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AN: Please note that I DO know how disturbing the implication of this chapter is... I wasn't sure if I should've steered the story this way but it kinda works out in the end. PLEASE don't get offended (if you don't know what I'm talking about. just remember that Miya is technically 10yrs old)

On another note...I found out that there's a NEW SAILOR MOON ANIME COMING OUT! hope the Starlights are in it *fingers crossed!*

Anyways enjoy! Please don't hate me after reading this :(

Usagi walked to Mamoru's place the next morning. It was just after 8:30am but she was already up since she couldn't sleep. She was nervous about talking to him but she had to do it. He reached his apartment quickly and rang the doorbell.

He didn't answer.

So she rang it again. After a few tries, he opened the door. He looked dishevelled – his hair was sticking up in places and there were bags under his eyes. He placed a hand on his head to try to ease the headache.

"Usako! You're early!" He had actually just remembered about their plan to meet. At his appearance though, she became concerned.

"Mamo-chan! Are you alright?" She placed a hand on his face to cup his cheeks.

But before he had time to answer, the bathroom door opened. They both turned at the noise and their eyes bulged at what they saw.

"Who is that?" Usagi said softly. She took her hands off his face and wrapped it around herself. Her eyes were filling with tears as she stared at who came out of the bathroom. It was a girl... a tall, slim girl with waist-length wavy sandy blonde hair and dark blue eyes. She was naked when she stepped out.

The girl was in shock when she spotted Usagi. "Oh my gosh! You didn't tell me you had a girlfriend!" Trying to cover herself up, she yelled at Mamoru. She quickly headed to the bedroom to grab her clothes that were in there, changed and ran out the apartment, leaving Usagi and Mamoru.

"Usako I…"

Usagi slapped him before he could utter another word. "How could you!? I can't believe you! How could you ruin our future!?" And she quickly ran out the door.

He stood there dumb-founded, massaging the cheek she just slapped. His eyes slowly filling with tears, he took his frustration out on a wall with a punch. 'What the HELL just happened?' Truth be told, he really doesn't remember much from last night.

'After the call, I went to get a drink from the fridge. I think I went out to a bar next because… because I was upset thinking that Usako wanted to break up with me. Then what?' He scrunched his face trying to remember. 'I remember being back home and thinking Usako was here with me. Did I drink that much to mistake that girl for Usako? She does look similar to her I guess… Because I remember being with someone. Oh man… how could this have happened!?' He slumped to the floor and pounded the ground, eyes swelling from the tears that threatened to fall.

Usagi bolted out of his place. She didn't know where she was going, she just ran. She tripped over the pavement and fell face forward on the ground. She pushed her body up and just sat there crying loudly on the street with her hand on her face. But not a moment later, her cries quieted down when she felt someone pull her into their chest. She didn't stop crying though, instead she just sobbed into the person's chest because she wasn't afraid of who it was. She'd recognize his cologne infused with a mild olive scent anywhere. It was Seiya.

Seiya hugged her tightly and spoke into her hair. "Shh…. Don't cry Odango. I'm here." She hugged him tightly, clinging on to him for dear life. Noticing that she wouldn't get up on her own, he shifted so that one arm was around her shoulder and slipped the other underneath her knees and swiftly picked her up. She didn't protest. Instead, she snuggled closer to his chest while she cried some more. He carried her back to his apartment.

She had fallen asleep on the way to his place. Once inside, he gently laid her down on his bed and tucked her into his satin sheets. He kneeled beside his bed and placed his hand on her face. Using his thumb to rub away the tears on her face, he whispered quietly, "Don't cry anymore. I'll always be here for you." He placed a light kiss on her forehead and stood back up to walk out. But she woke up.

"Seiya… Will you stay here with me?" She muffled into his sheets. But he heard her and it was enough. He smiled at her; his eyes were filled with concern and love. He climbed into bed next to her without question. She snuggled onto his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. Usagi sighed and a few tears fell from her eyes as she fell asleep in his arms.

"I'll do anything for you…" He whispered into her hair and fell asleep as well, with her by his side.

Naomi had followed Usagi from Mamoru's apartment that morning. She called Seiya when Usagi ran down the street crying.

"Seiya! I just saw Usagi-san crying. You have to come help! I can't keep up with her and she might hurt herself. She's running past the library in the downtown district heading south. Come NOW!" Naomi hoped that Seiya won't refuse or ask questions and thankfully he didn't. He was too worried about Usagi that he didn't care about anything else. So Naomi continued to follow Usagi in the distance until she saw her trip. She was about to step out to help her until she saw Seiya. Knowing that Usagi was in safe hands, she sighed and walked back to her apartment.

She pulled out her minicomputer and contacted Pluto the moment she got back to her house.

"It seems like Usagi-san and Chiba-san broke up." There was no expression in her face or voice.

"Well done Miya-chan. But what did you do?" Pluto was concerned since she knew Usagi and Mamoru were devoted to each other. So she knew something drastic must have happened in order for them to break.

"I did what was necessary." Her voice was harsh and Pluto knew not to question her anymore about it, "That's not the reason why I contacted you. I called because I can feel this energy inside me." She clutched her chest tightly as if trying to hold it in, "It's very powerful and I think I can use it and I'll need your help when I do."

"What do you think it is?"

"It's the energy of my star seed; it's gotten strong after…" she caught herself before she could tell Pluto what had happened. She shook her head and continued, "That's not important. I need you to promise me that when I use it, you'll take the senshi into the Time Gate dimension to protect them." Her face grew solemn with this statement.

"No Miya-chan! You'll die if you release the energy of your star seed!" Pluto was clearly distressed at her statement.

The younger girl simply scoffed and thought to herself, 'I'm already dead inside'. She spoke back to Pluto "I know. But I thought we agreed that it'll take anything to save them. And besides, I'll be born again if we succeed so promise me that you'll do it Auntie Pluto."

"Miya-chan…"

"Sailor Pluto! We, as senshi, have a duty to protect the Princess even if it costs us our lives. Now promise me that you'll do it." Anger had shown on her face. Pluto had never seen her raise her voice; she also knew that what she said was true… it was their duty.

She sighed and agreed, "I promise."

"Thank you. Goodbye." She quickly snapped the computer shut, not even waiting for Pluto say goodbye. She clenched her fist and walked to the shower. She had waited all morning, making sure that Seiya had picked up Usagi then discussing her plans with Pluto, before she could tend to herself… She had to clean herself from the stench of a man. She stepped into the running shower and started scrubbing… scrubbing hard, making her skin raw as if she could scrub away the feeling of having Mamoru touch her. Suddenly dropping the scrubber, she fell to her knees and transformed back to Miya. The little girl cried as she hugged her knees as the water kept washing away her tears.

'…I had to do whatever it took...'

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