"Hey Odango, time to wake up." Seiya's voice rang through Usagi's dreams of a mountain of pastries that she had to save the world from. She sighed, if only that were true.

"Seiya I awake so stop shaking me." Usagi grumbled and sat up. Her head still really hurt, but at least it didn't feel like it was going to self destruct.

"It's time to get you home, after I get you some non-jello food."

Usagi's stomach growled loudly to agree with him. "What time is it?" she asked getting out of the bed and looking for her clothes.

"It's nearly seven at night, and there was blood on your clothes so I got you some different ones, with the help of your friends. So I hope you like them." Seiya said.

Horrific outfits that her friends might put her in came to mind. Minako would put her in something flashy, Ami would put her in something that would make her look smart (which would be false advertisement), Makoto would put her in something sporty and probably to tall, Rei would pick something like a costume just to be mean, Setsuma would put her in something that was cool a million years ago, Hotaru would dress her like a doll, Michiru would put her in something very lady like, and worst of all Haruka would probably put her in a straight jacket and chastity belt. Slowly she turned like a girl in a bad horror movie.

Seiya was holding out a simple pair of boot cut jeans, some black low heal cow-girl boots and a pink three lights fan t-shirt. He also had a bag with toiletries so she could take a quick shower and some pink ribbons to put in her hair. She sighed in relief and took the outfit and bag from him and ducked into the bathroom.

She was out in thirty minutes feeling a lot better, still sad, still sore, but better. "So food?" She asked while her stomach growled.

Seiya laughed. "Let's check you out, wife, and then get you some food."

Usagi stuck out her tongue at the wife comment and left the room with him. The lights had still been off in the room so she had to take a minute to adjust to the bright light in the rest of the hospital. Then she notice Seiya's face, it was bruised around the eyes and had a plastic brace across his nose.

"Seiya! What happened to you face?"

"That bad huh? Mamoru got in a lucky shot and… was really luck. I fine, it looks way worse than it is."

Usagi didn't say anything more as he checked her out of the hospital and they walked to his car. She hadn't even known he had a car, but this was more than a car, it was beautiful. She wasn't really into cars, but she knew it was fast. The car only had two seats, was black and shiny, and when Seiya cranked the car it purred.

They rode in silence for a while, but it was a comfortable silence. But there was a question she had always wanted to know. "Hey, Seiya?"

"Yeah Odango?" He looked at her and that made her nervous both because he wasn't watching the road and because the question she had was embarrassing.

"P-please watch the road."

"Ok." He replied with a small laugh.

"Umm are…are you a…" she lost her reserve to continue.

"A what." Seiya asked with a huge smile. "An alien? Yes. A lip singer? No. What?"

"A girl or a boy?" Usagi rushed out then turned bright red because Seiya had just busted out laughing. He was laughing so hard he had to pull over!

"That's a new one!" He choked out. Then tried to get his hysterics under control while Usagi just got redder and redder. Why had she asked that? What did it mater?

"I'm sorry I asked." She meeped out feeling like her whole head was bright red.

Seiya cleared his throat still smiling big. "No Odango it's a good question, just took me by surprise. I, Seiya, am a man. If you remember the night I was at your house when your parents were gone and Chibbi Chibbi tried to take my towel." He laughed again at the memory and this time Usagi joined him. How could she forget that disaster with all of her friends standing in the door way as Chibbi Chibbi tried to strip him in the middle of her living room.

"But when you are a scout you're a girl."

"That is true. Remember when I was telling you that every person has a star light within them?"

"Yeah. Little did I know you were being literal."

"It's more than that. The star crystal is another form of a soul. And just like stars some get brighter, some get born, and some burn out. Some star crystals are guardians and are meant to keep specific things that have to be in the universe, safe. That would be the star crystals of the scouts, any scouts. Sometimes, though, the star crystals get interpreted differently when a person is born. Call it fate, call it random chance, but that is what happen with Taiki, Yaten, and myself."

"So your soul is a girl!"

"No. The scout within me, who directly draws from the light and power of my star crystal, is a girl. I am a man. Just like you are not the same as your past Sailor Moon self, but you still have her powers."

"I don't think there was a previous Sailor Moon, but I get what you mean. I guess it's like Mamoru said, he's not Endamion." Usagi sighed, "And I'm not Serenity."

"Now I'm confused."

"A thousand years ago, people lived on the Moon in the Moon Kingdom. The princess was a former me, her name was Princess Serenity, and she was in love with the prince of Earth Prince Endamion, a former Mamoru. An evil witch destroyed everything, and everyone, and as a last act of love, my mother used this," Usagi pulled out her pendant and opened it to show Seiya the silver crystal. "She died but made sure that all of the scouts, Endamion, and me would have a second chance a life beyond violence."

"Wow. No wonder you were so upset about him leaving you. Which reminds me, who is Chibbiusa?"

Usagi's stomach growled again. "Can we talk over food?"

Seiya smiled. "Sure." He pulled back onto the road and drove a little while further the pulled into the parking lot of the largest hotel in Tokyo.

"Seiya why are we here?" Usagi knew that there was a five star restaurant on the top of the hotel that slowly turned so that the tables could get a view over all of Tokyo. Surely he wasn't taking her there!

"I need to get a shower since I still have blood in my hair. I only left the hospital long enough to get you and me a new set of clothes, but thought you would freak out if I was in your shower. You can order room service and watch some tv and relax, and when you're ready I'll take you home."

"Oh ok, I guess. Wait are we going to be alone in your room?" Usagi remembered what Haruka had said about being caught by the wolf. Seiya had been really nice to her all day, but she wasn't ready to be in any guy's room alone this soon after Mamoru.

"Don't have to be if you're uncomfortable. Yaten and Taiki are in the adjoining rooms. And if there not there you can always ask the room service person to stay with you." He chuckled.

Usagi frowned at him, but soon laughed at the mental image of some random room service person being begged to keep her company while her "husband" showered. They both laughed all the way up to the lobby of the hotel when Usagi stopped. It was like a palace complete with chandeliers, a ballroom to the left, and a grand staircase in the center. She felt like she was again in the Moon Kingdom as Princess Serenity and she was being escorted somewhere. Especially when, as if reading her thoughts, he held out his arm for her to take. She giggled and took it an allowed him to escort her to the elevator. They entered and he swiped a room card and then pushed the button labeled penthouse.

"You all live in the penthouse suites?" Usagi said with aw.

"Yep. Our manager said to be idols we had to live on the penthouse, but since we weren't brothers we couldn't live together. So we had to move into this hotel because it is unique in having three penthouse suites. Our rooms were put on hol when we went on 'vacation' and were returned to us yesterday when we got back."

"So why are you guy back?"

"All the scouts should be together for that talk, plus we've had enough excitement for one night."

Usagi sighed but her sigh turned to an "oh" when the doors opened. Before them way the hall way to the three suites and it was amazing. The floor was done in a super plush carpet that was black. The walls were painted gold the reflected the sconce light. The ceiling was vaulted and reminded Usagi of a cathedral's.

Seiya smiled at her amazement. "They let us choose the color scheme of the penthouse area, and all of our rooms are designed to our taste. This is my room he slid his card again and opened the black door.

Inside the first thing that greeted them was a large living room with a black plush sofa and two matching recliner chairs. The carpet in here was just as plush, but was a hunter green. On the wall across from the door was an entire entertainment system complete with multiple gaming systems, a large screen TV, a DVD player, and a satellite system. On the wall next to it was a pin ball machine. On the next wall was curvy black shelving mounted on more of the gold walls with hundreds of video games and DVDs. Usagi just stood there with her jaw on the floor.

Seiya laughed. "Wanna see more Odango?" at her distracted nod he led he to the next room which was the kitchen. "I would just cook you something, but I haven't had time to get food from the store, plus I'm not that good. Taiki is a great cook, not me."

He led her through the rest of his room including the music room where all the rooms connected, the bathroom which had the biggest bathtub she had ever seen, and the balcony with its amazing view. He didn't even try to show her his bed room, for which she was thankful.

Seiya handed Usagi the room service menu and then left her to take his shower. She opened the menu and was thankful to see that they had ramen. She was worried the only food would be snails and squid. She picked up the room phone and called room service.

"Room service, how may I help you?" A polite sounding woman answered.

"Yes I'd like a shrimp ramen please." Usagi said.

"I see your in room 8802, that is Kou Seiya's room. Has this been authorized by him?"

"Y-yes I'm his…wife." Just saying it sounded weird to her.

"Oh! I apologize! I will have that food up to you right away. Is this ramen for one or two?"

"Just one. Oh and can you add some cheesecake?"

"Yes, right away!" She said and hung up.

Usagi was a little shocked at the reaction she got from the woman. Was it that scary to speak to a famous person's wife? She sat down on the sofa and drew her knees to her chest. Without anyone there to distract her she felt very lonely. It reminded her of the months without hearing from Mamoru a year ago. She looked at the time.

"He would be in America by now." She said to herself. Then she added mentally, If he made it there. A shiver went down her spine. What if he had died again? Would she be told? He didn't have any family. In fact, she was all he had, her and Chibbiusa. A tear ran down her cheek. Without another thought she picked up her cell phone and called Mamoru's cell phone. She had insisted that he got one so that if they were apart and she couldn't reach him she would know he was in trouble.

"Hello?" A groggy Mamoru answer. She was such an idiot! Of course he would be asleep by now. "Hello Usagi?" And of course he had her number in his cell phone.

"Mamo?" What should she do? Should she beg him back?

"What's up Usagi?" He sounded awake and annoyed.

"Mamo! Setsuma said that Chibbiusa might not be gone. She said that there is a chance to bring her back! And I know you're not Endamion, really I do! But, but I…I didn't mean to kill Chibbiusa. I was just trying to save everyone because that's what I'm meant to do. Please, forgive me!" By this point Usagi was balling so hard she couldn't see anything.

Mamoru sighed. "Usagi," he said gently, "I know that there is always a chance for the future to change back to what we saw in Crystal Tokyo. But dying made me take a look at my life. I will always care deeply for you, but I don't think I was ever in love with you. I was letting my actions be decided by my past self, and I can't live my life like that. There are some things that I have to do, like protect Earth. However, I think Queen Serenity, your mother, wanted us to have the opportunity to have a happy life. We never fell in love, we just remembered how in love our past selves were and assumed we were just as in love. I'm sorry Usagi."

Usagi couldn't speak through all her crying. He never loved her. She took a deep breath to calm herself enough to speak. "Do you hate me?"

"Right now I am angry, but at the same time grateful. I will miss Chibbiusa, she would have been my daughter. But at the same time I'm glad that she doesn't have to be raised by parents who lie to themselves everyday about how much they love each other."

"But I love you Mamo. I never lied to myself about that! How can you say that our love was a lie? Our love IS timeless!" Usagi was still crying but she was also getting angry.

"Look Usagi. You may have loved me but the simple fact is that I didn't truly love you. Now I need some sleep. Good Night!" and then he disconnected. She tried calling him back, but it went straight to his voice mail.

"Mamo just to let you know I'm fine thanks to Seiya! Because of you I was in the hospital. Next time look at where you throw someone!" With that she angrily disconnected just in time for a knock at the door. Grumbling she marched over to the door and opened it for room service.

"Here's your ramen and you cheese cake. You didn't say which cheese cake so I brought one slice of all of our kinds." The woman was the one Usagi had spoke to on the phone. She tactfully ignored that Usagi's face was red from crying.

"Thanks." Usagi said wiping fresh tears from her eyes. They heard a door open and Seiya came out in a towel steam billowing behind him making the room look like one for his stage performances.

"Great your food is here!" Seiya said and then noticed that Usagi was crying. "What wrong Odango?"

"Later." She sniffled out.

Seiya signed for the food and tipped the woman and then sat next to where Usagi had curled up on the couch. "What happened?" He asked wiping tears from her face.

"I… c-called Mamo and… and we f-f-fought and he d-d-doesn't love me. N-n—never d-d-did." Usagi sobbed. Seiya pulled her into his arms and held her whispering comforting things that Usagi didn't even understand. But his voice was soothing and so eventually her sobbs that shook her whole body turned into whimpers.

"Now listen to me. Mamoru is an idiot for not loving someone as perfect as you. And he's missing out on the best girl any man could dream of having. Ok?" Seiya said holding eye contact so that Usagi could see he was telling the truth.

"I'm n-not perfect." Usagi croaked out.

"You're kind, sweet, friendly, compassionate, and smart." At her look he laughed. "Ok maybe not book smart. But you see things that others don't which make you very smart in other ways. Way that matter more that the square root of one million." He wiped away some more tears. "Now I thought you were hungry?"

Usagi smile a watery smile then turned to the food before her. She ate all the ramen and all except two pieces of cheese cake. One she saved for her mom and the other she handed to Seiya. "What is it?" Seiya asked poking it with his fork.

Usagi giggled. "Cheese cake. Have you seriously never had this before?"

"We have most of the same foods on our planet as you do here, but not this. Is it good?"

"Try it!"

Seiya stuck his fork in picked up a bite then tentatively put it in his mouth. "Mmmm that is fantastic!" Seiya ate the rest of the piece in three bites while Usagi laughed.

"Sometimes I forget you're an alien."

"Sometimes so do I!" They both laughed at that. Then they went back to Seiya's car and Seiya drove her home.

Usagi opened the door to get out of the car then stopped. "Hey when can I tell the scouts to be at the temple? I figure that would be the best place to meet since we are a large group."

"How about tomorrow after school?"

"OK. Thanks for everything Seiya, really."

"I told you I would protect you." Seiya smiled at the memory.

"Yeah I remember that air plane ride very well. Oh! I never told you about Chibbiusa!"

"Tell me when you're ready. See ya Odango!"

Usagi waved as Seiya drove away. Considering everything that happened, she was in high spirits when she walked into her home. She was greated by her mom hugging her fantically and her father's frown.

"You have some explaining to do!" Her father boomed and she knew she was in trouble.