Disclaimer I do not own Sailor Moon...I would like to thank Lilith who has been giving me ideas and encouraging me to get the next chapter out. So this ones for you Lilith. ENjoy the story:
"Usagi are you OK? You have been acting different lately." Naru asked as she, Usagi, and Minako walked through the mall.
Minako turned to look at her friend it had been an extremely hard couple months for Usagi, as she struggled with what had happened during the battle with Galaxia. And now even 5 months later she was still struggling with all the emotions, and she wouldn't let anyone help her with deal with them, not Rei and not even Mamoru.
Usagi turned and smiled and Naru "Nothing's wrong Naru-Chan." Minako smiled and slung her arm around Usagi's shoulder.
"Usagi, Naru is right are you OK?" Minako asked hours later as she and Usagi sat on Minako's bedroom floor.
Usagi looked up from the magazine she had been flipping through "Why does everyone keep asking me if I am OK. You, Mamo-Chan, Rei-Chan, and everyone else. I'm fine really."
"Usa-" Minako started.
"Minako-Chan, I'm fine OK." Usagi said standing up and pulling out her pajama's from her bag "I'm going to go change."
Minako stared after her friend something was up and the Goddess of Love could not exactly pinpoint what it was.
"I think he is going to propose tonight." Minako stated.
Usagi turned horrified to her friend "You don't think he really would tonight do you?" Usagi asked turning to Makoto, Ami and Rei.
"Usagi Baka he is taking you to Roses Café sounds like it." Rei stated.
"But he can't," Usagi exclaimed.
"Usagi what are you talking about you have wanted Mamoru-San to propose to you for years now." Makoto stated.
"But it would ruin everything!" Usagi exclaimed.
"Usagi-Chan what do you mean?" Ami asked.
"I mean, well, I mean you know I just started college." Usagi stuttered.
"Usagi you were ready to marry him when you started High School." Rei said looking at her friend oddly.
Minako remained silent and observed her friend quietly. Usagi looked up and noticed Minako watching her. As the two blue eyes met Minako saw it for the first time, the thing she should have seen in the beginning. What could this mean? Minako watched as Rei caught up Usagi and hurried her to the bathroom telling her to get in the shower so she wouldn't be late.
When Rei came back out Ami, Makoto and Rei surrounded Minako "What's going on that we don't know about?" Rei insisted.
"What?" Minako exclaimed.
"Usagi has waited forever to marry Mamoru and now when we tell her that we think he is going to propose she has a conniption." Makoto exclaimed.
Minako's face changed to fake innocence "I don't know. This is Usagi-Chan we are talking about, she is never predictable. Why don't you guys let me talk to her?" Minako suggested. "I am the senshi of love after all."
The other 3 nodded "We better go," Makoto said "Tell Usagi-Chan to call us when she gets home."
Minako nodded and sat down on Usagi's bed. When Usagi came back out of the bathroom she was so deep in thought she didn't even notice Minako sitting on her bed.
"Usagi-Chan."
Usagi looked up startled "Oh hello Minako-Chan."
"Usagi-Can what's going on? Honesty."
"Minako-Chan I am so confused!" Usagi cried out.
"It's Seiya isn't it?" Minako questioned.
"I never said that!" Usagi exclaimed harshly.
"You didn't have to." Minako replied.
"Minako I…" Usagi glanced at the clock "I have to get ready. Mamo-Chan is going to be here in 10 minutes."
"How do I look?" Usagi asked 10 minutes later. She wore a shimmery blue tube dress that fell to her ankles with a slit up to her knee.
"Great." Minako reassured Usagi. The subject of Usagi and Seiya had been dropped in Usagi's rush to get ready for her date with Mamoru.
"Usagi!" Shingo called up the stairs "Mamoru-San is here."
"Thanks Shingo." Usagi said walking down the steps.
Minako sat in her room half an our later finally coming to a conclusion. But just as she was about ready to carry out her plan her phone rang. Picking it up she was greeted by Rei.
"Minako-Chan were all here at the temple. Do you want to come over?"
"Actually I have something that I need to take care of. So I will talk to you all later."
"OK bye Minako-Chan."
"Usako," Mamoru said taking Usagi's hand "I have loved you for a long time. We have been through a lot together. Usako will you marry me?"
"Mamo-Chan I…Don't ask me this right now please." Usagi begged.
"Usako I thought…"
"I know what you thought but I just…I just can't do this…" with those words Usagi fled the restaurant leaving behind a very stunned Mamoru.
At the same time a very stunned Minako sat back in her bedroom after her trip.
*Flashback*
"I relieved Seiya of his duties. She still defended me as faithfully as ever but her heart wasn't in it anymore. She wasn't happy, her mind and heart were elsewhere. So I told her to go, giving her my blessing and one wish."
"What was that?"
"Seiya requested that he be male…permanently." Minako's mouth dropped open "Seiya loves your princess, do you realize this?"
Minako nodded "And she loves him also, she just hasn't realized it yet."
"Seiya hasn't arrived in Tokyo yet?"
Minako shook her head "Not that I know of. But I don't know if Usagi-Chan would say anything to any of us even if her had. She has been different since the battle with Galaxia."
"Your princess is strong, she went through a lot that night with Galaxia and a lot of it she has to deal with on her own. Both she and Seiya were forced to change a lot that night and both may take awhile to recover completely."
"Thank you." Minako said as she prepared to leave.
*End Flashback*
The phone ringing startled Minako from her thoughts "Hello."
Again Rei was calling "What's going on with Usagi?" Rei's voice sounded angry.
"Rei I don't know what you mean…"
"I mean Mamoru-San just left. Usagi-Baka turned down his proposal of marriage." Minako's head fell into her hands "Don't give me that crap about you not knowing Minako-Chan you are the senshi of love after all. What had been going on with Usagi-Chan."
Minako's communicator suddenly went off. Faintly she could hear Rei's too. Picking the communicator up Usagi's face came into focus, her eyes were swollen and red.
"Usagi-Chan what's wrong?" Minako asked.
"There is a youma attack in the park I'm transforming and I will meet you guys there."
"These guys are tough!" Mercury called out. All 9 of the senshi were now at the park.
Sailor Moon pulled out her scepter "I'm going to get this over with."
The youma, seeing that if he let Sailor moon attack him he would be done, so he decided to attack first. The attack hit Sailor Moon straight on, Tuxedo Kamem was not present to save her.
"Now I have one more trick up my sleeve." The youma snarled. Slowly the youma multiplied suddenly where one youma had stood there were not 8 and in the middle of the 8 was the 9th, the leader and the original, as the senshi were each busy with one youma the leader headed towards the momentarily unconscious Sailor Moon.
The senshi tried desperately to get away from the youma they were battling but with no such luck.
As a red rose pierced the ground Uranus sighed in relief "Tuxedo Kamen."
Quickly in a dark blur Sailor Moon was saved as she and Tuxedo Kamen disappeared.
The youmas were easily destroyed, when the youma cloned itself the it had been weakened. As they were about read to attack the lead youma another rose pierced the ground and the group looked up to see…
"Tuxedo Kamen! If you are here then…" Mars let her question trail as fear rippled through the group.
"Where is Sailor Moon?" Tuxedo Kamen questioned his deep blue eyes looked sad.
"We thought she was with you." Jupiter said confused.
Tuxedo Kamen shook his head.
"Then if Usagi isn't with you then where could she be?" Haruka asked.
Usagi opened her eyes slowly, her head hurt as did her chest. As Usagi's eyes focused she became aware of someone staring down at her and touching her forehead carefully tending to the large cut on her forehead. It only took Usagi's mind seconds to remember who those blue eyes belonged to.
"Seiya." Usagi gasped attempting to sit up.
Usagi felt Seiya's hands keep her shoulders down. "Don't move." Seiya ordered softly. "The girls will be here soon. They will help you." And as quickly as Seiya had appeared he was gone into the dark of the night.
"Seiya wait!" Usagi called sitting up.
"That's Usagi!" Haruka exclaimed and the group rushed toward the sound.
Usagi had her back to the group and she called again into the night "Seiya wait!"
Makoto and Haruka rushed to Usagi's side as she collapsed.
"We need to get her to the hospital." Ami said.
"Can't she use the crystal?" Mamoru asked.
"She can't if she is unconscious." Ami snapped.
"If Seiya is back like Usagi says he is we have to protect her from him." Haruka stated fiercely, the senshi were at the temple after Usagi had been admitted to the hospital.
"Seiya wouldn't hurt Usagi!" Minako exclaimed "He love---." Minako stopped, she couldn't tell them about her visit earlier that day.
"What did you say?" Haruka's green eyes darkened.
"Nothing." Minako replied rubbing her temples.
Seiya stood in the dark watching her as she slept, her parents had just left. The doctors were keeping her over night, she had broken a few ribs and had stitches in her forehead, but that was it, she was in no danger. Seiya loved Usagi with everything in him, but he couldn't have her. Usagi loved Mamoru, and she was going to marry him. But Seiya would always be there in the dark of the night watching over her. Slowly Seiya stepped out of the light and bending over Usagi's bed he kissed her softly on the lips.
"Usagi are you OK? You have been acting different lately." Naru asked as she, Usagi, and Minako walked through the mall.
Minako turned to look at her friend it had been an extremely hard couple months for Usagi, as she struggled with what had happened during the battle with Galaxia. And now even 5 months later she was still struggling with all the emotions, and she wouldn't let anyone help her with deal with them, not Rei and not even Mamoru.
Usagi turned and smiled and Naru "Nothing's wrong Naru-Chan." Minako smiled and slung her arm around Usagi's shoulder.
"Usagi, Naru is right are you OK?" Minako asked hours later as she and Usagi sat on Minako's bedroom floor.
Usagi looked up from the magazine she had been flipping through "Why does everyone keep asking me if I am OK. You, Mamo-Chan, Rei-Chan, and everyone else. I'm fine really."
"Usa-" Minako started.
"Minako-Chan, I'm fine OK." Usagi said standing up and pulling out her pajama's from her bag "I'm going to go change."
Minako stared after her friend something was up and the Goddess of Love could not exactly pinpoint what it was.
"I think he is going to propose tonight." Minako stated.
Usagi turned horrified to her friend "You don't think he really would tonight do you?" Usagi asked turning to Makoto, Ami and Rei.
"Usagi Baka he is taking you to Roses Café sounds like it." Rei stated.
"But he can't," Usagi exclaimed.
"Usagi what are you talking about you have wanted Mamoru-San to propose to you for years now." Makoto stated.
"But it would ruin everything!" Usagi exclaimed.
"Usagi-Chan what do you mean?" Ami asked.
"I mean, well, I mean you know I just started college." Usagi stuttered.
"Usagi you were ready to marry him when you started High School." Rei said looking at her friend oddly.
Minako remained silent and observed her friend quietly. Usagi looked up and noticed Minako watching her. As the two blue eyes met Minako saw it for the first time, the thing she should have seen in the beginning. What could this mean? Minako watched as Rei caught up Usagi and hurried her to the bathroom telling her to get in the shower so she wouldn't be late.
When Rei came back out Ami, Makoto and Rei surrounded Minako "What's going on that we don't know about?" Rei insisted.
"What?" Minako exclaimed.
"Usagi has waited forever to marry Mamoru and now when we tell her that we think he is going to propose she has a conniption." Makoto exclaimed.
Minako's face changed to fake innocence "I don't know. This is Usagi-Chan we are talking about, she is never predictable. Why don't you guys let me talk to her?" Minako suggested. "I am the senshi of love after all."
The other 3 nodded "We better go," Makoto said "Tell Usagi-Chan to call us when she gets home."
Minako nodded and sat down on Usagi's bed. When Usagi came back out of the bathroom she was so deep in thought she didn't even notice Minako sitting on her bed.
"Usagi-Chan."
Usagi looked up startled "Oh hello Minako-Chan."
"Usagi-Can what's going on? Honesty."
"Minako-Chan I am so confused!" Usagi cried out.
"It's Seiya isn't it?" Minako questioned.
"I never said that!" Usagi exclaimed harshly.
"You didn't have to." Minako replied.
"Minako I…" Usagi glanced at the clock "I have to get ready. Mamo-Chan is going to be here in 10 minutes."
"How do I look?" Usagi asked 10 minutes later. She wore a shimmery blue tube dress that fell to her ankles with a slit up to her knee.
"Great." Minako reassured Usagi. The subject of Usagi and Seiya had been dropped in Usagi's rush to get ready for her date with Mamoru.
"Usagi!" Shingo called up the stairs "Mamoru-San is here."
"Thanks Shingo." Usagi said walking down the steps.
Minako sat in her room half an our later finally coming to a conclusion. But just as she was about ready to carry out her plan her phone rang. Picking it up she was greeted by Rei.
"Minako-Chan were all here at the temple. Do you want to come over?"
"Actually I have something that I need to take care of. So I will talk to you all later."
"OK bye Minako-Chan."
"Usako," Mamoru said taking Usagi's hand "I have loved you for a long time. We have been through a lot together. Usako will you marry me?"
"Mamo-Chan I…Don't ask me this right now please." Usagi begged.
"Usako I thought…"
"I know what you thought but I just…I just can't do this…" with those words Usagi fled the restaurant leaving behind a very stunned Mamoru.
At the same time a very stunned Minako sat back in her bedroom after her trip.
*Flashback*
"I relieved Seiya of his duties. She still defended me as faithfully as ever but her heart wasn't in it anymore. She wasn't happy, her mind and heart were elsewhere. So I told her to go, giving her my blessing and one wish."
"What was that?"
"Seiya requested that he be male…permanently." Minako's mouth dropped open "Seiya loves your princess, do you realize this?"
Minako nodded "And she loves him also, she just hasn't realized it yet."
"Seiya hasn't arrived in Tokyo yet?"
Minako shook her head "Not that I know of. But I don't know if Usagi-Chan would say anything to any of us even if her had. She has been different since the battle with Galaxia."
"Your princess is strong, she went through a lot that night with Galaxia and a lot of it she has to deal with on her own. Both she and Seiya were forced to change a lot that night and both may take awhile to recover completely."
"Thank you." Minako said as she prepared to leave.
*End Flashback*
The phone ringing startled Minako from her thoughts "Hello."
Again Rei was calling "What's going on with Usagi?" Rei's voice sounded angry.
"Rei I don't know what you mean…"
"I mean Mamoru-San just left. Usagi-Baka turned down his proposal of marriage." Minako's head fell into her hands "Don't give me that crap about you not knowing Minako-Chan you are the senshi of love after all. What had been going on with Usagi-Chan."
Minako's communicator suddenly went off. Faintly she could hear Rei's too. Picking the communicator up Usagi's face came into focus, her eyes were swollen and red.
"Usagi-Chan what's wrong?" Minako asked.
"There is a youma attack in the park I'm transforming and I will meet you guys there."
"These guys are tough!" Mercury called out. All 9 of the senshi were now at the park.
Sailor Moon pulled out her scepter "I'm going to get this over with."
The youma, seeing that if he let Sailor moon attack him he would be done, so he decided to attack first. The attack hit Sailor Moon straight on, Tuxedo Kamem was not present to save her.
"Now I have one more trick up my sleeve." The youma snarled. Slowly the youma multiplied suddenly where one youma had stood there were not 8 and in the middle of the 8 was the 9th, the leader and the original, as the senshi were each busy with one youma the leader headed towards the momentarily unconscious Sailor Moon.
The senshi tried desperately to get away from the youma they were battling but with no such luck.
As a red rose pierced the ground Uranus sighed in relief "Tuxedo Kamen."
Quickly in a dark blur Sailor Moon was saved as she and Tuxedo Kamen disappeared.
The youmas were easily destroyed, when the youma cloned itself the it had been weakened. As they were about read to attack the lead youma another rose pierced the ground and the group looked up to see…
"Tuxedo Kamen! If you are here then…" Mars let her question trail as fear rippled through the group.
"Where is Sailor Moon?" Tuxedo Kamen questioned his deep blue eyes looked sad.
"We thought she was with you." Jupiter said confused.
Tuxedo Kamen shook his head.
"Then if Usagi isn't with you then where could she be?" Haruka asked.
Usagi opened her eyes slowly, her head hurt as did her chest. As Usagi's eyes focused she became aware of someone staring down at her and touching her forehead carefully tending to the large cut on her forehead. It only took Usagi's mind seconds to remember who those blue eyes belonged to.
"Seiya." Usagi gasped attempting to sit up.
Usagi felt Seiya's hands keep her shoulders down. "Don't move." Seiya ordered softly. "The girls will be here soon. They will help you." And as quickly as Seiya had appeared he was gone into the dark of the night.
"Seiya wait!" Usagi called sitting up.
"That's Usagi!" Haruka exclaimed and the group rushed toward the sound.
Usagi had her back to the group and she called again into the night "Seiya wait!"
Makoto and Haruka rushed to Usagi's side as she collapsed.
"We need to get her to the hospital." Ami said.
"Can't she use the crystal?" Mamoru asked.
"She can't if she is unconscious." Ami snapped.
"If Seiya is back like Usagi says he is we have to protect her from him." Haruka stated fiercely, the senshi were at the temple after Usagi had been admitted to the hospital.
"Seiya wouldn't hurt Usagi!" Minako exclaimed "He love---." Minako stopped, she couldn't tell them about her visit earlier that day.
"What did you say?" Haruka's green eyes darkened.
"Nothing." Minako replied rubbing her temples.
Seiya stood in the dark watching her as she slept, her parents had just left. The doctors were keeping her over night, she had broken a few ribs and had stitches in her forehead, but that was it, she was in no danger. Seiya loved Usagi with everything in him, but he couldn't have her. Usagi loved Mamoru, and she was going to marry him. But Seiya would always be there in the dark of the night watching over her. Slowly Seiya stepped out of the light and bending over Usagi's bed he kissed her softly on the lips.
