Princesakarlita411: thanks, and yeah Ami is worried. you to.

LoveInTheBattleField: thanks.

Joanne Frances Tiano Cajilig: oh definitely. He needs it to.

karseneau1: thanks, and so do I.

Rjzero00: he dimissed them initially since due to their powers they can't (in his eyes) interact with her the way Tyler can. Tyler can be around her parents and is already liked. Diamond and Ail weren't socially there when it came to gatherings. Diamond had a superiority issue form being a prince and both could be quick to anger to. He felt them as threats when it came to in their transformed states but not in their civilian states. At least not as much. And no, he didn't forget that, he's seeing it from another view point is all. Yes, Tyler did. And yes during conversation with Motoki he did have to be reminded of it, but its also why Motoki subtly reminded him. Yes it's a reoccurring theme that he let her kiss him, that while he didn't kiss her back is there to its more so that he let it happen to begin with and he feels regret yes but the defense he cant help at the moment. Usagi will find out but the how will be kept under wraps till it happens. And yes it's a HUGE gamble. And yes there is a time limit on it.

slvrphoenx: that reaction will take me a moment to write out but it will be GOOD. Agreed but its going this way for a reason. Thanks. 😊

InuKaglover4ev22: yeah Mamoru is right on that. Whether it was intentional or not, which even though it wasn't, it still happened cause Tyler for his perspective felt like he was given the go ahead. To him anyways. And your right people do take different body language signals in different ways. Though Usagi has been known to be more trusting than the rest of the girls. In this case while Tyler is harmless (not going to attack her or anything) and though he still wants to be with her he's not going to act further unless given that step to move forward. And yes Mamoru never did kiss Saori back but he did let her kiss him even if it was mostly due to shock it still happened. And yes Usagi let Tyler kiss her she hadn't initially kissed him. Motoki has been there to care about his side and in the beginning of this, people were automatically, save for Minako, taking his side and assuming Usagi was over reacting to the situation at hand. He didn't initially defend himself at first, till things progressed then he did, because he didn't have to. The girls, save for Minako, in their own way didn't take Usagi side to heart till AFTER she had her talks with each of them. That's when they started to realized that he had a fault to play in this as well as them on other issues, mind you but still. And yes everyone's relationship is different, it has similar foundations but I totally agree with the rest. and a bar wasn't what I was completely referring to but you'll see my point soon enough, though to be honest, I've had first and second dates in bars before where they served food so it can be, if you want it to be. As for the relation talks between her and Rei versus her and Mamoru, with her and Rei since they regularly talked at the different senshi meetings and actually hung out as 'friends' before things went south, they had only really two major talks to do whereas since her and Mamoru were spending way less time together on dates and the like they had more to discuss. Besides there's only one more conversation left to be had at this point, they've hashed out I believe the major topics that they needed to discuss. Plus there were several topics and not just repeats. Plus her and Rei's friendship is starting out once more so yes their starting but so is her and Mamoru to. Their starting to date again and like her and the girls who have been hanging out little by little again to get things back on track as they nearly almost all the way there, hanging out and whatnot, she's doing the same thing with him as well. So yeah their comfy being back around each other again, their just trying to work with the big secret in the middle that they want to tell her but have to find a way to tell her considering the time that's passed and what's at stake. And yes they not only should be all hanging out but they are. Sorry if that hasn't been made seen but they all are. I do agree with the Chibi Usa thing, and that will be a hell of a read when she finds out what they've been keeping from her, I just have to write it. Thanks. 😊

7 reviews, that's nice, we're starting to wind down towards the end here. Things are about to explode soon and I hope you all are here for it as I will be. Also sorry this chapter came out late today, my computer did a very hard crash and wiped EVERYTHING from the hard drive. I mean all of it. I was so stricken I damn near cried. And no amount of recovery tricks would help or fix it. So, the last half of this chapter was an overhaul of re-writes because of it. So please read and review!

Breaking point ch. 28

Usagi POV

The day before my second date with Mamoru I decided to have a frank discussion with Luna regarding my talking to Mamoru about Chibi Usa, as I wanted to get her response to it. I wanted to give her a chance to response as an advisor and not as someone who was putting their own personal views into this. I knew she had a bit of a connection with Chibi Usa herself. Once she discovered that the pink haired child was mine from the future, she seemed both stunned and elated all at once.

I guess to know that the future of the royal line would be so powerful made her happy that I had chosen a powerful suitor. Granted that was then and this is now but still, it hit me later on why she also liked Chibi Usa. For that reason to. So, when I got home from school that day I had gone straight to my room and saw Luna talking to Chibi Usa. Why she was in my room and not hers made me suspicious but knowing Luna was in here to made me feel a bit more reassured that she wasn't going through my things.

"What's going on?" I hadn't meant to sound suspicious, but this was a tad unusual now. Luna spoke up first, "Chibi Usa was looking for you but forgot you might be otherwise occupied so we've just been chatting." It made me a tad nervous considering the conversation I wanted to have with her, but perhaps this was a good thing. "Everything okay?" I asked Chibi Usa, as she looked like she wanted to tell me something.

However, I saw the look in her eyes and saw the shift. As if she was hiding something from me but could say it so instead she said, "Things are fine. I just wanted to see if you could pick me up from school tomorrow. Their letting us out early for some teachers meeting." She said instead. I contemplated it as I told her, "I actually can't. Our teachers meeting isn't till the following week so I can't get out early."

I can see she's getting a tad upset but holds back on it and says, "Fine, I'll see if Mama – Ikuko can do so." I can tell the attitude is still present but she's able to control it better, so I'll take it…for now. I close the door behind her as I ask Luna, "How is she taking it?" Luna looks to me pointedly, "The bind?" I asked her more specifically as I sit down on the bed. Letting my briefcase sit next to me. "There's definitely a noticeable difference that I hadn't realized would be prominent." She explains.

"Which brings me to say this to you now, I'm sorry for NOT noticing her attitude problems sooner. Her whole demeanor seems different now and its for the better." I was happy to hear that as I felt my shoulders sag just a little in relief, "I had forgotten that a powers bind wasn't as unheard of as I had originally though it was." I looked to her as if wanting to know more. "I remembered more things from when you were a child on the moon." Now I was curious as she began to go into detail.

"Meaning what?" I asked, "Your powers much like hers were connected to your emotions and you couldn't control them as easily as your mother could. She had had decades of practice and training to the point where it was second nature to her. Much like you've begun to develop over the years." I acknowledge that as she continues on, "Well you hadn't had that and always managed to find a way to drive the staff crazy whenever your mother wasn't in or on the palace grounds." This was news to me.

"She had formulated such control over the crystal from becoming Queen that whenever she was within a certain parameter she could limit the powers you had but only by so much. You had already begun to grow very powerful as a child." I was stunned to hear this as I hadn't thought that I had been powerful as a kid. I was seriously wracking my brain to remember any of this that she was telling me.

"Had she not ensured that you had the proper tutelage as a growing child into her young teen years you wouldn't have had as much control over your powers as you did." I thoroughly didn't remember having my powers at a younger age. "Why don't I remember any of this? I thought when we got our memories back it gave us back everything?" I thought for sure it did. That's when Luna shook her head.

"It did however, there are certain things that no matter how powerful the memory block that was previous there was unblock there are somethings that even if reminded you'll never remember." That did make sense, "Take for instance Mamoru's childhood memories." I look to her, "Most of those less than fond ones from the orphanage are there because he was a bit older and therefore able to remember them a bit better." Makes sense again.

"Yet the ones from when he was younger than 10 are scattered and not a lot he can remember." I nodded, "So even when he was given those memories back it doesn't mean he'll remember them as easily. He was to young to be able to remember them. How often can a child remember their birth or christening? Or their first day at pre-school?" she had a point and it also pointed out something else to me that I hadn't previously thought about. Something I wish I had thought about in this.

A potential reason as to why he was so happy with the idea of us having more kids. He remembered so little if anything at all from his own childhood that he wanted to make sure that Chibi Usa would have a better one than he did. It made sense as I would want the same to. Not in the sense that I didn't have a good childhood but in the sense that when Chibi Usa told me that my future self was insistent on her being trained.

I had wanted her to be trained to have a better advantage in battle than I had had. Mamoru wanted the same for her in a different field of interest. Part of that stemmed from his own childhood. "Yeah I didn't think of it that way." I admit. "I had been to young to remember just as Mamoru had been to young to remember a lot to. The good times." I mused as it hit me that that what he remembered mostly was growing up in the orphanage. He remembered growing up with little to no good times in his life till he met Motoki then me.

He's had so many disappointments. Yes, he disappointed me to but still… "Point is she had her way of making sure that you wouldn't become a hassle as you grew up and you've already done that for Chibi Usa." Luna said pulling me from my thoughts, "And you did it here in the present versus whatever methods they have in the future for her. That takes some ingenuity and tells me your already on your way to being a wonderful Queen. Knowing when to make the tough decisions." Luna praised.

While she may have thought it was tough it was but not in the way she thought it was. I hadn't wanted to do it, to put the bind on Chibi Usa's powers but it didn't hurt me to do it either. I had definitely felt a lot let stressful since we had done it and while I still tensed up on occasion around her it was slowly going away as she was definitely acting different. Having moods swings here and there but otherwise not nearly as bad as before.

More control per say which was a good thing. "It wasn't an easy one to make that's for sure." I admit as I had wished there was something else to have been done. Like have a nicer, more respecting future daughter but there was a time and place for that. "Listen I wanted to ask you about talking to Mamoru about Chibi Usa." Here was her test. She perked up, "Yes?" I sighed, "He and I need to talk with her as a family." I tell her.

"Like a family meeting?" Luna asked, confirming. "Yeah, something like that, but just the three of us. That way she knows its another level of seriousness. I want to get to the root of everything with her and show her that were all a team here and not just in the field but at home to." I saw Luna's face turn into a small smile on that, "For someone who once mentioned to me that she's not a mother, yet you sounded very much like your own mother."

I felt a twitch in my nose on that, "Really?" I asked, curious on which mother she meant if not both, "Yes, both of them have a similar stance when it comes to knowing the type of woman your becoming. You've shown qualities of being clever, smart, and loving AND knowing when tough love is needed." I couldn't help but smile at her for the compliments, "And you've done a good job of showing me now how great having an advisor and friend can be." I tell her as she smiles back at me.

"I think that you and Mamoru need to discuss what you will talk about with Chibi Usa before you do so you'll both be on the same side of the conversation no matter which direction it takes." she had a good point. "Just make sure that you have this figured out BEFORE you both talk with her so that she can't 'play' either of you against the other." I know it must have annoyed Luna to say that, but it wouldn't be the first time Chibi Usa has done it.

While neither of us would have preferred to think that way of the pink haired child when it was truth at one point it was hard not to. I accept this as I get to working on my homework as Luna takes a cat nap. It was the following day that Mamoru confirmed with me that we were still going out as I confirmed it back. The rest of the day flies by rather than seems to slow down as I feel the date time approaching.

It comes more quickly than I thought it would have as I arrive home to Shingo already in his room working on his own homework, telling me that Chibi Usa is up in her room now to. That mother picked her up early from school since we both were there till regular hours. I nod to this and go to my room to get changed. I get a text from Mamoru that tells me to dress a little more casually for where were going.

I don't know where were going yet but him letting me know what I should wear gives me a better idea and lets me know not to wear a dress or skirt. I done on some jeggings with just below my knee boots and a button up in the front faded blue shirt that goes just past my jeggings a bit to hide the zipper. Its not form fitting like the jeggings are, but not too lose either as I greet him at the door of my home.

He looks to be in similar attire as I'm glad I didn't do anything to much extra. To be honest I had started to plan on a skirt and some form of hosiery so this worked out even better if he was going to be looking casual to. I didn't want to be looking to over-dressed. He can't seem to help giving me a once over all as I had given him, "You look beautiful." He hands me two flowers this time as I can smell these are from wherever the last on came from.

""Thank you. The roses are beautiful to…and you look nice." I smile as he says, "I only look good cause I'll have you on my arm." he charms as I smile and once I grab my purse and keys, leave out with him. Shingo can handle Chibi Usa till our parents are home. I wanted to touch up on talking about Chibi Usa in the car but once more I don't want to distract his driving, so we chat aimlessly about other things going on as dating people do.

Its once we arrive that I know what were doing. There weren't many bowling alleys in the area so this was a nice shocking surprise. I was definitely glad I didn't wear a dress or skirt now and glad that he gave me the suggestion for something a bit more casual. The moment we left the car in the lot and walked in our hearing senses were assaulted by the loud noises of pins knocking together and of the loud speaker system working.

The scents were assaulting my nose on first sniffs to. I had forgotten about that as we walked in, smelling the foods there along with the underlying scent of feet. It was subtle but there. I didn't want to complain about it since he was one nicely enough to take us out for this, and secondly, I did enjoy bowling. It was a past time we rarely got to go do due to our jobs as senshi so to do something this fun was nice.

He ordered us a lane with a full lineup of games and two sets of bowling shoes to use. I was also glad now that I had grabbed my zip up boots. That made this a lot easier to switch around in. when a waiter came by we order some tea to start off with. I didn't want to get anything heavily greasy just yet since we were going to be touching bowling balls. That was when we sat down, swapped our shoes for the bowling ones and began to bowl once we put in a shorter version of our names in.

Once we put in 'Mam' for his and 'Usa' for mine we started up. Turns out we both were pretty good at bowling. I half suspected that years of fighting evil prepared us better with our aim as we were both getting competitive with each other in it. Egging each other on in a fun spirited way as we were becoming neck and neck at it. neither of us by the either round had gotten a gutter ball though admittedly my balls were beginning to spin a little too much into the pins, making them hit harder than usual in the line ups they were in.

We were definitely thought making sure we DIDN'T use our transformed strength as we didn't want to accidentally destroy something and have to pay for the damages. That wouldn't be fair to anyone so we kept it cool and fun. It was on the second to last set up that I got a strike and was so happy that without thinking about it I jumped into Mamoru's arms. He swung me around once and even when he put me back down on my feet he seemed reluctant to let me go and I wasn't pulling away either.

Things got real heated really fast as he began to lean down to kiss me. It was the cleared throats that came from the lane next to us that pulled us away from our potential kiss as we saw a family there. I looked around for anyone under the age to be kissing anyone and saw only a few teens my own age and the rest being adults there as they prepared their own balls, ignoring us as they were focused on their game.

The cleared throats were from the assumed grandparents as their disapproval was made known to us. Knowing how Mamoru felt about being on display I began to pull away only to have him pull me back in catching me off guard as I looked back up at him. The look he gave me was uncaring of who might see us. I felt my cheeks blush red for a moment as I forced them to get back under control. I went to ask something, I knew I had a question in my head but it seemed to blur away when he lifted my chin up towards his face.

Within seconds he was giving me a light kiss that belayed the passion I knew was simmering beneath the surface. His arm firmly still wrapped around me as he kissed me lightly but with meaning as it lasted for several moments. There was no tongue as I was sure he was trying to be respectable and it was very simple, but its lightness was only accompanied by how he made me feel during it.

His hands were in appropriate places as he kept me in place against his frame. Unwilling to let me go for the moment I relished the feeling it gave me before he finally released my now numb lips and released the rest of my body but kept his hands nearby in case I felt lightheaded form that kiss before he took his own ball, "My turn." I could feel the heat brewing within me as he took a few steps and bowled hard enough to knock all the pins down in one hit. Another strike as I went over to grab my own ball that came popping back up.

I felt something in me that I hadn't felt in so long. A new kind of excitement. Determination swept through me as I bowled the ball and watched as it swiveled near the gutters almost twice before it struck the center and nailed them all. Mamoru clapped his hands as I came over to him, unable to help it now and riding high on the energy between us I sat by him and said, "Your turn again." before I kissed him as he had kissed me.

I think I shocked him with that, but he wasn't about to let his shock last for long. He curved his hand into my chin as he held me close to him. The kiss was a tad shorter than the last one since he was up, but he definitely walked with more of a bounce in his step than before. I smiled as I looked over at the disapproving older couple, "Not sorry." I told them, to happy to care as Mamoru's own last strike got wobbly as well. It looks like our kisses to each other had their effects on us both.

That was when the games tallied up and we found that we were evened out. We both got matching scores. Apparently when you're in it to just have fun you can do better than when you were trying to best your other teammates. At least that's how it felt for me as we left the lane and went to grab a bite to eat. It was then that we ordered some finger foods and brought our ice teas to the seating area.

I was glad to get away from the older couple as they were still playing their game with the rest of the family. "That was fun." Mamoru said as he took a sip of his tea, "Definitely. I think that was one of the best games ever that I bowled." I acknowledged. its not like Japan had a ton of Americanized games around so this was definitely fun to do something different for a change, "I think so for myself to." he tells me as the waitress brings out complimentary fries to munch on as I can't help but blush.

The kiss came from as out of nowhere as the jumping hug I did, did. I knew he knew what was on my mind as he smiled, "I enjoy it to." he winked at me as I blushed harder. I hadn't meant to jump on him for that hug, but I was so happy to receive that strike. I had been picking up so many spars that it felt right, and I just reacted. It was almost natural to me to do that again. It also told me it was the right thing in the moment to do.

Going off of instinct rather than over thinking it as we did. Mamoru certainly didn't over think it when the older couple was nearly glaring at us or else the kiss wouldn't have happened. Before I let myself fall deeper down the rabbit hole of letting my hormones run over me as they wanted to do right now, I forced myself to remember what I wanted to talk about. Besides if I didn't do that, I knew I'd be more tempted to continue down that path before we were ready to. However, I also knew that part of us was on the way to being ready to.

Also, though, we needed to talk and that though sobered me up more. "I really appreciate you listening and conversing with me on our last date." He saw how I'd switched gears and nodded as he took a sip then a fry. "I know that things haven't been great lately, but I wanted you to also know that this wasn't just about listening to me…or about us cause there's no us without a you to." I hoped that made sense.

He was in this relationship to. I saw that he was acknowledging my words as I said, "And while I didn't want you to think that things were going to be easy because we found out about the twins I was more so saying what I said cause we still have work to do and I didn't want you to feel like you were getting off scot free." He nodded, "I wasn't honestly thinking that." he told me, and I knew that now.

"I realize that you were probably also thinking about how things went for you as a child." I hoped this was okay to talk about with him. he didn't react anything just yet as he said, "True, I didn't exactly have a storybook beginning, but to get to here with you was worth it." he tells me, "I know that I didn't make things easy for you in the beginning or for the last few months." He admits, "And I'll regret that for a long time." He words make me reach over and touch his hand as he holds onto me.

"I may have had a less than stellar upbringing, but it came together in the end. When you felt my feelings on the news of the twins, I was so happy cause I felt like 'finally, I get to have the big family I always wanted and its with the most beautiful woman inside and out in the world'." His words made me smile and even tear up a bit. "I never thought I would ever have that as a kid." He admits pulling my smile away.

"I told myself that having a family isn't what happened to kids like me." his voice was serious as I swallowed, "The ones like us that were just a little to old to be adopted or to anti-social to be around other kids or ones that just gave off whatever red flags we gave off…we told ourselves that if we wanted to be a part of the world we better find another way to do it." this came as a shock to me.

I knew things about his past but not this. He hadn't before opened up to me like this before and I wondered why he hadn't. "So, I decided to use what happened to me, losing my parents as I did to help others. I didn't want another kid to go through the same heartbreak as I had with losing a family member, or several so I started to dedicate myself to my studies to become a doctor in life so that I could make better what was flawed at that point." He wanted so much to help the world out and he already had in so many ways.

"So, when I left the orphanage and found out about my inheritance I went straight to school and never let up. Even when I began to have my black outs as tuxedo mask I never let up. Even when I met you, I never let up. Only when you entered, I had a whole new reason to do everything I could to be a doctor. I wanted to be able to be there for you and so much more." I smiled at his pure wants and desires.

"To be honest its kind of why I got involved with Rei when I did." That caught my attention in a different manner, "What do you mean?" I asked, a hint of curiosity mixed with a tinge of something else. "I befriended her more so, so I could spend more time with you. It was just hard cause I didn't know how to act or react to being around you. By the time I figured out what I was looking for with you I realized I was Tuxedo mask." We both looked around to make sure no one was within range to hear us talk.

"When we started to become friend's I wanted to ask you out on a date but then stuff happened." he admits as the waitress comes back with our finger foods. "My point is I always wanted to be with you once we met. I just messed up a bit along the way and am willing to do what it takes to make that happen. Make up for idiotic mistakes." He amended as I smiled, "Even if I have to dress up in a tutu and sing your favorite song." I laughed out loud on that one as he smiled, "I'm serious." He tells me as I laugh louder covering my mouth up.

"I know…its just so ridiculously sweet that you'd do that for me…where were you going to do that if I asked?" I asked him curious now, "Hopefully in private but I'd be willing to go to the arcade and do it if that pleased you…or anywhere you chose me to do it." he tells me as I giggle in appreciation of his efforts. He was clearly trying here, and it was beginning to have its desired effect on me.

"There is something I wanted to discuss today. Something I felt might tie into the conversation we were just having." I tell him. He nods to give me the floor, "I think we…you and me we only, need to have a family chat with Chibi Usa." I saw the expression on his face change as he nodded, "I was wondering if we were going to." he seemed to slip almost completely into a fatherish mode now. A stern father though and not anything like the happy go lucky father figure that Chibi Usa had grown accustom to.

I was wondering if this would work out with him in my corner and us working together as a team and not be separated by Chibi Usa as she had previous done before in the past. She had a way of trying to prevent herself from being punished by shifting the scene onto someone else. It was a clever tactic but one that shouldn't be used on parental figures or guardians that knew you needed to be punished for your actions. Mamoru and I needed to be a strong united front when speaking with her.

"I think it's necessary that we do. Just the two of us as a family. Yes the girls are family to but this is something that needs to be done with just us two for her to see this is a new level of seriousness. I want her to see her parents in us as we do this and not as some group effort. After all, if I'm being asked to 'act' like the adult and then she should be expected to act like a respectful child." I knew that wasn't too much to ask for.

"I agree, she needs to learn that her actions and words have consequences to them." He stated as he ate some more fries, "Furthermore that simply crying will not get her, her own way." He adds on as I nod in agreement. "Now that the binding is on her powers…" I take one last look around the make sure no one is within range to hear us and see no one, "She knows she can't use that in some form to exert control." I tell him as I bite into a fry now to.

He looks disappointed now, "I just wished it hadn't taken this to get to this point." He admits. I sigh to, "I know. I really wished that things had been different to. This is the way we have to goa bout it though. A family meeting, kind of like how my parents used to talk to Shingo and myself when we messed up really bad as young kids." I gave a small smile in slight mirth and Mamoru looked to me.

"We had a few lessons to learn to." I admit, jamming another fry into my mouth. "What lesson was that?" he asked. It was embarrassing to tell but I decided to forge ahead anyways, "When Shingo and I were younger, like under seven younger, our parents told us to behave and act according. Well we didn't." I began as he took a sip of his tea and listened to my childhood story with his attention on me.

"Shingo and I ran through the nice restaurant and right before we got told to stop hit a cart being pushed out by who we later found out was the head baker, on his way out the front door with a very heavy and VERY expensive cake on the cart. When we collided with it we wound up with cake all over us." Mamoru looked torn between wincing at the event and wanting to laugh at the imagery I gave him.

"Turns out the cake was for a very wealthy business owner's anniversary to his wife at the time and its five layers of cake were now covering us with its several pounds of icing. Turns out dad had to take care of an email as mother went to the ladies room so our antics, since we had snuck away while waiting for the food, had gone by unnoticed." Now he cringed for us. I sighed recalling what happened next. "Anyways the baker was beyond upset by what happened to his precious cake."

I still felt bad about that cake to. Delicious as it was it wasn't meant to be decorating two hyped up kids. "Apparently the cake took him all day to make and mere seconds for two kids to destroy it. Our parents were asked to leave with us right then and there." now he cringed…as did I. "We found out later on that we had all been banned for the next few years there. The year the ban was lifted we went back. Shingo and I stayed in our seats for as long as we could till we had to use the respective bathrooms."

He seemed to think that was the end till he saw my face. "What happened?" he asked, "When I left for the ladies I ran in to the same baker…again. This time he was carrying to very hot soufflés that I accidentally smashed into his arms when we ran into each other. His very white pristine uniform was covered in chocolate cake and the yummy center." I decided against telling him how delicious the cake had smelled.

That wouldn't do well to express that part of the story, "He seemed to recognize me in seconds flat and started to fire off a slew of what I knew was strongly worded English words that to this day I have no idea what he said. However judging by the tone they weren't nice. We couldn't go the rest of the evening without being looked at by everyone. We were too embarrassed to ever step foot back inside and to this day no one has." I explained as I stuffed the last of the fries into my mouth and waited for his response.

"And the moral of that story is?" he asked. Oh right! I swallowed and responded, "Right, yeah our parents sat us down that day and the following time it happened to explain to us what happens when we misbehave. Scared us straight, though the second time wasn't really totally my fault." I defend, "I was honestly just going to the bathroom and dodged a waiter coming to my right when I swiveled to far to the left and bam." I told him.

"I'm surprised the baker recognized you." Mamoru noted as I sighed, "I think it was my hairstyle he noticed. I wore it the first time around to." That's when I remembered a small vow I made to myself when I was a kid back then. I debated on telling Mamoru but figured it might be good to get his response, "I always told myself that whenever I got married that I would get the cake from him to make up for the cake I messed up when Shingo and I were kids." His face looked towards me with a small smile.

"Do you think about that often…getting married I mean?" he asked, and I couldn't help but smile as I tried NOT to let my emotions get the better of me or reveal to much about how much I had thought about getting married. He didn't need to know that even before we met I thought about the type of dress I wanted, the flowers I wanted, the cake, or the other little details that I had already decided upon AFTER we got together.

So I chose my words wisely, "Sometimes…like for example I know where to get the cake." I giggled a bit as he chuckled to, "I do to." He admits as he eats the last chicken wing. I smile as I clear my throat, "My point is my parents talked to us in detail about what's acceptable and what's not and that's something we need to do to Chibi Usa. Have a long conversation with her and hope that she improves otherwise…"

This right here would be the difficult part. If Chibi Usa really didn't want to change and wanted to still have this attitude towards me and really only me, then we might have to send her back to her own time. Yeah she'd be a bit missed but it's kind of hard to miss someone when their acting in a negative manner towards you. "Otherwise what?" Mamoru asks, "Otherwise we might have to send her back to the future." I watch his reaction to that.

He seems to be emotional at first but then slips into near indifference, "If that's what it takes to get through to her then that's what's necessary." He concludes. "Would I rather another avenue work where she changes her ways yes, but we don't always get what we want." He states as he looks at the clock, "Like for example it's almost 10pm now and I don't want to have to drop you off at your parent's home." He tells me.

I look back at the clock and see it myself then look over at him as I tell him, "Me neither, at least not yet, we still have about half an hour to go." I state trying to sound like I don't want our time to end either but it will eventually, at least for this evening. "So how about I bring Chibi Usa over to your place this Saturday if that works for you." I suggest. He nods, "Yeah I don't have anything going on." He agrees.

"We can talk about her attitude and actions and see how she responds to what we're telling her. I sincerely hope she responds positively." He tells me. I can see the hope in his eyes as he's more or less, I'm guessing thinking about the potential outcomes and really wants things to go well but is also preparing himself mentally for the worst case scenario to. It made sense as I was doing the same thing as well.

"I hope the same thing to. I want to have a good relationship with her. Sometimes I think that since she's seeing me as an older sister type here in the past she feels she can get away with so much yet even when Shingo acts up around me he's not mean like she is. She's got issues we need to go through." I can see Mamoru agreeing with me as he adds, "She does and perhaps the issues go deeper than we even thought possible." I look at him for a moment trying to gauge what he means by that.

"We don't know what the Wiseman said to her when he had her in his grasp. There might be feelings still lingering behind from that. Kid scan hold onto grudges as easily as adults can." I nodded understanding and acknowledging that. "I guess we'll find out this Saturday." I tell him as we begin to pack up. We didn't want to leave a mess there and even though we still had a few minutes and the bowling alley didn't close up for a few hours we didn't want to try to be racing back to my parents place.

It would be easier for us both if we just chatted the rest of the time in front of the door rather than try to speed to get there on time. So after we changed out of the bowling shoes into our own again and gave them back to the clerk we left out and back to the car as we chatted about other things as he drove us back. I watched some of the city lights as we passed by them and he even pointed out some places along the way that he had been to as a kid.

It was nice to hear about his days in the orphanage and to know that there were some highlights that he and a few of the others made for themselves. I know his time in there wasn't easy but he managed to make the best of it and came out swinging in the end. "And right there is where I tried to steal a candy bar. Got caught within seconds of it happening." He tells me as we pass by one shop about ten minutes from the bowling alley.

"So you always had a bit of thievery in you." I joked as his first days as tuxedo mask had him painted as a thief looking for the crystal. He chuckled, "Yeah but back then I was a terrible thief, probably because I really hadn't wanted to. Peer pressure." He explained, "The nuns at the orphanage made us do penance that day for that. I never tried, while I was there to steal again." I couldn't help but ask, "What did they do to you?"

He looked over at me, "Made us kneel on our knees in front of a wall. Sounds boring but after a few hours it can get to be painful and taxing on the knees." I winced for him as I touched his hand on the steering wheel. "Hey it was lesson learned so yeah things worked out." He shrugged off what happened. I knew he was just trying to be brave though. He may be and adult now but we all have our childhood memories that make us either cringe still or feel that pain of an event we went through as a child.

Once he was parked out front we realized we were early by a good fifteen minutes. The light was still on outside as I looked over at him. His features trained on me as he turned his car off, content to stay and talk with me for the duration of what time we had left. "I really had a good time tonight." He tells me, "Yeah so did I. It was definitely fun." Once we were out of the car and walking up to the front door Mamoru leaned in and hugged me.

As he pulled back he caressed my face and leaned in to kiss me. Giving me plenty of time to pull back and tell him it wasn't going to happen. I didn't pull back though, I let it happen, much like with inside the bowling alley. That one took my by shock from how I had jumped him but this time there was no jumping involved. It was a bit more serious. More aware per say as he leaned in and kissed me sweetly.

This time we embraced each other more fully than before. I even reached up on my tip toes to reach him fully as we kissed. His hands drifted a bit but still being somewhat respectable as they barely touched my rear. I gather he was trying to be mindful in case we were being spied on by a certain father of mine. I couldn't help the growing need within me as I let him continue to kiss me. He didn't try to push for anything more and respected what we were accomplishing here even though our bodies begged for it.

His hand splayed across my lower back fully as he kept me gently but firmly pressed into his front. I could feel his muscles defined as I realized it had been way to long since I had felt his muscles like this. Far too long. I did realize one thing. With all of the doubts that had swam in my head over the last several months of his not wanting me for various reasons, if there was ever still any doubts that he didn't want me they vanished at feeling his budging member pressed intimately against me.

I couldn't help but gasp in the wave of heat that flashed through my body as if it were a single wave of pulsing flame that flickered to life and refused to be extinguished. This was a simple kiss doing this to me. I could feel both of our bodies wanting to go further. To familiarize ourselves with the others body once more. However, as Mamoru broke off the kiss and we both got our breath back we stopped things from getting to far too fast.

I locked my knees into place to avoid losing control over my body as he held me still close just not as close as before as he leaned his forehead against mine, both of us still breathing deeply as we got control back over ourselves. "I should go, and let you get inside." He tells me although neither of us move. I agree as I say, "Yeah…I should…" it was after a warning flicker of the lights that we both chuckled, "I think that's our warning cue."

I chuckled to as I saw my father peak in through the curtains. His stern 'I'm watching you' gaze was noteworthy. "Yeah I think your right." He finally lets go as he walks back to his car, "I'll text you." He calls out as he gets in, starts up his car and leaves. As I get in my father has his arms crossed and asks, "I thought you were dating that Tyler boy?" I go out on ONE group outing with the guy and suddenly were dating…I mutter mentally as I try NOT to backtalk my father as I want to.

"We're just friend's dad." I start to walk away when his next words strike a chord in me, "Tyler comes from a respectable home. We know his family. We don't know a thing about Mamoru other that being orphaned as a young age." It was a sore spot for Mamoru so for me it hurt to and without thinking about it I rounded on my father, "How about knowing that he's working his ass off to become a doctor." I was sure I was shocking him at this moment which was probably the ONLY reason why I wasn't getting yelling at for back talking.

"Or knowing that he's NOT letting his past define him but rather is using it to better himself and the world with it. Not everyone has the same advantages in life dad. Might want to think about that before you verbally bash someone I care about." I could see the anger in his face towards me for back talking him twice over. "Now you listen here…" before he could finish his words though mama came out of no-where and threw him a stern expression while holding a frying pan as if to wield it as a weapon if need be.

"Darling…" her tone testy towards him, "Perhaps letting our daughter find her own way is better than trying other methods that haven't helped in the past." I released the breath I was holding, "And Usagi, you cutting it close with the time." I nodded, "And don't talk back to your father." I agreed once more only to see once my father had his back turned she winked at me. I couldn't help but smile as I went upstairs to bed.

Seeing Luna wasn't anywhere in my room once I was inside I closed the door and finally breathed in relief as now I had a chance to think about how the evening went and how those kisses came about. So much so I had to ask myself once I plopped down on my comfortable bed, "Is my body telling me were ready cause were ready or because it's just horny and wants to be back with him again?"