TO TELL THE TRUTH
Summary: (Out of the context of Sailor Moon, NO POWERS!) How well do we really know anyone? Can someone's exterior be completely dishonest to who they are? When Mamoru first meets Usagi through his current girlfriend, Rei, he thinks that there is no way someone could be that happy all of the time… could he be right? He never expects what he finds, including Rei's reaction. UsagixMamoru, ReixMamoru, ReixJadeite. (Minor other relationships also.)
DISCLAIMER: I do not nor have I EVER owned Sailor Moon I and wish go with wanting to though! Also, I have decided that I will be using the Japanese forms of the Character's names, and no powers. I may be using explicit content such as lemons later in the story… but not now I am just going to be safe and rate this M. I would love and I mean LOVE reviews. This is my first fanfic EVER and I need really wonderful critiques (harsh or compliments…. I like compliments).
CHAPTER 1: IN THE BEGINNING
"Usagi, baby. Wake up honey." Ikuko tried in desperate silence to wake her five year old daughter from her peaceful slumber. "Usagi, we need to leave. Please honey wake up for mommy." Usagi lazily stirred. After rubbing her eye's for a moment or two, she realized something was wrong. "Mommy what's wrong? Why are you cry.." Ikuko held her finger up to her mouth and tried as best she could to explain. "We have to leave little one. And we have to hurry without making a sound, so how about we play the silent game? Hmm? If you win I will buy you all the ice cream you ask for." This caught the little girls attention as well as the bruise that was now forming on her mothers face.
So quickly and without saying another word Usagi Tsukino got up, dressed in what her mother had given her, and grabbed her teddy bear from its normal resting place on her bed. They walked quickly passed her father sleeping soundly on the couch and hurried out the front door. As soon as she was buckled into her car seat next to her sleeping baby brother Shingo, she immediately began to ask questions. "Mommy where are we going? And why isn't daddy coming with us?" Ikuko wasn't prepared for this, "We are going to Florida baby, and your daddy won't be coming with us. Florida will be great you'll see." Trying as much to convince herself as she was her daughter. Not understanding Usagi went on with a banter of questions. "But what about my friends, and all my toys? Am I still going to school? Mommy, what about Luna?" Ikuko stopped the car in the middle of the street. She had forgotten Usagi's cat. She immediately turned around and headed the few blocks she had driven, she knew her daughter would never forgive her if she didn't go get Luna.
As soon as she was in front of the house she ran inside, leaving the car running. She told Serena she would only be a minute and to keep as quiet as she could. After walking past her husband, Ikuko walked as silently as she could to Usagi's room. She found the black kitten resting on Usagi's pillow sound asleep. She gently lifted the cat trying not to wake her but realized she had failed as soon as that cat went completely bonkers. She quickly went for Luna's toy while trying to hold the clawing screeching furball at bay. She shook the moon shaped kitten toy making the noise that to Ikuko's knowledge calmed Luna when she got like this. As soon as Luna was calmed Ikuko vowed to stop in the next town to get what the cat needed, deciding not to chance getting her food and litter box. She turned around, cat in hand, prepared for the second time to leave the house which had once given her so much joy, but now caused nothing but heartache for her. What she wasn't prepared for was to ram into her drunken husband as soon as she turned for the door.
"What's this?" her husband slurred realizing that his daughter was out of her bed. "Nothing dear. Go back to bed and I'll… explain in the morning." She tried to walk passed him but he only moved in front of her. "Do you think I'm dumb? I saw the car Ikuko, what are you trying to pull here." "N…nothing it's just my mother needs us at her house for a while she's been in the hospital remember?" looking right passed him trying her best to lie. "And I know how you like your weekends with the boys. I was trying to surprise you." She smiled the best smile she could muster, hoping that he wouldn't remember that her mother had healed four months ago. He pause seeming to put together what his wife had just said, and then he smiled a drunken smile, something Ikuko learned to loathe. "Do me a favor and pick up some beer when you come home." And with that he turned and walked to their old room before passing out into a dead sleep. Ikuko sighed and gave a quick thank you to whoever was listening. She ran for the car, placing Luna softly onto a now sleeping Usagi's lap, letting her settle there for now. She closed the door letting one tear role down her cheek before buckling her seat belt and driving away without once ever looking back.