Stolen Moments:
Note: I'm so sorry it has been so long. Life has been so hectic! I hope you can forgive me and can enjoy this next chapter. It's close to an ending... hopefully. Thank you to all my loyal fans who loved this story as much as I do.. it's been so much fun to write. Have a great day and Enjoy!
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The soft click of Usagi's heels against the hardwood floor in the steady back and forth motion was starting to make Minako nervous. She quickly stepped in front of her.
"Stop. This isn't helping your nerves." Minako sputtered than gently pulled Usagi's fingers from her mouth. "Or your nails." She grumbled and Usagi's deep blue eyes flew to the couch where the love of her life was lying unconscious. Ami and Rei were floating around him with Luna and Artemis sitting curiously peering over the side.
"Is he going to be ok?" Usagi asked, her lips quivering. Ami let out a breath and furrowed her brow.
"He's just sleeping. Don't worry Usagi-chan… he just passed out." Ami reassured and Usagi rushed to him and quickly laced her fingers through his own.
"Oh you big sissy." She whined, trying to hold back her tears.
"You said he remembered you?" Rei tried, their Princess almost unrecognizable compared to the emotional mess that sat before them.
"Yes and than I told him… Of course, I'm the love of your life." She cooed gently stroking his face. She let out a breath. "Than he passed out on me." She frowned. "Is that a sign?"
"Sign of what? You are marrying this man… I already bought my dress." Makoto huffed with her hands on her hips and Usagi quickly wiped a tear from her eye.
"Do you think I'm making him crazy? That my world is too much for him… for a simple guy to handle?" Usagi asked quietly, worry lacing her voice. Gently Minako pulled her to her feet.
"First. Mamoru-san is not a simple guy. He is Tuxedo Kamen… a superhero." She said softly as they looked at his sleeping form on the couch.
"Second… it was like he was made for you. He was made for this life with you." Rei said casually with a reassuring smile and than as those thoughts sunk in her smile fell. "Made for you…" She breathed and bent down next to him.
"You aren't telling me that my future husband is a robot just to keep me sane are you?!" Usagi suddenly yelled and Makoto gulped.
"He's not a robot…" Ami sighed. "An alien… maybe." She said with a nervous shrug. Usagi gasped and yanked away from Minako.
"You mean he could have been planted here to fall in love with me?!" She cried, shock overtaking her.
"Maybe we shouldn't think this drastically while he can't defend himself." Luna mumbled staring at the unconscious form.
"He does love me… I know he does! He can't fake that!" Usagi yelled, more trying to reassure herself than the others.
"Of course he does! We aren't questioning that… we are trying to figure out why he says he remembers you looking like a princess without having to have actually…" Minako's voice trailed off as her eyes widened.
"Been on the Moon with you as a Princess." Rei said and stood up with a gasp.
"Oh my gosh of course!" Ami cried and quickly whipped out her computer again.
"He's from the past?" Usagi asked, her eyebrow raised in uncertainty.
"How else would he remember you?" Minako asked, too many questions still floating in her brain.
"He has no fricken memories!!" Usagi suddenly screamed and everyone turned to her in alarm. "He doesn't remember anything because I or someone else keeps killing him!" She ranted and grabbed onto her dress, bunching the fabric in tight fists. "The poor bastard never stood a chance!" She wept and fell to the floor. Ami looked at the negative results and shot a sympathetic glance to her Princess.
"You know… now is not the best time to have a nervous breakdown." Artemis mumbled and Luna quickly smacked him with her tail. Usagi began to quietly sob.
"I did this to him… I ruined his life… Oh Mamo-chan…" Usagi wept and Rei and Minako quickly were at her side, gathering her up in their arms.
"We don't know any of that for certain." Rei tried to sooth.
"Usagi… I bet he would lose his memory a thousand times just to be with you." Minako said suddenly and Usagi's eyes widened at her. "He loves you… he needs you and when he wakes up we will figure out everything ok?" Minako reassured and Usagi nodded her head slowly. "It will all be ok." Minako soothed and Usagi gulped, her eyes focused on her one true love.
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"When the hell will it be ok!?" Usagi growled and smacked Minako unhappily on her shoulder. Minako winced.
"Ow." She spat at her and Usagi crossed her arms across her chest and stared evilly at her friend.
"He's in a coma isn't he?" She said, holding the tears back and Minako gulped.
"I am not the doctor in this room… you should be hitting Ami-chan." She spat and Usagi hit her again.
"Ami didn't make me empty promises!" She yelled.
"Wake up!" Makoto suddenly yelled and dropped a glass of cold water on the sleeping form on the couch. It had been two days and she was really tired of being in this apartment. A large gasp suddenly filled the room and Mamoru shot to a sitting position.
"Baby!" Usagi yelled and raced to him, Ami on her heels trying to check his vitals. He coughed roughly and than shot a glaring look at the brunette above him with a glass in her hand. "Are you all right? Does anything hurt? You totally passed out on me in a crowded ballroom!" Usagi suddenly yelled and Mamoru blinked at her.
"What?" He breathed and her eyes widened.
"You don't remember?" She spat and he could see the tears swimming in her eyes. Quickly he grabbed onto her and pulled her against his chest, trying to give her any comfort he had.
"I remember…" He breathed and the four women above him and two cats looked at him with worry in their eyes. "I just don't know what the hell it is I remember." He mumbled, gently stroking his love's back.
"You wouldn't have happened to be a guard at the Moon palace a thousand years ago would you?" Minako asked casually and Mamoru narrowed his eyes incredulously at her.
"What?" He said slowly.
"Just asking." Minako mumbled with a shrug. He glanced around the room. Usagi wasn't in her dress anymore… the dress…
"You looked beautiful." He suddenly said lifting her face and Usagi blinked.
"What?" She hissed looking down at her jeans and t-shirt.
"In your dress." He finished and a smile crept onto Usagi's face.
"Yeah, so much you passed out." Makoto smirked and Mamoru frowned.
"Get out of my apartment now." He hissed and the four girls straightened.
"Yes sir." Ami mumbled, gathering her stuff and bolting for the door.
"Wait a minute… who do you think you…" Minako began when he shot her a look and she gulped. "Nevermind." She blurted out as she rushed towards Rei and Makoto who were already at the door with cats in their arms. He watched the door close and than turned his full attention to his future bride. She dove forward her lips attacking his and he fell back onto the sofa, her form climbing happily atop him.
"Oh Mamo-chan… I was so worried." She cried between kisses and he wrapped his arms around her, relishing in the feeling of her in his arms. Gently and regretfully he pulled her away from him and sat up, her adorable body straddling him. He was quickly finding it difficult to concentrate.
"What did I say before I blacked out?" He asked, sucking in a deep breath to keep his mind on what happened and not the incredibly beautiful and amazing woman on his lap.
"That you remembered me in my dress… that you knew me." She said, her hands gently holding onto his face.
"You didn't ever wear something like that for a costume party when we were little did you?" He questioned and she shook her head than bit her lip a bit.
"Well once… but you…" Her face suddenly flashed recognition. "Oh my gosh I'm an idiot." She spat and rolled her eyes at herself. She climbed off of him and Mamoru immediately frowned.
"You're not an idiot." He quickly amended hoping she would come back. When he saw she wasn't he groaned and threw his legs over the couch and sat up.
"When I first became Sailor Moon! I used the Luna pen to get into a masked ball for some diamond unveiling… Tuxedo Kamen was there and we danced…" She said and groaned at her stupidity for not remembering sooner.
"So…" He offered hoping to egg her on.
"That is where you could have remembered me from." She cooed and knelt before him, quickly grabbing his hands. "Oh love I did ruin your life didn't I? I'm so sorry I killed you so much!" Usagi began to sob and he blinked.
"Baby… You didn't ruin my life. You made it a million times better… and you aren't going to kill me anymore… right?" He challenged and she looked up at him pathetically.
"Mamo-chan!" She whined and he quickly pulled her into his arms.
"Shhh… it's ok… See we already figured it out. Don't worry." He breathed soothingly into her ear and pressed her against him, hoping his steady heartbeat would sooth her erratic one. "Why did your guards think I was a moon guard?" He questioned suddenly and Usagi leaned back.
"They thought you must have remembered me from the Moon as the Princess… it was the only other time I wore a dress like that." She breathed and Mamoru nodded, not really understanding but now more concerned for her and distracted by her in his arms than anything else.
"Would have been nice to know you in two lifetimes…" He whispered and she blushed up at him.
"Think you would have loved me back then?" She asked shyly and he smirked at her.
"If I would have known you back then? Most definitely." He replied huskily going in for a kiss when suddenly her stomach growled. "Love." He chastised and she blushed.
"I was too worried to eat." She confessed and he smiled, placing her on the sofa and heading for the kitchen. Usagi sighed contently, turning to watch him as joy at his well being finally registered on her. He was ok… everything was explained. She blinked suddenly.
"Honey… why did you call them my guards and why did they listen to you when you ordered them out?" She questioned when suddenly she heard all the cupboards being opened.
"Where is all my food?" He yelled in question and Usagi gulped.
"Heh… you were out for a long time Mamo-chan." She mumbled. He grumbled leaning on his kitchen counter. He glanced at her from across the room and he felt a flash go off in his brain but it registered nothing.
"Not long enough to figure anything out..." He whispered to himself and she smiled adoringly at him. "You mean much more than you are Usako... but what?" He breathed and returned her adoring smile, not wanting to worry her anymore.
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