Disclaimer: Don't own any cannon characters. Sangoscourage suggested having Rei talk to Tsuki so the whole idea of this chapter belongs to her.

Karunā laughed as she watched Riku timidly try the fish that Makoto had cooked over the open fire.

"Relax. She's a good cook….Besides….No one is going to take it away from you!" she stated, returning her attention back to her food.

"This is really good…you are going to have to tell me your recipe." Tsuki stated, earning a shocked look from everyone but Yaten and Setsuna.

"What?"

Haruka was the first to speak, her teal eyes widened slightly

"Since when could you cook?"

The shadow senshi laughed at this, putting her fork down for a second.

"I learnt a lot on planet Kinmoku." Came the vague answer.

"What exactly happened on Kinmoku?" Rei asked, watching how her eyes darkened at the question.

"This and that." Answered the shadow senshi, before shoving more food into her mouth.

Yaten sighed at this and rested her hand against her wife's knee, jade eyes pleading with the other woman.

"Just tell them." She pleaded, her voice barely above a whisper as the dark soldier looked up at the small group.

"Fine…I'll tell you everything. But later...After the kids are asleep." She relented, eyes once again focused on the fire.

Rei nodded as she turned her attention back to her meal.

Daichi sighed as he shared a glance with Setsuna, wondering just what was going on.

Much later that night Tsuki sat in the tent that she and her small family shared, making sure that the four children were sleeping before she stood, turning to Yaten and sighing.

"I'll be back soon." She muttered, kissing the silver haired girl before walking out of the tent.

"Mars-Sama….Let's go for a walk." She stated, earning a surprised look from everyone.

The pair walked through the forest, Tsuki with her hands shoved in her pockets.

"I fell into a depression after the battle….I couldn't sleep, didn't eat much and just didn't want to be around anyone. The sailor stars they….they told me to focus on different things. I started helping people….But I ended up getting hurt. That's when Yaten suggested we come back to earth but that depression worsened…I started drinking and kept away from everyone…I'm sorry I became so distant but I was in a bad place." Tsuki began then added with a sigh

"I don't want to fail at being a mother….I want to be the best for them. After the battle with Jaaku-Henkō I felt like I had failed them….Just like Shoku failed at controlling her powers." Tsuki stated, jaw clenching.

"Tsuki…What does that mean? I mean...Shoku was you….but….what happened?" questioned the fire senshi.

Tsuki sighed as she looked up at the sky, putting her arms behind her head.

"This was before the final battle….The time the dark kingdom was attacking and along with them was Akuma Kurai…Shoku transformed in pure anger when she was ridiculed by Akuma….Who also attacked Princess Neptune….she lost control."

Rei wondered if Akuma had been Shoku's brother and how this reflected in Tsuki's mind.

"You know you're not Shoku right?" asked the fire senshi, though she only earned a sigh.

"I know….Shoku was younger…Braver…More stubborn." Tsuki replied the glanced down into the lake that they were walking past, stopping as her reflection rippled through the water.

"But," she added, brushing her hair back out of her eyes "I am also Shoku….I'm Eclipse, I am Shoku, I am Tsuki and I will become Su-san. Just because I am all those people doesn't mean I have to be like any of them. Eclipse is a ruthless warrior….Shoku was headstrong and could lose control, Tsuki was a depressed kid with a lot of issues and who lost her family in a battle…Su-San will be a great teacher and mentor. But right now I'm not any of those things. I am just me….It took me a while to understand that I'm not Shoku but I am terrified that I may lose control of my full power state and turn against my friends and family."

Rei smiled at that and shook her head, resting her hand on her friend's shoulder.

"Over the past year you and Pluto have been in Kūdō. Training nonstop…You can handle it." She assured kindly, earning a smile.

"You think so?" asked Tsuki, staring up at the starry sky.

Rei nodded earning a chuckle.

"Yeah. Hey, remember how we use to have to force you to talk to us about these things?" the Martian stated, earning a light glare.

"Hey, I was just a kid!" she stated before adding with a blush "I want to thank you for putting up with my shit back then."

Rei laughed at that, rolling her eyes.

"Like you said you were just a kid…Plus you were so messed up because of Kenji and that woman. You needed a loving family."

Tsuki nodded, suddenly grinning

"You guys helped me so much growing up. I might not say it often but I am so glad that I met you all." She admitted, blushing.

Rei couldn't believe how open that the younger woman was being, never before had she acted like this.

"I learnt Compassion from Serenity, Patience from Michiru, cooking and Martial arts from Makoto, how to express emotion from Minako, Love and understanding from Haruka and Setsuna, how to be myself from you, and heavens knows that I would have failed history if it wasn't for Ami." Added Tsuki after a few minutes.

Meanwhile Yaten sat beside Daichi and Setsuna, her head resting in her hands.

"Do you think she'll be okay? I mean you are her parents….Rather by blood or not." She stated, earning a chuckle from Daichi.

"Yaten…Tsuki will be fine. She shares a special bond with each of the princesses. She'll be more willing to talk to Rei…after all she was the first she opened up to."