When everyone arrived at the Four Season hotel, Mamoru ran straight to the front desk.
"Excuse me? I'm looking for someone. Can you check which room Usagi Tuskino is staying?" Mamoru asked.
"Do you have a warrant?" The young women behind the front desk asked.
"No, I don't. But can you please look it up for me?" Mamoru begged.
"No warrant, no names." She said.
"Please. I made a huge mistake with my girlfriend I have to make it up with her. There is no way I can live with out her, and according to her brother, she's staying here." Mamoru said.
"Awww, that's so sweet." Said the woman, who was a sucker for a good romance story considering behind her desk she held a small paperback romance novel. "I'll look up the name now."
After about a minute she said, "Oh, I'm sorry but there is no one by that name. Perhaps, she is going by another name. Do you know any others?"
Mamoru thought for a moment and then realized, "She could be using the name Velora."
The women burst out into laughter. She pointed and in between her jolly laughs she said, "I knew something was up! You think I would actually tell you which room one of the biggest stars in LA is? HA!"
"What are you talking about?" Mamoru asked in confusion.
"Oh don't joke with me. Everyone within a thousand miles of here knows that Velora and Jayden were the biggest singers in all of California. But after being at the top for almost a year and a half she quit because she wanted to spend more time with her family. And for more than 2 years we haven't heard from her!"
"Eh?" Everyone said in wonder.
"And now, after all that time, she returns, and is gonna once again be the biggest hit of all time, and I'm just gonna tell you paparazzi where she is."
Mamoru banged his fist of the table. "STOP MAKING JOKES! I NEED TO KNOW!"
The woman behind the desk suddenly became scared. "SECURITY!" She yelled.
All of them were dragged out of the building by a group of burly men wearing Men In Black type shades and loosely fitting jackets.
"Well nice going! What did we learn from that?" Rei scolded Mamoru.
"We did learn something." Minako interjected.
"We know about her life here and why she is here. But it's gonna be hard to get near her. She's making it that way."
"How so?" Makoto asked.
"She's a star here, and she has a ton of protection to stop her from crazy stalkers. So there's no way we can get near her unless she goes back to Japan where nobody knows of her fame. But, thanks to Mamoru I doubt that will happen."
"Thank you." Mamoru said sarcastically.
"You know there is still one other way in." Artemis said.
"How?" Ami asked.
"Well since she has a concert coming up, we might be able to sneak in using this." Luna said as she carried in her mouth the Luna Pen.
"The Luna Pen? I thought Usagi had the only one!" Michiru said.
"She did, but she left that it behind. Guess she thought she wouldn't need it considering she looks like she has a makeup artist and all for her now that she's become a star again." Artemis said.
"That's a perfect plan. We can use the pen to become part of her staff and get into her dressing room!" Haruka said enthusiastically.
"Then we can try and convince her to come back!" Minako added.
"You guys, have you ever thought of not trying to get Usagi back and just going home?" Ami asked.
"What are you talking about?" Minako asked.
"Do you ever think her life might be better here than with us. Usagi-chan may add something to our lives but do we necessarily add anything to hers. She seems happier here. Usagi has a great life, an awesome career, and even a stable boyfriend. Not to mention, she probably has lots of friends here, so why do we want to disrupt that."
Everyone thought about it for a moment.
"You know, I actually might be with Ami for this one." Makoto agreed.
"But then who would lead Crystal Tokyo?" Minako asked.
"Usagi still can. Just because she spends a couple years here doesn't mean she can't still lead in the future. This might actually be better for her. She'll learn how to deal with the public." Haruka commented.
"But what about Mamoru's relationship with Usagi?" Michiru asked.
"I'm sorry to say this but whether or not Mamoru marries Usagi doesn't matter. It's her destiny to rule Crystal Tokyo. There is nothing that says it is Mamoru destiny." Rei added.
"But what about Chibi-Usa?" Makoto asked.
Everyone's eyes widened as they remembered the one thing that had been forgotten.
"That's between Usagi and Mamoru. We don't decide that." Rei said.
Everyone looked at Mamoru.
"I'm going home. I don't care if the rest of you come with me, but I think this might be better for Usagi. I'll see her again at the dawn of Crystal Tokyo." Ami said as she turned around and left.
"Matte(wait) Ami-chan!" Rei called after her.
Slowly, one by one, everyone followed Ami. The only people left were Luna and Mamoru.
Luna looked at Mamoru for a long time then thought aloud, "Serenity is like my baby. I've raised her and trained her all her life. I never thought I would loose her like this." And with that she turned around and left.
"Luna," Mamoru called after her, "Can I have the Luna Pen?"
"Why?" Luna asked.
"I love Usagi. Whether or not she rules Crystal Tokyo or is even a Sailor Scout, I'll still love her and pursue her always. And I'm going after her, whether or not the rest of you come or not."
Luna dropped the Luna pen and walked away but her head was held a little bit higher in hopes that this might actually turn out alright.
***
Inside her hotel room, Usagi was preparing for her concert that evening. She added a little mascara on, but so much that she looked Goth. Just enough to add a little boldness.
"Word says that Mamoru and the rest of your friends from Tokyo flew here." Hikaru said.
"Is that so?" Usagi said, but with a certain tone the practically screamed, like I care.
"If Mamoru ask you out again, would you say yes, considering we aren't really going out?" Hikaru asked.
"I will say yes if he will come for me, which you know will be very hard. If he can make it through all the obstacles of getting to me, then I will accept his apology."
Hikaru smiled. "She hasn't changed much over the years. It's too bad I couldn't keep her. But he agreed. If Mamoru can get through everything to even see here again then even Hikaru would give up Usagi to him."
