The Heart of Two Moons

By: Sandreline

Hello everyone! For those of you that have read my Sailor Moon / Supernatural crossover, then you saw in the update that I have not updated due to the fact that I was laid off from my job at the law office and have been looking for a new job since.

I am terribly sorry for the long wait for this chapter! I hope that you all can forgive me! Please enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 12: And They Lived Happily Ever After…

The Lord of the Western Lands had arrived only minutes after Serenity had awoken from her memory sleep. Once Rin had seen him and informed him that his Mate wanted him, he was immediately by her side.

The silver haired demon sat on by her side as he leaned over slightly. He was very gentle when he lifted a clawed hand to her brow, running his fingers through her silver bangs. The golden up-turned crescent moon glittered up at him, and Sesshomaru closed his eyes as he leaned down to inhale her scent. It was at her side that he remained until moonrise, when his princess finally opened her eyes.

Slowly, her blue orbs began to focus as the pounding in her head subsided. "Sesshomaru?" She softly called.

"This Sesshomaru is here, Mate." His deep voice purred from beside her and he placed a clawed hand on her own.

Serenity looked up at him with a gaze that the dog demon never thought he would see from her again – pure love and devotion. Her eyes were glazed with familiarity in place of confusion. It was then that he was sure that she remembered everything. "Sesshomaru," the Moon Princess breathed in relief as she smiled. She launched herself up to wrap her arms around his neck as her face buried in his chest. "I'm so sorry…"

Sesshomaru's arms slowly wrapped themselves around her form, softly at first but they soon tightened in possession. "You have no need to apologize to this Sesshomaru."

"I do!" Serenity cried as she held onto him tighter. "How terrible it was of me to treat you and speak to you as if I did not know you! The pain I must have caused you; the pain I caused when I died!"

Sesshomaru pushed his Mate gently back so as to lift her chin so she could meet his gaze. While his clawed fingers were gentle, his eyes were stern. "It is not you whom should apologize. I ignored my instincts to remain by your side. It is I whom failed to protect what was his."

Serenity shook her head, her silver streamers shaking as she did so. "Sesshomaru, I told you to go; you have a duty to protect your lands. No one could have known that Beryl would attack; it is not your fault."

"Hn," Sesshomaru replied after a moment of silence. The dog demon was too thrilled to have his Mate in his arms once more, to have to hold onto him with as much need as he had felt for her over the past five hundred years. "Serenity."

His tone was soft and almost gentle, which was something that Serenity could boast only she had ever heard. "Yes?" She asked through tear-filled eyes.

"You are mine."

The Moon Princess' tears broke out to silently fall down her cheeks, yet she gave the demon before her a blinding smile. "Just as you are mine."

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"Serenity-sama!" Rin cheered as the woman walked into Lady InuKimi's throne room. Sesshomaru walked beside her, his arm holding her own in his. The small ebony haired child ran up to the laughing woman and hugged her.

"Are you alright, Serenity-sama?" Rin asked as she looked up at her 'mother'. "I was so worried about you."

Serenity, once she realized that Sesshomaru would not relinquish her arm even for his ward, wrapped the adolescent in a hug with her free arm. "I have never been better, Rin." Rin, in turn, gave the Lunarian a bright smile before Serenity lifted her gaze to the smirking demoness that had approached them. "Inu-mama."

One of Lady InuKimi's fangs peeked out as she smiled at the daughter of her dearest friend. Lifting her arms to the woman, she purred. "Serenity, darling."

It was only after InuKimi sent her son a warning look to release the Lunarian that Serenity was able to hug the woman who had been like a second mother to her. "Thank you so much, Inu-mama." Serenity told the Lady as she hugged her. "Thank you for everything."

Clawed hands gently pat her back before the royal dog stepped back. "Give me a few grand pups and we will call it even."

Serenity smiled brightly and nodded as Rin gigged from beside Sesshomaru while said demon fought the urge to roll his eyes.

"Now," InuKimi stated as she raised her voice so that her nearby servants and guards could here. "We shall have the most extravagant feast to celebrate this momentous occasion. We shall invite all of our allies and friends to commemorate the return of the Moon Princess and her official Mating to my son, Lord Sesshomaru!"

While the servants began to smile and gossip about the happy event, Rin took a moment to approach the Lady InuKimi. Gently tugging on the sleeve of the Lady's kimono, she waited until golden eyes rested on her. "Yes, pup?"

"If all friends and allies are allowed, that means Lord InuYasha, yes?"

InuKimi smiled brightly. "Yes, it does."

Rin smiled innocently. "Who is going to tell him?"

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"Kagome! InuYasha! Kaede-sama!"

"Serenity!" Kagome's bright smile greeted the Lunarian as she entered Kaede's hut, and the miko quickly sprang up to hug her friend.

"Feh, where have you been wench? We've been worried sick." InuYasha grumbled as he rose to greet her. However, as the red-robed male approached, a threatening snarl filled the air. Immediately the half demon snarled in return and moved to unsheathe Tetsusaiga.

"No, wait!" Serenity cried out as she stepped between InuYasha and Sesshomaru, who had just entered through the hut's door. "Don't fight!"

"Half breed, you will not insult the Moon Princess by calling her a wench." Sesshomaru warned.

"Who the hell are you to tell me what to say, bastard?" InuYasha shouted back.

"I think it may be best to have had this reunion outside." Kaede sighed from her seat.

"I am her Mate, and you will cease to speak as such to her or I will remove your tongue." Sesshomaru threatened.

His half-brother's words caused InuYasha to pale as he glanced down at the silver-haired female. "Is that true?" He sputtered.

"Oh wow, this means that you got your memories back!" Kagome cheered as she moved to take Serenity's hands in her own while smiling brightly. "And now that makes us sisters!"

"Kagome!" InuYasha whined at the audacity of his Mate siding with his bastard half-brother.

Serenity sent an apologetic smile over to InuYasha. "Perhaps we should all sit down and explain what has happened over the past couple of days."

"You think?" InuYasha sarcastically replied as he replaced the Tetsusaiga.

"Hello!" Rin cheered as she popped out from behind Sesshomaru.

"Well look at this, it's a happy reunion!" Kagome cheered more as she moved to hug the younger woman.

Serenity gave a sigh of relief. From what Kagome had told her before about the relationship between the two dog brothers, she was worried she would have to physically subdue them in order to avoid mayhem.

"Come and sit, child." Kaede smiled softly. "Tell us of ye journey. Welcome, Lord Sesshomaru."

The dog demon looked down at the hopeful eyes of his Mate, and gave her a nod. She smiled brightly to him as she moved to sit around the fire with her friends, though Sesshomaru opted to place his post at the inside of the door, one arm laid on his bent knee as he kept his senses alert.

The dog demon listened to his little Mate rattle off to her friends about meeting Lady InuKimi at her castle while having Totosai and Myoga unleash her memories. What he was not expecting was for his half-brother to place himself on the other side of the door to the hut, the Tetsusaiga in his lap as he, too, observed the group.

"Is it possible for you to even love, ice prick?" InuYasha stated with a deep voice.

"Do not believe that just because you feel this Sesshomaru is incapable of emotions that I am unable to actually do so." The Lord of the West replied in just as deep a tone. "You did not know me before the destruction of the Moon Kingdom." He gave a pause as he attempted to explain to the lack-wit. "Pray, InuYasha, that you never experience the loss of your Mate, to find her taken from you."

InuYasha's ears flattened against his hair as Kagome's laughter surrounded him. "I heard that loosing a Mate can bring death to the other."

"This Sesshomaru will never allow death to claim him." Sesshomaru quietly growled. "However, loosing her was not without its consequences. You wonder why I seemed as though I had no heart, InuYasha?" The half-breed observed Sesshomaru from the corner of his eyes, though he remained silent as he awaited the answer. "It is because she is my heart; when she died, so too did love."

"I'm your brother, Sesshomaru." InuYasha spoke darkly. "Pack doesn't abandon its own."

Sesshomaru turned his gold eyes to the red robed hanyou. "Father's betrayal with your human mother is what forced our absence from the Moon. Your birth brought her death. In my pain, I paired your presence and her absence as one."

InuYasha remained silent. He knew that Sesshomaru would never apologize for such actions, and in his own way his older half-brother had cared for him and taken care of him as he was growing up.

"Just take care of her." InuYasha warned after several moments of silence.

"Hn." Sesshomaru responded.

"Sesshomaru!" Serenity's voice sounded over from her place between Kaede and Kagome, a smile on her face. "Stop brooding with InuYasha and both of you come join us!"

InuYasha smirked at the look of surprise that barely flittered across the demon's face. Knowing better than to vex a woman, he obeyed, moving to sit behind Kagome and pull her into his lap as he wrapped his arms around her. Sesshomaru, realizing that he could never deny his Mate anything, came to sit beside his Princess. It was worth the bright smile she gave him as she placed her hand in his own.

Rin and Kaede shared a knowing look, both smiling at the love in the room and what the future had in store for them all.

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"Rei-chan, you're so mean!"

"At least I'm not an idiot, Meatball Head!"

The patrons ignored the familiar scene at the Crown Arcade as they carried on their business of playing games and eating burgers and fries. Only one being in the corner was aware of the scene of a very familiar booth that held so many wonderful memories.

"I can't believe we were so immature back then." The mature feminine voice sounded with a smile as she observed the group of teens.

"Its frightful." Came the monotone reply of the male sitting beside her.

"You're so mean, Sesshy." His wife winked playfully at him.

"Hn."

The woman returned to observing the group of females – and two hidden felines – just before a faint but well known beeping sounded off. Instantly the group of females placed money on the table and called farewell to the manager, Motoki, before they took their exit.

"We were not as suave at leaving as I remember; no wonder Motoki-onii-san was able to realize we were the Senshi." The female remarked.

"You sound surprised, Mate." The male replied as he continued to read his paper.

"Hey Sere!" Motoki smiled as he approached the table. "Man, it's so weird seeing you all grown up when you're still technically a teenager. I guess you really can be two places at once."

The illusion-wearing woman gave a familiar wink. "Don't tell me I have to explain it to you again, onii-san."

The blonde male smiled and shook his head. "No need. Where are my godchildren today?"

"Rini is over there, playing the 'Sailor V' game as usual." Serenity answered with a smile as she pointed to her favorite past time. At the controls was a strawberry-blonde pre-teen with maroon eyes, her tongue sticking out of the corner of her mouth as she concentrated at the game. She had been their first-born and was actually almost four hundred years old. Her eyes were a result of Sesshomaru's beast invoking so much of his youki into the first Knot that Rini's eyes were red like Sesshomaru's inner demon. Her golden crescent moon was hidden by an illusion. "Taisho is racing." Serenity continued to explain while pointing to a silver haired, blue-eyed ten year old who was professionally controlling the steering wheel. His facial expressions were completely void as he sped expertly passed his virtual opponent. His markings were identical to his father's, also hidden while in public. "Daichi and Haruto are at a birthday party down the street." She was, of course, talking about their fifty year old twins that only appeared as five. Daichi and Haruto both appeared blonde in public, but had silver hair and gold eyes like their father. The only difference was that Daichi had Sesshomaru's moon while Haruto had his mother's.

"And how is little Kimiko?" Motoki asked while looking at the baby basket between Serenity and the wall. She was the newest addition, born only a few months ago. She was the spitting image of her mother, but the Lunarian feared she would posses more of her father as she grew older, having already developed a low-tolerance for her Uncle InuYasha.

"She just had her check up, and is doing quite well." Sesshomaru answered as he cast a glance to ensure that each of his pups were safe before he returned to reading his paper.

"Another shake, Sere?" Motoki asked.

"Yes please!"

"Can I have one as well?" Rini asked as she moved to join her parents.

Sesshomaru did not respond, but her mother nodded. With a smile, the arcade manager left to fulfill the order.

"Do you regret it?"

Serenity watched her oldest move to play with her youngest before giving her attention to her husband. "Regret what?" She asked.

The Lord of the West, still in his prime, lowered his paper to the table as he cast a glance to his Mate. "Do you regret the chance to bring them back to you instead of returning to the past?"

A smile stretched across her lips as she turned to her oldest. "Rini, will you watch over your siblings for a moment? Your Uncle should be here soon with your cousins."

"Sure, momma." Rini answered as she cooed down at Kimiko. Serenity stood, not giving her Mate a chance to argue as she stood and dragged him to the back room. With a wave to Motoki, she took Sesshomaru down to Central Control where she knew they would have some privacy.

With a gentle push, she had the dog demon pressed against the wall as the illusion magic fell around them to reveal their true images. "Sesshomaru," She began as she pressed her body against her Mate's. "Never in over five hundred years have I once regretted my decision." Nudging her nose under his chin in a sign of submission, she continued. "My friends will be reborn someday, and I can wait. I miss them, but I could never live without you or our Pack."

Sesshomaru's arms wrapped around his little Mate as soft purr-like growl emanated from his chest. "You are mine."

"Just as you are mine." She answered before meeting his lips in a kiss.

The Heart of Two Moons had been reunited once again almost five hundred years ago. Queen Serenity and Lord Sesshomaru would have many more centuries to look forward to as their children grew and expanded their Pack. With each kiss, their bond grows stronger. Their love will grant them the power to protect the world, and their story will go down in history. The story of the loving Moon Princess and the stoic Demon Lord will become known to all in the future as they save the world from destruction and bring together an era that will forever have peace between humans and demons.

Needless to say, they lived happily ever after.

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It's over! I can't believe it, I write the ending. I will not lie; I'm a little teary eyed right now.

I cannot begin to express my gratitude for all of the kind words and support that you all have given me over the course of time since I started this story to now. Thank you all so very, very much! I could not have done this without you, and this story would not be such a hit.

See you all in my other stories, and the next big adventure that manages to take hold of me!

~Sandreline