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Knightsky4 : It is Naru ! It is Naru ! It is Naru !
Chapter Nine : Not too late
Usagi who was now walking through a small shop she had liked ever since she was little took a deep breath. It had been very confusing ever since she and Mamoru had broken up. Rei had fallen in love with her and the same way around , their true pasts were revealed and now she and the raven haired girl were dating. Not that she minded or anything but Mamoru..he was still haunting her and even though she knew it was wrong she still felt love for him. Why ? Not even she knew and she was sure not even the gods up there knew the answer to that.
'' Usagi !'' Suddenly someone yelled causing her to turn around and look at a brunette she hadn't seen in a long while. In front of her stood Naru , she hadn't changed much only she looked more mature now , her hair that had been short such a long time ago were now reaching past her shoulder , and instead of wearing that green ribbon she was always wearing she now wore a yellow one , Usagi had to admit , Naru looked much better this way , also her long and lost friend seemed happier than the blonde could ever recall seeing.
'' Naru...'' Was all the blonde princess could say as suddenly a wave of sadness washed over her. Everything she went through these past few days , no these past few years. Meeting the senshi and becoming one , fighting against evil beings from a place beyond anyone's imagination. These were also the things that had ment a huge hole in their friendship , Usagi simply didn't have to time to spend with the brunette anymore since then.
'' Why the sad face ?'' Naru asked a little unsure of how to react and what to do next. To her it seemed like Usagi was on the verge of breaking down. Also she had noticed the blonde's change , Usagi had always been the laughing kind of girl , a klutz , yes she had to admit that but it was what made Usagi who she was. The blonde girl that now stood in front of her somehow scared the brunette. What had happened to that smiling girl who couldn't stop talking about ice cream and how she hated Mamoru. Come to think about it , the last thing Naru remembered was hearing someone say Usagi was dating a handsome black haired man. Naru had never been sure but somehow she had always assumed it was Mamoru they meant , if so he had changed Usagi , a lot.
'' Naru...'' The princess started not looking up to face her old friend.'' Have you ever been mad at me for...all that happened I mean. I know ...I..we were such good friends and then..I know things changed and..''
'' I must admit I was angry at first.'' Naru said with a sad smile on her face.'' But somehow we grew apart , I mean you found your friends , real friends and I found mine. I'm not saying we weren't real friends because i really enjoyed our times together , but somehow i see those other girls make you laugh a lot. I mean at first we all were kind of scared of Ami but you two became friends all of a sudden and...well we weren't spending a lot of time since then..''
Usagi nodded while smiling a bit. The memories of her and Naru together made her somehow feel warm inside. But the brunette hadn't been completely right. They hadn't grown apart , it was just becoming a senshi and having the burden to save the world almost everyday didn't leave her much of a choice than to leave her old life even if that meant losing Naru as a friend.
'' So how have you been ?'' The brunette now asked trying to make some kind of conversation. Usagi finally looked up facing the girl who stood in front of her.
'' Good...no actually..I don't know anymore...'' With that Usagi could no longer hold back the tears she was fighting so hard against and let them fall down her cheeks. She needed some advice right now , but how could she ask Naru for help , after all it was she who betaryed her best friend. Atleast that's how the situation looked in her eyes.
'' Don't cry...'' Naru whispered and did something unexpected. She pulled the crying blonde in a comfortable hug stroking her back softly.'' Sshh.'' She added before she pulled back and gestured to go outside for a walk. Usagi just nodded trying hard to hide her tears for the people who were looking at the two girls.
A few minutes later they finally left the store and were now sitting on a bench.'' Wanna talk about it ?'' The brunette asked after a few more minutes of silence. Usagi just choked away a sob. Did she wanna talk about it ? Ofcourse she wanted to but how could she without exposing who she really was , Sailor moon a soldier for love and justice. And how would Naru react if Usagi would tell her about her feelings for the raven haired girl ?
'' I...I really want to talk about it but...''
'' But ?''
'' But...'' The blonde princess paused for a moment.'' But what if I scare you away , what if you won't like who i've became these past few years ?''
Naru giggled softly.'' Come on Usa , It can't be that bad...Plus i'm still here am I ? If i didn't like the new you I wouldn't be here in the first place. Pretend for just a few minutes nothing ever happened between us , it's not too late to start over again.''
Now also Usagi couldn't help it but smile.'' Okay , I will try but...Please don't run away or go tell everybody.''
'' Across my heart , in my eye and ...whatever else there is to say...don't give me that look..okay okay I swear I won't tell...but..you aren't pregnant are you ?'' Fastly Usagi shook her head not believing Naru just asked her something like that.
'' Well...you remember that day you got attacked in your mother's store , you know after that 'youma' attacked and was about to suck your energy but you got saved by someone who called herself Sailor moon ?'' Naru just nodded waiting for her friend to continue.'' Well you see , if you hadn't noticed , the day Sailor moon showed up you and I...well started to fall apart. And then suddenly i became friends with Ami and even Rei though she(Rei) treathed me so bad ?''
Naru just sat there listening. What did all of this have to do with why Usagi had been crying just a few minutes ago. The brunette wanted to ask but instead of that she just kept her mouth shut , it seemed Usagi had needed a lot of courage to start telling her about this.
'' Anyway , then there were Makoto and Minako , I know you once asked me from where I knew Minako and I told you to ask me later ?'' She paused again when she saw the confused look on other's face.'' Naru...I am Sailor moon...'' There it was out , no way back now. She just sat there looking at the brunette waiting for a reaction. First she got nothing but then Naru nodded with a soft smile on her face.
'' Well that makes a lot of sence , I mean I had my suspicion but I never was sure..until now..I take it Ami , Rei , Makoto and Minako are sailor senshi too ?'' The blonde girl just nodded in reply. Instead of Naru ending up suprised it was her who got surpised by this news , Naru had known all this time , or atleast , assumed ?
'' Anyway remember that masked guy...Mamoru ?'' For there Usagi explained everything that had happened between her and the senshi. How she got to meet the outer senshi , Mamoru , chibi-Usa and how they found out she was the princess of the white moon. Naru just listened to the story completely amazed by the things her friend had gone through in those years , all the evil she had fought , all the heartbreak she had gone through. it made Naru feel guilty for all the bad things she had thought about her friend , all the things she had said about Usagi.
It took Usagi a lot of strenght to tell Naru about what had happened between her and Mamoru , how he cheated on her and how Rei had been there for her and how they kissed , twice. But again her friend didn't seem surpised by all of this , no instead of that she told Usagi she had seen that coming a long time ago.
Mamoru walked through the store looking for some magazines that interested him. But somehow his mind wasn't really with it. The meeting between him and Usagi kept repeating itself in his mind. He just couldn't handle the fact Usagi had left him for another female , Rei , out of all people why Rei ? He just didn't get it. Usagi and that raven haired girl could never get along , then how it the name of everything that was holy could they fall in love with eachother.
He knew he still stood a chance in winning over Usagi's heart and save the future but he had to act fast before it would be too late. As far as Mamoru knew , Rei and Usagi were pretty new to this , they weren't together that long and all the more reason they would be easy to split. Alos was he aware of Makoto and Haruka who would kill him or beat him again if he came near the blonde princess. If he would play it save nothing coul ever happen to him , Oh yes , he was going to win Usagi's love back. If not the kind way , then the hard way...
To be continued..
Ah yes that was short I know...but i'm rather busy with school lately and atleast I updated ! Anyway let me know what you think so far...In the next chapter I'm going to reveal what happened between Usagi and Rei after Mamoru found them kissing that night , plus Usagi's mother is going to be informed about her daughter having a relationship with another girl (w0w guess three times who could've told her !)