Usagi giggled as she stood on top of a stool so the tailor could measure her. The tailor needed to measure Usagi's waist, but Usagi kept laughing, because the tape tickled her.

Suddenly a servant came into the room.

"Usagi-san?" She bowed.

"Hi, Sayuri!" She laughed again.

"Uhm, I need to talk to you for a moment."

Usagi laughed and got off of the stool. She looked at the tailor who just shook her head. "I think I'm done with your measurements, you can go. You're dress should be ready by the ball, just come back a day before to try it on, okay?"

Usagi nodded and went into the hallway with Sayuri.

"Usagi, I need to talk to you, it's important."

"What is it?" She looked into Sayuri's brown eyes.

"Seiya . . .he's been looking for you, he's really worked up and mad. Just please, Usagi-san, be careful."

"Why should I be worried about him?" Usagi suddenly got a little scared.

"Just be careful." Sayuri looked around quickly and then brushed a strand of red hair out of her eyes. "I'll be talking to you later." She quickly went away.

Usagi stood there for a moment, a little confused about what had just been told to her.

*'Why should I worry about Seiya? He would never hurt me, he loves me.' Usagi sighed and then turned around, suddenly face to face with Seiya.

"Seiya!" She yelped in surprise.

"Kirro Maiden," Seiya grabbed Usagi's arm and pulled her close to him. "We need to talk, and soon." He whispered into her ear.

"Seiya, you're scaring me." Usagi whispered back.

"Meet me in your room in fifteen minutes." He let go of his firm grip of her arm and then left her, standing in the hallway. Usagi was very confused.



She decided to go right to her room, she wanted to see what everyone was so jittery about, but on the way she walked right into Taiki.

"Taiki-san!" Usagi looked up at the tall prince with wide eyes. "Do you know what is going on?"

"What's wrong Usagi?" Taiki's violet eyes were glimmering with sympathy.

Usagi quickly relayed the entire situation to Taiki, who being concerned, decided to walk with her to her room, so she could meet with Seiya.

"There's something in the air, I can feel it, like an electricity," Taiki sighed and shook his head. "I hope that everything is going to be okay."



As Usagi got to her room, she was still a little bit scared, but having Taiki there reassured her that, at least, she would be safe.

She got into her room and sat down in a chair, and Taiki stood near the door. Usagi put her head in her hands and sighed a long, tired sigh. She wiped her forehead and then rubbed her face a little bit. She looked down at her hand, and sighed as she saw the make-up that had been on her forehead, was now on her hand. She looked up at Taiki.

"Taiki-san?" She still held her hand near her forehead.

"What is *that*, Usagi-san?" Taiki pointed to her forehead.

"Is it that noticeable?" Tears formed in Usagi's eyes, she still couldn't figure out what the power she had was, or why that mark had been seared into her forehead.

"It seems to be a crescent moon," Taiki took a step forward and looked at it in wonder. "It is rather noticeable, Usagi-san, but . . ." He brushed her bangs over her forehead a little. "That should detract attention from it." He smiled.

Usagi couldn't keep the tears from falling down her face. "I just don't understand why it's there, Taiki-san . . .I just wish that I never came here and caused everyone here trouble." She started to sob.

"There, there," Taiki tried to pat her on the back. "If you hadn't of come here, then who knows what would happen to Seiya?" He tried to comfort her.

"He wouldn't ever think about being with me, I just stole him from his destiny . . ." Usagi sobbed. "I messed everything up, horribly." Usagi threw herself to the ground in sobs.

"Usagi-san, stop it," Taiki reached down and picked Usagi up from the ground and held her in a hug. "You are doing the right thing, exactly what your heart is telling you. I haven't seen Seiya as happy as he is when you are with him . . .please, stop lying to yourself." Taiki tried in vain to stop the girl from crying.

"He doesn't deserve me . . .he deserves a princess." She continued to sob. "All I am is an alien, some nobody who fell in love with someone I'll never have."

Suddenly Usagi's door opened and Seiya came in. His expression was one of shock as he saw Taiki holding his beloved in his arms. He gave Taiki a stern glare and then Usagi looked up and saw Seiya.

"Kirro Maiden, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Seiya quickly went to the aid of his beloved, and she fell into his arms, sobbing desperately.

"What IS wrong with me?" She sobbed.

"Taiki?" Seiya looked up towards his brother, maybe he would know something.

"I just walked her here, Seiya. I wanted to make sure she was safe. Everything will be okay now, now she has you." He sighed and smiled at his brother. "Protect her, Seiya." And with that, he left the room.

Seiya pondered what was just said to him, but his attention immediately went back to Usagi.

"What's wrong? Please . . .tell me." Seiya gently stroked her hair.

"I . . .I came here, and I stole you . . .I stole your heart away from your destiny. Gomenasai, I just can't be here any longer." She looked up at him, looking regal with the tear streaks down her face.

Seiya sighed and looked into Usagi's deep eyes. "There is so much more to you then you know, Kirro Maiden. Onegai, if only until the ball, stay with me?" His words seemed sad and distant; he didn't want to lose her.

Usagi continued to sob, mumbling incomprehensible things about destiny, and Seiya picked her up and set her onto her bed. He gently tucked her in, and she was still crying. He brought her chair that was near the window and wedged it up against the door, so no one could get in, and he turned off the light and sat in the chair.

Then gentle evening light streamed in through the window, and Seiya watched his beloved Usagi, sit in her bed, and cry. Not knowing what else to do, he started to gently sing a Kinmokian lullaby.

*Sleep now, night has come. In the morning will come the sun. Forever and ever, the night carries on, Into the World of dreams.

The evening is dark, no need to fear. For I am with you, always near. I will take you there, To the Land of Dreams.

And when you wake up, I'll be at your side. The night has gone, with nothing to hide. Now the sunlight upon the ground will glide, As you leave your World of Dreams.*

Seiya gently sang the hauntingly sweet lullaby that his mother used to sing to him. The words seemed to float out of his mouth and put a spell of tranquility in the room, as it seemed to do whenever his mother sang it.

*'Maybe it IS a spell.'* Seiya thought to himself, watching the tranquility that fell upon the room once he had finished the song. Usagi's cries had gone down to a few whimpers, and soon, Seiya heard her drift off to sleep.

*'If I have any power at all,'* he prayed silently and clasped his hands together. *'Please, give me the power to show Usagi how much she means to me, and how much I believe that she is an angel sent to remove me from my horrid destiny.'* Seiya unclasped his hands and stared at the sleeping figure, his angel, who, as the gentle light of the stars lit up her face, seemed to glow with an unseen power.

As Usagi slept, she dreamed an odd dream, one that seemed to be a memory, it was so vivid and clear in her mind.



She sat at a long table, wearing that silken white dress, her hair was pulled back from her face . . .

"What should we do?" Blue eyes turned and looked into hers.

"I'm not sure . . .maybe we can talk to them?" Her voice rang out in the room.

"You're not always going to be able to resolve things with certain words, Koneko-chan." A tall woman with blonde hair stood against the wall.

"Demo, Uranus-chan," Usagi started.

"We must always do our duty, we must protect you. Let the Inner Senshi stay and protect the palace. We will go and do what we always do . . .fight."

"Onegai, Uranus! Stay!" Usagi felt tears streaming down her face.

"Gomen, Serenity-hime. We must do this." The tall blonde left the room, along with three others.

"You wouldn't be able to stop them anyway . . ." The dark eyes peered back into her own.

"Mamo-chan." Usagi let the tears fall down her face. "The enemy, they will kill Uranus,"

"Have faith in them, Usako? They will fight their hardest." The man sitting next to her took a hold of her hand and squeezed it gently.

"I thought it was supposed to be a peaceful time . . ." Usagi sighed, wishing away the threat to her galaxy. "We've come so close to peace, so many times."

"Serenity-hime!" A girl with blue hair ran into the room.

"Hai, Mercury?" Usagi looked up at a girl dressed in a blue fuku.

"They've broken through the barriers that we put up! I fear that in a short amount of time they'll get to the Outer Senshi!"

Suddenly a feeling kicked in and Usagi found herself taking control of the situation. "Prepare the guards, quickly now! Get all of the Inner Senshi in this room at once!" The blue girl ran out of the room.

"You need to go somewhere safe." The man took her hand.

"Iie, I need to be here and lead my people." Usagi squeezed the hand of the man beside her. "Soon this war will be over and Crystal Tokyo will prosper and we will have a family." She gently squeezed his hand and smiled.

"I'll go and prepare the guards to guard the city." The man smiled and left the room.

"Be safe, Mamo-chan." Usagi watched his retreating figure. "Help me protect my people." Usagi felt a shine inside of her.



Usagi awoke suddenly. The room was still pitch black, but she could see everything in the room clearly. She looked at the door, and saw Seiya sitting there, looking at her.

"Kirro Maiden . . ." Seiya stood up and went over to her bed and sat down next to her.

"Seiya? Have you been in here all night?" Usagi looked at him intently.

"Hai, I need to tell you something, Usagi." He inched closer to her.

"What?"

"I've realized that I can't force you to be here. No matter how much I love you, I can't keep you here. If you want to leave, then you can leave." A silent tear slid down his face. "But no matter what, I'll always love you, you will always be in my heart, even if I end up marrying, you'll always be my Kirro Maiden." And with this he kissed Usagi gently on the cheek.

"Seiya . . ." Tears came to Usagi's eyes. "I thought that because you were a prince then I would never be able to marry you. I thought I wasn't worthy enough for you, but now . . .now I've found that it doesn't always matter about the title of the individual, it's the feeling they have inside, and my feelings for you are so strong . . ." Usagi's moon symbol started to glow. "I . . .I . . ." She looked into Seiya's eyes. "I love you, Seiya."

She kissed him, gently at first, and he kissed her back with his uninhibited love.

Seiya broke the kiss for a moment and stared into Usagi's blue eyes. "I love you so much, Usagi, you're my shining star in this world of darkness."

Usagi smiled and brushed his black hair away from his face. "You are knight in shining armor, my Seiya." She smiled and kissed him once again.

"Usagi, I should probably go now," he took her hand and squeezed it gently. "I am going to be in a lot of trouble for breaking the conference table and for not being present at dinner. But it was worth it." He placed a final kiss on Usagi's forehead and took the chair that was blocking the door away and then he opened the door. He turned back around and looked at Usagi, and blew her a kiss. "Ja," He smiled and left her room, leaving Usagi in darkness.



[A/N: The thing that happened in Usagi's dream was just part of her past. Right after Crystal Tokyo came, another enemy came and destroyed it. Usagi, fled, and was heart broken about not having Chibi-Usa, so she used the Silver Crystal to block the memories of Chibi-Usa from her mind. *shrugs* It's my demented story, I'll put the plot any way I want to! ^^ Okie, review if you liked it, review if you don't. I just got my first flame, so I feel proud. *lol* I've gone for three months and my first flame was a laugh and a half. Thank you idiot person! I LAUGH at YOU! Mwhahahaha! Okie, R/R!]