It's not what any of them expected. Eventually, when Minako comes on the scene, her attempts to a decoy will be harder. Somewhere in the back of her mind she already knows she has to tell her feline companion the truth -- assuming Luna's memories haven't been awakened too. It occurs to her now that they must have been sealed off as well.

Her life stopped being carefree the moment she became Sailor Moon -- being the princess adds to that burden, certainly, but she can't find it in her to care, not when faced with the overwhelming joy at seeing her long lost love again. She doesn't hesitate to close the gap between them, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist.

"It all makes sense. How it felt like I already knew you. And kept running into you -- both of you."