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Living In Fear
Part 2
By Usa and Emiri
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Tankana slapped a sleeping Usagi across the face. "Stupid onna, why didn't you make my lunch?"
"What'd you do that for, moron?" Usagi exclaimed, half asleep.
"What did you say?!" Tanaka slapped her harder.
She was wide awake now. "Gomen nasai!" Usagi told him, sitting up.
"You'd better be sorry," he growled. "And why the hell didn't you make my lunch? I'm gonna be late for work now because of you."
"Gomen," she said again. "I-I didn't realize..."
"Well, you'd better have it made tomorrow! And clean up this pigsty before I get home...or there'll be...unpleasantness for you."
Usagi nodded slowly as Tanaka stormed out of the house. She laid back under her covers and curled up in ball and began to cry...
After 20 minutes of crying, Usagi's head really started to pound. She went to the bathroom to survey the damage and gasped. There was a purplish blue bruise forming on the side of her face. "That's not going to be covered with make up," she mused. "What am I supposed to tell mama??"
"Ohayou! Usagi-chan?"
"Shimatta! I forgot that I was going shopping with Minako-chan!" Looking around for something to cover it up, Usagi could find nothing. Minako made it upstairs before Usagi had a chance to hide it.
Minako's jaw dropped. "Usagi-chan, what happened?!"
Usagi fished for an excuse. "I tripped over my shoes and hit my face on the dresser. It's no big deal..."
"Usagi-chan, you've gotta put ice on that. It looks like Mamoru-san was beating you or something."
"You're crazy, Minako-chan!" Usagi said with a laugh. "Let me get changed and straighten my room up first."
"Nani yo? Usagi...cleaning? I think you mighta knocked something important in your head. Are you sure you're alright?" Minako peered intently at Usagi.
"Mou! Cut it out, Minako-chan! I'm all right!"
Minako blinked. "If you say so..."
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Usagi held tightly to Mamoru's arm. She new she had been awfully quiet the whole day, but she couldn't help it. Usagi was scared to death of Tanaka.
"Usako, daijobou? You'e been so quiet today."
"Nani? Oh, hai, I'm fine..."
"You never did tell me how you got that bruise," he said, tracing his thumb under it.
Usagi flinched a bit. "I fell over my shoes."
Mamoru smiled. "Such a klutz."
"Yep, that's me, ne?" She replied, faking a smile.
He smiled back at her, detecting a hint of...he didn't know what. But Mamoru knew how to cheer her up. He leaned over and kissed her.
Usagi closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Mamoru as he leaned down to kiss her. She loved him so much!
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Riding the bus home, Tanaka glanced into the park as he passed. He saw a girl with long ponytails kissing someone. It was Usagi! "Baka onna," he growled. "She's already defying me. She's going to have to be taught a lesson."
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"Usagi!" Rei waved her over from the steps of the shrine.
"Konbanwa, Rei-chan!"
"I heard you tripped over your shoes," she said. "Is that really what happened?"
Usagi rolled her eyes. "Of course it is. Why would I lie about something like that?"
"I just had a feeling that things aren't what they seemed...how's it going with Tanaka?"
"J-just fine..." Usagi trailed off realizing how late it was. "Gomen, Rei-chan, but have to go! Ja ne!"
Before Rei could say a word, Usagi was gone. She watched Usagi run off. "I"ve never seen the girl move that fast," she thought to herself. "Something's gotta be wrong."
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Usagi opened the front door slowly, peering inside. She sighed with relief when she saw Tanaka wasn't home yet. She headed into the kitchen to see about something to eat.
The front door banged violently. Usagi jumped nearly ten feet in the air. "Tanaka-san?"
"Is my dinner ready?" he growled.
"Uh... well, not yet... I was just about to start it..."
"Weren't you home before to start it?"
Usagi had no idea how to answer that. She thought she'd be better off if she lied. "Well, I was so busy cleaning my room that I lost track of time," she told him with a bit of a laugh.
"Oh? Let's see just how clean it is." Tanaka marched up the stairs to her room and flung open the door.
*Thank Kami Minako-chan helped me clean before I left!* she thought to herself.
Tanaka went and opened the closet. A mountain of junk avalanched out at his feet. "You call THIS cleaning?!"
Usagi's eyes widened. *Minako-chan!* She was at a loss for words. Usagi new what was coming...
"You went out today, didn't you?" Tanaka growled.
"H-hai."
"I saw you...in the park...kissing a boy..." His voice dropped dangerously low.
"Kissing a boy?" Usagi laughed. "That's crazy!"
"Don't lie to me, onna."
"Okay!" Usagi cried, giving in. "Okay, I went shopping with a friend and then I went out on a date."
"Unacceptable!" Tanaka grabbed her by the throat and shoved her against the wall. "Right after I give you direct orders not to date, and I tell you to clean your room."
He smacked her with his free hand. "Now, you're going to go downstairs, make me some dinner, and clean the whole HOUSE!"
Usagi squirmed in his grasp, slightly dazed. When she nodded her understanding, Tanaka released her, and stormed downstairs. "And get me a beer!" he yelled from the den.
Usagi caught her breath and slowly stood up. This man could easily kill her so she wasn't going to piss him off anymore than she already had. After giving him his beer, she went into the kitchen to see what she could make.
She finally found some pasta and a jar of spaghetti sauce. Reading the directions on the label of the jar, she attempted to cook Tanaka a somewhat decent tasting dinner.
**
"G-gomen," Usagi said with a bow. "But dinner is ready, Tanaka-san."
Scowling, Tanaka took the tray she offered. He tasted it, expecting to find fault. "It's...not bad. Now get to cleaning!"
Usagi nodded and ran out of the den. She went upstairs to start cleaning her room.
Usagi had just finished cleaning the last room, the den, when she noticed that Tanaka had passed out cold. "Finally..." she muttered, slowly treading up to her room. She was so sore. Her back, her head, almost everything hurt.
She was just about to lie down when the communicator beeped. *Not now!!*
"Hai?"
"Usagi-chan!" It was Makoto. "Hurry to Fifth and Vine Street!"
"On my way!"
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"Kuso!" Makoto ducked the youma's attack as Usagi arrived.
"Usagi-baka, where have you been?" Mars yelled. "We need you to finish this thing off!"
Usagi nodded and was about to when a wave of dizziness washed over. That coupled with the sharp pains she was feeling in her back. The only thing the Senshi could do was collapse onto the ground.
"Sailor Moon!" Mercury exclaimed, rushing over to her.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Luckily, the three attacks were able to defeat the youma.
Jupiter ran over to Sailor Mercury. "Is she all right? Usagi-chan?"
Usagi moaned. "My head hurts..."
Mars and Venus followed behind Jupiter. "What's wrong, Usagi-chan?" Venus asked.
"Do you think you can sit up?" Ami said. Usagi tried to but cried out in pain. "Is it your back?"
"H-hai," Usagi replied with a wince.
"What happened?" Makoto wanted to know.
Usagi did what she'd been doing for a while: She lied. "It must have been from when I tripped this morning."
Rei's eyes narrowed. "Are you sure you're telling us the truth?"
"Why do you keep asking me that, Rei-chan? Of course I"m telling the truth!"
"Well, Usagi-chan, that seems a bit odd, even for you," Makoto said with a laugh.
Usagi glared at her friends. In one quick, and painful, motion, she stood up. "Ja..." she then leapt away.
"Usagi-chan, matte!" Ami cried.
"Should we go after her?" Minako asked.
"Lets wait until the morning," Makoto suggested. "Give her some time to cool down."
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Usagi jumped out of bed, painfully, when she realized what time it was. Tanaka would want his lunch because he had to leave for work soon.
Just as the girl rose, Tanaka burst into her room. "What are you still doing in your pajamas?"
"Uh... I was going downstairs to get your lunch ready..."
"Did you *just* get out of bed?"
Usagi averted his gaze. "Not... really..."
"Are you lying to me again? You know what will happen if you lie to me..." Tanaka's voice was dangerously low again.
Usagi cried. "Please don't hurt me!" she pleaded.
"Gomen!" she exclaimed, tears spilling down her face. "I must've forgotten to set my alarm!"
"Unacceptable." He slapped her cheek, the one that was not bruised. Well, until that point it had not been.
Usagi kicked him in the shin and ran for her bedroom door. She had to get out of there before he killed her... and she knew he was capable of it.
Living In Fear
Part 2
By Usa and Emiri
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Tankana slapped a sleeping Usagi across the face. "Stupid onna, why didn't you make my lunch?"
"What'd you do that for, moron?" Usagi exclaimed, half asleep.
"What did you say?!" Tanaka slapped her harder.
She was wide awake now. "Gomen nasai!" Usagi told him, sitting up.
"You'd better be sorry," he growled. "And why the hell didn't you make my lunch? I'm gonna be late for work now because of you."
"Gomen," she said again. "I-I didn't realize..."
"Well, you'd better have it made tomorrow! And clean up this pigsty before I get home...or there'll be...unpleasantness for you."
Usagi nodded slowly as Tanaka stormed out of the house. She laid back under her covers and curled up in ball and began to cry...
After 20 minutes of crying, Usagi's head really started to pound. She went to the bathroom to survey the damage and gasped. There was a purplish blue bruise forming on the side of her face. "That's not going to be covered with make up," she mused. "What am I supposed to tell mama??"
"Ohayou! Usagi-chan?"
"Shimatta! I forgot that I was going shopping with Minako-chan!" Looking around for something to cover it up, Usagi could find nothing. Minako made it upstairs before Usagi had a chance to hide it.
Minako's jaw dropped. "Usagi-chan, what happened?!"
Usagi fished for an excuse. "I tripped over my shoes and hit my face on the dresser. It's no big deal..."
"Usagi-chan, you've gotta put ice on that. It looks like Mamoru-san was beating you or something."
"You're crazy, Minako-chan!" Usagi said with a laugh. "Let me get changed and straighten my room up first."
"Nani yo? Usagi...cleaning? I think you mighta knocked something important in your head. Are you sure you're alright?" Minako peered intently at Usagi.
"Mou! Cut it out, Minako-chan! I'm all right!"
Minako blinked. "If you say so..."
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Usagi held tightly to Mamoru's arm. She new she had been awfully quiet the whole day, but she couldn't help it. Usagi was scared to death of Tanaka.
"Usako, daijobou? You'e been so quiet today."
"Nani? Oh, hai, I'm fine..."
"You never did tell me how you got that bruise," he said, tracing his thumb under it.
Usagi flinched a bit. "I fell over my shoes."
Mamoru smiled. "Such a klutz."
"Yep, that's me, ne?" She replied, faking a smile.
He smiled back at her, detecting a hint of...he didn't know what. But Mamoru knew how to cheer her up. He leaned over and kissed her.
Usagi closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Mamoru as he leaned down to kiss her. She loved him so much!
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Riding the bus home, Tanaka glanced into the park as he passed. He saw a girl with long ponytails kissing someone. It was Usagi! "Baka onna," he growled. "She's already defying me. She's going to have to be taught a lesson."
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"Usagi!" Rei waved her over from the steps of the shrine.
"Konbanwa, Rei-chan!"
"I heard you tripped over your shoes," she said. "Is that really what happened?"
Usagi rolled her eyes. "Of course it is. Why would I lie about something like that?"
"I just had a feeling that things aren't what they seemed...how's it going with Tanaka?"
"J-just fine..." Usagi trailed off realizing how late it was. "Gomen, Rei-chan, but have to go! Ja ne!"
Before Rei could say a word, Usagi was gone. She watched Usagi run off. "I"ve never seen the girl move that fast," she thought to herself. "Something's gotta be wrong."
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Usagi opened the front door slowly, peering inside. She sighed with relief when she saw Tanaka wasn't home yet. She headed into the kitchen to see about something to eat.
The front door banged violently. Usagi jumped nearly ten feet in the air. "Tanaka-san?"
"Is my dinner ready?" he growled.
"Uh... well, not yet... I was just about to start it..."
"Weren't you home before to start it?"
Usagi had no idea how to answer that. She thought she'd be better off if she lied. "Well, I was so busy cleaning my room that I lost track of time," she told him with a bit of a laugh.
"Oh? Let's see just how clean it is." Tanaka marched up the stairs to her room and flung open the door.
*Thank Kami Minako-chan helped me clean before I left!* she thought to herself.
Tanaka went and opened the closet. A mountain of junk avalanched out at his feet. "You call THIS cleaning?!"
Usagi's eyes widened. *Minako-chan!* She was at a loss for words. Usagi new what was coming...
"You went out today, didn't you?" Tanaka growled.
"H-hai."
"I saw you...in the park...kissing a boy..." His voice dropped dangerously low.
"Kissing a boy?" Usagi laughed. "That's crazy!"
"Don't lie to me, onna."
"Okay!" Usagi cried, giving in. "Okay, I went shopping with a friend and then I went out on a date."
"Unacceptable!" Tanaka grabbed her by the throat and shoved her against the wall. "Right after I give you direct orders not to date, and I tell you to clean your room."
He smacked her with his free hand. "Now, you're going to go downstairs, make me some dinner, and clean the whole HOUSE!"
Usagi squirmed in his grasp, slightly dazed. When she nodded her understanding, Tanaka released her, and stormed downstairs. "And get me a beer!" he yelled from the den.
Usagi caught her breath and slowly stood up. This man could easily kill her so she wasn't going to piss him off anymore than she already had. After giving him his beer, she went into the kitchen to see what she could make.
She finally found some pasta and a jar of spaghetti sauce. Reading the directions on the label of the jar, she attempted to cook Tanaka a somewhat decent tasting dinner.
**
"G-gomen," Usagi said with a bow. "But dinner is ready, Tanaka-san."
Scowling, Tanaka took the tray she offered. He tasted it, expecting to find fault. "It's...not bad. Now get to cleaning!"
Usagi nodded and ran out of the den. She went upstairs to start cleaning her room.
Usagi had just finished cleaning the last room, the den, when she noticed that Tanaka had passed out cold. "Finally..." she muttered, slowly treading up to her room. She was so sore. Her back, her head, almost everything hurt.
She was just about to lie down when the communicator beeped. *Not now!!*
"Hai?"
"Usagi-chan!" It was Makoto. "Hurry to Fifth and Vine Street!"
"On my way!"
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"Kuso!" Makoto ducked the youma's attack as Usagi arrived.
"Usagi-baka, where have you been?" Mars yelled. "We need you to finish this thing off!"
Usagi nodded and was about to when a wave of dizziness washed over. That coupled with the sharp pains she was feeling in her back. The only thing the Senshi could do was collapse onto the ground.
"Sailor Moon!" Mercury exclaimed, rushing over to her.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Luckily, the three attacks were able to defeat the youma.
Jupiter ran over to Sailor Mercury. "Is she all right? Usagi-chan?"
Usagi moaned. "My head hurts..."
Mars and Venus followed behind Jupiter. "What's wrong, Usagi-chan?" Venus asked.
"Do you think you can sit up?" Ami said. Usagi tried to but cried out in pain. "Is it your back?"
"H-hai," Usagi replied with a wince.
"What happened?" Makoto wanted to know.
Usagi did what she'd been doing for a while: She lied. "It must have been from when I tripped this morning."
Rei's eyes narrowed. "Are you sure you're telling us the truth?"
"Why do you keep asking me that, Rei-chan? Of course I"m telling the truth!"
"Well, Usagi-chan, that seems a bit odd, even for you," Makoto said with a laugh.
Usagi glared at her friends. In one quick, and painful, motion, she stood up. "Ja..." she then leapt away.
"Usagi-chan, matte!" Ami cried.
"Should we go after her?" Minako asked.
"Lets wait until the morning," Makoto suggested. "Give her some time to cool down."
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Usagi jumped out of bed, painfully, when she realized what time it was. Tanaka would want his lunch because he had to leave for work soon.
Just as the girl rose, Tanaka burst into her room. "What are you still doing in your pajamas?"
"Uh... I was going downstairs to get your lunch ready..."
"Did you *just* get out of bed?"
Usagi averted his gaze. "Not... really..."
"Are you lying to me again? You know what will happen if you lie to me..." Tanaka's voice was dangerously low again.
Usagi cried. "Please don't hurt me!" she pleaded.
"Gomen!" she exclaimed, tears spilling down her face. "I must've forgotten to set my alarm!"
"Unacceptable." He slapped her cheek, the one that was not bruised. Well, until that point it had not been.
Usagi kicked him in the shin and ran for her bedroom door. She had to get out of there before he killed her... and she knew he was capable of it.
