Title: Ki of the Moon
Chapter: 7
Rated: PG-13
By: firegirl

Thanks for the reviews! The nail incident happened around
March, so I'm perfectly fine now. It's just a terrible
memory. *shivers*

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Usagi gathered her courage and turned her back against
Mamoru's chest. She took deep breaths as she headed towards
her family that stood 50 feet away. She glimpsed at Piccolo,
he nodded. He must have heard the conversation. She knew he
had sharper hearing than most, apparently that included
Saiyans too. She made sure that she had kept out of Saiyan
hearing distance, but apparently not Namekian.

Just to make sure she was correct, she took a look at
everyone else who was patiently waiting. Dende looked like
he had figured everything out, while the others were still
trying.

To Usagi's relief, Mamoru stayed directly behind her,
and even rested a hand on her shoulder as she stopped in
front of her family. Chichi joined her, standing at her side.

"I'm guessing that you would like an explanation. The
truth is, I don't have the full answer."

"But I do. Goku, say hello to your daughter." Goku
scratched his head in confusion and Gohan was breathing
deeply as not to panic.

"When did this happen Chichi? I don't remember her."
Usagi giggled as her father blushed during his short
statement. (Wonder what he's thinking about, ne? ^-~)

"Gohan was really little then, so it is no surprise
*he* doesn't remember. In fact, nobody knew, I was told not
to tell."

"Huh?"

"Usagi may have been born into this family, but she
was destined to protect another."

"How come no one ever found out, Mom?"

"Queen Serenity, whom I'm sure you've heard about by
now, took care of that area. I'm sure Bulma could have
helped instead, but this was supposed to be a secret between
only a few select people. Some how, it appeared that I
wasn't even pregnant at all. Even if I was hugged, you
wouldn't have been able to feel the difference. It was
rather remarkable, and I'm still not sure how she did it."

"If she's my sister, how come she has blonde hair? Dad
and you both have black hair."

"I'm not quite sure about that one. I think it has
something to do with her being the Moon Princess." Goten
looked at his mother, then at his sister. A large grin broke
out on his face as he tackled Usagi's legs.

"I have an older sister! Now I can play with more
people!" Usagi and Gohan both sweatdropped. They had a
feeling that he would do more than just 'play'. After Goten
had gotten through hugging her legs, he ran around the
group in circles.

"Umm... Did he have too much sugar?"

"Probably not nearly as much as you consume, Odango."
Suddenly Mamoru hissed loudly. (Usagi had inflicted pain.)
Goku laughed at the picture.

"Chichi, I can see the resemblance now."

"And *WHAT* is *THAT* suppose to mean?" Goku gulped
sharply as Chichi started fuming. He waved his hands around
furiously as he backed away from his wife.

"Nothing! It means nothing!"

"Okay."

Usagi giggled then looked to Gohan. At the moment, he
found the whole situation amusing. Who wouldn't? The most
powerful person in the universe was cowering away from his
*wife*? Tell me that wasn't a hysterical thing to watch. It
was defiantly amusing.

Usagi stopped laughing as Chichi turned back to look at
her. Uh oh. She didn't like the look on her face. It was
making her nervous. Chichi had a mischievous grin on her
face. She didn't know what it meant, but she had a feeling
she wasn't going to like it.

Usagi began to twirl her engagement ring around her
finger, something she started doing whenever she became
nervous. Chichi looked at the ring, then to Mamoru. Uh oh.

Usagi wasn't the only one feeling nervous. Mamoru had
seen the look from the ring to him, and he became edgy.
Uncontiously, he began massaging the shoulder that his one
hand rested on.

"Usa, am I going to have grandchildren anytime soon?"
Usagi and Mamoru both turned beet red.

"NO!" Gohan laughed and she glared at him. He stopped.

"I'm sorry, it's just that she's been asking me that a
lot recently. It's funny to watch her ask someone else for
a change."

"Gohan..."

"Sorry Mom."

"Who are you engaged to then? Is *he* your fiancé?"
Usagi's face grew even redder as everyone looked down at her
hands. In a last minute attempt to stall things, she hid
them behind her back.

"Mother!" Mamoru chuckled and she threw him a glare over
her shoulder. "YOU can be quite!"

"Sorry, I just wasn't expecting this. Kenji always
threatened to shoot me, remember?" Usagi growled and Mamoru
coughed in an attempt to end the conversation safely.

"Mamoru, how old are you, and what do you do?" It was
Mamoru's turn to be grilled. Usagi snickered at the thought
of revenge, even if it wasn't by her doing. She watched as he
turned pink, an obvious sign that he really didn't want to
discuss it.

"I'm twnphy."

"What?"

"I'm twenty and I'm studying to become a Doctor. I'm at
the top of my class, I have no family and I-"

"He's rich!"

"Usa!"

"Sorry!" By now Chichi had stars in her eyes.

"Wow! Another scholar and he has money too! My baby is
all grown up!" Chichi sobbed as others in the group
sweat dropped. A large growl interrupted and everyone stared
at Usagi.

"Umm, I'm hungry." Usagi put one hand behind her head
as she received several stares of disbelief. She laughed
nervously as no one made an attempt to move.

"Why am I not surprised. I can't believe Motoki never
became rich with all of the food you bought at the arcade."

"I'm not the one who drank his coffee supply though,
that was *your* doing."

"If you would like something to eat, I can get you
something." Usagi peered at the peaceful Mr. Popo and jumped
up and down in her excitement.

"Food! Yeah! Please!" She continued to bounce around
until Mr. Popo started to head inside, where she followed
him.

"If there's one thing she loves more than goofing off,
it's food." Mamoru shook his head in exasperation. She
really loved her food.

"I think that's a family trait," Gohan added.

"What do you mean?"

"Saiyans tend to eat large quantities of food."

"FOOD! I'm hungry too!" Sweat drops appeared as Goku
belatedly raced off to join Usagi.

"Some things never change. I don't think there has ever
been a day when Dad hasn't thought about either food or
training. Now that I think about it, I'm hungry too." With
that said, they joined Goku and Usagi for breakfast.

Mamoru found breakfast to be... interesting. Gohan was
right when he said that Saiyans ate a lot. He watched in
amazement as the four Saiyans ate. They must have eaten
enough to feed an army and a rather large one at that.

When everyone was through eating, they sat back in
relaxation, allowing their breakfasts to settle before they
left. Surprisingly, Goku made no complaints about the hold
up. Surely he would have wanted to train, right? Seeing her
husband stretch lazily, Chichi decided to take the
opportunity to talk.

"Gohan, you go back to school tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, we had an extended weekend, but tomorrow I go
back."

"I think you should take Usagi with you."

"Umm, isn't she in a different grade level?"

"She can stay with you until she gets a schedule. I
don't want her missing school just because, well because."

"School. *grumble* *grumble*"

"What was that Usagi?"

"Nothing!" Usagi wasn't *that* stupid. She knew that
any mother would be mad if she said she didn't want to go
to school. It wasn't that she flunked the tests, she didn't
do that anymore. Because her memories of the Silver
Millennium had been becoming clearer, her knowledge from
that time period was also returning. She now managed to get
A's, B's and the occasional C. Just because she was doing
better in school didn't mean she had to like it.

Mamoru chuckled softly as he noticed the sour expression
on Usagi's face. He knew exactly what was bothering her,
even if she didn't mention it. She didn't need to; Mamoru
knew that she still loathed school. Some things will never
change.

"Be glad that you no longer have to put up with Miss
Haruna. Didn't she transfer up to the high school the same
year you did?" Usagi visibly glared at Mamoru at the mention
of her old teacher's name.

"Mamoru..."

"What do you study?" Chichi took it upon herself to
once more interrogate Mamoru, interrupting Usagi's threat.
Mamoru, grateful for the distraction, answered without
hesitation.

"Bioengineering and Medicine." Usagi pouted as Mamoru
turned his full attention to her mother's questions. She
glanced to her right and noticed that Goku had decided to
once more sit up. A large smile appeared on her face as she
latched onto his arm. Startled by the sudden grip on his arm,
Goku jumped up slightly. He turned his head and blinked
several times as Usagi smiled sweetly, batting her eyelashes
the whole while. (*devious grin*)

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*sigh* Yes I know, the chapter was shorter than usual. HEY!
At least I posted! And feel free to chew me out or right a
book in the review box. *grins* I appreciate reviews of any
type. And for those of you who wanted to know, yes, more
senshi will eventually appear. I'm not telling when or why
though.... *evil laughter* Sorry, that was lame... ^-^;

Just to let you know, I'm a little behind and haven't
completed the next chapter yet. In fact, I haven't even
started. ^-^; So, the wait may be a little longer than
usual, but reviews may make me feel more inspired... ^-~