SailorStar9: Well, Chapter 54 is out and this is Chapter 55. Important note: This IS an anti-Usagi fic! If you don't like what I've done, then don't read it! Remember boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence. So, please be a dear and read and review. And is it so difficult for you guys to review instead of just putting this fic up in your favorites and alerts?

Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often. The only thing I do own is the plot.

Chapter 55: The Haruno's Downfall


"I want to protect Yuki and be at her side." Sapphir informed Yukino. "I made reservations for a wedding hall yesterday."

"How could you do that without discussing it with me?" Yukino questioned. "I have no right because I didn't give birth to you?"

"You shouldn't say that, Yukino-sama." Sapphir protested. "Yuki and I just want to have your blessings."

"Do you think marrying her is going to help her?" Yukino pressed. "This may sound heartless, but bear in mind that you're merely a retainer of the family."

"Yes, I know my position." Sapphir replied. "But I can still share her pain. I'm prepared to go through anything with her."

"So, you're going through with the wedding without my approval?" Yukino demanded. "I'm telling you now; I can't give you my blessings. You can sever your ties with me if you want to marry her."

"Yukino-sama…" Sapphir went on his knees. "Please, give me your permission. Yuki-sama won't marry me without your permission. I want to see her smile; she's never been happy with Chiba Mamoru, so I really want to make her happy. Can't you understand how I feel?"

"You act like a good son, but you're a selfish son." Yukino stated and entered her room, leaving the devastated Sapphir alone.


"What's going on?" Usagi wondered, seeing the broken statues that decorated her aunt's shop entrance. "Aunt, are you in?" she poked her head into Isako's shop.

"Usagi, what happened?" the dirty blond hissed, pulling her niece into the demolished office, the shop front was littered with trash, the tables and chairs were thrown haphazardly onto the ground. "What did you do to let our shame leak out?" she pointed to the word 'burakumin' that was splashed across the walls in bright red paint.

"I…." Usagi stammered. "Seduced Chiba Mamoru away from his fiancée. I didn't know…" she sobbed. "That she was an Uzumaki!"

"An Uzumaki!" Isako screamed. "Do you know what you did? The Uzumaki's wrath is infamous; they'll never forgive anyone who betrays them! They'll dig out and expose every little dirty secret of anyone who stands in their way!" she came close to strangling the younger Haruno. "With our family background, there's no way we can take on the Uzumaki family!"

"But I merely wanted…" Usagi wept. "I only used what you taught me…"

"If you want to steal another woman's man, you should've learnt more about the woman's background too!" Isako snapped. "Now, because of you, I've lost not only my reputation in my line, but this shop is also at risk of being taken over! I have to applaud the Uzumaki though," she snorted, lighting a cigarette and taking a puff. "They've really done their homework. They knew what our weak points are and attacked accordingly."

"It's only natural that we'll come up with a feasible plan of attack." Rei remarked, entering the shop. "This is a good location." She appraised the shop.

"Rei…" Usagi was stunned to see her former sister-in-law.

"Don't call me so affectionately." Rei retorted. "This is no place for a burakumin family like yours. You've overstayed your welcome, Haruno Isako. This is the lawyer's letter, stating that I'll be taking over this shop two days after tomorrow." she thrust the legal document into Isako's face. "You've only your niece to blame for this."


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