Author's Notes: Hello all! I'm giving you another chapter because you asked so nicely. It just seemed to flow, and I really hope you enjoy it! PS... I still don't own Sailor Moon... but if someone wants to get me the rights I will gladly accept! *Winks mischievously*

Please, please, please tell me what you think. I seriously have no outline for this. It's all just coming to me as I write, and I really hope people enjoy it!

The Meaning of Love:
A Story From Beginning to End

Chapter 2
Endymion and Serenity

"Hi Mamoru!" The bright little blonde poked her head around the doorway, pulling Haruki into the room with her. Kenji smiled indulgently as he stood in the doorway. His little girl was an absolute delight, and he could see the little boy perk up as soon as his daughter entered the room.

"Hi Usagi," the boy smiled. "Where's your brother?"

"Sleeping," Usagi groaned. "But he lookeded at me!" She grinned and looked around. "Where's your flower?" She asked.

"I gave it to Fiore cause he was crying." Mamoru admitted, blushing a little. He didn't want to upset the girl who had given it to him, but he'd wanted to cheer his friend up.

"That is the bestest thing," Usagi admitted. "Did he stop crying?"

Mamoru nodded. "Thank you for the rose," his voice was very shy. He looked over at Haruki who was grinning, and then up at the man in the doorway. His heart clenched. This must be her father. He wished he could remember his own. He sniffled as he watched the man smile at the little girl.

Usagi seemed to sense something because she launched herself at him. "It's okay Mamoru, she promised. You aren't alone now." She hugged tightly and he put his arms around the smaller girl. How was it she made him feel so much better?

"Endy always says a hug is the best way to show you love someone," Usagi told him, looking up with her huge blue eyes.

"Tee says that too," Mamoru smiled. "Exactly that."

"Who's Tee?" Usagi smiled at him.

"She my friend. Her name is Serenity really, but I call her Tee, and she comes and visits me when I'm sad or scared, or really lonely." He couldn't help the sniffle.

"Why are you lonely?" Usagi held his hand now, and for some reason, he just knew he could tell her.

"Because my parents died, and I can't remember them." He pointed to the bandage on his head. "I wouldn't know my name if the doctors hadn't said it." He sniffled and a great fat tear slid down his cheek.

Usagi was crying now too. "I'm glad you have Tee. I wish Endy would come and make you feel better too." She sniffled. "We need to get you new parents to love you," she decided, her voice firm. She turned to her father. "Can Mamoru be my brother too?" She asked.

Kenji moved into the room, unsure what was going on. He hadn't really been paying attention, but seeing both children crying, he was very concerned. "Why Usagi? You already have a new brother." He chided her gently, wondering what had happened.

"But Mamoru doesn't have parents no more, and he needs to be loved too!" Usagi's voice was rising. Kenji shook his head, wishing he could say yes, but knowing it was impossible.

"We can't take him Usagi, but maybe we can find someone who can." He smiled. "Knowing you little one, someone will adopt him very soon."

"What's doption?" Usagi scrunched her little nose in confusion.

"It's when two parents decided they can take care of a child who doesn't have any parents. They bring that child home and love them like their own." He looked between the two children, and then caught Haruki's eye. All three children were crying silently. "Like when we brought Haruki home with us," he added.

Still confused, Usagi shook her head. "But I thought Haruki was my cousin?"

"He is, but we adopted him when his parents died, and I really hope we can find someone to adopt your new friend too."

Haruki was now standing much closer to Mamoru. A bond was forming even though neither spoke. Not many children could understand losing their parents, and knowing that the red-haired boy had lost his made Mamoru feel like there was a kinship between them.

"I'll go find you parents Mamoru!" Usagi yelled, and launched herself at the boy again before taking off out into the hallway. A moment later Kenji could hear her asking one of the nurses if she wanted to be Mamoru's mommy. He grinned.

"I'll find out what's going on and let you know," he promised. He really wished they could afford to take the boy in, but there was no hope of that right now. An idea sprang to mind, and he was determined to make a few phone calls when he got home.

Mamoru tossed in his sleep. In his dreams he was still in his hospital room, and while it was empty now, it didn't feel as lonely as it did in the real world.

"Tee?" he called, and waited for his princess to appear. Her hair was held in two golden buns, much like those of his new little friend, with long tails coming from them, reaching to her knees.

"Hello Mamoru," her voice was soft and gentle and she pulled him into a warm hug. "How are you feeling? Is your head any better?" His princess was a young woman wearing a long, flowing white gown with golden embroidery over the bodice. She had the most incredible blue eyes and long silvery blonde hair.

Mamoru nodded as she pulled back to look at him. "I still don't remember though," he sighed. "I wish I could."

"One day you will," she promised, her voice sounding like tinkling wind-chimes. "Until then, I just hope you remember you aren't alone."

"I know." Mamoru couldn't stop the grin. "I made a friend, and she says she's gonna find me new parents. Her name is Usagi, and she has a friend named Endy who says the same thing you do about hugs." He noticed a pained look cross the young woman's face. "You're still my favorite friend," he promised.

"No Mamoru, it isn't that. I just... you know how you feel when you miss your parents, even though you don't really remember them much?" When he nodded she smiled. "That's how I feel about Endymion."

"Endymion?" He asked, feeling a bit confused.

"Endy," she clarified.

"But Usagi knows Endy," he said, his voice excited. "She can bring him to you Tee!"

Serenity shook her head. "It doesn't work that way Mamoru. I can be in your dreams, and he can be in hers, but we can't see each other again until it's time."

"When is it time then?"

"I don't know." She held a hand to her forehead. "I can't remember."

"Endy!" cried out a playful voice. In her dreams they often met in a field of flowers, little bunnies hopping around them, but today they were in an empty hospital room, the same room where Mamoru was in the waking world. Usagi spun in a circle. "Endy?" She called again.

And suddenly he was there. His coal-black hair fell over his deep blue eyes, his smile was warm and loving, and his battle uniform, a deep blue, was open at the collar. "Little Bunny!" he cried out, catching her up in a gentle hug. "Where are we today little one?"

"At the hospital where my brother was born."

Endymion looked around the room, his regal eyes catching on the lone bed, child sized. It was no basinet, and there was no bed for a mother. "This can't be his room," he said, feeling a bit confused.

"No. This is Mamoru's room." Usagi said, her voice much more sad than he'd ever heard it. "He's all alone and has no one but Tee, but she's like you and only comes when he's sleeping," she admitted. "Her name is Serenity, and she says what you do about hugs." Usagi kissed his cheek and wrapped her arms around her prince.

"Usagi," his voice broke and he felt very sad. She noticed and put a hand on his cheek. "I miss Serenity," he admitted, looking into her questioning eyes.

"But I can bring Mamoru to you, and then you can see her!" Usagi shouted excitedly. Endymion shook his head though.

"It doesn't work that way Little Bunny. I'll see her one day, but it isn't time."

"When will it be time?" Usagi asked, feeling confused.

"I don't know." He put one hand to his forehead. "I can't remember."

"Do you know what doption is?" Usagi asked the elderly lady on the bus. The woman nodded her head and Usagi continued. "I have a new friend and he lost his mommy and daddy and needs doption. Will you be his mommy now?"

The woman shook her head, her gray hair swinging. "I'm sorry little one. I'm too sick to adopt anyone."

Usagi smiled and hugged the lady. "I hope you..." she looked to Haruki for the word. "Feels better soon," she finished with a triumphant smile. Her hair swung as she nodded her head. "Now I got to find someone." She put her little hand to her chin, looking adorable as she worked the problem in her mind.

"I gotsa new brother, and my cousin, so we can't take Mamoru. Maybe someone we know can take him, and I can see him whenever I want." She grinned. She wasn't going to give up. She stood, wobbling a little as the bus moved, and made her way towards the driver. "Do you know what doption is?" She asked.

"I asked lots of people," Usagi admitted, feeling a little discouraged. "I don't know who else to ask!" A tear trailed down her cheek. She looked up at her neighbor, who had come to pick her up a few hours before. Haruki and Motoki were off playing together, while she and Unazuki sat at the table and drank tea with the other girl's mother. "I'm just so sad."

Furuhata Etsuko was a quiet woman. Her recent loss of an unborn child still haunted her, and there was obvious sadness in her eyes. Usagi could see the pain, and hugged the woman tightly. "What's the boy's name?" She asked the little girl.

"Mamoru," Usagi smiled. "Daddy says his name means protector." Her eyes met the older woman's. "But really, he needs someone to protect him. And love him," she added sadly. "I just don't know who to ask." A sniffle escaped and another tear fell.

"We'll help you figure it out Usagi," Etsuko promised. She ran her fingers through one of the little pigtails and looked over at Unazuki, who appeared to be asleep sitting up. "I've got to put her to bed. Why don't you go play with the boys."

Usagi ran off, and Etsuko picked up her daughter, her mind racing.

A week had passed. Ikuko and Shingo had been released from the hospital, but Usagi still went every day, with either her cousin, or her father, or sometimes both. Her father worked at a newspaper, and was hoping to find a family for the boy. Some of the doctors and nurses had taken up the cause as well, but many of them weren't feeling very hopeful. A boy his age was unlikely to be adopted.

Usagi sat next to Mamoru on the bed. He looked a little scared, and she didn't understand why. She put a hand on his shoulder, and when he turned to face her she asked what was wrong.

"They're sending me to an orphanage tomorrow." He admitted. "And when I go there, they aren't going to let me see you anymore." He sniffled, rubbing the back of his hand over his nose. "I don't want to lose you too."

Usagi threw herself at him and held tight. He was her friend, and he needed her. She didn't know what to do, but she knew she had to do something.

Kenji felt like crying himself. He stood in the doorway and watched as the boy struggled to hold himself together. He sighed, wishing they could take him. If only there was someone who could.

"I WANT my Mamoru!" the little girl screamed. Her father, frustrated beyond measure, was tugging her by the arm as he pulled her out of the children's ward.

"You just saw him!" he shouted, finally giving vent to his irritation. "You can see him again tomorrow!"

"I can't! I can't! He's going to the phonage tomorrow and they wont let me come visit!" Usagi sat her little bottom on the floor and refused to move any further. When Kenji bent to pick her up she let out a shrill scream and continued hollering at the top of her lungs. "I want Mamoru! I want Mamoru!" Her wails echoed through the corridors, bringing nurses and patients, and even several doctors to the area. With a sigh he put his daughter down and knelt in front of her.

"Usagi, you know there's nothing I can do about that." He ran his fingers through his hair. "I wish there was, but it's just not possible. I told you, we can't take him. We have Haruki and Shingo now."

"I want Mamoru too!" She screamed it, and Kenji felt his blood pressure rise.

"Maybe I can help," came a kindly voice. Kenji looked up to see a young blue-haired doctor, her lap coat pristine, and her smile contagious. "I'm Doctor Mizuno. Usagi actually found someone to take Mamoru, she just didn't know it." She waved her hands behind her.

"Toki!" Usagi screamed happily. Other than her cousin and Endy, Toki and Unazuki were the only other kids she ever saw. He was her cousin's age, and the two of them had become friends. His family lived in the house next to theirs, and the two children often said hi to each other.

The boy's parents stood behind him, his mother carrying his little sister. Putting the other girl down, Furuhata Etsuko came forward and took Usagi's hand. "Usagi, do you remember telling me about Mamoru?" Usagi nodded.

"Well, Katsuo-chan and I decided we are going to bring Mamoru home with us. He is going to be a brother to Motoki and Unazuki." She looked into the girl's eyes, almost becoming lost in the depths of ocean blue. The promise rang out, "We're going to protect him now, okay?"

Usagi threw herself into Etsuko's arms. "Thank you!" Tears ran down her little cheeks, and everyone around was in awe of the little girl who hadn't given up hope for her friend.

"Endy!" Usagi raced through the flowery field. When her prince appeared she launched herself into his arms. "I did it!" she squealed. "I founded him a family, and he's gonna live right next door!" Endymion hugged her tightly, so proud of his little princess.

"Tee?" Mamoru smiled as his princess appeared. "I won't be going to the orphanage," he told her, his smile huge. "Usagi found me a family!" Serenity's delighted laugh and enthusiastic hug warmed him, she was happy for her tiny prince.