the devil within 2

by max333

As the girls and the guys get used to relationships and living normally as senshi & former dark generals can, Evil Endymion struggles to keep his secret of being evil still, while Usagi becomes suspicious of what's really going on all the while all of them deal with the new threat of cardians, & the 'siblings' who each have crushes on our favorite couple and don't like to share.

6. baby attack & babysitting Jordan

kera69love: yes its very true, but Allen was very much like that even in the anime. He was always in her business and only got slowed down by Usagi remembering everything and Ann. As for Evil Endymion getting jealous, yeah we needed that or at least a jealous Mamoru in the Ann and Allen arc. That would have been entertaining. Lol

sabina21: you'll have to wait and see but I guarantee you that things will be getting tense and spicy going forward.

TropicalRemix: lets just say that the reveal is going to be GOOOD. I plan to make it very dark and yet shocking…a good shocking. I'm actually picturing how the girls found out about the starlight's being the senshi to. That had a darker almost realistic sense of a near face-off between five powerful senshi and three powerful senshi from an entirely different world. Both sets still good in their own rights but still both sets with different agendas facing the same enemy that's not entirely an enemy and having different view point's on how to face said enemy. That is one of my favorite scenes and episodes from that season.

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The devil within 2 ch.6

Usagi POV

To say that things went quiet was an understatement. Things we super quiet for a whole week for all of us. No new enemy breaches. No victims found. No news of anything. Both Rei and Ami were vigilant regarding it along with Artemis out doing his nightly patrols. He had nothing new to report. Ami and I were currently discussing it on the way back to our respective homes as we took the scenic route to be able to talk and NOT be overheard.

"I know no news is good news but this is unusual." I tell her, "I know, usually the enemy has attacked by now, or given some type of indication that they're out there." Ami concedes, "They didn't say anything to you that you can remember?" I know she's just trying to help or at least figure something out about them as am I but if I get asked that one more time, I'm going to snap at someone.

"No. If anything they seemed quick tempered and uncaring which is hard to express but they managed." Ami takes this in. "It just doesn't make sense. Even our old enemies would find a way to make themselves known. I've been talking to Zoisite about it and he thinks that their bidding their time now that they know were here." I nod taking her words in this time, "Maybe so but that just means their perhaps more methodical."

She turns to me at my words, "Do you think their perhaps rethinking being here, afraid of us or re-calculating how to move forward since they know were here now?" I look to her on her own words, "I think the latter more than anything. Re-thinking being here, no cause the female speaking one seemed more of the quick to temper and uncaring about us while the male one seemed to be a bit more calculating."

She takes this in as I continue with, "One thing for sure is I don't think their afraid of us...at least not yet." Ami looks to me, "Yes we strike fear in the hearts of our enemies BUT those are usually the lower level ones that we dealt with more than the 'general types'. Malachite and the rest didn't see us as immediate threats till we became the 'thorns' in their side. When they realized they were going to actually have to get off their asses and do something about it instead of shoving it towards their youma." I mutter towards the end.

Ami can't help but giggle, "They did do that a lot didn't they?" I smile, "Yeah, I think my favorite parts were when things were really NOT going their way and they'd have to 'think fast' on the spot and most of the generals weren't able to do that." Ami frowns at that, "I think their all pretty smart in their own rights." I smile, "You mis interpret what I mean." I stop her in front of a building.

"They are smart now, all of them and they have both their major strengths and weaknesses as do we, BUT they did lack those skills while under Beryl's command as she didn't want them to be 'free thinkers' only 'do as I sayers'. They were brainwashed and my guess was they had a lot of themselves that makes them the smart, clever men that we know them to be, hidden from even themselves so she could control them with more ease."

Ami nods, "Makes sense. You do have a good point cause now that I think about it, there were several times when they could have gotten the one over on us." I nod in agreement, "They could have but they were prevented from being able to think on it much due to Beryl's brainwashing. I wouldn't doubt it if they were being mind controlled to an extent. Beryl was a control freak...a narcissist, selfish, psychotic one but still a control freak."

She agrees as we look forward and see the kids. It was a play ground that we would pass by on occasion. We didn't always take the scenic route but when we did we couldn't help but smile at the sweet young ones playing about. "So precious aren't they?" I marvel at them, "Truly yes." I look over to Ami, "You ever think about having one someday...in the future that is." I indicate with my hands a far of future of twenties or something.

She blushes a bit but nods, "Yeah I do...I mean I'm to young now but sometimes I think Zoisite and I were planning in the past to start a family. It's hard to remember all the details but if a diaper commercial comes on I can see him getting this look in his eyes." I look to her as she smiles, "He knows that things here are MUCH different than in the past, and he wants me to finish schooling before THAT happens." I nod.

"I feel you, I'm just now realizing that I'd love to be a school teacher for the younger grades, and while yes I'd like to be a mom someday, that won't be for a few more years to come...at least." Ami looks to me, "How many is a few for you cause we still have all of high school to go." I smile, "Like when I'm in college for my degree." I can see the wheels in Ami's head turning as she tries to figure it out.

"I'd say when Mamoru is established and nearly done with school and I am in the middle of mine we could start to try for it. That way we'll both be living together for sure, no sneaking around, hopefully all of our enemies will be gone and we can do that thing called a normal life and put these enemies and their crazy notions of world domination to rest." that's when Ami looks to me and asks, "Is that what matters most to you?"

I look to her and see that she's asking about the 'normal life part'. "Yes it's a big part of it BUT it's not all of it. I just feel we all deserve after all that we've gone through to have a normal life and to do regular things that don't require us to bail out on family, lie to family. The amount of lies I've told them over the past year...all for their own good...it hurts my heart after a while." I admit to her.

"I know...I do it with my mother to. I don't even bother to worry about my dad as he's always traveling about. Sending me paintings of his travels from time to time. Their both doing what they love...so I guess it's a bit easier but harder in different respects." she expressions. I put my hand over hers letting her know I'm here for her, "At least it's one less lie to tell." I say as she looks to me.

"I know." I release her hand as we look out at the kids, "I wonder how many people come here to coo at the kids then are glad to go home to no kids, so they don't have to deal with the messes they make." I joke as she remarks, "It's always different when it's your own..." I arch a brow at her, "In fact recent psychological studies shows that whenever men or women see young babies like this it can activate their 'biological clock'."

I'm dumbfounded at that, "Wait seriously?" she nods, "Yup and it's also been scientifically proven that if a woman sees her partner, her mate, protecting their child from danger it activates her own hormones to want to make more babies." I literally can't form words right now as I look back and forth between Ami and the playground full of babies, "Activates hormones..." I finally managed to get out.

"Yes, in fact they liken it to how there were so many large families back in the day. During the 1500-1800's. Men were out hunting, protecting and this 'turned on' the females and so during certain seasons mating increased." I couldn't help but respond with, "I thought they had lots of kids back then due to the lack of medical care and not knowing what was necessary to prevent issues which was why they needed to keep having kids?"

It wasn't pleasant to think about BUT it was true. The significant number of kids that were born to families during those times increased but in the last 50-100 years it's decreased a decent amount. It would be rare to see a parental set with more than three kids let alone six or more. I don't think I even know of one person having more than two to three. Oh how times have surely changed over the years.

"That to." I dead panned my head against the fence, "But to answer your original joke question, I'm willing to guess a lot." I look over to her as she has a smirk on her face right before she lets out a laugh. "Usagi your face right now..." she puts her hand to my back, "You look like I broke your brain a bit with that." I can't help but start to laugh with her till were both nearly busting a gut-wrenching laugh from what was just shared.

"I think you did a bit." once were both calmed down and I've brushed the tear from laughter from my eyes I tell her, "Thanks I needed that." as we giggle a bit more we see one of the moms coming out, "Hey!" she calls over as her baby Jordan is in her arms. We've seen her a few times coming out of the school and have chatted her up from time to time. She's a good person to and is always making sure he's enjoying schooling.

He's a sweet little baby that coos so innocently up at his mom. I hate to admit to it but Ami may have a point. I can feel a little something in me stirring at the sight of a sweet innocent baby. Not that I want to make one now with Mamo – chan but that I can see where her perspective is. When the time is right I know Mamo – chan and I will be good parents…but that won't be for years to come.

Still though, seeing Jordan in his mothers arms does make me yearn a bit. I smile a bit realizing that yes AMI had a point. Didn't mean I was going to act on it, but I can see where it comes from. "He's getting so big." I comment with a smile on my face as his mom says, "Yes he is, I just wish his father could be in town more to see it, but this big merger overseas is taking up a lot of his time that even he doesn't want to give up."

We nod knowing from what she's told us that her husband does love his work, but it does take him away from them for weeks at a time and it can be mentally, emotionally and physically straining. Yet they pull it together and make it work which gives me hope that even if Mamo – chan chooses a university later on for the rest of schooling that's out of the country that we can make it work out to.

"He's coming back home in a week so he can spend the next month with us uninterrupted. Isn't that wonderful." she coos to Jordan in the end who just relishes the attention. "That'll be great, I'm sure the two of you can even take a couple of days to be together, like a weekend trip or something." she looks to me returning my smile. I know that as much as they'd love to have time with their son that some alone time would be needed to.

"That's what we have planned for the following weekend but this next weekend when he gets home it's going to be family time. I know he misses his own son, facetiming can only do so much." we nod in agreement and I for one am glad they at least have that option. While it's not the best it's better than what used to be out there and gives people a chance to communicate over seas...or wherever they are."

Just as we're enjoying the babies for a few more moments a bright light comes out of the air above us all and darkens just as badly to. I feel the energy surrounding us as does Ami. The battle cries of the cardian come out strong. It's then that we finally get a chance to glimpse at the creature as what I can only assume is a she-monster, targets the babies. "No…" my voice is barely above a horrified whisper.

We see in muted horror as it lets out tiny near invisible strings from its form and latches onto every baby in the vicinity, and some of the adult workers outside who were trying to protect the infants, including Jordan's mom. We hit the fence we're stuck behind to try to distract the cardian, but it's completely ignoring us. We begin to scream at it to get it's attention away, hoping that it'll try to follow us.

The adult guardians there are to falling over from energy depletion. Instinct alone takes us as both Ami and myself, going for transformation as I grab my broach to shout the words out, privacy be damned about being found out these are kids, infants being targeted for their energy, it's disgusting. What kind of sick prick hole targets babies and steal their energy? Their far to innocent to have ANYTHING stolen from them.

Before either of us can get the words out the cardian is gone, disappearing as quickly as it arrived and not leaving anything in it's wake. Well no remnants of where it came from anyways. Just crying infants are left behind along with a knocked-out mother. Ami gets on the horn to call the girls and the guys. We need everyone on this one. While Jordan waddles about unaware that his mother is looking comatose.

The remaining staff that were in the building who witnessed the whole thing come out and let us in to help them as emergency services get called in. Ami and I spend the next few hours helping out the staff, getting the young kids and infants into the emergency service vehicles and tagging along to help out. Luckily one of the paramedics recognized both Ami and myself from her time spent working around her mother and myself from being a candy stripper.

It's hours later when we get a small break. When were not being asked to do something to help others out. There's a clear over abundance at the hospital that Ami's mom works at. We did what we could to help but I still feel bad that we didn't do more. Ami, myself, plus the other half dozen volunteers along with nurses and staff are all working to help out from the mass amount of energy depleted infants and adults.

In total there were over thirty babies there, nearly twenty were between eight months to two years. The rest were nearing age three but even still, they were young and now they were in plastic looking cribs just made for their size. When Makoto and the rest get there Mamoru goes into doctor mode and begins to assess what conditions people are in before he spots me and makes a bee line for me.

"You, okay?" he asks first and foremost, "I'm fine, it's the babies that got hit. They were the target." It's Makoto that says, "Who the fuck attacks babies?" even Ami can't get on her about language as this is serious. This is worse than people getting attacked, "Our new enemy. That's who." I mutter making sure no one can hear me. The rest of the guy's rally in as Ami and I relay what happened to everyone.

"Clearly they don't care who the target is cause even we never wanted to go after kids." Malachite notates recalling their time when they were evil and working with Beryl. "Yeah we had standards." Nephrite mutters. I try to NOT think about what those standards were considering BUT he did have a point. No one attacked children of this age. Then again Beryl had a different focus in mind.

The question was what was our new enemies focus on? "This is just messed up." Minako adds as we look about seeing the many victims around. Turns out there had been a few more that we hadn't see around the trees that got hit to. "Okay I've spoken to my mother." Ami comes out, looking as disheveled as myself. Were currently surrounding Jordan's still unconscious mother as he takes a cooing bit with a rattle in his crib. "Jordan's father can't get back in from his trip till Monday." I look over to her.

"Are they really not letting him leave out this is an emergency." I nearly demand in an angry tone, hoping that I'm wrong as Ami says, "It's not just his bosses but there's a horrific storm in the area over in the states where he's at and the flights that were able to get out were all already booked up. The rest of the flights are delayed indefinitely till the storm clears and even then there are a lot of people ahead of him in line to get home or back to their own destinations." I look down feeling for Jordan.

"Wouldn't they make an exception for him as he has family in the hospital?" I ask her, "Apparently they get a lot of people that try to use 'family emergency' as an excuse to get in front of others so there's a 'no exception' rule unless you have a death certificate." I'm appalled that a father and husband can't get back to his own family due to entitled people giving false excuses to cut the lines.

"I'm not surprised, earth weather has always been fickle." Nephrite postulates. "Nothing we can do about it." Jadeite says though he does give Mamoru a look before shutting up as Mamoru seems to be giving him a look to. Before I can question it Mamoru speaks up, "I'll take Jordan in." this throws me off as I know for a fact that he knows NOTHING about Jordan nor his mother till this very conversation.

"What?" he looks to Jordan than to me as he realizes I'm questioning his wanting to do so. It's not that I don't think he can do it but his reasoning why especially as Jordan is but a stranger to him has me baffled, "For starters this place is crowded enough as it is…" point taken, 'Secondly, I want to do this and third I'm sure the staff wouldn't mind one less person to take care." before I can ask more questions Ami responds, "A baby is a lot to take care of."

She's right especially since he's not ever done it before...right? Mamoru looks to her, "I know but from the looks of it there's already going to be a short supply of necessary food an anything else that's needed due to the attack. Besides..." he looks back to me, a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips "It's a nice insight to how things will be in the future." I arch a brow as he goes over to talk to the nursing staff.

Though I know I should ask HOW he's going to do this I'm honestly a bit baffled that he's actually serious and is going to do this. Not to mention his implying what I think he was implying. "Did he imply...?" I begin to ask as Makoto fills it in with, "No he didn't imply it…" she begins before finishing with, "He straight up said it." I'm torn between feeling overwhelmed and weirdly happy about what he's saying.

She grins at me, "Looks like you're getting a look into the future of being a mom for the weekend." I give a small nervous laugh as I wonder how Mamoru is going to convince the staff to let him have Jordan. He's not by any means related, nor does he have any official documentation or - "I've got the okay, lets grab his stuff and head on out. We can pick up extra stuff along the way back." he interrupts my thoughts.

I'm dumbfounded as I look over to the nursing staff and see happy smiles from them towards us and I'm trying to figure out HOW in the world he managed to convince them to let US take baby Jordan with us when we have no connection to his family. "How did you manage to do that?" I had to ask as Mamo – chan shrugged it off with, "Like I said, between lack of supplies to over flow they were less reluctant." He gives me a smile that I want to believe but something about this feels…off.

Evil Endymion POV

The hospital staff was very easy to convince once I used my powers of persuasion. I know initially they were saying 'no we can't let anyone not related or without proper documentation pick up the child' which under normal circumstances I would understand, but I saw the disarray of the medical ward. The nursery ward. There was still so many kids they were trying to take care of, not to mention the adults.

They were clearly overwhelmed and outnumbered. This was on top of the kids that were already there from births that had just happened to kids that were sick from other illnesses. The hospital staff wasn't equipped to handle this much of an influx. They'd even had a few nurses go home due to pure exhaustion and a few doctors that were in the 'cot room' due to exhaustion to so I knew for a fact that taking Jordan was the best course of action.

That and I saw the way Usagi looked at the baby. She wanted so badly to help out further but we both know that there, we are all limited. I can explain to the girls how I was able to get Jordan but NOT how I was able to convince the staff to let us help out for the next few days. It's to suspicious. Without proper training the girls would figure out something was up. The staff would never let anyone without medical training handle sick patients.

Not the way they are trained to do so. It's one thing for Usagi's help as being a former candy stripper to give assistance but in the end, that can only go so far. Ami at least has medical training thanks to her mother but she's already looking tired and beat from helping after school so this is the next logical step. Once Jordan was in my arms I saw the little tyke and he saw me and it was like we were figuring each other out.

They do say that babies have a sixth sense. Being so innocent and all so his being quiet was obvious at to why. He didn't understand me. It took Usagi and I a few minutes to leave out, saying goodbyes and go back to my place where I had all of Jordan's stuff from what they had grabbed at the school. I did have Usagi hold him while I unloaded his stuff in my place, well in our place, once I got her used to that.

Being that she still saw me as 'good' again I had to maintain the personal till things lightened up around here. I could feel Mamoru scoff at that. Yeah lighten up my ass. He muttered. I ignored the inner jab and continued to unpack while Usagi entertained the tyke. Once done I watch them both and smile as I lean in the doorway against the wall and let myself think of how nice it will be when we begin our own family.

What's the real reason why you did this? Mamoru asks me. Truthfully while I am with Metallia's energy in me it doesn't take away from what I know and feel from both pasts of my lives. The real reason is that I remember being the young kid, maybe not this young but young and having my parents…our parents taken from us. Even if it was much shorter for Jordan for us it was permanent.

Mamoru stays silent. I just…I feel for him and I don't want him to feel any semblance of that loneliness that we felt. Yes the situations are different BUT this shit sticks with kids. I want him to at least feel that he had people caring about him and not that he was some dime a dozen kid stuck in a nursery ward waiting for his next meal and hoping that they didn't forget him due to events that he doesn't even know having happened around him.

He's silent for a few more moments till he finally speaks up…that may have been one of the few real moments I've heard from you in here in a long while. You really do care about what happens to Jordan. I'm a little insulted he feels differently till he says…I get it…I'd have done this to. I accept his words as Usagi sees me. The warming expression on her face is enough to make me wish that perhaps it wasn't to far off for us to start trying.

Yet I know that's not feasible for a while. She's still in high school and her parents would flip a lid if she got pregnant before even she was ready let alone them. "So I was thinking…" I begin, setting up a little plan in motion here. "What if you stayed for the better part of the weekend." She still coos with Jordan, "Yeah?" she questions, as if asking me why when I have the tyke staying with me to.

At least for the next few days. "Yeah I was thinking we can use the weekend as a way to learn how to care for kids for when we have them. Like a self taught parenting class." I see the near instant blush rising across her face at my words. "That would be interesting. I think that's actually very smart and pragmatic." She picks up Jordan and sets him into the stroller we brought in and says, "And thanks to my time spent baby-sitting I have a minor lead that can be helpful." I smile at the thought.

"Good lets go get him some more supplies cause I'm thinking what we have here is not going to be enough for the weekend." I look through his bags and sure enough there's definitely NOT enough for a whole weekend. "There's a store nearby that does specialize in baby stuff so we can go there and grab a few things." I smirk at her, "Oh?" teasing her at the fact that she knows of a place that specializes in it.

She blushes, "I've been there a few times when I babysat." My smile at her deepens, "Stop looking at me like that." She blushes a deeper shade of tomato red as she begins to push Jordan out the door, "Get the door!" she tells me as I lock up, wallet and keys still on me. We take the fifteen minute walk out and enjoy the air. Making sure to bring with us a bottle of milk, and a few diapers and wipes to be safe.

The store itself is packed with supplies and I mean packed. Mamoru and I both get a bit stunned with how MUCH there actually is. I start to feel a tinge overwhelmed as I look at all the products while Usagi begins to breeze through a few isles, grabbing things that I didn't even know babies needed. "What's the difference between organic, fresh and regular?" I ask her, trying to read the ingredient's list to get a better understanding.

She grabs the fresh and puts it in the cart, "Rule number one, unless it's by a trusted brand, 'organic' is a marketing gimmick." I put it away, "Rule two, always take an inventory of what you need and have so you don't get extra's." both Mamoru and I listen intently to her as she goes on from what she's learned from her time in babysitting. "How does this relate to babysitting?" I had to ask.

"My mother would have me make the occasional milk run for neighbors with their babies when they couldn't leave the house. The lists became pretty easy to remember or memorize after a while." I nod getting it now. "Why couldn't they leave the house?" I ask dumbly. Usagi just looks to me as even Mamoru gulps at my question, "For new mothers excessive movement around the house or apartment is very limited."

I begin to nod as she continues on, "And when I mean limited I mean, she's still healing with stitches in her…" she looks around to make sure no one can hear her, "Whoha." I resist the urge to smirk at her description, "She's trying to take care of a crying infant that is brand new to the world. Even something is simple as shopping with a newborn that you want to stay at home to allow immune systems to build up is to much."

I hold up my hand, "Got it." I put the fresh in the cart and realize that despite my own medical training I still have a ways to go in learning and perhaps more props to give to women who go through births. Once were done and leaving out, several bags of baby supplies and on we head back to my place. I have to admit that pushing a stroller while doing this with Usagi is very appealing in nature.

Stop pushing the idea…she's still in school. I roll my eyes at Mamoru. I'm not going to push for it BUT it's nice to have this weekend as practice. I can tell Mamoru is uncertain on believing me but it is true. Especially after I saw what was in that store. We have more to learn on this. That's when I spot a red head across the street. She seemed to stop and is staring at me as if I were on display for her eyes only.

Like STARRING at me. Even Mamoru is a bit uncomfortable. The hell? He asks as she decides it would be a good idea to take a major risk of crossing the two lane street where there's no traffic light to stop the cars, yelling a people to stop driving by her before she makes it over to us all the while yelling at Usagi to make me stop walking. Clearly Usagi knows her as she remarks, "I'm so sorry this is that sister I mentioned."

She says it before said sister gets over to us. That's when I remember the brother that has a thing for my Usagi. This is HIS sister. She looks at me near dreamy eyed as I give her a polite 'hello' before she sees the infant before her. "What the hell? Usagi when did you get a baby?" her voice goes from irritating to outright demanding in the span of a few seconds as Usagi tries to explain what happened.

I don't have any time or chance to tell Usagi to lie to the girl even if it might cause problems at school cause this girl already seems a bit unhinged. Something is NOT right with her and I don't like it at all. Her demanding tone is off set by her obvious jealousy at the idea that Usagi has a child with me. Jealous of having a child perhaps not, but jealous that Usagi has me, for sure that is a true one.

Usagi doesn't get a chance to get past the words 'not actually ours' when this Ann, seeing a break decides to cut her off and tries to snuggle up towards me. It's awkward and uncomfortable as she even goes to grab my arm, momentarily pushing the stroller away a few inches. Only my iron grip on it and Usagi's catch prevents it from moving more than the few inches. Still though, I don't like it nor this girls nature.

The stroller is also in the way of Usagi to prevent her from grabbing Ann away from me. Neither of us want to disturb Jordan to much who's at this point just watching the interaction. I don't want to upset or anger him and create a bigger scene than this girl is already causing. It's her devilish face that puts me on edge. "So that means that your available, great." Her eyes light up like she hit the jackpot with me.

"No." I nearly jerk my arm away from her, not liking this at all. Yeah she's nice looking but reality she doesn't hold a candle to Usagi, furthermore, her attitude and presence makes me want to be rid of her entirely. She's like a younger, cattier version of Beryl…and this is just based off a small, 30 second interaction. Usagi has to deal with her at school. I can only imagine how irritating that would be.

Ann goes to grab my arm again, "Yeah it'll be great." Usagi tries to get a word in when Ann scoffs and puts her hand up in the air as if to shut up Usagi, "I'm talking blondie." She then turns her attention back to me, "You are just to delicious." How does this woman make me feel near physically ill? I can feel even Mamoru's need to repel this woman and her aggressive clinginess, "We can even do something downtown." She tries.

"Ann listen…" Usagi tries again, "Cram it brother stealer." Ann snaps at her as she throws out towards me, "Oh and she can take care of him while you and I have some fun." I look to Usagi to take the stroller. It's as if the child in front of us is an afterthought to her. Needing to get away from this girl and her aggressive nature, I look to Usagi as she takes it and pulls the stroller from me so I can peal this Ann from my arm.

"I'm not interested. I'm with Usagi and frankly even if I wasn't I'd still be going after her for a girlfriend rather than you. Lay off." She steps back, clearly not used to being told no and for a second, despite her nature, I do feel bad for being abrupt and rude to her, "I'm sorry but I have a girlfriend and we're very happy together." That's when I see the cloud of rage form over her face and body.

She's stewing like a raging bull at a rodeo that wants to get let out. "You'd choose her…" She points to Usagi as if it's inconceivable that I'd want my own girlfriend over herself, "Over me?!" she gasps in outrage as I say with ease and conviction, "Yeah…any day of the week." We go ahead and leave off as Usagi shrugs her shoulders. Leaving the raging red head to go do whatever it is she's going to do.

"Did I just make this weird for you two at school?" I ask her, "She was already making it weird at school." Usagi mutters. That's when I remember, "Brother stealer?" I recant her words as Usagi looks to me, "I'm not looking to 'steal her brother'. If anything he's interested in me but I could do without." She says by way of assuring me. Though it's a bit difficult to accept that I have to act okay with this.

This guy seems to have boundary issues and clearly his sister is no different. I look back and the sister is still there starring us down in her rage and if I didn't know any better she was…I look more closely as it disappears but it almost…ALMOST seemed like she was glowing for a moment. I blink my eyes a few times wondering if I was seeing things. I have to be seeing things on that now.

Mamoru chimes in then…Maybe or maybe not. Something is definitely off with her. Girls aren't normally THAT aggressive with trying to get with you. I had to agree with that one. Even back during my time in the silver millennium ladies weren't that bad…other than Beryl. I recall. I wonder this as I resist the urge to look back again, not wanting to let this girl think that I'm considering it.

I'm not just faithful to Usagi, I'm dedicated to her and our future together. I love her. No this with this Ann girl is different. She was giving off vibes…Mamoru chimes in again. I think back to that interaction. I didn't sense anything at the time but her whole demeanor was off. I've dealt with entitled people before but that wasn't just entitled, or bitchy, that was something else. "I think maybe steer clear of Ann when you're at school."

Usagi looks back to me at my words, "Excuse me?" she's not demanding anything with her words, simply asking why not. "Just a gut feeling I have. Steer clear of her and her brother." I tell her as she looks to me with something akin to 'are you seriously telling me what to do?' "You talk as if I have a choice." I go to talk when she smiles a not so humorous smile and says, "Going to school with them makes it impossible to avoid them."

She has me there, "Just try to. I don't trust either of them, not especially after that interaction and not after the way her brother was eyeing you when we dropped by your school." That still has me a bit of edge. I take the stroller as I tell her, "Just be careful, I have little to no trust when it comes to either of them." She nods, "I get that, but just remember who I am and WHAT I'm capable of." This time I nod as we walk back, stroller in hand to my place.

Yes she's very capable in deed. Her time as Sailor Moon has made her stronger inside as well as outside, so much so that I dread the day she finds out my secret before I have a chance to be rid of the energy. OH SHUT UP! I tell Mamoru who is shut down before he can make a snide remark regarding my secrecy. I know but still SHUT UP! I snap at him as he merely gives me a look from the inside as I wonder how this will play out.