Be Still My Heart (part 2)
By Chibi v babe
PG-13

Hey peeps! Back for more fun? hehehe... I need some major motivation here
*hint* *hint* and email WOULD be nice...  Before I forget
THANK YOU MEE MEE-CHAN!  You know I love you dear!
(But not in a Haruka/Michiru way...)  Thank you for making my index
for me! *sniff* *sniff*  I couldn't have done it without you!
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Disclaimer: I don?t own Sailor Moon, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I?m broke
as it is, so just LEAVE ME ALONE!
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~The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put
up with the rain.?

--Dolly Parton ******************************
~THREE YEARS LATER~

Usagi came home after a VERY long day at Harvard University.

Wait, this *might* needs to be explained.

The same year Chibi-Usa and Usagi left Tokyo, they ended up finding
Kaiou Michiru, otherwise known as Sailor Neptune.
It wasn?t very hard to find her, she was a famous violinist after all.
After those introductions were made, they set out to
find the infamous Sailor Uranus.

Boy were they in deep.

Ten?ou Haruka was a totally different story. The three spent almost a
year looking for her, but Michiru seemed to know
her right away. But Usagi and Chibi-Usa were VERY cautious in the way
of approaching him....erm... her.

That was the problem, they couldn?t figure out if she was a guy or a girl.

But Haruka quickly solved this problem by introducing herself.
Both Moon Rabbits were relieved, but Michiru was
lovestruck, and so was Haruka. But poor Usagi. She spent two hours
trying to figure out how to *delicately* explain the
older girls relationship.

Lets just say Jedite did a better job...

But that of course was AFTER they found the reborn generals.
At first sight, Usagi had screamed bloody murder, and hid
behind Haruka screaming, ?They?re gonna KILL ME!? at the top of
her lungs. The guys had to explain the situation before
Haruka pounded their faces in.

And they did a good job. They hastily joined the newly assembled
Senshi group. Finally after about two years of fighting
random youmas, Chibi-Usa brought the group to the future,
introducing their main money source:

Sailor Pluto.

And so the story goes that Usagi and the others saved the future,
found out their destinies. None which came as a
surprise to Usagi considering Chibi-Usa had spoiled the surprise
long before. They returned to the past, and entered into
the Pharaoh 90 problem. Along the way, the Outer Senshi realized
that they infact, had the talismans all along. The
returned to Japan to discover the source of the problem:

The Tomoe household... um... laboratory.

Usagi finally upgraded to Super Sailor Moon with the Holy Grail,
and Chibi-Usa discovered her powers and transformed
into Sailor Chibi Moon. Next came the whole episode of eliminating
Mistress 9 from poor Hotaru?s body, and finally
eliminating Pharaoh 90 from the world itself.

After that, the nine fully grown warriors settled down in the US
to raise Hotaru as their own. Setsuna had tutored both
Chibi-Usa and Usagi, insisting they change their names to
something more ?American? and enroll in school. Usagi had
changed her name to Serenity Moon, or just Serena for short.
While Chibi-Usa went with Rini. Usagi enrolled in Harvard
at the age of 17 to EVERYONE?S surprise. When asked about it,
Usagi...er... Serena said that she had to work hard from
now on. What was an even bigger surprise was the fact that she
wanted to be a pediatrician. Her reasons were this:

1. She loved children
2. She wanted to show everyone that she wasn?t stupid, clumsy Usagi
anymore.

She had grown up.

Which brings us to present time. Serena had finally moved out of the
mansion that the nine lived in, to prevent the half
an hour drive every morning and night she had.

?ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!? Serena growled in frustration into the phone.
?But I don?t NEED a dorm mate!? she repeated for the fifth time.
?Please Ms. Moon, we understand.? the official pleaded.
Serena sighed defeated, ?All right, all right... I don?t understand
why *I* have to take them in.?
?We thought you would be best qualified. The exchange student is
from Japan, and he might all the help he can get adapting to the
American culture.? the official explained for the twelfth time.

?HE?!?

?Excuse me, did you just say that the student is a ?he??? she asked slowly.
?Yes Ms. Moon.?
?But isn?t that against the law... I?m only 17. Can you say Jail Bait?!
Plus I *know* that having a boy and girl share a dorm is against
school rules-? Serena started but the offical cut her off,
?Yes Ms. Moon, we are *QUITE* aware of that... but tell me, would you rather
have a young lady from Russia who doesn?t speak a *word* of english?? he 
asked.
?Well actually...? Serena started thoughtfully, ?He?ll be there in an
hour, good day Ms. Moon.? the official said hanging up the phone.

?How rude, konnichiwa to you too!? thought Serena, ?I might not be
here in an hour, I DO have at least a semi-normal
life...? she sighed to herself, ?Oh well might as well start unpacking?
she thought eyeing the boxes littered on the floor.

The dorm was rather large. ?Only the best for our Hime-chan? Setsuna had
said. It had two separate rooms to the left and right, the middle was
a living room with a TV, couch, and two leather chairs. All the way to
the back was a small kitchen.

Nice and cozy, just the way she liked it.

She decided on the right room, and dragged her boxes in. She flipped
the lightswitch and light flooded the baby blue
room. She carefully made her bed, and arranged her various stuffed animals,
Sailor Moon and Senshi dolls included. She smiled at the sight,

?That would be great to have everyone together.? she thought.
?Sure Usagi, that?ll happen soon, keep dreaming girlfriend!?
She placed the various pictures across the room smiling with each
one she placed out. Her favorite had to be the one with her, the
Four Generals as they called themselves, and the Outer Senshi.
Kunzite had picked her up and was tickling her, and everyone else was
laughing at her bright red face. She set it down quickly. She began to
unpack her school books, her back aching from their weight.

?No pain, no gain.? she thought giving herself a mental pep talk.
Her sliver hair slid into her eyes. She brushed it away like a pesky fly,
smiling fondly at the memory of the morning she had woken up and it
was silver. Of course she wasn?t the last one who noticed it, but
unfortunately for her, Haruka didn?t recognize her, and mistook her a
burglar. Nephlite just barely manage to catch Haruka?s flying fist
before it made contact with Serena?s face. ?That was pleasant? she
thought.

She stared long and hard at the last box. She hadn?t opened that in two 
years,
and she wasn?t planning on it anytime soon. She clutched the sliver crystal
in her hand, and played with it?s chain. A bad habit that had begun many 
years ago.
She had refused to put it in some kind of compact, saying she had uses for 
it
this way. The others took her word and left the topic alone.

She quickly shoved the box in her closet and slammed the door shut.
She leaned back against the closet admiring her
fine work when suddenly a loud, make that very loud, doorbell rang.

?I must have lost track of time. Note to self: turn down intercom volume?
she told herself as she opened the door. What
stood there frightened and angered her beyond belief.

?Someone told me he was cute Serena, take him in!? ?He?s in almost all your 
classes?
?Yes, I believe he is also studying to
become a doctor.? ?He?s from Japan? ?You were our best choice?

Shocked Stormy blue eyes met a pair of angry crystal blue eyes.
?Usa-gi-chan?? the man questioned with his mouth still
opened. That was the breaking point of her anger, and she unleashed
what was dubbed by her friends as, ?The Moon?s wrath?.

?Oh GOD DAMN IT!? she yelled frustrated. She looked heavenward and yelled,
?Do you HATE ME UP THERE? HUH?! What the HELL did I do to deserve
this KAMI-SAMA?!? she growled and pointed a baby blue fingernail at
the man, ?I left Japan because of YOU! I left my home because of YOU!
You-you ARGH!? she screamed at the shocked man. ?Of course,? she
cried walking towards her room, ?The ONE year-the ONE YEAR I decide
to move into this dorm, is the year YOU decide to MOVE IN!? she took
a deep breathe and spoke more calmly, ?That is your room,? she said
pointing across the room, ?Bathroom, Kitchen, Balcony, my room,
your room.? she said pointing at their respective places.
?Excuse me, I have a test in BIOLOGY to study for, make yourself at
home Mamoru-san, GOODNIGHT!? she spat out ?Mamoru-san? and
slammed the door.

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MAMORU?S POV

?That over there is the main office building; it?s bad when they call
you in there....? Ryan bubbled on enthusiastically as he lead the newly
arrived Mamoru around the campus. Mamoru sighed,
?Well this is fun, fun, fun!? he thought sarcastically.
?Hey Mamoru, are you listening or what?? asked Ryan rather impatiently.
?Oh yeah um sorry... my mind was elsewhere.? Mamoru mumbled the last part.
?Admit it,? he told himself, ?You were thinking about her again.?

Of course he was, he thought about her every day... nothing new there.

?So who did they give you as your dorm-mate?? asked Ryan as they rounded
a corner. Mamoru reached inside his pocket and pulled out a neatly folded
piece of paper from his black slacks.
?Ummmm... Serena Moon..? he read in a shaky voice.

No it can?t be.... An ah, no way... But Serena could be short for
Serenity... ?What?s it to you?? his mind asked, ?You don?t
love her anymore, remember?? Mamoru almost cried out in frustration.

Why did life have to suck so badly?

He was brought back down to Earth when he saw Ryan?s face. Ryan patted
him on the back, ?You are one lucky man Mamoru Chiba! Or should I
say Darien Shields? Hey that?s actually a pretty cool name!? Ryan said
taking the piece of paper from Mamoru. ?I really don?t care...?
Mamoru mumbled not even bothering to correct Ryan that it was Chiba
Mamoru and not Mamoru Chiba... oh well.
?Tell me more about this Serena.? Mamoru said glancing sideways at an old
brown building. Ryan broke out in a wide grin,
?Oh, she has to be God?s finest creature!? he sighed dreamily.

Yep that was his Usako, check.

?She has the softest hair... it?s blonde I think... but there?s more
silver in it... it sparkles like diamonds in the sun.?

Check. He had always loved the feel of her hair... but silver?

?The cutest face... you could get lost in her eyes... they?re crystal
blue, and filled with so much love for everyone around
her, but sometimes they have a shadow of sadness in them...
I hear her past life in Japan was very sad, she always
talks about how great her friends were, but everyone knows she?s
hiding something about them.?

Check. How he had loved to stare into her eyes... oh poor Usako...

?Everyone loves her here, she?s like everyone?s little sister. Nice to
everyone, treating everyone totally equal, plus she?s
very polite... but kinda shy, it takes a lot to make her open up.
Every guy?s after her, but she always shakes her head
and refuses. If one of them asks why she refused them, or starts to
get rough, one of her guy friends show up and tell
the other guy to leave and that?s she already taken. She ALWAYS wears
this diamond... or it?s a crystal I guess, around
her neck, everyone thinks she got it from her boyfriend, but whenever
anyone of her friends asks about that she just
waves them off... that?s why most of her close guy friends are
VERY protective of her.? Ryan continued.

check. check check. This had to be her... was that the Silver Crystal
(AN: I don?t know the Japanese name, nor do I have
the energy to type it, so live with it) she wore around her neck?
hmmm.... very interesting, but then it hit him-

Usagi wasn?t old enough to be in Collage... and not that he had anything
against her, but she probably couldn?t pass the test to get it...

?She?s only 17, that?s why we take care of her... oh she has the legs
that reach to heaven and the nicest body curves... she?s very small
though, that?s the other reason we shield her from any harm...?
Ryan almost purred out the second part as they came to Mamoru?s new dorm.

It HAS to be her than! Wait... what did he just say about *his* sweet
little Usako? Mamoru had to resist the urge to knock some sense into
him. He rang the door bell and immediately covered her ears.
?Is she deaf or something?? shouted Mamoru over the doorbell?s annoying
blare. Ryan shook his head and moved to the side of the door as it swung
open.

Shocked eyes met angry crystal blue ones.
?Usa-gi-chan?? he whispered correcting himself before he called her Usako.

That?s when she blew up at him.

Mamoru?s jaw hit the floor. So did Ryan?s when he heard the ?sweet?
girl screaming at Mamoru in Japanese.

She hated him. She thought he was the scum of the earth. Him.
Her soulmate. The guy that dumped her and made her
cry. He was torture to her? HE made her leave home? BIOLOGY test?

Then she retreated into her side of the room with a slam and Ryan
appeared from behind the door. ?What the hell was that all about??
gasped Ryan. Mamoru quickly shut his mouth,
?Uhh... traditional Japanese greeting?? Mamoru offered
sheepishly. Ryan shrugged, ?I don?t know she sounded mad to me...
what you just witnessed is what we like to call ?The Moon?s Wrath?.?
Ryan explained setting down Mamoru?s stuff,
?I don?t think I?ve I EVER seen her so mad before!?

Mamoru had. Many, many times...

?Hey... um... look Darien I gotta go to class, I?ll be by around 7:00
tomorrow for class. Bye!? he waved as he shut the
door. Mamoru glanced around the extremely nice (and expensive!) dorm.

This was going to be interesting, very interesting.

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Hey guys! WOW! You made it through! I have some ideas on what to write 
next...
it might take me awhile to figure out what I?m doing though... I?ll
probably have Usagi and Mamoru call each other Usagi
and Mamoru, but all their American friends call them Serena and Darien.
I know, I know, very confusing; but it will
somehow workout, I promise! Laters! 
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