Here is what you allh ave been waiting for. The sequel to In the Dark.

It's not gonna be what you expect from the summary that I have given. This will actually be different but still pertaining to In the Dark. I hope you like it even though it took me so long to get it out.

Summary: Two weeks after being in a coma and resting at home, Usagi returns to school. She is not her normal self. She studies more and keeps quiet. Seiya and Minako are the only ones that can get words out of her, even though they are very little. Usagi is asked to go to court against Mamoru. Will she do it? Or will Usagi let it go and continue to live her life looking back over her shoulder?

After the Dark

1: Everything Out in the Open

Usagi walked to school alone this morning. As soon as she arrived, there were whispers to everyone. Every where she went, people whispered about her. She seen her friends in the hallways, but she didn't greet them. She just kept to herself. This is how every day has been going for Usagi. This was her routine and has been for almost a month. Today, she was going over to Minako's house to talk. Usagi really didn't feel like talking, but Minako kept asking her until she finally said yes. Class went by like they always did. She sat with her firends at lunch. They ask her questions, trying hard to get her to participate in the conversation, but with no avail.

This worried Seiya. He noticed that Usagi was getting skinnier even though she ate at lunch. He also noticed that at lunch, she didn't bring much. Her lunch pack wasn't as full as it used to be. It was only a couple of items that Usagi could eat quickly. Seiya tried everyday to cheer Usagi up. She would smile and sometimes let out a giggle but it didn't satisfy him. He wanted the old Usagi back, the one that he fell in love with. But, never once, did Seiya think about leaving Usagi.

It was the last class of the day and Usagi was ready to go. Miss Haruna was just talking and talking and talking. Usagi just wanted to go home and sleep, but she was going to Minako's and there was no way out of that.

"So class, today I want you to get in a group of three. You will tell each other two things: a fear and a dream. It should only take the rest of class to finish this assignment. We will continue on with this next week. Begin."

Usagi, Minako and Seiya were in a group. Ami, Yaten and Makoto. Taiki was the only one left and was put into a group with two other boys. In Usagi's group, Minako was the first to say a dream.

"My dream.. Let's see... I wanna be a big star! That has been my dream since, forever!" Minako smiled and turned to Usagi. "What's your dream?"

"Mine?" Usagi wasn't sure what to say. "I-I don't think I have any dreams."

"Odango? What do you mean?" Seiya asked.

"I just don't have any dreams! I can't sleep at night! How am I supposed to dream when I can't sleep? You wanna know a fear of mine? Well here's one: I don't want to see Mamoru or a man that looks like Mamoru again! And you do look like Mamoru so just stay away from me!" Usagi had her fists balled up. The whole class was watching her.

Seiya looked at Usagi in question. His eyes were full of hurt and confusion. He shook his head stood up. "Seiya, where are you going?" Taiki asked.

"Far, far away from here." The senshi in the classroom gasped.

"You can't leave! Not now Seiya!" Minako said. Seiya acted like he didn't hear her.

"Mr. Kou, i'd advise you to sit down." Miss Haruna felt that it was her time to step in. Seiya didn't listen. Instead, he picked up his things and walked out. Everyone in the class looked at one another in shock. No one had ever walked out in Haruna's class. The senshi feared the worst for Seiya.

Usagi slowly sat down back into her seat. She stared at the door, also in shock. Not that Seiya walked out of class, the shock of what she had just said. Had she just made the worst mistake of her entire life?

Seiya walked down the street with his hands shoved in his pockets. He looked down while walking. Usagi was on his mind. A month ago, she had awaken from the coma that Mamoru put her in. It seemed like she was so happy to be with Seiya. She smiled, she would talk to him. They shared tender kisses in the moonlight. Over the weeks, Usagi slowly started to withdraw from everyone. Seiya kicked a nearby rock. This was not supposed to be happening. He thought they were having the time of their lives now. After all the battles... Seiya stopped walking.

Before Galaxia, Seiya didn't know anything about Usagi. Now... After Galaxia, Seiya thought. I only know what I learned through the battle. I don't know anything about her past, before Galaxia... I don't know Odango at all..

Minako and Usagi were in Minako's room. Minako had brought in all kinds of sweets to snack on. Usagi nibbled on a peice of cake while she listened to Minako talk about the hottest celebrities and trends. Her mind kept wandering back to earlier that afternoon.

"Usagi. I have to ask you this. How could you do that to Seiya?"

"Mina.. I don't want to talk about this right now." Usagi said hoping that Minako would leave it at that. Minako didn't stop.

"Usa! You love him! Why are you letting him go? Every day while you were sick he was by your side! He walked out of class then because the topic of everyone's conversation was you and your health condition. Seiya cares. Go to him."

"Mina I can't!"

"Usagi you are being nothing but a baby! I'm gonna start telling you the hard truth from here on out. You are afraid to love again, sure you loved Seiya during the battles with Galaxia but you couldn't leave Mamoru. Now that you have Seiya you don't know what to do with him. After your situation with Mamoru, you are scared to love again. Seiya looks nothing like Mamoru. They are different in every way!"

"Minako, you get a new boyfriend and you become an expert. You don't know anything about what is going on in my life!"

"We have been through everything together, Usa! From Beryl to Galaxia and now you say that I don't know anything? Who am I, Naru?" Minako sas standing up now.

"I was asked to go to court against Mamoru! I have to see his face again! As if I don't get enough of his face in my dreams!" Usagi had tears in her eyes now. "In my dreams, Mamoru haunts me. All the things he said over the years, Chibi-Usa. My fututre is in pieces now. I don't know what will become of me now..." Usagi let her sentance trail off as she broke down in front of Minako. Minako rushed over and hugged her tightly.

"When ever you needed our help, we were the for you. Now is no different."

"But the nightmares.." Usagi paused. "They are so horrible. I barely get any sleep. They start off as sweet dreams.. When Chibi-Usa was here, back when Mamoru and I were together. Then, they would turn horrible. Chibi-Usa would fade away and Mamoru would would come towards me with this evil grin on his face. He would touch my face and I would suddenly feel so, so cold. He would get closer and I would try to back away. I would keep trying until I finally realized that there was a wall there and that I could not go any further." Her voice started to crack, but she continued. "I couldn't go any further. Mamoru was all over me. I tried to scream but no sound came out of my mouth. I tried to push him away but Mamoru is much stronger than I am!"

"Usa-"

"No! Let me finish!" Usagi wiped away her tears. "That night, Mamoru hurt me. The nightmare replays that night over and over and over again. Mamoru was drunk. I could smell the achohol in his breath. It was disgusting, it made me sick to my stomach."

"Usa, you shouldn't only be telling me this." Minako took hold of Usagi's hand. "You go to court against Mamoru, and you tell them your story. It's okay to cry, but don't let the fear of him scare you from telling the truth. Over the years, you have fought for justice as Sailor Moon. You fought to protect others."

"I know that, but who is there to protect the one that protects?" Usagi asked wiping away more of her tears.

"We are. Me and the other senshi will always be here. You deserve justice as much as any other person in this world."

"Thank you, Mina. For helping me." Usagi gave her a long hug.

"Always and forever, I will be here."

"Seiya!" Taiki called as he and Yaten walked in the apartment. He didn't get an answer so he called again.

"What?" Came the reply. Taiki and Yaten walked into Seiya's room. Seiya's eyes were red and the tear streaks were visable on his face. His dresser was cleared of all bottles except for one lone picture of Usagi.

"Seiya." Yaten started.

"What did I do? I only tried to love her. Maybe I moved to fast. I shoud've waited. She wasn't ready to be involved with another man. Especially one with dark blue eyes and black hair."

"Nothing is wrong with loving a person, Seiya." Taiki said. He sat down next to Seiya while Yaten sat on the other side of Seiya. "You love her, every one knows that you love her. Usagi didn't mean a word that she said today. It was only the grief talking through her. She is a victim of r-" Taiki took a deep breath. "Rape. You may have to take things slower than you want, but eventually they will come."

"Wait for her love, Seiya." Yaten said, smiling. "You have waited all this time and you finally got her. You know she loves you, or are you begginning to doubt that?" Seiya didn't say anything, so Yaten continued. "You know that you love her, right?" Seiya nodded. "Your love and her love for you has gotten her through the first set of rough times. Your love has not faltered, you two can make it through this."

"Yaten's right, Seiya." Seiya wiped his eyes and grinned.

"For once he is. Thanks you guys." Yaten playfully punched Seiya in the arm.

"That's our little brother! Now get your ass up and do something useful."

"Do you think I could get out of this and go free?"

The attorney, Mr. Hiroshi, looked at Mamoru across the table, straight in the eye. "The longer she waits, the more evidence will be lost. So there is about a fifty percent chance that you could win." Mamoru smiled.

"Good, I don't think I could stand being in jail."

The next day at school was easier for Usagi. She finally started talking to her other friends. Minako was happy that she had gotten through to her. Usagi was now her old self again, or atleast, everyone thought she was.

"So you're feeling better now, aren't you Usa?" Naru asked as her and Usagi walked down the hall together. Usagi smiled.

"Of course I am. As soon as I got home I had some candy, a hot bath and a long night's rest. Now I feel on top of the world." Usagi giggled.

"Usagi!" Usagi turned around and spotted Minako, Ami and Makoto running towards her. When they finally caught up, Naru tapped Usagi on the shoulder and said that she couldn't be late to class.

"Why did she leave so suddenly?" Makoto asked.

"She just said that she couldn't be late for class."

"Usagi are you sure that you are feeling better? After all, that incident in class.." Ami let her sentance trail off. Usagi's mood had faded from good to her feeling horrible about herself.

"I really don't want to think about him right now." Usagi said quietly.

"Okay then!" Minako said to lighten the mood and take attention from Usagi. "Shouldn't we be getting to class now? We don't want to be late!" Minako looped her arm through Usagi's and led her away from the other two. "See you two later!"

When Minako and Usagi were seated in class Usagi thanked Minako from taking her from the conversation. All of the talking in the class stopped when Seiya, Taiki and Yaten walked into the classroom. Usagi's eyes caught Seiya's and she immediately turned away to keep him from seeing the tears in her eyes. He sat down in front of her without saying a word to her and the previous coversations had continued. Minako watched, feeling sorry for her friend.

"Did you talk to her?" Yaten asked Minako. Minako nodded. "What's going on?"

"Promise you won't tell anyone else. Not even Seiya and Taiki." Yaten nodded. "Usagi was asked to go to court against Mamoru. Her parents think it's a great idea, to put him away. Usagi has doubts though. She doesn't want to see him again, but I talked to her. I think that she will go through with it. I just don't know what will happen with her and Seiya."

"I told him that things will get better for the both of them, no matter what happens. I really do believe that they will be back together again." Yaten sighed. "I just hopes it happens soon, there is this big gap in between us and you all."

"What do you mean, Yaten?"

"Seiya is our leader, Usagi is yours, right?" Minako nodded. "It's like a feud between two planets. Until they get together again, the gap will just get bigger as time goes by."

"I hope that isn't the case. But, they will get back together. I also have something else to tell you." Minako said. "I will tell you later though."

Later, during the lunch break everyone was together again. Only, today was different. There was no Seiya and Usagi sitting in the middle of the group. Their spot was empty.

"Anyone seen them?" Ami asked. Taiki shook his head.

"I haven't seen them since earlier. I don't think they are together though." Taiki looked around once more. "Where is Minako?"

"There's Yaten coming towards this way." Makoto said, waiting for Yaten to get to where they were before she asked about Minako. Yaten shrugged.

"I don't know. I asked one of her friends and she said that she was headed towards the auditorium. I thought that she might have come here first so that is why I am here. Where's S-"

"That's what we want to know." Taiki interrupted.

"What about U-"

"We don't know where she is either."

"Usagi may be on the roof. She goes up there when she has something to think about." Ami said. "That's where Makoto and I will look. Taiki should go for Minako and Yaten should go find Seiya. We'll be here in five minutes." They all nodded and went off in their different directions.

Taiki walked quickly to the auditorium to find Minako. He opened the doors and heard music on the piano with someone singing to the music.

"When I wanted to tell you

I made a mistake

I walked away

Gomen Nasai.."

Minako stopped her singing and looked up to see Taiki standing at the door. She smiled and stopped her fingers from moving on the piano. "I was only gonna be in here for a couple of minutes, I guess I got sort of carried away." Minako picked up her things and jumped from the stage. She walked down the aisle towards taiki and stopped.

"You have a wonderful voice, Minako. We were just in our lunch area and Seiya and Usagi were not there. You were missing as well so we decided to split up and look for you three."

"I didn't know that you all had cared so much." Minako said dramatically. "I think we should look for Seiya as well."

"How did you know that he and Usagi were not together?"

"Both are so stubborn, I don't think they would have apologized so soon." Taiki and Minako walked out of the auditorium to start their search.

Usagi looked at the ground from above. She watched everyone go on about their daily lives. Everyone could live their lives normally, everyone except for her. "Agent of Love and Justice: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, in the name of the Moon, i'll punish you." Usagi chuckled and shook her head. It was funny, all these years she fought for love and peace for others, and she can't get it herself. She wasn't supposed to be up here on the school roof, dwelling on the past. She was supposed to be a happy girl, waiting to the be queen of Neo-Tokyo. She was also supposed to be Mamoru's bride...

"Usagi!" Usagi turned around to see Ami and Makoto. She smiled. "Why are you up here alone?"

"I was just trying to remember the way things were, when we had to constantly fight evil." Usagi turned around to face her friends. "It's hard to believe.. To believe that those days are over. This is the first time I have really thought about it. The future is coming, soon I-I-" Usagi fell to the ground, landing on her hands and knees. She started breathing hard and sweating.

"Usagi!" Ami and Makoto ran over to her trying to help her up. "Usagi are you alright!" Ami asked as she put one of Usagi's arms around her shoulders.

"I-" Usagi's body went limp.

"Makoto call Minako!" Makoto pulled out her communicator and nodded.

Taiki and Minako had found Yaten and Seiya in the park. Seiya was standing on the bridge that went over the stream that flowed under it. Yaten stood under the tree watching Seiya.

"Yaten!" Minako ran over to him and gave him a quick hug. "What's up with him?"

"I have been watching him. I figured this would be one of the places that he would be.Where else to look other than the place where they had their first date?" Yaten sighed. "It's hard to watch him. I wonder if we really got through to him."

"I think it's like that for me as well, with Usagi."

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I think it is time that we should return to school. We only have ten minutes left." Taiki said. "I'm going to talk to Seiya. You two start on your way back to school." That's when Minako's communicator started beeping in her pocket.

"What?" She pulled it out and Makoto's face appeared.

"Somethings wrong with Usagi!" Makoto said quickly. "She was just talking to us on the rooftop and then she just dropped and fainted! We're on our way to the hospital!"

"I'll be there!" Minako said as she pressed a button and the screen went blank. "I'll go to the hospital and you three return to school." Minako started to run off but Yaten grabbed her arm.

"I want to go with you."

"Come after school." She started to run off again but stopped herself. "Don't let Seiya know Usagi is in the hospital until we find out what it is." Taiki and Yaten nodded and Minako ran off. Taiki and Yaten started off in the direction towards Seiya.

"Seiya, it's time to return to school."

"It's peaceful out-" Seiya stopped in mid sentance and stared off into space.

"Seiya!" Yaten called out to him as he waved a hand in Seiya's face. Seiya shook his head and smiled.

"Let's go back to school. Last one there is a rotten egg!" Seiya ran off and the two boys followed. They ran almost six feet before they realized that Seiya was far, far ahead and not running in the direction towards the school, but towards the hospital.

I think this may have been rushed, no matter how long it took me to finish it. Well thats the end of chapter one and the begginning of a whole lot of stuff. The little clip of a song was from 'Gomenasai' by t.A.T.u.