A/N: I swore I wouldn't be one of those authors who did A/N, but oh well. First, I suck. I'm three chapters behind schedule. I'll do my best to catch up for you guys. I am going to start writing this Saturday all day, so hopefully I'll catch up with the chapters. I have also decided I will only do A/N if I need to and to respond to reviewers (if you raise a valid point/question).

Response to Leo the Cat loves his Pizza: Sorry! I wanted to use the old names, but it's been around 5 years since I even looked at Sailor Moon. I am very rusty. I apologize. I will make an effort to look them up and correct them all (or just switch to the English versions). This is the reason of the whole Edmund/Endymion confusion. I meant to put Endymion, but I couldn't remember his actual name/spelling. I was writing this based off of my memory only. If you notice grammar mistakes, please point them out. I try my best to catch all of them, but I'm not perfect. If you point them out, I will go back and correct them.

Chapter 3 – Joy and Pain

A month has passed since she left Tokyo. On one foot, she whirled around, the perfect pirouette. Serene moon light graced her elegant features, casting a glow on her auburn hair. She never left her guard down. She never eased the disguise.

"Beautiful, princess."

She sighed and turned to face the mystery of Eos. She still could not recall who he was. It would have come to her if she wanted it to, but she didn't want it to. She wanted to live more before her destiny was thrown into her face again. The future would be beautiful and happy, but there was also pain in the future. To just get to the future she would have to relive her past, and it just had too much pain. She would have to face both eventually, but why did eventually have to be now?

"Have you reached a decision?"

She sighed, slowly walked over to her bag and pulled out a hoodie. It was white with a brilliant pink bunny on the back. "I would rather not. I don't want to remember. I don't want to go through that again."

"But?"

"But I know I have to."

Eos walked over to Usagi. She had curled her arms around her figure, holding everything in. He wrapped his arms around her and sighed.

"Usagi, you never have to do anything. You could run away from all of this. You could go to the U.S or France and continue your career in dance. You would be remarkable. The problem is you don't want to. You want to protect everyone, even your friends who have hurt you."

"No! I do not want to! I have to!"

"No, you want and need to. You only say 'have to' because you have the power to save everyone. You could let the evil come. You could leave the Senshi alone to fight. You don't want that though. You want to fight. You want to be the only who has to get hurt. You want to protect everyone from the pain. You have an internal need to protect those near you."

Usagi opened her mouth ready to argue her point, but nothing sounded from her throat. Tears spilled as she desperately fought to gain control. Her emotions were haywire. 'Why can't I argue with him? Why can't I stop crying!'

"Usagi, Princess, I think it is time. You know the evil will not wait forever. If you are going to protect anyone, you need to know how. You need your memories back, and we need to start training."

A low sob ebbed from her throat as tears continued their march down her face and slender neck. "Why me? Why can't I just live a normal life?"

Eos rubbed his hands in circles on her back trying to soothe her. "Because you are pure. You are a beacon of light, hope, and kindness. No other could be trusted with power as great as yours. If anyone else, likely even your friends, had your power, they would be corrupted by it. You knew this once. You will know it again. Please, allow me to awaken your memories. The past was not all pain. There was a great deal of happiness too. You will get to relive all your memories of your mother, meeting your friends for the first time, and meeting your true love all over again. Please, Princess?"

Her tears refused to stop. Her eyes were puffy and swollen. Sobs wreaked havoc on her slim frame. It took all of her focus to nod.

"Okay, close your eyes. Whatever you do, do not look up. You are not ready to see my insignia yet."

She closed her eyes and bowed her head. The sobs and tears continued their relentless assault.

Eos backed away from Usagi's shuddering form. He straightened his back and took a deep breath, focusing his concentration to a single point. A dazzling beam of light jutted out from his forehead aimed directly at Usagi's forehead. Her sobs and tears stopped as her silver moon insignia flared to life. A white light poured into her mind, burning all of the barriers hiding her past.

As the walls fell, she relived all of the memories behind them. She remembered everything. Her mother's beautiful smile. Her mother's disapproving frown. Her mother's loving touch. Her mother's pride and love as Serenity danced. Being tutored by Eos. Dancing with Eos. Performing for the entire kingdom. Her friends. Her true love. Her first kiss. Her joy. Her naivety, smattered by the arrival of the dark queen. Her fear. Her utter loss as Endymion fell. The numbness as she heaved his fallen sword through her body. The joy. The pain.

It came in flashes of pictures overwhelming her mind. It couldn't handle it all so fast. Lingering in her mind was the memory of Endymion's smile as she danced for him as she fainted.

Eos bolted forward and caught her. He gathered her limp form into his arms and walked out of the room. He was careful to not hit her head or feet on anything. She needed to sleep. Seeing everything through her dreams would ease the strain of remembering on her mind.

He slowly lowered her onto her bed. Grabbing the blankets off of the floor, he covered her and tucked her in. He looked around the barren room. All of her belongings besides her clothes were still at her parents. Eos rubbed his weary eyes with his fists, attempting to grind alertness into them. Failing miserably, he closed his eyes with his brow wrinkling in concentration. A white glow spread over his body as his insignia flared to life.

Energized magically he settled down on a chair. It was the only furniture in the room besides the bed, and he had forced her to leave it there when she moved in. Minutes and hours passed. The sun rose and fell again. It was nearing day break once again before Usagi groaned and rolled over. She pressed her face into the pillows in desperate want of sleep.

"Serenity, please wake up. I cannot keep guard for much longer."

Usagi groaned and sat up, "Why can't I sleep, Eos? You don't need to 'guard' me here."

"Silly Sere, you have your memories back. What could happen if you were sleeping when your innate magic awakened, without someone to contain it?"

"My magic… I forgot about it. What if it comes back while you sleep? No one would be here to help me!"

"I am not going to sleep," Eos whispered as a mischievous grin graced his face, "I am going to force your magic awake so we both can sleep."

Usagi's face paled as she leapt for the door. "You are doing NO such thing!"

Her argument was ripped to shreds as a brilliant white light rammed into her side. The intense light was warm, too warm. It started to burn with increasing ferocity. A small scream escape her lips as a silver light curled around her body. The heat faded as the light finally covered her entire frame. While it was protecting her, it was very unstable. It flickered and flared. It itched to be free. She concentrated on balance to rein it in, but it was too fresh and provoked.

"Eos! Help me! I will NOT destroy this entire building!"

The blinding white light around her silver shield softened momentarily. The silver light sought its escape and expanded in every direction. The calm white light enclosed it and held. In vain the silver light struggled to press out and surged from point to point. It tried to find a weak point, but it was always resisted as it pulsed.

"Sere, now I am going to force the magic back into you. Can you handle it now?"

"Yes! Just hurry!"

The white light drew together and enclosed on the silver light. Its moveable space became smaller and smaller. As it was enclosed, it was being forced back into Usagi. She did not falter or feint. She held her ground and embraced the light back inside.

Once the white light touched her skin again, she drew a ragged breath and held on tight. The magic attempted to break free, to move, or to just be, but she held it in. She had never felt more alive. Goosebumps trailed up and down her arms and spine as shivers rocked her lithe frame.

"See, Sere, that wasn't too bad…"

"You idiot! That could have destroyed this entire building!"

"Did it?"

"Not the point, Eos. Why would you risk it? Why not run off into a deserted warehouse or something?"

"Waste of time. Plus, you will be exhausted momentarily. Wouldn't you rather sleep in a bed than on a pallet?"

Serenity's frown deepened. Her eyesight started to dim as her body weakly trembled. She was tired. One foot in front of the other, she desperately tried to focus on her feet and nothing else as she moved towards the bed. While still several feet from the bed, her body gave out and tumbled towards the floor. She was caught by a muscular arm, her face mere inches from the floor. Eos lifted her into his arms and carried her to the bed.

She was fast asleep as he lowered her to the bed.

"Sleep, Moon Daughter, you need your rest. Tomorrow, we prepare to fight once more."