Hi! This story is a series.. yadda.. yadda..
I don't have the clip to copy and paste
with me ^^;; gomen!
Now, on with the story after Bethany's
shortest author's notes ever ;)

~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't Let Me Go: Eternity
Chapter: 2
By: Bethany and Patch
Editor: Meara
~~~~~~~~~~

	"So is everything all ready?"

	"Hai."

	"The cake?"

	"Hai."

	"The games?"

	"Hai."

	"The presents?"

	"Hai."

	"And the pregnant Usagi-chan?"

	"Uhh...."

	Exasperated groans were heard all around.

	"Minako-chan! Why is it that every time 
on the occasions where we need Usagi-chan, 
she's nowhere to be found?" Rei asked.

	"I don't know!" the Senshi of Love replied 
defensively. "How come I'm always put in charge 
of bringing her to these things?"

	"Let's see," Rei counted off on her fingers.  
"You are suppose to be the LEADER of the senshi... 
I thought.. I presummed.. oh damn! What are we ever
going to do with you?!"

	"Hey! Is that a compliment?" 

	Rei shook her head in disgust. "Never mind 
Minako. The important thing is getting Usagi here.  
Now, how do we do it?"

	Everyone turned to Minako who was busy 
studying her fingernails. When she noticed the 
abrupt silence, she looked.

	"Iie! Again? But how am I supposed to get 
her to come here?"

	"That's your job, Minako-chan," Haruka 
said, pushing her out of the room, "Just distract 
her with your usual way of talking and before 
you know it, you'll have led her down here."

	"Okay!" When the door had closed on her, 
Minako looked at it for a second before yelling, 
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" 

	"Arrgh! Never mind!" came a muffled voice 
and then the door swung open and Minako was pulled 
inside as Rei stepped outside. "I'll just go do this
myself!" And with a toss of her hair, Rei had left 
the area.

~~~~~~~~~~~

	"Don't you have anything for planned for today, 
Usako?"

	"Hmm? Not that I know of. Doushite?"

	"Oh, I don't know, I just thought you would 
be... busy."

	"No, I'm free today."

	"G-Good." Mamoru looked at the door of their 
bedroom uncertainly. Didn't the girls say they had 
a surprise baby shower planned for his wife today? 
And wasn't Minako supposed to get Usagi there...? 
Well, he thought with an inward sigh, that explained 
everything.

	He shook his head. He knew he had sometime 
alone with Usagi before Minako came along.

	"How are you feeling today?" He asked, coming 
up behind her where she stood by the balcony windows.

	"Okay. Just a bit of pain here and there, and 
swollen ankles but Ami-chan said that's to be expected."

	"Pain, huh? Well maybe I can help," he pressed 
his fingers into her lower back, massaging the area 
carefully and was rewarded when she groaned in pleasure. 

	"That is a big help, Mamo-chan," she said, 
arching her back. She could feel her muscles lose 
some of the tightness that had been building there 
and it felt wonderful. "I love your fingers," she 
said, groaning again.

	"Is that all you love?" he asked mischievously.

	"No, and you know it. I love every and all 
parts of you, don't ever forget it." 

	"I won't, Usako, you can count on that." He 
gave her a tender kiss before breaking away at a 
knock on their door.

	"Who do you think that is?" Usagi asked, 
clearly disappointed.

	"I don't know, it's probably-"

	"It's me, Rei!" came the voice from the 
other side.

	"Rei-chan?"

	"Hai, Usagi-chan," Rei said brightly, coming 
into the room after Mamoru opened the door. "I was, 
uh, just passing by... your door! And... I wanted 
to see... uh, if you wanted to... come take a walk 
with me! Hai, that's it! Because you know walking 
is good for you!"

	A look of acute confusion went first from 
Usagi to Mamoru, then from Mamoru to Rei.  He shook 
his head once and then turned to Usagi.

	"It's a good idea, why don't you go?" he suggested.

	"But I'm not in the mood for walking right 
now. I'd much rather lie down."

	Rei shook her head frantically and was about 
to say something, when Mamoru beat her to it.

	"Usako, from a doctor's stance I think you 
should go with Rei. It's advisable and besides, it 
might lessen that back pain."

	His wife looked at him suspiciously and then 
shrugged. "And here I thought you wanted to spend 
some time with me. Fine, I'll see you later then."

	"We'll have loads of fun, Usagi-chan! So 
cheer up already."

	"Loads of fun? It's only a walk, Rei-chan."

	The two left the room and Mamoru exhaled 
the breath he was holding. He then quickly rushed 
over to one of the old Senshi communications devices 
he had hidden in a drawer.

	"Command to Eagle Eye, Overload heading south 
in Wing Eight. Over!" 

	"Hai, we here you Tux-boy. Everything is in 
order for the surprise. Over," came the scratchy 
reply.

	"Good. And don't call me Tux-boy." Mamoru 
turned off the communicator and placed it in the 
dresser, under his clothes. The baby shower, he 
knew, would turn out to be a success and his wife 
would enjoy herself immensely.

~~~~~~~~~~~

	"So how are you feeling today, Usagi-chan?" 

	"Funny, Mamo-chan asked me that same question..."

	"Well, can't we inquire after your health?  
After all, we're all very concerned," Rei replied 
quickly.

	"Hai, well I'm feeling just fine, like I told 
Mamo-chan. Just a bit heavy down there but everything's 
all right." 

	Rei giggled, but it wasn't towards Usagi's 
comment, it was her excitement getting the better 
of her as they approached *the* room.

	Usagi looked curiously at her best friend.  
"Rei-chan, are you feeling alright?"

	"Hai! I am, why do you ask?" Rei asked nervously.

	"Well, I hate to say it, but you're almost 
acting like Minako-chan..." 

	"Nani?! How dare you compare me to her?" All 
nervousness left the fiery Senshi and she turned to 
her Queen. "I am nothing like Minako! I am insulted
by such a suggestion."

	Usagi giggled in response. "Now you're 
sounding more like yourself."

	Rei could only look sheepishly at Usagi and 
then they came to a stop in front of the room where
the other Senshi were hiding.

	"Why did we stop here?"

	"I thought we'd just check this room out, see 
if it needs any improvements," Rei answered lamely, 
opening the door.

	"Ne, Rei-chan, improvements? What exactly is 
wrong with-"

	"Surprise!"

	The shouts of eight exuberant Senshi startled 
the Queen so much that she jumped backwards and 
crashed into the wall adjacent to the door.

	The curtains were drawn back and the sun 
filtered into the room, lighting upon the balloons, 
streamers, confetti and a big sign that said 'Baby
Shower'.

	Usagi was breathing heavily as her astounded 
eyes took in the scene before her. She could feel 
her heart beating almost painfully and she took in 
big gulps of air. She had never been this surprised 
in her entire life. And then she felt it...oh Kami...

	"So Usagi-chan, what do you think, we got 
you real good, ne?" Makoto asked proudly.

	"Good enough to make my water break."

	Absolute silence met that statement. The 
Senshi just stared at her unbelievingly.

	And then Haruka snorted.

	"Good one, Odango, you almost had us fooled 
for a second. Minna, our surprise worked out quite 
well."

	Everyone sighed in relief and Minako laughed 
airily.

	"Usagi-chan, girl, don't do that to us again. 
That was a good comparision, though, good enough to 
make your water break. But you are a month too early 
for that." 

	"Hai, c'mon girls we've got games, food, cake 
and presents!" Makoto said, heading towards the back 
of the room. The rest of the girls turned leaving 
Usagi still up against the wall.

	She, for one, wanted to scream. Had they... 
had they just ignored her? They didn't believe her? 
Did they want her to lift up her dress and...well 
that suggestion was a bit too vulgar.

	"Usagi-chan, aren't you coming? The cake 
looks so good!" Hotaru said, running up to her.

	Usagi looked at the slight girl and then 
did the only thing a woman could do when her 
water broke. She let out a keening wail. 

	Hotaru jumped back violently, losing her 
balance and falling onto her backside. She 
looked up behind her when she heard running 
feet.

	"What in Kami's name happened?!" Haruka asked.

	"I don't know! I just asked her if she 
was coming and she just screamed!" Hotaru said, 
pointing to Usagi who was ready to wail again.

	"Usagi-chan, what's wrong?" Ami asked 
running up to her.

	"Was it something we did?" Minako asked.

	"Don't you like the decorations?" Makoto asked.

	"Bakas! My water broooooooooooooooke!!" 
Usagi pointed to the small puddle of water at 
her feet as she wailed. She breathed heavily 
and then shot glares at everyone. "I'm going 
into labor and you guys just walked away!" 

	Silence once again met her rather loud 
statement.

	And then the panic set in.

	"Nani, you're in labor?"

	"Why didn't you tell us?"

	"We scared you into labor?"

	"Wow, we're good," this from Haruka.

	Usagi couldn't believe it. She was in 
labor and her situation was ludicrous to say 
the least. "Someone get me out of here or 
I'll give birth right now!"

	Suddenly the door slammed open and in 
rushed the royal figure of King Endymion. 

	"Usako, I heard your scream. What's going on?"

	Usagi smiled tearfully at her savior, 
raising her arms to her beloved. Now here was 
someone who would help her and get her 
comfortable. "Mamo-chan, I'm in labor and it hurts."

	"Nani? Why didn't you say anything this 
morning? Why weren't there any warning signs? 
Or at least a hint?" 

	Usagi's outstretched arms fell to her side.  
Even her husband was asking stupid questions. Was 
she the only sane one left in the room?

	"Minna, I really do believe we should get 
Usagi down to the medic station," came the voice 
of reason, Ami.

	Everyone stopped talking and looked at her.

	"To the medic station!" Makoto yelled. 
(Beth AN: I feel like I should be yelling "CHARGE!" 
here ^^)

	"Sou!" They all replied.

	The next thing Usagi knew, she was up in 
Mamoru's arms and they were walking quickly to 
the medic area.

	"Why didn't you tell me Usako? I would have 
never let you gone to the baby shower if I knew 
you would be in labor," Mamoru said as he placed 
her on a cot.

	Before Mamoru could stand up straight, his 
wife had grabbed his suit lapels and pulled his 
face down to hers.

	"You baka! How am I supposed to know when 
I'll be going into labor? There *are* no direct 
warning signs!" She lay back and breathed quickly. 

	Suddenly her eyes grew wide and she yelled 
her husband's name.

	"Mamo-chan! I can't do this!"

	"Usako, of course you can, love," Mamoru 
brushed Usagi's bangs back as Ami put on gloves. 
"It won't hurt very much and it'll be well worth 
it when Chibi-Usa enters the worl-" 

	"No, I mean I can't have the baby here!"

	"Nani, Odango Atama, *where* exactly where 
you planning to give birth?" Rei asked from 
somewhere behind Mamoru.

	"In my own bed! I want our baby to be born 
in our royal bed, not some cold, unfeeling place 
as a medical cot!" Usagi spat.

	The Senshi just looked at each other, 
sympathy for their king passing through their 
eyes.

	"Usako, it's too late for that now," Mamoru 
said, attempting to soothe the haggered Usagi. 
"Besides, this bed is comfortable and we don't 
want to take any risks." In an attempt to make a 
joke, he continued, "Besides, we don't want Chibi-Usa 
to pop out in the hallways of the Palace."

	Bad joke.

	"She will not pop out!" Usagi declared. "I will 
hold her in if I have to. I want to have this baby in 
our bed!"

	Mamoru turned to Ami with his mouth agape.

	"She can't really do that, can she?" he asked 
worriedly.

	"With Usagi-chan, you never know," Haruka 
answered proudly. "Our Queen is strong-willed. And 
frankly, nothing would surprise me at this point."

	"If I have to, I'll get off this bed and walk 
to the bedroom by myself," Usagi's testy voice called out.

	Mamoru, unsure of what his wife was capable 
of at this moment, decided to appease Usagi by 
following through with her wishes.

	As he started to pick her up, however, someone 
stopped him. "Actually," Ami stated softly, smiling 
at Usagi. "Walking is the best thing she can do before 
giving birth. It will help the labor along."

	It was a very long trip to the royal bedroom, 
on the other side of the palace and up a flight of 
stairs. Usagi took each step carefully, Mamoru holding 
her left arm, Haruka holding her right arm, Rei walking 
in front of her ushering maids and guards out of the way. 

	Suddenly Usagi groaned loudly. "Damn Rei-chan, 
why don't you have a sign that says 'Wide Load'?! I 
think I can still fit through this hallway if all of
you weren't standing around me like I'm going to break!"

	Slowly Michiru, Rei, Minako and Ami moved aside; 
allowing Usagi to walk through. Hotaru ran up ahead, 
screaming from the top of her not-so-loud voice, "USAGI 
IS IN LABOR!" 

	Finally Mamoru, Usagi and Haruka; followed closey 
behind by Ikuko, Shingo, the rest of the senshi – save 
Setsuna who had dissappeared - made it to the bedroom.  
Mamoru bunched pillows behind Usagi and proped her up on 
them.

	Someone handed him a handkerchief and he gratefully 
accepted it, wiping his forehead and face.  This was too 
much stress, he thought. How was a husband supposed to act
in this kind of situation?  With calm? With ease? Or, in 
his case, with pure, unadulterated panic? 

	"Thank you, Mamo-chan."

	His thoughts dissipated at the sound of Usagi's 
soft voice. He looked down to see her clear, blue eyes 
gazing back at him, gratitude in them.  He smiled tenderly 
and sat down beside her, as she slipped her hand into his.

	"I really wanted to have our first baby here. I 
wanted to do the traditional thing, you don't mind do 
you?"

	"I understand Usako and I have no problems with 
it at all. Just stay healthy for me, ne?" He leaned 
over and gave her a kiss and in the middle of it, her 
hand gripped his.

	She moaned and looked at him, with tears pooling 
at the corners of her eyes. "She's coming, this isn't 
going to take too long. I know it."

	Mamoru would have replied if it weren't for 
Minako and Rei pulling him up.

	"Alright, Mamoru-san, we can't have you in here. 
This room should be closed off to everyone except Ami."

	"Demo... I have to be there to hold her hand!" 
Mamoru said, resisting the two Senshi's pulling.  
"She's going to need me!"

	"Women can handle this sort of thing without 
their husbands adding on the unnecessary stress," 
Makoto said as a matter of factly.

	"Hai, she's right," Rei said, nodding her head.  
She and Minako, pulled on Mamoru's arms, trying to 
lead him away.

	"Demo..." Mamoru turned his head and looked
back at Usagi, who was biting down on her lip. "I 
love her so much and I want to be here for the 
arrival of our first child," he said in a near 
whisper.

	The girls stopped pulling and nearly sighed 
at such a tender declaration.

	"Minna, let Mamoru-san stay. We should be 
the ones leaving. This is a private moment," Michiru 
said, herding everyone out. 

	"But..." Haruka began.

	"Demo..." Minako continued.

	"I SAID OUT!" Michiru screamed, then cleared 
her throat. "Now,  are there any more agruments?" 
she countered in her normal soft and cultured voice.

	In a straight, orderly fashion, the rest of 
the senshi walked out into the hall, Michiru closing 
the door behind them.

	Mamoru breathed a sigh of relief when everyone 
had left and then sat down again next to Usagi.

	"Hey, I'm back," he said softly.

	"I do need you here, Mamo-chan," Usagi replied. 
She wanted him to be with her because... after all 
they had been through... everything... he deserved 
to be here, experiencing a miracle.  Their miracle.

	"Mamoru-san, since you've had medical experience 
would you like to aid in the birth process?" Ami asked 
from the foot of the bed.

	Mamoru inhaled sharply. To do that... to help 
like that... He looked at Usagi for confirmation and 
saw her nod her head happily. 

	"I'll be here with you throughout everything, 
Usako. Don't worry."

	He moved to sit down on the stool Ami had been 
sitting on while she moved to sit next to Usagi.

	"I want to push," Usagi told Ami. The contractions 
had been closer. Her baby wanted to meet the world.

	"Not just yet, Usagi-chan. Your cervix isn't 
dilated wide enough. Just hold on a bit."

	Mamoru lifted the sheets and took a deep breath. 
This was it. How many husbands could say they had been 
able to do this? 

	He was going to deliver their baby. His heart 
squeezed almost painfully at the thought. It was amazing, 
there wasn't a word to describe how he was feeling at 
that moment.

	About an hour later, Ami gave Usagi the go ahead. 
"We're going to have to give you an epidural, Usagi-chan. 
It'll sting a bit, but it's nothing much to it."

	When the procedure was done, Mamoru glanced over 
the top of Usagi's knees.

	"I love you, Usako," he called out.

	"I love you, Mamo-chan," she replied.

	"You're at nine centimeters now, you can push on 
the next contraction."

~~~~

	The room suddenly quieted for a split second before 
a loud wail broke out. Usagi and Mamoru both started 
laughing as their daughter's first cries pierced the 
room. Ami handed the baby to Rei to clean and started 
washing up herself when she heard it. 

	Usagi groaned from the bed, a small strangled cry 
releasing from her lips. "Ami-chan, I.. I-I feel like 
I'm still in labor."

	"Is something wrong?!" Mamoru asked worriedly, 
moving towards the end of the bed where Ami was once 
again examining Usagi.

	"I.. oh dear," Ami breathed. "Usagi-chan, I 
think, well, umm.. push, ok?"

	"Nani?!" Mamoru rushed from the foot of the bed 
to the head of the bed where he meet the red face of 
Usagi as she pushed once more.

	Rei, Haruka and Michiru stood at the open bedroom 
door as *another* cry pierced the room; adding to the 
already crying newborn.

	"NANI??" the group shouted.

	Ami stuck her finger in the second baby's mouth 
to remove any fluid before handing her off to Michiru 
to be cleansed.

	Mamoru stood not ten feet from the bed, his face 
pale and eyes wide. "T..T-t-t-t-t... TWO?"

	<Thunk.>

	Ami glanced over in time to see the man who had 
been brainwashed, died and hurt many times in battle; 
the Valiant King of Earth - faint dead away when he 
found he was a father of twins. She chuckled lightly.

	"Usagi-chan, congratulations. You are the mother 
of healthy twin girls," Ami announced.

~~~~~~

	"They have your nose Mamo-chan," Usagi smiled 
happily, placing a tender kiss on the baby's head.

	"What will we call them?" Mamoru asked softly, 
as to not ruin the perfect moment.

	"Princess Kioko Lady Serenity and Princess Usagi 
Small Lady Serenity. What do you think?"

	"I think they are perfect," he whispered, 
punctuating it with a kiss.

	Outside the room, seven senshi stood discussing 
the afternoon's events.

	"Two... two Chibi-Usa's? Kami, have mercy," Rei 
breathed.

	"Hey, wait just a damn second," Haruka spoke up, 
looking around. "Where did Setsuna run off to? Did she 
know about this?"

	As if on cue, a small black portal opened in the 
hallway and a head of green hair peeked out. "Is it safe?"

	"Twins, Setsuna? Do you think you have something 
to explain?" Michiru spoke.

	"Nope, not safe. Ja!" the Senshi of Time quickly 
moved her head back into the time portal and dissappeared.


-End Chapter 2.
There you go!! ^_^!! Next chapter - senshi babysitting ^^
2 more chapters and this series is done.. didn't think
we would finish, ne?
As always, HUGE thanks to everyone that emails us and
to our Edtior, Meara - ***HUGS***
Now I have to go if I want to get this in on time!

Remember email!!
<3 Bethany and Patch
Bethany212@aol.com and Patchkhan1@hotmail.com