The last week of school flew by as the weeks before it had, time seemed to move faster as they got older. Trying to rush us into our predestined future are you Pluto? Usagi thought, leaning against the school building waiting for Ami.

While waiting she pulled the most recent letter she had received from Mamoru; it briefly stated he would be home for her birthday, as he miraculously had a convention for school that same weekend. He would be bringing two of his American friends with him, as they had been invited to the convention as well. She sighed softly- she wouldn't have much time with him if he brought friends.

After she had defeated Chaos, Mamoru left again to finally start his over seas schooling. Though it was promised- they hadn't seen much of each other that past year.

"Usagi? I thought you would have left already." Ami said surprised to see her friend. Usagi snapped out of her thoughts and turned to her friend being as hyper as usual.

"Well I was curious!" she said smiling. It felt almost fake now.

"Curious of what?" Ami said starting to walk with her friend.

"Is Ryo-Chan coming down this summer?" She asked bouncing next to the blue haired girl. Noticing how she blushed at the name of him, Usagi egged her on. "Oh he is! Well I'll talk to Minako and see if we can't get you two alone somehow!" she said laughingly, as Ami gasped and ran after her friend.

Once they got to Rei's temple, they agreed to spend the first day of a school free summer at the beach. So the quickly packed up and headed to the shore.

Any man would have to be blind not to stop and notice the five gorgeous beach bunnies, laying out all in a row- each having a defining colored beach blanket underneath them. Know one would guess that the color represented which sailor senshi they were. Minako bounded back to the group, carrying a bunch of water bottles for them, and settled back on her orange blanket.

"Usagi-Chan, is Mamoru coming down for your birthday?" she asked handing the other blonde a bottle.

"Hum, yes. I have to meet him at the airport on the 29th, he's bringing two friends with him- so you're all welcome to come." She said taking a sip of the cool water.

"Oh really?" Minako and Makoto said simultaneously, getting a laugh from everyone.

"Yes, they have a convention to go to...he said they would try to make my party, but he wasn't sure." She said recalling the exact words from the letter. Most of them nodded, but Rei was silent as she watched Usagi quickly put her sunglasses on and lean back.

"Usagi, how about staying at my house tonight?" Rei asked smiling at her friend. "You all can if you want, no restrictions since we don't have school." She said, and that sent Minako off talking about the music they should listen to and what food Makoto should make. Rei was still silent watching Usagi, who had agreed- but with only a nod of her head.

Their laughter and music could be heard from the bottom of the temple stairs as they sang and joked around in Rei's room.

"Minako, it's no wonder you placed so high in that idol contest last year. Your voice is amazing!" Ami said as Minako finished off singing a song she had recently written.

Minako smiled then looked sullen for a moment; "I miss Yaten-Kun..." everyone was quiet for a moment remembering the Three Lights.

"I'm sure we'll see them again, don't worry." Rei said trying to cheer everyone up.

Usagi perked up a bit as well, "That's right! I don't think we could go through so much with them to never see them again." she said, looking more like she was trying to convince herself.

Finally after a few more hours of partying, they decided to call it a night. Minako, Makoto, and Ami were fast asleep in no time- Minako mumbling about what outfits to wear, Makoto demanding to know what's in some sort of food, and Ami going over equations. Rei and Usagi laughed at them for a few moments then decided they weren't completely tired and went to sit outside Rei's room.

"Here, sit on the step and I can brush your hair," Rei said when the blonde let down her odango's. Usagi smiled and did as she suggested.

"It's nice being pampered like this, I might get used to it," she kidded, which got a sharp tug on her hair as a response. "Ouch!"

Rei laughed a bit and brought the brush through her friends' hair, "I'm sorry." They sat there in the moonlight while Rei gently brushed Usagi's hair. "Usagi...Are you okay?" Rei asked through the silence.

"Eh? What do you mean?" She asked.

"I mean...you seem distant. Are you and Mamoru alright?" Rei could feel something shift in her friends' aura, so she pressed on a bit. "Please tell me Usagi?" she asked, setting the brush down.

"I'm fine, really. I'm just thinking a lot...about my future." she said looking up at the moon.

"What do you mean?" The raven-haired girl asked.

"I can't help but feel pressured. So much is expected of me Rei... What if I disappoint everyone with the decisions I make?" Usagi asked, sounded more serious by the second.

Rei was silent for a moment, then pulled her friend back against herself, resting her head on top the blondes, "Usagi-Chan, you've seen the future- in Chibi-Usa. How many mistakes could you have made?" She said reassuring.

"That's what I'm talking about...what if something has changed, something we don't know about? What if I make the wrong decisions and Chibi-Usa isn't Chibi-Usa anymore?" she said almost of the verge of tears. "It's all up to me to try and keep the future the way it is, what if I mess it up?"

"Usagi, only you can decide your future. If you make a wrong choice it's still your future, so there really isn't a wrong choice. If Chibi-Usa isn't the exact same, you'll still love her no mater what right?" The blonde nodded a bit. "Then you have nothing to worry about, your future is yours. And no matter what decisions you make- I will always be by your side."