Disclaimer: I own nothing. Okay against my better judgement I'm continuing. God forbid… my evil muse is entirely responsible for this whole thing. Just so you know.
Ayame and Hatori had froze and stared at me sitting on Shigure's lap. He casually trailed his hands over my back as I sneakily reached for the vodka bottle and springing over to the door and pulled them inside.
"Tohru give me the bottle," Hatori said holding out his hand. I ignored him in favour for drinking. "Shigure I thought you had more self control than this"
"Give the poor man a break, it's not like it's a random teenaged girl sitting on his lap… it's Tohru" Ayame said taking a swig of my drink and winking at me.
"Plus you've got no room to talk pervasion Hatori" I said, "Like I said about walking passed here when you stay over." Just like that his mask slipped off to.
"Do you really have any idea of what happens in here?" he asked in a low voice that if I were feeling particularly like Tohru rather than Serena right now would have intimidated me.
"Yes but I don't know if you do. When I'm in here I don't give a flying fuck what you think, I don't care if my words hurt you or if you don't like what I'm doing it" I said flopping down on the bed in between Shigure and Ayame. "If I think your acting like a miserable fuck, I'll call you a miserable fuck because I don't care… and I don't have to"
"Alright, I was just worried that Shigure had done something to convince you to dress like a slut" he said smirking, "My apologies." He lifted me up and lay under me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I smirked back at him.
"Damn fucking right it's my choice" I responded amused, slipping into sleep. It was early in the morning when I stirred, I untangled myself from Hatori and Shigure who moved closer in my absence and made my way over to where Ayame was sitting.
"You're really going to go out there and act like there's nothing different aren't you?" he asked handing me a match as I lit one of Shigure's cigarettes.
"I've been doing it for years, what makes you think that anything's going to change now?" responded taking a drag. He looked at me contemplating, a thousand questions in his eyes.
"All the Princesses from the story, they were Sailor Scouts… that makes you Sailor Moon," he said, "That makes you the worlds saviour"
"Not anymore, not for two years. The world can find a new saviour because I've quit and the only people that could convince me any different are gone," I responded in a heated whisper, "I haven't even transformed in two fucking years"
"Have you…" he started glancing from me to Shigure trying to find the words to phrase his request.
"This is Shigure's room, say what you want, do what you want… nobody cares. I sure as fuck don't," I said, giving him to drop any sense of restraint that he would usually show around me.
"Have you got him to screw you yet?" he asked with a smirk that said he was just dying to compare notes. I laughed quietly.
"Everything but" I said pouting, "And he wont because I'd just be using him"
"That doesn't sound like Shigure" Ayame responded, "Maybe he has more self control than we'd give him credit for… and you really don't know what you're missing out on"
"I've seen the sneak preview and it is good… Goddess I miss sex" I sighed.
"Hatori was right, you really are a slut," he said chuckling, I raised my eyebrow as if to say 'and you're complaining'. "How long has it been since you've got any?"
"I don't care if you call me a slut but for the record the only person I ever slept with is an older woman called Trista that I was having an affair with, who just so happened to be the reincarnation of Sailor Pluto Guardian of Time who died two years ago" I said.
"You've never slept with a man?" Shigure asked from behind me. I shook my head. "I hate it when you do that… one of these days I'm just going to give in"
"And I don't care" I said tipping my head back and looking me in the eye. He pressed a kiss to my forehead as I pouted. Stupid bastard.
"That's why I wont. You'd only be doing it to have what ever amount of time you can where you don't have to be in you're head anymore" he said sitting down, "If I sleep with you it'll be because you want to sleep with me not just get off"
"Bitch" I scoffed, "I've got to go make breakfast before anybody has an aneurysm about it not being done." I made my way out stopping to listen at the door.
"How did we not notice" Ayame said after a moment, "She's so broken… how did we not see it?"
"You weren't looking… just leave her be Aya" Shigure said quietly, "Look at her, she's whatever she wants to be and we love her for it. All of us." With that I plastered on a happy smirk and made breakfast.
Weeks passed and things continued in much the same way that they have for the past few years. Except for the fact that Ayame and Hatori knew now and were often over on my bad days. I once thought that miracles were strange and wonderful things… that would never bless me again. As I walked out of the front gates and clapped eyes on the car sitting out front I didn't realise how wrong I was. There was a gold convertible waiting there...
"Sorry I took so long coming back" a joyful voice called from behind me, I whirled around and spotted her.
"Mari" I breathed taking in the form of one of my long dead scouts. I fainted, barley aware of the Soldier of wind wrapping her arms around me and picking up.
When I woke up my head was lying in her lap and I was fiercely relived that it wasn't all a dream that I stayed like that pretending to be asleep.
"How is it you know Miss Honda?" Yuki asked her quietly, "And more importantly why did she faint when she saw you?"
"So she changed her name as well as her hair" Amara responded.
"No she didn't her parents never agreed on what to call her, Tohru is her middle name but it's what her Mother called her" Arisa informed her, "I'm guessing you knew her as Serena?"
"Yeah, I knew her as Serena, as to why she fainted… I kind of died. Two years ago, I don't think that she thought she'd see me again," Amara said, "Can I just say thank you for looking after her. If anyone else comes back I'm sure they'll be grateful too"
"How the hell can somebody come back form the dead?" Kyo muttered.
"You tell me" came Amara's response, "I died when the city was attacked by monsters, and then it was like I just woke up… two years later in my apartment and I just… I had to find her and say sorry"
"Well you and did help duct tape her to a pole, run off and get yourselves killed trying to protect her" Shigure said.
"She was going to die for us, again" Mari spat at him, "She was going to walk into something that she knew would kill her, so when she came to see us for the last time we stopped her from going…. Knowing that we'd all die instead, it didn't matter though she's more important"
"Now when she finally decides to stop faking sleep I wonder what she'll do" Shigure chuckled.
"Serena?" she asked questioningly. I sat up moving off her lap and looked at her for a second before drawing back my hand. CRACK! My hand connected with her cheek leaving a violent red mark. She looked at me in shock, touching the mark for a moment…. I slammed into her hugging her to me as tight as I can.
"I thought I told you Mari," I said through sobs, "Never to do that to me again." She just laughed and held me closer and petting my hair.
"I'm sorry" she whispered, "I am so, so sorry," and for a moment everything is okay, even if I didn't know what to tell them. "Do you think that anybody else will come back?" she answered finally.
"I don't know… I hope so but I'm more worried about why you came back" I answered truthfully, "If we'll be needed again… oh, your asking about Michelle"
"Yeah" she said softly.
"Alright, somebody needs to explain" Kyo said, "Cause I don't understand a damn thing"
Do you remember the story that Saki and Arisa asked me to tell you?" I asked with a sigh, they nodded. I opened my mouth to tell them that it was real when a beeping sound filled the air. It was Mari's communicator. She flicked it open.
"Guys I need help, there's a monster" a voice called… a voice I knew all to well. Rini, I thought my heart gave a squeeze stopping a beat, my daughter; my little girl is all right. I race upstairs and grabbed my communicator and my brooch and made my way downstairs.
"Tohru that kid sounded like she was in trouble, you should just call the cops," Kyo said. I shook my head standing in the entrée way.
"No, if the police are there then they'll get killed and I wont let that happen. I have to go get her," I said talking fast.
"If it's to dangerous for police then you not going" Hatori said appearing behind me.
"It my job" I insisted. Hatori shook his head. I held my brooch in my hand, I hadn't used it in two years, and there hadn't been any need to. Amara looked at me, asking silently if we should transform. I nodded. "Moon eternal make-up," I whispered, transforming.
"Uranus planet power make-up" Amara said. Together we stood there, Sailor Moon and Sailor Uranus ready to fight once again. Damn I was blonde again.
"I have to go, it's my job and we can't leave Sailor Mini-Moon to fight on her own," I said with a trademark smile they'd all come to know and love. When we'd got to the park it was worse than I'd thought the place was crawling with monsters.
"Sailor Mini-Moon" I called sprinting over to her. She was fighting hard, standing her ground. The fight lasted for hours before we managed to eliminate all the monsters. Mari and Rini were ok, mostly just exhausted, but I had deep gashes on chest. Quickly I put my jacket on after de-transforming to hide them and picked up Rini's passed out for.
"Your blonde again Princess" Amara said as she pulled up in front of the Soma's, Kyo racing inside the second he saw the car pull up. "Are you sure you don't want me to stay?" she asked, I shook my head, "I'll see you tomorrow then"
"See you tomorrow Mari" I said hugging her. Rini stirred in my arms before shifting comfortably and sleeping again.
"Tohru are you okay?" Hatori asked meeting me at the front door. I nodded, "What about her? Is who is she?"
"She'll be fine, she just needs to sleep and as for who she is… lets just say it's a long story" I said, "Just let me put her to bed first." It appeared that everybody had been called after what had happened and they all wanted an explanation. I tucked Rini into my bed and made my way downstairs with some bandages and antiseptic.
"Cissy, you bleeding" Kisa said worriedly. I smiled and told her that I was fine. Moving my top out the way and cleaning the ugly gashes.
"Tohru" Hatori said admonishingly, "I thought you said you were fine."
"I am fine, there just a couple of scratches, I've had much worse," I said waving him off as he came forward to help. He slapped my hand away and began treating me ignoring my protest and threatening to tie me to a chair if I didn't quit it. "I wonder what would happen if you were to meet Ami?"
"Shigure explained, about how that story was true… doesn't that mean she's dead?" Momiji asked quietly. I laughed.
"So was Mari, or rather you'd know her from my story as Princess Amara" I sighed, "And that little girl, Rini, is my daughter"
Done! Reviews are appreciated. I should be working on my new Percy Jackson story but I have a massive writers block and I can't for the life of me figure out what to write for it. Anyway…. Who should come back next?
