Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Cursed Destiny ❯ Chapter 11

It took awhile to register that it was over. The queen had literally been turned to dust. All that remained of her was a pile of green tinted ashes. Makoto fell back, caught by Neflite. The use of her Gem powers had exhausted her.

"What <i>was</i> that?" she asked Neflite, "I've never commanded that kind of power before."

He smiled, "It was the power of the Gem within you. It was first powered by the Legion, and then by the power of your heart. Your love was much stronger than anything that they could throw at us. You were made even stronger by my love and the love of your friends." He pointed to the others that now surrounded the two. "See? They love you and they backed you up."

Usagi piped up, "Yeah Mako-chan. We will always be here with you."

"And since you're the one with the power," said Minako, "What should we do now?"

Makoto smiled, "Let's go home,"

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A day later, Neflite had moved in with Makoto. Turns out she owned the Oak Apartments and that most of them were empty, but he turned down his own place, insisting that he would go crazy if he wasn't with her. She just laughed at him and let him move his stuff into her place. He redecorated a bit to make it more <i>their</i> place. She was laughing her head off when he brought in the Spiderman bed sheets and the Wolverine bathrobe. He made her wear the robe, just to prove that it was more than just a collector's item. She ended up putting the sheets on their bed but they compromised by using her comforters. The day after, they were married. It was a first, never before had they ever gotten this far, not in a single lifetime. That night, the phone was unplugged and neither one of them got much sleep.

Two days later, on Monday, Neflite sauntered into work with a song in his heart and smile on his lips. Artemis was there, he had been banned from the girls' group by Luna. She had said something about girl bonding time.

The first words out of Jadeite's mouth, "You got some didn't you?"

Neflite grinned, "Oh yeah."

"And?

"Like I'd tell you!"

"Aww, c'mon! Was she at least good?"

Neflite gave Jadeite a weird look. "It's none of your business. I never ask about Rei."

"She's good, trust me on that."

"I really didn't need to know that."

"Don't mind Jadeite, he's just being nosier than usual," said Kunzite. "But seriously, you're happy?"

Neflite reflected on this question before answering, "Yeah, I really am happy. With just about everything now. Oh and Mamoru…"

Mamoru looked up from his desk, "Yeah?"

"It is worth it."

Mamoru smiled. "I told you."

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Makoto walked into the bakery quite chipper that morning. The other girls were there to meet her, including Luna. The first words out of Rei's mouth, "You got some didn't you?"

Makoto grinned, "Oh yeah!"

Usagi giggled, "Of course she got some. This is her honeymoon after all!"

"That's right, you're the only one of us that's married. I had forgotten already!" exclaimed Hotaru.

"Well, are you ok? Not sore or anything?" asked Minako.

"I was at first, but he took it slow for me so my soreness didn't last long. I can't believe the stamina he has. Not that I mind. I was the one who eventually tired him out."

Haruka rustled Makoto's hair, "Good for you. I knew you'd be a tiger in bed if you were given the right person."

Michiru raised her eyebrow, "Oh you knew that did you? And why were you even thinking of that to begin with?"

Haruka blushed a crimson red and took her hand away from Makoto as the others laughed. Michiru dragged Haruka away with Hotaru and Setsuna following. Minako started pigging out on the éclairs as the others found the desserts they liked. The five of them sat at the table next to the cash register, silent for awhile. Makoto spoke first.

"Can you guys ever forgive me for killing you? I mean, I know I was under mind control at the time, but a part of me was awake, the part that can kill."

"Oh, don't worry about it," said Rei, "We know you wouldn't have killed us if you had been in your right mind. I for one, totally forgive you of the sins you committed when you were brain rinsed, washed and dried." She smiled at Makoto.

"You can't really ask forgiveness of me since you didn't even attack me," said Usagi.

"Well," said Minako, licking the chocolate off her fingers, "I was really mad when you skewered Ami here. I was ready to kill you myself, but now I see that you weren't thinking straight, or actually, you couldn't think at all. So I forgive you."

"Me too. I'm sorry for those thoughts I had when you killed me. They weren't very nice," Ami hung her head.

"Any bad thoughts you may have had toward me are completely understandable," said Makoto. "I would be surprised if you didn't have those kind of thoughts."

Ami smiled and hugged Makoto.

"You were very brave, Makoto, you saved us all. You should worry too much about the things you did when you had no control," said Luna.

"What about Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru? You killed them before you even touched us. And the guys?" asked Rei.

"Well, Haruka and the other girls took me aside before my wedding and talked to me about that. They knew what I had done wasn't really my doing and they forgave me."

"And the guys?"

"Dunno about them. I'm kind of scared to talk to them. I was scared to talk to you all, but Usagi convinced me to gather my courage." Makoto smiled at Usagi. "By the way, thanks. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you."

Usagi waved Makoto off, "Don't worry about it. You're my friend and I'd do anything for you!"

Makoto beamed at her friends and said, "Group hug!" which they did.

"Chicks are so girly."

The girls were startled by the voice and turned to the speaker.

"Neffy!" said Makoto and ran into his arms. He kissed her, softly but with feeling.

"How's my angel doing?"

"I'm doing just great now that you're here."

"Guess who I brought with me." Mamoru and the other guys stepped into the bakery.

"I hear you can get an excellent dozen éclairs here," said Mamoru with a smile.

"Mamo-chan!"

"Kunzy-baby!"

"Zoicite!"

"Jadeite!"

"What are you guys doing here? I thought you were supposed to be at work?" asked Makoto. She looked to Neflite.

"Well, the guys and I were talking…"

"And congrats on finally giving Neff the `attention' he needed," said Jadeite.

"Jadeite!!" Rei punched him in the arm.

"What did I do?"

"Never mind, just keep you thought to yourself." Jadeite hung his head.

"Anyways, as I was saying, the guys and I were talking and we realized that we never thanked you for saving us from the Legion. I mean, I did, but they wanted to."

Makoto looked perplexed, "Thank me? But I killed you…which I'm very sorry for by the way. I…"

"Forget about it," said Kunzite, "You made it up to us. That queen would have killed us again if you hadn't killed her first. As far as we're concerned, you didn't do anything wrong."

Makoto smiled. At last, she felt accepted by the group. She had her princess and her prince. She had her friends and most importantly, she had a family.

The End