Hi again! :) I decided to just upload everything I have on this story
right now all at once. I haven't worked on it for ages, but maybe reader
feedback will help re-ignite the spark of creativity! So if you like this
at all, let me know…maybe you'll end up being my muse! ^_^
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon isn't mine, blah blah blah. It belongs to Naoko- san (but if she's willing to share the copyright, I'd be more than happy to oblige! ^_^).
~*~ Part Two ~*~
After calling 911, Usagi paged her parents at the movie theater. Ikuko Tsukino was the one who called back, which is what Usagi was hoping for. Her mom, Usagi thought, would handle the situation 10 times better than her dad would ever have been able to. Usagi was crying so hard that she was hardly able to tell her mother about Mamoru. Her mom quickly said that they were on their way home and tried unsuccessfully to calm Usagi down.
"But what if he doesn't make it? Oh mama, I'm so scared!"
"Shh. It'll be okay Usa. We'll be there soon. I love you honey."
"Love you too mama."
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The ambulance arrived and Usagi led them to her room. The paramedics put Mamoru on a stretcher and hooked him up to an IV. Usagi wanted to ride to the hospital in the ambulance with him, but the medics wouldn't let her because they said she was too young. As they were loading Mamoru into the ambulance, she lovingly kissed him on the forehead.
Just as the ambulance drove off, Usagi's parents pulled into the driveway. Usagi's mother immediately got out of the car and hugged her daughter close to her. Usagi was still sobbing uncontrollably. Her dad took Shingo and Chibi-usa into the house and told them to get ready for bed. Usagi decided she would do the same, but she was terrified of her room, so she fell asleep on the couch, dreaming of her Mamo-chan.
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The ambulance pulled into the hospital driveway, and Mamoru was immediately unloaded and taken to surgery. The bullet had punctured one of his lungs, so it had to be removed. After the removal of his lung, he was moved to the intensive care unit because he was in critical condition. The surgery had left him in a coma, and he was hooked up to all sorts of machines and tubes. The whole time he was trapped in the coma, his dreams were filled with visions of Serenity.
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Usagi practically lived at the hospital. As soon as school was out each day, she rushed over to the hospital, and would walk quickly to Mamoru's room, where she would stay until visiting hours were over at 9. She spent so much time at the hospital that all the nurses knew who she was and even knew her name. She spent all her time sitting next to his hospital bed and holding his hand in hers, and then she would talk to him. She talked to him about all sorts of things, like how her day had gone, her most recent fight with Rei, and stuff like that. One day as she sat there holding his hand, it occurred to her that there hadn't been a youma attack since the accident, which puzzled her. Even with the stray thoughts running through her head, Usagi couldn't shake her feeling of guilt about the accident. 'If it weren't for me, he would still be alright...'
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One day she was sitting next to the bed doing her homework (the accident had made her more studious), when suddenly she heard a groan. She looked up immediately and saw Mamoru starting to come out of his coma.
"Mamoru?!?! Oh my god, Mamo-chan!!! You're awake!!! You're going to be okay!!!!! Oh, I missed you so much!!!!!!!"
"Usa?"
"Mamo-chan, it's me!!!!"
"Oh Usako..."
"I'm so sorry--" Usagi said, kneeling beside the bed, starting to cry.
"Shhh. It's okay, I know it was an accident. Hey, better me than you, right?"
"Don't say that. You'll be all right, I just know it. The doctors said that once you came out of your coma you would have a 75% chance that you'd live. The bullet punctured one of your lungs, so you only have one lung now. Oh Mamo-chan...this whole thing has helped me realize more than ever before just how much I need you. Please Mamo, just promise me that you'll never leave me ever again."
"I promise Usako. I would never even dream of it. I missed you too. I dreamed of you the whole time I was in my coma. I kept dreaming that I was holding Serenity in my arms. And then I woke up and saw you staring at me...you looked like an angel with your vibrant blue eyes and shimmering gold hair...an angel sent from the moon to look after me..."
"Oh Mamo-chan, you are so sweet." She wanted to hold him so badly, but it was impossible with all of the tubes he was hooked up to. So instead she kissed him more passionately and tenderly than she ever had before. It definitely ranked in the top 3 of the best kisses they had ever had together. He began kissing her all over; on her neck, her forehead, her cheek, her hands, her eyes, and her lips. It was as if he was trying to make up for all the kisses he had missed while in his coma.
Suddenly, he handed her a red rose out of nowhere. "This rose symbolizes everything you mean to me Usako. It symbolizes the Moon Kingdom, the present battles against evil, and Crystal Tokyo. This rose will never die, because my love for you will never die. It can never be broken, just as our bond cannot be broken, and it is as sweet and pure as you are, my love. I need you Usako, I love you so much it makes my heart ache."
She smiled and pulled their star locket from her pocket, handing it to him. "This too symbolizes our love Mamo-chan. It's beautiful melody will play on forever, powered by our eternal love. It's song will never change, just as my love for you will never change. As our love grows stronger, this locket will remain an unchanged testimony of our devotion. I love you Mamoru. Please keep this by your bedside and think of me while you are recovering. I promise I will visit you everyday after school. I have to go now, scout meeting. And regardless, Rei will eat me alive if I am late. I love you, and I'll see you tomorrow. Bye Mamo-chan."
"Bye Usa. See you tomorrow. I look forward to it." He kissed her. As she walked out of the door, he smiled. After he was sure that she was gone, he began coughing violently. 'Oh now what's wrong? I hope it's nothing serious; I did promise her that I would stay with her forever...I hope that I don't have to break this promise.'
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As it turned out, Mamoru had contracted pneumonia, which is just about the worst possible thing that could've happened to him. In his weakened state, his antibodies simply couldn't ward off the disease. As the night progressed, he got worse. Finally, while Usagi was in school the next day, she received a phone call from the hospital. She was told that Mamoru had been asking for her and that it was urgent. She left school and ran for the hospital, wondering what could've happened.
As she ran towards Mamoru's ward, she ran into his doctor (literally). After helping him pick up all of his charts, she asked him what had happened. He told her that Mamoru had contracted pneumonia and that his chances were looking pretty slim. He just didn't have the heart to tell her that Mamoru was dying.
Usagi ran into the room and found him asleep. She moved her chair right up to the edge of the bed and began caressing his hand. Suddenly, she heard the star locket begin to play. She looked up and saw Mamoru smiling lovingly at her.
"Usako...I am so sorry, but it looks like I am going to have to break my promise. I have failed you my princess...and I can only hope that you will be able to forgive me Usako."
"Mamo-chan, please don't talk like that! You are going to be fine. Remember, we are going to get married and rule Crystal Tokyo together as Neo-Queen Serenity and Neo-King Endymion. Chibi-usa is our daughter. You will live! You have to! I need you so much, I can't live without you. Please Mamoru, please, you have to try!!!"
"I'm sorry Usako. I promise that somehow, I will find a way back to you, and this is a promise that I will keep. I love you Usako." Suddenly, his breathing got very shallow and labored.
"I just want you to know that I will...always be with you. You mean everything to me. I...love you Usako...Serenity...with all my heart..." Suddenly his eyes closed and the world faded out for Chiba Mamoru. There was an annoying buzz as his heart rate on the life monitor went flat. The locket played on.
Usagi began sobbing violently. "NOOOO!!!! Mamo-chan!!!!! Come back!!! I need you!!!! Please come back Mamoru!!! Oh God...Mamoru, Endymion, please...." She looked up at his face; it was peacefully still. 'Oh God, he looks like he's still alive...he is so beautiful...' She began kissing him as if she thought that could bring him back to life. First his fingers, then the rest of his hands, and his eyes, his forehead, and finally his mouth, which was still warm.
The doctor had heard Usagi's pleas and came in and saw her holding his limp hand next to her face and rocking back and forth whispering, "Mamo-chan" over and over while tears streamed down her face. The doctor walked up to her and tried to get her to let go of Mamoru. She resisted at first, but finally gave in, and he was able to lead her out of the room. She cried into the doctor's lab coat. He lead her out into the lobby and called her parents.
As the doctor led Usagi from the room, a nurse walked into the room. She unhooked Mamoru from all of the equipment and looked at him with a sad look on her face. He was so young and had had so much going for him, she thought to herself. She took the sheet from the bed and covered his face with it.
And the star locket played on...
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon isn't mine, blah blah blah. It belongs to Naoko- san (but if she's willing to share the copyright, I'd be more than happy to oblige! ^_^).
~*~ Part Two ~*~
After calling 911, Usagi paged her parents at the movie theater. Ikuko Tsukino was the one who called back, which is what Usagi was hoping for. Her mom, Usagi thought, would handle the situation 10 times better than her dad would ever have been able to. Usagi was crying so hard that she was hardly able to tell her mother about Mamoru. Her mom quickly said that they were on their way home and tried unsuccessfully to calm Usagi down.
"But what if he doesn't make it? Oh mama, I'm so scared!"
"Shh. It'll be okay Usa. We'll be there soon. I love you honey."
"Love you too mama."
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The ambulance arrived and Usagi led them to her room. The paramedics put Mamoru on a stretcher and hooked him up to an IV. Usagi wanted to ride to the hospital in the ambulance with him, but the medics wouldn't let her because they said she was too young. As they were loading Mamoru into the ambulance, she lovingly kissed him on the forehead.
Just as the ambulance drove off, Usagi's parents pulled into the driveway. Usagi's mother immediately got out of the car and hugged her daughter close to her. Usagi was still sobbing uncontrollably. Her dad took Shingo and Chibi-usa into the house and told them to get ready for bed. Usagi decided she would do the same, but she was terrified of her room, so she fell asleep on the couch, dreaming of her Mamo-chan.
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The ambulance pulled into the hospital driveway, and Mamoru was immediately unloaded and taken to surgery. The bullet had punctured one of his lungs, so it had to be removed. After the removal of his lung, he was moved to the intensive care unit because he was in critical condition. The surgery had left him in a coma, and he was hooked up to all sorts of machines and tubes. The whole time he was trapped in the coma, his dreams were filled with visions of Serenity.
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Usagi practically lived at the hospital. As soon as school was out each day, she rushed over to the hospital, and would walk quickly to Mamoru's room, where she would stay until visiting hours were over at 9. She spent so much time at the hospital that all the nurses knew who she was and even knew her name. She spent all her time sitting next to his hospital bed and holding his hand in hers, and then she would talk to him. She talked to him about all sorts of things, like how her day had gone, her most recent fight with Rei, and stuff like that. One day as she sat there holding his hand, it occurred to her that there hadn't been a youma attack since the accident, which puzzled her. Even with the stray thoughts running through her head, Usagi couldn't shake her feeling of guilt about the accident. 'If it weren't for me, he would still be alright...'
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One day she was sitting next to the bed doing her homework (the accident had made her more studious), when suddenly she heard a groan. She looked up immediately and saw Mamoru starting to come out of his coma.
"Mamoru?!?! Oh my god, Mamo-chan!!! You're awake!!! You're going to be okay!!!!! Oh, I missed you so much!!!!!!!"
"Usa?"
"Mamo-chan, it's me!!!!"
"Oh Usako..."
"I'm so sorry--" Usagi said, kneeling beside the bed, starting to cry.
"Shhh. It's okay, I know it was an accident. Hey, better me than you, right?"
"Don't say that. You'll be all right, I just know it. The doctors said that once you came out of your coma you would have a 75% chance that you'd live. The bullet punctured one of your lungs, so you only have one lung now. Oh Mamo-chan...this whole thing has helped me realize more than ever before just how much I need you. Please Mamo, just promise me that you'll never leave me ever again."
"I promise Usako. I would never even dream of it. I missed you too. I dreamed of you the whole time I was in my coma. I kept dreaming that I was holding Serenity in my arms. And then I woke up and saw you staring at me...you looked like an angel with your vibrant blue eyes and shimmering gold hair...an angel sent from the moon to look after me..."
"Oh Mamo-chan, you are so sweet." She wanted to hold him so badly, but it was impossible with all of the tubes he was hooked up to. So instead she kissed him more passionately and tenderly than she ever had before. It definitely ranked in the top 3 of the best kisses they had ever had together. He began kissing her all over; on her neck, her forehead, her cheek, her hands, her eyes, and her lips. It was as if he was trying to make up for all the kisses he had missed while in his coma.
Suddenly, he handed her a red rose out of nowhere. "This rose symbolizes everything you mean to me Usako. It symbolizes the Moon Kingdom, the present battles against evil, and Crystal Tokyo. This rose will never die, because my love for you will never die. It can never be broken, just as our bond cannot be broken, and it is as sweet and pure as you are, my love. I need you Usako, I love you so much it makes my heart ache."
She smiled and pulled their star locket from her pocket, handing it to him. "This too symbolizes our love Mamo-chan. It's beautiful melody will play on forever, powered by our eternal love. It's song will never change, just as my love for you will never change. As our love grows stronger, this locket will remain an unchanged testimony of our devotion. I love you Mamoru. Please keep this by your bedside and think of me while you are recovering. I promise I will visit you everyday after school. I have to go now, scout meeting. And regardless, Rei will eat me alive if I am late. I love you, and I'll see you tomorrow. Bye Mamo-chan."
"Bye Usa. See you tomorrow. I look forward to it." He kissed her. As she walked out of the door, he smiled. After he was sure that she was gone, he began coughing violently. 'Oh now what's wrong? I hope it's nothing serious; I did promise her that I would stay with her forever...I hope that I don't have to break this promise.'
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As it turned out, Mamoru had contracted pneumonia, which is just about the worst possible thing that could've happened to him. In his weakened state, his antibodies simply couldn't ward off the disease. As the night progressed, he got worse. Finally, while Usagi was in school the next day, she received a phone call from the hospital. She was told that Mamoru had been asking for her and that it was urgent. She left school and ran for the hospital, wondering what could've happened.
As she ran towards Mamoru's ward, she ran into his doctor (literally). After helping him pick up all of his charts, she asked him what had happened. He told her that Mamoru had contracted pneumonia and that his chances were looking pretty slim. He just didn't have the heart to tell her that Mamoru was dying.
Usagi ran into the room and found him asleep. She moved her chair right up to the edge of the bed and began caressing his hand. Suddenly, she heard the star locket begin to play. She looked up and saw Mamoru smiling lovingly at her.
"Usako...I am so sorry, but it looks like I am going to have to break my promise. I have failed you my princess...and I can only hope that you will be able to forgive me Usako."
"Mamo-chan, please don't talk like that! You are going to be fine. Remember, we are going to get married and rule Crystal Tokyo together as Neo-Queen Serenity and Neo-King Endymion. Chibi-usa is our daughter. You will live! You have to! I need you so much, I can't live without you. Please Mamoru, please, you have to try!!!"
"I'm sorry Usako. I promise that somehow, I will find a way back to you, and this is a promise that I will keep. I love you Usako." Suddenly, his breathing got very shallow and labored.
"I just want you to know that I will...always be with you. You mean everything to me. I...love you Usako...Serenity...with all my heart..." Suddenly his eyes closed and the world faded out for Chiba Mamoru. There was an annoying buzz as his heart rate on the life monitor went flat. The locket played on.
Usagi began sobbing violently. "NOOOO!!!! Mamo-chan!!!!! Come back!!! I need you!!!! Please come back Mamoru!!! Oh God...Mamoru, Endymion, please...." She looked up at his face; it was peacefully still. 'Oh God, he looks like he's still alive...he is so beautiful...' She began kissing him as if she thought that could bring him back to life. First his fingers, then the rest of his hands, and his eyes, his forehead, and finally his mouth, which was still warm.
The doctor had heard Usagi's pleas and came in and saw her holding his limp hand next to her face and rocking back and forth whispering, "Mamo-chan" over and over while tears streamed down her face. The doctor walked up to her and tried to get her to let go of Mamoru. She resisted at first, but finally gave in, and he was able to lead her out of the room. She cried into the doctor's lab coat. He lead her out into the lobby and called her parents.
As the doctor led Usagi from the room, a nurse walked into the room. She unhooked Mamoru from all of the equipment and looked at him with a sad look on her face. He was so young and had had so much going for him, she thought to herself. She took the sheet from the bed and covered his face with it.
And the star locket played on...
