Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: Return/Romance
Summary: It's been a year since the defeat of Galaxia. Another enemy has arrived and suddenly Mamoru is acting different. The Senshi start disappearing and everyone's going into a panic. What's happening?
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. I don't even own the title for this chapter.
Chapter Two
"Please, Rei," Sailor Moon mouthed. "Stop this." Rei had straddled her as she gripped the blonde's neck tightly. She had an insane smirk on her face. She was fulfilling her purpose: Making her mistress happy. Killing this girl would do just the trick. If her mistress was happy, she was happy.
She felt hands gently touch hers. "Rei," Sailor Moon mouthed again. Rei tightened her grip even more. Sailor Moon's eyes began to close as she let out a soft sigh. "I'm sorry, Rei," she mouthed. "I couldn't save you this time. Forgive me."
Once there was no sign of breathing, Rei stood to her feet. "Are you happy, my mistress?"
Rei had failed the task brought to her. She had fallen. This wasn't good. Even so, she still had a chance. She didn't need Rei. She was powerful enough on her own. The princess was weak now. She still had a chance. She had to use it wisely.
"You monster," the princess mumbled. Her eyes were on the fallen soldier. "This is your fault," the princess stated. She held her head up high. There was no sign of forgiveness in her eyes.
She was frightened. For the first time during this battle, she was frightened. After the long silence, she had finally come to terms that she could not defeat the princess. She mentally laughed at herself. This mere girl had defeated her. She never saw this coming.
"Silver Moon Crystal…"
It was the end. She had nowhere to run.
"ETERNAL POWER!"
Sailor Moon had to keep dodging the punches. She had to keep avoiding the kicks. She had to try her best to talk some sense into the raven-haired girl. There was no ifs, ands, or buts about it. She was going to go home with her best friend no matter what.
"Rei, please stop this!" she screamed as she avoided a punch. Rei ignored her as she lunged toward the smaller girl. "I'm your friend, Rei," Sailor Moon continued to explain. "Don't you remember?" Rei finally knocked the heroine to the ground. Sailor Moon got a better look at Rei. Her eyes had lost their innocence. They were empty. The insane smirk she wore was frightening. It didn't belong to Rei at all. Who was this girl?
"I've never had any friends," Rei finally said. "I don't know why you hung around me so much. It just got annoying after a while." Sailor Moon couldn't believe her ears. Not even the real Rei could say that to her. She stood to her feet with tears in her eyes. "You aren't her," she said. "You aren't my Rei. You are the enemy. My mission is to eliminate all threats to the Earth." Rei smirked, "Just try it, princess."
"Silver Moon Crystal Power…"
"…Thank you, Usagi," Rei mumbled. Sailor Moon blinked. The old Rei was trying to take control of her body for one last time. Sailor Moon smiled slightly as the tears began to fall.
"THERAPY KISS!"
Rei smiled a genuine smile. It was a true smile. Sailor Moon knew it wasn't fake. It couldn't be. "Usagi, I'm sorry," she apologized. "Did you get scared?" Sailor Moon nodded as tears began streaming down her face. "It was like I was the only one," she started. "I was so alone…then we saw each other…but now this."
Rei embraced her. "Don't worry, Usagi. I said I would always protect you no matter what," she reminded. "I intend to keep that vow." Sailor Moon nodded. She never noticed the dagger appearing from thin air. Rei grabbed it and went in for the kill.
Setsuna woke up with a start. She couldn't believe what she had seen. Was it a vision? Was it a nightmare? It seemed like both. Rei? Killing Usagi? That couldn't be possible. Rei cared for her princess too much to do such a thing.
Setsuna sighed. She knew what she had to do next. Would she be able to do it? If it was for the princess's safety, then she had no choice.
"What's wrong, Setsuna-mama?" she heard Hotaru ask. She must've woken her up. "Nothing, hime-chan," Setsuna reassured. "Go back to sleep. You don't want to stay up all night, do you?" Hotaru shook her head as she grimaced. She definitely didn't want to stay up all night.
There was never a warning for the escapades of Michiru and Haruka.
Usagi rolled off her bed with a thud face first. She rubbed her nose gently. "Itai…" she muttered. She looked to Luna. Luckily, she didn't wake her up. Her nose would surely hurt more then it did now if Luna opened even one eye. Usagi sat on her bed with a sigh. She looked out the window and looked at the night sky. There were stars everywhere. It was simply wonderful. She decided to go out. She grabbed her jacket and quickly left the house undetected.
She began running as fast as she could. She didn't care where she was going, although she had a pretty good idea.
'How?' she mentally asked herself. 'How could I have such a dream? I would never hurt her.' Usagi had to repeat her statement again and again. She cared about Rei. She would never do such a thing. She couldn't.
Rei slowly awoke. She saw everything. The tears. The dagger. The blood. Everything. She decided she simply wouldn't believe it. She could tell it was more than a nightmare but it didn't matter. She would never let a dream like that come between her and Usagi's friendship.
She sighed at the word. "Friendship," she groaned. That's all it would ever be. Usagi had Mamoru. They were in love. They had a destiny to fulfill. Rei sighed in frustration. Fate always found one way to mess things up for her. Then again, fate had always found one way to make her day better. She was lucky enough to have met the blonde. Before, there was nothing but despair. Loneliness ruled her heart and made her as cold as ice. It may have taken a while, but after she met Usagi, she melted under the heat of her friendship. Sure, she teased her a lot but the insults became more playful then cruel. Even Usagi knew that.
Rei couldn't help but think, 'What if she was mine?' That selfish thought always swam through her head. If Usagi was with her…everything would be different. Rei would never leave her. She would keep her happy at all times. She wouldn't break her heart. She would make each day as passionate as the last. The list went on.
Rei envied Mamoru. No matter how many times he broke Usagi's heart, she ran back to him. In her opinion, Mamoru didn't deserve her. If he really loved her, he wouldn't have broken her heart because of some stupid dream. If he really loved her, he wouldn't have gone to America and left her alone.
Rei shook her head. Maybe she was being too harsh. Mamoru had his share of pain when he broke up with the blonde. It was easy to see. He probably didn't want to leave Usagi here and go to America. He knew how much sadness he would cause her.
"Maybe they were made for each other," Rei sighed as she kept back her tears. "Maybe they're supposed to endure this to prove their love." The raven-haired girl shook her head. She wanted Usagi…no, she needed Usagi. Usagi had become her everything.
"Usako, what are you doing here so late?" Mamoru groaned as he let Usagi in his apartment. "Mamo-chan, I had a…nightmare…" Usagi said as she sat down on the couch. She looked at Mamoru's expression. He looked concerned. "What happened?" he asked as he sat down beside her. Usagi took a deep breath. For some reason, she couldn't find her voice.
"Usako?"
Usagi looked away from the man. "Rei…she and I were fighting," she began. "But it wasn't like our usual arguments. She was trying to…to hurt me…I think she wanted to kill me…I tried to make her remember what we had but she continued to toy with me. I noticed she looked different. She didn't look like our Rei. She was just…different. I had to…to kill her. I didn't want to, Mamo-chan. I really didn't."
Mamoru watched the tears run down his love's cheeks. "It was only a nightmare, Usako," he soothed softly as he embraced her. "Nothing like that will ever come true."
"But it felt so real."
Mamoru shook his head. "It was just a dream, Usako. Nothing like that will ever happen," he reassured. "But what if it does?" Usagi asked softly. She knew he couldn't answer her question. Instead, he replied, "Let's gets some sleep." Usagi shook her head. "I should go," she sighed. "If my family wakes up, they'll wonder where I've gone and send search parties." She stood up and went to the door.
"Wait, Usako," Mamoru called as he followed. "Stay. It's too dangerous to go out at night by yourself." Usagi opened the door with a smile. "I can take care of myself, thank you very much," she stated as a matter-of-factly. Mamoru closed the door with a sly grin. "I know you can but…" He pulled his love closer to him. "…I want to take care of you. Will you let me?" Usagi began pouting. "Why do you treat me like a kid?" she asked.
"Because I care about you, Usako." Mamoru pressed his lips against Usagi's. The blonde immediately returned the kiss. She felt this warm feeling she had missed. It was inviting. Unfortunately, the kiss ended all too soon. She gazed into Mamoru's eyes with a loving smile.
"I love you, Mamo-chan."
"What about Saturn? How will she awaken?"
"By forcing her out, of course. I can't hurt a little girl that cute. That's bad for my image."
"Of course."
"Go to her. Saturn will realize there is an enemy near if you do."
"Hai."
Rei sighed. Setsuna had suddenly arrived at the jinja. She had a serious, dark look. It scared Rei. Something wasn't right.
"Stay away from Usagi."
Rei blinked. Had she heard correctly? "Excuse me?" she asked as she stood to her feet. Setsuna's dark demeanor never faltered. "Stay away from her, Rei. You will only bring calamity."
"But Setsuna-san, I must protect Usagi," Rei explained. "I am apart of the Sailor Senshi. My duty is to protect her…"
"You are right. You must protect Usagi. You must put Usagi above everything else…but you must stay away from her if you don't want the future to be destroyed. Trust me on this, Rei. You'll be protecting her by keeping your distance."
Rei blinked again. She didn't understand. Then she thought back to her dream. Maybe it was a vision. If it was, she had to prevent it. If that meant becoming her old self, then so be it. "I understand, Setsuna-san." Setsuna nodded and left.
Rei sighed again. "As if that dream wasn't enough," she muttered. Soon, she became restless. Her mind was reeling with questions that she couldn't answer. She ran her hand through her hair as she groaned. She wanted this day to be over as soon as possible. The only possible way for her to do that was to run.
How did this happen? She only had to use the bathroom. That was it. She was just a little girl. How could this happen? She had called 'rape' and 'molestation' and 'pervert' so many times. How did a little girl know these words? When you spend the day with her father and TV, you remember these words quite often. She didn't have to know what they meant; she only had to know them.
She knew what was happening; yet she didn't try to stop it. She had only tried to get her sleeping family's attention. After that, she didn't yell, scream, or kick. She just acted as if she were clueless and let it happen. She heard her parents screaming her name and saw their attacks flying past her and her captor.
Her captor would look at her every now and then. He would say things to make her feel safe despite the dangerous situation. It wasn't long before the reinforcements stopped her captor in his tracks. This whole thing had been fun, but now it was time to end it. She needed her rest, and she was going to get it. Taking this as her opportunity to stop this evil plan gone wrong, she wiggling out his grip and punched him in the groin. He fell to the ground, writhing in pain.
"Hotaru, are you okay?" her father asked as she picked her up. She nestled into her arms and yawned. "I'm sleepy."
The stars were almost gone. The sun was beginning to rise. The cold, brisk air hit Rei's face. It kept her awake. It kept her hydrated but barely. She didn't care where she went. Her mind only told her to keep going. Her body told her otherwise. 'Keep going…keep going…stop running…stop running…'
She noticed a car driving beside her. The window rolled down to reveal an unexpected person. "Rei…"
Rei laughed despite the dryness in her throat, instantly recognizing this person as her 'father,' Senator Takashi Hino. "Well, what do you know? It's Hino-san. How long has it been? Three weeks? Two months? Oh, wait, ten years."
"Rei, please…"
"Don't you have a meeting to go to?" she asked bitterly. "Or did you come with the media?"
"Rei, stop and come in the car," Takashi pleaded. "You look dehydrated. You should have some water…"
She laughed. "It took you ten years to care about me? I applaud you. I honestly thought it would take you longer. Then again, I didn't think you'd care at all."
She noticed her father becoming angry. "Rei, stop being so stubborn…"
"I wonder where I get it from. I never really had a family to be around to figure it out." Takashi sighed. "I found out what happened…to your grandfather."
"Are you gonna use that for the media to raise your image?"
"I'm being serious."
"Of course, you are."
She ran faster. She ran across the street and went back the way she came.
"Usagi, how could you run off in the middle of the night?" Ikuko exclaimed as she embraced her daughter. "I was only out for a couple of hours," Usagi muttered. "Baka Usagi," Shingo sighed. "You could've been raped." Then he smirked. "But then again who would want to rape you?" Usagi glared at her brother. "I hope you get molested by a male prostitute," she hissed. "Usagi!" Ikuko exclaimed. "Shingo started it," Usagi whined. Shingo stuck his tongue out. "So, Usagi, where were you?" Kenji asked. Usagi immediately stiffened. She couldn't say she was at Mamoru's place without having pandemonium in the house.
"Probably at her boyfriend's place," Shingo smirked. "I heard he's a college student." Usagi slapped her forehead as her father began his rant. "A…a…a boyfriend? A college student?" he shouted. "Usagi!" The blonde threw her brother a 'How did you find out?' look. "You know, you shouldn't talk so loud on the phone," Shingo said. Usagi growled at him, knowing she always kept her voice down when it came to Mamoru. He mus have been eavesdropping on her or something.
Just then, Usagi saw Luna at the stairs. She motioned her to follow her. Usagi excused herself hastily. She followed Luna to her room. She saw her communicator on the bed. Ami's face was on the screen. "Usagi-chan, Rei…she's…" Usagi began looking frantic. "What happened?" she asked. "She…why did she do that…?"
"Ami-chan?"
"Rei's back in the hospital…she was found on the steps of the jinja…she may have collapsed from dehydration…she knows better than to do that," Ami continued to mutter. "Please, Usagi-chan, run…don't do that, please…just get to the hospital as fast as you can."
Again, Rei woke up to the cherry blossoms and the swift wind. "For a person who wants to kill Usagi, this place doesn't suit you," Rei sighed. She felt arms wrap around her neck and heard giggling. "Please don't giggle."
"So mean," the woman pouted. "What do you want from me besides the obvious?" Rei asked. A trail of kisses were being planted from her jaw line to her collarbone. "You." Rei rolled her eyes. "So I'm just a lust object?"
"Of course not, Rei-chan," the woman smirked. "It'll be a regular relationship." Rei snorted. "If you can magically turn into Usagi, then talk to me about a normal relationship."
"You underestimate me, Rei-chan." Suddenly, the woman before her slowly shapeshifted into Usagi. Odangoes began to form, her hair became blonde, and the woman became slightly shorter. She became…Usagi. "Please Rei-chan," she grinned. "Won't you give us a chance?" Rei shook her head as she backed away. "You can't try to make me fall in love with you like that. Your eyes…they're not full of innocence. They don't have love in them."
'Usagi' reverted to back to her true form. "I'll have you yet, my dear," she vowed.
Rei slowly opened her eyes to find Usagi staring at her contently. "What's that look for?" she groaned. Suddenly, Usagi slapped her. "What was that for?" Rei asked weakly. She turned back to Usagi only to get slapped again. "Why are you hitting me?"
"Because you deserve it."
Rei turned to Usagi but was slapped again. "Stop it, Usagi," she sighed as she turned to Usagi again. "Do you understand how scared I was when I found out what you did?" Usagi asked as she slapped Rei again. "What you did was stupid. You could've died from dehydration." Rei laughed. "I'm surprised you know such a big word."
"Don't think you can joke your way out of this," Usagi growled. "Why would you do this?" Rei sighed, "No reason." The blonde shook her head. She knew that was a lie. "Tell me the truth."
"Restlessness."
"Why do I get the feeling that you're lying to me?"
"Because you can't trust me anymore."
--End Chapter Two--
Is this woman just trying to use Rei? Will anyone trust the miko again? Stay tuned for more. Til next time
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