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Notes: My first attempt to write Seiya and Usagi Fanfic.. I hope I don't suck... .
Thank you Julie for being a pre-reader and a friend :)
and thank you Julie, Jade and SoKissMe (Tina) for the support!
erhm.. English is not my first language
and I don't own Sailormoon Sailorstars :P)

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"Tsukino-san! We have to start our chanting right now, the meeting will start after five minutes. They won't start until you give a go signal," 

"Chanting what?" 

"Seiya Kou, Go Home! Seiya Kou, Go Home! We will win this and the people will get their own homes after a month,"

"Wait a second, Are you by any chance the leader of the resistance gro-" 

"Hai Seiya. I guess... We’re real enemies right now," 

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LOVE AT THE SECOND TIME AROUND
Written by: Chette
Pre-reader: Julie and Jade Cerise

Part 3: Battles

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Usagi looked at the girl, "I'll be right there, just tell them to hold their protest" she said, the girl nodded and left them. Usagi then turned to him. "Are you okay?" Usagi asked, looking at Seiya. 

"Why didn't you tell me?" Seiya asked, feeling oddly betrayed. "Why? When we were at the TV Station, why didn't you tell me that you are my chief adversary in this city?" he asked, softly.

"Because I was there to do makeup, not to discuss local politics. Gomen ne Seiya, I should have stayed and told you everything-"

Seiya cut in, "You're damn right you should have stayed" he said, as he growled and looked at her. "If I have known, I wouldn't pursue this... this project and I could have help you instead. They had to call me earlier to make sure that I will help on this project. If I have known, I could turn down the offer." he said, he shook his head and walked towards the bench. He sat there, because he felt lightheaded suddenly. 

Usagi sat beside him and sighed, "You know you don't have to worry, We're friends after all, I'll listen to your proposals and try to keep an open mind. All I ask is that you listen to the community's concern the same way" she said in a calm manner, spoken like a true princess. "We can work this out without any bloodshed, you know?" she said, smiling. 

Seiya sighed, "Why would you think there would be? I would not allow anyone to hurt you Odango" he said, looking at her. "I swore to protect you before and I'll still do it today" he said, the heaviness in his head is almost gone. Especially when Usagi said that they can work this out just fine.

"Thank you Seiya, I know we will both cooperate with this project. Demo..." she frowned at him, "Can you stop calling me Odango?" she asked, returning from her childish pout style. "I am not a dumpling"

"It suits you" Seiya said, suddenly grinning. "I Love dumplings... they're delicious" he said with a wink. 

Usagi blushed, "Save your eloquence for the crowd," she glanced up toward the entrance of the governor's office and saw a small, portly man standing by the door, scratching his bald head and frowning as he surveyed the scene. "The governor is here, maybe you'd better go join him. He looks as if he could use an ally" she said, as she stood up.

"Okay I'll go" Seiya said, reluctantly. "But when do we get the chance to get together more privately?" he asked, as he stood up too.

"I think you two need to continue discussing whatever that is, in my office"

"GAH!" 

They gasped when they saw the governor standing beside the two of them. 

Inside the Office of the governor...

The governor looked at Seiya, then at Usagi. Then back at Seiya. It had been 15 minutes ago since they entered his office and both hadn't said anything at all. He looked at Seiya, urging him to talk. Seiya just bowed his head, then he turn at Usagi, same thing he did but Usagi just smiled at him. After ten minutes more, he couldn't stand it. He stood up and tapped hard on his table, "Will you two stop acting like a moonstruck teenagers and start behaving like a professionals!" he yelled, 

Usagi blinked and pointed at herself, "But I am a teenager-" she stopped as she remembered that she already turn 20 last June 30. "I mean.. was a teenager last month" she said, sighing. 

Seiya smirked, "I am a still a teenager though" he said, proudly. They both looked at Seiya and gulped, "What I'd say?" 

The governor growled, "This lovely young lady," he said with a sweep of his pudgy hand toward Usagi, "Is Usagi Tsukino. A freshmen political student from Juuban University, she is in charge of the resistance group." he said, Accustomed to the governor's well-meaning but tiresome patronizing, Usagi stood up and reached for a hand-shake. Like it was the first time they've met. "Usagi Tsukino, this is Seiya Kou, our new city planner." he said, with a politician smile. Seiya grabbed Usagi's hand and squeezed it firmly, with affection. The governor frowned, "Now that I have introduce both of you, even you two know each other... can you two start talking about important things that we have to discuss?" he asked, "and Mr.Kou, please let go of Tsukino-san's hand already." he said, Seiya blushed as he let go of her hand, both of them took their seat and at the same time took a deep breath. Are these two soul mates or what? the governor asked himself as he took his seat also. 

"Usagi Tsukino" he said, "I look forward to see the stars with you" he said, the governor blinked. "I don't think that we can discuss these things here, so why don't we go out and-"

"Mr.Kou." Usagi said, as she cleared her throat. "If you try to turn this proposal down, you won't be seeing stars anymore" she said, smiling. Good thing Rei-chan helped me with this style she added in her mind. "I am only a college student and a bit childish in nature, but when provoke I can do anything. Especially, if my mission is to help others." she said, looking at the governor. "I could stake my life for the people, and I know Mr.Kou knows that" she said, in a mature voice.

Seiya leaned on his chair and looked directly at Usagi, never blinking. "I know, But I've stake my life for you many times already. So you won't have to worry about yourself" he said, as he smirked. "Usagi Tsukino, protecting people. While there are people that protects Usagi Tsukino. Nice one neh?" he asked, now looking at the governor.

"Kou..."  (governor)

"Oh yes, you swore to protect me" Usagi growled, now getting mad. "Oh! just wait a darn minute, after you protected me you left me!" she said, as she crossed her arms. "What kind of protection is that Mr.Kou?" she asked,

"Tsukino-" (governor)

Now why she getting angry? Seiya asked himself, then he remembered Mamoru. "But you still have someone special, when I left you. I told him that it is his turn to protect you" he said,

"You know what Mr.Kou? If you are so eager to protect someone, you won't give her to someone else. You should have stayed and protected her" she said, smirking.

"Both of you-"  (governor)

Seiya growled and stood up, "I didn't want to leave you! But you chose him over me! you're so-so-so-" he tapped the table hard that it almost cracked, "so in love with him and I had to leave because I couldn't stand to see you and him together!"

"Then why did you came back?" Usagi asked, tears forming in her eyes. "Why not just stay with Kakyuu? Why do you have to come back here? Why?" she asked, "To prove that I am special to you? To prove that you can't live without me?"

"DAMN IT! Odango! YES!" he yelled, "I came back for you! I came back to fight this stupid destiny! I came back to win you!" he said, "I came back because... I love you" he said softly, "and you know that I hate giving up" he added,

"But you already did" she said, Usagi gathered her things. But before she could leave the office, she turned once again at Seiya. "You can't fight destiny. I am destined to love Mamo-chan, and you can't do anything about it" she said, then she left the office.

Seiya looked down at the desk. His heart bursting out, he could hear the governor talking but he cant understand him. He saw his tears falling, one.. two.. three... tears dropped on the wooden table, Clenching his fist, he hurriedly run to catch Usagi.

"Come back here Kou Seiya!"

Seiya exited the room, he saw Usagi still walking on the long corridor. He took a deep breath and run towards her, to catch her. 

Usagi wiped her tears, good thing she was out of that office when tears started to flow, She didn't know why she acted like that. But Seiya's words were so powerful that it did strike her heart. The longing, the absence of his care, of his protection, of his scent and of his love. Before, Mamoru was enough, but after Seiya's treatment, Mamoru can't satisfy her anymore. A few more minutes, she felt Seiya's hand on her arm and force her to follow him. "Where are we going Seiya? Let me go!" she yelled, 

Seiya opened a vacant room and both of them entered. Seiya locked the door, and Usagi trembled. "I just need to talk to you" he said, "You don't have to be scared" he said, his voice rugged and shaking. He turn his back on her, "Before, it was enough for me to protect my princess. It was enough for me that I am a Sailor Senshi, a woman who cares for her princess... Before I had a destiny like you," he said, "But everything changed when Galaxia finally hit our planet. We were force to come here on earth and pretend to be men.. popular men to look for our princess..." he slowly looked at Usagi, his eyes were so red. "Then I met you, you taught me how to care for others, you taught many things, you taught me how to love" he said, 

"Seiya-"

"and because of that I am eager to change my destiny. When I left you, I thought it was over. That I really couldn't change it. But after all those lonely days I had, I decided to come back and change my destiny." he said, "I can change my destiny if I want too. I can, if I will fight for it. Galaxia is destined to rule the universe, but you defeated her. So yes Odango, I can fight your stupid destiny" he said, as he gritted his teeth.

"You don't understand. Your destiny and my destiny are different. I am the moon princess, the future queen of the Crystal palace. The leader of the Sailor Warriors," she cried, "The future wife of King Endimyon and the mother of Small lady" she shakes her head, "If I will change my destiny, they won't exist. Chibiuza won't exist. So you see-" she trailed into silence when she saw that she had gone too far and that her words had angered Seiya. His mouth was white-rimmed, gritting his teeth. Usagi wanted to run but she couldn't. 

Seiya wiped his tears furiously and closed the distance between them. In the next instant his arms were around her, effortlessly overcoming her frantic resistance to their savage strength, pulling her closer to him, crushing her softness against his unyielding masculine hardness. When her struggles were subdued, one of his hands followed the length of her spine, from the small of her back to the nape of her neck. He raked his fingers through her two hair buns, careless of whether or not he hurt her, scattering the pins that secured the two buns and sending them flying. Tears sprang to her eyes as he loosened her hair, and when it lay in wild disarray, he softly grasped a handful of it, caressing it. "Never again" he said, his voice was intimate. "Never again I will give up on you" he said, Slowly deliberately, as if he had all the time in the world, he touched his mouth to hers, brushing his lips back and forth playfully, molding his mouth to hers with the lightest possible pressure, his lips kept teasing her as she sighed through her own parted lips and surrendered to the soft invasion of his tongue, and long before Seiya ended the kiss, she was utterly devastated.

She swayed submissively against him, drugged by his sensuous exploration of her mouth and so weak with longing that her knees were incapable of supporting her. Her hands fluttered uselessly against his chest, and she clutched at the lapels of his jacket to stead herself. "Please" she whimpered, "Please stop messing my mind" she said, 

Seiya's hands tightened, "You already stole my heart... now I want it back" he said, bitterly.

"Seiya..."

"You have no choice Odango, I am not going to give up on you" he said, then he unlocked the door and left her inside the room.

Meanwhile...

At one of the bookstore, a beautiful blue haired woman kept searching for some books to buy. Her smile is so radiant that people would caught smiling when they see her. She's a total bookworm, because after a few seconds she had a lot of books in her arms. Uttering the words, 'Excuse me' and bowing, she carefully tried to go to another section of books. It had been her habit ever since she was a child. She sat, knee squatted and carefully put the books down to find some interesting books to buy.

"Those were a lot of books, Ami-chan"

Ami turned and saw a handsome man in a college uniform. He has a brown hair and beautiful Indigo eyes. Ami stood up and blinked, "Yes, I love books.. may I know who you are?" she asked,

The man frowned, "I am hurt... you don't know me anymore?" he asked, then he picked his wallet and gave Ami, her picture. "You gave this to me five years ago and told me that It doesn't matter if I did not beat you, I can still visit you" he said,

Ami gasped, "R-Ryo?" 

Ryo Urawa blushed and became shy suddenly, "H-Hai..." he said, 

"Wow.. what are you doing here?" she asked, her eyes sparkled.

"F-Following you?" he asked, blushed more.

Ami blushed when she heard that, "A-Anyway, where are you studying now?" she asked,

"Tokyo University" he said, scratching his head. "Why didn't you go there? You could pass the entrance exam you know" he said, 

"Well.. my friends are studying in Juuban and you know that I can't leave them because I have to protect them" she said, Ryo knows that they are the Sailor Scouts. "How are you? I mean the real you." she asked, 

Ryo smiled, "After I was revived by Sailormoon and had new life, I had a good life. I am not a youma anymore and I thank God for that" he said, then he looked down at his shoes, "But something is missing, and then... I saw your picture and I found out you're the one that I've been missing" he said, then he blushed and put his hand on his head, "I've been following you for some quite time now and this time I had the guts to approach you" he said, Ami couldn't believe she's hearing these things and Ryo read those in her beautiful eyes, "I know it's unbelievable huh? But I had to approach you or else I don't know" he said, sighing. "Anyway... are you free for lunch?" he asked, but there was fright in his eyes, a fright of rejection. 

Ami smiled, Ryo can be quite a darling. She picked her books. "Only if you help me with these books" she said, smiling. 

"Of course!" Ryo smiled, his eyes sparkled.

Ami couldn't believe even though Ryo looks so innocent, so many things changed in him for a span of time. "Where are we going?" she asked, when Ryo took the driver's seat. 

"Where do you want to go?" he asked, 

"Why not lead the way? I trust you Ryo-kun" she said,

"Then how does Sushi lunch sounds to you?" he asked, turning on the engine of his car. 

"Sounds fine," Ami said, as she buckled up.

The car started to move, both became silent for a while. Ryo focused on driving, while Ami stared at the window, trying not to look at him. He needs his concentration when driving, driving.. she remembered Taiki. She sighed. Then she realized they stopped in front of traffic light, she felt him reached up his free hand on her close hand, Ami could sense he again gathered his guts before he had done that. His hands were practically shaking. 

"One of my many talents.. Ami-chan... I've often been told I'm the master of analyzing these things and even more adept at prescribing the perfect cure" he said, smiling.

Before Ami could speak, the light changed and the car started once again. Ami forced herself to look at him. He looked so cool and sophisticated, a man with a casual elegance that was uniquely complemented by a simple suit. "What are you studying Ryo-kun?"

"I am studying psychologist" he said, not looking at her. "You're studying Medicine right?" he asked, 

"Hai. I wanted to be like my mother" she said, as she looked back at the window. 

Ryo parked the car at the parking lot of a famous restaurant, then both of have them had a silent friendly lunch.

Hino's Shrine...

"Oh Rei..."

Rei growled, and yelled at her grandfather. "I am not talking to you Grandfather! I can't believe you started flirting with girls again! You're ruining my reputation!" she yelled, as she put her pillows on her head. 

"But you have a visitor" 

Rei tossed her pillow at her grandfather, who easily caught the pillow. "I am not buying that! It is early for my friends to come here" she said, 

"But Yuuichirou is here"

Rei blinked, "Yuuichirou?"

Rei carefully entered the living room and there he is, Kumada Yuuichirou. But he is very different, very clean as a matter of fact. Short haired now and Rei could see his lovely eyes now. He used to be an apprentice of her grandfather. But after the death of them and their revival, he forgot her. But she didn't know that secretly, he didn't. Why now? After all these years? She carefully sat in front of him. "Kumada Yuuichirou..." she said, "What are you doing here?" she asked, memories flooded in her mind, especially her first kiss with him. 

Yuuichirou scratched his head and shyly said, "I came here to visit Grandpa... and" he looked at Rei's grandfather and when the door closed, he continued. "...and you" he said, 

Rei frowned and crossed her arms, "Why are you visiting me? Do we have some kind of a special relationship?" she asked, 

Typical Rei, Yuuichirou said to his mind. "If you think I don't remember anything, when I lost my memory... you're wrong. I was trained like you or have you forgotten?" he asked, he crawled towards her. "I still remember our kiss" he said, stopping beside Rei.

Rei moved away, "So why just now?" she asked, raising one of her eyebrows. "Why did you wait for a long time?" she asked, 

"I wanted to approach you but... I waited for the time that you'll be ready-"

"Ready?" she asked, bitterly. The memories were too overwhelm and so is her anger. "Why now? I already have someone to love other than you." she said, her voice quivered. 

"R-Rei-chan,"

"Yes Yuuichirou. I loved someone" she said, 

Yuuichirou sighed and stood up, "I.. I guess am late..." he said, 

"Too late" Rei finished. 

Rei just sat there in silence. It had been five minutes since Yuuichirou left her. She didn't know why she felt sad hurting him. But he deserved it, it hurt her deep inside especially she found out that he didn't lost his memory. She stood up and was about to go to her room when she heard his grandfather. She peeked at her grandfather's room and listened to them. 

"Do you want me to formulate a love potion for you?" he asked, Rei gasped. "I can do that, you see I did that to my wife," he said snicker. Rei growled, 

Yuuichirou smiled sadly, "I don't want Rei to love me by using a Love potion sir..." he said, sighing deeply. "It was my fault, I waited for a long time"

Yuuichirou's words touched Rei words, but Rei was beyond anger too. How could she love someone who hurt her so badly and now hate him? She sighed and went inside her room, "Yuuichirou..." she murmured, closing her eyes. But after a few minutes, her eyes opened. "LOVE POTION?! We can make a LOVE POTION?!" she yelled, then she looked at the Three Lights Poster in her wall. "What a chance!" she yelled. "Here I come Yaten... " she said giggling.

In front of Ami's Residence

Taiki rose up from the wheel of the van, it's been an hour and half he was waiting for Ami to arrived. According to her mother, she went out to buy a lot of books. He wants to call him and spend his day with her but he also wanted to surprise her, so he planned to wait for her. After a few more minutes he was about to call her when a blue car stopped in front of her house. His eyes widened and the phone dropped on the seat. Ami emerged and on the other side was a man, Ami was smiling and the guy too. He gripped the wheels tightly. 

Who is that guy?

Ami bowed at Ryo. "Thank you for the nice lunch" she said, smiling brightly.

Ryo put down the plastic bag containing some of Ami's book. "You can thank me by letting me kiss you" he said, surprisingly. 

Ami blinked and stepped back, but stopped when she felt the hardness of the door. "Ryo-kun..."

He moved deliberately close, so that his body made contact with hers from her shoulders to her thighs. The contours of his body changed instantly and she knew even in her innocence, that what were doing now is something that is dangerous and should not be seen in public. But Ryo doesn't care, he was drowned with her eyes, "Ami-chan... I think I should stop becoming a coward right now... I've been... in love with you for so long" he said, as he kissed her forehead and slid his arms around her flat belly, pulling her closer to him. "I love you Ami-chan... please be my lady" he said, 

"I can't Ryo-"

His lips caught the words and stopped them. She felt his hands on her neck, then at her shoulders, smoothing up and down. The door was hard on her back, as he move more closer, trapping her between his body and the wood. She gasped and his mouth lifted away. He looked at her, breathing a little jerky. "Ami-chan..."

"I can't-" 

Ryo smiled, "Please think about it" he said, as he stepped back and reached for her hand to kiss it. 

Ami didn't say anything but stare at him, her eyes followed him. Then when he was inside the car and drove away. She followed the car by her gaze. She sighed, and stopped when her eyes caught a black van with a star on its side. She gasped when the window opened, she covered her hand and saw Taiki looking really furious, shaking his head and then the van moved really fast, as the van screeched in the street.

Taiki realized, as he saw the kiss a tear fell from his eyes. He wiped it bitterly and continue to focus on the road.

Apartment...

Seiya went downstairs on their basement, holding a glass and a whiskey he bought before he went home.  He seldom drank, But this time it's different. He needed one. He poured himself a shot and threw it down, enjoying the hot sting of it as it washed down his throat. He couldn't remember a time when he'd felt so powerless. He looked at the bottle and carried it to the desk. He sat down and stared at the pen and the paper. He grabbed it and started to write...

I gaze up at the sky each night and find the brightest star
It's always waiting there for me, so close yet so far...
The star winks in the evening sky, and reaches out to me
It magically appears each night, for the entire world to see
I've wished upon this special star, my whole life it seems-

Seiya growled, he ripped the paper twice and crumpled it down, then he threw the paper and sobbed hard. 

"May I join you?" 

Seiya looked up and saw Taiki. He just nodded. Taiki grabbed the whiskey and poured his glass. He drunk it and put the glass down, "Now I know how you feel" he said, Seiya wiped his tears and looked at him. "I saw Ami with another man... and it hurts so much" he said, 

"Battles..." Seiya said, pouring another whiskey in his glass. "hate them but you can't avoid them" he said, as he drunk the whiskey. 

"battles?" Taiki asked, looking at Seiya.

Seiya nodded, "A battle of Destiny of Mamoru-san and Odango." he said sighing, "Now another battle... the battle of government and resistance group" he said, taking another shot of whiskey. 

"But I thought you can handle that?"

Seiya growled, "Not when Odango is the leader of the resistance group" he said, sighing.

"What? Tsukino-san?" Taiki asked, Seiya just nodded. "What will happen then?" he asked,

Seiya narrowed and focus his eyes on the glass, "I will fight, you know that I hate giving up"

Yaten yawned, and heard some voices downstairs, he descended there and saw Seiya and Taiki drinking.  "What are you guys doing? Why are you drinking?" he asked.

Taiki sighed, "Three words" he said, as he closed his eyes. "One Sided Love" he finished,

Yaten blinked, "I can understand Seiya's case... but you Taiki?" he asked, 

Seiya smirked, "Taiki saw Ami-chan with another man" he slumped on the couch and yawned, he knew he was almost drunk. He really couldn't handle drinking.

Yaten blinked, "Mataku... you guys are hopeless cases" he said, as he sat on the couch, and reached for the bottle. "Then again, I guess I am too" he said, as he drank the whole bottle. 

"hey! don't you dare drink everything!" Seiya yelled, Yaten blushed and felt dizzy suddenly, "That's what you get for drinking everything, Mr.Cool guy" he said, frowning.

Yaten hiccup, "If you guys are on one-sided love, then I am there too" he said, closing his eyes. 

"Mou?" Seiya and Taiki chorused,

"I am in love with our princess, but princess is in love with Seiya... and so thus that's a one sided Love" he said, drinking more. 

Taiki smiled, "But you know Seiya doesn't love our princess" he said, looking drowsily at Yaten. "So you have the chance" he added, 

"I don't want her to love me because she couldn't have Seiya" he said, as he rubbed his nose. "But don't worry about me. I have reasons why I left our planet, I am not here only to support Seiya" he said, trying to stand up. "I am here to forget our princess as well" he added,

Seiya massaged his neck, "Well, I didn't know we are all like this, (hic) sometimes we have to drink to spill out our problems (hic)" he said, 

After Seiya said that, all of them closed their eyes and fell asleep. But they knew that they have to fight their own battles once they woke up.

To be continued...