One Night of Love and a Morning of Memories
Raion and Mamoru met up with each other on the balcony of Raion's room at the home of the Outer Senshi, he opened the brooch and pulled out the crystal "It has been a long time since I have held it" he commented to himself as he stood and looked at it. Raion looked at the crystal for a moment then remembered what he had to do "All right, here we go" he finally said, Mamoru suddenly remembered that Raion was in a life form that doesn't function well with him. He became concern with seeing Raion use the crystal "Be careful, the crystal can take half of your life and leave you weak" he said as the king of the moon held the crystal in the palm of his hand. Raion scoffed at his statement "I am already closer to death then anyone here, not to mention I was dead before. I have no fear of it" he added as the Silver Crystal started floating out of his hand. "Hold your hands up" Raion instructed while the crystal started to shine, Mamoru closed his eyes and did what he was instructed to do, he held his hands up like he was being held at gun point. "Now, I want you to concentrate on the entire planet, every single creature that lives on it including humans and animals" Raion instructed then held his hands to Mamoru's hand with the crystal floating between them.
Mamoru closed his eyes and pictured the globe in his mind until he could suddenly feel the heart of the Earth beating at the same beat of his own heart. Raion closed his eyes and focused on the crystal until he saw the image in Mamoru's head, they both were now seeing images of Africa, America, Australia with all it's people and creatures that roam in them. "Serene, my lady of the Moon, I seek for you. Place every living being on this planet under a deep sleep when the shield covers the globe from the threat that is ahead. Let them dream of their next day without fear" Raion said.
Meanwhile Lupus transported the four sisters in different parts if the globe like he was instructed by Raion. Koan was left in the center of Hawaii and Petz was placed in Australia, unlike Berthie and Calaveras who were placed in the two most coldest places on Earth, North pole and Antarctica. "AHH! RAION CANNOT BE SERIOUS!" Koan and Berthie said at the same time to Lupus as all three of them cuddled close to each other to try and keep themselves warm from the freezing winds that blow at them. "Look, we don't have time to stand here and complain about it now" Lupus said as he handed Berthie one of the waves "I got to take Koan to Antarctica" he added as he handed Berthie the Senshi's communicator. "But don't worry. After I get Koan to Antarctica, we'll get these waves dropped off then I'll come back to get all of you" he explained. "You promise!" Berthie said in a threatening voice "I promise" he replied then took Koan and disappeared out of poor Berthie's sight. "Women" Lupus thought to himself as he quickly transported back to Japan to get Ryo who volunteered to drop off one of the last three waves, along with Yori. It only took them a matter of 30 minutes before everyone with their waves to receive the signal to drop them to the ground then after that, Lupus made four trips around the world to get everybody back to Japan. It was difficult for him due to his back still burning from their past action but Lupus kept thinking about his loyalty to Raion and that got him back safely with the gang. He finally made his last trip back to Tokyo with Berthie and Koan "Why didn't you come and got us first?" they both asked in whining voices, he sighed hard and walked past them.
Back on the balcony where Raion was now helping a very dizzy Mamoru get to one of the chairs "Oh man, I feel like a tone of anchors were placed on my head. What is it that we just did?" the boy groaned and asked as Raion lowered him onto the chair. "When the shield opens up, every human being and the creatures on Earth will be placed in a deep sleep" Raion explained, Mamoru looked at him with confusion "It is better if they were asleep then awaken with the fear of their world being threaten" Raion explained more clearly to the boy. "Man, you think about the whole universe before you. No wonder everyone respects you and I am just the guardian of this planet" Mamoru exclaimed with exaggeration. Mamoru suddenly heard Raion chuckling softly as he sat in the chair next to him in the other chair "What is it?" Mamoru asked with his hands rubbing his forehead "You remind me so much of your father, he said the exact same thing" Raion answered. "Really? I wish I could remember more of him but I'm afraid the only memories that I recall are only the last moments I spent with your daughter" Mamoru replied as he looked up at the moon. "Yes, your manners, your attitude, and your characteristic are exactly like Endy" Raion explained as he placed the crystal back in the brooch "Tell me more about my father" Mamoru asked, Raion sighed hard with a smile. "Fun, mischievous, loved to play pranks on Yori just to get him to jump up to the ceiling, and a real romantic. I was awkward and clumsy when it came to girls, I remember Endy practically pushed me to Serenity when we were courting" Raion started out his explanation. Mamoru was thankful for the time he got to spend with Raion, it was almost better then meeting the father that Usagi was born with "I'm surprised that Serenity didn't fall for my father" Mamoru commented in a joking manner but he soon found himself chuckling alone while Raion just stared at the ground with a sad face. That complete silence made Mamoru realized what Raion was implying "Y-You mean, he and your wife-uh?" the boy stuttered in shock. "No! No, they didn't have an affair but I did sense something from him that told me how he felt towards her" Raion explained in hopes that it wouldn't make Mamoru feel less about his father. "We grew up together, Selene, Endy and myself. Endy would always call her dumpling head and making her angry when really deep down he was trying to tell her 'I love you' but he couldn't show it" Raion continue to explain to him. Mamoru could only picture an image of his father being a young man who was pinning over Selene while still trying to maintain his friendship with Raion. "When I was absorbing you and Usagi in front of that jewelry store where she tossed her work on your head, I was laughing the whole time. It reminded me of how Endy and Selene were like" Raion added then chuckled loudly again "Did he love my mother at least?" Mamoru asked after the thought of his mother appeared in his head. "Yes, of course he did but his heart was gradually given to Selene" Raion answered then suddenly just blunted suggested "Go home, Mamoru-san, Usagi is waiting for you". Mamoru looked at him for a moment then noticed what time it was '3:45 am' then he rose from his seat "You're right" he agreed then turned to head in. But he stopped and turned to face him "Don't you want to see Usagi?" he asked with his hands in his pocket "Not tonight, she needs to be with you now" Raion answered as he leaned back on his chair. "I will see her soon enough" he added the Mamoru walked through Raion's room and headed down the stairs, to the doors.
Mamoru opened up his apartment to hear Usagi in the shower, he found the thought of his girlfriend scrubbing herself was very erotic to him. He walked to the bedroom and began to get undress until he was only in his boxer shorts and climbed onto his bed. Suddenly he heard the shower turn off and the door opened, he was suddenly seeing her walking out, with her hair down and wet and wrapped in a towel "Oh Mamo-chan!" she said startled to see him sitting on the bed. "Hey!" he greeted her with a flirting smile and looking at her in the towel, Usagi scoffed off her boyfriend "Everything go well with Raion?" she asked as she walked to the gown that was hanging on the spare chair that was in the room. "Yeah, it did. The planet will be safe if this plan of his doesn't work out" Mamoru answered while his mind was on the subject of his girlfriend before him. Usagi suddenly felt unmoved and turned to him with a disturbed expression on her face, Mamoru saw her facial expression and walked up to her "What's wrong?" he asked with his hands placed on her shoulders. Usagi didn't answer right away, she just stood quietly before him for just a moment, finally she answered "Remember what I said back at Makoto's restaurant?" she asked with her head looking up at him. He nodded his head as a respond "I still think about the short time we spent after the Starlights and their princess returned to their planet" she explained. "And I loved those times that we spent without Tuxedo Mask, the Senshi and most of all Sailor Moon" she added now with her head bowed down, Mamoru understood how much it meant for her to have the normal life that she wanted. But all his thoughts made him conclude the only thing he could do for her, was she kiss her, which he started doing and then Usagi gently pushed his back so they could face each other "What are you doing?" she asked. Mamoru looked at her quietly for a moment then answered "Having our special moment before battle", and with that answer, Usagi responded to that with a passionate kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her toes while Mamoru wrapped his arms around her tiny waist, they both moaned softly as he lifted her and carried her to the bed. There, Mamoru slipped off her towel, Usagi helped him get undress and tossed his clothes on the floor.
After spending the last two hours of night time holding each other and finding their deep ecstasy, the couple passed out in each other's arms. Usagi on the other hand, was now beginning to have another memory flash back that started out when she dreamt about her time at Takashi's mansion. Then her dream zoomed her back to the Silver Millennium and once again, Usagi was a toddler again. She saw her mother standing behind her with her hands on her shoulder, Lord Endymion standing right next to her with a young Mamoru in front of him and they were all standing before a frozen statue of Takashi. He was surrounded by all four of the honor guards and before all the courts of the Silver Millennium. Usagi recognized the sparkling dots that Takashi was covered with, it was the moon dust paralyzing. Usagi looked at her mother who seemed to have a face of distress and depression, Endy placed his arm around her shoulder for comfort. "You know this is the right thing to do, Serenity" Endy whispered in her ear "By sending him away from all that he was craving for such as power of the crystal, ruling the Silver Millennium and you, this is the best option" he added with his grip around her tighten. Serenity sighed hard with tears falling down her face as she nodded to him in agreement to his statement "I know" she whispered back to him. "I just feel awful for him" she added, Endy started rubbing her shoulder, then he turned to Kunzite with his free arm lifted into the air. "Prepare the departure, Kunzite!" he commanded "Yes my lord" Kunzite responded then turned to the rest of guard and they all raised their hands to face Takashi. But everyone were surprised to see Nakuia standing beside his frozen father with his arms around him "Nakuia!" Serenity called out in shock and rushed to him while Endy ordered his gauds to hold off. "Nakuia, I am sorry about this but he did a terrible thing and he must be sent off where he could not do any harm" she explain with her hands on the boy's shoulders. Nakuia shock his head and held onto his father "You want to be banished with your father?" Serenity asked the boy and Nakuia nodded his head with a tiny moan.
Serenity turned to face Endy with now a concern face "Nakuia?" Endy said as he approached the boy and knelt neck to Serenity. "This is your chance to start all over with a kinder family that will never lay a hand on you to only an express love and affection toward you" Endy explained with his hand on the boy's back. Nakuia was unmoved by everything that Endy said to him, even the part about not being abused by anyone. Endy sighed hard with a look of disappointment then looked to Serenity "It's what he wants" he said to her, the Moon queen nearly broke down and sob but she nodded her head with all her strength. Endy took her by the arm and lead her back to where they stood then Endy raised his hand to his honor guards "Prepare to send them both away" he commanded to them "Yes my lord" they all replied together. But before Endy could throw the command to them, Usagi comes toddling to Nakuia's side and wrapped her arms around him. Usagi kissed him on the cheek then dashed back to her mother "Alright, send them both off" Endy commanded and the honor guards resumed where they were before Nakuia disrupted them. Suddenly bright beams shot out of all the honor guard's hands and that started up a space bubble with Takashi holding onto his father's statue, they were soon sent off on their endless journey. Suddenly in the split moment that Usagi looked up at Nakuia who quickly turned his head and looked at her, they were both locked in each other's glances and that made Usagi develop the urge to scream out "Stop!".
Usagi opened her eyes to find herself locked in Mamoru's arms, the sun had finally risen, in their bed and both naked underneath the sheets. She turned over to look at him sleeping with his mouth slightly opened and his hair all messed up. "I love looking at him when he's asleep" she thought to herself as she started to smile at him "Especially after that" she added as she recalled the events of last night. She laid there for a long moment just looking at his child like sleeping face and admire the structure of it all, then she remembered the boy from her dream "Nakuia" she thought to herself. She then recalled the flashback that she had at Makoto's restaurant, how he was abused by Takashi and even with all that abuse, Nakuia stayed with him to be banished with him "But what happen to Nakuia?" she asked herself then softly and cautiously, slipped out of bed. She dressed herself in casual jeans and a pink shirt with the sleeves up to her elbow, she fixed her hair back to her usual style. Then she slipped on some sandals, kissed her Mamoru on the forehead and left a note for him on the night stand. Usagi quietly opened the door and walked out of the apartment with her small back pack on her back, when she stepped out of the apartment building, she had no clue on where she was heading. But when she started walking with her thoughts only about everything that has been happening in the past three days, the dreams, her father from the Moonkingdom, the next enemy that has come to threaten the planet that she has considered her home for the past 18 years.
Usagi suddenly found herself standing by the entrances to the park in down town Tokyo "How'd I get here?" she asked herself, she stood silently for a moment then stepped in. As soon as Usagi continued her walk further and further down the path of the park, she sees the design of the gardens, resembled the garden from the Moonkingdom. Usagi continued walking down the path that is surrounded by rose bushes of every color, then she looked straight ahead at the end of the path. She spotted someone crouched down near the rose bush, Usagi walked quietly toward the person and the closer she got the more she realized that it was a man dressed in casual light gray pants and a white buttoned up shirt.
Suddenly without knowing it, she stepped on a twig on the ground and the sound of it breaking made the man turn to face her, it was Raion. "Well lovely morning isn't it?" was all he said to her with a smile on his face then turned back to what he was facing, Usagi didn't answer him, only crouched down next to him and looked at what was in his hand. It was a tiny sparrow that was eating the food in his hand, Usagi and Raion laughed and looked at the sparrow "What are you doing here so early?" she asked while reaching out to gently stroking the head of the bird. "I needed to get away from everyone that was smothering me with concern over my health and safety" he answered as he lowered his hand with the sparrow and let it hop off his hand. They both rose to their feet, Raion picked up a book that was laying on the ground next to him and they both walked to a bench near by quietly, they sat in awkward silences until they turned and looked at each other with complete amazement. They finally realized this was the first time that they were alone together with no one watching them or disturbing them, they laughed at one another "Oh this is quiet awkward!" Raion exclaimed while laughing "Yes, you'd think we'd know what to say to each other but we don't!" Usagi agreed while laughing too. They both started to wipe their tears away and calm themselves, they were silent again at first "I don't suppose you remember everything about me?" Raion asked to break the ice. "Um, actually, I am not sure if they are memories or just dreams" Usagi answered "Well then you tell them to me and I'll let you know if they are true and what are not" Raion suggested as he adjusted himself on the bench.
Usagi told Raion every dream that she has had since before they finally met with each other, even gave him details of his dream. "Well, the first three dreams that you had are true but the one you had in Makoto's restaurant was more of a...illusion of past events that is reacting in a present state" Raion explained. Usagi didn't understand what his last statement meant "This Nakuia boy that you just dreamt about, is your cousin from the Moonkingdom" Raion explained more clearly to her. Usagi was now more oblivious then she was when she learned about Takashi or of Raion "What happen to him?" Usagi asked out of concern, Raion sighed hard before he began his explanation. "Takashi raped a young Earth maiden and where we come from, a crime that ugly, produces...an ugly child" Raion said with a sad expression on his face "After his birth, it was forbidden to speak of it ever again" he added to his explanation as he leaned his elbow on his knees. "Your mother and I did our best to make him feel apart of the family like he should have been but Takashi would let us and he took all his negative energy out of Nakuia" Raion ended his explanation while rubbing his eyes with his hands. Usagi knew what he meant by that statement because it reminded her of the vision she had about Takashi beating on him with his staff "But even with all the abuse that he got, Nakuia never seemed to hate or hold any ill will against his father" Raion added with a smile of relief. "What do you think happen to him?" Usagi asked when she wondered about the rest of the court that were reincarnated "I don't know" Raion answered with a heavy sigh. "Do you think that he could be here on Earth like us?" Usagi asked desperately, Raion turned to her and took her hands into his "I don't know, maybe but if he is here, we would have spotted him by now" he answered in a comforting voice. "Maybe his karma is different from his past life" Usagi suggested "No, no, I doubt that very much" Raion explained with his head shaking side to side. Usagi started to become more troubled by their subject but something else happened to change it, her star locket started to play in her purse that was sitting between them.
The music lightly startled them at first "My locket" Usagi exclaimed as she reached into her purse and pulled it out, she held it in the palm of her hand with Raion smiling joyfully over it. They both sat and listened to the music in content for a long moment then Usagi then she saw the title of the book that Raion was holding onto "Greek Mythology" was it's title. "Trying to fin your story in there?" she asked out of curiosity while pointing at the book, Raion chuckled softly "No, I don't exist in any story that is written here" he answered without any expression on his face that showed he was disturbed by his nonexistence on Earth and that surprised Usagi. "You? You're not bothered by that?" she asked with a shocked expression on her face, Raion only shooked his head with a smile. "I am content with being unknown, as long as I am here with you" he explained happily, Usagi was impressed that he made a decision about not being remembered except by his loved ones. Usagi placed the locked on the small bench space between them and gently took his book from his lap, she found a book mark in it and opened to read it. It showed the story of the Moon goddess and her love for a Shepard from Earth "That sounds like Mamoru and my story" Usagi complimented as she quickly scanned the story. Raion smirked at her "Yes, but it also reminded me of a love story that almost has the exact people in it" he said as he looked up to the sky.
By the tone in his voice, Usagi sensed that he had something to tell her about her past then she started to remember Raion talking about the locket being made for her mother by a friend. "Who made this locket?" she asked, the king sighed sadly and at the same time he was happy "Lord Endymion I of the Earth, he was the first Phantom during the days of the Silver Millennium" he started out, Usagi was about to ask about the Phantom that kidnaped her. Raion sensed what she was about to ask before she could even ask "The Phantom that took you was not the real Phantom that I knew, I know for a fact that, whoever is behind that mask, is obviously someone else" he explained. "Anyways, Endy created this Phantom as a way of spying and secretly protecting the Silver Millennium also doing secret investigation...call it our own vision of the 'FBI' only it was one man that most people weren't sure if he was a man or a ghost. Endy would occasionally come to the Moonkingdom to visit you and entertain you with his harmless magic tricks when you were little" he explained with a happy expression on his face as he recalled everything that he was detailing in his mind. Usagi could remember them as he was detailing them "Endy was always mostly happy on the Moon, hence why we had such a deep brotherly friendship but he was also in pain when the woman he fell deeply in love with was bounded to be my wife and your mother" he then said now with his expression changing to a sadder mood. Raion could read the expression on his daughter's face, he could only hope that she would continue to hear him out before she begins to question Endy's affections toward her mother.
"Before Endy and I were sent on my mission to unite the leaders of all the planets and search for the crystal, we both knew Selene when she was one of the Lunarian Maiden. That is how our marriages were arranged back then, every year when the ruler of the Moon turned 18 years of age, the ministers summons a number of 17 year old women to come and live in the Lunar Temple to be trained and instructed to become a Queen. Selene had all the qualities of a Queen so she was chosen but she was in a way involved in a secret relationship. Endy met her far before I ever even laid eyes on her, he masqueraded as the Phantom and snuck to the Lunar Temple to visit her and charm her.
She never knew who the identity of the Phantom was, all she cared about was the pleasure of his company. The romance between them was pure and beautiful, at that time he was married to his queen but she died giving birth to Mamoru. When Endy confessed to me that he had seen Selene as the Phantom, he convinced me to sneak into the Lunar Temple to meet her. Though it was forbidden for me to meet my future wife before we were to be married but he insist that I go, so I went. I have never seen any female species that beautiful in my entire life but I couldn't speak to her the way a man should speak to her, Endy finally decided to do his best to bring Selene and I together. He placed aside all of his feelings just to see the two of us together and in love, he succeed in helping our love blossom before we were married. But in his process, Endy found only painful solitude in being the ruler of his planet, Mamoru's father and the Phantom. I made absolutely sure that he remained apart of my new line of happiness with Selene, even named him your God-father. The only happy moments he found for himself was with Mamoru and coming to visit you as the Phantom to entertain you with his harmless magic tricks and visiting you as himself" Raion ended his story there with his hand stroking the image of the Moon goddess in the book with tears in his eyes. Usagi reached for his hand with hers "You two still remained friends even though you knew of his love for mother?" she asked. "Yes, he told me of his feelings and I told him and Selene that if they desired to be together then I would fight to keep them that way" Raion answered with a smile on his face.
Usagi was touched at how noble he was, she realized that if something like that happened to her and Mamoru, she'd do the exact same thing that Raion would have done. "Now here I am on Earth with you, and I could be dying" he said in a humorous voice, Usagi turned sharply to him with a shocked look on her face. Raion saw her surprised face and he felt that he revealed something that he shouldn't have said "Oh by the Gods! You didn't know?" he asked, Usagi shocked her head fast. He took her hands into his to hold her up and quickly explained to her what he told the Senshi, Mamoru and the Generals. Raion noticed she was silent for a very long moment then saw her beginning to sob "What's wrong?" he asked while tightening his hand on hers. "I keep thinking about that tomb stone that I saw in my first dream that I had and thinking that you were dead. I keep thinking about all those beautiful moments that we spent in the Moonkingdom, I was so happy then and when I woke up to see that it was just a dream I felt so alone. Then I wondered why I never asked about you, why I never thought of you until I started dreaming of you and why do we have to meet in a time like this? Why do you have to die just when I had finally found you!" she explained now looking at him with her eyes red and soaked with tears. Raion sat in silence and watched his daughter painfully telling him how much she was happy that she found him but sadden that he may be dead before they can have another moment like this and that made his heart sore. "Oh Usagi! My heart ached to see you so close by but so far from my grasp, you are truly your mother's image" he said in his own sobbing voice and with those words said between them, Usagi and Raion leaped into each other's arms. They sobbed in each other's arms without a care of anything around "I will never be away from you" he said to her with his arms around her. "I will fight to keep you with me!" Usagi vowed in his arms "I swear by my Kingdom, you will live through this" she added, with that promise made, the two of them remained locked together.
Sorry to keep you guys waiting again.