Author's Note: I'm sorry last weeks was so short, this one should make up for it- besides you have to understand that there was no better place to end that chapter than exactly where I did.

As always I love to hear what you guys have to say- I must say I was especially pleased the with "omg" I got last week- I think I even did a dance.

Wednesday Morning 7:00 A.M.

Mamoru paced under the large oak tree. This would be her third day of attendence but people already knew if you wanted to find her this was where to look. He had been pacing around the tree for an hour.

He had been moving since Minako had finished. He'd started pacing around the arcade trying to piece the puzzle together. Sometime, not that he was sure when, he moved to the park, then to his apartment, and now to the school. He hadn't slept. He didn't need to sleep. He had followed a dream for twelve years trying to find some small piece of where he had come from.

Now here he was on the edge of the void that blocked his memory.

His mind was racing. She was the key. She had to know something. He had a name for them. He had a small box of family pictures. He his fathers eyes. His mother's black hair. And now, thanks to the girls, he now had an article with the details of the accident.

'But I'm missing the most important piece. I know its there.' A tear slid from his eye, and he brushed it aside like the few other that he had allowed to fall over his life time. 'Its on the edge of my mind, a memory of their smiling faces. She has to know the key.'

He saw a flash out of the corner of his eyes, and then he saw her at the edge of the court yard. A foot from her the body guard caught his arm, "Sir I'm going to have-" Mamoru punched the guard in the face using the strength he reserved for Demons- hoping one hit would take the man out.

John crumpled to the ground and before Serenity could squeak Mamoru, in his hurry, tripped falling on top of her pinning her to the spot. "Did you know?"

Serenity struggled in his grasp, "Mamoru-kun get off me. You're hurting me. And what have you done to John?"

"Did you know?"

"Did I know what?"

Mamoru sighed in frustration, "The accident." She gasped fear entered her eyes --- he knew and he was angry, "You did know! How long have you known why didn't you tell me?"

Serenity gasped in pain, tears and fear entering in her eyes. 'He can't know. If he knows he'll try to proctect me. If he protects me he'll fight. If he fights he will die.' Serenity's tears began to fall.

Mamoru saw the pain and loosened his hold on her, removing a hand to brush the hair and tears off of her face. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I--" He choked on guilt, he hadn't meant to hurt her. "I'm sorry. Its just the girls found out about the accident."

Serenity was confused, "The girls?"

"Yeah, Ami and Minako were doing me a favor. They found out about the car accident, you do know how your mother died?"

Serenity looked at Mamoru with disappointment and anguish crossing her face, "My mother?" 'He doesn't know.' She continued after her pause of contemplation. "She died in the car accident with my father. We were going on vacation with friends."

Mamoru misreading the look on her face, pulled himself off of her and stood up himself, "Yes. My family!" He reached a hand down to her and pulled her up, "Please you have to know something."

Tears continued to fall and she replied in confusion, "Know?"

"Yes about my family?" He sighed in guilt, "I'm really sorry Usagi-chan, I didn't mean to hurt you. I just have to know. You know you said 'the ones you can't remember!" He stopped and caught his breath as a few tears streaked his face, "I have no memories of anything, and I just have to know. I know it sounds crazy but I feel like I've spent the last twelve years finding the pieces to a puzzle, and you have the last few pieces. Please."

'He doesn't know. And he won't.' Serenity held back a sob of guilt, "I don't know any more than the people in the company were able to tell me. Our families were friends. We were heading to a cabin and a driver forced the car off mountain. You and I survived. No one else, not even the other driver." 'I'm sorry Endymion, I know you are lost. I know you are looking for answers but I can't lose you. I'm so sorry.' Serenity held herself up as the silent sobs seemed to rack her body.

'There has to be something she's not telling me. Oh god She's so scared. She's sobbing. She's frightened... She's so frightened... Of me.' He brushed the tears off her cheeks. "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to scare you. Forgive me Usa-chan." He turned her face up to look at him, and their gazes met. And before he could stop himself he swooped down and kissed her passionately on the lips, driven by an unknown force of familiarity. Serenity gave herself entirely to him in that kiss, and just as he could feel something begin to click in the back of his mind Serenity pulled away, falling to the ground as she allowed her crying to fully rack her body. Shock over taking his mind, Mamoru whispered, "I'm sorry," his heart knowing that kiss was something he would never truly regret.

"Just go."

Confusion and hurt washed over his face, "I--"

She was angry. She was angry with him, with herself. She was angry at the world. And that anger showed on her face, "Just go dammit. I don't know anything. Just go and leave me be!" 'Go before I tell you the truth. Before I tell you how much I've loved you for a milinea. How I love even more. How I miss you. Go before I kiss you again and remind how its supposed to end.'

Serenity saw the familiar mask of emptiness cross Mamoru's face. She knew behind that mask was the pain of rejection, and it caused her to sob harder. Mamoru, ignored her, stood up and left without another word, the small crowd, that had gathered, parted for him.

The crowd began to dissipate. There was nothing left to see but the tears upon Serenity's face.

Serenity took a few minutes to calm herself, then quietly woke John and disappeared.

Starlight Apartments 9:00 A.M.

"Here you are."

Serenity continued to pack her bag, "Here I am."

"Going somewhere?"

"Germany."

"Oh?"

"The program I constructed found Kunzite."

"Oh. What will you do when you meet him?"

"Ask him questions only he has the answers to."

"He will not know those answers. They have been sealed for far to long."

"Thats never stopped me before."

There was a brief silence. " The bored is upset with you."

Serenity sighed, "I couldn't stay there today. I know I have to go back, but..." a choked sob escaped her throat as she laid down on the bed next to her bag."

Setsuna came to her side and laid a gentle hand on her back. "They are not mad because you're gone. They are mad because you won't press charges for physical assault. Because you won't allow John to press charges."

Serenity sniffed and calmed her crying, "He needed answers." She paused a moment to gather her thoughts and then told Setsuna of the encounter. "I know the passion in that kiss better then anything else this universe holds. If I had let him go on a moment longer he would have known. Everything." Tears continued to streak her face.

"Why don't you let him know? He wants answers, let him have them. You miss him, at least then you wouldn't be alone."

Anger entered her eyes as she became outraged at the proposition, "You idiot. You fool. Do you understand nothing? He cannot have answers. He will never know. I will use all the strength in my body to make sure that he and my sisters survive this. That they stay ignorant. Do you know what they would do if they knew of the Millennium? They would fight! And then history will repeat itself, I'll watch them die by the hands of the Dread Queen for a second time! I have spent the last ten thousand years watching them die! I will risk everything, I will give everything, including my life to make sure they live. That this fight they do not die. I will not allow history to repeat itself. Think before making such an idiotic suggestion again."

Setsuna bowed her head taking back her comforting hand. "Yes, my liege. Do you need travel arrangements?"

"No, its all taken care of. However, I would like you to accompany me." Setsuna nodded her head, and began to leave the room, head bowed. Serenity sighed in guilt. "Don't. Please, Sets. Don't. I am not your liege. You are not my servant. You are my constant friend, the only one who hasn't died. I know you don't understand, but please try. I cannot lose them again."

Setsuna paused at the door and looked back, "M' lady, have you considered that in trying to save them, you have lost them."

Serenity nodded and sniffed, "But they live. They will find their loves and live the life they were meant to a thousand years ago,"

"And Endymion?"

She shook her head and gave a bitter laugh, "He will find another. For it will take all my strength to fight her."

"If you fought with-"

"No."

"Understood, lady. When do we leave?"

"In an hour."

Germany -- Alphonse's School for Orphan Boys --Thursday Morning 8 A.M.

Setsuna and Serenity had arrived late the previous evening. They had stayed in a hotel across town, and spent the night discussing the possible out comes of the meeting today. Setsuna wore a dark business suit and large black sunglasses which remained on her face, even inside the building, to cover the dark circles under her eyes and the lack of sleep it represented. Serenity may have found a way to do without over the centuries, but she herself had grown accustomed to it in the few years she's been on Earth.

Serenity wore a black business dress, and heels. Her hair was pulled back in the royal style of the moon. She felt awkward meeting this man after 10,000 years... after the crimes he'd been accused of.. But this had to be done. She checked her watch.

The door opened, and Kunzite stepped in. Serenity's breath caught in the back of her throat. Kunzite reached for first Serenity's hand, then Setsuna's and shook both. Speaking in perfect Japanese he introduced himself, "Hello. I am Kunzite. I'm not late am I?"

Serenity still startled Setsuna replied, "No, not at all. Why don't we sit."

Kunzite sat and stared at Setsuna, "The principal said this was about a scholarship to transfer to a school in Japan? I did research, you've never offered this kind of scholarship before, why now? Why me?

Setsuna smiled, "I don't have a damn clue about any of this."

"Excuse me? Then why are you here?"

"I don't actually know. Serenity, why am I here?"

The silver haired girl snapped to attention, "Oh. Because I asked you to come, and because I sign your paychecks."

Setsuna nodded, "Thats why I'm here!"

Kunzite looked between the two, "I'm to understand the girl is in charge? In charge of Mare Serenitas, and the scholarship?"

Serenity nodded, "I thought you said you did research. If you had you would know that the Mare Serenitas Corporation has been the family business for the Lua family. I am Serenity Lua XV(I think I decided thats her number...)."

"Oh, of course! I just expected someone older."

Serenity sighed, "You'd be surprised."

"Excuse me."

"Never mind. This interview is being held because I need some answers from you before I can grant you the scholarship."

"Oh right. Yes, of course, ask away."

"This is nothing you can answer with words. Its something different. I need to touch your forehead with my hand. May I do that?" She stuck out her hand for him to see that she held nothing in it.

"You what?" And then he noticed the scaring, "Whats happened to your hand?"

"Its not important, may I touch your forehead?"

He seemed to think a moment. He was confused by the strange request. He sighed, knowing he must oblige any request, the headmaster and spent well over an hour the previous evening telling him how grand this opportunity was, and what punishment would ensue if he offended the benefactor in anyway. "I... I don't... I... uh... my forehead? Well I guess."

Kunzite sat still with a confused look upon his face as Serenity placed her hand on his forehead. As her fingers made contact his eyes clouded over and looked to a place that wasn't any where near the room he was sitting in. Serenity stared into his eyes and then through them.

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Serenity found herself watching a scene between Minako and Kunzite in the forest belonging to the Royal Family of Earth. A place she recognized well for she and Endymion would meet their often.

Sailor Venus and General Kunzite stood mere inches apart as she caressed his face.

"Venus?"

"Yes, Kunzite, my love."

"But you're to be on the Moon. What are you doing here?"

"I could wait no longer to see you!" Venus stepped forward, pressed body fully into Kunzite's, and kissed him fully on the mouth. "See isn't that better my love?"

Confusion washed over his face, "Who are you?"

"My love, what kind of question is that?"

"You cannot be my love."

Kunzite moved to pull away from Venus, and she stabbed him through the stomach with a sword unlike any Serenity had ever seen. Pulling the blade back Venus smiled wickedly. "So foolish man, I must know what gave me away?"

Kunzite choked on the blood coming up his throat, "First, what are you?"

The smile turned into a sneer, "I am the leader of Beryl's forces. I am known as a Doom and Gloom Girl. There was no flaw in my disguise, so please tell me what gave me away?"

"You don't have a tenth of her pass--ion."

As he was quickly fading Serenity saw the Doom and Gloom Girl plant the sword in the ground, leaving the hilt above the surface, "Since we can't have him. You shall grow in his stead, and kill his love that holds such great passion." With an evil cackle the world faded from his view.

Kunzite jumped back from his seat. "What the hell! M' lady!" He fell to one knee.

"Stand up. We have much to discuss. First things first. You now hold in your mind my memories from the final battle for the Millennium, and all the battles to date. You have been punished for the last 10,000 years for crimes that were not yours. I pardon you in the name of the Moon. I must know, will you continue with your life of normalcy? Striped of your memories, and returned to a normal life. Or would you return to the service of your prince?"

"I--"

"And the embrace of your love."

"Of course! I shall return to my prince! I made a blood oath! And Venus-sama! But she will not have me."

"She does not know of you yet. It is not the time. But you are free to approach my warriors after my battle with the False Queen. Then they will know of your faith, and that the betrayal never occurred."

"And my prince?"

"He knows nothing of that past."

"But--"

"I seek to destroy the Demon Queen, and not watch him die."

"I understand. How may I be of service?"

Serenity smiled, "How would you like a scholarship to transfer to Japan?"

Kunzite smiled, "Very good, M' lady. Have you spoken with the others?"

Serenity shook her head, "You are the only one I have located."

"But Zoicite is in attendance here."

"Oh. Thank the moon. He can speed up the search for the others, if he should join us."

"Setsuna set up a meeting with the principal for this afternoon, and call the Tskunio's tell them I have to cancel tomorrow with Shingo. Kunzite, you better get packing. There will be a room for you at our hotel, there will be a cab waiting for you when you're ready, the office has their instructions."

Somewhere Over the Pacific in a Private Plane Some Time in the Early A.M. Friday

Setsuna, Kunzite and Zoicite were all sleeping. After Zoicite had agreed to his post, he'd reworked Serenity's program and now they were off to Ireland to find Nephrite and then to New York for Jedite.

Serenity turned the page in her book when she felt a searing pain run through her chest. She gasped, as the pain sharpened and in tensed. Before she could stop herself she let out a scream.

The other three snapped to attention and looked to her. "One of Beryl's has located a Shadow Warrior." She put a hand to her chest to try and steady herself, to steady the pain. "Ahh... I have to get back before she gets away." She took a deep breath, "I'll see you all in Tokyo." Before they could argue, Serenity shimmered out of sight with a look of pain marring her features.