Prologue

Her finger continued to squeeze the hand of the unexpected person next to her, and a cry moved from her soft, pink lips. The room around them was busily ready, expecting what was coming next.

"Come on Makoto, just a little more," came the soft musical voice next to her. Gently, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, busying away her chestnut hair. Emerald eyes slowly opened towards her blue-eyed friend, smiling for all the help; she gave one final push and knew that it was finally over. The nine months of carrying the child, the nine months of cravings, and mood swings. It was finally over, and now her life was going to start anew. With her new baby girl: Indigo.

Minako gently took a damp cloth and pressed it against her friend's ivory skin.

"Are you going to be alright Mako?" she asked. The doctors were finishing the job, getting her cleaned up and ready for the recovery room while the nurses gabbled over the small infant. Makoto gave a nod.

"I'll be fine Minako," she replied, flashing her a smile. "I've always been alright."

"What are you going to name her?" asked Minako, anxious to know who the new Jovian princess would be.

"Indigo..."

"Indigo?"

"Yes, Indigo."

"And her last name...?"

"No one will ever know but me," said Makoto, giving another smile. It felt like everything was happening all over again; the first time meeting him, the look in his eyes, and that one passionate night they had finally let their emotions take over. It had been the first time she had seen that look in his eyes...and the first he had ever shown emotion towards anyone, towards her. They had parted, and she had never told him. Never had she seen him again since they were in two different dimensions and his was the one she had happened to vacation to. But now, it looked like that vacation was going to be happening soon enough again, and Setsuna had something in mind that she was wondering about. Where was she going? What was going to happen? That, she would never know until she got there...