Moshi, moshi, minna-san.  A quick one part story for ya.  Got the 
inspiration for this while listening to my Sarah Brightman CD.  
Thank you Z-chan for suggesting it, you were very right about her 
music!  It's quick, takes place during the brainwashing time in the 
first season.  Enjoy!

And just so you know, Usagi didn't call Mamoru "Mamo-chan" till the 
second season.  That's why he will be called "Mamoru-san."

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RATING: PG

DISCLAIMER 1: I don't own Bushijou Senshi Seera Muun.  Get over it.

DISCLAIMER 2: The song, "The Last Words You Said," is sung by Sarah 
Brightman from her CD "Eden."  I don't own the song either, but I 
own the CD and I suggest that all of you go and find some of her 
music.  It's really, really good!

THE LAST WORDS YOU SAID

Usagi opened the door to Mamoru's apartment, and walked in.  It was 
late, but she didn't care.  She was lonely and missed him so, so 
much.  But there was nothing she could do about that.  It had only 
been one day since her last visit and already things were gathering 
dust.  Usagi smiled to herself and went into his kitchen to get his 
cleaning rags and wipe off the tables.

Picking up one of his potted plants, Usagi wiped the table and then 
set it back down.  Smiling slightly, she moved on to the next item 
and the next.  "Who would have thought that I would be up cleaning 
a house at one AM?" she said as she finished up.  "I wouldn't 
have...not a month ago..."

Usagi plopped on the couch and laid her head back.  It hadn't taken 
her long to get inside his apartment the first time; she knew how 
to pick locks, thanks to Minako.  And she had found his spare key 
quite easily, considering she had never been in his home before, 
but it made it easier and no one asked questions when you had the 
key.   She came nearly every day to water the plants and keep 
things nice and clean if he returned.  Usagi clutched her hands 
into little balls.  *When* he returned, she corrected herself.  
He would come back to her.

She knew he would come back.  She would take him back with her own 
hands.

Tears threatened Usagi's eyes but she quickly blinked them back.  
When that didn't work, she jammed her fists into her eyes and 
willed the tears to stop.  "I won't cry again," she whispered to 
herself.  "I have to be strong, like the others.  They-they 
wouldn't cry!" she told herself as she stood and walked to his 
stereo.  "I'll listen to some music.  That'll help keep my mind 
off of everything."

Usagi flipped on the radio and sat down.  She heard a flute playing 
and sighed at the relaxing music.

Somewhere in time I know,
darling you'll come back to me.
Roses will bloom again,
But spring feels like eternity.
In your kiss it wasn't goodbye.
You are still the reason why.

I can hear you whispering
in the silence of my room.
My heart still surrenders
like the sun to the moon.
I can barely stand this aching
Burning endlessly
"Love me now, forever,"
were the last words you said to me.

And when the morning comes
my hands still reach out for you.
Some things remain the same.
There is nothing I can do.
I can barely get through the day
ever since you went away.

I can hear you whispering
in the silence of my room.
My heart still surrenders
like the sun to the moon.
I can barely stand this aching
Burning endlessly
"Love me now, for-

Usagi was breathing heavily and not bothering to wipe her tears as 
they fell freely down her cheeks.  She got up and quickly hit the 
"off" button, silencing anymore cursed, emotional music that might 
come out of it.  She turned to go back to the couch but collapsed 
half way there in tears.

"Love me..." she whispered to herself through her tears.  "Love me 
now, forever...like you promised to!  Why aren't you here?!" she 
yelled.  Burying her face in the soft carpet she began to weep 
harder.  "Where are you, Mamoru-san?  Why did you join them?  Why 
did you leave me alone?"  Tears glittered on her eyelids and she 
fell asleep.  "Why?" she whispered as she fell into the dark reaches 
of sleep.

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Endymion wandered through the Dark Kingdom, alone, with troubles 
on his mind.  Every time he went into battle, he encountered 
Sailormoon and her Sailor Senshi.  When he was around them, 
especially Sailormoon, he couldn't help but feel like he was 
remembering something...something critical about his life that he 
had somehow forgotten.  He frowned.  It wasn't possible.  He was 
Endymion, Prince of the Dark Kingdom.  He had forgotten nothing.

A flash of light obscured his vision and Endymion took in a sharp 
breath.  He no longer saw the dreariness of the Dark Kingdom.  He 
saw instead small girl lying on the ground, somewhere, and sobbing.  
He could hear her words, almost as if he were there.  "Love me...
Love me now, forever...like you promised to!  Why aren't you here?!"
Endymion moved his eyebrows inward in puzzlement as she continued.  
"Where are you, Mamoru-san?  Why did you join them?  Why did you 
leave me alone?  Why?" she whispered.

Endymion blinked and shook his head, finding himself back in the 
darkness that was his life.  "That girl..." he whispered.  She was 
beautiful, he could see that.  But there was something else that he 
was attracted to...something from his past...

Frowning, Endymion changed from his armor into the simple black 
pants and shirt that was underneath it.  "I have to see her," he 
said to himself and then, he was gone.

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In a flash of light, Endymion arrived at the place he had seen the 
girl.  And sure enough, she was there, asleep on the ground with 
tearstains on her face.  Ever so carefully, he bent down and 
gathered her in his arms.  Slapping her cheek lightly, he tried to 
wake her.  "Come on, little on, wake up!  Open your eyes.  You 
shouldn't sleep on the floor."

Usagi's breath became uneven as her eyes slowly opened.  A smile 
graced her lips and she closed her eyes again.  "You came back..." 
she whispered.

Endymion held the girl and started a little when she said that.  
"No, I'm not who you're looking for," he said.

"I called you," Usagi whispered, "and you came.  I didn't think you 
would come to me.  But you did."  Endymion sighed.  She was only 
half-awake.  "Mamoru-san, why did you leave me?  You said you would 
love me forever."

"I'm not the person you're thinking of," Endymion said sternly.

Usagi sat up and put one of her hands to his cheek.  "But you are,"
 she whispered.  "You have to be him.  You have his hair, his eyes, 
his nose, and his lips.  You must be him!" she insisted as tears 
rolled down her cheeks.

Endymion shook his head.  "I'm sorry.  I am not.  And I don't know 
why you called me here, but could you tell me why?"

Usagi turned her head away from him.  "I called my love.  If you are 
not him, then you would not have received my call," she whispered.
She looked up with tear filled eyes, "So you must be him!"

Endymion was shocked.  "I am not who you think I am," he whispered 
to her.  "I am Prince-"

"Prince Endymion of the supposed Dark Kingdom.  You are truly 
Prince Endymion of the Earth Kingdom, not that puppet that Beryl 
has programmed you to be," Usagi said as she stared deep into 
Endymion's eyes.

"Who are you?" Endymion whispered.  He could feel something inside 
of him, something he had never felt before, for this girl.  He 
wanted to know what it was, to explore this feeling further until 
he had grasped what it truly was.

"Tsukino Usagi desu," Usagi said as she sat up so she was sitting 
across from Endymion.

"Tsukino Usagi?" Endymion whispered he trailed a finger down her 
cheek.  "Cute name," he said with an almost smile.  "Moon rabbit."

Usagi's eyes were sad and tear filled as he spoke.  "But you don't 
remember," she said in a hushed tone.

"Remember what?" Endymion asked as he let his hand drop back to his 
side.

A faint glow came from Usagi and Endymion's eyes opened in shock.  
Brushing back her bangs, Endymion saw what was causing the glow and 
he felt a new emotion.  Anger.  "It's you!" he yelled as she stood.
"Tsuki no Princess!"

Usagi stood so she was facing him.  Tilting her chin up, she looked 
in her his deep, sea eyes.  "It's not what you think!" she told him.

Endymion grabbed her arm and yanked her to his side.  Leaning down 
so he was just centimeters away from her, he looked deep into her 
eyes.  "A good plan, hime-sama.  Get me off guard and kill me."

Usagi tried pulled her arm from his grasp.  "No!  That's not it, 
Endymion!" she said as she continued to struggle in his grasp.

"Isn't it!" Endymion growled as he pulled his sword from its' 
sheath and threw Usagi on the ground.

He grinned evilly.  "After all, Beryl would be quite happy if I 
killed the heiress to the Silver Millennium!"

Usagi reached for her broach, but stopped.  Tears threatened her 
eyes but she held them back.  It wouldn't do her any good to cry or 
fight now.  "Do what you must, Prince."  Usagi spread her arms 
open wide and closed her eyes, offering him an easy target.

Usagi waited, but nothing happened.  She opened one eye and gasped.
Endymion was staring at her, visibly shaking, his eyes smoldering 
as he seemed to be debating with himself.  "Endymion?" she whispered 
as she pulled her hand in and up towards him.

Endymion's eyes turned back to hers and Usagi stopped.  "You..." 
he hissed, still shaking.  "Who are you?!"

Usagi put her hands down and folded them into her lap.  "Tsukino 
Usagi.  Princess Serenity.  Sailormoon.  I have no other name."

Endymion's eyes lightened a bit, and he dropped the sword, 
releasing Usagi.  "What are you doing to me...Usagi?  We're 
enemies."

"Only on the battle field, Endymion," Usagi whispered as she stood 
to face him.  "Right now, we're strangers to each other.  We aren't 
anything more."

Endymion put his hand on her cheek, his eyes clearer.  "Usagi..."  
He grabbed her into his arms and with more passion then he meant 
to, he kissed her.  He found that emotion he had been feeling, and 
he grasped it with all his might.  He wanted more of this feeling.

But, he had this feeling before...right?  Or had he never had it 
before.  As the kiss stretched on and became more passionate, 
Endymion knew, and increased his hold on her a hundred fold.

Startled, Usagi pushed back so she was at arms' length with him.  
But she only had to look in his eyes to know why he had done what 
he had.  "Mamo-Mamoru-san?" she whispered.

"Odango Atama," he whispered back as he embraced her tightly.  He 
kissed her hair, her cheeks, her neck and only paused for seconds 
while he was talking.  "Kami-sama...I never thought I'd hold you 
like this."

"Mamoru-san...I...How?!" Usagi said quietly as she gripped his shirt 
and held him closer.

He kissed her cheek lightly.  "I don't know," he picked her up and 
set her on the couch.  "And I don't care."  He leaned down and 
kissed her lips gently.  "Gods, Usagi, I can't begin to ask for 
you forgiveness...Usagi."

"Mamoru-san," Usagi's voice whispered as she sat up.  Mamoru sat 
next to her and pulled her into his arms, stroking her hair back 
gently.  She closed her eyes and tears streaked down her cheeks.  
"You came back...you came back," she chanted.

Mamoru held her tight, afraid to let her go.  "Usagi, gomen nasai, 
Usagi.  Usagi," he murmured back, saying her name several times, 
liking the feel of it on his tongue.  So much better than Odango 
Atama.

"Mamoru-san...I'm so tired.  Mamo..." she whispered as sleep pulled 
her back once again.  She was so happy, but so sleepy at the same 
time.  She knew that he was back, and that was enough for her.  He 
was by her side again.

Kissing her closed eyelids goodnight (AN: Couldn't resist), Mamoru 
lay down with her in his arms.

He didn't sleep that night, he was too busy thinking.  Thinking 
about the past, the present and future.  He held Usagi all night 
just wondering how he could protect her now.  Beryl knew who he
truly was and if he didn't show up at the Dark Kingdom in the 
morning, someone would come looking for him, and he would be found 
out.  It wouldn't take long before Usagi's identity was discovered 
either.

Mamoru cradle Usagi in his arms and stood up.  Walking over to his 
balcony, he took another look at her sleeping face before opening 
his door and jumping out into the night.

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Mamoru crept inside Usagi's room quietly.  He didn't want to wake 
anybody up, especially Luna.  Setting her down on her bed, Mamoru 
kissed her lips on last time.  "Gomen ne, Usagi.  This is what I 
must do."

A few minuets later, he placed a red rose and a letter next to 
her on the bed.  "Aishiteru, my love," he whispered into her ear 
and then he was gone.

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Outside the Tsukino house, Mamoru looked behind him one last time.  
Sighing, he turned back forward and saw the sunrise, showing how 
little time he had.

"Stop right there!" a familiar voice said from behind him.

"You're not welcome here, Prince Endymion!" Luna's voice yelled.

Mamoru turned around and saw the four Senshi and two cats standing 
behind him, waiting, ready to attack.  "Ohayo, Rei-san, Ami-san, 
Makoto-san...and I don't believe I know you, Sailor Venus."

The girls' eyes went wide as he said their names, but they held 
their ground.  "What did you just call us?" Sailorjupiter demanded.

Mamoru sighed.  "Juiter-tachi, it's hard to explain."  He walked up 
closer and put his hand on her shoulder.  "Just...watch out for her 
for me."
(AN: Jupiter-tachi = Jupiter and everyone)

He walked through the group of stunned Senshi, heading north.  
"Mamoru-san!" Mars exclaimed.

Turning around, Mamoru smiled at them.  "Hai?"

The four girls ran forward to him, each baffled as to why he was 
leaving.  "Mamoru-san, where are you going?" Mercury asked.

Mamoru closed his eyes and then opened them again.  "It's not my 
choice, but it's the only way I can protect her.  Beryl will hunt 
me down, she will find me.  And when she does, she'll find my 
Princess."

"Dame!" Venus yelled.  "We were reborn to protect our Princess, and 
you, she won't get you!"

"Prince, reconsider," Mercury begged.

"This isn't a good idea," Artemis said from the ground.  He hopped 
up onto Venus's shoulder.  Luna followed suit and jumped to 
Mercury.

"I won't hurt her more than I already have."  He looked towards the 
rising sun.  "I don't have much time.  Dawn is almost here.  
Please, I know I'll be back some day," he told them.  He continued 
to walk and paused for a moment.  "Sailorvenus."  Venus stood 
straighter and looked at the young man.  "What is your real name?" 
he asked.

Smiling, she answered, "Aino Minako."

He gave a small laugh and kept going.  "Ja ne, Minako-san, Rei-san, 
Ami-san, Mako-san.  Oh, Luna and Artemis too."  There was a small 
flash of light and when they looked again, he was gone.

"Do you think he's doing the right thing?" Jupiter asked.

Venus sighed and looked to the setting moon.  "I don't know.  I 
guess we'll just have to wait and see."

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Usagi woke up before her alarm did and shivered.  She was so much 
colder than last night.  She looked around and realized that she 
wasn't at Mamoru's anymore, but at home in her own bed.  "Mamoru-
san?" Usagi called.  She looked around again and saw a perfect, red 
rose.  Usagi picked it up and saw the letter that was under it.  
With shaky hands, she began to read it.

Usagi,
When you wake up in the morning, I will not be with you.  But I want 
to be.  I want to hold you forever in my arms and never let you go.
But if I do that, I will jeapordize you, your family and your 
friends.  I can not do that to you, so I am leaving.  I don't want 
to go, but if I want you to be safe, I have to go back to Beryl.  
I cast a spell on myself that will make me forget what happened, and 
recast Beryl's brainwashing.  It's safer this way.  Gomen ne, 
Usagi...iie...what should I call you?  Usa?  Chibi-Usa?  Bani-ga-ru? 
(AN: Bunny girl)  Usako?  That's it, Usako.  Gomen ne, Usako.  
Aishiteru.  Love me now, forever, Usako.

Mamoru

Tears filled Usagi's eyes but she quickly wiped them away.  "Usagi-
chan," came a soft voice.

Usagi looked up to see her four best friends and the two cats 
standing by the window.  "Are you alright?" Minako asked.

Usagi nodded.  "Hai."  She smiled at her friends.  "I just want to 
be alone right now."

The girls nodded in understanding and left.  Rei was the last one 
and she looked at her friend sadly.  "Usagi, we're always here for 
you."

Usagi didn't look up, but she knew that everyone was gone now.  
Turning to her radio, she switched it on and listened as a song 
floated softly out of the speakers.

Somewhere in time I know,
darling you'll come back to me.
Roses will bloom again,
But spring feels like eternity.
In your kiss it wasn't goodbye.
You are still the reason why.

I can hear you whispering
in the silence of my room.
My heart still surrenders
like the sun to the moon.
I can barely stand this aching
Burning endlessly
"Love me now, forever,"
were the last words you said to me.

And when the morning comes
my hands still reach out for you.
Some things remain the same.
There is nothing I can do.
I can barely get through the day
ever since you went away.

I can hear you whispering
in the silence of my room.
My heart still surrenders
like the sun to the moon.
I can barely stand this aching
Burning endlessly
"Love me now, forever,"
were the last words you said to me.

Heaven help us across this endless sea
with starlight above to guide you to me.
Waves crashing on distant shores
they're calling our names forever more.

And I still hear you whispering
in the silence of my room.

My heart still surrenders
like the sun to the moon.
I can barely stand this aching
burning endlessly
"Love me now, forever,"
were the last words you said to me.

She wiped her eyes and laughed ironically.  The same song from last 
night.  "Mamor...Mamo-chan...aishiteru."

END

*sniffles*  Sad, and I'm the one who wrote it!  Ahhh...forgive the 
mushiness, I'm a sap at heart.  Feed back, feed back, feed back!!!!  
BUT!!!  NO FLAMES!!!!!!!!!!

Stef-chan

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