Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Alone ❯ Chapter Four: Revealing the Truth ( Chapter 4 )

Alone
Chapter Four: Revealing the Truth

By Selenity Jade
Rated: PG

 

Disclaimer: You know the drill!

 

Beta: Lynz - Thank You!

 

Pairing: Mamoru/Usagi

 

AN: 03/06/08 - Minor Corrections

 

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"Usagi-chan?"

Usagi glanced up startled, smiling faintly at her friend and fellow Senshi. "Hey, Mako-chan," she greeted quietly before looking back down at her lunch.

 

"What's wrong?"

 

The blonde Senshi shrugged. "What isn't wrong? Ami and Rei taken, Mamoru and I are having... discussions, and my mother has grounded me!"

 

"Why?" the taller girl asked as she sat on the soft grass beside her friend, opening her own lunch.

 

"Because she's worried about me. I think it might be time to tell her the truth."

 

"Usagi, you know that-"

 

"I know, I know! But I can't spend all my time locked in my house!"

 

"Point." Makoto paused. "How about Mina-chan, Mamoru-san, and I come over tonight? With Luna and Artemis' help, we could break the news that their daughter is really a superhero."

 

Usagi sighed sadly. "Some superhero I am," she said bitterly. She then looked up to her friend. "Promise me something."

 

"Anything, Usa-chan."

 

"Promise me you will be careful. Don't let that thing capture you. Please."

 

The taller warrior grinned. "Of course! I don't plan on being taken. We will get them back, I promise. You have always pulled through before and you will again." She wrapped an arm around the petite girl's shoulders. "How about I bring Mina-chan and Mamoru-san over around eight?"

 

Usagi nodded. "That's perfect. Can you let the others know they'll be coming with you? I'm grounded from the phone, too."

 

Makoto nodded. "Of course. Are you going to break it to Shingo?"

 

Usagi shook her head. "No. My parents are enough."

 

"Good." She glanced at her watch. "Usa-chan, we have five minutes. Let's get to class."

 

"Okay," the teenager agreed as she rose from the ground. "We've got to keep pretending to be normal girls," she said bitterly, "and get our butts to class. Pretend to not know what happened to Ami; pretend to be completely clueless about everything."

 

"Bitter today, aren't we?" Makoto asked, concerned.

 

"Hard not to be. That monster is hitting me where it hurts the most."

 

"Yes, he is."

 

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Usagi looked up as the doorbell rang. Glancing at the clock on the wall, she sighed. Exactly eight. She rose from the couch, ignoring her parents, and answered the door. She motioned her guests to enter, and when they did, her mother and father blinked. Makoto, Minako - who was holding Artemis - and Mamoru entered quietly, each bowing politely to her parents. Usagi gave her former boyfriend a tiny smile of gratitude. He at least showed up; she had been a little worried that he wouldn't.

 

"Mom, Dad, we need to talk. Hold on, let me grab Luna."

 

They stared after her, identical frowns of confusion on their faces. "Why don't you three have a seat?" Usagi's mother suggested, motioning with her hand to the other couch and chairs.

 

"Thank you, Tsukino-san," Mamoru acknowledged politely, nodding at the girls and claiming a spot on the love seat. Makoto took the large chair and Minako chose to stand. They all looked over when Usagi returned, carrying her black feline. She set the cat down and Luna padded softly over to Artemis, who was sitting at Minako's feet.

 

"Mom, Dad," Usagi began softly, sitting beside Mamoru on the love seat. She pointedly ignored her father's protective glare; he always did hate the idea of her dating. "I think it's time we told you the truth."

 

"The truth?" Kenji asked in confusion. "What are you talking about?"

 

Her mother, however, sighed. "About time, Usagi!"

 

The blonde smiled faintly at her mother before a grimace graced her face. She decided it was best to be a bit blunt. "I don't want Shingo to know, which is why I didn't tell him to come down. I'm sure you guys are wondering where I go, why I'm always late, the unexplained school absences, the sneaking outside, the bruises, and the exhaustion."

 

Usagi's mother nodded. Her father, however, just looked confused. "Huh?" he said.

 

"I know this is going to be hard to believe, but I'm not really your average teenager." She paused. "I'm Sailor Moon."

 

The blue-haired woman blinked and her father just chuckled. "Right."

 

Usagi looked at both of them. "I'm serious. I am Sailor Moon. Minako is Sailor Venus and Makoto is Sailor Jupiter. Ami is Mercury and Rei is Mars, but they can't be here because they were captured a few days ago by an enemy."

 

"What does Mamoru-san have to do with this?" Usagi's mother asked, obviously still doubtful.

 

"He is Tuxedo Kamen."

 

Both of her parents blinked. "Right. Usagi, I want the real truth now."

 

Usagi sighed. "I'm sorry, Mom, but this is the truth. Your daughter is a superhero. I fight to save this world from evil as Sailor Moon, alongside my friends, the Sailor Senshi. And my protector, Tuxedo Kamen."

 

"But you're only a little girl," Kenji protested suddenly.

 

Usagi smiled. "A little girl who has lived more than twice as long as my fourteen years. I was born a thousand years ago on the moon. I am the Moon Princess; I was betrothed to the Earth Prince, Endymion."

 

"Moon Princess? Endymion?"

 

Luna suddenly stepped forward. "I am her guardian," Luna said, shocking both of her parents into silence. "I was there on the moon. It is my job to advise and train the Sailor Senshi, alongside Artemis. She is who she says she is."

 

"A talking... c-cat?" Kenji stuttered out in shock.

 

"Yes. I am a talking cat. Just as Artemis is."

 

The white feline suddenly chuckled. "I know this is a lot to take in, Tsukino-san, but it is the truth. Your daughter was born a thousand years ago and died shortly after her seventeenth birthday. Her soul was sent into the future to be reborn... as Tsukino Usagi, your daughter."

 

"Died? How?" Usagi's father asked dismayed.

 

Usagi suddenly sighed. "Prince Endymion died fighting for my kingdom. I witnessed his death and I took my own life."

 

A stunned silence descended upon the couple.

 

Mamoru coughed. "I suppose it is only fair that I mention that I am Endymion. Or rather, I was."

 

"You're... Have you seduced my little girl?" Kenji demanded suddenly in horror.

 

Mamoru's eyes widened. "No!"

 

"Dad, please. We aren't here to discuss Mamoru and I. I just... felt it would be best if I tell you this now, after being grounded. I have to keep leaving, especially what we're battling against now. I know I'd keep being grounded because I cannot abandon my duty. Please understand, I have to leave, I have to get Rei-chan and Ami-chan back..."

 

"You're too young-"

 

"I know I'm young, Mom, but this is my duty, destiny if you will. I am destined to fight to defend this world. I'm destined to do it. Even if you forbid me to, I will still do it. It cannot be any other way."

 

Usagi's mother sighed. "We need to let this soak in. We'll talk tomorrow about your grounding," the blue-haired woman stated.

 

"I understand," Usagi said, standing up. She suddenly frowned and looked up the stairs. A few moments later, a small pink-haired child ran down them, her eyes wide. "Chibi-Usa?" The little girl glanced around the room nervously, imploring Usagi with her eyes. "It's okay, Chibi. Tell me, my parents know I'm Sailor Moon now."

 

The little girl nodded. "Puu told me there is an attack at the Juuban Orphanage!"

 

Mamoru paled. "Usako-"

 

She reached for his hand, intertwining their fingers together and reassuringly squeezed. "I know," she murmured to him. She turned to her parents. "Sorry, but I've got to-"

 

Kenji looked like he was about to object, but Usagi's mother put a hand on his arm to stop him. "Go, Usagi," the older woman relented worriedly.

 

Usagi smiled. "Thank you," she told her parents gratefully. She glanced at the pink-haired child. "Stay here, Chibi-Usa."

 

The little girl nodded.

 

Smiling warmly at her future daughter, Usagi released Mamoru's hand, reaching for her brooch and called the familiar words. "Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!"

 

The other girls followed immediately after.

 

"Venus Star Power, Make Up!"

 

"Jupiter Star Power, Make Up!"

 

After the display of lights disappeared, three Senshi and a masked warrior in a tuxedo stood where the group of girls and one man had once stood.

 

Both of Usagi's parents stared in awe. "It's really true... You are Sailor Moon," Kenji whispered.

 

Sailor Moon nodded sadly. "I'm afraid so." She glanced at her fellow Senshi. "Let's go."

 

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AN: Icky, I really don't like that scene.

 

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