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Chapter Six: The Dinner

Mamoru walked into the kitchen to ask Motoki when his relatives were supposed to arrive, and he found Motoki, a young boy of about 11 or so (I don't actually know how old Shingo is supposed to be, so if I'm wrong TELL ME PLEASE!!!!) and a woman with her back to him, who just happened to have a perfect figure. "Stop that Mamoru!! That could be Motoki's aunt for all you know!!" They were all grabbing on to one another and were laughing hysterically. Mamoru could see Motoki wiping away the tears of mirth from his eyes.

As he watched them Mamoru felt a pang of jealousy and loss rise up in him, but quickly squashed it and smiled, glad that at least Motoki had family and someone to love.

Walking further into the dining area, he said, "See, Motoki, I told you that you'd get on fine with your family," with a soft laugh.

The boy and Motoki both turned automatically and calmed down a bit, but the woman was still facing away from him and seemed to have stiffened at the sound of his voice. There was something oddly familiar about this woman and Mamoru had a flash of the Princess from his dreams, but it was soon forgotten as the woman turned around slowly to meet his gaze.

Mamoru gasped, he had never beheld such beauty. 'This woman is most definitely NOT Motoki's aunt!' Mamoru thought to himself, not even realizing that he was blatantly gawking at the girl.

'Oh my KAMI! It's the man from my dreams!' Usagi mentally screamed. 'How could it be him though? He looks and sounds just like Endymion does. No - that is a dream, he's real. It's just a coincidence.yeah.just a coincidence.' Reason spoke to her. Usagi forced her thoughts away and smiled at the man before her. She didn't notice Shingo and Motoki giving each other inquiring looks, or the fact that neither she nor the strange man had moved or spoken a word to one another since meeting.

Mamoru was stunned by the sheer beauty before him and could tell from the pain in her eyes that something bad had indeed happened to this girl and that he somehow felt a 'connection' to her.

Motoki decided to break the awkward silence and so he stepped up beside Usagi. "Sorry, Mamoru. This is my cousin, Tsukino Usagi. Usagi, this is my best friend, Chiba Mamoru. Mamoru is also on his way to becoming a doctor, like me." He said, gesturing to both of them in turn. "Oh, and this is my other cousin, Usagi's younger brother, Shingo." Shingo stepped forward and shook Mamoru's hand and quickly stepped back next to his sister.

Usagi cleared her throat and replied, "It's a pleasure to meet you. You must be very special for Motoki-niisan to have you as a best friend."

Mamoru's throat tightened as he heard her voice. 'It's so beautiful and - familiar? How is it that I feel as if I've met this girl before? Almost like I knew her in my past life?' The hairs on the back of his neck were standing on end and for a moment he had a flash of the woman from his dreams - his Princess. Shaking his head he said, "Nothing special about me." Quickly casting around for another topic he said, "Weren't your parents supposed to join you too?"

Usagi looked a bit startled at the fact that her parents had yet to arrive. "Yeah, they were, but went to go park the car a while ago. Shingo, where *are* Mom and Dad?" Usagi asked Shingo, more than just a little worried.

"Don't worry Usa, I'm sure that they are fine. They're probably just having a hard time finding a parking spot since we're downtown." Shingo said as he walked over to Usagi and gave her a comforting hug.

Both Motoki and Mamoru were curious as to why Usagi was so worried about her parents, but it was then that Motoki realized that Usagi was shaking like a leaf, even when in Shingo's embrace.

Usagi grabbed onto Shingo as though he was her last lifeline. It was too soon after the intense feelings and memories that Mamoru had stirred in her and that on top of her thoughts of her parents dying in a car accident like J-Jake was just too much.

"I just need to lie down. Don't worry about me Motoki-niisan, Shingo." Usagi said as she looked around for somewhere to sit.

"You need to lie down more than sit, Usa. Motoki, can she lay on your bed for a bit?" Shingo asked as he put a supportive arm around her waist.

"Yeah, Shingo's right, Usa. Follow me, my room is this way." As Motoki began to lead them both to his bedroom, everyone forgot Mamoru for the moment, all except Usagi.

Mamoru was standing right by the hallway which led towards Motoki's room, so as Usagi walked passed him, she froze. 'He even smells like Endymion does in my dreams - like roses.' That was the last straw; her overwhelmed mind and exhausted body gave up. The last thing Usagi remembered from before she fainted was Mamoru's concerned face and hearing her name being called.

Putting on an act of uncaring, Mamoru watched as the shaking girl made her way towards him. As she neared him, he caught a whiff of her smell, of fresh air and oddly enough, nighttime. He longed to reach forward and pull her into his embrace, but quickly shook those thoughts out of his head. 'You don't even know this girl Chiba! Get a hold of yourself! And stop thinking of kissing her and such!! She's probably only 19 or 20 or so!' While berating himself for his illogical thoughts, Mamoru saw Usagi freeze up as she walked past him. Sweeping his eyes of her small form he noticed her knees buckle from beneath her just in time to catch her. He quickly reached out and caught her small form before she could hit the floor.

Holding her protectively to his chest, he looked down at her face and realized that she had passed out. 'I guess I will get to find out what it feels like to hold her in my arms. This feels so right, so familiar. I never want to let go. But what made her faint? Was it something about her parents? But why did she freeze up when she walked past me?' Despite his earlier thoughts, Mamoru forced himself to release the unconscious girl.

Picking her up, he walked purposefully towards Motoki's bedroom and carefully laid her on the bed. He checked to be sure that she was alright, after confirming that she indeed had merely passed out, he covered her up with a spare blanket and walked back out. Closing the door behind him he turned to two very worried guys, Motoki and Shingo. Smiling reassuringly at them, he said, "She'll be fine, she merely fainted. But I don't know what made her faint. Do you?" The older guys looked at Shingo for answers.

As Shingo was about to reply, there was a knock at the door. Motoki rushed over to the door and greeted his aunt and uncle, quickly ushering them in afterwards.

"Where's Usa, Motoki-kun?" Mrs. Tsukino asked while looking around the small group that was gathered around in the entryway.

"She passed out, but -"

"WHAT?!?!" Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino screamed.

"Don't worry, she's fine, she's lying down in my bedroom." Motoki said, as he began to lead them to said room.

Just then, the phone rang. Motoki looked at Mamoru, who nodded and went to go pick up the phone.

"Moshi-moshi" he answered, as he watched the entire family enter Motoki's room.

"Mamoru?" a young girl's voice asked.

"Yes. Rei is that you?" Mamoru asked with a bit of an edge to his voice. After all, she was taking him away from fawning over the unconscious girl just down the hall.

Rei frowned into the phone, 'Why's he upset with me?' But she merely replied, "Yeah, it's me. There's an attack at the mall, the girls and I are already on our way over there. Can you make it?" She knew that he would never leave them alone in a fight, but still held her breath to hear his reply. She wasn't disappointed.

"I'll be there as soon as I can." Was all Mamoru said before he hung up the phone.

"Okay, b-" Rei realized that Mamoru had already hung up. "Well, I don't know what was bothering him, but I'll have to ask him about it later on." She said as she followed the girls out of the temple towards the mall.

Meanwhile, Mamoru quickly scribbled down a note to Motoki that said that he was needed at the hospital as soon as possible and so he had to hurry away. He desperately wanted to catch one last glance at the angel in the other room, but knew that a simple look at the girl could mean the loss of innocent lives. So he ran out the door and rushed down the stairs to the sidewalk.

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I've got a lot more already written, I just have to transfer it from paper to my computer! So, give me a little bit of time!! And check out my other stories!! LATER!!! Oh! And don't forget to REVIEW!!! I love you guys!! -Lara1786