Once they got to Mamoru's apartment, Usagi first got her math homework out and Mamoru helped her understand it.
As she chewed on her pen thoughtfully, she kept stealing glances at him. He was very much like his former self, apart from his body muscles not being as pronounced, his shoulders not very broad. He wasn't as wild as Endymion either. It was like they had completely switched roles; she was the wild carefree rabbit and him the quiet wolf.
She gave a self deprecating laugh. She sure lived up to her namesake.
Mamoru looked at her. "Usako."
She looked up at him, surprised at her heart beating rapidly, and smiled at him.
"Usako. I like that.. but only if I get to call you Mamo-chan."
Mamoru laughed. It was childish, yes, but from his Usako he would even stick to jerk face. Yes Mamo-chan was perfect. He sat next to her on the couch again and moved a stray hair from her face. "Mamo-chan is perfect," he replied, moving her face towards him.
"Mamo-chan, there are some things you should know about me," Usagi whispered. It was now or never.
"Only if you will agree to be my girlfriend," he interrupted her and kissed her gently.
Usagi returned his kisses. She pulled away. "Mamo-chan, I know you're Tuxedo Kamen-Sama."
Mamoru looked up at her and the blue eyes suddenly made sense. "You're Sailor Moon." It was a statement, not a question.
Usagi nodded and closed her eyes. "I'm also princess Serenity."
Mamoru didn't know what came over him; he wanted to kiss every inch of her face. The laughter bringing the sound of tinkling bells echoed in his mind again. "My Tee" he whispered.
She nodded her blue eyes shining silver. "My Endy."
"Do you want your childhood memories?" Usagi asked.
Mamoru recoiled in shock and then nodded. "But how did you know?"
She winked and gave him a V for victory. "I have my sources." She grinned and moved closer to him, then kissed his forehead.
As Usagi pressed her lips to Mamoru's forehead, silver light sprang up between them and nearly blinded him, he slid his eyes closed. Memories slid into his mind in a gentle caress, sinking seamlessly into him as though they had always been there.
The first was sitting in his mother's lap, her arm around him while she held up a book so he could see the vivid pictures. The smell of fresh lavender as her hair hung loose over his shoulder. There was a memory of splashing in a large tub, a plastic ship in one hand and a rubber shark in the other while his father tried to wash his squirming torso.
More and more came through. Sitting in the park watching as daddy twirled mommy. Splashing through large puddles in his sneakers and listening to the squelching sounds they made as he walked. When he was around two maybe three he saw a pretty woman with blue hair hugging his mommy and patting her tummy. A rainbow after a storm that scared him and made his ears hurt. His father put a bandage on his knee, bending and kissing the insignificant wound and telling him he had been 'very brave.'
He was indeed loved immensely. He now had his family in Usako, and her girls who were quickly becoming like sisters to him. Mamoru wasn't ashamed of the tears pouring from his eyes. He opened them and stared at Usagi in wonder. She had given him a precious gift.
"My mom and your mom were like sisters. I only found out recently, when I found an old picture of our moms together in high school."
Usagi was crying as well. Her mother had lost her best friend and hadn't put the links together until recently. She must have blocked out the memory due to handling a newborn and a rambunctious four year old. Not to mention losing a daughter and her twin sister at nearly the same time.
"My mom will want to see you," she whispered.
"Arigatou Usako. You have no idea what you have done for me," he whispered, then kissed her forehead.
"I know Mamo-chan. Now we know each other's identities we will have to work together to bring your men back."
"My men?" He whispered, emotion filling him. A mix of pain and rage swept through him like a raging flood.
Usagi nodded and explained, "they are not only your men, they are the soulmates of my Senshi."
She kissed his forehead again and Mamoru was thrown into hell. They were all caught together while scouting for dark spots. They were all put into glass chambers and constantly tried to fight the dark energy plaguing them. The red-haired woman eventually screamed in rage and took away their Crystals telling them they would easily fall now. The red-haired woman, Beryl, laughed maniacally. Soon Endymion would be hers.
But they still fought, thinking about their wives and the Prince and Princess. Weeks passed and eventually, they had been fed enough dark energy that all the happiness had gone and they were ready to destroy everything they held most dear.
During the final day of the battle when the Shitennou killed their wives, Metalia gave their souls back to them as their Soul-Bonds tore. Each Shitennou, realizing the destruction they had caused, went insane and they killed themselves, dying next to their loves.
Beryl, aiming a blast of dark energy at Serenity. He took the blow, which almost instantly killed him. He saw Serenity take his sword and plunge it into her own chest between her breasts.
The three Outer Senshi calling on the Senshi of destruction and rebirth, and her glaive hitting the ground with a deafening ring. Nine planets, twelve different moon colonies and the Silver Millennium Moon Kingdom were gone.
Mamoru opened his eyes to find Usagi against the wall, rocking back and forth, a high pitched sound coming from her throat. He immediately got up and scooped her into his arms, knowing this was the first time she had also lived through the final days.
"Hold me Mamo-chan," she whimpered.
He nodded, not saying a word and taking her to his bedroom. He just held her while she shook with sobs. Her breathing eventually evened to the gentle breathing of sleep. Calmer now, he held a laugh at her snuffly snores.
Makotos apartment
4 young men stood outside the apartment of Kino Makoto preparing themselves to take a girl each they didn't want to do this but desperate times called for desperate measures "ready" the tallest of them whispered none nodded their heads but in a blast of energy Makotos door was off its hinges.
The loud bang made the girls jump but before they could grab their henshin wands their faces were covered by a cloth each Makoto fought against her assailant the longest but as her body gave in she saw a glimpse of chestnut brown hair and matching eyes.
Zoisite had to sit down with Ami unconscious in his arms what they had just done had made him want to vomit nausea almost taking over him "I don't ever want to have to do that again" he said taking deep breaths steadying his need to vomit all over Makotos couch
"We won't have to my brother, now let's get back to the house before we are found and Nephrite when we get the girls safe you will have to come back and fix Makotos door otherwise I don't think she would thank you for destroying her door" Jadeite chuckled. The four men teleported away each with a girl in their arms.
Time gates
Pluto was finally able to get a hold of control she saw Luna still looking very exhausted and Artemis fretting over her "Pluto, what's wrong?" Artemis had a bad feeling he wasn't going to like the answer
"It's best for me to quickly teleport to The prince's home before they wake and leave my communicator there so we can contact the two" she was crying what had they done? Why had they done it? Before Artemis could get an answer out of the sobbing senshi in a flash of white light she was gone and then a few moments later appeared in central control on her knees sobbing
Luna suddenly felt Awake and very concerned as the senshi sobbed knowing pluto was not known to show her emotions unless something happened to the ones she loved.
"Setsuna" Luna said butting the time guardians chin
"They took the girls" she managed to form a sentence through her sobbing
"Who?" Artemis asked
"The shittenou" Setsuna replied.
Mamorus apartment
He carefully removed himself from her and ordered pizza. He was in no mood to cook tonight and Usagi definitely wouldn't want healthy food. He checked his freezer, which had his secret sin of chocolate ice cream with cookie dough pieces inside. Usagi would most definitely appreciate that. It shocked him how much he already knew about the tiny blonde sleeping peacefully in his bed.
He heard a shrill beep on the counter top and grabbed what looked to be some kind of a communication device, maybe a little too quickly. He looked at the image on the screen. It wasn't a Senshi he recognized. She had tan skin, brown eyes that were almost garnet and green hair and the two cats he was good friends with.
Then he did recognise her. "Pluto, Artemis, Luna?" he whispered. Hoping not to wak the sleeping princess
The dark-clad Senshi nodded. "Prince, the girls have been taken by the Shittennou!" she was desperate and tears were falling down her cheeks. Luna and Artemis had tears rolling down their cheesk aswell
"Come to my apartment," he gave her the address and then closed the top of the communicator.
He sunk down the side of the counter. They had only been reunited a day and already they were going to be facing the first of many battles. How was he going to tell his Usako?
"Mamo-chan?" Usagi was standing at his bedroom door, her eyes rimmed red, fear in every part of her.
The moonlight is a messenger of love