Aaron Queen Serenity & Neo Queen Serenity: Man In My Life "Take it." "Anytime Makoto." Ami smiled as she pulled the poker chips across the table. Usagi was sitting with the four girls dressed in their Sailor suits. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus, and then there was her, Neo Queen Serenity. Although they all called each other by name here in the Crystal Palace. It was an informal atmosphere. "This just isn't your night Makoto," Rei said. "Oh please, I spend more than this on lingerie," Makoto replied. Minako gave one of Makoto's breasts a quick feel. "Well, not all of us have to buy our bras custom-made." "Well, for your information, I'm not wearing underwear tonight." Minako quickly pulled away and the other girls giggled. Usagi wasn't paying much attention though. Mamoru, King Endymion, had been in America all week helping with some trade negotiations and Usagi missed him terribly. "How did you come up with those four aces though?" Rei had to ask Ami. "You don't really expect me to answer that do you?" "Well, at least someone else is winning for a change instead of Mamoru," Minako said. "Yeah," Makoto chimed in, "Last time he robbed us blind and the time before that was even worse." "Usagi?…Usagi? It's your deal." Usagi was snapped back to reality by Rei. "Huh?…Oh…oh sorry guys. Actually, I'm feeling a little tired. I think I'll turn in, if that's okay." "Oh…Well, okay," Rei said. The other girls got up to leave. Usagi didn't have to say anything. The loneliness on her face spoke volumes. "I'm…tapped out anyway," Minako said. "I'm a little tired too," Makoto added. "I think I've done enough winning for one night," Ami said. The girls said their goodnights and walked out of the room. Rei stayed behind. She walked up to Usagi and put a gloved hand to her shoulder. "Look, if you want, I can stay. You'll want to wait up for him anyway. I can tell how lonely you're feeling. I can give to some company." Usagi put her hand on Rei's. "No offense Rei, but I'd rather be alone right now. Besides, I want to take a shower before I go to bed." "Well…Alright then." Rei inched her face closer and tenderly kissed Usagi on the cheek. "Don't worry. He'll be back any time now, and it'll be like he never left. Trust me. I'll come by tomorrow." Rei left and Usagi walked down the hall. Each of the girls had their own surrounding palace wing with the Royal Family in the center of the Crystal Palace. As Usagi walked down the hall, she stopped by Chibi Usa's room. There she was, sleeping like a baby. Although she had the body of a 14-year-old, she was in actuality, over 900 years old. It wasn't until after the incident with the Dark Moon that her mind and body started to grow and mature. Usagi couldn't help but envy at how easy it was for her to sleep, but then, Chibi Usa was still fairly young, regardless of her age. Usagi chuckled to herself. Just wait until that poor girl finds a man to share her bed, she thought. She'll never feel the same when it's empty. Usagi could relate to that thought all too well. She had been forced to sleep in an empty bed all week. A whole week without feeling Mamoru's arms around her. A whole week without feeling her body pressed against his. After the first three days without him by her side, she felt like she was going to explode. After that she became disoriented and it was as if she'd lost her perspective on almost everything. Even a game of Poker seemed empty without him. He was supposed to be returning to Crystal Tokyo that night, but every minute he wasn't there was a minute too long. She continued her walk down the hall into their bedroom. After placing her crown on the stand beside her bed, she stepped out of her high-heeled shoes and walked around the bed, into the adjoining bathroom, closing the door behind her. She turned on the water in the tub and set it to her liking. It was considerably cooler than the temperature at which she usually showered, but the weather had been so muggy lately and she needed to feel a cool sensation to refresh her. She unzipped her dress down the side and slowly peeled it off. It felt good to take off her clothes. For the last couple days, her body had tensed up so badly without Mamoru that wearing any type of clothing at all felt like wearing a straight jacket. She gave her naked body a quick once-over in the mirror and struck a playful pose. Her skin was creamy white. She was slender, but voluptuous at the same time. Her large breasts were firm and round and she had curves like a racetrack. The cool gusts from the shower put goose bumps on her flesh and she could already feel her soft, pink nipples becoming hard and swollen. The tingling of her skin excited her and she smiled inwardly as she brought her pigtails upward and tied them off at the top of her head. Stepping inside and closing the shower door, she took the shower head in her hand and ran it all over her body. The tiny streams of cool water made her skin tingle even more and she liked this feeling. Eventually her mind began to drift and her hands took on a life of their own, bringing the shower head up to her chest and rubbing it over her breasts and nipples, which were already rock hard. The cool water flowed over her breasts, down her body, dripping between her legs. She let out a soft moan at the pleasure that flowed from her breasts and the cool sensations between her legs, but it was mingled with a whimper. Oh, where is Mamoru, she thought. This feels so good. Why isn't he here to enjoy it with me? Eventually, the cool feeling between her legs became replaced by an intense, boiling heat. Her hands immediately responded, switching the shower head to a massage setting. Then, after letting the hard streams of cool water pound against her breasts for a moment, she brought the shower head down, between her legs. While her left hand went up to play with her breasts, her right hand began rubbing the shower head against her smooth sex, letting the cool water pulse against her hot, throbbing clit. She began to moan louder and louder, but took care not to cry out, should she wake Chibi Usa. Eventually, the sensations became too much, and she fell to her knees and came, still feverishly rubbing the shower head between her legs, her left hand slapped tightly over her mouth to suppress her cries of pleasure. Rinsing herself off and letting her fluids flow down the drain, she walked out of the shower. Drying herself off just enough so that she wouldn't drip all over the floor, she walked out of the bathroom. The air mingled with the beaded water still clinging to her body, bringing back the goose bumps and the tingling. Almost instantly her nipples began hardening again. She walked, naked to the kitchen. She grabbed some cookies Makoto had baked a couple days ago to cheer her up. Then she reached into the pantry, taking out a small coffee cup and a bottle of vodka. Mamoru and the girls could never understand how she could drink straight vodka, but she liked it well enough. Still, Usagi's system never agreed with alcohol. Even after all these centuries, just one full glass of champagne would be all it would take to make her tipsy. So she took care not to drink in any large amount. Only in occasional sips. She poured a splash of vodka into her cup, then re-sealed the bottle and put it back in the pantry. She walked back into the bedroom and put her cup and plate on the head table beside the bed. She slowly fumbled with her hair, undoing her pom-poms and letting her hair fall naturally. It was so long it reached down to her ankles. She turned and stared at the bed for a moment. It was their bed. Hers and Mamoru's, no one else's. It was where they slept, it was where they made love. It was where they could tell each other their most private thoughts and troubles and where they could comfort each other and make each other feel so special. It was where the outside world just didn't exist. And for the last week, that hadn't happened. All Usagi saw now was a large, empty bed that she'd been forced to sleep in for a week now. It looked so different to her for some reason, so lonely. The entire room looked empty without him. Suddenly, in a fit of…something, call it rage, call it emptiness, call it a desperate cry for help, she grabbed the silken bed sheets, tore them off the bed and flung them across the room. Then she flopped onto the bed, and softly prayed that he would come back soon and make everything all right. That time she spent in the shower a few minutes ago was admittedly fun. Usagi didn't mind masturbating. She would sometimes masturbate when Mamoru was going out for a walk or running an errand. As soon as he was gone, she would hurry to the bedroom, lock the door, wiggle out of her clothes, spread out on the bed and touch herself all over. It was private but at least she knew Mamoru was around. This time though, he was half a world away. Of all the many times she played with herself, this was the first time she ever felt lonely doing it and suddenly the whole practice felt pointless. What good is pleasure and ecstasy without knowing the one you love is at least close by? She ate one cookie and washed it down with a quick swallow of vodka. Then she looked over and saw the framed picture she always kept by her night stand. It was picture of her and Mamoru, standing outside the Crystal Palace, just a week after Crystal Tokyo had been established. Usagi seemed to almost glow in that photo. Mamoru was standing behind her with his arms around her waist. "Come home soon my love," Usagi whimpered, pleadingly, "It's so lonely here without you." Her left hand unconsciously reached between her legs and began rubbing her sex. She closed her eyes and sighed softly as she laid back on her pillow. Although rubbing herself usually made her smile, this time, she could feel a lump in her throat and her voice begin to crack. It felt so good, but it felt so wrong to do this without having him near. "Feeling lonely?" Usagi snapped up from her pillow, a single tear managing to trickle down her cheek. She looked at the figure before her. She was vaguely transparent, but her image was impossible not to recognize. Her youthful appearance, her white hair, her pom-pom hairstyle. The dress that hugged her voluptuous body as if she had been born into it. She always visited Usagi whenever Usagi was distressed. It was Queen Serenity, her first mother. "Queen Serenity!? Oh…um, well I…" Usagi looked frantically for the sheets but she'd thrown them off the bed, so she desperately tried to cover herself with her hands, which wasn't easy considering she had such large breasts (something she inherited from Queen Serenity). This was so embarrassing, playing with herself in front of her mother! Queen Serenity had to laugh at her daughter fumbling around on her bed, clumsily trying to conceal her naked body. "Oh, my beautiful little girl, you don't have anything to be embarrassed about." Usagi still had her arms clutched around her body. Queen Serenity sighed. "Maybe this will put you a little more at ease." Queen Serenity's dress disappeared to let Usagi see her own naked form. "I know how you feel. I used to touch my body also." At once, Usagi didn't feel so embarrassed, and she let her arms down to her sides. But she still looked away. She was still unhappy with Queen Serenity, appearing to her at such a sensitive moment. "I'm sure you used to touch your body. But I'm also sure no one saw you when you did it, am I right?" Queen Serenity, still nude, sat beside Usagi on the bed and put a hand to her cheek, turning her head so their eyes could meet. Queen Serenity's body had no real substance, but whenever she touched Usagi in any way to comfort her, whether stroking her face or holding her hand, Usagi could always feel it. It didn't feel like a real hand touching her, but it was…something. A touch Usagi couldn't quite describe. "You're right. I was wrong to appear now. If I embarrassed you or if I offended you, I am truly sorry. It wasn't my place to impose. I should have known better. I know touching is supposed to be a private time." "Maybe. But it's not supposed to be a lonely time." Usagi's voice became cracked and labored, and another tear trickled down her cheek. Queen Serenity's face had a look of sympathy and concern. Another tear rolled down Usagi's face. "I need him, Mother. I need Mamoru with me. I know those trade negotiations in America were important, and I know I had to stay here took look over the city, but look at me. We've only been separated for a week, and I'm bouncing off the walls. I've been drinking every night just to get to sleep. We're a unit, a set. I can't function without him." Queen Serenity put a hand to her cheek, wiping away her tear. "He'll be back soon. Don't worry." "I need him." Queen Serenity threw her arms around her daughter and held her tightly. Usagi's arms went limply around her waist. A tear trickled down Queen Serenity's cheek as well. "Oh, my poor daughter. I know how much he means to you. I know how much you love him. I love him too. He reminds me so much of your father." "My…father?" Usagi said between sniffs. Queen Serenity moved over and put her feet up on the bed. She leaned back against the headboard and rested Usagi's head on her lap, lightly stroking her cheek. "Oh, I'm sorry you never got to know your father. Your father was the most wonderful man who ever walked the Moon. The man almost seemed to command smiles wherever he went. Everyone loved him, but no one as much as me." "What was he like?" Usagi asked. "Well, we had only known each other for a month before we married, but you couldn't have asked for a happier marriage. He was a beautiful man. He was strong, proud. No one ever questioned his loyalty." "He was a lot like Mamoru," Usagi agreed. "The day you were born was the happiest day of his life. For the first two weeks after you were born, he never left your side." "Mamoru was the same way when Chibi Usa was born." Queen Serenity swallowed hard. "The day he died was the saddest day of my life. He had been exploring and was caught in a cave-in. The entire population was devastated when they heard the news. Like I said, everybody loved him. I never stopped crying the entire day after I'd heard, and for a month after that, I cried myself to sleep every night. You were only three years old when it happened." "That's terrible. How did you possibly get over that? I'd never be able to handle it if something like that happened to Mamoru." "I almost didn't. But I was lucky, because I had you. You became my whole world. I put all my time and energy into you. I had to, otherwise I probably would have killed myself." Usagi rose up and looked at her mother. "You mean everything to me," Queen Serenity said. The two women hugged each other tenderly, tears rolling down their faces. "I love you Queen Serenity." "I love you, my beautiful little Princess." Usagi laid down beside her mother and the two just held each other for a moment. Queen Serenity broke the silence. "I never found anyone I loved nearly as much as I loved him. But still, I'm lucky. Now we're together again. Still, it was very difficult living without him. You don't know how many times I was in bed at night and I fantasized that he would come to me and we would make love the way we used to." "So how did you make love?" Usagi asked. "Daughter! There are some matters that should remain private. How would you feel if I had asked you that same question." "You're right. I'm sorry." "All I'll say is that he's gentle and he always knows how to satisfy me." Queen Serenity's left hand started running up and down her body and she let out a small, pleasured sigh. Then she saw Usagi giving her a wide-eyed stare and she quickly regained her composure. "But you don't have to worry about anything happening to Mamoru. You two are going to be together for a very long time." "I know. I just get so lonely without him here." "Wherever you go or however long you may be separated, you have to be faithful that you'll be together again. It happened with me and your father." "But how come I've never heard about him until now?" "That was partially my own fault. I was re-united with him, and I'm afraid I took your knowledge of him for granted. And for that I'm sorry. He truly is a wonderful man. I look at him and I look at Mamoru and I know we're two of the luckiest women alive." Queen Serenity lifted Usagi's chin so their eyes met. "Are you feeling better now?" "I'm feeling much better. Thank you for telling me about my father." "Don't be surprised if he decides to visit you from time to time. He can tell you all you need to know. You both have a lot to stories to relate to each other." Queen Serenity lightly kissed Usagi on the forehead. "So just remember that you're never alone, even without Mamoru around. You have friends and parents who love you very much" Usagi looked at her and giggled. "But it's better with Mamoru around." Queen Serenity laughed with her. "Yes, I suppose it is." "Thank you Mother." "I'll always be here Daughter. Always." They gave each other one last hug. Then Queen Serenity vanished, and Usagi smiled, for the first time in a week. Now she didn't feel alone anymore. Sometimes all a person needs is someone who really cares to understand them and help them wade through. She swallowed the remaining sip of vodka and felt a delicious heat wash over her. Then she took one more look at the photo of her and Mamoru. Gripping her breast with her right hand, she picked up where she left off with a renewed passion. Her left hand began slowly rubbing her sex and she began whimpering pleasured moans… She woke up with a soft moan. It was still dark. She didn't remember if she'd had an orgasm. She didn't even remember falling asleep. But she could still feel her righthand on her breast and her other hand between her legs, the fingers still moist and stickyfrom her fluids. But there was something else now. She could feel the bed sheets over her body, but she had… A light clicked on and she woke up in alarm. Then that alarm turned to extreme joy. Mamoru was sitting on a chair about three feet from her, wearing his slacks and an unbuttoned dress shirt. "Welcome back," he said, "I missed you. I just got back about an hour ago. I've just been watching you sleep." Usagi just stared at him for a moment, as if she couldn't believe her eyes. "You're so beautiful when you sleep." Usagi couldn't hold herself down after that. She jumped out of bed and threw her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. "Oh Mamoru, is it really you? Please, tell me I'm not dreaming." Mamoru's placed his left hand on Usagi's bottom and his right hand on Usagi's breast and gently squeezed. "Hey!" Usagi giggled. "Well, it was either that, or I could give you a really hard pinch." Mamoru said. "You know, I don't think I would have enjoyed that as much." "No, I didn't think you would." Usagi couldn't think of any words that could express how much she'd missed him, so she just held him close and rocked back and forth. "I'm really sorry it took me so long to get back here," Mamoru said, "Those negotiators were like ice." "I'm just so glad you're back," Usagi said, placing tender kisses along his neck. "Well it's a good thing I came back when I did. I walk in here and you're sleeping naked, with no sheets, one hand on your breast and the other between your legs. What would your daughter say if she'd come in and caught you in that position." Usagi thought for a moment. "I think she'd be okay with it." "You are unbelievable!" "Let's just go to bed, please? I haven't felt you close to me all week." She looked into his eyes, her own filled with mute pleading. "Make love to me Mamoru." "Wow, I should go away more often." "Please don't even joke about that!" Usagi's voice pleaded him just as much as her eyes. "I know, I know. I was a wreck the whole time I was away from you. That's partially why I took so long over there." "Oh, Mamoru, I missed you so much, I can't even describe it." Mamoru laid her down on the bed, lightly stroking her stomach. Usagi sighed. "What are you thinking?" Mamoru asked. "I was just thinking that I'm the luckiest woman alive." Mamoru smiled. "I also learned that you have a father-in-law." "What?" "I'll explain later. Right now all I want to think about is you, me and this bed." Usagi pulled him close and turned out the light. -end- To Audience: So what did you think of this little number? I think it's fairly obvious that I didn't want to go into too much detail about Usagi's father because I felt it was best not to put anything in stone. But you can send me your own thoughts on Usagi's father. You can also e-mail me your story ideas. I'm sure you know by now that I have a strict writing code (See bottom of "Makoto's Friends with…" if you don't). Don't forget to write.