When I Was A Little Girl

Chapter 12

By: Chibi J

Rated: G

Edited by: Sailor Sista (ain't she just the best!)

Standard Disclaimers

Dedicated to Aria-sama, SSista-chan, Han-chan, and QS for their constant encouragement. Also, to everyone at Aria's Asylum, without whom I would have no reason for writing.

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During lunch, we all took turns asking Michiru questions. It wasn't long until it seemed that we knew everything about her. Although she seemed shy at first, she was very willing to talk and socialize once she got to know everyone.

Like Haruka and Mamoru, Michiru was in grade 12. She had been in the United States as part of a musical exchange program. However, she wanted to spend her senior year at her home school and transferred back to Juban.

As it turned out, Michiru was a genius, much like Ami. However, she wasn't just smart. She played the violin and enjoyed painting watercolors, both of which she had received worldwide recognition for.

Minako stared at her with stars in her eyes in adoration. After all, Minako aspired to be an idol and here she was talking with one. Both Ami and Mamoru found her to be an intellectual rival, something they had always appreciated in a person. Haruka, however, hardly spoke to her. She suddenly turned shy, a very un-Haruka like characteristic, and basically sat and stared at her hands in her lap.

By the time the lunch bell rung, we had decided that we all just had to go to the arcade after school for ice cream. Michiru seemed happy to have made friends, but occasionally looked at Haruka with a sad expression. It seemed that she was upset that Haruka wasn't talking to her.

Makoto and I had English together after lunch, which was definitely not one of our favorite subjects. However, I was sad when it ended, as I had no more friends in the rest of my classes for the day. Three classes of sitting in the back row taking notes. It seems weird now that I have such good friends to imagine that I was never able to make friends with any of my other classmates. Unfortunately, no one else was able to look past the fact that I was an orphan.

With the sound of the last bell, I stood up from my desk and put all of my books and papers into my bag with a sigh. Why did teachers feel it necessary to give out assignments of the first day of school? It was torture, plain and simple.

Stepping out of my classroom, I noticed a familiar head of ebony hair emerging from the class across the hall.

"Mamoru!" I hollered across the noise of the hall. Much to my surprise, he was actually able to hear me. We both fought through the crowd of escaping students to meet in the middle of the hall.

"Hey Usagi, how were your classes?" Mamoru asked with a sinister smile. He knew how much I disliked my class schedule.

"Oh, grand and glorious, of course!" I answered sarcastically with a roll of my eyes, causing Mamoru to let out a short laugh. "Are you ready to meet the others and head to the arcade?"

"Read-"

"Mamoru!" He was cut off by an overly sugary voice yelling out his name. We stopped and turned around to find the source of the voice.

"Sato." Mamoru said with a slight groan in his voice. He had no time to say more as the girl threw her arms around his neck.

"Mamoru darling, have you missed me? I've missed you." Sato said with a large, fake smile that showed off her overly bright teeth. I rolled my eyes in Mamoru's direction. He saw and gave me a small smile, which Sato accepted as hers. "I knew you would miss me." She said before jumping up and giving Mamoru a kiss on the cheek.

My stomach rolled. Who was this girl and what did she think she was doing? Mamoru showed no interest in her, couldn't she take a hint?

"Sato, please." Mamoru said as he reached back to release her hands from around his neck. She seemed slightly upset, but didn't back away.

"So, Mamoru, did you hear about what I did this summer?" Sato asked. I felt a long conversation of nothing but hot air coming on and Mamoru mirrored the thought in his head.

Then, Mamoru sent me a loud and clear thought. 'Usagi! Help!' Not one to let my friends suffer, I interrupted the rambling girl.

"Um, Mamoru, we have to go meet the others." I said quietly. However, the small statement was meet with flaring brown eyes.

"Excuse me. Who are you and what do you want?" Sato asked in a very rude tone of voice. I opened my mouth to answer, but she cut me off before I even had a chance. "Never mind, I don't care. Look," she eyed me up and down, "Freshman, you can just go and find your little friends and leave Mamoru here with me." She said and looped her arm around Mamoru's.

"But," I started, never to finish.

"Look little girl, didn't your parents teach you any manners?" Sato asked cruelly.

Under most circumstances, I wouldn't let a statement like that bother me. But today, it hit hard. Tears began to well up in my eyes, but I would not grant Sato the satisfaction of seeing me cry.

"Usagi-" Mamoru tried to reach for my arm.

I shrugged him off and began running. Tears blinded my vision as I flew through the halls of the school. I saw the rest of the girls gathered at the front of the school, but knew that I didn't want to see them like this. So I dodged down a side hall and exited the school from the back of the building.

I ran and ran for what seemed like forever before finally stopping at the small pond in the park. I dropped to the ground and cried my heart out. I knew that Sato didn't know who I was or that my parents were dead but that wasn't the point. I was upset at the fact that my parents were dead and never able to teach me manners, as Sato put it.

I don't know how long I was bunched up on the ground crying, but I did notice when a pair of arms wrapped around me. I attempted to sit up and wipe the tears from my eyes. The arms let me loose a little, but not completely. With the blur of tears moved out of my eyes, I was able to see the owner of the arms.

"Mamoru." I whispered hoarsely. He had tears in his eyes that matched my own. His breath was heavy, apparently from running, and his face was red where he had wiped tears from his face.

"Usagi." He whispered and pulled me into his body, thoroughly hugging me. I leaned my head onto his strong chest and allowed my tears to flow freely once again. Mamoru simply hugged me and rubbed my back, letting me cry.

After a while, my tears slowed and I pulled slightly away from Mamoru. I immediately noticed a cool breeze sweep between us, taking away the warmth we had created. His hands trailed from my back and down my arms until he held my hands in his.

"I'm sorry Mamoru. I didn't..." Mamoru cut me off, placing a finger to my lips.

"Usa, it's okay, I understand." He said, looking deep into my eyes. His blue eyes penetrated my body deep down towards my heart, which started to flutter.

"Thank you." I said with a shy smile.

Still looking into my eyes, Mamoru brought my hands up to his lips and gently kissed the back of each. I felt my cheeks burn and lowered my eyes to look at my lap. Hardly a moment passed, however, and Mamoru had placed a hand under my chin, bringing my face back up to his. He was a breath away from my lips, still staring into my eyes, as if asking permission.

My eyes fluttered closed and his lips pressed into my own. His lips were warm and soft against my own. He slowly pulled away from me, his eyes once again staring into my own.

"Usa, I..."

*BEEP, BEEP, BEEP*

"Damn." Mamoru cursed as we both heard our communicators going off. "We will finish this later." He said, trailing a finger down my cheek. "Mamoru here."

"Mamoru! Where did you and Usa go?" A rather flustered Minako asked.

"Sorry, we were detained. Are you at the arcade?" Mamoru asked, as he flashed me an award-winning smile.

"Well yes, but umm, it's not that simple." Minako replied.

"Why, what's going on?"

"We are kind of caught in a sticky situation." Minako gave a slight giggle.

"Oh for crying out loud." Haruka yelled in the background, "Just tell him already!"

"Anyhow, Mamoru, um, there is a youma here discharging all the ice cream and soda pop. We are stuck to the floor." Minako said with a smile.

Mamoru groaned and I rolled my eyes. What was with these youma?! Were they purposefully trying to annoy us?!

"We'll be right there." Mamoru said as he shut off the connection. He turned to me with a big smile. "Would the lady care to go and get an ice cream?" He asked, with a slight bow and offering me his arm.

"Why that just sounds delightful." I said, placing my arm through his. Together we strolled through the park, feeling that the others were in no grave danger.

Of course, our feeling was correct. Yes, there was a youma. Yes, it was throwing ice cream and soda pop across the arcade. However, there was no other damage and everyone seemed to be in high spirits, even though they were stuck to the ground. Everyone had spoons in their hands and seemed to be partaking in the free dessert.

Mamoru and I entered the arcade, as Tuxedo Kamen and Sailor Moon of course, and had a good look around. It was amusing to say the least. The only person who seemed upset was poor Motoki, watching his arcade turn into a giant slushy.

"Sailor Moon!" Minako cried out.

"Yea!" The others yelled with their mouths full of food.

"Sorry to break up the ice cream social, but... Moon Tiara Magic!"

My tiara flew through the air and hit the youma dead center. It crumbled to dust behind the counter.

"That was easy." I said with a smile.

"Yeah, but didn't it seem a little too easy?" Tuxedo Kamen asked while looking around.

Leave it to a man to bring out the worse in a situation. Not even a moments' pause after that silly question and the ice cream soda pop concoction on the floor began to move. Taking all the stuck people, including the other senshi, the giant goop of food formed into what looked like a giant wave with eyes.

"Oh, that's just grand!" I said sarcastically as I turned to Tuxedo Kamen. "Now what?"

"Um...Tiara again?" He supplied with a very unsure voice. But, it sounded good enough.

"Moon Tiara Magic!" My tiara flew off towards the beast, but the energy failed against the cool substance.

"Errr, wrong answer, would you like to try again contestant number one?" I asked, causing him to laugh slightly.

"Um, rose?" He said as he pulled a rose from thin air. With a brief pause to aim, he sent off the rose, which managed to get stuck in the goo.

"Strike two." I said with a smile. Meanwhile, I began to wonder if the goo would ever attack us. Perhaps Rei's psychic abilities were rubbing off on me. The goo youma started to slide towards us like a slow slug.

"What next?" I asked, keeping my eye on the creature.

"How about water?" A voice asked from behind. I turned to find another senshi with aqua hair standing a few feet behind us.

"Be my guest." I said and stepped out of the way.

"Deep Submerge!"

A giant wave of water swept out and bashed into the goo. He slightly disintegrated and let loose all of the people, who quickly ran away.

Tuxedo Kamen grinned at the other senshi. "Very nice. Now there are no more people."

"Hmm, no more people. That makes it my turn again." I felt like I was playing a game more than fighting a force of evil. I reached for my moon wand and brought it up in front of me.

"Moon Healing Escalation!"

The power streamed from me and into the goo. With a brief screech from both the goo and myself, the goo turned to dust, leaving the arcade clean again.

"Well, that was interesting." Tuxedo Kamen said with a grin. I nodded my head and turned around to see the other senshi. Who was unfortunately not there.

"Well, so much for asking for an introduction." I said with a shrug of my shoulders.

Tuxedo Kamen nodded his head in agreement and we decided that we could make our escape. We ducked into a nearby alleyway and transformed back. Walking from the shade of the buildings back into the sun on the sidewalk, I looked towards the arcade. People were moving around chaotically and the police were arriving.

"Guess we don't get to go to the arcade today." I said with a laugh. Turning towards Mamoru, I noticed that he was looking at me intently. I suddenly became shy again and looked down at my shoes.

"Come on Usa. Let's go for a walk." He said casually as he reached for my hand, enveloping mine into his. I nodded my head and we made our way back to the park.

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We walked together silently. For me, it was a simple lack of knowing what to say. My whole body was hot from the simple touch of his hand on mine. He had kissed me! Mamoru had kissed me! My head was spinning with thoughts and questions, none of which I could bring myself to say.

I will say that I was worried. After all, it could have been a mistake. What if he didn't mean it? But he was holding my hand. He wasn't speaking to me. What was he thinking of? I didn't dare try to look. I didn't want to know, not if it was anything that said it was a mistake. I couldn't risk it.

"Usa, we're here." Mamoru said quietly, pulling me from my thoughts. He had led me to a bench near a rose bush that looked over the lake. The sun was still yellow, although it was heading slowly towards the horizon.

He sat down on the bench and gently pulled me down to sit next to him. The warmth of his closeness radiated throughout me.

"Mamoru."

"Usagi."

We both started at the same time. A light blush crossed my face and I looked down to my lap. It was silly really. Here I am, a warrior, and I can't keep from turning into a little girl around him.

"Usagi, I...well, I...ugh!" Mamoru groaned and wiped his hand across his face in frustration. I risked looking up towards him, afraid of what I would see. But when my eyes met his, I couldn't look away.

"Usagi, do you know how beautiful you are?" He asked, immediately causing me to blush again and look down at my lap. This time, however, he placed his hand under my chin and made me look at him. "Usa, please don't hide your eyes from me."

"Mamoru, I'm sorry." I whispered.

"What do you have to be sorry for?" Mamoru asked with concern in his voice.

"I, well, I mean for, well, I don't know. I just don't know what I am feeling."

"So you apologize?" He said with a light smile. I nodded my head, feeling utterly ridiculous. "Usa, you have nothing to be sorry about." He reached up a hand and moved my bangs across my forehead. The touch had my nerves on fire. His eyes were looking deep into my own as he came closer towards my face.

For the second time that day, in the same park, Mamoru's lips descended onto my own. The kiss was gentle at first, as if he were barely touching me. But slowly, he pressed harder, pulling me into his embrace. My body went limp in his arms and my mind went blank. I am unsure how I survived his kiss, as I don't remember breathing. Truly, I don't remember anything but a feeling of complete happiness.

When he pulled away from me, I kept my eyes shut, afraid to find everything had been a dream. Then, opening them slowly, I decided that it must have been a dream, because, although Mamoru was still sitting right in front of me, we were not longer on a wooden park bench. In fact, looking around, we were not in a park at all.

"Where are we?" I asked to myself more than Mamoru. We were sitting on what looked to be a giant rock shaped into a bench. Around us were a few trees, but mostly flowers ranging through all the colors of the rainbow.

"Usa...are you dreaming this or am I?" Mamoru asked quietly as he looked around. Then, at basically the same time, our eyes landed on what could only be described as a giant castle.

"What the..." I began, but came up lacking for words. It was a beautiful gray and white castle that mimicked every story-tale castle that a child could read about.

"Usa..." Mamoru gripped my hand tighter in his own and started to rise, still looking at the castle.

"I believe I owe you an explanation." A gentle voice spoke from behind us. To say we were startled would be an understatement.

"AAAAHHHHHHH!" I screamed and jumped about four feet in the air.

"I am sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Still breathing heavily from the moment of shock, I turned to take in the person behind me. She was a heavily vision, dressed in a long, slender white gown. Her silver hair was styled the same as my own, two pigtails with buns at the top.

"Who are you?" Mamoru asked boldly. However, the way he held my hand tightly indicated that he was not as brave or certain as he sounded.

"My name is Serenity. This is my home." She said while waving her arm around towards everything in sight. "I have been expecting you both for quite sometime."

"Why would you be expecting us?" I asked meekly. This woman held a regal air and I was assuming that the castle in the distance was her own.

"I would like to tell you a tale, if you don't mind. It's about a prince of Earth and a princess of the Moon." Mamoru and I nodded our heads for her to continue. "A long time ago, people inhabited the Moon. They were beautiful of face and spirit and led a long and happy life. On Earth, some were jealous of the enchanted Moon people and tried to attack the Moon. They were easily defeated and peace reigned throughout both lands. The prince of the Earth, Endymion, fell in love with the young princess of the Moon, Serenity.

"On a full moon in April, they were to be married. Their ceremony was never to commence, as the jealous Earthlings who had been previously defeated went to hiding and regrouped. They attacked before the ceremony began and a war commenced. However, this time, the Earthlings had sought out a more powerful ally. The dark witch Metallia had always hated the peace on the Moon and found her chance to defeat us in these disruptive Earthlings.

"Unfortunately, most of the battle was won by the Earthlings. Many of our people were killed and our chances of victory were slim. Then, my daughter, the princess of the Moon," Mamoru and I looked at the woman in shock. She was a Queen! "Yes, I was the Queen of the Moon." She said with a smile at our expression. She then continued with her sad story. "The Princess Serenity was caught off-guard and an attack headed towards her.

"Too startled to react, she simply waited for the blow. However, it never came. Instead, the Prince Endymion pushed her away and took the hit. He died in her arms under her tears. To distraught to go on, she ran herself through with his sword."

Here the Queen stopped and wiped a tear from her eye. I found my self needing to do the same. Mamoru wrapped his arm around my shoulders and held me close to him.

"With our home nearing defeat, I took it upon myself to release all of my power to send everyone that I could to live a happy future on Earth. You two, and the senshi that you know, are all reincarnations of that time." She paused to allow us to process the information she had just bestowed on us. I, personally, needed it. How often does someone tell you that you lived another life?

With a deep breath, she continued. "The threat that you are facing on Earth is once again led by Metallia. She was weakened during the war on the Moon, but was never killed. My strength was gone after I sent away everyone and I could not fully defeat her."

"Metallia." I whispered to myself. The sound of her name was horrid in my ears.

"Thank you, your majesty." Mamoru said with a bow of his head.

"There is one more thing that I must tell you. The prince and the princess were also reborn to the Earth and together can defeat Metallia." She paused, smiling brightly.

"Serenity and Endymion are..."

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" A scream ripped through my lungs, not only cutting off the Queen, but also bringing us back to reality.

I clutched painfully at my arm and saw that some sort of energy had hit me.

"Sorry to ruin your little moment, but you just looked a little too happy." A familiar voice sounded. I looked up to find Nephrite hovering slightly off the ground in front of us. Behind him, a youma was creating havoc on the park.

"Nephrite." I growled. He gave me a strange look, as if studying to discover my identity.

"Well, I don't know who you are, but since you found me out...I guess I'll just have to destroy you." He said with a snarl, sending another ball of energy towards Mamoru and I.

Mamoru grabbed me and quickly pulled me off the bench, which was now just a pile of splinters.

"Crescent Beam!"

"Fire Soul!"

The two attacks rammed into Nephrite, startling but not destroying him.

"I'll come back for you two." He said with a snarl and began attacking Sailor Venus and Mars.

"Usa, quick. Back here." Mamoru said and pulled us behind a tree. With only a moments pause, we both transformed.

"That's it!" I said, stepping out from behind the tree. "This guy is toast! Moon Tiara Magic!"

My tiara, as expected, did nothing but nick his arm. Behind Nephrite, I noticed that Uranus, Mercury, and Jupiter were quickly taking care of the youma. As long as we could keep Nephrite busy, it wouldn't take them long to destroy it.

"Hey! Nephrite!" Tuxedo Kamen yelled out. When Nephrite turned, he found a rose heading right towards him. He ducked to the side slightly and took the rose in the shoulder.

"GGRRRR!" Nephrite growled and threw another ball of energy towards us.

Before we could duck, however, a large blast of water intercepted the attack. I looked to find Sailor Neptune hiding in a tree.

"Thank you Sailor Neptune!" I said with a smile before she jumped from the tree and disappeared.

Our attacks appeared to be taking an effect on Nephrite. The youma was defeated and now we were all attacking him at once.

"Sailor Moon! Use the Moon Wand!" I heard Artemis yell from the sidelines. I turned and saw him and Luna sitting where the destroyed park bench had been. Luna nodded at me, as if to show her support.

Tuxedo Kamen was standing next to me and put a hand on my shoulder for support. I pulled out my wand and began to circle it around, gathering energy.

"Moon Healing Escalation!" I yelled as the power released from my body. However, as it hit Nephrite, I did not feel the pain that I had when using it on the youma. Instead, I felt warm and safe.

As the energy coursed through Nephrite, he did not die. Instead, he was purged of evil. His body disappeared from sight, but for a moment, I saw his spirit form in front of me. He was smiling at me and mouthed the words 'Thank You'.

The energy cut off and left me feeling very weak. On the ground, where Nephrite had been, I found another gemstone, similar to the one I found after defeating Jadeite. I reached down and picked up the stone, putting it in my pocket with the stone from Jadeite.

"Sailor Moon!" I heard everyone shouting around me as I fell to my knees. I was too weak and my transformation faded as I fought to stay conscious.

"Usagi, you healed his spirit." Luna informed me, confirming my previous thoughts.

"Well done." Artemis said with a giant feline smile.

"Usa, are you okay?" Several concerned voices asked at once. I looked around and noticed that everyone had transformed back.

"I'll be okay. Don't worry." I said with a smile and attempted to stand up. I wavered a little and Mamoru was quick to help me. "What happened?"

"We were going to ask you that." Makoto stated in a 'you're in trouble' voice.

"Umm..." I started, not sure what to say. I looked to Mamoru for help.

"Perhaps we should go to a more private location to discuss this." He said and I nodded my head in agreement. Just then, sirens could be heard approaching and we all began to run from the park.

"Meet at the shrine tonight!" I yelled as we all ran our separate ways.

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"Okay, lets all settle down." Artemis said from his position on the desk next to Ami's laptop.

"Now," Luna began, "Why don't we start with what we saw and then Usagi and Mamoru can fill in the details." Everyone nodded in agreement. I, however, felt a blush rise up on my cheeks and turned to see Mamoru looking at me with a sinister smile.

"Well I was walking past the park and saw the youma." Makoto said. "I called everyone, but received no response from Usa or Mamoru."

"When I arrived, I was helping Makoto chase the youma around the park. It was almost clueless and just kept running around." Rei added.

"When we got there," Haruka said while pointing to Ami and Minako, "They were both fighting the youma."

"I spotted Mamoru and Usagi on a park bench." Minako said with a smile. "They seemed locked in a trance, just staring into each others eyes."

At Minako's comment, both Mamoru and I lowered our heads to hide our blush.

"Then Nephrite appeared. He threw energy at Usa and that's when the came out of their trance." Ami added in.

"So," Luna said as she turned to look at me, "What was happening with you and Mamoru?"

"Well," I started while playing with my fingers in my lap. Everyone was staring at me and I didn't think that I could tell them what had caused the trance. "Mamoru and I had been talking and then..."

*Knock Knock Knock*

Saved! "Who is it!" I cried out, extremely happy to have the heat taken off me for a moment.

"Girls, Mamoru, I found this young lady outside. I believe she is looking for you." Grandfather said before disappearing from the doorway. In his place was the girl we had all met earlier that day, Michiru.

"Gomen, I don't mean to intrude." She said shyly.

"That's no problem. What can we do for you?" Rei asked politely.

"Well, I overheard you saying that you would be meeting here tonight and hoped that I could join you." Michiru responded, not really making eye contact with anyone.

"What do you mean?" Makoto asked, maybe a little too gruffly.

"You are the Sailor Senshi, right?" She asked, causing us all to basically stare at her open mouthed.

"Umm, how, who, what?" Ami stuttered out, causing us all to panic. Ami was never tongue tied or didn't know an answer.

"I am Sailor Neptune."

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Wouldn't it be fun to end there? I mean, it's not a major cliffhanger, but it is enough. Or do you think that I should make Mamoru and Usa spill the beans in this chapter? Hmm...let me think about this one.

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Her announcement basically caused everyone to respond in some way.

"Neptune!"

"No way!"

"Cool!"

"Isn't she beautiful?" That one was whispered.

"Welcome to the team!"

"Okay everyone! Settle down!" Luna yelled across the room, effectively silencing us. Ironically, Michiru didn't seem at all affected by the talking cat. "Welcome Michiru, we are glad to have you as part of the group."

Michiru smiled and took a seat in the circle, next to Haruka. Haruka seemed a little nervous, but calmed down after a moment.

"Now, Usagi, what were you starting to tell us?" Artemis asked sweetly. I wish I could strangle that cat.

"Well, we were talking," I paused for a moment to collect my thoughts. However, some people are very impatient.

"We got that Usa, go on!" Minako said with a grin. Her eyes were glowing, as if she already knew what I was about to say.

"andmamorukissedme" I muttered under my breath. Mamoru grinned at my silly antic. He reached for my hand in support, which I greatly appreciated. Because, although not everyone caught what I said, the love senshi did.

"Mamoru kissed you!" She screeched at the top of her lungs, making everyone stare at her for the outburst. However, it wasn't long until their eyes turned to us.

"Yes, Mamoru kissed me." I said with a smile, my cheeks burning hot.

"Alright Mamoru!" Haruka said and reached over to give him a high-five, which he returned with a triumphant smile.

"And then what happened." Luna asked, a little flustered that everyone was concentrating on the kiss and not other matters.

"I opened my eyes and we were in this weird place." I said, looking to Mamoru for agreement.

"We were on a stone bench in some kind of garden when we were approached by a woman." Mamoru continued. "She said that she was the Queen of the Moon." Luna and Artemis both looked amazed.

"She told us that the prince of the Earth and the princess of the Moon were reincarnated to Earth and they could defeat Metallia." I finished.

"Who's Metallia?" Makoto asked while Ami typed away beside her.

"She said that Metallia was the source of evil behind the Dark Moon." I answered, glad that we had got their minds off of Mamoru and I.

"Somewhere there is a prince and princess who were reincarnated that can destroy the enemy?" Rei asked, a little unsure of everything she was hearing.

"That's what she said. She also said that we are reincarnates of people that used to live on the moon. There was a war and she sent us to be reborn." I said, trying to remember everything that she told us.

"Umm," Michiru tried to gain our attention, "Could someone fill me in on everything I missed?"

"Haruka." Luna looked towards her. "Could you please let her know everything?"

Haruka nodded her head in agreement and stood up. She offered her hand to Michiru to help her up, which she graciously accepted. Together, they moved over to a corner of the room to talk.

"Well then," Artemis began. "It seems that we now need to track down this prince and princess as well as defend the city against evil."

To his comment, we all sighed.

"Meeting over?" Minako asked.

"Meeting over." Luna confirmed.

"Good." She smiled in my direction. "Usa, Mamoru. How are you two doing?" Mamoru gulped and I panicked.

'Rei, help me!' I begged telepathically.

'No way Usa! I want details!' She responded.

I groaned as the questions were launched at me. Mamoru, meanwhile, just sat back and let me take care of it all. Typical male. Good thing he's damn good looking!

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Ta Da! The end! Of this chapter at least.

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