Title: Eden: The Club of Secrets
Genre: Romance/Humor
Rating: R... and we all know why
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon yet own Fergal and the funny actions of most characters involved.
Authors Note: I have been trying to update for over three days on this fanfic and have run into sooo many problems! It's ridiculous really! Well here is an extra long chapter to make up for it. Enjoy.
Remember dear readers there are flashbacks to the past. Usagi and Mamoru both have them from time to time and they are sectioned off by the yellow bars bellow in the middle of the story. They are usually only small pieces and the hint names of Serenity and Endymoun kinda signal them off. Just to be cautious so no one gets confused.
A plate clanked on the table before her and Usagi took in a big breath absorbing the delicious smell of chocolate pancakes.
"There you go Usagi. Happy Birthday!" A male voice cried and Rei smiled and Usagi grinned picking up her fork and knife looking down hungrily at the stack of buttermilk yumminess.
"Thank you Mr. Saki!" Ami called after the chef as he departed. She smiled looking at her best friend as she began to gobble down the heaping before her. It had been a good night. Long yet after some of it was forgotten Usagi had a very pleasant time and that was all that mattered. Rei eyed her with a smile and the blue genius returned the gesture as the waiter pushed plates of breakfast before them.
"Did you have fun last night Usagi?" Makoto asked as she began to salt her eggs. Usagi gulped down some milk and smiled.
"Overall." She grinned and Minako glanced at Ami and then at her Princess.
"Well, now I'm curious to talk about Mamoru-san." Ami announced and Usagi stopped mid-bite. Rei and Makoto glanced at her and Minako took a bite of her food.
"Yes I am too." A voice announced and Usagi gasped and quickly covered her bag, her eyes wide. Rei motioned for her to pass it over since Usagi was sitting near the end of their corner booth. She passed the bag under the table and Luna relaxed hidden in the quiet corner, Artemis curled next to her content. She sighed at his antics then looked up at Ami and Rei.
"You shouldn't be in here. Mr. Saki would have a fit!" Makoto hissed and Usagi smiled innocently as a waiter passed.
"Artemis and I have been racking our brains trying to remember Prince Endymoun." Luna said and Usagi leaned forward, her ear catching her words as the others listened intently, trying to give off the impression they weren't staring at the seat. They picked at their food quietly. "It's obvious all of our memories have not been revealed." Luna grumbled and Usagi shrugged.
"It's because this is a different time... what does it matter if we know what we did in our past lives?" She asked and Makoto nodded.
"Usagi is right... we can't live the past. Besides! We're all done now unless some new evil comes then we will fight it... sort of a never ending cycle you know?" She grinned and Luna sighed annoyed.
"Yes, but I think there is more to that. There has to be or else Artemis and I were not needed at all. You girls could have figured this stuff out on your own." She hissed and Usagi frowned.
"I couldn't have." She mumbled and Luna sighed. For a meatball head she was completely devoted. Luna blushed slightly at that. Usagi was her golden light in darkness a person who's side she would never be separated from... even in death. It made her happy to know the Meatball head needed her. Usagi smiled slightly at her and Luna blushed and looked away.
"Usagi is right... I would have been nothing without Artemis." Minako added and the white cat smiled.
"Thank you." He replied and Luna shot him a look.
"We were meant to defend Usagi...the Princess of the Moon and I always thought it was so she could take her rightful place as ruler of the galaxy." Luna mumbled and the girls glanced at Usagi as she stuffed more pancakes into her mouth. She blinked and tried to swallow.
"What?" She asked, some cake falling out and she blushed. Rei frowned.
"Some hope." She grumbled and Luna sighed.
"I believe that too and I think it only proves our theory to find Prince Endymoun...the ruler of this world. Your parents once ruled your respective planets... imagine all of the heirs to the thrones of the world being reborn together all in the same place... what else but to restore peace to the galaxy?" He asked and Ami nodded and the other girls let that information sink in.
"That does seem very logical." Ami mumbled and Usagi nodded and then pointed her fork at them.
"But what does this all have to do with Prince stuffy pants?" She asked.
"I looked him up on the same computer I had once used to find you. It is hooked up with the cerebellum of the Moon Kingdom that was once attached to your mother. Inside it is priceless history chronicles that we were able to skim some information from." Luna said slightly getting excited and the girls listened intently over their food.
"And?" Rei prompted.
"Mamoru does indeed have a striking resemblance to the Prince of Earth as seen in this portrait..." She mumbled pulling a piece of paper out. Rei grabbed it and gasped seeing it. Usagi's eyes widened and Rei showed it to her. The same chin, the deep blue eyes. He wasn't smiling and it was a formal royal portrait. But the eyes... A shiver went down Usagi's spine.
"Endymoun was described as a rogue... a fearless powerful Prince that would make a wonderful King. His passion was his planet yet his hobby was women. I believe he once pursued Serenity as a game." Artemis mumbled and Minako raised an eyebrow at the Princess.
"Yes, well I'm sure the Princess was no innocent. She pursued many a Princes in her day and I'm sure he was no exception. He would have been a great conquest to her collection." Luna hissed.
"My collection?" Usagi asked nervously and Artemis smirked at the blonde. Minako let out a breath and glanced toward her.
"Your family was peace oriented... while your mother and father negotiated you engrossed their young royalty in affairs gaining a massive collection of treaties." Minako mumbled and Usagi glanced at her with shock. "I was so proud of that." The blonde mumbled and Ami, Makoto and Rei stared at her horrified.
"How do you remember that?" Rei asked and Minako blinked and glanced at them. She wasn't exactly sure... it had just come to her... like knowing if the ball is close to the net to set it up for a spike.
"Minako knew Usagi better then anyone. They were related." Artemis said and Usagi and Minako gasped leaning forward.
"We were!" They cried in unison and then looked at each other, their eyes going glassy and Rei smacked her forehead.
"That makes so much sense..." She grumbled and Artemis rolled his eyes.
"Wow!" Minako cried grabbing Usagi's hands and the two blondes squealed.
"Back to Prince Endymoun..." Makoto said trying to gently grab their attention. "Minako did Serenity go after him for her collection?" She asked and the blonde looked confused and stared at them with no direct answer. Usagi gulped seeing a shadow cast across her almost empty plate.
"Are we talking about me?" A male voice asked and Minako let out an eep.
"Good Morning Mamoru-san." Ami mumbled with a slight gulp and Rei waved slightly. This was getting worse by the minute.
"We were just learning about your reputation." Usagi hissed turning her nose up at him and he spied her curiously, a smile on his lips. He stuffed a hand in his pocket and the five girls felt intimidated by his stance. All except Usagi. She was annoyed he dare show himself in front of them after last night. The striper trash he was.
"Were you now?" He asked and Makoto nodded.
"Yes and it's horrible!" Usagi growled and he grinned.
"I know." He replied and she gasped looking up at him.
"You admit to it?" She said and he slid into the seat next to her. Usagi stiffened as he slid in beside her.
"Usagi... if I admit to it you would have to admit that you yourself were almost as notorious as I. Face it sweetheart... we were two of a kind." He grinned and a waiter came by and he ordered a cup of coffee. Usagi stared at him horrified as the girls watched in silence, unsure what to do.
They barely knew Mamoru except Rei and for the fact that Usagi and he always bickered. His comfortable attitude made them at ease with him but power radiated from him, which made them intimidated at the same time because they were sitting with the ruler of Earth.
"We are nothing alike!" Usagi cried and picked at the last bite of her pancake. "I am not like that!" She hissed and he smiled at her.
"True. You are not." He replied and Ami cleared her throat and he glanced at her.
"Would you mind if we asked you a few questions?" She asked meekly and he smiled, Usagi wishing she could scoot away from him. The coffee arrived and he poured sugar into it.
"Not at all. We are all friends aren't we?" He asked and Makoto, Minako and Rei nodded.
"No!" Usagi hissed and he ignored her.
"We fight the same cause... That is why I came here this morning. I'd like to join forces." He smiled and Minako blinked.
"Don't you think it's a little late? We've already killed everything." Rei hissed crossing her arms across her chest and Mamoru shook his head.
"My job protecting this world will never be finished. You are members of a long forgotten Alliance that once served me as a member."
"Ha." Usagi huffed crossing her arms across her chest. He glanced at her and Luna popped her head onto the table and he smiled at her.
"Luna will tell you that all in the Alliance were protected by the Sailor Soldiers and I am honored to have you here with me protecting my home." He mumbled and Rei nodded slightly.
"Very smooth." She mumbled and Minako nodded.
"We are happy to join in an alliance with you." She said and Usagi gasped.
"What?" She hissed and Minako pinched her. Mamoru nodded and then looked back to Ami. "Shouldn't there have been some committee formed to make that decision?" Usagi growled and Minako shook her head.
"It's one of the perks I have at being supreme Leader." She mumbled and Usagi's jaw dropped and Ami smiled.
"You're questions." Mamoru asked turning to the blue haired prodigy. Ami blushed remembering.
"Right." She mumbled and Mamoru glanced at Usagi as she fumed.
"Finish your breakfast." He mumbled to her and she grumbled and picked back up her fork. He turned his attention back to Ami and Rei watched curiously as Usagi obeyed him, Luna watching the odd episode as well.
"Do you remember your past?" She asked and he smiled bringing his coffee to his lips.
"Every little detail... yet only recently. You could say last night was an awakening for me. I've been having mixed memories here and there and finally they came together as one clear composite." He mumbled and another voice called out to them. They looked up to see Motoki approaching with a grin.
"Hey all." He smirked sliding in next to Makoto. "Having a good morning?" He asked and Mamoru nodded. Usagi opened her mouth and fake gagged and Motoki grinned seeing her bite of food before she swallowed.
"Ami was just asking me questions about me as Prince Endymoun." He mumbled and Motoki grinned and snapped for a waiter.
"Ah good timing. I'll have what Makoto had." He said motioning to the brunet and she smiled at her brother as the waiter scurried to fill the order.
"So you know about all of this?" Minako asked and Motoki grinned.
"Friend I know everything." He said with a wink as he poked at his sister's plate. She smacked his hand and he grinned. "For a while I was Mamoru's only confidant... hearing strange memories here and there... nothing that made sense and finally... they all did and I am enlightened to be a part of his life and all of yours since all of you are tied together so knittly." He grinned and Rei nodded.
"Yes, that is what we are trying to find out. How knit together we really are." Rei mumbled and Ami continued with her questions.
"Did you have a relationship with Serenity?" She asked and Mamoru smirked, as Usagi froze mid-chew.
"Yes, I sure did." He grinned and Rei felt sick.
"Rogue!" Usagi hissed and Mamoru glanced at her.
"You pursued me." He snapped and she gasped and then crossed her arms defiantly turning away from him. She couldn't deny that one. She probably did... she thought smugly and then gasped a blush coming to her cheeks. Boy was her thinking out of whack.
"Means nothing... You were just a phase until I married someone I did love." She snapped back and Mamoru looked at her shocked. She couldn't...
"You ma..." He trailed off and Motoki raised an eyebrow at him. His food was placed before him and Mamoru looked at Motoki and then he smiled. "You wanted me even after you married." He hissed and Usagi gasped, the girls looking surprised as well.
"I am a faithful loyal person!" She cried and Mamoru brought his coffee to his lips.
"Perhaps now." He mumbled and she let out a cry.
"Luna! Tell him he's wrong!" She screeched and Motoki blinked and looked around in the corner.
"Whoa... cat... so should not be in here!" He hissed quietly and Ami gave an innocent helpless face.
"I don't remember Usagi... but I'm sure it can't be true." She grumbled and Usagi grinned and stuck her tongue out at him.
"See." She said and Mamoru's arm coiled around the back of the booth leaning towards Usagi.
"That doesn't mean anything." He replied and she gasped moving away from him. He made her skin crawl.
"I think you two would make a cute couple." Motoki mumbled happily eating and Minako gulped.
"You're coming on a bit strong. Could you back up please?" Usagi asked and Mamoru grinned at her and did as she requested.
"Well, what do we do now?" Makoto asked and Motoki smiled.
"What you do now... nothing is really different except now you have another door into your past. Mamoru will now join our group." He sighed and Minako narrowed her eyes.
"You aren't in our group." She hissed and he shot her a look.
"Of course I am..." he said and pointed to his sister. "You can't have her without me." He snapped and Makoto gasped.
"Oh who says?" She cried crossing her arm across her chest and he winked at her.
"We will be a happy band. Six protectors of Earth. Two talking cats and me Motoki! The best friend and loving brother to the future monarchy of the galaxy." He grinned and Mamoru smiled at him.
"Well... Welcome Mamoru-san." Minako smiled with a shrug as she reached over and Mamoru's eyes lit up as he shook her hand.
"Thank you." He replied and Usagi huffed. This sucks.
"Why didn't you tell her?" Motoki asked and Mamoru shrugged pushing his hands into his pockets.
"I'm not sure. I wanted to. I wanted to tell all of them... but I'm just so surprised they don't remember." He mumbled and Motoki let out a breath.
"Well now what are you going to do?" He asked.
"I'm still going to pursue her..." He replied and Motoki made a slight face.
"They probably all think bad of you... like you are just some renegade wanting to seduce their little Princess." Motoki replied and Mamoru sighed.
"Maybe I should just tell them."
"But why not Usagi?" Motoki asked confused and Mamoru glanced at him.
"She wouldn't believe me... I want her to fall in love with me... not be forced to love me cause she once married me. Serenity could have married me out of duty but I wanted her to desire me... to want me... I want to hear Usagi say she loves me... Mamoru not just Endymoun." He said and Motoki looked up at him.
"Do you love her... Usagi not Serenity?" He asked and Mamoru smiled slightly thinking of the impulsive crybaby.
"Yeah... and more so when I am around her. She's different from Serenity yet has all of the qualities I loved about her." He mumbled with a sigh and Motoki shook his head.
"You are something... you are living proof that people can change over night." He replied and Mamoru smiled slightly. "You're almost to mushy for my style." Motoki mumbled and Mamoru narrowed his eyes with a slight grin.
"It's easy to change your life when you find something new to live for... I don't want to be just a doctor. I want to be a husband... a father... and eventually King." He smiled and Motoki grinned.
"Well, that's a big jump." He smirked and Mamoru nodded.
"I should call Minako." He said suddenly and Motoki nodded.
"Why?" A voice hissed behind him and the two men turned and encountered a set of deep purple eyes and soft blue ones.
"Ah, just the person I wanted to see." Mamoru smirked and Rei looked at him suspiciously. She looked at Ami and Ami looked at the two men.
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"You?!" Minako cried in shock and Rei's eyes widened.
"I'm really wishing for my memory back right now." Artemis mumbled and Luna nodded. Makoto sat shocked on the floor of Rei's temple as Ami took all of this in with a calm air. Rei was shocked.
"You married Serenity?" Minako screeched and Mamoru nodded.
"Well, Endymoun did... they were desperately in love... I mean I... you know what I mean." He sighed frustrated and Minako could only shake her head in disbelief.
"Why didn't you tell us this with Usagi?" Ami asked and Mamoru frowned slightly.
"Usagi hates me... she would never believe that we were once passionate lovers who married each other in an all consuming relationship that had defied the natural order of existence between the earth and the moon." He replied and Rei's mouth dropped and she emitted a strange eep.
"What a way to put it." Artemis mumbled and Mamoru smiled nervously.
"I don't understand... why are you telling us this?" Minako asked and Motoki let out a yawn.
"He realized this morning that none of you had your memories especially miss Princess... The shock would have caused Usagi to hate Mamoru forever. He wants Usagi to fall in love with him... he's in love with her." Motoki explained and Rei gasped.
"You are?" She cried and he nodded casting a shy look her way and Rei's eyes filled with tears. "Oh... someone loves our Princess!" She cried and clasped onto Makoto's arm. Mamoru looked at her surprised and then relieved at her reaction. "But she hates you! How are you going to win her over?" She asked and Mamoru grinned slightly.
"I'm going to seduce her." He replied and for the first time in his life he was afraid he was going to lose it. Their once confused and almost slightly happy eyes turned deadly on him and he gulped. "Gently of course." He replied and Rei's eyes narrowed.
"We are telling you this cause we don't want you to push Mamoru away or murder him..." He added quickly, even he felt nervous under their murderous gaze and it wasn't even for him! "Think of it as them recreating their love..." Motoki grinned and Minako crossed her arms across her chest. "Usagi is a strong person... she won't do anything she doesn't want to do." Motoki explained and Makoto nodded with a sigh.
"He's right and we shouldn't deny her this... Mamoru really loves her... what if she use to really love him. She herself said she was happy." Makoto argued in his favor and Mamoru smiled. It pleased him to know Usagi thought she was happy married. Rei sighed hearing his thought.
"Fine." She hissed and Minako gasped.
"Rei!" She snapped and Rei pointed at Mamoru.
"I trust him! Look at him... he is madly in love with her!" She cried and Ami blinked.
"In one day! Yesterday he couldn't stand her." She cried and Mamoru looked down away from them, his face a mask of emotions.
"I wish you girls could understand..." He replied and Minako snapped.
"We do to!" She cried and he looked up at them.
"This really isn't your decision... she use to be my wife. If I want to pursue her I may and you can't stop me." He spat and Minako grumbled.
"We could make you a unich." She hissed and Motoki blinked shocked those words had come out of the blonde's mouth.
"Yikes." He mumbled and Ami let out a breath.
"Fine. You can pursue Usagi yet do not steal her innocence or make her do something she does not want to do." Ami snapped and he smiled.
"I would never." He replied and she sighed, finding comfort in his words.
"I'm glad you told us." Minako mumbled and Motoki smiled. "We really did think bad of you." She mumbled and Mamoru glared at them and sighed. "Well you made yourself appear horrible at breakfast!" She cried in her defense and Rei nodded slightly. Mamoru stood.
"I'm not. I'm not even like Endymoun... I've dated two women my entire life and one is sitting right there and she can tell you I'm not really into it." He replied and Rei let out a breath.
"Good it wasn't me." She mumbled and he smiled at her.
"Something in me snaps when I'm with Usagi... emotions... memories... feelings... I want to conquer her like she conquered me a thousand years ago, I think she deserves to be chased." He mumbled and Minako sighed.
"Aw..." She mumbled and Ami smiled.
"We have angst between us because we were always two that fought... we were equals and I want that again." He said and Motoki smiled and stood.
"And you are all sworn to secrecy especially the cats." He smiled and Mamoru nodded and Minako's mouth dropped.
"Hey now." Luna hissed and Mamoru shot them a look.
"You must all give me your word." He commanded and they exchanged looks.
"She will be hurt if she finds out..." Minako mumbled and Mamoru sighed.
"Not if she finds out when she is supposed to." He replied and Minako grumbled and then regrettably agreed, the other girls following suit as well as the two cats.
"So now what?" Rei hissed and Motoki grinned.
"Now we get to watch the fun!" He laughed and Makoto smirked. Her brother was impossible. She glanced at him and then her eyes lit up... she still had to tell Mom and Dad what their prized sun was up to. She smirked and he glanced at her and his smirk fell as his eyes turned murderous. She smiled innocently at him and he grumbled. She looked away... damn how he always knew what she was thinking, especially if it was about getting him in trouble. The other girls could only stare at Mamoru, completely ignoring the silent conversation the two siblings were having. This would be rough.
"Oh my..." Ami mumbled and Luna rolled her eyes.
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Usagi sucked in a deep breath and sighed enjoying the sunshine on her face. Grass crunched beneath her shoes as she walked through Tokyo Park. She loved summer.
"So, what is on the agenda today?" Luna asked faithfully at her feet and Usagi smiled.
"Volleyball with Minako!" She cried and Luna smiled and suddenly realized her Princess had stopped walking. She looked up to see the once happy blonde fuming. She stormed past her and to a bench.
"What are you doing here?" She snapped and calm blue eyes looked up from the book he was reading, a pair of glasses resting on his nose. He spied the slender blonde before him and wanted to gulp. She was beautiful.
"I'm reading. This is a public place you know." He replied and Usagi huffed putting a hand on her hip.
"You're following me." She hissed and he looked at her like she had gone mad.
"Why would I follow you?" He asked and she looked a little surprised then her eyes narrowed and she slid next to him.
"Because you want to seduce me." She said and he almost choked then let out a chuckle.
"What?" He asked and her face slightly fell.
"Don't you?" She asked confused and he turned to her, closing his book. Their eyes met and she gulped feeling him overpower her.
"Would you like me to?" He asked raising an eyebrow playfully at her and something snapped in her. Who did he think he was? Didn't he know who she was? Her eyes narrowed dangerously and she leaned forward, their faces mere centimeters apart.
"You couldn't even if you tried." She hissed through her perfect lips and he wrapped an arm around the bench.
"Is that a challenge?" He asked and she laughed.
"It's fact. Go home little boy... I have no time for amateurs." She spat and then blinked; shocked those words had come out of her mouth. Mamoru smiled at her and put his book in his lap. She looked away wondering where those words had come from and gently his hand snaked across her stomach to her side and she gasped.
"What are you doing?" She asked and he smiled.
"Nothing... but perhaps I'm not such an amateur if you get excited just by that little touch." He grinned and she looked at him disgusted.
"I am not excited by you." She growled and he smiled at her and she stared at him, confusion coming across her face. He looked so... sweet. Like Mamoru-san when he use to talk about his dream of being a doctor and her eyes slightly softened. Then she realized who she was with and she pushed his hand away and tried to move but his arm wrapped around her shoulders. Damn Princly hormones. "Stop it!" She cried and he relaxed his grip looking at her. "I'll kill you!" She spat weakly and he grinned looking away from her.
"Usako..." He began and she gasped. Such an intimate name... no! He looked at her surprised and then her eyes narrowed. "What?" He asked and she pointed a finger at him trying to keep her body from trembling.
"You can't have me." She mumbled and he raised an eyebrow at her and leaned towards her.
"Who says I want you?" He asked and she moved towards him.
"Who says you don't?" She retaliated and he was at a loss for that one. "You're not good enough for me." She said matter of factly and crossed her arms across her chest.
"True." He mumbled looking away and she looked at him surprised. "But that doesn't mean I can't win you." He said giving her a sly glance and she laughed.
"Go ahead and try." She spat and then gasped putting a hand over her mouth. She didn't mean that. Suddenly something came over her and she smirked. "Nothing you could do could ever tempt me." She whispered and he turned to her. "You are nothing but a toy meant to be played with." She said and gasped putting a hand over her mouth. That could possibly have been the cruelest thing she had ever said in her entire life and she gulped... realizing she wasn't going to put it in her regret file.
"You say such brazen things." He mumbled and she grumbled into her hand, protesting they weren't from her. "I accept your challenge. We shall see who falls first..." He whispered leaning forward. His breath tickled her ear and he placed a soft kiss on her cheek. Her hand was still clasped over her mouth and she looked at him in shock as he stood. "See you later darling." He called over his shoulder as he began to walk away. Usagi gasped horrified.
"You make me sick!" She screamed and then fumed.
"What's up?" Rei asked and Usagi looked at the four women standing behind the bench and let out an aggravated growl.
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"I'm really sorry about that Usagi..." Minako said sadly as she stared at the large bruise on Usagi's arm. Usagi hissed when one of the waiters put an ice pack on it.
"Way to get the ball though." Rei smirked and Usagi gasped.
"Oh God!" She cried and Minako gulped.
"Does it hurt that much?" She cried and the three girls looked at her concerned and Usagi ducked down.
"Must he follow me?" She cried and the girls looked around confused.
"Who?" Ami asked and Usagi winced.
"Prince pain the rear... he's coming inside." She hissed and groaned when the door opened. The girls looked up and saw Mamoru enter and walk towards the counter.
"He didn't see you." Makoto whispered and Usagi gasped and looked around.
"Well, I'm going to get out of here before he does!" She cried and Minako blinked.
"I don't see him anymore." She mused and Usagi let out a horrified squeal.
"He must be on his way over. See you later!" She cried and scurried from the booth. The girls stared a little surprised as she vanished into one of the backrooms.
"Well, his little plan is going to take awhile." Rei mumbled and Ami nodded.
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She looked for an exit and then darted into the first room she saw.
Usagi pressed against the door, her heart beating. Damn him. Why did he have to be everywhere?! She heard water running behind her and then it shut off.
"Do you always come in the men's room Usako?" A voice said behind her and she clenched her teeth and then spun around seeing the man she had been trying to avoid. Her eyes went wide as she noticed where she had run into and embarrassment flushed to her cheeks. "Don't worry... we're the only ones in here." He said drying his hands and Usagi's breath hitched.
"That doesn't comfort me." She mumbled and he walked towards her. Her form pressed more against the door and he grinned. She made it so easy to torture her.
"Well, you did follow me in here." He mumbled and she gasped.
"I most certainly did not! I was hiding from you!" She hissed and he looked at her oddly.
"Yes, running into the men's room... I'd never find you there." He replied and she narrowed her eyes as he stood before her. He wondered if she realized she was blocking their only exit. "You're a little anxious aren't you?" He asked raising a teasing eyebrow.
"Ha! You wish I would want you." She snapped and he pressed his lips together. "As I told you before I'm one thing you will never have." She said defiantly and he leaned forward, leaning on his hand as he placed it near her head.
"I will enjoy it when you take back those words and be most forgiving." He mumbled and she rolled her eyes.
"How kind..." She hissed and he smiled stepping closer to her, their bodies almost touching.
"Yes, well I do try." He mumbled and she rose on her tip toes, their eyes meeting. She meant it as an intimidation tactic but it backfired on her. Looking into his eyes she froze feeling something coming over her... she wanted to throw herself in his arms. His hand gently caressed her cheek and their eyes locked. She saw something in them... he smoldered. His eyes drifted to her lips and she gasped knowing what was coming. She waited and then he stopped. "You'll have to wait a little longer Princess but I'm happy to see you were eager." He said pulling away and she gasped horrified.
"I was not! I was petrified." She snapped and went back on her heels.
"I'm afraid I need a more romantic place then a restroom." He said and pulled her from the door. She swung it open and narrowed her eyes at him.
"Yes, well you can fall in love in hell for all I care." She hissed and walked away from him. Her eyes met startled blue ones and she huffed. "You too traitor!" She screeched and the man's mouth dropped in amused surprise.
"Wow." Motoki mumbled walking to them. "I just wanted to go to the bathroom." He mumbled and Mamoru grinned.
"So did I."
"Paranoid isn't she?" Motoki asked and Mamoru almost laughed.
"She sure is... that's so odd." He said with a shake of his head and Motoki shrugged. He stepped forward and watched Usagi burst through the swinging door and out of the parlor. His brows knit in confusion... Usagi was nothing like Serenity... He felt a pang of pity for her... She had finally been able to escape her past and he had come storming in reminding her. He clenched his fist and let out a breath. He would fix it all once he had her... he would remind her of the one great thing she did and that was capturing him.
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"What's that Makoto?" Ami asked leaning towards Rei as Makoto took out a small journal.
"Motoki and I are keeping track of all the times Usagi and Mamoru catch each other. So far Mamoru is winning." She mumbled looking over her notes.
"You're keeping track of when he tries to seduce her?" Minako asked shocked and Makoto blushed, her green eyes glancing up at her leader nervously.
"I doubt I'd put it that way. We keep separate journals since I mostly know what is going on with Usagi and Motoki knows the rest." She said and Ami looked up to see Usagi storm out of the parlor, her cheeks red.
"I wonder what that was about." Rei asked and Motoki came out after walking towards them.
"We'll find out." Makoto grinned as her brother approached.
"In the restroom... hilarious. Point for Usagi though." He grumbled and Makoto giggled writing it down.
"What happened?" Rei asked and Motoki shrugged.
"All I know is how it ended...she stormed out telling him that he could fall in love in hell for all she cared." He mused and Rei and Ami laughed. Minako gasped.
"This isn't going well." She mused and Motoki grinned.
"Ah but it's amusing."
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Her eyes darted from side to side and then she raced across the courtyard. Purple eyes looked up curiously and then she heard a noise behind her. She glanced that way and her eyebrows rose in surprise.
"Psst... inside!" She heard a muffled voice cry and then she saw the blonde dart inside her temple. Rei's mouth dropped a little and she glanced around the empty courtyard. She walked into her temple and closed the door, leaving her broom outside.
She looked around when suddenly a hand grabbed her yanking her into the great fire room. Rei gasped and jerked away from her.
"Usagi! What the hell are you doing?" She snapped and Usagi looked at her horrified. Rei blinked. "What's wrong?" She cried and Usagi whined.
"He's following me!" She screeched and Rei sighed. "I bet him that he couldn't seduce me and he's going to try!" She cried and Rei looked at her a little worried.
"You bet him that he couldn't? Why would you do such a silly thing Usagi?" She scolded putting her hands on her hips and Usagi felt like crying. He had been everywhere she turned for the last week. Her insides were all knots from the nerves. Rei looked at her and then frowned. Usagi collapsed to the ground and began to cry.
"Oh Mamoru isn't that bad... he's very cute." She mumbled sitting down and Usagi shook her head as a sob tore through her. She knew full well how Mamoru looked... even when she hated him he was still one of the most gorgeous men she had ever met. She gulped remembering how his onyx hair fell so perfectly into his blue eyes. Rei blinked and looked away a little embarrassed at Usagi's thoughts. She desperately tried to hide her smile and Usagi groaned.
"He doesn't love me. He wants to conquer me!" She cried and Rei bit her bottom lip. Gently she sat next to her and pulled her into her arms.
"Oh come on... that's not my Serenity! You are stronger then him." She said encouragingly and Usagi looked at her.
"I am?" She asked and Rei nodded.
"Stop running from him... Once you stop looking for him he'll stop suddenly appearing... Mamoru-san is a busy guy... he really isn't stalking you. You just happen to be in the same places a lot." She mumbled and Usagi whimpered.
"Rei! Kill him for me!" She cried and the priestess laughed gently stroking her princess's hair.
"All right." She grinned and Usagi let out a chuckle clutching to her. "I'll bring you his heart on a platter." She teased and Usagi smiled swatting at her tears.
"If he has one." She sniffed and Rei grinned and let out a breath.
"You are one silly girl Meatball head." She mumbled and Usagi sniffed again. They quieted down a bit and Rei gulped. "What if he did love you Usagi?" She asked softly and Usagi shook her head.
"He couldn't love anything..." She whispered and Rei sighed.
"Are you attracted to him?" She asked and Usagi laughed and then quieted down.
"Sometimes..." She mumbled and Rei giggled and pushed her. "What should I do?" She asked desperately and Rei grinned at her.
"You're asking me? I'd play his stupid game and I'd win." She smirked and Usagi frowned and shook her head.
"But that is just what he wants me to do!" She cried and Rei sighed and adjusted her crooked odango.
"Keep going your way then but I fear it may come to a point where you are going to have to play it his way or you'll both lose." She said with a shrug and Usagi sniffed.
"You aren't much help." She snapped and Rei rolled her eyes.
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Usagi yawned and rolled over, burying her face in her pillow. Luna sighed over her sadly.
"Poor Usagi." A male voice said behind her and Luna gasped spinning around. She sighed seeing who it was.
"Artemis... what are you doing here?" She asked as the white cat walked towards them.
"Minako sent me over. Makoto says Usagi has been having a rough day." He sighed and Luna frowned laying next to her, pressing against her back.
"If that means she fell into Tokyo Pond after trying to avoid a certain Prince and then getting in a yelling match with him I imagine it would be a bad day. I think Mamoru-san's plan is backfiring on him." She mumbled and Artemis nodded.
"I think he knows that but isn't exactly sure what else he could do. Usagi would never willingly just fall in love with Mamoru. He feels Endymoun would have a chance...he had won her before." He replied and the two cats sighed miserably.
"I just want her to be happy." Luna frowned and Artemis nodded. "It ended so badly... her mother wanted her to be happy. Oh Artemis... will she ever get it right?" She cried and Artemis padded towards her, sympathy on his face for the crying kitty. He lay next to her and gently licked her face.
"I have faith in her." Artemis said curling next to her and Luan sniffed. "She is still so young..." He sighed and Luna curled to him.
"I just wish she could remember..." She sighed and Artemis grinned.
"I wish we could remember." He mumbled and Luna nodded with a slight blush.
"Indeed."
"At lease I remember a few important things." She heard his voice purr and she gulped glancing into his deep blue eyes that stared into her own without abandon.
"Artemis..." She mumbled and his purr only deepened.
A soft sigh of boredom escaped her lips. She slouched in her chambers as darkness crept across her silver planet. Her father had left that morning and she frowned. She missed him terribly when he was gone. She had also run out of fresh ideas for a conquest... the grumbled to herself frustrated. Her collection needed to grow and she hadn't the heart or desire to make it.
"Sit up." A voice said walking by her and Serenity looked up at the blue haired genius with a frown. "Cheer up. Your father will be back soon." Mercury smiled and Serenity sat up obediently.
"How are things going with your love affair?" Serenity asked and Mercury cast her a playful look and Serenity smirked, her boredom beginning to leave.
"You have filled their heads with nonsense." A voice said above her as someone swatted at one of her royal odangos. Serenity glared playfully at her lead guard. She smiled up at them and then stood.
"I will retire now." She said and the two warriors nodded. They had recently just checked her bedchambers and all was safe for her. "I am happy you two have found other amusements besides me." She said with a small smirk and Mercury and Venus bowed to her.
"We are products of your horrid example darling cousin." Venus said with a wink and Serenity smiled, gracefully walking towards her bedroom.
"Yes, well you can thank me later." She said over her shoulder and Mercury grinned as the two soldiers watched her walk through the pearl encrusted doors and close them behind her. They sighed and left the room.
Serenity leaned against her doors and let out a breath. Inside she was happy for her guardians... she desired deeply for them to find love even while she herself ruled it out. Peace was her true love. She let her parents have the passionate relationship while she willed herself to have the prosperous and somewhat playful one for her Kingdom. Men wanted her for her power and her beauty... nothing more and she just wanted them for a treaty. It was the way the world worked and she knew it and embraced it fully knowing two could play that vicious game. She wished she could see him. She gulped. Those words had not come into her head. She put a hand to her skull and walked forward. Her affair with him was becoming too much... she was use to being distracted but this was ridiculous... she ached for him... she had not had another since she had taken him into her embrace... She would never let her guards know that or him. She huffed. No one would know. She grinned remembering the last time she saw him. Involuntarily she ran a hand down her side, tracing where his hand had roamed her stomach. She stepped towards her bed her chambers were filled with a soft glow from the Moon's surface that cascaded onto her floor. Gently her fingers went to undo her hairstyle. All she could do was sleep... then at least she could see his face when she closed her eyes. She smiled in spite herself as her pools of silver silk fell from her odango to cascade down her neck and back. She sighed.
"Thinking of me?" A voice asked and her form froze and straightened. A smirk came to her perfect lips and she ran her fingers gently down her side. She glanced at her bed and she smiled seeing a single red rose resting on the white silk sheets.
Fingers suddenly covered her own and pulled her hand across her hip and she grinned as his other began to undo the back of her dress.
"Must have wanted me badly to get through my guards..." She whispered and let out a breath as his strong fingers caressed the skin of her back.
"Maybe." He whispered and she turned, their blue eyes meeting and she felt her knees go weak. "I was just bored." He grinned down on her and she smirked wanting to laugh at that.
"Me too." She grinned and he leaned down and excitement built in her and she pressed her lips lovingly against his. With a gentle tug her gown fell from her shoulders and pooled at her feet. She never knew how he did that... she use to find it amusing as others tried to get under her skirts but he did it without any effort. She kind of liked that. His hands gently clasped her body to him and soon deposited her on her bed. Their lips warred as passion erupted between them. His black hair glistened and he smirked above her, her coy eyes meeting his.
"You're lucky I did not already have a man in my chambers." She smirked as her fingers began to pull off his tunic. He grinned and kissed at her neck. She groaned and gripped to his shoulders.
"As if you could desire another after me..." He breathed into her neck and she ached for him. He moved up and captured her lips once more, lovingly sucking at her soft flesh as they stealthily made their way underneath the silk sheets. His fingers worked magic on her body pushing all of the right buttons and loving her in a way another man had never been able to... she was perfection to him. He kissed the hallow of her neck, their bodies slightly sweating and she ran her fingers through his dark hair.
"Endymoun..." She whispered and he smirked raising his head and their eyes locked, his deep blue baring into her own. "I have you. I've added you to my collection." She smirked and he grinned leaning over her.
"I appreciate the offer but Serenity as I said before..." He said gently kissing at her collarbone. "No... is no." He smirked and she grinned as he caressed her skin.
Usagi sat up with a start, her eyes wide. She quickly felt her pajamas and touched her head, birds starting to chirp outside and her eyes widened further. She gulped and stared as the sunlight flooded into her pink room. She had felt his hands... felt his breath... they had... She felt sick.
She saw his face clearly in her dream... they were lovers! She let out a squeak. They were very vigorous lovers... She growled and threw her sheets up, unknowingly throwing them over the two sleeping cats curled next to her. She shoved her legs out of her bed and stormed towards her shower.
"Why can't I dream of my husband!? No! He's just a blur... I dream of affairs with Mamoru!" She screeched and rushed into the bathroom. "And God they were good." She gasped and rushed towards the shower.
That's it my pets! Extra long courtesy of Madam Hawk's loving advice. I love your reviews so keep them coming!!!
It really only gets funnier and dare I say... steamer? Ooo... what is with these weird dreams!! Kooky.
Good Night and God Bless!
Marronett