Synopsis: They scorned her once before but now she's back to show them what they refused see. Usagi POV
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Recap: "I am not your beloved Endymion, Serenity," he hissed.

Chapter 3:

My eyes widened at the sight before me, squinting only when the sun's bright rays sprang about from behind the cirrus clouds. A dark, gray cloak hung upon the man's figure as his mysterious hood shielded his face from my eyes. His cold hands clung to my thin wrists like claws, almost cutting into my skin as he tightened his grip when I trembled from his touch.

"You can't escape me, Serenity. Never before have you, and never will you now," his voice resonated in the air.

I just stared and stared at a loss for words. Who was this man that dared to call me Serenity? Gathering all my courage I managed to choke out a few strangled muffles.

"W-Who are you?"

"Ah, my darling. How quickly you forget. I've searched for you for many-a-millennia…" the stranger trailed off.

He was watching me, and I didn't like it. Not one bit.

"Well get on with it!" I snapped, infuriated with this turn of events. My patience was at an all time low, and I certainly wasn't about to spend my day gawking at a complete stranger, whoever he was.

"Well, it's nice to know that you have not changed, my sweet."

I couldn't see his expression, but I could have sworn there was a tinge of humor in his tone. If I could only pull that dreadful hood from his face…

"You're eyes are very expressive, they always were. Perhaps you would like to know of my identity?"

I nodded.

"We've had quite a history, you and I. Before that whole," he paused, "royal arrangement came into play. Oh, how I loved-"

"Usagi! Where are you! Please, just- I just need to talk to you!" a shrill voice called out from below, sounding quite frantic.

He smirked, or it seemed like he would have, "We'll continue this another time, my love."

"Wait!" I called out, but the pressure upon my wrist was gone. A cool breeze blew past my ears, gently combing through tendrils of my golden mane.

"Serenity…" it whispered chilling me to the bone, "we will meet again."

As quickly as it came, the wind disappeared, leaving me with the naked warmth of the summer day. I walked over to the edge of the rooftop and searched for the voice that had earlier disturbed my encounter with the hooded man, only to blanch when I realized it was Rei.

Jumping back as she looked up, I steadied myself. That's Rei for you, always good at sensing people's auras, whether they wanted to be or not.

"Usagi! I know you're up there!" her shrill voice rang in my ears.

Groaning, I made my way down the emergency stairs on the side of the building and jumped off the remaining portion that was not connected to the ground like a graceful feline at her best.

"You called?" I mumbled.

She didn't seem so confident anymore. Her violet eyes were clouded over; not nearly as vibrant as they used to be, as they should be, and her hair stuck up at all ends. Hell, her everything was discombobulated.

Two dark drops fell onto the concrete. I looked up at the sky for the presence of rain clouds. Two attacks in one day? No. Rei was crying. Never in my life have I seen her so shaken up, so insecure. Sniffling. She was actually crying. Here. In front of me.

"Rei," I whispered.

"No, stop. I'm sorry," she humbly stated while tears cascaded down her cheeks. Her eyes were swollen with pain and her shirt was salt soaked. 

I didn't reply. Did she think that sorry would make it okay? That it would make all of the pain that they caused me just go away? What a joke.

She was waiting for my answer, too bad she'll be disappointed.

"That's it? That's all you're going to say? I'm sorry? Well I'm sorry too, because I can't accept that apology and walk away pretending that everything would be okay again," my response was curt and snappish.

Her fiery eyes sprung into action.

"But what more can I do! I'm sorry. How can I make it better! It's in the past! Why can you just let bygones be bygones?" she screamed back at me.

"No matter how many times you say 'sorry', you will never know what I went through." I retorted, clenching my fists at my sides.

"Usagi! Why do you have to be so stubborn!"

"Excusez-moi? Stubborn?! Stubborn my ass. Goodbye Rei."

For the second time that day, I walked away from the woman I once called my friend. What a waste of my time. Thank God the other scouts didn't try to hunt me down and have the same little chit chat with me.  

I brushed past her without saying a word. I definitely needed a nice long walk home to cool off, and maybe some ice cream from Motoki's… Make that an ice cream sundae and a milkshake. Hey, a girl has got to eat.

Author's Note: Sorry it's so short. It's 2AM in the morning. Seems like I get my muse when everyone and everything is sleeping, while I'm the only one idiotic enough to stay awake. Anyways, this chapter probably wasn't that great, but I needed it for foreshadowing. Just kidding, I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm just trying to bs a reason for a bad update. Reviews make me update faster and better though! Ta ta darlings!