Truth
Nebula: Hi all! Right off I want you all to know that this is going to be a Vegeta/Usagi fic so ALL MAMORU FANS TURN BACK!!! HE WILL BE GETTING A MAJOR BEAT DOWN SOON! Just wanted to let you all know that right off. ^_^
Vegeta: *mutters* baka onna
Nebula: *cups hand to ear* What was that Vegeta-sama?
Vegeta: *crosses arms* I called you a baka onna, onna
Nebula: *pulls out a mallet and hits Vegeta*
Vegeta: *smirks* Humph, I didn't even feel that!
Nebula: *ignoring Vegeta* Before we get on to the fic I want you all to know that Vegeta, the Senshi, the Z warriors, and the baddies don't belong to me.
Vegeta: Amen!
Nebula: I heard that…
Prologue
"If you're just a dream
Then I don't want to wake
There has to be a you
My heart's the one at stake"
-King and Queen
Vegeta dreaming again, he seemed to always be dreaming lately.
He saw a beautiful palace up ahead, it had delicate white pillars and flourishing gardens everything was happy and peaceful. Vegeta took a deep breath of the crisp clean air. What is this place? He wondered as he looked around himself feeling like he should know it for some reason. Walking up the marble walkway he saw a person up ahead, it was obviously a woman from her figure.
She turned around to face him, her long blonde hair making trials of gold in the wind. "Vegeta," She called and held out her arms smiling at him. Before Vegeta knew it he was in her gentle embrace inhaling her sent. Strawberries and vanilla, he thought and held her close. "My Prince," the tenshi whispered.
Vegeta closed his eyes, and when he opened them up the golden goddess was gone and so was beauty that had surrounded him a moment ago. In its place was only destruction. Instead of wearing the jump suit and the white amour from Frezia he now wore steel amour that covered him head to toe (think Endymion) and a long white cape. All around him pillars were crumbling like old cheese and there were screams where there was once laughter. "Vegeta!" He heard his tenshi call him, and he turned around to watch in horror as she was blasted into oblivion.
Vegeta sat straight up in his bed drenched in sweat and breathing hard. He got out of bed and splashed cold water on his face. Who is that girl and why won't she leave my dreams alone? He thought angrily, yet he felt that he should know her for some reason. Not wanting to think about it any more Vegeta climbed back into bed and fell into a dreamless sleep. The next morning he couldn't remember anything.
***
"That was fun!" Minako exclaimed, the Inner Senshi had just made the mall a very happy mall. Their arms were loaded with bags and boxes from their shopping spree; they were almost staggering under the weight.
"Yeah I know! I'm going to be broke for a week." Makoto replied happily, obviously not really caring how low her funds are right now. Rei wasn't as enthusiastic as Makoto was however, "It's going to take forever to earn all the money back that I just spent!"
"Oh chill out Rei," Usagi said licking her ice cream then taking on an all-mighty tone, "You shouldn't have bought so much."
Rei glared, "Well I don't see your arms any lighter Miss. Shop-till-you-drop."
Usagi opened her mouth to reply but ended up kissing the ground instead, dropping her ice cream and all her packages in the process. "Oh no here it comes," Makoto said, and right cue Usagi started wailing and sobbing.
"Don't cry Usa-chan, it's all right." Ami tried to comfort her while helping her up. Minako and Makoto swooped down to pick up all the bags and things that were rolling away.
"M-m-my ice cream!" Usagi wailed while trying to pick up some of her fallen goods.
"Oh grow up Usagi! It's just a stupid ice cream cone for Kami's sake!" Rei yelled at her. A few bystanders stopped and started at them. Usagi's lipped trembled and then she burst into a fresh waterfall of tears. "Why do you have to be so mean Rei!" She shouted at Rei than dashed across the street.
*Usagi*
Why is she always so mean to me? I've never done anything to her; can't she understand that that's just the way I am? Usagi thought as she ran across the street, she was so deep in thought that she didn't notice the car coming right towards her…
*Senshi*
"Can't you ever be a little bit nicer to her Rei? She's a very sensitive person you know." Ami scolded her. "Yeah Rei, leave her alone she just needs some time to mature!" Makoto joined in. "We've given her time! After all we've been through she should at least stop crying over some lost ice cream!" Rei snapped back.
"Whatever." Minako said and turned to go after her charge…only to watch as a car collide with her and sent her princess flying into the wall.
"Usa-chan NOOO!" She yelled getting the others attention, they ran like the wind across the street to their fallen leader's side.
"
"Gomen nasai for what I said Usagi, just please say something!" Rei cried, feeling responsible for her princess's situation.
Usagi didn't move.
"We got to call an ambulance." Ami said, cool headed as always. Makoto immediately called the hospital and they tried to make Usagi as comfortable as possible while they waited for the help to arrive.
***
The Senshi sat in the waiting room in silence. The first thing the Inners did when they reached the hospital was call the Outers and tell them what happened.
Haruka was pacing the room muttering a few choice words and about the stupidity of drunk drivers.
Michiru stood up and pulled her into a comforting hug, Michiru's face was tear stained and worn. Hotaru was wringing her hands in distress and Setsuna just kept glancing at the ER door expectantly. The Inners were all just sitting in quite shock not wanting to believe what had just happened, and not wanting to think about what might happen. The tension in the room was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Everyone stood up immediately (everyone who was sitting that is) when they saw the doctor walk in. She cleared her throat and all the Senshi were looking at her with desperation and dyeing hope in their eyes.
"Well Dr. Lambert? How is she?" Ami asked quietly, holding Rei's hand so tight that her knuckles were getting white. "Your friend's injuries were very serve-"
"What do you mean were?" Haruka interrupted the doctor, narrowing her eyes in suspicion.
"I mean that her injuries were very extreme and she lost a lot of blood-"
"She's all right isn't she?" Rei asked the doctor as if saying so meant it was going to happen. "When you brought her in we sent her straight to surgery. She had already lost a lot of blood and was losing more every second..." The doctor trailed off.
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Makoto asked her voice barely a whisper.
"What I am trying to say is…
All the Senshi stared at her in disbelief, their eyes beginning to grow bright with unshed tears.
"What do you mean there was nothing you could do for her?! You obviously didn't try hard enough!" Haruka yelled filled with the need to direct her rage at something, unfortunately for the doctor that something was she. Before Haruka could do anything though, Michiru put a quiet hand on her shoulder, "Please Haruka, I'm sure that they tried everything they could to save our princess." Haruka calmed down; her shoulders slumped, "Why? Why her? Why not me?"
"Usa-chan…no." Minako denied and she started to sob, her knees giving way she sank to the floor. The doctor looked at them all in pity and turned to leave. "Doomo arigatoo
It's my fault; it's all my fault. If I hadn't been so mean to her if I had just tried a little harder to understand her this might not have happened. Everyone must hate me. And why shouldn't they? I'm the one to blame! Rei thought hold her hands into fists and screwing her eyes shut as hot tears made lines down her face. A reassuring hand rested itself on her shoulder, Rei turned and to her surprise find Haruka staring at her.
"It wasn't your fault, and none of us blame you. Right now we must stick together and pull through this." Haruka said sternly, as if she had read Rei's thoughts.
Rei smiled gratefully and much to the other Senshi's surprise, hugged her. "Thank you Haruka."
Haruka couldn't help but feel a smile tug at her lips. "Your welcome Rei."
***
Ami sniffled and swallowed down her tears, "We should call her parents and Mamoru. Tell them what happened." She suggested to the others in a quiet, shaken voice. Hotaru sniffled, "Oh god her parents! How do you tell someone that their child is dead?"
Rei composed herself; "I'll make the call."
Then she turned towards the pay phones and called Usagi's parents first.
"Moshi Moshi?" The sound of Mrs. Tsukino came from the other line.
"Mrs. Tsukino? I'm afraid I have some bad news…"
A panicked voice replied, "Is this the police? What happened, is my husband-?"
Rei interrupted, "No Mrs. Tsukino, this is Rei. It's about your daughter Usagi."
"Daughter? Is this some prank call? I don't have a daughter!"
Rei was taken aback as she heard a 'click' on the other end of the line, then she called Mamoru and told him to meet them in the park in 15 minutes. Then she walked back to the others looking troubled.
"What is it Rei?" Michiru asked from where she was seated.
"It was weird. When I called Mrs. Tsukino, she denied ever-knowing Usagi. That must be because now that she's-" Rei's voice caught in her throat, she couldn't finish for if she did then that would be liking admitting that Usagi was gone. The other Senshi understood and nodded. They were all quite for a few seconds lost in their own thoughts.
"Did you call Mamoru?" Minako asked, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, I told him to met us in the park in 15 minutes."
"Then we better go now." Ami said quietly. Everyone else numbly nodded still not quite believing that their princess was gone forever.
When they got there they saw Mamoru sitting on the park bench randomly picking up things impatiently. He looked up when as all the Senshi surrounded him, except Setsuna who had to go back to the Time Gates.
"This better be good guys, you interrupted me in the middle of my studying." He said angrily. "Mamoru we have something important to tell you." Minako said uncertainly, looking at everyone else. "Yeah what is it? Is there something wrong?" Mamoru stood up and looked at all the other Senshi in turn. "It's Usagi…." Hotaru began, "She's gone." Rei choked out. Mamoru looked panicked, "What do you mean gone?! Where'd she go?" Haruka clutched her fist; "She's dead. Got hit by a drunk driver…"
"Oh is that all? Here I was thinking that she skipped town or something," Mamoru calmly stated. Everyone looked at him in shock, "What are you talking about Mamoru? I don't think you heard us right, we said that Usagi is dead! How can you sit there and take it so calmly?" Makoto asked gaping at him. "Simple. I can still be king even if she's dead, I couldn't do that if she was still around to be able to steal my throne from me."
"You bastard!" Ami shouted and then punched him squarely in the jaw; everyone could only look at her in shock and admiration. Mamoru just smirked, "Never thought that you would hit your prince Ami, it's always the quiet ones."
"You are not our prince Mamoru and you will never be king as long as we're still standing!" Makoto declared. "Like you would be able to stop me! It's my birthright and you or the rest of you stupid Senshi can't take it from me! The only reason that you were tolerated is because I needed to marry that moon bitch for the throne, but now that she's gone I don't need her to be king anymore!"
The Senshi didn't even say anything to him they just acted. All of the just attacked him wanting to cause him as much pain as possible. Even though they all hated him with a passion they still couldn't kill him.
"Take my advice Mamoru and get out of town. And if I were you I would forget the throne because it will never me yours." Haruka looked down at him with loathing.
"Come on guys,
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*Tear* Poor Usagi…..*sigh*
All right it was a little short, but I just wanted to stake my claim on this before anyone else did. I'm more of a SM fan then DBZ so if I get something wrong don't shoot me.
Now if I don't get at least 10 reviews on this I won't continue it SO REVIEW!!!!!!!! Hell even flames are welcome, but if you dessagree with what I wrote please give me reasons so I can IMPROVE it! Sorry there wasn't that much DBZ in this chapter, but there will be in the next I promise!