Hey everyone, I am so so so sorry about the wait for this chapter but Julyalways has and always will be a busy month for me, but I promise that I'll get the next chapter up really soon, in the next few days to be exact and anyway without furtherado I give you chapter twenty-two of One Moonlit Night, love daisyboo xx

Disclaimer: I do not own sailor moon or any of the characters, only the ones created by my own imagination.

Chapter Twenty-Two

"Serena, honey, it's not what it looks like," Diamond stuttered as he looked at his broken-hearted wife with confusion and a little distress.

However, Serena was the one with the most distress as she looked at the image before her and tears escaped from her sparkling blue eyes. She was very upset but confused also at why her husband had cheated. Serena had given everything to that hateful man before which included her love and her most precious innocence and she continued to look at the image of her naked husband before her and his mistress. There were many emotions that Serena was feeling at that moment and there was hatred, anger, distress, numbness and more importantly she felt betrayed. The one person she was meant to love and who was supposed to love her back, betrayed her and she felt numb because of it. She had loved him almost dearly and he had killed her in the most evil way imaginable. More tears fell from Serena's eyes then as she thought of Diamond's betrayal but then she felt a protective arm embrace her warmly. It was Amara, when she looked and she felt a little better by Amara's comfort. However, the image before her still stung but then Serena's thoughts were broken when she felt Diamond's strong hands on her shoulders.

"Serena, sweetheart, please," Diamond pleaded as he looked into his wife's beautiful eyes with his own concerned eyes.

Serena studied the naked man who was displaying his manhood in all its glory and Serena shuddered almost that she had enjoyed herself with him at one point. Diamond was nothing but a playboy and he would have never stayed faithful to Serena for the duration of their marriage. In fact, he might have been sleeping with someone, when he had been courting Serena before their wedding. Serena was looking into his bright violet eyes at this point and saw in them his pain and distress at being caught fully by his wife. Serena noted the emotion and then took a step back from Diamond in which Amara followed quickly. Amara had promised to protect her princess from all harm and if protecting her from her cheating husband was that then so be it.

"Serena, please, talk to me, Serena," Diamond pleaded as he began to approach Serena and Amara again after his confusion from her backing away.

"If you take one more step, princey, you'll regret it forever," Amara threatened as Diamond stopped before Amara, who was in front of a very distraught Serena.

"And what are you gonna do, Amara. Hit me continuously until I die of unconsciousness or bang Serena like you did my dead brother's bride."

Amara flared up in anger at Diamond's comment then and was about to punch him repeatedly but someone got there first. Diamond had been slapped hard in the face and was then punched in the eye too. He staggered back a little at the force of the blows and was surprised to see that it was Serena who had hit him. She was flaring with anger and contempt and then spat angrily at the unclothed couple before her.

"How dare you speak to Amara like that," Serena threatened angrily as everyone looked on in surprise.

"Serena, please, listen."

"Don't you dare come near me, Diamond," Serena warned as tears began emerging again as Serena's anger slowly died down.

"But, Serena."

"No buts, Diamond. I caught you in bed with another women and I do not take cheating lightly. I value trust and love and infidelity is one thing that I have always vowed to not tolerate."

"Infidelity? Your one to talk for keeping your clothes on, Serena."

"What?" Serena questioned angrily.

"You know fully well what."

"Actually, enlighten me, Diamond."

"Oh, I shall definitely enlighten you, princess and the only name I have to mention is that of Lord Xavier Vincent."

Serena was shocked at that moment and her eyes opened wider in surprise. She thought of Xavier and the relationship that they had had lately and Serena decided to confront whatever Diamond had to throw at her.

"What about Lord Xavier?" she asked casually.

"I know what the two of you done and how you betrayed Mina and myself," Diamond growled fiercely.

"And what is that Diamond? We kissed a few times and Xavier confessed love and affection for me but I declined his offer."

"Did he make love to you?"

"Is that any concern of yours?"

"It is since you're my wife."

"Yeah, but not for much longer."

Serena then turned on her heel and began moving in the direction of the exit, followed closely by Amara. However, Diamond had started following them but by this time he had covered his naked lower half with a sheet from the bed and he reached them quickly as Serena and Amara were only walking.

"Serena, you get back here," Diamond demanded as Serena turned to face him.

"Just get back to your bitch."

"Serena," Diamond called as he firmly grabbed Serena's shoulders with his hands.

"Don't touch me ever again, please."

Serena then started to walk off with a shell-shocked Diamond still following and then after his many declarations and offerings; Amara was quick with her reactions. She raised a balled fist and flew it towards Diamond's face. The fist collided with his face at such force that it made him stagger and he placed his hand over where Amara's fist had struck him.

"You stay away from her and if I ever hear that you have ever been within ten miles of her, you will so live to regret it."

And with that Amara and Serena left Diamond and his still naked Desdemona to their plans but then Serena's pace quickened. She started running with tears falling from her beautiful blue eyes with Amara quickly on her heels.

"Princess, kitten," Amara called as Serena ran with all her might and was even faster than the strict sailor warrior of wind.

However, Serena then wound a tight corner and went colliding into the other Sailor Scouts and present were Sailor Mars, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Venus, who had joined later. Serena collided into Sailor Jupiter, which was quite lucky actually as she was the strongest out of the inners and Jupiter embraced her princess, once she noticed her distress. Serena by this time was sobbing almost hysterically and was about to collapse, when Jupiter scooped her up into her strong arms.

"Princess," Mars declared worriedly when Serena nearly collapsed and rushed to her side.

Venus and Mercury were also worried about their princess and were by her side also but Venus' concern had dimmed a little for her princess due to Xavier's ending of their relationship because of Serena but nevertheless they were all deeply worried about Serena. However, then at that moment, Amara rounded the corner, a little out of breath and looked at the sobbing princess in Jupiter's arms.

"Amara, Amara," Mars yelled as Amara turned her attention to Mars, "Amara, what happened to Serena?"

"Girls, you better get kitten as far away from Neptune as possible and I suggest you sent her home, back to the Moon."

"Why, what's happened, Amara?" Mercury asked with her pale blue eyes full of concern for her princess.

"I'd rather not say, until kitten is as far away from here as possible."

"I demand that you tell us right now, Uranus," demanded Venus angrily.

"I said that I'd tell you once kitten was back on the Moon and I suggest that you do it quickly."

The Inner Scouts looked at Amara with jealous and confusion as then Venus nodded and Jupiter and Mars took off at a fast pace. There had always been a rivalry between the Inner Scouts and the Outer Scouts and when it came to the princess, their rivalry and competitiveness was at its peak. However, Venus who was the leader of the Inner Scouts pushed aside the rivalry to ensure Serena's safety and she watched Amara with confidence and they both nodded at each other in a formal mutual understanding for the moment.

"So, what happened?" asked Mercury breaking the silence between the warriors of love and justice.

"Serena and I, caught his royal highness in bed with another women."

Venus and Mercury gasped at Amara's revelation and then looked worriedly as they thought of the state of their princess and her safety.