Title: Touch Me There

Rating: T

Genre: Romance, Angst, Humor

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon and thankfully I have never gotten in trouble for someone thinking I do.

Author's Notes: Well I hope you are all happy… because I finished it!!! I did it this morning on a whim because someone sent me a review reminding me to do it so darnit… I did.

I also loved how I told you guys in the last chapter to watch for the spelling errors since I didn't have time to fix them and the urgency for posting it for my adoring fans made me do it quickly and some of you still yelled at me for them… that was sweet and totally made me not want to write for like three weeks.

Anyway… I feel better now cause I am so excited that I finished it! I just hope you like it!!!

It will be installed in two chapters cause I'm hoping since I'm so close to 1000 reviews if I break them up you guys will say comments about it… loved or hated it and also if you don't like this next chapter or think it isn't up to my quality of work I will still have time to make the last chapter a little better even though I am really happy with the way it turned out.

So let me know what you think!!!!!

Enjoy.

Day 14

Day of the Contest

Tsukino Residence 6:45 am

Light snores echoed through the pink bedroom as dawn crept it's way through the windows. Luna twitched at the bottom of the bed when a foot suddenly slammed into her face and she screeched coming awake as an orange sock fuzzed it's way in front of her nose. She scowled jumping up to look at the scene before her. Makoto, Ami and Rei were sprawled across the floor on blankets pillows and sleeping bags while Minako and Usagi were cluttered together in a tangle of bed sheets and legs upon Usagi's bunny bed. Luna huffed and lifted her paw to lick it to clean her face when the door slowly creaked open.

Mrs. Tsukino stuck her head inside and let out a sad breath looking at the five girls sprawled across the room. She stepped inside stepping over Rei and Ami to get to the bed. She gently tapped a blonde covered body than shook her head ignoring that one to touch the other.

"Usagi darling…" Her mother whispered and Luna watched curiously. "Come on pumpkin…" She whispered and the door opened a fraction more and Ikuko-mama straightened looking at the intruder.

"Leave her Ikuko… she will need as much sleep as possible." Kenji sighed with a heavy breath and Ikuko gulped looking longingly on her daughter and with a sad sigh turned away.

"My poor baby… she is so young to go through such troubles." She whispered stepping around the girls once more.

"It isn't the end of the world Ikuko… it's just a speed bump for her… nothing worse could happen." He said gently closing the door behind them. Luna hissed.

"Try being blown up to pieces or sliced in half…" She sputtered crawling up the bed to rest contently between the two blonde leaders of the universe. She sighed contently, trying to forget all the problems of the past week and it would have worked too until one of them moved and sent her form flying across the room. She hit the dresser and whined sliding down it.

"Girls…" She sputtered.

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There was a flutter of activity. People shuffled back and forth before their eyes as the five Sailor Senshi stood silently inside Studio B at Tokyo Station. Usagi tightened her grip on Luna in her arms as Makoto once again read the instructions out loud.

"Studio B, we are supposed to find someone named Trin…"

"Trina!" A high-pitched voice suddenly cried before them and Ami's eyes widened and Usagi inclined her head with a bit of worry to the quirky girl before them. "Hi! That's me! You are just on time! Let's get you to your dressing room and all beautiful! The show is in two hours!" She cried turning on her heel to walk back into the hallway and the five girls all stood placid for a moment.

"Whoa." Makoto mumbled and Rei let out a huff.

"And she is the reason why I don't drink coffee." Minako said with a sigh and than grabbed gently onto Usagi and turned her back into the hallway.

"I think I am getting sick." Usagi said suddenly and Ami took her hand gently leading her down the hall.

"You're fine." Ami said soothingly and Usagi shook her head.

"Has anyone seen my cell phone? I need to make a phone call." Usagi said quickly as the panic began to rise in her chest again. She tried to calm herself down. The last fit she had ended her on the kitchen floor with Makoto hovering over her and a donut shoved down her throat. It was her favorite kind though at least.

"I accidentally threw it away." Minako said shifting the oversize bag on her shoulder. Inside she could feel Artemis moving around.

"Just one more time… I'm sure he'll answer." Usagi said stopping and turning but Rei grabbed her shoulders.

"Usagi-chan… you are about to go on live TV against your ex-boyfriend. Stop thinking about Mamoru." She commanded and Usagi looked up at her and let out a defeated breath.

"But…" She started and they turned and Rei pushed her quietly into the dressing room. Usagi turned in enough time to see bleach blonde hair coming towards her and she let out a screech.

"Oh no no no… this uniform motif has got to go. Darling, you have to be old enough to participate… we can't be robbing the cradle!" A high voice laughed and Usagi scrunched her face in fear as the man grabbed her and pulled her over towards a canvas chair. She looked back at her friends who smiled encouragingly.

"Is he still in a coma?" Makoto whispered and Minako smiled towards Usagi as the man began to attack her hair, her head tilted towards them.

"Nope… came out last night… extremely pissed." Minako said between her lips when suddenly Usagi stood up and yanked her hair out of the man's hairbrush.

"Who was in a coma?" Usagi hissed and Minako looked at her with confusion.

"Great hearing…" Makoto gushed and Rei rolled her eyes. Usagi marched towards them and sucked in a deep breath.

"Where is my cell phone?" She demanded holding out her hand and Ami pushed Minako out of the way.
"It doesn't matter… do you not understand you whole reputation rests on this television show?" Ami asked quietly and Usagi huffed.

"When I am queen I'll erase all the copies now someone tell me why for the last two days Mamoru hasn't called me!" She screamed and the attendant pulled down his glasses to look at the girls and Makoto gulped.

"Could… you excuse us for a second?" Rei asked with a slight laugh as she quickly escorted the man out, his eyes wide with scandal.

"Well, that would be because Minako put him in a coma." Ami mumbled moving around the room to sit down. Minako's eyes widened as the door shut.

"Ami!" She cried and the blue haired genius shook her head.

"YOU WHAT?" Usagi cried, her voice high and suddenly full of worry. "Where is he? Is he ok? HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT!?" Usagi screamed and Luna decided it was the moment to speak… Usagi's fingers were digging into her skin. She jumped from her charges arms and Usagi's eyes darted to her.

"She didn't do it… I did. I had to restore his memories, he was being attacked by a mind trick." Luna said and Minako placed the bag on the floor, Artemis joining Luna on the gray carpet.

"You… you… restored his memories?" Usagi gulped taking a step back. "Does… Does he know?" Usagi hissed looking at them, her eyes going a bit hallow.

"We don't exactly know." Makoto said quietly with a small smile and Rei sighed putting a hand on her hip.

"Usagi… Mamoru-san is fine. Motoki called me this morning… he's groggy but sorting through everything. Motoki has him under close watch. Right now…" Rei said walking towards her and turning her towards the mirror. "We have to work on you… we have to win this or you might never be able to be with him." Rei said and Usagi stared at her reflection as conflicting emotions surged through her chest. The desperate need to see him… to hold him… to have him hold her. She turned away from the mirror and closed her eyes. The image of him turning away from her… abandoning her.

"Stop it. Focus. A senshi never forgets her task." Ami said gently walking up behind her. "Look at you… you are stronger than all of us you know." She smiled and Usagi stared at their reflections.

"I don't know what to do… I don't know what to say…" Usagi said shaking her head and Rei let out a breath.

"Usagi-chan… I talked to Hakaru… Seiya is in this for a publicity stunt. All the things he said to you the other day, he just needs his fame back… and if he wins on this show it will boost him back to the top." Rei explained softly and Usagi gulped looking at her.

"He's using me?" She questioned and Rei looked at the other girls and Minako trudged forward.

"Look, I've already tried to kill him… the other two lights won't let me… something about intergalactic law or some nonsense. But Usagi you can do something better than killing him… beat him. Show him that you were worth more than just a boost to fame. Trust me… Seiya won't blow his career for you… he didn't the first time when he left you… he loves the fame more than anything. You can tell." Minako said and Usagi turned her cerulean eyes to stare into her reflection. The girls were right… she had a job to do… she had to uphold her family honor, had to uphold her own honor. Messy boyfriend situations will have to wait an hour plus commercial breaks!

"Get that weird guy back in here." Usagi commanded falling into her chair. Ami grinned squeezing her shoulder. "I have a Starlight to crush."

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Mamoru-San's Apartment

Day of TV Show

6:20 pm

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"Wow… that's a lot." Motoki said quietly as he watched Mamoru gently push his hands into his pockets. The room was silent other than Motoki's breathing, as Mamoru seemed to pick a space in the carpet and bury his eyes in it.

"She knew. She knew the whole time didn't she?" Mamoru asked quietly and Motoki leaned forward gently pressing his palms together.

"I don't think she had an idea at first… she sort of discovered it than out of fear didn't want to tell you. She… loved you." Motoki whispered but the words didn't seem to affect Mamoru's cold stature. He watched as Mamoru pulled out a hand from his pocket and flexed it staring at his palm.

"All these years… the pieces… who I am, it sort of makes sense… as if I knew it all along deep down but were missing the vital words." He mumbled looking up, his hand going back into his pocket.

"Yeah… words like Prince… Heir… Earth… Passionate Affair… Words that sort of change everything." Motoki mumbled than immediately regretted his words. Mamoru shifted and moved from his spot.

"No, words that change me." Mamoru said deeply and Motoki stood.

"We should go down to the TV Station. Usagi-chan will need our support." Motoki tried and Mamoru shook his head.

"I can't… I can't see her like this." He hissed and Motoki let out a breath.

"Mamoru she needs us." He stated and Mamoru stared back down at the carpet… the carpet they once had laid together with and he closed his eyes and shot the memory away.

"She lied to me Motoki. What do I really know is going on in her head!? Does she really love me? Is it her duty? She's got over ten people telling her what to do and she is so young and impressionable she probably is just following what they say! They tell her to love me but does she really? What if her heart belongs to him?" Mamoru hissed looking at his best friend and Motoki could only stare for a moment.

"How… how could you say that? After all of the evidence?" Motoki accused and Mamoru shook his head with a small grin.

"I seduced her Motoki… I used her and she did exactly what she was supposed to do. My Princess… my darling… I don't think she ever got a choice in the matter. She deserves better than me. She deserves what she wants." Mamoru hissed and Motoki was struck… the man before him was different than his best friend. The one he had grown up with. All the gaps that had been missing before had been filled in… they had been completed as if a giant jigsaw had been missing four pivotal pieces that were found in one quick swipe of a vacuum.

"You really love Usagi." Motoki whispered and Mamoru stared down at the powered down television. To that statement he wouldn't respond… his feelings weren't the ones in question in his mind… hers were and suddenly with everything clear it seemed his future couldn't be mapped by her anymore. He was an heir to a planet. A planet that was suffering and preparing for a new age… an age when he would heal it.

"Love isn't the question… it's need. I've found my duty Motoki-kun… I just don't know if she wants to share it with me or not." Mamoru whispered and Motoki's eyes fell on the television before them. The screen that in a few minutes would determine whether Usagi's reputation would survive the onslaught. Yet as Motoki stared at Mamoru's back he felt a deeper connotation on the show… as if Mamoru would watch it not to see if Usagi's reputation would survive… but if she would be a fit Queen for his world, Mamoru's sole responsibility.

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Tokyo Station

6:45pm

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She was focusing on her breathing. She suddenly realized it sounded like the ocean. She scrunched her face. Is that why those fricken sea shells made noise!? She felt arms gently grab her shoulders.

"We are fine… we are ok… it's all going to be fine…" Ami was saying soothingly and Usagi began to slowly relax. Suddenly Ami's fingers dug into Usagi's shoulders and the blondes eyes widened.

"Ow…" She whispered as Ami continued her mantra.

"We're going to be fine! Just fine! Don't worry Usagi-chan!" Ami was saying determinedly and Usagi gulped when Makoto noticed Ami's panic attack.
"Got it." She whispered as she pulled Ami off of Usagi to hold her above the ground a few minutes as the genius re-gathered herself.

"And I thought I was the one that was going to panic." Minako said walking up to her best friend and looping an arm with her as they walked down the hall. "Usagi… in less than 60 minutes this will all be over. We are going straight to the arcade and downing triple chocolate fudge ice cream and than mapping out a plan to get Mamoru-san back in your arms." She said with confidence and Usagi gasped.

"Really?" She smiled with hope and Rei grinned at her taking her other arm for comfort.

"Of course… you love the guy don't you? It's our duty to help." Rei said sweetly and Usagi grinned.

"I was talking about the ice cream." She mumbled and Minako and Rei pushed on her and she squealed with a bit of laughter.

"We are right behind you." Minako whispered as they walked backstage, they could already hear someone priming the audience when a man walked up to them.

"Tsukino, Usagi!! Our big wonderful star!" Mr. Omoto smirked as he walked towards the group of five girls. He caught mixed reactions from most of them but immediate recognition from the young blonde. Good, she remembered who made her a star. Kimo followed behind him silently.

"You!" Minako cried and Usagi looked a bit disgusted. "This is your fault!" Minako cried when out of nowhere a fist flew and interacted with the Mr. Omoto's face. Rei and Usagi gasped as Ami stood over Mr. Omoto who looked up at them with shock.

"Nice shot." Mr. Kimo commented looking at his boss on the floor and Mr. Omoto quickly got to his feet.

"You're angry… I can understand that." Mr. Omoto mumbled and Rei growled.

"Angry doesn't begin to cover it." Rei hissed and Mr. Kimo cleared his throat.
"You will be entering from the left Ms. Tsukino. Cameras are all throughout the entire studio you and Mr. Kou will be filling. A studio audience is hidden behind a glass panel within the studio. Please just act natural…"

"Yeah, because being a sexy seductress is what she does daily." Makoto hissed angrily as she planted her fists on her hips. Usagi rolled her eyes and pushed past the two burly Japanese men to the stage door. The girls quieted as they watched their princess go. Her blue eyes glanced back at them and Minako smiled encouragingly at her. Ami put up a weak thumbs up and Rei nodded resolutely her support.

"If he does anything… we are right here ready to kill him." Makoto said sturdily and Usagi nodded and took a deep breath. This wasn't so bad… she wasn't getting her butt kicked… like she has had happen numerous times… This was just every girl's nightmare. She gulped and turned back to the door, straightening her neck. She would do this for girls who ever feared being shunned on national television by their ex-boyfriends. She would do it for herself, for her family's honor… for the freedom to never stupidly sign a TV contract again.

With resolve Usagi turned the knob and vanished into the bright lights of the studio as the red light "On Air" flickered to life. The door slid shut and the four senshi watched with admiration their princess march to her new challenge… though she was scared, unprepared and hated every minute of it… she would do it not because she had to but because she needed to. Needed to do it for them, for Mamoru and for herself.

Every girl deserves a chance to crush her ex on national TV.

"I really hope she wins." Ami mumbled and the girls nodded.

"Maybe we can add ourselves into her contract… like we have to travel with her." Makoto said hopefully and Mr. Kimo shook his head as the two men walked towards the Production booth. An aid came and took the four girls away to the audience. They were going to want to watch this.

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Usagi squinted against the bright lights and than gasped. She was in a garden. In a studio!? The sounds of birds chirping and the rustle of bubbling water caught her off-guard as she stepped down into the makeshift garden. If she weren't in a show to ruin her reputation against her ex-boyfriend… this would have been nice. Suddenly she felt hands go around her eyes and she gasped and spun coming face to face with deep brown eyes.

"Seiya-kun." She hissed with a gulp and he smiled sweetly down at her holding out a daisy. She looked at the sweet flower than back up to the star and gulped again. Now she knew why she was in a garden. The romantic space was almost overpowering. In panic she moved forward and took the flower, her body brushing against Seiya's as she breathed a breathy "thank you." She immediately left his presence and walked towards a stone bench. Rub against body… check.

Seiya stared at the blonde's back with a bit of shock. Was she going to play this game? He quickly followed after her and sat down; facing the bright blue eyes he had dreamed about for the last two years.

"Odango…" He whispered and she blinked up at him. Her face was glittering… almost glowing and he had to catch his breath. Her fingers reached forward and gently touched his shoulder.

"How are you?" She asked shakily and Seiya grabbed her fingers holding them securely in his own. She tried to pull them back but he wouldn't let her. Her eyes began to wander, wanting to look at anything but him. She gasped when she spied a small dish of candy. She immediately went for the chocolate but suddenly chose the lollipop instead. Ami was a clever one.

"Odango… we don't have to do this." Seiya began and he watched as Usagi unwrapped the sucker and began to lick on it and his jaw dropped and he squeezed his hands a bit tighter. She winced and pulled away pouting from him.

"Ow Seiya-kun… why do you hurt me?" She whispered and Seiya moved forward and took her into his arms.

"No, I would never want to hurt you." He breathed pushing hair away from her face and Usagi was having trouble breathing. He moved forward gently and she stilled in fear as his lips came nearer… If she just kissed him this could all be over…

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"No!" Motoki screamed in frustration as the show went to a commercial. This was torture. "This is ridiculous! Just announce her the winner already! He is pawing all over her!" Motoki was yelling at the TV. Mamoru watched him calmly from the other side of the room. It hurt him to see someone so close to her… to see her do the moves he taught her… He clenched his fist looking away. "She is obviously the winner! Look at her moves!" Motoki yelled again and growled annoyed.

"She had a good trainer." Mamoru hissed quietly and Motoki skilled and looked back at his best friend and he sighed. The shows music flittered through the air once more and Motoki considered turning it off to spare his best friend this pain but he knew he couldn't… Mamoru would just turn it back on. He needed to know this… needed to see it.

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Usagi suddenly found her nerve and jumped up with a fake giggle. She couldn't give up that easily. Seiya lost his balance and fell into the stone bench.

"Wanna go for a walk?" She asked suddenly and Seiya glanced up at a bit confused. Seiya looked out at the garden and than saw the glass wall he couldn't see behind. He knew behind it were hundreds watching this spectacle… watching Usagi make a fool of herself and him make a fool of her… He looked back up at the nervous blonde and he shook his head.

"No, maybe later." He said standing and Usagi was quickly running out of ideas. "I don't want to do this anymore." He said softly and Usagi glanced at him and looked away. He could have said that about twenty minutes ago and saved her a whole heap of trouble. "Usagi I came on this show to save your reputation… to save you from some sleeze celebrity taking advantage of you!" He said suddenly and Usagi gasped taking a step back from him. "I love you Usako." He whispered and Usagi heard an audible gasp come from the studio audience. "I came back for you… come back with me… He doesn't want you! How can you stay for him! I've given up everything for you!" He cried and rushed to her, taking her face in his hands, her lollipop falling from her fingers and she stared at him with shock and a bit of horror.

"Seiya-kun…" She whispered her eyes beginning to fill with tears.

"Please choose me over him…" He whispered and he inched forward wanting to desperately touch his lips to hers… to feel her sweet nectar once more as a single tear slid down Usagi's pale cheek. Seiya wanted her… someone wanted her. She feeling hit her in the pit of her stomach and a picture of Mamoru-san popped in her head and the pain hit her all again of him trying to kill her and throw her off his balcony… Seiya was right… he didn't want her… but did that mean she should chose Seiya… someone who actually did?

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"That boy is dead!!" Kenji screamed jumping from his seat as she stared at another well-placed commercial break.

"Dear… he loves her…" His wife said sadly looking at the TV screen. Sami stared at them both with a mixture of annoyance over his handheld game.

"Well, she obviously doesn't like him or she would have already been in his arms." He hissed annoyed and the two parents stopped their prattle and stared at their youngest son.

"Huh?" They both echoed and the shows music began to play once more signaling the end of the commercial break.

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"There are no words." Ami whispered as she stared in shock from backstage. The four girls stood frozen as they watched the two move closer towards a kiss.

"Oh my gosh… Oh my gosh…" Rei began to hyperventilate and Minako pressed against the glass, horror etched across her features.

"If she says yes he will take her off the planet… take her off the planet…" She whispered, panic laced throughout her words and Makoto fell into her seat.

"She won't say yes… come on seriously." She said with not too much faith behind her words.

"Let me think about that… her true love has abandoned her and hates who she is… would you say yes to someone who actually wants you and for who you really are?" Ami whispered painfully and she looked back at her comrades and a tear glistened down her cheek. "I almost want her to say yes." She whispered and Rei gasped horrified at her.

"What treason is this Ami-chan!" She screamed at her and Ami shook her head, another tear slipping down.

"I want her to be happy and loved… Mamoru-san doesn't want her." She whispered and Minako turned abruptly to her.

"We don't know that!" She yelled and Ami shook her head.

"He defied his world to be with her… if he makes her happy… I hope she says yes." Ami whispered as tears slid down her cheek and she turned away from them.

"No Ami-chan!" Rei yelled pushing her aside as sobs took over her form. "I can't live without her!" Rei said strongly and the four girls all were suddenly hit with the error of their ways.

"Oh no…" Minako whispered horrified as she put a hand to her mouth. "What have we done…" She cried and Makoto shook her head.

"She is our duty." She said sturdily and Ami shook her head.

"She is our friend… her happiness must finally come before ours." She whispered and the four girls fell silent, tears streaming down their faces as they painfully turned to watch their future unfold and their hearts went out to Usagi… each silently praying that for once she would find happiness.

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So… what do you guys think? Good cliff-hanger? I thought so… with less than like seven or so pages to go Usagi has a huge decision to make!! Well, review and tell me what you thought so I can tweak the last chapter and have it out by the end of the week if I get my box full enough to make me want to get rid of the chapter just so I can breath and read e-mails normally… Hope I got it out fast enough so you don't have to read the whole thing yet again!!

By the way if everyone who has this story on their favorites list or on their alerts reviews we would break like a 1000 in two days! That would be kinda cool. Not that I need it though because just because it has a 1000 reviews doesn't mean it is a good story… if you remember it later after you read it and smile a bit to yourself… than… I know it's a good story.

Enjoy and God Bless!!

Marronett