Hi all! Well here you have it Part 2 (the final chapter). So what's gonna happen? Is Mamoru really gonna pop the question? Are the girls gonna make up with the boys? Are Reika and Motoki even gonna be part of this chapter? HAHA

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Chapter 31Wedding Day (Part Two)

Usagi & Mamoru

Reika stepped on to the dance floor and proudly faced her father. She was dancing with her daddy as the crowd smiled and awed the sweet father daughter moment. It was a Western tradition, but it was a tradition she wanted to follow. Her mother and Motoki's mother went nuts taking pictures from all angles, as Motoki smiled nervously. He was sure he remembered the steps to the song they were going to dance to next. He went to the side with Mamoru and Usagi clapping and cheering the dancing duel.

"Man, I'm nervous." Motoki smiled scratching his head.

"You forgot the steps didn't you?" Mamoru sighed with a grin on his face. He didn't really remember how to dance either, and he was too worried with how excited he was going to feel being so close to Usagi. He was able to kiss some of his anxiety away, but it didn't solve all his problems. He still had that ring.

"Don't think too much about it, I'm sure you'll do fine." Usagi smiled to both men with a peace sign. Mamoru and Motoki smiled and then laughed at how much she was still the same girl.

"That dress sure looks amazing on you Usagi-chan. You look so grown up." Motoki laughed surprised how much Usagi had grown up in these last couple of months. She smiled as Mamoru proudly smiled down at her.

"Can you guys believe it? I'm married. This all really feels like some crazy dream." Motoki smiled watching Reika still dancing with her father. The lights dimmed and it was now his turn to make way to the dance floor, for the first dance. Motoki inhaled and walked on to the dance floor. Took Reika's hand from her fathers, and danced.

"You nervous about the dance Mamo-chan?" Usagi asked with sweet innocent eyes. Mamoru felt really tense suddenly.

"Yeah." He was able to say in a strange sigh.

"Don't worry, you'll remember all the steps." She smiled taking his hand. Mamoru sighed again, feeling that same urgency riling up again.

"That's not the problem." He said with a stressed pained look on his face. He remembered the day they did their first dance lesson with that crazy woman who kept saying their names wrong. How close their bodies were, how she smelled that day, the soften skin he was able to graze with his lips. All those sensations flooded back into his memory. He was feeling stressed out again, how did he become the type of man who would get so excited.

"Hmm?" She asked confused.

"It's nothing." Mamoru smiled. He couldn't explain to her that he was worried that dancing with her so closely was a going to be a huge turn on for him, especially wearing that beautiful dress and looking like a wonderful fairy.

***

"I can't believe those guys." Makoto angrily said. She was ready to punch out someone she was so mad.

"I can't believe the things they said to us." Minako was fuming, large puffs of air coming out of her ears.

"I mean, how dare they even go there. We're not helpless little princesses, if they only knew the sort of Sailor Scouts stuff we did, it would make their head spin." Minako boiled, feeling her fists turn into hammers.

"We haven't needed a 'man' to save us EVER." Rei added, but she wasn't as upset as she should have been. Perhaps she understood in which context the boys were talking in, and it was a fact, that they're strength only came when they transformed. Never mind the countless times Tuxedo Kamen came to save them all.

It became silent, the girls weren't sure what they were thinking. There were certain truths that they just didn't want to admit and it annoyed them to no end.

"Argh I need some fresh air." Minako said as the girls split and headed outside to get that fresh scent of Winter air.

The crowd of family and friends clapped as Motoki and Reika finished their dance. Now it was Mamoru and Usagi who had to make way to the stage and dance along with the happy couple, as other couples joined them. The girls really wanted to enjoy this portion of the night, but their bitter mood really didn't let that happen.

Mamoru held on to Usagi tightly, and rather then feeling overwhelmed with passion, he felt relaxed. Maybe it was the way the light hit her face, or how she smiled to him. He felt relaxed, the burdens that loomed over him faded slowly as she followed his movements. There wasn't a eye in the room that didn't bulge. Motoki and Reika smiled to Usagi and Mamoru, realizing a new love was just deepening before their eyes. They certainly didn't look like a normal couple, they carried an air of beauty no one could understand.

Minako stormed outside to the garden, she sat down on a bench that had been cleared of snow. She adjusted her dress and looked at to the thousands of little lights and sighed. She was really upset, she didn't like being thought of as weak, and she certainly didn't like Mitsuaki's attitude towards women. She wondered why it bothered her so much that he thought that way. She sighed again. Suddenly her mouth was covered and she was pushed back onto the bench. She hit the bench hard, her head throbbing for a moment. She opened her eyes to see a face covered in darkness. She struggled as the face got closer and pinned her to the bench. She tried to free her hand, and moved her knee to hit her attacker, but it was no use, he had overpowered her. She tried to scratch the man as his face came down to her face. Her eyes opened wide.

"See." Mitsuaki wasn't smiling, but was looking down at her with a strange calmness. She had never seen his eyes up close and realized that his eyes were actually very dark green. She pushed and struggled more but to no avail. He uncovered her mouth.

"Get off." She demanded, and he did. She looked down to the ground massaging her wrists.

"I think I made my point pretty clear. It's not about weak or strong, it's not even really about gender, but there are certain things that men can't help when it comes to their girlfriends. And when a strange man is talking to his girlfriend, it's the first thing that jumps to their mind, her safety before anything else becomes the drive for his insanity." Mitsuaki said loosening his tux bow tie. He expected for Minako to shout back, to yell at him for doing that to her, but when he heard nothing, he looked at her. She was shaking, her face covered by her bangs, she was rubbing her wrists and it dawned on him. He had taken this too far.

"Minako-san, hey listen I wasn't going to do-"

"That's enough…please don't talk to me…Just leave me alone." Minako said with a crack her voice and a sparkling tear fell down to her hand. It shocked Mitsuaki, but before he could say anything, she ran off. He hit his forehead for being so stupid.

"Danm….I didn't mean to scare her…I thought she knew it was me…" He whispered to himself. He wondered if the others had this sort of reaction too.

***

Itsuki came back with a slap across the face, and Kaimu came back with a text book lodged into the side of his neck.

"Hey you guys, how did it go?" Mitsuaki asked looking at the weird condition the boys came back in.

"Well, for sure Makoto-san isn't weak, in fact I'm a bit scared of her myself. She wasn't able to get away, but she got in a bite of my hand and managed to slap me pretty hard." He said plainly rubbing the deep red slap mark on his right cheek.

"And you Kaimu?" Mitsuaki asked wondering if he had made Ami cry too.

"Well, I sort of expected Ami-san to be a little helpless, but where she hid this book and how she managed to get it stuck here…it defies physics." Kaimu was a bit shocked with Ami's ability to sense him near by, and the fact that she was able to fight him off was even more surprising.

"How about you, was Minako-chan violent too?" Kaimu asked. Mitsuaki's face changed to something more guilty.

"I made her cry…" He sighed feeling annoyed with their stupid plan. The boys looked at him surprised.

"What? What did you do?" Itsuki asked wondering if Mitsuaki had taken it too far.

"Nothing…its just that I thought she saw that it was me, but I guess my face was shadowed by the lights…I think she thought she was really being attacked…" Mitsuaki whispered feeling really upset and really guilty. The boys looked at him. Both Makoto and Ami saw that it was them clearly, even mouthed off like crazy afterwards, but if Minako hadn't seen that it was Mitsuaki, she must have been genuinely afraid.

"Did you tell her it was you?" Kaimu asked pulling the text book out of his neck.

"Well she realized it was me when I got close enough…she didn't say anything when I was talking but when I saw her…she was shaking, and looking down…She ran off…she must have been really scared." Mitsuaki explained rubbing his head. He couldn't help but feel like a real rapist. He had never felt this guilty in his life.

"You gotta go talk to her, she must still be really mad." Itsuki said.

"We'll go inside, see you in there." Kaimu said as they headed back inside to the reception party. Mitsuaki nodded. He left towards the area he saw Minako run off too. He didn't know what to say to her, but he knew he had to apologize for scaring her like that. He could hear the music, and the crowd hollering to the music. He could tell a lot of people were dancing.

As he walked he saw Minako leaning against a tree close to the garden. She didn't look like she was crying, but did look very sad. Mitsuaki inhaled and exhaled, preparing himself. He knew he would probably get slapped, and he felt he deserved it.

"Minako-san." He called out for her as he made his way to her. He didn't want to surprise her again by just showing up. She closed her eyes not really wanting to see him.

"Hey please wait…" He grabbed on to her hand making her face him.

"I told you to leave me-"

"I'm sorry." He interrupted. Minako's eyes opened wide.

"I thought you could see it was me on top of you, but I didn't realize that my face was shadowed…I'm sorry for scaring you Minako-san. That was not my intention. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you. Please believe me." Mitsuaki said feeling a little desperate for her forgiveness. Minako closed her eyes before she cried.

"That's not it…When I didn't know it was you, I was scared. I didn't know what to do to get you off, and no matter what I did to get you off, nothing worked…" She said looking up at him. Mitsuaki felt like such a jerk, and suddenly a sensation fell over him that he hadn't felt in a long time. Watching her glassy eyes stare up at him, telling him how much she was afraid, and how she was relieved when she realized that it was him.

"But the shock…of realizing that if it hadn't been you and I couldn't escape…what would've happened…I understand what you meant." Minako said feeling pretty sad and down. She understood what he said about Mamoru being so aggressive, and why a boyfriend freaks out when they see another man speaking to their girlfriend. She understood what could've happened.

Mitsuaki saw her expression and it really broke his heart. She was looking suddenly weak and fragile, not like the Minako he had met and gotten used to.

"I'm sorry Minako-san…I went too far." Mitsuaki wanted her to cheer up.

"But you did great. You fought back with all your might and I think if you kept up, I could've been pretty badly hurt." Mitsuaki laughed a little. Minako looked at him and smiled, realizing that he was trying to cheer her up.

"Thanks." She smiled feeling more like herself. Suddenly seeing her smiling like that, looking cute and beautiful against the snowy background. He didn't know when his arms reached out and took her into embrace, but he knew it felt really good to hug her.

"Mitsuaki-san." Minako said stunned by his sudden movement. Was this another plot to test her.

"I'm really sorry again Minako-san…seems like I'm doing something I can't control right now." He smiled smelling the air, and feeling really good about hugging her. Minako blushed and stayed in place.

***

Ami, and Makoto blushed as the boys showed up behind them just in time.

"Hey, you think Mitsuaki likes her?" Kaimu said shocking both Makoto and Ami. They blushed madly.

"What are you guys doing here?" Makoto exclaimed. They had been watching Minako and Mitsuaki from the balcony. They were in awe when suddenly the boys showed up scaring their skins right off.

"Hey hey, you don't have another text book on you do you?" Kaimu asked as he did a quick search of Ami's dress. She blushed and pushed him back.

"Don't do that." She screeched. Kaimu smiled at her ignoring Makoto and Itsuki challenging each other to an arm fight. A strange silence fell over the two, Ami looking intense and annoyed by his presence.

"Hey, listen. I'm sorry about earlier…Mitsuaki told me earlier that Minako-san was crying and I felt bad." Kaimu was nervous saying his apologies, and he didn't quite understand why they felt they need to go this far. There wasn't really a huge point to prove, but somehow when it came to these girls, none of them really had any mind of reason.

Ami examined Kaimu's face, which seemed to be blushing a little from her staring.

"It's alright. But please don't test us like that again. Next time you might have really gotten hurt." Ami said very studiously. Kaimu looked at her with a plain face, not believing that she was concerned for his safety when he was the one who attacked her. Then again, he still had a good red mark on his neck where she had lodged that text book.

Ami on the other hand was not talking about the book-self-defence. When he came up from behind her, for a split second she thought it was a stranger, and had thought about transforming into Sailor Mercury. Luckily it was only Kaimu. Then it dawned on her. Why did she feel relief that it was only Kaimu playing around. Could she have trust in him enough to not worry when he's clearly attacking her. Not even for a moment did it occur to her that he was trying to harm her. She blushed at the thought covering her mouth. Kaimu noticed how cute she looked there blushing intensely like she was.

"You look really pretty." Kaimu suddenly said, not able to hide his gentle smile.

Ami looked at Makoto playfully horsing around Itsuki, and she wondered if Makoto felt the same way. She was after all laughing as Itsuki showered lots of attention. And judging from both their faces, it didn't look like she was bothered right now by that attention.

***

On the dance floor Usagi and Mamoru had finally finished dancing. They were some what exhausted. The hectic morning had really dawned on them and now they wanted to sit and eat.

Mamoru led the way holding Usagi's hand as they went to the buffet table. They hadn't had a chance to eat with the rest of the guests since they were behind the scenes so much. The crowd of angry girls and jealous boys watched the couple plate their food. Usagi was madly hungry and insisted she get another plate, which Mamoru agreed to reluctantly. When they returned to the table, only Rei was sitting there.

"Rei-chan, where are the girls?" Usagi asked sitting down. She wondered if Rei felt a bit lonely being there by herself.

"I'm not sure, they sort of ran off. I'm just waiting for Taka-san." Rei smiled. She didn't feel bad that she was the only one sitting on the table, after all, she was a bit flattered that a couple of guys came up to her for a dance. She was snacking on her food and staring out to the happy crowd. She was especially interested in Reika and Motoki, they seemed so happy it was hard to not stare at them.

"When is Taka-san getting off?" Usagi asked.

"He called and said in 10 minutes. He said for me to wait by the front entrance." Rei smiled. She wondered if he wanted to give her a hug and a kiss but didn't want to do it in front of everyone. Rei blushed a little. She was glad she did what she did with Taka, and was glad that her relationship with him was important to him too.

The girls showed up suddenly with the boys, and it wasn't strange to see them all together. However, there was a strange aura around the group. Usagi and Mamoru wondered where they were and why they all looked a little blushed.

"So how was the dance?" Itsuki asked Mamoru.

"It was good." He replied, even though it took so much of his control not to push her down on the dance floor and do the dirty deed he had been dreaming of doing. He was a bit embarrassed that he had become such a horny 16 year old boy. He was an adult, a man, and he surely should be able to control his need, but all his control was slowly breaking down, and the more he held Usagi the more his mind went numb.

"Usagi-san, you look very beautiful in that dress." Mitsuaki said as a compliment. He was into fashion and planned on getting into the fashion world. Mamoru beamed an awkward and deadly smile to Mitsuaki.

"In fact, Reika-san's gown is amazing too, I have seen that same dress in a magazine." He added. Usagi smiled at the group and then to Mamoru, it felt really good to be such a big group. And though they didn't really know each other perfectly, this wedding had all brought them together some great relationships.

Usagi looked at Mamoru and blushed slightly as they all talked amongst themselves. Rei got up and left the group to meet Taka, but that didn't seem to interrupt the conversations at the table. She wanted to talk to Mamoru about what she wanted to do after the reception and who she wanted to stay with. But she was nervous about asking such a thing. And yet she knew, that if she didn't talk about it with him soon, she would really be going home with Ami.

***

As the night progressed, the crowd was thinning. Mamoru looked at Usagi's happy smiling face. She looked more beautiful than any of his words could express. He wanted so dearly to hold her. He touched his pocket and thought about the ring he bought for her. The question that he wanted to ask her was at the tip of his tongue. He continued to puzzle over if he should ask. She looked mature, perhaps it was just his mind telling him that, or the dress, but his feelings were the same as that night. He didn't want to be ripped from her again. And he worried that if he asked this question, she might pull away from him.

He sighed gently still staring at her talking to the different party guests and her friends. Motoki came around suddenly to his side.

"Hey you alright?" Motoki asked. He had noticed that Mamoru looked a bit down, and wondered if something had happened.

"Motoki…should I ask her?" Mamoru asked almost hoping that Motoki would have the answers he needed. Motoki looked at Usagi hugging and smiling with Reika. He had known Usagi for a long time, and knew Mamoru for a long time, and something in his heart told him; that Usagi would say yes.

"Well do you want to ask her Mamoru?" Motoki asked. Mamoru sighed painfully.

"I really do. But what if this scares her. She's still a high school student." Mamoru said rubbing his head. He had never thought in his entire life as Mamoru Chiba, that he would be in this place. He recalled all those years alone, he never thought he would be here aching over a girl so much it hurt his very soul.

"I have a feeling that it won't." Motoki smiled and placed a friendly encouraging hand on Mamoru's shoulder.

"Yeah…" Mamoru smiled. He wanted to have that second chance to be with her. The first was taken from them so long ago. The day he got ripped from her side, was the day he had stopped loving. And until she made her way back into his life, he had sworn away love. As he watched her smile, her lips and eyes, her body, all of her he wanted to be his all over again.

"I think you should ask her Mamoru…" Motoki smiled and left the table. Mamoru took in a deep breath and got up too.

He walked to Usagi with no real expression. Gently he pulled her away from the crowd she was speaking to.

"Mamo-chan?" She asked wondering if he was alright.

"I just want some fresh air." He said in a dull tone. Usagi wondered if she had done something wrong or talked to someone he didn't want her to be speaking to. She noticed how much Mamoru looked like the same Tuxedo Kamen she stressed over so much. She remembered that first night they were here for the Halloween dance. How he had kissed her shoulders, and teased her. They walked outside, Usagi made some small comments about that night as Mamoru led her to the copper gazebo where he touched her as Tuxedo Kamen. He was silent as she talked cheerfully ignorant to what he was about to say to her.

"Wow, this place is still so beautiful." Usagi smiled. It was covered in snow, but the little light all around the gazebo gave an unearthly glow.

"Usako, remember the night I was here with you." He said touching her face. She smiled and blushed.

"Yeah…you were still trying to run away from me then though." She giggled. She knew it must have been hard for Mamoru to battle himself. He wanted to be with her, but at the same time he fought to stay away. Mamoru kissed her, she returned the kiss holding on to his warm body. She was a bit chilled and Mamoru saw this as an opening.

"Usako..take my jacket." He looked at her with serious eyes. He pulled off his jacket and gently placed it over her shoulders. She smiled.

"You won't be cold.?" She asked. Mamoru smiled down at her feeling the last shred of his sanity slip away. He had never loved anyone more than he loved her. He couldn't picture his life without her. He cupped her face gently. His silence was making Usagi wonder if everything was alright, but his passionate gaze prevented her from asking.

"Usako…I love you so much." He said in a sweet calm whisper. Suddenly everything around them became quiet. The night air became warmer. The stars and moon all seem to shine brighter. Usagi smiled up at him, placing a hand on his face.

"I love you too Mamo-chan." She replied.

"I want to ask you something, but I'm afraid that I might lose you." Hi voice was low and deep. Usagi had never seen Mamoru look this passionate. His eyes were glassy, his face and body all warming.

"I can't live without you Usako. For a long time, I tried to stop myself from getting close to you, but still somehow I couldn't. And that night when I kissed you…I just knew, that I couldn't live without you. That you were the only thing that existed….I could lose everything else Usako, but I can't lose you." Mamoru moved closer to her forcing her to look up at him more. She wondered what was stressing him so much to the point where he had to say such wonderful and sweet things to her.

"Mamo-chan…" Usagi whispered almost hypnotized by his expression. Mamoru moved his hand into the jacket pocket. Usagi wondered what he was doing, she blushed a little wondering if he was trying to touch her. Suddenly, he bent down on one knee making her wonder what was going on.

"For the rest of my life, I promise to be the best man I can be. I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe and happy. I'll protect you always and I'll love you always…so please…." Mamoru had never looked this defeated as he held up his palm revealing a small black box. Usagi looked at it and suddenly realized what it was. The shock ran over her body and forced her heart to beat faster than it ever had.

"Please Usako…be my wife…" He opened the box to reveal a beautiful diamond ring sparkling brightly like a star. Usagi covered her mouth, tears started to flow down her eyes. She couldn't believe her eyes. Mamoru smiled to her, feeling weak suddenly. He was nervous about her response, and couldn't tell if she was scared or happy.

"Mamo-chan…" She whispered between sobs. She fell to her knee unable to hold herself up. She had never expected this. Mamoru looked at her, almost afraid that she was going to say no. She was crying and staring at the ring and then to him. Her heart and head were in such a mess.

"YES!" She happily shouted, crying and laughing at the same time. Mamoru couldn't believe it. His face turned pale and plain, he was in shock to hear her.

"Yes, Mamo-chan, YES!" She said over and over again as the shock drained from her body. She was smiling and blushing. She looked like a bride, beautiful and glowing. Mamoru took the ring and took her left hand.

"I promise Usako…we'll always be together. I lost you once, but never again." He said confidently, almost sealing the vow to the ring. He put the ring on the softly crying Usagi. She looked at him more than she looked at the ring. She had never expected him to do such a thing, and the excitement was burning her heart. She jumped into his arms, he hugged her tightly. A tear rolled down his face. He was so happy. The last time he had cried with such a tightness in his chest was the day he lost her, but today; he had gained it all back.

"I love you Usako…I love you." He repeated in small whispers over and over again. Usagi couldn't stop crying she was so happy.

"Me too Mamo-chan. I love you too." She smiled holding on to him tightly. They were finally together, recapturing a memory that was once lost. He pulled her out of the hug, stared down at her face, a sweet smile came over his face.

He leaned down gently and kissed her, and at that moment he knew, this was going to be the night he would never ever forget. As he kissed her, he couldn't stop repeating in his mind, that he loved her more than life itself. And nothing could break them apart again. No matter how many life times passed from this moment, he would always return to her.

***

Out of respect for Reika and Motoki, Usagi kept her left hand hidden either behind herself or holding Mamoru's hand. When they returned to the hall, the girls had been looking for her. But they had assumed that she was probably off having some romantic moment with Mamoru. How the girls envied her. Rei and Taka were eating some of the cake he had prepared while waiting for Usagi and Mamoru.

"There you guys are." Minako winked. She didn't want to answer any questions just yet, and certainly didn't want the attention shifting to her. After all, she wanted this night to be special, she had never thought that Mamoru would ask her to marry him.

The night came to a close, after all the dances, and happiness, the wedding was finally done. Reika and Motoki made their way to their suite as the crowd thinned. Tomorrow was going to be a day of rest, but they would still have to send off the happy couple to the airport.

"Well I guess we should all head home soon too." Minako said looking at the time. It was passed 1 and they really should be getting home. The boys offered to take the girls home. Usagi blushed a little, she didn't want to say outloud that she wanted to stay with Mamoru, however, if she didn't, then she would end up sleeping over at Ami's for sure.

"Alright, we'll see you guys later." Ami and the gang sang as they left the hall. Usagi blushed, as Mamoru looked down at her confused. He thought Usagi was going home with Ami.

"Um, Mamo-chan…can I stay with you…tonight." She whispered looking down at her feet. Mamoru's heart skipped a beat. He laughed at himself, all this time, her plan was the same as his.

"Lets go get your bag." Mamoru said. Usagi nodded feeling nervous. The whole night had been perfect and there was just one thing that she wanted but was too scared to say anything. They walked silently, even the elevator ride was unbearable. Usagi tried to think of how she could say that she wanted to "stay" the night with him, but no matter how she phrased it in her head, it just didn't sound good. She was red in the face, and she was sure even her body was getting red she was so embarrassed about this.

Suddenly Mamoru kissed her, holding her head tightly. Usagi at first was surprised and stared at his face plastered on to hers. When she recovered from the shock, she closed her eyes and responded to the kiss. Mamoru pulled her closer to himself, feeling the softness of her body. Usagi responded well to this advance, and put her arms around to his back holding him as tight as he held her. He broke the kiss before he edged any closer to the point of no return.

"Usako….there's something I want to do tonight with you….but I'll only do it if you're alright with it." Mamoru asked cupping her face in his hands. His face was serious and looking very passionate. It was clear from his voice, face and body language that he wanted to do this with her tonight. Usagi smiled and blushed touching his hand.

"Mamo-chan…" She whispered feeling very nervous.

"You can say no to me Usako…" He whispered back. He really wanted to do this with her, to bring their relationship to marriage, but he didn't want to rush her into this without her full mental consent.

She looked up into his eyes, looking like a mature confident woman.

"I want to." She replied holding onto his arms. Mamoru kissed her forehead as the elevator doors opened.

***

"Usako…" He whispered as he madly kissed her. His hands were tracing her body with devotion. He had never felt this need before. She responded as best as she could, allowing him to do whatever he wanted.

The room was dim, with only very small bit of light coming from outside and the light from the mirror by the entrance. Usagi realized when they got to the room, that this was the suite he was booking earlier, not for Motoki and Reika, but for their special night. She wondered how long he had been planning this for. She was happy to be there with him, and was glad that they wanted the same things.

He moved her to the bed, suddenly softening his kissing. He pulled off his vest still placing little kisses on her neck. Usagi sighed happily as he started to unzip her dress. Her eyes closed as he pulled the dress off her and layed her on the bed. He looked down at her, her face glowing as marvellously as that night on the moon. He pulled her hair out of the buns, letting it sprawl on the bed. The flashes every night spent came back to him. The nights on the moon he caressed her, the many kisses he placed on her body, the force of his thrusts; the passion that once was, all came back. Usagi put her arms over his arms, smiling happily to him.

"I love you Mamo-chan." She was beaming, he had never seen her look like this before. The ring sparkled in the moon light as he started to move his hands over the clasp of her bra. It was not like a normal bra since it had no straps, but it didn't matter, he was able to make quick work of it. He wanted to slow down for her, but all that passion he kept at bay, brew.

He touched her thighs, as he hungry assaulted her breasts. It was not like any other time, he was moving to a pace she didn't recognize, but whatever it was that he did made her become mindless. She moaned as he continued lick and squeeze her breasts, moving his hands all over, slowing moving to remove her panties. He sat up, and rushed to remove his shirt, he almost tore it off himself, but he didn't want to stop for anything, not even for clothes.

Usagi moaned again, as he kissed her stomach pulling off the last bit of clothing she had. He touched her, rubbing her inner thighs, moving his kisses further and further down. Suddenly she felt something she had never experienced before.

"Mamo-ch-" Her head fell back to the pillow her body arched as he pulled her legs further apart. It was not what she expected. His tongue was doing something that she was embarrassed of, but she couldn't get her voice to stop him. Instead she moaned as he continued to taste all he could. He forced her body to respond, her legs kept apart more, giving him more room for his shoulders. He lifted her bum a little so he could touch the parts of her that would make her scream and shudder. Usagi responded by holding on to the sheets tightly.

"Mamo-chan…" She breathlessly quivered unable to say anything else. Mamoru wasn't going to stop, he massaged her left breast, as he continued to move his tongue down on her. She was embarrassed, she never realized she could make such pleasured sounds, nor did she realize that she could become this horribly needy. Mamoru felt her body trembling, he knew it was time, he couldn't wait any longer. He was just as needy as she was then, maybe even more. He didn't care to take it slowly, or do it the whole night as a normal man would probably plan. It was her first time with him, and she was completely willing to go at his pace. He wanted deep inside his soul to slow down, to make these sensations last. And yet, at the same time he wanted to take her as quickly as possible, it was selfish and demanding things from her body that seemed unfair, but he didn't care. He stopped to take off his pants, which gave Usagi a moment to catch her breath. She covered her face with her arm trying to hide how red she was and how much she wanted more. She even considered begging for him to hurry. She pulled the sheet over herself, she was panting, too excited to think of anything else but him.

She wanted him to proceed, to move to the next thing, and take the virginity she guarded for him. He pulled out a condom, she could hear him ripping up the package.

"It's alright, you don't have to….I started birth control…" She blushed even redder, not able to remove her arm from her face. Mamoru looked at her surprised.

"Usako?" He was able to say not sure if he heard right. He was breathing heavily and his mind was a mess.

"It's alright to do it without it….I'm on birth control…" She said moving her arm to face him. She was blushing, mostly from the heat he brought her. He looked down at her, threw the condom to the floor and moved to her.

"Usako…" He positioned himself, Usagi smiled at him.

"I'm not gonna say you can say no Usako…because I can't stop…." He was able to whisper completely defeated. She continued to smile, cupping his face as he moved between her legs.

"I wouldn't say no." She whispered as he made his first move. He didn't want to ease into it, feeling like it would only delay the pain, instead he pushed in with one quick thrust. Usagi jerked a little feeling something rush into her stomach. It wasn't as painful as she expected. Mamoru stayed in place, breathing hard waiting for her to adjust to him.

"Are you alright?" He asked gently brushing her hair out of her face. A tear rolled down confusing and scaring Mamoru for a moment.

"I'm so happy." She smiled at him, it was the first time in her life, that she was absolutely sure about something. With Mamoru there were no doubts and there would never be such a thing. Mamoru started to pull out gently and pushed in again, stretching and slowly easing her body. At first Usagi felt nothing more than a strange sensation zapping the insides of her thighs, but as he continued to gently push and pull, she started to feel different. Mamoru grunted moving a little faster, he was trying to keep himself calm enough to not go mad, he wanted her body to feel what he was feeling first before going crazy on her.

He heard a moan escape her lips as she tightened her body, he knew then she was started to feel good. He started to move faster, sucking on her neck. Usagi moved her legs further apart, giving him more room to push. He took this new space to speed up. He lay down on her, feeling her breast against his bare chest, adding to both their excitement. She was kissing as aggressively as he kissed, pushing her body up to meet his thrusts, which only became more powerful.

Usagi's moans made Mamoru groan louder, he loved hearing her. He loved the way she looked under him, the way her hair was spread on the bed, the way her eyes become like glass, everything about this moment made him want her more.

"Usako…" He moaned as his thrusts became stronger and deeper .Usagi welcomed this new change with cries of happiness. Her body was being pushed to the breaking point. She was trembling, her mind a mess. Mamoru was sweating, he shifting to his hands rather then laying on his elbows so he could push harder wanting her to reach her peak.

Usagi put her hands on his chest, lifting her legs on to his. Mamoru was breathless, he felt her body tighten with his, and knew that the end was near. He didn't want these feelings to end, he wanted this sensation for the rest of his life. She was flustered, moaning, her grip on his chest was a little painful, but it didn't matter to him. He was reaching his limit.

"I love you Usako…I love you." He blurted out many times as his body flew out of control. He pushed harder then he did before, demanding her body to reach the peak. Usagi's eyes closed, her body arched again, this time she cried happily as the sensation rocked her entire body. From head to toe Mamoru was caught in a moment in time where nothing else mattered. He moaned that he loved her as he shuddered, unable to comprehend how something this simple could feel so amazing.

He lay down on her waiting for her to recover from the shock of what she felt. Usagi had reached this peak before with Mamoru, but it had never felt this amazing.

"Usako…are you alright?" He asked in a husky tired voice. She opened her eyes, feeling completely drained.

"Yeah…" She laughed a little feeling embarrassed. He laughed back a little as well putting his forehead down on hers. He wasn't ready to move yet, he just wanted to be there. They lay in place just nuzzling each other.

"Um Mamo-chan…" Usagi smiled a little nervously. Mamoru was sucking on her neck, how many hicki's was he going to give her?

"Yeah…" He said not moving.

"Uh…" Usagi said sounding unsure and a little nervous. Mamoru looked down at her suddenly, wondering if she was regretting this. He was nervous now, feeling really bad, he wondered if he had forced her, he did recall that he told her she couldn't say no. A million thoughts raced through his head, he felt guilty. And yet at the same time he didn't care if she regretted it, because she was his now; and nothing could pull them apart.

Usagi blushed looking embarrassed.

"What is it Usako?" He asked again brushing her hair from her face. She looked like an angel, an angel he took, selfishly for himself binding her to him, making it so that she could never leave.

"…it's gross down there!" She whined playfully. Mamoru's eyes widen not sure what to make of what she said. Suddenly he started to laugh realizing she was probably uncomfortable with all the wetness, and it didn't help that he was still on top of her.

"I just didn't want to move from you." He laughed slowly pulling out and off of her. Usagi made a cute embarrassed face, feeling all the liquid that had rushed out of her.

"Aw… this is so gross." She whined, Mamoru only laughed.

"Is it always gonna be this messy?" She asked not sure what to do. Mamoru suddenly captured her before she got off the bed to clean up.

"Yeah…but I don't care right now." He smiled holding her tightly in a hug. Usagi smiled back forgetting all about the mess she wanted to clean.

"I love you Mamo-chan." She whispered. Mamoru could only hold her, and pray to the moon above them, that at least in this life time; let their love be safe. He wanted her to be happy, to have the kind of love she couldn't have on the moon. He wanted to give her everything, and he would deliver every one of her wishes. He never wanted to be separated again.

They had gone along way from being mortal enemies and just Sailormoon and Tuxedo Kamen. He would have never guessed just a few months ago that he would be there tonight, holding on to Usagi like this after making love to her. To propose to her, to want her this badly.

"Never leave me…" He whispered as he continued to hug her. His eyes were closed and it seemed like he was about to fall asleep. Usagi turned to face him still locked in his arms.

"I'll never leave." She promised quietly as she gently touched his cheek.

"We'll never be apart again Endymion." She smiled as a tear rolled down her cheek. She looked up to the moon, it was full and bright. It was further in the corner, slightly away from her vision, but she knew it was there. How she thanked whatever good grace it was that she was able to reunite with him again.

She nuzzled against him, accepting his protection and warmth, for however many life times he wanted.

***

The next morning, Usagi was too embarrassed to face Mamoru. She remembered what she did with him the night before. All the sounds she made and how she must've looked like. She had never pictured herself to become like that before. She turned red as she got out of the bathroom. She had just finished bathing.

"Morning." Mamoru was wide awake and waiting for her in the bed. Usagi blushed hugging her rope. Her hair was still wet, and with that flustered face. Mamoru paid close attention to her body as she walked towards him.

"Morning." She smiled back. Something about her face changed, and Mamoru could notice it right away. She looked like a woman now, the woman she was before. He grabbed her hand and kissed it. Usagi giggled.

"You look beautiful." He smiled. He realized what it felt like to be a man, and what it felt like to have the woman he loved. It was an emotion that couldn't compare to anything else on this world. Usagi blushed a little trying to dry her hair with a towel.

"We should probably get going soon, what time do they leave?" Usagi asked thinking about what time Motoki and Reika had to leave for the airport. Mamoru couldn't pay attention to what she was saying, instead all he could do was focus on how amazing she looked. With her body looking mature, her hair wet, in a bathroom robe; the sensation he had last night brewed again.

"Usako…is your body alright?" He asked sternly. Usagi faced him a little flustered.

"Ye-yeah" She said with a small smile. She had expected it to hurt so badly that she wouldn't be able to walk, but that was not the case. She wasn't sure if it was just the way Mamoru made love to her or if her body just responded well. It hurt in the morning, when she got up with an uncomfortable mess between her legs. She waddled a little in the beginning, and it seemed to hurt while in the shower, but by the time she was out of the shower, the pain had disappeared. The only complaint she had was that her hips and legs felt a little sore.

"Good." Mamoru whispered suddenly pulling her down to the bed. He didn't wait for her objection, he started to kiss and pull off the bathrobe. Usagi was shocked at first, but when she felt his lips and teeth against her chest, and his hands massaging her breasts, she didn't protest. She smiled to herself.

"Mamo-chan." She laughed as he tickled her slightly. He laughed kissing her forehead.

"Now for round 2." He smirked jumping her.

***

There was a lot of noise and people at the airport, but the loudest were the girls and Reika hugging each other.

"Take care and be sure to wear lots of sun screen." The girls said to Reika as she cried like she was dying. They were huddled in a big girl circle talking about things that simply didn't make sense to Motoki, Mamoru and the boys.

"It's like someone's dying…" Itsuki commented looking a bit stressed with the way people were staring at them.

"Um Reika, we should get going." Motoki smiled trying to pull Reika from their girl circle. He was met with a dark aura and death glares when he tried to touch her.

"No I meant take your time." He stuttered panicked with their reaction.

"Well I should get going...I'll miss you all!" Reika said wiping the tears from her face.

"Make sure you eat and drink plenty of water." Ami said as the girls all gave little bits of advice. It was like they were all her mother sending off their teenage daughter to school. Motoki could only smile nervously realizing he better not make Reika mad or he'd be killed. Mamoru looked a little bored and didn't like how far Usagi was from him, he wanted to be glued to her. The boys were also rather bored, and wanted the crying fest to stop.

"I'll write everyday!" Reika said as she gave one last hug to the group.

"Write everyday?" Mitsuaki said as they all turned to a worried Motoki who was planning for nothing but love making during the trip.

"Take care! Bye you guys." Reika waved as Usagi and the girls waved goodbye to her and Motoki as they entered the boarding area. Mamoru and the boys waved goodbye but with no tears and snot flying everywhere.

"She'll be back in a couple of weeks." Mamoru said trying to cheer up Usagi who blew into the handkerchief he gave her. She thanked him and returned it back to him. He sighed and figured it was payback for all the mess he left on her.

"I hope they have a great time." Minako said as they all walked out of the airport.

"I'm sure they will, after all it's Hawaii." Kaimu smiled. It was another bright day outside, and yet little flakes started to come down.

"I guess it's gonna be a white Christmas." Rei commented to Taka.

"Yeah, we should go Christmas shopping soon." Minako said excitedly.

"Aww, and School break is coming up too!" Makoto said happily.

"We should all hang out more." Mitsuaki replied. They were going to be on break from college too.

They were all standing outside the airport watching the snow fall down, waiting for Reika and Motoki's plane to take off. It somehow felt like a normal day, like nothing had changed, and it was both a blessing and a surprise. Usagi took a hold of Mamoru's hand.

"Somehow everything seems back to normal…" Usagi whispered feeling a little nostalgic. The boys didn't really seem to understand what they were talking about, but to the girls and to Mamoru and Usagi, things were finally in place, they were all exactly where they all should be.

"Nothings changed." Makoto smiled. But when she turned to her side she saw Itsuki. The girls slightly glanced at each other realizing not everything was the same. And when they looked at Usagi and Mamoru standing by the railings and watching the sky, with the wind brushing by them lightly; they knew for sure that nothing was the same. Everything was different. They all had changed somehow personally, and meeting the guys was a blessing; and top it all off, they had their Princess and Prince.

"You guys! How long do you plan on standing like that!" Minako said with a very dangerous look on her face. Usagi smiled nervously as did Mamoru, realizing they were holding hands and standing pretty close to each other driving the girls into maddening jealously.

"Well we are dating." Usagi replied with a nervous giggle. The girls laughed when they noticed the ring sparkle in the light.

"GASP!" They made a sound that sounded something like a large intake of breath. Their expressions frozen.

"USAGI! What is that!?" Minako shouted pointing with a strange stick that seemed to appear from nowhere. Usagi blushed and looked to Mamoru for confidence, he smiled proudly.

"I asked her to marry me last night." He smiled holding on to her engaged hand.

"USAGI!" The girls squealed suddenly taking over her and pushing Mamoru aside like he didn't matter in this picture. The girls started to congratulate her and asked for details of how Mamoru asked. Usagi was blushing and smiling happily allowing them all to gawk at her ring with extreme jealously.

"You happy?" Mitsuaki asked shaking Mamoru's hand.

"Yeah." Mamoru paused to look at his bride and couldn't help feel how lucky he was. All the stress he had faded the instant she said yes. He loved her more than life itself, and vowed that he would protect and love her for as long as he lived. No matter in how many life-times, he would always find her and his love will remain the same.

"Congratulations." Ami smiled finally someone paid attention to Mamoru.

"So when's the happy day!?" Rei asked as the girls grouped back with Usagi to Mamoru and the guys.

"Well, that's probably not for awhile. But I guess we have lots of things to look forward to." Mamoru smiled taking a hold of Usagi's hand again. The girls pulled out handkerchiefs to wipe their little streams of tears. It was so romantic.

"Ah young love." Minako smiled blowing her nose.

"Alright, we have to find some great guys to spend Christmas with!" Makoto smiled as her Ami and Minako clasped hands darting horrible looks to Rei for abandoning their 'utterly single group'.

"Well, that might take a while." Kaimu smirked. A snap could be heard from the 3 lonely girls.

"What did you say!?" Minako shouted.

"But I guess we can always hang out." Mitsuaki smiled petting Minako on the head. It shocked them, and for some reason they never considered the boys as potentials since all they did was fight, but the thought was now entering their minds.

"Either way, this is gonna be the best Christmas!" Usagi was cheerful. Mamoru was right, there were many great things to look forward to. It was only a matter of time and patience to enjoy each new step.

"There! That's their plane!" Ami shouted happily waving to the sky, Kaimu waving with her. They all looked up and waved a final goodbye to Reika and Motoki. They weren't sure if they could see them from up there or not, but it was still fun.

When they plane disappeared into the clouds, it started to snow even more.

"Should we get going?" Itsuki said hugging himself for warmth.

"Yeah. Where should we go?" Makoto said wrapping her head with her scarf.

"How about the arcade." Usagi smiled. There was a silence.

"Sounds good." They walked their separate ways to the place where they all sort of met and were connected to. Rei with Taka, the girls on the bus with the guys, and Usagi with Mamoru who held her hand all the way to his car.

"Are you okay Usako?" He asked wondering how she felt about everything.

"I'm good." She smiled to him brightly.

"No regrets?" He asked nervously. It was something he wanted to ask when she got out of the shower, but seeing her look so beautiful he couldn't help jump her again. Before they left the hotel he had taken her three times and he wondered if it had scared her or caused her pain or regret. He didn't mean to be that hungry or this possessive, but it was something he couldn't help.

"Not even a bit." She smiled rubbing his cheek, hoping that he would stop worrying about that. She wanted the same things he wanted and was happy to be with him in every way. Somehow she felt different, perhaps a little grown up. She wondered if anyone would notice.

***

"Hey, that's my seat." Makoto said to Itsuki who was now taking her hot chocolate since his hadn't arrived yet. They were all talking about their own separate things, Makoto and Itsuki mostly fighting, but less violently then normal.

Usagi and Mamoru walked in then, with a little snow on their heads. They seem to be in slow motion, glowing brightly like some heavenly couple. They couldn't help but stop, even drop their snacks as they gawked at them.

"Hey, do they look a little different." Minako asked with slightly slanted eyes.

"Yeah, especially Usagi-chan." Ami added in a small whisper.

"It's almost as if she…OMG." Rei spat out her drink realizing why she was glowing so much.

"Girl meeting!" Rei shouted standing up thunderously. The girls jumped up with her over the table, shocking the boys as they stormed, kidnapped Usagi before Mamoru could even feel her hand part from his.

"Usako?" He was able to say, his hair ruffled by the intense air that flew past him a second ago.

"What happened?" Kaimu asked cleaning up the mess the girls left behind.

"I don't know." Mamoru said scratching his head.

***

"Fess up!" Rei said in a low sneaky voice. She knew she probably had no business to probe Usagi for answers considering she had also done the deed. It had changed her, and it was because of that she was able to recognize the look on Usagi's face.

"Um, um, what?" Usagi said nervously, completely red in the face and trembling a little. She didn't want to answer any questions about that.

"Explain why you look so different" Minako said with a large grin on her face.

"Come to think of it, you told your parents you were sleeping at Ami-chan's house, but you never went home with her." Makoto said finally realizing how the two connected.

"Usagi-chan, really!?" Ami blurted out, mostly from shock. She didn't know about this. Usagi blushed even more, sinking deeper into embarrassment.

"How did you guys know?" She asked feeling like she wanted to crawl into a hole. Rei knew how she must feel right now, and judging by how much Usagi's face had changed overnight, she realized that Usagi's night was very different from her night. This was a love that withstood so many barriers, dangers and time itself; that consummation of course would have brought back the love they felt generations ago.

"It's alright, we're happy for you Usagi." Rei smiled taking some of the heat off of Usagi. The girls looked at her a little surprised at the change of tone.

"Yeah, lets just get something to eat." Ami smiled. Usagi felt so relieved. She thought she would never get out of that one, but was happy they decided to stop asking. This was expected from their relationship, something like this probably should've happened earlier, but knowing Mamoru, he didn't want to do it until he felt Usagi was ready for him.

They walked back to the table, giggling. The boys welcomed the girls back, a little nervous that they might have another fit.

"WOW, what a great day!" Minako sighed sitting down next to Mitsuaki who stared at her.

"Yeah, it's pretty good." He replied with a soft smile.

"Hey, I just wanna say a toast to a new friendship, and a great Christmas and a wonderful new year." Taka smiled. It was out of nowhere, but he felt it needed to be said. That they were all friends now, and judging by how they were all interacting with each other, it seemed like they were all getting really close really fast. It felt really normal for them all to be together like this, as if the strings of their individual destiny's were tangled. The group lifted up their cups and cheered the toast.

It was really going to be a great new life, no matter what the circumstances, they would always have each other.

"Happy Monday Mamo-chan." Usagi whispered.

"You too Usako." He replied back as the group loudly cheered their new lives. He took her hand in his joining in with the cheering.

***

"You happy Mamo-chan?" Usagi asked sitting on top of his car gazing out to the snowy city below.

"Yeah, you?" He asked her brushing the snow flakes from her hair. She giggled.

"Yep." She gave him her most cute smile, and it was just like her to look this happy. Mamoru could only stare her, his heart was beating so fast. It didn't matter how used to her face he got, just one look would still make his heart leap.

"Usako. Thank you for coming into my life." He smiled cupping her cold face. Her eyes looked like they were about to water.

"All those times, I annoyed you, bugged you, made you unhappy….I guess I'm thankful for it all, since I got to be with you in the end." He smirked a little remembering all the faces she used to make at him when he made her mad. But it was really when he realized she was Sailormoon that he knew why he was always so protective to a girl he found annoying.

"Yeh, you were mean to me a lot." She poked him in the nose.

"I love you Usako…I love you more than anything. And I'll do everything to-"

"You make me happy Mamo-chan, so I'll always stay by your side." She interrupted him putting a gentle finger on his lips. He had never really blushed, but he couldn't help it, they way she looked then was alluring. She really was a woman now. He never realized this much of her would change.

"I love you Mamo-chan, and there's nothing more I want then you." She smiled giving him a brief kiss on the lips. Mamoru felt defeated again. He sighed and laughed.

"Even now, you have that magic." He smiled remembering all the times this same face that drove him insane a few months ago, was the same face he couldn't be apart from now. He leaned in and kissed her, passionately. He pushed her down gently to lay on the car hood, clutching on to him as the snow fell down on them. And when Usagi opened her right eye, she saw the pale moon in the blue sky staring down at her. She kissed him back harder, knowing very well that she was more than lucky. If fate wanted to, it would have born her on the other side of the planet.

Mamoru pulled back to gaze down at her face, gently touching her neck. His eyes were soft and full of desire and love. Usagi smiled to him, almost like permission.

Mamoru pulled off the scarf she had on all day to prevent anyone from seeing all the things he had done to her. He nuzzled the side of her neck, sighing.

"Serenity."

"Endymion…" She hugged him a happy tear rolling down her face.

That's it! I hope you guys liked the ending. The endings are always the hardest for me to do, because no matter how much I write, I feel like, no it's not enough hahahaha Hopefully you all liked it.

I'm sorry again for taking forever, but I'm happy I finished the story.

Peace,

Lizzy