The Object of Her Affection

Hi minna! This is my first fic so please be nice!

Disclaimer: Insert disclaimer here.

Dialogue Key: You should get it now.

I've only mentioned Yuuichirou once so this will be the only time I'll mention him ever again. And I will explain more about the kids. Sorry about that.

Anyway…ON WITH THE FANFIC!

Chapter Fifteen: And the Father of Mine is…oh my God

Present

The next day, Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna were at their house in the kitchen as Setsuna made pancakes. They were discussing the sudden outburst that Hotaru made.

"So lemme get this straight," Haruka began. "Hotaru was brainwashed…by Chibi-Usa?" Setsuna nodded as she concentrated on breakfast. "Are you sure it wasn't that Hiroshi character hiding somewhere or something like that?" Michiru asked. "I'm sure," Setsuna said simply. "That would explain why she called Mamoru a bastard," Haruka replied thoughtfully. "And why she was so willing to kill him at Chibi-Usa's command," Michiru agreed. "With that kind if logic, I don't see why you ask me for everything," Setsuna mumbled. "What was that, Sets?" Haruka asked. "Oh nothing, Ru," Setsuna answered.

"Sure, that's what you want me to think, that it's nothing. Well, I bet you were talking about Ami, your little lover," Haruka teased. "And what if I was?" Setsuna grinned. "Is she a good kisser?" Haruka asked. Then she received a kick from under the table from Michiru. "Sorry, Michi."

At Mako's

Everyone else was at Makoto's apartment eating breakfast except Rei and Mamoru. Apparently, going to Makoto's was the only way to get a free meal from the best chef in the world. Everyone ate chocolate chip pancakes in the living room. The kids and the cats sat in front of the TV and concentrating on that only.

"Mine, Keiko, tell me more about yourselves," Ami said. Keiko's ears perked up at the sound of her name. She turned herself around and faced everyone as did Mine.

"What can I say? I'm quiet, she's not, I'm neat, she's not, and I love the martial arts, she doesn't. We're the exact opposite from each other. Like those two," Mine answered as she pointed to Makoto and Minako who were feeding each other. Mine rolled her eyes as she said, "But with a lot more awesome." Then, she turned back to the TV. "That reminds me of someone I know," Luna mumbled. "Tell me about it," Akari agreed. "Who are you guys talking about!" Artemis and Leo exclaimed. "See what I mean?" Luna asked.

Then all of a sudden, Mamoru burst through the door holding a newspaper. "Did anyone teach you how to knock?" Makoto asked as she fed Minako. He looked at them for a second but then turned to Daisuke. He held up the newspaper in his face. "Hold on, lemme get my glasses," he smirked, having an idea of what was going on. He left the room and reemerged with glasses.

He took the newspaper from his hands. It read, "Hero girls fight off pervert." Daisuke looked at him innocently. "I had nothing to do with it. It was those two," he accused as he pointed to Makoto and Minako. "We didn't plan it, we only participated," Makoto smirked. "And caught it on tape," Minako added. Mamoru looked at them in disbelief. "How could let them do this?" he asked. "If ya mean us, we wanted to," Keiko answered. "It was kinda fun, right, Mine?" Mine nodded with a smirk, showing her amusement. Mamoru turned to Usagi. "And you let them go on with this plan?"

"No comment," Usagi replied with a grin.

Then communicators went off everywhere. "Jupiter…" When Makoto answered her communicator she saw a face she didn't expect to see. Hiroshi's. "You better help your friend. Looks like she might need it. And bring Tuxedo Kamen," he said.

"That means…" Daisuke started. "Yes, that's exactly what it means so suck it up," Makoto replied. "But, Mako, you can die if you stay at the jinja for too long," Daisuke argued. "Especially Mine."

Everyone looked towards Mine and then Makoto, confusion written all over their faces. "If she's my kid, and I'm part demon, that would make her part demon as well. Duh," Makoto explained. Then she turned to Daisuke. "You can stay here if you want but I'm going. If you are then watch Mine," she countered. She was just at the door when she felt a tug on her shirt. She looked down and found Mine glaring at her.

"Fine you can come too, but be careful," Makoto said as opened the door. Daisuke and Atsuko were left in the room. She shook her head. "The Daisuke I know would risk his life for his friends," she said, shaking her head with disappointment. Daisuke looked away, feeling guilty just by staring into Atsuko's eyes. When he didn't say anything, she sighed, I thought you were better then this."

At the jinja

Rei was pushed to the ground by Hiroshi. She obviously knew he was trying to lure Mamoru into a trap. After all, he did take her communicator and say his message a few feet away from her. Then, Grandpa Hino suddenly stood in front of her. He was trying to protect Rei from Hiroshi. That's what Yuuichirou tried to do, too. He faced dire consequences.

"Grandpa, run! I don't want to lose you! I don't want to see someone else I care about die!" Rei exclaimed almost on the verge of tears. "Life is short and I expect you to live life to the fullest. My time is over and I'm feeling tired. Don't worry, though, I'll tell your mother you said hi," Grandpa spoke. "Move out the way, old man, unless you want to end up like the other one," Hiroshi warned. Grandpa stood his ground. "Very well," Hiroshi sighed. With one flick of the wrist, Grandpa went down to his knees. He was having trouble breathing. "Grandpa, NO!" Rei cried. "Good-bye, my Rei, or should I say Sailor Mars?" Soon Grandpa stopped breathing and fell to the ground.

Rei was filled with shock. "He knew?" she asked herself over and over again. "Two down, one to go," Hiroshi said. Rei never moved from her spot even though Hiroshi was right in front of her. He was about to kick her when suddenly someone jumped before her and blocked the kick. "Rei, transform now," Jupiter commanded. Hiroshi turned around and found everyone (except the Prince and including Outers) in battle stance. He disappeared and reappeared in front of Tuxedo. "Lets play, shall we?" he suggested as he started the battle.

Everyone ran to Rei. "Are you okay, Rei-chan?" Moon asked. Rei never answered but kept whispering, "He knew?"

"Apparently not. If you haven't noticed Yuuichirou and Grandpa are…" Venus trailed off. "Rei, I know you're in a state of shock right now, but we need you to fight," Jupiter commanded. "Leave her be, Jupiter, she needs time to get out of her traumatized experience," Moon scolded. Jupiter shrugged and stood. She materialized the sword and charged for Hiroshi. She only nipped his back with the tip of her sword to get his attention. "Why do you insist on interfering?" he asked. "Is he that special to you?"

"You make it seem like I like him," Jupiter grimaced. "Or want to save him for that matter." Hiroshi only shrugged and ascended into the sky. "You're not the only one who can fly," Jupiter challenged as she made her black wings appear. It hurt a little, making her wince. "Hmm, looks like releasing your demonic power here makes you weaker by the second, right?" Hiroshi smirked. This little discovery actually made things a bit more interesting. Jupiter wasted no time and lunged towards him. Hiroshi easily dodged her attack. She mainly focused on hacking and slashing his chest which was also getting dodged. It was only a few minutes and Jupiter was getting weaker and weaker then ever before.

Chibi-Jupiter watched as her mother got weak and decided to intervene. She closed her eyes and flexed her shoulders. Then black wings appeared on her back just as black as Jupiter's. She let out a grunt of pain and materialized a sword. Everyone looked on in shock except Rei who was still in mourning land as Chibi-Jupiter ascended into the sky behind Hiroshi. She slashed him in the back as he was about to strike Jupiter. He turned around and found a smiling Chibi-Jupiter.

"Why you little…"

Then, Jupiter took this chance to slash him also. Hiroshi turned around and materialized a sword of his own and let out a flurry of attacks on Jupiter. "But lemme ask. How does she have the wings effect?" she asked. (She is part demon) Sera pointed out. "But that's not it," Jupiter argued while blocking Hiroshi. "I have your wings." (Part of my spirit is inside her, so she can use my wings, too) Sera answered. Makoto took a moment to think about it as she dodged one of Hiroshi's attacks. Shrugging, she said, "Makes sense, I guess." Tired of being defensive, she tried striking back. She did and made him back up a bit. Before he had a chance to do anything, a sword ripped through his stomach and sliced off his top half from his bottom half and it fell to the ground in a perfectly executed Mortal Kombat fatality fashion.

Behind the body, though, were Chibi-Jupiter and the Prince. "Fatality," he announced in a deep voice with a grin. "Took you long enough," Makoto grinned back. The three descended to where Rei and the others were now detransformed. Obviously, Rei was still in shock. When Usagi caught what Rei was whispering, she asked, "Rei-chan, what are you talking about?" Rei didn't answer her. Mamoru looked over at the group. They obviously forgot that he was the original victim.

"Rei-chan, who knew what?" Ami asked. "Grandpa…he left me alone…knowing," Rei finally responded. Usagi felt hurt when she heard the miko's words, taking offense to them. 'Alone, Rei? Is that how you really feel? I thought you had me,' she thought. "What did he know?" Makoto asked. Rei was silent for a few seconds. Then, she looked at each of her friends and took a deep breath. "He knew…he knew I was Sailor Mars," she spoke.

Everyone became wide eyed. "He did? What about Yuuichirou? Did he know, too?" Minako asked. Rei shook her head. "He was completely clueless," she said. Everyone grew silent. "Do you want me to put them in the back?" Haruka asked, knowing that Rei knew what she meant. She nodded and let her lift Grandpa Hino from her arms. Makoto lifted Yuuichirou and started off to the back. "Mako, don't put yourself in anymore strain," Daisuke demanded, knowing how drained she was.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine," she reassured him. Then she walked off to the back. She set Yuuichirou's body next to Grandpa's and went off to get the shovel. Then, a hand placed itself on her shoulder and stopped her. "Mako-chan, listen to Daisuke. You shouldn't put yourself in this kind of strain," Haruka replied. Makoto turned around. "Don't worry, alright? I can handle myself," she insisted. Haruka sighed. "I know you can but everyone worries about you. It's like you don't know when to stop at your limit…"

"Haruka, just stop, please. I'm fine, okay? I know when to stop at my limit, but I never stop there because I want to exceed it," Makoto argued as she turned around.

"Mako…"

"I don't need your sympathy," Makoto said as she turned around to face Haruka. Haruka put her hands up in defeat. "Fine, then. I won't give it to you. I only want you to stop when you get to your limit," she replied. Makoto turned around and got the shovel. She started to dig for a few minutes when she felt dizzy. She tried to focus but it failed. She stopped digging for a few seconds. Then she slowly closed her eyes and let the darkness overwhelm her.

Crystal Tokyo

Chibi-Usa stood in front of the woman. "Uncle Hiro's dead," she reported in a disappointed kind of way. "That sucks," the woman sighed. "Just like life," Chibi-Usa added. "So, how is Hotaru doing?" the woman asked. "She's fine, she's just resting," Chibi-Usa informed. "See didn't I tell you you'd get her?" the woman grinned. Chibi-Usa sighed and nodded. "So, did you get the target?" the woman asked. Chibi-Usa shook her head. "A certain person came at the last minute and ruined everything," she answered with a pout.

"And that would be?"

"And I thought mama was the dense one," Chibi-Usa muttered. "What was that?" Chibi-Usa shook her head. "It was her, you ignoramus," she said with a grin. "Big word for such a little girl," the woman shot back. "I'm twelve, thank you very much," Chibi-Usa clarified. The two stared at each other for a moment, having nothing else to add to the argument. "Anyway, do you mean my her?" Chibi-Usa nodded. "Why didn't she join you, though?" she asked. "She said she couldn't. It would be like killing Jupiter would be killing part of her family. I can't blame her either. She was my world," the woman answered.

"Is she now?" Chibi-Usa asked. "She will be once we get things cleared up in the past," the woman replied. Then she felt a sharp pain overwhelm her as she put her hands up to her temples. "Are you okay?" Chibi-Usa asked. 'Something's wrong with her,' the woman thought. "If you're sure, then I'll be in the past with Hotaru when she gets up," Chibi-Usa informed as she disappeared. The woman looked into space as she felt more pain overwhelm her. Then finally, she felt tremendous pain. She fell to the ground as she gripped her head in agony. Then she felt like part of her died. Then she realized what happened.

At the palace

Makoto was taking a walk around the palace with the rest the Senshi. "It totally sucks I couldn't kill him," she pouted. "Don't you think that was a bit much, though? You almost did an overkill on the king," Ami reminded. "No!" Makoto exclaimed. "I think he deserved more then that." Then they noticed Rei was awfully quiet. She had a smile on her face. "Rei, you're being very quiet. What's up?" Ami asked. Then Makoto smirked. "You told Serenity, didn't you?" Rei blinked a few time and then replied with a smirk, "I have no idea what you're talking about." Makoto kept smirking. "Sure you don't. Then do you know where those weird sounds were coming from last night?" Rei blushed as Ami giggled a bit. "Still don't know you're talking about," came her reply. "Riiiiight," Makoto smirked.

Then she stopped walking. The girls walked further on until they noticed Makoto stopped. They turned and gasped at what they saw. Makoto was disappearing. "Mako-chan, what's happening?" Rei asked stupidly. "Apparently something happened in the past, baka," Makoto joked calmly. "Don't worry; I swear this is only temporary." Then she disappeared completely.

Dream (sorta)

She only saw complete darkness. She couldn't even see her own hand in front of her face. At the moment, it seemed like she was lying on her back.

"Where am I?" she asked herself. Then a small little girl's face smiled at hers. She looked like Keiko. Makoto blinked a few times. She found it strange how she could see this child in front of her, yet she couldn't even see her own hand. Very strange indeed. "You're in the nothingness, silly," she answered.

"Keiko?" Makoto asked. The girl frowned. "Mako-chan, what are you talking about? I'm Minako. We don't know a Keiko, do we?" Makoto sat up in confusion. "Sorry 'bout that, Minako-chan. So where are we again?" she asked. "You're in the nothingness," Chibi-Minako repeated. "What's that?" Makoto asked. "Most things that die come here," Chibi-Minako answered. "So I'm dead…again?!" Makoto exclaimed. She received a nod. "So when I was at the jinja, I…"

Another nod.

"Is there anyway to get back?"

This time she received a shake of the head. "Sorry. Four strikes, you're out," Chibi-Minako shrugged. "Isn't it three strikes?" Makoto asked. "Yeah but four fits the situation." There was a short silence. "But why can't I go back besides the fact that I've been dead three times already and I'm dead now?" Makoto asked. "Well it's not like you're being missed," Chibi-Minako stated. Makoto raised her eyebrows. "You're lying," she accused. Chibi-Minako frowned. "No, I'm not. See for yourself," she suggested as side stepped. Behind her was a screen that wasn't there before.

It showed everyone in the living room except Minako. After a few seconds, Minako walked in from Makoto's room. "How is she?" Ami asked. The gloomy face on Minako's face faded in to a happy one. She put on a party hat. "She's dead, you guys!" she exclaimed as she pop some champagne. Everyone jumped from their seats. "Banzai!" Daisuke shouted. Then Usagi, in the moment of it all, kissed Rei on the lips. Mamoru walked up to Minako. "I'm so happy for you!" Minako had a glint of lust in her eyes. "Shut up and kiss me," she said.

Makoto looked on with disbelief. "Wow…that was interesting…but not interesting enough. That load of crap was horrible," she informed. "Minako would never be disloyal to me even if I am dead. Or kiss Mamoru for that matter."

"You never know. People can change even in a short period of time," Chibi-Minako countered. "That's a weakness everyone has. After something is lost, there is usually something else that they want to obtain for their own desire."

"But that's not Minako. Not mine, anyway," Makoto argued. "Why can't you just except this for what it is? She never loved you. She only pitied you and agreed to be your lover," Chibi-Minako concluded. "I know her better than anyone. We did almost everything together. After you've known a girl like that and shared an unbreakable bond for years, you know everything of anything about her," Makoto continued. "You claim to know me better than myself?" Chibi-Minako grinned. "Trust me. She's forgotten all about you." Makoto started having doubts. 'What if she has forgotten me?' Chibi-Minako smirked. 'She fell for it. Now she can't escape,' she thought.

Makoto smirked. "Looks like you've fallen for it. Now I know for sure you're lying," she replied. Then Chibi-Minako disappeared. "Oh great. It's dark again." Then someone appeared.

It was…

"Mina…" Minako kneeled in front Makoto. "Great job, hime, you've defeated the Deceiver," she smiled. "Deceiver?" Makoto asked. Minako nodded. "The Deceiver plants doubt into your mind so you can stay in the nothingness," she explained. "And you overcame your doubt. So now you can go back."

Before Makoto could ask how, Minako cut her off with a kiss.

At Mako's

Makoto woke up to find herself on her bed in her room of the apartment. She sat up and gripped her head. She couldn't tell if she had been dead or not, considering how death was usually silent, more or less. Plus, she never had to face such a trial to come back to reality in such a way before. Perhaps she had faced a trial because she had something to come back to...

Suddenly, the door opened. Makoto was about to turn her head to see who opened the door but instead got tackled, causing her to fall off the bed with a thud. She was going to say something but was cut off by a pair of lips. Not just any pair of lips but Minako's sweet and luscious lips. Makoto was too overwhelmed to think about what just happened. Seconds later, she felt tears drip on her face. When she broke the kiss she found Minako crying. "Mina, why are you crying?" Makoto asked. "You finally woke up," Minako breathed.

Makoto tilted her head. "Finally? Whadaya mean 'Finally?'" Minako giggled a bit from the familiar question but it quickly faded. "You've been in a coma for a few days…" Makoto raised an eyebrow. "How many is a few?" she asked. "Four days," Minako muttered. "Must've been out of it longer then I thought," Makoto chuckled. Then she noticed Minako was wearing one of her shirts, which a little bit too big. She looked adorable to Makoto. Then again, she was always adorable to everyone.

"Did you go home at all?" Makoto asked. Minako blinked a few times then finally shook her head. "Did you even call your mom?" Again another shake of the head. "Well, mom did call a few times, but I never initiated one," Minako answered thoughtfully. "But you do know we have to tell her…about us, ne?" Makoto reminded. Minako gave a nod. "But what if she kicks me out the house?"

Makoto chuckled softly. "What kind of question is that? First off, you won't get kicked out. Second, if it does happen - and it won't! - you're gonna stay with me and the Mine of course," she teased as she ruffled Minako's hair. Then, her legs felt numb. "Babe, I would love to stay like this but my legs are falling asleep." Minako blushed a bit and let out a "Sorry." Makoto grinned as they walked to the door.

"Remind me to let you wear my shirts everyday," she teased, kissing her temple. Minako blushed more. When the two got into the living room, Makoto was not prepared for what happened next. It was an unmistakable blur with two followers running towards her. "Oh boy," Makoto muttered as the blurs tackled her to the floor. "Mommy, mommy, you're alright!" Mine exclaimed. "It's not like I would leave you guys or something," Makoto replied. Then she received glares. "Again. Now off. Two little girls are one thing to be tackled by but, Usagi, you may be a princess but you're not light."

Usagi gave a pout and lifted herself off Makoto. The kids, however, were glued. Makoto sighed and got off the floor. Feeling their feet on the floor, they decided to hang on to her legs.

'Makoto, I need to talk to you…alone,' Mamoru thought. Daisuke narrowed his eyes at him as Minako and Atsuko looked from one to the other. Makoto gave a little sigh and nodded. The kids finally let go of her legs. She led him into her room. Wasting no time, Minako, Daisuke, and Atsuko pressed their ears against the door once it was closed. Usagi and Rei, knowing something was up, decided to follow.

On the other side, Makoto was having a little problem. Mamoru, unsurprisingly, pinned her to the door. "Why don't you love me?" he asked sensually.

"Because I don't. Now off," Makoto replied coldly. "But we're so perfect for each other," Mamoru grinned. "No we're not. Now off," Makoto repeated.

"Oh c'mon, Mako (A/N: Now here comes a twist). Remember when we first met in sixth grade?" he asked with humor. Makoto smirked. "How could I forget? You were the brace-face with the glasses," she teased. "But you were friends with the brace face with the glasses," he reminded. "And oh the humiliation. You were always crying every five minutes because of some bullies. The teasing and the boyfriend and girlfriend jokes…" Makoto sighed.

Then Mamoru whispered something her ear:

Mamo and Mako sitting in a tree

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

First comes love

Then comes marriage

Then comes little Mine in the baby carriage.

"Are you trying to say something?" Makoto asked. "Remember that day when you were thirteen? It was in October. You were walking home to school when someone grabbed you," he smirked. Makoto remembered that day. It was the day she would never forget. It was the day she was raped. Mamoru continued. "And he gave a small peck on the forehead right before he raped you."

"And nine months later, on your birthday, you gave birth to Mine," he concluded. "Mamoru…you…you," Makoto stammered. "Hai, Mako, it was me. I'm Mine's father. It didn't have to happen like that. All you had to do was accept a date from me," Mamoru smirked. "But now we can live as a family, you, me, and Mine. All you have to do is get rid of your blonde bimbo and I'll get rid of mine."

When Usagi heard all of this she backed away. "Usa…" Rei started. Usagi ran out the apartment. Rei ran after her.

Makoto on the other hand smirked. "Do you know your fiancé just heard what you said and ran out the apartment?" Makoto asked. Mamoru's face faltered. "Now," she began, "I'll give you 'til the count of 10 to get off or else you'll end up outside with a broken arm. 1." Mamoru didn't move. "2." Makoto gathered her energy. "2 and a half." Mamoru smirked. "2 and three quarters." "You don't have the guts," he said. "10." With air pressure alone, Mamoru was pushed out the open window. 'That wasn't even 10 seconds,' Mamoru thought. "I always sucked at math, Mamo," she called. People below gathered around. "He must've pissed his girlfriend off," one whispered. After a few seconds, everyone went about their business.

Then, Makoto looked out the window. For some idiotic reason, they failed to notice two floating girls.

As for Makoto…

"Oh hey, Hotaru, Chibi-Usa. What's up?" Makoto asked casually. Chibi-Usa looked from Makoto to Mamoru who was getting up from his fall. "Is what he said true?" Chibi-Usa asked. Makoto blinked a few times. "Oh you heard that, huh? Well, yeah, its all true," she answered. "So that would make Mine my half sister?" Makoto nodded. Then the door opened. "Hey, guys, whatcha doin'?" Makoto asked without turning. "Did you seriously throw Mamoru out the window?" Daisuke asked. "Let's just say I'm sure he broke something," Makoto replied. She let a tear escape her.

Meanwhile, Usagi ran…and ran…and ran some more. She didn't care where let alone pay attention to where she was going. As long as she was away from Mamoru that was be fine with her. Then she heard Rei call her name. She ran faster, not wanting to talk at the moment. She took a turn and just happened to be going up stairs. She was at the jinja. Before she knew it, her wrist was grabbed to go any further. "Rei, leave me alone, please," Usagi cried. "I don't have to. You're on my property," Rei informed. Usagi struggled to get out of Rei's grip but the harder the struggle the tighter the grip. "Rei, just let me go," Usagi cried as she tried to run away.

Soon, push came to shove when she slapped Rei. Rei touched the spot where was slapped, causing her to let go of Usagi's wrist. Usagi looked at her for a second before she fled. However, Rei grabbed her wrist again. "Rei, I said…" Usagi was cut off by a pair of lips. Usagi was unsure of what to do. Before she could do anything, Rei broke the kiss. "Never ever slap me…and think for one second that I'll let you get away with it," she said as she wiped away Usagi's tears.

"Rei, did you just…"

"That night when I told you I loved you, that's what I meant. I don't love you like a friend would another friend or like a sister for that matter but more. That's why I always fight with you. I loved how you would pout or whenever you called me mean…I would give anything to hear your voice every minute of the day…I wanted you to be mine…to love you but I knew I couldn't. It just sucked how I couldn't have you and how I still can't now," Rei confessed.

"What makes you think you still can't have me?" Rei's eyes widened with shock as Usagi smashed her lips against hers. Rei kissed back. She slid her tongue into Usagi's mouth and played with hers, making her moan. It drove Rei crazy. She held her closer, wanting to stay as close as possible. "So does this mean," Usagi started breathlessly, "That I'm finally yours?" Rei smirked. "There's always another way to find out."

She led her into another kiss, signifying the love that blossomed between them.

Finally, I'm so friggin' done with this chapter! Took me forever! Anyway, I would like to say that I do not dislike people with glasses or braces or both just so you know. The thing with Mako and Mamo meeting in sixth grade…weird. It had to be there though because I wouldn't have finished the chapter. And I finally got Rei and Usa together! B.T.W., have you figured out who the woman is? I've given you MAJOR hints already. It's guessing time. Jeopardy music starts. Til next time

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