Chapter Two

The next day Usagi wakes up sighing in relief at it finally being over. Though as always she cautiously goes downstairs, and enters the kitchen hesitatingly.

"Morning sweetie," Usagi's Mum beams at her daughter.

"Mum you're not mad at me are you?"

"Of course not Usagi!"

"You seemed mad at me yesterday," Usagi mutters.

"No I wasn't. I swear sometimes you say the weirdest things Usagi," her Mum comments shaking her head as she continues to make breakfast.

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Usagi walks into her room and jumps on the bed. She dials Mamoru's number into her phone and anxiously waits for him to answer.

"Hello?" asks the deep voice that instantly makes her feel better.

"Hey Mamo-Chan. Do you remember what I told you yesterday?"

"Usako we didn't meet up yesterday, surprisingly."

"Oh, I must have gotten confused."

"Did you want to tell me something?"

"No, it's nothing. Anyway, love you! Bye!"

"Love you too. Bye," he replies sounding confused.

Usagi hangs up and lies back against her covers. She starts thinking about what happened the day before. "I know it happened," she thinks. "But why does the same basic thing happen every year and why does no one remember what happened the next day?"

"Usagi?" Luna asks jumping onto the bed. "What are you thinking about?"

"Luna do you remember the final day of the Moon Kingdom?"

"Yes I remember the battle Usagi."

"No not the battle the-" Usagi is cut off as her communicator goes off.

Usagi opens it to see the face of Rae looking at her.

"Did you forget that we're meeting up Odango?"

"When did we decide that?"

"Yesterday! I can't believe you forgot when we only told you yesterday! Well get your butt up here you're late!"

"I'm coming," Usagi mutters in reply. Usagi closes the communicator grumbling, the re-enactment always threw her off the next day.

"What were you saying before Usagi?" Luna queries curiously.

"Forget it. You coming with me Luna?"

"Of course."

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Usagi and Luna arrive at the temple and Usagi is struck by the contrast of what her friends are like today compared with the day before. She starts musing in her head, "What was it that Mamo-Chan said yesterday? 'Maybe all you need to think about is what is wrong with this situation, and figure out how to make it better.' Well what's wrong with the situation is that everyone is horrible to me and then doesn't remember the next day. Wait, is that what's wrong? If yesterday was just a re-enactment of the final day then what would be wrong with the re-enactment would be what was wrong on the final day! So that would be-"

"Earth to Odango!" Rae shouts breaking Usagi out of her reverie.

"What were you thinking about Usagi?" Ami queries curiously.

Usagi decides to try something new. "Do any of you remember the final day of the Moon Kingdom?" Usagi asks, looking around the room, making eye contact with Ami, Rae, Makoto, Minako, Luna and Artemis for about a second each.

Every one is too surprised as to where such a serious question came from to answer her. Luna is the first to recover, for she had already been asked the question once already.

"As I told you before Usagi, yes I remember the battle."

"No. Not the battle. Do you remember the final day? Do you remember what happened during the day that the Moon Kingdom fell?"

Six variations of "no" come in reply.

"You know I've never thought about it before," Makoto comments. "I remember the battle, and the obvious outcome. But not the day."

"Me too," Rae comments.

"And me," Minako states.

"How peculiar," Ami states.

"That is strange," Luna agrees.

"What made you think of it Usagi?" Artemis asks, turning to the quiet leader.

Usagi remains quiet, face not set in the frown she wishes to display but not set in the smile the others would expect of her.

"This isn't like you Usagi. First you all you forget that we're supposed to meet up - which you never do - and then you come out with such a random question that only Ami would come up with - no offence Ami."

"None taken," Ami replied instantaneously. "You are right after all."

"What's gotten into you Usagi?" Rae asks, forgetting to use the nickname in light of the serious conversation.

"It doesn't matter," Usagi finally replies.

"Of course it does Usagi!" Minako replies in a gentle tone.

"It - It's nothing," Usagi mutters, leaving the room.

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