As the sun rose in the sky a numerous amount of bodies were lying immobile on the floor of a mansion. Only one person stirred and opened his eyes and immediately his gaze fell on the girl beside him. He watched her chest rise up and down as she slept and for a few moments just stared at her adoringly. Her ebony hair lay about her head and one arm was bent above her head while the other lay across her stomach. She mumbled something as she slept and the man reached over and traced his finger around her lips. She moaned softly but didn't wake.
"Rei, Rei wake up," Trunks said to his fiancée kissing both her eyelids and with a groan Rei slowly fluttered her eyes open. It took her a while to actually focus her eyes on Trunks but when she did instead of the smile of love Trunks expected he received a grimace of annoyance mixed with distaste.
"Ugh, how much did I drink last night?" Rei asked holding a hand to her head and wincing while Trunks just grinned down at her lovingly. Rei narrowed her eyes at Trunks annoyed that he thought it was so amusing that she had a hangover and he, obviously, didn't.
"A little more than usual," Trunks informed her grinning broadly and Rei groaned again and closed her eyes preparing to go back to sleep but Trunks shook her again causing her to swat her hand in his direction absently.
"My head feels like people are playing ping pong balls inside it, all I remember last night was having a competition with Minako about who could drink more shots of bourbon," Rei said sitting up slowly and Trunks brushed back hair from her forehead to placed a kiss there instead and Rei looked up at him mustering a small smile careful not to move her head too fast.
"You won," he whispered to her and Rei looked up at him in surprise.
"I did? Oh yeah!" Rei said loudly – a little too loudly in fact and she winced at the sound of her own voice as it echoed loudly inside her already pained head, "Ouch! Remind me not to yell."
Trunks only smiled and kissed her lips softly.
"Whose doing all the yelling?" someone mumbled and a blonde head popped up drearily gazing around quickly followed by a head of black hair both staring about blankly with red eyes.
"What time is it?" Goten mumbled disorientated gazing around and Trunks greeted him with a wave.
"Its morning," Trunks informed Goten who stared at him for a few moments then to Rei.
"Why are we up then?" he asked innocently and Rei shrugged her shoulders while Minako continued to stare around at everyone as though she had never seen them before in her life.
"We are leaving in an hour, make sure you are all ready," Goku said cheerfully walking into the living room looking fresh and awake. Vegeta and himself had not participated in the drinking activities of their offspring and with their wives they had retired early to bed. Gohan, Videl and Pan had also gone to bed early followed by an apologetic Mamoru while the four left over had carried on until dawn, and possibly much later. At the sound of her father's booming voice Rei, Minako and Goten all groaned and put their hands over their ears while Trunks and Goku shared an amused glance.
"Not so loud, please," Rei cajoled her father who gave her a mischievous smile.
"In an hour? No way will we be ready!" Minako protested bitterly but before Goku could respond Vegeta stalked into the living room and observed the four, eyebrows raised and lips pursed into a characteristic smirk.
"We are leaving in an hour," Vegeta repeated in a voice that left no room for argument and Minako pouted grumpily while Goten pleaded with her to keep her temper. Rei couldn't believe how much Minako had changed from the happy-go-lucky girl she once was. Perhaps she spent too much time with me, Rei thought to herself before wincing and promising herself she would think less. Mamoru wandered into the living room eating a piece of toast and smiling dumbly and Rei turned on him for being so happy while she was in so much pain.
"How come your so happy?" she snapped at him and Mamoru just gave her a bright grin.
"We're going home," he said longingly thinking of Usagi and Rei breathed a deep sigh forgetting her hangover.
"Home," Rei repeated smiling, liking the sound of the word. Yes they were going home.
Hours later the Z warriors including wives, children, Rei, Minako and Mamoru all appeared on the steps of the Hiwaka Shrine. They were greeted immediately by Rei's Grandpa who kissed Chichi affectionately on both cheeks and shook hands with Goku. Once he was confronted with Rei she looked bashful.
"I am sorry I did not tell you that you were not my real grand-daughter Rei," he said apologetically expecting Rei to blow up, having raised her he knew exactly how her feelings and temper worked. However Rei smiled as she leaned over to hug him tightly.
"You will always be my grandpa," she assured him kissing his cheek lovingly and her grandpa blushed then nodded.
"Well if you will all follow me I will take you to your rooms," he announced then he looked over at Minako and Rei narrowing his eyes at them and the boys with whom they held hands with, "There are girl sections and boy sections."
"Grandpa!" they both whined but grandpa wouldn't hear of putting Goten and Trunks in the same room with Minako and Rei, as much as the four complained. Goku and Vegeta watched them both laughing, Goku loudly and Vegeta silently while Gohan and Videl rolled their eyes at each other. Bulma and Chichi were too excited by the fact that they were in Tokyo that they were already catching the bus down the street towards the mall preparing for bridal shopping. As Rei watched them she suddenly realized that her and Trunks had not announced their engagement to anyone, but as she shared a glance with Trunks they both decided silently to keep it secret for a little while longer.
After a few minutes everyone was unpacked in their respective rooms and Minako and Rei were sharing Rei's old room. Minako and Rei wandered into the courtyard and spotted Mamoru looking like he was having an argument inside his head.
"What bothers you my child?" Rei asked him jokingly and Mamoru turned to her smiling sheepishly.
"I don't know whether to see Usako straight away or to buy her flowers first then go see her," Mamoru said holding out his hands looking for a female perspective and Rei shook her head smiling.
"You know Usagi, the flowers can wait, all she will want to see is you," Rei told Mamoru and when he looked to Minako for confirmation Minako nodded.
"The girl is right," Minako affirmed and Mamoru took a deep sigh then nodded.
"Okay then, see you guys later," Mamoru said jogging off down the street towards Usagi's house and after watching him for a few moments Minako and Rei turned to each other.
"Now we are here, I don't know what to do," Rei said laughing and Minako laughed with her.
"I know what you mean, I have spent so longing of just thinking about coming back here, I never thought of what I wanted to do when I got here," Minako agreed and both felt strong arms encircle their waists.
"Where is my beautiful lady headed?" Goten asked nuzzling Minako's neck causing her to giggle and Rei and Minako looked at each other again before both broke into wide smiles.
"To the arcade!"
Mamoru had been standing outside Usagi's door for more than ten minutes just staring at the door contemplating whether or not to knock. What was he going to say to her? What could he say? He had decided a long time ago that when he finally came face to face with her he would tell her everything. But now that he was here he didn't know how to approach her.
"You've been out here for quite a while Mamo-chan are you sure you don't want to just come on in?" a timid voice interrupted his thoughts and Mamoru belatedly realized that Usagi had opened the door and was staring at him curiously obviously wondering why he hadn't knocked. At the sight of his girlfriend all worries faded away and before she could react he gathered her up into his arms and swung her around hugging her tightly.
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi cried out in alarm, never having seen him quite so excited, "what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, Usako, I am just so happy to see you," Mamoru said as he put her down and Usagi smiled up at him with the smile that he had missed so much.
"Do you want to come inside?" she asked but Mamoru shook his head.
"We have a lot to talk about Usako, something that may change things between us, lets go for a walk in the park," Mamoru urged and hearing the seriousness in his voice Usagi nodded and took his offered hand closing the door behind her. They walked to the park in silence and stood together admiring the lake.
"Please tell me you aren't going to break up with me," Usagi suddenly pleaded tugging on Mamoru's hand and he turned to her and frowned in disbelief that she could even think that. He silently cursed his stupidity before the Black Moon Family had appeared; obviously it had scarred Usagi more than he thought.
"I could never again Usako, it destroyed me the first time," Mamoru swore to her and Usagi hugged him around the waist and Mamoru let his arm encircle her slim shoulders.
"Well what is so important?" Usagi asked and Mamoru took a deep breath.
"It all started last year when I went away…" he began and he told her the whole story, all about his family and Rei and Minako. About his brothers and about his own secret powers that he had just recently learned to control and Usagi listened to him wide eyed not saying a word.
"That's it?" she asked when he was done and Mamoru looked surprised.
"Yes," he said unsure of what her reaction would be and Usagi broke into a wide smile.
"Oh Mamo-chan that doesn't mean a thing, you're still my Mamo-chan," she assured him reaching up to pinch his cheek lovingly and Mamoru bent his face closer to hers so that their lips were just touching.
"And you are still my Usako," he whispered to her and Usagi closed her eyes as Mamoru kissed her with that kiss that had lasted throughout eternity.