Chapter Ten

*Since four years have passed, the new ages are

Usagi-21

Rei-21

Minako-21

Ami-21

Makoto-22

Haruka-25

Michiru-25

Setsuna-28

Seiya-22

Yaten-22

Taiki-22

Chibi-Usa-19

Hotaru-19*

*In the previous chapter the past four years are very very very briefly explained. Usagi and her senshi go shopping for bridesmaid dresses. Voila!*

The month had gone by quickly. All the girls attending school were on summer break, and it was the morning before Usagi's wedding. Usagi woke up very early on time and eager. This was the day she had been waiting for, wasn't it? Of course it was, she had pictured it over and over again, and she had to live out her destiny. Then it struck her, was she only just living out destiny? She shook her head, she couldn't think like that. Rei woke up early too, helping Usagi with her frantic thoughts. Rei helped Usagi get her stuff together.

"Don't worry, everything will work out perfectly, you've been planning this for years odango atama." Usagi had to leave early to go her hair done and prepare to get ready at the giant church they reserved their wedding ceremony to be at. It actually looked more like a castle.

"I wish you could be my side for all of it." Usagi was very nervous.

Rei laughed at this, "I practically will be Usako, I just won't be there while you're getting ready but I will be with you right before the wedding and right by your side the entire ceremony, don't worry." Rei grabbed her friend and hugged her very tightly. After a few moments Rei was going to move but Usagi didn't let go. Rei grabbed her tightly again and kissed her forehead. "Okay Usako, go on now. I'll see you in just a few hours. I promise." Rei smiled and winked at her friend. Usagi grabbed her things and ran out the door. On the way out she watched Rei the entire time like her friend was going to disappear right before her eyes. Rei began to get ready herself for the day.

~A few hours later~

Usagi was in the dressing room she put aside at the church. Ami and Minako were in the room with her at the time.

"Usagi you look stunning!", the other blonde exclaimed and grabbed her friend, carefully not to ruin her perfect appearance. Usagi's hair was up in a high ponytail wrapped around with curls. Her make up was only to make her look natural. She didn't even need make up to begin with. Her dress was pure white, of course, very similar to the dress she wears as queen in the future, with a tighter fix on her bust and her very well formed ass.

"I'm so proud Usagi-chan!" Ami began to cry immediately. Minako let go of Usagi and Usagi and Minako both hugged Ami. This was going to be the best day of her life Usagi thought. Makoto showed up in the room. "We're just about ready to start!" Makoto squealed and jumped slightly.

"Hmm, where's Rei? Why isn't she here yet?" Usagi bit her thumb and made a frown.

"I'm sure she'll be here any minute Usagi! Any way, we're going to stand in our place for rehearsal. There is no way Rei would miss your special day!"

Usagi looked out through a crack in the door, everyone she knew was there; her senshi, her fiancé was up there waiting, his best man Motoki, their close friends from school, all of the senshi's family, and, even some extended family. Usagi didn't see Rei though.

The senshi that were with Usagi went to their place as the ceremony began. Once some of the preludes had begun, the music played that cued Usagi to walk up the aisle. Her dad was to walk with her. Kenji held his daughter's arm trying not to cry as they walked down the beautifully decorated aisle. The whole church looked like heaven on Earth. Of course everything was to be perfect for this day. Usagi was almost up the aisle completely when she noticed Rei wasn't on stage by her fiancé or the best man. 'Where is she?' The question haunted Usagi's mind.

~~Two hours previous~~

Rei had gotten dressed up in the beautiful dress Usagi picked out for her and was about to head to her car outside the shrine when all of a sudden.

*BAM* Rei was bashed in the head and everything went black.

A while later Rei opened her eyes partially. Her vision was still blurry as she took a look around. She finally figured out her arms and legs were chained to a cold, concrete wall.

"Huh.." Rei managed to get out a small word and groan. She opened her eyes fully and realized she was almost completely in darkness aside from light coming through holes in the ceiling. From what she could see, she appeared to be in an abandoned warehouse, restrained, but why?

Rei's question was soon to be answered.

~~Meanwhile back to present time at the wedding.~~

Usagi reached the front of the audience where her husband and the priest were waiting. Usagi stood near Mamoru and looked around. Mamoru looked at her almost confused.

Usagi still frantically looked around as the priest began talking.

~~Back to the warehouse, twenty minutes before the wedding~~

Rei started yelling at the top of her lungs. No one seemed to hear her; she didn't know what else to do. She couldn't access her communicator or cell phone either.

"No, I can't miss Usako's wedding,.." A tear rolled down her cheek.

"Well, I can't have you there." A figure came out of the dark, almost like a ghost. It was a cloaked figure how ever the body figure seemed to suggest a girl. The voice was also a give away.

"What? Who are you?! Why am I here?" Rei questioned angrily.

"Well, well, well such a temper. It's just what I said. I can't have you at the wedding." The unknown person chuckled a little. They moved into the light even more and Rei noticed their cloak was different; it was cut shorter to reveal feminine legs and tightly fit black ankle boots.

"Why? I have to be there! I'm the maid of honor!" Rei started to cry a little more. 'I have to see Usagi on her special day; I can't miss it for the world.' Rei brought her head up to look at the person again, 'Is this person correlated with the other cloaked figure we saw years ago?' "Who are you at least?" Rei said pleadingly.

The figure turned around to reveal a number in white written on the black of the coat.

"1?" Rei said confused.

"Yes, I'm number one. But I know you Sailor Mars." The figure chuckled again.

"What, how? Explain yourself?!" Rei said started to really lose her temper now.

"I am just a humble servant of my destiny. I am here to make sure you don't get in the way. Hahah!"

"The way of what? Be specific!"

"I can't have you interrupt the wedding. Usagi and Mamoru need to be married. You'll ruin it!"

"What? How could I possibly ruin their wedding?"

"I have seen a future where you interrupt their wedding pronouncing you're in love with Usagi. I can't have that now."

Rei's faced changed from very angry to total shock. "What..?" Rei pondered for the moment. 'In love..with Usagi? No I could never be in love with her. That is ridiculous. Wait or is it? Could I be in love with Usagi?'

"Don't play stupid girl, it's obvious. The way you two are always around each other. How you guys both always make each other feel good. You two even show off for each other. I doubt you guys sleep naked together just because you're comfortable with each other. There is something there. Hahah!"

Rei thought about it again, 'Is that what I have been feeling? Am I that stupid that I didn't notice..' Rei put her head down in defeat. She didn't want to deal with this right now. She just wanted to think, but instead she was locked up in what felt like an urban dungeon.

"It's all right I'll let you go soon. " The figure smiled and hovered in the air lounging. "Just wait a little while longer, and then I no longer have a use for you. Hahah!"

~Meanwhile in the present~

The priest was still talking. Usagi knew for a fact that Rei wasn't there. Haruka noticed that Usagi's face was uneasy and didn't take he eyes off of her. 'What is she doing?' Haruka thought.

Usagi then did the unexpected, "I can't do this right now!" She threw her arms in front of her and practically screamed. The whole audience was either entirely surprised or just gasped because of the events. Mamoru looked at her, "What? Why? What's wrong Usako?" He grabbed her shoulders. "I can't do this without Rei here. Rei should be here! She wouldn't miss this even if her life was in danger! I have to find her! I know something's wrong!" Usagi then ran from the groom down the aisle and out of the church doors. As soon as she was outside the church, she ran even faster, trying to get an idea where her friend might be, she thought hard. 'Rei, please. Where are you? Are you okay?' She began trying to sense her friend as hard as she could. She picked up a small feeling in her gut that led her to an old warehouse district. The senshi were on her tail but were surprised when they couldn't keep up. They went back to the church, some crammed into Haruka's car, and the others in Mamoru's. Sure they were worried about Rei and pissed off at her if she missed it for a good reason. But why would Usagi call off the whole wedding in such the manner?

Usagi was running down a street, still in her wedding dress which was a little dirty now. Her senses told her to enter this old mahogany colored building. 'I know Rei is in here. I just know it.'

Usagi bolted through the old frame of what used to be or at least looked like it used to be a very productive and prestigious building. Her heart raced in fear and full of emotion. She needed Rei by her side.

*To be continued again of course! Glad I whipped out a couple of chapters today! I hope you guys like it :D*