Whoa! I didn't expect so many reviews. I'm so sorry about the long wait. I was out of commission. I was not feeling well and I was confined to my bed *grrr* Anyways! I dont think you want to hear my pitiful problems. I want to thank every one for taking the time to review my story. If you find any errors, please dont hesitate to correct me. I am after all, just human. ^ ^;;.
TropicalRemix: Well I can't tell you what it is yet. But you'll know.
rynn: will do!!
Silver Moonlight-81: *phew* I'm so glad that you like it!!
starfall13: Well I was planning on having them in here. I kinda went with my 'condition' thing. So yeah, they are in here.
Piper Halliwell2: *salutes* yes ma'am!! I dont think I'll go changing it. Many people seem to like it.
Eo: *grabs tissue* I know.....*sniff* depressing.
Mireiswen: Yup *giggles* those are the only choices. I was thinking about putting gruesome in there. But I thought that was enough. I'm glad you liked!!!
Fae: Here's more for you!!
Me: I'm glad you like the idea. I have a style of writing?? Really?? And you love it, why thank you.
LOTUSNEKO: lol. I simple love your wording. I'm a soap-opera freak. It's an addiction I'm just starting to let go of. I'm weird.
rbo: I wont, scouts honor!!
moonieB: *hands a tissue* here ya go sweetie. ^-^. I'm not sure I can promise a happy ending. How about I take a poll, and you guys can tell me if you want a happy ending or a sad one.
bebe-chrissy: Thanx!!
Cynthia: Okay, I knew there was going to be one review with a lot of questions. lol. And here it goes: I can't tell you about her 'condition' yet. It's not the same thing that killed her father. He died of a car accident *oops* I let that slip. Her mother is paranoid. It's not contagious, she just doesn't know how to react. I know there are care facilities. And yes that does make sense, but since it's not, then why worry about it. Yes, it is different. If your patient enough, you'll find out. I know that wouldn't make sense. And it's not AIDS. *breathe!* okay!! lol. Got done with that one.
SoulSilencer13: I'm sorry if it confused you. If you have any questions please dont hesitate to e-mail me. I'll try to make the dialogue less confusing. Thanx for reviewing!!
Serry: I'm glad you do!!! *hugglez*
Stacy/ dark_oracle: I'm glad you liked this story. And yes, dont worry I will finish Moonlights Cove. I'm almost done with that chapter. And I'm only going to add about 3-4 chapters plus the epilogue.
HimeYume: I'm glad you do.
Carrie: (he-he) I bet you want him all to yourself. Too bad he's not one of my fav's. Then I would have wanted to take a jump on him (if he weren't an anime character) ^.^
Serenity's Angel In Heaven: Umm, I'll try my best to give you that miracle. Or you can vote to have her live when I take a poll. By the way, I simply love your name!!
Mystic8668: Thank you. You will find out soon. Dont worry ^_~.
I realized that I didn't give any ages, only Usagi's. And I dont know if it will be important to the story. So lets just say it is.
Usagi, and the inner scouts ( as well as her friends, ex. Naru): 19
Mamoru and the 'guys': 23
Shingo and Hotaru: 15
Outers (except for Setsuna): 23 (Sets, is really old....I'm not brave enough to go and ask her, her real age)
If I didn't forget anyone. I place their ages as we go. Okay, agreed? Alright then, on with the story!! Oi, and I totally goofed and I didn't even realize, and no one corrected me either, shame on you!!!! In the beginning of the chappie I referred to Venus as 'Minako'. Then I changed it to 'Mina' without knowing. I know...it's not that serious. But details people!! ^-^. So now I'm going to use all their Japanese names.
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"Mommy!!!" a girl the age of four jump off of a tree-swing and ran towards a woman with peachy skin and purple-ish tinted hair.
Golden locks twirled around as a young girl hopped onto the payment and ran past a glass sliding door, and into her an older woman's arms. She laughed with such joy. The little girls' cerulean eyes gleamed with love and innocence. She wrapped her arms around the woman's neck and giggled.
"Oh, how I missed you my dear Usagi!!!" She twirled the young girl in her arms, laughing with the young girl. She carefully glided into the house and sat down on a nearby chair, running her hand through the blonde hair.
"Momma, where did you go??" Usagi asked in a whisper. Her mother smiled and stood up again.
"There's someone I want you to meet. Come on, little one. There's nothing to be afraid of" she gave her a tender smile and walked into the living room filled with childish yells. Usagi followed behind her and gasped. She saw her mother go near a small cradle and lift a blue bundle. She wiggled her nose and began to coo at it.
"Momma?" she tried to get her attention, but it didn't work. She walked closer to her and tugged on her sleeve. Her mother looked down and beamed.
"Usa, I want you to meet your little brother. Shingo" she kneeled down and showed her the little baby. Usagi smiled in awe. He was so adorable. His beautiful green eyes filled with curiosity and wonder. His messy brown little hairs starting to show on the soft scalp. Usagi leaned over and grabbed his little hand.
"I'm a big sister?" she questioned. Her mothers' smile grew.
"Would you like to hold him?" Usagi nodded unsurely. She jumped onto the couch and sat down, waiting for her mother to bring the baby towards her. "Open your arms" she placed the baby in her arms. "Watch his head, you have to handle him with care" she only nodded and did as was told.
Usagi grabbed onto his hand and kissed it. Making a vow to him that she hoped would last forever. "As your big sister, I will take care of you. I will never let anyone hurt you. I wont let you out of my sight" she leaned down and placed a kiss on his forehead. "Ever"
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Usagi awoke with a startle. Her chest was heaving up and down, in hopes to catch her breathe. She raised her hand and with the back of her hand she wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead. She looked around and let out a heavy sigh. She tried to get out of bed, but something or rather someone, restrained her from doing so. She looked down and saw Mamoru's arm wrapped around her waist.
"Where are you going?" he questioned her in a loving manner. Usagi leaned over and placed a tender kiss on his lips.
"To get breakfast started" she tapped on his arm asking for her release, but he didn't grant it. He snuggled closer to her frame, making her giggle.
"I'd rather you get something else started" Mamoru said suggestively. He rolled her over so that she was under him. He pinned her arms above her head and smiled wolfishly. He began to assault her with kisses and caresses. Usagi moaned under his touch. He let go of her hand and placed on at her waist and the other free to roam. Usagi quickly wrapped her arms above his neck and pulled him closer to her. Mamoru grabbed one of her legs and wrapped it around his waist, she raised her other leg and did the same. Before things could go any further, the phone rang.
"Dont....get...it" he whispered in-between kisses. Usagi sighed and let go of him. She stretched over and picked up the phone on the nightstand.
"Moshi Moshi" she said breathlessly.
"Did we interrupt anything?" she received a giggle from the other line.
"Actually yes Rei. We were extremely busy!" she emphasized the 'busy' to get her point through. Rei snorted.
"Well I'm sorry, Miss Queen of the Universe. But Minako wanted to go out and do something with all of us. And I have to 'round everyone together. What do you say?"
Usagi looked at Mamoru's handsome figure. She winked at him then responded "Ee kangae desu {Good idea if translation correct}
Rei sighed into the phone receiver. Truthfully she expected her to decline the invitation. "Great! Meet us at the temple at 10:30. That means you only have an hour to get ready Odango Atama! And dont be late!!"
"Hai, Rei-chan. Ja ne!" she hung the phone up and walked over to her closet. After getting a shirt out, she felt a pair of familiar strong arms wrap around her hourly figure.
"And where do you think you're going now?" he asked impatiently.
"The girls wanted to go and do something. And they wanted me to go. So I am!" Usagi said with a content voice.
"But what about...." before he could finish, she interrupted him.
"I only have an hour to get ready and I dont want to be late" Mamoru grabbed her and carried her to the bed.
"An hour is more than enough!" he grinned.
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"Where is she!?" Rei asked impatiently. She looked at her watch '10:47'. She began to tap her foot on the floor while the other just chatted away. 'Am I the only one that worries when she's late?' When she was about to turn around, something collided into her, causing her to loose her balance.
"Oh, I'm sooo sorry. Let me help you up" she went to dust the other girl she just bumped into, and then recognized her. "Oh, Hi Rei! Gomen I was late! It's just that Mamoru wouldn't let me leave the house" Usagi said in a breath. She smiled at her and nodded.
"It's alright. I'm glad your here" Usagi linked her arm with Rei's and walked into the temple where the rest of the girls were.
"Ohayo!!" everyone looked over and smiled at Usagi.
"Hello Usa-chan. We were starting to wonder if you were ever going to show up!" said Minako. Usagi did a little stance and beamed.
"Well I'm here now! What are we going to do?" by the looks on everybody's faces....no one knew where they were going to do.
"Well....I....We thought....." Minako started.
Lita interjected before Minako goofed up. "We wanted to go to the beach!" Rei shot a glare at Makoto, who just shrugged.
"The beach?" she raised an eyebrow at the girls.
"Yeah. We thought it would be nice to get a natural tan and you know....er..swim around! Plus there would be some kawaii guys!" Minako finished her thought with hearts in her eyes.
Usagi chuckled. "Alright then. But first we are going to need bathing suits. Everybody join hands and concentrate" she joined the circle and began to chant something in an old language. In an instant they felt a warm light wash over them. They were all wearing different clothes. Each similar, but each different colors. {I dont want to go into all the details of the clothing. You can imagine if them, lol. Besides the shorter the descriptions of clothes the longer the story!!}After covering themselves with a pair of shorts and a loose shirt they all blinked except for Usagi.
"Hey guys? How are we suppose to get there? My car is in the repair shop thanks to Haruka" Rei sneered.
"Simple. We'll teleport! Duh!" Usagi instructed them to hold hands. Everyone was about to yell their respected planet, but before they did they disappeared.
After getting over the shock that Usagi had done that without any of their help, they picked a spot to fan out. Minako spread out her towel and laid down with her back to the floor. Ami sat down near Minako with a book in her hands. While Rei, Makoto and Usagi played Frisbee.
"When should we ask her?" questioned Minako.
Ami slowly took off her reading glasses and set them along with her book beside her. "I dont know. I'm afraid to ask her. On some level, I do want to know what's going on but what happens if it's something that we can't help prevent" Minako slowly nodded.
"I know what you mean. Either way we have to find out" she sat up and looked towards Usagi. "I was thinking that instead of bombarding her with questions all at once, we could go at it one at a time....What do you think?" to say that Ami was shocked in certainly an understatement. Her eyes were bulging out.
"Daijoubou desu ka?" Ami asked silently.
Minako nodded enthusiastically "Hai, of course I'm alright" then it dawned on her why she would ask. "Jeez Ami. Just because I'm blonde, doesn't mean that I'm stupid!! And this it a time to be serious. You should know.....so no joking around" {I have nothing against blondes! In fact I'm defending you!! I promise. I have blonde highlights....and even though that doesn't count as blonde hair...It's something similar}
"Alright then. Who is going to talk to her?" at the question Minako promptly placed her finger on her chin and then pointed her finger at someone.
"You"
"Me? Doshite?" {Why?}asked a frightened Ami.
"Because your the only one that wont jump on her with questions. Hey, why dont you and Mako-chan do it. You guys are the most calm ones when it comes to this. Me and Rei will just blow up with questions. That way if you take her, you wont be so nervous" Ami silently agreed with Minako.
"Usagi!!! Oi, your suppose to catch it with your hands, not your face!!!" Rei snorted. Usagi grabbed her face in pain.
"Ouch!! Well Rei, maybe if you stop throwing at my face I wouldn't have to catch with my face!!!" Usagi retorted. Makoto only laughed and watched from the sidelines. Wanting to enjoy the presence of her princess, leader, friend, and the only thing close to a family member she had left. She watched with joy when Usagi would successfully throw the Frisbee, and cringed when she caught the Frisbee with something other than her hand. 'Oh god, is anything happened to her, I would die!' she thought to herself over and over again.
Makoto looked over to Minako and Ami, they motioned her over.
"What's up?" Makoto asked while approaching.
Ami and Minako both looked up and smiled. Ami stood up and grabbed Makoto's arm. "C'mon Makoto. Your coming with me!"
Makoto was dragged off by the blue imp towards Usagi and Rei. Ami stopped in front of Usagi, loosening her grip on Makoto.
"Usagi do you want to come with us? We're going to go umm...collect sea shells. Do you want to help?" Ami asked.
The little bunny quickly nodded and linked her arm with Makoto's and walked off. -After a while, they sat themselves on the sandy beach with their feet just barely touching the water when the waves crashed in. It was near sunset, and all the colors illuminated the sky. Pink's, blue's, yellow's, and a hint of green stretched over the mass of clear blue water. It was breathtaking.
"Usagi, is....is something bothering you?"
"Iie, Makoto. Nothing is bothering me. Why the question?" she turned her body over to peer into her emerald eyes.
Makoto shot a worried glance towards Ami and nodded slightly. She looked back at Usagi and smiled nervously.
"No reason in particularly. It just seems that something has been bothering you" she informed. Usagi dropped her head and sighed.
"Hai. I suppose something has been bothering me. Unmei {Fate}" Usagi whispered. She stood up slowly, dusting herself off. She extended her hand towards Ami and lifted her up, then turned and did the same with Makoto. "We should be heading back now" followed her stern voice. They simply nodded and headed back.
"We know something is wrong Usa. Why can't you just tell us?" Makoto demanded.
Usagi stopped walking and stood very still. She clenched her fists at her side, her knuckles turning slightly white. Ami walked up and placed her hand on her shoulder.
"We just want to know what's wrong Usa. We need to know. As your protectors and as your friends" Usagi slowly nodded, silently agreeing to her statement.
"Alright" Usagi started slowly. She took a calm breath and brought her hand up to her chest and held on to her shirt. "When I was fourteen my mother left with Shingo-"
"-yes we know about that Usa" Makoto interrupted.
"Urusai! {be quiet}I know you know that. But what you don't know is why she left. When I was fourteen my mother noticed a change in me. I started to eat less, I began to loose my balance way too many times. And I started to grow dreadfully pale -even paler then my normal Lunarian pale-. She grew worried so she took me to the family doctor to get a check-up. He told my mother I was healthy but my mother didn't believe him. She told him that how could he say I was healthy when all these conditions were staring him in the face. After a couple of weeks, she took me to a specialist, don't even ask me of what for I have no idea, and there they underwent plenty of studies
Yet again, they found nothing. They gave my mother the same results that every other doctor gave her. She then met a man with white hair. Someone I will never forget"
"Why wont you?" Ami asked quietly.
"His face is one that you wont forget. He had ghostly white hair with a purplish tint to them. His eyes were so cold and dark. If it weren't for the cold look her wore, I would of said that his eyes were beautiful. Such a light crystal blue. They carried so much sadness. I wont deny the fact the I thought he was very handsome. Anyways, talk about off subject! He directed us to this "special" doctor that would be able to tell my mom what was wrong with me. So, seeing our options, we went. He didn't tell us much, only that I had something seriously wrong with me.....something that there was no cure for. He assured my mother that it was not contagious in any form. But that it would have serious consequences" Usagi sniffed. She couldn't go on, it hurt to much to recall the past again. 'No, I have to be strong. For them' She eased her sobbing and faced the pair of girls with tear streaked cheeks.
"C...C.....Consequences???" Makoto stuttered. Usagi nodded.
"Hai. He said that......that....." the words wouldn't come out of her mouth. They were there...and she wanted to tell them and cry her heart....but it was so difficult.
"It's okay. You dont have to tell us today. You can take your time" Ami ran to hug her. Usagi returned the embrace and pushed her gently away. "No, I have to tell you. It's been to long. He said that I was going to......that I wouldn't have much to live"
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Okay! well I tried! I know it's short, you dont have to tell me. But I will have the next part of this out soon. I promise! Anyways, Thank you to all those that have reviewed! Yes I admit it, I'm a review whore. ^-^ So please review.
Okay. I decided that I can have this story go both ways. We can have her live, or die. It's up to you now. (tell me what you want. Or else I'm going to choose and you might not like it)
How Many of you want Usagi to eternally rest?: *Raise your hands!!*
How many of you want Usagi to undergo a miracle: *Give me a thumbs up!!*
'Till next time
~Serenity's Rose~