I'm back folks. I'm jetlagged as hell and my skin is sunburned to a crisp (a nice lobster red, If I do say so myself). On a brighter note, I went to an Anime Store in Miami (Anime Hurricane) and I bought some RayeEarth Manga and a Weiß Kruez Anime. So I guess the trip was worthwhile.

Now this is the last chapter of this story. It's longer, I think, then the others. And please be sure to read the author's note at the end of this epilogue, it's really important as it deals with the future of this story (BTW, I don't own Sailor Moon or Yu-gi-oh).

Please read and a review would be nice seeing as this story is over (and it might persuade me to get the sequel out sooner ^__~)

Epilogue (Chapter 5)

Makoto awoke to the sounds of many sets of footsteps in her room. "What's happening?" she mumbled but turned and went back to sleep. A minute passed before what just happened processed through her head. Then she bolted up. "What the hell?"

About five middle-aged women were rummaging her closet. "Get out of there!" Makoto shouted. One of the women looked at her and continued looking though it. "No, no, no, this just won't do. Not a decent dress in sight," one woman said. "Well I guess we're going to have to start from scratch…" "Sarah, do you have the measuring tape?" "Yeah, but we'd better get started fast. We need to make a dress by tomorrow and Seto Kaiba will pay after for a beautiful gown. The other four girls owned half decent dresses." "Honestly Mary, you'd think this girl would at least own one dress."

Makoto by this time knew what they were up to and was preparing to slip right out the door. One of the women pulled her back into the room. They were forcing her to stand on a short stool. The women were pulling out different swatches of fabric and holding it to her skin while Sarah took Makoto's measurements.

Makoto clenched her fists to her side, her anger rising. She was just about to order the dressmakers out when her conscience kicked in. 'I can't kick them out. It's not their fault Kaiba gave them this job and they only get paid when they have a finished dress. That damn Kaiba, he knows I have a conscience. Its his way of getting back at me for all of that other stuff…I guess there's going to be a dress up dinner tomorrow. And there will be hell to pay…' she gave a bark of evil laughter.

The women kept working as if she was silent the whole time. She could have handled it except for their gossip and chatter. 'Make it stop!' "I think she's too chesty for that fabric," one of the women said. "How about blue?" "No, it doesn't look to natural…" they trailed off into conversation ignoring Makoto except for the occasional order. She bit her tongue to stop from saying something really nasty.

When the women left the room at three in the afternoon Makoto breathed in a sigh of relief that is until Mary came back in and informed her that they would be there tomorrow at the same time to have her try the dress on and make some final adjustments.

********(The next day…it's always the next day with this story isn't it?)********

Hotaru watched Makoto with worried eyes. She seemed more withdrawn then usual…she knew it had something to do with Kaiba. 'What did she do to him this time? She's been avoiding him all day and she looks preoccupied. I doubt that the fitting went that bad. The dinner is in two hours and she's not even dressed. Is she even going? I should go call the others.' Hotaru excused from the room and went to go get Minako and the others and tell them what was wrong with Makoto.

Makoto looked up startled as the door to Hotaru's room burst open. Minako was there first one she saw, carrying a suitcase type thing. She was already dressed in a silk pink gown that was tight at the bodice and was looser as it went down, with layers of skirts. The thing that irked Makoto the most was that it had little yellow bows around the bottom the fact not withstanding that she wore a dress. It even had gloves and matching pumps for Kami's sake.

'What's that in Mina's hand…oh no it can't be! It's a makeup kit!' If Makoto pretended not to notice them maybe they will leave. That didn't look like an option.

Rei came in the room in a short red dress with red pumps. She had a red purse and other jewelry. Rei was also carrying something in her hand that looked disturbingly like a curling iron.

Ami followed. She was modest in a full length; long sleeved gown made out of blue damask. She wore sapphire earrings and a small sapphire pendent. Makoto saw that she was carrying some jewelry in her hand.

Hotaru was wearing a black dress with a red sash tied at the center. She held a box of bobby pins and a bunch of flowers. She had make up on. Come to think of it all of them did. 'Mina even managed to give poor Hotaru and Ami a make over…"

Makoto eyed them suspiciously. 'Oh, no… they wouldn't.' "Makoto you have to go to the dinner. I don't care what problems you have with Kaiba but you're going," Rei said. "Not to mention it would be rude," Ami added. "And if you go Kaiba might invite us back. Plus I met this hot guy over at Kaibaland," Mina said. "Please…" Hotaru asked sweetly with her purple eyes round and innocent.

It was that innocent look that finally broke Makoto. "All right. Fine, I'll go. What are you planning on doing?" Minako opened her box and took out about a hundred different cosmetics in every shade imaginable. Makoto panicked. "I don't have my dress…or shoes," she said triumphantly.

"I picked up your dress. It's sitting in my hand and I know you have shoes to match," Mina said pulling the dress from behind her back. "Now what color will match that dress of yours?" Makoto looked at her hand. The silver ring with the emerald that she got from the gypsy (one of five rings) was sitting on her finger. She had put it on earlier and had forgotten to take it off.

*****************(7:30, show time ^__~)**********************

Kaiba waited at the head of the table impatiently, drumming his fingers on the table. He wore his regular clothes though (blue trench coat, teal collared shirt, blue pants).

Ami, Rei and Hotaru were already seated. Minako had been putting some last minute touches on the make up and hair.

'It serves her right for the pranks she pulled…that's not why I'm feeling like this. Kami, I like Makoto…a lot maybe…why am I being so analytical all of a sudden? Makoto doesn't like me like that. She probably still thinks I'm a cold-hearted bastard especially since I forced her into a dress…I just wanted to see how she looked all dolled up. It's a major change from the tomboy look. I have to think of something else. She isn't mine…' he thought sadly.

Minako came down the stairs right into the fancy dining room. She stood at the foot of the stairs. "Presenting, the new and improved Makoto Kino…version 5.0. Hair and make-up provided by-" "Get to the point," Kaiba shouted. 'Something is going on between Mako-chan and Seto Kaiba,' Hotaru concluded.

Makoto walked down the stairs slowly. 'I will not fall, I will not fall…' She stood at the foot of the steps looking thoroughly uncomfortable.

It was long moss green damask silk dress with a row of tortoise shell beads along the hems. The neckline was vary daring and showed some of her 'assets'. She also had on a turquoise necklace and matching earrings. Makoto had on green gloves and heels, not high ones, which matched the dress. She carried a small green handbag. Her hair was worn down in a tumble of curls. She had put on light green makeup that matched the dress…well Minako put it on (A.N.- I hate writing descriptions folks, I didn't do a good job with it either).

The girls all clapped. Makoto looked for a reaction from Kaiba but he just stared at her passively and gave her a slight nod. She was a little hurt by his lack of appreciation for her bravado but sucked it all in. Little did she know what was going on in his head.

'God, she's gorgeous. Why doesn't she do this more often…why am I thinking of her like this? Kami, she's my best friend…my only friend other then Mokuba and he's my brother. Well, didn't you admit that you loved her? She doesn't love me… If she did then she wouldn't have been avoided me. But you've been avoiding her when you were working on the new Duel Disk System. Damn conscience…'

Kaiba broke out of his thoughts in time to see Makoto already seated to his right. "Let's eat. All this beauty stuff makes me hungry," Minako said and plunged her fork into her plate. Everybody sweat dropped and watched Minako devour half of her plate in less then a second.

The plates had been cleared away. Everybody was making polite conversation though when all of the girls talked to Kaiba he gave monosyllable replies. Not a very good conversationalist unless he was talking to Makoto and even then their conversation was unusually strained.

Ami yawned. "We should end this dinner now. The boat leaves in an hour and we have to make sure we have everything packed so they could be loaded," she said and stood.

Everybody agreed. "Thank you for everything Kaiba-san," Ami said and bowed. She left followed by Hotaru who also said thank you. Rei elbowed Minako in the ribs. "Lets go Minako…we have to um…make sure our tooth brushes are packed," Rei said motioning slightly at Kaiba and Makoto who were in conversation. "But I already packed that-" Minako started but Rei stepped on her foot.

Minako wasn't that clueless and got the point. They both left and hurriedly thanked Kaiba.

Makoto stopped talking. The conversation, mostly about Duel Monster strategies, was pointless. Makoto stood. "Kaiba can you meet me in an hour at the light house? We need to talk about why I…why we…can't…" she stopped. Kaiba nodded gravely. He was going to get rejected formally.

"But the yacht leaves in an hour," Kaiba said. "I have two feet, I can walk…maybe not in these shoes but I can walk to the boat house from the lighthouse in ten minutes. Please be there," Makoto said and walked out of the room.

Makoto went to her room and made sure everything had been packed. She threw on a pair of hiking boots and took off her dress shoes. 'Oh Kami, I'm going to be late…'

She was about to shut her suitcase when something caught her eye. She picked up her deck of duel cards and stuffed it in her purse along with the items the gypsy gave her. Call her paranoid but she didn't trust anybody with her deck and she wasn't quite sure what the stuff the gypsy gave her was.

A butler came up to her room and took her suitcase down to the boat. The other girls had already left at Makoto's insistence. It was the way she planned it. It was supposed to be a private meeting. She ran outdoors and caught another shuttle to the lighthouse.

Kaiba paced the bottom of the staircase at the lighthouse. Makoto was on her way…or she wasn't planning on coming. 'What could she want to talk to me about that hasn't been said by her actions. Sometimes she makes me so mad…' It wasn't that he was angry, it was that he was scared of what she would say. Scared of being rejected.

Then Makoto burst through the lighthouse door. The wind was howling behind her. It looked like there was going to be a storm soon. She shut the door behind herself. Kaiba wondered briefly why she was still dressed up…other then her shoes. There must not have been enough time.

"Can you sit down for this?" Makoto asked. Kaiba eyed her as he sat down on the step. This time it was Makoto walking around the room. She paced for a minute then stopped and faced Kaiba.

"Seto, I love you with all my heart. I love you as more then a friend. I would be with you if I could… Who wouldn't want to be with you? You're handsome, rich, a good person…if people would get to know you. I've known you since I was six, Kaiba. We were friends long before I started seeing you this way. I don't know why I just figured it out…what you really mean to me. But I can't do this…" Makoto started to pace again.

"Look at me Makoto," Kaiba said. Makoto stopped pacing and looked at Kaiba. "Makoto I love you…you would think that with what people think of me that I wouldn't love anybody. Everybody thinks I'm so cold…maybe I am but I know my own feelings. Yesterday was when I figured out that I loved you…I love everything about you. I love your smile, the way that you know what I'm thinking even when I don't, your spirit, your tomboyishness-" "Kaiba," Makoto pleaded.

"All right, your feminism, I love your beauty, anybody who wouldn't would be a fool, I love the way you can wear I dress like that with those shoes and still look like a goddess…I love-" "Stop it!" Makoto screamed, distressed. Thunder pealed once in the background as if feeling it's mistress's distress.

Kaiba stopped talking. Makoto turned and looked at him. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. "We can't ever be together…not with my duties to my hime…not with my past and maybe my future" she whispered. "What hime? Past and future? What are you talking about?" he asked.

"I should tell you…I owe you an explanation before you kick me out of your life forever. This is my big secret that I have kept for two years…I don't know how to start…" Kaiba motioned for her to sit next to him on the steps. She did despite their togetherness was what she was down there in the first place talking about.

Kaiba took her hands in his. She was too preoccupied to really care. Looking up into his blue eyes she found the courage to continue. "Do you know who the Sailor Senshi are?" she asked and waited patiently for his answer. "Who doesn't? They were in the newspaper for about two years, always saving the world. Why? What is this about?" he asked.

Makoto took in a deep breath of air and started. "I am going to start at the beginning…at the very beginning. Please don't interrupt because if you do I don't think I can continue…ok? A millennium ago there existed a planetary alliance known as the Silver Millennium…" she launched into the story.

"…and then I'll be NeoQueen of Jupiter. Please don't tell a soul Kaiba." Kaiba nodded dumbly. "You're saying that you're Sailor Jupiter? Why didn't I ever see it before?" Makoto didn't add the fact that magic kept people from guessing unless they were told or saw the transformation.

"Don't you see Kaiba? This is why we can't be together." Kaiba laughed despite the seriousness of the situation. "Makoto…this has nothing to do with why you and me can't be together."

She grew angry as he dismissed her whole history with a flip of his hand. "Don't you see? My duty and life belong to my hime first and foremost, then to myself. But that's not the real reason why…I've died four times already protecting Usagi…Rei, Minako, Hotaru, Ami…all of us have sacrificed for her. Who knows when a new enemy comes and we have to come rushing back in to save the world? I can't count on Usagi's Ginzuishou to give me life again. If I die and don't come back…and we have something…something serious…I wouldn't want to leave you like that. I don't want to hurt you," she cried.

Kaiba laughed again. Makoto was just about ready to slap him. But before she did, he explained himself. "Makoto, you said it yourself there is no more evil for you to vanquish…no more times when you have to transform. Crystal Tokyo is less then two years away. Sailor Jupiter isn't necessary anymore. I could care less who you were in the past or are going to be in the future. Right now you are Makoto Kino, the woman I'm in love with. Besides my job is the most dangerous right now. I'm the CEO of Kaiba Corp. There's so much intrigue, corruption and greed in my line of work. I can't even trust half of my executives, those vultures. So the question is can you deal with all of that?"

Makoto's face was blank for a moment as the information was getting through to her. When it did she started to laugh. Kaiba wrapped his arms around her and buried his head in her hair. It seemed like things were looking up. He got the girl in this story.

Tears were seeping into his shirt, Makoto's tears of happiness. They pulled away. He dried her face with his sleeve. Before they kissed Makoto pulled something out of her purse and gave it to him.

He looked at it and pocketed it, ignoring the tingling sensation as their hands met just as she must have. It was the card he saw before, Megami no Jupiter-sei. There wasn't any attacks, defense…anything listed on it. It was a mysterious dueling card that he never heard of…come to think of it, the shadow of the woman on the card looked a lot like Makoto.

"I got it from a gypsy. Maybe you can find out what it is. You have the resources to find out what it is. You love duel monsters. Think of it as a Thank You present. For everything." She showed him her ringed finger. The silver ring with the single emerald. "Its part of a set, they're four other sets but this one was unique…I felt attuned to it…You know how when-" this time Makoto was the one who was interrupted.

Kaiba leaned forward and kissed Makoto. Her hands were slung over his back. His were encircling her waist. This time she didn't stiffen. It was the perfect kiss well…it was…

They sprung apart as the sound of a car pulling up was heard. Kaiba walked to the door and swung it open. Angry that his little bit of heaven was being interrupted. Makoto followed him outside, to the flat ground. It was raining and Makoto's dress was ruined, not that she would have missed it. She waited for the car to pull up. Kaiba was at her side.

A black jeep stopped. Bruce hopped out of the passenger seat and ran to Kaiba, out of breath as if he ran a marathon.

"Kaiba, sir…Mokuba's…been…kidnapped," he said between breaths. Kaiba's unguarded facial expression was guarded once more. He gripped the collar of his bodyguard. "Tell me! What happened to Mokuba? Who took him!" Kaiba demanded in a tone she had never heard from him.

"Some men…we're not sure…Pegasus is suspected…" "Let's go then. Stop wasting time!" Kaiba snapped. He began to walk to the jeep. Makoto understood what he had to do. Kaiba would do anything for his brother, anything for anybody who was close to him. She would do the same thing in the situation.

The rain was coming down steadily as Makoto gathered the courage to call him for she feared that this would be their last time seeing each other. "Kaiba!" she called and ran to him before he got onto the jeep. His hardened expression met Makoto's face and instantly softened. Makoto stepped closer to him.

They were pressed against each other. Makoto felt his own heart racing against her chest, her own racing along side of his. The rain plastered her bangs to her forehead, coving her eyes. He parted her hair and kissed her soft lips gently, then more forcefully as he felt too that this was the last time they would see each other.

Finally after what seemed like an eternity, of bliss, they pulled away. Kaiba turned and left abruptly without saying good bye. No words were needed as the kiss said it all. With every step he took further away from her, her heart was tearing. For he carried part of her own. She looked at his retreating back and pressed a finger and gently touched her kiss roughened lips. "I love you," she whispered.

Her words were lost in the sound of the rain. The rain…the pounding rain. Her hot tears mingled with it and disappeared.

The rain…the unrelenting rain…pounding on her back. This time around there was no 'rainy day man' to save her from drowning in her own emotions.

The rain, she had been left out in the rain again and there was no umbrella in sight.

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The very, very important Author's note:

Uggggh, gag…I'm not to good at the fluffy stuff (I love reading it though, I'm a romantic) and I'm aware that the characters were very OOC and that the other Senshi weren't in it much, things will all change in the sequel. The sequel will focus on all of the Senshi (not just Makoto), will have much more fight scenes with the Senshi and duels (I've learned to duel the real way but I'll use the anime version…it's quicker) and Kaiba will be the same arrogant, bishonen jerk as usual.

But that's not what this A.N. is about. If you're a big Yu-gi-oh otaku then you've noticed that I really mixed up the story line. In the anime Kaiba battles Yugi, looses the match and his will to fight then goes back to his mansion (I don't think he actually had an island but Pegasus has one so I gave Kaiba one too, he owns Kaiba land and is hella rich). While this is going on Yugi and company go out on the boat to the duelist kingdom. Pegasus's goons come after Kaiba but he jumps out the window (making everybody think he's dead). Then Pegasus kidnaps Mokuba to legally seize control over Kaiba Corp. You should get what happens from there.

I really screwed up the plot. I guess I should have watched all of Yu-gi-oh before I started this story but when I get an idea…I just have to finish it. My plot was…not well thought out. Mokuba got kidnapped before Kaiba lost his battle. Let's all just pretend that Kaiba has battled Yugi already. It doesn't really matter anyway.

In the sequel (It might be called Rhapsody of Life), it starts when the boat leaves to the Duelist Kingdom (I'm giving plot away here folks, you'd better be taking notes). It follows the story line from the anime Yu-gi-oh from that point on centered around five Sailor Senshi (I'm not telling which but you can guess) and Yugi and friends.

If I've confused you all, please e-mail me or leave your e-mail in a review and I'll explain everything to you. I have lots of time on my hands seeing as I have to stay indoors due to sunburn and I'll probably have writers' block for the sequel at that point.

Now I really hope you've enjoyed this story. Can you believe it? It's my first complete story here at FF.net. I usually write novel length stories. I'll be waiting for your …critique. Makoto Almasy (read her stories or suffer my wrath!!!) is my Beta Reader for the story and will be helping me through writers block. So you can expect the sequel late September or early November.

Good bye folks, now go read some more stories (or you can review…)!