Hi again! I got this chapter up pretty quick:) It's a weekend, though, so I've got more time to work. Well, I think the story is getting a bit darker, and if there are any younger readers here, please read with discression. Anyway, yeah, this story is a bit like 'The Coldest December', which is my favorite Usagi/Mamoru fic (it was the first one I ever read). So yeah, if you've ever read that one, you may see some parallels, but I swear I'm not copying it! Thanks to everyone who's reviewed this so far! It means a lot to me! Everyone else, please review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, if you haven't figured that out yet.

As she ran home, Usagi kept running over what had happened in her mind. She quietly slipped into a half-lit alley and detransformed before continuing home. When she finally climbed back in the window, she fell across her bed and started to sob silently.

Why me? Oh, why couldn't it have been a youma? At least I would have some general idea of what to do against it! Why oh why? What have I ever done to deserve this? Is God trying to punish me? What did I do? I was trying to save that girl and instead I become the victim! I don't think I could ever trust another man. What if this happens again? Oh, no! It just can't! I think I'd die before I let that happen!

Just then, Usagi realized she wasn't alone. Luna was sitting on the chair next to her bed, staring at her.

"Usagi, where have you been? And why are you crying? What's happened?" Luna sounded concerned.

"Oh, Luna, it's terrible! I heard someone scream, and I went to investigate-"

"Alone?"

"Well, yes, there was no one around for me to call! Well, I went, and there was a group of men assaulting a young girl, and I tried to rescue her, but they turned on me and..." Usagi's voice trailed off as she started to cry again. Luna jumped over to the bed and crossed to Usagi.

"Oh, my! Did they touch you? Were you hurt? What happened? How did you escape?" Luna bombarded Usagi with questions.

"No, they didn't hurt me, but I'm afraid that they would have...raped...me if-" she said quietly, and then started to cry more.

"If what? What happened?" Luna asked gently.

"If Tuxedo Kamen hadn't come along and rescued me at the last second. He beat them off and carried me away because I was in shock. But then I got scared and ran from him. He made me promise I would never go out alone at night again," she said, remembering her silent promise. "Oh, Luna, I don't think I'll ever trust another man again!"

"Tuxedo Kamen saved you? Well, according to Ami, that would make it the second time today! I wouldn't blame you for not trusting men anymore, but I wouldn't be so quick to distrust Tuxedo Kamen. I believe that he's our ally. Why else would he always fight with us and constantly save you?"

Usagi thought about this for a little while before saying, "you're right, Luna. I will continue to trust him, but not any other man besides my father, brother, and Motoki, since he's like a brother. But I won't trust anyone else!"

And with that, she lay down and went to sleep.

The next day at school, Usagi quietly told the other girls what happened. They all were horrified and agreed with what Luna had said about men. They also decided that they would assign themselves all nights when they would be 'on call' to go out at night with Usagi. Ami took Mondays, Rei had Tuesdays, Mokoto Wednesdays, Minako Thursdays, Hoshiko Fridays, and they would alternate on weekends.

After school, Usagi went outside and found Mamoru waiting for her. She walked straight past him without even saying 'hello'. Naturally, he felt something was wrong, so he followed her. This freaked her out because of what had happened the previous night, and she started to run. However, she couldn't out-sprint him, because he had been a track star in high school, and an excellent sprinter. He easily caught her by the wrist, and she whirled around and slapped him across the face.

"Usagi, what's wrong? Why are you mad at me? I thought we had fun the other night. What's happened?" he asked, shocked, and a little hurt at her treatment of him.

"You wanna know what happened? You really want to know? Oh, gosh!" She broke down sobbing again at the thought of it.

"What did you do to her?!" Rei yelled as she ran up.

"Me? I didn't do anything! she just broke down sobbing when I asked her what was wrong and why she was mad at me!" Mamoru yelled back. He was getting frustrated at this point.

Rei's expression softened a little bit at this.

"Mamoru, you're going to have to give her some space for a while. She had a rough experience last night, and she's not feeling to well currently," Rei said in a voice that told him she wasn't going to go into more detail.

"Oh, alright. I understand. Well, okay. I guess...I'll just leave now," and with that, he was gone.

"Oh, Rei!" Usagi cried, "He chased me down, and when he grabbed my wrist, I just snapped! I thought about last night and what could have happened, and I freaked! I just can't trust any guy now! Not even Mamoru..." she sniffed. When she thought about that passionate kiss they had shared, she just got even more sad. It had been so beautiful. She had been so innocent. But now there was a shadow tainting her memory of that perfect kiss. She would never be the same, now. Tuxedo Kamen was the only man she could possibly trust.

What did you think? Quite a change from how the story started, right? Well, I hope you like it so far! Please review! The more reviews I get, the sooner the next chapter will come out, even if it's a bunch of flame reviews.