Two Hearts Mended
By Bashfulglowfly
Chapter Two
It took a while but they did confirm that Tuxedo Mask was Endymion. It wasn't that he became Endymion but it was the little things that Tuxedo Mask did. The way he parried with the cane using a particular technique that was taught to them by their weapons master. A way he rotated a shoulder when he'd been injured. It wasn't one thing but several little things.
The confirmation came when Mars had referred to a time when he had transformed into Endymion.
It had taken quite a bit longer to find out where Endymion lived.
Kunzite was proud of the fact that while he had developed this Tuxedo Mask persona, Endymion didn't lose the caution that he had been taught. Endymion never took the same route back to his apartment twice. And because Endymion would stop somewhere and transform into his civilian form, which they didn't know what that looked like, they would end up losing him.
It wasn't because of a mistake that he made that they found him, it was because of a mistake Sailor Moon made.
They didn't remember Sailor Moon from the Silver Millennium. They knew that Sailor Moon was really Serenity of the Moon because the two cats that helped the Senshi called her "Princess" every now and then. There were a great many things that they still didn't remember, but they were confident that eventually they would remember everything because every now and then a new memory would surface.
There had been a battle between the Senshi and a couple of youma. Sailor Moon had tried but she was extremely clumsy and ended up getting hurt when she was sent flying by one of the youma and hit a tree.
Kunzite was pleased that she got up and despite the obvious pain, with tears running down her cheeks, she managed to eliminate the youma. Then she collapsed, her transformation faded away, leaving a young girl in a school uniform. Tuxedo Mask hurried to her side and picked her up.
The Shitennou watched at Tuxedo Mask untransformed along with the other Senshi. They watched as the girl they called Usagi was cleaned up. They learned the names of the Senshi and Tuxedo Mask, since none of the group bothered to hide anything, thinking that they were alone.
Kunzite grumbled at such carelessness while the other three grinned. That carelessness helped them a great deal.
Taking turns, they quietly trailed behind the man they now knew was called Mamoru in this lifetime as he carried the girl Usagi through the streets. Finally, he arrived at an apartment building. The four Senshi, who had accompanied the couple, said good-bye and left as the pair entered the building.
Soichiro quietly went to the residents' listing at the enterance and looked for a Mamoru and found only one, a Chiba Mamoru who lived on one of the upper floors. The Shitennou figured out which apartment was his and went to the roof of a neighboring building to try and look at him through his windows.
Fortunately, the drapes were open and they could see Usagi sitting on a sofa. Endymion, or Chiba, knelt on the floor cleaning some wounds that hadn't disappeared with the release of her transformation. Soon he put away the first aid kit, settled next to the girl and began gently kissing her.
"Do you think he's sleeping with her?" asked Zoicite.
"She's young. Younger than she was back in the Silver Millennium." Said Nephrite.
"I don't think they're having sex. He's not even touching her breasts." Said Jadeite.
They turned to look at their leader to see what he thought. He was staring at the pair in the apartment but they knew him well enough that they could tell that he wasn't actually seeing them. Something was on his mind and it was serious.
They waited for Kunzite to speak. It took a while but when he did, they were shocked to the core.
"We've been watching Endymion and the Senshi for a few weeks now." Kunzite's face was completely expressionless, not even the littlest sign of what he felt was leaking through. "I feel nothing for any of them. Not one damned thing. Venus and I could barely keep our hands to ourselves. I had a constant hard-on in her presence. But I feel nothing for her now. Not love, not hate…nothing."
The other Shitennou looked at each other. It wasn't like Kunzite to reveal such personal information about himself, so they knew that he was deeply troubled.
Jadeite swore then leaned his head against the rooftop air conditioner and stared at the others through slitted eyes. "You remember how Mars and I were." The others nodded, they remember the spectacular public fights and the times that the pair barely made it to some place private before having wall/door/floor banging noisy sex. "I don't feel anything for her either."
"I thought I was broken." Said Zoicite softly.
Nephrite nodded. "So, we need to find out why we feel nothing about any of them."
"It's time we speak to Endymion." Said Kunzite.
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They went to Endymion's apartment the next day.
Kazuya knocked on the door of the apartment.
They heard footsteps then the door opened, "Hi, I've been waiting…" The man in the doorway stared at them in shock.
"Hello, Endymion." Said Kazuya.
"It's Mamoru." His face contorted with hate. "Why the hell are you here? You should be dead!"
"It's a long story. We'd like to explain it to you if we may."
"Go to hell." Mamoru enunciated. "I want nothing to do with you."
"Dymion." Soichiro reached a hand out and Mamoru slapped it away.
"I told you, go to hell and stay there." He cursed them a few more times, then slammed the door.
The four Shitennou looked at each other. Nothing was said as they turned and walked towards the elevators. Nobuyuki quietly reached out and pressed the call button. Nothing was said as they watched the numbers of both elevators climb higher. One stopped on the floor below but the other opened its doors. The Shitennou entered and as they pressed the button for the lobby, they heard the other elevator's doors open. As their elevator slowly began to close its doors, they saw a familiar blond with a jaunty red bow bounce down the hall.
Jun quickly pressed the open button and the doors obeyed, sliding wide. The Shitennou pressed themselves against the walls of the elevator but were able to watch as Venus knocked on Endymion's door. The apartment door opened and Venus flung herself into Endymion's arms and they exchanged a passionate kiss.
Jun released the open button before it gave off its warning buzz.
The Shitennou said nothing as the elevator went down to the lobby.
They said nothing as Kazuya walked out into the sunlight, walked down the sidewalk to the alley that separated Endymion's apartment building from the next one. From the alley, they jumped to the other apartment building's roof to where they could see into Endymion's apartment.
He had not closed his drapes again and they could see clearly inside.
Endymion and Venus were having sex. And they weren't being gentle with each other as they did it either.
"Okay, that's gross." Said Zoicite. He moved away and stood at the corner of the building where he could see the street and not the violence that was going on in the apartment across the way.
Jadeite and Nephrite stood on either side of the expressionless Kunzite. They didn't touch him but he knew that they were supporting him.
"SHIT!" Yelled Zoicite.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Jadeite.
"Usagi just entered the building."
Nephrite cursed, "We've got to stop her."
"We're not going to reach her in time." Said Kunzite softly.
He was right. It was obvious that Usagi had a key, because Endymion and Venus didn't stop having sex until Usagi walked in on them.
The Shitennou watched as Usagi clung to a wall while Endymion pulled on a pair of jeans and Venus wrapped a throw around her body. Usagi backed up, fell, got to her feet and ran out of the apartment.
"Let's go!" ordered Kunzite.
They dropped quickly to the alley below, released their transformations and ran to the front of the building just as Usagi exited, tears on her face and running as fast as she could.
She slammed into them and nearly fell. She babbled apologies but as they tried to hold onto her, she wrenched herself away and continued running. Jun and Nobuyuki shouted after her to "Stop! Wait!" Soichiro shouted all of her names but it was no use, it was obvious that she couldn't hear them in her pain.
Kazuya started running after her, the others following. "We'll follow her and make sure she doesn't hurt herself."