"No"

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"No"

"Yes"

"No!"

"Please"
"why"

"Because, we're introducing all of us there, it's an after party for the models of L'Oreal, you're my body guard"

"No im not"

"Yes you are"

"Technically im Endymion's"

"But Endymion married me"

"So?"

"So it means he's going to"

"Your really not going to give this up are you?"

"No"

"Fine, I'll come along, but it's just for guard duty, nothing else" Kunzite finalised his argument to the bubbly blonde.

"Thank you Kunzite" she smiled, giving him a courteous head bow,
"yeah, excuse me, I have guard patrol to seven" he counteracted,
"just don't be late" she called back as he turned around and started to walk,

"Yeah" he called back nonchalantly, Usagi turned around and started to walk back to the council room, a large smile brimming across her face. A relief washed over her that he didn't pay attention to her modelling career, if he did, he would have known that she didn't work for L'Oreal, and then the whole plan the scouts had been concocting with her for the last hour would have been destroyed.

Within moments she arrived at the council room,

"How did it go" Rei's eager voice greeted

"He's agreed to go" Usagi smiled eagerly,

"There are still so many holes in this plan" Zoisite groaned, sighing as he rested his head on one arm, leaning on the table,

"Like what" Makoto groaned, resting her head on Nephlyte who had taken to twirling bits of her hair around his fingers,

"Well, like the fact, what happens if he meets her!" Zoisite stated sarcastically,

"Good point" Ami sighed,

"His going to know it's not Mina" Zoisite completed,

"then we have to make sure they don't meet!" Rei completed happily,

"oh yeah, your going to keep them apart, that never went so well in the past" Zoisite groaned, rolling his eyes in protest,

"but what if it is Mina" Usagi interjected, everyone fell silent.

"I don't think so Usako" Endymion replied sullenly,

"but she acts like her, and talks like her, its possible right?" Usagi looked at Endymion, her eyes pleading for him to agree,

"I don't think so Usako" Endymion forced himself to utter the truth he knew,

"I think he's right Usagi chan, when we were reincarnated in the past, we retained our identities, but this woman has a completely different identity" Ami explained thoroughly,

"but" Usagi protested,
"As much as she feels like her, I don't think it is" Ami nodded her disapproval sadly, leaving everyone to sit in silence.

"I think I need some air" Rei whispered, yet everyone heard, worriedly they watched her stand up and head out of the conference room. They knew, secondly to Usagi that seeing Mikano at the café had affected her in a big way, and it hurt her so very much that it wasn't Mina.

"Rei" Usagi whispered, then turned to the council and sighed,
"This is for Kunzite we have to remember that" and with that she stood up and exited the conference room.

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"Are you ready?" Usagi stood in the foyer of the Plaza hotel, dressed in a dolce miniskirt and off the shoulder dolce top,
"As we'll ever be" Rei and Ami sighed, looking around the glorious hotel, which was decorated in the finest architecture. Ami was dressed in a short, prada blue dress, and Rei also in an off the shoulder, red dress decorated with gold and red sequins. Makoto stood next to Rei, dressed in a knee long, spaghetti strap, green dress with a pink bow tied around her waist, the generals and Endymion stood in tuxedos behind the four girls.

"Alright, let's do this" Usagi whispered, walking up to the receptionist behind the front desk,

"Hello" the lady smiled happily,

"Hello, we are here for the L'Oreal after party, we were invited by Miss Naio Mikano" Usagi explained formally,

"Oh alright, let me just call up if you don't mind" the lady replied,

"of course" Usagi replied, giving a courteous smile, which hid the looming dread in the pits of stomach, the normally optimistic beauty now felt, for one of the first times in her life didn't feel hope with this plan. After all, with Endymion and herself, she knew that no one could have kept them apart, so wasn't it cruel to do this to Kunzite? In fairness she knew it was… but she didn't want him to give up, not when she herself had wanted to so many times since that day.

"My apologise for the wait Miss Tsukino and friends, Miss Naio says to come right up" The lady behind the reception broke her train of thought,

"oh thank you, which floor?" Usagi spoke distantly,

"fifth, the summer room" the lady smiled, Usagi's eyes went wide. That was the very room where Kunzite had brought Mina to celebrate their engagement, would he be able to cope? Eagerly she turned around to look at him, he showed no emotion, standing there like a stone statue, Usagi sighed, taking comfort in the fact that he wasn't walking out of the hotel yet.

"let's go" Usagi commanded, giving the lady a courteous head nod and heading to the elevators, everyone followed silently.

Rei pushed the button to the elevator and immediately the doors opened, everyone squashed into the elevator and waited as it raised the five floors to the summer loft.

"So let's have fun, remember this is a party for models and I want to get discovered!" Makoto laughed putting on a small façade,

"of course you'll get discovered Mako chan, right after me" Rei giggled, striking a small pose,

"yep, you and me Rei chan, we can be the new modelling duo, you never know we'll put Usagi out of work" Makoto laughed again,

"hey" Usagi whined in protest, everyone began to giggle as the doors opened.
Everyone walked out the elevator, and looked at the decorated room, and the hundred or so people mingling among it,

"Ok lets go" Usagi spoke, eyeing for any sign of Mikano, yet there was none,
"Usagi chan!" a familiar voice called, Usagi turned to the side, her heart beating at incredible speeds.
There stood Mikano, dressed in halter neck, glittery gold dress with laced up high heeled shoes that trailed up her leg,

"oh no" Usagi heard Ami whisper,
"I told you this wasn't going to work" Zoisite groaned,

'Mikano" Usagi squeaked, Mikano smiled giving Usagi a hug.

Kunzite stood there, his heart stopped beating, his eyes were wide with shock.
"Kunz, Kunz, you alright?" Jaedite asked, watching his friend he worried,
"Mina" Kunzite whispered coarsely, watching as the girl greeted each of the four scouts, he then turned to Jaedite,
"what is this" he asked, Jaedite cringed,

"Her name is Naio Mikano, she's a model for L'Oreal – we wanted to" Jaedite side,
"Pass her off for Mina so you'd stop grieving" Endymion cut in,

"and you thought that would work, would that have worked with Usagi, Endymion!, I can't believe you" Kunzite groaned in utter disbelief, how could they do this to him!

"We know your dieing Kunzite" Endymion snapped,
"what" Kunzite replied,

"Ami, she told us that your physical showed your body is slowly shutting down, but we know why, your dieing of a broken heart" Endymion sighed,
"well what did you expect" Kunzite growled,
"Usagi meant well, she loves you, we all do, we don't want to lose you as well as Mina" Makoto added. Usagi and Rei had taken Mikano aside for a distraction as the rest tried to talk to Kunzite,

"I should have known such a stupid idea would come from her" Kunzite growled,
"hey" Endymion defended his wife,
"what, she didn't think, you all didn't think, if you did you would have known that I'm trying ok, I know it's my duty, Mina knew it as well" Kunzite growled, watching their sympathetic faces,
"but she wouldn't want you to give up hope, we want you to stay" Makoto added quickly,

"So what, you'd condemn me to a life without her!" Kunzite growled, and with that proceeded to storm off. How could they do this, wasn't it the cruellest thing letting him see her, yet know it was never her. A mixture of frustration and sorrow coursed through his veins, on top of everything they knew! He didn't need their pity, or anyone's for that fact, he needed Mina back.

He walked off, through the crowd until he found a staircase; hurriedly he climbed each step, eager to escape his current memories. Within no time he reached a door which led to the roof of the Plaza, he pushed it open and immediately a wave of cool air hit him across the face. He welcomed it readily as he stared up at the blanket of stars across the black sky; he turned and walked up to the ledge of the roof, and leant on it.

Was he mad at them? Not really. Because after all they did mean well, and he believed Makoto that they all did love him that was the good thing about having known Mina, he could always see the best intentions in a person; she was always full of them.

The thing that made him the most upset was the fact they knew of his broken heart, they knew how much it hurt, was it wrong for him to just want to slip away quietly without them knowing? Without them racking them brains to help? He wanted to at least spare them of that…

"Hiya" a foreign voice called to him from afar, he jumped in fright then swivelled around to see the reflection of his Minako

her name's Naio Mikano Jadeite's words coarsed through his head,

"Miss Naio" he greeted formally, turning back around to stare into the abyss, why was life so cruel?

"Are you ok?" she asked, approaching him slowly,

"Yeah why wouldn't I be" he sighed,

"Kunzite, are you ok?" she repeated, now by his side.

"How did you know my name?" he inquired,

"How could I forget" she whispered to herself,

"Excuse me?" Kunzite asked,

"Oh nothing, I was just talking with Usagi chan and the others" she smiled, he laughed scornfully,

"So what they got you to come up here?" he asked, not daring to look at her,

"Not quite" she chuckled,
"so you followed me?" he asked irritably, wanting to just be alone, especially from her memory.

"It's been a long time Kunzite, I've missed you" she smiled, he shot his head up to look at her, those crystal blue, piercing eyes.
"Damn It! Why is life so bloody cruel! You look like her, sound like her! But you're not, why…" he bellowed, pleading with all his heart, she looked on sorrowfully.

"Kunzite, it is me" she whispered, tears coming out of her eyes,
"what" he looked on, his heart beating rapidly,
"Kunzite, it's me, Minako" she whispered back,

"But it can't be, I killed you, Jaedite said you're Naio Mikano, a model for L'Oreal" Kunzite stuttered.

"I had forgotten everything, but when I saw you in the foyer, I remembered everything, it was like the nightmare I was in was over, and I could finally see for the first time, but you left. So I came up here, hoping you'd be here" she smiled,

"Minako" he whispered, she nodded in agreement.

In an instant she rushed over to him, he wrapped his arms around her, tears dropped from his eyes, as she wrapped her arms around him,

"I am so sorry" he cried,

"It's ok" she comforted him,

"I thought you were gone forever"

"I was never gone Kunzite, I was always in here, where you kept me" she smiled, taking a step back and touching his chest, where his heart was.
"Come here" he smiled, grabbing her around her waist and bringing his lips to hers.

"I'll never let you go ever again" he whispered as they broke apart,

'Don't worry" she smiled

"I think it's going to be finally ok now" she grinned from ear to ear. Kunzite smiled back, now thankful to the universe, to everyone – she was back! The term angel choir meant nothing to the way he felt now, he could live again, she was his miracle.

"HEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP" a voice screamed distantly,

"we got to go" Kunzite spoke hastily, now alarmed,

"relax" she smiled, he looked on with confusion and partial distrust, Mina never ignored her duty, she closed her eyes and focused.
A bright light focused in front of her, Kunzite stepped back in awe as he noticed a transformation wand appear in front of her. This wand was different than her old one, and that of Saturn's – he shuddered at the brief thought of that day.

The wand was designed with a Grecian stem, and upon it was a large golden heart, branded with her symbol, and stretching from either side were two angel wings.

Minako opened her eyes, and grabbed the wand, a mischievous smile painted her face,
"what?" Kunzite asked obliviously,

"are you ready for this" she grinned, he reciprocated with a giant grin, she nodded,
"VENUSIAN COSMOS ARK MAKE UP!" she yelled, he watched in awe as she transformed into Sailor Venusian Cosmos.

Her uniform was now different; she had white, knee high boots decorated with triangles of gold, the parts of her suit that were usually another colour than white, were now also gold and upon her head, instead of her custom red bow, a small tiara stood in place. She now had no gloves on, but a small Topaz bracelet across her left wrist, slowly she opened her eyes.

"So what now?" he asked, eager to answer the call of help,
"some things never change" she laughed, holding up her wrist and closing her eyes,
"what are you doing?" he asked, now partially annoyed,
"Just a minute, I'm getting a lock on everyone's energy signature in order to transport them all" she spoke nonchalantly,

"You can do that?" Kunzite spoke in disbelief,

"That ain't the half of it hun" she responded in a half hearted chuckle, he just looked on in awe.

"Alright" she confirmed her completion,
"Let's go" he confirmed,

"Right"

"VENESIAN TELEPORT" she yelled and in a flash light she had disappeared with Kunzite.

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"Where are we" Rei asked obviously disorientated.

"No idea" Usagi spoke, looking around anxiously. Destruction was everywhere, the road was dug up, buildings lay in shambles and ahead of them a single child stood.

"Time to transform" Usagi commanded and in a flash of coloured lights, they changed into their sailor suits.

"What's going on here Ami?" Mars asked hastily,

"Just a moment" Mercury replied, summoning her mercurian computer, yet Usagi continued to watch as the small child, which she recognized as a young girl started to walk towards her.
"I have to help her" Usagi spoke with fervency, running forward,
"Usako!" Endymion yelled, knowing it was too dangerous to separate,

"I'll be right back" Usagi yelled, Endymion knew that he couldn't stop her.

The small girl kept walking; Usagi could see she was covered in blood, from her feet, to her white dress to her porcelain face.
Meanwhile, Minako and Kunzite had teleported ten metres behind everyone, who hadn't at yet noticed them, focusing instead on the girl and Usagi.
"That's strange' Kunzite mused, being able to see the girl who was now around 100 metres from them.

"Oh shit" Minako cringed,

"what?" Kunzite groaned, yet Minako already had started to run, and stood just in front of the scouts.

"Mi-" Makoto stuttered, being the only one who had noticed Minako's arrival,
"shh" Minako ushered, giving Makoto a mischievous wink. Stunned, she complied with a gentle head nod.

Minako then turned her head to watch Usagi who was nearly at the girl, carefully she focused,
"Barrier of devotion!" she yelled, everyone turned to see a woman with familiar golden strands of hair, a barrier appeared, encircling Usagi and keeping her contained within it's barriers.
"What are you doing" Rei barked at Minako angrily, prepared to attack as were all the other scouts and generals.

"Don't worry Rei, trust me this is for Usagi's own good" Minako smiled briefly while turning her attention back on the sphere which contained Usagi.
"What, how do you know my name or Usagi's for that matter" Rei rebutted fervently,

"I thought you of all people would recognize me Rei" Minako smiled, not voiding her gaze from the sphere,
"Mi-nako" Rei gasped, stepping back a few steps,

"What" Ami followed another gasp with Makoto,

"it can't be" Endymion breathed, now as wide eyed as the generals and the scouts.

"It's her" Kunzite confirmed, appearing as if it were, in a matter of speaking, out of nowhere.

"but you were dead" Zoisite stuttered,
"were, past tense" Minako snapped, manipulating the sphere to travel towards the scouts,
"then if you're Mina why have you got Usagi in the sphere" Nephlyte added logically.

"protecting her" Mina snapped matter of factly,
"from what" Ami inquired

"that thing" Minako spoke, gesturing with her head to the girl who was steadily approaching,

"but she's just a small girl" Ami replied, as Usagi appeared in the sphere five metres from where they stood.
"Mina?" Usagi spoke, forgetting the fact Mina had trapped her in the sphere,
"hey Usagi chan, long time no see" Mina smiled, releasing Usagi from the sphere.
Immediately Usagi bounded over to Mina and threw her arms around her, tears fell from her eyes,

"I've missed you so much" she cried, everyone began to get teary eyed,
"I've missed you to Usagi" Minako responded, her voice was soft and caring, one full of emotion.

Usagi broke away from the hug, Minako smiled softly, both wanted to say much more to one another and to everyone but Minako knew there was no time.
"Let's leave the family reunion for a moment" she smiled happily, Usagi complied.

Minako turned to face the small girl, who was now fifty metres from the group, approaching steadily and without fail.

"Cupid's arrow of the netherworld" Minako yelled and a golden bow appeared in her hand, which she aimed directly at the girl,
"what the hell are you doing" Makoto yelled,
"trust me, this girl isn't human" Minako responded immediately,

"that doesn't mean we should kill her" Usagi pleaded, attempting to stop Minako,

"she's the one that caused this destruction Usagi" Minako sighed, looking briefly at Usagi,
"no that can't be true" Usagi shook her head naively,

"Usagi come on, the blood didn't appear on her hands by itself" Minako argued abruptly,
"but how do you know?" Ami interceded on Usagi's behalf, Minako looked intently on the blue haired girl,
"I can see what happened here, she killed and ate everyone here, that's why blood is left on her" Minako sighed,

"What you can see it?" Makoto gasped,
"yes, and trust me, I need to fire this arrow" Minako replied, Usagi although doubtful nodded her head in approval; after all she did trust her friend.

Minako looked at the girl, the sight made her shiver as the memories of what had taken place here; carefully she pulled the bow and arrow back, and fired with expert precision, directed at the small girl.

Unflinchingly the girl eerily stood there as the arrow hit her in the chest, yet on contact she let out a ghostly wail, everyone looked in shock.

"Your true form now" Minako yelled, now heaving her chest heavily the girl tilted her head – her face void of expression. Minako held the gaze as intently, she had only allowed ten percent of the arrows power to affect the girl in front of her, her secret ace so to speak.

"Your true form" Minako demanded once again,

"Queen of Venus it has been a long time" the girl hissed, it was now obvious that this was not a girl,
"do not tempt me" Minako growled, Kunzite stood watching his beloved. It was amazing how confident she stood, how she showed a leadership equalled to that of his king and queen.

The girl took another step,

"Get back Rei" Minako yelled,

"why me?" Rei asked dumbfounded,

"this thing is after you" Minako spoke, everyone looked amazed,
"Protect Rei" Usagi commanded, as everyone began to look quizzically, nodding in agreement, they formed a circle around her,
"what are you guys doing, we're supposed to be protecting you Usagi" Rei protested quite self assured,

"you know that's not how it works Rei, we protect each other" Usagi smiled back to her stubborn friend, everyone gave their nod of approval, except for Minako who was still staring at the creature.
"Your true self now!" Minako growled once again,

"As you wish your majesty" the girl spoke, her words chilling the back of Minako's spine.

"What's happening" Zoisite asked, watching the girl stand still. Makoto observed Minako move closer to the group,

"Stay close!" Mina yelled, staring down, theoretically, the barrel of a gun.

"What's happening Venus" Sailor Eternal Moon spoke authoritively,

"Have you ever heard of a harpy?" Venus swiftly replied, keeping eye contact with the girl

"No" Moon replied dumbfound,

"A mythical chimera of a bird and a woman, supposedly devoted to hera?" Ami replied questionably,

"you got the first part right, but these things aren't devoted to Hera, they lived on Mars in harmony with the Martians during the silver millennium, but then well, the harpies just turned on the Martians, or so the story goes. No one but the royal family knows for certain" Venus explained, watching as the small girl transformed into a half woman half bird creature with large sharp talons and feathers that glowed in the sun, it was obvious they were steel. Yet the catching item on it's body was the golden arrow that protruded from it's left breast.

"I don't remember anything of the silver millennium" Mars cringed, feeling helpless at this moment,

"It's alright, don't worry we'll protect you" Jaedite comforted his beloved, yet he knew that his words were pointless when she wasn't in control of a situation.

"Is this better Venusian Queen" the harpy crowed sharply, its voice could make any man quiver with fear, yet they remained sturdy although slightly perturbed at the creature.

"State your business" Venus yelled, everyone although willing to fight, felt it best to stay quiet at the moment.

"You should know that Queen of Venus" it harped, outstretching her wings,

"In exchange for your life, you will leave us now, she does not remember" Venus stated matter of factly,
"I cannot do that" it crowed, taking a step forward,
"It wasn't a choice, I have the right to take your life after what you have done" Venus snapped angrily,

"True" it smiled, Venus took a step forward menacingly,

"We still have unfinished business" the harpy crowed, it's voice assimilating closer to the sound of fingernails against a chalkboard then an actual voice,

"Leave us" Venus countered equally as strong,

"I warn you Queen" it rebutted swiftly,
"I understand, now leave" Venus added once again, it was obvious that she understood something the other scouts did not. Sailor Eternal Moon looked at her friend, Mina had changed; there was a strength and purity that she had not seen before, she smiled in admiration.

"For now" the harpy squawked, knowing that she couldn't continue now. Venus waved her hand and the arrow disappeared from the creature's chest,

"Be gone" Venus reasserted, and in a flash of white light the harpy disappeared into nothingness.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief; Venus remained cautious yet turned and offered a comforting smile signalling victory,

"You did it" everyone chimed to her, all beaming with admiration yet her eyes became fixated on Rei who stood shaken in the middle of the circle.

"Rei?" Venus queried worriedly, stepping forward to bridge the distance between the two, everyone reciprocated by looking at the two intently.

"What was that thing Mina?" Mars squeaked, everyone could tell she was genuinely afraid which made them all feel uneasy – Rei wasn't one to display emotion yet something had affected her.

Venus let a small worried purse her lips, she knew what had happened and knew that as strong as her friend was she wasn't quite ready for such knowledge.

"Just a nightmare Rei, but it's gone now" Venus smiled sincerely, detransforming to her normal form – everyone followed suit.

Rei nodded to Mina thankfully, it was hard to understand the fear she felt as she gazed upon the harpy – especially when she had faced far worse. But Mina made the creature go away, and for that she could not be more thankful – suddenly it hit her, Mina was really back.

"Mina" Rei started to cry, as she bounded over to her friend and wrapped her arms around Mina's waist, Mina reciprocated the hug gladly.

"It's been too long" Mina sighed, as Rei broke away from their embrace, yet Zoisite was left questioning one crucial detail,
"why are you dressed like Mikano, Mina?" he asked curiously, furrowing his brow,
"Usagi was right, Mikano was Mina after all" Ami looked teary eyed at Mina,
"I had Amnesia but when I saw Kunzite I remembered everything" Mina reaffirmed Ami's words.

"Mina, I – I" Usagi stuttered, Mina turned to where Usagi stood next to Endymion who wore a relieved and sincere smile,

"Usagi chan, it's alright" Mina spoke softly, walking up to her friend.
"I'm sorry Mina, I should have been able to" Usagi started crying, small tears brimming out of her eyes,
"we all should have" Makoto added, fighting hard to keep her tears back,

"listen to me" Minako spoke surely, which became unexpected,

"None of you could have done anything else, that was the only way out, we all know it – I can't believe you even thought that" Mina reprimanded lightly, with a sincere smile upon her face, everyone sighed a breath of relief and smiled softly, grateful that she wasn't angry, Mina sighed remincently,

"it was the way things needed to be, what happened that day needed to happen, I hope we all can have a new beginning now?" Mina smiled hopefully,

"I couldn't ask for a greater gift then that" Usagi smiled gently, standing confidently by Endymion,
"Nor could I" Kunzite spoke, standing behind her, Minako swivelled around to look at him. Every time she looked at him, her heart would skip beats. He looked at her, he knew there was a small uncertainty clouding her eyes, in one swift motion he stepped forward and grabbed her face softly with both his muscular hands and brought his face to hers, kissing her lips with an urgency to convey every emotion he felt, and feel everything she did.

Mina knew this kiss was different, he had only kissed her like this one other time, to her it meant they would be together forever. Her lips moulded with his, she fought eagerly to continue kissing him yet to gain breath in the same stead, everyone smiled as they saw the lovers reunite.

"They deserve this" Usagi sighed with relief to Endymion,
"yeah" Endymion answered, looking down to his wife and kissed her lightly on the forehead and then looked around at everyone as he held Usagi close to him. Finally everything was right with the world, he watched as Ami was held by Zoisite with both hands around the waist, Makoto buried her face in Nephlyte's chest, a smile brimming across her face but Rei stood there. Alone, her violet eyes attempted to comprehend what had happened, Jaedite stood behind her, worriedly he gazed upon his lover. One thing was certain, this wasn't the end of it….

Authors note: I hope you enjoyed this story, thank you for your support but sadly this is the end of the story. As said above, any constructive criticism would be extremely grateful, especially so I may use it in the sequel!!