Mystra32: Yeah, I knew someone was going to point that out... However, I didn't think about the other senshi becoming worried. Thanks for that. :)

imonz: Thanks!

IsadoraKayStone: Haha, no kidding. And I completely forgot about the Outers! They've so gotta go in the next chapter.

RoboMoon4: Thanks for that; it's good to know that I came up with something different.

Moonlight Pheonix: Actually, Taru was originally named Tarumi. I shortened it to give a nod to Hotaru and the outer senshi as a whole. I've been thinking about Naru, but I haven't quite decided how she'll react, or if she'll even be in this fic at all. Thanks for all the suggestions!

Juuhachi-Love: Hehe. Thanks!

rainediamond: I know, right!


Usagi could not have been happier to be in Mamoru's apartment. The senshi had begun freaking out with the realization that their secret identities were basically blown as well, causing the meeting to be ended and the senshi to go their separate ways. They had already decided: unless their identities were blown, there would be little to no contact between the senshi, excluding Phobos and Deimos, posing as Rei's American cousins, Genevieve and Cheyenne.

Either way, Usagi was walking into Mamoru's penthouse apartment- okay, more like stumbling in as she kissed him.

Mamoru could not have been more surprised by the sudden attack. He pulled back, needing oxygen. "Hello to you, too," he grinned, more than a bit shocked by his fiancee's intro. Then, he noticed the tear stains on her cheeks. "Usako, what's wrong?" he asked, ushering her inside and closing the door. He sat her down on the couch, he sitting next to her.

"I... I made a mistake," Usagi managed to choke out. "Every-everyone at my school knows who you, Minako, and I are. They know we're senshi and that you're Tuxedo Kamen. I was so stupid!"

"Hey, hey, Usako, calm down," Mamoru whispered, trying to calm her as she sobbed. He let her rest her head in his lap, and he brushed back the silky strands of hair that were falling into her face. "Whatever the problem is, we'll get through it, just like we always do." He sat her up and pulled her in close for a kiss. She sighed into the kiss, feeling all her worries leaving her.

"I love you," Usagi whispered as they pulled away.

"And I, you," Mamoru whispered back, nuzzling her neck. "And I will always be by your side, no matter what."

Usagi smiled up at him, a gentle glint in her eyes. Mamoru grinned back, knowing what the glint meant. He pressed his lips to hers again, slowly pushing her back to lie down on the couch.

"Watcha doin'?" a small voice asked from behind the couch. Usagi let out a surprised squeak while Mamoru just gasped, the two jerking up suddenly. Both their heads turned to see Chibi-Usa standing there, an inquisitive look on her face.

"Um... uh..." Usagi fumbled with her words, trying to explain what the pink-haired girl had just interrupted.

"We were kissing," Mamoru explained, not wanting to go into detail about what they had planned to have happen next. "So, what are you doing here, kiddo?"

"Why were you lying down just to kiss?" Chibi-Usa inquired, still not understanding.

"Uh, well, s-sometimes, you just get tired of kissing while sitting or standing, so you just lie down," Mamoru tried to wrap it up simply.

"Oh. Okay," Chibi-Usa shrugged. "I'm here because my mommy said that I needed to work on controlling my powers. Daddy said they're getting too destructive."

Usagi and Mamoru shared a look, wondering just what Mamoru's future self meant by 'destructive'. And wasn't it just a year ago that their little girl was struggling to bring her powers out?

"Okay, sweetie," Usagi said, not realizing that she was becoming much more motherly towards her future daughter, especially after taking care of Chibi Chibi for all that time. "What exactly happened?" Usagi was more than looking forward to the distraction from the... situation.

"Well..." Chibi-Usa began nervously, going to sit down on a chair across from Usagi and Mamoru. "Whenever I get mad, things... they go wrong. People get hurt."

Mamoru sighed and let his head fall in realization. Chibi-Usa's powers had been strongly tied to her emotions. "It's all gonna be okay, kiddo," Mamoru promised. "We can start training after school tomorrow."

Usagi let out a small laugh. "If it's even possible for me to get out of the house to go to school," she commented, resulting in her daughter giving her a confused look.

"What do you mean?" Chibi-Usa asked. Then, jokingly, she added in, "Did Usagi-baka's grades get so bad she had to drop out?"

"No," Usagi replied, only slightly offended. "But there was a bit of a... dumb blonde moment from me today, I guess. Minako and I were passing notes, and we got caught. The identities of me, Minako and Mamo-chan were all revealed."

"Oh..." Chibi-Usa said, hints of worry in her voice. "I guess that's what Mommy was telling me to be prepared for."

"Likely," Mamoru nodded. "If we want to explain the given situation and Chibi-Usa's arrival to your parents, Usako, we should probably be headed out now."

Usagi sighed, a frown on her face. "Fine," she agreed.

The trio remained absolutely silent in the car on the way to Usagi's house, even when the car became surrounded by paparazzi as they entered the driveway. Usagi looked away from the windows at that point, instead focusing on Mamoru as he drove the car at a snail's pace. Well, it was either a snail's pace or running over a bunch of civilians.

"It's gonna be okay," Mamoru assured the girls in his car. "I promise." He stopped once the car's front bumper was nearly touching the garage door. They sat there with the car running for a couple of moments before Usagi gave a small nod. With that, Mamoru turned off the car, removed the keys, and the three all got out at once.

Usagi picked up Chibi-Usa, knowing it would be easier for the youngest of the three if she was carried, as opposed to fighting her way through the crowd. None of the three even graced the barrage of paparazzi with a "no comment" as they pushed through, finally managing to get inside the house, locking the door behind them.

"Tsukino Serenity Usagi, you are in so much trouble!" Kenji yelled as he walked into the front hall from the living room, presuming correctly that it was his daughter that entered. What he didn't expect, however, were the two with her. His eyes promptly narrowed at Mamoru. "I take it you're this Tuxedo Kamen who has been assisting my daughter all this time?"

"Uh... y-yes sir," Mamoru replied. He did not fear a lot, but one thing he did fear was Tsukino Kenji and just what would happen when they met.

To Mamoru's shock, the elder man's features relaxed, and he approached Mamoru to shake his hand. "Well, it's good to know someone's been out there keeping my daughter safe."

Feeling Mamoru's desperate thoughts attempting to penetrate her mind, she opened their link, which she had closed off in an attempt to prevent him from knowing of the catastrophe at school earlier. You didn't tell your parents we're engaged, did you? he thought to her.

Heh-heh... yeah, they don't even know we're dating, Usagi confessed.

"It's nice to meet you, sir," Mamoru shook the man's hand, remaining calm. "Your daughter and... niece's safety are of the utmost importance to me." Mamoru just barely caught himself from saying granddaughter. He could only imagine how well that would go over.

"Niece?" Kenji asked in confusion. "Both my wife and I are only-children. Wait, who's the little girl?" Kenji looked at Chibi-Usa.

Usagi and Mamoru both tensed up at that, while Chibi-Usa wriggled out of Usagi's arms, summoning the Luna Sphere. She turned the cat-like contraption into her hypnotizing umbrella and started spinning it. Suddenly, the little girl's eyes opened wide, and she tried to stop the umbrella from spinning, but she quickly had to pull her hands away with a yelp, revealing harsh-looking friction burns on her hands.

"Stop," she attempted to order the umbrella. When that didn't work, she tried again. "Stop! STOP!" Suddenly, the umbrella exploded, turning back into the Luna Sphere.

"Are you okay, honey?" Usagi asked, rushing up to her daughter and checking her hands.

"What was that?" Ikuko's voice came from upstairs. The purple-haired woman rushed down the stairs shortly thereafter.

"Um... I can explain," was all Usagi managed to say.

Sensing Usagi's worry and need for some time to think, he offered, "But we need to get Chibi-Usa some bandages for her hands first." With that, both he and Usagi led a sniffling Chibi-Usa off to the bathroom. Usagi turned on the cold water in the sink and guided Chibi-Usa's hands under the faucet. The pink-haired child let out a small cry of pain as the water hit her hand, but said nothing aside from that.

"I'm sorry, honey, but this will make it hurt less," Usagi promised. "I'd let Mamo-chan heal you, but my parents wouldn't understand and raise too many questions."

Chibi-Usa sniffed and nodded understandingly while Mamoru rummaged through the medicine cabinet for some antiseptic and bandages. Usagi frowned at the nasty wounds the umbrella had caused, not only causing the friction burns, but some deep cuts on her hands as well. It would be a few days before any substantial healing occurred.

After about five minutes, both parents took great care in drying the wounds and applying antiseptic and aloe vera. Finally, Mamoru wrapped the wounds in a simple line of bandages around each palm, covering as little skin on Chibi-Usa's hands as possible. He fastened the bandages with medical tape and kissed the back of each hand, making his little girl smile.

"Now, are you ready to go back in and explain what just happened, or do you need a couple more minutes to calm down and think of what you're going to say?" Usagi asked. Since Chibi-Usa's hypnotism plan failed miserably, she would have to explain what had been trying to do.

"I'm ready," Chibi-Usa nodded, her crying having calmed down quite a bit. The three went downstairs, Mamoru carrying Chibi-Usa. Just as they got downstairs, the front door slammed shut, a wide-eyed Shingo with his back pressed against it.

"Usagi, I knew you were a dunce, but were you really stupid enough to reveal yourself as Sailor Moon and Princess Serenity?" he asked, panting heavily.

"You knew?" Usagi asked in shock.

"Oh, please, I'm your little brother, you have a diary, what did you expect?" he asked. Then, he eyed Mamoru warily. "You must be Endymion."

"What all did you write about in your diary?" Mamoru asked quietly.

"Enough that I'll only have to explain how my secret got out and why Chibi-Usa's back to him," Usagi told him quietly. Speaking to her family, she continued, "How about we all sit down in the living room, and we'll explain."

With that, all six sat down in the living room, the blinds and curtains having already been shut to avoid anyone taking pictures of them. Usagi nervously tapped her fingers against her leg, trying to find the best way to begin. "You see, a thousand years ago, each of the planets were their own governments, and the leader of this solar system was the moon. I was the princess of the moon, Serenity. There was a bit of an incident, and the governments on all the planets except Earth were destroyed. Many Terrans and people from other planets were killed, including," Usagi cleared her throat, "myself." Instinctively, Usagi rested a hand on her heart and rubbed the skin there through her uniform, right where she had stabbed herself. The scar she would have gotten in her past life appeared after she first transformed into Serenity that fateful night at Starlight Tower. It was odd, to be honest: a simple line running vertically down her heart, and on her back was the same, the sword having gone all the way through her chest.

"Everyone who had died in that battle was reincarnated into many people on Earth today, including me and my guards, the senshi. I was given the guise of Sailor Moon as an interesting form of protection, and for the longest time, I didn't even know I was Serenity. It was only after... something very bad happened to Tuxedo Kamen that I learned who I was.

"My fighting is over for the most part, so I'm no longer in much danger, and more often than not, I have a team ready to help and protect me," Usagi finished. "Do you have any questions?"

"Why?" was all Ikuko had to say. "Why did you lie to us? Why are you doing this? Why didn't you just quit?"

Usagi sighed nervously and pursed her lips before beginning, "I lied to you because if anyone found out who I was, my enemies would come after my family. I nearly killed Hawk's Eye on the spot when he targeted you, and I didn't want to have that situation occur again. And I'm doing this because it's a part of who I am now. It's not something I can just stop doing."

"Who is the little girl?" Kenji asked.

"I have a name!" Chibi-Usa replied indignantly.

"Mind your manners," Usagi said in a firm, but kind voice.

"When did she get to be like this?" Chibi-Usa whispered to Shingo.

"Chibi Chibi had a lot to do with it," Shingo whispered back. "It's good to see my favorite niece again."

"I'm your only niece that you know of," Chibi-Usa claimed.

"What was that?" Kenji asked, unable to hear the hushed conversation between the two.

"Nothing!" the two chorused.

Knots in her stomach, Chibi-Usa stood up to give her explanation. "My name is Usagi Small Lady Serenity," she began. "I'm Usagi's daughter in the future. I apologize for my previous actions towards you. I have hypnotized you twice into believing that I am your niece, and I tried to hypnotize you again a few minutes ago. I know it may seem cruel, but I was scared and did not know what to do. I have been here previously, once to receive Sailor Moon's help in saving my parents, and once to get training as a sailor senshi because I was having so much trouble accessing my powers. Now, I am here once again to receive training because my powers are out of my control."

Usagi gave her daughter a small nod, approving of her maturity.

"As princess of the moon and earth, I request your refuge here, and as your granddaughter, I request your forgiveness," Chibi-Usa stated, giving a polite bow.

"Whoa, back up to the 'you're Usagi's daughter' part," Kenji requested.

Before Chibi-Usa could speak, Usagi continued, "Not for many years, after I'm married."

"Well, who's the lucky guy?" Ikuko asked, smiling at the thought of grandchildren.

"His name is Endymion," Usagi stated, deciding that she would slowly introduce the idea of Mamoru as her boyfriend.

Kenji's eyebrows furrowed. "Endymion?" he asked. "What kind of name is 'Endymion?'"


Well, I thought it'd be nice to just end the chapter on a semi-funny note. Well, you may not think it's funny, but I think it's kinda-sorta funny. Meh (shrugs).

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