(Chapter Two)
"Mamo-chan? Are you all right?" asked Usagi. He turned and looked at her. "Of course Usako, why wouldn't I be?" he asked in surprise. She looked in his eyes. "You were kinda upset at the fight yesterday..." she said trailing off. He took her face in his hands, "Gomen Usagi. I was not myself yesterday." he smiled down at her as she sighed in relief. She held out the rose, that he had thrown at the youma. "Here, you threw this and it kinda got stuck in my hair." He looked at it and then shrugged his shoulders. "It's a pretty rose, and it'll look nice against your blond hair." he said absently.
After she left, Chiba Mamoru slumped against the wall. He loved Usagi, he knew that... But there was something else that it seemed had happened a long time before he became Chiba Mamoru, something from the Moon Kingdom? He closed his eyes. No, it is impossible. He told himself firmly. Usako is mine and she fell in love with me on the moon just like I fell in love with her. Still... there was something that he could feel around himself and her and he felt that their love was not pure.
He growled and shook his head. It was time for sleep. After changing, he fell into the bed and immediately fell asleep. As he slept, he dreamed and they were of a time when he was still Prince Endymion. There was the palace, all gleaming white and silver once more. He could see himself and Princess Serenity. But then he saw himself being sucked down a hole into the Negaverse, sucked down and was changed forever. But there he was with Princess Serenity once more! But there was something puzzling about the Prince Endymion that he could see. He seemed slightly different... Mamoru was jolted awake and sat up in his bed. What did the dream mean? Was someone trying to tell him something?
Through the window, the sunlight was filtering through and became liquid pools of light on the floor. He got up and walked to the bathroom. He splashed himself with water and looked up into the mirror above the sink. He gasped, it was his reflection... But there was something amazingly different about it. For one, its eyes were ice-cold and the cruel smile on his lips was anything but his. "What the-!" cried out the surprised Mamoru. His reflection sneered at him before the mirror seemed to shiver or twist its reflection a little. When it stopped, he could see his real reflection staring right back at him.
What was that? he wondered before shaking his head. Maybe he wasn't really as awake as he thought with a big yawn and a stretch. But he put on his jogging outfit and decided to go out. He rounded a corner and collided into a whirlwind of blond hair and school uniform that was shrieking about late she was. "Whoa! Usako watch it!" he cried as he was almost flattened. She looked up and squealed "Mamo-chan!" before giving him a big hug. "Umm, Usako, aren't you going to be late?" he asked looking at his watch. Her eyes widened. "Oh, Mrs. Haruna's gonna kill me! Sayonara Mamo-chan!!" she called before speeding off towards her school.
She jumped into the seat just before the bell rang. Mrs. Haruna who had turned towards the board looked back and was startled to see Usagi panting heavily in her desk. She sighed and shook her head. The girl was a complete ditz. Usagi breathed a sigh of relief and settled comfortably in her seat. Her mind began to drift as she fell into a sleep that she had missed last night fighting with Shingo, her little brother. Ami who was sitting across the classroom saw her and smiled to herself. Princess she may be but she was certainly a ditzy princess. She frowned as her mind turned to the battle that had taken place the day before yesterday. There is something wrong with Usagi and Mamoru. But that was impossible! They were destined to be together... weren't they? She shook her head at the impossible thought.
Meanwhile, Dark Endymion arrived on Earth and he looked down at his garments. They would definitely stand out in a crowd, and that was not what he wanted. He flicked his wrist and they disappeared whereas a white polo shirt and jeans appeared with sneakers. He looked down in distaste. How mundane! But if this would get his princess back... Well! He strolled down the street from the alley that they had come from. Many eyes turned to him and mouths dropped. He smirked, what stupid girls were here! He looked in the direction of Juuban High School and headed over. He would have to start somewhere. It was a good enough place to start. Usagi looked up from her lunch under the big maple and immediately forgot all about as she noticed a familiar figure. It was Mamoru! She jumped up and ran over to the man with the polo shirt and jeans.
Endymion was astonished to find a young girl holding on to him and he looked down. She looked into his eyes and he gasped. It was her! IT was his princess! "Mamo-chan why are you here? You should be at work, ne?" her voice broke him out of his reverie. She stared hard at his eyes. There was something in them, they weren't her Mamo-chan's. She backed off. "You-you're not Mamo-chan. Who are you? You're from the Negaverse aren't you." she clutched a small watch and was ready to call her friends if he did prove to be one. He looked at her and it pained him to hear her call him from the Negaverse, which was actually where he had come from. He looked at her frail body and wondered how she could be the legendary Sailor Moon that had even defeated Queen Beryl, the one who had captured him and made him part of the Negaverse in the first place.
She glared at him with grim expectancy. "Well?" she asked. He smiled but it was a little cold. "I don't want to hurt you my princess." he answered simply, his voice gliding like black silk. She was shocked for a moment not expecting this at all and she clutched her broach to her chest protectively which, he guessed contained the ginzoushou. "Then what do you want?" she asked warily. "You're not Mamoru Chiba yet you look exactly like him. You have an evil presence about you." He looked at her wonderingly, How could she be able to tell so easily? He smiled.
"To see you." her eyes widened and her hand tightened. "And may I ask why?" she asked sarcastically. He replied with one she was definitely not expecting. "It is because I have not seen you... Oh, for such a long time." he looked at her with his midnight-blue eyes and they had softened a tiny fraction. She looked confused and her clenched hand loosened a tiny bit. "What do you mean?" she asked stiffly. His eyes suddenly widened, "I-I better not stay, my princess, your court is going to arrive along with my little brother... Say 'Hello' to him for me will you?" he smiled a little bitterly at this before he disappeared with only a fading cloud of purple smoke left.
She turned to see the others, in civilian form and also Mamoru. She looked at him closely. "Are you alright, Usagi_chan?" asked a worried Ami. Usagi looked up from her confusion. "I-I'm alright Ami_chan, I was just startled and over-reacted." she lied. She stared at Mamoru for a moment. "What is it Usako?" asked Mamoru. Her eyes lost their slightly dreamy look and focused. "Umm, nothing... I've got to leave. Sayonara!" she turned and ran down the street, and they could see her rounding the corner in a few seconds. They stared at each other for a moment, shrugged and then went their separate ways. Except for Mamoru, he stood still and looked towards the corner that Usagi had dashed around. Something's wrong. He knew it. But he also turned and headed for his apartment.
"Mamo-chan? Are you all right?" asked Usagi. He turned and looked at her. "Of course Usako, why wouldn't I be?" he asked in surprise. She looked in his eyes. "You were kinda upset at the fight yesterday..." she said trailing off. He took her face in his hands, "Gomen Usagi. I was not myself yesterday." he smiled down at her as she sighed in relief. She held out the rose, that he had thrown at the youma. "Here, you threw this and it kinda got stuck in my hair." He looked at it and then shrugged his shoulders. "It's a pretty rose, and it'll look nice against your blond hair." he said absently.
After she left, Chiba Mamoru slumped against the wall. He loved Usagi, he knew that... But there was something else that it seemed had happened a long time before he became Chiba Mamoru, something from the Moon Kingdom? He closed his eyes. No, it is impossible. He told himself firmly. Usako is mine and she fell in love with me on the moon just like I fell in love with her. Still... there was something that he could feel around himself and her and he felt that their love was not pure.
He growled and shook his head. It was time for sleep. After changing, he fell into the bed and immediately fell asleep. As he slept, he dreamed and they were of a time when he was still Prince Endymion. There was the palace, all gleaming white and silver once more. He could see himself and Princess Serenity. But then he saw himself being sucked down a hole into the Negaverse, sucked down and was changed forever. But there he was with Princess Serenity once more! But there was something puzzling about the Prince Endymion that he could see. He seemed slightly different... Mamoru was jolted awake and sat up in his bed. What did the dream mean? Was someone trying to tell him something?
Through the window, the sunlight was filtering through and became liquid pools of light on the floor. He got up and walked to the bathroom. He splashed himself with water and looked up into the mirror above the sink. He gasped, it was his reflection... But there was something amazingly different about it. For one, its eyes were ice-cold and the cruel smile on his lips was anything but his. "What the-!" cried out the surprised Mamoru. His reflection sneered at him before the mirror seemed to shiver or twist its reflection a little. When it stopped, he could see his real reflection staring right back at him.
What was that? he wondered before shaking his head. Maybe he wasn't really as awake as he thought with a big yawn and a stretch. But he put on his jogging outfit and decided to go out. He rounded a corner and collided into a whirlwind of blond hair and school uniform that was shrieking about late she was. "Whoa! Usako watch it!" he cried as he was almost flattened. She looked up and squealed "Mamo-chan!" before giving him a big hug. "Umm, Usako, aren't you going to be late?" he asked looking at his watch. Her eyes widened. "Oh, Mrs. Haruna's gonna kill me! Sayonara Mamo-chan!!" she called before speeding off towards her school.
She jumped into the seat just before the bell rang. Mrs. Haruna who had turned towards the board looked back and was startled to see Usagi panting heavily in her desk. She sighed and shook her head. The girl was a complete ditz. Usagi breathed a sigh of relief and settled comfortably in her seat. Her mind began to drift as she fell into a sleep that she had missed last night fighting with Shingo, her little brother. Ami who was sitting across the classroom saw her and smiled to herself. Princess she may be but she was certainly a ditzy princess. She frowned as her mind turned to the battle that had taken place the day before yesterday. There is something wrong with Usagi and Mamoru. But that was impossible! They were destined to be together... weren't they? She shook her head at the impossible thought.
Meanwhile, Dark Endymion arrived on Earth and he looked down at his garments. They would definitely stand out in a crowd, and that was not what he wanted. He flicked his wrist and they disappeared whereas a white polo shirt and jeans appeared with sneakers. He looked down in distaste. How mundane! But if this would get his princess back... Well! He strolled down the street from the alley that they had come from. Many eyes turned to him and mouths dropped. He smirked, what stupid girls were here! He looked in the direction of Juuban High School and headed over. He would have to start somewhere. It was a good enough place to start. Usagi looked up from her lunch under the big maple and immediately forgot all about as she noticed a familiar figure. It was Mamoru! She jumped up and ran over to the man with the polo shirt and jeans.
Endymion was astonished to find a young girl holding on to him and he looked down. She looked into his eyes and he gasped. It was her! IT was his princess! "Mamo-chan why are you here? You should be at work, ne?" her voice broke him out of his reverie. She stared hard at his eyes. There was something in them, they weren't her Mamo-chan's. She backed off. "You-you're not Mamo-chan. Who are you? You're from the Negaverse aren't you." she clutched a small watch and was ready to call her friends if he did prove to be one. He looked at her and it pained him to hear her call him from the Negaverse, which was actually where he had come from. He looked at her frail body and wondered how she could be the legendary Sailor Moon that had even defeated Queen Beryl, the one who had captured him and made him part of the Negaverse in the first place.
She glared at him with grim expectancy. "Well?" she asked. He smiled but it was a little cold. "I don't want to hurt you my princess." he answered simply, his voice gliding like black silk. She was shocked for a moment not expecting this at all and she clutched her broach to her chest protectively which, he guessed contained the ginzoushou. "Then what do you want?" she asked warily. "You're not Mamoru Chiba yet you look exactly like him. You have an evil presence about you." He looked at her wonderingly, How could she be able to tell so easily? He smiled.
"To see you." her eyes widened and her hand tightened. "And may I ask why?" she asked sarcastically. He replied with one she was definitely not expecting. "It is because I have not seen you... Oh, for such a long time." he looked at her with his midnight-blue eyes and they had softened a tiny fraction. She looked confused and her clenched hand loosened a tiny bit. "What do you mean?" she asked stiffly. His eyes suddenly widened, "I-I better not stay, my princess, your court is going to arrive along with my little brother... Say 'Hello' to him for me will you?" he smiled a little bitterly at this before he disappeared with only a fading cloud of purple smoke left.
She turned to see the others, in civilian form and also Mamoru. She looked at him closely. "Are you alright, Usagi_chan?" asked a worried Ami. Usagi looked up from her confusion. "I-I'm alright Ami_chan, I was just startled and over-reacted." she lied. She stared at Mamoru for a moment. "What is it Usako?" asked Mamoru. Her eyes lost their slightly dreamy look and focused. "Umm, nothing... I've got to leave. Sayonara!" she turned and ran down the street, and they could see her rounding the corner in a few seconds. They stared at each other for a moment, shrugged and then went their separate ways. Except for Mamoru, he stood still and looked towards the corner that Usagi had dashed around. Something's wrong. He knew it. But he also turned and headed for his apartment.