"How can she be lunardian!" Makoto yelled tears filling her eyes "Ami you told us there were no Lunardians in this time, only Usa"
Ami shook her head "I did the research myself, Usa was the last of the Lunardian race" she pulled out her computer and began typing furiously.
"I need to call Haruka and Hotaru" Michiru walked quickly to the front door before being stopped by Luna.
"Wait" Everyone turned to the small black cat "Leave her be"
"What?" they all yelled
"I said to leave her be"
"Luna how can you ask that of us?" Ami asked confused by the small adviser's request
"We can't just ignore this Luna" Michiru yelled
Luna shook her head "you can and you will"
"But-"
"This is not a request Rei, it is an order! This goes way beyond any of us, I have orders to leave the girl be!"
"Orders from who?" the fire goddess demanded
"I am not at liberty to say, just know that this girl is not Usagi, she is also not a threat."
With that Luna was gone.
Selene woke up with a throbbing head ach; she looked around her room a bit confused on how she got there. Shrugging her shoulders she made her way out to the dining room were her two roommate sat quarrelling
"Why was Prozac Barbie holding on to me?" Kari asked annoyed as she laid her head on the white table
"I told you what happened Kari, Jesus I had to be by Sele, and anyway you were molesting me!"
Kari screamed out in frustration as her hands covered her face.
"Must you be so load so early in the morning?" Selene said jokingly as she took her seat by Kari. "Scare enough men last night?" she asked turning her tired gaze onto her half dead friend.
"All stupid, men are worthless" came Kari's muffled reply "at less I wasn't drugged" she added coldly
"Speaking of drugs, what happened last night?" Selene asked as she sat at the breakfast table with her left knee to her chest
"That hunky Doctor said something about you being allergic to some funky herb…then I remember something about a Miko…and well shit Sele I was buzzing so I can't remember"
"That Rei chick didn't seem to like you very much" Kari said
They were silent for a moment "you don't think…" Selene began to ask as they all stared at each other "no" they all said after a while
"Didn't she get you you're…?" Robin began to ask the three sat staring at each other again "no" they said with a laugh
"I still would like to know why Malibu Barbie had her arms around me?" Kari hissed throwing a piece of bacon at her friend
Robin shrugged "Honestly honey I don't remember, I just remember something about Sele falling, a sexy Doctor and sleep" turning his attention to his half dead roommate he smiled "So sunshine, sleep well?"
Selene shook her head "my head is killing me" she said mimicking her hung over raven haired friend "what happened last night? My memories a little shot, I just remember drinking my cherry blossom and the next thing you know I'm here, feeling as if someone dropped a ten pound bolder on my head"
"Well at less you're alright, we don't remember much either" Robin said laughing "so onto a new topic, what's going on with you and the hunky doctor?"
"Nothing" came her muffled reply as she rubbed her face with her hands "why in god's name would you even ask a stupid question like that? I told you the man is only my client"
Robin reached over and grabbed her hand "Honey I am only looking out for your well being"
"My well being? What would Doctor Chiba have to do with my well being?"
"Everything" he replied with a knowing smile as Kari let out a snort
"Okay you lost me"
"Did you know that by having sex 3 times a week, it will reduce your stress levels and add an extra day to your life?" Selene rolled her eyes knowing were this conversation was going "and let's face it hon, you've been pretty stressed lately"
"What? No I'm not stressed, I'm fine" Selene said brushing off their concern
"Sele, you work nonstop at all of these crazy little jobs, then you turn around and run a bakery…When was the last time you had a good fuck?" Kari said lifting her head up from the table
"I don't need Sex to calm my nerves, and besides I love all my 'little jobs'" She replied shrugging her shoulders and biting into a piece of bacon "anyway how did you come up with this crazy conclusion?"
"Oprah" Robin said proudly the two girls let out a laugh "What? Oprah knows all! I'm telling you one day she will be president, the woman is a god"
Selene laughed "This coming from the man who thinks John Travolta is a god"
"He is! Have you not seen him in Grease, I mean god please, him in those tight leather pants" he began to fan himself with his napkin "err sexy, but enough about my fantasies, back to you" he said snatching the bacon from her hand
"HEY"
"We're worried about you Sele"
"What? Why?" she said in a whine as she tried to snatch the bacon back
"We think your turning into a bit of a workaholic" Kari added
"It's not work if you love it" Selene retorted
"We believe that it's due to your lack of sex" Robin said
"look I appreciate your concern, but honestly for the 100th time I'm happy, I'm fine just because I haven't been in a relationship for over a year doesn't mean I'm unhappy, I'll meet Mr. right one day, so chill" Selene looked at her watch "shit! I have to run" she grabbed a piece of toast and placed it in her mouth as she changed into a floral halter dress with a pair of light wash jeans.
"Lunardian" Mamoru whispered as he looked out to the ocean. 'Leave her be she is not Usagi'Luna's words played in his mind over and over again like a broken record.
Sighing he took a deep breath and continued on his walk only to be pushed down by something small and heavy and with really bad breath.
"Oh my god! I am so sorry" came a sweet voice; Mamoru froze on the ground Selene
"Here let me help-Mamoru?" Selene said in surprise, He took her hand and stood dusting his self off
"You know we really need to stop meeting like this" he said with a nervous laugh
"Yea" she said returning the nervousness "Don't you find it strange how we seem to always run into each other?"
"No" he said casually "more like luck" he said sending her a bright smile making feel week in the knees "I see your out for your walk, care if I join you?" he asked offering to take three of the dog's leases
"that would be…fine" she smiled back.
"I swear to you Haruka" Michiru yelled at the closed door "She's really lunardian!"
"For the last time Michiru, LEAVE ME ALONE!" came an angered cry
"Please Haruka, open the door" Michiru pleaded "you have to listen to me!"
"Usagi is dead! Serenity is DEAD! So STOP torturing me!" the goddess of wind screamed causing Michiru to back away from the door
"What if she's not dead?" Michiru waited a moment "What if she was put under a spell, what if we were all put under a"
The door opened revealing a puffy eyed, upset and tousled Haruka. Michiru continued seeing she needed to speak quickly before her lover locked herself up in her room once more
"What if we were all put under the same spell, to believe that our princess really was dead? Haruka I know that you're sick of everyone bring this up all the time, I know that your miserable without her, but after hearing what the girls had to say about this woman Selene, I swear to you Haruka I strongly believe she's her!" Michiru grabbed her lovers hands "the princess is alive I can feel it"
After dropping the dogs back off with their owners. Mamoru and Selene walked the beach alone,
"So, are doctors like police? You know, police eat doughnuts so do doctors just drink coffee?" she asked licking her chocolate raspberry ice cream cone
Mamoru shook his head as he held his chocolate ice cream "isn't the point of 20 questions, to ask serious questions not random stereotypical ones?" The two laughed
"Alright alright, why'd you choose to be a doctor?"
"My father was one, after he died I decided I wanted to do the same thing…you know save the dying and heal the sick"
"Ahh super hero complex, I see" she replied jokingly
"What about you? Why do all that you do? Why not just work one?"
"ha-ha that's two questions" she teased "but I'll answer them anyway, let's see the dog walking I already told you that one, Astrology as I told you before I grew up with the stuff, Music is just well music" she said with a laugh "there's just something about playing the piano and singing a slow ballad that just calms my nerves, sooths my soul. Dancing and painting…well the same as the music, Teaching because I love kids, it's amazing to me how a child can be so entertained by the smallest of things, their so innocent and full of hope and love…they make you feel it when their around you, like you're a kid again."
"And a chef?"
"Art" she said simple "Anyone can cook a meal, but it take passion and love to create art"
"Wow" Mamoru was spellbound with this woman she was amazing, but he couldn't help but think about Usako and Selene as the same person. Throughout his relationship with his late fiancé she had told him her many dreams, she wanted to become what Selene is now…but it couldn't be true, Selene and Usako couldn't be the same person, he watched his beloved die and be placed in the ground.
"And the second question?" he asked
"Why would you want to work just one job everyday for the rest of your life? Why spend your life sitting around and not enjoying it? I figure I get the best out of life because I live it every day, because of my many 'jobs' I get to meet fun and exciting people, I get to dance through my life free of drama and rules, I live by my own rules and I love it…besides since I was a child I had MANY dreams. I promised myself to always go after my dreams no matter what, so here I am, living my MANY dreams" she said with a laugh.
FLASH BACK
"Usako." Mamoru asked as he ran his fingers through his lovers golden hair as they lay together one evening. "Tell me what your dreams are? You asked me mine so now tell me yours"
Usagi smiled up at her prince "Your gonna laugh at me" she said with a pout
Mamoru shook his head and rubbed his nose to hers "I could never laugh at you…well…I won't laugh I promise"
Usagi laughed "I don't know"
"aww come one, please" he pleaded
"Why'd you want to know?"
Mamoru shrugged "just do, your such a special person, always smiling and seeing the bright side of things, I just wanted to know what you wanted out of your life, what your dreams where"
"I want a lot of things, I have MANY dreams Mamo-chan, MANY" she said laughing "ever since I was a child I have wanted more out of life than anyone else…to be a Teacher, a painter, Musician, Dancer, Chef, Singer and most of all a wife and a mother" she finished with a blush.
"Well we know the Mother and Wife dream will come true" Mamoru said with a knowing look causing his beloved Usako to blush "but why so many?"
Usagi shrugged "I want the best out of life, why sit doing the same thing day after day" she shook her head "no, I want more out of my life, I want to live my life fallowing my dreams, my wants and my desires" she leaned in and kissed her prince "I love you Mamo-chan"
END
"Mamoru?"
"Mamoru!" Mamoru shook his head "uh? Oh sorry Selene, I kinda got stuck in my own thoughts there"
Selene gave him a smirk "you scared me there for a second"
"Sorry"
"Space out much?"
Mamoru nodded "Selene" She looked up at him curiously "are you mad about last night?"
looking confused she shook her head "no, why should I be?" now it was Mamoru's turn to stare at her in confusion "honestly Mamoru I don't remember much before drinking my cherry blossom, I woke up in my bed somehow and had a really bad head ach" she shrugged at the reencounter
She doesn't remember…
"Is she going to be alright Ami?" Mamoru asked before the girls left his house
"Just like Usa, she won't remember in the morning"
"oh well nothing really happened, you just had an allergic reaction to someone thing in the drink…I asked the bartender and he said that the sugar was new…imported so um…that must of caused your reaction…but I had an epi-pen and you were fine, I took you home with your roommates…Robin didn't tell you?"
Selene laughed "Robin, please Mamoru, Robin was buzzed not to mention the possibility that he was on something" Selene waved her hand in the air "anyway I actually have to get back to the kitchen, your daughters figures aren't gonna make themselves" she said laughing
"Oh...okay" he said trying to hide his disappointment as she turned to walk away Mamoru grabbed her wrist turning her around to face him "wait" he took a deep breath 'what are you doing?'"Would you go out with me tonight? Dinner"
"Um…"
"Just friends I promise a simple dinner"
Selene thought for a moment as Mamoru held his breath "if it's just as friends….alright" she said with a smile backing away slowly " I would love too"
Mamoru couldn't help but smile brilliantly "7…I'll pick you up at 7"
"Bye"
"Bye"
Walking away the two keep turning around smiling sweetly at each other
Okay so there is the next chapter, I am still working my way through this story, I would like to know how many people think Selene should be Usagi? And how many people want Usagi to stay dead. Please send your replies.
Anyway hope you like it please review :o)