Hi!

Here is a new story for you. Hopefully it will be a bit longer than the ones Before. I hope you enjoy it. I'm Always happy to hear your opinions, good or bad!

I don't own Sailor moon, sadly.

/StarbrightAngel

Chapter 1: The Mission

Usagi Tsukino was not happy when the alarm woke her up from her dreams that morning, not happy at all. As if the fact that it was only eight a clock was not enough, on top of that it was Sunday! So what was it that made the fifteen year old girl drag her still half asleep body up from bed this early on a Sunday morning, you might wonder. The truth is, if she had been a normal teenager she would still be sound asleep. Nothing in the world could make her offer her Sunday mornings. But she was not a normal girl. She had a duty, which had to come above everything else in her life.

It had been a year since she became Sailor moon, one of the Sailor senshis that were supposed to protect the earth from evil and search for the Moon Princess. Sometimes it still felt a bit unreal to her, that she, clumsy Usagi Tsukini had been given so much responsibility. Why her? There must have been a lot of people out there who were braver, smarter and a lot more capable than her. Sure, she had grown a lot since she first became Sailor moon, and now she could actually do a pretty good job. But she still felt as if the other four Sailor senhis were a lot more capable than her, and she wondered if she would ever catch up to them.

Maybe getting in time for our meetings would be a good start, she thought once she realized she had been in the bathroom for way to long and hurried down the stairs. For some reason Minako had called her the evening before telling her that they had to have a meeting the following morning, that she had something important to talk to them about. Apparently it was something that could not wait until later. So her she was, walking down the empty street an early Sunday morning. It was nice weather and the birds were singing. She might actually have enjoyed it if she had not been so tired.

Once Usagi opened the doors to the arcade and stepped inside she noticed there were only two people there. One was the owner and her good friend Motoki, the other person was Minako, who was sitting in a corner slurping on a milkshake.

"Morning Usagi!" she called once she spotted her and Usagi made her way over to her after greeting Motoki and getting her own milkshake.

"So other people can be late too?" Usagi said as she sat down in front of Minako. It was very rare for Rei and Makoto to be late, not to mention Ami. Wait, that was almost impossible.

"You're the only one who's late", Minako said smiling towards her. Usagi frowned.

"What do you mean? I'm the first one to arrive, aren't I?"

"That's because you're the only one I called here", Minako said with a mischevious smile. This made Usagi stand up and almost knocking her milkshake over.

"Whaaaat? So I'm the only one who has to get up this early on a Sunday because you decided to have a meeting? Not fair!"

Minako giggled.

"Sit down Usagi, and listen to what I have to say first. It might actually be of interest to you."

Usagi raised an eyebrow.

"Interesting enough to offer my sleep for?"

"Maybe", Minako said. "So are you willing to listen?"

"Fine", Usagi said and sat down again. "But you better treat me to another milkshake."

A while later Minako had explained the situation and Usagi stared at her, chocked.

"So what you are saying is that you suspect Mamuro Chiba of all people to be from the Dark Kingdom? Are you serious?"

"I'm not saying that he necessary is from the Dark Kingdom, but there is definitely something weird about him. That's why I want you to investigate him."

"But why me alone? Why not any of the others?"

"Well, even if you and Mamoru don't exactly get along, out of us five you are probably the one closest to him. Also, don't you want a chance to prove yourself to the other senshi? If you don't want to do it, I can give the mission to someone else…"

Usagi thought about this for a minute.

"No, I'll do it." Wasn't this exactly the kind of chance she had been looking for? She could prove to the other senhsi and to herself, that she was actually capable. And even better, this was an opportunity to investigate her worst enemy and find out all his secrets. No matter what Minako said, there was no way she could believe that Mamoru was from the Dark Kingdom. But if she could find out more about him that also meant she would have more things to use against him in their arguments. A smile started to spread in her face. This was actually going to be a lot of fun.

"Alright! I'm going to explore all of your dark secrets, Mamoru Chiba!"

A few minutes after Usagi had left the arcade, excited to start with her new mission, Minako decided to leave too. She was very satisfied with herself; everything had gone according to her plan. Of course, she felt a bit bad about lying to her friend, but she had to do something! Obviously, she already knew that Mamoru was not from the Dark Kingdom. She was after all the only one of the Senshi who had already regained her memory of their past life on the moon. However, she had made a promise to herself, to let Usagi live a normal life as long as possible. Well this could probably not be considered a normal life, but it could also be a lot worse if she found out who she really was.

But the way Usagi and Mamoru were acting around each other now was driving her crazy! She remembered how much in love they had been with each other on the moon. And she knew they had some feelings for each other now too, even if they refused to admit it. So that was what this mission was actually about, to make them get closer to each other and eventually expose each other's identities. It was a great plan!

"What are you smiling about? And what's this about exploring Mamorus secrets?" a voice interrupted her thoughts. She spun around and saw Motoki staring at her.

"Oh Motoki, fancy seeing you here!" She giggled and batted her eyelashes against him, trying hard to look innocent.

"Well I work here, after all. But what are you girls up to now? You better not be doing something weird to Mamoru, he's my friend you know."

"We're not up to anything, you don't have to worry. Trust me!" Minako said and flashed one of her Sailor V smiles.

"Fine", Motoki said but he was not entirely convinced. He decided it was best to keep his eyes open. For his friends sake. And for this arcades reputation.