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The goddess of romance had a very keen idea for her next mark. While she'd done the classic romantic restaurant idea before, it was time to try the fanciest place in town. Rumors had it that whoever dined within these walls would find true love. Whether it was just advertisement or truth, Aurora didn't care. This was perfect fodder for hobby and targets.

Oh, how she loved her hobby~

As she got closer to "Tendres Baisers", leaping across the roofs, she felt the pinprick of another fellow member of Chaos. Weak like hers. A newbie. Would she be meeting another person on the roof? Someone like her? Oh my God that would be so awesome. Meeting new people was always so awesome.

But as she arrived on the rooftop of her destination, something just wasn't right. She could feel it stronger now.. but .. no one was there. "Hello?" Check all the shadows. "Helllooooooooooooooooo?" Behind everything. "Hrm." No one. Yet, it was still there, that strong feeling.

"Well, nevermind!" It wouldn't deter her tonight. She wanted tonight to finally be a good night, after being all depressed about chibi senshi and murderous co-workers. Nope. Aurora set out to work, pulling out the shard from her pouch and leaning forward over the rooftop to find her first victim.

Instead she found a finely dressed man reeking of Chaos energy.

Wait, what. When did they stop using rooftops for meeting places and gathering points?

"... hey..... hey!!" She did her best to be quiet and loud enough at the same time, which.. didn't really mix. Hopefully it would get his attention. If not, the senshi frantically waving her arms should. Hopefully.

Oh my God was he... was he reading the menu, thinking he was going to walk in and have a nice meal? Yes, yes he.. had been reading the menu just now. This just had to prove disaster. And she just had to save him from disaster.

He was also painfully cute.

She looked about the street. No one was coming or going from the restaurant right now. She could just leap down, grab him and take off into some shadows. Yeah... That sounded like the best idea ever to her. No one ever called Esme Blanchard smart. And now was no exception.

Her head popped away from view as she stepped back for a little running start. She'd make a stunning acrobatic tumble and land on her feet right next to him, then whisk him away to safety~! AURORA TO THE RESCUE!

She leaps. She makes a stunning roll. She notices that the man is right under her. She's going to crash right on top of him. "EEKKKK! Watch ooout!"

Esme loved ADVENTURE, so this fall was amazing in and of itself. The adrenaline and pure rush. EXCITEMENT. It was the threat of flattening the man under her like a pancake that scared the bejeezus out of her. In the mere few seconds between his life and imminent death, she shut her eyes real tight and prayed to whoever would listen that he'd make it out okay. Please, please, please.

“So nice of you to drop on in.”

The voice of an angel...? She must've died as well...

She ventured to open an eye, to see what Heaven was like. It gazed upon her with gorgeous violet eyes and a charming smile. Aurora couldn't help but smile a dopy smile back, her mind still hazy from the fall. "Oh heeey, you're really beautiful."

Aurora's other eye opened then. That was when things started to slowly register. Man on one knee, holding her in his arms, flashing a winning smile. Her face instantly turned red. Never in the history of Esme Blanchard's real life had this happened before. Maybe in her fantasies, but never...

"U-uhm, ahahahaha, so, uhm.. my pleasure~?"

Not only did her face get more red, but the rest of her did as well. She cleared her throat as he set her down, and cleared it again as she smoothed out the skirt of her fuku. "N-no, it wasn't on purpose, I--"

Oh CRAP. She had completely forgotten that she had jumped off the edge of a building for a REASON. And that was to save him from disaster. People were approaching too! Couples ready to eat their dinner and fall madly in love with each other and fulfill all of the legends of finding their true love in this place and she was about to blow her cover if any of the civilians saw them like this.

Aurora grabbed his hand and pulled him close, daaangerously close. "Quick! We gotta hide! Put your back to them. Pretend you're-- making out with me and slowly back into that dark alleyway behind us. They can't see us, no matter what!"

So that's what a kiss was like..

Aurora hadn't actually thought he'd really KISS her. First he saved her life by plucking her out of the sky, down on one knee; then he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her ever so gently. A true knight in black and purple armor. Mmmmbbrrllll...

Her expression dazed over for a moment, before shaking herself back to the reality that was Lieutenant Handsome Knight True Love Mariposite about to get his first lesson.

"Ahhh..." Blink. "N-no, it's not just..." Blink. "I wanted to save you, that's all..." Wasn't that part of some earlier conversation? Blink. Focus, Aurora!

She pinched her arm and winced as reality again tried to take over. "We shouldn't let ourselves be seen when we collect energy. I'm on the same side, sort of. I'm a dark mirror senshi. You can tell by the sheer cloth and the black, see?" She pointed out the cloth and the colors, took a breath. "So, I'm Sailor Aurora. My sphere is Romance."

Romance... Oh, she wanted him to kiss her again...

"U-uhm, and yooou can generally feel out who's around you by the energy, and feel how strong they are. Chaos and Order. Us versus them. Can you feel the energy from me now?"

Visions of him holding her ran through her head~.. Indeed, could he feel the energy~?

"A-ah, soo we're pretty weak, because we're new. And, aha, if you feel something totally different and more powerful you should run away because it'll probably be a white moon senshi about to kick your butt and we don't want that. D-does that make sense?"

Oh God was she falling in love or something...

All of her fantasies were now playing out as real life. Either that or she was dead or dreaming. Either way, this was the best day/death/dream EVER.

"Th-that... I mean..."

Still, the master of ships was painfully inexperienced.

She settled her hands on his coat. "Lieutenant Mariposite, I like your ribbon." Much like you like the rest of him. "Wh-whatever could you mean by my first kiss? I can't imagine why you would think that.... ahahahaha.... you're funny~" Still, she couldn't exactly pull away, even if that ribbon didn't keep her close to him.

"Sooo.. is it your first night out, or am I imagining things?" She would try to tease him back, to turn it around. Maybe it might even work!

"And yes it was," she blurted out in a murmur. "But I wouldn't mind it again."

Oh. ... OH. So that's what a french kiss was like. She had had her full of French food, and yes. French kissing was far better. Aurora would agree with him there. Well, once Aurora could actually think again.

That... wouldn't be until a moment or so, when she pulled away for a bit of air. .. So that's what a french kiss was like. ..

"No. No I wouldn't mind meeting up with you again either, Lieutenant Mariposite," she could finally answer, breathless. "You or your ribbon baton. It's pretty dangerous out there. We should stick together... for protection, and other things."

In the heat of the moment, nervous Sailor Auroras could say anything!

At... this restaurant? Where true love would be found within its walls. Her first date... true love..

Oh my gosh that LOOK.

Aurora cleared her throat and looked down at her fuku, started to smooth it out. Her hair must be a mess.. not that she cared. But she just needed some busy work to pretend not to freak out from giddiness.

"That would be my first date that you're stealing from me too. Do you think you could handle the pressure, Lieutenant?" Aurora offered him a a coy smile and a raised eyebrow.

Never had she thought she'd be so WITTY like this. Hold it, Aurora! Don't break apart, Aurora!

"U-uhm, that is, not that I'm too hard to handle, I don't think..."

She couldn't help it.