Okay! For all of those who didn't like my ending ... I'm sorry! So, here's something I hope ... makes up for it. ^^;;

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            She slowly drank from the cup, the sluggish steams rising up to warm her pale cheeks. Her lilac gaze roamed over the paper in front of her trying to figure out how to solve the problem. But as hard as she tried, she could not concentrate on it. The words blurred in front of her and she growled, putting the paper down. Pinching the bridge of her nose, she closed her eyes. "What is wrong with me?"

            No answer came and she opened her orbs once more, looking around at the scene in front of her. It was winter, obviously from all the snow that had been falling in Tokyo for the past week or so. The hotel she was in held a balcony and against all sane thought, she had stepped out to do her work. Her eyes roamed over the view of the city, eyes resting on the Tokyo Park. Grief entered her heart as she remembered that was where she and the scouts used to "hang out". If they were not there, they were either at the arcade or Rei's temple. She sighed and stood up, walking back into the warm room of the hotel.

            Sitting down on the bed, she picked up a photo resting on the table. It was of her and her daughter. Tracing the light shadows flying across the picture, she felt warm tears making their way down her cheek. "I knew it was a bad idea coming back here."

            With an aggravated sigh, she stood up and placed the picture back on the table. Grabbing her coat, she walked out of the hotel. As soon as she hit the streets, she got lost in the world of crowds as the people engulfed her small body. The pain was unbearable and it was now tenfold. Allowing her feet to carry her wherever they wanted to go, she lowered her head and ignored the looks she received from the others. After a few minutes, her feet finally stopped, allowing her to rest. A puff of warm breath escaped from her lips as she looked up only to regret it. It seemed her subconscious had brought her to the arcade. The linoleum floor beneath her heels and the shouts of the children rushed through her body, a sense of homesickness filling her.

            She turned to leave when she heard an all too familiar laughter. Warm and full of kindness. Turning slowly, her eyes focused on a blonde man placing a large sundae in front of young girl. "...Andrew..."

            Her mind dragged her back to the day she had left Tokyo. To the day she ran away again.

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            Serena trudged through the snow, trying to reach the apartment of Andrew. Her once bright eyes were now dark with pain and innocence broken. She wore nothing but a thin shirt, bruises and cuts crossing her entire body. Blood trickled down from her wounds, but she didn't notice for her body was now numb. Somehow ... she had survived the attack. Somehow ... she had ended up at the hotel. And now she was walking in a blizzard to get to the house of the last person she could trust. Her eyes focused and unfocused before her, her eyes gazing at the tall apartment building. For a brief moment, she saw a flash of blonde hair and blue eyes. Andrew.

            It only a few hours later did she wake up in Andrew's apartment, bandaged up and cleaned. She looked around in confusion and blinked.

            "Ah, I see you're awake!"

            She turned to see the bright smile of Andrew as he came forward with a tray full of food. "Andrew?"

            He blinked slightly and smiled confusedly. "Yes, how did you know? I, um, found you outside and the security guard said you were screaming my name. So, I brought you into my apartment. What happened to you? Who are you?"

            She recoiled in horror. Why didn't he recognize her? Then, she saw the silver gleam of her hair. Of course. He'd never seen her after she had transformed back into her original form. She frowned and stood up, ignoring the pain. Regardless of Andrew's shocked look, she leaned into his chest, sobbing. "It's me. Usagi."

            "U... Usagi?!" He pulled her back, gazing in to her eyes. They were filled with so much pain, but underneath there, underneath the purple gaze, he could see Usagi. The warmth they used to hold and he flinched at the pain in there now. "Dear God, Usagi! What happened?"

            "They're all gone! The girls, the guys, Darien, Serenity! They're all gone! I couldn't protect them!"

            "Shh ... calm down and tell me quietly. What happened? Don't worry, I'll take care of you."

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            For a week after that, Andrew had taken care of her, helping her to get over the grief that had entered her heart. But the grief never left and she'd noticed his tired eyes and his tired body. After a week of staying with Andrew, she had left without giving him notice. Furiously, she had run back to England where she had demanded her father to give her the rightful heritage. At first he had refused, but she had threatened him then. Threatened to kill him. After that, the man withdrew from his company and she became in control. And that brought her here ten years later. Why did she come back here? Why?

            "Serena?"

            She blinked, looking up and stepping back as she saw Andrew. "I ..."

            "Serena! It is you!" The man embraced the tiny woman, joy fusing the two of them together. "By the Gods! Where have you been? Why did you leave that day?"

            "Andrew ... please don't ask me questions right now. Please." She tightened her hold on him and held back her tears. This man had been like a big brother to her and still was. "I've missed you."

            "I've missed you too, Serena."

            "Hey, 'Drew! Thought you were married!"

            Serena turned, the voice ringing through her ears. She could hear Andrew chuckle and release her.

            "Ah, but this girl is an exception! She's my little sister! Come on over, Endymion and meet her. Bring your little girl too." Andrew had not noticed Serena's sudden pale face or her trembling, but he would soon.

            She turned around slowly, eyes blurring a bit, but when it came back into focus, she saw him. The black hair ... the blue eyes. "D...Darien?"

            The man blinked confusedly and shook his head. "Umm ... no, miss. I'm Endymion Terran. It's a pleasure to meet you." He held out his hand, waiting for her to grasp it but all she did was stare.

            "Serena?" Andrew nudged her in the side, trying to figure out what was wrong with her. "Serena, what's wrong?"

            "It's Darien! Look it's him!" Serena pointed to the man, eyes brightening with joy. "It's Darien!"

            "No, Serena. It's not him. His name is Endymion." He grasped her by the shoulders, eyes filling with worry. "Darien's dead. They look nothing alike!"

            She lifted her head, gazing into Andrew's eyes and looked down, tears trailing down her face. Looking up at the confused man once more, she knew that it wasn't Darien. Though he had the same eyes ... his features were different, though no less handsome. They were darker and were not as feminine as Darien's. There was a sharp angle to the chin and a single dimple hid in the recesses of the man's smile. "I ... I'm sorry."

            Andrew smiled encouragingly at Endymion and the black-haired man shook his head. "It's alright. No harm done." He stood there, watching the woman as she moved away from them. She was a lovely creature, though seemed a bit lost in everything. Her movements were timid and almost frightened and her eyes shimmered with dark pain.

            "Daddy!"

            Serena looked up, her heart squeezing with unmistakable pain as a raven-haired girl ran up to Enydmion and embraced him. She was around the age of five and shared her father's bold beauty with blue eyes and thick black hair. She could feel Andrew's comforting arm wrap around her as she looked away from the sight.

            "Daddy, I brought a new doll today!"

            Trembling, she pulled away from Andrew, placed a card with her phone number in his hand, and ran out of the building. Memories of her child ... her baby flooded her mind. Memories of everyone tortured as she continued to run.

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            Several hours later found Serena wandering the streets, eyes wet with tears. Her eyes were focused on the ground, arms wrapped herself. It was for that reason did she find herself crashing into a hard chest. Just like she used to do with Darien. Confusion enveloped her as a flurry of grocery flew around her and warm arms helped her up.

            "Ms. Serena?"

            She looked up at the voice and found herself face to face with Endymion. "I ... I'm so sorry!"

            He just smiled warmly and shook his head. "It is quite all right. But what are you doing out in here in this cold weather? My apartment is only a block away. Please come with me. You're soaking wet from the snow!"

            Despite her protests, he dragged her to his apartment and practically carried her into the spacious living room. Depositing her on the couch, he smiled impishly as she glared at him accusingly. "Now, if you had just listened to me ... we wouldn't have had to make that scene in the lobby."

            She frowned and moved away from him. "I ... I'm sorry."

            "You seem to say that a lot, Ms. Serena."

            "Serena. Just Serena."

            "All right then. You can call my Endy." He lifted his head and called out for his daughter. "Artemis! Aries! Apollo!"

            She blinked at the names and gazed at him inquiringly. "My mother had a fetish for Greek and Roman myths. Artemis is my daughter and Apollo is my son. Unfortunately ... my sister received the war god's name." She giggled a bit as his wink and watched as the small child and a gorgeous raven-haired woman stepped out. She couldn't help but be reminded of Rei at that moment. But once again ... there were subtle differences to prove they were not the same person.

            Standing up, she bowed to the woman who gazed at her curiously. "Hello."

            Mars smiled gently and bowed as well. "Hello! Well, it seems Endymion's finally found himself a girlfriend! Took him a long enough."

            She blushed at this and shook her head. "Oh, no! I ... he helped me. It was snowing outside and well, I didn't realize how long I was out there." She pointed to her wet clothes and smiled sheepishly.

            The raven-haired woman smiled and pointed to her room. "Off to the rooms with ya! I'll take care of her Enydmion."

            "Where's Apollo?"

            "Oh, he's sleeping right now. And Aphrodite called." She laughed and looked towards Serena. "It seems we have a fetish for acquiring friends who have Roman or Greek names. We have Aphrodite, Jupiter, and Mercury. Their husbands, all brothers, have names after stones."

            Serena froze as she heard the names listed. The sureness that these people were not her dead friends and lover was slowly dissolving and she gazed at Artemis. "May I ask who Artemis and Apollo's mother is?"

            Endymion tilted his head and sighed. "It might sound funny to you ... but they were left on my doorstep. The strange thing is that they look exactly like me ... except for Apollo. He has silver hair but my eyes. They are my children ... because we took for a paternity test ... and it came out positive. I take it as a gift from god. I've never slept with a woman before they came. And that's the truth."

            Mars and Endymion watched the now silent woman who had tears coursing down her cheeks again. Enydmion had to wonder whether this woman was bipolar but shrugged it off. It was obvious she had gone through great pain. Something no one should ever have to go through. She was now whispering something. And he strained to listen to it.

            "Mina, Lita, Ami, Rei, Jed, Zach, and Nephlite. You've returned. Serenity ... my daughter."

            "Of course we returned!" Artemis stepped up and hugged Serenity, surprising everyone in the room. Speaking with wisdom beyond her years, the little girl smiled. "Welcome home, mommy. We've waited a long time for you."

            That's when a small silver-haired boy stepped out sleepily and he was the same age as Artemis. "What's going on?"

            "Mommy returned, you silly!"

            Serena turned to see a miniature version of Michael and sobbed, clinging to Artemis. They were all back. Peace settled in her heart as she practically smothered the small girl in her arms.

            Mars and Endymion watched, curious and surprised by all this. He repeated the same question his son had asked a few moments ago. "What's going on?"

            This time it was Serena who answered, picking up the girl in her arms and walking over to Apollo who she scooped up as well. They should have been too heavy to pick up, but she held them as if they weighed nothing. Walking over to Enydmion she smiled brightly, joy sneaking through her lilac eyes. "We'll explain everything ... my love." Then, placing the children on the ground, she grabbed the shocked man and pulled him into an embrace, kissing him thoroughly.

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            Queen Selenity smiled at the scene as Chronus wrapped his arms around her. "We should have known she would have been all right. From now on ... I plan not to interfere with her life."      

            A deep chuckle reverberated from Chronus as he placed his chin on top of his wife's head. "That's what you said before you opened the memories of Artemis."

            "Well, she never would have tried then! She would have run away again." She protested and turned to face her husband.

            "No, she wouldn't have. Not again. You just sped up the process. And I'm glad. Now, no more interfering. Promise?" He seemed angry, but his eyes were alight with amusement.

            "I promise." She pulled him towards her and brushed her lips against his. For the first time in a long time, all was well in the universe.

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I got so many complaints that I decided to write an epilogue. I hope this one pleased most of you better than the ending did. ^__^;;;