Title: Secrets aren't so secret anymore

Author: Sailor Linnea

Chapters: 27

When Mamoru was dressed he excited the room to reassure the four young women that Usagi was all right. The girls, whom had detransfomed, regarded him with serious expressions. (I'd rather face a youma than these girls!) Mamoru thought before he sat down on one of the couches. "Ladies, please make yourselves comfortable," he said and gestured to the couches. When all of the girls were seated he said, "Usagi is all right! She just fainted when she realized that she had changed."

"Well, who could blame her? I would faint, too, if I woke up one day and discover that I had grown wings," Minako said.

"When do you think that she'll wake up? I would like to run some tests on her to determine why these changes have occurred," Ami said with an eager voice. "Maybe it's connected to this mind-link that you have?" she mused.

"I think there's something strange with this mind-link," Mamoru said with a thoughtful expression.

"Why?" Rei asked with a curious voice.

"Well, Usagi has figured out a way to shut me out of her thoughts, but I can't hide mine from her. How is it possible for her but not for me?"

"I don't know a lot about telepathy, but I do know that some people are more gifted than others. Maybe the answer is that simple," Rei suggested.

"Maybe!" Mamoru replied, but he didn't look convinced.

"What I want to know is how she could have grown wings?" Makoto asked with a frown.

"I don't know! When we fell asleep everything was normal, and then they were suddenly there."

"Didn't you notice something when you…you know…" Minako asked with a slight blush coloring her cheeks.

"No, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when we made love," Mamoru said with a sigh.

"We're sorry, Mamoru! We don't mean to intrude on you're love life. We just want to figure out why this has happened to Usagi," Rei said with concerned voice.

"And besides, I'm sure we can get all the important details from Usagi, later on," Minako mumbled with a smile.

"Why are girls always so curious about things that don't concern them?" Mamoru asked with a suffering voice.

"That's because we don't have a love life! We have to live on the juicy details of our friends !" Minako said with an evil expression.

"Never mind about the details about their love life, guys! I think we are missing the whole picture here!" Ami said with a frown.

"What do you mean, Ami?" Makoto asked.

"Why did we feel the presence of our Princess? It was like she was calling us. Don't you agree?" Ami said and typed in the information in her computer to run an analysis of the possibilities that Usagi's change could have something to do with the Princess.

"The Princess?" Mamoru repeated with a confused voice. "Why would she lead you here?"

"That is what we have to figure out, Mamoru," Rei said, obviously deep in thought.

"Maybe Usagi's change is a preparation for her arrival? Maybe we will all go through a similar transformation?" Makoto mused.

"I certainly hope not! I would not look good with a pair of wings on my back! Besides, they would be in the way all the time," Minako said with a frown.

"I think they are beautiful," Mamoru said with a smile.

"I agree with you, Mamoru. They are beautiful, but imagine how clumsy Usagi is going to be now that she has to figure out how to move around with a pair of wings on her back. She is going to have a tough time to get used to them."

"Not to mention that she is going to have some problems leading a normal life. I mean, it's not really common to have silver hair, silver eyes, and especially wings. Maybe as Sailor Moon, she could get away with it, but as Usagi? We have to find a way for her to hide her new look, otherwise we have no other choice then to reveal to the world our true identities!"

"But, Ami, that's not even an alternative! We have enemies that wouldn't hesitate to use our family and friends against us," Rei said with a frown.

"I know, Rei. But if we don't figure out how to hide the wings from everyone, could you please be the one to convince Usagi that she can never again go outside as herself? Never visit her other friends?"

"I think I could convince her to never again go to school, but the other parts would be impossible!" Rei said with a teasing look at Ami's horrified expression when she mentioned school.

"That's it! We have to figure out a way to turn Usagi back to normal! She can't afford to lose more schoolwork than she already has."

"Actually, I think Usagi could get really good grades in school if she just had the right motivation to study!" Mamoru replied with a thoughtful expression.

"And what would motivate her, Mamoru?" Ami asked with a curious voice. "I have already tried to talk some sense into her, but she isn't interested."

"Oh, I think I have some other alternatives to choose from!" Mamoru replied with a mysterious smile.

"I think it's best if we don't know!" Rei replied when she saw the wicked expression in Mamoru's eyes.

"But, guys, back to the most important question here! What does Usagi's transformation have to do with the Princess?"

"I don't now! I admit that I have a connection to the Princess, considering that I dream about her. But I have no idea who she is! Or why she would lead you here! As you can see for yourself, she's not here!" Mamoru said deep in thought.

"You are wrong, Chiba Mamoru. She is here! You just don't realize it yet," an angelic countered from the door to his bedroom.

Usagi woke up with a painful moan, holding her aching head with unsteady fingers. "What happened to me?" she mumbled. Slowly, she let go of her head and opened her eyes. She looked around the room with confused eyes, disoriented. Quickly, she raised the wall surrounding her mind. She didn't want Mamoru to hear her confused thoughts until she had figured out what had happened while she slept. This was the second time she had managed to block him out of her thoughts, and it was surprisingly easy to do so this time. "Let's see! I'm in Mamo-chan's bedroom. But where is he?"

Suddenly, everything rushed back to her. Her face tinted red when she remembered. "I woke up after we…." Her blush deepened when she thought back over the events that had happened earlier that day. "Then I fell asleep. I was awakened by loud voices. That was the girls and Mamo-chan arguing. That reminds that I have to kill them the next time I see them. It was so embarrassing waking up with all of the in the same room. Anyway, after their ogling of MY BOYFRIEND, they told me that I had changed. They left the room to give us some privacy. Mamoru finally convinced me to look in his mirror to figure out what they meant by my supposed change. I walked up to the mirror and then……NOTHING! I must have fainted? But why would I faint over my reflection?" Usagi frowned, deep in thought. She hesitantly left the bed on unsteady feet and approached the mirror slowly. "Maybe I fainted because I have somehow transformed to an ugly youma?" she mused, as she closed her eyes before she saw her reflection in the mirror, only two steps away from it. "No, be brave now! If you have changed then deal with it! Maybe it is somehow possible to reverse it?"

She opened her eyes with a determined face. She blinked twice to make sure that what she saw was real. Her eyes widened to two enormous silver globs. She raised shaky hands to her face, and saw with fascination the older reflection mimic her movement. "But it's impossible! That can't be me? She's so grown up, her coloring is all wrong." Then suddenly she saw something that almost made her faint again. "I have WINGS? How can I have wings? What happened to me?" she mumbled with a confused voice. She studied the wings from all angles possible. "Well, they're beautiful. But why? If I was transformed right now, it would make more sense, but I'm not using any magic at the moment. And what does that crescent moon mean? I don't understand!"

Suddenly, she realized that she was naked and that the girls or Mamoru could come back at anytime. She didn't want to get caught naked starring at her own reflection in the mirror. She looked around the bedroom and walked over to the huge closet. She opened it and scanned the clothes with a frown. "What should I borrow? It's quite difficult to find anything that would work with the wings sticking out of my back."

"Maybe I can solve the problem for you, my dear?" a voice suddenly offered from her left.

Usagi turned around quickly with a surprised gasp. Beside her stood a beautiful woman wearing a long, flowing white dress. She looked to be around 30 years old with beautiful long silver hair, silver eyes, and a crescent moon on her forehead. "Who are you? How come you have the same coloring that I have now? And WINGS! You have wings as well."

"The reason is simple my dear. You are my daughter," the woman said with a gentle smile.

"Your daughter? I already have a mother, thank you very much. I don't need another one. Stop lying to me!" Usagi said with an angry voice.

"I don't lie to you, Serenity. It's the truth!" the woman said and took a step closer to Usagi.

"Don't come any closer! I may be naked, but I can still defend myself!" Usagi said and moved into an attack position, ready to defend herself from the obvious delirious woman.

"Serenity, honey, I really thought I taught you better than to attack people. That's hardly the right way for a Princess to behave," the woman said with a smile, and, with a flick of her wrist, Usagi was dressed in a white gown that reached the floor. "There, that's better, isn't it? And please behave a little more like a Princess, Serenity? Threatening people isn't very proper. Even though you do remind me of myself at you age. I was also quite rebellious."

"Why do keep calling me Serenity? My name is Usagi!" Usagi didn't relax even when the woman backed away from her.

"It's your name, even though you don't remember it," the woman said with a sad smile. "You are my daughter, Crown Princess Serenity of the Moon, heir to the throne of this universe."

"Stop lying to me! I'm not your daughter, nor am I a Princess and I'm defiantly not the heir to this Universe. You are obvious delirious. Or even worse, you are sent from the Negaverse to trick me into some sort of a trap," Usagi said, and, with cautious steps, approached the bed to try to find her broach, never once letting her eyes leave the strange woman.

"My dear, please have a little faith. I'm your mother! And you are a Princess. Actually, you are the Princess you're all looking for and, therefore, the Sailor Senshi are your guardians."

"My guardians? Stop trying to confuse me with your lies. There is no way that I can be the Princess we are looking for!" Usagi said, never stopping her search for the broach, wondering where it had gotten to.

"You once thought the same thing about you being Sailor Moon. Maybe you are wrong now as well?" the silver haired woman asked with a raised eyebrow, holding Usagi's broach in her outstretched hand.

"How did you know that?" Usagi asked a confused expression on her face, quickly taking the broach and backing away from her again.

"I have been observing you from the minute you were born. I know everything there is to know about you, my dear. Including your romance with Prince Endymion."

"Prince Endymion?" Usagi asked with a thoughtful expression. Somewhere deep inside her, the name sounded familiar.

"Well, I guess he goes by the name Chiba Mamoru now, but he is the Prince of Earth. Even though he doesn't know that yet."

"Wait a minute! Mamo-chan is a Prince?" Usagi stuttered sitting down on the bed with a shocked expression. A memory flashed before her eyes. She saw herself walking in a beautiful garden with Mamoru and the woman. Before she could study it closer, the memory faded.

"Yes, he is. And you are a Princess, and my daughter," the woman said with a gentle smile, sitting down beside Usagi and wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

"But I already have a family. Are you trying to say to me that they aren't related to me?" Usagi asked sadly, thinking about her family.

"Even though your appearance has changed back to what you looked like when you lived on the Moon all the years ago, you still belong to their family. The only difference is that you now know who you were a long time ago. And you are still the rightful heir to the throne of the Universe."

"I don't understand any of this. How can I be a Princess? Why do I look like this?" Usagi asked and fingered her now silver hair.

"I understand that this is a lot for you to take in, honey. You will understand in time. "

"It's just so confusing. And I don't even know your name."

"I'm sorry, honey. That was very rude of me. I'm Queen Serenity of the Moon and we used to live together three thousand years ago. We lived in a world filled with peace and magic. Then the Negaverse came and brainwashed the people of Earth to betray us. The Negaverse used the jealousy and fear that the Earthlings felt about our long life span to convince them that our kind had to be destroyed."

"What do you mean long life span, Queen Serenity?" Usagi asked with a curious voice.

"We were almost immortal and lived for a least a couple of centuries. The Earthlings were afraid that we would take over their world and make them our slaves. Before I could prove our innocence, they attacked us with the help of the Negaverse."

"But if you were so strong, why did the Moon get destroyed?" Usagi asked as she remembered the pictures of the Moon surface that she had studied in school.

"We were betrayed. All of your Guardians were in love with Prince Endymion's Generals. Unfortunately, they were brainwashed to betray us. Your Guardians let their guard down when they saw their loved ones, and before we knew that something was wrong, your Guardians had been murdered. Everything happened quickly after that. Suddenly, I was the only one left alive. I decided to send you all to future to be reborn at the cost of my own life, so that you could have another chance for love and happiness. The Moon's surface was destroyed because I used so much energy to seal the Negaverse away. I knew that I couldn't seal them away forever, but I could only hope that you were old enough to deal with them when they broke free again…"

"….and they did break free a couple of months ago," Usagi finished the sentence.

"There is still time; they aren't completely free yet. They are only able to send one youma and one general through the portal at time. But soon the portal will open completely and you will face an entire army of youma, not to mention Queen Beryl and Queen Metallia," Queen Serenity said with a sad smile.

"Great, another thing to worry about," Usagi sighed. "Why can't I have a simple life like everyone else? Why must it be up to me to save the world all the time?"

"I'm sorry to burden you with this, honey. But you are the only one left that can defeat the evil. I tried, but I failed. Now it's up to you to save us all. And maybe when you manage to save this world, I can finally rest in peace."

"Rest in peace? Does that mean that you are…."

"Dead? Yes, I am! I have been given the permission to guide you through this, but I'm only a spirit."

"Then how can you…"

"Touch you? I don't really know, honey. Maybe it's my love for you that makes it possible?"

"You love me?" Usagi asked in a small voice.

"Of course I love you, honey. You are a remarkable young woman and I'm proud of all your achievements."

"Sometimes, I feel like I'm not doing anything but delivering the final attack to youma that are almost defeated anyway," Usagi said and looked away from the Queen.

"Nonsense, honey. You are a lot stronger than you think. You are the only one that can destroy them."

"But the others are a lot better than I am. I'm so clumsy and Mamo-chan is always forced to rescue me."

"The reason why you were clumsy was because you weren't in your normal form. Without your wings, your body had problems adjusting to Earth's gravity. And your lack in fighting skills is because you never had the training that your Guardians did. You were never meant to fight like you are forced to do today. I think I will have to have a long talk to Luna when I meet her. She deliberately placed you in danger. If anything had happened to you…."

"Don't say that! Nothing has happened to me, so don't blame Luna. And she obviously doesn't remember who I used to be, otherwise I'm sure that she wouldn't have made me fight the enemy. And that brings up another question: why do none of us remember any of this?"

"I erased your memories in order to give you a life filled with happiness and peace as long as possible. Maybe, I made the wrong decision."

"No, it was better this way. I had 15 years of peace and I'm grateful of that."

"I had hoped that you would be a little older before you were forced to fight. Even though your body is now 20 years old, your soul is still only 15 years old. But maybe you are mature enough, considering of what happened here earlier," Queen Serenity mused.

"WHAT? You mean that you know what Mamo-chan and I did?" Usagi asked, blushing scarlet.

"As I told you before, honey, I know everything, including your romance with the Prince of Earth," Queen Serenity said with a calm expression.

"Kill me now! This is too embarrassing! Now, not only my Guardians know but my past Mother, as well. Isn't anything personal anymore?"

"Speaking about your love life, honey, I think we need to have a little talk," Queen Serenity stated with a serious face.

To be continued….

Hi again! Thank you for all of your reviews...Hope you like this chapter as well...R & R...

ashpup
nice chapter, cant wait to see wat hapens next. keep it up girl.

darkangelicdemon
I love the story, please upgrade soon

TheUltimateSuperSaiyan
a friend recomended me and i must say its a pretty good story, you must continue

AN/ Wow, a friend recomended you? (blushes) Thank you!

ladytokyo
hahahah man the scout are so nosey jeez. I wonder how every body will take to the change. this is great. update

SexyBeast101
I am so lovin' where his story is going. Keep up the fabulous work.

Princess Consuela bananahamock
that was well good! wasnt expecting that to happen at all lol. but ure a gr8 author keep it up. gr8 story i luv it!

Shrouded Mist
Great story! These cliffhangers are evil... EVIL I TELL YOU. MORE MORE MORE!

ClaimingUntoughable
cool chapter keep up the good work. hope u write more soon

Ladie of Avalon
Hehe, I just finished reading all 26 chapters yesterday...3 O'clock in the morning. It was great! Please update soon and I'll leave a much more detailed comment on your next chapter.

AN/ OMG! That took a while didn't it?

KeikoKasaiTora
Well, a woohoo! Major and drastic changes huh? Didn't see that one coming. Is Mamoru and the othr girls going to change also? Ho soon? Am I asking questions you don't even know the answer to?

AN/ Yep, I haven't decided yet. Do you think so?

artisia
i love the story. and to my surprise. i come back from vacation and get to read 3 chapters. wow! awsome story.

Meli-Chan39
begins following instructions breathing slowly... then cant contain the humor anymore begins rolling around on the floor again hehehe shes got wings! Why cant they tell they found the moon princess?

AN/ Call 911…..we have a emergency! No, seriously…it's great that you think it is funny…

Miss Jessica Rabbit
I LOVE THIS STORY! You make really steamy love seens and you should add another to the next chapter! Update soon!

AN/ All right, I'll think about adding another love scene soon...

ffgirlmoonie
Interesting, and cool twist:D

SilentAngel101
wow! cool chapter - i hope you explain the whole "Usagi becoming Lunarian" thing soon, cause otherwise im just gonna get confused. o well, awesome story - keep it up and update soon please!

AN/ Do you understand now, or do you think that I missed something?

Moonlightrosegoddess
Wow, what a funny update. I loved that Usa fainted at her new and improved (lol) body. What's going to happen next? Keep up the good work, and thanks for the humor. I really needed it.

BTW-it's great to find a writer who understands the importance of the truth of the story, yet finds a way to make it their own. You are one of the Elitists who manage to do that with every chapter of their stories!

AN/ Why thank you! (blushes) I'm honoured that you think that I'm a good writer….

MoonBunny777
this is so adorable can wait to read more!

musicbrat-0901
really like the story. can't wait til you continue.

Inu'sAngelGurl
LOL! That was the best! I loved it! But what about Serena gettin' pregnant? I don't think you said any thing about them using protection. HHM...Now THAT would be an interesting twist. (Here comes Rini:-) )You're a great writer. Keep it up. BTW, if you like poetry, I'd love your input on one of mine at search for Terri Bailey, the poem is titled Beautiful Dreamer. I love hearing from other writers. This was the best. Keep it up.

AN/ I'm afraid that I'm not very interested in poetry, but I'll read it anyways…getting her pregnant? Well, I hope you got your answer soon in the story, beacuse I'm not tellin! (evil laugh)

MeiMeiPrettyFlower
so how long will it take for them to figure out that she is the princess? i can't wait UPDATE SOON!

Rose Mitzkah
hello! hey does that mean that she has transformed back to proncess serenity? or not... nyways! it's okay if u stil cant decide how long it is... but as long as you keep writing these good stuffs.. ill be reading! hehehe... love it! lol

SwimBunny123
That was so mean to leave it at a cliffhanger! bangs head why can't I write a good story like you! WA! sniff I love your story though. It's one of my favs, so PLEASE UPDATE SOON!

AN/ I'm sure that you can write great stories….actually this is my first story and I had a lot of help from my mail pals at Princess Destiny's homepage. I joined a mailinglist there and was encouraged to write this story….Maybe you can try that as well? And it is always a good idea to send each chapter to a editor before posting it.

Syaofan
AWESEOME! except the fact that Mamoru is a little on the hentai saide. But it's still Awesome! I like it really much. Plz update ASAP!

Sailormoonhannah
I LOVE this chapter!

Ishq
okay the senshi, expecially mako were al HENTAIS! But hey, if i had a naked mamo in front of me i wouldn't just take a peep! hehe! I wonder what happened to usa? this chapter kinda reminds me of lilac summer's story the big wish! if you haven't reasd it read it! It's hilarious! lol kk update son!

Ishq

AN/ Actually I hadn't read it before…now I have…You're right that was a great story.

Tsukia
Hey there
Another great chapter
so with all these changes will Serena be able to go home at all?
What has happened to her?
Will she end up living with Darien cause of the changes?
You leave me with so many questions
update soon

babiixwolf
hii, wow awesome chapter teehee. not sure if i updated for this fic or not buh anyways! wow she's Lunarian xDD, so wouldn't that mean that the Scouts found their Princess? lol anyways update soon! you used to update so fast lol anyways! UPDATE!

Goddess -Princess-Serenity
Omigosh that was good! This story is great you must
Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update!Update! (and so on) BEST CHAPTER YET! UPDATE NOW!

AN/ Wow, I wasn't prepared for that long review….That was the longest mail I have ever seen…..But it worked didn't it?

YamiNirina
Wow didn't see that comeing though still love this story.Oh I bet some day u can get that car.Update soon.../lol/

kagome-is-me
haha. this chapter was splendid! I loved how you expressed Usagi's true clumsiness and made her fall as she got out of the bed. wonderful. and that Ami thing. oh, that was great, you could clearly tell she was embarrassed by that...wo, so much to say, so little time. Well, I guess I'll wrap this up by saying...hurry up with the next chappie!

CharmedSerenity3
Oh my god.
That was a great chappie.
Loved it.
Can't wait to see what will happen next.
Update real soon.

blvd
oh my! it thought it was soo funny when the senshi found them in the bed! i wonder whats gonna happen next!

cardcaptor eternity
wow, i can't believe that happened. anyway, it is HICKY, not hiccie. and are u saying usagi's butt got bigger too?

AN/ Ooops…..thanx for pointing out the misspelling….that's nice of you! I have read this story so many times now, that I don't see them.

No, not Usagi's butt, but her breast!

serenity-james17210
hey nice chapter keep up te good work

HishoHimura
Great chapter funny when she falls on her face i loved it looking forward to the next one! - Ja Ne

Red-Rose18
great chapter please update soon