.

With a mighty heave Chibi-Usa threw the rock. It sailed over the head of
one of the police officers who fortunately ducked. His partner ran
towards Chibi-Usa and grabbed both of her hands while saying, "That
wasn't very polite for a young lady to do."

Chibi-Usa's response was a snarl of rage and kicking the officer in the
shin, "LET ME GO! YOU DARE TOUCH ROYALTY!!!"

The officer grunted but kept his grip firmly on the struggling child.
The second officer came jogging over to see if his partner needed help.
He looked at Chibi-Usa from a few meters away. "Why are you out this
late throwing rocks, little girl?"

"Back off, jackass! I was playing!" Chibi-Usa shouted. <How dare they!
When I have the Ginzuishou I'll teach them! I'll teach them all! Where's
Luna-P?!? That BAKA `Chibi-Usa' must have taken it.>

"Well, what do you think?" the one officer asked.

"I say we find out where she lives... Now, young lady, where do you live
and we'll take you home to your parents."

<Hmmm.... Mamoru's? No these baka cops wouldn't believe it and it might
get him in trouble... Certainly not to any of `Chibi-Usa's' baka
friends...> As Chibi-Usa was thinking that, the radio in the police car
crackled into life. The officer who had been standing in front of her
walked over and answered. After a few seconds he came back and said, "A
missing persons report just came out and you seem to match the
description pretty well. You have a choice, little girl: now either you
can tell us where you live and we take you home, or we'll take you down
to Juvenile Hall and call these worried people to come see if you're the
girl they're looking for..."

"You wouldn't dare to that to royalty!"

"Just try me."

<Juvenile Hall... Me, a lady of grace and elegance, tossed in with
common low life!  And they just might keep me there... Anything that
old hag would do is better than that. But I'll only play along long
enough to get out of that hell hole. Hmmm, those `Sisters' that were
after me seem more my style...> "Okay, I'll tell you where I live."
Chibi-Usa smiled slightly as she told the officers where the Tsukino
residence was.

                                  ******

Flashing lights were the first sign that something was amiss. Quietly
Usagi and Shingo along with Luna crept down the stairs. Shingo was
enjoying Chibi-Usa's plight immensely. Ikuko was sitting at the kitchen
table with red rimmed eyes but the expression on her face was very hard
to read. She was almost on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Kenji had
one hand firmly clamped to Chibi-Usa's shoulder while he talked to two
of Tokyo's finest.

Usagi had never seen her father this furious before. Sure she seen him
mad but never this mad. As her father bid the officers goodnight, bowed,
and apologized for disturbing them; she could detect a slight shaking.
After he closed the door his voice was monotone in nature and very low,
loud enough for those listening to him but certainly not his normal
level. Usagi knew this meant trouble for Chibi-Usa.

"Property damage... curfew violation... being brought home by the
police... disrespect for your elders... dishonoring your family..."

"Oh get a grip, old man!" Chibi-Usa said, "I mean I was just having
fun..." <I'm sure he'll be more understanding of royalty than that old
hag.>

"HAVING FUN?!!!" Kenji's voice boomed.

Usagi and Shingo jumped and scurried up the stairs praying their father
hadn't noticed them. Luckily, he was far too engrossed in the situation
to pay attention to them. Luna stayed downstairs to observe what would
happen. Ikuko had gotten up from the kitchen table and walked over to
stand in front of Chibi-Usa.

"I will call your parents tomorrow... You will apologize to those shop
owners and..." She was cut off by Chibi-Usa's sneer.

"Shut up, you old wrinkled thing! You can't make me do anything. I only
came back here to stop them from putting me in that awful place for
commoners. It's no place for royalty like myself. I'll do what I like
when I like."

Ikuko had inhaled sharply, she wasn't used to this. The strain finally
got to her and she ran up the stairs in tears. Kenji wasn't about to let
that remark slide. Picking Chibi-Usa up and firmly placing her under one
arm, he went up the stairs.

"Just what do you think you're doing? Let go of me, baka! I command
you!" Chibi-Usa asked, "This is certainly not the way to treat royalty
and I have other matters to take care of." <He's just as baka as the old
hag.>

"I'm taking care of `other matters'," Kenji answered in a controlled
voice. He stalked passed Usagi's room. Luna paused but then continued to
follow. She wanted to be able to tell Usagi what happened. She slipped
in before Kenji closed the door.

It suddenly dawned on Chibi-Usa exactly what Kenji was going to do so
she started to struggle. <I will simply not allow this!> Chibi-Usa
thought but she was having even less luck than she had with Ikuko.
Kenji was apparently ready for her tricks.

Sitting down he placed the child across his lap and spanked her soundly.
After several seconds he placed the crying child on the bed and headed
towards the door, "I expect you to be in bed, young lady, when I get
back... I'll tolerate none of your nonsense. Don't you think I won't
spank you again." With that Kenji left the room and went into his own to
comfort his wife.

Chibi-Usa changed into the bunny pajamas she dispised and hopped into
bed. <You just wait baka. Come and check on me, then I'll leave! I've
had all of this that I'm going to take. I'm going to go where I'll be
treated with the `dignity and respect' that royalty like ME deserves.>
She brushed away some tears from her eyes and laid on her side, <I'll
get Rubeus to help me get the Ginzuishou and then I'll get all the baka
back that were mean to me!>

After several minutes Kenji came back in and decreed while turning out
the lights, "No more... This dishonorable behavior stops here and now...
DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!!"

"Hai," came the harsh reply. <Old baka.>

Kenji started towards the bed but thought better of it. Bidding the
sulking child goodnight, he left and shut the door. Unobserved by either
human, Luna watched from a corner in the room. After a few moments,
Chibi-Usa slipped out of bed, changed into a more `appropriate' outfit,
and went out the window taking several pieces of clothing with her.
Chibi-Usa looked back, shook her fist, and swore revenge. No one saw or
heard her but Luna.

A moment later, Luna followed her. <No time to tell Usagi. I've got to
keep track of her. With the state she's in, there's no telling what
she'll do.> She hopped up on the roof and then down to Usagi's window.
She'd have to tell Usagi that time had just run out on their deal.
<Gomen Usagi. The danger is too great. When I get back, the Senshi must
be told.> Both Chibi-Usa and Luna disappeared into the Tokyo night.

                                  ******

Ami stirred slightly, she could hear a noise. She laid in bed eyes
closed trying to figure out what it was. It soon became obvious that it
was Chibi-Usa who was snuggled up beside her. Turning her head she
opened her eyes and could see the tears reflecting the moonlight
filtering through the window on her face.

<She's been so nice. Why would she be crying?> "What's wrong,
Chibi-Usa-chan?" Ami asked softly.

Chibi-Usa sobbed a little before choking out, "Gomen Ami-chan, I didn't
mean to wake you up."

Ami sat up and pulled the child into an hug, "Don't worry about it. Now
what's the matter? Don't you feel good, little one?"

It was several seconds before Chibi-Usa answered, "I really want
Onee-san to let me come home. I do like staying with you but I want my
Onee-san..." Chibi-Usa sobbed a couple more times before continuing,
"I've been here a long time but Onee-san still won't let me come
home..." then in an almost inaudible voice Chibi-Usa said, "She must
hate me."

Ami wasn't really sure what to do, she'd never had to deal with this
type of situation before. A sick child she could handle... but a
homesick child was a different story.  "Do you want me to call
Usagi-chan and have her come and get you?"

"IIE!" Chibi-Usa nearly shouted, "Onee-san said I had to stay here!"
Chibi-Usa gasped, <Oh no, Onee-san told me I wasn't supposed to tell Ami
that she said I had to stay here. She'll hate me more now.> This
realization just caused the very miserable child to sink even further.
Burying her head in Ami's shoulder she just let vent to all the
frustration of the past few days, <What's going on... I... I just so
mixed up.>

Ami was also in shock from what Chibi-Usa revealed. <This is strange...
I really think I should talk to Usagi. She obviously knows something
about this mystery. Even after all my analysis, I can't solve it and
this child is suffering for it. She doesn't deserve it.> Picking
Chibi-Usa up, who still had her head snuggled into Ami's shoulder but
had run dry of tears, Ami walked down the hall to the bathroom and set
the child on the counter beside the wash basin.

She released her hold and drew away. Chibi-Usa seemed embarrassed by her
actions and so didn't look at Ami. Ami got out a washcloth, dampened it
with water, lifted her tear streaked face, and started to gently wipe
away her tears.

After she was done Ami said, "Now you look more like that kawaii little
girl that's staying with me."  Chibi-Usa managed to smile at the
complement, "You know, you really do look like Usagi-chan."

"You really think so? When I grow up I hope I'll be as pretty as
Onee-san."

"Hai." <She really loves Usagi.> Ami smiled and continued, "I'm very
sure that she cares about you very much..."

"Onee-san said... she loved me," Chibi-Usa mumbled out.

"Well if she said that, then she DOES love you. Usagi-chan wouldn't lie
about something like that," Ami put in. She noticed that Chibi-Usa was
starting to come out of her depression slightly, <Child psychology isn't
so difficult once you get the hang of it. I will have to get some more
books on it from the library.> "Now what if tomorrow we both ask Usagi
if you can come back home?"

"Hai, arigato Ami-chan." <She's really nice. I see why she's Onee-san's
friend.>

Picking Chibi-Usa back up she said, "You're welcome, Chibi-Usa-chan..."
Walking back to her room Ami tucked the little girl into bed and said,
"I'll be back in a few minutes.  You try and go to sleep, okay little
one?"

"Hai."  And with that Chibi-Usa snuggled under the covers. She was at
least a little happier and was soon dreaming that she was with her
Onee-san and her mommy.

                                  ******

Ami walked down to the kitchen and was glad her mother was working the
late shift. She would have appreciated her mother's advice but she now
was considering calling Usagi on the communicator, then she hesitated.
If she pushed Usagi, she just might clam up tighter and this mystery
would only grow.

That's when the communicator beeped. Jumping slightly Ami answered. <Who
would be calling me at this hour?>  She was even more surprised to hear
Usagi's voice come over clearly.

"Ami-chan, did I wake you?"

"No... I was about to call you?" Ami said.

"Ami-chan, is your mom home?"

Ami's curiosity piqued, "No she's working tonight. Why?"

"I'm on my way over. Meet me at the front door and please make sure
Chibi-Usa doesn't know."  With that Usagi cut the connection before Ami
could inquire further. Things had certainly turned more interesting.

                                  ******

Luna had followed the evil Chibi-Usa twin to a hotel. She had crept
behind the front desk and grabbed a room key. Fiddling with the computer
she marked the room as occupied and paid in full. Luna wondered what
she'd do next but the only thing she did do was lounge around the room
plotting revenge on the Tsukinos. Figuring that she'd stay there for a
little while, Luna had run back to Usagi and promptly told her what the
situation was.

To her surprise Usagi hadn't put up much of a fuss over having to tell
the other Senshi what she did. Now Usagi was heading over to Ami's to
retrieve the good one to take the evil one's place. Luna herself was on
her way back to the hotel to keep tabs on the evil one.

Sitting outside on the balcony Luna thought, <I have a feeling this is
going to get really really confusing!>

                                  ******

Ami opened the door to a haggard looking Usagi who slipped into the
house. They entered the living room and sat on the couch. Usagi caught
her breath and seemed to be stalling for a little time. Ami was just
about to throttle her friend when Usagi opened up with all guns and
spilled everything that happened over the past week.

Needless to say Ami was not pleased, "Usagi, I told you that it would
probably go away in a few days. If you were having that much trouble,
why didn't you simply tell us? We might have tried something else!"

"Ami-chan, please. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings but I was mad. I
like Chibi-Usa but I thought that if I healed her like I did Alan and
Ann, I could get her back to her normal self..."

"Well that certainly ISN'T her normal self.  Are you sure you didn't do
something else as well?" <The poor little girl.>

"Err... well... I might have... kinda... wished for her to be ah... a
little nicer."

"YOU WHAT?!!"  Ami was now angry, a state which she rarely got in. <Of
all the lame, baka things to do!>

"Keep it down... I don't want her to hear this."

It was too late. "ONEE-SAN!!!" Chibi-Usa shouted with surprise and
relief. She threw herself at Usagi who managed to catch her, "What are
you doing here? Why were you and Ami-chan fighting?"  Chibi-Usa lost her
smile and lowered her head as she blushed. She'd just admitted to
listening in on a conversation. <That wasn't polite... I've tried so
hard! She'll be mad.> A small sniffle escaped her.

Usagi smiled and hugged Chibi-Usa glad to see the little girl was okay.
She looked over at Ami who was frowning, "Usagi-chan, you're going to
have to tell her."

"No... It would be dangerous if I tell her... She might actually want to
well... make friends."  Usagi grimaced, she could just imagine what the
evil one would do.

"USAGI!" Ami said exasperatedly, "She has a right to know... You did
this to her! You HAVE to tell her!"

The two older girls glared at each other over the top of Chibi-Usa's
head.  She was trying not to get involved. <Why are you fighting about
me?> All she really wanted to do was go home with her Onee-san and have
things be nice and quiet. Tears were about to form knowing she was the
cause of this fight.

"You'll need her to use Luna-P on your parents you know... It wouldn't
be fair to let her walk back into that house considering what..."

"Okay! Okay!" Usagi cut Ami off, "Ami-chan, could we have a few minutes
alone, please?"

Ami nodded and left the room.  Usagi got up and placed Chibi-Usa on the
couch, kneeling in front of her. Usagi took a few breaths to steel
herself. She really didn't want to tell this little girl what she'd
done.

In the silence that followed Chibi-Usa made her bid to go home,
"Onee-san, please can I go home with you? I've tried to be really good
and I'm so mixed up about the past little bit that I don't know what's
going on!" <Please Onee-san?>

Usagi ignored the question and launched into her explanation, "Imouto,
you can come home... but you have to use Luna-P to make Mom, Dad, and
Shingo forget all the bad things you did."  Seeing the panicked
expression that came onto Chibi-Usa's face Usagi continued, "Let me
explain... Do you remember about a week ago that you messed up my room?"
Chibi-Usa nodded but there were tears now in her eyes. She did not want
to be reminded of her previous bad behavior. "Well do you remember what
happened before you helped me clean up the room?"

Chibi-Usa scrunched her face up in concentration before saying, "I think
you were going to spank me but I'm not sure... I remember you coming in
and then us yelling but..." she trailed off and shrugged.

"Imouto, you had Dark Energy in you from the time Rubeus nearly caught
you. You remember that?"  Chibi-Usa nodded, "Well you started to do
things that you normally wouldn't... Bad things like throwing water
balloons and messing up the kitchen, do you understand?" and a tentative
nod, "When I saw you wrecking my room I got really mad. You wanted the
Ginzuishou and I was tired of you being naughty and well..."  Usagi
trailed off and looked away for a few seconds.

"And what, Onee-san?" came the small voice. <I already know this. Are
you still mad at me for doing those things?>

Turning back Usagi said, "I thought that it was the Dark Energy that was
making you be naughty so I used the Ginzuishou to heal you... I wanted
you to be good again and well something went wrong." Usagi paused again.
The child was confused but Usagi continued, "I wished you could be a
nicer little girl than you were before and so the Ginzuishou granted my
wish. It cut you in half. All the good behavior went to you and all the
naughty behavior went to another Chibi-Usa. Gomen nasai, Chibi-Usa-san."
Usagi bowed her head hoping Chibi-Usa would understand and forgive her.

"I don't get it," Chibi-Usa said thoroughly confused. <Why is Onee-san
saying she's sorry?> Usagi gave a small cry of frustration and buried
her face in the couch.

                                  ******

It had all been by accident. After getting a place to stay at the hotel
Chibi-Usa had gone back out to do some shopping and plan out how she'd
contact those Sisters. She'd just started down towards the seedier night
time establishments when who should she see but Beruche coming down the
street. Luna was still trailing her.

Walking up to her, Chibi-Usa demanded, "Take me to see Rubeus... I have
a proposition for him."

"Rabbit?!" Beruche was surprised to see the Rabbit and even more so to
hear her demand to see Rubeus... <This is wonderful. Rubeus will be so
pleased. Maybe I'll be able to gain his favor over the others and get
some special treatment like Cooan.>

"Call me `Rabbit' again and DIE!" Beruche was shocked by the Rabbit's
apparent lack of fear. She just stood and stared. After a moment
Chibi-Usa continued, "What are you waiting for? I, the Princess of
Crystal Tokyo, command you to take me to Rubeus!"

"Hai, Your Highness..." Beruche said and they both walked over to an
alleyway and teleported.

Luna stood stunned, <This has just gotten serious!>

The End Next Part 8:  Negotiations