In the Hands of Fate
By Mask of Twilight
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all of it's characters do not belong to me, but to the wonderful Naoko-sama. I am only borrowing her extravagant cast of super-heroes and villians for this little fic of mine. ^_~
AN:
1.) I apologize for the slightly long delay, as well as the short length of this chapter. I have been rather busy, especially with Christmas and all, and baven't had much time to work on this. But I promise, I will have chapter nine out very soon. In fact, I've already started working on it.
2.)Alright, I know all of you Usa/Mamo fans are going to absolutely loathe me for this chapter, but please go easy on me! *cringes in fear as they come at her with torches and pitchforks* Don't worry, there is still hope for Mamoru! (Though I'm not making any promises.) I'm still not positive how this story will end up, but Usagi isn't fully Demando's yet, okay? So please keep reading! And as for you Usa/Dema fans: Enjoy!
3.)Oh, and by the way, everyone: I was tempted to change the rating of this chapter to R and describe things a bit more, but I figured that not everyone likes that sort of thing. However, if the majority of you want me to have certain sections of this story changed to R for explicit scenes, *wink*, I can rewrite those parts of it. So please let me know what you want on that particular issue. Thanks!
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Chapter VIII
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Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times...
~Pink Floyd
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Usagi opened her eyes as she felt Demando's lips leave hers, as his hands left her body. She looked around, quickly realizing where she was. It was the same room she had woken up in when she was first brought here.
"I thought I'd bring you somewhere familiar," Demando said softly. "though I would rather take you to my chambers..."
Usagi shivered inwardly, that simple statement sending a thrill through her young body. She looked up at him, into his crystal violet eyes, and wanted nothing more than to throw herself into his arms. But something held her back. She shouldn't be feeling this way. Her heart ached as if it were being torn in two. What would her friends think? ...And what about Mamoru?
Demando frowned slightly. He must have noticed her hesitation.
"Serenity," he said, brushing her face with the tips of his fingers. "What's wrong, love? Why does a frown mar your beautiful face?" He said this lovingly, his eyes full of concern.
Usagi looked up at him. Tears shimmered in her crystal eyes. "Why am I here?" she asked, her voice shaking slightly.
Demando lifted her face up to his. "You're here," he whispered, "because I love you."
Usagi closed her eyes. Those words filled her with a happiness she had never felt before, not even when Mamoru had spoken the exact same words. Demando took this opportunity to kiss her deeply, and she didn't pull away, not even when he began to slowly slip her clothes away from her body. She couldn't help but know, in the back of her mind, that this wasn't right, but by now her senses had overcome her mind, and she gave in to Demando's seductive charm, yet sincere love.
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"She's not anywhere in the palace! We searched high and low for her," Minako said despairingly as she and Makoto joined up with the others.
"We couldn't find her either," said Ami. "She seems to have disappeared!"
It certainly seemed that way. The Senshi had been searching the palace for over two hours, and there was still no sign of Usagi. Mamoru wouldn't give up though. He was outside of the palace, looking for any clues leading to where she might have gone.
Rei sighed and sat down on the couch beside the sleeping Chibi-usa. "I don't understand," she spoke softly. "Where would she go?"
No one answered. They all dreaded the possibility that their friend might be hurt, or had been taken by the enemy. They all suspected that Prince Demando was the culprit, but none would say so aloud. They didn't want to dash the hopes of their fellow Senshi.
The door opened and they all looked up to see Mamoru enter the palace, the worried expression that they all shared upon his face.
"Did you find anything?" asked King Endymion immediately, though he didn't expect a positive answer.
But, to their surprise, Mamoru nodded. "There were footprints leading away from the palace; they looked to be Usagi's." Hope gleamed in the Senshi's eyes at his words, but it was soon destroyed as he continued to speak. "I followed them as best I could, and it seemed they would lead me to Usagi. But suddenly, about a mile out from the palace, they just stopped."
"What do you mean, 'just stopped'?" asked Rei, annoyed with Mamoru's lack of explanation.
"I mean they just stopped! It was in the middle of a large crater, probably the site of a Black Moon attack. There were no buildings around, or anything else she could have hidden behind, so..." His voice trailed off, not wanting to say the words everyone knew had to be true.
"...So the enemy must have either taken her, or destroyed her."
The Senshi looked up in surprise to see the one who had spoken those words. It was Sailor Pluto.
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By Mask of Twilight
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all of it's characters do not belong to me, but to the wonderful Naoko-sama. I am only borrowing her extravagant cast of super-heroes and villians for this little fic of mine. ^_~
AN:
1.) I apologize for the slightly long delay, as well as the short length of this chapter. I have been rather busy, especially with Christmas and all, and baven't had much time to work on this. But I promise, I will have chapter nine out very soon. In fact, I've already started working on it.
2.)Alright, I know all of you Usa/Mamo fans are going to absolutely loathe me for this chapter, but please go easy on me! *cringes in fear as they come at her with torches and pitchforks* Don't worry, there is still hope for Mamoru! (Though I'm not making any promises.) I'm still not positive how this story will end up, but Usagi isn't fully Demando's yet, okay? So please keep reading! And as for you Usa/Dema fans: Enjoy!
3.)Oh, and by the way, everyone: I was tempted to change the rating of this chapter to R and describe things a bit more, but I figured that not everyone likes that sort of thing. However, if the majority of you want me to have certain sections of this story changed to R for explicit scenes, *wink*, I can rewrite those parts of it. So please let me know what you want on that particular issue. Thanks!
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Chapter VIII
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Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times...
~Pink Floyd
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Usagi opened her eyes as she felt Demando's lips leave hers, as his hands left her body. She looked around, quickly realizing where she was. It was the same room she had woken up in when she was first brought here.
"I thought I'd bring you somewhere familiar," Demando said softly. "though I would rather take you to my chambers..."
Usagi shivered inwardly, that simple statement sending a thrill through her young body. She looked up at him, into his crystal violet eyes, and wanted nothing more than to throw herself into his arms. But something held her back. She shouldn't be feeling this way. Her heart ached as if it were being torn in two. What would her friends think? ...And what about Mamoru?
Demando frowned slightly. He must have noticed her hesitation.
"Serenity," he said, brushing her face with the tips of his fingers. "What's wrong, love? Why does a frown mar your beautiful face?" He said this lovingly, his eyes full of concern.
Usagi looked up at him. Tears shimmered in her crystal eyes. "Why am I here?" she asked, her voice shaking slightly.
Demando lifted her face up to his. "You're here," he whispered, "because I love you."
Usagi closed her eyes. Those words filled her with a happiness she had never felt before, not even when Mamoru had spoken the exact same words. Demando took this opportunity to kiss her deeply, and she didn't pull away, not even when he began to slowly slip her clothes away from her body. She couldn't help but know, in the back of her mind, that this wasn't right, but by now her senses had overcome her mind, and she gave in to Demando's seductive charm, yet sincere love.
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"She's not anywhere in the palace! We searched high and low for her," Minako said despairingly as she and Makoto joined up with the others.
"We couldn't find her either," said Ami. "She seems to have disappeared!"
It certainly seemed that way. The Senshi had been searching the palace for over two hours, and there was still no sign of Usagi. Mamoru wouldn't give up though. He was outside of the palace, looking for any clues leading to where she might have gone.
Rei sighed and sat down on the couch beside the sleeping Chibi-usa. "I don't understand," she spoke softly. "Where would she go?"
No one answered. They all dreaded the possibility that their friend might be hurt, or had been taken by the enemy. They all suspected that Prince Demando was the culprit, but none would say so aloud. They didn't want to dash the hopes of their fellow Senshi.
The door opened and they all looked up to see Mamoru enter the palace, the worried expression that they all shared upon his face.
"Did you find anything?" asked King Endymion immediately, though he didn't expect a positive answer.
But, to their surprise, Mamoru nodded. "There were footprints leading away from the palace; they looked to be Usagi's." Hope gleamed in the Senshi's eyes at his words, but it was soon destroyed as he continued to speak. "I followed them as best I could, and it seemed they would lead me to Usagi. But suddenly, about a mile out from the palace, they just stopped."
"What do you mean, 'just stopped'?" asked Rei, annoyed with Mamoru's lack of explanation.
"I mean they just stopped! It was in the middle of a large crater, probably the site of a Black Moon attack. There were no buildings around, or anything else she could have hidden behind, so..." His voice trailed off, not wanting to say the words everyone knew had to be true.
"...So the enemy must have either taken her, or destroyed her."
The Senshi looked up in surprise to see the one who had spoken those words. It was Sailor Pluto.
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