Title: Cat Got Your Tongue
Author: Princess Destiny
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Couple: Usagi/Mamoru and Kuzite/Venus
Rating: M 15+
Summary: 'One Hour Challenge' #67: Response Fanfic. When the Dark Kingdom changes Tuxedo Kamen into a cat, a lot of troubles are caused and secrets revealed. Now Motoki's help has to be called on to play a dangerous game.
Chapters: 3/?
Status: Unfinished
Year Started: 2007
Year Completed: N/A
Year Revised: 2011
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Comments: Hi everyone! Regarding my request to you all for the Fanfic that you would like me to write for first when I get better and can write...The voting results weren't entirely conclusive, as several Fanfics came in with the same amount. So the ones that you would like me to tackle first are:
Cat Got Your Tongue, A Kiss In The Dark, Sending Over The Edge, Spin The Bottle, Enemies, Fright Night and Oblivious.
If we could get more votes for just these ones, I can write for just two of them. O_o
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CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE
By Princess Destiny
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Chapter Three
Sailor Moon felt as if she'd been turned to stone. This was their gratitude? After all she'd done for them as Leader? She turned to look at Luna, then Jupiter and then finally Mars. "And I bet I know who is to take over leadership." She said softly, raking the raven-haired girl over with her eyes, which clearly showed distain.
Jupiter was too embarrassed at her defection, Mars was too smug and self-righteous and Mercury was too distressed to notice her tone, but Tuxedo Kamen and Luna did.
They both found themselves looking at her as if they didn't know her.
"I'm sorry," Tuxedo Kamen said humbly, knowing that he was part of the reason they'd decided to demote her.
"Sailor Moon-" Luna began slowly, her red eyes seeking out the cold ones of her charge. She'd never seen Usagi so distant and cool and reserved. Like a real lady of the courts. She blinked, swearing to herself that she hadn't seen such poise since the Moon Kingdom. Every inch of Sailor Moon was held with pride and grace. Something was just not right, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
"We'll talk later, Luna." The small blonde girl said distantly, staring at them all as if they were strangers.
"Wait-" Luna was again interrupted as Sailor Moon announced she would be at home if anyone wanted her.
"I assume I'll still be needed at battle?"
"Of course, girl!" Jupiter said enthusiastically, still unable to meet her friend's eyes.
"We couldn't do without you," Mercury replied, hands fluttering about her in agitation.
Only Mars looked collected. "Naturally we'll need your tiara," She said magnanimously.
"How kind." The ex-Leader of the Senshi gave them all a mocking look, her eyes speaking volumes. Since they no longer respected her enough to be Leader of the Senshi, she would not give them the courtesy of even acting like the girl she used to be. Why hide the changes in her anymore? As her heart shriveled in her chest, leaving a cold husk, she wondered what her life was be like now that she no longer had a purpose.
She looked down at Tuxedo Kamen and nodded. Only for him, and her dwindling friendship with the others, would she even consider fighting alongside those hypocrites.
"This is not right." Tuxedo Kamen murmured, very concerned. The delicately-boned girl holding him seemed as frail as the wind right then. She looked as if she was holding up alright, but her arms about him trembled in distress.
Sailor Moon looked carefully at each Senshi, before turning to go. They all looked guilty, though Mars didn't seem as concerned as the others. Luna had a strange look on her face, and the blonde knew it was because her cat had thought that she would burst into tears when she heard she'd been deposed.
Why wasn't Usagi crying? Luna looked at the girl, wondering why she wasn't betraying her usual tears or wailing. In fact, the person before her seemed like a stranger. The cat had to wonder, suddenly, if Sailor Moon hadn't been hiding things from her. Now that she thought on it, the girl had been getting steadily better at the tiara, and she hadn't fallen as much in battle.
The cat felt a sense of foreboding. Something just didn't feel right, handing over the Leadership of the Senshi to Mars. But what on earth could the problem be? The only reason Sailor Moon had been chosen as Leader of the Senshi was because some memory had stirred inside Luna about the Moon. On the Moon Kingdom, the Senshi of the Moon had been in charge. But the circumstances had changed. Usagi was not fit to be Leader, and Sailor Mars had displayed much more aptitude for the position.
"You're being remarkably calm, given the circumstances," Sailor Mercury noted curiously, watching the blonde girl closely for any signs of distress. If there were any, Sailor Moon was hiding them. Which was amazing in itself, since Usagi had always given into her emotions freely.
"Should I be crying then?" Sailor Moon asked her almost emotionlessly. Her blue eyes were like ice as she stared at the girl she had considered her best friend. No more; from now on, her old best friend Naru would be her comfort. She couldn't think why she'd thought any of the girls she fought beside could be close friends. It was almost as if they were in competition, rather than on the same side.
It hurt much more than it ought, because Usagi had genuinely thought of Rei as a good friend; almost a sister.
Mars' look was rather snide. "Well, of course we expected you to cry-Sailor Moon." She quickly looked at Tuxedo Kamen, a little shame-faced as she realized that they were giving Sailor Moon a dressing-down right in front of him. A man who they considered an enemy...well, perhaps not that, but certainly someone who had another agenda for the Rainbow Crystals.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you," Sailor Moon said with a faint smile. She had a card up her sleeve. Something not even Luna knew about. "But I forgot to give you something. How remiss of me." She gestured and a pink wand with a golden crescent moon fell into her hands.
Luna's eyes almost popped out of her head. "The Moon Wand?" She exclaimed loudly. "How on earth did you get Queen Serenity's wand?"
"Surprising thing that." The blonde mused, smoothing a gloved finger down the smooth expanse of the wand. "I found it in my sub-space pocket one day." Sailor Moon looked gently at Luna, waiting to hear the feline's explanation. "Do you have any idea what it does, Luna? I'm afraid I haven't a clue."
A lie, that. She knew it was something to do with her Senshi powers. It sometimes glowed when she held it, trying to figure out its purpose. And it had a crescent moon on it, which was her symbol.
"Its purpose is the wield the Silver Crystal," The cat almost yowled at her in disbelief. "And you had it all this time?"
Sailor Moon shrugged, frowning at her Guardian. "Is it really that important? Are you sure it's the same wand?" She asked cautiously.
Had she really possessed such a powerful weapon all these months and not known? She certainly hadn't been able to make it work-but then again; she had always tried as Usagi, not Sailor Moon.
The small blonde studied the wand curiously, juggling Tuxedo Kamen on one arm. He seemed to be holding on well, looking as fascinated with the wand as the rest of them.
"Queen Serenity?" He asked intently. This woman obviously had something to do with the moon. Was this the mysterious girl in his dreams with the long flowing dress and golden hair? Tuxedo Kamen's eyes narrowed and then he shook his head. He was sure the beautiful creature in his dreams was a Princess, not a Queen. Perhaps Queen Serenity was her mother?
The golden cat looked at the pink wand with steely eyes. This meant that the device Sailor Moon held was the Princesses. "Does it belong to the Princess?" He asked them swiftly.
The Senshi and the cat stared at him in shock.
"You know about the Princess?" Luna demanded, padding closer to peer up at him.
Sailor Moon sighed and sank down on her knees for the two cats to converse. Honestly, all she wanted to do was escape and have a good cry on her bed. Her whole body trembled slightly with the effort to assume unaffected by their harsh dismissal of her. So, she was to help them fight, but Mars was Leader now? And had it even occurred to any of them that it was her tiara that dusted the Youma's?
Her lips twisted. Of course they knew. That was why they had graciously allowed her to be in battle. They had mentioned needing her tiara already...not her, but her weapon. Sailor Moon looked at their faces as they watched the two cats. Makoto and Ami at least, she had hoped would be on her side. Ami was the first Senshi she had found and had been a good friend. Then had come Rei, who had been a close friend, but had always treated her badly. And Makoto, the girl everyone was afraid of, but Usagi had befriended.
"Please talk quickly," She aimed her eyes at Tuxedo Kamen, letting him see the weariness in the blue depths. "I need to get home and do homework."
Damn, that one had slipped out! Sailor Moon cursed herself even as Mars and Makoto laughed incredulously and Ami gaped.
"You don't need to lie, Sailor Moon," Sailor Mars threw back her long silky hair over her shoulder and fixed her pretty face on Sailor Moon's. "We all know you're going home to read manga."
"Oh U-Sailor Moon." Mercury shook her head, patiently disappointed.
Jupiter merely grinned at her and gave a thumbs-up. "Nothing wrong with manga, girl!"
Luna snorted, forgetting Tuxedo Kamen entirely. "Yes, well if Sailor Moon put as much effort into her manga as her studies, she'd still be Leader."
"Luna!" Sailor Moon's voice rang out clearly, a frown between her brows. If the cat thought that she had been disappointed, then it was nothing to what she was feeling right then. Usagi had been studying hard to get better at her grades. Even her family had noticed. But Luna had been so absent lately that she had not. It was now evident that she had been spending time at Rei's to teach her how to be a Leader of the Senshi.
If only Luna had put that much effort into teaching Usagi, she might have been a lot better Leader. But all it had ever been was scolding and disappointed speeches and the expectation that Sailor Moon would already know what to do.
The small black cat had the good graces to look ashamed. "I'm sorry, Sailor Moon, but it's true."
"Then I'm sure that Sailor Mars will benefit from your tutelage." Sailor Moon retorted, aiming a hard look at the raven-haired girl. "Good luck, Mars. I'm sure we'll beat the Dark Kingdom in no time with your Leadership."
Sailor Mars looked taken-aback, but pleased. "Thanks, Sailor Moon. I'll do my best to lead us to victory."
Sailor Moon almost laughed in her face. What a corny speech! But then again, all the Senshi gave corny speeches. She sighed and looked at Luna. "Are you done speaking with Tuxedo Kamen?" She asked pointedly, tones soft.
The other Senshi and Luna had forgotten him again, she was sure.
"No, I'm not done. What about the Princess?" Tuxedo Kamen said voice tight. He needed to know what the Senshi knew about the Princess!
The golden cat glanced up into Sailor Moon's face, his nose brushing her chin. She looked distressed. "I'll talk to you all later, I suppose." He went on quickly. He could get all the answers he needed from Sailor Moon. He would be staying at her house, after all.
"We'll discuss this when I get home from Mars' Temple." Luna said firmly, red eyes blinking at Tuxedo Kamen. It was very strange having a conversation with another talking cat after so long...
"I don't think so, Luna," Sailor Moon said softly, eyes gently-chiding. "You're forgetting that you're Guardian to the Senshi of Mars now."
The small black cat looked up at her, mouth slightly open. She hadn't expected this! She was supposed to stay with Sailor Moon...wasn't she? Luna desperately searched her memories for some clue. Sailor Moon had been right in expecting that her Guardian would now be Rei's, but was that really correct? Deep inside, she had a feeling that this was wrong. She was not meant to separate from the Senshi of the Moon.
"Sailor Moon, I don't really think-" She began uneasily.
The blonde leant over and patted her head fondly. "Don't be silly, Luna. You go with the Leader of the Senshi, remember?"
How kind Usagi was being after what they'd done to her. Mercury bit her lip to keep back the words that threatened to tumble from her lips. She had expected the blonde to be very upset and probably cry-but this small girl didn't even have a tear in her eye and her whole demeanor was graceful and proud.
She wasn't going to let them know she was upset. Mercury suddenly felt so very proud of her friend.
Jupiter was also feeling as if she could burst. She had thought it not fair at all to dump Usagi, but Luna and Mars had been right about their Leader being less than perfect. A klutz was saying it nicely. Sailor Moon was a walking disaster in battle. Still, she had taken this news so calmly. Her look towards them had been of acute betrayal, hidden swiftly behind a cold mask.
The brunette wondered if she had really come to know the true Usagi. She hadn't acted how she had been supposed to at all!
Sailor Mars crossed her arms and watched her friend carefully. Her senses were going into overdrive from the psyonic waves coming from the blonde. She was certain she wasn't as calm as she was letting on. And a horrible part of her had wanted to see Usagi burst into tears. She was very ashamed of that, but Rei would never admit it.
The Senshi were soldiers. Warriors fighting the evil forces of an alien army from another dimension. Worse, they were the same force that had destroyed the entire solar system a thousand years ago, leaving only inhabitants on earth. If it were to happen again, many would die and Mars could not allow that. As much as she liked Sailor Moon, this was a battle.
She could not afford to be weak, or have someone in charge of their small team be weak. And Usagi, was assuredly that. A pity really, since Rei had always felt a bond to the girl who always hung around her. You'd have thought they were best friends or something! She laughed under her breath. Them? Best friends? No, Mars would be better off having Ami as a best friend. She was by far the most intelligent of the lost.
"Mercury, I'd like you as my second in command." The raven-haired Priestess said clearly.
Mercury looked up, astonished. "Me? Are you sure you don't want Jupiter-or even Sailor Moon since she's been Leader for months and would have more of an idea of what to do?"
Mars' lips compressed angrily and her eyes flashed. "I would prefer to pick my own second, thank you. Sailor Moon has proved herself unuseful as Leader material and she hadn't anything to bring as second in command. Jupiter is our muscle. I need brains in this position."
How very political! Sailor Moon wrinkled her nose at them all, then rose from her knees, and sore from the hard ground. Luna and the other cat hadn't had time for a further conversation on the Princess, but it could be done another time. Right then, she could have collapsed and fallen into a dead sleep of utter exhaustion. Between training herself in the early hours of the morning, school, socializing and battles, she really didn't have time to do anything anymore.
But wait! She wasn't Leader anymore. A slow, wicked smile spread over her pink lips. "I don't have to be Leader," She said, a grin forming. She no long had to do long hours of practice with her tiara or her gymnastics or karate to stay on top of it all. She was still betrayed, but this could not be such a bad thing.
"Yes, and I'm furious over this outcome." Tuxedo Kamen told her, almost snarling. His whiskers twitched from irritation.
"Don't worry about me," She bent over and whispered into his ear. "I'm a big girl."
"Right, we're going now. Luna, you can get Mars to pick up her things from my house tomorrow."
"Right," Sailor Mars nodded.
"I'll help," Mercury offered, blushing.
"And me...though there probably isn't any heavy stuff." Jupiter giggled.
"Alright then," Luna finally gave in, despite her feeling of foreboding. It was a major change in their structure, after all.
Sailor Moon went to leave, but Mars called her back.
"You'd better give me that Moon Wand, Sailor Moon. It belongs to the Leader of the Senshi." She held out her hand.
Sailor Moon grimaced, the turned back and placed it into Mars' gloved hand.
Immediately, a bright flash of silver light burst forth and the raven-haired girl was blasted back a few meters.
The Senshi and Luna ran over to see if she was okay, but Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen walked towards to glowing wand, which was hovering over the ground at face-height.
"Hmm, just as suspected." Sailor Moon said with satisfaction.
"You suspected that the wand is homicidal?" Tuxedo Kamen retorted humorously.
"That really hurt!" Sailor Mars stared at the blonde accusingly, nursing her left arm. She struggled to her feet with the aid of Mercury and Jupiter.
"Hey, Sailor Moon, did you know it was going to do that?" Jupiter asked, frowning.
"Well, I didn't know it was going to react that violently, but yes, I suspected that no one else could touch it." Sailor Moon admitted sheepishly, covertly looking Mars over for serious injuries. When she saw none, she relaxed and gave a slight smile of satisfaction. Call it malicious, but she had enjoyed that little piece of revenge towards the girl who had usurped her.
As spurt of self-hate filled the petite girl and she bit her lip. Just when had she become so bad that she didn't overly care when one of her friends were hurt? "I'm sorry, Mars," She said contritely. "That was bad of me."
"It most certainly was!" Luna said indignantly, staring at the girl. "Luckily Sailor Mars wasn't seriously injured."
"It was only a jolt," The Priestess-in-training said, unexpectedly standing up for Sailor Moon. She gave the blonde a tiny smile, her purple eyes showing that she forgave her...and that she also understood what its purpose had been.
The blonde gazed back in surprise. Rei had known it had been a form of revenge and she had accepted it. Sailor Moon looked down at the ground, feeling sadness fill her. Why had it come to this?
"I don't understand," Mercury said, perplexed. She looked at the wand carefully, then into Sailor Moon's averted face. "How did you know?"
"It felt like I should be the one using it. Like my tiara did." Sailor Moon explained, glancing up into the blue-haired Senshi's face shyly, as if expecting to see anger there. But Mercury only looked bewildered. "It looks like a crescent moon," She held it out for the all to examine. "And I had it in my sub-space pocket, so why wouldn't it be my weapon?"
They all looked at her as if she'd grown two heads, even Tuxedo Kamen.
This was the air headed Leader they all knew and loved?
"Excellent deduction, Sailor Moon." Sailor Mercury said in a rather strangled tone.
"Oh dear!" Luna murmured to herself, that feeling that she'd been wrong in making Mars the Leader filling her. Why hadn't Sailor Moon shown this intelligence earlier? Even half an hour earlier would have saved her position as Leader of the Senshi.
The cat looked up to see her previous charge giving her an ironic look, as if she'd read her mind. Luna swallowed hard, red eyes widening. Was it possible that Sailor Moon's powers were slowly changing her personality? The other Senshi had been born with the spirits of a warrior; Sailor Moon seemed to be the absolute opposite!
"Sailor Moon, have you been hiding something from me?" The small black feline demanded, padding up to the blonde and staring at her imperiously.
Sailor Moon's brows went up. "Hiding something, Luna? When would I have the time?" She inquired. "Between my sleeping in, stuffing my face, going to school, battles and my manga obsession, when on earth would I be able to fit something in?"
Jupiter giggled. "She has you there, Luna!"
The car muttered something uncomplimentary under her breath. When had Sailor Moon gotten such a sarcastic streak? If she didn't know better, she would have thought that she was being mocked. By a fifteen year old klutz!
"Very nice." Tuxedo Kamen approved aloud, chuckling. He watched Luna sardonically. The cat had just gotten a dose of her own medicine, if he wasn't much mistaken. Hooray for Sailor Moon.
The golden cat glanced at the sun. "I think we should get going."
"Wonderful idea, Tuxedo." Sailor Moon approved, smiling at him. She casually put the Moon Wand back into her sub-space pocket and then paused. "Unless you want to take the wand, Luna?"
"Er-no. No, it will be fine with you until we can figure out how to transfer it's ownership to Sailor Mars." Luna said, shaking her head.
The golden-haired girl just stared at her in acute disappointment for a long moment, then turned and began to walk away, Tuxedo Kamen safely in her arms. "You'll have a little trouble with that Luna, since the wand is only meant for someone from the moon!" She called back.
"What?" Luna yowled after her. "What are you talking about?"
Sailor Moon giggled, her face amused. She looked down at her furry companion. "I think she'll wait for that answer after what she's done to me. What do you think?"
"I think you're absolutely right about that one," The cat scowled at the passing trees as if he'd like to shred them with his claws. He came to a decision and grinned rather ruefully at her. "Sailor Moon, I realize this will seem strange coming from a cat, but I think we should team-up."
"Not so strange," She teased gently, rubbing his ears with her gloved hand. She pulled the hand back and sighed. "But first, I think we should introduce ourselves." Sailor Moon knew that she'd have to de-transform in front of him sometime, but it was sooner than was comfortable for her. It couldn't be helped though.
Her body began to glow pink and Tuxedo Kamen almost had a heart attack as their bodies were surrounded by ribbons from her fuku. For a few utterly amazing seconds, in which his mouth went dry, she was completely naked and he found his furry face right at chest level.
Then the smooth skin was transformed into clothes and he was resting against a pink t-shirt.
For a split-second, Tuxedo Kamen seriously considered shredding that shirt with his claws.
Disappointment and shock filled him and he cursed his male hormones. This was a young girl, who hadn't even thought anything about being butt naked in front of him. She was a complete innocent and he was a bastard for thinking perverted thoughts.
Tuxedo Kamen looked up with there was a small silence and saw a blush on her cheeks. Oh damn, she'd known what he was thinking! Or, at least, she'd realized that she'd been naked as the day she'd been born and he held to her breasts.
And then he recognized the familiar face and his mouth fell open in horror.
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To Be Continued...
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