A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 21

"Yes, however, we ended up getting soaked," chuckled Ami. "Are your flowers OK?"

"Oh yes," said the girl smiling shyly. "Thank you."

"In any case, let's get inside," said Harusuke. "I really wanna get out of these wet clothes."

He then reached for the hinge of the door's knocker and gave it a few knocks. The door slowly opened, letting out an eerie creak. Then three people suddenly popped their heads out of the door. One was a woman, and the other two were men. The woman appeared to look like a ghost, one of the men looked just like Frankenstein, and the third looked like a werewolf.

Upon seeing them, Usagi shrieked with terror, and Luna, feeling frightened, jumped and clamped onto Harusuke's shoulder, making him yelp in pain.

"Ow! Luna, watch where you're digging those claws!" complained Harusuke.

"Hi. I'm home," the little girl said as she walked into the door past the three monster-like people.

"Welcome back, Miss," the three monster-like people said.

Then the ghoulish woman turned towards the teens. "So, do you kids have a reservation?" she asked.

"Yes, we do," said Rei. "I'm Rei Hino, from Tokyo."

The ghoulish woman smiled. "We've been expecting your arrival," she said. "Please come in."

"Thank you very much," said Rei.

"Thank you for having us," said Ami.

"Please excuse us," said Harusuke politely.

The teens then stepped inside with Usagi and Luna trembling with fear from the three ghoulish individuals. Usagi quickly walked past the three and immediately hid behind Harusuke, still trembling in fear while Luna clung to Harusuke's shoulder.

Rei sighed. "How long are you going to keep making a scene here?! It's embarrassing!"

"Give her a break, Rei," said Harusuke. "She's scared out of her wits. Even though she has no reason to be."

The little girl giggled, thinking that the teens were funny. Then suddenly, there was a sharp voice which made her jump.

"Sakiko!"

There was a flash of lightning, and the lights went on. Standing by the stairs was a man. He was tall, had fair skin, short gray hair, a pair of pointed eyebrows as well as a beard, and looked to be very cross. Usagi was so startled that she let out another scream and immediately clung to Rei.

"Will you calm down already?!" she snapped. "You're being such a pain!"

The man glared at the little girl and spoke in a stern tone. "Sakiko. Get over here this instant!" he said.

"Y-yes, Father. Right away," said the girl whose name was Sakiko as she went over to the man.

Harusuke couldn't help but notice how scared the little girl was, as did Ami. The two couldn't help but be worried if that Sakiko was in trouble or not.

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After a while, the ghoulish trio showed the teens to their rooms. Usagi sat on her bed as she dried her hair with a towel.

"Aw, man... I'm hungry and exhausted," she complained.

"I'm not surprised," said Luna smirked Luna. "Guess all that screaming wore you out."

"Hey, you're one to talk!" said Usagi, pouting. "You got scared too! You even clung to Harusuke!" Then she grew serious. "But seriously, Luna, don't you think that the hotel staff looked kinda weird? I mean, this place could be haunted? If it is, maybe we should leave!"