Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction ❯ Sometimes Salvation ❯ Changing Destiny ( Chapter 1 )

A quick note: Thanks to those who read and reviewed my fic with positive comments. It's for you that I work hard on this fic between my studies. Sailor Mew Moon was doesn't belong to me. Granted she is Neherenia, but my friend created the senshi, so Thanks Ouhi Nef for letting me use your idea.

I don't own em, so don't bother suing me

Sometimes Salvation
Chapter 2: Changing Destiny

Tokyo Plaza Hotel

After crying softly on her cousin's shoulder for the longest time, Usagi finally drifted off to sleep. Rosette silently slipped out of the room after draping a blanket across her sleeping cousin.

"Hey Rose, thought you had a photo shoot?" a woman spoke startling Rosette and causing her to literally jump.

"Iya! Neherenia!" she squeaked. Rosette turned around and was greeted by a pair of giggling teenagers. "Neherenia, Helios, I though you said that the two of you were going to behave during our trip?"

"We are…" Neherenia laughed softly but quickly was silenced by Rosette.

"Nan da?" Neherenia asked slightly confused. "Is something wrong?"

"Usagi-chan is here," Rosette stated matter of fact. "She's had a very rough day," she continued and went into details of what happened.

"So I take it we will be staying in Tokyo for a little while?" Helios asked raising an eyebrow. Rosette nodded her head and plopped down on one of the overstuffed chairs in the parlor of their hotel suite.

Before Rosette could respond, the door to the suite opened and four rather handsome men entered the parlor. "So did you find them?" Rosette asked to the four.

"Well, sort of," the one with Short blonde hair said as he sat down on a cushy chair.

Rosette quirked an eyebrow and smirked at the man. "James, you know you can't lie to me," Rosette spoke softly. "Anyway, everything is going according to plan."

"How so, and what plan?" the man with long chestnut brown hair asked.

Rosette looked at Neherenia and Helios then at the four men. "It is time you knew who you were, and who I am," she said softly rising to her feet.

"What are you…" the man with shoulder length silvery blonde hair asked.

Rosette gently placed her fingers on his lips then took a step into the center of the room gently wrapping her fingers around her charm. "Tranquillity Crystal Power," she whispered and transformed into the fuku.

Taking her cue from Rosette, Neherenia rose to her feet and wrapped her fingers around a star shaped charm she wore and whispered, "Moon Crystal Power…Make Up." Swirls of silver, black, and light blue surrounded her. When the light faded, Neherenia stood before them in a black, light blue and silver fuku.

"We are senshi bound by the power of the New Moon. Neherenia-chan is the future queen and…"

"I am her portector," Helios finishd standing next to Neherenia in his true form.

The four men stood before the two senshi and the dream guardian dumbfounded too stunned to speak. "Why…" the man with long blonde hair asked.

"Why did we help you back then?" Neherenia finished his question for him. "We were told to my Queen Serenity. She said that she would send the guardians of the Inner Senshi to us and for us to protect them till the time came for them to awaken."

Before any of the men could shoot off another question, Rosette, held up her hand, which began to glow a soft ethereal blue. The four men's eyes glazed over and also glowed the hauntingly beautiful shade of ice blue as Rosette entered their minds and released their memories of the past.

Memories of the Silver Millennium, of the earth, the prince, and their loves flooded their minds as Rosette removed the mental block imposed by Serenity. When the flood of memories ebbed, Rosette removed her hold on the four men, she released her transformation as well as Neherenia and Helios.

"Keep in mind that you are who you are and no one can change that," Neherenia spoke softly.

Rosette retreated to her room retrieving four large envelopes handing one to each of the men. "Nephrite, Malachite, Zoicite, Jedite," she spoke softly handing each of them an envelope. "You are to remain here and watch out for the inner senshi. Their princess is coming with me."

The four nodded and thanked Rosette and Neherenia before gathering their belongings and departing to their task.

"Rose," Neherenia began softly. "How are we going to convince Usagi to come back to Chicago with us for the necessary training?"

"She has a point there," Helios added. "It was easy getting Mamoru-san there, but Usagi-chan will be more of a challenge."

Rosette smiled at the two teenagers and pulled out her phone book and cell phone. "Leave everything to me."

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"We have to find Usagi-chan and set everything right before Mamoru-kun finds out and gets upset" Ami sighed propping her elbows up on the coffee table in Makoto's apartment.

Makoto set a tray of tea and cookies on the table in front of Ami and sighed softly. "We need to find Usagi so we can apologize fro being so hasty in our decision. We shouldn't have been so quick follow Rei."

"What do you think, Mina-chan?" Ami asked the blonde sitting in front of the T.V. "Mina-chan?" she called again getting no answer from the blonde.

"Minako!" Makoto yelled startling the blonde.

Minako jumped frightened from the shout dropping her cookie. "Nan Desu Ka!"

Makoto blinked surprised at the mildly hostile response she received from the usually ultra bubbly senshi of love. "What crawled up your ass?" Makoto almost snapped.

Shocked at Makoto's tone, Minako looked up at her ready to snap herself but instead broke down and cried. "I miss Usagi-chan!" she sobbed into her hands. Ami and Makoto sat down next to Minako and both wrapped their arms around her in a comforting hug.

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"Usagi-imoto?" Rosette whispered softly as she stepped back into her bedroom.

"Hai?" Usagi replied meekly.

Rosette sighed softly at the slightly heartbreaking scene before her. Usagi, Serenity, Princess of the moon was lying on her side hugging her long slender legs close to her chest. "This just won't dd," she sighed gently sitting Usagi up in the bed.

Usagi, wanting to be alone to sulk, feebly put up a struggle, which of course she lost.

Rosette picked up a hairbrush and sat down behind Usagi and began to hum softly. She took her ankle length hair out of its usual style letting it cascade down like moonlight golden silk. She continued humming softly as she brushed the kinks and knots out of Usagi's hair braiding it into two long pigtails when she finished.

"I hate resorting to tatics like his, but this is the only way I can make sure everything works out the why it truly is supposed to go…" Rosette thought to herself as she touched a finger to the back of Usagi's neck.

Usagi gasped feeling a strange energy flow through her body frightening her. "Rosette-oneechan…what are you doing to me?" she whimpered softly.

"Shhh Imoto-chan, just relax and let me take care of everything," Rosette whispered softly as she continued channeling energy into Usagi's body.

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Usagi's home

"Where's serena?" Shingo asked noting his sister didn't return home the previous night.

"Oh she called while you and your father were out," Ikuko began. "She said she was spending the night with Rosette then going shopping with her today," she continued realizing what she said but too late to take it back.

Enraged, Kenji slammed down his newspaper and looked at his wife with an almost murderous glare. "And You let her stay with that…that…" he growled angrily. "Where in the hell is she staying?"

"You should know Kenji, after all you ARE a big publisher in this part of Tokyo," Ikuko snapped back. "Besides, she wouldn't tell me because she knows how you feel about Rosette and her mother."

Kenji growled under this breath then left the table leaving his lunch untouched and retriving his car keys.

"Where are you going?" Ikuko asked calmly setting her husbands plate in the microwave.

"To find Usagi," he snapped barely stopping himself from slamming the door as he left.

Ikuko sighed softly and sat at the table staring at her plate.

"Mama, why is dad angry?" Shingo asked.

Ikuko looked at her son with a compassionate glance. "Before you and Usagi were born, your uncle Sato married an American woman," she began.

"So what, I mean grandma Lilli was from Paris, ne?" Shingo asked.

"Hai, but Sato's wife was black…you kno, I think I have a picture of them." She said. Ikuko stepped out of the kitchen for a moment then returned later holding a picture of a couple holding a swaddled bundle and smiling proudly. The man in the picture bared a strong resemblance to Kenji except he didn't wear glasses and his shoulder length hair was pulled into a ponytail at the nape of his neck. The woman, he had his arm wrapped around was very beautiful. She has short thick wavy bluish black hair, the warmest, most gentle brown eyes, and chocolate brown skin.

"What happened between papa and uncle Sato?"

Ikuko sighed softly. "Shortly after Usagi was born, your Uncle Sato died in an accident. Kenji…your father accused Lauren," she pointed to the woman holding the baby. "Of killing him and taking his money. But what your father didn't know is that…" the doorbell rang interrupting Ikuko. Before she could get the door, she heard it open.

"Tandamia!" Usagi called out kicking off her shoes by the door.

Ikuko ran into the living room and gasped seeing Usagi and Rosette. Rosette smiled crookedly kicking off her espadrilles stepping further into the house. "It's been a while Ikuko-Obasan,"

Ikuko wrapped her arms around Rosette and hugged her then hugged Usagi. "Okaerinasai" she gently greeted Usagi and Rosette.

***

After a delicious lunch, Ikuko and Rosette sat in the living room talking while Usagi sat upstairs in her room finishing her homework. "I know it is mid-term here, but I was thinking that Usagi could come say with me in Chicago for a while," Rosette mentioned mentally preparing herself for Ikuko to gasp.

Ikuko sipped her tea carefully then sat the cup on the table. "Well It would be a good chance for her to improve on her English as well as learn about other cultures making her a well rounded young lady," she began. "But I don't know what Kenji would say."

Rosette reached into her purse and pulled a pamphlet out of her bag. "I even know of a school willing to accept Usagi in the middle of the semester," she added handing the pamphlet to Ikuko.

"Have you discussed this with Usagi -chan?" Ikuko asked and Rosette nodded. "I take it that the decision is up to Kenji and I?"

"Usagi is still undecided about what she wants to do, but I told her that I have the time. And speaking of time, I'd better go before Kenji returns," Rosette sighed, know all too well how her uncle would react to seeing her in his home.

"Why don't you come by say…tomorrow afternoon when Kenji is here. Maybe he will agree to the cultural emersion."

Rosette nodded slipping on her espadrilles and to her car waving as she drove away.

***

For once, Usagi actually beat the alarm clock waking up. The young blonde stretched and went to looked out her window at the colors the rising sun painted across the morning sky. "Today id the day I make my Decision," she said aloud to herself.

"What decision?" Luna asked sitting up on her pillow.

"Oh, good morning Luna. Today is the day I decide if I am going to stay or go to America with Rosette," Usagi replied as she sat down at her dressing table and pinned up her two long pigtails.

Luna sighed softly resting her head on her paws. "Do you really want to do this Usagi?"

"I don't know yet…that's why I a going to see how things go today before I decide."

***

"So I figured that we'd treat Usagi-chan to a shake at the Crown after school today," Minako said.

"Are we going to meet her after class or what?" Makoto asked.

"Yeah, we'll meet her there," Ami answered. "We'd better get to class before we'll late," she added waiving to the other two girls as she ran off to her own class.

"I sincerely hope we can patch things up with Usagi-chan, I really miss her," Minako sighed.

"Yeah, we'll just have to hope that Rei keeps her damned mouth shut

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"Are you sure you won't get in trouble for skipping school?"

"No, unlike the ditz, I am way ahead on all of my assignments so I can afford to take a day off away from classes. I'm just shocked you didn't call Usagi to tell her that you were coming back for a week."

"I came back to see you, Rei. Not Usagi," Mamoru said hugging his secret lover close to his body.

"Well, I am glad you finally came to your senses. What made you change your mind?" Rei asked pressing close to Mamoru.

"Your maturity," he replied telling only half the truth. Chiba Mamoru only choose Hino Rei because she was willing to sleep with him while, despite the fact that he did claim Usagi's purity, wanted to wait before having sex with him again.

Rei smiled and kissed Mamoru with a fiery passion that only she possessed.

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That afternoon:

Usagi sat by herself at the counter talking to Motoki about random things. She even brought up the opportunity handed to her by her cousin.

"Wow" Motoki whistled. "A chance to study in America, all expenses paid…If I were you, I'd take it."

"I want to Motoki-kun, but I am not sure just yet if I should." Usagi replied softly looking at her folded hands.

"Hey, if it makes you feel any better, Mamoru is visiting for a week," Motoki beamed hoping the young blonde at the counter would smile.

Usagi's frown of confusion deepened as she looked directly at Motoki. "That's impossible," she said. "Mamo-chan told me that he had to work on a report so he wouldn't be able to come back for a short visit."

"Then…why did he just walk in with Rei-chan?" Motoki asked gesturing behind her shoulder.

Regretfully, Usagi looked behind her and to her surprise, she indeed saw Mamoru and Rei walk into the Crown. Usagi's frown turned into an angry scowl as she watched Mamoru kiss the raven haired miko passionately on the lips and his hand slide down from her shoulder to her thigh then back up slightly under her skirt.

To Motoki's surprise, Usagi didn't start to cry nor did she whine. Instead, she slid off the stool with a gracefulness never before displayed and walked over to them. "So, all that talk about never betraying me was just bullshit I see," she spoke calmly startling the two lovers.

Mamoru's eyes widened in surprise while Rei scowled angrily at the young blonde. "Usako, I can explain…" Mamoru began but was cut off when Rei snapped at Usagi.

"Face it ditz, Mamoru doesn't love you!" the miko yelled expecting Usagi to break down into tears and cry like a baby. "Mamo-chan needs a real woman, and not a cry-baby like you."

Just at that moment, Makoto and Ami entered the Crown and gasped at the scene before them. "We've got to do something before something bad happens!" Makoto gasped.

Usagi's sapphire eyes darkened to the color of a stormy sky as her anger built. She stood there silently glaring at Mamoru and Rei.

"Baka odango, just admit it, I am a better woman than you. Hell Mamoru has even told me that I am a better lover than you," Rei taunted. "You couldn't even please your future husband. Were you that bad bad…"

**SMACK!!!**

For the first time ever and to the shock of the others sorrounding them, Usagi smacked Rei across her cheek. "You are a petty, vindictive whore Hino Rei and I wish I never knew you," she said in an oddly calm yet cold voice. She then walked past the others about to leave when Mamoru grabbed her arm.

"Usako, wait…" Mamoru said.

"Let me go, Chiba," she almost growled, her anger rising more. "You have no right to call me that."

Mamoru almost let go of her arm shocked at her tone, but he gained control of he senses and continued to hold on to her. "Usako, are you upset about Rei and I?"

"What do you think, Chiba," Usagi spat angrily.

"I'm sorry Usako…" he began to apologize.

"STOP CALLING ME THAT! I AM NO LONGER YOUR USAKO!" Usagi yelled faising her voice for the first time since discovering this treachery.

"Listen Usagi-chan, what was going on between Rei and I really meant nothing to me. She was a good fuck, that's all!" Mamoru said hoping to sooth Usagi but only serving to feed her anger as well as Rei's.

"A good fuck?!" The fire miko yelled at him. "So you were using me?"

Usagi shook her arm loose from his grasp and looked at him, her eyes reflecting a mixture of pain, anger, sadness, and hurt. "You know…for a while I was going to decline the opportunity handed to me so I could be here to wait for you and stay with my friends. But now I see that I'd better not pass it by. Good bye."

"Usako…please, what about our destiny?" he looked at her concerned.

Usagi snatched her arm from his grasp and glared murderously at him. "Fuck destiny…oh wait, you already did that when you decided to fuck Rei." With that said, she walked out of the Crown with her head held high.

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Tuskino House:

Kenji, Ikuko and Rosette sat in the living room, a tense silence filling the room. Amazingly, a very business like Rosette convinced Kenji to let Usagi go to America with her to finish high school and possibly college. Right now the three were waiting for Usagi to return with her final Decision.

"Tadaima!" Usagi sighed as she kicked off her shoes.

"We're in here, Usagi," Kenji replied with a stern tone to his voice which made the young blonde tremble slightly afraid.

Timidly Usagi entered the living room and gasped surprised to see her cousin there sitting there with her parents. "I was just thinking about you Rosette-Oneechan."

Rosette raised an eyebrow ant looked at her aunt and uncle then back at her favorite younger cousin. "Have you come to a decision?"

Usagi nodded her head then looked directly at the three sitting there while the scene from the Crown played back in her mind. "I have decided that to pass up an opportunity like this would be foolish, so I have decided to go back with Rosette," she replied after a long dramatic silence.

Kenji sighed both sad to see his daughter leave, but also proud that she has decided to further expand her horizons. "I'll call Juban Prep and have your records sent to the other school," he sighed.

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Somehere bwtween space and time:

Sailor Pluto sank to her knees as she watched the portal to Crystal Tokyo waiver and disappear only to be replaces with another portal leading to a far more magnificent future than that of Crystal Tokyo.

"Sailor Pluto, " a silvery voice spoke softly. "It seems that the future has re written it self and I am sad to say that well…this future is far better than the last."

Setsuna, Sailor Pluto sighed softly looking at the illustrious world before her. "But what about small lady?"

Queen Serenity sighed softly. "I'm sorry, but she won't be born in this world for you see Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion don't get married."

The past queen and the senshi of time both watched the future world in silence foe a while. "Your highness, if serenity and Endymion don't get married, then who is the future king?" Sailor Pluto asked not knowing anything about this future.

Queen serenity waived her hand across the portal bringing up an image of the future royal family. Neo Queen Serenity sat in her garden of white roses sorrounded by familiar and unknown senshi watching a little girl with lilac odangos and pigtails. A very handsome man with white hair and blue eyes walked up to Neo Queen Serenity and kissed her gently.

Pluto gasped seeing the man, "What is he doing alive?!"

"He never died."

Pluto turned back towards the scene before her and continued to watch hoping to learn all she could.