****Disclaimer!!! Sailor Moon and all her friends aren't mine! The characters that are not originally from the SM universe are mine, but that's not many. ****
~ Sailor Moon Longings - Part 4~
"Coming!" He called from the living room as he quickly made his way down the short hall and opened the door. There they stood, all 6 of them, Luna and Artemis included. He smiled effortlessly and motioned for all of them to come in, as he stepped closer to the wall giving them enough room to enter. They all crammed through the door and entered into the living room, taking up seats where they could find them.
"Mamoru, we've come-"
"No need to explain Luna, I know why you have all come," Mamoru said softly, his eyes shifting to the floor. "It's because of Usagi." He muttered softly as his gaze once more shifted to the group before him.
Luna glanced around the room briefly and cleared her throat slightly, "Um well yes. Did she say anything to you?"
Mamoru sighed and thought a moment, the rest of the room staring at him waiting for him to say something. "No she hadn't. I honestly was hoping she had said something to one of you about what was bothering her."
They all shook their heads; she had not said a word to any of them. "Do you have any idea what might have caused her mood change?" Ami asked, trying to analyze the situation as best as she could. Mamoru shook his head.
"No. She had started acting strange a few weeks after our weekend up at the Cabin," He said as he crossed the room to the kitchen to get them all drinks. Ami thought a moment. She started acting funny a few weeks after the visit to the Cabin?
"Mamoru, what happened up at the Cabin?" Ami asked hoping that he would tell them. Mamoru closed the cupboard door and stared at the empty glasses that littered the countertop.
"Usagi?" His voice broke the night silence, as he stood in the doorway. She stood before him, looking out on the night Mountain View, dressed in the silk nightgown she had bought specially for the occasion.
She turned her head slightly at the sound of her name. He stepped up behind her, wrapping his bare arms around her small waist, his bare chest warm against the cool skin of her back. She smiled and turned back to the scene before her, the full moon's reflection bright on the still waters of the lake. The night time breeze cool on their skin as the two of them stood silently on the porch, the leaves on the trees rustling gently as if they were singing.
Usagi sighed happily, "This place is beautiful." She said softly as she gently wrapped her arms about her, resting her hands on the set of arms about her middle. Mamoru's lips gently brushed her shoulder, placing a gentle kiss there causing Usagi to smile.
"Mamoru?" Ami's voice broke through his memories. Mamoru, startled, glanced up to Ami who stood in the doorway and forced a smile.
"I'm sorry what?" He asked as he quickly put the glasses on a serving tray along with a pitcher of lemonade. Ami stepped back and out of the way as he left the kitchen with the drinks, her eyes watching him as he went. Something did happen at the lake and Mamoru was the key, Ami thought as she followed behind him, taking her seat once more.
The small group sipped their drinks in silence for a moment, each alone with their own thoughts before Luna spoke up.
"We are just trying to find out what would make Usagi leave without telling anyone why, that's all. She hadn't spoken to any of the Senshi and neither myself nor Artemis. So in the end that leaves-" Luna let her voice trail as she gazed hard at Mamoru who was staring at his untouched lemonade.
"Me," He said softly, finishing the small cat's words. He sighed and looked up from his drink, letting his eyes survey the faces in the room. Each one holding a high concern for their Princess and the need for information.
"I really don't know what you want me to say really. We went up to the Cabin for some quality time alone. Shared a romantic weekend together and came home. A few weeks later she started acting strange. I believe she tried to tell me what was bothering her, but then she ran out of my apartment and ignored my calls after that. So right now you guess is as good as mine," He said matter of factly, his anger at the situation and not knowing what was truly going on was starting to get the best of him. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down. There was no real reason to get worked up. They needed to find her and find her quick.
"Have you tried her communicator?" Mamoru asked, changing the topic quickly from their weekend away.
It was Artemis' turn to speak, "Yes, we tried shortly after she left to reach her. But she ignored our attempts."
"Why don't we try again? She might answer this time after having some time to herself," Minako piped up trying to lighten the mood and offer a ray of hope. Her suggestion was greeted by a brief mumble of conversation.
"It's worth a try," Luna said as the conversation died down a bit. Smiles of hope filled their faces, even if for a moment. Ami reached in her bag and pulled out her communicator. With a reassured glance from the rest of the group, she flipped it open and gave it a shot.
"Sailor Moon, this is Sailor Mercury, come in Sailor Moon."
As Ami held the communicator in her hand, the others stared at it, waiting for it to spring to life with the voice of the beloved leader, Sailor Moon.
~*~*~*~*~
Usagi sighed as she lay on the warm rock with her eyes closed. It felt wonderful to forget her troubles and worries, even if just for a brief moment. She was thankful for the last two months of peace. But she knew deep within, that the peace she was thankful for was a short-lived peace.
She opened her eyes and watched the dragonflies dance about the water, putting a smile on her face. Everything out here was peaceful and untouched. Her thoughts once more turned to Mamoru and her friends. She knew she needed to tell them, but she wasn't ready. Was she? Just then her ears were greeted by a familiar ringing sound. Usagi climbed off the rock and strode across the meadow to where Alia was grazing. She smiled at the horse and gave her a gentle pat before she reached into the saddlebag and pulled out her ringing communicator. She held it in her open hand, letting it ring a moment.
"Sailor Moon, this is Sailor Mercury, come in Sailor Moon"
Usagi sighed; it was Ami's voice. She knew that where Ami was, the rest would be there as well. Was Mamoru with them? She really didn't need to answer that question. She knew he would be with them.
"Sailor Moon, come in Sailor Moon" Ami's voice rang through once more.
~ Sailor Moon Longings - Part 4~
"Coming!" He called from the living room as he quickly made his way down the short hall and opened the door. There they stood, all 6 of them, Luna and Artemis included. He smiled effortlessly and motioned for all of them to come in, as he stepped closer to the wall giving them enough room to enter. They all crammed through the door and entered into the living room, taking up seats where they could find them.
"Mamoru, we've come-"
"No need to explain Luna, I know why you have all come," Mamoru said softly, his eyes shifting to the floor. "It's because of Usagi." He muttered softly as his gaze once more shifted to the group before him.
Luna glanced around the room briefly and cleared her throat slightly, "Um well yes. Did she say anything to you?"
Mamoru sighed and thought a moment, the rest of the room staring at him waiting for him to say something. "No she hadn't. I honestly was hoping she had said something to one of you about what was bothering her."
They all shook their heads; she had not said a word to any of them. "Do you have any idea what might have caused her mood change?" Ami asked, trying to analyze the situation as best as she could. Mamoru shook his head.
"No. She had started acting strange a few weeks after our weekend up at the Cabin," He said as he crossed the room to the kitchen to get them all drinks. Ami thought a moment. She started acting funny a few weeks after the visit to the Cabin?
"Mamoru, what happened up at the Cabin?" Ami asked hoping that he would tell them. Mamoru closed the cupboard door and stared at the empty glasses that littered the countertop.
"Usagi?" His voice broke the night silence, as he stood in the doorway. She stood before him, looking out on the night Mountain View, dressed in the silk nightgown she had bought specially for the occasion.
She turned her head slightly at the sound of her name. He stepped up behind her, wrapping his bare arms around her small waist, his bare chest warm against the cool skin of her back. She smiled and turned back to the scene before her, the full moon's reflection bright on the still waters of the lake. The night time breeze cool on their skin as the two of them stood silently on the porch, the leaves on the trees rustling gently as if they were singing.
Usagi sighed happily, "This place is beautiful." She said softly as she gently wrapped her arms about her, resting her hands on the set of arms about her middle. Mamoru's lips gently brushed her shoulder, placing a gentle kiss there causing Usagi to smile.
"Mamoru?" Ami's voice broke through his memories. Mamoru, startled, glanced up to Ami who stood in the doorway and forced a smile.
"I'm sorry what?" He asked as he quickly put the glasses on a serving tray along with a pitcher of lemonade. Ami stepped back and out of the way as he left the kitchen with the drinks, her eyes watching him as he went. Something did happen at the lake and Mamoru was the key, Ami thought as she followed behind him, taking her seat once more.
The small group sipped their drinks in silence for a moment, each alone with their own thoughts before Luna spoke up.
"We are just trying to find out what would make Usagi leave without telling anyone why, that's all. She hadn't spoken to any of the Senshi and neither myself nor Artemis. So in the end that leaves-" Luna let her voice trail as she gazed hard at Mamoru who was staring at his untouched lemonade.
"Me," He said softly, finishing the small cat's words. He sighed and looked up from his drink, letting his eyes survey the faces in the room. Each one holding a high concern for their Princess and the need for information.
"I really don't know what you want me to say really. We went up to the Cabin for some quality time alone. Shared a romantic weekend together and came home. A few weeks later she started acting strange. I believe she tried to tell me what was bothering her, but then she ran out of my apartment and ignored my calls after that. So right now you guess is as good as mine," He said matter of factly, his anger at the situation and not knowing what was truly going on was starting to get the best of him. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down. There was no real reason to get worked up. They needed to find her and find her quick.
"Have you tried her communicator?" Mamoru asked, changing the topic quickly from their weekend away.
It was Artemis' turn to speak, "Yes, we tried shortly after she left to reach her. But she ignored our attempts."
"Why don't we try again? She might answer this time after having some time to herself," Minako piped up trying to lighten the mood and offer a ray of hope. Her suggestion was greeted by a brief mumble of conversation.
"It's worth a try," Luna said as the conversation died down a bit. Smiles of hope filled their faces, even if for a moment. Ami reached in her bag and pulled out her communicator. With a reassured glance from the rest of the group, she flipped it open and gave it a shot.
"Sailor Moon, this is Sailor Mercury, come in Sailor Moon."
As Ami held the communicator in her hand, the others stared at it, waiting for it to spring to life with the voice of the beloved leader, Sailor Moon.
~*~*~*~*~
Usagi sighed as she lay on the warm rock with her eyes closed. It felt wonderful to forget her troubles and worries, even if just for a brief moment. She was thankful for the last two months of peace. But she knew deep within, that the peace she was thankful for was a short-lived peace.
She opened her eyes and watched the dragonflies dance about the water, putting a smile on her face. Everything out here was peaceful and untouched. Her thoughts once more turned to Mamoru and her friends. She knew she needed to tell them, but she wasn't ready. Was she? Just then her ears were greeted by a familiar ringing sound. Usagi climbed off the rock and strode across the meadow to where Alia was grazing. She smiled at the horse and gave her a gentle pat before she reached into the saddlebag and pulled out her ringing communicator. She held it in her open hand, letting it ring a moment.
"Sailor Moon, this is Sailor Mercury, come in Sailor Moon"
Usagi sighed; it was Ami's voice. She knew that where Ami was, the rest would be there as well. Was Mamoru with them? She really didn't need to answer that question. She knew he would be with them.
"Sailor Moon, come in Sailor Moon" Ami's voice rang through once more.
