Full Moon Rises
By: ShadowQueenGalactica
Disclaimer: I do not own anything affiliated with Sailor Moon. I do not own the rights to any of the songs related to Sailor Moon.
Author's Notes: I am currently working on three different fan fiction, I will update as soon as I can, please stay patient with me!
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:::Chapter 1:::
(The Following Evening)
Walking towards the arcade, Usagi happily smiled as she shifted the strap of her small pink and white duffel bag on her shoulder. 'I cannot wait to go to the fair.' She happily thought, abruptly turning when hearing someone call out her name.
"Usagi-chan!"
Seeing Naru running towards her, Usagi happily smiled at her friend, noticing she was carrying a navy blue duffel bag in her hand. "Naru-chan!" She happily called out, waving to her friend.
"I'm so glad my mom fell for this." Naru excitedly stated, as she happily laughed with excitement.
"Me too, my mom was a little suspicious too." Usagi said smiling. "She didn't question me anymore after I assured her I would not go anywhere after dusk." She slyly said looking up at the late evening sky. "Let's hurry and drop off our bags so we can catch the bus to the fairgrounds." She said, as she and Naru quickly hurried towards the arcade.
Walking into the arcade as the door automatically slid open, Usagi smiled seeing Motoki's younger sister standing behind the counter, with the look of boredom on her face. "Unazuki-chan!" She happily called out.
"Usagi-chan, I was wondering if you were still going to be dropping off your bag." Unazuki said while opening the door to the storage room. "Motoki-san said you would be stopping by later this evening." She stated, watching Usagi and Naru briefly step into the storage room dropping their bags inside before turning and leaving the room. "Have fun!" She called out to the two older teens, watching as they quickly walked the direction of the arcade's exit once more. Noticing Usagi smile and glance back at her once more, she watched the blonde flash one of her bright smiles before she spoke.
"Thanks Unazuki-chan! We will see you later tonight!" Usagi called out, as she and Naru quickly left the arcade.
Watching the two run down the sidewalk towards the bus stop, Unazuki smiled as she shook her head with amusement. Lifting a bottle of disinfectant and a small dish towel, she began to wipe the counter once more to pass the time. 'I wish I could go to the fair.' She glumly thought to herself.
Taking a bite out of her caramel apple, Usagi glanced over at the other food stand lines looking for her friends. Noticing Naru and Kuri were already eating their cotton candy as they waited for her and Kuri to return, she smiled walking the direction her friends were sitting. Watching Yumiko leave the funnel cake stand carrying a large paper plate with a funnel cake dusted with powdered sugar, she waved her friend over towards the small picnic table. Eating their treats as they happily chatted and laughed, the four looked around the fairgrounds trying to figure out where to go next.
"What about the Ferris wheel?" Yumiko suggested pointing. "We can get a view of the entire fairgrounds and decide what to go on next. We've already been on most of the rides, I'm sure we've missed some."
"That's a good idea, let's do that." Kuri said smiling at the idea.
Feeling as if she was being watched, Usagi turned her head back glancing around the crowds standing in lines of the food stands. Not seeing anything out of the ordinary, she turned her gaze back forwards and smiled as Kuri and Yumiko chatted about a cute boy they had each seen in their food lines.
"Speaking of cute boys, when are you going to tell Mamoru-san how you feel about him?" Kuri slyly asked while looking at Usagi who was seated across from her.
"What are you talking about Kuri-chan?" Usagi abruptly asked. "I don't like that baka! He's been nothing but rude to me since I first met him." She said pouting slightly.
"Some guys do that when they like a girl, it's their way of flirting." Yumiko said, smiling as she dreamily sighed. "I wish I could date someone older than me, it would be so romantic."
"Well, I have no interest in dating that baka." Usagi said, then turned her attention towards Naru. "What about you and Umino?" She asked wanting to get the attention off her. "Have you asked him out yet?"
"Usagi-chan!" Naru squealed out with embarrassment, quickly burying her face in her hands to cover her blushing face. "You know I'm not allowed to date anyone yet."
"What about Hiro-san?" Yumiko said cutting her gaze slyly towards Kuri. "I see how you watch him." She teased, watching her friend blush.
"He doesn't know that I exist." Kuri glumly stated. "He's the captain of the basketball team. Why would he be interested in me?"
"You're one of the sweetest most caring people that I know, Kuri-chan." Usagi said watching Kuri smile up at her. "You should tell him how you feel. If he doesn't feel the same, then you two weren't meant to be."
"Thanks, Usagi-chan." Kuri said, smiling up at her sweet friend. "You always know how to cheer us up." She said watching the blonde smile.
"Alright, enough chit chat. Let's go ride the Ferris wheel again." Yumiko said, rubbing her hands together to remove the excess powdered sugar off her hands from the funnel cake. Getting up from the picnic table with her friends, they made their way across the fairgrounds once more towards the Ferris Wheel.
Walking through the crowds of people, Usagi smiled as she listened to her friends excitedly chat about what they would be doing over the weekend after they returned to Kuri's house for the night for their sleepover. Feeling the sense that she was being watched again, she glanced back noticing a young man with red hair leaning against the side of one of the game stands watching them. Growing uneasy from the cold gaze as her eyes met his, she quickly turned her gaze forwards trying to ignore the sudden uneasiness. "Naru-chan." She quietly stated. "Do you know him?"
"Who?" Naru asked, glancing around.
"The guy over by the water gun game." Usagi said, then glanced back looking in surprise when noticing he was already gone.
"Perhaps he was watching and waiting for someone." Naru suggested, gently laughing at her friend. "Don't be so paranoid, Usagi-chan." She teased.
"I'm not being paranoid." Usagi muttered, then cried out in surprise as Naru suddenly flung her arm forward in excitement almost striking her across the face.
"Sorry, Usagi-chan." Naru giggled, blushing slightly with embarrassment. "What about that?" She excitedly asked, motioning to a brightly lit attraction.
"A mirror maze?" Yumiko and Kuri asked in unison.
"Yes, it will be fun." Naru said motioning towards the two entrances. "We can split up into teams, and see which team can exit their maze first."
"That sounds fun." Yumiko said, smiling in excitement. "How about the losers have to buy the winners a funnel cake or treat of the winner's choice?"
"Alright, let's do this!" Kuri said laughing. "Usagi-chan is on my team." She said, grabbing her friend's arm.
"Then Naru-chan is on my team." Yumiko said linking her arm with Naru's. "Let's go, this is going to be so much fun!" She excitedly stated, as they quickly made their way towards the small ramp leading to the entrance. Showing the attendant their neon orange bracelets for entry, the two groups stood outside their separate doors.
"You're going down." Kuri stated, as she looked at Yumiko and Naru.
"No, you two are going down." Yumiko giggled before she and Naru quickly hurried through their entrance.
"Let's go Usagi-chan!" Kuri ushered, as she and her friend quickly entered the maze.
(Twenty Minutes Later)
Laughing as Usagi walked into the third mirror, Kuri held her sides as she shook with laughter. "We're terrible at this Usagi-chan." She said between her laughter.
"I don't think we're going to win Kuri-chan." Usagi muttered, rubbing her sore nose. "This is harder than it looks." She said, looking around the brightly lit maze, her many reflections looking back at her. "What about this way?" She said, almost afraid to step forward, worried she would run into yet another mirror.
"What if we go back and try to retrace our steps?" Kuri suggested watching her friend nod.
"It's better than what we're doing now." Usagi said gently laughing. "My face hurts from all the mirrors I've run into." She pouted, as she and Kuri laughed at her misfortune.
"Alright, let's try this again." Kuri said, while leading the way, hoping they could find the turn they had chosen to take earlier.
"I wonder if Naru-chan and Yumiko-chan have finished the maze yet?" Usagi asked, watching her friend nonchalantly shrug.
"We've been in here for almost half an hour, I'm sure they've already finished." Kuri said giggling. "Sorry Usagi-chan, I really thought we would be able to get out of the maze much quicker." She apologized.
"It's alright, I'm having fun with this. That's all that matters, right?" Usagi asked, watching her friend smile and nod. "Alright, let's see if we can figure this out." She said, as she and Kuri attempted to retrace their steps and find a different route out of the maze.
Have you seen them yet, Naru-chan?" Yumiko asked with amusement as she and Naru watched the exit of the mirror maze from their seats, high above on the Ferris wheel. They had finished the maze within ten minutes deciding to ride the Ferris wheel while they waited for Kuri and Usagi to exit the maze.
"No, not yet." Naru said giggling. "Should we go in after them?" She asked with amusement.
"We can after we get off the Ferris wheel." Yumiko said, then felt her smile drop as a howl suddenly echoed across the fairground, resulting in terrified screams and shouts as people below began to run in panic.
"What's happening?" Naru worriedly asked, noticing people pushing and shoving one another below trying to get away from something. Gasping in shock, she watched a large wolf with bluish-black fur suddenly tackle a man down as it viciously mauled its prey. Closing her eyes as the horrified shouts and screams echoed, she shook her head covering her mouth in shock as tears streaked her cheeks. 'Mom was right! I shouldn't have come here!' She thought with fear and deep regret. 'Why did I lie to my mom? What if I never see her again? '
"Where is he going? He's leaving us Naru-chan!" Yumiko gasped with panic, as the ride attendant operating the Ferris wheel suddenly took off running, abandoning the riders on the Ferris wheel. "How are we going to get down?" She desperately asked with panic.
"I don't know." Naru worriedly stated, noticing other riders beginning to climb down the ride in their panic.
"Should we-" Yumiko asked with panic, then felt Naru take her sternly by the shoulders.
"No, we are on the top, Yumiko-chan. We're safe up here as long as we stay quiet and don't draw any attention to ourselves." Naru said, as tears streaked her cheeks as the large wolf abandoned its prey, quickly going in pursuit of a couple.
Covering her mouth in shock, Yumiko watched as a second wolf with reddish-brown fur leaped out from where it had been hiding, blocking the fleeing couple. Watching in horror as the wolf with darker fur attacked the man, she watched the auburn-haired wolf attack the young woman. Feeling a bitter sob escape her lips, she tightly closed her eyes at the sounds of the couple's terrified screams and shouts as they were being viciously attacked below. "We're going to die!" She screamed out in fright as she shook with fear, tears streaking her pale cheeks.
"Now we're not." Naru sternly said, as tears streaked her own cheeks. "We're going to be alright Yumiko-chan, we're going to be alright." She desperately stated, trying to calm her hysterical friend. Noticing her friend's gaze grow wide with fear, she followed her friend's terrified gaze, gasping while covering her mouth with shock as the attendant to the mirror maze was viciously attacked by a white wolf. Watching the wolf raise its nose into the air sniffing, she watched with horror as the white wolf soon entered the mirror maze. "Usagi-chan! Kuri-chan!" She desperately screamed. "No!"
"We have to help them!" Yumiko desperately screamed.
"We can't, Yumiko-chan." Naru said, as she helplessly shook her head. "There's nothing we can do." She said, her voice almost a whisper as she bitterly began to sob.
"No, it's not this way." Kuri said, frowning as they found themselves in a circular-shaped room surrounded by mirrors.
Gently laughing with amusement, Usagi shook her head as she spoke. "How long do you think before Naru-chan and Yumiko-chan come to our rescue?" She asked, watching Kuri smile with amusement.
"Yumiko-chan is impatient, so not much longer." Kuri said, then abruptly turned in fear as a howl suddenly filled the night. "What was that?"
"Was that a dog?" Usagi asked, then took a nervous step back as the muffled sounds of shouts and terrified screams were soon followed by the monstrous howl. "We need to get out of here, now!" She said abruptly grabbing Kuri by the hand as they desperately searched for the exit.
Abruptly stopping when they heard the echoes of terrified masculine shouts and screams echo throughout the maze, Usagi and Kuri quickened their steps more determined to find the exit to the mirror maze.
"No!" Kuri cried out, seeing they were back into the circular-shaped room.
Turning back, they ran through another path running faster as the echo of a howl suddenly echoed throughout the attraction. Knowing they were not alone, the two quickened their steps hoping the path they chose would lead them to their salvation. Reaching another room, the two screamed out in fear, clinging to one another when seeing the reflection of a white wolf with piercing red eyes looking at them in all the mirrors.
"What are we going to do?" Kuri whimpered as tears streaked her cheeks.
"We have to go back, I don't want to go forwards, it could be anywhere." Usagi said watching in one of the reflections as the large creatures bared its razor-sharp teeth as it snarled at them. Seeing it's fur around its mouth was stained red with blood, she covered her mouth trying to stifle her terrified sob. 'We're going to die.' She thought with fear, as tears streaked her cheeks.
"Usagi-chan, let's go!" Kuri cried out, grabbing her friend's hand as she led them back the opposite direction towards a different path. Hearing the wolf's angry snarls, she screamed out as she heard the shattering of glass behind them as the large creature slammed into a mirror. "This way!" She screamed as they diverged onto a familiar path.
"No! We can't go this way!" Usagi cried out, realizing too late they were going to a dead end. Screaming out in horror as she was suddenly and violently knocked down to the floor of the attraction, she groaned out in pain before shakily turning onto her back. Turning onto her back, she felt her eyes grow wide with fear watching the creature tower over her snarling at her baring its sharp teeth at her. Tightly closing her eyes, she shook in fear, feeling it's hot breath against her face as it sniffed her before growling a deep low growl. Shaking with fear, she screamed out in pain and terror when feeling the creature suddenly bite down into her forearm, dragging her from the room. "Kuri-chan, run!" She desperately screamed, seeing her friend frozen with fear. Desperately clawing against the floor with her free arm to grasp onto anything, she screamed out at the intense pain feeling the razor-sharp teeth bury deeper into her arm as the creature tightened it's hold on her arm.
"Usagi-chan, no!" Kuri screamed, snapping from her fear as she ran forwards to help her friend. Grabbing onto her friend's free arm, she desperately tried to help Usagi break free from the monstrous creature's vice-like grip on her arm. "I'm not letting you go!" She desperately shouted as tears streaked her cheeks.
"Stop!" Usagi screamed out pleadingly, feeling the razor-sharp teeth only rip further into her flesh as the creature tightened its grip around her arm more.
Spotting a fire extinguisher on the wall, Kuri released her friend before desperately running towards the wall. Lifting the heavy extinguisher from its case, she ran back as quickly as she could, her stomach lurching in fear seeing the white wolf-like creature was already pulling her friend out of the room. Running forwards, Kuri used all her strength throwing the extinguisher at the creature. Hearing a pained yelp sound from the creature, she sighed in relief watching her friend's arm slip from the creature's mouth as the creature retreated away from them.
"Get up, Usagi-chan!" Kuri shouted, helping her terrified friend up from the floor. Seeing the torn jagged flesh on her friend's forearm drip with blood, Kuri watched her terrified friend cradle her injured arm against her. "Let's go." She ushered in an attempt to run forward, then gasped watching the creature block their path, snarling and baring its sharp teeth at them. Forced back into the dead-end once more, she grabbed her friend's hand as tears streaked her cheeks. "I'm sorry Usagi-chan, I'm so sorry I talked you and Naru-chan into coming here with me and Yumiko-chan." She said as tears streaked her cheeks.
Watching the creature take a threatening step forward, Usagi tearfully looked at her friend as tears began to streak her cheeks once more. "I'm sorry too, Kuri-chan." She said, then screamed out in fear as the creature lunged forwards. Crying out in pain as she was knocked back against the floor once more, Usagi watched in horror as the creature viciously attacked Kuri. "No!" She screamed out in horror, backing up in fear until her back hit one of the mirrors. "Kuri-chan!" She desperately screamed. Shaking with sobs, she sat frozen with fear watching as the creature violently mauled and shook her terrified friend, her friends deafening screams of pain and horror echoing throughout the room.
Knowing she couldn't run in fear of the creature catching her, Usagi looked around for any means of escape. Noticing a reasonable size gap between two of the mirrors, Usagi silently scooted towards the gap, keeping her gaze on the creature almost afraid it would see her. Wriggling through the gap, she leaned back against the wall as Kuri's screams soon became dull whimpers and short gasps before silence claimed her friend. Hearing the creature begin to feast on her friend, she tightly closed her eyes, covering her ears at the sounds of flesh being ripped and torn. Watching her friend's blood begin to pool under the gap between the mirror and floor, she tightly covered her mouth muffling the soft sob. Scooting back as far as she could, she tightly closed her eyes trying to block out the large pool of blood inching closer towards her, as tears streaked her cheeks. Silently weeping for her dear friend that she'd known since she was seven, she wondered if Naru and Yumiko were somewhere safe or if they had suffered the same fate. Feeling her arm throb with immense pain, she soon gave in to her pain allowing darkness to consume her as she fell unconscious, the last thoughts on her sweet friend she would never see again. 'Kuri-chan.' She heartbrokenly thought. 'I'm so sorry, my friend.'
Holding onto one another as they sobbed, Yumiko and Naru shook with fear after witnessing the amount of carnage that occurred below them. The wolf-like creatures had killed countless innocent people, not caring who was in their path. They had witnessed a small boy ripped from his mother's arms as they were both dragged away opposite directions to suffer horrible, painful deaths.
"What am I going to tell their parents? Especially the Tsukino's, you and Usagi-chan weren't supposed to be here." Yumiko bitterly said as tears streaked her cheeks. "This is all my fault." She whimpered, as tears streaked her cheeks.
"There's nothing we can do." Naru heart brokenly answered, her gaze still on the mirror maze. The white wolf-like creature had exited the attraction, its fur stained with blood, her friend's blood. There had not been any sign of life within the maze, no one had left the maze since the creatures had left the fairgrounds disappearing into the night. Noticing flashing lights in the distance, she felt tears streak her cheeks knowing help was finally on the way. 'Usagi-chan, Kuri-chan.' She sadly thought, tears streaking her cheeks, knowing she would never see her two friends again.
Glancing down at a couple who was seated below them, Yumiko watched as the young man held his terrified girlfriend close to him. Averting her gaze towards the approaching ambulances and police cars, she felt fresh tears begin to streak her cheeks once more. "What were those things? They weren't wild dogs." She tearfully asked Naru, her voice almost a soft whisper.
"I don't know, Yumiko-chan" Naru said, sadly shaking her head as tears continued to streak her pale cheeks. "They looked like wolves, but I didn't know they could get that big." She softly stated, wiping away the fresh tears that streaked her cheeks.
"Do you think they suffered?" Yumiko tearfully asked, knowing the answer for herself after being forced to watch the many deaths that occurred below them.
"I hope not." Naru tearfully replied back. "They didn't deserve to die Naru-chan, they didn't deserve what happened to them." She said as she and Yumiko began to cry once more for the loss of their friends.
(Two Hours Later)
Kneeling down to inspect the bloodied paw prints, the young detective looked down at the dried paw prints with curiosity. "What can you tell me?" He asked, looking back at the older game warden he had called in. "Is it a wolf?"
"These prints favor that of a wolf, except the prints are far too large to be that of a wolf." The game warden stated, looking down at the paw print with perplexity. "May I see the victim? Perhaps the bite marks can give me some more ideas of what it could be."
Nodding his head, the detective walked to where the young brunette lay under the white sheet. When the game warden knelt down, the young detective lifted the blanket cringing at the torn and ripped flesh on the young teen's body.
"These rips and tears look almost like a bear attack." The game warden stated with shock.
"What disturbs me the most is, why did this creature eat her heart? Is this normal behavior for a wolf?" The detective curiously asked, his stomach churning slightly at the deep empty cavity in the teen's chest where her heart should have been.
"No, normally they will go after the easier organs, the intestines, the liver, the organs located in the abdomen." The game warden said, noticing the teen's abdomen had not been disturbed, only her chest was the source of the attack. "Whatever is attacking, it's smart, it's organized, and it's in a pack. You said witnesses saw two more of these animals?"
"Yes, everyone I have spoken to said it was a large dog or a wolf." The detective stated, watching the game warden nod. Jumping at the sudden sound of a soft pain-filled moan, the detective abruptly stood drawing his weapon. "Is someone in here?" He demanded.
"There!" The game warden abruptly stated, pointing towards one of the mirrors. Spotting a tendril of blonde hair peeking from under the mirror, he quickly walked over, peering through the narrow gap. "How on Earth did she get herself back here?" He muttered with shock at how tight of a squeeze it must have been for the teen. Noticing a mixture of dry and fresh blood on the floor, he saw a grotesque wound on her left forearm. The flesh was ripped and torn, similar to the rips and tears of the deceased victim. "There's a girl back here, she's injured." He said with shock, noticing her begin to stir. "She's still alive."
"What?" The detective asked with surprise, quickly placing his weapon back into its holster as he hurried towards the mirror. Looking between the gap, the detective stood in shock seeing a blonde haired teen lying unconscious on the floor. Quickly taking notice of the torn and ripped flesh of her wound, he quickly removed his walkie talkie from his belt. "I need a crew in here to remove a mirror, we just found a victim, she's alive, but needs medical attention."
"Responding, we will be sending in an additional crew, ETA will be ten minutes." A reply soon responded over the walkie.
"Copy that." The detective stated, kneeling in front of the gap. Noticing the blonde begin to stir more, he watched her open her eyes, tears shining in her cerulean blue eyes. "Miss, are you alright?" He worriedly asked, watching her jump in fear at the sound of his voice. "It's alright, you're safe." He said, seeing the teen shake her head as before she heart brokenly spoke, her voice wavering.
"Kuri-chan." Usagi heart brokenly stated. "That thing killed her, it's all my fault." She bitterly stated. "I hid like a coward while it killed her."
"No sweetie, this isn't your fault." The game warden stated, watching the teen tearfully look at him. "Can you tell me what attacked you and your friend."
"It was a white wolf, I think. It was so big, I'd never seen a wolf that big." Usagi said, turning her tearful gaze towards the older man.
"Alright, thank you, sweetie." The game warden said, then looked back towards the victim under the blanket. 'I'm going to need to go to the refuge and start scanning the dens. We could have some rabid wolves lose, roaming within the city.' He worriedly thought, thinking it was the only explanation for the sudden spontaneous attacks within the city.
"What's your name?" The detective asked, noticing the blonde was slipping into unconsciousness once more.
"Usagi." She weakly stated. "My parents don't know I'm here." She said, tears streaking her cheeks. "They're going to be so mad at me."
Sadly smiling at her words, the detective silently shook his head before speaking. "No, I think they're going to be grateful that you're alright." He said, then frowned as the blonde slipped into unconsciousness once more. "She's so pale, she's lost a lot of blood." He worriedly stated, glancing at the game warden who was looking towards the deceased victim once more.
(Three Days Later)
Watching the nurse place the digital thermometer against her daughter's forehead, Ikuko heard the small beep and watched the nurse frown slightly. "How high this time?" She worriedly asked.
"It's 105.2." The nurse said watching the teen's mother tearfully nod. "Don't worry, we've given her another dose of ibuprofen." She said, trying to reassure the teen's mother. "Continue to put the cool cloths on her neck and forehead, it will help."
"I will." Ikuko softly answered, wiping the stray tears from her cheeks. Hearing her daughter moan out in her sleep, she knew her daughter was having nightmares again. "Why won't she wake?" She tearfully asked.
"Could be because of the fever, we're not really sure." The nurse said, gently lowering the hospital gown noticing the splotchy rash on the teen's chest was beginning to spread and grow worse.
"What about the rash?" Ikuko asked, seeing how much worse it had looked from when they checked it earlier that morning.
"Could be from an infection forming from the bite, or reaction to one of the medications we've given her." She said, looking at the teen's bandaged arm. "We will start a different round of antibiotics, see if that will help with the rash." She said, watching the mother nod her head.
Watching the nurse quietly leave the room, Ikuko shakily sighed glancing over at her son who was sitting in one of the chairs near the window looking out at the parking lot below them. "Shingo-san, come talk to your sister. Let her know you're here with her." She gently encouraged, tears shining in her eyes.
"No." Shingo tearfully stated, angrily wiping his tears away. "The baka deserved this, you and papa-san told her not to go. She didn't listen, look at what happened to her and her friend Kuri-san."
"Shingo-san." Ikuko angrily stated, shocked at her son's cruel words. "Your sister has been through a terrible ordeal. I don't want you speaking to her like this when she wakes. Do you understand me?" She sternly asked.
"Yes, I understand." Shingo muttered, turning his attention back towards the window.
Hearing a soft knock on the door, Ikuko was surprised to see two older teens walk into the room one with blonde hair, another with black hair. Watching the blonde-haired teen greet her with a smile, she noticed the dark-haired teen seemed nervous and out of place. "Can I help you?"
"I'm Motoki-san, this is Mamoru-san, we're friends of your daughter's. I work part-time at the arcade, I wanted to visit Usagi-chan if it's alright with you?" Motoki said, watching Usagi's mother tearfully smile up at them before she spoke.
"Usagi-san is running a high fever right now, she won't wake up from the fever." Ikuko softly stated as tears streaked her cheeks. "You can sit with her if you would like." She said, watching the two silently nod.
"Of course, we understand." Motoki said sadly smiling towards their friend's mother, then took notice of Shingo warily looking at them. Walking towards one of the chairs beside the bed, Motoki sat and noticed how pale Usagi looked as her mother adjusted the cloth on her daughter's forehead. Seeing Usagi's left arm was bandaged from her wrist to her elbow, he watched her take Usagi's right hand into hers before she spoke. "The doctor said she's going to have some deep extensive scarring." She said tears shining in her eyes. "She wasn't supposed to be at the fair, her father and I both told her not to go. She's never lied to us like this before. She was supposed to be spending the night with her friend Naru-san." Ikuko said, softly sighing as she wiped the tears from her cheeks.
"I'm hungry, when is dad going to be here so we can go get something to eat?" Shingo snapped, noticing it was past noon.
"Go ahead, we'll stay here and sit with Usagi-chan." Motoki said watching Usagi's mother hesitate for a moment. "We don't mind sitting with her, that's why we're here, we wanted to see her." He said watching Mrs. Tsukino glance towards her son before reluctantly nodding her head.
"Alright, thank you." Ikuko softly stated, turning and looking towards her son. "Shingo-san, let's go to the cafeteria to get you something to eat." She said finally noticing the clock on the wall showed it was a quarter past noon. "If you'll excuse us, my husband should here shortly to sit with Usagi-san." She said, watching the two silently nod their heads.
"We'll stay with Usagi-chan until you're done eating or Mr. Tsukino arrives. Take as long as you need." Motoki said, watching Usagi's mother silently nod her thanks as she and her son quietly left the room.
Hearing the door click shut as the two left the room, Mamoru softly sighed before nervously walking to where Ikuko had been sitting. Seeing how pale and fragile the blonde looked lying on the bed, he was surprised at how different she looked with her hair out of the buns. Her golden hair was down, spilling around her no longer in the usual buns he enjoyed teasing her about. 'Odango.' He sadly thought, feeling the same warm gentle tug in his heart return as he sat near her on the chair. The strong primal urges returning and overwhelming his senses when they were near one another. He could not explain why he suddenly felt this way at first, but he knew the feelings inside him were growing stronger since the moment their touch triggered the strong emotions. His strong desire to keep her close to him, to protect her from any more harm, he finally knew in his heart he had found his soul mate, his other half, his Omega.
Noticing the way his best friend was looking at Usagi, Motoki gently cleared his throat before standing. "I'm going to go call Reika-san and let her know we're here." He lied, wanting to give Mamoru some time alone with Usagi.
"Alright." Mamoru softly stated, his worried gaze not leaving Usagi. Hearing the soft click of the door once more, he nervously reached out resting his hand atop her right hand. "Odango." He gently stated. "I'm sorry this happened to you, I should have gone to the fair. I should have been there to watch over you, to ensure you would be safe." Brushing his thumb against the back of her hand, he smiled at the warmth her body radiated, the same warmth his body radiated. "I'm going to protect you, I promise. I won't let you go through this alone, you're going to be seeing more of me whether you like or not." He said gently chuckling, tears shining in his eyes. "I don't know if you can feel it yet, but our lives are intertwined. You're my other half, the one I've been searching for all these years." He said, tearfully smiling. "I've waited so long to find you, I was starting to lose hope, I thought you weren't out there."
Raising from his chair, Mamoru carefully leaned down, gently pressing his lips against her soft lips. "I love you Odango, I will always love you." He said as his lips slowly parted from hers. Sitting down once more in the chair, he gently smiled at how right it felt kissing her. "I'm going to watch over you and make sure they don't hurt you again." He said, caressing the back of her hand with his thumb once more. "I don't know who they are yet, or what they want, but they will not touch you again, I swear it." He vowed, his eyes growing dark for a brief moment, thinking about what Usagi had gone through at the fair. Releasing her hand when the door opened, he noticed a man with short black hair wearing a grey business suit quietly enter the room. Noticing the man look at him with surprise, he watched him immediately look at him with suspicion.
"Can I ask why you're in my daughter's room?" Kenji sternly asked, removing his grey business jacket, draping it over the chair Motoki had occupied.
"I'm friends with your daughter." Mamoru said while politely extending his hand out. "I'm Chiba Mamoru."
"Tsukino Kenji, it's nice to meet you." Kenji said, noticing the older teen quietly stand. "Ikuko-san and Shingo-san?" He curiously asked.
"They went down to the cafeteria to eat." Mamoru said, watching the man politely nod. "Will you tell Usagi-san I stopped by when she wakes?"
"Of course." Kenji said politely nodding. Watching the dark-haired teen quietly exit the room, Kenji softly sighed before looking at his sleeping daughter. "Usagi-san, we need you to wake sweetie, show us you're going to be alright." He gently stated, raising and kissing the top of his daughter's head. "Please wake up." He tearfully pleaded.
(The Following Evening)
Groggily stirring from the deep fog of her mind, Usagi furrowed her brows as her senses began to overwhelm her. She could feel her stomach churn from the different overpowering scents she could smell with each breath she inhaled through her nose. Hearing her mother and father speaking, she could clearly hear them vehemently speaking with one another about her choice of lying to them and going to the fair. "Why is everything so loud?" She grumbled, groggily opening her eyes. "Mama-san, Papa-san?" She tiredly asked, the beeps and chirps of the hospital equipment drowning out their words she could clearly hear moments ago. Hearing soft snores, she glanced over at the window seeing her brother asleep in the chair.
"You're finally awake." A soft voice spoke. "I hope you can see and hear me, I need your help."
Not recognizing the voice, Usagi turned her head looking for the source of the small voice. Feeling her eyes grow wide with fear, she saw a little boy standing near the side of her bed. The child was riddled with deep lacerations, his throat torn out, a deep gaping hole in his chest where his heart should have been. Flinching back further in her bed as the child took a step forward, she noticed the pleading look on his face as he spoke once more.
"No, it's alright, please don't be scared." The small child pleaded when seeing the shock and fear on her face. "Please, don't scream." He pleaded before the blonde-haired teen released a heart-wrenching scream.
Abruptly waking from his slumber to his sister's terrified screams, Shingo quickly looked at her, noticing she was looking at something with fear and shock. "What is it Usagi-san?" He quickly asked, scrambling from the chair as he tried to figure out the source of his sister's distress. Watching her abruptly look up at him, he watched as tears streaked her pale cheeks before she covered her face and bitterly sobbed. "Onee-san, you're scaring me, what's wrong?" He worriedly asked.
Watching her brother pass through the small boy, Usagi abruptly looked up at her brother as tears streaked her cheek. Looking back towards the child, she silently shook her head with disbelief seeing the child had vanished without a trace. 'What's wrong with me!' She desperately thought, covering her face with her hands as she bitterly sobbed. Hearing her brother speak, she ignored his concern as she grew more hysterical. Hearing the door abruptly open, she felt her mother at her side in an instant as she heard her father question Shingo on what had happened.
"The little boy, did you not see him, Otouto-san?" Usagi tearfully asked while looking up at her brother. "Did you see him?" She angrily demanded when her brother responded with a confused look.
"What boy?" Shingo worriedly asked, looking at his sister with concern. "Onee-san, it's just me and you in here. There wasn't a little boy, you were just dreaming, that's all." He said trying to help calm his distressed sister.
"It wasn't a dream!" Usagi angrily shouted, tears streaking her cheeks. "I saw him, he was standing right there!" She shouted as she pointed to where the child had been standing.
"Usagi-san, calm down dear." Ikuko gently stated, trying to calm her hysterical daughter. Watching one of the nurses abruptly enter the room, Ikuko watched the nurse look at the heart monitor with alarm, before going to Usagi's side.
"You need to calm yourself down." The nurse sternly stated. "Your heart rate is dangerously high right now." She warned, then smiled in relief as one of the other nurses quickly returned holding a small syringe.
Crying out when she felt a small prick in her arm, Usagi instantly felt her body relax as she succumbed into a tranquil state. Feeling the two nurses lower her back down onto the bed, she found herself soon succumbed in darkness once more.
"What did you give my daughter?" Ikuko worriedly asked, tears shining in her eyes.
"It's a mild sedative, her heart rate was dangerously high. She was at risk of going into cardiac arrest." The nurse gently stated, watching the teen's mother gasp.
"What happened, what caused her to become so alarmed?" The other nurse asked with concern.
"I don't know." Shingo abruptly answered, watching the two nurses look at him. "I woke up to her screaming, I think she had a nightmare." He said, watching the older nurse nod her head and politely smile.
"I'm going to notify the doctor of the incident, he may prescribe some medication to help keep her calm and relaxed so she can heal once she's released."The nurse stated, watching the two parents silently nod.
Watching the nurses leave the room, Ikuko felt tears shine in her eyes as she sat beside her daughter once more. 'What happened, what could have caused her to be so afraid?' She worriedly thought, watching her daughter peacefully sleep once more.
(The Following Afternoon)
"Usagi-san you need to eat so we can go home." Shingo grumbled with frustration, watching his sister look down at the hospital food with a repulsed look. "You haven't eaten anything since you woke, you can't keep refusing to eat."
"I'm not hungry, Shingo-san." Usagi muttered, bringing her knees up to her chest. Resting her head atop of her knees she could hear her brother's stomach growl with hunger. "If you want to go home so badly, then eat the food on the tray and I will say that I did."
"What?" Shingo asked in surprise.
"You heard me, Otouto-san." Usagi muttered, keeping her gaze towards the window. After a few moments, she smiled a brief smile hearing her brother begin to eat from the tray. "I want to go home Shingo-san, I don't like it here." She said as tears began shining in her eyes.
"Why not?" Shingo's muffled reply soon responded with a mouth full of food. "Hospital food is so delicious, are you sure you don't want any?" He curiously asked, watching his sister shake her head. "Alright, I offered though." He said, taking another bite of the pasta.
'I just want to go home.' Usagi bitterly thought, turning her gaze back to the spirit of an elderly woman wearing a hospital gown. The elderly woman had been standing at the window looking out longingly for most of the morning. She never made any attempt to speak to her or confront her, only keeping her haunting gaze towards the window. Watching the elderly woman turn and look at her, she watched the woman vanish as quickly as she had appeared. 'I'm losing my mind, I keep seeing things.' Usagi bitterly thought, blinking her tears back. Turning her gaze back to her brother, Usagi looked in surprise seeing he'd almost finished everything on the tray. "That's enough, Shingo-san. I'm nauseated, remember?" She said, watching her brother pout as he placed the half-finished cup of pudding down onto the tray. "Thank you, Otouto-san."
"No, thank you, Onee-san." Shingo happily said, smiling from the delicious meal he'd enjoyed. Quickly wiping his mouth free of any sauce with a napkin, he turned his head as the door opened watching a nurse enter the room.
"Just checking on my patient to see if-" The nurse stated, then happily smiled seeing most of the food on the tray was gone. "Good job sweetie, I'm so glad you finally ate. I'll let the doctor know and see if we can start your discharge process." She said, lifting the tray before quietly leaving the room.
Smugly smiling as the door shut, Usagi sighed out with relief before lying back against the pillows once more. "Finally, I'm ready to go home." She muttered. Glancing up as the door opened once more, she forced a smile watching her mother enter the room with a smile on her face.
"We're going home, the doctor is getting the discharge process ready for us." Ikuko happily stated. "I'm going to go call your father and let him know." She said while reaching into her purse, removing her cell phone. "I'll be back." She stated, watching both her children nod before she quietly stepped out of the room once more.
(Later That Night)
Hearing a soft knock on her bedroom door, Usagi looked up from her bed watching her mother quietly walk into her bedroom. Seeing her mother had a glass of water in her hand, Usagi watched her mother hold her hand out towards her opening her palm, revealing two white pills and a blue pill.
"Here's your medication dear." Ikuko said, while carefully dropping the three small pills into her daughter's open palm.
"I don't want the blue one, I don't like how it makes me feel." Usagi said with tears shining in her eyes.
"We've discussed this, you need to take the sedative so you don't have another panic attack like you had at the hospital." Ikuko said, watching her daughter silently nod before placing the pills in her mouth. Handing her daughter the glass of water, Ikuko watched Usagi take a small drink before sitting the glass onto her nightstand. "Goodnight Usagi-san." She said kissing the top of her daughter's head. Walking to the door, she smiled back at her daughter one last time before turning the lights out and quietly pulling the door shut behind her.
Watching her bedroom door shut, Usagi quickly removed the blue pill she had tucked under her tongue. Leaning over her bed, she gently placed the pill under her mattress. Raising back up, she abruptly looked up hearing the familiar small voice once more.
"I like your room." The small boy stated, looking around the teen's room.
"Why are you here?" Usagi quietly asked, tears shining in her eyes. "Why can I see you?"
"I don't know." The little boy bluntly stated, while shrugging his shoulders. "I keep finding myself drawn to you." He said nervously digging the toe of his shoes in the carpet as he looked down. "I think you can see me because of that." He said pointing to her arm.
"My arm?" Usagi asked with confusion, as she looked down at her bandaged arm. "What does my injury have to do with anything?"
"Why do you keep asking me?" The child demanded with frustration. "I'm just a kid." He huffed.
"Alright, I'm sorry." Usagi said, gently smiling. "What's your name? I'm Tsukino Usagi."
"Takao Saburo." The little boy stated. "I can't find my mama, Usagi-san." He said with tears shining in his eyes. "Will you help me find her?"
"Is she like you, Saburo-san?" Usagi asked, watching the little boy tearfully nod. Getting out of her bed, she walked to where the little boy stood, tears streaking his pale cheeks. "What happened to you? Where did it happen?"
"The fair, mama was trying to run away and save us. One of the monsters grabbed my mama, the other one grabbed me when mama let me go and told me to run." Saburo said tears streaking his cheeks as he cried. "I remember her calling out for me then I felt pain before I fell asleep." He said tearfully looking up at the blonde. "I woke up at the hospital in your room. I think I found you for a reason, Usagi-san. You're supposed to help me find my mama."
"I don't know if I can." Usagi gently stated, tears shining in her eyes. "I don't even know if you're real or if you're just a figment of my imagination." She said, softly sighing.
"I'm real, I'll prove it." Saburo stubbornly stated.
"How?" Usagi asked, watching the child's eyes widen for a brief moment.
"I don't know, but you're not imagining me." Saburo snapped, glaring at the blonde.
Smiling at his determination, Usagi softly sighed before standing and walking back to her bed. "If you're going to be following me around, I guess we should have some rules." She said while sitting on her bed looking over at the small child. "You cannot be in here when I'm getting dressed or trying to sleep. I won't be able to rest knowing I'm being watched." She said, watching the small child silently nod his head.
"Alright, I can do that." Saburo said, smiling at the blonde. "I'll see you in the morning Usagi-san, good night." He said, smiling up at the teen before fading from the room.
"Good night Saburo-san, thank you." Usagi said, watching with awe as the child faded from her room. Getting under her covers, she winced as she bumped her injured arm resulting in a wave of pain to course throughout her arm. Blinking her tears back, she shakily sighed as she carefully turned onto her side. Looking out her window, she looked at the crescent moon shining brightly in the night sky. Closing her eyes, she soon drifted into a deep slumber unaware of the changes that awaited her.
To Be Continued…
I hope you enjoyed Chapter 1, keep an eye out for Chapter 2! Please leave a review!
-ShadowQueenGalactica