It was four months, and the Queen sat in a wheel chair with a blanket over her lap. The King took her by the handle bars, and took her on slow stroll through the crystal palace garden. The sun was out, warm, and fuzzy with little insects buzzing around the roses which were in bloom.

Usagi had heard the whispers behind her back; she heard the rumors that traveled through the castle. She did her best to ignore them, and by doing so more whispers sprouted up about her not caring. That wasn't the case. She did care; she didn't know who to believe. Should she believe the random young men who spoke ill of her husband, of the king, or should she believe the man she knew since she was a toddler? The man she once gave a rose to in the hospital because he was crying his eyes and heart out, fear he was losing his all time best friend.

She slammed herself in the wheel chair; her back hitting it, and puffs of smoke steaming from her head where her odangos were. Why couldn't she have the baby in peace? If it wasn't one thing, it was another!

"Is everything okay, Serenity?"

She let out a sigh. "Mamoru, who are these men that are saying these things about you?" She looked up at her husband, and saw him blushed slightly. All of the men had something in common: tall, blond, or dark blond hair, green eyes, fair skinned. They all looked like Fiore. She had thought Mamoru would have gotten over that man by now; it's been centuries.

The Queen puffed out her lips. In her opinion, and the opinion that many wives would have is that the King should only have eyes on her. She furrowed her eyes, and crossed her arms over her ever growing belly.

Mamoru knelt down beside the wheel chair. "Don't worry, Bunny, I only have eyes for you." He kissed her on the fore head, thinking maybe he should have just been honest. After all, the truth would set you free. He took a deep breath and tiled it upward. Usagi may be clumsy, gullible, and naive, but she was smart when it came to reading people's emotions and she was surely not going to buy that lie.

"Usagi..." He said gently. There was a pause in him. "I'm sorry."

He bowed his head, afraid of what she would say or even do. The last thing he wanted was for her to be stressed and miscarry. Both of their worlds would shatter. "It's okay." Finally escaped her mouth. He was taken aback, and surprised. But her deep blue eyes looked into his own and she said, "As long as you come back to me each night, I can look past your sexual endeavors. You are a man after all." The Queen let out another sigh, and started to play with her hair which was ever changing. Soon it would be completely white and pure. "But you mustn't take these men by force, Endymion."

"What!"

Pluto stood within the castle on the fourth floor. She was staring out the window that looked down on the Crystal garden. The sun was in the sky that day; the weather warm and nice. She was glad the Queen was finally leaving her chambers and moseying around the castle. Her people missed her and wished her well. Pluto did too.

She placed her hand on the window and felt the moisture, the dew from the previous night. Michiru had mentioned something about rain but, she couldn't really remember much of what she had said. Maybe she'd bring it up at the meeting. Today was an outer meeting. Personally, Pluto was curious to know how Saturn and the Quartet girls were doing. Serenity had placed them in sleep chambers, only to be awoken the tenth birthday of Chibiusa.

Pluto walked away from the window, and toward the hall that led from the corridor to the conference rooms. She wondered how the baby was doing. She hadn't spoken to Usagi since that night which she sort of regretted. Maybe when she had the courage, she would go to her, but the young woman seemed busy with her husband.

Usagi listened to Mamoru try and explain himself. He said the usual things such as the men were lying; those were just rumors. In truth, Usagi didn't know what to believe. After all these centuries, she thought she knew Mamoru, and she was sure she did. So then why would these men say such things about him? And why would Mina come back to her with such allegations?

The King's eyes glistened as they looked down on his wife's. She asked him to leave her in the garden alone and he complied. When she tried to roll the wheel chair, she realized she didn't know how. She messed with a few of the gadgets but still wasn't able to move. A puff of annoyance came out of her mouth. It was probably better if she had told the King to just sit over to the side as she thought things through.

"Hello, Usagi." Pluto said.

The Queen didn't say anything; in fact, she held her breath for a few moments.

"Aren't you suppose to be at an Outer's meeting I helped organized?" She asked.

Pluto shrugged and came around to the side of the wheel chair.

"Haruka's running a bit late. She was out on her bike once again." Pluto answered the blonde who was slowing changing to pure white.

The Queen placed a hand on her stomach. She was unsure of what to say to the older woman, but instead of making eye contact, she decided to just go ahead and be blunt. The last thing she wanted was to send mix signals to the woman with piercing red eyes.

"Pluto." She started.

"Hey Setsuna, what gives?"

The two of them turned to see Haruka walking their way. Her helmet was still in her hands, and a scarf was tied around her arm near the elbow. She laughed when she saw Bunny, and even patted her on the head, claiming she was getting cuter by the day. Like Usagi did when she was 13, she blushed at Haruka's words. Playfully, she swatted Haruka's hand away. Rei, Pluto, Seiya, but not once had Usagi ever laid with Haruka. It was probably for the best. But with so many memories, Usagi still had the image of Uranus bending over and kissing her on the lips. She brought two fingers, her index finger and her middle finger to her lips; not knowing that Pluto was watching her intently. Yep, the Queen could still feel, and taste Haruka even all these centuries later.

Pluto and Haruka walked away with one another, all without Usagi telling Pluto what was on her mind. But at least Haruka was able to get the wheel chair going. It had a motor in it and all Usagi had to do was push a green, or red button on the right arm rest.

As she rolled around the garden, she thought about Pluto...she thought about Haruka, and Mamoru, the baby, Mina, the men...everything really. When she thought about Haruka though, she had wondered if Michiru was trying to seduce Mamoru and if Haruka was trying to seduce Usagi, back when they had first met? Usagi wouldn't put it past Michiru, after all, she did almost seduce Seiya after a concert one evening. She chuckled to herself, remembering how angry Haruka was to see Seiya in Michiru's dressing room. Was it selfish for Usagi to want to sleep with Haruka? Maybe she was being irrational; Amy had told her that pregnant women often get over aroused. Maybe it was Usagi's vagina doing the talking. That must have been it.

Mina ran to the Queen and grabbed a hold of Usagi's wheel chair handles, and swung around; her legs were practically off the ground. Her and Usagi both laughed but it was short lived since Usagi started seeing circles, and her head started to spin.

"Uh...I hope I don't become sick." She said.

"Oh no, are you okay?"

Usagi gave a meek smile to Mina, and pulled the blanket up back to her stomach. Mina looked down at her belly. It wasn't fully round, no matter, a seed was sprouting.

"How is she?" Mina's voice was more sincere.

Usagi smiled and gazed down at her soon to be daughter. No words were needed for her to express just how happy she was to be giving birth to her, and the King's daughter.

"I plan to visit mom and dad when I get a little stronger so they can feel her." The Queen told Mina. Since the unfreezing of the citizens of Earth for the Crystal era, Usagi interacted with her family when she had the time. Sometimes she really didn't have a whole lot of time because she kept her eyes on Crystal Tokyo from the high tower, just like the Inners kept watch below and the Outers in the outskirts, Pluto at the Gates of Time.

Mina walked over to the rose bed and sat down. She picked at the red petals.

"Are you okay, Mina?"

"Hmm," she started. "I think something's up with Rei. She hasn't been in the mood lately."

"Eh...it's probably Chad."

"Ewww." Mina said to Usagi's comments as both girls laughed like they were in middle school all over again, and talking about boys.

"Mina," The Queen said. "Just wait and see...but why'd you say those things about Endymion?"

Mina's eyes got wide; explaining to the Queen the men were claiming such accusations. That there must be truth to them since so many were coming forward, but Usagi only shook her head, and had pride in the fact she believed her husband. She believed the accusations were false. Endymion was a good man. She would know; they're known each other for two, going on three centuries. Never once had she witnessed a violet streak with Endymion-no, that was Seiya who was-

Seiya...although she wasn't ever violent to Usagi...she was strong, and presented herself as man along with the Taki and Yaiya when on Earth. Seiya did look similar to Endymion but...she was a galaxy away. And when on Earth, Seiya had the ability to change her body to male to female at her demand.

"How do you know it's Mamoru; I mean, couldn't it be someone else?" Usagi asked Mina, who now was thinking. She wasn't sure, and admitted it.

"That's what the guys are saying."

"Yeah, but did they actually see Mamoru do it...with their own eyes? Or did they see and feel someone who looked like him?"

Mina's eyes were wide, and she glanced up at the sky as her index finger was placed over her lips. "I'm...I'm not sure..."