Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or its characters.
AN: Yes there is still sailor moon and the senshi, and I added a fun twist to Usagi's personality. Inspired by my aunt.
Summary: After Mamoru and Usagi have a huge fight, Usagi gets into a car accident. She wakes up days later and doesn't know who Mamoru or the Girls are. She doesn't know what Sailor Moon is or what it means and she thinks she's getting married to Motoki. With a new evil approaching can the Senshi get back their leader and princess or have they lost her forever?
Dedicated to: My mother, who has gone through so much just for her kids, and I want her to know I love and appreciate everything she has done for all of us.
"You realize of course that it is you who calls me here." The voice spoke almost in a playful manner as Usagi once again stood surrounded by mist and clouds next to a large gate that lead probably into mystery.
"I don't understand why I should." She wasn't scared this time, though granted every time this woman appeared in her dream it was always to frighten her. "What do I call you?"
"Pluto." The older woman watched as the young girl arched an eyebrow as if questioning her name before shrugging it into acceptance.
"Why did I call you then Pluto?" she asked crossing her arms as she looked at the mysterious woman with long hair. The woman smiled down to her being that she was much taller than Usagi.
"I don't know princess you tell me…" Pluto said softly making Usagi bit her lower lip
"The silver crystal…is it truly important?"
"It is." Pluto assured watching a troubled expression form on Usagi's face. "The Legendary Silver Crystal holds unimaginable power." She spun her staff creating in a cloud a video like image of the crystal. A beautiful woman with a shadowed face held the crystal to her, she looked celestial, glorious and other worldly "in the right hands, the crystal brings prosperity and longevity. Peace." Usagi smiled at the image of the silver haired woman. "In the wrong hands…"
The image changed and destruction over took the land, a beautiful palace fell to ruins in flames and destruction. A darkness over swept the land and the sounds of agonized screams could be heard making Usagi shudder. She didn't want to see this, she didn't want to hear the people plead for help.
"In the wrong hands….it bring destruction…" Usagi continued and Pluto nodded.
"Total annihilation." Pluto confirmed. "If the Silver Crystal befalls into the hands of the enemy, surely they will use its power to rid the earth of its life source."
"It's missing." Usagi whispered.
"You must find it." Pluto urged, the images fading forcing Usagi to look up to her again.
"How?" Usagi wanted to cry, she felt so helpless. "I have no idea where it could possibly be… I can't remember." Pluto watched her silently as she agonized over this.
"Then it'll find you…if you want it back bad enough the crystal will make its way back to you." Pluto comforted. "It's a part of you princess. So long as you run from it, it won't appear." Her hand gently fell on Usagi's head. "But should you stop running and sincerely yearn for it, then it will find its way to you." She smiled at Usagi then, looking ready to bring her into an embrace but she kept her distance. "Greatness awaits you your majesty. If you're ready to stop running. Open your eyes and wake up."
Pluto's words echoed over and over and over until she felt herself slowly drift from one space to another. Her unconscious mind pulling her into consciousness. Usagi felt sick, she was lying in bed but she had the nasty sensation of vertigo even with her eyes closed. She knew she was home, something about the feel of her own bed and the outside sounds of her own home, how she had gotten home was still unclear but she knew someone had brought her. She vaguely remembered the warmth and security of someone's strong arms but the memory of who escaped her.
She exhaled sharply and to her acutely trained ears she heard someone shuffle beside her. Someone was leaning over and she felt a wet cloth being placed on her forehead, its cool temperature soothed her.
"She's been out cold for two days." Rei spoke, though she wasn't the one who placed the wet towel on her forehead, someone else was tending to her.
"She's fine." The voice that spoke was soft. She recognized this voice it reminded her to cool summers rain, she knew…Usagi knew it was Ami. "Mom said to let her rest." She continued, gently tucking Usagi further into her sheets making her feel comforted.
"Still two whole days…" Rei trailed, Usagi heard her move around her room. She was fidgeting. She was nervous and that made the usually calm Rei move around like a toddler with ants crawling up her pants.
"Calm down fire priestess." There was yet another voice that was coming from Usagi's left, was it weird that she recognized each voice. "Besides she's probably tired." It was Minako who sat to her left, her hand reaching out to take hold of hers. Just like when they were back in the hospital she felt warm and protected by the touch of Minako's hand above all though she felt loved.
'After all she is Venus, the guardian of love.' Usagi's eyes shot open then, a loud sharp gasp escaping her lips. What the hell had that thought been? Guardian of love? Why had she thought of Minako as a guardian of love? Venus? Trapped in her own confusion she didn't notice that her eyes opening so suddenly had startled the three girls who all slightly jumped at the sound.
"U-usagi?" Minako asked slowly snapping the blonde into reality, slowly Usagi turned her head towards Minako. A strange expression on her face, Usagi was still trying to make sense of calling this girl in her head Venus the Guardian of love. Why had she done that…?
"Hey guy the cookies are- hey!" Makoto walked in just then delighted to find Usagi's large blue eyes staring at her. "You're awake!" Makoto walked in further, sitting at the edge of the bed, hand falling on Usagi's leg.
"Cookies?" Usagi asked with hopeful eyes and Makoto nodded in confirmation.
"Chocolate chip, fresh out of the oven." Makoto laughed as Usagi licked her lips. She reached out as Usagi started to sit up, and helped the blonde to a sitting position. "I made them in hopes that you would wake up, my cookies always work." Makoto blinked.
"Sounds like a promise." Usagi said hoarsely making the girls laugh at her childishness. He walked into the room then, the noise and commotion had peeked his curiosity making him come in. At the sight of him Usagi felt her heart clench with a mixture of sorrow (which she didn't understand) and annoyance (Which she totally understood.) She watched him for a moment, lost in the silence of her inner turmoil as she locked eyes with him. Did he have to be so god damned beautiful? Did this man have to make her feel so completely out of control?
"Call every cleaning service in the area" Usagi's voice was hoarse and breathy, she turned to Amu who looked at her with confusion
"Why?" Ami asked slowly.
"So I can disinfect my house of Mamoru's presence, who let him in!" Her voice was urgent; Ami smiled while the other girls chuckled at her comment. Mamoru however arched a brow and crossed his arms he had a not so pleased look on his face.
"You let him in Usagi" She turned to Rei so fast that Ami swore Usagi had gotten whiplash. Usagi's eyes held confusion and denial; she would never have allowed that man to enter her house, NEVER! "You told him to bring you home when you passed out at the arcade" well never is a lose word that could apply to some circumstances.
"I did?" She asked confused as she turned slowly back to Mamoru who still stood at the entrance of her room. "I did" this time she said it with amazement in her voice and a sort of disgusted shock in her eyes. The memory of the night at the arcade was slowly coming back to her, it had been her who reached out for his help because she clearly remembered that it was she who placed her hand in his. Why she had done that in the first place escaped her but it was as if she had known she could count on him to be there for her.
She remembered that he had picked her up and she then remembered that the warm and comforting arms that brought her home belonged to him which only served to further annoy her. She had loved the feeling of being in his arms, as far as she recalled she practically cuddled into him. Closing her eyes she also remembered ordering a burger, fries and, malt. "Where's my food?" Minako grinned nervously and Usagi caught it. "You ate my food!"
"I was hungry?"
"I don't even know you!" Usagi stated as a matter of fact-ly her words fueled by her already growing annoyance thanks to Mamoru but there was something about the way Minako's eyes seemed to lose the light in them that crushed Usagi's heart and for some reason she quickly amended what she said. "That well…I don't know you that well…you can only eat my food if you ask me first…." She watched Minako give her a sad smile but that didn't seem to satisfy the pain in her heart, because the sadness in her eyes shattered Usagi.
There was a silence that followed Usagi's words, a cold sad silence that made Usagi uncomfortable, everyone there (including Mamoru) had such sadness in their eyes that she just wanted to make it go away (yes even Mamoru). She felt like there was something wrong, something missing. Although they made her feel warm and in some way happy, she felt like they weren't telling her something.
"So….cookies?" She had a need to see them smile and in affect the moment the sentence left her, the room was filled with laughter. It filled her heart with joy to hear them all laugh, the light came back to their eyes and Usagi could do nothing more than smile.
"I'll go get the cookies." Makoto said with a smile on her face, giving Usagi's leg a small tap, she stood and walked out of the room. Usagi followed her with her eyes until she was out of the room; she wanted to get up and walk. Usagi felt stuffy and sore.
"Do you want to go eat the cookies outside?" He offered making her frown even more because she hated that he knew that. "I made tea." He offered and Usagi's frown deepened because for some forsaken reason she got excited about the fact that he made tea, what was worse was she sure he made rose tea. With the most visible pout on her face Usagi began to get the covers off of herself and the girls made way so she could move.
Rei helped her to her feet and the other girls mad way so that she could walk. Mamoru grinned and walked back into the kitchen. She hadn't refused his tea and that made him smile. She had always loved it when he made his famous rose tea, it was good to see that didn't change.
The girls helped Usagi to the coffee table, Makoto put the plate of cookies down as Usagi made herself comfortable and Mamoru placed a warm cup of tea before her. The sweet scent filled her body and soothed her down to her very soul. She closed her eyes, the scent made some memory bubble up and fill her with a strange sense of longing. She could feel desire wrap around her body as he envisioned the strong grip of Mamoru's hand drag around the soft surface of her body.
She felt enveloped by him, she could feel their bodies tangled up in one another plunging into a sweet oblivion she vaguely remembered. Opened her eyes she slowly exhaled, what kind of feeling had that been? And why had it been with Mamoru in thought? It was a sensual sensation, one filled with a promise of an erotic pleasure. Her heart was pounding in her chest when the knock came to the door.
It was Motoki.
"How do you feel?" he was worried about her practically making a bee line to Usagi, who was still flushed from her thoughts. Smiling wearily she greeted him as he knelt down to her level.
"Light headed, but I'm a lot better now that you're here." She teased as he leaned over to give her a warm hug where she sat. He had truly been terrified when she he saw Mamoru carry her off, he thought maybe there were side effects to the accident that were just now manifesting. Usagi lifted the tea to her lips and finally tasted what she had already known to be sweet and delicious.
"Why is she so white Ami?" he asked turning to Ami who sat to Usagi's left.
"Dehydration. She hasn't had any fluids or nourishment in nearly two days."
"Hey um…Ami right?" When Usagi turned to Amy, all the blue haired girl could do was nod. "Why did the flashback make me so sick?"
"Well I was wondering that at first but then I realized your lack of sleep in the past three weeks had you energy starved, the shock of the flashback was the most your body could take."
"So what you are saying that from the previous insomnia I had been having due to a stress related cause or emotional or mental tension, as well as my lack of nutrients in the last three weeks added to the sudden shock of reliving memories while still healing from a traumatic brain injury; pushed my body to its final limit?" Usagi spoke with such a serious and stern look on her face that all any of them could do was stare at her with their mouth hanging wide open from the pure shock of it all.
The manner in which Usagi spoke however triggered some kind of medical reference in Ami's mind which helped to further solve the mystery of Usagi's sudden illness, how could she have forgotten about mild TBI? Symptoms of mild TBI include headache, vomiting, nausea, lack of motor coordination, dizziness, difficulty balancing, lightheadedness, blurred vision or tired eyes, ringing in the ears, bad taste in the mouth, fatigue or lethargy, and changes in sleep patterns. Cognitive and emotional symptoms include behavioral or mood changes, confusion, and trouble with memory, concentration, attention, or thinking.
It actually explained all of the symptoms that Usagi presented, the mood swings, the lack of concentration and illness as well as the lack of sleep within the last few weeks, her mother had said something about Usagi having TBI but she had completely forgotten about it until now.
"Usagi…why are you speaking smart?" Usagi narrowed her eyes at Rei who was just stunned with Usagi's sudden burst of knowledge.
"Did it ever occur to you that I do actually listen when you or someone else speaks?"
"But where did you hear it said that way? The way that Ami spoke had no medical references." Usagi went to open her mouth and then shut it…that was a very good question. In her mind all Usagi remembered was sitting through a very long lecture by someone who was explaining the symptoms and causes of Insomnia as well as TBI. Puzzled, Usagi sighed had she heard it in class?
"I think I sat through a medical lecture at some point during the year, I remember the speaker being very explicit and thorough in her explanation." Usagi smiled for some reason unknown to her. "She was very passionate and confident when she spoke, it was actually quite mesmerizing." Rei arched a brow.
"Usagi you're studying Business and Finance, you couldn't have sat through a medical anything, especially not a lecture your head would hit the desk by the time the speaker opened his or her mouth." Rei stated in a matter of fact tone that had Usagi nodding in agreement, Usagi grinned then she had a playful look in her eyes.
"Maybe I skipped class and sat through a medical lecture just for the heck of it." She said while nudging Rei who laughed out.
"Yeah right, you wouldn't be caught dead in the medical department." Rei scoffed and Usagi laughed out, she didn't notice how Ami's eyes went large with understanding.
"You're right, I wouldn't be caught dead in the medical department, and maybe I dreamt it all." Amy stood while Usagi spoke and the gesture did not go unnoticed by the sick blonde, she looked up at Ami curious. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing…" Ami trailed she turned her face down cutting eye contact with her leader, not wanting Usagi to see the pain she was currently experiencing before Usagi had a change to ask her what was bothering her, however; Motoki cleared his throat bringing everyone's attention except Ami's to him.
"I have something for you." He said with an air of arrogance that reminded Usagi of Mamoru for some reason, arching an amused eyebrow she grinned, he looked so very excited and that was just something unexpected.
"Oh? Really? What is it?" There was a certain tone of childish mockery when she spoke which had Motoki smiling deeply. The girls watched as he reached into his jean pocket and took something out, he held it with his hands covered, hiding it from view.
"Now before you fall even more in love with this handsome Arcade owner." Motoki said in a smooth playful tone making Usagi roll her eyes at his stupidity. "I wasn't looking for this when I found it." When Motoki opening his hand and revealed the object that he held, Usagi gasped and the girls around her all opened their eyes wide in shock. The small golden broach laid so innocently in his hand; she reached out, her fingers tracing its smooth surface. It was exactly the same one from her dreams, the one she dreamed of was shaped like a circle and wasn't as sophisticated asthe one that Motoki held but she knew that they were one in the same.
It was a completely golden heart with two small silver wings at its side but it was smaller like the size of a locket, she took it from Motoki's hand and felt a surge of energy fill up her body, warming her up; Relief coursed through her, as well as fear. Gently she opened it up, masked by a small star in the center, and behind the folds of the broach shone a small silver crystal that she was positive only she could see.
"It's safe" she whispered, closing the broach she held it close to her heart, closing her eyes she smiled. "It's safe" she said with joy, tears streaming down her face. She felt Rei's hand fall on her shoulder and she turned to her friend with the brightest smile any of them had seen on her face in quite a while. "I can't believe it found its way back to me," There was a small smile that played on everyone's face. "You said it wasn't real."
"I said the power of the crystal wasn't real." Rei corrected completely unfazed by Usagi's glare.
"Yeah you were the one who went out of your way to make a broach out of sheer capricious delight." Minako added making Usagi turn to her with a 'you're a lying pig and I'll eventually catch you in this lie' face. Putting the locket around her neck Usagi slowly rose, she wanted to be alone so she excused herself and slowly dragged herself towards the bathroom.
"Usagi I'm going to go." Motoki said making her stop to stare at him. "I came by to check up on you and as you can see you're more than well taken care of." He motioned to everyone in the room including Mamoru who Usagi refused to look at.
"Thanks for returning my broach." She said as she turned and disappeared beyond her bedroom doors. Motoki said his goodbyes to the group and made sure to kiss Minako on the check rather close to her lips leaving Minako rather flustered and with a nice little tint of red on her cheeks. Once Motoki closed the door behind them and Rei was sure Usagi was in the bathroom out of ear shot, Rei turned to Ami who had been the one least interested in anything since she had spoken with Usagi earlier.
"Ami…"Rei spoke softly but the silence in the room amplified her voice so that it sounded louder than it really was. The room's attention was on Rei, She sat across from Ami, who was currently starring into space. It took a while for Ami to answer, she opened her mouth and then closed it, tears silently fell from her eyes.
"She really doesn't remember us." Ami whispered, her eyes darting down to her fumbling fingers, the tears continued to fall from her eyes.
"Ami we already knew this" Minako said as she took hold of Ami's hand, the girl seemed so broken, Ami laughed sadly, wiping away her tears she looked up, she sniffed as she tried to inhale.
"I know" she began; she looked up trying to hold the tears back. "But when she remembered Rei, I had hoped that the rest of the memories would just fall into place." Makoto watched silently from the kitchen window as her friend struggled to keep her composure. Ami licked her lips and gulped, the tears fell against her will. "But we don't exist to her" she said her voice cracking. "It was me Rei." She sobbed, Rei felt helpless and confused.
"What do you mean?"
"I was the one that gave the medical lecture; it happened a year and a half ago." She managed to say between sobs, she sniffed and continued. "You guys remember that speech I had to give to the medical community, the one that had me all nervous." The girls nodded slowly remembering what Ami was saying; even Mamoru remembered that particular speech.
"Yeah, you asked us to meet up in Usagi and Mamoru's apartment so you can give a pre-speech, speech. You were really nervous." Minako said her eyes never leaving Ami, both girls gripped their hands tighter together as if holding onto each other for strength.
"And if I remember correctly Usagi made it very clear that the idea of sitting through a lecture bored her to death and if she was asleep at the end of your speech not to blame her because she warned you ahead of time." Rei said with a bit of nostalgia and annoyance in her voice.
"Usagi never heard your speech Ami." Mamoru said. "She fell asleep the moment your mouth opened; I know I watched her head hit the table the moment you began." Ami chuckled, she looked down.
"It's true she never heard it the night before" Ami said but she confessed something Usagi had made her promise to keep a secret. "She heard the lecture on the day I gave it." They looked at her as if she had grown another head.
"Ami that's impossible, Usagi had a huge final that day, which determined her grade for the year." Rei stated as if it was the most obvious thing. "She would've had to miss the test in order to hear your speech and fail the course and if memory serves me right she passed that test with flying colors." Mamoru looked at Rei then at Minako who was like everyone else still shocked about the fact that she passed with flying colors.
"It was a day to remember" Mamoru muttered making Amy smile at his sarcastic tone.
"Maybe I should explain…" Amy said as she wiped another tear away…
- Flash Back -
I was very nervous that day, I remembered that I was breaking out in a cold sweat, I felt nauseous and light headed. I don't know why that speech had me all riled up inside; maybe it was the fact that it would determine my place in the medical community. There were doctors from all over the place; even famous American doctors were there. I was sure that I was going to mess up.
Earlier that day I had bumped into Usagi, she took one look at me and knew that there was something wrong with me, she took hold of my arm and pulled me away from the mob of people in the medical department, she had come to wish me good luck and end up nursing me.
She had asked me what was wrong, she had sounded so concerned that I just spilled my guts. I told her how worried I was, how felt like I was going to fail miserably and look like a complete fool in front of my teacher and peers. I told her I was ready to do it, that I should just not go in. she looked at me in such a gentle way that when she spoke I began to feel better.
"Ami, you are the brightest, most capable person I have ever met and will ever meet. If anyone is worthy to show the world that they are ready to be the best doctor that anyone will ever see it's you. I know your scared but you have to stand up to your fears because facing what you think makes you weak will only serve to make you stronger. I have faith in you Ami, no one deserves to reach their dream and be the best more than you do."
After she said that she gave me a big hug and complained about how she was going to be late on the day of her exam, she ran off but not without first telling me to 'knock 'em dead' I took a big breath and walked into the class room. Someone patted my shoulder telling me that they expected big things for me and then walked away. Those words made the pressure even more real, when it came time for me to give the speech, I choked.
My mind went completely blank and I couldn't form the right words to say. I was standing in a room full of expectant eyes, waiting for me to say something incredible and I felt incapable of sufficing their needs. I didn't know what to do, I felt helpless, like I was letting everyone down. I decided I couldn't do it, that I would just tell my professor I couldn't handle it. Just when I went to open my mouth to say I didn't have anything prepared the door to my classroom opened and Usagi came in, she had a really flushed look on her face like she had run from one end of the school to the other.
She looked at me and smiled, lifted up both thumbs and mouthed 'You can do it' she found a seat near the back. Knowing that she was there, with me and for me gave me the confidence to give my speech. I felt so confident knowing that my friend was there to hold me up when I was falling down, giving me the courage to move forward, the way only Usagi can do. She stayed awake through the whole lecture; she even looked interested in what I was saying.
I ended up giving the best speech I have ever given in my life.
I later asked Usagi why she had been able to be there for the speech. I asked if her exam had been postponed, she smiled at me and put an arm around my shoulder.
"Sometimes Ami, there are things in life that are more important, things you have to take risks for."
- End of Flash Back -
Ami sighed; her hands had tangled themselves together at some point during her story, her friends all sat silently watching too stunned to say anything. Ami smiled and continued.
"I didn't really understand what she meant, and she didn't really answer my question." Ami said while biting her lower lip. "In fact it wasn't until a week later when I bumped into her Professor that I found out that the exam had not been postponed as I had thought and that she had told her teacher that there was something very important she had to do, more important than sitting through her final exam, she said she would rather fail and re-take the course."
"Wait I don't understand." Rei said her finger tapping the wooden table as if that would help her grasp the situation a little bit more clearly. "How did Usagi pass the test if she didn't take it?" All eyes were back on Ami who had a very mischievous grin on her face.
"Let's just say that the next day after my presentation she groveled like she's never groveled before. She somehow convinced her professor to let her take the exam, she never told me how she did it but she assured me it was nothing bad."
"It explains why she was so jumpy the night after she supposedly had her big test" Mamoru said standing up to stretch his muscles, he heard a crack somewhere and sighed contently. The girls however were now extremely curious as to how Usagi managed to get her teacher to let her take the test.
"How did Usagi do it?" Rei growled in frustration. "That girl isn't that witty; she stumbles over her own words and only thinks about food! What the heck did she do?"
"Maybe" Makoto began; she had a detective like look on her face. "She found a dirty little secret her Prof had and used it against him." Minako, Amy and Rei gave her a look that implied the slap on the back of the head.
"Blackmail?" Rei stated, she scoffed at that thought. "Yeah right."
"She's not smart enough to blackmail people, besides it completely contradicts her personality" Minako chirped, but the disturbed look on Mamoru's face had the girls wondering.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that, when she wants to be evil she can be very scary and manipulative." Mamoru said with a shudder, thinking of the moments that Usagi used things to blackmail him.
"Maybe she slept with her teacher." As the words left Minako's mouth Rei's hand came crashing rather hard to the back of her head making her cry out in pain. "OW!"
"Are you stupid" Rei barked. Makoto snorted somewhere in the background while Ami shook her head in disapproval.
"Absolutely not" Mamoru said with a bit of anger in his voice. "Usagi isn't the type to sleep around with men." He said growing angrier by the second at just the thought. Minako was squirming in her seat by Rei's evil death glares that told her of a very painful death.
"It was just a suggestion" Minako whispered while nursing the back of her head, she was sure it would bruise and be very sore for a couple of days. "Don't have to be so freaking aggressive" she continued while rubbing her injury.
"It's not a suggestion you have to make at all!" Rei snapped a little angry with her friend who was cowering in her seat at the fierce energy coming from Rei and Mamoru who was brooding silently. To Mamoru the idea that Usagi made love with someone who wasn't him had him going on the edge,
"I'll kill her." He snarled receiving confused looks from the girls who had watched his anger elevate at a very fast rate that it was frightening. They knew that his current insecurities fueled whatever thoughts he was having.
"I didn't sleep with my teacher." Usagi's voice had everyone turning towards the bedroom in shock and panic. Shock that she was there; panic because they didn't know what she heard. Usagi walked back to the table slowly. She could vividly remember that time with Ami, it was strange how many different sensations she could remember living yet the person herself she couldn't grasp.
"How long have you been there?" Ami asked, her heart beating wildly in her chest.
"Since the part where you said you bumped into me before your presentation." Ami closed her eyes, she should have been more careful, she should have known that Usagi could have walked into the conversation, but a part of her knew she did it on purpose. "Look…" Usagi began, she sounded breathless but she was serious.
"I don't know what my relationship is with any of you other than Rei and Motoki." She took a seat, her hands wrapped around the tea cup for comfort. "But inside of me I feel that all of you are really important to me, even in some small way Mamoru." She said narrowing her eyes at Mamoru who simply smiled. "I don't know if I will ever regain my memories, I hope I do, there are so many things in my mind that don't make sense but until I do I want all of you to stay by me."
The girls looked at her with hope and understanding even without her memories their Princess was thinking of them. Rei had to clench her jaw to hold back her tears, Minako and Ami had let the tears come flowing down their faces. Mamoru had a very solemn look on his face and Makoto had the advantage of being in the kitchen, crying silently to her heart's content.
"Being with you guys in the last couple of hours has filled me up with more warmth than I have felt in the past three weeks. I don't want to remember whatever it is I'm supposed to remember and realize I pushed away people who were important to me." The girls saw before them their princess, that level headed person who was full of love and friendship.
"What I'm saying is that this is the beginning of our friendship, I want to establish a friendship with you guys…well except for Mamoru." Usagi said the last part like it was the most obvious thing in the world and it had the girls laughing with joy, Mamoru's eye however began to twitch in annoyance.
"Why am I the exception?"
"Because you irritate me." That was a bold faced lie. Truthfully he was beginning to unsettle and terrify her.
"Well too bad!" he snapped, but it was more playfulness than anger, He grinned and pointed at the girls. "I come with the package." He state slyly the group smiled her at apologetically whilst Usagi sighed in disappointment, she rubbed her temple in annoyance.
"Great." She exhaled sharply. "I've just committed to a dysfunctional friendship" but the smile on her face told Mamoru that his response was exactly what she wanted to hear. Makoto appeared from the kitchen with a grilled cheese sandwich, which made Usagi tear up as the older girl took a seat across from her.
"So…what did you do to convince your teacher?" Makoto asked as she took a sip from her tea, all eyes turned to Usagi who smirked.
"I told him that there were things in life we applied at work. That it was all about calculated decisions and analyzing situation to minimize the risk factor, but that there were some things in life and on the job that were worth the risk because they would lead to a better future. Without the risks we would never blossom the way we were meant to0." She left the room with their mouths hanging open. "Oh yes that's right I am very witty." She said while eating her grilled cheese contently.
The group laughed at her comment, they began a discussion on how Usagi only thought she was witty and Mamoru went as far as saying that it was a once in a lifetime experience for her which resulted in a cookie being thrown at him. Their fun stopped when a small beeping sound came from Ami's pocket. Mamoru, Rei, Makoto and Minako looked at each other.
"Well Usagi as much as we enjoy talking with you, something's come up and we need to leave." Minako said as she stood in a group with everyone else leaving Usagi crushed and confused.
"All of you?" She asked disappointed that they had to leave so abruptly.
"We have to be somewhere." Rei added, she looked at the others who had very serious looks in their eyes. "We'll be back later or we'll see you tomorrow."
"We have to go guys." Ami said with urgency, she turned to Usagi and smiled, leaning over she placed a kiss on her cheek and said good bye, the rest of the girls did the same before walking out the door, for a moment she was left alone with Mamoru. He walked up to her, looking down at her with a grin on his face.
"Try not to miss me" he said slyly but Usagi stuck her tongue out at him.
"I won't" she said with mischief in her eyes, when he extended his hand she lifted an eyebrow. "What's this?"
"Truce."
"Not on your life." He snickered at her words.
"Okay how about frienemies?" Usagi looked down, but she took his hand which brought an even bigger smile to his lips that took her breath away when she caught sight of it. "See ya."
"Take care." There was another meaning to her farewell, like she knew that he and the girls needed to be careful of something dangerous. Her heart beat fast like there was something important she should have been doing but wasn't able to do. Her hand raced to her neck where her golden broach hung innocently on a necklace, she gripped it tightly, she was so gone in her thoughts that it took her several minutes to realize she wasn't entirely alone in her apartment.
Rubbing gently against her legs was her beautiful black cat Luna. Smiling Usagi reached down and picked up the petite feline, rubbing her head she pressed the cat to her chest. Her heart was racing.
"Luna…" she said softly. "I hope they'll be alright."
So for previous readers you'll notice the changes. For those who are just reading for the first time it'll make no difference. I'll be working on chapter five soon and working to fix the entire story as quickly as possible. Keep reading!
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