Title: Take Me On
Author: Princess Destiny
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Rating: M 15+
Summary: During a charity benifit, Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen get stuck in a bathroom together. Before the other Senshi break them out, Tuxedo Kamen reveals to Sailor Moon that he is really Chiba Mamoru! Totally shocked, Sailor Moon realises that everything has changed and she can't tell him that she is really his worst enemy-he'd hate her! Or would he? But now she doesn't know how to act around him and he is starting to act equally weird around her-but for totally different reasons!
Genre: Romance/UST/Comedy/Adventure/Action/Angst
Couple: Usagi/Mamoru
Category: SMTK
Chapters: 2/10
Status: Unfinished
Year Completed: 2007
Size: 350 KB

Comments: Hi everyone! Chapter Two, as promised. :) I'm so happy that you're enjoying this Fanfic. It was fun to write and revise!

Original Notes: Did you like it? I hope so! It hasn't got as much comedy as STB or 'The Games We Play' because I was aiming for a more serious Fanfic with angst, light comedy, romance and adventure. I'm going to have a more in-depths look at how Usagi felt over becoming Sailor Moon and why she doesn't feel as comfortable with her powers as the Senshi do. There won't be a revealment of the Princess, but there will be a short Crystal Tokyo part at the end ::Evil grin:: It also came out with Rei being really bitchy, but she's like that in the First Season! Don't worry, she won't be like that the whole Fanfic!

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TAKE ME ON

By Princess Destiny

Chapter Two

"Yes?" Sailor Moon said eagerly, imagining all the presents that she would get. Could they date when she turned sixteen?! "It's going to be my best party ever! I have lots more friends now than I did last year." She said hesitantly, staring at him with an unknowingly-longing gaze.

Did she have to look at him that way? It was rather disconcerting. "Oh?" he said, interested. He knew nothing about Sailor Moon. "Who?"

"The Senshi of course," she giggled at him. "They're my best friends in the whole world-" she hesitated. "Except maybe Naru?" Usagi felt very bad about the friend she had abandoned for the Senshi. Things had just gotten so out of hand once Luna tossed her that broach and told her to transform into a superhero. Poor Naru had just gone to the background...

"Naru?" The dark-haired man asked sharply, suddenly alert. "Does her mother own the OSAP down the street?" Another person they both knew?

"Yeah, that's her," Sailor Moon said, obliviously, not seeing his intent gaze. "You know her?"

"I've seen her around." he said smoothly, watching her closely.

"So-who's your best friend?" she asked, trying to change the subject. Since they were trapped together, they may as well get to know each other.

"Motoki," Tuxedo Kamen said automatically.

She blinked at him, startled. "Really? But I thought..." she trailed off, lost in thought. 'Hmm-' But Mamoru was Motoki's best friend, wasn't he?

"Thought what?" he asked casually, wondering what she was frowning about.

"Oh nothing," Sailor Moon laughed, waving a hand around nonchalantly. "Just that I thought that Motoki's best friend was this jerk-"

Tuxedo Kamen stiffened, shocked. "Jerk?" he said, heart beginning to pound. 'Does Sailor Moon know me?'

"Yeah," she frowned at the floor in annoyance. "He's annoying and conceited and-well, really mean." She enjoyed their fights though! They were the highlight of her days.

"Oh?" he said, in a slightly strangled tone. "Does this jerk have a name?"

"Chiba Mamoru," she gritted out, frowning darkly at the white tiled floor. 'The conceited jerk of Juuban.'

Tuxedo Kamen jerked in shock, almost sliding down the rest of the way to the floor against the slippery door. He yanked himself back upright and stared at her. "I see," he said, staring at her hard. 'She must know me!' he thought, panicking slightly. Although, how many people thought that he was a jerk? The thought was very disturbing. He was generally a friendly guy, wasn't he?

"Are you okay, Tuxedo Kamen?" Sailor Moon asked him anxiously, looking him over. He was acting so weirdly!

"Fine," he said, with a strangled tone. He began to sweat lightly, finally seeing the danger of being locked in a room with Sailor Moon.

"Do you have someone who constantly annoys you?" she asked curiously. "I'm sure everyone does." She had Mamoru and Rei. How lucky was that?

"I'm sure they do." he muttered, recovering. "As a matter of fact, I do. She's an annoying blonde girl, a klutz, a cry-baby-" he went on, oblivious to Sailor Moon's wide eyes.

'He can't mean me? That would mean that I know him!' she thought in panic, hoping that it was another girl he was talking about. "Does this klutz have a name?" she asked him, trying to keep her voice casual.

"Tsukino Usagi," he replied through gritted teach. Who would have ever thought that Odango Atama would come up during a conversation with Sailor Moon? That blonde girl was the bane of his existence-but he loved their fights anyway. It was so fun!

Sailor Moon jerked in horror, almost falling backwards. She gaped at him, blue eyes wide. Tuxedo Kamen had said her name as if he hated her. Oh my god, what if he did?!

"Is something wrong?" he asked her, concerned.

"Just a little claustrophobic," she lied quickly, in a strangled tone. 'Oh my god! He did mean me.'

"Do you know her?" Tuxedo Kamen said, noting her every movement.

"Yes I do!" she blurted out, glaring at her hero. "And she's not a klutz! Or a cry-baby. She just has a lot of responsibilities." she said angrily.

Tuxedo Kamen snorted in disbelief. "Odango Atama? Her? With responsibilities? That's a laugh!"

"What?!" she shouted at him, incensed.

He was startled when the Senshi glared daggers at him. "I'm sorry if you're her friend-but it's true." he soothed.

"And I know Mamoru too and he is a jerk!" she told him haughtily.

"He's a nice guy, when you get to know him." Tuxedo Kamen said, glaring back.

"Yeah right," she snorted in disbelief.

"No-really," Tuxedo Kamen said, suddenly eager to make himself look good in Sailor Moon's eyes. He really respected her opinion of him-even if she didn't know his true identity. "He's had a rough life. His-parents died in a car crash when he was young-and he was brought up in an orphanage." it hurt to speak of it-but it made it better if he referred to his past as someone else's.

Sailor Moon bit her lip, consternated. "Really? I-didn't know that. Poor Mamoru."

"How about your friend, Usagi? Aren't you going to sing her praises?" he asked her dryly, a wry smile curving his lips. Someone liked Odango enough to defend her. How...cute.

She half-smiled at him, eyes distant. "Well, Usagi hasn't had a bad life like Mamoru. She's-happy with life. She has her family, her friends-"

"Her food." he interrupted her, eyes gleaming with humour.

"Her food," she agreed without rancour. "She loves her food."

"Boy does she," he muttered under his breath.

"Hey!" she said, glaring. "That's my friend you're talking about." And just how did Tuxedo Kamen know so much about her anyway? It wasn't like she hung around any guys. Only the jerk. Others, she was too shy around, or just didn't notice. She had been crushing on Motoki a few months ago, but it had died a quick death when her hero had come onto the scene.

"And it was my friend that you were calling a jerk." he returned calmly, crossing his arms. Well, well. So Usagi and Sailor Moon and he and his alter ego all knew each other. At least... Hmm, who on earth was she?

"Yeah-you're right," she smiled at him brightly. "So-tell me more about the conceited jerk?" she asked, curious about her hated enemy.

"Only of you tell me about Odango Atama." he countered.

She frowned at him, annoyed. "Only if you tell me why he calls m-her that!" she said, not sure if she really wanted to know. Tuxedo Kamen called her Odango too! Oh, how cruel life was. Damn it, had Rei told someone...or had Mamoru? Yes, it had to be the jerk.

Tuxedo Kamen gave her a strange smile. "I-he doesn't really know, Sailor Moon. Usagi just-rubs at him the wrong way. Every time they meet, they fight."

"I know," she groaned, rolling her eyes.

"Or-flying objects hit him" he went on, unconsciously lifting a hand to rub at the side of his head, where one of Usagi's shoes had once hit him.

"It's not m-her fault!" Sailor Moon protested. "She's just-a little clumsy-and he gets on her bad side...and they fight" she trailed off, thinking hard. Why were she and Mamoru enemies?

"Did she tell you how they met?" he asked her with an amused smile.

"Yeah," she said, remembering. "A test paper. Miss Haruna gave her a thirty on a test." And that had been one of her better scores too.

"Maybe she should have studied?" he said superiorly, suddenly very self-assured to be discussing his hated enemy with another. Sailor Moon was special. Only Motoki had gotten an earful of his grip with the klutz of Tokyo before now.

Sailor Moon gave him a disgruntled look. "Life isn't all about work, Tuxedo Kamen. It's about loving everything you see."

"Poetic," he drawled, meeting her eyes. "But do you believe that dribble?"

"It isn't dribble," she flared at him. "It's the truth." Tuxedo Kamen was a cynic!

"You can say that after constantly fighting the Dark Kingdom?" he said incredulously.

"Especially after," she murmured, wrapping her arms around her shoulders comfortingly. "We have to protect those we love."

He watched her silently, eyes thoughtful. "Yes," he said finally, seemingly having come to some decision. "And trust them."

"Right," she said, bewildered, deep blue eyes focused intently on his face. What was he getting at?

Tuxedo Kamen leaned forward, eyes intent on her face. "You agree? Good-then I think we should come to some sort of truce, Sailor Moon. What is a relationship without trust?" This was his big chance to really get to know her. To reveal their secrets.

She eyed him, confused. 'Relationship? Truce?' Sailor Moon licked her lips uncertainly. "A truce? What kind of truce, we aren't fighting?"

"But we are competing over the Rainbow Crystals," he said calmly. "I'm collecting them for my own reasons-just as you are for yours."

"Oh?" she murmured, still in the dark. He was confusing her with his words.

"Yes," he paused, watching her intently. "So-I propose that we reveal each other's secret identities to the other." Mamoru had never made such a huge step in his entire life. And his life did indeed count in this situation. If Sailor Moon knew he was Chiba Mamoru and told someone. He shuddered at the thought.

"What?" She gasped out in a shocked tone. Sailor Moon blinked at him. "Reveal myself to you?"

"You can trust me," he said reassuringly, reaching up for his white half-mask. The hero was willing to take a chance on her. He would not be disappointed, Tuxedo Kamen was sure of it. This would be an opportunity to get to know what the Senshi were after as well. Did they know the Princess?

"No!" she said, panicking. "This is a bad idea! Bad."

"Why?" he said, hesitating. 'What does she have to loose?'

"You may not like me, as a normal girl," she told him desperately. "I'm not always a superhero saving the world." Tuxedo Kamen wouldn't like her real self. Usagi...was well, a klutz and an airhead. She was a nice person, yeah, but he probably viewed her differently than her friends. It could be wonderful to really open up to someone though.

"And neither am I," he said firmly. "We both know the same people, so obviously we've seen each other around. If we know each other's identities, then I can protect you better."

"You don't have to," she said stiffly, feeling like a burden. "I have the other Senshi to watch out for me."

His eyes narrowed. "Very well. You keep your identity a secret-but I'll show you my true self. Just in case you need help some day." he said, swiftly reaching up to remove his mask. Slowly, he pulled it away.

Sailor Moon gaped, going deathly pale as Tuxedo Kamen's identity was revealed at last. He was her hated enemy! "Mamoru!" she gasped out, eyes wide with horror and shock. "You're Tuxedo Kamen?" It couldn't be, but it was. And everything was falling down about her ears. It wasn't true! But it was staring her right in the eyes.

"Yeah-the conceited jerk Usagi has told you about," he said wryly, eyes locking on hers. "Won't you trust me enough to show me your true self?" he asked her softly.

Her mouth closed, tears starting into her eyes. 'I can't believe this!! My worst enemy is actually the guy I've had a crush on for months!' slowly, she shook her head at him. "No-I'm sorry." she whispered, heart clenching. Mamoru would never speak to her again-or come near her of he found out that she was Usagi under the disguise!

"All right," he sighed, disappointed. "Maybe one day." Damn it, his plan had fallen through. She didn't trust him enough after all. It wasn't the best day of his life and that was for certain. It was a crushing defeat!

"Yes. One day." she said, smiling back tentatively. This changed everything! How would she ever look at the in the same way? "I just-the Senshi...it isn't just my secret to give. And you probably wouldn't like me when you found out-"

Their eyes locked-and then someone pounded on the door. They both started in shock, leaping to their feet and taking battle stances-he slightly in front of her to protect her.

"Hello? Sailor Moon? Are you in there?" Sailor Mars called out, voice annoyed and anxious.

"Yes!" Sailor Moon and Mamoru bellowed back urgently.

There was a startled silence from the other side.

"Is there someone with you?" Mercury called out incredulously. Sailor Moon wasn't the type to sneak off with a guy!

"Way to go, Sailor Moon!" Jupiter said eagerly. "Who is he?"

"It's-" she hesitated, watching as Mamoru hastily put back on his half-mask and stared at her intently. "Tuxedo Kamen."

"Woah... You go girl!" Jupiter crowed proudly.

"Jupiter!" Sailor Moon flushed to the roots of her hair, wringing her hands in embarrassment. She wouldn't look at her companion.

"Can you get us out of here?" Tuxedo Kamen called out calmly. "We're locked in."

"What?" the Senshi said, stunned again.

Jupiter chuckled. She should have known the blonde girl would do something so silly. "Seriously?" She demanded, wondering if it was a joke.

"It's the lock," Motoki said, sounding embarrassed. He scratched the back of his neck. "It sticks sometimes."

"Motoki is here? The Senshi must have come looking for me after the signing." Sailor Moon hissed at Tuxedo Kamen urgently.

"Well, unless you want two superhero's stuck in your bathroom all night-I say we bust it in." Sailor Jupiter said firmly. The sound of her cracking her knuckles was loud.

"Bust my door?" Motoki sounded horrified. "Isn't there another way?" He pleaded. There had to be!

"Mars can burn it down, if you'd prefer?" Jupiter said serenely, sounding insanely happy over the thought of some destruction of private property.

"Is Jupiter some sort of ex-gang member?" Tuxedo Kamen said incredulously, catching the tone of voice.

"Er-" The blonde girl looked a little guilty. "Sorry, I think she was into some bad things before becoming a Senshi." She paused. "She's changed. Sort of."

"Ugh! Okay, but try not to do too much damage, Sailor Jupiter." Motoki assented weakly.

"Sure," Jupiter said in amusement. Her voice came through the door. "Get back Sailor Moon! I'm going to try and kick it open."

"Oh dear," Mercury sighed.

"If that doesn't work-we'll burn it." Mars said, rather eagerly.

"And Mars is just naturally blood-thirsty." Sailor Moon whispered to Tuxedo Kamen helpfully before he could say a word.

"So I gathered." Such attitudes from fifteen year olds? The Dark Kingdom was so doomed if the Senshi ever got their act together.

"Please let Sailor Jupiter try first!" Motoki said rather desperately.

Sailor Moon giggled, backing away from the door.

Tuxedo Kamen followed her until they touched the opposite wall.

"Incoming!" Sailor Jupiter shouted.

"Duck your head," Tuxedo Kamen said quickly, gathering Sailor Moon into his arms. She ducked her head into his chest and he turned his back to the door, covering them both with the cloak as Jupiter rushed the door.

It broke open with a thunderous cracking noise, then hit the wall.

Sailor Jupiter grinned. "Miss me?" she teased.

Sailor Moon reluctantly move out of Tuxedo Kamen's warm embrace and swiftly fled the bathroom. She breathed in lungs-full of air greedily, never so happy to see the Senshi in her life. Who knew how long she could have held out against Tuxedo Kamen? Eventually, given time, she would have caved in and revealed herself to him.

"Hi guys," she waved at them weakly.

"I should have known, that you'd do something so stupid." Mars growled, looking irritated. Another thing Usagi had gotten herself into. The girl was really a pain in the butt.

"Oh please! You could have done the same thing!" Sailor Moon snapped back, sticking out her tongue.

Sailor Mars returned the favour, until Mercury stepped between them and blocked them from each other's sight. "Enough, you two," she said wearily. She smiled at Motoki. "Thank you for opening back up for us."

"Hey, that's all right. You did the kids a big favour today," Motoki said cheerfully. He grimaced as he looked past Tuxedo Kamen to his shattered door. "That's gonna cost me." he muttered.

"Lets go guys, I'm tired," Sailor Jupiter said, yawning widely. "Thanks again, Motoki!" she called, exiting the sliding glass doors.

The other trailed behind her, Sailor Moon throwing a furtive look in Tuxedo Kamen's direction. Without a doubt, she'd see Mamoru the next day, after School. But was she ready? "Goodbye-Tuxedo Kamen!" she called out.

"Goodbye, Sailor Moon." he murmured, watching her leave. He and Motoki were silent for a long moment.

"So-tell me all, buddy," Motoki rounded on him eagerly. "What was it like being stuck with Sailor Moon for an hour or so?"

"Revealing, Motoki," Tuxedo Kamen murmured, removing his mask. He looked carefully at his best friend. "I know Sailor Moon. And she knows me." But he couldn't have revealed Sailor Moon's real identity to his best friend anyway. It would have been his secret alone.

"Really?" Motoki exclaimed in surprise. "Who is she?"

"I don't know her true identity-yet. But she comes to this Arcade regularly and knows you and me." he smiled wryly. "She told me about the conceited jerk, Chiba Mamoru."

"Yeah?" Motoki gasped out, laughing with mirth. "That sounds like something Usagi would say!"

Tuxedo Kamen frowned thoughtfully, fingering his half-mask. "Yes," he said slowly. "She said that she knew Usagi."

"Really?" Motoki wondered, eyes narrowing slightly in speculation. "Who could it be? What do we look out for?"

"Long slender legs, beautiful silky hair...and a love of life." Tuxedo Kamen trailed off.

"Hmm-a love of life?" Motoki frowned. The only person he knew that would fit that bill... "Is Usagi!" he exclaimed.

"They are friends," Tuxedo Kamen reminded his friend. "The Odango Atama had to have something good about her to have so many friends."

"Boy does she," Motoki said absently, walking away. "Especially this year, when Makoto, Rei and Ami turned up. They're the best friends that she ever had, she told me." he grinned back at Mamoru. "Other than that other girl-the red haired one..." he frowned thoughtfully.

"Oh?" Tuxedo Kamen said absently, totally exhausted. He had to go home and think about this. The ramifications could be dangerous. Sailor Moon now knew his real identity-and he trusted her with it. But-what if she told someone? The other Senshi? Usagi even.

He cringed. 'Yeah, like she'd even believe that her worst enemy was Tuxedo Kamen.' he berated himself mentally.

"You should go home, Mamoru." his friend noted in concern.

"Yeah. I think I will." Tuxedo Kamen muttered, walking to the doors. They slid open silently and he strode out into the night.

Usagi raced down the sidewalk, mind on the meeting that she was missing, due to detention. A crumpled test paper was in her fist, School bag on her back. The Senshi had all studied for the test and they would want to see the results. And to top the bad grading she's gotten on the test, she was running very late.

'Rei is going to kill me' she thought, wincing. She could just picture the priestess now, standing over her with crossed arms and a fiery expression.

"Why can't you ever be on time, Odango Atama! This is serious Senshi business, not some game!"

"Yeah, yeah. I know." Usagi muttered as Rei's usual comments ran through her mind. She reached up and brushed the blonde bangs from her eyes, running faster. Just for once, she wished that Rei wouldn't always take a bite out of her! 'She's so mean to me all the time. And what did I do exactly?'

Sure, she was klutzy and late and ate a lot all the time...

And fell asleep in classes...

And always had to be rescued by Tuxedo Kamen or the Senshi...

"Okay, so I'm not perfect-but I'm just me! I won't always be a airhead." she frowned deeply, not really watching where she was going now, lost in thought. "Mom said that it's natural to eat so much and sleep so much for a girl my age who growing and the same with the klutziness...but if that's true, then why are Makoto, Ami and Rei so graceful? Ami's the brain, Rei's the seer and Makoto's the strength...what do I bring to the operation?"

The Senshi of the Moon's expression became more bleak by the minute and her blue eyes darkened in misery and hopelessness.

Usagi's steps faltered slightly as she slowed, face drooping into an unhappy expression. 'Rei did always want to be leader of the Senshi. Maybe...' she sighed deeply, wrapping her arms about herself as if to shelter her from all the negative feelings going through her head. Scene's of the Senshi fighting went through her mind, of Tuxedo Kamen rescuing her, of Mars yelling, of Luna scolding, of Ami's disappointed expression...

But then Makoto's grin flashed into her head and Usagi faltered even more in her steps, falling into a kind of loping walk. She never noticed everyone who stared at the very pretty girl, kind of staggering along the street, lost in thought. Makoto. She'd always believed in Usagi! And then there was Tuxedo Kamen. He always rescued her, always gave her encouragement in battle when she faltered and then there was yesterday in the bathroom.

Usagi blushed brightly as she remembered the day before. Given a few more minutes, she might have fallen under his charm and revealed her identity to him! And that would have been bad. Her face fell again as she recalled just who her hero was; Mamoru.

Who would have thought that her crush was the annoying jerk who she constantly bashed into? Usagi's eyes widened in thought as she tried to match Tuxedo Kamen's nature to that of her enemy. Mamoru was a conceited, annoying jerk who made it his mission in life to make hers as miserable as possible. He was cutting and sarcastic and had that annoying grin that just drove her wild. But then there was Tuxedo Kamen...

Dashing, suave, gorgeous, caring, supportive, gentle...

It just didn't match up! How could two seemingly totally different men be the same person! "It doesn't make sense. Not at all. He has two sides to him and one I like, the other I hate" She shook her head, her long blonde hair falling about her in a shinning waterfall of gold.

Usagi straightened, eyes clearing and looked about her. She was just down the block from the Temple and she was pretty sure that she was really late. But for the moment, that was the last thing on her mind. Should she tell the others about Mamoru or keep it to herself? On one hand, she'd practically promised not to tell, by having hidden his identity when the Senshi rescued them from the bathroom. He'd looked so intent as he'd waited to see what she'd say and then his expression had been relieved and glad that she hadn't addressed him as Mamoru.

It still remained, of course, that she would have to deal with Mamoru. And knowing who he was now would be very difficult for her. Perhaps she ought to tell him who she really was? 'But he'll hate me then! I'm everything he despises.'

To Be Continued...

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