Title: Black Roses

Author: Shadow's Moon Hime

Rated: M

Summary: After her rendezvous with Tuxedo Kamen in the park, Usagi is certain that he love can change him back to good. But with her disapproving senshi at her side and the dark Kingdom at large, it may prove to be harder than she thought…

Author's Note: Hey everyone, yes I know, I'm finally back with a whole new story, sure took me long enough! LOL! Anyways, this is the sequel to "Midnight Rendezvous", and I don't really know where I'm going to go with this fic but I sure hope it comes out as dark and passionate as MR! Well for now, here's chap one!

Disclaimer: Sadly, Sailor Moon is not mine; otherwise, I wouldn't probably be spending my time writing this! LOL!

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Chapter One: Memories Of The Past

Recap from "Midnight Rendezvous…

As she lost herself in her dreams, she never once noticed the dark clothed figure that slipped into her room and placed a perfect rose on top of her.

"Your love can change me," he whispered as he bent over and kissed her sleeping form deeply.

As he walked over to the window from which he entered, he stole one last look her way.

"I love you Usako," he said softly. With that, he disappeared, leaving behind a trail of blood red rose petals…

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Deep in the heart of the Arctic, a dark fortress stood, ancient, crumbling, and surrounded by a suffocating darkness. Within its walls, Prince Endymion sauntered throughout the hallways, a smug grin adorning his handsome face.

"And what may I ask, is so amusing?" asked a deep voice.

Turning his gaze to the side, the evil prince came to find Kunzite leaning lazily against a pillar.

"I don't believe that it's any of your business," he replied darkly, "But if you must know, I just had an encounter with the Moon Princess."

A scowl creased the silver haired general's forehead at the mentioning of the Moon senshi. Leveling his gaze with Endymion's, a slow smirk suddenly spread across his face.

"Oh? So you've been fraternizing with the enemy? I don't believe Queen Beryl will be too pleased to hear this. In fact, she may want me to teach you a little lesson on how things work around here."

Enraged by his words, the dark prince grabbed Kunzite by the collar and pinned him against the wall.

"Is that a threat Kunzite?" growled Endymion as his midnight blue eyes darkened with anger.

Kunzite merely shrugged and shook away from the prince's hold.

"Depend on how you read it," he replied.

Endymion said no other words; instead, he shot the general one last death glare and stalked off. Kunzite watched his retreating form, steel blue eyes flashing dangerously.

"Mark my words Endymion," he whispered ominously as he merged back into the shadows, "In the end, I'll have the last laugh…"

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Scene: Usagi's bedroom…

The sound of a distant beeping brought the sleeping blonde out of her slumber. As long lashed eyelids fluttered open, two ocean blue eyes peered wearily around her pink and white bunny clad room in search of the offending noise that had awakened her from her blissful sleep. To her amazement, the sky was a mixture of blue, violet, and orange hues; the sun slowly bidding its farewell as it prepared to leave the cloudless sky ready for the moon to shine its illuminating light.

'I can't believe it, I actually slept all day?!' she thought incredulously as she rummaged through her room in search of the beeping object. Finally, she spotted her watch like communicator underneath a pile of clothes. Flipping it on, she came to see the faces of four very concerned senshi.

"Usagi, where have you been?!" all four girls exclaimed in unison.

"You never reported back to the temple last night, we were worried," added Rei.

Usagi smiled at the concern that filled the miko's usually fiery voice.

'Should I tell them about last night?' she wondered suddenly. Somehow, she didn't think her senshi would ne all too thrilled to find out that she had given herself completely to the man currently working for the enemy.

"So, where did you disappear to?" asked Minako curiously, her voice breaking Usagi's thoughts.

Giggling nervously, Usagi ran a hand through her hair.

"To be honest, I simply forgot to report back last night," she gave them a sheepish grin, "You know me, I couldn't wait to get back to bed."

Discretely, she hid a hand behind her back and crossed her fingers. Guilt began to pump through her veins; she'd never lied to her senshi to such a drastic degree.

"Oh, well ok then," said Minako slowly, "We'll see you in school tomorrow ok?"

"Ok!" said Usagi as she filled her voice with fake cheer, "Bye!"

Clicking the communicator off, she fell backwards onto her bed and groaned.

"Oh god, I'm in such a huge mess!"

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Scene: Hikawa Shrine…

"Do you think we should believe her?" asked Makoto as soon as they ended their conversation with Usagi. Minako's usually happy dancing cornflower blue eyes hardened with intensity.

"I don't think so," she answered slowly as she met the gazes of each of the girls in the room, "I mean, it couldn't have been a coincidence for ALL FOUR of us to have that sudden feeling of premonition AT THE SAME TIME."

As the girls nodded in solemn agreement, Ami spoke up.

"But why would Usagi-chan lie to us, and exactly what was that premonition?"

Minako sighed dejectedly and buried her face in her hands. As she faces the inner senshi, the girls flinched at the pained look in her eyes.

"Ever since Usagi awakened as the Princess, we've all been remembering our past lives during the Silver Millennium," she began, "And now, I can remember almost clearly, this has happened before."

Ami, Rei, and Makoto each gasped. But before any of them could speak, Minako raised a hand, "I know, I know, you can't remember; you're still in the process of regaining your memories, but trust me, I know what I'm talking about."

The senshi of Venus began to pace the room as she continued her story.

"It had been on a beautiful night," she said, her eyes losing their hardened intensity and softening with a faraway look, "Almost as magical as last night."

Facing the girls, she smiled lightly, "Serenity had always been a Princess full of curiosity, and as you know, always sneaking off to Earth to be with Endymion."

She closed her eyes and breathed in the cool night air, "It was on that night that she gave herself completely to the Earth prince, body and soul."

Seeing the confusion written on the senshi's faces, Minako sighed in frustration.

"Don't you girls see? They made love!" she cried out, "And we felt it through that premonition! It was a warning telling us that our princess had lost her virginity!"

A heavy silence fell upon the group of girls as Minako's words sunk in deep.

"So does that mean…?" Ami's question trailed off, unable to continue her thought. As Minako nodded solemnly, a snicker suddenly broke through the awkward silence. The girls turned to find Makoto clutching her stomach with uncontrollable giggles.

"Seriously, who would've thought it? Our little Usagi being the first to get some?"

Suddenly, her laughter stopped abruptly and her green eyes widened in horror.

"Oh my god! What if she ends up pregnant?!"

Minako shook her head, "Don't worry, when this happened in the past, the Ginzuishou prevented that from happening, I'm sure it'll do it again."

Rei's violet eyes flashed semi-angrily, "That girl seriously needs to learn to set personal limits," she muttered, "I mean really! Princess or not, didn't she at least consider the consequences? She truly must have Odango brains!"

The brunette in the group immediately came to the small blonde's defense.

"Try putting yourself in Usagi-chan's shoes Rei-chan," said Makoto gently, "I mean, it's been three months since the Negaverse took Mamoru-san, think about how poor Usa must feel; last night must have finally been too much for her and couldn't help but fall right into his arms."

As Rei nodded in reluctant agreement, Minako decided to voice her fears.

"Well, what's done is done," she said wearily, "But what worries me now is that Usagi-chan will be vulnerable against Tuxedo Kamen if we are to face him in battle." Her topaz hued eyes hardened with intensity once more, "I doubt that Negaverse scum seduced her out of true love; we'll have to protect Sailor Moon even more now, we can't afford for her to walk right into a trap."

"But should we let Usagi-chan know that WE know about her little tryst with Tuxie boy?" asked Makoto.

Minako shook her head, "No," she answered, "For now, we keep quiet."

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Author's Note: Well? What'd you think? I know it was kind of short but I'll try to make up for it in future chapters! I already have chap. Two almost done, so it should be up in a while!

Anyways, don't forget to leave a review!

Chapter Two: Amongst the Roses…