Disclaimer: Sailormoon and all its characters do not belong to me. Any
resemblance to any other story is coincidental and not intentional.
This story happened after the senshi defeated Beryl and slightly deviates from the original version.
I could not remember the Japanese version of Tuxedo Mask, so I kept his name as it is. Sorry!
Chapter 5: Vulnerability
"Usagi, you may know me as Tuxedo Mask, do you not?" Mamoru asked.
Confused, Usagi said, "Yes, of course, I do!"
"Well, I have another identity. One that does not fight youmas and help Sailormoon," explained Mamoru. "I am afraid that when I tell you who that person is, you will get angry at me because I kept the secret from you for so long."
"So long? Do you mean I actually know your other self? I've actually met with him before?"
Does she actually know him? Apart from meeting everyday, yes, she had seen him before, Mamoru thought to himself. "Yes. You know me very well."
"Well, show me!" Usagi was getting frustrated now. Why was he delaying this? She wanted to know who the man behind the tuxedo mask was. But.if he told her who he was, did that mean she had to tell him she was Sailormoon? The girl he saved from death so many times? Usagi became uncomfortable at the position Tuxedo Mask had put her in.
Mamoru lifted Usagi off his lap and placed her down next to him. He stood up and turned to face her.
"Look into my eyes, Usako." Mamoru stared at her. "Do you see anything familiar?"
"Come to think of it, yes, I've seen you before," commented Usagi. "You remind me of.of.Mamoru. But how can that be?"
"I remind you of Mamoru because." Tuxedo Mask whipped off his mask. "I remind you of him because I am Mamoru."
Usagi gasped, her hand lifting to her mouth as she saw the familiar face before her. "Mamoru!"
Mamoru detransformed, dressed in his previous attire of t-shirt and sweat pants. He sat down again.
"I hope you would not get angry at me, Usagi. I had to keep the secret from you."
"Mamoru." still shocked, Usagi realises she had just told her arch enemy most of her secrets! Including how she felt about him.Usagi turned red and embarrassed. "Then that's how you know about Mamoru's feelings." She turned away. Now that she knew Mamoru knew about her love for him, what will he do?
"You're not mad, are you?" Mamoru caringly said. He placed his hands on Usagi's shoulders. "I had to do it."
"No, I'm not mad. You would be surprise at how much I understand."
Mamoru sighed of relief. "And I do love you, you know. Usako, you are my beloved."
Usagi whipped around, her hair flying. "You do? Are you sure.? I mean, are you sure you want to be tied down to me?" Her heart was rejoicing that Mamoru loved her but was still uncertain.
Mamoru pulled her onto his lap again, cuddling her like a lover would. "Of course I do. Why do you think I always bump in to you?"
"You purposely bump into me every morning?" Usagi asked. "Why?"
"It was the only time I got to see you alone. And plus, you look wonderful when you get angry." Mamoru smiled sheepishly.
"You!" Usagi lightly punched him in the chest. "You made me late everyday!"
"You were already late, Usako. I only delayed it by a few seconds," he rationalised.
"You!" She hit him again, but a bit harder.
"Hey!" He pulled back, looking like a sad puppy. Usagi could not help but laugh. But then she sobered down.
"Do you really love me, Mamo-chan?" She asked, needing the reassurance.
"Yes. Do you love me?" Mamoru asked back.
"Of course I do! I don't know why I do, you're overbearing, too secretive, arrogant sometimes."
Mamoru silenced her with a kiss on her mouth. Usagi, surprised at the feeling of her first kiss, closed her eyes and wound her arms around Mamoru's neck.
The kiss got deeper, until the two of them could not breathe. They stopped for a much-needed break and smiled at each other.
Mamoru spoke first. "I can not believe you love me, Usako. What have I done to deserve such goodness?"
Usagi duck her head against his chest and snuggled, "You deserve it, Mamo- chan. For all the times you've saved Sailormoon.Oh!" Usagi gasped and sat up. "There is something I must tell you, Mamo-chan! Something important!"
She must tell him, she thought. This was the perfect time to let him know his Usako was also his Sailormoon.
"Tell me? What is so important, Usagi?" Now it was Mamoru's turn to be confused. "You can tell me anything you want." Usagi hesitated. "Promise me you would not get mad."
"Of course I promise. I can not be mad at my Usako." Mamoru said.
"Well.well.if you are Tuxedo Mask.you know about Sailormoon, right?"
Mamoru was getting impatient, "Yes, Usagi. I know Sailormoon."
"Well.do you have feelings for her?" The words rushed out of Usagi's mouth.
"Feelings for Sailormoon?" Mamoru laughed. "I only have feelings for you, my darling. Although, she does look familiar." He pondered.
"Well.reason why she looks familiar is that.that.well." Usagi could not say it.
"Well what, Usako? Please tell me. You can tell me anything you want," pleaded Mamoru, seeing his love in distress.
Usagi decided the best way to tell Mamoru was to transform into Sailormoon. She got off his lap and stood around two metres from the bench.
"Usako.what.what are you doing? Where are you going?" asked Mamoru.
Usagi reached into the pocket for her broach. As she lifted it out, she looked at Mamoru and said, "Please do not get mad, Mamo-chan."
She lifted the broach and yelled out, "Moon Prism Power!" A bright light submerged her body and Usagi heard a gasp coming out of Mamoru.
After the transformation, Sailormoon walked slowly towards the bench.
"Please do not get mad, Mamo-chan."
"You.! You are.Sailormoon!" The surprise on his face not disappearing from the time her transformation started. "I can't believe it!"
Usagi sat down on the bench and took his hands into hers. "Like Tuxedo Mask, I, too had to keep a secret from nearly everyone I knew. Please, say something!" said Usagi desperately.
"Oh, Usagi!" Mamoru pulled her close. "I can not believe you are Sailormoon. Now that I think of it, of course, you are! You share the same traits, the same hairstyle and you sound so much alike! Why didn't I see that before?"
Usagi giggled, "Like I did not see that you and Tuxedo Mask were one and the same. You are not mad, are you?"
"No! Although I am a bit scared of you going into danger every night!" Mamoru scolded.
"I'm not in trouble every night, Mamo-chan. The senshi are there and so are you!" reassured Usagi.
"The senshi.? The, who are they?" questioned Mamoru. "If you are Sailormoon, then."
"Ami is Mercury, Rei is Mars, Lita is Jupiter and Mina is Venus." Usagi explained.
"No wonder you hang around each other so much! Well, I am glad they are there for you as well."
"Thank you Mamo-chan." She snuggled closer and they kissed again.
While they were kissing, the town clock began to strike twelve. The loud noise slowly permeated through the fog-covered mind of the two lovers.
"Oh no! It's midnight! I have to get home and do my homework and get up early tomorrow!" Usagi gasped at the prospect of another late night.
"I'm sorry for keeping you out so late, Usa. Why don't I come back to your place and help you study? It will be faster." Mamoru offered.
"You come back with me? What will my parents say! Oh no! What will they say about our relationship?!"
"Don't worry about that now, Usa. I should get you home as quick as possible now, before it gets any later." Mamoru helped Usagi stand up; her legs were like cooked noodles after the steamy kiss they had just shared.
"Oh! I have to detransform!" Usagi quickly did so and they left the park together on a sprint.
What happens next? How will they explain their relationship to their family and friends? NEXT CHAPTER: REMEMBRANCE
This story happened after the senshi defeated Beryl and slightly deviates from the original version.
I could not remember the Japanese version of Tuxedo Mask, so I kept his name as it is. Sorry!
Chapter 5: Vulnerability
"Usagi, you may know me as Tuxedo Mask, do you not?" Mamoru asked.
Confused, Usagi said, "Yes, of course, I do!"
"Well, I have another identity. One that does not fight youmas and help Sailormoon," explained Mamoru. "I am afraid that when I tell you who that person is, you will get angry at me because I kept the secret from you for so long."
"So long? Do you mean I actually know your other self? I've actually met with him before?"
Does she actually know him? Apart from meeting everyday, yes, she had seen him before, Mamoru thought to himself. "Yes. You know me very well."
"Well, show me!" Usagi was getting frustrated now. Why was he delaying this? She wanted to know who the man behind the tuxedo mask was. But.if he told her who he was, did that mean she had to tell him she was Sailormoon? The girl he saved from death so many times? Usagi became uncomfortable at the position Tuxedo Mask had put her in.
Mamoru lifted Usagi off his lap and placed her down next to him. He stood up and turned to face her.
"Look into my eyes, Usako." Mamoru stared at her. "Do you see anything familiar?"
"Come to think of it, yes, I've seen you before," commented Usagi. "You remind me of.of.Mamoru. But how can that be?"
"I remind you of Mamoru because." Tuxedo Mask whipped off his mask. "I remind you of him because I am Mamoru."
Usagi gasped, her hand lifting to her mouth as she saw the familiar face before her. "Mamoru!"
Mamoru detransformed, dressed in his previous attire of t-shirt and sweat pants. He sat down again.
"I hope you would not get angry at me, Usagi. I had to keep the secret from you."
"Mamoru." still shocked, Usagi realises she had just told her arch enemy most of her secrets! Including how she felt about him.Usagi turned red and embarrassed. "Then that's how you know about Mamoru's feelings." She turned away. Now that she knew Mamoru knew about her love for him, what will he do?
"You're not mad, are you?" Mamoru caringly said. He placed his hands on Usagi's shoulders. "I had to do it."
"No, I'm not mad. You would be surprise at how much I understand."
Mamoru sighed of relief. "And I do love you, you know. Usako, you are my beloved."
Usagi whipped around, her hair flying. "You do? Are you sure.? I mean, are you sure you want to be tied down to me?" Her heart was rejoicing that Mamoru loved her but was still uncertain.
Mamoru pulled her onto his lap again, cuddling her like a lover would. "Of course I do. Why do you think I always bump in to you?"
"You purposely bump into me every morning?" Usagi asked. "Why?"
"It was the only time I got to see you alone. And plus, you look wonderful when you get angry." Mamoru smiled sheepishly.
"You!" Usagi lightly punched him in the chest. "You made me late everyday!"
"You were already late, Usako. I only delayed it by a few seconds," he rationalised.
"You!" She hit him again, but a bit harder.
"Hey!" He pulled back, looking like a sad puppy. Usagi could not help but laugh. But then she sobered down.
"Do you really love me, Mamo-chan?" She asked, needing the reassurance.
"Yes. Do you love me?" Mamoru asked back.
"Of course I do! I don't know why I do, you're overbearing, too secretive, arrogant sometimes."
Mamoru silenced her with a kiss on her mouth. Usagi, surprised at the feeling of her first kiss, closed her eyes and wound her arms around Mamoru's neck.
The kiss got deeper, until the two of them could not breathe. They stopped for a much-needed break and smiled at each other.
Mamoru spoke first. "I can not believe you love me, Usako. What have I done to deserve such goodness?"
Usagi duck her head against his chest and snuggled, "You deserve it, Mamo- chan. For all the times you've saved Sailormoon.Oh!" Usagi gasped and sat up. "There is something I must tell you, Mamo-chan! Something important!"
She must tell him, she thought. This was the perfect time to let him know his Usako was also his Sailormoon.
"Tell me? What is so important, Usagi?" Now it was Mamoru's turn to be confused. "You can tell me anything you want." Usagi hesitated. "Promise me you would not get mad."
"Of course I promise. I can not be mad at my Usako." Mamoru said.
"Well.well.if you are Tuxedo Mask.you know about Sailormoon, right?"
Mamoru was getting impatient, "Yes, Usagi. I know Sailormoon."
"Well.do you have feelings for her?" The words rushed out of Usagi's mouth.
"Feelings for Sailormoon?" Mamoru laughed. "I only have feelings for you, my darling. Although, she does look familiar." He pondered.
"Well.reason why she looks familiar is that.that.well." Usagi could not say it.
"Well what, Usako? Please tell me. You can tell me anything you want," pleaded Mamoru, seeing his love in distress.
Usagi decided the best way to tell Mamoru was to transform into Sailormoon. She got off his lap and stood around two metres from the bench.
"Usako.what.what are you doing? Where are you going?" asked Mamoru.
Usagi reached into the pocket for her broach. As she lifted it out, she looked at Mamoru and said, "Please do not get mad, Mamo-chan."
She lifted the broach and yelled out, "Moon Prism Power!" A bright light submerged her body and Usagi heard a gasp coming out of Mamoru.
After the transformation, Sailormoon walked slowly towards the bench.
"Please do not get mad, Mamo-chan."
"You.! You are.Sailormoon!" The surprise on his face not disappearing from the time her transformation started. "I can't believe it!"
Usagi sat down on the bench and took his hands into hers. "Like Tuxedo Mask, I, too had to keep a secret from nearly everyone I knew. Please, say something!" said Usagi desperately.
"Oh, Usagi!" Mamoru pulled her close. "I can not believe you are Sailormoon. Now that I think of it, of course, you are! You share the same traits, the same hairstyle and you sound so much alike! Why didn't I see that before?"
Usagi giggled, "Like I did not see that you and Tuxedo Mask were one and the same. You are not mad, are you?"
"No! Although I am a bit scared of you going into danger every night!" Mamoru scolded.
"I'm not in trouble every night, Mamo-chan. The senshi are there and so are you!" reassured Usagi.
"The senshi.? The, who are they?" questioned Mamoru. "If you are Sailormoon, then."
"Ami is Mercury, Rei is Mars, Lita is Jupiter and Mina is Venus." Usagi explained.
"No wonder you hang around each other so much! Well, I am glad they are there for you as well."
"Thank you Mamo-chan." She snuggled closer and they kissed again.
While they were kissing, the town clock began to strike twelve. The loud noise slowly permeated through the fog-covered mind of the two lovers.
"Oh no! It's midnight! I have to get home and do my homework and get up early tomorrow!" Usagi gasped at the prospect of another late night.
"I'm sorry for keeping you out so late, Usa. Why don't I come back to your place and help you study? It will be faster." Mamoru offered.
"You come back with me? What will my parents say! Oh no! What will they say about our relationship?!"
"Don't worry about that now, Usa. I should get you home as quick as possible now, before it gets any later." Mamoru helped Usagi stand up; her legs were like cooked noodles after the steamy kiss they had just shared.
"Oh! I have to detransform!" Usagi quickly did so and they left the park together on a sprint.
What happens next? How will they explain their relationship to their family and friends? NEXT CHAPTER: REMEMBRANCE