Chapter 9

Usagi was so happy with her success she couldn't even believe it's true. For the first time in her life, life was good, no.. fantastic! She was so afraid they wouldn't fall for it, that they would guess her interest in the Parker's farm was a con. To celebrate her victory, she decided to go to the cafe. When she reached the cafe she decided to order champagne for the first time. When reaching her third glass, to her surprise, her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Usagi, it's Mamoru here. Look, I really need to talk to you," Mamoru said harshly.

"What's wro-?"

"You know damn well what's wrong. Look, are you free now? This is urgent?"

"Meet me at the cafe-"

"No, I don't want to meet where everybody can see us. Especially my wife"

Usagi's heart beat faster. What does he want to talk about which is so urgent and needs privacy? , she thought. "Mamoru, I don't think it's appropriate for us to meet-"

"I'll meet you at your place at 2,"he said and then he hung up.

She stares at the phone for a long while. If he's thinking of getting back with me, he better think again. She sighed, and paid her bill before she left the cafe. Throughout her journey back to the hotel, she was trying to think of a way to turn down Mamoru, in case he wants to be back with her again. When she reached the hotel, she automatically went to the receptionist and asks if she had any messages. To her surprise, she received an emergency call from her mother. Her mother's sick and would like to see her daughter for the last time. Though her mother has been very cruel to her, she was still worried for her mother. She quickly ran out from the hotel towards Seiya's house.

***

When she reached the house, the servant informs her that her mother was waiting for her in her room. When she walked slowly up the room, she have a feeling that something was wrong, and she should get the hell out of there as soon as she can, but her mother's life was at stake, so she decided to continue on towards the room.

When she went inside the room, to her surprise, to the room was too masculine to be her mother's room. Thinking she must be in the wrong room, she quickly went back the way she came but to her surprise, Sieya was leaning against the doorway, and when he finally got her attention. He slowly close the door and leaned against the door.

"Open the door!"

He shook his head. "You've cause us a lot of trouble, lady"

"Not my problem"

"You are the problem. I think you need to be taught a little lesson as to not messed with the big boys, Usagi," he said and then slowly walks towards her.

***

Mamoru walked quickly towards Usagi's hotel, all the while, trying to hide his face. Jade has spies everywhere around this damn town. She doesn't trusts me walking around without looking at another woman. He doesn't, it's just that he couldn't forget Usagi ever since she left for New York. He knows that she was rape, and it wasn't her fault, and at that time, he couldn't digest it at once. When he ran out from the school, and Jade followed, the most regretful thing he has ever done, was.. sleep with Jade. He still couldn't believe it until now. And after a month since that incident, Jade came to him and informed him that she was pregnant and he should do the right thing and marry her. He was flabbergasted but what could he do? He had to marry her or she'll complain to everybody and ruin his image. That night, he believe that Usagi slept with Sieya and took it out on Jade. Now he was married to Jade and he has never love throughout this years. All he could think of was Usagi, and now she's back...

He stop thinking when he reach the counter and asks for Usagi's room.

"Oh, you've just missed her. She just left 10 minutes ago after an emergency call from her mother," the receptionist said with a husky voice. People must be blind not to notice this handsome guy.

"What's wrong with her mom?," he asks with a suspicious tone in his voice.

"I dunno, all she said was she has some illness and wants to see Ms. Tsukino for the last time"

He gave a silent curse and quickly walked towards the main entrance. How can Mrs. Tsukino do something like that to her own daughter. He just saw her a few minutes ago, walking around the park, as healthy as an ox. She must have planned something terrible to Usagi at her house! Is it... He didn't think anymore and just quickly rush to the Cages house.

***

"What are you doing!." she shouted at him as she dodged to one side to avoid him.

"Since we had such a great time the last time, I thought we could do it again, ya know," he drawled and launch towards her. She quickly dodge again and to her surprise, the door knob was in her hands when she reach behind her. She turned around and quickly twisted it, but to her disbelief, it was locked. She heard laughing behind her.

"Looking for this?," he dangled a key in front of him, and to her shock, he threw it out the window.

"What did you do that for, you locked us both in!," she screamed.

"That's the whole plan, my dear," and approached her again.

***

Mamoru practically burst into the Cages mansion. He saw the frighten maid trying to hide behind the wall and stalked towards her. He grab her shaking shoulders. "Where-!"

She pointed shakily up the stairs, to the first door and tore away from his tight grip and ran towards the kitchen. He didn't wait for her, but quickly ran upstairs, towards the room, and nearly stumbled when he heard Usagi's scream.

***

"Let go of me!," she turned and ran, but Sieya reached out and grabbed a handful of her hair. It hurt, and brought tears of pain into her eyes. She tried to work his hand out of her hair, but she couldn't. While her arms were raised, he put his other arm around her waist and pushed her top the floor. She was screaming and trying to push's him away, but he was too strong for her. She continue screaming, hoping that someone could hear her, and to her distress, he covered her mouth with his hand and grinned.

"We don't want the neighbors to interrupt us, do we?," he said, and put his hand on her shirt's zipper. She closed her eyes and said desperately to take his mind from what he's doing, "Why are you doing this?"

Victory, he took his hands away from her zipper, and shook her hard instead. "You've ruined us"

"Just like you ruined me and Mamoru"

He backhanded her across the mouth. She cried out. The door was flung open so suddenly that it created a vacuum inside the building. Mamoru's stance and fierce expression belonged to the god of thunder, but he was lethally soft-spoken. "You're going to regret that"

He charged across the room, grabbed Sieya by the neck, and slung him into the wall. To Usagi's surprise, Sam charged into the room and struck Mamoru across his back with his cane. He yelled in pained surprise, spun around, and snatched the cane from Sam. At first Usagi was afraid he would use it to crack the old man's skull. Instead, he stepped on one end of it and lifted the other, snapping it in two like a twig. He tossed aside the two pieces and responded to Usagi's frantic shout as Sieya lunged at him from behind. Sieya had always relied on others to do his fighting for him. Mamoru, on the other hand, had learned to street-fight in order to survive. He moved with swiftness and precision, catching Sieya in the gut with his elbow, then slugging him in the face, crunching cartilage, splitting skin.

Sieya reeled backward, crashed into the wall, then slid to the floor. Mamoru stood over him, breathing heavily. "Stay away from Usagi, that goes for that miserable old son of a bitch you call a father, or give me the honor and privilege of stamping the hell out of you". And then turned towards Usagi and squatted beside her. "Are you hurt?"

"No," she smiled shakily at him and tried to get up. His face was streaked with sweat. His sunglasses had left crescent impressions on his cheeks beneath his eyes, which radiated concern. "Thanks, Mamoru"

"You can thank me when we get the hello out of here," he growled and then gave a sharp look at Sieya, as if warning him that he mean what he warned. He carried Usagi out from the house and took a taxi to her hotel. He carried her inside the hotel, even though she protested that she was fine. To hell to Jade's spy whom is spying on him. If he wants to talk to Usagi, he will. He carried her inside her room and she smiled sweetly at him.

"Thank you, Mamoru. I don't know what I would have done, if you haven't come for me," she said with emotion. Mamoru sat beside her and hold her hands.

"I wanted to save you from Sieya since I didn't get to save you the last time," he said gruffly. She looked up at him, tears brimming her eyes.

"You believe-?"

"Yes, I realize I've been such a fool, to not believe my own girlfriend. I've been a fool, ever since you left for New York. Usagi, I didn't marry Jade to hurt you, you know. I married her because-," he paused.

"Because-?," she prod.

"Because- I slept with her after I left school," he immediately regretted confessing when he heard her sharp intake of breath. "Usagi-"

"How could you?," she said softly. "You're still betraying me!"

"Usagi, I wasn't thinking at that moment! I couldn't think! I was an idiot! I really regretted having sex with Jade, but it was just plain sex, Usagi, not making love!," he said desperately trying to make her understand.

"I understand, Mamoru. But why did you marry her, if you both just had plain sex?," she asks.

"Because she claim she was pregnant when she wasn't at all. She lied to marry me, and that was the worst decision I have ever made. Oh Usagi, can you ever forgive me for betraying you?"

The door was knocked with energy. And then the door knob rattled. "Mamoru, are you in there? I know you are. Open the damn door now!," Jade shouted.