AN: Standard Disclaimer

I still own the plot, most of the people. Don't own SM, though I want to.







Chapter 22











Kuroshi opens her eyes and stretched out, languidly like a cat, and sat up. She felt a small smile make its way onto her lips as she watched her mate with a loving look. She brushed a few strands from his face, which promptly fell back into place, and leans down to kiss his brow.



*He's so cute like that. * She thought. *Just like a little kid. * She wraps her arms around her legs and rested her chin on top of them as she mused over the last couple of days. He had undressed her and made love to her in so many different ways, nearly from sun up to sun down. She smiles wryly, *I don't think I'll be able to walk for a while with the way he did to me. * She suppressed a giggle that was bubbling up in her. *Like I mind! *



With a sigh, Kuroshi lies back down and snuggled closer to her mate, thinking about what they should do about the prophecy. She closed her eyes, *they're at the palace, all we have to do is find them and then we can figure out what to do after that. *

Content with her plans, she drifted off to sleep in his arms.





***





Shiro sat comfortably in the Senshi's library, reading about their past, even if he already knew it.

He glances up from the pages at the Senshi, who were reading, thinking, or pacing. He was slightly amused by their antics, even though they were starting to get on his nerves.



"Sit down, Tenoh, they'll be back." He told the senshi of the wind. "You're starting to get on my nerves with that pacing. "



She threw him a death glare, "Does it look like I care?" With that she resumed her pacing.



Ami looks up from her game of chess with Hotaru, "How did you come to know Onyx?" She asked curiously, "And why did his eyes glow red?"



Junjun nods, pausing in the middle of her homework, "And Kuroshi's eyes were glowing too, but not as much."



"Why does he call her Renity?" Chibiusa inquired, "Isn't her real name Serenity too?"



Shiro looks at them with a mixture of amusement and bemusement. "Onyx saved my life, I own him a life's debt." He answers, "I was visiting a cousin mine while I was there on business for the earth. He saved me from one of the demons that dwell there." He chuckled a little, "You should have seen the surprise on my face when he looked at me with his red eyes, just like that demon that had attacked me. I thought he would kill me too. Instead, he pointed a way out and led me to it then left."



"So, why did you leave the Earth to become his knight, so to speak?" Michiru puts her book down, "After all, you were an ambassador of Earth, and you have it better there. Why switch?"



He nods, "True, but there was such corruption on earth and the people were slowly turning evil, I couldn't stay. So I gave up my position and went there. It was safer there until the attack." He shook his head, "So many dead, it's a pity really, there could've been many wondrous things that we could have achieved if only..." He shook his head again as if to erase something.



"If only what?" Pallapalla asked.



"Nothing."



There was a moment of silence until Cerecere brought them back to their original subject, "So why did their eyes glow red? What is up with Kuroshi's ears?" She asked, "Do all the black lunarian females have ears like that?"



He smirked, "No, not many do. Kuroshi is a half bred." He put his book down and looks at his captivated listeners.



Haruka had sat down in one of the armchairs and the girls turned away from what they were doing to listen to him.



"What do you mean, half bred?" Rei asked looking up from her scrolls.



Shiro looks at the older Senshi, "You guys should know, she did grow up with you."



Minako shook her head, "No, she didn't." She told him, "We would remember..I think."



Just then, Kuroshi, Onyx and the royal couple came in.



"Hi guys, long time no see." Kuroshi greeted them.



"My lord and lady," Shiro inclined his head, "It's good to see you."



Chibiusa looks up at the black lunarian couple. "What are you, really, Kuroshi?" She asked carefully as to not arouse the woman's temper. "Why did your eyes glow? Why does Onyx call you 'mate' and not wife or girlfriend?"



Hotaru nods, "And from what Shirotora has told us, you're a half bred. But of what?"



"He also said that you grew up with us." Makoto adds, "Why don't we remember it? Where were you on the day of the attack? Why weren't you reborn like we were?"



Kuroshi glances at Onyx, who slightly inclined his head as an indication to proceed. She sighs, "Well, we might as well sit down, cause it's gonna be a loooonnnggg story." They did and she sat in between Onyx's legs and leaned against him.



"To start off, my real name is, Serenity Trinity, I'm the last of my clan also the duchess of Eternity, that's the estate and land I own."



"So how did you come to be at the Moon palace?" Ami asks.



"It was when I was four years old...."

An hour or so later, She came to the end of her story, "And so, they put me in the capsule, to sleep until I was needed again or when fate deems it right. And when I woke up, I was alone, the palace and everything I knew was in ruins. I came here to really find out what had happened to the moon, only to find out that the once Princess of the white moon, was now Queen of both the white moon and the Earth. And that's how I came to be here."

The senshi sat in silence, staring at her.



"So, why do you call the moon, White moon?" Vesves asked curiously, "I thought Queen Serenity was queen of the whole moon!"



"That is, but, a myth." Onyx told her, "Our people have been there before the White Queen arrived with her followers."



"You still haven't told us why your eyes glow red." Serenity told them.



"Or why your ears are pointed." Endymion adds.



Kuroshi exchanged looks with Onyx then looks back at them, "We are, what you call a produced of cross species breeding." Onyx told them, "What we are about to tell you has been forgotten to all but a few lunarians." He pulls Kuroshi closer, "Kuroshi and I..as well as the rest of the Black Lunarian population, we are part demon. Long ago, when the White Queen cleansed the white side of the moon, the demons, known as Berserkers, were dying out, and to keep at least part of their blood going, they mated with our people."



"And when they did die out, they left our people changed forever; children that looked like a black lunarian but with extra powers. That is where the power of voice and a number of things came from, from the demons." Kuroshi told them, "I'm a half bred. My mother was a black lunarian woman and my father white." She paused, "I barely remember them, but I remember that they were happy with their life and me." She shook her head, "Anyway, what Onyx told me, when white lunarian blood mixes with black, it reveals what we really are, but only the ears are different."



Onyx nods, "Originally, the demons had pointed ears and red eyes. Our eye color changes when we are in serious trouble or when we get pissed off. Then we become killing machines, mindless killing machines." He sighs, "the only ones that can handle that are usually the soldiers, but when a child like Renity gets upset or hurt, they have more control because the white lunarian blood in them enables them to do so. But that also means when they lose control, they really lose it."



"I can't believe we were really like that!" Serenity said shaking her head, "How could I do that to you, Kuroshi?"



She smirked, "Hey, you were upset that your daddy was gone. I was the perfect target to vent your rage at. After all, I was there when he was killed. Besides, you were only ten, you didn't know any better."



"But still, it was wrong." Serenity insisted, "I'm sorry."



"Now, with that done, we have to go to the moon and get to the palace." Kuroshi said briskly getting up, "Then we can find the scrolls Drake told me about."



"Who's Drake?" Onyx asked his mate.



"I'll tell you later, he's dead now, by the way, his spirit told me." She walks towards the door, "The only people that are need is Pluto, Serenity and Endymion, Chibiusa, Ami and fire bitch. The rest of you have to stay here."



"Stop calling me Fire Bitch." Rei screeched.



Kuroshi shrugs, "Ok, Fire Bitch."





***



"Shikaze"

Shikaze fazed in and knelt before Omega, "Yes, sire?"



"Watch them, see what they are up to and then get that half bred!"



"Yes sire."



***



Kuroshi watched as they left earth behind and headed to the moon. *Home. * She thought as they landed in front of the castle, *finally, I'm back home. *

She looked around and walked forward a bit, " It's reborn." She whispered looking it over. The looks at the senshi, "How?"

Luna, one of the cat advisors, said, "When Usagi defeated Beryl, she had to come here and receive her new locket. Her power had rebuilt the Kingdom."



Kuroshi eyes Serenity then shook her head, "Never mind." She turns and led the way to the palace, "We need to rest her before we go to the palace."



Setsuna pauses, "But aren't we at the palace anyway?"



Kuroshi shook her head, "I meant the Dark Moon Kingdom." She told them, "But we can search this one too, just in case."



They followed her inside and instantly, their outfits changed from what they had worn. Endymion wore the same suit as he did during the day on earth as did Serenity.

Chibiusa was in her Princess dress, Setsuna, Rei, and Ami wore their princess/queen dresses.

Onyx only wore a black tuxedo, similar to Endymion's, only without the cape.

Kuroshi's the one that surprised everyone, instead of wearing a dress like the rest of the ladies; she wore a black shirt and tunic with black pants and shoes. Strapped to her side was her sword.



She flicks a strand out of her face and frowns a little, "You'd think after all this time we'd get better clothes." She mumbles and walks towards a door, "Come on, we'll use one of the passage ways to get you guys some rooms."



"Kuroshi," Chibiusa looks up at the woman, "why are you dressed differently?"



She smiles, "Here, I am called Renity, short for Serenity. I'm one of the soldiers of the white moon..and the dark one as well."



Chibiusa still didn't get it, "Mama and the rest are soldiers, but we're not dressed like you."



Renity just laughed, "That, little one, is because I am not royalty." She told her, "I have not pledged my allegiance to no one. Not the Black side of the moon, or the white." She glances at them, "It was just assumed that I was loyal to either one." She laughed again, "Stupid, how people are some times, for I am a wildcard. I go where it will benefit me the most and do what I think is right. No one has command over me. I am law unto myself."



"Then why do you spy on other nations for the moon, if you have no loyalties to it?" Ami asked. "It would make sense if you were loyal, but you are not. You're not bond by oath to the white moon."



Renity stops in front of a door and turns to them, "I served the moon out of respect for Ori and my parents. Other than that, I wouldn't have given a damn." She opens the door, "Chibiusa, this will be your room."



The walls were a soft pink as were the covers to the bed with floral patterns. Little bunnies and moons were everywhere as were stars and planets on the ceiling of blue.



"Wow!" Chibiusa walks in and looks around, "It's cool!"



Renity nods, "Now come on so you would know where everyone sleeps." She turns and walks down the hall.



"Who's room was that, Kuro-uh-Renity?" Rei wondered. "It looks awfully familiar."



"That was the rabbit's room, before she moved out of it when she was fourteen." She answered, "Here, this is your room, Athena."



Ami looks startled at the name, "That was my name?"



Renity nods, "Yeah." And opens the door.



It was sort of like Chibiusa's only it was blue with no bunnies or moon or stars. It was a cool blue with images that reminisce of looking thorough a crystal or ice.



"I think this was my room." Ami said walking in. "It's just like me!"



Renity nods, "Queen Serenity had them done like this just in case you guys got homesick."



She moved to then next door, "This one's the fire bitch's room."



And again, the room matched the person's personality. Rei's room looked like you were inside a candle.



"Wow."



"Next room is yours, Setsuna."



It was a misty color with a star constellation on the ceiling. It was just like Setsuna, mysterious as the stars.



"Thank you."



Renity looks at the last couple of people and lead them down the hallway to the near end, "This was your room." She told Serenity, "And this is where you will stay."



The room was bigger than the one at their home. It had a small pool in the room and many other things.



"I stayed here?" Serenity wondered out loud and walked in.



Renity folds her arms, "Only the best for the supreme princess of the system." Her words were dripping with sarcasms.



"Where's your room?" Endymion asked.



"Where do you think? Up your ass and around the corner." She snapped.



Onyx looks worriedly at Renity and touches her arm, "Calm down, love, it was just a simple question."



Renity took a breath in and nods "Ok, sorry." She mutters, "I need to get out more." She turns and heads to her room.







Renity curled up in her bed with her mate's arms around her, holding her close to him as he slept. She was still awake, still thinking about their next move. With a sigh she turns toward her lover, watching him as he sleeps.



*He's so cute like that! * She thought feeling the corners of her lips tilt upward. *And innocent, even after.. * A delicious shiver ran through her at the thought. *But where was he when I was in the Dark Moon's court? * She wonders, absently touching his face, *Was he there and I just didn't notice? Or was he elsewhere? *



"What's wrong, koi?"



She jumped at the sound of his voice; surprised that he was awake and not asleep. She kissed him gently, caressing his cheek, " Did I wake you?" She asked softly. "I'm sorry."



He kisses her back, then looked at her through half opened eyes, " No, you didn't. But, you were thinking loud enough for me to hear."



She turns away, still snuggled up close to him, staring out the window in her room.



"What is wrong, Renity?" He asks again his voice was soft and coaxing, "Does being here bring back memories of you at a young age? What happened that was so bad?"



She closes her eyes, "It's nothing, I-I was just thinking of what we should do after we find the prophecy."



"Don't lie to me." His grip tighten around her waist, not painfully so, but enough to warn her. "Don't lie to me. You stink when you lie, Serenity."



She exhales softly, but didn't look at him, "I was wondering where you were when I went to the Dark Moon Kingdom."



"Is that where you met Drake?"



"Yeah, he and his friend Shaka were the first ones I met here." She paused, not sure how he'd handled the next part, "I came into heat that same night, Drake was there and.."



She trailed off and all the while she was trying to sense something, anything, in Onyx that might have changed, but so far, there is nothing.



"And?" He prodded." What happened?"



"I went away with the Senshi, back to the white kingdom to finish my duties." She answered, "I promised him I would return and become his mate. It was two years after I left, and at the time the white kingdom was under attack and I was shoved into the capsule. When I woke, I knew that he was dead." Again she seemed to pause and think about her words as she says, "It was as if a light or something went off in my mind when I slept. I knew that, with out a shadow of a doubt, he was dead."



He nuzzled the crook of her neck, comfortingly, "It was because of your bond with him. When he died, you would know, like now you would know it if I was hurt, angry or dead."



She groped for his hand and when found, she squeezed it tightly, "I hope I'll never have to go through that with you, Onyx, never in this lifetime."



He rose up and kisses her temple, "I'll try."



She turned her face towards his, "We both will." And with that she kissed him, deeply and soon moans of passion filled their room and the night.





AN: A little waff...*Sniff * Oh well, Any way what'cha think? I've got half of the next chapter up!

Since I'm the kind and generous author that I am... I'll give you a preview of the next chapter!



Preview:





After an hour or so of walking, Ami looks around, analyzing on what this could mean.

"Why is it so long? And why is it hidden so well?" She wonders out loud, "What could the Queen be hiding?"



To her surprise, Renity answers her. "They were hiding the real intentions of the kingdom. The people didn't know, most of the military leaders didn't know..."

"Know what?" Endymion asks, "What's down here?"

They neared a dead in, at least to most it would have been. She turns to them, "This is were they take orphaned children. At least the ones I've met where orphans." Her expression was blank like a sheet of paper; nothing portrayed any emotions at all. "I was part of a special group of children. There were seven of us. Each of us were from a different planet, different nobilities. And..we all had certain powers."



"How could my mother approve of such a thing?!" Serenity was appalled. Nothing she could have image in her past life would be like this.



"Funny thing is," Renity gave her a crooked smirk, that didn't reach her eyes. "The military didn't tell her about it until Queen Tokitora, your mother," She nods to Setsuna, "found out about it when she was looking through the time stream. It was right before the attack, I heard them talking in the library, they had said that the Seven, which we were known as, were to be sent to the future. Six of us were to be killed on the orders of the queen herself, and I.." She turns, and faces the wall; "I was to be put in suspended animation until it was time to wake up."



"What happened to the other six?" Rei asked, not really sure she wanted to know.



"What do you think, Sherlock?" She tossed over her shoulder then focused her attention on the wall.



AN: That's it!

Another name chart 'cause I forgot to put one in the last chappie.

Akuki: Evil Tree

Hane: Wings

Sakeko: Fish Child (Weird -.-)

Hebiko: Snake Child

Senshi's Parents name meaning:

Mercury's Mom: Sishiya- Something I've made up.

Mars' Mom: Phoebe-fear

Venus' Mom: Aiko-love child

Pluto's Mom: Tokitora-Time Tiger

Saturn's Mom: Naneshi-No Name

That's it for now; I have to make up names for the rest of them.

In desperate need of names here! R&R