At Luna’s arrival, the three speechless senshi were finally able to recover their senses and overcome the open mouthed shock that they had been feeling. Mercury attempted to speak, her cheeks pink with embarrassment. "This is ... I mean ... um ..." Finally the blue haired senshi simply covered her face in her hands and whispered, "Oh dear, that was rather embarrassing."
Jupiter glanced at her more timid friend in annoyance and murmured, "Mercury, don’t be silly. It’s not embarrassing, it’s outrageous. Luna is absolutely right." She turned her attention back to the masked hero, her eyes blazing with promised violence. She took an angry step forward and snarled, "Tuxedo Kamen-sama, how dare you take advantage of Sailor Moon like that! "
Mars glared at Tuxedo Kamen and was about to follow Jupiter’s example, however she caught sight of her blonde leader and thoughts of punishing the masked hero flew from her mind. Sailor Moon was still standing where Tuxedo Kamen had pushed her when Luna had arrived on the scene. Her cheeks were flushed and she held one slender hand to her lips as she stared at the ground in confusion. The fiery priestess quickly stepped to her friend and leader’s side and whispered, "Sailor Moon, are you ok?"
The blonde heroine glanced up at Sailor Mars’s words, though for a moment all she did was stare at her, the normally crystalline blue of her eyes darkened with lingering desire . She really couldn’t say how she was feeling at that moment. Confused mostly, she still didn’t quite understand the feelings that Tuxedo Kamen had caused within her. She barely heard her friends as they voiced their complaints to the masked hero, all she could really think about was how she had felt within his arms ... safe and wonderful. What she really couldn’t understand was why it all felt familiar somehow. She knew that she had never been kissed before, especially not like that, so why had it felt as if she had come home. Why had it felt like something she had done before, not once, but many, many times.
Aware that Mars was waiting impatiently for an answer, Sailor Moon attempted a smile, although it was a shaky one. "I’m ok Mars, its just ..." She wasn’t really sure how to tell her friend what she was feeling. She was certain that Sailor Mars wouldn’t understand and so she simply shook her head and turned to look over at Tuxedo Kamen. It was then that it dawned on her that Jupiter and Luna were prepared to hurt the masked hero because of what had just happened.
Luna, still dangling from Tuxedo Kamen’s outstretched arm, growled softly. Her eyes flashed dangerously and her claws slashed the night air murderously as she struggled to reach the masked hero that had dared to touch her young charge. Unable to reach him, she finally hissed angrily, "She’s only an innocent young girl and you ... you ... you were ..."
Sailor Moon suddenly darted forward and took the cat from her hero’s hands and held her close, preventing her from saying another word. She laid a gentle hand on Jupiter’s arm in a silent plea for the taller girl to stand down before turning once more to look up at Tuxedo Kamen. "Thank you for rescuing me earlier Tuxedo Kamen-sama, but I ... I really think that we should be going now. It’s getting late and the authorities will probably be here soon."
Her cheeks flushed once again as she noticed that same look from before in his eyes, but she kept her head held high and bravely faced him for a moment more. The blonde was rather proud of herself. She had only stuttered once, even though she still felt very shaken and confused about what had just happened between the two of them.
Tuxedo Kamen had been beginning to get a little angry with the way he was being treated by both Sailor Jupiter and Luna. Yes, he had kissed Sailor Moon without thinking terribly much of the consequences. Yes, he had perhaps gone a little too far; but he had not harmed her in any way. He wouldn’t dream of hurting her, in fact he protected her almost nightly. So where did they get off acting like he was some sort of pervert that went around taking advantage of little girls? He had sufficiently regained his composure and had been about to respond angrily to the charges they were both hurling at him, when Sailor Moon returned to his side and retrieved her cat.
He gazed down at her, his eyes darkening with hunger once again as he took in the sight before him. Sailor Moon’s lips were still swollen from his earlier kisses and her cheeks were still flushed becomingly. There was just something about her that he couldn’t get enough of, however she was correct in assuming that the authorities would soon be there. He took in the growling cat held securely in her arms, as well as the three senshi standing protectively close by before making his decision. Tuxedo Kamen gave his audience a cocky smile, before quickly leaning in and brushing his lips against hers in a feather soft kiss. "You make me feel things I’ve never felt before ...", he murmured softly against her lips before pulling away. He then stepped back, turned and disappeared into the trees without another word.
Luna continued to growl as she watched the masked hero retreat into the trees. However, the moment she could no longer see him anymore she turned a disapproving glare up to her charge. "Sailor Moon, what did you think you were doing? You are still a very young girl and we don’t know anything about that man. We don’t even know if we can trust him. He himself has said that we were after the same thing and that he could be an enemy. You should have known better then to allow him to get that close to you."
Sailor Jupiter turned to look at her leader worriedly. She took in Sailor Moon’s flushed cheeks and the lingering confusion and desire still evident in her gaze as the little blonde stared off into the trees. Although she would have willingly pounded Tuxedo Kamen into the ground moments before, she felt somewhat differently now. She was well aware of the feelings that Sailor Moon had for the masked hero and it seemed as if he might return some of those feelings. Although she certainly didn’t want to see her friend hurt, she also didn’t want to stand in the way of her finding happiness and love. Glancing at the angry cat, Jupiter shrugged and cheerfully said, "Let her be Luna, sometimes a girl can’t help the things she does when it comes to a handsome guy like that. Besides, somebody that might be an enemy could just as easily turn out to not be the enemy."
Mercury shook her head doubtfully and murmured uneasily, "It is probably safer to assume he is the enemy though and Luna is right about us knowing virtually nothing about him." She turned to look at Sailor Moon and added, "We just don’t want you hurt Sailor Moon, you need to be more careful."
Sailor Moon had frozen somewhat when Tuxedo Kamen had leaned in close to her again. However, when his lips had brushed hers ever so softly she had relaxed, her eyes fluttering closed at the sensations he caused. It had been such a light kiss, hardly there at all and yet it had filled her with such an incredible warmth. A soft flush once again rose to her cheeks at the words he murmured against her mouth before pulling away. She watched him go, barely registering anything other then the fact that she wished he could stay.
Eventually she noticed that her friends were speaking to her and she reluctantly turned her attention away from her masked hero. She frowned somewhat when she realized exactly what they were saying. Sailor Moon shook her head stubbornly and insisted, "I think he can be trusted. You don’t need to worry about me, I know Tuxedo Kamen wouldn’t hurt me. He’s always rescuing me, how could he be the enemy?"
Sailor Mars had also watched Tuxedo Kamen leave before turning back to her friends. Although she didn’t particularly trust his intentions in regard to Sailor Moon, she wasn’t certain Tuxedo Kamen was the enemy either. There seemed to be such a strong connection between her friend and the masked hero, she wondered at what had caused it. Was it just mere attraction between them, or was it something more? The priestess shook her head to clear her thoughts, realizing that whatever the case nothing would get solved tonight and the only thing this conversation would cause was an argument. She sighed irritably before saying, "This really isn’t the time to be holding such a discussion. We should be leaving before anyone arrives, we don’t want to have to answer any questions. Besides, I have other duties that are more important then standing around here chatting about guys."
Without waiting for anyone to comment on what she had said, the raven haired warrior turned and leaped off into the night. The other four stared quietly after their companion for a moment before following her lead, the previous conversation forgotten for the moment in the interest of vacating the park before anyone else arrived.
