Title: Secrets aren't so secret anymore
Author: Sailor Linnea
Chapter: 21
" Speak"
(thoughts)
"Well Mamoru? Is that a YES?" Minako asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm a man! Of course I think of sex from time to time," Mamoru defended himself.
"Really? So it's only a few times, then? Like once a week?" Rei asked incredulously.
"Well, maybe more often then that," Mamoru admitted with a guilty blush.
"Twice a week? Every day?" Makoto asked. "And Minako, I'm sure you must have misunderstood the article, because I have heard that men think about sex more than three hours a day. Especially the ones that have girlfriends."
"Yeah! And I bet that Mamoru can't think of anything else after making out with Usagi. After all, he touched her but didn't have sex with her; that must have encouraged his hentai-imagination. Isn't that so Mamoru?"
"Guys! That's none of your business," Usagi wailed, embarrassed that her friends could ask her boyfriend such intimate questions.
"Why didn't we think about that?" Rei said with an evil smile.
"What?" Usagi asked and stared at her friend with questioning eyes.
"Why did we ask Mamoru when Usagi can answer the question for us?" Rei clarified and turned her attention to Usagi.
"Yeah, give girl! How many times has Mamoru thought about sex since yesterday?" Makoto asked her friend with a teasing tone.
"A couple of times, but that's none of your business," Usagi admitted with a blush.
"It must be interesting to know a man's thoughts," Ami mused. When everyone stared at her she blushed scarlet. "What? It's not that I want to hear hentai thoughts. But it would be interesting to know the difference between men's and women's thoughts. We all know that men and women have a different view of life and different priorities. It would be interesting to observe it—in the name of science, of course," Ami babbled.
"I think she defends herself a little too much, don't you think?" Rei asked the others.
"Yes it seems a little suspicious!" Makoto agreed.
"Well, all right I admit! I would like to know what a man thinks and it hasn't anything to do with science. I'm just curious!" Ami admitted with an embarrassed voice.
"So give girl! Who is he?" Minako asked with a curious voice.
"Ryo," Ami whispered with a dreamy expression.
"Ryo? Like Ryo, the new boy in school?" Usagi asked with a shocked voice.
"Yes!" Ami whispered and blushed scarlet.
"But he's so shy and never speaks to anyone," Usagi muttered.
(Who is Ryo?) Mamoru asked with a curious voice.
(A shy boy at school. He's quiet, never speaks to anyone and studies too much,) Usagi replied. (I just don't understand what she sees in him.)
(Maybe because he reminds her of Ami before she meet you?) Mamoru asked with a smile.
(Yes he does remind of Ami, doesn't he?) Usagi said with a smile.
(Well, they obvious share the same passion for knowledge. If they get to know each other, who knows?) Mamoru mused.
"I like him!" Ami defended herself. "He's a little shy, that's all. He's a nice young man with the same interests as me."
"I'm sorry Ami! I didn't mean it like that! I'm sure that you'll be happy together," Usagi said with an apoplectic smile.
"But Usagi, we aren't even friends yet!" Ami said with a blush.
"'Yet', being the key word," Minako said with a brilliant smile.
(Uh oh! Here it comes!) Usagi sighed.
(What comes?) Mamoru asked with a confused tone.
(Disaster Minako!) Usagi said and rolled her eyes.
"I'll help you! I'm the Goddess of Love, after all. It's all part of my job description," Minako said with starry eyes.
"That's all right, Minako! I think I can handle it myself. But thank you for volunteering to help," Ami said with panic shining in her eyes.
"Why doesn't anyone want my help?" Minako said with a pout.
"Maybe because we have seen how much damage you can cause when you're trying to help?" Makoto asked with a raised eyebrow. "I don't suppose that anyone has forgotten about Nurse Venus?" Everyone shook their heads and shuddered in response to the memory.
"I will never get sick ever again!" Rei said with a shudder at the thought of the remains of her room after Minako had left.
"No, me neither!" Ami said with a sad smile as she thought of all the good books that Minako had destroyed.
"Well, then I would be a great doctor don't you think?" Minako asked with a proud smile.
"What do you mean?" Artemis asked.
"If I'm responsible for people not getting sick, I would be a famous doctor!" Minako said with a brilliant smile.
"Minako!" Artemis sighed and dropped his head in his paws in defeat.
"And you accused my charge of being immature and stupid!" Luna snorted.
"He did what?" Usagi yelled and turned his attention to a blushing cat. "ARTEMIS!"
"Now, calm down Usagi. Those weren't my exact words!" Artemis defended himself, hiding behind his charge.
"No, you don't! I think you deserve this!" Minako said and picked him up and placed him before Usagi.
"Well, maybe they weren't your exact words, but that was what you meant!" Luna said with an evil smile.
"Artemis!" Usagi hissed and picked up the cat by the neck and started to shake him.
"Usagi!" the cat yelped. "Please forgive me!" Finally Usagi was satisfied with her revenge and set the cat down on the floor again. Artemis lay there for a while and tried to stop the world from spinning.
"Anyway, I think I would be a great doctor!" Minako continued.
"Yeah, maybe she's so scary that she's able to scare the disease away!" Rei snorted.
(Is she really so bad?) Mamoru asked with a doubtful voice.
(Worse! I wasn't sure if she was trying to cure me or kill me!) Usagi sighed.
(Really? Remind me to lock the door the next time I get sick,) Mamoru said with a shocked voice.
(It won't help! She'll think that you're dying if you don't open the door, so she'll let herself in, one way or another.)
(But how is she going to….OH!) Mamoru sighed when he realized that Minako would use her superpowers if that became necessary.
"But Minako, if you wish to be a doctor that means that you have to study as hard as Ami. Do you really want that?" Artemis asked.
"No! Maybe, I'll try to be an idol or singer instead. That way I can avoid more boring schoolwork," Minako said with a frown. Everyone sighed in relief.
(Saved!) Usagi said with relief.
"But of course I would still take care of my friends when you get sick," Minako said with a reassuring smile.
"But Minako, that won't be necessary. After all we have Ami! I'm sure that she'll need a lot of practice. We wouldn't want you to waste time on us when we are sick," Makoto tried, hoping to convince her.
"It'll be no problem at all. You're my friends after all. You'll never be a problem," Minako insisted and everyone sighed in defeat, knowing that they couldn't be honest with her without hurting her feelings.
(We'll just have to make sure that no one of us ever gets sick again,) Usagi sighed.
(Or make sure that she's too occupied to notice?) Mamoru suggested.
(That's a good plan!) Usagi said with a hopeful voice.
"Anyway, about this Ryo. Why don't you ask him out tomorrow, Ami?" Makoto suggested with a smile.
"Tomorrow? Ask him out? You mean like on a date?" Ami asked and everyone sweat-dropped.
"Yes, ask him out on a date!" Makoto said.
"But I don't know him, how could I ask him?" Ami asked with panic shining in her eyes.
"That's the whole idea with a date, silly. To get to know each other better!" Rei said with a gentle smile.
"And make sure that you take notes, 'cause we want to know EVERYTHING!" Minako said with an evil smile.
"Can you please stop being so curious?" Ami asked with sigh.
"NO! We like being curious!" Makoto, Minako and Rei chorused.
"Guys, please don't get to nosey!" Usagi said with sigh. "It's her life after all; you don't need to know everything."
"Just because you have a boyfriend, doesn't mean that you should spoil the fun for us that don't!" Rei snorted.
"And maybe if you stop being so sarcastic and mean all the time, you could get one too?" Usagi snapped back. Before another tongue-war could start, Ami interrupted them.
"Maybe I can ask him to study with me?" Ami mused with a blush and everyone sweat-dropped.
"Not exactly my idea of a romantic date, but it's a start," Usagi said with a gentle smile towards the blushing Ami.
"Now, back to the enemy!" Luna said with a serious voice. "We need to find the ginzuishou before the enemy does; any ideas?"
"Well, dragging Usagi around town every day is the only option, isn't it?" Rei asked with a frown.
"I think I'm going to like this!" Usagi said with a brilliant smile as she thought about all the malls they should check out.
"Usagi, that doesn't mean that you need to search through all the malls in Tokyo!" Rei said with a sarcastic tone.
"But Rei, we don't know were they are so it's important too search thoroughly," Usagi said with a serious voice.
"Do you really think the crystals will be located in a mall?" Rei asked with a sigh.
"You'll never know," Usagi defended herself with a pout.
"Actually the crystals are inside humans, so Usagi's suggestion isn't so bad after all," Luna said with a sigh.
"Inside humans?" the girls and Mamoru chorused in shock.
"Yes; when Queen Serenity used the ginzuishou to seal Metallica away she divided the ginzuishou into seven parts: the nijizuishou. She sealed one shadow warriors inside each nijizuishou."
"The shadow warriors?" Makoto repeated with a frown. "Who are they?"
"And why did Queen Serenity seal them inside the nijizuishou?" Usagi asked with a confused tone.
"The shadow warriors are the strongest warriors from the Negaverse. When she sealed them inside the nijizuishou, she made it impossible for the warriors to take control of the body they were reborn with. And the humans have no idea what they are carrying inside of them."
"So you mean that there are humans that have a part of the ginzuishou as well as a demon inside of them?" Usagi asked with a shudder.
"Yes!" Luna said.
"But what will happen if the Negaverse finds a way to free the demon?" Rei asked with a frown.
"Then it will take control of the body and the human will seize to exist," Artemis replied with a sad smile.
"But we have to do something. We can't let seven innocent people suffer. Artemis and Minako, I want you to investigate how we can stop them from being controlled by the shadow warriors. Is there any chance to cleanse them from the demon parts of their souls? Rei, can you do a fire reading to see if you can see anything? Ami is there anyway that you can track the shadow warriors on your computer? Luna, I want you to create a communicator for Mamoru as well as one for my parents. It will be vital for us to be able to contact them in an emergency. I don't think we should trust this mental bond too much, and, besides, my parents needs a fast way to contact me. Create the communicators for my family first," Usagi commanded, glancing at each of her Senshi and the cats in turn. Everyone stared at her in shock. "What? Why are you all looking at me like that?" she asked with a frown.
"You shocked us, Usagi," Luna replied when the others didn't utter a sound. "We are not used to hear you sound so commanding, that's all. But I made you the leader, so I'm glad that you take this so seriously."
"Of course I take this seriously. There are lives at stake here," Usagi said with irritated voice. (Does everyone think that I'm a total airhead that doesn't think of anything besides Sailor V and food?) Usagi asked with an irritated voice.
(Of course not, honey. I think that they are just a little shocked over you acting as a leader. You haven't given orders before,) Mamoru replied with a proud voice. (You're more mature than gave you credit for before, honey. I'm proud of you.)
(Thank you, Mamoru,) Usagi replied with a brilliant smile.
"What are you waiting for, girls? Let's figure out a way to find the nijizuishou before the Negaverse does," Usagi said and everyone scattered to fulfill their assignments.
"What about us. Usagi?" Makoto asked.
"You and Mamoru come with me. We'll search through town to see if we can find anything suspicious. If you any of find something that could lead us to the enemy, let us know immediately," Usagi said, and she, Makoto, and Mamoru left the shrine in search for the first nijizuishou.
Luna arrived at the Tsukino household an hour later. Inside her mouth she carried a communicator. It was late in the afternoon and Ikuko and Kenji sat in the living room. They were speaking quietly, but when they saw Luna they silenced.
"Hi Luna, what are you doing back home?" Ikuko asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ikuko, why are you talking to Luna? Do you really think she will answer you?" Kenji asked.
"Yes she expects me to answer. Maybe because she knows that I can talk," Luna said with a teasing tone.
"What did you say?" Kenji asked with a shocked voice. "Did that cat just talk?" he asked Ikuko with a confused tone.
"Haven't you heard about Sailor Moon's talking cat?" Ikuko asked her husband with an unbelieving voice.
"No, I haven't read all the absurd rumors about Sailor Moon, because I didn't think it had anything to do with me," Kenji snapped back.
"Are you still shocked over who our daughter really is?" Ikuko said with a gentle voice.
"Who wouldn't be shocked that they have a daughter that is a superhero?" Kenji asked.
"I understand your shock, Mr. Tsukino. But I'm here with a gift that will make it possible for you to contact her anytime," Luna said and dropped the communicator in Kenji's lap.
"What is it?" Kenji asked and regarded it curious.
"It's a communicator. The girls all have one and I'm working on one for Mamoru at the moment," Luna answered and pressed a button. The communicator started to glow and soon Usagi's face was visible on the screen.
"Moon, here. Have you found anything Luna?" Usagi asked with a serious voice.
"No, I'm afraid not. I'm at your house now and your parents have just received their communicator," Luna answered before Kenji picked up the communicator and regarded his daughter with curious eyes.
"How does this thing work?" he asked curiously and turned the communicator upside down.
"Dad, what are you doing? Why am I seeing everything upside down?" Usagi asked.
"Sorry honey," Ikuko said and snatched the communicator out of Kenji's hand. "We appreciated that you gave us this; it will come in handy if we would need to reach you sometime."
"No problem, mom. I have to sign off now; we're searching for clues to our enemy's next move," Usagi said with a grin.
"And Usagi thinks that the best place to search is at the mall," Makoto's teasing voice came from the communicator. "Ouch, why did you do that Usagi?" was heard a moment later.
"Anyway, I'll be back for dinner around seven o'clock," Usagi said and then quickly signed off, but not fast enough. Mamoru's voice was heard just before the communicator was shut off.
"What do you say about going to the arcade, honey? My treat?"
"Why is she spending time with that boy all the time?" Kenji muttered.
"Maybe because he's her boyfriend?" Ikuko asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I don't like him," Kenji muttered.
"You don't have to like him, after all, he's Usagi's boyfriend, not yours," Ikuko said with a stern voice
Inside of the Hikawa Shrine, Rei was sitting in front of the fire, chanting. Suddenly, she gasped and quickly reached for her communicator.
"Senshi, come in. I have an important message for you," she almost yelled in the communicator.
To be continued……
AN/ There you go...chapter 21...soon I have run out of already written chapters. I have to write more, I just hopes my muse returns...otherwise you have to wait awhile. And either way, I don't think I'll be able to update so regularly. After all, real life takes up so much time. And I have to think about my fiancé as well. Can't abandon him, you know? After all anime takes up a lot of time as it is..I usually take my anime-time when he is watching soccer...Boring game, don't know why he is so interested. But he doesn't understand this obsession either, so! Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter? Thanx for the reviews as always. :)
Tsukia2005-05-05 - Great story. Love the plot. All around perfect. Keep writing. Can't wait for more
ladytokyo- hahahahhahahahhahah! chimpanzee hahahah! this is so funny. plz you have to update. I have to know what going to happen next and if serena and darien are going to get those leather outfits. don't worry Linnea-chan we all have a litte hentai in us or a little more. ladytokyo plz update
ClaimingUntoughable- love this story hope u can write more soon
MizzDL- NDA right! Only Serena could come up with some stuff like that. I'm loving the story keep it going.
ffgirlmoonie- lol..nice thing to admite:) Ok, so update soon and i'm sorry if i didn't review for the last chapter...:(
KeikoKasaiTora- Keep it comin, keep it comin...
ashpup- 3 hrs ONLY! girl pliz they think about it much then that. maybe lik every 20 minutes or so. doesnt one good sexual thought take at least 20 minutes...i herd that somewhere but i can remember. continue girl. ps. white and black, really? i thought that was all movies and cartoons. cool ;)
AN/ I realised that so I corrected that in this chapter...
Rena Moon- That was so wicked! I can't wait to read more! Although I wish that you could somehow get Endymion protects back... And I am not really looking forward to seeing Darien captured by the dark kingdom. Never like those eps so sad! Anyhow no matter what you do I will continue to read. So please update soon!
AN/ I haven't decided yet, but I think I will skip that part. What do you all think?
GOGOpeachgurl86- Good story lets progress it shall we?I want out of the meeting.
AN/ Soon there will be more action and some private time for Usagi and Mamoru. :)
artisia- yeah another chapter... and they're dna's changing cause their prince and princess, right ;) lol
AN/ You just have to wait to find out. (evil smile)
Fire Dolphin- i cant wait to find out what will mamoru's responce be? BUt also is Usagi and Mamoru going to change into Endymion and Serenity? and whats going to happen when they go to school? hope u continue it!
AN/ You also have to wait to find out. (evil smile)
Sailormoonhannah- I love this story! I love you for writing it! please update soon! oh and is this story on destiny's gateway yet?
AN/ Sigh. I haven't heard anuthing from the moderator since the message that she is hopitalized at the moment. Maybe the story is up anyday or it will take a couple of more weeks...sigh...
Ishq- 'NDA' haha thats great! so are usagi and mamoru's dna turning royal like prince and princess, cause i was wondering hm. Well i thought this chapter was really good, and about guys thinking about sex 3 times a day i think for mamoru its probably 9! hehe poor mamo...Update son k! IshqSyao-fan- awesome fic! PLZ UPDATE AS SOON AS YOU CAN!
wizardemon- Another awesome chapter! And AHEM! You shouldn't be telling all men's secrets like that. HOW RUDE!
AN/ Hehehehehehe...couldn't resist...
pyro the dark angel- I think Usagi is going to butt in and say yes he does. 'Cuz you know it is true. Well that's all have to say. Ja ne! Oh also update soon!
GeminiWind- Oh, man its so funny! i love the fact that they will be in a conversation and then start mind talking...can i call it that? well, it's great! cliffies are so...CLIFFY! AH! well, UPDATE VERY VERY VERY SOON!
SilentAngel101- what are you talking about 'cliffie obsession', honestly, cliffies are cool, cos they keep me (and probably a lot of other people) hanging. please update son. gah! (brill chappie btw)
MoonBunny777- i love it please update soon i need to know whats going to happen!
blvd - the cliffes no! lol i bet mamuro gonna answer yes! lol. anywhoz cant wait for the next one!