(A/N: Umm....yeah....this song in here is owned/written by/sung by Boys II men....not me....Oh yeah, and the people who want to know who killed Chichi, I think I'll tell you the next chapter....)

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Minako switched off the television. It was the news again, reporting on another one of Mistress 9's massacres. She wanted to get her mind off of that, that was what today was for. She was taking the kids to the annual hospital's banquet, maybe it would clear their minds too.

Goten hobbled out of his room wearing a tuxedo that was about five times bigger than he was. He had to hover over the floor because the pants were so long that he'd trip every time he'd walk.

"Mina....do I really have to wear this? It's itchy...."

"Yes! That cost me a hundred and eighty dollars!! Besides, you look so adorable in it."

Just then, Usagi entered the room and started to pace. "Who are we waiting on?"

Goten tripped over his pants again. "Gohan."

And speakin' of the Riceboy, he suddenly came into the room with an outfit that was similar to Goten's, only not as lanky. Usagi smiled, he didn't look quite as dirty, he actually looked....nice.

Gohan scratched the back of his head. "Um...are you supposed to keep the little paper balls that come with your shoes..?"

Usagi shook her head. "You're hopeless..."

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The banquet. Yet another one of those conventions where rich doctors came with their hired super-model dates and yakked about politics and other such things. Gohan, Usagi, and Goten looked strangely out-of-place in the vast crowd. Minako had wandered off somewhere to mingle and had left the three alone. Goten, still floating off the floor, surveyed the outside gathering with a look of boredom on his face. However, his face brightened up as he saw the long-table-buffet, lined up with various sweets and treats.

Gohan and Usagi stood back, wide-eyed as Goten attacked it mercilessly, devouring any and everything in sight. They backed away and tried their best to pretend not to know who he was. But it wasn't soon after that they heard soft music pick up with the breeze, coming from the near-by amps. Gohan looked at Usagi, then at his shoes, he twitching nervously.

"Erm....you um-a....don't wanna..."

"Dance?" she finished for him. "Sure, why not?

A faint smile appeared on his face. She said yes. Unfortunately, as they approached each other, they found that their height difference was more than a couple of inches. Gohan had an idea. He held out his hand.

"Do you trust me?"

She looked over him cautiously. She was a little scared of whatever he was thinking....but she'd take a chance...

"Yeah, why-"

As she spoke though, she was swept off her feet--literally. Gohan had taken her into the air so that their heights would be level. All the color drained from Usagi's face, her heart started beating a mile a minute.

"You dumb bastard!! You put me down right now!!"

He smirked and shook his head from side to side, indicating that she wouldn't get her wish. Her hands quivered a little as she placed them on his shoulders.

"Gohan, I swear, if you drop me I will kick your ass so hard..."

"Relax, I'm not going to drop you." He curved an arm around the back of her waist.

"I promise."

She gently laid her head down on his chest as a song began to play.

~*Close your eyes, make a wish*~

Usagi didn't know why she was so nervous. She knew that he wasn't going to drop her.

~*And blow out the candlelight*~

Her right hand slid around the back of his neck in a way of reassuring him that she trusted him. He was, after all, kind of....nice.

~*For tonight is just your night*~

He was strong, and smart, and could sometimes be sweet if he wanted to be. She had to admit, she like him....a lot. And she could tell that he like her too.

~*We're gonna celebrate all through the night*~

The moonlight shone indefinitely on the two as they swayed with the rhythm of the music. It seemed like time itself was suspended, just for them.

~*Pour the wine, light the fire*~

Usagi jumped a little as he took them up higher. A small cloud of mist surrounded them. Gohan held her closer seeing as the higher they went, the colder it got.

~*Your wish is my command*~

Usagi paused to peer up at his face. They both tried to look away, but eye contact was inevitable. Usagi pushed herself up from his shoulders and quickly brushed her lips with his. Goten and his dreams weren't here to interrupt them this time.

~*I submit to your demand*~

Gohan pulled her waist and she threw both arms around his neck as they dove deeper into the kiss. Tongues swirled, breath grew short, and passions exploded as they found that the only thing that they could keep their minds on was each other.

~*I'll do anything, you need only ask*~

***I'll make love to you***

***Like you want me to***

***And I'll hold you tight***

***Baby all through the night***

***I'll make love to you***

***When you want me to***

***And I will not let go***

***Till you tell me to***

A lone, dark figure glared at the two in the passionate kiss with hater and misery. She crushed a rock with her hand. In short, she was pissed.

"That little bitch...." she muttered. "She's spoiled, she always gets what she wants. Especially if it's something I want..."

She was going after both of them.

Gohan's eyes widened as she saw a rather large blast of ki spiraling towards he and his date. He barely had just enough time to get the two of them out of the way before it hit the thin air.

Gohan squinted as he looked for whoever sent it. "What the Hell?"

He nearly lost his breath as he saw Mistress 9 floating in front of him in all her glory.

"Hello lover, did'cha miss me?"

He flew as fast as he could, still holding Usagi, to the ground where he immediately released her.

"Run," he said, in almost a growl.

"What?!! No!!! I've fought her before, I can do it aga-"

"Damnit Usa, you fought her five years ago!!! She's changed since then!! She would rip you apart!! I'm not going to say it again. Run."

"But what about yo-"

"JUST GO!!!" His eyes flashed a warning sign of blue. She reluctantly agreed and sped off in a near-by forest. He watched her until she was out of sight, but cringed as he felt two slimy hands run over his shoulders.

"I'm glad we're finally lone my little kibito."

His reaction (of course) was slamming as Masenko into her chest, but it didn't do as much damage as he had hoped. They continued their fight, although it was only a game to her. In the end, he had found himself pinned to a tree....almost like he was before...

She licked her black lips as she looked him up and down hungrily. "You shouldn't have run from me, we both know I wouldn't have killed you."

Gohan tried to turn his head away to relieve himself from her foul blood breath. As he did so, he could see a bit over her shoulder....what was that behind Mistress 9? He looked closer at the object, and saw that it was...a ...girl...

Usa?

In a way it was, and in a way it wasn't. This person wasn't Usagi. This person was the take-no-crap chick we all know: Sailor Chibi Moon. She smiled at him. He returned the smile over the shoulder of Mistress 9.

She never saw it coming as Chibi Moon launched a Moon Kaleidoscope Meditation into Mistress 9's back. Granted, it didn't really do any damage, but she drop Gohan from the death clutch she previously had him in and spun around with malice in her eyes to see who just attacked her. Gohan quickly scampered up from where he was on the ground to join Chibi Moon.

"You..." Mistress 9 hissed. "You DARE try to fight me after I SPARED you?!!!"

In an instant Mistress 9 had tackled her, yelling, screaming. "YOU!!!! YOU WHORE!!! YOU HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING I HAVE DON'T YOU?!!!!!!! YOU-"

But Mistress 9 was cut off as Gohan slammed his foot into her back, snapping her spine. This gave Chibiusa a chance to get up from underneath her. Gohan roughly grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the air.

"Why did you come back?!!!" he shouted. "I told you to run!!!"

"I wasn't about to let you get yourself hurt!!!"

You just don't get it do you?!! She's a hell of a lot stronger than-" but he stopped in mid-sentence as she saw that she was getting up. He began to fly as fast as he could, upwards. Usagi was bleeding badly through her fuku from Mistress 9's rampage. There wasn't any time to think about Minako or Goten, the only thing running through his mind was to get away, at any cost. He still had a tight grip of Usagi's wrist.

"Where are you taking me?" she managed to squeak out.

He glanced at her. "A place I know, inside what used to be Kami's lookout, what used to be the Room of Sprit and Time...."

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To Be Continued.....

(A/N: Yeah, I'm sorry if this makes no sense....I have a tendency to do that.....Anyhoo, next chapter I WILL be releasing the secret of who killed Chichi! If you guess correctly then I'll give you....er....this! *points to half-way filled bottle of lemonade*....Erm....well....probably not....but guess anyways! *heh heh* R&R ~Flirtatious Flamingo~)