How ever did we fall in love? - Amy and Robert

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By: Silver MoonAngel - silver_moonangel@yahoo.com

Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/silver_moonangel/

AUTHOR'S NOTES

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Here's the newest chapter. I know it's been a while since I've

updated, but this chapter is going to be long. I promise!

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CHAPTER SEVEN

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Amy

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The group of ten girls, and Artemis, sat in a circle in Raye's room

in the temple. In the last few years, Serena had shaped into a

royal figure and took to presiding over their meetings. Calling

everyone to order, Serena said, "We need to figure out the

significance of this new enemy. They look like the youmas we used

to face when Beryl and Pharaoh 90 were around."

Raye sat up. "For all we know, this could have been a random

attack."

"It could have something to do with the rebirth of Mercury,"

Michelle piped up. They all would figure it out eventually, and by

the blush on Amy's face, some had already figured out why.

"Read your fire, Raye. It'll only tell you what Michelle just

said," Amy explained, the blush deepening on her face.

Wiggling her eyebrows suggestively, Raye said, "It might even show

me how Mercury was reborn."

"The planets were only to awaken when the queens had found their

kings and were able to rule," Luna said. Flipping her black hair

over a shoulder, she added, "That or they finally found their

soulmate."

Seriously looking Amy over, Mina blurted out, "You slept with

Robert, didn't you?"

Amy looked away, blushing an even deeper shade of red. "I don't

think that's any of your damn business."

Luna looked sternly at the other girls; although she had shed her

cat persona, she could still bring the girls to attention when it

was needed. "We can worry about how Mercury was reborn later.

Right now we need to return to the matter at hand."

"Luna's right," Artemis said, putting an arm around Luna. "This

enemy could prove to be the toughest yet."

Serena said wryly, "They always are."

Michelle nervously twitched in her seat. She knew they would have

an advantage if she invited Robert, but there was Amy to think of.

Amara looked at Michelle. The way she was twitching, you just knew

that she wanted to help. Amara leaned down and asked, "Since when

did you become a team player?"

Michelle leveled her gaze on Amara. "Ever since Maris and Alan

slept together."

Amara's eyes went wide in shock. "Does she know that he's..."

Michelle shook her head. "Nope, he doesn't want her to be

confused."

"Maybe we should tell them. I'm sure they'd like another player,"

Amara said, placing a kiss on Michelle's brow.

"Maybe you should tell them, Michelle," Trista said from across the

room. "It doesn't make any difference. You should probably leave

out your source, though."

Serena gazed at the threesome. They could be damned secretive

sometimes. "Go ahead and tell us, Michelle. Especially if Trista

says it's alright."

The room grew quiet as ten sets of eyes pasted on Michelle. Looking

at the floor, she squeaked out, "There's a Tuxedo Neptune."

"Could he really help?" Amy asked, looking expectantly at Michelle.

"Yes, but I need to talk to him first. He might just decide to hide

out on the sidelines."

"Go ahead and call him, Michelle. Tell him he can transform if he

wants to hide his identity," Serena said as she stood up to allow

Michelle to pass.

Michelle looked at Serena and said, "You might want to call Darien

over here, too. It'll prove interesting to say the least."

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Robert

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"You did what?" Robert asked into the receiver.

"I told them about Tuxedo Neptune," Michelle said with an

exasperated sigh. This was one of the reasons she didn't want to

tell him. She knew he'd go ballistic. "Don't worry. Serena said

to have you come over in your disguise."

"That won't be a problem, but I can't stay away from Amy. She'll

figure out who I am in a New York minute." Michelle could hear both

fear and longing in his voice.

"Why would that be a problem? She obviously feels something for you

if she gave you her virginity," Michelle said bluntly, trying to

get him to snap out of it.

Robert groaned and said, "Thanks for reminding me. Now, she'll

really know who I am." Pausing, he said, "Give me a few minutes.

I'll be over and transform."

He heard Michelle agree, then hung up. Running a hand over his

face, Robert wondered how he had gotten into this mess. 'Easy,' he

answered himself, 'you got involved with Amy.' Moving toward his

balcony, he pulled out a transformation rose. Calling, "Neptune

Rose Transform!" he stepped out onto his balcony and leaped from the

different rooftops to Raye's temple. Once there, he landed as soft

as he could to access the goings-on inside.

"Can we trust him?" asked a sharp voice.

"Of course," he heard Michelle and Amara's voices answer.

"I think we should let Amy handle it," a low voice said from a

corner.

"Well, we all know how she would handle it," said a bubbly voice.

A group of girls started laughing at that. Over the din, he heard

Amy say, "Just because Mercury's been reborn, that doesn't make me

the whore of Babylon!"

Slightly chuckling to himself, Robert stepped out of his hiding

place and stood on Raye's porch. Softly knocking, he asked, "Did

someone call for Tuxedo Neptune?"

The door opened and a young woman in priestess robes greeted him.

Her eyes widened a little bit, then a smirk crossed her face. "Oh,

Amy," she called over her shoulder, "I believe someone is here to

see you."

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Amy

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Amy looked up and saw the one man she never thought she'd see after

the millennia they had been apart. "Alan?"

He gave a curt nod at her question and turned toward the rest of the

group. "Brenna said that you needed help. I'm here to help." He

conjured an aqua rose and handed to Amy. Leaning down, he whispered

softly in her ear, "I loved Maris and I love you, Amy." He looked

into her eyes and added in a whisper, "Far more than he ever could."

He got up, leaving Amy stunned. He felt so familiar and so strange

at the same time. By now he had turned away from her and was

talking to Serena. Amy stood up and reached for his hand. He

offered no resistance when she took his, he even squeezed it

affectionately. She leaned into his shoulder and breathed in his

scent. God, he smelled just as she remembered; just like he had a

wild night with the love of his life. Her.

He pulled Amy outside and looked at her. Pulling her into his

chest, he said, "I want so much to tell you who I am. It'll take a

while, but soon, Amy, and you'll know all my secrets." He tilted

her chin up and kissed her like she had never been kissed before.

She loved Alan, but that didn't explain why her heart was breaking.

She pulled away from him and wiped the tears off her cheeks. He

didn't need to see them. "Come, let's go inside. Maybe Darien has

come."

He meekly followed and only said, "Maybe."

Amy took Alan's hand and led him back inside the temple. It was

going to be hard with the girls muddling everything up, but

everything would work out, she hoped. She kissed his hand and sat

him down beside her as they waited for Darien. She whispered to

him, "I'm seeing someone else right now."

He softly smiled, "I know."

Amy wanted to ask him what he meant, but Darien had walked in and

Alan was on his feet. "Endymion, you sly devil, how have you been?"

Darien flashed one of his famous cocky smiles and gathered Serena

into his arms. "I've been busy keeping her happy. You?"

Alan glanced back at Amy and smiled. "I found Amy." Seeing himself

being surrounded by girls he said, "I'll tell you the details later.

Have your roses changed yet?"

"I don't know. They might have."

Slapping Darien on the back, Alan said, "I'm sure there'll be plenty

of time later to examine them all we want." Resuming his seat next

to Amy, he asked, "Are we going to get down to business?"

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Walking home, Amy breathed a quiet sigh of relief. It had been a

trying day and seeing Alan on top of everything had served as a

catalyst to making everything explode around her. She slowly walked

with her head down; she had never felt so torn about anything in her

life, ever.

"You might want to watch where you're walking my sweet."

Amy looked up to see who had said that to her. She gulped when she

saw herself looking at a catlike creature. "What do you want?"

"Sailor Mercury, I'm to take you to my boss," the creature snarled

at her.

"I'm not going." She grabbed out her transformation wand and

called, "Mercury Sapphire Power!" Blue ribbons weaved themselves

around her body forming her uniform. A blue skirt, sailor collar,

and choker appeared on her body. Small wings sprouted from her back

and hid her face from view.

"Bashful are we? Why don't you give me a look?"

'I'll give you a look, alright,' Amy thought. She opened her wings

and yelled, "Mercury Freezing Mist!" A fine mist came off her wing

tips as she flapped them back and forth, freezing everything it

touched. It touched the creature's arm and slowly crept its way up.

Amy slopped flapping her wings and pulled out her communicator. "I

need back up."

By this time, the ice had crept up to the creature's chin. He

cackled and said, "Even if you manage to stop me today, Lord Frost

will send another one of us until he does have you."

"He'll have to clamor over my dead body first," a cold voice said

from the shadows. Amy whipped around to see Tuxedo Neptune standing

there. He conjured a rose and said, "Be sure to tell Frost that his

time is short lived. Until then... Water Rose!" He threw the rose

at the creature and watched as the water caused the ice to freeze

faster until the creature totally froze over. He went over to it

and kicked it squarely in the head, causing it to topple over and

shatter.

Amy walked up to him and said, "Thank you for your help." She

leaned up and kissed his cheek. "All I can offer you is friendship.

I've fallen for someone else."

He softly smiled and said, "I know." He turned away from her and

she could have sworn he said, 'You've fallen for me,' inside her

head. Amy returned to normal and finished her walk home, pausing

only to lock her door once she was inside.

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Robert

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"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Robert pounded his fist into the

cushions of his couch. The fact that a monster had almost gotten

Amy innerved him, the fact that Lord Frost was alive was another

story. Robert could have sworn he vanquished the slimy bastard back

during the Silver Millennium; then again, Beryl's generals had been

Endymion's at one point. Stranger things had happened.

Speaking of stranger things, Robert closed his eyes when he realized

what kind of link he and Amy had established. He created the one

thing that could be his undoing, a telepathic bond.

'Amy,' he sent to her, trying to see if she would answer.

'Robert?'

He breathed a sigh of relief and answered, 'Yes, love. Look at what

we created this morning.'

'A telepathic bond.' She paused a moment and asked, 'Will you come

over?'

Robert began gathering his things and said, 'Yes. Give me a

minute.' Once he had everything gathered, he transformed into

Tuxedo Neptune, stepped onto his balcony, and began leaping from

rooftop to rooftop to Amy's apartment complex. Detransforming, he

climbed down several flights of stairs and knocked on Amy's door.

He waited a few moments and smiled when she opened the door. "I'm

here."

Amy put her arms around his neck and kissed him soundly. She had

needed his comfort all day. From the moment he had left that

morning, until now, she had felt adrift; alone in this big world.

Seeing Alan had helped it some, but not enough to help her. 'God,

how I love him.' she thought as she deepened the kiss.

Robert wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her up against

him. He had been there all day, but he couldn't hold her like this.

He put his hands under her shirt and traced circles on her back; the

silkiness of her skin mingling with his. 'God, how I love her,' he

thought as he took her into the bedroom.

"Robert, please..." Amy arched her back and pulled him in closer.

"Yes, Ames. Don't worry, we'll both be there soon," Robert said as

he lifted his shirt over his head.

He lifted her up and pulled the covers down, setting her on the bed

and just looking at her. 'However did I get so lucky?'

Amy dragged him down on top of her, losing track of who had pulled

what off. Taking his mouth into her own, she imitated what she

wanted done to her. "Please..."

Robert slowly kissed her as he sheathed himself in her. They slowly

moved toward release and when it came, it was like fireworks. As

both of them lay there panting, Robert revealed his secret.

'I'm Alan.'