Title: "Between Now and Then"

Rating: T -- hey I'm getting this rating system down!

Genre: Humor/Mystery/Drama

Disclaimer: The following is an original plot line with non-original characters. They are nota mine.

Author's Notes:

I've always wondered what happened between the time Mamoru and Usagi were married to the birth of Crystal Tokyo. If memory serves me correctly (which often times it does not) Crystal Toko was born in the 30th century after a huge ice age. How the hell did that happen? When was Chibi-Usa conceived? By piecing together the last remnants of the original manga ending and the anime version of how Crystal Tokyo was created I think I may have come up with an answer... not official of course... but damn... it sure makes sense.

It's a futuristic fic like you've never seen before actually answering that question all of us had but never thought to ask. What did happen to create the future for them? What happened between now... and then?

Enjoy.


Hot water cascaded over her finally snapping her senses into awareness. She was never fully awake until her shower or at least that was how much effort it took to wake her in the morning, gallons of water. She let the water splash on her face as it washed off the last remnants of soap from her small form. With a flick of her wrist she turned off the flow of water and ran her hands through her long wet locks. Time to start the day.

She snuggled into the white bathrobe, her feet stepping onto the unfamiliar bathroom floor and she let out a breath, a smile on her lips still. That smile would never leave and it had no reason to. With a content sigh she glanced at her face in the mirror and held her towel close to her. A sparkle caught her eye and she grinned spying the diamond on her ring finger. She pulled her hand away from the towel and gave the ring on her finger a critical look over. Chiba, Usagi. She liked that. The sound of humming brought her out of her thoughts and she turned finally wrapping her hair up as she stepped out of the bathroom. She stopped leaning on the doorframe as she spied the small creature before her, humming contently as she arranged her array of pillows to her liking. The cat had appeared on their doorstep early this morning with her small bundle of belongings and was contently making herself home in the new Chiba residence. The small feline detected her princess's gaze and turned to look upon her with a warm smile.

"So what do you want to know first?" Usagi asked softly and a small blush crept onto the feline's cheeks and she glanced away. "It was beautiful… the beach was glorious yet we didn't spend much time on it. The food was great. He cooked me breakfast in bed twice and he told me a few things you would like to know." She said informatively and Luna let out a content smile as she watched the twenty-two year old walk towards the bedroom she now shared with her husband of two weeks. Usagi had been her charge for over eight years and now she pushed the responsibility to Endymion, a man who had crossed time and space to be with her forever. Luna padded after her excitedly, unaware of how much she had missed the bundle of energy until she was deprived of her for two weeks and forced to live on Minako's hectic schedule with a lazy Artemis who was bent on getting her to marry him. Usagi let out a breath and stopped staring at the ruffled sheets where she had lay not an hour before. "I miss him." She mumbled, her bottom lip poking out and Luna grinned sheepishly at her.

"All ready? He's only been gone a few hours." She replied staring at the blonde curiously and Usagi shrugged, her pout still firmly on her lips as she sunk into a chair.

"We've been together for two weeks, every waking moment… it's our first day apart." She let out a sigh and Luna grinned at her.

"Ah Usagi-chan… you will have to get use to that." The wise feline mumbled and Usagi scrunched her nose in defiance.

"I don't want to." She spouted with a grin and then stood.

"What are all of these boxes Usagi-chan?" Luna asked padding around them in the room. "Is this all of your stuff?" She asked and the blonde nodded as she pulled out a pair of shorts and one of Mamoru's t-shirts. She sniffed it and grinned. Damn he smelled good.

"Mamo-chan had two weeks to move all of his stuff in yet I never got the chance… wedding to plan and all. Looks like you get to help me." Usagi said over her shoulder as she pulled the t-shirt over her frame and Luna smirked as it swallowed her. Usagi had changed so much since she was fourteen. After high school she had dutifully went to college and received a bachelors in Political Science no less. "I'm sure I'll need it." Usagi had rationalized to them all and Mamoru could only grin at her escapades. He had waited patiently for her to finish and the day she did he set the date for their nuptials that they had been waiting for since she was sixteen. He had been a doctor for a year now so was more then ready to support her in every whim she could ever desire. All she wanted though was to be with him and that he could easily give her. Luna herself had watched history unfold before her in a marriage that had been centuries in the making and finally came to its conclusion two weeks ago in a beautiful garden wedding, with seven bridesmaids and a small Hotaru as the flower girl. Bridesmaids crying, cats sobbing and the fulfillment of a dream all echoed loudly through her ears as she remembered perhaps one of the happiest days of her life. Yet the wedding was over and now she would cash in on the promise Mamoru had made to her that she would always have a place in their home and she was right. Even before Usagi had unpacked her stuff she had placed a place card on the wall outside their domain that clearly read the occupants names: Mamoru Chiba, Usagi Chiba and Luna. She blushed and felt joy spring into her. A life forever with Usagi was not a bad thing at all.


She let out a breath as she pounded the hammer on the nail once more. Confident it was secure she grabbed the square frame and hung it quietly in place.

"There." She smiled stepping back to admire her handiwork. Before her and above her muffin's desk were his prestigious degrees and in the corner was her own degree in political science. She dropped the hammer upon the desk and wiped her hands clean. She glanced around the apartment, her hair held up in a handkerchief and she let out a breath. This place would never be clean enough. She grumbled grabbing another box to unload its contents. The phone screamed to life and she let out a gasp and rushed to it. "Chiba residence!" She answered eagerly hoping a male voice was on the other end. She was only slightly disappointed when it wasn't considering whose voice she did hear.

"That's cute." A voice smirked and Usagi giggled letting the familiar sound wash over her. "How have you been dumpling head?" The voice asked and Usagi grinned planting herself on the couch where Luna had conveniently fallen asleep. Rei would always be the first to call her since she also happened to be the last one she had talked to before her and Mamoru's two weeks of dropping off the earth from all communication.

"Perfect as always. How are things for you pyro?" The blonde asked.

"Same old same old… I'm still not married remember odango?" Rei grinned and Usagi smiled with a soft sigh.

"I missed you." Usagi finally said and Rei nodded.

"Of course you did. Mamoru is nice to you now so you need me to bring balance to your universe." The priestess mused and Usagi shook her head with a laugh.

"Interesting way of putting it." Usagi mused and Rei grinned happy to hear her friend's cheery voice once more.

"Lunch tomorrow?" The priestess asked and Usagi nodded as her voice also reciprocated her actions.

"Of course." Usagi replied and Hino, Rei smiled with a soft sigh of contentment.

"We all took the day off to spend with the new Chiba Usagi. Heard she is some classy dame." Rei smirked and Usagi rolled her eyes.

"Perhaps when I get my crown but until then I am just Chiba Usagi… housewife extraordinaire!" Usagi cried with a flare and Rei groaned with a soft laugh.

"Poor Mamoru-san." Rei giggled and Usagi smirked.

"Don't make me reach through this phone." Her Princess snapped and Rei let out a breath and smiled.

"See you tomorrow Odango." She called and Usagi nodded saying her goodbyes and then she let out a breath and turned the phone off. She pouted. Five hours and she had still not seen him. She pulled her knees up as her fingers loosely held the phone. The doorknob to her front door turned and she glanced around curiously and her brief flicker of anticipation that it was her husband vanished when she saw a face she had never expected.

"Mom." Usagi mumbled and bright blue eyes brightened as she stepped inside. "What are you doing here?" Usagi asked standing and smiled slightly as her mother stepped inside, a small box in her hands.

"I knocked but no one answered and I heard you talking on the phone… sorry for intruding." Ikuko Tsukino said and Usagi shook her head and walked to her mother, already smelling the delicious aroma that was coming from the box.

"Not a problem… is that lemon pie?" Usagi asked raising an eyebrow of excitement and her mother nodded.

"It's for your desert tonight for your first meal in your new home." She beamed and Usagi brightened as she gently took the box and walked into the kitchen. She deposited it in the fridge and her mother glanced around the clean kitchen. Usagi had spent two hours arranging it to her liking… Mamoru would have fun finding some things.

"We're ordering pizza." Usagi announced and Ikuko raised an eyebrow at her daughter and then giggled.

"He doesn't want you to cook?" Her mother asked softly and Usagi shook her head.

"He appreciates that I know how to order good take out." Usagi replied and followed her mother out of the kitchen as she critically took in her daughter's new home and she sighed and wrapped an arm around her baby girl's shoulders.

"I'm so happy for you." Ikuko sighed and Usagi smiled lovingly at her.

"Me too." Usagi giggled and Ikuko grinned and looked around.

"I'm surprised Mamoru-san did not want a house for you." She mused critically examining the walls and Usagi smiled sensing her mother's manipulations.

"He wants to build me a palace." Usagi smirked confidently and Ikuko grinned at her with a slight wink and then glanced at the mantel and Usagi let out a breath. It was bare except for a dried rose that was held lovingly by two silver knickknacks and she blushed remembering where it had come from. It was the first rose Tuxedo Kamen had ever given her. She still remembered the way her husband had looked at her when she pulled it out and showed him… such love and admiration not to mention shock. It was more sentimental now than beautiful and was a secret between her husband and her forever. Her cerulean eyes turned from the rose to her critical mother and her brain began to churn. How could she get her mother out of her apartment so she could wait with impatience for her husband?

It was another twenty minutes before she could wrestle her mother out of her home giving her the excuse she would have to get ready for Mamo-chan to come home. She let out a breath leaning against the door and Luna yawned stretching out of her sleep. Usagi glanced down at her shirt and blew a strand of blonde hair out of her face. She should probably get ready. No man in his right mind wanted a smelly wife no matter how many thousands of years of destiny mumbo jumbo was tied to their relationship. She felt the doorknob turn and she groaned and grabbed it yanking the door open.

"Yes Mother?" Usagi asked gently into the hallway and then her eyes widened as she was met with deep ocean orbs and a slightly amused smirk hiding behind a dozen red roses.

"I've been called many things by you… but that is a first Usako." A male voice said with a grin and Usagi let out an excited squeal launching herself forward onto the frame before her. Her lips latched onto his and refused to let go as he stumbled inside. He pulled away long enough for a breath and to catch the joy in her eyes at seeing him. He grinned pushing the door closed with his foot as he dropped his coat and bag on the floor. He could get use to this. He picked her up and her legs wrapped around him as she pasted her lips on his once more.

"I missed you so much muffin!" His bride cried kissing all over his face and he smiled walking into the kitchen to place the roses down and he planted his wife's cute form on the counter and she gripped onto his scrubs. She was waiting for him to reciprocate the endearment and he smirked leaning forward, their eyes bearing into one another as a smile fell on her sweet lips.

"I left work early cause I couldn't bare not seeing you any longer…" he breathed across her lips and then moved them to kiss her. A gasp left her lips parting them and her hands rushed to his face and she pulled his lips on top of hers possessively and he eagerly took the invitation, his hand gently caressing across her stomach and then up her sides.

She giggled and pressed her forehead against his, her fingers running through his ebony hair and he smiled lovingly at her. His wife. Usagi Tsukino Chiba. She sniffed the air and let out a grunt of disapproval and he narrowed his eyes at her playfully.

"You smell." She pouted and he grinned with a laugh and she sighed intoxicated by it.

"You don't smell so hot yourself… work today?" He asked tapping her chin and she smiled innocently. "We need a shower." He mused and a devilish smile came to Usagi's lips. His arms wrapped around her and she latched onto him as he walked out of the room with her.


He never ceased to be amazed at light. As a creature of night by habit he was easily appreciating the wonder that light held in revealing beauty… A single digit ran across his wife's pale cheek and into her golden locks that shimmered under the sun's rays. She moaned and moved and he grinned at her relaxed form that was already taking up half of the bed. She was a horrible sleeper. She and Chibi-Usa both use to destroy his bed when they slept over and she had still not grown out of the habit. His lips gently kissed her cheek and she let out a breath as consciousness begged her to wake to greet the gorgeous man hovering over her.

"You need to get up." He cooed into her ear as his lips descended upon the defenseless flesh, gently nibbling at it making her eyes slowly open. "Lunch with the girls…" He whispered in her ear and then she let out a gasp and bolted up right and put a hand over her ear feeling the wetness there. She looked at him, laughter in her eyes as a breath left her lips. He had licked her.

"Mamo-chan!" She whined and he winked at her and she wiped at her ear as a blush flew to her cheeks.

"I want you to take Jedeite with you." He mumbled and she let out a breath and shrugged admiring him without his shirt on. She smiled in satisfaction. He leaned forward and bent his head as his hand gently ran over her stomach and she sat back, her hands roaming to rest on his shoulders and on his head as he pulled her into his embrace. Their faces came inches within one another and their eyes locked lovingly.

"Are you that worried about me? I don't trip anymore you know…" She said with a defensive pout and he smiled.

"Not on purpose anymore at least…" he grinned and she smirked.

"I never tripped on purpose!" She cried and he squeezed her making her move further onto his lap and she grinned.

"I'm sure you did a few times… especially those moments when you fell into my arms." He grinned as his lips began to tour her neck and she laughed.

"You wish. You were always following me around waiting for an opportunity to wrap your arms around me." She grinned and he laughed and then kissed the tip of her nose.

"You caught me. I was a sick pervert going after the fourteen year old." He hissed and she gasped and smacked his arm and they both erupted into laughter. She grinned running a finger down his chest and he smiled lovingly at her.

"It feels so weird locking Luna out of my bedroom." Usagi mumbled looking up at him with sad eyes and he grinned with a shake of his head.

"Well, it's our bedroom… and Luna will always be locked out." He smirked and she whined wrapping her arms around him.

"But she might feel rejected!" The pouting blonde cried and he grabbed her rolling her over to hover over her. Gently his fingers made their way under her shirt to massage her sides and she grinned up at him, her body going into his control.

"She might need therapy if she is in here whenever she wants." Mamoru mumbled and she grinned, his magic fingers making her back unwind in ways she imagined it shouldn't. "Besides… she'll get over it." He smirked descending upon her and their lips locked as her arms wrapped around him lovingly.

Blue eyes critically examined the velvet strip before her. Upon it sat four stones that shined to perfection. Her masters had yet to come out of their bedroom but she knew it wouldn't be long. Usagi had tried to explain at great length what it was that she saw before her but she still could only shake her head in amazement. She wondered if she could talk to them… her thoughts were cut short when the bedroom door opened and her eyes met dark ocean blue who smiled at her.

"Good Morning Mamoru-san." Luna chimed and he pulled at his tie fixing it to its perfection as he stepped towards her.

"Good Morning Luna… I heard Usagi told you about my generals." He mumbled glancing at the four stones on the coffee table and Luna nodded glancing back at them. They seemed so fragile… so… Her eyes widened when she saw a pale hand snatch the redish green one from its place and then wrap a brown cord around it securely. Mamoru smiled at his wife and Luna stared.

"This is the right one isn't it?" She asked holding up the makeshift necklace and Mamoru nodded walking towards her. Gently he took it out of her hands and moved to stand behind her. "This is so silly…" Usagi grumbled and he smiled tying it behind her neck to fall upon her white turtleneck sweater. His lips kissed behind her ear and then her cheek as his arms wrapped around her.

"Because I love you… I have to know how you are at all times… I'm sorry, it comes with marrying me." He grumbled and she grinned up at him.

"You're lucky I like being stalked." She mumbled and he laughed turning her to face him. Luna's cheeks reddened slightly as she watched their lips and tongues dance with one another. It was sort of euphoric. Being a human would really be nice for kissing… they made it look so easy… She grumbled and looked away and then back at the three remaining stones. Why had Usagi put one around her neck?

Usagi let out a cry of protest when he pulled away from her and her eyes went glassy and he frowned at her.

"It isn't fair for you to do that." He spouted and her bottom lip protruded. "Have fun with them." Mamoru smiled and reached out and bit her lip and she giggled pulling away. He let out a breath and then pulled her to him, his lips attacking hers with an outpouring of love and she melted into him happily.

It took him ten minutes to get out of the apartment after that. She sighed sadly as the door closed and Luna glanced over the couch to look at her.

"Why do you have that around your neck?" Luna asked cutting straight to what she wanted to know and Usagi fingered the stone that glowed red there and she smirked feeling a familiar tingle flow through her.

"It checks my health." Usagi responded lazily and Luna sat back down as Usagi went into the bathroom to finish getting ready. Luna stared at the three remaining stones and then looked at the door that Usagi had vanished through.

"Why does it need to check that!" She cried jumping from the cushions and racing after her.


"Well if it isn't Mrs. Chiba!" A voice said with excitement and a smile crossed Usagi's lips as she stepped into the Crown Fruit Parlor. "How are you Usagi-chan?" Motoki asked gently as she walked into his arms for a brief hug. The best man at her wedding had grown to be part of the family of scouts and heroes over the past five years.

"Perfect." Usagi sighed and he grinned walking her to the back booth where four excited faces greeted her.

"Usagi-chan!" Minako cried as she reached out and yanked the blonde into her arms. Usagi grunted with a laugh as she almost toppled over the table.

"Careful!" Ami cried grabbing Minako and Makoto giggled watching Usagi try to balance herself so she wouldn't fall over.

"Why be careful? Usagi is use to falling over." Rei smiled affectionately and once Minako released the blonde her pale hand grabbed onto her shirt and yanked her to sit next to her. Usagi laughed looking at them and Ami let out a breath and shook her head.

"Usagi is fragile." Ami smiled and Usagi glanced at her and a grin came to her lips as she watched the blue haired doctor in training wink at her. The know-it-all.

"How was your honeymoon?" Makoto asked and all four girls looked at her intently as Motoki slid into the booth next to Minako.

"Heaven." Usagi grinned and Rei blushed slightly next to her and pinched the blonde's arm.

"Usagi-chan…" She said with a shake of her head and Usagi wrapped an arm around the raven-haired goddess as she stared at the others.

"Nothing terrible happened in the two weeks I was gone?" She asked and the four girls shook their head happily all exchanging looks of joy at being in each others presence once more. Ami had finally moved back from Germany three weeks ago just in time for Usagi's wedding. It had been difficult living without their brain for two years. They were getting to know her again… at least the good things that came out of it was that Usagi became computer literate in ways she would have never done before if she had not been so desperate to keep contact with their aquatic member, especially when she had to take college algebra. Minako had wrapped up the last season of her hit TV show Sailor V in England, retiring after four long years of being a fake super hero in the spotlight. Minako visited often which had been good for Usagi during college so she would not go bananas. Makoto had been back the longest at a whopping seven months from her excursion across Europe on a culinary tour. Rei had been the only one to stay at the Meatball head's side, even taking classes with her at Tokyo U as she finished her training as a Miko and took over the Hikawa shrine as full Priestess. It was as if years or months of separation had not even occurred. Makoto sighed placing her chin in her palms as she looked at Usagi dreamily.

"Is married life really great?" The green eyed goddess sighed and Ami glanced at the chef with amusement and shook her head glancing at Usagi.

"It's consuming." Usagi grinned and the red stone around her neck glowed slightly and five sets of eyes darted to it with wonder and suspicion. Usagi put a hand over the stone and grinned realizing why it was glowing. She glanced at the priestess next to her and a smirk fell on her lips.

"What is that around your neck Usagi-chan?" Minako asked pointing to the object and Usagi shrugged nonchalantly.

"Oh it's just Jedeite…" Usagi mused casually and the girls fell silent looking at her, their eyes skimming over her white turtleneck sweater to the object around her neck.

"Oh you mean the type of rock." Ami said with slight relief and the others sighed as well and smiled slightly. Their was silence and Usagi just grinned at the four woman amused.

"For a minute I thought a negaverse general was hanging from around your neck." Makoto mumbled and Rei laughed with a shake of her head. She felt a nervous jolt rush down her stomach.

"No. I toasted him long ago…" Rei uttered with a wavering grin and the stone glowed again and Usagi wrapped her fingers around it and laughed nervously.

"Yes, he remembers." Usagi mumbled quietly and Rei blinked looking at her. What did that mean? Rei's eyes widened with slight worry as she spied her Princess.

"Why does it glow?" Rei asked quietly, her voice growing suspicious and Usagi smirked holding it out.

"It's one of Mamoru's generals… Jedeite… I was not kidding or even being literal. Before they were brainwashed by the Negaverse they served the Earth as generals under Prince Endymion." Mrs. Chiba smiled and the stone glowed slightly and then stopped. There was silence around the table.

"You're world is so fricken weird." Motoki finally spat and Usagi suddenly saw a pale hand reach out and grab the necklace yanking it towards them. Usagi let out a gasp falling towards Rei's form as her pale Miko fingers gripped the stone.

"Dirty bastard! I should smash you for all your worth!" Rei spat, her voice trembling with anger and Ami's eyes widened as did Minako's. Usagi gasped and tried to grab the stone back.

"No!" Usagi cried as the two began fighting for it. "Rei-chan I'm going to hurt you cause my husband will be angry if you break him!" She spat and Ami tried to reach over and grab it.

"Stop fighting over it! You're going to hurt each other!" Ami tried and Makoto blinked watching the scene before her. Why were they fighting over a harmless looking rock… so what if it was Jedeite… a thought sunk to her stomach. Did she have all of the generals?

"No Jedeite!" Usagi growled and Minako blinked looking at her.

"You think the stone is talking to her?" Minako asked casually and Usagi gasped finally yanking it away from Rei and almost falling out of the booth. Rei held her hand and looked down at it then her eyes narrowed.

"It shocked me." She spat angrily and Usagi let out a breath annoyed.

"I tried to stop him but you pissed him off!" Usagi cried and everyone at the table fell deathly silent. Ami gulped falling back in her chair staring at the blonde. Motoki would have definitely thought she had lost her marbles if he hadn't seen some pretty strange crap over the last few years. Poor guy had seen a lot waiting for his love to return.

"He's real?" Ami mumbled with a slight gulp and Rei gasped as her heart thudded in her chest violently.

"Yes…" Usagi whispered and tucked the stone into her shirt. A second later she pulled it back out and rolled her eyes. He was such a prankster… she would tell Mamoru on him later. She would also kill him later as his laughter echoed through her head. "His soul is trapped into this stone and he can communicate to Mamoru and when I wear them he can speak into my mind… sick pervert…" She spat towards her chest. "I'm so telling Mamo-chan." She growled and the stone flickered for a second and she rolled her eyes. Motoki gulped.

"Why are you wearing it?" Makoto asked and Usagi let out a breath and waved away the question. Luna popped her head up between Minako and Ami.

"It checks her health and sends it to Mamoru-san." The feline supplied and Minako let out an eep. Where the heck did she pop out from?

"Clever." Ami mumbled with fascination and Rei growled.

"Stupid rock… I'll get him one way or another Usagi-chan." Rei spat with anger and Usagi let out a breath relaxing. Last thing she needed was Mamoru bursting through the door for her stress level flying off the handle.

"Yes, he thinks the same thing about you…" Usagi mumbled quietly and Rei's eyes widened as did the others and then Minako gasped.

"Do you have all the generals?" Minako snapped and Usagi blushed slightly. She knew much more then they did about the four men that resided in stones in her and her husband's home. She pressed her two pointers together and tried to look innocent. "Usagi-chan!" Minako cried and Usagi gasped.

"I didn't know! Mamo-chan didn't tell me till we were on our honeymoon…" She whined and Minako put a hand to her forehead.

"We could step on them…" Makoto mumbled and Rei nodded.

"No! You will never do such a thing. They are my husband's guardians and will remain as so as long as he says." Usagi's voice snapped and everyone glanced at her slightly alarmed. Finally a smile fell to Minako's lips.

"Aw… you're so cute when you give orders." Minako sighed with pride and Usagi rolled her eyes and Luna looked up at them again then towards Ami.

"We are much better guardians." Rei spoke towards Usagi's chest and Motoki observed that motion and shook his head. These girls were going to go off their rockers one day.

"Usagi…" Makoto suddenly spoke up and intertwined her hands as she glanced at the blonde leader. "I wanted to ask you something…" She mumbled and Usagi nodded looking at her cell phone and noticing two missed calls.

"What is it?" Usagi asked and Makoto looked at the others who were contently drinking their drinks and listening casually.

"At your wedding…" Makoto began and the others glanced at her as Usagi brought her straw to her lips to drink. "When you said a new star had been born… what did you mean by that?" Makoto asked hoping her growing suspicion was right and Usagi almost choked on the liquid in her throat. She swallowed painfully and put a hand to her throat. She gasped. Don't send that to Mamoru! She growled in her mind and she heard Jedeite mumble something. A blush rose to her cheeks as she looked at them.

"You heard that?" Usagi whispered and Makoto nodded and the other girls looked at her curiously. She caught Ami's smile and finally found a smile on her lips to and she sighed putting a hand on her stomach. She stroked it slightly and Minako's eyes widened and then she gasped.

"Oh my God!" The blonde leader cried almost standing up and Rei blinked, realization coming to her. Ami sighed leaning forward with a smile looking lovingly at her Princess with joy for her and her husband.

"You look like you're pregnant." Motoki grinned slightly and then his face fell as he suddenly realized the words that had popped out of his head. The five women turned to look at him accusingly and he let out a breath. Dammit.

"You think I'm fat already?" Usagi said, her voice low and the rock around her neck glowed and she wrapped her fingers around that. Don't send that either you nosey snot. Usagi hissed at it.

"That's why her health is checked so often… cause Mamoru wants to watch over his two girls." Ami grinned and Usagi blushed with a smile. Her loving Mamoru…

"Why would you say that at your wedding Usagi-chan? How could you be pregnant on your wedding day?" Luna asked and Usagi gulped and her blush deepened. Rei and Makoto snickered at her side and she looked down slightly. Luna gasped. "Usagi-chan!" The cat screeched and Minako giggled and then her eyes went glassy. She felt tears come to her eyes.

"Oh… congratulations Usagi-chan!" Minako cried out as her hands reached over the table and grabbed the blonde's hands. Rei's eyes filled with tears as well as Makoto's.

"How wonderful!" Rei cried wrapping her arms around the delicate blonde and Ami smiled happily wiping a tear from her eye.

"How far along do you think you are Usagi-chan?" Makoto asked, her frame leaning forward as her face began to glow with excitement. Her Princess was pregnant!

"Um… about five or six weeks." Usagi replied with a delicate shrug when suddenly the rock around her neck glowed once more. A breath left Usagi's lips as her cheeks slightly pinkened. "Seven weeks." She mumbled with slight embarrassment and Ami leaned forward intrigued.

"Wow… he's extensive. Can he really see into your nervous system and the inner workings of your anatomy?" Ami inquired curiously and Usagi's face turned sour as her mind digested that information. How could they read so much into her and know the inner workings of even her physical state? Had Mamoru ever explained that to her?

"We work through touch… its one of the many special powers we possess. You can put your faith in me your highness, I will not misuse my powers."

Usagi's hand went to cover her ear as his words tingled through her mind. She glanced upwards towards the four women and one man that was staring at her with curiosity. Had they heard Jedeite speak? He had been so loud…

"Only you can hear me your highness. While I am with you I become a part of you. Think of me as a part of your consciousness… who happens to be very opinionated."

"Yeah…" Usagi voiced out loud in agreement and Rei's eyebrow rose with wonder.

"Yeah what?" Rei asked gently and Usagi's cerulean eyes darted towards the curious eyes that were now examining her.

"Talking to myself." Usagi whispered quietly and Ami leaned forward, her oval face resting gently on her fingers.

"Life only gets more interesting wouldn't you say?" Ami offered to lighten the mood and the five women shared a small smile. Motoki let out a breath and glanced at all of them. He sometimes woke up and was amazed that he was part of this group… why him? A simple no one that was granted into the circle of the future rulers of the galaxy. Usagi had explained it to him once right before her wedding that if he hadn't been there neither would her Mamo-chan. Mamoru Chiba was his best friend… they all may have thought that he saved him from a lifetime of loneliness but they saved each other… they needed each other and if anything he was only pleased that he knew he would forever remain friends with him no matter even if he becomes King of the world… they would still be Mamoru and Motoki, best friends since Junior high who loved the same girl, in different ways of course, fought for the safety of their friends and battled college together. The question now was as they carried on with their lives… what was next?

"Interesting indeed." The voice made Usagi's ears perk up as her eyes darted for the speaker. "It's rather cold out there isn't it?" Haruka puffed out, a chilly air still around her person as she stood before their booth. Her tall athletic frame was wrapped in a brown jacket and scarf, masculine of course as the woman next to him let out a chilly breath herself.

"For August yes." Ami commented, a smile forming on her lips and Usagi eagerly scooted over to provide the two Outer Senshi room.

"Welcome home Mrs. Chiba." The musical voice wafted over her and Usagi could only look up at the two musicians with admiration. They had become so close over the years it was almost forgotten how they had begun their journey together… all that mattered now was that they were family and she planned on keeping them around for quite awhile.

"No thank you… I am afraid we cannot stay. We have a flight to catch in the next two hours." Haruka's voice wafted over them again as her hand politely declined Usagi's unspoken invitation to sit down. Usagi's eyebrows rose and furrowed curiously.

"Where are you going?" Minako inquired softly and Haruka glanced at the leader of the Senshi and she grinned towards the blonde.

"Rome I'm afraid. Michiru is scheduled for a concert. We should not be gone very long if all goes well." The short haired blonde replied smoothly as her shimmering eyes caught and held strong to the azure that were questioning her.

"You mean riots in the street?" Makoto offered in jest, a smile lighting her features and Usagi's hand gently slid into Haruka's and the shorthaired blonde and aquatic goddess turned to their Princess.

"I'm having a baby." The soft exclamation flitted once again around the table and Ami's eyes softened as a content smile left the doctor to be's lips. A glittering smile rose on Michiru's lips as Haruka gently brought her Princess's hand to her lips and kissed the tender flesh.

"We know Usagi-chan… congratulations." Haruka whispered against her skin and than bent down kissing her head, Michiru following in suit as Usagi's fingers slipped from the Senshi of the Wind's own.

"One more of you to protect then? How glad I am for it…" Michiru breathed, her delicate throat wrapped in an assortment of knitted colors from her scarf.

"Yes, I was getting quite jealous of having to share you and the Prince between the eight of us." Haruka grinned which elicited a small giggle from Michiru.

"Will you stay in contact?" Minako's voice brought Haruka's attention back to her leader and the blonde nodded resolutely.

"If needed." She replied quietly and Minako nodded slightly, her eyes never leaving the two Outer Senshi as if they were having their own private conversation.

"We must be off. We just wanted to say goodbye in person and inform you of our plans. Forgive us for not spending much time with you Mrs. Chiba… we shall be back soon enough for that." The violinist said with a soft wink and Usagi nodded, the small stone around her neck glowing and than stopping as another check washed over her system.

"Usagi-chan is fine Michiru-san… I am the same old me except I'm having sex legally now." Usagi said with a soft shrug and Rei stifled a chuckle as Ami let out a breath, her fingers covering her blushing face at her Princess's brazenness.

"Yes… well at least one of us is." Haruka replied with a slight wink and Usagi grinned with a soft shake of her head.

"I am afraid I shall not be calling you Mrs. Chiba for long… soon I shall be calling you Queen…" Michiru responded and the table fell silent once more. Rounds of goodbye's echoed shortly after as the two turned to depart. Minako stared after them silently.

"It is rather cold isn't it?" Minako finally stated into the quiet atmosphere of chatter and Motoki brought his coffee to his lips once more for a well-needed sip.

"It is most likely just a shift in the changing weather patterns… I'll investigate it." Ami assured and Minako nodded and a smile appeared on her face once more as she leaned forward, questions buzzing in her head about her best friend's honeymoon and what it was like to be a married woman. Usagi let out a content breath and her hands reached across the table. Instinctively the four women's hands reached out as well to touch their Princess.

"I'm so glad we are all together again… just like old times." The blonde breathed and the small stone around her neck glowed. Ami held her smile as did Makoto and the priestess nodded quietly. If only it really were like old times… they had grown up after all.


The computer dinged once more into the quiet air as she pressed the shift key on her keyboard. That was the fifth time she had pressed it with the same result. It did nothing except ding into her ear, trying to remind her to wake up and make a decision. Her body had melted into the chair, her legs crossed as her eyes drunk in the e-mail before her. Dr. Gundolf had contacted her. Slowly she reached up and removed her glasses, her eyes closing as her fingers pinched at the bridge of her nose. He wanted her to move back to Germany within the next month… permanently.

Ami Mizuno let out a breath and stood, the silver leather chair rolling across the wooden floor as she stood. Her apartment was bland… boxes littered the floor and she felt a tightening in her chest. Stress.

"She's having a baby… you have to stay." Ami's voice quietly said into the air and she hated the understanding she heard in her own tone. Suddenly she spun and turned away from the unpacked boxes she had been putting off. But she doesn't need you… she has everyone else. Ami's head shook and she let out a breath. He wanted an answer by the end of the week. Should she… should she go back to Germany? She had started something there, was known… had unlimited resources.

Ami sighed and strolled quietly towards the windows of her penthouse apartment. Five floors below her sat Usagi and Mamoru's apartment and her hope for the future.

"Is there really a future?"

The words hit the air and Ami's azure eyes closed with disappointment. She had finally said it out loud… Of course there is a future! Don't you remember when you were a child? Crystal Tokyo… don't you remember?

Her mind screamed and Ami shook her head, her eyes studying the setting Tokyo sun in the distance. She was losing her battle with doubt. Eventually she would have to make her own life… a life that might be apart from Usagi-chan forever.


Well, what did you think? Different from my usual form of writing... no having to make situations for Usagi and Mamoru to magically come together... they are already married and permanently stuck like that. I'm very excited. I also love having the generals in there. They are so much fun.

Italics were thoughts if you were confused.

I'd love to know what you think so review and tell me!

Good Night and God Bless!

Marronett