[:::Chapter VII:::]
Mamoru's plane touched down safely on the runway despite the heavy weight of his heart that it carried. He wasn't as depressed as you would imagine, rather he had a positive thought in his head. -I've always noticed the way that Chibi-Usa and Setsuna played and talked and how much Usagi envied them.- His thoughts turned to his new family as if it had always been this way and nothing had changed.
Usagi had just woken up on what to anyone else seemed like a perfect Saturday morning. She didn't know what time Mamoru's flight came in since he had broken off their conversation so abruptly the night before. -Maybe it was a bad connection and he got cut off- Usagi wished to herself. So far she had no plans for the day and was just going to mope around the house until she heard from Mamoru. The phone rang and it was Minako. "Usagi, you're never gonna guess what!" Usagi could almost feel her excitement through the phone. "I get to make my debut single tomorrow. I have the song written and everything, I get to go to the studio and record it tomorrow."
"That's great Minako, I'm so happy for you." Usagi said with all of the enthusiasm she could muster, which seemed to be enough for Minako.
"They told me I could only bring one person with me, would you like to go with me?" Minako waited for her answer.
"Would I, would I ever. Minako thank you so much I really feel honored that you chose me over Yaten!" Usagi's grin now stretched from ear to ear!
"Great then I'll see you tomorrow at noon! Gotta go see you later Usagi!" Minako said before hanging up the phone.
Now that she was in a good mood she couldn't very well just sit around her house and wait, so she hopped downstairs and told her mother that if anyone called or came looking for her to tell them that she was in the park. Usagi now headed for the park. Luna was spending all of her time with Artemis lately so she hardly had any time for Usagi let alone for advice.
Usagi walked around the park and looked at the couples enviously, -I wish Mamo-chan were here with me!- She had been walking around for nearly 3 hours, by now her legs were tired and she needed a rest. She came upon a bench by the side of the lake, which her and Mamoru would always sit at. She figured that if he were going to come look for her in the park he would go there first.
Mamoru had finally called Usagi's house to see where she was and her mother did as she was instructed to do and told Mamoru that Usagi was in the park.
At the same time however, Seiya was getting tired of doing nothing also and so decided to go for a walk leaving Taiki and Ami to their study session while Yaten was shopping.
Usagi was just about to get off of her bench to head home when she felt a hand on her shoulder. she looked around to see Mamoru standing behind her. "Mamo-chan!" she flew off of the bench and leaned toward him. The open arms that she was used to however were not there.
"Usagi, we need to talk. please sit with me." He said in a solemn voice.
-Oh god, he called me Usagi again, what is happening why didn't he call me Usako?- "Sure Mamo-chan. What do we need to talk about?" she asked, almost afraid to hear his answer.
"Pluto has come to see me recently, has she spoken to you?"
"No, she hasn't is there something wrong?. Is there something wrong with Chibi-Usa?" there was alarm in her voice.
"No Chibi-Usa is fine. You're the one who is in danger. Usagi, we can't see each other anymore. I don't want to hurt you." Mamoru wasn't even looking at her but instead gazing over the serene lake.
"Don't you realize Mamo-chan, if you won't see me anymore, that will practically kill me!" The tears were starting to show and so was the frustration in her voice.
"That's just it Usagi. If we don't stop seeing each other you're going to die! This isn't some silly dream this time, Pluto told me herself! This is reality!" He said with a hint of anger in his voice. He was speaking loud enough now that passer-bys could hear every word of their conversation.
"No, I won't believe it." Usagi stood up and walked in front of Mamoru. "We can make this work, we can avoid whoever kills me in the future. Please Mamoru don't do this, I love you!. Don't you care, don't you love me.?" That question again, it rang clear in Mamoru's mind.
"If I say that I don't love you will you hate me?. And how can we keep you away from the person who kills you when you kill yourself!?" disgust was apparent in his voice.
"You don't love me do you, if you did you wouldn't be taking to me like this. I sensed that something in you had changed, but I didn't want to admit it to myself. That's where the questions were coming from, my own insecurity. well I guess I was right." Usagi couldn't look at him anymore for fear that she would lose it. "What will happen to our daughter, Chibi- Usa if you and I are never together?. Huh Mamoru. did you ever even think of her!"
-She called me Mamoru, I guess my plan tto get her mad at me is working.- "Yes, Usagi, I did think about Chibi-Usa, and no she is not our daughter! You can't have children Usagi, I hate to be the one who had to tell you this, but you would have found out sooner or later." His voice trailed off into what seemed like remorse. He knew with those two sentences he had just shattered her world beyond repair.
"I knew that." Usagi whispered, "I knew that Chibi-Usa couldn't have been our daughter, her eyes gave it away. Who is her mother?" Usagi thought to all of the people she knew with red eyes and could only come up with two. the fireball princess and Pluto. "She is Pluto's daughter isn't she. she has to be a senshi's daughter to be a senshi her self."
"Yes, she is mine and Setsuna's daughter."
"I was always jealous of the way Chibi-Usa looked at her, they way that she loved and respected her. I knew I could never have that with her." Usagi began to weep again.
"Usagi, I never meant to hurt you, but there is no other way." Mamoru got up and stood facing a dazed Usagi.
"I can't believe you're leaving me, I've lost you and Chibi-Usa all in one moment."
Mamoru put his hand on Usagi's chin and pulled her face to his, he leaned in for a kiss, his lips met hers one last time, but she didn't kiss him back to his surprise. "Usagi." he started.
"Just go Mamoru. just leave." She said as she broke free of his hold and put her back to him. With that Mamoru turned and left without anything else said.
"Odango." Seiya whispered as he watched the final scene, he hadn't been watching long, but long enough to know what was happening. He was far enough away however for Usagi not to have heard or noticed him. He sensed some one behind him and turned to see who it was. It was Setsuna, "Now you know why I was glad to see you, she has no one to turn to right now that would understand her broken heart the way that you do. Please watch over her and keep her safe."
"I see, what will become of Mamoru? Will she ever see him again?" Seiya asked.
"Yes, they will become good friends and see each other often in the future once he is married. There is no need to worry." Setsuna said with a smile.
"Who does he marry. will Usagi hate her?"
"No, Usagi could never hate anyone, and the person Mamoru marries is already one of Usagi's close friends and some one she loves very much.. ME." And with that she left.
Usagi was still staring over the water as Seiya approached her, he didn't know how she was going to react to any of this so he pretended like he didn't know what was going on. "Oi, Odango. You're mother told me you were here when I went to your house. another beautiful sunset don't you agree." He was trying to sound as cheerful has he could. Seeing her in pain made his heart ache, this was a pain that he couldn't make go away either. She didn't look at him and instead said "Yeah it is, the perfect end to a rotten day." He turned her around to face him and wrapped his arms around her as if trying to shield her from the pain that was breaking her heart, she melted softly into his arms and took solace in what comfort she felt.
Mamoru's plane touched down safely on the runway despite the heavy weight of his heart that it carried. He wasn't as depressed as you would imagine, rather he had a positive thought in his head. -I've always noticed the way that Chibi-Usa and Setsuna played and talked and how much Usagi envied them.- His thoughts turned to his new family as if it had always been this way and nothing had changed.
Usagi had just woken up on what to anyone else seemed like a perfect Saturday morning. She didn't know what time Mamoru's flight came in since he had broken off their conversation so abruptly the night before. -Maybe it was a bad connection and he got cut off- Usagi wished to herself. So far she had no plans for the day and was just going to mope around the house until she heard from Mamoru. The phone rang and it was Minako. "Usagi, you're never gonna guess what!" Usagi could almost feel her excitement through the phone. "I get to make my debut single tomorrow. I have the song written and everything, I get to go to the studio and record it tomorrow."
"That's great Minako, I'm so happy for you." Usagi said with all of the enthusiasm she could muster, which seemed to be enough for Minako.
"They told me I could only bring one person with me, would you like to go with me?" Minako waited for her answer.
"Would I, would I ever. Minako thank you so much I really feel honored that you chose me over Yaten!" Usagi's grin now stretched from ear to ear!
"Great then I'll see you tomorrow at noon! Gotta go see you later Usagi!" Minako said before hanging up the phone.
Now that she was in a good mood she couldn't very well just sit around her house and wait, so she hopped downstairs and told her mother that if anyone called or came looking for her to tell them that she was in the park. Usagi now headed for the park. Luna was spending all of her time with Artemis lately so she hardly had any time for Usagi let alone for advice.
Usagi walked around the park and looked at the couples enviously, -I wish Mamo-chan were here with me!- She had been walking around for nearly 3 hours, by now her legs were tired and she needed a rest. She came upon a bench by the side of the lake, which her and Mamoru would always sit at. She figured that if he were going to come look for her in the park he would go there first.
Mamoru had finally called Usagi's house to see where she was and her mother did as she was instructed to do and told Mamoru that Usagi was in the park.
At the same time however, Seiya was getting tired of doing nothing also and so decided to go for a walk leaving Taiki and Ami to their study session while Yaten was shopping.
Usagi was just about to get off of her bench to head home when she felt a hand on her shoulder. she looked around to see Mamoru standing behind her. "Mamo-chan!" she flew off of the bench and leaned toward him. The open arms that she was used to however were not there.
"Usagi, we need to talk. please sit with me." He said in a solemn voice.
-Oh god, he called me Usagi again, what is happening why didn't he call me Usako?- "Sure Mamo-chan. What do we need to talk about?" she asked, almost afraid to hear his answer.
"Pluto has come to see me recently, has she spoken to you?"
"No, she hasn't is there something wrong?. Is there something wrong with Chibi-Usa?" there was alarm in her voice.
"No Chibi-Usa is fine. You're the one who is in danger. Usagi, we can't see each other anymore. I don't want to hurt you." Mamoru wasn't even looking at her but instead gazing over the serene lake.
"Don't you realize Mamo-chan, if you won't see me anymore, that will practically kill me!" The tears were starting to show and so was the frustration in her voice.
"That's just it Usagi. If we don't stop seeing each other you're going to die! This isn't some silly dream this time, Pluto told me herself! This is reality!" He said with a hint of anger in his voice. He was speaking loud enough now that passer-bys could hear every word of their conversation.
"No, I won't believe it." Usagi stood up and walked in front of Mamoru. "We can make this work, we can avoid whoever kills me in the future. Please Mamoru don't do this, I love you!. Don't you care, don't you love me.?" That question again, it rang clear in Mamoru's mind.
"If I say that I don't love you will you hate me?. And how can we keep you away from the person who kills you when you kill yourself!?" disgust was apparent in his voice.
"You don't love me do you, if you did you wouldn't be taking to me like this. I sensed that something in you had changed, but I didn't want to admit it to myself. That's where the questions were coming from, my own insecurity. well I guess I was right." Usagi couldn't look at him anymore for fear that she would lose it. "What will happen to our daughter, Chibi- Usa if you and I are never together?. Huh Mamoru. did you ever even think of her!"
-She called me Mamoru, I guess my plan tto get her mad at me is working.- "Yes, Usagi, I did think about Chibi-Usa, and no she is not our daughter! You can't have children Usagi, I hate to be the one who had to tell you this, but you would have found out sooner or later." His voice trailed off into what seemed like remorse. He knew with those two sentences he had just shattered her world beyond repair.
"I knew that." Usagi whispered, "I knew that Chibi-Usa couldn't have been our daughter, her eyes gave it away. Who is her mother?" Usagi thought to all of the people she knew with red eyes and could only come up with two. the fireball princess and Pluto. "She is Pluto's daughter isn't she. she has to be a senshi's daughter to be a senshi her self."
"Yes, she is mine and Setsuna's daughter."
"I was always jealous of the way Chibi-Usa looked at her, they way that she loved and respected her. I knew I could never have that with her." Usagi began to weep again.
"Usagi, I never meant to hurt you, but there is no other way." Mamoru got up and stood facing a dazed Usagi.
"I can't believe you're leaving me, I've lost you and Chibi-Usa all in one moment."
Mamoru put his hand on Usagi's chin and pulled her face to his, he leaned in for a kiss, his lips met hers one last time, but she didn't kiss him back to his surprise. "Usagi." he started.
"Just go Mamoru. just leave." She said as she broke free of his hold and put her back to him. With that Mamoru turned and left without anything else said.
"Odango." Seiya whispered as he watched the final scene, he hadn't been watching long, but long enough to know what was happening. He was far enough away however for Usagi not to have heard or noticed him. He sensed some one behind him and turned to see who it was. It was Setsuna, "Now you know why I was glad to see you, she has no one to turn to right now that would understand her broken heart the way that you do. Please watch over her and keep her safe."
"I see, what will become of Mamoru? Will she ever see him again?" Seiya asked.
"Yes, they will become good friends and see each other often in the future once he is married. There is no need to worry." Setsuna said with a smile.
"Who does he marry. will Usagi hate her?"
"No, Usagi could never hate anyone, and the person Mamoru marries is already one of Usagi's close friends and some one she loves very much.. ME." And with that she left.
Usagi was still staring over the water as Seiya approached her, he didn't know how she was going to react to any of this so he pretended like he didn't know what was going on. "Oi, Odango. You're mother told me you were here when I went to your house. another beautiful sunset don't you agree." He was trying to sound as cheerful has he could. Seeing her in pain made his heart ache, this was a pain that he couldn't make go away either. She didn't look at him and instead said "Yeah it is, the perfect end to a rotten day." He turned her around to face him and wrapped his arms around her as if trying to shield her from the pain that was breaking her heart, she melted softly into his arms and took solace in what comfort she felt.
