This is the new divorce fic I've been mentioning. The winner of the title goes to 'Partyangel91', my sister and I agree this is the one that best fits the story line. Thanks again!

Now there's sex later on, and drama, and heartbreak, and a bit of Rei bashing but its all in good drama and fun so please read and review. Also being that I'm sure some of this is not possible so ignore the 'legalities' of some of the plot points. This is purely for entertainment. I try to be realistic about this but it's also laws from Japan of which I am NOT familiar with. So I conclusion I would love to hear how you all like this!

Shattered Pieces

Ch.1

Usagi POV

I put on my peach lip tint as I made myself up respectably for work. Waitressing may not have been the high life to lead like some people I know but it paid the bills and enabled me to take care of my five-year-old daughter. She was so adorable that when we got into conversations with people on the street they had to talk with her to. She had an air of wisdom about her that in her innocent state had many people laughing with her.

With blonde hair that had a pinkish tint to it she was my little pride and joy. She had a preference for princess dresses when she wasn't in her school uniform. Her preschool was thankfully close by to my work so the bus became a great alternative to not having a car. I had to sell the one I had so I could afford the deposit and first few months of down payments for the apartment. It was the only one available within my budget.

I had been grateful that the car was in my name or else selling an 815,000 yen car wouldn't have been possible. I was lucky that my friend Seiya was with me during the sale or else I might have gotten stiffed. I wasn't too knowledgeable on cars so it was pure luck that he wasn't working on his music. Seiya was an amazing friend to me, if only my dick of an ex would have let me explain things.

I sighed…speaking of…I just wish that my stupid soon to be ex would just sign the damned divorce papers Chibi Usa and I could have more of a normal life than we do, as it was I had to deal with lawyers calling me. It was becoming not only incessant but ridiculous as they were starting to call my work. My boss was giving me disgruntled looks. Honestly if it weren't for the law requiring me to have the work number on file I wouldn't have bothered.

I know my soon to be ex was just doing this to spite me. He had a tendency to be the type to not get mad just get even. I had decided to leave him with our child instead of dealing with his fowl temper. Not that I thought he would do anything to me or our child but if he felt he was in the right over anyone else he would fight tooth and nail to prove himself. He hardly let anyone actually talk if he felt he was absolutely right on the matter.

Don't get me wrong, he was very much a highly smart individual. How we got together was pretty simple at first. We have-had…an amazing sex life. Now that I couldn't help but smirk on. We both knew how good it was there was no denying it. Neither of us ever could or would. Had it not been for a switch in birth control on my end years ago we wouldn't have Chibi Usa. She was a breath of fresh air and we both loved her more than life itself.

I couldn't deny that even a little bit. He was a loving and attentive father. He would constantly dot on his daughter. I adored how they were together. I sighed in recollection of a few of those lovely events. No matter what was going on even if he was incredibly stressed out he made sure to make time for her. It was one of the things that kept me fighting for us for so long even well after he began to ignore our personal lives. It seemed he enjoyed being a father more than he enjoyed being a husband.

So yes as I said before the sex was great…as long as we were having it. During our last year together things changed and I didn't know what….at first. But we'll get into that in a moments time. For now, all I had to remember those good times by were pictures and some old video clips on my phone. When we were hot and heavy, Mamoru's lust for me was insatiable, so was mine for him.

The only thing that ever deterred our sex lives with whenever Rei was over. His friend since childhood. I honestly believed her to be a sister to him. That's how he treated her, a sister. So I never felt any type of negative reaction nor any hostility nor any amount of jealousy. I broached the topic once when we were young and his 'bleck' reaction had been enough. It wasn't till time started to go by that her actions and looks in his direction told me otherwise.

I tried to talk with him on it a few times after that, explain what I had witnessed but he was either in denial or refused to believe that someone he found to be like family to him would view him that way. I dropped it. Big mistake on my end. I might have seen the downfall of us sooner and have had a snowball's chance in hell of preventing the events that happened from happening. I looked at my waitress's uniform and sighed in defeat.

It was hard enough being a single mother for the past three years, living on the mediocre livings that my job provided especially since my customers at the arcade were mostly college students or high school students. I wasn't a fan as it reminded me of my own youth years ago but it provided the financial support I needed. Being 23 and a single mother wasn't easy but if you found a decent routine and found a way to live within your means it was manageable.

It made life easier to work with especially in providing a home for a five-year-old child. But having ones soon to be ex's lawyers hounding you was just a stressor in my life I didn't need. Which was why I was giving in and meeting their demands to see me as soon as possible. With Chibi Usa in tow. I didn't know why, I signed the damned papers needed it was up to him now. "Chibi Usa get ready for school." I called out.

I made sure she was on time to school every morning. Made sure her homework was done every night. Made sure she was well fed and clothed. Yet I knew my living didn't provide as much as I knew my ex's large home could. Unless Rei was living there now…I wanted to growl at that thought. She was finally getting what she wanted. A way to slip into his personal life with more ease rather than dealing with his wife.

I still loved that asshole yet here I was cursing the events as if they happened just yesterday. I sighed and looked around my tiny bathroom. The only bathroom in this small apartment. I slept on the couch while the only real bedroom there, about the size of four three seater couches long, I gave to my daughter. I wanted her to at least be able to say she had her own room. Adults could understand situations better than kids could. Kids could be cruel and I wanted her to have a relatively normal life.

"Mama I'm ready." She called from the kitchen which was also the entrance and exit to the apartment. I sighed once again looked at the bathroom. Due to the hard water that was there before the building tenants complained enough to get soft water added the bathroom or anywhere that had running water had severe hard water stains. The color of rust red was everywhere there and it just reminded me on a daily basis that I couldn't even afford to get cleaner for it unless I dipped into our food budget which wasn't happening.

I hated to admit it but being estranged from a prominent doctor didn't help the matters. Not that being estranged was totally my fault. I had to give that titling prize to his best friend Rei Hino. I used to think we were friends, that we could be sisters even…right up until she told him that I cheated on him with a close friend of mine. I was stunned and appalled that she did that. Mamoru and I had been married for two long years.

Two of the best years of my life to be honest. Even after he began to ignore me in the last half of the second year. I have a feeling that she was feeding him lies beforehand but I honestly have no proof of it. When we first got together Rei was there, we were in classmates in high school. Rei and I were friends at the point. Once I hooked up with Mamoru her demeanor shifted. I didn't see it in its full content until the day he asked me to marry him in front of all of our close friends and family. She had made an excuse to leave soon after. Claimed food poisoning.

I knew it was a lie as everyone else had the same thing. Then when we had our daughter she was consistently trying to be nice. But only when around Mamoru. If it was just me she hardly acknowledged Chibi Usa. I told Mamoru but he would find a way to defend her. Had it not been for me knowing that he wasn't cheating I would have suspected him and Rei together. However, for both of their jobs that would be literally impossible.

Rei worked night shift where she was at, it paid her very good money and for her preferred lifestyle she needed it. Mamoru got his dream job as a doctor and worked into the night at some points if he took an additional shift which he did do on occasion. Ami a friend of mine works in the nearby department, if she'd seen anything she'd have told me. She's that good of a friend to kept an eye out for one's husband.

So those two meeting up for ANYTHING was like trying to get on the president's guest list for an event. It would be that difficult. I think it finally hit for her however when Mamoru told her he wanted to have more kids with me. That's when she started to pack on the lies. He wouldn't hear it from me, said Rei wouldn't ever lie to him. I did have a small part in it though. I tried to be nice about it.

Trying to be nice to a situation where your husband's childhood friend wants him for herself isn't an apparent smart thing to do but I didn't want to ruin their friendship or her and my own friendship. It was incredibly rocky during that time and all I wanted was for us all to be happy with those that we loved. So I tried to state that maybe she misinterpreted things. Seiya was a dear friend of mine true but he and I were NOT like that. I couldn't fathom being with anyone but Mamoru…then or now as sad as that is.

I knew she had liked Mamoru but I didn't think she would go so far as to wreck our marriage for her own gain. I thought she was happy that he was happy with me…jokes on me now because she's still talking with him while he and I are like spitting cats and that's when we do communicate with one another. Worst part is I still love the blind ass bastard. Even after what he did to Seiya.

I still felt bad for him on that one. Seiya didn't deserve what he got. He was a more gentle soul that you could feel a strong artistic vibe from. He put his soul and heart into music and was very talented. I had only managed to go to his music events as he gave me free passes. Said he needed his best muse there. Now some might think that sounds like he's interested but trust me a muse can be anyone or anything that gives inspiration.

However back to the point, thanks to Rei's lies Mamoru went to Seiya place the day after her lies came full blown and without giving him or me a chance to explain what was going on he punched him hard enough to break his jaw, threatened him and glared at me so hard that I feared that he would turn on me next. I had tried to talk to him but he wouldn't listen. Only shouted that I was giving him lie after lie. Then as if that wasn't enough he pulled Seiya back up and punched him in the gut.

I was to upset by what he did after that to try to reason with him. I threatened to call the cops to make him leave. I was to upset in the following weeks to even try to talk some sense into him. I hold so much regret over that now. It gave Rei all the time in the world to 'talk' to him some more. So I did the only thing I could do, I went home, packed my daughter's bags and mine and left him. At first he claimed I was trying to get child support from him.

I rolled my eyes. I didn't want to have anything to do with a man that didn't give others the chance to talk and wouldn't listen to reason. Rei's word wasn't law and that's how he treated her words. Law. It was like he was a different man. He was becoming Rei's man and as soon as I saw it I took action. So I had my lawyer from some small time firm send him papers stating that if he gave up his rights as a father I wouldn't charge him one penny for child support. I gave him the out.

Now I realized I should have just stated that he could still have visitation but that I didn't need the support but instead I didn't. I was just so angry that I sent it with the note that he'd have to give her up. I know he loved her so it wasn't surprising when he sent the papers back to me…in confetti pieces. I had to admit sending them back from his shredder was a creative method to telling me to piss off.

He sent his own files back, demanding that as a mother I allow him access to Chibi Usa. The thing is I didn't want our baby girl to get poisoned in the metaphorical sense against me. Not that I thought he'd do it but that Rei would. It was one of the reasons why we were still working on how to make this divorce work. It was a taxing time. "Mama!" she called out. I gathered up more of my things and left the bathroom. Putting my slip on gym shoes I took my daughters hand and helped keep her close in the hallway.

Locking up we went down to the bus stop so we could get her to school then me to work. I had to find the perfect bus route to take care of both and make sure I picked the right affordable cheap apartment to live in. Neither were easy. Dropping Chibi Usa off the teacher was the easy part, the hard part was getting to work. I still had to run a block there to make it on time. So once my stop came I ran to it. Next stop after work pick Chibi Usa up and take her to see the ass himself. I so didn't want her to go through this…

Mamoru POV

It was half past five now she'd be here soon. I looked out the window of the lawyer's office. It had been three years since I'd last seen either of them. I hated her for leaving me and even more so for her deception of me. To think she was fooling around with Seiya all this time. Probably living with him now to. I hated them both for this. I thought her being gone would help to heal the wound of her cheating on me but I still yearned for her.

"Mr. Chiba your wife will be here shortly. She says she can't stay long as she has to get home make sure your daughter has a proper meal." my lawyer spoke. I merely nodded. I still had work as well so it was understandable. I had agreed to pick up an extra shift at the hospital so I could take a two-hour break and take care of this. Thankfully my work ethic gave me the breathing room needed to do this.

Then I began to think about the memories of that night. They were still fresh on my mind. Like a never ending canker sore I couldn't get rid of. Rei's tear soaked face as she told me what she'd seen. It destroyed me. I'd felt like I'd been kicked in the gut and had my organs ripped out. Hell I felt like was having a panic attack when I was on my way over. Its why I went over to Seiya place that night.

I never much cared for the man. So affectionate with Usagi. With our daughter. As if he had a right to be so carefree with MY family. Seeing Usagi there only confirmed the things Rei had told me. I remembered the event so clearly I still got pissed off at it. "Let's get this over with." I heard her familiar voice. There she was my Usagi…she hadn't changed much, with the exception of looking more haggard. Trials of her overworked and underpaid job. Her pride refusing to accept money for her and our daughter.

Stupid woman. She had a chance at a happy good life, but she fucked it up by fucking Seiya. I hated her for ruining our lives. Hell she could have been a school teacher but when the separation happened but she gave it up and choose waitressing. At least that's what Ami told me. She was one vey neutral factor in our relationship. Ami was a doctor where I was so she worked with me on a daily basis.

And due to us working together she kept her feelings regarding Usagi and I strictly at bay and refused to make any interference that would making things difficult for us at work. She loved Usagi but she knew she needed to keep her patient's health above others. Usagi understood that and never asked her to play sides. They still talked but not as often as they used to. The other friends were had had made the decision to take sides.

Makoto and Minako took Usagi's side and choose to hate me. Neither spoke to me after Usagi left. Rei was the only person who gave a true damn about my feelings in the matter. She was there for me since day one and has been since. I see her as my loving sister and things will never change or tear apart our friendship. Usagi had at a couple of points tried to convince me of Rei being deceptive towards me. That she liked me for more than just a brother figure. I knew it was bullshit and decided to ignore her words.

To think she though she knew more about Rei than I did. It was laughable, "Good to see you to." I retorted. She put her purse on the table, "So what did you want me here for?" She demanded. I could never argue one thing, Usagi would always be a straight forward person. It's how we hooked up. I insulted her she insulted me…we bickered like an old married couple for several minutes losing the point of the argument until she pulled me in for a kiss that I couldn't help but respond to.

Just a few weeks later she and I were dating and I hadn't ever felt anything but bliss afterwards…well until she slept with Seiya. "This." I had the lawyer hand the papers over, "Nice try with the ones you sent me, but I'm not giving up my daughter even if it means getting rid of your deceptive ass." It was one of her great assets. She had and still has a sweet looking body. I could never help myself when it came to her.

Though her waitress uniform didn't like to accentuate her curves. I had spent many nights memorizing her contours. Committing them to memory. She did look different though. More thinned out than before. Her face was getting a bit dulled now from the amount of hard work she did. I didn't doubt that she worked her ass off at her job, Usagi was never a slouch. She could have been a house wife and not have worked a day in her life but she refused to. Its why she began college to become a school teacher.

Well after I finished my degrees and residency that is. "Whatever makes you sleep better at night." She stated tiredly. She had long ago given up trying to prove her innocence. Testimony in my eyes that she figured out that I wouldn't believe her. "I want full custody of our daughter for starters." I began. Her face light up with anger and rage. "If you think for one moment that I'm giving up our little girl…" that fire that made me fall for her to being with was still in there. It was just hidden.

"And I will give you this." I hand her a check. The yen on there would be enough to give her a new start at a decent life…far away from me. I hated to admit it but I still wanted her. It wasn't like her uniform gave her sex appeal. It didn't. The tired worn out gym shoes she wore did nothing to make her feet look sexy. Yet her confident and proud persona made her easy to fall for. How is it that the ones we love the most, the ones that can hurt us the most easily still make us want to come back for more?

She took a look at the check and ripped it into several pieces, "You're a real piece of work. Tying to pay me off like some common piece of trash." She hated me, I saw it in her eyes. "Its good money." I told her. "My daughter is priceless to me. You are…" she inhaled deeply before putting her hands up, "You know what forget it, I don't have time to squabble with you like an errant child." I pursed my lips in distaste of her comparison.

She wanted to fight me on this fine, "You know what power I have Usagi don't try to avoid this." I told her. She rolled her eyes at me, "Screw you Mamoru – san. You want to have a petty battle of wits you're about seven years too late." She grabbed her purse up as the secretary came in, Chibi Usa's hand in hers. Our precious daughter looked like a carbon copy of her. I could never get over how beautiful she looked.

What hurt me the most in those next few moments were when Chibi Usa looked at me but held hardly any signs of recognition. My own daughter didn't recognize who I was anymore. I had to rectify this and get her back. Though part of me still wished I could have Usagi back I didn't trust her enough with my heart to ever try that. Though there is something to be said for fucking your ex-wife repeatedly.

I had been thinking a lot about that recently. I missed her in bed I really did. The things she could and would do that most women would cringe on for sexual appetites was something that always made me more aroused for her. Even now she made me want to jump the table and bend her over to take a belt to her ass for her sins against me. It's not like belts hadn't been a part of our private life before.

We tried quite a few things over the years of being together. Each time it was breathtaking. Then the image of her and Seiya came together from Rei's description came to mind and the arousal halted immediately. Anger replaced it. "When you want to have an adult intelligent conversation regarding how to move forward with the divorce, call me then. Until then, piss off." She walked out of the room with our daughter in tow. "She will give in and accept your offer Mr. Chiba." My lawyer told me.

"Or I could give her a counter offer. She won't give up our daughter, I should have seen that coming." I bereted myself for thinking she would. I had been so stressed out from work lately that I mistook her hatred for me into also taking her child just to spite me. I sighed knowing she wouldn't do that. She loved our daughter to much to use her as a bargaining chip and I had been far too upset to see reason.

"And the counter offer?" my lawyer asked. "I don't know yet…I need to think this through. As much as I hate to say it they have bonded a great deal in the last three years, I couldn't tear them apart without repercussions. Besides you saw how Chibi Usa looked at me. She barely held recognition for me." it stung. "I will call you tomorrow morning to give you time to think on it." he told me and left the room. This meeting now felt pointless. I face planted my head into my palms and sighed.

When I got home that day Rei was waiting for me. Having given her a key to the house years ago it wasn't a surprise to see her there. Though with dinner already made I was to relieved to not eat a frozen dinner again to care about much else. "How was work?" she asked prepping my plate. I saw she had on a flaming red apron on. Usagi's light pink one she let the gas stove take care of. I had thought it was a bit much at the time but wrote it off as being pissed at what her friend did to our relationship.

"Nothing much, the eventful highlight was seeing Usagi and Chibi Usa again." she stiffened. "I don't know why you'd want to see her." she snarled. I did not have to be to offended anymore by Usagi as Rei took care of that for the both of us. She was a powerful rock in my world and showed me care and nurture when others showed me their backs when I wasn't even the one who did anything wrong.

"I have to so I can finalize this divorce." She actually almost looked to be smiling, "And?" she asked, a tinge of hope not escaping her voice. "I stupidly asked for full custody." I began to eat the steak she cooked, "How is that stupid? She was a horrible wife it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for her to be a bad mother to." Rei's sarcastic mouth right now wasn't helpful, "Rei – chan please, I know Usagi. She may be a lousy wife but a lousy mother…" I gave her a 'yeah right face'.

"It's not possible. She loves our daughter to much to give her up. The substantial check I shoved in front of her proved that much even if I didn't already believe it." she huffed, "I just don't think interacting with her is a good idea. She's a manipulative bitch that deserves what's coming to her." Rei was very much an anti-Usagi advocate. She never understood how I could have fallen for the blonde beauty. Yet she still was friends with her until – "I bet you she slipped the check to herself." she stated factually.

"Actually she ripped it into tiny little pieces in front of me. She was appalled that I had suggested she could be bought off and frankly I was wrong for that one." I messed up that meeting. "Mamoru – san when will you see it?" Rei asked me. I looked up to her, mouth full of steak as she pulled my face in with her hands to nearly meet her own, "Next time you see her she'll ask for more money. It's a con." She kissed my forehead lightly.

"I only want what's best for you." she caressed my face lightly. It felt soothing. Almost like it was an elder sibling comforting a younger one which was funny since I was older than her. "I know, but I do want to have access to my daughter. I miss her so much." I truly did. Chibi Usa was the best of us both. I couldn't imagine any more time spent without her in my life. Had Usagi not have slept with Seiya we'd be in the midst of a family dinner. Usagi would be the one cooking and Chibi Usa and I could be playing a game before dinner began.

It stung to feel that lose. The tears that came forth were only heightened when Rei held me in her arms, "Its okay Mamoru – san, we'll get Chibi Usa back here. We'll just figure out how to deal with Usagi." I didn't have the strength to tell her that's not what I was thinking of. My voice was to wracked with emotions to let the words out. I just wanted my family back. And Usagi ruined it for us all.

Rei POV

I have to find a way to get rid of her for good. Having her steal Mamoru from me the first time was ridiculous. How she could ever compare to me is laughable but somehow she slipped under his radar and got him to herself. I didn't comprehend it. Didn't see how he could love such a blonde brat. That's how I saw her. A blonde brat. She was prone to crying when we were in school for stupid things that made me free embarrassed to be around her.

Makoto and Minako developed a caring older sister vibe with her while I couldn't figure out how she got everyone around her to be loving and supportive of her. She barely tried and she got love and respect. I worked hard long before she did. I was the natural born leader yet she pretty much led the group around. Even straight A Ami felt compassion towards her, but I think that had more to do with Usagi actually involving her more in group activities than anything.

I tried to tell her this one day but Ami got offended and we haven't been on more than civil friendly terms since then. She held her loyalty to Usagi. Realizing it was a losing battle back then I tried to live with it, tried to deal with him not being mine. I even dated his friend Jadeite but that became useless when they announced they were getting married. It took everything I had in me that day to not scream at him for making such a huge mistake to be with her. I ended things with Jadeite when he no longer agreed with my opinion of her.

He even had the audacity to tell me that with our differing personalities while I was a more headstrong person that demanded people's attention she was more of a headstrong compassionate person that earned people's loyalties. She was there for them and that's what made her and me different. I saw that her way was too weak and he expressed his side of things that she had a more friendly demeanor than I did. That people needed to get to know me to see the beautiful person I was.

I didn't take the comments to well and told him to shove it, that I'd rather pin away for Mamoru than be stuck with a loser for a boyfriend. I needed a strong man not someone that was willing to take her side over my own. My time to be with Mamoru would come and come soon. I just had to bid my time and wait till an opportunity struck. I knew it might take a minute but I was willing to wait.

After all, she was nothing compared to me. I was the passionate hard working woman who had been there since day fucking one. He and I would have made and still will make a great powerful couple. I knew we could be, I just needed to get rid of that pest. So when they got married I felt blindsided by him. I really did. He said he was going to ask me for advice on the ring to get her but found the perfect one when he was going to ask me. I was actually grateful that he didn't. I would have died at the news.

So when the magical day happened I was tempted to reveal my feelings for the couple just to piss her off and ruin the big day, I nearly did but I had been in such a blinding rage planning it out in my head that I missed my chance and watched the couple kiss. Thankfully I'm good at schooling my features because I wanted to bark at her for getting my man. Everyone fell under this bizarre charm she had and apparently I was the only one who could see the truth about her.

She had bewitched my man into loving her and kept him in the relationship by having sex to his every whim. I was raised to wait for that till marriage but apparently they were so 'in love' that they forewent propriety and decided to start sleeping together long before he asked her for her hand. I knew there was something conniving about her. Opening her legs up for business to him was a con to get him to stay with her. Any respect as a person I had for her, if there was any, was gone when I found that out.

Worst part was she deviled the details to me as if I needed to know how big he was and how good he was. How well he treated her and how he was the best thing to ever happen to her. I regretted telling her we were best buds. That earned me that bit of information I didn't want to nor need to hear. I knew she was excited about it but seriously. The fucking harlot bragged about it and I found her very slutty and unbecoming.

I tried to get her into trouble by telling him what she told me but he found it to be an ego booster that she ranted and raved about his prowess in bed. Safe to say I walked out that evening as they went up-stairs. His lack of will power to her seductions made me sick that she turned him into such a coward to see her deceptions. Its why I knew I had to save him from her. Even if it meant him being hurt for a bit he would get over it.

So I devised a plan for them to break up. Before I could put it into action the first time she got pregnant. Right after they got married. How she didn't get knocked up before hand was beyond me. I decided to bid my time and see if having a child would change her and expose her. It only made them stronger. He was at her feet night and day and canceled many of our lunch dates just to be there for her. I should have been the one he was there for. She had two feet she could walk to get food…even at three am.

I tried to live with it for a bit longer but had a small feeling bidding my time now was useless. He was trapped under her spell. I had to break him free of it before things went too far. I waited until after Chibi Usa was born to start planting my seeds of doubt. That's when I met long-time friend of Usagi's Seiya. He looked a bit like Mamoru only more free spirited. I smiled and knew my plan was synched.

As long as I could convince him she not only cheated on him but did so and had a baby by Seiya he'd leave her and leave the kid to. I told him my concerns and the first thing he did that put doubt into my plan was to do a paternity test. He was a doctor so that wasn't a hassle. I just should have thought about that earlier. A mistake on my part. He proved that Chibi Usa was his but the doubt that Usagi was cheating was still there.

She had been spending more time over at Seiya giving me to ammo needed to make Mamoru want to leave her. Of course Mamoru attributed it to the cheating story I gave him instead of checking that out for himself like he did with the blood test. Usagi's time spent with her long-time friend helped me out. When he confronted her about it I felt like I was watching masterpiece theater. She cried he yelled. Oh I had been wanting to have some popcorn right then and there it was that good.

She told him he was crazy for thinking that way. She tried to tell him something but he kept talking over her so after a few more screams she left the house. He threw a vase and I went over and comforted him. I found out the next day that she came back, packed a few bags and left with their daughter in tow. I was glad the little mini her was gone to. An annoying reminder that there was something of Usagi there.

She was a carbon copy of her mother with hardly any physical traits of her father. I presumed that would be more of a personality trait then. I thought he was free of them, so I slowly moved myself into his life even more than I already was. I already had a key to his place since they decided to divorce. They just needed to settle on a solution to the matter…it had been a three-year long journey. I for one was going to throw a party for him to celebrate him being a free man once again.

Then I would show him a real woman, but not until those papers were signed. I was a proper woman after all. I didn't slut myself out as Usagi had. Jadeite when we were together had tried to convince me that as long as we were in love we were married in our hearts. I scoffed at his lame attempt at the time. Granted that means that I am still a virgin after all these years but it also means that when I get Mamoru he will have a virgin bride as he deserves.

"Thank you for dinner. I don't know what I'd do without you." Mamoru said smiling at me, I couldn't help but let my heart melt at the sight of him looking happy. Even if it was just dinner I made. "Crash and burn." I joked. He laughed, "Thanks I needed that. With this pending divorce coming and needing to come up with new terms I need a little mirth in my life." He responded while getting up.

"I'm glad I'm here to help." I remarked to him. He merely smiled and began to walk out of the kitchen and into his study gabbing his brief case along the way. I watched him go in with a bit of a lighter step to his feet. It would only be a matter of time till he was mine and this time Usagi wouldn't stand a chance. To reclaim him. I just had to keep either of them from bringing up Seiya. If Mamoru found out the truth…I refused to think about it, "Soon Mamoru…soon…" I muttered as he closed his office door.

What got me even worse was when the girls, save for Ami due to her work, picked HER side over Mamoru's side. I closed any further communication with them and said 'you want to side with a cheater be my guest'. They didn't believe me though. I ceased them even trying to attempt to get in touch with Mamoru by ensuring I was here a lot after they separated. I would listen to his voicemails and if any of them tried I would delete the messages of communication. I had to do this to protect my secrets.

To protect him in the end and to get what was mine. I wasn't letting that conniving bitch have him again. I couldn't take the chance that they had information to give, I couldn't take the chance that they could convince him to give her a second chance for the sake of their child, I couldn't take the chance that Seiya would be called in to say something regarding Usagi's innocence. I couldn't.

So I kept a watchful eye on the machine and finally after months they gave up. I still checked it from time to time but I didn't need to as much. Minako was all for them so she was the one who called and left the most messages. Makoto just wanted to talk and hear his side of things. She was trying to be compassionate but I couldn't afford for him to voice things out and to hear anything that could deter him from me.

I felt a little bad for ostracizing him from them as he did at one point see them as sisters but he would thank me one day for this…I was sure of it. I had already removed her photos, her remaining clothing, shoes and other personal effects left behind and either burned them or tossed them. The most prized piece to burn was a picture of the three of them when Chibi Usa was first born. I hated how happy they looked.

Perfect fucking family. It should have been me in there. Oh how I enjoyed watching the frame crack. Watching the picture curl up and go all bubble from the heat of the flames. The last part to be burned out was her face. Her smiling face. I smiled in acute satisfaction. When Mamoru found the items gone I told him I donated her clothing and shoes to the homeless. The pictures I said I took down to ease the pain for him. "If he ever asks where they are I simply forgot where I put them." I muttered, happy that things were going my way.