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"Well what happened? What did he say?" Those were the only two questions she heard as she walked into Makoto's kitchen. The rest of the girls were gathered around the island as Ami dropped her bag onto the floor.
"The same thing Usagi tells us about their evenings and weekends together. Everything they had done and nothing out of the ordinary," Ami said as she plopped into a near by chair. Minako slunk into the chair opposite Ami, placing her elbows on the table and propping her chin with her hands.
"So now what do we do?" Minako asked as Makoto placed a cookie sheet full of cookies on the table to cool.
"I guess the thing to do is find someone who is close to Usagi. Someone who Usagi would tell anything to," Makoto said as she pulled the oven mitt from her hand.
"Other then us, who would she confide in?" Raye asked as she grabbed a fresh cookie and took a bite. Ami smiled at a revelation.
"Molly!" Ami shouted as she jumped to her feet. Minako and Makoto smiled. They too knew that when it came to stuff Usagi didn't want them to know, Molly would.
Raye swallowed her mouthful of cookie, "One problem. Her and Melvin moved to the United States shortly after high school."
"Then it's time the sailors teleported." Ami said with a determined grin. Molly was the only one who would possibly know where Usagi was. And if she were the only one who knew, then they would go to her!
~*~*~*~
"Coming!" Molly's voice carried through the closed door. Ami and the rest stood impatiently outside Molly and Melvin's door. Ami held a recent letter to Usagi that she had gotten from Luna. She was just as glad as the rest of them that it had the address on it.
"Hey guys! What are you doing here?" Molly's cheerful smile greeted them. She stepped aside to let the group filter into the hall. "Where's Usagi? I can't believe you made the trip without her." Molly said with the same sweet smile.
Ami frowned, "That's why we are here."
Molly looked from Ami to the others in confusion. "What do you mean? Where's Usagi?" Molly asked as she closed the door behind her visitors.
"She has been gone three months now," Makoto said softly as she took a seat on the couch. The others took up seating in various places in the living room. Molly sat at the opposite end of the couch, next to Minako.
"Gone? What do you mean gone?" Molly asked more confused because of the lack of answers. Raye sighed.
"She up and left without telling us where she went. Mamoru doesn't know where she is at all. We had one conversation with her and she didn't give any hint as to where she was or when she was coming home. We were hoping you had some sort of idea as to where she was," Raye said bluntly. Molly sighed, stood and crossed to a nearby window over looking a small yard below.
"Did she say anything to you?" Minako asked, her eyes as well as everyone else's glued to Molly as she continued to stare out the window.
"Usagi told me she was going away for a while. She needed to be away from everyone to clear her head and sort out her feelings about something. She didn't say what it was. Just that she had a promise to keep and that she was returning home for a while to see that the promise was kept. What promise? I don't know. That's all she told me," Molly said softly, turning around to face the group, her arms wrapped about her in an embrace. "Like I said, she didn't tell me much."
The girls sat and stared blankly for a moment. Promise? What promise? The only promise that they knew of that she would make was...
"Of course!" Ami exclaimed, startling the others.
"You know what she was talking about?" Molly asked, slightly thankful that someone had some idea of what Usagi was talking about. Ami jumped to her feet and smiled largely.
"Molly you are a lifesaver! Thank you so much!" Ami smiled as she gave their hostess a brief embrace and hurried towards the door, the others quickly following suit. Molly stood and stared after them. She had always known that Usagi's friends were strange, but this was nuts!
"Glad I could help," Molly muttered as the door shut behind them, leaving a still confused Molly behind.
~*~*~*~
"Now will you tell us what is going on?" Makoto asked as they all gathered around the table in her kitchen. Luna and Artemis, who had joined them at Ami's request, sat on the kitchen counter. Ami still beaming pulled out her laptop and began punching the buttons for some reason.
"Ami? What's all the secrecy?" Raye asked, as she grew slightly impatient. If Ami knew where Usagi was, she sure wasn't letting it out any time soon.
Ami smiled triumphantly as she spun the laptop around so that the others could see. Before them on the computer screen was an image of the Moon Kingdom Royal Family. Queen Serenity stood in the picture in a long flowing white gown, her white hair pulled up similar to Usagi's, King Endymoin stood tall and proud in his dark armour next to her. And their daughter Princess Serenity, dressed similar to her mother, stood in the middle of the royal pair. The trio stood proud and noble.
"Yeah, so what does the picture of the Royal Family have to do with where Usagi is?" Raye asked, a bit more annoyed that Ami was playing games with them and making them guess.
"Everything!" Ami said as she hit another button and the picture of the Royal family was replaced with an image of the Moon Kingdom before it was destroyed by Beryl and her many minions. "You remember what the palace and the grounds looked like when we were last there?"
"Yeah everything was in ruins and nothing looked as it had in the past," Minako said, like the rest slightly confused to where this all was going.
Ami nodded, "Right. I guarantee you that Serenity made a promise to her mother. When Beryl and her minions were destroyed and the worlds were once more at peace that Serenity would return to the Kingdom and rebuild it."
Her comment was greeted by silence. The girls stared at the picture of the once glorious Moon Kingdom in thought. Was it possible that was what Usagi had done? Promised to rebuild the Palace and the Kingdom? It sounded crazy even for Usagi. But did it explain everything?
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A/N: I want to thank everyone who has read and reviewed so far. It is really appreciated. Keep checking back for updates!! Again, thanks!!!
"Well what happened? What did he say?" Those were the only two questions she heard as she walked into Makoto's kitchen. The rest of the girls were gathered around the island as Ami dropped her bag onto the floor.
"The same thing Usagi tells us about their evenings and weekends together. Everything they had done and nothing out of the ordinary," Ami said as she plopped into a near by chair. Minako slunk into the chair opposite Ami, placing her elbows on the table and propping her chin with her hands.
"So now what do we do?" Minako asked as Makoto placed a cookie sheet full of cookies on the table to cool.
"I guess the thing to do is find someone who is close to Usagi. Someone who Usagi would tell anything to," Makoto said as she pulled the oven mitt from her hand.
"Other then us, who would she confide in?" Raye asked as she grabbed a fresh cookie and took a bite. Ami smiled at a revelation.
"Molly!" Ami shouted as she jumped to her feet. Minako and Makoto smiled. They too knew that when it came to stuff Usagi didn't want them to know, Molly would.
Raye swallowed her mouthful of cookie, "One problem. Her and Melvin moved to the United States shortly after high school."
"Then it's time the sailors teleported." Ami said with a determined grin. Molly was the only one who would possibly know where Usagi was. And if she were the only one who knew, then they would go to her!
~*~*~*~
"Coming!" Molly's voice carried through the closed door. Ami and the rest stood impatiently outside Molly and Melvin's door. Ami held a recent letter to Usagi that she had gotten from Luna. She was just as glad as the rest of them that it had the address on it.
"Hey guys! What are you doing here?" Molly's cheerful smile greeted them. She stepped aside to let the group filter into the hall. "Where's Usagi? I can't believe you made the trip without her." Molly said with the same sweet smile.
Ami frowned, "That's why we are here."
Molly looked from Ami to the others in confusion. "What do you mean? Where's Usagi?" Molly asked as she closed the door behind her visitors.
"She has been gone three months now," Makoto said softly as she took a seat on the couch. The others took up seating in various places in the living room. Molly sat at the opposite end of the couch, next to Minako.
"Gone? What do you mean gone?" Molly asked more confused because of the lack of answers. Raye sighed.
"She up and left without telling us where she went. Mamoru doesn't know where she is at all. We had one conversation with her and she didn't give any hint as to where she was or when she was coming home. We were hoping you had some sort of idea as to where she was," Raye said bluntly. Molly sighed, stood and crossed to a nearby window over looking a small yard below.
"Did she say anything to you?" Minako asked, her eyes as well as everyone else's glued to Molly as she continued to stare out the window.
"Usagi told me she was going away for a while. She needed to be away from everyone to clear her head and sort out her feelings about something. She didn't say what it was. Just that she had a promise to keep and that she was returning home for a while to see that the promise was kept. What promise? I don't know. That's all she told me," Molly said softly, turning around to face the group, her arms wrapped about her in an embrace. "Like I said, she didn't tell me much."
The girls sat and stared blankly for a moment. Promise? What promise? The only promise that they knew of that she would make was...
"Of course!" Ami exclaimed, startling the others.
"You know what she was talking about?" Molly asked, slightly thankful that someone had some idea of what Usagi was talking about. Ami jumped to her feet and smiled largely.
"Molly you are a lifesaver! Thank you so much!" Ami smiled as she gave their hostess a brief embrace and hurried towards the door, the others quickly following suit. Molly stood and stared after them. She had always known that Usagi's friends were strange, but this was nuts!
"Glad I could help," Molly muttered as the door shut behind them, leaving a still confused Molly behind.
~*~*~*~
"Now will you tell us what is going on?" Makoto asked as they all gathered around the table in her kitchen. Luna and Artemis, who had joined them at Ami's request, sat on the kitchen counter. Ami still beaming pulled out her laptop and began punching the buttons for some reason.
"Ami? What's all the secrecy?" Raye asked, as she grew slightly impatient. If Ami knew where Usagi was, she sure wasn't letting it out any time soon.
Ami smiled triumphantly as she spun the laptop around so that the others could see. Before them on the computer screen was an image of the Moon Kingdom Royal Family. Queen Serenity stood in the picture in a long flowing white gown, her white hair pulled up similar to Usagi's, King Endymoin stood tall and proud in his dark armour next to her. And their daughter Princess Serenity, dressed similar to her mother, stood in the middle of the royal pair. The trio stood proud and noble.
"Yeah, so what does the picture of the Royal Family have to do with where Usagi is?" Raye asked, a bit more annoyed that Ami was playing games with them and making them guess.
"Everything!" Ami said as she hit another button and the picture of the Royal family was replaced with an image of the Moon Kingdom before it was destroyed by Beryl and her many minions. "You remember what the palace and the grounds looked like when we were last there?"
"Yeah everything was in ruins and nothing looked as it had in the past," Minako said, like the rest slightly confused to where this all was going.
Ami nodded, "Right. I guarantee you that Serenity made a promise to her mother. When Beryl and her minions were destroyed and the worlds were once more at peace that Serenity would return to the Kingdom and rebuild it."
Her comment was greeted by silence. The girls stared at the picture of the once glorious Moon Kingdom in thought. Was it possible that was what Usagi had done? Promised to rebuild the Palace and the Kingdom? It sounded crazy even for Usagi. But did it explain everything?
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A/N: I want to thank everyone who has read and reviewed so far. It is really appreciated. Keep checking back for updates!! Again, thanks!!!
