Usagi woke up in bed and automaticly flinched. But her shoulder didn't hurt. It healed... she thought. She wanted to think of something other than Jadeite. She could think of Mamouru. What was that twinge last night? A sharp acheing pain. She would get up and go see Mamoru later that day.
"Usagi?! Are you awake yet?" Ikuko called down the hall.
"Working on it mom." mumbled Usagi, her voice hoarse from sleepiness. The blond dragged herself out of bed and pulled on some pink shorts and a baby blue tank top with lace trim. It had been a while since she was able to wear tanktops, she had to deal with those bandages. But her wounds had been healed by the continueous flow of crystal power. What would her mom say? It had gone from half healed to fully healed in less than twenty four hours... what would her mom say?
"Where did you go yesterday young lady?" Ikuko leaned against the door frame and raised her left eyebrow.
"Minako wanted me to play the Sailor V game..." The blond whirled around at the sound of her mother's voice and tried to wing it on a story.
"Untill eleven at night? You know better than that Usagi! You recently got mugged, stayed in the hospital for a week, your wounds are hardly healed and you just go out with out asking? Don't you think I worry young lady? You are grounded! When you go to school next week you are still grounded except for that and cram school." snapped Ikuko, flipping some of her purple hair over her shoulder. "Come get your breakfast dear. I made pancakes."
Usagi finished pulling on her navy blue sweatshirt and then walked out to eat her breakfast. "Has Luna shown up lately?" asked Ikuko, trying to smooth things over.
"No mom. I'm not sure where she's been." sighed Usagi as she sipped her milk.
"I have to do some shopping today, Usagi. I'll be out for a few hours. If I see Luna I'll bring her home with me." Ikuko took her little black purse and slipped her shoes on at the front door.
"MOM!" Usagi shouted from the kitchen. Ikuko pused. "What time will you be home?"
"About two, maybe if the stores aren't too crowded." Ikuko called as she left.
Usagi smiled. It was nine o'clock. She had five hours. Five hours Ikuko wouldn't be back... She could see Mamouru. If her mother came back too soon she'd be in deep trouble, but if not...
"Mamoru?" the blond girl knocked tentitivly at the door. There was no answer. She knocked louder. No answer. Usagi took a key from her pocket and opened the door. It was hot and sticky in the apartment, the same temperature as it was outside. Why hadn't Mamoru turned on the air conditioning? Usagi looked all through the apartment, the kitchen was empty, though a caraffe of coffe was sitting full, set on it's timer. The liveing room was devoid of life, the bathroom door was open, only the bed room remained.
Usagi gently opened the door and heard the beeping of the alarm clock. It hadn't woken him? Usagi saw his sweat had soaked his sheets. Usagi shook Mamoru gently and he let out a loud groan in protest. "Mamo-chan. Mamo-chan? Wake up! Wake up!" Usagi said, fear mounting in her voice. Suddenly he jerked awake and grabbed Usagi's arms at the elbow.
"Serenity! Where is she? What have you done with her?" gasped Mamouru, his eyes boreing into Usagi's.
"I'm Serenity, Mamo-chan. Remember?" Usagi whispered, slowly backing up. Something was horribly wrong.
"No. No your not Serenity! Get back!" Mamouru flung of the sticky sheets and searched his apartment for Serenity. "SERENITY!" he called.
"I'm here Mamoru...what kind of a joke is this? This isn't funny Mamouru..." choked Usagi despreatly, her hands fumbling on the counter for something to defend herself with. Her finger hit the answering machine button and a message from one of Mamoru's college teachers came running from the recorder. He hadn't been to class in three days. "How long have you been asleep Mamoru?"
"It wasn't a dream. Your the dream. Get out! I want to wake up!" shouted Mamoru, picking up a vase and throwing it at the blond.
Usagi slid down the wall onto the floor and the vase shattered next to her. "STOP IT MAMORU!" screamed Usagi, her eyes shut tight and her hands clamped over her ears.
Mamoru's vision was blury and he felt the room spining. His vision was doubled, one eye saw Usagi and the walls, the other Serenity... her long red hair flowing down around her shoulders and her purple dress flowing around her feet as she beckoned to him. "Serenity..." he breathed. Mamoru moved foward and embraced something Usagi couldn't see through half opened eyes.
"SNAP OUT OF IT MAMO-CHAN!" Usagi flung herself at Mamoru and smacked him across the face with the back of her hand. Mamoru's sight merged and saw one vision, he moved to kiss Usagi harshly as she tried to roll him off her and run. Usagi kicked and struggled and wished more than anything she had just stayed home like her mother told her to... what was wrong with Mamoru? Usagi bit Mamoru on the nose and slithered away, clutching her brooch. "Moon PRISM POWER!" there was a flash of pink light and Usagi had become Sailor Moon.
"MOON HEALING ACTIVATION!" she screamed.
"There isn't anything wrong!" laughed Mamouru. "I never felt better. But stay away from Serenity! I won't let you hurt her again you bitch!" Usagi felt tears rolling down her cheeks. What was she going to do now? If only she had her friends! Who was poseing as the Princess?
Mamoru spun Serenity around behind him as he prepared to defend her. "Farewell Endymion. I'll come again." Serenity disapeared in a wash of purple vortex. Mamoru collapsed on the floor.
Sailor Moon unmorphed and ran. A little old lady in the hall stopped her and asked, "What was that racket?"
"Oh nothing, we were just trying to get the sterio to work." smiled Usagi.
"You are crying. Is everything okay Miss?"
"My sister is in the hospital. I got the phone call just now. I must go." Usagi fled the apartment tower in terror. It had been half and hour since she left home. Her mother would never know.
"Usagi?! Are you awake yet?" Ikuko called down the hall.
"Working on it mom." mumbled Usagi, her voice hoarse from sleepiness. The blond dragged herself out of bed and pulled on some pink shorts and a baby blue tank top with lace trim. It had been a while since she was able to wear tanktops, she had to deal with those bandages. But her wounds had been healed by the continueous flow of crystal power. What would her mom say? It had gone from half healed to fully healed in less than twenty four hours... what would her mom say?
"Where did you go yesterday young lady?" Ikuko leaned against the door frame and raised her left eyebrow.
"Minako wanted me to play the Sailor V game..." The blond whirled around at the sound of her mother's voice and tried to wing it on a story.
"Untill eleven at night? You know better than that Usagi! You recently got mugged, stayed in the hospital for a week, your wounds are hardly healed and you just go out with out asking? Don't you think I worry young lady? You are grounded! When you go to school next week you are still grounded except for that and cram school." snapped Ikuko, flipping some of her purple hair over her shoulder. "Come get your breakfast dear. I made pancakes."
Usagi finished pulling on her navy blue sweatshirt and then walked out to eat her breakfast. "Has Luna shown up lately?" asked Ikuko, trying to smooth things over.
"No mom. I'm not sure where she's been." sighed Usagi as she sipped her milk.
"I have to do some shopping today, Usagi. I'll be out for a few hours. If I see Luna I'll bring her home with me." Ikuko took her little black purse and slipped her shoes on at the front door.
"MOM!" Usagi shouted from the kitchen. Ikuko pused. "What time will you be home?"
"About two, maybe if the stores aren't too crowded." Ikuko called as she left.
Usagi smiled. It was nine o'clock. She had five hours. Five hours Ikuko wouldn't be back... She could see Mamouru. If her mother came back too soon she'd be in deep trouble, but if not...
"Mamoru?" the blond girl knocked tentitivly at the door. There was no answer. She knocked louder. No answer. Usagi took a key from her pocket and opened the door. It was hot and sticky in the apartment, the same temperature as it was outside. Why hadn't Mamoru turned on the air conditioning? Usagi looked all through the apartment, the kitchen was empty, though a caraffe of coffe was sitting full, set on it's timer. The liveing room was devoid of life, the bathroom door was open, only the bed room remained.
Usagi gently opened the door and heard the beeping of the alarm clock. It hadn't woken him? Usagi saw his sweat had soaked his sheets. Usagi shook Mamoru gently and he let out a loud groan in protest. "Mamo-chan. Mamo-chan? Wake up! Wake up!" Usagi said, fear mounting in her voice. Suddenly he jerked awake and grabbed Usagi's arms at the elbow.
"Serenity! Where is she? What have you done with her?" gasped Mamouru, his eyes boreing into Usagi's.
"I'm Serenity, Mamo-chan. Remember?" Usagi whispered, slowly backing up. Something was horribly wrong.
"No. No your not Serenity! Get back!" Mamouru flung of the sticky sheets and searched his apartment for Serenity. "SERENITY!" he called.
"I'm here Mamoru...what kind of a joke is this? This isn't funny Mamouru..." choked Usagi despreatly, her hands fumbling on the counter for something to defend herself with. Her finger hit the answering machine button and a message from one of Mamoru's college teachers came running from the recorder. He hadn't been to class in three days. "How long have you been asleep Mamoru?"
"It wasn't a dream. Your the dream. Get out! I want to wake up!" shouted Mamoru, picking up a vase and throwing it at the blond.
Usagi slid down the wall onto the floor and the vase shattered next to her. "STOP IT MAMORU!" screamed Usagi, her eyes shut tight and her hands clamped over her ears.
Mamoru's vision was blury and he felt the room spining. His vision was doubled, one eye saw Usagi and the walls, the other Serenity... her long red hair flowing down around her shoulders and her purple dress flowing around her feet as she beckoned to him. "Serenity..." he breathed. Mamoru moved foward and embraced something Usagi couldn't see through half opened eyes.
"SNAP OUT OF IT MAMO-CHAN!" Usagi flung herself at Mamoru and smacked him across the face with the back of her hand. Mamoru's sight merged and saw one vision, he moved to kiss Usagi harshly as she tried to roll him off her and run. Usagi kicked and struggled and wished more than anything she had just stayed home like her mother told her to... what was wrong with Mamoru? Usagi bit Mamoru on the nose and slithered away, clutching her brooch. "Moon PRISM POWER!" there was a flash of pink light and Usagi had become Sailor Moon.
"MOON HEALING ACTIVATION!" she screamed.
"There isn't anything wrong!" laughed Mamouru. "I never felt better. But stay away from Serenity! I won't let you hurt her again you bitch!" Usagi felt tears rolling down her cheeks. What was she going to do now? If only she had her friends! Who was poseing as the Princess?
Mamoru spun Serenity around behind him as he prepared to defend her. "Farewell Endymion. I'll come again." Serenity disapeared in a wash of purple vortex. Mamoru collapsed on the floor.
Sailor Moon unmorphed and ran. A little old lady in the hall stopped her and asked, "What was that racket?"
"Oh nothing, we were just trying to get the sterio to work." smiled Usagi.
"You are crying. Is everything okay Miss?"
"My sister is in the hospital. I got the phone call just now. I must go." Usagi fled the apartment tower in terror. It had been half and hour since she left home. Her mother would never know.