A New Beginning!

Chapter Four: Welcome Home

"Oh but you are so much sweeter." Mamoru said right before placing the most searing kiss to my lips. He gently nudged my lips open with his tongue and deepened the kiss. I melted against him, and it would have lasted longer had there not been an insistent coughing coming from the doorway. I could have sworn Mamoru growled as he pulled away. "This had better be good..."

Mamoru's POV

"Well I'm glad to see that the fact that she can't remember anything, including you I might add, hasn't put any kind of damper on your relationship, Mamoru-san." I looked up to find my worst nightmare.

"Tsukino-san! Ah...It's not what you think?" I tried but the fact that we were in the same bed kissing and I'm without a shirt on probably didn't help the situation.

"Uh...Mamoru? Who are they?" Usa asked me while looking at the older couple standing in the doorway. The man had his eyebrow raised and the woman was giggling but both had a serious if somewhat sad expression on their face when they heard the question.

"Maybe we should all go into the living room to talk. Would you give us a moment?" I moved my gaze over to Usagi's confused one briefly and the Tsukinos nodded before walking out and closing the door. I got out of bed, careful of the breakfast still there. After setting the tray on my desk I looked back at Usa. She was wearing one of my button down shirts that was too big on her and sitting there with her legs crossed under her. She looked like a lost little rabbit and I couldn't blame her. In the middle of feeling sorry for the Tsukinos a stray thought of what they must have assumed about what we were wearing and doing at the time they came in crossed my mind. I sat beside her and she asked me again.

"Mamoru?"

"Those were your parents, Usa." Her eyes widened and was about to say something else but I read her mind, "I don't know what they are doing here either. I thought we would be picking them up but I guess they got there a little earlier and thought they would stop by and surprise us." I shrugged my shoulders.

Usagi's POV

"My Parents? They...they were my parents!" I looked at him franticly. He pulled me into his lap and hugged me. "It's too soon. I- I don't think-" Before I could finish he cut me off.

"You are ready. You're just a bit nervous which is understandable." He pulled me to my feet and smiled, "But right now I think we should get dressed. I can only imagine what they must have thought." He gestured to our clothes and I blushed. Oh great. The first time I see my parents and it looks like I just slept with a man! But he's not just any man. He's my man. I mentally rolled my eyes at how that sounded in my head but it was true. He belonged to me as I belonged to him. I looked up into his eyes and noticed he was smiling at me. He bent down and whispered in my ear, "But it's not like that hasn't happened before..." He kissed me passionately before my brain even had time to register what he said. I felt my knees go weak and grabbed at his shoulders. One of his arms encircled my waist while his other hand grabbed my hip and started to massage it. I moaned into his mouth and he pulled me closer. Somewhere in the back of my fogged up mine I remembered my parents were just a door away.

When he finally pulled away we were both breathless. He leaned his forehead against mine as he breathed out, "I love you Usako. I always have and I always will. I love you so much!" He sounded so desperate for a moment and I let my arms fully encircle his neck as I placed a chaste kiss on his lips before hugging him to me.

"I love you too Mamo-chan!" He smiled as he pulled away.

"I guess we should cough get dressed now, ne?" I blushed and he chuckled as he walked over to the closet and grabbed a pair of black slacks and a gray sweater. I got myself a white, sleeveless turtleneck and an off the shoulder blue sweater with a pair of jeans. Once we were dressed and ready he led the way into the living room where my parents sat waiting. They stood up when they saw us walk in and I shyly hid behind Mamoru.

"I'm sorry we took so long. Would you like anything to drink? Hot coco perhaps?"

"That would be nice Mamoru-san. Thank you."

"Usako? Would you like any?" I nodded my head and he smiled as he walked into the kitchen to prepare some. As soon as he was gone I felt nervous. I know it was probably silly since they were my parents but I did none the less.

"Usagi?" I looked up at the sound of the woman's voice. "Do you know who we are?"

I smiled kindly at them and sat down. "You're my parents. I didn't know that until Mamoru told me though." I looked down as I said the last part of my sentence. "I'm sorry." My mother instantly came over to me and hugged me. I was taken aback by this but smiled and hugged her back.

"It's not your fault. We understand and we love you. Never forget that. I've missed you so much!" She started sobbing and my father went to comfort her but I smiled at him letting him know it was ok. I patted her back and whispered comforting things. When Mamoru came back in she wiped her eyes and sat up embarrassed.

"We have a lot to talk about. Here." He handed everyone their cup and sat down next to me with his own. Mamoru and I were sitting on a loveseat that was angled to the side of the couch where my parents sat. My parents looked uncomfortable for a moment before my father spoke up.

"Before I forget...What the hell were you doing to my baby girl!" He glared at Mamoru and I couldn't help but giggle as he sat up and almost choked on his drink.

"Now dear, give him a break-" Before my mom could finish her sentence he cut her off.

"I'll give him a break all right. Where would you like it?" He started cracking his knuckles for effect and Mamoru went pale.

"It's not what you think!" Mamoru tried to say but I put a hand on his arm.

I turned to my parents and they looked at me a bit surprised by my next words, "Actually it's exactly what you think. I love Mamoru. You walked in right after I told him that."

"Oh how romantic" my mother sighed and my father looked at Mamoru suspiciously.

"Then what were you doing in his bed half naked?" He asked.

I blushed and looked down, "Well we weren't exactly naked. We were just in our pajamas." I wasn't about to tell him that Mamoru and I sleep in the same bed. I looked up and saw him smiling at us. I nearly face faulted at the sudden change. After that was out of the way we had started talking about what I had been doing and things of the sort. It felt like old times.

That night I went home with them after packing my things. I felt odd sleeping in my own bed that night. I was so used to Mamorus bed. I was actually starting to call his home my own. I just couldn't sleep tonight. My cat Luna was at the foot of the bed and I tried not to wake her when I got up. I'll just go take a little stroll in the park. Some fresh air will do me good. Besides it's only 10:00. I was at my closet about to put something on when I froze in fright. "And just where do you think your going?" I turned around to see my Luna looking at me expectantly. I looked around the room and back to Luna to find her eyes had gone wide.

"Ok either I'm hearing things or you just talked...I must be crazy. Cats can't talk." I finished dressing and went to my window. I looked over my small balcony and quickly figured in my head it would be rather easy to climb down and back up again. I was about to do just that when I felt a tug at my foot. I looked down to see Luna pulling at my shoe with her teeth. "No Luna. Go back to sleep. I just need some fresh air, maybe a walk in the park. I picked her up and carried her to the bed. "Now stay here." I walked back over to the window but Luna got there first. It seemed like she just wouldn't let me go. I glared at her, before sighing in defeat. "If you can come too can I go?" I asked almost expecting an answer. I could have sworn she looked thoughtful for a moment, before she shook her head yes. I gasped, "You understand me!" She seemed to smile and I laughed. "You must be one smart cat." With that said I jumped out of my window to the tree just outside of it and climbed my way down. When I got there I looked up to see Luna jumping from branch to lower branch and finally she landed at my feet.

When we got to the park, which was only a few minutes from my house, I walked down a familiar path to the roses. I hadn't gotten far when I heard a scream from where I seemed to be heading and I ran faster on instinct. When I got there I saw the weirdest thing. A giant rose looking creature was holding a couple off their feet and I could see the energy draining them. What the hell was this thing! Before I knew what was happening I had screamed out "Moon Prism Power!"