Author's note:

First of all, thank you all so much for the love you've been showing towards this story. I truly appreciate it and LOVE the reviews you guys have been posting. I know there have been some issues with the formatting and I swear I will fix these. It's the first time that I'm writing a fanfic and it's proving more difficult that I anticipated. That being said, I do love it and I'm happy that you all do too!

Second, I apologise for the delay in posting this chapter. I wasn't happy with several of the drafts and rewrote it a bunch of times. It's now been divided into two chapters because it was well over 22 pages. So good news - you guys get two chapters but bad news is the next one won't come out until Nov 16th.

Thank you all again for everything and I hope that you enjoy the next two chapters!


A few minutes before Usagi entered the living room…

"I wonder whether someone is trying to block my memories," Mamoru stated honestly as he explained his fears.

"I can remember most of my past but I can't seem to figure out who the Princess is. All I know is that she has light hair and eyes…but I couldn't tell you, what colour they are exactly or what she looks like. Every time I dream about her or remember something, it's like my memory jumps and I can't seem to focus on what I'm seeing," he said shrugging.

"It's the most bizarre thing," he continued, finally deciding to share what bothered him the most.

"It physically pains me to think of her. I get a splitting headache whenever I try to picture her… it's like she's at the end of my finger tips and then she slips through," he said absently putting a hand through his hair. Just talking about her he was starting to get a headache. He sighed as he shut his eyes and leaned back his head.

He felt Rei pat his arm. "I'm sure everything will come to light Mamoru," she stated reassuringly and then turned her attention to Luna, "Do you have any idea what's going on?"

Before Luna could answer Usagi stumbled into the room looking physically drained. She walked up to the the trio and glared at Mamoru.

"Why are you here Endymion?"

Mamoru's heart skipped several beats as the words left her lips and embedded themselves into his mind forcing his headache to increase. He couldn't help but massage his temples as he tried to will the pain away to focus on Usagi. She had asked him a question and he wanted to answer but he couldn't find the words. All he could do was watch in shock as he tried to process that she finally called him Endymion.

He knew he was right. The fact that she was standing there using Endymion's name, which she didn't even seem to realize, was truly all the proof he needed. He glanced over at Luna with an all knowing smirk daring her not to believe him now. The cat simply avoided his gaze and continued to watch her charge.

Satisfied, Mamoru returned his eyes to Usagi. Immediately, alarm passed through him as he noticed that she was pale, too pale, he thought to himself.

"What?" she asked defensively. "Am I not allowed to ask why he's here? Last time I checked, this is my apartment and I have a right to know why he's here. So why are you Endymion?"

He continued to watch her carefully assessing the situation. Something was wrong. It was one thing for her to be questioning him but for her to be repeatedly saying Endymion - it worried him.

If she was experiencing the same degree of headaches as him, he could only imagine what repercussions her unconscious actions would have on her. Before he could contemplate his thoughts any further she staggered forward.

"It's all happening again Endymion..." she mumbled softly as she locked worried eyes with him and fell towards the ground. The minute her body hit the ground; Mamoru's mind went blank.


Endymion walked through his private gardens in search of his most prized possession. He knew she had to be here somewhere, and his suspicions were proven correct as he turned into the rose gardens. Rows, upon rows of brightly coloured roses littered his path to her. She stood at its end slightly bent over as she breathed in their fragrant smell.

Smiling to himself, he simply watched her, unnoticed. Her lovely white gown clung gently to her curves as her silver hair blew in the wind. He was completely mesmerized by her beauty and he questioned how he landed himself with such an ethereal creature? To him, she was everything and every time he saw her, his breath was taken away. There was no doubt in his mind that he was the luckiest man in the galaxy.

Slowly, he started to walk towards her and made sure not to announce his arrival. He wanted to surprise her and see her cheeks flush at his presence. Once behind her, he carefully wrapped his arms around her small frame and pressed her back against his chest.

"Sneaking around in the Prince's private gardens?" he whispered into her ear.

Under normal circumstances Serenity would have been startled by someone sneaking up on her but she had sensed Endymion's energy the minute he turned the corner and had indulged his slow entrance.

She smiled to herself and placed her hands over his, as he gave her a gentle squeeze. "Only for you my Prince," she purred and turned around gently placing her small hands behind his neck. "I've missed you Endymion…" she said leaning into him.

Endymion put a hand through her silver hair and cupped her face. "Believe me Sere… not as much as I have," he whispered back as he lowered his lips to hers, and wrapped his arms around her again. They spent several moments reconnecting and reluctantly broke their passionate embrace. He leaned his forehead against hers and breathed heavily.

"I need to know," he started tentatively and took a small step back to look at her. "How have you been feeling?"

For weeks, the Princess had been experiencing debilitating headaches since her last encounter with Diamond. The Lunar healers had examined her thoroughly but they determined there was no foul play. No one could explain what was happening to her. At the question, he felt her shift away and he reluctantly gave her some room without breaking contact.

"I'm fine Endymion," she insisted avoiding eye contact. "They're just headaches…"

"Sere…" Endymion started cautiously. "We both know it's something bigger than that…"

Serenity removed Endymion's arms from around her and took a few steps away from him, crossing her arms to hold herself. Truth was, she was worried about the headaches and the fainting spells that she had been experiencing. They had all started after one of her encounters with Diamond and she was convinced that he cursed her.

She didn't have the heart to tell Endymion that her headaches were only present around him. He was the trigger and as she stood there looking away from him she could feel the headache mounting. She closed her eyes and breathed in deeply as she felt two hands on her shoulders.

"Talk to me Serenity…" he whispered into her ear.

She shook her head, not because she didn't want to speak with him, but due to the mounting pain.

"Endymion I can't," she said softly. "Please don't worry," she said taking another step back trying to fight the tears that were threatening to fall. All she wanted to do was wrap her arms around her beloved and enjoy his presence but he was hurting her.

"I need to leave my love," she strained as the pain traveled through her body and breathing became difficult.

"No, Sere," he said rather harshly taking her hand in his and spinning her around. He saw the worry in her eyes and the tears that were pooling. What was wrong with her? What was happening to her? In the past couple of weeks she had been withdrawn and their encounters had either been too brief or she collapsed. He needed to know what was happening to his Princess.

"Just tell me how I can help," he begged her.

Serenity shook her head and put a hand to her temple. The pain was excruciating and she felt the effects of the blinding headache take over. All she could do was try to control her breathing but it was too late. He had been too close - she had been too reckless.

Small black dots played across her vision and her eyes began to open and close slowly. Endymion quickly grabbed her as she swayed back and forth.

"It's happening again Endymion..." she whispered as she lost consciousness.


"Sere… no wait… Usagi!" Mamoru muttered in confusion from the couch as he came out of his stupor. He blinked rapidly as he realized that he hadn't even moved yet from the couch and no one else had either.

'What the hell just happened?' he asked himself as he stared between Luna and Rei who were just moving out of their seats to rush to Usagi. He passed a hand through his hair nervously and realized that he was sweating.

Never had he experienced anything like it. Seeing Usagi faint prompted his subconscious to conjure a glimpse into his past. Was it a memory or simply vision? In the end, it didn't matter. He saw what he saw and it bothered him. Usagi was exhibiting the same type of symptoms that the Princess had. Pushing his thoughts aside, he got up and walked towards her. He knew he had to stop debating the past and focus on the very unconscious Usagi that lay sprawled out on the floor. Luna and Rei were already by her side trying to wake her up.

As he approached them he looked down at his fallen Odango, noting that she was still extremely pale with flushed red cheeks. Her breathing was also shallow which worried him. What's worse… Watching Rei tend to her bothered him more. Wasn't she his responsibility he thought possessively. Wasn't he supposed to be cradling her head and soothing her? Aggravated that he was a bystander he knelt down, compelling his suit and armor to disappear to allow for more movement.

"Rei… let me," he asked softly for permission to take care of the fallen blonde. Normally, he would have been more aggressive in his request but he knew he had no authority to do so. Rei was after all her best friend and he was… just the baka.

Mamoru watched Rei reluctantly oblige and shift away from Usagi to let him examine her. He moved closer to her and gently propped her up against his chest immediately feeling an electric charge in their touch. He tried to ignore the unnatural pull but instead felt her breathing hitch as she let out a whimper.

'What's happening Usagi?' he thought to himself as he watched her eyelids twitch. Was she feeling the electric charge between the two of them? Was she experiencing flashbacks like him? Was she being plagued in the same manner as he was every time he closed his eyes? He had so many questions and so little answers. All he knew was that once she woke up they would need to have a very serious conversation.

Rei looked over to Mamoru as he held onto Usagi tightly. She could see how much he cared for her and in how much pain he was in seeing her fallen body. It was the first time that she was understanding the depth of his feelings. She inched closer to him and placed a hand on his shoulder hoping to show him support.

He looked up at her, acknowledging her presence but nothing more. His sole focus appeared to be on Usagi and she understood him. If he truly believed she was his Princess she fully expected him to be reacting in this manner.

"She's going to be ok," she said softly trying to reassure him. He simply nodded and returned his watchful eyes back onto Usagi.

Rei's eyes fell on Luna instead. "Luna please call Ami," she asked softly. It worried her that Usagi had fainted so closely to a head injury. She needed medical attention and they should have alerted Ami long ago. She also needed Ami to scan Usagi to determine whether her energy levels were changing. Not only had Mamoru indicated that Usagi might very well be the Princess but the fact that Usagi was speaking so openly about Endymion worried Rei. How long had Usagi been dreaming about the Prince or the Princess? How long had she been keeping all of this a secret?

Her best friend was being haunted by a past she didn't even remember and it broke her heart. If she was the Princess, why couldn't they break the block on her memories? Or on all their memories? Why couldn't Mamoru remember who she was either? So many questions were running through her mind. The only thing that she could conclude - was something was amiss.

Usagi was never the same after the final battle with Beryl and she never fully recovered. Rei had always felt the shift in energies but never thought about the implications behind the changes. Maybe something during the fight had happened and that's why both her and Mamoru were having difficulties with their memories. She wouldn't put it past Beryl to do something before she died. She was a ruthless being after all and this was something she'd have to discuss with the Senshi team.

Luna finished calling Ami and the rest of the Senshi to advise them of the attack on Usagi. She now redirected her focus on everything that had occurred so far. All she kept repeating over and over again was that Mamoru was Tuxedo Mask and Prince Endymion. To say she was shocked was an understatement. Her and Artemis had never suspected Mamoru to play any vital role in Usagi or the Senshi's life. They just assumed that he was a boy that liked teasing Usagi. Never would she have thought that he had any feelings except for animosity towards Usagi or that he seemed to be under the impression that she was the Princess.

This was something she would have to discuss with Artemis, at length, as they had tested all the Senshi to see if they were Moon Royalty and none were. To have Usagi potentially be revealed as the Princess did not make logical sense, unless her disguise as Sailor Moon served to conceal and protect her.

There were so many implications with this news specifically that Mamoru had regained his memories about his former self but nothing specific enough to reveal the Princess. She scoffed that the boy was only running on a hunch that Usagi was his Princess. Shouldn't he know? she thought to herself. Why did he feel so strongly that he thought it was Usagi? This was definitely something she would need to probe further with the so called Prince.

Something was just not right. They had always been told that both the Prince and Princess would recall their memories together and their crystals would be revealed at the same time. This had simply not been the case and she wondered whether there had been foul play. It also led to greater questions, as to what really occurred two years ago when they defeated Beryl. Mamoru had just been explaining that he thought Sailor Moon had died that night, as an immense light engulfed her. He had assumed that it was Beryl who attacked her but now Luna wondered whether it was something else that might have protected her. There were so many questions and so little answers that it made her head spin. There was only one thing to do: she needed to talk to Artemis.

Jumping down from the couch she walked up to the three of them, "I'm going to find Artemis," she announced. "The rest of the Senshi will be here soon… please fill them in as you see fit," she noted.

She looked down at Usagi as a deep sadness filled her. Since she had returned she had been different and everything seemed to be compounded in Luna's mind as she lay still before her. "Please take care of her and let me know what happens when she wakes up," she said softly. Under normal circumstances she would have stayed but she needed to get to Artemis and research everything they now knew. Ami would be able to handle the situation when she arrived.

As Luna left Rei turned her attention back to Mamoru who was still silently watching over Usagi.

"Mamoru… she's going to be ok. She's probably just exhausted from the fight from this morning and the ordeal she just went through. I'm sure that it's nothing more," she tried to reassure the man before him. Anything to show him that the situation was not as dire as it seemed.

Mamoru nodded in agreement to placate her but given his recent flashback he knew something was not right. Actually the more he focused on Usagi's energy, the more he realized that something was off about her. He was actually surprised that Rei couldn't sense the negative energy seeping off of her. It was almost as though something was draining her energy which made his mind reel. He needed to stop whatever it was.

Having the luxury of remembering his previous life he knew he was able to heal the wounded and he wondered if he still could. 'Might as well try,' he thought to himself as he focused all of his energy to find why she was struggling to wake up. Closing his eyes he regulated his breathing and placed his hand gently over her chest. Within moments he felt a sharp pain tugging at the back of his head.

Focusing on the pain, he realized that it was not his own but Usagi's that was emanating throughout him. He gasped at the pounding sensation that continued to tug at the back of his head and opened his eyes. It felt like something was literally pulling at her. As a result, he gently pushed her head to the side and let his fingers roam through her hair and finally rested on the nape of her neck, searching for the exact spot that hurt on his own.

Within moments he found the culprit and pulled at what appeared to be a small shard of glass. As he examined and held onto it he could feel himself becoming more fatigued. The small fragment seemed to get a mind of it's own as it tried to embed itself in his fingers. Before he knew what was happening he felt his head droop as the glass like shard attacked him. In a panic he gasped at the sensation and threw the shard away from both himself and Rei.

Rei's jaw dropped as she saw him pull something from the back of Usagi's head and was even more shocked when she noticed that Mamoru paled upon contact. If she wouldn't have known better it appeared that he was about to collapse from contact. Within seconds she saw him throwing the offending fragment and it landed in the middle of the room writhing from the lack of it's host. Rei quickly got to her feet, grabbed a nearby empty glass and placed it over the angry fragment. "What is it?" she asked worriedly looking back at Mamoru.

Regaining his composure he shook his head. He wasn't sure what it was but he knew that it was definitely causing part of Usagi's ailment. "Whatever it is... it's evil," he said darkly refocusing his concerned stare on Usagi.

Rei looked at the fragment under the glass as it writhed due to its lack of host. "Ami will be able to give us more information once she gets here," she said looking at Mamoru. "I'm sure that she'll be able to explain a lot of things including what's happening with Usagi."

"I'm sure she'll have good insight," Mamoru insisted. "But the only reasonable explanation is IF Usagi is the Princess. In my chat with Diamond," he said through gritted teeth. "He made it clear that he was after Usagi, and if my memory serves me right he was only ever after the Princess."

Pausing he looked down at Usagi as she shifted in his arms. "It has to be her," he said with conviction looking up at Rei. "Nothing else makes sense," he said shaking his head. "Why would they go through all of the trouble to target Usagi and place, whatever, that thing is in her hair?" he said pointing to the crystal shard.

Rei looked at it beneath the glass and didn't have the heart to tell Mamoru that Usagi was always targeted. She was the leader of the Senshi. It made sense for their enemies to go after her but she did recognize that this time was different. Something deeper was happening and she truly believed that if they could just speak to Usagi, she'd shed a lot of light on the situation.

"Mamoru," Rei started slowly. "I do believe your convictions that you believe Usagi is the Princess. It seems that everything points to that but you have to make sure you are ok with the fact that perhaps she isn't," she said cautiously. After all, Mamoru was putting so much fate into Usagi being his Princess that she feared what would happen if she wasn't. The ramifications on his psyche would be devastating. She wanted to plant the smallest seed of doubt just in case it needed to be there.

Mamoru shook his head and mumbled that he knew he was right. The headache alone was enough of an indication for him. He didn't care what anyone said because something deep within him told him he was right. If, in the end, he was wrong, he'd deal with the consequences later. He was finally being open about his feelings for the blonde bombshell and he knew that those feelings were more than a mortal attraction to her. His attraction to her transcended from another lifetime. It was the only explanation.

Rei simply nodded at his murmured words and looked back at the shard that continued to hiss under its glass cage. She could feel the negative energy seeping off of the fragment and wondered what type of damage it had been causing Usagi. Was that why she was still unconscious? Had it drained significant amounts of her energy? Had it done anything else to her? As the questions, were cycling through her mind, she was startled out of her thoughts by Usagi beginning to squirm more violently in Mamoru's embrace.

"What's happening?" she asked concerned.

"I don't know," Mamoru admitted as he tried to lock down Usagi's arms which were desperately trying to push him away, even though she continued to be in a comatose state. He observed her lips part slightly as she mumbled for him to let her go.

"Usagi," he said gently trying to wake her up. "It's me Mamoru… I won't hurt you," he said reassuringly. Tears started to stream out of her closed eyes and his heart dropped. What was happening to her? What was she seeing?

"Usagi?" he said more forcefully. "You need to wake up. Whatever you're seeing it's not real," he stated as he gently shook her. Instead of waking up, he was met with a sentence that was all too familiar to him:

'Endymion… you need to break down the door… you need to help me!'

His heart sank as the words sunk into his very soul and everything went blank.