Hi minna!

IMPORTANT!

You might have noticed that the story "Rivals"is no longer available. This is due to the fact that I have removed it. I might write a story similar to Rivals but right now I've decided to discontinue it.

Here is the long awaited chapter of "Whilst it was raining". Hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any or the characters.

Recap-

"Get a grip Chiba! She's not going anywhere!" he chastised himself. "Right Usako?" he continued gently, his grip on her hand hardened. "You would never leave all your friends and family, would you? You would never leave me, right?" The last sentence was barely audible.

Silent tears came unbidden to his eyes; those ocean blue eyes that, although he himself was unaware of, were loved by Usagi. That happy bunny that always fought him and yelled at him telling him that he was an obnoxious jerk, but who secretly enjoyed their sparring just as much as he did.

Mamoru's eyes widened slightly when he felt a slight squeeze from Usagi. He looked up at her quickly but she was still unconscious.

He smiled lovingly at her as he pressed another kiss to her hand.

"You would never leave me, right?"

End of recap-

Whilst It Was Raining

Chapter 4

Mako, Rei and Haruka paced back and forth restlessly as the other scouts' agitation increased due to the other's constant movements. The Outers had been summoned directly but there was little they could do except for wait. Endymion sat by Serenity's side stroking her hair as he quietly whispered words of endearment to her.

The Queen's lustrous hair was lifeless as her normally pale skin had undertaken the color of snow. No one said anything but they all had the urge to check on her pulse every second as she lay there as if dead already. Seeing her lying there so unmoving was frightening even the most hardened Scout although they all fought to keep it in check.

Sailor Pluto sat in a corner without uttering a word. As the guardian of Time only she understood the true consequence should her queen pass away but right now she didn't even think about them. All she wanted was for her Queen to suddenly open her eyes and laugh at them for being so worried.

The Queen was always the one to worry about others and then think it completely unnecessary when others worried about her. Pluto just couldn't understand why of all the times the Portal chose now to stop functioning.

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Mamoru kept vigil by Usagi's side, never daring even once to leave her. He had spoken soothingly to her about him and his life, telling her everything that came to his mind.

"Do you know what happened the first time I saw you, Usako?" he asked tenderly having reached that period after telling her about his parents and years at the orphanage. "You were so beautiful that I simply stared," he chuckled at the remembrance. "But thankfully your constant apologizing helped me cover that fact. All I wanted to do was to grab you and kiss the daylights out of you, but I couldn't do that. Instead before I could even stop myself an insult had flown from my mouth! How I wanted to hit myself! The look on your face was absolutely adorable, Usako, and then it just became a routine. I didn't know how to speak to you so I opted for teasing you instead because it was safer," Mamoru shook his head as his free hand reached forward to caress her smooth cheek.

"There were times when Motoki would lecture me on being nice to you but whenever I wanted to tell you how beautiful you are or how my day becomes better after having seen you my mouth just stopped functioning properly. I remember one time you entered the arcade depressed saying that no guy would ever want you; I must confess that I was shocked, how could any guy not want to be with you? You're so gorgeous that you have guys turning around to stare at you wherever you go, although I thank God that none of them has the courage to approach you and that you yourself never notice them. Your bright personality shines through the rest and your laughter brightens up the room. I know that I'm always making fun of your klutz attacks but I have a confession to make," he said lowering his voice as if he was about to admit to murdering someone. "I love them because they give me a chance to catch you and during that second I can imagine myself your knight in shining armor and think that I'm the only one who has the right to catch and hold you."

Usagi lay there, just as she had done the past few hours, without showing any sign of having heard him but somewhere Usagi smiled as she heard his acknowledgment as she continued her journey back towards the living. After her hesitation she had decided to go back as she listened to Mamoru's talking, using his gentle voice as her guide.

Someplace two beings in the temporary shape of children of the age 6 smiled as they gazed at the scene before them.

"Aren't they adorable Vince?" the girl asked wistfully.

"They are Angelica, but was it really necessary to put them through so much pain?" the boy asked cautiously. He knew better than to question her decisions but this one seemed a bit too drastic for his taste. He shuddered to think what would happen to them if the Scouts would ever find out that they had been the cause for the Queen's suffering. 'No,' he amended. 'King Endymion would pull rank and be first in line.' He gulped. The sight of an angered King rose before his eyes causing him to tremble slightly.

Normally Endymion was a levelheaded fellow with a good temper but if anything or anyone hurt or injured his Queen in any way he would disregard all rules to make sure that you suffered at least tenfold. The King's threatening glare was known to intimidate everyone except for the Queen herself, but then again that might be due to the fact that he had never used it on her. No matter how angry he was he still loved her too much. The Royal couple's love was known throughout the planet and all the hardships that they had faced to get to where they were.

Angelica brushed off his question easily. "Of course! Otherwise they would have taken much longer time to recognize each others feelings! This will only strengthen their bond!"

Vince wasn't so sure. He didn't even know if it was possible to strengthen the bond between Serenity and Endymion anymore than what it already was. When Angelica had first outlined the plan for him he had been more than a little hesitant. He had been sweating buckets when Sailor Moon had fought their created youma look a like.

The monster was created with all their power and the even the scouts combined wouldn't have managed to kill it. Sailor Moon, even without having the Silver Crystal and without having reached her full potential, had managed to destroy it although she sustained a few deadly wounds.

A sigh of relief had escaped him as he only realized then the consequences had the monster overpowered her. He had been engulfed with panic and pleaded with Angelica to give up her plan immediately and help the future Queen but she only dismissed him as a coward. The image of the future turned upside down did not deter her either. She had seemed unfazed at the picture of an enraged Endymion but Vince couldn't help but wince slightly.

Angelica was confident that her Queen would conquer all obstacles that stood between her and her love. She had placed one last obstacle between them that she hadn't informed Vince of. He would probably climb up the wall when he found out but by then it would already be too late to do anything. She wasn't sure why she was doing this, only that it needed to be done and she was never the one to put off things that had to be done.

As Usagi neared the end of the tunnel she was suddenly intercepted by the last obstacle. Vince turned horrified eyes towards Angelica who stared undisturbed at the picture.

"Calm down," she said before he could even open his mouth. "Just watch."

"Who are you?" Usagi asked uncertainly.

"I am here to show you the future," the shade said. Its voice was deep and hollow sending off warning signals in Usagi's brain.

Before she could respond her surroundings became fuzzy before everything came into focus again although now they were in a completely different place. She gasped as she took in the complete destruction of the place. They were in a city, or rather the ruins of one. Gone was color and sunlight and the only things that remained were darkness and devastation. The sky was a dark red color along with the ground making it seem as though they were both awash with blood.

Bodies lay littered over the ground as Usagi struggled for breath when she saw one that looked frightfully familiar.

"Rei," she whispered as she ran over. Her friend's body was covered with bruises and wounds and she had no pulse! "Rei! Wake up!" Usagi yelled tearfully to no avail. She hugged her friend to her sobbing but her breath stilled when she looked up. Mako's, Mina's and Ami's bodies lay strewn over what had once been a building.

"No!" she yelled as she sprang forth to every one only to find that the only things that remained of her friends were their lifeless bodies. Their souls had already fled. "Why are you showing me this?" she asked crying when she sensed the shade behind her.

"Turn around," it commanded.

Despite her inner protests and fears Usagi slowly spun around but keeping her eyes shut; too afraid to see whatever the shade wanted her to see.

"Open your eyes!"

Usagi willed her eyes to open but regretted it dearly the moment she did. "Mamo-chan," was all that escaped from her lips before she leaped forward to his fallen form. "Oh Mamo-chan!" she wept clutching his already cold body in her arms after having shaken him and yelled at him to wake up.

"They are all dead," the shade said listlessly. "Do you know where you are?" it asked. "Look up and you shall see."

Still embracing Mamoru's corpse she looked up. She wasn't afraid of seeing how she had ended her life for what could be worse then seeing the others dead?

The sight that greeted her answered her question. Her body had been tied to a wall and her head had been tied so she couldn't look down. Her other self's eyes were wide open with anguish and pain.

Suddenly feeling the need to throw up as she realized just how she had died. She had died only after having watched how the others had suffered and finally been killed!

"Why are you showing me this?" she gasped forward.

"This is your end should you choose to return. The others will still all die if you do not return but if you go back you shall be forced to watch the entire process. Now that you know your destiny you shall choose. Will you go back and suffer this fate or do you choose to enter the realm of peace?"

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Till next time then!

Cathy Daine