Mamoru overlooked the frenzied group of teachers and students, who resided in the football field of his school as they tried frantically to account for everyone. Many of the younger children bawled just as infants while the older ones only laughed off the day's event as if it were nothing. But Mamoru knew otherwise. One does experience an attack of that magnitude and come out of it with no feeling of fear, especially at that age.
Mamoru watched the older age group with an odd fascination. They reminded him so much of himself, with their boastful ways and unwillingness to admit to having experienced sympathetic feelings and fear. They were much more interested in looking cool in front of others than acting like normal human beings.
He grinned as he thought back to the first time that he had met Usagi that day at the park. She was already going through so much with her family becoming ill, not that he had known of the problem, but he only added to the problem. He had been a brash eleven year old, at the time with nothing better to do with his life than pick on anyone weaker than himself. Of course, Usagi being smaller than most kids her age and having a tail didn't make matters much easier on his ego. He had almost felt as if it were his duty to put the kid in her place during their first fight, which was why he had been so tough on her. He couldn't have her thinking that she was actually strong enough to challenge him.
But, after that day, that one innocent fight, everything changed. His father, Piccolo, had given him the lecture of his life for mutilating an opponent much weaker than himself. Piccolo had lost trust, and respect for his son, which only heightened his anger toward the girl.
Just weeks later, at the Tournament, Usagi dared to challenge him again. Obviously the girl hadn't learned her lesson before, which naturally led to him resorting to another beating, and if it hadn't been for her menacing father, she would have learned it. He had been completely ready to do what was needed to keep her out of commission for a while. But, before he was able to do anything, his face was introduced, for the first time, with the rock hard fist of an angry Saiyan father.
After that day, he felt it as his duty to, one day, repay the man with another beating to his daughter. But it wasn't until a year later which he finally got his wish, although, things didn't turn out the way he had planned. Up until recently, he couldn't figure out for the life of himself how Usagi had beaten him in that fight. Yes, her power had increased quite a bit, but power means nothing if one doesn't know how to use it correctly. Usagi didn't seem to have gained that much skill in the one year gap between her challenges. But, it was because she fought for the fun of it, for the satisfactory of defeating a stronger foe that she won. He, on the other hand, had fought only to hurt and destroy Usagi. He had wanted to make her cry, make her realize what happened when you mess with Chiba Mamoru.
But his defeat but a genuine anger, a pure, uncontrollable hate for the child in his heart. After that fight, he vowed to himself that he would make Usagi pay. It was bad enough that he had run into misfortunes with her father and his own because of her, but to embarrass him, to shame him in front of his friends and father was another matter. His misfortune would one day become hers.
After that fight, his father had totally gone off on him. One for fighting Son Usagi after he had been specifically told not to, and another for fighting for reasons of hate, and not of righteousness. From then on, he would have to prove his father that he could be trusted, which he ultimately failed. As the years went on, his hate for the Saiyan grew deeper and deeper. He became more evil at heart than ever, and he pulled his friends along with him.
He had really gone over the line during the tournament from the year before. He shouldn't have listened to Gohan about Usagi's weakness. It was unfair play. But, he had gotten his wish hadn't he? He had made the girl cry out in agony. He had made her weak, and nearly beaten her for it. But it was his own stupidity that had caused him to lose, but at the time, he blamed it on Usagi.
Where had he gone wrong? He had never felt such a hate toward anyone until he met Usagi those five years ago. Maybe it was the thought of someone surpassing him, which blinded the truth. The truth that really, the problem was not with Usagi, it lie within himself. His own line of thinking.
He had no business hating Usagi, for she had never done anything to him. He blamed his own misfortunes on the girl. It was because of what he did to her that he had such a rough time with his father. He had made Usagi suffer just that much more. But all that was changing. He was getting older, his vision unclouded by greed and power.
It was at that point of thought that he felt so detached from the elementary line of thinking. He really didn't have that much of a desire to hurt Usagi anymore, in fact, he was beginning to see her as a friend, though his pride would never allow him to tell this to anyone. He would always keep it as a secret for no one, not even his father or Usagi herself, to know.
He chuckled as his eye took notice of a boy shoving a smaller girl. 'So Usagi is really Sailor Moon...? Who would have thought, someone like her growing up to be one of the only warriors who can battle this new enemy. It must be pretty big and special for her... for all of them.' He paused to think back to the fight with Cell, how he and the girls were the only ones who could feel Cell's energy, as well as the energy that the girls gained while they were in the Room of Spirit and Time. That had always seemed weird to him.
He gave one more thought about his relationship with Usagi, finally coming to his decision. He owed Usagi something special for all the hard times he had given her, for all the physical and mental pain he had put her through. Just this once, he would keep his mouth shut. He would not tell a single soul of her secret identity, not even his friends.
Mamoru grinned as a rather interesting idea struck him. 'Two can play at this game.' Without taking into consideration his friends that he would be leaving behind, Mamoru gave himself a boost in energy and began flying toward the mountains for his home.
~*~*~
Usagi stared into the graceful eyes of the Guardian of Time. It felt strange to finally be able to see the face of the person responsible for keeping her in the past for what seemed like an eternity. Yes, she had met her in the other dimension where she, herself, had been born to humans. But this was different, this Pluto had been the one to keep her behind, and for that, she respected her.
Her time in the past had been well spent. Not only did she gain immense power in her time away from home, but she had gotten to know a truer side of her mother, a kind, caring side that she hadn't really ever known before. And with that information of her mother, she was able to patch things up between her own mother.
Pluto stared equally into Usagi's bright, blue eyes. She smiled softly at her thoughts. This girl, even though an individual in herself, with a mind of her own, was still, exactly the same as the Moon Princess. She could still remember back one thousand years, before the Dark Kingdom had attacked the Silver Millennium. The Princess' eyes had always filled with hope and righteousness, the same look that this girl possessed. It only natural, however, that they would be the same. But Pluto hadn't expected the resemblance to be so high since this girl, after all, had been born to a completely different set of parents.
Pluto; "There is one thing you must do in order to activate that wand, young Princess." Usagi perked a bit at the sudden break in silence. "That wand needs a tremendous amount of Moon power to be used, something which you do not yet possess as you are still young."
Usagi sighed as she hunched her back. There was always a but, nothing could ever be easy. "But you said I was supposed to use it to become a real Senshi. How am I supposed to do that if I can't even use it?"
Pluto dropped her head forward and starred down at the disappointed Saiyan. "Yes. I did say that, and it is true. You will become the True Senshi of the Moon when you activate that wand, for it is what the True Senshi of the Moon is to use when she is fighting the Dark Kingdom. But, in order to receive that power, you must awaken someone very special, someone who has been sleeping for a thousand years only to wake but once since you were sent away. This person possesses the energy you need."
Usagi brightened up at the sound of that. She always loved meeting important people, for they were always strong and wise. But who could it be? She didn't know of anyone who was that old. She quickly bobbed her head up with a shine of hope gleaming from her eyes. "Really? How do I wake this guy up?"
Pluto covered he mouth as she politely giggled at the young child. 'So ready to jump to conclusions, these children are.' "SHE can only be awakened by the usage of another attack. It is not nearly as powerful as the usage of that wand, but it will work enough to defeat your opponents. This attack, however, will not do any damage against the Dark Kingdom."
Usagi blushed at her embarrassment of thinking that her only hope a male. She had always been used to male fighters instead of females that she just figured it had to be male. "Ok...What's this attack that can wake HER up?" She asked with a slight hint of a forming giggle.
Pluto extended her hands, pushing her palms together. "This." She explained as a dark purple bubble formed before her hands.
Usagi leaned forward and looked into the purple bubble. "What is it?" She asked as she squinted to see. Inside lay a golden tiara with a red jewel placed at what looked like the tip. "Isn't that the tiara from our uniforms?"
Pluto nodded as she stopped her flow of energy, causing the bubble to collapse in on itself. "It is. This also uses pure Moon energy. Once you use this, I am certain that the Moon angle will awaken sooner than nature will allow her for, the Moon energy you use will reach all the way to her."
"So THEN I can become the True Sailor Moon?"
Pluto nodded. "Yes. The name of this attack is called 'Moon Tiara Action'. It will turn into a disc of pure Moon Energy. It is very powerful against weaker enemies of the Dark Kingdom."
Usagi looked back up to Pluto with a smile and glimmering her eyes. The idea of waking as the True Senshi of the Moon pleased her more than anything. It would mean that she could finally fight her opponents with top notch efficiency, if she would ever just get up and do her job like she was meant to. But, with one hit of her new attack and the enemy would be dead. It seemed so easy, but there had to be a catch.
But none of that mattered anymore. What did was meeting this special Moon energy holding person, attaining enough energy to activate her Moon wand and defeating Beryl and her minions. That way, she would be able to revive all the innocent people who were killed in the day's attack, most of which she felt responsible for.
She didn't want to think of them anymore, but she couldn't help it. Thinking of the trapped people who could have been in that rubble at the time of impact was just too compelling. It's as if she felt responsible for grieving over them. 'How can dad live with himself after he watches so many people died? If what he said is true, the entire population of earth had been destroyed by Majin Buu. How could he let that happen without a guilty conscience? I feel horrible enough for letting as many people die today as they did. Even with Cell he sat around and watched a lot of people die. I know we have the Dragon Balls to bring them back, but we shouldn't let people die just because we can bring them back. They shouldn't die in the first place.'
Pluto kneeled down as she watched her Princess become angry all of a sudden. She didn't have to ask to know what it was. She knew what had happened. But, seeing this anger had actually caused her happiness. She was beginning to form opinions that which were not of her father's. She wanted people to stay alive no matter what, whereas her father would always be furious that people had died by the hands of his foe, but he would quickly shake it off with the idea that they would come right back with the Dragon Balls. "Do not ever hold back your feelings, Usagi. They are always the key to success."
Usagi looked down at the black flooring. "Pluto, can I ask you a question?"
Pluto nodded. She had foreseen this day. "Of course. Never be afraid to ask a question, either."
Usagi turned her vision upward at Pluto again with a smile. Something had railed on her mind for the past two years and now, it was finally time to get some answers. "Why exactly did you leave me in the Past when I wanted to come home?"
Pluto smirked. "I knew you were going to end up asking this question."
~*~*~
~~Aino House~~
Five girls and two cats; Rei, Makoto, Minako, Ami, Hotaru, Artimas, and Luna all sat in Minako's room, where they had decided to convene after they met back at the elementary school, now dubbed 'The War Zone' by news broadcasters all over the world. As if having their school blown up wasn't bad enough, now they would have to figure out what to do about Mamoru.
All of them stared into each other's eyes, knowing full well what Mamoru's knowledge meant to their identities. If he knew, his friends knew. And if his friends knew, all the adults would soon know and their lives as Sailor Senshi would soon end. He would have to be stopped before it was too late, all of them would.
But as the others stressed over their problems, Luna only sat with a smile, as if nothing were at risk. That struck Artimas a little wrong. Was she not worried? Why wasn't she taking an active turn in the conversation? Or maybe she knew what needed to happen already. "What are you thinking about, Luna?"
Luna stood up and stretched. "Nothing important."
Hotaru, who sat on Minako's bed, reached across Artimas and picked up the black cat. She slowly began stroking the cat's head with eyes full of hopelessness. She still felt horrible for being the one to confirm Mamoru's suspicions about who they were. Now, because of her, they wouldn't have enough time to discuss a plan to fix this problem. "What can we do?"
Luna grinned as she curled up in Hotaru's lap. She knew how to keep Mamoru from spreading the word, but wouldn't bring herself down to that level. Memory erasure. But that wasn't needed. It was his destiny to know who they were and they would just have to put up with it. Yet, she did wonder when they would be allowed to find out who he was, really. "We can't do anything. We're just going to have to live with it."
Artimas gasped as he frowned at his partner. "What are you thinking? We can't be satisfied with that! He'll tell everyone!"
Luna closed her eyes and continued to wear her impish grin. "We're going to have to trust him to do the right thing this time."
It was at that moment that Rei, Minako, Makoto, and Ami turned to each other, each bursting out with their own laughter. Never in their lives had they heard such malarkey. "Him?!" They cracked. "Do the right thing?!" All fell on their backs with increasing laughter.
Ami especially found that funny. For as long as she knew Usagi, Minako, and Makoto, she had known Mamoru. Her first impression of him was not a very good one. In fact, she had hated him the first time she met him for what he did to Usagi. She had always been able to feel his hate radiating off his body, which only caused her to dislike him all that more. "I think that's a dream we can all forget."
Luna shook her head with a sigh. 'Children...' She jumped out of Hotaru's lap and onto the nightstand next to the bed. She turned her eyes down to the laughing girls when a single thought ran through her head all of a sudden from no where. A thought that had been so far from her mind she had never thought to speak of it before. Her eyes stared forward like that of a zombie. "True Senshi..."
Rei, who was closest to the nightstand, opened her eyes to stare directly up at Luna. She quieted her laughter down to a giggle. "Huh? 'True Senshi'?"
Luna looked up into the whiteness of the ceiling. Strange images ran through her head; an image of various attacks done by the Sailor Senshi, though older. Could they have been from the past? Was her memory being revived?
Artimas glared at his partner. He knew that she had been more informed than himself, it was the only reason why she could have been so calm about the girls' identity being revealed. And now, she spoke of a 'True Senshi'. What was it? "Luna... are you ok? You don't look so well."
Luna warmly smiled as she lowered her head to look directly at her comrade. He was always one to cover up being upset by seeming worried. "I'm fine Artimas, I just remembered something."
Minako, who was leaning back on her arms, paused her laughter to question the feline. "About the Sailor Senshi, I suppose." She grinned. "Am I right?"
Luna nodded. "Yes." She jumped back down to the bed, where she was met with Artimas. "I just remembered that all of Serenity's court, the Sailor Senshi, possess an attack all their own. An attack made purely of their own planet's energy."
Minako's eyes grew wide with childish curiosity. "Wow! Really?!" 'This is going to be fun! I wonder how we use them!'
Artimas turned from Luna. 'Why does she get all the leads?' He whined as he sulked to himself.
Ami pushed herself up from the floor and placed herself back down on the bed. "What are these attacks, Luna? Will they be stronger than using our Ki attacks?"
Luna nodded, proud of the information in which she had just acquired. "They will." She panned her vision around the room to all the girls. "You all have your own unique power." She stopped once she faced Rei. "Sailor Mars holds the attack of Fire Soul. Mercury holds Shabon Spray. Jupiter; Supreme Thunder and Venus, Crescent Beam."
Artimas frowned as he jumped from the bed and into Minako's lap. "I hope you didn't know about these attacks earlier today, otherwise..."
Luna jumped from the bed as she glared at Artimas. Was he really that jealous as to try to make her look like an idiot? "Were you not listening to me? I already said I just remembered!" Artimas sighed, but Luna chose not to provoke the subject further. "I'm not sure how these attacks work."
Rei nodded with a smile. "Don't worry, Luna. We can practice tomorrow, if everyone's parents let them..." She trailed off, staring especially at Makoto. She was sure everyone else's parents would let them train, but Makoto's parents, especially her father, were funny about these things. Sometimes he would want her to train in a gym with Mr. Satan, and others he wouldn't care what she did. It was if he didn't quite care.
Luna tried to calm herself as she nodded. "Good."
~*~*~
Usagi sat with her legs crossed, curiously perked, as she awaited the answer to her question. Why exactly WAS she to stay in the past? Her father could have easily defeated Cell in her own timeline. She wouldn't have nearly died trying to defend the earth either. The veterans would have been able to handle everything.
Pluto, likewise, stared down at the youngster; her lips curled to form a soft smile. "I know what you are thinking... You are thinking that the entire mess could have been avoided had I allowed you, Ami, Rei, and Mamoru to return to the past."
Usagi gently nodded, not in any surprise that Pluto knew what she was thinking. She was, after all, the Guardian of Time.
"Everything happens for a reason. It was only because of my plan that you were allowed to go into the past. When that time pad was activated, it was I who opened the time gate for you. I knew that Cell would attack where ever you went under Beryl's control. If you were still in your own timeline, he would have gone there."
Usagi nodded. "Ok. So he followed me into the past." She grinned with a glimmer of curiosity twinkling in her eyes. "But what was the plan?"
"It was because of this attack that you were allowed into the past. I wanted you and your friends to learn how to fight a threat to the earth. Had you been able to return to the future, Vejita, Gohan, and your father would have easily been able to dispose of the danger. That would have left you kids with no experience in protecting the earth. I wanted you to know how to handle yourself in a real battle before Beryl made her move here."
"So it was like a prep fight?"
Pluto nodded. "Yes. Had I left you in the present, you never would have become Super Saiyan until much later in your life. Although, I didn't foresee the Goku of the past to use such a technique of transforming you. I had expected him to try it gradually as well as more peaceful, much like he did with Gohan."
Usagi frowned at that little reminder. "But what if we hadn't beaten Cell? We would have died."
Pluto grinned. "Have you no faith in your guardian? I would never put you in a situation that I knew you could never get out."
Usagi smiled to herself as she pushed herself up to her feet. "Thanks, Pluto." She paused to take one more look around. "But what about Trunks? Were you also the one to let him come back in time?" She turned back to face Pluto, who was raising her staff to open the Gate of Time.
"Yes, I was. But enough talk, it is late, and little ones need rest."
~*~*~
Mamoru grinned as he stared at himself in the mirror. His idea had worked perfectly. He had told no one of his findings, not even his friends. He would leave that up to them to figure out. For now, he would play along with Usagi's game. It was the only way that he could fight along side her, the only way to protect the earth.
There he stood that night, dressed in an old Tuxedo that Michiru had forced him to buy a year before so he would look nice for one of her concerts. He had only worn it for one occasion and thrown it under his bed, hoping to never see it again. But that afternoon, he had reason to pull it out again.
His grin soon turned to a smirk as he modeled for himself before the mirror. But, he wasn't completely happy with his appearance. "I guess this'll do. If I don't raise my power at all they shouldn't be able to know who I am, but something's missing..." He scratched his head as he glared into his reflection. "But what? Hmm... They'll be able to recognize me right off I don't cover my face with something."
Mamoru quickly glanced over his shoulder as an idea flashed through his mind. He remembered an old costume that he had worn to a costume part one Halloween. That had come with a mask that he had never used, as well as a cape and top hat. 'Now there's an idea. If I dress up THAT corny they won't ever suspect who I am.'
~*~*~
Usagi opened her eyes to find herself in the midst of a brand new day. "Huh?" She mumbled as she groggily sat up. 'Back so soon?' She raised her hands to rub her eyes as she yawned and turned to face the window, where the sun's rays were poking through to light the room. 'Morning?'
Usagi shrugged her shoulders. It couldn't have been morning already. She hadn't been with Pluto for more than an hour at most. She stretched her arms out wide as she stood up and began walking to the door, which led to the living room. Her stomach growled, causing her to giggle. "I'm hungry."
'Wonder if mom has dinner ready.' She thought to herself as she opened the door, which revealed her parents cuddling together on the sofa as they watched T.V. Well, it was more like Chi-Chi trying to cuddle with Goku, who seemed to be more concerned with eating and watching the screen.
"Man," She stared in as she rubbed her eyes as they started to feel heavy, gaining her parents' attention. "I feel like I've slept for days." Usagi proceeded further into the room as she rubbed her head to try and completely wake herself.
Chi-Chi, who continued to insist on cuddling with her more than reluctant husband, smiled warmly up at her daughter. "That doesn't surprise me, you've been sleeping ever since you got home yesterday."
Goku; "Yeah, we were beginning to wonder if you were ever going to wake up."
Usagi jerked back in surprise. Had she really slept That long? It didn't seem like all that much time had passed since she first arrived back home. She had only just returned from Pluto's Realm of Time when she had wakened up. "Morning already?" She whined as she slumped down next to her mother.
Chi-Chi giggled at her daughter. "No, sleepy head, it's already eleven, nearly Noon."
Irritated, Usagi gritted her teeth. She HAD wanted to get to the girls early in hopes to discuss their current position with the Dark Kingdom, as well her encounter with Sailor Pluto. This definitely put a damper on her plans. "Why didn't anyone wake me up?" She frowned as she first scanned over the face of her mother, and then father, for an answer.
Standing tall, Goku pulled away from Chi-Chi's grasp. "Chi-Chi didn't want to wake you up, well, both of us actually. You had a rough yesterday. You needed your rest."
Chi-Chi nodded to show her agreement with her husband. "You looked so tired when you got home, I couldn't wake you... even if you do have schoolwork to do."
Usagi froze in place with a pair of wide eyes full of fear. What could her mother possibly be thinking? Was it possible for her mother to care nothing of anything but schoolwork? Yes, her grades were important, but she had just suffered a 'traumatic' experience. That had to count for something, didn't it? After all, her school was just blown to tiny bits in a matter of minutes, a very good point indeed to use. "But the school is gone..." She groaned as she glanced up at her father for support.
All Goku was able to do was shrug as his wife started in. "Yes, but that doesn't mean your studies are finished. From now on, it will be just as Gohan schooled, at Home. I think I can handle home-schooling again until your school is rebuilt, don't you Goku?" Chi-Chi looked up for reassurance from her husband, but found nothing but a cowering man, not wanting any part, for, any way he went ONE of the girls would be angry with him. It was at times like these that he learned to just keep his big mouth shut.
Usagi groaned at the thought of being home-schooled. It was bad enough that her mother oversaw her grades from afar, but to take her on as a teacher, now that was over doing things. She knew of all the horrifying stories from Gohan about being taught by their mother and, for the first time, she found herself WANTING to go to her public school. But who knew when it would be rebuilt, or wished back with the Dragon Balls. That all depended on when Beryl would be destroyed. "But mom...!" She protested with a hint of a whine in her voice.
Chi-Chi frowned as she crossed her arms. "Don't 'But mom' me! Just because your school has been destroyed, doesn't mean your education stops too!"
Usagi slumped over as she looked down to the floor. 'Man... talk about a bummer. Now how am I supposed to talk to the girls, or even fight? Mom's going to try to keep checking up on me all the time to make sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to.' She mustered up as many tears in her eyes as possible. She knew it would be a total lost cause to argue with her mother, but if she could just speak, face to face, with her friends once more, to wrap of the happenings of the day before, she would be content for a couple of days. But, there was only one way.
Slowly, Usagi raised her eyes to her mother's. "But Makoto, Rei, and Hotaru... I didn't get to see them after everything happened. I want to see if they're ok..."
Chi-Chi grinned as she started to push herself up. She knew exactly what her daughter was up to. She hadn't raised two rambunctious little boys and learned nothing. She knew how kids worked, but this time, it wouldn't go Usagi's way. She would have to learn one day that tears won't always work. "No," She shook her head from side to side, only to see her daughter's face drop. "Not today. You have to study."
Goku, who also knew of his daughter's antics, was a little more forgiving. He knew what kind of hell their children were put through when it came to education. And beside that, the way he saw it, Usagi should be allowed a few days to recuperate. "Come on Chi-Chi, give her a break. She can study later."
Usagi perked up at the sound of her father's voice. He always did know just when to intervene.
Chi-Chi clenched her fists and turned around to face her husband as she let out a quietly growled. "Goku! Don't contradict my decision!"
Goku frowned. This time, he wouldn't back down. "Chi-Chi, education is good, but not so soon after what happened yesterday. Why don't I take her to get something to eat, and then swing her over to get her friends?"
Usagi nodded with excitement. "Yeah! Yeah! Only, can't I go myself?"
Goku shook his head. "Better that you travel with an adult for a while. Your friends and yourself, especially, seem to be subject to quite a bit of their attacks."
Usagi smiled. At least Someone was looking out for her safety, instead of constant education. "Ok. So we can go?" Usagi chirped as she looked back to her fuming mother.
Chi-Chi found herself gritting her teeth again, her body going completely tense with frustration. But what could she do? She knew Goku would just sneak Usagi out of the house soon after she began studying. He never took her decisions seriously. Taking a giant breath and then releasing it again, she made her decision. Her body quickly relaxed and dropped its look of frustration as she closed her eyes. "Alright. You can go, I'm tired of all this arguing. But," She opened her eyes and turned down to her smiling daughter, "You study more tomorrow."
Usagi nodded with a giggle. "Deal!" Not even thinking, she burst out with laughter and grabbed her mother around the waist. "You're the best!"
Chi-Chi smiled a smile of accomplishment as she rubbed her hand around Usagi's back. It was at times like this when she felt most wanted. 'Maybe I should give her more freedom if I get reactions like these...' Her eyes turned downward at the ecstatic Saiyan. 'It's just too bad she never listens to me either way. I hope she hasn't had anymore to do with that cat.' She frowned as she looked up at her husband, who seemed to be walking away. 'It's because of him that she never listens to me. He always let her have what I wouldn't.'
Goku walked halfway down the hall and stopped. He could sense that he had done wrong again from the way his wife was acting; so quiet when she was getting praise, but what could he do except apologize and try to make it up to her when he got back? Maybe he could stop contradicting her decision, like she had said. "Come on, shorty! I'm hungry... need eat."
Usagi giggled as she pulled away from her mother and ran to join her father. "Coming!" She paused just before she left the living room. "Bye mom! See ya later!" With a quick wave, she was gone.
(Ok.... Before I say anything else, Please allow me to Apologize for the HUGE delay. I know I told you that I would get more chapters out, but I'm finding that I'm becoming very pessimistic when it comes to writing... meaning, I'm just never happy with anything I write because basically, think it all sounds like utter crap! I think I just got tired of writing or something cause I know exactly what I want to say but can't write it, but, now I feel like writing again and I'm beginning to get happier with how it turns out again. Be happy! ^_^ I'm going to try to get myself back in the groove of writing a chapter a day, depending on how much homework I get a night, but this could take a while. So, for now, I'm shootin for maybe two or three a week. Sorry
But now that, that is over, I'm finished with this chapter, as you can tell. I wasn't going to stop it here, but I decided that I would because the next part I want to do will be a good chapter starter, I guess. So, until then. Cya!)
Mamoru watched the older age group with an odd fascination. They reminded him so much of himself, with their boastful ways and unwillingness to admit to having experienced sympathetic feelings and fear. They were much more interested in looking cool in front of others than acting like normal human beings.
He grinned as he thought back to the first time that he had met Usagi that day at the park. She was already going through so much with her family becoming ill, not that he had known of the problem, but he only added to the problem. He had been a brash eleven year old, at the time with nothing better to do with his life than pick on anyone weaker than himself. Of course, Usagi being smaller than most kids her age and having a tail didn't make matters much easier on his ego. He had almost felt as if it were his duty to put the kid in her place during their first fight, which was why he had been so tough on her. He couldn't have her thinking that she was actually strong enough to challenge him.
But, after that day, that one innocent fight, everything changed. His father, Piccolo, had given him the lecture of his life for mutilating an opponent much weaker than himself. Piccolo had lost trust, and respect for his son, which only heightened his anger toward the girl.
Just weeks later, at the Tournament, Usagi dared to challenge him again. Obviously the girl hadn't learned her lesson before, which naturally led to him resorting to another beating, and if it hadn't been for her menacing father, she would have learned it. He had been completely ready to do what was needed to keep her out of commission for a while. But, before he was able to do anything, his face was introduced, for the first time, with the rock hard fist of an angry Saiyan father.
After that day, he felt it as his duty to, one day, repay the man with another beating to his daughter. But it wasn't until a year later which he finally got his wish, although, things didn't turn out the way he had planned. Up until recently, he couldn't figure out for the life of himself how Usagi had beaten him in that fight. Yes, her power had increased quite a bit, but power means nothing if one doesn't know how to use it correctly. Usagi didn't seem to have gained that much skill in the one year gap between her challenges. But, it was because she fought for the fun of it, for the satisfactory of defeating a stronger foe that she won. He, on the other hand, had fought only to hurt and destroy Usagi. He had wanted to make her cry, make her realize what happened when you mess with Chiba Mamoru.
But his defeat but a genuine anger, a pure, uncontrollable hate for the child in his heart. After that fight, he vowed to himself that he would make Usagi pay. It was bad enough that he had run into misfortunes with her father and his own because of her, but to embarrass him, to shame him in front of his friends and father was another matter. His misfortune would one day become hers.
After that fight, his father had totally gone off on him. One for fighting Son Usagi after he had been specifically told not to, and another for fighting for reasons of hate, and not of righteousness. From then on, he would have to prove his father that he could be trusted, which he ultimately failed. As the years went on, his hate for the Saiyan grew deeper and deeper. He became more evil at heart than ever, and he pulled his friends along with him.
He had really gone over the line during the tournament from the year before. He shouldn't have listened to Gohan about Usagi's weakness. It was unfair play. But, he had gotten his wish hadn't he? He had made the girl cry out in agony. He had made her weak, and nearly beaten her for it. But it was his own stupidity that had caused him to lose, but at the time, he blamed it on Usagi.
Where had he gone wrong? He had never felt such a hate toward anyone until he met Usagi those five years ago. Maybe it was the thought of someone surpassing him, which blinded the truth. The truth that really, the problem was not with Usagi, it lie within himself. His own line of thinking.
He had no business hating Usagi, for she had never done anything to him. He blamed his own misfortunes on the girl. It was because of what he did to her that he had such a rough time with his father. He had made Usagi suffer just that much more. But all that was changing. He was getting older, his vision unclouded by greed and power.
It was at that point of thought that he felt so detached from the elementary line of thinking. He really didn't have that much of a desire to hurt Usagi anymore, in fact, he was beginning to see her as a friend, though his pride would never allow him to tell this to anyone. He would always keep it as a secret for no one, not even his father or Usagi herself, to know.
He chuckled as his eye took notice of a boy shoving a smaller girl. 'So Usagi is really Sailor Moon...? Who would have thought, someone like her growing up to be one of the only warriors who can battle this new enemy. It must be pretty big and special for her... for all of them.' He paused to think back to the fight with Cell, how he and the girls were the only ones who could feel Cell's energy, as well as the energy that the girls gained while they were in the Room of Spirit and Time. That had always seemed weird to him.
He gave one more thought about his relationship with Usagi, finally coming to his decision. He owed Usagi something special for all the hard times he had given her, for all the physical and mental pain he had put her through. Just this once, he would keep his mouth shut. He would not tell a single soul of her secret identity, not even his friends.
Mamoru grinned as a rather interesting idea struck him. 'Two can play at this game.' Without taking into consideration his friends that he would be leaving behind, Mamoru gave himself a boost in energy and began flying toward the mountains for his home.
~*~*~
Usagi stared into the graceful eyes of the Guardian of Time. It felt strange to finally be able to see the face of the person responsible for keeping her in the past for what seemed like an eternity. Yes, she had met her in the other dimension where she, herself, had been born to humans. But this was different, this Pluto had been the one to keep her behind, and for that, she respected her.
Her time in the past had been well spent. Not only did she gain immense power in her time away from home, but she had gotten to know a truer side of her mother, a kind, caring side that she hadn't really ever known before. And with that information of her mother, she was able to patch things up between her own mother.
Pluto stared equally into Usagi's bright, blue eyes. She smiled softly at her thoughts. This girl, even though an individual in herself, with a mind of her own, was still, exactly the same as the Moon Princess. She could still remember back one thousand years, before the Dark Kingdom had attacked the Silver Millennium. The Princess' eyes had always filled with hope and righteousness, the same look that this girl possessed. It only natural, however, that they would be the same. But Pluto hadn't expected the resemblance to be so high since this girl, after all, had been born to a completely different set of parents.
Pluto; "There is one thing you must do in order to activate that wand, young Princess." Usagi perked a bit at the sudden break in silence. "That wand needs a tremendous amount of Moon power to be used, something which you do not yet possess as you are still young."
Usagi sighed as she hunched her back. There was always a but, nothing could ever be easy. "But you said I was supposed to use it to become a real Senshi. How am I supposed to do that if I can't even use it?"
Pluto dropped her head forward and starred down at the disappointed Saiyan. "Yes. I did say that, and it is true. You will become the True Senshi of the Moon when you activate that wand, for it is what the True Senshi of the Moon is to use when she is fighting the Dark Kingdom. But, in order to receive that power, you must awaken someone very special, someone who has been sleeping for a thousand years only to wake but once since you were sent away. This person possesses the energy you need."
Usagi brightened up at the sound of that. She always loved meeting important people, for they were always strong and wise. But who could it be? She didn't know of anyone who was that old. She quickly bobbed her head up with a shine of hope gleaming from her eyes. "Really? How do I wake this guy up?"
Pluto covered he mouth as she politely giggled at the young child. 'So ready to jump to conclusions, these children are.' "SHE can only be awakened by the usage of another attack. It is not nearly as powerful as the usage of that wand, but it will work enough to defeat your opponents. This attack, however, will not do any damage against the Dark Kingdom."
Usagi blushed at her embarrassment of thinking that her only hope a male. She had always been used to male fighters instead of females that she just figured it had to be male. "Ok...What's this attack that can wake HER up?" She asked with a slight hint of a forming giggle.
Pluto extended her hands, pushing her palms together. "This." She explained as a dark purple bubble formed before her hands.
Usagi leaned forward and looked into the purple bubble. "What is it?" She asked as she squinted to see. Inside lay a golden tiara with a red jewel placed at what looked like the tip. "Isn't that the tiara from our uniforms?"
Pluto nodded as she stopped her flow of energy, causing the bubble to collapse in on itself. "It is. This also uses pure Moon energy. Once you use this, I am certain that the Moon angle will awaken sooner than nature will allow her for, the Moon energy you use will reach all the way to her."
"So THEN I can become the True Sailor Moon?"
Pluto nodded. "Yes. The name of this attack is called 'Moon Tiara Action'. It will turn into a disc of pure Moon Energy. It is very powerful against weaker enemies of the Dark Kingdom."
Usagi looked back up to Pluto with a smile and glimmering her eyes. The idea of waking as the True Senshi of the Moon pleased her more than anything. It would mean that she could finally fight her opponents with top notch efficiency, if she would ever just get up and do her job like she was meant to. But, with one hit of her new attack and the enemy would be dead. It seemed so easy, but there had to be a catch.
But none of that mattered anymore. What did was meeting this special Moon energy holding person, attaining enough energy to activate her Moon wand and defeating Beryl and her minions. That way, she would be able to revive all the innocent people who were killed in the day's attack, most of which she felt responsible for.
She didn't want to think of them anymore, but she couldn't help it. Thinking of the trapped people who could have been in that rubble at the time of impact was just too compelling. It's as if she felt responsible for grieving over them. 'How can dad live with himself after he watches so many people died? If what he said is true, the entire population of earth had been destroyed by Majin Buu. How could he let that happen without a guilty conscience? I feel horrible enough for letting as many people die today as they did. Even with Cell he sat around and watched a lot of people die. I know we have the Dragon Balls to bring them back, but we shouldn't let people die just because we can bring them back. They shouldn't die in the first place.'
Pluto kneeled down as she watched her Princess become angry all of a sudden. She didn't have to ask to know what it was. She knew what had happened. But, seeing this anger had actually caused her happiness. She was beginning to form opinions that which were not of her father's. She wanted people to stay alive no matter what, whereas her father would always be furious that people had died by the hands of his foe, but he would quickly shake it off with the idea that they would come right back with the Dragon Balls. "Do not ever hold back your feelings, Usagi. They are always the key to success."
Usagi looked down at the black flooring. "Pluto, can I ask you a question?"
Pluto nodded. She had foreseen this day. "Of course. Never be afraid to ask a question, either."
Usagi turned her vision upward at Pluto again with a smile. Something had railed on her mind for the past two years and now, it was finally time to get some answers. "Why exactly did you leave me in the Past when I wanted to come home?"
Pluto smirked. "I knew you were going to end up asking this question."
~*~*~
~~Aino House~~
Five girls and two cats; Rei, Makoto, Minako, Ami, Hotaru, Artimas, and Luna all sat in Minako's room, where they had decided to convene after they met back at the elementary school, now dubbed 'The War Zone' by news broadcasters all over the world. As if having their school blown up wasn't bad enough, now they would have to figure out what to do about Mamoru.
All of them stared into each other's eyes, knowing full well what Mamoru's knowledge meant to their identities. If he knew, his friends knew. And if his friends knew, all the adults would soon know and their lives as Sailor Senshi would soon end. He would have to be stopped before it was too late, all of them would.
But as the others stressed over their problems, Luna only sat with a smile, as if nothing were at risk. That struck Artimas a little wrong. Was she not worried? Why wasn't she taking an active turn in the conversation? Or maybe she knew what needed to happen already. "What are you thinking about, Luna?"
Luna stood up and stretched. "Nothing important."
Hotaru, who sat on Minako's bed, reached across Artimas and picked up the black cat. She slowly began stroking the cat's head with eyes full of hopelessness. She still felt horrible for being the one to confirm Mamoru's suspicions about who they were. Now, because of her, they wouldn't have enough time to discuss a plan to fix this problem. "What can we do?"
Luna grinned as she curled up in Hotaru's lap. She knew how to keep Mamoru from spreading the word, but wouldn't bring herself down to that level. Memory erasure. But that wasn't needed. It was his destiny to know who they were and they would just have to put up with it. Yet, she did wonder when they would be allowed to find out who he was, really. "We can't do anything. We're just going to have to live with it."
Artimas gasped as he frowned at his partner. "What are you thinking? We can't be satisfied with that! He'll tell everyone!"
Luna closed her eyes and continued to wear her impish grin. "We're going to have to trust him to do the right thing this time."
It was at that moment that Rei, Minako, Makoto, and Ami turned to each other, each bursting out with their own laughter. Never in their lives had they heard such malarkey. "Him?!" They cracked. "Do the right thing?!" All fell on their backs with increasing laughter.
Ami especially found that funny. For as long as she knew Usagi, Minako, and Makoto, she had known Mamoru. Her first impression of him was not a very good one. In fact, she had hated him the first time she met him for what he did to Usagi. She had always been able to feel his hate radiating off his body, which only caused her to dislike him all that more. "I think that's a dream we can all forget."
Luna shook her head with a sigh. 'Children...' She jumped out of Hotaru's lap and onto the nightstand next to the bed. She turned her eyes down to the laughing girls when a single thought ran through her head all of a sudden from no where. A thought that had been so far from her mind she had never thought to speak of it before. Her eyes stared forward like that of a zombie. "True Senshi..."
Rei, who was closest to the nightstand, opened her eyes to stare directly up at Luna. She quieted her laughter down to a giggle. "Huh? 'True Senshi'?"
Luna looked up into the whiteness of the ceiling. Strange images ran through her head; an image of various attacks done by the Sailor Senshi, though older. Could they have been from the past? Was her memory being revived?
Artimas glared at his partner. He knew that she had been more informed than himself, it was the only reason why she could have been so calm about the girls' identity being revealed. And now, she spoke of a 'True Senshi'. What was it? "Luna... are you ok? You don't look so well."
Luna warmly smiled as she lowered her head to look directly at her comrade. He was always one to cover up being upset by seeming worried. "I'm fine Artimas, I just remembered something."
Minako, who was leaning back on her arms, paused her laughter to question the feline. "About the Sailor Senshi, I suppose." She grinned. "Am I right?"
Luna nodded. "Yes." She jumped back down to the bed, where she was met with Artimas. "I just remembered that all of Serenity's court, the Sailor Senshi, possess an attack all their own. An attack made purely of their own planet's energy."
Minako's eyes grew wide with childish curiosity. "Wow! Really?!" 'This is going to be fun! I wonder how we use them!'
Artimas turned from Luna. 'Why does she get all the leads?' He whined as he sulked to himself.
Ami pushed herself up from the floor and placed herself back down on the bed. "What are these attacks, Luna? Will they be stronger than using our Ki attacks?"
Luna nodded, proud of the information in which she had just acquired. "They will." She panned her vision around the room to all the girls. "You all have your own unique power." She stopped once she faced Rei. "Sailor Mars holds the attack of Fire Soul. Mercury holds Shabon Spray. Jupiter; Supreme Thunder and Venus, Crescent Beam."
Artimas frowned as he jumped from the bed and into Minako's lap. "I hope you didn't know about these attacks earlier today, otherwise..."
Luna jumped from the bed as she glared at Artimas. Was he really that jealous as to try to make her look like an idiot? "Were you not listening to me? I already said I just remembered!" Artimas sighed, but Luna chose not to provoke the subject further. "I'm not sure how these attacks work."
Rei nodded with a smile. "Don't worry, Luna. We can practice tomorrow, if everyone's parents let them..." She trailed off, staring especially at Makoto. She was sure everyone else's parents would let them train, but Makoto's parents, especially her father, were funny about these things. Sometimes he would want her to train in a gym with Mr. Satan, and others he wouldn't care what she did. It was if he didn't quite care.
Luna tried to calm herself as she nodded. "Good."
~*~*~
Usagi sat with her legs crossed, curiously perked, as she awaited the answer to her question. Why exactly WAS she to stay in the past? Her father could have easily defeated Cell in her own timeline. She wouldn't have nearly died trying to defend the earth either. The veterans would have been able to handle everything.
Pluto, likewise, stared down at the youngster; her lips curled to form a soft smile. "I know what you are thinking... You are thinking that the entire mess could have been avoided had I allowed you, Ami, Rei, and Mamoru to return to the past."
Usagi gently nodded, not in any surprise that Pluto knew what she was thinking. She was, after all, the Guardian of Time.
"Everything happens for a reason. It was only because of my plan that you were allowed to go into the past. When that time pad was activated, it was I who opened the time gate for you. I knew that Cell would attack where ever you went under Beryl's control. If you were still in your own timeline, he would have gone there."
Usagi nodded. "Ok. So he followed me into the past." She grinned with a glimmer of curiosity twinkling in her eyes. "But what was the plan?"
"It was because of this attack that you were allowed into the past. I wanted you and your friends to learn how to fight a threat to the earth. Had you been able to return to the future, Vejita, Gohan, and your father would have easily been able to dispose of the danger. That would have left you kids with no experience in protecting the earth. I wanted you to know how to handle yourself in a real battle before Beryl made her move here."
"So it was like a prep fight?"
Pluto nodded. "Yes. Had I left you in the present, you never would have become Super Saiyan until much later in your life. Although, I didn't foresee the Goku of the past to use such a technique of transforming you. I had expected him to try it gradually as well as more peaceful, much like he did with Gohan."
Usagi frowned at that little reminder. "But what if we hadn't beaten Cell? We would have died."
Pluto grinned. "Have you no faith in your guardian? I would never put you in a situation that I knew you could never get out."
Usagi smiled to herself as she pushed herself up to her feet. "Thanks, Pluto." She paused to take one more look around. "But what about Trunks? Were you also the one to let him come back in time?" She turned back to face Pluto, who was raising her staff to open the Gate of Time.
"Yes, I was. But enough talk, it is late, and little ones need rest."
~*~*~
Mamoru grinned as he stared at himself in the mirror. His idea had worked perfectly. He had told no one of his findings, not even his friends. He would leave that up to them to figure out. For now, he would play along with Usagi's game. It was the only way that he could fight along side her, the only way to protect the earth.
There he stood that night, dressed in an old Tuxedo that Michiru had forced him to buy a year before so he would look nice for one of her concerts. He had only worn it for one occasion and thrown it under his bed, hoping to never see it again. But that afternoon, he had reason to pull it out again.
His grin soon turned to a smirk as he modeled for himself before the mirror. But, he wasn't completely happy with his appearance. "I guess this'll do. If I don't raise my power at all they shouldn't be able to know who I am, but something's missing..." He scratched his head as he glared into his reflection. "But what? Hmm... They'll be able to recognize me right off I don't cover my face with something."
Mamoru quickly glanced over his shoulder as an idea flashed through his mind. He remembered an old costume that he had worn to a costume part one Halloween. That had come with a mask that he had never used, as well as a cape and top hat. 'Now there's an idea. If I dress up THAT corny they won't ever suspect who I am.'
~*~*~
Usagi opened her eyes to find herself in the midst of a brand new day. "Huh?" She mumbled as she groggily sat up. 'Back so soon?' She raised her hands to rub her eyes as she yawned and turned to face the window, where the sun's rays were poking through to light the room. 'Morning?'
Usagi shrugged her shoulders. It couldn't have been morning already. She hadn't been with Pluto for more than an hour at most. She stretched her arms out wide as she stood up and began walking to the door, which led to the living room. Her stomach growled, causing her to giggle. "I'm hungry."
'Wonder if mom has dinner ready.' She thought to herself as she opened the door, which revealed her parents cuddling together on the sofa as they watched T.V. Well, it was more like Chi-Chi trying to cuddle with Goku, who seemed to be more concerned with eating and watching the screen.
"Man," She stared in as she rubbed her eyes as they started to feel heavy, gaining her parents' attention. "I feel like I've slept for days." Usagi proceeded further into the room as she rubbed her head to try and completely wake herself.
Chi-Chi, who continued to insist on cuddling with her more than reluctant husband, smiled warmly up at her daughter. "That doesn't surprise me, you've been sleeping ever since you got home yesterday."
Goku; "Yeah, we were beginning to wonder if you were ever going to wake up."
Usagi jerked back in surprise. Had she really slept That long? It didn't seem like all that much time had passed since she first arrived back home. She had only just returned from Pluto's Realm of Time when she had wakened up. "Morning already?" She whined as she slumped down next to her mother.
Chi-Chi giggled at her daughter. "No, sleepy head, it's already eleven, nearly Noon."
Irritated, Usagi gritted her teeth. She HAD wanted to get to the girls early in hopes to discuss their current position with the Dark Kingdom, as well her encounter with Sailor Pluto. This definitely put a damper on her plans. "Why didn't anyone wake me up?" She frowned as she first scanned over the face of her mother, and then father, for an answer.
Standing tall, Goku pulled away from Chi-Chi's grasp. "Chi-Chi didn't want to wake you up, well, both of us actually. You had a rough yesterday. You needed your rest."
Chi-Chi nodded to show her agreement with her husband. "You looked so tired when you got home, I couldn't wake you... even if you do have schoolwork to do."
Usagi froze in place with a pair of wide eyes full of fear. What could her mother possibly be thinking? Was it possible for her mother to care nothing of anything but schoolwork? Yes, her grades were important, but she had just suffered a 'traumatic' experience. That had to count for something, didn't it? After all, her school was just blown to tiny bits in a matter of minutes, a very good point indeed to use. "But the school is gone..." She groaned as she glanced up at her father for support.
All Goku was able to do was shrug as his wife started in. "Yes, but that doesn't mean your studies are finished. From now on, it will be just as Gohan schooled, at Home. I think I can handle home-schooling again until your school is rebuilt, don't you Goku?" Chi-Chi looked up for reassurance from her husband, but found nothing but a cowering man, not wanting any part, for, any way he went ONE of the girls would be angry with him. It was at times like these that he learned to just keep his big mouth shut.
Usagi groaned at the thought of being home-schooled. It was bad enough that her mother oversaw her grades from afar, but to take her on as a teacher, now that was over doing things. She knew of all the horrifying stories from Gohan about being taught by their mother and, for the first time, she found herself WANTING to go to her public school. But who knew when it would be rebuilt, or wished back with the Dragon Balls. That all depended on when Beryl would be destroyed. "But mom...!" She protested with a hint of a whine in her voice.
Chi-Chi frowned as she crossed her arms. "Don't 'But mom' me! Just because your school has been destroyed, doesn't mean your education stops too!"
Usagi slumped over as she looked down to the floor. 'Man... talk about a bummer. Now how am I supposed to talk to the girls, or even fight? Mom's going to try to keep checking up on me all the time to make sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to.' She mustered up as many tears in her eyes as possible. She knew it would be a total lost cause to argue with her mother, but if she could just speak, face to face, with her friends once more, to wrap of the happenings of the day before, she would be content for a couple of days. But, there was only one way.
Slowly, Usagi raised her eyes to her mother's. "But Makoto, Rei, and Hotaru... I didn't get to see them after everything happened. I want to see if they're ok..."
Chi-Chi grinned as she started to push herself up. She knew exactly what her daughter was up to. She hadn't raised two rambunctious little boys and learned nothing. She knew how kids worked, but this time, it wouldn't go Usagi's way. She would have to learn one day that tears won't always work. "No," She shook her head from side to side, only to see her daughter's face drop. "Not today. You have to study."
Goku, who also knew of his daughter's antics, was a little more forgiving. He knew what kind of hell their children were put through when it came to education. And beside that, the way he saw it, Usagi should be allowed a few days to recuperate. "Come on Chi-Chi, give her a break. She can study later."
Usagi perked up at the sound of her father's voice. He always did know just when to intervene.
Chi-Chi clenched her fists and turned around to face her husband as she let out a quietly growled. "Goku! Don't contradict my decision!"
Goku frowned. This time, he wouldn't back down. "Chi-Chi, education is good, but not so soon after what happened yesterday. Why don't I take her to get something to eat, and then swing her over to get her friends?"
Usagi nodded with excitement. "Yeah! Yeah! Only, can't I go myself?"
Goku shook his head. "Better that you travel with an adult for a while. Your friends and yourself, especially, seem to be subject to quite a bit of their attacks."
Usagi smiled. At least Someone was looking out for her safety, instead of constant education. "Ok. So we can go?" Usagi chirped as she looked back to her fuming mother.
Chi-Chi found herself gritting her teeth again, her body going completely tense with frustration. But what could she do? She knew Goku would just sneak Usagi out of the house soon after she began studying. He never took her decisions seriously. Taking a giant breath and then releasing it again, she made her decision. Her body quickly relaxed and dropped its look of frustration as she closed her eyes. "Alright. You can go, I'm tired of all this arguing. But," She opened her eyes and turned down to her smiling daughter, "You study more tomorrow."
Usagi nodded with a giggle. "Deal!" Not even thinking, she burst out with laughter and grabbed her mother around the waist. "You're the best!"
Chi-Chi smiled a smile of accomplishment as she rubbed her hand around Usagi's back. It was at times like this when she felt most wanted. 'Maybe I should give her more freedom if I get reactions like these...' Her eyes turned downward at the ecstatic Saiyan. 'It's just too bad she never listens to me either way. I hope she hasn't had anymore to do with that cat.' She frowned as she looked up at her husband, who seemed to be walking away. 'It's because of him that she never listens to me. He always let her have what I wouldn't.'
Goku walked halfway down the hall and stopped. He could sense that he had done wrong again from the way his wife was acting; so quiet when she was getting praise, but what could he do except apologize and try to make it up to her when he got back? Maybe he could stop contradicting her decision, like she had said. "Come on, shorty! I'm hungry... need eat."
Usagi giggled as she pulled away from her mother and ran to join her father. "Coming!" She paused just before she left the living room. "Bye mom! See ya later!" With a quick wave, she was gone.
(Ok.... Before I say anything else, Please allow me to Apologize for the HUGE delay. I know I told you that I would get more chapters out, but I'm finding that I'm becoming very pessimistic when it comes to writing... meaning, I'm just never happy with anything I write because basically, think it all sounds like utter crap! I think I just got tired of writing or something cause I know exactly what I want to say but can't write it, but, now I feel like writing again and I'm beginning to get happier with how it turns out again. Be happy! ^_^ I'm going to try to get myself back in the groove of writing a chapter a day, depending on how much homework I get a night, but this could take a while. So, for now, I'm shootin for maybe two or three a week. Sorry
But now that, that is over, I'm finished with this chapter, as you can tell. I wasn't going to stop it here, but I decided that I would because the next part I want to do will be a good chapter starter, I guess. So, until then. Cya!)