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The layout for the penthouse includes a large room at the center that houses the dining room and living room in one open space. That will become important for the story. I am working on the theory that the bug in the living room would pick up talking in the dining room and living room clearly.


Chapter 54 - Hearing New Things

The next evening, Darien and Serena met with their generals and Senshi at the penthouse. Sammy, Andrew, and Molly attended too. Rui and Sapphire were still out of town at her Tennis Tournament. She had been winning all of her matches. When Sapphire called and let Darien know they would still be out of town, he couldn't help the pride that came through over the phone. He was incredibly proud of her.

Serena sat at the head of the table in the dining room. Sitting in the formal dining room was how they delineated a friendly gathering from official business. She sat with Darien to her right. She was the Crowned Princess of the Silver Millenium. He insisted she outranked him.

Amy and Zoisite passed out their spreadsheet on the powers that everyone had that best went against different youma from the past and theoretical ones that they might face. They then proceeded to read through the document and made sure that everyone was clear on who should be attacking when certain youma appear.

Lita nodded, and said, "This makes so much sense! Thank you. It is pretty intuitive, but it will be nice to know everyone immediately is on the same page of who should be attacking. We aren't left guessing if everyone else sees what we do. Awesome work!"

Kunzite spoke next, "Everyone knows that I was foremost Serena's shield when healing Sapphire had been the agenda. There is a bit of an adjustment on that now. Mina will protect Serena and I will protect Darien. It will be that way in the future. Sapphire was a special case, of course."

Darien nodded, "I agree. I know I tend to feel overprotective of Serena. I liked her double shield."

"Triple shield," Mina pointed out. "It was a triple shield. You have also been her protector. You have saved her from being hit many times."

Sammy started laughing and then tried to cover it up. Everyone looked at him expectantly and he sighed. "You're going to make me tell you. Aren't you?" Serena nodded. "Ryan called Tuxedo Mask a sissy. He said he just saves Sailor Moon and throws roses. It was funny. I told him that I would like to hear him say that to Tuxedo Mask's face. He didn't think he would ever get to meet him."

Darien grumbled, "It's not sissy."

"I also pointed out that Sailor Moon seemed quite taken with Tuxedo Mask."

Jadeite started laughing, "He has the hots for Sailor Moon, doesn't he?"

"Yup, he asked me who I have the hots for too."

Serena laughed, "Who did you pick?"

"I actually picked the one who's boyfriend would be the most understanding of my situation and the least likely to kill me if he found out. Sailor Mercury." Sammy stated.

Zoisite glared at him, "I am also the one who would be able to poison you without you finding out until later."

Sammy paled, "I really don't find any of them 'hot'; they are all of my sister's friends. That makes it so uncool. I just couldn't say that to him. I don't have a crush on any girl from this group."

Zoisite cracked his knuckles in annoyance. He didn't like the fact that he was the least threatening. He wanted Amy to know he was protective of her too.

"Shit, I am so going to get beaten up the next time we have kendo practice. Just don't go for my face. I would like to keep my teeth." Sammy asked of him.

The meeting got back on track after that, and they discussed strategies and formations. They were ready for anything that Rubeus threw at them.

Towards the end, Andrew asked, "So, if Rubeus is part of the Black Moon Clan like Sapphire, how many of them are going to come after us if we defeat him?"

Darien sighed, "There is Diamond and Emerald. Sapphire thinks a lot of his sister. He also knows that Diamond keeps control with an iron fist. She might be forced to act against him. Or, maybe she would do it willingly because that would please Diamond and would make her life easier. We don't know."

Serena nodded, "And, with all of that, Beryl is still a huge issue. We can't let her know who Darien really is."

They all agreed. The meeting was declared over, and they all headed home.

Rubeus couldn't believe his luck. The meeting took place, and the audio was perfect. He could hear everyone. He already knew Sapphire was out of town because of the tracker he had placed on him.

He carefully noted their abilities, strengths, and which youma they could face. He moved on to write down their battle strategies and their plans. He also noted their command structure and who was head of each guard. It was interesting to him that Serena had a brother.

Rubeus contacted Emerald to update her on everything. They were right about her too. That was very interesting to him.

After Amy and Zoisite left, she desperately searched her mind for a plan. She was incredibly smart, and she knew what was going through his mind after Sammy said he was the least threatening. She wanted to make him understand that she didn't feel that way about him. His fierceness actually caught her off guard sometimes. She knew he would protect her from anything.

She drew him to the side and asked if he would walk in the park with her. She knew it was silly that she was hoping they would be attacked by a mugger so he could feel better about how he would protect her. She knew she wouldn't be that lucky.

She pulled him over to a bench and sat in his lap. She didn't typically act like that, but she knew it would get his attention. It worked.

He chucked and sighed, "So, I'm that obvious?"

She nodded, "You are, but you are also silly. I was actually hoping someone would try to mug us so that you could beat him up. I don't fear anything when I am around you."

"You would be just as able to beat up a human mugger."

"Yes." she huffed. "But, it would be sexier watching you do it."

He cocked his head and stared at her, "You would like me to beat someone up?"

"Not some random person, but yea, someone who was a bad guy. You are really sexy when you are fighting. I don't get to stand back and admire you when we are fighting youma."

He stared at her and took her hand, "There was something I wanted to try. Darien and Serena are soulmates and can speak to each other telepathically. Well, we're soulmates too. Why shouldn't we be able to? They didn't even know they could until he was terrified for her life. What if we just haven't tried it. What if we could too?"

Her eyes grew misty, "If this works or not, don't you ever for a second think you don't fight hard enough for me. This is the single most romantic thing you could give me. I would have never dreamed we could do it. To put our love together with Serena and Darien's, wow."

He closed his eyes to concentrate, and he thought of his desperate need to show her how much he loved her and wanted to fight for her. He thought of how, deep down, he wasn't able to fully express how he felt about her. He desperately wanted her to feel it.

He heard Amy gasp and cry. He looked up and noticed the sound wasn't audible, but coming from inside of her. They were communicating telepathically. She said: I can't believe we can do this too.

I am not surprised that our love and bond is equal to theirs. We are soulmates too, after all.

She let him into her feelings. His head whipped up, and he looked her in the eyes. Hers were clouded with desire. He felt how much she wanted him right now. What she wanted him to do to her, the ways she wanted him to touch her.

They made it to his apartment quickly and fell into his bed together. She said: Transform into your superhero form, now. She was already becoming Sailor Mercury.

He looked startled and followed suit. "Are you sure?"

She nodded, "Mina isn't the only one who is competitive. I apologize in advance for breaking your bed."

He grew even harder and nodded. "No problem. Really."

That night, Amy let go of all of her inhibitions. She was assured that he enjoyed everything she wanted to do to him. He was joyously overwhelmed with the sex kitten that came out to play that night.

As they slept on the couch together that night, he wasn't even sorry that they had broken his only bed. They could just get a new one tomorrow.


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