Welcome back to the next chapter of "Inevitable"! I'm sorry that it's taken me this long to update. I finished this chapter about 2 days ago, but it was way too short. I needed to add more before I could post this, but I suffered from a bit of writers block.

Enjoy!

The walk from Hikawa Shrine back to Usagi's house was torture. The senshi of the moon spent most of the walk standing behind Katsuki and Luna while her cat asked her twin loads of questions; some from the Silver Millennium, some from her present life. Katsuki would smile and answer, and Luna would reply with some sort of comment about how Usagi wasn't as responsible as Katsuki. It made the blonde want to rip her hair out.

Eventually, Usagi, Katsuki, and Luna walked up to the front door of the Tsukino residence. "Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Usagi asked. "I don't think Mama, Papa, and Shingo will take it well if this doesn't work." Katsuki bit her lip and tugged on her silver twintails.

"I've been training to use the ginzuishou ever since I got my memories back four years ago. I never actually brainwashed anybody before, but I think it'll be fine." Usagi took a deep breath and nodded, opening the door.

"Mama! Papa! Shingo! Can you all come here please?" the senshi of the moon called. She nodded at Katsuki and slipped out the door. The Tsukino family walked down the stairs sleepily.

"Usagi?" Ikuko asked, yawning. "It's almost midnight! Are you just coming home… now?" she trailed off seeing that her daughter's blonde hair was suddenly silver.

Shingo snickered, turning to Katsuki. "You dyed your hair silver? Papa isn't gonna like this." Kenji's eye began to twitch. Katsuki laughed nervously. She had never seen such an angry expression on anybody's face before, not even her own father.

"Usagi?! What did you do? I never said that you could dye your hair!" Katsuki cringed.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled, summoning the ginzuishou. She let the silver light engulf the Tsukinos and alter their memories. When it stopped, she let the crystal return to its dormant state inside of her body. "Hello," she began. "I'm your daughter, Tsukino Katsuki. I'm Tsukino Usagi's older twin sister. I was away at boarding school for the past few years, but I'm home now." The Tsukinos were silent, and Katsuki began to think that it hadn't worked. Suddenly, their faces lit up.

"Katsuki! You're home!" Ikuko squealed, running over and hugging her. Kenji and Shingo joined the hug, and Katsuki let out a strangled noise. Usagi and Luna poked their heads through the doorway, their eyes wide.

"I'm guessing it worked," Luna commented. Katsuki shrugged.

"I guess so."

Ikuko lead Katsuki to Usagi's bedroom, with the aforementioned blonde trailing behind with Luna on her shoulder. Ikuko crossed her arms and blew her bangs out of her eyes. "There's only one bed. I guess I could bring a spare mattress in here, but I wouldn't be able to get it in here until tomorrow. I'll have to bring a pillow and blankets in here for you to sleep on the floor." Usagi walked past her mother and princess and jumped into bed.

"Sounds fine with me," she said softly, flopping down and closing her eyes. Luna scoffed and scratched her charge on her face, causing Usagi sit up screaming.

"Usagi-chan! You can't make the princess sleep on the floor!" she hissed into her ear. Usagi huffed and hopped out of bed and sat on the ground. Katsuki placed a hand on Usagi's shoulder, smiling graciously.

"Usagi, you don't need to give up your bed. I'm fine sleeping on the floor." The senshi of the moon opened her mouth to agree, but Luna bared her claws as a warning and she groaned.

"No, Katsuki. You're the pri... the guest, so I'll sleep on the floor." Ikuko smiled.

"That's very selfless of you, Usagi. I'll get you some pillows and blankets." As her mother left the room, Usagi narrowed her eyes at Luna as if to say "Are you happy?" The Mauian smiled and jumped on the bed.

Katsuki walked in front of the mirror and undid her odango, letting her silver hair fall to the floor. She turned around and faced the pouting Usagi. "I'm sorry if this is asking too much, but do you have any pajamas that I can wear? I didn't bring anything with me," she asked politely. She quickly waved her hands in front of her face nervously. "It'll only be this one time, I promise! I can get my stuff from home tomorrow!" Usagi sighed.

"Yeah, go ahead. My pajamas are in the third drawer," she told her, pointing to her dresser. Katsuki opened the drawer and pulled out a long, white nightgown that Usagi forgot she even owned. The princess walked into the bathroom to change, and Usagi stood up to close the drawer. Before her fingertips could grasp around the small, white knobs on the drawer, a shining gold object caught her eye from inside. Mamo-chan. Choking back tears, she picked it up and stared at it, remembering how she had come into possession of the small pocket watch.

"Usagi?" she heard. She spun around and clutched the watch close to her chest. Katsuki was standing in the doorframe, wearing Usagi's nightgown. Her moon kissed hair was now gathered on the top of her head in a messy bun. "Are you alright?"

The blonde hesitated before nodding. "I'm fine, Princess. I just… There's somewhere I need to be. You can go to sleep. I'll be back soon."

"Usagi-chan! It's midnight! Where are you going?" Luna shouted after the moon senshi, but she was already running out the door.

Minako collapsed on her bed, face up. She fiddled with her transformation pen, biting her lip. Artemis jumped up onto the bed, sitting next to her. "Mina, are you alright?" he asked cautiously.

She turned her head to the side and looked at him, nodding. "I'm fine, Artemis," she mumbled, shifting her head back to it's original position of staring at the ceiling. He rolled his eyes and walked around to the other side of her.

"Minako, we've been partners for almost a year now. I'm pretty sure that I can tell when you're worried."

The senshi of Venus grumbled something about wanting to think in peace before sitting up and running a hand through her blonde hair. "It's nothing. Really. I'm just being paranoid." Artemis raised an eyebrow, unconvinced. She sighed and pulled her knees into her chest. "I guess… I'm suspicious. I can't help but feel like Serenity was leaving something out about the Silver Millennium."

Artemis nodded. "Of course she left a lot out. The Silver Millennium lasted for centuries. She only gave a brief summary of important moments," he explained. Minako groaned.

"I know that! It's just… the way she explained it was different from what I remember."

Artemis cocked his head slightly. "What do you mean?"

"Well, first of all, she said that we did everything together, but most of the memories I have don't involve Serenity at all. In fact, most of the time, only one of us was allowed to be with her at a time because of our busy schedules," she told him. "And she said that Sailor Moon was mad at her for coming down to Earth because it was dangerous, but it was actually because-"

"I'm going to have to stop you, Mina. You barely remember anything from the Silver Millennium, and most of it is hazy," Artemis reasoned. Minako crossed her arms.

"I remember enough, Artemis. And what she told everybody just doesn't add up. Whether she just doesn't remember it correctly or she's lying to us, there's more to the story. I know it." Artemis stared at her for a moment before she began to laugh. "You know what, I'm just being paranoid. Serenity is the princess, and my loyalty is to her."

The white cat laid down and closed his eyes. "It's late. Go to bed, Mina."

Minako nodded and turned the light off. "Goodnight, Artemis," she whispered.

She told herself that she was over it, and that she was being silly, but she couldn't get the thought out of her mind.

She watched the numbers go higher and higher. Her mind was racing with thoughts so quickly that she could barely grasp onto any of them. Emotions were flooding her senses. Somehow, she felt sadness, jealousy, worry, regret, and happiness all at once.

Sad that she couldn't have what she wanted.

Jealous that someone had everything she wanted and more.

Worried about what his reaction would be when he saw her standing at his door.

Regretting that she let herself feel the way she was feeling.

Happy that he could have the girl he had dreamed about his whole life.

Usagi stepped off the elevator and silently walked down the hallway, squeezing the pocket watch so tight that it hurt her fingers. When she reached the door she was looking for, she lightly rapped her knuckles against its wooden surface. She placed the golden trinket in her pocket. Usagi bit her lip. Suddenly, she began to regret coming. What if he's sleeping? What if he's ignoring me because of Serenity? What if-

Her concerns vanished when she saw him open the door. His features softened as soon as he saw her standing beneath the doorframe. "Usako," he breathed. The way it flowed off of his tongue so effortlessly made her blush. Usagi quickly shook it off and made a straight face.

"Can I come in?" she asked. Mamoru stepped aside, allowing her to come in. She walked inside and made her way into the living room, but didn't bother to sit down. Mamoru trailed behind her, running a hand through his hair.

"It's pretty late. I would've expected you to be helping Katsuki-san settle in," he commented, digging his hands into his pockets. Usagi didn't respond, instead resorting to starting at her feet.

"Do you…" she whispered, "have your memories?" He seemed caught off guard for a moment, but Mamoru nodded.

"It's probably because we were so close to where Serenity used the ginzuishou to destroy Kunzite's attack. Obviously, the other senshi don't have their memories, except for Venus. I wasn't sure if you did too, or it was just me." Usagi let out a small noise of agreement. She let her gaze wander around Mamoru's apartment, taking in every detail. It looked exactly the same as the other time she had been there, but it felt entirely different.

She met his eyes for a moment before dropping her gaze back to her toes. "Then you remember how…" She didn't finish. He knew exactly what she was talking about.

"Yeah."

Usagi resisted the urge to curse at herself when she felt hot tears make their way down her rosy cheeks. Oh God. Not now Usagi. It isn't the time to be a crybaby. Mamoru took her into his arms, wiping the tears from her face. "It's ok," he whispered in her ear. She shook her head.

"It's not ok, Mamo-chan," she sobbed. Usagi reached into her pocket and pulled out his broken watch. She pressed it into his palm. "You said we would trade the next time we saw each other. I'm giving this back to you, but you can keep whatever it is that you have of mine." She briefly leaned her forehead against his, savoring his touch for the last time, before pushing his warm body off of her. She took off running for the door, but Mamoru grabbed her wrist.

"Usako, I don't have to be with Katsuki-san, bonded or not. I want to be with you." Usagi took in a sharp breath, wanting to forget her obligation to Serenity and just let go. She wanted nothing more than to give in and stay in Mamoru's warm arms for all eternity.

Usagi, though, had a duty that was way more important than romance.

"I'm sorry," she barely said, ripping her arm from Mamoru's hands.

I love you, Mamo-chan.

Oh, the angst. It's only the second chapter and poor Usagi has already been in tears too many times.

I'm not sure when the next chapter will be posted. I'm starting an intense dance camp next week, so I won't be able to write as much. Hopefully I can get it out before then.

I'm planning on making this fic about 4-5 chapters. It might be shorter, it might be longer. I don't know.