AN: I am so sorry that I disappeared for so long; I honestly do not have any excuse as I just have not been able to force myself to sit down and write lately, but I have promised myself that I am going to finish all my stories and I will do exactly that! I hope you all enjoy the newest chapter and once again I am sorry.

Her Pure Heart

Chapter 12

Usagi's P.O.V

It had been two weeks since Raye had been released and reinstated as the Sailor Scout of Mars. True to her word Haruka had taken over the inner scouts training along with Mina, and they were not going easy. Every morning the three girls were up by 4am to exercise and get into peak shape before school, then once school was over they were given an hour to complete any homework they had been assigned before Haruka started their combat and weapons training. When this was first announced it had been Ami that had protested the most saying that they would need to focus more on their schooling, but quickly Mina and Haruka shut her down and forced her into the schedule. Makoto had been the next to protest that she was far more proficient in combat and therefore she did not need the extra lesson's, but one round with Haruka had silenced her. By this point all the girls had all unlocked their full arsenals of attacks and were able to defeat most of the enemies without my help. Surprisingly it had been Raye who had taken not only the training with the scouts but her duties as a priestess the most seriously. She had fought with both Ami and Makoto when they had tried to convince her to rebel with them.

This was why I had snuck away from Mamuro and Haruka. I needed to talk with Raye. Silently I made my way into the temple smiling at Raye's grandfather as I passed; finally, I came upon the priestess. Softly moving closer I called out, "Raye?"

The scout of mars jumped in shock as she turned to face me, "U-Usagi… what are you doing here?" she asked softly bowing to me.

"C-can we talk?" I asked shifting on my feet as she met my eyes.

"of course, just allow me to finish my chores," she said softly, and I nodded. Raye stood straighter as she said I could wait for her in the back gardens and that she would be done shortly. We parted ways as I made my way out back where the scouts were training in the back corner, Mamuro assisting today. It did not take more then five minutes for Raye to finish and come find me sitting on the edge of the deck.

Looking up I smiled and motioned for her to sit next to me as I took a shaky breath, "How have you been?" I asked softly

She took a moment to respond as her eyes followed the other scouts movements, "I am well, the training has been difficult, but I am able to see now how unqualified we were before. I am sad that my actions before have caused Ami and Makoto to behave so resistant to the training, and hopefully they realize it is for the best soon."

I nodded to her words as we descended into silence again as my eyes followed my two mates. We stayed this way until finally I drew up the courage to ask, "D-do you remember any more of the past?"

"A bit… Trista has restored more of my memory as it was the most damaged, but there is still much that I cannot recall," Raye replied sadly as I nodded to her words figuring that was the case, "Trista sadly believes that I will never regain more of my memory then I already have. I can be shown memories from my past and not truly recognize them as mine."

Biting my lip softly I was about to reply before I was tackled out of the way a large chunk of the deck I had been sitting on now destroyed. Staring up at Raye in shock as she pulled me up and forced me to run after her as we made our way out to the back field. Chasing after us were more of the shadow creature we had encountered before and once again they were targeting me. Quickly we reached my mates as Raye pushed me to them transforming and taking a defensive stance in front of us, "B-be careful!" I stammered out as Venus Join Mars in front of us in a similar protective stance. The two scouts began their attack as Mamuro pulled me closer and wrapped his cape around me his sword drawn the Shitennou's stones gleaming fiercely in the light as he watched the rest of the inner scouts join the fight.

Author's P.O.V

The fight was over quickly as Usagi stepped forward against Haruka's and Mamuro's protest. She transformed quickly and with her wand vanquished the shadows that were attacking. As quickly as she stood Sailor moon turned back to Usagi as the outer scouts came forward and training resumed, this time without the earth prince and scout of Uranus. the two taller soul mates quickly pulled Usagi away from the training grounds and out to the waiting car not wanting their princess to be out in the open any longer. A short drive later the trio was back at their penthouse; trying to figure out this new enemy when Usagi whispered softly, "I want to resurrect the Shintennou… we need more people to help us fight this is the 5th attack in only three days and with the girls still training and dealing with Venus we need to be able to have more protection and fire power."

"Are you sure Usako… it would be your power bringing them back and I worry that it will drain you to much and you would be vulnerable if you got caught with out one of us," Mamuro asked softly looking down at the smaller blonde at his side.

"Yes; I want you to have your guard, plus they can assist in protecting me well you are training. It was by luck that I had Raye beside me today as I did not even sense the enemy was there until they attacked. I don't want to be in a situation where they can sneak up on me again and I believe having your generals back will assist us greatly," Usagi explained to her two lovers who finally consented to the idea. The three of them then agreed that it would be done in two days time in Elysium as it would be completely safe for them there and would be better if the Shintennou would feel better to wake in a place that was familiar to them as they all used to train in the scared grounds back in the Silver Millennium.

End of chapter