AN: Here's my X-mas gift for ya! Happy New Years to you!

Disclaimer: See Chapter 3





Chapter 18











The man said nothing, just stared at her, causing her to shiver for some reason. She stood and walked towards him, as if under a spell. She felt like she knew him.She wasn't sure but that was how she felt. She reached out to him, wanting to touch him, no, needed to touch him. To see if he was real...



A knock came and then someone walked in, "Kuroshi, dinner is ready!" Chibiusa announces.

Kuroshi blinks and looks around, the man was gone. Only sound was heard was the wind rustling the drapes.

*Where did he..? *

"I'll be right there!" She told the pink haired girl, "Go ahead without me." Chibiusa glances at the woman before shrugging and leaving.

When the child was gone, Kuroshi rushed top the window and looked down. No one was there.

*How did he get up here? *She wondered, *Who was he? *

With a final glance, she left to go to dinner.



***

He sighs in both relief and aggravation. The intrusion ruined the moment, but he had another chance..later when she would be asleep..and alone.

With that in mind he left.



***



The red eyes connect with cold dead blue eyes. "Haunt her, make her come to us." It commanded.

The other bows, "As you command." And disappears.

"I'll have what is mine and those who get in my way shall perish... isn't that right, Vastella?"

A woman appears and nods, "Yes, and the girl shall fall to us."

Satisfied with the woman's answer it questions her, "If she has not found a mate, yet, she can still be swayed to or side?"

The woman nods, "If she hasn't, than yes...but if she has, no, unless we get her mate as well we would not be able to control either her or him."

"Very well, Vastella, go and watch them both."

"Yes master...." And Vastella fazed out.

It looks at its crawled hand, "Soon I'll have the power and the universe shall praise me as a god...again."



***



Endymion and Serenity had noticed the black lunarian's odd behavior. She fidgeted in her seat, barely at anything and was very quiet.

They noticed that she kept glancing, not only at the clock, but at them as well, as if she knew something that they didn't.

*But then again. * Serenity reflected *She did come from the old world; of course she'll know things that I wouldn't even remember! *

But still, it did not ease the Queen's mind as the woman fidgeted throughout the meal. She decided to talk to Kuroshi after dinner, but when dinner ended, Kuroshi left.

Try as she might, Serenity couldn't find the black lunarian anywhere.





Kuroshi walked down the sidewalk towards a nature park. She didn't know why she was going there, she felt drawn there as if she was called to this place.

She made her way through the bushes toward a clearing, one that no one knew about. And in that clearing stood a man; the same man from her room. He was there, standing in the moonlight, she could see him better now. He was six ft one, a great build, like an athlete, and long dark blue hair with silver blue eyes.

But as she drew nearer, she watched the eyes turn a dull red, which somewhat surprised her, but not really.

She stood before him, wanting to touch him, she felt a little lightheaded, like she was acting on instinct....maybe she was.

"Who are you to call me?" She whispered reaching out to him, "Tell me..."

He grabbed her wrist and pulled her to his chest. "I am called...Onyx...Onyx Mortis." He pulls her closer, his lips hovered just above hers as he breathes, "And I've been waiting for you a long time.Serenity Trinity."

She pulls back a bit, "How did you know my name?" She asked a bit bewilder.

He smirked, "I remember you a long time ago before you had disappeared from our world to the shining throng of the light moon. You were always at court with your parents."

She looked at him, "Why...why are your eyes red?" She asked, "Were you the one that scared Chibiusa?"

"Yes, and I'll tell you your people's history, since those white lunarians haven't a clue to what we really are and why children, such as yourself, had pointed ears."

They went over to a tree and sat under it. She sat close and next to him, putting her head on his shoulder. *There's something about him.. * She thought breathing deeply, in haling his scent of cinnamon and...something else...something just as familiar but strange at the same time. *I feel as if I knew him all my life and that he would never hurt me.. *

"So why do I have pointy ears anyway?" She asked, "And why are your eyes red when they were blue a while ago?"

She felt him sigh and began to talk...

"Long ago, before the White Queen came, before there was any type of space travel or whatnot, we, of the black side of the moon, lived along side with demons called Berserkers. These demons were many as we were. They raided our homes for centuries, until the White Queen appeared. When she came, the demons went into hiding and retreated to our side of the moon. The White Queen had cleanse the other side of the moon, that is now know as the light, of all things that reside in the dark. That's when the demons began to die out." He looked down at her, "Desperate to keep their race alive, they mated with the black lunarian women and men, and when they finally did die out, the black lunarians of the black side of the moon, were changed. Our hearing improved, we gained the power of voice, we grew stronger, we could see better in the dark than anyone in the system.and we were vicious."

"Vicious?" She looks up at him, "What do you mean?"

"You remember the Norse people and their belief that if they wore bear skins, they would gain the strength and courage of the bear and fought savagely in battle without restraint?"

She nods, "Yeah, the idiots. And the word Berserker comes from their language."

"No, it came from ours. They just borrowed it." He said offhandedly, "But really, since we had inbreeded with the demons, we gain all their powers..but along with that power we gained their rage. So whenever we are pushed to the brink, we become Berserkers..our eyes would change to a red color. We..." He paused and swallowed a bit, "We would become mindless killing machines until we become exhausted. Those of us who train as warriors could handle the rage, stop the urge to kill every living thing."

"But..what does that have to do with my ears?" She asked.

He smirked, "Well, originally, the demons had pointed ears. But some genetic things happened and the end resolute was a child that looked like a black lunarian with extra powers. So when a white lunarian is thrown into the mix, their power and blood kind of...well they show what we really are, only the ears but not the eyes." He looks up, "But by that time, people had forgotten about the Berserkers. They were nothing more than legends and myths."

"Ok, so, how come when I get really mad, nothing ever like that happens to me?"

"Oh, that's because your white lunarian blood keeps it in check. Only when you're in real danger or you're gonna die, will it show up."

Kuroshi looks up at him, "Then why are your eyes glowing now?"

He leans over, "Why are yours?" He whispers and kisses her neck.

She felt a shudder go through him, like he was cold...but she knew he wasn't.

"What's.."

"This is another thing of the demons'...but us as well." He whispered in her ear, "Each year around the spring time, we are like animals...but more refined, with our courtships.When a male decides he wants a certain female..he will court her until he is sure she is in heat. Then, with or in some cases without, the female's permission, he will mate her."

At this point he had pushed Kuroshi onto her back, so that she would be looking up at him, he nuzzled her neck, breathing in her fragrance.

"Once mated, they will be mates for life, until either the male or female dies or if it's a mutual thing." He looks at her again, "You could tell when a male is courting and when a female is in heat. It's their eyes...at night they turn blood red."

"What happens if anyone tries to mess it up?"

"The bond would be broken, or delayed, and the two would fight until one comes out more dominant. Than that person will dominate the marriage." He slowly licked her neck, "you taste good."

"Why me? Aren't there any other females around?" She asked quietly.

He looks at her then nuzzles her cheek, "Yes, but I wanted you and you only." He kissed her cheek, "And with a kiss, we'll be bound together."

"Why did you scare Chibiusa?"

He smirked, " It was fun. The little girl thought I was going to kill her." He chuckled, "Stupid child. I was only making my presence known to you and only you."

"You've been watching me?" She asked in surprise, "I've felt you watching me." She sat up on her elbows to look at him better, "And what you did scared the poor girl!"

He laughed at her, "And what you did before you met me was nice?" He raised a brow, "Admit it, you enjoy seeing people in pain. You take pleasure in hurting and killing your enemy."

She began to deny it all when she froze. *He's right! * She thought, *Even when I was little... *

The memory of when she fought Serenity played in her mind, she remember the rush she got out of seeing the blood and bruises on the princess. She remembered when she was rescuing that same woman, that the blood and the smell of blood always excited her. And when she finally got Serenity out of the house.

*~* Flash back *~*

The blood was all over her in little cuts, and the smell of it perturbed the air. Li/Kuroshi shivered with excitement. And she knew that there would be more of it when she walked into the room with Ryuu.

After the foreplay, they were down to the basics. That was how she killed him. She was riding him, satisfying her own lust. She saw the fear in Ryuu's eyes, as her own eyes became a glowing blood red. Her nails became shaper, almost like knives, as she shredded his chest with them, coming to a climax....it was all feeling. Her own pleasure heightened by the feel and smell of him and his blood. And for a moment, she forgot who she was and resorted to her primal state. She licked the blood from her fingers, glorified its essence, its feel and taste.

Then slowly she returned back to her normal mind set. She was clean, not a drop of blood on her. She turns, like a zombie, puts her clothes on and left the house with Serenity.

*~* End of Flashback *~*



"And with this kiss, will be the first step of you becoming my mate." His lips were inches away and closing, she closed her eyes, she didn't mind being his mate...in fact she wanted to be his.

Sensing her acceptance, he closed the space between them and kissed her, deeply, thoroughly, and passionately.





***

*Damn!* Vastella thought watching the two. *I was too late to stop the first step...* A frowned adorn her face, * But the second step shall be easier. *





AN: Hopefully I'll have more, but until than, R&R And Happy New Years!