Again my thanks go out to Lilith a million times, and Becka too who have been telling me to get this next chapter out so here it is!

Usagi jolted awake and looked around the dark room. She knew he had been there, she had felt his presence. Usagi touched her lips, she had dreamt that he had kissed her softly on the lips. But that wasn't true Seiya was gone forever she had to get used to that.

"Minako explain yourself. Who have you been talking to?" Michiru asked.
"No one OK!" Minako shouted.
Everyone looked stunned at Minako, it was very rare that she lost her temper.
"You guys aren't stupid! You have seen the same thing that I have, Seiya loves Usagi, you all know that." Everyone exchanged glances and but reluctantly nodded also. "Well news flash she loves him too! But you all know that to that's why you keep asking me and why else wouldn't she accept Mamoru-Sans proposal. Haruka can you honestly say this need to protect Usagi from Seiya after he helped her defeat Galaxia is coming from the fact that he is an outsider."
"The prince and princess belong together." Haruka responded.
Minako fell silent she didn't know how to respond to that one. Minako walked over to the window and glanced up at the moon, she didn't know what was going on but she had to calm down. Minako turned back to face the group and standing right in front of Haruka she asked "You trusted in Usagi-Chan enough to lay down your life for her. All of us did. Now can't you trust her enough to make her own decision in the course of her life. Believe in her, Usagi-Chan is smarter than any of us give her credit for, and this is her life. Everyone makes mistakes in their lives, Usagi has to also. Maybe her love for Seiya is a mistake, maybe she isn't in love with him after all, or maybe her love for Mamoru is a mistake, maybe in one of those 2 there was an underlying emotion. Usagi has to find that on her own without one of us holding her hand."
"Usagi-Chan is our princess and we need to protect her from everything, even if it is from herself, and making bad decisions." Haruka said fiercely.
"Usagi's not stupid! Let her live her life like she wants to! She had most of it already planned out for her being Sailor Moon, the Moon Princess and the future Queen of Earth!"
"Minako-Chan calm down!" Makoto urged coming up to Minako. "Minako-Chan you are the senshi of love. What do you think?"
Minako who had been yelling almost constantly for the last 5 minutes, fell silent. She had to handle this carefully, either way Haruka was going to blow up anyway she put it. But Minako was hoping to lesson the "kill the messenger" reaction.
"Minako-Chan?" Rei questioned.
Minako took a deep breath, all hell was about ready to break loose "I believe that Usagi-Chan really does love Seiya."

Usagi attempted to sit up in bed finally she found and pushed the button that caused the top half of the bed to raise up. Reaching for the remote she began flipping through the channels finally she settled on a news station.
"There was yet another youma attack today." The news report broadcasted.
Usagi gasped as she saw that there had been a news reporter taping the attack. Usagi reached for the phone and dialed the temples number. As Rei answered Usagi didn't bother with greetings just said "Turn on channel 10."

Rei moved towards the TV and watched as the senshi fought the youma earlier that evening. Suddenly the scene changed to Usagi as Sailor Moon with Seiya in armor (AN think of Prince Endymion's outfit.)
"Is the romance that has become apparent between Tuxedo Kamen-Sama and Sailor Moon over with a the appearance of a new savior for Sailor Moon?" The broadcaster asked before continuing on with other news.
"I have to go." Usagi mumbled then hung up.
"Damn news people!" Makoto exclaimed "They are turning this into a damn soap opera!"
"Mako-Chan don't yell, this is already bad enough." Ami insisted.
"It's bad enough that we know Usagi-Chan had to see that but I hope that Mamoru didn't." Haruka muttered.

Usagi sat trembling in her hospital room.

Mamoru sat in his silent apartment staring at a blank screen.

"Usagi are you sure you can make it up the steps and then back down tomorrow morning?" Kenji Tuskino questioned his daughter as they stood at the edge of the steps that led up to her bedroom.
"Dad I'm fine really." Usagi insisted starting up the stairs.
"Are you sure you can make it up the stairs by yourself?"
"Yes." And Usagi did make it up the stairs to her room because her ribs hurt she dropped on to her bed.

Seiya watched as she slept so peacefully on her bed. Seiya quickly faded into the darkness as he felt someone else approach. Tuxedo Kamen paused on inches away from where Seiya had been watching Usagi too, as she slept. But less cautiously he approached her open window and slip in. As if protecting its princess the moon light hid behind a cloud.

"Usako." Tuxedo Kamen called softly.
Usagi's eyes opened slowly and she gasped "Tuxedo Kamen-Sama what are you doing here?"
"I need to talk to you."
Usagi nodded "Yes, we need to talk."
"Do you love him?"
"Mamo-Chan I…" Usagi knew that she shouldn't be, but she was taken aback by the question.
"Usagi, please just answer the question."
"Do I love Seiya? Yes I love Seiya."
"I knew it."
"I'm so sorry Mamo-Chan…" Usagi cried softly.
"How long?"
"Since that night during the battle with Galaxia. But I didn't realized it then."
Mamoru moved close to Usagi, taking her hand he kissed it and as Tuxedo Mask he disappeared out the window.

Seiya watched as Tuxedo Mask disappeared and sighed. He had no chance with Usagi. If she wasn't engaged to Mamoru now, she would be soon, he was sure of it.
*Flashback*
"Dumpling I'll never forget you."
"Yeah we'll be friends forever."
*End Flashback*
Seiya sighed again and turned away from the window.

"Wake up sleepy head!" Minako's voice was cheerful as she pulled open the curtains.
"Minako-Chan!" Usagi cried pulling her blanket over her head.
"Get your lazy butt out of bed." Minako called out.
"What time is it?" Usagi's voice came muffled from under the blanket.
"One in the afternoon." Minako replied "Now come on and get out of bed. Mako-Can gave me cookies to bring over for you."
"Minako-Chan what do you want?" Usagi groaned.
"You to get up and out of bed so we can talk." Minako replied.
"About what?" Usagi asked pulling her head out from under the covers.
"About you?"
"What about me?"
"About you, Mamoru-San, and Seiya."
"Minako-Chan…"
"We know you told Mamoru-San you couldn't marry him.."
"What?!"
"Mind telling me what is going on?" Minako asked.
"I, I, I love Seiya!" Usagi exclaimed and Minako nodded "You don't look surprised. How'd you know Minako-Chan?"
"Usagi-Chan, I am the senshi of love, I know these things. But I should warn you everyone else knows too."
Usagi pulled the covers back over her head with a groan. "Haruka's not taking it well is she?"
"Do I really need to answer that?" Minako asked with a laugh. "But she'll get used to the idea I think, Michiru too."
"What about everyone else?"
"Setsuna is taking it quietly so I guess it can't be all bad."

"Of all the destiny's for her to chooses she had to chose the one where I have to put up with that idiot Seiya." Setsuna exclaimed loudly in her bedroom.

"So Usagi-Chan do you want to get your lazy butt out of bed and go shopping with me and Mako-Chan?" Minako asked.
Usagi attempted to sit up but cringed and Minako rushed to help her sit up. "No," Usagi replied "I don't think I could make it."
Minako nodded, "Ami-Chan said she would be by later."
Fake horror played across Usagi's face "Why?"
"Probably to help you study." Minako teased.
"Ha, ha very funny."

"I can't believe it is already 6." Minako said shifting the many shopping bag on her arms.
Makoto stopped walking, "Isn't that…"

"How'd you find me?" Seiya asked.
"We have out ways." The first replied the voice was cold.
"You need to stay away from Usagi-Chan." The 2nd added.
"Usagi-Chan and the prince are destined to be together. They have a child in the future. We've met her." The 1st spoke again as the street lamp flickered.
"We are gratefully to you for helping our princess when we couldn't."
"But that's now excuse for you to be here."
Seiya just walked quietly away.

"Seiya wait!" Minako called as she and Makoto raced towards where Seiya and his companions stood. But by the time they reached the sport Seiya had occupied he was gone.
Minako turned cold blue eyes on Haruka and Michiru "What the hell did you say to him?"
"We told him the prince and the princess belong together and he should not interfere with that." Michiru's voice held a note of surprise but even in the dim light of the flickering street lamp her face gave away nothing.
"Damn you both!" Minako yelled running back down the street.
"Minako-Chan's right you both have to let Usagi-Chan choose who she loves on her won and maybe you shouldn't interfere."
"Your OK with this? Your OK with the prince and the princess not getting married?" Michiru asked.
"No, frankly I'm not." Makoto replied "But it's not up to me. Usagi and Mamoru getting married is between Usagi and Mamoru. Not Usagi, Mamoru and her whole royal court! Stay out of it!" with that Makoto slaked away.
"She's right you know." Haruka and Michiru jumped at the appearance of someone new.
"Setsuna!" Haruka exclaimed, "What do you mean?"
"I mean this is Usagi's destiny, let her choose it."
"You mean…"
"You know I can tell you no more. Now come, let's go home."

"I don't understand Michiru. Everyone appears to be against Usagi and Seiya and yet everyone keeps telling us that we need to back off."
"I think I am beginning to understand, Haruka. Put yourself in Usagi-Chan's shoes. It's like everyone you that you can't love me."
Haruka fell silent at Michiru's words.