A/N: Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, SORRY for not updating since…wow has it really been two months already?! Wow, time sure flies by! Anyways, I'd like to thanks everyone who's reviewed, faved, or story alerted this fic! Well, here's chapter four!
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon? Nope not mine…. (sigh) only in my wildest dreams!
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Chapter Four: Consequences-Pt.1
Warm hands roaming, passionate kisses, and the feel of strong arms around her; these were the memories, the feelings Usagi woke up to as the sun hit her sleeping form the next morning.
She glanced towards the side and soaked in the moment; waking up in Endou's arms was pure bliss.
'Why can't ALL morning be like this?' she thought as she snuggled deeper into Endou's chest. She so desperately wanted to stay in his arms all day, to lose herself in the dizzying warmth of his embrace.
She closed her eye, about to fall back into deep slumber; but it was then that she realized that she had to get to school.
Stifling a groan, she glanced up at Endou's peacefully, sleeping face and sighed. Quietly and gently, she untangled herself from his hold, grabbed her clothes and crept out of the room.
After taking a quick shower, and leaving a note, she stole one last glance in the bedroom's direction before finally slipping out of the apartment.
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They were worried about her.
Not only had she made it to school on time and was smiling, the aura she emitted was practically glowing!
It had been three long months since they had seen any true form of happiness in their beloved Princess' eyes, and in all honesty, it scared them, concerned them deeply to all of a sudden see her smiling.
'But why so suddenly?' they wondered as they exchanged wary glances, 'Could the night she had spent with Tuxedo Kamen have affected her THAT much?'
They had vowed that they would protect their Princess, and at that precise moment, they realized that they had been failing miserably.
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The rest of the week passed in a flourish, unknown to Usagi, the senshi kept a close watch on her. But it wasn't until Friday afternoon that they finally discovered the source of her sudden happiness. As they walked into the arcade that afternoon, they spotted her by the Sailor V game, a tall dark haired man at her side.
"Usagi-chan, the game never ends, you just keep winning!" they heard Endou's deep voice exclaim, followed by a squeal from Usagi as she advanced to yet another level.
The senshi remained silent as they observed their Princess; watching as she and her companion joked and laughed lightly.
"What is so damn great about that guy?!" muttered Rei darkly as they piled into an empty booth, "And could she be any more dense? They're playing at the Sailor V game that leads down into the control room! Doesn't she realize that it looks suspicious when the game never ends?"
Whirling around, the other three looked over. Sure enough, the small blonde was playing at the magical Sailor V game.
"Well, I think she's hanging around him' cause he resembles Mamoru-san so much!'" announced Makoto.
Rei and Ami nodded in agreement, but were upraised to see Minako firmly shaking her head.
"You guys, I don't think she's hanging around with him because he looks like Mamoru," she took a deep breath and looked each of the senshi in the eye, "I think he IS Mamoru."
"WHAT?!" came three perplexed voices.
"Minako-chan, that's impossible, Mamoru-san is under the Dark Kingdom's control remember?" reminded Ami.
"Look, just hear me out alright?" asked Minako as she rubbed her forehead wearily before continuing.
"As much as I'd like to think otherwise, Endou is definitely Mamoru-san. It's impossible for Usagi-chan to love any other; and I'm positive that what I feel between her and Endou is just that, deep passionate, eternal love."
The girls remained silent for a moment, each stealing glances in the direction of their princess and the man they now knew was the Dark Prince.
"Well, what do we do now?" asked Makoto breaking the silence, "we really mustn't risk her safety by letting her hang around that creep.'
They all faced Minako expectantly, whose eyes were hard and unreadable.
"Well, evil or not, they are soul mates, and we really shouldn't impose on that, but seeing that it is our duty to protect the Princess, I guess we have o choice But to interfere, even if it will mean heartbreak for Usagi."
"But what are we going to DO?" asked Ami, "Because I honestly don't think I can bring myself to cause Usagi-chan any more pain."
"Well," replied Minako, "don't worry about that Ami-chan, Rei, Makoto and I will handle everything, all you have to do is go over there and distract Usagi-chan.'
"B-But how am I going to do that?!" protested Ami as she was gently pushed out of the booth.
"I don't know, you're the smart one! Just take Usagi away for a while, and make sure she doesn't see us!' replied Minako with a wave of her hand.
Sighing dejectedly, Ami walked over to her Princess and tapped her lightly on the shoulder. Turning, Usagi saw her blue haired friend.
"Hey Ami-chan," she greeted cheerfully, "You want to play too?"
"Um, no thank you Usagi-chan," answered the blunette, wracking her head for an excuse to get her away.
'Actually Usagi, I kind of wanted to talk to you, alone," she emphasized.
Seeing the curios look on her face she added, "I need advice on how to get Ryo's attention.'
"Oh, ok then,' said Usagi.
Turning, she flashed Endou an apologetic smile, "I got to go, talk to you later ok?'
Endou watched as the vivacious blonde pulled her friend out the door and smiled. He returned his attention to the Sailor V game, still marveling at the power he sensed from it
'But why just this one?' he wondered, 'And the feeling is so familiar, almost like…'
His blue eyes widened in realization, 'Almost like the power that radiates from the sailor senshi!'He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he never noticed the three females that had approached him; namely a blonde, a brunette, and one with purple-black hair.
"We know who you are,' spoke Minako to get his attention.
Endou glanced down at the tree teenager and smiled charmingly, "Pardon?" he asked.
Rolling their eyes, Makoto took hold of one of his arms as Rei tool the other and the led him to a secluded corner of the arcade.
"Hey, what's going on?!" he demanded, his smile wiping completely off his face.
"Cut the act ENDYMION, like we said, we know who you are," bit out Rei Endou watched in silence as the three tougher senshi looked up at him coldly and intently.
"Exactly what do you want with our Princess?" demanded Minako.
The dark prince focused his eyes on the blonde he knew was the senshi of Venus, letting a cold smirk play across his lips.
"Now Venus, there's no need to worry," he reassured in a suave voice, "I could never harm your Princess, after all; she's MY Princess too!"
He added the last part with a possessive tone that made the senshi practically see red.
"You Dark Kingdom scum, so you're just toying with her aren't you?!" hissed Rei angrily, "You're taking advantage of her innocent vulnerable heart, waiting for the right moment for her to let her guard completely down so you can hurt her!'
The senshi didn't realize it but Endou was having an internal battle with himself at that moment. Now that the darkness within him had slipped out, it had no intention of returning to the confines of his subconscious.
"You're forgetting that your Princess already knows that it is me," he drawled, "She's been coming to ME," he chuckled darkly, watching as the senshi of Mars, Jupiter, and Venus glared at him with intense hatred.
"And even though she's known that I'm with the Dark Kingdom, she's let me kiss her, caress her, touch her in ways she never thought possible. Heck, she even let me fuck her senseless, I had her in the throws of passion, calling my name out, begging for more-
Punch!
He had been too caught up in his smugness to notice Makoto's arm pulling back; and now as he stumbled backwards, clutching his jaw, he glared at the brunette who stood breathing heavily and angrily before him.
"How dare you,' she said through tightly clenched teeth, "How DARE you talk of the Princess that way?!"
Even though pain was already rushing to his jaw, Endou managed to keep the smug smirk on his face.
"What's the matter Jupiter?" he taunted, "angry that I was able to steal your Princess' precious innocence?'
With a strangled screech, Makoto threw herself at the upperclassman, punching angrily and blindly; wanting to cause the dark prince as much pain as possible.
"Mako-chan calm down!" ordered Minako as she and Rei pulled the enraged brunette off of Endou.
The leader of the senshi returned her gaze towards the evil prince, satisfied to see his bottom lip bleeding and swollen form one of Makoto's punches.
"Stay away from Usagi," she hissed, still struggling to hold Makoto down, "very far away, because we'll make sure Usagi is under our watch full time now; and if we see you ANYWHERE near her, well, Makoto's punches here won't be the only pain that will be inflicted."
Endou glared at the senshi in silence, stepping around them without a word. It wasn't until he reached the arcade's entrance that he turned to face them.
"Well then, you'd better keep her very protected then, because she has what the dark Kingdom wants, and we won't rest until it is in our hands."
And as he walked out, a swirl of black rose petals surrounded him, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone.
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A/N: Well, what'd you guys think? It wasn't horrible was it? Hope not, and I apologize for the shortness, but I'm struggling a bit with the plot. But I dropped both my AP classes this semester and now I only have Physics to worry about so I should have A LITTLE more time to focus on writing! As for chap. 5, no idea when that'll be up, but hopefully soon!
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