Chapter 2- A Mask Removed.

Seiya woke up the next morning to the sunshining on her face. She tossed the covers off herself and got up and looked at the alarm clock. It displayed the time 9:20 am. Seiya opened her bedroom door to find Taiki's and Yaten's closed. They must've either been too lazy to get up or just didn't want to. "Time to find that man and kill him," Seiya said with determantion in her voice. "He'll suffer for what he did to my dear Odango." Suddenly, Seiya heard a door open behind her.

"Seiya?" Yaten asked rubbing her eyes. "Who are you talking to?" Her hair was out of place as she stopped rubbing her eyes, she looked at Seiya with a worried look. Her green pj's were all wrinkly as well. "It's five in the morning." Seiya laughed at Yaten who stuck her tongue out and walked passed Seiya into the tiny kitchen. She got a bowl out and milk.

"It's 9:20 am," Seiya said still with a chuckle in her voice. "What world are you living in?" Yaten shoved Seiya in a sleepy fashion and continued her task of getting breakfast.

"Why are you up early?" Yaten asked curiously putting the box of Lucky Charms away. Seiya rolled her eyes, she knew Yaten's thought of "early" was anytime before eleven in the morning. The silver haired girl sat down and looked up at Seiya searching her eyes for an answer. "Well, dumb ass? Are you going to answer me?" Seiya shook her head, she hadn't been paying attention.

"I was just going out for a little walk," Seiya lied going to the front door. "I had a bad dream and need to clear my head." Yaten shrugged as Seiya grabbed a granola bar to eat. Taiki came out of her room search for any signs of Seiya. She didn't find any. Taiki wanted to talk to Seiya about this whole situation, but apparently she wanted to take it on by herself without the help of a soul. They were her friends after all and fellow senshi, they could help her.

"Where's Seiya?" she then asked Yaten with curiousity. "Did she go out to find Usagi?" Yaten shrugged as Taiki sat at the table. "She must be really worried about this whole thing." Taiki got up and got some bread along with crackers, not much as breakfast in Yatens eyes. Taiki sat back down and looked at Yaten.

"Demo, what can we do?" Yaten then asked Taiki. "We all know she isn't dead. But we don't know where she is either. Seiya's trying to figure this all out for herself just like usual."

"We both know she won't figure it out," Taiki said doubting her leader. "But for the love of kami-sama, we will find out eventually what happened to her. Won't we?"

Yaten shrugged getting up and putting her bowl in the sink. "Maybe, only if she would let us help her this situation would be figured out much quicker. What a dumb ass." Taiki sighed and went in the bathroom to get prepared for the day.

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Kano had just woken up and gotten dressed. He was wearing a blue muscle shirt with black jeans and white socks. After coming out of the bathroom, he walked over to his bed and looked under it. He finally found the box he labeled as "Usagi's Belongings", he opened it up. He took out a little pink bear with a smile on its face. He had gotten it with Seiya back on that day at he had asked him to hang out, or rather Usagi. "Seiya," muttered Kano putting the bear back in the box. There was his henshi brooch, pictures with his old friends and a little star shaped heart necklace. The box also contained a ring she had receive from a previous lover.

"Mamoru-baka," he muttered. "He had trapped me within that damn destiny-" before continuing there was a knock at the door. Since nobody knew Kano's secret, he excepted it to be scouts selling cookies. (AN: I'm referring how the English dub where the senshi were named scouts and people always joke about them going around selling cookies).

Kano opened the door to find a very pissed Seiya. Seiya had the look on her face as if she was going to kill someone. She took off her black ballet flats and threw them at Kano. He ducked as they hit the wall. "Where is she? Where did you put her?" asked Seiya pushing the man as the door closed behind her. "What the fuck did you do with her you asshole?"

"You don't know me," Kano replied. "Nobody does." Seiya didn't understand the man, nobody knows him? What did he mean by that? Kano knew what Seiya was talking about and closed his eyes not looking at Seiya at all.

"I'm pretty damn sure you know people," Seiya said grabbing Kano by his blue muscle shirt holding him about a foot and half in the air. "Now answer my damn question. Where is Usagi? My Odango atama!" Kano looked at Seiya's eyes they were filled with tears of rage.

"I have no clue who that is," Kano said finally opening his eyes all the way. He wanted Seiya to leave him, even if he was still Usagi, Seiya couldn't know what he had become. "I think you've mistook me for someone else. I'm just a-"

"A what? And if you don't know her then come with me." she said. She dragged Kano to a room and still held onto his blue shirt while she opened the night dresser door. She revealed pictures of Usagi with the inner senshi. "Where did you get these? Tell me now!" Kano felt tears coming on and took Seiya's hand off his shirt.

"I..."

"See, where did you put her?" Seiya asked crying. "What the fuck did you do her you piece of shit? I demand to know! If you don't tell me I'll-"

"All I can tell you is she's never returning," Kano said looking over his shoulder at the carpet in his room. "I can only say that." Seiya felt her heart break and she pushed Kano across the room. Before he could do anything, Seiya took him to the ground with her hands and began to step on his throat. Kano almost couldn't breath, he was trying to remove her foot off his throat before he died.

"Stop," Kano managed to choke out, finally some air getting the lungs the thing they needed more than anything. "Please. Nothing is gained by fighting." Seiya released her foot off Kano's throat and looked at the man before her a little shocked at what she thought she had heard him say. Kano chocked more allowing more air to be taken in by his lungs before continuing the fight.

"Nani?" Seiya asked looking at Kano who sat up a little. She had heard those words before but only from her Odango never everyone else. "What did you just say?"

"Nothing," Kano said closing his eyes. "It's not important...everything seems meaningless. Destiny...mostly destiny. I wish I could kill destiny." Seiya didn't know how to respond to this, she just ignored it. She stepped on his throat again. Kano attempted to take Seiya's foot off his throat, he swear he was going to be a goner soon if this would continue.

"I'm going to kill you," Seiya said putting her foot harder on the Kano again. Her eyes began to tear up. "She didn't deserve pain...she was an innocent girl I had met long ago. My heart ached for her. Why, why go and hurt her?"

Kano felt his heart break at Seiya's words. Her heart ached for him? Suddenly, he felt the pain of his throat being stepped on again. "Seiya...stop," he chocked out. Seiya stopped and backed away from the man shocked. She stood in the middle of the room looking at Kano as he took in more air to his lungs which deserved it.

"You know my name," Seiya said confused. "Tell me, where did you learn my name." Suddenly, Kano stood up and walked over to Seiya. He had been on the ground too long, his legs had become numb but he got over to Seiya. Kano took Seiya into his embrace, she was going to tell Kano to let go of her when he turned into Usagi. "What the hell?" Suddenly, there stood Usagi.

"Seiya," Usagi said with tears streaming down her face. "Seiya." Seiya was shocked but hugged her Odango back and cried into her hair. She had just hurt her Odango, but hell, she didn't know.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that the man here was you, Odango" Seiya said. "I would never, ever hurt you! Ever! Never ever! You're too innocent to hurt. Can you please let me know why are you disguised as a man? And why are you living all alone?" Seiya looked into Usagi's eyes.

"My life sucked," Usagi said crying and staring at the floor. "Mamoru cheated on me with some skank and it seems as if the inner senshi didn't appreciate me anymore. So, I disguised myself as a man and this is what my life has become." Usagi looked around the room and saw everything that had happened over the last three years then back to Seiya. Usagi started walking to the kitchen.

"Odango, they're worried sick about you," Seiya said as she followed Usagi into the kitchen. "You have to tell them you're okay, that you're not dead. They're worried sick about you."

"I can't," Usagi said turning her full attention to Seiya. "I can't do that, Seiya." Seiya was confused but hugged Usagi again. Seiya didn't understand why she couldn't simply tell her own friends that she was safe and hadn't died as they thought or disappeared without a trace. "I still watch over them."

"So that was you in the Parlor?" Seiya asked. "I knew I felt something weird while I was there."

"I'm guessing you don't want to see me anymone, ne?" Usagi asked while looking out a window in the kitchen. Seiya leaned on the counter and laughed, she got up and walked near Usagi.

"Odango," Seiya said wrapping her arms around Usagi's waist. "I've missed you since we left four years ago. When I got home, I didn't know if I would ever see you again. I know you said you expected us to come again but life had become too busy, gomen. Demo, you really are okay. You need to tell the others."

"Please don't," Usagi begged. "I only want you to know, for the time being." Seiya understood and hugged her again suddenly, she turned back in Kano. "You will come to see me then, ne?" Seiya nodded, she didn't care how she would or where she would see her Odango.

Seiya smirked at Kano. "Of course, of course I'll come and see you. Daijobu." Kano hugged Seiya, at least he had someone from his previous life here. Seiya felt Kano squeeze the life out of her, but all she did was smirk.

"So, your name is Kano Amo?" Seiya asked as they released from the hug. "I mean, in this form anyway." Seiya got a glass of water.

"How did you know that?" Kano asked a little shocked. Seiya laughed. "Nani?"

"It's on your front door, Odango," Seiya said pointing towards the door. "I saw it earlier."

"Oops, yeah," Kano said scratching the back of his head. Seiya just laughed but then got serious. She put her cup into the sink and saw it looks as if it was starting to rain out. She personally didn't care though and looked back at Kano.

"Do you ever plan to see the senshi again?" Seiya asked curiously. Kano couldn't abandoned them completely, he was the leader after all.

"No, maybe someday when I feel ready. I'll tell them, but not now." Kano hit the kitchen table hard. "I am truly alone." Seiya hugged Kano who seemed suprise by her action. Kano turned back to face, Seiya who looked up with him and snuggled into his chest. Kano found his arms going around Seiya and pulling her into a deeper hug.

"No you aren't," Seiya said looking at Kano. "You have me back. That's one down, ne?" Kano smirked at Seiya.

"Arigato, Seiya."

"You're welcome." She said with a huge smile on her face. Seiya wanted to talk to Kano and ask what he had been up to. "Is it okay if I stay here with you for awhile, Odango? I haven't talked to you before now." Kano nodded and made tea for him and Seiya.

Seiya was sitting on a couch in living room. "Oh, Odango," Seiya muttered. "I'm glad you're okay." Kano then came out with the tea and sat in the chair next to the couch. He held the cup of the tea and looked into it. "Gomen about earlier, Odango."

"It's okay, Seiya," Kano said with a little smile looking at her. "It's just like I said, my life sucked." Seiya set the tea down and walked over to the chair and bent down to the ground.

"Shh," Seiya said rubbing his cheek. "You're doing what you think is right. To me, that's all that matters." Seiya put her head on his lap and Kano blushed.

"Sei-Seiya," Kano said stumbling over his word. "What are you doing?" Seiya looked up and giggled.

"You still didn't figure it out did you, Odango?" Seiya asked curiously as Kano just looked at her. "What I said on the rooftop the day I left Earth last time." Kano shook his head and settled the cup down. "When I said I'd never forget you, I was saying I loved you."

"You loved me?" Kano asked Seiya. "Seiya, I didn't know. Gomen."

"I still love you, Odango," Seiya admitted. "I was shocked when we came back and was told that you had vanished. I want to be around you as much as I can, I will visit you."

"I...I..." Kano was almost speechless. "You were worried about me?" Seiya nodded. "And Seiya." Seiya looked up into Kano's eyes. "I love you too." Seiya was almost speechless and threw herself at Kano tipping the chair over.

AN: I came back and changed some of this chapter, I extended it :) Hope new readers enjoy! R&R!