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Goodbye, Usagi
Chapter Fourteen
Stay Away From Her
[Horrid triangles start in this chapter. ^^ Usagi/...? Usagi/...? Usagi/...? Yup! A FOUR PERSON TRIANGLE! ^~; Have fun wondering about who they are...If you don't know already...]
~*USAGI'S POV*~
A few days later found me packing the few possessions I'd had taken to the hospital and returning to Ivy's almost nauseatingly pink apartment. Yeah, I love pink, but even I couldn't take this much... "Ivy," I said sweetly, turning to the other girl. "Have you ever considered redecorating?"
"I'd do anything for you, Azure," Ivy replied in a cool, detached tone as she coiled her long, slender body onto my bed. Her voice grew softer, I couldn't tell if I was meant to overhear or not, but either way the words gave me chills. "I'd destroy what I loved most...For you...Destroy what I loved most...I'd destroy you...?" [AN: *Shakes head, forehead tilted onto her hand* Well, now that I've taken all the mystery out of the third person... And now that I've bloody VERIFIED it...]
"Ivy?"
"..." The light slowly returned to her cold and distant eyes before snapping back into focus. "I'm sorry?"
"...Never mind." I layed one last shirt into my dresser drawer, then pushed it closed and straightened. "I'm going to go out for a walk, I'll be back soon," I told her, she nodded distractedly and her eyelashes fluttered downwards to just almost touch her high cheekbones. As I exited the room I could hear her start murmuring to herself again...
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~*SEIYA'S POV*~
It was fate. It had to be fate.
I had just decided I should go and visit Odango, see how she was doing and all that. And then I raised my eyes and right in front of me, odangos and pigtails dragging along on the ground as she trudged along. Just as I was about to holler my nickname for her and hurry up to her, a dark blur pushed past me and sprinted in Odango's direction. I couldn't see his face, but he was obviously moving after her. My fists clenched automatically, red flashing before my eyes--it was dark, late, and she was alone: I could guess what he wanted. Besides, she didn't know anyone in Paris, did she?
"Oi," I called, stepping after him quickly with one fist at my side and the other closing around the Swiss Army knife I always carry in my pocket. "Don't even THINK about it. HEY, ASSHOLE! Damn, turn around!" Usagi turned in surprise; so did the man following her, just before she caught sight of his face. I gasped.
Odango's eyes widened. "Seiya?" She asked in disbelief, squinting at me. "Were you talking to me?!" But my eyes weren't on her..They were locked on the man who'd been following her, shocked, disbelieving.
~*MAMORU'S POV*~
Damn, what the hell was Seiya doing here? I can't believe Luna told him where Usako was, but wouldn't tell me. I just can't believe it.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I snarled at him, behind me Usako sucked in her breath audibly. "Mamo-ch--Mamoru?" She asked in a choked whisper. The other man was glaring furiously at me as I turned to face her. "Usako," I stepped closer to her and brushed a gentle hand over her cheek. "Usako...I'm so sorry for--" My hand was knocked away from her and suddenly Seiya was all up in my face, giving me his best glare.
"Stay the hell away from her," He snarled. My eyes narrowed...Who the hell was Seiya to tell me what to do? Not Usagi's boyfriend, obviously...
~*AUTHOR'S POV*~
"Why the hell should I?" Seiya stumbled backwards after Mamoru shoved him, knocking into Usagi, the longhaired man's face becoming an almost frightening mask of anger as he pulled away from her and started to make a move towards Mamoru.
"STOP!" Usagi's voice was like a whip cracking; it froze them both in their tracks--Seiya's fist raised to punch Mamoru, and Mamoru's knee poised to connect with Seiya's stomach. They both dropped their poses and turned to look at her, at the tears sparkling in her wide blue eyes. She opened her mouth...The words hit them both more then one of the other's socks to the stomach ever could:
"Mamoru...Why on earth did you come here, don't you realize I hate you..." The words were quiet, defeated, not acid, more of a statement then a question. The next comment was directed to Seiya, and it hurt just as much. "Seiya...How could you..."
Neither knew what to say; they just stood there like so many had stood there before, frozen in place with their mouths open as if to protest. Before they'd gotten their wits back, however, Usagi had turned and fled down the street, back in the direction of her apartment. Sobs trailed behind her like ribbons.
Mamoru slowly looked to Seiya after she disappeared around the corner. He was still staring off in the direction she'd run off in, his eyes dark with pain....Mamoru saw red.
~*SEIYA'S POV*~
"BASTARD!" Mamoru screamed suddenly, coming at me and delivering a stunning blow to my jaw. I stood there gaping for a second before a blood-colored mist settled over my vision and I pulled back my fist, connecting it to his stomach with a force that knocked him backwards. This started a ten minute absolute bloodbath, a crowd gathering around us to cheer obnoxiously. It only enraged us pair more.
Finally we both collapsed simultaneously to the ground; there was no winner. I was bloody and both physically and mentally scarred, Mamoru was bruised and broken. Grumbling, the crowd slowly dissipitated and we both layed there, cursing each other out in low voices between gasps for breath and muffled grunts of pain.
Time passed, I couldn't say how long. Hours maybe, perhaps only minutes. I don't know how long it was before I heard the running footsteps pounding the pavement and heard the familiar shout, though blackened with worry. "SEIYA-BAKA!" I raised my head with some difficulty, spitting a stream of blood and maybe a tooth or two out onto the ground, managing to gasp, "Yaten...T-taiki..." More blood trickled out the corner of my mouth.
"What the hell hap--" They caught sight of the man lying beside me, the veils of worry finally ripped from their eyes. They looked down at me, their eyes dark with disgust. "You idiot." Taiki said flatly, glaring at me, before he reached down and pried me off the sidewalk, scooping me into his arms and walking away without a word to Mamoru. I wanted to say we should do something to help him, much as it annoyed me--I knew the thought would never even occur to them. I always find it amusing that I was the more sensitive of us three...Me, Seiya-baka, cocky flirt, overconfident...The only one who cared about anything that wasn't related to our Princess or our mission. Très amusant.
But then I remembered how much Mamoru had hurt Odango. "Bastard," I hissed, almost laughing when I heard how ridiculous I sounded with the words lisping through the empty space in my mouth. "Stay the hell away from her." Then we disappeared around the same corner Odango had turned around. He replied, but I didn't hear it, and I'm almost glad I hadn't.
~*USAGI'S POV*~
"..so awful, Ivy..." I was sobbing for the hundredth time that hour. She was holding me tightly, I was in her lap cradled against her like a child, and she hadn't let me go since I'd come in and fallen on top of her in tears. I don't know how it happened...
But somehow...
The hugs and words of comfort turned into kissing...
OHH! *Waves a flag, hopping* Alright, well, show of hands, who was not expecting that? ^^ *Dances with Chibi Angel* ^^ Don't hate me yet, and don't flame just because you don't like yuri, you yuriphobe, you. ^^;;; Just hear the story out, okay? This might not be such a problem. -_-; Review! Oh, and next chapter: "Will You Never Let Me Go? [Even as My Lies Start to Show...]"
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Two Lil' Angels
