Epilogue

Finally outside, Usagi and Mamoru ran as far as they could from the house. Too tired to go on, Mamoru slowed down to a normal pace, which Usagi followed. They sighed contentedly, relieved. They were safe. After a couple minutes of just walking quietly together, Usagi realized something,

"Oh no, what time is it?" she asked, panicked.

Mamoru looked at his watch and gasped.

"Wow it's 3:30 in the morning!" he answered, but he regretted it as soon as she started wailing.

"What am I gonna do? I can't go back home, my mom thinks I'm at a Christmas sleepover at Rei's and all my friends are probably asleep" she complained as if it were the end of the world. Mamoru rolled his eyes to the sky, but smiled at how cute she was.

"That's it, Odango? What, you think I'd leave you out alone at night with nowhere to go? Come on, I'll take you to my place" Mamoru answered, wrapping comfortingly his arm around Usagi's shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled, feeling completely safe with him.

Usagi looked around Mamoru's bedroom as she changed into the way too large t-shirt he had given her as pyjamas. It was the complete opposite of her own room. It was all so tidy and bare of any decorations, but she still felt at ease. And it smelled so good! She was surrounded by his smell.

She was so deep into her thoughts that jumped when he knocked on the door. Trying to calm her frantic heartbeat, she quietly answered affirmatively and opened the door to let him in.

"I just need a pillow and a blanket. I'll be on the couch if you need anything" he told her as he took his things. As he passed by her to go back to the lounge room, he made the mistake to look at her.

Her flushed cheeks, big blues eyes looking at him and the large shirt of his, which he swore he would never wash again, made her so very beautiful that he couldn't breath. When he realized he was staring, he blushed and cleared his throat.

"Well, good night Usagi" he told her softly.

The thickness in the atmosphere and the fact that he had called her by her name had made her speechless, so she only nodded.

After a short hesitation, he smiled and left.

Now in bed, even though she was exhausted, Usagi couldn't sleep. What had happened in the house was on her mind, and even though they were gone and safe, she was still scared. The ghosts, because there was no doubt in her mind that they really were ghosts, the couple under the floor boards, Mamoru hitting her with a rose, the blood…

She got up and went in the lounge, where Mamoru was also obsessing over what he had seen, and felt, in the house. He remembered how scared he had been when he saw her body covered in blood. He now knew that he could never be able to survive if anything happened to her.

"Mamoru?" he heard a soft voice say. He turned toward the voice.

"Yes, I'm not asleep" and answered, relieved to not be the only one that couldn't sleep.

"Well, I'm kind of just a little scared… so… um… wouldyoumindsleepingintheroomwithme?" she asked, closing her eyes, hoping it would take the embarrassment away. It didn't, but she wasn't disappointed.

Mamoru laughed happily.

"Of course not. In fact, I was kind of a little uncomfortable too" he said as he gathered his stuff. He heard Usagi sigh with relief and smiled again. How could he say no to her anyway?

They walked back to his bedroom and he set his covers and pillow on the floor.

"Are you sure you'll be alright on the floor? I can make you some space up here" she said, feeling guilty.

"Don't worry about me, I'm a big boy as you so kindly told me earlier" he joked, and Usagi couldn't help but laugh.

There was a short moment of uncomfortable silence before Mamoru talked again.

"So, um, was that all in our imagination?" he asked, still on the edge.

"I… guess so…" she answered, knowing he wouldn't like it if she said they were ghosts. It didn't matter anymore anyway. They were both safe.

"And, um, well… are you really Sailor Moon, or did I just imagine that too?" he asked again.

"Well, are you really Tuxedo Kamen?" she said, which made him laugh.

"I think I have the answer to my question then" he answered, and she laughed too.

Another silence covered the room, and they both started thinking of what had happened earlier. After a while, Usagi couldn't take it anymore – again.

"Mamoru, this might sound out of place, but would you mind sleeping in the bed with me? Usually I have my cat to comfort and sleep with me, and now I kind of really need someone to-" she didn't even have time to finish her sentence as Mamoru was beside her on the bed and holding her. They stayed like that for a while before he gave her a kiss on the top of her head. Then on her forehead. Then on her closed eyes and on her nose, until he stopped inches from her lips. When she didn't back away, he closed the distance and kissed her fully on the lips, letting his senses take control of his body.

Unfortunately, eventually they had to come up for air. They settled more comfortably on the bed, her head on his shoulder and his arm around her. After a long moment of silence, Mamoru talked.

"So many things happened tonight… I don't know what to think anymore, but I do know that I was really scared that I would lose you for good. It made me realize how much you mean to me and that I really need you and –"

He stopped talking when he felt a finger on his mouth. Usagi was looking at him with shiny eyes that were full of love. He then understood that words weren't needed and that they both felt the same. They smiled.

After a last kiss, they snuggled closer and fell into a peaceful sleep, dreaming of each other – and of what evil torture they could inflict on their friends who had caused all of this in the first place.

So that's it! The end! Hope you liked it! I can't believe I finished this fic lol

I want to thank everyone who sent feedback. They encouraged me so much to finish this, even if it took years sweat drop I'll be back as soon as I can with the next chapters of Too Many Identities and the other new fic I'm working on.

Thank you!