damonika2009: as far as Uranus & Neptune see it, without her transforming right now, she's a weak human. But things will change…eventually. As for Owen & Amber, their devious but things are more interconnected than you might think.

Bouowmx (Guest): I believe I changed what you mentioned before so thanks for the heads up.

CaughtInAFantasy: She originally did but 'Shaydoe' gave me an idea and I went with it.

AimlesslyGera: I think I did give Mamo his GPS on Usa. oh and don't worry on the 'blonde' one it, took me a second to explain that so 'shaydoe' would know for a better description for the audience. Lol!

yamifangirl09 (Guest): thank you so much, we do, do our best!

silverfaerie91 (Guest): honestly that's a bit later on, I wanted to try and give some good mamo/usa scenes before bringing 'chibus interuptus' back in.

witchoftheforest (Guest): he's making up for lost time! LOL! Plus I figure that now that their on an intimate basis he'll be less able to control himself.

thunderkitty902 (Guest): that was a last minute throw in. lol! I just thought, she's still a minor,doc's leave that type of information on answering machines….I think.

moonbella09022 (Guest): glad you love it!

dragonlady08 (Guest): wow, better huh! Like I mentioned above I'm trying to give our couple some time together before she comes back in. before they have to get creative with sex spots and timing issues with her.

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Sailor Moon S 'Rise of the Messiah' ch.3

Usagi found herself out on her balcony, as the full moon rose over the trees across the street. The gently light of her guardian gave little solace this evening. It seemed cold and unfeeling as it ascended into the dark velvet sky. Usagi leaning tiredly against the cement railings of her balcony, the warm fall wind dancing through her free flowing golden hair. Dressed in a pink collared night shirt and pants, the breeze played with her pants wide cuffs and tickled up her bare back as it snapped the loose fabric of her night shirt.

She was just staring down at her golden broach in her hands. To frighten yet to open it, to see what she feared.

"Usagi?" A maternal voice echoed up to her softly.

"Oh...Luna." She collapsed to the balcony floor before her dark furred advisor. Tears threatening as she regarded the sympathetic brown eyes of her cat. "I heard what happened." Luna sat primly, noticing how her charges shoulder's sagged. Lightly clutching her broach in her lap.

"I can't transform and…oh hell…I'm even to scared to look at my crystal. How pathetic am I?" She admitted and asked, head downcast in shame.

"Usagi..." Luna moved in under her gaze, giving her an encouraging smile.

"You need to stay strong, you can get through this. Let's look at it together, then. Okay." Luna offered, sitting patiently before her bent knees.

Usagi took a couple deep breaths, then set her shoulder's firm. Closing her eyes she swiftly flipped open the jeweled top. Luna glanced down, finding the crystal was murky and dull. Usagi slowly peeked one eye open then the other, taking a shuddering breath as she too viewed the sick looking silver crystal.

"What happened to it?" She breathed, her voice breaking in sorrow. Valiantly holding back her tears as she pleaded with her guardian for the answers.

"I don't know..."Luna surmised, frowning curiously at the weakened crystal. Never on the moon had she seen the crystal this way before but she also had never seen it used to the magnitude Usagi had used it to before either. It seemed it had strengthened since the moon. But right now, its strength seemed to be hiding.

"I know we had a big talk about the final battle with Wiseman that night you came home. You said Sapphire gave you a dark crystal shard to protect you?" Luna offered, her feline mind grasping on the most likely hypothesis.

"Yes...It was destroyed..." Usagi breathed, trying to settle her broken voice.

"Now you are not so certain?" Luna raised her subtle eyebrows.

Usagi began to rub her chest, were she had felt that strange heat after the shard had been shattered. She remember so very little of what happened when the void had overtaken her. Seeking to bring clarity to the murky half formed memories of that time. She settled her pounding heart and focused upon the past hidden in her mind. She was left with only a sickening feeling, as the memories remained hidden.

Shaking her head at Luna, she was just so uncertain about everything.

Luna hummed in a disgruntled way, then patted her knee with her paw attempting to soothe her anxieties.

"We will work it all out, please don't fret to much. Have hope, we always succeed." Luna smiled in her feline way, showing her sharp teeth.

Usagi gave her a weak smile and nod. She would have to bring up this new hitch in her powers at the next scout meeting.

It was Saturday night when the next monster now as the girls had dubbed 'daimon' came out to play. Attacking a sports car dealership no less, a modern building out in a neighboring ward. It was known for its more luxurious apartments and modern architectures. It had all the trendy stores and up-scale restaurants. A larger more trendy ward then the more traditional Azabu, it was also much further away.

Shibuya, held one the largest parks in Tokyo and had drawn the girls out many times during the summer for picnics and festivals. But this time it had drawn them to battle. The dealership was a huge complex of steel, with a massive front window that took up the whole front. Displaying all manner of pricey convertibles and flashy race cars. The youma turning out to be made of car metal in angular, with rubber tires on it's wrists and ankles, looking like some psychotic robot with a human like head. Being just as fast and sturdy as a vehicle itself.

Racing around the gallery, smashing into the other cars and just destroying the place. Making it hard to kill, and even harder to catch. The senshi kept it on the ropes, after it attacked a middle aged salesmen who had been working late finishing up paperwork. Catching the older gentlemen, dressed in his beige suit and tie. Just as he left his office at the back spacious front gallery of cars. Now his body was slumped in the shadows of the faint evening lighting within the dealership.

His pure heart sparkling in the dull orange haze of the spot lights that once illuminated the now crushed and smashed remains of the display cars. Usagi for her part had managed to obtain a fire extinguisher and was guarding the body as well as she could. Dressed in a simple short white sundress, with a layered skirt. That fell just below her hips and dusted her upper thighs. She had been doing a good enough job guarding until a stray crescent beam exploded into the drywall beside her and sent her screaming and flying over the walls of some nearby cubicles.

It had given the Youma a goofy view of her underwear as she made a magnificent swan dive into the portable make shift office space.

As her team mates began to fight amongst themselves blaming and throwing verbal barbs at one another. They were getting more and more frustrated with each other, until the new senshi arrived. Still hiding in the shadows obscuring their features. Though at this point Usagi suspected they choose those spots for a good reason. They didn't want to be known who they were as senshi till they felt it necessary.

They vanquished the 'diamon' fast enough, leaving the inner scouts and Usagi gaping in awe at how powerful they were. Taking a quick look at the man's heart crystal, deeming it not quite pure. They were fast and efficient, putting the inner's to shame with how smoothly they worked with one another.

The two senshi disappeared while Usagi was once more left to pick up the pieces. Guiding the heart crystal back into its owner, "Why do they choose to do it past midnight?" Usagi complained as they made their way down the late night street, leaving the dealership in ruins behind them. She was still sleepy from barely having fallen asleep. Having gotten used to sleeping by Mamoru made it more difficult to fall asleep by herself at night, "Evil never sleeps I guess." Mars complained equally tired.

"But until we get your crystal healed, I would prefer not have to babysit you in a Youma battle." she finished bitterly.

Usagi gave her a dirty look, already feeling like a weakling and in the way. But after years of fighting she just couldn't stay away. She needed to keep her friends safe in any way she could no matter what. She was no longer the sympathetic spectator for tragic events as she had been. Now she had to be involved, had to help prevent the evils from taking over her home. Otherwise she would never be able to forgive herself.

But things were not right between her girls, they seemed more volatile and easy to anger. Even she was noticing that her temper was flaring more often around them. They were not functioning very well as a team either. Their usually smooth bond now feeling jagged and fragile.

"I get it Mars! You don't need to rub it in as to how useless I am now!" Usagi shot back.

"Question is why do they have to attack when I'm on nearly the other side of town?" Mars continued on. Usagi looked to her, "I seem to recall making the same statement a year ago and you brushed it off as an excuse." Mars glared at her. Though she knew full well that Usagi was right. She was constantly on her, back in the early days. She had been getting better, but with the nightmares and now Usagi's crystal issues. She was right back at having her annoyance levels primarily focused on Usagi.

"Let's get home." Mercury stated, ending the conversation and wanting to get home herself. She didn't feel like dealing with any more evil tonight. The battle having taken its energy out on the senshi even after they got the pure heart back to its kind hearted owner.

Deciding to use the rooftops to get back home the Senshi left Usagi far behind. She jumped on the nearest bus heading for Azabu-juban and made it back into familiar territory as half past three am rolled around.

She was just leaving the bus when she felt Tuxedo mask behind her. Smiling impishly as she no longer felt her previous need for sleep. She was now energized by lack of sleep her head buzzing in that over tired state. They had been discussing her crystal for days and his worries about her continually getting involved in the fights anyway. It was getting tiresome. Straining their relationship and creating quarrels. She had told him she needed a break from the worry, so he wasn't to bring it up again till she did.

She just needed him to back off, trust her and just love her. That she would figure this all out in time. She needed his support and not an over protective boyfriend who didn't seem to trust that she had any common sense. He had relented, stating he would still be watching over her. That was all she wanted. For the last few days things had gone back to normal, they were bantering and playing with each other as they had before. Before all this stress had befallen them.

"Usagi?" he called out, leaping from a nearby roof top as the bus drove away. She yelped startled as he picked her up in his arms and leaped away into the night. She hung on tight as her caped guardian kidnapped her from the street. Giggling and pressing her face into the soft cotton of his shirt. Closing her eyes and basking in his warmth and the subtle earthy scent he carried. In time her ride came to an end, as he deposited her onto a roof top far from home.

It overlooked the shimmering nighttime waters of the bay. She stood in the moonlight admiring the view. With the rainbow suspension bridge stretching out of view over the inky dark water, the blinking lights of the three man made islands sparkling out on the delta, looking like a small city unto itself. It was breathtaking, with three grande tower's rising up to the stars. The various other smaller tower's and complex's huddled around them like children seeking a parent's strong protection from the world.

A cold wind blew off the water, dancing her twin tails about as she was enthralled with mysterious new area.

She felt his strong hands upon her shoulders, drawing her back from the strange eerie feelings that those man made islands were creating within her. Shaking her head to clear away the last of the odd emotion, the view that was once beautiful had warped in her mind to something threatening. Those three islands were not right.

"What is that place?" She questioned in a hush, gripping one of his hands in hers.

"Sankakusu, the new reclamation area just off Tokyo bay. It's got a-lot of new restaurants and apartment complexes. It's supposed to be really nice over there." Tux responded.

Usagi wasn't so sure, but she would have pondered it more if Mamoru hadn't had ulterior motives to bringing her all the way out here.

"Now what's a damsel to do, now that a roguish thief in a Tux has captured her and stolen her away to some obscure rooftop? Hmmm." Tux grinned, he had missed the fight which irked him, but had promised himself to trust in her, she was okay again that was all that mattered. They had been fighting a-lot lately over little things and he just wanted them back on proper footing again, he didn't want to loose her over anything small ever again.

This whole situation was a spur of the moment thing, when he saw her getting off the bus in Azabu-juban. He had an opportunity to play with her and he wasn't going to waist it.

"Ohhh, well. Let's see..." She wriggled away from his grasp, darting across the large rooftop laughing coyly.

"Oh...Usagi..." A tell tall 'come out, come out where ever you are' in his voice. He headed off in her general direction, his dress shoes tapping smartly on the cement roof. Having circled around behind the series of air circulating ducks for the warehouse beneath them. She jumped him from behind, but due to his exceeding strength he turned her around and pinned her beneath him on the roughness of the roof.

"Does this rouge thief have intimate intentions towards his treasure tonight?" she asked in a sing song voice, "Like you don't!" he challenged. With one leg she surprised him by throwing him over her head. Laughing smugly at how easily she had him off of her.

(See...not a damsel in distress anymore, am I. Even when human I can still defend myself. I really must thank Makoto someday for the more intense training regiments she's putting me through for hand to hand combat.)

Regaining her balance she got as far as one of the cooling units on the roof before he captured her. Pinning her to it from behind as his body lovingly imprisoned her. "Tuxedo Mask…" she groaned in longing, as he began groping her. Circling a hand around front and massaging a breast through the tight, cotton fabric of her bodice. As he turned her around, she looped her arms around his neck and pulled him to her. "You know, I've always had this whisking away fantasy of us on a roof to." Usagi replied. A coy smile on her face.

(I can't believe were about to do this! On a rooftop no less. I can feel my need for him growing steadily. Plus it's so exciting. Two lovers, one a hero, one a damsel, the hero makes the damsel his and only his in the most passionate of ways, ah so romantic. Alas…this would have been so much better, if I was transformed into Moon.)

Usagi cringed as those disappointed thoughts plagued her, she quickly cleared her head she would enjoy this with him as Usagi. That fantasy can come true later when she got her powers back. She wasn't going to give up she get to the bottom of what going on and fix what was wrong with her crystal.

Tux grinned, "Ever heard the saying, reality is better than fantasy?" she smiled knowingly as his head dipped below her lips, kissing her chin before lowering into her heaving chest. "Tuxedo Mask…" she groaned, grasping his head in her hands. He looked up and about, making sure no one could see them in this compromising position. It was enough that the country of Japan saw the hero's as a couple, that was something he could live with and like.

But with his Usako now human, if anyone saw him with her like this and it got in the papers or the news? A whole slew of rumors of Tux being a cheating bastard on Sailor Moon, though no one knew they were one in the same, would ruin his reputation. Not to mention HOPING they wouldn't discover Usagi's true identity. That would ruin her life.

But he was also by nature a private man, and if her senshi or even Luna or Artemis were to find out that they had been caught having sex on a rooftop by spectators no less and it made the front cover, Luna would go ballistic and use her mind melt thing to have Usagi's parents send her off to an all girl's school in TimBuckToo or worse...Canada. It wasn't something he would have entertained the thought of. The closest all girl's boarding school was closer to where her aunt from her mother's side lived. Which was nowhere near Tokyo.

He could just imagine the headlines now 'Tuxedo Mask and Unknown Female, caught in heated embrace on rooftop'. 'What will Sailor Moon Say...Is the romance over?" And that was the Sunday school version. He was sure the papers would want to print something less tasteful, something to get the readers going and wanting to purchase the next article. Part of him internally groaned at that, not needing to hear about that from anyone.

Usagi had joked one time that she was surprised her father didn't send her there the moment she started to notice boys. He had laughed but now…not so much. "You sure?" he asked even as he slipped his hand beneath her short skirt. Feeling the soft contours of her underwear beneath. He growled in possessiveness. "Mine…" Grinning like a wolf having cornered his prey.

She groaned in submissiveness to his declaration, "Always…" she managed to mutter. As all privacy matters on the rooftop gone from his mind.

He pressed her into the large iron wall of the cooling unit, they had managed to find themselves against. Holding her eyes steady with his as he slowly pressed himself against her, showing her how excited he was to have her alone up here with him. She grinned playfully as she felt his hardness press into her lower stomach, bracing her hands against his dress shirt as he ground against her, slowly spreading her legs.

Taking a steel tipped rose he pressed the flower against her lips then trailed it seductively slow down her neck. Lightly enticing her with the sharp yet gentle pressure of its stem. The lethal seduction had her whole body on fire in moments, shivering under its subtle touch. He hadn't told her yet but he was rapidly becoming addicted to being with her. She was like a drug he couldn't live without.

"Mamo – chan." She whispered against him, her words feather soft as only he could hear them, "No." he responded huskily.

She opened her eyes, "Tuxedo mask." She smirked at his playful mood. It wasn't till the rose drifted downward, between her breasts, tickling the soft aroused flesh there. That she began to understand his intention with said weapon. He admired her with short shallow excited breaths how her swells rose and fell nervously. Gooseflesh spreading over her skin, along with that beautiful blush he so loved, when she got sexually worked up. That he swiftly lifted her skirt up enough to see what he wanted to cut and where.

Looking about and not seeing any human life through the windows of the surrounding buildings, he gently cut open her white bikini panties. Slicing slowly along each hip from beneath her skirt until the flimsy garment floated harmlessly to the rooftop.

Her breath hitched at the action, eyes widening in surprise as he destroyed her underwear.

"Tuxedo..." She started in an anxious hiss, her breath catching and head craning back in pleasure as his fingers immediately took up residence inside her. They worked their magic on her as she began to rise up higher and higher in to the clouds of bliss. Watching her expressions change in a kaleidoscope of intense feelings, he wanted more from her. With a spin of his fingers his steel tipped rose appeared once more. Deftly taking the point to the low rounded neckline of her dress, slicing it away all the way down to the top of her skirt.

"Aie Ya!" Usagi wailed in panic, as he ruined the front of her dress that hid her wonderful breasts from him. Seeking to have him see reason, she wove her fingers into his thick hair along his ears. As he was now lowering his head to tend to the next order of business. She was desperately wanting to talk to him about this. At this rate his unquenched lust was going to have her walking home naked!

(There goes my dress...)

Then another soft tearing sound whispered into the night. Then she suddenly felt her bra release in the middle, revealing her breasts to the moonlight.

(And there goes my bra...)

"Tux...ahhhh...oh, yeah...that's good." She moaned as all further protests flew right out her mind as he sought to taste her pebble soft nipples once more. He drew her left breast into his mouth, flicking the nipple with his tongue before gently nipping at it with his teeth. It elicited a gasp of pleasure, the slight amount of pain making her become even more wet, as his fingers slid in and out with ease.

All the blood that once occupied her mind, now surged downward to where he was probing, leaving her light headed and trembling as her core began pulsing with need. She bit her lip in pleasure, trying hard not to shriek out from it.

The slight sting from before made her become more bold as she lightly trailed her hand down, undid his black slacks and slipped her hand inside. She felt his rigid staff becoming more erect with the glory of her touch. Practically feeling his own physical response as if it were her own. She knew the effect she had when his own fingers became rougher. Penetrating deeper within her, exciting her and making her body go crazy for want of him. One hand flailed away from the side of his head to knock the top hat off and grip his hair on top in her clutches.

The feel of her pulling his hair, massaging him eagerly below, all around making him hornier than any woman ever had. It only made him more determined to bring her to orgasm twice. First with hands then with the rod he was currently holding back from taking his pleasure for himself.

"Usagi…" he mumbled against her other breast. He suckled hard on the orbs, the slight pain told her of the new possessive marks now adorning her flesh.

She relished in them. They made her feel taken, in a way that was simple and private yet the visibility was meant for other guys to back off. Nine times out of ten…it worked. Plus, she loved the sensations of him giving her one. She loved feeling her skin in that pleasure pain mode as he nibbled and even gently bit into her. He coated them to not only have his saliva but also his markings on them.

Though they were still able to be hidden, away from the prying eyes of her parents or teachers for that matter. Other students, not so much on the hiding part. Male students would look for that type of thing. At least the ones that were interested. If it wasn't physically visible then they'd look for a promise ring or bracelet. Wanting to ensure they weren't pissing in someone else's pool…so to speak.

Rising up from her breasts, he took in the look of her aroused lip biting that started to turn him on to no end. Once she released the small amount of flesh from her imprisoning teeth he saw how the there was a small tear from where she'd bitten into it. A tiny droplet of blood encompassed her bottom lip. Knowing that she was biting back that much pleasure from being screamed out from her lips had him rock solid.

He leaned forward and with a literal growl he swooped in and crush his lips to her, taking in the coppery taste and sucking on the bruised flesh. Making every part of her his own. No matter what it was.

Feeling her close to release he teased her by removing his hand and lips before dropping down to his knees in near supplication. She was panting with anticipation as she watched him kneel. Right before he gripped her strong legs and pulled her forward, she cried out in delight, as his lips and tongue were eager to taste her sweetness once more. However he didn't get to far, after suckling on her clit she let out a startling yelp that pulled even his own attention from her.

Looking up to her from her short skirt in front of him he could hear her words loud and clear…in his mind…oh kami, Tuxedo mask…Mamo – chan…her legs trembled, making him grip them more intently…eat me out…the filthiness in her minds voice had him shocked beyond anything and losing all his control. Whatever inclination he had to draw this madness out went right out the window upon hearing that sexy voice of hers.

It was so full of lust and all for him. He took a moment to compose himself, trying to in some form control his raging need for the girl in front of him. But seeing her all ready for him to take her, he could not contain it. Standing back up she whimpered from the loss only to be lifted from her feet and shoved near violently on his length. Her mouth opened in a soundless scream as they both started to move in unison.

You want me to take you? Shove myself inside of you till we become one person? He asked her mentally, while driving his hips deeper within her. The need to have himself within her, to sate their every fantasy like desire on the roof over riding any care that he had that they MIGHT have voyeurs. "HAI!" she screamed out loud. He was still a bit surprised even after these few weeks that they developed this insatiable desire for one another, not to mention the things he would say to her that he'd NEVER in his life said or thought of with anyone else.

The knowledge of all that had changed between them, though for the better wasn't lost on him, as he sunk himself once more inside of her. With a notion in mind, something he didn't do often enough in his opinion, he moved his hands from her hips to squeeze her bum in a rhythmic motion right before giving said bum a tight slap, making her gasp in pleasure. "Again!" she cried out, making him harder than before. He was taken back to Jupiter's words of slapping and remembered the fantasy of slapping Usagi's ass himself.

Once, twice more he slapped her bum harder than the last. Hearing her pleasure filled shrieks and knowing he was the cause of it made his tempo run even faster than before. Slamming himself into her in a near possessed fashion, as if the devil himself wanted her and had possessed him to take her for his own without any thought to her pleasure. Though he kept up his rhythm trying his hardest to avoid hurting her.

It was the clenching of muscles that pulled him from any further thoughts as he was struggling to keep from coming just yet. Holding himself back he clenched his muscles in near agony needing to hold onto himself. He wanted her to come twice before he came. The erotic scream sent shivers to his soul, calling out and begging him to come with her. He gritted his teeth stubbornly refusing the bliss the sought to consume him, as he felt her coming. Then after a few minutes felt her relaxing her muscles again.

Her head lolled from side to side in mind numbing pleasure. "That was…wow…" a tiny giggle escaped her. "It's not over yet." He smirked, once again under control and ready to make her scream out, "This time I want to hear you scream my name, not Mamoru though." The last thing they needed was for her to scream out his real identity and un knowingly reveal whom he was to the world, or in her case worse yet, all his screaming fan girls. She had enough trouble dealing with his new 'friend' that kept lurking around.

Apparently more than once he thought he saw a girl with her hair walking by but ended up ignoring it since she couldn't possibly know where he lived. Usagi wasn't so sure on that. It was another thing she needed to talk to Umino about, perhaps the gossip king was giving out private details that he himself found out for a chance at being more popular. "Hai, Tuxedo mask…" she uttered, her voice consumed from her orgasm was now ready for him once more. "Fill me up again and again and again!"

His heart pounded in absolute love and lust…kami Usako…there wasn't many words to describe what her voice did to him. He felt like taking her home and showing her for the rest of the night into the next morning. It was the not so subtle image she sent him of him taking her from behind, still in the same opening, against the lower cooling unit next to them. It would be about hip height for him so if anything it encouraged him more.

Slipping out, he pulled her over, swung her around and mounted her from behind. This what you want? He caressed her ass cheeks from underneath the skirt as he lined himself up. Her legs now spread out thanks to his adjustments, welcomed his positioning in with ease. Bent over he mounted her and pulsed within as her muscles clenched around him once more. He groaned in ecstasy, his length sending numerous pleasurable sensations of 'please' and 'yes' ironically as her mind sent the same messages through the link.

He speed up his rhythm un able to control it any longer, nor the need to come within her. Pulling her back up as he had been using his hand to keep her pinned down to the unit, he wrapped one hand around her stomach, using it to push her onto his yearning length, while his other hand slipped down to caress her clit and lower lips. He felt the walls tightening in on him, making him grunt with the effort of pushing himself back inside. It was so pleasurable and he wanted to come but he refused to take that from her.

It was with a sound notion that after many thrusts and jerks he felt her climax. Her juices running down his length, his thighs, till all he smelled of was her. The climax triggered his own and with a final thrust he fell over her, his body weight pinning her to the unit as he finally fell exhausted from their rendezvous on the rooftop. Caressing her body he pulled off of her, smirking with smug satisfaction as she moaned and stretched luxuriously like a content cat after being thoroughly loved.

Arching her back, her body shivered in relaxed bliss. Then she swung her head back to look accusingly up at him. He chuckled remorsefully as she turned to sit upon the steel cooling unit, mutely attempting to fix the remains of the dress, and conceal her breasts once again.

"Really...now how am I going to get home tonight...Mr!" She stated with an ironic glint in her blue eyes.

Tux could only blush and rub the back of his head, he might have gone a little to far with the fore play tonight.

"I got it!" He declared, unlatching his cape he quickly draped it across her shoulders and wrapped her up tight. The red silk was warm and luxuriously soft against her bare arms and legs. She couldn't help but moan in delight to feel it caressing her now bare stomach and breasts, thanks to Mamoru's little cutting escapade. She deftly snaked one hand out from beneath the folds to clasp the dark cape tighter around her neck. As her hero took her once more in his arms, and leaped away over the rooftops.

Feeling securely covered, she smiled, "We need to do that more often." She stated in euphoric happiness. With one hand keeping the loose cape tight to her body just under her neck, and another clutching his shoulder she rested her head against his other shoulder.

"Hai…demo, we better get you home. You still need to try and sleep tonight." He said. She smiled knowing she would only be getting a partial night's sleep without him next to her. She was still coming up with new ways to get him to come over. She just hated sleeping without him by her side now.

Wishing that her home was with him, "Tomorrow night…I'll be 'staying' at Rei – chan's temple." He smiled knowing what that meant. "So stock up on food, I'm sure after training, and school. I'll be starving. Rei also wants to do a fire reading try and find out what happened to my crystal and how to fix it."

Now that had him pausing, "Foo – oh right." She nodded, "Yeah, I am going to try commune with it. It's going to take a-lot out of me. So after school today we'll be training at the temple. You want to join us?" he wished that it was an automatic that he would be asked but seeing as how his powers were limited the girls never bothered.

"Hai. I'll be there at four. It'll give me a chance to change my clothes from classes. Then we can go to my place, and get some studying in before bedtime." She smiled in agreement, knowing he truly meant to actually study before going to bed. He knew how important her grades had become for her. A determination that he loved. Already he was wondering if he could talk to the school and see if she continued to improve that she would be a contender for early graduation, when that time came that is.

Tuxedo Mask sped across the rooftops as a phantom in the night. It wasn't till he got closer to a squat white concrete townhouse complex nearby, that he saw what he had feared from that erotic encounter. An older man, at least in his 70's had his own act going on as he had obviously been getting himself off to their little scene. Positioned behind a large telescope in his large living room window, no doubt watching the neighboring apartments. Having stumbled upon them on the rooftop instead. Of peeping into the apartments across the street.

Watching the lewd old man, cleaning himself with a towel, had Tux slap a hand to his face in mortification. The old man even had the gull to give him a thumbs up for giving him the show. "Never going to tell her that." He muttered to himself.

Usagi was far to content and warm snuggled in his arms, to notice her surroundings or her lover's turn of humiliation with the old man. Humming happily, as he took her deeper into Azabu then further onto Minato-ku.

He'd just have to figure out how to be more careful of voyeurs was all. "Fucking voyeur! Hope you enjoyed the show." He growled in anger, holding her a bit tighter and more protectively. But he was also glad that he hadn't cut her dress any more than he had. Or else the man would have gotten to see all her girlie bits to. As it was all he saw was partial breasts from a far and maybe a little bit of leg. Though that alone was enough to tempt the caped hero to see if he could mind melt the man for his intrusion. However he had no such powers and alas could not.

Soon her house came into view. He leaped her fence, then straight up to her front balcony. Depositing her onto her feet.

"See you then." Still wrapped snug in his cape, she rose up on her toes. Giving him a passionate kiss, He smiled back approvingly then vaulted the railing and dashed away into the night.

Usagi watched him go, snuggling into the cape as she retreated into her darkened room through the sliding patio doors. It would soon disappear when he powered down. She wanted to enjoy his silk cape a bit more while she could. Spreading it out on her bed she quickly pulled off the shredded remains of her clothes and tossed them in her trash can near her desk. With a delightful giggle. She hopped onto her bed fully nude, wrapping herself up in it.

She sighed with deep comfort, surrounded by his scent. Staring up at the half moon hovering out her side window. Wondering if tomorrow would see an improvement to the natural glow of the Silver Crystal. Sapphire had been less then helpful. He really didn't know how she had got that dark crystal shard. His memories of their time down in the palace labyrinth was murky at best, so she was left to deal with the consequences of the deception, she now figured was Wiseman's final parting gift.

Morning came bright and far too early for Usagi. Sprawled naked across her bed, since Tux's cape had faded away over-night. The dull sunlight from her shear drapes barely warming her body. Her skin was cold and tight from sleeping bare all night. With a shiver she quickly got moving to start her day. Deciding to head to school to see of Ms. Haruna would let her get any extra credit assignments in to help improve her GPA she threw on her uniform without thought and went off to school.

The streets were just filling with traveler's heading to off to work. The sky warming against the back drop of towers and stores. It was peaceful but oddly lonely. Mamoru hadn't bumped into her this morning on his jog, that little rendezvous was almost clockwork. With a resigned sigh she cast a sad look down the dirt alley that usually had him calling her name, and her racing up to embrace him. Met with only the barren stretch of gravel, rusty metal bins and the swaying shadows of the fall branches over-head. She turned and continued on her way.

Entering into her home room, lost in her own nervous thoughts over the Scout Meeting that afternoon. She deposited her beige satchel on her desk before spotting a shocked Ms. Haruna seated behind her large wooden desk, in mid sip of her coffee. Usagi smiled smugly and went up to her and asked, "Hi Ms. H I was curious is there any extra credit assignments I could do to make up for my absence?"

(I literally watched as my teacher, stone cold fell out of her seat at my question. I dead panned, "I know it's shocking demo, it's not that bad…is it?" I asked. Shooting straight up like a daisy she took the three steps and checked my temperature, "I'm not ill Ms. H! Demo, I do know that I have catching up to do." I stated flatly. She was shocked, "Hai, yes there are some assignments if you want." I smiled confidently, "Then bring it on!"

Once again she was in shock, nearly having to pick her jaw up off the floor. This alone told me how much improvement my GPA would need.

The class started to fill in after Ms. H gave me some assignments. Small little things to make up for. I did my best to pay attention as I tried to imagine Mamo – chan giving the lecture instead, hoping to would help improve my focus. I was blushing within 15 minutes, realizing how lewd my thoughts about him and I were becoming. Fantasies of him being my 'sub' while Ms. H was out and giving me a detention just to take me up against his desk had my pulse racing. I shook my head to calm my racy, lust filled, erotic thoughts.)

Bad Usagi...Bad…bad...

(It wasn't till class was over with that I heard his voice…what's this about me taking you over your teacher's desk? The tone was clearly a tease. I groaned in mild embarrassment as I retrieved a few books from my locker. Gomen if I interrupted your day of classes Mamo - chan I was just trying to make myself focus more on the subject by pretending it was you giving the lecture instead of Ms. H. Then my thoughts kinda derailed...then I groaned again and kept this thought to myself.)

Yeah like he'd believe that!

(Really? So imaging me in your class giving you a lecture gave me the image of you bent over said teachers desk with your legs propped over my shoulders as I made hard love to you? I couldn't help but feel a bit mortified that I had left the link fully open in class and let him see the images. I didn't mind our link, loved it even but we did agree that during class time to avoid either of us getting to aroused from it, we'd close the link off from lusty thoughts.)

Yes?

(I cringed inwardly. Even to my own minds eye that was crappy. It was seeing Umino pass by, in the hallway that redirected my thoughts. Gotta go, I have a nerd to interrogate. Shutting my locker door I made my way to him as Mamoru remarked…don't hurt or scare the poor guy…remember he's still a friend…I agreed to only not hurting Umino before I started to converse with him. "Umino – chan!" I greeted cheerfully.

A bit to cheerfully, even he got that I wanted some information. "Nani's up?" he asked, pushing up his thick glasses, playing things neutral till I asked directly, "Did a girl named Amber – chan ask you anything about Mamo – chan? ANYTHING?" I iterated. He looked through his little booklet, "Oh right her." He closed it, "She was very persistent that I find out when I could on your boyfriend." I nearly slapped my head.)

And Mamo – chan wanted me to ignore it!

("And…nani did you tell her?" I demanded, "Well I told her that he goes to Crown to talk to Motoki – san, then he goes to the temple sometimes, demo, most if not all of those times were when you were there – oh and lastly, that his apartment was in the upper district of Azabu."

I groaned, "And why did you tell her ANY of that? That's Mamo – chan's private life!" he grinned, "She's rich and pays me." I slumped my head.)

Great, Mamo – chan's new 'fan' is paying the school gossip king also now known as the schools reporter to play private eye with my man!

(Nani?! I heard Mamo – chan ask in my mind…hang on! I stated. "Umino – chan do yourself a favor, unless you want my wrath, STOP telling my boyfriend's private life or life period to that girl. She's after him for herself!" he looked to me in shock, "Opps. Gomen." I sweat dropped before walking away. Nani's going on? Mamo – chan asked me. Your 'fan' girl Amber – chan was having Umino – chan spy on you for her. To that he gave a shocked pause before replying back. She was having Umino – chan do nani? Never mind!

He huffed internally…if I see her again I'll just iterate to her how very much in love I am with you which I'm shocked she didn't get the first time I said it. Now he was annoyed with it. I'll go talk to her…see if she can't get it through her thick head that no matter nani, you'd never be with her. He agreed and closed out the link as I walked up to Makoto, who was further down the hall checking her makeup with her hand mirror.

"I need your help." She looked to me, "Amber – chan is really serious about trying to hit things up with Mamo – chan. Even going as far as 'hiring' Umino – chan to follow him around."

Makoto looked stunned and pissed, tucking the mirror way in her leather satchel. "That good for nothing – let me handle this." But I stopped her, "I just need you to stand guard while I 'talk' to her this afternoon. She needs to learn that he's mine and not only am I not giving up demo, neither is he." Makoto smiled and agreed. I was a bit worried though, Mako was becoming more easy to fly off the handle lately. She could easily lose her temper and beat the poor girl down on the street.

Even Mamo-chan last night...his passion was overriding his rational thought. Though it had been incredibly hot...and I really enjoyed myself as much as enjoyed the reactions it invoked within him as well, it had been very reckless of us to make love like that on a rooftop. It was like all my friends each had their most prominent traits becoming out of control.)

I had lost my appetite with what Umino had told me I went to sit up on the roof to think. Pulling out my broach as I leaned against the chain link fence. I sighed and clutched it tight to my chest. Amy had been distancing herself from us, to wrapped up in her studies of late. Only having time for meetings and battle. Rei was turning into a raging bitch, who could never be pleased. While Mina's idol obsessions of late was making her a down right stalker. It all had me wondering? How was I changing...for the good or the bad?)

(Right after school, Mako and I headed into Azabu to Juban High. Catching sight of her leaving the main gates, her posse of girls not yet catching up to her.

You're not getting away with spying on my Mamo – chan…though now I also have to iterate to Umino – chan NOT to give out Mamo – chan or anyone else's personal information. I just have more pressing things to deal with right now…Umino – chan can wait.

"Hi!" my voice was super sweet, to annoyingly sweet even for me. Amber took one look and knew something was up, "So you're trying the old intimidation bit huh?" she asked, cockily. "No I'm just giving you a promise of a warning." I remarked, "Save it Tsukino!" she snapped. I quirked a brow at her, "Your boyfriend will be mine soon enough. Besides all this 'he's mine' won't make a difference. According to my aunt 'your' Mamoru – san is a free man." My eyes narrowed in minor disbelief.)

How would her aunt know?!

("Whose your aunt?" I asked. She shrugged, "Just a friendly neighbor. She's always looking for someone I can be with, and from her estimation Mamoru – san is perfect for me. A prominent doctor and single." I narrowed my eyes recalling said neighbor weeks ago out back in the back yard. I wanted to wring that ladies neck for telling this sniveling snake that Mamo – chan was free and available.)

Nosey neighbors!

Usagi clenched her fists in struggle to NOT hurt the girl. Such an action could do much more harm than any good. Especially if she was looking for major improvements. A suspension on top of her already having missed weeks would do her no good and might kill her chances of graduating early. "So if you want to keep that over protective father of yours from finding out the truth about your relationship. You'll give him up…to me." Amber felt she had the blonde girl right where she wanted her.

Usagi looked ready to throttle her, it was something she loved to see. Her morning entertainment usually came in the form of rumors, in which she would laugh and belittle the blonde with her friends. It was usually over how Ms. Haruna was caught yelling at her and sending the blonde to sulk in the halls, but now that the blonde seemed to be not only arriving on time but doing better in school her source of entertainment was gone.

She needed entertainment to thrive off of at school, her life was to boring and planned. She had had Ami to torment at one point. Even going as far as pouring water into the girl's seat so she'd look like she peed her pants. Playing pranks on the mousy girl when she was taking extra classes at the High school last term had been an endless form of fun.

But once Usagi started to hang with her that became null and void, especially when soon after the new brunette girl joined in and was like a protective beacon over both girls. She wasn't dumb enough to tangle with the tall, brown haired one. Makoto actually scared her a few times. The only reason she felt any superiority now was that if Usagi's father found out she was dating and an older boy at that he'd be furious with her and force them to break it off anyways.

At this rate if Usagi handed him over she could avoid the wrath. "It isn't going to happen." Usagi answered. Amber looked up, "No matter what you do, even if Mamo – chan and I weren't together I believe he's made it VERY clear that he'd never hook up with you…EVER." The words were enough to send the angry yet confident girl back a step. Seeing the determination in her eyes she wondered if she was for once stepping onto un takeable territory.

"He just doesn't know nani he's missing yet." Amber replied, her confidence back now that her entourage was here. Usagi simply smiled, "Oh he does, believe me, and it's why he's trying to steer clear of you. By the way, I wouldn't let him see you stalking him, minor or not, he could still put a restraining order on you or worse…tell your parents that you're stalking an older gentleman that is involved with another." Amber grit her teeth as Usagi walked away, "He can put a restraining order on her?" Makoto asked with a laugh.

She threw up her hands, "I don't know, demo, I felt she deserved at least two good reasons or at least a sizable threat to stay away. I'll have to let Mamo – chan know so he can keep a more watchful eye out for her. Well we better head over to the Senshi meeting." she asked the brown haired senshi,

"Yup, when is there not one?" the question had both giggling. With the new enemy Luna and Artemis had been setting up regular meetings once again. Her problems transforming and her dull crystal was just icing on their stress filled cake.

The training and meetings were needed but sometimes the girls wondered if Luna was just setting them up so she could avoid Artemis's small time flirts. Trying to avoid her own personal feelings and concentrate solely on missions. It seemed he was becoming a bit glum a couple of times. The girls were suspecting that both of them would get a little cat action with one another, but it seemed the dark haired feline was to afraid and hot headed at times to let the poor tom in. Usagi and the rest felt bad for him.

Usagi and Makoto rushed down the sidewalk, catching up to Ami who had left a few minutes prior back at the Junior High. The short dark haired girl was so wrapped up in her recent book find she hadn't been in any sort of hurry. Ambling down the street reading happily.

"Com'on slow poke, or we'll miss the Sendai bus!" Mako called, as they rushed past her. Ami sighed in annoyance, tucking her book away in her brown leather book bag before darting after them. On their way to the bus stop in Azabu, they ran into Unazuki, "Hey Usagi – chan, Makoto – chan, Ami – chan!"

She called, just exiting a bus herself. They greeted her back, as the bus pulled away.

"Hey I just made up a whole bunch of cakes. I got a hankering for them demo, I have to many now. I'm afraid I over baked." The girl admitted, brushing some stray red hair behind her ear. Her bright green eyes were slightly misty, speaking of far more behind the baking then just over baking. She was dressed in a pair of form fitting jeans and a sweet sun yellow blouse, with frills along the buttons and wrists.

Makoto replied, "I've been there. Nani time do you want us over?"

"How about at seven tonight. We can make a small party out of it. Invite the other girls to there's a lot!" the red head jogged off, waving happily.

They boarded the bus, as it pulled up and headed off to Sendai. The ride passed in pleasant whispering between the three girls huddled in the back bench. When it pulled up to the Temple, they were then dashing up the stairs wanting to avoid Rei's wraith about being late.

"Seven…that gives us enough time to study for a bit before training would be near over with to." Usagi surmised as they passed under the Tori, trying to plan out the evening, "I might just skip it though." Makoto looked at her in fear before checking her temperature, "No, no fever." Usagi gave her a dead pan look before swiping her hand away, "And why would I be sick?" Makoto giggled at her expression, "Cause you never turn down free food. Especially anything sugary." Usagi bit the inside of her cheek in frustration.

I'm not that bad!

("Besides, you'll need your energy with Mamoru - san." That had me stopped in my tracks, "Nani?" I asked her. She turned to me, "Usagi – chan it's no surprise that you and Mamoru – san are dare I say it…intimate." I blushed a fine shade of deep tomato red, "I…" the next thing she said had me dropping my jaw in mortification, "Not to mention, as I was going home last night I heard you screaming out 'Tuxedo mask', in a not so subtle, 'my boyfriend is giving it to me' kind of way.")

Did I really scream that loudly?

(I surely didn't mind…his happy yet smug voice in my head startled me…the professor ended the class early so I'm on my way home now…? Are you coming over for our study session? I was torn, study with the girls or dash over to Mamo – chan's place to do some studying of his body and his of mine. The needs warred within me. "Hello earth to Usagi – chan!" Makoto snapped her fingers in front of me.

"Hang on, Mamo – chan, link." I told her. She nodded then grabbed her communicator and without prompt hit the newest button on there. Mamo- chan's face popped up, completely dominating the situation. "If you're out of classes by now then just come straight here. Luna and Artemis are cracking down on these new enemies and want us ALL to talk about it once we arrive." I narrowed my eyes in irritation at her interruption.

"Your girlfriend is Senshi-less and her crystal is broken. You can save your sex talk for later." I now blushed in mortification…again. "Oh and by the way…you two should really invest in a gag ball for Usagi – chan.")

I died…I think I did…otherwise why did it feel like my heart was no longer beating…?

(I could even feel Mamo – chan's embarrassment through the link right before Makoto ended the call, "I cannot believe you did that." She dragged my 'stunned' self up to the main temple. I don't know about gag ball demo, maybe one of my ties around your mouth…my face grew hotter at his racy thoughts. Mamo – chan! I…I couldn't shoot the thought down though. Shaking it from me I only sat down on Rei's bed for a few minutes before Mamo – chan came in.

He was dressed nicely in a grey suit and tie...this T.A job had my boyfriend looking hotter than usual. It was obvious he had not bothered to have gone home to change first. "Good let's get started." Luna popped up, leaping up on Rei's low table to take control of the meeting. The white tom was more sedate, settling down on the table behind Luna in a submissive role. Mamo – chan sat next to me as we both listened intently on Luna and Artemis's news of the enemy.

"Unfortunately we don't have a lot, these 'daimons' are much stronger as we've figured out…" I chimed in, "Don't forget faster to. These things are stronger, faster and seemed to actually have a bit of brain power to them. Well more than usual." Luna agreed. "Not to mention these guys are more powerful." Minako said, dress in her own school uniform with the red ascot. "If anything it seems each enemy we face grows stronger as we do as senshi." I uttered.

The girls nodded, "So if anything from this, won't it mean that the girls also will get another power up?" I looked to Luna for confirmation.

"Their power ups usually come from within. If their minds and bodies are strong enough, they will evolve to the next level all their own. Demo, sometimes in other different cases, another source of pure goodness, like the crystal can give them a boost of power enough to change and upgrade the powers…so to speak." Artemis spoke up.

"Great so unless somehow Usagi figures out how to heal her crystal and give us a power up or unless we're in a life or death battle we may not ever see it." Rei's words weren't very encouraging, flashing me a disgruntled look. Still in her own grey school uniform, leaning against the rice divider.

I sighed and bowed my head, I couldn't help but agree with that look. The state of my crystal was all my fault, I needed to fix things...and fast.

Both cats sweat dropped. "Back to the enemy…" Mamo – chan stated. "How about the next one we come across we demand a reason why. Because other than pure hearts we know nothing." We all agreed, "Well I don't see anything more being discussed on the enemy so…" Minako stood up to leave, eager to go idol hunting again. She already had several movie sites and a couple outdoor concerts to check out. When Ami pulled out her books, "Study session Minako – chan…remember?" she grit her teeth in frustration.

"I was hoping you'd forget that." Reluctantly she sat back down as we all began to work on our school assignments. For once Ami and I had a few of the same pieces to work on, "Usagi – chan I see Ms. H gave you some extra credit work." I nodded, "I have some making up to do since my weeks off." I looked over to Mamo – chan whom had a different yet still proud look on his handsome face.)

Not to mention if I manage to graduate early…I can be with you more…even live with you…

(His face showed how happy he would be at that. Hai…so let's focus on studies…I internally nodded before we set to work. Even though Mamo – chan had much different things to study for I still quizzed him on it. Which by the end of the study session I noticed I started to retain some of his study material. Most of it was confusing as hell but some of it I got and retained it. 6:30 came about fast.

We ended up having to reschedule the Fire Reading over my crystal and our training till tomorrow. Rei wasn't in the mood anyway...which really had me worried. She said her head hurt from meditating earlier this week. Her expression had been grim, all most morbid.

"Oh! We have to go over to Unazuki – chan's place!" both I and Makoto explained as we dragged all the girls and Mamo – chan out of the temple as evening was descending over the temple grounds. Heading over to the small apartment she had above the Crown that she shared with Motoki.

The apartment was a simple open space with the kitchen and living room joined very much like Mamoru's place. There were only three doorways, along the side wall. Two bedrooms and one bathroom. The siblings were polar opposites to one another and it showed in how the home was decorated. With a huge window taking up the front that overlooked the street below. The furniture was an eclectic mix of both siblings' tastes.

Motoki had his worn out beige lazy boy, before a mid-sized t.v. sitting on a nice wooden stand. That had a video game console and more game cd's then I could count. While Unazuki favored a more refined wooden rocker with a quilted pillow upon the seat. A long soft blanket hung folded off the broad back of the rocker, for when she liked to snuggle with a book in the evenings. It sat before the window, so she could gaze out at the day or evening in peace.

A lime green couch sat with Motoki's easy chair with a plain black wood coffee table between.

"Una?" I called uncertainly, since the door was unlocked and the apartment seemed empty. The gang fanned out throughout the apartment searching. We barely entered the silent apartment when Mina found her sprawled out on the floor in front of the couch.

"She's here!" she called in a panic, rallying everyone around her.

Mamo – chan carried her to her bedroom. A frilly, girly environment of idol poster's and stuffed animals. With a simple wooden cot, dressed in dark green bedding. In an instant we knew that a heart snatcher had taken her pure heart crystal. She looked like all the others pale and barely breathing. Looking more dead than alive.

"We need to find it. Ami - chan think you can locate it?" I asked. She nodded and transformed in a pulse of blue light, then pulled out her Mercury computer. As poor Unazuki began to scream and lose her mind, she was trying in vain to kill both Makoto, and myself as we sought to restrain her. She then attempted to make out with my Mamo - chan!

"Kiss...Kiss!" She wailed and writhed, reaching for a now pale and sweating Mamo - chan now standing stricken by the edge of her bed. Before Rei put an Ofuda scroll over her mouth, "I guess with her heart crystal gone she had become impure." I gave her a dead panned look. "OR her need to have that one moment of a great kiss has now been reversed to any kiss thanks to lack of her pure heart crystal." All the girls looked to me. "Well she has been talking about nothing else for week's right?" I explained, shrugging.

"Nani?" I asked.

"Nothing, that was just pretty accurate to nani I was thinking." Rei stated. "I think we should head out, find the heart crystal before the loss of it kills her."

Everyone agreed, "Here's nani direction it was going in. It'll be a start." Mercury gave us. They hit the rooftops but Mamo – chan and I took his cherry red motor bike, he had driven it from the University to the Temple. We had met the girls at the apartment after, and now we were on the evening street once more. He was sticking beside me from now on, it seemed missing that last battle had really rattled him.

Feeling that it would get us there faster, he charged off the street and down the canals. Already I knew the direction we were going in. One stop and Ami's words of 'it's in front of you' via the communicator and we ended up in front of a junk yard.

"SERIOUSLY? In there?!" I complained. Getting off the bike I saw Mamo – chan's eyes watch me sympathetically. Knowing I couldn't transform, catching sight of the Senshi leaping over the front security fence with ease.)

But he knew nothing was more important right now than making sure Motoki's little sister got her pure heart crystal back. He didn't think his best friend could handle it if they lost her to the dark forces. That took priority one. He could see the sadness and confusion in Usagi's eyes, how she gripped her broach pinned to her bow so tightly. She looked so lost right then, it was breaking his heart to see it.

("Nani?" I asked, catching sight of his penetrating stare.

"Nothing…just…nothing…I'll tell you later. We've got a pure heart to reclaim for Unazuki – chan." He muttered before transforming himself.)

Sometimes you make me wonder…

Once transformed he used his abilities to jump the fence with ease, Usagi in his arms. Landing on old cars and jumping like a gazelle. Spotting the two new senshi and the daimon, whom looked like a mutated elephant style vacuum cleaner. He set her down on the roof of a bent in bus, as she took in the scene. Unable to just sit in the back ground while her sister's fought she struck her pose and trusted her heart.

She may only be human right now but she believed she could still help them. Settling her courage she sought to distract the Diamon. Just as the three were about to go into an all out battle with it she spoke up, "I won't let any of you take the pure heart crystal of a young girl who obvious feels very righteous about her first kiss."

The rest of the speech was cut off as the mutated vacuum blew a whirlwind gust at her. However the two new senshi took this opportunity to get the pure heart crystal from the Youma. Knocking it to the ground several meters away. Usagi jumped for it only to get knocked over by the short haired blonde senshi in the process. "This is ridiculous! We're all senshi! Except for Tuxedo mask." Usagi pouted in outrage.

"You couldn't possibly understand!" the short blonde spoke, wrangling the slip of a girl into her arms in a strong hold position. Usagi managed to writhe like a feral cat, escaping briefly. But due to her need to NOT fight other senshi, seeing that they were ALL fighting the good fight, she didn't try as hard as she knew she should and could have. "TRY ME!" she shouted, now with the short blondes arm wrapped around her throat. "Usako!" Tux shouted.

Fear over her none senshi state and safety came to mind. He regretted bringing her in there but she would have not have had it any other way.

She tried to break free but her need to avoid battle with the other senshi left her now at a disadvantage. Cursing herself for that she tried elbowing the senshi in the rib cage but that only earned her a stronger grip. Breathing was becoming more necessary as fear of losing consciousness became more evident. Struggling to keep conscious, "We're senshi, we can work together!" she shouted desperately.

Only to find that the aqua marine haired senshi abandoned her fight with Tux to grab the pure heart crystal that was now floating just out of reach. "NO! Leave her heart crystal alone!" Usagi shouted in dismay.

Her senshi were so busy fighting the Youma back and each other, they couldn't intervene in this horrible confrontation with the mysterious new Senshi.

Tux, after his brief stand-off with the aqua senshi, ended up slamming a rose into the mutant vacuums head while she had been trying to slip past the squabbling senshi to grab the heart crystal. The aqua senshi managed to get ahold of it right as Usagi shouted at her. Looking at the heart crystal she stated, "It's not a talisman." Tux heard her mutter, but Usagi in her agony of spirits did not.

Breaking free of the other senshi's hold she went to grab the heart crystal from the aqua senshi. "You can't have it!" she shouted, with tears beading in her eyes. So very frustrated at being so powerless, and upset that her crystal was so hurt. These battles always leaving her in emotional turmoil more often now.

"Take it." They both walked off leaving both Usagi and Tux to deal with the enraged mutant vacuum, "It wasn't the talisman?" she snapped angrily. To that Usagi went, "Huh?"

"Get back here!" Jupiter exploded dashing off after the two arrogant Senshi.

"Jupiter!" Venus wailed, rushing after her hot head friend. Those Senshi were far stronger than they were. She would need back up. Mars growled and Mercury sighed, heading after the other two in hot pursuit of their new antagonists in this war.

"Talisman?" Usagi then turned to the daimon, "Why do you want with the pure heart crystals? Nani's the talismans?" her demand was met with the daimon's ire, "You know you just lost me mine so why don't I just take your in trade!" Usagi tossed the pure crystal heart to Tux as she shouted, "I'll lead her away, go now, get it to Unazuki – chan!"

He was torn between following his princess's orders and keeping her guarded. He knew she could handle herself pretty well, even as a human. But his need to have her back at all costs came first and foremost, yet he knew his best friends little sister would die without her pure crystal heart. Before he could change his mind he darted out, hoping to run into the now quite rash, and hot tempered senshi on their way there to give it to them so he could get back to his Moon princess's side.

Usagi dashed through the maze of twisted steel and rotting forgotten items, hiding around the junk yard. In a life and death version of the cat and mouse. Usagi gained the upper hand on the daimon as she was blasting anything around her in her outrage to find the pompous human girl who had called her out. "I know your still in here! I can feel the purity of your own heart crystal. It's so much stronger than that girls. Definitely stronger." She mussed.

"Kaolinite will be much pleased if I were to bring back a better, stronger pure heart." The mutant vacuum didn't see the fierce need Usagi had to destroy her.

"Can't let you do that!" she called out, venom in her voice. The daimon heard her but with the junked cars around Usagi's voice echoed making her sound like she came from around every corner. It made the daimon nervous, darting her pink eyes around trying to pin point where her prey was.

Usagi for her part was huddled in a massive corrugated metal pipe, used in the canals to redirect the flood waters. The area around her was scattered with construction materials of all size and shape. Looking like a demolished building around the pipe. Her heart was hammering in her chest, as she caught her breath. She wouldn't be able to keep this Daimon busy forever. She hoped the girls would track her down quickly and vanquish this daimon.

Closing her eyes as she heard the monster rampaging just beyond her refuge, she sought out her crystal. Finding its power dull and weak, struggling itself.

"I'm sorry...Please I need you to tell me what's wrong...I need to heal you. My friends...this planet it needs me. Thing are getting crazy and I just can't be defenseless anymore." She whispered brokenly.

(Purge the anomalies...claim the talismans...find the messiah within...) A faint voice echoed in her mind. She gasped, her eyes flying wide in horror and shock. As her inner vision was suddenly bombarded by Tokyo laying in ruins. With a figure in silhouette standing tall upon a broken pillar. With long flowing hair, snapping in the winds of change, a long staff over her head. The twilight sky was endless around the rubble. The image filled her with hope and dread at the same time.

Then right from her side the mutated vacuum screamed out in pain. She moved hunched over to the edge of the pipe, finding the diamon writhing within the incredible power of the mysterious blonde Senshi's attack. Usagi ducked her head out finding the tall elegant Senshi standing proudly upon the crest of broken concrete. The wind that seemed to always surround her, dancing through her hair and snapped her light blue bow.

"Be more careful Koneko." She commented, with a charming grin. Usagi finally released a held breath. That Senshi who always swore that they were not allies, but enemies had rounded back to save her. She knew they were friendlies on some level or they could have easily have left her to the daimon.

Usagi turned away from her, as the Senshi leaped away into the junkyard. She was incredibly fast and agile! She was amazing! Usagi turned back to where the daimon once was only to find Unazuki's vacuum cleaner…completely harmless.

Wew! That was a load off. Thankfully these cars were so packed around here it made my voice echo! Yey me! Otherwise I think that youma would be feasting upon my pure heart!

(Way to go Usako…I looked back to find Tux standing on a stack of cars before jumping from them to in front of me, "Were you able to transform?" He asked, hope clear in his eyes. He had missed the whole fight, only coming in at the end.

"No...that strange Senshi with the short blonde hair saved me." I answered, giving him a weak smile. My mind still reeling over the visions I just experienced thanks to my damaged crystal. I would share soon, just not right now.

His eyes narrowed, surveying the junk yard around them. He didn't trust those Senshi...what were they up too, what was their angle?

"Her crystal heart is safe. Though she will be out of it from the rest of the evening. The girls said you should come join them for cakes and treats." He offered, taking her hand. I heard him but I really just wanted a quiet evening now. "How about we go back to your place and just watch a movie. I can always catch up with them tomorrow…or the day after." I suggested, my friends seemed to have totally abandoned me.

It wasn't like them at all! They didn't seem to care in the least the kind of danger I had been in and I was in human form! They were all acting so strange. Then there was that vision...I had a lot to think about.

He nodded, "We can ride my bike back….once I de transform." I merely nodded, he led me out of the junk yard then drove his bike back to his apartment. I hung onto him tight, taking in the warmth of his back. Seeking to comfort myself as the evening lamps began to glow along the street of Tokyo.

"Anything special to watch?" he asked, toeing off his sneaker in the front foyer. I was curious, I wanted something I could fall asleep to. "Put on something boring so we can pass out. But before that, I need a shower. I smell like the junk yard." He smiled, "Mind if I join you?" he asked, mind already conjuring shower activities for the both of us to enjoy. Before I could say yes his phone rang. "It's past nine at night who could be calling me?" he yelped.

I giggled and went into the bathroom, though I did leave the door un locked just in case he came in. I managed a whole shower and no Mamo – chan. Grabbing a small towel I walked outside to find him still on the phone, "Hai…hai…that's fine you can come over tomorrow night. No I should be alone. Ja ne." he hung up only to find a curious and trying to act like it was normal for him to say 'no I should be alone' into a phone, me standing there.

"Who was that?" I suddenly felt a bit odd in just a towel as his conversing words were making me doubt my presence here. I shouldn't I knew that but I couldn't help it. "The attorney handling my trust fund. From when my parents died." I nodded, knowing it was a touchy subject for him and that my concern was completely misplaced. "He's in town tomorrow and wanted to go over some concerns he had when I was gone from classes and work from when Beryl kidnapped me." I nodded in affirmation.)

That's a relief…

(I saw his curious stare, "Never mind, I am getting sleepy as well. Let me take a shower and I'll join you in bed." I nodded as he went into the bathroom leaving the door un locked as well. I smiled then went to bed, not bothering to put any clothes on. Right up until ten minutes passed and my damp skin was making me shiver. Grabbing a white button down shirt of his I slipped back into bed.

Hearing the taps shut off, he walked in, threw on a pair of dark boxers and slipped into bed behind me. With one arm slung over my waist it was a good ending to a decent yet triflingly long day. "Usako…" he whispered, I turned my head around. He gave me a loving, romantic look that made my heart swell in love. Pulling my face just a few more inches I was enveloped in a sweet, succulent kiss that made my toes curls at the amount of love he poured into it.

"I love you so much…Usako…" he whispered against my lips, to sweet and fully of promise. I whispered…I love you to…through our link as I rolled over and fell deeply asleep.