Imprisoned Solitude

Chapter 6: A Day Out

Usagi stirred a little from her sleep, opening and closing her eyes trying to remember where she was. She moved her fingers, gently brushing them against skin she knew wasn't her own. It was then she felt herself in a strong embrace. She opened her eyes slowly, adjusting them to the rays of sunlight that seeped though the windows of the room. She sat up a little to see Trunks sleeping beside her, his lavender hair falling gently across his face. His arms held her tightly, making her fall into his warmth and comfort. It was then she remembering sleeping beside him, she gained her first good night of actually sleep without the persistent dreams.

"Ahem..." A soft cough stopped the blonde from lowering her head back onto Trunk's shoulder. Instead her head snapped up towards Trunks' doorway, to see Bulma standing there with a small smile on her face. Without hesitation, Usagi began to gently wake the sleeping saiyan-jin. She moved slowly before finally opening an eye to turn it to her.

"It's early Usagi…. Go back to sleep..." He mumbled.

"Well it seems as though some of us are getting close." Bulma said, projecting her voice throughout the room. Immediately, Trunks shot up in the bed, nearly flipping Usagi out of his arms.

"MOM!" Trunks said, fully awake now. It was then Usagi noticed that Trunks wasn't wearing a shirt and she found herself mesmerized by his bulging muscles and broad shoulders.

"Is there something you too want to tell us?" Bulma said her grin widening.

"No mom… you know Usagi and I are just friends. She couldn't sleep last night. She came in to talk. I guess we were up so late that we kinda fell asleep." Trunks attempted to explain.

"Sure…If that's what you say." Bulma said. "Well anyway… I just came in to tell you Vegeta said he's tired of waiting to start training with you. So I suggest you hop to it mister."

With that, and a last grin to the pair, Bulma left the room. Both Usagi and Trunks relaxed at the blue-haired woman's departure. Usagi glanced over at Trunks, who got out of bed with a soft groan.

"Well I guess we have to start the day." Trunks said. Usagi watched silently as trunks began to gather clothes out of his drawers. He then stopped suddenly and turned to Usagi, who clutched the bed sheets tightly.

"Listen… if you ever feel like you can't sleep… or even if you just want to talk… my room is always open." He said, adding a charming smile. Usagi let a small smile cross her lips.

It wasn't long before she found herself snuggling in Trunks' embrace again, fighting of the tearful effects of another nightmare. Eventually, her visits to Trunks' room went from once every week, to nearly every night because the dreams were haunting her so much. It had gotten to the point where the only person Usagi spoke to about the dreams, or even spoke to at all, was the lavender haired saiyan-jin.

One night, the two stayed up in Trunks' room till the early morning hours. Usagi had just had another nightmare, and now she found herself curled into a small ball on Trunks' bed, allowing her tears to fall freely.

"Usagi what happened this time?" Trunks whispered into her hair, stroking her skin gently and soothingly.

"I wish I could remember…" She said through her silent sobs.

"What?" Trunks pulled her closer to him, wrapping his arms around her small frame.

"My memories.. I wish I could remember…" she whispered. "Maybe then I wouldn't have these nightmares anymore. Maybe then I wouldn't hurt so much."

"Usagi…I'm sure they'll come back eventually…" Trunks said to her softly.

"When Trunks? I'm tired!! I'm tired of not knowing who I am!! I'm tired of not knowing what happened to me and my friends in the past!!" Usagi was shaking violently now, her voice no longer a mere whisper.

"Okay… okay…." Trunks whispered, hugging her even tighter. "You have some much on your mind. I wish there was something more I could do."

"I don't know Trunks.. I just think this is something I have to go through on my own." Usagi whispered into his chest. Trunks let out a deep sigh, falling deep into thought. After a few minutes, his blue eyes seemed to brighten as a smile spread across his lips.

"Hey I have an idea…" Usagi stared up at the saiyan-jin who was suddenly filled with a newfound hope.

"Obviously you need something to take your mind off of everything. How about tomorrow we spend the entire day out? Just to get your mind clear." Usagi sat completely up now.

"Why? I mean…what possibly could we do for an entire day?"

"A lot of things. We could go to a movie…. Dinner… take a walk around the city… anything that take our mind off of things." Usagi looked reluctant to agree with the well thought idea.

"I don't know Trunks…" she said with a sigh.

"Oh come on Usagi. What's the worse that could happen?" Trunks countered, gripping her hands in his. His eyes looked almost pleading. Unable to think of an answer to his question, Usagi gave in.

"Alright."

The next morning Trunks woke bright and early and began preparing for the day. As Usagi slept in his bed, it took it upon himself to shower and change into some fresh clothes. Once he was done, he gently tapped the shoulder of the sleeping woman. Usagi moaned softly, stretched, and then buried herself deeper into Trunks' pillow.

"Good morning…are you ready to start the day?" Trunks whispered in her ear. Usagi opened her eyes, only to catch Trunks staring at her. She gave him a small smile as he helped her out of the comfort of the bed.

"Can we take a rain check?" Usagi yawned. Trunks threw her a quick smile.

"No. He said plainly. "Now come on… it's already one in the afternoon." He said, pushing her out of his door and to her own room where she showered and dressed. Forty-five minutes later, Usagi was dressed in a pink and white sundress.

"Looks like someone is going on a date?" A voice called from the kitchen. Bulma poked her head into the living room, where the two were. She had a large smile on her face as she stared at the two.

"This isn't a date mom. I'm just helping Usagi get some thing off her mind." Trunks countered, running his hand through his locks of lavender hair.

"If that's what you say…" Bulma said with a final grin before leaving them and returning o the kitchen.

"Ready to go?" Trunks asked as he watched Usagi descend the steps. He had been waiting for by the door. He wore a pair of black slacks and a white button- up shirt, leaving a few of the top ones open, exposing a little of his skin.

"As ready as I'm going to be." Usagi said with a weak smile, allowing Trunks to lead her out the door and into the front lawn. In one swift motion, he planted an arm underneath her knees and secured the other on her back Usagi quickly latched her arms around Trunks' neck, securing herself as the saiyan-jin lifted them into the air and blasted off towards the city.

A soft breeze brushed past Usagi's cheek, causing a few strands of hair to fall from behind her ear. She and Trunks had seated themselves on a park bench in the middle of a large rose field. Usagi had become lost in her train of thought, forgetting that Trunks now stood in front of her with a vanilla ice cream cone. Watching as the pink roses swayed in the wind, her senses filled with their scent, and the image of a brunette girl filled her mind.

"You know Usagi… we all have dreams and goals." Her brunette friend said, leaning down to pick a pink rose. She inhaled it deeply.

"Of course Makato…" Usagi whispered as she watched her tall friend flatten the wrinkles in her green miniskirt.

"Even though we're senshi... I know we all can live our dreams one day. And when it comes, I'll be the best chef in the world." Makato squealed throwing up her arms triumphantly. Usagi looked at her friend, allowing a small smile to cross her lips.

"Of course you will Sailor Jupiter…of course you will."

"Hey…you in there?" Trunks asked, waving a hand in front of her face.

"Hn? Oh yea… sorry about that." Usagi whispered, slowly coming back to her senses. She took the cone from Trunks, and began swirling her tongue around the cool substance. Trunks began eating his own ice cream cone, but still managed to keep his eyes on the girl beside him. They sat silently for long minutes, before Trunk's deep voice broke the tense silence.

"So about that movie… what do you wanna' see?" Usagi merely shrugged her shoulders.

"Doesn't matter to me." The blonde said plainly.

They eventually settled on a romance movie. The two sat silently in the back row of the theatre, watching the actors on the big screen profess their love to one another. One actor seemed to catch Usagi's eye. She had ocean blue eyes, blonde hair, and wore a white and orange sundress. Though Usagi knew the movie wasn't real, and that the actor was just playing a simple role, her word's and actions mesmerized the blonde girl. Trunks stared at Usagi as her eyes widened at the figure on the screen.

"I promise to protect love and friendship!" The actor's voice echoed from the screen throughout the theatre walls. "I will never give up on my dream!" As the words seeped into Usagi's mind, she felt herself fall into a haze as images of a blonde girl in an orange mini skirt began to fill her mind.

"Sailor Moon! Get up and fight!" The blonde girl yelled at Usagi, who had her head bowed to the ground. Tears pooled into the crystal blue eyes of the senshi clad in orange. Her own blonde hair stuck to her face as she stared at the girl in front of her.

"I can't Venus. I have nothing left." Usagi whispered silently. She was surprised when she felt a gloved hand hit her cheek, leaving a reddening bruise. Sailor Moon cast her eyes towards Venus who now held Usagi's hands in hers. She gave her cousin a small smile, and drew her into a hug.

"Don't be stupid Usagi… you have everything to fight for."

"Minako…" Usagi choked out as a tear slid down her face.

"What?" Trunks whispered to her, but before he could utter another word, Usagi leapt out of her seat and ran out of the theatre, leaving behind a trail of tears and sobs.

"Usagi wait!" Trunks called after her, rushing past the onlookers. He eventually caught up to the sobbing outside the theatre.

"Usagi what happened?" Trunks asked, wrapping his arms around her. Usagi quickly calmed in his arms.

"Nothing…" She whispered into his chest. She pushed herself from him, giving him a weak smile. "I just wasn't feeling well." Her eyes lowered as she told the white lie to her friend. He was already doing so much for her; she didn't want him to have to keep worrying about her well being. Trunks gave her an uncertain look.

"Alright then.. How about we just go to dinner? " Trunks suggested as he took Usagi's hand and began to walk down the street towards his favorite Italian restaurant. As they walked silently, the soft sounds of water meet Usagi's ears. It was then she noticed that they had been crossing over a bridge. Peering over it, she could see the crystal waters, which had traces of ice flowing on the surface. As she watched the flow of water, another vision hit her.

"We need you Sailor Moon!" A blue haired girl wearing a blue mini skirt flashed across her mind. Usagi looked up at her companion, who smiled down at her.

"Sailor Mercury…"Usagi whispered the senshi's name. Sailor Mercury's smile widened as she placed a firm hand on Sailor Moon's shoulder.

"You're the glue that holds us all together."

As Sailor Mercury's laugh faded from her memory, Usagi felt Trunks' grip on her hand tighten. She glanced at him, to see him smiling down at her.

"Are you sure you're okay?" He questioned again. She merely shook her head again, casting her eyes away from his. They ended up being seated in the restaurant a few minutes later. Overall, it was quiet, the only sound that could be heard were the soft whispers of the people seated around them and a piano playing in the corner. Every now and then, they'd catch each other's gaze, but then the trance would break once on of them realized what was taking place.

"Are you two ready to order?" A waiter stepped to them with a small notepad in hand. He quickly took their orders and walked away. Usagi found herself staring at a nearby couple as they watched another waiter push a cart in front of them. With a flick of the waiter's wrist, the contents inside the pan on the cart was set ablaze. As the red-orange flames grew bigger and brighter, Usagi allowed her eyes to grow distant as they stared at element.

"Usagi?" Trunks said, noticing the girl become mesmerized by the flames. Yet his voice was completely forgotten as Usagi closed her eyes and allowed yet another memory to wash over her.

"Come on meatball head!!! You can't let her win!!! You can't give up on everything you worked for!!!!" A Raven haired girl ran to the fallen Usagi. Her aqua marine eyes caught the violet eyes of the Mars senshi before her.

"Rei…what more can I do?"

"Fight Sailor Moon! Fight! You have all f us by your side Usagi!! Now get up and fight!!!!!!!!!"

As the words of her friend flooded through her, Usagi felt a sudden wave of emotion. She couldn't hold it anymore. The memory of her friends was just too much for her to swallow. Trunks stared at the girl as she began to shake violently. She gripped the table clothe tightly, as her past returned to her.

Usagi turned and gazed at her friends behind her. They all looked at her, hope apparent in their eyes. They all gave her a reassuring smile. She turned back and faced Galaxia.

"In the name of the moon! In the name of this galaxy that shall be protected! You shall be punished Galaxia!" Usagi closed her eyes and concentrated hard. The crescent moon on her forehead began to pulsate with power. In a flash of light, her sailor fuku transformed into a flowing white gown. In her hands, the silver imperial crystal pulsated with power. She opened her eyes. Galaxia no longer saw the fear and pain that was once there. Instead, the female's eyes were filled with sudden hope and strength.

"USAGI!!!" Trunks jumped to his feet as Usagi dashed out of the restaurant and into the cool night air. She ran harder and faster as the tears stained her cheeks. The burning sensation on her forehead throbbed as she went faster and faster through the streets. Trunks felt his pace quickening as he chased her.

"Usagi!!!!" He began to slow once he realized that Usagi was far gone into the crowd. "Damn!" he mumbled before taking flight into the air to search for her.

Usagi collapsed to her knees on the pavement as a light rain began to fall. She ran so far and fast, she hadn't even noticed she arrived back at the park. As the rain soaked her clothes and golden blonde hair, she clutched her knees to her chest when another memory filled her.

"You have made me Galaxia. You have caused so much torment and pain to this Galaxy. Within me live the star seeds of my friends and loved ones. I feel their power pulsing through my veins." The large orb on top of her staff began to glow brightly.

"I made a promise that their lives would not be lost in vain. And this is a promise I shall keep." Usagi's voice was firm… unwavering. It practically scared the possessed woman. "I am the protector of this Galaxy. I shall rid it of all evil... rebuild it… and preserve it."

The burning crescent moon on her forehead began to fade into Usagi's skin as the rain fell down heavier. The moon goddess took a few deep breathes of air, slowly calming herself.

"Usagi?"

Trunks had found her as he landed beside her. Usagi raised her head to the full moon, allowing its' light to wash over her.

"Trunks..." Usagi's voice was soft, firm, and distant all in one. "I remember… everything. I remember everything that happened to me." Trunks took a cautious step forward as the woman stood to her feet. Immediately, Usagi lifted the palm of her hand to the saiyan-jin man, stopping him in his tracks. Trunks eyes filled with confusion as he stared at the woman in front of him.

"Stay away…" she whispered. Her voice seemed to echo through the wind, which slowly began to pick up around her. Usagi felt another burning sensation on her forehead. Trunks watched silently as a black crescent moon appeared on her forehead. She fell to her knees once more, gripping at her golden blonde hair.

"Usagi?" trunks' voice was a little more frantic. He took another step closer to her and pressed a firm hand on her wet shoulder.

"I SAID STAY AWAY!!!" Usagi's voice vibrated strongly as if she had more than one person inside of her. She turned her face to look at Trunks. The lavender haired man's face paled as he looked into Usagi's cold visage. Her once soft eyes were now two pools of a dark voids.

"Usagi…" Trunks let her name fall from his lips. With one last icy stare, Usagi stood to her feet and ran off into the darkness. As she ran, and as the memories filled her, tears fell down her cheeks.

As the darkness surrounded her, a distant voice filled her sense.

"Embrace me princess… for I am all you have left…."

So here's another chapter down…

I actually decided to let Usagi get her memories back so that I won't beat around the bush with this fic. I honestly think that this chapter could have been better done, but I wanted to get it up before the day was out.

If you guys have any comments, concerns, flames, or even praises (which I doubt lol), just leave them in a review.

But I can say that now that Usagi has her memories, the juicier stuff is just around the corner!!!

Hope you are enjoying this!!!