damonika2009: yeah well her new low comes with an upside. trust me, you won't have to lose your 'religion'. Lol
trish1573: she's the type that needs the literal hit to the head. Wow, tears…hopefully you feel the same way about this one to.
Bouowmx (Guest): I didn't think I wrote it that way….Owen will be returning just wait a baby bit for it. I'll work on the 'honorifics'.
Adoore (Guest): glad you loved it.
Setsuna-Chan22: Amber had a wide open awakening. She's like the humanized version of Ann and Beryl. Before evil truly hit them this is the tamed 'I can accept defeat' when presented type.
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NeoPrincessRini: I love a jealous Mamoru to. So rarely did we see it. Though we got plenty of jealous Usagi. Lol.
Guest (2): I got you. I love writing him jealous.
Guest (3): that much I can tell you is a straight no.
Guest (4): she's the tamed human version that can accept it.
Guest (5): Mamoru's not going anywhere if we do one. I hated that to. It would be a good jealousy bit for him to deal with. Especially since Seiya would be at her school and be the top jock.
Guest (6): I honestly have no idea. Its why I'm combining some of the original idea ep's together, there were just so many and I didn't want it to be in ridiculous lengths.
Guest (7): I'd love to say that's what we were thinking and take the credit but alas I cannot do that. You'll see what I mean in this ch/ep. Or at least I hope the understanding gets cleared up in this one.
Guest (9): I was trying to make them as intense emotionally as possible.
Guest (10): me neither but she will be returning…soon.
AimlesslyGera: He's gonna be alive if we do it. No doubt there. I think he was cool with Seiya though only cause he didn't know the full story of what had happened yet during his absence. I think…otherwise I'm totally with you on that one. As for his jealousy bit, trust me it's not the end of that. Now that he knows other guys see what he has he's more protective of it. He trusts her but NOT them.
silverfaerie91 (Guest): there might be…wait and see.
LoveInTheBattleField, Guest (8): here's your new ch/ep!
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Sailor Moon S 'Rise of the Messiah' ch.17
Before the Party
Kaolinite was in her customary red dress, covered by the long white lab coat. Hands in each pocket she set her eyes on the ominous figure of the professor. As he moved about the equipment preparing his next beloved egg, within the shadowed lab far below his Tokyo Estate. She hovered in the shadows of the lab, admiring him silently. His lovely silver white hair, that hung low over his sky blue eyes created a handsome yet mysterious quality to his stern looks. She couldn't help but sigh quietly to herself, he was just so perfect.
There was no flaw for this man in her eyes. "Kaolinite I see that you have been running out of possible targets." He murmured, "No, professor, I have found one for you. She is of unbelievable purity. I have full confidence that she carries a talisman without error." She felt confident in her target. The gleam in her eyes confirmed it.
"Very well, then. Here, I will give you my best daimon yet. Use it wisely Kaolinite. I'm not one for allowing continual failures. You have already reached your limit with me." he looked to her now, an evil gleam in his eyes before walking up to her. A hand barely caressed her face making the usual stoic red head blush in reciprocation before the professor returned to his lab table ignoring her completely once again. The brief amount of affection, he bestowed upon her was enough. She felt a need to please him at any and all costs.
It was something she could not explain nor cared to. He was the one true thing in her world that gave her reason to help him, to help their cause. Oh she knew others were vying for her position by his side but she felt confident that no matter what she would the one left standing. She held no care for the others that would want to take her place, feeling that they were un worthy of being by his side.
The professor mixed the egg concoction till it grew then glowed with its intense power. No other egg had glowed before giving it claim as the best and most powerful to date. True to his word the brew seemed far more deadly than ever before. Letting the egg float up he turned back to her, walked up and gently released the egg into her waiting palm, "You're the only one I can truly count on Kaolinite." He leaned down in a near whisper.
It was making the slightly younger woman tilt her head back in gratitude, "Arigato…my professor." She whispered back. And like a thief he walked back to his lab table now ignoring the woman yet again, concentrating on his work.
She didn't seem to notice as she looked at the egg with admiration, feeling that he had much faith in her to give her such a strong daimon to work with, to control. But she did notice the shadowy figure lurking about behind her. Dressed in a white lab coat as well, unable to fade completely into the thick shadows behind a line of metal cabinets. Her hiding place was well concealed but not perfect at all.
She knew who it was to, by the long dark red hair and faint shine to her large round glasses. The leech didn't know how to conceal herself as well as Kaolinite did. A succubus that fed off of others hard work, to gain her ranking in the laboratory. She ignored her less than subtle hiding place, walking with purposeful steps with an arrogant sway to her hips towards the door and out of the lab.
Eudial was a cunning woman looking to make her place by the professor's side. She held no romantic feelings towards him, just the need to gain power and be the best. Even at the cost of her co – workers or those of higher ranking. She'd throw them to the pits if she were capable, but sadly she did not hold that power. At least not without drawing attention to herself. That wouldn't go over well with the professor. Cunning she may be but stupid she wasn't. It was why many of her 'projects' were still in experimental stages.
Not wanting to put them through beta testing till the kinks were figured out. She didn't want any blow back. No Kaolinite knew what type of woman she was, it was how she trained her and the rest of the team. Granted there were only five of them but five against one would be enough. It was why she held herself so close to the professor, they wouldn't dare try anything that might upset him. If anything Eudial was waiting for the right moment when Kaolinite would fail so horribly that she wouldn't be able to come back from it.
Kaolinite knew of this and wanted to be sure she had her target picked out properly this time. It was an effort that had took a bit of time, long hours of spying and calculations. Preying on innocents till she finally found the one she felt would be a carrier of a talisman. It was a carefully thought out plan and when she would bring the girls pure crystal heart back to the professor, he would see how dependable she truly was and see how much she cared for and felt for him.
She felt he saw her in the same light, that he just didn't show it. To stoic and stiff of manner to show his feelings to boldly.
However unbeknownst to her the love was un requited, the professor saw what he could use in her and held no further need other than to feed her idea of love and use it till her own usefulness ran out. He vowed to himself that this would be the last daimon he would give to her. If she failed again he would end her life, or worse, turn her into a daimon as her utmost punishment for failing so often.
Eudial was waiting in the wings for her moment to take over. She felt it was coming very soon and anticipated the moment the professor would call her up, asking for her to look for new pure heart targets. Her computer program would synch it for her in no time. It would provide those with the purest hearts and she could take her pick at the purest targets. She had left the lab several minutes later, bored with watching the professor work and as she was sure her nemesis had long since left the premises.
She retreated back to her shared office with the rest of the Witches Five. Her leg at her desk even started to bounce about in anticipation as her eyes darted to look at the phone waiting for his call with avid anticipation.
But for now she waited with baited breath for when Kaolinite would fail for the last time and she would be able to claim her side as Tomoe's right hand. The power and authority would be hers, and in time a higher position, perhaps by the mistress of silences side. The bringer of silence about the world. She grinned in blind anticipation for it, as the professor himself would find himself grinning maniacally waiting for the day to come himself.
Right now at the party
(I didn't know what to do. Kaolinite outed me in front of them both. I had two sets of shocked and one slightly angered set of eyes aimed at me. I wanted to snap boldly at her but that would only cause further aggravation.
No other way around it, all the girls pinned down in some form, Tux now pinned himself within the melted glass, still I stood up, my legs shaking from the residual pain of being a Heart Snatcher's victim. "Fine! But, let them go and then we can have it out. You and me Kaolinite. No help from your daimon, no help from the senshi winner take all. A fair fight between us." I challenged, standing as strongly as I could. Valiantly keeping my physical weakness shielded from her. She laughed, "I accept."
She threw my broach down to me before darting to the rooftop. I dashed through the debris of shatter's wine glasses and appetizer's towards the middle of the ballroom. The daimon stayed behind as the senshi prepared to battle it. "Go! We've got this mutant piece of glass trash!" Mars shot towards her in fury. The other three Senshi now free, began to circle around the Mutant Gladiator of Glass.
Grabbing my broach from the marble floor, I was met once again with now two upset set of eyes high on the window sill. Knowing I was far enough away from my inner senshi I told the two, "Yell later Uran – no, Haruka – chan, Michiru – chan, I have Kaolinite to contend with first." the two senshi were stunned by my words. "I'll explain later." I stated as if to explain how I knew them for who they really were as I called down my power's in a flash of light and color. I transformed in front of them with a resigned air.
As the light of my power's faded inside of my crystal once more. I found Tux staring at me. His deep blue eyes, so easy for me to become lost in darkened with worry. Passing a glance towards Tux still encased for the most part I resolved myself and headed up to the rooftops, leaving the girls behind to deal with the daimon. Hopefully when they defeated it Mamo – chan would be free of the melted glass encasing him. Usako! Let me help you! He shouted through our link. I have to get to her before she vaults away. Besides, this is between her and me.)
Meanwhile the girls went about beating on the daimon. Casting their powers in a strategic combined assault, wanting to annihilate the creature fully. Unable to hear Usagi's final words towards them. Melding their powers together Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Mercury were finally able to destroy the daimon.
"Love me chain!" Venus cast her glowing heart shaped chain towards the glass monster. Like a whip of pure light it snapped and held firm around the Daimon's waist, keeping it rooted to the very spot it stood in.
Shenishenta cried out in alarm, snapping her head towards Venus in bewilderment.
"Shabon Spray Freezing!" Mercury sent a blast of ice, freezing Sensishenta to the marble. She shouted and fought against the bindings holding her legs firm. Her hands clawing and grasping the shimmering pillars of ice now containing her legs all the way up to the thighs.
"Fire Soul!" Mars screamed, pointing her finger's as they became her chosen weapon of punishment. A blast of red fire exploded towards the Daimon whose eyes went wide in fear, as the fire consumed her upper torso.
"I'm melting..." She wailed through the pillar of flame her body had become.
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!" Jupiter was the final assault, sending a ball of lightening towards the Youma. The melted glass splattered against the floor, while the bottom half shattered.
It was Neptune's finishing 'Deep Submerge' that decimated the daimon into dust. Looking to the two senshi the girls heard the fighting above. "Buns – head should've stayed out of it." Uranus muttered before disappearing through the broken glass window and jumping out of view towards the roof.
The rest of the senshi followed, wanting to protect their princess. The roof of the mansion was an uneven landscape of shingled angles with stone towers looming on either end. A modern style castle that stretched far and wide in the faint light of the moon. Landing they saw the burn spots that the two had been blasting at. Moon had her rod out, defending when necessary but mostly leaping about like the rabbit of the moon and keeping herself from being hit.
It was when Kaolinite revealed a syringe that had Moon worried, she jabbed it into her arm without pause. "With this I will now have the daimon's powers!" With a smug grin she morphed her right arm. It elongated and sharpened into a narrowing point where her finger's once were, becoming a deadly glass sword.
Shooting out the melted glass from her other arm as well, she created razer sharp shards that would come crashing against Moon, meant to pin her down. Seeing this Moon did a quick mental assessment to see her options out. She was along the ridge of the Mansion northern roof, she had a stone chimney jutting out a few feet away and several higher peeks of attic windows reseeding on the other side of her.
Finding the refuge she needed amid the battle scarred roof, now cluttered with piles of glass beams like a crazy game of pickup sticks. She prepared herself to leap backwards, coming into contact with a ledge made higher by the melted glass having hit it. It was the edge of the dormer of an attic window that rose out of the roof in a series of several other windows. Like small little huts that would give her just enough altitude.
She used it to vault herself up, twist around and bent around the thick glass shards embedded upon the ridge of the roof. Only to land on top of a pile of them. It surprised Kaolinite, never having seen such reflexes.
Furious she used the golden bracelet on her wrist to make the pile beneath Moon shift becoming loose and unstable. They groaned beneath her feet, announcing their impending collapse. Moon felt it and went to jump when another glow from the bracelet sent melted glass ropes from Kaolinites left hand, to wrap around her form. Squeezing her tightly, as the ropes compressed against her. Moon felt all her blood drain from her face, the air escaping her lungs as the glass bindings began to crush her.
Thing is with the daimon now destroyed Tux was also free. In two roses he broke the robes squeezing his beloved to death right before landing, picking her now heaving form into his arms and jumping away again. His cape snapping in the wind as he carried her off to safety, high up on the roof of a nearby tower. The rest of the inner Senshi had gather along the roof now stared up with grateful eyes as Tux landed amid them.
(You and I need to have a serious talk about giving up just for the senshi or myself. Without you the future is very grim. You can't just do that! He bereted me. Putting me down behind the girls I threw back…as long as there is a breath left in my body I will fight to protect you all, even if it means my life. That's my decision to make. He shot me back an angered look. We'll talk later. I knew what that meant. This was going to be a long night.)
"Get out of here, the senshi and I will handle this." he told her. She was outraged, "I will not leave here. I fight my own battles." She was strong in her convictions but having her so close to deaths door just a little while ago had his nerves on edge. His whole body was vibrating with adrenaline and anxiety. He had felt her heart stop for a few seconds when her pure heart crystal was taken. It made his own stop in unison. He thought he lost her in those moments and all he wanted to do was join her.
But then everything else had happened and she was returned to him. He wasn't going to let her expend her energy to much more on her powers. She'd need them if Kaolinite got through the senshi and himself. "Aww so sweet. So the rumors are true, Tuxedo mask and Sailor Moon truly are a couple." They both shot her a cold look. "I'll be sure to let my professor know that when I take back trinkets, proof that your dead."
With a dual thud of booted feet behind her, it was an angered Uranus and Neptune that came in ready to fight Kaolinite. As she held up the glass sword in defense.
(We watched as Neptune and Uranus fought her, the senshi and I had one power blast left within us, so if anything we had to make sure we hit her on the mark. "Let's kill her!" Jupiter started, "No wait!" I yelled. "You'll hit Uranus and Neptune as well. Their senshi we have to protect them." I iterated. She grumbled, "After everything…fine." Her hands went back down. "Let them fight her off, we can get her another day." Tux said to us.
"We have barely any power left, we've expended to much energy, and you came close to death, we should retreat." He finished, "No. We are not leaving senshi behind!" I shouted. But to my own unfortunateness Kaolinite heard me. I turned around to watch her zoom our way.
Her speed threw Mars and Jupiter to the side as Tux made a motion to move to. Shielding me with his body, by moving in front of me. Wrapping his arms around my smaller form, as the barrage of glass shards struck his back. I felt him go slack in my arms. Fearing the worst I opened my eyes to find his full of pain. Hovering above me, as he had pinned me to the rooftop beneath him. But he was still breathing and alive so I counted that as good news.
I saw her glowering, over his shoulder as I looked up, "Time to die Sailor Moon." She proclaimed, raising her sword to run us both through. It was with a shift in the air that I felt another presence coming in. Kaolinite felt it to, she turned around, her left hand raised to choke the person. Only to find Pluto herself now within her grasp. Her dark green hair tossing in the wind, over her pale bloodless face.
Dark violet eyes wild as she clawed at the woman's fierce grip. "How many of you senshi are there?!" she raged in confusion, as she choked Pluto even more. It was making the Senshi gurgle in response. Even she could not foresee that her landing would put her in the path of Kaolinite's deadly grasp.
Before Pluto could call upon her own power, raising her garnet rod high over her head. Kaolinite looked to her then focused her bracelet to leave her wrist and surround the senshi's neck. "A parting gift for such a useless effort." Pluto fell to the ground. Her body slumping like death on heels. Moon was stunned by what had happened, "Sailor Pluto!" the girls were equally stunned, screaming in horror. More so Uranus and Neptune already remembering the senshi of Time saw the deadly act and were in disbelief that she left her post to come and save Moon.
"Is there something I'm missing?" Uranus raged. Wanting to know why even the mysterious senshi of time felt the need to abandon her post to save the odangoed senshi. As far as she was concerned it was taboo for he to leave her door. While Neptune and Uranus decided to once again challenge Kaolinite in a fight, in an act to get retribution for their fallen senshi. To stop Kaolinite from being able to attack more people for pure hearts. Sailor Pluto was in another world, her eyes drawing inward as the lack of oxygen stole her consciousness.
Though she was only viewing it as a vivid dream, as if she were merely watching a movie. A grand room of white surrounded her, the sunlight streaming in from the long windows making the room glow as if they were all within the pure light of heaven. She saw the inner senshi all dressed up, in matching pure white gowns. Michiru and herself included, while Haruka was in a white tuxedo.
She looked around more closely, finding that this was a waiting area built off of the foyer of a huge church. There was a long table filled with boxes that had held the girls dresses, tissue paper and accessories were scattered on top. Several mirrors were mounted on the plain white walls. A worn, thick oak door dominated the back of the room, along with huge stained glass windows along the outer wall.
She found herself by a mirror, dressed in a lovely lavender strapless dress. That also reflected an image of an angel with golden tails and buns, all in ivory just behind her. It was the sight of their princess, of Usagi that made her smile in warmth and love.
A beautiful wedding dress tailor made for her, with dainty floral sleeves and a low bodice the hugged her breasts beautifully. It showed off her womanly figure and made her look like the mature lady she was while also giving something for Mamoru to run his eyes over for later on before pulling the dress off to his heart's content. The layers of silk and satin around her hips, flowing down into an elegant train.
She envied her for it but felt to delighted to give that notion more thought. If anything she wondered if she'd just been mulling around watching the past replace itself once again in her mind. An obsession she found herself in from time to time. An unfortunate habit of being the guardian and senshi of time and space.
It was when she seemed to now be going down the aisle that had her confused. Heading up towards the front dais in line with the rest of the Senshi. All in various styles of dresses, in their favorite colors. Each holding a small bouquet of white lilies. Even Haruka who would usually not be caught dead in a dress was striding proudly in a sky blue gown.
It was then Setsuna took a good look around, admiring the heavenly elegance of the grand cathedral. With it high arched ceiling, attached to huge marble pillars the walls lined with huge stain glassed murals. The bright sunlight scattering upon the wooden pews and white marble floors in a prism of color. Noticing that certain important people were missing.
Several minutes later after her and rest of the brides maids had positioned themselves before the alter, a very tall, high school version of Shingo in a white tux was escorting Usagi down the aisle. The church was packed, filled with well wisher's and family. The delicate music of the bridal march was filling the air. Yet a very important couple seemed absent. She didn't remember Kenji and Ikuko NOT being there. It was something that Neo Queen Serenity would always love and cherish about her wedding day.
Having her parents there as in her past life she had not only been unable to marry her beloved but both her parents wouldn't have been able to be there. It was a sad story that had a very hope filled ending. She glanced back towards the alter and saw Mamoru dressed to the nines in fine black tuxedo and tails. A blonde friend of his stood next to him, dressed in a more modest version of the tux, she couldn't help but wonder about what the inconsistencies of this time line memory would mean.
She remembered being there, all the senshi, but as she stood with the other brides maids before the red velvet steps of the Priest's dais she began to examine everything there in more finely tuned detail.
Not everything was falling into place and now she was seriously wondering if she spoke if anyone would hear her. "Rei – chan…" She was right next to the raven haired woman but no response. "What's going on?" she demanded. Recalling her last thoughts before the wedding images she briefly recalled seeing a very enraged red head before something golden wrapped around her throat.
Touching her neck she felt it now, "Oh kami! I'm trapped in a memory…of sorts." Now she knew why it looked very wrong. Usagi's parents had been there for the wedding, though her father was a huge grump the whole time, it hadn't stopped Usagi from feeling like the princess she was. "Kaolinite you scheming bitch!" now she recalled it all.
The time space corridor was trembling, a twist forming back in the past. She had to return to Tokyo as something was shifting that was beyond control from her post. She needed to repair the damage before the future would be affected. It had been a rash decision to come back, one made on a whim. Not wanting to go through all that worry and torment as before as she had remained behind, while the Senshi saved the Queen and defeated Wiseman. This time she had wanted to fight alongside them, make a difference.
She had gotten there only to miss judge her landing and fall right into the evil grasp of Kaolinite, "How do I get out?" she asked herself frantically. Despite the fact that she had seen many time space memories she herself wasn't a combat fighter. Never having been in combat, she was always the lone guardian of the future door. She had no idea what she was landing into when she used the key to transport herself back.
Not knowing of the battle raging on in front of her very prone body or of Moon's need to protect it by placing all the senshi at her command in front of her dying body, while Tux challenged Kaolinite to battle. Figuring his wounds were not as serious as they had thought so he acted as a decoy for them to power up.
Going up against her glass sword, with his thin rapier that was always hidden in his cane. They fought like regular odd ended swordsmen. The inner Senshi with Moon in the middle all held hands, bowing their heads and calling down their powers into their ultimate attack.
("Now!" I shouted as the senshi and I pointed our hands towards Kaolinite. The charge of brilliant light exploded out of each of us. She took the hit dead on, the strobing energy bathing her body. Screaming till her vocals were rough and crackling with pain, falling to her knees as the hit stunned her. It was the chill of seeing her stubbornly rise up from the hit that made us gasp in shock.
Her sword she batted Tux away with angrily, her dress was shredded, body looking beaten and bloodied. Yet she was still standing amid her deadly wounds. "It seems you're all out of power. Finally I'll be the one left standing. Even as your other senshi dies." She mocked regarding Pluto dying behind us.
I saw Uranus and Neptune leaving. It burned me a bit, "Uranus! Neptune!" they looked back to me, eyes shamed yet resigned. "After all your claims of greater good even if there have to be sacrifices you'll still just walk away when the enemy is still standing. That's NOT what a senshi does! And you might not mind stepping on others in your quest but, what about the people you're stepping on? Are their lives that meaningless?" I shouted, tears of rage threatening. I wanted them to see the error in their thinking, I also wanted to throttle each of them as well.
I don't know what happened next. One second Uranus turned her head from me in an ignoring pose the next I heard her power up before slamming a 'World shaking' into Kaolinite. She went from laughing at us to screaming her lungs out in agonizing pain.
"No! NO! This can't be. IMPOSSIBLE!" her power that she taken from the daimon came back upon her ten-fold as the glass of her sword arm began flowing down her arm and over her shoulders. Taking over her torso, then taking over the rest of her body. Silencing her screams within a glass coffin. I was stunned as were the girls to see her being enveloped as she shouted, "PROFESSOR!" her own creativity to do us harm ended up ending her in the end.
"I don't believe it. Somehow the strength from Uranus's attack mixed with all of ours reversed the effects of her powers." Mercury stated, her visor coming to life upon her face.
Recalling Pluto I ran to her side, finding her body cold to the touch. "No! Pluto!" I tapped her cheek, trying to get her to respond. Mercury came up, the doctor within checking her vitals even as the other part of her ran her scans. Hoping that in some form she could revive her. She looked on in shock and teary eyes, "Gomen a sai. She's gone." We shuttered.
"Her vitals are gone and her signature as a senshi is gone as well." Mercury stated in disbelief. "I can't believe it….this isn't happening…I don't believe it!" I shouted. She gave her life in effort to helping us…helping me.
"Whatever Kaolinite did to her with that bracelet, according to my readings it sent her mind elsewhere. She wasn't even here for the rest of the time." Mercury explained.
"Probably gave her, her own personal hell." Mars muttered, a grim finality to her tone.
"No. I don't believe so. The energy signatures that are left over are that of positive emotions." Mercury said, her voice rough and unnatural. Trying to keep control of her emotions
"She was happy in her last moments. Either happy with someone, or an event or simply happy that she beat the bitch in her mind frame." I retorted. Knowing we needed to go but feeling unable to just leave her body I remark, holding back the tears. "We need to give her a respectful burial. It's the lease we could do." But it seemed the fates of time wanted to take that from me as well. We watched in disbelief as her body slowly disappeared. Shimmer away from our reality as if she was never there to begin with.
"Wait! Where is she going?" I cried, scrambling on hands and knees across the roof, the rough shingles scraping up my knees and palms. We didn't know what to do, all of us just responding to the tragedy. Mars was livid, glaring out towards the spot Kaolinite had been destroyed, as if she wished to resurrect her only to kill her all over again for what she'd done not only to innocents but to one of our own senshi now.
Mercury was uselessly watching her data pad, hiding her anguish. While, Venus, Jupiter and Tux merely stood guard. Having dealt with the death of loved ones before they were handling it far more easily. All three acting as silent witness to Pluto's passing. I on the other hand was quickly losing my calm. Silent tears were flowing, as I fluttered shaky hands around the empty roof where her body once was.
"Gomen, Sailor Moon, I could do nothing." A soft eternal voice above us all spoke up. We looked about but saw nothing, "This ill-fated mission was hers alone. She told none of us." A silver light shimmered before us. As if the moonlight itself was bending to form the flowing silhouette of a much older me. As before when we fought within the Dark crystal pillar, the spirit of Neo Queen Serenity stood before us.
She was a powerful and regal sight, with her long white gown that flowed around her ankles like the lightest shift of fabric. Her majestic ivory staff, clutched in both hands angled protectively over her delicate body. It was still so awe inspiring to see the elegant and graceful woman that I would become. Yet something was off, I could sense it. Her face was more round then before, her eyes shining more brightly. An inner glow anointed her cheeks, making them more rosey than before.
"Queen Serenity, what has happened to Pluto?" Mercury burst out, able to gather her wits first.
Serenity smiled in that soft maternal way, "I have taken her back to the Thirtieth Century. I promise that she will rest peacefully for all eternity within the protection of the Crystal Palace."
I let out a ragged breath, unable to contain my overwhelming sadness. "She will be fine. As my mother before me, I have the power to grant her a second life. She will be reborn as you all have been in this time. Just wait and I promise you, you will see her again." She turned to regard me, a deep understanding in her eyes as I smiled in relief. It was then she turned toward Mamoru her smile brightening, as she absently caressed her belly.
I swallowed hard my eyes widening as I finally noticed the subtle roundness of her belly. Her flowing gown easily hid the baby bump, but her hand was enough to drawn attention to its presence. Blinking in stunned surprise, I found myself blushing a bright red all over again. She was heavy with child, with a second child between me and Mamo-chan. It made me wonder how Mamo – chan would react to that knowledge…
Then the moonlight began to bend again, her semi-transparent image fading away. I quickly glanced around finding the rest of the girls hadn't noticed, neither had Mamoru all lost to their own thoughts. Looking down at my boots, I couldn't help but giggle. Overjoyed to see how happy and deeply in love we still were hundreds of years later. It was all so amazing to me. The joy was fleeting as my mind fell back upon the loss of poor Pluto.
"Please let us see her again." I pleaded, to the starlight. A part of my heart felt hallow, the piece that belonged to Pluto alone was missing. Every one of my Senshi had a special place in my heart. That place would remain empty until I met her again.
"We'll see her again I can feel it." I felt confident in that. I turned back to the senshi, "She'll be back." Mars remarked her voice hopeful, "I hope so cause now that Kaolinite is gone I wonder who'll take her place or if we'll for once get a few weeks of peace. She did shout out 'Professor' before she died." Mercury remarked, looking to Mars for confirmation, "I doubt his name is 'professor' but maybe the person she worked for is a professor." I nodded, which got Tux to narrow his eyes in contemplation.
"Not a lot to go on but something is better than nothing." They agreed.
Tux came up behind me, putting his arm around my waist protectively yet in also a way to support himself. His wounds starting to get worse now that the adrenaline was wearing off. His cape was shredded, what I could see of the back of his tuxedo jacket was damp with sweat or blood. I didn't know, but I guessed it was the later. He clutched his side were a deep gash had torn through the side of the white vest, the garment was already stained a dark scarlet.
The explosion of glass shrapnel Kaolinite had attacked us with, had cut him up real good. "Why don't I get you home?" I amend, knowing his wounds were my fault. I knew better than to argue so openly leaving myself so defenseless, forcing him to shield me against the attack. It was careless I knew, and my fault. At least Pluto would be back again but if I lost Mamo – chan…I tried not to think of it. I saw the agreement in his eyes.
"See you girl's later." Wrapping my arm around his waist we jumped from the rooftop to the railing of another balcony, then plunged over the side together, falling out of view into the foliage of the outer gardens. Using the left over energy and adrenaline as well. Remaining in our super hero forms to aid in our endurance. I guided Tux back to his red sports car, parked along the now abandoned drive of the Mansion.
Opening the passenger side door, I eased him into the seat. He groaned in pain as his torn up back pressed against the dark leather of the seat. Gritting his teeth he leaned forward and powered down back into his regular, less formal, black and white tuxedo. Taking several deep breaths, he squeezed his eyes shut. While I recalled my powers back into the silver crystal, transforming back into my gorgeous sapphire ball gown. I quickly crouched beside him, lightly digging my hands into the pockets of his dress pants.
Mamoru's groans of pain soon became soft moans of arousal, as my fingertips unintentionally brushed against his manhood.
"Not a good time to play...Usako." He panted.
I laughed lightly, "As much as I'd like to I'm not playing, just looking for your keys."
That got his attention fast, his eyes flew open in alarm.
"You are not driving!" he stated.
"And you are?" I commented, looking at his battered form. We both knew he wasn't in any condition to drive right now.
"I'll be fine." He growled out stubbornly, so I poked him in the side meaningfully with my index finger. He howled in pain, leaning out of the car and over his knees, dry heaving into the dirt.
I slowly stood up my point made, waiting with my hands on my hips until he found his breath again. Then the keys were tossed my way if a bit begrudgingly as Mamoru settled into the passenger side, adjusting the seat belt so it didn't rub against his side. I meticulously aligned the driver's side seat to the steering wheel. In the end after raising up the seat all the way, and pushing it forward as far as it would go, only the tips of my heels reached the petals and my eyes were just barely over the curve of the steering wheel.
"Oh, yeah. We are so getting stopped by the cops." Mamoru groaned and rolled his eyes. I shot him unamused glare.
"You think Makoto - chan is still around?" He offered, unrolling his window for some air. He absently looked around the abandoned estate for the girls. The tall young woman could have easily driven Mamoru home. My barely five foot stature was not to confident looking behind the wheel, I understood that.
"I doubt it." I commented back, it was at least forty-five minutes later. The girls would have caught a cab back to the city by now.
"We could call a cab?" He added.
"That would drive us straight to the hospital because you look like a stabbing victim. Don't need that kind of publicity right now." I shot back with a wiry smile.
"Ah, the secret life of a Guardian of Justice." Tux groaned bitterly. Thumping his head back against the seat then wincing as his tender back was once again aflame. Each one of us had a rather large first aid kit hidden in our rooms, it was unwise to go the Emergency room every time we got banged up. It put our secret identities at risk.
"I can do this..." I muttered turning the key, grinning happily as the engine came to life in a low rumble.
"Ok, let's just ease her into...dri...!" Mamoru screamed in alarm, as I gunned the engine. My toes awkward upon the gas petal with my heels on. The car lurched forward. He was slammed face first into the dash, as I yelped in fright and then slammed my foot against the brake. Resulting in Mamoru being thrown back against the seat. Wailing in pain as his sliced up back came in hard contact with the seat.
"Usako..." he moaned pathetically.
"Gomen." I responded, patting the gear stick nervously before taking several calming breaths before easing my foot back onto the gas. The drive was a stressful journey, I was nervous and Mamoru wasn't making it any better. Screaming like a little girl several times, when my speed on the highway was a little to fast along the curves. Gripping the dash with both hands in a death grip as he was slammed against the side window once again as I took a curve to fast.
"Gomen." I called, to terrified to take my eyes off the road. It was the middle of the night and the only light I had was from the head lamps. I didn't know how to turn on the bright's nor did I want to take my eyes off the road long enough to look for them. So I could only see a little ways in front. Mamoru tried to instruct me, but I was to focused on keeping us on the right side of the road to listen.
He tried over and over again, but their was to many buttons and dials. I managed only to end up turning on the wipers and shooting water at the wind shield. Which only made seeing in the darkness worse. He quickly shut up, letting me concentrate. By the time we entered the Shiba Expressway through Tokyo, we were bickering like an old lost married couple. It was not a good scene, I missed several exits and managed to put us in the wrong lane twice which in turn gained us various honks and shouts from other motorists.
I was pleading to get back into the comforting, familiar streets of Minto-ku. Near tears and an absolute sweaty mess, while Mamoru was trembling from strain both mental and physical. I managed eventually to get us safely home. Finally I parked the car in front of his apartment, my heart racing and breathing coming in shallow gasps. Tearing my clammy sticky palms away from the steering wheel. The muscles in my hands cricking from the tense gripped position they had been in, finally able to move.
"You did good, Usako." he cupped my cheek, drawing my pale stricken face away from the windshield and gave me a tender kiss.
"Arigato..." I breathed against his lips, so very grateful for the compliment. I really needed to hear some kind words from him then.
Not wanting any questions from the guards on Mamo – chan's condition, we took the express route up to his apartment. Landing on his balcony he opened the patio door. Staggering into the warmth of his living room, I guided him over to the couch. His wounds not to visible under his suit so I slowly had him sit down on the couch. I felt horrible.
"Gomen Mamo – chan." I knelt before him, holding his hands in mine. Willing the tears not to spill from my eyes. Kicking the heels off as I no longer had a use for them I gently opened the white shirt off his ensemble. Bruises were all over his chest, along with pink freshly healed cuts. The gash in his side had receded into a long scar, as my hands trailed along his back. I could feel the criss cross marks of thousands of small cuts.
I felt my chest tighten at the painful sight. "Gomen a sai Mamo – chan, this is my fault." I tenderly caressed his battle wounds, along his chest. "It's ok, Usako. I heal fast. Benefits of being the earth prince. My planet heals me a LOT faster than normal." He explained, drawing my trembling hands away.
I teared up, before letting my hands fall and then letting my head fall. I felt his hand at the back of my head as I perched myself against his knees and lower thighs, "No matter what Usako, I will do whatever it takes to protect you. This…" he motioned to the bruising, and healed cuts. "Is nothing. It'll be gone in a day or two. Perks of being a super hero." He smiled reassuringly. I lightly slapped his thigh, "Don't try to make me feel any better." I admonished. "Usako…" He breathed, I looked up to him.
"Stop beating yourself up. I learned long ago that you're the type of person that'll give up her life to protect the ones you love. I just hoped I could defend you with mine to give you the fighting chance to continue on. I love you to much to watch you die." I felt more tears coming on. I saw the absolute love in his eyes. I wanted so much to hug him right then to hold him and be held by him but his wounds prevented me.
Hugging him would only cause more pain. "I'll go get a hot bath drawn for you, it'll help with the pain." I stood up, intending on making a quick departure before I fell to pieces right in front of him. I wanted to be strong, not weak.
He grasps my hand stalling me. I look over to find him tugging gently at me to be in his arms, "I would love to but your wounds…" he yanked me against his chest. I fell down into his lap, he flinched but not a lot, "Then I'll be in a bit of pain. I've had worse believe me." I didn't want him in pain though. "But - " he silenced me with a kiss. A fierce one full of need. "Go get that bath prepped but only if you'll join me." he stated, a playful glint in his eye.
I smiled, "Hai." Standing up I proceeded swiftly down the hall, disappearing into the bathroom and prepped a bath for us both. Mamoru had a large luxury bathroom, I loved spending time basking in his huge soaker tub. It was built into the back wall with a wide set of wooden steps that ascended to the tubs lip.
The outer tile shelf that surrounded the tub, held shampoo, conditioner, soap and bubble bath bottles. With several candles and fake plants along the back half of the shelf. It was the best feature of his bathroom. One could easily sit upon the top step, to run the bath. His shower faucets were set into the wall beside the tub with a small wooden bench to clean off the soap. The walls all white tile with black tile flooring. Off to the side of the room was a rice divider sealing off the toilet and sink from the rest of the bathroom.
With a sigh of contentment, I turned off the faucets of his tub and adjusted the heat then added a bit of bubble bath to the water. As I set the bottle back down on the surrounding shelf, I noticed him walking in shirt hanging loosely open. It was such an alluring sight it made my body ache in heat for him. Yet seeing the bruising quelled the need to jump him outright. Standing up from the bath tubs perch I watched him gently close the door as I grasped his belt.
Undoing it I slipped it through the loops. His eyes bore into my own. Need was in there but it wasn't just for making love, it was to assure him that I was really here.
Unbuttoning and unzipping him I shoved his pants down his hips as he gently shrugged his open shirt off his form. They fell in a pool at his ankles as his shirt fluttered behind it in a similar fashion. Stepping from them, he caressed my arms as I then pulled his boxers from his form, they to dropped to the floor. Stepping out of those he kicked off his own socks before cupping my cheek. He slowly bent his head to kiss me.
Our lips touched for a moment before I felt his hand behind my back. His gently batted mine away, as I tried to undress myself, "Let me." he whispered against my lips. He gently and slowly pulled the zipper of the dress down. It sent a trail of goose bumps in its wake.
Finally it ended just above my bum. I tugged it gently down as it was a form fitting dress as it soon turned into a sapphire colored pool of fabric on the dark tile. He saw the light blue of my bra and lace thongs. His eyes appreciating the sight as I smiled. "They went with the dress." I said. "Stunning." His voice low. My undergarments soon followed the ever growing pile of clothes we had.
Stepping back from his surrounding arms. I turned and ascended the polished wood steps, and felt for my footing within the large ivory tub. As I deftly slipped a foot into the warm bath water Mamo – chan then followed me. Stepping forward towards the faucet, I gave him room to step in behind me. Lowering himself within the water he gently pulled me onto his chest, tugging on my wrist. I surrendered to his call, my knees buckling willingly.
His tender grip upon on me moving to my hips, seeking to avoid me slipping. I eased myself against him, cradled securely in his embrace with the water caressing and soothing us both from the endurances of the night.
Finding the water reaching its highest point without it becoming an issue I turned the taps off with my feet. I then found to my utter enjoyment that Mamo – chan sought to cover me from below with any part of himself that he could. Including his feet over my own. His arms wrapped securely yet loosing upon my chest. "I can already feel the pressure fading." He remarked, a half hour into our bath.
I moved around seeing the depth of his bruising starting to fade away. Benefits of being a superhero I guess. Higher pain threshold, faster, stronger, ability to be air born for several extra seconds, and now much faster healing time. Either that or we always had it and never truly got seriously injured. Grabbing the soap and lufa, I sudsed it up and started to gently rub his chest with it.)
The calm soothing strokes did not only wonders for his pains from the fight but also to his now rising libido. A libido he was trying to suppress with what will power he had left to get the most out of this sudden intimate act. He cherished every second that she soaped him up. Her gentle strokes making him feel content, relaxed and oddly cherished himself.
He'd never taken a bath with anyone before feeling that it was an intimate act not to be taken lightly. Women had scoffed at it seeing it as nothing more than water but he felt differently about it feeling he was admittedly a bit scared that he would do something wrong or slip and fall. End up looking foolish or clumsy in intended seductions. But with Usagi he had felt the need for one arise and had gone along with it. He had been pleasantly surprised by it.
He was also feeling an inner heat from his chest. He couldn't tell what it was, it was a power source that he knew of, but it seemed to be reacting from his beloved's presence. Grazing his eyes over to her he saw the desire and urgent need to make sure he was safe and happy. It made him smile. Raising his hand up he tenderly cupped her cheek. Un knowing that she was sliding the lufa down, washing his member until the gentle scrap of it went over him. At first he was started, until the lufa fell away and her hand remained on him.
"Usako…" he moaned out lightly. Trying to keep his passion at bay. He was still hurting a bit and as much as he wanted to slam himself into her, to find his own blinding end within her he would be in bouts of irritating, distracting pain afterward. In an effort to stop her he pulled himself up, rising the rest of his chest from the water. She took it differently. He saw small devil horns held up by an innocent halo as she leaned up to his face and kissed each eye.
He thought she was going to kiss him and seconds later almost felt foolish for practically puckering up when her mouth descended on his now rapidly hardening member. The water made it easier for her mouth to slide up and down on, her lips repeatedly brushing his public hair as he without thought grabbed her head, weaving his fingers into her hair and held her down for a moment before pulling her from his now aching member.
"Usako…you don't have to…not tonight. We should rest." He tried. She simply smiled, "But, I want to taste you tonight…" she then leaned over him once more, brushing her lips innocently yet highly provocatively again his own. His lips swelled against hers in the lover's dance of burning kisses. He felt her direct his long shaft to the crest of her wet core, the water made it slick, but even more wet from her own fluids center. She rubbed him against her inner self in a daring maneuver.
He wanted her badly to, and then he saw the look in her eyes. She needed to feel him, feel that he was alive and here with her, that she wasn't in a dream. Gently guiding her hips he slowly sank her down. The water making itself a lubricant as they gently slid together as if they had all the time in the world. Leaning forward once again her chest was crushed by his own as his arms embraced her in a near bruising hug. Not wanting her to be apart from him. He controlled the movements, making them sweet and tender.
He wanted this to last, to feel every last bit of muscle she had clench around him slowly, tightly, stealing his breath away. He slowly realized he wasn't in control when he felt her taking over the rhythm, taking them to new heights as the heat from the water made everything that much hotter for them. She made the pace even slower than his own, making him now ache for a speed that would carry him to the finish line, even though he originally and still did want to make everything about this moment last.
He felt he had lost her for a moment tonight, he had felt her heart stop when her pure heart crystal left her body. Feeling her around him now made him feel whole again. The slow pace she took from him, drove him on, drove his pulse up the wall. He began to thrust faster only for her hand to come down and slap the side of his rising ass. He looked to her in shock. Lust was now singing even more strongly through his veins. "Calm down Mamo – chan…I want to feel you sliding out of me as much as I want the sensation of you within me."
Her teasing had him gritting his teeth to avoid turning her over and simply finishing himself inside of her when he wanted to make every moment count. "Do you want to know what heaven looks like?" she asked suddenly, her eyes lost in memory. He looked to her face thinking he understood what she meant. For a moment when her pure heart crystal was taken she saw the gates of heaven. She had seen them!
It had filled her with a sense of peace, but an overwhelming sense of loss. With Pluto dying before her eyes, she understood how important every moment was. Being alive, being here with him, was the most meaningful moment of her life.
"Later." He needed her now, his body couldn't hold out.
Prepared to take her, he went to flip her over when she pushed his chest back down, giving him a subtle domination. It turned him on, "Usako, my heaven is always with you." He uttered, completely spell bound by the angel he had above him as her hips swayed and moved about in a hypnotic pattern, driving his love and lust for her even higher. Their eyes now staring seemingly into each-others souls, he felt a new wave taking over him and she did in herself to. Their link and power growing between them.
"You're my everything, Mamo – chan." She whispered, trying to control her voice. Their love making was becoming something more. An intimacy deeper than mere sex could provide.
It was a deeper level to their link, they were now feeling one another's feelings as if it were their very own. The exhilaration of making love, mixed with the feelings a depth of love that seemed to over flow between them. A living force of two souls that were - are destined to become one for all eternity. It was completely mind boggling. Yet as much as it shocked them they took it in stride and felt the need, love, and lust for one another, singing through the other.
As they smiled at one another before he moved his one hand and began playing between her full lips. His finger trailing lightly over them, tracing the outline of her lower lip. Every now and then dipping inside her mouth but for no longer than a moment. Feeling that any extra seductions from her would make him come before her.
Her head fell back, his other hand going around her back to support her upper body as with their slow rhythm she found ecstasy now as his hand found her overly sensitive core and pushed her over the edge. Her scream was soundless, but he heard her clear as day in his mind. A shouted 'Mamo – chan!' rang through him. He couldn't help but smile in happy surrender as he felt her come apart around him before his lips shifted into a highly satisfied grin, smug that he had pleased his beloved to such an extent.
Her clenching muscles proved to be his undoing though as her orgasm in the end carried him over the edge as well. One moment he was admiring the look on her face, and feeling her orgasm and the next thing he knew he was coming within her. It was a euphoric experience every time, he loved it. She felt his lava like heat spread through her and briefly thought of something they were missing.
Condoms…we weren't using condoms….
Thoughts became useless at that point when he muttered, "Gomen Usako, I should have been more careful." He knew the risk wasn't as high since she was on birth control but he still liked to be cautious. Besides, the doctor within him knew the possibilities of getting pregnant while on birth control. He just preferred to be safe about it. He did want to have some time with his princess before kids came into the picture.
Back at Usagi's parent's home her father sat on the couch looking at old photo albums. It was one picture that caught his eyes. He couldn't figure out why till he looked at the image more closely and saw the reason behind it. Usagi, this tiny little barely there six year old, was sitting on a yellow plastic swing out in the Tokyo Hospital's inner courtyard playground.
She was dressed in a cute white sundress, the layered skirts fanned out around her like the petals of a spring flower. The hem line just reaching her knees. With a round puffy sleeves, and a wide pink sash tied into a large bow at the back, with sweet white cotton socks with a little matching bow woven into the frilly cuffs. Along with black leather Mary janes. She looked like a little doll, precious and sweet.
A joyful, fun loving air about her, with the biggest grin on her face. She was with a rather familiar raven haired boy, whom looked like he had been crying, his deep blue eyes red rimed and swollen. Having just woken up from a terrible accident, to face his childhood alone. Usagi had been first, perhaps the only comfort he had that day. Leaning against the iron pole of the swing set. Lightly sniffing a single red rose, admiring her as she sat blushing upon the swing.
He remembered taking the newly made friends out to the playground that afternoon, while Ikuko napped waiting to deliver their new baby. That rose came from a bouquet that he bought for her to give to her mother upon Shingo's birth. He remembered that he thought it was so sweet since the boy had been crying.
He briefly recalled over hearing the nurses talking about how his parents died in an auto accident and he had no remaining family left. It would be an orphanage for him. Plus to add to the misery the young boy hit his head so hard he held no memories of what his previous life had been. He brightened up as people usually did upon seeing Usagi. He looked nearly ten years old, bandage wrapped around his forehead for his injury.
The next photo he saw the boy again in the back ground, waiting at the edge of the Ikuko's hospital room. The picture was from when Ikuko had delivered. The raven haired boy had been unwilling to leave his little girl's side, as if she had become his life line. He never intruded upon them, as they greeting little Shingo. Taking picture and speaking softly, congratulating Ikuko on another beautiful baby. Usagi was sitting on the gurney with a beaming smile, with a tired Ikuko reclining with an infant Shingo all snuggly wrapped up in her arms.
The raven haired boy looked happy yet reserved. In the next one Usagi had been leaning up to give the boy an innocent kiss on the cheek. The rainbow colored playground just behind them. At the time he found it cutie and funny since she had no real clue how the boy had reacted afterwards. The raven haired boy had blushed a tinge, touched his cheek in shock then bolted like a scared kid through the glass doors, and into the hallways, rose in hand. That was the last time either of them had seen him.
He had laughed till his eyes watered then forgot everything about it…till now. Looking at the boy in the pictures and now thinking of Mamoru as he was now, he started to connect the path of dots. "Holy, it couldn't be him!" could it be that the same boy he once smiled at, the boy that his daughter gave her first ever – not that she remembered it – kiss to, was one in the same with the young man that he felt was taking her away from him? The same man that bore the same childhood fate that the young child in the picture did?
"Ikuko!" he yelled for her. Coming out of the kitchen she waved her spatula threateningly, "Are you still on - " he nearly pressed her face into the picture, "Does he look familiar to you?" he asked her. She shook her head no, "I think that the boy in this picture is Mamoru – san now." Ikuko didn't know where he was going with this. With an arched eye brow she asked, "Let's go with he is, what difference does it make?"
He deflated, it didn't really make a difference he just hadn't realized that even back when his precious baby girl was barely six that the boy was already in her life, in her heart.
"He looks so innocent, so childish, so…" he tried, "Honey, if he is that boy then that was around the time that Mamoru – san lost his family. That boy looks…" she took another look at the picture, "Sad and yet oddly happy." She commented. "I think that's because Usagi had given him a flower from your bouquet earlier that day." She smiled, "So they did know one another…" the without warning she smacked him in the cheek with the spatula.
He cowered in shock from the sudden attack, "And here you are trying to keep them apart when they could be meant to be together! They could be soul mates!" she scolded. Her idealistic notions of love not only something her daughter had from the former Queen of the moon but her as well. Ikuko was in love at first sight with Kenji and although they could fight like wild cats they tamed one another down. Kenji went and sulked truly wondering if his path in 'protecting' was for his daughter or for his own benefit.
(The next day was back to school for me and the girls. I wondered how running into Amber next would play out. With her at the party that night, I wondered how much she saw. So it was a shocker when she came up to me in the front yard during noon break, a look of struggle on her face. I hadn't realized she had been waiting for me to leave for lunch. Having made a special trip to the Junior High just to talk with me.
"I don't get it really." She started, totally catching me off guard, "When that monster attacked he really loved you enough to try and save you. I don't know many guys that would do that." She looked to be in disbelief.
"I was stunned but, I understand now, why you two fight so hard to be together. Somehow you've found your so called soul mate, if there is even such a thing, it just happens to be with the man I want." I looked to her apprehensive now. "What are you saying?" I asked her plain and simple, "I'm backing off, and apologizing. That monster issue was my fault. I so wanted the gift to make him think you were cheating on him." I narrowed my eyes.
"He'd be angry, you'd both argue, he'd leave you, I'd pick up the pieces and take him. He didn't and then it turned into a monster." She then looked me straight in the eyes, the mirror of horror still held deep within the facets.
"If I knew I wouldn't have done it. I may have wanted you out of his love life but, but…not dead and I almost got you killed. Gomen." She bowed her head in a show of attempting to seek forgiveness from me, "I'll forgive you as long as you promise NOT to pursue my Mamo – chan any longer." I stared her straight in the eye, strong and assured that I needed her word. She rose her head up and I could see the bitter acceptance in her eyes before she nodded in agreement.
"For once I was glad you're a better person than me." to this I looked at her curiously, "It was after your pure heart, I heard it. Mine isn't so pure, and yeah I feel bad for thinking that way but it saved my life from being attacked. I'm not even sure Sailor Moon would have saved me." she admitted. I touched her shoulder, "I have it on good authority that she would, no matter what. You're just a tad overzealous in certain areas but you're not so far out of the reach of being saved if and when necessary." I encouraged, offering her a warm smile.
She smiled, "You think?" she asked uncertainly, "I know." She nodded to me before bolting away, not wanting to get caught to long in the apology department, I assumed. "She giving you a hard time?" Makoto asked from behind me several seconds later, "No. actually she was just apologizing. I think the monster attacking me added with Mamo – chan trying to save me in civilian form made her see the light. Bout time to."
She looked apprehensive at me till finally smiling, "As long as she's not going to try and jump Mamoru – san anytime soon were good." Mako added, a low snarl of threat still hidden in her light tone.
I smiled at her words, "I don't think she will be." We walked back towards our big oak tree, with Ami joining us several minutes later. Juuban High was only a few streets over, so meeting for lunch everyday wasn't much of an issue. School was tiresome that afternoon, especially with Owen now sitting next to me. With the different projects we were doing together, our next one being tougher than the last.
The teacher re arranged our seats so we could discuss the projects without playing musical chairs all the time. As clever as it was it was also annoying. I thought with Amber stopping her pursuit it would mean her cousin would to but that didn't seem to be the case.
He kept trying to pass me notes all that I kept tossing out the window next to me. After the first one read 'wanna go out after school?' I wrote back, 'I have a boyfriend, you met him remember?!' I saw his face shift in annoyance before writing down, 'he doesn't have to know.' That was it so I began throwing the next dozen out the window. He was persistent I would give him that. I wouldn't wait to openly talk during class to put him in his place. "Okay class, talk in your two on two groups for the last 15 minutes." The teacher said.
He already angled himself and his desk to block me in and be able to have access to my skirted legs. "Owen – chan there is no more need for you to try and hit on me anymore. Amber – chan is giving up her pursuit of Mamo – chan and I know she blackmailed you into doing her bidding on this. You don't have to anymore. You're free." Hopefully that would help. "I know, she told me, but…" he began.
"I really like you now." I felt a sweat drop on the back of my head, "Unbelievable…listen you are a good friend and partner, but I LOVE my boyfriend. We intend to one day get married…one day…" I stated, trying to let him know there wasn't a chance in hell. He sighed, "So I'll have to earn it then." I was irritated, "As sweet as this is, that would be a fruitless effort. Please don't, it wouldn't end well for you." I asked of him.
There was a pleading tone in my voice that I loathed instantly. He paused for several moments before changing the subject, "So how do you want to approach this?" I hoped it meant he was done with his pursuit of me.)
For him he was in a mental debate. If he exposed her relationship with the older guy, he knew he'd get him in trouble. An obviously 18 year old guy or possibly older, dating a girl under 16 was illegal, and he would face jail time. It was why girls their age for guys his age were considered 'jail bait'. It would break them up and piss her the hell off. She would know exactly who did it…or would she?
He had to think on that one. Perhaps getting even with a certain cousin for blackmailing him would work out. She would think it was his cousin, having gone back on her promise while he would be there to pick up the pieces. It sounded good in his head but it might not be so good for Usagi on either end. It would be scandalous for her to be discovered in a relationship with an older man.
She might even become shamed, thought to be tainted by his 'devilish ways'. A bad delinquent that would be seen as impure in the eyes of the school. Her classmates would treat her differently, her teachers a fellow friends would look down upon her, or possibly not. Maybe she would gain respect and popularity for snagging an older man. It would be a scandal either way but it would depend on how the pendulum for that would go. Her friends, if they didn't know would demand answers that she would either answer or refuse to open up about.
She would further go running to the people that would accept her. And since her 'boyfriend' would be out of the picture either way, he could swoop in and sweep her off her feet. But to even go any further into his contemplation he needed more information on their relationship. His cousin saw something in her boyfriend's eyes that made her give up but he wasn't that soft. The question was, would he be willing to expose her private life just to even 'see' if he had a chance in hell with her?