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A/N 1 moonprincess998 and flareup4ratchet thank you so much for the constant support and reviews direct note at flareup4ratchet all the Senshi have some degree of empathy Minako is an empath but so is Makoto hope this clears things up for you hon

A/N 2 slight warning mention of child abuse in this chapter both Minako and Keiichi are a little OOC but needed to be for this scene

Chapter 9- when dark becomes light

Shiba Kōen junior high school

Minako was having a horrendous day she had a pounding headache from being accidentally knocked over by the princess the previous night when she reunited with her older brother Minakos past and now present lover Kunzite or Keiichi as he's now known.

She was just thankful that Haruka had caught her before she managed to severely hurt herself. The pounding headache wasn't helped now that she had two lifetimes of memories to contend with.

She originally got her memories back when she was awakened at 13 by Artemis but she managed to block them out and Artemis had left a lot out probably taking the Venusian soldiers sanity into consideration.

It didn't help that she had a lunchtime detention that day because with being an Empath like Makoto she laughed when she felt Amis old personality light up like a Christmas tree in the middle of a serious English lesson.

"It's not like I need to learn English I spent 6 months speaking nothing but English while I was in England" she thought miserably as she looked longingly out the window.

"I wish I could be with all the girls at Juuban juniors then I wouldn't be so miserable and alone having a second identity really kills any idea of "normal" friendship and actually being a normal girl" she thought.

It was getting close to the end of school and she saw Keiichi pull up in a black sports car her eyes lit up. She wasn't expecting him to pick her up today but she was glad the longer she was away from her mother the better.

The school bell rang and she picked up her bag and was about to run out of the classroom when "miss Aino" the voice of her teacher made her scowl "what is it Nama Sensei?" She said rolling her eyes and then facing him "probably another failure. Thanks Nama Sensei no dinner from mother tonight." She thought with a scowl.

"Is everything at home okay miss Aino? I've had some alarming news today regarding your safety at home. I understand your father is away on business and your mother has turned nasty so you have to stay out at your friends or in your own room for safety and I've noticed ever since last year you have seemed somewhat distracted from your learning and your lack of friends at this school is rather worrying every teenage girl needs at least some friends to get her through her teenage years" he said as worry crossed his face. Minako put her head down.

"I don't have the same interests as the students here Sensei I guess you could say I'm different from last year yes" she looked up tears now threatening to spill she turned and tried to run but she bumped into a hard muscular body which she recognised instantly and just broke burying her head into his chest and clinging to his shirt with one arm protectively round Minako as she cried. Keiichi spoke to her teacher.

"Before I share anything with you sir I would like to see some identification I do not appreciate a random stranger barging into my classroom and putting his arm around a 14 year old female student as if he were her lover. Keiichi scowled and mind thanked Setsuna for giving him his identity back last night and passed it to the teacher.

"Tsukino Keiichi at your service sir." The teacher passed him back his identification after checking its legitimacy "pardon my rudeness Tsukino-San but you looked older than your 19 years and I was worried about my student" the teacher bowed.

"Apology accepted sir. It's perfectly understandable in today's world." He said sitting on a chair with Minako on his knee still sobbing into his chest.

"I suppose with your current studies you are not alerted of Miss Ainos home situation?" the teacher said. "Iie I'm afraid not sir" Keiichi replied solemnly.

Oh he was aware alright thanks to Setsuna talking to him in private this morning during morning break at college but wanted to gather more information before he took action he had already spoken to his parents and they were happy for Minako to come live with them now Jun was going to be living at the shrine with Rei and her grandfather on promises that the young couple and Reis grandfather would come for dinner every Sunday.

"I've been observing miss Aino in the last year and I have noticed gradual changes in her behavior she used to be so focused but now she seems distracted, but it's not that that worries me she's managing to maintain a B average in all her classes but math, but I've noticed her scores are slowly improving in math but I'm guessing she's getting private tutoring sessions?" The teacher said "yes by me, my brother in law and my cousins fiancé" Keiichi said.

"Okay now we have that out the way. Have you met her parents yet Tsukino-San?" The teacher asked "I'm afraid I haven't had the pleasure Nama-San but I am aware her father goes away on business a lot" Keiichi said.

"I see well I've been alerted that her mother is an alcoholic and when her husband leaves it gets worse and she gets violent towards Miss Aino luckily it doesn't seem she scars." The teacher said solemnly.

Keiichis grip tightened on the young girl. Setsuna didn't make him aware that her mother was violent towards her. "I see, is this all you know Nama-San?" Keiichi said standing and taking Minakos hand the girl still looking down tears slipping down her nose.

"I'm afraid so Tsukino-San but my advice to you is get her away from that mother of hers as soon as possible and inform her father of his wife's recent actions against his daughter and if need be transfer her to a new school she will always be welcome at Shiba Kōen juniors but I have been made aware all of her friends are at Azabu Juuban junior High and she could really use the support from them at this current time." The teacher finished.

Keiichi nodded and shook the teacher's hand. "Arigatou Nama-San. Come on dearheart lets go and see my parents" he said coaxing Minako out.

She nodded and her grip tightened on Keiichis hand and they left the classroom. They got to the sports car. Keiichi being the gentleman he was, opened the door for Minako and buckled her in and kissed her brow "it will be okay love" he whispered and he got into his side of the car "feet, seat, off" he said.

"Gomen" she said quietly.

Keiichi ran an agitated hand through his hair. "Why didn't you tell me last night Mina?" He said using her old name.

She gave a watery snort "like I would ruin Rei and Jadeites wedding, I'm the goddess of love. The very reason for my life is to see things like that happen. I'm the first in my royalty line not counting your father as he was just a Lord until he married your mother, to fall in love with a Lunarian." She said.

"But me and Usa are part Venusian love?" he said trying to understand what his love was trying to say.

"But which side is stronger Keiichi? All you need to do is look in a mirror." Minako said.

"Love I don't understand, what are you trying to say?" He said getting more and more confused.

Minako ran a frustrated hand through her hair she was shaking. "What I'm trying to say is Keiichi is that there's no point in telling my father about what my mother does he's my mothers soulmate, like we are soulmates he would never believe me because I have no proof!" She cried tears rolling down her cheek.

Keiichi winced he hated seeing his love so hurt but she was right she did have no proof, she was a quick healer being a Senshi.

"Were there any witnesses when she last hit you?" he said.

"Only Artemis and him being a talking cat my mother would freak call my father and poor Artemis would be sent to the nearest science facility and dissected. Oh she will be nice as pie to you to your face but as soon as you leave she will be ranting and banning me from seeing you in case you discover about her hurting me. Every time she comes into my sight I'm scared my communicator is going to go off and she's going to catch me going out. Why do you think I've been staying with Makoto when my father is away? When I was sailor V I was nearly caught out every time I was glad when the girls started awakening and I felt it." she said "you and Artemis are going to be coming to live with my family and me I'm not having you being abused by your own mother." He said with finality.

"Are you sure your parents won't mind Keiichi?" she said in a small voice much like a young child who had lost her way.

Keiichi realised Minako was feeling very vulnerable and small right now so adapted a less harsher voice.

"No, I've spoke to mother and father over the phone and they're fine with it. Setsuna informed me that your situation at home wasn't good but I didn't know it was this bad she told me this morning at college as she felt the timeline shift, she was worried for your safety and frankly so am I love, if anything happened to you at the hands of your mother and I wasn't there to protect you. I wouldn't be able to live with myself seeing even though we are magical beings we're not exactly immortal unless murdered yet like Rei and Jade, we will be soon enough but not just yet." Keiichi said.

"Tsukino Keiichi, are you proposing to me?" Minako felt joy rise up in her but kept a face of indifference she wasn't one to be played with.

Keiichi felt his face flame "uh... Well yeah you see…" He was interrupted when Minako pulled him toward her and kissed him deeply.

She pulled away "your answer is yes Tsukino Keiichi, of course I will marry you" she said with half closed eyes.

"I don't have a ring as this was kind of a last minute decision to propose plus I was afraid you would say no after everything I did to you when I took on that Alias as Saitou Kun I mean I stole your first kiss and I put you in a lot of danger." Keiichi said Minakos jaw was dropped.

"You mean you know I wasn't your old teacher whom you had a major crush on in high school when we had that kiss?" Minako said with a sly smile. "Old memories awakening the more time I spent with you the more my true self was coming through that's why after the kiss you didn't see me again until that night at Tokyo tower when the prince and princess were awakened due to me you know... attacking your princess, my sister of course I didn't remember at the time and the prince coming to her aid getting himself killed in the process. Until he went for you girls and Serenity I called him an idiot every day after Beryl managed to wake his dark side."

Minako laughed aloud "thank you for doing so love I probably would have done that poor Usa was in a right state for a week after as she retrieved a lot of her memories the night Endymion was attacked the poor girl actually collapsed after we got to control the night you took Endymion. After she hadn't come to school or meetings for a week me and the girls went to see her." Minako said Keiichi was taken aback

Minako continued. "She told us she remembered you were her brother in the past life and how much she was in love with Endy. Hell for the first couple of hours she even denied that she was our princess but Luna said about going to the moon to get answers and she knew she wasn't living in a dream anymore" Minako finished.

They stared into each other's eyes and were startled by a mobile phone ringing Minako no longer had the look of love in her eyes. Now it was hostile and a cold emotionless expression. Keiichi held his hand out and Minako passed him her phone and glared out the window they was the only ones left in the pickup parking lot now she acknowledged Keiichis final words to her mother.

"Minako will be coming to live with my family and I will be marrying her as soon as I can. You will not see her again if her father wants to see her then he will contact me I will be over for her things later" Keiichi barked.

Minako heard her mother cursing her and Minako was thankful that Artemis was spending the day at control and opened her communicator and whispered "Arte come to Usagi and Keiichis after you've done at control. Keiichi is dealing with the demon I call mother." She said.

"Okay Minako, Artemis out" Artemis responded. She got off the communicator as Keiichi got off the phone.

Keiichi held the phone away looking as if it was about to spontaneously combust

"Charming woman isn't she love?" She ruefully grinned.

"I'll say, come on let's get home to our family sweetheart" he said as he started the car she nodded and kissed him "Thank you Keiichi I love you" she said.

"I love you too Minako" he replied and they finally left the school.